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The ANN Aftershow - Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger!
15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world and everything we thought we knew.
― Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger! 15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world...
Sunsoft is Back: Retro Game Selection Game Review
Sunsoft digs up three lesser-seen Famicom games for a Retro Game Selection. Are they classics or better left buried?
― The NES and Famicom era is a fascinating period, especially in terms of what was or wasn't released outside of Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System was a 600-pound gorilla in North America during the late 1980s, and Japanese publishers and their American branches made it a curiou...
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Series Review
Tatsuya makes a plan to deal with it. The plan works without a hitch, and everything is resolved. This is the pattern for all three arcs of this season.
― This, the third season of The Irregular At Magic High School, faces one major challenge right off the bat: its setting. The high school setting (magical or otherwise) is commonly used in fiction because it is part of the universal modern experience...
Fate/Stay Night Remastered Game Review
This is a great way to experience one of the most iconic—and certainly long-awaited, in the case of the English-language market—visual novels of all time.
― It's very interesting that the Fate franchise has been so successful in the English language market without the official release of its source material: the 2004 visual novel by Type-Moon, Fate/stay night (FSN). I get that in this market, visual ...
The ANN Aftershow - Florida Book Ban Comes for Manga
Lynzee and James look at the latest book ban case to come out of Florida: Sasaki and Miyano volume 1, and share their favorite queer manga. Plus, Yatagarasu and Dead Dead Demon catch-up time!
― Florida Book Ban Comes for Manga Lynzee and James look at the latest book ban case to come out of Florida: Sasaki and Miyano volume 1, and share their favorite queer manga. Plus, Yatagarasu and Dead Dead Demo...
Terminator Zero Anime Series Streaming Review
Terminator Zero rams a nuclear rocket up Skynet's shiny metal ass, explosively reinvigorating the franchise's flailing, half-dead cybernetic corpse.
― Once upon a time, it was safe to view anime versions of U.S. pop culture franchises as garbage at worst and disposable at best. Apart from the excellent Animatrix and a couple of lesser, clearly derivative anthology films (Batman: Gotham Knight and Hal...
The Anime Backlog - Gunbuster
We're checking out Gainax's 1988 hit for the very first time! Hideaki Anno made his big directorial debut and with it, history.
― Hi there, loyal readers! Convention season is finally over, so hopefully, I can get the Anime Backlog out a bit more consistently. I already have my next column after this one in the bag, allowing more leeway to dive into some longer series on my 100+ title spreadsheet. W...
This Week in Games - The Many Mixed Fortunes of Sony
Sony nails it with a sure-fire platformer only to whiff it with the PS5 Pro announcement. Plus, the inspiration for Type-Moon's Arcueid Brunestud is discovered!
― Welcome back, folks! Because I don't keep myself busy enough, I've gotten some Discord buddies together and will be starting a Mage: The Ascension campaign with them soon! I have a lot of love for Mage; it's a messy system, but it was the f...
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Aniplex Unveils Virgin Punk Original Animation Series by Director Yasuomi Umetsu, Studio Shaft
First story in series "Clockwork Girl" to premiere in early summer 2025
― Aniplex unveiled an original animation series by director Yasuomi Umetsu and animation studio SHAFT titled Virgin Punk, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Aniplex revealed the teaser visual and the promotional video for the first story in the series titled "Clockwork Girl," which will debut in early summer next ye...
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Manga Gets TV Anime at CloverWorks in 2025
Anime based on Saka Mikami's class gap romance manga
― Aniplex announced during its Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday that CloverWorks is adapting Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) manga into a television anime premiering in 2025. Mikami drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga ...
Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana's Kirio Fanclub Manga Has Live-Action Show, Anime in the Works
Romantic comedy about 2 high school girls who share feelings for same classmate
― The manga creator Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Kirio Fanclub manga has both a live-action television adaptation and an anime adaptation in the works. The creator teased that more details are coming soon: 🎉㊗️𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺㊗️🎉 pic.twitter.com/Cxi2fT2LAc— 地球のお魚ぽんちゃん@9/19霧尾ファンクラブ最...
Voice & Stories Project Has Anime, Game in the Works
Story about competitors in stage recitals by Ko Nakamura (BanG Dream!, D4DJ)
― The first anniversary event for the Voice & Stories project revealed on Sunday that the project has anime and game adaptations in the works. Ko Nakamura, the original story creator of the BanG Dream! and D4DJ projects, conceived Voice & Stories as a new multimedia project in which fans can enjoy the themes of "character x ...
'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2025
Announced after season 1's Friday finale
― The television anime of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel ended its first season on Friday with an announcement of a second season in 2025. Character designer Yūki Hino drew the following illustration to celebrate the news: The anime premiered on BS NTV on July 13. The anime premiered on WOWOW on July 12. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs. The ...
