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The Shiunji Family Children Anime Series Review
This show left me with a certain type of anger.
― This show left me with a certain type of anger. At first, I thought that I was just having a knee-jerk reaction to the overall premise of the show. Incest is a relatively taboo subject, and anime is no stranger to utilizing it in a variety of different ways. Most of the time, it's generally played up as a type of risque situation to generate drama. So...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Jul 29-Aug 4
CITY The Animation is rocking this week's charts. Will it bump Anne Shirley out of the top 7 cumulative? Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these...
This Week in Games - Brawling Capes, Big N's Red Tape, and Grown-Ups in Spandex
This week we have all the updates from EVO, what happened to Pekora's Pokémon stream, and an actually good Power Rangers collab!
― Welcome back, folks! It seems my busy schedule got the better of me: earlier this week, I checked to see if I still had time to submit a panel for this year's Kumoricon... and I was but a few days too late. What a shame; I was looking forward to hosting my History of Japa...
You and Idol Precure♪ Episodes 13 - 24 Anime Series Review
It simply could be that it’s not meshing with me personally as much as nearly every other season of Precure, but something about this simply isn’t working as well as it ought to, and that’s a shame.
― Perhaps this is a “me” problem, but I had hoped for more from You and Idol Precure♪ in its second cour. Even recognizing that this is a lighter, fluffier season than those that preceded it, there's some...
Iwakura Aria Giveaway
ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes to lucky ANN readers!
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From MAGES, the developer of the iconic Steins;Gate and the Science Adventure series of games, comes Iwakura Aria a thrilling visual novel with a gorgeous painterly aesthetic by the artist Hyakunen. And ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes for some lu...
This Week in Anime - Demon Hunting KPop Style
Coop and Lucas discuss the animated film of the summer, KPop Demon Hunters and its incredible appeal.
― Coop and Lucas discuss the animated film of the summer, KPop Demon Hunters and its incredible appeal. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @...
Alternative [Self Liner Note] Manga Review
For those of you who love 90’s alt rock, this one-shot manga might prove to be your cup of (pennyroyal) tea.
― This one-shot manga fell into my lap because, well, of course it would. I love guitars, I love anime and manga about guitar players. And when you've got 90's grunge music thrown into the mix, you've got the most obvious pick in the world. Manga creator Chiaka Yagura's Alternative [Self Liner...
Iwakura Aria Game Review
If you're a fan of The House in Fata Morgana or The Dark Maidens, this is a game you'll want to play.
― We tend to view the past in either a rosy light or a gently-tinted sepia one. Yes, bad things happened long ago, but it was still a simpler time – no internet, no constant assault by phones, just a world that seems not quite real, if not better. Iwakura Aria, an original visual novel from MAGES, ab...
Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre Comic Book Review
Despite these sometimes-too-outrageous elements, Godzilla’s Monsterpiece Theatre sticks the landing and provides a unique experience in the process.
― Godzilla's Monsterpiece Theatre is a fun and fantastical romp in a unique setting with familiar faces. There is a lot of interesting fun to be had with this title. Tom Scioli writes and illustrates it, providing a consistent sense of vision across all ...
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One Piece: Heroines Novels Get Anime
Writer Jun Esaka, artist Sayaka Suwa launched novels about One Piece series heroines in 2019
― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed that writer Jun Esaka and artist Sayaka Suwa's One Piece novel HEROINES light novel will get an anime adaptation, and also revealed a visual. 【#ONEPIECEDAY'25 生配信中】ONE PIECE magazineで連載していた『ONE PIECE novel HEROINES』がアニメ化決定🎬本編では見られないヒロインたちの魅力を描いたエピソード...
Code Geass' Goro Taniguchi Helms Paris ni Saku Étoile Film
Violet Evergarden's Reiko Yoshida pens story of 2 girls following art, ballet dreams
― Goro Taniguchi (Code Geass, One Piece Film Red) is directing at Arvo Animation the original anime film Paris ni Saku Étoile (L'étoile de Paris en fleur or Étoile Blossoming in Paris), which will open on March 13, 2026. Katsuya Kondō, a frequent character designer on Ghibli films such as Kiki's Delivery Service and ...
