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Human Lost BR/DVD
While the ambitious effort here is laudable, it does not quite work because the script delves too deeply into scientific gobbledygook and gets too distracted by the movie also needing to be a visual spectacle.
― This 2019 movie is, essentially, a reinterpretation of the novel No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, one of the most important Japanese authors of the earlier 20th century. In moving the setting ...
Blue Period. GN 1
The book is also interesting for its treatment of Yuka, a nonbinary character about whom no one really makes a fuss.
― Despite the title and a theme of art, this book has nothing to do with Picasso, which is good since I tend to agree with comedian Hannah Gadsby about him. What it does have is a story about a young man finding the place where he wants to belong – before discovering that he not only e...
Yes, No, or Maybe? Novel
The combination of brutal self-awareness and total delusion is what makes this novel work.
― If there's one thing Kunieda Kei knows about himself, it's that he's basically a jerk. He has been for most of his life; he just learned early on that if he acts differently around people, they'll like him, so from childhood he's perfected the art of having two faces, one private and one public. Between that ...
Blue Flag GN 1- 4
“Figuring out” is in many ways the actual theme of the series at this point. By the time we hit volumes three and four (where the story undergoes a slight tonal change) Toma is less of the jolly fellow we've mostly been involved with in the first two books.
― Blue Flag's first volume does something both unfortunate and surprising: it reveals the big twist right on the back copy. While it doesn't come...
This Week in Games - Phantom Season
So, what the heck was Phantom Breaker? The game series is getting a revival in one of the most random game announcements this week!
― Hooray, it's the spooky season! Yes, that wonderful time of year when overindulging on candy, cosplaying in public, and obsessing over supernatural phenomena are all 100% socially acceptable! Though, ah, this Halloween season is looking significantly less social with t...
Funimation App Will Be Available on PS5 at Launch
Other apps available at lunch include Crunchyroll, Netflix, YouTube
― Funimation announced on Friday that its Funimation App will be available on the PlayStation 5 console at launch. Other apps that will be available at launch include Crunchyroll, Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, Disney+, Apple TV, and Twitch. Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and other apps will arrive later. The PS5 will launch with an optional ...
Alita: Battle Angel Film Returns to U.S. Theaters on October 30
Film originally opened in February 2019
― James Cameron announced on Twitter on October 7 that the live-action Alita: Battle Angel film will return to U.S. theaters on October 30. Cinema chains Cineworld and Regal revealed earlier this month that they are temporarily closing due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, but chains AMC Theaters and Cinemark will remain open. 20th Century...
Yoshitaka Ushiki's Dream Eater Merry Manga Ends in November
Manga inspired 13-episode anime in 2011
― The December issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine revealed on Saturday that Yoshitaka Ushiki's Dream Eater Merry (Yumekui Merry) manga will end in the magazine's January 2021 issue, which will ship on November 24. The manga's 24th and final volume will ship in December. Dream Eater Merry follows high school student Yumeji Fujiwara and a mys...
Viz Media Confirms It Will Release JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind Manga
Company to release 5th part of Hirohiko Araki's manga starting in summer 2021
― Viz Media confirmed on Twitter on Saturday that it will release JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 5 - Golden Wind, the fifth part of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga, digitally and in hardcover print starting in summer 2021. Viz Media started releasing the manga in 2005, but began rereleasing the series in har...
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger 05 Switch Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Switch version launches with English text on November 19
― Prototype began streaming the opening movie video on Monday for its Nintendo Switch version of the fifth volume of Frontwing's Grisaia: Phantom Trigger game. Prototype will publish the game digitally for Switch in Japan on November 19. The release, titled Grisaia: Phantom Trigger 05, will have full voice support for all characters except the ...
My Hero One's Justice 2 Game Reveals Itsuka Kendo as Playable DLC Character
3rd DLC character for game launches "soon"
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Bandai Namco Entertainment's My Hero One's Justice 2 video game will add the character Itsuka Kendo as a playable DLC character. She will be the third DLC character for the game, and will join the game "soon" The game launched in Japan for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switc...
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night Game Gets Smartphone Version
NetEase Games to release game "soon" worldwide in 9 languages
― NetEase Games and ArtPlay announced on Monday that ArtPlay's Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night game is getting a smartphone version that will release "soon" worldwide. The game will support English, Japanese, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, and Korean languages. The game will release with a one-time purchase model....
My Hero Academia Ultra Impact Smartphone Game Revealed
Free-to-play battle RPG to launch next year
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed a new smartphone game in the My Hero Academia franchise on Monday titled My Hero Academia Ultra Impact. The "Hero Quirks bursting battle RPG" will release next year on the App Store and Google Play. The game will be free to play, but will have optional purchasable in-game items. The game will have a "casual Quirk battle...
Violet Evergarden Film Earns 1.5 Billion Yen
Film sells about 1.11 million tickets
― Kyoto Animation announced on Monday that the Violet Evergarden: The Movie anime film has earned 1.5 billion yen (about US$14.3 million) and has sold approximately 1.11 million tickets as of Sunday, 38 days after the film opened in Japan. The film ranked at #6 in its sixth weekend. The film opened in Japan on September 18. The film's official website announced o...
Demon Slayer Film Becomes Fastest Film in Japan to Earn 10 Billion Yen
Film earns 10.7 billion yen, sells 7.9 million tickets in 10 days
― Toho and Aniplex announced on Monday that the Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen) film has sold 7,983,442 tickets to earn 10,754,232,550 yen (about US$102.52 million) in its first 10 days at the box office. The film set a new record in Japan for the fastest film to earn 10 bil...
Assault Lily Bouquet ‒ Episode 4
The continuous drip-feed of every component of Assault Lily instead of any real attempt to focus means we're still trying to get a handle on all the characters and relationships at this point in the story.
Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina ‒ Episode 4
The Princess Without Subjects” tells a suitably tragic tale without ever really finding a point or lesson in any of it.
Haikyu!! To The Top ‒ Episode 17
Do we need to cut away from Karasuno's match right in the middle? Maybe not, but it's definitely important to see what Nekoma's up to.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III ‒ Episode 4
Wiene and her fellow Xenos are in a lot of trouble, having fallen into Ikelos Familia's trap, and Hestia Familia has a lot to mull over before they can even think about going back down.
Human Lost BR/DVD
While the ambitious effort here is laudable, it does not quite work because the script delves too deeply into scientific gobbledygook and gets too distracted by the movie also needing to be a visual spectacle.
― This 2019 movie is, essentially, a reinterpretation of the novel No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, one of the most important Japanese authors of the earlier 20th century. In moving the setting ...
