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The ANN Aftershow - I Support Falin's Crimes
This week, it's hot monster mommies and less hot AI-generated light novels.
― I Support Falin's Crimes We've long joked on the podcast about the quality of light novel writing, but the news is out that the developers of the RyokoAI project have scraped Shosetsuka ni Narou...are fully machine-generated LNs in our future? Plus: Things get gorier in Kaiju No. 8, the world of yatagarasu politics unfolds...
Nude Model: Tsubasa Yamaguchi Short Stories Manga Review
Each story is like a dark portal into a realm of human sexuality that society usually sweeps under the rug, but I can't look away.
― Nude Model delivers on the promise of its lurid title. This manga, consisting of three equally intense short stories, is charged with eroticism and danger, with epiphanies lurking around every corner. Created by Tsubasa Yamaguchi, Nude Model is nothing like her most wel...
This Week in Games - EVO Japan 2024: You Ain't From Chicago If You Ain't Broken exA Before!
Find out about the young star who set the internet aflame and walked away with two medals. Plus: Thousand-Year Door updates, a new HunterxHunter game, and Miku!
― Welcome back, folks! As is my wont, I'd like to plug my El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster that went up earlier this week... but I've also got the disappointing news that Megaton Musashi W: Wired finally released in the US la...
This Week in Anime - Is The Anime Girl Band Era Here?
Chris and Nick put on their headphones and dust off their vinyl records for a look at this season's guitar-strumming, mic-swinging girl groups.
― Chris and Nick put on their headphones and dust off their vinyl records for a look at this season's guitar-strumming, mic-swinging girl groups. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Video Game Review
I cannot imagine how Square Enix could top themselves after this.
― Final Fantasy VII Rebirth initially launched on the last day of February, and if you look at the date of this review's publication, you will immediately be able to discern one thing about this second entry of the FF7 Remake series: It is gargantuan. The first game got plenty of praise (and plenty of flak) for taking the relatively sh...
Yū Shimizu, Asagi Tōsaka's The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy Novels End in 16th Volume
Novel series launched in 2019
― The 15th volume of Yū Shimizu and Asagi Tōsaka's The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy (Seiken Gakuin no Maken Tsukai) light novel series revealed on April 25 that the novel series will end in its 16th volume. The final volume's release date has not been announced. Kadokawa published the first volume of Shimizu's novel series with Tōsaka's illustrations in May 20...
Crunchyroll to Stream Re:Zero's 3rd Season, Nina the Starry Bride, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister Anime
All 3 anime stream in N. America, C. America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, CIS
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at CCXP Mexico on Saturday that it will stream the third season of the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- anime and the television anime adaptation of Rikachi's Nina the Starry Bride (Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina) manga in October. It will also stream the ...
Happy Children's Day From the Anime World! Part II
The kids. They're alright.
― It's Children's Day in Japan, and while not all of us are children, it's important to keep that spirit of a child inside us. And the anime and manga industry is full of those fully grown children celebrating the holiday. Here's a small sample of how they did. Arata Aki (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me) Futago Kamikita Mitsuru Miura (The Kabocha Wine) Naruto Noshi Nekoha...
Happy Children's Day From the Anime World! Part I
Won't someone please think of the children
― Late April and early May is a wonderful time for everyone living in Japan because of the Golden Week holidays: Showa Day, Constitution Day, Greenery Day, and Children's Day. Kids celebrate Children's Day by flying carp-shaped koinobori flags, displaying samurai helmets, eating kusamochi rice sweets, and generally having fun — and so are creators all around...
Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura Crossover Anime's Trailer Reveals Staff, Theme Songs, Crossover Fights
Baki anime's Toshiki Hirano directs crossover at TMS Entertainment
― Netflix unveiled a new trailer for the Baki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura crossover collaboration anime on Monday. The trailer reveals the staff, and previews the anime's opening theme song "Fly High" by Atarashii Gakkō, the ending theme song "Don't Stay" by Lead, and also reveals the other crossover fights in the anime. The fight cards s...