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools ‒ Episodes 10-11
I can’t decide if I’m relieved or frustrated that the show waited until the 11th hour to actually deliver.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1119
Those early days of Luffy and the crew running around getting into shenanigans in the East Blue are long since past.
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime Casts Gakuto Kajiwara, Ryōhei Kimura
Anime premieres on October 8
― The official website for the television anime of Mai Tanaka's A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! (Yōkai Gakkō no Sensei Hajimemashita!) manga revealed two new cast members on Tuesday: Gakuto Kajiwara as Amaaki Abe, Haruaki's twin brother Ryōhei Kimura as Isaburō Ebisu, who looks like a well-mannered, excellent teacher, but all is not as it seems The anime will debut o...
Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya Anime Gets 3rd Season in 2025
Season 2 debuted on January 9
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya, the CryptoNinja non-fungible token (NFT) project's anime, announced on Tuesday that a third season has been green-lit for next year. Akifumi Nonaka (Dinosaur Biyori), the anime's director since the first season, returns to direct the third season at Fanworks, and Toru Hosokawa (Dinosaur Biyor...
Pochars Short Anime Reveals Momoko Terasawa in All Voice Roles, October 8 Debut
Terasawa voices all 7 main characters
― The official website of Fuji TV and studio DLE's Pochars (Pochaazu) original short comedy anime opened on Tuesday and announced its cast and October 8 premiere within Fuji TV's EXITV variety program. After its broadcast, the anime will also stream on the FOD, Tver, YouTube, and TikTok services in Japan. Momoka Terasawa will voice all of the anime's seven main c...
Akio Ōtsuka, Kenjirō Tsuda, Miku Itō Star as Energy Drinks in CalorieMate Game
And the game looks surprisingly fun
― In the realm of video games, there are several games based solely on product placement, such as Pepsiman from 1999 or the Burger King games from 2006. Regardless of their quality, they're a fascinating part of video game history. Adding to that history is a game featuring the Japanese energy bar and drink brand CalorieMate. The CalorieMate X (formerly Twitter) ac...
Crunchyroll Lists Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Blu-ray With English Dub
Blu-ray Disc slated for December 17
― Crunchyroll is listing its upcoming Blu-ray Disc release of the first season of Kyoto Animation's Sound! Euphonium anime franchise with an all-new English dub. The Blu-ray Disc release is slated for December 17, and will include all 13 episodes, as well as the "Kakedasu Monaka" original video naime (OVA) episode bundled with the Japanese home video release. The o...
Masakazu Ishiguro's Nemurubaka Manga Gets Live-Action Film Next Spring
Nogizaka46's Shiori Kubo, Yūna Taira star in story of dorm-mates by And Yet the Town Moves/Heavenly Delusion creator
― Masakazu Ishiguro's Nemurubaka manga is inspiring a live-action film that will open in Japan in spring 2025, with Yūgo Sakamoto (Baby Assassins) directing. Nogizaka46 member Shiori Kubo (left in image above) stars as Yumi Irusu, while Yūna Taira (live-action ReLIFE, Honey, right) sta...
Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Anime Gets New Ending Theme Song by Takane no Nadeshiko
New song appears in episode 75
― The staff for Tōsōchū: The Great Mission, an anime inspired by the Fuji TV game show run for money Tōsōchū (known as Run for the Money in English), revealed on Monday that the idol group Takane no Nadeshiko is performing the new ending theme song "Adrenaline Game." The new song will appear in episode 75 of the anime on October 6. It will then go on sale on December 11...
Live-Action Cells at Work! Film's Trailer Reveals Official HiGE DANdism's Theme Song
Official Hige Dandism performs '50%'
― The staff for the live-action film of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga revealed in a full trailer on Tuesday that Official Hige Dandism is performing the theme song "50%." The trailer previews the theme song, which the band created specifically for this film. The cast includes: Mei Nagano as Red Blood Cell
Takeru Satō as White Blood Cell
Sad...
Tonbo! Season 2's Teaser Highlights Tonbo's High School Life
Season 2 premieres on October 5
― The staff for Tonbo!, the anime of Ken Kawasaki and Yū Furusawa's Oi! Tonbo (Hey! Tonbo) manga, unveiled a new teaser trailer and new key visual for the anime's second season on Tuesday. The teaser highlights Tonbo's new high school life. The staff describes the second season: Tonbo leaves Tokara and sets off on a new golfing journey in Kumamoto!
Ever since she left ...
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation's 1st 4 Minutes Streamed
6-episode mini-series debuts on Netflix on October 17
― Netflix began streaming a clip with the first four minutes from the new animation project Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance on Monday. The clip is part of Netflix's Geeked Week 2024 event. The six-episode 30-minute Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance will stream exclusively worldwide on Netflix on October 17. The story focuses on t...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction ‒ Episode 11
What makes this episode so successful is the general application of the lessons Nagomi learned.