Fire head's Mercedes and the Waning Moon Light Novel Series Gets Anime
Story about woman reincarnated as vampire launched in 2018
― Japanese publisher TO Books announced on Thursday that Fire head's Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat (Kaketa Tsuki no Mercedes: Kyūketsuki no Kizoku ni Tensei Shita kedo Suteraresō nanode Dungeon wo Seiha suru) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━✨📣情報解禁📣✨「欠けた月...
Kazuya Minekura Plans to End Wild Adapter Manga in 8th Volume
Series launched in Chara magazine in 2000
― Kazuya Minekura announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday she is working steadily to make the eighth volume of her Wild Adapter manga the final volume. She added she is a "Stone Age person" who still even now draws storyboards on paper. 『WILD ADAPTER』最新話、「一迅プラス」にて本日より期間限定で無料公開中です。何卒よろしくお願いいたします（7巻の続きの49話から読めます）。8巻を最終巻とする目標で地道に頑張りたいです。未だにネームですらアナログな石器時代の人間...
One Piece: Heroines Novels Get Anime
Writer Jun Esaka, artist Sayaka Suwa launched novels about One Piece series heroines in 2019
― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed that writer Jun Esaka and artist Sayaka Suwa's One Piece novel HEROINES light novel will get an anime adaptation, and also revealed a visual. 【#ONEPIECEDAY'25 生配信中】ONE PIECE magazineで連載していた『ONE PIECE novel HEROINES』がアニメ化決定🎬本編では見られないヒロインたちの魅力を描いたエピソード...
Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Film Gets Stage Play in 2026
Show runs in Tokyo from January 9-25, in Osaka from January 29-February 1, in Saga from February 7-8
― An official X (formerly Twitter) account for a stage play adaptation of the Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo (The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe) anime film launched on Friday, announcing the play will run in Tokyo from January 9-25, in Osaka from January 29-February 1, and in Saga from February...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Anime Reveals October 2 TV Debut, Opening Theme in Video
Yoshino, Reina Ueda perform theme songs
― Infinite revealed the main trailer on Sunday for the television anime of Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga. The video reveals that the anime will debut on AT-X on October 2 at 10:30 p.m., and will air later that evening on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and BS NTV. The below video has English and other subtitles that can b...
One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 Reveals 7th, 8th DLC Pack Characters
CP0 Rob Lucci to appear in Pack 7; Eneru, King, Z win vote contest to appear in Pack 8
― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed more details for upcoming DLC for Bandai Namco Entertainment's One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 game. 【#ONEPIECEDAY'25 速報⑤】#海賊無双4 追加DLC解禁🎮第7弾にルッチ-CP0-、読者投票で選ばれた第8弾にエネル、キング、ゼットが登場！これらがセットになったキャラクターパス3の購入特典も公開されました💨💨👇生配信をみる👇https://t.co/oILSqBOxmH#ONEPIECE pic.tw...
Live-Action One Piece Series Reveals Season 3; Previews Giants, Miss All Sunday, More in 2nd Season Trailer
2nd season premieres in 2026
― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed that the live-action One Piece series will have a third season. The event also revealed a new trailer for the second season of the series. The video previews the giants, Smoker, Miss All Sunday, Laboon, and more for the first time. The new season is titled One Piece Into the Grand Line. The new season will premie...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #27 [rate]
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To Be Hero X #19 [rate]
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Azuki Adds Alternative[Self Liner Note], Bonds, 2 More Manga
Company also adds Zigoku's Foreman, Treime to catalog
― Azuki announced at its panel at Otakon 2025 on Saturday that it has added four manga. The company has a new partnership with Manga Mavericks Books, and added three titles from the publisher: Title: ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE]
Creator: Chiaki Yagura
Summary: “The good die young.” There's a whole movement of entertainers who by 27 years old had l...
Discotek Reveals Monster, Shin Aim for the Ace, Zegapain, 6 More Licenses
Shin-chan, Higurashi Kai/Rei, Sgt. Frog films, Digimon films 4-6, more licensed
― Discotek revealed nine new upcoming licenses during its panel at Otakon on Saturday. Discotek will release the first 78 episodes of the Shin-chan anime on two SD Blu-ray Discs. Discotek did not reveal the release date. The release will match the same episodes of Funimation's earlier DVD release from 2008 to 2011, and wi...
