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Macross 7 Episodes 27-52 Anime Streaming Review

Say what you like about Macross 7, it sticks to its guns from beginning to end with a consistency of tone and intention that’s admirable. ― Compared to watching modern anime's shorter single-season lengths, completing a watch-through of Macross 7's fifty-two episodes feels like a real achievement. Forty-nine of those were broadcast on TV weekly, without a break, from October 2004 until September 2005...
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Your Forma Volumes 1-3 Novel Review

Your Forma’s first three volumes are, on the whole, excellent. A perfect blend of science fiction and mystery, the stories deal with strong plots and characters that are constantly growing. ― Mystery as a genre doesn't always intersect well with speculative areas of fiction like fantasy or sci-fi. Most people will tell you that's because mystery is rooted in logic and fact-finding, things that can be...
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Manga Review

Everything in Mecha-Ude Volume 1 is so close to the anime that, at times, it almost feels like reading through storyboards. ― During Fall 2024, here on ANN, I reviewed studio TriF's debut anime series Mecha-Ude as it aired weekly. Overall it was a great 12-episode show, densely packed with enough plot to fuel a series twice its length, elevated by wonderfully kinetic action animation heavily influenc...
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live Stage Performance Review

Coming to North America next month, reporter Asha Bardon calls the Sailor Moon The Super Live performance a "brilliant" mix of light show, dialogue, interpretive dance, and circus skills. ― How do you condense the first arc of a best-selling, beloved magical girl manga into ninety minutes with less than twenty performers and time left for a musical encore? Surprisingly well, actually. English Sailor ...
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This Week in Games - Himmel The Hero Would Have Liked the Sony State of Play...

Get the lowdown on Sony's State of Play and its major gaff after an outage left its consoles mostly useless. Plus an unexpected Frieren collab! ― Welcome back, folks! We hope you enjoyed last week's segment on American games getting censored in Japan; the segment was brainstormed by our colleague Jacki Jing, who will make a short video about the matter on Anime News Network's socials. Keep an eye out...
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SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Game Review

This model of repeated actions on similar environments can work if the quality is there – I’ve certainly enjoyed such games in my time – but usually for some combination of meaningful extrinsic and intrinsic rewards. ― SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada is a game which makes a strong first impression before almost immediately nose-diving into humdrum monotony. The bones of the setup are strong enough to support ...
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This Week in Anime - A Parade of Pink Anime Girls

Steve and Lucas look at pink-haired anime girls (and boys) and its codified character archetypes (cute! spunky! murderer!) ― Steve and Lucas look at pink-haired anime girls (and boys) and its codified character archetypes (cute! spunky! murderer!). Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion o...
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Toaru Anbu no Item Spinoff Novels Get TV Anime

Ami Koshimizu, Aya Suzaki, Maaya Uchida, Chinatsu Akasaki star in series ― The YouTube channel for the franchise based on Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series announced in a teaser video on Sunday Toaru Anbu no ITEM (A Certain ITEM of the Dark Side; "ITEM" formed from "Shōjo Kyōsei" or coexisting girls), the latest novel series in the franchise, will get an anime adaptation. Th...
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Land of the Lustrous Manga Wins Japanese Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers' Grand Prize

Nihon SF Taishō also honor manga creator Kazuo Umezu, translator Haruya Sumiya, novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kenrei Miyanishi's short stories ― The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) announced on Saturday that Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous manga has won the grand prize in the group's 45th Nihon SF Taishō Awards. In addition, Kenrei Miyanishi won the special prize for the short s...

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Macross 7 Episodes 27-52 Anime Streaming Review

Say what you like about Macross 7, it sticks to its guns from beginning to end with a consistency of tone and intention that’s admirable. ― Compared to watching modern anime's shorter single-season lengths, completing a watch-through of Macross 7's fifty-two episodes feels like a real achievement. Forty-nine of those were broadcast on TV weekly, without a break, from October 2004 until September 2005...
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Udon Entertainment Signs Deal With Lunar Distribution After Diamond's Bankruptcy Filing

Lunar to distribute Street Fighter vs. Rival Schools #1, Mega Man #0 on Free Comic Book Day ― Udon Entertainment announced on February 13 that it has entered a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Lunar Distribution to handle its direct market sales, beginning with May 2025-shipping comic book products. With the agreement, Udon Entertainment's two 2025 Free Comic Book Day titles — Street Fighter...
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Toaru Anbu no Item Spinoff Novels Get TV Anime

Ami Koshimizu, Aya Suzaki, Maaya Uchida, Chinatsu Akasaki star in series ― The YouTube channel for the franchise based on Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series announced in a teaser video on Sunday Toaru Anbu no ITEM (A Certain ITEM of the Dark Side; "ITEM" formed from "Shōjo Kyōsei" or coexisting girls), the latest novel series in the franchise, will get an anime adaptation. Th...

