Category: Anime || Manga

“#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…

“#New Pokémon Journeys TV Anime Trailer Brings Some Old and New Legendaries Into Galar's Darkest Day”   Pokémon Journeys has done its best to redefine the formula of the Pokémon anime series and breath some fresh air into the 23-year-old ongoing TV anime program. In what might be one of the biggest shake-ups yet, the…

“#Echidna's Speech from Re:ZERO's Latest Episode Was Performed in One Take”   At the climax of the penultimate episode of this cour of Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Echidna poured her witchy heart out to Subaru to convince him to take her hand. The speech – which was a distorted mirrored of Rem's from…

“#'Popular' Spoiler-Filled Trailer for Violet Evergarden the Movie Teaches About Love”   A new trailer for the Kyoto Animation anime film Violet Evergarden the Movie was released today to celebrate how popular the film has been in its first week since it released in Japanese theaters on September 18. The spoiler-filled trailer shows the climax…

“#Yoko Ishida's New Song "Next Chapter" to be Featured as World Witches United Front's Theme Song”     Anison singer Yoko Ishida's new song "Next Chapter" will be featured as the theme song for ForwardWorks and Cave Interactive's co-developed upcoming smartphone game app World Witches United Front. The news was announced at the advance screening…

“#Nana Mizuki Streams Preview for TV Anime Duel Masters King's New OP Theme "No Rain, No Rainbow"”     The official YouTube channel for voice actress/singer Nana Mizuki has started streaming a 45-second preview for "No Rain, No Rainbow," one of the two title songs in her double A-side 40th single "FIRE SCREAM / No Rain,…

“#Watch Fun Creditless OP Movie for Fall 2020 TV Anime MAESETSU! -Opening Act-”     Eight days prior to its premiere in Japan, KADOKAWA's official anime YouTube channel posted a 90-second creditless OP movie for the upcoming original TV anime MAESETSU! – Opening Act-. The OP theme song "Pi-Pi-Pi Happy" is sung by the anime's…