Gundam's Latest Face Masks Lets You Become Char or Zabi
Stay safe out there with STYLE!
― Premium Bandai is selling new face masks inspired by Char and the Zabi family of Mobile Suit Gundam. Each mask has two different versions: The Char mask has a design based on either his Zaku or his personal mark, while the Zabi mask has a Gihren or Garma version. The masks went up for order on Thursday, and are expected to ship in February. They will cost 1,650 yen (...
Fujihiko Hosono Ends Buddy Dog Manga
Manga's 11th, final volume ships on December 25
― This year's 21st issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine published the final chapter of Fujihiko Hosono's Buddy Dog manga on Saturday. The manga's 11th and final compiled book volume will ship on December 25. Hosono launched the manga in Big Comic in 2017. Shogakukan published the manga's 10th compiled book volume on September 30. The story follows t...
CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon Manga Gets TV Anime in 2021 by GoHands
King Amusement Creative announced on its official YouTube channel on Monday that CLAMP's Tokyo Babylon manga is inspiring the Tokyo Babylon 2021 television anime next year. The studio GoHands (K) is producing the "brand-new anime set in Tokyo in 2021." Tokyopop and Dark Horse Comics published the manga in English, and Dark Horse Comics describes the story: It's 1991, the last days of Japan's bubbl...
Muv-Luv's 'Project Mikhail' Smartphone Game's New Video Streamed
Smartphone game launches next year
― Staff members at the game developer âge revealed a new trailer during a livestream event on Saturday for its previously announced new "Project Mikhail" game for the Muv-Luv franchise. The video features pre-alpha footage. The game will launch in 2021, after being delayed from late 2020. Hitoshi Kumano is directing the game, and Yoshiki Kashitani is serving as tech...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Film's New Promo Video Highlights New Characters, Cast
Akira Ishida, Rikiya Koyama, Megumi Toyoguchi, Junya Enoki voice surprise roles in #1 film globally last weekend
― The live-streamed "Kimetsu TV: Mugen Train Opening Special" debuted a new promotional video and third key visual to celebrate the hit run of the Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen) film on Sunday. Both highlight the battle between...
Perfect World Manga Ends Serialization in 3 Chapters
Manga debuted in February 2015
― The official Twitter account of Kodansha's Kiss magazine announced on Friday that Rie Aruga's Perfect World manga will end serialization in three chapters. The 11th compiled book volume of the manga had revealed on August 12 that the manga will end in the 12th volume. Aruga previously revealed in April 2019 that that manga was heading toward its "final stage." Kodansh...
Gang King Manga Ends in 37th Volume
Manga launched in 2003, entered "climax" in February 2019
― The 36th compiled book volume of Daiju Yanauchi's Gang King manga revealed on Friday that the manga will end in the 37th volume, which will ship in 2021. The manga entered its "climax" in the manga's 32nd volume, which shipped in February 2019. Yanauchi launched the manga in Shonengahosha's Young King magazine in 2003. The series moved to Ko...
New Steins; Science Adventure Project Announced, Steins;Gate 0 Elite Game Confirmed
New Steins; project will not be Steins;Gate
― MAGES. announced during a livestream event on Sunday that it is developing a Steins;Gate 0 Elite game. MAGES. had previously teased in January an upcoming announcement for the game when it announced that the Steins;Gate game is inspiring a live-action television adaptation in Hollywood. The staff also revealed on Sunday a "new Steins; science-adventure pr...
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Gets 3rd Season, OVA
Show's 2nd season premiered in April
― The official Twitter account for the Kaguya-sama: Love is War television anime announced on Sunday that the anime will get a third season as well as an OVA project. The OVA will launch in 2021. The franchise held an event on Sunday. 【緊急告知】恋愛頭脳戦。それは、お互いの尊厳をかけた男女の戦いー。この物語は、まだまだ始まったばかりなのである……。TVアニメ「かぐや様は告らせたい」新作アニメーション製作決定#かぐや様 pic.twitter.com/KaW7o5xjPB— アニメ「かぐや様は...
Anonymous;Code Game to Release in Fall 2021
Latest game in "science adventure" series was originally announced in 2015
― MAGES. announced during a livestream event on Sunday that it will release the Anonymous;Code game in fall 2021. The game was originally planned for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, but MAGES. announced in 2017 that the game will also release for Nintendo Switch. However, MAGES. trailer at the event on Sunday did not list ...
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Visual Novel Gets English Version
Visual novel that inspired Rumbling Hearts TV anime also to get manga adaptation
― Staff for the Muv-Luv franchise announced during a livestream on Saturday that the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (KimNozo) game is getting an English version. The announcement also noted that the game is getting a manga adaptation. The franchise's Twitter account announcement referenced a survey from January where staff asked fa...
World Witches Take Off! TV Anime's New Visual Unites Strike Witches & Brave Witches
― The official website for the World Witches franchise revealed new key visual art for the World Witches Hasshin Shimasu—! (World Witches Take Off!) television anime on Friday. The visual highlights that fact that the anime unites the 501st Joint Fighter Wing from Strike Witches with the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing from Brave Witches. The anime is slated to air in 2021. Like the previous Strike Witches...
Takara Tomy Streams English Dub of Cap Kakumei Bottleman Net Anime
B-Daman maker launched bottle-cap-shooting toys with Switch game in Japan on Saturday
― Takara Tomy posted the first English-dubbed episode of the web anime for its Cap Kakumei Bottleman (Cap Revolution Bottleman) franchise on Friday. The web anime debuted on Takara Tomy's YouTube channel in Japanese on October 9. Takara Tomy describes the episode: “This is a cap revolution for me and COLAMARU!” BOTT...
Precure Miracle Leap Film's Special Video Highlights New Character Miraclun
Film about mysterious time loop opens next weekend after COVID-19 delays
― The official YouTube channel for the Precure magical girl franchise posted the second special video for the Eiga Precure Miracle Leap: Minna to Fushigi na 1-nichi (Everyone and the Mysterious One Day) anime film on Sunday. The video highlights the new character Miraclun, the "spirit of tomorrow," dancing enthusiastically with ...
Rimuru Engulfs You In A Warm and Cozy Embrace With Limited-Edition "Predator"-inspired Merch
This limited-edition lineup seems to feature several products inspired by Rimuru Unique Skill "Predator" that can also keep its users warm and cozy during the chilly fall season.
― Despite being one of the most powerful entities in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime's fantasy setting, series protagonist RImuru Tempest sports a simple and harmlessly adorable character design that lends itself wel...
