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Gundam SEED Freedom Giveaway
Gundam SEED Freedom has arrived on streaming platforms, and to celebrate, our friends at Bandai Namco Filmworks have ONE HG (High Grade) Immortal Justice Gunpla to give away to a lucky reader.
― Gundam SEED Freedom has arrived on streaming platforms, and to celebrate, our friends at Bandai Namco Filmworks have ONE HG (High Grade) Immortal Justice Gunpla to give away to a lucky reader. The story of SE...
Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Manga Review
The late Cocoa Fujiwara never got to finish this story. Even if you don’t love the series, that’s a tragedy, and for readers, it means knowing that you’re embarking on a journey without a finish.
― The late Cocoa Fujiwara never got to finish this story. Even if you don't love the series, that's a tragedy, and for readers, it means knowing that you're embarking on a journey without a finish – when the...
Wonderful Precure! Episodes 25-36 Anime Series Review
The Cures need Niko and their transformations to fight, but their true strength comes from themselves and their relationships.
― While this season of Pretty Cure is unique in several ways, there are two that stand out, at least among legally available series in the west. The first is the overt romantic subplot that truly gets off the ground in episode thirty-six; while Delicious Party Pretty Cure did...
Fist of the North Star Volume 13 Manga Review
Fist of the North Star Volume 13 is a strong package, but at the same time I wouldn't blame someone for feeling like there are diminishing returns in this latter era of the run.
― Volume 13 is an odd mixture of elements and novel concepts that dazzle visually while being all right otherwise. I hate to sound like a broken record, but many of the same strengths and weaknesses seen here have been with t...
Newtype exclusive interview: Tower of God Season 2 Series Composition/Scriptwriter Erika Yoshida
Scriptwriter Erika Yoshida shares the most important theme of season two and how the series' characters have changed.
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Tower of God Season 2 is here at last!
The view from the top is… Series Composition/Script: Erika Yoshida
A depiction of real-life problems in our world today ーSeason 2 is finally here after four years. How do you ...
The ANN Aftershow - I'm Sorry, They Stole His What?!
DAN DA DAN is wild! We’re also checking in on Orb after that big episode three plot twist. Plus, news on the Pokemon leak and impressions of Silent Hill 2!
― I'm Sorry, They Stole His What?! DAN DA DAN is wild! The animation is top-tier, and the story is truly original. It is living up to the hype! We're also checking in on Orb after that big episode three plot twist. Plus, news on the Pokemon leak ...
This Week in Games - Game Freak's Teraleak
The huge leak of alleged info is already showing some holes in its authenticity, plus video game legend Nobuo Uematsu isn't retiring YET, and more of the latest gaming news.
― Welcome back, folks! I'm not much of a MiHoYo fan. It's nothing personal; I just don't gel with their games—the gacha rates are too unfair, in my opinion, and the games straddle that uncomfortable zone where they're too sophist...
See You in My 19th Life Volumes 1-3 K-Comic Review
The K-Comic series See You in My 19th Life is a love story that is as much about the tragic past as the hopeful present.
― Tragedy and romance have been linked almost since the dawn of literature. Why else would stories of doomed lovers like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet or historical tales of Cleopatra and her lovers be so lionized? For many readers, the fine line between the potential for a happy ...
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This Monster Wants to Eat Me Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Reina Ueda to voice protagonist Hinako Yaotose in Sai Naekawa's story
― A website opened on Monday to reveal that Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. The site posted a teaser trailer, visual, main cast, and staff for the anime. Naekawa also drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement: Reina Ueda v...
'Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!' Light Novels Get TV Anime Next Spring
Kanata Hoshi's story of monster meat-loving noble lady launched in 2019
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kanata Hoshi's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (Akujiki Reijō to Kyōketsu Kōshaku: Sono Mamono, Watashi ga Oishiku Itadakimasu!) light novel series announced on Monday that the series will get a television anime adaptation in spring 2025. Kodansha USA Publishing releases the light no...
