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Kengan Ashura Season 1 Part 1 Anime Series Review
I can't recommend the series, nor think that any hypothetical viewer would enjoy it, but it is the kind of trash TV that's rewarding to dissect.
― Have you ever wondered what Baki would be like if it had a conservative bent instead of queer undertones? Well, look no further because the answer is Kengan Ashura! While Kengan is trying to convey the same spectacle and white-knuckle action of the long-ru...
This Week in Games - Sony And Marvelous Woke Up And Chose The Same Day To Showcase, And I'm Paying For It
Jean-Karlo attempts to condense two big video game showcases into a coherent column, from the revamped Silent Hill 2 to the grazing pastures of Story of Seasons.
― Welcome back, folks. This is related to a big story for this week, but this past weekend, I listened to Utada Hikaru's re-recording of "Simple And Clean". It's very emotional. Utada Hikaru is a good twenty-plus years older than when she or...
My Picture Diary Manga Review
In the Eisner-nominated work, Maki Fujiwara chronicles her daily life with her husband, lionized mangaka Yoshiharu Tsuge. Though deceptively simple at first glance, a foundation of abuse is slowly revealed.
― At first blush, Maki Fujiwara's My Picture Diary does what it says on the tin. It tells the story of her daily life as a housewife and mother, spending time with her daily activities, noting the...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, May 20-26
Kaiju No. 8 takes the top spot this week while Tonari no Yōkai-san pushes to #3 in the cmulative! Check out our weekly user rankings!
― 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 in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated in...
Genesis Climber Mospeada Streaming Anime Review
Mospeada is a work very much of its time, riffing on ideas and tropes that were all the rage when it was made, and doesn't do anything exceptional with them.
― It can be easy for even longtime fans to forget that alongside Macross, there were two other 80's sci-fi anime that got Frankenstein-ed into what we'd eventually call Robotech. While this isn't the first time one of those series has made it to...
This Week in Anime - Toonami Kids Strike Back
Following the upcoming retro programming block Toonami Rewind, Chris and Lucas look back fondly on the afternoons spent watching Naruto and Sailor Moon.
― Following the upcoming retro programming block Toonami Rewind, Chris and Lucas look back fondly on the afternoons spent watching Naruto and Sailor Moon. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the v...
The ANN Aftershow - Why Aren't You Watching This Anime Yet?
Yeah, yeah, Kaiju No. 8 has all the great action scenes, but Yatagarasu is chewing up the scenery as the royal ladies absolutely lose their minds!?
― Why Aren't You Watching This Anime Yet? Yeah, yeah, Kaiju No. 8 has all the great action scenes, but Yatagarasu is chewing up the scenery as the royal ladies absolutely lose their minds!? The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitte...
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Video Game Review
Here we have a from-the-ground-up remake, but does this beloved classic still hold up in a modern sense, or is that praise just nostalgia talking?
― It's nice when Nintendo surprises us with a remaster or re-release of one of their more difficult-to-obtain games. The original Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo GameCube is a classic for many. However, since the game was never re-rele...
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Netflix Adds Godzilla Minus One Film Worldwide
Film also available to rent, purchase digitally on several major outlets in N. America
― The official X/Twitter account for TOHO's Godzilla franchise announced on Saturday that Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One film is streaming worldwide on Netflix. The film is available worldwide, but is currently not available in Japan. Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color, the black-and-white version of the film, w...
Viz Media Licenses Beyblade X, Mujina Into the Deep, Firefly Wedding, The Climber, More Manga
One Piece: Heroines novel also licensed
― Viz Media revealed its new licenses and new print releases planned for spring 2025 on Friday. Kazuyoshi Seto's Minecraft: The Manga: Announcement: Add this book to your enchantment room! Join Nico on his chance to escape the blocky confines of his home and prove how strong he's become when zombies attack! Minecraft: The Manga, by Kazuyoshi Seto, releases Spri...
