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Tohru is Tohru: the Onigiri Who Finds her Place
Tohru's story is still often framed by readers of all genders as being more about the Soma family members she helps, who are overwhelmingly male.
― I cannot count the number of conversations I've had about Fruits Basket over the years since it first came out. I've discussed it with students, with random people at bookstores and libraries, in attempts to explain it to my parents. Sooner or later, with...
Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space
Another Eden is the latest offering from members of theChrono Trigger team It has a high pedigree and some great quality-of-life features, but is it a loving tribute to those original Squaresoft titles, or just a half-baked shadow?
― It's been a long time since I sat down with a gacha game the way I have over the last couple of weeks. My disdain for the genre has always been palpable – I've never bee...
Sachi's Monstrous Appetite GN 1
Sachi – who wears a human form most of the time and is romantically attracted to Makie as well as attracted to his scent – seems safe, there's still the ever-present danger of her giving into her hunger and consuming him.
― Much like a well-stuffed bento box, there's a lot to unpack in Chomoran's Sachi's Monstrous Appetite. It is at once a supernatural romcom, a monster girl story, a food series, and...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2
Season two has ideas about storytelling in sports that it earnestly wants to use its cartoon horse documentary structure to explore.
― The first season of Uma Musume Pretty Derby can take a bit of getting used to with the terms it wants to be engaged on in order to get into, to let yourself have fun with it. Similarly, Season 2 has a bit of its own circumstances that viewers have to understand going ...
A Collab with Real IMPACT: Bershka x EVANGELION
Give your wardrobe a '90s reboot with Bershka's latest mini capsule inspired by a popular Japanese anime
― Give your wardrobe a '90s reboot with Bershka's latest mini capsule inspired by a popular Japanese anime. EVANGELION is a medium-defining franchise. Even 25 years after Shinji first got in the robot, the latest EVANGELION film is finding new records to break in the Japanese box office, and lifel...
This Week in Games - The Abyss Beckons
Companies that have dealt with Apple and/or Epic – which is roughly 98% of the game industry – are scrambling to make sure these two firms don't accidentally leak stuff while they engage in their courtroom slapfight. Comedy all around!
― Hi again! It's another interesting week of gaming news… though, if I really wanted to, I could probably just write a whole column about the Epic vs. Apple court proc...
Maison Ikkoku GN 3
Stagnation, wheel-spinning, episodic shenanigans – whatever you choose to call it, every shakeup of the love triangles in volume three of Maison Ikkoku ends up settling right back into the status quo, with little major character development to show for it.
― In every long-running romantic comedy, there's bound to be a volume or two where there's no forward momentum. Stagnation, wheel-spinning, episod...
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 4
This episode marks the end of Dainty Ameri's appearance (or introduction), and while it isn't a surprising finish to the story arc, it's still a fun one.
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- ‒ Episode 7
On the surface, Diva seems to be what she would have become if she hadn't gotten involved in Matsumoto's time travel shenanigans.
Those Snow White Notes ‒ Episode 6
Thus, we get to dig into those cast members at last, as the Shamisen Club takes a trip to the seaside city of Tsugaru for a combination training camp and history lesson.
Tokyo Revengers ‒ Episode 5
Between sourceless beams of light, awkward cut-ins, terribly cropped close-ups, and several insert shots of random scenery in place of character introductions, you'd be forgiven for having no clue what's going on for most of this episode.
Viz Media, Manga Plus Publish New Choujin X Manga by Tokyo Ghoul's Sui Ishida
Superpowered battle action manga is now available on services
― Viz Media's Shonen Jump service and Shueisha's Manga Plus service announced on Monday that they have launched Choujin X, the new manga by Tokyo Ghoul creator Sui Ishida. Ishida launched the manga on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website on Monday. Viz describes the superpowered battle action manga: The latest from Sui Ishida! Sometimes...
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro ‒ Episode 5
This week's Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro opens with a little dream sequence highlighting that titular terror's own worst fear: A Senpai who doesn't react to her bullying!
Shadows House ‒ Episode 5
It's clearly the first time most of the young Shadows have met anyone besides their designated living doll – but what it means beyond that is not yet clear.
Fuji-Q Highland's Evangelion World Attraction Closes
Attraction opened in 2010
― The official Twitter account of Japan's Fuji-Q HighLand amusement park announced on Monday that the "Evangelion: World" attraction, including the Life-Size EVA-01 Construction Project pavilion and store, has closed as of Sunday due to construction of a new large roller coaster. Evangelion: World opened in 2010. The pavilion's main attraction recreated the scene where the a...
Moriarty the Patriot ‒ Episode 17
Moriarty's reach is expanding with each new case. We may have had reason to suspect it before it was made clear this week, but he now officially has a man inside Scotland Yard.
Bloomberg: Sony Expects PlayStation 5 Shortages to Continue Through 2022
Sony attributes component shortages as partial reason for low PS5 supply
― Bloomberg reported on Sunday that Sony Group chief financial officer Hiroki Totoki had revealed in a briefing following Sony's financial results report in late April that the PlayStation 5 is expected to remain in short supply through 2022. According to Bloomberg, which reported based on several anonymous people, Totoki said, ...
Next Manga Awards 2021 Opens Nomination Submissions
English website opened on Friday, submissions open until May 21
― The seventh "Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō" (Next Manga Awards) opened its English website for accepting overseas votes on Friday. This year marks the first time the awards have accepted entries and votes from outside Japan. Submissions for the print manga and web manga categories will be open until May 21. The award accepts user submiss...
