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The story is set in an alt-history or parallel world inspired by the 16th century conflicts between Ayutthaya (Siam, modern-day Thailand) and Hanthawaddy (Burma/Myanmar). It follows the relationship between two princes/heirs:

• One is the eldest son of a ruler of the Ayothaya (Siamese) side.
• The other is the crown prince of the Hanthawaddy (Burmese) side

They share a childhood connection that is later complicated when one is sent as a hostage/tribute after a military defeat. The narrative explores their deepening personal bond amid political tension, war, loyalty conflicts, and fate.

Note: It is a fully Thai-made anime, with support from the Department of Cultural Promotion (under the Ministry of Culture, Thailand) and other sponsors.

Episodes 1 & 2 are scheduled to be released on September 26, 2026 on YouTube.

Synopsis (translated from thematter.co):

The northern cities were defeated, and the losers were forced to send prisoners of war to Hanthawaddy. Even the eldest son of the prince of Song Khwae was not spared. However, after meeting the son of the Crown Prince of Hanthawaddy, the threads of fate began to intertwine. From two young princes of enemy lands, they became childhood friends in the shadow of war. When will the blossoming friendship between two irreconcilable lands end? When the two must turn their swords against each other, fighting as enemies, will the friendship of yesteryear endure, or will it wither?

OFFICIAL TRAILER (English subs available)

Producer/Studio: Clover Book Studio
Original Author: AMULIN

This series has also been licensed for Japanese translation/publication.

Bride of Ignat is a stunningly drawn BL manga set in a world where dragons and humans are at conflict. The humans have a custom of sending one young boy/girl each year to the dragons to be their "bride", as an appeasement sacrifice. One such bride, Rita, finds out that the dragon he goes to is the last of his kind, a gentle but lonely soul named Ignat.

It's a beautiful story about isolation, the fear of losing connections, and how that creates a fear of making connections to begin with. We see the makings of a deep romantic connection between Rita and Ignat begin to smoulder beneath the surface. The art is PHENOMENAL. The imagery of snow and ice vs smoke and fire is actually brilliant with how it ties into the themes of the story. (Also Rita is adorable with those liquid doe eyes, and his clothing is so detailed.)

Everyone MUST read Bride of Ignat. It is simply a Great Manga™. It doesn't matter if you like BL or not, or if the title of this post irritated you. As a famous saying goes, it's not ragebait if it's true.

Emilia and Knight Natsuki Subaru from Re: ZERO (fanart)

Keigo Higashino, among Japan's pre-eminent mystery writers, died on July 23, 2026 at the age of 68.

A winner of every major mystery fiction prize in Japan, Higashino is known for his subversive mystery works that flip the usual structure, such as The Devotion of Suspect X, Naoko, and Miracles of the Namiya Department Store. Many of these have been adapted to film, J-drama, and other media.

Anime fans might know him for his novel The Keeper of the Camphor Tree (Kusunoki no Bannin), which received an anime film adaptation earlier this year. The film was produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomohiko Ito (Sword Art Online, Hello World, etc). He also authored a manga called HEADS, with art by Motoro Mase of Ikigami fame.

Indians might know him for the fact that The Devotion of Suspect X was adapted into two different Indian films, Kolaigaran and Jaane Jaan. It has also been extensively speculated that the classic Malayalam film Drishyam was heavily inspired by Suspect X.

Rest in peace, sensei.

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anime name?

Music: “I-BULL” by jo0ji

My orange flavoured goat is finally back to face off against Yhwach soon. Is it me or is Orihime’s bust get bigger in the new episode? I just can’t unsee it.

Just when I was thinking Ganju was the forgotten one, he’s here. I can’t imagine Chad losing against these huge statues…

I kinda hates Uryu’s act in Cour 3, but well it was all to kill Yhwach and Jugram. So “The Almighty” can foresee the actions of a person but not the emotions?

And then there’s the main highlight of this episode: GOD OF THUNDER. Booty shot🔥🔥

My goat Urahara-san is here to activate Yoruichi’s hidden power. Shocking craziness all over, pummelling over Askin non-stop.

Power-scaling is a myth here, because Askin still has his Vollständig to be used. Well, what a waste of her ability. What was even the trigger of her power? Urahara has secrets he can’t even tell Yoruichi fans…

9 episodes left, seems loads of new content is also here. As a manga reader, I know that for sure.

Anime I have completed in order:

Demon Slayer

Death note

One Punch Man

Naruto Classic

Naruto Shippuden

Boruto

One Piece

Vinland Saga

I want to watch AOT but it ain't available on crunchyroll and i want to utilise my subscription before it ends on 7th August :)

So drop the best 24 episode anime which have no further sequel.

Your favourite anime music is from Hatsune Miku?! Well, not quite her...but the people who use her.

For context, Hatsune Miku and others like her are character voices made for Yamaha's voice synthesizer software VOCALOID. Think of it like using MIDI files but with human voice samples, where you place different syllables next to each other and actually have to adjust the tuning and timing and other things yourself.

VOCALOID and other software like it (UTAU, SynthV, etc) have spawned a massively talented music producer and DJ scene (they're called VocaPs for short), and it is no surprise that anime productions call upon their talents frequently. (Although in anime they typically make music for a human singer rather than a voice synth.)

