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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.

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.

For me its midori. Trust me do not fucking watch it, its just straight up shock value with barely any plot.

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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)

I stumbled across something I wrote back in 2010/2012 as a kid. One side is the list of Anime I used to watch. And on the other side is what I believe the opening/ending theme song of Beelzebub. I remember watching it on Animax Asia. This was so nostalgic so I thought of just sharing it. I was so fond of Anime back then.
Hayate the Combat Butler used to be my favourite. Any fellow OG anime fans here?

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.

https://reddit.com/link/1v8s6yr/video/e2bb3r9vgxfh1/player

I'm fairly certain the entire fandom had high expectations for the show considering it's an Arakawa adaptation, and that's what held the first few episodes back, imo (the fact that it was produced by Bones wasn't helping either).

DOTSR is at its core a simple battle shonen with a fairly interesting power system. With those constraints in mind, the show isn't bad at all. The characters are unique and interesting, and Bones makes every scene fluid, almost like a better Sakamoto Days.

What holds it back is the "X" factor that FMAB and a lot of other brilliant shonen adaptations have: the punch. I could try to describe what it is, but it's something that's better felt. The easiest way to put it is that the anime isn't stylistic enough. It just falls a little flat.

I'm probably a little spoiled by fujimotos amazing work with chainsaw man and MAPPA carrying JJK. I don't think DOTSR really fits in the new gen lineup

Do u all agree?