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This Week in Anime - Yuri Is My Job! Is the Best Gayfabe We Could Ask For

What starts as a silly comedy about role-playing in a yuri-themed café turns into a rollercoaster of real emotions. ― What starts as a silly comedy about role-playing in a yuri-themed café turns into a rollercoaster of real emotions. Our columnists peel back the layers of performance in this gleefully metatextual rom-com. This series is streaming on Crunchyroll. Disclaimer: The views and opinions ex...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, May 27-Jun 2

Vinland Saga and Skip and Loafer are sitting very stable at the top of the charts. See how your favorite shows stack up this week! ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated indiv...
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Monster Episodes 43-74 Streaming

In the end, I think that Monster succeeded in telling the story it wanted to tell. The difficult pill to swallow may be in learning what kind of story that Monster was meant to be in the first place. ― It is beyond cliché at this point to begin a review of the final episodes of a long-running series with a pithy observation on how a story "is about the journey, not the destination." I honestly can't ...
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Kamen Rider Kuuga GN 2-3

Marred by poor editing, stilted dialogue, and missing color art assets, Kamen RIder Kuuga gets by, but the ride is bumpy. ― The end of the second volume of the Kamen Rider Kuuga manga includes, as a bonus, an interview with Toei producer Shinichiro Shirakura. In it, Shirakura talks about some of the decisions made in creating the manga, going with Tohshiki Inoue as the writer, and the mindset that le...
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Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Anime Film's Teaser Reveals November 23 Opening

Film is Sylvanian Families toy line's 1st anime film ― The official website for Gekijōban Sylvanian Families: Freya Kara no Okurimono (Sylvanian Families the Movie: A Gift From Freya), the first anime film for Epoch's Sylvanian Families toy line, began streaming a teaser trailer for the film on Friday. The teaser reveals the film's November 23 opening date. The CG film answers the question of what is...

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Exoprimal Game Teases Street Fighter 6 Collaboration

Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, Xbox One, PC via Steam on July 14 ― Capcom unveiled a teaser trailer for its upcoming Exoprimal team-based action game during the Summer Game Fest stream on Thursday. The teaser reveals that the game will have a collaboration with Capcom's Street Fighter 6 game. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via St...
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Sega Reveals Sonic Superstars Game for Fall Launch

Game features classic 2D platforming, single player or 4-player co-op ― Sega unveiled a new game in its Sonic the Hedgehog franchise titled Sonic Superstars during the Summer Game Fest stream on Thursday. The game will launch this fall for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC. Sega describes the game: Sonic and his friends' journey starts on the beautiful North ...
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Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name Game's Trailer Reveals November 9 Launch

Game ships for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC via Steam ― Sega unveiled a new trailer for its Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (Ryū Ga Gotoku 7 Gaiden - Na wo Keshita Otoko) game during the Summer Game Fest stream on Thursday. The trailer features gameplay footage, and reveals the game's November 9 global release date for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xb...
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Akira Toriyama's Sand Land Manga Gets Action RPG

Game slated for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam ― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Summer Game Fest stream on Thursday that it is producing an action role-playing game based on Akira Toriyama's SAND LAND manga that will launch for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, though the company did not announce a release date. ILCA is developing the game. Ban...
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Grasshopper Manufacture Unveils Shadows of the Damned: Remastered Game

More information on remaster of 2011 game slated for "Grasshopper Direct" stream on June 14 ― Gōichi Suda's (SUDA51) game development company Grasshopper Manufacture revealed during the Summer Game Fest stream on Thursday that it is developing Shadows of the Damned: Remastered, a remastered version of its 2011 Shadows of the Damned game. The developer will reveal more during its "Grasshopper Direct" ...
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Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Game's Trailer Shows New Gameplay

