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Lockdown Zone: Level X 'Light Anime' Gets 2nd Season
1st season debuted on September 6
― Animation ID announced on Saturday that the "light anime" based on Romy Oishi's Lockdown Zone: Level X (Kankin Kuiki Level X) story is getting a second season. The first season premiered on September 6 and starred: Sora Amamiya as Ryoka Tsurumi
Ryota Ohsaka as Shūhei Murosaka
Mirei Kumagai as Ryoka's mother
Yoshiyuki Shimozuma as Shūhei's father Hikaru Sato (The 10...
Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Deluxe-hen Anime Revealed for Debut in January 2025
New anime will be 8th season in franchise's overall "D Series"
― The official X/Twitter account for the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise revealed the new Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Deluxe-hen anime on Saturday. The new series will debut in January 2025. 🟥🟦ヴァンガード Divinez デラックス編 🟦🟥TVアニメ『カードファイト!! ヴァンガード Divinez デラックス編』2025年1月放送決定‼ お楽しみに‼#ヴァンガード #ディヴァインズ pic.twitter.com/PWjRAYOTZF— カードファイト!! ヴァンガード公式 (@...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals April 2025 Debut
New visual, theme song information also revealed
― The official website for Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita ~Sono Ni~ (I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2), the second season of the television anime of Kisetsu Morita's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Natt...
Glitter Force, Glitter Force Doki Doki Anime Listed as Leaving Netflix U.S. on November 9
Also: Official Voltron Instagram comments on rumors of Voltron: Legendary Defender leaving Netflix in December
― Netflix U.S. is listing that it will remove the Glitter Force and Glitter Force Doki Doki anime after November 9. Additionally, after the What's on Netflix site reported on September 20 that the Voltron: Legendary Defender animated series would leave Netflix in December 2024, the official ...
Demon Lord, Retry! R Anime's English Dub Reveals Cast, October 12 Premiere
Jessie James Grelle, Natalie Rose, Kristen McGuire reprise roles
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming the English dub anime of Kurone Kanzaki and Amaru Minotake's sequel manga Demon Lord, Retry! R on Saturday. Although the Japanese cast features mostly different voice actors, the English cast features returning as well as new members, including: Jessie James Grelle as Akira ...
Sk8 the Infinity OVA Reveals March 19 Release with Theatrical Premiere on January 24
New visual, commercial unveiled for Sk8 the Infinity Extra Part
― The official X/Twitter account for the Sk8 the Infinity anime project revealed on Saturday a new visual, commercial, and March 19 release date for the new original video anime (OVA) Sk8 the Infinity Extra Part. The OVA will also get an early theatrical screening on January 24 for a limited time across 10 theaters in Japan. The four epi...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Anime Film Review
Now playing in U.S. theaters! This movie is built around a villain who misinterpreted All Might's final words as a hero—and was inspired by them in all the wrong ways.
― My Hero Academia: You're Next is the fourth tie-in film to the wildly popular My Hero Academia TV anime. Taking place around the start of Season 7, this movie is built around a villain who misinterpreted All Might's final words as a ...
Manga Creator Yama Wayama Teases New Anime Project
Let's Go Karaoke!, Captivated, by You creator's project to be revealed on October 17
― A new countdown website opened on Saturday teasing a new anime project for manga creator Yama Wayama. More information will be revealed about the project on October 17 at 6:00 p.m. JST (5:00 a.m. EDT). Wayama is known for her Captivated, by You (Muchū sa, Kimi ni.), Let's Go Karaoke! (Karaoke Iko!) (pictured right)...
The Colors Within Film's English-Subbed Trailer Reveals January 24 Opening in U.S.
Film opened in Japan on August 30
― GKIDS began streaming on Thursday an English-subtitled trailer for The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), a new anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada, and it reveals that the film will screen in U.S. theaters on January 24. The anime opened in Japan on August 30. The film was originally slated to open in fall 2023, but it was then slated to open in...
