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This Week in Anime - Why Hunter × Hunter is Worth the Wait
Lucas and Steve catch up on the Hunter × Hunter manga in time for the long-awaited new chapter and gush about why, even with years between releases, Hunter × Hunter is worth it.
― Lucas and Steve catch up on the Hunter × Hunter manga in time for the long-awaited new chapter and gush about why, even with years between releases, Hunter × Hunter is worth it. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed...
trapezium Anime Film Review
Based on the novel by former Nogizaka46 member Kazumi Takayama, trapezium asks its audience to follow one girl who will use anything, and anyone, to achieve her dream.
― Trapezium is a strange movie, to say the least. On the surface, it's a rather simple movie that explores youth, their dreams, and the lengths they'll go to achieve those dreams. It's a coming-of-age story wrapped in the veneer of the...
This Week in Anime - Will We Ever Know Why Anime Get Cancelled?
Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations, from the Yuri on Ice movie to the second half of Stars Align.
― Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations from the second half of Stars Align to the 2007 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood movie. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Apr 1-28
Welcome to the rankings for the Spring 2024 season! The perfect place to check out which hidden gems might have flown under your radar.
― 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 ...
FuRyu's Reynatis Game Launches in West on September 27
Game gets collaboration with NEO: The World Ends with You
― NIS America announced on Thursday that it will release FuRyu's new action RPG Reynatis for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on September 27. The company also revealed that the game will include content based on Square Enix's NEO: The World Ends with You (Shin Subarashii Kono Sekai) game, and it posted a visual ...
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Delicious in Dungeon #19 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Why Hunter × Hunter is Worth the Wait
Lucas and Steve catch up on the Hunter × Hunter manga in time for the long-awaited new chapter and gush about why, even with years between releases, Hunter × Hunter is worth it.
― Lucas and Steve catch up on the Hunter × Hunter manga in time for the long-awaited new chapter and gush about why, even with years between releases, Hunter × Hunter is worth it. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed...
KLab Announces New Bleach 'Hybrid Casual' Game
Klab to announce more details soon
― KLab announced on Thursday that it has received permission from the Bleach Production Committee to develop a completely new hybrid casual game (a game model that combines the simplicity of a casual game with the mechanics of an online game) based on the anime series. The game will release worldwide excluding mainland China, in Japanese and English languages. KLab ...
Sword of the Demon Hunter TV Anime Premieres on June 27 With 1-Hour Special
Hiroshi Shirokuma, Yui Kondou join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho novel series revealed on Thursday that the anime will premiere on June 27 with a one-hour special. The series will air on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS-Fuji. The site also revealed a new key visual and two more cast members. Hiroshi Shirokuma as Dōga no Oni (A...
Kaiju No. 8 Anime Casts Nene Hieda, Mayuko Kazama
Voice actresses play Defense Force members in 3rd division
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga confirmed two more cast members on Thursday. ◢◤『#怪獣8号』新キャスト解禁💥◥◣水無瀬あかり：#稗田寧々五十嵐ハクア：#風間万裕子5月11日(土)23時より放送の第5話「入隊！」に登場！お楽しみに👀 #KaijuNo8 pic.twitter.com/awCGllANIF— 怪獣８号【公式】 (@KaijuNo8_O) May 9, 2024 The newly announced cast members are, from left to right in the...
Kogitsunemaru's Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time Light Novels Get TV Anime in January 2025
Main cast, staff, teaser visual, video revealed
― A website opened on Thursday to reveal a television anime adaptation of Kogitsunemaru's Izure Saikyō no Renkinjutsu-shi? (Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?) light novel series, which will premiere in January 2025. The website also revealed the anime's main cast, staff, and a teaser promotional video and visual. The novel series' illustrator Hi...
Manga Creator Kia Asamiya States Eye Cataract Surgeries Were a Success
Manga creator will be able to attend Steam Detectives anime screening on Saturday with goggles
― Manga creator Kia Asamiya said on Twitter on Wednesday that his planned surgeries for his eye cataracts were successful, and that his visual acuity has been restored to 1.0 (equivalent to 20/20 vision in American distance acuity), but that he would let himself stabilize and observe the aftermath of the su...
