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1st Run of Shōhei Ohtani's Picture Book Jump in Price After His Disgraced Interpreter Is Airbrushed Out
And it wasn't the Ministry of Truth that spirited him away
― Shōhei Ohtani will undoubtedly go down as one of the most well-known, if not one of the greatest, baseball players due to his skills as a pitcher and batter. His current 10-year, 700-million-dollar contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers reflects this. Unfortunately, Ohtani was recently caught up in a scandal involving his (now former) interp...
Jump TOON Vertical-Scrolling Manga App Reveals Partial Lineup Including Haikyu!!, Manga by Ghost Mikawa
App listed as launching on May 29
― This year's 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced a partial lineup on Monday for the publisher's upcoming "Jump TOON" vertical-scrolling manga service. The service will feature new chapters of manga weekly, and the 24th issue revealed the lineup for manga that will release on Mondays and Tuesdays. The new service will feature a vertical-scr...
Until Your Bones Rot Manga Creator Yae Utsumi Launches New Series
Shiganbana debuts in 25th issue of Weekly Young Magazine
― This year's 24th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that Until Your Bones Rot manga creator Yae Utsumi will launch a new series Shiganbana in the next issue on May 20. The story follows a serial killer in pursuit of a beautiful woman. Utsumi launched the The Shadows of Who We Once Were (Nare no Hate no Bokura) manga ...
Gorillaman 40 Family Arc Spinoff Manga Ends
5th volume of overall Gorillaman 40 manga to ship in July
― The Family Arc spinoff manga of Harold Sakuishi's Gorillaman 40 ended in this year's 24th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on Monday. The Family Arc launched as a one-shot in October 2022, and then began serialization in December 2023. The fourth compiled volume of the overall Gorillaman 40 manga (which includes the first six chapte...
Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard Anime's 1st Video Reveals January 2025 Debut
Early teaser visual also revealed
― The Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard smartphone game's "Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard ~Our Magical Party Wiz You!~ An Invitation to Walpurgis Night" event revealed the first promotional video, early teaser visual, and January 2025 premiere for the game's anime adaptation on Sunday. Character designer and chief animation director Nanami Higu...
Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise Reaches Sales Record of 145.7 Billion Yen in 2024 Fiscal Year
Franchise hit 100-billion yen mark in 2022
― Bandai Namco Holdings released on Thursday its financial report for the fiscal year of 2024 (which ended on March 31), and reported that the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise earned a total of 145.7 billion yen (about US$934.78 million) during the year, setting an all-time highest sales record for the franchise. Bandai Namco Holdings forecasts that the frachise...
Moyoco Anno's Hataraki Man Manga Gets 5th Volume on June 27
Manga's 4th volume shipped in 2007
― The Twitter account for Kodansha's Comic Days website and app announced on Tuesday that the fifth compiled volume (cover pictured at right) of Moyoco Anno's Hataraki Man manga will launch on June 27. The volume will feature chapters that had previously not been published in compiled volume format. Shogakukan will additionally publish the Anno Moyoco Senshū (Moyoco...
New Documentary Series Follows Manga Editors at Shogakukan
Go behind the scenes of manga editors' jobs
― Manga editing is not usually thought about all that much, as the profession is elusive to outsiders. The job isn't just about going through a draft and marking mistakes, but rather helping authors formulate and shape their stories. While there are snippets into manga editing with interviews from time to time, there haven't been many documentary about the ...
Adult Swim Streams Rick and Morty: The Anime's First Look Preview
Anime premieres in 2024
― Adult Swim's YouTube channel began streaming a first look video for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series on Saturday. The show will premiere on Adult Swim and Max in 2024, and will also run on Adult Swim Canada. The anime will be an original work, with adapted themes and events from the main Rick and Morty animated series. Takashi Sano (Tower of God) is writing and directing...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 29-May 5
Endless Ocean Luminous debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 29-May 5 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwEndless Ocean Luminous Nintendo May 2 28,345 28,345 2PS5Stellar Blade Sony Interactive Entertainment April 26 18,133 67,131 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 13,572 5,825,584 4NSwPrincess Peach: Showtime! Nintendo March 22 9,933 160,351 5NSwS...
