“The Case Study of Vanitas” is an anime adaptation of the manga by Jun Mochizuki, released in 2021. Directed by Tomoyuki Itamura and produced by Studio BONES, the series is set in 19th-century Paris and explores themes of coexistence between humans and vampires. The story follows Vanitas, a mysterious doctor, and Noé Archiviste, a vampire, as they seek to heal cursed vampires and uncover...
Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga work by Gege Akutami, serialized since 2018.An anime was televised from 2020.It is a dark fantasy battle manga about a sorcerer’s struggle to exorcise monsters and spirits born from human negative emotions using sorcery. Synopsis The story begins in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan.The protagonist, Yuji Itadori, a high school student with extraordinary physical abilities, never knew his...
“The Executioner and Her Way of Life” is an anime adaptation of the light novel by Mato Sato, released in 2022. Directed by Yoshiki Kawasaki and produced by J.C.STAFF, the series follows the story of Menou, a girl tasked with executing those summoned from another world, and her encounter with Akari, a visitor who changes her destiny. The anime is characterized by its dark...
“OVERLORD” is an anime based on the light novel of the same name by Kugane Maruyama.The first season aired in 2015, and the first part, “King of the Immortals,” and the second part, “Jet-Black Hero,” were released in 2017 and 2017, respectively.Production of the second season, “OVERLORD 2,” was announced after the ending of “The Movie Compilation: Overlord: The Jet-Black Hero.”Production continued to be...
“The Promised Neverland” is a Japanese manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and drawn by Posuka Demizu, serialized in a shonen magazine from 2016 to 2019. An anime was televised from 2020.It is a story about children raised in an orphanage who must fight against their harsh destiny, and is a dark fantasy/suspense work with a young girl as the main character, which is...
“Ergo Proxy” is an animation work that was broadcast in 2006. Directed by Shukou Murase, who has worked on numerous masterpieces, including “Samurai Troopers” and “Mobile Suit Gundam F91”. Synopsis The setting is a domed city called Romdo, where humans cannot live outside the dome (die in the polluted atmosphere?).Inside the dome is an orderly, controlled society, where the humans are all obedient ‘good...
BERSERK is a manga and anime by Japanese manga artist Kentaro Miura. Serialization of the manga began in 1989, and the series has been published in book form both in Japan and abroad, garnering support around the world.In 2002, it won the 6th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize for Manga Excellence, and as of September 2023, a total of approximately 60 million copies have been...
“Attack on Titan” is a Japanese manga work created by Hajime Isayama, which was later adapted into an anime. The work is a dark fantasy depicting a battle between humans and giant humanoid creatures, the Titans.It was serialised for 12 years, from 2009 to 2021, and was a tremendously popular manga hit.It has also been adapted into a number of media mixes, and an...