Goblin Slayer Author Kumo Kagyu's Blade & Bastard Light Novels Get Anime
Light novel series launched in 2022
― DRECOM Media revealed that writer Kumo Kagyu and illustrator so-bin's Blade & Bastard light novel series will get an anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser promotional video and visual, on Sunday. The light novel's manga adaptation author Makoto Fugetsu drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement: J-Novel Club publishes the novel simultaneously with the J...
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom Novels Get 2025 TV Anime
Yui Ishikawa stars in Troyca anime
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted a promotional video that announced a 2025 television anime of Kōki Fuyutsuki's The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom (Kanpeki Sugite Kawaigeganai to Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru) light novel series. Seven Seas licensed the novel series a...
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Light Novels Get TV Anime Next April
Natsuki Hanae, Reina Ueda, Takehito Koyasu star in Quad anime
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted a teaser promotional video that announced that the television anime adaptation of Yomu Mishima's I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) light novel series will premiere next April. The anime stars: Natsuki Hanae as Liam ...
Kujira Tokiwa's The Holy Grail of Eris Light Novels Get Anime
Kana Ichinose, Sayumi Suzushiro reprise roles from previous drama CD
― Drecom announced on Sunday that Kujira Tokiwa and Yuunagi's The Holy Grail of Eris (Eris no Seihai) light novel series will get an anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser promotional video and visual. The artist of the light novel's manga adaptation Hinase Momoyama drew an illustration to commemorate the anime announcement: S.Kosu...
The Beginning After the End Webnovel/Webcomic Gets TV Anime by Studio A-Cat
Date A Live's Keitaro Motonaga directs series based on American webcomic
― A panel at New York Comic Con for TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End webnovel and its webcomic adaptation announced on Saturday that the franchise will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide excluding Asia (but including India). The below video features the words "Season 1" a...
The Unaware Atelier Master Novels Get TV Anime in April 2025
Mikako Komatsu, Asami Seto, Minami Tanaka star in fantasy series
― Alphapolis announced on Friday that Yousuke Tokino's The Unaware Atelier Master (Kanchigai no Atelier Meister) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in April 2025. Hisashi Ishii (Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear) is directing the anime at EMT Squared. Deko Akao (Higehiro, Komi Can't C...
You Can Be an Extra on ON-GAKU: Our Sound Director's Next Film Hyakuemu
Go wild for Kenji Iwaisawa's climactic festival scene
― In 2019, director Kenji Iwaisawa debuted his film On-Gaku: Our Sound at the Ottawa Film Festival. A story following three high school delinquents who start a band, the film eschewed conventional animation and used rotoscope animation instead. As such, a set was built, and extras were cast for the climactic music festival. Now, for the director's...
Amazon Prime Video Adds Look Back Anime Film Globally on November 7
Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama draws new visual for announcement
― Amazon Prime Video announced on Tuesday that it will add anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga worldwide on November 7 (or November 8 in Asia due to timezone differences). The film's director Kiyotaka Oshiyama drew the below visual for the announcement The film opened in theaters in Japan on June...
AirAsia Introduces Sonic the Hedgehog Airplane
Gotta go fast
― In 1991, Sega debuted its iconic mascot Sonic in the Sonic the Hedgehog game for Sega Genesis, and he has since appeared in over 20 mainline games, many spinoffs, a handful of crossover games, numerous animated series, and most recently live-action films. In a historic moment for the franchise, Sega announced on September 25 that Sonic characters are appearing on AirAsia flights betwe...
11th Shimajirō Anime Film Opens Next March
Eiga Shimajirō Shimajirō to Yūki no Uta's teaser streamed
― Benesse Corporation announced on Tuesdayt hat its Shimajirō franchise will release its 11th anime film, Eiga Shimajirō Shimajirō to Yūki no Uta (Shimajirō the Movie: Shimajirō and the Song of Courage), in March 2025. Tomohiro Kawamura returns from Shimajirō to Sora Tobu Fune and Eiga Shimajirō Miracle-jima no Nanairo Carnation to direct the ...