Yuki Kaji, Maaya Uchida Star as 'Energy Farmers' in Osaka Gas Anime Short
Even voice actors farm energy every now and then
― For many homeowners and renters, utility bills are a great concern. We want our indoor climates comfortable, our water hot, and our lights working. But sometimes we forgo understanding what goes into keeping our utility bills down. One method is the implementation of residential fuel cells, or converting gas energy into electrical energy while still ...
Survey: AI Use in Anime and Manga
Do you use AI? What do you think of AI being used for animation? For translation?
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II #17 [rate]
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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill #5 [rate]
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Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again #5 [rate]
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Vampire Dormitory #5 [rate]
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The Duke of Death and His Maid #29 [rate]
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Senpai wa Otokonoko Anime Unveils Theme Song Artist, More Staff, July 4 Debut
Artist Kujira performs opening, ending songs
― The staff of the television anime of Pom's Senpai wa Otokonoko (This is Him or literally, Senpai is a Boy) web manga revealed the anime's second key visual, opening and ending theme songs' artist, more staff members, and July 4 premiere on Sunday. Artist Kujira performs the opening theme song titled "Wagamama" (Selfishness), and the ending theme song "Ar...
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Chibi Maruko-chan #1429 [rate]
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Phoenix: Reminiscence of a Flower Anime Film Competes at Animafest Zagreb
Film festival takes place in Zagreb, Croatia from June 3-8
― The website for the World Festival of Animated Film – Animafest Zagreb 2024 is listing that Phoenix: Reminiscence of Flower (Hi no Tori: Eden no Hana, literally "Eden's Flower"), the film version of the Phoenix: Eden17 anime adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix manga, will compete in its Grand Competition - Feature Film category. The film f...
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Sound! Euphonium 3 #5 [rate]
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Ema Toyama's Vampire Dormitory Manga Ends in June
Manga creator publishes last chapter in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine on June 3
― The June issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Thursday that it will publish the final chapter of Ema Toyama's Vampire Dormitory manga on June 3 in the magazine's July issue. Toyama launched the manga in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine in November 2018. The manga went on hiatus after its "first part" ended i...
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Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc #31 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family #5 [rate]
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Eku Takeshima's Whisper Me a Love Song Manga Gets Stage Play Adaptation
Stage play to run from July 26-August 2 in Tokyo
― A website opened on Sunday to announce a stage play adaptation of Eku Takeshima's Whisper Me a Love Song (Sasayaku yō ni Koi wo Utau) manga, titled Butai: Sasayaku yō ni Koi wo Utau (Whisper Me a Love Song the Stage), which will run from July 26 to August 2 at the Theater1010 in Tokyo. The website also reveals the stage play's cast, staff, and key vi...
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Go, Go, Loser Ranger! #5 [rate]
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Ninja Kamui #13 [rate]
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One Piece #1103 [rate]
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Delicious in Dungeon ‒ Episode 18
The setup is a perfect excuse to have the characters reveal their thoughts and feelings about one another in creative ways.
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Wonderful Precure! #14 [rate]
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My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
We turn our attention to everything outside of UA, then outside of Japan. Hell, we even dip our toes outside of what was or wasn’t previously considered “canon” at one point.
Re:Zero, The Dangers in My Heart Cross Over in Short YouTube Anime
See their adventure in Ikebukuro
― Seeing anime collaborations and crossovers is an odd thing. Sure, it works when it's a series by the same creator or the shows are in the same genre. But when the series are from radically different creators or genres, the crossover can be a real crapshoot. When we find those crossovers that work, though, it's a real treat. One of those treats was the recent crossov...
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Tonari no Yōkai-san #5 [rate]
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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master #5 [rate]
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The New Gate #4 [rate]
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Whisper Me a Love Song #4 [rate]
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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night #5 [rate]
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Black Butler: Public School Arc #4 [rate]
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The Fable #5 [rate]
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'Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included' Anime Casts Misaki Kuno
Kuno plays angel who comes to Earth out of concern for Towa
― The official website for the television anime of matoba's Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (One Room, Hi Atari Futsū, Tenshi Tsuki.) manga confirmed on Saturday that Misaki Kuno has been cast as Shiu. Shiu is an angel who comes to Earth out of concern for Towa. She mistakenly believes Shintarō is exploiting her beloved Towa....