Anime Expo Hosts World Premiere Screening of 1st Episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily Original Anime
1st episode debuts at July convention ahead of anime's January 2025 premiere
― The official Twitter account for the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that it will host a world premiere screening of the first episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily original anime at this year's convention. The anime's director Katsumasa Yokomine (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, The Masterful Cat is Depressed A...
trapezium Anime Film Streams New Trailer on Day Before Premiere
Idol film premieres in Japan on Friday
― Flag Pictures revealed a new trailer for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel on Thursday, a day before its premiere in Japan on Friday. Asaki Yuikawa plays the protagonist Yū Higashi in the film. Hina Yomiya voices the character of Kurumi Taiga the "Western Star." Reina Ueda voices the "Southern Star" Ranko Katori. Haruka Aikawa voices Mika Kam...
Live-Action Stardust Telepath Show Reveals AKB48 Cast
Momoka Itō, Airi Satō, Sora Yamazaki, Maho Ōmori play main 4 cast members
― The official website for the live-action series of Rasuko Ōkuma's Stardust Telepath (Hoshikuzu Telepath) manga revealed the show's cast members from the AKB48 idol group on Thursday. The main cast members include (left to right in photo above mapped left to right to characters in illustration above): Momoka Itō as Yu Akeuchi
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Blue Archive Anime to Release in North America in 'Near Future'
― The official English Twitter account for Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game announced on Thursday that Blue Archive The Animation, the television anime adaptation of the game, will release in North America with English subtitles "in the near future." The anime premiered on TV Tokyo's new Sunday night anime programming block, and on its affiliates on April 7. The anim...
Takako Shimura's Awajima Hyakkei Manga Gets Anime
Wandering Son creator's manga about girls in opera school ran from 2011 until this past March
― Ohta Publishing announced on Thursday that Takako Shimura's Awajima Hyakkei manga is inspiring an anime. Ohta Publishing has not revealed any further details about the anime adaptation. The coming-of-age omnibus series follows the girls at an opera music school, with each chapter centering around different...
Seven Seas Licenses The Second Alpha, My Kitten is a Picky Eater, A Tale of the Secret Saint ZERO, More
The Hungry Succubus Wants to Consume Him, 100 Ghost Stories That Will Lead to My Death manga also licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Thursday that it has licensed Yofune Shibue's The Second Alpha manga, Migiri Miki's My Kitten is a Picky Eater manga, Tabireco's The Hungry Succubus Wants to Consume Him manga, Touya and chibi's A Tale of the Secret Saint ZERO light novels, and Anji Matono...
Shin Megami Tensei Designer Kazuma Kaneko Works on Project Mask at Colopl
Smartphone game themed on creating 'god' from Shironeko Project's company
― Colopl revealed on Wednesday in a report on the second quarter of the company's fiscal year that character designer Kazuma Kaneko is working on a new game titled Project Mask for smartphones. The company describes the work as "a new game experience themed on creating 'god.'" The project is one of five smartphone games in the ...
Gakuen Idolm@ster Game Reveals May 16 Launch, Opening Animation
Game slated for iOS, Android devices
― The staff for the Gakuen Idolm@ster (Academy Idolm@ster) game app revealed its May 16 release date as well as its opening animation sequence on Wednesday. In the game, the player is a producer that hone and produce idol talents from the Hatsuboshi Gakuen idol training school. The game has nine idols that players can produce: The game's cast includes (from left t...
Saint Young Men Manga Gets 1st Live-Action Film on December 20
Kenichi Matsuyama, Shōta Sometani return as Jesus, Buddha; Yūichi Fukuda again directs, pens script
― Kodansha announced on Thursday that Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga is inspiring its first live-action film titled Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gundan~ (Holy Men vs Demon Army). Toho will open the film on December 20. The returning cast and staff from the manga's...
