AniMarch Madness 2025: Subscribe to Our Newsletter to Vote For the Play-in Matches!

It’s that time of the year once again! AniMarch Madness, in which you vote for anime in single-elimination matches until only one champion remains, officially kicks off March 3rd! But starting tomorrow, seven play-in matches will open up for voting to determine the final slots for this year’s tourney—and you can only vote on them… Read More AniMarch Madness 2025: Subscribe to Our Newsletter to Vote For the Play-in Matches!

Don’t Forget Your Party: Zenshu’s Lesson in Leadership, Humility, and Ministry

“I’ll do it all myself.” The first half of Zenshu, MAPPA’s meta ride following Natsuko, a director reincarnated into the anime movie that inspired her to become an animator, has shown moments of personal growth for the supporting characters and optimism for their story, which in canon form was devastatingly sad. But there hasn’t been… Read More Don’t Forget Your Party: Zenshu’s Lesson in Leadership, Humility, and Ministry

Fanart Friday: Ichigo and Rukia, Toshiro and Hinamori—in Silhouette

Bleach returned with a bang several years ago, reviving a franchise that had ended its anime on a whimper. What a time to be alive—especially since a resurrected fandom means awesome new fanart, like these illustrations—reprinted with permission—of Ichigo, Toshiro, Hinamori, and especially Rukia (most of the drawings below are of her) in silhouette! Beautiful!… Read More Fanart Friday: Ichigo and Rukia, Toshiro and Hinamori—in Silhouette

Zenshu’s Ultimate Exister and Falling (Back) in Love with Life

Virtuoso animator Natsuko Minose faces her problems head-on, at least when they are literal monsters bent on destroying the world and wiping her and her comrades off the face of the isekai. She whips out her magical pegbar, sharpens her Hi-uni pencil, and gets to drawing the biggest, baddest, most OP defender she can imagine… Read More Zenshu’s Ultimate Exister and Falling (Back) in Love with Life

Reader’s Corner: Mujina Into the Deep (Vol. 1), Hirayasumi (Vol. 4), and The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 11)

The Eminence in Shadow gets back on track, Twwk learns how to keep up with who’s who in Ako and Bambi, violent and beautiful assassins leap from rooftops in the opening volume of Mujina Into the Deep, and more on this week’s Reader’s Corner! 365 Days to the Wedding (Vol. 3) • Ako and Bambi… Read More Reader’s Corner: Mujina Into the Deep (Vol. 1), Hirayasumi (Vol. 4), and The Eminence in Shadow (Vol. 11)