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1 week ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
Anne Shirley Episode 8 is another perfect adaptation of the original Anne of Green Gables novel, and the anime picks up where it left off on Anne Shirley's decision to study for the entrance exam to Queen's Academy. Anne has now turned fifteen and spent four years living at Green Gables with the Cuthberts and attending school with the children of Avonlea.
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1 week ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
The Answer Studio's 2025 anime adaptation of L.M. Montgomery's beloved Anne of Green Gables novel series, Anne Shirley, has so far been a smash hit. Fans look forward to a single new episode every week. Anne Shirley's first season is expected to have 24 episodes, with 8 episodes released so far, but waiting a week for one episode of such a wonderful anime can be difficult. Fans understandably compare Anne Shirley to Studio Ghibli films.
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1 week ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
Crunchyroll is a widely available streaming service with a plethora of anime series and feature-length films. The platform carries a variety of titles viewers can watch for a cozy vibe. Coziness can come in various forms, from camping with friends in gorgeous and safe natural settings to quiet and contemplative magical stories. Cozy stories tend to have lower stakes.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
Published 6 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Image via CBR & The Answer Studio The following contains spoilers for Anne Shirley, now streaming on Crunchyroll. Season 1, Episode 8 of The Answer Studio's Anne Shirley, will be titled "I Don't Want to Be Anyone but Myself." The Spring 2025 series is a well-received anime adaptation of a classic novel, Anne of Green Gables by Canadian author, L.M. Montgomery. The last seven episodes of the series have been extremely...
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2 weeks ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
The original Sailor Moon anime adaptation from the 1990s leaned into comedic character moments and zany filler plots. It never shied away from taking time away from the main story arc to indulge in some true silliness. The original anime adds plenty of eye-catching monsters inspired by the theme of the episode and punchy drama. A gimmick doesn't have to be a trick or a waste of time, but it doesn't really add to the character development or further the main story arcs.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
Usagi Tsukino starts off as a fearful underdog in the magical girl anime, Sailor Moon. She doesn't stay an underdog for long, though. As she steps into her destiny with the aid of her Sailor Guardians, her past and ancestral memories, and her mentor cat, Luna, she beats back untold forms of evil in every story arc. It's a widely accepted fact that by the end of Sailor Moon, Usagi attains god-like status, and could beat any character in her world.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
Slice-of-life anime is a huge genre which can include many sub-genres, from contemporary to fantasy. It tends to have a calmer, whimsical tone, and details the daily lives of the central characters. Often, there's no villain or antagonistic force, and more of a focus on the characters' self-development. It's popular for slice-of-life anime to take place in the countryside, or to center around nature-based hobbies and living practices, like farming or gardening.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
The following contains spoilers for Anne Shirley Episode 7, available for streaming now on Crunchyroll. Anne Shirley Episode 7 builds further upon themes from the previous episode, primarily Anne's romanticism and her sense of self and emotional maturity. The first half of Anne Shirley Episode 7 depicts another iconic, and humorous, scene from Anne of Green Gables, often dubbed the "Lily Maid" or the "Lady of Shallot" scene.
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2 weeks ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
Published 4 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Yokai are also called demons, and they are supernatural creatures who come in a vast range of powers, personality traits, backstories, and appearances. Many, but not all, have animal traits, like boars' tusks or foxes' ears and tails. A yokai can be a ghost, a vampire-like being, an ogre, a kitsune, and far, far more. Most yokai in anime are directly inspired by folktales, and others take the inspiration as a...
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3 weeks ago | 
cbr.com | Vera Vargas
Published 3 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Studio Ghibli's known for their exceptional films, primarily made for a younger child audience. Though they are known for films like My Neighbor Totoro, which is a lighthearted slice-of-life anime about family and nature, the studio is also responsible for exceptional, darker films like Princess Mononoke. There are many hallmarks to Studio Ghibli films which are incredibly quirky, and they tend to crop up to varying...
