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My Alcoholic Escape from Reality
It reads especially poignant in a year where vices are readily available and more tempting than ever, and offers a peculiar comfort in a world filled with tragedy, heartache, and uncertainty.
― Being a fan of Nagata Kabi is a complicated thing. You're witnessing a creative pour her heart out, while also desperately wanting her to get help. On the other hand, putting pen to paper is Nagata's chosen me...
The Best and Worst of Fall 2021, Nov 19-25
Great Jahy may be wobbly, but not yet defeated! Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― Our team of reviewers are following 28 anime series of the Fall 2021 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rat...
Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
The film tries to tie the trilogy and the original TV series—along with a completely new, original plot—together into one final climax. When it's good, it's great. When it's not, it's a total mess.
― Eureka: Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution is the third film in an incredibly odd trilogy. The first is basically an abridged remaster of a random story arc mid-way through the TV series (with some new footage s...
Danganronpa Decadence
Danganronpa Decadence offers a bit of new content, gameplay, and interactions between cast members, but this little something extra hardly feels decadent.
― Over ten years ago, the first Danganronpa game came out on the PlayStation Portable. Even back then, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc was a standout of the visual novel genre, combining detective work and dating sim elements in a way that weirdly...
Gundam 00 Director Seiji Mizushima Talks About His New Hula Dancing Anime
I thought that maybe the characters should be trying hard—making an effort—to achieve something. Like not something larger than life but something that could be done by the girl next door—a character that you can relate to.
― As a veteran director of shows like Full Metal Alchemist and Gundam 00, Seiji Mizushima's newest work, Hula dancing anime Hula Fulla Dance, is quite different from most of the a...
Mieruko-chan ‒ Episode 9
Mieruko-chan, a stalwart innovator in the world of horror anime, steps its game up this week with a spine-chilling foray into an oft-ignored venue of terror: pre-packaged convenience store pastries.
eigoManga Publishes Beast Code Manga
Takahiro Yonemura, Megumi Akita's manga launches in November 2022
― eigoManga announced on Tuesday that it will publish Takahiro Yonemura's Beast Code manga, based on Yonemura's light novel series of the same name. Yonemura is the series' writer, Megumi Akita is the manga's illustrator, and Atsuo Kusada is translating the work. eigoManga plans to release the manga in November 2022. The company descri...
Tokyo Revengers, Evangelion, Uma Musume Top Yahoo! Japan Search Awards
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba falls to 3rd place after two years on the top
― Tokyo Revengers, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, and Uma Musume Pretty Derby were the winners of the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards in the anime, film, and game categories respectively. The results were announced as part of the award's cultural category last Wednesday. Notably, Tokyo Revengers knocked Demon Slayer: Ki...
Gintama The Very Final Anime Film Launches in West on Home Video on February 8, Digitally on January 25
BD/DVD release includes 16-page booklet
― Eleven Arts and Shout! Factory announced on Tuesday that they will release Gintama The Very Final (Gintama The Final), the new anime film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on February 8, 2022 and digitally on January 25, 2022. The physical release will include a 16-page booklet with character art and storyboards. Eleven Arts screened ...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc ‒ Episode 7
I now definitely understand why ufotable initially chose to adapt this storyline as a feature film.
25th Detective Conan Anime Film Reveals The Bride of Halloween Title, April 15 Premiere
Movie to feature police academy characters
― The first 2022 issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that the 25th film in the Detective Conan franchise will be titled Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (Detective Conan: Halloween no Hanayome), and it will open in Japan on April 15, 2022. Susumu Mitsunaka (Haikyu!!) is directing the film at TMS Entertainment. Tak...
My Alcoholic Escape from Reality
It reads especially poignant in a year where vices are readily available and more tempting than ever, and offers a peculiar comfort in a world filled with tragedy, heartache, and uncertainty.
― Being a fan of Nagata Kabi is a complicated thing. You're witnessing a creative pour her heart out, while also desperately wanting her to get help. On the other hand, putting pen to paper is Nagata's chosen me...
Roxy Figure in Mushoku Tensei Episode 20 Gets Real-Life Official Version
Kotobukiya teases detachable clothing mechanism in product description
― In episode 20 of the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime, a hand-crafted figure of Roxy gets shown and commented upon extensively. It turns out that this originally amateur creation by Mushoku Tensei protagonist Rudeus is getting a real-life official version from Japanese figure maker Kotobukiya. The figure, as shown in ...
Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei Visual Novel Launches in West for Switch in Summer 2022
Game launched in Japan in September 2020
― Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that it will release the Birushana: Rising Flower of Genpei (Birushana Senki: Genpei Hika Musо̄) otome visual novel physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in the West in summer 2022. The company describes the story: Fifteen years after the Heiji Rebellion, the Heike clan has reached the height of its powe...
Shaman King: Funbari Chronicle Smartphone Game Launches in Japan on December 8
Anime's actors share voice messages to count down to release
― The official Twitter account for Shaman King: Funbari Chronicle, the first smartphone app based on the current Shaman King anime series, announced on Monday that the game will launch on December 8 in Japan for iOS and Android devices. The account is posting countdown illustrations and voice messages from cast members of the new anime seri...
Gundam Café Offers "Iconic" Recreations of Anime Dishes
Like the bread and water Amuro Ray consumes in the desert restaurant
― From December 3 to January 30, three Gundam Café venues will offer new "recreation meals" of various dishes that have appeared in Gundam anime. The food items have been developed under Sunrise's supervision, and include iconic dishes like... the bread and water Amuro Ray consumes in the desert restaurant of episode 19 of Mobile Su...
The Vampire Dies in No Time Anime Delays Home Video Releases by 1 Month
― The official website for the television anime of Itaru Bonnoki's The Vampire Dies in No Time (Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu) manga revealed on Tuesday that the anime's staff are delaying the show's Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases by one month. The three releases will now ship on January 26, February 23, and March 23. Each release includes four episodes. The staff are delaying the release because they receiv...
2nd Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Film's New Teaser Video Streamed
2nd film in 2-part project opens in Japan on February 4
― The official website for the modern Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato anime remakes began streaming a new teaser trailer for the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi - Kōshō -STASHA- (Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage Part II: Stasha) film on Tuesday. The film is the second of two films in the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Ar...
Kazuo Umezu's New Work is 101 Acrylic Paintings Serving as Sequel to My Name is Shingo Manga
Work will be exhibited in January-March in Tokyo as part of greater Umezu exhibition
― Prolific horror manga creator Kazuo Umezu announced on his website on November 24 that his previously announced first new work in 26 years will be titled Zoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot Shingo Bijutsukan (Sequel Shingo: Small Robot Shingo Art Museum). The work will be a sequel to his Watashi wa Shingo (My Name is Shing...