Splatoon 3 Game to End Regular Updates
Game launched in September 2022
― Nintendo announced during the Grand Festival event on Sunday that the Splatoon 3 game will no longer receive regular updates. Special seasonal splatfests, such as Splatoween, Frosty Fest, Spring Fest, and Summer Nights, will still continue with returning themes. Updates for weapon adjustments will continue as well. The in-game events Big Run, Eggstra Work, and Month...
My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ Episode 155
Sorry if you came here hoping for something deeper or more intellectual, but sometimes superhero comics are just goddamn cool.
Kengo Mizutani, Anajiro, Uketsu, Kikō Aiba Launch New Manga on Web Action Website
Kengo Mizutani, Anajiro launch Dorei Chip; Uketsu, Kikō Aiba launch Henna E
― Futabasha's Web Action manga website announced on September 5 that writer Kengo Mizutani (Starving Anonymous) and artist Anajiro (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human) will launch a new manga titled Dorei Chip (Slave Chip) on September 24. Writer Uketsu (The Strange House) and artist Kikō Aiba (Hypnos...
Kumarba Season 2 Anime Debuts on October 5
YouTube channel stars reprise roles in 2nd season
― The second season of the Kumarba television anime based on the YouTube channel for kids will premiere on October 5. The cast from the YouTube channel will reprise their roles for the second season, including Fairouz Ai as Kumarba, Mai Satō as Tabris, Honoka Inoue as Nekorun, and Picchorina as Bagurin. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and other channe...
The Elusive Samurai ‒ Episode 10
The Elusive Samurai's impeccable production values just make it funnier when poor Tokiyuki is having to listen to his best friends all eagerly unite in unwavering support of their lord's sick nasty kinkiness.
Companies Seek Alleged Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Leakers' IDs in U.S. Court
Unauthorized footage, anime stills released on X/Twitter
― A number of entertainment companies, including Aniplex and Toho, successfully filed for an information disclosure order in U.S. courts for the identities of the owners of alleged leak accounts on August 20. Courts formally served the order on August 30. The companies filed for the order following unauthorized leaks of videos and stills from ...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword ‒ Episode 10
"Our Dream" is the first time Wistoria has reached a sustainable equilibrium of style and substance. Better late than never, I suppose!
The ANN Aftershow - Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger!
15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world and everything we thought we knew.
― Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger! 15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world...
Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin ‒ Episode 11
While this episode would undoubtedly work better if Ishimaru had more build-up as an antagonist, it still managed to land pretty well and hit harder than it had any right to.
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf #24 [rate]
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream ‒ Episode 11
We now have a nonzero chance of an anime character saying "Chotto a goddamn minute" and I think that's beautiful.
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Tōshirō Hitsugaya
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday a new English character trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer introduces the abilities of Tōshirō Hitsugaya: In the game, players use attacks to cut down th...
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The Ossan Newbie Adventurer #11 [rate]
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Crunchyroll to Screen Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Films as Single Theatrical Release in October
BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1 & 2 screens in N. America on October 6-8
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will screen the Bocchi the Rock! anime compilation films as a single theatrical release, titled BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1 & 2, featuring both parts in the U.S. and Canada on October 6-8. The film will also screen in the U.K. on October 7, France on October 15, and Australia on October ...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episode 70
Despite my love for drama and tension, I still enjoy a good anticlimax now and again.
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest ‒ Episode 11
Since Natsu is the kind of guy who never really seems to be thinking about anything except what’s in front of him, I was surprised by just how sweet his vision of the afterlife is.
Castlevania: Nocturne Animated Spinoff Series 2nd Season's Trailer Reveals January 2025 Premiere
1st season streamed on Netflix in September 2023
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a trailer for the second season of Castlevania: Nocturne, the spinoff series of Frederator Studios' Castlevania animated show, and it reveals that the season will premiere in January 2025: The series premiered in September 2023. The series stars Richter Belmont (a descendant of the original show's protagonists Sypha ...
Viz Media Hosts Bleach Voice Actors Masakazu Morita, Noriaki Sugiyama in LA, NYC in October
Actors attend events in Los Angeles on October 13; in New York on October 15, 19
― Viz Media announced on Thursday that it will host voice actors from the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime Masakazu Morita and Noriaki Sugiyama in Los Angeles and New York City. The company will host the event in Los Angeles on October 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT at Japan House, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Level 5, ...
Sunsoft is Back: Retro Game Selection Game Review
Sunsoft digs up three lesser-seen Famicom games for a Retro Game Selection. Are they classics or better left buried?
