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Good Friday x Fanart Friday: Reaching for Madoka
I’ve long been encouraged by the storyline and particularly the climax of the Puella Magi Madoka Magica series, which has strong parallels to the Easter story. The movie…
Good Friday and the Silence of God
This piece is adapted from this week’s newsletter. Consider subscribing to Above Anime, which sends an original anime-focused devotional and a rundown of our content each week to…
The Power of God and Anime, Episode 21: Interview with ASMRtist and VA, Shadow Fire!
On this “very special episode” of The Power of God and Anime podcast, Mike chats with a really cool and unique artist: Shadow Fire! The two talk about…
The Anime Artisan: Toilet-Bound Bunny-kun
A special Easter delivery from our artist, Zion! We hope you have a wondrous and wonderful Easter weekend!
Reader’s Corner: Giant Killing, The Climber, and The Remarried Empress
“Classic” is the word for today’s Reader’s Corner as review releases of potentially classic manga like Giant Killing and The Climber; a “visual companion” for th…
Giant Killing, Spirited Away, The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Violet Evergarden and Understanding the Meaning of Love
Rewatching Violet Evergarden (the series) recently reminded me why it is still my favorite anime, even after seven years since it first aired and five since its brilliant…
First Impression: mono
Satsuki starts high school and joins the photography club. She greatly admires her senpai, the club president, but after a fun year, senpai graduates, leaving Satsuki feeling rather…
First Impression: Food for the Soul
A college freshman named Mako watches a cooking show on her phone. She loves food but is extremely shy and timid and can’t bring herself to venture into…
First Impression: Teogonia
A raindrop falls from a tree and wakes up a red-haired boy who is reclining against an ancient stone. He stands up and jumps. We see fire and…
Fanart Friday, Too: Sakura x Sakura
It’s the season for cherry blossoms in Japan, so what better way to express the loveliness of it than by an illustration of the too-sweet Sakura Kinomoto of…
Fanart Friday: Pulling for Castorice
Castorice is now available! Judging by the amount of fanart being created for her, it seems like all you HSR players have been anticipating this. Good luck with…
First Impression: Moonrise
A man hums “Moon River” without knowing what it is as a sleepy crew shuttles along one of the Moon’s rilles in a monorail. Suddenly, they are under…
First Impression: A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof
Eyes in the dark. The hunter. The prey. A girl with an orange scarf runs through the forest, trying to escape a host of incredibly cool ninjas drawn…
First Impression: Apocalypse Hotel
Welcome to Gingarou Hotel! A slick ad reel showcases what makes the hotel so luxe, presenting a world where the customer is king and life is good—until flashes…
First Impression: #COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT
As we float in the sky, a robot resembling a metallic magical girl gives us (first-person perspective!) a warm welcome to #COMPASS. We fly among clouds, blue pyramids,…
First Impression: The Shiunji Family Children
The Shiunji family is a very high-class family with five beautiful sisters and two handsome brothers. That said, the oldest brother, Arata, despite being well-respected as the expected…
Reader’s Corner: My Secretly Hot Husband (Vol. 2), Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance: Premonition, and Destroy All Humans (Vol. 3)
Fantasy and sci-fi selections fill our reviews today, including the penultimate release in the Star Wars: The High Republic: The Edge of Balance manga series and the nostalgic…
First Impression: Zatsu Tabi (That’s Journey)
A stunning montage of some of the best photorealist shots anime has to offer invites us to contemplate the forested pathways of a mountain shrine, as a gentle…
First Impression: Summer Pockets
Hairi Takahara is an out-of-town student who has come to Torishirojima Island to help settle the estate of his deceased grandmother (I guess she was bored to death…
First Impression: Aharen-San wa Hakarenai (Season 2)
It’s the start of a new school year and a new romance for Reina and Raido. Having finally confessed their feelings to each other, the deadpan, hyper-imaginative Raido…
First Impression: My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
The world of My Hero Academia is one of schools that provide licenses and allow individuals with extraordinary powers to become public servants who partake in superhero operations.…
First Impression: Maebashi Witches
A high school girl stumbles into a flower shop designed by Shaft Studios and is met with a blue rose, a fast-talking pink-haired girl, the promise of a…
First Impression: Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray
Kitahara Jones is looking for a star—a racer that fans can see themselves in and cheer on to victory in the world of uma musume or horse girl…
First Impression: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman
Beryl Gardenant is a very fine swordsmaster indeed, despite being from the backwaters, but he has failed deplorably at one thing in life: providing his parents with grandchildren.…
First Impression: Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World
