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Resident Evil 4 (2023)
RE4 was hailed as one of the greatest games ever made for a damned good reason. This remake takes everything that worked about that original game and makes all of it even better.
― For any of the youngsters or new fans that have only just recently been welcomed into the Resident Evil fold, it might be hard to believe that it wasn't even all that long ago that the entire Resident Evil brand was seen a...
This Week in Games - Aren't You Tired Of Being The Hero Of The Wilds? Don't You Just Want To Go Ape-Mode?
Jean-Karlo gets hyped for the upcoming Zelda release, discusses Congress' foray into the Sony-Microsoft spat, and spotlights game preservation efforts after the shuttering of the 3DS store.
― Welcome back, everyone! It looks like we're all having fun with the Resident Evil 4 remake! I must be honest; I didn't think Capcom could pull it off—but they did. It's entirely debatable and ultimately down to ...
Hi Score Girl GNs 1-4
Hi Score Girl provides a light-hearted romantic comedy grounded in '90s video game culture. Yet despite its particular nuances, the general emotional throughlines are relatable enough that most readers can find something to enjoy here.
― Hi Score Girl provides a light-hearted romantic comedy with a specific sort of appeal. Yet despite its particular main nuances, the general emotional throughlines ar...
Advice and More From the TATESC Award Winning Author of LILIES
With submissions for the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards currently open, Yuto Komiya was more than happy to give advice to those looking to win the award as well as share her experiences with the success that has come after.
― Yuto Komiya was one of the winners of the first ever TATESC awards for her vertically scrolling manga LILIES—which is, to this day, one of TATESC's most popular ongoing titles...
The ANN Aftershow - Trigun Stampede's Dimension-Shattering Finale!
Studio Orange's reimagining of Trigun comes to a close but this isn't the end of Vash's story! PLUS a rundown of someone of the biggest anime news from AnimeJapan!
― Trigun Stampede's Dimension-Shattering Finale! Studio Orange's reimagining of Trigun comes to a close but this isn't the end of Vash's story! PLUS a rundown of someone of the biggest anime news from AnimeJapan! The ANN After Show stream...
Ayashimon GN 1
This volume is packed with everything from yakuza action to twisted backstories to humans against monsters. Does this manga from the creator of Hell’s Paradise manage to bring it all together?
― Most of us have probably tried it at some point. What “it” means varies, but the definition is always “something that works in my favorite story.” Whether that was strapping brushes to your feet and skating a...
Could Taisu Be the Ideal International Anime Collaboration?
Producer Chirying Culture gave Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichiro Watanabe the chance to fulfill his dream of creating "an animation like a picture book."
― International companies are increasingly involved in producing and commissioning new anime projects, with international talent playing a progressively integral role in bringing them to life. Outsourcing production to foreign studios and companies ha...
What it Takes to Win the TATESC Comics Global Awards New Manga Contest
While this is the first global version of the contest, two other TATESC Comics Awards competitions were held in Japan previously. So, let's check out the winners of the last contest to see what kinds of comics the judges are looking for.
― With the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards new manga contest, aspiring manga creators from across the world have a chance to have their comics reviewed by a vast nu...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 19-25
As the Winter season is gradually wrapping up, spots #8-13 in the cumulative remain furiously undecided! Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 thes...
Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection GN
The manga creator's grotesque artwork is in full force here, but unfortunately, there are a good number of stories in this anthology that feel a little bit undercooked.
― From the genius Junji Ito himself, we have another anthology book filled with a majority of short stories drawn and executed in his classic style. When you've read and reviewed enough of Ito's stories, there's always this worry of t...
What the Judges Are Looking for in the TATESC Comics Global Awards Contest
So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? So here's what one of the English language judges had to say on the subject.
― So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? Well then, it w...
Win Kadokawa's TATESC Contest and Get Your Own Manga Published!
Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you.
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Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you. TATESC is a Kadokawa-owned manga label that focuses on vertically scrolling manga—i.e., manga that are designed to be read on a phone, tablet, or computer whe...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 20-26
Resident Evil 4 remake takes top 2 spots, Atelier Ryza 3 debuts at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 13-19 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Resident Evil 4 (remake) Capcom March 24 89,662 89,662 2PS4Resident Evil 4 (remake) Capcom March 24 85,371 85,371 3NSwAtelier Ryza 3: Alchemist of the End & the Secret Key Koei Tecmo Games March 23 31,140 31,140 4NSwKirby's R...
