Have you been watching Bocchi the Rock? Well, why not?! The anime’s interesting take on its introverted heroine garnered high praise from our editor for episode one, and another of our writer…
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Fanart Friday, Too: Rock on, Bocchi!
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Fanart Friday, Too: Rock is Hard Work
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Fanart Friday, Too: Monster
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Fanart Friday, Too: The Casual Quintuplets
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Fanart Friday, Too: Ozen the Immovable
I love how intimidating Ozen appears to be, then underneath it all in the second illustration…still intimidating, but with a smile. A lovely character in a series (Made…
Fanart Friday, Too: Princess Tutu
Have you ever watched Princess Tutu? It’s one of those series that didn’t draw the audience it deserved when released, but still looms large in viewers’ minds, a…
Fanart Friday, Too: Seasonal Kessoku
Spring. Summer. Fall. Winter. Four seasons for the four ladies of Kessoku Band of acclaimed series, Bocchi the Rock, which just happened to advance to the sweet 16…
Fanart Friday, Too: Remember Madoka
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Fanart Friday, Too: Growing Damianya
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Fanart Friday, Too: Bouquet Magica
These illustrations, setting the Holy Quintet against flowers, feel wholly appropriate. The Madoka Magica girls are colorful, fierce, beautiful, and strong, but fragile, too—and some only lasting a…
Fanart Friday, Too: Cyberpunk Lucy
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Fanart Friday, Too: Rescuing Haku
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Fanart Friday, Too: Strumming Deedlit
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Fanart Friday, Too: Mononoke Hime
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Fanart Friday, Too: Cloud + Aerith
There are beautiful Clerith fanart pieces out there, and then there’s this illustration, an extraordinary piece by artist, c7肘. Be still, my heart! ★ 【c7肘】「 cloud and aerith…
Fanart Friday, Too: Nezuko Returns
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Fanart Friday, Too: Pain Eraser
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Fanart Friday, Too: Reflecting Suzume
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Fanart Friday, Too: Thorn Princess
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Fanart Friday, Too: Casual Kessoku
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Fanart Friday, Too: Steins;kiss
I love Kurisu, Okabe, and Steins;gate in general so much. It may be time for a rewatch. By the way, the artist of this illustration, DIno, is doing…
Fanart Friday, Too: Striking Asuna
In upper echelon of uber-popular anime, Sword Art Online may be series that’s most divisive, but on one thing, we can all agree: Asuna is awesome. ★ 【iJac…
Fanart Friday, Too: Zhongli’s Butterflies
Have you been keeping up with Genshin Impact? I’m not sure of its popularity still here in the west, but it seems like it continues to remain a…
Fanart Friday, Too: Cell Stages
I’m not sure I would have considered an antagonist from DBZ to make a great model for epic fanart, but here we go and here we are: Cell,…
Fanart Friday, Too: Dance, Damian!
Damian’s face in this illustration! And all the characters watching from behind (see Yor?). I LOVE IT. ★ 【tin】「 HAVE A DANCE 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission
Fanart Friday, Too: Clerith Christmas
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Fanart Friday, Too: Lovely Kikyo
I pose to you the eternal question: Kikyo or Kagome? Look, everyone loves Kagome. How can you not? But Kikyo receives a lot of undeserved hate. I love…
Fanart Friday, Too: Ayato in the Rain
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Fanart Friday, Too: Cardcaptors on the Lilypads
Syaoran’s gaze seems to indicate that he’d rather be next to someone else… ★ 【Minko】「 桜とモネの庭 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission
Fanart Friday, Too: Standing by Shinji
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Fanart Friday, Too: Serial Experiments Lain
The further we get from Serial Experiments Lain, the more I find the themes of that series to be current and meaningful—a classic series, joining another one that’s…
Fanart Friday, Too: Eris Boreas Greyrat
Problematic? Perhaps. Emotional and fulfilling? Absolutely. We can’t way for more Mushoku Tensei. Thankfully, an OVA featuring Eris Boreas Greyrat should be streaming soon! ★ 【トーチケイスケ】「 エリス 」…
Fanart Friday, Too: Adorable Artist Ayaka
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Fanart Friday, Too: Hello, Mr. Chimera
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Fanart Friday, Too: Mimic in Dungeon
Frieren/Dunmeshi crossover episode now, pleaseeee! ★ 【弱点】 「 ？ 」 ☆ reprinted w/permission
Fanart Friday, Too: Secrets x Family
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Fanart Friday, Too: Kessoku Band, Stand
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Fanart Friday, Too: Haku ♡ Chihiro
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Fanart Friday, Too: Love Live! Liella!
Check out these semi-realistic illustrations of Liella!, a band from Love Live! Superstar!! I’m not familiar with them and haven’t engaged in the franchise for a long time.…
Fanart Friday, Too: Miku’s Glass Universe
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Fanart Friday, Too: Dual Hero Academia
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Fanart Friday, Too: High Fashion Kana
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Fanart Friday, Too: Kieran x Juliana
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Fanart Friday, Too: Kaguya and the Moon Rabbit
What a unique and interesting take on the modern—a favorite protagonist of a popular manga in a sci-fi setting—and ancient Asian folklore. ★ 【Bennopi】「 Kaguya and the Moon…