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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New Urusei Yatsura Anime's 1st Animated Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, October Premiere

May 20, 18:52

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Wataru Takagi, Miyuki Sawashiro, Gundam: IBO & 2019 Fruits Basket composer Masaru Yokoyama join david production series ― The official website for the new television anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura manga posted the anime's first full promotional video with animation footage and first key visual on Thursday. The video announces two more cast members, more staff members, and the October prem...

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Seven Seas Reveals GL/BL Labels; Licenses The Titan's Bride, More Manga

May 20, 18:51

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Girls' Love/Boys' Love labels to include manga, light novel titles ― Seven Seas announced on Wednesday new Girls' Love and Boys' Love labels for its books. The company also revealed that it has licensed the The Titan's Bride (BL), There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... (GL) light novel series and manga, Entangled with You: The Garden of 100 Grasses (BL), I'm Kinda Chubby and I'm Your H...

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Fathom Events to Screen Macross Frontier Anime Films in U.S. in June

May 20, 18:51

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Fathom Events had screened Macross Plus Movie Edition film in U.S. on December 14 ― Fathom Events announced on Thursday that it will screen the Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (Macross Frontier: Itsuwari no Utahime) and Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (Macross Frontier: Sayonara no Tsubasa) anime films in the United States in June. Macross Frontier: The False Songstress will screen on ...

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Date A Live IV Anime Casts Yumiri Hanamori as Nibelcole

May 20, 18:51

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Nibelcole debuts in episode 9 ― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that Yumiri Hanamori will join the cast of the Date A Live IV anime as the character Nibelcole. Nibelcole will debut in episode 9. The anime premiered on the AT-X channel on April 8. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs and is also streaming an English dub. The anime was originally slated to premiere in October, but was then del...

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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...

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Crunchyroll's Move Back to In-Person Dub Recording Sparks Union Discussion

May 19, 09:00

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ANN confirmed with multiple industry sources familiar with Crunchyroll's dubbing procedure that the company is focusing on casting Texas-based talent in its dubs. This season's dub cast list has half as many actors outside the Lone Star State. ― In March, I wrote about a growing group of anime voice actors demanding more union productions in the anime dubbing industry. Since that article was publishe...