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Tokyo Game Show 2023 Cosplay Gallery Day 2
The games have been played, the news has been announced, and the cosplayers enjoyed one more day of cosplaying at the Tokyo Game Show 2023
― The games have been played, the news has been announced, and the cosplayers enjoyed one more day of cosplaying at the Tokyo Game Show 2023. Are there some familiar faces? Sure. But why settle for dressing up as one character for two days? Or hanging with the sam...
This Week in Games - Big Names, Big Departures
It's a week of shake-ups in the gaming industry as Platinum Games and Sony see off Hideki Kamiya and Jim Ryan. Plus: CAPCOM president Haruhiro Tsujimoto thinks games are due for another price hike.
― Once again, I'd like to thank my readers who thought of me amidst the Izuna news last week. I appreciate being thought of like that. I like it when friends think of me when they see stuff they know I lik...
Classroom For Heroes Anime Series Review
What should be a raucous action-comedy can quickly become an obnoxious headache that constantly smirks at its reliance on stock tropes
― Classroom for Heroes has two primary ways of operating: fast and loud, often concurrently. Whether introducing new characters, throwing jokes at the wall, or even transitioning between scenes, the show is always trying to grab your attention. On the one hand, that's...
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation Anime Film Review
While the manga is ongoing, Graduation feels like a farewell, using its final moments to reminisce about our main couple's romantic journey as they walk the halls of their school one last time.
― To call Graduation a movie is a bit generous. Even with the inclusion of the Hirano and Kagiura short, this thing just barely reaches an hour with credits. Since it also inherits the slow, vignette-based pac...
Synduality: Noir Anime Series Review
If a stealth ensemble comedy that occasionally turns into mech action is your bag, Noir is a great time.
― The biggest worry with mixed media promotions like Synduality is that they'll be lazy, incomprehensible advertisements for some other part of the nascent franchise. While there are some late-game allusions and even cameos from the story of the Synduality: Echo of Ada, everything you need to know...
Silent Hope Game Review
For a first attempt at a dungeon crawler, Silent Hope does a stellar job of capturing what makes these games so addicting.
― First and foremost, Rune Factory and Story of Seasons fans need to be aware that Silent Hope is not a farming game. Yes, those are Story of Seasons cows roaming around the hub, and farming and cooking are important systems. The main weapon types in this game even call back to t...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2023, Sep 16-22
We're now nearing the end of the season, and the rankings are fairly stable. Will the last week hold a surprise for us? See how all your favorites fared in our weekly user rankings.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that...
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Ragna Crimson #1 [rate]
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict's Promo Video Reveals 2024 Release
Part 2 of anime aired in July
― Viz Media unveiled a promotional video, a new key visual, and the 2024 release date for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict on Saturday. The key visual features Ishida in his Quincy outfit. The anime's second cours (quarter of the year) premiered in the United States on Hulu, Latin America on Star+, and in select other countries internationally on Dis...
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 ‒ Episode 34
I'm starting to feel just a little underwhelmed by this storyline.
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War #26 [rate]
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War #25 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 18-24
Pikmin 1+2 HD remaster debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 18-24 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwPikmin 1+2 Nintendo September 22 23,941 23,941 2NSwPikmin 4 Nintendo July 21 22,894 864,229 3PS5Lies of P Neowiz September 19 9,493 10,145 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 9,066 5,493,686 5NSwPokémon Scarlet/Violet Nintendo November 18, 202...
Memories Off Visual Novels Mark 25th Anniversary With New Title in 2024
Original designer, composer reunite with Steins;Gate writer Naotaka Hayashi
― MAGES' official website and Twitter account for the Memories Off visual novel franchise announced on Saturday that a new title, Memories Off Sōsō ~Not always true~, is in development to celebrate the franchise's 25th anniversary next year. The message from the staff noted that Saturday, September 30 is the 24th anniversary ...
Reign of the Seven Spellblades ‒ Episode 13
The primary feature of this week's episode is demonstrating the increasing closeness of the combat-worthy members of the Sword Rose.
Detective Conan 2024 Anime Film's Teaser Confirms Late Spring Opening
Golden Week holidays start in late April next year
― Toho posted the early teaser that confirms that the 2024 Detective Conan anime film will open during the Golden Week holidays, which will run next year (including the weekend before) from Friday, April 26 to Sunday, May 5. The 27th Detective Conan film is teased with the tagline "Black 'Crow'sing" is not over but …" Detective Conan: Kurogane no Sub...
Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc Anime Unveils More Cast, Opening Song's Artists
Kengo Kawanishi, Nobuhiko Okamoto, rock band Official HiGE DANDISM join fall anime
― The staff for the television anime of Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga announced more cast members and the opening theme song information for Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc (Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen), the latest arc in the anime adaptation, on Saturday. The newly announced cast members are: Kengo Kawanishi as Sōya...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 18-24
Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 earns 2.2% rating
― The Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare film aired on NTV on Friday, September 22 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 8.3% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV September 24 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.6 Detective Conan NTV September 23 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.7 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV September 24 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.2 On...
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Anime's 1st 5 Minutes Streamed
Azrest's promo also posted before anime of Korean web comic debuts on October 7
― Aniplex began streaming the first five minutes from the first anime episode based on Wookjakga's A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (Kikansha no Mahō wa Tokubetsu Desu in Japanese) Korean web comic on Saturday. Aniplex is also streaming a promotional video for the character Azrest Kingscrown: Yen Press is releasing th...
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Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange #1 [rate]
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Skip & Loafer Wins Animation Award in China
Anime wins Overseas Animation Award
― The 20th China Animation & Comic Competition Golden Dragon Award (CCAC Golden Dragon Award) awarded the Skip and Loafer anime series on with The Overseas Animation Award at a ceremony on Tuesday. It marked the first time that a work from Japan has won the award. The CCAC Golden Dragon Award is the official competition of China International Comics Festival. The o...
Saori Hayami Performs Theme for I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness Anime
Series premieres on October 4 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The official website of the television anime of Sametarō Fukada's I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness: I'll Spoil Her with Delicacies and Style to Make Her the Happiest Woman in the World! (Konyaku Haki Sareta Reijō o Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto o Oshiekomu -Oishi Mono o Tabesasete Oshare o Sasete, Seka...
Tokyo Game Show 2023 Cosplay Gallery Day 2
The games have been played, the news has been announced, and the cosplayers enjoyed one more day of cosplaying at the Tokyo Game Show 2023
― The games have been played, the news has been announced, and the cosplayers enjoyed one more day of cosplaying at the Tokyo Game Show 2023. Are there some familiar faces? Sure. But why settle for dressing up as one character for two days? Or hanging with the sam...
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Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress #12 [rate]
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Marvel Future Avengers Season 2 Anime Streams on Marvel HQ YouTube Channel
Anime based on Marvel comic book superheroes premiered in Japan in July 2017
― Marvel HQ's official YouTube channel began streaming the first episode of the Marvel's Future Adventures anime on Tuesday. The channel will stream episodes of the anime every Tuesday. All 39 episodes will be available on the channel by summer 2024. Marvel Future Avengers is a television anime based on the Marvel comic book...
Judge Declares Texas' Sexual Explicitness Book Rating Law Unconstitutional
READER act would have required booksellers to categorize "sexually explicit" books sold to schools
― Federal Judge Alan D. Albright of Texas declared Texas law HB900 (House Bill 900, also known as READER), an act that would require any vendor who wishes to sell books to Texas schools to provide sexual explicitness level ratings, unconstitutional in a written opinion filed on September 18. Judge Albri...
Now You Too Can Rock Yor's Dress and Anya's Uniform from Spy×Family
You can also wear a super comfy-looking Bond hoodie.
― Fashion brand Peach John has announced a lineup of clothing inspired by the hit anime SPY×FAMILY—including loungeware based on Anya's school uniform and lingerie based on Yor's iconic assassin's dress. Scroll down for the full list! Loungewear (Anya Forger) - 8008 yen (Approx. USD 53.61) Lingerie (Yor Forger) - 7678 yen (Approx. USD 53.61) Hoodie...
Tokyo Game Show 2023 Cosplay Gallery Day 1
The hot and humid Japanese summer gave way to a cool but still humid autumn on the Autumnal Equinox. To celebrate the Japanese national holiday, cosplayers from around Japan gathered at Makuhari Messe for Tokyo Game Show 2023.
― Just like clockwork, the hot and humid Japanese summer gave way to a cool but still humid autumn on the Autumnal Equinox. To celebrate the Japanese national holiday, cosplaye...
