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Writer Teniwoha, artist Riichu launched novels in 2021― Kadokawa announced during MF Bunko J's "Fall School Festival 2025" special livestream on Sunday that writer Teniwoha and artist Riichu's Killed Again, Mr. Detective? (Mata Korosarete Shimatta no desu ne, Tantei-sama) light novel series will receive a television anime adaptation premiering on the TBS channel next April. Yen Press publishes Inaba...
Wandance is a high-energy, competitive activity manga utilizing the world of dance in an effective and mesmerizing way.― If everyone is always questioning themselves, then why do they feel bad for doing it? Crippling anxiety is totally relatable for pretty much everyone I know. Which is why it is both so common as a manga plot driver and weird that it's a real thing that we feel bad about in life. I...
When I reviewed the webtoon adaptation of SingNSong’s novel series Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint, I said that it was for the smug readers. Having now read the first two books of the source material, I stand by that assessment.― When I reviewed the webtoon adaptation of SingNSong's novel series Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, I said that it was for the smug readers. Having now read the first two books...
Longtime fans can look forward to all of the improvements expanding the little island of Kurken like never before, while newcomers get to experience one of the sweetest coming-of-age stories you'll ever find.― The Atelier series has long been beloved for its charming characters, down-to-earth tone, and engaging systems. While the other games and casts are beloved in their own right, it was the adve...
The Morph Ball Bomb is forever changed.― I already got to try out the first 15 minutes of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond at the Nintendo Holiday Showcase in September and liked what I saw. Now I've had the chance to play an additional hour of the long-awaited first-person adventure game, and the more I get to play of this, the longer the wait feels for its December 4 release on the Switch and Switch 2. Ni...
Jean-Karlo reacts to the new The Super Mario Galaxy Movie trailer reveal, Sony's new game line-up, and an unexpected collaboration coming to Monster Hunter.― Welcome back, folks! So, I actually tried Peak with some online buddies of mine over the weekend. And I didn't really enjoy myself tons. Now, maybe it's because of the massive multiplayer mod my friends used (there are a lot of us, like 20+ at ...
With Trigun Stargaze firmly on the horizon, we had the opportunity to speak with Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow about how the previous anime, Trigun Stampede, came to be and how he develops both his characters and story.― With Trigun Stargaze firmly on the horizon, we were recently able to talk with Trigun creator Yasuhiro Nightow at New York Comic Con 2025 about how the previous anime, Trigun Stam...
Projects include adaptations of The Stellar Swordmaster, Hardcore Leveling Warrior, Down to Earth― WEBTOON announced November 12 that it plans to develop a slate of animated projects in partnership with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA). The companies intend to enter into a co-production agreement covering 10 WEBTOON titles for global distribution. The collaboration marks a major expansion of WEBTOON En...
Live-action series premieres on December 11― SB Creative announced on Friday that Nanigashi Shima and raemz's Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky (Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita) novel is inspiring both a television anime adaptation and a live-action television series.The live-action series will premiere on December 11 on MBS' Drama Tokku programming block, as well as...
Chris and Steve discuss what you get when music and magic combine to create a whole new world of anime.― Chris and Steve discuss what you get when music and magic combine to create a whole new world of anime. 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. Crunchyroll streams...
Very few times have I seen an anime where the cuteness felt this forced and contrived.― By all means, this should have really been my thing. Cute girls doing arcade things? A chillaxed environment where not a thing goes wrong? A lead whose design has shades of Sakura and Tomoyo from Cardcaptor Sakura, albeit color-swapped? All of these screamed “yes” to me. It took me just several episodes in to rea...
Nagamine directed One Piece's Wano Kuni, Egghead Island arcs; One Piece Film Z, Dragon Ball Super: Broly movies― Composer Kōhei Tanaka and screenwriter Osamu Suzuki both reported on X/Twitter on Thursday that anime director Tatsuya Nagamine died this summer. Tanaka stated he had attended a gathering at Toei Animation to remember Nagamine on Thursday. Suzuki stated he could not attend the gathering d...
Drama CD cast reprise roles in anime― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that boy band Kis-My-Ft2 member and voice actor Toshiya Miyata's Kyōkai no Melody (Melody of the Boundary) novel is inspiring a television anime adaptation. The cast from the novel's drama CD adaptation will reprise their roles in the anime. Kadokawa unveiled the below video on Thursday for the franchise, which also features the dr...
Series by Takayuki Sano, E&H production will stream on Disney+, separate from previously announced films― Kojima Productions unveiled a new anime series based in the universe of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding game titled Death Stranding Isolations on Thursday. Kojima Productions unveiled the visual, staff, and 2027 debut date on Disney+. The anime will have an original story.Takayuki Sano (Attack on...
KAMITSUBAKI wears its ambition on its sleeve, and with a clearer vision of what it wanted to accomplish and how it would do that, it could’ve been something really special.― Kamitsubaki City Under Construction (henceforth Kamitsubaki) is one of the worst types of disappointing anime: the type that gets your hopes up because it actually started out being pretty cool. Kamitsubaki opens up in a city, v...
We spoke with director Shinya Iino and producer Kotaro Sudo about the emotionally difficult developments and what they hope audiences take away from the Takopi's Original Sin.― Taizan 5's Takopi's Original Sin manga is not for the faint of heart. The single-volume manga series depicts the difficult, and often times torturous existence of three different elementary school children. Shizuka is neglect...