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We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and That's When Things Got Weird! GN 1
Whether or not the idea of a nearly forty-year-old dating a teenager makes you squirm is still likely to be a deciding factor as to whether you want to pick up this book, however.
― With a title that rivals those of many light novels in length and a reincarnation plotline, it would be very easy to make assumptions about Hato Hachiya's We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and that's When Things Got Weird...
Inside Mari GN 1
Inside Mari begins by locking the reader inside the psyche of Isao as he recounts his depressive descent from bright-eyed college student to disheveled shut-in, and in a deeply unsettling sequence, shows us the twisted knot of emotional projection that leads to him stalking his “angel” as a nightly ritual.
― Shuzo Oshimi is a name synonymous with taboo. His most well-known work, The Flowers of Evil, ...
Val x Love BR
Overall, the main problem with Val x Love is that it lets Takuma wallow in his pathetic state for much too long and allows him little room for incremental improvement.
― NOTE: The spelling “Einheijer” used in this review for Einherjar was chosen to be consistent with Sentai's subtitles. This Fall 2019 manga adaptation is what I call a “forced harem” series, as it forces the harem situation through ob...
Shin-Ei Animation's Idolls! TV Anime Announces January 8 Debut in Promo Video
Main cast sings both opening & ending in 3D anime created with motion capture
― The official website for Idolls!, the new television anime from Shin-Ei Animation and voice talent agency 81 Produce, posted a promotional video and main visual on Saturday. The video previews the opening theme song "We Are The One!" by the four main cast members and announces that the anime will premiere on the BS Asahi ...
Keaton Yamada Steps Down as Chibi Maruko-chan Anime's Narrator in March 2021
Yamada has voiced narrator role since anime premiered in 1990
― Fuji TV revealed on Saturday that Keaton Yamada, who voices the narrator for the Chibi Maruko-chan anime, will step down from the role in March 2021. The last episode featuring his voice will air on March 28. Yamada (75) has been voicing the narrator for the anime since it first aired in 1990. Yamada himself made the request to step down...
2nd Fate/Grand Order Anime Film Slated for Next Spring
― On Saturday, the official website for the Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (Fate/Grand Order Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki Camelot) film project posted the Spring 2021 opening and teaser visual for the second film, Paladin: Agateram. The first film, Wandering: Agateram, opened on Saturday. The first film had been delayed from its August 15 opening, due to the effects of ...
Code Geass Franchise Gets New Anime Series, Smartphone Game
Sacred Seven's Yoshimitsu Ohashi directs Code Geass: Z of the Recapture anime
― The live-streamed unveiling event for new Code Geass projects announced a new anime series and a new smartphone game on Saturday (December 5 or Lelouch's birthday). Yoshimitsu Ohashi (Amnesia, Galaxy Angel, Sacred Seven) is directing the new Gode Geass: Z of the Recapture (Dakkan no Zetto) anime series, and Noboru Kimura ...
Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service Creators Eiji Ohtsuka, Hosui Yamazaki Launch New Manga
New series centers on mysterious boy in Bakumatsu era
― The January 2021 issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Friday that storywriter Eiji Ohtsuka and artist Hosui Yamazaki will launch a new manga titled Kudan no Pistol in the magazine's February issue, which will ship on January 4. The manga takes place in the tumultuous Bakumatsu era, in the final years of the Edo period. The manga ce...
Crunchyroll Streams 'Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God' Anime
Company streams anime on December 6
― Crunchyroll announced on its website on Saturday that it will stream the anime of yuka's Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God (Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami) characters from December 6. The company will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Crunchyroll describes the...
Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking
What Did You Eat Yesterday?, SPY×FAMILY, One Piece, Do not say mystery round out top 5
― The January 2021 issue of Kadokawa Media Factory's book and manga news magazine Da Vinci unveiled its 20th annual "Book of the Year" lists on Friday. The magazine's comic rankings of the top 50 titles are: 1. Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Volumes 1-23) 2. Fumi Yoshinaga's What Did You Eat Yes...
Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne Game's Video Reveals English Cast
Game for PS4, Switch, Steam launches in late January in Japan, N. America, Europe
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming an English version of the second character trailer for the Re:ZERO - Starting Life in Another World: The Prophecy of the Throne (Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu - Itsuwari no Ōsen Kōho) game for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on Friday. The video reveals the E...
My Hero Academia Ranks at #1 on U.S. Monthly BookScan November List
16 manga volumes including Haikyu!!, Demon Slayer, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Tokyo Ghoul,Uzumaki, Berserk rank in top 20
― Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 1 ranked at #1 on NPD BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for November. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 1 #2 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 2 #4 — ...
Deadpool: Samurai Manga Launches on Shonen Jump+ on December 10
Sanshirō Kasama, Hikaru Uesugi previously published 1-shot last year about Marvel hero
― Shueisha and Marvel Comics revealed at the Tokyo Comic Con 2020 online event on Saturday that Sanshirō Kasama and Hikaru Uesugi (Tsugihagi Quest) will launch a Deadpool: Samurai manga on the Shonen Jump+ app and website on December 10. The duo previously published a one-shot in October 2019 under the same title o...
Otherside Picnic Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, January 4 Premiere
Yumiri Hanamori, Ai Kayano star in sci-fi yuri series animated by Liden Films, Felix Film
― The official website for the television anime of Iori Miyazawa's Otherside Picnic (Urasekai Picnic) science fiction yuri novel series revealed on Saturday that the anime will premiere on January 4. The anime will air on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11, and AT-X in Japan. The site also revealed that ChiCO with HoneyWor...
Valkyria Chronicles 4 Complete Edition Launches on Stadia on December 8
Complete Edition includes high-difficulty maps, new story content
― SEGA announced on Thursday that the Complete Edition of its Valkyria Chronicles 4 game will release on Google Stadia on December 8. The company streamed a video for the Stadia release. The Complete Edition will include all bonus content released for the game. It features add-on missions including high-difficulty maps and new story co...
Neptunia ReVerse Game Gets Western Release on PS5 in 2021
RPG launches in Japan on December 17
― Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that it will release Compile Heart's Go! Go! 5 Jiden Game Neptune re★Verse, the first Neptunia franchise game for the PlayStation 5, in the West. The game will launch physically and digitally in 2021 under the title Neptunia ReVerse. The game will have Japanese and English voiceovers and English text. The game wil...
Seven Seas Licenses 12 Manga Including Lupin III Compilation, Seaside Stranger, Pompo: The Cinéphile
Also: Great Pretender, Bloom Into You Anthology licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced 12 manga licenses on Friday. The manga will debut in either July 2021, August 2021, September 2021, or November 2021. All the manga will have print and digital releases. Title: Lupin III (Lupin the 3rd): Greatest Heists – The Classic Manga Collection Author: Monkey Punch Debut Date: November 2021 (hardcover ...
One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 Game's Video Previews Kin'emon
Character will launch this winter as part of "Character Pack 3" DLC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a promotional video for its One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 game for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on Friday. The video previews Kin'emon, the game's seventh playable DLC character. Kin'emon will join the game as part of the "Character Pack 3" that will launch ...
Ascendance of a Bookworm, My Next Life as a Villainess, Reincarnated as a Slime, Re:ZERO Top Global BookWalker Sales
Yet none could take first place from this two volume BL title...
― Manga and light novel e-book store BOOKWALKER released the list of its top-selling series for 2020. While much of the top 10 is filled with popular light novels with anime adaptations, first place went to the BL manga You Are My Princess (Kimi wa Boku no Ohimesama) by Hiroto Kujirada. The two-volume adult series is fully voiced and fo...
Godzilla vs. Kong to Release on HBO Max on Same Day as Theatrical Release
17 other films slated for simultaneous online, theatrical releases
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday that Warners Brothers will release the Godzilla vs. Kong film along with 17 other films in its 2021 slate on HBO Max on the same day as the films' theatrical releases. The films slated for simultaneous online and theatrical releases will also include Wonder Woman ...
Sōkō Musume Senki TV Anime's Promo Video Highlights Yui
Series featuring female characters clad in parts from Little Battlers eXperience robots premieres on January 6
― The official website for the Sōkō Musume Senki television anime began streaming a character promotional video highlighting Yui on Friday. The website streamed a character promotional video for Riko last week. The anime will premiere on January 6 and will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS. The...
hololive Virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora Gets Special Label for Her Favored Liquor
Hidamari Sketch's Ume Aoki draws illustration for Hyakunen Umeshu sweet plum wine
― hololive Virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora has praised the Hyakunen Umeshu variety of umeshu (sweet plum wine) on her livestreams before, and now she's getting her own special Hyakunen Umeshu label. Hidamari Sketch creator and Puella Magi Madoka Magica character designer Ume Aoki drew the art. According to liquor company ...