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II #20 [rate]
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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill #9 [rate]
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Pokémon: Yorimichi Volteccers!! Comedy Spinoff Manga Ends in July
Compiled print volume of manga based on new Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime ships on July 25
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine revealed on Monday that Rikka Kise's Pocket Monster ~Yorimichi Volteccers!!~ (Pokémon ~Detouring Volt Tacklers!!~) comedy spinoff manga based on the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will end in the magazine's August issue on July 3. The manga's one and only...
Sakamoto Days Manga Gets Sakamoto Holidays Spinoff Starting on July 4
Tetsu Ōkawa draws manga
― This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga will get a spinoff titled Sakamoto Holidays that will debut in the August issue of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine on July 4. Tetsu Ōkawa, who works as an assistant on the main manga, is drawing the spinoff. Suzuki launched the manga in Shueisha's Weekl...
Peach-Pit Launch Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker Sequel Manga on August 2
Original manga ran from 2006-2010, inspired 3 TV anime
― This year's July issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Monday that the sequel to manga creator duo Peach-Pit's Shugo Chara! manga will debut with the title Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker in the magazine's September issue on August 2. The duo previously penned a new short story for the manga in March 2021 to celebrate the duo's 20th anni...
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Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again #9 [rate]
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Vampire Dormitory #9 [rate]
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The Duke of Death and His Maid #33 [rate]
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Strawberry Prince Group's Strawberry School Festival!!!! Film Debuts Full Trailer, Key Visual
LIDEN FILMS. animates July 19 origin story with members voicing themselves
― The staff for the boy band Strawberry Prince's Gekijōban SutoPuri Hajimari no Monogatari ~Strawberry School Festival!!!! (STPR Origin Story the Movie: Strawberry School Festival!!!!) film debuted the film's full trailer and key visual on Sunday. Both show the band members in their stage outfits. The group members are also st...
Mayonaka Punch Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Theme Songs, More Staff, July 8 Debut
Series' 6 cast members perform opening, ending songs
― Kadokawa and P.A. Works revealed the second promotional video for their original anime project Mayonaka Punch (Midnight Punch) on Sunday. The video reveals the anime's July 8 premiere, additional cast, staff, and previews the opening theme song "Gimi Gimi" by Live (pronounced "ribu," as voiced by Fairouz Ai), Ichiko (as voiced by Yuina Itō), Fū (...
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Chibi Maruko-chan #1433 [rate]
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Sound! Euphonium 3 #9 [rate]
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Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc #35 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries Manga Artist Nekokurage Pleads Guilty to Tax Evasion
Author pleads guilty to evading about 47 million yen in taxes from 2019-2021
― Nekokurage (real name Erika Ikeda), the artist of one of the manga adaptations of The Apothecary Diaries light novels, pleaded guilty to tax evasion charges on Friday, during the case's first hearing at the Fukuoka District Court. During the hearing, Nekokurage admitted to the charges and stated they had "no intention of e...
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Mission: Yozakura Family #9 [rate]
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Go, Go, Loser Ranger! #8 [rate]
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Mizuho Kusanagi: Yona of the Dawn Manga is in its Final Arc
Manga launched in 2009, inspired TV anime in 2014
― Manga creator Mizuho Kusanagi confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that her Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) manga is in its final arc. Kusanagi referenced the final arc alongside the news that the manga won an award in the Long Seller Comics Division for the Rakuten Kobo e-Book Award 2024. Kusanagi — the creator of Mugen Spiral, Game X ...
Turns Out Shōhei Ohtani Can Pitch, Hit, AND Draw Manga Art Shockingly Well
Art resurfaces when he was announced as judge for Shonen Jump's Sports Manga Award
― Being talented in one aspect of your life doesn't stop you from being talented in other aspects. For instance, former seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger went on to have a prolific acting career. But what about Shōhei Ohtani, the biggest name in sports today? Well, it turns out he's not just one of the great...
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Whisper Me a Love Song #8 [rate]
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One Piece #1107 [rate]
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Wonderful Precure! #18 [rate]
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Whisper Me a Love Song Anime Delays Remaining Episodes by at Least 2 Weeks
2 compilation episodes to air on June 8, 15 instead of episode 9, 10
― The official website for the television anime of Eku Takeshima's Whisper Me a Love Song (Sasayaku yō ni Koi wo Utau) manga announced on Sunday that the remaining episodes have been delayed by at least two weeks due to production issues. The anime will air two special compilation episodes — "Prelude" covering the first two episodes...
