OP/ED Op-Eds: The Best of Summer 2017

Bad news! Summer is over! Good news! That means we’ll be telling you about our favourite anime songs of the season again! Scant consolation, probably, but hey, since when is that our job? Regardless, we have another diverse lineup for you, with gratuitous sex jazz, spy prog, minimal hip-house and a dash of fairy pop. All of these are totally real genres. Look them up.

Made In Abyss Episodes 6-9

Reg and Riko confront the mysterious Ozen the Immovable, who reveals many secrets about her role in Riko’s past. From there, they travel down through the Third Layer, an endless cliff full of dangerous predators.

Our Two Cents: Forgotten Gems

Sometimes a show manages to find a place in our hearts even when it’s been denied access to the collective consciousness. In the first instalment of our new monthly feature, Zigg, Iro, Aqua, Gee, Euri, and Artemis throw in their two cents on which all-but forgotten anime they still hold dear.

First Look: My Very Own Hero

Masahiro Setagawa is the neighborhood delinquent errand-boy until he bumps into Kousuke Oshiba, the older brother of his best friend, whose fighting abilities have earned him the nickname Bear Killer. Fast forward a year or so and Setagawa is entering high school, with the days of playing lapdog for his delinquent ‘buddies’ behind him thanks to Oshiba’s influence. However, the delinquents have not quite forgotten Setagawa, and as fate would have it, Oshiba has just been assigned to Setagawa’s school as a math teacher.

First Look: Princess Principal

In an alternate world, turn-of-the-century London is separated by a massive wall, designating which side belongs to the Kingdom, and which to the Commonwealth. A bunch of cute girls attend a boarding school in the Kingdom as a cover for their lives as spies for the Commonwealth.

First Look: Altair: A Record of Battles

War orphan and youngest ever Pasha of the Türkiye stratocracy, Mahmut is serving on a Divan split between aggressive militarists and staunch pacifists. With his country constantly under threat of another war thanks to the power-hungry Empire, Mahmut begins his quest to keep the peace while not giving in to the Empire’s political ambitions.

First Look: Welcome to the Ballroom

Fujita Tatara is an ordinary middle school student struggling to find purpose in life. After being saved from bullies by the pro dancer Kaname Sengoku, he begins to take an interest in ballroom dancing. Inspired by fellow classmate, Hanaoka Shizuku, Tatara decides to devote himself to dancesport. 

First Look: DIVE!!

Tomoki Sakai is a middle school boy obsessed with diving and with his senior Yoichi, who got him into the sport. Now though his club is in danger of being shut down, and the members are going to have to rally together to save it.