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SPYxFAMILY OPERATION: BIG Giveaway
Only THREE DAYS LEFT for this giveaway! threezero's SPYxFAMILY FigZero action figures took center stage in AX and ANN is giving away three to lucky readers!
― Amidst the expectant, and excited chatter of the packed Main Events Hall at Anime Expo, threezero's SPYxFAMILY FigZero action figures took center stage. The SPYxFAMILY panel that was about to happen featured directors Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Ta...
Mononoke The Movie: Karakasa Anime Film Review
Mononoke The Movie: Karakasa is a feast for the eyes, unlike any anime I have ever seen. It deserves to sit right up there alongside the standout works of mind-boggling surrealistic animation.
― The original 2007 Mononoke anime is a Japanese horror anthology series set in the closing days of the Edo period. It follows a man known only as "The Medicine Seller" who wanders across Japan and exorcises "M...
This Week in Games - EVO 2024: Back from the Dead
Jean-Karlo's here to get you up to date with the latest news from EVO, including a Tekken 8 upset and the weird way to fix your GameCube controller.
― Welcome back, folks! My longtime readers will know that we don't just obsess over Xenoblade and Izuna over here—I'm also a huge tokusatsu fan. This is why I finally checked out Ultraman Rising over the weekend. It's brilliant! It's a phenomenal animate...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2024, Jul 1-21
This season, an eye-popping 44 series qualified for the rankings! Will the Elusive Samurai be able to keep the lead it built up, or will it lose to fan-favorites such as NieR, Oshi no Ko, Yatagarasu, or Spice & Wolf ?
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the ...
Princess Maker 2 Regeneration Game Review
30 years later, the child-raising sim is back with a fresh coat of paint. Rebecca tries to get her favorite (of 74) endings in Princess Maker 2 Regeneration.
― The original Princess Maker 2 game was released thirty years ago, in 1994, and hasn't gone away since. Some English-language players may remember the version for DOS (or DOS Box, depending on your age), but it did eventually get an official re...
This Week in Anime - How to Make Your Anime a Meme
My Deer Friend Nokotan made a big impression before its premiere with an hours-long video and other social media efforts to stay at the forefront of the otaku consciousness. Did it work?
― My Deer Friend Nokotan made a big impression before its premiere with an hours-long video and other social media efforts to stay at the forefront of the otaku consciousness. Did it work? Disclaimer: The views and ...
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Game Review
Games with such a confident, bold vision rarely come around, and it's even rarer that they execute that vision with such success.
― The first thing you will likely notice about Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is how utterly spellbinding its world is. The lead director of the game is Shuichi Kawata, and it is immediately apparent how he is drawing on his experience as an art director and cinematic d...
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Part 3 Anime Film Review
This is the “dark chapter” of the story—you know, where everything goes from a generally stable status quo to “the worst things have ever been” in just a few unfortunate moments.
― This film (or theatrically released set of three episodes, if you'd prefer) is the “dark chapter” of the story—you know, where everything goes from a generally stable status quo to “the worst things have ever been” in just...
This Week in Anime - Crunchyroll Silences Their Viewers
No more commenting on episode pages or news articles! Crunchyroll has axed their comments section completely. Was this change due to homophobic content or simple corporate laziness? Lucas and Steve try to shed some light on what happened.
― No more commenting on episode pages or news articles! Crunchyroll has axed their comments section completely. Was this change due to homophobic content or simple...
Top News
Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man Crossover Manga Launches Simultaneously in English, Japanese on August 13
Tomo Hirokawa draws, Shigenobu Matsumoto writes new manga
― Viz Media's panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday revealed that it is partnering with Tsuburaya Productions and Marvel for a Ultraman and Spider-Man crossover manga series titled Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man. Tomo Hirokawa (Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization) is drawing the manga, and Shigenob...
Mononoke Anime Film Star Hiroshi Kamiya States He is Recording for '2nd Chapter'
Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa opened in Japan on Friday
― Voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya, who voices the Medicine Seller in the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film, stated during a stage greeting event for the film on Saturday that he will record on Sunday for a "second chapter" titled "Hinezumi" (also could be romanized as "Kaso"), meaning "fire rat." Japanese entertainment news webs...
'Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsuwa Saikyō ni Tsuki' Anime Reveals 2 More Cast, Opening Theme in Video
Yukari Tamura, Shinichirō Miki join cast for October anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of author Kagekinoko and illustrator Kakao Rantan's Party kara Tsuihō Sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsuwa Saikyō ni Tsuki (The Healer Who was Banished From His Party is Actually the Strongest) light novel series began streaming the show's first promotional video on Saturday. The video revea...
Maki Fujiwara's My Picture Diary Manga Wins Eisner Award
Daniel Warren Johnson's Transformers comic wins 2 awards
― Comic-Con International announced the winners for this year's Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on Friday. Maki Fujiwara's My Picture Diary (translated by Ryan Holmberg) won the award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia. The following manga were also nominated in the category: Shin'ichi Sakamoto's #DRCL midnight children (bas...
Cute High Earth Defense Club Gets Anime Film in Winter 2025
Film with returning cast, staff celebrates 10th anniversary
― The staff of the Cute High Earth Defense Club (Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu) anime franchise announced on Saturday that the anime is getting a new film to commemorate its 10th anniversary. The Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Eternal Love! film will open in Japan in winter 2025. The below video recaps the previous entries in the anime franchise befo...
Crunchyroll Adds Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 Anime
1st 2 episodes available now
― Crunchyroll began streaming the first two episodes on Friday of Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 (Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199), the next project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes. Crunchyroll is streaming the series in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Channel Islands, Malta, Gibraltar, Isle of Man and Eire, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,...
SPYxFAMILY OPERATION: BIG Giveaway
Only THREE DAYS LEFT for this giveaway! threezero's SPYxFAMILY FigZero action figures took center stage in AX and ANN is giving away three to lucky readers!
― Amidst the expectant, and excited chatter of the packed Main Events Hall at Anime Expo, threezero's SPYxFAMILY FigZero action figures took center stage. The SPYxFAMILY panel that was about to happen featured directors Kazuhiro Furuhashi and Ta...
Like a Dragon: Yakuza Live-Action Series Reveals 1st Trailer, Kento Kaku as Nishiki
1st 3 episodes debut on Amazon Prime Video on October 24
― The San Diego Comic-Con panel for Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku ~Beyond the Game~) a six-episode live-action series based on Sega's Like a Dragon (Ryū ga Gotoku) action game series, announced on Friday that Kento Kaku (Ranma ½ live-action special, SPY×FAMILY Code: White) will play Akira Nishikiyama (a.k.a. Nishiki). The staff unveiled ...
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Shadowverse Flame: Arc-hen #90 [rate]
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez #4 [rate]
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Creator Launches New Manga on Shonen Jump+
Rafal Jaki, MACHINE GAMU launch No\Name manga on July 31
― Rafał Jaki — executive producer, showrunner, and creator for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime — is launching a new manga titled No\Name with artist MACHINE GAMU. The manga will begin serialization on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website on July 31. Jaki confirmed that Shueisha's Manga Plus website and app will publish the manga in English. J...
Uzumaki Anime's Trailer Reveals September 28 Premiere on Toonami
Lazarus original anime scheduled for 2025
― The San Diego Comic-Con panel for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series revealed on Friday that the anime of Junji Ito's Uzumaki horror manga will debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on September 28 at 12:30 a.m. EDT (effectively, September 28). The anime will also stream on the Max streaming service. In addition, the Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese)...
VTuber Legend, Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Anime Reveal English Dub Casts, Premieres
Dubs premiere on Friday/Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it has begun streaming the English dub for the VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream, and it will begin streaming the English dub for the Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? anime on Saturday. The company unveiled dub casts for both series. The English cast for the television anime of Nana ...
Suicide Squad ISEKAI ‒ Episode 7
Wait, is that supposed to be the joke? Was the joke supposed to be that we “couldn't see him”?
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Quality Assurance in Another World #4 [rate]
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian ‒ Episode 4
I will admit, I might be a heartless bastard but I found it hard to be sympathetic towards Alya in this episode.
