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Ayashimon GN 1
This volume is packed with everything from yakuza action to twisted backstories to humans against monsters. Does this manga from the creator of Hell’s Paradise manage to bring it all together?
― Most of us have probably tried it at some point. What “it” means varies, but the definition is always “something that works in my favorite story.” Whether that was strapping brushes to your feet and skating a...
Could Taisu Be the Ideal International Anime Collaboration?
Producer Chirying Culture gave Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichiro Watanabe the chance to fulfill his dream of creating "an animation like a picture book."
― International companies are increasingly involved in producing and commissioning new anime projects, with international talent playing a progressively integral role in bringing them to life. Outsourcing production to foreign studios and companies ha...
What it Takes to Win the TATESC Comics Global Awards New Manga Contest
While this is the first global version of the contest, two other TATESC Comics Awards competitions were held in Japan previously. So, let's check out the winners of the last contest to see what kinds of comics the judges are looking for.
― With the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards new manga contest, aspiring manga creators from across the world have a chance to have their comics reviewed by a vast nu...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 19-25
As the Winter season is gradually wrapping up, spots #8-13 in the cumulative remain furiously undecided! Find out how your favorite shows performed 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 thes...
Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection GN
The manga creator's grotesque artwork is in full force here, but unfortunately, there are a good number of stories in this anthology that feel a little bit undercooked.
― From the genius Junji Ito himself, we have another anthology book filled with a majority of short stories drawn and executed in his classic style. When you've read and reviewed enough of Ito's stories, there's always this worry of t...
What the Judges Are Looking for in the TATESC Comics Global Awards Contest
So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? So here's what one of the English language judges had to say on the subject.
― So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? Well then, it w...
Win Kadokawa's TATESC Contest and Get Your Own Manga Published!
Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you.
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Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you. TATESC is a Kadokawa-owned manga label that focuses on vertically scrolling manga—i.e., manga that are designed to be read on a phone, tablet, or computer whe...
I Fell for a Fujoshi GN 1
Ichiro's in love with Tae, who's in love with BL, and decides to just go with her misconception about him...will this eventually lead to romance?
― At some point we've probably all done something inspired by the fiction we've read that was, in hindsight, not a brilliant plan. Whether it was testing the theory of gravity or cooking and eating periwinkles, antics brought on by a good book aren't all th...
Raven of the Inner Palace Novel 1
Raven of the Inner Palace's first novel should please fans of its adaptation. It's easy to see what changes were made and understand why they happened, and it never feels like one version negates experiencing the other.
― If you watched the 2022 anime adaptation of Kouko Shirakawa's Raven of the Inner Palace light novels and wondered how faithful it was to the source material, the answer turns out to...
The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be Manga Ends
Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Yasuko Yamaru's manga
― Hakusensha's Manga Park manga website will publish the first part of the final chapter of Yasuko Yamaru's The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be (Himegimi wa Kishi Danchō) manga for subscribers April 11. Each chapter of the manga has two parts, so if there are no delays, the manga will end on April 18. Seven Seas Entertainment has li...
Blue Thermal's Kana Ozawa Launches New Manga
Love story manga launches on April 25
― The May issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine announced on Saturday that manga author Kana Ozawa will launch a new manga titled Kō-2 (Kō-Ni) no Koi no Wasure-kata (How to Forget my Second Year High School Love) in the magazine's June issue on April 25. The love story manga is about a girl named Oto Miyakura, who works as an editor at a publishing company. She lives...
Infini-T Force's Tatsuma Ejiri Launches First Gundam Manga
Mobile Suits Gundam Red Giant 03rd MS Team launched on Saturday
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine published the first chapter of Tatsuma Ejiri's (Infini-T Force: Arc to the Future, P2! - Let's Play Pingpong!) first Gundam manga titled Mobile Suits Gundam Red Giant 03rd MS Team (Mobile Suits Gundam Aka no 3-Kyosei) on Sunday. Ryōji Sekinishi (Mobile Suit Gundam UC setting production) i...
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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! #13 [rate]
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Technoroid Overmind #12 [rate]
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Tokyopop, MENA Media Company MBC Group Launch 'MBC Anime' Initiative
Tokyopop founder/CEO Stu Levy to lead venture to commission, produce, invest in anime
― Tokyopop and MBC Group, a large media company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) based in Saudi Arabia, announced on Wednesday that they are partnering to create MBC Anime, a new joint venture that will commission, produce, and invest in a series of anime titles. Tokyopop founder and CEO Stu Levy is leadin...
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Game Has Over 3 Million Released Worldwide
The official Twitter account for Sega's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan) game announced on Wednesday that the game has over 3 million copies shipped or released worldwide. (According to Sega, this is "all physical version copies shipped, including limited-edition packages, and all digital version copies sold.") The account also announce...
Ayashimon GN 1
This volume is packed with everything from yakuza action to twisted backstories to humans against monsters. Does this manga from the creator of Hell’s Paradise manage to bring it all together?
― Most of us have probably tried it at some point. What “it” means varies, but the definition is always “something that works in my favorite story.” Whether that was strapping brushes to your feet and skating a...