NIJISANJI VTuber Agency Releases Details Regarding Termination of Kingyozaka Meiro's Contract
VTuber requested to retire on two separate occasions, leaked confidential information twice
― Virtual YouTuber agency NIJISANJI released an official statement on Wednesday detailing the circumstances behind the termination of Virtual YouTuber Kingyozaka Meiro's contract. According to the statement, Kingyozaka Meiro requested to retire and the company has complied with that request. Since then, the VT...
Blue Period. GN 1
The book is also interesting for its treatment of Yuka, a nonbinary character about whom no one really makes a fuss.
― Despite the title and a theme of art, this book has nothing to do with Picasso, which is good since I tend to agree with comedian Hannah Gadsby about him. What it does have is a story about a young man finding the place where he wants to belong – before discovering that he not only e...
Dennō Coil Director Mitsuo Iso Appointed Judge for 16th Shogakukan Light Novel Award
The annual light novel writing competition gives cash prizes and a guaranteed publishing deal to winning submissions.
― GAGAGA Bunko announced on its Twitter account on Wednesday that anime director Mitsuo Iso has been appointed a guest judge for the 16th Shogakukan Light Novel Award. The annual light novel writing competition gives cash prizes and a guaranteed publishing deal to winning submissions....
Hetalia World Stars Manga Gets Anime in Spring 2021
Cast, staff return for anime; manga also resumes, with new manga on December 4
― A website and Twitter account opened on Sunday (which is October 25, "World Birthday") to announce that Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia World Stars manga is inspiring a new anime adaptation in spring 2021. The account also announced that the Hetalia World Stars manga will resume, and that Himaruya will launch a new manga wit...
Muv-Luv Alternative Anime's Teaser Reveals 2021 TV Airing
Planned as a 'full-length TV series,' not OVA
― Game developers anchor announced via a teaser promotional video during its live "Muv-Luv October 24th Web Event" stream that the Muv-Luv Alternative anime will debut in 2021. The company also announced that the anime is going to be "a full-length TV series and not an OVA." The company revealed the anime during its live "âge 20th Anniversary broadcast [s...
Kakafukaka Manga Reaches Climax
Romance manga launched in October 2013
― This year's December issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine revealed on Saturday that Takumi Ishida's Kakafukaka manga will reach its climax in the magazine's next issue on November 25. Kodansha Comics licensed the manga, and it published the 10th volume digitally in English on July 28. The company describes the story: Takumi Ishida's modern-world romance about a w...
Is the order a rabbit? BLOOM Anime's 2nd Episode Features Phantom Thief Lapin Character
Character originally debuted as an April Fool's joke.
― The second episode of Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? BLOOM (Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM), the third television season of the Gochūmon wa Usagi Desu ka? (Is the Order a Rabbit?) anime franchise, aired an animated segment featuring the "Phantom Thief Lapin" anime-within-an-anime, the first time the character featured extensively in the show. To celeb...
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima ‒ Episode 4
I'm sitting here in awe because somehow Hypnosis Mic managed to put together a somewhat well thought out yakuza caper in 25 minutes.
Mushishi's Yuki Urushibara Ends Neko ga Nishi Mukya Manga
Manga debuted in April 2018, ends on December 25
― This year's December issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine revealed on Saturday that Yuki Urushibara's Neko ga Nishimukya (The Cat is Facing West) manga will end in the February issue on December 25. Urushibara (Mushishi) debuted the manga in April 2018. The series' second compiled book volume shipped in February. The story is set in a world with a ...
Akudama Drive ‒ Episode 3
The heist is fun in large part due to the absurdity of its setting. The gang isn't breaking into a bank or stealing from a casino; they're going to a train station.
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Manga Gets New Spinoff About Fafnir
Series about "otaku dragon" debuts on November 25
― The December issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine revealed on Saturday that Nobuyoshi Zamurai will launch a new spinoff manga of Coolkyoushinja's Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid manga in the next issue on November 25. The manga is titled Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon Okomori Gurashi no Fafnir (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Fafnir the Recluse...
Crossdressing Pandemic Manga Gets Voiced Preview with NIJISANJI Virtual YouTubers
Yuki Chihiro, Rindou Mikoto, Suzuki Masaru participate
― Mikuzu Shinagawa's Crossdressing Pandemic (Josō Pandemic) manga is collaborating with the Virtual YouTuber agency NIJISANJI to produce voiced videos of the opening chapters. The VTuber voice cast is as follows: Yuki Chihiro as Nanaki Koga Rindou Mikoto as Ryou Sonogami Suzuki Masaru as Hikaru Watakashi In addition, voice actress Yuka Hiyamizu p...
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU ‒ Episode 4
At the center of this episode is framing and how Keiichi and in turn, the viewer, could be misinterpreting what's going on in Hinamizawa.
Yes, No, or Maybe? Novel
The combination of brutal self-awareness and total delusion is what makes this novel work.
― If there's one thing Kunieda Kei knows about himself, it's that he's basically a jerk. He has been for most of his life; he just learned early on that if he acts differently around people, they'll like him, so from childhood he's perfected the art of having two faces, one private and one public. Between that ...
The Twelve Kingdoms ‒ Episodes 37-39
Sitting here I'm confused as to what the remaining 6 episodes could be, but that's a question for another time.
CloverWorks, Orange Animates Latest Eve Music Video
Japanese singer Eve posted the music video of his latest song "Yakusoku" (Promise) on Friday. The video was produced by CloverWorks with CG portions animated by studio Orange. Eve is mainly known as a Vocaloid song cover artist and as one of the lead singers for the Japanese indie band einie. He performed the opening theme song "Ambivalent" for Sae Okamoto's Mecha-Ude short anime project in 2018. ...
Shikke Cancels Pink Heart Jam Manga's 2nd Chapter Due to Unauthorized Translations
Series launched on August 25
― Manga creator Shikke announced on their Twitter account on October 16 that they have canceled the second chapter of their Pink Heart Jam boys-love manga due to the manga appearing with unofficial English translations on various websites. The announcement noted that Shikke's works have been uploaded without authorization "countless times" on "illegal pirated websites" as...
Moon Land Gymnastics Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Sai Yamagishi launched series in December 2018
― Sai Yamagishi announced on Thursday that their Moon Land manga will end in three chapters, including the 77th chapter that debuted the same day. Yamagishi is working on the series' ninth compiled book volume, which will launch in December. Shueisha's Manga Plus service is simultaneously serializing the manga in English, and it describes the series: Mit...
