The God of High School Review – One Cannot Live on Hype Alone

The God of High School Review – One Cannot Live on Hype Alone

Mary Lee Sauder
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The God of High School is the latest manhwa-turned-anime to grace our screens this year – only the second Korean comic to be adapted into animated form after Tower of God in Spring 2020. We follow taekwondo practitioner Jin Mori and his friends as they fight their way through a nationwide martial arts tournament that gets cranked up a notch when it’s discovered that certain participants possess unique superpowers called “charyeok”.

This high-octane action anime has been brought to life by top-tier studio MAPPA (known for their work on Dororo, Garo: Vanishing Line, Kakegurui, and others) and was heavily promoted on streaming sites as the next big shounen anime. But does The God of High School live up to its lofty expectations? Let’s take a closer look and find out!

Appare-Ranman Review – Short, Sweet, and Boundlessly Creative

Appare-Ranman Review – Short, Sweet, and Boundlessly Creative

Mary Lee Sauder
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P.A. Works’ original anime Appare-Ranman is colorful, bursting with creativity, and absolutely deserves more attention than it got. In the late 1800s, passionate but socially awkward teen genius Appare accidentally strands himself and his strait-laced samurai chaperone Kosame across the sea in California, where the very first Trans-America Wild Race is about to begin. Hoping to use the prize money to return home, they build an experimental car and join the race along with several more eclectic characters who will become either their best friends or their worst enemies as they speed across the Wild West.

Fruits Basket 2nd Season Review – A Beautiful Story, Finally Animated!

Fruits Basket 2nd Season Review – A Beautiful Story, Finally Animated!

Mary Lee Sauder
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Fruits Basket’s second season finally wrapped up a few weeks ago with a masterpiece of a final episode that deftly portrayed two big story reveals that long-time fans have been waiting for over a decade to see in animated form. The rest of the season kept up the same level of quality, introducing anime-only viewers to never-before-seen characters and story arcs in a non-intimidating way while remaining true to the text that manga readers hold so dear to their hearts. Let’s take a closer look at Fruits Basket 2nd Season!

5 Anime Couples We Wish Had Actually Gotten Together

5 Anime Couples We Wish Had Actually Gotten Together

Mary Lee Sauder
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The medium of anime has produced some amazing tales of romance where the relationship is built up properly and the couple gets to live happily ever after with canon approval. Unfortunately, though, some of our favorite anime couples either never got together in the first place or their relationship was cut short before it could even really begin. Some would say that the best way to mend our broken hearts is to write “fix-it” fanfiction, but we have an even better idea – complaining about it on the internet! So let’s talk about the five anime couples we wish had actually gotten together, shall we?

Juzo Inui from No Guns Life - The Cutest Gun-Headed Mercenary You'll Ever Meet

Juzo Inui from No Guns Life - The Cutest Gun-Headed Mercenary You'll Ever Meet

Mary Lee Sauder
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No Guns Life’s second season just finished airing, and we thought it’d be a fantastic opportunity to bring some attention to everyone’s favorite cyberpunk mercenary with a gun for a head – Juzo Inui. His vast array of cybernetic enhancements qualifies him as an “Extended”, and he uses them to clean up the messes that other Extendeds cause around town. He’s as hard-boiled as any noir detective, but he has a softer side that comes out when he’s flustered or taking care of his friends. Let’s take a closer look at him!

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