Genki Life Magazine 50 - Winter 2023

Editor’sNote

Slowlybutsurely,Istartedtogotoconventionsagain.Iwasactuallylooking forwardtoAnimeExpoChibithattookovertheOntarioConventionCenter thispastNovember.Itwasfun.Iwantedtowriteaboutit,butIwasn’tinthe rightstateofmind.Whenitcamedowntoit…AXChibiwasfun.Iobservedthat AXCdidsomethingsbetterthanAniméLosAngeleswhentheywasthere,and mostwasjustofffortheamountofpeoplethatattended.Itwastheirfirsttimeaf‐terall.Besides,ALAwastheonlyconventionIcancompareitto. Iwastostartachapterofmylifethispastautumn,butbecausetheshiftinthe economyanditscertainsubset,couldbedelayedpossiblyuntilthiscomingspring. I’mstillnotatlibertytotalkaboutityet,butitwillbebigbecausetheballstarted rollingthismonthofDecember.Therewassupposedtoberevealedatthisupcom‐ingAniméLosAngeles,buttheprogramschedulewasalreadyset.Therefore,the announcementwillbepossiblymadeatanupcominganimeconvention.

EdGomez

GraphicDesigner,Publisher&Editor

The finalsummer, the finalsecret…

Winter2023

Convention Schedule

OKiCon Anime December30,2022–January1,2023 EmbassySuitesbyHiltonNorman HotelandConferenceCenter Norman,OK www.okicon.org

WaifuFest Anime December30,2022–January1,2023 HiltonDoubltreeHobbyAirport Houston,TX waifufest.com

AniméLosAngeles Anime January5–8,2023 LongBeachConventionCenter LongBeach,CA www.animelosangeles.org

ShadowCon

PopCulture January6–7,2023

ClarionHotelMemphisAirport Memphis,TN www.shadowcon.info

Anime-Zap! Anime January6–8,2023 EmbassySuites,Cary,NC animezapcon.com SacAnime:Winter Anime January6–8,2023 SafeCreditUnionConvention Center,Sacramento,CA www.sacanime.com

TaiyouCon Anime January6–8,2023 MesaConventionCenter,Mesa,AZ www.taiyoucon.com

AnimeBluesCon

WinterfestRemix Anime

January7,2023 LandersCenter Southaven,MS animebluesremix.com

Ichibancon Anime January12–15,2023 EmbassySuitesConcord Concord,NC ichibancon.com

DesuconFrostbite Anime

January13–15,2023 SibeliusHall Lahti,Finland www.desucon.fi

MarsCon ScienceFiction January13–15,2023 HolidayInn VirginiaBeach,VA www.marscon.net

OtakuFest

Anime

January13–15,2023 MiamiAirportConventionCenter Miami,FL www.otakufest.com

Setsucon Anime January13–15,2023

BlairCountyConventionCenter Altoona,PA setsucon.com

Arisia ScienceFiction January13–16,2023 WestinBostonWaterfront Boston,MA www.arisia.org

NyáriMondoCon Anime January14,2023 Hungexpo,KConferenceCentre, DPavilion&ReceptionBuilding Budapest,Hungary www.mondocon.hu

AnimeImpulse:LosAngeles Anime January14–15,2023 FairplexExpositionComplex Pomona,CA www.animeimpulse.com

Ohayocon Anime January19–22,2023 HyattRegencyColumbus& GreaterColumbusConvention Center,Columbus,OH ohayocon.org

Ikkicon Anime January20–22,2023 KalahariResortandConvention Center,PoconoManor,PA www.ikkicon.com

KnoxvilleAnimeDay Anime January28,2023 HolidayInnKnoxvilleWest Knoxville,TN www.knoxville.animeday.net

ConventionSchedule

Uchi-Con Anime January28,2023 UniversityofChicago,IdaNoyes Hall,Chicago,IL www.uchi-con.com

G-Anime:Winter Anime January28–29,2023 PalaisdesCongrèsdeGatineau Gatineau,Québec,Canada www.ganime.ca

PasadenaComic ConventionandToyShow Comic January29,2023 PasadenaConventionCenter Pasadena,CA www.pasadenacomicandtoyshow.com

AnimeMilwaukee

Anime February3–5,2023 WisconsinCenter/Hilton MilwaukeeCityCenter Milwaukee,WI www.animemilwaukee.org

SSA+SToracon Anime February4,2023 SarasotaSchoolofArts&Sciences Sarasota,FL www.ssastoracon.net

BristolAnime&GamingCon

Anime February4–5,2023 MercureGrandHotel Bristol,UnitedKindom www.bristolanimecon.com

Akumakon Anime

February10–12,2023 ÁrasnaMacLéinn Galway,Ireland www.akumakon.com

Kami-Con Culture February10–12,2023 Birmingham-JeffersonConvention Complex Birmingham,AL www.kamicon.net

LondonAnime &GamingCon Anime February10–12,2023 NovotelHotelWest LondonWest,UnitedKindom summer.londonanimecon.com

KupoCon Anime February11,2023 SheratonGateway LosAngeles,CA kupocon.com

Zipcon Anime February11,2023 UniversityofAkronStudentUnion Akron,OH zipcon.weebly.com

AniMangaPop!Plymouth Anime February11–12,2023 FutureInnPlymouthHotel Plymouth,UnitedKindom www.animangapop.co.uk

SavannahAnimazingCon

Anime

February11–12,2023

SavannahConventionCenter Savannah,GA savannahmegacc.wixsite.com/mysite

ConNooga PopCulture February17–19,2023 ChattanoogaConventionCenter Chattanooga,TN www.connooga.com

J-Popcon Cultural February17–19,2023 DGI-byen Copenhagen,Denmark j-popcon.dk

Katsucon Anime February17–19,2023 GaylordNationalResort& ConventionCenter NationalHarbor,MD www.katsucon.org

LvlUpExpo VideoGame February17–19,2023 LasVegasConventionCenter LasVegas,NV lvlupexpo.com

Orccon Gaming February17–20,2023 HiltonLosAngelesAirport LosAngeles,CA www.strategicon.net

Animefest

Anime February18,2023

UniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego, PriceCenter,LaJolla,CA animefest.ucsd.moe BirminghamAnime &GamingCon Anime February18–19,2023 EdgbastonStadium Birmingham,UnitedKingdom www.birminghamanimecon.com KikkiFest Anime February18–19,2023 CentroDeConvencionesTlatelolco MéxicoCity,México www.facebook.com/ profile.php?id=100085486977254

FanExpoVancouver PopCulture February18–20,2023

VancouverConventionCentre Vancouver,BritishColumbia,Canada www.fanexpovancouver.com/en/ home.html

AnimeCrossroads

Anime February24–26,2023 EmbassySuites,Cary,NC www.animecrossroads.com

JapanExpoSud Anime February24–26,2023 MarseilleChanot-Palaisdes CongrèsetdesExpositions Marseille,France www.japan-expo-sud.com

Pensacon: PensacolaComicCon Comic February24–26,2023 PensacolaBayCenter Pensacola,FL www.pensacon.com

ChibiChibiCon Anime February25,2023 TheEvergreenStateCollege Olympia,WA chibichibicon.com

ArizonaMatsuri Cultural February25–26,2023 SteeleIndianSchoolPark Phoenix,AZ www.azmatsuri.org

KawaCon Anime February25–26,2023

HenryB.GonzalezConvention Center SanAntonio,TX www.kawaconsa.com

MonacoAnimeGame

InternationalConferences

Anime February25–26,2023

GrimaldiForum Monaco,Monaco www.magic-ip.com

MiddleEastFilm andComicCon

March3–5,2023

AbuDhabiNationalExhibitions Company,UnitedArabEmirates www.mefcc.com

RetroMadeInAsia Anime March3–5,2023 BrusselsExpo,Bruxelles,Belgium www.madeinasia.be

FreeCon Anime March4–5,2023

FloridaStateUniversityStudent ServicesBuilding(SSB)&the CenterforGlobalEngagement(the Globe),Tallahassee,FL www.tallahasseeanime.com

Tora-Con PopCulture March4–5,2023 RochesterInstituteofTechnology Rochester,NY toracon.org Harucon Anime March8,2023 InternationalCongressCenter (ICC),Jerusalem,Israel harucon.org.il

Banzaicon Anime March10–12,2023 DoubleTreebyHiltonColumbia Columbia,SC banzaicon.com

MinamiCon Anime March10–12,2023 NovotelHotel Southampton,UnitedKindom www.minamicon.org.uk

DublinComicCon:Spring Comic March11–12,2023 ConventionCentreDublin Dublin,Ireland www.dublincomiccon.com

MississippiAnimeFestival Anime March11–12,2023

MississippiTrademartMart Jackson,MS msanimefest.com

CollectiveCon PopCulture March17–19,2023 PrimeF.OsbornIII ConventionCenter Jacksonville,FL collectivecon.com

KikoriCon Anime March17–19,2023

LittleAmericaHotel Flagstaff,AZ www.kikoricon.com

CarrierCon Comic March18,2023

USSHornetMuseum Alameda,CA www.uss-hornet.org/carriercon

Winter2023

Convention Schedule

FloridaPolyCon PopCulture March18,2023

FloridaPolytechnicUniversity Lakeland,FL www.flpolycon.org

MY-CON Anime March18,2023 AvantiPalmsResort Orlando,FL www.mystic-con.com

Playthrough GamingConvention VideoGame March18–19,2023 RaleighConventionCenter Raleigh,NC www.playthroughgc.com

Manga-Comic-Convention Comic March23–26,2023 MesseLeipzig,Leipzig,Germany www.manga-comic-con.com

EvilleCon Anime March24–26,2023 OldNationalEventsPlaza Evansville,IN www.evillecon.com

GalaxyCon:Richmond PopCulture March24–26,2023 GreaterRichmondConvention Center,Richmond,VA galaxycon.com/richmond

WonderCon PopCulture March24–26,2023 AnaheimConventionCenter Anaheim,CA www.comic-con.org/wca

Zenkaikon Anime March24–26,2023 LancasterCountyConvention Center,Lancaster,PA zenkaikon.com

AnimeJapan Anime March25–26,2023 TokyoBigSight Tokyo,Japan www.anime-japan.jp

CyPhaCon ScienceFiction March31–April2,2023 LakeCharlesCivicCenter LakeCharles,LA www.cyphacon.org

TriadAnimeConvention Anime March31–April2,2023 BentonConventionCenter Winston-Salem,NC www.triadanimecon.com

RathaCon PopCulture April1,2023 AthensCommunityCenter Athens,OH www.therathacon.com

ETSU-Con PopCulture April1–2,2023

EastTennesseeStateUniversityCulpCenter JohnsonCity,TN www.facebook.com/etsucontn

AnimeDetour Anime April7–9,2023 HyattRegencyMinneapolis Minneapolis,MN www.animedetour.com Weebcon Anime April7–9,2023 GaylordTexanResortand ConventionCenter,Allen,TX www.weebcon.net

AniFest Anime April8,2023 TorranceCulturalArtsCenter Torrance,CA anifest.org

Causeacon Anime April28–30,2023 BeckleyRaleighCounty ConventionCenter Beckley,WV www.causeacon.com

SoCalRetroGamingExpo VideoGame May6–7,2023 OntarioConventionCenter Ontario,CA socalretrogamingexpo.com

BeckleyGamingExpo VideoGame July30,2023 BeckleyRaleighCounty ConventionCenter Beckley,WV www.beckleygamingexpo.com †Schedulessubjecttochangewithoutnotice.Pleasechecktheconvention’swebsiteforup-to-datenewsandinformation.

