Category: Editorials

The October 2013 Line-Up

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narutaki_icon_4040 Even without the new season of anime premiering in October there was a lot of licenses and news to be had. And only a bit of that came out of New York Comic Con, too. Of most interest is the three new crowdfunding projects, it is a growing category in the monthly line-up! And let’s not forget the addition of manga to Crunchyroll that was big news indeed!

hisui_icon_4040 So I hear some small amount of Attack on Titan titles were picked up? I’m sure there is some Sasha Braus 4-koma cooking manga that went unlicensed.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., crowdfunding projects, and newly announced anime and manga projects.

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Some Things I Loved About Castle Waiting

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narutaki_icon_4040 I just finished reading the two-book stories of Castle Waiting about hodge podge family living in a remote castle on a cliff. Sometimes it is their daily lives and chores and sometimes it is tales woven of their pasts each bubbling with a sense of humor and a touch of adventure.

The world of Castle Waiting is a psuedo-Middle Ages Europe with a layer of minimal magic. But the setting of a non-past past doesn’t stop Castle Waiting from delivering perspectives on all kinds of serious business. Everything from women being property, to a few bad apples giving an entire race of people a tainted reputation, to using compassion when tackling mental illness, to gender roles, to spreading religion, and much more. All of it done with a wry smile.

There was a lot to love about the series, even though I wasn’t sure I was going to like Castle Waiting after the initial story, but I was wrong. I fell in love with it somewhere around the escaping from the circus part.

These are just a few of the things that stood out to me.

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The September 2013 Line-Up

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narutaki_icon_4040 Bit of a slow news month. A few things here and there concerning the new season of anime, but not too much else. This may be from all the companies coming off a big summer of licensing and news.

hisui_icon_4040 You just want The Eccentric Family to get licensed.

The Line-Up is a monthly rundown of newly licensed in the U.S., newly streaming in the U.S., and newly announced anime and manga projects.

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