Angels, spider mechs, and demon-slaying are just some of what you can expect this Fall 2021 anime season. We have a good amount of new anime for the Fall such as the action-packed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, hilarious Komi Can't Communicate, and the beautifully animated takt op.Destiny.
Since 2011, we've held The New Animator Grand Prix, a drawing and animation contest aimed at new graduates heading into the anime industry where we offer 1 year's worth of housing support as a prize to contestants. We've run the contest for 11 years now ...
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Horror writer/illustrator Junji Ito first brought the world of Uzumaki to life in his original manga series, which has been adapted into various video games, a live-action film, and now a four-episode anime series.
Production studio Brain's Base ( Durara!!, In/Spectre) is adapting this manga from Yoshitoki Ōima, the artist also behind A Silent Voice (which was adapted into a gorgeous movie you can watch on Netflix), about a lonely boy who encounters an injured wolf, which is really an eternal, shapeshifting orb in one of its forms.
Based on the manga series by Kohei Horikoshi, the blockbuster anime series My Hero Academia returns for its fifth season, continuing the journey of Izuku Midoriya, a young boy who dreams of being a hero in a universe where superpowers, or “Quirks,” are the norm. Picking up after the high-stakes action of its previous season, the upcoming “Joint Training Arc” promises a series of team battles between the students of Class 1-A and Class 1-B to see how far they’ve come. — Kambole Campbell
2021 is a big year for Godzilla, with Godzilla vs. Kong coming to HBO Max and this anime series debuting on Netflix, introducing all-new characters to the world of the destructive kaiju. And it's not just Godzilla our heroes will have to worry about: Godzilla Singular Point has also invited a bunch of Toho-era monsters along for the ride, including Rodan, Anguirus, Jet Jaguar, and Gabara. — ES
—the film sequel to the immensely popular Demon Slayer series is finally landing in the West.
Based on the real-life 16th century samurai, Yasuke, this upcoming Netflix series stars LaKeith Stanfield as Japan’s first samurai of African descent, now a ronin who makes it his mission to protect a mysterious young girl from evil forces in a war-torn Feudal Japan. Backed by an original score by Flying Lotus, Yasuke is a joint project between creator/director LeSean Thomas ( Cannon Busters, The Legend of Korra) and animation studio MAPPA ( Attack on Titan, Dorohedoro, Jujutsu Kaisen ). — KC
The violent and darkly comic hit 2018 manga Chainsaw Man, written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto, is currently set for a highly anticipated adaptation by animation studio MAPPA. Set in a world where Devils, born from human fears, regularly terrorize the population, a young depressed man named Denji attempts to pay back his deceased father's debt to the yakuza by working as a devil hunter. When he fuses with the benevolent chainsaw devil named Pochita, Denji becomes a human-devil hybrid named Chainsaw Man, working for the government to kill devils in order to keep himself from being hunted, and impress his crush. — KC
Angels, spider mechs, and demon-slaying are just some of what you can expect this Fall 2021 anime season. We have a good amount of new anime for the Fall such as the action-packed JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, hilarious Komi Can't Communicate, and the beautifully animated takt op.Destiny.
Calling all Death Note fans! The original Death Note writer and manga artist are the same team behind the Platinum End manga series and we’re now getting an anime adaptation! Platinum End follows Mirai, an orphaned student who attempts to take his own life. Just before Mirai does, an angel saves him because he wishes to be happy.
Sakugan follows Memenpu, a young girl who dreams of exploring the world outside her underground colony home. Her father forbids her from going but a life-changing event takes the pair down a different path. Sakugan gives off some emotional and shocking Made in Abyss vibes and we’re here for it.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is back this Fall to continue the rest of the season. The series follows Rudeus, a jobless slob who becomes reincarnated as a newborn baby in a world full of magic and monsters.
Ranking of Kings is one of the most heartwarming surprises this season. The series follows a young deaf prince, Bojji, who constantly gets ridiculed for his disability. Even his father, a giant king, insists that he become stronger for the kingdom’s sake.
