3rd anime season based on Aka Akasaka's manga recently ended― This year's 31st issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Aka Akasaka's Kaguya-sama: Love is War manga will end in 14 chapters. If there are no delays, the manga will end in October. The manga entered its final arc in October 2021. Viz Media is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story: All's fai...
49th volume ships on July 13, 50th volume ships this winter― Manga creator Yuki Suetsugu announced on her Twitter account on Tuesday that the 246th and penultimate chapter of her Chihayafuru manga will appear in the August issue of Kodansha's Be Love magazine on Friday, while the 247th and final chapter of the manga will appear in the following September issue on August 1. The manga's 50th and final...
Manga will launch as simulpubs on Manga Plus app― The Jump no Mirai 2022 online talk event announced on Wednesday that all new manga series on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ app and website will launch simultaneously in English on the company's Manga Plus app from 2023 onward. The aim is to build a foundation of creating hit manga on a global scale. Shueisha editor Yūta Momiyama, who manages Weekly Shonen ...
Anime based on Daisuke Aizawa's light novels premieres in October― Kadokawa began streaming an English-subtitled character promotional video video from the television anime of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence in Shadow (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) light novel series on Wednesday. The video highlights Beta and Gamma, two of the elite Seven Shades operatives in the secret Shadow Garden organiza...
Sōma Saitō, Rie Takahashi join cast― The official website for the television anime of Syougo Kinugasa's Classroom of the Elite (Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e) light novel series revealed on Monday a promotional video, visual, and two cast members for the show's second season. The video previews ZAQ's opening theme song "Dance in the Game." The website also streamed a commercial: The n...
Sure, the anti-panty cults and commie penguin armies are…a lot, and don't think for one second that this anime isn't proud to get weird and stupid whenever it gets the chance.― Estab-Life: Great Escape is an especially bizarre anime, and not just for the reasons you're probably already expecting. Sure, the anti-panty cults and commie penguin armies are…a lot, and don't think for one second that this...
Love All Play is the sort of show that's good enough to keep watching even as it doesn't blow you out of the water.― If there's one thing Love All Play unquestionably has going for it, it's the facial expressions. That perhaps sounds like an odd thing to praise in a sports show, but it truly is one of the standout features of both art and animation; each fleeting emotion that the characters feel can...
Shadows, spelunking, and vampires are just some of the highlights from our most anticipated picks. What series are you looking forward to?― Our Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2022 Welcome to our Most Anticipated Anime feature for the Summer 2022 season. Below you'll find our editorial team's (tentative) top picks from the shows slated to premiere in July. What are your favorite picks? Head on ove...
Netflix revamps the classic action-adventure anime in a six-episode format. It's got a fresh coat of paint, but can Spriggan finally step out of Akira's shadow?― Netflix revamps the classic action-adventure anime in a six-episode format. It's got a fresh coat of paint, but can Spriggan finally step out of Akira's shadow? This series is streaming on Netflix Disclaimer: The views and opinions express...
She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man is a forgettable show, so much so that I found myself struggling to recall what happened in the earlier episodes by the time I reached the end.― She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wise Man is a forgettable show, so much so that I found myself struggling to recall what happened in the earlier episodes by the time I reached the end. But to its credit, it's r...
Love After World Domination takes quite a plunge this week. Can we expect a comeback with the finale? See how your favorite shows stack up, with only one week left before the end of the season.― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep ...
For some of us the summer heatwave is already here, but let's take one last look at last season. Here are the series recommended by our editorial staff (and the ones you should probably avoid).― For some of us the summer heatwave is already here, but let's take one last look at the spring season. It was raining romcoms left and right and somehow an original project about women's golf proved itself ...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica may not have reinvented the magical girl story, but it is an important step in the genre's evolution.― Given that this is the tenth anniversary release of these films, I'm going to assume some familiarity with them in this review. When Puella Magi Madoka Magica initially came out as a TV series (which the first two films are a retelling of), it started a conversation about ...