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This Week in Anime - Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Coop and Lucas take a look at some of the summer anime season's least interesting debuts.They can't all be winners? ― Coop and Lucas take a look at some of the summer anime season's least interesting debuts.They can't all be winners? The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Netflix streams Chainsmoker Cat. HIDIVE streams Hell Mode....
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Episodes 73-84 Anime Review

If you look up “anticlimax” in the dictionary, you'll see this story arc of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime listed as an example. ― If you look up “anticlimax” in the dictionary, you'll see this story arc of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime listed as an example. Honestly, the arc has so much going for it with Mariabell as a villain. She was built up as a looming threat in the previous ...
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Answerman - Anime Has Left the Building (And Moved Into Yours)

Anime is everywhere now, in case you hadn't noticed. ― ConfusedConfucius asks: "Now that anime is becoming almost ubiquitous at a global level, what are some of the ways it is seeping into the popular consciousness in ways that were never intended?" You are right. Anime is flipping everywhere if you move through life with your eyes and ears open. This is not going to be your usual “anime is mainstre...
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This Week in Mobile Games - What's Up With The Lads?

Alas, poor Valko, players were just really divided on your existence and Papergames did not handle it well. ― Hello, and welcome once more to another installment of the column! It has, to put it mildly, been a rough couple of weeks, particularly if you're in or covering the game industry. With new waves of layoffs and controversial (to put it mildly) corporate decision-making, the game industry - or ...
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Kiki's Delivery Service Illustrator Akiko Hayashi Dies at 81

Hayashi illustrated many children's books including Miki's First Errand, There's a Hippo in My Bath! ― Japanese news outlet The Mainichi reported on Wednesday children's book author and illustrator Akiko Hayashi died of pneumonia on July 1 in a hospital in Nagano prefecture. She was 81.She was known for illustrating the first novel of Eiko Kadono's children's novel Kiki's Delivery Service, which Stud...
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Star Fox (2026) Game Review

I was scared it would be just a very safe yet well-produced retread of familiar ground, and I was mostly right. ― It is nearly impossible to talk about this game without explaining the complicated pedigree that precedes it. Star Fox is an established Nintendo IP, but unlike many others such as Mario, Zelda, or even Metroid, the scope of games in Star Fox's library is a little bit muddled. Even though...
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Girls Band Bandwidth: How BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA's Use of Streamers and Social Media Brings Its Story Into the Future

The internet is cornerstone of the modern entertainment complex. Creators wanting to get their work out cannot merely be adept in their craft—they must also be able to navigate the multiplicitous lanes and uncertain signage of the information superhighway. So it must go as well for the girls bands in the BanG Dream! franchise, with this season's YUME∞MITA being heavily based in that space. ― The int...
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Game Review

A competent and extremely promising first outing, Millennium Tales doesn't overstay its welcome, is a bit too chatty, feels great to play, but it needs just the tiniest kick in the pants. ― Team Asano has yet again moved into a new genre for their HD-2D titles: this time, an action-adventure title. While the title doesn't seem to promise much, and the characters skew a bit too archetypal for my taste...
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Unanswered//Butterfly: Sword Art Online Anime Film Review

While this film is certainly worth watching to anyone who loves Sword Art Online, the fact that the bar to entry is $110 feels ludicrous. ― Unanswered//Butterfly: Sword Art Online is far from the first anime to be released as a video game extra—in this case, the Echoes of Aincrad Ultimate Edition. However, rather than an extra episode or OVA, Unanswered//Butterfly is a full-on feature film that clock...
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Hide and Seek Manga Review

Naono Yoshiko’s line of '70s shoujo horror stories is as grisly, harrowing, and all-around entertaining a read as they come. ― My introduction to Hide and Seek went thusly: 70's shoujo manga focusing on children who meet horrible ends. I heard “70's” and “children who meet horrible ends” and immediately thought of Ringing Bell, which (cold take, I know, but) to this day is still my gold standard of o...
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From Far Away TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Main Cast & Staff Members, October 4 Debut