― The NES and Famicom era is a fascinating period, especially in terms of what was or wasn't released outside of Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System was a 600-pound gorilla in North America during the late 1980s, and Japanese publishers and their American branches made it a curiou...
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Shy #23 [rate]
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DAN DA DAN Anime Unveils 5 Additional Cast Members, Visual, 3 Commercials
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, Kikuko Inoue, Tomokazu Seki, Tomokazu Sugita, Fumi Hirano join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga unveiled on Tuesday five additional cast members, a transformation visual, and three commercials. The newly announced cast includes: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Flatwoods Monster Kikuko Inoue as A...
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction ‒ Episode 16
The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
If keeping Devola and Popola in the story inspires folks to check out the excellent original game... then I'm willing to forgive Yokō Tarō and Co. one final bit of self-indulgence.
Offshore Lightning Manga Wins 2024 Ignatz Award
Collection of short manga stories by Nazuna Saitō launched in English in July 2023
― The Small Press Expo awarded Offshore Lightning, a collection of short manga by author Nazuna Saitō, the prize for Outstanding Collection in its 2024 Ignatz Awards on Sunday. The collection was nominated alongside Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 1: The Labyrinth, Complete and Utter Malarkey, Gender Studies: The Confess...
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Mayonaka Punch #11 [rate]
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Quality Assurance in Another World ‒ Episode 11
At this point, I just hope that the series hasn't wasted all of its best ideas already, since it would be a shame for the season to peter out with a dull whimper of a finale.
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master ‒ Episode 19
When the feathers settle, who will remain standing?
Manga Up! Global Adds Hako Ichiiro's Bride of the Death God Manga in English
Manga about Grim Reaper, terminally ill teenager launched in 2022
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service added Hako Ichiiro's Bride of the Death God (Shinigami no Hanayome: Yomei Nanoka kara no Kōfuku) manga in English on Wednesday. Square Enix describes the manga:
“You're gonna die in seven days.” Most people would break down in tears upon hearing such words from the Grim Reaper himself. But when ...
SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary ‒ [SEASON FINALE]
Kobato has always been ordinary in the blandest and most basic of ways.
Fūto Tantei Manga Will Soon Enter Final Arc
17th volume details story before final arc
― Shogakukan revealed in the description of the 17th compiled book volume of the Fūto Tantei manga that the series is about to enter the final arc. The series recently entered its "last stage" on January 15. The manga is a sequel project for the 2009 Kamen Rider W (pronounced "double") series. Riku Sanjō, a crucial writer for the original series, is in char...
Summer Pockets Anime Airs for Consecutive Half Year
Anime premieres in 2025
― Voice actress and singer Konomi Kohara posted on Instagram her photos at the "Summer Pockets Prologue Party" livestream event on Sunday, and stated that the anime of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel will air in 2025 for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). Kohara voices the character Shiroha Naruse in both the game and anime. View this post on Instagram A...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Anime Reveals Climax Promo Video, Visual
Anime premiered on July 7
― The official website for the television anime of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga revealed on Sunday a "super action promotional video" and a new visual, as the anime heads to its climax. The anime premiered on TBS and 27 affiliated channels on July 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. Crunchyro...
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter Theatrical Screening Earns US$1,005,531 in U.S. Box Office
DAN DA DAN anime's first 3 episodes screened in U.S. from Friday-Sunday
― DAN DA DAN: First Encounter, the theatrical screening of the first three episodes of the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga, earned an estimated US$1,005,531 during its limited-time screening in the U.S. from Friday to Sunday. The screening ranked #13 at the U.S. ...
Aldnoah.Zero Anime Gets New Episode 24.5 with BD Box Set in March 2025
New episode titled "EP 24.5 Ame no Danshō -The Penultimate Truth-" premieres in BD box set releasing on March 26, 2025
― The Aniplex Online Fest livestream announced on Monday that the Aldnoah.Zero anime will get a new episode titled "EP 24.5 Ame no Danshō -The Penultimate Truth-" (EP 24.5 Fragment of Rain -The Penultimate Truth-) in its Blu-ray Disc box set release. The box set will release on March...
Aniplex Unveils Virgin Punk Original Animation Series by Director Yasuomi Umetsu, Studio Shaft
First story in series "Clockwork Girl" to premiere in early summer 2025
― Aniplex unveiled an original animation series by director Yasuomi Umetsu and animation studio SHAFT titled Virgin Punk, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Aniplex revealed the teaser visual and the promotional video for the first story in the series titled "Clockwork Girl," which will debut in early summer next ye...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime's Season 2 Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, October 3 Premiere
Haruka Tomatsu, Wataru Hatano, Nobuhiko Okamoto join cast
― Aniplex unveiled a new promotional video and visual for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance), the second season of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals more cast, reveals and pr...
