Ayako Kawasumi, Mafia Kajita, Kana Ueda, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Noriaki Sugiyama to appear in special ― Aniplex announced on Wednesday that Fate Project Ōmisoka TV Special 2020 (Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2020), this year's New Year's television special for the Fate franchise, will air a brand-new Fate/Grand Order anime short. Aniplex previewed the anime with a visual of what appears to be a...

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Val x Love BR

Dec 2, 15:00

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anime

Overall, the main problem with Val x Love is that it lets Takuma wallow in his pathetic state for much too long and allows him little room for incremental improvement. ― NOTE: The spelling “Einheijer” used in this review for Einherjar was chosen to be consistent with Sentai's subtitles. This Fall 2019 manga adaptation is what I call a “forced harem” series, as it forces the harem situation through ob...

interview

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Interview: VR Visual Novel Altdeus: Beyond Chronos Director Haruki Kashiwakura

Dec 2, 12:00

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games

The team behind the intriguing Tokyo Chronos VR visual novel game is back with Altdeus: Beyond Chronos, a sci-fi VN set in future Shibuya. ― Last year, MyDearest released the intriguing Tokyo Chronos VR visual novel game, which implemented traditional visual novel gameplay mechanics in a VR setting. The game was a success in Japan, but the team at MyDearest is interested in reaching an even wider aud...

interest

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The New York Times Names Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! One of 2020's Best Shows

Dec 1, 15:49

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anime

The New York Times' "Best TV Shows of 2020" includes media that both premiered and ended this year, everything from critically acclaimed dramas like Better Call Saul to laugh-out-loud comedies including What We Do in the Shadows. Included twice on James Poniewozik, Mike Hale and Margaret Lyons' list is Masaaki Yuasa's anime series Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! The January 2020 season anime follows...

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PREVIEW: Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

Dec 1, 15:00

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games

With the new generation of consoles fast approaching and more emphasis than ever on bigger, grander, weightier worlds and stakes, Atelier Ryza 2 is content with swaddling you with a good time, even if it's a bit rustic at it. ― Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy is, in a word, cozy. With the new generation of consoles fast approaching and more emphasis than ever on bigger, grander, we...

column

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This Week in Anime - Kimagure Old Town Road

Dec 1, 14:40

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anime

The breakout work of the late Izumi Matsumoto, KOR laid the foundation that romantic comedy anime continue to build on to this day. Let's take a walk in the footsteps of one of the originals! ― A veritable classic in the anime romcom scene, Kimagure Orange Road brought us the first Madoka and anime fans couldn't get enough of her. The breakout work of the late Izumi Matsumoto, KOR laid the foundatio...

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The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Novel 1

Nov 30, 15:00

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novels

This is the point where it becomes apparent that Sei is not like many other giddy isekai heroines. She has no idea what's going on, is royally pissed that she's been ignored, and she wants out now. ― If you've been following recent light novel releases with a female target audience, one of the first things you'll likely notice about Yuka Tachibana's The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent is that it fa...

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Why Was the Haruhi Suzumiya Series a Big Deal?

Nov 30, 12:00

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anime

Back in print with a new novel, the goddess that took the internet by storm 15 years ago is ready to rule again. ― Well before the days of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Attack on Titan, there was an anime that took over the internet generation: The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, a quirky science-fiction series from 2006 about a high school club seeking out paranormal activity. Little does the cl...