Nintendo Now Plans to Open Museum in Kyoto This Fall
Project first announced in 2021
― Nintendo reported on May 7 during its financial results briefing that the company will open its museum in Uji City, Kyoto in fall 2024. The company first announced its Nintendo Museum project in June 2021 under the tentative "Nintendo Gallery" name, and it originally scheduled the museum for completion on the former Nintendo Uji Ogura Plant site in March 2024. The pl...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 22-28
Stellar Blade debuts at #1, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes at #2/3
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 22-28 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Stellar Blade Sony Interactive Entertainment April 26 48,998 48,998 2NSwEiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 505 Games April 23 41,009 41,009 3PS5Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes 505 Games April 23 16,791 16,791 4NSwSaGa: Emera...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 29-May 5
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc marathon reruns top TV rankings
― Hiroyuki Morita and Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns film aired on NTV on Friday, May 3 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.8% rating. The Kaiketsu Zorori: Lalala♪ Star Tanjō anime film aired on NHK Educational on Friday, May 3 at 8:50 a.m. and it earned a 1.1% rating. The Eiga Oshiri Tantei Shiriarty anime film aired on ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 22-28
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop aired on April 28, earned 0.5% rating
― Flying Dog's original anime film Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru) aired on NHK Educational on Sunday, April 28 at 3:30 p.m., and it earned a 0.5% rating. The episode of the live-action series adaptation of Kana Ozawa's Blue Moment manga that aired on Fuji TV on Wednesday, April 24 at 10:00 p.m. ea...
The Rubik's Cube Now Transforms Into a Robot, Thanks to Bandai Spirits
The toy that everyone wants to solve takes on a new form
― One of the greatest and long-lived toys is arguably the Rubik's Cube. From the standard six-sided 3x3x3 toy to wild variations like the color-changing models, people can't get enough of the cube. And now the iconic Rubik's Cube takes on a whole new life as a Chogokin transformable robot by Bandai Spirits. The Tamashii Nations Store Tokyo bran...
Kogitsunemaru's Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time Light Novels Get TV Anime in January 2025
Main cast, staff, teaser visual, video revealed
― A website opened on Thursday to reveal a television anime adaptation of Kogitsunemaru's Izure Saikyō no Renkinjutsu-shi? (Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?) light novel series, which will premiere in January 2025. The website also revealed the anime's main cast, staff, and a teaser promotional video and visual. The novel series' illustrator Hi...
Yoshimi Sato's Kakushite! Makina-san!! Risque Manga About Android Girl Gets 2025 TV Anime
Anime adapts manga by Crossing Time creator
― Futabasha revealed on Friday that Yoshimi Sato's Kakushite! Makina-san!! (Hide! Makina-san!) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere next year. Futabasha unveiled a teaser visual for the anime. The risque romantic comedy manga's story centers on Eita, an introvert mecha otaku high schooler who has a crush on the school's most popular girl...
Gou Tanabe Launches Manga About H.P. Lovecraft's Randolph Carter Character in June
Tanabe ended manga based on Lovecraft's Dream Cycle stories on April 12
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine announced on Saturday that Gou Tanabe will launch a new manga temporarily titled Randolph Carter no Monogatari (pictured right in image below) in the magazine's July issue on June 12. The manga is based on the titular recurring character in H.P. Lovecraft's works that Kad...
BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- Film Reveals Chiaki Kobayashi as Ranze Kurona
Character appears in 4th mini-anime episode screening alongside film
― The official website for the anime film of Kōta Sannomiya's BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- spinoff of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga revealed a new cast member on Saturday. Chiaki Kobayashi voices the character Ranze Kurona. The character appeared in the final episode of the first BLUELOCK anime season, but...
New Unoffical Laputa: Castle in the Sky CGI Short Streamed
Relive the magic of seeing the castle in the sky for the first time
― Studio Ghibli is known for its supreme quality of hand-drawn animation. With it comes beautiful and iconic imagery, from the forests in both Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and Princess Mononoke, the interior and exterior of the bathhouse in Spirited Away, to the ever so memorable introduction of the Cat Bus in My Neighbor Totor...
Ikigami: Sairin Manga Reaches 5th Season Climax
Motoro Mase debuted manga in September 2021
― This year's 10th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine revealed on Friday that Motoro Mase's Ikigami: Sairin (Ikigami: The Return), the new series for his Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit manga, is reaching the climax for its fifth season in the magazine's next issue on May 24. Mase debuted the manga in Big Comic in September 2021. Shogakukan published the ...