Tomoyo Kurosawa, Kentarō Kumagai, Yūichirō Umehara, Eiji Takeuchi star in Studio Deen anime ― The official website for the television anime anime of Kyouko Hikawa's From Far Away (Kanata Kara) shōjo manga revealed on Tuesday the anime's teaser promotional video, a new visual, main cast and staff members, and its October 4 debut.The anime will star (Note: Some character names are spelled differently f...
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ippatu's Tsugumi Project Manga Gets TV Anime

Postapocalyptic action manga serialized in Japan from 2021-2023 ― A teaser website opened on Tuesday to announce the television anime adaptation of ippatu's Tsugumi Project (Tora Tsugumi) manga, and revealed a teaser promotional video and teaser visual.Kodansha USA Publishing published the manga and describes the story:In the far future, a soldier named Leon is taken from his family on a trumped-up c...
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Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Gets TV Anime

Senpai is an Otokonoko director Shinsuke Yanagi helms anime at feel. animation studio ― Kadokawa announced on Monday the television anime adaptation of Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. (Noa is My Senior, and My Friend.) manga, and revealed the anime's teaser visual and main staff members.The manga's story centers on Rihito Ōtsuka — a laid-back and unbothered guy, and an employee in a game comp...
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Umihoshi Nanai's Kizuguchi to Hōtai Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2027

J.C. Staff animates romantic comedy series about daughter of yakuza boss, her caretaker ― J.C. Staff announced on Monday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Umihoshi Nanai's Kizuguchi to Hōtai (Wound and Bandage) manga that will debut in January 2027. The staff revealed two visuals, with the second visual being a "weak loving" version. The anime will air on ABC and TV Asahi's ANiMAZ...
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Mob Psycho 100 III Anime Marks 10th Anniversary With New Short

Director Yuzuru Tachikawa, character designer Yoshimichi Kameda reunite for English-subtitled short ― The "Mob Psycho 100 Anime 10th Anniversary Event: Reunion" presented a new anime short at the Fukagawa Mirai Hall in Kawaguchi City, Saitama on Sunday. The short, which is streaming online with English subtitles, features Reigen, Shigeo ("Mob"), Dimple, and Tome at the Spirits and Such Consultation O...

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This Week in Anime - Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Coop and Lucas take a look at some of the summer anime season's least interesting debuts.They can't all be winners? ― Coop and Lucas take a look at some of the summer anime season's least interesting debuts.They can't all be winners? The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Netflix streams Chainsmoker Cat. HIDIVE streams Hell Mode....
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Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power #3 [rate]
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 ‒ Episodes 14-15

Much as I enjoy longer story arcs, these two episodes are important. They give the characters time to breathe, but also to showcase their growth and development.
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I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day #2 [rate]
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From Far Away TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Main Cast & Staff Members, October 4 Debut

Tomoyo Kurosawa, Kentarō Kumagai, Yūichirō Umehara, Eiji Takeuchi star in Studio Deen anime ― The official website for the television anime anime of Kyouko Hikawa's From Far Away (Kanata Kara) shōjo manga revealed on Tuesday the anime's teaser promotional video, a new visual, main cast and staff members, and its October 4 debut.The anime will star (Note: Some character names are spelled differently f...
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Flaming Dodgeball Girl Danko Anime Casts Noriko Hidaka, Misato Fukuen

Hidaka plays Danko's mother Misato, Fukuen plays Danko's grandmother Haruka ― The second episode of Flaming Dodgeball Girl Danko, the television anime of Tetsuhiro Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga, revealed two new cast members for the anime on Monday. The new cast members include:Noriko Hidaka as Misato Ichigeki, the mother of Danko IchigekiMisato Fukuen as Haruka Ichigeki, the grandmoth...
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ippatu's Tsugumi Project Manga Gets TV Anime

Postapocalyptic action manga serialized in Japan from 2021-2023 ― A teaser website opened on Tuesday to announce the television anime adaptation of ippatu's Tsugumi Project (Tora Tsugumi) manga, and revealed a teaser promotional video and teaser visual.Kodansha USA Publishing published the manga and describes the story:In the far future, a soldier named Leon is taken from his family on a trumped-up c...