Pokémon: Twilight Wings Net Anime Gets Special Episode in November
Pokémon YouTube channel, Pokémon TV app to exclusively stream "Twilight Wings—The Gathering of Stars"
― The Pokémon Company International announced on Friday that Pokémon: Twilight Wings (Hakumei no Tsubasa) — Studio Colorido's net anime short series for the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Nintendo Switch role-playing games — will get a special episode titled "Twilight Wings—The Gathering of Stars...
New Etotama Anime to Be 1-Episode Short
Project announced in February 2018 as series
― The official website for the Etotama anime announced on Friday that the new anime in the franchise will be a one-episode short. The announcement said that staff "want to deliver a fun and lively work befitting of Etotama." Staff plan to announce more details within 2020. The franchise's "Shin Eto Ryōran Matsuri" event announced the new anime as a series ...
Mangamo Manga Subscription App Now Available Worldwide on iOS
Manga subscription service launched for U.S., Canada in April
― The staff of the Mangamo app announced on Thursday that the app is now available worldwide for iOS devices except in Japan, China, and Korea. Mangamo is a mobile manga subscription service that gives readers ad-free unlimited access to legally licensed and professionally localized titles. The app launched in the U.S. and Canada on April ...
The Promised Neverland Franchise Gets 4th Novel
Novel out on December 4 collects previously published stories, adds new short story
― The official Twitter account for The Promised Neverland franchise revealed on Monday that the franchise is getting its fourth novel. The novel will contain stories told in the first anime season's DVD booklet, and in the Jump GIGA magazine, as well as a new short story. The novel will ship on December 4, alongside t...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 12-18
Demon Slayer Natagumoyama arc compilation earns 15.4%, Demon Slayer marathon earns 6.5%
― This week's episode of the live-action series of Kousuke Oono's The Way of the Househusband (Gokushufudō) manga aired on NTV on Sunday, October 18 at 10:30 p.m., and it earned a 10.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Kimetsu no Yaiba: Natagumoyama-hen Fuji TV October 17 (Sat) 21:00...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 12-18
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 12-18 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwMario Kart Live: Home Circuit Nintendo October 16 73,918 73,918 2NSwAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20 34,547 5,862,668 3NSwRing Fit Adventure Nintendo October 18, 2019 27,303 1,696,146 4NSwSuper Mario 3D All-Stars Nintendo September 18 ...
1st Fire Emblem Game Heads to Switch on December 4
Trailer previews updated game's new save states, rewind/fast forward functions, physical special edition
― Nintendo announced on Thursday that it will release an updated version of its Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light game, the first title in the Fire Emblem series, for the Nintendo Switch on December 4. The game will launch digitally and with a physical 30th Anniversary Edition packag...
Viz Media's Website Removes Free Anime Videos
Company's website now directs visitors to watch anime on other streaming platforms
― Viz Media's website has removed its free Hulu-embedded streams of anime episodes. The company's website now directs visitors to watch the anime on other streaming platforms, such as Crunchyroll, Funimation, Hulu, and Netflix. Viz previously offered free streams via Hulu for several of its licensed anime, including Bo...
Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki Anime's 3rd Season Casts Maria Naganawa, Junji Majima
Taiki to perform theme song for 2021 anime
― The official website for the third television anime season of Masaki Ando's Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki (Yatogame-chan Observation Diary) four-panel manga revealed two more cast members for the anime on Friday. The site also revealed that Taiki (Taiki Yamazaki) will perform the new season's theme song. Maria Naganawa as Serura Dobe Junji Majima as Masahid...
Dōkyūsei Dating Sim Game Gets Remake in February
Game series inspired multiple adult, all-ages OVAs, TV anime
― Fanza Games announced on Friday that its DiGiNation brand is developing a remake of Elf's Dōkyūsei (Classmates) dating sim game, with a slated release date of February 26 for PC. The announcement also unveiled the below visual, which is based on the original cover art for the 1992 game. Elf released the the original game in 1992, followed...
Live-Action Georama Boy Panorama Girl Film Posts 1st 6 Minutes
Film opens in Japan on November 6
― The official website for the live-action film of Kyoko Okazaki's Georama Boy Panorama Girl manga began streaming the film's first six minutes on Thursday. The film will open in Japan on November 6. Anna Yamada (live-action Saki) will play Haruko Shibuya, and Jin Suzuki will play Kenichi Kanagawa in his first starring role for a film. The manga's romance story cente...
3D CG Anime 'OBSOLETE's' Trailer Reveals Part II's December 1 Debut, More Cast
Michiko Kaiden, Hideaki Tezuka join Japanese cast
― The official website for YouTube and Bandai Namco Arts' 3D CG anime OBSOLETE began streaming a trailer for the anime's "Part II" on Friday. The trailer reveals that the anime's episodes 7-12 will debut on December 1. As with the first six episodes, the new episodes will be available all at once on December 1 for YouTube Premium users, or a new episo...
New World Trigger Anime Season Premieres on January 9
― The official website for the television anime of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga revealed on Friday that the new anime season will premiere on January 9 as part of TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block. Morio Hatano (Saint Seiya Omega's first season, Dragon Ball Super's Future Trunks Saga, episode director for Hugtto! Precure and Star Twinkle Precure) is serving as the series director. ...
Crunchyroll, Netflix, Twitch, More Platforms Available on PS5 Launch
Amazon Prime Video, Hulu arrive later
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will have an app ready for the PlayStation 5 console when it launches. In addition, Sony Interactive Entertainment's Phil Rosenberg announced other media platforms that will be available on the PS5 at launch. These include Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, Disney+, Apple TV, and Twitch, with Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and more ...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Killing Bites Anime
Anime premiered in January 2018
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it has licensed the Killing Bites anime for home video and digital distribution in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Mexico. Sentai Filmworks describes the anime: Manji, the Slayer of Hundreds, has been cursed with eternal life — but in the dark of his existence shines a final glimmer of hope. If he...
Kojima Productions Confirms It Is Working on New Project
Game developer Hideo Kojima's Kojima Productions company confirmed on Thursday that it is developing a new project, and that it is currently seeking applications for various job positions iin its Tokyo studio. Kojima Productions released its Death Stranding game for the PlayStation 4 last November, and released the game on PC on July 14. The game won the Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design and...
Netflix Announces New Partnerships With NAZ, Science Saru, MAPPA, Studio Mir
ID: INVADED, Japan Sinks 2020, Yuri!!! on Ice, The Legend of Korra studios enter partnerships
― Netflix announced comprehensive business alliances with anime studios NAZ (ID: INVADED, Infinite Dendrogram), Science Saru (Japan Sinks 2020, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!), and MAPPA (Yuri!!! on Ice, Jujutsu Kaisen), as well as South Korea's Studio Mir (The Legend of Korra, Voltron: Legendary Defender). N...
