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Puella Magi Madoka Magica: the Movie Trilogy 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Box Set
Puella Magi Madoka Magica may not have reinvented the magical girl story, but it is an important step in the genre's evolution.
― Given that this is the tenth anniversary release of these films, I'm going to assume some familiarity with them in this review. When Puella Magi Madoka Magica initially came out as a TV series (which the first two films are a retelling of), it started a conversation about ...
Yuri Espoir GN 1
Yuri Espoir is an odd combination of froth and sadness. The way that the world seems hellbent on crushing Kokoro under the burden of false heteronormativity is undeniably tragic, but there is still hope.
― Kokoro's death is impending. That's how she puts it to her friend Amami, anyway – her father is forcing her into an arranged marriage as soon as she finishes high school. The man she's meant to wed...
Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash
Maybe it's the Stockholm-esque relationship I cultivated in consuming so much Dropkick in only a couple of weeks, but this opening stretch of the new season was the most fun I had with the series.
― So here we are with the second season of Dropkick on My Devil and immediately it feels like I'm in an even trickier critical position than I was with the first season. At least I could approach the origin...
This Week in Games - Final Fantasy XVI's Goodest Boy
New Xenoblade Chronicles and Final Fantasy news dominate this week's column with a special shoutout to Torgal!
― Hey everybody! After last week's influx of big, BIG news, things are (thankfully) a bit quieter this week. I did a review of Sonic Origins over at GameSpot, where I was extremely nitpicky Nintendo launched a new Direct broadcast, but not the big, multi-game showcase we were all hoping for,...
Orient Episodes 1-12 Streaming
Based on the manga by Shinobu Ohtaka, Orient's first twelve episodes are both comfortably within shonen norms and just different enough to give it an edge.
― Based on the manga of the same name by Shinobu Ohtaka, creator of the Arabian Nights-inspired series Magi and the battle comedy Sumomomo, Momomo, Orient's first twelve episodes are both comfortably within shounen norms and just different enough ...
Love After World Domination ‒ SEASON FINALE
Sweet, funny, and exciting, Love After World Domination is a complete package from the jump and this finale really brings it all home.
Circus Announces Da Capo 5 Visual Novel; D.C.4 Fortunate Departures Fandisc for PS4, Switch
Also: Da Capo III gets console version, new stage play
― CIRCUS announced on Saturday that it is developing Da Capo 5, the latest work in its Da Capo series of romance visual novels. A teaser website for the visual novel will launch on July 29. CIRCUS also announced on Saturday that D.C.III ~Da Capo III~ is getting a console version, and the visual novel is getting a new stage play. The visual novel...
Shikao Suga, Hyadain Collaborate on Digimon Ghost Game Anime's New Ending Theme Song
New song debuts in show in July
― The official website for Digimon Ghost Game, the new Digimon television anime, revealed on Sunday that Shikao Suga (xxxHOLic franchise, Honey and Clover, Tegami Bachi: Letter Bee) and Hyadain (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Kuroko's Basketball) are collaborating to perform the show's new ending theme song "Monster Disco." Suga wrote and composed the song, and Hyadain arranged th...
Burnout Syndromes Performs Opening Theme for Dr. Stone: Ryusui Anime Special
Special airs in Japan on July 10 after premiere at AX on July 3
― The official website for the Dr. Stone anime franchise revealed on Sunday that Burnout Syndromes will return to the franchise to perform the opening theme song for the Dr. Stone: Ryusui anime special. The band previously performed the first opening theme for the first television anime. The one-hour special will air in Japan on July 10 ...
World Trigger Takes 1-Month Break Due to Author's Health
Manga returns on August 4
― The official Twitter account for Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Monday that the manga will take another break from the August issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on July 4 due to the author's poor physical health. The manga is slated to return in the September issue, which will ship on August 4. The manga most recently took a break in May and before ...
Former Sega of America President Bernie Stolar Passes Away at 75
Stolar helped launch PlayStation, Dreamcast consoles
― The Games Beat website reported on Saturday that according to friends, Bernie Stolar — the former president of Sega of America — has passed away. He was 75. Before working for Sega, Stolar worked for Atari, leading the development of the Atari Lynx handheld console. Stolar was then the first executive vice-president and a founding member of Sony ...