27th Detective Conan Film Stays at #1, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire at #2
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle jumps back to #3
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film stayed at #1 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 1.13 million tickets and earned 1,626,843,040 yen (about US$10.50 million) from Friday to Sunday. As of Monday (a holiday in Japan), the film has sold a total of 8,453,000 tickets and earned a cumulative t...
Live-Action Short Celebrates Brotherhood & 10 Years of My Hero Academia
Relive a decade of My Hero Academia vicariously through 2 brothers' story
― It's momentous when a manga reaches its 10th anniversary of serialization. Although it's true that weekly shonen magazines like Jump, Magazine, and Sunday are rife with titles that have reached that seminal mark, only a small fraction in the industry as a whole ever sees 10 years of publication. One series that is hitting its...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 5-11
Mob Psycho 100 III, KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World anime; Star Wars: Visions: The Manga Anthology, Mobsters in Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 7 Mob Psycho 100 III BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 7 Mob Psycho 100 III Limited Edition BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll...
Live-Action Film of Risa Itou's Hey Hey Pitan! Manga Reveals More Cast, New Trailer
Film premieres on June 21
― The staff for the live-action adaptation of Risa Itou's Hey Hey Pitan! manga titled Oi Handsome!! (Hey Handsome!!) revealed additional cast members for the movie on April 26. The newly announced cast members are (top row, left to right):
Shūhei Nomura as Isao
Ryubi Miyase as Takao
Tatsuya Fujiwara as Hara (Second row, left to right)
Yuki Matsushita as Takao's mother
Seiji ...
Banished from the Hero's Party Light Novels End With 15th Volume
Light novel series launched in 2017
― The 14th volume of Zappon and Yasumo's Banished from the Hero's Party (Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita) light novel series revealed on May 1 that the series will end in its 15th volume. Yen Press is publishing the light novels in English, and it describes the story:
Red was once a member of the...
Moyashi Fujisawa, Kumakuzu's Watashi no Arika Manga to End in 6th Volume
Manga started its final arc in March
― Manga artist Kumakuzu revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that their and Moyashi Fujisawa's Watashi no Arika manga will end in its sixth compiled book volume. There are no other details of the final volume's release. The manga entered its final arc in this year's 17th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on March 26. The manga then transferred to th...
Kagiji Kumanomata's Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga to return in June with new arc
― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kagiji Kumanomata's Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle (Maōjō de Oyasumi) manga will go on hiatus and will return in the magazine's 28th issue in June, with a new arc titled "Mazoku Zentai Kaigi" (Demon Clan General Meeting). The magazine stated that the hiatus is fo...
Mysterious Disappearances ‒ Episode 5
The main problem is that the underwear storyline doesn't appear to have anything to do with the second half of the episode, which plunges us back into the supernatural mystery element.
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Viral Hit #5 [rate]
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Sega Announces Sonic Rumble Battle Royale Mobile Game
Trailer reveals winter release, closed beta test on May 24-26
― Sega announced a new battle royale mobile game in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise titled Sonic Rumble, slated for release this winter. There will be a closed beta test from May 24-26. Sega streamed an announcement trailer: The game features 32-player battle royale challenges. Players control toy versions of characters from throughout th...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Goes on Another Hiatus
This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga will go on another hiatus starting in the magazine's 25th issue on May 15. The magazine did not reveal when the manga will resume serialization. The manga just returned in the magazine's combined 22nd and 23rd issue ...
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Bartender Glass of God #6 [rate]
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trapezium Anime Film Review
Based on the novel by former Nogizaka46 member Kazumi Takayama, trapezium asks its audience to follow one girl who will use anything, and anyone, to achieve her dream.
― Trapezium is a strange movie, to say the least. On the surface, it's a rather simple movie that explores youth, their dreams, and the lengths they'll go to achieve those dreams. It's a coming-of-age story wrapped in the veneer of the...