Anime Frontier Ticket Winners
Congratulations to our winners. You will be contacted by Anime Frontier shortly.
― Anime Frontier is this weekend! Thanks to our friends at Leftfield Media, ANN is giving away 3-weekend tickets to the brand new North Texas Convention. Anime Frontier is will be an epic 3-day convention put on by the folks behind Anime NYC. It will be taking place the weekend of December 3rd - 5th, 2021 at the Fort Wo...
Live-Action Kami-sama no Ekohiiki Series Reveals Staff, Cast, March 19 Premiere on Hulu
Series based on Ayumi Komura's manga centers on boy reborn as girl
― The official Twitter account for the live-action series adaptation of Ayumi Komura's Kami-sama no Ekohiiki (Favoritism of the Gods) manga revealed the show's main cast, staff, and March 19 debut on Hulu on Tuesday. The show will star: (from left to right in top row then in bottom row in above image) Taiyu Fujiwara as Yashiro Amano H...
Live-Action Do not say mystery Series Casts Kōsuke Suzuki
Series based on manga by 7SEEDS author Yumi Tamura premieres on January 10
― The official website for the live-action series of Yumi Tamura's Do not say mystery (Mystery to Iu Nakare) manga revealed on Monday that Kōsuke Suzuki has joined the show's cast as Haruo Amatatsu, an associate professor of psychology at a university. The series will premiere on January 10 and will air on Mondays at 9:00 p.m....
2nd Sumikko Gurashi Film Falls to #3, 'What Did You Eat Yesterday?' to #6 at Box Office
Mogura no Uta Final drops to #7, SAO Progressive to #9
― Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahō no Ko (The Magical Child of the Blue Moonlit Night), the second film in San-X's Sumikko Gurashi franchise, dropped from #1 to #3 in its fourth weekend. The film earned 86,446,080 yen (about US$760,600) from Friday to Sunday and has earned a total of 850,419,460 yen (about US$7.48 million). The film open...
Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish Doron Dororon Manga in English
Manga centers on protagonist Dora Sasaki defeating mysterious monsters called mononoke
― Shueisha's MANGA Plus service as well as Viz Media's website began releasing Gen Oosuka's Doron Dororon manga on Sunday. Manga Plus describes the series: Humans are under threat from mysterious monsters called mononoke. Dora Sasaki is unbeatable in a fight, and in order to keep a promise to his deceased mother, h...
The Best and Worst of Fall 2021, Nov 19-25
Great Jahy may be wobbly, but not yet defeated! Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― Our team of reviewers are following 28 anime series of the Fall 2021 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rat...
The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window ‒ Episode 9
What waits beyond that tricornered window for Mikado? It seems likely that he'll just end up in the pond again, where the owner of the house seeks to hold on to what she feels is hers.
Lupin the 3rd Part 6 ‒ Episode 7
It's finally time to get back to the 'Lupin III vs Holmes' plot we're all really here for.
Restaurant to Another World Season 2 ‒ Episode 9
Episode 9 is really, really enjoyable: there's something nice about pairing the simplicity of the front half with the slightly more action-laden back half. It's also nice to see Fardania and Alice return to the digital bit screen.
Fushigi Yugi Manga Gets New 1-Shot in September 2022
Manga scheduled to launch around September 28
― The January 2022 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine revealed on Saturday that the Fushigi Yugi manga will get a new one-shot by original creator Yuu Watase in the magazine's November 2022 issue, which is scheduled to ship around September 28, 2022. Watase most recently launched the Fushigi Yūgi: Byakko Senki manga in Monthly Flowers in Augus...
Super Crooks ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Even if Super Crooks comes with a hell of a lot of baggage given its franchise's track record, the question we're going to be asking as we work through this Studio Bones production is, “Does it hold up as its own standalone anime?”
Megumi Ogata Plans Hiatus of 2-3 Days Due to Overwork
Confirms she tested negative for COVID-19, Flu
― Voice actress Megumi Ogata revealed on Monday that she is taking a hiatus due to overwork, and she plans to return after 2-3 days. She reported that she had a fever on Saturday afternoon, and that she is not sweating despite having high body temperature. She confirmed that she has tested negative for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the flu. ...
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - The Second Act ‒ Episode 9
Although we check in with Towa and Moroha this week, the episode is mostly devoted to Setsuna, and as we saw earlier in the season, focusing on just one character or plotline really does wonders for the storytelling.
Eureka: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution
The film tries to tie the trilogy and the original TV series—along with a completely new, original plot—together into one final climax. When it's good, it's great. When it's not, it's a total mess.
― Eureka: Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution is the third film in an incredibly odd trilogy. The first is basically an abridged remaster of a random story arc mid-way through the TV series (with some new footage s...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2nd Part ‒ Episode 20
"Anticlimax" is the theme of this episode. That's honestly pretty satisfying in its own way, even if it does mean that we're deferring the Man God plot for another day.
Blue Period ‒ Episode 7
It's the first time we truly see how close Yatora and his friends are and how, despite the way that people damn them as delinquents, they're just people like anyone else trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives.
Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori Live-Action TV Drama Reveals 4 Cast Members
Series casts Shōno Hayama, Ryusei Onishi, Daichi Saeki, Jin Shirasu
― The staff of the live-action television drama of Yū Shimizu's Rokuhōdō Yotsuiro Biyori manga revealed four new cast members on Sunday. The newly announced cast includes (pictured above from left to right starting with top row): Shōno Hayama as Tokitaka Nagae Ryusei Onishi of Naniwa Danshi as Tsubaki Nakao Daichi Saeki as Gure (Greg...
The aquatope on white sand ‒ Episode 21
“Dreams of Blue Turtles” follows up on our forlorn dolphin from the previous week, but also… on our intensely lonesome lost “plankton,” Kukuru.
Danganronpa Decadence
Danganronpa Decadence offers a bit of new content, gameplay, and interactions between cast members, but this little something extra hardly feels decadent.
― Over ten years ago, the first Danganronpa game came out on the PlayStation Portable. Even back then, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc was a standout of the visual novel genre, combining detective work and dating sim elements in a way that weirdly...
Original Anime Film Hula Fulla Dance's Video Previews Philosophy no Dance's Theme Song
Theme song's music video unveiled
― A livestream special featuring the cast and director of Aniplex's original anime film Hula Fulla Dance unveiled on Monday a new video for the movie, and it previews the theme song "Sunflower" by Philosophy no Dance. The official YouTube channel for Philosophy no Dance streamed a music video for "Sunflower," which features the group performing at the real life Spa R...
