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(translation: Yakusoku no Nebārando) I never thought that I would be hooked on an anime about three eleven-year olds. Yet The Promised Neverland has done just that. Based in an orphanage, Emma, Ray and Norman are the eldest children in the home. They are responsible for helping Mother with the other orphaned children. Every child in the orphanage

Anime is very different to most western animation. Western animation tends to have a quickly paced story that ends within the show’s timeframe whereas anime often uses several episodes to get to a specific event. Anime is not afraid to spend time within an episode where nothing much happens. For example, minutes can pass whilst

Anime is a type of animated programme or film often aimed at adults as well as children. Anime is what they call animation in Japan, it is often produced in Japan or at least associated with it. Many anime are based on a manga series or Japanese stories which include historical references and folklore. There

Manga are comics or graphic novels that are produced in Japan in the Japanese language. They are predominantly read right to left which is normal in Japan and other Asian countries. There are five main types of manga: Shonen, Seinen, Shojo, Josei and Kodomomuke. SHONEN: typically refers to boys under 15. The lead character is usually

It’s the age-old question that divides many anime fans, should you watch anime in subbed or dubbed? When I first started watching anime, about 20 years ago, you would only be able to watch dubbed versions unless you went to an art cinema to watch the film. Back then, the internet was just a baby

Rated 15 on Netflix. After months of avoiding it, I finally took the plunge and decided to watch Kakegurui: Compulsive Gambler. I don’t play card games or any other games that are related to gambling, so this show didn’t appeal to me at first. I had attempted to watch it a few months ago, but couldn’t

As some of you are aware Crunchyroll’s Anime Awards 2019 are swiftly approaching us! The awards will be announced on the 16th of February. The voting is now over and although I didn’t vote I thought I’d look at one of the categories that I can judge without watching the anime, the opening sequence. The

Spoiler Alert In episode 63 Asta and Ladros’ epic battle ends, leaving them both extremely injured. Asta’s friends are also in need of some urgent healing. After defending Witches Forest, Asta asks the Witches Queen to use her powers to heal himself and his friends…but she has other ideas. The real reason the Queen allowed