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The ANN Aftershow - Is Zeke's Plan Genocide or Suicide?
In a double-episode week of Attack on Titan, we learn about Zeke's past from his perspective, the untold suffering he faced, and how it led him to believe the only solution for peace is...
― The ANN Aftershow -Attack on Titan Episode 73 & 74 - Is Zeke's Plan Genocide or Suicide? In a double-episode week of Attack on Titan, we learn about Zeke's past from his perspective, the untold suffering he face...
Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance! LN 1
If you liked the premise of Tearmoon Empire but found Mia to be obnoxious, or if you're just a hopeless romantic who wants to see two nice people get a second chance to do things right, Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance! is worth picking up.
― If the synopsis of Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance sounds a bit like Tearmoon Empire, that's not surprising. Both...
The ANN Aftershow - Is Zeke's Plan Genocide or Suicide?
In a double-episode week of Attack on Titan, we learn about Zeke's past from his perspective, the untold suffering he faced, and how it led him to believe the only solution for peace is...
― The ANN Aftershow -Attack on Titan Episode 73 & 74 - Is Zeke's Plan Genocide or Suicide? In a double-episode week of Attack on Titan, we learn about Zeke's past from his perspective, the untold suffering he face...
Final Fantasy XI Reboot Mobile Game Canceled
Game was slated to launch in Japan, South Korea in 2016
― Nexon announced on February 9 that it canceled the development of the Final Fantasy XI R MMORPG for mobile devices. Both Nexon and joint developer Square Enix have agreed to reallocate the development staff to other projects because they felt that the game had not reached the quality that fans expect for the Final Fantasy franchise. Square Eni...
Living-Room Matsunaga-san Manga Ends in 4 Chapters
Kodansha Comics publishes manga in English
― The May issue of Kodansha's Dessert magazine revealed on Wednesday that Keiko Iwashita's Living-Room Matsunaga-san (Living no Matsunaga-san) manga will end in four chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in July. The manga's 10th volume previously revealed earlier on March 12 that the manga's 11th volume will be the final volume. The volume wi...
Non Non Biyori Manga Gets New Short Manga Spinoff
New mini-series is titled Non Non Biyori Remember
― The 16th and final compiled book volume of Atto's Non Non Biyori manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will have a new manga mini-series titled Non Non Biyori Remember in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine. The announcement did not reveal a launch date for the manga. The original manga recently ended on February 27 after an 11 year run. Atto...
'Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle!' PC Game Debuts on March 30
Game also has Hyperdimension Neptunia character DLC collaboration
― Los Angeles-based game company acttil announced on Monday that its English release of PREAPP Partners' the Shachibato! President, It's Time for Battle! Maju Wars game will launch on March 30 at 8:00 p.m. EDT on PC via Steam. The game will be 10% off in its first week. The release will also include a special collaboration with Compile...
Requiem of the Rose King TV Anime Unveils Main Staff, Teaser Visual
J.C. Staff animates fall's dark fantasy reimagining of Shakespeare's Richard III
― The official website and Twitter account for the television anime of Aya Kanno's Requiem of the Rose King (Bara-Ō no Sōretsu) manga opened on Tuesday and unveiled the anime's main staff and teaser visual. Kentarō Suzuki (Angels of Death, Kud Wafter) is directing the anime at J.C. Staff, and Hiroki Uchida (Days of Urash...
Live-Action Tokyo Revengers Film Rescheduled to July 9 After COVID-19 Delay
The official website for Warner Bros. Japan's live-action film of Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga revealed the film's July 9 opening date on Tuesday. Participating theaters will begin offering four of 10 different MoviTicke Cards on April 23, with another three on May 14, and the final three on June 4. The film was slated to open in Japan on October 9 last year, but was delayed to 2021 due to th...
Final Evangelion Film Stays at #1, Healin' Good Precure Film Opens at #4
Demon Slayer down to #7 after 23 weekends
― Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the "final" Evangelion film, stayed at #1 in its second weekend. The film sold 423,398 tickets over the weekend and earned 679,390,200 yen (about US$6.25 million) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 3,222,873 million tickets and has earned a cumulative 4,934,996,800 yen (abo...
Niantic, Nintendo Reveal New Pikmin Smartphone AR Game
Game launches this year as part of new mobile game partnership
― Developer Niantic and Nintendo announced on Monday that Niantic is making a new AR (augmented reality) app based on Nintendo's Pikmin franchise, as part of a new partnership for more mobile and smartphone games that use Niantic's AR technology. As in Niantic's previous Pokémon GO game, the new app will encourage outdoor activities and w...
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Game's Extended Trailer Previews PS5 Upgrades
Compares original game with new PlayStation 5 version
― Square Enix began streaming trailers in Japanese and English for its upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade game on Sunday. The extended trailers show comparisons between its Final Fantasy VII Remake game and the new PlayStation 5 version of the game. English Audio Extended Trailer Japanese Audio Extended Trailer Sony announced the game du...
One Piece ‒ Episode 966
I feel like I'm saying the same thing week after week, but that's because Wano is long and Wano is good.
World Trigger Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
This is a solid opening act for another round of Rank Wars, but nothing terribly eventful. Oji Squad make for effective opponents, but they're largely lacking in personality, so giving them the lion's share of the early battle means a less engaging introduction.
Back Arrow ‒ Episode 11
Now that the fighting has started in earnest we get lots of pure eye candy. Big explosions, named attacks, sweeping armies, it's all on display.
My Hero Academia Promotes Government Anti-Piracy Filtering Service
Japan's stricter copyright laws were enacted on January 1
― The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released an online informational video last Monday using Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga. The video raises awareness of Japan's stricter copyright laws, which were enacted on January 1. It also highlights government-sanctioned filtering services for blocking illegal websites. The s...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ‒ SEASON FINALE
While the story hardly ends on a cliffhanger, it offers the promise of big future developments
Does A Hot Elf Live Next Door to You? Manga Ends
Manga debuted in July 2019
― Meguru Ueno's Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You? (Otaku no Tonari wa Elf desu ka?) manga ended in this year's 17th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine on Monday. Ueno launched the manga in Kodansha's Young Magazine in July 2019, and Kodansha published the manga's fourth compiled book volume on February 5. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it will release ...
EX-ARM ‒ Episode 11
I told you all there would be a quiz. You better take it seriously, as it will count for 30% of your final grade.
One Week Friends Series Gets Sequel Manga
Sono Ato no Isshūkan Friends debuts on April 22
― This year's April issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Monday that Matcha Hazuki's One Week Friends manga will get a sequel manga titled Sono Ato no Isshūkan Friends (One Week Friends Afterwards) in the magazine's next issue on April 22. The manga will include color pages. Yen Press published the manga in North America, and it desc...
