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Another season, another lineup of exciting new and returning anime series! With the return of Demon Slayer for its third season, this arc will definitely gain a lot of attention, but there’s still plenty of room to try out a new series. Need recommendations from …Read more »
Anime fans have a lot to look forward to this Fall season. With highly anticipated headliners, i.e. Chainsaw Man, SPY x FAMILY, and Urusei Yatsura to name a few, there’s a lot to look forward to in the coming months. You may even say we’re …Read more »
Tis’ the season for love and all things adorable. This time around we’re sharing the best anime to watch for Galentine’s Day. What’s that you ask? Galentine’s Day, while not a national holiday, is a holiday coined by fictional character Leslie Knope from Parks and …Read more »
If there’s a manga or light novel running in Japan, it’s very likely to get an anime adaptation. Light novels corner the market lately, with some anime studios even having their own publishing house so they can find hot stories. But — as unlikely as …Read more »
A few weeks ago, we opened a poll to find our about our readers’ favorite anime in the iyashikei genre. Generally referred to as “healing anime”; these are titles considered to have a calming or therapeutic effect on viewers. Typically this attributed to a focus …Read more »
Iyashikei is a genre of anime and manga considered to have a calming, therapeutic effect on the audience. Also simply known as “healing anime”, there’s frequent overlap with the slice-of-life genre, and it tends to focus on pleasant, heart-warming daily activities happening in a safe, …Read more »
Even at the best of times, we could all use a little relaxation. Intense action and deep stories are fun — but there’s also something to be said for gentle, slow-paced shows with pretty animation and calming stories. You may have gotten this vibe off …Read more »
Calm and refreshed Anime has a glorious sub-subgenre known as iyashikei—literally, “healing” anime. You know those shows with lovely backgrounds, low stakes, calming music, and (occasionally) really gorgeous food? Those shows you can sit and take in despite their minimal plot because they just bathe …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka is often called the “god” of manga and anime, having pioneered many of the modern conventions and production methodologies still in use today. His works remain resonant to modern audiences; 2019’s anime adaptation of his 1960s work Dororo was one of the year’s …Read more »
Totally chill There is a Spanish animated show that has aired in English-speaking countries around the world called David the Gnome, which some of you may have heard of. It is mostly famous for its heart-wrenching ending (the show was made for literal six-year-olds) and …Read more »
Kino’s Journey: © Iruka Shiomiya / Keiichi Sigsawa In a quiet, low-key future, wandering adventurer Kino and her “motorrad” Hermes, a talking motorbike, travel the overgrown landscape and mostly deserted roads, occasionally running into people with whom to connect and philosophize. Their world is lightly …Read more »
Right away, it looks like Konohana Kitan is taking inspiration from Spirited Away; but one thing sticks out immediately—unlike Chihiro, Yuzu is already a denizen of the spirit world, which has doses of traditional Japanese mythology wherever you look. So rather than being shocked at …Read more »
Come along for the ride “Nothing really happens, but in a really good way.” That’s the way voice actor Sayaka Ohara once described the mood of ARIA, and it’s a pretty solid definition of a handful of anime that are created with the specific purpose …Read more »
In anime and manga there’s a subgenre that we only have a passing familiarity with over here, that of iyashikei or “healing” series. These are series may be part of the slice-of-life genre and offer a more atmospheric and relaxing tone for their audience. With …Read more »
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