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Tsurune: The Linking Shot #13 [rate]
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P.A. Works Launches Hanasaku Iroha Fan Creation Project to Support Bonbori Festival
Real-life Bonbori Festival was directly inspired by fictional festival depicted in the anime
― For years, anime studio P.A. Works (Shirobako, Akiba Maid War, Ya Boy Kongming!) has been supporting the local Yuwaku Onsen community with the Bonbori Festival—an event directly inspired by a fictional festival depicted in the Hana-Saku Iroha anime. In order to support the continuation of the festival, the ...
In/Spectre Season 2 ‒ Episode 24
While this dinner date lacks the likable characters and grandiose plotting of the prior arcs, it more than makes up for that by alternating between droll hilarity and steely justice.
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BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 #10 [rate]
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Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Gets 5th Season in July
1st promo video, visual unveiled
― The staff for the anime based on Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs manga announced on Wednesday that the anime will get a fifth season in July. The staff unveiled the first promotional video and visual by character designer and chief animation director Nobuhiro Arai: The anime's fourth season premiered in Japan on January 4. The season's final epis...
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Bungo Stray Dogs #50 [rate]
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Rokudo's Bad Girls Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Opening Theme Song
Voice actresses Misato Matsuoka, Hitomi Sekine perform theme song for anime premiering on April 7
― The official website for the television anime of Yūji Nakamura's Rokudo's Bad Girls (Rokudō no Onna-tachi) manga began streaming the second promotional video on Wednesday. The video previews the opening theme song "ENDLESS LABYRINTH" by the newly formed rock vocal unit EverdreaM. EverdreaM is comprised...
Spy x Family Voice Actors Try to Predict the Anime's New Visual
With the first season of the popular Spy x Family anime wrapping up, the cast appeared at AnimeJapan 2023 with some exciting news about the future of the series. But it wouldn't be a Spy x Family stage show if that announcement wasn't done through the now staple routine of the cast drawing what they expect the announcement to be. The show began with some small talk about the first season and som...
Could Taisu Be the Ideal International Anime Collaboration?
Producer Chirying Culture gave Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichiro Watanabe the chance to fulfill his dream of creating "an animation like a picture book."
― International companies are increasingly involved in producing and commissioning new anime projects, with international talent playing a progressively integral role in bringing them to life. Outsourcing production to foreign studios and companies ha...
BOFURI Anime Season 2 Delays Last 2 Episodes Again to April 12, 19
― The official website for the anime based on Yuumikan's Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense light novel series announced on Wednesday that the staff has rescheduled the 11th and 12th episode of BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 again to April 12 and 19, respectively, to maintain the quality of the footage. The staff members had announced...
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Chaos in Urbanrama- #11 [rate]
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Late Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi's Voice Replicated by AI for Sony Audiobook App
YOMIBITO Plus also uses Katsuyuki Konishi, Shūichirō Umeda's AI-replicated voices
― Sony Music Entertainment launched a new audiobook app named YOMIBITO Plus on Wednesday. The app features classic works of Japanese literature read by synthesized voices of three notable voice actors, replicated with AI technology from the company CoeFont. The video below uses narration by an AI-replicated voice from S...
Newest NIJISANJI EN Vtuber Auditions Open Until April 17
Candidates must be over 18, speak English fluently, have streaming experience
― NIJISANJI EN launched its newest round of Virtual YouTuber auditions on Wednesday. The agency is looking for English-speaking talents who can perform in-character. The deadline is Monday, April 17 at 00:00 a.m. PDT, or 04:00 p.m. JST. The agency is looking for candidates 18 years old or older who can actively stream and c...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Star Blossom Manga Launches on April 10
Shin Hotani, Monjūsaki depict newbie trainer meeting Sakura Laurel
― The official YouTube channel of Shueisha's YanJan app began streaming a teaser trailer for the Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Star Blossom manga on Monday. The video revealed the manga's artist and writer, and also reveals that the manga will launch in YanJan, Shonen Jump+, and Tonari no Young Jump on April 10. Shin Hotani is drawing the ...
Tohokushinsha Unveils Block Busters Anime Shorts
Comedy has 5 2-minute episodes
― Tohokushinsha Film Corporation unveiled a new short two-minute anime titled Block Busters on the BS10 Star Channel YouTube channel on Tuesday. The comedy series has five two-minute episodes. The series centers on Sophia, a new producer at a film-focused television channel, who is looking for films to produce. She encounters three people trying to make their own film. ...
What it Takes to Win the TATESC Comics Global Awards New Manga Contest
While this is the first global version of the contest, two other TATESC Comics Awards competitions were held in Japan previously. So, let's check out the winners of the last contest to see what kinds of comics the judges are looking for.
― With the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards new manga contest, aspiring manga creators from across the world have a chance to have their comics reviewed by a vast nu...
Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Cast Mimic Their Characters' Poses at AnimeJapan
How well do you think they did?
― This past weekend at AnimeJapan 2023's KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World! stage show, the seven main cast members—Kaori Nazuka (Arue), Aki Toyosaki (Yunyun), Miyu Tomita (Funifura), Rie Takahashi (Megumin), Sayumi Suzushiro (Dodonko), Maria Naganawa (Komekko), Shizuka Ishigami (Nerimaki)—did their best to copy their characters' signature poses. How wel...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 19-25
As the Winter season is gradually wrapping up, spots #8-13 in the cumulative remain furiously undecided! Find out how your favorite shows performed 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 thes...