Fate/strange Fake Anime Reveals Cast, More Staff, Character Visuals, November World Premiere in L.A
Anime first announced in July 2023
― Aniplex unveiled the cast, more staff, character visual promotional video, and the November world premiere in Los Angeles, USA of the anime adaptation of Ryohgo Narita's Fate/strange Fake spinoff story, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Crunchyroll additionally announced it will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Eur...
'May I Ask for One Final Thing?' Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Kazuya Sakamoto directs anime starring Asami Seto
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed that storywriter Nana Otori and illustrator Sora Hoonoki's May I Ask for One Final Thing? (Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai Shite mo Yoroshii Deshō ka) manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will air in 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South Amer...
Introduction to Mineralogy Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff
Miyari Nemoto, Asami Seto star in anime by Onimai's Shingo Fujii, Studio Bind
― Aniplex unveiled a teaser trailer and visual for the television anime of Keiichirō Shibuya's Introduction to Mineralogy (Ruri no Hōseki) manga during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the cast members for the main duo, and the staff for the anime. The anime will premiere in 2025. The cast include...
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Manga Gets TV Anime at CloverWorks in 2025
Anime based on Saka Mikami's class gap romance manga
― Aniplex announced during its Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday that CloverWorks is adapting Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) manga into a television anime premiering in 2025. Mikami drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga ...
'Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi' TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals 2025 Debut
New visual, main staff also revealed for P.A. Works anime
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed a video and visual for the television anime of Aya Hirakawa's Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi (The Three Mikadono Sisters are Surprisingly Easy) romantic comedy manga. The anime will debut in 2025. Tadahito Matsubayashi is directing the anime at P.A. Works and Yūsuke Inoue is the cha...
HYBE, ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Webtoon Gets Anime
Urban fantasy, teen romance series will stream on Crunchyroll
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed that HYBE and ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar webtoon is getting an anime adaptation. Yen Press has licensed the series, and it describes the story: Mixing urban fantasy and teen romance, the story follows the confrontation, confusion, and chemistry between a group of vampires, a...
To Be Hero X Animated Project's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, 2025 Premiere Date
Natsuki Hanae, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Koichi Yamadera, more join cast
― Aniplex unveiled a new promotional video for the it and bilibili's To Be Hero X animated project during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the anime's cast, staff, and 2025 premiere date on Fuji TV. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide exclusing Asia. The cast includes: Natsuki Hanae as Nice
Nobunaga ...
Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2025 Premiere Date
Ayane Sakura, Kensho Ono, Manaka Iwami, Nana Mizuki, Fumihiko Tachiki join cast
― Aniplex unveiled a new promotional video for Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, the television anime of Mikito Chinen's Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku Takao's Detective Karte or literally, Ameku Takao's Mystery Medical Record) novel series, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the anime's cas...
mono Anime Casts Haruna Mikawa, Reveals 2025 Premiere
Mikawa voices protagonist Satsuki Amamiya
― Aniplex unveiled that Haruna Mikawa will voice the character of Satsuki Amamiya, and revealed a character video and visual, and also revealed the 2025 premiere for the anime adaptation of Afro's mono 4-panel manga, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Ryota Aikei (Jujutsu Kaisen assistant director) is directing the anime at Soigne. Takuya Miyaha...
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class TV Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, 4 More Cast Members, January 2025 Debut
Sayumi Suzushiro, Nene Hieda, more join cast
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event revealed more cast members and a promotional video on Monday for I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, the television anime adaptation of Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. (I Ended Up Marrying the Girl in My Class I Hated the Most) story. The video reveals that the serie...
I May Be a Guild Receptionist Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Aoi Koga, Rikuya Yasuda, Yu Serizawa join cast of January 2025 anime
― Aniplex unveiled new cast members for the anime of Mato Kousaka's I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (Guild no Uketsuke Jō Desu ga, Zangyō wa Iyananode Boss o Solo Tōbatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu) light novel series, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Crunchyroll also confirms that ...
UniteUp! Anime Season 2's Teaser Previews Opening Song
UniteUp! -Uni:Birth premieres in January 2025
― Aniplex unveiled a new teaser trailer for UniteUp! -Uni:Birth, the second season of the UniteUp! television anime for Sony Music's "next dimensional idol project" UniteUp!, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video teases the new outfits for the main characters, and also reveals and previews the season's opening theme song "Uni:Birth" b...
Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga Anime Reveals Main Trailer, New Character Video
Character video features Mephisto Pheles voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya
― Aniplex unveiled the main trailer for the Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga (Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen) anime during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga main trailer English-subtitled main trailer Aniplex earlier revealed a new character promotional video for Mephisto Pheles, voiced ...