I★CHU Idol Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, More Staff, January 6 Premiere
Video previews idol groups Pop'N Star, RE:BERSERK, Lancelot
― The official website for I★CHU: Halfway Through The Idol, the television anime of Liber Entertainment Inc.'s I★CHU smartphone game, revealed on Friday the second promotional video, additional staff, and the January 6 premiere date. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX on January 6 at 11:00 p.m., and it will then air on BS11 on January 10. The ...
We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and That's When Things Got Weird! GN 1
Whether or not the idea of a nearly forty-year-old dating a teenager makes you squirm is still likely to be a deciding factor as to whether you want to pick up this book, however.
― With a title that rivals those of many light novels in length and a reincarnation plotline, it would be very easy to make assumptions about Hato Hachiya's We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and that's When Things Got Weird...
Funimation Announces Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina Anime's English Dub, Cast
Amber Lee Connors stars in English dub, which premiered on Friday
― Funimation announced on Thursday an English dub for the television anime of Jougi Shiraishi's Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina (Majo no Tabitabi) light novel series. The company revealed the cast for the dub, which began streaming on Friday. The cast includes: Amber Lee Connors as Elaina Jad Saxton as Fran Morgan Lauré as Elai...
2020 Japanese Buzzwords Show COVID-19's Influence on Activities, Entertainment
It's impossible to ignore the effects of the COVID-19 virus around the world, and Japan is no exception.
― It's impossible to ignore the effects of the COVID-19 virus around the world, and Japan is no exception. Politics and everyday life were forever changed this year from the canceling of large scale events like 2020 Olympic Games to the work-life shake-ups as the world tried to get the spread unde...
Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina ‒ Episode 10
Wandering Witch has, if nothing else, consistently managed to defy my expectations. When I think it's going to be a vibrant adventure series it shows up with questionable parables about moral relativism. When I start getting used to that it dumps a bucket of comedic nonsense at my feet. And after all my goodwill was slaughtered by a cackling nine-year-old who feasts on blood, the show sees fit to...
Deadline: Oscar Isaac to Play Solid Snake in Metal Gear Solid Film
Jordan Vogt-Roberts directs film at Sony Pictures
― Entertainment website Deadline reported on Friday that Oscar Isaac will play Solid Snake in Sony Pictures' live-action film adaptation of the Metal Gear Solid video game series. The website added, "a production start date is still unknown but [Isaac's] involvement makes this property a high priority for the studio going forward." Isaac posted a fan ...
Tokyo Babylon 2021 Anime's Staff Apologizes for Referencing Costume Designs Without Permission
Character costumes mirror Korean girl group member, Volks doll
― The official website for Studio GoHands' Tokyo Babylon 2021 television anime posted on Friday an apology from the anime's staff for referencing costume designs for two characters from other sources without permission. The designs appeared in a visual and character design illustrations. The staff has removed all images and videos from th...
'Selection Project' Idol Reality Show Project Gets TV Anime in 2021
Teaser reveals characters, staff for Doga Kobo anime
― Kadokawa announced on Friday a new television anime titled Selection Project that will premiere in 2021 as part of its "Idol x Audition x Reality Show" multimedia project of the same name. The project's website posted a teaser promotional video, a key visual, and the main staff. The video and key visual introduce the characters (from left to righ...
CyberAgent, DMM Games Unveil '1st Girls' Ice Hockey Anime,' Pride of Orange
TV anime, game in the works for 2021
― CyberAgent's CAAnimation label and DMM Games (Kan Colle, Touken Ranbu) unveiled their mixed-media project PuraOre! ~Pride of Orange~, which includes "the first girls' ice hockey anime ever," on Friday. The project has a television anime and a game in the works for next year. The project's Twitter account is announcing the cast members one by one between now and ...
Cautious Hero Author's Kyūkyoku Shinka Shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu Yorimo Kuso-Gee Dattara Light Novel Gets TV Anime
ENGI animates April show about high school boy in VR RPG that is worst than reality itself
― A website opened on Friday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Light Tuchihi's light novel Kyūkyoku Shinka Shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu Yorimo Kuso-Gee Dattara (What If the Ultimate in Fully Immersive VR RPGs Was a Crappier Game Than Reality Itself) will premiere next April. The story follows...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 23-29
Lupin III THE FIRST earned 9.1% rating, Friday Super Animeism block at #10
― Lupin III THE FIRST aired on NTV on Friday, November 27 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 9.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV November 29 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 10.7 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV November 29 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 7.9 Detective Conan NTV November 28 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 7.0 Ya...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, November 23-29
Momotaro Dentetsu, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity stay at #1, #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: November 23-29 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwMomotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Konami November 19 126,729 472,426 2NSwHyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Koei Tecmo Games November 20 40,667 213,882 3NSwRing Fit Adventure Nintendo October 18, 2019 36,019 1,...
Spice & Wolf VR 2 Anime's English-subtitled Promo Video Streamed
Sequel VR anime launches on Oculus, Steam on December 10 with releases planned for PSVR, Switch
― Spicy Tails began streaming an English-subtitled promotional video on Friday for Spice & Wolf VR 2, its sequel to the virtual reality anime based on Isuna Hasekura's Spice & Wolf novels. The anime will be compatible with PlayStation VR, PC via Steam, Nintendo Switch, Oculus Rift, and Oculus Go. The relea...
Mamoru Oshii's VladLove Anime's 'Mai Version' Opening Sequence Streamed
Lovebites perform theme song for anime premiering on December 18
― The official YouTube channel for Ichigo Animation and Mamoru Oshii's new anime series VladLove began streaming the "Mai version" of its opening theme sequence on Friday. The video features Lovebites' theme song "Winds of Transylvania." The anime's first episode will have a "special version" that will debut on the anime's official YouT...
New Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Film's Trailer Previews Anly's Theme Song
2nd film in franchise featuring 2 stories premieres on January 16
― The official website for Natsume Yujin-cho: Ishi Okoshi to Ayashiki Raihōsha (Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor), the new anime in the Natsume's Book of Friends franchise, began streaming the film's trailer on Friday. The video previews Anly's theme song "Seishun ~Star Wink~." 🎬「 #夏目友人帳 石起こしと怪しき来訪者」\✨...
Nao Emoto Draws Manga of NisiOisin's Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka Novels
Manga launches in April 2021
― The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator Nao Emoto will launch a manga adaptation of author NisiOisin's Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka (The New Orthodox Magical Girl Risuka) novels in the magazine's May 2021 issue in April. The novels are set in world where Nagasaki prefecture on the island of Kyushu is...
Sailor Moon Eternal Anime Films' New Video Previews Transformation Sequence for 6 Guardians
1st film in 2-film project opens on January 8
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise began streaming a new video on Friday for the two-part Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal (Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The MOVIE) anime film project. The video features a transformation sequence for the six Sailor Guardians. The website also revealed a second visual for the first film on Novemb...
True Cooking Master Boy Anime's Sequel Reveals Promo Video, January 11 Debut
Aika Kobayashi, Humbreaders perform themes for sequel series
― The official website for True Cooking Master Boy, the television anime of Etsushi Ogawa's Shin Chūka Ichiban! sequel manga series, began streaming a promotional video for the show's sequel on Friday. The video reveals that the show will premiere on January 11 on Tokyo MX and MBS, and on January 13 on BS-NTV. The video also previews the sh...
Pony Canyon Listed as Registering 'Anime-PlatinumEnd.com' Domain
― Pony Canyon Inc. is listed as registering the "Anime-PlatinumEnd.com" domain name on Wednesday. Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba (Death Note, Bakuman) launched the Platinum End manga in Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine in November 2015. Shueisha published the 13th volume in Japan on September 4. Viz Media has been publishing the manga simultaneously in English digitally since the manga's launch. The com...
Batman Ninja's Stage Play Delayed to October 2021
Stage play was originally slated to open this year
― A presentation at the Tokyo Comic Con 2020 online event revealed on Friday that the previously announced stage play adaptation of the Batman Ninja anime will now open in Tokyo in October 2021. The play will run from October 1 through December 5, 2021 at the Ikebukuro Theater Mixa. The play is titled Batman Ninja The Show. Takeshi Nadagi will play J...