FUUTO PI: Kamen Rider Skull no Shōzō Anime Film Streams Clip, Reveals Visual
Film telling beginning story of Kamen Rider W opens in Japan on November 8
― The official X/Twitter account for the FUUTO PI anime based on the Fūto Tantei manga revealed a two-minute clip on Friday of the Fūto Tantei: Kamen Rider Skull no Shōzō (FUUTO PI: Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull) anime film. 劇場版『#風都探偵 仮面ライダースカルの肖像』◥◣🎞️🟢本編映像一部公開🟣🎞️◢◤特別ビジュアルと合わせて、劇場版本編映像より翔太郎と荘吉、出会いのシーンを先行してお届けします✨✨🔗https://t.co...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Casts Hitomi Ueda
Series starring Hiroaki Hirata, Nao Tōyama will debut in April 2025
― The official website for the television anime of Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series revealed on Friday that Hitomi Ueda will voice Surena Lysandra in th...
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime's Video Reveals New Theme Song Artists
THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE perform new opening, Emi Noda performs new ending
― The official website for the television anime of Hiro Mashima and Atsuo Ueda's Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest sequel manga revealed a new main visual and promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video announces the artists for the anime's new theme songs, and also previews the new opening theme song "Endless Happy-End...
Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Film in 2025
Haruka Shiraishi, Tomokazu Sugita star in anime; Riho Yoshioka, Kōshi Mizukami star in live-action film
― Shueisha announced on Friday that Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga is inspiring both a television anime and live-action film which will both debut in 2025. The combined official website for both projects is streaming a teaser trailer that reveals the cast and footage for both projects...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 6-12
Zom 100 Bucket List of the Dead, Otaku no Video anime; Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated, Monster Marriage Shop manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Castlevania Nocturne Season 1 BDPlease Warner Home Video US$39.99 October 8 Classroom for Heroes BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 October 8 Otaku no Video BDAnimeNewsNetwork AnimEigo US$19.95 October 8 Ouran High...
Gintama's Spinoff TV Anime 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Unveils, Visual, Cast, Staff, October 2025 Debut
Promo video to debut at Jump Festa 2025 on December 21
― The "Gintama Channel 4-Shuu-nen Kinen & Sakata Gintoki Bakutan Kinen 2024" (Gintama Channel 4th Year Anniversary & Gintoki Sakata Sudden Emergence Anniversary 2024) livestream on Thursday revealed that the anime adaptation of 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei (Class 3-Z's Teacher Ginpachi), Tomohito Ōsaki's spinoff novel series of Hideaki Sorachi's ...
Megazone 23 Trilogy's AnimEigo Blu-ray Disc Reissue Slated for November 12
― AnimEigo confirmed on Wednesday that its Blu-ray Disc reissue of the Megazone 23 anime trilogy is rescheduled for November 12, after previously listing a November 10 date. The new release will include the complete trilogy along with additional features such as:
Original ADV Films commentary track
ADV Films' English dub
UK dub for Megazone 23 Part III
Commentary track with illustrator Gaku Miyao a...
New Ranma 1/2 Anime Casts Tomokazu Seki as Anime Original Character Ichiro
Anime premiered on October 5
― The official website for the new anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga revealed an anime original character and its cast on Thursday. Tomokazu Seki will voice Ichiro, a member of the broadcasting club at Furinkan High School, well-known for his unique style of storytelling and live commentary of heated matches. The anime premiered nationwide in Japan on October 5 ...
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai
Nakai voices middle school teacher Hiroshi Mado
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Maedakun's Puniru is a Kawaii Slime (Puniru wa Kawaii Slime) web manga series revealed on Thursday that Kazuya Nakai has joined the show's cast as Hiroshi Mado, a teacher at the middle school and a mad scientist. The anime premiered on October 6 at 11:45 p.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. C...
