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The Shiunji Family Children Volume 1 Manga Review
Is this a story about siblings realizing there's more to being a sibling than blood? Is this a story about teens realizing that blood was the only thing holding them back from hooking up?
― The Shiunji Family Children is a very well-drawn and well-presented manga. The character designs aren't anything flashy, but everyone is very distinct from one another, with a substantial amount of detail present....
Devil Is a Part-Timer! Official Comic Anthology Manga Review
It isn't perfect, but most of them have a real understanding of the original material and a clear love for it. I wouldn't call it a must-read, but it is a treat if you're a franchise fan.
― Regarding the three recent releases of official comic anthologies, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Official Comic Anthology falls in between Sasaki and Miyano's and Mieruko-Chan's offerings. That means that most of the...
Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic Manga Review
This compilation is best when it abandons the usual Higurashi setting and tone for something completely different.
― Welcome back to Hinamizawa in the summer of 1983, where things are looking a little…different. Released to accompany (or at least celebrate) the anime sequel to Higurashi: When They Cry GOU, SOTSU, the Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic collects nine stories that stick to the...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Anime Film Review
When Sakuta finds he's become invisible, he'll have to face some significant changes in his life to create the future he wants.
― As an overarching story, The Rascal Does Not Dream series hit its central climax in the 2019 film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl. The previous film to this one, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out, felt more like an extended epilogue than anything els...
This Week in Games - That Naruto Sounds Different...
Controversy unfolds this week, from strange-sounding lines in Naruto X Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections to what qualifies as an "indie" game.
― Happy Friday, fellow weeb gamers. Although this week has been pretty light on announcements and trailers from video game companies outside of Capcom's release date announcement (and $70 price tag) for Dragon's Dogma 2, it's also had its fair share of ...
Gundam: Senjō no Kizuna II Arcade Game Ends Online Service on March 28
Sequel game launched in 2021
― The official Twitter account for the Mobile Suit Gundam: Senjō no Kizuna II arcade game announced on Tuesday that the game and its related official site will end online service on March 28 at 2:00 a.m. JST. 【オンラインサービス終了のお知らせ（1/3）】「機動戦士ガンダム 戦場の絆Ⅱ」ならびに公式連動サイトは２０２４年３月２８日 (木) AM２:００（２０２４年３月２７日（水）２６:００） をもちまして、オンラインサービスを終了させていただくことになりました。#戦場の絆II— 機動戦士ガンダム 戦場の絆Ⅱ (@gundamkizun...
Disney's Live-Action/Anime Dragons of Wonderhatch Series Reveals More Anime Cast in Video
Yu Shimamura, Kenta Miyake, Jun Fukuyama, Shimba Tsuchiya join hybrid series debuting on December 20
― Disney started streaming a special video for the anime segment of its hybrid live-action/anime fantasy adventure project Dragons of Wonderhatch (Wonderhatch -Sora-Tobu Ryū no Shima-) on Tuesday. The video revealed four new cast members for the anime segments. The anime segments' additional cast are ...
Yusuke Chiba, Singer-Songwriter of Rock Band The Birthday, Passes Away at 55
Zombie-Loan, The First Slam Dunk singer announced esophageal cancer diagnosis in April
― The official Twitter account of Japanese rock band The Birthday announced on Tuesday that the band's singer, guitarist, and songwriter Yusuke Chiba has passed away on November 26. He was 55. Chiba announced in April that he was going on hiatus to get treatment for esophageal cancer. Chiba's family held a private ...
Evangelion: Anima Light Novels Get English Audiobooks Narrated by Tiffany Grant
1st volume debuts on December 14
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it will release an English audiobook version of Ikuto Yamashita's Neon Genesis Evangelion: ANIMA light novel series, beginning with the first volume on December 14. Tiffany Grant, the voice of the character Asuka in the franchise's English dubs, is narrating the audiobooks. Seven Seas Entertainment describes the book...
Takara Tomy / Tomica Collab with Ghibli Continues with New Toy Cars
Studio Ghibli and Takara Tomy toy brand Tomica collide for fun new Ghibli-themed cars
― Studio Ghibli and Takara Tomy toy brand Tomica collide for fun new Ghibli-themed cars. Since November 2022, the Japanese toy company Takara Tomy through its Tomica brand has teamed with Studio Ghibli to bring fans toy cars based on different Ghibli movies. To this point, Tomica has released nine such toy cars. But...
