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ChaO Anime Film Review
This Little Mermaid-inspired film just won at Annecy - come discover the charms that helped it to do so.
― There have been many stories – even just told with animation – about love going beyond cultural lines, appearance, even specifically love between man and mermaid. As the film settles in to its premise, ChaO has a lot of work to set itself apart from these other films. Director Yasuhiro Aoki buil...
Bye Bye, Earth Episode 11-20 Anime Series Review
Nonsensical as this twenty-episode fever-dream of a show is, I can’t deny the potency of its mad imagery.
― After finishing the second half of LIDEN FILMS utterly inscrutable anime adaptation of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel series, I had to lie down for an hour so that my poor, confused brain could attempt to parse all that it had experienced. I don't know whether that helped, but the color-dre...
Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Volume 1 Novel Review
This is, at its heart, a send-up of otoge isekai.
― No matter where you trace it back to, the subgenre of isekai where someone is reborn in the world of, specifically, an otome game, has become popular. It's not as well-loved (strictly in terms of popularity) as villainess or OP isekai, but there are enough stories that use it as a setting to make it deserving of its specific subgenre. It's got a bit...
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 1 Anime Series Review
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime is throwback to the mid-late 2000s, when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl.
― In a lot of ways, you could consider Puniru Is a Cute Slime as a throwback to the mid-late 2000s when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl. We have a bunch of imma...
This Week in Games - Summer Games Fest 2025
Curious whether you missed any of the big announcements from Summer Game Fest? Jean-Karlo's got you covered.
― Welcome back, folks! With Summer Games Fest behind us, and we have another little bundle of news to share. How nice. It ought to take my mind off of not having a Switch 2 yet... This is... Splatoon Stays Fresh With New Spin-Off, Other Goodies Inbound Splatoon has done pretty well as the orig...
ARTFX J Nicholas D. Wolfwood TRIGUN STAMPEDE Ver. locks in as a Scale Figure!
From the anime "TRIGUN STAMPEDE", Nicholas D. Wolfwood comes to life as a figure in an action pose by Kotobukiya.
― The undertaker, wielding the large cross-shaped gun "The Punisher" on his back, has returned! From the anime "TRIGUN STAMPEDE", Nicholas D. Wolfwood comes to life as a figure in an action pose by Kotobukiya. Pre-order the Standard or Deluxe Edition from KOTOBUKIYA US ONLINE! IMG 2-nicol...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Jun 3-9
With high ratings since episode 2, Apocalypse Hotel grabs the top spot this week and so breaks into the cumulative top 5 at #4! See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― 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...
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My Hero Academia Anime's Final Season Streams Teaser Trailer
Anime gets panel at Anime Expo on July 5
― TOHO Animation began streaming a teaser trailer for the eighth and final season of the My Hero Academia anime on Monday: TOHO animation will host a “My Hero Academia Special Event” panel at Anime Expo on July 5 from 10:00-11:20 a.m. PDT at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Daiki Yamashita and Justin Briner, the Japanese and English voice actors for Deku, w...
New Panty & Stocking Anime's Main Trailer Unveils July 9 TV Premiere
Anime to have "censored," "original" versions, with original version debuting on AT-X on July 15
― The staff for the New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt anime unveiled the main promotional video trailer and a key visual for the anime on Monday. The video confirms the anime's Anime Expo 2025 world premiere event on July 4, its July 9 broadcast premiere date, and its "censored" and "original" versions...
My Twisted Eating Disorder's Kabi Nagata Launches New Manga on June 20
Ganbarisugi Jigoku kara Dasshutsu Shimashita Repo follows Nagata's recovery from mental, emotional breakdown
― This year's 13th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kabi Nagata will launch a new manga titled Ganbarisugi Jigoku kara Dasshutsu Shimashita Repo (A Report on Escaping From the Hell of Trying Too Hard) on Futabasha's Web Action manga website on June 20. The ne...
Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? ‒ Episode 11
Sentiment has come full circle to bite Yu in the butt and there's nothing he can say or do about it.
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game's Trailer Reveals Shallot as DLC Character
Dragon Ball Legends character joins roster on June 26 with early access on June 23
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Tuesday a trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, the new game in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi arena fighter franchise, and it reveals that the game will add Shallot - an original character that was designed by Akira Toriyama for the 2018 Dragon Ball Legends smar...
ChaO Anime Film Review
This Little Mermaid-inspired film just won at Annecy - come discover the charms that helped it to do so.
