Part 1: Favorite licenses from 2016, Favorite anime and manga moments from 2016, Most disappointing anime from 2016, how has streaming changed the way we watch?
Song: “Kimi dake no Boku de Iru kara by GACKT (OP1 to Trickster)
Food for Thought: What were some of your favorite non-anime or manga things from 2016?
Part 2: Award nominations, top-selling anime and manga in Japan, the growth of the U.S. manga industry, the Crunchyroll Anime Awards.
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The premise of these reviews is simple: watch the first episode of a series and then immediately sit down to record a review mini-podcast. The reviews are five- to ten-minutes long and entirely off the cuff. As always we only review new shows (so no sequels or continuations) and try to avoid anything that just looks outright awful.
First impressions of ACCA from MADHOUSE. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Piacevole from Zero-G. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Chiruran 1/2 from LandQ Studios. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Chain Chronicle from Telecom Animation Film. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Hand Shakers from GoHands. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Spiritpact from Haoliner Animation League. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Fuuka from Diomedia. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club from J C Staff. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of elDLIVE from Pierrot. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Idol Incidents from MAPPA. It is streaming on Crunchyroll. DOWNLOAD
First impressions of Urara Meirocho from J C Staff. It is streaming on Anime Network. DOWNLOAD
We’re highlighting each anime season with a mini-version of our end of the year awards. We hope this helps cap-off the season with a splash (and helps us remember all of great things by the time the end of the year rolls around). So without further ado, our picks for the best of fall 2016 . . .
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