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The Gene of AI #12 [rate]
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Rent-A-Girlfriend #36 [rate]
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Seven Seas Licenses Scarlet Beriko's 'Nagahama To Be, Or Not To Be' Manga as Part of Simulpub Release
Manga gets simultaneous release in 11 countries on February 1 with print version launching in April
― Seven Seas announced on Friday that it has licensed Scarlet Beriko's Nagahama to Be, or Not to Be boys-love school romance manga. The manga will get a simulpub volume release in 11 territories, including the U.S. and Japan. The following 11 publishers will release the manga's single volume on Februar...
Undead Murder Farce ‒ SEASON FINALE
Mamoru Hatakeyama remains one of my favorite storyboarders and series directors in the industry. His unique approach injected an air of artfulness that played wonderfully into the macabre camp of this penny-dreadful detective romp.
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Reign of the Seven Spellblades #13 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Big Names, Big Departures
It's a week of shake-ups in the gaming industry as Platinum Games and Sony see off Hideki Kamiya and Jim Ryan. Plus: CAPCOM president Haruhiro Tsujimoto thinks games are due for another price hike.
― Once again, I'd like to thank my readers who thought of me amidst the Izuna news last week. I appreciate being thought of like that. I like it when friends think of me when they see stuff they know I lik...
Classroom For Heroes Anime Series Review
What should be a raucous action-comedy can quickly become an obnoxious headache that constantly smirks at its reliance on stock tropes
― Classroom for Heroes has two primary ways of operating: fast and loud, often concurrently. Whether introducing new characters, throwing jokes at the wall, or even transitioning between scenes, the show is always trying to grab your attention. On the one hand, that's...
SPYxANYA: Operation Memories Life Sim Game Launches in Japan for Switch on December 21, PS5/PS4 in 2024
PS4 version will be digital only
― The official website for SPYxANYA: Operation Memories, a new game based on the SPY×FAMILY anime, revealed that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch in Japan on December 21. The game will then launch for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 in 2024. The PlayStation 4 version will be digital only. The game will launch in the West in 2024 for Switch, PS5, PS4, and PC. I...
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime Streams Credit-less Opening Sequence, Music Video with Footage
Anime premiered with 2-hour special on Friday
― The official website for the television anime of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga began streaming the credit-less opening theme song "Yūsha" (Hero) by YOASOBI and an animated music video. Credit-less Opening Theme Music Video The anime premiered with a two-hour special on Friday. It is the first eve...
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Helck ‒ Episode 12
Wow, did we get an episode that was like 80% plot? That's insane!
The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor TV Anime Premieres in 2024
― Updated: The Twitter account stated the anime will premiere in 2024, not in January 2024 as this article previously stated. ANN regrets the error. The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Sarasa Nagase's The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor (Yarinaoshi Reijō wa Ryūtei Heika o Kōryaku-chū) novel series revealed on Friday that the anime will air on television in 2024. Cross...
A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members
Hiroyuki Yoshino, Mutsumi Kaneko join cast for anime premiering on October 2
― The official website for the television anime of author Howahowa Shiina and illustrator Yamaada's Toaru Ossan no VRMMO Katsudō-ki (A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life) light novel series revealed two more cast members on Friday. The new cast includes Hiroyuki Yoshino as Ward (pictured below right) and Mutsumi Kane...
Tales of Wedding Rings Anime Previews Character Nephrites in Video, Visual
Miyuri Shimabukuro voices character in anime premiering in January
― The official website for the television anime of Maybe's Tales of Wedding Rings (Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) manga unveiled a character video and visual for Nephrites on Friday. The site is unveiling a new character video and visual every week, and previous videos highlighted the characters Satō and Hime. The anime will premiere in Ja...
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Film Reveals More Cast in Trailer
angela, Shota Aoi perform theme song for December 8 film
― The official website for the movie of Satoru Yamaguchi and Nami Hidaka's My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shiteshimatta...) light novels revealed on Friday the film's main trailer, main visual, theme song information, and additional cast. The new cast, preview...
Cat's Eye Manga Gets Stage Play Set in Meiji Era in February 2024
Play with original story stars Norika Fujiwara, Ayame Goriki, Reiko Takashima
― The Meijiza theater in Tokyo announced on Friday that it will put on a stage play adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga titled Meiji The Cat's Eye from February 6 through March 3, 2024. The stage play will be the final performance commemorating the 150th anniversary of the theater. Masahiko Kawahara is directing th...