A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Gets 4th Season

Tatsuyuki Nagai returns to direct at J.C. Staff ― The YouTube channel for the franchise based on Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series announced in a teaser video on Sunday that A Certain Scientific Railgun anime will get a fourth season "soon." Returning cast members include: Rina Satō as Mikoto Misaka Satomi Arai as Kuroko Shirai Aki Toyosaki as Kazari Uiharu Kanae Itō as Ruik...
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The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World #6 [rate]
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc #17 [rate]
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Witch Watch Anime Reveals New Video, April 6 Debut, Yoasobi's Opening Song

New key visual also revealed ― GKIDS revealed a new trailer on Sunday for the television anime of Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga. GKIDS also revealed that the series will begin streaming on April 6. GKIDS and MBS also revealed that Yoasobi will perform the opening theme song "Watch Me!," which Yoasobi specifically wrote for the series. Yoasobi commented on the song: We are YOASOBI. We are honore...
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You #18 [rate]
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'Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!!' Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, More Cast

Kō Bonkobara, Masaaki Mizunaka, Hisako Kanemoto join cast of April anime ― The staff for the television anime of Nana Nanana and Parum's Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! (Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, it Can't!!)) light novel series revealed the first trailer along with more staff and cast members on Sunday. The trailer previews Honeyworks' opening theme song feat. HaKoniwalily...
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Laid-Back Camp Creator Afro's mono Anime Unveils More Staff, Ending Song in 1st Promo Video

halca performs "Weekend Roll" ending theme song ― The staff for the anime of Afro's mono four-panel manga unveiled the show's first full promotional video, key visual, and additional staff members on Sunday. The video features the first anime footage to be made public, and it announces the ending theme song "Weekend Roll" by halca. The newly announced staff members are: Assistant Director: Naoya Moro...
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I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Anime Reveals April 5 TV Debut, More Cast, Theme Song Artists in Video

Shinichirō Miki, more join cast; Saishū Mirai Shōjo, Nagi Fujisaki perform themes ― The staff for the television anime of Yomu Mishima's I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) light novel series revealed the anime's second full trailer on Sunday. The staff also revealed the show's April 5 television debut, more cast, and the theme song artists. The newl...
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Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Visuals

Shogo Sakata, Manaka Iwami, Hina Yomiya, Ikumi Hasegawa, Rumi Okubo, Chika Anzai star in anime from feel. ― The staff for the anime adaptation of Hiromu and raemz's Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka) light novel series unveiled the cast, main staff, a teaser visual, and character visuals on Sunday. Shogo Sakata plays Saku Chitose. Manaka Iwami plays Yuko Hiiragi. Hina...
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #6 [rate]
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Reveals Kain R. Heinlein in Character Video; More Season Pass 1 Characters

Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, MR. BIG included in 1st Season Pass ― SNK revealed a new character trailer for its new fighting game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves on Sunday. Brett Calo and Yuichi Nakamura will voice the game's character Kain R. Heinlein in English and Japanese, respectively. Additionally, SNK revealed more characters included in the game's first season pass in an announcement trailer, also...
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Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Fighting Game Adds Ogre on February 20

Game adds Izumi in August ― Arc System Works America streamed an Ogre reveal trailer on Sunday for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, the newest installment in French Bread's original Under Night In-Birth 2D fighting game series. Ogre will join the game on February 20 as part of the season pass. The video also reveals that Izumi will join the game in August 2025. The game's season pass also includes ...
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EVO Fighting Game Tournament Reveals Full Lineup for Las Vegas Event in August

Tekken 8 wins Best Game Release at inaugural EVO Awards ― The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) fighting game tournament revealed at the inaugural EVO Awards on Saturday the full lineup for the EVO USA 2025 tournament in Las Vegas on August 1-3. Introducing the full #Evo2025 lineup!Registration is now open for this year's event taking place August 1-3, 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Learn ...
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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Game's Character Pass 2 Trailer Reveals 4 More Characters