Antique Bakery Manga Gets Live-Action Thai Show
Fumi Yoshinaga's manga previously inspired 2008 TV anime, 2001 live-action Japanese series, 2009 Korean film
― Thai television production company GMMTV announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation based on Fumi Yoshinaga's Antique Bakery (Seiyō Kottō Yōgashiten) manga titled Baker Boys. The series will premiere in 2021. The show will star Thanat Lowkhunsombat as Poon (Keii...
Moriarty the Patriot Anime Casts Hiroki Yasumoto as Mycroft Holmes
Show about classic Holmes antagonist Moriarty premiered on October 11
― The official website for the television anime of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga revealed on Friday that Hiroki Yasumoto will join the anime's cast as Mycroft Holmes, Sherlock Holmes' older brother. The anime premiered on October 11, and will have 24 episodes. The second half ...
Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui Anime's Video Reveals Cast, April 2021 Premiere
Yurie Kozakai, Toshiyuki Toyonaga star in age-gap romantic comedy
― The official website for the television anime of Mogusu's Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui (It's Disgusting to Call This Love) "age-gap romantic comedy" manga series began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video reveals the anime's cast and April 2021 premiere date. The site also unveiled a new visual. The...
Sanrio's Mewkledreamy Anime Gets New Season Titled Mewkledreamy Mix!
1st season premiered on April 5
― Sanrio announced during its "Sanrio Thanks Party 2020" event on Friday that the television anime of Sanrio's Mewkledreamy character line will get a new season titled Mewkledreamy Mix!. Sanrio did not announce any other details for the anime. The first season premiered in Japan on April 5, but then delayed new episodes starting on May 3 due to the effects of the new c...
Seven Seas Licenses 5 Mature Manga for Ghost Ship Imprint
Call Girl in Another World, Booty Royale, Shiori's Diary, more licensed for next year
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Thursday that it has licensed five manga for its Ghost Ship mature imprint: Masahiro Morio's Call Girl in Another World, Rui Takatō's Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight!, Tsuya Tsuya's Shiori's Diary, Minoru Mitsuba's Devilish Darlings Portal Fantasy, and Erefante Kae...
Mangamo Service Inks Deal With Dark Horse, Adds Lone Wolf and Cub, Appleseed Manga
Both manga available on app this month, with more titles planned
― Mangamo co-founder and executive editor Dallas Middaugh revealed during an ANN Connect session on Thursday that Mangamo has entered into a licensing deal with Dark Horse Comics to offer the Lone Wolf and Cub and Appleseed manga, alongside American comics such as Hellboy and Usagi Yojimbo. Lone Wolf and Cub and Appleseed will be availa...
ANN Connect: Mangamo - Live Now
The ANN Connect: Mangamo session is live right now. Join us.
― Welcome to Anime News Network Connect! A collaboration between ANN and Anime NYC, ANN Connect is a new way to bring anime fans, anime creators, and the anime industry together during a time when we're all physically remote. Across this summer and fall, ANN Connect will present anime premieres, in-depth interviews with voice actors and cr...
The Promised Neverland Anime Season 2 Casts Shin'ichirō Kamio, Atsumi Tanezaki
Kamio plays Sonju, Tanezaki plays Mujika in January 7 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga announced two more cast members for the anime's second season on Friday. Shin'ichirō Kamio joins the cast as the new character Sonju, while Atsumi Tanezaki joins as Mujika. The second season will premiere on Fuji-TV's Noitamina pro...
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin 'Final Chapter' Films' Teaser Reveals April, June 2021 Openings
Films were slated for June, August this year before COVID-19 delay
― The official website for the 'final chapter' films in the live-action film series based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga posted a teaser trailer for both films on Friday. The trailer reveals that Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final, the first of the two films, will open in Japan on April 23 next year, while Rurouni Kenshi...
Crunchyroll Adds Yamibo Anime to Catalog
Series debuts for premium members today
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added the Yamibo - Darkness, the Hat, and the Travelers of the Books anime to its catalog. The series will debut for premium members in the United States and Canada on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. EST. The anime will then launch for free members on January 1. Crunchyroll describes the story: Hazuki is a high-school stude...
Tatsuya Shows Off His Magic Tricks at Irregular at Magic High School Popup Store
The Irregular at Magic High School anime is going to get popup stores at various Loft stores in Japan starting from next month. Just for the occasion, protagonist Tatsuya and his sister Miyuki have stepped out of their school uniforms for a magic routine. The shop will open on the 5th floor of Umeda Loft from December 2 to 16; on the 6th floor of Shibuya Loft from December 26 to January 11; and in...
The King of Fighters XV Game Teases Reveal Trailer for January 7
Producer, creative director preview characters Kyo, Benimaru, Shun'ei in video
― SNK announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the reveal trailer for The King of Fighters XV game on January 7. IGN began streaming a trailer for the announcement on Thursday: In the video, producer Yasuyuki Oda and creative director Eisuke Ogura tease the game and preview the characters Kyo, Benimaru, and Shun'...
On-Gaku: Our Sound Anime Film's New English-subtitled Trailer Streamed
Film screens in N. America on December 11
― GKIDS began streaming on Thursday a new trailer for Kenji Iwaisawa's On-Gaku: Our Sound, the anime film adaptation of Hiroyuki Ohashi's "Ongaku" manga. The company will screen the film in theaters in North America on December 11. The film will screen in 24 cities. GKIDS describes the film: When you're a bored teenager looking for thrills, sometimes the only...
Junji Ito Manga Gets Spooky Reading by Professional Storyteller Junji Inagawa
The reading will be free to watch and hosted on Asahi Shimbun's Arts & Culture channel on December 11.
― Professional ghost story teller Junji Inagawa will hold a reading of Junji Ito's short horror story Back Alley on YouTube on December 11. The reading will be free to watch and hosted on Asahi Shimbun's Arts & Culture channel on December 11 at 8:00 pm JT. The event is the product of a successful cr...
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU ‒ Episode 10
Higurashi has never shied away from gruesome and psychological horror, but Satoko's arc hits different.
Aksys Games Announces Olympia Soirée, Dairoku: Ayakashimori, Variable Barricade Games for 2021
Visual novels to debut for Switch in English
― Aksys Games announced on Tuesday that it will release three new Idea Factory visual novels in English. The Olympia Soirée, Dairoku: Ayakashimori, and Variable Barricade otome games will release for the Nintendo Switch in 2021. Olympia Soirée shipped for the Switch in Japan on April 16. Aksys Games describes the visual novel: One of the last of her clan, ...
Inside Mari GN 1
Inside Mari begins by locking the reader inside the psyche of Isao as he recounts his depressive descent from bright-eyed college student to disheveled shut-in, and in a deeply unsettling sequence, shows us the twisted knot of emotional projection that leads to him stalking his “angel” as a nightly ritual.
― Shuzo Oshimi is a name synonymous with taboo. His most well-known work, The Flowers of Evil, ...
Kaichi Satō: 'Samurai & Shogun' Short for Rick and Morty Animated Series Has Planned Sequel
Studio DEEN's 5-minute short for Rick and Morty series debuted in March
― Kaichi Sato revealed in an interview with Otaku USA magazine that there is a planned sequel to Studio DEEN's five-minute "Samurai & Shogun" animated short for the Rick and Morty animated television series. Sato added that he has a number of ideas that he would like to make happen, and that he would like to someday implement his...
Katsuhiro Otomo, Shoji Kawamori, More Honor Designer Syd Mead in December
Acclaimed designer, illustrator, and artist Syd Mead will be honored at a symposium with featured hosts Katsuhiro Otomo, Shoji Kawamori, Naoyuki Kato, Shinji Higuchi, Shigeru Watanabe, Takashi Shimizu, Yutaka Izubuchi, Kazutaka Miyatake, and Masao Ueda. The event will mark the first anniversary of Mead's passing and include commentary of his lifetime of work from behind-the-scenes and mechanical s...
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear ‒ Episode 9
This makes the series safe and tension free. To some, that may make this the perfect show to relax to. To others, however, it's just plain boring.