― There have been many stories – even just told with animation – about love going beyond cultural lines, appearance, even specifically love between man and mermaid. As the film settles in to its premise, ChaO has a lot of work to set itself apart from these other films. Director Yasuhiro Aoki buil...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1133
We can’t help but wish things could be different and long for the world that might have been.
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth Games Launch on PS4 in West in Fall
Idea Factory International (IFI) announced on Thursday that it will release the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation games physically and digitally in North America and Europe for PlayStation 4 in fall. Compile Heart released the PS4 version in Japan for Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1+ in M...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Manga Goes on Hiatus to Prepare for Final Arc
Manga returns with final arc on July 17
― This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on June 5 that Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise will go on hiatus and will return with its final arc on July 17. The manga will also publish all-new side stories on June 19 and July 3. The manga also ended its fourth arc...
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ Episode 11
I genuinely don't know where this is going to go and that's a good thing.
Anime Expo Hosts BAND-MAID Guitarist Miku Kobato, Comedian Yuriyan Retriever
Anime Expo runs from July 3-6
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The official X/Twitter account for Anime Expo announced over the last few days that this year's event will host BAND-MAID guitarist Miku Kobato and comedian Yuriyan Retriever. BAND-MAID is a five-piece, all-female, Japanese rock band with members' costumes modeled after maids. Kobato plays the guitar and provides vocals in the band's music. The group has performed the...
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How to Report Pop-Ups and Redirects
This past weekend, ANN experienced some issues with invasive redirects from the ad networks. We thought now would be a good time to remind readers of the best way to report these to us.
― Advertising is a necessary evil, as are ad-networks. ANN does it's best to keep invasive ads off the website. We do not allow ads that play sound on load, pop-up, or cover content. We work with a number of trustwort...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman ‒ Episode 11
This is a lot of screen time dedicated to what you already know about Rose from the second she walked into frame: she loves Beryl because all his former pupils do.
Gorilla God's Go-To Girl ‒ Episode 11
At least Leohart has a good reason for what he's doing.
Live-Action Stay By My Side After the Rain Series Unveils Trailer, Ending Song Info
Singer-songwriter SG performs "Petrichor" ending song for boys-love story
― The staff for the live-action series of Shoko Rakuta's Stay By My Side After the Rain (Ameagari no Bokura ni Tsuite) boys-love manga revealed on Tuesday the series' 60-second trailer video, main visual, and information on its ending theme song. ☂️予告映像解禁☂️｡.｡・.｡.｡・.｡.｡・.｡.｡・.｡.｡｡･..｡ ･｡.｡.｡7月2日(水)深夜24時30分〜start▶︎▶︎ドラマ『 #雨上がりの僕...
My Brother's Husband's Gengoroh Tagame Launches Web Manga on July 18
Yuki wa Tomoe ni manga centers on 2 men in early 20th century
― This year's 13th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that Gengoroh Tagame will launch a new manga titled Yuki wa Tomoe ni on Futabasha's Web Action website on July 18. The manga centers around two men who lived in the beginning of the 20th century, a time of upheaval. Tagame launched the manga My Brother's Hus...
Teogonia Anime Casts Yūko Kaida as Zeiena
Kaida plays youngest offspring of Macaques' royal family
― The staff for the television anime of Tsukasa Tanimai's Teogonia light novel series revealed on Tuesday that Yuko Kaida will join the anime's cast as Zeiena (seen below), the youngest offspring of the Macaques' royal family: The announcement also showed a visual for the evil god Diabo (seen below). The series debuted on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and ...
Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister Manga to End in Volume 22
Series launched in April 2021
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Marcey Naito's Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister (Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi) manga confirmed on Monday that the series will end with 22 volumes. The announcement is part of a giveaway of three QUO prepaid cards to promote the June 17 release of the manga's 20th volume. The staff plan to extend the campaign with more ...
Be Prepared With Boy Scouts of Japan's Pokémon Trainer Program
Go on foraging, pathfinding, search, rescue, medical missions
― The Pokémon franchise and Boy Scouts of Japan announced a partnership for the new "Aim to Be a Pokémon Trainer!" program on June 13. The program will run in all 47 prefectures of Japan from next month until June 2026. Participants must be around 10 years old and do not have to be members of the Boy Scouts. (The program's name is an appar...
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Game Streams 3rd Behind-The-Scenes Video
Latest Shinobi game launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC on August 29
― Sega began streaming the third behind-the-scenes video for Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, the new game in its Shinobi franchise on Monday . The video offers a look into the development of the gameplay at the studio Lizardcube. The game will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Stea...