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The Fruit of Evolution 2: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made #12 [rate]
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MyAnimeList Releases Ultimate List of Manga Recommendations
Frieren, The Apothecary Diaries, Dandadan, Oshi no Ko, Skip and Loafer, more honored
― Anime database website MyAnimeList is delving headfirst into the world of manga with a new list of internationally recommended titles. The site released its first “You Should Read This Manga” list on Wednesday in collaboration with international booksellers and MyAnimeList users. The list includes several subcatego...
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Buddy Daddies #12 [rate]
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Resident Evil 4 (2023)
RE4 was hailed as one of the greatest games ever made for a damned good reason. This remake takes everything that worked about that original game and makes all of it even better.
― For any of the youngsters or new fans that have only just recently been welcomed into the Resident Evil fold, it might be hard to believe that it wasn't even all that long ago that the entire Resident Evil brand was seen a...
Crunchyroll Confirms it Will Stream Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Anime
New series premieres on April 9 with 1-hour special
― Crunchyroll confirmed on Friday that it will stream the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen) television anime. Crunchyroll said it will stream the anime weekly starting on April 9 "where the service is available," and exclusively in North America, South America, and Europe. Crunchyroll wi...
Voice Actress Marie Miyake Gets Married For Real This Time
Voice of Silver Spoon's Aki, Penguindrum's Ringo married a man outside the entertainment industry
― The popular voice actress Marie Miyake made headlines in 2015 when she married fellow voice actress Natsumi Takamori in Final Fantasy XIV. This Friday, however, she announced that she has entered a more conventional marriage. "Thank you for always supporting me," she wrote in a tweet on Friday. "I apol...
This Week in Games - Aren't You Tired Of Being The Hero Of The Wilds? Don't You Just Want To Go Ape-Mode?
Jean-Karlo gets hyped for the upcoming Zelda release, discusses Congress' foray into the Sony-Microsoft spat, and spotlights game preservation efforts after the shuttering of the 3DS store.
― Welcome back, everyone! It looks like we're all having fun with the Resident Evil 4 remake! I must be honest; I didn't think Capcom could pull it off—but they did. It's entirely debatable and ultimately down to ...
Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai Game Launches Globally This Fall
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Switch, PC via Steam worldwide simultaneously
― The Dragon Quest franchise's official Twitter account announced on Friday that the Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai game will launch in fall 2023. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam worldwide simultaneously. Square Enix describes the game: Infinity Strash...
Voice Actor Takahiro Sakurai Ends Contract With Talent Agency
Sakurai replaced in Ayaka, Mononoke anime after report of workplace affair
― The talent agency Intention and voice actor Takahiro Sakurai jointly announced on Friday that they are ending their contract as of that day. Intention explained that during in-depth discussions with Sakurai over his professional future, he requested to leave the agency. Sakurai had been with Intention since July 2014. Sakura...
Vinland Saga Season 2 Anime Reveals 2nd Half Themes in New Videos
Survive Said The Prophet returns to franchise to perform ew opening theme
― The staff of the second season of the television anime of Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga manga revealed two trailers for the show's second cours (quarter of a year) on Friday. The first video reveals and previews Survive Said The Prophet's new opening theme song "Paradox." Survive Said The Prophet previously performed a theme...
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Game's EVO Japan Trailer Reveals Siegfried as Playable Character
Fighting game to release this year for PS5, PS4, Steam
― Cygames began streaming an EVO Japan 2023 trailer on Friday for it and Arc System Works' Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising, their new fighting game for the Granblue Fantasy franchise. The EVO Japan 2023 event is taking place from March 31 through April 2. The video features a teaser that reveals Siegfried as a playable character. The game will re...
Princess Connect! Re:Dive Game's Global Version Ends Service on April 30
Global version launched in January 2021; Japanese version will continue
― Crunchyroll Games announced on Thursday that it is ending service on the global version of Cygames' Princess Connect! Re:Dive smartphone game on April 30. Crunchyroll Games has closed the game's in-game shop, and in-app purchases are no longer available. The game will still be available in Japanese after the global version ends...
