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The Spring 2022 Manga Guide
We're updating daily with a new batch of manga just for you! Today check out the Wind Breaker, a brawler manga looking to change up the formula! Plus: Yagi the Bookshop Goat, Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, My Brain is Different, The Fable, and The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage!
― Banner art by catfish Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2022 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our sea...
The Best and Worst of Spring 2022, May 6-12
Demon Girl and Heroines are keeping their high momentum from the previous week. Discover which other series are shooting upward in our weekly user rankings!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based...
Free! The Final Stroke 2nd Part
The dramatic side of Free has always been its weakest point, as the story once again draws on the same conflicts before racing to its predictable conclusion.
― Note that this review contains spoilers for the first Free! The Final Stroke film. The first Free! The Final Stroke film ended with Haru and Rin symbolically parting ways, as they struggled to reconcile their dreams of world-class swimming wit...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
Suikoden was never an action game, and now that series creator Yoshitaka Murayama returned to it with Eiyuden Chronicle, what better form for its prequel to take than a side-scrolling action title with some RPG trappings?
― Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising makes a certain degree of sense. It's a prequel to Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which is itself the spiritual revival of the Suikoden series that s...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 15-21
Belle, SSSS.DYNAZENON anime; Colorless, Crazy Food Truck manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Belle BDPlease GKIDS US$26.98 May 17 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 12 BDCite Viz Media US$44.98 May 17 Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 12 DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$39.99 May 17 Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot BDPlease Ani...
My Boyfriend in Orange Manga Creator Draws Birthday Illustration of Live-Action Film Actor
Film starring Snow Man idol group member Hikaru Iwamoto opens in Japan on July 18
― My Boyfriend in Orange (Moekare wa Orange-iro) manga creator Non Tamashima drew an original illustration to commemorate the birthdays of actor Hikaru Iwamoto and the character he plays in the live-action film adaptation, the firefighter Kyōsuke. Kyōsuke celebrates his birthday on May 15, while Iwamoto's is on May 17. ...
Monster Hunter Rise's Sunbreak Expansion Videos Preview Weapons
Videos preview new weapon moves for Heavy Bowgun, Switch Axe, Sword & Shield
― Capcom began streaming videos on Monday previewing the new weapon moves available in the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion for the Monster Hunter Rise game. Heavy Bowgun Switch Axe Sword & Shield The expansion will debut for Switch and PC via Steam on June 30. Players who already own the base Monster Hunter Rise game...
Fire Force Celebrates Manga Ending With Foldable Newspaper Ad Spelling 'Hope'
34th volume shipped on Tuesday
― Atsushi Ohkubo's Fire Force manga shipped its 34th and final volume on Tuesday. To commemorate the occasion, the Yomiuri Shimbun published a full-page ad depicting the main characters surrounded with flames. The text asks "Hope or despair?" along with instructions on how to fold the page. When folded, the fire spells out the Japanese characters for "hope." The series ...
PlayStation Plus Announces Launch Titles, Includes Bloodborne, Death Stranding, Demon's Souls, More
Service includes Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Resident Evil, 55 more games
― Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on Monday that its updated PlayStation Plus service will include Japanese-produced games such as Bloodborne, Death Stranding, Demon's Souls, Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm ...
Voice Actress Kana Asumi Announces Birth of 1st Child
Voice of Hidamari Sketch's Yuno remarried in 2021
― Voice actress Kana Asumi (Yuno from Hidamari Sketch, Komari Koshigaya from Non Non Biyori, Hinata Karaue from Encouragement of Climb) announced on her Twitter account on Tuesday that she has given birth to her first child. みなさまへ👶🏻 pic.twitter.com/n1yHYkmAkt— 阿澄佳奈 (@0812asumikana) May 17, 2022 The child is from her second marriage. Asumi announced he...
Spirited Away Stage Play Cancels Some Fukuoka Shows Due to COVID-19
Actress Kanna Hashimoto tests positive for COVID-19
― Several performances of the first stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away anime film have been canceled because lead actress Kanna Hashimoto (pictured on left poster below) has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Hashimoto had throat issues on Tuesday, and tested positive on a PCR test. Her symptoms are mild. Performanc...