Galleon, Wilnas, Meg, Ilsa join previously announced Sandalphon ― Cygames announced on Sunday the characters for the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising fighting game's Character Pass 2 in a video. In addition to the previously announced Sandalphon, the game will also add Galleon, Wilnas, Meg, and Ilsa. Sandalphon will release on February 26, Galleon in spring 2025, Wilnas in summer 2025, Meg in fall 202...
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Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Fighting Game Reveals July 17 Worldwide Debut in Video

Game's 1st season pass to include Nephelpito, 3 other characters ― Bushiroad announced on Sunday that Bushiroad Games and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga will release worldwide on July 17. Bushiroad also streamed a new video, which reveals that the game's Season Pass 1 will include Nephelpito this fall, with three other c...
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Game Streams Character Intro Trailers

Game launches worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam on May 30 ― Marvelous USA's YouTube channel began streaming Valentine's Day trailers for its Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (Ryū no Kuni Rune Factory) game on Friday. The trailers introduce the 'bachelors" and "bachelorettes" of Azuma: Bachelors of Azuma Trailer Bachelorettes of Azuma Trailer The game will launch worldwide for Nintendo Switc...
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CLAMP Draws Cover for Former Kadokawa VP's Otaku History Book

Shinichiro Inoue will also appear at the otaku mecca Animate Ikebukuro for a talk event ― The manga creation team CLAMP announced on February 10 that they have drawn the cover art for former KADOKAWA President and CEO Shinichiro Inoue's upcoming book Media Mix no Akuma: Inoue Shinichiro no Otaku Bunkashi, (lit. The Cross-Media Devil: Shinichiro Inoue's History of Otaku Culture). This autobiography o...
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Fantasy Life i Switch Game Unveils May 21 Launch With Versions on PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC Also

Level-5 game once slated for 2023 before several delays ― Level-5 revealed in a new trailer for the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time game on Friday that the game will ship on May 21. The trailer also announced that the game will receive releases on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam, in addition to the previously announced Nintendo Switch release. The game was...
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Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Films, Touken Ranbu Kai Prequel Anime Stream on Crunchyroll

Bocchi the Rock! films opened in Japan on June 7, August 9; Touken Ranbu Kai prequel released on August 16 ― Crunchyroll added the Bocchi the Rock! anime compilation films on Wednesday. It also added Touken Ranbu Kai -Dо̄den Chikashi Haberau Monora-, the prequel to the Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji anime, on the same day. Crunchyroll screened both Bocchi the Rock! films as a single theatric...
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Chainsaw Man Tops Bookscan's January Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.

15 manga including Spy x Family, jujutsu Kaisen, Dandadan, Berserk, Destroy All Humans, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Vagabond, Sakamoto Days, Witch Hat Atelier make list ― The 17th volume of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for January. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fuj...
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One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga #16 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #3 [rate]
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Live-Action Series Adaptation of Secret Relationships Webtoon to Premiere on February 27

Boys-love webtoon amassed 170 million views ― The upcoming live-action series Secret Relationships, based on a webtoon of the same name, is set to premiere this month. Watcha, a Korean streaming platform, announced on January 31 that the exclusive series will be released on February 27. The series follows the intense romance between Da-on, who has never been able to live an everyday life, and three ...
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Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- #6 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 3-9

Super Mario Party Jamboree returns to #1 ― Japan's Game Ranking: February 3-9 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17, 2024 17,355 1,175,272 2NSwDonkey Kong Country Returns HD Nintendo January 16 16,254 180,696 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 10,263 6,237,947 4PS5Kingdom Come: Deliverance II PLAION February...
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Okitsura #7 [rate]
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Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga #7 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party #6 [rate]
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- #19 [rate]
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Your Forma Volumes 1-3 Novel Review

Your Forma’s first three volumes are, on the whole, excellent. A perfect blend of science fiction and mystery, the stories deal with strong plots and characters that are constantly growing. ― Mystery as a genre doesn't always intersect well with speculative areas of fiction like fantasy or sci-fi. Most people will tell you that's because mystery is rooted in logic and fact-finding, things that can be...
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UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- #6 [rate]
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Medalist #7 [rate]
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I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? #7 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 3-9