Closed beta test runs from June 8 to 28 ― Square Enix unveiled a new trailer for its Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis smartphone game during the Summer Game Fest stream on Thursday. The trailer shows new gameplay footage, and also reveals that the game's planned closed beta test will run from Thursday, June 8 to June 28. Square Enix describes the game: [Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is] a chapter-struct...
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth PS5 Game's Trailer Reveals Early 2024 Release

Final Fantasy VII Remake project's 2nd part ships on 2 discs ― Square Enix unveiled a new trailer for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the second game in Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake project, during the Summer Game Fest stream on Thursday. The trailer reveals the game's early 2024 release date on the PlayStation 5, and also shows some gameplay and story cinematics. The game will ship on two discs...
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Saint Seiya: Next Dimension Manga's 'Final Series Prequel' Ends, Manga Goes on Hiatus

Manga will continue with "Final Series Sequel" after hiatus ― This year's 28th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine published on Thursday the final chapter of the "Final Series Prequel" of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - The Myth of Hades manga. The manga will continue with the "Final Series Sequel," but is first going on hiatus. Akita Shoten will reveal when the ma...
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Cardfight!! Vanguard firstDress Short Manga Ends

Series from Naoyuki Kageyama, Akira Itō launched in April ― The July issue of Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine published on Thursday the final chapter of Naoyuki Kageyama and Akira Itō's short manga titled Cardfight!! Vanguard firstDress. Kageyama drew the manga, and Itō drew the draft. The manga launched in April, and has three total chapters. The manga is about the meeting of the characters Y...
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Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage #9 [rate]
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Azuki Adds 9 Manga Series, 8 1-Shot Titles from Media Do, MediBang! This Month

All titles available now with select free chapters ― KiraKira Media Inc.'s digital manga service Azuki announced on Thursday that it has added nine manga series, and eight one-shot manga titles to its library, as part of its deal with Media Do International, Inc. and MediBang!. The following manga and one-shot titles are now available on the service, with select free chapters for manga series titles:...
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Anime Promotes Real-Life Bear Park

Okuhida Bear's Park keeps over 100 non-hibernating bears ― In what has to be the most unsurprising collaboration ever, the Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! anime announced a promotional campaign with Okuhida Bear's Park, a zoo which keeps over 100 non-hibernating black and brown bears for tourists to feed and take photos with. From June 16 to July 31, visitors can receive a paper mat, guiding them to vario...
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KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World ‒ Episode 9

After running on fumes since its big reveal, it feels like KamiKatsu has well and truly run out of ideas.
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The Legendary Hero is Dead! #10 [rate]
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schwinn's Hanamonogatari Elderly Yuri Manga Ends

Manga about 2 elderly women who bond with each other through makeup launched in March 2022 ― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Flapper magazine revealed on Monday that schwinn's Hanamonogatari (Flower Story) manga will end with its next chapter in July. The manga centers on Hanayo, an elderly woman whose husband of many years has only recently died. After finishing a Buddhist service for her husband...
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OPUS.COLORs #10 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Franchises Get Crossover Short Anime

'Chibi character' anime to debut on June 21 ― The official website for the anime series of Love Live! Sunshine!!'s Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- magazine illustration series announced a "chibi character short anime" on Wednesday. The short anime is a crossover between Genjitsu no Yohane and Taiki Kawakami and Fuse's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime franchise, and it will debut on...
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Voice Actress Tomoyo Kurosawa Announces Marriage

Sound! Euphonium, Land of the Lustrous voice actress vows to continue working hard ― Voice actress Tomoyo Kurosawa announced through her agency and Twitter account on Thursday that she has gotten married. She wrote in a handwritten message: "Today, I would like to announce that I, Tomoyo Kurosawa, have married the person I love. I will continue to expend all my efforts, never forgetting my feelings o...
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Oshi no Ko ‒ Episode 8

After a grueling two-week wait, Oshi no Ko revealed the fruits of Akane's labor in the form of Ai-kane—and Aqua is genuinely smitten.
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Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Unveils Teaser, 2 More Cast Members

