KFR 30: Why do people dislike A1 Pictures?

This episode we take a look at another of Japan’s many animation studios! This house of ideas is responsible for many of the past decades most popular shows - from Sword Art Online and Darling in the Franxx to Blue Exorcist and Fairy Tail. A-1 Pictures has built a diverse and extensive back catalogue over its 15-year run. So where did their story begin? And why has the studio become controversial in the anime community? We’ll be digging up some history and a looking at a few of its less popular works this episode! Also featured this episode:An incredible cover of Re: Re: by AKG, created by YouTube musician Tsuko G!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCdiJxW53rM And the viral parody of Blend S’s opening – Blend W (featuring Snoop Dogg)!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJfg39WkMvE EPISODE SEGMENTS00:07:43 – Anime News00:17:31 – Studio in Focus: A1 Pictures00:34:51 – Back Catalogue: Erased00:42:01 – Music ~ RE: RE: covered by Tsuko G00:49:56 – Back Catalogue: Blend S01:02:37 – End of Episode announcement!VIDEOS!Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFiKyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbitSUPPORT USPatreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFiBuy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifiJOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITYTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianimeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kawaiifianimeDiscord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQLISTEN ELSEWHERE?Smart Link: https://link.chtbl.com/KawaiiFiSpotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotifyApple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiApple