Widescreen Anime Links: July 2014

InuYasha, The Anime

No time for fans of Inuyasha to revisit the series in prep for 'Yashahime: Princess Half Demon,' the Sequel, which came out this fall. -- In the meantime Inuyasha story begins with Higurashi Kagome being pulled down a well by a demon and finding herself in Feudal Japan, where she learns that a powerful jewel has been reborn inside her body. After the jewel shatters in an attempt to retrieve it from one of the many demons who was after its power, Kagome must join forces with the half-demon Inu Yasha (also after the jewel's power) to track down the shards of the jewel before its power falls into the wrong hands.

Yashahime: Princess Half Demon

NEW-- STREAMING NOW! -- In Feudal Japan, Half-Demon twins Towa and Setsuna are separated from each other during a forest fire. While desperately searching for her younger sister, Towa wanders into a mysterious tunnel that sends her into present-day Japan, where she is found and raised by Kagome Higurashi’s brother, Sota, and his family. - Ten years later, the tunnel that connects the two eras has reopened, allowing Towa to be reunited with Setsuna, who is now a Demon Slayer working for Kohaku. But to Towa’s shock, Setsuna appears to have lost all memories of her older sister.- Joined by Moroha, the daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome, the three young women travel between the two eras on an adventure to regain their missing past.

Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World

Ikebukuro West Gate Park

Golden Kamuy 3

Assault Lily: BOUQUET

In Shinjuku ward's east side lies Kabukichou, a vibrant city of chaos that glows brilliantly with neon lights but also hides unseen darkness. Employed at a university hospital on the west side, John H. Watson is looking for someone who can assist him with an odd case. His search leads him to the Pipe Cat, an underground bar that serves as a meetup venue and job board for some of the best detectives in Shinjuku, the most prominent among them being Sherlock Holmes. Upon finding the bar and meeting the peculiar investigators, John learns that they are pursuing a case involving Jack the Ripper, an infamous serial killer. Due to subsequent events, John ends up driving Sherlock to the crime scene of a murder supposedly carried out by Jack the Ripper. Even though John is only there to enlist Sherlock's help with his case, he witnesses Sherlock brilliantly uncover the truth behind the crime scene. However, he begins to realize that Sherlock is not only a genius detective but also an eccentric character. As John continues to request Sherlock to assist him with his case, he finds himself spiraling into the detective lifestyle of solving cases beyond the minds of ordinary civilians. Through this work, John begins to see the true colors of the chaotic city that is Kabukichou and starts to unravel the unsettling mystery behind his own case. [Written by MAL Rewrite] - Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery

Talentless Nana

BRAND NEW -- OCTOBER 4, 2020 -- It is the year 20XX. Earth has been assaulted by monsters known as 'the Enemy of Humanity'. In order to deal with this threat, special schools comprised of teenagers with extraordinary abilities were formed. These people, who came to be known as 'the Talented', have abilities that defy the rules of reality. Among these superpowered individuals was an outlier, someone who was sent to one of these schools despite having no innate special abilities whatsoever. This is the story of our protagonist, who attempts to defeat the Enemies of Humanity through the use of intelligence and manipulation. (Source: MangaUpdates)

KING's RAID: Successors of the Will

BRAND NEW -- STREAMING NOW -- King's Raid: Ishi wo Tsugumono-tachi -- The story is set in a world of sword and sorcery a century after King Kairu of Orvelia defeated the demon king Angumundo. The squire Kasel lives in these peaceful times. However, Kasel's destiny is set in motion when he hears of the demons reappearing on his land. Guided by a great wise man, Kasel embarks on an adventure with his companions to drive back the darkness threatening his once peaceful land and become the Chosen Warrior of the Holy Sword Aea.-- (Source: Anime News Network)

Jujutsu Kaisen

BRAND NEW -- STREAMING NOW -- A boy fights... for "the right death." Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exorcised by another Curse. -- Itadori Yuji is a boy with tremendous physical strength, though he lives a completely ordinary high school life. One day, to save a friend who has been attacked by Curses, he eats the finger of the Double-Faced Specter, taking the Curse into his own soul. From then on, he shares one body with the Double-Faced Specter. Guided by the most powerful of sorcerers, Gojou Satoru, Itadori is admitted to the Tokyo Metropolitan Technical High School of Sorcery, an organization that fights the Curses... and thus begins the heroic tale of a boy who became a Curse to exorcise a Curse, a life from which he could never turn back. -- (Source: Crunchyroll)

