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The World's Finest Assassin
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The World’s Finest Assassin – 10 – Carpe Dia
With an opening featuring Lugh and Tarte sailing in their swimsuits to meet Maha on the beach, this week’s WFA had the makings of a dawdle before the…
The World’s Finest Assassin – 09 – First Job
Lugh may be busy planning his first official assassination job, but his mom Esri is thinking bigger-picture. For instance, she’s excited by the fact that he’s “growing up”…
The World’s Finest Assassin – 11 – The Ultimate Tool
I’ll start with the only flaw of this episode, which is that it takes a while to get out of that drab brown room where Lugh’s dad explains…a lot.…
The World’s Finest Assassin – 06 – The Merchant’s Daughter
Warning: This episode deals with some upsetting and potentially triggering themes, including rape and sexual assault, physical, mental, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse, child abuse/pedophilia, …
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 4
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 4 is up over on Anime News Network. Click here to read…
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 10
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 9 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 12
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 12 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 7
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 7 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 5
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 5 is up over on Anime News Network. Click here to read…
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 6
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 6 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
The World’s Finest Assassin – 03 – Wonderful First Time
Lugh’s very first magic lesson with his new mentor Dia goes awry when Dia, unaware of just how much goddamn mana her student possesses, tells him to put…
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 8
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 7 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 9
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 9 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Autumn 2021 First Impressions – The World’s Finest Assassin
Streaming: Crunchyroll Episodes: 12 Source: Light Novel Episode Summary: The world’s finest assassin completes his final mission with efficiency and the utmost effectiveness, providing a mode…
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episode 11
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episode 11 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
The World’s Finest Assassin – 07 – You Gotta Moisturize
“You know, I’ve tried all sorts of moisturizers. I even went fragrance-free for a whole year. Now my sister, she uses some kind of uh… uh… uh… uh……
Interview: The Staff of the 2022 BASTARD!! Anime
Hot on the heels of its season two announcement, we have an interview with the BASTARD!! anime staff. Find out why the director says, "I think [Dark Schneider]…
The World’s Finest Assassin – 04 – Nice to Be Needed
Ansatsu Kizoku is by no means the best-looking or most original anime of the Fall, but it just might have the best structure, or rather most interesting structure to its…
Weekly Review — The World’s Finest Assassin Episodes 1-3
My review of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat episodes 1-3 is up over on Anime News Network.
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
The World’s Finest Assassin – 02 – New World, Same Calling
This episode does away with both OP and ED to shove in as much material as possible about this new world and how our antihero will be living…
The World’s Finest Assassin – 08 – The Only Way to Live
Last week aptly documented Lugh’s happy and successful life as Illig Balor with his right-hand women Tarte and Maha. Now two years have passed. While before Maha was…
Interview: The Localization Staff of Kiki’s Delivery Service
The localizers -- translator, editor, designer, illustrator -- of Kiki's Delivery Service stop by to discuss the process of bringing this over in English.
Bi-Weekly Booty: Tarte from World’s Finest Assassin!
From the shadows indeed. The Bi-Weekly Booty is Tarte from The World’s Finest Assassin gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat!
The World’s Finest Assassin – 01 (First Impressions) – One Last Job
From it’s bold, brash OP, TWFS has the confident swagger of a James Bond film, placing us right in the middle of a highly distasteful Rich Guy Girl Auction,…
Interview: The Staff of The Executioner and Her Way of Life
ANN spoke to light novel author Mato Satō, anime director Yoshiki Kawasaki, and series composition writer Shogo Yasukawa about what makes this isekai anime so unique.