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Petitcure ~Precure Fairies~ Anime Teach Movie Theater Etiquette in New Short

Precure fairies have come together to teach everyone proper manners in theaters ― The Precure franchise presented its first-ever short video to teach children proper etiquette in movie theaters on Sunday. The Petitcure ~Precure Fairies~ short is set to play in T-Joy Movie Theaters before feature films, starting on July 24. The short features Porun, Mepple, Mipple, and Lulun from Pretty Cure and Precu...
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'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Opening Uses Cel-Drawn Animation

Old animation techniques return for a beautiful opening ― Kadokawa Anime's YouTube channel began streaming Kinema Citrus' Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime on Monday and revealed that part of the opening sequence uses cel-drawn animation. An X (formerly Twitter) post by the series states, "Please be sure to watch this gentle and heartwarming video, which features some original cel animatio...
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Aguri Kurita's Midari ni Tsukasete wa Narimasen Manga Ends

Series debuted in November 2024 ― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine published the final chapter of Aguri Kurita's Midari ni Tsukasete wa Narimasen (Don't Get Recklessly Possessed) series on July 9. The second compiled book volume will ship in September. The series follows unemployed "Yes Man" Yasushi Sugahara who encounters a ghost that looks identitical to the female colleg...
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Blue Summer Haze Manga Ends in 5th Volume

Dondon launched manga in December 2023; 5th volume to ship in winter 2027 ― The fourth compiled book volume of Dondon's Blue Summer Haze manga announced on Monday that the manga will end in its fifth volume in winter 2027. The fourth volume of the manga shipped early on Comic Cmoa on Sunday, but was released on other retail outlets on Monday. Kodansha USA publishes the manga in English and describes ...
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How to Grill Our Love Manga Ends

Series debuted in 2020, ends on Thursday ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shiori Hanatsuka's How to Grill Our Love (Yaiteru Futari) manga confirmed on Monday that Kodansha's Comic Days platform will publish the final chapter on Thursday. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story: Dating can be tough when you nerd out over barbecue. Kenta, a practical pitmast...
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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Anime Gets English Dub

All 12 dubbed episodes launch on Wednesday; Crunchyroll Manga adds more series ― Crunchyroll announced on Monday an English dub for the television anime of Saekisan's The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken) light novel series. All 12 episodes for the first season will launch with the English dub on Wednesday. The cast includes: R...
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Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Anime Gets New Short Anime

New short titled "Milky☆Byway Spring Special: Terror on Chelovin's Day" ― The official website for Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway) anime announced on July 3 a new short anime titled "Milky☆Byway Spring Special: Terror on Chelovin's Day" ("Milky☆Byway Spring Special: Kyōfu no Chelovin Party"). More details about the short anime will be revealed a...
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The Elusive Samurai Anime's Season 2 Reveals Ending Theme Song Artist

Bocchiboromaru to perform "Romantic ga Hoshii nara" with 3 Hinatazaka46 members ― The staff for the second television anime season based on Yūsei Matsui's The Elusive Samurai (Nigejōzu no Wakagimi) manga announced on Friday that Bocchiboromaru will perform the theme song "Romantic ga Hoshii nara" (If You Wish for Romance) with three guest vocalists from idol group Hinatazaka46. The official X (former...
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Episodes 73-84 Anime Review

If you look up “anticlimax” in the dictionary, you'll see this story arc of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime listed as an example. ― If you look up “anticlimax” in the dictionary, you'll see this story arc of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime listed as an example. Honestly, the arc has so much going for it with Mariabell as a villain. She was built up as a looming threat in the previous ...
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Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Ending Theme Song, Additional Cast, October Premiere

