When it comes to ecchi anime and even outright hentai, I’m pretty discerning. You can see that kind of thing just about anywhere, so if I’m going to look for it in the anime I consume, it better have a good reason for existing beyond offering a bunch of lewd situations strung together by a thin plot thread.

What does the future hold for a young girl in a fantastical city of fortune tellers?

Three years after the debut of the original short, a new TV series is right around the corner. But the project could just as well have been titled Young Animator Academia. It will be fascinating to watch how a testbed for young craftsmen expands into a full-blown franchise.