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2021 Spring Premiere Digest
The latest shower of premieres brought us a huge bouquet of new shows to watch!
Koikimo, Pretty Boy Detective Club, SSSS.DYNAZENON, To Your Eternity, Fairy Ranmaru


Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! Episode #02
Well everyone, here’s Alice Kisaragi where she showed some potential candidates to Combat Agent No. 6. C’mon, they need some able-bodied soldiers to defend the kingdom from demons.


Spring 2021 First Impressions – Junko #1
It’s the spring season, and I’ve got lots of shows to review! This is the first of what will probably be three separate First Impression posts. SSSS.Dynazenon Just…


Combatants Will Be Dispatched! – 02 – Assembling a Team
With far less exposition to dump on us, this week’s CWBD is an improvement, flowing much better structurally and focusing on its kooky characters, like the artificial combat chimera…


Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! (First Impression)
“Always bring a gun to a sword fight! With world domination nearly in their grasp, the Supreme Leaders of the Kisaragi Corporation—an underground criminal group turned evil megacorp—have…


First Look: Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
The Kisaragi Corporation has almost completed world domination, but why stop there? Why not send a randomly selected nameless peon and an android to another planet to get…


Combatants Will Be Dispatched! – Episode 1
Come for the evil organization, Stay for the… well, I guess for the entertainment, if this kind of show’s your thing. As you can tell, it’s… not mine,…


Spring 2021 Anime Premier Reviews – Day 3
Over on Anime News Network, as part of "The Spring 2021 Preview Guide," I've reviewed the first episodes of Dragon Goes House-Hunting, Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, and Megalobox…


First Impression: Combatants Will Be Dispatched!
An evil organization is on the verge of conquering the entire world. Only one hero can stop them now, and his chances are slim— No, sorry, wrong anime.…


Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! Episode #01
From the author that brought you Konosuba comes a new series animated by J.C.Staff. Sadly, both Flaming Belial and Freezing Astaroth are not the main characters.


Combatants Will Be Dispatched! — First Impressions
Combatants were dispatched.
Sentouin, Hakenshimasu! – 01
「工作員、派遣します!」 (Kousakuin, Hakenshimasu!) "Spies Will Be Dispatched!" If you ever wondered how Megumin would've fared as a space explorer you now have your answer.


First Impressions: Combatants Will Be Dispatched
Yeah, I dropped this after two minutes of blatant objectification of the female characters (read: near constant boob shots) and the main character attempting to sexually assault one…


Spring 2021 Anime Adapted from Light Novels Ep. 44
The Spring 2021 anime season is upon us! In this episode of the Light Novel Podcast, we're discussing the anime coming out this season that are being adapted…
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose, Pretty Boy Detective Club, So I'm a Spider, So What?, The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent


Episode 44 Spring 2021 Anime Adapted from Light Novels
The Spring 2021 anime season is upon us! In this episode of the Light Novel Podcast, we're discussing the anime coming out this season that are being adapted…
Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life!, How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord, Pretty Boy Detective Club, So I'm a Spider, So What?, The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent


Combatants Will Be Dispatched! – 01 (First Impressions) – Falling Into Grace
With the director of Master Teaser Takagi-san (and this years excellent Those Snow White Notes!) and the creator of KonoSuba, you could say my hopes for this series were somewhat inflated…
Combatants Will Be Dispatched #01 — Does Have Cleavage
And not a lot else. Impressions: For a show titled Combatants with a character whose schtick is introducing himself as a combatant solely so other characters can…


Spring 2021 Anime Season Preview
Peter here, back with the my preview for the 2021 spring anime season. What did everyone think of the winter season? I honestly wish I had time to…


My Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2021
This spring season is looking to be a damned strong one anime-wise—especially when it comes to the “isekai” genre. Read on to see which shows I am most…
Animecast: Spring 2021 Anime Season Preview
Spring Anime Season is fast approaching, and the hosts of the Otaku Spirit Animecast are here to give you the breakdown on what is to come, what makes…
Cardfight Vanguard, Pretty Boy Detective Club, House Hunting, MARS RED, Shaman King
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Vol. 5
By Natsume Akimoto and Kakao Lanthanum. Released in Japan as “Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!” by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Noboru Akimoto. For…
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Vol. 4
By Natsume Akimoto and Kakao Lanthanum. Released in Japan as “Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!” by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Noboru Akimoto. This…
Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World!: The Arch-Wizard’s Little Sister
By Natsume Akatsuki and Kurone Mishima. Released in Japan as “Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!” by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated…
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Vol. 3
By Natsume Akimoto and Kakao Lanthanum. Released in Japan as “Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!” by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Noboru Akimoto. It…
Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Vol. 2
By Natsume Akimoto and Kakao Lanthanum. Released in Japan as “Sentouin, Hakenshimasu!” by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Noboru Akimoto. Given…