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Kaiju No. 8 #4 [rate]
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My Oni Girl Anime Film Footage Previewed in Music Video for ZUTOMAYO's Theme Song
Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni. (ZUTOMAYO) performs theme song 'Uso Janai,' insert song 'Blues in the Closet'
― The official website for Studio Colorido's fourth anime feature film, My Oni Girl (Suki Demo Kirai na Amanojaku), shared an animated music video on Saturday for the the film's theme song "Uso Janai" (It's No Lie) by Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni. The trailer previews scenes from the movie and depicts ...
Kaiju No. 8 Anime Casts Hiroyuki Yoshino, Tomokazu Sugita
Yoshino plays Kaiju No. 9, Sugita plays Takamichi Hotaka
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga confirmed two more cast members on Saturday. ◢◤『#怪獣8号』新キャスト解禁💥◥◣怪獣9号:#吉野裕行穂高タカミチ:#杉田智和謎多き怪獣が登場...今後の物語もお楽しみに! #KaijuNo8 pic.twitter.com/1ffpCn108x— 怪獣8号【公式】 (@KaijuNo8_O) May 4, 2024 The newly announced cast members are, from left to right in the images above: H...
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Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included #6 [rate]
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Case Closed #1122 [rate]
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror Anime Film Wins Special Mention at Stuttgart Film Festival
Keiichi Hara's film originally opened in Japan in December 2022
― The anime film of Mizuki Tsujimura's Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Kagami no Kojō) novel won a Special Mention for the AniMovie award at the Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film in Germany. The festival was held from April 23-28. The jury stated the film won the Special Mention "for brave and sensitive story-telling in deal...
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My Hero Academia #139 [rate]
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Ride Kamens Smartphone Game in Kamen Rider Franchise Releases in Late May
"Training adventure" game will be free to play
― The official website for Ride Kamens, Liber Entertainment's new smartphone game based on the Kamen Rider franchise, announced on Thursday that the game will release in late May. The "training adventure" game will be free to play with optional in-game purchases. The game's official YouTube channel released a 20-minute "episode zero" voice drama on Thurs...
Quality Assurance in Another World Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, July 5 Premiere
Nobuhiko Okamoto, Natsumi Murakami, Kentarō Kumagai, more join cast
― The staff for the television anime of Masamichi Sato's Quality Assurance in Another World (Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) manga revealed more cast, the theme songs, a new visual, and the anime's July 5 premiere date on Saturday. The additional cast members include: Nobuhiko Okamoto as Suzuki Natsumi Murakami as Namiko Kentarō Kumag...
Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise's Live-Action Knuckles Spinoff Series Crosses 4 Million Hours Viewed
Series becomes most watched Paramount+ original series of all time
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Deadline reported on Friday that the live-action Knuckles spinoff series in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise crossed 4 million hours of viewing time in its premiere weekend. The series is now the most-watched Paramount+ original series of all time. The show is also the most-watched kids and family title overall on the platform. The...
27th Detective Conan Film Becomes 2nd in Franchise to Pass 10 Billion Yen
Film sells 7.32 million tickets
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film has sold 7.32 million tickets and earned 10.5 billion yen (about US$68.6 million) in its first 22 days. This is the second film in the franchise to have earned 10 billion yen, but Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram earned it two days faster than Detective Conan:...
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Oi! Tonbo #5 [rate]
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Baki Series' Yūjirō Hanma Voice Actor Akio Ōtsuka Shows Off 'Kawaii' Side with Filtered Photo Booth Image
The man with a voice that can strike fear to many, and a (kawaii) face that can set 3.5 million views
― When you hear the name of Japanese voice actor Akio Ōtsuka, the first thing you'll probably think is how his voice can easily strike fear, especially when you remember his villainous All For One character in My Hero Academia or as Yūjirō Hanma in the Baki series. There's also his portrayal of the c...
A Condition Called Love ‒ Episode 5
I’m sorry if this review is upsetting manga readers but I can only judge these episodes based on what I see at the moment and at the moment, I’m not particularly pleased with what I’m watching.
