Despite being adapted from a relatively strong series of isekai power fantasy novels, where the protagonist has to actually work to get his powers rather than just lucking into them from the start, Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest's anime is not particularly well-written or well-animated. ― Despite being adapted from a relatively strong series of isekai power fantasy novels, where th...

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What Can We Expect From the Staff Changeover for Attack on Titan The Final Season?

Nov 25, 10:00

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Attack on Titan The Final Season is coming out next month, and it's getting an extreme makeover. The core staff has changed completely, including the director, character designer, and almost everyone else in charge of the visual look of the show. ― Attack on Titan The Final Season is coming out next month, and it's getting an extreme makeover. Instead of being produced at WIT Studio, which has so far...

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Tops your name., Frozen to Become #3 All-Time Film in Japan

Nov 24, 21:43

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Mugen Train earns 25.9 billion yen as 2020's #5 film & #1 animated film worldwide ― The Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime has sold a total of 19,397,589 tickets for 25,917,043,800 yen (about US$247 million) in 39 days — thus earning more than Makoto Shinkai's your name. (23.35 billion yen) and Disney's Frozen (25.03 billion yen) to become the third highest-earning film of...

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Tokyo Ghoul's Sui Ishida Unveils New Chо̄jin X Manga

Nov 24, 20:00

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Tokyo Ghoul creator has finished storyboard for next manga ― Manga creator Sui Ishida (Tokyo Ghoul) announced on Twitter on Monday that he has finished a storyboard for his next manga, which will be titled Chо̄jin X (Superhuman X). He also unveiled an image: Ishida serialized Tokyo Ghoul in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump from 2011 to 2014, and then serialized Tokyo Ghoul:re from 2014 until July 2018. V...

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Kageki Shoujo!! The Curtain Rises

Nov 24, 15:00

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Kageki Shoujo!! The Curtain Rises is a real treat: a drama that consistently resists the urge to indulge in histrionics, a shoujo-style manga that draws from tradition while remaining fresh and modern. ― Kageki Shoujo!! The Curtain Rises is something of an odd beast. It originally ran in a Jump magazine, Jump X, that was ostensibly seinen but published a number of manga authors whose previous works w...

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This Week in Anime - Is Magatsu Wahrheit Zuerst Worth Watching?

Nov 24, 13:12

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Nick and Steve check in on the mobage adaptation about two guys on the opposite sides of war filled with political conspiracy and mutants?! ― The steampunk tale of intrigue slipped under the radar for Daily Streaming this season. Nick and Steve check in on the mobage adaptation about two guys on the opposite sides of war filled with political conspiracy and mutants?! This series is streaming on Funi...

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If Witch, Then Which? GN 1

Nov 23, 15:00

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Ato Sakurai's art is an appealing combination of cute and pretty, detailed but lacking the fussiness that sometimes comes with that. ― If Witch, Then Which comes from the same creator as Today's Cerberus, and both series share one same strength: the artwork. Ato Sakurai's art is an appealing combination of cute and pretty, detailed but lacking the fussiness that sometimes comes with that. All of the ...

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What's the Story With Shenmue?

Nov 23, 13:00

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Why is Sega and Yu Suzuki's ambitious multi-part video game saga so enduring? And why is it getting an anime adaptation? ― Do you know any places where sailors like to hang out? Do you know where there's a pay phone around here? Do you remember that day when snow turned to rain? Did you happen to see a black car that day? It wasn't the kind of car usually seen around here. Do you know anyone who can ...

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