News - December 2020

Tai Ari Deshita. ~Ojо̄-sama wa Kakutо̄ Game Nante Shinai~ Game-Playing Schoolgirl Manga Gets Anime

Jan 21, 19:15

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Manga about high school girls who play fighting games debuted in January 2020 ― Eri Ejima's Tai Ari Deshita. ~Ojо̄-sama wa Kakutо̄ Game Nante Shinai~ (Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games) manga is inspiring an anime. Ejima drew an illustration to commemorate the anime's announcement. The manga centers on high school girls at an elite finishing school who play fighting games. The story begins when ...

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A White Rose in Bloom GN 1

Jan 21, 15:00

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Ruby and Steph both attend an elite boarding school for girls somewhere in Europe. Ruby, younger by a year, has no real reason to interact with Steph until the two of them are the only girls to stay at the school over Christmas break... ― Of all of the manga you would expect to find a bibliography of works consulted for, Asumiko Nakamura's Class S yuri series A White Rose in Bloom is probably not hig...

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This Week in Anime - Who Are the Villains of Attack on Titan?

Jan 21, 09:00

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In its final season, Attack on Titan has flipped the script on its heroes and villains. Our once righteously vengeful protagonist stopped toeing the line in pursuit of his ideals, leaving the audience to ponder exactly who is the villain here? ― In its final season, Attack on Titan has flipped the script on its heroes and villains. Our once righteously vengeful protagonist stopped toeing the line in...

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The Detective Is Already Dead TV Anime Confirmed With Cast, Staff

Jan 20, 22:00

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Shin Nagai, Saki Miyashita star in romantic comedy from ENGI ― The official website for the television anime of Nigojū and Umibōzu's The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru) light novel series opened on Wednesday and announced the main cast and staff. The main cast members are: Shin Nagai as Kimihiko Kimizuka Saki Miyashita as Siesta Ayana Taketatsu as Nagisa Natsunagi Kanon Takao as Y...

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Days of Love at Seagull Villa GN 1

Jan 20, 15:00

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The romance, therefore, has a lot of work to do to conquer the women's assumptions about each other and to steer them in the right direction. ― Days of Love at Seagull Villa is Naoko Kodama's third title (not counting short stories in anthologies) to be translated into English, and it almost feels like she's reworked elements from both of those other two titles into this one: Mayumi's fiancé and her ...

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Interview: Akudama Drive Assistant Director Yoshifumi Sasahara

Jan 20, 15:00

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Sasahara looks back on his role as an episode director, screenwriter, and storyboard artist on episode 6 plus details about that Anime Awards-nominated fight scene! ― The Akudama Drive anime may have finished, but its high-impact story and presentation are sure to linger in fans' memories. Last year, we interviewed art director Yoshio Tanioka, who shared his role in crafting the anime's unique aesthe...

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Mushoku Tensei Author Addresses Criticism about Perverted Protagonist

Jan 20, 14:45

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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation author Rifujin na Magonote recently addressed criticism they have heard about the series protagonist Rudeus. Their tweets on the subject are translated as follows: There are a lot of people who can't accept how in Mushoku Tensei, the protagonist remains a pervert even after he reincarnates. It's the same in the original work. But it's not as if he has loads of...

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This Week in Anime - Isekai Until I Die

Jan 19, 16:30

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The Winter 2021 season brought us almost 40 new anime series to choose from and among those were the requisite isekai series, of course. Steve and Jean-Karlo go world-hopping to find which series will give you the most bang for your buck. ― The Winter 2021 season brought us almost 40 new anime series to choose from and among those were the requisite isekai series, of course. Steve and Jean-Karlo go ...

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Asadora! GN 1

Jan 19, 15:00

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Asa is the kind of spitfire heroine that's easy to get behind – she's vulnerable in what she doesn't say and afraid of pretty much nothing, possibly because if she stops to be afraid she'll never get moving again. ― Although it's not strictly a post-war story, Asadora's first volume is steeped in the trauma of WWII, primarily in how it affected the everyday people and the soldiers who came home. The ...

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PREVIEW: Twenty Hours with the Princess Connect! Re:Dive Mobile Game

Jan 19, 09:00

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If the worst thing I can say about the game is that I'm annoyed I can't play more of it, that should give you a hint as to how much I have enjoyed it so far. ― Over the past week, I've spent easily 20 hours plowing through the smartphone game Princess Connect! Re:Dive. And despite giving it my all, I am nowhere near the current endgame—as you might expect from any mobile game with a “stamina” system...

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Blue Flag GN 5

Jan 18, 15:00