Crunchyroll has released their huge list of official nominees for their annual 7th Anime Awards this year! The daily voting is also open as well, so registered users may select the anime of their choice under certain categories. The voting will end by January 25, 2023 (5:00 PM Pacific Time), so if you want to participate, best do it now on Crunchyroll’s website! On voting the Anime of the Year category, it is encouraged to tweet your choice so that it will count as an additional vote. You can see more details on Crunchyroll’s Twitter! The announcement of the winners…
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Ashley De Mesa
Just a 20-something years old girl who wants to be a Studio Ghibli main character. She mostly loves shonen anime. She also writes poems sometimes on Tumblr.
There is so much great anime out there, so where to start? Anime has already garnered a lot of attention in the last decade. As such, the anime fan community just keeps on growing. More anime are getting the recognition they deserve for their versatile storytelling and characters. A lot of anime have multiple seasons, which can be overwhelming for some newbies. To ease in, it would be good to recommend a series with only 1 season. Investing in prolonged anime stories may be taxing for some. In this article, we will be listing the best anime that are beginner-friendly…
The fantasy manga, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, will be having an indefinite hiatus on Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine. The reasons for the hiatus and length of break were not disclosed. Let us hope all is going well for the manga author, Kanehito Yamada and the illustrator, Tsukasa Abe! This announcement comes on the heels of industry artists revealing the sad realities of their working conditions in a new survey. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End started serialization on Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine in April 28, 2020. Shogakukan later published it into a paperback and e-book – releasing the 1st volume…
The official nominees of the 50th Annie Awards have been released! These include a few notable anime like Inu-Oh, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, Exception, and Oni: Thunder God’s Tale. Some even received multiple nominations! 2022 is truly a great year for anime because a lot of amazing stories came out. To add to this, the Death Note spoof episode of the Simpsons also got nominated. This episode is entitled, “Treehouse of Horror XXXIII”, which was nominated for Best TV/Media – Mature Content. Let us hope that an anime will win this time, as it did not bring home a trophy in the…
Crunchyroll published an interview with Attack on Titan creator, Hajime Isayama during the Anime NYC convention. This was notably Isayama’s first US appearance, which was received by a lot of applause and support from fans. This then makes his insights all the more valuable! The questions revolve around Attack on Titan’s ending, lore, future plans, and even Game of Thrones – which is Isayama’s favorite series. The interview mentioned Levi Ackerman, one of Attack on Titan’s most popular characters. This is tied to Isayama’s possible plans in the future. Crunchyroll asked, “Do you foresee any further spinoffs or do you…
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 2, or stylized as How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Ω (Omega) has been effectively banned physical copies (DVDs) from being sold, imported, or advertised in physical copies or on-home video products in Australia. So this means that any DVD or CD of How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Season 2 will not be allowed in the country. However, it can still be streamed online notably on platforms such as Crunchyroll. It seems like the ban does not necessarily include the online streaming platforms, but rather the physical copies instead.…
The annual 46th Japan Academy Film Awards has announced the official winners this year! It is with great joy that there are a lot of anime films that have secured the trophy! Notably, one of these are: One Piece Film: Red, the Doraemon film and anime series, Lupin III: Farewell to Nostradamus, and Detective Conan: Strategy Above the Depths. One Piece Film: Red has received a special award which is similar to the Chairman’s Achievement Award. This is an acknowledgment of the massive box office success of the film. Here are the anime winners: 1. One Piece Film: Red Release…
The Mysteries, Maidens, and Mysterious Disappearances (Kaii to Otome to Kamikakush) manga will be getting an anime adaptation! A teaser video and the key visual have been shared to celebrate this wonderful piece of news. However, there are no details yet about the premiere date so further announcements will be made by the anime’s official Twitter and website. Here’s hoping that we will get news soon! Here is the teaser video: The teaser video include some shots from real life places in Japan before it flashes into 2D anime. Snippets from the manga depicting the characters were also shown afterwards.…
MyAnimeList has released the top 10 anime of 2022 based on their website user ratings! 2022 was truly a great year for anime fans as a lot of new series aired. Classic animes have returned as well – notably Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War. And indeed, its return had hyped a lot of OG fans, which is why it has the highest rating on MyAnimeList website: 9.14 out of 10. So it became the number 1 anime of 2022! Well-deserved! Check the announcing tweet here: Bleach: TYBW is followed by Kaguya-sama: Love is War – Ultra Romantic with the 9.08 rating…
Attack on Titan has undoubtedly solidified its impact in the anime world. It is one of those anime that became mainstream – and has brought the spotlight onto anime. Hence, a lot of people are now drawn to anime because of its compelling stories. Jacksonville Jaguars, an American football team from Florida, is no exception to Attack on Titan’s influence. Their Twitter account shared the Attack on Titan-inspired photo teasing for their game against the Tennessee Titans in January 8, 2023. It is the finals of the 2022 American Football Conference South Division. In other words, Jacksonville Jaguars are the…