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU Rena Nendoroid Nails the Expressions
With the release of the new Higurashi anime comes new merch and collectibles. Good Smile Company has put up a new nendoroid of the iconic Rena Ryugu for preorder, and long-time fans will be pleased to note that the face plates nail the character completely. Good Smile describes the product as follows: "It's so cute, I want to take it home!" From the anime series "Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU" co...
KANA-BOON Band's Maguro Taniguchi Takes Hiatus Due to Poor Physical Health
Band cancels 2 fall concerts
― The official website for rock band KANA-BOON announced on Thursday that the band's vocalist and guitarist Maguro Taniguchi is going on hiatus due to poor physical health. Taniguchi had been feeling ill for some time, and his doctor determined that he needed medical treatment. The "rockin'on presents JAPAN ONLINE FESTIVAL" performance, which was scheduled for November 8,...
Funimation to Release Dub of Strike Witches: Road to Berlin Anime in 2021
Company initially planned to stream series this fall
― Funimation told ANN on Wednesday that it will release an English dub of the Strike Witches: Road to Berlin (Dai-501 Tōgō Sentō Kōkū-dan Strike Witches: Road to Berlin) television anime series in 2021. Funimation issued the following statement: Funimation will be releasing a brand-new English dub for Strike Witches: Road to Berlin in 2021 for fans...
Blue Flag GN 1- 4
“Figuring out” is in many ways the actual theme of the series at this point. By the time we hit volumes three and four (where the story undergoes a slight tonal change) Toma is less of the jolly fellow we've mostly been involved with in the first two books.
― Blue Flag's first volume does something both unfortunate and surprising: it reveals the big twist right on the back copy. While it doesn't come...
13-Year-Old Girl Gets Her Dream Date with Godzilla
Couple go out on a date fit for kaiju.
― 13-year-old Seira Watanabe is a huge fan of Godzilla. She has watched all of his films, collected his merch, and can replicate his iconic cry. She thinks he's a hunk and keeps a notebook where she draws her ideal romantic situations with the kaijuu. On an episode of the Japanese variety show Knight Scoop, the young maiden got to go on her dream date with Godzi...
Anime NYC, NTWRK App Hold Online Event in November
Next in-person Anime NYC scheduled for November 2021
― Livestream shopping platform NTWRK and the Anime NYC Powered By Crunchyroll convention announced on Thursday that they are collaborating for an online version of the event on November 17-20. The online Anime NYC event will be available worldwide in the NTWRK app. The event "will include exclusive interviews and presentations with the creators and...
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear ‒ Episode 3
Why is Yuna respected by the adventuring guild despite being a newbie? How did she get the pet bears? And why is Lanz so caught up with her being a rival to Deborane?
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 18-24
Princess Mononoke, Negima! + Negima!? anime; Heaven's Design Team, Heterogenia Linguistico manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King BDPlease Funimation US$29.98 October 20 My Neighbor Totoro Steelbook BD/DVDCite Shout! Factory US$26.99 October 20 Negima! + Negima!? BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$129.98 October 20 Princess Mono...
This Week in Games - Phantom Season
So, what the heck was Phantom Breaker? The game series is getting a revival in one of the most random game announcements this week!
― Hooray, it's the spooky season! Yes, that wonderful time of year when overindulging on candy, cosplaying in public, and obsessing over supernatural phenomena are all 100% socially acceptable! Though, ah, this Halloween season is looking significantly less social with t...
Mamoru Hosoda's Studio Chizu Animates Its 1st Original Anime Ad
Ad for Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company depicts scenes from Hosoda's films
― Studio Chizu, the production company behind Mamoru Hosoda films like Mirai and The Boy and the Beast, released its first ever original animated commercial on Thursday. Hiroyasu Aoki (The Boy and the Beast assistant director) directed the 30-second commercial for Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company's life plan advisor recr...
Pumpkin Carving Contest Gallery
Want that sweet grand prize with over $1000 worth of anime, but need inspiration? We've added a gallery of past winners. Whether you're entering this year or not, check them out to see some great anime pumpkins.
― Anime News Network's annual pumpkin carving contest is back in BIG WAY! Sharpen your knives and your carving skills and you could walk away with not only a GARGANTUAN stash of anime goodie...
Sakura Wars Smartphone Game's Video Previews Song, Gameplay, Story
Sakura Kakumei game slated for release this year
― The official YouTube channel for Sakura Kakumei ~Hana Saku Otome-tachi~, Sega and Delight Works' new smartphone game for the Sakura Wars franchise, began streaming a new video for the game on Wednesday. The video shows gameplay, story events, and previews a song from the game titled "Warera no Inori Warera no Mirai" (Our Prayers, Our Future). The "dr...
Sengoku Basara: Battle Party Smartphone Game Ends Service in December
1st smartphone game in Sengoku Basara franchise launched in June 2019
― The official website for Sengoku Basara: Battle Party, the first smartphone game in Capcom's Sengoku Basara franchise, announced on Wednesday that the game will shut down on December 21 due to "changes in the external environment." Capcom released the game for iOS and Android devices in June 2019. Capcom's Sengoku Basara franchis...
Nana Mizuki, Raychell Perform D4DJ First Mix Anime's Ending Song
Multimedia project's TV series airs on October 30
― A press advance screening in Tokyo of the first two episodes of D4DJ First Mix, the television anime in Bushiroad's D4DJ multimedia project, announced on Thursday that Nana Mizuki (voice of Airi Amano) and Raychell are performing the ending theme song. The song is a cover of the popular 1995 song "WOW WAR TONIGHT ~Toki niwa Okose yo Movement~." The ...
Modomu Akagawara's Love Me Pom Poko Manga Ends in 5th Volume
Manga is in final arc
― The fourth compiled book volume of Modomu Akagawara's Love Me Pom Poko manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with its fifth volume in February. The 21st issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine previously revealed on October 5 that the manga is entering its final arc. The manga centers on Ponko, a tanuki who transforms into a girl in order to find a human mate a...
Disney XD Channel to End in Japan in January
Channel aired anime alongside Western cartoons, sports, live-action series
― Disney announced on October 13 that it is shuttering its Disney XD, Natgeo Wild, and Fox Movies channels in Japan on January 31, 2021, as part of a larger business consolidation of its media properties in the region. Disney will also fold its Marvel DX and Star Wars DX services in Japan into its new Disney Deluxe service. Di...