Beyblade X Anime Gets Broadcast Release Outside of Asia in 2024
ADK Emotions NY, T-Licensing to exhibit anime at NY Toy Fair this weekend
― ADK Emotions NY Inc. and TOMY Company, Ltd. subsidiary T-Licensing Inc. announced on Friday that the television anime of Takara Tomy's Beyblade X project will get a "broadcast" release outside of Asia in 2024. The companies are exhibiting the franchise at New York Toy Fair 2023 this weekend, and stated they are "leading the c...
Live-Action One Room Angel Series Adds 3 Cast Members
Kōki Tanaka, Kyōko Hasegawa, Oda Oideyasu join cast
― The staff of the live-action series of Harada's One Room Angel boys-love manga revealed three additional cast members for the series on Friday. Kōki Tanaka (left in image above) plays A-kun, a high school student who will be key to Kōki and the angel's relationship. Kyōko Hasegawa (center) plays Arisa, Kōki's mother. Oda Oideyasu (right) plays the...
New Butt Detective Anime Episodes, Including 1st Musical, Debut on October 7
Anime airs on NHK Educational
― NHK announced on Friday that the Butt Detective (Oshiri Tantei) anime will get seven new episodes beginning on October 7 on NHK Educational. The anime will have its first musical episode in the new episode run. The first three episodes of the Butt Detective television anime premiered on NHK Educational in May 2018, and a new series of seven episodes premiered in July 2...
Knights of Sidonia's Tsutomu Nihei Launches New Manga on October 26
Tower Dungeon manga is "hack-and-slash fantasy"
― The November issue of Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Tuesday that Tsutomu Nihei will launch a new manga titled Tower Dungeon in the magazine's next issue on October 26. The manga will appear on the issue's cover, and will have a 94-page first chapter. The official Twitter account for the Kaina of the Great Snow Sea anime, for which Nihe...
Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation Anime Film Review
While the manga is ongoing, Graduation feels like a farewell, using its final moments to reminisce about our main couple's romantic journey as they walk the halls of their school one last time.
― To call Graduation a movie is a bit generous. Even with the inclusion of the Hirano and Kagiura short, this thing just barely reaches an hour with credits. Since it also inherits the slow, vignette-based pac...
Government-Organized Studio Ghibli-themed Matchmaking Event Bombarded With Applications
In August, the local government of Japan's Aichi Prefecture announced that it would be holding a Ghibli-themed matchmaking event for singles living, studying, or working within the prefecture. It proved to be unexpectedly popular.
― In August, the local government of Japan's Aichi Prefecture announced that it would be holding a Ghibli-themed matchmaking event for singles living, studying, or working ...
Oshi no Ko T-Shirts and Accessories Pulled Right Out of the Anime
Attention cosplayers! Fashion brand Bancore! is currently selling several items from hit anime Oshi no Ko, including some T-shirts and accessories worn by the characters in the show.
― Attention cosplayers! Fashion brand Bancore! is currently selling several items from the hit anime Oshi no Ko, including some T-shirts and accessories worn by the characters in the show. [Oshi no ko] Hair Accessory (Ai...
Actor David McCallum Passes Away at 90
McCallum starred in Batman: Gotham Knight, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NCIS
― Actor David McCallum (voice of Alfred in Batman/Batman: Gotham Knight, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., NCIS) passed away due to natural causes in New York on September 25. He was 90. McCallum was born on September 19, 1933 in Glasgow, Scotland. He is best known for his roles as Illya Kuryakin in the The Man from U.N.C.L.E. television...
Rurouni Kenshin Anime's Promo Video Previews New Theme Songs
Masaki Suda x Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra perform opening, Kid Phenomenon perform ending
― Aniplex began streaming the seventh promotional video for the new television anime of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga on Thursday. The trailer recaps the show's first cours (quarter of a year), and it also previews the second cours, as well as the new opening theme song "Rurou no Katashiro" by Masaki ...
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Rurouni Kenshin #13 [rate]
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Japan Getting New Final Fantasy VII-Themed Desserts and Candies
Apparently, Tifa is chestnut flavored while Aerith is plain old chocolate. (Sephiroth is milk-caramel.)
― The popular Japanese cafe and sweet shop chain, Fujiya is doing a collaboration with Square Enix for the release of Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis. You can get your hands on things like a Fat Chocobo Cake and themed macarons for a limited time. Here's the full list of items available: {FFVII EC C...
