Why is Princess Mononoke a Good Movie?

Princess Mononoke is a creation of Studio Ghibli Inc., which is a Japanese animation film studio known for its animated feature movies. Most likely, Princess Mononoke is an old movie from this company—it was famous because it is different from other studio ghibli films; the themes and storyline were unique but fascinating. It also captivates the heart of the viewers while watching it since the movie defines how beautiful nature is, how humanity affects the environment itself, and what are the effects of destroying this particular gem.

SAN by Hayao MIyazaki from Princess Mononoke (credits to Studio GHIBLI)

In line with this, Hayao Miyazaki the director of Studio Ghibli loves to give symbolism with a touch of Japan’s culture. For that reason, many people adore Studio Ghibli films aside from its animation, art style but also the plotline of every film they make. They always make it with so much love, craftsmanship, and emotions. Princess Mononoke is a 1997-fantasy film where humans, animals, and god’s relationship with one another begins to crumble.

It features mature and strong content from the fighting scenes to its complex storyline that’s why I said—it differs from the other studio ghibli film you’ve seen or watched such as Spirited Away, Howl’s moving castle, The Wind Rises, Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo on the cliff, Kiki’s delivery service, and many more.

ASHITAKA by Hayao Miyazaki from Priness Mononoke (credits to Studio GHIBLI)

I love everything about this movie since it is a classic film by Studio Ghibli, it is a 1997 animation film but it was good. The plot was visualized and thought well⁠—it was indeed magical. What makes it pretty close to my heart is that I have a soft heart for animals and nature.

This movie, just like Nausicaa valley of the wind, entails the heavenliness of nature itself. It attempts to teach our minds to know the value of our environment and how relevant it is for our daily living. Princess Mononoke is a good movie, not just particularly in all Studio Ghibli films but probably to every animated film out there.

It was astonishing and remarkable, a unique storyline that is suitable for those people who are into mature themes. Overall this movie is great, for those who haven’t watched this yet. You better watch it because you might regret it if you won’t.

Author – Hinode

MY HERO ACADEMIA – An Honest Review: First Impressions Don’t Last

DISCLAIMER: Spoilers ahead

Before I got back in touch with my “weeaboo” side, I have been hearing about this series called My Hero Academia a lot. Either I hear about it from my other weeaboo friends or when a YouTuber I watch gets sponsored by Crunchyroll. Frankly, I never really paid much attention to it even when I started going back to being an anime fan again. I have never really thought of My Hero Academia as anything special. I just dismissed it as an overrated series over-hyped by fans. This statement stayed true even when I gave it a shot and finished the first season. I just never really understood the hype around the show. Even the characters weren’t enough for me to like it as well when you have a generic protagonist like Izuku Midoriya with cliché goals, dialogues, and a generic backstory.

IZUKU MIDORIYA by Kohei Horikoshi from My Hero Academia (credits to Bones Inc.)

This is one of my pet peeves when watching a show.

Even the other main character, Katsuki Bakugo, a cruel child that I could see myself beating up because he’s just so annoying, didn’t help redeem the series for me (Keep Bakugo and Midoriya in mind. They will be important in this review later on.) The only characters that I have liked at this point were 1-A’s homeroom teacher, Shota Aizawa, and All Might. Other than them, I never really gave a damn about the other characters and saw them as nothing more than forgettable extras.

I was hesitant to continue the series at first because of the first impression that the first season left on me. But after being convinced by my friend to continue I eventually decided that a second try wouldn’t hurt and so I did. And now this is the part where I apologize to the series, to the author Kohei Horikoshi-sensei and to you, if you are ever a My Hero Academia fan. I have been mean to the series in the first paragraph, and to that, I am sorry. After all, these are my honest thoughts about the show, and frankly, I’m more than happy that my first impressions didn’t last long. Now without further ado, here is a thorough review of each season of My Hero Academia, along with my thoughts and opinions on it.

(from left to right) MINA ASHIDO, MINORU MINETA, KATSUKI BAKUGO, TSUYU ASUI, IZUKU MIDORIYA, MEZO SHOJI, PCHACO URARAKA and TENYA IIDA by Kohei Horikoshi from My Hero Academia (credits to Bones Inc.)