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Game Comes to Switch on April 12
Game will launch for Switch in Japan on April 14
― Atlus' official Twitter account announced on Sunday that it will release Vanillaware's 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim PlayStation 4 game for Nintendo Switch in the West on April 12. The game will launch for Switch in Japan on April 14. Both digital and physical copies of the game will include extras from the PlayStation 4 special edition of the game such as...
Komi Can't Communicate ‒ Episode 6
This week's episode takes a break from the show's main plot of introducing new friends for Komi to meet and instead focuses on the friends that she has already made thus far.
Irina: The Vampire Cosmonaut ‒ Episode 9
For a series that's had a fairly cozy pace so far, I'll give the show points for not getting complacent, in trying to branch out its ambitions a bit. Shoot for the moon, and all that.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy Game Gets Manga
Shūei Takagi draws manga adaptation of PS4/PS5 game about female Zeon pilots
― The January 2022 issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed last Friday that Bandai Namco Entertainment's Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Code Fairy game for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 is inspiring a manga adaptation by Shūei Takagi that will debut in the magazine's next issue on December 25. The single-pla...
Hot Anime Guy Apple Posters Had "Too Much Impact" For Some Stores
Agricultural association says the posters created an even bigger stir than expected
― Sometimes, turning inanimate objects into attractive anime characters can create too much of an impact. The ZEN-NOH (short for "National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations") Iwate Prefecture branch commissioned several anime-style posters to sell locally produced apples, and they certainly do make ...
Reborn to Master the Blade Light Novels Have New Anime in the Works
Hayaken's gender-bending story already inspired mini anime starring Akari Kitō, Ai Kakuma
― The official Twitter account of Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko imprint announced on Monday that Hayaken's Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire (Eiyū-Ō, Bu o Kiwameru Tame Tensei-Su: Soshite, Sekai Saikyō no Minarai Kishi) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. J-Novel Cl...
Blade Runner: Black Lotus ‒ Episode 4
Another Black Lotus episode down and the continued blandness has started to wear on me.
Fūka Mizutani Launches Spinoff for Love at Fourteen Manga
Reliance manga focuses on Aoi, Haijima's relationship
― Fūka Mizutani launched the manga Reliance on the web supplement for Hakusensha's Rakuen (Le Paradis) magazine last Friday. The manga is a spinoff of Mizutani's Love at Fourteen (14-sai no Koi) manga, and focuses on the story of Aoi and Haijima. Yen Press is releasing the Love at Fourteen manga in English, and describes the story: The second year...
hololive Debuts 6th Generation Talent "Secret Society holoX"
La+Darknesss, Takane Lui, Hakui Koyori, Sakamata Chloe, Kazama Iroha debuted from Friday
― Cover Corp announced the debut of its 6th generation talents under the "Secret Society holoX" group last Friday. The Virtual YouTuber unit consists of five new talents: La+Darknesss, Takane Lui, Hakui Koyori, Sakamata Chloe, and Kazama Iroha. The first to make their streaming debut was La+ Darknesss on Friday, ...
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Light Novels Get Manga
Original novel illustrator riichu draws manga debuting on December 25
― The December issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine revealed last Thursday that riichu will launch a manga adaptation of Kotei Kobayashi's The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (Hikikomori Kyūketsuki no Monmon) light novels in the magazine's next issue on December 25. riichu is also the original artist for the light nov...
Gundam 00 Director Seiji Mizushima Talks About His New Hula Dancing Anime
I thought that maybe the characters should be trying hard—making an effort—to achieve something. Like not something larger than life but something that could be done by the girl next door—a character that you can relate to.
― As a veteran director of shows like Full Metal Alchemist and Gundam 00, Seiji Mizushima's newest work, Hula dancing anime Hula Fulla Dance, is quite different from most of the a...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1001
Episode 1001 shows everything that is right and wrong with Wano in roughly twenty minutes.
Cells NOT at Work! Spinoff Manga Ends
Cells at Work! spinoff manga about lazy red blood cell launched in 2017
― The January 2022 issue of Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine published the final chapter of Moe Sugimoto's Cells NOT at Work! (Hatarakanai Saibō) spinoff manga last Friday. Kodansha will publish the manga's fifth and final compiled book volume on February 9. Kodansha Comics has licensed the manga and is releasing it digitally. T...
Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Mankai Chapter ‒ Episode 9
It's kind of remarkable how much my overall opinion of the endless bummer that was Yuna's storyline in the Hero Chapter could be brought up just by spacing things out and having some secondary focuses.
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life Manga Gets Spinoff in December
Manga focuses on Yūshi, secondhand bookstore employee traveling the world
― The January 2022 issue of Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine revealed last Friday that Waka Miyama's Elegant Yokai Apartment Life (Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō) manga will have a spinoff that will launch in the magazine's next issue on December 24. The manga will focus on Yūshi and the secondhand bookshop employee traveling ...
Teaser Trailer Posted for Enigma Archives: Rain Code
Spike Chunsoft launched teaser websites for upcoming "dark fantasy mystery" game
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming a teaser trailer for its and TooKyo Games' new Enigma Archives: Rain Code (Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game on Monday. The new "dark fantasy mystery" game reunites the main staff of the Danganronpa games, including scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka, composer Masafumi Takada, and designer ...
Tetsuya Tsutsui Launches New Manga in YanJan App
Neeting Life manga launches on December 7
― This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed last Thursday that Tetsuya Tsutsui is launching a new manga titled Neeting Life in Shueisha's YanJan! app and on the Tonari no Young Jump website on December 7. The manga will have a monthly serialization. In addition, Showshow Kurihara is launching the Shukusei no Gedokushi manga, whi...
Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN- Anime's Promo Videos Reveal January 6 Premiere
Show's main staff also revealed
― The official website for Saiyuki Reload -ZEROIN-, the television anime of the "Even a Worm" arc from Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload manga, began streaming a new ad for the anime on Monday. The ad reveals the show's January 6 premiere on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and BS11. The website is also streaming a Genjo Sanzo character video. Ichijinsha is also streaming a promotional ...
Pokémon Journeys Anime Casts Chiyuki Miura as Ghost Gym Leader Allister
Character to appear in episodes airing on December 17, 24
― TV Tokyo revealed on Monday that Chiyuki Miura will play the Galar region's Ghost Gym Leader Allister ("Onion" in Japanese) in the Pokémon Journeys: The Series anime. The episodes that will air on December 17 and December 24 will feature the character. The anime will have a two-part special episode that will premiere on December 3 with the s...
