Madhouse has announced Mai Mai Shinko to Sennen no Mahō (Maimai Shinko and the Millennium-Old Magic), the latest theatrical film from Black Lagoon and Princess Arete director Sunao Katabuchi, at Tokyo International Anime Fair 2008. The story premise begins when "a transfer student lands in a field of millennium-old magic…" No release date has been announced for this work.
This port of Pokémon FireRed made me realize why I was destined to become a Pokémon kid, and why I’m going to be a Pokémon adult for the rest of my life.― Do not spend twenty dollars to play 2004's Pokémon FireRed on the Nintendo Switch family of systems. I really hate having to bring up whether a piece of media is “worth the price” in a review, as this is one of the lowest forms of criticism imagin...
The Zelda games didn't just happen - Jean-Karlo gets into the franchise's antecedents. Plus some disappointing Persona merch!― Welcome back, folks! Project Hail Mary got me into a mood, so I went back and watched Explorers over the weekend for the first time in about 20 years. It (sadly) falls apart in the last third, but it's a fun flick... though I curse my memories for tricking me into thinking t...
The viral hit-maker behind "Femme Fatale A" and "That Classmate" traveled to NYC for her latest track, the ending song for Eren the Southpaw.― The title character of Eren the Southpaw, a new anime streaming on Crunchyroll and based on the manga by Kappi and Nifuni, is an artist working in New York City. Inspired by this, up-and-coming J-pop artist Mulasaki Ima decided to travel to NYC to film the mu...
What really sets Tower Dungeon apart is the ever-present sense of progression, of uncovering the unknown, of overcoming trials to progress further.― Although manga creator Tsutomu Nihei is well-renowned for his sprawling sci-fi epics Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, with these further volumes of Tower Dungeon, he proves he's equally adept at creating fascinating, mysterious fantasy worlds. In place of...
What happens when you find a strange bird creature fishing for change under a vending machine? You take him home, of course! Find out more in Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?. Also get our reviewers' thoughts on A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA, The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King, Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? and more!― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here...
What is going on with Steel Ball Run's streaming debut? Lucas and Chris find out.― What is going on with Steel Ball Run's streaming debut? Lucas and Chris find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Netflix streams Steel Ball Run. Baccano! isn't available to stream stateside. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter...
Whether Iruma’s changing the Netherworld or the Netherworld was always more “human” than ours, the root of the story is the same: you don’t need to go it alone.― Welcome to Iruma-kun's longest arc thus far – the Harvest Festival. Unlike the Battler arc and the upcoming Music Festival arc, this one doesn't really have an analogous real-world school event, although I suppose you could make an argument...
Journal With Witch is the uncontested winner of the season, but Sentenced to Be a Hero finishes on the strongest possible note to secure itself a last-minute bump in the cumulative. Check out last season's final verdict!― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with t...
2-part special streams on Netflix on September 29― One Piece is no stranger to LEGO, with multiple official LEGO sets available for fans to recreate Eiichiro Oda's long-running pirate saga. But the series is about to land on new shores with Netflix's latest announcement of a two-part "Lego One Piece" animated special that will stream on the service on September 29. Netflix and the official YouTube c...
To truly be worthy of the Drops of God, Shizuku and Issei have traveled the world through cuisine. Now they will take on the complex and delicious Chinese table.― We're heading into the last battle to determine if either Shizuku or Issei is worthy of even searching for “The Drops of God.” Volume 11 into 12 just hits it out of the park, with a perfect play of the best of this series. Also, that is a ...
Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss.― Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss. 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. Crunchyroll streams Apocalypse Hotel. Amazon Prime streams ...
Global webcomics platform Manta is bringing manga to its platform, expanding its content offering to include titles like WIND BREAKER, Medalist, and more!―
Manta Launches Manga Webcomics and Serialized Webnovels, Now Manga
— Building an ‘All-in-One Story Platform’ Secures Popular IP Such as The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, WIND BREAKER, and Medalist; Global Fandom Expansion in Full SwingOn ...