Toei Animation, Sunlight Entertainment Reveal ELEMON Animated 'Edutainment' Series
Poeyama directs new animated "edutainment" series with 1st episode available now
― Toei Animation and Sunlight Entertainment announced on Thursday a new animated "edutainment" series titled ELEMON, featuring the voice of Ryan Kaji, the YouTube kid phenomenon from "Ryan's World." The first episode of the series is available below. Sunlight Entertainment, the production studio owned by the Kaji family ...
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Jujutsu Kaisen #34 [rate]
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KamiErabi GOD.App Anime Gets Special Livestream Program Featuring 1st 3 Episodes, Staff Q&A
IGN to livestream program on October 1 from 9:00-11:30 p.m. EDT
― The staff for Fuji TV and Yokō Tarō's KamiErabi GOD.app original television anime announced on Thursday that the anime will get a special livestream program on IGN's YouTube channel on October 1 from 9:00-11:30 p.m. EDT. The stream will include the first three English-subtitled episodes and a Q&A session with creator Yoko Taro, charact...
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A Girl & Her Guard Dog #1 [rate]
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Synduality: Noir Anime Series Review
If a stealth ensemble comedy that occasionally turns into mech action is your bag, Noir is a great time.
― The biggest worry with mixed media promotions like Synduality is that they'll be lazy, incomprehensible advertisements for some other part of the nascent franchise. While there are some late-game allusions and even cameos from the story of the Synduality: Echo of Ada, everything you need to know...
Production I.G to Produce New Kinnikuman Anime in 2024
Kinnikuman Kanpeki Chо̄jin Shiso-hen anime unveils new visual, staff
― The official Twitter account for the new television anime in the Kinnikuman franchise unveiled on Friday the staff, studio, title, visual, and 2024 premiere. The anime's title is Kinnikuman Kanpeki Chо̄jin Shiso-hen (Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc), named after the 201...
Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash 2v2 Fighting Game's Trailer Previews Characters
Characters include Yuji, Megumi, Nobara, Satoru Gojo, Ryomen Sukuna
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a character trailer for Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash (Jujutsu Kaisen Senka Sōran), a 2-on-2 fighting game based on Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga: Playable characters include Yuji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, Nobara Kugisaki, Satoru Gojo, and Ryomen Sukuna. The game will laun...
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Spy Classroom #24 [rate]
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Crunchyroll to Stream Spy×Family Anime's 2nd Season
Season begins on October 7 with dubs launching at later date
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the second season for the SPY×FAMILY anime for the fall 2023 season, beginning on October 7. There will be dubs in English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Russian, and Arabic. Crunchyroll will announce the dub premieres at a la...
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My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer #1 [rate]
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The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2 Streams Clean Opening Sequence
Video features "Nemurasareta Lineage" opening song by JUNNA for October 5 anime
― The staff for the second television anime season based on Kore Yamazaki's The Ancient Magus' Bride (Mahō Tsukai no Yome) manga began streaming the clean, credit-less opening animation sequence for the season's second half on Thursday. The video features the new opening theme song "Nemurasareta Lineage" (A Quieted Lineag...
Goro Taniguchi, Polygon Pictures' Bloody Escape Anime Film Opens in January 2024
― The official website for the original anime film Bloody Escape -Jigoku no Kōsōgeki- revealed on Thursday that the film will debut in Japan in January 2024. The film's announcement video teased a premise of "androids vs. vampires vs. yakuza." The film follows the android Kisaragi. He is being chased by an organization of immortal vampires who aim to conquer a divided Tokyo. The yakuza vow to avenge...
The Fire Hunter Anime's 2nd Season Reveals January 2024 Debut, 2 New Cast Members
Manaka Iwami, M.A.O join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Rieko Hinata and Akihiro Yamada's The Fire Hunter (Hikari no Ō) fantasy novel series revealed on Thursday that the anime's second season will premiere in January 2024. The second season's new cast includes Manaka Iwami as Yururuho / Sennen Suisei (third row, third from left) and M.A.O as Ruri Matsuri (third row, fourth f...