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Dungeon People #4 [rate]
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Senpai is an Otokonoko ‒ Episode 4
In the same way Makoto feels pressured to present as masculine, Saki feels like she has to perform a certain kind of romantic attraction.
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Game's Trailers Reveal Yuuki, Alice
Game launches for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC on October 4
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming on Friday a trailer for its Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream game, and it reveals Yuuki as a playable character: The company also streamed a trailer last week that reveals Alice as a playable character: The game will launch for October 4 worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...
Mononoke The Movie: Karakasa Anime Film Review
Mononoke The Movie: Karakasa is a feast for the eyes, unlike any anime I have ever seen. It deserves to sit right up there alongside the standout works of mind-boggling surrealistic animation.
― The original 2007 Mononoke anime is a Japanese horror anthology series set in the closing days of the Edo period. It follows a man known only as "The Medicine Seller" who wanders across Japan and exorcises "M...
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NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a #16 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #64 [rate]
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A Couple of Cuckoos Anime Gets 2nd Season
Promo video streamed for 2nd season of 2022 anime
― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that the television anime of Miki Yoshikawa's A Couple of Cuckoos (Kakkō no Iinazuke) manga will get a second season in 2025. The company streamed a trailer: Original manga creator Yoshikawa shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement: The anime premiered in the NUMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and...
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Bye Bye, Earth #3 [rate]
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This Week in Games - EVO 2024: Back from the Dead
Jean-Karlo's here to get you up to date with the latest news from EVO, including a Tekken 8 upset and the weird way to fix your GameCube controller.
― Welcome back, folks! My longtime readers will know that we don't just obsess over Xenoblade and Izuna over here—I'm also a huge tokusatsu fan. This is why I finally checked out Ultraman Rising over the weekend. It's brilliant! It's a phenomenal animate...
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2.5 Dimensional Seduction #4 [rate]
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Homura Kawamoto Launches Spinoff of Ichigo Hitotsubu, Hiro's Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu Manga
Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu - Isekai Battle Royale debuts on August 9
― This year's 16th issue of Shonengahosha's Young King magazine announced on Monday that writer Ichigo Hitotsubu and artist Hiro's Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu manga is getting a new spinoff from writer Homura Kawamoto titled Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu - Isekai Battle Royale (Serial Killer: Disembarking in Another...
SAG-AFTRA Union Declares Strike Against Video Game Companies Starting on Friday (Updated)
Strike against 10 video game companies including Activision, EA, Epic centers on negotiations about AI
― The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) labor union announced on Thursday that union members who work on video games will be going on strike, effective July 26. SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike Read more: https://t.co/k1ZTsrJp...
Square Enix 'Not Considering' Canceling The Apothecary Diaries Manga After Author's Sentence
Manga creator Nekokurage was handed down suspended sentence for tax evasion on Wednesday
― The IT Media News site reported on Wednesday that Square Enix informed the news site that the company is "not particularly considering canceling" Nekokurage's The Apothecary Diaries manga, after Nekokurage was handed down a suspended sentence on Wednesday. The Fukuoka District Court handed Nekokurage (real name...
Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man Crossover Manga Launches Simultaneously in English, Japanese on August 13
Tomo Hirokawa draws, Shigenobu Matsumoto writes new manga
― Viz Media's panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday revealed that it is partnering with Tsuburaya Productions and Marvel for a Ultraman and Spider-Man crossover manga series titled Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man. Tomo Hirokawa (Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization) is drawing the manga, and Shigenob...
Manga UP! Global Adds The Reincarnated Marriage of a Hero and Sage Manga
Site also adds Mobsters in Love digitally in English
― Manga UP! Global started releasing writer Washiro Fujiki, character designer Heiro, and artist Riku Nishi's The Reincarnated Marriage of a Hero and Sage (Eiyū to Kenja no Tensei Kon: Katsute no Kōtekishu to Konyaku Shite Saikyō Fūfu ni Narimashita) manga in English digitally on Wednesday. The company also began releasing Chiyoko Origami's Mobster...
