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The Concierge Anime Film Review

Sep 11, 12:00

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This light-hearted look at working in the service industry is now playing in theaters in the U.S. Are the unusual animals worth the ticket price? ― In many ways, this film is more a series of vignettes surrounding Akino and her experiences at the department store rather than a single, cohesive story. While everything does somewhat connect in the film's final act, this movie is more concerned with exp...

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Bringing Ghibli's Animated Worlds into Our Own: The Ghibli Park and Ghibli Exhibition

Sep 11, 09:00

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The Ghibli Park & Ghibli Exhibition opened in Tokyo to give fans a backstage look at the creation of Ghibli Park, the Ghibli Museum, and the works of Goro Miyazaki. ― Designed by Goro Miyazaki, son of Hayao Miyazaki and the director of several Ghibli films, Ghibli Park is not your ordinary theme park. Rather than rides, the park has full-on recreations of important places in various Studio Ghibli ani...

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Riding Bean Anime OAV Blu-ray Review

Sep 10, 12:00

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Riding Bean feels like a labor of love on all fronts, from its reflection of the enthusiasm of its creator to the polished production for this release. ― Kenichi Sonoda is a creator whose stamp is well-known on the projects he's involved with, and Riding Bean was his first major one. It saw him contributing to the anime OVA to an unprecedentedly involved degree. Sonoda wrote the script, did almost al...

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This Week in Anime - The Movie Game

Sep 10, 10:00

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Chris and Steve dig into the venerable institution that is game-based movies and anime and the relationship between anime and video games. ― Chris and Steve dig into the venerable institution that is game-based movies and anime and the relationship between anime and video games. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.S...

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Sailor Jupiter Voice Actress Emi Shinohara Dies at 61

Sep 10, 05:51

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Shinohara voiced Sailor Moon's Sailor Jupiter, Naruto Shippūden's Kushina Uzumaki, Rayearth's Presea, more ― Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actress Emi Shinohara died on Sunday. She was undergoing medical treatment for an unspecified illness, but the treatment did not prove effective. She was 61. Shinohara (real name Emiko Watanabe) was born on August 8, 1963 in Nagan...

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A History of the Romelia Light Novels Get Anime

Sep 9, 20:01

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Web novel series began in 2019 ― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Mag Garden's Mag Comi platform announced on Tuesday that Ryō Ariyama's Romelia Senki: Maō o Taoshita Ato mo Jinrui Yabasō Dakara Guntai Soshiki Shita (A History of the Romelia: Even After Defeating the Demon King, Humanity Seemed to Be in Trouble so We Organized an Army) light novels will receive an anime adaptation. To celebrate t...

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The ANN Aftershow - Yatagarasu Anime Finally Returns

Sep 9, 16:00

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After a long (Olympic) break, we finally return to Yatagarasu to see if we can find out the truth behind that weird monkey monster. ― Yatagarasu Anime Finally Returns After a long (Olympic) break, we finally return to Yatagarasu to see if we can find out the truth behind that weird monkey monster. The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. ...

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MARVEL vs. CAPCOM Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics Game Review

Sep 9, 11:00

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There’s room for improvement, but as a whole, this release feels like a win for both players and game preservation. ― Few fighting games have proven to have the staying power of the Marvel vs. Capcom series. And while it's easy to hear that and be reminded first and foremost of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (and for good reason), the popularity of the #FreeMVC2 movement is testament to how this applies to its ...

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Hololive's Second English Vtuber Concert was a Dimension-Breaking Success

Sep 9, 09:00