Zhuge Liang, the legendary Three Kingdoms strategist, dies at Wuzhang Plains and awakens in modern Shibuya during a Halloween party. Renaming himself Kongming, he pledges his tactical genius to Eiko, a struggling singer chasing stardom. Blending military stratagems with music-industry schemes, this P.A. Works comedy pairs laugh-out-loud humor, an unstoppable soundtrack, and surprising heart into one of 2022’s most charming and bingeable anime of its season.
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Eren the Southpaw follows ad designer Koichi Asakura, starved of recognition, and left-handed graffiti genius Eren Yamagishi. Production I.G and Signal.MD adapt Kappy and Nifuni’s 2026 homage to people who work harder than geniuses yet still fall short. Nonlinear jumps, overwrought office fights, and a stagnant heroine muddy the message, but mature visuals, ALI’s jazz opening, and passionate voice acting make this messy workplace drama linger.
Macross Plus, the 1994 OVA co-directed by Shinichirō Watanabe and Shoji Kawamori, follows childhood friends Isamu, Guld, and Myung as rivalry, romance, and a sentient AI idol named Sharon Apple collide above planet Eden. With Yoko Kanno's genre-defining score and animation that still holds up 30 years later, this review breaks down why the series remains one of anime's most complete artistic statements, and why its 2026 4K restoration matters for new and longtime fans alike.