AnimEigo to Release Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope, Alien Nine Anime
Company also reveals release dates for Black Jack OVA collection, 2nd volume of Looking for the Full Moon, Sasuke
― AnimEigo announced at its panel at Otakon on Saturday that it will release the following anime titles on Blu-ray Disc. AnimEigo will release TCJ Animation/Eiken's Sasuke 1968 television anime based on Sanpei Shirato's manga on October 14. All 29 episodes of the anime will ship in HD in ...
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With You and the Rain #6 [rate]
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Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter #6 [rate]
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The Summer Hikaru Died #6 [rate]
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My Dress-Up Darling #18 [rate]
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The Shiunji Family Children Anime Series Review
This show left me with a certain type of anger.
― This show left me with a certain type of anger. At first, I thought that I was just having a knee-jerk reaction to the overall premise of the show. Incest is a relatively taboo subject, and anime is no stranger to utilizing it in a variety of different ways. Most of the time, it's generally played up as a type of risque situation to generate drama. So...
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus #6 [rate]
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Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! #6 [rate]
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Bad Girl #6 [rate]
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The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses #6 [rate]
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Welcome Back to the Bed and Breakfast for Spirits
Perhaps since it’s been such a long time between seasons, this premiere episode was less of a new story than it was a who’s-who retrospective.
― Watching Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- is like staying at a nice hotel. Each scene takes place in an elegant ryokan, or traditional Japanese-style bed and breakfast. The cast is comprised of colorful, friendly characters focused on hospitality. And ...
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Kaiju No. 8 #16 [rate]
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This Monster Wants to Eat Me Spins a Deadly Fairy Tale
This uncommon yuri manga adaptation has earned a guaranteed spot on my must-watch list.
― There's a reason the story of Beauty and the Beast is a classic. The story of a vulnerable girl who falls in love with a dangerous monster is an irresistible escapist fantasy no matter how many ways it is told. This Monster Wants to Eat Me has a twist: both this Beauty and her Beast are teenage girls—and Beauty ...
K-Story & Comics in America Generates US$15.77 Million in Potential Export Deals at KCON LA 2025
More than 25,000 visitors attended K-Story & Comics booth at LA Convention Center from July 30-August 3
― The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced on August 4 that K-Story & Comics in America, held from July 30 to August 3 in Los Angeles, achieved "significant results" in promoting Korean comics and webtoons overseas. Designed to strengthen ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, July 28-August 3
Summer Wars airs with 7.4% rating, Tougen Anki ranks at #4 with 2.7% rating
― Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars film aired on NTV on Friday, August 1 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.4% rating. Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki, the 2024 film for the Shin-chan franchise, aired on TV Asahi on Sunday, August 3 at 10:00 a.m. and earned a 2.0% rating. The 2017 live-action film adaptation of Yayoiso'...
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Case Closed #1171 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 28-August 3
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Switch version debuts at #1, PS5 version at #5
― Japan's Game Ranking: July 28-August 3 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwDemon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Aniplex August 1 54,491 54,491 2NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 51,544 1,445,628 3NSw 2Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo July 17 25,199 207,055 4NSwHolo's Hanafud...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend #18 [rate]
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Il-sook Shin Returns With New Webtoon Manu's Daughters After 8 Years
Lineage manhwa creator's new story centers on queen who bridges worlds between gods, humans
― Renowned manhwa artist Il-sook Shin, known for classics such as The Four Daughters of Armian and Lineage, is releasing her first new work in eight years. The Korea Cartoonists Association announced on August 5 that Shin's webtoon Manu's Daughters will be serialized on Naver Webtoon. The webtoon launched on ...
Nyaight of the Living Cat Anime Cross-Promotes With 28 Years Later Film
Can you resist the allure of cats & zombies?
― The Nyaight of the Living Cat anime staff announced on Friday that it is collaborating with the 2025 post-apocalyptic zombie film 28 Years Later. The anime's staff noted the series is entering the “Nyanpocalypse Arc” and posted an image of the Nyaight of the Living Cat and 28 Years Later collaboration movie poster: Sony Pictures Japan then posted a colla...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Jul 29-Aug 4
CITY The Animation is rocking this week's charts. Will it bump Anne Shirley out of the top 7 cumulative? Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these...