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Lupin III: Part II & Ultraman Singer Noboru Kimura Dies at 72
Singer known for theme songs for Barefoot Gen, Thunderbirds 2086
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Noboru Kimura announced on Monday that the singer-songwriter died in mid-October. He was 72. The account stated Kimura had been undergoing medical treatment. The account express gratitude to the fans of the singer, who also performed under the name Harry Kimura. The singer was known for h...
Tokyo Override Animation Reveals Cast, New Visual, November 21 Debut
Fairouz Ai, Ryota Takeuchi, Tomoaki Maeno, Mariya Ise, more star in Thailand-based RiFF Studio's show on Netflix
― Netflix revealed the cast, a new key visual, and the November 21 premiere date for the Tokyo Override animated series on Monday. The cast includes:
(Top row, left to right in image above) Fairouz Ai as Kai
Ryota Takeuchi as Hugo
Tomoaki Maeno as Spoke
Mariya Ise as Watari (Bottom row, le...
Misao Inagaki Launches New Manga About Horror YouTuber Omagatoki Film on November 18
Inagaki to launch Omagatoki FILM Mienai Mono ga Mieru Toki manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's Comic Alunna, a supplemental magazine for Comic Flapper magazine, revealed on October 17 that Misao Inagaki will launch a new manga titled Omagatoki FILM Mienai Mono ga Mieru Toki (Omagatoki FILM: The Moment When the Invisible Things Become Visible) in the magazine's next issue o...
Samurai Harem's Yuu Minamoto Launches New Manga
Watashi-tachi wa Kakechigatteiru debuted on October 17
― Yuu Minamoto debuted a new series Watashi-tachi wa Kakechigatteiru (We're at Odds with Each Other) on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross platform on October 17. The story follows the shy and elegant "Idomu" Takaku, who becomes interested in his beautiful classmate Hazuki Shinohara, who sits beside him in class. She seems to keep everyone else at a d...
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Could Pull it Off
The War of the Rohirrim has big shoes to fill, but early looks at the Kenji Kamiyama-directed film show early promise.
― One of the most anticipated and ambitious projects of the year is the upcoming The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime, produced by Philippa Boyens, Jason DeMarco, and Joseph Chou, with directing being done by Kenji Kamiyama. At the New York Comic Con, the main stage ...
Hiro Mashima Confesses That Fairy Tail Was Born Out of His 'Loneliness'
Mashima also says the sequel was a “corporate” idea, not his.
― Would you believe that a mangaka's successful tale–or “tail”–of friendship was born out of loneliness? It's an underdog origin story for an artist like Hiro Mashima. The wizards gathered at New York Comic Con for the Spotlight panel on the famed mangaka, who debuted with Rave Master in the Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. He bec...
You are Ms. Servant ‒ Episode 3
While there’s still some room for improvement, this was definitely a stronger episode than the previous two, and I really hope that it keeps this up.
K Manga Expands into Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore
Company stated plans to expand into more territories in future
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the platform is now available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. The company also stated it hoped to expand into more territories soon. Kodansha Ltd. launched its manga distribution service K Manga for Android, iOS and browsers exclusively in the...
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga Anime Postponed to November 3 Due to World Series
Edited 21-episode anime to feature reshot scenes of series' Fish-Man Island arc
― The official X/Twitter account for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Monday that the first episode of the abridged 21-episode "One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga" anime, a special edited version of the Fish-Man Island arc, has been postponed from October 27 to November 3 due to the live broadcast of the Major...
Gundam SEED Freedom Giveaway
Gundam SEED Freedom has arrived on streaming platforms, and to celebrate, our friends at Bandai Namco Filmworks have ONE HG (High Grade) Immortal Justice Gunpla to give away to a lucky reader.
― Gundam SEED Freedom has arrived on streaming platforms, and to celebrate, our friends at Bandai Namco Filmworks have ONE HG (High Grade) Immortal Justice Gunpla to give away to a lucky reader. The story of SE...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict ‒ Episode 29
In many ways, this flashback feels like it really came out of nowhere.