My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought Suspense Manga Gets Live-Action Show Starring Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryōsuke Yamada
Yamada plays man with split personalities in murder suspense story
― Hajime Inoryū and Shōta Itō's My Dearest Self with Malice Aforethought (Shinainaru Boku e Satsui o Komete) manga is inspiring a live-action series in October. Hey! Say! JUMP idol group member Ryōsuke Yamada (live-action Assassination Classroom, Fullmetal Alchemist) plays a college student with a serial killer father — and that may n...
Takeshobo's 4-Panel Manga Magazine Manga Life Ends Publication in July
Home of Oneechan ga Kita, PoyoPoyo, Obatarian, Sparrow's Hotel, Recorder and Randsell series
― The August issue of Takeshobo's Manga Life magazine announced on Monday that the magazine will suspend its publication after the next issue on July 27. The next issue will announce the future plans for the magazine's serialized titles. The four-panel manga magazine launched in 1981 under the title Gag Da be...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: the Movie Trilogy 10th Anniversary Blu-ray Box Set
Puella Magi Madoka Magica may not have reinvented the magical girl story, but it is an important step in the genre's evolution.
― Given that this is the tenth anniversary release of these films, I'm going to assume some familiarity with them in this review. When Puella Magi Madoka Magica initially came out as a TV series (which the first two films are a retelling of), it started a conversation about ...
Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite Manga Gets Anime by Madhouse
Uoto's manga tells story of conflict between church, academia in Renaissance Poland
― This year's 30th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Uoto's Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (Chi: On the Movements of the Earth) manga is inspiring an anime adaptation by Madhouse. Shogakukan describes the manga: Sparks of the discoveries of the Renaissance are only beginning to bu...
Love Live! Sunshine!! Fantasy Spinoff Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- Gets Anime Series in 2023
Sunrise animates illustration series reimagining idol Yohane in another world
― The Love Live! Sunshine!! school idol project's Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- magazine illustration series is inspiring an anime series next year. The confirmation came in Sunday's "Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours 6th Love Live! ~Ku-Ru-Ku-Ru Rock 'n' Roll Tour~ Windy Stage" concert at the Tokyo Dome venue. The ...
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Don't Hurt Me, My Healer! #12 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Adds Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Anime
Company also streams Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer films
― Crunchyroll began streaming the Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ anime as well as the Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack and Mobile Suit Gundam 00 the Movie: A Wakening of the Trailblazer films on Saturday. Crunchyroll describes Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ: Young Judau and the Do...
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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #255 [rate]
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Zonji, Misaki Perform New Themes for Kingdom Anime's 4th Season
New themes premiere in July with new arc
― The official website for the Kingdom anime revealed the new theme song artists for the show's fourth anime series on Thursday. zonji is performing the new opening theme song "geki" and Misaki is performing the new ending theme song "Believe." A new arc starting in July will cover the "Ai Country Rebellion" arc. The fourth series premiered on NHK General on A...
My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, New Visual
Series premieres on July 6
― The official website for the anime of Kyōsuke Kamishiro and Takayaki's My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex (Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Moto Kano Datta) light novel series began streaming the show's second promotional video on Sunday. The video previews harmoe's ending theme song "Futari Pinocchio." The site also revealed a new visual for the series. The anime will premiere on AT-X...
Publisher Seven Seas Posts Statement After Voluntarily Recognizing UW7S Workers Union
UW7S union seeks to negotiate better working conditions for Seven Seas employees/freelancers
― The United Workers of Seven Seas (UW7S), a union for employees of manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment, announced on Friday on Twitter that Seven Seas has agreed to voluntarily recognize UW7S as a union based on a majority card check. This eliminates the need for a National Labor Relatio...
Production I.G to Appoint George Wada as New President, CEO
Current president, CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa to become studio's board chairman
― Production I.G announced on Saturday that the studio plans to promote current executive vice-president George Wada (pictured at right) to president and CEO. Current president and CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa will become the studio's chairman of the board. The change will take effect after the company's next shareholders meeting m...
Aoashi Anime Reveals 5 More Cast Members, Visual, New Theme Song Artists
Takuya Eguchi, Yūki Ono, more join cast for show's 2nd part
― The official website for the television anime of Yūgo Kobayashi's Aoashi manga revealed more cast members, a new visual, and theme song information on Saturday for the show's second cours (quarter of a year). Superfly will perform the new opening theme song "Presence" and Kami wa Saikoro wo Furanai will perform the new ending theme song "C...