Toronto Comic Arts Festival Hosts Witch Hat Atelier Manga Creator Kamome Shirahama on May 11-12
Shirahama returns to do live-drawing session, panel, signings
― The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is again hosting Kamome Shirahama, creator of the Witch Hat Atelier manga, at this year's event on Saturday and Sunday. Shirahama will participate in a live-drawing session, panel, and autograph signings. Shirahama launched the Witch Hat Atelier manga in Kodansha's Morning two magazine in July 2016....
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 ‒ Episode 5
To be honest, I think we've run some of these jokes into the ground. I'm ready to go back home with these idiots.
Anime Expo Hosts Delicious in Dungeon Creator Ryōko Kui, CloverWorks President Akira Shimizu
Also: world premiere of Haigakura anime
― Anime Expo announced on Thursday and Friday that it will host Delicious in Dungeon manga creator Ryōko Kui and CloverWorks president and producer Akira Shimizu at this year's event. The convention will also screen the world premiere for the Haigakura anime on July 5 at 8:00 p.m. at Room 402AB. Other panels at this year's event include: Sword Art Online Alter...
Wind Breaker ‒ Episode 6
It’s not that Hiragi and Sako’s story is bad, but it’s a very thin and simple one that can’t hold up the heft of its own presentation.
Teasing Master Takagi-san's Sōichirō Yamamoto Launches New Manga on July 12
Monthly Shonen Sunday teases image
― This year's June issue of Shogakukan's Gessan (Monthly Shonen Sunday) magazine announced on Saturday that Sōichirō Yamamoto (Teasing Master Takagi-san) will launch a new manga in the magazine's August issue on July 12. The magazine teased an image for the new series, but it did not reveal the title. Yamamoto launched the Teasing Master Takagi-san (Karakai Jōzu no ...
trapezium Anime Film Casts Original Creator Kazumi Takayama, Fellow Nogizaka46 Member Nanase Nishino as Old Men
Takayama, Nishino cameo as old men in film
― The staff for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel revealed on Friday that original creator Takayama has a cameo role along with her fellow former Nogizaka46 idol group member Nanase Nishino. They are both playing old men. Aniplex streamed an interview and behind-the-scenes recording of their voice acting: Takayama's cameo in her film also m...
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Part 1 Anime Film Review
Making a sequel to Code Geass is a daunting task. But with its fantastic main character and a story that doesn't undercut what came before, Rozé of the Recapture is on the right track.
― Making a sequel to Code Geass—especially one set close to the end of the series—is a daunting task. Any story that involves an ongoing war massively undercuts both the finale of the original anime and the sacrifices ...
Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Look Back' Anime Film Screens at Annecy
Chainsaw Man creator's film screens during June 9-15 event
― The official website for the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga revealed on Friday that this year's Annecy International Film Festival will screen the film out of competition in the "Annecy Presents" category. This year's Annecy will take place from June 9-15 in the French town of the same name....
Deadline: Celsius Ent. Accuses China's iQIYI of Streaming Oldboy Film Without License
Streaming service accused of streaming Chan-wook Park's film for years after license expired
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that London-based distributor Celsius Entertainment has accused Chinese streaming platform iQIYI with streaming Chan-wook Park's live-action Oldboy film for at least six years without permission. Deadline stated lawyers for Celsius Entertainment and Old...
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Anime's 2nd Season Previewed in 'Interlude' Video
2nd season to play as 3 films starting in July before fall TV debut
― The official website for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, began streaming an "interlude video" for the season on Thursday. The video previews the new song "Poison Berry Daughters." The video also began playing in theaters on Friday. Before the television premiere of...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime Reveals New Visual, Theme Song Artists, July 5 Debut
Meichan performs opening theme for show's 1st half
― The official website for the television anime of Yū Hashimoto's 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2.5 Jigen no Lilysa) manga revealed a new visual on Friday, along with the show's July 5 debut. The site also revealed that Meichan will perform the opening theme song "Shutter Chance," and voice actresses Kaori Maeda and Akari Kitō as their characters will p...
Gebeka Int'l Acquires Worldwide Sales Rights to 4K Remaster of Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg Anime
Remaster celebrates 40th anniversary with new scan of 35mm film print
― Deadline revealed on Friday that France-based Gebeka International has acquired the worldwide sales rights to Tokuma Shoten's 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago). Deadline noted the film will "be made available this year in 4K formats suitable for Dolby cinema, theatrical an...