Usogui Spinoff Manga Ends
Manga launched on October 7
― This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine published the final chapter of Toshio Sako's Usogui -Rikkainin Yakō Hikoichi- (The Lie Eater: Referree Hikoichi Yakō) spinoff manga last Thursday. The manga's one compiled volume will ship in February 2022. The manga launched in Weekly Young Jump on October 7. The magazine initially announced the manga with ...
Atelier Sophie 2 Game Streams Character Trailers for Ramizel, Plachta, Sophie
Trailers feature characters' respective voice actresses Rie Takahashi, Yuka Iguchi, Yuka Aisaka
― Koei Tecmo Europe is streaming character trailers for the Atelier Sophie 2: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Dream (Atelier no Sophie 2: Fushigi na Yume no Renkinjutsushi) game, a title celebrating the 25th anniversary in Gust's Atelier series of games. The trailers feature the characters Ramizel Erlenmey...
Light Yagami Encourages Hondurans to Vote In Presidential Election
Political ad depicting Death Note protagonist urged people to vote in Sunday election
― A Spanish language political ad has been using the Death Note anime to encourage people to vote in Sunday's Honduras presidential election. The Observatorio Democrático Juventud Honduras (Democratic Youth Observatory Honduras) NGO posted the ad on its Facebook page on November 13, showing Death Note protagonist Li...
Wit Studio Animates Promise of Wizard Mobile Game's 2nd Anniversary Ad
Kentarō Waki directs, storyboards "Kono Sekai no Fushigi-hen" ad
― The official YouTube channel for Mahо̄tsukai no Yakusoku (Promise of Wizard), Coly's mobile wizard training otome game, posted a commercial animated by Wit Studio to commemorate the game's second anniversary on Friday. The commercial titled "Kono Sekai no Fushigi-hen" (The Mysteries of This World Chapter) features the game's opening s...
Daruchan, Ship of Theseus, 4 More Manga Nominated for Best Comic at Angoulême 2022
Nora to Zassō, Natsuko no Sake, Sensor, Robo Sapiens: Tales of Tomorrow also nominated for Best Comic
― The 48th Angoulême International Comics Festival announced its nominees for Best Comic on Friday, which includes six manga: Lemon Haruna's Daruchan Toshiya Higashimoto's Le Bateau de Thésee (Theseus no Fune or Ship of Theseus) volume 10 Keigo Shinzô's Mauvaise Herbe (Nora to Zassō) volume 4 Akira O...
The [email protected] Cinderella Girls Gets 10th Anniversary Anime Video
"Complete version" of promo anime featuring all 190 idols to debut in 2022
― The official website for The [email protected] franchise began streaming a 10th anniversary "celebration animation" for THE [email protected] CINDERELLA GIRLS part of the franchise. The video reveals that the celebration animation will have a "complete version" that will debut in 2022 that will feature all 190 idols in THE [email protected] CIND...
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime Film Reveals Additional Cast Members
Kōichi Yamadera, twins Risae & Satsumi Matsuda, Shizuka Itou, Sho Hayami join cast
― The official Twitter account for the anime adaptations of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga revealed more cast members for the Gekijō-ban Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the Movie) film on Monday. Kōichi Yamadera (right in image below) will play Miguel (left). The other new cast members include (from left to rig...
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2021
2 Jujutsu Kaisen books, 3 Demon Slayer books top chart
― Gege Akutami and Ballad Kitaguni's Jujutsu Kaisen Iku Natsu to Kaeru Aki novel also ranked #15 on the general book ranking chart. Sword Art Online 25 Unital Ring IV was #19 on the bunko-format sales ranking chart with 148,959 copies. This list covers sales of physical copies surveyed from November 23, 2020 to November 21, 2021. Rank Title Autho...
Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2021
Demon Slayer sells 776,320, followed by That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Apothecary Diaries, Re:ZERO, Detective Is Already Dead
― This list covers sales of physical copies surveyed from November 23, 2020 to November 21, 2021. Rank Title Author Estimated Sales 1 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novelization Original Story: Koyoharu Gotouge/Novel: Aya Yajima 776,320 2 That Time I Got Reincarnated...
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2021 — Demon Slayer Finale Sells Record 5.17 Million
Followed by 6 more Demon Slayer books, 18 Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Attack on Titan, SPY×FAMILY
― The 23rd and final volume (not pictured due to possible spoilers) of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga sold 5,171,440 copies in one year, a record since Oricon began publishing its ranking chart in April 2008. The first volume (pictured right) in the series was the first manga volu...
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2021 — Jujutsu Kaisen Edges Out Demon Slayer
Jujutsu Kaisen sells 30.9 million, Demon Slayer sells 29.5 million, followed by Tokyo Revengers, Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia
― Kimetsu no Yaiba Gotouge Koyoharu Gashū -Ikuseisо̄-, the first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba art book (pictured right), ranked #3 on the general book ranking chart with 491,007 copies sold. Kimetsu no Yaiba Nuriehon -Ao- (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Coloring Book: B...
Live-Action Boys-Love Show 'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Gets Sequel Film
Cast, director returns for April 8 film
― Last year's live-action television series of Yuu Toyota's Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga is itself getting a film sequel. CheriMaho the Movie ~30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii~ (Cherry Magic! the Movie: Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! will...
Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo Film Reveals Main Staff, Teaser Visual
Nippon Bakuretsu's Gou Koga directs off script by World Trigger's Hiroyuki Yoshino
― A special screening at the "Gegege-ki 2021" event revealed the main staff and the full teaser visual for the upcoming Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo (Kintarō Birth: The Mystery of Gegege). anime film on Sunday. The above teaser visual's tagline reads, "Just what are you?" Gou Koga (Gegege no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!,...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 6: Stone Ocean Anime Unveils Tomokazu Seki as Pucci, Opening Sequence
ichigo from Kishida Kyōdan & The Akeboshi Rockets performs "Stone Ocean" theme
― The live-streamed event before the anime series of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean manga premieres announced on Sunday that Tomokazu Seki is voicing Enrico Pucci. It also debuted the anime's opening sequence by Kamikaze Douga. The singer ichigo from Kishida Kyōdan & The Akeboshi Rockets performs th...
4-Member Rock Band 'I Don't Like Mondays' Perform One Piece Anime's New Opening Theme Song
New theme song "Paint" debuts on January 9
― This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the four-member rock band "I Don't Like Mondays" will perform the new opening theme song "Paint" for the One Piece anime. The new theme song will debut in the show on January 9. The five-member male dance and vocal group Da-iCE (theme song for The case files of Jeweler...