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Kaginado #18 [rate]
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Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff
Visual unveiled
― An official website and Twitter account opened for the television anime adaptation of Onigunsō's Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari manga on Wednesday, and it revealed a promotional video, visual, cast, and staff. The cast includes: Takeo Ōtsuka as Hyōma Kunato Yūki Takada as Botan Nagatsuki Ryuichi Kimura (Kemono Friends 2, Aikatsu!) is directing the series at BN Pictures Keiichirō Ō...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game Adds DLC Character Dyspo This Summer
Dyspo will be part of new DLC pack
― The Dragon Ball series' official website announced on Saturday that Bandai Namco Entertainment's Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game will add the character Dyspo from Dragon Ball Super as part of the new DLC pack this summer. Goku (Ultra Instinct -Sign-) will also launch as DLC this summer. The previous "Legendary Pack 2" DLC includes Jiren (Full Power), Gogeta (from Dra...
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Tomodachi Game #7 [rate]
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Luminous Witches Anime Reveals Theme Songs
Cast perform theme songs, launching on August 24
― Kadokawa revealed on Tuesday the opening and ending theme songs for the Renmei Kūgun Kōkū Mahō Ongakutai Luminous Witches (Allied Air Force Magical Idols Luminous Witches) television anime series. The cast will perform the opening theme song "WONDERFUL WORLD," and the ending theme song "Watashi to Minna no Uta" (My and Everyone's Song). Both singles ...
The Spring 2022 Manga Guide
We're updating daily with a new batch of manga just for you! Today check out the Wind Breaker, a brawler manga looking to change up the formula! Plus: Yagi the Bookshop Goat, Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, My Brain is Different, The Fable, and The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage!
― Banner art by catfish Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2022 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our sea...
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I'm Quitting Heroing #7 [rate]
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Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth Anime Adds 5 More Cast Members
Tsuguo Mogami, Yoshihito Sasaki, Madoka Shiga, Toru Ohkawa, Toshiharu Nakanishi join cast
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Aquaplus' Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth (Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro) game revealed five new cast members on Tuesday. The newly announced cast includes (from left to right in image above): Tsuguo Mogami as Soyankekur Yoshihito Sasaki as Ozen Madoka S...
Hypnosis Mic: Before the Battle - Dawn of Divisions Manga Ends on June 17
Manga launched in January 2021
― The June issue of Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge revealed on Tuesday that Yūichirō Momose and Rui Karasuzuki's Hypnosis Mic: Before the Battle - Dawn of Divisions manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 17. Momose and Karasuzuki launched the manga in Shonen Magazine Edge in January 2021. Kodansha published the manga's second compiled book volume on April ...
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Shin Ikki Tousen #1 [rate]
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Rintaro Koike, Masayuki Taguchi's Black Joke Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga will end in next chapter
― This year's sixth issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion Retsu magazine revealed on Tuesday that Rintaro Koike and Masayuki Taguchi's Black Joke manga is going on an indefinite hiatus. The magazine will announce the manga's return at a later date. The magazine also revealed that the manga will end in its next chapter when it returns. The magazine's fifth issue last mo...
Final Fantasy XV Game Sells 10 Million Copies Worldwide
― Square Enix announced on Tuesday that its Final Fantasy XV game has sold 10 million copies worldwide, including digital copies of the game. The number also includes sales on all platforms. Final Fantasy XV went on sale worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in November 2016. The game received a Royal Edition for the PS4 and Xbox One in March 2018. The new release includes the previously rele...
Promare Anime Film Celebrates 1 Million Tickets Sold, 3rd Anniversary With New Screenings This Month
Film to screen in 11 theaters in Japan starting on May 27
― The official website for Trigger and XFLAG's Promare anime film revealed on Tuesday that the film will celebrate its third anniversary and having sold 1 million tickets by having a new run in 11 theaters in Japan starting on May 27. The film will also stream for free on XFLAG's YouTube channel during the "Promare 3rd Anniversary Online Party...
Touken Ranbu Warriors Game Gets PC Release in English
Game will launch in English for Switch, PC via Steam on May 24
― A listing on Steam confirmed on Tuesday that Koei Tecmo Games and DMM Games' Touken Ranbu Warriors game will launch for PC via Steam in English on May 24. The game was previously only slated for an English release on the Nintendo Switch. The Steam release will also feature text and subtitles in Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, a...