My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ Episode 143
Our remaining villains are actively rejecting hard and complicated questions or else trying their damnedest to bury the humanity our heroes see in them.
Delicious in Dungeon ‒ Episode 22
Which is why this episode offers such a unique twist on the formula. Senshi is, for perhaps the first time, truly out of his depth.
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Tonari no Yōkai-san #9 [rate]
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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master #9 [rate]
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The New Gate #8 [rate]
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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night #9 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 20-26
Paper Mario RPG debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: May 20-26 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwPaper Mario RPG Nintendo May 23 115,649 115,649 2NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 6,056 5,848,388 3NSwShikakui Chikyū ni Futatabi Shikaku Miru!? Dejiboku Chikyū Bōeigun 2 Earth Defense Force: World Brothers D3 Publisher May 23 5,711 5,711 4NSwRing Fit Ad...
Kengan Ashura Season 1 Part 1 Anime Series Review
I can't recommend the series, nor think that any hypothetical viewer would enjoy it, but it is the kind of trash TV that's rewarding to dissect.
― Have you ever wondered what Baki would be like if it had a conservative bent instead of queer undertones? Well, look no further because the answer is Kengan Ashura! While Kengan is trying to convey the same spectacle and white-knuckle action of the long-ru...
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Black Butler: Public School Arc #8 [rate]
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The Fable #9 [rate]
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Kaiju No. 8 #8 [rate]
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Kaiju No. 8 Anime Casts Kenta Miyake as Kaiju No. 10
The official website for the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga announced on Saturday that Kenta Miyake voices Kaiju No. 10. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo on April 13. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime with English subtitles as it airs, and it is also streaming an English dub. The anime streams on X (formerly Twitter) as well worldwide in real time as it airs on TV in Japan, at the ex...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 20-26
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc episode earns 6.3% rating
― The episode of the live-action series adaptation of Kana Ozawa's Blue Moment manga that aired on Fuji TV on Wednesday, May 22 at 10:00 p.m. earned a 6.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 26 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.6 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Fuj...
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Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included #10 [rate]
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Case Closed #1125 [rate]
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My Hero Academia #143 [rate]
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Netflix Adds Godzilla Minus One Film Worldwide
Film also available to rent, purchase digitally on several major outlets in N. America
― The official X/Twitter account for TOHO's Godzilla franchise announced on Saturday that Takashi Yamazaki's Godzilla Minus One film is streaming worldwide on Netflix. The film is available worldwide, but is currently not available in Japan. Godzilla Minus One/Minus Color, the black-and-white version of the film, w...
Viz Media Licenses Beyblade X, Mujina Into the Deep, Firefly Wedding, The Climber, More Manga
One Piece: Heroines novel also licensed
― Viz Media revealed its new licenses and new print releases planned for spring 2025 on Friday. Kazuyoshi Seto's Minecraft: The Manga: Announcement: Add this book to your enchantment room! Join Nico on his chance to escape the blocky confines of his home and prove how strong he's become when zombies attack! Minecraft: The Manga, by Kazuyoshi Seto, releases Spri...
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Oi! Tonbo #9 [rate]
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Shadowverse Flame: Arc-hen #83 [rate]
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A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring Anime Premieres on July 8
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of Shizuru Minazuki's A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (Isekai Yururi Kikō: Kosodate Shinagara Bōkensha Shimasu) light novel series announced on Saturday that the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on July 8 at 1:50 a.m. It will then premiere on TV Aichi, BS TV Tokyo, and AT-X on July 12, and on TV Hokkaido on July 13. Japan...
Full Metal Panic's Shoji Gatoh Is Unnerved to Be the Rare Light Novelist With Short Titles
Gone are the days when names of Japanese novels were short
― Since about the mid-2000s, the length of Japanese light novel titles (referring to the actual name of the work) has slowly become longer and longer. Back then, there used to be titles like Slayers, Record of the Lodoss War, or Maria Watches Over Us. Today, there's a deluge of longer titles like That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Campf...
