Goodbye, Lara Episode 1 Review

Goodbye, Lara Episode 1 Review

Storyboards and episode direction: Takushi Koide Animation direction: Shiori Tani Script: Anna Kawahara Deep under the sea, in the year 1777, the mermaid princess Lara is born as the youngest of her siblings. As she grows over the years, she develops a fascination with the surface world and its humans, whom the mermaids abhor for…

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Summer 2026 Anime Week 1 Mini-Review Corner (June 29 to July 5)

Summer 2026 Anime Week 1 Mini-Review Corner (June 29 to July 5)

For Anime Trending’s first compilation of Summer 2026 anime early impressions, I’ll be checking out the debut episodes of The World is Dancing, Chainsmoker Cat, Grow-Up Show, and Sparks of Tomorrow. The World is Dancing ©Kazuto Mihara, KODANSHA/“The World Is Dancing” Production Committee. Episodes watched: 1 Storyboards: Toshimasa KuroyanagiEpisode direction: Naru HosomaShirabyoshi dance choreography by:…

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GROTESQQQUE Anthology Film Reveals Main Trailer, November 6 Release Date

GROTESQQQUE Anthology Film Reveals Main Trailer, November 6 Release Date

A main trailer for GROTESQQQUE, the upcoming anime anthology film from Atsushi Nishigori (Darling in the Franxx director and co-series composer et al., The Idolmaster director and character designer et al.) and CloverWorks, has been released. This first good look at the anthology’s three visually distinct shorts includes a preview of the opening theme song “Shoot Shoot Shoot”…

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Dinosaurs & Ninjas Clash in Norihiro Naganuma’s Upcoming Jurassic Shadows Original Anime

Dinosaurs & Ninjas Clash in Norihiro Naganuma’s Upcoming Jurassic Shadows Original Anime

Director Norihiro Naganuma has announced the production of a new upcoming original anime project titled Jurassic Shadows at Anime Expo 2026, which sees a dangerous conflict between dinosaurs and ninjas in modern Tokyo, Japan.  A trailer for the anime project and accompanying concept visual have also been unveiled.  ©SANB / Jurassic Shadows Production Committee Jurassic…

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