Komi Can’t Communicate is a highly anticipated slice of life anime this Fall season. The series follows Komi, a popular student who as the title says “can’t communicate”. She meets a classmate named Tadano who notices her predicament and offers to help.
takt op. Destiny is an original anime announced alongside a game of the same series name. The series follows Takt, a pianist in a world where music is banned because it attracts monsters that inhabited the planet years ago.
Gabi Braun and Falco Grice have been training their entire lives to inherit one of the seven Titans under Marley's control and aid their nation in eradicating the Eldians on Paradis. However, just as all seems well for the two cadets, their peace is suddenly shaken by the arrival of Eren Yeager and the remaining members of the Survey Corps.
On the surface, the thought of Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura getting along would be the last thing in people's minds. After all, Hori has a perfect combination of beauty and brains, while Miyamura appears meek and distant to his fellow classmates. However, a fateful meeting between the two lays both of their hidden selves bare.
Despite being bullied, scorned, and oppressed all of his life, a 34-year-old shut-in still found the resolve to attempt something heroic—only for it to end in a tragic accident. But in a twist of fate, he awakens in another world as Rudeus Greyrat, starting life again as a baby born to two loving parents.
Emma, Ray, and the rest of the older children have escaped the confines of the Grace Field House. However, with relentless demons set on capturing them, their arduous battle for freedom has only just begun. Despite venturing into the treacherous wilderness, the children remain optimistic due to their possession of books written by William Minerva.
Senkuu has made it his goal to bring back two million years of human achievement and revive the entirety of those turned to statues. However, one man stands in his way: Tsukasa Shishiou, who believes that only the fittest of those petrified should be revived.
Taking a break from his time as a teacher, the powerful slime Rimuru Tempest returns to his kingdom, eponymously named Tempest, just in time to begin negotiations with a nearby nation—the Kingdom of Eurazania. While the negotiations are anything but peaceful, they do end successfully, allowing Rimuru to return and finish teaching.
After a stern yet compelling speech by Otto, Subaru Natsuki solemnly swears that he will successfully make it through this timeline and save everyone he can along the way. The first step toward achieving this goal is to help Emilia work through her past; however, that is easier said than done.
After the mysterious mana calamity, Rudeus Greyrat and his fierce student Eris Boreas Greyrat are teleported to the Demon Continent. There, they team up with their newfound companion Ruijerd Supardia—the former leader of the Superd's Warrior group—to form "Dead End," a successful adventurer party.
The United States of America has been in chaos ever since the emergence of D2s, an invasive species originating from a black meteorite that fell to Earth. A public decree banned citizens from playing any melodies, to prevent further casualties caused by the D2s' hatred for music—even now, in 2047, this prohibition is still in effect.
A mysterious string of disappearances on a certain train has caught the attention of the Demon Slayer Corps, and they have sent one of their best to exterminate what can only be a demon responsible.
Miko Yotsuya's eyes water as she fixates on a single spot on her phone—she ignores yet another dreadful, horrific monster that is in her face, uttering the disturbing words: "Can you see me?" Before now, Miko enjoyed her unassuming high school days, with late-night horror shows serving only as a form of entertainment.
The world's greatest assassin had sworn lifelong allegiance to the organization that raised him. However, despite his loyalty, that very same organization takes action to silence him, ultimately leading to his demise.
Second-year high school student Yatora Yaguchi is a delinquent with excellent grades, but is unmotivated to find his true calling in life. Yatora spends his days working hard to maintain his academic standing while hanging out with his equally unambitious friends.
Ever since he lost his family in an explosion, Mirai Kakehashi has lived a life of pain and despair. Every day, he endures abuse at the hands of the relatives who took him in. As his anguish steadily chips away at his will to live, he is eventually pushed to the brink.
Night Head 2041 (TV) It is said that humans don't use about 70% of their brains. It is believed that the mysterious powers some humans exhibit come from that part of the brain. There is a term for the 70% of the brain that doesn't get used, "NIGHT HEAD.".
Makoto Misumi is just an ordinary high school student living a regular life, but all of a sudden gets summoned to the other world to become a "hero.". The goddess of the other world, however, insults him for being different and strips his "hero" title, before casting him off to the wilderness at the edge of the world.