Free Comic Book Day 2021 Lineup Includes Rent-A-Girlfriend Spinoff Manga, Space Pirate Captain Harlock Comic
Lineup for August event also includes Solo Leveling, Sonic The Hedgehog 30th Anniversary
― Diamond Comic Distributors announced on Thursday the full lineup of titles for Free Comic Book Day 2021. A preview of the Rent-A-(Really Shy!)-Girlfriend spinoff manga of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-a-Girlfriend will be available as a Silver Sponsor title from Kodansha. The Space Pirate Captain Harlock comic by by Fr...
Shibuya Goldfish Manga Ends on April 22
Yen Press publishes horror manga in English about massive frenzied fish
― This year's April issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Monday that Hiroumi Aoi's Shibuya Goldfish (Shibuya Kingyo) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on April 22. The manga's 10th compiled book volume had revealed on January 22 that the manga will end in the 11th volume, which will ship this summer....
ANN: Connect - Meet the Manga Editors
Take deep dive into the philosophy and practice of manga editing with Ajani Oloye, Carl Li, Haruko Hashimoto, Tania Biswas, and Mark de Vera! All will be chatting live throughout the talk!
― Welcome to Anime News Network Connect! A collaboration between ANN and Anime NYC, ANN Connect is a new way to bring anime fans, anime creators, and the anime industry together during a time when we're all physic...
Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui Anime's Opening Sequence Streamed
Ace Collection perform the opening theme for anime airing on TV on April 5, streaming on March 29
― Ichijinsha began streaming on Monday the opening sequence for the television anime of Mogusu's Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui (It's Disgusting to Call This Love) "age-gap romantic comedy" manga series. Ace Collection perform the opening theme song "Monokuro City" (Monochrome City). The anime will prem...
Seven Knights Revolution TV Anime's Video Reveals flumpool's Opening Song, April 4 Debut
Opening previewed from anime of smartphone RPG
― The official website for Seven Knights Revolution: Eiyū no Keishōsha (The Hero's Successor), the television anime of Netmarble's Seven Knights smartphone RPG, posted a short version of the anime's opening sequence without credits on Monday. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song "Freeze" by flumpool, and it also reveals the April 4 premi...
Kemono Jihen ‒ Episode 11
The words that sum up the theme of this story arc would have been chilling even if they weren't spoken by Inari: “how to make use of children.”
22/7 Voice Actress Aina Takeda Returns from Academic Hiatus
Takeda to participate in online parties, talks to commemorate project's 1st album
― The official website for the 22/7 idol project announced on Monday that group member Aina Takeda is returning from her academic hiatus. She will participate in online parties and online talks with fans on April 10 to commemorate the release of the project's first album 11 to Iu Na no Eien no Sosū, which launches on Ju...
So I'm a Spider, So What? ‒ Episode 11
The path Kumoko decides to pursue dramatically ups the stakes on other fronts: she has decided that she must confront and defeat Araba to move on.
Tekken 7 Game's Full Reveal Trailer for DLC Character Lidia Sobieska Posted
Character will debut on March 23 in Season 4 pass's 2nd half
― BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment's European YouTube channel began streaming the full reveal trailer for the Tekken 7 game's new DLC character Lidia Sobieska on Monday. The character will debut for the game on March 23. The company teased the character during the "Japan Fighting Game Publishers Roundtable" event on February 21. The character wil...
Makoto Furukawa, Kazutomi Yamamoto Narrate 'I Became a Kuro-Gyaru so I F***ed My Best Friend' Anime's Promo Videos
Yamamoto, Yoshiyuki Shimozuma to appear at AnimeJapan on March 27
― The official website for Kuro-Gyaru ni Natta Kara Shinyū to Shite Mita, the television anime of Yupopo Orishima's Kuro-Gyaru ni Natta Kara Shinyū to Yatte Mita (I Became a Kuro-Gyaru* so I F***ed My Best Friend.) manga, began streaming two promotional videos on Monday. Both feature the song "Hot Summer" by Shion Chihara (as voiced by...
Laid-Back Camp Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
All I wanted out of this week's episode was a visual smorgasbord of sumptuous-looking food, and Laid-Back Camp has answered my prayers heartily.
'Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it' Anime Season 2's Trailer Reveals 2022 Airing
Season 1 premiered in January 2020
― The official YouTube channel for Flex Comix's Comic Meteor and Comic Polaris services posted a trailer for the second television anime season baaed on Alifred Yamamoto's Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it (Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita) manga on Monday. The trailer revealed that the season will air next year. The first season premiered i...
Fairy Tail: Guild Masters RPG Launches for Android, iOS in Japan in Spring
Strategy RPG will be free to play with in-app purchases
― NOA.TEC announced on Thursday that it will launch the strategy role-playing game Fairy Tail: Guild Masters for Android and iOS in Japan this spring. The game will be free to play with in-app purchases. The cast for the game includes: Tetsuya Kakihara as Natsu Dragneel Aya Hirano as Lucy Heartfilia Rie Kugimiya as Happy Yuichi Nakamura as Gray ...
Santa Inoue's Zange Manga Runs for 7 Chapters
― Manga creator Santa Inoue posted on his Twitter account on March 9 that his new Zange manga will run for seven chapters. The manga launched in Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine on March 9, and serializes a new chapter every other week. The "psycho suspense" manga will follow a very normal family embroiled in "overwhelming" violence. Inoue's other manga include Tokyo Tribe, Tokyo Tribe 2, Toky...
Demon Slayer Film Earns 38.7 Billion Yen in Japan
Film sells cumulative 28.12 million tickets as of Sunday
― The Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime film has sold a total of 28.12 million tickets and earned a cumulative 38.7 billion yen (US$356.0 million) in Japan as of Sunday. The film ranked at #7 in its 23rd weekend. After 12 consecutive weeks at #1 in the box office in Japan, Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie...
Moriarty the Patriot Anime's New Promo Video Previews Tasuku Hatanaka's Opening Theme
2nd half of series will premiere on April 4
― The official website for the television anime of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga began streaming a promotional video and a commercial for the show's second cours (quarter of a year) on Monday. The videos both preview Tasuku Hatanaka's opening theme song "Twisted Hearts." The anime's second half will pr...
Short Horror Film Featuring Animal Crossing: New Horizons Game Inspires Feature Film
Timur Bekmambetov to produce film under his production label Bazelevs
― Entertainment website Deadline reported on Wednesday that a live-action short film featuring the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game titled Don't Peek is inspiring a full-length feature film. Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter) has taken up the production under his production label Bazelevs. Majd Nassif wil...