Uncle From Another World Anime's Opening Sequence Streamed
Series premieres on Netflix on July 6
― The staff for the television anime of Hotondoshindeiru's Uncle From Another World (Isekai Ojisan) manga began streaming the show's opening sequence video on Saturday. The anime will premiere worldwide on Netflix on July 6. The anime will also debut in Japan on AT-X on July 6 at 10:00 p.m. JST. The anime stars: Takehito Koyasu as Ojisan ("Uncle") Jun Fukuyama as...
Love All Play Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Reveals New Summer-Themed Visual
Show's 2nd half premieres on July 9
― The official website for the television anime of Asami Koseki's Love All Play badminton novel announced on Saturday that Toshiyuki Toyonaga is joining the show for its second cours (quarter of a year) as the character Shōgo Misaki. The website also revealed a new summer-themed visual. The second cours will premiere on July 9. The anime will not air on July 2, but...
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Digimon Ghost Game #31 [rate]
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Waccha PriMagi! #36 [rate]
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Delicious Party♡Precure #16 [rate]
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Hinowa ga CRUSH! Manga Ends Serialization, Takahiro Launches New Work With Kei Toru
Takahiro, Kei Toru launch Gokusotsu Kraken "isekai battle harem fantasy" manga in August
― The July issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine published the final chapter on Friday of Takahiro and strelka's Hinowa ga CRUSH! (Hinowa ga Yuku!) manga. The manga's eighth and final compiled book volume will ship on August 25. The magazine also revealed that Takahiro will launch a new work with art...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 13-19
Spy×Family earns 3.0% rating
― The Eiga Soreike! Anpanman Fuwafuwa Fuwari to Kumo no Kuni (Soreike! Anpanman the Movie: Fluffy Fuwari and the Cloud Country) anime film aired on NTV on Friday, June 17 at 10:55 a.m. and earned a 1.6% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV June 19 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.8 Detective Conan NTV June 18 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.3 Chib...
Spy×Family ‒ SEASON FINALE
I'm sorry to say that anime's best boy won't debut until the fall, but still pleased that we got to see Loid's epic penguin game.
Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task ‒ SEASON FINALE
After writing itself into a thematic briar patch, Heroines Run the Show makes a dash towards a happy conclusion, but it can't help stumbling over the nettles.
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 13-19
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles stays at #1 for 2nd week
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 13-19 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles Aniplex June 9 20,964 111,849 2NSwNintendo Switch Sports Nintendo April 29 18,789 493,046 3NSwMario Strikers: Battle League Nintendo June 9 13,002 45,175 4NS...
Komi Can't Communicate Season 2 ‒ Episode 21
I would even go so far as to say that this is probably my favorite episode of season two which is impressive because it's built on the foundation of two characters that we barely knew up until this point.
The Rising of The Shield Hero Season 2 ‒ Episode 12
Well that was definitely a climax. It had characters, monologues, and a nice song play during the final battle. So how come I can't muster a single bit of emotion outside of relief and exasperation that the season is finally soon to be over?
Akira Hiramoto, Muneyuki Kaneshiro Launch New Manga on October 14
Super Ball Girls manga focuses on beautiful girls in genre-bending story
― This year's 14th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine revealed on Friday that Akira Hiramoto and Muneyuki Kaneshiro will launch a new manga titled Super Ball Girls in the magazine's 21st issue on October 14. Hiramoto will draw the art, and Kaneshiro will write the series. The magazine describes the manga as an ise...
I'm Quitting Heroing ‒ SEASON FINALE
I'm Quitting Heroing didn't exactly wow me at any point in visuals or anything, but the incredibly solid emotional core of the show was a genuine surprise from start to finish. Well done.
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Kingdom #12 [rate]
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Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie #10 [rate]
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A Couple of Cuckoos #10 [rate]
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic- ‒ SEASON FINALE
We've known for a while that this whole game of who confesses first was really just a pretense that revealed a vulnerability that you could argue these two still haven't fully confronted yet.
Inio Asano Launches New Manga This Winter
New series will be author's 1st since ending Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction in February
― This year's 14th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine revealed on Friday that Inio Asano will launch a new manga in the magazine this winter. Asano launched the Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in April 2014, and ended the series on...
