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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 72).

Beautifully happysad: A review of Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto-Memory Doll

October 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

If Violet Evergarden, the series, is about the horrors of war, how we have no choice but to struggle and survive but how new relationships might help with that, then Eternity is the opposite.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Kyoto Animation, reviews, violet evergarden

Rise up: Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero reveals trailer

October 13, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Slated for a 2022 Japanese release, the Dragon Ball Super movie will almost certainly head West to streaming platforms and perhaps even networks.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: dragon ball, trailers

Demon Slayer’s Mugen Train Arc is streaming outside Japan this week

October 12, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba fans can now watch new episodes of the show on Funimation and Crunchyroll.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: Crunchyroll, Demon Slayer, funimation, trailers

Requiem of the Rose King: Dark historical fantasy picks up a trailer

October 10, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Requiem of the Rose King, the manga by Aya Kanno, will get an anime that looks to be as dark as the original.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: funimation, trailers

Death angels and bunny girls: Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest trailer second season

October 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Seventeen-year-old Hajime Nagumo is your average, everyday otaku. However, his simple life of pulling all-nighters and sleeping in school is suddenly turned upside down when he, along with the rest of his class, is summoned to a fantasy world!

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: funimation, isekai, trailers

Meet Miss Kuroitsu From the Monster Development Department

October 8, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The trailer for Miss Kuroitsu From the Monster Development Department, due out in Japan this January, has been released.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: superheroes, trailers

Funimation lands alternative dimension Rumble Garanndoll

October 6, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The latest trailer for Rumble Garanndoll gives us a taste of the opening theme, “Fever Dreamer”, performed by Mia Regina.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: funimation, trailers

A slice of supernatural life: Summer Ghost

October 3, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

“Have you heard of Summer Ghost?” Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo are high school students who met through the Internet. The urban legend of the Summer Ghost is that it is a ghost of a young woman who appears when fireworks are lit.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: trailers

Cyberpunk sportsball: Funimation’s Tribe Nine gets an action trailer

October 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Tribe Nine takes the idea of Pokeballs, tosses away the notion of landing them near Pokemon to capture and goes with lobbing them at your enemy as hard as you can.

Filed Under: Anime Tagged With: funimation, trailers

She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wiseman isekai fantasy to premiere in 2022

October 2, 2021 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The gender-swap story began as a UGC contribution to Shousetsuka ni Narou, but was picked professionally and has since had 15 volumes.

Filed Under: Anime

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