Popin Q Project to Launch Crowdfunding for New Novel, Anime Promo Video
Senya Mihagi to write novel set after film's story; Naoki Miyahara to direct video
― The official Twitter account for Toei Animation's Popin Q anime film announced on Thursday that the franchise will launch a new crowdfunding project for a new full-length novel and anime promotional video on December 7. The staff opened a Campfire crowdfunding page for the project, titled "project20," and it aims to ...
Manga Planet Licenses 11 Manga from Shodensha Publishing
Titles include Teiji ni Agaretara, Madoka no Himitsu, more
― Manga Planet announced on Tuesday that it has licensed 11 josei manga titles from Shodensha Publishing. The titles are: Teiji ni Agaretara by Ayu Inui Madoka no Himitsu by Deme Kingyobachi Hitogoto Desu Kara! by Yuni Haguchi-san by Qurappe Kimi ga Dokodemo Koi wa Koi by sajimakatana Strawberry Canyon by Hiromi Sakuta Tsuki to Suppin by Yu A...
Crunchyroll Releases Princess Connect! Re:Dive Smartphone Game Worldwide
Game launched in 2018, inspired TV anime in spring 2020, with 2nd season greenlit
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Cygames to release Cygames' Princess Connect! Re:Dive smartphone game worldwide through its Crunchyroll Games brand. Pre-registrations for the game are already available. Crunchyroll did not announce a release date for the game. Cygames announced the game as...
Hetalia World Stars Anime Confirms 6 More Returning Cast Members
Go Inoue, Akira Sasanuma, Atsushi Kousaka, more return for spring 2021 anime
― The January 2021 issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine confirmed six more returning cast members for the new anime of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia World Stars manga on Friday. The newly announced returning cast members are: Go Inoue as Spain Akira Sasanuma as Austria Atsushi Kousaka as Prussia Megumi Takamoto as Seychelles M...
Dolis' Maki Kusumoto Ends London Essay Manga
Kusumoto launched London kara 5-Jikan Inai manga about notable spots 5 hours from London in June
― The January 2021 issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine revealed on November 27 that Maki Kusumoto will end the London kara 5-Jikan Inai (5 Hours From London) essay manga in the magazine's next issue on December 28. Kusumuto launched the manga in Cocohana on June 28. The manga details places of interest ...
'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Soccer Anime Film Reveals More Staff, April 1 Debut
Aika Kobayashi performs film's theme song, TV anime's opening theme
― The January 2021 issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed additional staff members, the theme song artist, and the April 1 premiere date for Eiga Sayonara Watashi no Cramer First Touch, the film part of the anime project for Naoshi Arakawa's Farewell, My Dear Cramer (Sayonara Watashi no Cramer) manga, on Friday. Seiki T...
Mizu Sahara's Okashiratsuki Manga Resumes This Month
Manga about softball player with secret launched in March 2018
― The January 2021 issue of Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine revealed on November 25 that Mizu Sahara's Okashiratsuki manga will resume in the magazine's next issue in December. The manga's third compiled book volume previously revealed in January that the manga is approaching its climax with the fourth volume, which was plann...
Nico Tanigawa's Kaihin Shūgakuin no Shiroiharu Manga Ends
Manga launched in August, ended due to "various circumstances"
― Nico Tanigawa published the final chapter of the Kaihin Shūgakuin no Shiroiharu manga on Wednesday. The announcement noted that Tanigawa ended the manga due to "various circumstances," and asks readers to look forward to Tanigawa's next work. Tanigawa launched the manga in Shogakukan's Manga ONE app on August 26. The manga takes place i...
Yu Yabuuchi Launches New Manga in January
Ao no Iris manga centers on middle schooler who discovers mysterious painting at school
― The January 2021 issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yu Yabuuchi will launch a new manga titled Ao no Iris (Blue Iris) in the magazine's next issue in January. The manga centers on a middle schooler named Airi who is a little bad at studying. She becomes involved in an incident after dis...
Satelight's Sacks&Guns!! Sci-Fi Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff
Newcomer Kanon Amane stars with Hiroki Touchi, Kana Hanazawa, Toshiyuki Toyonaga,
― The official Twitter account for Project Anima announced more cast and staff members for Sacks&Guns!!, Satelight's anime of Nekotarō Inui's Sakugan Labyrinth Marker (Drilling Labyrinth Marker) novel, on Thursday. The account also confirmed the character roles for several of the cast members: Kanon Amane as the heroine...
2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu TV Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Genki Okawa, Kaito Takeda, Sho Nogami join cast for series premiering on January 7
― The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Yukako Kabei's 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu (Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club) light novel series revealed three more cast members on November 26, November 30, and on Thursday for the anime. Genki Okawa as Kohei Tokura Kaito Takeda as Isse...
Sony Reveals Winners of PlayStation Partner Awards 2020
Final Fantasy VII Remake, Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, Persona 5 Royal, 9 more games win awards
― Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) streamed the PlayStation Partner Awards 2020 in Japan on Thursday. Sony changed the title of the awards from the "PlayStation Awards" to the "PlayStation Partner Awards" this year, after the awards celebrated their 25th anniversary last year. Sony has also changed the awar...
Voice Actor Masaya Onosaka Makes Complete Recovery from COVID-19
Onosaka will gradually return to work
― Voice actor Masaya Onosaka's agency Aoni Production announced on Thursday that Onosaka has made a complete recovery from the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Onosaka will gradually return to work while taking into account his physical condition. Aoni Production reported on November 25 that Onosaka tested positive for COVID-19 on November 24. The announcement...
17 Cast Members Perform Mr. Osomatsu 3rd Season Anime's New Ending Theme Song
3rd season continues with 2nd cours in January
― The official Twitter account for the third season of the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) television anime revealed on Thursday that 17 members of the cast under the unit name "Omusubi with Osomatsu-san All Stars" will perform the new ending theme song "Amazing Intelligence ~Kuzu wa Saikō!!!!!!!!!!!!!♡♡△△~" (Scum is the Best) for the anime. The anime's seco...
Marudase Kintarō Event Anime's Trailer Streamed
Anime screens alongside anime of 'Yes, No, or Maybe?' light novel on December 11
― The official website for the BL FES!!-Boys Love Festival!!- project began streaming a teaser video on Thursday for the double-screening anime of Naomi Guren's Marudase Kintarō (Kintarō Bares it All) boys-love manga. The below video may not be safe for work. The website also revealed that Wataru Hatano will play Inukai ...
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Manga's Final Volume Includes Epilogue
24th volume also includes new Blu-ray Disc OVA
― Shueisha is listing that the 24th and final compiled book volume of Tadahiro Miura's Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs (Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san) manga will have a 46-page epilogue story. The volume will ship on Friday. The volume will also ship with a new OVA. The Blu-ray Disc will include two episodes: "Noroware no Kogarashi" (Cursed Kogarashi, adapting...
Funimation Reveals Akudama Drive Anime's English Dub Cast
Daisy Guevara, Macy Anne Johnson, Zeno Robinson, Jonah Scott, more star in dub
― Funimation revealed the English dub cast for the Akudama Drive anime on Wednesday. The cast — under ADR director Brittany Lauda, lead ADR engineer Matt Shipman, ADR scriptwriter Clayton Browning, and ADR script supervisor Tyler Walker — include: Daisy Guevara as Black Cat Zeno Robinson as Brawler Jonah Scott as Courier M...
Silent Hill, Gravity Rush's Keiichirō Toyama Leaves SIE, Founds New Studio
Designers Kazunobu Sato, Junya Okura join Toyama in new Bokeh Game Studio
― Game developer and director Keiichirō Toyama announced on Thursday that he had left Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan Studio alongside colleagues Kazunobu Sato and Junya Okura to found a new game studio named Bokeh Game Studio. The new studio posted a video. Toyama is best known for directing the first Silent Hill game by ...
Nintendo eShop: Spice & Wolf VR 2 Game Debuts for Switch on December 10
― Nintendo's eShop is listing the Spice & Wolf VR 2 game with a December 10 release for the Switch. Steam does not yet list a release date for the game's PC version. Spicy Tails announced the sequel with an included anime in August 2019. The developer teased a new character with "a bushy silver tail." The game is a sequel to the virtual reality anime based on Isuna Hasekura's Spice & Wolf novels. Th...
