Advertorials - June 2016

Advertorial

2025 [15]

2024 [20]

2023 [16]

2022 [12]

2021 [16]

2020 [19]

2019 [12]

2018 [16]

2017 [12]

2016 [31]

2015 [26]

The Irregular at Magic High School Anime Launches Production on 'Part II'

Jun 4, 19:40 anime

Part II teased with visual ― The official portal site for The Irregular at Magic High School television anime announced with a visual on Friday that production on the anime's "Part II" is launching. The announcement did not specify the release venue of Part II. Tsutomu Satou's The irregular at magic high school (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei) light novel series launched in 2008, and ended with the 32nd vol...

review

2 comments

Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent Anime Film Review

Jun 4, 12:00

2 comments

anime

Visually stunning, musically strong, filled with supernatural mystery and action, and continuing to highlight the plight of women in feudal Japanese society, The Curse of the Serpent is a fantastic capstone to the trilogy. ― While each of the previous two Mononoke films is a stand alone story that shares a single location and a few overlapping characters, The Curse of the Serpent is the first of the ...

column

15 comments

This Week in Anime - Back From Far Away

Jun 4, 10:00

15 comments

anime manga

One kind of isekai is on the wane, but another, earlier form seems to be ascendant! Chris and Sylvia hop in their time machine for a look at when the genre was primarily aimed at girls. ― One kind of isekai is on the wane, but another, earlier form seems to be ascendant! Chris and Sylvia hop in their time machine for a look at when the genre was primarily aimed at girls. Disclaimer: The views and op...

review

2 comments

Final Fantasy IX Picture Book: Vivi and Grandpa's Memories for the Sky Book Review

Jun 3, 12:00

2 comments

novels

While it skews far younger than the average fan of Final Fantasy IX, it's nevertheless an adorable little book and a great little story to share with your children. ― As part of Final Fantasy IX's 25th anniversary, the original event designer sat down and gave the world a charming little picture book, all about the early days of the adorable and fan-loved Black Mage Vivi. You can almost imagine this ...

news

7 comments

Good Smile Company Announces Jyuо̄ Mujin Dandivine Mecha Anime

Jun 3, 11:22

7 comments

anime

Anime in "The God of Combined Series" project premieres in October ― Good Smile Company announced on Wednesday a new anime titled Jyuо̄ Mujin Dandivine (Beast King War God Dandivine). The anime is the first project in the company's "The God of Combined Series" ("Gattaishin Series"). Good Smile opened an official website and unveiled a teaser video, visual, opening theme song artist, cast, staff, and ...

interview

1 comment

Hololive's Nerissa Ravencroft Talks about Frieren, Naruto, and Her Family Streams

Jun 3, 09:00

1 comment

people

Nerissa talked in detail about her singing career and how her family continues to support (and sometimes appear in!) her streams. ― Recently, Anime News Network video editor Stephen Shin sat down with Hololive's Nerissa Ravencroft and talked about Frieren, Naruto, her family streams, and more. We also discussed her favorite Hololive songs, her own songs within the company, and her history as a singe...

news

3 comments

REDICE Studio's Overgeared Webtoon Gets Tempal TV Anime in October

Jun 2, 23:27

3 comments

anime

Tatsumaru Tachibana, Asami Seto star in J.C. Staff anime ― South Korean webtoon studio REDICE Studio announced on Wednesday that its Overgeared webtoon is inspiring a television anime adaptation titled Tempal ~Item no Chikara~ (Tempal ~The Power of Items~). The anime will premiere in October. Yen Press publishes the webtoon in English under its Ize Press label. Yen Press describes the story:Youngwoo ...

news

10 comments

'Fired? But I Maintain All the Software!' Light Novels Get TV Anime

Jun 2, 21:41

10 comments

anime

J-Novel Club publishes workplace comedy drama light novels, manga in English ― Publisher Shufu to Seikatsu Sha announced on Wednesday that Yuki Kashirome's Fired? But I Maintain All the Software! (E, Shanai System Subete Wanope Shiteiru Watashi wo Kaiko desu ka?) light novel series is inspiring a television anime adaptation . The announcement did not reveal any further details on the anime.J-Novel Cl...

review

4 comments

The Case Book of Arne Anime Series Review

Jun 2, 12:00

4 comments

anime

The first episode of this anime is really good at defying expectations. The rest of the series, not so much. ― Let's address the elephant in the room here: the key visual is misleading, as are the plot summaries on Crunchyroll and IMDB. All of The Case Book of Arne revolves around the girl Lynn first and foremost. However, the first episode is anime-exclusive, deviating from the original RPG Maker ga...

