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Hideo Kojima: Death Stranding Animation Is in the Works
Kojima does not specify if the project is Japanese animated
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Hideo Kojima reported in an interview with Vogue Japan on Wednesday that a Death Stranding animation is now in the works. Kojima does not specify if the project is Japanese animated or not. The game director discussed the animation project while speaking to the outlet about the separate film adaptation of the game. Director Michael Sarnos...
Elden Ring Nightreign Video Game Review
Rather than being a game about “getting gud”—slamming headlong into a big boss over and over again till you learn every tell and attack pattern, Nightreign is a game about “getting fast”.
― In Elden Ring Nightreign, you pick one of eight unique characters and are dropped into the land of Limveld along with two other players with the nebulous goal of defeating the Nightlord. The map is full of locati...
Anime Director Shinichirō Watanabe's Corporate Dystopias
Kambole Campbell looks at the political throughline of Watanabe's work, from Cowboy Bebop's destroyed moon to Lazarus' healthcare crisis.
― Whether it's the sprawling mix of frontier towns and multicultural urban mazes of Cowboy Bebop, or the more clearcut contrast seen in Carole & Tuesday's Martian landscape or “Babylonia City” in Lazarus—familiarity bleeds through the various futurescapes in the wo...
'Marry Me, Let's Have a Baby!' Adult Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime
Anime debuts streaming on OceanVeil in English on June 13
― WWWave Corporation's AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) site announced on Wednesday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Hiroyoshi Kira's Dekichau Made Kon dōjin adult manga that will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS11 on July 6. The anime will also stream on AnimeFesta on June 13. In addition, WWWave Corporati...
10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Kōhei Shōji, Shunsuke Kazama star in Mamita's story premiering on July 4
― TV Tokyo announced on Wednesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Mamita's 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 (40 Made ni Shitai 10 no Koto) boys-love manga. The series will premiere on the TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ channels on July 4 at 24:14 (effectively, July ...
Viz Acquires One Punch Man Season 3
Acquisition of October season covers N. America, Latin America, Oceania
― Viz Media announced on Tuesday it will stream the third television anime season based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One Punch Man manga in October. This acquisition includes the theatrical, television, digital, home entertainment, ancillary, and merchandise rights across North America, Latin America, and Oceania. The third season ...
Best Non-Combat Isekai Manga to Read on emaqi
Forget epic battles! These non-combat isekai combine creativity and humor, giving the genre a fresh look.
― Forget epic battles! These non-combat isekai combine creativity and humor, giving the genre a fresh look. If you need a break from isekai adventures with epic battles and intense power struggles, we got you covered! Here is a list that adds a refreshing twist to the genre, focusing on humor, cr...
BET Live-Action Streaming Series Review
Bet is not a real show, not one worth watching as a curiosity for Kakegurui fans, nor for people just looking for entertaining TV, trashy or otherwise.
― Westernized takes on Japanese media are hardly anything new. They've been around from The Magnificent Seven to The Ring—go ask what the original Star Wars was based on sometime. So something that might seem so profoundly anime in its iteration as Ka...
Answerman - Why is Anime from the '80s so Nihilistic?
Jerome gives us a history lesson in '80s economics, student protest, post-war sentiment, and how it gave us some of anime's most dire storytelling plots.
― guyzer9x asks: “Having watched a ton of '80s to early 90's OVAs and movies over the decades, I've come to an interesting conclusion: many of them were quite nihilistic in nature. I wonder what was the particular reason for this? I know some examp...
This Week in Anime - Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em
This week, Lucas and Steve take a look at the history of smoking in anime, how it is used as a story telling device, and gush about their favorite anime smokers.
― This week, Lucas and Steve take a look at the history of smoking in anime, how it is used as a story telling device, and gush about their favorite anime smokers. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this cha...
Bravely Default Switch 2 Remaster Game Preview
From 3DS to Switch 2, George Yang checks out this RPG's graphical and interface updates to see if it's worth the double-dip or a first-time playthrough.
― Bravely Default was a gem on the Nintendo 3DS back in 2012. Its turn-based combat and sense of adventure invoked old-school Final Fantasy vibes during a time where so many other games were incorporating open-worlds and more action-oriented gameplay...
New Welcome to Pia Carrot! Game Project Does Not Meet Crowdfunding Goal
Only 4 million yen raised towards 30 million yen goal to develop isekai spinoff
― The crowdfunding campaign for F&C's Pia Carrot e Yōkoso!! AW (Welcome to Pia Carrot!! AW) game project ended unsuccessfully on Sunday, after raising only 4,053,290 yen (about US$28,500) of its 30 million yen (about US$211,000) goal since the campaign began on March 28. As a result, F&C has announced that production on t...
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Light Novel Volume 1 Review
I was on board with the gender bender premise, but I found it lacking when it came down to the execution.
― The biggest shocker of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! is that it won a major award. In the author's note, Firehead expresses their surprise that this story they serialized on an amateur web novel site got a book deal—and a manga and anime after that. Believe me, I'm just as surprised. In such a cro...
Genkai OL Kirigiri Giriko Food Gag Manga Gets Short Light Anime
Kaori Shimizu voices Miitosupa Tsuchimoto's story of office lady's extreme meals
― Miitosupa Tsuchimoto's Genkai OL Kirigiri Giriko (Office Lady Giriko Kirigiri to the Extreme) manga is inspiring a short "light anime" which will stream on the anime's official X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok accounts every week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays at 7:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. EDT), starting on Ma...
Bringing Utaite to the World: Singer Ado on Tour
The chart-topping singer is in the midst of her Hibana world tour, with a special concert film opening in U.S. theaters this week. We spoke with Ado about her performances and the special place Hatsune Miku holds in her heart.
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Since her debut in October 2020, Ado has taken the music world by storm. She released her first single, "Usseewa," at only 17 years old, topping the Billboard Japan charts. ...
Stay By My Side After the Rain Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Masahi Ikeda, Natsuki Hori star in series premiering on June 25
― TV Tokyo announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action series of Shoko Rakuta's Stay By My Side After the Rain (Ameagari no Bokura ni Tsuite) boys-love manga. The show will start streaming on the U-NEXT service on June 25 at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. EDT) and will then premiere on the TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, T...
Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? Volume 1 Manga Review
This manga asks and answers the question “What if the loveable loser in a sexbot comedy was a woman?” The answer won’t surprise you.
― If you've been reading manga for any length of time, you've probably encountered some version of the hapless, yet relatable, loser protagonist. He's a guy with no friends and a weird hobby, or the woman who looks super cool and together on the outside, but when she st...
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