Moe Nagamuta, Shiki Aoki play main leads' friends ― The staff for the television anime of Rasuko Ōkuma's Hoshikuzu Telepath (Stardust Telepath) manga debuted a teaser promotional video and announced two more cast members for the main leads' friends (who join them in building a rocket to space) on Friday. The video shows how the high school girl Umika and the alien Yū met: The newly announced cast mem...
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The Ancient Magus' Bride #10 [rate]
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Dr. Stone: New World #10 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family Manga Gets Novel

Novel ships on July 4 ― Shueisha is listing an upcoming novel for Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga that will ship on July 4. Denkieidō writes the novel, titled Yozakura-ke Kansatsu Nikki (Yozakura Family Observation Diary). Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine launched the series in August 2019. Shueisha will release the 18th volume on July 4. Viz M...
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Yuri Is My Job! #10 [rate]
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BPO Watchdog Group Publishes Complaint About Toxic Subset of Oshi no Ko Fandom

Viewer commented that the relatives of Hana Kimura received harassment after expressing their discomfort with the series ― Warning: This article describes suicide and cyberbullying. If you or anyone you know is suicidal or having suicidal thoughts, please reach out to a suicide prevention organization in your country. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available at 1-80...
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Former Square Enix Employee Taisuke Sasaki Convicted of Insider Trading

Sasaki's case also tied to game director, Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka ― The Tokyo District Court found former Square Enix employee Taisuke Sasaki guilty of insider trading and handed him a suspended 3-year prison sentence on Thursday. (If Sasaki remains in good behavior for five years, he will not serve time in prison.) The court also ordered Sasaki to pay a 4 million yen (about US$29,000) fine in add...
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Golden Kamuy Season 4 ‒ Episode 46

This entire episode involves Tanigaki and Inkarmat being in mortal peril; I was glued to my seat throughout.
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This Week in Anime - Yuri Is My Job! Is the Best Gayfabe We Could Ask For

What starts as a silly comedy about role-playing in a yuri-themed café turns into a rollercoaster of real emotions. ― What starts as a silly comedy about role-playing in a yuri-themed café turns into a rollercoaster of real emotions. Our columnists peel back the layers of performance in this gleefully metatextual rom-com. This series is streaming on Crunchyroll. Disclaimer: The views and opinions ex...
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Police in a Pod's Miko Yasu Launches New Manga on June 15

Historical comedy manga set in Edo period depicts Father of Japanese Police ― This year's 28th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that Miko Yasu will launch a new manga titled DanDon in the magazine's next issue on June 15. The historical comedy manga, set during the end of the Edo period, depicts the Father of the Japanese Police (Kawaji Toshiyoshi). Within the mob hidden in t...
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Blade & Bastard, Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight, 3 More Drecom Light Novels Get Manga Adaptation

The 100th Time's the Charm, I Only Have Six Months to Live, Stuck in a Time Loop also get manga adaptations ― New Japanese publisher DRECOM Media has revealed that it is launching a slate of manga based on five of its existing light novel series on June 23. DRECOM Media will serialize the manga on its website. The new manga adaptations are based on the following light novel series: Kumo Kagyu and so...
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The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Opening Theme

Series adds more cast, reveals July 6 debut ― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series began streaming the show's second promotional video on Thursday. The video previews Tsukuyomi's opening theme song "K...
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Resident Evil Village Game Sells 8 Million Copies Worldwide

― The official Twitter account for the Resident Evil franchise revealed on Thursday that the Resident Evil Village game has sold 8 million copies worldwide. 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊㊗『バイオハザード ヴィレッジ』  全世界販売本数800万本突破    Resident Evil VillageOver 8 Million Units Sold Worldwide!🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊お祝い会場はこちら⬇️#バイオハザード #ResidentEvil #REBHFun pic.twitter.com/AiHKj1nzW1— 【公式】バイオハザード / RESIDENT EVIL PORTAL Official (@REBHPortal) Jun...