Interview: The Staff Behind RWBY: Ice Queendom
"The entire project started from that promise with Monty to make something someday, and when we started production, we felt that the time for this chapter in the…
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Type: A man who loves peace so much that he is willing to kill for it! Synopsis: I love DC’s Peacemaker. As the very descriptive title suggests, this…
Peacemaker, The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
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Another isekai to add the growing list I decided to review The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated In Another World as an Aristocrat a title that is way…
The World’s Finest Assassin – 12 (Fin) – Gungnir Big or Gae Bolg Home
We know it’s going to be a different kind of episode when we begin with the Robo-Goddess in her realm, which has taken on the stark monochromatic aesthetic…
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Episodes: 12 Summary: The world’s number one assassin has been reincarnated as the eldest son of a family of aristocrat assassins. In exchange for being reincarnated in another…
Kizumonogatari Staff Interview: Ace Animators’ Commentary
This week’s Kizumonogatari translation is a collection of commentaries by the ace animators who handled the most iconic sequences, talking about their feelings and goals with those scenes,…
Interview: SAKUGAN Creative Staff and Cast
NN spoke to director Junichi Wada, producer Takayuki Funahashi, mecha designer Stanislas Brunet, kaiju designer Shoji Kawamori, and Memempu's voice actress Kanon Amane to get into the nuts…
Kizumonogatari Staff Interview: Director Tatsuya Oishi
The final translation to celebrate Kizumonogatari’s 5th anniversary is with none other than director Tatsuya Oishi: his feelings after wrapping up such a monumental production, the reasoning …
Interview: SAKUGAN Creative Staff and Cast
I spoke to director Junichi Wada, producer Takayuki Funahashi, mecha designer Stanislas Brunet, kaiju designer Shoji Kawamori, and Memempu's voice actress Kanon Amane about the new anime Sakugan.…
The World’s Finest Assassin – 05 – Making a Name, then Taking a New One
When Lugh goes into town with Tarte by his side, he’s practically mobbed by townsfolk eager to give him free stuff as thanks for all the kind assistance…
The Staff of Orient
Orient is a bold new anime that tells the story of the warriors fighting against demon invaders. ANN spoke to manga creator Shinobu Ohtaka, director Tetsuya Yanagisawa, and…
Interview: The Tribe Nine Staff On Creating the Wacky World of Extreme Baseball
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The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated In Another World As An Aristocrat Review — F
Exactly like the title says.
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Season Wrap
I honestly didn’t look forward to talking about this show because it so quickly became a disappointment after my initial interest in the first episode. The ideas are…
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The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat – Episode 1
It drips style, but aesthetics alone won’t be able to carry this show. I have a feeling the panty flashes aren't going anywhere, and I'm inclined to ask…
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat (Season One)
The world’s greatest assassin has retired. However, he was double-crossed by his previous employers and found himself before a goddess. She offered him a new life providing he…
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat
Kizumonogatari Staff Interview: VFX Supervisor Michiya Kato
Our next Kizumonogatari staff interview translation has VFX supervisor and eventual director of photography Michiya Kato give an in-depth chronicle about its production: the deliberate aesthetic mi…
Kizumonogatari Staff Interview: CG Director Shinya Takano
Our Kizumonogatari interview translations continue with a conversation with CG director Shinya Takano, who reminisces about the production and its extremely ambitious approach that grew far bigger …
'The Finest Form of TV Cartooning'
Exploring three commercial gems from the late 1950s.
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The greatest assassin on Earth lived only to be a tool by those that wished to wield his mastery. That is, until they decided that he was no…
Review: The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat, Vol. 1
The World’s Finest Assassin Originally Posted: January 21, 2021 Written by Rui Tsukiyo with illustrations by Reia. Released in English by Yen Press with a translation by Luke…
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat Review (Spoiler Free)
Another anime, another title that’s essentially a synopsis for the anime. We’ll call it ‘World’s Finest Assassin’ here. And it’s another fantasy anime, of course…
The Staff of Sabikui Bisco
ANN spoke to the author Shinji Cobkubo about how he created this unique light novel, as well as to series composition writer Sadayuki Murai and director Atsushi Ikariya…
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat: Back and to the Left
God say that title three times fast eh? Anyway, proving to another generation that it is possible for a writer of one thing to be a good writer…