The Irregular at Magic High School Novels' 19th Volume Gets Manga on November 18
Ichijō Masaki Tenkō-hen manga covers Ichijō's temporary transfer to First High School
― The November issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed last Friday that Hazumi Takeda will launch a manga adaptation of the 19th novel volume of Tsutomu Satou's The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series in the magazine's next issue on November 18. The manga is titled Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: I...
Cowboy Bebop Creator's Next Anime is 'His Masterpiece'
The acclaimed Shinichiro Watanabe is ready to add to his legacy with a new action-packed sci-fi series.
― Shinichirō Watanabe is a legend in the anime community, having directed and been involved in some of the most well-known properties in the entire medium. Watanabe pointed out at New York Comi Con 2024 that this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of his directing career. Whenever he announces a...
Kosaku Shima Manga to Be Revised After Depicting Man Paid to Protest Against U.S. Base
Creator Kenshi Hirokane, editors apologize for depiction in story set in Okinawa
― Kodansha's Morning magazine, manga creator Kenshi Hirokane, and the editorial department issued an apology on Monday for the latest chapter of Hirokane's Shagai Torishimariyaku Shima Kōsaku (Outside Director Kōsaku Shima) manga published last Thursday in the magazine's 46th issue. In the chapter, with regards to a new ...
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II ‒ Episode 3
When you think about it, the whole “kill Pitohui and Llenn” alliance was destined to end in a bloodbath.
Kōji Miura's Blue Box Manga Gets Novel Adaptation on December 4
Miura, Nanao write Ao no Hako Prologue novel
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kōji Miura's Blue Box manga will get a novel adaptation titled Ao no Hako Prologue (Blue Box Prologue), slated for release on December 4. Miura and Nanao are writing the novel, which will include stories about the characters before the manga's main story. Miura first...
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After-School Hanako-kun #7 [rate]
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Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles #3 [rate]
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Shōnen Hana to Yume Digital Magazine Ends Publication
Unfinished titles will move to Hana to Yume Web, Manga Park
― Hakusensha's Shōnen Hana to Yume, the digital sister magazine to Hana to Yume, published the 12th and final issue on Sunday. The magazine will cease publication. The magazine also revealed the fates of the unfinished titles. The following series will move publication to Hana to Yume Web:
Yū Tomofuji's Futatsu no Gespenster (Our Gespenster)...
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Natsume's Book of Friends #3 [rate]
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Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Manga Review
The late Cocoa Fujiwara never got to finish this story. Even if you don’t love the series, that’s a tragedy, and for readers, it means knowing that you’re embarking on a journey without a finish.
― The late Cocoa Fujiwara never got to finish this story. Even if you don't love the series, that's a tragedy, and for readers, it means knowing that you're embarking on a journey without a finish – when the...
Cardfight Vanguard Divinez 2nd Season's English Dub Premieres on October 25
Season premiered on July 6, ended in its 13th episode on October 12
― The CARDFIGHTVanguard franchise YouTube channel began streaming on Saturday a video for the English dub of Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Season 2, and it announces that the dub will premiere on October 25. Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Season 2 premiered on July 6 and ended in its 13th episode on October 12. The Cardfight!! Vanguard ...
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The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan #4 [rate]
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Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest #2 [rate]
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Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Renji
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC in early 2025
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday a new English character trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer introduces the abilities of Renji Abarai: Bandai Namco will release the game in ...
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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii #3 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Streams MF Ghost Anime's 2nd Season's English Dub Debuts, Reveals Cast
Season's dub debuted on Sunday with returning cast
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the second season of the television anime of Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga on Sunday. The dub cast, which features returning members, includes: Kieran Flitton as Kanata Trisha Mellon as Ren Corey Phillips as Aiba Larry Brantley as Ogata Meg McClain as Sana Brandon Acosta as Sawatari Joel McDonald a...
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Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions #16 [rate]
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Nina the Starry Bride #3 [rate]
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Haigakura #3 [rate]
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BLUE LOCK 2nd Season ‒ Episode 27
THIS is the kind of chemical reaction I look for in this show!
