This is a nuanced story that deftly explores what it means to become an ally while diving into the teenage trans experience. ― Over the years, I've seen imprints come and go—most often because they were founded on half-cocked ideas that just didn't have the opportunity to fully form. With the release of Ink Pop's first manga title, Umi Takase's I Wanna Be Your Girl, I believe this brand-new imprint h...

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This Week in Anime - Anime Just As Good As I Remembered

Aug 12, 10:00

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anime

After breaking down the early fandom favorites that lost their luster, Coop and Lucas go back and examine the old faves that do hold up. ― After breaking down the early fandom favorites that lost their luster, Coop and Lucas go back and examine the old faves that do hold up. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoil...

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1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Casts Channing Tatum in English Dub

Aug 11, 15:34

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anime

Rebecca Wang also joins cast of September 21 film ― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that the English dub for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, has cast actor Channing Tatum (Magic Mike, 21 Jump Street) in the film as Keizo along with Rebecca Wang as Koyuki. The English dub's returning voice cas...

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Answerman and the Case of the Phantom Dubber

Aug 11, 15:00

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I've been working these mean streets of anime distribution long enough to know when something smells fishier than a week-old California roll, and this Tai Chi Chasers business raised more red flags than a military parade on an authoritarian's birthday. ― Dear Reader, The case came to me on a Tuesday, the kind of day when the Los Angeles smog hangs over the anime industry like a cheap suit on a depar...

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Teppeki Honeymoon Volume 1 Manga Review

Aug 11, 12:00

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Sakae and Ena's relationship walks a very fine line in this book. ― Meca Tanaka is no stranger to shoujo manga – she debuted in 1998 and has been consistently creating manga ever since. Teppeki Honeymoon is the latest of her works to be translated into English; Viz released both Meteor Prince and The Young Master's Revenge, Tokyopop translated Pearl Pink back during the publisher's first incarnation,...

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How The Summer Hikaru Died Voice Actor Chiaki Kobayashi Learned a Rural Dialect

Aug 11, 09:00

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Kobayashi shared how he became familiar with his character Yoshiki's unique rural dialect used in The Summer Hikaru Died, and his friendship with co-star Shūichirō Umeda. ― The TV anime The Summer Hikaru Died is shaping up to be one of the best anime of the season. The horror series marries small-town life, supernatural occurrences, and the human emotions of grief among the sweltering heat of a Japa...

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Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Anime Series Review

Aug 10, 12:00

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anime

This anime is a failure on pretty much every conceivable level. ― This is an anime for only the most hardcore of Guilty Gear fans. Even if you've played the latest game in the series, Strive, and loved it, you're going to be lost when viewing this anime unless you're already fully acquainted with every other game in the series. While this anime will occasionally throw you a bone when it comes to som...

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One Piece: Heroines Novels Get Anime

Aug 10, 01:23

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novels anime

Writer Jun Esaka, artist Sayaka Suwa launched novels about One Piece series heroines in 2019 ― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed that writer Jun Esaka and artist Sayaka Suwa's One Piece novel HEROINES light novel will get an anime adaptation, and also revealed a visual. 【#ONEPIECEDAY'25 生配信中】ONE PIECE magazineで連載していた『ONE PIECE novel HEROINES』がアニメ化決定🎬本編では見られないヒロインたちの魅力を描いたエピソード...

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The Shiunji Family Children Anime Series Review

Aug 9, 12:00

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anime

This show left me with a certain type of anger. ― This show left me with a certain type of anger. At first, I thought that I was just having a knee-jerk reaction to the overall premise of the show. Incest is a relatively taboo subject, and anime is no stranger to utilizing it in a variety of different ways. Most of the time, it's generally played up as a type of risque situation to generate drama. So...