Crunchyroll’s season of love is in full effect. Hana-Kimi, We are Polar Opposites and Hell’s Paradise were the focus during the Spring-flavored press day. That Hashtag Show got to speak with a ton of voice talent! We sat down with stars like: Hana-Kimi (Katelyn Barr, Wyatt Baker, Dallas Reid)
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Hana-Kimi is in some ways a typical romance anime one might find in a shojo manga. However, Ep. 1 shows that in many other ways, this is definitely not a traditional romance story. Not when the main character is a girl who has disguised herself as a boy in order to pursue her male love interest,
The name Hana-Kimi will be very familiar to manga fans who grew up in the 1990's and early 2000's. After all, that gender-bending romance manga by Hisaya Nakajo made its debut and run in that era. Not only that, but it ended up becoming quite a success story after reaching 23 volumes. Alas, fans
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia finally involves Sitara in the beginnings of some courtly intrigue in Ep. 4 "Otchigin". It's quite reminiscent of The Apothecary Diaries, which has a similar premise. This anime too now promises some deadly political thriller similar to Maomao's adventures in the rear
