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Witch Watch Ep. 1 "Witch's Return" is the start of a most peculiar Shonen Jump anime. It's basically Kiki's Delivery Service but with a heavy dose of romcom (emphasis on the comedy) and a much more well-developed magic system. The result is an anime premiere that's basically a slapstick comedy with
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The first episode of the new season of the anime starring our favorite young lord and his demonic butler kicks off with Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc- Ep. 1 "His Butler, Doing Fieldwork". This time, Ciel and Sebastian are headed abroad to Germany to solve a series of very strange deaths. It's a
Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is basically all set to make its NA theatrical debut in both the US and Canada. When will that be, you might ask? Well, this anime film recapping the events of the first season of Kaiju No. 8 will make that debut on a trio of dates on April 13, 14 and 16, 2025. The first
It's that time of year again, folks! Crunchyroll has just announced that the Anime Awards 2025 are now open for voting! However, despite its name, you're actually voting for the best anime of 2024 instead. Mostly because, well, the actual anime series for 2025 haven't aired yet. Want to see if Spy
Remember back when Crunchyroll first announced every anime series that was incoming to their streaming platform for the Spring 2025 anime season? Well, they're now back with a newly updated lineup. The new updates include some new anime series that weren't in the lineup previously, as well as
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 25 "On to the Next Target" marks the finale of the second season of this anime. Alas, it's a finale that begins and ends with curbstomp after curbstomp. Such things might be entertaining as an opening act, but by this point, it feels more boring
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Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon is exactly what it says on the tin. It's literally just an anime film recapping most of the first season. Not even entirely the first season either. Oh well, at least we get a fun OVA starring Soshiro Hoshina tacked on at the end as a treat. Now if only the entire cast
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Ep. 24 "Are You the King of Humans" sets itself up as an epic clash between champions. However, it soon becomes apparent that the fight isn't even remotely a fair one. Spoilers: it's not Jin-woo. As a result, despite the setup and how good-looking the
Have you ever considered the similarities between the landmark 1978 slasher Halloween and 1982’s First Blood? In both films, a man of few words arrives in a small town that treats him like the bogeyman, and when circumstances escalate to the point of murder, a specialist who’s highly familiar
Daemons of the Shadow Realm slows down the plot just a bit to plan things out in Ep. 21 "Zashiki-Warashi and Higashi Village". First to let Danji and Kiri the Zashiki-Warashi daemons give Yuru and Asa some important backstory to explain the past of Higashi Village. Then to let the twin siblings to
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia gives us a true puppetmistress in the form of Boraqchin in Ep. 11 "An Ungraceful Stone". This episode has shown her to be a master planner and manipulator, making her quite the political genius. However, this episode also reveals that the people she's puppeting don't