Tribe Nine Game's 'Shinagawa Chapter' Gameplay Trailer Streamed
Game's global beta test in August to include 17 characters, 1 creature
― Akatsuki and Too Kyo Games revealed a new "Shinagawa Chapter" gameplay trailer on Friday for the Tribe Nine project's 3D action role-playing game. Akatsuki and Too Kyo Games will release the game's global beta test in August. The global beta test will include 17 characters and one creature. The cast for those characters include:...
Crunchyroll Streams 2nd Season of Megaton Musashi Anime
Sequel series debuted in October 2022
― Crunchyroll began streaming the second season of the television anime for Level 5's Megaton-kyū Musashi multimedia project on Wednesday. The anime's first season premiered on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji in October 2021 and aired its final episode in December 2021. The anime's second season premiered in October 2022 on Tokyo MX. The second season is a continuation of t...
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Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture #6 [rate]
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Sentai Filmworks to Release Panzer World Galient Anime on Home Video
Ryousuke Takahashi directed series that aired in 1984-1985
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it will release the Panzer World Galient anime on Blu-ray Disc on October 15. The company describes the anime: As their first step toward the conquest of the Crescent Galaxy, the robotic armies of Mardoul have centered their malevolent mechanical designs on the invasion of the seemingly medieval c...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Adds Billy Kane to Lineup
Fighting game launches in early 2025 for PS5/4, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― SNK announced on Sunday that Billy Kane will join the lineup for its upcoming new fighting game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves. Masaki Masaki and Chris Sharpes voice the character. English Japanese Other returning characters include Terry Bogard, Rock Howard, Tizoc, Hotaru Futaba, Marco Rodrigues, B. Jenet, and Kevin Rian. The game ...
Manga Creators Kenichi Sonoda, Hitoshi Ariga Receive Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award
Both artists participated in art demonstration panel at SDCC on Thursday
― Comic-Con International in San Diego awarded its Inkpot Award to manga creators Kenichi Sonoda and Hitoshi Ariga on Thursday. Sonoda and Ariga both attended the event in person as part of an art demonstration panel alongside Udon Entertainment artists Edwin Huang and Jeffrey Cruz. Sonoda is best known for being the creator of ...
Netflix Streams Trailer for Sailor Moon Cosmos Films
2-part film series debuts on Netfilx on August 22
― Netflix began streaming a trailer on Thursday for its upcoming release of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie, the two-part anime film project adapting the final "Shadow Galactica" arc of Naoko Takeuchi's original Sailor Moon manga. The films will debut on Netflix on August 22. Both films opened in Japan in June 2023. Tomoya Takahashi (Den-...
Kodansha USA Reveals New Sailor Moon Box Set, 1 Digital, 5 Print Licenses
5 print licenses slated for spring 2025
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced its new print and digital licenses during its panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday. Kodansha USA Publishing will release Sailor Moon Naoko Takeuchi Collection Manga Box Set 1 in holiday 2024, a box set that will include volumes 1-6 of the Naoko Takeuchi Collection version of the Sailor Moon manga, a set of 16 art cards, i...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Hiroshi Kato's Psyfer Manga
Manga releases in 2025
― Star Fruit Books announced on Thursday that it has licensed Hiroshi Kato's Psyfer manga. Star Fruit Books will release the manga in 2025. The manga centers on Ikki, a normal boy who suddenly gains telekinesis powers when a mysterious star mark appears on his forehead. He also hears a strange voice talking to him inside his head warning him that "they are coming." One day, his...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2024, Jul 1-21
This season, an eye-popping 44 series qualified for the rankings! Will the Elusive Samurai be able to keep the lead it built up, or will it lose to fan-favorites such as NieR, Oshi no Ko, Yatagarasu, or Spice & Wolf ?
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 21-27
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 anime; Aria of the Beech Forest, My Name is Zero manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Kitty's Portraits of Passion BDPlease Kitty Media US$29.99 July 23 Kitty's Private Passions BDCite Kitty Media US$29.99 July 23 My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Aniplex of A...