Fans are enjoying the arrival of Blue Lock’s 2nd cour last January 7, 2023! On top of that, the opening theme sequence for 2nd cour is released. It is entitled, “Judgment” by ASH DA HERO. ASH DA HERO is a Japanese band consisted of 5 members that was formed last September 2021. Their songs explore the genre of rock, punk, and hip hop. “Judgment” will be released as the band’s single by February 22, 2023. They also plan to have a live performance of the song on April 8, 2023 in Zepp DiverCity Tokyo. Ticket information can be found in…
Netflix is adding something new to its anime category in 2023! The original sci-fi anime, Make My Day, will be streaming on Netflix worldwide on February 2, 2023. So that means it’s less than a month away! To add to the excitement, a new visual is also released. The anime is produced by 5 Inc. while Makoto Honda served as the director. Yasuo Ootagaki is the original creator of the story, who will work as a writer alongside Yumiko Yoshizawa. Kensuke Ushio is in charge of the music composition. Shouji Kawamori and Kiyotaka Oshiyama are credited as mechanical designers. Online…
A rather classic rom-com anime, My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, as I Expected /My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, or Oregairu for short, will be celebrating its 10th anniversary in April 2023! The anime’s first episode premiered last April 5, 2013. How fast time flies! Oregairu’s official Twitter revealed the official logo of their 10th-anniversary project alongside the announcement. This is quite exciting – what kind of special projects they would have? Check the announcing Tweet below! Fans will surely have a great time experiencing nostalgia again in this special project. Hopefully, more details will be shared very soon! Oregairu…
2023 is truly going to be a great year for anime! MF Ghost, the successor of Initial D, shared their latest trailer to add hype to their upcoming premiere as this revealed the cast and staff. On top of that, they also released a new visual. The official Twitter and website will give updates about the specific premiere date and time soon. Let us hope we won’t have to wait any longer! Felix Film will be animating the series, while Naka Tomohito will be directing it. MF Ghost Synopsis In the year 202X, electric cars without any internal combustion engine…
Warning: Manga spoilers will be ahead! We will be marking the segment which the manga spoilers will start In Season 4 Part 2, a significant scene between Eren and Mikasa ensued. It made fans wonder: what is the exact nature of Mikasa’s feelings towards Eren? Does she view him as a family member? Or a lover? In the scene, they were stationed somewhere in Marley and stumbled upon refugees. Eren wandered off on his own while the Survey Corps are discussing their plans. This led to Mikasa searching for him. Eren then asked Mikasa the question: What am I to…
Yuri Briar was introduced in Spy x Family’s Season 1 as Yor’s younger brother. When we first meet him, Yuri is concerned for his sister, as she has never had a romantic relationship, despite everyone else her age already dating or married. Yuri encouraged his sister to meet guys, because he will become too busy with his job to take care of her. From the outset, this may seem wholesome for what siblings can do for each other, but there is more to Yuri than meets the eye. He is more than just Yor’s brother, and it appears he will…
Many fans are curious about Demon Slayer’s main antagonist, Muzan Kibutsuji. He is the leader of the demons, the antagonistic faction in the Demon Slayer world. His age is well over 1,000 years old. Muzan was also mentioned a lot of times by the demons, and they revered him. It is a mixture of great admiration and fear. Oftentimes, fans would liken his appearance to Michael Jackson, which led to a series of humorous memes. Since our protagonists, Tanjiro, Zenitsu, and Inosuke haven’t encountered him yet in battle, Muzan is shrouded in mystery. But there are already scenes on determining…
Tokyo Revengers has revealed their broadcasting details for Season 2: Christmas Showdown Arc! It will officially start streaming on January 7, 2023 worldwide on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar. It was also stated that it will stream on Hulu (which is owned by Disney+) which will be exclusive to the US. It will also premiere on various Japanese TV channels as well, which the list can be found on the website. The premiere time on Disney+ will be on 3:00 AM on January 8, or 1:00 PM in EST. There is no information yet on what time it will premiere on…
Great news for Detective Conan fans! Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa will be available on Netflix worldwide in February 1, 2023! After its Netflix premiere last October 4, 2022, it is fantastic to know that the series will be returning for a worldwide premiere. Fans outside Japan will be now be able to watch it! The series wrapped up their last episode recently in December 20, 2022. It premiered on select Japanese broadcast channels: Tokyo MX, Nippon TV, and Yomiuri TV. It has a total of 12 episodes that was produced by TMS Entertainment. Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa Synopsis…
Chainsaw Man’s finale is just around the corner and with it comes a new character, Future Devil. Aki, one of Chainsaw Man’s protagonists, encountered the Future Devil in episode 11. The Future Devil has a seemingly boisterous personality, exclaiming this line: “The future is the best!”. However, this particular line sparked controversy among the Brazilian audience due to an apparent local translation. This is because this seemingly simple line got taken out of context due to the fan mistranslations in the past. It was “Future é pica”, (The future is awesome) and became a meme in the Brazilian Chainsaw Man…