Panzer Dragoon: Remake Game Launches for Xbox One on December 11
― The official Twitter account for Panzer Dragoon: Remake — Sega and Polish game developer/publisher Forever Entertainment's remake of Sega's Panzer Dragoon game — revealed on Tuesday that the game will launch for the Xbox One on December 11. The game launched on Steam and GOG on September 26, and on PlayStation 4 on September 28. The game launched for the Nintendo Switch on March 26 and for Google...
'Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!' Smartphone Game Gets PC Version in Spring
Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle! Maju Wars gets English release
― Developer Preapp Partners announced on Tuesday that it is developing a PC version of the original Shachō, Battle no Jikan Desu! (Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!) smartphone game, now titled Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle! Maju Wars. The game is slated to launch next spring for PC via Steam in Engli...
Balan Wonderworld Game's Spectacle Trailer Streamed
3D action platformer ships on March 26
― Square Enix began streaming a "spectacle trailer" for its Balan Wonderworld 3D action platforming game on Tuesday. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on March 26, 2021. The game takes place in Wonderworld, the mysterious world of people's hearts. When the balance between positive an...
Deemo -Reborn- Game Gets Switch Version on December 17
Game also launches on iOS, Android on December 17
― Nintendo's website is listing that Rayark Games' Deemo -Reborn-, a new version of the Deemo game compatible with virtual reality devices, will launch for the Nintendo Switch on December 17. The game will also launch for iOS and Android devices on the same day. Sony Music Entertainment announced Deemo -Reborn- for its new game publishing label UNTIES...
Square Enix Offers Permanent Work-From-Home Program
Square Enix is permanently enabling work from home for all its employees from December 1 onwards, establishing it as a "permanent and core program among the working styles it accommodates" instead of a temporary means to prevent infections during the current COVID-19 pandemic. According to Square Enix's press release on the matter, each employee will be designated as either "home-based" (working f...
LiSA's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie Theme Streamed Over 100 Million Times
"Homura's" music video also played over 77 million times on YouTube
― LiSA's new single "Homura," the theme song for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train anime, has been streamed over 100 million times since October 12, according to Billboard Japan's streaming song chart. LiSA's latest single had ranked #1 on Oricon's weekly streaming chart for six consecutive weeks, and is the...
Yuu Watase Plans Arata: The Legend Manga's Remaining Plot
Manga has been on hiatus since 2015 after debuting in 2008
― Manga creator Yuu Watase revealed on Twitter on Tuesday that they were able to solidify the rest of the plot for their Arata: The Legend (Arata Kangatari) manga following a meeting last week. Yuu Watase said "Working to resume Arata: The Legend in the magazine" on their Twitter account on July 27. The manga has been on hiatus for five years...
Golden Kamuy Season 3 ‒ Episode 9
That night, the team makes their move to get Sofia out using cover of darkness and interesting haircuts (because of course).
22/7 Voice Actress Aina Takeda Goes on Hiatus Due to Academic Studies
Takeda to participate in 22/7 idol project activities through December
― The official website for the 22/7 idol project announced on Tuesday that group member Aina Takeda is going on hiatus in order to concentrate on her academic studies. Takeda will not participate in the Mission Paradise special event for the 22/7 television anime on January 11, but she will still be part of project activities unti...
Show by Rock!! Stars!! Anime Premieres on January 7
― The official website for the Show By Rock!! Stars!! television anime announced on Sunday that the series will premiere on Tokyo MX on January 7 at 11:00 p.m. The series will then debut on BS Fuji on January 7 at 25:05 (effectively January 8 at 1:05 a.m.), and on Sun TV on January 8 at 24:30 (effectively January 9 at 12:30 a.m.). The anime will also air on Hokkaido Bunka Hōsō. The anime will featur...
Latest AC-bu Animated Music Video Is a Zany Battlecry Against COVID-19
Experimental rock group Battles released an animated music video last Sunday for the track "Sugar Foot"
― Experimental rock group Battles released an animated music video last Sunday for the track "Sugar Foot" from their album "Juice B Crypts". The video is animated and directed by AC-bu, and depicts a continuously escalating mecha space battle. Like AC-bu's previous music video for DJ Powder, the vi...
Black Clover ‒ Episode 154
Before the training with the Spirit Guardians of the Heart Kingdom can finally get started, one final matter needs to be attended to: the situation of Langris Vaude.
Crunchyroll Adds Boogiepop Phantom Anime to Catalog
Anime debuted in 2000
― Crunchyroll revealed on Monday that it has begun streaming the Boogiepop Phantom anime in the United States and Canada. Crunchyroll describes the story: Five years ago, a string of grisly murders shook the city to its core. Now, panic and terror have returned and this time it has a name: Boogiepop. Everyone knows about Boogiepop: Death incarnate, she stalks the night in search...
Val x Love BR
Overall, the main problem with Val x Love is that it lets Takuma wallow in his pathetic state for much too long and allows him little room for incremental improvement.
― NOTE: The spelling “Einheijer” used in this review for Einherjar was chosen to be consistent with Sentai's subtitles. This Fall 2019 manga adaptation is what I call a “forced harem” series, as it forces the harem situation through ob...
American Booksellers Association Requests Challenge Against Penguin Random House's Upcoming Purchase of Simon & Schuster
ABA says purchase would consolidate power in U.S. book publishing
― The American Booksellers Association (ABA) has asked the Department of Justice to challenge Penguin Random House's upcoming purchase of publishing business Simon & Schuster due to antitrust implications. The ABA expressed concerns that this purchase would lead to a large consolidation of power in the U.S. book publishing industry, wh...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Season 2's Character Video Highlights Yotsuba
Series premieres in January after COVID-19 delay
― TBS began streaming a character video for Gotōbun no Hanayome ∬ (The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬), the series' second anime season, on Wednesday. The video highlights Yotsuba Nakano, the fourth oldest of the five sisters. TBS previously streamed character videos for Ichika, Nino, and Miku. The account will stream a video for the remaining sister nex...
Akio Watanabe Draws Crossover Visual for Grisaia, Higurashi
A crossover illustration between the Grisaia: Phantom Trigger and Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU anime series has been released to commemorate the theatrical opening of Grisaia: Phantom Trigger THE ANIMATION Stargazer. The visual is drawn by Akio Watanabe, the character designer behind both series featured in the crossover as well as the Monogatari series television adaptations. It showcases Tohka...
One Piece ‒ Episode 952
Finding out that Shusui - a sword introduced all the way back in Thriller Bark - has huge plot significance is immensely satisfying in terms of payoff.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Earns Hochi Film Award for Animation
On-Gaku: Our Sound, Violet Evergarden: The Movie also nominated
― The Hochi Shimbun newspaper revealed on Wednesday that the Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime film has won the animation category in the newspaper's 45th Hochi Film Award. The other films (including non-Japanese animated films) nominated in the category include On-Gaku: Our Sound, Doraemon the Movie: Nobita'...
Tomorrow's ANN Connect: Mangamo
Join us tomorrow for a live manga discussion with Mangamo executive editor and co-founder Dallas Middaugh. Audience questions will be answered live.
― Welcome to Anime News Network Connect! A collaboration between ANN and Anime NYC, ANN Connect is a new way to bring anime fans, anime creators, and the anime industry together during a time when we're all physically remote. Across this summer and fall...
1st Fate/Grand Order Anime Film Previewed in Video Before Opening on Saturday
Film promoted with sticker set bonuses, in-game illustrations, ticket bonuses for 2nd film
― On Wednesday, the official Twitter account for the Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot (Fate/Grand Order Shinsei Entaku Ryōiki Camelot) film project began streaming a new promotional video just before the Saturday opening of the first film, Wandering: Agateram. Like the earlier...
New Fate/Grand Order Anime Short to Air in Fate Project's New Year's Eve Special
Ayako Kawasumi, Mafia Kajita, Kana Ueda, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Noriaki Sugiyama to appear in special
― Aniplex announced on Wednesday that Fate Project Ōmisoka TV Special 2020 (Fate Project New Year's Eve TV Special 2020), this year's New Year's television special for the Fate franchise, will air a brand-new Fate/Grand Order anime short. Aniplex previewed the anime with a visual of what appears to be a...
Zetsumetsu Kigu-shun Anime About Endangered Species Unveils More Cast, December 16 Debut
Riho Sugiyama, Ai Kakuma, Haruki Ishiya play otter, sunfish, frog in net anime
― The new anime of the character brand Zetsumetsu Kigu-shun–. (Endangered Species-shun–.) unveiled more cast members, the December 16 premiere date, and a key visual for the anime on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members are: Riho Sugiyama as Rakko-shun, an otter Ai Kakuma as Manbō-shun, an ocean sunfish Haruki Ishiy...