Tasokare Hotel TV Anime Reveals 1st Trailer Video, Opening Theme Song, Artist
Kayoko Yoshizawa performs "TASOKARE" opening song
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of SEEC's Tasokare Hotel mobile game revealed the anime's first trailer video and its opening theme song "TASOKARE" by Kayoko Yoshizawa, on Thursday. The anime's staff also revealed that it will have an advance screening of the first three episodes on December 10 at Animate Theater in Tokyo. The anime wi...
Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms Reveals New Cast Hinaki Yano in 4th Character Video
Yano as Tomo Nambe in 2025 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) manga revealed a new cast member in its fourth character video on Thursday. The video reveals Hinaki Yano as Tomo Namba, Mona's childhood friend who transferred from Osaka. Hinaki Yano as Tomo Namba The anime will pr...
Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo Shinsei-ban Opens at #3, Fureru. at #5
The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2 jumps to #7, Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom drops to #9
― Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo Shinsei-ban (True Birth Version), the recut version of the Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo (The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe) anime film, ranked at #3 in its opening weekend. The film sold 97,700 tickets and earned 156,305,640 yen (about US$1.05 million) in its first t...
My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime Gets English Dub
All 12 dubbed episodes premiere on Thursday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the English dub for the television anime of Oshioshio's My Deer Friend Nokotan (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan) manga on Thursday. All 12 dubbed episodes will premiere on the same day. The English dub cast includes: Trina Deuhart as Noko Shikanoko
Roo Ryder as Torako Koshi
Sarah Thomas (Sarah Ruth Th...
The Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide
Things are spooky in the Anime Preview Guide! The season has almost wrapped up, so be sure to check out all the latest reviews of the season right here.
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, giving you a...
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Novels Get TV Anime
Tokyopop publishes manga adaptation of Misaki's novels in English
― Japanese publisher TO Books announced on Wednesday that Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation (Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume) light novel series is getting a television anime. Tokyopop is releasing the manga adaptation in English, and it describes the story: When Lizel finds himself in a city that bears odd similariti...
Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, Key Visual, 2 Cast Members
Mayuko Kazama, Taku Yashiro join cast of January 2025 anime
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga unveiled on Thursday the first promotional video, key visual, and two new cast members. The newly announced cast includes Mayuko Kazama as Aoi Shinozuka (pictured below on left) and Taku Yashiro as Ken Shinozuka, also know...
Hajime No Ippo Episode 26-50 Anime Review
Season two of Hajime no Ippo perfectly transitions from a boxer's humble beginning into the more intense world of professional boxing.
― Season two of Hajime no Ippo perfectly transitions from a boxer's humble beginning into the more intense world of professional boxing. After the rookie championship ends, Ippo interacts with more people who make up the world of professional boxing, such as other tra...
Delico's Nursery Anime Reveals New Promo Video, Key Visual for 2nd Part
Anime's 2nd part premieres on October 16
― The staff for Delico's Nursery, a television anime based on Kenichi Suemitsu's TRUMP 2009 stage play, revealed the promotional video and key visual for the anime's second half on Thursday. The anime's second half (episode 7 and onward) will premiere on October 16 on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV channels at 24:30 JST (effectively, October 17 a...
Blue Miburo Anime Casts Megumi Ogata
Ogata plays Kikuchiyo in October 19 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's Blue Miburo (Ao no Miburo) announced on Wednesday that the series has cast Megumi Ogata as Kikuchiyo, who is also known as the shogun Tokugawa Iemochi. The series will premiere on October 19, and it will air on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. EDT) on the YTV and NTV channels, as well as on...
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season ‒ Episode 12
This episode is about two things: reviewing the clues of the mystery so far and setting up the reunion between Shinobu and Suicide Master.