OzComic-Con:Perth PopCulture April1–2,2023 PerthConvention &ExhibitionCcentre Perth,WesternAustralia,Australia ozcomiccon.com

Oneday,Iwaslookingthroughalistofanime topassthetimewhilehavingmymorning coffee.Iwasn’tparticularlylookingforsome‐thingtowatch—justbrowsing—untilIcame acrossafamiliarname…Leadale.I’dseenthisnamea fewtimesovertheyearsinrandom,incompleteweb noveltranslationsandthemorerecent,legallightnov‐elsandmanga.Theanimepremieredearlierthisyear, butitslippedmymind.SoIsatdownonthecouch withacupofcoffeeinhandandstartedwatching LeadalenoDaichinite (IntheLandofLeadale). Cayna,themainprotagonist,issuddenlywokenup byalittlegirlwhohelpsoutataninn.Shelooksaround andwonderswheresheis.Shegetsupandisastonished shecanwalkokay.Shethengoesdownstairsandis alsoastonishedabouteatingafullmeal!It’simpliedat thefirstepisodethatshe’sbeenstuckonlifesupport

inahospitalbedformostofherlifeandthatshedied whileloggedintoagamecalledLeadalewhenasudden citywidepoweroutageoccurred.

There’snoparticularstoryarcforthisanimeaside fromCaynabeingreincarnatedinLeadaleasherelf persona,givingherasecondchancetolive…200years later.Caynawalksaround,seesplaces,meetspeople, getsdrunkandcelebratesatmanyparties,wakesup withahangoverthenextmorning,reuniteswithher (videogame)familyandmeetsher(videogame)grandchildren.She’sbasicallyfulfillingthelifethatshewas robbedoutofbyatragicaccident.

Whilewatching LeadalenoDaichinite,Iquicklyre‐alizedthatthisshowprobablywouldn’tbeforeveryone. Leadaleisprettymuchastory-drivenfantasysliceof life.Onewouldexpectthatjustbecausethisisanisekaigenreanime,themainplotlinewouldbetodestroythe

Kartatz

Lytt

Mai-Mai

Cayna

Skargo

demonlordandbringpeacetotheworld.Nope.Asa characterdrivenstory,manypeoplewouldfindthepace oftheshowasslowandboring.Icantellthesetypes don’treadmuch.Butthereisoneplotthat…youcan sayisanoverreachingstoryarch…findingoutwhat happenedtothetwelveGuardianTowersandtheir owners,butCaynatakeshertimedoingthis.Yeah, norush.

Asmentionedbefore,Cayna,despiteneverhaving beeninarelationshipormarried,hasthreekids…when sherememberedshehasthem,anyway.IntheLeadale game,playersareabletoadoptnon-playercharacter childrenthroughthegame’sFosterSystemandraise themasfamilywhocaneventuallyhelpthemoutwith varioustasks.SinceCaynawasreincarnatedintoLeadale, thosethreekidsbecameheractualchildren.Theyare Skargo,heroldestson,Mai-Mai,heroldestdaughter, andKartatz,heryoungestsonwhoallwereresidingin theroyalcapitaloftheKingdomofFelskeilo.Throughouthertravelsafterbecominganadventurerherself, shestartsmeetingamultitudeofpeople,including Mai-Mai’ssonandchildren—hervirtualgrandsonand greatgrandchildren.

Cayna’spersonalityisindicativeofa typicalteenthatmissedoutlivinga typicalteenager’slife…sheisstill mentallyseventeenafterall,andshe hassomecatchinguptodo.She’sgen‐erallywell-meaning,yetalsoshorttempered,self-consciousandnaive. Asanaverageteenagerwhogrewup inapeacefulnationandwhohadbeen bedridden,shelteredfromtheoutside world,shehastroubleprocessingcom‐plexemotions,andreallyhatessur‐prises.Caynaisacharacterthatyou mayormaynotlike,butattheendof

theday,thisisnotanisekaitoendallisekai’s.Itiswhat itis—aslowlifesetinanotherworld.We’rejustalong fortheride.

LeadalenoDaichinite startedoutawebnovel,writ‐tenbyCeezoveradecadeago.AsImentioned,I’dseen partialtranslationsovertheyears,butneverhadanyreal interestintheisekaigenrebackthen.Itwasn’tuntila fewyearsagothatitcameintothedimspotlightwhen YenPressmadethetitleavailableinNorthAmerica forthefirsttimeasboththewebnovel,aswellasthe manga.Theninthewinteranimeseasonofthisyear, 2022,theanimeairedinJapanandinNorthAmerica amonthlater.IthinkthatIinitiallyskippeditbecause Iwasexpectingthatitwouldopenatleastacoupledays afteritspremierinJapan.WhenIstartedwatching LeadalenoDaichinite,itcameasasurprisetomethat Iactuallylikedit.Comparingitto KumaKumaKuma Bear,ithadalotofsimilarities,asanisekaiwithafe‐malelead,butmostofall,itwasafunwatchwhereI wasalwayslookingforwardtofindingoutwhatCayna wasgoingtodonext.That’sfinallygoingtohappen whenIbeginreadingthelightnovels;I’mexcitedto seewhereherjourneyswilltakeher. ❖ EdGomez

UpcomingAnime Releases

bytheleader,whomheadmiredlikehisfather.Becauseof hisslovenlycomrades,hewasfalselyaccusedofembezzle‐ment,eventhoughhesupportedthemwithfinancial accountsandknowledge.Nickwasdumpedbyhislover andwascompletelydepressed,buthehititoffwitha formeraristocraticdaughter,anexcommunicationpriest andafemaledragonwarriorwhohappenedtoshareatable atabar.Anadventurestorywhereadventurerswhodon’t trusthumanswalkasthestrongestparty,openinghere!

hasmemoriesofherpreviouslife.Shewasreincarnatedin aworldwheremagicexistedforgranted,andwhatAni‐spherelongedtobeisawizard,flyingintheskywith magic.Onenight,shewasAnisphere,whoflewintothe skywithherhomemadewitchbroom.Herrunawaybroom jumpedintoanightpartyatthearistocraticacademy.

Thewhitetigerandtheblackbeast�AtsushiNaka‐jimaandRyūnosukeAkutagawawinthedecisivebattle againstFrancisF.,bringingtoanendthegiganticpower warwiththe“Guild”attackedfromthegreatpowers. WhiletheArmedDetectiveAgencyandthePortMafia signedatruceduringthatbattle,thecityofYokohama, whichwasprotectedfromthedangerofdestructionby them,spinsthestoryofeverydaylifeonthestreetseven today.Therearerumorsofoverseascriminalorganiza‐tionsflowingin,andshadowsoftheremnantsofthe “Guild.”Ontheotherhand,OsamuDazaiwasworried. Theawakeningofthe“Majin,”thebeginningofanew disaster.WrigglingintheculvertisFyodorD.,thehead ofthethievesgroup“MouseoftheHouseofDeath.” Thatterrifyingplotfinallybaresitsfangs!

DoppoKunikida,Jun’ichiro Tanizaki,OsamuDazai, KenjiMiyazawa,AtsushiNakajima&KyokaIzumi –BungoStrayDogs

Fuyutsuki-sanalsoveryinterestedinthemysterious Himuro.Therelationshipbetweenthetwogradually changesthroughdailyworkandcompanyevents,and theybegintospendtimetogetherintheirprivatelives. Aheartwarming“work-relatedfantasyromanticcomedy” wovenbytwoseeminglycoolpeoplebegins!

UpcomingAnimeReleases

DungeonniDeaiwoMotomeruno wa MachigatteirunoDaro kaIV:FukaShoYakusai-hen

深章厄災篇

January5,2023

StudioBind AT-X,TokyoMX,BS11 Onii-chanwaOshimai!

January5,2023 feel. AT-X,TokyoMX,BSNTV, KBSKyoto,SUN,TVA

スパイ教室

Aconflict-ravagednationsnowdeployscovertopera‐tivesinsteadofmissiles.Lilyisrecruitedintospy-train‐ing…butherpracticalskillsareabsolutelyabysmal. Desperatetopass,sheleapsatthechancetojointhe mysterious“Tomoshibi”team.Toobadtheteamisfilled withevenmorehopelessspies.Togethertheymustcon‐quertheImpassibleMissionandbesttheirgenius instructor,butthetruepurposebehindtheirclassroom ismoreharrowingthantheycanimagine.

TechnoroidOvermind

January5,2023

Ajia-do TokyoMX,KansaiTV, BSNTV,AT-X

Revenger

リベンジャー

Betrayedbywhathebelievedin,Raizōhasnoplaceto returnto.Hewaspickedupbyanassassin“REVENGER” whotakesrevengeonpowerlesspeople.Usually,the frontandbackfacesofthemenwhoruntheall-around shopof“underwritingallkindsofconveniencethings.” Contrarytohiskindandgentledemeanor,he’satown doctorwithhiddendestructiveimpulses.Heisan androgynoushandsomeboywhohasboththeinno‐cenceofanangelandthecrueltywithoutmorals.Hehas apenchantformoneyandalcohol,andisastrictand abusivegambler.Alacquermakerwithanelegant appearanceandacoolmindwholeadssuchunique people.Clumsy,straight,andlackingmen.Asthey spendtimetogether,astrangefriendshipdevelops betweenRaizōandthem. Onimai:I’mNowYourSister! お兄ちゃんはおしまい!