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Live-Action Trillion Game Series Casts Kouji Kikkawa

Kikkawa plays venture capitalist Kazuki Kedōin in July series ― TBS revealed on Thursday that Kouji Kikkawa will join the cast of the live-action series of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga as Kazuki Kedōin. Kedōin is a venture capitalist who invests in Gaku and Haru's plan, both out of amusement and as a business opportunity. Ren Meguro (foreground in visual below) from ido...
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Live-Action Barakamon Show Reveals More Cast, July 12 Premiere

Keito Tsuna, Hana Toyoshima, Hana Kondō, Kaori Yamaguchi, Kazuki Iio join July series ― Fuji TV announced more cast members and the July 12 premiere for the live-action television series of Satsuki Yoshino's Barakamon manga on Thursday. The new cast members include: Keito Tsuna (top row left in image above) as Hiroshi Kido Hana Toyoshima (top row center) as Miwa Yamamura Hana Kondō (top row right) as...
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The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Anime's Sequel Series Unveils More Cast, Songs, July 13 Debut in 2nd Video

Tomokazu Sugita, Megumi Han, Chikahiro Kobayashi join cast ― The official website for The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (with two exclamation points), the second anime based on Satoshi Wagahara's The Devil Is a Part-Timer! light novel series, started streaming the sequel's second promotional video on Wednesday. The video previews the new anime's opening and ending theme songs and also announces three new ca...
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Touken Ranbu Kabuki Stage Play Reveals Main Visual

Touken Ranbu: Tsuki no Tsurugi Enishi no Kiri no wa kabuki play runs in Tokyo on July 2-27 ― The official Twitter account for the Touken Ranbu: Tsuki no Tsurugi Enishi no Kiri no wa kabuki stage play, the adaptation of DMM Games and Nitroplus' Touken Ranbu game, revealed the play's main visual on Monday. The play will run from July 2-27 at the Shinbashi Enbujo theater in Tokyo. General selling of tic...
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Late Yuki Hijiri's Assistant Finishes Story of Locke the Superman Aspiration Manga

Volume with chapter will ship later this year ― This year's July issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine published the final chapter of the late Yuki Hijiri's Locke the Superman Aspiration (Chōjin Locke Dо̄kei) manga on Monday. Hijiri's long-time assistant Sakura Sasakura finished the story based on the storyboard and plot that the original creator left behind. A compiled book volume featu...
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Voice Actor Yuuki Kaji Attends Tokyo X Japanese Cultural Event in Houston, Texas

Voice actor in Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia, The Seven Deadly Sins attends event on June 17 ― The Tokyo X event announced in May that it will host voice actor Yuuki Kaji on June 17. The Japanese cultural event will take place at NRG Center in Houston, Texas on June 17-18. Yuki Kaji is coming to Houston!!! You may know him for his many famous roles: Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan) Todoroki Shota (M...
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Film's Final Trailer Highlights Action Scenes

Film opens in U.S. on June 9 ― Paramount Pictures began streaming the final trailer on Tuesday for the upcoming Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the first film in a planned trilogy for its live-action Transformers franchise. The video shows some of the action scenes in the film. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts will open on June 9, delayed almost one year from its original June 24, 2022 release date...
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Pikmin 4 Game's Trailer Highlights Story, Character Creation

Switch game ships on July 21 ― Nintendo unveiled a new trailer on Tuesday for Pikmin 4, the first new main game in the Pikmin series in a decade. The video highlights the game's story, and also shows some footage of the character creation. The game will ship for the Switch on July 21. Nintendo describes the game: Meet Pikmin, small, plantlike creatures you can grow, pluck, command, and overpower your...
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The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149 #9 [rate]
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KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World #9 [rate]