Pokémon Company Streams New 9-Minute Pokétoon Short by Twin Engine, ZEXCS
Mariya Ise, Marina Inoue star in 'Gogoat ni Notte' short
― The official YouTube channel of The Pokémon Company started streaming a new nine-minute Pokétoon episode titled "Gogoat ni Notte" (Ride a Gogoat), on Wednesday. Mariya Ise and Marina Inoue voiced the episode's characters Julian and Lucas, respectively. Artist Fukurow note performed the ending song "Kimi no Senaka" (Your Back). Miwa Sasaki (an...
Netflix Adds Her Blue Sky Anime Film with New English Dub
Super Peace Busters creative team released original film in October 2019
― Netflix has begun streaming Her Blue Sky (Sora no Aosa o Shiru Hito yo), the original anime film by the Super Peace Busters creative team (anohana, Anthem of the Heart), in Japanese with English subtitles and a new English dub. The English cast includes: Miya Kodama as Aoi Aioi Felecia Angelle as Aoi (young) Anthony Ma as Shin...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1121
Furthermore, it provides another painful edge to the shattering of their relationship, and how they are literally and figuratively driven apart by the exchanging of blows on Beehive Island.
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Interview with Director Shotaro Kitamura
Director Kitamura shares his impressions of Makeine's heroines, creating the anime's summer atmosphere, and more.
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Illustrated by Yuuko Hariba
Background by Shingo Kanai (Kusanagi)
Finished by Ayaka Murakami
Composite by Yuko Shigeie Which girl captured your heart this summer? Let's take a look back at the heroines who colored the summer with their unique “kawaii” style! We asked the director what...
Ishura Season 2 Casts Yasuhiro Mamiya, Tetsu Inada, Hōchū Ohtsuka, Nana Mizuki
Season premieres in January
― Kadokawa revealed four new cast members for the second anime season of Keiso and Kureta's Ishura light novel series on Tuesday: Yasuhiro Mamiya as Yukiharu the Twilight Diver (character name Romanization not confirmed), a "visiting" reporter who travels to find the "real demon king" Tetsu Inada as Uhak the Silent, a great demon not blessed with divine protection and cann...
Grand Blue Dreaming Creator Kenji Inoue: We Got a Sequel, But a Baka & Test One Isn't Happening
Inoue noted even the Grand Blue Dreaming sequel is a miracle
― In the early 2010s, anime fans were treated to the anime series Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts while the original novel series by Kenji Inoue was still in the middle of its run. The anime series and its sequel were received relatively well but haven't seen a third series in over a decade. Then, another story by the author, the Grand Blu...
New The Rose of Versailles Anime Film Reveals January 31 Opening
Character visuals also revealed
― The staff for the new anime film of Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles manga revealed the character visuals and the film's January 31 opening, on Monday. Miyuki Sawashiro as Oscar François de Jarjayes Aya Hirano as Marie Antoinette Toshiyuki Toyonaga as André Grandier Kazuki Katō as Hans Axel von Fersen Ai Yoshimura (Daily Lives of High School Boys. My Teen Romant...
Look Back Anime Film Earns Estimated US$688,253 Over U.S. Opening Weekend
Film opened in U.S. theaters on October 4
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The Numbers website estimates that the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga earned US$688,253 at the U.S. box office over the weekend. The film screened across 535 theaters. The Box Office Mojo reports the film ranked at #25 in the U.S. box office after the initial screenings. Box Office Mojo estimates the film's...
My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ Episode 158
I'm writing this review with tears in my eyes.
NYCC Hosts Shinichiro Watanabe, Kamome Shirahama, Takashi Yamazaki, Hiroyuki Watanabe
Convention takes place from October 17-20
― The staff for this year's New York Comic Con revealed that it is hosting director Shinichiro Watanabe, manga creator Kamome Shirahama, director/writer/visual effects supervisor Takashi Yamazaki, and manga editor Hiroyuki Watanabe at this year's event. Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) will be at a panel on October 18 for Lazarus (Lazaro...
Uzumaki ‒ Episode 2
Uzumaki's real nightmare is its production.
Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Stream Haigakura Anime
Anime premiered on Monday
― Amazon Prime Video and the YouTube channel for It's Anime! began streaming the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga with English subtitles on Monday. The anime premiered on television in Japan on Monday. The anime stars: Takeo Ōtsuka as Ichiyō
Kaito Ishikawa as Tenkō
Lynn as Hakushurin
Hiro Shimono as Ransaiwa
Satoshi Hino as Sontō
Rie Kugimiya as Kaka
Mu...
The Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide
Romance takes a dark turn in Yakuza Fiance! Also check our reviews for Tower of God: Workshop Battle, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime, MF Ghost, TsumaSho, Ranma ½, Bleach, BLUE LOCK, DAN DA DAN, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will cover a...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction ‒ Episode 14
The real star of this week's episode was the final sequence where Nonoa confronts her inner self.
Look Back Anime Film Earns Estimated US$72,724 in 1st Few U.S. Screenings
Film screened in 2 theaters from Friday to Sunday; more screenings in North America on Monday
― The Box Office Mojo website estimates that the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga earned US$72,724 in its first few screenings in the U.S. The film screened in two theaters and earned an estimated US$31,952 on Friday, US$23,298 on Saturday, and US$17,474 on Sun...
Oshi no Ko Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
It's a blessing that Season 3 has been officially announced, but with an ending teaser like this, it's going to feel like a very long wait.
Detectives These Days Are Crazy! Anime Reveals 2 New Cast in Character Video
Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Aya Hirano join cast of 2025 anime
― Kadokawa revealed two new cast for the television anime of Masakuni Igarashi's Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (Mattaku Saikin no Tantei Tokitara) manga in a character video on Monday. The video reveals Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Yū Asunaro and Aya Hirano as Hana Kazamaki. Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Yū Asunaro, an active high school detective from the A...
My-HiME Original Anime Series Reveals 20th Anniversary Videos, Illustrations
Special videos feature anime's "Shining☆Days" opening song, "Kimi ga Sora datta" ending song; character designer Hirokazu Hisayuki draws illustrations
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed special visuals and promotional videos to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the My-HiME original anime, on Saturday. The commemorative videos feature the anime's opening song "Shining☆Days" by Minami Kuribayashi, and t...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Gets Cheer Screenings in NYC, Los Angeles on Wednesday
Film opens across U.S. on October 11
― Toho Animation announced on Saturday that The Japan Society in New York City and The Frida Cinema in Los Angeles will host official cheer screenings for My Hero Academia: You're Next, the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, on October 9. The screenings will be in Japanese with English subtitles. The venues will give attendees custom wrist straps...
Crunchyroll Announces English Dub for Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles Anime's 2nd Season
Kieran Regan, Madeleine Dorroh, Sarah Williams, others cast for English dub of October 7 anime
― Crunchyroll announced on Sunday an English dub for the second season of the television anime of Yuri Kitayama and Riv's Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles light novels. The dub will launch same-day as the second season's debut on October 7. The dub cast includes:
Kieran Regan as Rio/Haruto
Madeleine Dor...
Komaneko Anime From Domo's Tsuneo Goda Gets New Film This Month
Film opens on October 3 alongside 3 previous Komaneko shorts
― The official website for Komaneko no Kaigai Ryokō (Komaneko's Overseas Trip), the latest stop-motion animated film for Tsuneo Gōda's "Komaneko" character, unveiled the long trailer and poster visual for the film on October 3. Gōda's production studio dwarf studios announced the film on August 3. The film will open on October 25. The film ...
Hideaki Anno, Khara Produce New Yamato Anime Film Project
Yamato 2199's Yutaka Izubuchi also working on new project
― Anime director Hideaki Anno announced after the 50th anniversary screening for Yoshinobu Nishizaki and Leiji Matsumoto's Space Battleship Yamato anime on Sunday that he and his studio Khara are producing a Yamato project with new anime footage. Anno said that Khara received license approvals from Yamato's rights holders Voyager Holdings and ...