2nd American Manga Awards Announces Nominees
Ceremony celebrating manga creators, publishers slated in NYC on August 21
― Japan Society and Anime NYC announced the nominees for the second American Manga Awards on Monday. This year's awards added a new category, "Best One-Shot Manga," for standalone and anthology manga volumes that contain a full story. The award categories and their respective nominees are as follows: Best New Manga Hikaru in t...
Dan Da Dan 2nd Season Anime's Theatrical Screening Earns US$5 Million in U.S.
Screening ranks #13 in U.S. in its 2nd week
― Box Office Mojo reported on Monday that the theatrical screening of the second season of the DAN DA DAN television anime ranked at #13 at the United States box office in its second week. The film screened in 830 theaters and has earned an estimated US$5,065,415. The screening earned US$192,294 of Friday, US$265,880 on Saturday, and US$215,000 on Sunday. G...
Actress, Dark Souls Narrator Pik-Sen Lim Dies at 80
Actress played prominent roles in early British television
― Malaysian-British actress Pik-Sen Lim died at 80, according to an Instagram post from actor Daniel York. Malay Mail reported that she died on June 9. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daniel York Loh (@danielyorkloh) Lim provided the voice of the narrator in FromSoftware's Dark Souls and Dark Souls 3's opening scenes. The actress...
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback Anime Film Becomes #19 All-Time Film in Japan
Last year's film still ranks above it at #14
― Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise has sold over 9.65 million tickets to earn over 13.9 billion yen (about US$96.3 million), making it the #19 highest-grossing film of all time in Japan. The film has now surpassed Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine ...
Producer Keita Iizuka: Code Vein 2's Story Will be Darker Than the First
From a darker story and more customization options, here's what to expect from this sequel.
― Bandai Namco Entertainment's sequel to its 2019 hit, Code Vein, is set to release next year. The action RPG features a unique Buddy System that gives the players a partner to explore within Code Vein 2's dystopian world. After the debut trailer gave the world a first glimpse into the story, the game is still...
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 11
To say that there has been a lot of buildup when it comes to seeing the titular X in action would be an understatement. Yet, what we get is not even a fight.
Magic: The Gathering—FINAL FANTASY Brings Canon Source Material to Life
Worlds collide in the new collaboration between MTG and FF.
― Wizards of the Coast and Square Enix partnered on a collaboration that felt like worlds colliding. Longtime Magic: The Gathering and Final Fantasy fans have a new topic to bond over as MTG, one of the largest tabletop card games in the world, integrates characters from Final Fantasy into stunning cards. Speaking with Zakeel Gordon, an exe...
My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visual
Anime premieres in October in "NUMAnimation" block
― The official website for the television anime of Ghost Mikawa's My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! (Tomodachi no Imōto ga Ore ni Dake Uzai) light novel series revealed on Monday a teaser promotional video and visual: The anime will premiere in October on TV Asahi and 23 other affiliate channels in the "NUMAnimation" programming block. J-No...
Bye Bye, Earth Episode 11-20 Anime Series Review
Nonsensical as this twenty-episode fever-dream of a show is, I can’t deny the potency of its mad imagery.
― After finishing the second half of LIDEN FILMS utterly inscrutable anime adaptation of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel series, I had to lie down for an hour so that my poor, confused brain could attempt to parse all that it had experienced. I don't know whether that helped, but the color-dre...
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
This culmination of Hibiki's story is such a ludicrously stupid and sudden development that I paused the episode for a few minutes because I could not stop laughing.
The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest Anime Casts Masaaki Mizunaka
Visuals unveiled for character Ornest Rain
― The official website for the television anime of Alto and Yuunagi's The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest (Mikata ga Yowasugite Hojo Mahō ni Tesshiteita Kyūtei Mahōshi) light novel series announced on Monday that it has cast Masaaki Mizunaka as Ornest Rain. The website unveiled visuals featuring Ornest: Previously announced cast members ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Thriller Series iShopping to Debut in July
Series follows survival, revenge journey of children abandoned by their adoptive parents
― Korean cable network ENA has announced that its new series iShopping will debut on July 21. Based on a popular Kakao webtoon of the same name, iShopping is a high-stakes action thriller that follows the harrowing survival and revenge journey of children abandoned by their adoptive parents. Recognized initially...