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill ‒ SERIES FINALE
Like nearly every episode before it, this final episode relies on the series' familiar formula to such a degree that, if it weren't for the somewhat schmaltzy end-credits sequence, you'd barely even recognize that it was the finale to anything.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 26-April 1
DEEMO Memorial Keys, Mieruko-chan anime; The Valiant Must Fall, Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2 BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 March 28 Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2 Limited Edition BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$84.98 Ma...
Vinland Saga Season 2 ‒ Episode 12
This entire episode stands as a kind of manifesto against the sort of violent spectacle that so many stories, including the previous season of Vinland Saga, will romanticize and exploit for cheap thrills.
Buddy Daddies ‒ Episode 11
If you strip away all the fantastical elements of their job, this episode is about two men losing custody of their daughter and trying to decide whether to continue their lives without her.
Disney Senior Dubbing Manager: Heavenly Delusion Anime to Get Simulcast in U.S.
Disney+, Hulu to stream anime premiering on April 1
― Disney's senior manager of English dubbing Reuben Lack stated on Twitter on Monday that the television anime adaptation of Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Dai Makyō) manga will get a simulcast in the U.S. The anime will stream on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ worldwide. Lack added that the anime will get an E...
Azuki Launches Gloomy Bear: Apocalyptic Love Manga in English on April 4
1-shot manga based on Mori Chack's character to be available on Azuki's website; iOS, Android app
― Azuki announced on Tuesday that it will digitally publish Naz and Masato Fujisaki's Gloomy Bear: Apocalyptic Love manga based on Mori Chack's Gloomy Bear character in English on April 4. The one-shot manga will be available on Azuki's website as well as on its iOS and Android applications. Azuki descri...
Akihabara Card Shop Demands Customers Use Deodorant or Leave
Card Shop: Trading Card Verse Akihabara store says it has been receiving complaints about body odor
― A card shop in Akihabara went viral on Twitter over the weekend for being blunt about hygiene to an almost confrontational degree. The Twitter account for the Card Shop: Trading Card Verse Akihabara store announced on Saturday that employees will be stopping people whom they subjectively deem smelly....
One Piece ‒ Episode 1055
If you can't enjoy a cyborg dinosaur pew-pewing the place up with laser beams, then what can you enjoy?
Sakura-Con Screens N. American Premieres for To Every You I've Loved Before, To Me, The One Who Loved You, Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation, More Anime
Also: world premiere of Dr. Stone: New World's 2nd episode
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will screen the North American premieres for several anime and anime films at this year's Sakura-Con event at the Seattle Convention Center on April 7-9. including: To Every You I've Loved Before (Boku ga Aishita Subete no Kimi e) anime film - April 7 at 4:00 p.m. Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation anime ...
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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #12 [rate]
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Chinese Authorities Arrest 4 People Allegedly Associated With 'Largest' Anime Piracy Site Aimed at Japanese People
Piracy site shut down on Monday
― Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an organization that aims to reduce worldwide piracy and actively promote the international distribution of Japanese content, revealed on Tuesday that the Public Security Bureau of China's Jiangsu Province have arrested four people in suspicion of being associated with "B9GOOD," one of the "largest" anime pira...
Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection GN
The manga creator's grotesque artwork is in full force here, but unfortunately, there are a good number of stories in this anthology that feel a little bit undercooked.
― From the genius Junji Ito himself, we have another anthology book filled with a majority of short stories drawn and executed in his classic style. When you've read and reviewed enough of Ito's stories, there's always this worry of t...
Chainsaw Man's Tatsuki Fujimoto Plugs Assistant's Gay Porn Manga
"It's R-18, but it's very good, so you should give it a read," Fujimoto commented.
― Chainsaw Man manga creator Tatsuki Fujimoto frequently talks about his favorite manga and films on Twitter, but he made a very specific recommendation last Friday in a genre he does not normally cover: a boys-love one-shot created by an assistant who works on the background art in Chainsaw Man. "It's R-18, but it's v...
Yu-Gi-Oh Cross Duel Smartphone Game Ends Service
Game ends service on September 4
― The official website for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel iOS and Android game announced on Tuesday that the game is ending service on September 4 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. Sales of in-game Crystal currency have halted. Refunds for unused Crystals will will be available starting on September 5. There will be a new single-player event based on Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens on April 4 and a new r...
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Game's 10-Minute Gameplay Trailer Reveals New Abilities
New abilities include Recall, Fuse, Ultrahand, Ascend
― Nintendo revealed a 10-minute gameplay trailer for its The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom game on its YouTube channel on Tuesday: The video previews sky islands, which the protagonist Link can reach through various ways. New abilities include Recall for rewinding an object's movement, Fuse for combining items, Ultrahand for attaching and ...
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime's Sanctuary Arc Reveals Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, April 12 Debut
Showtaro Morikubo performs opening, Mai Fuchigami performs ending
― The official website for the new television anime of Yoshinobu Akita's Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi) light novel series announced on Monday that the Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi: Seiiki-hen (Sanctuary Arc) series will premiere on April 12. The website also revealed the theme song artists and a new promotiona...
