We have a winner! After six rounds, stretching back more than a month, and more than 25,000 votes in the tournament, a champion has been determined by vote from yesterday’s championship match between two unexpected finalists, Fruits Basket, a third seed in its region, and Violet Evergarden, a fourth. And the winner is… Violet Evergarden!… Read More And the 2022 AniMarch Madness Champion Is…
Bootsleg, Vol. 1 Bootsleg is built like the next big shounen series—all the stars are aligned in its plot: mystical and horrible creatures that steal away children’s family members (and half the hero’s leg); the teaming up of several young people whose powers are awakening; and its own system of powers and fighting, which involves… Read More Reader’s Corner: Sakamoto Days, Nighttime for Just Us Two, and Chainsaw Man (Vol. 10)
In a world much like our own, except with musical magic, Kana is a first-year high school student and a new apprentice healer: one who sings to magically heal illness and injuries. We meet her fellow apprentices Hibiki and Reimi, as well as their master, and see the clinic where they work, getting a taste… Read More First Impression: Healer Girl
Welcome to the Championship Match of this year’s AniMarch Madness tournament! We started with 64 anime and are down to the final two—and boy, no one could have predicted this final round. Everyone’s bracket is busted! The final two anime are Fruits Basket (2019), which came out of the Romance / Comedy Region, and Violet… Read More AniMarch Madness 2022 Championship: Fruits Basket (2019) vs. Violet Evergarden
Blackmailed (?) by his little sister into playing an otome game to 100% in order to unlock all the cutscenes for her, a Japanese man engages in a multi-day gaming marathon. The game never decided what it wanted to be when it grew up though, so besides the otome game romance aspects, it has magic,… Read More First Impression: Trapped in a Dating Sim
Yu Arimura, idol name “Otonashi,” is quitting his work as an idol. During a press conference, he explains his decision, reaching out his hand toward a beautifully animated vision of racing horses. Not everybody is happy about this, and echoes of heated discussions keep playing in his head as he approaches the jockey academy. There,… Read More First Impression: Fanfare of Adolescence
I just have to say this first… I love this first episode so very much! (If I could put that in all caps without seeming like I’m yelling at you, then I would, because I am just that excited!) Love All Play has a fantastic first episode and I’m already eagerly looking forward to the… Read More First Impression: Love All Play
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