CLAMP Confirms 1st Ever Tie-In with Luxury Chocolate Brand Godiva
Godiva: "This collaboration will bring you a new chocolate experience, complete with special illustrations"
― Manga creative team CLAMP confirmed on Thursday its first-ever collaboration with luxury chocolate brand Godiva Chocolatier after teasing it on Tuesday. A Godiva chocolate collection with new illustrations will go on sale on October 1. CLAMP shared a collaboration illustration featuring sever...
Turkey!-Time to Strike- ‒ Episode 5
This week, the girls learn about climate change and gravity.
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra ‒ Episode 5
Atou did to those soldiers what MenaRD did to Kakeru in Street Fighter 6.
Daiju Yanauchi's One For All Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
High school rugby manga launched in 2023
― The 60th chapter of Daiju Yanauchi's One For All manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in two chapters. The manga centers on Arashi, a first year high school student who got into high school on a rugby scholarship. Calling himself "the man who brings the storm," he finds himself in a high school rugby team composed of peculiar players, aiming to...
Crunchyroll to Stream Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- Season 2 Anime
2nd season premieres in October
― The Otakon panel for Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-, the television anime of writer Midori Yūma and illustrator Laruha's Kakuriyo Yadomeshi (Afterlife Inn Cooking) light novel series, announced on Friday that Crunchyroll will stream Kakuriyo Yadomeshi Ni (Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- II or literally, Afterlife Inn Cooking II), the second season of t...
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 17
It seems believable plot progression has long since exited the building, launched into orbit, and is currently catching up to the Voyager 1 probe on its way out of the solar system.
Tsukasa Hazumi Launches With U Manga
Manga centers on boy stumbling into supernatural phenomena, secret organization that eliminates them
― Manga creator Tsukasa Hazumi launched the With U ~Katawara ni Kasuka ni Hisomu Mono~ (With U ~Something Lurks Faintly Nearby~) manga on Mag Garden's Magcomi website on Friday, with the first two chapters already available. The "occult horror" manga's story begins when Susumu Sakane is attacked by a ...
Pierrot Changes Corporate Name to Studio Pierrot
Pierrot was founded in 1979 under corporate name Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd.
― Animation studio Pierrot announced last Friday that it has changed its corporate name from "Pierrot Co., Ltd." to "Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd." Yūji Nunokawa founded Pierrot under the corporate name Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd. in 1979. Since then, the studio has worked on a large number of works including The Wonderful Adventures of ...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 ‒ Episode 5
Maybe this is a sign that the series is actually beginning to get better writing, or maybe I'm so desperate to have this be worth my time, I'm willing to latch onto anything.
DAN DA DAN Season 2 ‒ Episode 18
If an episode goes the extra mile to hire the lead singer of freaking Dragonforce and the former lead guitarist of Megadeth, then it automatically gets five stars. That is codified in the Big Book of Anime Critic Law. I don't make the rules, I just enforce them with fanatical zeal.
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket App Updates Ho-Oh, Lugia Card Artwork Following Alleged Plagiarism of Fanart
Cards' temporary placeholder messages replaced with new art following app staff's internal review
― The official X/Twitter account for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app announced on Friday that the game has updated the game with new illustrations for the the Ho-Oh and Lugia EX from the newly from the newly released "Wisdom of Sea and Sky" set following recent plagiarism accusations and interna...
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Nukitashi the Animation #4 [rate]
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2nd Mononoke Film Wins at Fantasia Int'l Film Fest
Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage won Bronze Audience Award
― Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage, the second film in the Mononoke franchise, won the Bronze Audience Award in the Best Animated Feature category at the 29th Fantasia International Film Festival. This year's event was held from July 16 through August 3 in Montreal. The Fantasia International Film Festival'...
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Betrothed to My Sister's Ex #6 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Brawling Capes, Big N's Red Tape, and Grown-Ups in Spandex
This week we have all the updates from EVO, what happened to Pekora's Pokémon stream, and an actually good Power Rangers collab!
― Welcome back, folks! It seems my busy schedule got the better of me: earlier this week, I checked to see if I still had time to submit a panel for this year's Kumoricon... and I was but a few days too late. What a shame; I was looking forward to hosting my History of Japa...