My Hero One's Justice 2 Game Adds Present Mic as DLC Character
2nd character in game's 2nd Season Pass launches "soon"
― This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Present Mic will be a DLC character for the My Hero One's Justice 2 video game. Present Mic will be the second character of the game's second season pass. The season pass also includes Shinso Hitoshi (who is the overall sixth DLC character for the game). T...
Kunio-kun no Sangokushi da yo: Zeiin Shūgō! Game's Trailer Reveals December 16 Release on Switch
Game will launch for PS4, PC via Steam in April 2022 or later
― Arc System Works began streaming a trailer for Kunio-kun no Sangokushi da yo: Zeiin Shūgō! (It's Kunio's Record of the Three Kingdoms: Everyone Assemble!), the latest game in the Nekketsu Kо̄ha Kunio-kun franchise, on Friday. The video reveals that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch on December 16. The game will launch for PlayStat...
Kengo Hanazawa's I am a Hero Manga Gets Complete Digital Edition With New Epilogue Chapter
Digital version to include 85-page chapter, color images from magazine serialization, new typesettng
― The official Twitter account for Kengo Hanazawa's I am a Hero manga revealed on Saturday that the manga is getting a "complete edition" digital re-release that will feature a new 85-page "Chapter 265" that will serve as an epilogue chapter for the manga. The new digital edition will also include col...
Ongoing Kamen Rider Kuuga Manga Offered in English Next Year
StoneBot Studios also offers original Kamen Rider Zero-One comic series
― The "Kamen Rider 50th Anniversary and Beyond" panel at the Comic-Con Special Edition event announced on Saturday that StoneBot Studios will offer Hitotsu Yokoshima's ongoing Kamen Rider Kuuga manga in English next year. The panel teased more manga could come in the future. StoneBot Studios is hosting several preview images of t...
Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Casts Inori Minase
Minase plays only female main character in show premiering in spring 2022
― Aniplex revealed a new cast member on Sunday for its original television anime Fanfare of Adolescence (Gunjō no Fanfare). Inori Minase will play the character Eri Shimotsuki. Eri is a girl with a mature attitude who is admitted to the horse racing academy. Eri is the sole female main character in the show. The anime will prem...
Danganronpa Staff Develop Enigma Archives Rain Code Game
Kazutaka Kodaka, Masafumi Takada, Rui Komatsuzaki work on "dark fantasy mystery"
― Spike Chunsoft announced at the end of the "Danganronpa 10th Anniversary Event: Ultimate Class Reunion" event on Saturday that it and Too Kyo Games are developing a new game titled Enigma Archives Rain Code (Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code). The new "dark fantasy mystery" game reunites the main staff of the Danganronpa ga...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 15-21
One Piece episode 1000 earns 4.2% rating
― This week's episode of Nippon Chinmotsu - Kibō no Hito (Japan Sinks - People of Hope), a new live-action version of Sakyo Komatsu's Japan Sinks (Nihon Chinmotsu) science-fiction novel, aired on TBS on Sunday, November 21 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 15.8% rating. The latest episode of Radiation House 2, the second season live-action series based on Tomohiro...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, November 15-21
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond/Pokémon Shining Pearl debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: November 15-21 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwPokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl Nintendo November 19 1,395,642 1,395,642 2NSwMario Party Superstars Nintendo October 29 39,797 329,497 3PS4Battlefield 2042 EA Games November 19 25,268 25,268 4NSwShin Megami Tens...
Dragon Ball: The Breakers Online Game Streams Video, Announces Closed Beta Test on December 3
8-person online multiplayer game is slated for physical, digital release in 2022
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an announcement video on Wednesday for a closed beta test for its Dragon Ball: The Breakers game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Registrations are open for the beta test for PC only that will take place from December 3-4. The eight-perso...
Jun Maeda's Heaven Burns Red Game Delayed to February
Game's YouTube channel streams new trailer highlighting members of 31X Squad
― The official website for Heaven Burns Red, Jun Maeda's (Kanon, Air, Clannad, Angel Beats!) new smartphone game, announced on Thursday that the game is delayed to February 2022. The game's YouTube channel also started streaming a new trailer on Thursday that previews the members of the 31X Squad. In the story, mysterious li...
Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% Anime Gets 10th Anniversary TV Anime Special
1-hour special also celebrates next year's ST☆RISH Tours film
― The first day of the "Uta no Prince-sama - Maji LoveLive 7th Stage" concert event in Saitama announced on Saturday that the 2011 Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000% television anime is getting a one-hour television anime special. The special celebrates the original anime's 10th anniversary, as well as next year's release of the brand-ne...
Akuma-kun Cast's Yūko Mita, Toshio Furukawa Return for New Anime
New visual teases next generation of Akuma, Mephisto
― The official website for the latest GeGeGe no Kitarō anime unveiled the full version of the new teaser visual for the upcoming anime project of Shigeru Mizuki's Akuma-kun manga. The website also announced that Yūko Mita and Toshio Furukawa are returning from the previous anime to voice the "Akuma I/Shingo Umoregi" and Mephisto II, respectively. N...
Makoto Fukami, Shinjirō Launch Kensen Hyōkyoku Adventure Manga in December
Manga centers on group of warriors escorting prince of fallen kingdom
― The December issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine revealed on Thursday that Makoto Fukami and Shinjirō will launch a new manga titled Kensen Hyōkyoku in the magazine's next issue on December 25. Shinjirō posted a photo of the announcement in the magazine on their Twitter account. 告知出てるので宣伝。ビッグガンガン来月号から新連載始まります。深見先生原作に真じろうテイ...
Naoki Serizawa Launches New Seiheki Club Manga
Akitsugu Mizumoto draws art for manga about high school pair's sexual fetishes
― The official Twitter account for Impress' CoMax online manga site revealed on Wednesday that Naoki Serizawa and Akitsugu Mizumoto launched a new manga titled Seiheki Club (Propensity Club) on the service on the same day. The manga will be serialized online by chapter, and is also available on Amazon. Serizawa writes the ...
Mars, Cesare's Fuyumi Soryo Launches New Work 'Soon'
― This year's 52nd issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that Fuyumi Soryo will launch a new work "soon." The same issue ended Soryo's CESARE - Il Creatore che ha distrutto historical manga on Thursday. The biographical work tells the story of Cesare Borgia. Motoaki Hara supervised the manga. Soryo launched the manga in Morning in 2005. The 13th and final volume will ship on Janu...