Frieren Manga Adds 7 Million Copies to Circulation in 2 Months Since Anime's Premiere
Manga has over 17 million copies in circulation
― The official Twitter account for Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga announced on Friday that the manga has added 7 million copies to circulation since the debut of the anime. The manga now has over 17 million copies in circulation. The series was previously on hiatus and returned to serialization i...
Ragna Crimson ‒ Episode 10
The only interesting parts are where Ragna and Crimson interrupt.
American Animation Studio Skybound Entertainment Launches Skybound Japan
Ash Nukui heads Japanese office of company behind Invincible animated series, The Walking Dead live-action television series
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Cartoon Brew reported on Friday that the studio behind the Invincible animated series and The Walking Dead live-action television series Skybound Entertainment is establishing Skybound Japan. Ash Nukui (The Sniffer and Memoir of a Teenage Amnesiac) will head the company, Ric...
Kin-iro no Corda: Starlight Orchestra Smartphone Game Ends Service on March 29
Game gets offline version for limited time
― The official website for Koei Tecmo Games' Ruby Party brand and Aniplex's Kin-iro no Corda: Starlight Orchestra (La Corda d'Oro Starlight Orchestra) smartphone game announced on Monday that the game will end service on March 29. The game will get an offline version for a limited time after the service ends. The offline version allows players to view unlock...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 ‒ Episode 9
*taps on the mic* Fairy Tail did the whole “being raised by a dragon” thing a million times better!
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Game Adds Wonder of U
JoJolion character launches on Friday with early access on Wednesday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a trailer on Monday for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, a new version of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle fighting game, and it reveals that Wonder of U (Toru) from the series' eighth part JoJolion will join as the third DLC character from Season Pass 2 on Friday...
Satoshi Mizukami, Ichiri Seto Launch New Manga
Battle series launches in March issue of Young King Ours
― The January issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine revealed on November 30 that Satoshi Mizukami and Ichiri Seto (Frontier Life with a Weird Dragon and an Errand Boy) will launch a new series in the March issue titled Climax Necromance. The magazine teases the series with the tagline: "another world summoning battle begins!" 新連載「クラ...
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B-PROJECT Passion*Love Call #10 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, November 20-26
Momotaro Dentetsu World stays at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: November 20-26 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwMomotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyū wa Kibō de Mawatteru! Konami November 16 98,311 413,010 2NSwSuper Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo October 20 62,896 1,088,717 3NSwSuper Mario RPG Nintendo November 17 54,321 355,655 4NSwWarioWare: Move It! Nintendo November 3 11...
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A Playthrough of a Certain Dude's VRMMO Life #10 [rate]
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ‒ Episode 13
None of that mattered if she never started the attack.
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I'm in Love with the Villainess #10 [rate]
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The Shiunji Family Children Volume 1 Manga Review
Is this a story about siblings realizing there's more to being a sibling than blood? Is this a story about teens realizing that blood was the only thing holding them back from hooking up?
― The Shiunji Family Children is a very well-drawn and well-presented manga. The character designs aren't anything flashy, but everyone is very distinct from one another, with a substantial amount of detail present....
Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Manga Gets 2nd Stage Play in February
2nd play runs in Tokyo, Osaka from February 15-25
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku manga revealed on November 23 the second stage play titled Hell's Paradise -Tsui no Shō- (Hell's Paradise -Final Chapter-), which will run from February 15-25 at the Theatre 1010 in Tokyo, and at the TT Hall of the Cool Japan Park in Osaka. The website also...
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Shy #10 [rate]
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The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy #10 [rate]
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Dead Mount Death Play #21 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 20-26
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ranks at #4, Firefighter Daigo at #6
― This week's episode of the live-action series of Kiwa Irie's Yuria's Red String manga aired on TV Asahi on Thursday, November 23 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.5% rating. This week's episode of the live-action series adaptation of Hinako Ashihara's Sexy Tanaka-san manga aired on NTV on Sunday, November 26 at 10:30 p.m., and it earned ...
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Kawagoe Boys Sing #9 [rate]
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You ‒ Episode 9
The longer this show goes on, the less apt it feels to call the cast a harem.