Halfway through the second season, I am finding myself getting invested in the show thanks to the fact that the other characters are finally given more screen time–I get to know the cast even better. Not only that, but the arcs are also slowly becoming more, and more interesting. I found myself getting excited at the sports festival arc⁠ and by the end of it, I started liking more characters like Fumikage Tokoyami a.k.a. “best bird”, Tenya Iida a.k.a. “nerd Genos”, “coolest hottie” Shoto Todoroki and the best girl Kyoka Jiro. Things got even more interesting with the Hero Killer: Stein arc, and this is where the show has completely redeemed itself for me because of interesting interactions of our main cast to Stein. Finally, the final exam arc was quite important to me as a My Hero Academia watcher as it is responsible for seeing the beginning of these things—my never-ending love for Jiro, the beginning of my shipping of characters thanks to Todoroki and Momo Yaoyorozu, and the slow start of Bakugo’s redemption (at least in my own personal opinion).

The second season of this show has done more than enough to redeem the entire series for me, and I’m wrapping it up with a lot of positive feedback. But of course, there are still things to criticize. What I really can’t get by is the League Of Villains, particularly Tomura Shigaraki. I find his motivations petty and childish⁠—and it holds true to this day. His character as a villain just doesn’t cut. To add, the moniker League Of Villains is just something I can’t really take seriously. Nevertheless, it’s a show about heroes inspired by Marvel and written by a Japanese person so I guess I could let it pass. Another nitpick is that our protagonist, Izuku Midoriya, hasn’t grown into me yet–not even a little bit. I have mentioned in the first paragraph that I have never been a fan of clichés, and Midoriya is established to me as a character of many clichés.

However, these criticisms aren’t reasons for me not to like this season as this is the most important season in my journey of watching My Hero Academia. It’s thanks to this season that my opinion on this series changed, but things are just going to get better in the third season.

(from left to right) MIRIO TOGATA, NEJIRE HADO and TAMAKI AMAJIKI by Kohei Horikoshi from My Hero Academia (credits to Bones Inc.)

Few episodes in Season 3, and I already know I’m in for a treat. The training camp arc maybe was not too strong, but it’s thanks to this arc that Midoriya started to slowly grow on me as he inspires Kota, a brat who hated heroes until he met our protagonist.  However, it would be heresy if I hadn’t mentioned of the most iconic arcs in all of My Hero; All For One’s return and All Might’s last stand as his true form gets exposed because of his fading quirk—One For All. This holds as one of the most emotionally touching moments in all of My Hero and the reason why I think All Might is one of, if not the best-written character in the entire series. It shows that the people truly love our Number One Hero for who he truly is and thus, I declare this as a certified United States of Smash moment to my feels. 

Another thing to take note of in this season is Midoriya and Bakugo’s growth. The interaction between him and Midoriya before they started kicking each other’s ass made me genuinely feel bad for him, and thus cemented his redemption in my book. Keep being you, Lord Explosion Murder.

Overall, this season lived up my expectations, and watching the growth of the characters of Bakugo and Midoriya is one of my greatest experiences in watching My Hero. The only critic I could point out is the pro-hero licensure exam since it didn’t have that much highlights for me–except probably Joker’s introduction. That aside, My Hero Academia Season 3 was a blast. My expectations for the fourth season hasn’t bewildered, and boy am I not ready with what the next season has in store.

(from left to right) IZUKU MIDORIYA, MINORU MINETA, TENYA IIDA, OCHACO URARAKA, TSUYU ASUI, MIRIO TOGATA and ERI by Kohei Horikoshi from My Hero Academia (credits to Bones Inc.)

The fourth season of this series is undoubtedly the best season of all⁠—it finds itself as one of the greatest and one of my most favorite anime seasons I have watched. Some side characters, namely Eijiro Kirishima, Tamaki Amajiki and Mirio Togata finally get to have their chance to shine, and all their character arcs are equally amazing. But my real reason as to why I call as the best BNHA season is the Overhaul arc—which is arguably the best arc in the series. And God Almighty, this arc completely blew my brains out. If All Might’s retirement broke your heart, then the end of this arc will grind the pieces of your broken heart into fine dust. For the last three seasons, I have considered the show pretty light-hearted as no one, not even one of the villains, ever dies. That changed when Sir Nighteye died smiling, and it’s in my opinion the most emotional moment in all of My Hero Academia–an experience I won’t forget.

Afterward, a misunderstood villain was introduced. Even though his screen time is short, Gentle Criminal is, in my opinion, the best written My Hero Academia villain. Not only is his motivation much more unique and harmless, but the dynamic between him and La Brava is also wonderfultruly one of My Hero Academia’s most underrated characters. The culture festival is a breath of fresh air after all the heaviness that the Overhaul arc and Gentle Criminal had. This arc is one of my favorites because of two reasonsKyoka Jiro finally gets her spotlight both literally and figuratively Eri, the girl Midoriya, Togata, and Sir Nighteye saved finally learns how to smile. The season ends with Endeavor’s new responsibility as the new Number One hero, and frankly, it’s the best way to wrap up such an amazing season.