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With You and the Rain Anime's Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs
Mamiko Suzuki performs opening, Kei Sugawara performs ending
― The official website for the television anime of Kō Nikaido's With You and the Rain (Ame to Kimi to) manga revealed on Monday that Mamiko Suzuki will perform the opening theme song "Ame to" (Rain and), and Kei Sugawara will perform the ending theme song "filled." The website streamed a new promotional video that previews the opening theme...
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 11
This show has never shied changing up its formula, but it's only now that Witch Watch is ready to show its true hand.
Bamboo Blade Manga Gets 20th Anniversary 1-Shot
Square Enix released 1st part of anniversary 1-shot manga on June 6, releases 2nd part on June 20
― This year's 12th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine published on June 6 the first part of the two-part 20th anniversary one-shot manga of Masahiro Totsuka and Aguri Igarashi's Bamboo Blade manga. Square Enix will publish the special one-shot manga's second part in the magazine's next issue on...
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 11
This episode hurt my heart.
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Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- #11 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Ranks #2 on NYT June Bestseller List
― The 26th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #2 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early June. The manga on this month's list include: #2 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 26
#5 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 18
#11 — Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7 Steel Ball Run Hardcover volume 1
#14 — Takeru Hok...
Lazarus ‒ Episode 11
I am convinced that every aspect of this production that isn't directly related to animating cool fight scenes was unceremoniously tossed off to some cramped back office filled with overworked and underpaid interns.
Webtoon, Web Novel Positively Yours Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Series follows seemingly perfect high school teacher who has one-night stand with school's chairman
― The romance series Positively Yours, originally released as both a web novel and a webtoon, is officially being adapted into a live-action series. According to SPOTVNews' report on June 16, the production has been confirmed, and casting is currently underway. The story follows a seemingly perfect hi...
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, October Debut
Shunichi Toki, Arthur Lounsbery, Atsushi Tamaru, Tomoaki Maeno join cast
― 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 revealed on Monday the anime's main visual, second promotional video, more cast, staff, and its October premiere on TV Tokyo and BS11. The newly announced cast are: Shu...
Summer Pockets Reflection Blue Game Gets Steam Release in English on June 27
Updated version Summer Pockets game includes new playable characters, routes
― Visual Arts/Key announced on its X/Twitter account on Monday that its Summer Pockets Reflection Blue game based on its Summer Pockets visual novel will launch for PC via Steam on June 27. The game will be available in English, Japanese, and Simplified Chinese. Players who have the original Summer Pockets game in their Stea...
The Beginning After The End Anime Casts Gen Sato, Shōya Chiba
Sato as Elijah Knight, Chiba as Lucas Wykes to appear in 12th episode on Wednesday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End web novel and its webcomic adaptation revealed two additional cast members on Monday. Gen Sato will voice the character Elijah Knight (left in image below), and Shōya Chiba will voice the character Lucas Wykes...
YUJU Releases 'Sweet Dream' Song for This Is a Campus Romance Series Webtoon
Series is one of Naver Webtoon's flagship romance titles
― Naver Webtoon has released a new original song titled "Sweet Dream" for its ongoing webtoon This Is a Campus Romance Series. YUJU, a member of K-pop girl group GFRIEND, performs the song. First launched in July 2022, This Is a Campus Romance Series has become one of Naver Webtoon's flagship romance titles. The webtoon follows the everyday li...
Anmari Yaku ni Tatanai Nihonshi Podcast Program Gets Anime Adaptation Debuting on June 29
Podcast hosted by comedian Syrup Junpei features "Japanese history that is not taught in school, but you want to tell someone about"
― An anime adaptation of the podcast program Anmari Yaku ni Tatanai Nihonshi (Not Very Useful Japanese History) was announced on Monday. The 15-minute anime will premiere on June 29 on the Hokkaido Broadcasting channel at 6:30 a.m. JST, and will stream on YouTube after ...
My Hero Academia Anime's Final Season Streams Teaser Trailer
Anime gets panel at Anime Expo on July 5
― TOHO Animation began streaming a teaser trailer for the eighth and final season of the My Hero Academia anime on Monday: TOHO animation will host a “My Hero Academia Special Event” panel at Anime Expo on July 5 from 10:00-11:20 a.m. PDT at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Daiki Yamashita and Justin Briner, the Japanese and English voice actors for Deku, w...
Summer Pockets Anime Unveils 5th Video, Visual Featuring Ao Sorakado
Natsumi Takamori voices character in currently airing anime
― The official website for the television anime of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel revealed the anime's fifth promotional video and accompanying visual on Monday. The video and visual highlight the character Ao Sorakado voiced by Natsumi Takamori. The Summer Pockets anime premiered on Tokyo MX and BS11 on April 7, on MBS and Sh...