The Apothecary Diaries 2nd season earns 4.2% rating ― The live-action Tonde Saitama ~Biwako Yori Ai o Komete~ film aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, February 8 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.8% rating. The live-action Hollywood The Ring film aired on TV Tokyo on Saturday, February 8 at 2:45 a.m. and earned a 0.4% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV February 9 (...
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #21 [rate]
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Baban Baban Ban Vampire #6 [rate]
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Sakamoto Days Anime Casts Kazuyuki Okitsu, Nobuhiko Okamoto

Series casts Okitsu as Kashima, Okamoto as Seba ― The staff of the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed two more cast members on Saturday: Kazuyuki Okitsu as Kashima Nobuhiko Okamoto as Natsuki Seba The staff also streamed a preview video for the seventh episode: The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels on January 11, and the series also debuted on Netflix on...
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Sakamoto Days #6 [rate]
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Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! #8 [rate]
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Land of the Lustrous Manga Wins Japanese Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers' Grand Prize

Nihon SF Taishō also honor manga creator Kazuo Umezu, translator Haruya Sumiya, novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kenrei Miyanishi's short stories ― The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) announced on Saturday that Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous manga has won the grand prize in the group's 45th Nihon SF Taishō Awards. In addition, Kenrei Miyanishi won the special prize for the short s...

Bocchi the Rock! Anime Gets 2nd Season With New Director

Yūsuke Yamamoto helms season at Cloverworks with returning writer Erika Yoshida ― The "Kessoku Band Tour 'We will B'" announced with a teaser video on Saturday that production on the second Bocchi the Rock! anime season has been green-lit. The video reveals the new season's main staff. Yūsuke Yamamoto (Bocchi the Rock! assistant director, episode director) replaces Keiichirō Saitō as the director of ...
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Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Anime Reveals January 2026 Debut, Main Staff, Character Design

Takehiro Ueno to direct anime at Studio Deen ― The staff for the anime of writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu) light novel series announced on Saturday the anime's main staff and January 2026 debut. The staff also unveiled the character design for Yuuki in a maid outfit. Takehiro Ueno (Days With My Stepsister) is directing t...
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Blue Miburo #18 [rate]
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Demon City Live-Action Film's Clip Shows Fight Scene

Film debuts on Netflix worldwide on February 27 ― Netflix began streaming a clip on Saturday from Demon City (in Japanese Demon City Oni-Goroshi), the live-action film adaptation of Masamichi Kawabe's Oni-Goroshi manga. The video shows a fight scene of character Shūhei Sakata silently taking out his enemies. The film will debut on Netflix worldwide on February 27. The revenge manga centers on Shūhei ...
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Live-Action Kyō no Sanponta Series Reveals More Cast, February 21 Debut

Keitatsu Koshiyama, Kotoka Seto, Wan Marui join cast of series ― The March issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday additional cast members and the February 21 Japanese streaming premiere of the live-action television series of Riki Taoka's Kyō no Sanponta (Today's Walk) manga. The magazine also revealed a new visual: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 【公式...
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Seisaku Kano, Akira Amasawa Launch New Manga

Kurenai to Ai manga launches on March 13 ― The March issue of LEED Publishing's Comic Ran Twins magazine revealed on Thursday that Seisaku Kano and Akira Amasawa will launch a new manga tentatively titled Kurenai to Ai (Crimson and Indigo, seen right in image below) in the magazine's next issue on March 13. The manga will feature on the issue's front cover. The manga centers on two sisters, an artist...
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Happy Valentine's Day From Around the Anime World, Part III

Featuring My Hero Academia, Apothecary Diaries, Dr. Stone, Honey Lemon Soda, Medalist, Detective Conan, Shiunji Family Children, & more! ― Every Valentine's Day, I'm reminded of the greatest love poem of all time: Roses are red. Violets are blue. Omae wa Mo Shindeiru. Such a powerful verse can only be matched by the Valentine's Day greetings from around the anime and manga world: Bono Bono Chibi Maru...
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Happy Valentine's Day From Around the Anime World, Part II

Featuring Digimon, DanMachi, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Naruto, Persona 5, Spy Classroom, & more! ― Many Western countries mark Valentine's Day with children giving cards to friends and couples sharing a date night. In Japan, though, women also hand out chocolates to their friends and colleagues. They're known as giri chocolates (chocolates given out of obligation), but quality-wise, they can be m...
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Dragon Ball Daima ‒ Episode 18

While I know Daima has been jokingly referred to as “GT but canon,” I wasn’t expecting this week’s episode to make that quite so literal.
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 9-15