Dragon Circus Manga Resumes with Sequel on July 12
Prologue volume for original manga's 1st 7 chapters ships on same day
― The Comiplex manga site revealed on Friday that Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi's Dragon Circus manga will resume on July 12 with its planned sequel. The compiled book volume (Volume 0) for the first seven chapters, which also serves as the series' prologue, will ship in Japan on the same day. Shimizu and Shimoguchi launch...
Yoshikazu's Makeup with Mud Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Hikaru Takahashi stars in series debuting on July 13
― TV Asahi announced on Saturday that Yoshikazu's Makeup with Mud (Kao ni Doro wo Nuru) manga is inspiring a live-action television series on July 13. Hikaru Takahashi will star as Miku. Izuru Kumasaka and Natsuki Takahashi are directing the series. Tomomi О̄kubo and Erika Toyama are writing the screenplay. The series will premiere on TV Asahi on J...
Wind Breaker ‒ Episode 9
This episode was too much.
Anime NYC Hosts Hip Hop Duo Creepy Nuts
Mashle, Call of the Night song performers hold 1st U.S. concert on August 23
― The staff for the Anime NYC event announced on Friday that it will host hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts for their first U.S. concert at this year's event. The group will perform on August 23 at 6:30 p.m. A purchased concert ticket is required in addition to a convention badge. There are several tiers of tickets, including general ...
A Condition Called Love ‒ Episode 9
This might be one of the worst-looking shoujo episodes I have ever seen.
Netflix Reports Live-Action One Piece Series as Its #1 Viewed Show in 2nd Half of 2023
Series had 71.6 million total views with 541.9 million hours viewed
― Netflix revealed last week in its "What We Watched" report for the second half of 2023 that the Hollywood live-action series of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga was the #1 viewed show on the service from July-December. The series had 71.6 million total views with 541.9 million hours viewed. By comparison, the second-most watched seri...
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Highspeed Étoile #9 [rate]
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KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 ‒ Episode 8
I have to say, I’m surprised at how much this episode was played straight.
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The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors #9 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Sony And Marvelous Woke Up And Chose The Same Day To Showcase, And I'm Paying For It
Jean-Karlo attempts to condense two big video game showcases into a coherent column, from the revamped Silent Hill 2 to the grazing pastures of Story of Seasons.
― Welcome back, folks. This is related to a big story for this week, but this past weekend, I listened to Utada Hikaru's re-recording of "Simple And Clean". It's very emotional. Utada Hikaru is a good twenty-plus years older than when she or...
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The Misfit of Demon King Academy II #19 [rate]
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Naruto: Arcade Battle Game Comes to N. America This Summer
Game features collectible Shinobi Plates for summoning characters on 50-inch screen
― Marvelous announced during its game showcase on Thursday that it will launch the tentatively titled Naruto: Arcade Battle in arcades in North America this summer. The showcase previewed the game (starting around 18:31 in video below): The game features battles on a 50-inch screen. There are also collectible physical...
My Picture Diary Manga Review
In the Eisner-nominated work, Maki Fujiwara chronicles her daily life with her husband, lionized mangaka Yoshiharu Tsuge. Though deceptively simple at first glance, a foundation of abuse is slowly revealed.
― At first blush, Maki Fujiwara's My Picture Diary does what it says on the tin. It tells the story of her daily life as a housewife and mother, spending time with her daily activities, noting the...
Phantom Thief Jeanne Transformation Items Get Collection for Grown-Up Fans
Harness Joan of Arc's to seal away demons
― As almost a response to the ending of Sailor Moon, Arina Tanemura's series Phantom Thief Jeanne ( Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne) began. While not as well-known as its predecessor, Phantom Thief Jeanne has its fans. For the series' 25th anniversary, fans will have a chance to relive the series with the new Special Memorize Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne Rosario La Pucelle Co...
