Colorful (manga)

How Black Creatives Are Influencing The Anime Fandom

Oct 28, 14:00

industry

One of the most delightful aspects of fandom is how it brings so many diverse people together to celebrate one thing. Dennis Banda interviews creators like Adorned by Chi's Jacque Aye to find out how the Blerd community is transforming fandom. ― One of the most delightful aspects of fandom is how it brings so many diverse people together to celebrate one thing. In this atmosphere of diversity, it is...

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This Week in Anime - Is Higurashi Gou as Terrifying as the Original?

Oct 28, 13:58

anime

Ryukishi07's horror sound novel lives AGAIN and Hinamizawa will never be the same. Nick and Nicky settle into the desolate countryside town to see what mysteries they can uncover and somehow develop a hankering for fried chicken. ― Ryukishi07's horror sound novel lives AGAIN and Hinamizawa will never be the same. Nick and Nicky settle into the desolate countryside town to see what mysteries they can...

interview

Interview: TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You Creator Kenjirō Hata

Oct 27, 20:25

manga anime

Manga creator Kenjirō Hata spoke to Anime News Network about the inspirations for the story and its relationship with his previous work, Hayate the Combat Butler. ― TONIKAWA: Over the Moon For You is a currently airing anime about the sweet everyday life of a young married couple. In anticipation of the anime's premiere, manga creator Kenjirō Hata spoke to Anime News Network about the inspirations fo...

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Demon Slayer Film Becomes Fastest Film in Japan to Earn 10 Billion Yen

Oct 27, 18:29

anime

Film earns 10.7 billion yen, sells 7.9 million tickets in 10 days ― Toho and Aniplex announced on Monday that the Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen) film has sold 7,983,442 tickets to earn 10,754,232,550 yen (about US$102.52 million) in its first 10 days at the box office. The film set a new record in Japan for the fastest film to earn 10 bil...

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Way of the Househusband Manga Gets 2021 Anime Series Starring Kenjiro Tsuda

Oct 27, 18:00

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anime

Netflix streams story of retired yakuza member living as househusband ― Netflix Anime Festival 2020 announced that Kousuke Oono's The Way of the Househusband (Gokushufudō) manga is inspiring an anime series debuting worldwide on Netflix in 2021. The anime stars Kenjiro Tsuda, who both directed and starred as Tatsu in a live-action promotional video for the manga last December. Chiaki Kon (Pretty Guar...

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Funimation Announces Inuyasha Spinoff Anime Yashahime's Dub Cast

Oct 27, 17:30

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anime

English dub stars Erica Mendez, Kira Buckland, Morgan Berry ― Funimation announced on Monday that it is partnering with Viz Media to release an English dub of the Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Hanyō no Yashahime) anime spinoff of Rumiko Takahashi's Inuyasha series. Erica Mendez is voicing Towa Higurashi, Kira Buckland is voicing Setsuna, and Morgan Berry is voicing Moroha. The anime premiered in Ja...

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Roll Over and Die

Oct 27, 15:00

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novels

Author kiki explains that the story for this novel is a mishmash of their main interests: “fantasy, lesbian romance, horror, and fight scenes.” ― In the Afterword, author kiki explains that the story for this novel is a mishmash of their main interests: “fantasy, lesbian romance, horror, and fight scenes.” kiki indicates no greater purpose for the story than for it to be about a girl fighting to be a...

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Uppers

Oct 26, 15:00

games

From the Senran Kagura team and featuring art from King of Fighter's HIROAKI, Uppers is bombastic cheesy fun. ― Uppers is an over-the-top experience, and it knows it. I think perhaps the most important data point I can provide is that the game is directed by Kenichiro Takaki, whose other credits include the Senran Kagura series. If you are familiar with that franchise then you probably have some idea...

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Hypnosis Mic and the History of Japanese Hip-Hop

Oct 26, 14:00

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anime music

How did a multimedia franchise like Hypnosis Mic get off the ground? Marc Schulz and Jaylon Martin breakdown the history of how hip-hop came to Japan! ― Hypnosis Mic, King Records' multimedia project about crews of anime boys fighting each other in rap battles, made its way onto airwaves this month. While HypMic (as it is more often called by fans) already has a noticeable following in the West than...

contest

Just 4 Days Left to Enter the Pumpkin Carving Contest!

Oct 26, 12:36

just for fun

The competition is heating up but there's still time to enter for a chance to win over US$1,000 in anime DVDs and swag! Click to find out how! ― Anime News Network's annual pumpkin carving contest is back in BIG WAY! Sharpen your knives and your carving skills and you could walk away with not only a GARGANTUAN stash of anime goodies, but also the coveted title of Pumpkin Carving Champion. In the pas...

review

Human Lost BR/DVD

Oct 25, 15:00

anime

While the ambitious effort here is laudable, it does not quite work because the script delves too deeply into scientific gobbledygook and gets too distracted by the movie also needing to be a visual spectacle. ― This 2019 movie is, essentially, a reinterpretation of the novel No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai, one of the most important Japanese authors of the earlier 20th century. In moving the setting ...

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Blue Period. GN 1

Oct 24, 15:00