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Reina Ueda to voice protagonist Hinako Yaotose in Sai Naekawa's story
― A website opened on Monday to reveal that Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. The site posted a teaser trailer, visual, main cast, and staff for the anime. Naekawa also drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement: Reina Ueda v...
Yen Press Announces 16 Title Licenses, Ize Press Licenses 4 Titles
Also: Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint novel dated for July 2025; Ize Press licenses Semantic Error novel
― Yen Press made the following licensing announcements at its panel at New York Comic Con on Sunday. Title: The Summer Hikaru Died novel
Author(s): Mio Nukaga, original story and illustrations by Mokumokuren
Release Date: April 2025
Summary: The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape f...
Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Film Posts Trailer, Poster Visual
Film screens from November 29-December 12 in Japan; December 6 in select U.S., Canada theaters
― The official website for the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa revealed the full trailer and main poster visual for Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-, a compilation film for the anime's first season and a preview of the first two episodes of Solo Leveling Se...
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime Casts Shōya Chiba
Chiba voices orphaned boy Eiji Mishima
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance), the second season of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga, confirmed on Monday that Shōya Chiba voices Eiji Mishima, a boy whose parents and older brother were killed by Shishio's ...
'Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!' Light Novels Get TV Anime Next Spring
Kanata Hoshi's story of monster meat-loving noble lady launched in 2019
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kanata Hoshi's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (Akujiki Reijō to Kyōketsu Kōshaku: Sono Mamono, Watashi ga Oishiku Itadakimasu!) light novel series announced on Monday that the series will get a television anime adaptation in spring 2025. Kodansha USA Publishing releases the light no...
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime Manga Gets Switch Game
Manga's anime adaptation debuted on October 6
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic announced on October 15 that Maedakun's Puniru is a Kawaii Slime (Puniru wa Kawaii Slime) manga is inspiring a game for the Nintendo Switch. The manga's official X (formerly Twitter) account posted images of the magazine's pages with various promotions for the manga on Saturday, including the gam...
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Confirms 3 Characters' English, Japanese Casts
6-episode mini-series debuted on Netflix on October 17
― The New York Comic Con 2024 panel for the new animation project Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance confirmed the English and Japanese cast members for three characters on Saturday. The newly announced cast members are: English Cast: Chris Parham
Japanese Cast: Hōchū Ohtsuka
as Rolph Ronet English Cast: Derrick Dover
Japanese Cast: Kyonos...
Eiichro Oda Wished One Piece App Could Turn 'Erotic' Photos Into His Art Style
But what exactly is erotic to the renowned manga creator?
― Shueisha and Bandai Namco Entertainment released the new One Piece Base app in Japan last week. Designed as a one-stop shop for all your One Piece needs, the app lets you read the manga and enjoy One Piece video content. One key feature converts any photo into the style of the manga's creator Eiichiro Oda for your profile picture. Of course,...
Suicide Notes Laid on the Table Manga Gets Live-Action Film on January 31
Live-action Tokyo Revengers' Tsutomu Hanabusa directs film based on thriller manga
― Square Enix confirmed on Monday that Toutarou Minami's Suicide Notes Laid on the Table (Isho, Kōkai.) manga is inspiring a live-action film that will open in Japan on January 31. Tsutomu Hanabusa (live-action Tokyo Revengers, BELA: Humanoid Monster, 3D Kanojo Real Girl) is directing the film off a script by Osamu Suz...
Kodansha USA Licenses As the Gods Will, India Calling Me Now, Sheeta's Little Big World, 7 More Manga
Also: A Curtain Call for You, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister, My Instructor Won't Yield, Shoot Juliet Down, Nezumi's First Love, Before You Go Extinct
― Kodansha USA announced at New York Comic Con on Sunday eight new print releases and two new digital releases in English. In addition, the company announced it will release new volumes of the Blue Lock manga in print every month starting in Jul...
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest ‒ Episode 15
While I can’t say this was a satisfying way of resolving it, I’m at least glad we seem to be done with the White Mage stuff for the time being.
