Projects funded by "K2P Film Fund I" ― The K2 Pictures movie and video works company announced at the Cannes International Film Festival on Sunday that its "K2P Film Fund I" will finance several projects, including a theatrical anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Gigant manga and a musical film adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's experimental The Book of Human Insects manga. The Gigant anime adaptation marks t...

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Love from the Tip of the Tongue Volume 1 Manga Review

May 17, 12:00 manga

Is this the first official license of a cakeverse manga? ― Is this the first official license of a cakeverse manga? I'm not sure, but I can say that it's the first time I've encountered this omegaverse spin-off. For the uninitiated, “cakeverse” is a variant of the increasingly omnipresent omegaverse where, instead of people being classified as alphas, betas, and omegas, they are separated into cakes ...

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Keanu Reeves to Star in Dwarf Studios' Full-Length Stop-Motion Samurai Film Hidari

May 17, 05:30

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Film staff hosted presentation at Annecy Animation Showcase at Cannes on Sunday ― Japanese stop-motion animation studio dwarf studios announced on Sunday at the Annecy Animation Showcase of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival that actor Keanu Reeves will star as Jingoro Hidari in the studio's HIDARI stop-motion samurai film. The Annecy Animation Showcase is featuring five animated works-in-pr...

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Unico: LOST Volume 3 Manga Review

May 16, 12:00

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I feel like this book suffers a little bit by just having things or ideas brought up out of nowhere with very little fanfare. ― I am once again taking another magical step into the world of Unico and right off the bat, it's great to see this world expand. One thing I loved about this series is how effectively it rides the line between being beautifully mysterious and downright haunting. A lot of that...

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Patlabor EZY: File 1 Anime Film Review

May 15, 12:00

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Patlabor EZY makes giant robots as boringly mundane as possible—and therein lies its brilliance. ― Patlabor EZY makes giant robots as boringly mundane as possible—and therein lies its brilliance. This is a world where giant robots are as commonplace as any other piece of large construction equipment. Of course, some use them for crimes (Google “Killdozer” if you want a real-world example), and so the...

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This Week in Games - Everyone Succumbs To Money

May 15, 10:00

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The time has come — the Switch 2 will be going up in price — and we even know when. Jean-Karlo has the details. ― Welcome back, folks! You might have noticed that we published a game review yesterday; NIS America's Starbites. It's a turn-based RPG, and while I can probably make endless amounts of snark about that given the absolutely-exhausting discourse surrounding turn-based games, I honestly feel ...

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Interview: Petals of Reincarnation Voice Actor Wakana Maruoka, Producer Takanori Matsuoka

May 15, 09:00

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At Anime Boston, we caught up with Petals of Reincarnation producer Takanori Matsuoka and Haito’s voice actress Wakana Maruoka to talk about this new, dark, battle anime. ― Adapted from the manga of the same name by Mikihisa Konishi, Petals of Reincarnation follows high schoolers Toya Senji and Haito Luo Buffett, as Toya learns that some people have gained the talents of historical figures. At Anime ...

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Gundam Wing Franchise Gets 'New Visual Project'

May 15, 06:22

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BNF board director Naohiro Ogata: Cannot reveal format, but "it is definitely something long" ― Bandai Namco Filmworks board director and producer Naohiro Ogata announced during the "Gundam Conference Spring 2026" livestream event on Friday that the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing franchise is getting a "new visual project." When the host Hisanori Yoshida noted a visual project could be anything from a 10-se...

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Detective Conan's Ran Mōri Voice Actress Wakana Yamazaki Dies at 61

May 15, 00:48

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Yamazaki took hiatus from role earlier this year to undergo medical treatment; Akemi Okamura takes over role ― Talent agency Aoni Production announced on Friday that voice actress Wakana Yamazaki died on April 18. She was 61. Her relatives held a private funeral.Yamazaki is best known for her long-running role as heroine Ran Mōri in the Detective Conan anime, which she has voiced since the anime prem...

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Studio Ghibli to Appoint Kenichi Yoda as Its New President in June

May 14, 12:43 industry

Current head Hiroyuki Fukuda to remain as board director, NTV Holdings president ― The world-renowned anime company Studio Ghibli announced on Thursday that its president and representative director of its board, Hiroyuki Fukuda, will step down at the end of its shareholders' meeting slated for June 22. The studio plans to appoint one of its current board directors, Kenichi Yoda (pictured right), as ...

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Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Volume 3 Novel Review

May 14, 12:00

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When is a little knowledge more of a problem than none at all? ― When is a little knowledge more of a problem than none at all? Dokja Kim is about to find out. In the middle of navigating the Capture the Flag scenario in what used to be the webnovel Three Ways to Survive the Apocalypse (TWSA), Dokja finds himself faced with a group of self-proclaimed Renouncers – people who read some of the novel, bu...

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This Week in Anime - Robots in Plain Sight

May 14, 10:00

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Chris and Coop aren't technically violating the "no Transformers" rule if the robot cartoons are Korean, right? ― Chris and Coop aren't technically violating the "no Transformers" rule if the robot cartoons are Korean, right? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. All shows are available streaming on their official Yo...

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STARBITES Game Review

May 14, 09:00 games

There's a reliable, well-tuned motor under the hood of this title. ― You don't see a lot of RPGs with futuristic trappings, especially ones that don't just use it as window-dressing for fantasy worlds. STARBITES, a new RPG from IKINAGAMES and NIS America, is that rare gem: an RPG that goes whole-hog into the science-fiction world of mechsuits and robots instead of elves and orcs. Its gritty, post-apo...