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Raihousha-hen

The second season of The Irregular at Magic High School. -- BRAND NEW -- OCTOBER 9, 2020 -- Miyuki Shiba’s classmate Kitayama Shizuku is on her way to study abroad. For magicians, this is normally impossible, since allowing the genes of someone who can use magic outside their home country’s borders is tantamount to giving up national secrets. But it’s allowed to happen in one case—exchange programs. And that’s how Angelina Kudou Shields, known as Lina, has arrived in Japan from the USNA to study at First High. Around the time Lina arrived in Japan, magicians began getting attacked by a mysterious being who leaves his victims drained of blood. Will Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba be able to discover the identity of the “Vampire”? -- (Source: Funimation)

Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Trai

BRAND NEW -- OCTOBER 15, 2020 -- Theatrical Premiere -- Falling forever into an endless dream… Tanjiro and the group have completed their rehabilitation training at the Butterfly Mansion, and they arrive to their next mission on the Mugen Train, where over 40 people have disappeared in a very short period of time. Tanjiro and Nezuko, along with Zenitsu and Inosuke, join one of the most powerful swordsmen within the Demon Slayer Corps, Flame Hashira Kyojuro Rengoku, to face the demon aboard the Mugen Train on track to despair. -- [Source: Aniplex of America]

Wave!! Surfing Yappe!! 1

First installment in a trilogy Masaki Hinaoka, who grew up near the coast of Ooarai in Ibaraki Prefecture, meets a prince-like transfer student Shou Akitsuki before the summer break, who introduces him to the world of surfing. Through surfing, Masaki meets irreplaceable friends and experiences farewell as he becomes an adult. It is the beginning of a never-ending story of boys fascinated by the charm of surfing. [Source: MyAnimeList] Wave!! Surfing Yappe!! 2 -- October 15, 2020 EDT -- Wave!! Surfing Yappe!! 3 -- October 29, 2020 EDT

High School Fleet Movie

October 27, 2020 EDT -- Based on manga of the same name. -- The story follows a girl named Akeno Misaki who enrolls at Yokosuka Girls' Marine High School, Yokosuka Joshi Kaiyō Gakkō in Yokosuka, Kanagawa in order to become one of the highly regarded Blue Mermaids. As Akeno and her classmates set off aboard the destroyer ship Harekaze, an incident with their instructor suddenly leads them to be accused of mutiny. Thus, Akeno must lead her crewmates in sailing the Harekaze as they try to find the truth about what's happening while also avoiding pursuit.

Peerless Saint Emperor

NEW -- In a low-level continent called The Spirit Continent (or Phantom Continent), Zheng Tian was the heir to Huyan Jueluo family, with exceptional talent, and had always been arrogant. Until one day, the Heavenly Palace Azure Dragon Sacred Beast sent out a message that there was a artifact, a magic weapon, and the nine star skill in the Spirit continent. As a result, the major powers of the world entered the Spirit continent and sent their respective young disciples to search for the treasures. As the disciples of the super sects interfered with the local powers and supported them as puppets, Zheng Tian's location, the Huyan Jueluo family, was tragically destroyed. Zheng Tian took his sister, Yue Xin, and fled all the way...

Monster Bar

A quaint little bar awaits its destined clients… Meanwhile, the strange bartender with a glass of cocktail reveals the mysteries of your life by looking into your past reincarnations — containing stories of love and hate throughout the centuries. Come and explore the brotherly bond between a dragon bartender and demon hunter. A touching story that even dazzles the heavens with its world of monsters; a world where a dragon searches for traces of his demon hunter friend from his past life, longing to meet again. But how did the talented demon hunter and mysterious dragon meet?

Ultimate Soldier

Nowadays, that Bird Star is under permanent siege. Only those who have a powerful guardian spirit, a “War Spirit”, can change their fates and stand against 10,000 people. Juvenile Rogge’s father had the strongest fighting spirit, but he betrayed the country, causing Rogge and his mother to be bullied and to lose their place. In order to clean up humiliation and change destiny of his family, the teenager broke into the world’s most fiercest and scariest villain academy and strive against opponents with powerful fighting spirits. Can Rogue get rid of the misery and boundary surrounding his life, or not?

Crown of Feathers

NEW -- EVERY WEDNESDAY == In a world ruled by fierce warrior queens, a grand empire was built upon the backs of Phoenix Riders—legendary heroes who soared through the sky on wings of fire—until a war between two sisters ripped it all apart. Sixteen years later, Veronyka is a war orphan who dreams of becoming a Phoenix Rider from the stories of old. After a shocking betrayal from her sister, Veronyka sets out alone to find the fabled Phoenix Riders—and will stop at nothing to join their ranks.