Tomokazu Seki, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Chiaki Kobayashi, Kikunosuke Toya star in modern remake ― A new television anime of Motoei Shinzawa's High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga will premiere next January. It will run in Fuji TV network's Noitamina programming block on Fridays at 11:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EST). A website opened on Friday with an image music video an...

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Trigun Stargaze Aims for the Stars: Episode 1-2 Review

Oct 16, 16:30 anime

The first episode's premiere ends up being a set-up appetizer for the rib-eye steak of its second episode, which knocks it out of the park. ― “Love and Peace,” hollered scores of Vash cosplayers at the Trigun Stargaze panel at New York Comic Con, hosted by Crunchyroll. That's a lofty dream for the much-beloved pacifist gunslinger, Vash the Stampede, in the desert Noman's Land. At the panel, the Trig...

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Let's Go Karaoke! Anime Series Review

Oct 16, 12:00 anime

I’m just amazed by how much you could squeeze out of this bizarre premise. ― Let's Go Karaoke! is a series that succeeds in making the unbelievable believable. It's a comedy at heart, yet the bond between its two unlikely leads makes for melodrama that's both kitschy and effective. Who'd'a thunk that the best way to overcome your musical failures and teen angst was by teaching a yakuza member how to ...

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Dead or Alive, Ninja Gaiden Creator Tomonobu Itagaki Dies

Oct 16, 05:40

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"Final message" posted on Itagaki's Facebook account ― The official Facebook account of game designer Tomonobu Itagaki announced on Thursday that he has died. A "final message" from Itagaki stated on the account that if the message has been posted, it means that he has died. Itagaki was 58. The message translates:My final words:The light of my life is finally fading.If this message has been posted, i...

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Drops of God: Mariage Volume 2-3 Manga Review

Oct 15, 12:00 manga

Who will find the blue-eyed white sauvignon blanc? ― We last left Shizuku and Issei facing a challenge from a secret cabal of wine experts whose self-appointed role is to preserve Yutaka Kanzaki's true goal – the perfection of the “mariage” of wine and food. In Volume two, to be seen as worthy of the challenge of finding “The Drops of God,” Issei and Shizuku must first pass a preliminary test, consis...

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Preparing for Anime's Greatest Race: The Steel Ball Run Cast Take the Stage

Oct 15, 11:00

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The voices of Johnny Joestar, Gyro Zeppeli, Diego Brando, Lucy Steel, and Steven Steel shared their excitement for the next installment of JoJo's! ― April 12, 2025, fans of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure waited with bated breath during the final JOJODAY 2025 announcement, “Total Distance: Roughly 6,000 km. Prize money: 50 million dollars. Humanity's first horse race across America. Steel Ball Run Jojo's Bi...

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100 Meters Anime Film Director Kenji Iwaisawa's Attention to Detail Puts Artistic Originality First

Oct 15, 09:00

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Iwaisawa's attention to natural movement and his team's stylistic take on the camera angles help to visually elevate the movie's message about chasing one's passion. ― Six years ago, Kenji Iwaisawa took the world by surprise with his hilariously charming adaptation of Hiroyuki Ohashi's ON-GAKU. Now, with a larger budget and a team of industry professionals, Iwaisawa has taken on the challenge of adap...

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This Week in Anime - The Crunchyroll Sub Flub

Oct 14, 13:30

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Coop and Lucas look into the Crunchyroll subtitle situation that set social media ablaze and culminated in a scathing YouTube video by Mother's Basement. Are the technical issues fixed now? ― Coop and Lucas look into the Crunchyroll subtitle situation that set social media ablaze and culminated in a scathing YouTube video by Mother's Basement. Are the technical issues fixed now? Disclaimer: The view...

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Assassination Classroom Manga Removed From U.S. School Libraries at Least 54 Times in 2024-2025 Year

Oct 14, 13:30

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School districts in Florida, Texas, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, South Carolina have banned Yusei Matsui's series ― Non-profit organization Pen America revealed in a report documenting public school bans earlier this month that Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga has been removed at least 54 times from school libraries in the United States throughout the 2024-2025 year. Each individual volume ba...

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Silent Hill f Game Review

Oct 14, 12:00

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This game will cling to the darkest corners of my nightmares for a very long time to come. ― I have been a Silent Hill fan all of my life, and I have just recently completed my project of replaying and recording every single game in the franchise (well, except for Silent Hill: Book of Memories, since my PlayStation Vita broke years ago). That said, for as much as I absolutely adore Bloober Team's re...

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'Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta' Light Novels Get TV Anime

Oct 14, 05:01

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Miku Itō, Ryōta Ōsaka reprise roles from voice drama of Hiro Oda's isekai romantic comedy ― Kadokawa announced in a video on Tuesday that Hiro Oda's Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta (Even Though She's a Timid Young Lady to the Max, She Agreed to Her Shrewd Fiancé's Bet) light novel series will receive a television anime. Kadokawa also revealed a teaser visua...

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A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 Anime Series Review

Oct 13, 12:00

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It’s a colorful, comforting anime that requires minimal brain power to consume. ― For me, A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 is like “Sunk Cost Fallacy: The Anime.” I enjoyed the far-fetched and dumb, but sweet, twenty-four-episode first season, and found myself sleepwalking into the second out of a misplaced sense of duty. Like many long-running anime romcoms, the “plot progression,” if one could even des...

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From Lovecraft to the Fear of the Unknown: Silent Hill f and Fatal Frame: Crimson Butterfly

Oct 13, 09:00

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Why is this niche so beloved, and what else can we expect to see as we return to games that focus on Japanese folklore, culture, and horror? ― Japan-set games are experiencing a much-needed Renaissance, with Silent Hill f's releaase on PC and consoles this month, as well as the announcement of a Fatal Frame: Crimson Butterfly Remake coming in 2026, along with a release for Nioh 3 in February and Ghos...

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