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Netflix isekai anime offer a fresh twist on traditional genre tropes, with unique world-building and character dynamics. Series like Overlord and High-Rise Invasion provide exciting adventures, while Uncle From Another World adds comedic charm. 3.Explore classic isekai like InuYasha, or heartwarming tales like A Lull in the Sea to experience the genre's diversity.

With the high turn-over rates for the many shows on Netflix, especially anime, it’s about time to reconsider the best of the isekai genre that the platform has to offer. Many popular shows have left the Netflix catalogue, such as Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, The Devil is a Part-timer, and No Game No Life. What is left behind are hidden gems and unexpected entries that stretch, or even overturn the definition of an isekai.

The word isekai in Japanese directly translates to "another world", conjuring images of fantasy, new landscapes, and endless possibilities for redemption.

Classroom of the Elite is a one-of-a-kind anime that provides a realistic approach to the high school survival genre, which many shows have tackled previously but haven't been successful enough. For instance, while anime shows like Danganronpa, School-Live!, and Highschool of the Dead take place in a high school, they lack the unique element that the Classroom of the Elite possesses.

Having said that, even though Classroom of the Elite was adapted with the intention of selling its light novels, it was well-received by fans, becoming one of the best survival anime shows. While everyone assumed there wouldn't be a sequel after a phenomenal first season, it returned in 2022, announcing yet another season to keep fans entertained. With that in mind, here's everything we know about Classroom of the Elite season 3.

Classroom of the Elite Season 3: The Plot

Classroom of the Elite is a compelling story set in Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School,...

Writing paranormal stories set in the modern world can be difficult, as modern technology renders many of the genre's hallmarks obsolete, but that doesn't mean that fantastic modern supernatural manga doesn't exist. And one frequently overlooked dark fantasy series combined the supernatural and the modern world to tell a highly memorable story that put a unique twist on several genre hallmarks.

Ajin: Demi-Human made its debut in 2012, running in Good! Afternoon magazine until 2021. The first volume was illustrated by Gamon Sakurai and written by Tsuina Miura, the writer behind High-Rise Invasion. However, Miura left the project after the first volume, leaving Gamon Sakurai as the illustrator and writer for the rest of the story. The manga did prove popular enough to get an anime adaptation, though it should be noted that this adaptation deviated heavily from the manga's storyline, meaning it is a very different experience.

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Most members of the animanga community would have no trouble naming multiple series that are packed with fan service. From High Rise Invasion's problematic sexualization of school girls to the size of Nami's bust slowly increasing throughout One Piece, this often-irrelevant phenomenon is difficult to escape. It seems the fixation has been prevalent from near the beginning of the medium.

When it comes to nudity in anime and manga, artists walk a fine line between fan service and exploitation. However, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku mangaka Yuji Kaku seems to have mastered the craft. The series isn't shy when it comes to nakedness, so much so that fans questioned whether the manga would ever be able to receive an anime adaptation. Despite that, every scene presenting nudity steers clear of any suggestive nature or fan service.

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Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Chainsaw Man has torn through its competition as one of 2023’s most popular anime obsessions and its English dub has met just as much acclaim as the original. Makima is a mysterious and occasionally malevolent force of nature who works as well as she does because of Suzie Yeung’s committed performance as the devious devil hunter. Makima is one of Yeung’s biggest roles, but she’s hardly a newcomer. At this year’s Anime Milwaukee, Suzie Yeung reflected to Den of Geek upon her eclectic career and opened up on the whirlwind experience of playing Chainsaw Man’s Makima, the type of characters that get her the most excited, and what her anime Holy Grail dream role would be.

Den Of Geek: You’ve covered a diverse range of characters in your career, but is there a specific type of personality that you get especially excited to play,...

Anime has been better than ever in recent years, and with the likes of Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family Part 2, Mob Psycho season 3 , and Bleach: Thousand Year Blood War coming this fall season, anime fans are spoiled for amazing shows from Japan.

Still, not all that glitters is gold, and there have been some hilariously bad anime in the past decade. From unbelievably bad animation to stories that make even the most tolerant of fans scratch their heads, these anime are fondly remembered for all the wrong reasons.

Junji Ito Collection

Horror anime has had it rough since the hilariously dubbed Ghost Stories. Unfortunately, the trend continues with the long-awaited Junji Ito Collection. What should have been the best horror anime of the decade turned out to be a rush job that failed to capture Ito’s iconic style.

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Here's why the Maid Mask from Netflix's High-Rise Invasion is one of the anime's creepiest villains. High-Rise Invasion is based on the cult manga series of the same name, which was penned by Tsuina Miura and illustrated by Takahiro Oba. The manga finds schoolgirl Yuri trapped in a strange, almost nightmarish world of skyscrapers connected by rope bridges. The stairs or elevators in these buildings are inaccessible, and she finds herself hunted by killers wearing masks. These masks seemingly force wearers to attack others, with the goal being to drive them to despair rather than outright kill them.

High-Rise Invasion is a strange blend of action, dark comedy and horror, and its basic premise feels similiar to survival horror titles like Silent Hill. The manga - which was first published in 2013 - later received a high-profile anime series on Netflix, which retained the gore and humor of the source material.

"Beauty and the Beast" truly is a tale as old as time, and has been retold in countless ways, like the Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton TV series of the same name, the Fran Drescher comedy "The Beautician and the Beast," the teen rom-drama "Beastly," or even in an episode of "Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater." Recently, legendary Japanese filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda delivered "Belle," a magnificent animated sci-fi fantasy film that thrusts the tale out of the world of old and into the techno future.

The story takes place in the not-so-distant future where the internet has evolved into a legitimate virtual reality called U, where avatars are created by users' scanned biometric information. A teenager named Suzu creates an avatar named Belle who becomes a pop superstar, but everything changes when her virtual concert is interrupted by the seemingly undefeatable fighter The Dragon (or "The Beast"), who she quickly becomes infatuated with.

This article contains spoilers for High-Rise Invasion season 1.

Television currently exists in a place where there’s a constant stream of new shows and it becomes incredibly easy for some series to sink and get lost at sea. This can be even more prevalent when it comes to anime since it’s sometimes quite difficult to determine which series really strive to be innovative and challenging.

At first glance, High-Rise Invasion looks like an indulgent excuse for sadistic killers to act out Hostel-like slasher fantasies. But it’s in fact a much deeper series about humanity, free will, and the quest to become a literal God. Yuri Honjo has a seemingly simple goal to reunite with her brother, Rika, and escape their circumstances, but there’s a rich tapestry of mysteries that surround both the “realm” and the individuals within it that are easy to confuse. Here are some questions...

This review contains no spoilers and is based on all 12 episodes of High-Rise Invasion season 1.

“I refuse to die. I won’t lose to a world like this.”

There’s nothing quite like a good, heightened mystery, especially if it’s working in tandem with something like the horror genre. Audiences have become increasingly savvy towards and desensitized by even the most extreme examples of each genre, which pushes entertainment to go even further.

This isn’t always the right approach, but it can sometimes be just the right kind of crazy and High-Rise Invasion succeeds in finding that balance. The new Netflix anime initially feels like Rob Zombie’s animated take on The Most Dangerous Game or Battle Royale, but it soon becomes far more than a parade of blood, guts, and lunatics. High-Rise Invasion has a complex message that it wants to convey and the anime cuts much...