The fourth season of My Hero Academia is, without a doubt, the best season. It’s up there with the greatest anime seasons that have been released, and my experience into watching this season is one I will never forget—one that truly left an everlasting impact on me emotionally. I can’t pinpoint something to criticize other than Sir Nighteye being underutilized and lasting for just only half a season and Gentle Criminal arc being short but even then, the way Horikoshi wrote them had more than made it up for me to get attached to both of them.

Needless to say, I am more than happy that my first impression of this show did not last long. Sure, I may still think that the entire story of the series and the protagonist are not that impressive, but I realized it is never a reason for me not to enjoy the ride because what I think this series does its best is making its characters lovable. Their interactions with each other, whether comedic or serious, are incredibly entertaining to watch and is the real reason I started liking the show. It is overrated and rightfully so because it’s a genuinely great series, and I had a lot of fun watching it. It is funny how I used to think that shows with clichés and generic storylines are objectively bad but it is all thanks to My Hero Academia, Bones Inc., and Horikoshi-sensei that perspective of mine changed. 

My Over-all Rating

  1. Story rating: 5/10
  2. Character rating: 7/10
  3. Animation rating: 8.5/10
  4. Personal impact: 8/10
  5. Final rating: 7.1/10

Author – Sherlock Morioh

Why is Anime still being stigmatized?

Anime is now a worldwide phenomenon. People from all around the globe have seen or at least heard of anime. However, despite being so celebrated, Anime is still being stigmatized by others. The most common reason being that they find it immature or childish. And while there are some series that are aimed towards kids, anime, in general, is far from childish.

It all boils down to cultural differences

A lot of people tend to compare anime with western animation or cartoons. And you cannot blame them since both are forms of animated entertainment. But if one were to take a closer look at both, it becomes apparent that the two originate from different regions. These are what are known as Cultural or Regional differences. To put it simply, they are one of the reasons for censorship. What may be acceptable in one country may be considered taboo in another. Things such as gore, violence and other mature content are often victims of censorship.

Tropes, Generalizations, Stereotypes

Some people are quick to judge, they see one series, and they think that is what anime is all about. Can that person be blamed for assuming that every single anime is a perverted harem series? No, of course not. But it is pretty unfair for them to generalize all anime because of one terrible or gold experience. It does not help that there is an abundance of tropes that are silly and lighthearted, with those who don’t understand the joke or reference, taking it for what it is.

They are not the same as Cartoons

Whenever you think of cartoons you might be thinking of animated characters being wholesome and silly. Anime can also do this, hence the misconception. However, anime is not limited to that one genre, it might suddenly turn into an epic action-packed adventure, a gory horror experience, or a heavily exaggerated slice of life. The variety of anime is so diverse that it is its phenomenon. Now, cartoons are not just for kids, they are meant for the whole family to enjoy. They are usually rated of general audiences in mind. The ones with mature themes are rated for teens. So, things like violence are there but others, like gore, are not.

Exposure to the bad side of the community

This is a fairly new one—it also falls in the Tropes, Generalization, and Stereotypes part. Believe it or not, the community or fandom plays a big part in others’ opinions of them, especially first impressions. Only a small percentage of individuals make up the bad side of fandom, mainly extremists or immature people. The thing is though, the negative people stand out a lot more compared to the positive ones. And we usually assume that they represent the entire community. This leads to stereotyping, which in turn, ruins the community’s reputation. It is all a downwards spiral.

The message to take away from this is that everyone is different. And it is not wise to assume that one bad apple will spoil the entire barrel. If your first impressions are bad—that is okay. But it is only fair that you give it a second chance.

Author – Mark Kim

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What is the Distinction between Japan’s Manga and American Comic Books?

While a few people may not see the contrast between Japan’s Manga and American Comic Books, there are unmistakable contrasts between the two fine arts that separate them from each other.

Manga is as a rule (yet not generally) imprinted clearly, as restricted to shading. They are additionally typically more visual than American comics and contain fewer words. The drawings in the manga, be that as it may, are typically a lot less difficult than in American comic books.