column

12 comments

This Week in Anime - Dungeons & Dragons & Wizards

Jun 2, 10:00

12 comments

games anime

How much of the modern Japanese fantasy genre comes from old computer games? Coop and Lucas find out! ― How much of the modern Japanese fantasy genre comes from old computer games? Coop and Lucas find out! The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Full Disclosure: Coop Bicknell regularly works with MediaOCD and the current incarnati...

news

2 comments

Galaxy Express 999 TV Anime, Lupin III Film's Lyricist Jun Hashimoto Dies

Jun 2, 08:57

2 comments

people

Hashimoto died due to liver cirrhosis at 86 ― Lyricist Jun Hashimoto died in a Tokyo hospital on May 21 due to liver cirrhosis. He was 86. The family held a private funeral attended only by close relatives and led by the chief mourner, Hashimoto's son Haruo Yoda. Hashimoto wrote the lyrics for the Galaxy Express 999 television anime's titular opening theme song and ending theme song "Aoi Chikyū" (Blu...

review

5 comments

The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Anime Series Review

Jun 1, 12:00

5 comments

anime

Tiara has very little agency in her own story. Things happen to her and one of the men in her life step in to rescue her. She is the damsel in distress rather than the hero. ― We've hit the point where, each cour, we get at least one or two villainess anime. However, most of those are either comedy or drama-based or a mixture of both. The vilainess character either tries to change their fate or plays...

feature

3 comments

Creating Wordless Manga

Jun 1, 11:13

3 comments

manga

How did the winners of the Silver Prize in Kadokawa's Global Manga Contest come up with their wordless stories? We sat down with masterlynx and REKU to find out. ― For many manga fans, the dream of publishing in Japan feels like just that - a dream. This is doubly true if you don't read, write, or speak Japanese, and while there's absolutely nothing wrong with publishing in another country or an onli...

column

8 comments

Answerman - All Killer, No Filler and The One Piece Question

Jun 1, 10:00

8 comments

anime industry

What's the deal with all that filler in One Piece - and why add a definite article to the title for the reboot? Jerome has answers. ― Sleepless in Shibuya asks: Why wasn't Toei asked to produce the brand new 'The One Piece' anime for Netflix? And what's with sticking 'The' at the front of everything? Was Toei jilted? Kind of. But also, not in the way some people may think. In researching this topic,...

column

3 comments

This Week in Mobile Games - Nevertheless, it's Everness

Jun 1, 09:00

3 comments

games

Josh finally gets the chance to sit down with Neverness to Everness! ― Hello there, and welcome once more to the latest edition of the column, as well as to the month of June! I managed to line up some time off over the last few days to get some ducks in order and solve some device issues, and was finally able to spend a bit of time with Neverness to Everness. And without further ado, let's get into ...

news

2 comments

Nao Iwamoto's The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Manga Gets TV Anime in October

Jun 1, 06:01

2 comments

manga anime

To Your Eternity's Kiyoko Sayama directs anime at J.C. Staff ― NHK announced on Monday that Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom) manga is getting a television anime series that will debut on NHK Educational in October. NHK has also released a teaser video for the anime on the anime's website, but it does not contain any animation. Kiyoko S...

Advertorials - June 2016

2026 [3]

May 2026 [1]

April 2026 [2]

2025 [15]

November 2025 [1]

October 2025 [1]

September 2025 [1]

August 2025 [2]

July 2025 [2]

June 2025 [2]

May 2025 [3]

March 2025 [1]

February 2025 [2]

2024 [20]

December 2024 [1]

November 2024 [5]

October 2024 [2]

August 2024 [4]

July 2024 [2]

June 2024 [2]

May 2024 [1]

March 2024 [1]

February 2024 [2]

2023 [16]

December 2023 [2]

September 2023 [1]

July 2023 [2]

June 2023 [1]

May 2023 [3]

April 2023 [1]

March 2023 [5]

February 2023 [1]

2022 [12]

December 2022 [2]

November 2022 [1]

October 2022 [1]

September 2022 [1]

August 2022 [1]

July 2022 [1]

June 2022 [1]

April 2022 [2]

March 2022 [2]

2021 [16]

December 2021 [1]

November 2021 [1]

August 2021 [3]

July 2021 [1]

June 2021 [2]

May 2021 [2]

March 2021 [3]

February 2021 [3]

2020 [19]

November 2020 [3]

October 2020 [2]

September 2020 [2]

August 2020 [2]

July 2020 [5]

June 2020 [1]

April 2020 [2]

February 2020 [1]

January 2020 [1]

2019 [12]

December 2019 [1]

October 2019 [1]

September 2019 [1]

July 2019 [1]

June 2019 [2]

May 2019 [2]

March 2019 [2]

January 2019 [2]

2018 [16]

December 2018 [1]

November 2018 [2]

October 2018 [2]

July 2018 [2]

June 2018 [2]

May 2018 [2]

March 2018 [4]

February 2018 [1]