True Confessions! I think it’s safe to say that whoever said that all is fair and love and war clearly never met Kaguya Shinomiya and Miyuki Shirogane, respectively the vice president and president of Shuchiin Academy’s student council. Rumors fly by here and there, and …Read more »
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord shows what happens when you end up in a world shockingly similar to your favorite video game. Wouldn’t it be great if video game skills were transferable to real life? Unless you’re planning to work in the Mushroom …Read more »
Stage Struck! Revue Starlight gives us a surreal backstage view of show business complete with sword duels and talking giraffes When you think of musical theater, you might thinks of shows like Rent, Aladdin, and Wicked. Bright colors, awesome musical numbers, insane wardrobes, and a lot of sparkle: …Read more »
A Different World Imagine being transported to another world where you’re recruited to become a hero. Not just any hero, but a fated protector of legend who’s been transported from your own reality simply to fix the issues in another one. That’s the root of …Read more »
My Girlfriend Is Shobitch is an anime about a girl trying a bit too hard to be the ideal girlfriend. When a couple is really, truly in love, they don’t need words to communicate. That’s the belief, anyway … and a lot of times, that …Read more »
Many fans of anime and manga want to learn more about Japan, and sometimes that includes learning the Japanese language. Some of these language learners even decide to get into the translation business. Sam Bett, an award-winning Japanese translator, will be taking part in a special …Read more »
For decades, the word “otaku” had a distinctly mixed connotation in its native Japan. Among fellow otaku, it was a simple greeting, a literal “you” borrowed from ancient Japanese used as a kind of nod to one’s geeky peers. For those on the outside, though, …Read more »
On October 4, 1995, Neon Genesis Evangelion premiered on TV Tokyo and upended the anime world. The series was a revolutionary, once-in-a-generation work, an unusually literate and cerebral take on the mecha action genre. More importantly, it was wildly popular. Despite this, the series disappeared …Read more »
The Gold Experience! Historians will look back on the year 2017 with scorn and revulsion, for it was a time in which the world was objectively drastically worse off compared to the prosperity period that was 2012 to 2016. This is of course because in …Read more »
The evil Kilokhan lives inside computer circuits! With the help of Malcolm Frink, he creates Megavirus Monsters to attack electronic systems! Meanwhile, a freak accident turns Sam Collins into Servo! His friends join forces in their samurized attack vehicles! Together, they transform into … Wait …Read more »
When humble salaryman Satoru Mikami takes a fatal wound protecting his junior coworker from an attack by a knife-wielding assailant, Satoru’s rather ordinary adult life seems poised to end in tragedy. But as Satoru bleeds to death, something strange and magical happens. His delirious ramblings …Read more »
Join Rito, Mari, and Kotoko in their crusade against the Scoopers, a malevolent race of aliens bent on sucking all the culture out of Harajuku, the fashion capital of Japan. The girls know how important Harajuku is to them and everyone else in the world …Read more »
Have a goblin problem you need solved? There’s only one person you need to call for the job, and his name tells it all. Enter Goblin Slayer, the popular anime, light novel, and manga series’ titular armor-clad adventurer. Armed with a complete and utter disdain …Read more »
Hakumei and Mikochi aren’t just small, they’re downright microscopic. Just because they stand at a meager 3.5 inches tall doesn’t mean there isn’t room for adventure, though, and you can join them on their own adorably eventful journey in the Hakumei & Mikochi anime, now …Read more »
Mona Marshall has recorded hundreds of voices for anime since the early 1980s. She studied classical theatre and planned to do very serious, classical acting. But it turned out that voice over work was what she loved. “I was going on auditions and never quite …Read more »
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