Category: Anime || Manga

“#Seasons Change for A3! with Autumn and Winter Troupe Key Visual”   The boys of Summer have gone, and mobile-game-turned-anime A3! is switching its focus to Autumn and Winter starting next month. That means new art and a new opening theme!   To start, a key visual for the next two story arcs — focused on the…

“#Become an Anime Star During the Dropkick on My Devil! Season 3 Crowdfunding Campaign”   Wishing for more Dropkick on My Devil!? A crowdfunding campaign is starting soon for a third season — and there are some irresistible backer rewards up for grabs!   The campaign, which will be kicking off mid-week in Japan, will run…

“#Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot's Second 'New Power Awakens' DLC Launches This Fall”   More new content is on the way to Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, with the "A New Power Awakens — Part 2" DLC set for a fall launch. This one will introduce a beefed-up Golden Freeza as a boss along with battles with…

“#QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-”   If you're like me, you're the type of anime fan that enjoys diving deep into even the littlest details of your favorite series, and since the current cour of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- is concluding (with the next cour scheduled to pick…

“#Wholesome Laid-Back Camp S1 Japanese BD-Box Art Is Out of This World”   With season 2 of the Laid-Back Camp TV anime right around the corner, the Japanese Blu-ray BOX for the first season comes out in Japan on December 16, bringing some out of this world cute illustrations along for the trip. The main visual sees…

“#Octopath Traveler Sets Out on a New Path in Champions of the Continent Trailer”   Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent brings Square Enix's saga to iOS and Android in Japan on October 28, offering up three stories centered on Wealth, Power, and Fame. One of the three tales, "The One Who Attained Wealth," concerns…

“#The God of High School Episode 13” It felt hollow because the fight just was done at that point, and that entire second half felt completely stretched for time.  The ending was almost note for note from Dragonball, even down to the climactic fight and story beats, but then decided to add another 5 minutes…

“#FEATURE: Anime vs. Real Life, The Real-World Locations of The God of High School”   The God of High School has been an exciting and high-energy martial arts romp this season, with thrilling fights throughout. So it’s only appropriate that the show’s real-world setting is equally dynamic in its own right. The anime adaptation of…

“#FEATURE: Introducing the Incredible Director of the Horimiya Adaptation!”   Hello everyone, and welcome back to Why It Works. Just recently, we received news of an upcoming winter production, the adaptation of the much-loved romantic comedy Horimiya. Though I haven’t read Horimiya myself, I’ve been hearing a variety of good things about it for years…

“#Yakuza: Like a Dragon Hits Consoles and PC November 10, PS5 in March”   Sega officially has launch dates for all the upcoming releases of Yakuza: Like a Dragon. The turn-based entry in the series is coming to Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Windows 10, and Steam on November 10, with the PS5 version…