Megalobox 2: Nomad ‒ Episode 6
“There's nothing wrong about surviving.” That's what Chief taught Joe, and he brings that lesson with him when finds himself going back to Fujimaki and offering to take Sachio's place in the match.
Tohru is Tohru: the Onigiri Who Finds her Place
Tohru's story is still often framed by readers of all genders as being more about the Soma family members she helps, who are overwhelmingly male.
― I cannot count the number of conversations I've had about Fruits Basket over the years since it first came out. I've discussed it with students, with random people at bookstores and libraries, in attempts to explain it to my parents. Sooner or later, with...
86 ‒ Episode 5
I'll admit, despite the grim premise, I wasn't prepared for the show to become a sci-fi horror, but it's all the more gripping for it.
Bandai Namco Restores Online Functionality for Jump Force Game's Steam Version Following Outage
Company offers thank you package of in-game items to Steam players
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Friday that it is offering a thank you package of in-game items to players of the Steam version of its Jump Force crossover fighting game following an issue preventing Steam players from accessing online play. The online servers were down for over a week, and Bandai Namco acknowledged ...
Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space
Another Eden is the latest offering from members of theChrono Trigger team It has a high pedigree and some great quality-of-life features, but is it a loving tribute to those original Squaresoft titles, or just a half-baked shadow?
― It's been a long time since I sat down with a gacha game the way I have over the last couple of weeks. My disdain for the genre has always been palpable – I've never bee...
My Hero Academia ‒ Episode 95
More than anything though it's just nice to have Iida be relevant again, even just for this battle.
Tokyo Revengers Manga Adds 6 Million Copies to Meet 670% Sales Jump After Anime's Debut
Manga now has over 14.5 million copies in circulation as it sells 2.4 books a second
― Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga increased its circulation from about 8.5 million copies at the end of March to over 14.5 million copies now. The manga added about six million copies to meet a 670% sales jump since the television anime adaptation premiered one month ago on April 10. Kodansha reported last week tha...
Girl from the Other Side Kickstarter Reaches Stretch Goal to Create Bonus Short Anime
Campaign for 2022 original anime DVD raises 22,670,340 yen
― Wit Studio's Kickstarter campaign for the original anime DVD (OAD) for Nagabe's The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún manga reached its final 20,000,000 yen (about US$183,800) stretch goal just before ending on Sunday. For reaching the stretch goal, Wit Studio will make Nagabe's weekly illustrations into an additional bonus short anime...
SSSS.Dynazenon ‒ Episode 6
The question of the exact place SSSS.Dynazenon occupies in relation to its ‘Gridman Universe’ predecessor SSSS.Gridman has been a slowly-burning one.
Zombie Land Saga Revenge ‒ Episode 5
Don't let her cute face and diminutive height disarm you; Lily Hoshikawa is the most powerful zombie in Franchouchou, and she will destroy you. Need I remind everyone of that time she riled up the transphobes in British parliament?
Sanrio Puro Land, Nijigen no Mori Theme Parks to Reopen as Universal Studios Japan, Some Cinemas Stay Closed
Also: Fukuoka prefecture cancels Olympic torch relay, 7 New Japan Pro-Wrestling wrestlers diagnosed with COVID-19
― Universal Studios Japan revealed on Friday that it is extending its temporary closure, after the Japanese government extended the state of emergency on Friday in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures until the end of May. The theme park closed temporarily with the declaration of th...
Yen Press Releases Konosuba Tabletop RPG on October 19
― Yen Press is listing the English version of the Konosuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! TRPG (Kono Subarashī Sekai ni Shukufuku o! TRPG) role-playing game on its website for release on October 19. Yen Press had announced an October release window for the game last month. The company describes the tabletop role-playing game: Live out the wildest fantasies in the world of Konosuba: God's B...
2nd Live-Action Kakegurui Film Delayed Again Due to COVID-19
Film was previously delayed to May 12 before this latest delay
― The official website for Kakegurui: Zettai Zetsumei Russian Roulette (Kakegurui: Last Resort Russian Roulette), the live-action film sequel based on Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga, announced on Monday that the staff are again delaying the film due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the...
Knights of Sidonia, 100 Nichikan Ikita Wani Anime Films Delayed
Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi film now slated for June 4
― The official website for Sidonia no Kishi: Ai Tsumugu Hoshi (Knights of Sidonia: The Star Where Love is Spun), the all-new anime film based on Tsutomu Nihei's Knights of Sidonia (Sidonia no Kishi) manga, revealed on Monday that the staff are delaying the film to June 4 due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and the extended state ...
Detective Conan Film Earns 5.9 Billion Yen, Evangelion Film Earns 8.3 Billion Yen, Demon Slayer Film Earns 39.9 Billion Yen
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet tops weekend chart for 4th consecutive weekend
― The Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Meitantei Conan: Hiiro no Dangan film has earned 5.9 billion yen (about US$54.3 million) and sold 4.23 million tickets as of Sunday. The film ranked at #1 for a fourth consecutive weekend. The film opened in Japan on April 16. Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet is the 24th fi...