Smile Down the Runway Manga Creator Writes Gakuen Idolm@ster Game's Manga
Smile Down the Runway creator Kotoba Inoya writes, composes manga launching this year
― The staff of the Gakuen Idolm@ster (Academy Idolm@ster) game app revealed in a live stream on Wednesday that Smile Down the Runway manga author Kotoba Inoya will write and compose the game's manga adaptation, which will debut in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine sometime this year. Although Inoya is o...
Harinezumi no Luchika Picture Books Get Short Anime
New short is part of Kodansha's "Animehon" project adapting picture books into commercials, short anime
― Kodansha launched a new project named "Animehon" on Friday that aims to adapt Japanese picture books ("e-hon") into animated commercials or web shorts. The first installment of the project is a three-minute short anime adaptation of writer Yūko Kanno and illustrator Yōko Kitami's Harinezumi no Lu...
Dungeon People Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff
Naomi Kusumi, Nobuo Tobita, Hōchū Ohtsuka, M.A.O join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Sui Hutami's Dungeon People (Dungeon no Naka no Hito) manga revealed four new cast members and more staff members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members include (Note: character name romanizations are not official): Naomi Kusumi as Rangado Nobuo Tobita as the Old Master Hōchū Ohtsuka a...
Takako Shimura's Awajima Hyakkei Manga Gets Anime
Wandering Son creator's manga about girls in opera school ran from 2011 until this past March
― Ohta Publishing announced on Thursday that Takako Shimura's Awajima Hyakkei manga is inspiring an anime. Ohta Publishing has not revealed any further details about the anime adaptation. The coming-of-age omnibus series follows the girls at an opera music school, with each chapter centering around different...
K2 Pictures Video Production Company Establishes Film Fund With Creators Including MAPPA (Updated)
K2 Pictures aims to promote entry of investors into Japanese film industry with "K2P Film Fund I"
― The K2 Pictures movie and video works company announced on Friday that it is setting up the "K2P Film Fund I." The company plans to help promote the entry of new investors in Japan and overseas into the Japanese film industry and return the profits to creators. Film production is underway with creators...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game Sets 2 Guinness World Records
Magic: The Gathering and Pokémon Trading Card Game, eat your hearts out
― The Guinness World Records is by far one of the greatest trivia books out there. From the serious to the absurd, you'll find just about any record in the book. Of course, some of the records can be seen as publicity stunts, such as the recent crowning of Animate Ikebukuro as the largest anime shop/store. And even if some record...
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio ‒ Episode 5
As Voice Actor Radio moves into its second "volume" of story, its approach to showbiz storytelling starts coming off just that much more fictionalized, nicer, more orchestrated.
Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top Artist Parabora Launches New Series
Yamu ni Yamarenu! debuts on June 7
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed on Thursday that Bottom-Tier Baron's Accidental Rise to the Top artist Parabora will launch a new series Yamu ni Yamarenu! in the magazine's July issue on June 7. The announcement teases a "normal love comedy" involving assassins of love from another world, whose heroines are all yandere. Parabora, ...
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 6
Lawrence and Holo's first adventure in the wild world of medieval economics ends on shaky ground, both narratively and visually.
Hiiro Kisaragi Launches Shikkoku no Neko wa Dekiakisuru Series on June 7
Prologue published in Puchi Puchi Comic on May 8
― The June issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine revealed on Wednesday that Hiiro Kisaragi will launch a new series Shikkoku no Neko wa Dekiakisuru (The Jet Black Cat Dotes) in the July issue on June 7. The magazine's Puchi Puchi Comic web manga magazine supplement published the prologue the same day. The story follows Yui works as an expert house...
Resident Evil Makes 2024 Video Game Hall of Fame
Also: Ultima, Sim City, Myst, Asteroids
― The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York announced the 2024 inductees to its Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday. The inductees include Resident Evil (1996), Ultima (1981), Sim City (1989), Myst (1993), and Asteroids (1979). The 12 finalists also included Metroid and Tokimeki Memorial, among others. The Strong launched the World Video Game Ha...
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus Game Heads West on October 1
Trailer streamed for Plus version with 4K compatibility, 5 new substories
― Spike Chunsoft announced on Thursday that the "Plus" version of it and Too Kyo Games' Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in the West on October 1. The company streamed an English trailer: Master Det...