E3 2023's Physical, Digital Events Canceled
ReedPop, ESA to re-evaluate E3's future after companies declined to appear
― Event production company ReedPop announced on Friday that the physical and digital versions of the E3 2023 video game expo have both been canceled. ReedPop added that it and Entertainment Software Association (ESA) "will re-evaluate the future of E3." ESA announced on September 26 that it would partner with ReedPop to bring ...
Tsurune: The Linking Shot ‒ SEASON FINALE
Ultimately, it's not really about what happens but who's making it happen: “Practicing kyudo has introduced me to so many people,” Minato tells Masa. Now that it's time to say goodbye, I realize that I will miss these people quite a lot.
Kodansha USA Licenses Gachiakuta, Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!, Love, That's an Understatement Manga
Love, That's an Understatement launches digitally on April 25
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced that it has licensed the Gachiakuta and Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! manga for print release in fall, and the Love, That's an Understatement for digital release in April. Title: Gachiakuta
Author: Kei Urana
Debut Date: Fall 2023
Summary: A boy lives in a floating town, where the poor scrape by and the ...
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! ‒ SEASON FINALE
The underlying plot with Tomo's dad being this random last-minute obstacle in the way of these two progressing in their relationship felt a little bit unneeded but I'd be lying if I said the buildup to the end of this episode left me unsatisfied.
Sword Art Online: Last Recollection Game's Trailer Previews Story, Gameplay
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC on October 6
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the Sword Art Online: Last Recollection action role-playing game on Thursday. The video previews the story and gameplay. It also reveals the Fire Goddess Ignia and the Wind Goddess Aeria: The game will launch in the West for PlayStation 5, PlaySt...
RPG Maker Unite Software Delayed Again
Game was scheduled to debut on April 6
― Developer Gotcha Gotcha Games revealed on Thursday that its RPG Maker Unite software has been delayed to a yet unannounced date in order "to further improve the product's quality and stability." The game was originally scheduled to debut on April 6. The software will launch first on the Unity Asset Store. The Steam version is slated to launch later this year w...
Chainsaw Man Anime, Oni: Thunder Gods Tale Animated Series Compete at Annecy
Annecy takes place from June 11-17 in France
― This year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced on Thursday that the television anime of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga is competing in the TV Films category. Specifically, the first episode is screening in competition. California-based studio Tonko House's Oni: Thunder God's Tale CGI animated series is also competing in the sam...
High Card ‒ SEASON FINALE
There are a lot of motives and ideas that are introduced in this episode that feel like they were foreshadowed or brought up earlier but I for the life of me cannot remember them being elaborated on.
Crunchyroll to Stream In Another World with My Smartphone 2, Kizuna no Allele, OPUS.COLORs Anime
Crunchyroll removes Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 2 from continuing simulcast list
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the In Another World with My Smartphone 2, Kizuna no Allele, and OPUS.COLORs anime for the spring 2023 anime season. The company also removed Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 2 from its continuing simulcast list. The second season of the television ...
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai Crossover Returns to Puzzle & Dragons
This event marks the third time the series has featured in the game
― Two iconic game franchises with "Dragon" in the title intersect once more. The English version of the Puzzle & Dragons smartphone game launched a rerun of its Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai event on Monday. Veterans to the game will find new rewards this time around: Lon Beruk, Flora, Albinass, and Sigma are newly obtainable ch...
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
One has to wonder how much the admins of New World Online were taking Maple's all-loving teamwork approach into account in designing this event's mechanics.
Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film Unveils English Dub Trailer
Nichole Sakura stars as Suzume in film opening in N. America on April 14
― Crunchyroll unveiled an English dub trailer for Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film on Thursday: The English cast includes: Nichole Sakura as Suzume
Josh Keaton as Sо̄ta Munakata
Jennifer Sun Bell as Tamaki Iwato
Joe Zieja as Tomoya Serizawa
Lena Josephien Marano as Daijin Bennet Hetrick as Suzume (Young)
Rosalie...
Live a Live RPG's 'HD-2D' Remake Gets PS5, PS4, PC Releases on April 27
Remake launched for Switch in July 2022
― Square Enix announced on Thursday that it is releasing its remake of its Live a Live role-playing game for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on April 27. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The remake launched for Nintendo Switch in July 2022. This was the game's first English release. It featured an English dub and a new "HD-2D" style ...
