Available to download (iOS / Android) for free in over 70 countries including the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and more!― Available to download (iOS / Android) for free in over 70 countries including the US, Canada, Australia, Singapore, and more! App launched on April 4th, 2022. WWWave of America Corp. has recently released Mangapon, a free manga reading app containing popular and exciting Jap...
ANN confirmed with multiple industry sources familiar with Crunchyroll's dubbing procedure that the company is focusing on casting Texas-based talent in its dubs. This season's dub cast list has half as many actors outside the Lone Star State.― In March, I wrote about a growing group of anime voice actors demanding more union productions in the anime dubbing industry. Since that article was publishe...
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! staff returns for anime by same manga creator― Square Enix announced on Tuesday that Wakame Konbu's The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious (Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere on 24 stations in Asahi Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and TV Asahi's network in July. ABC is streaming a teaser promotional video for ...
Mrs. Green Apple to perform theme song for upcoming game― The official website for the Fire Force anime announced on Tuesday that the series is getting a third season. The website also revealed that the franchise is getting an original smartphone game titled Fire Force: Enbu no Shо̄. Mrs. Green Apple will perform the theme song "Enen" for the video game. The game will be free to play but will have o...
Film earns US$175,700,000 in U.S.― Box Office Mojo records Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel film as earning a cumulative total of US$175,700,000, ranking #3 in its sixth weekend in the United States. The film earned approximately US$4,550,000 over the weekend, earning US$1,035,000 on Friday and US$2,135,000 on Saturday. The film screened in 3,116 theaters, and had a per-theater averag...
Jumpei is just a middle school kid who wants to be cool and manly. Yet, deep inside him is a growing need to dance and not just any dance, ballet. Dive in to anime about being true to yourself and letting your inner self sparkle!― Jumpei is just a middle school kid who wants to be cool and manly. Yet, deep inside him is a growing need to dance and not just any dance, ballet. He lacks training and f...
Demon Girl and Heroines are keeping their high momentum from the previous week. Discover which other series are shooting upward in our weekly user rankings!― 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 rankings are based...
Isekai light novels are here to stay, in part thanks to retailers' own systemic recommendations. Kim Morrissy explains how Amazon and other online stores help push sales.― It's been over half a decade since the isekai light novel anime boom, and it's still showing no signs of letting up. Western anime fans are partly responsible for this; isekai anime are regularly among the top-viewed titles on Cru...
The dramatic side of Free has always been its weakest point, as the story once again draws on the same conflicts before racing to its predictable conclusion.― Note that this review contains spoilers for the first Free! The Final Stroke film. The first Free! The Final Stroke film ended with Haru and Rin symbolically parting ways, as they struggled to reconcile their dreams of world-class swimming wit...