Trailer previews ending theme song by main cast ― Pony Canyon began streaming on Monday the second promotional video for Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume, the original television anime based on the Tetsudō Musume (Railway Girls) characters, and it announces the October premiere. The trailer also reveals and previews the ending theme song "Watashi Miraisen" (My Future Line) by Tetsuryo Club, compris...
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Grand Blue Dreaming #2 [rate]
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Ryūki Ōnuma, Hikari Komaru's Doggo Manga Ends

Series debuted in August 2024 ― Ryūki Ōnuma and Hikari Komaru's Doggo (Innu) manga ended with its 74th chapter on the YanMaga Web site on Saturday. The final chapter stated both authors are currently preparing a new work. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story: Asakusa's a big, scary place for a little pug all on his own. Or so high school student Sally thinks when she fin...
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Liar Game #15 [rate]
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Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her #2 [rate]
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San Diego Comic-Con 2026 to Feature Webtoon Creator Panels, Industry Deep Dives

Industry guests include K-pop group, webtoon creators ENHYPEN; webtoon creators TurtleMe, Leeanne M. Krecic ― San Diego Comic-Con 2026, which will be held from July 23-26, will host a full slate of webtoon and manhwa programming, with WEBTOON Entertainment leading four creator panels. The event will also host independent panels examining the format's industry growth and ongoing censorship challenges...
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Answerman - Anime Has Left the Building (And Moved Into Yours)

Anime is everywhere now, in case you hadn't noticed. ― ConfusedConfucius asks: "Now that anime is becoming almost ubiquitous at a global level, what are some of the ways it is seeping into the popular consciousness in ways that were never intended?" You are right. Anime is flipping everywhere if you move through life with your eyes and ears open. This is not going to be your usual “anime is mainstre...
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World Is Dancing #3 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, More Manga Rank on NYT July Bestseller List

― The 30th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #3 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early July. The manga on this month's list include: #3 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 30 #4 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 21 #10 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #12 — Kei Urana's Gachiakuta volume 1 #15 — Mokumokuren's Th...
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This Week in Mobile Games - What's Up With The Lads?

Alas, poor Valko, players were just really divided on your existence and Papergames did not handle it well. ― Hello, and welcome once more to another installment of the column! It has, to put it mildly, been a rough couple of weeks, particularly if you're in or covering the game industry. With new waves of layoffs and controversial (to put it mildly) corporate decision-making, the game industry - or ...
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Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne #2 [rate]
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 13

A fight with a giant magic tiger is a great way to frontload the appeal for the show before it settles into more business and side-hustle management for the last third of the episode.
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Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky #2 [rate]
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Manga Resumes on August 18

Iro Aida's manga entered hiatus in November 2025 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's G-Fantasy magazine announced on Monday that Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga will resume in the September issue releasing on August 18. The manga entered a hiatus in the magazine's December 2025 issue on November 18, due to Aida's medical treatment for an u...
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Jurassic Park Films Actor Sam Neill Dies at 78

Neill was cast in upcoming Godzilla x Kong: Supernova film ― The official Instagram account of actor Sam Neill announced that the actor died on Monday in Sydney, Australia. He was 78. The announcement stated that Neill's death was sudden and unexpected, but that he had remained cancer free. The announcement added that more details will be shared at a later date. Neill revealed in his Did I Ever Tell ...
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Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Gets TV Anime

Senpai is an Otokonoko director Shinsuke Yanagi helms anime at feel. animation studio ― Kadokawa announced on Monday the television anime adaptation of Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. (Noa is My Senior, and My Friend.) manga, and revealed the anime's teaser visual and main staff members.The manga's story centers on Rihito Ōtsuka — a laid-back and unbothered guy, and an employee in a game comp...
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Crunchyroll Streams Psyren, The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom Anime

Psyren debuts in October, The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom debuts in January 2027 ― Crunchyroll announced on Sunday during its panel at Japan Expo 2026 that it will stream the television anime of Toshiaki Iwashiro's Psyren manga, and the anime adaptation of Hifumi's The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom (Yūkyū no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume) light novel series.Crunchyroll will stream Psyren worldw...
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Amekiri's 'Chotto Matō yo, Harutora-kun' BL Manga Gets Live-Action Series

