Fumetsu no Anata e (To Your Eternity) Hops on the Feels Train Right Away

Fumetsu no Anata e (To Your Eternity) Hops on the Feels Train Right Away

Mary Lee Sauder
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To Your Eternity has been one of the most hotly anticipated anime adaptations of 2021, and we can definitely see why. This atmospheric low fantasy epic is adapted from a manga by Yoshitoki Ooima (who also wrote A Silent Voice), animated by Brain Base (known for their work on ensemble pieces like Durarara and Baccano), and its OP is sung by none other than Hikaru Utada (the musician behind all of your favorite Kingdom Hearts songs). But does this promising series live up to its own hype? Here are our impressions of the first few episodes!

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter Should Be Your Hate-Watch of the Season

Cestvs: The Roman Fighter Should Be Your Hate-Watch of the Season

Mary Lee Sauder
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On paper, Cestvs: The Roman Fighter sounds like a solid entry in any seasonal lineup—it’s a pure action anime about boxing gladiators in Ancient Rome, based on a never-before-adapted manga that’s been running more or less continuously since 1997. It has the director behind the Higurashi series, the studio behind Gintama, and even a professional boxer on hand to help choreograph fight scenes. But for some reason, this potentially great anime has turned out to be a hilarious train wreck reminiscent of Berserk 2016 and even Ex-Arm. Here are our first impressions of Cestvs: The Roman Fighter!

The 5 Best Anime Openings of Spring 2021

The 5 Best Anime Openings of Spring 2021

Mary Lee Sauder
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Exciting original series, hyped-up sequels, fresh and tasty memes... we love everything that comes with a new season of anime, but one of our absolute favorite parts is letting the flood of opening themes wash over us so that we can pick out the best ones and play them over and over again until we’re reciting the lyrics in our dreams. Veteran bop machine Black Clover, unfortunately, won’t be making an appearance this time because its anime is on hiatus, but we’ve still got plenty of terrific tunes for you to add to your playlist. Let’s get started!

Dragon Goes House-Hunting First Impressions – A Real Estate Anime with a Real Knack for Humor

Dragon Goes House-Hunting First Impressions – A Real Estate Anime with a Real Knack for Humor

Mary Lee Sauder
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Spring 2021 has no lack of worthy anime to choose from, but if you’re a comedy fan (particularly one with a love for nostalgic video games), then you have to make room on your watchlist for Dragon, Ie wo Kau. (Dragon Goes House-Hunting). It’s about a young dragon named Letty whose family kicks him out of the den for being so cowardly and useless, leaving him to fend for himself in a JRPG-style world where most people would sooner kill him for epic loot drops than help him find a place to stay.

Beastars Season 2 Review – More Beastly Than Ever Before

Beastars Season 2 Review – More Beastly Than Ever Before

Mary Lee Sauder
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Despite its rather high barrier to entry (all-CG animation, anthropomorphic animal characters, Netflix exclusive, etc.), the first season of Beastars exceeded expectations and garnered a sufficient fan following. That’s because, once you look past the initial oddness, you’ll find a deeply intriguing story about good people just trying to live in a fundamentally hostile world. But does season 2 live up to the demographic-shaking appeal of its predecessor? Let’s see!

5 Winter 2021 Anime That Didn’t Quite Hit the Mark

5 Winter 2021 Anime That Didn’t Quite Hit the Mark

Mary Lee Sauder
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The Winter 2021 anime season had some truly outstanding shows, but unfortunately, not all of the anime we were looking forward to watching lived up to our expectations. Solid narratives that rushed themselves towards the end, shaky adaptations of far superior source material, inexperienced or overworked studios biting off more than they can chew... for any number of reasons (some of which definitely had to do with the pandemic delaying or canceling many anime from last year), this season just wasn’t as solid as it could’ve been. Here are five Winter 2021 anime that didn’t quite hit the mark.

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