We kick off this foolishness during a decisive battle…in another world. Yes, that’s right, friends! Our hero, Hinata, having been isekai’d to this fantasy world, has just laid…
First Impression: The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl
At sixteen, people receive a blessing from the animal gods that can determine their career field. An anxious Sophia attends the ritual, just not wanting to attract excessive…
First Impression: To Be Hero X
Trigger warning: This episode show depicts an on-screen suicide. If such things affect you negatively, you may be better off skipping it. Lin Ling wants to be a…
First Impression: Yaiba: Samurai Legend
Yaiba Kurogane is one kooky wild child. Raised by his father, Kenjuro, in the jungles of Japan, Yaiba has one goal and one goal only: to be the…
First Impression: Lazarus
It’s the year 2052. We’re now living in a time when, thanks to a genius scientist named Dr. Skinner, a miracle painkiller called Hapna has made the world…
First Impression: Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers
From the dawn of time, mankind’s intelligence has been used for war. Its crown achievement was the fearsome living weapons known as Gears, against which the Crusades were…
First Impression: Classic★Stars
Welcome to the Gloria Academy, a series of Hogwarts-like white castles in the middle of a city where students wear a punk version of 1700s attire. A red-haired…
First Impression: Kowloon Generic Romance
Kujirai is a pretty efficient office worker, keen to do a good job, but you probably couldn’t tell that from her morning routine, which is more in keeping…
First Impression, Team Edition: Anne Shirley
A little girl, red pigtails braided sedately, and a spindly woman dressed in Edwardian fashion hurry to catch the train. A new life is about to begin for…
First Impression: The Dinner Table Detective
Reiko Hosho is a detective, but you wouldn’t know it when you first meet her. She is dressed glamorously for an event she is attending, and whispers follow…
First Impression: Fire Force S3
Shinra and his friends are back! Hot on the heels (pun intended) of…a bunch of exciting things from season two…they are training hard, in a montage that quickly…
First Impression: Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?
Yu Natsume is the quiet, serious type, with a passion that drives him even as a middle schooler—to create flower accessories for women. But without the confidence he…
Fanart Friday, Too: Sophie and Howl
Name a more powerful and aww-worthy couple than Sophie and Howl. Go ahead. I’m waiting. ★ 【soroni】 「 howl & sophie 」 reprinted w/permission
Fanart Friday: Shinji Ikari and the “Robot”
Oh my! Check out the scale of Unit-01 in this incredible illustration—as well as the symbolism in Shinji looking over his shoulder at it. Stunning! ★ 【shie】 「…
First Impression: The Brilliant’s Healer New Life in the Shadows
A young elf woman wakes up in a manor surrounded by trees, ready for another day. The brick is showing in the walls; has this manor seen better…
First Impression: Rock is a Lady’s Modesty
A refined classical melody floats through the air as the ojou-sama of Oushin Girls’ Academy move sedately about their campus in pairs, their long Victorian dress uniforms practically…
The Power of God and Anime, Episode 20: Ishida Uryū and the Gift of Salvation
Hello, friends! On today’s episode, Mike takes on a more modern anime in my recommendation, talks about his Anime North plans, and looks to a classic shounen anime…
First Impression: Your Forma
Cyber Inspector Echika begins a brain dive. Her assistant, it seems, is an android—or rather, an Amicus—and as such, he is imprinted with the Laws of Respect, aka…
First Impression: The Beginning After the End
King Grey is the most powerful ruler in a world with advanced technology. But one day, he suddenly collapses and is reborn in another world as a baby…
First Impression: Catch Me at the Ballpark!
More important than the final score are the sounds and sights of a baseball game; the people who contribute to those, from the players to the security guards,…
First Impression: Once Upon a Witch’s Death
Meg the apprentice witch gets up in the morning, makes tea for her master, Ms. Faust, and feeds all the pets. Then her master drops this bombshell: “You…
Once Upon a Witch's Death, The Journey, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina
First Impression: Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō
Little Suzume was born with a bright red demon eye that she keeps covered with a rag. This eye is a harbinger of doom that brings abuse upon…
Reader’s Corner: Pink Candy Kiss (Vol. 1), Friday at the Atelier (Vol. 3), and Dandadan (Vol. 12)
No foolin’—we’ve got a cool selection of works to present to you today! They include the newest volume of Dandadan, the first volume of GL series Pink Candy…
First Impression: The Unaware Atelier Meister
Kurt does the chores for an elite party of adventurers…until they kick him out for not contributing enough. He gets some part-time work doing construction and astounds the…
And the Winner of AniMarch Madness 2025 Is…
One month and thousands of votes later, we have a champion for AniMarchMadness 2025! Drum roll, please… Brrrrtttttttt! Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End is the winner! It defeats Spy…
Fanart Friday: Theresia & Wilhelm
What is going on this season on Re:Zero? Whatever it is, it seems incredibly . I don’t know if that makes me want to return to the series…