The Latest and Greatest in Anime. Presented at Salt Lake Comic Con 2016
Panelists: John Fragglepuss Evans, Breanne Evans, Brittany Evans, Lindsay Starke, Alec Unsicker
The following is a list of the anime we reviewed for The Latest and Greatest in Anime panel at Salt Lake Comic Con 2016. The panel was fantastic! It was great to have Alec join us for the panel this year. There was a consensus among the panelists that this panel contained some of the best anime we’ve reviewed in a while. We were all excited to present and there were several anime we wanted to add to the panel but didn’t have time. We appreciate everybody that came to our panel and thanks to SLCC for having us. Here is a short summary of each anime along with where to watch the series so that you can read through and find some awesome new shows!
Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto
Sakamoto is overwhelmingly cool and stylish in everything he does. He had the entire school’s attention from day one. crunchyroll.com
Re: Zero -Starting Life in Another World-
Suburu is out of his element as he awakes in an unfamiliar world with no more than the clothes on his back. crunchyroll.com
Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou
The love of tonkatsu and music combine forces in this tasty anime! crunchyroll.com
The Lost Village
A group of individuals board a bus to fulfill their wish to leave society in search of a mysterious utopian village called Nanakimura. crunchyroll.com
Ace Attorney
An anime adaptation of the Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney video game series. A rookie attorney is immediately put to the test. crunchyroll.com
ReLIFE
Arata, a 27-year old with few prospects, is given the opportunity to turn back into his 17-year-old body and redo his high school experience. crunchyroll.com
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress
A virus appears, turning humans into Kabane (Zombies with glowing hearts protected by steel cages). Amazing Steam Punk Adventure on TRAINS! amazon.com
Orange
A high school student receives letters from herself 10 years into the future. Her future self asks her to prevent her “biggest regret” crunchyroll.com
Sweetness and lightning / Amaama to Inazuma
A widowed father isn’t a very good cook and ends up feeding young daughter packaged meals. After meeting a new friend, they start cooking delicious meals together. crunchyroll.com
Cheer Danshi/ CHEER BOYS!
A group of college men decide to make an all-male cheerleader squad call the “Breakers”. Fun journey of starting a new club. funimation.com
Time Travel Girl / Time Ravel Shoujo
A young girl has the ability to travel through time in search of her missing father. Along the way she learns from scientists throughout history about electricity and magnetism. funimation.com
Wagamama High Spec
High school Manga artist who is blackmailed into being on student council in exchange for his secret. crunchyroll.com
Kumamiko: Girl Meets Bear
A young shrine maiden has spent her life in the rural mountains with Natsu, her talking guardian bear. Now she wants to attend high school in the big city. funimation.com
Aggressive Retsuko
Retsuko, a 25-year old red panda works in an accounting department. To let off steam after long days at work she goes to karaoke by herself and sings death metal. youtube.com
Big Order
10 years ago a child wished for the destruction of the world. Now a group of people have the ability to have wishes granted. They are “Order User.” crunchyroll.com
The Morose Mononokean
Ashiya has spent the first seven days of school stuck in the infirmary because of a yokai attached to him. He ends up asking the owner of a small tea room called the “Mononokean” for help. crunchyroll.com
Servamp
One day Mahiru Shirota picks up a stray black cat and from that moment on he is pulled into a war between the seven deadly servamp and their eighth sibling. funimation.com
Twin Star Exorcists
A pair of young and talented exorcists, according to a prophecy, are destined to marry and have a child that will be the ultimate exorcist. crunchyroll.com
Kiznaiver
A group of high school students are chosen without their knowledge to be a part of an experimental program to create bonds between people by forcing them to share each other’s pain. crunchyroll.com
Flying Witch
Makoto, a young witch, moves in with her relatives as part of her training. They are introduced to the customs and peculiarities of witchcraft. crunchyroll.com
Space Patrol LuLuco
Middle school student LuLuco’s father, a member of Space Patrol, is accidentally frozen and she must take his place to be able to pay the fees of reviving him. crunchyroll.com
91 days
Set during Prohibition, we follow a man named Avilio as he seeks revenge for the death of his family by the hands of the Vanetti organized crime family. crunchyroll.com
Mob Psycho 100
An average middle school boy called Mob is a powerful Esper working part time at an exorcism office. With every challenge he meets his power threatens to spill over its bounds. crunchyroll.com
This Art Club Has A Problem
Mizuki tries to do well in her school’s Art Club, but she seems to be the only person focusing on her art. One student is obsessed with drawing his Waifu, while another simply sleeps all day. crunchyroll.com
My Hero Academia
A normal boy in a world of super powers aspires to become the greatest hero of all time. With a tear jerking backstory and a hilarious mentor, he will have to use all his wit and strength to keep up with his peers. hulu.com
The Joker Game
In the wake of World War I, D agency is formed to keep tabs on the enemies of Japan. Eight elite spies have trained to their limit, both mentally and physically, to infiltrate other countries. crunchyroll.com
Days
A first year in high school who has never done anything athletic in his entire life subs in for one soccer game and discovers he sucks at it. Despite this he decides he wants to join the soccer team with his friend. crunchyroll.com
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This was such a fun panel! It’s been a great year for anime. Could you also post the lightning round anime? Thanks
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