My Neighbor Totoro 35th Anniversary Screenings Earn US$284,122 on Opening Day
GKIDS, Fathom Events screen film from March 25 to 29 as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2023
― Deadline reported on Sunday that the 35th anniversary screenings of the My Neighbor Totoro film earned US$284,122 in 970 locations on its opening day in the United States on Saturday. GKIDS and Fathom Events are hosting screenings of the film from March 25 to 29 as part of the Studio Ghibli Fest 2023. The Studio...
Mizu Sahara's Okashiratsuki Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Manga follows relationship between boy who has pig-like tail, softball-playing girl across 10 years
― Coamix announced on Saturday that Mizu Sahara's Okashiratsuki manga is getting a live-action film adaptation that will premiere this year. Sahara launched in the series Monthly Comic Zenon in March 2018, and ended the manga in June 2021. Coamix published the manga's fourth and final compiled book vol...
Blue Lock Blaze Battle Smartphone Game Announced for Release This Year
3D soccer battle game is 2nd smartphone game in franchise
― Game developer BAEL announced on Monday that it is developing a new game based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga titled Blue Lock Blaze Battle. The 3D soccer battle game will release for iOS and Android this year. The game will be free to play but will have optional in-game purchases. The franchise also has a s...
World's End Harem: After World Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
World's End Harem: After World is 2nd part of World's End Harem manga
― The 44th chapter of LINK and Kotaro Shono's Shūmatsu no Harem: After World manga revealed on Sunday that the manga will end in three chapters. As the manga usually serializes a new chapter once every other Sunday, the manga will end on May 7 if there are no delays. The manga entered its final arc in December 2022. The manga ended...
KanColle Developer Wins Defamation Lawsuit
Defendant sold defamatory goods while wearing mask with likeness of game creator at August 2020 event
― The Tokyo District Court awarded 4.40 million yen (about US$33,600) in damages to C2 Präparat Co., Ltd., the creator and developer of the KanColle (Kantai Collection) game, on January 26. The decision was for a lawsuit against an individual who defamed the franchise and C2 head Kensuke Tanaka by se...
Suzume Film Surpasses Weathering With You's Earnings
Film is now #8 highest-earning anime film of all time in Japan
― Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film has earned a cumulative total of 14,310,602,380 yen (about US$109 million) as of Sunday, March 26, surpassing the 14.23 billion yen (about US$108 million in current conversion) lifetime Japanese box office earnings of his previous film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko). The film has thus...
Re:Zero's 5th Arc Gets Manga Adaptation
Upcoming manga adapts "Stars that Engrave History" arc from volumes 16-20 of novels
― The official Twitter account for the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- franchise revealed on Saturday that the fifth arc "Stars that Engrave History" from Tappei Nagatsuki's original light novels will have a manga adaptation. The manga will launch this summer on the Comic Alive+ label of the ComicWalker websi...
Doraemon 2023 Film Jumps Back to #1, My Happy Marriage Drops to #2
Shin Kamen Rider drops to #3, The First Slam Dunk stays at #4
― Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia (Doraemon the Movie 2023: Nobita's Sky Utopia in English), the 42nd film in the Doraemon franchise, rose back up from #3 to #1 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 322,000 tickets and earned 392,306,080 yen (about US$2.99 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.11 million tic...
What the Judges Are Looking for in the TATESC Comics Global Awards Contest
So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? So here's what one of the English language judges had to say on the subject.
― So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? Well then, it w...
How 3 Sailor Moon Fangirls' Dreams of Voicing in the Anime Came True
Marina Inoue, Saori Hayami, and Ayane Sakura are ecstatic about playing the Sailor Starlights in the upcoming movie
― Among the many women who grew up loving Sailor Moon, three of them had their dream come true: starring alongside Kotono Mitsuishi (Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon) in the upcoming Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie as the Sailor Starlights. AnimeJapan is always full of surprises ...
Win Kadokawa's TATESC Contest and Get Your Own Manga Published!
Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you.
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Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you. TATESC is a Kadokawa-owned manga label that focuses on vertically scrolling manga—i.e., manga that are designed to be read on a phone, tablet, or computer whe...
Otakon 2023 Hosts Macross Artist Hidetaka Tenjin
Event scheduled for July 28-30 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Saturday that illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin (Macross Frontier) will attend the event as a guest. Tenjin is an illustrator and mechanical artist whose works include Macross Zero, Aquarion, Noein - to your other self, Hellsing Ultimate, and Macross Frontier. He also drafted...
NetEase Games Launches Anici Anime Brand
NetEase established Nici Co. Ltd. in Tokyo in June 2020
― NetEase Games recently launched the Anici (pronounced ah-nee-shee) anime brand as part of Nici Co. Ltd. Anici had its first AnimeJapan exhibit at this year's event last weekend. The brand aims to provide content with respect to content creation and the spirit of challenge under the theme of "that passion, even 10 years later." NetEase Games es...