Transformers One Animated Prequel Film's New Trailer Reveals Steve Buscemi as Starscream
Visual unveiled for film premiering on September 20
― The panel at the San Diego Comic-Con for Transformers One, the new animated film prequel to the Transformers franchise, unveiled the film's new trailer and poster, on Thursday. The video reveals and previews Steve Buscemi as Starscream: The film will open in the U.S. on September 20 following another delay. The film was initially announced for a J...
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Reveals New Trailer, Visual, October 17 Debut (Updated)
6-episode series also gets Fortnite collaboration
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed a new trailer, key visual, and October 17 debut on Thursday at Comic-Con in San Diego for the new animation project Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. English Japanese The panel also revealed a collaboration between Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance and the Fortnite game. The company explained that sin...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Reality, Children, Don't Play In The Dark, 8 Man Infinity, More Manga
Also: "Treime," "Longears Above The Clouds," "Ending Theme," "The Fantasy Ends Today" one-shots
― Star Fruit Books announced on Thursday that it has licensed the following manga: Title: Reality
Creator: Naruho Amino
Release: 2025
Details: One volume, 258 pages
Synopsis: This is a collection of horror short stories published in Weekly Young Jump from 1987 to 1988. It
mainly contains original stories b...
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Senpai is an Otokonoko #4 [rate]
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Chained Soldier Anime Reveals English Dub Cast
Gabriel Regojo, Roxanna George, more star in dub on July 29
― HIDIVE revealed on Thursday the English dub cast for the English dub for the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga: Gabriel Regojo as Yuuki Roxanna George as Kyouka Kelly Greenshield as Tenka Karlii Hoch as Aoba Br...
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Failure Frame #4 [rate]
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Twilight Out of Focus ‒ Episode 4
Hisashi's truth is nonverbal, spoken in the language of touch.
'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, Premiere
Megan Shipman, Mike Smith, more star in dub on Friday
― Crunchyroll revealed on Thursday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel on Friday. The English cast includes: Megan Shipman as Belle
Mike Smith as Sian
Brent Mukai as Kitty, Haggis
David Wilson-Brown as Ja
Daniel Van Thomas as Adonis Lee George is directing the dub. Zach Bolton...
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The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses #16 [rate]
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Pseudo Harem #4 [rate]
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Princess Maker 2 Regeneration Game Review
30 years later, the child-raising sim is back with a fresh coat of paint. Rebecca tries to get her favorite (of 74) endings in Princess Maker 2 Regeneration.
― The original Princess Maker 2 game was released thirty years ago, in 1994, and hasn't gone away since. Some English-language players may remember the version for DOS (or DOS Box, depending on your age), but it did eventually get an official re...
Coamix Releases Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye Manga in English
MangaHotto service publishes Hojo's 1981 manga about art thief sisters
― Coamix announced on Tuesday that it has released Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga in English on it and Imagineer's MangaHotto (MangaHot) app and website. Hojo's Cat's Eye manga centers on three sisters who run a cafe by day, and are notorious art thieves by night. The manga ran from 1981 to 1985, and inspired two television anime ...
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Ramen Akaneko #4 [rate]
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Singer Akira Kushida Discharged From Hospital After Half-Year Acute Pancreatitis
Singer initially hospitalized in January
― The staff of Japanese singer Akira Kushida announced on Tuesday that he has been discharged from the hospital after being hospitalized for his acute pancreatitis since January. While Kushida will continue to seek treatment at the hospital, he will slowly be recovering and hoping to return to performing soon. いつも応援とご心配くださる皆様串田アキラが先週末退院いたしましたのでご報告させて頂きますこの後も通院...
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I Parry Everything #4 [rate]
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Twilight Out of Focus #4 [rate]
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Terminator Zero Anime Reveals Japanese Dub Cast (Updated)
Yasuhiro Mamiya, Yūya Uchida, Toa Yukinari, Atsumi Tanezaki, more star in series on August 29
― Netflix revealed Japanese dub casts members for Skydance Animation and Production I.G's Terminator Zero anime series. Update: The company also shared a visual: The Japanese cast includes: Yasuhiro Mamiya as Terminator Yūya Uchida as Malcolm Toa Yukinari as Eiko Atsumi Tanezaki as Kokoro Saori Hayami as Mis...
Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Game Adds Kamo Noritoshi
Character joins games on July 25
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed in a new trailer for the Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash (Jujutsu Kaisen Senka Sōran) game on Wednesday that Kamo Noritashi is joining the game as a playable character in Free Update#2 on Thursday. Free Update#1 added Mai Zen'in and Momo Nishimiya as playable characters on May 30. The game launched on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nin...
This Week in Anime - How to Make Your Anime a Meme
My Deer Friend Nokotan made a big impression before its premiere with an hours-long video and other social media efforts to stay at the forefront of the otaku consciousness. Did it work?
― My Deer Friend Nokotan made a big impression before its premiere with an hours-long video and other social media efforts to stay at the forefront of the otaku consciousness. Did it work? Disclaimer: The views and ...
Oshi no Ko Season 2 ‒ Episode 15
Oshi no Ko has yet to show its full hand. It's still full of mysteries and surprises.
Mononoke Anime Film's Manga Adaptation Ends With 2nd Volume in Early 2025
Manga adaptation launched on May 26
― The first volume of character designer Kitsuneko Nagata's manga adaptation of the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with the second volume, which ships in early 2025. The manga adaptation launched on the Comic Days service on May 26. The film will open in Japan on July 26. The film was previously...
Shy Season 2 ‒ Episode 16
As Unilord gathers her champions, she appoints Teru to lead the infiltration team. Teru accepts this new responsibility with poise and grace—i.e. she has a mini panic attack.
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Days With My Stepsister #4 [rate]
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Senpai is an Otokonoko Manga Ends With 10th Volume
Pom launched manga in 2019, series inspired currently airing TV anime
― The ninth compiled book volume of Pom's Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate (Senpai wa Otokonoko) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in the 10th volume. Line Webtoon publishes the manga in English digitally. Kodansha USA Publishing also licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in April ...
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture ‒ Episode 5
My patience for extended action scenes that go over, say, fifteen minutes without taking a moment to breathe is fairly limited but I have to admit that this was a solid battle sequence.
Dan Doh!! Manga Creator Nobuhiro Sakata Dies at 76
Sakata also wrote Kaze no Daichi, Hikari no Sora, Daichi no Ko Series golf manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine announced on Thursday that manga creator Nobuhiro Sakata had died on Monday. He was 76. A private funeral was held only for relatives. According to the magazine's announcement, the day Sakata died is the day this year's British Open e...
Haigakura Anime Casts Ryōhei Kimura, Ryōta Suzuki, Kazuhiko Inoue
Anime premieres in fall
― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga revealed three new cast members on Thursday. The newly announced cast are: Ryōhei Kimura as Hiki Ryōta Suzuki as Sanu Kazuhiko Inoue as Hakugō The anime will premiere this fall. Previously announced cast includes: Takeo Ōtsuka as Ichiyō
Kaito Ishikawa as Tenkō
Lynn as Hakushurin
Hiro Shimono ...
Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi Anime Reveals 7 New Cast Members
Hikaru Midorikawa, Mikako Komatsu, more join cast for October anime
― The official website and X/Twitter account for the television anime of Yuzuki Akasaka's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard) novel revealed seven new cast members on Thursday. The cast from left to right above includes (name spellings are not confirmed): Hikaru Midori...
Trillion Game Anime Features Rinrin Takahashi in 5th Character Video
Yuki Tanaka voices character in anime debuting in October
― Kadokawa revealed the fifth character promotional video for the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryōichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga on Thursday. The video features the character Rinrin Takahashi, voiced by Yuki Tanaka. The anime's staff released character videos for five consecutive weeks. The anime will premiere in October on TB...
Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi Anime Reveals Haruna Mikawa, Kana Hanazawa as Main Cast
Mikawa as ninja Satoko, Hanazawa as assassin Konoha
― Kadokawa revealed the second teaser visual and main cast for the anime adaptation of HundredBurger's Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi (A Ninja and Assassin Living Together) manga on Thursday. The anime's main cast are: Haruna Mikawa as Satoko Kusakakure Kana Hanazawa as Konoha Koga Kadokawa also launched a new manga project titled Hobo Shūkan! ...