Hi Score Girl GNs 1-4
Hi Score Girl provides a light-hearted romantic comedy grounded in '90s video game culture. Yet despite its particular nuances, the general emotional throughlines are relatable enough that most readers can find something to enjoy here.
― Hi Score Girl provides a light-hearted romantic comedy with a specific sort of appeal. Yet despite its particular main nuances, the general emotional throughlines ar...
Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening Game Heads West for PS4, Switch, PC on July 20
Trailer streamed for 16th entry, which launched in Japan in July 2022
― Koei Tecmo announced on Thursday that it will release the 16th entry in the Nobunaga's Ambition (Nobunaga no Yabō) grand strategy game series titled Nobunaga's Ambition: Awakening digitally for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam worldwide on July 20. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The game will launch...
Original Live-Action Film Cast Returns for Netflix's Scott Pilgrim Anime Series
Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Kieran Culkin, Brie Larson, Chris Evans, more return
― Netflix confirmed on Thursday that it, Universal Studio Group's Universal Content Productions' (UCP), and Science Saru are developing an anime series of Bryan Lee O'Malley's Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series. The company announced that the cast from the 2010 live-action Scott Pilgrim vs. The Wor...
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 4 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Reality is much more subjective than you'd think because it comes down to perspective.
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Spy Classroom #12 [rate]
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AnimeJapan 2023 Cosplay Gallery
Characters new and old turned out for the big convention last weekend!
― To change the opening line of Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven a bit, "Once upon a midday dreary" anime fans from across the world gathered at the Tokyo Big Site to enjoy the offerings of AnimeJapan 2023. Many come for the booth, stage shows, and merch. But there are those who come for the cosplay. Here are some of the cosplay w...
Satoru Nii's School Delinquent Manga Wind Breaker Gets TV Anime
CloverWorks to produce anime
― A website opened on Thursday to announce the television anime adaptation of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga. The website posted that CloverWorks will produce the animation and also posted the anime's teaser visual. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and has been releasing it digitally in English since spring of 2022. Kodansha USA Publishing will publish the firs...
Tekken 8 Game's New Trailers Highlight Jun Kazama, Ling Xiaoyu
Game under development for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming new trailers for its upcoming Tekken 8 fighting game on Tuesday and Wednesday. The trailers highlight the characters Jun Kazama and Ling Xiaoyu. The game is under development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco Entertainment has not yet announced a release date. Jin ...
Advice and More From the TATESC Award Winning Author of LILIES
With submissions for the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards currently open, Yuto Komiya was more than happy to give advice to those looking to win the award as well as share her experiences with the success that has come after.
― Yuto Komiya was one of the winners of the first ever TATESC awards for her vertically scrolling manga LILIES—which is, to this day, one of TATESC's most popular ongoing titles...
The ANN Aftershow - Trigun Stampede's Dimension-Shattering Finale!
Studio Orange's reimagining of Trigun comes to a close but this isn't the end of Vash's story! PLUS a rundown of someone of the biggest anime news from AnimeJapan!
― Trigun Stampede's Dimension-Shattering Finale! Studio Orange's reimagining of Trigun comes to a close but this isn't the end of Vash's story! PLUS a rundown of someone of the biggest anime news from AnimeJapan! The ANN After Show stream...
Makoto Fukami, Takuya Fujima Launch New Manga
Takuaka! manga launches on April 28
― The May issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine revealed on Tuesday that writer Makoto Fukami and artist Takuya Fujima will launch a new manga titled Takuaka! in the magazine's June issue on April 28. Fukami is best known for the script for the Psycho-Pass anime and the writer for the Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka manga, alongside artist Seigo Tokiya....
SEGA, Level Infinite Confirm They Will Not Exhibit on Showfloor at E3
Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony also not attending game expo
― Game developer and publisher SEGA, and Tencent subsidiary company Level Infinite both confirmed in a statement to gaming news website IGN on Tuesday that they will not attend the E3 2023 video game expo event. IGN had reported in January that "multiple knowledgeable sources" told the news agency that Microsoft Xbox, Sony, and Nintendo would not...
The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be Manga Ends
Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed Yasuko Yamaru's manga
― Hakusensha's Manga Park manga website will publish the first part of the final chapter of Yasuko Yamaru's The Knight Captain is the New Princess-to-Be (Himegimi wa Kishi Danchō) manga for subscribers April 11. Each chapter of the manga has two parts, so if there are no delays, the manga will end on April 18. Seven Seas Entertainment has li...