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Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions #10 [rate]
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Yuki Andō's The World of Machida-kun Manga Gets Stage Musical Adaptation in March 2024
Shonen Ninja boy group member Kōki Kawasaki stars in musical directed by Worry Kinoshita
― Entertainment News website Oricon reported on Thursday that Yuki Andō's The World of Machida-kun manga will get a musical stage play adaptation, which will run from March 29 until April 14 at the Hibiya Theatre Creation in Tokyo. Kōki Kawasaki, member of the boy group Shonen Ninja, will play the titular role of...
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Migi & Dali #10 [rate]
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Mononoke Anime Gets 2nd Stage Play Adaptation in March
Butai Mononoke ~Zashiki Warashi~ runs in Tokyo, Osaka, from March-April
― The official Twitter account for the stage play adaptation of the Mononoke anime revealed on November 30 that a second stage play titled Butai Mononoke ~Zashiki Warashi~ (Stage Mononoke ~Zashiki Warashi~) will run from March until April 2024. Hirofumi Araki will return from the first stage play as the Medicine Seller. The new s...
Tearmoon Empire ‒ Episode 9
It's nice to see that Mia is becoming more willing to stick her neck out for others.
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Stardust Telepath #9 [rate]
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Episode Freya Manga Ends
Fourth volume shipped on July 12
― Manga artist Hinase Momoyama revealed on Twitter on November 17 that Square Enix's Manga UP app has published the 20th and final chapter of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Freya manga. YenPress publishes the series in English and describes the story: Long before Bell Cranell came to Orario, the goddess of unparalleled...
Heart Cocktail Colorful Anime Gets 5 Winter Episodes Starting on December 11
Kazuya Kamenashi, Tamiyoshi Okuda, Hikari Mitsushima return from spring, summer episodes
― NHK announced on Monday that it is producing five more episodes for the Heart Cocktail Colorful anime, which will air for five consecutive nights, starting on December 11. The new episodes will be five minutes each and will air on NHK General at 11:45 p.m. JST. The new stories will all take place in winter, and...
Chun-Li, Yor Battle It Out in Spy x Family Code: White Film & Street Fighter 6 Game Collaboration Video
Strong women don't high five, they high kick
― We all got excited when the collaboration between CAPCOM's Street Fighter 6 fighting game and the upcoming Gekijōban SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film was announced last July at the Anime Expo. Lest we forget about this upcoming great collaboration, and to officially start the hype, a special collaboration anime video started streaming on Monday featurin...
The Fire Hunter Anime's 2nd Season Reveals January 14 Debut in 1st Promo Video
Manaka Iwami, M.A.O join cast for 2nd season
― The official website for the television anime of Rieko Hinata and Akihiro Yamada's The Fire Hunter (Hikari no Ō) fantasy novel series started streaming the 30-second and 90-second versions of the first promotional video for the show's second season on Monday. The videos also revealed the second season's January 14 premiere. 30-second version 90-second ve...
Rascal Does Not Dream Franchise Gets Anime Adapting University Student Arc
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid film debuts at #4 in Japan
― The official website for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, the second of two films in the sequel anime project for the Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series, announced on Monday that the franchise's "University Student Arc" is getting an anime adaptation. The announcement did not specify what type of an...
Yasuhiro Anpo: Capcom to Announce More Resident Evil Game Remakes
Resident Evil 4 remake won Grand Award at PlayStation Partner Awards 2023
― IGN reported on Friday that director of the Resident Evil 4 remake game Yasuhiro Anpo stated at the PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 that Capcom will announce more Resident Evil remakes in the future. He stated that the company has "released three remakes so far and they have all been received very well. Since it allows a mode...
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! Switch Game Launches on April 25 in Japan, April 26 in West (Updated)
English/Japanese trailers streamed
― Aniplex started streaming on Monday a trailer for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- Sweep the Board! (Kimetsu no Yaiba Mezase! Saikyō Taishi! in Japan) board game-style video game for the Nintendo Switch, which revealed its April 25 release in Japan. Update: Sega announced on Monday that it will release the game in the Americas and Europe on April 24, 2024. The ...
