Enjoy long-running favourites and the newest sensations, all from the world of Japanese animation.
Wind Breaker
Can a bad boy be the good guy? From CloverWorks, the studio that brought you SPY x FAMILY, comes the story of a group of unlikely heroes: juvenile delinquents. Hakura Sakura is new to Furin High School, a notorious all-boys cesspool ruled by the Bofurin gang. While initially raring to dethrone its respected leader, Hajime Umemiya, Hakura ends up befriending the gardening enthusiast and his kindly adoptive sister, Kotoha Tachibana. Adapted from the Kodansha Manga Award-nominated comic by Satoru Nii and nominated for Best Action at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, this series sees the cocky Hakura fight his way to the top of the hooligan food chain while protecting the neighbourhood citizens from rival gangs.
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Forming connections with his friends, Sakura's idea of what it means to be "at the top" begins to change.
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The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash
People can be cruel, and in a land where everyone is ranked by stars according to their creature-taming skills, no one knows this better than Ivy. As a tamer with zero stars, the 8-year-old has been disowned by her family, ostracised by her entire village, and marked for death. Cast aside like the rubbish she scavenges from magic dump sites, her only friends are a slime monster she tames and names Sora and an Adandara (a panther-like creature) she names Ciel. As Ivy struggles to survive in a merciless world that preys on the weak, our heroine will discover that kindness is the greatest strength of all in this heartwarming anime based on the light novel series by writer Honobonoru500 and artist Nama.
This heartwarming fantasy survival story is about a lovable girl and her adorable monsters.
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Trillion Game
How do you make a trillion dollars? For charismatic yet ruthless negotiator Haru and timid tech whiz Gaku, that’s the aim of their game. Trillion Game, the anime adaptation of the Shogakukan Manga Award-winning corporate drama by writer Riichiro Inagaki and artist Ryoichi Ikegami, follows the pair in their quest for obscene wealth. After Haru quits fintech behemoth Dragon Bank, he teams up with his former schoolmate Gaku to start a new company to challenge his former employer. The duo navigate the cut-throat worlds of Kabukichō nightclubs, gacha gaming, and broadcast while learning that the road to riches is paved with plenty of hard work, a great partnership, and, um, a little financial fraud.
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Haru and Gaku embark on an entrepreneurial battle, aiming to climb to the top by earning a trillion dollars.
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Laid-Back Camp
Just like its title suggests, Laid-Back Camp makes for a perfect chill-out binge-watch. A slice-of-life anime series, it follows a group of Japanese high school girls in the Outdoors Activities Club as they travel around Japan to set up camp at picturesque destinations.
Winning hearts with its calming vibe, gorgeous landscapes, and authentically portrayed friendships, Laid-Back Camp has grown so much in popularity that it has even spawned a spin-off mobile game: Laid-Back Camp: All-in-One.
The show’s third and latest season continues to ignite viewers’ sense of wanderlust with its gorgeously animated depictions of real Japanese locales such as Cape Irago and Hatanagi Lake. Just don’t watch Laid-Back Camp with an empty stomach — you’ll feel peckish watching scenes of the girls cooking dishes like Hamburg steak and beef stew, and enjoying foods like yakitori.
Whether you’re following Rin on her solo camping trips or watching the group bond over their camping trips, the series is a gentle reminder to slow down and enjoy the journey.
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After returning from Izu, the girls are ready for their next camping trip. Half of them visit the Oi River.
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Blue Lock
Imagine the battle royale of Squid Game but for football strikers. That is the premise of Blue Lock, based on the manga written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura.
After Japan is eliminated from the 2018 FIFA World Cup, coach Ego Jinpachi is tasked with creating a programme to “destroy Japanese loser football”. The man has a bold plan: Gather 300 of the most elite under-18 forwards to live, train, and play in a state-of-the-art sports complex, and separate the wheat from the chaff through elimination rounds. For the 299 losers, their careers are over. For the last guy standing, his future as the world’s best striker begins.
The series follows Yoichi Isagi and other hopefuls as they engage in a battle of wits and wills. Unlike other sports anime, where the underdogs prevail through the power of teamwork and friendship, Blue Lock can be brutal and unflinching. This is a game of survival, with each player pitting their special skill, referred to in the show as a “weapon”, against their rivals’.
In the second season, titled Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan, Yoichi and teammate Rin Itoshi’s starting lineup, Blue Lock Eleven, make their debut at the Japan U-20 match. This will be a baptism of fire, as this showdown will determine if the Blue Lock programme is to be continued or terminated. Furthermore, Rin is the younger brother of the Japan U-20 team’s star player, Sae, taking sibling rivalry to a whole new level.
In an Anime Corner interview, the manga’s editor, Megumu Tsuchiya, promises fans that Blue Lock vs Japan U-20 “will be the best soccer match you’ve ever seen in your life”.
Thirty-five egoists will fight for BLUE LOCK's survival, participating in their biggest match to date.
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