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BUILD-DIVIDE -#FFFFFF- CODE WHITE #24 [rate]
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In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki #12 [rate]
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Spirited Away Stage Play Cancels Shows After Romi Park's COVID-19 Diagnosis
Voice of Fullmetal Alchemist's Ed shares Yubaba/Zeniba roles in play
― The talent agency Production LAL announced on Saturday that voice actress and stage actress Romi Park has been diagnosed with COVID-19. The staff of the Spirited Away stage play then announced that they were cancelling that day's noon and 5:00 p.m. performances due to at least one COVID-19 diagnosis among the people involved in th...
Yuri Espoir GN 1
Yuri Espoir is an odd combination of froth and sadness. The way that the world seems hellbent on crushing Kokoro under the burden of false heteronormativity is undeniably tragic, but there is still hope.
― Kokoro's death is impending. That's how she puts it to her friend Amami, anyway – her father is forcing her into an arranged marriage as soon as she finishes high school. The man she's meant to wed...
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Fanfare of Adolescence #13 [rate]
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Spy×Family #12 [rate]
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The Full-Time Wife Escapist's Tsunami Umino Launches New Manga in August
New manga tentatively titled Kuroema Chloe et Emma
― The August issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine revealed on Friday that manga creator Tsunami Umino is launching a new manga tentatively titled Kuroema Chloe et Emma in the magazine's October issue on August 25. Umino launched the Sputnik manga (seen right) in Shodensha's Feel Young magazine in April 2021 after publishing a one-shot manga in 2017, and...
Spy×Family Anime Previews October Return in Teaser Video
Hiroki Takahashi plays new character Keith Kepler
― The SPY×FAMILY anime ended its first cours (quarter of the year) on Saturday with a teaser promotional video for the second cours, which will premiere in October. (Episode 12 aired on Saturday.) Hiroki Takahashi plays the new character Keith Kepler heard in the teaser. The anime premiered on April 9. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs and...
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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2 #13 [rate]
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My Love Story!!'s Aruko Draws Full-Color Manga in September
Aruko ended My Love Mix-Up! manga with Wataru Hinekure on June 13
― The summer issue of Shueisha's The Margaret magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator Aruko is drawing a new full-color "illustrated story" manga that will appear in the magazine's next issue in September. The manga will feature on the magazine's front cover. The wording implies but does not concretely confirm that the manga i...
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Aoashi #12 [rate]
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Case Closed #1048 [rate]
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Live-Action Shin Shinchō Kōki TV Show Adds 11 Cast Members
Taro Suruga, Shuntarō Yanagi, Ryōhei Abe, Kenta Suga, Seiya Osada, more join July show
― The official website for Shin Shinchō Kōki ~ Classmate wa Sengoku Bujо̄ (The New Official History of Nobunaga - My Classmates are Warring States Period Military Commanders), the live-action television adapatation of Shinobu Kaitani's Shin Shinchō Kōki - Nobunaga-kun to Watashi (The New Official History of Nobunag...
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Love All Play #13 [rate]
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Cells at Work! White Brigade Manga Ends on July 26
Spinoff series about white blood cells launched in October 2020
― The August issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Friday that Tetsuji Kanie's Cells at Work! White Brigade (Hataraku Saibō WHITE) manga will end in the magazine's September issue on July 26. Kanie launched the spinoff of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! manga in Monthly Shonen Sirius in October 2020. Kodansha publ...
Voice Actress, Singer Yurina Uchiyama Goes on Hiatus Due to Poor Health
8-member voice actress unit Dialogue+ will continue activities
― Talent agency Stardust announced on Saturday that voice actress and singer Yurina Uchiyama is going on hiatus due to her continued poor health. The agency and Uchiyama made this decision after discussing the matter and deciding that Uchiyama will take the time to rest and recover. The official website for the eight-member voice actress ...
Mega Drive Mini 2 Console Reveals 11 More Games
Out Run, Starblade, After Burner II join lineup for console releasing on October 27
― Sega revealed 11 more games on Friday that will be included in its new Mega Drive Mini 2 console that will release in Japan on October 27. The new games include: Out Run After Burner II Night Striker The Ninja Warriors Starblade Splatterhouse Part 2 (Splatterhouse 2) Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (Nadia: The Secret of Blu...
