It’s high fantasy, complete with teleporting in orcish armies and imposing dragons in Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire’s first trailer. Oh, a spot of genderswapping too.
TV show news, trailers and reviews
Welcome to Geek Native's TV section, your guide to the best of the small screen. From epic fantasy series and sci-fi sagas to the latest superhero shows, we cover the television that fuels our geek passions. This is your hub for news, reviews, and a whole host of trailers to keep you ready for the next big premiere.
Our TV coverage has a special focus on Anime, with a dedicated section for the latest news and reviews from Japan. We also explore the ever-growing world of Online Shows, including the popular 'Actual Play' series where tabletop adventures come to life on screen. Whatever you're watching, you'll find it discussed here.
Dark Gathering is a horror anime spawned from manga due next year
Kenichi Kondo’s Dark Gathering is getting the anime treatment. The director will be the talented Tonikawa: Over the Moon For You showrunner Hiroshi Ikehata and it’ll be made at studio OLM, who have done Summer Time Rendering and Oddtaxi.
The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist in Another World battles orcs and monsters with dolls
Based on the light novel by Kiichi Kosuzu and illustrated by Sisho and Kihiro Yuzuki, which later became a manga, the anime series is slated for Japanese TV in January in 2023,
Arknights: Prelude to Dawn shows a too likely future
The official anime for the Arknights smartphone is coming. Arknights: Prelude to Dawn has a second trailer, and it might not be the reaction Yostar Pictures wanted, but I think it shows a future we’re dangerously close to.
The Detective Is Already Dead already had a season 1 and now has a season 2
Winner of the MF Bunko J newcomer award in 2019, The Detective is Already Dead, got an anime last year and will now get a second season.
One Piece Film: Red grows its trailer count as One Piece Day is announced
The feature-length will focus on Uta and Shanks, with Uta singing a world-changing melody. Uta is named after the Japanese word for “song”.
Handyman Saitou in Another World: Multiclass rogue with handyman
Handyman Saitou in Another World is an anime from studio C2C and Wandering Witch: THe Journey of Elaine director Toshiyuki Kubooka.
Ittoki the Ninja looks impressively hi-tech
The series will premiere in Japan in October, and the lack of an English synopsis is a slight concern. Will it be picked up by Crunchyroll or others?
Uncommonly Itemised: SDCC 2022
It’s SDCC weekend, and we’ve had a shed load of jaw-dropping trailers. To cope, to list quite a few, here’s this Uncommonly Itemised summary.
Management of Novice Alchemist: Monster parts for loot trailer
They’re cutting monsters to use their gory parts for potions in this.
