Set in a fantastical and medieval-style universe, Guts, also known as the Black Swordsman, is a wandering mercenary pursued by dark forces. Branded as an unholy sacrifice, he must fight off the literal demons that continually hunt him while seeking vengeance against the man who made him what he is.
After an unfortunate incident caused him to lose his job, Arata Kaizaki has been struggling to return to the job market. One day, however, a man named Ryo Yoake approaches him with a proposal that seems to absurd to be true. Yoake claims to work for the ReLIFE Laboratory, an organization tasked with ‘rehabilitating’ NEETs (Not undergoing Employment, Education or Training) like Kaizaki by sending them back to high school for a year.
We’ve made it to the final part of our seasonal anime preview, with a few more surprises left in store. In parts one and two, we already covered the shows set to premiere in the first week of July, now it’s time to take a look at all the leftovers; including a new anime original…
With the season more than halfway over, it’s time to once again dig into our favorite songs from shows that have been airing for the past few months. While our Winter 2016 slate was impressively diverse, it seems the crew have pretty much converged on the best songs en masse this time round. Still, since it’s been a really good season for OPs and EDs that’s not exactly a problem.
Ten years ago, so-called “Orders” started showing up – people granted incredible powers to make their wishes come true. Eiji is one of them, yet after he foolishly wished for the power to destroy the world and caused a great calamity, he has decided to dedicate his life to caring for his sickly sister. Until another Order shows up who claims Eiji’s wish killed her parents, and Eiji finds out he might not have been responsible for the world’s destruction after all…
Several researchers from all over the world gathered around the newly-built Kurobe Dam after the discovery of an ancient artifact. The mystery deepens when Yukina, who attends school along with all the other children of these intellectuals, meets a lone samurai who has awakened from his artificial sleep.
Makoto Kowata moves in with some relatives that live in the countryside in order to finish her witch training. The people around her slowly get a glimpse of what the witching world is like, broomsticks, black cats and all.
A far too large group of hopelessly inexperienced and under-qualified girls go straight floating on a boat on the deep blue sea.
Sakamoto is a comically perfect dude. All the girls love him and all the guys hate him, until the guys start to love him too.
It’s Attack on Titan with trains.
Tanaka is, well, always listless. While his classmates go about their regular high school lives, he mostly sleeps his way through it, much to the concern of his loyal friend Ohta.
When his mother and supposedly only living relative dies, Chihiro is left homeless and alone… until his filthy-rich his uncle shows up that is, and immediately sticks Chihiro in a maid outfit.
Authors of mystery fiction have superpowers and form a supernatural private detective agency.
This seems profitable, let’s make exactly the same thing.
The year is 1937 and Lieutenant-Colonel Yuuki has formed a team of spies, none of whom have a background in the military but all of whom are highly trained and skilled in the arts of manipulation. Known as the “D Agency”, these antihero agents are tasked with conducting various operations in the midst of – a possibly fictitious version of? – the second Sino-Japanese War.
There’s an evil dragon called Dagan Zot that needs killing, for reasons not quite explained. Only Protag, long-winded attacks and made-up words can defeat it.
Sakura Hane is persuaded to join the motorcycle club at school. Shenanigans ensue whilst The Stig silently watches.
Likeable Teenage Male #24 gets sucked into Alternative Universe #17, where he immediately meets Angsty Justice-Seeking Prince #35 and gets unintentionally caught up in Revenge Story #63. A whirlwind adventure filled with crystals, magical swords, and meaningful life lessons awaits!
Phoenix Wright is a rookie defense attorney in the near-future Los Angeles (like seriously, the first game is set in this coming year), where trials are only given three days to find a culprit. With the help of his mentor Mia Fey, he starts his legal career clearing the name of his scoundrel of a best friend, Larry Butz.
About 8 years after the events of Macross Frontier, a group of idols and valkyrie pilots fight to control the spread of Vars Syndrome – an ailment that makes people go mad but can be cured with magic singing. Maybe. There’s also another squad of fighters that seem to be bad guys? Honestly, I don’t know what’s going on.
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