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Shadowverse Flame #13 [rate]
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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai #83 [rate]
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Live-Action Whisper of the Heart Sequel Film Casts Shizuku's Classmates
Yuki Yamada, Rio Uchida, Towa Araki, Sara Sumitomo play Sugimura, Yūko as grownups, school kids
― The official website for the live-action sequel film based on Aoi Hiiragi's Whisper of the Heart (Mimi o Sumaseba) manga announced four more cast members on Saturday. Yuki Yamada (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger, live-action Tokyo Revengers, Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter) plays Tatsuya Sugimura, Shizuku's c...
Rock Bands One OK Rock, Scandal Hold Concert Tours in North America
One OK Rock in September-October; Scandal in July
― Rock bands One OK Rock and Scandal are going on tour in North America. Their concert schedules are as follows: One OK Rock September 19 - Emo's - Austin, TX September 20 - House of Blues - Houston, TX September 21 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX September 23 - House of Blues - Orlando, FL September 24 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA September 25 - The Unde...
Publisher Seven Seas Voluntarily Recognizes UW7S Workers Union
UW7S union seeks to negotiate better working conditions for Seven Seas employees/freelancers
― The United Workers of Seven Seas (UW7S), a union for employees of manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment, announced on Friday on Twitter that Seven Seas has agreed to voluntarily recognize UW7S as a union based on a majority card check. This eliminates the need for a National Labor Relatio...
Lupin III Partners With MetaSamurai 3D NFT Project For Virtual Sneakers
The Lupin III series is partnering with the "MetaSamurai" 3D avatar project in order to issue virtual sneaker 3D models as NFTs. The designs are based on the Lupin the IIIrd anime films directed by Takeshi Koike. MetaSamurai will issue 120 3DCG collectible sneakers in total on OpenSea. There will be three different designs—Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon—each with 40 items. The films are also inspiring 2...
Shogakukan, Bandai, Bandai Spirits Launch Reality Show for Manga Creators
Toon Gate premieres on YouTube on June 28
― Shogakukan, Bandai, and Bandai Spirits are launching a reality show for manga creators titled Toon Gate on YouTube on June 28 at 8:00 p.m. JST. The prorgram features ten groups of challengers who compete to create a full-color vertical scrolling manga. The staff of Toon Gate received over 500 applications and chose 10 groups of people of various ages. Recru...
Skeleton Knight in Another World ‒ SEASON FINALE
Here in the final episode of Skeleton Knight in Another World we get exactly what we've come to expect—i.e., Arc laughing with joy as he shows off just how overpowered he truly is.
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CUE! #24 [rate]
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Film Japanese Dub Casts hololive's Inugami Korone
Film will open in Japan on August 19
― The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise's Sonic Station Live! livestream announced that Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel film will cast the hololive Virtual YouTuber Inugami Korone in the Japanese dub for an unspecified role. The film opened in the United States on April 8, and it will open in Japan on August 19. In addition, the franchise's Japanese Twi...
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Series Gets New Anime
3rd season's final hour-long episode aired on Friday
― The official website and Twitter account for Kaguya-sama: Love is War television anime announced on Friday a new anime for the series. The staff did not specify the format of the anime, but it will reveal more details on the website and Twitter at a later date. The final hour-long episode of Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai -Ultra Romantic-, the series...
Date A Live IV's Final Episode Announces Date A Live V Anime
Original illustrator Tsunako drew announcement picture
― The 12th and final episode of the Date A Live IV anime announced on Friday that the series will get a fifth anime titled Date A Live V. Original illustrator Tsunako drew a picture for the announcement: The anime premiered on the AT-X channel on April 8. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired, and it is also streaming an English dub. The an...
New Mononoke Anime Film Producer Addresses Why Original Character Designer Did Not Return
Yamamoto explained that Takashi Hashimoto stepped down the project last July due to physical, mental health issues
― Last week, the Mononoke anime franchise announced that it is getting a new film in 2023. Kenji Nakamura will return to direct the film, with production at Twin Engine. Takahiro Sakurai will return to voice the Medicine Seller. Missing from the announcement, however, was Takashi Hashimo...