Ayakashi Triangle Anime Returns in July After COVID-19 Delay
Anime re-airs from episode 1
― The official website for the television anime of Kentaro Yabuki's Ayakashi Triangle manga announced on Tuesday that the anime will restart its originally scheduled broadcast of 12 episodes in July. The anime will re-air from episode 1. Broadcast dates and times will be announced in the future. The staff delayed the fifth episode and beyond in January due to the effects ...
Tsurune: The Linking Shot ‒ Episode 12
“The Linking Shot” may have been the penultimate episode of Tsurune: The Linking Shot, but it felt in many ways like a finale.
Suzume Tops China's Box Office in Opening Weekend
Film earns US$49.7 million in first weekend in China, US$6.06 million in its third weekend in S. Korea
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Monday that according to the Artisan Gateway consultancy Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film ranked #1 at the Chinese box office in its opening weekend. The film earned RMB342 million (US$49.6 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film ear...
Shueisha's The Margaret Magazine Ceases Publication
Magazine's final summer issue to release on June 23
― The spring issue and the official Twitter account of Shueisha's The Margaret magazine announced on Friday that it will end its publication with the magazine's summer issue, which will ship on June 23. The announcement did not reveal the plans for its serialized manga series. 休刊のおしらせ「ザ マーガレット」は次号の2023年6月23日発売「ザ マーガレット夏号」をもって休刊することとなりました。ご愛読いただき、誠にあ...
Handyman Saitō in Another World ‒ SEASON FINALE
The craftsmanship wasn't always perfect, but like a reliable local handyman, you could always count on it to show up and get the job done.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Gets Gourmet Spinoff Manga
Chika Nakatani draws manga debuting on April 26
― The May issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Saturday that Chika Nakatani will launch a new spinoff manga for Fuse and Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) light novel series titled Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Bishoku-den ~Peko to Rimuru no Ryōri Techō~ (That Time I Got Reinc...
"Ippon" Again! ‒ Episode 12
Michi might be full of spirit, but she's also been performing well above her usual skill level for this tournament, and eventually, she was going to hit a wall.
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Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire #12 [rate]
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Play It Cool, Guys #24 [rate]
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Anime Boston Screens N. American Premiere of Oshi no Ko Anime
1st 90-minute episode screens with cast pre-show on April 7
― HIDIVE announced on Monday that it will screen the North American premiere of the extended 90-minute first episode of the Oshi no Ko television anime at this year's Anime Boston event on April 7 at 11:30 a.m. The company will screen a pre-show featuring cast members Rie Takahashi (Ai), Takeo Ōtsuka (Aqua), Yurie Igoma (Ruby), and Kent Itō ...
Major Manga Creator Draws Illustration to Celebrate Japan's WBC Win
Takuya Mitsuda also shared his motivations for drawing a manga about the Major League baseball
― Takuya Mitsuda, creator of the classic Major baseball manga, drew an illustration to celebrate Japan's recent win at the World Baseball Classic (WBC). The sport newspaper Sponichi published the illustration in print and online on Saturday. 人気野球漫画「#MAJOR」の満田拓也先生が、#侍ジャパン に祝福のイラストとメッセージを寄せて下さいました！#大谷翔平 選手と #...
Tonko House, dwarf Animate Short by Poupelle of Chimney Town's Akihiro Nishino
Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi directs "Bottle George" stop-animated short
― California-based studio Tonko House (Oni: Thunder God's Tale), dwarf studios (Rilakkuma and Kaoru), and Akihiro Nishino — creator of the Poupelle of Chimney Town (Entotsu-chō no Poupelle) picture book — announced at the Oni Exhibition in Tokyo on Monday that they are animating a short titled "Bottle George." Nishino is writing the ...
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Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari #12 [rate]
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BLUELOCK ‒ SEASON FINALE
We're finally going to get out of Blue Lock and have Ego put his money where his mouth is.
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Vinland Saga #12 [rate]
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I Fell for a Fujoshi GN 1
Ichiro's in love with Tae, who's in love with BL, and decides to just go with her misconception about him...will this eventually lead to romance?
― At some point we've probably all done something inspired by the fiction we've read that was, in hindsight, not a brilliant plan. Whether it was testing the theory of gravity or cooking and eating periwinkles, antics brought on by a good book aren't all th...
Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in July
Teaser video streamed
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Onigunsō's Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari manga announced on Tuesday that the second season will premiere in July. The account streamed a teaser video: The 12th and final episode of the first season aired on Tuesday. The anime premiered on Tokyo MX, BS11, and other networks on January 9. Crunchyroll is streaming the se...
Local Manga Localization Company No Longer Plans to Settle Late Freelancer Payments
Former company owner previously told ANN that he plans to settle all late payments by March 31
― After months of debt struggles, localization company Local Manga no longer intends to settle late payments to freelancers. The company's former owner Christopher Hepburn announced in a company-wide Discord message on March 11 that he will no "longer be able to satisfy any alleged outstanding debts that re...
Gundam Build Gets 3-Episode 'Metaverse' Series for Franchise's 10th Anniversary
Gundam Build Metaverse begins streaming on YouTube in October
― The Gundam Conference Spring 2023 event announced on Monday a new 10th anniversary commemoration series for the Gundam Build franchise titled Gundam Build Metaverse. The 3-episode series will stream on the Gundam franchise's official YouTube channel and on GundamInfo's YouTube channel in October. The series will be one of three parts of ...