Inu-Oh Film's Clip Features Titular Character Running Through Town Streets
Masaaki Yuasa's musical anime film opens in Japan on May 28
― The official website for Inu-Oh, Masaaki Yuasa's musical anime feature film of Hideo Furukawa's Heike Monogatari: Inu-Oh no Maki (Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh) novel, began streaming a clip from the film on Tuesday. The first half of the below video features a clip of the titular lead character running through the streets of a town, and the ...
Shin Ultraman Film Opens at #1, 25th Detective Conan Film Drops to #2
30th Crayon Shin-chan film drops to #4, live-action Radiation House to #8, Free! to #10; Bubble debuts at #9
― Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film debuted at #1 in its first weekend. The film sold 641,802 tickets to earn 993,410,050 yen (about US$7.68 million) in its first three days. The film sold 191,302 tickets to earn 290,102,400 yen (about US$2.24 million) on its first day on Fr...
Japan to Allow Limited Tourist Entry From U.S., Australia, Thailand, Singapore
Limited tourism activity to serve as "trial" for possible full reopening of country in June
― The Japanese government announced on Tuesday that it will begin to accept tourists from the United States, Australia, Thailand, and Singapore later this month. Tourists will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19 with three shots, and must only travel in fixed group tour packages so governments can ea...
Makoto Shinkai's Suzume no Tojimari Film Also Gets Novelization
Shinkai pens novelization slated to ship on August 24 ahead of film's November 11 opening
― The official website for Makoto Shinkai's first new film in three years, Suzume no Tojimari (literally, Suzume's Door-Locking), announced on Tuesday that the film will have a novelization that will ship on August 24. As with many of his previous films, Shinkai himself will pen the novelization. Yen Press relea...
Gackt Slowly Recovers From Sickness, Aims to Return This Year
Singer still suffers from immunodeficiency, autoimmune condition, other side effects
― Talent management agency Glab Entertainment announced on the official website for musician and singer Gackt (Gakuto Ōshiro) on Monday that Gackt is steadily recovering physically and is aiming to slowly return to some entertainment industry activity within the year. Glab Entertainment made the announcement with Gac...
Tsutomu Takahashi's Tenmasō no Sanshimai Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Film opens on October 28
― Toei announced that it is producing a live-action film adaptation of Tsutomu Takahashi's Tenmasō no Sanshimai - Sky High (The Three Tenmasō Sisters - Sky High) manga. The film will open in Japan on October 28, and will star: Non as Tamae Yuko Oshima as Nozomi Mugi Kadowaki as Kanae Ryuhei Kitamura, the director for the previous Sky High live-action series and film, returns ...
Wakame Konbu's The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious Manga Gets TV Anime in July
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! staff returns for anime by same manga creator
― Square Enix announced on Tuesday that Wakame Konbu's The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious (Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere on 24 stations in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and TV Asahi's network in July. ABC is streaming a teaser promotional video for ...
Viki Adds Do not say mystery, More Live-Action Series
Also: Boys Over Flowers, A Man Who Defies The World of BL 2, more
― Streaming service Viki revealed on May 5 that it has added the live-action series of Yumi Tamura's Do not say mystery (Mystery to Iu Nakare) manga. The service also added the following live-action adaptations of manga: 49 Days with A Merman 60 Minutes Until the First Love Affair Anitomo series and movie Boys Over Flowers Boys Over Fl...
Yūga Aoyama Joins My Hero One's Justice 2 Game as DLC Character
Aoyama will be final character in game's 2nd season pass
― This year's 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Bandai Namco Entertainment's My Hero One's Justice 2 video game will add the character Yūga Aoyama as the fifth and final character of the game's second season pass. The game launched for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in March...
Anime Central 2022 Reverses Mask Policy, No Longer Requires COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test
Convention takes place this weekend
― The staff for the Anime Central (ACen) event announced that this year's convention will no longer require masks, COVID-19 vaccination, or negative COVID-19 tests. Staff claimed that its policies are "based on current CDC Guidelines and align with the requirements of the Donald E. Stephens Conventions Center and state and local health authorities regarding large i...