Live-Action Homunculus Film Reveals Cast, Director, April 2 Debut, Netflix Global Streaming
Ju-On's Takashi Shimizu helms psychological horror story starring Gou Ayano
― Booster Project revealed the director, lead cast member, and April 2, 2021 opening date for the live-action film of Hideo Yamamoto's Homunculus manga on Wednesday. Gou Ayano (seen in costume below) plays the film's protagonist. Takashi Shimizu, the creator of the Ju-On horror film franchise, is directing the film. In additi...
Hacker Gets Prison Sentence for Nintendo Information Leak, Child Porn Possession
Ryan Hernandez leaked pre-launch details on Switch console in 2016, other proprietary info in 2018-2019
― The United States Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that the District Court in Seattle has sentenced 21-year-old Ryan Hernandez to three years in prison for crimes related to hacking and possession of child pornography, with seven years of supervised release following prison, and a requi...
24th Detective Conan Film Rescheduled for April 16 After COVID-19 Delay
Originally slated for April 17 this year
― Toho posted a trailer on Wednesday to reveal that the Meitantei Conan: Hiiro no Dangan (Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet) film will now open in Japan on April 16, 2021. The film was delayed from its original date of April 17, 2020 due to concerns about the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), and Toho later announced the film's new opening date of April 20...
Funimation Debuts One Piece TV Series on Blu-ray Disc With Season 11
Funimation announced on Tuesday that it will release Season 11 Voyage One (episodes 629-641) of the One Piece television anime series on Blu-ray Disc. This is the first Blu-ray Disc release for the main television series. (Funimation previously released One Piece films and television specials on Blu-ray Disc.) Funimation has not announced a release date for the home video release. The release will...
Kakegurui Twins Spinoff Manga Gets Live-Action Series in 2021
Aoi Morikawa returns as lead Mary Saotome in prequel
― Square Enix revealed on Wednesday that Katsura Saiki's Kakegurui Twins manga spinoff is inspiring a live-action television series that will premiere in 2021. Aoi Morikawa (seen in costume below) will return from the previous live-action Kakegurui adaptations to reprise her role as Mary Saotome, the main character of the spinoff manga. Tsutomu Han...
New Haruhi Novel Gets Reprint Within Two Days of Its Release
The "emergency reprint" is already underway!
― The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya, the latest entry in author Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrator Noizi Ito's The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya novel series, is selling out so fast that a reprint was already announced merely two days after the novel's release in Japan on November 25. The official Twitter account for the franchise revealed on November 27 that ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 29-December 5
Violet Evergarden I: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll, Outburst Dreamer Boys anime; Kingdom Hearts III, Eniale & Dewiela manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Ajin: Demi-Human OAD Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$29.98 December 1 Angels of Death Essentials BDCite Funimation US$29.98 December 1 Double Decker! Doug & Kirill Essentials BDAnimeNewsNetwork Funimat...
Dokaben Baseball Manga Creator Shinji Mizushima Retires
Mizushima's Dokaben series debuted in 1972, ended in 2018
― Mizushima Production, the talent agency of manga creator Shinji Mizushima (Dokaben), announced that Mizushima retired on Tuesday. Mizushima stated, "I have been working hard for 63 years up until today, but now I have decided to retire. I pray from the bottom of my heart for development in the worlds of manga and baseball." Mizushima's Dokab...
The New York Times Names Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! One of 2020's Best Shows
Also listed on The Best International Shows of 2020 list
― The New York Times' "Best TV Shows of 2020" includes media that both premiered and ended this year, everything from critically acclaimed dramas like Better Call Saul to laugh-out-loud comedies including What We Do in the Shadows. Included twice on James Poniewozik, Mike Hale and Margaret Lyons' list is Masaaki Yuasa's anime series Keep Your H...
Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima to Draw Scene From NisiOisin Magical Girl Risuka Novel
Novel's 4th and final novel will ship on December 9
― Monogatari author NisiOisin's Shin Honkaku Mahō Shōjo Risuka series will be releasing its fourth and final volume on December 9. To commemorate the occasion, Fairy Tail and Edens Zero creator Hiro Mashima will draw a scene from volume 1. More information will be released at a later date. Mashima has previously contributed an end card illustration ...
Talentless Nana ‒ Episode 9
To kick things off, the resolution to last week's cliffhanger turns out to be more exquisitely convoluted than anything my high expectations could have anticipated.
Sentai Filmworks Unveils Chidori RSC Anime's English Dub Cast
Video clip previews dub starring Brittney Karbowski, Juliet Simmons, Patricia Duran, Genevieve Simmons
― Sentai Filmworks unveiled on Monday the English dub cast for Chidori RSC, the television anime of Akki Sarumi's Rifle is Beautiful four-panel manga. The company began streaming an English dub video clip: The cast includes: Brittney Karbowski as Hikari Juliet Simmons as Izumi Patricia Duran as Erik...
Retailer Lists Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 Game for Switch
Game based on upcoming remake film listed with March 5 launch
― Retailer Rakuten is listing a game by FuRyu titled Doraemon: Nobita no Little Star Wars 2021 for the Nintendo Switch with a release date of March 5. The retailer describes the title as a party game with minigames for up to four players. The 41st film in the Doraemon franchise is titled Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Little Star Wars (Nobita's ...
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle ‒ Episode 9
At the end of the day, all the demons' efforts give them are bruised feelings, damaged dignity, and a princess with a terrible new trick up her sleeve.
Makoto Shinkai Reacts to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Beating His Films at the Box Office
Mugen Train is now second highest-earning film of all time in Japan
― Last Tuesday, it was reported that the Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime had outsold Makoto Shinkai's your name. in Japan's box office. Shinkai himself has reacted to this new development by tweeting: "Whoa, already?! (laughs) As frustrating as that may be for me, the fact that records are constantly ge...
Eve Releases Full Music Video for Jujutsu Kaisen Opening Theme
Jujutsu Kaisen opening theme song artist Eve released the full music video of the anime's opening song on his YouTube channel last Friday. The music video, titled "Kaikai Kitan," is edited with clips from the anime. The music video was directed by Yuichiro Saeki. Shuji Hirai (dep Management) was the motion graphic designer, and ZUMA was the lyric designer. Mizuki Numata (THINKR) was the producer. ...
The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc ‒ Episode 9
This episode has a major problem—major character decisions are dictated by upcoming plot points rather than the characters' established motivations and personalities. Or to put it another way, it's horribly contrived.
Healin' Good Precure Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Staff, Visual
Eiga Healin' Good ♥ Precure Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo! Daihenshin!! premieres on March 20
― The official website for Eiga Healin' Good ♥ Precure Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo! Daihenshin!!, the Precure franchise's newest film, unveiled a trailer, staff, and a visual on Tuesday. Ryōta Nakamura (Healin' Good Precure episode director) is directing the film. Ryunosuke Kingetsu (Healin' Good Precu...
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ‒ Episode 176
in the wake of the attempted Divine Tree resurrection, Sai and the ANBU poured over the remains of Victor's headquarters and discovered that both he and Deepa were connected to Kara.
futekiya Boys-Love Manga Service Adds Pink Heart Jam Manga Simulpub
1st 2 chapters launch on December 24
― Fantasista, Inc.'s futekiya boys-love manga subscription service announced on Monday that it has licensed Shikke's Pink Heart Jam manga from Home-sha as its first simulpub BL manga. The service will add the manga's first two chapters on December 24, the same day that the second chapter debuts in Shueisha's Mellow Kiss digital magazine in Japan. Subsequent chapte...
Digimon Adventure: ‒ Episode 26
All my complaining here is really just built-up frustrations with this arc and the show as a whole. As an episode, this one slots right back into that ‘Fine’ category.
The Day I Became a God ‒ Episode 8
After last episode was largely spent spinning wheels, you can imagine the chill that ran down my spine when I saw this episode was titled “The Day of the Trip to the Beach.”
Love and Heart Manga Enters Final Arc
Yen Press licensed Chitose Kaido's romance horror series
― The official Twitter account for Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on Monday that Chitose Kaido's Love and Heart (Koi to Shinzō) manga will enter its final arc on Wednesday. The manga's sixth compiled book volume will ship on Friday. Yen Press licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in February 2021. It describes the manga: Su...