Gundam Franchise Plans Major Works Annually From 2025 Through 2029
New projects to celebrate 50th anniversary
― Naohiro Ogata, general manager of Bandai Namco Filmworks' Gundam department, said in an interview that 47News posted on Thursday that the company is planning major Gundam works annually from next year until the franchise's 50th anniversary, which will be in 2029. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the franchise. Ogata noted in particular the Hollywood...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 7-13
Final episode of 7th season of My Hero Academia, 1st episode of Dragon Ball Daima both earn 3.2%; Magilumiere Co. Ltd. debut earns 2.7%
― One Piece Film Red aired on Fuji TV on Sunday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. JST and earned a 4.7% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV October 13 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.3 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV October 13 (Sun) 18:00 30 mi...
Wonderful Precure! Episodes 25-36 Anime Series Review
The Cures need Niko and their transformations to fight, but their true strength comes from themselves and their relationships.
― While this season of Pretty Cure is unique in several ways, there are two that stand out, at least among legally available series in the west. The first is the overt romantic subplot that truly gets off the ground in episode thirty-six; while Delicious Party Pretty Cure did...
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MF Ghost #15 [rate]
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Puniru is a Kawaii Slime #3 [rate]
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Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. ‒ Episode 3
I'm sure it'll be fine, nothing's ever gone wrong in stories about filling a containment system up with monsters.
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! #4 [rate]
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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill #16 [rate]
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One Piece Manga Takes 2-Week Break So Creator Can Do Research
Manga resumes on November 11
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga will go on a two-week break for Oda to gather research. The manga will return in the magazine's 50th issue on November 11. Oda began serializing the One Piece manga in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 19, 1997, and it has been running since. Shueisha will p...
Kodansha to Publish Young Magazine USA Special Issue in August 2025
Publisher calls for submission of 1-chapter manga stories from Japanese creators
― This year's 47th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that it will publish a special edition of the magazine in the U.S. temporarily titled Young Magazine USA, slated for release in August 2025, as part of the magazine's 45th anniversary campaign. For the project, the magazine is looking for Jap...
Negative Positive Angler ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
NegaPosi Angler is charming and it has a good heart. It's also not afraid to yank your chain (or fishing line).
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 7-13
Metaphor: ReFantazio PS5 version debuts at #1, PS4 version at #4
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 7-13 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Metaphor: ReFantazio Atlus October 11 82,827 82,827 2PS5Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO Bandai Namco Entertainment October 10 63,922 63,922 3PS5Silent Hill 2 Konami October 8 29,374 29,374 4PS4Metaphor: ReFantazio Atlus October 11 25,...
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Tower of God: Workshop Battle #16 [rate]
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TsumaSho #4 [rate]
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365 Days to the Wedding ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
While the setup feels forced, I love these two characters and look forward to seeing how we'll reach our logical conclusion.
2nd Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime Film's Teaser Announces Winter 2025 Debut
1st film in finale trilogy opened on September 6
― The official YouTube channel for the Love Live! series began streaming a teaser trailer for the second film of Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Kanketsu-hen, the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai) franchise's new anime film trilogy. The teaser announces that the film will ope...
Headhunted to Another World Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, January Debut
Takanori Hoshino, Nene Hieda, Chitose Morinaga, Ayami Tsukui join cast
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted the second promotional video and a new key visual for the anime of Benigashira and Muramitsu's Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennō ni Natta Hanashi) manga on Sunday. The video unveils four more cast...
The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
There’s more going on here than pastel loveliness, and I’m very interested to see where the story’s heading.
Goblin Slayer Author Kumo Kagyu's Blade & Bastard Light Novels Get Anime
Light novel series launched in 2022
― DRECOM Media revealed that writer Kumo Kagyu and illustrator so-bin's Blade & Bastard light novel series will get an anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser promotional video and visual, on Sunday. The light novel's manga adaptation author Makoto Fugetsu drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement: J-Novel Club publishes the novel simultaneously with the J...
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom Novels Get 2025 TV Anime
Yui Ishikawa stars in Troyca anime
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted a promotional video that announced a 2025 television anime of Kōki Fuyutsuki's The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom (Kanpeki Sugite Kawaigeganai to Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru) light novel series. Seven Seas licensed the novel series a...
