AniBitez: Spring 2026 Anime First Impressions
### Synopsis
Spring brings in April showers, fresh flowers, and a new wave of anime to relish in. From twin siblings clashing across worlds in Daemons of the Shadow Realm to the social awkwardness of The Ramparts of Ice, the Spring 2026 anime season brings in a variety of new shows. Writers Melvyn, Audrey, and Lyn express their thoughts on the first few episodes of what they’re watching this season. Daemons of the Shadow Realm ©Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX, Project TSUGAI Two twins, fated to rule over daemons. One of them is Yoru, who lives in a medieval village and practices hunting. His sister is the meek Asa, who lives secluded and locked up in a cage, and serves as his reason for remaining in the village. However, it turns out that this isn’t actually Asa. The real Asa, eye-patched, swoon-inducing, and possessing a formidable power, has been living in the modern world and seeks to reclaim her brother. And so Asa descends on Yoru’s home/prison with a vengeance, accompanied by a retinue of troops and Gabby, who commands a set of shadowy, eye-riddled jaws that she sics on the village’s adults with nonchalance and onomatopoeia. Daemons of the Shadow Realm is a brutal show — even Yoru surprises with his bow and arrow — although it also maintains plenty of levity, like Asa casually using a messaging app and sending stickers. Daemons of the Shadow Realm is entertaining from the get-go, especially when it comes to its character interactions and robust production values (Episode 3 has a memorable cut of an onigiri…
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Glacier Bay Books Licenses codomopaper’s Juji and Aichi, Marco Kohinata’s Akari & More Indie Manga Titles
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Glacier Bay Books announced that it has licensed several new indie manga titles and will also release a couple of titles from Star Fruit Books. Here are the details on Glacier Bay Books’ upcoming releases: Juji and Aichi Story and Art: codomopaper The English version of the manga will be released this coming fall. Synopsis: A mysterious story depicting the complicated relationship between a popular novelist & an unsellable manga artist in the Meiji era. Hyou Hyou Story and Art: nerunodaisuki The manga will be released sometime in late 2026 or early 2027. More details will be announced later. Full of surreal whimsy & silliness juxtaposed with pencil-&-ink showmanship, Hyou Hyou introduces the world of nerunodaisuki, a peculiar & lively universe, and the straight-faced characters residing within.Glacier Bay edition coming later 2026 / early 2027, more details to come pic.twitter.com/hwvi38g9w2— Glacier Bay Books (@glacierbaybooks) April 25, 2026 Description: The debut short story collection of a wildly popular alternative cartoonist from Japan’s small press scene, nerunodaisuki’s stories have been previously featured in GLAEOLIA and POPOCOMI to great acclaim. Full of surreal whimsy & silliness juxtaposed with pencil-&-ink showmanship, Hyou Hyou introduces the world of nerunodaisuki, a peculiar & lively universe, and the straight-faced characters residing within. Akari Story and Art: Marco Kohinata The debut work of Marco Kohinata was originally published in Japan by HERO’S and was previously translated in several languages. It will be available for the first time in English in print format on A5 paper, containing a total of 240 pages. The print release will include black and…
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