Aoi Hane Mitsuketa! Anime Casts Ryūnosuke Watanuki, Ryohei Kimura
Anime's 2nd episode debuted on Monday
― The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Itsumo Togashi's Aoi Hane Mitsuketa! Sagashitemiyō Mijika na Tori-tachi (We Found a Blue Feather! Let's Seek Out Nearby Birds) picture book revealed two new cast members for the anime on Monday. Ryūnosuke Watanuki will play Fukurō (Owl, first image below), while Ryohei Kimura will play Ooruri (Blue-and-Wh...
Animal Crossing Makes 2021 Video Game Hall of Fame
Microsoft Flight Simulator, StarCraft, "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" also included
― The Strong — the self-described "national museum of play" in Rochester, New York — announced the 2021 inductees to its Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday. The inductees include: Animal Crossing (2001), Microsoft Flight Simulator (1982), StarCraft (1998), and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1985). ...
Japanese Entertainment Media Market Shrank by 4.8% in 2020
U.S., Japan, Germany, France, India, Indonesia media content markets all shrank in 2020
― Media research and promotion company HumanMedia released the 2021 edition of its "Media Content Market Database for Japan and the World" document on March 31. HumanMedia valued the 2020 Japanese media content market at 13.1076 trillion yen (about US$120.36 billion), a 4.8% reduction from 2019. The United States ...
Seven Knights Revolution Anime Unveils 'Climax' Promo Video, More Cast
Yumiri Hanamori, Hidekatsu Shibata, Eiji Miyashita, Haruki Ishiya join anime
― The official website for Seven Knights Revolution: Eiyū no Keishōsha (The Hero's Successor), the television anime of Netmarble's Seven Knights smartphone RPG, began streaming a "climax" promotional video for the anime on Monday. The site also revealed four new cast members for the anime. The new cast members include: Yumir...
Demon Slayer Film Ranks #2 in U.S. Box Office in 3rd Weekend
Godzilla vs. Kong at #4 in 6th weekend
― The Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime film ranked #2 in its third weekend in the United States, earning an estimated US$3.05 million over the weekend with a US$1,462 per-screen average in 2,088 theaters. The movie has earned an estimated cumulative total of US$37,172,276 in the United States. The film was the highest-earning film w...
RE-MAIN Water Polo TV Anime Reveals More Cast, July 3 Premiere
Taku Yashiro, Yūma Uchida, Shun Miyazato join MAPPA's original anime
― The official Twitter account for MAPPA's original water polo television anime RE-MAIN revealed more cast members, a new key visual, and the anime's July 3 premiere date on Monday. The three new cast members include (left to right in image above): Taku Yashiro as Keita Kakihana, the "motherly" protector of the Shogakukan high schoo...
My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission Anime Reveals Stealth Suit Designs
The official website for My Hero Academia The Movie: World Heroes' Mission, the third anime film in the franchise, revealed the new "stealth suit" designs for the film for Deku, Bakugo, and Todoroki. The film will open in Japan on August 6. A video released on Saturday teases that in the film's story, Deku will be wanted by authorities for mass murder. Additionally, the film will feature an incide...
Demon Slayer Is Now the #1 Film From 2020 Worldwide
1st non-Hollywood, non-U.S. film to win annual crown in cinema history
― The Numbers website updated its list of the highest-earning films worldwide in 2020, and the Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime now stands at #1 with a worldwide tally of US$474.6 million. The film earned the equivalent of US$435 million outside the United States, and US$39.6 million in the United Sta...
Demon Slayer Console Game Adds Shinobu Kochō as Playable Character
Game slated to launch this year for PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Steam
― This year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Shinobu Kochō will join the Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan video game as a playable character. The game will release for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, and Steam this year. The game will feature...
Pro Gamer Daigo Umehara Diagnosed With COVID-19
Umehara developed fever on May 5, is currently recuperating at home
― Pro gamer Daigo Umehara announced on both his Japanese and English Twitter accounts on Saturday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Umehara stated that on May 5 he experienced a high fever and fatigue, and so he went to the doctor to get tested for COVID-19. On May 6 his test came back positive. ...
Persona 5 Game Gets 3rd Stage Play in Osaka, Yokohama in December
2nd stage play ran last October
― The official website for the Persona 5 the Stage stage plays based on Atlus' Persona 5 game franchise revealed on Saturday that a third stage play will run in Osaka and Yokohama in December. The website will reveal more details about the play at a later date. The new play is titled Persona 5 the Stage #3. The second stage play, Persona 5 the Stage #2, ran in Yokohama...
Sachi's Monstrous Appetite GN 1
Sachi – who wears a human form most of the time and is romantically attracted to Makie as well as attracted to his scent – seems safe, there's still the ever-present danger of her giving into her hunger and consuming him.
― Much like a well-stuffed bento box, there's a lot to unpack in Chomoran's Sachi's Monstrous Appetite. It is at once a supernatural romcom, a monster girl story, a food series, and...
Demon Slayer's 2nd Stage Play Runs in Tokyo, Osaka in August
2nd play reveals more cast members
― This year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the previously announced second stage play based on Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga will run in Tokyo and Osaka in August. The title of the new stage play is Kimetsu no Yaiba Sono Ni: Kizuna (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the 2nd: Bonds). The play will...
My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, 3 More Manga Rank on NYT May Bestseller List
― The 27th volume of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga, the first two volumes of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga, the second and fourth volumes of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, ninth volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga, and the first volume of Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller l...
Stand My Heroes Otome Game Gets New Original Video Anime
OVA to adapt game's Narumi Seo map story with heroes not seen in TV anime
― The evening session of the "Wishful Spring Party" premium event for the Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth anime announced on Sunday that a new original video anime has been green-lit. The original video anime will adapt the additional Narumi Seo character event map story that launched in the original game in April 2018. As such...