Aka Akasaka Pens 3-Chapter Manga With Hinatazaka46 Members
Hinatazaka46 members Miho Watanabe, Nao Kosaka, Hinano Kamimura pen 1 chapter each
― This year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on March 18 that manga creator Aka Akasaka will draw three new manga collaborations with the Hinatazaka46 idol group that will appear in the magazine's next issue on March 25. A member of the idol group will write the story of each of the three new man...
Renjuro Kindaichi's LaLaLa Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga about man who accidentally signs marriage contract with woman launched in 2012
― This year's seventh issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine revealed last Friday that Renjuro Kindaichi's LaLaLa manga will end in two chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end on May 21 (the manga serializes monthly). The story centers on a man named Shirō Kirishima, and a woman named Ai Ishimura. ...
Wilderness Manga Resumes in May
Manga launched in 2000, went on hiatus after Itou lost use of right hand
― The April issue of Shogakukan's Sunday GX magazine revealed on March 18 that Akihiro Itou's Wilderness manga (left in image below) will resume in the magazine's June issue on May 19. Sunday GX announced the manga's return in September last year, and the magazine's digital edition has been rerunning previous chapters of the man...
I'm the Catlord's Manservant Manga Ends in April
Manga launched in 2019; Yen Press licensed manga
― The April issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed on March 18 that Rato Kitaguni's I'm the Catlord's Manservant (Boku wa Oneko-sama no Geboku desu) manga will end in the magazine's next issue in April. Yen Press has licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Izumi Yukihara, high school second year. His life is completely average—until...
Beast Complex Mini-Manga Ends, Gets 2 New Volumes in April, May
New manga mini-series launched in January
― This year's 16th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine revealed on March 18 that Paru Itagaki's new mini-series manga for her Beast Complex manga will end in the magazine's next issue on Thursday. In addition, Amazon is listing a second and third volume of the manga that will ship on April 8 and May 7, respectively. Viz Media licensed the ...
Denpa Kyoshi Author Launches Isekai Manga on April 1
Manga is titled Isekai Chef to Saikyō Bōshoku Hime
― Manga author Takeshi Azuma announced on his Twitter account on March 15 that he is launching a new manga titled Isekai Chef to Saikyō Bōshoku Hime (The Otherworld Chef and the Strongest Princess of Gluttony) in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine on April 1. Azuma's Denpa Kyōshi - He Is a Ultimate Teacher (Ultimate Otaku Teacher) manga l...
Final Evangelion Film Earns 4.9 Billion Yen After 14 Days
Film sells cumulative 3.22 million tickets, stays at #1 in its 2nd weekend
― Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the "final" Evangelion film, has sold 3,222,873 million tickets and has earned 4,934,996,800 yen (about US$45.37 million) in its first 14 days in Japan. The film stayed at #1 in its second weekend. Over the weekend, the film earned 679,390,200 yen (abo...
Resident Evil Reboot Film is Titled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City
― Director Johannes Roberts revealed in an interview with media website IGN during the online SXSW event on Sunday that the first live-action film reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise will be titled Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City. The interview also discussed the film as an ensemble film, its tone, how to tell the story of the first two games in one movie, and more...
Assault Lily Project's Mini Anime Reveals Title, Confirms July Debut
Mini anime is titled Assault Lily Fruits
― The official Twitter account for the Assault Lily franchise announced on Sunday that the franchise's new mini anime will be titled Assault Lily Fruits and will debut in July. While the announcement again did not specify the medium of the mini anime, it described the anime with the term used for online streaming. The Assault Lily Project is a mixed-media fran...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Anime Continues With Part 2
Announcement made at end of episode 11
― The 11th episode of the television anime of Rifujin na Magonote's Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel series ended on Sunday with the confirmation of a "Part 2" or second cours for the anime. The announcement did not reveal a premiere date for the second part. Funimation, who streamed the anime, also confirmed the Part 2 announcement. The anime p...
My Hero Academia Manga Enters 'Final Act' With Chapter 306 This Week (Updated)
Kōhei Horikoshi launched manga in 2014; anime season 5 premieres on Saturday
― This year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga has entered its "final act" as of its 306th chapter in the same issue. The chapter's title was "The Final Act Begins." Horikoshi launched the manga series in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 2014. Viz...
Jujutsu Kaisen ‒ Episode 23
Better late than never, am I right? After spending nearly the entire run of Jujutsu Kaisen standing in Yuji's shadow, Megumi finally gets the opportunity to put his story front and center, not to mention his ass-whoopin' skills.
Horimiya ‒ Episode 11
In any event, this is the nicest episode we've had in a while, even if it is still plainly hurting from skipped source material. Let's hope that the show can keep that up for one last episode.
Sk8 the Infinity ‒ Episode 10
Seriously, there are other anime out there that could only dream of having the kind of guiding vision and economic scene structure that let Sk8 the Infinity juggle so many plot threads and happenings per episode.
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon ‒ SEASON FINALE
I was a fool for ever dreaming of a world where Yashahime might have the decency to end here and now. Still, you can't blame a guy for hoping right?
Fruits Basket the Final ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Tohru's crying, Kureno's crying, maybe you're crying too. It's the first episode of the final season of Fruits Basket, aptly titled Fruits Basket the Final, but it's already reached breakdown levels of emotional suffering.
PlayStation 5 Reveals New VR System Controller
Controllers feature adaptive triggers, haptic feedback, more features
― Sony revealed the designs and specifications for the controller for PlayStation 5's new VR system on Thursday. The controllers have several new features as well as features from the DualSense controller that enable players to "interact with games in a much more visceral way." The controllers feature adaptive triggers, haptic feed...
Black Clover Anime Casts Nobuhiko Okamoto, Hiro Shimono
Anime to end in 170th episode on March 30
― The official website for the Black Clover anime revealed two more cast members on Tuesday for the series. Nobuhiko Okamoto as Liebe Hiro Shimono as Nacht Faust The anime will end in its 170th episode on March 30. The final episode will have an "important announcement." This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will also have an "impor...
Iwa-Kakeru!! -Try a new climbing- Manga Ends in 6th Volume
Sequel series debuted in 2019, inspired TV anime last October
― Cycomi is listing that Ryūdai Ishizaka's Iwa-Kakeru!! -Try a new climbing- manga will end in its sixth volume, which will release on May 28. The sequel series launched on Cygames' Cycomi website in June 2019. The manga's fifth volume will release on March 30. Ishizaka launched the Iwa-Kakeru! -Climbing Girls- manga on Cycomi in December ...
Yuu Watase's Arata: The Legend Manga's Return Date Decided, Will Be Announced Later
― Yuu Watase posted on Twitter on March 13 that she and the staff of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine have decided both the resumption date of Watase's Arata: The Legend (Arata Kangatari) manga, as well as the release date of the 13th volume of the manga's "remastered" edition. The remastered version of the 12th volume shipped in November 2019. Watase added that Shogakukan will announce t...
