“86 -Eighty Six-” is an anime adaptation of the light novel series by Asato Asato, first aired in 2021. Directed by Toshimasa Ishii and produced by A-1 Pictures, the original work began in 2017 and has gained popularity for its deep story and psychological character development. The anime follows the lives of the “86,” a group of people fighting on the battlefield, and Lena,...
“DARLING in the FRANXX” is a Japanese animated television series co-produced by TRIGGER and A-1 Pictures that aired in 2018.It is TRIGGER’s first robot anime work. The staff includes director Atsushi Nishigori and other staff members who worked on “Neon Genesis Evangelion,” “Aim for the Top 2!” and “Gurren Lagann.” Synopsis Humans are enjoying civilization by building mobile fortress cities called “plantations” on the...
“Orient” is an anime adaptation of the manga by Shinobu Otaka, aired in 2022. Directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa and produced by A.C.G.T, the story is set during Japan’s Sengoku period in a world dominated by demon gods. It follows the protagonist, Musashi, and his best friend, Kojiro, as they form a band of warriors to fight these demon gods. The series combines action and...
“Girls’ Frontline” is an anime adaptation based on the mobile game “Dolls’ Frontline” (known as “少女前線” in China), developed by SUNBORN and aired in 2022. Directed by Shigeru Ueda and produced by Asahi Production, the series is set in a near-future world where T-Dolls (tactical dolls) take on combat roles instead of humans. It features intricate strategy and intense battles, blending military themes with...
“Kaiju No.8” is a Japanese manga work by Naoya Matsumoto, serialised in a webcomic from 2020.An anime was broadcast on TV from 2024. Synopsis Japan is a “monster country” where monsters destroy people’s daily lives. The main character Kafuka Hibino, whose childhood home town was destroyed, promised his childhood friend Mina Ashiro that they would “exterminate all the monsters”.However, at the age of 32,...
“The Irregular at Magic High School” is a Japanese anime based on the light novel of the same name by Tsutomu Sato.The first season aired in 2014, and the second season aired in 2020. Subsequently, it was announced that a special version and a sequel to the series would be produced. Synopsis In 2095, 35 years after the end of World War III, which...
In the 1970s and 1980s, the “robot anime” genre was very popular in Japan. Real robots, as typified by “Mobile Suit Gundam,” and giant robot-based anime works, later categorized as “super robots,” split the popularity of the genre. Real robots may be more prominent in recent anime, but many anime fans still love giant robot merger scenes. Here are some “cool robot combination scenes”...
“MASHLE” is a Japanese manga series by Hajime Komoto, serialised from 2020 to 2023.An anime was broadcast on TV from 2023.A painful abnormal fantasy work in which a well-trained power crushes all magic. Synopsis The Magical World is a world where magic exists as a matter of course and everyone can use magic as a matter of course.In a society controlled by the Department...