One Piece Inspires Fitness Gym in Tokyo in 2023
A fitness gym inspired by the world of One Piece, called the "ONE PIECE FITNESS BragMen," will open in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in early 2023. The establishment is a reference to an adventure tale that appears in the manga's 13th compiled volume. The gym's training room will have One Piece theming, and the trainers will be dressed as naval officers. It will also implement a point system to encourage f...
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Ascendance of a Bookworm #32 [rate]
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CLAMP, Eisaku Kubonouchi Draw Live-Action 'Anime Supremacy!' Film Visuals
Film about those who make anime opens in Japan on May 20
― Manga creator and artist circle CLAMP (Cardcaptor Sakura, xxxHOLiC) drew a collaboration visual for the live-action film adaptation of Mizuki Tsujimura's Anime Supremacy! (Haken Anime!) novel. The visual depicts CLAMP's manga-style designs of the real-life actors and the in-story animated characters. Manga creator Eisaku Kubonouchi (Chocolat,...
Osamu Tezuka's Alabaster Manga Gets Stage Musical
Play runs in Tokyo, Osaka in June-July
― Osamu Tezuka's revenge suspense manga Alabaster is getting a stage play musical that will run at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater from June 25 to July 3 and at the Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka on July 10. The cast includes (from left to right, starting with top row): Hironobu Miyahara (LE VELVETS) as Alabaster Keita Furuya (Lead) as Gen Ryо̄ma Baba as Chikara Yūs...
hololive Virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora Goes On Hiatus Due to Vocal Cord Issues
Hololive Virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora announced on Twitter last Saturday that she is going on a 1-2 month hiatus due to being afflicted with vocal cord nodules. She added that she will be posting more frequently on Twitter, and asked her fans to keep in touch with her there. 兎田ぺこら、声帯結節につき明日から【1~2ヶ月ほどお休み】します💦寂しい思いさせちゃうと思うけど絶対完治させて戻ってくるぺこ！みんな忘れないでねええええええええ‼️ pic.twitter.com/OfA7fsWZDE— 兎田ぺこら👯♀️ホロラ...
Crunchyroll to Stream Chainsaw Man Anime
Anime premieres subbed, dubbed later this year
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the television anime of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga later this year in over 200 countries and territories around the world. The company will stream the anime in Japanese with English subtitles, and with an English dub. The anime will also get Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Fre...
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AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Part 2 #19 [rate]
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The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2023
Manga ended on Tuesday
― The official website for the television anime of Koharu Inoue's The Duke of Death and His Maid (Shinigami Bocchan to Kuro Maid) manga announced on Tuesday that the anime's sequel will be a second season that will debut in 2023. The manga ended on Tuesday. The television anime premiered in Japan in July 2021. Funimation streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. Funimation had p...
Fire Force Gets 3rd Anime Season, Original Smartphone Game (Updated)
Mrs. Green Apple to perform theme song for upcoming game
― The official website for the Fire Force anime announced on Tuesday that the series is getting a third season. The website also revealed that the franchise is getting an original smartphone game titled Fire Force: Enbu no Shо̄. Mrs. Green Apple will perform the theme song "Enen" for the video game. The game will be free to play but will have o...
The Best and Worst of Spring 2022, May 6-12
Demon Girl and Heroines are keeping their high momentum from the previous week. Discover which other series are shooting upward in our weekly user rankings!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based...
'Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God' Net Anime's 2nd Season Features Returning Cast, Staff
Anime about Egyptian gods debuted in December 2020
― The official website for the anime of yuka's Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami (Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God) characters announced on Monday that the anime's second season will feature a returning cast and staff. The cast members include: Hiro Shimono as Anubis Yuuki Kaji as Thoth Yu Kobayashi as Bastet Tomoya Nakamura as Narrator Hikaru Midorikawa as Medjed Hiro...
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs ‒ Episode 7
This week's episode gives us a surprisingly deep bit of character drama for both Jilk and Clarice.
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Healer Girl #7 [rate]
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The Rising of the Shield Hero 2 Anime Casts Miyu Tomita
Tomita plays Kizuna Kazayama in 7th episode on Wednesday
― The official website for The Rising of the Shield Hero 2, the second season of The Rising of the Shield Hero television anime series, announced on Monday that Miyu Tomita will join the cast as Kizuna Kazayama. Kizuna will appear in the anime's seventh episode on Wednesday. The website also unveiled a new visual: The anime's second season prem...
