Category: Anime

Fate/Stay Night: Back to the Future

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hisui_icon_4040 When the news broke that there was going to be a new Fate/Stay Night anime in 2014 the speculation was fast and furious. The original Fate/Stay Night anime sits in place between the infamous meme spawning Lunar Legend Tsukihime and the critically acclaimed Kara no Kyoukai anime. It is not utterly reviled in a way that still makes Arcueid fans salty today but not really that popular either. Firmly in the mediocre middle. The Unlimited Blade Works movie is a bit shinier but the plot is a threadbare attempt to cram the whole story into 105 minutes. So when ufotable was announced to be doing a new Fate/Stay Night anime the crowd went wild. But the immediate question was what exactly was it going to be about.

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The January 2014 Line-Up

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narutaki_icon_4040 Well, Crunchyroll Manga and Kodansha are certainly ramping up in the new year.

hisui_icon_4040 Kate added a new section this month with live action adaptions of anime and manga from Japan every month. It happens enough that we thought it was worth adding to the mix.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of new anime, manga, light novel, and artbook licenses, streaming and broadcasting announcements, crowdfunding projects, anime and manga projects, and live-action anime and manga adaptions.

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Aim for the Top! Hisui

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hisui_icon_4040 Did you not get enough of me talking about new shows in the SWAT Reviews? Did you wish to hear me talk about more about how Kate and I are apparently the only people who did not like Nobunagun in the winter? Did you skip the fall 2013 anime season and what to know what to go back to? Did you somehow miss everyone talking about Space Dandy and Kill La Kill? Well you are in luck!

I went on the Anime on Top Podcast to talk about both the Fall 2013 and Winter 2014 anime seasons. In the 2 part episode I was on with Bamboo Dong of Anime News Network fame to talk about the Fall lineup. Sean Russel of the A3K Network was the other expert talking about the winter shows we just watched.

AOTpodcast#20 – FALL FLASHBACK 2013 [Part 1]
AOTpodcast#20.5 – FALL FLASHBACK 2013 [Part 2]
AOTpodcast#21 – Cold Anime 2014 [Part 1]