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January5,2023 Lay-duce TokyoMX,BS11,GTV, GYT,MBS Tomo-chanwaOnnanoko! Tomo-chanIsaGirl! トモちゃんは女の子！

Acoming-of-ageromanticcomedywovenbyaboyish girlandaninsensitivechildhoodfriend.SatoshiAizawa (Tomo-chan),aboyishhighschoolgirlwhoisinlove withherchildhoodfriendJun’ichirōKubota,wants Jun’ichirōtoseeherasa“girl,”butsheisalwaysidle. WillTomo’sclumsymaidenheartreachJun’ichirō?If youwatchit,youwillsurelywanttosupporttheirlove. Theworldwillbecaptivatedbythe“youthromantic comedy”unfoldedbyTomo-chanandheruniquefriends!

UpcomingAnimeReleases

SugarAppleFairyTale

シュガーアップル・フェアリーテイル

January5,2023

KyotoAnimation TokyoMX,ABC-TV, BS11,AT-X

NarumiyaMinatowasafflictedwith“hayaki,”also knownasthediseaseofarchery,decidedtowithdraw fromarchery.Afterenteringhighschool,eventhough hisbestfriendSeiyaTakehayaisgoingtojointhe archeryclub,Minato’sfeelingsdon’tchange.However, hehasafatefulencounterwithTakigawaMasaki,and althoughMinatoishurt,hepicksupthebowagain. WhilementoringMinato,Masakiharborsadeepsense ofrevengeagainsthismaster.MasakiandMinatostarted walkingtogether.HebeginstothinkthatSeiya,whohas beensupportingMinatoallthistime,nolongerneeds her.Wheredotheyendup?Secondseasonof Tsurune January6,2023

ArnoldAcademyofMagic,aprestigiousschoolthat hasproducedmanygreatmagicians.RayWhite,hasbeen attendingtheschoolastheonlysorcererfromanordi‐naryfamily.Amongthestudentsaroundhimcamefrom aristocraticandmagicianfamilies,despisehim.Butpeople don’tknow…heachievedmanyresultsduringthewar intheFarEast,andisnowsaidtobethestrongestamong theSevenGreatMagiciansintheworld.Despitebeing lookeddownuponasawitheredmagician,heeventually showedhispowertothosearoundhim...!?

HighlandKingdomwherehumansusefairies.Ann,a girlwhohasjustlosthermother,decidestofollowinher mother’sfootstepsandbecomeasilversugarmaster.For thatreason,shemustberecognizedforherskillsasa craftsmanattheroyalcapital’sfairheldonceayear.As herbodyguard,shehiresthefoul-mouthedwarriorfairy Char.Chardoesn’ttrusthumans,sosheconstantly fightswithAnn.However,asshetravelswithChar,Ann beginstowishtobeherfriend.Whatkindoffuturewill thehumanAnnandthefairyshallcreatetogetherwhile overcomingthedifferencesinraces,positions,anddiffi‐cultsituations?

Ayoungman,Hiraku,losthislifeafterfightinganill‐ness,wasrevivedbyGod,rejuvenated,andtransferred toanotherworld.Inhissecondlife,toenjoyfarming leisurely!Withthe“universalfarmingtools”givento himbyGod,hefreelycarvesoutadifferentworld!Inno time,itbecameavillage,andbeforeheknewit,Hiraku wasthevillagechief!?

Year1205oftheSeptiancalendar.Lavian“Lavi”Winslet, agirlbornandraisedinthepoorestregionofNorthum‐bria.Toprotectherhometown,shevolunteeredforthe “NorthernJaeger,”thelargestjaegergroup.Lavi’susually discipline,butformsaplatoonwithMarty,Iseriaand Talionandisorderedtocarryoutarecklessspymission totheEreboniaEmpire.Inordertogetinformation about theunknownexistence“HerooftheEmpire”that threatensNorthumbria.

ArsnoKyoju

GiantBeastsofArs アルスの巨獣

Thegreatbeastscreatedtheland,buthumansstoleit. Angered,thebeastsbeganeatinghumans,whointurn calleduponthegodstofightthebeasts.Intheageofthe sword,heroesandmythology,giantbeastsarehuntedby humansforprofit.Jīro,whomakeshislivinghunting beasts,encountersKūmi,whoisbeingchasedbysome‐one,andinthatmomentdecidestosaveher.Asrumors spreadregardinghumanityandamysteriousexperi‐ment,togethertheyseektodiscovertheworld’ssecrets.

UpcomingAnimeReleases

BuddyDaddies

KillerBuddy’schild-rearingstruggle!Don’tmissyour target.Twosuchmen’sassassinBuddydecidestotakein a4-year-oldgirl.Whatstartedanewisafamilylifewitha hotandcoolduoandaninnocentgirl.Eventwopeople whocanhandleanykindofworkarestrugglingwithone daughter.Sheisinagreathurrytotakecareofmeals, playwithandpickupanddropoffatnurseryschool. Still,theycan’tturndownthejobrequest.What’smore, thegirlistheillegitimatechildofthevillainousmafia bossthatthetwoofthemdealtwith!Isitpossibleto balanceworkandchildcare?Andwillhappinesscome tothetemporaryfamily? Lady,Bashvaza,Dariel,Marika,Gashita&Zeviantes –KaikoSaretaAnkokuHeishi(30-dai)noSlownaSecondLife

January7,2023 Quad TokyoMX,BS11

InuniNattaraSukinaHito niHirowareta. MyLifeasInukai-san’sDog 犬になったら好きな人に拾われた。

IbecomeadoginaslightlyeroticVR-styleromantic comedy.WhenIwakeup,myclassmatesarethinking“It turnedouttobe‘Pochita,’thepetdogofInukai-san!” She’ssupercoolatschool,butshe’sactuallyanover-thetopdoglover.Walk,toilet,bath…Thedaysofbeing raisedasadogareaseriesofhappenings.Iwanttoreturn tobeinghumanassoonaspossible,butI’mhappyto livealifethatisthoroughlylovedbythepersonIlove. Atthisrate,mybodyandmindwillbecomeadog!A newromanticcomedywitha“dog-eyedlowangle!”

January7,2023

UpcomingAnimeReleases

Armywassuddenlydismissedbecausehewassaidtobe incompetentbecausehewasademonandcouldnotuse magic.Afterbeingbanishedfromhishometown,he happenedtomeetavillagegirl,Marika,whomhe helpedintheforest,anddriftedtothehumanvillageof Lacus.AsafledglingadventurerDariel,aslapstick secondlifethatcan’tbetakencareofbeginsnow.

Lieselotte toJikkyo noEndo-kuntoKaisetsu noKobayashi-san EndoandKobayashiLive!TheLateston

EndōandKobayashijustdecidedtoplay AMagical Romance,anotomegamefeaturingadeviousvillainess namedLieselotte.KobayashithinksLieselotteisatradi‐tionallydastardlyvillainbutEndōinsistsLieselotteis justmisunderstood.Thepairbickerandargueabout Lieselotte’scharacterandmotivations.Butlittledothey knowthatLieselotte’sin-gamefiancécanheartheir everyword,andtheircolorfulchatterwillleadhim downacompletelydifferentpaththanhischaracteris supposedtotread!

UniteUp!

Aheavenlyencounter!Mahiruisabeautifulgirlcalled an“angel.”Notonlyissheastarathletewithperfect grades�she’salsodrop-deadgorgeous.Amane‚anaver‐ageguyandself-admittedslob‚hasneverthoughtmuch ofthedivinebeauty‚despiteattendingthesameschool. EverythingchangeswhenhehappenstoseeMahiru sittingaloneinaparkduringarainstorm.Thusbeginsthe strangerelationshipbetweenthisincrediblyunlikelypair!

TRIGUNSTAMPEDE

トライガンスタンピード

Thesurvivorsofthehumanracedependedonthebio‐logicalpowerreactorplanttocreateallkindsofsubstances fromscratchinabarrenland.Inthatharshworld,there wasonetroublemakercalledtheHumanoidTyphoon, whowasgivenabountyof6million$$,andwho“will surelysufferadisasterifhegetsinvolved.”Hisnameis VashtheStampede.MerylStryfe,arookiepressofficer, seeksabigscoopcalledahumantyphoonwithdrunken veteranreporterRobertoDeNiro,andarrivesatagunman wrappedinacrimsoncoat.Accompaniedbytheunreli‐ableundertakerNicholasD.Wolfwood,thejourneybegins inpursuitofVash’seviltwinbrotherMillionsKnives. Whatarethecountlessassassinsstandinginyourway andKnives’terrifyingplans?Whenallmysteriesare revealed,thebattlefortheworldwillbegin!

Multi-dimensionalidolprojectUniteUp!Presentedby SonyMusic.Avarietyofsongsbyvariousartistsare availableonthesuddenlyopenedYouTubechannel. Kikunoyu,EvanandSuzureleasedthecoverofapopu‐larsong,“Itriedsinging.”DaikiTakao,EishiroNijōand FūgaTōgōhavealsoreleasedsongswithhighmusicality assoloartists.Harugashowedoffheruniquesinging voice,focusingonthesongsshecomposedherself.Top idolgroupAnelawhoshowedanoverwhelmingpres‐encewithhighqualityperformance.Themusicthey havespun,theirthoughts,willleadtoanewdrama.

isreincarnatedinanotherworld.Therehemetastrong andbeautifultsunderewarriorRaelza.Thestrongest wizardwhoforgetsspells,theeroticoldmanMorlock. Thecute,miserablefairyLafanpan.Saitōchallengesthe dungeoncapturewithhisuniquefriends.Withhislockpickingknow-how,hecanopentreasurechests,and withhisbag-repairingskill,hecanrepairthearmorof hiscompanions.Makeuseofthe“handyman”experi‐enceheacquiredinhisoriginalworldinanotherworld.

January7,2023

January8,2023

OLM

TokyoMX,BS11, MBS,AT-X

UpcomingAnimeReleases

Nokemono-tachinoYoru TheTaleoftheOutcasts

toro-san!Ihateher,butIloveher.Eventhoughithurts, Iwanttobebyyourside.”Astoryofan“tsuderegirl” that awakenssomethinginsideyou.SecondseasonofIji‐ranaide,Nagatoro-san

January8,2023

MAHOFILM TokyoMX,BSFuji

Kami-tachiniHirowaretaOtoko2

BytheGraceoftheGods2 神達に拾われた男2

Onceagain,aslowlifeinadifferentworld,wrappedin kindness.Ryōma,whowasreincarnatedinadifferent worldbythegodsintheformofachild,hasenjoyedlife inadifferentworldaftermeetingwarmpeople,includ‐ingtheDukeofJamir.ThelaundryshopBambooForest, whichwasopenedbymakingfulluseofherexperience inherpreviouslifeandtheabilitiesofslimes,isdoing well,andonedaysheisapproachedaboutopeninga “secondstore”inanothertown.Leavingthetownof Gimuru,hisfirstaresidentcity,it’stimetosetofffor Ryōma!Beyondtheexpandingworld,newencounters andchallengesawaitRyōma.Relaxingisekaislowlife fantasyseasontwobegins!

