Manga ends in 22nd volume on May 17, same day as new novel ― This year's eighth issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Oh! great's manga adaptation of NisiOisin's Bakemonogatari novels will enter its final arc, and it will end in seven chapters. Kodansha will publish the 22nd and final compiled book volume on May 17. NisiOisin also announced that a new novel in the ser...

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A Galaxy Next Door TV Anime Reveals New Promo Video, More Cast, Theme Song Artist, April 8 Debut

Jan 27, 18:28

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New key visual also revealed ― The official website for the television anime of Gido Amagakure's A Galaxy Next Door (Otonari ni Ginga) manga began streaming the show's second promotional video on Friday. The video reveals and previews Chinatsu Matsumoto's opening theme song "Tonari Awase," and also reveals the anime's April 8 premiere. The website also revealed a new key visual and more cast members....

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The Reprise of the Spear Hero Spinoff Manga Ends

Jan 27, 18:28

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Manga launched in August 2017 with final volume slated for this March ― Kadokawa's Comic Walker website published the final chapter of Neet's manga adaptation of Yusagi Aneko's The Reprise of the Spear Hero story on Thursday. The manga's 11th and final compiled book volume will ship in March. One Peace Books is releasing both the manga and the light novels, and describes the manga: Don't like the out...

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The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Anime Streams Character Video for Shiragiku Ono

Jan 27, 18:25

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Azumi Waki voices character in anime debuting in "Animeism" programming block in April ― The official website for the anime of Kouji Seo's The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Megami no Café Terrace) manga began streaming a character video on Friday for the character Shiragiku Ono (voiced by Azumi Waki). The website also revealed a new visual for the character. The series will premiere in April and wi...

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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Film Screens in North America on February 14

Jan 27, 18:24

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Anime screens subbed for 2 days ― Crunchyroll and Aniplex of America announced on Friday that they will begin screening Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: First Kiss wa Owaranai), the anime film adapting the manga's story arc of the same name, in North American theaters on February 14 for a two-day event. The film will screen in Japanese with Englis...

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The Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal

Jan 27, 12:00

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anime

The possibilities in The Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal seem endless. Sadly, a show is not just possibilities and vibes— The Teardrop Crystal struggles with executing a meaningful plot. ― I went into The Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal anime with a very patchwork understanding of the original game. I have never played the original title from 1999 nor had a chance to play the recent remaste...

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This Week in Games - It Feels Like 2008 All Over Again

Jan 27, 10:00

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Jean-Karlo dives into the recent rumor of a "lost" Fire Emblem game, why Hi-Fi Rush isn't the Jet Set Radio successor he wants, and how AI helped botch the Persona 3 Portable remaster. ― Hello, everyone! Here we are again, on the verge of the weekend. We've got tons of fun stuff to talk about this week! The year is starting to kick in with plenty of awesome stuff to discuss. Unfortunately, not all of...

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What in the World is a Final Fantasy XIV World Race?

Jan 27, 09:00

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Find out why this fan-made event has resulted in some of the most exciting moments in this Final Fantasy XIV and MMO history. ― Final Fantasy XIV's newest “Ultimate” boss fight was released on Tuesday. With it, competitors, streamers, viewers, and casters are gathered once again to commentate and celebrate a fan-made event that has resulted in some of the most exciting moments in this game's history,...

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Answerman - What's With All the Delayed Aniplex Shows?

Jan 27, 09:00

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Kim explains how it's not just COVID, but shortcomings of the industry itself, that led to three anime productions' schedule crashes. ― This time, we interrupt the regular reader-submitted questions with some “behind the headlines” analysis. Kim asked: Three Aniplex shows—NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a, UniteUp!, and Ayakashi Triangle—have recently announced delays due to COVID-19. Is COVID actually a probl...

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This Week in Anime - Junji Ito's Content Mill of Horrors

Jan 26, 12:59

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A name like Junji Ito deserves a worthwhile anime adaptation. Yet here we are with another installment from Studio DEEN. Did you watch Junji Ito "Collection"? It's more of that, which is to say, a muddy-looking series of stories that fail to scare. ― A name like Junji Ito deserves a worthwhile anime adaptation. Yet here we are with another installment from Studio DEEN. Did you watch Junji Ito "Colle...

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Fire Emblem Engage

Jan 26, 12:00

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Fire Emblem Engage has had a rough time coming. The art style left a lot of people unconvinced, and it's coming on the heels of the widely-beloved Fire Emblem: Three Houses. How does Intelligent Systems' newest strategy RPG hold up? ― Fire Emblem Engage has had a rough time coming. The title was weird, the art style left a lot of people unconvinced, and it's coming on the heels of the widely-beloved ...

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PREVIEW: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty

Jan 26, 10:00 games

There's difficulty in terms of enemy mobs, surprise enemies with bumped-up Morale, and bosses that require mastery in deflection, but Wo Long is surprisingly welcoming to even the most inexperienced of Souls-like players. ― While Koei Tecmo already has one foot in the “Souls”-like genre courtesy of their Nioh series, it seems they want to take a second bite at the apple with their upcoming “masocore”...

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Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series (Episodes 49-90)

Jan 25, 12:00

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This is where Pokémon: Journeys shines the most, taking familiar past elements and putting a twist on them in the present day to progress the story forward. ― After dealing with a major threat to the Galar region, Ash and Goh continue their journey as if nothing had ever changed. Still, it feels like we're finally getting into the significant challenges that both of our protagonists were bound to fac...

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Interview: Shuzo John Shiota, President of Polygon Pictures

Jan 25, 09:00

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Polygon Pictures president recounts his earnest beginnings, trying to win over overseas fans, and competition with Studio Orange in our newest interview. ― In December 2022, I had the privilege of visiting the Polygon Pictures Digital animation studio in Tokyo when it was about to enter its 40th year of production. One purpose of the visit was to learn more about the studio's latest TV series, Kaina...

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Natsume and Natsume GN 1

Jan 24, 12:00

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With his terrifying smile and heart of gold, Natsume-kun is basically a CGCT protagonist in a high school boy's body. ― Natsume Shiranui has a problem, and it's different from the one you might expect. From a glance at the cover, you would expect that the biggest issue he faced came from people being terrified of his apparently horrible case of resting evil face. But instead, his problem is that he d...

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