FuRyu's Reynatis Game Launches in West on September 27
Game gets collaboration with NEO: The World Ends with You
― NIS America announced on Thursday that it will release FuRyu's new action RPG Reynatis for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on September 27. The company also revealed that the game will include content based on Square Enix's NEO: The World Ends with You (Shin Subarashii Kono Sekai) game, and it posted a visual ...
This Week in Anime - Why Hunter × Hunter is Worth the Wait
Lucas and Steve catch up on the Hunter × Hunter manga in time for the long-awaited new chapter and gush about why, even with years between releases, Hunter × Hunter is worth it.
― Lucas and Steve catch up on the Hunter × Hunter manga in time for the long-awaited new chapter and gush about why, even with years between releases, Hunter × Hunter is worth it. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed...
KLab Announces New Bleach 'Hybrid Casual' Game
Klab to announce more details soon
― KLab announced on Thursday that it has received permission from the Bleach Production Committee to develop a completely new hybrid casual game (a game model that combines the simplicity of a casual game with the mechanics of an online game) based on the anime series. The game will release worldwide excluding mainland China, in Japanese and English languages. KLab ...
Sword of the Demon Hunter TV Anime Premieres on June 27 With 1-Hour Special
Hiroshi Shirokuma, Yui Kondou join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho novel series revealed on Thursday that the anime will premiere on June 27 with a one-hour special. The series will air on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS-Fuji. The site also revealed a new key visual and two more cast members. Hiroshi Shirokuma as Dōga no Oni (A...
Kaiju No. 8 Anime Casts Nene Hieda, Mayuko Kazama
Voice actresses play Defense Force members in 3rd division
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga confirmed two more cast members on Thursday. ◢◤『#怪獣8号』新キャスト解禁💥◥◣水無瀬あかり：#稗田寧々五十嵐ハクア：#風間万裕子5月11日(土)23時より放送の第5話「入隊！」に登場！お楽しみに👀 #KaijuNo8 pic.twitter.com/awCGllANIF— 怪獣８号【公式】 (@KaijuNo8_O) May 9, 2024 The newly announced cast members are, from left to right in the...
Manga Creator Kia Asamiya States Eye Cataract Surgeries Were a Success
Manga creator will be able to attend Steam Detectives anime screening on Saturday with goggles
― Manga creator Kia Asamiya said on Twitter on Wednesday that his planned surgeries for his eye cataracts were successful, and that his visual acuity has been restored to 1.0 (equivalent to 20/20 vision in American distance acuity), but that he would let himself stabilize and observe the aftermath of the su...
Anime Expo Hosts World Premiere Screening of 1st Episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily Original Anime
1st episode debuts at July convention ahead of anime's January 2025 premiere
― The official Twitter account for the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that it will host a world premiere screening of the first episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily original anime at this year's convention. The anime's director Katsumasa Yokomine (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, The Masterful Cat is Depressed A...
trapezium Anime Film Streams New Trailer on Day Before Premiere
Idol film premieres in Japan on Friday
― Flag Pictures revealed a new trailer for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel on Thursday, a day before its premiere in Japan on Friday. Asaki Yuikawa plays the protagonist Yū Higashi in the film. Hina Yomiya voices the character of Kurumi Taiga the "Western Star." Reina Ueda voices the "Southern Star" Ranko Katori. Haruka Aikawa voices Mika Kam...
Live-Action Stardust Telepath Show Reveals AKB48 Cast
Momoka Itō, Airi Satō, Sora Yamazaki, Maho Ōmori play main 4 cast members
― The official website for the live-action series of Rasuko Ōkuma's Stardust Telepath (Hoshikuzu Telepath) manga revealed the show's cast members from the AKB48 idol group on Thursday. The main cast members include (left to right in photo above mapped left to right to characters in illustration above): Momoka Itō as Yu Akeuchi
...
Blue Archive Anime to Release in North America in 'Near Future'
― The official English Twitter account for Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game announced on Thursday that Blue Archive The Animation, the television anime adaptation of the game, will release in North America with English subtitles "in the near future." The anime premiered on TV Tokyo's new Sunday night anime programming block, and on its affiliates on April 7. The anim...