Mononoke Anime Film's Latest Promo Video Previews Action Scenes
Film opens in Japan on Friday
― Twin Engine debuted a new promotional video on Thursday for the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film that previews the film's action scenes. The film will open in Japan on July 26, and stars: Tomoyo Kurosawa as Asa
Aoi Yūki as Kame
Mami Koyama as Kayama
Kana Hanazawa as Kitagawa
Haruka Tomatsu as Botan Ōtomo
Yōko Hikasa as Fuki Tokita
Yūko Kaida as ...
1st Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Opens at #8
4th live-action Kingdom film stays at #1, Strawberry School Festival!!!! film opens at #3
― Kingdom: Taishogun no Kikan (Return of the General), the fourth live-action Kingdom film, stayed at #1 at the Japanese box office in its second weekend. The film sold 529,000 tickets from Friday to Sunday earning 816,278,900 yen (about US$5.34 million). The film has earned a cumulative total of 3,614,864,500 y...
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Suicide Squad ISEKAI #7 [rate]
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, October TV Premiere
Maaya Sakamoto, Kenjirō Tsuda, Shō Hayami star in anime about world-shaking astronomy in 14c. Poland
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Uoto's Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) manga unveiled a teaser trailer for the anime on Thursday. The trailer reveals the anime's cast and October television premiere. The cast members include: Maaya Sakamoto as Rafa...
Peko Watanabe's Koi Janee Kara Manga Ends With 6th Volume
Series debuted in September 2021
― The fifth compiled book volume of Peko Watanabe's Koi Janee Kara (This Ain't Love, Got It?) manga revealed on Tuesday that the series will end with the sixth volume. The manga centers on three individuals connected from a 26-year-old past. Yukari and Akane were best friends in high school, and Yukari was herself in love with a teacher named Imai. 26 years later, wi...
The Anime/Manga World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Noriko Ohara's Death
Voice actors all around the anime industry pay their respects to the celebrated voice actor
― On Tuesday, the anime world was shocked by the announcement of Noriko Ohara's death. She had died on July 12 after an unsuccessful treatment for an illness. Known as the voice of Nobita Nobi from the long running Doraemon anime series, the voice actor appeared in many anime series integral to the medium. The...
Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Game Adds DLC Character Kawaki (Karma Progression)
Kawaki (Karma Progression) launches with DLC Pack 4 on Thursday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Wednesday it will add Kawaki (Karma Progression) as a DLC character to its Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections game as part of its DLC Pack 4 on Thursday. The trailer also confirms DLC Pack 5 for fall. DLC Pack 4 also includes two new costumes for Hinata (Road to Sakura) and ...
Max Streams The Boy and the Heron Film in U.S. on September 6
GKIDS released film on BD/DVD on July 9
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Wednesday that Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron anime film will begin streaming on HBO's streaming platform Max (formerly HBO Max) in the U.S. on September 6. Deadline had previously reported in March that the film would stream "exclusively" on Max. The rest of Studio Ghibli's catalogue i...
EXCLUSIVE: Preview Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy, Reimagining of Dororo Manga
Fantagraphics debuted the award-nominated Search and Destroy manga on Tuesday
― Fantagraphics debuted the award-nominated Search and Destroy manga on Tuesday, and Anime News Network can exclusively share a four-page preview. IMG search-and-destory_preview_pg-39.jpg
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Zoids Anime Teases 25th Anniversary Project
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takara Tomy's Zoids franchise teased on Wednesday a new 25th anniversary project for the Zoids: Chaotic Century anime, revealing a new visual and a new promotional video. The announcement did not reveal the nature of the project, but revealed that it would start in August. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ アニメ「ゾイド - ZOIDS -」 25TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT 特報 第２弾 2024年8月より順次ス...