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Most manga is sold either as a tankobun (book) or in a week by week magazine. In any case, they are normally imprinted clearly and are genuinely inconvenient, practically like a condensation. American comics are circulated and styled alternately. American comic books are typically sold as magazines (est. 32 pages) with shaded print. There are likewise gathered versions (Omnibus; sort of like a manga arrangement) which have a subset number of issues from the arrangement, or an extraordinary story curve. To put it plainly, American comics are generally hued and arrived in a wide range of choices between singular issues, assortments, realistic books, and so on.

There is likewise much more manga in Japan than there are funnies in America. In certainty, almost 40% of everything being equal, and books distributed in Japan today are said to be manga.

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One thing I saw immediately between Japan’s Manga heroes (or any story that has rivalry) and American Comic Book legends (like those of Marvel or DC) is that Japan’s characters continually get more grounded⁠. While the American counterparts will, in general, hold their equivalent degree of solidarity, only occasionally getting more grounded. On the off chance that a legend in a comic book gets more grounded, for the most part, the progressions do not keep going exceptionally long. For instance, let us take a gander at the acclaimed “Superman v Goku” banter.

Most importantly, in the event that you don’t have a clue what their identity is, I don’t understand why you’re still reading this. Second, there are numerous cycles of Superman, yet just one of Goku.

From Geeks on Coffee (credits to the owner)

Indeed, Dragonball has had side projects, yet there are no substitute Goku’s or equals. Presently, on the off chance that we pit both legends against one another when they appeared, I question Goku would ever win. Presently streak forward to where we are today. Goku in Super Saiyan Blue will take out Superman on account of how much more grounded Goku has become throughout the years.

Try not to trust me? Locate a comic of Superman battling a divine being, just to bring about being two punches from clearing out the whole reality. All right, sure Thanos has done stuff that way; however, it rapidly gets excused and is not, at this point, a quality he has. It is additionally reasonable for note while some American Heroes do get huge force redesigns (Spider Man has had a couple, Thor as of late turned into a Herald of Galactus, and Capt. get the chances to lift things other than his hammer time to time), they will not in every case last or remain in the standard universe. Goku is as yet that solid and conveys it with him for the remainder of the series.

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With regard to story length, Japanese Manga takes the cake. Story arcs can once in a while proceed for extensive periods, either with a danger that takes part upon section to beat only one of the numerous adversaries, an individual who needs being safeguarded, whatever it is, Japanese Manga will, in general, have longer stories contrasted with their American partners. Indeed, there have been a lot of drawn-out curves in Comics; however, with the resetting of universes, new saints assuming control over, time-traveling, and obstruction from astronomical forces like the Infinity Stones⁠—American Comics appear to cover a greater number of circular segments than in Japan.

The greatest contrast, notwithstanding the way that Japanese manga are made in Japanese while American comics are initially made in English, is that manga is, for the most part, perused in the converse request of their American cousins. What American readers consider as the last page of the story is generally the principal page. The boards on each manga page are requested from the option to left rather than from left to right, and the writing in them is typically vertical.

Regardless of how you look at the distinctions, both are loaded up with intriguing stories, solid subjects, and are an extraordinary side interest to get into.

Author – KamehameNayah

Popularity of Anime: Why is it Skyrocketing?

From the fierce fights, wind breeze in a certain dramatic moment, dangerous injuries that somehow do not lead in deaths, the unrealistic but unique body structures, gaining a superpower just for eating a hair (or a fruit) or most likely because of hard work, waking up in a different world surrounded by fairies, elves, giants, monsters, powerful demons especially cute, and voluptuous women can only mean one specific and gratifying thing⁠—Anime.

NAGISA FURUKAWA and TOMOYA OKOZAKI by Jun Maeda from Clannad (credits to Kyoto Animation)

Anime has a huge influence not only to children but also to adults. They have been continuously discovering ways to improve and to gain more supporters. For this reason, Anime is absolutely a different genre of entertainment but that is what makes it more satisfying to watch.

Nowadays, the rising popularity of anime is pretty obvious because when you open an application called TikTok the sporty-anime ‘Haikyuu’ and other anime series such as: ‘Kakegurui’, ‘Demon Slayer’ and ‘Boku no Hero Academia’ are relatively famous not just in TikTok but also to other social media platforms just like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram it is gaining an enormous amount of viewers and fans in just a short period.

Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima (credits to A-1 Pictures, Satelight, Bridge and CloverWorks)

We could say that many people got interested in Anime since we are quarantined for a couple of months already, they see this long vacation as a way to know what Anime is, why young and adults love this particular entertainment. But the question is, why? Why Anime is popular? Why does it become famous all over the world?