Seven Seas Licenses The Second Alpha, My Kitten is a Picky Eater, A Tale of the Secret Saint ZERO, More
The Hungry Succubus Wants to Consume Him, 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death manga also licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Thursday that it has licensed Yofune Shibue's The Second Alpha manga, Migiri Miki's My Kitten is a Picky Eater manga, Tabireco's The Hungry Succubus Wants to Consume Him manga, Touya and chibi's A Tale of the Secret Saint ZERO light novels, and Anji Matono...
Shin Megami Tensei Designer Kazuma Kaneko Works on Project Mask at Colopl
Smartphone game themed on creating 'god' from Shironeko Project's company
― Colopl revealed on Wednesday in a report on the second quarter of the company's fiscal year that character designer Kazuma Kaneko is working on a new game titled Project Mask for smartphones. The company describes the work as "a new game experience themed on creating 'god.'" The project is one of five smartphone games in the ...
Detective Conan Author Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba Manga Gets New Anime
Series previously inspired 52-episode anime in 1993
― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Gosho Aoyama's Yaiba manga will be getting a new anime adaptation. Aoyama is supervising. The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai boy inspired by Miyamoto Musashi, the real-life swordsman who pioneered the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū sty...
Gakuen Idolm@ster Game Reveals May 16 Launch, Opening Animation
Game slated for iOS, Android devices
― The staff for the Gakuen Idolm@ster (Academy Idolm@ster) game app revealed its May 16 release date as well as its opening animation sequence on Wednesday. In the game, the player is a producer that hone and produce idol talents from the Hatsuboshi Gakuen idol training school. The game has nine idols that players can produce: The game's cast includes (from left t...
Saint Young Men Manga Gets 1st Live-Action Film on December 20
Kenichi Matsuyama, Shōta Sometani return as Jesus, Buddha; Yūichi Fukuda again directs, pens script
― Kodansha announced on Thursday that Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga is inspiring its first live-action film titled Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gundan~ (Holy Men vs Demon Army). Toho will open the film on December 20. The returning cast and staff from the manga's...
27th Detective Conan Film Stays at #1, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire at #2
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle jumps back to #3
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film stayed at #1 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 1.13 million tickets and earned 1,626,843,040 yen (about US$10.50 million) from Friday to Sunday. As of Monday (a holiday in Japan), the film has sold a total of 8,453,000 tickets and earned a cumulative t...
Live-Action Short Celebrates Brotherhood & 10 Years of My Hero Academia
Relive a decade of My Hero Academia vicariously through 2 brothers' story
― It's momentous when a manga reaches its 10th anniversary of serialization. Although it's true that weekly shonen magazines like Jump, Magazine, and Sunday are rife with titles that have reached that seminal mark, only a small fraction in the industry as a whole ever sees 10 years of publication. One series that is hitting its...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 5-11
Mob Psycho 100 III, KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World anime; Star Wars: Visions: The Manga Anthology, Mobsters in Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 7 Mob Psycho 100 III BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 7 Mob Psycho 100 III Limited Edition BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll...
Live-Action Film of Risa Itou's Hey Hey Pitan! Manga Reveals More Cast, New Trailer
Film premieres on June 21
― The staff for the live-action adaptation of Risa Itou's Hey Hey Pitan! manga titled Oi Handsome!! (Hey Handsome!!) revealed additional cast members for the movie on April 26. The newly announced cast members are (top row, left to right):
Shūhei Nomura as Isao
Ryubi Miyase as Takao
Tatsuya Fujiwara as Hara (Second row, left to right)
Yuki Matsushita as Takao's mother
Seiji ...
Banished from the Hero's Party Light Novels End With 15th Volume
Light novel series launched in 2017
― The 14th volume of Zappon and Yasumo's Banished from the Hero's Party (Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita) light novel series revealed on May 1 that the series will end in its 15th volume. Yen Press is publishing the light novels in English, and it describes the story:
Red was once a member of the...
Moyashi Fujisawa, Kumakuzu's Watashi no Arika Manga to End in 6th Volume
Manga started its final arc in March
― Manga artist Kumakuzu revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that their and Moyashi Fujisawa's Watashi no Arika manga will end in its sixth compiled book volume. There are no other details of the final volume's release. The manga entered its final arc in this year's 17th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on March 26. The manga then transferred to th...