Aria the Benedizione Film's Teaser Video, Teaser Visual, Winter 2021 Opening Revealed
Film will be 3rd, final project in "Blue Curtain Call" series
― The official website for the Aria franchise revealed a teaser visual and a teaser video on Sunday for the Aria the Benedizione anime film. The film will open in Japan in winter 2021. Aria the Benedizione will be the third and final project in the "Blue Curtain Call" series that includes Aria the Avvenire and Aria the Crepuscolo. Aria the...
Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Ace Attorney Online Concert on April 10
Stream will be available globally except in Japan, S. Korea, China with tickets priced at US$42
― Live Nation Japan and Promax Inc. announced on Friday that the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra will play the "Ace Attorney Orchestra Concert 'The Best' Online Concert" on April 10 at 7:00 p.m. JST. The stream will be available globally except in Japan, South Korea, and China with tickets priced at US$42. Th...
Touhou Project's 15.5th Game Antinomy of Common Flowers Launches on April 22 for PS4, Switch
3rd game in series of fighting games by Twilight Frontier originally launched in 2017
― Phoenixx Games revealed on Sunday that Twilight Frontier's Touhou Hyōibana: Antinomy Of Common Flowers two-versus-two tag fighting game will launch for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on April 22. Phoenixx Games is also streaming a promotional video. Team Shanghai Alice announced the Touhou Hyōibana: Antinomy Of...
Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster Game Launches on May 25 With Additional Steam Release
Those who purchase Digital Deluxe Edition get access to game 4 days early
― Atlus USA announced on Friday that it will release the Shin Megami Tensei III Nocturne HD Remaster game for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on May 25. The company also announced that the game will get a Steam release on the same day. Those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition of the game will have access to the game on M...
Akira Saso's Musicophilia Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Music-themed manga is 3rd themed work by Saso to get live-action film
― Futabasha announced on Sunday that Akira Saso's Musicophilia manga is inspiring a live-action film that will premiere this fall. The "youth story" manga centers on Saku, who has a complex about music and attends an arts university in Kyoto. Through a strange series of events, he gets thrown into the world of modern music, and thr...
100 Nichikan Ikita Wani Anime Film Reveals Teaser Video, New Visual, More Cast
Video previews Ikimonogakari's theme song for film opening on May 28
― The official website for 100 Nichikan Ikita Wani (Wani Lived for 100 Days), the anime film of Yuuki Kikuchi's 100-nichi go ni Shinu Wani (Wani Dies in 100 Days) manga, began streaming a short teaser video for the film on Saturday. The video previews Ikimonogakari's theme song "Tsuzuku." The site also revealed a new visual, and fou...
Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic Games Ban Overseas Spectators
Games postponed from last year are set to start on July 23
― The official website for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 event revealed on Saturday that the event will ban overseas spectators from attending. The five governing bodies of the event met virtually on Saturday, and three Japanese bodies involved informed the rest of the committee that Japan will not allow spectators to attend the...
Toys R Us Plans Another Return in United States
WHP Global acquires controlling interest in TOYS R US parent company Tru Kids Inc.
― New York-based brand management company WHP Global announced on Monday that it has acquired a controlling interest in American retailer Tru Kids Inc., the parent company of the Toys R Us brand. The company plans to open flagships, pop-ups, airport shops, or mini-stores within other retailers, across North America ahe...
Chibi Maruko-chan and Coji-Coji Store To Open in Harajuku
The "Maruko & Coji-Coji Store," a specialty store dedicated to Momoko Sakura's Chibi Maruko-chan and Coji-Coji series, will open permanently on the second floor of Kiddyland's Harajuku store on March 26. To commemorate the store's opening, an illustration depicting the characters from Chibi Maruko-chan and Coji-Coji holding hands and playing together has been released. Items featuring the above il...
Porter Robinson, Waboku, Mah Collaborate on Animated Music Video
Waboku, Mah directed animated video accompanying single "Musician"
― Music producer and DJ Porter Robinson premiered the accompanying animated music video for his single "Musician" on Wednesday. Robinson collaborated with directors Waboku and Mah on the video. The single initially released on March 3. It is a part of Robinson's upcoming album, titled Nurture, which will release on April 23. Asuka Dok...
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Anime Gets 'Part II' Sequel
Ni no Shō sequel announced in anime's final episode on Saturday
― The final episode in the Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Hanyō no Yashahime) anime spinoff of Rumiko Takahashi's Inuyasha series announced on Saturday that production on a sequel, Ni no Shō (Part II), has been green-lit. The announcement's teaser visual features Sesshōmaru's daughter Towa Higurashi. The anime premiered in Japan on Octo...
Child of Kamiari Month Anime Film's New Trailer Unveils More Cast, miwa's Theme Song, Fall Debut
Riko Nagase, Chafurin, Wataru Takagi join Aju Makita, Maaya Sakamoto, Miyu Irino
― The official YouTube channel for Cretica Universal's Child of Kamiari Month (Kamiari no Kodomo) anime film project began streaming the film's updated 60-second trailer on Saturday. The trailer previews singer miwa's theme song "Kanna," and it also announces three more cast members and the fall opening for the film. The...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 8-14
4th Persona 3 film earns 1.1% rating
― The Persona 3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth anime film aired alongside the Ride on Time Japanese documentary and Tsugi Naru Charisma Buyers! show on Fuji TV's "Fuji Variety Night Friday" Friday night time slot on Friday, March 12 at 12:55 a.m. and earned a 1.1% rating. The I've Always Liked You film aired on Fuji TV's Sunday MIDNIGHT time slot on Sunday, March ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 8-14
Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury stays at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 8-14 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo February 12 41,734 518,121 2NSwMomotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Konami November 19, 2020 25,287 2,031,842 3NSwRing Fit Adventure Nintendo October 18, 2019 18,802 2,452,076 4NSwA Ressh...
Rumiko Takahashi Draws New Rumic Theater 1-Shot
"Mukashi no Onna" 1-shot debuts on April 5
― This year's seventh issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine revealed on Friday that Rumiko Takahashi will draw a new one-shot manga titled "Mukashi no Onna" (The Woman From the Past) as part of her Rumic Theater (Takahashi Rumiko Gekijō) series in the magazine's next issue on April 5. The one-shot will have a color opening page. The one-shot's st...
XIIX Perform New Ending Theme for Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai Anime
New ending theme "Akashi" premieres on April 3
― The official website for the new anime of Riku Sanjo and Kōji Inada's Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken) manga revealed on Thursday that XIIX (Ten Twenty) will perform the new ending theme song "Akashi" for the anime. The group wrote the song for the anime and it will premiere in the anime on April 3. The anime premiered...
