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Is there a bigger mic drop than walking off stage to the announcement of more Panty & Stocking?― Let's get the biggest part out in the open. Yes, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is coming back. Trigger officially announced the sequel, although we don't know what form it will take, as their close out mic drop to a packed room in the Main Events hall. More Panty & Stocking has been a long-coveted fan...
Natsuki Hanae disclosed he doesn't really prepare for emotional scenes because he wants it to be raw and real. “I put my raw emotions out for scenes like this. Nobody speaks clearly when they're emotional. Whenever I speak or act out these scenes, and I want to put reality out there first.”― Fans eagerly awaited outside in the hot sun for the Main Hall to open for the highly anticipated Demon Slayer...
Anya voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki revealed that manga creator Tatsuya Endo came to the studio to talk to her about when Anya tearfully says, “Mama.”― Arguably one of the most anticipated panels, Spy x Family was stuffed to the brim at the Los Angeles Convention Center's Petree Hall. Fans clamored outside the glass doors, asking to be let in to see a glimpse of any special announcements for the next...
Yana Toboso wrote that she was delighted to learn that fans around the world have had a chance to play “this unexpected and eccentric game” and thanked everyone for their support.― The Disney Twisted-Wonderland panel was greeted with a packed room of cheering fans, who could barely contain their excitement from start to finish. The panel was hosted by Aniplex Senior Marketing Specialist Lauren Jeong...
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Coverage is sponsored by Yen Press!― July 1 – July 4, 2022 Friday, July 1 Panels and Premieres • Premiere Report: My Hero Academia Season 5 OAV • STUDIO COLORIDO: Live Drawing & Q&A • Sword Art Online 10th Anniversary Celebration • Studio TRIGGER Live Drawing and Q&A panel • Kaguya-sa...
Day two is in full swing. What anime are you checking out? We've got reviews of Teppen!!!, Lycoris Recoil, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2, RWBY: Ice Queendom, and more!― Adblock+ breaks this page, consider whitelisting ANN Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2022 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each criti...
Original 13-episode series from GAINAX premiered in 2010― Studio Trigger announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it is working on a new project for the Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt franchise. The staff at the panel showed a short video featuring an animated shot and text with the phrase "NEW PANTY & STOCKING." The videos featured the main characters each posing with both their midd...
J-Novel Club also announces 7 Sol Press license rescues― J-Novel Club announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it has licensed the Re:RE — Reincarnator Executioner; Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke; Yuri Tama: From Third Wheel to Trifecta; Yashiro-kun's Guide to Going Solo; The Conqueror from a Dying Kingdom; Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to ...
New season debuts in 2023― Warner Brothers Japan revealed a trailer during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday for Record of Ragnarok II, the second season of the anime of Shinya Umemura, Ajichika, and Takumi Fukui's Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga. The company also revealed the main staff. The new season will debut on Netflix in 2023. Masao Ookubo (Onegai My Melody Yū & Ai, Gekijōban P...
2nd part consists of episodes 13-24― Warner Brothers Japan revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday the second promotional video for the second part of the anime series of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean manga. The panel revealed that the second part will premiere worldwide on Netflix on September 1. The series will then air on Tokyo MX on October 7 at 24:30 JST (effe...
Also: Fruits Basket Another volume 4, K-ON! Shuffle manga, KONOSUBA fanbook, more― Yen Press announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it has acquired 15 titles set for compiled volume releases and omnibus releases: Title: Fruits Basket Another volume 4 Creator: Natsuki Takaya Summary: With secrets revealed and confrontations resolved, no obstacles remain in the budding romance between Shi...
1st new season FLCL: Grunge debuts in 2023― Production I.G. USA announced at its industry panel at Anime Expo on Friday that The Pillows will be providing music for the FLCL: Grunge anime and the FLCL: Shoegaze anime, two new seasons of the FLCL anime. The band's vocalist Sawao Yamanaka made a statement to fans. Yamanaka stated whereas the original FLCL theme song focused on Naoya's identity, the ne...
