What a wacky, random, and fun ride this third season is! ― I said this before, and I'll say it again, even if it has been said a million times by now: wow, did I ever underestimate the HELL out of this anime! How is a show this absurd, this wacky, this asinine, become such an insanely good sleeper hit? I remember first hearing about it way back when and avoided it like the plague, thinking it was an ...

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An Interview With Rensuke Oshikiri, Creator of Geniearth, Sayuri, and Hi Score Girl

Aug 19, 09:00

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Kevin Cormack goes over Oshikiri's decades-long career, from horror and action manga titles to video game nostalgia. ― Manga creator Rensuke Oshikiri is best known in the West for '90s video game nostalgia-packed rom-com Hi Score Girl, which was adapted into a successful anime series back in 2018. Yet his career spans several decades and many other titles, of which only two others – supernatural hor...

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Crunchyroll Store Removes Physical Manga, Light Novels

Aug 18, 15:15

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Crunchyroll Store updated to become exclusive to Mega/Ultimate Fan tiers ― The Crunchyroll Store has updated on Tuesday, and it no longer lists physical manga or light novels for sale. Other physical books for Korean manhwa and Chinese danmei titles are also no longer listed for sale. ANN reached out to Crunchyroll for clarification, but Crunchyroll declined to respond. Crunchyroll announced in July ...

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Special Effects Artist, The Guyver Director Screaming Mad George Dies at 69

Aug 18, 14:00

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George also worked on Predator, Nightmare on Elm Street 3/4, Big Trouble in Little China films ― The official X/Twitter account for the manager of special effects artist and musician Screaming Mad George (Jōji Tani) announced on Monday that Screaming Mad George died on February 10 earlier this year. He was 69. He is survived by his wife Miki and daughter Alice.Screaming Mad George started out as a pu...

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Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition Volumes 2-4 Manga Review

Aug 18, 12:00 manga

Original Azz would be horrified by his Irumafia character ― Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: Irumafia Edition has certainly taken some dark turns for a series that started as “what if everyone wore suits?” Not that the suits aren't still impressive – seriously, Azz looks good - but with these three volumes, the series really comes into its own. While there are still elements that are perhaps more ...

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This Week in Anime - K-Drama Llama

Aug 18, 10:00

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Are K-Dramas just a bunch of attractive people putting themselves in situations? ― Are K-Dramas are just a bunch of attractive people putting themselves in situations? Sylvia and Coop discuss. The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. All titles mentioned below are streaming on Netf...

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Actress Hayden Panettiere Dies at 36

Aug 17, 16:00

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Heroes, Scream cast member voiced Kairi, Xion in Kingdom Hearts games ― Actress Hayden Panettiere died at 36 on Sunday, her family announced in a statement to ABC News. The investigation into her death is ongoing, but no foul play is suspected. The actress voiced Kairi in Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts franchise from the first game to Birth by Sleep, and also voiced Xion in Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Dr...

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Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope Anime Series Review

Aug 17, 12:00 anime

If you were a fan of the Blueberry Academy DLC in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, then half of this season was made for you. ― The Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope batch of episodes doesn't immediately pick up where the last batch left off. The first three episodes of Season 3 are their own self-contained arc, focusing on Roy and Ult's first meeting during the one-year time skip in Lumiose City. Wh...

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Haruhi Suzumiya from Haruhi Suzumiya clad in Megumin's outfit from KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! has been turned into a 1/7 scale figure!

Aug 17, 10:00

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Haruhi Suzumiya is a light novel series published by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko written by Nagaru Tanigawa and illustrated by Noizi Itō. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the TV anime series,a recreation of the illustration of Haruhi Suzumiya clad in Megumin's outfit from Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World! drawn by Noizi Itō is now available as a figurine. ― Haruhi Suzumiya is a light ...

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Farming Life in Another World 2 Anime Series Review

Aug 16, 12:00

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What was mindless fun before is made even more mindless with this new season. ― Farming Life In Another World started off being mindless, and now this second season is even more mindless. And random too? This scoop of twelve episodes delights itself in serving up premise after premise that doubles down so hard on mindlessness. The good news is that you liked the laid-back hijinks of the last season; ...

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Beauty and Monsters: A Chat with Anime Producer Ena Hamabe

Aug 16, 09:00 anime

Ena Hamabe helped bring to life stories like This Monster Wants to Eat Me and, most recently, I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day. We were able to dive deeper into Hamabe's process for considering projects, as well as her thoughts on the stories that move people. ― Ena Hamabe is no stranger to lasting emotional impact. As a producer with the appropriately named Infinite, Inc., she's helped bring t...

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