Thursday, April 17, 2025

Anime Hype: Riverside & AX, Grotesque, Not So Shoujo Love Story & From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!

Just a few highlight for you in this very busy field of anime. Are you enjoying the new Spring season? How's Gundam GuguguguguguX or whatever? It's airing new episodes on Tuesday's on Amazon. What about Moonrise fully released on Netflix? Or, how 'bout Lazarus on Adult Swim, next day on Max? That's only some of the new anime that just came out. I'll be putting down some more here and more reminders on the Anime Cons on the way.

 Anime Riverside 2025 is just around the corner, May 31st - June 1st. For a smaller convention, they are getting some great voice actor talent. They're sharing all their big names, plus all their usual events and panels as we get closer. Check their site or social media for updates.

Same thing with AX, but they have more time as Anime Expo doesn't hit until July 3-6th.

Don't forget the price increases soon if you don't grab a badge.

In other news, AX seems like it's sharing a lot more info on locations and plans for the event earlier than last year, so people can plan ahead. I'm sure we're all still waiting on panels and an exhibitor map.

Grotesque doesn't look that bad actually, but no word if any theaters in the US will carry the movie. Hopefully we get it in some form after release in Japan.

"School delinquent and manga superfan Rei is ready for her perfect love story to begin, and she knows just who it’ll be with: Hansum, the most popular boy in school. But her plans are derailed when her main rival for Hansum’s affections, star classmate Hanna, suddenly confesses her feelings for Rei instead!"

 

"Based on the popular seinen manga by Michiro Ueyama, From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! is the new isekai comedy about a 52 year old civil servant reincarnated as the villainess and main character in his daughter's favorite video game."

Both of these concepts are slightly askew from the norm and we can wait to read and watch them.