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As the Summer 2026 season ends, we review a title from…Summer 2026, as Gerald reviews The Ghost in the Shell, which for the first time directly adapts the original manga by Masamune Shirow. I…

A shared 9-panel anime collage.

Sure, Orb is a warning against the dangers of authoritarianism. More importantly, the show represents the indelible curiosity that all people possess. It’s about the intrinsic need to understand. To know. To find meaning. To have autonomy.

The Apothecary Diaries' Hyuganatsu, Modomu Akagawara debuted manga in August 2021

The history of anime characters smoking is long and varied. While our brains may be tempted to see these more overt examples as something worth extra notice, sometimes a coincidence is just a coincidence.

3rd season to run for 6 months without break

Magic Knight Rayearth, Overgeared, Black Clover Season 2, The Apothecary Diaries Season 3, PSYREN, more

"I find that the Jugemu story was particularly fun to perform. It was shown in the tenth episode. It was mostly done in one take."

"I set out to create a beautiful love story in a giant imperial palace, with a bunch of gorgeous women walking around. That was the basis. I thought about what the background would be for that kind of story, and what kind of characters I could fill it with."

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In being so surreal, this series touches on very real and relatable ideas, holding up a bendy carnival mirror to the audience’s own world.