Weekly recommendations can include any platform, media, genre, type, age, and so on. I’ll be recommending work from any release year. Why? Because you just need something to get into.
Kamisama Kiss
Anime, 13 episodes
Fantasy, Romance, Comedy, Supernatural
Nanami Momozono is a high school student left homeless due to her absentee father’s debt. While out on the street, Nanami saves a man who is being harassed by a dog. They discuss her situation, and he offers her his home. That home turns out to be a shrine to the land god, Mikage. The man Namai saved is Mikage himself, and he’s chosen Nanami to fill in for him while he’s away. With the help of two shrine spirits and an unwilling fox familiar named Tomoe, Nanami must learn how to be a proper deity and take care of the shrine in Mikage’s absence.
Miss Not-So Sidekick
Manhwa, Webtoon
Comedy, Fantasy, Isekai, Romance
Hyejung wakes up to find herself inside her favorite novel. She’s not the heroine who seduces three handsome men, but rather Latte Ectrie, a minor villain who is disliked by everyone. Hyejung decides to become Latte and fully embrace her new life. Ten years later, she’s become a successful author under a pseudonym, and all she wants to do now is watch all the drama unfold between her favorite characters while eating popcorn. However, her strange behavior has made her a larger part of the plot than she understands. Read the official translations on tappytoon.
Lego DC Super-Villains
Video Game: PC, Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Action-Adventure, Platform, Lego, Comedy
After the Justice League disappears, the villains must come together to defeat a new group of heroes claiming to be the Justice League from another universe. As they encounter these heroes, the villains discover that they are not heroes at all, but rather a group of villains. The Joker, Harley Quinn, Lex Luther, and all of the other DC villains team up in a Lego adventure to stop these new villains and prove to the world that they are not who they appear to be. This is the first Lego game to incorporate a customizable character that you create from scratch.
Merlin
TV Show, 5 Seasons
Medieval Fantasy, Adventure
Merlin is a young man with remarkable magical abilities who is sent to Camelot by his mother. Magic is prohibited in Camelot and anyone caught using it will be executed. A dragon tells Merlin that it is his destiny to help Arthur become a legendary king. Though Merlin and Arthur initially dislike each other, Merlin eventually becomes Arthur’s manservant after he saves Arthur’s life. Over time, the two become friends, with Merlin attempting to turn Arthur into the king he is destined to be.
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