Bubblegum Crisis, Sailor Moon 3-Film Collection anime; The Otaku Love Connection, Choking on Love manga ship ― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Bubblegum Crisis: Perfect Collection BDPlease AnimEigo US$49.95 February 11 My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Complete Collection BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$129.98 February 11 One Piece Collection 36 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$39....
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J-Novel Club Licenses 'My Fiancé Cheated, But a New Love Rings!,' My Tiny Senpai, More Manga/Novels

Also: The Villainess Is Dead! Long Live the Empress! Redoing the Story After a Poisonous End, more ― J-Novel Club announced on Thursday that it has licensed nine new light novel and three manga titles. For all light novels, the first volume, parts 1 and 2, are launching on Friday. For the manga, the first chapter of the first volume is out on Friday. The light novel titles include: Title: The Villain...
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Enter The Garden Anime's 2nd Episode Premieres on February 27

Anime premieres on Anime.com on February 27, streams on Azuki's YouTube channel after ― Azuki, an anime-styled brand and NFT project (unrelated to the digital manga publisher Azuki), and Dentsu revealed on Friday that "Fractured Reflections," the second episode in the three-part anthology series Enter the Garden, will premiere on Anime.com on February 27 at 9:00 p.m. EST. The episode will then begin ...
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From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! ‒ Episode 6

What also marks Kenzaburo out as a thoroughly decent man is his willingness to learn from anyone, regardless of age.
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Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - ‒ Episode 7

The imagery of reaching out and crossing over lines of conflict is all over this episode, making clear the long-awaited mending that is happening.
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Manga Review

Everything in Mecha-Ude Volume 1 is so close to the anime that, at times, it almost feels like reading through storyboards. ― During Fall 2024, here on ANN, I reviewed studio TriF's debut anime series Mecha-Ude as it aired weekly. Overall it was a great 12-episode show, densely packed with enough plot to fuel a series twice its length, elevated by wonderfully kinetic action animation heavily influenc...
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I May Be a Guild Receptionist #6 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries #30 [rate]
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live Stage Performance Review

Coming to North America next month, reporter Asha Bardon calls the Sailor Moon The Super Live performance a "brilliant" mix of light show, dialogue, interpretive dance, and circus skills. ― How do you condense the first arc of a best-selling, beloved magical girl manga into ninety minutes with less than twenty performers and time left for a musical encore? Surprisingly well, actually. English Sailor ...
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I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class #7 [rate]
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Sorairo Utility #7 [rate]
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Dragon Ball Daima #18 [rate]
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Übel Blatt #6 [rate]
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Farmagia #6 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Himmel The Hero Would Have Liked the Sony State of Play...

Get the lowdown on Sony's State of Play and its major gaff after an outage left its consoles mostly useless. Plus an unexpected Frieren collab! ― Welcome back, folks! We hope you enjoyed last week's segment on American games getting censored in Japan; the segment was brainstormed by our colleague Jacki Jing, who will make a short video about the matter on Anime News Network's socials. Keep an eye out...
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! #6 [rate]
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Happy Valentine's Day From Around the Anime World, Part I

Featuring Demon Slayer, Dragon Quest, Macross, Tezuka Productions, Haruhi Suzumiya, & more! ― Love is in the air, and the anime and manga world wants to share some of that love! Let's take a look at this year's Valentine's Day greetings: A Girl and Her Guard Dog (live-action film) ⠀⠀ ⠢⋱ 公開まであと1ヶ月 ⋰⠔・∴🌸∴・∴🌸∴・∴🌸∴・∴🌸∴・ 🍫𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒'𝑠 𝐷𝑎𝑦 ❤🐰#福本莉子 さん 🐶#ジェシー さん🍃#櫻井海音 さんからメッセージをお届け✨#バレンタイン の特別な日に大切な人に想い...
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Tasokare Hotel #7 [rate]
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Dark Horse to Release Takaya Imamura's Omega 6 Manga in October

1st manga from former Nintendo designer launched in France in 2022 ― Dark Horse announced on Thursday that it will release Takaya Imamura's Omega 6 one-volume manga in October. Zack Davisson is translating the manga. Dark Horse describes the manga: After awakening from a rejuvenating months-long stasis, androids Thunder and Kyla are ready to spring back into bounty-hunting action! With the aid of som...