Chiikawa Anime Casts Miyuri Shimabukuro as Caesar
Character appears in anime for 1st time in 123rd episode on Tuesday
― The official website for the anime of Nagano's Chiikawa manga revealed on Monday that Miyuri Shimabukuro will join the anime's cast as Caesar. The character will appear in the anime for the first time in the show's 123rd episode on Tuesday. The anime premiered in April 2022, and it previously aired every Friday within Fuji TV's mor...
Hunter x Hunter Manga Gets 2nd Stage Play in March 2024
Stage play runs from March 16-31, April 6-14
― The first 2024 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump revealed on Monday that Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter X Hunter manga is inspiring a second stage play in March and April, 2024. Hunter X Hunter Stage 2 will run at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo from March 16-31 and at the Umeda Arts Theater Dramacity in Osaka from April 6-14. Akira Yamazaki is writing and ...
2024 Doraemon Film's Trailer Reveals Vaundy's Theme Song
Vaundy performs theme song "Time Paradox" for March 1 film
― The official website for the 2024 Doraemon film Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Chikyū Symphony (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony) posted a new trailer and visual for the film on Monday. The trailer reveals and previews the film's theme song "Time Paradox" by Vaundy. The 43rd film in the franchise will open in Japan on March 1. Kyōko Yo...
Godzilla Minus One Earns Estimated US$11 Million in U.S. Opening Weekend
Film has highest opening weekend earnings for foreign film in the U.S. so far this year
― Film news website Deadline reported on Sunday that Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki's new film in Toho's Godzilla franchise, has earned an estimated US$11 million in its first three days in the U.S. box office. The website The Numbers puts the estimate more precisely at US$11,031,954. The film is projected t...
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Film's Trailer Shows Title Titans Side-by-Side
Sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong film opens on April 12
― Warner Bros. began streaming a new trailer for the Godzilla vs. Kong film sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire on Sunday. The trailer shows Godzilla and King Kong fighting side by side against a new threat. The film will open on April 12, 2024. The film will have IMAX screenings on its release date. Legendary Entertainment and Warner Bros. delaye...
The Boy and the Heron Film Gets Animated Music Video
English-subtitled video features Kenshi Yonezu's theme song "Chikyūgi," set to footage of film
― The official YouTube channel for singer-songwriter Kenshi Yonezu began streaming a music video for Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?), featuring Yonezu's "Chikyūgi" (Spinning Globe) theme song for the. The video includes an...
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Tries His Hand at Developing a Game
Mashima began journey in September 2022
― Fairy Tail and Edens Zero creator Hiro Mashima is a pretty avid fan of video games, as shown when he revealed his top games for 2021 (all of which were some pretty long games). So is it really a surprise when he started trying his hand at Unreal Engine 5 to make his own game? As it turns out, there's two entire seasons' worth of videos chronicling his game de...
Undead Unluck ‒ Episode 9
Also cements how likable and believable her extremely weird relationship with this schlong-slinging zombie freak has become.
One Piece Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan November List
16 manga including Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, SPY x FAMILY, Berserk, My Dress-Up Darling, Demon Slayer, Oshi no Ko, Kaiju No. 8 make list
― Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for November. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including:
#1 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 104
#2 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 21
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Spy×Family Season 2 ‒ Episode 34
Yor's arc ends here, more or less, although we still get their family vacation.
Gundam Silver Phantom VR Animation Reveals Key Visual
Feature-length VR project teases 'immersive adventure'
― Bandai Namco Filmworks and virtual reality (VR) production company Atlas V unveiled during the GUNDAM Fan e-Festival 2023 on Monday the key visual for their upcoming feature-length VR animation Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom for Meta Quest. The image seems to show the cockpit of a mobile suit. Pierre Zandrowicz of Atlas V and Ken Iyadomi of ...
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation's 2nd Teaser Announces Netflix Global Debut
New characters, mecha also teased
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed in a new teaser on Monday that the new animation project Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance will premiere globally on Netflix exclusively. The six 30-minute episodes will stream worldwide, and the story focuses on the European Front during the One Year War made famous by the first Gundam anime. The story centers on Iria Sorari...
Devil Is a Part-Timer! Official Comic Anthology Manga Review
It isn't perfect, but most of them have a real understanding of the original material and a clear love for it. I wouldn't call it a must-read, but it is a treat if you're a franchise fan.
― Regarding the three recent releases of official comic anthologies, The Devil is a Part-Timer! Official Comic Anthology falls in between Sasaki and Miyano's and Mieruko-Chan's offerings. That means that most of the...