One Piece Gets 1st Official U.S. Café in Las Vegas
Café with One Piece-themed foods opens on May 11
― Japan has numerous cafés themed after anime series, games, and other related fandoms. Some of them are temporary pop-ups, though some have become established eateries. One Piece, one of the most popular anime in Japan, has had its share of venues for fans to enjoy delicacies inspired by the series. Some are no longer available like the Mugiwara Cafe ...
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 ‒ Episode 4
This felt like a lot of setup and a whole lot of yelling, but not much else. While that certainly fits Konosuba to a T, this episode left me wanting more.
DNF Duel Fighting Game Adds Nen Master as Playable Character
Season pass adds final character in summer 2024
― The YouTube channel for the DNF Duel fighting game for the Dungeon Fighter Online (Arad Senki) franchise streamed on Wednesday a video announcing that it will add Nen Master as a playable character. The fifth and final character for the game's season pass will debut in summer 2024. The season pass debuted with the first character Spectre last July, fo...
The ANN Aftershow - I Support Falin's Crimes
This week, it's hot monster mommies and less hot AI-generated light novels.
― I Support Falin's Crimes We've long joked on the podcast about the quality of light novel writing, but the news is out that the developers of the RyokoAI project have scraped Shosetsuka ni Narou...are fully machine-generated LNs in our future? Plus: Things get gorier in Kaiju No. 8, the world of yatagarasu politics unfolds...
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio ‒ Episode 4
Forget about the imminent end of the radio show alluded to last week; now Yuhi herself is the one who's wound up canceled!
MAPPA Animates Music Video for Eve, PEOPLE 1's Deu
"Like the Flatwoods Monster" began streaming on Friday
― The stage is set for a collaboration between MAPPA, Eve, and Deu of PEOPLE 1! Studio MAPPA has animated the music video for "Like the Flatwoods Monster" ("Flatwoods Monster Mitai ni"), a new song by Eve (Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia) and vocalist/bass guitarist Deu of PEOPLE 1 (Chainsaw Man, Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Ches...
Wind Breaker ‒ Episode 5
Suo could have simply humiliated Kanuma and called it a day, but he keeps the utter ass-whooping going until he’s sure the message has landed.
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Highspeed Étoile #5 [rate]
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SAND LAND: THE SERIES ‒ SEASON FINALE
So here we are at the end of Akira Toriyama's final non-Dragon Ball series—and what a ride it has been.
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The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors #5 [rate]
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Viz Media to Release Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga in Fall
Katsura Ise, Takuma Yokota's manga to include exclusive card for Magic: The Gathering
― Viz Media announced on Thursday that it will release author Katsura Ise and artist Takuma Yokota's Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga (Subete no Jinrui o Hakai suru. Sorera wa Saisei Dekinai.) in fall 2024. The manga's physical release will include an exclusive card for the...
New MeTV Toons Channel Launches in Summer With Speed Racer, Marine Boy Anime
Classic animation channel features Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, more
― Classic television network MeTV (Memorable Entertainment Television) announced on Wednesday that it is launching a channel for classic cartoons titled MeTV Toons this summer. The new network will broadcast the Speed Racer anime, among other series. The gallery of characters on Me TV Toons' website also shows the Marine B...
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The Misfit of Demon King Academy II #16 [rate]
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Nude Model: Tsubasa Yamaguchi Short Stories Manga Review
Each story is like a dark portal into a realm of human sexuality that society usually sweeps under the rug, but I can't look away.
― Nude Model delivers on the promise of its lurid title. This manga, consisting of three equally intense short stories, is charged with eroticism and danger, with epiphanies lurking around every corner. Created by Tsubasa Yamaguchi, Nude Model is nothing like her most wel...
