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• Artist Kantoku Links to Prism Nana Anime Project
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• Comic Market Catalog to Be Put on Web
• Atlus Names Naoto Hiraoka as President and CEO of North American Branch
• CESA: 1.46 Trillion Yen of Japanese Gaming Hardware and Software Shipped in 2011
• Nintendo 3DS XL Sells 193,441 Units On Opening Weekend In Japan

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This Week in Games - Nintendo September Direct 2025

Sep 19, 11:00 games

You've watched the trailers; now get the full run-down of the latest news from last week's Nintendo Direct. From more Yoshi to the return of the Virtual Boy! ― Welcome back, folks! I hope everyone enjoyed my cameo appearance in This Week in Anime yesterday. I'd have made a cute segue for it in last week's column, but things were arranged a bit too late for that. It's always nice to collaborate with S...

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Kagurabachi Manga Creator Takeru Hokazono Shares His Inspirations

Sep 19, 09:00 manga

From Hollywood's version of Japan to Marvel films, Takeru Hokazono shares what media made an impact on his hit manga series. ― While the Kagurabachi panel featuring creator Takeru Hokazono wasn't advertised as one of Anime NYC's biggest events, you couldn't tell by the crowd size, as the room was stuffed full of one of the most enthusiastic audiences at the convention. The truth is, Kagurabachi's pop...

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Katsuwo's #Zombie Sagashitemasu Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Sep 19, 05:00 manga anime

"Zombie x youth comedy" centers on girls Aki, Haru, Natsuki searching for Aki's father ― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Katsuwo's #Zombie Sagashitemasu (#I'm Looking For Zombie) manga is getting a television anime that will debut in 2026. Katsuwo drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The "zombie x youth comedy" manga is set in a world where 90 percent of humans on Earth have contract...

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Dan Da Dan Anime Gets 3rd Season

Sep 18, 13:23

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2nd season ended on Thursday ― The official website for the anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga announced on Friday that the series is getting a third season. The website unveiled a commemorative visual: The second season ended on Thursday. The second season debuted on television on July 3 and aired on MBS and TBS in the "Super Animeism Turbo" prog...

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This Week in Anime - International Rider Kick

Sep 18, 13:00

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Kamen Rider Zeztz has hit the international streaming airwaves, and our resident Kamen Writers are here to join the fray! ― Kamen Rider Zeztz has hit the international streaming airwaves, and our resident Kamen Writers are here to join the fray! 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 t...

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Varlet Game Review

Sep 18, 12:00

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It's above-average dialogue in a below-average, uh, everything else. ― Varlet is a game that is more than the sum of its parts, but it still feels undercooked and overpriced. The core pitch is going to seem familiar if you've played any RPGs of the last few years. It's a school-based RPG with a split between the battle/events and structured downtime. The battles are turn-based, largely traditional co...

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Reborn as a Vending Machine Anime Gets 3rd Season

Sep 17, 22:52

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2nd season aired final episode on Wednesday ― The official website for the anime of Hirukuma's Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō) light novel series confirmed on Wednesday that the anime will have a third season. The second season of the anime premiered on July 2, and aired its 12th and final episode on Wednesday. Crunchyroll s...

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Senpai is an Otokonoko: Sunshine After the Rain Anime Film Review

Sep 17, 12:00

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This is a hopeful epilogue to the television show. ― None of us is ever as put together as we seem. For that matter, few people are precisely who we perceive them to be, and these hard truths are at the core of the Senpai is an Otokonoko film, Sunshine After the Rain. Arguably, those have always been themes of the series, particularly as regards two of the three leads, Makoto and Saki. Makoto, althou...

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Clevatess Anime Gets 2nd Season (Updated)

Sep 17, 10:30

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1st season's 12th, final episode aired on Wednesday ― Kadokawa revealed on Wednesday that the anime of Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero) manga will get a second season titled Clevatess II -Majū no Ō to Itsuwari no Yūsha Denshō- (Clevatess II -The King of Magical Beasts and the Legend of the False...

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Bringing Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra to the Fans with Director Yuji Yanase and Producer Yuki Mukai

Sep 17, 09:00

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Even when your lead characters are villains, Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra shows they're still someone to root for. ― There's nothing quite like Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra—an isekai series that takes place within the world of a 4X-type of strategy game, in which our protagonist (with the help of characters from the game) creates and rules over an evil kingdom. It has dark moments, villain protagonists...

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This Week in Anime - To Boldy Shojo Where No TWIA Has Before

Sep 16, 13:00

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From Shugo Chara to Hot Gimmick, Chris and Steve decide to throw Rebecca a bone by looking at the shojo manga bundle offered by HumbleBundle. ― From Shugo Chara to Hot Gimmick, Chris and Steve decide to throw Rebecca a bone by looking at the shojo manga bundle offered by HumbleBundle. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Net...

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Spider-Man: Shadow Warrior Manga Review

Sep 16, 12:00

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What the book lacks in story, it certainly makes up for with its creative artistic direction ― The world of common book superheroes is extremely malleable. For the most part, you can take a lot of traditional superheroes and put them into any unconventional setting. While you might need to jump through some logical leaps of why a character is in a completely different land or dealing with completely ...

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'The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune' Isekai Novels Get TV Anime

Sep 15, 22:41

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Story about unlucky man reborn into blessed fantasy life launched in 2020 ― Starts Publishing announced on Tuesday that Fukufuku's Fuun kara no Saikyō Otoko (The Strongest Man Starts from Misfortune) novel series is inspiring a television anime. Zun Nakabayashi, who draws the illustrations for the novels and also draws the manga adaptation, drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement. M...

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KAIJU-SIZED GIVEAWAY

Sep 15, 22:16

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We're giving away $600 in Amazon gift cards to celebrate the launch of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME! Available now to download on Google Play and the App Store. ― We're giving away $600 in Amazon gift cards to celebrate the launch of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME! Available now to download on Google Play and the App Store. 📅 Give-Away runs 2025-09-05 to 2025-09-19 🌎 Open to US players only ✨ 6 winners will each rece...

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1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Earns Best U.S. Opening Ever for Anime Film — Inflation Adjusted

Sep 15, 18:47

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Film tops weekend with US$70.6 million, breaking Pokémon: The First Movie's 26-year-old record ― The Box Office Mojo and The Numbers websites reported that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, has earned US$70,611,098 in its opening weekend at #1 at the U.S. box office. Besides breaking the record ...

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Call of the Night Season 2 is the alluring vampire romance you need on HIDIVE!

Sep 15, 13:37

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We're here to breakdown the hype and give you the top ten reasons you can't miss this series! ― Call of the Night Season 2 creates a whole new vibe for vampire romance and HIDIVE is dropping new dub episodes weekly, every Wednesday at 1pm Eastern. We're here to breakdown the hype and give you the top ten reasons you can't miss this series! Check out the trailer for season 2 here: Top 10 Reasons to Wa...

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Romeo's Blue Skies Blu-ray Anime Series Review

Sep 15, 12:00

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There’s a reason why Romeo’s Blue Skies is such a well-loved entry into the storied World Masterpiece Theater catalogue. Despite having plenty of anime-only content, it understands the message of the original novel and retells it in a way best suited for its time. ― In 1933, a couple, Lisa Tetzner and her Jewish husband Kurt Held, left Germany for Switzerland, for reasons that should be obvious to an...

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