The artistic component is a huge part of the enjoyment of watching anime, complex stories⁠—most frames are hand-drawn, which requires skill and effort of doing so, world-building, and character development.

(from left to right) AYUMI YOSHIDA, MITSUHIKO TSUBURAYA, GEORGE KOJIMA, and CONAN EDIGAWA by Gosho Aoyama from Detective Conan (credits to Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation and TMS Entertainment)

Anime is well known for being far more aesthetically pleasing than American animation as said by Funimation graphic designer Michele Sontag. Animators employ the use of 3D animation, special effects, astounding pallete, the balance of the colors, and its uniqueness, which creates a striking motion of images to develop good scenes. Anime is also an avenue for older teens and adults to enjoy a more mature animation.

To sum it up, Anime is gaining its deserving popularity because of how warm and refreshing entertainment it is. Entertainment that will bring you in fantasy and an unrealistic world to relieve your stress and make you happy at the same time.

Author – Hinode

The Challenge of Living On – Koe no Katachi (A Silent Voice): Why it Became Successful?

Koe no Katachi, or “A Silent Voice” in English, came out on seventeenth September 2016 and was positioned second among the Japanese films in the wake of being appeared in 120 films on that end of the week. In these two days, the film acquired an aggregate of 283 million Yen, which is more than 2.5 million USD/2.2 million Euro.

In any case, the cash is not the main thing they earned after the film was screened. It is the regard and suggestion of the individuals who viewed the film, showed itself in the tremendous publicity which has just arrived at the entire world.

In light of the manga by Yoshitoki Ōima follows the account of Shoya Ishida, a previous grade school menace who, along with his companions, singled out their deaf cohort (classmate) Shouko Nishimiya. Because of inordinate harassing and attack, Nishimiya had to move schools and the fault for which was put on Ishida, making everybody—his educators, cohorts, and companions betray him.

Young SHOUKO NISHIMIYA by Yoshitoki Oima from Koe No Katachi (Credits to Kyoto Animation)

Why it Became Successful?

  1. Flaw-filled Characters
Young SHOUKO NISHIMIYA by Yoshitoki Oima from Koe no Katachi (Credits to Kyoto Animation)

Something that surprised me is the characters, whose characters are much of the time relatable and sensible. Koe no Katachi has a wide exhibit of characters. All of them have a flaw or the like. Besides, they are not the agreeable kind of flaw like being air-headed or ditzy, yet ones that may even effectively cause you to rethink warming up to the individual. In any case, by the day’s end, is not that what makes us, and these characters human?

There were additionally schoolmates who attempted to comprehend Shouko and even needed to learn communication via gestures, yet, they either started to lose the inspiration to help Shouko or got tormented because they were near her. A few colleagues were in any event, getting a charge out of the tormenting of Shouko and did not try to help her since everyone could turn into a casualty, as well. The dread of turning into a casualty outperformed the fearlessness to meddle, which is additionally normal in this circumstance and nothing they could be accused of. Women and refined men, how might we be able to potentially like such a diverse team of human savages?

They act simply like… us. We are at our center, terrified and scared of our general surroundings. It is everything we can do to shield ourselves from the horrible world by lying, cheating, and manipulating one another. However, that is the thing that it is to be human. Much the same as us, the characters of Koe no Katachi respond a similar way an ordinary human would when confronted with misfortune.

  1. Tending to Excruciating Points
Teenager SHOYA ISHIDA by Yoshitoki Oima from Koe no Katachi (Credits to Kyoto Animation)

This is the thing that Koe no Katachi does. It goes up against us with the unforgiving reality many individuals need to manage and truly tosses us, the viewers, into the most profound and haziest chasm of the real world. Points, for example, being tormented, being disregarded or even sold out by companions and instructors, or even the people one would trust the most, every one of these themes is a piece of Koe no Katachi.

The tormenting circumstance in Japanese schools is very infamous. While we’re gritting our teeth over the absence of intercession by classmates and educators when Ishida and his force kept conspicuously irritating Shouko, we ought to likewise be worried that something that outrageous occurs, all things considered. The part of self-destruction, the last choice to get away from one’s coldblooded life, vigorously crashes with the assignments the characters do to see one another. Furthermore, to “see one another” is what is the most significant angle for living with unique individuals.

Koe no Katachi along these lines is a gallant exertion in opening up conversations with respect to the subject.

