Sony reportedly declined US$1.5 billion asking price ― Entertainment news source Variety reported on Wednesday that parent company AT&T has set an asking price of at least US$1 billion for its sale of Crunchyroll. According to the website, the company is pitching Crunchyroll to potential buyers aside from Sony Pictures Entertainment. Though AT&T reportedly offered Crunchyroll to Sony for US$1.5 billi...

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MAPPA's Gymnastics TV Anime Taiso Samurai Previewed in Promo Video

Aug 14, 21:30

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Daisuke Namikawa, Kensho Ono, Yuuki Kaji star in October 10 anime ― The official Twitter account and website for Taiso Samurai (Taisō-Zamurai or Gymnastics Samurai), the new original sports television anime from the studio MAPPA (Yuri!!! on Ice, Zombie Land Saga), opened on Thursday and began streaming the anime's first promotional video. 2020 年 10 月10 日(土)放送開始のTVアニメ「体操ザムライ」の解禁PVが公開されました!ぜひご覧ください!htt...

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Love on the Other Side: A Nagabe Short Story Collection

Aug 14, 15:00

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Nagabe's style of stark draftsmanship is key to the ethereal, fairytale-like atmosphere so many of their works channel, and here functions excellently to enhance the inhuman nature of its subjects. ― Like it says in the sub-title, Love On The Other Side is a collection of short stories crafted by Nagabe, the pseudonymous creator of The Girl From The Other Side: Siuil a Run. Those familiar with Nagabe...

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Meet the Creative Minds Behind Saturday AM Comics

Aug 14, 12:00

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manga

In a series of exclusive interviews, ANN's Leo Rydel talks to the founder and artists behind Saturday AM comics: a line-up that boasts manga-influenced series from around the world. Take a look and find your new favorite series! ― Have you heard of Saturday AM? Saturday AM is a magazine that publishes manga-inspired comics from creators all over the world! They push for diversity in their manga and ...

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Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle

Aug 13, 15:00

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anime

The most baffling thing about Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle is that it is a 12-episode prequel to a phone game that doesn't seem to have much to do with the themes of this anime adaptation. ― Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle is bad. It's boring, poorly animated, putridly paced and half the time barely even comprehensible. And yet, watching it, I couldn't help but see the faint flame of lost pote...

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This Week in Games - Delays of our Lives

Aug 13, 14:00

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We heard you like Dante from the Devil May Cry series so we put him in Nocturne from the Shin Megami Tensei series, unless you prefer Kuzunoha Raidou from the Kuzunoha Raidou series. ― Hey all! How've you been holding up? Keeping entertained? It feels like everybody's going in hard on Fall Guys right now, thanks to it being free on PS Plus. It's nice to see a battle-royale game outside of the typical...

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This Week in Anime - Who Keeps Giving Yamakan Money?

Aug 13, 13:00

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Honestly, we'll all probably end up blocked on Twitter (if Yamakan isn't booted off the service again). ― Crunchyroll recently added director Yutaka "Yamakan" Yamamoto's latest film, Hakubo (Twilight). The 45-minute film carries a lot of baggage, thanks mostly to the long history of its director's mean-spirited commentary towards colleagues, otaku, and even assault victims. Nick and Steve try the im...

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A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow GN 1-4

Aug 12, 15:00

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manga

A charming story about two girls who don't quite fit who learn that you really only need one person who understands you to make things worthwhile. ― While all stories have layers to one degree or another, Makoto Hagino's quiet yuri tale A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow may be covering up more than we might at first think. This possibility comes from the fact that one of the protagonists, Konatsu, keep...

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Interview: FAIRY TAIL Game Producer Keisuke Kikuchi

Aug 12, 13:00

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Kikuchi details what makes this franchise entry a unique, rewarding experience, including content not previously seen in the manga. ― Based on Hiro Mashima's hit manga series by the same name, the FAIRY TAIL RPG was recently released on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in both Japan and the West in July. To discuss the offerings of this new game, we interviewed FAIRY TAIL producer and...

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Fairy Tail

Aug 11, 15:00

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games

I went into Fairy Tail with the low expectations I've been accustomed to when dealing with many anime-adapted games, but I must say, this title blew them away. ― I went into Fairy Tail with the low expectations I've been accustomed to when dealing with many anime-adapted games, but I must say, this title blew them away. It's been a good while since I've seen an anime-based game so well realized – not...

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This Week in Anime - The Strangely Dark World of Unico

Aug 11, 14:28

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Who's ready to see a pastel unicorn baby face off against the undying evil of aristocracy? ― The inimitable Osamu Tezuka teamed up with Sanrio to create a cute little unicorn to add to the company's mascot roster, but it wouldn't be a Tezuka joint without some questionably adult themes. Who's ready to see a pastel unicorn baby face off against the undying evil of aristocracy? Disclaimer: The views a...

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List of Shows, Films, Manga, Games Affected by COVID-19 (Updated August 8)

Aug 10, 11:50

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covid-19

All of ANN's coverage of works hit by new coronavirus disease ― Here is all of ANN's coverage of the series, films, manga, and games that the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected. Note: Asteroid in Love, Bungo & Alchemist, Darwin's Game, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, Hatena Illusion, Jewelpet: Attack Travel, Kukuriraige -Sanxingdui Denki-, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Rein...