Hanabi-chan wa Okuregachi Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2022 Debut
Azumi Waki, Sumire Uesaka, M.A.O star in upcoming anime
― The Comiplex manga site revealed the staff, cast, visuals, and 2022 debut on Friday for the anime adaptation of Ranpu Shirogane and Mamimu's Hanabi-chan wa Okuregachi (Hanabi-chan Is Often Late) manga. The anime will star: Azumi Waki as Hanabi Hana Ariake Sumire Uesaka as Versus Sen Takanawa M.A.O as Thunder Kaminari Nihonbashi Hiromitsu Kanaz...
Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Reveals 2022 Series Ranking (Updated)
Chitose-kun Is In the Ramune Bottle, Shunka Shūtō Daikōsha Haru no Mai, Sasaki and Pichan novels top lists
― The 2022 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook reported its list of the top light novel series on Thursday. Kana Akatsuki's Shunka Shūtō Daikōsha Haru no Mai (Four Seasons' Proxy Spring Dance) novel series topped the rankings' New Title ...
Akira Kiduki, Nanki Satо̄ Launch Kyokugen Fūfu Manga in December
New manga centers on wife's revenge
― The January 2022 issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine revealed on Thursday that Nanki Satō and Akira Kiduki will launch a new manga titled Kyokugen Fūfu (Extreme Married Couple) in the magazine's next issue on December 25. The manga will be a short series about "misfortune brought about by marriage," and a wife vowing to take revenge on a husband. The wif...
Ranking of Kings ‒ Episodes 6-7
I knew folks enjoyed these types of shows, but could never quite figure out the excitement of seeing a character unlock a new power-up outside of a few examples in the original Sailor Moon series. I'm sorry, I get it now.
The World's Finest Assassin ‒ Episode 8
This episode of The World's Finest Assassin is 100% character-building for Lugh. He is finally forced to be honest with himself and what he wants for his second chance at life in this fantasy world.
hololive's Momosuzu Nene Makes Surprise Voice Appearance in The World's Finest Assassin Anime—Except in Mainland China
Virtual YouTuber played Kerry in episodes 6-8
― hololive Virtual YouTuber Momosuzu Nene made a surprise voice actor debut in episode 6 of The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat anime, playing the side character of Kerry. The episode debuted on November 10. Nene's role was not announced beforehand, with the VTuber only commenting on it for her viewers after...
Banished From The Heroes' Party ‒ Episode 8
Oh sure, unlike last episode, this one is easy enough to follow. However, character motivations are just kind of dropped on us suddenly and the climatic moments need more time to build and sustain tension.
Muv-Luv Alternative ‒ Episode 8
Well, that escalated quickly. No sooner had the specter of disparate agendas and discord within the flight's ranks been raised, then the crew finds themselves in the middle of dealing with an actual military coup.
Kotaro Lives Alone Anime Casts Junichi Suwabe, Saori Hayami
Both play Shimizu Apartments residents
― The official website for the anime of Mami Tsumura's Kotarō wa Hitori Gurashi (Kotaro Lives Alone) manga revealed two more cast members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members both play tenants of Shimizu Apartments: Junichi Suwabe as Isamu Tamaru Saori Hayami as Mizuki Akitomo Netflix will debut the anime worldwide next spring. Rie Kugimiya will play Ko...
Sasaki and Miyano Anime Reveals January 9 Premiere
The official website for the television anime of Shō Harusono's Sasaki and Miyano manga revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, and Sun TV on January 9, on BS NTV on January 10, and on AT-X on January 11. It will also begin streaming on U-NEXT on January 9. Shinji Ishihira (Fairy Tail, Log Horizon, Talentless Nana) is directing the anime at Studio Deen. Takahiro Uen...
World's End Harem Anime Reveals New January 7 Premiere Date
The official website for the television anime of Kotaro Shono's World's End Harem science-fiction manga announced on Friday that the anime's new premiere date is now January 7 on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and AT-X. The airing will begin with the anime's first episode. The anime was previously slated to premiere on October 8, but it instead only aired the first episode as an "advance screening," with the ...
Phantom of the Idol TV Anime Confirmed
Fumiya Imai, Nao Tōyama, Shun Horie star in anime
― Ichijinsha confirmed the television anime of Hijiki Isoflavone's Phantom of the Idol (Kami Kuzu Idol) manga on Friday. The announcement also unveiled a visual, cast members, and announcement video for the anime, which features the voice cast of the anime. The cast members include Fumiya Imai as Yūya Niyodo, Nao Tōyama as Asahi Mogami, and Shun Horie...
AnimeJapan Convention Returns in Person After 3 Years in March
March 26-27 public days will be in-person event, March 28-29 business days will be online only
― The official website for the AnimeJapan convention announced on Friday that the AnimeJapan 2022 event will be held on March 26 to 29 next year, as a hybrid in-person and online event. The show's public days will be held on March 26 and 27 as an in-person event at Tokyo Big Sight in the center's East Tower...
The Blue Period Anime Episodes Delayed by Another Week Outside Japan
Netflix was already streaming anime with 2-week delay
― DMM announced on its official website on Wednesday that starting with episode 7, the television anime of Tsubasa Yamaguchi's The Blue Period. manga outside Japan will be pushed back by "(approximately) 1 weeks" [sic] due to "unforseen production delays." The anime's official Japanese website does not mention a similar airing delay for Japan. DMM...
World Trigger 3rd Season Anime Casts Showtaro Morikubo, Ryohei Arai
Ongoing season premiered on October 9
― The staff for the third season of the World Trigger anime revealed two new cast members for the anime on Friday. Showtaro Morikubo will join the cast as Kazuma Satomi (seen below), while Ryohei Arai will join the cast as Ryūji Saeki. The third season premiered on October 9 on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block and will air on Saturdays at 1:30 a.m. Crunc...
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime Teases Part 2 in Clip
2nd part of TV anime premieres January
― King Amusement Creative began streaming the fifth short promotional video for the second part of the television anime of Dojyomaru's How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Genjitsushugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki) light novel series on Friday. The new video shows scenes from the second part, highlighting Souma passing judgment on Georg, Castor, and Carla after t...
Eien no 831 Anime Reveals Composer, Song Artists, January 30 Debut
Gō Shiina scores music while angela, KanoeRana perform theme song, opening song
― The official website for director Kenji Kamiyama's new anime feature Eien no 831 (The Eternal 831) revealed the anime's composer, theme song artists, and January 30 premiere date on Thursday. The site also revealed a new visual for the anime. The anime will premiere on January 30 on WOWOW. The anime commemorates the net...
Extreme Baseball Anime Tribe Nine Casts Kensho Ono
Ono plays rich Setagaya Tribe member in January anime
― The official website for Akatsuki and Too Kyo Games' new Tribe Nine project revealed on Friday that Kensho Ono has joined the cast as Eiji Todoroki of the Setagaya Tribe. The tribe is all wealthy millionaires, since members must contribute massive amounts of funds to join. The previously announced cast members include: Shun Horie as Haru Shiroga...
