News D.C.S.S in July

Anime Expo 2022 - World Cosplay Summit USA Finals Report

Jul 6, 14:30

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Thunderbolt Fantasy cosplayers KarmaLuna are representing the U.S. in the World Cosplay Summit next year! ― It's that time of year everybody! On day three, Anime Expo decided to announce who would be representing the United States in the 2023 World Cosplay Summit. Many people from all over have already competed with just three groups remaining and this was especially noteworthy since this would mark ...

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The Summer 2022 Preview Guide

Jul 6, 13:43

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It's time to dive into the depths of horror with Riko, Reg, and Nanachi as we return to Made in Abyss! Also: Classroom of the Elite II, Overlord IV, Tokyo Mew Mew New, Yurei Deco, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2, RWBY: Ice Queendom, and more! ― Adblock+ breaks this page, consider whitelisting ANN Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2022 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up th...

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Anime Expo Returns on July 1-4, 2023 in L.A., Reveals AX Ontario Event in California in November

Jul 5, 19:50

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AX Ontario to be held on November 12-13 ― The staff of Anime Expo revealed during the closing ceremony for Anime Expo 2022 that the event will return to Los Angeles on July 1-4, 2023. The staff also revealed a new Anime Expo Ontario event to be held on November 12-13 in Ontario, California. See you at anime expo at Ontario, California on November 12-13! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/9tT45LRMz6— Anime Expo (@Anim...

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Crunchyroll Unveils Solo Leveling, Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Anime

Jul 5, 19:43

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Streamer confirms Mushoku Tensei season 2, Overlord IV, Saint Seiya- Battle for Sanctuary's dub languages; posts season 2 trailers for To Your Eternity, In/Spectre ― Crunchyroll announced at its Anime Expo industry panel on Sunday that the Solo Leveling manhwa and the Tomo-chan Is a Girl! manga are both getting anime adaptations, which it will stream next year. Crunchyroll describes the story of Solo...

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Studio Trigger Reveals New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Project

Jul 5, 19:43

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Original 13-episode series from GAINAX premiered in 2010 ― Studio Trigger announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it is working on a new project for the Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt franchise. The staff at the panel showed a short video featuring an animated shot and text with the phrase "NEW PANTY & STOCKING." The videos featured the main characters each posing with both their midd...

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Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Listed as 'Complete' Anime Adaptation

Jul 5, 19:42

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The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hajime Kōmoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga is listing that the anime will be a "complete" anime adaptation. The anime will premiere in 2023, and Aniplex is involved in the production. The manga entered its final arc with the 12th volume, which shipped on Monday. Both Viz Media's Shonen Jump service and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service a...

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Makoto Shinkai's Suzume no Tojimari Anime Film Casts Nanoka Hara as Heroine

Jul 5, 19:40

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Hara chosen from among 1,700 applicants to play title lead Suzume Iwato ― The official website for Suzume no Tojimari (literally, Suzume's Door-Locking), Makoto Shinkai's first new film in three years, revealed on Tuesday that actress Nanoka Hara will voice the heroine Suzume Iwato in the film. Hara vied for the role with over 1,700 other applicants in auditions, and this will be her first voice-acti...

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Capcom Fighting Collection

Jul 5, 12:00

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The Capcom Fighting Collection delivers a lineup of Darkstalkers games and lesser-known arcade titles! What holds up and what doesn’t? ― The arcades of the 1990s never wanted for fighting games. Capcom's Street Fighter II saw to that, striking gold with its 1991 debut and inspiring wave upon wave of imitators. Yet that proved a burden whenever Capcom created an arcade game that wasn't Street Fighter....

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Anime Expo 2022

Jul 4, 21:48

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Get all the latest updates, from news headlines, interviews, and panel write-ups right here on Anime News Network.

Coverage is sponsored by Yen Press! ― July 1 – July 4, 2022 Friday, July 1 Panels and Premieres • Premiere Report: My Hero Academia Season 5 OAV • STUDIO COLORIDO: Live Drawing & Q&A • Sword Art Online 10th Anniversary Celebration • Studio TRIGGER Live Drawing and Q&A panel • Kaguya-sa...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Fate/Grand Order 5th Anniversary

Jul 4, 13:15

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Fans packed into Petree Hall on Sunday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the English version of the Fate/Grand Order mobile game, which promised an hour and a half of surprises and special guests. ― Fans packed into Petree Hall on Sunday to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the English version of the Fate/Grand Order mobile game, which promised an hour and a half of surprises and special guests....

