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20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Anime Is Film Next Summer

Jul 2, 21:00

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Live-action Gintama's Yūichi Fukuda supervises, pens script for new film ― Bandai Namco Pictures unveiled a teaser trailer for the new 20th anniversary anime project for the Sgt. Frog franchise on Wednesday. The teaser reveals that the project will be a new anime film that will open in summer 2026. Yūichi Fukuda (live-action Gintama, Saint Young Men, HK/Hentai Kamen) is the supervising director and s...

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KPop Demon Hunters Anime Film Review

Jul 2, 12:00

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Sony and Netflix's anime-influenced action-musical KPop Demon Hunters is energetic popcorn entertainment with great senses of style and humor. ― Why don't we have more action musicals? Lin-Manuel Miranda has theorized, “Action movies, musicals, and porn movies are all fighting for the same storytelling real estate. When you can't talk anymore, you sing, fight, or f*ck.” KPop Demon Hunters is rated PG...

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Girls Band Cry Real Band TOGENASHI TOGEARI's Big Break

Jul 2, 10:00

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TOGENASHI TOGEARI's popularity is soaring with concerts, an exhibition, and the upcoming Girls Band Cry films. We talked to the rock band about their characters, relationships, and prepping for LA's big performance. ― With their appearance at Anime Expo 2025 just around the corner, a concert at the Nippon Budokan in September, two compilation films releasing in October, and the final leg of the Girls...

Advance Merch Sale At The KADOKAWA Booth At Anime Expo 2025

Jul 2, 10:00 merch

The summer is here, and Anime Expo 2025 is right around the corner! Be sure to swing by the KADOKAWA booth to acquire some of the best and most high-quality anime merchandise on the market. ― The summer is here, and Anime Expo 2025 is right around the corner! If you're attending one of the biggest anime conventions in the state, be sure to swing by the KADOKAWA booth to acquire some of the best and m...

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The Buffest Luffy is Crowned at the One Piece Bodybuilding Competition

Jul 2, 09:00

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The BragMen One Piece Gym held a quest for the best (and strongest) Luffy! ― It's bodybuilding season, and that means muscular men showing off their oiled-up muscular man muscles. But, in the cacophony of bodybuilding contests, the One Piece Body Make Competition Presented by BragMen found its way into the Muscle Gate Kanagawa bodybuilding competition on June 1 at the Culttz Kawasaki gymnasium. The e...

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Anime Expo 2025 KADOKAWA Official Merchandise Details

Jul 1, 20:51

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Including items from Delicious in Dungeon, New PANTY ＆ STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Bungo Stray Dogs, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-,【OSHI NO KO】, The Summer Hikaru Died, OVERLORD:The Sacred Kingdom and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian. ― June 18, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan): KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles ...

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The New Prince of Tennis Manga to End Within a Year

Jul 1, 16:47

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Creator Takeshi Konomi marks original manga's 26th anniversary, plans sequel's end after 16 years ― The Prince of Tennis manga creator Takeshi Konomi posted on Tuesday that he plans to end the serialization of The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga within a year. His post commemorated the 26th anniversary of the original Prince of Tennis manga, and he noted that The New Prince of Te...

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Cosmic Censorship Volume 1 Manga Review

Jul 1, 12:00

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Confusion works decently well to keep readers on their toes, although if you like to fully understand what's going on at any given time, this may not be the book for you. ― According to the dictionary, a “censor” is, among other things, a wartime official who reads all communications to delete classified or dangerous information. That's not too far off from the way we more typically see “censor” and ...

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The Summer Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll

Jul 1, 11:03

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Welcome to the Summer Anime Preview Guide! We're kicking off July with Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant, Hell Teacher, Reborn as a Vending Machine Season 2, New Saga, Onmyo Kaiten, and Clevatess! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2025 Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go alo...

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Leviathan Anime Series Review

Jul 1, 06:01

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Leviathan is a poignant and moving war story in a time when we need tales that shine bright through the darkness. ― Around this time last year, Netflix announced that it would be home to the next project from Studio Orange (Trigun Stampede, Beastars) and Qubic Pictures (Eden), Leviathan—an anime adaptation of the alternate history World War I novel trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated ...

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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Novels Have Anime in the Works

Jun 30, 20:48

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Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko imprint announced on Tuesday that Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story: We all have embarrassing memor...

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The Best Anime of Spring 2025

Jun 30, 19:26

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The spring season seemed quiet if it weren't for the enormous mecha in the room. Check our the ANN reviewer team's picks for the best anime of spring! ― The spring season seemed quiet if it weren't for the enormous mecha in the room. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux dominated conversations week-to-week as Evangelion and Shin Godzilla director Hideaki Anno penned scripts alongside Utena's Yōji Enokido fo...

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Boys-Love Light Anime Label Balloon Launches with TV Anime in 2026

Jun 30, 17:55