Rock Man X DiVE Smartphone Game Ends Service

NebulaJoy's global iOS/Android versions remain online indefinitely ― The official website and Twitter account for Rock Man X DiVE, a smartphone game based on Capcom's Mega Man X game series, announced on Wednesday that the game will end service on September 27 at 1:00 p.m. JST. Specifically, the iOS and Android versions in Asia and the PC version worldwide will end service. NebulaJoy's global iOS and...
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Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! #10 [rate]
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angela Certified by Guinness World Records For Most Songs in Animated Franchise by Same Artist

angela has performed 31 theme songs for the Fafner franchise since 2004 ― The staff of the Sōkyū no Fafner Behind the Line spinoff anime announced at a screening event on Sunday that the duo angela has been certified by the Guinness World Records for "Most songs sung by the same artist for an animation franchise." angela has performed 31 theme songs for the franchise (including opening, ending, and i...
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Insomniacs After School ‒ Episode 9

I would argue that this episode excels in the little blink-and-you-miss-it moments.
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Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts #8 [rate]
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Our Fake Marriage Live-Action Series Casts Shota Watanabe

Watanabe plays Masaki Shindо̄ in series premiering in July ― The official website for the live-action series of Kiwi Tokina's Our Fake Marriage (Usokon) manga announced on Wednesday that Snow Man idol group member Shota Watanabe will play Masaki Shindо̄, a freelance garden designer. The series will premiere in July. Sexy Zone group member Fūma Kikuchi (Tomodachi Game R4, live-action The Girl Who Leap...
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Oshi no Ko #8 [rate]
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Vinland Saga Season 2 ‒ Episode 22

“The King of Rebellion” is a textbook example of what it looks like when a show is firing on all cylinders both on and off the battlefield.
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GoRA, King Records' Ayaka: A Story of Bonds Anime Reveals Promo Video, Additional Cast, July 1 Premiere

Kenjiro Tsuda, Saori Hayami, Nobuo Tobita, Hekiru Shiina join cast ― The official website for GoRA and King Records' original anime Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds revealed on Wednesday the anime's key visual, additional characters, main promotional video and July 1 premiere. The video previews angela's opening theme song "AYAKASHI" and saji's ending theme song "Flashback." Additional cast members...
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Skip and Loafer ‒ Episode 10

Much of the problem is that Shima can't separate his past trauma from his present behavior.
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Oshi no Ko Anime's Opening Theme Song 'Idol' by YOASOBI Tops Billboard Global Excl. U.S. Chart

"Idol" is the first song originally performed in Japanese to top the chart Oshi no Ko and YOASOBI achieved a tremendous milestone for Japan this week. The English version of YOASOBI's "Idol," the opening theme song for the Oshi no Ko anime, ranked number one on Billboard Global Excl. U.S. survey (dated June 10). "Idol" is the first song originally performed in Japanese to reach the top of the Globa...
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Doom of Dragon's Sanctuary- #9 [rate]

Megumi Morino's A Condition Called Love Shōjo Manga Gets TV Anime in 2024

Romance shojo manga launched in 2017 ― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Megumi Morino's A Condition Called Love (Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai) manga, which is slated for premiere in 2024. The website also revealed the anime's teaser visual. Morino also drew an illustration to celebrate the anime announcement: Morino launched the manga in Kodansha's Monthly D...

Nisekoi - False Love Manga Gets New Epilogue Set 10 Years After Main Story

Epilogue to appear in manga's 16-volume bunko reprint beginning on June 16 ― The official Twitter account for Shueisha's Comic Bunko label announced on Wednesday that Naoshi Komi's Nisekoi - False Love manga will be reprinted in a newer bunko paperback format, containing a new bonus epilogue set 10 years after the main story. The new bunko reprint will have 16 volumes, 14 of which will collect the ma...