Demon Lord 2099 Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Shiyui's Opening Theme
Series debuts on October 12 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed the first promotional video for the anime of author Daigo Murasaki and illustrator Kureta's Demon Lord 2099 (Maou 2099) light novel series. The video previews Shiyui's opening theme song "Hollow." The event also revealed the series will stream on Crunchyroll in English-speaking, Latin Americ...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game's Video Debuts Ashley Taylor
Character voiced in both English and Japanese by bilingual voice actress Sally Amaki
― Aniplex unveiled a new character promotional video for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the returning character Ashley Taylor, voiced by bilingual voice actress Sally Amaki. The video is available in both English and Japan...
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film's Teaser Shows New Characters
Sequel opens in winter 2025
― Aniplex unveiled a new teaser trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video features new footage from the film, including new characters. The...
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Key Visual
Sequel series debuts on October 4
― Aniplex revealed the second promotional video and key visual for Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, the second season of the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online television anime, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The English X/Twitter account of Sword Art Online also confirmed that the sequel anime will stream on Crunchyroll....
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc #10 [rate]
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Anime Reveals New Visual, January 2025 Premiere
1st season also gets compilation film featuring 1st 2 episodes of 2nd season on November 29
― Aniplex unveiled a new key visual and the January 2025 premiere date for Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-, the second season of the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The stream also revealed ...
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #10 [rate]
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A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring #12 [rate]
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Narenare -Cheer for you!- #11 [rate]
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Look Back Anime Film's Screening in Burbank, CA on October 4 Includes Live Q&A with Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Film opens in NYC, LA on October 4; screens more widely in U.S., Canada on October 6-7
― AMC Theaters is listing that an October 4 screening of the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga will host director Kiyotaka Oshiyama for a live Q&A session in AMC Burbank 16 in Burbank, California. It is unclear if the live Q&A will be through video feed or if Oshiyama ...
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Series Review
Tatsuya makes a plan to deal with it. The plan works without a hitch, and everything is resolved. This is the pattern for all three arcs of this season.
― This, the third season of The Irregular At Magic High School, faces one major challenge right off the bat: its setting. The high school setting (magical or otherwise) is commonly used in fiction because it is part of the universal modern experience...
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream #11 [rate]
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Wizardry Co-creator Andrew C. Greenberg Dies
Greenberg, Robert Woodhead co-created 1st game in long-running fantasy RPG in 1981
― The official X/Twitter account for the fantasy role-playing simulation game franchise Wizardry announced on September 1 that the franchise's co-founder Andrew C. Greenberg has died. He was 67. The Twitter account noted Greenberg had a huge influence on computer RPGs and gaming culture. The account added that although...
Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana's Kirio Fanclub Manga Has Live-Action Show, Anime in the Works
Romantic comedy about 2 high school girls who share feelings for same classmate
― The manga creator Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Kirio Fanclub manga has both a live-action television adaptation and an anime adaptation in the works. The creator teased that more details are coming soon: 🎉㊗️𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺㊗️🎉 pic.twitter.com/Cxi2fT2LAc— 地球のお魚ぽんちゃん@9/19霧尾ファンクラブ最...
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Tower of God #11 [rate]
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Macross 7's Fire Bomber Band Gets 1st Standalone Concerts in 13 Years
'Macross 7 30th Anniv. Fire Bomber Live 2025 ~Burn! Burn! Burn!' run on February 21-22
― The first of four "Macross 7 30th Anniv. Basara Explosion 2024 From Fire Bomber" concerts ended on Sunday with an announcement of the first standalone concerts in 13 years to unite the full Fire Bomber band. The "Macross 7 30th Anniv. Fire Bomber Live 2025 ~Burn! Burn! Burn!" concerts will run on February 21 and ...
Voice & Stories Project Has Anime, Game in the Works
Story about competitors in stage recitals by Ko Nakamura (BanG Dream!, D4DJ)
― The first anniversary event for the Voice & Stories project revealed on Sunday that the project has anime and game adaptations in the works. Ko Nakamura, the original story creator of the BanG Dream! and D4DJ projects, conceived Voice & Stories as a new multimedia project in which fans can enjoy the themes of "character x ...
Nakaba Harufuji's You're My Cutie!! Manga Goes on Hiatus
Series launched in June 2020
― The October issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine announced on Friday Nakaba Harufuji's You're My Cutie (Kawaii Nante Kiitenai!!) manga will enter a hiatus beginning with the next issue. Kodansha USA releases the series in English and describes the story: Madoka is obsessed with shoujo manga—specifically manga that features younger, innocent guys who fall for th...
