The American distributor Viz Media has announced that it added the Bleach, Death Note, and Naruto television anime series to Apple's iTunes online download store in the United States today. English dubbed versions of the first 41 episodes of Bleach, all 37 episodes of Death Note, and the first 25 uncut episodes of Naruto are now on the service. The three series are the first offerings in the new Viz Media studio section. Except for the later episodes of Bleach and the last four episodes of Death Note which just ran on America's Adult Swim television network, these episodes are also available on the Direct2Drive and TotalVid services. Funimation, Manga Entertainment, and Tezuka Productionshavealsoadded anime to the iTunes Store in America.
South Korea's largest webcomic platform has found itself in the spotlight for two reasons: its rising global profile and growing criticism over alleged unfair labor practices.― Naver WEBTOON, South Korea's largest webcomic platform and a publicly listed company in the U.S., has recently found itself in the spotlight for two contrasting reasons: its rising global profile, boosted by a collaboration w...
There are multiple reasons why Sonoda’s Gunsmith Cats keeps getting re-published, and why it remains one of my very favorite manga of all time.― Kenichi Sonoda's unmistakable art style helped fuel my initial intoxication with anime and manga. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with Appleseed's Masamune Shirow and Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo, Sonoda's perky girls with enormous eyes and gravity-defy...
Movie featuring music from Vocaloid producers streams on January 22― Netflix announced on Wednesday the Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film, which it will stream on January 22. The company unveiled a trailer and a visual: The movie stars:
Yuko Natsuyoshi as Kaguya Anna Nagase as Iroha Saori Hayami as Yachiyo Shingo Yamashita (Pokémon: Twilight Wings, opening animation for Jujutsu K...
I doubt this season of 7th Prince is going to convert people who didn’t care for the first.― On paper, I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (henceforth 7th Prince) doesn't seem like the type of show that would benefit from having any given season focused on one singular story arc, as opposed to a small handful of shorter ones that last 1–4 episodes...
Lucas and Coop talk Chainsaw Man with the popularity of the Reze Arc film's release.― Lucas and Coop talk Chainsaw Man with the popularity of the Reze Arc film's release. 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 @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop Luca...
Vertical scrollers, we have your guide to the latest manhwa right here. Whether it's steamy romance or cosmic horror, you'll want to check the K-Comics Guide!― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2025 K-Comics Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included manhwa was published in September, October, or November, although some are ongoing titles without a physical release. This guide focus...
Not many manhwa of this sort bear comparing to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic story The Yellow Wallpaper, but this one does.― Princess Violet's life is no fairy tale, or at least not the cleaned-up Disney version of one. After a happy childhood as the only daughter of the royal family, she's essentially sold in marriage to an illegitimate scion of Duke Blooming's family, who will gain a legitima...
Creator of Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutie Honey, Getter Robo & JRPG pioneer among 3,963 honored― The Japanese government honored manga creator Go Nagai (Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutie Honey, Getter Robo) and Dragon Quest game franchise creator Yuji Horii with the Order of the Rising Sun Award, Gold Rays with Rosette for their significant contributions to the country on Monday. The Ministry of Internal Aff...
Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World is clearly made by a group of people who have an insanely in-depth knowledge of all the series they're combining.― When it comes down to it, the main selling point of Isekai Quartet as a whole is watching characters from across entirely different series interact—and often in comical ways. Does this film do this as well as the TV series? The answer is a simple ...