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Pokémon Voice Actor, Script Adaptor James Carter Cathcart Dies
Voice of Professor Oak, Gary, Team Rocket's James & Meowth was battling throat cancer
― Voice actress Erica Schroeder reported on Thursday that fellow voice actor and script adaptor James Carter Cathcart has died. Cathcart's wife Martha Jacobi had announced in January 2023 that he had been diagnosed with an advanced form of throat cancer. He then retired from Pokémon anime at the conclusion of the 25...
SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble Episodes 6-12 Anime Series Review
Shirohiyo manages to glide to a stop, like a sled on a hill that’s not quite steep enough for good sledding.
― The ending of Shirohiyo: Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother With Memories From My Past Life isn't conclusive. I think many of us saw that coming; not only is it the norm for anime series based on long-running light novels, but it also couldn't have reached a solid fin...
Fūta Kimura's Unmei no Makimodo Shi - All Great Achievements Require Time Manga Gets TV Anime
Blood Blockade Battlefront's Rie Matsumoto helms anime at Bones Film
― A website opened on Thursday and revealed the television anime Unmei no Makimodo Shi - Fate Rewinder, the adaptation of Fūta Kimura's Unmei no Makimodo Shi - All Great Achievements Require Time manga, and also revealed the anime's super teaser visual, promotional video, and main staff. Rie Matsumoto (Blood Blockade Battlefront, He...
Netflix Produces Live-Action Solo Leveling Series, Reveals Byeon Woo-seok as Lead
Byeon stars as Jin-woo Sung with Lee Hae-jun, Kim Byung-seo directing
― Netflix announced on Thursday that it is producing the live-action series adaptation of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling webcomic, with actor Byeon Woo-seok (20th Century Girl, Lovely Runner) playing the protagonist Jin-woo Sung (Shun Mizushino in the anime adaptation). Lee Hae-jun (Like a V...
Persona5: The Phantom X Game Review
I found the original Persona 5’s story to be particularly resonant and engaging, so this is an unbelievably disappointing downgrade so far.
― Love them or hate them, games featuring prominent gacha mechanics are big business. While initially more the domain of mobile platforms, we've moved on technologically since the heady days of (decade old!) Fate/Grand Order's one billion US dollar annual earnin...
The Summer Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll
The Bitches are Back! Trigger's New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT is rude, crude, and sometimes nude.
Fresh reviews for new anime and new episodes are live in the Preview Guide! Read on about I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince, Turkey!-Time to Strike-, Mr. Osomatsu Season 4, CITY the Animation, The Summer Hikaru Died, Gachiakuta, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2025 Anime P...
Fresh reviews for new anime and new episodes are live in the Preview Guide! Read on about I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince, Turkey!-Time to Strike-, Mr. Osomatsu Season 4, CITY the Animation, The Summer Hikaru Died, Gachiakuta, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2025 Anime P...
I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Volume 1 Manga Review
There’s the potential for a stronger story if the rest of it can continue leaning into the exploration of social expectations that this first volume presents, and it’s planted enough seeds that I think it could get there.
― Although I enjoy my share of high school rom-coms, I'll admit that I was a bit wary of this one going in. While you can't always tell much about a series based on its title, light...
Final Fantasy XVI Producer on the Series' Future
Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida discusses how the series will progress in the future, as well as what he'd like to accomplish in the next several years.
― At Anime Expo 2025, Anime News Network got the chance to sit down with Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida to discuss how the series will progress in the future, as well as what he'd like to accomplish in the next several years. With ...
Manga Café Comedy Manga Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Gets TV Anime
Mako Hisamaku's story of girl living, working at manga café for free tuition
― The August issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine announced on Wednesday that a television anime adaptation of Mako Hisamaku's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga has been green-lit. The "somewhat sexy manga café comedy" follows Meiko Morita, who moves ...
WEBTOON Platform Steps Into the Spotlight at Anime Expo – But Can It Break Out of the Corner?
K-Comics platform WEBTOON is stepping up its presence, but first it has to make sure that its brand is associated with its biggest hits.
― For the first time ever, WEBTOON Entertainment set up its booth at Anime Expo, marking a notable step into the mainstream spotlight. Coming off its 2024 debut on the Nasdaq, this year's presence at North America's biggest anime convention felt like the company's f...
Answerman - Anime and AI
Jerome examines the thorny problem of AI generated art and animation.
― A reader asks: “Recently there is a trend on social media to create, share and display AI-generated imagery that looks like it came from the Studio Ghibili films, and some of it quite controversial. Meanwhile! Some others seem to be cashing in on the hype by using the Ghibli image generator to create funny or satirical posts, or...
Unico: Awakening and Unico: Hunted Manga Review
This story is like a child's imagination come to life.
― Osamu Tezuka is a legend in the world of animation and manga. Not only is this man responsible for some of the most iconic series of all time, but his stylistic influences can still be felt to this very day. Many of his franchises, like Astro Boy, continue to persist into the modern day with adaptations or re-creations. So when I heard that one...
Missed Anime Expo? Don't worry! KADOKAWA's AX Merch is Still Available Online at amiami and animate.
Another AMAZING Anime Expo has just passed where fans from all over showed up to enjoy the latest KADOKAWA merch. If you weren't able to attend, don't worry because now it's your turn to get these amazing items from some of your favorite anime.
― Another AMAZING Anime Expo has just passed where fans from all over showed up to enjoy the latest KADOKAWA merch. If you weren't able to attend, don't worry...
New Director Kazuaki Kuribayashi is Risking it Big on KILLTUBE Anime Film
The film staff revealed a new scene at AX this year; read how the team raised US$6.68 million for this animated "experiment."
― On April 8, a one-minute clip circulating on social media caught anime fans' attention worldwide. It's actually the pilot film of the newly-announced anime film titled KILLTUBE. The film is scheduled to be released sometime in 2026, but it's safe to say that the release win...
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