Across
- 5. Alias that strikes fear into hearts (and notebooks)
- 6. One deeply animated about animation
- 7. Cat-like companion seen in many anime
- 10. Japanese word meaning “future,” often ironically used
- 13. Let it rip!
- 14. Mobile suit that started a franchise
- 16. Demographic known for power-ups and yelling
- 18. Academy where homework can explode
- 19. Hidden art that’s anything but subtle
- 21. Tiny, cute, and big-headed (literally)
- 22. One you desperately want to notice you
- 23. Superfan who might summon a ghostly fighter
- 24. Ball collector’s favorite mythical beast
- 26. Abbrev. for “opening” — or “overpowered”
- 30. Commanding eye power
- 32. Portable meal fit for a protagonist
- 33. Invisible shield protecting main characters
- 36. Genre where death is just the start of the story
- 38. Artist who draws a living
- 39. Treasure that’s been lost for over a thousand episodes
- 42. Cold at first, but warms up eventually
- 43. Evangelion opponent with a divine résumé
- 44. What shouting for three episodes achieves
- 45. Soul reaper with a killer job description
- 48. Word that precedes “Away,” fittingly
- 49. Sound of an approaching Titan, maybe
- 50. Title shared by Moon and Mercury, for example
- 53. Sword with a soul of its own
- 55. Spirit creature of folklore and filler arcs
- 56. Socially anxious girl of few words
- 57. Unusual ride through the countryside
Down
- 1. Energy you don’t want blocked during battle
- 2. Big problem for the Survey Corps
- 3. Soul Reaper’s ultimate flex
- 4. Triangle snack often found in a bento
- 8. Village hidden by trees (and plot armor)
- 9. Nickname that went from insult to legacy
- 11. Deathly profession for Ichigo
- 12. Heartbeat sound effect of love (or panic)
- 15. Metal suit with feelings
- 17. Mind over matter, literally
- 19. Word that glows before “Genesis Evangelion”
- 20. Forest spirit big on naps and umbrellas
- 23. Eye for an eye, and maybe some hypnosis
- 25. Bean that does more than protein shakes
- 27. Strategist who’s not the Colossus of clout
- 28. Drink spotted in anime cafés
- 29. Loves you to death, literally
- 31. Medium this crossword is obsessed with
- 34. Series where dying is just another day
- 35. Leafy ninja who never skips leg day
- 37. Title that follows “Demon”
- 40. Mecha series that gets into your head
- 41. Thing every anime subreddit warns about
- 43. Equivalent exchange, in Amestris
- 46. Empty spirit that needs a Soul Reaper’s attention
- 47. Superpower that’s a little... odd
- 51. Looping animation format, fittingly
- 52. Protagonist line known for posing problems
- 54. Monster problem for Tokyo