Black Butler Season 5 Announced for 2025 19 Sept 2024 KITSUNE Anime series 'Black Butler' returns for Season 5 in 2025, after successfully returning this year. It has been officially confirmed that the beloved anime series 'Black Butler' will be returning for a fifth season in 2025, titled "Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc". The announcement was made during Anime Expo 2024, just after the fourth season of the anime concluded. The anime's revival has been a thrilling journey for fans, with Season 4 making a much anticipated comeback after many years. Season 5, titled 'Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc', will introduce the next chapter of Ciel Phantomhive's dark and mysterious adventures in Victorian England. While the exact date has not been announced by Crunchyroll, the season will air sometime in 2025. As fans eagerly await the next chapter, it's clear that the gothic allure of Black Butler shows no sign of fading. Image from Crunchyroll ...
"A spike of passion" 'Haikyuu!!: The Dumpster Battle' - REVIEW
31 MAY 2024
KITSUNE
'HAIKYUU!!: The Dumpster Battle' has stormed its way into cinemas worldwide, riding the wave of its massive box office success in Japan.
Adapted from Haruichi Furudate's aclaimed manga series, the movie plunges viewers headfirst into the intense rivalry between Karasuno and Nekoma High School volleyball teams.
As a newcomer to the anime series, 'Dumpster Battle' offers very little in the way of explanations, as viewers are thrust into the crucial playoff match of the Spring National Tournament.
Assuming that the audience is already well-versed in the anime and manga series, let alone the rules of volleyball, the movies opening sequence is an animated spectacle.
The heart of the story, lies with the relationship between the central rivals: Shoyo Hinata, who has boundless enthusiasm, and strategic mastermind Kenma Kozume. While periodic flashbacks provide glimpses into their pasts and motivations, much of their depth is likely lost on those unfamiliar with the series, like myself.
From an animated standpoint, 'HAIKYUU!!: The Dumpster Battle' opts for a more commercial aesthetic, compared to recent anime movies like Demon Slayer: To the Hashira Training.
While the animation can feel occasionally rough, its dynamic visuals, extreme close-ups, and slow-mo shots capture the intensity of the matches.
What sets this movie apart, is its unwavering commitment to volleyball sporting accuracy. The movie captures the strategic manoeuvres and tactics of the sport, that those unfamiliar with the game can feel the energy and intensity, immersing viewers into the sport.
Beneath the surface, 'HAIKYUU!!: The Dumpster Battle' explores themes of friendship, rivalry, and the transformative and positive impact playing sports has.
Overall, 'HAIKYUU!!: The Dumpster Battle' is a spike of passion and an ode to volleyball. While it may leave casual viewers a little lost, fans of the series and enthusiasts of the sport, it offers a thrilling and emotionally driving experience not to be missed.
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