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The irregular at magic high school #9 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #57 [rate]
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Astro Note #9 [rate]
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Bandana Comic, Shōsetsu ni Narō Team Up for New Manga Contest With Theme of Robots, Mechs
Winner to receive 500,000 yen, work turned into serialized manga
― Echoes, Bandai, and Bandai Namco Filmworks' vertical-scrolling manga label and service Bandana Comic and the Japanese novel website Shōsetsuka ni Narō launched a new "Bandana Comic Tate Scroll Manga Gensaku Taisho: Mecha, Robot-hen" (Bandana Comic Vertical-Scrolling Manga Original Work Prize: Mecha, Robot Edition) contest on Friday. E...
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Reveals Masachika Character Video, July 3 Debut
Event report video also streamed from Sunsunsun, Sumire Uesaka's appearance at Bangkok Book Fair 2024
― Kadokawa unveiled a character video on Friday for the anime of writer Sunsunsun and artist Momoco's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) light novel series. The video highlights the character Masachika Kuse and reveals that the serie...
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Game Ends Service in July
Game that inspired multiple anime launched in August 2017
― The X/Twitter account for the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story PC and smartphone game announced on Friday that the game will end service on the PC version on July 1 at 3:00 p.m. JST and for iOS and Android on July 31 at 3:00 p.m. JST. The staff are working to release an "archive app" of the game to allow players to access c...
Ikoku Nikki Live-Action Film's Clips Highlight Asa Moving Into Makio's House
Film about novelist, niece opens on June 7
― Tokyo Theater began streaming a new video on Friday for the live-action film of Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki (Diary of a Strange Land) manga. The video features two clips. The first clip has Asa arriving at Makio's house, which has books and other things piled up everywhere, and highlights their awkward relationship. The second clip has Asa cleaning up t...
Netflix Reveals English Live-Action Series BET Based on Kakegurui Manga
Series starring Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, more starts production in Toronto
― The Hollywood Reporter entertainment news site reported on Thursday that showrunner Simon Barry (Warrior Nun creator) and Boat Rocker Media are producing a live-action series for Netflix titled BET that "is based in part" on writer Homura Kawamoto and artist Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga. The show h...
Return to Silent Hill Live-Action Film's Behind-the-Scenes Video Reveals Akira Yamaoka's Involvement
Christophe Gans helms film starring Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson
― The official YouTube channel for Konami's Silent Hill franchise began streaming a behind-the-scenes video for the new Return to Silent Hill live-action film on Friday. The video shows Christophe Gans describing various aspects of the movie's production, and revealing that Silent Hill series composer Akira Yamaoka is composing ...
Silent Hill 2 Remake's Trailer Reveals October 8 Launch
Gameplay video also unveiled
― Konami unveiled a new trailer and gameplay video for the Silent Hill 2 game remake on Friday. The trailer reveals the game's October 8 launch date for PlayStation 5 and PC. Trailer: Gameplay Video: While Konami initially stated that the Silent Hill 2 remake will be a PS5 exclusive for 12 months, the game's Steam page lists it with an October 8 release date, the same as ...
Sharknado Meets its Japanese Rival With Onsen Shark
Nowhere is safe from the scourge of sharks
― In 1975, Steven Spielberg introduced the world to a whole new genre of film with Jaws: the shark movie. Since then, countless shark movies have been made, to the point that James Rolfe, better known as the Angry Video Game Nerd, released a video about the 50 worst shark movies in July 2017. There's no limit to the number of shark movies out there, and now ...
Marvelous Unveils Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion Game's Teaser
Game was announced in 2023
― Marvelous unveiled a new teaser video for its Daemon x Machina: Titanic Scion game during its game showcase stream on Friday. Marvelous did not reveal a release date or platforms for the game. (29:33 to 30:43 in video below for teaser) Marvelous' Daemon X Machina game launched for the Nintendo Switch in September 2019. The game launched for PC via Steam worldwide in Febru...
