Hi Score Girl provides a light-hearted romantic comedy grounded in '90s video game culture. Yet despite its particular nuances, the general emotional throughlines are relatable enough that most readers can find something to enjoy here. ― Hi Score Girl provides a light-hearted romantic comedy with a specific sort of appeal. Yet despite its particular main nuances, the general emotional throughlines ar...

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This Week in Anime - Can Makoto Shinkai Only Make One Movie?

Mar 30, 11:50 anime

Director Makoto Shinkai reached worldwide recognition with his film your name., one of the biggest box office successes in Japan's history. With his new movie Suzume on the horizon, Nick and Nicky discuss the director's thematic fixations. ― Director Makoto Shinkai reached worldwide recognition with his film your name., one of the biggest box office successes in Japan's history. With his new movie S...

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AnimeJapan 2023 Cosplay Gallery

Mar 30, 09:00

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Characters new and old turned out for the big convention last weekend! ― To change the opening line of Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven a bit, "Once upon a midday dreary" anime fans from across the world gathered at the Tokyo Big Site to enjoy the offerings of AnimeJapan 2023. Many come for the booth, stage shows, and merch. But there are those who come for the cosplay. Here are some of the cosplay w...

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Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Gets 5th Season in July

Mar 30, 02:04

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1st promo video, visual unveiled ― The staff for the anime based on Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs manga announced on Wednesday that the anime will get a fifth season in July. The staff unveiled the first promotional video and visual by character designer and chief animation director Nobuhiro Arai: The anime's fourth season premiered in Japan on January 4. The season's final epis...

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Blue Lock Blaze Battle Smartphone Game Announced for Release This Year

Mar 30, 02:03

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3D soccer battle game is 2nd smartphone game in franchise ― Game developer BAEL announced on Monday that it is developing a new game based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga titled Blue Lock Blaze Battle. The 3D soccer battle game will release for iOS and Android this year. The game will be free to play but will have optional in-game purchases. The franchise also has a s...

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Disney Senior Dubbing Manager: Heavenly Delusion Anime to Get Simulcast in U.S.

Mar 30, 02:03

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Disney+, Hulu to stream anime premiering on April 1 ― Disney's senior manager of English dubbing Reuben Lack stated on Twitter on Monday that the television anime adaptation of Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Dai Makyō) manga will get a simulcast in the U.S. The anime will stream on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ worldwide. Lack added that the anime will get an E...

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KanColle Developer Wins Defamation Lawsuit

Mar 30, 02:03 people industry

Defendant sold defamatory goods while wearing mask with likeness of game creator at August 2020 event ― The Tokyo District Court awarded 4.40 million yen (about US$33,600) in damages to C2 Präparat Co., Ltd., the creator and developer of the KanColle (Kantai Collection) game, on January 26. The decision was for a lawsuit against an individual who defamed the franchise and C2 head Kensuke Tanaka by se...

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Late Voice Actor Kenji Utsumi's Voice Replicated by AI for Sony Audiobook App

Mar 30, 02:02

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YOMIBITO Plus also uses Katsuyuki Konishi, Shūichirō Umeda's AI-replicated voices ― Sony Music Entertainment launched a new audiobook app named YOMIBITO Plus on Wednesday. The app features classic works of Japanese literature read by synthesized voices of three notable voice actors, replicated with AI technology from the company CoeFont. The video below uses narration by an AI-replicated voice from S...

Advice and More From the TATESC Award Winning Author of LILIES

Mar 30, 01:28 manga

With submissions for the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards currently open, Yuto Komiya was more than happy to give advice to those looking to win the award as well as share her experiences with the success that has come after. ― Yuto Komiya was one of the winners of the first ever TATESC awards for her vertically scrolling manga LILIES—which is, to this day, one of TATESC's most popular ongoing titles...

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AnimeJapan 2023 News Roundup (Updated)

Mar 29, 17:14

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All the news from this week's AnimeJapan 2023 ― Update: More news added! New Title and License Announcements Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Anime Gets 2nd Compilation Film Rinkai! Project About Women's Cycling Gets Anime, Manga Ōoku: The Inner Chambers Manga Gets Anime on Netflix Saga of Tanya the Evil Author's Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Sci-fi Novels Get Anime in May 2023 Aniplex, bilibili Laun...

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The ANN Aftershow - Trigun Stampede's Dimension-Shattering Finale!