Lotto 1st Place Winner Goes to Work Too Webtoon Gets Live-Action Series Adaptation
Jun-hyuk Lee, Hyun-woo Seo will star in comedy workplace series
― Korean streaming platform TVING has officially greenlit the production of Lotto 1st Place Winner Goes to Work Too, a new live-action series based on the webtoon/web novel of the same name. The comedy workplace series will have 10 episodes. The story centers on Eun-tae Gong, a modest and unremarkable office employee who unexpectedly wi...
Pocket Comics Platform Ends English, French, Korean Services on October 31
Manga, webtoon platform launched English service in 2020, French service in 2022
― Global webtoon platform Pocket Comics announced on Monday that its English and French platforms, and the Korean Comico platform will all end service on October 31, due to "business reasons." Coin purchases on the platform are available until July 15, and Coins can be used until the service ends on October 31. End of pu...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Adds DLC Character Andy Bogard on June 24
Game launched for PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC on April 24
― SNK streamed a character trailer for its new fighting game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves on Sunday, revealing Andy Bogard will join the game as a playable character on June 24. Kieran Regan and Hiroshi Okamoto voice the character in English and Japanese, respectively. English Trailer Japanese Trailer The game launched on April 24 for PlayStation ...
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake Game Previews Estelle, Joshua Voice Lines
Game launches worldwide September 19 for Switch, PS5, PC via Steam.
― GungHo Online Entertainment and Nihon Falcom started streaming trailers for the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Sora no Kiseki the 1st) game, the remake of the original The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky game, previewing the English and Japanese voice lines for Estelle and Joshua on Friday. English Estelle Trailer Japanese Este...
Me and the Alien MuMu Anime's New Video Reveals New Opening Song, 2nd Part's July 2 Start
Artist ako performs new opening song "MOVE MOVE"
― The official website for Me and the Alien MuMu, the television anime of Hiroki Miyashita's Uchūjin MūMū manga, unveiled on Monday a new key visual, promotional video, and the July 2 premiere of the anime's second cours (quarters of a year). The video also revealed the new opening theme song "MOVE MOVE" by ako. The anime premiered on the Tokyo MX and ...
Live-Action Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife Series Reveals More Cast, Opening Song Artists Kis-My-Ft2
Mayu Miyamoto, Ryō Kimura, Kento Senga join cast
― The official website for the live-action series of Tomo Tanaka and Hacchi Hirai's Replica: Revenge of the Ex-Wife (Replica Moto Tsuma no Fukushū) manga revealed more cast members and the musical artists for the series' opening theme song on Monday. The newly announced cast members are: Mayu Miyamoto as Karin Fujimura Ryō Kimura as Kippei Fujimura Kis...
Happy Father's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Naruto, Ghost in the Shell, Laid-Back Camp, Like a Dragon, Mononoke, The Beginning After The End, Gre4n Boyz, Kodansha, Toei Animation, & more!
― Among all the family-themed holidays this year, Father's Day happens to land on an ominous day on Japan's traditional six-day lunar calendar. So, let's rid the air of bad luck with some messages to fathers around the anime and manga world! Atashin...
Illusion of Itehari Switch Game Launches in English on September 18
Game launched as Utakata no Uchronia in Japan in April 2024
― Aksys Games announced on Friday it will release the Illusion of Itehari (Utakata no Uchronia) game in the West for Nintendo Switch on September 18. The Aksys Online Store will have an exclusive edition of the game that includes the original soundtrack CD. Aksys Games describes the story: Welcome to the renowned and prosperous utopia, the f...
Taishi Tsutsui Ends Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery Manga in Shonen Jump
Manga about great detective yearning for romance launched in Shonen Jump on November 18
― This year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Taishi Tsutsui's Syd Craft: Love Is a Mystery (Syd Craft no Saishū Suiri) manga on Monday. Viz Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service both release the manga in English simultaneously with the Japanese release. MANGA ...
New Panty & Stocking Anime's Main Trailer Unveils July 9 TV Premiere
Anime to have "censored," "original" versions, with original version debuting on AT-X on July 15
― The staff for the New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt anime unveiled the main promotional video trailer and a key visual for the anime on Monday. The video confirms the anime's Anime Expo 2025 world premiere event on July 4, its July 9 broadcast premiere date, and its "censored" and "original" versions...
