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High Guardian Spice was first announced several years ago, positioned as a significant milestone for Crunchyroll’s original programming. Marked as their very first original series, hype grew, but so did skepticism. The series originated from a Western webcomic published on Tumblr, a relatively obscure webspace with a niche following. The announcement emphasized the show's diversity and inclusion, focusing more on the behind-the-scenes multicultural efforts than on the actual content.