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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Remastered Game Releases in English on May 22

Release for Switch, Steam to mark 1st English release of game ― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Thursday it will release the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Battle Destiny Remastered game in English for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on May 22. The release will mark the first English release of the game. The remastered game will also release in Japan on May 22. English-dubbed trailer Japanese-dubbe...
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Ys Memoire: Memories of Celceta Game Releases on Switch in Japan on May 22

Original game launched for PS Vita in 2012 ― Nihon Falcom announced on Friday that it will release Ys Memoire: Memories of Celceta for the Nintendo Switch physically and digitally on May 22 in Japan. The game is an HD remastered and upgraded version of Ys: Memories of Celceta. ――冒険心を呼び覚ませ。Nintendo Switch™『イース・メモワール -セルセタの樹海-』5月22日発売決定!新要素「BGM切替機能」搭載✨■パッケージ版初回特典新規アレンジ楽曲をすべて収録した豪華2枚組オリジナルサウンドトラック💿☑ご予約受...
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Cocoon Wartime Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, Late-March Debut

Hikari Mitsushima, Marika Itō star in anime ― NHK announced on Friday that the television anime of Machiko Kyō's Cocoon manga will debut on BS-NHK in late March, before airing on NHK General in August. NHK also revealed the anime's main cast and additional staff, as well as several screenshots. 🦋先行カット公開!NHKが送る特集アニメ🐛ある夏のどこかの南の島で、少女たちに起こったことは、いつか私たちに起こることかもしれない…。制作中のアニメ「cocoon ~ある夏の少女たちより~」。3月下旬 BSで先行放...
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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 2nd Season Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artist

Iori Saeki joins cast, shallm performs ending theme for new season debuting in April ― The official website for the second season for the television anime of Asato Mizu's Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen Is Indecipherable) romantic comedy manga revealed one more cast member and the show's ending theme song information on Friday. Iori Saeki will voice the character Henzan-sensei. She is a rookie teache...
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I Left My A-Rank Party Anime Casts Maria Sashide as Nene

Character appears in 6th episode on Saturday ― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Friday that Maria Sashide will play Nene in the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series. The character will appear in the show's sixth episode on ...
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The Beginning After The End Anime Casts Kana Ichinose, Chiaki Omigawa

Ichinose voices Tessia, Omigawa voices Jasmine in series debuting in April ― The official website for the television anime adaptation of TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End web novel and its webcomic adaptation revealed two more cast members on Friday. Kana Ichinose as Tessia Eralith, a young elf girl captured by slave traders Chiaki Omigawa as Jasmine Flamesworth, a silent dual-wielding adventure...

Visual Arts/Key's AIR Visual Novel Gets Steam Release in English on March 5

Release will mark 1st English release of 2000 game that inspired TV anime, anime film ― Visual Arts/Key announced on Friday that the AIR visual novel will get a release on PC via Steam on March 5. The release will include audio in Japanese and text in Japanese, English, and Simplified Chinese. This will mark the first English release of the visual novel. The release will include retouched HD visuals ...
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Astro Bot Wins Game of the Year at D.I.C.E. Awards

Tekken 8, Metaphor: ReFantazio also win awards ― The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the winners of the 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on Thursday, and Team Asobi and Sony Interactive Entertainment's Astro Bot won the award for Game of the Year. The game also won the "Outstanding Achievement in Animation," "Outstanding Technical Achievement," "Family Game of the Year," and "Outst...
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Nowlu Performs Ending Theme for Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Anime

Series debuts in Japan on April 5, will stream on Crunchyroll starting in April ― Arc System Works revealed on Friday that Nowlu will perform the ending theme song "Arika" (Location) for the Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers television anime. The anime will debut in Japan on April 5 at 10:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX. The series will debut on ABC TV on April 9, AT-X on April 10, and BS Shochiku Tokyu on April 1...
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Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective Radio Show Plays Recordings of Main Lead Ayane Sakura Sleeping

Voice of title character is genuinely sleeping ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective anime teased that the February 11 episode of the anime's audio radio program Nikkan Sakura Ayane Tensai Ameku Takao ni Naru 100 nichi Kan features the sleeping sounds of voice actor Ayane Sakura. The episode is available on the Aniplex YouTube channel, Apple Podcasts, and Sp...
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Toei Animation's 'Magic Candies' Short Gets 2-Week Screening in Japanese Theaters