  1. The Whole Plot
(from left to right) MIYOKO SAHARA, NAOKA UENO, YUZURU NISHIMIYA, SHOUKO NISHIMIYA, SHOYA ISHIDA, TOMOHIRO NAGATSUKA, MIKI KAWAI, and TOSHI MASHIBASA by Yoshitoki Oima from Koe no Katachi (Credits to Kyoto Animation)

Who has not experienced something comparative? Slip-ups that we wish we had not made—however, happened in any case? That is the reason Ishida is such a relatable character for a significant number of us watchers. We comprehend why he experienced what he did, and yet dislike, we make the most of his torment. We all social animals have experienced the equivalent at a certain point. We cannot state Ishida did not procure or cause it, yet we can understand him at any rate.

In contrast to shows and anime, people aren’t as emotional as we might suspect we seem to be. While numerous things are done on a spike, a substantial subject is not self-destruction. It is gradually stewed in our minds for quite a while. The idea of blurring into reality is a substantial one. We can start to think of it as when the idea of our considerations stopping is wanted to enduring any more drawn out than we have.

The film did not spin its plot around the blooming of a relationship in the sentimental sense. When you have seen the master plan—that particular detail turns into somewhat unimportant. What is more, even though you know an implicit something is going on among Shouko and Ishida, it does not take the roar from the genuine takeaway the film is attempting to get over.

Shouko’s disability is not at all romanticized in the film—she did not need to figure out how to adapt with her inability due to a knight in sparkling armor who might change her point of view. The film indicated what deaf individuals’ involvement with reality and not the slightest bit disregarded.

  1. The Perfect Visuals and Soundtrack
Teenager SHOYA ISHIDA and SHOUKO NISHIMIYA by Yoshitoki Oima from Koe no Katachi (Credits to Kyoto Animation)

The movement style is one of the most significant angles with regards to anime and is, likewise, the motivation behind why such huge numbers of individuals drop an entire arrangement after their early introduction. This is, fortunately, not the situation with Koe no Katachi because, considerably after observing just the initial couple of moments of the film, we perceive how much exertion was placed into the activity. The measure of subtleties and the entire distinctive hues that are appeared in these couple of moments are astonishing and make the film substantially more charming than anticipated.

Indeed, even though basic visuals, we can see through Ishida’s eyes and comprehend his forlornness and uneasiness. Certain shots center around various pieces of the body as well, at whatever point he is bantering with somebody—hands wringing together, feet scraping in anxiety to copy his eyes that experience issues taking a gander at somebody else’s.

Considering it a treat to the eyes would portray the standard nature of Kyoto Animation, one of the top-level activity studios in Japan, impeccably. Including a gigantic measure of wonderful soundtracks, regardless of whether they are background sounds, character topics, or something different, to these astounding scenes results in the help of the watcher’s general impression.

To answer the question: why it became successful?

The visuals impeccably impart the character’s emotions. The film handles physical inability without commending it and it does not concentrate on romance. It opens up conversations about harassing in Japan and its drawn-out effect—need not bother with components of imagination to be a success, in all honesty.

It moves compassion among individuals with contrasts and most importantly, it shows us the most ideal approach to heal.

It is an enormous achievement since it shows that everything that occurred in this story could have turned out better on the off chance that they tuned in to Shouko’s quiet voice more.

This anime gives the viewers the drive to improve on the off chance that they get an opportunity and goes up against the individuals who are stuck in tough situations and show them to never surrender.

Teenager SHOUKO NISHIMIYA by Yoshitoki Oima from Koe no Katachi (Credits to Kyoto Animation)

Author – KamehameNayah

DanMachi Season 3 (Is It Wrong to Try Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?)

DanMachi is a story about a white-haired guy named Bell Cranel that gradually finds himself in a journey to become stronger together with his companion Goddess Hestia (the woman in the right corner wearing a white dress and blue bow tie).

DanMachi Season 3 OFFICIAL TRAILER by AnimeUS (Credits to Fujino Omori and J.C. Staff)

This series is written by Fujino Omori⁠—despite having a lot of competitors with the same journey that talks about adventure, action, and humor. DanMachi keeps on rising since the story itself is pure fun and excitement in any way possible.

Season 3 of DanMachi will have the action picking up significantly since Bell Cranel, which is the heroine in the anime series, will find himself taking a stand in a war where he’s trying to stop both sides. 

From DanMachi Season 3 Official Trailer (Credits to Fujinio Omori and J.C. Staff)

Unfortunately, the DanMachi Season 3 release date has officially been delayed in 2020 due to the effects of the coronavirus pandemic throughout the globe. Much the same as other anime arrangements that have been deferred because of a similar explanation.

