The State of California has filed a lawsuit against the company for what is being called “frat boy culture,” but that phrase, to me, minimizes the abuse far too much. ― Man, this sucks. I was all ready to write a really fun column this week about all of the new fighting game character reveals alongside an interview for a game I'm really looking forward to, and maybe talk a little bit about how great ...

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Reborn to Master the Blade Novel 1

Jul 23, 12:00

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For all of its strengths and interesting decisions, Reborn to Master the Blade does have its issues as well. The volume is one of the more repetitious light novels I've read recently. ― Before writing Reborn to Master the Blade, author Hayaken tells us in their afterword, writing a female protagonist wasn't in the cards. Then they were thinking about their new work while watching Pretty Cure with the...

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Best Summer 2021 Openings

Jul 23, 10:00

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anime

Summer is the time for pool parties, beach hang outs, and desperately trying not to melt into a puddle. But a season of so much fun deserves a matching set of tunes. ― Hey everyone! Jacki Jing here with Anime News Network! Summer is the time for pool parties, beach hang outs, and desperately trying not to melt into a puddle. But a season of so much fun deserves a matching set of tunes. And what bett...

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Tokyo Mew Mew New Anime Teases Battle Costumes, Music in Video

Jul 22, 19:09

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anime

Sailor Moon Crystal/Precure's Yasuharu Takanashi scores soundtrack ― A live-streamed event for Tokyo Mew Mew New, the all-new anime of Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi's Tokyo Mew Mew manga, debuted the anime's teaser promotional video and first key visual on Thursday. The video features the song "bitter sweet darling" by the cast unit Smewthie as well as the battle costumes of all five Mew Mew girls. The...

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Tokyo Revengers Manga Tops 32 Million Copies in Circulation

Jul 22, 19:08

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Manga's TV anime premiered on April 10, live-action film opened on July 9 at #1 ― The official Twitter account for Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga announced on Wednesday that the manga has more than 32 million copies in circulation. Wakui drew an illustration to commemorate surpassing 30 million copies. The 32 million is for copies in circulation that are not necessarily all sold, and are not copie...

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AFP: Mamoru Hosoda Criticizes Depiction of Women in Hayao Miyazaki Anime

Jul 22, 19:08

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anime

"Young women are treated as sacred, which has nothing to do with the reality of who they are." ― Anime filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda told the Agence France-Presse (AFP) last week that he has issues with how women are depicted in Japanese media, highlighting the tendency to depict them as "sacred" and "nothing to do with the reality of who they are." He mentioned a "great master of animation who always take...

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The Summer 2021 Preview Guide

Jul 22, 15:36

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Summer Preview Guide is back with the premiere of MAPPA's latest, IDATEN DEITIES KNOW ONLY PEACE! ― Adblock+ breaks this page, consider whitelisting ANN Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2021 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 critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, giving you alternate...

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Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop

Jul 22, 12:00

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anime

Kyōhei Ishiguro's debut feature film was the unfortunate victim of COVID-19 delays in 2020, but if you do manage to watch this, it is absolutely the perfect pick-me-up for a depressing year. ― Kyohei Ishiguro's debut feature film was the unfortunate victim of COVID-19 delays in 2020, but if you do manage to watch this, it is absolutely the perfect pick-me-up for a depressing year. If you're in the mo...

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This Week in Anime - Is the Alice in Borderland Death Game Anime Any Good?

Jul 22, 09:00

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After a boost in relevancy from Netflix, the three-episode Alice in Borderland anime is now available for streaming! It's an isekai but not that kind. How do the murder shenanigans pan out? ― After a boost in relevancy from Netflix, the three-episode Alice in Borderland anime is now available for streaming! It's an isekai but not that kind. How do the murder shenanigans pan out and is it any good? T...

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My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Novel 9

Jul 21, 12:00

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novels

After a return to form in volume eight, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! takes another slide downhill in the ninth novel. ― After a return to form in volume eight, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom takes another slide downhill in the ninth novel. It's not nearly as egregious as what we saw in books six and seven, the two stories that set up the idea that ther...

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'I Have Some Horror Stories': Animator Talks Industry's Problems, Hopes for the Future

Jul 21, 09:00

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According to former Science SARU animator Joan Chung, the studio's positive work environment was tainted by the anime industry's chronic problems. ― Overwork and overproduction – these are some of the main problems currently facing the anime industry. Animator wages remain low even as the demand for anime climbs and mega corporations become steadily more involved on the financing side. Under these ci...

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This Week in Anime - Resident Evil Goes to War

Jul 20, 16:32

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With thinly veiled commentary on the U.S.'s involvement in the Middle East, the latest entry in Capcom's survival horror franchise brings Claire, Leon, and the zombies to the White House. ― With thinly veiled commentary on the U.S.'s involvement in the Middle East, the latest entry in Capcom's survival horror franchise brings Claire, Leon, and the zombies to the White House. This series is streaming...

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The ANN Aftershow - Is My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Just a Rehash?

Jul 20, 14:45

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The anime original, girl-focused episode is all set-up for next month's new movie which has a lot of similarities to the Meta Liberation Army plot. Most importantly, is the new villain hot? ― The ANN Aftershow - My Hero Academia Ep 104: Is My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission Just a Rehash? Jacki, Lynzee, and AJ give the lowdown on the anime original, girl-focused episode where Uraraka and Co try...

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The Game Designers Behind NEO: The World Ends With You

Jul 20, 12:30

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To celebrate the release of this hotly-anticipated sequel, we chatted directly with producer Tomohiko Hirano, Square Enix character design legend Tetsuya Nomura, and key character designers Gen Kobayashi and Miki Yamashita. ― It's been a long time coming, but the follow-up to Square-Enix's The World Ends With You is almost upon us. To celebrate the release of this hotly-anticipated sequel, we were gi...

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Akiba's Trip: Hellbound & Debriefed

Jul 20, 12:00

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games

Akiba's Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed is a cheeky romp through anime fandom mecca with plenty of fun references. But sadly, it's also just shy of the mark to make it a must-have. ― Akiba's Trip: Hellbound and Debriefed is a lot of things. It's a remaster of a 10-year-old PlayStation Portable game. It's a cheeky romp through anime fandom mecca with plenty of fun references. But sadly, it's also just s...

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