After his parents died, Shinpei went to live with the Kofune family on Hitogashima Island. After leaving for school in Tokyo he has not been back since, but after receiving word that one of the two Kofune daughters, Ushio, drown tragically, he returns for the funeral. However, with bruises on her neck, there is some […]
Crunchyroll, Hidive, Funimation, even Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime have dipped their toes into putting some anime up for streaming. Take it from someone whose watched anime for over 20 years, it has never been easier to watch anime and find great new series with only a minimal monetary investment. By gum, I remember when
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After watching a gripping performance by a male ballet dancer as a kid, Junpei Murao fell in love with dance. However, after being pressured into finding it effeminate, he took up more manly sports like Jeet Kune Do and soccer, particularly after his father’s death made him the man of his house. One day after
There are a lot of ways to end an anime. You could cleanly cut off at the end of an arc or leave things particularly vague in hopes there is a budget for another season. You could, as so many shounen shows do at the very end, rush things up an insane amount so a
Nagi Umino, a diligent student, and Erika Amano, a social media star, seemingly have nothing in common until they discovered that they were actually switched at birth. With this suddenly revealed to them, both families agree that in order to not uproot their life, the two of them should get engaged. The pair quickly reject
There is a lot of comedy to be found in anime, but much of the time that comedy serves as a brief respite from a more serious plot. Yet, if you are in the mood to laugh, not so much to think or follow a plot, there are quite a few anime series that dedicate
After using his immense power to save the world, Leo finds that there is no place for a powerful hero in a world at peace. Being too strong to remain in human kingdoms, he seeks a job in the Demon King’s Army, which he defeated and is in need of rebuilding. While the army has
Sometimes you just get a banger of an anime season, and the Spring 2022 anime season was one of those. There were many amazing shows, many very watchable ones, and all the rest were above okay. It makes me hope that next season isn’t a lull because the studios packed their best wears into the
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In order to continue pursuing track and field, Hiyori left her small hometown and moved to Tokyo. After her father gets injured, she takes a part-time job to support herself. The job, as it turns out, is to be a manager-in-training for two male idols who just happen to be her two irritable classmates as
There are plenty of anime about cute young children and the adults that fall under their spell. However, that does not necessarily become a series about parenting. Sometimes you have a Barakamon situation where he is just mercilessly pestered and occasionally mentored by children. Or perhaps a Kotaro Lives Alone situation where he is just