BELL CRANEL From DanmAchi Season 3 Official Trailer (Credits to Fujino Omori and J.C. Staff)

Right now, the anime production committee is shooting for releasing the anime later in 2020. Hopefully, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no ha Machigatteiru Darou ka?) Season 3 won’t be delayed until 2021. That’s the only thing we can hope for, we are all excited about the journey of Bell Cranel and what is about to happen along the series.

From DanMachi Season 3 Official Trailer (Cedits to Fujino Omori and J.C. Staff)

Thankfully, the wait for the third season will feel like a short battle to anime fans. The anime’s creation group occupied the hole in time by delivering a DanMachi OVA scene in mid-2020. The anime fans are pumped up and excited for season 3, and we also cannot wait and watch the adventures of Bell Cranel.

Author – Hinode

A New Series to Look Out for: Kanojo, Okarishimasu (Rent-a-Girlfriend)

You can rent a girlfriend, but can you buy love?

Reiji Miyajima, writer and illustrator of Rent-a-Girlfriend

Rent A Girlfriend, or Kanojo Okarishimasu is a comedy and romance anime written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima based on his manga with the same title. It was then animated under TMS Entertainment, and directed by Kazuomi Koga. It was premiered on July 11, 2020, and will run into 12 episodes for its first season.

ICHINOSE CHIZURU (left) and KINOSHITA KAZUYA (right); Reiji Miyajima, TMS Entertainment – Rent a Girlfriend (Game n Guides)

The manga writer and illustrator Reiji Miyajima has already written more manga aside from Rent A Girlfriend. He was known for being the author and artist behind Kanojo, Hitomishirimasu, AKB49: Renai Kinshi Jourei, Mononote: Edo Kiketsu Ninja Emaki and Mononote: Edo Kiketsu Ninja Emaki (Pilot). His work, Rent a Girlfriend, was serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in July 2017 and has been compiled into 16 volumes as of August 2020.

NANAMI MAMI; Reiji Miyajima, TMS Entertainment – Rent a Girlfriend (Game n Guides)

The story runs into the protagonist Kazuya Kinoshita after he was dumped by his girlfriend. To ease the pain from being dumped he rented a girlfriend from a mobile app Diamond and hired Chizuru Mizuhara, a beautiful rental girlfriend who was first an almost perfect girl Kazuya could ask for: great looks, cute, and caring personality. But because Kazuya is still tormented by his past relationship, he believed that Chizuyu is just playing around men’s hearts and leave her a negative rating.

SARASHINA RUKA; Reiji Miyajima, TMS Entertainment – Rent a Girlfriend (Xenodude)

 Angry at her client’s disrespect towards her, Chizuru revealed her true nature: sassy and temperamental. They found out later that both of them went to the same university, their grandmothers stayed in the same hospital, and both lived next door. Kazuya and Chizuru were now forced to fake their relationship—acting to be real lovers in front of their relatives.

SAKURASAWA SUMI; Reiji Miyajimam, TMS Entertainment – Rent a Girlfriend (Medium)

The series is authorized by Crunchyroll outside of Asia. In Southeast Asia, the arrangement is authorized by Muse Communication and delivered on real-time feature iQIYI. On August 11, 2020, Crunchyroll declared that the arrangement would get an English dub.

Author – Tenshi-chan

URASHIMASAKATASEN NO NICHIJOU ANIME REVIEW

Urashimasakatasen no Nichijou is a slice of life/comedy series released in the Fall of 2019 (2nd of October 2019, specifically) by Gainax Kyoto⁠. The series was produced by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. There are 12 episodes in total, each being about 4 minutes long. As of this writing, there is no news of a second season. The full series is viewable on YouTube, thanks to Muse Asia. The main characters in the series are members of the real-life vocal unit, also called UraShimaSakataSen or USSS, for short.

Urashimasakatasen no Michijou Opening (Credits to NBCUniversal Anime/Music)

Urashimasakatasen no Nichijou is about four transfer students who just so happen to become classmates. They eventually form their school club, and misadventures ensue. Urata is the president of the club solely because he is first in the order of the Hiragana Syllabary.  

Urata and his ‘mascot’ Yamadanuki in the opening (Credits to NBCUniversal Anime/Music)

The first few episodes show each of the four characters’ personalities. Each one is a well-known cliché. Urata is the textbook-main character who wants to become a popular one in class. His signature color is green. He tries his best to make a good first impression until he is interrupted by the second transfer student, Sakata.   