My Hero Academia Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List
Manga takes all top 20 spots with volumes of Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, Tokyo Ghoul on list
― Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 27 ranked at #1 on NPD BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for April. Manga occupied all 20 spots on the rankings for April: #1 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 27 #2 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 4 #3 — Ge...
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2022
Announced during day 2 of 3rd live concert run
― The second day of the "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 3rd Live! School Festival ~Yume no Hajimari~" concerts announced on Sunday that a second Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club anime season has been green-lit for a 2022 broadcast. The first season premiered on the Tokyo MX channel as well as on the Bandai Channel, Line Live, and ...
Manga Duo Naked Ape Launch New Manga on June 5
Bokura no Sennen to Kimi ga Shinu Made no 30-ka Kan manga is part of larger media project
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator duo naked ape will launch a new manga titled Bokura no Sennen to Kimi ga Shinu Made no 30-ka Kan (Our Thousand Years and the 30 Days Until You Die) in the magazine's next issue on June 5. The first chapter will h...
The Brow Beat Perform New Opening Theme for Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens Anime
New theme song debuts on June 20
― The official website for the two-member band The Brow Beat revealed on Saturday that they will perform the new opening theme song "Harevtai" for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens anime. The anime will debut the new opening theme on June 20. The single for the song will mark the group's major debut. The single will ship on July 7. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and BS-TV Tokyo i...
Ai Mai Mi Manga Ends in 11th Volume This Summer
Manga ended serialization on Manga Life Win website on Thursday
― Ai Mai Mi manga creator Choboraunyopomi posted on Twitter on Friday that she will end the manga in its 11th volume, which will release this summer. Choboraunyopomi added on Twitter that she had consulted a trusted fortune teller about the issue. The fortune teller did a tarot card reading that indicated that ending the manga in its 11t...
Izumi Miyazono Reveals Title, Story Details for New Manga
Fumin Fukyū de Yume to ka Koi to ka centers on adult content actor
― This year's June issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine revealed more details on Saturday about the previously revealed new manga that Izumi Miyazono will launch. The manga is titled Fumin Fukyū de Yume to ka Koi to ka (Dreams and Love in Insomnia), and it will launch in the July issue on June 8. The manga's first chapter will h...
Toei Announces New Dragon Ball Super Anime Film for 2022
Original creator Akira Toriyama writes screenplay, designs characters
― Toei Animation officially confirmed on Sunday that it is developing a second anime film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise with a planned release in 2022. Toei Animation Europe had briefly listed a new film in the franchise earlier this week. Original creator Akira Toriyama is in charge of the screenplay and character design. Tor...
est em Launches New The King's Ear Manga
Omnibus story about bar that trades in secrets launched on Friday
― Manga creator est em launched a new manga titled Ō-sama no Mimi ~Himitsu no Bar e Yōkoso~ (King's Ear) in Shogakukan's Josei Seven magazine on Friday. The manga is an omnibus story that centers on a bar that trades in secrets. The bar's owner is constantly in search of exquisite secrets, and has his customers confide in him. est em r...
Slow Damage: Clean Dishes Spinoff Game Gets Manga
Spinoff game launched on April 27
― Hiromasa Okujima (Bad Boys, Happy Home) launched the Slow Damage: Clean Dishes -leveret- manga in the 39th issue of Akita Shoten's Kachi Comi magazine on April 1. The manga is based on the Slow Damage: Clean Dishes spinoff game of Nitro+CHiRAL boys-love game brand's adult game Slow Damage. The free Slow Damage: Clean Dishes browser spinoff game launched for PC on A...
Naoki Serizawa's Saru Lock Spinoff Manga Saitō Chroncle Approaches Climax
Saitō Chronicle manga launched last November
― The June issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Bull magazine revealed on Thursday that Naoki Serizawa's Saitō Chronicle - Heaven's Crow Fūun Risshi (Saitō Chronicle - Aiming High in Heaven's Crow) spinoff manga is approaching its climax in the magazine's next issue on June 4. The manga is a spinoff of Serizawa's earlier Saru Lock manga, and centers on Sait...
Children of the Whales Comedy Spinoff Manga Ends in June
Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Manabu! manga launched in April 2018
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine revealed on Thursday that Ebi Umeda's Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Manabu! (The Children of the Whales Study Atop the Sand) spinoff manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 5. The manga is a comedy spinoff of Abi Umeda's Children of the Whales (Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Ut...
Yajikita Gakuen Dōchūki F Manga Starts Final Arc
Manga debuted in December 2015
― This year's June issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Mystery Bonita magazine revealed on Thursday that Ryoko Shitou's Yajikita Gakuen Dōchūki F manga has started its final arc. The manga launched in Akita Shoten's Princess Gold magazine in December 2015. After the magazine ended publication, the manga moved to Petit Princess magazine. Akita Shoten published the manga's 10...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2
Season two has ideas about storytelling in sports that it earnestly wants to use its cartoon horse documentary structure to explore.
― The first season of Uma Musume Pretty Derby can take a bit of getting used to with the terms it wants to be engaged on in order to get into, to let yourself have fun with it. Similarly, Season 2 has a bit of its own circumstances that viewers have to understand going ...