Thedevilbyyoursideisyoursalvation.Thegirlnext tomeiskillingtime.Attheendofthe19th century,two peoplemeetinacorneroftheBritishEmpireweavea storyofwanderinginsearchofaplacetobelong. Whispertothosewhosharelonelinessadevilanda girl’severlastingfairytale.

HaruyoshiKugano,anonmyōjiwhowascalledan unrivaledgenius,wasbetrayedbytheImperialCourt andwasabouttolosehislife.Hedecidesthathewants tobehappyinhisnextlife,sohereincarnatesinadiffer‐entworldwithasecretspellofreincarnationthathecre‐atedhimself.AndhegotthenameSeikaandanewlife. “WhatIlackedinmypreviouslifewascunning.Inthis life,Iwillbeabletodowellandhaveahappylife.”Isit thepeaceyouwant,orisit?Adifferentworldfantasy challengedbythestrongestonmyōji,whichnoonehas everseenbefore,begins.

atriviagirlwhospeaksandactsdecentlyontheoutside, butinsideherheadisabitofatriviagirl.

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TakemichiHanagaki,auselesspart-timeworkerwho isatthebottomofhislife.Oneday,HinataTachibana, theoneandonlyloverhedatedinjuniorhighschool, joinsthe“TōkyōRevengers,”themostevilandworst villaincoalition.knowhewaskilled.Then,thedayafter helearnedoftheincident,someonepushedhimfrom thebackandhefellontotherailroadtracks,preparingto die.wasleaping.SoTakemichistartshislife’srevengeto savehisloverandtochangehimselfwhokeptrunning away.Secondseasonof TōkyōRevengers.

HIGHCARD

Theworldordercanbecontrolledbyasetof52“XPlaying”cardsthatgrantdifferentabilitiestospecific people.Ahumorousandstylishdepictionoftheactivi‐tiesofFinnandhiscompanionswhojoinedthegroup “HighCard”tocollectthecards.Theoriginalworkisin chargeofthecombinationofTom’sEntertainmentand theoriginalauthorsofthepopularmanga Kakegurui: HomuraKawamotoandHikaruTakeno.Mediamix project HIGHCARD sentbyTom’sEntertainmentx KADOKAWAxSammyhasstarted!!

January9,2023

TheVampireDiesinNoTime2 吸血鬼すぐ死ぬ2

ThevampirehunterRonaldandthetranscendental vampireDraluc,andJohnthelovablearmadillo,who decidedtoformacombinationbychance.Newassas‐sinsfromhisautumnbookstoreparticipateinthegag rushthatunfoldsnightafternight,familiaridiotsand pervertsgoonarampage,andDralucremainsunchanged andturnstodust!Canyouprotectpeaceandorderin Shin-Yokohama,wherevampiresarerampant,Ronald? DuetoRonald’scarelessness,theoutletofthegame machinewasunplugged,andDraluclefttheofficeindis‐gust.RonaldisfrustratedwithDralucnotcomingback, andJohnworries.Meanwhile,DralucvisitstheExtermi‐nator’sGuildlookingforsomeonetostaywithhim.

Mo ¯ Ippon! もういっぽん!

January9,2023

January10,2023 CONNECT GYT,GTV,BS11, TokyoMX,TVAichi,ytv

GenkiLifeMagazine|Winter2023 23

MADHOUSE TokyoMX,BS11,tvk, KBSKyoto,SUN

Kyu¯ketsukiSuguShinu2

January10,2023

StudioComet TVTokyo, BSTVTokyo,AT-X

January10,2023

PINEJAM AT-X,TokyoMX, BS11,MBS

UpcomingAnimeReleases

Eiyu-O,BuoKiwameruTameTensei-Su: Soshite,SekaiSaikyo noMinaraiKishi ReborntoMastertheBlade:FromHero-King toExtraordinarySquire 英雄王、武を極めるため転生す〜そして、世界最強の見習

KingofHeroesbecameaDivineKnightunderthepro‐tectionofthegoddessandestablishedahugekingdom. Beforelong,whenhewasoldandjustbeforehewas calledtoheaven,thegoddesssaid,“Duringthelifeshe spentservinghiscountryandpeople,shewasunableto masterhismartialarts.”Heardbythegoddess,andhewas reincarnatedintothedistantfuture.BornasInglisEucus, adaughterofafamousknightfamily,isratherconvenient. AimingtoentertheRoyalKnightAcademytotrainasa knightofRafinia,achildhoodfriend.Thelegendofthe beautifulworld’sstrongestapprenticeknightbegins!

Kubo-sanwaMobwoYurusanai KuboWon’tLetMeBeInvisible 久保さんは僕を許さない

JuntaShiraishihasjustonegoal:toexperienceyouth tothefullest!Butthisiseasiersaidthandone.Juntaisso sociallyinvisiblethatpeopleatschoolwouldswearhe skippedclassevenwhenhe’ssittingrightbehindthem. EverythingchangeswhenJuntameetsNagisaKubo. She’stheonlypersonwhopaysJuntaanyattention,and herconstantteasingissuretoturnJunta’squietlife upsidedownbecauseKubowon’tlethimbeinvisible!

Oneday,anordinaryofficeworker,TsuyoshiMukōda, wassuddenlysummonedtoanotherworld.Asaresident ofanotherworld,hisuniqueskillwas“NetSuper,”which atfirstglancewasshoddy...Hewasadisappointed Tsuyoshi,butinfact,themodernfoodorderedwith thisskillhasanoutrageouseffectinanotherworld!

Agedutensilswilleventuallyrustandbecometsuku‐mogami,harboringa“heart.”HyōmaKunato,animpor‐tantperson,isrobbedbyaTsukumogami.BotanNagat‐suki,agirlwholiveswithsixtsukumogamiandloves themasafamily.ThetwomeetandliveinKyōto,the thousand-yearcapital,wherethethreeofthemmeetand livetogetherunderadifficultroof.

AtNagatsuki’sWeddingFurnishings,sixtsukumogami arebridegroomtools.Botanhasbeenwatchingover themsinceshewasachild.Sheisevaluatingtheterra‐cottahorsesasBotan’sson-in-law.

Anewmillenniumbeginsinthesouthernpartofthe JutlandpeninsulainDenmark.Afterthedeathofhis longtimeenemy,Askeladd,Thorfinnlosthispurposein life.HewasboughtbythelandownerKetilasaslaveand engagedinlandreclamationworkonhisfarm.

Thorfinnmeetsayoungmanthere,Einar,whowasalso aslavelikehim.TheencounterofEinarledThorfinnto facethesinshehadcommittedandbegantofindmean‐inginlife.

Ontheotherhand,Canute,whobecametheKingof England,attemptedtoextendhisterritoryfortheestab‐lishmentof“thepromisedland.”

expands,adventuresbecomemoreandmorefun!

UpcomingAnimeReleases

OyukiuminoKaina

KainaoftheGreatSnowSea 大雪海のカイナ

Inadifferentworldwherethe“snowsea”continuesto spread,peopleliveonthe“heavenmembrane”spreads fromthegiant“orbitaltree,”wasbarelyliving.When Kaina,aboyinthesky,andLiliha,aprincessinthe snowysea,meet,astorythatwillchangethedying worldbegins.

D4DJAllMix

MiyuSakurada,HarunaKasuga,MīkoTakeshitaand KurumiShiratoriattendArisugawaGakuin,atraditional schoolwithaspiritofservice,havebeenrecognizedfor theiractivitiesasaDJunitLyricalLilyasoneoftheser‐vicesthatmakeeveryonesmile.Oneday,Harunais calledtotheChamberofCommerceandIndustry,and shewillreceivearequestforregionalrevitalization eventsthroughouttheyearfromthenewyear.They wereworriedaboutwhethertheycouldmakeithappen onourown,butwhatcametomindwasthesmilesof thepeoplewhomadetheirfirstlivetogetherasuccess. Thespiritofservice,LyricalLily’sthoughts,arecon‐nectedoneafteranothertoeachunitthatwaspraised togetherattheDJfestivalD4FES.

mentinJapan,wereinvitedtoAmerica.Iwastraveling aroundthecountryforexhibitionmatches.Theoppo‐nentsareallthetopwinnersofDeluxeUSA,whichwas heldintheUnitedStates,ThehotbattlebetweenYuyu andtheotherthreeJapaneseplayerscontinues.Danji, whohadgonetotheUnitedStatesonestepahead, Whileinvestigatingthebackofthedeluxetournament atMichiru’srequest,Hebegantosuspectaconnection withaseriesofmissingfighters.

Hikarino O

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Theearthwascoveredinablackforestwherefiredemons roamed.Pyrogenicpathogensdevelopedusedbeforethe LastWarcausedpeopletoigniteandburnfromtheinside whenanaturalfireburnsnearby.Theonly“fire”that humanscansafelyusecomesfromthefiredemonsthatlive intheforest.Acertainrumorwaswhisperedamongthefire hunterswholivebyhuntingfire.Borninapapermakingvil‐lage,Tōkowassavedbyafirehunterwhensheenteredthe forbiddenforestandwasattackedbyfiredemons.Kōshi, whowasborninthecapital,losthismothertofactory poison,andhasayoungsister,decidestostayatthe “OkibiHouse.”WhenTōkoandKōshi’swayoflifeinter‐sect,anewdestinybeginstomove...

AfterfinishingthebattleattheheadtempleofKimrak Church,OrphenandhispartyvisittheRegibonehot springvillagetorest.However,ontheway,heloseshis luggagecontainingallhisfortune,sohehastostayasa servantattheinnofayounggirl,Elise,andhermother, Sheena.AndtheOrphenstouchthedarksideofthehot springtown.Thesecretofhotsprings.Theharassment ofthetown’spowerhouse,Lotz.Therehavealsobeen incidentsoftouristsgoingmissing.Thirdseasonof MajutsushiOrphenHagureTabi.

