Disney Twisted-Wonderland stands out among the other Japanese-developed collaborations because of how unabashedly otaku it is. ― Disney Twisted-Wonderland isn't the first time Disney has collaborated with prominent Japanese game creators on bold new interpretations of classic Disney properties. The most obvious example is, of course, Kingdom Hearts, but there have been other examples over the years: ...

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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc Anime Casts Ryota Ohsaka

Jan 18, 18:23

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New key visual unveiled ― The official website and English Twitter account for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Yūkaku-hen) television anime announced on Monday that the anime has cast Ryota Ohsaka as Gyutaro. The website and account also unveiled a new key visual: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc, a seven-episode arc that adapts the Mugen...

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Tales of Arise Game Produces New Anime Promo Video

Jan 18, 18:23

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games

Game launched in September ― Japanese gaming news website Famitsu revealed on Monday that Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tales of Arise role-playing game will get an anime promotional video by ufotable (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba). ufotable also handled the game's animation. The website unveiled four screenshots featuring the characters Rinwell, Law, Kisara, and Dohalim. IMG IMG tales-of-arise-rinw...

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Fruits Basket -prelude- Anime Compilation Film's New Trailer Previews Theme Song

Jan 18, 18:22

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Film opens in Japan on February 18 ― The official website for the new anime of Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket manga began streaming a trailer on Tuesday for the Fruits Basket -prelude- compilation film. The video previews Ohashi Trio's theme song "Niji to Kite" (Rainbow and Kite). Funimation is streaming an English-subtitled version of the video, but the video is not available in all countries. The f...

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This Week in Anime - Gnarly Ninja Robots

Jan 18, 15:11

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anime

Discotek's long journey to restore this ridiculously entertaining dub is finally complete and is now available for streaming. Is Joe a slick enough dude to save an alien princess, find all the ninja robots and restore peace to outer space? ― Discotek's long journey to restore this ridiculously entertaining dub is finally complete and is now available for streaming. Is Joe a slick enough dude to save...

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The ANN Aftershow - Return of the Titans

Jan 18, 14:40

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Lynzee, Jacki, and James dive into the newest season of Attack on Titan! What is Eren's end game? Is he lying to everyone about sterilizing the Eldians? Is Levi still alive? Also, the biological processes of Titans are confusing! ― The ANN Aftershow - Return of the Titans Lynzee, Jacki, and James dive into the newest season of Attack on Titan! What is Eren's end game? Is he lying to everyone about s...

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Came the Mirror & Other Tales GN

Jan 18, 12:00

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manga

Even with limited character designs and plots that don't quite hit as hard as they need to in the end, it's hard to fault Rumiko Takahashi's shorter work. ― Even with limited character designs and plots that don't quite hit as hard as they need to in the end, it's hard to fault Rumiko Takahashi's shorter work. In part this is because she's not stretching her ideas to translucency in order to keep a s...

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Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Jan 17, 12:20

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games

As a fan, it pains me to see an entry to one of my favorite franchises fall to such low lows. But what exactly are the decisions that got us here? ― Unlike animation, video games are in large part a disposable medium. Games once hailed as era-defining breakthrough titles upon their release often become antiquated and awkward within a little less than a decade. And so we see a plethora of remakes and ...

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End of Fall 2021 Mega Survey

Jan 17, 10:55 anime

Now that the fall 2021 anime season is over (and winter 2022 under way), we want to know what you thought of all of last season's anime in our second giant season survey

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Interview: The Heike Story Music Composer Kensuke Ushio

Jan 17, 09:00

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Composer kensuke ushio, who has collaborated before with director Naoko Yamada on critically-acclaimed films such as A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird, talks about the challenges behind creating the hauntingly beautiful soundtrack. ― Based on a work of classical Japanese literature of the same name, The Heike Story anime tells the story of the fall of the Heike clan through the point of view o...

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Selection Project

Jan 16, 12:00

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anime

When it's not bogging itself down with tonal filler, Selection Project is filling the central character conflict of its reality-show story with some of the wildest plot twists I've encountered in a series like this recently. ― A crowded field like idol anime means a series needs to have its own particular identity to stand out, and Selection Project's approach seems to be to pitch itself as at least ...

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Shikizakura Episodes 1-12

Jan 15, 12:00

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As far as what it's playing with in terms of influence and genre stylings, Shikizakura is tokusatsu as all heck. ― Tokusatsu has enjoyed a run of increased availability and visibility among English-speaking audiences, particularly those adjacent to anime fan circles, for a good several years now. It's to the point where many more people than before have an idea of what tokusatsu 'is' (or at least the...

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