Junji Ito Kesssaku-shū Horror Manga Collection Gets New Anime Project
Earlier Junji Ito "Collection" anime premiered in January 2018
― The wraparound jacket band on Junji Ito's Genkai Chitai (Disturbing Zone) manga volume is revealing on Monday that the author's Itō Junji Kesssaku-shū (Junji Ito Masterworks Collection) manga collection has a new anime project in the works. The manga collection features some of Ito's more famous works and has 11 total volumes, published...
Healin' Good Precure Film's 1st 2 Minutes Streamed
Film opens on Saturday
― The official YouTube channel for the Precure franchise began streaming the first two minutes from Eiga Healin' Good ♥ Precure Yume no Machi de Kyun! tto GoGo!, Toei Animation's 18th anime film in the franchise, on its opening day on Saturday. The clip shows the main characters arriving in Tokyo and trying out their Yume Pendants to experience "Yume-R." The movie's story revol...
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Endeavor Acquire Evo Fighting Game Tournament
SIE, Endeavor in joint partnership to operate tournament; online tournament slated for August
― Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on Thursday that it and Endeavor-led venture RTS have acquired the Evolution Championship Series (Evo) fighting game tournament brand, along with its assets and properties, from the Triple Perfect company operated by the Evo co-founders. SIE and RTS will opera...
Quintessential Quintuplets ∬ ‒ Episode 11
Well, it happened both faster and slower than I expected, but at last things are coming to a head after Ichika's attempted sabotage.
The Promised Neverland Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
Now, we're already seeing how badly TPN has mishandled every aspect of its grand finale, because Peter Ratri is an absolute nothing of a villain, possessing all of the menace of a mediocre Snidely Whiplash cosplayer, and about half as much charm or wit.
Experience Unveils New Monyū Dungeon RPG
Teaser video streamed
― Japanese game developer Experience Inc. revealed on Friday that it is developing a new dungeon RPG titled Monster wo Taoshite Tsuyoi Ken ya Yoroi wo Te ni Shinasai. Yūsha Tai ga Maо̄ wo Taosu Sono Hi wo Shinjiteimasu (Defeat Monsters to Get Strong Swords and Armor. We Believe in the Day the Heroes will Defeat the Demon Lord). The game is titled Monyū for short. The company beg...
I'm in Love with the Villainess Author Responds to Alterations in English-Language Release
Omitted section included comments on how gay entertainers are represented on Japanese television.
― UPDATE: 03/19/2021 Seven Seas has issued the following statement: Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Those portions of the text were removed during the editorial process at the time, but we have since changed how we edit these books to make sure important lines are not lost. We'll be revisi...
Dr. Stone: Stone Wars ‒ Episode 10
While the characters in the show may have been most worried about Tsukasa, we've seen that Tsukasa has a code of honor that is very important to him—even if he has broken it in extreme conditions. Hyoga, on the other hand...
2.43: Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Team ‒ Episode 11
I gotta hand it to 2.43, here at the eleventh hour it's actually doing a pretty good job of getting me on-board with splitting the focus between Seiin and Fukuho.
Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance! LN 1
If you liked the premise of Tearmoon Empire but found Mia to be obnoxious, or if you're just a hopeless romantic who wants to see two nice people get a second chance to do things right, Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance! is worth picking up.
― If the synopsis of Reset! The Imprisoned Princess Dreams of Another Chance sounds a bit like Tearmoon Empire, that's not surprising. Both...
Yen Press Licenses No Game No Life Practical War Game, I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss Novels
Yotsuba&! manga's 15th volume launches in September
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed author Sarasa Nagase and artist Mai Murasaki's I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss (Akuyaku Reijо̄ na no de Last Boss o Katte Mimashita) and Yuu Kamiya's No Game No Life Practical War Game light novels. The company will release the light novels in September. Yen Press also announced ...
Heaven's Design Team ‒ Episode 11
This isn't the most cohesive episode of the show, but it is the one with some of the most interesting sets of factoids.
Crunchyroll to Remove Love Live! School Idol Project Season 2, 5 centimeters per second, Voices of a Distant Star, More
Also: The Place Promised In Our Early Days, 6 Ultraman series
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that the following anime, films, and live-action series will leave the service on March 31: Love Live! School Idol Project (Season 2) 5 centimeters per Second Voices of a Distant Star The Place Promised In Our Early Days Ultraman Gaia Ultraman Geed Ultraman Ginga Ultraman Nexus Ultraman Orb Ultraman X Crun...
The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Anime Casts Nao Tōyama
Voice actress plays protagonist's friend from school in fantasy anime
― The official website for the television anime of Toru Toba's The Genius Prince's Guide To Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?) (Tensai Ōji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu ~Sō da, Baikoku Shiyō~) light novel series revealed on Friday that Nao Tōyama will voice Lowellmina Earthworld, second princess of the Earthworld ...
Anime Limited Receives Business Loan From HSBC
Report also mentions that Anime Limited will start exporting to the United States
― The Scottish Business News website reports that Anime Limited has received "a six-figure Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan (CBIL)" from the banking company HSBC UK. According to the report, the loan is to "support the business throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and take advantage of the recent growth in customer de...
Funimation to Stream Blue Reflection Ray Anime
Anime premieres exclusively on service on April 9
― Funimation announced on Friday that it will exclusively stream Blue Reflection Ray, the television anime of Gust's Blue Reflection (Blue Reflection - Maboroshi ni Mau Shōjo no Ken) role-playing game, as part of the spring 2021 anime season. The anime will begin streaming on April 9 on Funimation in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Irel...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Anime Casts Rie Tanaka, Houchu Ohtsuka
Voices of former Fangs of the Black Wolf members in episode 11 on Sunday
― The official website for the television anime of Rifujin na Magonote's Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel series revealed on Friday two new cast members for former Fangs of the Black Wolf members who will appear in the 11th episode on Sunday. The newly announced cast members are: Rie Tanaka as Elinalise Dragonro...
Demon Slayer Film Wins Japan Academy Film Prizes' Animation of the Year
Ren Nagase wins Best New Actor for live-action Yowamushi Pedal
― The Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime won the Animation of the Year award at the 44th annual Japan Academy Film Prizes on Friday. The other nominees were Violet Evergarden: The Movie, Poupelle of Chimney Town, Stand By Me Doraemon 2, and Josee, The Tiger and the Fish. Both Yuki Kajiura and Gō Shiina were nom...
Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z Anime Casts Tooru Sakurai, Masaya Matsukaze
Voice actors play enemy characters in series premiering on April 9
― The staff for the new Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion Z television anime for Takara Tomy's Shinkalion toy line revealed two more cast members on Friday for enemy characters. Tooru Sakurai as Wadatsumi, a member of the enemy group "Teoti." He has a lot of pride and loves to fight, especially against Shinkalion. Masaya Matsukaze as ...
Life Lessons of Uramichi-Oniisan TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Opening Theme Artists
Mamoru Miyano, Nana Mizuki perform opening theme as characters
― The official website for the television anime of Gaku Kuze's Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan (Uramichi Oniisan) manga revealed more cast members and the opening theme artists on Friday. The new cast members include: Shinichiro Miki as Yusao Furode Kenyuu Horiuchi as Tekito Derekida Natsuki Hanae as Eddy Edei Minami Takahashi as Kayo ...
I'm Standing on a Million Lives Season 2 Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Ending Song Artist
Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Ayana Taketatsu, Aoi Yūki, Shinichiro Miki join 2nd season in July
― The official website for the television anime of Naoki Yamakawa and Akinari Nao's I'm Standing on a Million Lives (100-Man no Inochi no Ue ni Ore wa Tatteiru) manga began streaming a new promotional video for the anime's second season on Friday. The video reveals four new cast members and the ending theme song ar...
Suzuko Mimori Performs Ending Theme for Odd Taxi Anime
Original anime series starring Natsuki Hanae premieres on April 5
― The official Twitter account for Suzuko Mimori revealed on Friday that she will perform the ending theme song "Sugarless Kiss" for the original anime Odd Taxi. The anime will premiere on April 5 at 2:00 a.m. JST (effectively, April 6). Crunchyroll will stream the anime in the West. The story follows Kotogawa, an eccentric, reticent 4...
General Manager of Baby Anime Adds 5 Cast Members
Sōma Saitō, Showtaro Morikubo, Tetsuo Sakaguchi, Miyuki Sawashiro, Houchu Ohtsuka join anime
― NHK announced the cast members for the television anime adaptation of Sachiko Takeuchi's General Manager of Baby (Aka-chan Honbuchō) manga on Friday. The new cast members include: Sōma Saitō as Nishiura Showtaro Morikubo as Section Chief Amano Tetsuo Sakaguchi as Chief Sakai Miyuki Sawashiro as Miiko Houchu...
Aya Uchida Performs Ending Theme, Voices Mascot Character for Let's Make a Mug Too TV Anime
Promo video streamed for show's live-action part
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of the city of Tajimi's promotional manga Yakunara Mug Cup Mo (Let's Make a Mug Too) revealed on Friday that Aya Uchida will perform the show's ending theme song "Pale Blue." Uchida will also voice the mascot character Mad Deiemon, and will also narrate the next episode previews. The show will ...
Digimon Adventure: Anime Unveils New Video, Visual
Video features insert song "Break the chain" by Takayoshi Tanimoto
― Toei Animation began streaming two new promotional videos for Digimon Adventure: anime on Friday. Both feature the anime's insert song "Break the chain" by Takayoshi Tanimoto, and tease the story that is "heading toward its finale." Toei Animation also unveiled a new visual for the anime. Digimon Adventure: premiered in Japan in Apr...
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime Casts Kazuyuki Okitsu
Okitsu plays staff officer Hakuya Kwonmin in series premiering in July
― The official website for the television anime of Dojyomaru's How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Genjitsushugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki) light novel series announced on Friday that Kazuyuki Okitsu is joining the cast as Hakuya Kwonmin, a sharp-minded staff officer who supports Souya. The previously revealed cast includes: Yūs...
Banana Fish Manga Gets 2-Part Stage Play
1st part runs in Tokyo from June 10-20
― A website opened on Friday to announce that Akimi Yoshida's Banana Fish manga is inspiring a two-part stage play. The first part, titled Banana Fish: The Stage Zenpen, will run in Tokyo at The Galaxy Theatre from June 10-20. Fumiya Matsuzaki is directing the plays, and Fumi Hatamasa is writing the script. Yasuhiro Itō is composing the music. The play stars Ken...
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Anime Season 2's Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, Song Artists
Takehito Koyasu, Sumire Uesaka, Yusuke Shirai, Yui Ogura join July anime's cast
― The official website for the television anime of Satoru Yamaguchi and Nami Hidaka's My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shiteshimatta...) light novels began streaming a new promotional video for the anime's second season on Friday. The vide...
Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit TV Anime Revealed
New anime to feature returning staff, cast
― The staff for the television anime franchise based on Shiro's Encouragement of Climb (Yama no Susume) manga revealed on Friday that the franchise is getting a new television anime titled Yama no Susume Next Summit. Yusuke Yamamoto is returning to direct the anime at 8 bit, and Yuusuke Matsuo is returning as the character designer. Returning cast members in...
Live-Action Ride or Die Film's Trailer Features Yui's 'Cherry' Song, as Sung by Main Leads
Film based on Ching Nakamura's Gunjō yuri manga debuts on Netflix worldwide on April 15
― Netflix began streaming a trailer for Ride or Die (in Japanese Kanojo), its live-action film of Ching Nakamura's Gunjō yuri drama manga, on Friday. The trailer previews the protagonists Rei and Nanae's escape, and shows them singing along to Yui's 2007 song "Cherry." Netflix also revealed a new visual for the fi...
Date A Live IV Anime Unveils Teaser, 10th Anniversary Voice Video
Tsunako also draws new illustration for series' 10th anniversary
― The official website for the Date A Live IV television anime series began streaming a teaser promotional video for the anime on Friday. The site also unveiled a "voice video" featuring Marina Inoue as Tohka Yatogami, as well as a new illustration by Tsunako, to launch the franchise's 10th anniversary celebration. The anime will premie...
Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Film Casts Flutist Cocomi as Kikuko
2nd teaser previews voices; Natsuki Hanae's role revealed as Kikuko's classmate Ninomiya
― The official website for Studio 4°C's anime film of Kanako Nishi's Gyokō no Nikuko-chan (Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor) novel announced on Friday that flutist and model Cocomi will play the protagonist Nikuko's daughter Kikuko (center in image below) in her first voice acting role. The site also revealed Natsuki...
Pompo: The Cinéphile Anime Film's Trailer Previews Virtual Singer Kaf's Song
Kaf, DUSTCELL's EMA sing 2 insert songs, Seiko Niizuma sings opening number for June 4 film
― The official Twitter account for the anime film of Shogo Sugitani's Pompo: The Cinéphile (Eiga Daisuki Pompo-san) manga began streaming the full trailer for the film on Friday. The trailer previews one of the film's insert songs "Tatoeba" (For Example) by virtual singer Kaf. Vocaloid producer Iori Kanzaki co...