Sei’ichiHīragi,abulliedhighschoolstudent,issuddenly sentintoadifferentworldoneday.There,heatethe mysteriousfruit,the“FruitofEvolution,”andamiracle happened.Frombeingfatandugly,hehasbecomea superhandsomecheat!KaiserKong’sSaria,theadven‐turer’sAltria,thedonkey’sRurune,theassassin’sOlga. HewasinvitedasateachertotheprestigiousBar‐badorMagicAcademy.Sei’ichi’smissionistobecome theschool’ssavior.Butwhatawaitedthemtherewere beautifulteachersandcrazystudents!

olderbrothers,theirmotherworksinTōkyō. Despitebeingabiteccentric,Ikoloveshisbrothers, whotakegoodcareofhim,buttheyhaveasecret: theyarewizardswholivealmostforever.Thestory unfoldsofafamily’ssummervacationinaseasidetown, happilylivingtogetherwhilebeingcaughtupinthe worldofwizards.

January18,2023 StudioDEEN AT-X,TokyoMX, Wowow,BSFuji

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Rio

Anorphanboywholivesinthe slumsofBeltrumKingdom. Whenhewas7yearsold,he suddenlyremembersthemem‐oryofacollegestudent,Haruto Amakawa,whodiedinanacci‐dent.ConfusedbyHaruto’s memories,acertainincident leadshimtoenrollintheRoyal Academy,anorphanschoolat‐tendedonlybyaristocrats.Due totheeffectsofhisrevivedmem‐ories,hehasmaturedbeyondhis age,andalwaysrespondsratio‐nally.Ontheotherhand,Rio, whogrewupinaharshenviron‐ment,isruthless,whileHaruto, grownupinmodernJapan,has commonsense.

Latifa Afoxbeastkingirlkeptasa slave. Sheisraciallyendowed withphysicalprowess,andis sentasanassassinonhermas‐ter’sorderstoeliminateRio. Sheendurestheharshenvi‐ronmentforcedbyhercollar ofslavery,suppressingallher emotions.Aftershewasfreed fromherslaverybyRioand becamehercompanion,she begantoaffectionatelycall him“Onii-chan.”

CeliaClaire

Atalentedwomanwho worksasalectureratthe RoyalAcademyattheage of12.Despitebeingthe daughterofacount,she hadnoprejudiceagainst Rio,acommoner,and treatedhimwithequality andkindness.She’sthe onlypersonRio,who’sa lonerattheacademy,can openherheartto.When sheissilent,shelookslike aquietyoungladywitha deepwindow,butherper‐sonalityissurprisinglyeasygoing,andshehasaninno‐cent,mischievousand maidenside.

Aishia

Acontractedspirit thatoccasionallyap‐pearsinfrontofRio indreamsandhasre‐vivedHaruto’smemo‐ries.Withaninhuman beautyandafantasti‐calatmosphere,she teachesRiohowto handlemagicwhen he’sisindanger.She seemstohavelosther memoryanddoesn’t evenknowwhatkind ofspiritsheis.Aishais softspokenandalways givesoffasomewhat sleepyappearance.

SeireiGensōki:SpiritChronicles?For thosewhoknowJapanese,this Americantitleisthetitletimes two.It’sjustliketheAmericantitleof DemonSlayer:KimetsunoYaiba,the ti‐tletimestwo.It’sreallyweirdtosaythe fulltitlewhenyouknowit’ssoredun‐dant. SeireiGensōki startsoffwithsevenyear-oldRio(whoIbelieveturnsfifteen bytheanime’send),themainprotago‐nist,wholivesintheslums.Afterhav‐ingaterriblenightmare,heremembers hehadapastlifeasHarutoAmakawa, thatwascutshortwhenhediedina busaccident.Thosepastmemoriesare mixedinwithhischildhoodmemories abouthismom.Helearnedthathehad magical/spiritpowertoprotecthim, activatedonlyafterbeingexposedtoa magicalscanperformedontheareaby ahoodedgroupthatcamelookingfor the“princess.”Helatersavesthekid‐napped“princess”inadvertentlywhen hegetsattackedinhishome.Afterthis incident,hecarriesheroutsideofthe houseandisfoundbythehoodedgroup, whowrongfullyaccusehimofbeing thekidnapper.

Afterbeing“cleared”ofhiswrong‐doing,Riowasgiventhechanceto enrollintheRoyalAcademybythe Kingasarewardforsavinghisdaugh‐ter. ThekindnobleCeliatakesRio underherwing,becomingbotha teacherandfriend.Evenafteryears intheRoyalAcademy,heistreated badlybyhisnobleclassmatesdueto hiscommonerupbringing.Thispoor treatmentkeptgoingonforyearsuntil rightbeforetheirgraduation,where hewasaccusedofnearlykillinga princess(thoughithadactuallybeen causedbyanothernoble),evenafter savinghisentireclassfromamonster attackduringanexcursion.Soheleft theRoyalAcademyandBeltrum

Kingdom,butun‐knowinglyhada bountyonhishead.

Daysafterleaving theRoyalAcademy behind,anassassin was sentafterhim. Inatwist offate,he savedtheassassinaf‐terhedefeatedher. Shewasabeastkin slavegirlnamedLat‐ifathathadtofollow ordersbecauseofa slavecollar whichRioremoved,freeingher.They continuedtheir journeytodeliverhertoherpeople. Uponreachingthe beastkinvillageintheForestof Spirits,insteadofleavingLatifa,Riowoundupstay‐ingatthevillagewherehecouldfurthertrainhis spiritarts.Hemade thevillagehistemporaryhome, butheknewthateven-tuallyhe’dneedtocontinuehis journey.Thisiswhere welearnthatLatifaisalsoa reincarnatedpersonfrom Japan,althoughRiohad suspecteditallalong.Afterawhile,Rioleftthe beastkinvillagetofulfillhisjourneytothehomeland ofhisparents.

RiofinallyreachedtheYagumoregionafterafew weeks.Hearrivedatavillagethatcoincidentallyhap‐penedtobetheonethathisparentswerefrom.The villagechief,anoldwoman,confirmedthatsheknew ofhisparents,butcouldn’tgivehimanymoredetails thanthat.Riohadinitiallywantedtogotohishome‐landbecausehe’drememberedthathismomhadal‐wayspromisedtotakehimthere,beforeshepassed away.Now,he’dbeenmotivatedtoreturntoprepare apropergraveforhisparents.However,muchtohis surprise,hisparentsalreadyhadagravesitesetup.He stayedinthevillageforthenextyearandovertime, hecametolearnmoreandmoreabouthisfamily.It turnedoutthatthevillagechiefisactuallyhispater‐nalgrandmother.Ontopofallthat,hefoundoutthat hismotherwastheformerprincessoftheKingdom ofKurusakiandlearnedthewholestoryofhowand whytheyleftYagumo.

ThestoryofRio happenstobeaclas‐sicalhero’sjourney, althoughRiodoesn’t thinkhimselfahero. Ican’thelpbutthink thatthesetwelve episodesareapro‐logueofamuch granderstory.We seehimstartoffbe‐ingverypoorafter thedeathofhis mother.Hestarted goingtoschooltoreceiveaneducationandlearnto usehisspiritartsunderguidanceofateacher.Rio thencontinuedonhisjourneyofselfdiscoveryand tofurtherdevelophisspiritarts.Butagain,inhis owneyes,Rioisnotahero.Itwasclearinthebegin‐ningepisodesthathewantedtotakerevengeagainst theonewhomurderedhismother.Underthesedark circumstances,heisabletostaytruetohismorals andnotlethimselfbetakenoverbythoseemotions. WelearnthatLatifa,inthepreviouslife,wasEndo Suzunewhohappenedtobeonthesamebusthat gotintothataccidentwithHaruto.Aishia,Rio’scon‐tractedspiritfinallymaterializestoeveryone’ssur‐priseandhappenstoknoweverythingabouthim… everything.Bytheendoftheanime,Ican’thelpbut wanttoknowmoreaboutRio'spastandwhatlies aheadinhishero’sjourney.

However,Ifeelthatthetwelveepisodesof Seirei Gensōki shouldhavebeenonlyten.Alternatively,the plotfromthefirsttenepisodescouldhavebeenex‐pandedtotwelvetofillouttheseason.Giventhat thefirsttenepisodestellofhishumblebeginnings, hisgrowthandhisjourneyofselfdiscovery,thelast twoepisodesshould’vestartedanewseasonwhere hisrealadventurebeginstotakeoff.Butinaway, teasingtheupcomingstoryattheendofthetwelve episoderunwastherightdecisionbytheproducers becauseitleavesthewatcherwithagroundshaking cliffhanger.They’resuretoreturntowatchthenew season–Idefinitelyam! ❖

DrabPrincess,the BlackCat,andthe SatisfyingBreak-up, The,Vol.2

RinoMayumi,Machi CrossInfiniteWorld December21,2022

Manga& LightNovels

SagaofLioncourt, The,Vol.3

HiroakiOgura, TugikuruCorp.,Nagy J-NovelClub,LLC. December21,2022

Mushoku Tensei:Jobless Reincarnation, Vol.20

RifujinnaMagonote,Shirotaka Airship (SevenSeasEntertainment) December22,2022

SengokuYouko, Vol.1

SatoshiMizukami Tokyopop December23,2022

Reincarnatedas aSword:Another Wish,Vol.3

YūTanaka,HinakoInoue SevenSeasEntertainment December22,2022

Adachiand Shimamura,Vol. 10

HitomaIruma,Non Airship (SevenSeasEntertainment) December22,2022

Irina:TheVampire Cosmonaut,Vol.3

KeisukeMakino,KAREI Airship (SevenSeasEntertainment) December22,2022

ATaleofthe SecretSaint,Vol.4

Tōya,Chibi Airship December27,2022

Accomplishments oftheDuke’s Daughter,Vol.7

Reia,HadukiFutaba Airship December27,2022

Beautyandthe BeastofParadise Lost,Vol.5

KaoriYuki KodanshaUSAPublishing December27,2022

Berserkof Gluttony,Vol.7

IsshikiIchika,TakinoDaisuke SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

Backstabbedina BackwaterDungeon:My PartyTriedtoKillMe,But ThankstoanIn IGotLVL9999Friendsand AmOutForRevenge,Vol.1

ShisuiMeikyō, TakafumiŌmae,tef SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

BerserkDeluxe, Vol.12

KentarōMiura DarkHorseManga December27,2022

Bloodonthe Tracks,Vol.12

ShūzōOshimi VerticalComics December27,2022

CountryWithout Humans,The, Vol.3

Iwatobineko SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

Manga&LightNovels

Danceinthe VampireBund: AgeofScarlet Order,Vol.7

NozomuTamaki SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

Entangledwith You:TheGarden of100Grasses

AkiAoi SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

IWasReincarnated asthe7thPrince soICanTakeMy TimePerfecting MyMagicalAbility, Vol.3

KenkyonaCircle, YōsukeKokuzawa,Meru. KodanshaComics December27,2022

NoLongerAllowed InAnotherWorld, Vol.1

HiroshiNoda,Takahiro Wakamatsu SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