Trigun Stampede ‒ SEASON FINALE
If there's one thing this finale made me realize, it's that STAMPEDE desperately needed to have more episodes in order for me to feel the full impact.
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The Vampire Dies in No Time 2 #12 [rate]
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Voice Actors Comment on Anime's Worldwide Fandom
The cast of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba returned to AnimeJapan 2023 to prepare the audience for the upcoming season with a report from the international events they participated in over the past year. As the Demon Slayer AnimeJapan 2023 began, the master of ceremonies encouraged the audience to be cut loose this year as some COVID restrictions have been lifted across Japan and for the stage sho...
Giant Beasts of Ars ‒ SEASON FINALE
Giant Beasts of Ars manages to stick the landing in the final episode, though it can't quite escape the issues that have plagued it for the whole season.
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High Card #12 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 13-19
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe stays at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 13-19 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Nintendo February 24 25,201 308,945 2NSwPokémon Scarlet/Violet Nintendo November 18, 2022 15,306 4,944,593 3NSwSplatoon 3 Nintendo September 9, 2022 12,100 3,946,727 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 20...
Sword Art Online Novel Series' 'Unital Ring' Arc Gets Manga Adaptation
Chapter 0 debuted on Saturday
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine published the 41-page special chapter 0 of Masato Kanetsuki's Sword Art Online: Unital Ring manga – the adaptation of the "Unital Ring" arc of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series – on Saturday. The manga will start its serialization in the magazine's June issue on April 26. Kawahara is credited for...
Rei Hiroe: '341 Sentōdan Manga Will Continue if it Sells'
Black Lagoon author reveals he has been suffering from depression since 2010
― The first compiled book volume of Rei Hiroe's 341 Sentōdan (341 RMR Battlegroup) manga contained an afterword where Hiroe wrote that the manga will have a continuation "if it sells." He added he began suffering from depression in 2010, and was unable to draw at the time. He had thought that he would have to give up on draw...
Chi: On the Movements of the Earth's Uoto Launches New Manga
New manga is titled Yōkoso! FACT (Tōkyō S-ku 2-Shibu) e
― Manga creator Uoto revealed last Friday that he will launch a new manga titled Yōkoso! FACT (Tōkyō S-ku 2-Shibu) e (Welcome to FACT [Tokyo S Ward 2nd Division]) on Shogakukan's Manga One website. Uoto added that he did not yet know when the manga will launch, but he intends the manga to be a short series with few volumes. 【新連載告知】小学館の漫画アプリ、マンガワ...
'Can I Buy Your Love From a Vending Machine?' Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film This Fall
Ryō Matsuda, Shōgo Tazuru, Yurina Yanagi star in film
― Sankosha revealed on Monday that Haruaki Yoshii's Can I Buy Your Love From a Vending Machine? (Sono Koi, Jihanki de Kaemasu ka?) manga is inspiring a live-action film that will open this fall. Kenji Tani is directing the film, with a script by Kumi Tawada, and photography by Hironori Itō. The film stars Ryō Matsuda as Ayumu Koiwai, a salaryman w...
'My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected -Monologue-' Manga Ends on April 25
Manga based on anime adaptations of Wataru Watari's light novels launched in 2012
― The April issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Saturday that Rechi Kazuki's Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. -Monologue- manga will end in the magazine's next issue on April 25. The manga is a separate manga based on Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Exp...
Chiikawa Anime Expands to Air Twice Weekly Beginning in April
Anime previously aired new episode every Friday
― The staff for the anime of Nagano's Chiikawa manga revealed on Monday that starting in April the anime will now air two episodes every week, on Tuesday and Friday. Original manga creator Nagano drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement. The anime premiered in April 2022, and airs every Friday within Fuji TV's morning news and entertain...
New 2-Person Rock Vocal Unit EverdreaM to Perform Opening Theme for Rokudo's Bad Girls Anime
Voice actresses Misato Matsuoka, Hitomi Sekine perform theme song for anime premiering on April 7
― The staff of the television anime of Yūji Nakamura's Rokudo's Bad Girls (Rokudō no Onna-tachi) manga revealed on Saturday that the newly formed rock vocal unit EverdreaM will perform the anime's opening theme song titled "ENDLESS LABYRINTH." EverdreaM is comprised of voice actresses Misato Matsuoka and...
Goblin Slayer Console Game's Promo Video Reveals Winter Release
Goblin Slayer -Another Adventurer- Nightmare Feast game features original story
― A website opened on Sunday and streamed the promotional video for Goblin Slayer -Another Adventurer- Nightmare Feast, the console game of Kumo Kagyu's Goblin Slayer dark fantasy novel series. The video reveals the game's release for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in winter. The video also reveals the game's original s...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 13-19
My Hero Academia Season 6 earns 3.3% rating
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV March 19 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.9 Detective Conan NTV March 18 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.3 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV March 19 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.6 Doraemon TV Asahi March 18 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 3.6 Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure TV Asahi March 19 (Sun) 08:30 30 min. 3.4 My Hero Academia Se...
