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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Franchise Gets New Smartphone Game

Mar 20, 19:05

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games

Neowiz, Gree Entertainment develop game for worldwide distribution ― South Korean game developer Neowiz and Japanese social networking playform Gree Entertainment announced on Monday that they are developing a new role-playing game for iOS and Android devices based on Fujino Ōmori and Suzuhito Yasuda's original Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? novel series and franchise. Neowiz is de...

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Crunchyroll Streams KamiKatsu, KONOSUBA Megumin Spinoff, TenPuru Anime

Mar 20, 19:05

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KamiKatsu, KONOSUBA spinoff stream in April; TenPuru sometime this year ― Crunchyroll announced on Sunday that it will stream the KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, and TenPuru anime. Crunchyroll will stream the first two in April, while it will stream TenPuru sometime this year. KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, the televisio...

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Gintama Manga's 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Spinoff Novels Get New Anime

Mar 20, 19:03

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Tomohito Ōsaki's spinoff about Ginpachi Sakata as a high school teacher ― The Gintama Ato no Matsuri event announced on Sunday that 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei (Class 3-Z's Teacher Ginpachi), Tomohito Ōsaki's spinoff novel series of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga, will get an anime adaptation. Ōsaki's spinoff novel series is set in Gintama High School and follows the school teacher Ginpachi Sakata ...

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Aquarion Anime Gets 4th Series Titled Sōsei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions

Mar 20, 19:03

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anime

3rd series aired in 2015 ― Satelight opened a website on Monday to reveal that the Aquarion anime franchise is getting its fourth anime series titled Sōsei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions. The below announcement video highlights each previous entry in the franchise before revealing the new anime. The AnimeJapan event next weekend will feature an exhibition and a comment video from original creator Shoj...

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Yusei Matsui's The Elusive Samurai Manga Gets TV Anime at Cloverworks

Mar 20, 18:59

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manga anime

Assassination Classroom author launched manga in January 2021 ― This year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yusei Matsui's The Elusive Samurai (Nigejōzu no Wakagimi) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Yuta Yamazaki (assistant director for Wonder Egg Priority, series director for both Love Rice series) is directing the anime at Cloverworks, and...

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The Villainess Stans the Heroes GN 1

Mar 20, 12:00 manga

There's enough potential that it may be worth a second volume, but this isn't likely to hold your interest unless you're deeply invested in the villainess isekai genre. ― Is it even possible to develop twists to the villainess isekai formula anymore? Probably, but the majority of series are more than content to tweak it rather than attempting to make something new. That's both perfectly okay and comp...

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Suiting Up to Battle Dinos in Exoprimal

Mar 20, 09:00

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games

So far, Exoprimal has a fantastic foundation to work with. The game looks amazing, the matches are hectic and fun (if a bit long-winded), and there seems to be a good story on the horizon. ― Team-based hero shooters have to do a lot of work to get out from under Overwatch's massive shadow. Capcom is looking forward to establishing a contender with their upcoming Exoprimal, with a bonus: it's not just...

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Atelier Ryza RPG Gets TV Anime This Summer

Mar 20, 05:00

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anime

LIDEN FILMS animates Koei Tecmo Games title ― The live-streamed "Atelier 25th Anniversary Progam #5" announced on Sunday that Koei Tecmo Games' Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega) role-playing game is inspiring a television anime this summer. Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega Animation features the returning main cast from the game. Ema Yuzur...

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Arknights: Prelude to Dawn

Mar 19, 12:00

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anime

The first episode of Arknights: Prelude to Dawn absolutely shook me with its slick direction, ambitious cinematic vision, and gritty storytelling. ― The first episode of Arknights: Prelude to Dawn absolutely shook me with its slick direction, ambitious cinematic vision, and gritty storytelling. I'd never played a single minute of the Arknights mobile game and had no idea what to expect, but after jus...

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My Clueless First Friend GN 1

Mar 18, 12:00

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manga

Soon to be an anime, Taku Kawamura's My Clueless First Friend manga offers a ray of sunshine to break through Nishimura's cloudy life. One day a boy named Taiyo Takara transfers into Nishimura's class, and everything changes. ― It's a story that's all too familiar: Akane Nishimura is the focus of bullying in her fifth-grade class. The other kids, led by mean girl Kasahara and her male equivalent Kita...

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Arc System Works World Tour Crowns Two New Champions

Mar 18, 09:00

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Players credit netcode use for helping level the playing field internationally. ― Last weekend, DNF Duel and Guilty Gear -Strive- (GGS) awarded winners, Mocchii and GO1, for coming out on top after a grueling day of hard-fought battles. The sold-out event featured the chance to experience the World Tour finals in person alongside the top qualifying players. While living out the excitement alongside ...

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Downfall

Mar 17, 12:00

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live-action

Downfall, adapted from the Inio Asano manga of the same name, is a film that uses one man's midlife crisis to explore the hypocritical nature of both man and the society we have built. ― Downfall, adapted from the Inio Asano manga of the same name, is a film that uses one man's midlife crisis to explore the hypocritical nature of both man and the society we have built. On one level, it is about the c...

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This Week in Games - Pikachu Didn't Like That

Mar 17, 10:00

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Jean-Karlo weighs in on The Pokémon Company International's job listing related to Web3, a slimy new beat-'em-up straight from the '80s, and a new entry in the Touhou Project universe! ― Welcome back, everyone! It's been seven, and we've had some fun behind the scenes in this neck of the woods. Not only have we been able to get cracking on some fun projects I'm sure you guys will enjoy reading about ...

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Everything You Need to Know Before Going to Super Nintendo World

Mar 17, 09:00

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Let's-a-go to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios! The lines might have you saying "Mamma Mia!" but we've got the cheat codes you need to make the most of it. ― Let's-a-go to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios! Regrettably, though, the lines will surely have you screaming "Mamma Mia!", but don't you worry, we made you a walkthrough, breaking down everything you need to know and how to g...