Kagiji Kumanomata's Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga to return in June with new arc
― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kagiji Kumanomata's Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (Maōjō de Oyasumi) manga will go on hiatus and will return in the magazine's 28th issue in June, with a new arc titled "Mazoku Zentai Kaigi" (Demon Clan General Meeting). The magazine stated that the hiatus is fo...
Mysterious Disappearances ‒ Episode 5
The main problem is that the underwear storyline doesn't appear to have anything to do with the second half of the episode, which plunges us back into the supernatural mystery element.
Sega Announces Sonic Rumble Battle Royale Mobile Game
Trailer reveals winter release, closed beta test on May 24-26
― Sega announced a new battle royale mobile game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise titled Sonic Rumble, slated for release this winter. There will be a closed beta test from May 24-26. Sega streamed an announcement trailer: The game features 32-player battle royale challenges. Players control toy versions of characters from throughout th...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Goes on Another Hiatus
This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga will go on another hiatus starting in the magazine's 25th issue on May 15. The magazine did not reveal when the manga will resume serialization. The manga just returned in the magazine's combined 22nd and 23rd issue ...
trapezium Anime Film Review
Based on the novel by former Nogizaka46 member Kazumi Takayama, trapezium asks its audience to follow one girl who will use anything, and anyone, to achieve her dream.
― Trapezium is a strange movie, to say the least. On the surface, it's a rather simple movie that explores youth, their dreams, and the lengths they'll go to achieve those dreams. It's a coming-of-age story wrapped in the veneer of the...
Magic: The Gathering Card Game Gets Hatsune Miku Collab
No one's gonna want to hard counter Miku
― In the past few years, the popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering (MTG) has partnered with different intellectual properties for some interesting collaborations. Some collabs are within parent company Wizards of the Coast's brand, such as Dungeons & Dragons. Others include properties such as Doctor Who, Warhammer: 40,000, or recently, Cowboy Bebop. T...
Welcome Back, Spice and Wolf
ZeroReq011 remembers what made Spice and Wolf a story for the ages, from its fully realized world and economics to Holo and Lawrence's romantic chemistry.
― Back when Funimation was still its own company and not owned by Sony, long before its in-house streaming service was terminated in favor of Crunchyroll's streaming platform, it owned a TV channel. Legal streaming had yet to dominate the Western a...
Utano☆Princesama Live Emotion Game Launches on June 12
Video previews ST☆RISH's "KIR☆MEKI EMOTION" performance
― Broccoli revealed on Wednesday that it will release Utano☆Princesama Live Emotion, its new game app for the Utano☆Princesama franchise, on June 12. The official Twitter account for the game streamed a preview of ST☆RISH's "KIR☆MEKI EMOTION" music video: ━━━━━━━━━━━
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「KIR☆MEKI EMOTION」のライブMVを一部公開！ ...
Gundam Breaker 4 Game's Trailer Reveals August 29 Release
Game gets Digital Deluxe/Ultimate Editions
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release the Gundam Breaker 4 game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam worldwide on August 29. The official YouTube channel for PlayStation streamed a release date trailer: The game is getting a Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes early unlocks to parts from 15...
Manga Up! Global Adds Ikuno Tajima's Victoria's Electric Coffin Manga in English
Manga launched in May 2021, launched in English on April 2
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global announced on Thursday that it has released Ikuno Tajima's Victoria's Electric Coffin (Victoria no Denki Hitsugi) manga in English. Manga Up! describes its story:
David Douglas wishes he'd never been born. What's the point of a slum boy enduring a miserable existence and ending up on death row? Victoria Franken...
Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Speedrun Challenge Game Announced for Switch
Game featuring 13 NES titles launches on July 18
― Nintendo announced on Wednesday the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game for Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release on July 18. The company unveiled a trailer that features contestants from past Nintendo World Championships events: The release features over 150 speedrun challenges for the following 13 NES games: Balloon Fight Donkey Kong Ex...
Crunchyroll Adds English Dub for Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Anime
Season 5 originally aired in October 2016
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday an English dub for the fifth season of the television anime franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, premiering on May 8. The dub cast for Natsume's Book of Friends season 5 includes: Adam Gibbs as Natsume
Christopher Wehkamp as Madara
Mike Haimoto as Atsushi
Alexis Tipton as...