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Secrets of the Silent Witch #6 [rate]
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Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse #6 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ Episodes 13 - 24 Anime Series Review
It simply could be that it’s not meshing with me personally as much as nearly every other season of Precure, but something about this simply isn’t working as well as it ought to, and that’s a shame.
― Perhaps this is a “me” problem, but I had hoped for more from You and Idol Precure♪ in its second cour. Even recognizing that this is a lighter, fluffier season than those that preceded it, there's some...
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Call of the Night #6 [rate]
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More Selected Episodes of Detective Conan Stream on Netflix, Crunchyroll With New English Dub on August 21
Episodes feature "Conan vs. The Black Organization," including ones previously unreleased in U.S.
― TMS Entertainment announced on Friday that a second batch of specially curated episodes from the Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime will begin streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll on August 21. As before, the episodes will stream in Japanese with English subtitles and with a new English dub. Both the ...
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Tougen Anki #5 [rate]
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Iwakura Aria Giveaway
ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes to lucky ANN readers!
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From MAGES, the developer of the iconic Steins;Gate and the Science Adventure series of games, comes Iwakura Aria a thrilling visual novel with a gorgeous painterly aesthetic by the artist Hyakunen. And ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes for some lu...
Los Angeles Comic Con Hosts Voice Actors Yuriko Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kusao, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Cast
Event takes place at L.A. Convention Center on September 26-28
― The staff of this year's Los Angeles Comic Con event announced on Friday that it will host voice actors Yuriko Yamaguchi and Takeshi Kusao. The convention will also host Ryota Ozawa (Gokai Red in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger), Yui Koike (Gokai Pink), and Kazuki Shimizu (Gokai Green). According to the staff, this is the first time the event h...
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Arknights: RISE FROM EMBER #22 [rate]
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'Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru' Light Anime Reveals Main Cast
Kaede Hondo, Takeo Ōtsuka star in light anime this October
― The official X/Twitter account for Animation ID revealed on Friday the main cast for the "light anime" adaptation of Akira Iwafune's Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru (Potions Will Save Me) novel series: Kaede Hondo as protagonist Kaede Takeo Ōtsuka as dragon hunter Asuru The light anime will premiere on television in October. A "light anime" feat...
Berserk Manga Has 70 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide, Including 9 Million in English
Manga has 30 million foreign edition copies, including 8 million in French, 5 million in Italian
― This year's 16th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on Friday that the Berserk manga has 70 million copies in circulation (not sold) worldwide. The magazine also broke down the circulation numbers by language. The manga has 9 million copies in circulation in English, 8 million copies i...
Isekai Quartet Anime's 3rd Season Previewed in Teaser Video
More appearing characters also revealed
― Kadokawa began streaming a teaser promotional video on Friday for Isekai Quartet 3, the third season for the Isekai Quartet crossover anime. The staff also revealed more characters who will appear in the anime: Kōhei Amasaki as Otto Suwen (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-)
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Garfiel Tinsel (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) I...
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals October 8 Debut
Video also previews opening, ending theme songs
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga began streaming the show's third promotional video on Friday. The video reveals that the anime will debut on October 8 at 24:00 (effectively on October 9 at 12:00 a.m.) on the TV Tokyo and BS11...
A Star Brighter Than the Sun Anime Reveals More Cast, October 2 Debut in 1st Promo Video
Motohiro Hata performs opening theme; Hina Yomiya, Taito Ban, more join cast
― The official website for the anime of Kazune Kawahara's A Star Brighter Than the Sun (Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi) manga began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The website also revealed a new visual, opening theme song artist, more cast, and the show's October 2 debut. Motohiro Hata is performing t...
100 Meters Anime Film's Video Highlights 5 Main Characters
Kenji Iwaisawa directs film opening on September 19
― The staff of the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga revealed the film's character promotional video on Friday. The below video previews the characters Togashi, Komiya, Nigami, Saizu, and Kaidō. The film's X/Twitter account also posted visuals for the five characters. The film held its world premiere at Annecy on June 12. The movie wi...
Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- Season 2 Anime's Teaser Reveals Opening Song Artist, October Premiere
Nao Tōyama performs opening theme song "Tōryanse"
― The official website for Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-, the television anime of writer Midori Yūma and illustrator Laruha's Kakuriyo Yadomeshi (Afterlife Inn Cooking) light novel series, unveiled a new visual and teaser trailer for Kakuriyo Yadomeshi Ni (Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- II or literally, Afterlife Inn Cooking II), the ...
My-Otome Anime Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Relive the adventures at Garderobe Academy with anniversary key art
― The My-Otome anime series announced its 20th anniversary celebration on August 2. The celebration begins with an anniversary key visual created by character designer Hirokazu Hisayuki. The Sunrise World website also posted a message from My-Otome director Masakazu Obara. Obara was a bit wry with his comments, joking about other ser...
Japanese Gamers List Top 100 Addictive Video Games
Taking the top spot is Minecraft
― The July 27 episode of Japanese TV program Ariyoshieeeee! polled 3,000 gamers for the top 100 addictive video games (among other categories). The top three games are 2011's Minecraft in the #1 spot, 1985's Super Mario Bros. in second, and 2020's Animal Crossing: New Horizons in third. The top 10 video games according to Ariyoshieeeee! are: 1. Minecraft (2011)
2. Su...
The Camphorwood Custodian Anime Film's Teaser Unveils Cast, More Staff, January 30 Debut
Fumiya Takahashi, Yūki Amami join cast
― The official website for the anime film of Keigo Higashino's The Camphorwood Custodian (Kusunoki no Bannin) novel unveiled a new teaser trailer for the film on Friday. The teaser reveals the film's cast, more staff, and January 30 opening date. The cast members include Fumiya Takahashi as Reito Naoi (left in image above), and Yūki Amami as Chifune Yanagisawa (...
Ugoku! Neko Mukashi Banashi Web Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, October 15 Debut
Yoshino Aoyama, Hiro Shimono, Kana Ueda, Kanako Miyamoto star in anime
― Kadokawa revealed the main cast, first promotional video, and October 15 debut for Ugoku! Neko Mukashi Banashi (Move! Cat Folktales), the web anime adaptation of Pandania's Neko Mukashi Banashi (Cat Folktales) four-panel manga, on Friday. The anime will star: Yoshino Aoyama as Kijitora (brown tabby cat)
Hiro Shimono as Chatora (...
Code Geass' Goro Taniguchi Helms Paris ni Saku Étoile Film
Violet Evergarden's Reiko Yoshida pens story of 2 girls following art, ballet dreams
― Goro Taniguchi (Code Geass, One Piece Film Red) is directing at Arvo Animation the original anime film Paris ni Saku Étoile (L'étoile de Paris en fleur or Étoile Blossoming in Paris), which will open on March 13, 2026. Katsuya Kondō, a frequent character designer on Ghibli films such as Kiki's Delivery Service and ...
PlayStation 5 Reaches Over 80 Million Shipments
2.5 million PS5 units shipped between April 1-June 30
― Sony announced on Thursday that it has shipped 80.3 million units of the PlayStation 5 console in its consolidated financial results for the fiscal year's first quarter that ended on June 30. The company shipped 2.5 million PlayStation 5 units between April 1-June 30. The PS5 console surpassed 50 million in sales in December 2023. As of July 202...
ODD TAXI Writer Kazuya Konomoto Launches New Manga on August 21
Ryō Yamasaki draws art for new Kami Kill manga
― The combined 36th and 37th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that writer Kazuya Konomoto and artist Ryō Yamasaki will launch a new manga titled Kami Kill (a play on "kami kiru," which is how "cut hair" would be said in Japanese) in the magazine's next issue on August 21. The magazine teases that the manga centers on two broth...
Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Mone Sorai launched manga in 2019
― The 48th chapter of Mone Sorai's Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide (Bokura no Chikyū no Arukikata) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with its next chapter. Tokyopop is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Super serious Asahi Suzumura and laidback, easygoing Mitsuki Sayama might seem like an odd couple, but they made a dea...
Gamon Sakurai's The Pool Manga Ends
Series launched in January 2024
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The September issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine published the final chapter of Gamon Sakurai's The Pool manga on Thursday. The military science-fiction story follows a space squad and the chief who leads the group, as well as the terrifying creatures they encounter. Sakurai launched the series in January 2024. Sakurai ended his Ajin - Demi-Human manga in ...