Cells at Work! Code Black ‒ SEASON FINALE
As a whole, I feel like Cells at Work! Code Black does an excellent job at standing on its own and even excels beyond the original in some areas. The trials of the individual characters and how they cope gives the show relevancy.
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU ‒ SEASON FINALE
With GOU we know the who, what, and why, just not the how. I'm curious about the 'how' but viewers can probably find most of the pieces just by rewatching the first half of the series.
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2) ‒ Episode 24
Every last door in the mansion burns down, forcing Beatrice to at last make a choice for herself.
Wonder Egg Priority ‒ Episode 10
Momoe's story has its rough patches, and the stuff with Kaoru may be too insensitive for the audiences who otherwise would resonate with its messages the most, but I think the heart of the show is just as powerful as ever for audiences who make it past this arc's traumatic sieve.
Bubble Bobble 4 Friends Game Gets PC Version
Puzzle game previously launched on Switch, PS4
― Square Enix announced during its Square Enix Presents livestream on Thursday that it will release Taito's Bubble Bobble 4 Friends: The Baron is Back!, an updated version of the Bubble Bobble 4 Friends game for PC via Steam. ININ Games released the game on Nintendo Switch in Europe in December 2019. It launched in Japan in February 2020, and in the Unit...
Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table ‒ Episode 10
It would appear that the villains this season aren't just called “geniuses” for show. Eirenus certainly has launched a more devious plan than usual, and one that takes direct advantage of the game systems designed to aid lower-level players.
Balan Wonderworld Game's Trailer Previews Co-op Mode
3D action platformer launches on March 26
― Square Enix revealed during its Square Enix Presents livestream on Thursday a new trailer for its Balan Wonderworld 3D action platforming game. The trailer is titled "A Hero or Two," and it previews the co-op mode. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on March 26. The game takes pl...
Square Enix Unveils Project Athia PS5, PC Game's Title as Forspoken
Trailer streamed for game launching in 2022
― Square Enix announced during its Square Enix Presents livestream on Thursday that its previously Project Athia game will be titled Forspoken, and the game will launch for PlayStation 5 and PC in 2022. The company streamed a trailer, and it reveals that Ella Balinska will play the main character Frey Holland. The game centers on Frey as she uses magical po...
Voice Actress Nana Mizuki Welcomes 1st Baby
41-year-old voice actress and singer Nana Mizuki announced on her blog on Tuesday that she safely gave birth to her first child.
― 41-year-old voice actress and singer Nana Mizuki announced on her blog on Tuesday that she safely gave birth to her first child. Mizuki wrote that she was initially nervous because the baby arrived before their due date but both she and the baby are doing well. Mizuki wro...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
The brutality on display has a purpose: it gives the whole episode a feeling of revenge fantasy catharsis. The actions of these men directly led to the deaths the innocents killed in the Tempest raid. Our heroes getting revenge on them feels like karmic justice.
Higurashi: When They Cry Franchise Continues With SOTSU TV Anime in July
Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU anime ended on Thursday
― The official Twitter account for the Higurashi: When They Cry anime franchise announced on Friday that the Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU television anime will get a follow-up television anime titled Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU that will premiere in July. Kadokawa streamed the promotional video announcing the start of a new chapter: Upda...
Black Clover ‒ Episode 168
After the epic battles which spanned the last several episodes and shook up the status quo of both the Heart and Clover Kingdoms, a downtime episode to deal with the aftermath was fully predictable.
Scarlet Nexus Game Gets Anime by Sunrise This Summer
Funimation to stream anime; game launches on June 25
― Bandai Namco and Funimation announced on Thursday that the Scarlet Nexus role-playing game is inspiring a new anime by Sunrise that will debut in summer 2021. Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Thursday that the Scarlet Nexus game will launch on June 25 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The...
Butt Detective Anime Gets New Episodes on April 3 After 10-Month Break
Kōzō Shioya, Yu Kobayashi join cast
― The official website for the Butt Detective (Oshiri Tantei) anime announced on Thursday that the anime will get new episodes on NHK's E Tele channel beginning on April 3. These will be the first new episodes since June 2020, the longest break between episodes for this anime. The website also revealed new cast members and a visual. The newly announced cast include...
SD Gundam World Heroes Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Opening Theme, April 8 Premiere
Visual, commercial also unveiled
― Sunrise revealed the main cast, staff, visual, commercial, opening theme song, April 8 premiere for SD Gundam World Heroes, the new anime in the SD Gundam World franchise. The commercial previews the opening theme song "Dare ga Tame ni Ai wa Naru" (For Whom Love Rings) by TrySail. 新番組『 #SDガンダムワールド ヒーローズ』最新情報 Keycap digit three Guitar #TrySail オープニング音源解禁! 人気声優ユニット「Tr...
Osamu Yamamoto's Akagari: The Red Rat in Hollywood Manga Ends on April 5
Manga about Red Scare, blacklist in Cold War U.S. launched in May 2017
― This year's seventh issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine revealed on Friday that Osamu Yamamoto's Akagari: The Red Rat in Hollywood (Hunting Reds: The Red Rat in Hollywood) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on April 5. The manga entered its final arc last May. The manga depicts the efforts of the United St...
Viz Media No Longer Holds Cheeky Angel Manga License
Manga delisted from apps, digital storefronts
― Viz Media confirmed with ANN on Tuesday that it no longer holds the license to Hiroyuki Nishimori's Cheeky Angel (Tenshi na Konamaiki) manga. Viz Media no longer lists the manga as available in its app or in digital storefronts. Viz Media describes the manga: When nine-year-old Megumi Amatsuka receives a book of magic from a sorcerer, he summons a genie...
King of Fighters XV Game Reveals Trailer for Terry Bogard
Takashi Kondo voices character in game slated to launch this year
― SNK began streaming a trailer on Thursday for its The King of Fighters XV game highlighting the character Terry Bogard (voiced by Takashi Kondo). The King of Fighters XV will launch in 2021. The game's initial roster includes: Shun'Ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Iori, Joe Higashi, Kyo, Chizuru, K', Leona Heidern, Mai Shiranui, Andy...
Full 14th Manga Taisho Awards' Points Revealed
Kanehito Yamada, Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End manga wins award
― The executive committee for the 14th Manga Taisho awards announced the full points breakdown for the awards on Tuesday during the award ceremony. Weekly Shonen Sunday had revealed on Monday that Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga won this year's award. Viz Media announc...
Aya Shouoto Ends Otome no Omocha Manga on April 13
Romance manga about woman who receives android from the future by post launched in May 2020
― The April issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Saturday that Aya Shouoto will end the Otome no Omocha (A Maiden's Toy) manga in the magazine's next issue on April 13. The manga centers on An, who lives alone. One day she receives a box through express delivery that contains in it an andro...
