Today is the final day of the round two matches in AniMarch Madness and it features some of our most intriguing ones! Will defending champion Violet Evergarden beat the boys of Haikyuu? Which will advance from the 4-5 match-up between JJK and Mushoku Tensei? Can LycoReco shock Chainsaw Man? And which of the titans will… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 2, Day 4
Thank you to everyone who voted the past two days! Round three continues with four more matches today. Take a gander at the round two bracket and vote below to help us decide who makes it to next week’s sweet sixteen matches! Remember that in addition to voting below, you can do the same on… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 2, Day 3
Thank you to everyone who voted yesterday! Round two is off to a rousing start and it continues today with four more matches! Take a gander at the round two bracket and vote below to help us decide who makes it to next week’s sweet sixteen matches! Remember that in addition to voting below, you… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 2, Day 2
A number of the releases we cover this week correspond with upcoming anime, and judging by these volumes—including those from SHY and Insomniacs After School—you should be anticipating them highly! We also review manga and light novels that already have adaptations and have double vision with one of those soon-to-be-adapted work, reviewing the newest Solo… Read More Reader’s Corner: SHY, Solo Leveling, and Insomniacs After School
If episode eight of MagiRevo told the cautionary tale of Algard’s self-destruction, episodes nine and ten warn that Anis is heading toward a similar fate. She isn’t consumed by self-love like Algard, but she’s also closed off from the world, preferring to turn inward rather than to others. She’s a monster like Algard: a dragon… Read More MagiRevo, Episodes 9-10: The Fallout of a Falling Out
What an amazing week one of AniMarch Madness 2023 we had! More than 8,000 votes poured in for 32 matches across six different platforms. You guys really showed up! And now our field is narrowed to 32 anime who will compete in 16 matches over four days this week to decide the sweet sixteen! In… Read More AniMarch Madness 2023: Round 2, Day 1
Have you watched the new Demon Slayer movie previewing the “Swordsmith Village” arc of the series? I haven’t yet, but I’ve read the manga and it’s one of my favorite arcs. Then again, I think I say that about every arc for the franchise! Anyway, I’m excited to see Muchiro take center stage this time… Read More Fanart Friday, Too: Muchiro to the Swordsmith Village!
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