Love After World Domination ‒ Episode 6
Beach episodes are a common and well-worn anime trope, but Love After World Domination still manages to make it work so specifically within its setting and narrative that it feels seamless.
Delicious Party Precure ‒ Episode 10
Even though the girls got their Heart Juicy Mixers this week, I think the more important piece of the story is Gentlu and how she's starting to crack.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Film Ranks #3 in its 6th Weekend in U.S.
Film earns US$175,700,000 in U.S.
― Box Office Mojo records Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel film as earning a cumulative total of US$175,700,000, ranking #3 in its sixth weekend in the United States. The film earned approximately US$4,550,000 over the weekend, earning US$1,035,000 on Friday and US$2,135,000 on Saturday. The film screened in 3,116 theaters, and had a per-theater averag...
Shin Ultraman Gets Best Start for Japanese Live-Action Film So Far This Year
Film earns 17% more than Shin Godzilla did in its 1st 3 days
― Entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Monday that Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film sold 641,802 tickets and earned 993,410,050 yen (about US$7.68 million) in its first three days at the box office to top the weekend chart. The film has the highest-earning debut weekend for a live-action Japanese film in 2...
Compile Heart Teases New Game, New 'Galapagos RPG Evolve' Brand in Video
Famitsu magazine to reveal more details on project on Thursday
― Compile Heart opened a website on Monday to tease a new game. The website is streaming a teaser promotional video titled "Evolve: Mashup." The video teases that this week's issue of Kadokawa's Famitsu magazine will reveal more details on Thursday. The game is part of a new brand for Compile Heart titled "Galapagos RPG Evolve." Compile H...
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Anime's 4th Season Previewed in Video
New season airs as 3 films this fall
― The official website for Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, the new anime of Yoshiki Tanaka's epic science fiction novels Legend of the Galactic Heroes, began streaming a teaser video for the anime's recently announced fourth season Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Intrigue (Ginga Eiyū Densetsu Die Neue These Sakubō) on Monday. The sea...
Nintendo Switch Surpasses PlayStation 4 in Lifetime Sales in U.S.
Console's lifetime sales in the U.S. trails PS2, Xbox 360, Wii
― A report from NPD Group's executive director Mat Piscatella revealed on Friday that the Nintendo Switch console has surpassed Sony's PlayStation 4 in lifetime sales to become the fourth best-selling console in the United States. It now trails Sony's PlayStation 2, Microsoft's Xbox 360, and Nintendo's Wii in terms of lifetime sales in th...
Sega Plans to Release Multiple Spinoff, Remake Games in Fiscal Year Ending in March 2023
Company plans to launch 13 titles this fiscal year including Sonic Frontiers, Sonic Origins, Soul Hackers 2
― Sega's latest earnings release for fiscal year 2022 (April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022) revealed on Friday that the company is "planning multiple titles" under the banner of "Remake/Remaster, Spin-Off/Change of theme" for its next fiscal year. The company anticipates an approximate 5 million un...
Bubble Anime Film's Manga Ends on May 23
Manga adaptation of WIT Studio original film launched on April 22
― The seventh chapter of Erubo Hijihara's manga adaptation of Bubble, the new original anime film by WIT Studio, revealed on Monday that the manga will end with its next chapter on May 23. The manga's second volume will ship on June 3. Netflix describes the anime: The story is set in Tokyo, after bubbles that broke the laws of gravity ...
FromSoftware's Elden Ring is Best-Selling Game in U.S. for Last 12 Months, Overtaking Call of Duty: Vanguard
Game has surpassed 13.4 million units shipped as of March 31
― NPD Group's executive director Mat Piscatella revealed on Friday that Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware's Elden Ring action RPG has become the best-selling "premium" game in the United States in the last 12 months (ending April 2022), surpassing Call of Duty: Vanguard. The game is the best-selling game in the U.S. in 2022 so far...
Man With a Mission Bassist Stable After Sustaining Injury During Concert
Bassist Kamikaze Boy sustained injury during Metropolitan Rock Festival concert on Sunday
― The Metropolitan Rock Festival concert's Twitter account announced on Sunday that the Man With a Mission band's bassist and background vocalist Kamikaze Boy sustained an injury during the Osaka leg of the concert and was rushed to the hospital, but is currently stable and fully conscious. Man with a Mission pr...