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic #12 [rate]
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Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town Game's PS4 Version Launches on July 26 in N. America
Europe on July 29, Japan on July 28
― XSEED Games announced on Friday that it will release the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town (Bokujō Monogatari Olive Town to Kibō no Daichi) game for PlayStation 4 physically and digitally in the North America on July 26. Marvelous Europe will release the game in Europe on July 29. XSEED Games streamed a release date trailer: The PS4 version will launch in ...
Dropkick on My Devil!! Dash
Maybe it's the Stockholm-esque relationship I cultivated in consuming so much Dropkick in only a couple of weeks, but this opening stretch of the new season was the most fun I had with the series.
― So here we are with the second season of Dropkick on My Devil and immediately it feels like I'm in an even trickier critical position than I was with the first season. At least I could approach the origin...
Lycoris Recoil Anime's Short Video Reveals, Previews ClariS' Opening Theme
Anime debuts on July 2
― The official website for director Shingo Adachi's original television anime Lycoris Recoil posted on Friday a video that reveals and previews ClariS' opening theme song "ALIVE." The anime will premiere on the Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 channels (as well as on the Abema streaming service in Japan) on July 2 at 11:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EDT). It will also run on the ...
Extreme Hearts Anime Casts Chinami Hashimoto, Reveals Character Video
Hashimoto plays Nono in anime premiering on July 9
― The official website for Extreme Hearts, the new project from writer Masaki Tsuzuki, revealed on Friday a new cast member and a character video that highlights Hiyori Hayama, Saki Kodaka, and Sumika Maehara. Chinami Hashimoto will play QON-N4CX Nono, or Nono for short. The show will premiere on July 9 at 25:30 (effectively July 10 at 1:30 a.m.). Th...
This Week in Games - Final Fantasy XVI's Goodest Boy
New Xenoblade Chronicles and Final Fantasy news dominate this week's column with a special shoutout to Torgal!
― Hey everybody! After last week's influx of big, BIG news, things are (thankfully) a bit quieter this week. I did a review of Sonic Origins over at GameSpot, where I was extremely nitpicky Nintendo launched a new Direct broadcast, but not the big, multi-game showcase we were all hoping for,...
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Love After World Domination #12 [rate]
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RWBY: Ice Queendom Anime Streams 2nd Promo Video
Anime's 1st 3 episodes are streaming online
― Emotion's YouTube channel began streaming the second promotional video and a commercial for RWBY: Ice Queendom (RWBY: Hyōsetsu Teikoku), the new television anime for Rooster Teeth's RWBY franchise, on Friday. Both videos preview the opening theme song "Beyond Selves" by Void_Chords feat. L. The anime's staff is streaming the show's first three episodes on...
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Cygames, P.A. Works Reveal Akiba Maid War Original TV Anime
Reina Kondo, Rina Satou star in anime set in Akihabara
― Cygames and P.A. Works revealed on Friday that they are producing a new original television anime series titled Akiba Meido Sensō (Akiba Underworld War). The companies also revealed a visual, video, staff, and cast for the show. The anime's English title is Akiba Maid War. The anime will star Reina Kondo as Nagomi Kazuhira, a woman who moves to...
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Film's 1st 5 Minutes Streamed
Film opened on June 19
― Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the second anime film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise, has sold over 1 million tickets after 12 days at the box office. To celebrate, the official Toei channel on YouTube will stream the film's first five minutes tonight at 6:00 p.m. JST (5:00 a.m. EDT). The stream will be available only until Sunday at 11:59 p.m. (10:59 a.m. EDT), although n...
Tsurune Anime Film's Trailer Previews Luck Life's Theme Song
Film will open in Japan on August 19
― Kyoto Animation began streaming a new trailer for Gekijōban Tsurune: Hajimari no Issha (Tsurune The Movie: The Beginning Arrow), the upcoming film for its Tsurune (Tsurune: Kazemai Kōkō Kyūdō-bu) anime franchise, on Friday. The trailer features the film's theme song by Luck Life titled "Hand." The film will open in Japan on August 19. Takuya Yamamura is returnin...
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Anime's Video Reveals Theme Songs
Half time Old performs opening song "Gyōkō," SpendyMily performs ending song "Reflexion"
― The official website for the television anime of Satoshi Mizukami's Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer (Hoshi no Samidare) manga began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening's theme song "Gyōkō" (Dawn Light) by Half time Old, and also reveals the en...
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