Aldnoah.Zero/Idolish7's Shuu Watanabe helms anime starring Ryota Ohsaka ― Troyca and DMM Pictures debuted a teaser promotional video and the first key visual for their original anime series Shinobi no Ittoki (Ittoki the Ninja) on Sunday. The teaser announces the story premise, main cast, main staff, and October premiere for the anime. The ninja battle anime depicts both the harsh fate of Ittoki Sakur...

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Dark Horse Licenses Gou Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth Manga

May 22, 18:51 manga

Company will publish entire manga in 1-volume omnibus ― Dark Horse announced during its panel at Anime Central on Saturday that it has licensed Gou Tanabe's manga adaptation of H.P Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Innsmouth no Kage) story. The company will publish the manga in a single omnibus volume with a different cover design than the Japanese releases. Zack Davisson will translate the mang...

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Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Joins Cast of A Couple of Cuckoos Anime as Shion Asuma

May 22, 18:50

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Character appeared in show's 5th episode ― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that Yoshitsugu Matsuoka has joined the cast of the television anime of Miki Yoshikawa's A Couple of Cuckoos (Kakkō no Iinazuke) manga as Shion Asuma. The character debuted in the show's fifth episode on Sunday. The anime premiered in the NUMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates on April 23. The anime will ru...

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'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' Season 4's Promo Reveals Song Artists, More Staff, July 22 Debut

May 22, 18:49

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Artists sajou no hana, Saori Hayami perform theme songs ― A live-streamed May 22 special for Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka IV Shinshō Meikyū-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV New Arc: Labyrinth), the fourth anime season based on Fujino Ōmori and Suzuhito Yasuda's Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? light novel series, debuted a new promot...

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The Spring 2022 Manga Guide

May 22, 12:22

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The final update is live! Check out over 40 manga titles and light novels here and find your next favorite series. ― Banner art by catfish Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2022 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginning of a season. Now, doing something like that for m...

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The Spring 2022 Light Novel Guide

May 21, 09:00

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Kim and Rebecca look at this season's novel offerings to help you pick your next page-turner whether you're interested in drunk VTubers, big ol' dogs, or vampire princesses. ― Sometimes all the waiting pays off. As light novels become more ubiquitous in English translation, that can mean a chance to finally read the source material for a story you've seen in anime (or manga) form, and that happily is...

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Spice and Wolf: Does It Hold Up?

May 20, 13:00

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In the modern anime landscape, the age of "Season 3 Never" is no more! Join Ember Reviews as we take a look back at the original Spice and Wolf anime as we anxiously await what the recently announced new season has in store. ― In the modern anime landscape, the age of "Season 3 Never" is no more! Join Ember Reviews as we take a look back at the original Spice and Wolf anime as we anxiously await what...

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This Week in Games - Starting Over from Zenless Zone Zero

May 20, 09:00

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Fresh off the success of Genshin Impact, miHoYo unveils the brand new Zenless Zone Zero. Plus, Heidi breaks down what's hilariously wrong with Activision Blizzard's Diversity Space Tool and the deal with PlayStation Plus. ― Hello again for another fine Week in Games! It's been a little while since I've done shameless self-promotion. So, before we begin, I'd like to point you over to my review of Eiyu...

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Shin Ultraman

May 19, 13:39

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Shin Ultraman is a perfectly watchable film—though far from a great one. It's clear that the exceptional amount of creative freedom was given to the creators which brings the film to its highest highs and lowest lows. ― Before we get into this review, I think I need to make one thing absolutely clear: I'm in no way a hardcore Ultraman fan (nor am I a hater). While I know the basics through cultural o...

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This Week in Anime - The Executioner and Her Way Hot Wife

May 19, 09:00

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Who knew that the answer to the isekai trend was bringing together a group of murder wives and letting them go hog-wild? ― Who knew that the answer to the isekai trend was bringing together a group of murder wives and letting them go hog-wild? This series is streaming on HIDIVE Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Sp...