Rune Factory: Project Dragon Game Previewed in Gameplay Footage
Footage shows 2 selectable player characters, new "dancing" theme, new weapons
― Marvelous unveiled new gameplay footage for its Rune Factory: Project Dragon game during its game showcase stream on Friday. The footage shows the game's two slectable player characters Subaru and Kaguya, as well as the game's new "dancing" theme, and the new bow and talisman weapons. (24:19 to 25:49 in video below for g...
New Story of Seasons Game Previewed in Gameplay Video
Footage shows seasonal effects, player character glider
― Marvelous revealed new gameplay footage for its new as-yet untitled instalmment in its Story of Seasons game series during its game showcase stream on Friday. The footage reveals the game's new seasonal effects, and a glider for the player character. (9:51 to 10:55 in video below for gameplay footage) The game is one of two new Story of Season...
Marvelous' 'Project Magia' Game is Now Titled Farmagia, Planned for 2024 Release
Kōhei Amasaki, Ayane Sakura, Inori Minase, Atsumi Tanezaki voice game's main characters
― Marvelous revealed during its game showcase stream on Friday that its previously announced "Project Magia" game is now officially titled Farmagia. Marvelous also revealed the game's opening video, as well as its cast, theme song, and 2024 release date. (0:20 to 1:45 in video below for opening video, 4:18 to 7:36...
Team Asobi Unveils Astro Bot Game for PS5
Game launches on September 6
― Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) and developer Team Asobi unveiled the new Astro Bot game on Friday. The game will launch for the PlayStation 5 on September 6. The game features the "Astro Bot" character that featured in the studio's previous Astro Bot Rescue Mission PlayStation 4 game, as well as Astro's Playroom, which is included in every PlayStation 5 console. S...
Persona 3 Reload Game's Trailer Previews 2nd Expansion Pass DLC
"Velvet Costume & BGM Set" DLC available now
― Atlus unveiled a new trailer for the "Velvet Costume & BGM Set" downlaodable content for the Persona 3 Reload game on Friday. The DLC is the second part of the game's Expansion Pass collection of DLC, and also released on Friday. English Trailer: Japanese Trailer: The first release for the Expansion pass wasd the "Persona 5 Royal EX BGM Set" and the "Per...
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Blue Archive The Animation #2 [rate]
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Monster Hunter Wilds Game's 1st Trailer Reveals Gameplay Footage
Game ships for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam in 2025
― Capcom unveiled a new trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds, the newest game in its long-running Monster Hunter action game series, during the PlayStation State of Play stream on Thursday. The video shows gameplay footage for the first time. English Trailer: Japanese Trailer: The game is slated to release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via St...
Koei Tecmo Reveals Dynasty Warriors: Origins Game for 2025
Game focusing on "nameless hero" launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam
― Koei Tecmo Games announced on Friday that it is developing a new game in its Dynasty Warriors (Shin Sangoku Musō) action game series titled Dynasty Warriors: Origins (Shin Sangoku Musō Origins) slated for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2025. Japanese Trailer: English Trailer: Koei Tecmo Games d...
LEGO Unveils Great Deku Tree Set from Legend of Zelda Series
Saving Hyrule one brick at a time
― LEGOs are great toys that allow those with spatial awareness and creativity to build to their hearts content. They also have premade buildable sets for those who enjoy following instructions, The company is currently known for the collaboration sets it produces. From Star Wars to Harry Potter, some of the biggest franchises have had LEGO sets created for them. One ...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Casts Mamoru Miyano, Meru Nukumi
Miyano, Nukumi play original characters for August 2 film
― The official website for My Hero Academia the Movie: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, announced on Friday that the film has cast Mamoru Miyano and Meru Nukumi as original characters. Mamori Miyano as Giulio Gandini, a butler who serves the Scervino family Meru Nukumi as Ann...
Writer Konoha Sakuya, Manga Artist Kōichirō Hoshino to Launch New Manga on June 6
Manga's story centers on middle-aged freight company employee doing "Invincible Swordsman" as side job
― This year's 27th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that writer Konoha Sakuya and manga author Kōichirō Hoshino will launch a new manga titled Unsō-ya no Ossan ga Naze ka Fukugyō de Zettai Muteki Kenshi o Tsutomeru Koto ni ~Saenai Jinsei o Okutteta Ore ga ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, May 20-26
Kaiju No. 8 takes the top spot this week while Tonari no Yōkai-san pushes to #3 in the cmulative! Check out our weekly user rankings!