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Light Novels Get TV Anime Next April
Natsuki Hanae, Reina Ueda, Takehito Koyasu star in Quad anime
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted a teaser promotional video that announced that the television anime adaptation of Yomu Mishima's I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) light novel series will premiere next April. The anime stars: Natsuki Hanae as Liam ...
Kujira Tokiwa's The Holy Grail of Eris Light Novels Get Anime
Kana Ichinose, Sayumi Suzushiro reprise roles from previous drama CD
― Drecom announced on Sunday that Kujira Tokiwa and Yuunagi's The Holy Grail of Eris (Eris no Seihai) light novel series will get an anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser promotional video and visual. The artist of the light novel's manga adaptation Hinase Momoyama drew an illustration to commemorate the anime announcement: S.Kosu...
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Shangri-La Frontier #27 [rate]
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San-x's Rilakkuma Character Gets New Anime by Production I.G
Announcement video reunites The Concierge team, reveals Yoasobi vocalist Lilas Ikuta's theme 'stay with me'
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for San-X's Rilakkuma character revealed on Sunday that the character will get an anime by Production I.G. Yoshimi Itazu (The Concierge anime film) directed and storyboarded the promotional video announcing the anime below, and the video's staff inclu...
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest #15 [rate]
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Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey Manga Resumes After 2 Years
Series entered hiatus in July 2022
― Yuzuru Shimazaki's Ginga Tetsudo 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey) manga resumed serialization after two years in the December issue of Akita Publishing's Champion Red magazine on Saturday. The series is also featured on the issue's cover. The new chapter teased the start of the "final battle" between Tetsuro ...
Yen Press Adds 3 Manga, Announces Release of Collector's Edition of Spice & Wolf Manga
The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori, Spy Classroom 2nd Period, Bocchi the Rock! Side Story manga licensed
― Yen Press announced on X/Twitter on Saturday that it has licensed the following titles: NEW MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori (manga)After receiving a request from a classmate, Umidori finds a girl in a cat hoodie on her doorstep! All sorts of strange matters follow, and...
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Uzumaki #4 [rate]
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Hideaki Anno Reflects on Space Battleship Yamato Before Launching New Anime
'For me, Yamato is a work in which multiple worlds existed simultaneously'
― Hideaki Anno, co-creator and director of Neon Genesis Evangelion, announced on October 5 that he and his Khara studio would make a new Space Battleship Yamato anime film project. Anno said he could not reveal details on the project yet, but emphasized that it takes a different path from the ongoing remake projects launched b...
Viz Media Licenses Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba: Samurai Legend Manga, Manga's Upcoming New TV Anime
Viz to release manga in print starting in July 2025
― Viz Media announced at New York Comic Con on Saturday that it has licensed the upcoming Yaiba: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA) television anime, as well as Gosho Aoyama's original Yaiba manga. Viz Media will start releasing the Yaiba: Samurai Legend manga in print in July 2025. The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai...
Viz Media Releases Akira Himekawa's Kamudo Manga Simultaneously in English
Fantasy manga was first announced in 2017
― Viz Media announced on Saturday at New York Comic Con that it is releasing manga artist duo Akira Himekawa's long-planned Kamudo (Kaze no Kamudo) manga simultaneously in English. Viz Media is streaming a video of the manga duo introducing the manga, as well as a manga trailer. The first two installments of the manga are available for free on the Viz Manga s...
Square Enix Licenses Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick, Bride of the Death God, Exquisite Blood: The Heretic Onmyoji, 2 More Manga
Mechanical Buddy Universe & 1.0, Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia, Soul Eater: Soul Art Encore! artbook also slated
― Square Enix announced the following manga licenses during its panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday: Title: Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick (Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō)
Author(s): Story by Chiaki Kawamata, Art by Kamui Fujiwara
Release Date: September 2025 (...
