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Kagurabachi Manga Creator Takeru Hokazono Shares His Inspirations

Sep 19, 09:00

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From Hollywood's version of Japan to Marvel films, Takeru Hokazono shares what media made an impact on his hit manga series. ― While the Kagurabachi panel featuring creator Takeru Hokazono wasn't advertised as one of Anime NYC's biggest events, you couldn't tell by the crowd size, as the room was stuffed full of one of the most enthusiastic audiences at the convention. The truth is, Kagurabachi's pop...

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Katsuwo's #Zombie Sagashitemasu Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Sep 19, 05:00

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"Zombie x youth comedy" centers on girls Aki, Haru, Natsuki searching for Aki's father ― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Katsuwo's #Zombie Sagashitemasu (#I'm Looking For Zombie) manga is getting a television anime that will debut in 2026. Katsuwo drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The "zombie x youth comedy" manga is set in a world where 90 percent of humans on Earth have contract...

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Dan Da Dan Anime Gets 3rd Season

Sep 18, 13:23

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2nd season ended on Thursday ― The official website for the anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga announced on Friday that the series is getting a third season. The website unveiled a commemorative visual: The second season ended on Thursday. The second season debuted on television on July 3 and aired on MBS and TBS in the "Super Animeism Turbo" prog...

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This Week in Anime - International Rider Kick

Sep 18, 13:00

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Kamen Rider Zeztz has hit the international streaming airwaves, and our resident Kamen Writers are here to join the fray! ― Kamen Rider Zeztz has hit the international streaming airwaves, and our resident Kamen Writers are here to join the fray! Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of t...

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Varlet Game Review

Sep 18, 12:00

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It's above-average dialogue in a below-average, uh, everything else. ― Varlet is a game that is more than the sum of its parts, but it still feels undercooked and overpriced. The core pitch is going to seem familiar if you've played any RPGs of the last few years. It's a school-based RPG with a split between the battle/events and structured downtime. The battles are turn-based, largely traditional co...

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Reborn as a Vending Machine Anime Gets 3rd Season

Sep 17, 22:52

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2nd season aired final episode on Wednesday ― The official website for the anime of Hirukuma's Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō) light novel series confirmed on Wednesday that the anime will have a third season. The second season of the anime premiered on July 2, and aired its 12th and final episode on Wednesday. Crunchyroll s...

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Senpai is an Otokonoko: Sunshine After the Rain Anime Film Review

Sep 17, 12:00

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This is a hopeful epilogue to the television show. ― None of us is ever as put together as we seem. For that matter, few people are precisely who we perceive them to be, and these hard truths are at the core of the Senpai is an Otokonoko film, Sunshine After the Rain. Arguably, those have always been themes of the series, particularly as regards two of the three leads, Makoto and Saki. Makoto, althou...

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Clevatess Anime Gets 2nd Season (Updated)

Sep 17, 10:30

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1st season's 12th, final episode aired on Wednesday ― Kadokawa revealed on Wednesday that the anime of Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero) manga will get a second season titled Clevatess II -Majū no Ō to Itsuwari no Yūsha Denshō- (Clevatess II -The King of Magical Beasts and the Legend of the False...

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Bringing Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra to the Fans with Director Yuji Yanase and Producer Yuki Mukai

Sep 17, 09:00

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Even when your lead characters are villains, Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra shows they're still someone to root for. ― There's nothing quite like Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra—an isekai series that takes place within the world of a 4X-type of strategy game, in which our protagonist (with the help of characters from the game) creates and rules over an evil kingdom. It has dark moments, villain protagonists...

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

Sep 16, 13:00

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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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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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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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Sep 15, 22:16