Short film nominated for Best Animated Short Film for this year's Academy Awards ― The official website for Toei Animation, Daisuke Nishio, and Takashi Washio's "Magic Candies" ("Amedama") short revealed on Friday that the short will have a two-week limited engagement in theaters in Japan beginning on February 28. The 21-minute short film "Magic Candies," based on the Korean picture book of the same ...
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Live-Action A Girl and Her Guard Dog Film Unveils 2 Character Videos

Character videos highlight main characters Isaku, Keiya, feature insert song, theme song ― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Hatsuharu's A Girl & Her Guard Dog (Ojō to Banken-kun) manga began streaming two character videos for the film on Friday. The videos are titled "Girl" and "Guard Dog," and focus on Isaku and Keiya, respectively. The "Girl" video features Noa's insert s...
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Flower and Asura Anime Casts Ami Koshimizu

Koshimizu plays young poet Konoyono Owari ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of writer Ayano Takeda and artist Musshu's FLOWER AND ASURA (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku) manga revealed on Friday that Ami Koshimizu is joining the cast as Konoyono Owari, a young and upcoming poet who will appear in the anime's seventh episode on February 18. Konoyono Owari's name appear...
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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 6

It says something about a character when our first introduction to them is a prolonged shot of their shapely (and barely covered) butt.
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3rd Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Unveils Trailer, Visual

Gunjō no Asteroid opens on April 11 ― Bandai Namco Filmworks unveiled on Friday a trailer and visual for Gunjō no Asteroid (Ultramarine Asteroid), the third film for Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes: The film's special limited edition Blu-ray Disc will launch on April 11, the same day it opens in theaters. The fil...
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Chihayafuru Gets New Live-Action Show Set 10 Years After Ending

Original creator Yuki Suetsugu's working on Chihayafuru -Meguri- show debuting in July ― An official website opened on Friday to reveal that Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga is getting a new live-action television series titled Chihayafuru -Meguri- on NTV in July. The series will feature an original story set 10 years after the ending of the live-action movies. Manga creator Suetsugu is involved wit...
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WEBTOON Launches Video Contest with US$200,000 in Prizes

1-minute video based on WEBTOON original series can get you US$30,000 ― WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. has launched the WEBTOON Video Contest, inviting fans to create TikToks or YouTube Shorts inspired by WEBTOON Originals for a chance to win cash prizes. The contest offers a total prize pool of up to US$200,000, with a US$30,000 Grand Prize, multiple US$10,000 Diamond prizes, US$5,000 Platinum prizes, a...
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Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Game's Trailers Reveal Demo

Demo launched for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC on Thursday ― Sega unveiled trailers during Sony's "State of Play" livestream on Thursday for Ryu ga Gotoku Studio's Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (Ryū ga Gotoku 8 Gaiden: Pirates in Hawaii) game, and they reveal the game's demo that launched on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on Thursday (Friday in Japan). Demo Trailer English Laun...
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Wataru Hinekure, Aruko's Kimagure a la Mode Manga Ends

My Love Mix-Up! duo launched series of short stories in July 2024 ― The March issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine published the final chapter of Wataru Hinekure and Aruko's Kimagure a la Mode (Whimsical a la Mode) manga on Thursday. Shueisha will publish a compiled book volume of the series on March 25. The series of short vignette stories centers on a café with a pleasant atmosphere. The ...
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Flower and Asura ‒ Episode 6

if any character gave us the start of a breadcrumb trail leading to what I think could be a fascinating character arc, it was undoubtedly Akiyama.
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live Stage Show Adds Performances in Los Angeles, Seattle

Tour makes new stops at Los Angeles on March 22, Seattle on March 26 ― Producers Makoto Matsuda (appare) and Kumiko Yoshii (Gorgeous Entertainment) announced on Thursday that Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live, a performance show based on Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon manga, will add three performances to its North American tour. The first two additional shows will be at The Music Center's Ahm...
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Sayaka Mogi's Girl Meat Girl Manga Ends

"Interspecies coming-of-age sci-fi" manga launched in 2023 ― The March issue of Asahi Shimbun Publications' Nemuki+ magazine published the final chapter of Sayaka Mogi's Girl Meat Girl manga on Thursday. The "interspecies coming-of-age sci-fi" manga follows a naive high school girl named Mameko and an introverted pig girl named Yulily, who form a friendship and spend their youth in a mysterious world...
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GKIDS Screens COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing Anime Film in N. America on April 11