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2nd Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Film's Video Highlights Kisaki, Hanma

Film opens on June 30 ― The official website for Tokyo Revengers 2, the two sequel live-action films based on Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, posted a new character promotional video for the second film, Chi no Halloween -Kessen- (Bloody Halloween -Decisive Battle-), on Wednesday. The video highlights the characters Kisaki and Hanma. The first sequel film Chi no Halloween -Unmei- (Bloody Halloween...
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 4-10

Platinum End anime, March Comes in Like a Lion manga ship ― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Platinum End Part 2 BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 June 6 Triage X BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 June 6 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Ayashimon Graphic Novel (GN) 2Please Viz Media US$9.99 June 6 The Case Study of Vanitas GN 9...
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'Cells At Work! Illegal' Manga Ends With 4th Volume in September

Manga about cells in person taking drugs, suffering from violence launched in January 2022 ― The third compiled book volume of Kae Hashimoto's Hataraku Saibō Illegal (Cells At Work! Illegal) spinoff manga revealed on May 18 that the manga will end with its fourth volume in September. Like Akane Shimizu's original Cells At Work! manga, and its other spinoffs, the manga anthropomorphizes the cells of t...

Anime Expo Screens U.S. Premieres for New Rurouni Kenshin Anime, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film

Also: events for Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- premiere, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ― Aniplex of America announced on Tuesday that it will screen the U.S. premiere for the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga at this year's Anime Expo event on July 3 at 10:00 a.m. PDT in the Main Events stage of the Los Angeles Convention...
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Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion ‒ Episode 9

This episode sets up for what's to come, and it's nice to have a calmer, funnier break from the intrigue that has been lurking beneath the surface of the rest of the plot.
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The Marginal Service #9 [rate]
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Rusted Armors: Dawn Author Kairi Shimotsuki Launches New Manga

Fantasy manga Nada launches on July 4 ― The July issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Bull magazine announced on Monday that Kairi Shimotsuki will launch a new manga titled Nada in the magazine's next issue on July 4. The manga will have an irregular serialization. The fantasy manga centers on super-ability wielders, and a witch named Nada, who lost her heart and has a hole in her chest. She gets a wa...
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My Home Hero ‒ Episode 10

It feels like two episodes stitched together—one excellently done and the other painfully contrived.
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror Anime Film's Dub Trailer Reveals English Cast

Micah Lin, Huxley Westemeier, Giselle Fernandez, more star ― GKIDS began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for the film of Mizuki Tsujimura's Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Kagami no Kojō) novel on Tuesday, and it reveals the English cast: The English cast includes: Micah Lin as Kokoro Anzai Huxley Westemeier as Rion Giselle Fernandez as Aki Kieran Regan as Subaru Zoe Glick as Fuka Adrian Marrero as ...
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Anime Expo Screens World Premiere of The Eminence in Shadow 2nd Season Anime

Anime's subbed/dubbed versions get premieres with voice actors Q&A at July event ― HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Kadokawa to screen the world premiere of the second television anime season of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence in Shadow (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) light novel series at this year's Anime Expo event. The subtitled premiere will take place on July 1 at 12...
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Dead Mount Death Play ‒ Episode 9

This week's episode is all about showing us that there's only one major story going on here—that almost everything we've seen unfolding in Shinjuku is interconnected.
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, May 27-Jun 2

Vinland Saga and Skip and Loafer are sitting very stable at the top of the charts. See how your favorite shows stack up this week! ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated indiv...
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Monster Episodes 43-74 Streaming

In the end, I think that Monster succeeded in telling the story it wanted to tell. The difficult pill to swallow may be in learning what kind of story that Monster was meant to be in the first place. ― It is beyond cliché at this point to begin a review of the final episodes of a long-running series with a pithy observation on how a story "is about the journey, not the destination." I honestly can't ...
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The Shadows of Who We Once Were Live-Action Show Reveals 10 Additional Cast Members

