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Everything You Need to Know About Coolmic!

Feb 29, 00:00

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Introducing Coolmic, an official digital comics and anime store that provides Japanese comics in English and in French for smartphone users. ― We are happy to introduce you to Coolmic, an official digital comics and anime store that provides Japanese comics in English (since 2018) and in French (since 2019) for smartphone users. Coolmic also publishes exclusive, original comics that can only be read...

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Anime News Nina Returns! Part III

Feb 28, 13:11

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This is it - the final installment of our limited series is here! Kevin discovers there's life left in the worn-out isekai genre after all. Sort of. ― Editor's Note: Welcome to a special limited series of three brand-new strips from Robin Sevakis, the creator and writer of our classic comic strip Anime News Nina! We'll have a new one for you on Wednesday and Friday of this week - and as always, thank...

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Infini-T Force BD

Feb 28, 12:37

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Classic heroes team up in this CG series - if you're familiar with the original hero shows, there's a good chance that you'll get more out of Infini-T Force. ― Nostalgia productions like Infini-T Force have a very fine line to tread. They need to appeal to the people who will get all starry-eyed at the thought of seeing their childhood staples walk and talk again, but the story and characters also ha...

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This Week in Games - Speaking in Code

Feb 27, 19:06

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The father of the legendary Konami Code has passed away - plus fighting game news and much more. ― Friends, we have lost an unsung industry legend. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, the man who came up with the Konami Code, has passed at the age of 61. He apparently worked at Konami for many, many years after coming up with the iconic button sequence, but never got much of a spotlight – I bet most folks didn't kno...

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This Week in Anime - Jeepers Creepers, Cagaster's Got Some Peepers

Feb 27, 14:00

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"I guess I can give the unfortunately titled Cagaster of an Insect Cage this much: it's not The Island of Giant Insects." ― Giant human bugs devour the living in Netflix's latest anime series. Nick and Steve look out on the 3DCG wasteland in an attempt to find some semblance of meaning in cruel world of bug-eyed monsters and a truly unlikable protagonist. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed...

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AnimeJapan 2020 Event Canceled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns

Feb 26, 23:41

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Event was scheduled on March 21-24 at Tokyo Big Sight ― The organizers of the AnimeJapan 2020 event announced on Thursday that they have decided to cancel the event due to concerns over the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, and the Japanese government's recent proposal to cancel large-scale events. The event is offering refunds for admission tickets beginning on March 6. AnimeJapan 2020 was...

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Interview: Rock M. Sakura, Anime Queen from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 12

Feb 26, 14:00

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The next season of the phenomenally popular reality competition show features a queen who loves anime as much as you do - meet Rock M. Sakura! ― There's no denying RuPaul's Drag Race is a national phenomenon – the overwhelmingly popular reality competition show has become a staple of pop culture across the country in the last decade, introducing the world to a wide and diverse variety of highly talen...

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Anime News Nina Returns! Part II

Feb 26, 13:00

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The second installment of our special limited series - featuring the return of Anime News Nina - is live now! ― Editor's Note: Welcome to a special limited series of three brand-new strips from Robin Sevakis, the creator and writer of our classic comic strip Anime News Nina! We'll have a new one for you on Wednesday and Friday of this week - and as always, thanks for reading! Click the image for a fu...

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My Hero Academia the Movie -Heroes: Rising- English Dub

Feb 26, 12:11

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The smashing, action-packed new My Hero Academia movie, featuring an all-new villain, is in theaters tonight! But how's the dub? We've got the details. ― Going purely by the synopsis, one could be forgiven for expecting Heroes: Rising to be a carbon copy of the preceding MHA movie, Two Heroes. Both are wholly isolated adventures predicated on putting the cast on an anime-original island, and pitting ...

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This Week in Anime - Saturday Morning Astro Boy

Feb 25, 14:00