CODA Works With Brazil to Shut Down 16 Anime Piracy Sites; ACE Works with Vietnam to Shut Down Film, Anime Piracy Sites
Also: PCR Distributing sues nHentai for copyright infringement
― In recent months, due to collaborative efforts between anti-piracy organizations from various countries and government organizations, several anime piracy websites based in Brazil and Vietnam were shut down. In addition, a website based in the U.S. that allegedly hosts pirated Japanese adult content is also being sued for copyright infr...
Dungeon People Anime Series Review
Dungeon People is a cute, cozy mash-up of the fantasy and workplace comedy genres that mostly succeeds at what it sets out to do.
― Dungeon People is a cute, cozy mash-up of the fantasy and workplace comedy genres that mostly succeeds at what it sets out to do. While not as relentlessly creative or compelling as this year's earlier Delicious in Dungeon, Dungeon People maintains a pleasant, gently ent...
The Elusive Samurai Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st Season's final episode aired in Japan on September 28
― This year's 45th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the television anime of Yūsei Matsui's The Elusive Samurai (Nigejōzu no Wakagimi) manga will get a second season. The anime's first season premiered on July 6 on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Tochigi TV, and Gunma TV channels. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it ...
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime Casts Nana Mizuki
Mizuki voices Selene the Moon Dragon God
― The official website for the television anime of Hiro Mashima and Atsuo Ueda's Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest sequel manga revealed a new cast member on Sunday. Nana Mizuki will voice Selene the Moon Dragon God, one of the Five Dragon Gods and a target of the 100-year quest. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ ...
Oshi no Ko Anime Gets 3rd Season, Reveals More Cast
Mamoru Miyano, Hina Kino joins 2nd season cast
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that the television anime of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga will get a third season and revealed a special visual and video announcement. The anime's staff also revealed two new cast members on Sunday: Mamoru Miyano as Hikaru Kamiki Hina Kino as Tsukuyomi The anime's second season premiered on July 3 on T...
Shinkalion Change the World Anime Casts Yūki Kaji
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shinkalion Change the World, the new television anime of Takara Tomy's Shinkalion toy line, announced on Sunday that Yūki Kaji is voicing the character of [highlight the white text to read spoilers] Reiji Takumibe. Reiji is the true identity of the "masked man" and the former driver of the Shinkalion 0: The anime premiered on April 7 at 8:30 a.m. (April...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Gets 2nd Season
Anime's 27th, final episode aired on Sunday
― The official X/Twitter account for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga revealed on Sunday that the anime will get a second season, and is streaming an announcement video. The anime's 27th and final episode aired on Sunday. The anime premiered in Japan on April 7 on MBS, TBS, and 26 of their affil...
Voice Actress Azumi Waki Announces Pregnancy
Voice of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End's Kanne to continue working while taking care of her health
― Azumi Waki, voice of Kanne from the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime, announced she was expecting her first child on her X (formerly Twitter) account on October 5: ご報告です。 pic.twitter.com/RWlxIwz02C— 和氣あず未 (@azumi_waki) October 5, 2024 I have an announcement In her message, Waki wrote (roughly tran...
Bleach Anime Gets 20th Anniversary Video With New Animation
Short animates classic scenes from series
― Aniplex released a new animated video to celebrate the Bleach anime's 20th anniversary on Saturday The video compiles climactic scenes from the anime's story animated in the new Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict anime style. (The video first aired during The Conflict's television premiere on Saturday.) The 20th anniversary of the Bleach ...
The Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide
The Everything Goes School of Martial Arts is now in session with the RANMA 1/2 reboot! Also: You are Ms. servant, Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, BLUE LOCK 2nd Season and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be ...
Tonbo! Season 1 Anime Series Review
While Tonbo! isn’t an outright terrible show, it fails at making golf feel exciting and giving the audience much outside of that, both of which make for one of the dullest sports anime I’ve ever sat through.
