Given that adaptations are the bread and butter of the anime industry, it is only natural that many of the most popular series are based on pre-existing manga, novels, video games and even toy lines. Producing and creating an adaptation, be it a film or television series, that manages to work on it’s own merits … Continue reading Children of the Sea Review (2019, Ayumu Watanabe)
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