This summer, Rent-a-Girlfriend is returning for its second season. The series, about a guy embroiled with several “rental girlfriends” for various reasons, brought us some of our bestest girls of recent anime seasons. So of course, we’re ready for it when it returns. The hype is …Read more »
When you think of literary holidays — World Poetry Day, for instance — your first thought is probably not about action or competitive sports. But it could be. Because in Japan, there’s a competition where classic poems form the basis of a test of skill, speed, …Read more »
Digimon Ghost Game brings everyone’s favorite digital monsters into a spooky-ooky new world. Or at least, it did for about 20 episodes. Now, like One Piece and others, it’s delayed as Toei gets everything under control. In the meantime, here’s how we’re filling the void unto …Read more »
Like Digimon, Delicious Party Pretty Cure, and others, One Piece has had its production schedule altered by the recent Toei hacks. It’s going to be a few weeks until we see any new adventures from the Straw Hat Pirates. In the meantime, we’re finding other ways to …Read more »
Yeah, so. That Toei Animation hack was a doozy. In short, a lot of our favorite shows will have to take a few weeks off as things get fixed. That includes One Piece, Digimon, and Delicious Party Pretty Cure, just to name a few. We’re scheming up …Read more »
This weekend, a beautiful hour of sleep is wrenched cruelly from our weary hands as we spring forward yet again. Your time is at a premium this weekend. Especially your rest time. So if you’re going to watch something, make it quick, and make it …Read more »
He’s one of the world’s most popular comic book superheroes, with decades of adaptations to his name. And, in the DC Comics universe, he’s known as the World’s Greatest Detective. So yeah, Batman is pretty good. But how good is he? Because, see, anime has its …Read more »
This summer, the MCU is bringing back everyone’s favorite affable Norse god… and a few old friend. Thor: Love and Thunder is preparing to bring back Taika Waititi’s electrifying take on Chris Hemsworth’s Avenger. But that’s not ’til July. It’s February right now. We need some …Read more »
So, it’s official. There’s going to be a Street Fighter 6. We don’t know when; we just know it’ll exist. And that Ryu is, like, Fist of the North Star wide. So for now, we have to make our own fun. And once we’re done playing through all …Read more »
Next week, NHK documentary series Professional Work Style devotes an episode to Hatsune Miku. She joins comedians, doctors, and directors in the series. But does this virtual idol really work as hard as the others in the series? Well, it’s the programmers and composers who work …Read more »
Valentine’s Day has passed for another year. For some, it’s just another day; for others, it’s a chance to take the sweetheart out on a fantastic date. (And for some of us, it’s a great excuse to look up romantic fanfic. Whatever works for you.) …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 »
To say Attack on Titan is a terrifying series would be an understatement. Even before the Walls came down, the uncanny megamonsters of the series got into our nightmares. Every revelation builds out a world that’s increasingly eldritch, leading up to the horror of the Rumbling. …Read more »
February is here, and that means it’s time for a new team of Pretty Cures to take the stage! Delicious Party PreCure marks the 19th TV series in the long-running franchise, and this time (not for the first time) it’s all about food. Every season brings …Read more »
I am terrified of very tall things. Not giant robots — they’re friend-shaped. But big statues, kaiju, eldritch beings… thinking about something that big terrifies me. And yet here we are, talking about Attack on Titan. But for a very good reason: I want to give …Read more »
Kara Dennison
Brianna Fox-Priest