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer Anime Gets English Dub
Alex Hom, Corey Pettit, Katie Caruso, Abigail Blythe star in dub on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday that it will begin streaming an English dub for the television anime adaptation of Yū Okano's The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Nozomanu Fushi no Bōkensha) light novel series on Wednesday. The dub cast includes:
Alex Hom as Rentt
Corey Pettit as Lorraine
Katie Caruso as Sheila
Abigail Blythe...
Bartender Glass of God Anime Gets English Dub
Tom Aglio, Morgan Lauré, Celeste Perez, Sonny Strait, more star in dub on Thursday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming an English dub for Bartender Glass of God (Bartender: Kami no Glass), the new television anime adaptation of writer Araki Joh and illustrator Kenji Nagatomo's Bartender manga, on Thursday. The English cast includes: Tom Aglio as Ryu
Morgan Lauré as Miwa
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Netflix Streams 3rd Part for Pokémon Horizons: The Series on August 9
Netflix confirmed on Wednesday that the third part of the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will begin streaming on August 9. The Pokémon Company had originally announced that the anime would debut on Netflix in the U.S. on February 23, but the series debuted instead on March 7. The second part began streaming on May 10. The anime premiered in Japan in April 2023 with a one-hour first-episode spe...
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The Misfit of Demon King Academy II #24 [rate]
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My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime Casts Takuya Eguchi
Anime reveals Eguchi as Yoshiharu Tsubameya, video for 4th episode's insert song
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Oshioshio's My Deer Friend Nokotan (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan) manga announced on Thursday that Takuya Eguchi is voicing Yoshiharu Tsubameya, Chiharu's older brother.The account also posted a video of the insert song "Kazoku ni Narо̄ Yo, Hino de" (Let's Be...
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Game Review
Games with such a confident, bold vision rarely come around, and it's even rarer that they execute that vision with such success.
― The first thing you will likely notice about Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess is how utterly spellbinding its world is. The lead director of the game is Shuichi Kawata, and it is immediately apparent how he is drawing on his experience as an art director and cinematic d...
Kengan Ashura 2nd Season Anime's 2nd Part Unveils Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, August 15 Debut
Trailer previews HEY-SMITH's opening theme song for Netflix anime
― The official website for the second season for the anime adaptation of Yabako Sandrovich's Kengan Ashura manga unveiled on Thursday a new promotional video, key visual, theme song artists, and August 15 debut on Netflix for the season's second part. The trailer reveals and previews the opening theme song "Feel My Pain" by the band HE...
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Sengoku Youko #15 [rate]
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Love Is Indivisible by Twins #3 [rate]
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Oshi no Ko #15 [rate]
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian #4 [rate]
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Bleach: Rebirth of Souls 3D Arena Fighting Game's Overview Trailer Previews Gameplay
Video features fight between Ichigo, Byakuya
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a gameplay overview trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The video features a fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Byakuya Kuchiki: In the game, players use attacks to cut down their o...
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Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World #3 [rate]
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BLUELOCK Season 2 Anime's Video Reveals/Previews Opening Theme Song by Unison Square Garden
Unison Square Garden return from 1st season for new opening theme
― The official X/Twitter account for the second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga posted a video on Wednesday, and it reveals and previews the new opening theme song "Bо̄jaku no Charisma" by Unison Square Garden. Unison Square Garden also performed theme songs for the anime's ...
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The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human #5 [rate]
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 17
A humbled Lawrence is usually a recipe for a good time and that holds true here.
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
What would the Monogatari series be without its protagonist? The same darn good show filled with surreal visuals and clever wordplay that it's always been.
Tower of God Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
It honestly hurts how much of a step down Tower of God Season 2 is in visual quality.
The Apothecary Diaries Manga Artist Nekokurage Handed Suspended Sentence for Tax Evasion
Nekokurage failed to declare 260 million yen in income from 2019 to 2021
― The Fukuoka District Court handed Nekokurage (real name Erika Ikeda), the artist for one of the manga adaptations of The Apothecary Diaries light novels, a suspended sentence of 10 months in prison and a fine of 11 million yen (about US$70,600) for the crime of tax evasion on Wednesday. However, since the prison sentence is su...