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Wonderful Precure! #38 [rate]
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Rooster Fighter Anime Announces Cast Members
Kenta Miyake, Mariko Honda, Shiori Izawa star in anime
― Viz Media announced the cast for the upcoming anime of Shu Sakuratani's Rooster Fighter (Niwatori Fighter) manga on Saturday. The cast includes:
Kenta Miyake as Keiji
Mariko Honda as Elizabeth
Shiori Izawa as Piyoko Viz is the representative for the anime's worldwide streaming, television broadcast, electronic sell-through (EST), home video, an...
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You are Ms. servant #3 [rate]
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The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest #3 [rate]
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Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga #3 [rate]
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Ranma ½ #3 [rate]
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The Beginning After the End Webnovel/Webcomic Gets TV Anime by Studio A-Cat
Date A Live's Keitaro Motonaga directs series based on American webcomic
― A panel at New York Comic Con for TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End webnovel and its webcomic adaptation announced on Saturday that the franchise will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide excluding Asia (but including India). The below video features the words "Season 1" a...
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Demon Lord 2099 #2 [rate]
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Fist of the North Star Volume 13 Manga Review
Fist of the North Star Volume 13 is a strong package, but at the same time I wouldn't blame someone for feeling like there are diminishing returns in this latter era of the run.
― Volume 13 is an odd mixture of elements and novel concepts that dazzle visually while being all right otherwise. I hate to sound like a broken record, but many of the same strengths and weaknesses seen here have been with t...
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime's English Dub to Premiere on Crunchyroll on October 24
Anime season premiered in Japan on October 3
― Aniplex of America announced at the New York Comic Con on Saturday that the English dub for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance), the second season of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga, will premiere on Crunchyroll on October 24. The company describes the...
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BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN #27 [rate]
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #4 [rate]
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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Here comes Miyama to ruin everyone's day.
Dragon Ball Daima ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
So far I’m happy to report that Daima totally rules, and is the most genuinely pumped I’ve been about a new Dragonball thing in quite a while.
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MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season #14 [rate]
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict #29 [rate]
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Demon Lord, Retry! R #4 [rate]
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Blue Box ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
If every episode of Blue Box shakes out as good as these first three have, then we're in for one of the best anime of the year.
DAN DA DAN ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
The fine folks at Science SARU are cooking their asses off to deliver the most stylish, cinematic, heartfelt, and showstopping adaptation of Yukinobu Tatsu's manga that a crew of mortal men and women could possibly produce.
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Case Closed #1139 [rate]
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Newtype exclusive interview: Tower of God Season 2 Series Composition/Scriptwriter Erika Yoshida
Scriptwriter Erika Yoshida shares the most important theme of season two and how the series' characters have changed.
― Everyone climbs the tower with something different in their hearts…
Tower of God Season 2 is here at last!
The view from the top is… Series Composition/Script: Erika Yoshida
A depiction of real-life problems in our world today ーSeason 2 is finally here after four years. How do you ...
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Blue Miburo #1 [rate]
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Dragon Ball Daima Anime Reveals 12 Cast Members for 'Mini' Versions of Characters
Mai Nakahara, Yūdai Mino, more voice characters
― The staff for the Dragon Ball Daima anime revealed 12 Japanese voice cast for the "Mini" versions of characters in the series: From left to right in top row: Mai Nakahara as Mini Bulma
Yūdai Mino as Mini Vegeta
Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Mini Piccolo
Aki Kanada as Mini Krillin
Ai Kakuma as Mini Chi-Chi
Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Mini Kame-Sennin (Master Roshi) F...
Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA's Lazarus Anime Reveals Visual, Main Cast
Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida, more star in 2025 anime
― MAPPA revealed a visual and main cast on Saturday for Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese), the new original anime for Toonami with Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) and animation studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan The Final Season). MAPPA also revealed more staff. The anime will s...
Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon Manga Wins Harvey Award
Award winners were announced on Friday at New York Comic Con
― The organizers of the Harvey Awards, which honor outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the winners of this year's awards at New York Comic Con on Friday. Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon manga from English publisher Yen Press won the Best Manga category this year. WINNER of BEST MANGA Category for @HarveyAwards🏆Deliciou...