Summer Pockets TV Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, 8 More Cast, Opening & Ending Songs
Saku Ichimiya, Sahomi Koyama, Aimi Tanaka, Megumi Takamoto, more join cast of 2025 anime
― The "Summer Pockets Prologue Party" livestream event on Sunday revealed the first promotional video, additional cast members, and the opening and ending theme songs for the television anime of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel. Konomi Suzuki, who performed the game's theme songs, is performing the a...
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Chibi Maruko-chan #1447 [rate]
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Dark Horse Launches The Art of Bravely Default II: 201X-2021 Book in English on April 22
Artbook for Bravely Default II game to feature concept art from game, commentary from its creators
― Dark Horse Books announced on Thursday that it will release The Art of Bravely Default II: 201X-2021 book in English on April 22. The artbook for the Bravely Default II game will feature concept art from the game and commentary from its creators. Dark Horse describes the artbook: Explore the world of ...
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword #10 [rate]
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Glacier Bay Books' Kickstarter Campaign for Arata Imai's Flash Point Manga Reaches Goal
Campaign with US$27,000 goal also includes reprint of Imai's F manga
― Glacier Bay Books' Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its English release of Arata Imai's Flash Point manga, and the reprint of Imai's F manga and Andrew White's SPRING TIDES poetic-comic, has reached its US$27,000 goal on Sunday, four days before the campaign ends on September 19. As of press time, the campaign has received US...
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest #11 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family #24 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan August List
16 manga including Spy x Family, Berserk, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Delicious in Dungeon, Chainsaw Man, Alley, Kaiju No. 8 make list
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Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for August. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23
#2 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 12
#4 — Ken...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Reveals 2nd Half Promo Video, New Theme Songs, Cast Member
Junichi Suwabe joins cast as mangaka Yoichi Higarashi
― The official website for the television anime of Yū Hashimoto's 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2.5 Jigen no Lilysa) manga started streaming the promotional video for the anime's second cours (quarters of a year), which reveals the new opening and ending theme songs, and a new cast member, on Sunday. The video previews the new opening theme song "Tsu...
Kemono Friends Gets New Stage Play in November
Overall fanchise also reveals 10th anniversary visual
― The official website for the Kemono Friends stage play adaptations announced on Sunday that the franchise will get a new stage play titled Butai "Kemono Friends" Japari Stage! ~Kimi no Ashioto ga Mata Kikoeta~ ("Kemono Friends" Stage Play Japari Stage! ~I Could Hear Your Footsteps Once Again~) that will run in Tokyo at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel...
Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Theme
Yui Horie, Kōji Yusa, Ayasa Itō join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Marcey Naito's Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister (Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi) manga revealed on Sunday more cast members and the show's ending theme song. The voice actresses for the three Amagami sisters (Sumire Uesaka, Kaede Hondo, and Shion Wakayama) will perform a character song for the ending theme ...
Voice Actor Peter Renaday Dies at 89
Actor best known for Master Splinter's voice in original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show
― Voice actor Townsend Coleman announced on X/Twitter on Wednesday that voice actor Peter Renaday has died. He was 89. TMZ reported the actor was found dead in his home on September 8 in Burbank, California after police performed a welfare check. The actor was best known for his role as Master Splinter in t...
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 Anime Gets OVA
OVA announced during radio program livestream on Sunday
― Kadokawa revealed on Sunday during a radio program recording for the KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! anime that KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3, the third television season of the main anime, will get a new OVA. A part of the radio program special is available to watch for free on YouTube (the announcem...
Gear Up & Pilot a Life-Size Ingram Mecha From Patlabor the Mobile Police
Well, more like the torso of the Ingram
― What's better than seeing a life-size anime robot? Piloting a life-size anime robot. While the technology isn't quite entirely there yet, there are a handful of companies building pilotable robotic mecha. One of those companies is MOVeLOT, and we got a chance to look at and even sit in their AV-X30 Ingram from Patlabor the Mobile Police. Nestled under the sil...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT September Bestseller List
― Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early September. Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23 ranked at #2, SPY x FAMILY volume 12 at #3, and Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #12. Additionally, the ninth volume of Chugong and DUBU's Solo Leveling Korean webcomic ran...
McDonald's x Genshin Impact Collaboration That Fans Will Be Lovin'
Almost like a Happy Meal for adults
― McDonald's is well-known for collaborations with children's properties for their Happy Meal sets. Rare are those collaborations geared for adults, but now the fast-food chain is planning one with the massively popular video game Genshin Impact. The McDonald's X (formerly Twitter) account announced the collaboration with Genshin Impact on September 11. The company...
Demon Lord 2099 Anime Debuts on October 12
― The official website for the anime of author Daigo Murasaki and illustrator Kureta's Demon Lord 2099 (Maou 2099) light novel series revealed on Saturday that the series will debut on October 12. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11 on October 12 at 24:00 (effectively October 13 at 12:00 a.m.). The series will air later that night on MBS, on AT-X on October 13 at 10:30 p...
