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Sakura Wars Movie Website updated

posted on 2001-10-03 12:50 EDT by Christopher Macdonald

Production I.G has updated their website for the Sakura Taisen movie (Sakura Wars) with a 3rd set of stills from the movie. The movie, which is generating a lot of interest, will be released to theatres this December.

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This Week in Anime - To Boldy Shojo Where No TWIA Has Before

Sep 16, 13:00

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manga

From Shugo Chara to Hot Gimmick, Chris and Steve decide to throw Rebecca a bone by looking at the shojo manga bundle offered by HumbleBundle. ― From Shugo Chara to Hot Gimmick, Chris and Steve decide to throw Rebecca a bone by looking at the shojo manga bundle offered by HumbleBundle. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Net...

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Spider-Man: Shadow Warrior Manga Review

Sep 16, 12:00

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manga

What the book lacks in story, it certainly makes up for with its creative artistic direction ― The world of common book superheroes is extremely malleable. For the most part, you can take a lot of traditional superheroes and put them into any unconventional setting. While you might need to jump through some logical leaps of why a character is in a completely different land or dealing with completely ...

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'The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune' Isekai Novels Get TV Anime

Sep 15, 22:41

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anime

Story about unlucky man reborn into blessed fantasy life launched in 2020 ― Starts Publishing announced on Tuesday that Fukufuku's Fuun kara no Saikyō Otoko (The Strongest Man Starts from Misfortune) novel series is inspiring a television anime. Zun Nakabayashi, who draws the illustrations for the novels and also draws the manga adaptation, drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement. M...

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KAIJU-SIZED GIVEAWAY

Sep 15, 22:16

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We're giving away $600 in Amazon gift cards to celebrate the launch of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME! Available now to download on Google Play and the App Store. ― We're giving away $600 in Amazon gift cards to celebrate the launch of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME! Available now to download on Google Play and the App Store. 📅 Give-Away runs 2025-09-05 to 2025-09-19 🌎 Open to US players only ✨ 6 winners will each rece...

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1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Earns Best U.S. Opening Ever for Anime Film — Inflation Adjusted

Sep 15, 18:47

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Film tops weekend with US$70.6 million, breaking Pokémon: The First Movie's 26-year-old record ― The Box Office Mojo and The Numbers websites reported that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, has earned US$70,611,098 in its opening weekend at #1 at the U.S. box office. Besides breaking the record ...

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Call of the Night Season 2 is the alluring vampire romance you need on HIDIVE!

Sep 15, 13:37

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We're here to breakdown the hype and give you the top ten reasons you can't miss this series! ― Call of the Night Season 2 creates a whole new vibe for vampire romance and HIDIVE is dropping new dub episodes weekly, every Wednesday at 1pm Eastern. We're here to breakdown the hype and give you the top ten reasons you can't miss this series! Check out the trailer for season 2 here: Top 10 Reasons to Wa...

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Romeo's Blue Skies Blu-ray Anime Series Review

Sep 15, 12:00

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anime

There’s a reason why Romeo’s Blue Skies is such a well-loved entry into the storied World Masterpiece Theater catalogue. Despite having plenty of anime-only content, it understands the message of the original novel and retells it in a way best suited for its time. ― In 1933, a couple, Lisa Tetzner and her Jewish husband Kurt Held, left Germany for Switzerland, for reasons that should be obvious to an...

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For Webtoon Creator Mongie, Let's Play is Personal

Sep 15, 09:00

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anime

Leeanne M. Krecic shares how comic series' characters are all reflections of herself, from Charles to Monica. ― Leeanne M. Krecic has accomplished what many fans only dream about: a studio is adapting her original story into an anime series. Also known as "Mongie," Krecic first launched Let's Play online comic on the WEBTOON platform in 2016, where it grew to 7.5 million readers, earned an Eisner Awa...

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Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- Anime Short Film Review

Sep 14, 12:00

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Bâan is Garnt “Gigguk” Maneetapho’s attempt to turn his own personal expat experience into an isekai anime designed to convey those feelings—and it succeeds beautifully. ― As the title suggests, Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- is the story of two people on the cusp of adulthood looking for a place to call home. (“Bâan” [บ้าน] is the Thai word for “home” if you were unaware.) Each feels they don't ...

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Scarlet Anime Film Review

Sep 13, 12:00

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Mamoru Hosoda’s isekai riff on Hamlet is one of this year’s biggest anime disappointments. ― Once upon a time, Mamoru Hosoda was supposed to direct Howl's Moving Castle before Hayao Miyazaki took it over. On a certain level, Scarlet could now be called Hosoda's Howl, inasmuch as it's an attempt to work his righteous anger at a war in the Middle East into an unrelated piece of English literature and e...

News Sakura Wars Movie Website updated

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Sakura Wars Movie Website updated