In a rural town, yokai, humans, and gods all live their normal, everyday lives together. One summer, an aging cat named Buchio evolves into a nekomata. Wondering why this evolution happens, he meets with other yokai that live in the area to learn about his evolution and what he is to do now. Elsewhere in […]
I enjoy engaging plots and tautly paced storytelling as much as the next person, but sometimes you just have a day, you know? You have a day, and you no longer wish to think about anything, even whatever entertainment you choose to unwind with. You just want to sit down and enjoy something that is
While old stories would have you believe that witches are withered old women with warts stirring a pot of newt’s eyes, but anime has rewritten the narrative a bit. Witch anime runs the gamut having witches fighting for the forces of good or doing the devil’s work all the way to them doing nothing but
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While walking through the woods, the petite witch Alyssa finds a baby in a bush who is exuding an incredible magical aura. Naming her Viola, she decides to raise the baby as he own child after taking her home. 16 years later, Viola now towers over her mother and her more mature looks often cause
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Yohane is a girl who has never quite fit in with everyone else in the scenic town of Numazu. While Yohane takes up a job as a fortune-teller that mostly sees her helping people around town with odd jobs, she continues to look for her place in the world. However, darkness gathers around this idyllic
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There is magic in a good chunk of anime these days. While there is certainly some charm to enjoying fantasy anime set in a fantasy land filled with magic, sometimes you wonder what magic might be like if it were present in our world. Contemporary fantasy anime, or urban fantasy anime as it is sometimes
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After the Fourth Industrial Revolution, cutting edge technologies have taken over and the old way of doing things is left in the dust. For childhood friends Serufu Yua and Miku Suride, they both applied to the elite Yuyu Girls’ Vocational High School that excels in teaching new technology. However, due to her grades, care-free accident-magnet
After her parent’s death, young Sarasa was inspired to become an alchemist and graduated from the Royal Alchemist Academy. Sacrificing friendships for hard work, she graduates with top marks and under the apprenticeship of a master alchemist. This master helps her get set up with her first alchemy shop. It is in the middle of
While many people are interested in anime for intense action, vivid animation, or cerebral plots, there is a particular group of people that just want to watch something to relax and feel a little better about the world. For these specific people, there is the iyashikei genre of anime. Iyashikei essentially translates to “healing,” and
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Fantasy is one of those genres that comes with certain expectations. Most traditionally, a main character in a fantasy land starts off living a normal life, then is thrust into an amazing adventure. However, when you mix the fantasy and slice of life genres, the main character starts off having a normal life in a
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