Happy Father's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Dragon Quest, Chibi Maruko-chan, I.Cinnamoroll, Wataru, Sega, & more!
― Fathers come in all sorts of forms. From the men who raised us in the home to those who nurtured us outside of the home, we have more fathers that we may think. So, let's honor all our fathers this Father's Day with some special messages from the anime and manga worlds! Akane Nagano (Mikan ...
Happy Father's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring One Piece, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball, Metal Gear, Gegege no Kitaro, King of Fighters, Tsuburaya Productions, & more!
― After Children's Day on May 5 and Mother's Day on May 11, Japan rounds out the family-themed holidays with Father's Day on June 15. The fathers of the anime and manga worlds are receiving many heartfelt messages: Ami Shibata パパ集合。 柴田亜美#父の日 pic.twitter.com/iVsc7TElmM— 柴...
Happy Father's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Rilakkuma, Minky Momo, Mika Kanai, Natsuki Hanae, Space Brothers, & more!
― June 15 marks Father's Day, and while there aren't many gift-giving practices tied to the holiday in Japan, heartfelt messages are almost always given. All the children in the anime and manga worlds are sending their fathers a message of thanks: Eiko Kera (Atashin'chi) 今日は父の日 pic.twitter.com/iDPHIGNOmG— あたしンち／けらえいこ公...
Wit Studio Produces 15-Second Anime Shorts for Google Play
INU-OH's Masaaki Yuasa collaborates on 6 shorts about gamer reincarnated as Android phone user
― Wit Studio revealed on Monday that it is producing a short anime series for Google Play titled Google Play de Chō Musō?! Tensei Shitara Android User datta (Becoming Overpowered With Google Play?! Reincarnated as an Android User). Google Play will stream a new 15-second episode every week until July 21, fo...
Voice Actress Yui Ogura Cancels Concert Appearance After Head Concussion
CT scan does not identify major abnormalities, but doctors recommend rest
― The official website for voice actress and singer Yui Ogura announced on Sunday that she has canceled her appearance at the "Sekai Symphony 2025" concert for the Project Sekai: Colorful Stage game later in the day, due to suffering a slight concussion to the head while moving around the previous night. The announcement added ...
New Spy×Family Musical Announces Anya Forger Actresses
New musical to run in 7 cities from September to December
― The staff for the new stage musical based on Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga revealed on Saturday the children actors cast for the role of Anya Forger. The cast actresses include (front row in picture above, left to right):
Lana Izutani
Mirei Tsukino
Mio Nishiyama (Cells at Work!)
Nonoka Murakata (Gekijōban Sylvanian Families: Freya Kara no ...
Live-Action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko Season 2 Streams Worldwide on GagaOOLala
Series' 2nd season premieres worldwide on June 27
― GagaOOLala announced on Friday that it will stream Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko 2nd Stage (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru 2nd Stage), the sequel live-action series adaptation of Sal Jiang's office girls-love manga Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru), on June 27 worldwide except in Korea and Japan. Gaga...
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Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! #11 [rate]
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Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Volume 1 Novel Review
This is, at its heart, a send-up of otoge isekai.
― No matter where you trace it back to, the subgenre of isekai where someone is reborn in the world of, specifically, an otome game, has become popular. It's not as well-loved (strictly in terms of popularity) as villainess or OP isekai, but there are enough stories that use it as a setting to make it deserving of its specific subgenre. It's got a bit...
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Lazarus #11 [rate]
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One Piece #1133 [rate]
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ Episode 11
There are so many moving parts that it’s by no means a foregone conclusion that everything will work out for our heroes.
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Maebashi Witches #11 [rate]
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The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl #11 [rate]
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! #22 [rate]
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 11
If Onimaru is gonna stick as our main baddie for the long haul, I can only hope the show finds more to do with him than what it has now.
Jujutsu Kaisen Tops Bookscan's May Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
13 manga rank in list including Chainsaw Man, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Kagurabachi, Blue Lock, Frieren, Dragon Ball Super, more
― The 26th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for May. This month's list featured 13 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 26
#2 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man vo...
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 11
If there's one truth about being a first-year teacher, it's that you always want students like Paul Irving but end up with students like Anthony Pye.
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The Unaware Atelier Master #12 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 46
Loulan may not have made her peace, but she’s certainly made her bed, and that’s something Maomao doesn’t quite know how to deal with.