Ace of Diamond Stage Musical Debuts in September After 2-Year COVID-19 Delay
Musical was originally scheduled for June 2020 debut
― The official website for the stage musical adaptation of Yūji Terajima's Ace of Diamond manga revealed on Sunday that the musical will now have its run at The Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from September 30 to October 10. The musical was originally scheduled to run in June 2020, but was delayed due to COVID-19. Akira Yamazaki is directing and writing t...
Live-Action BL Metamorphosis Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song
Lead actresses Mana Ashida, Nobuko Miyamoto sing cover of Tjiros song "Kore Sae Areba"
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Kaori Tsurutani's BL Metamorphosis (Metamorphose no Engawa) manga began streaming a trailer for the film on Monday. The trailer reveals and previews the film's theme song, a cover of the Tjiros song "Kore Sae Areba" (As Long as I Have This) performed by ...
Onipan! Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Miyu Tomita as Top Idol Noririn's Voice
Tomita already voices Noriko Issun in show, but character transforms into Noririn
― The official website for the original television anime Onipan! began streaming the anime's second full promotional video on Monday. The video reveals that Miyu Tomita also voices the top idol character Noririn in the anime. Tomita already voices the character Noriko Issun in the series, and the character is able to tr...
The Executioner and Her Way of Life ‒ Episode 7
“Port City of Libelle" is very much a transition episode, where the focus is primarily on delivering a lot of setup and exposition for what is to come in this second half of the series.
Free! The Final Stroke 2nd Part
The dramatic side of Free has always been its weakest point, as the story once again draws on the same conflicts before racing to its predictable conclusion.
― Note that this review contains spoilers for the first Free! The Final Stroke film. The first Free! The Final Stroke film ended with Haru and Rin symbolically parting ways, as they struggled to reconcile their dreams of world-class swimming wit...
Touken Ranbu Stage Play Gets Anime
Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji director/playwright Kenichi Suemitsu returns to pen anime
― The May 15 Osaka performance of the Touken Ranbu Kiden Ikusa-Yu no Adabana stage play announced that the first non-musical Touken Ranbu stage play, 2016's Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji, is inspiring an anime adaptation. The play follows Fudō Yukimitsu, the (anthropomorphized) sword that real-life legendary leader O...
The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 ‒ Episode 6
If you had told me that this wasn't actually just the halfway point of the season, but a full-blown season finale, I would have believed you no questions asked.
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2 ‒ Episode 7
After half a season skulking on the sidelines and threatening to do something significant, we finally get a look into our fang-faced first year's inner struggles, and there's some good stuff here.
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Requiem of the Rose King #18 [rate]
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Spy×Family ‒ Episode 6
Not only is SPY x FAMILY an excellent spy spoof, but now it turns out that it's a pretty awesome Hana Yori Dango parody as well.
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Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs #7 [rate]
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Don't Hurt Me, My Healer! #6 [rate]
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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #249 [rate]
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Laid-Back Camp Film Reveals New Visual, Bonus Manga Volume 13.5 for Theatergoers
Bonus book to include 24-page manga by Afro
― The official website for the anime of Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga revealed a main visual on Sunday for the upcoming Eiga Yurukyan△ (Laid-Back Camp Movie) anime film. The site also revealed that theatergoers will receive a bonus "volume 13.5" for the manga. The book will feature a new 24-page manga by Afro titled "Rin to Nadeshiko n...
Alice in Dissonance Reveals fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE Prequel Game Releasing on May 27
Release on Steam will include text in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
― Developer Alice in Dissonance and publisher Phoenixx announced on Saturday that they will release the fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE prequel game in the fault series on PC via Steam on May 27. The release will support text in English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. Alice in Dissonance describes the game: In the Kingdom of Rug...
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Game Reveals Season 5 Pass in Video
New season pass will launch this year with 5 new characters
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an announcement video for the fifth season pass for its Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker game on Friday. The video states that the season pass will add five new characters to the game and will launch in 2022. The theme of the characters in the new season pass is "Legacy." A "stage renovat...
Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, Staff for Ascendance of a Bookworm Anime's 3rd Season
Reba Buhr returns as Main in dub premiering on May 16
― Crunchyroll revealed the English dub cast and staff for the third season of the Ascendance of a Bookworm television anime on Friday. The dub will stream on May 16 at 5:15 p.m. EDT. The cast includes: Reba Buhr as Main (Myne) Armen Taylor as Ferdinand Jeannie Tirado as Lutz Xander Mobus as Benno Lisa Reimold as Tuuli Kaiji Tang as Gunther Kirsten...
Alice Gear Aegis CS Game's Promo Video Previews Battle Gameplay, Multiplayer Mode
Console version of Alice Gear Aegis smartphone game launches on September 8
― MAGES. began streaming a promotional video on Saturday for Alice Gear Aegis CS: Concerto of Simulatrix, the console version of Pyramid and COLOPL's Alice Gear Aegis smartphone game. The video previews battle gameplay, customization, the game's story mode, and online multiplayer. MAGES. will release the game on PlayStation 4...
Fanfare of Adolescence Anime Reveals More Cast, Promo Video, Visual for Show's 'Training Center' Arc
Yōko Hikasa, Junya Enoki, more join cast
― The official website for Aniplex's original television anime Fanfare of Adolescence (Gunjō no Fanfare) revealed more cast, a new promotional video, and a new visual on Sunday for the show's "Training Center" arc. The new arc will start with the eighth episode on May 21. New cast members include: Yōko Hikasa as Akari Sumeragi, a 34-year-old animal trainer at ...
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Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising
Suikoden was never an action game, and now that series creator Yoshitaka Murayama returned to it with Eiyuden Chronicle, what better form for its prequel to take than a side-scrolling action title with some RPG trappings?
― Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising makes a certain degree of sense. It's a prequel to Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, which is itself the spiritual revival of the Suikoden series that s...
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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai ‒ Episode 7
This week Aharen-san takes things a step further, delving into unnerving horror the likes of which Higurashi could never dream of achieving.
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Komi Can't Communicate Season 2 ‒ Episode 15
While everything is still framed in a humorous and light-hearted way, the jokes in this episode felt more like set up for character introspection instead of wholly for the sake of breakout laughs.
Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic- ‒ Episode 6
It's rare to come across a show that will make you feel frustrated and elated at the same time, but I suppose that's a testament to the quality of Kaguya-sama's writing.
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Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime Season 2's Chizuru Video Announces July 1 Premiere
Live-action adaptation also premieres in July
― The official website for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga posted a character promotional video and "date visual" for Chizuru Mizuhara from the second season on Saturday. The website and video announced that the season will premiere in the Super Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliates on July ...
Yuri Is My Job! Romance Manga Gets TV Anime
Yui Ogura, Sumire Uesaka reprise lead roles in anime from Passione, Studio Lings
― A website opened on Saturday to announce that Miman's Yuri Is My Job! (Watashi no Yuri wa Oshigoto Desu!) manga is inspiring a television anime. Yui Ogura and Sumire Uesaka are reprising their roles of Hime Shirasagi and Mitsuki Ayanokōji, respectively, from the seventh manga volume's promotional video. Hijiri Sanpei (...
Argonavis Band Project's New Anime Film Reveals Title, Story, November 4 Delay
Argonavis Axia film centers on Gyroaxia band
― Bushiroad's boy-band project "from Argonavis" (formerly Argonavis from BanG Dream!) announced on Saturday that the project's brand-new anime film will open on November 4 under the title Gekijō-ban Argonavis Axia (Argonavis the Movie: Axia). The film was previously slated for this summer. The new film shines the spotlight on Gyroaxia, the five-member band...
The Rising of The Shield Hero Season 2 ‒ Episode 6
This is probably the best-looking episode of the season so far, but the persistent issues with the show's writing make this arc-ending climax feel less satisfying than it should be
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Key's Stella of the End Kinetic Novel Releases for PC on September 30
Key originally announced kinetic novel about android girl, transporter in 2020
― Key revealed on Friday that it will release its Stella of the End (Tsui no Stella) kinetic novel for PC on September 30. The game was most recently slated for this summer. Key is also streaming a teaser trailer. Key originally revealed the game under the temporary title Project:PORTER in October 2020, with an original re...
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