FistoftheNorth Star,Vol.7

Buronson,TetsuoHara VIZMedia,LLC. December27,2022

Deadlock,Vol.4

SakiAida,YūTakashina DigitalMangaPublishing December27,2022

EDENSZERO, Vol.20

HiroMashima KodanshaComics December27,2022

GIGANT,Vol.10 HiroyaOku SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

HiddenDungeon OnlyICanEnter, The,Vol.7

MeguruSeto,TomoyukiHino, NoteTakehana SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

MagicalAngel CreamyMami andtheSpoiled Princess,Vol.4

EmiMitsuki,StudioPierott SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

OthersidePicnic, Vol.3

IoriMiyazawa,EitaMizuno, Shirakaba SquareEnixManga December27,2022

Magu-chan:God ofDestruction, Vol.6

KeiKamiki VIZMedia,LLC. December27,2022

MaisonIkkoku Collector’sEdition, Vol.10

RumikoTakahashi VIZMedia,LLC. December27,2022

Reincarnatedas

YūTanaka,Llo

RyūsenHirotsugu,fuzichoco

Manga&LightNovels

Summertime Rendering,Vol.5

YasukiTanaka UdonEntertainment December27,2022

Toradora!,Vol.10

YuyukoTakemiya,Zekkyo SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

Summertime Rendering,Vol.6

YasukiTanaka UdonEntertainment December27,2022

TwoofThemAre PrettyMuchLike This,The,Vol.2

TakashiIkeda SevenSeasEntertainment December27,2022

Survivalin AnotherWorld withMyMistress!, Vol.3

Ryūto,Sasayuki,Yappen GhostShip December27,2022

UsagiYojimbo Saga,Vol.6

StanSakai DarkHorseBooks December27,2022

ThusSpokeRohan Kishibe,Vol.2

HirohikoAraki VIZMedia,LLC. December27,2022

WhatDidYouEat Yesterday?,Vol.19

FumiYoshinaga VerticalComics December27,2022

Yuunaandthe HauntedHot Springs,Vol.22

TadahiroMiura GhostShip December27,2022

Trappedina DatingSim:The WorldofOtome GamesisTough forMobs,Vol.8

YomuMishima,Monda Airship (SevenSeasEntertainment) December29,2022

TearmoonEmpire, Vol.3

NozomuMochitsuki, MizuMorino J-NovelHeart December28,2022

AComplicated Omega'sSecond Love

KichiUekawa LOVExLOVE December30,2022

YoungLady AlbertIsCourting Disaster,Vol.1

Saki,TsukasaSatsuki J-NovelHeart December28,2022

Dragon’sSoulmate isaMushroom Princess!,The, Vol.2 HanamiNishine,poporucha CrossInfiniteWorld December30,2022

Classroomofthe Elite:Year2, Vol.4

SyōgoKinugasa, Tomoseshunsaku Airship (SevenSeasEntertainment) December29,2022

BlueBox,Vol.2 KōjiMiura VIZMedia,LLC. January3,2023

HowNOTto

LEGEND: Paperback Hardcover Digital Manga† LightNovel Yaoi/Yuri Erotic/Hentai

KuboWon’tLet MeBeInvisible, Vol.5

NeneYukimori VIZMedia,LLC. January3,2023

MySenpaiis Annoying,Vol.9

Shiromanta

SevenSeasEntertainment January3,2023

PrinceFreya,Vol.8

KeikoIshihara VIZMedia,LLC. January3,2023

Manga&LightNovels

Continued

LazyDungeon Master,Vol.2

SupanaOnikage,Nanaroku,Yōta

SevenSeasEntertainment January3,2023

Moriartythe Patriot,Vol.10

RyōsukeTakeuchi, HikaruMiyoshi, SirArthurConanDoyle VIZMedia,LLC. January3,2023

MySister,TheCat, Vol.1

senko SevenSeasEntertainment January3,2023

PULSE,Vol.2

RatanaSatis SevenSeasEntertainment January3,2023

NoLongerAllowed InAnotherWorld, Vol.1

HiroshiNoda, TakahiroWakamatsu

SevenSeasEntertainment January3,2023

PureLove’sSexy Time,Vol.1

PsycheDelico DigitalMangaPublishing January3,2023

MyLoveMix-Up!, Vol.6

WataruHinekure,Aruko VIZMedia,LLC. January3,2023

ParallelParadise, Vol.12

LynnOkamoto GhostShip January3,2023

Queen’sQuality, Vol.16

KyōsukeMotomi VIZMedia,LLC. January3,2023

Manga&LightNovels

LEGEND: Paperback Hardcover Digital Manga† LightNovel Yaoi/Yuri Erotic/Hentai

RomanticKiller, Vol.2

WataruMomose VIZMedia,LLC. January3,2023

Warehouse,Vol.5

Killa+Whale NETCOMICS January3,2023

Succubusand Hitman,Vol.3

MakotoFukami,SeigoTokiya SevenSeasEntertainment January3,2023

Titan’sBride,The, Vol.2

ITKZ SevenSeasEntertainment January3,2023

WeakestTamer BeganaJourney toPickUpTrash, The,Vol.2

Honobonoru500,Nama Airship January3,2023

Yamada-kunand theSevenWitches, Vols.27–28

MikiYoshikawa KodanshaComics January3,2023

KumaKumaKuma Bear,Vol.13

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Coolkyousinnjya,Johanne KodanshaComics February21,2023

Manga&LightNovels

MostHeretical LastBossQueen: FromVillainessto Savior,The,Vol.3

Tenichi,Suzunosuke Airship February21,2023

Re:ZERO-Starting LifeinAnotherWorld-, Chapter4:The Sanctuaryandthe WitchofGreed,Vol.5

HarunoAtori,YūAikawa, TappeiNagatsuki, Shin’ichirōŌtsuka YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

Sasakiand Miyano,Vol.7

ShōHarusono YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

Reincarnatedas aSword:Another Wish,Vol.3

YūTanaka,HinakoInoue SevenSeasEntertainment February21,2023

Princessof ConvenientPlot Devices,The, Vol.1

KazusaYoneda,MitsuyaFuji, Mamecyoro YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

RoosterFighter, Vol.3

ShūSakuratani VIZMedia,LLC. February21,2023

RamenWolfand CurryTiger,Vol.2

Emboss SevenSeasEntertainment February21,2023 NotActualCover

RunAwayWith Me,Girl,Vol.2

Battan KodanshaComics February21,2023

School-Live! Letters,Vol.13

NorimitsuKaihou(Nitroplus), SadoruChiba YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

SevenDeadlySins: FourKnightsof theApocalypse, The,Vol.7

NakabaSuzuki KodanshaComics February21,2023

SOTUS,Vol.1

BitterSweet,Kei YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

ShadowsHouse, Vol.3

Somato YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

SCRAMBLUES

mamemarch LOVExLOVE February21,2023

SecretSexRoom Nico-Pun-Nise FAKKUBooks February21,2023

TwinStarExorcists: Onmyoji,Vol.27

YoshiakiSukeno VIZMedia,LLC. February21,2023

SweetPoolside

ShūzōOshimi VerticalComics February21,2023

Shangri-La Frontier,Vol.4

RyōsukeFuji,Katarina KodanshaComics February21,2023

SnakeWhoLoved aSparrow,The

NnaNatsuo LOVExLOVE February21,2023 NotActualCover

TimeStopHero, Vol.6

YasunoriMitsunaga SevenSeasEntertainment February21,2023

Unclefrom AnotherWorld, Vol.6

HotondoShindeiru YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

Wayofthe Househusband, The,Vol.9

KōsukeŌno VIZMedia,LLC. February21,2023

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol.17

AidaIro YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

WolfNeverSleeps, The,Vol.3

Shienbishop,KiichiTaga, GonbeShinkawa YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

World’sFinest AssassinGets Reincarnatedin AnotherWorldas anAristocrat,The, Vol.4

RuiTsukiyo,Reia, HamaoSumeragi YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

Onmyojiand TenguEyes:Hide andSeekinthe WintryMountains

YoshikoUtamine,YoneKazuki CrossInfiniteWorld February27,2023

Breaker,The, Omnibus5

JeonGeuk-jin,ParkJin-Hwan Ablaze February28,2023

World’sStrongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country’sNovice Seeker,The,Vol.5

Tōwa,HūkaKazabana,Rikizo YenPress,LLC. February21,2023

PlatinumBlood

MorIchigaya LOVExLOVE February27,2023

WrongWayto UseHealing Magic,The,Vol.2

Kurokata,KugayamaReki OnePeaceBooks February21,2023

AChinese Fantasy:Lawof theFox,Book2

YenSamejima SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

Zom100:Bucket ListoftheDead, Vol.9

HaroAsō,KōtarōTakata VIZMedia,LLC. February21,2023

AHomeFarAway TekiYatsuda KUMA February28,2023

IWasReincarnated asthe7thPrince soICanTakeMy TimePerfecting MyMagicalAbility, Vol.4

Kenkyo naCircle,Yōsuke Kokuzawa,Meru. KodanshaComics February28,2023

InvisibleManand HisSoon-to-Be

CaseFilesof JewelerRichard, The,Vol.3

NanakoTsujimura, UtakoYukihiro Airship February28,2023

I’minLovewith theVillainess: She’ssoCheeky foraCommoner, Vol.1

Inori,Hanagata Airship (SevenSeasEntertainment) February28,2023

EDENSZERO, Vol.21

HiroMashima KodanshaComics February28,2023

ImperfectMarble

KEY FAKKUBooks February28,2023

Fate/GrandOrder: ChaldeaScrapbook

Nakatani,TYPE-MOON DENPABOOKS February28,2023 NotActualCover

InconvenientLife ofanArousing Priestess,The MakinoMaebaru, HachiUehara CrossInfiniteWorld February28,2023

LEGEND: Paperback Hardcover Digital Manga† LightNovel Yaoi/Yuri Erotic/Hentai

MyDeerFriend Nokotan,Vol.3 Oshioshio SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

Manga&LightNovels

Continued

RagnaCrimson, Vol.8

DaikiKobayashi SquareEnixManga February28,2023

MyWifeHasNo Emotion,Vol.4

JirōSugiura SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

OtakuElf,Vol.5

AkihikoHiguchi SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

Pompo:The Cinephile,Vol.3

ShōgoSugitani SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023 NotActualCover