Minoru Toyoda's Kore Kaite Shine Manga Wins 16th Manga Taisho Awards
Manga tops 10 other nominations
― The executive committee for the 16th Manga Taisho awards announced the winner and full points breakdown for the awards on Monday during the award ceremony. (The official English name of the awards is the "Cartoon Grand Prize.") Minoru Toyoda's Kore Kaite Shine manga won this year's award. The manga also ranked at #6 for manga for male readers in the 2023 edition of T...
My Hero Academia VAs Describe Their Character's Season 6 Arcs in One Word
Yuuki Kaji, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kaito Ishikawa, Ayane Sakura, Daiki Yamashita offer some keen insight at AnimeJapan
― Note: This article contains spoilers for My Hero Academia's sixth season. At the AnimeJapan 2023 My Hero Academia stage show on Sunday, the voice actors for the show summed up their characters' season six arcs in one word. Todoroki's voice actor, Yuuki Kaji, chose the word “Inen,” which...
Live-Action Rohan at the Louvre Film's Trailer Shows Rohan's Past, Louvre Incidents
Film opens on May 26
― The official website for the live-action film of Hirohiko Araki's Kishibe Rohan Louvre e Iku (Rohan at the Louvre, or literally, Rohan Kishibe Goes to the Louvre; Rohan Au Louvre in French) manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Monday. The trailer highlights Rohan's past with Nanase and the "blackest ink in the world," and also shows the scenes set in the Louvre. ...
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Anime Gets New Musical Stage Play
Musical to run in September
― It was announced at the AnimeJapan 2023 event on Saturday that the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion anime will get a new musical stage play adaptation titled Musical Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion in September. The stage play cast includes: Kōji Kominami as Lelouch Lamperouge Ryōtarō Akazawa as Suzaku Kururugi The original Code Geass television series premiered...
AnimeJapan 2023 News Roundup
All the news from this week's AnimeJapan 2023
― Update: More news added! New Title and License Announcements Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Anime Gets 2nd Compilation Film Rinkai! Project About Women's Cycling Gets Anime, Manga Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Manga Gets Anime on Netflix Saga of Tanya the Evil Author's Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Sci-fi Novels Get Anime in May 2023 Aniplex, bilibili Laun...
Revenger ‒ SEASON FINALE
“So beautiful, yet so melancholic.” A fitting line for the show and its finale. Revenger ends its great season on a terrific note in episode 12.
Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown ‒ Episode 12
This standalone episode was good, ramping up the tension and drama with reveals just as big as season one's finale. But I can't trust Tokyo Revengers to not make the same mistakes over and over.
Fist of the North Star Gets 40th Anniversary Exhibit in Tokyo
Over 400 pieces of artwork to be exhibited at Mori Arts Center Gallery in fall
― Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's classic Fist of the North Star manga will celebrate its 40th anniversary this September. To commemorate the milestone, Toei and Coamix announced on Thursday that the series is getting its first ever exhibit at Tokyo's Mori Arts Center Gallery in fall. This mega exhibit will feature over 400 pie...
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"Ippon" Again! #12 [rate]
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Spy Classroom ‒ Episode 11
I find it difficult to care about the conflicts and triumphs of these characters when the show keeps reminding me that this is all a ridiculous cartoon world that occasionally demands to be treated like a real story with real stakes.
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D4DJ All Mix #12 [rate]
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Raven of the Inner Palace Novel 1
Raven of the Inner Palace's first novel should please fans of its adaptation. It's easy to see what changes were made and understand why they happened, and it never feels like one version negates experiencing the other.
― If you watched the 2022 anime adaptation of Kouko Shirakawa's Raven of the Inner Palace light novels and wondered how faithful it was to the source material, the answer turns out to...
Hiroshima Board of Education Removes Barefoot Gen Manga Excerpts From Peace Educational Materials
Board cites difficulty explaining scenes' context in limited class time
― The Hiroshima Prefectural Board of Education announced last month that it will be removing Keiji Nakazawa's Barefoot Gen manga from the Peace Education Program materials aimed at elementary and middle school students. The manga had been part of the program since 2013. The board began reevaluating the contents of the program fou...
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In/Spectre #24 [rate]
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My Hero Academia Season 6 ‒ SEASON FINALE
I think we're in a very good spot to start an explosive finale as we enter the (possibly) last stretch of this story.
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Handyman Saitō in Another World #12 [rate]
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Trio That Posted Lewd Ghibli Park Selfies Offers Public Apology
Aichi Governor said he plans to accept the apology
― The trio of men who made worldwide news earlier this month for their lewd Ghibli Park selfies issued an apology to Aichi Governor Hideaki Ōmura last week. Photos of them touching the breasts of the female character statues and photographing the inside of their skirts had been circulating on Twitter. Ōmura revealed at a Friday press confence that th...
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The tale of outcasts #12 [rate]
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By the Grace of the Gods #12 [rate]
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Migi & Dali TV Anime's 2nd Teaser Lists Updated Staff, Fall Premiere (Updated)
Shun Horie, Ayumu Murase star in mystery anime from Geek Toys
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Nami Sano's Migi & Dali (Migi to Dali) manga debuted the second teaser promotional video and the main key visual on Sunday. The teaser lists the anime's updated staff and studio lineup, as well as its Fall 2023 premiere. The new teaser reports that Mankyū is serving as sound direct...