Cast for former Grade 6 Class 2 students revealed ― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Yae Utsumi's The Shadows of Who We Once Were (Nare no Hate no Bokura) manga revealed on Tuesday the cast members for the former Grade 6 Class 2 students, who were involved in the 52-hour confinement incident in Yonotsuka Elementary School. The cast includes (pictured above from left to right, starti...
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Tokyo Mew Mew New #22 [rate]
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Sony Music Entertainment's VTuber PRISM Project Announces 6th Generation Talent

Jun Akane, Yuki Kitashiro debut on June 9 as agency's 1st male-presenting talent ― Sony Music Entertainment's English-speaking Virtual YouTuber PRISM Project announced on Sunday that it will debut two new talents—Jun Akane and Yuki Kitashiro—on June 9 starting from 7:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. EDT). They are the first male-presenting talent to debut with the agency. Further information about the debutin...
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Heavenly Delusion ‒ Episode 10

The layouts in this episode are even busier and more beautiful than Heavenly Delusion's already high standards.
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Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible #10 [rate]
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Skip and Loafer #10 [rate]
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Anime Expo Hosts Danganronpa, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Games' Writer Kazutaka Kodaka

Kodaka attends panel in Los Angeles on July 3 at 12:30 p.m. PDT ― The staff of Anime Expo revealed on Monday that it will host Kazutaka Kodaka (Danganronpa, Danganronpa 2), the scenario writer for Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games' Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game. Kodaka will attend the event as a Guest of Honor during the "Spike Chun...
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One Piece ‒ Episode 1064

Episode 1064 is another perfectly solid episode, and like 1063 before it, its only sin is not being a medium-defining high watermark in weekly television.
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Death Stranding: Director's Cut Gets Mac Release in 2023

Hideo Kojima appeared at Apple's WWDC 2023 keynote to announce launch ― Hideo Kojima appeared at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 keynote to reveal that Kojima Productions' Death Stranding: Director's Cut game will launch for Mac later this year. Kojima added that his team is actively working to bring their future titles to Apple platforms. The original Death Stranding game shipped...
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc ‒ Episode 9

After literal months of buildup, it seems that we have reached the point in this season of Demon Slayer where things are happening. Kind of.
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2nd Mr. Osomatsu 6th Anniversary Anime Film's Trailer Previews AŌP's Opening Song

AŌP returns for metal arrangement of 'Zenryoku Batankyū' song ― The official website for the Mr. Osomatsu anime franchise revealed the main visual, full trailer, and opening theme song of the second new film, Osomatsu-san: Tamashii no Takoyaki Party to Densetsu no Otomari-kai (Mr. Osomatsu: The Soul's Takoyaki Party and the Legendary Sleepover Party), on Tuesday. The trailer previews the opening them...
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Undead Girl Murder Farce TV Anime Casts Yumiri Hanamori (Updated)

Hanamori plays Vera, a girl who lives in a werewolf village ― The official website for the anime of Yugo Aosaki's Undead Girl Murder Farce novels announced on Tuesday that Yumiri Hanamori plays Vera, a 14-year-old girl who lives in a village of werewolves. She is strong-minded, a little clumsy, and quick to act on behalf of her friends. The anime will debut on Fuji TV's +Ultra block in July. Crunchyr...

One Piece Manga Goes on 4-Week Hiatus for Eiichiro Oda's Surgery

Oda to have surgery for astigmatism; manga on hiatus from June 19 to July 10 ― The official website for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Tuesday that the manga will go on hiatus for four weeks (from June 19 to July 10) from this year's 29th issue to 32nd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, due to Oda having surgery for astigmatism. The manga will return in the 33rd issue on July 18. The ...
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Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2024

Yui Aragaki stars as novelist who takes in orphaned niece ― The Tokyo Theaters Company announced on Tuesdasy that it is producing a live-action film adaptation of Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki (Diary of a Strange Land) manga that will open in Japan in 2024, and will star Yui Aragaki (left in image below, live-action Ranma ½, Dragon Zakura) as main character Makio Kōdai. Natsuki Seta is directing and...
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