Release That Witch is the revolution fantasy fans of Sentenced to Be a Hero shouldn’t miss

Last winter was absolutely stacked when it came to anime, with new seasons of Jujutsu Kaisen and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End dominating the conversation, but among those titans, Sentenced to Be a Hero proved to be the surprise hit of the season. The dark fantasy series reduces the idea of revolution to its basest form, centering on a band of conscripted “heroes” sentenced to perpetual violence in the name of salvation. There is no uprising, no ideological rapture but an endless system of war, reflecting a twisted world where saving people is indistinguishable from using them. But there’s another anime with a unique take on revolution that everyone is sleeping on.