Honda's From Sick Planet With Love Manga Ends, Gets Sequel This Winter
Manga's compiled book volume ships on August 16
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine published the final chapter of manga creator Honda's Yameru Hoshi yori Ai o Komete (From Sick Planet With Love, a wordplay on the Japanese title for the James Bond story From Russia with Love) manga on Thursday. The manga's compiled book volume will ship on August 16. The magazine also states th...
Kimi wo Shinasenai tame no Storia Manga's Side Story in June
Side story manga launched in January
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine revealed on Thursday that the side story manga of Toriko Gin's Kimi wo Shinasenai tame no Storia (A Story to Keep You Alive) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 5. Gin launched the side story manga on January 6. The original manga ended last September, and Akita shoten published the manga's...
Overlord Anime Gets 4th TV Season, New Film Project
Cast, staff return for season 4; film project covers 'Holy Kingdom Arc'
― The live special during Saturday's streaming marathon of the Overlord television anime series announced that a fourth television anime season and a brand-new anime film project, covering the Sei Ōkoku-hen (Holy Kingdom Arc), has been green-lit. The returning staff for the new television season includes: Director: Naoyuki Itou S...
Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Launches New Manga in June
Manga centers on killer of people reincarnated from another world
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed on Saturday that Homura Kawamoto will launch a new manga titled Isekai Tenseisha Koroshi - Cheat Slayer (The Killer of the Reincarnated - Cheat Slayer) in the magazine's next issue on June 9. Kawamoto is writing the story, while Aki Yamaguchi is drawing the art. The ma...
Ken Akamatsu's UQ Holder! Manga Ends in 9 Chapters
Sequel manga to Negima! launched in 2013, inspired 2017 TV anime
― The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine revealed on Saturday that Ken Akamatsu's UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2 manga will end in nine chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in February 2022. The manga's 26th compiled book volume will ship on July 9. UQ Holder! is set in the world of Akamatsu's Negima! ma...
City Hunter Takarazuka Revue Musical Unveils Visual
― The official website for the all-female Takarazaka Revue unveiled the visual for its stage musical adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter manga on Friday. The musical, titled Musical City Hunter -Nusumareta XYZ- (Stolen XYZ), will run at Takarazuka Grand Theater from August 6 to September 13 and at Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre from October 1 to November 14. Members of the Takarazuka Revue's Snow Tr...
Toei Animation Europe Briefly Lists New Dragon Ball Super Movie
― Toei Animation Europe's news website briefly listed a headline to an article, dated May 5, which reads: "Toei Animation Marks Goku Day With Surprise Announcement of New Dragon Ball Super Movie in 2022." The website no longer lists the headline on its news page, and the link posted with the headline currently goes to a 404 page. The headline listing is still available via a Bing cache. "Goku Day" i...
A Collab with Real IMPACT: Bershka x EVANGELION
Give your wardrobe a '90s reboot with Bershka's latest mini capsule inspired by a popular Japanese anime
― Give your wardrobe a '90s reboot with Bershka's latest mini capsule inspired by a popular Japanese anime. EVANGELION is a medium-defining franchise. Even 25 years after Shinji first got in the robot, the latest EVANGELION film is finding new records to break in the Japanese box office, and lifel...
Jujutsu Kaisen's Kento Nanami, Satoru Gojō Inspire Real-Life Sunglasses
Can you pull off their styles?
― Jujutsu Kaisen's Kento Nanami and Satoru Gojō are inspiring real-life sunglasses based on what they wear in the series. Bandai Fashion Collection is selling each pair of glasses with a case that includes the Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical College badge and a cleaning cloth featuring art of the respective character. Satoru Gojō: Kento Nanami: Glasses case: The item...
Fairy Ranmaru ‒ Episode 5
Takara has served as a "supervisor" of sorts for the rest of the fairies. However, there's been plenty of hints that he's not all he's cracked up to be and that the Queen and her assistant don't really trust him.
Space Walker Recruits Macross Creator Shoji Kawamori to Draw Spacecraft for Coloring Competition
Space Walker, a company which aims to facilitate affordable space travel, has recruited the efforts of Macross creator Shoji Kawamori to draw images of a futuristic spacecraft as part of a coloring competition campaign. The Space Walker Twitter account released three images drawn by Kawamori on Wednesday, or Children's Day in Japan. ／🚀 皆さま、沢山の投票とリツイート等を頂きありがとうございました❗️🌏＼【結果発表】🎉🔔1位 B案🌟 2位 C案✨3位 A案 ✨...
This Week in Games - The Abyss Beckons
Companies that have dealt with Apple and/or Epic – which is roughly 98% of the game industry – are scrambling to make sure these two firms don't accidentally leak stuff while they engage in their courtroom slapfight. Comedy all around!
― Hi again! It's another interesting week of gaming news… though, if I really wanted to, I could probably just write a whole column about the Epic vs. Apple court proc...
Maison Ikkoku GN 3
Stagnation, wheel-spinning, episodic shenanigans – whatever you choose to call it, every shakeup of the love triangles in volume three of Maison Ikkoku ends up settling right back into the status quo, with little major character development to show for it.
― In every long-running romantic comedy, there's bound to be a volume or two where there's no forward momentum. Stagnation, wheel-spinning, episod...
Takako Shimura's Beautiful Everyday Manga Ends After Delay Due to Author's Illness
Manga's 3rd, final volume ships around summer
― This year's June issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine published the final chapter of Takako Shimura's Beautiful Everyday manga on Saturday. Shodensha will publish the manga's third and final compiled book volume around summer. The manga was scheduled to end in the March issue on February 8, but the March issue instead announced the manga would end i...