― There are two things that I should probably mention here. The first is that I'm not much of a sports guy. I don't dislike sports per se, and I enjoy watching football and basketball games on oc...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 23-29
My Hero Academia earns 3.8%, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 finale earns 2.9%, Mission: Yozakura Family earns 2.0%
― The Anthem of the Heart film aired on Fuji TV on Thursday, September 26 at 1:25 a.m. and earned a 0.8% rating. The film version of the anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day anime aired on Fuji TV on Wednesday, September 25 at 1:25 a.m., and it earned a 0.5% rating. Tit...
Gushing Over Magical Girls TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
Announced at Saturday event for anime
― An event for the television anime of Akihiro Ononaka's Gushing Over Magical Girls (Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete) manga announced with a teaser on Saturday that production on a second season has been green-lit. J-Novel Club licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
Hi, I'm Hiiragi Utena. I'm a normal magical-girl-loving middle school girl—or at least I was, but...
Performing in the 2.5 Dimension: Producer Shimpei Yamashita on Oshi no Ko Season 2
Ahead of its final episode, Shimpei Yamashita discusses the challenges of following up Oshi no Ko's first season with one equally as good.
― Oshi no Ko, based on the manga by Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari, may not have surprised readers of the series by being a hit. The story is by turns intense and humorous, balancing detailed examinations of what it means to project a perky, lighthearted image to ...
Amazon Prime Video Streams Tonbo! Anime's 2nd Season
2nd season debuted in Japan on Saturday
― Amazon Prime Video in the United States began streaming the first episode of the second season of Tonbo!, the anime of Ken Kawasaki and Yū Furusawa's Oi! Tonbo (Hey! Tonbo) manga, on Friday. Amazon Prime Video is no longer streaming the show's first season in the United States, but the show is still available for streaming elsewhere, including on Tubi TV. The...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Anime to Have 25 Episodes, Will Air for Continuous Half-Year
New visual revealed before show's debut later on Saturday
― The official website for the anime of Uoto's Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) manga revealed on Saturday the anime will have 25 total episodes, and will air for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year) for a half-year run. The website also revealed a new visual. The anime will premiere on NHK General on Oc...
One Piece Anime Substitutes Kazuki Yao With Wataru Takagi as Jango's Voice
Health issue cited, after Gundam: U.C. Engage game also substituted Yao as Judau
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the One Piece franchise announced on Saturday that the next television anime episode, Sunday's episode #1,121, is substituting Kazuki Yao with Wataru Takagi as the voice actor of Jango due to Yao's poor health. 10月6日（日）朝9:30より放送されるアニメ「#ONEPIECE」第1121話「ガープとクザン 衝突する師弟の正義」にジャン...
Nina the Starry Bride Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub Ahead of Japanese TV Broadcast Premiere
Jill Harris, Ben Stegmair, more star in English dub on October 7
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Rikachi's Nina the Starry Bride (Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina) manga on October 7, which is also three days before the television broadcast debut in Japan on October 10. The company is also streaming the English-subtitled version on Oct...
Go! Princess Precure Episodes 26-50 Anime Series Review
Go! Princess Pretty Cure is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, seasons to be officially released in English.
― With this second half of Go! Princess Pretty Cure, one thing becomes obvious: Haruka is a pillar of strength. While she didn't necessarily demonstrate that concretely in the first half, we can now see that she was internalizing a lot of what she learned and is now ready to share it ...
Giga, Teddyloid Produce Pokémon Horizons Anime's New Ending Theme Song with Lyricist DECO*27
New "Rayquaza Rising" arc starts on October 11
― The official X/Twitter account for the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime revealed on Friday that Giga and Teddyloid are producing the new ending theme song "Pikaaan!" for the fourth arc "Rayquaza Rising." DECO*27 is writing the lyrics. Giga and Teddyloid produced the current ending theme song "Let Me Battle" by 9Lana. South Korean boy band ZeroBaseOne...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime Reveals Character Video for Rosalie
Riho Sugiyama voices character for new season debuting in 2025
― The official website for Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita ~Sono Ni~ (I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2), the second season of the television anime of Kisetsu Morita's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Lev...