Too Kyo Games, DMM's Shuten Order Game Introduces 5 Different Routes
Game launches for Switch, PC via Steam/DMM Game Player on September 5
― Kazutaka Kodaka's Too Kyo Games company and DMM Games' EXNOA's Shuten Order (Shuten Kyodan) video game streamed a new video on Saturday previewing five different routes and their different game genres. Spike Chunsoft describes the five routes: [Ministry of 𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖊 route = Mystery Adventure]
Solve a series of murders inside the ma...
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SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble #10 [rate]
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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Anime Reveals July 9 Debut in New Trailer, Key Visual
Trailer previews "Eien ni Ikkai no" ending theme song
― Kadokawa revealed on Sunday in a new trailer for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 anime the July 9 debut date, along with a new key visual. The trailer previews Chiai Fujikawa's ending theme song "Eien ni Ikkai no" (One Time for Eternity). The new season will premiere on July 9 on AT-X, TOKYO MX, Sun Television, KBS, TV Aichi, and on Lemin...
Palette's 9-nine- Ruler's Crown TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Unveils Opening Song, July 5 Debut
Araki performs "ResoNAnce" opening theme song
― The official website for 9-nine- Ruler's Crown, the television anime of Palette's 9-nine- game, started streaming the second promotional video on Sunday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "ResoNAnce" by Araki, and its July 5 premiere, with a 60-minute special premiere of episodes 1 and 2. The anime will premiere on July 5 on ...
Fermat no Ryōri TV Anime Previews Opening Theme in Main Trailer
New visual also revealed for series debuting on July 5
― The staff for the television anime of Yūgo Kobayashi's Fermat no Ryōri (Cuisson dans le Fermat or Fermat's Cuisine) manga revealed a new visual and main promotional video on Sunday. The video previews the opening theme song. The anime will debut on television on July 5 on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The anime will air on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m...
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Witch Watch #11 [rate]
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray #11 [rate]
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Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 Anime Reveals Streaming Debut on July 1, New 'Date' Visual
New season's 5th "date" visual features Mini Yaemori
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga revealed on Friday the July 1 advance streaming of the anime's fourth season on the DMM TV and d Anime Store streaming services in Japan at 10:00 p.m. JST. The anime's staff also revealed the fifth "date" visual featuring Min...
Sakamoto Days Anime's 2nd Part New Trailer Reveals Additional Cast, Ending Song
M.A.O, Mamiko Noto, Daiki Yamashita, Satoshi Hino join anime's 2nd part premiering on July 14
― The livestream of the advance screening for the second part of the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed on Sunday the second part's new main trailer video and additional cast members. The trailer reveals and previews the new ending theme song "Dandelion" by go!go!vanillas. The ne...
Devil May Cry 5 Game Tops 10 Million in Sales
Capcom credits animated series for recent boost
― Capcom announced on Friday that its Devil May Cry 5 game has crossed 10 million units in cumulative sales worldwide. The company credited the animated series of based on the video game franchise for the brand awareness that led to recent sales of the title. The Devil May Cry 5 game launched in March 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game r...
Webtoon Characters Now Read Your Fortune with AI-Powered Tarotoon
Tarotoon lets users receive AI-generated fortune reading from popular webtoon characters
― NAVER Webtoon announced on Wednesday it has launched Tarotoon, a new web-based service that lets users receive AI-generated fortune readings from popular webtoon characters. Developed in collaboration with its content subsidiary Studio Rico and AI company Flaps, Tarotoon combines webtoon IP with artificial int...
Otakon 2025 Hosts A-1 Pictures Staff, Voice Actor Taishi Murata, Character Designer Hidenori Matsubara, More
Grimms Notes composer Taketeru Sunamori, Arifureta singer MindaRyn
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Thursday the event will host A-1 Pictures' director Shotaro Kitamura and production manager Yutaro Ito (pictured at right), who worked on the production of Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!. The event will also host the creative team behind the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novels: novelist...
Piracy Site EnryuManga Removes Naver Titles Following Cease-and-Desist from Webtoon Ent.
Piracy site encouraged users to read on official platforms such as WEBTOON, Wattpad
― EnryuManga, an unauthorized webcomic hosting site, has removed all Naver WEBTOON content after receiving a cease-and-desist notice from WEBTOON Entertainment. In a statement posted on its homepage, EnryuManga confirmed the takedown and cited “the safety of our team members” and “the most mature course” as reasons fo...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #19 [rate]
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Yasuhiro Aoki, Studio 4°C's ChaO Anime Wins Annecy Film Festival's Jury Prize
Momoko Seto's French/Belgian film Dandelion's Odyssey, Ryo Orikasa's "The Graffiti" short also honored
― Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO won the Jury Prize at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Saturday. Dandelion's Odyssey — a French/Belgian feature film from director Momoko Seto and the studios Miyu Productions, ecce films, and Umedia — received the P...