Sakata (red) and the rest of the club (Credits to NBCUniversal Anime/Music)

Sakata follows the late for school cliché in his introduction, complete with a loaf of bread in his mouth. His signature color is red. Sakata has a ditsy and mischievous character and is quite often demonstrated wearing a cat-face smile. The introduction gets interrupted yet again by the third transfer student, Shima, who crashes through the ceiling but remains unharmed.

Shima in the opening (Credits to NBCUniversal Anime/Music)

Shima is the cool one in the group. His signature color is purple. He wears a costume and sunglasses when he introduces himself to the class. Shima rolls up the sleeves of his uniform, and unlike the others (save for Sakata), he chooses not to wear the colored vest and necktie, further reinforcing his cool guy personality. A running gag in later episodes has Shima wearing the appropriate attire out of nowhere, depending on the situation, such as an umpire’s mask or a bomb squad helmet complete with a shield.

One of the students interrupts the three’s introduction. The three transfer students think that he is the class boss and that they have angered him. The student reveals himself to be the fourth and final transfer student, Senra.

Senra in the opening (Credits to NBCUniversal Anime/Music)

Senra is the odd one in the group as his actions do not immediately show his personality. His signature color is yellow. But judging from his voice and appearance, he appears to be the rich and fancy type. Homeroom ends, and needless to say, Urata’s plans to become the popular one in class is a complete failure. After homeroom, the four then meet up and form the cleverly named Transfer Students Club.

The Transfer Students Club does not have any clear goals. The members just do what they want. In the following episodes, the members are involved in several activities, such as having a Takoyaki Party, playing Baseball in the classroom, attracting the attention of a delinquent, dealing with a bomb sent by the said delinquent, and more.   

The series is not very plot-heavy with very little continuity. The only noticeable continuity is when the consequences of their actions appear in later episodes. It is not even supposed to be taken seriously anyway⁠—given the show’s chibi art style and over-the-top reactions.

Urashimasakatasen no Nichijou is what can be described as a bite-sized anime with 12 episodes that are 4 minutes each. The entire series can be binged in less than an hour. My only complaint with the show its pacing. It took them ¼ of the episodes before they start club activities. Aside from that, the series is pretty decent. This is the kind of show that you can kick back and relax to, not paying much focus to anything.

4/5 – “The comfort food of anime”

Author – Mark Kim

From Mobile Game to Anime – Koi to Producer EVOLxLOVE

Mr. Love: Queen’s Choice or Koi to Producer EVOLxLOVE is a Chinese female situated visual novel mobile phone game that offers you the chance to text, talk, and even call the primary characters while building up your own profession as a media maker.

Studio MAPPA, AnimePV, Papergames – Koi to Producer: EVOLxLOVE Official Trailer (Neko Anime Channel)

In a world loaded up with superpowers, dreams, and shock, you will encounter a young lady’s entire life and get profoundly engaged with four male characters, feeling their sentiment, love, puzzle, and strife in a profound story spreading over many scenes.

Papergames and Studio MAPPA – Gogoanime

The engineer, Papergames, delivered the game in China for gadgets iOS and Android in December 2017, and later delivered it in English in March 2019 and Japanese in July of the equivalent year. Until now, it has aggregated in excess of 90 million downloads around the world. The game was delivered on March 20, 2019 on Google Play in the UK. It was likewise delivered in Japan as Love and Producer ~EVOL×LOVE~.

An anime TV arrangement variation was declared on July 8, 2019. The arrangement is coordinated by Munehisa Sakai at studio MAPPA, with contents composed by Kiyoko Yoshimura and characters planned by Jinshichi Yamaguchi.

Papergames and Studio MAPPA – Anime SWEET

The primary cast individuals will reprise their roles for the anime. It debuted on July 15, 2020 on Tokyo MX and different channels.

The initial signature melody, “Nibiiro no Yoake” (Dark Gray Dawn), will be performed by Yutaro Miura. The closure signature tune, “Maioritekita Yuki” (Snow That Flies Down), will be performed by Konomi Suzuki.

Papergames and Studio MAPPA – QooApp

SYNOPSIS

The courageous woman of the story acquired the organization from her dad, who is presently responsible for a TV program as a maker. Notwithstanding, the organization is very nearly insolvency because of the absence of capital. While attempting to spare what was at one time a well-known show and simultaneously his dad’s organization, he meets four potential sweethearts. Notwithstanding, before she knew it, she ended up made up for the lost time in a stupendous scheme including a progression of extraordinary forces known as “Evol.”

Author – KamehameNayah

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