Animated 'Sayonara, Tyranno' Film's 1st 6 Minutes Posted in Japanese Online
Chinese-Japanese-South Korean co-production opens in Japan on December 10
― Toei began streaming the first six minutes of Sayonara, Tyranno (Annyeong, Tyrano: Yeong-wonhi, Hamkke or My Tyrano: Together, Forever), the Chinese-Japanese-South Korean co-produced animated film based on Tatsuya Miyanishi's Tyrannosaurus series of children books, on Friday. The film will open in Japan on December 10. The fi...
Ghost Idol Comedy Manga Phantom of the Idol Listed With TV Anime
Hijiki Isoflavone's story about lazy idol being possessed by ghost of enthusiastic idol
― Online retailer Rakuten is listing the January 2022 issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Zero-Sum magazine, and the listing's cover image reports that Hijiki Isoflavone's Phantom of the Idol (Kami Kuzu Idol) manga is inspiring a television anime. Kodansha Comics has licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Yuuya, ...
Toei Animation Confirms Delicious Party Precure as Franchise's 19th Entry
Ongoing Tropical-Rouge! Precure anime premiered on February 28
― Toei Animation confirmed on Friday that its 19th Precure project is titled Delicious Party♡Precure. Unlike when it announced previous Precure entries, Toei has not yet specified when Delicious Party♡Precure will premiere. Toei Animation filed the trademark for a logo for the title in November. The currently airing Precure (Pretty Cure) ...
'Love All Play' Badminton TV Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils Lead Voice Actor Natsuki Hanae
Sporting goods maker Yonex assists on Nippon Animation, OLM's anime about high school team
― The official website for the television anime of Asami Koseki's Love All Play badminton novel posted the anime's second teaser promotional video on Thursday. The video announces that Natsuki Hanae will play the lead character Ryō Mizushima. Sporting goods maker Yonex is supervising and collaborating on the de...
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Game Debuts on March 24
Scrolling shoot 'em up game also gets limited first edition release
― The official website for Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon Sakuretsu!! Chorogon Breath, the scrolling shoot 'em up game based on Coolkyoushinja's Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon) manga, revealed on Thursday that the game will debut on March 24. The limited first edition of the physical packaged edition...
Chaos;Child, Chaos;Head Games Head to Switch in Japan in February
Physical & digital double pack, individual digital releases debut on February 24
― MAGES. posted a new video on Thursday to announce that it will release the Chaos;Head and Chaos;Child games in a "Double Pack" for Switch as a physical package or a digital download on February 24. (Players can also download each game separately.) The Chaos;Head release will be Chaos;Head Noah, the first HD remastered ...
New Shaman King Anime's Five Warriors Arc Casts Kotono Mitsuishi, Eri Kitamura
New visual also posted for arc starting next week in episode 34
― The official website for the new television anime of Hiroyuki Takei's Shaman King manga posted two new cast members and a key visual for the "Five Warriors" (Gonin no Senshi) arc on Thursday. The arc begins with the 34th episode, which premieres on December 2. The new cast members are: Kotono Mitsuishi as Sati Eri Kitamura as Pascal Av...
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Light Novels Get TV Anime Next April
Takeo Ōtsuka, Kana Ichinose, Fairouz Ai star in series from ENGI
― A website opened on Thursday to announce a television anime adaptation of Yomu Mishima's Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) light novel series for next April. The site posted the anime's first promotional video and teaser visual: Seven Sea publishes the ...
Utawarerumono Franchise Marks 20th Anniversary With Monochrome Moebius Game
Aquaplus to debut game next year
― Aquaplus announced on Thursday that it is developing a new game titled Monochrome Moebius: Toki no Taika to celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Utawarerumono franchise. The game will launch next year, but Aquaplus did not announce platforms for the game. Utawarerumono franchise head writer Suga Munemitsu is credited for the game's original concept and script. The ...
HIDIVE Adds Lupin III Anime Parts 1-5, The Woman Called Fujiko Mine Anime
HIDIVE currently streams Lupin the 3rd Part 6 anime
― Streaming service HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will add the "entire" Lupin III television anime series, including Parts 1-5. Additionally, HIDIVE announced it will also stream the 13-episode Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine anime series, and stated it will also stream "special bonus episodes" for all the series. Lupin the 3rd Part 6 ...
Live-Action BL Metamorphosis Film Unveils Cast, Staff, Summer 2022 Opening
Mana Ashida, Nobuko Miyamoto star in film about elderly woman, high school girl on journey through BL fandom
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis (Metamorphose no Engawa) manga revealed the film's cast, staff and summer 2022 opening date on Thursday. The site also revealed a still for the film. Mana Ashida (left in image above) stars in the ...
Compile Heart Reveals Hyperdimension Neptunia Sisters vs Sisters Game for Release on PS4, PS5 on April 21, 2022
Game will feature Nepgear, Uni, Rom, Ram as leading characters
― Compile Heart revealed in this week's issue of the Weekly Famitsu magazine on Thursday that it is developing the Hyperdimension Neptunia Sisters vs Sisters (Chō Jigen Game Neptune Sisters vs Sisters) game for release on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on April 21, 2022. The game will feature the return of the sisters Nepgear, Uni, R...
Seven Seas Acquires Print License for Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers Manga
Company to release manga in omnibus editions starting in May 2022
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga for print distribution. The company will release the manga in 2-in-1 omnibus paperback editions. Barnes & Noble is taking pre-orders for an exclusive edition of the first volume, which features a variant cover and a double-sided fol...
Sword Art Online Unleash Blading Smartphone Game Announces Original Post-Alicization Story
New opening theme animation also unveiled for game's 2nd anniversary
― The Sword Art Online Unleash Blading smartphone role-playing game (formerly known as Sword Art Online: Alicization Blading in Japan, or Sword Art Online: Alicization Rising Steel in the West) announced in its 2nd anniversary livestream on Saturday that an original story, titled "The Black Emperor," is currently in development. It ...
Mizuki Tsujimura's Anime Supremacy! Novel Gets Live-Action Film
Vertical released novel about 3 women in anime industry in English in 2017
― Toei announced on Thursday that Mizuki Tsujimura's Anime Supremacy! (Haken Anime!) novel is getting a live-action film that will premiere in May 2022. Kōhei Yoshino is directing the film, and Yōsuke Masaike is writing the script. Toei Tokyo Film Studio is filming the work, and Toei will distribute the film. The film will sta...