Rail Romanesque 2 Anime Streams 7 Character Videos
Sequel series premieres on October 6
― The staff for Rail Romanesque, the television anime of digital novel brand Lose's Maitetsu game, revealed seven character promotional videos on Thursday for the anime's second season, Rail Romanesque 2. Kaniko Mumumu Kiriko Noir Nako Umi Torako Rail Romanesque 2 will premiere on October 6 at 1:00 a.m. JST. The anime stars: Rie Tanaka as Kaniko Aya Yamane as Noir...
Laid-Back Camp Anime's 3rd Season Reveals Teaser Promo Video, Theme Song Artists
Kiminone, Asaka perform theme songs
― The official website for the Laid-Back Camp franchise revealed a teaser promotional video and the theme song artists on Thursday for Yurukyan△ Season 3, the third anime season based on Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga. The staff also revealed a new "complete version" of the anime's previously revealed visual. The new season will premiere in 202...
Ichi Ichikawa's 'Tadaima, Okaeri' BL Manga Gets Anime Adaptation
Manga launched in 2016
― Manga author Ichi Ichikawa announced on their Twitter account on Thursday that their Tadaima, Okaeri (I'm Home, Welcome Back) BL manga is inspiring an anime adaptation. Ichikawa drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement: The manga's story tells the daily life of Masaki Fujiyoshi, a stay-at-home husband who has no self-confidence, his elite salaryman husband Hiromu, a...
Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan to Retire in March 2024
Sony Group Corporation president, COO, CFO Hiroki Totoki assumes SIE chairman position in October
― Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on Wednesday that president and CEO Jim Ryan will retire in March 2024, after almost 30 years of service in the company. Sony Group Corporation president, chief operating officer, and chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki will assume the role of chairman o...
The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent Season 2's 2nd Video Previews Aina Suzuki's Ending Song
Main cast returns for season premiering on October 3
― Kadokawa streamed the second full promotional video for the second television anime season based on Yuka Tachibana and Yasuyuki Syuri's The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannō Desu) light novel series on Thursday. The video previews for the first time Aina Suzuki's ending theme song "Lilac Melody." Over the next five days...
Live-Action Alice in Borderland Series Gets 3rd Season on Netflix
Main leads Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya & director Shinsuke Satō return
― Netflix announced on Thursday that production on a third live-action season based on Haro Aso's Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) manga has been green-lit. Lead cast members Kento Yamazaki (live-action Kingdom, Orange, Hyouka, Your Lie in April) and Tao Tsuchiya (Sing a Bit of Harmony, live-action Orange, Rurouni Ken...
Sonic Superstars Puts New Twists on Classic 2D Sonic
The last Sonic games I played were back in the 1990s, when the processing was a blast and Genesis was the bad-boy of the gaming industry. Now, with Sonic Superstars, I can relive those carefree days.
― The last Sonic games I played were back in the 1990s, when the processing was a blast and Genesis was the bad-boy of the gaming industry. Now, with Sonic Superstars, I can relive those carefree days. T...
What's New and What's the Same with Star Ocean: The Second Story R
A little over twenty-five years ago, Square Enix released the relatively popular Star Ocean: The Second Story. Now this November, Square Enix will release a remake and it's just as fun as it was all those years ago.
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Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts ‒ SEASON FINALE
It may sound a little corny, but in the end, it all comes down to love in this show.
Hands-on with the Demon Slayer Mario Party Clone
Do you agree with not making Nezuko a playable character?
― Mario Party but with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba characters? Sign me up. It's almost surprising how few Demon Slayer video games exist. There is the canceled mobile game Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba—The Hinokami Chronicles from 2021. Now Sega is adding one more to the library of Demon Slayer games with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swe...
K Manga Adds Hajime no Ippo Boxing Manga in English
1st 87 chapters of long-running series launch on service
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on Tuesday that it has added George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo boxing manga under the title Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! The first 87 chapters (or 10 volumes) of the manga are available, and new chapters will launch every week. This is the first official English release available in the West for the lon...
Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film's Trailer Recaps Original Series, Previews Film
Video features original opening theme song "Target ~Akai Shōgeki~" by Kouji Wada
― The staff for Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning, the upcoming new film in the Digimon Adventure 02 anime, unveiled on Thursday a promotional video that recaps the original anime and previews the film. The video features Digimon Adventure 02's original opening theme song "Target ~Akai Shōgeki~" by Kouji Wada. The anime...
Getting Distracted by the Hostesses in Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name
Having played it, I want to romance more hostesses, I mean, explore the world of Like a Dragon.