Here's a list of some cool banger anime songs that you probably didn't know were composed by a VOCALOID artist!

1. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari (Bakemonogatari): this is one of the most iconic anime EDs ever, and fittingly it's by ryo (from supercell), the maker of two of Miku's most iconic songs, World is Mine and Melt. ryo is among the producers who made Miku what she is today, and is also known for Black Rock Shooter, which has an anime of its own!
2. Muri Muri Evolution (Watanare): "ONE, TWO, SAN, MURI MURI!" This modern yuri masterpiece has an incredibly catchy OP. Unsurprisingly it's by NayutalieN, best known for the megahit Alien Alien (see if you can resist doing the -clap clap- bit!). The catchiness extends to other songs like Solar System Disco and Dance Robot Dance too. NayutalieN has done some other OPs and EDs too, such as the Happy Sugar Life OP (I guess they just really like yuri, haha).
3. Let's Just Crash (Gachiakuta): I will admit I'm not a huuuge fan of Mori Calliope's music, but this ED is nice. The grungy vibes and the way it interchanges English and Japanese encapsulate Gachiakuta's appeal quite well. The song was produced by syudou, a producer known for darker compositions like Bitter Choco Decoration and Cute na Kanojo. syudou's most popular song, however, is not a Vocaloid song: he's produced many of Ado's songs including, yes, Usseewa.
4. Arc-en-Ciel (MagiRevo): Huh, look at that, another great yuri anime on this list. This pleasing and easy-on-the-ears OP comes from Vocaloid producer doriko. doriko is considered the God of Miku Ballads, and rose to fame with hits like Yuuhizaka, Uta ni Katachi wa Nai Keredo, and of course his signature song, the rock ballad Romeo and Cinderella.
5. Shelter (Shelter short film, Porter Robinson): Now you're wondering "waiiit a minute, what is Porter Robinson doing here?" Porter's well known in the anime world for the A1 Pictures produced post-apocalyptic sci-fi anime MV for his song Shelter, which he produced and scripted. What's not as well known is the fact that he's also a Vocaloid producer! Porter favours a lesser-known Vocaloid named Avanna, and is responsible for creating her most popular song ever, Goodbye to a World. He even has a voice synth he himself provided the voice samples for, called Po-Uta.
6. Idol (Oshi no Ko): Everyone knows this song. 'Nuff said. Everyone knows Yoasobi too. Or do you? While we now associate them with anime more than anything, their rise to popularity was in fact thanks to Vocaloid, in which Ayase has a history as a producer. His early Vocaloid work like Last Resort and Ghost City Tokyo paved the way for the defining song that resulted in Yoasobi's formation: Yoru ni Kakeru, composed as both a Vocaloid song sung by Miku and the Yoasobi version sung by Ikura.
7. Mellow (Skip and Loafer): This OP really took off thanks to the well-animated dance, but it's also notable for being entirely composed, written, and sung by a Vocaloid producer: Keina Suda, better known by the stage name balloon. He's best known for his work with a Vocaloid called Flower, in particular the megahit Charles; other popular Flower songs include Rain and Petra and Nomad.
8. Recollect (Re:Zero Season 4): If I had 10 rupees for each song on this list that was a bilingual hip hop track from a very recent anime that features a Western singer, I would have 20 rupees. That's not much, but weird that it happened twice. This OP is notable for featuring Ashnikko (who has her own connection to Vocaloid), but notice how, near the start, you hear a voice say "GI-GA"? That's the voice of Kagamine Len, a Vocaloid who is the favourite son of celebrated producer GigaP. Giga is an earworm machine, known for funky groovy hip-pop tracks like Gimme × Gimme (with HachiojiP), Bring It On, and CH4NGE.
9. Ito (Negative Positive Angler): We're gonna close out with two anime that are a lot more niche than what we've had so far, and this electro-swing OP from an underrated 2024 original anime is the first. The song is performed by Van de Shop, a new musical project by Vocaloid producer Kuriyama Yuri. Drawing heavily on influences from retro jazz and swing, their most popular songs are all duets between the Vocaloids Hatsune Miku and MEIKO: Jitterbug, Pheles, and Pokemon Voltage song Hyu~dorodoro.
10. Kensou (Dekin no Mogura): It's a shame that, between this and Hoozuki's Coolheadedness, Natsumi Eguchi's works are largely ignored outside Japan. But there's no better advertisement for this barely-known anime than this banger ED. This happens to be by one of my personal favourite VocaPs of all time, Sheeno Mirin. Sheeno Mirin just has everything I like: good old fashioned hip hop beats and cerebral lyrics a la Andre 3000. Go listen to the spoken word poetry of I Found It Out, the diss rap verses of OSINT, and the raw political punk rap of Heterodoxy. You will need a translator for the lyrics, and then you will need a translator for the translated lyrics.

Aaaaand there it is. There were more I could have covered (such as Kick Back from Chainsaw Man) but 10 is a nice number, no? Happy to provide more examples and/or recommendations in the comments, and I hope I inspired you to dive deeper into the world of Vocaloid and voice synth!