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The irregular at magic high school #5 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #53 [rate]
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'Excuse me dentist, it's touching me!' Author Sho Yamazaki Launches New Manga
Miyaōtarō ga Neko o Kau Nante manga launches on May 31
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga service revealed on Wednesday that manga creator Sho Yamazaki will launch a new manga titled Miyaōtarō ga Neko o Kau Nante (To Think that Miyaōtarō Would Take in a Cat) on the service on May 31. Yamazaki launched the Excuse me dentist, it's touching me! (Haisha-san, Atattemasu!) manga on Shonen Jump+ in May 2020, a...
Live-Action Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo~ Show Reveals More Cast
Satoshi Tokushige, Sei Hiraizumi, Hirofumi Araki, Hidekazu Mashima play variations of Isobee
― The staff for the live-action series of Ryō Nakama's Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo~ manga announced on Friday more cast and the July 12 premiere. The newly announced cast members are (pictured above from left to right): Satoshi Tokushige as Jidaigeki Isobee (historical period drama Isobee) Sei...
This Week in Games - EVO Japan 2024: You Ain't From Chicago If You Ain't Broken exA Before!
Find out about the young star who set the internet aflame and walked away with two medals. Plus: Thousand-Year Door updates, a new HunterxHunter game, and Miku!
― Welcome back, folks! As is my wont, I'd like to plug my El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron HD Remaster that went up earlier this week... but I've also got the disappointing news that Megaton Musashi W: Wired finally released in the US la...
Bakemonogatari Manga Artist 'Oh! great' Launches New Manga
Kaijin Fugeki manga launches on May 29
― Manga creator Oh! great announced on Tuesday that he will launch a new manga titled Kaijin Fugeki in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on May 29. A Twitter account for the manga also debuted on the same day. Oh! great launched a manga adaptation of NisiOisin's Bakemonogatari novels (pictured at right) in Weekly Shonen Magazine in March 2018, and ended it in Ma...
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Astro Note #5 [rate]
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I'll Be With Them Again Today's Nagisa Komugi Launches New Manga
Promise of Starseed focuses on high school students who want to enter idol training school
― Manga creator Nagisa Komugi revealed on their Twitter account on Thursday that they are launching a new manga titled Promise of Starseed on pixiv's Palcy app on May 30, as well as in the July issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine on June 3. The manga will center on high school students who want to enter an i...
Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season Anime's Promo Video Reveals July 6 Debut
Video also previews YOASOBI's theme song
― The staff of the Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season anime revealed a new promotional video for the anime on Friday that previews YOASOBI's previously announced theme song "Undead." The video also reveals that the show will stream exclusively on the ABEMA service in Japan starting on July 6. The below video previews the Orokamonogatari and Nademonogatari ...
Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Manga Gets TV Anime
Manga about novelist, niece also has live-action film opening on June 7
― Pony Canyon announced on Friday that Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki (Diary of a Strange Land) manga is inspiring a television anime adaptation. The company also revealed a teaser promotional video, a teaser visual, and the show's main staff. Miyuki Oshiro (episode director for Durarara!!×2 Ketsu, Natsume Yūjin-Chō Go, To Your E...
Tsukihime Remake's English PS4 Artbook to Ship With Alterations
Switch version's artbook releases without alterations; no alterations to actual game for both versions
― The official English Twitter account for the English release of Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-, the remake of Type-Moon's Tsukihime dōjin visual novel game, announced on Thursday that the game's Physical Limited Edition for the PlayStation 4 will release with two altered pages for the incl...
Gold House Names Hayao Miyazaki, Eiichiro Oda, More as Part of 100 'Most Impactful Asians' List for 2024
Chan-wook Park, Takashi Yamazaki, Mackenyu, more make list
― Asia-Pacific non-profit organization Gold House named Studio Ghibli co-founder and The Boy and the Heron director Hayao Miyazaki part of its Most Impactful Asians A100 list for 2024. The list also includes One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda, live-action One Piece actor Mackenyu (Zoro), and the show's executive producer Steven Maeda. Godzi...
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Opens at #2 in Japan
27th Detective Conan film has earned 9.291 billion yen as of Monday
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film stayed at #1 in its third weekend. The film sold 940,000 tickets and earned 1,354,701,480 yen (about US$8.85 million) from Friday to Sunday. As of Monday (a holiday in Japan, and the start of the Golden Week holidays), the film has s...