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Anime Expo 2022 - Orange Presents: Studio Panel

Jul 4, 13:00

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Producer Kiyotaka Waki revealed that the facial motion capture for all 22 characters Land of the Lustrous was done entirely by CEO Eiji Inomoto. ― After showing everything they had available at the Trigun Stampede panel, Orange mentioned upfront that they had no announcements. Yoshihiro Watanabe, the host of the panel, transparently prefaced the introduction to make the audience aware that the panel ...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Jujutsu Kaisen Staff Panel

Jul 4, 12:45

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Sunghoo Park said that he is aware Todo is apparently very popular in the U.S. “We're all brothers,” he said while flexing his arm. ― Note: an earlier version of this write-up said Sunghoo Park was "hard at work" on Season Two. After reviewing the audio of the panel, that statement has been removed and Park's involvement is not confirmed. Panels as industry Q&As with no new announcements are a patte...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Premiere Report: Dr. STONE Special Episode – RYUSUI World Premiere

Jul 4, 12:30

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Uniquely, Dr. Stone: Ryusui is a straightforward continuation of the main series. Humorously, Ryusui gets introduced right after Tsukasa gets taken out of the picture and is pretty much the embodiment of everything that he hated. ― When I hear that something is an OVA or special, I usually assume that it is a side story or maybe a retelling that gives additional context to situations that happen in t...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Studio Kai Live Drawing and Fuuto PI Q&A

Jul 4, 12:15

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A room full of tokusatsu fans were treated to Kabashima doing a live drawing of Kamen Rider W and a promise that FUUTO PI will carry the same feeling as the tokusatsu series. ― Studio KAI came to Anime Expo and kicked off their first-ever panel. The young Japanese animation studio just hit its third-year anniversary, and the staff were excited to share their newest title, Fuuto PI. They did not expec...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Mob Psycho 100 III Kickoff Panel

Jul 4, 12:00

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Sakurai and Ito announced season three will be premiering in October but the world premiere for episode one and two will happen at Crunchyroll Expo 2022. ― October is just around the corner, and Warner Bros. Japan couldn't wait to bring the audience at Anime Expo the freshly completed visuals from Mob Psycho 100 III. Alongside a representative from Crunchyroll, the duo energized the crowd with season...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Premiere Report: Blue Lock

Jul 4, 11:42

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Volleyball, surfing, soft tennis—name a sport and an anime will appear. But what about a series pitting Japan's best soccer forwards in an experiment to create the best striker among them all? ― Volleyball, surfing, soft tennis—name a sport and an anime will appear. But what about a series pitting Japan's best soccer forwards in an experiment to create the best striker among them all? The highly anti...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Ranking of Kings Panel

Jul 3, 20:00

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"These characters fail, fall from places of great power, or go on detours but they all work hard to rise above it. It might sound idealistic, but it's about getting back up and giving it another shot." ― Crunchyroll's Ranking of Kings panel got the crowd emotional by opening with the series' second opening sequence set to Vaundy's "Naked Hero" before welcoming series director Yousuke Hatta and animat...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Trigun Stampede Lock 'n Load Panel

Jul 3, 18:55

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In response to the elephant in the room—why go the route of 3D CG—Takei agreed that the manga and '98 anime are masterpieces. “But I thought that as animation, we can do something else with it and that's how I came up with 3D CG. ― After nearly 12 years since Trigun: Badlands Rumble and double that for the 1998 TV anime series, studio Orange surprised the world with an announcement for TRIGUN STAMPED...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Summer Ghost Sneak Preview Screening

Jul 3, 18:44

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Summer Ghost might be better than your name. I know, I can't believe I just typed that. ― Summer Ghost might be better than Your Name. I know, I can't believe I just typed that, but I'm wiping away tears as I write this review and I am shook at how emotional this movie made me. GKIDS held a screening at Anime Expo for Flat Studio's Summer Ghost, directed by loundraw. Before I dive right in, loundraw ...

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Teasing Master Takagi-san the Movie

Jul 3, 15:00

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This film satisfactorily caps off Nishikata and Takagi's story by being very light on the teasing and heavy on the warm fuzzies. ― With its pitch-perfect portrayal of an awkward middle school romance, Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san (or Teasing Master Takagi-san) was always one of the more charming anime romcoms. After three seasons of adorable flirting masked as teasing, there's absolutely no doubt that ...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Trigger 10 Year Anniversary & Announcement Panel

Jul 3, 11:15

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Is there a bigger mic drop than walking off stage to the announcement of more Panty & Stocking? ― Let's get the biggest part out in the open. Yes, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is coming back. Trigger officially announced the sequel, although we don't know what form it will take, as their close out mic drop to a packed room in the Main Events hall. More Panty & Stocking has been a long-coveted fan...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Third Anniversary Celebration

Jul 3, 10:46

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Natsuki Hanae disclosed he doesn't really prepare for emotional scenes because he wants it to be raw and real. “I put my raw emotions out for scenes like this. Nobody speaks clearly when they're emotional. Whenever I speak or act out these scenes, and I want to put reality out there first.” ― Fans eagerly awaited outside in the hot sun for the Main Hall to open for the highly anticipated Demon Slayer...

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Anime Expo 2022 - SPY x FAMILY English Dub Cast Panel

Jul 3, 10:40

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Anya voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki revealed that manga creator Tatsuya Endo came to the studio to talk to her about when Anya tearfully says, “Mama.” ― Arguably one of the most anticipated panels, Spy x Family was stuffed to the brim at the Los Angeles Convention Center's Petree Hall. Fans clamored outside the glass doors, asking to be let in to see a glimpse of any special announcements for the next...

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Anime Expo 2022 - Disney Twisted-Wonderland Panel

Jul 3, 10:27