Resident Evil 4 Game Remake Launches for PSVR2 on December 8
Game launches for Mac, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, all iPads with M1 chip or later on December 20
― Capcom announced on Friday that it will release the free "VR (virtual reality) Mode" for its Resident Evil 4 game remake on December 8. The "VR Mode" will be compatible with the PlayStation VR2 device for the PlayStation 5. The game will release for Mac, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and all ...
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Dark Gathering #22 [rate]
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MF Ghost #10 [rate]
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Berserk of Gluttony #10 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries ‒ Episode 9
“Jinshi” acts a certain way, doesn't get attached to his toys, and doesn't pout or get overly emotional.
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Overtake! #10 [rate]
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'The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You' Anime Casts Sumire Uesaka
Uesaka plays Hakari's overprotective mother
― The official website for the television anime of Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo) manga announced on Sunday that Sumire Uesaka has joined the cast. Uesaka plays Hakari Hanazono's mother Hahari. Hahari dotes on her only ...
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The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch #11 [rate]
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Black Clover Manga Resumes on December 25
― The first 2024 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine confirmed on Monday that Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga will continue serialization in the winter issue of Jump Giga, which goes on sale on December 25. Shueisha published the last Shonen Jump chapter in the 38th issue in August, announcing at the time that the manga will move to Jump Giga. Shueisha publishes four issues of Jump Gig...
Takehiko Inoue's 'REAL' Manga Goes on Hiatus Until February
Sports manga launched in 2000
― This year's 53rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on November 30 that with the publication of chapter 95 of Takehiko Inoue's REAL manga, the series will enter a hiatus until February 2024. The manga publishes chapters irregularly, with two chapters publishing in 2019. Before that, the manga had been on hiatus since 2014. Inoue launched the mang...
Pretty Series Franchise Gets New TV Anime Next April
Teaser previews cast following after PriPara, Kiratto Pri Chan, Waccha PriMagi!
― The "PriPara & Kiratto Pri☆Chan & Waccha PriMagi! Winter Live 2023" event announced on Sunday that the Pretty Series franchise will launch a new television anime next April. The event showed a teaser video featuring the silhouettes of the new anime's characters. The staff will provide more information on the new anime o...
Power of Hope: Precure Full Bloom ‒ Episode 9
The myth that adults can do what they want to can sometimes make growing up a slap in the face.
Gushing Over Magical Girls Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, 3 Versions, Ending Song Artists, January 3 Debut
Yuka Aisaka, Minami Tsuda, Kana Asumi join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Akihiro Ononaka's Gushing Over Magical Girls (Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete) manga posted its second main promotional video on Sunday. The staff announced more cast members, three versions, ending song artists, and January 3 premiere for the anime. The newly announced cast members are: Yuka Aisaka as Matama A...
The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil Anime Unveils 2 New Cast, January 8 Premiere
Masako Nozawa, Mayumi Tanaka, join cast as mental avatars
― The staff for the television anime of Sawayoshi Azuma's The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil (Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru) manga revealed two new cast members and the anime's January 8 premiere on Sunday. The newly announced cast members are: Masako Nozawa as Joe, Akutsu's mental avatar when he and Lily engage in an "Otoshiai Battle...
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Anime's New Video Unveils Mulasaki-Ima's Ending Song, January 6 Debut
Mulasaki-Ima created "Gakkyū Nisshi" song just for upcoming anime
― Aniplex began streaming a new promotional video for Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga, the new anime based on Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga, on Sunday. The video announces and previews the ending theme song "Gakkyū Nisshi" (Class Diary) that Mulasaki-Ima created specifically for the anime. The video also announces that the an...
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Shangri-La Frontier #10 [rate]
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Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc #10 [rate]
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7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Anime Casts Shinnosuke Tachibana
Tachibana plays Kaine Tully
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Touko Amekawa and Wan Hachipisu's 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Loop 7-kaime no Akuyaku Reijō wa, Moto Tekikoku de Jiyū Kimamana Hanayome Seikatsu o Mankitsu Suru) light novel series announced on Sunday that Shinnosuke Tachibana will play Kaine Tully, chairman of ...