Moriarty the Patriot ‒ Episode 8
If there was a time in Moriarty the Patriot when die-hard fans of the original Sherlock Holmes stories were going to take umbrage at the anime's variations, this would be it.
Ghibli's 1st CG Feature Earwig and the Witch Previewed in 1st Promo Video
Goro Miyazaki helms anime of novel by Howl's Moving Castle author
― NHK posted on Tuesday the first promotional video for Studio Ghibli's first CG feature Earwig and the Witch, Goro Miyazaki's anime adaptation of Diana Wynne Jones' novel of the same name. The two-minute video is streaming on NHK's website. Jones published the novel in 2011, and publisher HarperCollins describes the story: Not every o...
Voice Actress Aoi Yūki's Chimera Project Announces Cast
Yūki, Akari Kitō, Minako Kotobuki, Sora Amamiya, Mutsumi Tamura, Saori Hayami, Ayane Sakura star
― The official website for "YUKI×AOI Chimera Project," the original project that voice actress Aoi Yūki is developing with an anime as its eventual goal, announced the main cast on Tuesday: Aoi Yūki as Sunday Akari Kitō as Monday Minako Kotobuki as Tuesday Sora Amamiya as Wednesday Mutsumi Tamura as Thurs...
Yōjo Shachō Comedy Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, January 1 Net Debut
Tomokazu Sugita, Chō, Houchu Ohtsuka, Aya Hisakawa, more join workplace comedy
― The official website for the anime of Odeko Fujii's Yōjo Shachō (Little Girl President) manga posted a promotional video on Tuesday. The video reveals additional cast members and the January 1 net premiere for the anime. It also announces the opening and ending theme song artists and previews the opening theme song. The ...
Rika Kinugawa Replaces Yuka Aisaka as Voice of Uma Musume's Narita Brian
Timing of Aisaka's 2018 hiatus cited as one reason
― Talent management agency Apte Pro announced on Tuesday that voice actress Yuka Aisaka will step down from her role as Narita Brian in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise. The official website for the franchise announced that Rika Kinugawa will replace her in the role. The announcement explained that the change was due to timing schedule issues fr...
Seven Seas Licenses 7 Novels, 3 Manga
Accomplishments of the Duke's Daughter novels, Monster Musume novel spinoff, Hello World novel, more
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it has licensed Shinobumaru's The Haunted Bookstore – Gateway to a Parallel Universe (Wagaya wa Kakuriyo no Kashihonya-san -Ayakashi no Jō to Haraiya no Shōnen-) light novel series as the first title for its new Airship imprint. The company also anno...
Laid-Back Camp Gets 2 VR Games This Winter
For PS4, Switch, iOS, Android, PC with English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French text support
― Gemdrops announced on Tuesday that it is developing two VR games based on Afro's Laid-Back Camp (Yurucamp) manga titled Yurucamp Virtual Camp Motosuko-hen (Motosu Lake Version) and Yurucamp Virtual Camp Fumoto Camp Jō-hen (Fumoto Camp Site Version). Both games are slated for release this winter for PlaySt...
Gekidol's In-Story Zombie Anime Alice in Deadly School Announces January 4 Airing in Video
Anime based on Gekidol's in-story stage play
― The official website for the Gekidol stage play, anime, and idol project began streaming a promotional video on Tuesday for Alice in Deadly School, the anime adaptation of Gekidol's in-story stage play. The video reveals the anime's January 4 premiere date on the Tokyo MX and AT-X channels. Alice in Deadly School stars: M.A.O as Yū Sumio Chihira Mochida ...
Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Show's 3rd Season Premieres in April 2021 After COVID-19 Delay
Show also unveils new visual
― The official Twitter account for the Thunderbolt Fantasy puppet-show franchise revealed on Tuesday that the show's third season will premiere in April 2021. The account also unveiled a new visual. The third season was delayed from its 2020 premiere due to the staff considering safety measures against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The final episode of Thunderbo...
New World Trigger Anime Unveils New Commercial, Visual
Anime premieres on January 9
― The official Twitter account for the new season of the television anime of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga unveiled a new visual for the anime on Tuesday. It also posted a 15-second commercial on Sunday. アニメ #ワールドトリガー 2ndシーズン予告映像第1弾公開!映像にはボーダー本部を襲撃するガロプラ、そしてそれに立ち向かうボーダーの精鋭達の姿が!!https://t.co/MFfczkGoOm pic.twitter.com/WOUnPsShmw— アニメ「ワールドトリガー」公式 2021年1月9日(土)深夜1時30...
Stand By Me Doraemon 2 Film Stays at #2, Live-Action 1/100,000 Opens at #4
Demon Slayer stays at #1, Grisaia & Gunbuster OVA screenings rank in mini-theaters
― Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train stayed at #1 for its seventh weekend. It earned 1,032,345,100 yen (about US$9.63 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has now sold a total of 20,532,177 tickets for 27,512,483,050 yen (about US$265 million) in 45 days. It has now earned more than James Came...
The Gymnastics Samurai ‒ Episode 8
The Gymnastics Samurai has never been shy about its themes being based around the people we interact with in our lives, since the show's real plot effectively kicked off with a ninja following the Aragaki family home.
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon ‒ Episode 9
Man, it sure is strange to see the opening of this week's Yashahime addressing a lot of the issues that I've been noting over the past 8 weeks!
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club ‒ Episode 9
My hope is that after so many mandatory heartfelt conclusions we can get to some good, old-fashioned goofy antics for an episode or two before heading into the final stretch.
TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ‒ Episode 9
The final part, then, about the laundry and buying replacement clothes is all about some of the more embarrassing aspects of learning to live together, and that part is cute in its own way.
Soulcalibur VI Game's Hwang DLC Trailer Streamed
Hwang, new character creation set, free content update launch on Wednesday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming a video on Saturday for the DLC character Hwang for the Soulcalibur VI fighting game. The character joins the game as part of the second Season Pass, and will be available as part of DLC 13 and 14 on December 2. DLC 14 will feature a new character creation set. The game is al...
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima ‒ Episodes 8-9
The episode heads into the Mad Trigger Crew vs Buster Bros battle and honestly? I'm a little underwhelmed.
English Translator, Letterer Demographics Among 2020 Manga Releases Revealed
Manga letterer Phil Christie compiled information about the demographics of translators of letterers among 996 English manga books released from January to September 2020. He counted 127 active translators and 109 letterers. He also roughly determined the gender of the translators and letterers from their names, and compiled that information into two pie charts. Data gleamed from 996 books of mang...
Akudama Drive ‒ Episode 8
Akudama Drive gives us its subtlest episode in weeks, which is a wild thing to say considering it begins with a moon-bound rocket ship crash landing in the middle of Lake Biwa.
Tsuburaya Productions Announces Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey TV Series for January 9
Series follows Ultraman Zero, who can travel between Ultraman series' universes
― Tsuburaya Productions announced on Saturday a new television series in its Ultraman franchise titled Ultraman Chronicle Z: Heroes' Odyssey that will premiere on January 9 at 9:00 a.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The series will feature Ultraman Zero, a hero who can travel between parallel universes of different Ultr...
Fire Force ‒ Episode 46
“Plot for Extinction” is the kind of episode that can do a lot to redeem a middling arc, which is unfortunately how I would describe this second excursion into the Nether.
Detective Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san Manga Gets New Chapter
Gag spinoff about Detective Conan's black-silhouetted "criminal" debuted in May 2017
― The January 2021 issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday S magazine revealed on November 24 that Mayuko Kanba's Detective Conan: Hannin no Hanzawa-san manga, a spinoff series of Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan manga, will get a new chapter in the magazine's next issue in December. The gag manga stars the black-silhouett...
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU ‒ Episode 9
However, if there is one thing I can say about GOU, it's that I do miss some of the original's totally bonkers horror.
Jujutsu Kaisen ‒ Episode 9
This is the kind of technical storytelling that I can easily get bored with, but to JJK's credit, the show consistently makes these exposition-heavy chapters much more interesting by animating the hell out of them.
Shin-Ei Animation Announces Stop-Motion Puppet TV Series About Guinea Pig Cars
Pui Pui Molcar series premieres on January 5
― Anime studio Shin-Ei Animation announced the stop-motion puppet television series Pui Pui Molcar on Friday for premiere on January 5 at 7:30 a.m. within TV Tokyo's Kinder TV children's variety program. The series centers on guinea pigs who have become cars (the title word "Molcar" combines "car" with "morumotto," the Japanese word for "guinea pig" and a ...
