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HOOL!GAN'S Volume 1 Manga Review
Alchemy may not turn lead into gold, but in Hool!gans it turns a lot of people into dust.
― Well, that sure was a lot of things exploding. Sometimes it even had a reason. But “reason” and “plot” take a second place here to “all hell breaking loose.” Lee Heartrib is an orphan. Saved on the street by the alchemist head of the Antilia
Family mafia, Lee is irresponsible, lazy and dedicated to the goal of...
This Week in Games - Interview with Ryūichi Nishizawa, Director of Milano's Odd Job Collection
This week, Nishizawa discusses "'the ultimate pixel-art slow-life game" in our interview! Plus, font licensing prices threaten the video game industry, Nintendo acquires a studio in Singapore, and more.
― Welcome back, folks! Last week saw the publication of a column I've been nursing for a long time about how my accident changed my experience with the Kamen Rider series. I'm quite proud of the recep...
Writing the Strongest Villainess - an Interview with Light Novel Author Touko Amekawa
What does it take to write a strong protagonist who is neither heroine nor villainess? Touko Amekawa discusses that among other topics.
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It's a good time to be a fan of light novelist Touko Amekawa. English-language readers may have first been introduced to her work with Seven Seas' translation of 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life, but before long, other publishers picked up her ...
Be Forever Yamato: Star Blazers: Rebel 3199 Episodes 11-14 Anime Review
This season of Space Battleship Yamato is one of the timeliest sci-fi anime I’ve ever seen.
― With the fourth REBEL 3199 “movie”, titled “The Aqua Sasha,” we reach the midpoint of this glossy modern retelling of 1980's Space Battleship Yamato movie Be Forever Yamato and TV show The Bolar Wars. Comprising episodes 11-14, these recently appeared on Crunchyroll at some point soon after their October the...
This Week in Anime - Move Over, Sherlock
Chris and Steve put on their deerstalkers and pull out their magnifying glasses to do a thorough investigation of detective anime.
― Chris and Steve put on their deerstalkers and pull out their magnifying glasses to do a thorough investigation of detective anime. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning f...
Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull Anime Film Review
This movie just might be the best distillation, the most coherent adaptation of this material, whether it's for the established fans or the anime-only audience learning about it for the first time.
― A series defined by duality, the FUUTO PI anime managed to balance the double tasks of being a sequel story for fans of the original Kamen Rider W tokusatsu series, as well as a series that allowed new v...
World Trigger Anime Gets 'Reboot Project'
Teaser video, visual unveiled for new reboot
― The official X/Twitter account for the anime of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Thursday a "Reboot Project" for the anime. A new website opened and unveiled a teaser visual and video: The staff will reveal more information at this year's Jump Festa event on December 20 at 4:20 p.m. JST. The account had teased a reboot announcement las...
The Long Career of Romeo's Blue Sky Character Designer Yoshiharu Satō
Ghibli alum shares stories of working with industry greats and putting his heart and soul into Romeo's Blue Sky.
― At 67 years old, character designer Yoshiharu Satō has spent over four decades in the animation business. Currently residing at Nippon Animation, the Kanagawa prefecture native has worked his way through era-defining projects before discovering an ad in Animage magazine. The publication...
Octopath Traveler 0 Game Review
Octopath Traveler 0 has proven to be one of the best gaming surprises of the year.
― I will admit that I was incredibly wary when I learned that this newest entry of the Octopath Traveler franchise was born from a free-to-play mobile game fueled by micro-transactions and gacha mechanics. I am perfectly aware that plenty of great and ludicrously popular titles have been forged in the merciless fires ...
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Pet Anime (Updated)
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & HIDIVE respond
― Amazon Prime Video's streams of the Banana Fish anime and No Game, No Life Zero anime previously listed "AI beta" dubs for its English and Latin American Spanish dubs. The company's streams of the Pet anime and Journal of the Mysterious Creatures anime were also listing the English and Latin American Spanish dubs as "AI beta" dubs. T...
This Week in Anime - Back in in My Day, We Had Abridged Series
This week, Coop and Lucas reminisce about a vestige of the Old Internet: abridged anime series.
― This week, Coop and Lucas reminisce about a vestige of the Old Internet: abridged anime series. 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 the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyte...
Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Shoplifters' Hirokazu Koreeda directs 2026 film based on Chainsaw Man creator's 1-shot manga
― The 222nd chapter of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga on the Shonen Jump+ app announced on Wednesday that Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga is getting a live-action film in 2026. An official website opened and unveiled visuals: Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Our Little Sister, Air Doll) is directi...
The Twelve Kingdoms: Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea Part Two Novel Review
Youko may have been thrown in the deep end, but no matter how deep the water, she was always going to have to learn to swim on her own.
― One of the most familiar fantasies in children's literature is that the protagonist is secretly royalty from another world. But what if that's more of a nightmare than a fantasy? That's the position Youko finds herself in in the second volume of Fuyumi Ono's classi...
Sword Art Online Author's Demons' Crest Novels Get TV Anime
Reki Kawahara launched novels in 2022 with art by Yukiko Horiguchi & 4 volumes so far
― Kadokawa announced on Tuesday that Sword Art Online author Reki Kawahara's Demons' Crest novel series is inspiring a television anime. The novels' illustrator Yukiko Horiguchi (who is also known for character designs in Kyoto Animation's K-ON!, Lucky Star, and Tamako Love Story) drew the below illustration to cele...
Touken Ranbu Musicals to End in December 2027
Musicals debuted in 2015
― The official website for the stage musical adaptations of the Touken Ranbu franchise announced on Tuesday that the musicals will end by December 2027, two years from now, making the musicals run for 12 years and two months (the first musical debuted in October 2015). The musicals' plans for the coming year include three new musical each running from February to March, in Ma...
Deadline: Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise Gets New Film on December 22, 2028
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 sequel film scheduled for March 19, 2027
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Paramount is releasing a new film in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise on December 22, 2028. Variety reported a day before the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film's release that Paramount Pictures is producing a Sonic the Hedgehog 4 sequel film, which is scheduled for a March 19, 2027 rele...
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