AnimeOnDVD.com noted the removal of the Re: Cutie Honey anime series from the Crunchyroll video-sharing website, reportedly because the title was "licensed by Funimation and removed at their request." ANN forum poster Apterous also noted the removal. When asked about Romeo x Juliet, the North American distributor Funimation told ANN that it takes action against unauthorized distribution on behalf of Gonzo. (Re: Cutie Honey is a Toei-Gainax title.)
Johren starts pre-registering on Tuesday for game anthropomorphizing historical Japanese swords― Game platform Johren announced on Monday that it is releasing Nitroplus and DMM Games' Touken Ranbu Online game in English. Players can pre-register for the game beginning on Tuesday. Johren describes the game: Revisionists seeking to change history have begun to attack the past. To prevent such threats,...
Manga now has 25 million, up over 290% since anime's October premiere― Shueisha reported on Tuesday that Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga has 25 million copies in circulation (not sold), including print and digital copies. It has only been 13 days since Shueisha reported on January 13 that the series had 20 million copies in circulation. The manga's number of copies in circulation has risen over ...
The sports series that sailed a thousand ships has landed at Netflix with a brand-new dub. Steve and Jean-Karlo suit up for the court to see how many points they score against the beautiful boys of Kuroko's Basketball.― The sports series that sailed a thousand ships has landed at Netflix with a brand-new dub. Steve and Jean-Karlo suit up for the court to see how many points they score against the b...
After two decidedly lackluster volumes focusing on Katarina's post-school life as an employee of the Magical Ministry, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! is finally back on its feet.― After two decidedly lackluster volumes focusing on Katarina's post-school life as an employee of the Magical Ministry, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom is finally back on its fe...
Resident Evil Village reignited Heidi (and everyone's) desire to be stepped on by an intimidating woman.― Hi folks! We're past January 20th and the USA didn't implode, so I think that's certainly cause for celebration! Normally around this time of year I'd be off at MAGfest hanging out with my friends in the DC metro area, playing arcade games and attending panels and concerts until ungodly hours in...
If there is a category for “feel-good manga of the year” in any book award, I would nominate A Man and His Cat immediately.― If there is a category for “feel-good manga of the year” in any book award, I would nominate A Man and His Cat immediately. The third volume of this heartfelt series is every bit as good as the two that came before it, managing to exude warmth and charm without ever coming off...
With the game's major story arcs still being very unfinished, you might be wondering just what Genshin Impact's player base is spending so much time on. But once you set foot in Teyvat's big, open environment, you'll definitely start to understand: this world was built for lots of replayability.― If you look at the list of Twitter's most talked-about games of 2020, you'll see a bunch of names you pr...
'We tried to publish the English version, but it was refused by an overseas publisher.'― Redo of Healer author Rui Tsukiyo tweeted in English that an English language version of the light novel series was "refused" by an overseas publisher. "I've received several inquiries about buying the English version of 'Redo of Healer', but it doesn't exist," they stated. "We tried to publish the English versi...
Beautiful as it is, the 2020 anime adaptation of Jougi Shiraishi's original light novels Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina is but a pale imitation of the source material.― Beautiful as it is, the 2020 anime adaptation of Jougi Shiraishi's original light novels Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina is but a pale imitation of the source material. Mostly that's because, like many an adaptation b...
If you love roguelikes as a genre and want to experience one of the most satisfying, well-crafted examples of the genre, you owe it to yourself to pick Shiren the Wanderer up.― When you ask Japanese gamers about roguelike dungeon-crawling games, there is one series that stands out as a benchmark among all others: Shiren the Wanderer. The formula developers Chun Soft (now part of Spike-Chunsoft) have...