― 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 in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated in...
Love at 14 Spinoff Manga Ends in June
Harmony debuted in February 2022
― The official Twitter account for Hakusensha's Rakuen (Le Paradis) magazine announced last Saturday that Fūka Mizutani's Love at Fourteen (14-sai no Koi) spinoff manga Harmony will end in the magazine's 45th issue on June 28. The second and final compiled book volume will ship on July 31. The spinoff follows the story of the teacher Ms. Hinohara and Nagai, whose rel...
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A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics #9 [rate]
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Saori Muronaga to Launch New Supernatural Manga
Gu~tara Nekomata to Osekkai Danshi debuts on June 26
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Daioh magazine announced on Monday that Toki o Kakeru Sukeban Deka manga creator Saori Muronaga will launch a new series titled Gu~tara Nekomata to Osekkai Danshi (Lazy Cat Demon and the Busybody Guy) on KadoComi and Nico Nico Manga on June 26. The artist shared a commemorative image on Twitter: The story foll...
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Wind Breaker #9 [rate]
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Urusei Yatsura #43 [rate]
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A Condition Called Love #9 [rate]
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak Game's Opening Movie Trailer Reveals Demo
Demo launches on June 4 with save data transferring to full game
― NIS America began streaming the opening movie trailer for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak (The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki) game on Thursday. The game will get a demo on June 4, and the save data will transfer to the full game. The demo will be available for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 vers...
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio ‒ Episode 8
The fake mecha anime the characters are making gets only a few minutes to it in this episode, and somehow I'm more invested in that show's plot than I am Voice Actor Radio's latest main storyline.
Genesis Climber Mospeada Streaming Anime Review
Mospeada is a work very much of its time, riffing on ideas and tropes that were all the rage when it was made, and doesn't do anything exceptional with them.
― It can be easy for even longtime fans to forget that alongside Macross, there were two other 80's sci-fi anime that got Frankenstein-ed into what we'd eventually call Robotech. While this isn't the first time one of those series has made it to...
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An Archdemon's Dilemma - How to Love Your Elf Bride #10 [rate]
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game's 'Fused Warriors' Trailer Reveals New Characters
Goten, Trunks, Kale, Caulifla, Gotenks, Kefla, Vegito, Gogeta, Fused Zamasu, more
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a new trailer on Thursday for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, a new game in its Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi arena fighter franchise, and it reveals new characters who can fuse via Fusion Dance or Potara Earrings, as well as their fusions: The newly revealed characte...
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Laid-Back Camp #9 [rate]
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Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Game Adds DLC Character Kurenai
DLC Pack 2 also adds 2 combination secret techniques on Thursday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America added Kurenai Yuhi as a DLC character to its Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections game as part of its DLC Pack 3 on Thursday. The DLC Pack 3 also includes two combination secret techniques, five ninja info card images, and 12 matching voices. The staff plan to release two more DLC packs t...
This Week in Anime - Toonami Kids Strike Back
Following the upcoming retro programming block Toonami Rewind, Chris and Lucas look back fondly on the afternoons spent watching Naruto and Sailor Moon.
― Following the upcoming retro programming block Toonami Rewind, Chris and Lucas look back fondly on the afternoons spent watching Naruto and Sailor Moon. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the v...
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Film Sequel to Batman Ninja Announced
Main staff, cast reunite for new film
― Warner Bros. Japan revealed on Thursday that it is producing a sequel film to its Batman Ninja CG anime film titled Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League. Junpei Mizusaki, the producer of the opening animation sequences for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and Kamikaze Douga CEO/founder, is returning from Batman Ninja to direct...