Blue Thermal's Kana Ozawa Launches New Manga
Love story manga launches on April 25
― The May issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine announced on Saturday that manga author Kana Ozawa will launch a new manga titled Kō-2 (Kō-Ni) no Koi no Wasure-kata (How to Forget my Second Year High School Love) in the magazine's June issue on April 25. The love story manga is about a girl named Oto Miyakura, who works as an editor at a publishing company. She lives...
Infini-T Force's Tatsuma Ejiri Launches First Gundam Manga
Mobile Suits Gundam Red Giant 03rd MS Team launched on Saturday
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine published the first chapter of Tatsuma Ejiri's (Infini-T Force: Arc to the Future, P2! - Let's Play Pingpong!) first Gundam manga titled Mobile Suits Gundam Red Giant 03rd MS Team (Mobile Suits Gundam Aka no 3-Kyosei) on Sunday. Ryōji Sekinishi (Mobile Suit Gundam UC setting production) i...
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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! #13 [rate]
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Technoroid Overmind #12 [rate]
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Tokyopop, MENA Media Company MBC Group Launch 'MBC Anime' Initiative
Tokyopop founder/CEO Stu Levy to lead venture to commission, produce, invest in anime
― Tokyopop and MBC Group, a large media company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) based in Saudi Arabia, announced on Wednesday that they are partnering to create MBC Anime, a new joint venture that will commission, produce, and invest in a series of anime titles. Tokyopop founder and CEO Stu Levy is leadin...
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles Game Has Over 3 Million Released Worldwide
The official Twitter account for Sega's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan) game announced on Wednesday that the game has over 3 million copies shipped or released worldwide. (According to Sega, this is "all physical version copies shipped, including limited-edition packages, and all digital version copies sold.") The account also announce...
Ayashimon GN 1
This volume is packed with everything from yakuza action to twisted backstories to humans against monsters. Does this manga from the creator of Hell’s Paradise manage to bring it all together?
― Most of us have probably tried it at some point. What “it” means varies, but the definition is always “something that works in my favorite story.” Whether that was strapping brushes to your feet and skating a...
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Tsurune: The Linking Shot #13 [rate]
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P.A. Works Launches Hanasaku Iroha Fan Creation Project to Support Bonbori Festival
Real-life Bonbori Festival was directly inspired by fictional festival depicted in the anime
― For years, anime studio P.A. Works (Shirobako, Akiba Maid War, Ya Boy Kongming!) has been supporting the local Yuwaku Onsen community with the Bonbori Festival—an event directly inspired by a fictional festival depicted in the Hana-Saku Iroha anime. In order to support the continuation of the festival, the ...
In/Spectre Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
While this dinner date lacks the likable characters and grandiose plotting of the prior arcs, it more than makes up for that by alternating between droll hilarity and steely justice.
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BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 #10 [rate]
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Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Gets 5th Season in July
1st promo video, visual unveiled
― The staff for the anime based on Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs manga announced on Wednesday that the anime will get a fifth season in July. The staff unveiled the first promotional video and visual by character designer and chief animation director Nobuhiro Arai: The anime's fourth season premiered in Japan on January 4. The season's final epis...
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Bungo Stray Dogs #50 [rate]
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Rokudo's Bad Girls Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Opening Theme Song
Voice actresses Misato Matsuoka, Hitomi Sekine perform theme song for anime premiering on April 7
― The official website for the television anime of Yūji Nakamura's Rokudo's Bad Girls (Rokudō no Onna-tachi) manga began streaming the second promotional video on Wednesday. The video previews the opening theme song "ENDLESS LABYRINTH" by the newly formed rock vocal unit EverdreaM. EverdreaM is comprised...
Spy x Family Voice Actors Try to Predict the Anime's New Visual
With the first season of the popular Spy x Family anime wrapping up, the cast appeared at AnimeJapan 2023 with some exciting news about the future of the series. But it wouldn't be a Spy x Family stage show if that announcement wasn't done through the now staple routine of the cast drawing what they expect the announcement to be. The show began with some small talk about the first season and som...
Could Taisu Be the Ideal International Anime Collaboration?