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KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER PRODUCTION #5 [rate]
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Hotel Inhumans Anime Casts Minami Tsuda, Kazuyuki Okitsu
Both appear in 6th episode on Sunday
― The official website for the television anime of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga revealed on Thursday revealed two new cast members and a visual for the sixth episode airing on Sunday: The newly announced cast includes: Minami Tsuda as Ringo Ader, a cheerful and energetic assassin who is searching for a miso soup that tastes like the one made by her master Kazu...
This Week in Anime - Demon Hunting KPop Style
Coop and Lucas discuss the animated film of the summer, KPop Demon Hunters and its incredible appeal.
― Coop and Lucas discuss the animated film of the summer, KPop Demon Hunters and its incredible appeal. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @...
New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT ‒ Episode 5
There aren't any ridiculous animation style shifts or serious tonal swerves to catch the audience off-guard as in "special" episodes like last week's—bar a few odd indulgences.
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Solo Camping for Two #5 [rate]
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urðr Hunt Anime's Trailer Reveals New Short Film
"Makuai no Kusabi" short film screens alongside Urðr Hunt on October 31
― The official website for the standalone anime release for Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urðr Hunt Special Edition: Path of the Little Challenger (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans: Urðr-Hunt), an animated spinoff from the Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans) telev...
Alternative [Self Liner Note] Manga Review
For those of you who love 90’s alt rock, this one-shot manga might prove to be your cup of (pennyroyal) tea.
― This one-shot manga fell into my lap because, well, of course it would. I love guitars, I love anime and manga about guitar players. And when you've got 90's grunge music thrown into the mix, you've got the most obvious pick in the world. Manga creator Chiaka Yagura's Alternative [Self Liner...
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DAN DA DAN #18 [rate]
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Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ Episode 6
Much as in our own world, social media influencers are the true source of all that is evil.
Webtoon-Based Animated Series Dragon Girl Reveals 1st Trailer
Webtoon follows daughter of dragon king who goes to human high school
― Korean animation streaming platform LAFTEL released the first trailer on July 31 for the animated series Dragon Girl, based on the webtoon of the same name. The trailer teases key characters, including a perpetually brooding male lead, and introduces its upbeat opening theme, “I'm Running to You.” Created by Olso, Dragon Girl fo...
Iwakura Aria Game Review
If you're a fan of The House in Fata Morgana or The Dark Maidens, this is a game you'll want to play.
― We tend to view the past in either a rosy light or a gently-tinted sepia one. Yes, bad things happened long ago, but it was still a simpler time – no internet, no constant assault by phones, just a world that seems not quite real, if not better. Iwakura Aria, an original visual novel from MAGES, ab...
Made in Abyss Franchise Gets Anime Film Series in 2026
1st film Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi features returning cast/staff, new characters
― Kadokawa announced that the Made in Abyss anime is getting a series of films starting in 2026 with the first part Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi (Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery). The company unveiled a visual, and returning cast and staff. The visual features new characters Tepaste and Cravagli: Masayuki Kojima ...
There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ‒ Episode 5
Asking somebody who you think has feelings for you to embrace you just so you can confirm that you like somebody else is wild.
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Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! #6 [rate]
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Veteran Voice Actor Hee-sun Kang Steps Down From Crayon Shin-chan Role After 26 Years
Actress has undergone dozens of rounds of chemotherapy while continuing her voice acting work
― Hee-sun Kang, the veteran voice actor who has voiced Shin-chan's mother, Misae Nohara, in the Korean dub of Crayon Shin-chan for 26 years, is stepping down from the role due to health reasons. According to Korean animation channel Tooniverse, So-yeon Ahn will take over as the voice of Misae. Although the ...
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Dr. Stone: Science Future #17 [rate]
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Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon Season 2 ‒ Episode 6
This show hasn't had space for developing a cast of villainous counterparts to our heroes ...You know, except for the fact that it's been doing that all along right under our noses.
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Dear X Debuts in November
You-jung Kim stars in melodrama thriller as top actress Ah-jin Baek
― Korean streaming platform TVING has announced that the live-action series adaptation of the Dear X webtoon will premiere in November. The live-action series had been placed on hold in March, after actor Do-hoon Kim suffered a serious injury on set. Dear X is a melodrama thriller that follows Ah-jin Baek (You-jung Kim), a top star ...
