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July 15th, 2019 If you're looking for an adrenaline rush during this summer anime season, Fire Force may just become your newest obsession. This high action series from Soul Eater creator Atsushi Okubo focuses on a unique firefighting team tasked with handling the most dangerous fires known to man - spontaneously combusting humans known as...
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June 12th, 2019 When Netflix added A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) to its streaming service on June 5th, it took me an hour to decide whether or not I wanted to become an emotional wreck. There is a reason why to this day I still haven't mustered the courage to watch Grave of the Fireflies despite my love of Studio Ghibli masterpieces. If you are...
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May 20th, 2019 For Studio Ghibli addicts like myself, the opportunity to catch some of the studio's classic and well-loved masterpieces on the big screen was nothing more than a dream for such a long time. However, since partnering with GKIDS, anime fans in North America have been blessed with several chances to buy overpriced giant sodas and buckets...
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April 17th, 2019 Calling all gamers and anime fans! If you haven't heard by now, Level-5 and Warner Bros Japan are bringing a brand new Ni no Kuni story to movie theatres in Japan this summer. This new story is focused on three high school friends, the hero Yu (voiced by Kento Yamazaki, L from live-action Death Note), his best friend Haru, and his...
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March 20th, 2019 A realization dawned on me this morning; the Spring 2019 anime season is just a couple of weeks away! While some currently airing shows will continue into April, anime fans have a plethora of new and returning series to look forward to. I've narrowed down my personal top 5 of these 30+ shows to share with you Looters today. Returning...
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January 21st, 2019 If you've been following the saga that is Sword Art Online, you know that Kirito constantly winds up in dangerous situations. He survived a coma-inducing game in which dying in-game meant death in real life. Rescued a princess from captivity? Done that, too. Kirito even worked on behalf of the government, putting an end to suspicious...
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December 5th, 2018 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Diamond is Unbreakable arc may have ended but I am still daydreaming about my favorite Stands from the 39 episode run. Narrowing it down to just my top three Stands was a difficult challenge. I thought about making a chart, doing some math, or maybe just throwing darts to see which would hit just three, but in...
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November 8th, 2018 When you first see Shigeo Kageyama your eyes most likely pass right over him. He's not particularly memorable; with that mushroom cut and dull, lifeless eyes, Shigeo blends right into the background. Hence, the nickname Mob. Yet, Shigeo is the undoubted star of Mob Psycho 100, for better or worse. So just what is up with Mob? Well, he...
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September 11th, 2018 One of the most talked about anime series to come out of the Summer 2018 season, Cells at Work depicts how a healthy body works using humanized versions of our cells. Prominently featured in each episode are Red and White Blood Cells, with a supporting cast of cells rustled up depending on what sort of ailment the body is battling with...
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August 13th, 2018 Dandy. Space Dandy. Leader of the Aloha Oe, this well-coiffed lady's man travels throughout the galaxy in search of unregistered alien beings that he can turn into big bucks. With him, his trusty robotic companion, QT, and his furry Betelgeusian friend, Meow. Their mission: to not starve to death. When you see the name Shinichiro...
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July 19th, 2018 When I found out that Black Lagoon was part of our Loot Anime SQUAD crate this month, I must have squeed for a good ten minutes. This high octane, ass-kicking, definitely for mature audiences anime series was one of the few series I had to watch the instant new episodes were online. Featuring a group of ragtag mercenaries, Black Lagoon...
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June 29th, 2018 Attack on Titan fans, rejoice! We are only a month away from Season 3 and its whopping 24 new episodes... Now, it has been a while since Season 2 wrapped and if your anime backlog is anything like mine, you may not have time to re-binge the series before it returns on July 22nd. You might also be one of the unlucky people (raises hand)...
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May 30th, 2018 If you're looking for an anime that's easy to binge and packed with non-stop action, look no further than Juni Taisen: Zodiac War. Every twelve years on the twelfth day of December, the great houses send warriors to compete in the Juni Taisen. The winner walks away with the power to have any single wish granted. And all the while,...
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May 3rd, 2018 Not every story that takes place in an alternate universe requires a drastic change in the environment to capture our imagination. In The Ancient Magus' Bride, manga-ka Kore Yamazaki takes familiar settings and works her magic, taking commonplace scenery and reminding us of the beauty we often take for granted. I began my journey...
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April 12th, 2018 When Pop Team Epic's anime finally debuted last season, I asked my husband if he wanted to check it out with me. He did not know what he was getting into. "What the hell did I just watch?" he asked. My guess is you're probably thinking the same thing. Pop Team Epic is an anime adaptation of a popular 4-koma (4 panel) web manga known...
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March 19th, 2018 Wizarding is hard work, and doubly so when you are part of the most (in)famous guild in all of Earth-land. Lucy Heartfilia has long idolized the Fairy Tail guild with hopes of joining their ranks and a chance encounter with one of the guild's members allows her the opportunity of a lifetime. Lucy is a Celestial wizard, utilizing...
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February 23rd, 2018 Hi, Looters! This month I wanted to spotlight PSYCHO-PASS, one of the four properties featured in our February 2018 TECH crate. If I had to sum up this anime series in two words they would be "Minority Report". In this universe's future, the Sibyl System monitors humanity, using collected data and algorithms alongside regular scans of a...
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January 24th, 2018 Sonic! Sonic! He's the fastest thing alive! Saturday morning cartoons were a ritual of childhood in the 80s and early 90s. Your weekend didn't truly start until you chowed down on a giant bowl of cereal with your butt parked as close to the TV as your mom would allow. 1993 gave us two Sonic cartoons: The Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog...
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December 27th, 2017 Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac is getting an upgrade courtesy of Netflix and Toei Animation! The original manga by Masami Kurumada started back in 1985 with the story of Seiya, a thirteen year old boy sent to Greece for training. His goal: to retrieve the Pegasus Cloth and become one of Athena's eighty-eight Saints. These Saints...
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