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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #293 [rate]
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Liar Liar Anime's 2nd Promo Video Streamed
Anime based on light novel series will premiere in July
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Haruki Kuō's Liar Liar (not related to Renjuro Kindaichi's Liar x Liar manga) light novel series revealed a second promotional video on Sunday. The anime will premiere in July on the TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, and Sun TV channels. Previously announced cast members include: Genta Nakamura as Hiroto Shinoha...
Final Fantasy XVI Game's Teaser Trailer Highlights Valisthea
Game launches for PS5 on June 22
― The official Twitter account for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI role-playing game began streaming a teaser trailer on Saturday. The trailer highlights the game's world of Valisthea. Introducing a closer look at the world of Valisthea in Final Fantasy XVI. #FF16 pic.twitter.com/ezqxe35Co1— FINAL FANTASY XVI (@finalfantasyxvi) March 25, 2023 The game's Japanese cast ...
Dark Gathering Anime's Video Reveals July Premiere Date
Yū Sasahara, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kana Hanazawa, Rina Kawaguchi star in horror anime
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Kenichi Kondo's Dark Gathering manga began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Sunday. The video highlights the characters and the horror scenes, and reveals the anime's July premiere date. The anime stars Yū Sasahara as Yayoi Hо̄zuki, Nobunaga ...
My Happy Marriage Anime Unveils New 'Visual Image' Video, Theme Song Artists
Riria. performs opening song, Kashitarō Itō performs ending song for July anime
― Kadokawa revealed a new visual, a new "visual image" video, and the theme song artists for the television anime of writer Akumi Agitogi and illustrator Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series on Sunday. Riria. performs the anime's opening theme song "Anata no Soba ni" (By ...
I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Anime Reveals New Promo Video, Ending Theme Artist
Shikao Suga performs ending theme for series premiering on April 6
― The staff for the anime of writer Miku and illustrator Rein Kuwashima's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru) light novel series revealed a new promotional video for the series. The staff also revealed that Shikao Suga is performing the the ending theme song "...
The [email protected] Million Live! Anime Posts Character Introduction Video
Ad for October TV anime also posted
― The official YouTube channel for The [email protected] franchise began streaming a character introduction video and a new commercial for the television anime of The [email protected] Million Live! franchise on Saturday. The video features the characters Kotori Otonashi and the new 765 Productions idol producer introducing the anime's characters. Genta Nakamura plays the new id...
High Card Anime Gets 2nd Season
Teaser visual revealed
― The High Card special stage panel at AnimeJapan 2023 announced on Sunday that the poker-themed anime is getting a second season, and revealed a teaser visual. The anime premiered on the AT-X channel on January 9, then on Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11. The anime's 12th episode will air on Monday. Kadokawa describes the story: After discovering that his orphan...
Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha Anime Unveils New Video, Visual, Staff
Romcom series premieres this summer
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Okemaru's Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha (The Dreaming Man is a Realist) light novel series unveiled a new promotional video and visual for the anime on Sunday. The video reveals additional staff members for the anime. The additional staff members include: Prop Designer: Shigeyuki Koresawa, Tom (bot...
KamiKatsu Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members
Rin Kurusu, Mutsumi Tamura join cast
― The staff for KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, the television anime of Aoi Akashiro and Sonshō Hangetsuban's Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudō (What God Does in a World Without Gods) manga, revealed two more cast members for the anime on Sunday. The new cast members include: Rin Kurusu as Cyan Mutsumi Tamura as Kai Previously announced cast member...
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Anime's Sequel Series Video Reveals New Cast Member, July Premiere
Madoka Asahina joins cast Acieth Alla
― The official website for The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (with two exclamation points), the second anime season based on Satoshi Wagahara's The Devil Is a Part-Timer! light novel series, began streaming a new promotional video for the anime's sequel on Monday. The video reveals the sequel's July television premiere, as well as additional cast and returning staff. Th...
Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, October Debut
Visual, video also revealed
― A stage presentation for the The Seven Deadly SIns franchise at the AnimeJapan 2023 event on Sunday revealed a second teaser promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Mokushiroku no Yon-kishi) sequel manga. The video reveals that the anime will premiere in October on TBS and its affilia...
Sailor Moon Cosmos Anime Films' 2nd Trailer Teases Climactic Battle
SuperS/Sailor Stars anime's YouTube streaming, Song Collection, TikTok account also announced
― The AnimeJapan 2023 special stage panel for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie, the two-part anime film project adapting the final "Shadow Galactica" arc of Naoko Takeuchi's original Sailor Moon manga, debuted the films' second trailer on Sunday. Sailor Moon voice actress Kotono Mitsuishi also an...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film Reveals June 23 Debut in New Promo Video
Main visual also revealed
― A stage presentation at the AnimeJapan 2023 event revealed a new trailer on Sunday for the new sequel anime film project based on Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series. The video previews the first of the two projects, the Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out film, and also reveals that the film will open in Japan on June 23. The staff also rev...
