Advertorials - 2019

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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 ...

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This Week in Anime - Back From Far Away

Jun 4, 10:00

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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...

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

Jun 3, 12:00

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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 ...

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Good Smile Company Announces Jyuо̄ Mujin Dandivine Mecha Anime

Jun 3, 11:22

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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 ...

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

Jun 3, 09:00

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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...

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

Jun 2, 23:27

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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 ...

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

Jun 2, 21:41

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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...

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The Case Book of Arne Anime Series Review

Jun 2, 12:00

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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...

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This Week in Anime - Dungeons & Dragons & Wizards

Jun 2, 10:00

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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...

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

Jun 2, 08:57

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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...

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

Jun 1, 12:00

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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...

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Creating Wordless Manga

Jun 1, 11:13

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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...

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

Jun 1, 10:00

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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,...

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

Jun 1, 09:00

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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 ...

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

Jun 1, 06:01