1st film in 2-film project opens on January 8 ― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise began streaming a new video on Friday for the two-part Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal (Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The MOVIE) anime film project. The video features a transformation sequence for the six Sailor Guardians. The website also revealed a second visual for the first film on Novemb...

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Cautious Hero Author's Kyūkyoku Shinka Shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu Yorimo Kuso-Gee Dattara Light Novel Gets TV Anime

Dec 4, 19:28

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ENGI animates April show about high school boy in VR RPG that is worst than reality itself ― A website opened on Friday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Light Tuchihi's light novel Kyūkyoku Shinka Shita Full Dive RPG ga Genjitsu Yorimo Kuso-Gee Dattara (What If the Ultimate in Fully Immersive VR RPGs Was a Crappier Game Than Reality Itself) will premiere next April. The story follows...

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We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and That's When Things Got Weird! GN 1

Dec 4, 15:00

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manga

Whether or not the idea of a nearly forty-year-old dating a teenager makes you squirm is still likely to be a deciding factor as to whether you want to pick up this book, however. ― With a title that rivals those of many light novels in length and a reincarnation plotline, it would be very easy to make assumptions about Hato Hachiya's We Swore to Meet in the Next Life and that's When Things Got Weird...

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Interview: Akudama Drive Art Director Yoshio Tanioka

Dec 4, 12:58

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anime

In Akudama Drive, the background art is as much of a character as the colorful cast. Yoshio Tanioka explains how he infused futuristic ideas and Showa-era Japan in one world. ― Akudama Drive depicts a unique cyberpunk world, set in a Japan reminiscent of the 1950s and 1960s. Anime News Network spoke to art director Yoshio Tanioka about his role in crafting the anime's background art and aesthetic. Ho...

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Inside Mari GN 1

Dec 3, 15:00

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manga

Inside Mari begins by locking the reader inside the psyche of Isao as he recounts his depressive descent from bright-eyed college student to disheveled shut-in, and in a deeply unsettling sequence, shows us the twisted knot of emotional projection that leads to him stalking his “angel” as a nightly ritual. ― Shuzo Oshimi is a name synonymous with taboo. His most well-known work, The Flowers of Evil, ...

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This Week in Anime - Does Great Pretender Stick the Landing?

Dec 3, 14:35

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In August, the This Week in Anime team was enthralled by Wit Studio's heist-comedy series The Great Pretender. Now the series is back with its finale arc, but does it continue its swindler shenanigans or fall flat? ― In August, the This Week in Anime team was enthralled by Wit Studio's heist-comedy series The Great Pretender. The original series stars Makoto "Edamame" Edamura, a small-time crook tha...

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The Journey of Eren Jaegar: A Road Map to the Final Season

Dec 3, 12:00

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anime

The final season of the explosive action series is upon us. Here's everything you need to know about Eren's journey before the premiere on December 7! ― The highly anticipated final season of Attack on Titan is set to return, even if its not this fall like originally planned. The trailer left fans excited and curious about new characters joining this amazing story. One face (and body) that had every...

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This Week in Games - The Old Frontier

Dec 3, 10:00

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Heidi weighs in on the mine-riddled ethical conundrum of SNK's latest shareholder, the latest updates to King of Fighters, and the SaGa Frontier remaster! ― Hello again! How was your holiday weekend? Good, I hope! We've got some news to dissect this week, and there's some very serious stuff we need to talk about. But before that... HEY!! YOU!! Yeah, YOU!!! Are you a SEGA NERD??? Because you'll have t...

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Val x Love BR

Dec 2, 15:00

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anime

Overall, the main problem with Val x Love is that it lets Takuma wallow in his pathetic state for much too long and allows him little room for incremental improvement. ― NOTE: The spelling “Einheijer” used in this review for Einherjar was chosen to be consistent with Sentai's subtitles. This Fall 2019 manga adaptation is what I call a “forced harem” series, as it forces the harem situation through ob...

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Interview: VR Visual Novel Altdeus: Beyond Chronos Director Haruki Kashiwakura

Dec 2, 12:00

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games

The team behind the intriguing Tokyo Chronos VR visual novel game is back with Altdeus: Beyond Chronos, a sci-fi VN set in future Shibuya. ― Last year, MyDearest released the intriguing Tokyo Chronos VR visual novel game, which implemented traditional visual novel gameplay mechanics in a VR setting. The game was a success in Japan, but the team at MyDearest is interested in reaching an even wider aud...

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PREVIEW: Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy

Dec 1, 15:00

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With the new generation of consoles fast approaching and more emphasis than ever on bigger, grander, weightier worlds and stakes, Atelier Ryza 2 is content with swaddling you with a good time, even if it's a bit rustic at it. ― Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends and the Secret Fairy is, in a word, cozy. With the new generation of consoles fast approaching and more emphasis than ever on bigger, grander, we...

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This Week in Anime - Kimagure Old Town Road

Dec 1, 14:40

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The breakout work of the late Izumi Matsumoto, KOR laid the foundation that romantic comedy anime continue to build on to this day. Let's take a walk in the footsteps of one of the originals! ― A veritable classic in the anime romcom scene, Kimagure Orange Road brought us the first Madoka and anime fans couldn't get enough of her. The breakout work of the late Izumi Matsumoto, KOR laid the foundatio...