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For many anime fans, internet streaming has been a thing for their entire time as a fan. However, before the age of high speed internet, anime had to be consumed quite differently outside of Japan. Take a trip through time with this article to learn about the history of early anime in North America and the avid fans that worked hours and hours to help build the fandom into what it is today.

Teaser from the article:

With the advent of streaming services, we are currently living through an era of unprecedented access to anime. Some shows are simultaneously released online with subtitles, and even a select number with English dubs, as they air in Japan.

Despite this, there are still those participating in the good old-fashioned piracy that helped create the anime fandom as it is today in North America, doing so surprisingly enough in some of the exact same ways they were over forty years ago. So why was this kind of piracy done in the first place, why was it necessary, and why is a dedicated group of anime fans doing work to preserve it with anime more easy to access than ever before?

Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu 2nd Season
Episode 9: "We Made a Promise"

Alternative names: The Dangers in My Heart 2nd Season

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Show Info

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• MyAnimeList

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It's Frieren Friday!

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Premieres April 7th. The new PV is here. Check out the ANN article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

The story of Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru follows Shouzou and Ine, an elderly couple who are living a quiet life in a farming village in Aomori Prefecture. After eating a mysterious apple that they discover on their apple farm, Shozo and Ine spontaneously regain their youth, but even after being reinvigorated they continue to live life at a grandparent-ly pace.

Premieres April 2024. Manga synopsis from AniList:

The story of the Sasakura Ryu and Eden Hall, a small cocktail bar in the Chiba area of Tokyo, where troubled customers come for the "glass of the gods," which with Ryu's assistance helps them to resolve their often highly emotional problems.

If you have trouble reading the super tiny text on the poster, I have transcribed it below (it was really hard to read, just like every other time). I personally don't usually go for Manhattans, but I don't dislike them either.

Manhattan

• Rye whiskey - 3 / 4
• Sweet vermouth - 1 / 4
• Aromatic bitters - 1 dash

1. Stir ingredients in a mixing glass and pour into a cocktail glass.
2. Garnish with maraschino cherry.

Previous visuals/drink recipes they released:

• Gin Fizz
• Sidecar
• Horse's Neck
• Kir Royale
• Mojito
• Grasshopper
• Old Fashioned

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This trailer, in addition to previewing the song, also revealed that the series will premiere April 10th. Check out the ANN article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

The third season of Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!

The dysfunctional party is back, but they may be short a member soon ’cause Kazuma is over it. Disillusioned with adventure, he wants to become a monk, but Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness call bull. However, the career dispute gets put on hold when a princess requests to hear all about their tales. Will the taste of fame at the royal castle keep them together or will this mark their farewell tour?

Series premieres April 1 (I think this makes it the earliest release date of the Spring shows so far). Check out the ANN article for more cast/staff info. Synopsis from AniList:

The story follows Allen as he tries to find a peaceful life for himself after being kicked out of his parents place.

Series premieres April 8th. The new PV is here. Check out the ANN article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

The Magical Kingdom of Klyrode summons hundreds of heroes from other worlds every year to fight in their war against the Dark One and his army of powerful demons. Banaza is one of those heroes, summoned from the Royal Capital Paluma, but something’s not right—Banaza is only an average merchant. He has no magic, no fighting ability, and his stats are abysmal. Worse, a mishap leaves him unable to return home! Rejected as a hero and stranded in another world, abandoned to the far reaches of the kingdom by a cruel king who just wants him gone, Banaza’s fate looks pretty bleak. But what will happen once the failed hero candidate finds himself with super cheat powers once he hits level two?

This is a sakura themed installment of the monthly visuals they have been releasing for this series leading up to the April premiere. You can see all the visuals they have released so far on the official website here.

Series premieres this April and is a re-adaptation of the story instead of a continuation of the previous series. Synopsis from AniList:

Lawrence is a traveling merchant selling various goods from a horse-drawn cart. One day, he arrives at a village and meets a beautiful girl with the ears and tail of an animal! Her name is Holo the Wisewolf and she brings bountiful harvests. She wishes to return to her homeland, and Lawrence offers to take her. Now, the once-lonely merchant and the once-lonely wisewolf begin their journey north.

Premieres July 2024. Check out the ANN article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

Clay was trained by her father to be an expert member of the thieves’ guild. Since her father disappeared three years ago, she’s been using her skills to search for him in a dungeon filled with goblins, a Minotaur, and all manner of other dangerous creatures. When Clay reaches deeper than anyone ever has before, she meets the caretaker of the dungeon. To her surprise, Clay is invited to join the staff! And thus begins Clay’s new job–to learn the inner workings and behind-the-scenes secrets of the dungeon from the inside.

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Premieres sometime in 2024. Check out the ANN article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

The trials and tribulations of a single father, who one day meets the reincarnation of his deceased wife.

Premieres this July. Check out the ANN article for additional cast/staff information. Synopsis from AniList:

Takuma is a single guy who does nothing but go to work and come home. Too tired to do chores, he decides to get a robot to cook and keep house. “Mina-chan” is such a good housekeeper, Takuma jokes that she should become his wife. Mina takes Takuma’s joke seriously, and slowly the two start doing more things together, like having a picnic outside. As time goes by, Takuma starts to fall for Mina, but can a human and a robot ever have an equal, loving relationship?

No date or PV released yet. Check out the ANN article for more information on staff. J.C. Staff is going to be leading the animation. Synopsis from AniList:

Middle school left Uka Ishimori with nothing but scars—to the point where she’s forgotten how to laugh or cry or even say “hello.” But a chance reencounter with a boy with lemon-colored hair invigorates her, giving her hope that maybe, just maybe, life can be that much sweeter if she finally reaches out for help.