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Geneon Discontinues Sherlock Hound

posted on 2006-11-01 11:23 EST by Christopher Macdonald

Geneon has confirmed that they will cease distributing Sherlock Hound DVDs as of April 30, 2007.

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Digimon Story: Time Stranger Game Review

Oct 1, 04:00 games

What even is a Digimon, anyway? You're sure to learn as you play Time Stranger - and you'll have fun doing it! ― Digimon fans have waited a long time for a video game adaptation that truly succeeds at doing justice to Digimon's expansive world. The Digimon games have always struggled on that front, with even games within the same sub-series having wildly different mechanics and settings. The good new...

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Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Manga Gets Anime

Oct 1, 00:14

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Isekai manga about gel fingernail artist sent to world where nail art grants magical powers ― Shufu to Seikatsu Sha annonuced on Wednesday that Marukawa's Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land (Ikyō no Tsumenuri Minarai) manga is inspiring an anime. The announcement did not reveal the anime's format. Tokyopop licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in English on April 7, 2026. Tokyop...

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Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? Manga Gets Anime in 2026

Sep 30, 23:43 manga

Manga by Norishiro-chan, Sakan Uozumi follows unlikely friendship between otaku guy & popular girls ― Coamix announced on Wednesday that Norishiro-chan and Sakana Uozumi's Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? (Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa inai!?) manga is inspiring an anime that will debut in 2026. The announcement did not reveal the format of the anime.Norishiro-chan and Uozumi drew the two illustrations below...

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Matsurika Kanriden Fantasy Romance Light Novels Get TV Anime

Sep 30, 23:02

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Chinese history-inspired novels center on court lady wooed by emperor ― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that Rinne Ishida and Izumi's Matsurika Kanriden (The Tale of the Scholar-Official Matsurika) light novel series is inspiring a television anime. The announcement included the below teaser promotional video, but did not reveal any other details on the anime. Izumi, the illustrator of the light nove...

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This Week in Anime - Anime Across Generations

Sep 30, 18:15

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Coop and Lucas look at the ways different generations got into anime and remind us that we're all fans in the same fandom. ― Coop and Lucas look at the ways different generations got into anime and remind us that we're all fans in the same fandom. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Executive editor Lynzee Loveridg...

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Baki The Grappler Volume 1 Manga Review

Sep 30, 12:00

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The fighting is utterly ridiculous, but so much fun, it is hard not to be entertained by this modern-day Lancelot whose strength is as ten because his heart is pure. ― This year at the American Manga Awards, Ashita no Joe: Fighting For Tomorrow won a very well-deserved Classic Manga Award. This post-war bildungsroman of a young man discovering himself through boxing is a moving tale. Now, we also hav...

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Marriage Toxin Manga Gets TV Anime

Sep 30, 11:27

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Haruki Ishiya, Shion Wakayama star in 2026 anime by BONES Film ― Shueisha announced on Wednesday that Jōmyaku and artist Mizuki Yoda's Marriage Toxin manga is getting a television anime in 2026. The company unveiled an English-subtitled teaser trailer, visual, cast, and staff: The anime stars: Haruki Ishiya as Hikaru Gero Shion Wakayama as Mei Kinosaki Motonobu Hori (Carole & Tuesday) is directing th...

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Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Yūki 3 Series Review

Sep 29, 12:00

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If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve seen so far of Urobuchi’s puppet perfection, I have no doubt you’ll enjoy the third season as well. ― There's nothing out there doing it quite like Thunderbolt Fantasy, full stop. Gorgeous, ambitious, and oozing with theater kid energy, it's by far one of the more creative shows out there. Less self-contained than previous seasons, this particular season of Gen Urobuchi'...

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Hotel Inhumans Anime Gets 2nd Season

Sep 28, 12:40

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Season 1 ends with new season's announcement ― The television anime of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga ended its first season on Monday with an announcement that the series will get a second season. Tajima drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The anime debuted on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 6. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired. The anime stars Yūsuke Kobayashi as Ikur...

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Grave of the Fireflies Novel Review

Sep 28, 12:00

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Reading the book through the film, there are many startling “omissions." ― For decades, literature lovers have fretted that some classics have been obscured by their animated film adaptations, which youngsters might see as definitive. How many people, for instance, now think of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Bambi and The Jungle Book as being films by Disney, rather than books by Lewis Carroll, Fe...

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Yokai Cats and Time Travel: Twenty-One Volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Mao

Sep 28, 11:00

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Taking a more aggressive horror angle, Mao bridges time from the Heian Era to the Taishō Era to today, telling a story about insatiable greed for power and those who try to stop it. ― I always try to admit when I'm wrong. Mao, Rumiko Takahashi's current long-running manga series, didn't wow me with its first volume. I uncharitably compared it to earlier Takahashi works in both look and plot, and I ad...

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An Ode to Kikyo: In Defense of one of Takahashi's Most Hated Characters

Sep 28, 09:00

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Kikyo is the best character in InuYasha, and I will die on this hill (and be brought back to life 50 years later). ― If “Density of Fan Hate Per Onscreen Minute” were a quantifiable metric, FullMetal Alchemist's Shou Tucker would undoubtedly be the record-holder. But Kikyo, from when the InuYasha fandom was at its most active, would still easily crack the top 10, if not the top 5. To phrase that a bi...

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BLUELOCK Manga Gets 3rd Anime Season, Live-Action Film

Sep 28, 04:55

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Live-action film slated for summer 2026 ― The "Blue Lock Egoist Fest 2025" event on Sunday revealed that the anime based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga will get a third season, adapting the "Shin Eiyū Taisen" (New Hero Wars) story. The event also revealed the manga's live-action film adaptation slated for release in summer 2026. CREDEUS (live-action Golden Kamuy film)...

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The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Gets 2nd Season

Sep 27, 16:27

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First season premiered on July 5 ― The staff for the anime of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga announced on Sunday that the anime will get a second season. Mokumokuren and character designer Yuichi Takahashi drew illustrations to celebrate the announcement. Illustration by Mokumokuren Illustration by Yuichi Takahashi The anime premiered on July 5 on the NTV channel,...

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Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi Anime Film Review

Sep 27, 12:00

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Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi a wonderful watch on a lazy afternoon or a film to watch with children. ― There is no better way to say it, I love Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi. It shares the same charm of the manga and ONA series, with a series of delightful short stories following the titular character Kozame-chan on a big adventure in a city (presumably Tokyo). Layered on top of ...

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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Teased as Taking Story to Its Finale in 2026

Sep 27, 11:20

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Promotional video streamed to announce film ― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that the next anime adapting Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series is the Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film opening in 2026. The film is teased as taking the story towards its finale. (The film shares the same name as the...

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Why Maison Ikkoku is the Greatest Love Story of All Time

Sep 27, 11:00

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Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku. ― Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku, Rumiko Takahashi's seminal love story. I...

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My First Rumiko Takahashi Series

Sep 27, 09:00

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Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories. ― Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories. Her work spans the breadth of genres, from the hilarious mishaps in Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½ to the horrific folktal...

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