Gucci, Crunchyroll Team Up For Luxury Bananya Apparel
Prices range from US$450 for a brooch to US$1,250 for a hooded sweatshirt
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it has partnered with the luxury fashion brand Gucci to produce a collection of apparel items based on the Bananya anime series. The collection includes sweatshirts and T-shirts, accessories, and sneakers. The items are available through the Gucci website, ranging in price from US$450 for ...
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega ‒ Episode 5
It's mostly simple pleasures all the way down with this one, but that's hardly a bad thing. This is honestly the ideal balance of fights, fun, and fanservice that ultimately won me over with this series.
Megumi Toda to Miss [email protected] Event Due to Muscle Pain, Lower Back Spinal Nerve Pain
Voice of Ayumu Maihama would have difficulty performing while standing
― The official website for The [email protected] franchise announced on Friday that Megumi Toda, who plays Ayumu Maihama, will not appear at THE [email protected] MILLION LIVE! 7thLIVE [email protected] FLYER!!! Reburn event on May 23 due to myofascial pain syndrome, or muscle pain, and lower back spinal nerve pain. This makes it difficult for her to perfor...
Sega Announces Yakuza Spinoff Lost Judgment Sequel Game
Judgment sequel launches worldwide for PS5, Xbox Series X, PS4, Xbox One on September 24
― Sega announced during a livestream on Friday the new game Lost Judgment (Lost Judgment: Sabakarezaru Kioku), a sequel of the Yakuza spinoff game Judgment (Judge Eyes: Shinigami no Yuigon). Sega will launch the game worldwide for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One on September 24. The co...
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade Game's Final Trailer Previews Episode INTERmission, New Minigame
Game launches for PS5 on June 10
― Square Enix began streaming the final trailer in English and Japanese for its upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade game for PlayStation 5 on Friday. The video previews FF7R EPISODE INTERmission, the new episode featuring Yuffie, and it also reveals the Fort Condor minigame. English Japanese The trailer notes that the game will be available on PS5 for at leas...
Kaguya-sama: Love is War OVA's Promo Video Teases Swimsuit Episode, More (Updated)
Manga's 22nd volume bundles 3-episode OVA on May 19
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Aka Akasaka's Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunōsen) manga began streaming the newest promotional video for the upcoming three-episode original video anime (OVA) on Friday. Select the image below to play the video on Twitter: The manga's 22nd compiled book ...
Japan Extends COVID-19 State of Emergency Until May 31
Aichi, Fukuoka prefectures added to state of emergency
― Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga declared on Friday that the current new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo prefectures is being extended until the end of May, and that Aichi and Fukuoka prefectures will also be under a state of emergency starting May 12. The extended state of emergency wil...
Banana Fish Stage Play Reveals 7 Cast Members in Costume
The official website for the two-part stage play production based on Akimi Yoshida's Banana Fish manga revealed new visuals for seven of the cast members on Friday. The visuals show the cast members in costume. The cast members include (starting with top row, from left to right): Asahi Uchida as Max Lobo Yuki Saotome as Frederick Arthur Hiroki Sana as Lee Yut Lung Taizo Shiina as Sin Su Rin Masano...
Grand Blue Dreaming Manga Goes on 1-Month Hiatus Due to Creator's Hospitalization
Manga returns next month after creator recovers
― The June issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Friday that Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming comedy manga will go on hiatus and will return in June, due to one of the creators being hospitalized for a sudden emergency. The announcement notes that the creator is recovering, but did not mention which of the manga...
Netflix's Spriggan Anime Unveils More Staff, New Visual
Netflix debuts anime worldwide this year
― The official website for David Production's new anime series based on Hiroshi Takashige and Ryōji Minagawa's Spriggan (Striker) manga revealed a new visual and more staff members for the anime on Friday. The new staff include: Assistant Director: Shōhei Miyake Production Design: JNTHED CG Director: Norihito Ishii Color Design: Osamu Mikasa Art Director: Yūji...
Mamoru Hosoda's Belle Film Adds 4 Cast Members
Ryo Narita, Shōta Sometani, Tina Tamashiro, Rira Ikuta play protagonist Suzu's schoolmates
― The official website for Mamoru Hosoda and his Studio Chizu's new Belle (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, literally "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess") anime film revealed more cast members for the film on Friday. All the new characters are fellow schoolmates of protagonist Suzu/Belle. Ryo Narita plays Shinobu Hi...
Netflix Reveals Sailor Moon Eternal Films' English Dub Trailer, Cast
Crystal cast returns for films streaming worldwide on June 3
― Netflix unveiled a new English-dubbed trailer and the English dub cast for the two-part Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie (Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal) anime film project on Thursday. The English dub cast return from the previous dubs of the Sailor Moon Crystal anime, and include: Stephanie Sheh as Usagi Tsukino/Sailor...
Golden Kamuy Manga Enters Climax
Manga's 277th chapter debuted on Thursday
― The official Twitter account for Shueisha's Young Jump magazine announced on Wednesday Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga has entered its climax. The manga's 277th chapter debuted on Thursday. Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the first volume: In the early twentieth century, Russo-Japanese War veteran Saichi “Immortal” Sugimoto sc...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses 6 Princess Principal: Crown Handler Sequel Films
Sentai to stream 1st film in spring
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it has licensed the six-part Princess Principal: Crown Handler sequel film series in the Unites States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Nordic countries, Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal. The company will stream the first film in select outlets in sprin...
Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood ‒ Episode 6
Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood is a deeply silly cartoon about murderous shapeshifters and nefarious government agents that wage war in an alternate history Japan that is filled with monsters, spies, mad scientists, and some kind of science-fantasy super chemical/stone/thing that hasn't been all that well explained.
Full Dive ‒ Episode 5
This week we see how Yuki might be too-easily swayed by appearances into bad deals of all stripes, such as him getting fleeced by an item shop.
Super Cub ‒ Episode 5
Episode 5 delivers what a lot of viewers probably wanted last time: a peek into Reiko's summer vacation. It also drops viewers directly into her perspective, offering a refreshing episode that, as the kids say, positively slaps.
King of Fighters XV Game Reveals Trailer for Ryo Sakazaki, Robert Garcia
Daiki Takakura, Go Shinomiya voice characters in game slated for this year
― SNK began streaming a trailer for its The King of Fighters XV game to highlight the characters Ryo Sakazaki (voiced by Daiki Takakura) and Robert Garcia (voiced by Go Shinomiya) on Wednesday. The King of Fighters XV will launch in 2021. The game's initial roster includes: Shun'Ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Iori, Joe Higas...
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent ‒ Episode 5
Aira's had even less say in her life's new trajectory than Sei, having been summoned and summarily whisked away to live out the isekai dream…only to almost certainly begun to hear rumors about not actually being the Saint.
Nintendo Appoints Illumination Founder/CEO Chris Meledandri as Outside Director
Meledandri is co-producing Illumination's Super Mario Bros. film
― Nintendo announced on Thursday in its financial report for the fiscal year ending on March 31 that it will appoint Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri as an outside director on June 29. Meledandri is co-producing Illumination's animated film adaptation of the Super Mario Bros. game franchise with Super Mario Bros. creator Sh...
Sunrise Animates Scarlet Nexus Game's Opening Footage
Video features The Oral Cigarettes' opening song
― Bandai Namco Entertainment posted the opening animation for the Scarlet Nexus role-playing game on Thursday. The video features animation from Sunrise and the song "Dream In Drive" by rock band The Oral Cigarettes. The Scarlet Nexus game will launch on June 25 on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game will...
Pokémon's 24th Anime Season Pokémon Master Journeys Premieres This Summer
Netflix streamed Pokémon Journeys series' final episodes on March 5
― The Pokémon Company International announced on Thursday that it will premiere the 24th season of the Pokémon franchise's anime titled Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series "as early as summer" in select markets, with more premieres coming to additional markets this year. The Pokémon Company describes the new season: It's a big, big w...
Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco, XSEED Games/Marvelous USA, More to Participate at E3 2021
"Reimagined" virtual event will run from June 12-15
― The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) announced on Thursday that Square Enix, Sega, Bandai Namco Entertainment, XSEED Games/Marvelous USA, Inc., Gearbox Entertainment, Freedom Games, Devious Eye Entertainment, Turtle Beach, Verizon, and Binge.com will participate in this year's E3 gaming event. The ESA confirmed that the E3 gaming event for...
Love Live! Superstar!! Anime Streams 1st Teaser Video
Anime premieres in July
― The official YouTube channel for the Love Live! franchise began streaming the first teaser promotional video for Love Live! Superstar!!, the franchise's new television anime on Thursday. The video first premiered during an online event to commemorate the debut single of the project's Liella idol group early in the day. The anime will premiere on the public broadcaster NHK's ...
Demon Slayer Anime Film Earns 39.88 Billion Yen in Japan
Film sells 28.87 million tickets after 29 weeks at box office
― The Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train anime film has sold a total of 28.87 million tickets for 39.88 billion yen (about US$364.9 million) in Japan as of Wednesday. That is an increase of less than 100 million yen (US$900,000) compared to the previous week. Almost all major cinema chains in Japan have closed their t...
Moriarty the Patriot Anime Casts Kenji Nojima
Nojima voices Charles Augustus Milverton
― The official website for the television anime of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga confirmed on Wednesday that Kenji Nojima joins the cast as Charles Augustus Milverton. The character already appeared in the show's latest episode on Sunday. The anime's second half premiereed on Tokyo MX on April 4 at 10:30 ...
Final Evangelion Film Is Now Hideaki Anno's Highest-Earning Film With 8.28 Billion Yen
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 surpasses Shin Godzilla's 8.25 billion yen
― Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the "final" Evangelion film, has sold 5,423,475 tickets for 8,282,298,700 yen (about US$75.72 million) as of Wednesday, its 59th day in the Japanese box office. The film has surpassed the 8.25 billion yen (about US$75.40 million) earnings of 2016's Shin Godzilla t...
Nintendo Announces Game Builder Garage for Switch
June 11 title allows players to learn basics of game programming
― Nintendo announced a new software titled Game Builder Garage on Wednesday. The title will launch for the Switch on June 11. The software allows players to learn the basic concepts of game programming, using creatures called Nodons to create associations between inputs, actions, objects, and more. The game will support up to eight play...
Amanchu! Manga Ends on May 10
Manga entered final arc last September
― The official Twitter account for Mag Garden's Magcomi website revealed on Wednesday that Kozue Amano's Amanchu! manga will end on May 10. Amano previously revealed that the manga's 17th volume will be the final volume. The volume will ship on November 10. The manga entered its final arc in September 2020. Crunchyroll streams the manga's anime adaptation, and i...