Producer Tatsuya Ishikawa brushed up on English slang and came to the startling realization that he's a "boomer."― Aniplex kicked off its triumphant return to Anime Expo with a fan centered event promoting the latest season of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War. Aoi Koga, Japanese voice actress of Kaguya Shinomiya, and producer Tatsuya Ishikawa arrived at a panel filled with booming applause. After a brief in...
I have to say, though, that I'm really glad that I went back and gave Kotaro Lives Alone another shot, because it turned out to be a surprisingly well-written and affecting dramedy that speaks to some important social issues.― Kotaro Lives Alone had a lot going against it at the outset, which is maybe why I had such a hard time going back to it after giving it a shot during the season's Preview Guid...
The Trigger crew took on fans' burning questions. When will Muzzle appear in an anime? What's up with Sucy's design? Is there more Gridman on the horizon?― Things were a little different this year for Trigger's live drawing panel. Shigeto Koyama, Yoh Yoshinari, and Hiromi Wakabayashi still brought their usual off-the-cuff energy and untucked energy, but the crowd was less...intense. In years past, a...
It's time for some good, old-fashioned baseball...with a heroic twist of course!― While we patiently await the arrival of My Hero Academia season six, Crunchyroll was kind enough to premiere a nice OVA at Anime Expo with it coming to Crunchyroll later this summer. The premiere was in one of the main event halls and it was absolutely stacked. Lauren Moore came on stage to cheer the audience on and ta...
Voice actors Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, the Japanese voice of Kirito, and Haruka Tomatsu, the Japanese voice of Asuna, joined the panel virtually to reflect on the series 10th anniversary.― Fans eagerly packed into Petree Hall for the hotly anticipated 10th anniversary celebration of Sword Art Online, presented by voice actors Bryce Papenbrook and Cherami Leigh, who play Kirito and Asuna in the series. Th...
Eager to see A Whisker Away's director and producer Tomotaka Shibayama and Kōji Yamamoto, dozens of people filled the Studio Colorido panel room at Anime Expo― Eager to see A Whisker Away's director, Tomotaka Shibayama, dozens of people filled the Studio Colorido panel room at Anime Expo, excited to see his live drawing and to ask one of their favorite anime creators their burning questions. The sou...
Despite being based on the same story, these anime offer very distinct experiences. But for those unfamiliar with any version of Spriggan, what exactly is it?― Most manga are lucky to get an anime adaptation, but very occasionally they'll get a second one too. Sometimes these adaptations occur years or even decades apart so it's always interesting to see how the same story gets rendered by both dif...
Screening in U.S. theaters this month, director Ando shows his talent in creating emotional impact through subtle character animation, even within a dense story.― Aptly timed, The Deer King's story around a mysterious infectious disease conjures up ideas of a found family and the uncomfortable debate between science and faith. Studio Ghibli alumni Masashi Ando and Masayuki Miyaji have impressive res...
Heidi takes on one last Nintendo Direct before her incoming departure from the column.― It's that time again! No, I'm not talking about Summer Games Done Quick... but you should still be watching (and donating) to that anyway. Yes, my friends, it's Nintendo Direct time again! My wish to discuss at least one more Nintendo Direct before I depart has been granted, and I am ever so thankful. A Mini Dire...
A shrine maiden and a tanuki take on monster hordes in this extensive remake of a classic Super NES shooter! Do Pocky and Rocky still have the magic?― You don't need to know anything about Pocky or Rocky to enjoy their latest game, Pocky & Rocky Reshrined. You don't need to know how their series began with the Taito arcade game Kiki Kaikai or how it reached its greatest international popularity when...
This rewrite of the final act of Macross Frontier changes a lot, but are the adjustments in service a better story?― If I had to describe this film's predecessor, The False Songstress, in a single word, it would be “functional.” The film did a decent job trimming down the first 60% of Macross Frontier's TV series and delivering a coherent storyline, but it was an obviously compromised production tha...