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Netflix’s new anime series Glitter Force uses many stereotypical tropes of the magical girl anime to weave together a simple and cute story. Also known as Smile PreCure!, or Smile Pretty Cure!, this is the ninth series within the Pretty Cure franchise. This particular review will be focused on the Netflix English dub of the series, for multiple reasons that will be explained. When Emily transfers to Rainbow Hills Middle School, the last thing she expects is to literally have a magical book fall out of the sky. As this book falls a cute character named Candy pops out of...

A title that only provides a half truth, Shimoneta focuses on a futuristic Japan where decency police have instituted order to keep all perceived immoral activity from being part of society. These special moral police have been granted the authority to destroy all immoral objects and punish immoral individuals, by any means necessary. Power to know what all members of society are doing is key in this fight, hence all people are now forced to wear Peace Makers to analyze every spoken word and hand motion for any action that may break the law. Books of all types are burned...

Looking for a new anime with rock opera elements in a paranormal setting? Then look no further than Dance with Devils. Ritsuka Tachibana is targeted by both the devils and vampires within her school, believing that she knows the location of the legendary and powerful grimoire. When she comes home and witnesses her mother being kidnapped, Ritsuka realizes there is something big going on, but she is unaware of the magnitude. Even though Ritsuka contacts the authorities to report the break in, they reveal that there was no sign of her house being opened, no sign of a struggle, and...

The story is a complex post-post-apocalyptic story where entire human race over the age of thirteen dies off due to a reportedly man-made virus. While the children attempt to fend for themselves they are quickly taken by vampires, all unaffected by the virus, who decide to look after them as a food source. Many of the children form families where the eldest attempt to raise the young ones of the group. The majority will give their blood to the vampires freely in exchange for this protection in the form of standard blood donations, but some of the young humans make deals with elite vampires to let them drink from their bodies directly in exchange for extra food and supplies...

The planet Kumaria, inhabited by bears, explodes and causes meteors to fall on earth, also inhabited by bears, the people of earth create a wall to separate the bears and humans called the Wall of Severance. The story of Yurikuma Arashi takes place in this bizarre world, and focuses on Kureha Tsubaki’s romantic relationship with Sumika and her forgotten relationship with Ginko. One of the biggest issues in the possible relationship between Kureha and Ginko is that Ginko is a bear...