Crunchyroll Adds The Law of Ueki Anime to Catalog
Anime begins streaming on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming The Law of Ueki anime on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. EDT in the U.S. and Canada. The company describes the story: The fate of the world rests on Ueki, an average junior high student. Average until he gains the power to change trash into trees. Granted to him by the enigmatic Mr K., Ueki's strange power fo...
DLE Reveals Yoshimaho: Yoshi Yoshi Magic Original Anime
Anime centers on protagonist transported to parallel world in 5-year-old body at day care center
― DLE announced on Wednesday that it, ABC Frontier, marketing company Mash, and production company helo.inc (Watanuki-san Chi to, Watanuki-san Chi no) are producing an original anime project titled Yoshimaho: Yoshi Yoshi Magic. In the anime, the protagonist is overworked and always exhausted by daily life...
Odd Taxi ‒ Episode 5
Seriously, it's hard work both writing and directing something like this. You have to ensure that all of these subplots line up in logical ways, while also compelling the audience to stick with the long journey towards payoff.
Crunchyroll Games to Release Mitrasphere RPG for iOS, Android
Trailer streamed for social co-op fantasy mobile game
― Crunchyroll Games announced on Wednesday that it will is release the social co-op fantasy RPG mobile game Mitrasphere for iOS and Android devices in partnership with original game developer Bank of Innovation, Inc. and live-ops manager JetSynthesys. Crunchyroll began streaming an announcement trailer: Crunchyroll Games will release the game in t...
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind's Ohmu Inspires Earrings, Rings
Accessory series also includes Möwe-inspired necklaces and earrings
― Despite their uncanny appearance and capacity for large-scale destruction and violence, the Ohmu from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind are compassionate and intelligent creatures. Now, the Ghibli-themed fashion brand GBL has released earrings and rings inspired by these magnificent beings. This pair of accessories are part of GBL...
MARS RED ‒ Episode 5
Twists and backstabs abound in this fifth episode of MARS RED, which feels more like a late-season acceleration than a light midseason jaunt.
Cutie and the Beast Manga Ends with 4th Volume
Manga launched in January 2019
― pixiv's "Palcy" manga app revealed that Yuhi Azumi's Cutie and the Beast (Pujo to Yajū: JK ga Akyuyaku Wrestler ni Koi Shita Hanashi) manga will end with the fourth compiled book volume. Seven Seas licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Unlike her friends who are into pretty boys, Momoka has a crush on a giant professional wrestler named Kuga who plays a vill...
Discotek Releases Black Rock Shooter, City Hunter 2, Mahoraba, Lupin III: Return of Pycal Anime on July 27
Also: Fighting General Daimos
― Discotek Media announced on Tuesday that it will release the Black Rock Shooter, City Hunter 2, Mahoraba ~Heartful days, and Lupin III: Return of Pycal anime on Blu-ray Disc on July 27. The company will also release the Fighting General Daimos anime on standard definition Blu-ray Disc on the same day. Discotek will release the Black Rock Shooter television anime series...
To Your Eternity ‒ Episode 4
March's confusion and sadness allows us to also reflect on just how much she and Parona have lost, and give the girls a new goal to fight for, even as Hayase demeans and imprisons them. If you have any aspirations towards writing good fantasy or science-fiction, then take notes: This is how you get the job done.
Gamescom On-Site Event Canceled, Digital Event Runs in August
Free, all-digital event runs from August 23-27
― The German Games Industry Association announced on Wednesday that it has canceled the on-site portion of this year's Gamescom video game trade fair, and is instead running a free, all-digital event. The reason for cancelation is that too many companies are unable to participate in physical events due to the "still difficult development." The organizers...
Utawarerumono Zan 2 Game's Video Highlights New Features
Game ships for PS4, PS5 in Japan on July 22
― The official website for Aquaplus' Utawarerumono Zan 2 sequel game began streaming a new promotional video for the game on Wednesday. The video highlights the game's new features, including new characters and systems. Aquaplus announced the new game on March 30. The game will ship for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 in Japan on July 22. Aquaplus relea...
Full Results Revealed for One Piece's 1st Global Character Popularity Poll
Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Sanji, Trafalgar Law, and Nico Robin top the poll
― The One Piece series announced the full results of its first global character popularity poll in a livestream on Wednesday. The overall top six is as follows: Monkey D. Luffy Roronoa Zoro Nami Sanji Trafalgar Law Nico Robin The full results show regional diversity. X Drake, a character considered to be of Turkish design, ranked 41...
Battle Game in 5 Seconds Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, July 12 Debut
Ayumu Murase, Aimi, Mayumi Shintani star in anime by SynergySP, Vega Entertainment
― The official website for Battle Game in 5 Seconds, the television anime of Saizō Harawata and Miyakokasiwa's Deatte 5-byō de Battle (Battle in 5 seconds after meeting.) manga, opened on Wednesday and posted a teaser promotional video and a key visual. Both the site and the teaser reveal the main cast, main staff, the...
Japan Considers Extending COVID-19 State of Emergency
Also: Event restrictions extended until June
― The Japanese national government is leaning toward extending the current new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) state of emergency in four prefectures, after the Osaka prefectural government reported it would ask for an extension. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is consulting with cabinet officials and experts on Wednesday, and could arrive at a decision withi...
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