Reincarnatedas theLastofmy Kind,Vol.5

KiriKomori,Yamigo CrossInfiniteWorld February28,2023

ROLLOVERAND

DIE:IWillFightfor anOrdinaryLife withMyLoveand CursedSword, Vol.3

kiki,SunaoMinakata SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

SPRIGGAN: DeluxeEdition3

HiroshiTakashige,Ryōji Minagawa SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

Saint’sMagicPower isOmnipotent, The, Vol.7

YukaTachibana,Fujiazuki, SyuriYasuyuki SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

RimuruTempest –ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedasaSlime

TabeGirl:TheArt ofJUNJP

Oversized JUN DENPABOOKS February28,2023

Survivalin AnotherWorld withMyMistress!, Vol.4

Ryūto,Yappen Airship February28,2023

ThatTimeIGot Reincarnatedas aSlime,Vol.21

Fuse,TaikiKawakami KodanshaComics February28,2023

ThisIsScrewed Up,butIWas Reincarnatedasa GIRLinAnother World!,Vol.5

Ashi,KeyakiUchiuchi,Kaoming SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

UruseiYatsura, Vol.17

RumikoTakahashi VIZMedia,LLC. February28,2023

Manga&LightNovels

LEGEND: Paperback Hardcover Digital Manga† LightNovel Yaoi/Yuri Erotic/Hentai

Versaillesofthe Dead,Vol.3

KumikoSuekane SevenSeasEntertainment February28,2023

AsaReincarnated Aristocrat,I’llUse MyAppraisalSkill toRiseinthe World,Vol.4

NatsumiInōe,jimmy, MiraijinA KodanshaComics March7,2023

BlueBox,Vol.3

KōjiMiura VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

GhostReaperGirl, Vol.4

AkissaSaiké VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

KuboWon’tLet MeBeInvisible, Vol.6

NeneYukimori VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

Mushoku

WitchofMine, Vol.1

Haeyoon,MAS Ablaze February28,2023

Ayashimon,Vol.1

YūjiKaku VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

AmIActuallythe Strongest?,Vol.1

AiTakahashi,SaiSumimori KodanshaComics March7,2023

BerserkDeluxe, Vol.13

KentarōMiura DarkHorseManga March7,2023

AncientMagus’ Bride,The,Vol.17

KoreYamazaki SevenSeasEntertainment March7,2023

BlackClover, Vol.32

YūkiTabata VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

Didn’tISayto MakeMyAbilities

Averageinthe NextLife?!, Vol.15

FUNA,ItsukiAkata Airship (SevenSeasEntertainment) March7,2023

GirlintheArcade, The,Vol.3

Okushō,MGMEE SevenSeasEntertainment March7,2023

ElusiveSamurai, The,Vol.5

YūseiMatsui VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

ImaKoi:NowI’m inLove,Vol.5

AyukoHatta VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

LadiesonTop, Vol.2

nejiganameta

MyCluelessFirst

Noragami:Stray

FreeLifeFantasy Online:Immortal Princess,Vol.3

AkisuzuNenohi,AoSonohara, KomaWarita,Sherry SevenSeasEntertainment March7,2023

Kakuriyo:Bed& Breakfastfor Spirits,Vol.8

WacoIoka,MidoriYuma, Laruha VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

orange-toyou, dearoneIchigoTakano SevenSeasEntertainment March7,2023

Manga& LightNovels

Continued

Persona4Arena, Vol.1

Atlus,AiyaKyū UdonEntertainment March7,2023

NotActualCover

SHAMANKING, Omnibus12 (Vols.34–35)

HiroyukiTakei KodanshaComics March7,2023

World’sEnd Harem:Fantasia Academy,Vol.2

Link,Savan,OkadaAndō GhostShip March7,2023

NotActualCover

StrangeAdventure ofaBroke Mercenary,The, Vol.7

Mine,peroshi Airship March7,2023

Yakuza Reincarnation, Vol.5

HirokiMiyashita, TakeshiNatsuhara SevenSeasEntertainment March7,2023

Psycho-Pass: InspectorShinya Kogami,Vol.6

MidoriGotō,Psycho-Pass ProductionCommittee, NatsuoSai DarkHorseManga March7,2023

SuperHxEros, Vol.10

RyōmaKitada GhostShip March7,2023

YonaoftheDawn, Vol.38

MizuhoKusanagi VIZMedia,LLC. March7,2023

RiseoftheOutlaw TamerandHisWild S-RankCatGirl, Vol.1

Skyfarm,JōjiManabe, NekosukeŌkuma GhostShip March7,2023

NotActualCover

Trappedina

DatingSim:The WorldofOtome GamesisTough forMobs,Vol.7

YomuMishima,JunShiosato, Monda SevenSeasEntertainment March7,2023

ShadowsHouse, Vol.3

Somato YenPress,LLC. March21,2023

INTERVIEW

GLM: Helloreaders.Let’meintroduceyou to.IfirscrossedpathswithheratAnime ImpulsebackinSeptember.Shejusthap‐penedtocosplayacharacterofoneofmy favoritevideogamefranchisesbackthen.I alsofoundlaterthatshecosplayedoneof myfavoriteanimecharactersfrombackin theday.SoSai,pleaseintroduceyourselfto ourreaders.

SAI: MynameisSai!

Iamacosplayer,Ilovegoingtoconven‐tionsmorethananything.I’mstillnewerto cosplaysasIonlystartedalittleovera yearagoandI’vemadealotof friendsalongtheway.

GLM: GoodtomeetyouSai.I wascurious…I’veseenphotos ofyourcosplayasReifrom NeonGenesisEvangelion. AsafanmyselfofEvange‐lion,wasthisanimea

reasonwhyyoustartedcosplaying?What elseledyoutostartcosplaying?

SAI: IthinkEvangelionreallystartedmycosplay‐ingforconventions!AsIwenttoAnimeExpo asReiIgotanoverwhelmingamountof positivefeedback,Ithinkwithout Evangelion Iwouldn’tcosplayasmuchasIdotoday.

GLM: AnimeExpoisagreatconventiontoget exposure.Thisconventionwasalsothesame conventionwhenIfirsstartedcosplaying. ActuallyitwastheonlyconventionIwould cosplayatforthelongesttime,thatis,untilI startedattendingAniméLosAngeles.Was AnimeExpoyour firstconvention?Ifnot,what wasyourfirsconventionyouattended? Whatwasyourexperiencecosplayingat yourfirsconventionforthefirstime?

SAI: MyfirsconwasearlierthisyearatAnime Impulse.ItwasactuallyonmybirthdayJan‐uary16th,Icosplayedfrom GenshinImpact asGanyu.ItwasalittlemessybutIhatea

REIAYANAMI

lotofpositivefeedback!Manypeople askedforphotosandIhadasmalllineat onepoint!Ithinkthat’swhatmademere‐allywanttokeepgoingasacosplayer.

GLM: Ikindaunderstandthefeeling.WhenI cosplayedAuronfrom FinalFantasyX,Igot stoppedalot.Butforsomereason,Kingdom Heartscosplayersstoppedmethemost.I didn’tknowatthetime…sinceIhaven’t played KingdomHearts…Auronwasa guestcharacterinthegame. EvenwhenIcosplayforthefirstime…a “MirageKnight”fromanobscuremanga called FiveStarStories,Ihand-sewnthecos‐play.WhenIlookedback,“itwasterrible!,”but Ienjoyedmakingit.Thenafewyearslater,I boughtasewingmachineandmademy Auroncosplay.DidyoumakeyourGanyu cosplayyourself?Asacosplayer,whatare yourthoughtsaboutmakingyourowncos‐play?Andhavingtocommission/buyacos‐

play?Lateron,Istartedbuyingmycosplays.

SAI: Iactuallyhavestartedtomakemycos‐plays!MyGanyuwasboughtbutIamcur‐rentlyworkingonmakingaPalutenacosplay fromscratch!Ithinksewingisalotharder thanIthoughtitwouldbeandverytime consuming,butafunalternativeifacos‐tumeistooexpensivetobuy.Ithoughtabout commissioningapopularcreatortomake meacustomcosplaybutitwasoutofmy budget,cosplaycanbeprettyexpensive!

GLM: You’renotkiddingabouthowexpensive itcouldbe.Mylastmajorcosplay,Naofumi Iwatanifrom RiseoftheShieldHero,costme aprettypenny.Imadetheshieldmyselfin‐steadofbuyingit,butIboughtmostofmy propsifIdidn’thavethetimetomakethem. HowaboutyourSpearofLonginusforyour Reicosplay?Wasthathandmade?What otherpropsforyourcosplaysarethathand made?Orbought?

FIRSTCHILD

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MENU QUESTS ITEMS WEAPONS

SAI: Myspearfrom Evangelion washand‐made!Iaskmyfathertohelpmecraft propsasheisveryreliable,Imadethe spearfromPVCpipes,woodandtinfoil.I’ve madeafewotherslikemyDiostreetsign, my2Bsword,andanupcomingprojectyou willhavetowaitfor!

GLM: Ilookforwardtoit.Asyoumentioned earlier…AnimeImpulse(LosAngeles)was yourfirsconvention.Haveyouonlystarted cosplayingrecentlythen?Orcosplayedbe‐forethat,butnotinthepubliceye?What wasyouraspirationforgoingpublicwith yourcosplays?

SAI: Myfirstimecosplayingwasinabout 2021,Icosplayedfrom ChainsawMan mangaasMakima.Ipostedafewvideos

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PhotoCourtesyofIvan’sPhotography

WEAPONS SKILLS INTEL SYSTEMS

justforfununtilonevideogot2.6million views,Ithinkthisiswhatmademekeepon cosplaying!Thatcosplaydefinielygavea basefollowingtobuildon.Iwillalsoseeyou atALA.

GLM: Isee.Soyoujustrecentlystartedcos‐playing.Cosplayingisreallyfunandexcit‐ing,soIcanseeyourenthusiasmincos‐playingbecauseIwasthesamewaywhen Istartedcosplaying.Beingrelativelynewto cosplaying,doyouconsidercosplayingas ahobbyandkeepingitso?Doyouplanon makingcosplayingthebaseforafutureca‐reer?WithsomepeopleI’vemet,planto makecosplayacareerinitself?Orsome‐thingelsein-between?

SAI: Asofnowcosplayismyhobby.Although

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WEAPONS SKILLS INTEL SYSTEMS

I’dlovetomakethismycareer.I’mnotsure howtomakethisintoalivingandkeepingit inmybackupplan,I’vethoughtofselling printsbutIhavenoideahowIcouldmake itacareerasmuchasI’dloveto!