Mamoru Oshii, Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg Anime Gets 4K Remaster
Remaster celebrates 40th anniversary with new scan of 35mm film print
― Tokuma Shoten announced on Wednesday that it is producing a 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago). The remaster is based on a new scan of a 35mm film print of the anime. The announcement did not reveal how the remaster will be eventually shown, such as through hypothetical fil...
Why Nobody Remembers My World? Anime Reveals More Cast, Key Visual, 1st Character Video
Lynn, Hana Hishikawa join cast of July anime
― Happinet revealed the key visual, additional cast, and the first character promotional video for the television anime of writer Kei Sazane and illustrator neco's Naze Boku no Sekai o Dare mo Oboeteinai no ka? (Why nobody remembers my world?) novels on Wednesday. The character video features Kai, voiced by Shōya Chiba. The anime's staff will reveal five c...
Bandai Namco Filmworks Releases Aura Battler Dunbine 'Experimental Video' With New Footage
"SIDE L" video reimagines original anime's opening, ending sequences with upcoming "SIDE R" video planned
― Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly Sunrise) opened a new "Sunrise Robot Laboratory" website to highlight the studio's past mecha anime works on Wednesday. The site includes "AURA BATTLER DUNBINE SIDE L," a video incorporating new footage for Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1983 anime Aura Battler Dunbine to e...
Train to the End of the World ‒ Episode 6
This was an unusually normal episode of Train to the End of the World until a flock of migratory zombies kidnapped Shizuru.
French-Japanese Film Ghost Cat Anzu's Trailer Unveils More Cast & Staff, Theme Song, July 19 Debut
Munetaka Aoki, Miwako Ichikawa, Keiichi Suzuki, others join cast
― Toho Animation debut a new trailer and a new poster visual for Ghost Cat Anzu, Shin-Ei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' 2D-animated film, on Wednesday. The trailer announces more cast and staff members, the theme song, and the July 19 opening for the film. The newly revealed cast members are:
Munetaka Aoki as Tetsuya, Karin's ...
Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Anime will star Hiroshi Kamiya, Kotaro Nishiyama, Kotaro Nishiyama
― Distribution company Remow announced on Tuesday that Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise manga will get a television anime in 2025. The company revealed the trailer, key visual, and main cast for the anime. The anime's cast includes:
Kazuki Ura as Shiki Ichinose, the protagonist who inherits the blood of an Oni. Sh...
Unnamed Memory ‒ Episode 5
I don't think even dragon spit would leave as sour an aftertaste in your mouth as parts of this episode do.
Uru Okabe's Good Night World End Prequel Manga Ends on May 21
Manga launched on August 1
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app revealed on Tuesday that Uru Okabe's Good Night World End prequel manga will end in its 20th chapter on May 21. The manga's story centers on the latest game "Planet," where players can freely control their avatar in the Metaverse. Rei, a boy neglected at home, and Liz, a young girl who longs to be an adult enter the game. Rei and Liz gets connec...
Ghibli's Composer Joe Hisaishi Warns Against Unauthorized Use of His Music
Hisaishi's company Wonder City Inc. requests those without permission cease arranging his scores
― Among all anime music composers, only a few have left a mark on the anime industry. One of those composers is Joe Hisaishi, the composer for many of the songs featured in Studio Ghibli movies such as Spirited Away, Nausicaa, My Neighbor Totoro. His memorable scores have shaped music heard in anime. Howe...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II ‒ Episodes 16-17
Make no mistake, despite his quirks and perversions, Rudeus is healing and growing. He may never end up becoming a hero, but he just might end up being a decent guy to those around him.
Netflix Adds Sonic Mania Plus Game on iOS/Android on May 7
Netflix revealed on Tuesday that it has added Sega's Sonic Mania Plus game on iOS and Android devices through the Netflix Games service. Sega released the Sonic Mania game in August 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Sonic Mania Plus, an enhanced version, launched in July 2018. Sega released the Sonic Mania Adventures animated series in 2018 for free on Youtube. The series ...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episodes 52-53
Hey, would you like to see an anime where people sit around large tables for two episodes straight doing nothing but talking? Cuz, boy do I have the show for you.
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Game Gets PS5, Xbox Series, PC Releases
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE+ ships on July 18
― The official Twitter account for Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games' Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game announced with a video on Tuesday that the game is getting a "Plus" version on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on July 18. 死に神ちゃんからの特ダネ情報！『レインコード』が、追加要素をプラスして新登場！ ...
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