― The new 2023 Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) game, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, has you exploring a rich gangsters paradise. Thankfully, the only valley you're looking at isn't death but a beautiful woman's bosom. Or at least that's what this man did at the Tokyo Game Show 2023 demo...
Seven Seas Licenses Marriage to Kitsune-sama, Monster Cats Manga
Also: Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me
― Seven Seas announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Marriage to Kitsune-sama, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn't Remember Me, and Monster Cats manga. Seven Seas will release the single volume of Ken Homerun's Marriage to Kitsune-sama (Okitsune-sama ni Totsugimashite) boys-love manga in June 2024. The company describ...
Foamstars is Far More Than a Splatoon Clone
If ever there was a shooter game I wanted to play in the past decade, Foamstars is it.
― Splatoon is the king of third-person area-control shooter games right now. But there's a new challenger on the horizon with Square-Enix's Foamstars. In 2015, Nintendo revolutionized the third-person arena shooter game genre by turning it into an area control game. Rather than eliminating players and trying to rac...
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Anime Series Streams Video Clip
Science Saru's anime premieres on Netflix on November 17
― Netflix began streaming a video clip for Scott Pilgrim Takes Off — Netflix, Universal Studio Group's Universal Content Productions' (UCP), and Science Saru's anime series of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series — during the Drop 01 event on Wednesday: The series will premiere on November 17. The cast from the 2010 live-acti...
Netflix Streams Trailer for Devil May Cry Animated Series
Castlevania's Adi Shankar produces series based on Capcom's game franchise
― Netflix unveiled during its Drop 01 event on Wednesday an official announcement trailer for the animated series based on Capcom's Devil May Cry game franchise: Producer Adi Shankar (Castlevania) and Alex Larsen (Yasuke) have completed writing the scripts for the first season of the series as of November 2021. The series will...
Hands-on With Akira Toriyama's Sand Land Game
Despite a control handicap, our reviewer was most impressed by the game's world and the satisfaction of blowing things up.
― After the massive success that was Dragon Ball, manga author Akira Toriyama penned a few more short-lived series in Weekly Shonen Jump. Of those series, the 2000 series Sand Land got the anime movie treatment in 2023. Along with the movie, a video game was developed for multipl...
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Undead Murder Farce #13 [rate]
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Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence #12 [rate]
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'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes' Anime Film Opens in U.S. Theaters on November 3
English dub's world premiere screens at NYCC on October 12
― HIDIVE announced on Wednesday that it will begin screening Tomohisa Taguchi's The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, the anime film of Mei Hachimoku and Kukka's Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi young adult novel, in theaters in the U.S. on November 3. The company will screen the world premiere for the English dub along with a pan...
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's Hawaii is Wonderfully Over-the-Top
Rather than the stereotypical dapper or gruff-looking Japanese gangster, we mostly see stereotypical American gangster types. Of course, as the setting is Hawaii, those gangsters are more of a brah than thugs.
― Why limit yourself to beating up Japanese thugs and delinquents in the Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) video games? The 2024 Like a Dragon game, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth lets you beat u...
Crunchyroll Reveals Updated Schedule for Fall 2023 Anime
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer, OVERTAKE!, more
― Crunchyroll revealed updated premiere dates for previously announced fall 2023 anime on Wednesday: My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (pictured right) — September 28 OVERTAKE! — October 1 Migi & Dali — October 2
BULLBUSTER — October 4 I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in ...
New Zenryoku Usagi Anime Premieres on October 7
The official website for the "Reiwa-era" anime project for Kei Ikeda's Zenryoku Usagi manga announced on Wednesday that the series will premiere on TV Saitama on October 7 at 5:55 p.m. JST before airing on TV Kanagawa and Chiba TV. The anime will also stream on DMM TV and d Anime Store on October 8. As previously announced, Atsushi Nigorikawa is directing the new anime at Rising Force, and Misa Mo...
Silent Hope Game Review
For a first attempt at a dungeon crawler, Silent Hope does a stellar job of capturing what makes these games so addicting.
― First and foremost, Rune Factory and Story of Seasons fans need to be aware that Silent Hope is not a farming game. Yes, those are Story of Seasons cows roaming around the hub, and farming and cooking are important systems. The main weapon types in this game even call back to t...