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Game Reveals Story Trailer, Character Pass, Uma Musume DLC
Fighting game launches for PS5, PS4, Steam on December 14
― Cygames began streaming a story trailer for its Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising fighting game on Saturday. English version Japanese version The game's story arc will feature Lucilius as a boss and he will be available as a DLC character in January 2024. Old Face, New Story CharacterLucilius returns from the shadow of death as a boss in the n...
Ishura Anime Reveals 2 Main Visuals, January 3 Premiere
Anime also streams on Kadokawa's YouTube channel, Abema starting on January 10
― The staff for the television anime of storywriter Keiso and artist Kureta's Ishura light novel series revealed on Sunday the series' two main visuals, and its January 3 premiere. The anime will premiere in Japan on January 3 on 22 channels including TOKYO MX, BS Nippon Corporation, and KBS Kyoto. The anime will also stre...
Aniplex, Acquire Reveal Hookah Haze Visual Novel With English Release
Visual novel will release for Switch, PC via Steam in 2024
― Aniplex and Acquire announced on Saturday that they are developing the Hookah Haze visual novel for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The companies will release the game in 2024 with Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and English text. The visual novel's Steam listing describes the story of the "human drama adventure": It's the year 2xxx. The in...
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The IDOLM@STER Million Live! #9 [rate]
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U.K. Home Releases of My Dress-Up Darling and Konosuba! Film on Monday
Also Blu-ray editions of Beast Tamer, More than a Married Couple, But Not Lovers and second season of Classroom of the Elite
― On Monday December 4, Crunchyroll will release Blu-ray and DVD editions of My Dress-Up Darling. Keisuke Shinohara (Black Fox, A3! Season Spring & Summer) directed the anime at CloverWorks. Yoriko Tomita (As Miss Beelzebub Likes, Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won'...
Given BL Manga Launches New Extra Story Series in January
Original manga inspired 2 more anime films, with first one opening on January 27
― The January 2024 issue of Shinshokan's Chéri+ magazine announced on Thursday that Natsuki Kizu's Given manga will start a new extra story in the March issue on January 30. The notice describes the extra story as a "new serialization." It adds that the first chapter will have a color opening page, and that the manga wil...
NHK Posts Human Rights Guidelines for Kōhaku Song Contest
Another "first" for this year's program
― The streak of odd firsts for NHK's 74th Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Contest") — Japan's most-watched music television program — continues, as the program posted "guidelines for respecting human rights for performers" on its website for the first time. On November 13, NHK revealed the lineup of artists for this year's program, and the list did not i...
Gaku Kajikawa's Daddy's Sexy Doll Manga Ends on December 26
Human drama manga launched in November 2022
― The January 2024 issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Monday that Gaku Kajikawa's Daddy's Sexy Doll (Papa no Sexy Doll) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on December 26. Kajikawa launched the manga in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh in November 2022. Kadokawa published the manga's first compiled book volume on July 26...
Satoru Makimura's Moment: Eien no Isshun Manga Ends
Figure-skating manga launched in 2014
― The January 2024 issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine published the final chapter of Satoru Makimura's Moment: Eien no Isshun manga on Tuesday. The figure-skating romance manga centers on Yuki Kitahara and her lonely battle on ice, at the 2014 Sochi Women's Figure Skating Special. Makimura launched the manga in Cocohana in January 2014. Shueisha published the ...
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Protocol: Rain #9 [rate]
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I Shall Survive Using Potions! #9 [rate]
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A Returner's Magic Should Be Special #9 [rate]
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Tearmoon Empire #9 [rate]
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Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic Manga Review
This compilation is best when it abandons the usual Higurashi setting and tone for something completely different.
― Welcome back to Hinamizawa in the summer of 1983, where things are looking a little…different. Released to accompany (or at least celebrate) the anime sequel to Higurashi: When They Cry GOU, SOTSU, the Higurashi When They Cry: GOU Anthology Comic collects nine stories that stick to the...
Innai Keisatsu: Asclepius no Hebi Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
Medical detective manga launched in 2021
― This year's 24th issue of Akita Publishing's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Tsutomu Sakai and Ichi Hayashi's Innai Keisatsu: Asclepius no Hebi manga will be adapted into a live-action television series for Fuji TV. The series debuts on January 12. The series stars Kenta Kiritani, Koji Seto, Neru Nagahama, and Masachika Ichimura. Junichi Is...