GLM: AfewcosplayersIknowstartedoutlike that…theystartedsellingprintsonEtsyor Patreonandsortofdidsomeself-promotion throughsocialmedia.Ifnotmakingitaca‐reer,Ithinkit’sanexcellentwaytomakealit‐tlemoneyonthesidetofundfuturecosplays. Speakingofwhich…haveyouconsidered beingpartofaconvention’scosplayshow/ masquerade?Idon’tknowifyouhavepar‐ticipatedinonealready,butIthinkitwould begreattobeinone.Doyouhaveany opinionsaboutparticipatinginsuchan eventataconvention?

SAI: Yes!IseethecosplayshowsandIreally wanttobeapartofthem.RecentlyI’vebeen lookingintothemforupcomingconven‐tions!Ithinkitwouldbesomuchfunonce Ifinismakingmycosplays.

GLM: Itwouldbedefinielybefun!Ihopeto seeyouinfuturecosplayshows/masquer‐ades.Althoughyourecentlystartedcos‐playing,whatwouldyousaytoaperson/ friend/relativeiftheywalkeduptoyou(at con,atschool,etc.)andaskedyou“Iwant tostartcosplaying.I’mshyanddon’tknow how.Canyoucovemesomepointers?”?

SAI: ActuallyIhearthisalot!Foranyonewho wantstostartcosplayingIwouldsayyou have toreadreviewsonlinebeforeyoubuy acostume.Andforwigstheydon’thave tobefancyIbuyallofminefromAmazon.

IfyourscaredtostartcosplayingIwould takeitslowandstarteasyuntilyouarecon‐fidenforbiggerthingslikecon’sandpost‐ingonline!Andfindinfriendsthatcosplay helps,I’malwaysopentofindinnewcos‐playfriends!

GLM: Itappearsyouaccumulatedsomany fans.That’saveryimpressive.Cosplayisal‐waysanever-changinghobbythat’sfun, andattimes,couldbeveryexpensive.In conclusion,Iliketothankyouverymuchfor

thisinterview.Ididn’trealizethatyouwere anewcosplayerwhenwebeganthisinter‐view.WhenImetyouatAXChibi,inmy opinion,youpresentedyourselfveryprofes‐sionallyandIwasimpressed.Doyouhave anyfinathoughtsyouwishexpresstoour readers?

SAI: Thankyousomuch!Iliketotreatevery‐oneImeetwithrespectandkindness.Ican’t notthankyouenoughforthisinterviewop‐portunity,thankyoueveryoneforreading thisyoumakemyday. ❖

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RightPage: Tifa– FinalFantasy7 (Sai)

December27,2022

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January3,2023

Love,ElectionandChocolate: CompleteCollection SentaiFilmworks Blu-ray•$4998 •Sub(2023re-release)

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DVD&Blu-Ray Releases

SasakiandMiyano:CompleteSeason Crunchyroll Blu-ray•$6498 January10,2023

BORUTO-NARUTONEXT GENERATIONS:Set14 VIZMedia Blu-ray•$4999

BORUTO-NARUTONEXT GENERATIONS:Set14

PlatinumEnd,Part1 Crunchyroll Blu-ray•$6498

WaitingintheSummer:Complete Collection

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January17,2023

BlackClover:Season3Collection Crunchyroll

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February24,2023

GundamReconguistainGMoviePart4 PerfectPack BandaiNamcoFilmworks Blu-ray•$9999 •Sub(Import) February28,2023

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TeasingMasterTakagi-santheMovie

ThoseWhoHavePassed

Mizushima,Shinji

Torii,Kazuyoshi

Tatakae!Osper (1965) ToiletHakase (1970) Robotta-kun (NA)

Ishihara,Shintarō Mangaka/Governor September30,1932Suma-ku,Kobe February1,2022,Ōta,Tōkyō TaiyōnoKisetsu (1956)

Ueda,Toshiya

Ōhashi,Manabu

ShōnenNinjaKazenoFujimaru (1964) AshitanoJoe2 (1981) VenusSenki (1989)

FujikoFujioA(Abiko,Motō) Mangaka

March10,1034Himi,Toyama April7,2022Kawasaki,Tōkyō NinjaHattori-kun (1964) Doraemon (1969) ProGolferSaru (1974)

Takarada,Akira

Gojira (1954)

Yokota,Tokuo

Natsuki,Koko

Takeuchi,Kōsuke Seiyū

July4,1976Ōmagari,Akita June8,2022

Amane,Hikaru- TennisnoŌji-sama (2001) Gadolt- Xenoblade (2010) Ralph- ShingekinoKyojin (2013)

Takizawa,Kumiko Seiyū August21,1952Tōkyō June11,2022

Shikishima,Makiko-TaiyonoShishaTetsujin 28-go (1980) ShaiaTove- ChōjikūSeikiOrguss (1983) Grandis- FushiginoUminoNadia (1990)

ThoseWhoHavePassed

Miyaya,Kazuhiko(Fuchigami,Hajime)

Mangaka November11,1945Ōsaka June28,2022

LikeaRollingStone (1969) DavidnoNemuruHi (1975) KujakuOrugan (1983)

KazukiTakahashi(Takahashi,Kazuo)

Mangaka October4,1961Tōkyō July6,2022Nago,Okinawa Go-Q-ChojiIkkiman (1986) Yu-Gi-Oh! (1996) TheComiQ (2018)

DUBU,(JangSu-rak)

Manhwaga 1982 July23,2022

NaHonjamanRebereop (2018)

PatCarroll

Actress May5,1927Shreveport,LA July30,2022CapeCod,MA

Ursula- KingdomHearts (2002) Granny- MyNeighborTotoro (2006)

Ushima,Yoshifumi Singer/Songwriter September9,1966Ōsaka August7,2002

“FlyingInTheSky”- KidōButōden G-Gundam (1994) “BacktotheGround”- H2 (1995) “ButterflyKiss”- FairyTailxRave (2013)

Shimada,Yōko Actress May17,1953Kumamoto July25,2022Tōkyō

Nohara,Hiromi- GoGoKamenRider

ThoseWhoHavePassed

Watanabe,Tōru Actor May12,1961OyamaCity,Tochigi November28,2022Tōkyō Aesop- Aesop’sWorld (1999) Sensei- KaijūnoKodomo (2019)

December20,2022

Depersonalization

MeowNature•GameraGames

NA•Mac,PC•Role-playing

TurnipBoyCommitsTaxEvasion SnoozyKazoo•GraffitiGames E10+•PS4•Action,Adventure

December22,2022

ValkyrieProfile:Lenneth tri-AceInc.•SquareEnixHoldingsCo.,Ltd. T•PS4,PS5•Role-playing January11,2023

ChildrenofSilentown

Luna2Studios•ElfGames

E•PC,PS4,PS5,Switch,Xbox1,XboxXS•Adventure January12,2023

BreakersCollection

QUByteInteractive E10+•PC,PS4,PS5,Switch,Xbox1,XboxXS• Compilation,Fighting

LoneRuin

CuddleMonsterGames•SuperRareGames

E•PC,Switch•Roguelike

VengefulGuardian:Moonrider

JoyMasher•TheArcadeCrew T•PC,Luna,PS4,PS5,Switch•Action,Platformer

January13,2023

DragonBallZ:Kakarot

CyberConnect2•BandaiNamco EntertainmentInc.

T•PS5,XboxXS•Action,Role-playing

OnePieceOdyssey

ILCA,Inc.•BandaiNamcoEntertainment AmericaInc. T•PC,PS4,PS5,XboxXS•Role-playing

January17,2023

Farlanders

AndriyBychkovskyi•Crytivo NA•Mac,PC•Simulation,Strategy

SurvivingtheAbyss RocketFlairStudios•ParadoxArc NA•PC•Simulation,Strategy

WorldChampionshipBoxingManager2 MegaCatStudios•Ziggurat NA•PC•Simulation,Sports,Strategy

January19,2023

ASpacefortheUnbound MojikenStudio,TogeProductions•Chorus WorldwideGames T•PC,PS4,Xbox1•Adventure

CreatureLab ImagePowerS.A. NA•PC•Simulation,Strategy

Persona4Golden AtlusCo.,Ltd. M•PS4,Switch,Xbox1,XboxXS•Role-playing

RainWorld:Downpour Videocult,AkuparaGames•Akupara Games,LLC NA•PC•Action,Adventure

ShinMegamiTensei:Persona3

Portable AtlusCo.,Ltd. M•PC,PS4,Switch,Xbox1,XboxXS•Role-playing

January20,2023

FireEmblemEngage

IntelligentSystemsCo.,Ltd.•Nintendo Co.,Ltd. T•Switch•Role-playing,Strategy

MonsterHunterRise CapcomCo.,Ltd.

T•PS4,PS5,Xbox1,XboxXS•Action

SpongeBobSquarePants: TheCosmicShake PurpleLamp•THQNordicGmbH E10+•PC,PS4,Switch,Xbox1,XboxXS•Action

Lenneth – ValkyrieProfileLenneth

January24,2023

Forspoken

SquareEnixCo.,Ltd. M•PC,PS5•Action,Role-playing Mahōkenshi

GameSourceStudio•IcebergInteractive NA•PC•Strategy,Role-playing

Neptunia:SistersVSSisters

IdeaFactory/CompileHeart•IdeaFactory InternationalInc. T•PC,PS4,PS5•Action,Role-playing Risen WizarboxandPiranhaBytes•DeepSilver M•PC,PS4,Xbox1•Role-playing

RollerDrama

OpenLabGames

NA•PC,Switch•Adventure,Simulation,Sports, VisualNovel

January26,2023

OddBallers

Gameswing,UbisoftMumbai•Ubisoft Entertainment E10+•PC,Luna,PS4,Switch,Xbox1•Party,Sports

PizzaTower TourDePizza NA•PC•Action,Platformer

January27,2023

DeadSpace MotiveStudios•ElectronicArtsInc. M•PC,PS5,XboxXS•Horror,Shooter January31,2023

AgeofEmpiresII:DefinitiveEdition

ForgottenEmpires,TantalusMedia•Xbox GameStudios T•XboxXS•Strategy

Console&DesktopGaming

Superfuse

StitchHeadsEntertainment•RawFury NA•PC•Action

WeWereHereForever

TotalMayhemGames T•PS4,PS5,Xbox1,XboxXS•Adventure,Puzzle

February2,2023

ChefLife:ARestaurantSimulator CyanideStudio•NaconSA E•PC,PS4,PS5,Switch,Xbox1,XboxXS• Cooking,Simulation

CuddlyForestFriends

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Himewaka

Agal-typehighschoolgirlin Class3ofthefirstyear.Sheteases Dōjima,whoissittingnexttoher. Becauseheisexpressionless,she alwaysfails.

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