Masaya Sakuragi, Tsubasa Nakagawa star in August 13 series ― Shinshokan's Dear Plus label announced on Saturday Amekiri's Chotto Matō yo, Harutora-kun (Wait a second, Harutora-kun) boys-love manga will get a live-action series on August 13. The series will air on MBS and other channels.The series stars Masaya Sakuragi (left in photo above) as Harutora Kurobe and Tsubasa Nakagawa (right above) as Sui ...
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Colopl Announces Shironeko Project Infinity Game for 2027 Release on Switch, Switch 2

Company had announced new game for franchise in 2018 ― Colopl revealed on Saturday its Shironeko Project Infinity game will launch for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 in 2027.   The game will feature characters from the Shironeko Project New World's game.Colopl had announced a new game for the franchise for the Nintendo Switch in July 2018 under the title Shironeko New Project. The company in 2019 d...
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Umihoshi Nanai's Kizuguchi to Hōtai Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2027

J.C. Staff animates romantic comedy series about daughter of yakuza boss, her caretaker ― J.C. Staff announced on Monday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Umihoshi Nanai's Kizuguchi to Hōtai (Wound and Bandage) manga that will debut in January 2027. The staff revealed two visuals, with the second visual being a "weak loving" version. The anime will air on ABC and TV Asahi's ANiMAZ...
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Kōji Miura's Blue Box Manga Ends

Series that debuted in 2021 has 10 million copies in circulation ― This year's 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Kōji Miura's Blue Box manga on Monday. The 27th volume will ship on October 2 and the 28th and final volume will ship on December 4.Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digitally, and describes the story:Taiki Inomat...

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Kiki's Delivery Service Illustrator Akiko Hayashi Dies at 81

Hayashi illustrated many children's books including Miki's First Errand, There's a Hippo in My Bath! ― Japanese news outlet The Mainichi reported on Wednesday children's book author and illustrator Akiko Hayashi died of pneumonia on July 1 in a hospital in Nagano prefecture. She was 81.She was known for illustrating the first novel of Eiko Kadono's children's novel Kiki's Delivery Service, which Stud...
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The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom Anime Reveals Teaser, Cast, Staff, January 2027 Debut

Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yoko Hikasa star in series ― The staff for the TV anime of Hifumi's The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom (Yūkyū no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume) novels unveiled on Sunday a teaser trailer, the cast, the staff, and the January 2027 premiere date. Crunchyroll will stream the series outside of Japan. Toshiyuki Toyonaga plays Asley.Yoko Hikasa plays Pochi.Keisuke Ōnishi (The Healer W...
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Former GungHo Executive Takanori Kikuchi Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement

Former head of systems embezzled about 246 million yen by making fictitious business orders to self ― Japanese news outlet Jiji.com reported on Wednesday the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Marunoichi Police arrested former GungHo Online Entertainment executive Takanori Kikuchi under suspicion of breach of trust. He is accused of embezzling company funds while working as the head of the system...

Netflix Adds Banana Fish Anime on August 12 (Updated)

Anime was previously available on Amazon Prime Video ― Netflix announced on its website on July 6 that it will add the television anime of Akimi Yoshida's Banana Fish manga in select regions on August 12. Update: Netflix also announced on Monday that the anime will get exclusive English and French dubs, and revealed the main cast members. English dub: Brandon McInnis as Ash Lynx Jonathan Tanigaki as ...
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Code Geass, Gundam Wing Crossover Manga Launches

Tomofumi Ogasawara draws Shin Kidō Senki Gundam W x Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch: Minuet Zero manga ― Tomofumi Ogasawara launched the previously announced official crossover manga between Code Geass and Gundam Wing, titled Shin Kidō Senki Gundam W x Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch - Minuet Zero (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing x Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Minuet Zero), on Kadokawa's KadoComi p...
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Nontan Picture Books Get New 3D CG Anime

