Press Releases
- Viz Media Partners With Cryptozoic & Quidd To Create Anime-Based Digital Collectibles ()
- CharaExpo Returns for 4th Installment Within Inaugural Japan Park Singapore 2018 ()
- Viz Media to Livestream Three Seasons of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure on Twitch ()
- Otakon 2018 Attendance Numbers Rise Again ()
- Aniplex of America Announces Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Blu-ray Box Sets Release and Event at Anime NYC ()
- The irregular at magic high school TV Series Coming Out As Complete Blu-ray Box Set From Aniplex of America ()
- MangaGamer's Breaking a New Language Barrier With Otakon Announcements ()
- BanG Dream! 5th Live Concerts Get Delayed Showings in Select Theaters This September ()
- Musynx Brings 11 New Tunes to Nintendo Switch for Free ()
- Continue the Action with 'GARO' Season 2 Exclusively on HIDIVE ()
- Kero Blaster Hopping to Nintendo Switch Soon ()
- Yodanji Sale: Roguelike Retro Adventure Discounted for Nintendo Switch This Summer ()
- SPJA Collaborates with Society of Voice Arts and Sciences to Provide New Content for That's Voiceover™ Career Expo ()
- Aniplex of America, Sony Music Japan, and Anime NYC Announce 'Fate/stay Night [Heaven's Feel] Special Event Featuring Aimer' ()
- Lezhin Comics Quietly Rolls Out Netflix Style Website ()
- GKIDS Acquires Theatrical Rights to Renowned Director Satoshi Kon's ‘Perfect Blue’ and Partners With Fathom Events to Bring The Cult-Classic To Cinemas Nationwide For 20th Anniversary ()
- Toronto's Kawaii Land to Make Anime Conventions Accessible to All ()
- Frederator Launches 1st Anime Club on YouTube 'Get in the Robot' ()
- Dance the Night Away with the Persona Dancing: Endless Night Collection ()
- The Action's Hot and Gazes Are Intense in MangaGamer's New Release: Sweet Switch ()
- Actor Todd Haberkorn Creates Online Worldwide Summer Camp for Fans ()
- Megadimension Neptunia VIIR Arrives on Steam Fall 2018 ()
- Viz Media Releases the Manga Series Radiant ()
- Viz Media Launches the New Manga Adventure Series Dr. Stone ()
- Japanese Rock Icons [ALEXANDROS] Bringing Their Live Show to American Audiences For First Time This October ()
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Manga Answerman - Why is Summer the Season for Spooky Stories in Manga?
manga
In North America we usually bust out the skeletons and draculas in October, but in manga, it seems like summertime is a much spookier season. Deb is ready to explain why!
― Why is Summer considered the season for spooky stories in manga, not Autumn / October like it is in North America? Much as Halloween at the end of October is the holiday that anchors the season for spooks and ghouls in North Amer...
ANNCast Live at Otakon 2018
just for fun
ANNCast is back with the audio from our panel at Otakon 2018, featuring special guest Mike Toole! Zac and Mike take a quick tour of 20 years of ANN history, followed by a Q&A session with the audience.
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Interview: SSSS.GRIDMAN with TRIGGER's Masaru Sakamoto and Masato Takeuchi
anime
Studio TRIGGER's tokusatsu re-imagining SSSS.GRIDMAN hits this October, and we've got a fun and fascinating in-depth chat with two of the show's staff - animator Masaru Sakamoto and animation director Masato Takeuchi.
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Interview: revisions Producer Kazuya Ide
anime
Kazuya Ide, producer for visual effects and animation studio Shirogumi Inc, chats about revisions, his new CG anime from the director of Code Geass, what it takes to put together a CG anime, and the future of animation in Japan.
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Tokyo Alice GN 1
manga
Romance and leisure butt heads for the heroine of this grounded and relatable dramedy for adult women. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
― At first blush, Tokyo Alice looks like a manga version of the stereotype that women just love to shop more than anything else in the world. And that is part of what's going on here – Fu Arisugawa is a shopaholic, specifically addicted to brand names and expensive...
The Best and Worst of Summer 2018, Aug 5-11
anime
Revue Starlight jumps 14 PLACES on the chart to challenge Attack on Titan for the throne! Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
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Otakon 2018: Fan Q&A With Food Wars Producer Yuji Matsukura
anime
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This Week in Games - What's up with Sekai Project?
games
There's some unsettling news coming out of visual novel publisher Sekai Project right now - Heidi files some editorial commentary on what we might expect. PLUS: Zelda-flavored Diablo on Switch, Fist of the North Star and more!
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This Week in Anime - Hanebado! Has No Chill
anime
Hanebado! came on strong as the world's most melodramatic badminton anime, but has it taken those heights of angst too far? Micchy and Steve hang on for dear life through this series' wild mood swings.
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That Blue Sky Feeling GN 1
manga
In the growing catalogue of LGBTQ+ manga, That Blue Sky Feeling's thoughtful tone and respect for its characters makes it a must-read. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
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Interview: Fate/Grand Order Game Director Yosuke Shiokawa and Voice Actress Ayako Kawasumi
games
The director of the international phenomenon known as Fate/Grand Order talks about the last year of incredible success, what the English playerbase has been like, plus some insight from Saber herself, Ayako Kawasumi!
― At nearly every major anime convention these days your eyeballs will be greeted by massive, city-carpeting advertisements for Aniplex's massive Fate/Grand Order mobile game, which laun...
The Genius Adaptations of Tomihiko Morimi's Novels
anime
You may not have read any of Morimi's novels yet, but you've probably seen one - and it likely blew your mind! From The Tatami Galaxy to The Eccentric Family, Kim Morrissy celebrates the incredible anime adaptations of one exceptional Japanese novelist.
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Answerman - What Will Become Of Takahata's Legacy?
anime
Shocking revelations about Isao Takahata's treatment of his staff in Toshio Suzuki's recent book have some fans asking: what are we supposed to think of his films and his legacy now? Justin considers the angles.
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The Promised Neverland GN 3
manga
The Promised Neverland runs through a dazzling series of twists and betrayals in its pulse-pounding third volume. Nick Creamer has the details.
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This Week in Anime - What the Hell is Happening in Planet With?
anime
Planet With is the first original anime project written by beloved manga author Satoshi Mizukami, and it's been absurd and exciting from the start to its shocking halfway point cliffhanger. Nick and Jacob try to make sense of this mecha action rollercoaster.
― Planet With is the first original anime project written by beloved manga author Satoshi Mizukami, and it's been absurd and exciting from the s...
Interview: Bryce Papenbook and Yuki Kaji, The Seven Deadly Sins' Meliodas
anime
World-famous voice actors Bryce Papenbrook and Yuki Kaji get together for a fun chat about one of the roles they share: The Seven Deadly Sins' fearless hero, Meliodas!
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Premiere Report: Hi Score Girl at Otakon 2018
anime
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novels
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