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Delicious in Dungeon #22 [rate]
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Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai Anime Reveals Opening, Ending Theme Songs & Artists
Anime's stars Moeha Nochimoto, Maaya Uchida perform theme songs
― Kadokawa revealed the opening and ending theme songs for the television anime of Shihon Takamura and illustrator Almic's Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai (Love Between Twins is Indivisible) light novel series on Thursday. Maaya Uchida will perform the opening theme song "Parallel na Heart" (Parallel Heart). The series' twin characters Rumi...
Live-Action Teasing Master Takagi-san Film's Special Music Video Previews Aimer's Theme
Film premieres in Japan on Friday
― TOHO began streaming a special music video on Thursday for the live-action film of Sōichirō Yamamoto's Teasing Master Takagi-san (Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) manga. The video previews Aimer's theme song "Haruka" (Far Away). The film will premiere in Japan on Friday. The film tells an original story set 10 years after the original manga's middle school setting. Mei ...
Tomoaki Maeno Joins Cast of Viral Hit Anime as Mangi Hwang
Character appears in 9th episode
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of storyboarder and writer Taejun Pak and artist Jung Hyun Kim's Viral Hit webtoon series revealed on Thursday that Tomoaki Maeno is joining the cast as Mangi Hwang. The character will debut in the show's ninth episode. Mangi Hwang is a champion of the Korean wrestling sport Ssireum, being 207 centim...
BLUELOCK TV Anime's 2nd Season Reveals 2 More Cast Members, New Visual
Eiji Mikami, Kakeru Hatano join cast
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga revealed two more cast members and a visual on Thursday for the show's second season. The new cast, pictured below, includes Eiji Mikami as Yo Hiori (left) and Kakeru Hatano as Nijiro Nanase (right). ||◤ ◥||🔥⚔TVシリーズ第2期⚽🔥👑キャラ＆キャスト情報⛓||...
4 Manga from Young Magazine Kakehiki Get Serializations This Year
Includes new manga from Homura Kawamoto, Nadainishi, Tsukasa Monma, more
― This year's 26th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine revealed on Monday that four of the manga that appeared in the inaugural issue of the Young Magazine Kakehiki supplement on April 22 will have serializations. Zuino and Zashima's Self-Portrait (lower left in image above) already launched in Monthly Young Magazine on May 20. H...
Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga Goes on 1-Issue Break
Continuation of original manga launched in September 2017
― The X/Twitter account for Shueisha's Jump SQ magazine announced on Wednesday that Nobuhiro Watsuki and his novelist wife/story collaborator Kaoru Kurosaki's Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc (Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Hokkaido-hen) manga will be taking a one-issue break in the July issue on June 4. The series will return to public...
Imperial SaGa Eclipse Game Ends Service on December 26
Sequel game launched in 2019
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Square Enix's Imperial SaGa Eclipse PC and smartphone game announced on Thursday that the game will end its service on December 26 at 11:00 a.m. JST. The game will have its final update of in-game events on June 27, and the purchase of Crowns will be suspended on the same day. Purchased Crowns can be used until the game's ser...
Live-Action Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi Sequel Series' Trailer Reveals Ending Song
osage performs ending song "Nokorika"
― The official website for Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi Lesson2, the sequel to the live-action series adaptation of sora's Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi (Fallen High School Girl and Disabled Teacher) manga, unveiled a new trailer and visual for the series on Thursday. The trailer reveals and previews the new series' ending theme song "Nokorika" (Lingering Aroma) b...
Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi Anime's Video Reveals Cast, More Staff
Hana Hishikawa, Misuzu Yamada star in J.C. Staff anime with designs drafted by Penguindrum's Lily Hoshino
― The official website for the television anime of Yuzuki Akasaka's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard) novel unveiled the first full promotional video and visual for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's cast as wel...
'Good Bye, Dragon Life.' TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Additional Cast, October Premiere
Ayaka Ōhashi, Akane Matsunaga join cast
― The staff for the television anime of author Hiroaki Nagashima, illustrator Kisuke Ichimaru, and character designer Kurono's Good Bye Dragon Life. (Sayonara Ryūsei, Konnichiwa Jinsei) novels revealed on Thursday the second promotional video, first key visual, additional cast, and the October premiere. The newly announced cast includes: Ayaka Ōhashi as Christi...