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Sachi's Monstrous Appetite GN 1

May 9, 12:00

manga

Sachi – who wears a human form most of the time and is romantically attracted to Makie as well as attracted to his scent – seems safe, there's still the ever-present danger of her giving into her hunger and consuming him. ― Much like a well-stuffed bento box, there's a lot to unpack in Chomoran's Sachi's Monstrous Appetite. It is at once a supernatural romcom, a monster girl story, a food series, and...

news

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Toei Announces New Dragon Ball Super Anime Film for 2022

May 9, 08:35

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anime

Original creator Akira Toriyama writes screenplay, designs characters ― Toei Animation officially confirmed on Sunday that it is developing a second anime film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise with a planned release in 2022. Toei Animation Europe had briefly listed a new film in the franchise earlier this week. Original creator Akira Toriyama is in charge of the screenplay and character design. Tor...

news

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2022

May 9, 08:30

anime

Announced during day 2 of 3rd live concert run ― The second day of the "Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 3rd Live! School Festival ~Yume no Hajimari~" concerts announced on Sunday that a second Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club anime season has been green-lit for a 2022 broadcast. The first season premiered on the Tokyo MX channel as well as on the Bandai Channel, Line Live, and ...

review

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Uma Musume Pretty Derby Season 2

May 8, 12:00

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anime

Season two has ideas about storytelling in sports that it earnestly wants to use its cartoon horse documentary structure to explore. ― The first season of Uma Musume Pretty Derby can take a bit of getting used to with the terms it wants to be engaged on in order to get into, to let yourself have fun with it. Similarly, Season 2 has a bit of its own circumstances that viewers have to understand going ...

A Collab with Real IMPACT: Bershka x EVANGELION

May 8, 00:00

merch

Give your wardrobe a '90s reboot with Bershka's latest mini capsule inspired by a popular Japanese anime ― Give your wardrobe a '90s reboot with Bershka's latest mini capsule inspired by a popular Japanese anime. EVANGELION is a medium-defining franchise. Even 25 years after Shinji first got in the robot, the latest EVANGELION film is finding new records to break in the Japanese box office, and lifel...

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This Week in Games - The Abyss Beckons

May 7, 15:30

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games

Companies that have dealt with Apple and/or Epic – which is roughly 98% of the game industry – are scrambling to make sure these two firms don't accidentally leak stuff while they engage in their courtroom slapfight. Comedy all around! ― Hi again! It's another interesting week of gaming news… though, if I really wanted to, I could probably just write a whole column about the Epic vs. Apple court proc...

review

Maison Ikkoku GN 3

May 7, 15:00

manga

Stagnation, wheel-spinning, episodic shenanigans – whatever you choose to call it, every shakeup of the love triangles in volume three of Maison Ikkoku ends up settling right back into the status quo, with little major character development to show for it. ― In every long-running romantic comedy, there's bound to be a volume or two where there's no forward momentum. Stagnation, wheel-spinning, episod...

feature

Best Anime Dubs You Can Watch Right Now (Spring 2021)

May 7, 10:00

anime

A lot of you seemed to liked when we broke down what we considered to be solid English dubs for some weekly seasonal anime. So we'll do our best to highlight the attention that we think these new shows deserve. ― Hey everyone, it's AJ from the Cartoon Cipher and a lot of you seemed to like the last bit of coverage we did for Anime News Network where we broke down what we considered to be solid Engli...

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This Week in Anime - The Tokyo Ghoul OAVs Are a Gory-Good Time

May 6, 14:00