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To Be Hero X #11 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 2-8
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 earns 4.2% rating, Gundam GQuuuuuuX earns 3.2%, Dinner Table Detective earns 2.7%
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Thursday, June 5 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.2% rating. A separate episode aired on TV Asahi on Tuesday, June 3 at...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 2-8
Mario Kart World tops chart in Switch 2 debut week
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 2-8 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 782,566 782,566 2NSwRune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Marvelous June 5 45,703 45,703 3NSwFantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Level 5 May 22 17,180 111,904 4NSwNatsume Yūjin-Chō Hazuki no Shirushi Bushiroad Ju...
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I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! #11 [rate]
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Maeil Economy Report: Pocket Comics Considers Exiting France as Webtoon Platforms Struggle in Europe
Service halted all new content uploads in France earlier this year
― According Korean business media website Maeil Economy, Pocket Comics, the global webtoon platform operated by NHN, is considering shutting down its French service, signaling a broader pullback of Korean digital comics from the European market. Although the service is still technically live, Pocket Comics has halted all new content ...
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SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary #21 [rate]
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Classic★Stars #11 [rate]
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Food for the Soul #10 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party #22 [rate]
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mono #10 [rate]
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Webtoon Ent., Dark Horse Comics Partner to Bring Major Franchises to Digital Platform
WEBTOON will add comics from Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher, The Legend of Korra, more
― WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. announced on Tuesday it is expanding its partnership with Dark Horse Comics to bring a slate of popular IPs — including Cyberpunk 2077, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins, The Witcher, The Legend of Korra, and Plants vs. Zombies™ — to its English-language platform in vertical-scroll f...
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 1 Anime Series Review
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime is throwback to the mid-late 2000s, when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl.
― In a lot of ways, you could consider Puniru Is a Cute Slime as a throwback to the mid-late 2000s when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl. We have a bunch of imma...
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc #11 [rate]
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Rock is a Lady's Modesty ‒ Episode 11
Yayoi is the portrait of institutional wealth—a beautiful façade that disguises the cruel capitalist machinations ticking behind every step and gesture.
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Kowloon Generic Romance #11 [rate]
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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman #11 [rate]
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Fire Force Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
If Fire Force names an episode “The Great Kaiju Battlefront,” I am duty- and honor-bound to get unreasonably excited for it.
Osamu Tezuka's A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed
Remastered edition of anime special released on Blu-ray Disc on Saturday
― Licensing and dubbing studio SkySet Entertainment revealed the entire English dub cast for the remastered edition of Osamu Tezuka's 1983 A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose anime special on Saturday: KyLeigh Zimmerer as Emiya Tachi
Jacob Eiseman as Gai Tanbara
Christina Assaf-Costello as Bunretsu Tanbara
David Wald as Pila...
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Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers #11 [rate]
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Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ‒ Episode 10
I feel a bit disappointed when it comes to this episode. It feels full of wasted opportunities.
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Anne Shirley #11 [rate]
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I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 #11 [rate]
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Wind Breaker Season 2 ‒ Episode 24
Endo's more of a representation than a character in his own right at this point, but he's a cool representation who does so effectively for the more well-defined characters.
World Webtoon Festival Returns to Seoul in October
Event to feature pop-up stores, awards, exhibitions, showcases, webtoon job fair
― The government-led World Webtoon Festival, which drew fan turnout in its debut last year, is set to return for its second edition from October 19 to 22, 2025, in Seoul. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the event aims to promote Kor...
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Case Closed #1165 [rate]
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Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series S Line to Premiere in July
Series will exclusively stream in Korea on Wavve
― Korean streaming platform Wavve announced on Thursday the exclusive release of S Line, the live-action adaptation of the webtoon by author kkomabi. The series is scheduled for release in July. The original webtoon S Line explores a provocative premise: a mysterious red line — visible only to some —connects individuals who have had sexual relationshi...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend #11 [rate]
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Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on July 7
New season adds 6 more cast members, streams new video
― Fanworks announced on Saturday that the third season of Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya, the CryptoNinja non-fungible token (NFT) project's anime, will debut on July 7. Fanworks also revealed a new trailer, and announced more cast. The new season is titled Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya San no Maki. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 7 ...