Mar 29, 16:27 anime

Studio Orange's reimagining of Trigun comes to a close but this isn't the end of Vash's story! PLUS a rundown of someone of the biggest anime news from AnimeJapan! ― Trigun Stampede's Dimension-Shattering Finale! Studio Orange's reimagining of Trigun comes to a close but this isn't the end of Vash's story! PLUS a rundown of someone of the biggest anime news from AnimeJapan! The ANN After Show stream...

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Ayashimon GN 1

Mar 29, 12:00

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This volume is packed with everything from yakuza action to twisted backstories to humans against monsters. Does this manga from the creator of Hell’s Paradise manage to bring it all together? ― Most of us have probably tried it at some point. What “it” means varies, but the definition is always “something that works in my favorite story.” Whether that was strapping brushes to your feet and skating a...

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Could Taisu Be the Ideal International Anime Collaboration?

Mar 29, 09:00 anime

Producer Chirying Culture gave Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichiro Watanabe the chance to fulfill his dream of creating "an animation like a picture book." ― International companies are increasingly involved in producing and commissioning new anime projects, with international talent playing a progressively integral role in bringing them to life. Outsourcing production to foreign studios and companies ha...

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Our Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2023

Mar 29, 09:00

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What series are you most looking forward to watching? Here are the ANN Editorial Staff's picks for the most promising series for spring! ― Welcome to our Most Anticipated Anime feature for the Spring 2023 season. Below you'll find our editorial team's (tentative) top picks from the shows slated to premiere in April. There's a wide variety of shows to choose from and little cross-over for our team's ...

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The Best and Worst Anime of Winter 2023

Mar 29, 08:00

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Winter was a far quieter season compared to its loud, bombastic brother (aka Fall 2022). While media can live and die by its ability to hype up an audience, our editorial team still managed to uncover some worthwhile entertainment this season. ― Winter was a far quieter season compared to its loud, bombastic brother (aka Fall 2022). While media can live and die by its ability to hype up an audience,...

What it Takes to Win the TATESC Comics Global Awards New Manga Contest

Mar 29, 00:00 manga

While this is the first global version of the contest, two other TATESC Comics Awards competitions were held in Japan previously. So, let's check out the winners of the last contest to see what kinds of comics the judges are looking for. ― With the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards new manga contest, aspiring manga creators from across the world have a chance to have their comics reviewed by a vast nu...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 19-25

Mar 28, 19:50

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As the Winter season is gradually wrapping up, spots #8-13 in the cumulative remain furiously undecided! Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings. ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that thes...

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Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection GN

Mar 28, 12:00 manga

The manga creator's grotesque artwork is in full force here, but unfortunately, there are a good number of stories in this anthology that feel a little bit undercooked. ― From the genius Junji Ito himself, we have another anthology book filled with a majority of short stories drawn and executed in his classic style. When you've read and reviewed enough of Ito's stories, there's always this worry of t...

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This Week in Anime - How Inu-Oh Perfectly Captures Masaaki Yuasa's Work

Mar 28, 11:00 anime

Masaaki Yuasa's latest anime film is the beautiful culmination of his artistic career. Steve and Chris discuss the film's approach to art (and art criticism) and what it means to a transgressive creator. ― Masaaki Yuasa's latest (and possibly last) anime film is a culmination of his artistic career. Steve and Chris discuss the film's approach to art (and art criticism) and what it means to a transgr...

What the Judges Are Looking for in the TATESC Comics Global Awards Contest

Mar 28, 00:00 manga

So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? So here's what one of the English language judges had to say on the subject. ― So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? Well then, it w...

Win Kadokawa's TATESC Contest and Get Your Own Manga Published!

Mar 27, 20:19 manga

Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you. ― Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you. TATESC is a Kadokawa-owned manga label that focuses on vertically scrolling manga—i.e., manga that are designed to be read on a phone, tablet, or computer whe...

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I Fell for a Fujoshi GN 1

Mar 27, 12:00

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Ichiro's in love with Tae, who's in love with BL, and decides to just go with her misconception about him...will this eventually lead to romance? ― At some point we've probably all done something inspired by the fiction we've read that was, in hindsight, not a brilliant plan. Whether it was testing the theory of gravity or cooking and eating periwinkles, antics brought on by a good book aren't all th...

Fushigi Yūgi: Byakko Senki (manga)

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