Back in 2018, a modest little idol anime called Zombieland Saga surprised everyone as one of the best new series of an already stacked year. The songs were catchy, the characters were immediately lovable, and the “zombie” element allowed for unusually complex musings on regret and what it means to be an inspiration to someone. So, now that Franchouchou is back after all this time, what do these seven undead divas and their kooky manager have to offer us? Let’s see!
The Spring 2021 anime Dragon Goes House-Hunting is ostensibly about a trash-tier dragon named Letty looking for a new home with the help of the legendary realtor/demon lord Dearia, but it’s really more of an excuse to poke fun at video game tropes than anything. It turns out that being a monster in a JRPG world is actually pretty difficult, and for many more reasons than you’d expect. Let’s check out the five funniest video game references in Dragon Goes House-Hunting!
Well, it’s finally over. 23 years after the first Fruits Basket manga chapter appeared in Hana to Yume magazine, the full story has been faithfully adapted to animation. This final season wraps up the tale of the cursed Souma family and the well-meaning girl who helps them realize their own worth as individuals. So did TMS Entertainment do justice to the conclusion of one of the most iconic shoujo manga of all time? Let’s take a look!
Zombieland Saga (Zombie Land Saga) takes place in the prefecture of Saga, a relatively unpublicized area of Japan on the island of Kyushu, home to about 800,000 people and – in the anime, anyway – seven zombie idols whose performances are destined to make it a household name. As sort of a cross-promotion for tourism, many of the locations and events in this anime actually exist in real life: Drive-In Tori, the Kashima Gatalympics, and Arpino Stadium are just a few you can see in the first season. Today, we’ll take a closer look at five real-life Saga locations featured in the second season, Zombieland Saga: Revenge!
To Your Eternity, based on the ongoing manga of the same name by Yoshitoki Ooima (who also wrote A Silent Voice), was one of the most highly anticipated anime of the Spring 2021 season due to its unique premise and solid pedigree. Now that its first half has just finished up, let’s take a closer look at how Fushi’s adventures have played out so far!
If you’re looking for an anime to really challenge you on tough subjects like systemic oppression, the cruelty of war, and the ease with which people willfully ignore these issues, Spring 2021’s sci-fi action epic 86 is here to serve. It just finished its first season, so let’s take a closer look at how it weaves its tale of ordinary humans swept up in a constant flow of senseless violence.
