Witch Watch Season 1 was the long-awaited anime adaptation of the Shonen Jump manga of the same name by Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance, Astra Lost in Space). And by all accounts, it did a pretty good job of adapting that manga. That first season won a d anime store Award for Laughter Anime, and
Witch Hat Atelier has Agott make some important realizations about her own motivations in Ep. 7 "Who Is Magic For?". All while an ongoing disaster caused by flooding is giving our witches some magical search and rescue to carry out. A search and rescue operation that is, alas, interrupted by a
Daemons of the Shadow Realm finally gives twins Yuru and Asa a proper reunion in Ep. 5 "Hare and Tortoise". You know, after the very much hostile first reunion? It's effectively a reset in their relationship...or at least, an attempt at a reset. All while mysterious forces are now moving around
Long-time Crunchyroll users will be well-aware by now that the streaming service has been requiring users to subscribe to their premium subscriptions for years now. It's not technically necessary to watch anime on Crunchyroll, but practically speaking, the vast majority of Crunchyroll's anime are
Witch Hat Atelier gives Coco and her fellow apprentice witches a rainy day purely for the drama in Ep. 6 "A Light on a Rainy Day". Oh, it's not all doom and gloom. There's still a large amount of slice of life exploring the world of magic in some tasty ways. However, this episode is also when we
Luffy is headed back to his childhood in Windmill Village in The One Piece. Netflix has the new anime series premiering in 2027. Netflix is taking things back to the beginning with The One Piece. The new Animated series revisit the earliest days of Luffy's journey to becoming King of the Pirates.
The global popularity of ONE PIECE has been exploding recently. Much of it because of the recent streaming debut of Netflix's live-action ONE PIECE adaptation back in March 10, 2026. As a result, pretty much everyone on the planet is getting to know the Straw Hat Pirates and their quest to find the
Daemons of the Shadow Realm has Yuru and his Daemons turn the table on his pursuers in Ep. 4 "Jin and Yuru". It's pretty clearly a case of the hunters becoming the hunted here, and in a very action-packed way to boot. Now we wait and see if this is a good thing for Yuru, or if he has bitten off
The last few episodes of HBO's The Pitt have been a whirlwind of activity. Though not covered here, the show ran the gamut from staff assaults to ICE's appearance. The latter was a prescient addition to the storyline given the current climate in America, and something the show portrayed correctly.
Sometimes the best way to access the core of a film is to let it take you over completely. Locked behind metaphorical dialogue and an obtuse artistry, the key to the door is simply letting it all in and fester inside until the understanding comes to light. You can't second-screen a film like this,
There's a growing trend in cinema right now, and that is the trend of movies being fun again. Just a good old-fashioned time at the theater (or home since streaming accounts for most viewership these days) filled with laughs and action and heart that remind you why you go to escape in the first