Sengoku Youko Anime Previews 3rd Part in Video, Visual
Anime's final part with new ending by Rainy. debuts on October 9
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Satoshi Mizukami's Sengoku Youko manga revealed a "story promotional video" for the anime's third and final part on Friday. The video previews MindaRyn's insert song "Sekidei" (Red Mud) and reveals and previews Rainy's new ending theme song "Banri Ikkū" (a phrase from Miyamoto...
Ryōta Suzuki Replaces Tōru Furuya as Yamcha in Dragon Ball Daima TV Anime
Tōru Furuya steps down from role after scandal earlier this year
― The official website for the Dragon Ball Daima anime series announced on Friday that voice actor Ryōta Suzuki (Dr. Stone's Ryūsui Nanami, Kaguya-sama: Love is War's Yū Ishigami) will take over for Tōru Furuya as the voice of Yamcha in the anime, starting with the anime's first episode. The anime will premiere on a new anime programmin...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict Anime's Opening Sequence Streamed
Series debuts on October 5
― Aniplex began streaming the creditless opening sequence on Friday for the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict anime. The anime will debut on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on October 5 at 11:00 p.m. JST. Six Lounge performs the opening theme song "Kotoba ni Sezu Tomo" (Even if You Don't Say It) and Suisoh performs the ending theme song "Monochrome." The ani...
Kentie's Room of Guilty Pleasure Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime
Coolmic releases adult manga in English digitally
― Suiseisha revealed on Friday that Kentie's Room of Guilty Pleasure (Guilty Hole: Oshiego Shika Shimei Dekinai Mise) adult manga is inspiring an AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) adaptation. Coolmic releases the manga in English digitally, and it describes the series: Choose Your Favorite Student---Overworked, treated like dirt, a...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Casts Nao Tōyama as Allucia Citrus
Series starring Hiroaki Hirata will debut in April 2025
― The official website for the television anime of Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series revealed on Friday that Nao Tōyama will voice Allucia Citrus in the series. The ...
Bananya Around the World Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song, October 21 Debut
Akira Ishida narrates anime; BPM15Q performs "Across Universe" theme
― The official website for Bananya Around the World, the third season from the Bananya television anime, unveiled its main promotional video and main visual for the anime on Friday. The video reveals that Akira Ishida is narrating the anime, reveals and previews the anime's theme song "Across Universe" by BPM15Q, and reveals the ani...
Netflix to Stream Dragon Ball Daima Anime in Asia on October 14, Globally on October 18
Crunchyroll also streams anime on October 11, with English dub screening in U.S. theaters on November 10-12
― Netflix announced on Friday that it will stream the Dragon Ball Daima anime series, debuting first in Asia on October 14, and then globally on October 18. Crunchyroll will also begin streaming the anime on October 11, the same day the anime premieres in Japan. The subtitled stream will be ava...
The Barbarian's Bride Fantasy Comedy Manga Gets 2025 TV Anime
Manga about barbarian leader who defeats knight but asks for hand in marriage
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Noriaki Kotoba's The Barbarian's Bride (Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere next year. Kadokawa did not reveal any other details for the anime. Kadokawa is streaming a teaser promotional video for the anime, featuring panels from the ma...
AnimEigo Licenses Nasu: Summer in Andalusia Anime Film for March Release
AnimEigo to also release new 2-disc set for Bubblegum Crisis with lossless audio, bonus content
― AnimEigo announced on Thursday that it will release Kitarō Kōsaka's Nasu: Summer in Andalusia for the first time on home video in North America in March 2025. The release will include a 37-minute interview with Kōsaka, as well as trailer and teaser videos. The anime debuted in Japan in 2003, and centers ...
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