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One Piece #1119 [rate]
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Wonderful Precure! #33 [rate]
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SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary Anime Gets 2nd Season in April
Teppei Uenishi, Yume Miyamoto, Seiichiro Yamashita join cast
― TV Asahi announced on Sunday SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary, the television anime of Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin mystery novel series, will get a second season in April. The staff also revealed three new cast members. Teppei Uenishi plays Takahiko Urino Yume Miyamoto plays Tokiko Nakamaru Seiichiro Yamashita plays Yūto Hiya The new sea...
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Yatagarasu: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master #19 [rate]
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Circana Executive: Manga, Other 'East Asian Style Comics' Made Up Largest Share of Graphic Novel Sales from July 2023-June 2024
Print manga sales were down 21% in 1st half of 2024
― Media industry news website ICv2 reported on Friday on a presentation that Kristen McLean, Senior Executive Director The Circana Entertainment Knowledge Group, made at the ComicsPRO Open House event on Thursday, which included information about the state of the manga industry in the U.S. in the first half of 2024. According to McLean, manga "and o...
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Shoshimin: How to become Ordinary #10 [rate]
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Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! #10 [rate]
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ATRI: My Dear Moments #10 [rate]
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The Fable #23 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 2-8
Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost debuts at #1, Astro Bot at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 2-8 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwTouhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost Alliance Arts September 5 16,631 16,631 2PS5Astro Bot Sony Interactive Entertainment September 6 12,672 12,672 3NSwAce Attorney Investigations Collection Capcom September 6 10,502 10,502 4N...
Fate/Stay Night Remastered Game Review
This is a great way to experience one of the most iconic—and certainly long-awaited, in the case of the English-language market—visual novels of all time.
― It's very interesting that the Fate franchise has been so successful in the English language market without the official release of its source material: the 2004 visual novel by Type-Moon, Fate/stay night (FSN). I get that in this market, visual ...
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The Elusive Samurai #10 [rate]
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Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin #11 [rate]
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Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? #10 [rate]
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My Wife Has No Emotion #12 [rate]
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Plus-Sized Elf #11 [rate]
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Pseudo Harem ‒ Episode 11
Here we have the series attempt to come full circle.
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MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season #9 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 2-8
Wistoria: Wand and Sword earns 2.2% rating
― The latest episode of the live-action series of Satoru Hiura's Saionji-san wa Kaji o Shinai (No domestic work for Ms. Saionji) manga aired on TBS on Tuesday, September 3 at 10:00 p.m. and it earned a 6.2% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV September 8 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.6 Detective Conan NTV September 7 (S...
Mayonaka Punch ‒ Episodes 9-10
Masaki may be ready to get back on that horse again, but it has spent months eating fermented oats and poorly sealed energy drinks.
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Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools #11 [rate]
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Case Closed #1134 [rate]
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365 Days to the Wedding TV Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals More Cast
Nao Toyama, Fairouz Ai, Tesshō Genda join fall anime
― The official website for the television anime of Tamiki Wakaki's 365 Days to the Wedding (Kekkon Surutte, Hontō desu ka?: 365 Days To The Wedding) manga posted the anime's third promotional video and second key visual on Saturday. The website and video announced three more cast members, and the video also previews the theme songs. The newly annou...
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 Unveils January 12 Debut
New key visual also unveiled
― The official website for the television anime of Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo) manga unveiled the January 12 premiere and a key visual for the second season on Saturday. The season will premiere on the Tokyo MX channel on January 1...
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My Hero Academia #155 [rate]
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Tricot, Dustcell Perform Themes for You are Ms. servant Anime
Series debuts on October 5, will stream on Crunchyroll
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Shotan's You are Ms. servant (Kimi wa Meido-sama) manga revealed on Saturday that tricot will perform the opening theme song "Otozure" (Out of Sync), and DUSTCELL will perform the ending theme song "Hyōjō Sabun" (Differences in Expressions). The series will debut on October 5...
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Season 2 Anime's Main Promo Video Previews Opening Theme by Humbreaders
New season debuts on October 7
― The official website for the anime of Akira Amano's Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) manga began streaming on Saturday the main promotional video for the show's second season. The new season will debut on October 7 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and other networks. Yōhei Azakami returns as Ron Kamonohashi with Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as his antago...
Deaf Crocodile Releases Tamala 2010 Anime Film on Home Video in U.S. in October
2002 film also has screenings in Austin, TX until September 18
― California-based distribution company Deaf Crocodile confirmed on Instagram on Friday that it will release the Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space anime film on home video in October. The company additionally revealed on Thursday that the film is screening from September 13-18 at AFS Cinema in Austin, Texas. The company also posted a trail...