This omnibus contains three complete cases and the start of a fourth. All of them are intriguing in different ways, and each explores a different trope of detective fiction. ― But then what should you call it? Even creator Yumi Tamura says in her afterword that this series isn't a mystery, despite all evidence to the contrary: there are crimes, clues, and cops throughout the volume, with protagonist ...

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This Week in Games - Pokémon Strike Version and Protest Version

Jun 9, 10:00

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The top four players in Korea's Pokémon league were disqualified this past week for protesting the tournament by hacking their entire teams into knowing nothing but the move Metronome. ― Well, that's an egg on my face—I finished Chapter 5 of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 over the weekend. So much for "July"! They sure played us like a fiddle with that chapter. But we can talk about that later; in more impor...

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Nisekoi - False Love Manga Gets New Epilogue Set 10 Years After Main Story

Jun 9, 07:07

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Epilogue to appear in manga's 16-volume bunko reprint beginning on June 16 ― The official Twitter account for Shueisha's Comic Bunko label announced on Wednesday that Naoshi Komi's Nisekoi - False Love manga will be reprinted in a newer bunko paperback format, containing a new bonus epilogue set 10 years after the main story. The new bunko reprint will have 16 volumes, 14 of which will collect the ma...

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Megumi Morino's A Condition Called Love Shōjo Manga Gets TV Anime in 2024

Jun 9, 07:06

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Romance shojo manga launched in 2017 ― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Megumi Morino's A Condition Called Love (Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai) manga, which is slated for premiere in 2024. The website also revealed the anime's teaser visual. Morino also drew an illustration to celebrate the anime announcement: Morino launched the manga in Kodansha's Monthly D...

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One Piece Manga Goes on 4-Week Hiatus for Eiichiro Oda's Surgery

Jun 9, 07:06

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Oda to have surgery for astigmatism; manga on hiatus from June 19 to July 10 ― The official website for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Tuesday that the manga will go on hiatus for four weeks (from June 19 to July 10) from this year's 29th issue to 32nd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, due to Oda having surgery for astigmatism. The manga will return in the 33rd issue on July 18. The ...

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'Cells At Work! Illegal' Manga Ends With 4th Volume in September

Jun 9, 07:06

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Manga about cells in person taking drugs, suffering from violence launched in January 2022 ― The third compiled book volume of Kae Hashimoto's Hataraku Saibō Illegal (Cells At Work! Illegal) spinoff manga revealed on May 18 that the manga will end with its fourth volume in September. Like Akane Shimizu's original Cells At Work! manga, and its other spinoffs, the manga anthropomorphizes the cells of t...

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Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Unveils Teaser, 2 More Cast Members

Jun 9, 07:05

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Moe Nagamuta, Shiki Aoki play main leads' friends ― The staff for the television anime of Rasuko Ōkuma's Hoshikuzu Telepath (Stardust Telepath) manga debuted a teaser promotional video and announced two more cast members for the main leads' friends (who join them in building a rocket to space) on Friday. The video shows how the high school girl Umika and the alien Yū met: The newly announced cast mem...

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This Week in Anime - Yuri Is My Job! Is the Best Gayfabe We Could Ask For

Jun 8, 09:00

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What starts as a silly comedy about role-playing in a yuri-themed café turns into a rollercoaster of real emotions. ― What starts as a silly comedy about role-playing in a yuri-themed café turns into a rollercoaster of real emotions. Our columnists peel back the layers of performance in this gleefully metatextual rom-com. This series is streaming on Crunchyroll. Disclaimer: The views and opinions ex...

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The Anime You Should Have Watched in Spring 2013

Jun 7, 09:00

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Travel back ten years and revisit some fan favorite anime and hidden gems. ― When you're captive to the eternal churn of seasonal anime, it's hard to fit every show you want to watch into your busy life. I have a full-time job and a family, yet somehow have twenty-seven newly-streaming anime shows on my Spring 2023 to-watch list. This isn't sustainable, so why not take a break (hide) from all those ...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, May 27-Jun 2

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Vinland Saga and Skip and Loafer are sitting very stable at the top of the charts. See how your favorite shows stack up this week! ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated indiv...

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Monster Episodes 43-74 Streaming

Jun 6, 12:00

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In the end, I think that Monster succeeded in telling the story it wanted to tell. The difficult pill to swallow may be in learning what kind of story that Monster was meant to be in the first place. ― It is beyond cliché at this point to begin a review of the final episodes of a long-running series with a pithy observation on how a story "is about the journey, not the destination." I honestly can't ...

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This Week in Anime - Top Reasons to Watch Skip and Loafer

Jun 6, 09:00

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Nick and Steve discuss the myriad of reasons why Skip and Loafer is a top-tier rom-com, from fully-realized characters and expertly-timed comedy to positive trans representation. ― Nick and Steve discuss the myriad of reasons why Skip and Loafer is a top-tier rom-com, from fully-realized characters and expertly-timed comedy to positive trans representation. This series is streaming on Crunchyroll. D...

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