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Welcome to Geek Native's dedicated Anime section, your portal to the latest and greatest from Japan. From action-packed shonen and fantastical isekai to slice-of-life comedies and mech-filled sci-fi, we cover the full spectrum of anime. This is the place for news on upcoming series, reviews of current seasons, and trailers for the most anticipated new releases.

Whether you're a seasoned otaku or just starting your journey, we'll help you discover what to watch next. For those ready to dive in, you can explore a huge library of series, both new and classic, over at Crunchyroll. Stay tuned for our latest recommendations and updates!

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Anime Reports

Continuing the archive of independent Anime reporting (Archive Page 78).

Netflix gives us a look at the samurai rabbit chronicles Usagi Yojimbo

July 27, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The series takes place in the far future, set in a world that mixes modern high-tech images with classic Japanese references. It follows the teenage Rabbit Samurai Yuichi, descendent of the great warrior Miyamoto Usagi, on his epic quest to become a true samurai.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: netflix, Sanguine Productions, sdcc, Usagi Yojimbo

Crunchyroll will get Platinum End, pleasing Death Note fans

July 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Crunchyroll confirmed last week that the anime from Death Note Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba’s Platinum End manga.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Crunchyroll, trailers

Irregular Reconnaissance: Anime #111

July 26, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

An irregular set of anime mini-reviews starting with corruption in a world of animal-people in Beastars and ends with the cruelty of teenage humans with “Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro” and has the Seven Deadly Sins, To Your Eternity and Bofuri in between.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: beastars, bofuri, Irregular Reconnaissance, reviews, The Seven Deadly Sins, to your eternity

Black Lotus: Crunchyroll and Adult Swim team up for an official Blade Runner series

July 24, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The main characters include the replicant Elle voiced by Jessica Henwick or Arisa Shida, the mysterious Joseph by Will Yun Lee or Shinshu Fuji and the fresh LAPD recruit Alani Davis by Samira Wiley / Takko Honda.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: adult swim, blade runner, Crunchyroll, trailers

War Machines on the Borderline: Kyōkai Senki posts 11 minutes of teaser

July 23, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It’s 2061, Japan is occupied by a coalition of the willing, and the whole world is now controlled by four trade blocs.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: mecha, trailers

Sing a Bit of Harmony has an AI twist!

July 22, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The first Sing a Bit of Harmony looks wholesome and charming. The anime looked to be about a transfer student interested in creating a song that creates happiness.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: robots, trailers

The Witcher anime has a bathtub scene

July 21, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

On August 23rd Netflix will premier the anime film The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: netflix, the witcher, trailers

Fena: Pirate Princess gets launch date as Crunchyroll and Adult Swim set sail together

July 20, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The swashbuckling fantasy Fena: Pirate Princess now has a confirmed release date. Crunchyroll and Adult Swim will run the adventure, starting with a double-episode, on August 14th.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: adult swim, Crunchyroll, trailers

A horror-comedy to weird you out: Mieruko-chan gets English sub trailer

July 18, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Mieruko-chan is an anime due out in Japan in October about a girl who sees horrible ghosts. How would you cope with the trauma? Miko copes by pretending the supernatural horrors are not there. She blanks them.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: horror, humour, trailers

Tomorrow’s Leaves: A sneak peek at the Olympic’s official anime

July 17, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The annual arrival of the message leaf causes concern – something is undeniably wrong. Its usually vibrant and lasting colours quickly fade, and it suddenly withers and crumbles.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: politics, trailers

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