Isekai anime are still going strong, as Fall 2020’s By the Grace of the Gods proves. It’s a relaxing story about an overworked salaryman named Ryoma who reincarnates as a young boy in a JRPG-style world, where he spends his new life raising slimes and helping others. Eventually, he ends up traveling with a local duke’s family to far-off lands for brand new adventures! If you’ve been enjoying Ryoma’s journey this season, here are six more anime that capture that same warm, fuzzy feeling.
Jujutsu Kaisen is Shounen Jump and Crunchyroll’s newest darling – a hugely popular manga that got a highly publicized anime release by a major studio (MAPPA) and would absolutely be the hottest new franchise for cosplay if conventions had actually happened this year. It’s about a boy named Yuuji who tries to protect his friends from a powerful Curse (essentially a demon) by letting an even stronger one possess him, and then falls into the underground world of Curse-fighting sorcerers as a result. It’s a stylish urban fantasy anime with eye-popping animation and eargasm-inducing music, so naturally you might be looking for similar shows to fill the void while you wait for new episodes. Here you go, then – six great anime that remind us of Jujutsu Kaisen!
Japanese media tends to portray homosexual relationships as sweet and caring, but ultimately not that serious – especially once the lovebirds get old enough to graduate into “real” relationships with the opposite sex (see Hibike Euphonium, Aria, and Shin Sekai Yori). However, some newer anime are trying to change that, such as Fall 2018’s Bloom Into You and, of course, Fall 2020’s Adachi and Shimamura. Let’s check out how this tale of awkward schoolgirl lesbian romance is going so far!
2020 has certainly been a rough year, racking up enough tragedies to last a decade and leaving us with an uncertain future ahead. You may have tried watching cute or relaxing anime to lift your spirits, but if that doesn’t quite hit the spot, we have another suggestion – why not make like Aggretsuko and scream out your feelings to the most intense music the anime world has to offer?
We’ve gathered five of our favorite hardcore anime openings so you can make a playlist, find the most soundproof spot in your immediate vicinity, and let out all the emotions that are trapped in your mind. Say it with us: AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
If you’re a fan of fluffy isekai anime where the overpowered protagonist uses their abilities to help people in need and just generally lives their best life in a fantasy world, then Fall 2020 has you covered with two great choices – Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear and By the Grace of the Gods. Today we’ll be exploring them in a bit more detail with a first impressions review of both anime. Let’s get started!
Shounen Jump’s newest smash hit Jujutsu Kaisen has finally been adapted into anime form, with Studio Mappa and some other phenomenal talents bringing this dark urban fantasy series by emerging mangaka Gege Akutami to life.
God of High School director Sunghoo Park is back with his signature jaw-dropping action scenes, and the hip-hop/jazz-inspired beats come courtesy of composers and musicians who worked on the likes of Beastars, Land of the Lustrous, and Dr. Stone. But does this highly promoted anime live up to its impressive pedigree? Let’s take a closer look at what it’s shown us so far!
