Gundam's latest installment, The Witch From Mercury, redefines the legacy of the franchise while on the track to becoming one of the season's best sitcoms.― Whoever said one has to follow the path laid by others? Gundam's latest installment, The Witch From Mercury, is the perfect example, as the series redefines the legacy of the franchise while on the track to becoming one of the season's best sit...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes' Hideyuki Furuhashi, Betten Court draw manga launching on June 20― Shueisha and Marvel Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the upcoming Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse film will have a spinoff manga titled Spider-Man: Octopus Girl, with story and art by the duo behind the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes manga, Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court. The manga will laun...
Yen Press to release manga from studio HEADLINE in English― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Comic Newtype manga website revealed on Friday that studio HEADLINE's The Witches' Marriage (Majo no Kekkon) manga will end in its next chapter on June 9. Yen Press announced in February that it will be releasing the manga series in English, and it will release the first volume on August 22. The c...
Masami Obari directs original robot series― Cygames and Cygames Pictures revealed an original television anime project titled Yūki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern (Bang Brave Bang Bravern) on Monday. Masami Obari (Gravion, Gravion Zwei, Angel Blade, Battle Arena Toshinden) is directing the original robot series at anime studio Cygames Pictures (Blade Runner: Black Out 2022, Princess Connect! Re:Dive). Cygame...
Love Live! Sunshine!! director Kazuo Sakai helms Toei Animation project― The official website for Toei Animation's original anime Girls Band Cry began streaming two new music videos, and also unveiled the key visual, main cast and staff for the anime on Monday. The two new music videos showcase the songs "Nameless Name" ("Na mo Naki Nanimo Kamo," in first video below) and "No Rhyme nor Reason" ("Its...
Episode has been rescheduled to June 3― The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku manga announced last week that the anime is delaying its ninth episode from May 27 to June 3. Crunchyroll confirmed on Friday that the anime has been delayed, but it lists that it has been delayed to Friday, June 9. Since episodes air on Saturdays, it is possible t...
A Tezuka newbie, Jacki discovers why everyone should know the God of Manga and how is legacy persists into the future.― The Father of Anime. The God of Manga. Articles about Osamu Tezuka have given the iconic artist, cartoonist, and animator numerous, glorious titles, but how many Americans know his name or works? I have no idea. I've been an anime fan since the age of 7, loved anime for nearly 30 y...
Following the announcement that Record of Ragnarok II's second part will premiere in July, we have an interview with director Masao Ōkubo and series writer Yuka Yamada about sticking to the manga's roots.― The Record of Ragnarok anime is an incredibly faithful adaptation of artist Azychika, original creator Shinya Umemura, and narrative composer Takumi Fukui's manga. The series has intense fight seq...
From top to bottom, this is an incredible figure that is sure to delight fans and collectors alike.― Back in 1995, Yasuhiro Nightow created a series called Trigun, a sci-fi western that focused on a mysterious character known as Vash the Stampede. That manga would later be continued in another magazine under the title Trigun Maximum followed by an anime adaptation done by Madhouse that helped the f...
What was the star attraction? A Jujutsu Kaisen rollercoaster that almost made Jacki blackout or seeing a real-life Loid Forger from SpyxFamily?― Jacki: Do you want to see the Jujutsu Kaisen crew defeat a demon in 4D? How about flying around in a virtual reality rollercoaster with Doraemon? Or would you rather see Loid and Yor Forger IRL? Well, my dream became a reality at Universal Studios Japan, an...
Kodansha explained it opted for in-app currency because it better benefits manga creators.― Earlier this month, the K MANGA app launched in the U.S. We saw your questions in the forums and social media and posed them to Kodansha. ANN readers asked:
In the U.S. market, a number of manga services such as the Shonen Jump app use a subscription model. What was the reasoning behind K MANGA using a coin ...
Jean-Karlo gets us up to speed on all the big announcements from Sony and Marvelous. Which game are you most excited to play?― Welcome back, everyone! Great news: I was actually able to get some Xenoblade 3 in this past weekend. With any luck, I'll finish Chapter 5 by the end of summer! This is... Before We Begin... I want to get something off my chest, as it's quite important to me. This past May 2...
Kondou is making real progress in fixing the kingdom's budget, but not everyone is happy about that, and they're especially salty that he's caught the eye of the prime minister.― It's a nice thought that everyone grows up sometimes, but sadly not always the case. When this volume opens, three knights, furious about Kondou's balancing of a budget that leaves them without everything they requested, ha...