Children's books sold over 35 million copies worldwide ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the late Sachiko Kiyono's Nontan children's books announced on Saturday the series will receive a new 3D CG-animated work to celebrate the 50th anniversary for the franchise.   The franchise will also hold an interactive exhibit at the PLAY! MUSEUM in Tokyo as part of the anniversary celebrations fr...
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Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! 2! #14 [rate]
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Star Fox (2026) Game Review

I was scared it would be just a very safe yet well-produced retread of familiar ground, and I was mostly right. ― It is nearly impossible to talk about this game without explaining the complicated pedigree that precedes it. Star Fox is an established Nintendo IP, but unlike many others such as Mario, Zelda, or even Metroid, the scope of games in Star Fox's library is a little bit muddled. Even though...
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One Piece #1169 [rate]
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Visual Effects Society Inducts Godzilla's Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka into Hall of Fame

2026 VES Honors Celebration to take place at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on September 4 ― The Visual Effects Society announced on Wednesday that it will posthumously induct Japanese filmmaker Ishirō Honda and producer Tomoyuki Tanaka into its Hall of Fame. The 2026 VES Honors Celebration will take place at Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles on September 4. Ishirō Honda directed and c...
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Mob Psycho 100 III Anime Marks 10th Anniversary With New Short

Director Yuzuru Tachikawa, character designer Yoshimichi Kameda reunite for English-subtitled short ― The "Mob Psycho 100 Anime 10th Anniversary Event: Reunion" presented a new anime short at the Fukagawa Mirai Hall in Kawaguchi City, Saitama on Sunday. The short, which is streaming online with English subtitles, features Reigen, Shigeo ("Mob"), Dimple, and Tome at the Spirits and Such Consultation O...
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Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch #14 [rate]
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Darkroom Streaming Service Adds Crusher Joe, Simoun, More Anime

Streaming service also adds Crusher Joe: A Trap of the Frozen Jail, Crusher Joe: The Final Weapon ASH ― Streaming service Darkroom announced on Tuesday that it has added the following anime:Crusher JoeCrusher Joe: A Trap of the Frozen Jail (Crusher Joe: The OVA's)Crusher Joe: The Final Weapon ASH (Crusher Joe: The OVA's)Haré+Guu DELUXEHaré+Guu FINALSimounThe Crusher Joe film debuted in 1983. AnimEigo...
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100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You #26 [rate]
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Girls Band Bandwidth: How BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA's Use of Streamers and Social Media Brings Its Story Into the Future

The internet is cornerstone of the modern entertainment complex. Creators wanting to get their work out cannot merely be adept in their craft—they must also be able to navigate the multiplicitous lanes and uncertain signage of the information superhighway. So it must go as well for the girls bands in the BanG Dream! franchise, with this season's YUME∞MITA being heavily based in that space. ― The int...
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Game Review

A competent and extremely promising first outing, Millennium Tales doesn't overstay its welcome, is a bit too chatty, feels great to play, but it needs just the tiniest kick in the pants. ― Team Asano has yet again moved into a new genre for their HD-2D titles: this time, an action-adventure title. While the title doesn't seem to promise much, and the characters skew a bit too archetypal for my taste...
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World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker #2 [rate]
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Kiki's Delivery Service Illustrator Akiko Hayashi Dies at 81

Hayashi illustrated many children's books including Miki's First Errand, There's a Hippo in My Bath! ― Japanese news outlet The Mainichi reported on Wednesday children's book author and illustrator Akiko Hayashi died of pneumonia on July 1 in a hospital in Nagano prefecture. She was 81.She was known for illustrating the first novel of Eiko Kadono's children's novel Kiki's Delivery Service, which Stud...
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III #2 [rate]
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Iron Wok Jan! #2 [rate]
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You and I Are Polar Opposites #2 [rate]
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emaqi Adds Pierrot-Man, Barefaced, 2 More Manga

Service also adds The Isekai Reincarnation Sketchbook of Hundred Burger-chan, Beyond the Heavens manga in English ― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Thursday that it will release the following manga titles in English on its e-bookstore service "emaqi" on the following dates:Title: Pierrot-Man (volumes 1-3) Creators: Shingo Honda (story), Shinsuke Takahashi (art)  Release date: July 10...
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 29-July 5

