This anthropomorphized drama about animals struggling to find their place between the herbivore and carnivore worlds goes down far darker roads than Zootopia. Rebecca Silverman has the details on this provocative series. ― If there is a single thing that might prevent you from enjoying Beastars, Paru Itagaki's Manga Taisho Award-winning title, it is the anthropomorphic animals who star in it. There's...

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Interview: Idol Project 22/7

Sep 18, 13:10

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anime

The three artists from the upcoming idol anime - and YouTube sensation - 22/7 chat with us exclusively about their life and careers. ― Idol project 22/7 first took the world by storm as a multi-platform series project. The idol/voice acting group have been hard at work releasing behind-the-scenes footage, motion captured music videos, and animated snippets on their official YouTube page. Sally Amaki,...

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This Week in Anime - The Fog of War Thickens in Vinland Saga

Sep 17, 14:00

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anime

This Viking epic ramps up in gore and angst as young Thorfinn comes of age on the bloody battlefield, waiting for his chance at revenge. Micchy and Steve discuss their favorite moments and characters in this rapidly expanding saga. ― Vinland Saga ramps up in gore and angst as young Thorfinn comes of age on the bloody battlefield, waiting for his chance at revenge. This week, Micchy and Steve discuss...

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Interview: Horror Manga Mastermind Junji Ito

Sep 17, 13:00

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manga

Prolific horror manga artist and writer Junji Ito has created some of the world's most popular scary stories - and we had the chance to speak with him. ― The master of contemporary horror manga, Junji Ito, took time out of his busy schedule to come to San Jose for Crunchyroll Expo 2019. As one of the most ground-breaking, popular manga artists to put pen on paper, Ito has published works that scare a...

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Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! Novel 9: Crimson Fate

Sep 17, 12:00

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novels

KONOSUBA crosses paths with its Megumin-centric spinoff in this absurdly silly volume packed with gags but light on battles. Rebecca Silverman has the details. ― Into every series with a spin-off must come a point of reference. For Konosuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World, this is that moment. As readers of the series who picked up the first manga volume of An Explosion on this Wonderful Worl...

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The Mike Toole Show - This One's About Car Racing Anime

Sep 16, 13:00

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anime

Buckle up for Mike's turbo-powered retrospective of the fascinating history of car racing anime. It's a Night of Fire! ― Last year at Otakon, I was presented with a rare opportunity: a friend of a friend had offered to drive me through the rain back to my hotel. That's a pretty tempting offer by itself, but the real offer was that this new acquaintance walked us back to his car, deep in the parking g...

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Overlord III BD+DVD

Sep 16, 12:00

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anime

This third season marks a darker turn for the franchise, largely for the better but not without its hiccups. Rebecca Silverman has the details. ― Overlord's third anime season enjoys playing with your emotions. In part this has all been set up in the previous seasons – we've become accustomed to thinking of Ainz as just a regular guy trapped in the body of an undead sorcerer; a giant skeleton on the ...

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