Sekai no Owari Vocalist Fukase's Bad Mood Animated Shorts Stream on Amazon Globally
Shorts follow daily lives of The Pink Elephants band
― The official Twitter account for Bad Mood — the character brand of Fukase, lead vocalist for the band Sekai no Owari — announced on Wednesday that animated shorts based on the brand are now streaming globally on Amazon Prime Video. The first 17-minute episode of the Bad Mood anime's six total episodes is streaming on Amazon Prime Video in English...
My Broken Mariko Manga Wins Bros. Comic Award 2020
Manga's creator Waka Hirako illustrates 2 variant covers for Tokyo News Services' TV Bros. magazine
― Tokyo News Services' TV Bros. magazine awarded Waka Hirako's My Broken Mariko manga with the Bros. Comic Award 2020. The magazine's December issue, which launches on Friday, will feature content related to the manga, including an interview with Hirako. In addition, the December issue will have two di...
True Cooking Master Boy Anime's Sequel Casts Hiroki Yasumoto
Hiroki Yasumoto plays Alkan in sequel premiering next year
― The official Twitter account for True Cooking Master Boy, the television anime of Etsushi Ogawa's Shin Chūka Ichiban! sequel manga series, revealed on Thursday a new cast member for the show's sequel. Hiroki Yasumoto as Alkan The staff is revealing five cast members across five weeks. The previously revealed new cast includes: Aya Endo as M...
Final Fantasy VII/VIII Switch Twin Pack, Final Fantasy VIII Remastered for PS4 Get Physical Copies in Europe
Physical editions of both RPGs ship on December 4 in Europe, Middle East, Australia, New Zealand
― The official Twitter account of the Final Fantasy video game franchise announced on Friday that the physical editions of Final Fantasy VII/VIII Twin Pack for Nintendo Switch and Final Fantasy VIII Remastered for PlayStation 4 will release in Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and New Zealand on Decembe...
Analogue Reveals Analogue Duo Console to Play NEC System Games
Console launches in 2021
― Analogue announced its new Analogue Duo console on Twitter on Friday. The console is described as an "all-in-one reimagining" of NEC systems and compatible with NEC system game formats. It has a cartridge slot, controller port, and CD-ROM drive that can be used to play games stored in formats like Hucards, TurboChips, and CD-ROMs. The console supports TurboGrafx-16, PC Engi...
Kyoto Animation's Tsurune Archery Anime Gets Film
TV anime based on Kotoko Ayano's novel premiered in October 2018
― The official Twitter account for the Tsurune (Tsurune: Kazemai Kōkō Kyūdō-bu) anime revealed on Thursday that the franchise is getting an anime film project. The anime premiered in Japan on the NHK-General channel in October 2018. Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime and streamed the series on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE (with an English du...
Quibi Streaming Service Shuts Down
Platform had green-lit live-action adaptation of Junji Ito's Tomie
― The Quibi video streaming platform confirmed on Wednesday that it will shut down, only seven months after its launch. Quibi founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and CEO Meg Whitman announced the shutdown during an investor conference call on Wednesday, but did not give a date for the shutdown. Quibi had recently green-lit a live-action series...
Kadokawa Posts Teaser for 'This Is It!' Project About Anime Production Assistant
Hypnosis Mic's Yūichirō Momose, Comic Party's Sekihiko Inui, Tasuku Hatanaka, Hisako Kanemoto collaborate
― Kadokawa began streaming a teaser video for a new project titled "This Is It! Seisaku Shinkō Shinonome Jirō" (This Is It! Production Assistant Jirō Shinonome) on Thursday. The video features the voices of Tasuku Hatanaka as protagonist Jirō Shinonome, a jobless guy who will soon work on his old...
Hasbro's New Power Rangers Reboot Planned as Both Film, TV Series
The End of the F***ing World creator Jonathan Entwistle to shepherd both, with eOne producing
― The Hollywood Reporter newspaper's Heat Vision blog reported on Tuesday that Hasbro's planned reboot of the Power Rangers franchise will now involve both film and television. Entertainment company eOne, which Hasbro acquired in 2019, is producing the project, replacing Paramount Pictures at the lead. Jonat...
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199, 2202 Compilation Film's Teaser Shows Unseen History
120-minute film opens on January 15
― The official website for the Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 project posted a teaser trailer for "Uchū Senkan Yamato" to Iu Jidai: Seireki 2202-nen no Sentaku (The "Space Battleship Yamato" Era: The Choice in 2202), the compilation film for the Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 anime projects, on ...
Netflix Streams 2nd Season of WIT Studio's Great Pretender Anime Outside Japan on November 25
Anime's 2nd season, "Case 4," consists of episodes 15-23
― Netflix announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming the second season of WIT Studio's original television anime series Great Pretender on November 25. The second season consists of "Case 4" (episodes 15-23) of the anime. "Case 4," titled "Wizard of Far East," takes place in Shanghai and Tokyo. The story features the "Suzaku Associatio...
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
JUSTICE FOR DOPPO!
Crunchyroll Streams Dr. Stone's Jump Special Anime Festa Video on YouTube
Anime's 2nd season premieres in January 2021
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it has begun streaming Stone Wars Eve of the Battle Special Feature, the Jump Special Anime Festa event's new special video for the Dr. Stone: Stone Wars anime, on YouTube. The video is mostly a recap, but it also includes new footage. Dr. Stone: Stone Wars, the upcoming second season of Dr. Stone, will premiere in...
Black Clover ‒ Episode 148
Surprisingly, the weakest part of the episode is its one action component. The battle, fought primarily between the captains and the elemental creature, felt like it was inserted in there just to have some action.
Golden Kamuy Season 3 ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
The hunt for the gold is still on but now takes our intrepid cast members to farther-flung reaches, specifically to the even colder north of Sakhalin.
Jump Force Game Adds Meruem, Hiei on October 27
New Character Pass 2 DLC characters launch for Switch in early 2021
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Wednesday that DLC characters Meruem from Hunter X Hunter and Hiei from Yu Yu Hakusho will join the Jump Force crossover fighting game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 27. Character Pass 2 will grant early access to the characters on October 23. The characters will debut...
Radiation House Manga Resumes on November 4
Medical series went on hiatus in July
― This year's 22nd issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Tomohiro Yokomaku and Taishi Mori's Radiation House manga will resume in the magazine's next issue on November 4. The manga went on hiatus on July 2. The story centers on the medical professionals in the radiology department of a hospital. For example, medical radiographers use ...
Musical Duo ClariS Reveal Their Faces in Online Concert
Face reveal commemorates 10th anniversary
― Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web reported that the musical duo ClariS, which keeps the singers' identities secret, revealed their faces at their first online concert on Tuesday. Mantan Web published two photos from the concert, as shown below: The duo's official Twitter account also released its own photo of the two performers without their masks: 今日からClariS10...