English-subbed trailer streamed ― GKIDS announced on Thursday that it has acquired the North American theatrical rights to COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (Gekijо̄ban Project Sekai: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku, or The Broken World and a Miku Who Can't Sing), the anime film based on the Project Sekai: Colorful Stage feat. Hatsune Miku smartphone game, and it will screen the film in...
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 ‒ Episode 60

While this episode was fun on the surface level, it left me feeling confused more than anything else.
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Dave the Diver Game Gets Like a Dragon DLC in April

New DLC is titled "Ichiban's Holiday" ― The official YouTube channel for PlayStation began streaming a trailer for the Dave the Diver game's new Yakuza/Like a Dragon series crossover DLC on Tuesday. The DLC, titled "Ichiban's Holiday," is scheduled for release in April. Dave the Diver launched on PC via Steam in June 2023, and on Switch in October 2023. The game launched for PlayStation 4 and PlaySta...
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SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada Game Review

This model of repeated actions on similar environments can work if the quality is there – I’ve certainly enjoyed such games in my time – but usually for some combination of meaningful extrinsic and intrinsic rewards. ― SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada is a game which makes a strong first impression before almost immediately nose-diving into humdrum monotony. The bones of the setup are strong enough to support ...
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Calamity Angels: Special Delivery Game Heads West in Summer

Delivery RPG by character designer Kei Nanameda launches for Switch, PS5, PS4 ― Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that it will release Compile Heart's role-playing game Calamity Angels: Special Delivery (Todokero! Tatakae! Calamity Angels) physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch this summer. Calamity Angels: Special Delivery is an RPG by character...
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Live-Action French Cat's Eyes Series Gets 2nd Season

1st season debuted on November 11 ― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thursday that Cat's Eyes, the live-action French series of Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga, is getting a second season on French channel TF1. The show debuted on TF1 and TF1+ on November 11, and then debuted on December 18 on Amazon Prime Video. Amazon is producing the series alongside Big Band Story. Amazon Prime Vide...
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From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! #6 [rate]
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Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - #7 [rate]
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Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest #6 [rate]
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The Catcher in the Ballpark! Anime Casts Kazuhiro Nakaya, Wakana Kuramochi

April anime casts Nakaya as Mitsui, Kuramochi as Kisa ― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Tatsurō Suga's The Catcher in the Ballpark! (Ballpark de Tsukamaete!) manga revealed on Thursday that the series has cast Kazuhiro Nakaya as Mitsui (pictured below on right), a left-handed pitcher, and Wakana Kuramochi as Kisa (pictured below on left), Mitsui's girlfriend. The...
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This Week in Anime - A Parade of Pink Anime Girls

Steve and Lucas look at pink-haired anime girls (and boys) and its codified character archetypes (cute! spunky! murderer!) ― Steve and Lucas look at pink-haired anime girls (and boys) and its codified character archetypes (cute! spunky! murderer!). Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion o...
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4th Princess Principal: Crown Handler Film Reveals May 23 Premiere in Trailer Video

3rd film of 6-part film series premiered in 2023 ― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the key visual, trailer video, and May 23 premiere for the fourth film in the six-part Princess Principal: Crown Handler sequel film series on Friday. The third film in the series premiered in Japan in April 2023. The first film opened in February 2021. The film was originally slated to open in April 2020, but the film...
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Dr. Stone: Science Future #6 [rate]
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Kyousuke Motomi Ends Queen's Quality Manga After 1 Decade

Manga gets epilogue chapter in April ― The March issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine published the final chapter of Kyousuke Motomi's Queen's Quality manga on Thursday. The magazine also revealed that the manga will get an epilogue chapter, which will run in the magazine's May issue on April 11. The manga's 25th and final volume will ship in May. The manga entered its climax with the 103rd chapt...
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Blood Lad's Yūki Kodama Launches New Agent Jupiter Manga

New series debuts in Morning two on February 20 ― Kodansha launched a new X (formerly Twitter) account for Yūki Kodama's new manga Agent Jupiter on Wednesday. The manga will launch in Kodansha's Morning two magazine on February 20. \特報/小玉有起先生 @KTPN 最新作『エージェント木星』。2025年2月20日(木)正午より、モーツー @morningtwo にて新連載スタートです!!! pic.twitter.com/y0tPAToOrS— エージェント木星【公式】@モーツー新連載 (@agentjupiter_m2) February 12, 2025 Koda...
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The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World #6 [rate]
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