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Let's Go Karaoke! #3 [rate]
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Clevatess ‒ Episode 6
The great character writing is quickly becoming my favorite element of Clevatess' story, but that doesn't mean I'm not excited to see Alicia do battle with a horde of ugly bugs and their smug, magical ringmaster.
K-pop Girl Group ILLIT Releases Original Webtoon Summer Moon: The Quprids
Coming-of-age school fantasy series follows 5 high schoolers who transform into magical girls
― HYBE, the Korean entertainment company best known as the agency behind global supergroup BTS, announced that its original webtoon series SUMMER MOON: THE QUPRIDS, inspired by the musical themes of K-pop girl group ILLIT, premiered on August 4 via Naver Webtoon. The series debuted with six episodes availab...
Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord's Yodokawa Launches New Manga
Neko ni Hakuchō, Hotaru ni Koban manga launches on August 8
― The staff of Kadokawa's Kadocomi website announced on Monday that Yodokawa will launch a new manga on the website titled Neko ni Hakuchō, Hotaru ni Koban (Cats and Swans, Fireflies and Gold Coins) on Friday. Yodokawa teased that the new series may be a yuri story. Yodokawa ended the Monthly in the Garden with My Landlord (Maitsuki Niwatsuk...
Neon to Release Exit 8 Live-Action Film in N. America in 2026
Also: Film to screen at Toronto Int'l Film Festival in September, at SITGES in October
― North American film distribution company NEON (Oscar-winning films Parasite, Anora U.S. distributor) announced that it has acquired the North American rights for the live-action film of Kotake Create's infinite-loop horror game The Exit 8 (8-ban Deguchi), on Wednesday. Entertainment news website Variety reported ...
Fire head's Mercedes and the Waning Moon Light Novel Series Gets Anime
Story about woman reincarnated as vampire launched in 2018
― Japanese publisher TO Books announced on Thursday that Fire head's Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat (Kaketa Tsuki no Mercedes: Kyūketsuki no Kizoku ni Tensei Shita kedo Suteraresō nanode Dungeon wo Seiha suru) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━✨📣情報解禁📣✨「欠けた月...
Coolmic Website Adds 12 New Manga from WWWave Comics in English
Wed to the Dead: Bound by a Ghost Marriage, Drawn to Love; A Secret Affair With My Husband; Tall Girls Like Piggyback Rides Too!; more exclusively available on website for 6 months
― WWWave Corporation's Coolmic website announced on Thursday that it will exclusively release 12 new manga titles from WWWave Comics in English, this month. The following titles will be exclusively available on the Coolmic...
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, 2026 Debut
Sumire Morohoshi to voice high school girl Sunao Aikawa, her replica Nao in Voil anime
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday the teaser visual and promotional video, main cast, staff, and 2026 debut for the television anime of Harunadon's Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (Replica Datte, Koi o Suru or Even a Replica Falls in Love) novel series. The novel's illustrator raemz drew a new illustration to celebra...
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Iori Saeki, Mamiko Noto, Kikuko Inoue join cast
― Happinet revealed three new cast members for the television anime of Kuzushiro's Egao no Taenai Shokuba Desu. (A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace) manga on Thursday. The new cast members include: Iori Saeki as Shiori Asakura, an assertive editor at Clover, and Satō's junior colleague who looks up to her. Mamiko Noto as Ren Takizawa, a famous mang...
Seven Seas to Release Audiobooks for Failure Frame, Most Notorious 'Talker'
Audiobooks debut later this month
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it is producing audiobook versions of the Failure Frame and The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan light novels. John Patneaude is narrating Failure Frame, and the first audiobook volume will debut on August 21. Seven Seas licensed both the light novel series and its manga adaptation, and it d...
'One Piece Day' Event Streams Worldwide With Live English Interpretation on August 9-10
August 9 stream will be 3 hours, August 10 stream will be 8 hours
― Bandai Namco Entertainment, Shueisha, and Toei Animation announced on Thursday that they will stream the "One Piece Day" event worldwide with live English interpretation (for some segments). The first day stream will be available from August 9 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. EDT). The second day stream will be...