Producer Chirying Culture gave Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichiro Watanabe the chance to fulfill his dream of creating "an animation like a picture book."
― International companies are increasingly involved in producing and commissioning new anime projects, with international talent playing a progressively integral role in bringing them to life. Outsourcing production to foreign studios and companies ha...
BOFURI Anime Season 2 Delays Last 2 Episodes Again to April 12, 19
― The official website for the anime based on Yuumikan's Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense light novel series announced on Wednesday that the staff has rescheduled the 11th and 12th episode of BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 again to April 12 and 19, respectively, to maintain the quality of the footage. The staff members had announced...
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Chaos in Urbanrama- #11 [rate]
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Late Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi's Voice Replicated by AI for Sony Audiobook App
YOMIBITO Plus also uses Katsuyuki Konishi, Shūichirō Umeda's AI-replicated voices
― Sony Music Entertainment launched a new audiobook app named YOMIBITO Plus on Wednesday. The app features classic works of Japanese literature read by synthesized voices of three notable voice actors, replicated with AI technology from the company CoeFont. The video below uses narration by an AI-replicated voice from S...
Newest NIJISANJI EN Vtuber Auditions Open Until April 17
Candidates must be over 18, speak English fluently, have streaming experience
― NIJISANJI EN launched its newest round of Virtual YouTuber auditions on Wednesday. The agency is looking for English-speaking talents who can perform in-character. The deadline is Monday, April 17 at 00:00 a.m. PDT, or 04:00 p.m. JST. The agency is looking for candidates 18 years old or older who can actively stream and c...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Star Blossom Manga Launches on April 10
Shin Hotani, Monjūsaki depict newbie trainer meeting Sakura Laurel
― The official YouTube channel of Shueisha's YanJan app began streaming a teaser trailer for the Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Star Blossom manga on Monday. The video revealed the manga's artist and writer, and also reveals that the manga will launch in YanJan, Shonen Jump+, and Tonari no Young Jump on April 10. Shin Hotani is drawing the ...
Tohokushinsha Unveils Block Busters Anime Shorts
Comedy has 5 2-minute episodes
― Tohokushinsha Film Corporation unveiled a new short two-minute anime titled Block Busters on the BS10 Star Channel YouTube channel on Tuesday. The comedy series has five two-minute episodes. The series centers on Sophia, a new producer at a film-focused television channel, who is looking for films to produce. She encounters three people trying to make their own film. ...
What it Takes to Win the TATESC Comics Global Awards New Manga Contest
While this is the first global version of the contest, two other TATESC Comics Awards competitions were held in Japan previously. So, let's check out the winners of the last contest to see what kinds of comics the judges are looking for.
― With the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards new manga contest, aspiring manga creators from across the world have a chance to have their comics reviewed by a vast nu...
Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Cast Mimic Their Characters' Poses at AnimeJapan
How well do you think they did?
― This past weekend at AnimeJapan 2023's KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World! stage show, the seven main cast members—Kaori Nazuka (Arue), Aki Toyosaki (Yunyun), Miyu Tomita (Funifura), Rie Takahashi (Megumin), Sayumi Suzushiro (Dodonko), Maria Naganawa (Komekko), Shizuka Ishigami (Nerimaki)—did their best to copy their characters' signature poses. How wel...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 19-25
As the Winter season is gradually wrapping up, spots #8-13 in the cumulative remain furiously undecided! Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 thes...
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill ‒ SERIES FINALE
Like nearly every episode before it, this final episode relies on the series' familiar formula to such a degree that, if it weren't for the somewhat schmaltzy end-credits sequence, you'd barely even recognize that it was the finale to anything.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 26-April 1
DEEMO Memorial Keys, Mieruko-chan anime; The Valiant Must Fall, Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2 BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 March 28 Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 2 Limited Edition BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$84.98 Ma...
Vinland Saga Season 2 ‒ Episode 12
This entire episode stands as a kind of manifesto against the sort of violent spectacle that so many stories, including the previous season of Vinland Saga, will romanticize and exploit for cheap thrills.
Buddy Daddies ‒ Episode 11
If you strip away all the fantastical elements of their job, this episode is about two men losing custody of their daughter and trying to decide whether to continue their lives without her.
Disney Senior Dubbing Manager: Heavenly Delusion Anime to Get Simulcast in U.S.