The Heike Story ‒ SERIES FINALE
With the last sea battle between the Heike and the Genji, the war for the throne, at least this portion of it, has come to its conclusion, and what a terrible one it is.
Lapis Re:LiGHTs Game's New Promo Video Streamed
Game in "magic x idol" multimedia project launches in December
― The official YouTube channel for KLab and Kadokawa's "Magic x Idol" multimedia project Lapis Re:LiGHTs began streaming a new promotional video for the franchise's upcoming smartphone game on Sunday. The game will launch in December. The franchise inspired a television anime that premiered in July 2020. Funimation streamed the anime as i...
Tokyo Godfathers Gets Potential Christmas Eve Screenings in Japan
3 cinemas in Japan will hold screenings for Satoshi Kon's Christmas film classic if over 55 tickets are purchased by December 10
― Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers is a quintessential Christmas story. The classic 2003 anime film could make its way back to big screens in Japan just for this year's Christmas if it gets enough support from fans. Three cinemas in Japan are planning to hold Christmas Eve sc...
takt op. Destiny ‒ Episode 8
The show was looking a little rough, lately, and this dose of well-executed popcorn entertainment is just what the doctor ordered.
Masami Kurumada Draws Christmas-Themed 1-Shot Manga on December 18
Special "Seiya ni Kane wa Naru" 19-page 1-shot will be in full color
― The January issue of Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine revealed on November 19 that Masami Kurumada's planned Christmas "special project" is a new Christmas-themed one-shot manga special titled "Seiya ni Kane wa Naru" (A Bell Tolls on the Holy Night). The 19-page one-shot will be in full-color, and will be featured on the Febru...
Super Mario Bros. Film Co-Producer Calls Chris Pratt's Mario Performance "Phenomenal"
Illumination founder Chris Meledandri suggests Italian accent won't be used, but it will receive "a nod"
― Illumination's animated film of Super Mario Bros. caused a big stir online in September when Chris Pratt was announced as the voice of Mario. Illumination founder Chris Meledandri, who is co-producing the film with Super Mario Bros. creator Shigeru Miyamoto, praised Pratt's performance in his br...
Digimon Ghost Game ‒ Episode 7
Digimon Ghost Game continues to go strong with its monster-of-the-week format while simultaneously giving us a few drops of interesting world-building along the way.
My Senpai Is Annoying ‒ Episode 7
Little did I know that this episode would instead be about characters relating and forging connections with each other through potentially unorthodox setups, which feels appropriate.
Blade of the Immortal's Hiroaki Samura Draws New 1-Shot
1-shot focuses on relationship between Afternoon editor Kōichi Yuri, rookie Samura
― The January 2022 issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine revealed on Monday that Hiroaki Samura is drawing a new one-shot manga tentatively titled "Yuri & Samura" in the magazine's next issue on December 25. The one-shot will have a color opening page. The one-shot will focus on former Afternoon editor Kōichi Yuri and...
Tokyo Twenty Fourth Ward Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, Opening Song, January 5 Debut
Rock band Survive Said The Prophet performs "Paper Sky" theme
― A live-streamed special for Cloverworks' new original television anime series Tokyo Twenty Fourth Ward (Tokyo 24-ku) unveiled the first full promotional video and the first key visual for the anime on Wednesday. The video announces and previews the opening song "Paper Sky" by the rock band Survive Said The Prophet. It also announces more...
Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2's Additional Cast, January 13 Debut Listed
Katsuyuki Konishi, Makoto Ishii voice demons in new season
― The Comic Natalie website reported more cast members and the January 13 premiere for the second television anime season of Ryo Shirakome's Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō) light novel series on Thursday. According to Comic Natalie, Katsuyuki Konishi and Makoto Ishii are joining the cast ...
Chitose Kaido's Love and Heart Manga Ends (Updated)
Manga's final 2 volumes ship simultaneously in April 2022
― Hakusensha's Manga Park app published the final chapter of Chitose Kaido's Love and Heart (Koi to Shinzō) manga on Tuesday. The manga's final ninth and 10th compiled book volumes will ship simultaneously in April 2022. The app stated the manga will have an "announcement" on December 8. The manga entered its final arc in December 2020. Yen Pr...
Toonami Airs Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 Anime Short on November 26
Airing is part of Blade Runner marathon
― Adult Swim revealed on Tuesday that it will air the Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 anime short on Friday at 11:00 p.m. The airing is part of a Blade Runner marathon on Friday that will also air the Blade Runner 2049 film and the first three episodes of the Blade Runner: Black Lotus anime series. The marathon starts at 11:00 p.m. and ends at 4:30 a.m. Adult Swim...
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth Anime's Promo Video Reveals July 2022 Debut
Staff, cast, teaser visual also revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Aquaplus' Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth (Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro) game began streaming a teaser promotional video on Wednesday. The video reveals the main staff and cast, as well as the July 2022 debut. The website also revealed a teaser visual. Kenichi Kawamura (storyboard artist on Utaware...
Resident Evil Village Game Wins 4 Awards at Golden Joystick Awards 2021
Final Fantasy XIV, Metroid Dread, Elden Ring, Dark Souls, Capcom also win awards
― The Golden Joystick Awards 2021 ceremony announced this year's winners on Tuesday, and Capcom's Resident Evil Village game won four awards, including Ultimate Game of the Year, PlayStation Game of the Year, and Best Audio. Maggie Robertson won the Best Performer award for her portrayal of Lady Dimitrescu in the game. C...
Crunchyroll Adds Inazma Delivery Anime Shorts, Reborn! OVA
Reborn! OVA debuted at 2009 Jump Super Anime Tour event
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has added the Inazma Delivery anime shorts and the Reborn! OVA. Crunchyroll's stream of Inazma Delivery is available worldwide except China and Japan. The company describes the anime: Inazma Delivery is a delivery company that delivers anything. Hemingway works there and he receives a request to deliver...
Netflix Adds Stand by Me Doraemon 2 Film on December 24
Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood leave service on December 31
― Netflix revealed on Monday that it will add the Stand By Me Doraemon 2 CG anime film to its service on December 24. Netflix also lists the addition of Oldboy to the service on December 17, but the announcement does not specify whether the film is the 2003 South Korean film, or the 2013 American film. The service is r...
Ikimono-gakari Vocalist's Upcoming Single Inspires Anime Short
'Massara' short starring Kana Hanazawa debuts on November 30
― The official website for the Ikimono-gakari band revealed on Tuesday that the band's vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka's first solo original song "Massara" (Clean Slate) is inspiring an anime short of the same title that will debut on the band's official YouTube channel on November 30. Kana Hanazawa is voicing the short's main character Yuna. The b...
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