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6 Anime Like Horimiya

6 Anime Like Horimiya

Mary Lee Sauder
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Horimiya is a Winter 2021 romance anime that we’ve fallen head over heels in love with, primarily because main couple Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura are perfect for each other and don’t wait until the very end of the series to confess. If you’ve enjoyed watching Horimiya this season and can’t bear to wait a week between episodes, we’ve got you covered with six anime that scratch that same itch - they’re sweet love stories between people who have strong personalities that onlookers may not fully understand from just a first impression, but those who are close to them can see who they really are. Let’s get started!

Kemono Jihen Mid-Season Impressions - Not Your Average Ghouls in Tokyo

Kemono Jihen Mid-Season Impressions - Not Your Average Ghouls in Tokyo

Mary Lee Sauder
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Kemono Jihen is the latest big anime adaptation to come out of the Shounen Jump family (it’s serialized in Jump Square), telling the story of a young half-ghoul boy named Kabane who leaves his oppressive hometown to join a supernatural detective business in Tokyo. It has a creative, modern approach to Japanese mythology and is much mellower than most shounen, giving it an unusual atmosphere that we’re definitely digging so far. Let’s check it out!

Horimiya Mid-Season Impressions - Top Tier Romance Right Out of the Gate

Horimiya Mid-Season Impressions - Top Tier Romance Right Out of the Gate

Mary Lee Sauder
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Most romance anime will spend their entire runtime hemming and hawing over whether the main couple will ever admit their feelings for each other, and audiences may never get a satisfying answer no matter how many seasons the show gets. Horimiya, on the other hand, wastes no time introducing us to its adorkable leads and demonstrating their instant chemistry with one another – Miyamura even confesses his love to Hori (sort of) within the first few episodes! With that in mind, let’s dive deeper into this wholesome romance anime and see what it has to offer!

BEASTARS 2nd Season Mid-Season Impressions - Into the Lion’s Den

BEASTARS 2nd Season Mid-Season Impressions - Into the Lion’s Den

Mary Lee Sauder
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This all-CGI anthropomorphic animal anime was a hard sell for many fans, but those who gave it a chance back in Fall 2019 (or 2020, when it aired on Netflix) discovered that both its animation and storytelling are surprisingly brilliant.

Season 1 set up a world where herbivores and carnivores live together in an outwardly peaceful relationship, but a devouring incident at Cherryton High School brings everyone’s attention to how shaky this arrangement’s foundation actually is. Three students from the school handle the fallout in their own ways: shy wolf Legosi questions his place in society as a carnivore, beleaguered rabbit Haru tries to leverage other animals’ lust for her to take control of her life, and serious deer Louis fashions himself into a hero to protect the weak. BEASTARS Second Season is well underway now, so let’s take a gander at how everyone is holding up after the chaos that was the first season’s ending!

5 Best Winter 2021 Anime Streaming on Crunchyroll

5 Best Winter 2021 Anime Streaming on Crunchyroll

Mary Lee Sauder
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Winter 2021 is one of the most stacked anime seasons in recent memory, especially compared to the drought that made up much of 2020. You could toss a dart at the season chart and hit any number of hype sequels or worthy newcomers without even trying... well, unless you hit Ex-Arm or Redo of Healer, but we don’t talk about those. Crunchyroll is hosting the simulcasts for many of these fantastic new anime, so let’s take a look at the best ones to watch this season!

Mai and Maki's Fight from Jujutsu Kaisen Gets to the Heart of Sibling Arguments

Mai and Maki's Fight from Jujutsu Kaisen Gets to the Heart of Sibling Arguments

Mary Lee Sauder
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In the world of Jujutsu Kaisen, the Zenin family is a highly regarded clan of jujutsu sorcerers that holds considerable power over pretty much every organization related to Curse exorcism. Mai and Maki Zenin, two twin sisters who failed to inherit the Zenin clan’s powerful jujutsu techniques, clawed their way into the sorcery schools anyway and face off against each other during the Kyoto Sister School Exchange Event in episode 17. Their emotionally-charged battle is fueled by their mixed feelings of jealousy and love toward one another, getting right to the heart of what sibling arguments are all about. Let’s take a closer look!

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