Also: Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari, more ― Crunchyroll revealed at the Anime Frontier event on Saturday that it will stream the following anime in 2023: Handyman Saitou in Another World The Legendary Hero is Dead! Campfire Cooking in Another World with my Absurd Skill Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts The Lege...

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See Ghibli Park's Grand Opening

Dec 4, 18:22

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Catch a glimpse of the Catbus for grown-ups, Laputa's robot soldier, more ― Welcome to Totoroland! Well, not exactly … First things first: The Ghibli Park opened on November 1 as the only theme park dedicated to Studio Ghibli's movies, but don't expect it to be Ghibliland or the Magic Kingdom at Hayao Miyazaki World. Ghibli Park's head Goro Miyazaki — the son of studio founder Hayao Miyazaki and an a...

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Rascal Does Not Dream Sequel Anime to Play in Theaters

Dec 4, 18:22

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Tickets for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid offered ― The staff for the new sequel anime project based on Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series announced on Saturday that the project will play in theaters. The sequel anime project will adapt the eighth and ninth novels in the franchise: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Ventur...

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Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, April Debut

Dec 4, 18:21

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Maria Naganawa, Kaori Nazuka, Miyu Tomita, Sayumi Suzushiro, Shizuka Ishigami join cast ― Kadokawa began streaming the second promotional video for the television anime of writer Natsume Akatsuki and illustrator Kurone Mishima's Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! spinoff novel series on Sunday. The trailer announces more cast and staff members as well as the anime's April 2023 premiere. ...

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Lucky Star Spinoff Manga About Konata 15 Years Later to Launch Next Spring

Dec 4, 18:20

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Kagami Yoshimizu's main manga resumed publication on November 18 ― The third volume of Kadokawa's Mitaina magazine revealed on November 18 that a Lucky Star spinoff manga temporarily titled Konata 31 will debut in the magazine's next issue in spring 2023. The magazine teases the spinoff about Konata will take place 15 years after the main manga. Yoshimizu is credited with the original work, and Haruk...

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The Holy Grail of Eris Novel 2

Dec 4, 12:00

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If you're a fan of historical mysteries and want to see a little something different with a villainess light novel, The Holy Grail of Eris is worth giving a chance. ― Note: you can read our review of the first volume here. You really can't always tell who you can trust, can you? For the late Scarlett Castiel, it was less a question of whether or not they deserved her faith and more about her firm bel...

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Lost Lad London GN 2

Dec 3, 12:00

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manga

If the threat of racism was simmering beneath the surface of the first volume of Shima Shinya's mystery series Lost Lad London, it's definitely bubbled to the top in the second, as Detective Ellis struggles to keep Al safe. ― It's a terrible truth, but a truth nonetheless: people are often judged by the ignorant based on their race. If that fact was simmering beneath the surface of the first volume o...

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Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie

Dec 2, 12:00

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anime

Now in U.S. theaters! If you've somehow managed to remain unspoiled about the ending of The Quintessential Quintuplets, then this movie will finally resolve your burning questions...but it could have looked better while doing it. ― If you've somehow managed to remain unspoiled about the ending of The Quintessential Quintuplets, then this movie will finally resolve your burning questions. It does an i...

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Interview: Denji, Aki, Power, and Makima Dub Actors Discuss Smash-Hit Anime Chainsaw Man

Dec 2, 09:00 anime

We talked to Ryan Colt Levy, Reagan Murdock, Sarah Wiedenheft, and Suzie Yeung about starring in the smash-hit anime Chainsaw Man, what makes it special, and their experiences working on the show. ― Anime News Network's James Beckett was able to talk to Ryan Colt Levy (Denji), Reagan Murdock (Aki), Sarah Wiedenheft (Power), and Suzie Yeung (Makima) about starring in the smash-hit anime Chainsaw Man, ...

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This Week in Games - Chris Pratt Meets The Banana Slamma

Dec 2, 09:00

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The new Mario Bros. movie trailer reignites discussion about Chris Pratt's casting, Balan Wonderland's Yuji Naka is arrested, and Team Ninja teases a return to their classics. ― Welcome back, everyone! Apologies for the sudden absence last week; with Thanksgiving being when it was, it wasn't quite possible to get a column out. So I'm hoping folks had a fun time with people they love. And I'm also hop...

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Mahjong Parlor of Love GN

Dec 1, 12:00 manga

A better-than-usual translation from Media Do isn't enough to sell this middle-of-the-road BL title. ― It's best to say this first: Mahjong Parlor of Love, another BL title licensed by Media Do, has a substantially better translation than previous titles from the same line that I have reviewed. The translation is fluid and natural, and if the cover shows the usual English title confusion, that's in n...

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This Week in Anime - Grown-Up Rin and Co. Get Cozy in Laid-Back Camp the Movie

Dec 1, 09:00

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Camping with your friends gets harder when you add adult responsibilities like a full-time job. The Laid-Back Camp movie brings the gang back together as they try to revitalize a camp site. ― Camping with friends gets harder when you add adult responsibilities like a full-time job. The Laid-Back Camp movie brings the gang back together as they try to revitalize a campsite. This movie is streaming on...

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