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My New Boss Is Goofy #9 [rate]
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Spy×Family #34 [rate]
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Ragna Crimson #10 [rate]
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Kin-iro no Corda: Starlight Orchestra Game's Manga Adaptation Ends on December 27
Hachi Yatsuhashi launched manga adaptation in September 2021
― The January 2024 issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum magazine announced on Tuesday that Kin-iro no Corda: Starlight Orchestra Comic, Hachi Yatsuhashi's manga adaptation of Koei Tecmo Games' Ruby Party brand and Aniplex's Kin-iro no Corda: Starlight Orchestra (La Corda d'Oro Starlight Orchestra) smartphone game, will end in the ma...
hololive, Tatsuki Present Short Anime on New Year's Eve
VTuber agency, Kemono Friends director's 1st anime collaboration
― During a live-streamed program for "the Secret Society holoX's second anniversary" on Saturday, Cover Corporation's hololive virtual YouTuber (VTuber) agency announced that it is collaborating with director Tatsuki (Kemono Friends, Hentatsu) on a special short anime that will premiere on television on New Year's Eve. Tatsuki and holol...
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The Faraway Paladin: The Lord of Rust Mountain #9 [rate]
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The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess #9 [rate]
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Goblin Slayer II ‒ Episode 9
Sword Maiden cheekily uses her influence to assign the Slayer as her bodyguard for a mission.
Raon Performs Ending Theme for High Card Anime's 2nd Season
Series debuts on January 8
― The staff for the poker-themed High Card anime revealed on Saturday that Raon will perform the ending theme song "Hakuchūmu" (Daydream) for the anime's second season. The staff also revealed the show's poster visual and January 8 debut. The anime's new cast includes Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Zenon and Miyuki Sawashiro as Burst. Publisher TMS, author Homura Kawamoto (Kakeguru...
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Case Closed #1105 [rate]
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Power of Hope: Precure Full Bloom #9 [rate]
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Stage Your Lie in April Musical Will Play in London in April 2024
Tickets are available for two performances at Theatre Royal Drury Lane on April 8 and 9
― Tickets are available for two London performances of the Japanese stage musical version of Naoshi Arakawa's Your Lie in April (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso) manga. The venue will be the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London on Monday April 8 2024 and Tuesday April 9 2024, both at 7.30 p.m. The musical was slated to begi...
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Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange #10 [rate]
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Delusional Monthly Magazine Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, January 11 Debut
Rie Kugimiya, Tomokazu Sugita, more join cast for original anime
― The official website for the Monthly Mōsō Science (Gekkan Mōsō Kagaku) original television anime began streaming a second promotional video for the series on Saturday. The video reveals more cast and the show's January 11 debut. The newly announced cast includes: Rie Kugimiya as Catherine Sue
Tomokazu Sugita as Edward Chi
Anan Furuta ...
Final Fantasy XVI, Resident Evil 4 Remake, More Games Win PlayStation Partner Awards
Armored Core VI, Street Fighter 6, Wo Long, Sonic Frontier also win awards
― Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) revealed the winners of the PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 on Friday. The winners of the PlayStation Partner Awards 2023 are as follows: Grand Award These games are the titles with the biggest worldwide sales between October 2022 and September 2023 that were developed in Japan or Asia. G...
Get a Grand Order in McDonald's Fate Collaboration
Have it your way with McDonald's Japan & Fate/Grand Order this Christmas!
― McDonald's is no stranger to collaborations with big name properties. For Christmas 2023, though, McDonald's Japan is teaming up with videogame company Type-Moon to bring a Christmas-themed Fate/Grand Order (FGO) collaboration. On November 29, McDonald's Japan announced its collaboration with the mobile game Fate/Grand Order....
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Shadowverse Flame: Seven Shadows Arc #72 [rate]
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Voice Actress Saya Aizawa Goes on Hiatus Due to Poor Health
Voice of THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls' Hiromi Seki, Uma Musume's Mejiro Ardan
― The talent agency Stardust announced on Friday that voice actress Saya Aizawa is taking a hiatus from work due to her poor health. The agency added that for now, she is limiting her work except for some projects to prioritize her medical care. She aims to return to work as soon as possible. Aizawa's roles include Hirom...