Akai Kōen Band Leader Maisa Tsuno Passes Away at 29
Police investigate death as possible suicide
― NHK reported on Monday that guitarist, composer, and Akai Kōen band leader Maisa Tsuno has passed away. She was 29. NHK stated police are investigating the incident as a possible suicide. Tsuno was found in her home in Tokyo's Suginami war at 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. Tsuno was one of Akai Kōen's founding members, and was the composer for all of the band's mu...
Machimaho's Souryu Launches New Manga
Kō Iu no ga Ii debuted last Friday
― Manga creator Souryu launched a new manga titled Kō Iu no ga Ii (This Kind of Thing is Fine) on Shueisha's YanJan! and Tonari no Young Jump websites on Friday. The manga's story begins when a girl calls her boyfriend at work. Souryu launched the Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl! (Machigatta Ko o Mahō Shōjo ni Shiteshimatta manga...
Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 Game's Trailer Previews Battle Mode, Online Features
Puzzle game debuts for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Switch, PS4 on December 8
― Sega of America began streaming a new trailer for the Puyo Puyo Tetris 2 game on Wednesday. The video highlights the RPG-style Skill Battle mode and online gameplay options. The game is currently available for pre-order. Sega will release the game for Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, and PlayStation 4 on December...
Mamoru Hosoda: Storyboards for Next Work Are 'Just About Done'
During a Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2021 press event with Wolfwalkers directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart on Monday, anime director Mamoru Hosoda revealed that he is currently working on his next work, and that the storyboards are "just about done." He added that his studio is about to begin full-fledged production, and he hopes that audiences will get to see it soon. Hosoda's latest anime film ...
Bandai Namco Announces Pac-Man Mega Tunnel Battle Game for Stadia
64-player game launches on November 17 with demo available now
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced the new PAC-MAN Mega Tunnel Battle game on Tuesday. The game will launch first on Google Stadia on November 17. The company released a demo, which will be available until October 27 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The official YouTube channel for Stadia posted an announcement trailer: Bandai Namco Enterta...
On-Gaku Creator's Zokki Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Story collection about observations on life opens next spring after festival run
― The production company "and pictures inc." and Polygon Magic announced on Wednesday that their live-action film adaptation of Hiroyuki Ohashi's Zokki manga will open in spring 2021. It will first screen in the 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival from October 31 to November 9, and will also screen in the 40th Taipei ...
Stand By Me Doraemon 2 CG Anime Film Adds 2 Guest Cast Members
Bakarhythm plays Future Department Store salesman, Shin'ichi Hatori voices new gadget
― The staff for the Stand By Me Doraemon 2 CG anime film announced new guest cast members for the film on Wednesday. Comedian Bakarhythm (Hidetomo Masuno) will play Nakameguro, a salesman for the Future Department Store that sends gadgets for Doraemon from the future. Television announcer Shin'ichi Hatori will play ...
Sonic the Hedgehog Creator Yuji Naka's Balan Wonderworld Game's Opening Movie Streamed
3D action platformer game's box art unveiled
― Square Enix began streaming on Monday the opening movie for its Balan Wonderworld 3D action platforming game for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. The company also unveiled the game's box art: The game will launch on March 26, 2021. The game takes place in Wonderworld, the mysterious world of people...
Seven Days War Anime Film Wins Sitges Award
Hello World, Lupin III THE FIRST were among nominees
― Yūta Murano's Seven Days War anime film won the award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 53rd annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain on Saturday. Hello World and Lupin III THE FIRST were among the other nominees in the category. The anime film of Osamu Sōda's Bokura no Nanokakan Sensō (Seven Days War or Our Seven-Day War)...
Nippon TV Establishes Anime Department, Appoints Kako Kuwahara to Head
Department's 1st project will be Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- anime
― Nippon TV announced on Tuesday that it has established its first Anime Department within its Business Development division. Kako Kuwahara will head the Anime Department, and the company has promoted her from Managing Director of International Business Division to Executive Vice President of Business Development. The new department'...
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy Game's Physical PS5 Edition Canceled
Game launches for PS4, PS5, Switch in Japan on December 3; in West in January
― The official website for Gust's Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy game announced on Monday that the game's physical version for PlayStation 5 has been canceled. The game will still launch digitally on PS5, and customers who purchase the PlayStation 4 version will receive the game for PS5 for free. The game w...
Toonami Premieres Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld Part 2 Anime on November 7
English trailer streamed for anime's "final season"
― The official Twitter account of Aniplex of America and the official Facebook account for Adult Swim's Toonami programming block announced on Tuesday that the Sword Art Online: Alicization War of Underworld Part 2 anime will premiere on the block at 12:30 a.m. EST on November 7 (effectively November 8). Aniplex of America began streaming an English...
Miyamoto Sakura ga Kawaii Dake no Shōsetsu no Manga. Ends
Nagian's manga adapts OniAi author Daisuke Suzuki's novels
― The November issue of Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge published the final chapter of Nagian's Miyamoto Sakura ga Kawaii Dake no Shōsetsu no Manga. (Just a Manga Based on a Novel About Sakura Miyamoto Being Cute) on Saturday. Kodansha will publish the manga's second compiled book volume on November 17. The manga adapts Daisuke Suzuki's Miyam...
Magia Record Side Story Game's English App Releases Gallery Version
Players will be able to view their Magical Girls after end of operations on October 30
― The English version of the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story smartphone game will be shutting down all operations on October 30, but players who update their game to the newest version will be able to view a gallery of their magical girls even after the end of operations. Version 1.1.13 of the ap...
One Piece ‒ Episode 946
I think the tracking shot along Big Mom's arm during that first sucker punch was marvelous. Talk about selling her power in one punch.
Higanjima Vampire Manga Gets Gag Comedy Manga Spinoff
Tarō Sasebo launched Kare, Kishijima manga on Monday
― Kōji Matsumoto launched a gag manga spinoff for his Higanjima (Nirvana Island) manga titled Kare, Kishijima (He is Kishijima) on Kodansha's Yanmaga Web and Comic Days websites on Monday. Tarō Sasebo is drawing the manga. The Higanjima franchise includes three manga series, two live-action films, and two live-action drama series. The second live-a...
The Day I Became a God ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
The man who made Angel Beats! and Charlotte has moved beyond such paltry copouts, and I firmly believe there's going to be an honest-to-god apocalypse somewhere in this show's future.
