![]() What it's about: After a family tragedy, Tohru Honda finds herself living in a tent. It's a wild and chaotic ride from start to finish, but stick with it because this is the sort of anime that will stay with you long after you've finished the last episode (catch me playing " I Really Want To Stay At Your House" over and over again). From the very first episode, this series demands every second of your attention and fills it with striking visuals, memorable characters and emotional highs and lows (no spoilers, but there are multiple brutal character deaths - including one at the very end - that will devastate you). Why I liked it: Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is yet another example of video game-to-anime adaptations done right. Now, David has a choice - remain in debt and lose himself to a corrupt system or team up with the Edgerunners and put his body, mind and life on the line. Soon after witnessing his abilities, Lucy Kushinada introduces David to the world of Edgerunners, who are black-market mercenaries stacked with cyberware. A drive-by shooting turns David's life upside down, until he stumbles upon Sandevistan cyberware - a prosthetic that grants its wearer superhuman speed. As a teenager living in the city's slums, David Martinez attempts to fulfil his mother's lifelong wish for him to reach the top of Arasaka, the world's leading security corporation. What it's about: The year is 2077 and corruption, cybernetic addition and gang violence is rife in Night City. In summary, this anime is beautifully done, it has a banging theme song and I cannot wait for Season 2 to premiere. For such a light-hearted anime, the series does a great job at exploring self-esteem issues and imposter syndrome. Each have their own struggles (the antagonist, Adam, is kinda weird though, not gonna lie), but I have to give major props to the SK8 writers for touching on depression through Reki's character development. Besides Reki and Langa, the whole cast of characters, like Miya, Shadow, Cherry and Joe, add so much depth and fun to the anime. For real though, I got drawn into SK8 for the exciting skateboarding battles - and alongside that, I got a heartwarming and entertaining story about friendship, unconditional love and pursuing your passion. Why I liked it: Beware the uncontrollable urge to learn skateboarding that this anime is going to give you (and if anyone wants to teach me, hit a girl up). ![]() While Langa has no skateboarding knowledge, his snowboarding experience gives him an edge over other skaters, resulting in him and Reki teaming up to conquer the world of "S". While working, Reki runs into his new classmate, Langa Hasegawa - who is half-Canadian and half-Japanese. ![]() He frequently attends "S", a dangerous, top secret and no-holds-barred race where skaters compete to see who comes out on top. What it's about: High school student Reki Kyan is passionate about one thing and one thing only: skateboarding. Season 2 - which is currently airing - goes deeper into the backstories of the characters, delivering some heartwarming and emotional scenes that elevate SpyxFamily to another level (beyond being my weekly dose of joy and comfort, of course). In fact, I saw someone describe it as the Mr And Mrs Smith of anime - which is a pretty accurate take. The storylines are a perfect combination of nail-biting plot twists, wholesome slice of life antics and hilarious rom-com moments. From Anya's comedic misunderstandings to Yor's dual personality and Loid's attempts at being a loving father, this anime does such a beautiful job at unpacking what family really means. Why I liked it: I never expected an anime about spies and assassins to be so sweet, but SpyxFamily is exactly that. No one knows each other's secrets, but they all must work together to keep the peace between the neighbouring countries of Ostania and Westalis. But these are all aliases to conceal their true identities as an undercover spy, a deadly assassin and a telepath. There's Loid, the loving husband, father and esteemed psychiatrist Yor, the clumsy but loveable wife and mother and Anya, who is enrolled in the illustrious Eden Academy. What it's about: On the surface, the Forgers seem like a picture-perfect family.
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