Disney+, Hulu to stream anime premiering on April 1
― Disney's senior manager of English dubbing Reuben Lack stated on Twitter on Monday that the television anime adaptation of Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Dai Makyō) manga will get a simulcast in the U.S. The anime will stream on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ worldwide. Lack added that the anime will get an E...
Azuki Launches Gloomy Bear: Apocalyptic Love Manga in English on April 4
1-shot manga based on Mori Chack's character to be available on Azuki's website; iOS, Android app
― Azuki announced on Tuesday that it will digitally publish Naz and Masato Fujisaki's Gloomy Bear: Apocalyptic Love manga based on Mori Chack's Gloomy Bear character in English on April 4. The one-shot manga will be available on Azuki's website as well as on its iOS and Android applications. Azuki descri...
Akihabara Card Shop Demands Customers Use Deodorant or Leave
Card Shop: Trading Card Verse Akihabara store says it has been receiving complaints about body odor
― A card shop in Akihabara went viral on Twitter over the weekend for being blunt about hygiene to an almost confrontational degree. The Twitter account for the Card Shop: Trading Card Verse Akihabara store announced on Saturday that employees will be stopping people whom they subjectively deem smelly....
One Piece ‒ Episode 1055
If you can't enjoy a cyborg dinosaur pew-pewing the place up with laser beams, then what can you enjoy?
Sakura-Con Screens N. American Premieres for To Every You I've Loved Before, To Me, The One Who Loved You, Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation, More Anime
Also: world premiere of Dr. Stone: New World's 2nd episode
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will screen the North American premieres for several anime and anime films at this year's Sakura-Con event at the Seattle Convention Center on April 7-9. including: To Every You I've Loved Before (Boku ga Aishita Subete no Kimi e) anime film - April 7 at 4:00 p.m. Sasaki and Miyano: Graduation anime ...
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Chinese Authorities Arrest 4 People Allegedly Associated With 'Largest' Anime Piracy Site Aimed at Japanese People
Piracy site shut down on Monday
― Japan's Content Overseas Distribution Association (CODA), an organization that aims to reduce worldwide piracy and actively promote the international distribution of Japanese content, revealed on Tuesday that the Public Security Bureau of China's Jiangsu Province have arrested four people in suspicion of being associated with "B9GOOD," one of the "largest" anime pira...
Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection GN
The manga creator's grotesque artwork is in full force here, but unfortunately, there are a good number of stories in this anthology that feel a little bit undercooked.
― From the genius Junji Ito himself, we have another anthology book filled with a majority of short stories drawn and executed in his classic style. When you've read and reviewed enough of Ito's stories, there's always this worry of t...
Chainsaw Man's Tatsuki Fujimoto Plugs Assistant's Gay Porn Manga
"It's R-18, but it's very good, so you should give it a read," Fujimoto commented.
― Chainsaw Man manga creator Tatsuki Fujimoto frequently talks about his favorite manga and films on Twitter, but he made a very specific recommendation last Friday in a genre he does not normally cover: a boys-love one-shot created by an assistant who works on the background art in Chainsaw Man. "It's R-18, but it's v...
Yu-Gi-Oh Cross Duel Smartphone Game Ends Service
Game ends service on September 4
― The official website for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Cross Duel iOS and Android game announced on Tuesday that the game is ending service on September 4 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. Sales of in-game Crystal currency have halted. Refunds for unused Crystals will will be available starting on September 5. There will be a new single-player event based on Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens on April 4 and a new r...
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Game's 10-Minute Gameplay Trailer Reveals New Abilities
New abilities include Recall, Fuse, Ultrahand, Ascend
― Nintendo revealed a 10-minute gameplay trailer for its The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom game on its YouTube channel on Tuesday: The video previews sky islands, which the protagonist Link can reach through various ways. New abilities include Recall for rewinding an object's movement, Fuse for combining items, Ultrahand for attaching and ...
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime's Sanctuary Arc Reveals Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, April 12 Debut
Showtaro Morikubo performs opening, Mai Fuchigami performs ending
― The official website for the new television anime of Yoshinobu Akita's Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi) light novel series announced on Monday that the Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi: Seiiki-hen (Sanctuary Arc) series will premiere on April 12. The website also revealed the theme song artists and a new promotiona...