English Voice Actors Kara Edwards, Zach Bolton Announce Marriage
Worked together on Dragon Ball Z, Fairy Tail, One Piece, Pop Team Epic, more
― Voice actress Kara Edwards announced on Twitter on Thursday that she has gotten married to voice actor and ADR director Zach Bolton. She posted a photo from their wedding ceremony with the hashtag #IDoIDoIDo and wrote: "On our way to 2021, we did a thing. We have so much to be thankful for today, and now always. Wishing yo...
I'm Standing on 1,000,000 Lives. ‒ Episode 9
Lesson learned in this episode: don't get on Kahvel's bad side.
Abciee Shūgyō Nikki TV Anime Unveils Promo Video, January 6 Premiere
Anime centers on Osaka's ABC TV station mascot Abciee
― The official website for Abciee Shūgyō Nikki (Abciee Study Diary), Osaka's Asahi Broadcasting Corporation's (ABC) television anime based on its "Abciee" mascot character, revealed on Monday that the anime will debut on ABC TV on January 6 at 25:32 (effectively, January 7 at 1:32 a.m.). The website began streaming a promotional video for the seri...
ufotable Commemorates End of Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel with 'Finale' Image
Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel production studio ufotable has created an illustration and a special website to celebrate the conclusion of the film trilogy.
― Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel production studio ufotable has created an illustration and a special website to celebrate the conclusion of the film trilogy. The image, which shows the main characters of the anime decked out in formal outfits, w...
Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina ‒ Episode 9
Plenty of shows can jump the shark, but here Wandering Witch jumps the shark only to land in the waiting, ravenous maw of a second, larger shark.
Tennis Champion Naomi Osaka Stars in New Manga
Kodansha's shojo magazine Nakayoshi recently announced on Twitter that a new manga starring three-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka will launch in its February issue, which releases on December 28. The manga will be drawn by Futago Kamikita (manga artist group best known for the manga adaptations of the Pretty Cure franchise) and overseen by Naomi's sister Mari Osaka. 🔥BIG NEWS🔥なかよし2月号(...
Assault Lily Bouquet ‒ Episode 8
The main conceit of this one is a sports festival, and while the way they described it initially made me think we might be heading into a tournament arc of some sort, it turns out to be much more the anime standard.
Haikyu!! To The Top ‒ Episode 22
Never underestimate the power of the dumb guy – if there's one lesson I've learned from shounen manga and anime, it's that.
Everyday♪ Today's Menu for Emiya Family Switch Game Delayed Again
Aniplex will announce new release date later
― Aniplex announced on Monday that the Everyday♪ Today's MENU for EMIYA Family (Mainichi♪ Emiya-sanchi no Kyō no Gohan) game has been further delayed to improve the product quality of the entire game. The company will announce a new release date at a later time. The game is based on the net anime of TAa's Today's Menu for Emiya Family (Emiya-sanchi no Kyō ...
New World Trigger Anime Previewed in 1st Trailer
Anime premieres on January 9
― Toei Animation started streaming the first full trailer for the new season of the television anime of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga on Saturday. While the video is region-locked to Japan, the anime's official Twitter account is also streaming a region-free 15-second version of the video, but with a different narrator. アニメ #ワールドトリガー 2ndシーズン予告映像第1弾公開!映像にはボーダー本部を襲...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III ‒ Episode 9
You shouldn't ever have to choose between doing what's right and doing what's easy, but unfortunately the former is very rarely also the latter.
Universal Studios Japan Opens Super Nintendo World on February 4
Video previews Mario Kart: Bowser's Challenge attraction
― Nintendo announced on Monday that Universal Studios Japan's Super Nintendo World area will open on February 4. The official YouTube account for Universal Studios Japan began streaming an announcement video, and it unveils the Mario Kart ~Koopa's Challenge~ (Bowser's Challenge) attraction. The new attraction will include a stone statue of Bows...
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear ‒ Episode 8
I had hoped that when Yuna went out into the greater world, she would find others that could match her in strength and discover she had been little more than a big fish in a small pond.
Live-Action Night Beyond the Tricornered Window Film Streams Behind-The-Scenes Video
Film starring Masaki Okada opens on January 22
― The live-action film of Tomoko Yamashita's The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru) boys-love manga began streaming a behind-the-scenes video on Sunday. The video features a scene of the two protagonists eating at a yakiniku restaurant, and the staff released the video on Sunday to commemorate "Good Meat Day" ("Ii Niku...
DMP Listed as Licensing The Day I Was Forced to Marry God, The Day I Divorced God Manga
Both volumes listed as shipping on January 27, 2021
― Diamond Comic Distributors' PreviewsWorld website is listing that Digital Manga Publishing has acquired the licenses for Tamosan's The Day I Was Forced to Marry God (Cult Shūkyō Shijitemashita) and The Day I Divorced God (Cult Shūkyō Yamemashita) manga. The company will ship both manga in English on January 27, 2021. PreviewsWorld describes both m...
Drecom Reveals Wizardry VA 3D Dungeon RPG for Smartphones
Drecom acquired copyrights, trademarks to game series last month
― Japanese video game developer Drecom announced on Monday that it is developing a new game in the Wizardry game series, a 3D dungeon RPG for smartphones tentatively titled Wizardry VA. Drecom has not yet revealed a release window for the game. The company is streaming a video for the game. Drecom plans to release the game worldwide. Dr...
Goblin Slayer: The Endless Revenge Smartphone Game Ends Service After 1 Year
1st smartphone game in franchise launched last December
― The official Twitter account for the Goblin Slayer: The Endless Revenge smartphone game announced on Monday that the game will end service on December 25 at 3:00 p.m. JST. The game itself will detail in a notice how to request refunds. The game launched last December as the first smartphone game in the franchise. SB Creative published the firs...
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Game Gets 4-Panel Manga
Vanillaware's latest game launched in English on September 22
― The official website for Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine is listing that Tiger Hiiragi will draw a manga adaptation of Vanillaware's 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim PlayStation 4 game starting in the magazine's January 2021 issue on December 8. The manga's title is Yonkoma Jūsan Kihei Bōeiken!! Kochira Sector X (4-Panel 13 Sentinels: Aegi...
Chainsaw Man, Teasing Master Takagi-san, Duel Masters Nominated for 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, Burning Kabaddi also nominated
― The judging committee of the 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards revealed the nominees for this year's awards. Each winning title will be honored with a bronze statuette and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$9,000). The winners will be announced on January 19. Best Children's Manga Title: Duel Masters series Author: Shigenobu Matsumot...
Argonavis from BanG Dream! AAside Smartphone Game Launches in January
Game's story to be set after anime with adventure, rhythm game elements
― Bushiroad and DeNA announced on Sunday that their Argonavis from BanG Dream! AASide smartphone game will launch for iOS and Android devices in January. The official YouTube channel for the franchise streamed the game's opening movie earlier this month. The game's story will be set after the story of the anime. The game will hav...
Caravan Stories RPG Gets Switch Release
PS4 version of RPG launched in N. America in September 2019
― Game developer Aiming announced during the Caravan Stories third-anniversary live stream on Saturday that it is developing a Nintendo Switch version of the game. The PlayStation 4 version of the free-to-play exploration game launched in North America in September 2019. The game was originally slated to launch in July 2019, but was delayed....
Live-Action Liar x Liar Film's Trailer Reveals February 19 Debut
New visual, theme song artist also revealed
― Asmik Ace began streaming the trailer on Monday for the live-action film of Renjuro Kindaichi's Liar x Liar manga. The video previews Six Tones' theme song "Boku ga Boku janai Mitai da" (It's Like I'm Not Myself). The film will open in Japan on February 19. The staff also revealed a new visual on Monday. Hokuto Matsumura and Nana Mori star in the film as ...
Sk8 the Infinity Anime's TV Ad Previews Ending Theme
Insert song artists also revealed for skateboarding anime premiering on January 9
― The staff for director Hiroko Utsumi (Banana Fish, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club, Free! Eternal Summer) and animation studio BONES' (Eureka Seven, My Hero Academia) original anime project Sk8 the Infinity revealed on Sunday that Yūri will perform the show's ending theme song "Infinity." The show's Twitter account is also ...
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