Many anime protagonists are from elem., mid., or high ___ (abbr.)

Initialism for the feeling of anxiety around not doing the cool things or not having the cool stuff

More than one unagi

The empty part of the empty orchestra

First name (alphabetically, fourth name in the sequence) that is mispronounced in the substitute teacher sketches by Key and Peele

One of the first computer-related news websites

Iconic motorcycle move that is referenced constantly by animated media

Give up, possibly your acorns

Weapons used by Kankuro, Gaara's older brother

In DBZ, what two characters do after the Fusion Dance or by wearing the Potara Earrings

Part of a word that goes before to indicate that it happened before

What might be put on an androgynous man in an anime to pass as a woman

_____ Beats, anime about the afterlife that I think was the first one that I cried after watching

Repetitive batteries

Actress Rae who played President Barbie

Does a whirlpool in a cup

Colored writing implement used by Kuro Sensei in Assassination Classroom

God of War who gives you Doom effects in Hades

Device used to contact doctors on tv shows

What you might call a bunch of paintings with melty clocks and long-legged elephants

Type of sailing vessel or prison on a boat

Item in the Binding of Isaac that turns your tears explosive

Break seven of these to trigger the apocalypse

Word synonymous with cool from the Cyberpunk 2077 world

Me, if I were French

Boy robot with pointy hair

Fly, without flapping

Nickname for Donald Glover's character in Atlanta

Sinclair who wrote about meatpacking in Chicago

_______ Road, the really long path that Goku has to run on in the afterlife to get to King Kai's planet

Fuel for Franky from One Piece

The best at envelopes

Squeezed out, crosswordily

A matrix (or how a pirate might refer to the admin of a dorm)

What might surround an anime character, often where the color represents something about their power or ability

Archaic term for commies or one of the main characters from the Pokemon Adventures manga + the main character in the 1995 Pocket Monsters games + Enemy you meet at the top of Mt. Silver in the Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver games

Biblical character known for being the first murderer, but I feel like that ignores his contributions to agriculture

Occupation for Loid Forger from the anime which I can't put here cause this word is in the title

Girl who was really into collecting cards

Geez

Instrument used by Venti in Genshin Impact or instrument played by angels in Christianity imagery

Fake season before the end of winter

Cute little spirit from two videogames that have been lauded for their visual style and beauty

Sword in a twitch chat or community-added content in a game

"The ___ piece is real" - meme that became popular last year or even before that depending on when you read this crossword

Adjective for a mad scientist or a recluse character in an anime

Ki, Haki, Nen, Mana, and Soul Wavelength

Records, businessly

_____ oneself, prepares as an anime protagonist might against an ultimate attack

Japanese water spirit

Preposition for being on a horse

Irish god of the underworld

Spice mix

Dir. for Minas Tirith from Rohan or dir. of Florida from most places in the US

Operating system used by David Martinez in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners

Tracks for a train or guides for a ttrpg adventure

Provokes, using a dairy product maybe

Yapped

Alice _______, anime that I used to love as a kid

Custom

Eur. country where Smigus-dyngus happens

Person who adds the hollandaise or a little plate for a teacup

Gathering, usually for fans

Like a grumpy old character

The I in IV

Time period

Information broadcasts

Type of man to go wakawakawaka

Repeated sound effect from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

Lanka starter