A Girl & Her Guard Dog Anime's Trailer Previews Ending Theme Song
Series premieres on Thursday
― The official website for the television anime of Hatsuharu's A Girl & Her Guard Dog (Ojō to Banken-kun) manga began streaming a promotional video ahead of the anime's premiere on Thursday. The video previews the anime's ending theme song "Magie×Magie" by Kitō. The anime will premiere on Thursday on the TOKYO MX, Yomiuri TV, and BS Asahi channels. The anime's staff had f...
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Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts #24 [rate]
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Exclusive: Dark Horse Licenses Captain Momo's Secret Base Manga
1st volume launches in English on May 15, 2024
― Dark Horse announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Kenji Tsuruta's Captain Momo's Secret Base (Momo Kanchо̄ no Himitsu Kichi) manga. The company will publish the first oversized 140-page volume on May 15, 2024. Dark Horse describes the story:
Moshi-Moshi Momo works from home like many people—in a den crowded with books and papers, shared with a cat...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Coleus' Dream Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Opening Theme, November 1 Premiere
All 3 episodes begin streaming on same day
― The official website for anime adaptations of Fuse and Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) light novel series unveiled on Wednesday a promotional video for three-episode That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Coleus' Dream (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Coleus no Yume), which reveals that all three episod...
Watch Tonight! The Fall 2023 Anime Trailer Watch Party!
Get ready for super-sized anime trailer watch party with over 60 shows, live on Wednesday, September 27 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern!
The trailer party is sponsored by Viz Media and BOOKWALKER! ― Get ready for super-sized anime trailer watch party with over 60 shows! Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement will watch all the anime trailers for the Fall 2023 s...
The trailer party is sponsored by Viz Media and BOOKWALKER! ― Get ready for super-sized anime trailer watch party with over 60 shows! Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement will watch all the anime trailers for the Fall 2023 s...
What's New in Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections
The biggest addition to the game is the new “simple” controls. While the normal controls can still be used, the “simple” control format makes the game insanely easy to pick up and play.
― It's been eight years since the last game in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series, and while the upcoming Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections may mostly be what you'd expect from the newest iteratio...
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead ‒ Episode 9
There are still three whole episodes left in the season's run, of course, but lord knows when we'll get to see them.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime Reveals Half-Year Run, Premiere's Special Ending Song
milet performs "bliss" special ending for 2-hour special on September 29
― The official website for the television anime of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga announced on Wednesday the anime's run of two consecutive cours (quarter of a year) and the special ending theme song for its two-hour premiere special on September 29. Singer milet, who perf...
The Diary of Ochibi-san Anime's 1st Video Reveals Folk Singer Naotarou Moriyama's Theme Song
Moriyama composes, performs song with lyrics by ; Yayako Uchida
― The official website for the television anime of Moyoco Anno's The Diary of Ochibi-san manga started streaming the anime's teaser video and first full promotional video on Wednesday. The promotional video reveals the anime's theme song "Romantic," composed and performed by folk singer Naotarou Moriyama. Essayist, singer, and actress Ya...
Good Night World Anime's 2nd Trailer Previews Ending Song by Nornis
Anime premieres on Netflix on October 12
― Netflix began streaming the second trailer for the anime of Uru Okabe's Good Night World manga on Wednesday. The video previews the anime's ending theme song "salvia" by VTuber vocal duo Nornis. The anime stars (not all character name romanizations are confirmed): Daisuke Hirose as Ichi / Taichirō Arima
Nobunaga Shimazaki as AAAAA / Asuma Arima
Akio Ōtsuka a...
Berserk of Gluttony Anime Streams Final Trailer, Mini Anime Episode 1
6-episode "Mattari Kaisetsu Bōshoku no Berserk" mini anime features characters explaining different skills
― The staff for the television anime of Ichika Isshiki and fame's Berserk of Gluttony (Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore Dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa Suru) light novel series revealed the anime's final trailer on Wednesday. The "Mattari Kaisetsu: Bōshoku no Berserk" (Relaxing Commentary: Berserk of Gl...
DeNa, Shueisha to Launch JUMP: Assemble Mobile Game in 2024
Game features playable characters from Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach, more
― The net services company DeNA announced on Tuesday that it and publishing company Shueisha will launch a new smartphone game titled JUMP: Assemble for iOS and Android in 2024. The game will initially have Chinese and Korean versions, and will initially release in Southeast Asia and East Asia (excluding Japan). The c...