Rhythm Heaven Groove debuts at #1 ― Japan's Game Ranking: June 29-July 5 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw Rhythm Heaven Groove Nintendo July 2 393,378 393,378 2NSw Ganbare Goemon Daishūgō! Konami July 2 60,428 60,428 3NSw Tomodachi Life Nintendo April 16 26,552 1,437,122 4NSw Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 Konami June 11 13,261 159,596 5NSw 2 Star Fox Nintendo...
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 29-July 5

Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia debuts at #7; Draw This, Then Die! debuts at #10 ― A marathon re-airing of the sixth season of the Solitary Gourmet live-action series aired on TV Tokyo on Wednesday, July 1 at 5:45 p.m. and it earned a 3.8% rating. Detective Conan took a break this week, and did not air an episode on July 4. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV July...
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Rich Girl Caretaker #2 [rate]
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Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life #1 [rate]
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Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. #2 [rate]
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WEBTOON Launches AI Story Chat Service byUs Featuring Creator-Approved Webtoon IP

Service allows users to create original stories by interacting with characters from creator-approved IPs ― Naver Webtoon announced on July 1 it has launched byUs, a new AI-powered story chat service that lets users create original stories by interacting with characters from creator-approved webtoon IPs. The service allows users to become the protagonist of their own story while chatting with webtoon...
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Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration #2 [rate]
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Ogre's Bride #2 [rate]
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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance #2 [rate]
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Unanswered//Butterfly: Sword Art Online Anime Film Review

While this film is certainly worth watching to anyone who loves Sword Art Online, the fact that the bar to entry is $110 feels ludicrous. ― Unanswered//Butterfly: Sword Art Online is far from the first anime to be released as a video game extra—in this case, the Echoes of Aincrad Ultimate Edition. However, rather than an extra episode or OVA, Unanswered//Butterfly is a full-on feature film that clock...
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Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus #2 [rate]
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm #14 [rate]
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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia #3 [rate]
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AIC Wins Legal Battle to Return as Shareholder of AIC Rights

Lawsuit began in 2021, was appealed 2 times ― Anime International Company (AIC) announced on July 3 that it has won a civil suit against AIC Rights and producer Yoshikazu Maeda, with the company now recognized as a shareholder of AIC Rights.The lawsuit began in August 2021. AIC demanded a return of its shares of AIC Rights. AIC Rights asserted that, due to Yoshikazu Maeda already having sold his shar...
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Recommendations from Iwamoto-Senpai #2 [rate]
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Cat and the Dragon #3 [rate]
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Icheon City Government Launches AI-Generated Webtoon Contest

Submissions are open until August 14 in 3 divisions: elementary school, middle & high school, general ― The city of Icheon in Gyeonggi Province, Korea, announced on Tuesday it has launched an AI-generated webtoon contest centered on Seo Hui, the renowned Goryeo-era diplomat celebrated for his diplomatic achievements. The competition invites participants to create original webtoons depicting how Seo ...
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Black Torch #2 [rate]
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Detective Conan #1206 [rate]
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Anime Expo Sets New Record of 422,000 Turnstile Attendees

Next year's event to be held on July 2-5 ― The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the organizer of Anime Expo, announced on Friday that this year's four-day event had a record turnstile attendance of more than 422,000 attendees from more than 65 countries, an increase from last year's 410,000 turnstile attendance. "Turnstile attendance" is the number of attendees on each day adde...
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun #15 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Reveals Cast, Staff for Same-Day English Dub of Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life Anime

Kelly Greenshield, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura star in dub debuting on Saturday ― Crunchyroll revealed on Friday it will stream a same-day English dub for the television anime of Hekiru Hikawa's Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life (Hanaori-san wa Tensei Shite mo Kenka ga Shitai) manga starting on Saturday. The English dub cast includes: Kelly Greenshield as Meteor Mauricio Ortiz-Segura as Ryu...
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #13 [rate]
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