3 New Hypnosis Mic Manga Launch in January
New series follow up previous franchise manga
― The November issue of Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge revealed on Saturday that Yūichirō Momose and Rui Karasuzuki's planned new manga for the Hypnosis Mic franchise will launch in the magazine's February 2021 issue in January, with a prologue chapter in the January 2021 issue in December. The manga will be titled Hypnosis Mic: Before the Battle - Dawn ...
Waste Management Company Produces Time-Traveling Anime Short
In the anime, a young employee at the company suffers from a lapse of confidence, until she travels back in time to the Taisho era.
― Waste management company TAKUMA released a short promotional anime on Monday with a time-traveling story. In the anime, a young employee at the company suffers from a lapse of confidence, until she travels back in time to the Taisho era where she encounters company fou...
Talentless Nana ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
There's little that's immediately suspicious about the disarmingly mundane premise, unless you count an abundance of mundanity as inherently suspect. For the record, I do—and I confess I indulged in some tiny fistpumps once the series finally dropped its façade.
ANNual Pumpkin Carving Contest 2020 w/ Ciarán Strange!
It's a match made in Halloween! Voice actor Ciaran Strange is joining our Spooktacular Pumpkin Carving Contest as a guest judge! Click to find out how YOU can win over US$1,000 in anime!
― Anime News Network's annual pumpkin carving contest is back in BIG WAY! Sharpen your knives and your carving skills and you could walk away with not only a GARGANTUAN stash of anime goodies, but also the coveted t...
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 4th Heart Game Heads to Nintendo Switch
Komatsubara designs characters for fully voiced game
― Konami announced on Monday that its Tokimeki Memorial: Girl's Side 4th Heart game will launch for the Nintendo Switch. The company first announced the game at the "Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side Days 2019 Habataki Watcher Zōkangō" event in April 2019. Komatsubara is designing the characters. The fully voiced game will feature animation using the L...
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
When you get right down to it, Syalis is much more a damsel causing distress than she is in need of saving.
Kusogette Iuna! Short Net Anime Begins Streaming
Yuzo Yamamoto, Charaction produce anime about RPG characters who decide to change story
― The first episode of the short net anime adaptation of Omochisan's Kusogette Iuna! (Don't Call it a Crap-Tier Game) story premiered on Saturday. Oricon News' Twitter account began streaming A Part of the episode on Saturday, followed by B Part on Sunday. The anime's official Twitter account then began streaming ...
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
This is where the scenario most resembles the early episodes of Ai Yori Aoshi, except that things here don't get anywhere near as sexy.
Anime Frontier Delays Inaugural Event Again to December 2021
Convention was previously delayed to May 2021 in Forth Worth, Texas
― The Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll convention announced on Tuesday that the 2021 event is postponed to December 3-5, 2021 at Fort Worth Convention Center. The event was previously scheduled for May 14-16, 2021. The announcement stated, "Our primary goal is the health, safety, and wellbeing of our fans, guests, exhibitors, pa...
Burning Kabaddi Sports TV Anime Casts Makoto Furukawa
TMS Entertainment's show premieres in April
― The official website for the television anime of Hajime Musashino's Burning Kabaddi (Shakunetsu Kabaddi) sports manga announced a new cast member on Tuesday. Makoto Furukawa plays Kei Iura, vice captain of Nōkin High School's kabaddi team. He is intelligent with an excellent analytic ability. At first glance, he seems calm and gentle, but his true nature ...
ComiXology, Kodansha Comics Release The Drops of God Manga's Volumes 23-33
Volumes 34-44 launch in 2021
― Comixology announced on Tuesday that it and Kodansha Comics have released volumes 23-33 of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga digitally in English for the first time. The companies will launch the final volumes (34-44) in 2021. Comic-Con International's YouTube channel will stream a Storytellers Across Media panel by Kodansha USA on O...
Code:Realize ~Wintertide Miracles~ Switch Version Heads West in Early 2021
Winter-themed game's limited edition to bundle buttons, keychain
― Aksys Games announced on Tuesday that it will release the Nintendo Switch version of Otomate's Code:Realize ~Shirogane no Kiseki~ game in the West in early 2021. The release will have both a standard and limited-edition release. The limited-edition release will include five metal buttons with artwork, and a keychain of Cardian in a wi...
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- 'Isekai Social Reform' Novel Gets TV Anime
Natsuki Hanae, Ayane Sakura, Akari Kitō star in 2021 C2C anime by Fairy Tail/Log Horizon helmer
― Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū (Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- or literally, En Route on an Alternate World Guided by the Moon) is inspiring a television anime that will premiere next year on Tokyo MX, MBS, BS NTV, and other channels. The no...
October 20 Has Somehow Become Shirou Day on Twitter
Funimation and Aniplex of America Twitter accounts acknowledge the year-old meme
― Exactly one year ago, a YouTuber by the name of ExtremeSManpig posted a video, vaguely titled "Shirou.avi". Little did anyone know that it would inspire a small-scale social phenomenon. The video shows Twitter user @JasTheLass spontaneously inspiring a number of fellow Twitter users to use an image of Fate/Stay Night p...
Kamen Rider Saber Film Opens With Kamen Rider Zero-One Film in December
Kamen Rider Saber series premiered on September 6
― Toei began streaming a teaser trailer for both its Gekijō-ban Kamen Rider Zero-One and Kamen Rider Saber films on Sunday. The trailer reveals that the Kamen Rider Saber film will now open on December 18, in a double-feature with Gekijō-ban Kamen Rider Zero-One. Gekijō-ban Kamen Rider Zero-One was originally scheduled to open as a double-feature with...
Heterogenia Linguistico's Salt Seno Launches New Manga in November
Shirazu no Sōnansei manga about search for knowledge in post-apocalyptic future
― The November issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on Saturday that Salt Seno will launch a new manga titled Shirazu no Sōnansei (Unknown Disaster Planet) in the magazine's December issue on November 19. The manga's first chapter will have a color page. The manga takes place in a future where most knowledge h...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Film Tops Entire Global Box Office This Past Weekend
Film earned US$43.9 million, more than double of #2 film, China's My People, My Homeland
― The Box Office Mojo website reported on Monday that the Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen) film had the highest opening weekend globally for the October 16-18 weekend. The film sold 3,424,930 tickets and earned 4,623,117,450 yen (about US$43.85 million)...
Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Manga Inspires Broadway Musical
Tony Award-winning Thoroughly Modern Millie choreographer Rob Ashford helms story set in Paris brothel a century ago
― Manga author Moyoco Anno's official Twitter account announced on Tuesday that her manga Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen (Bikachō Shinshi Kaikoroku) is inspiring an American Broadway musical adaptation. Tony Award-winning stage director and choreographer Rob Ashford (Thoroughly Modern Mi...
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