Cells at Work and Friends! Spinoff Manga Ends on April 13
Manga about Killer T Cell launched in January 2019
― The April issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Saturday that Kanna Kurono and Mio Izumi's Cells at Work and Friends! spinoff manga will end in the magazine's next issue on April 13. Kodansha Comics publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: The smash-hit anthropomorphic cell fantasy's latest spinoff features a f...
The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt Anime Casts Sayaka Senbongi
Voice actress plays protagonist's sister Falanya in fantasy anime
― The official website for the television anime of Toru Toba's The Genius Prince's Guide To Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?) (Tensai Ōji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu ~Sō da, Baikoku Shiyō~) light novel series revealed on Thursday that Sayaka Senbongi voices Falanya Elk Arbalest, the princess of Natra Kingdom. She h...
Trinity Seven's Kenji Saito Launches New Manga Series on April 19
Hiro Hata draws new Misumi-san wa Misukasenai manga
― The May issue of Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine revealed on Thursday that Kenji Saito and Hiro Hata are launching a new manga titled Misumi-san wa Misukasenai (Misumi's Missed Insight) that will debut in the magazine's next issue on April 19. The magazine describes the manga as a "miracle lovely comedy." Saito ended the Goodbye! I'm Being Re...
Shadows House Anime's Promo Video Previews ReoNa's Ending Theme
Mystery series starring Akari Kitō, Yū Sasahara premieres on April 10
― The official website for the television anime of So-ma-to's Shadows House manga began streaming a promotional video for the series on Thursday. The video previews ReoNa's ending theme song "Nai Nai." The anime will premiere on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV channels on April 10 at 24:30 (effectively, April 11 at 12:...
Jormungand Creator's Destro 246 Manga Gets Destro 016 Prequel
New manga focuses on Saki's high school days, launches on May 19
― The April issue of Shogakukan's Sunday GX magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator Keitarō Takahashi will launch a prequel to his Destro 246 manga titled Destro 016 (right in image below) in the magazine's June issue on May 19. Akihiro Itou will also resume his Wilderness manga (left in image below) in the same issue. The new ...
Japan to End State of Emergency in Tokyo Area as Planned on March 21
State of emergency was extended earlier this month
― Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga confirmed on Thursday that the government will lift the state of emergency in four prefectures in the Tokyo area — including Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama — on March 21 as planned. The Japanese government declared the current state of emergency in Tokyo and the neighboring prefectures of Saitama, Kanagawa...
Exclusive: Ablaze Licenses The Breaker Manhwa; Releases 1st Omnibus Volume on June 30
Publisher shares English preview of manwha
― Publisher Ablaze revealed to ANN on Thursday that it is publishing Geuk-Jin Jeon and artist Jin-Hwan Park's (Kamaro) The Breaker manhwa, and it will release the first 15 chapters in a 400-page omnibus volume on June 30. The manwha will be solicited in the March 2021 issue of Diamond's Previews catalog. Ablaze shared a preview of the manwha with ANN. IMG th...
Bakuten!! Rhythmic Gymnastics Anime's 4th Promo Video Previews Ending Theme
New visual also revealed for series premiering on Noitamina on April 8
― The official website for the Bakuten!! (Backflip!!) original television anime began streaming the fourth promotional video for the series on Thursday. The video previews wacci's ending theme song "Anata ga Iru" (You Are Here). The show will premiere on Fuji-TV's Noitamina programming block on April 8. The anime stars: Shimba Tsu...
Bushiroad Acquires Media Company Frontwing
Grisaia, ISLAND creator company now subsidiary of Bushiroad
― Frontwing Lab, the parent company of media company Frontwing, announced on Tuesday that media company Bushiroad has acquired a 50.625% controlling stake in the company, with Frontwing now a subsidiary company of Bushiroad. Frontwing president Ryuichiro Yamakawa mentioned in the announcement that Frontwing has been seeking a media partner s...
Voice Actor Masahiro Anzai Passes Away
Urusei Yatsura, Slayers, Creamy Mami, Sailor Moon voice actor was 66
― Entertainment news website Comic Natalie reported on Thursday that voice actor Masahiro Anzai passed away on Monday due to acute heart failure. He was 66. Anzai was born in 1954 in Tokyo, and he joined the Gekigan Theater Echo group in 1976. Anzai played the role of Ryuunosuke's Father in the various Urusei Yatsura anime. Other no...
Live-Action Video Project 'Gundam Build Real' Debuts on March 29
Psycho-Pass' Katsuyuki Motohiro directs project featuring real-life Real Grade Gunpla kits
― Sunrise began streaming a new video for the planned live-action video project for the Gundam Build franchise, revealing its title as Gundam Build Real, as well as its YouTube debut date of March 29. The project will feature actual real-life Gunpla model kits. Currently, the two announced kits that will appear...
Daisuke Higuchi's Whistle! W Manga Ends in 5th Volume (Updated)
5th volume ships on May 19; manga resumed last month after long hiatus
― Shogakukan is listing the fifth compiled book volume of Daisuke Higuchi's Whistle! W (pronounced "Whistle Double") manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on May 19, and will include special manga pages exclusive to the volume. The manga resumed last month after a hiatus of nearly two years that began in April 2019 due t...
Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater Manga Resumes in April
Manga went on hiatus in December
― The April issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion Retsu magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yasuyuki Kosaka's Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Hōkago Teibō Nisshi) manga will return in the next issue on April 20. The manga went on hiatus last December. The manga also went on hiatus in July last year due to the heavy rain and flooding in southern Kyushu at the time,...
Powerful Pro Yakyū Powerful Kōkō-hen Web Anime Unveils Cast, Song Info, March 20 Debut
Ryoko Shiraishi, Ikue Ōtani, Ryota Ohsaka, Yūki Ono, Satoshi Hino star in 4-episode anime
― Konami revealed the cast members, theme song information, and March 20 premiere for Powerful Pro Yakyū Powerful Kōkō-hen, Cloverworks' web anime of Konami's Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū smartphone game, on Thursday. The cast includes: Ryoko Shiraishi as Pawapro Ikue Ōtani as Akio Yabe Ryota Ohsaka as Subaru Hoshi...
Bakugan: Geogan Rising Anime Premieres in Japan in April
Anime premiered in Canada on January 24
― The official Japanese Twitter account for the Bakugan franchise announced on Friday that Bakugan: Geogan Rising will premiere in Japan in April. Spin Master describes Bakugan: Geogan Rising: Bakugan: Geogan Rising sees hero Dragonoid return as the Awesome Brawlers remain in a deep slumber, healing from the last time they had to save the world. This time, the ...
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