Magic: The Gathering Card Game Gets Hatsune Miku Collab
No one's gonna want to hard counter Miku
― In the past few years, the popular trading card game Magic: The Gathering (MTG) has partnered with different intellectual properties for some interesting collaborations. Some collabs are within parent company Wizards of the Coast's brand, such as Dungeons & Dragons. Others include properties such as Doctor Who, Warhammer: 40,000, or recently, Cowboy Bebop. T...
Utano☆Princesama Live Emotion Game Launches on June 12
Video previews ST☆RISH's "KIR☆MEKI EMOTION" performance
― Broccoli revealed on Wednesday that it will release Utano☆Princesama Live Emotion, its new game app for the Utano☆Princesama franchise, on June 12. The official Twitter account for the game streamed a preview of ST☆RISH's "KIR☆MEKI EMOTION" music video: ━━━━━━━━━━━
ライブMV紹介
【ST☆RISH】
━━━━━━━━━━━ ST☆RISHが披露する、
「KIR☆MEKI EMOTION」のライブMVを一部公開！ ...
Gundam Breaker 4 Game's Trailer Reveals August 29 Release
Game gets Digital Deluxe/Ultimate Editions
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release the Gundam Breaker 4 game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam worldwide on August 29. The official YouTube channel for PlayStation streamed a release date trailer: The game is getting a Digital Deluxe Edition, which includes early unlocks to parts from 15...
Manga Up! Global Adds Ikuno Tajima's Victoria's Electric Coffin Manga in English
Manga launched in May 2021, launched in English on April 2
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global announced on Thursday that it has released Ikuno Tajima's Victoria's Electric Coffin (Victoria no Denki Hitsugi) manga in English. Manga Up! describes its story:
David Douglas wishes he'd never been born. What's the point of a slum boy enduring a miserable existence and ending up on death row? Victoria Franken...
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KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 3 #5 [rate]
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Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition Speedrun Challenge Game Announced for Switch
Game featuring 13 NES titles launches on July 18
― Nintendo announced on Wednesday the Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition game for Nintendo Switch, scheduled for release on July 18. The company unveiled a trailer that features contestants from past Nintendo World Championships events: The release features over 150 speedrun challenges for the following 13 NES games: Balloon Fight Donkey Kong Ex...
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Date A Live V #5 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Adds English Dub for Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Anime
Season 5 originally aired in October 2016
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday an English dub for the fifth season of the television anime franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, premiering on May 8. The dub cast for Natsume's Book of Friends season 5 includes: Adam Gibbs as Natsume
Christopher Wehkamp as Madara
Mike Haimoto as Atsushi
Alexis Tipton as...
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Mysterious Disappearances #5 [rate]
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The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio #5 [rate]
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Mamoru Oshii, Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg Anime Gets 4K Remaster
Remaster celebrates 40th anniversary with new scan of 35mm film print
― Tokuma Shoten announced on Wednesday that it is producing a 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago). The remaster is based on a new scan of a 35mm film print of the anime. The announcement did not reveal how the remaster will be eventually shown, such as through hypothetical fil...
Why Nobody Remembers My World? Anime Reveals More Cast, Key Visual, 1st Character Video
Lynn, Hana Hishikawa join cast of July anime
― Happinet revealed the key visual, additional cast, and the first character promotional video for the television anime of writer Kei Sazane and illustrator neco's Naze Boku no Sekai o Dare mo Oboeteinai no ka? (Why nobody remembers my world?) novels on Wednesday. The character video features Kai, voiced by Shōya Chiba. The anime's staff will reveal five c...
Bandai Namco Filmworks Releases Aura Battler Dunbine 'Experimental Video' With New Footage
"SIDE L" video reimagines original anime's opening, ending sequences with upcoming "SIDE R" video planned
― Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly Sunrise) opened a new "Sunrise Robot Laboratory" website to highlight the studio's past mecha anime works on Wednesday. The site includes "AURA BATTLER DUNBINE SIDE L," a video incorporating new footage for Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1983 anime Aura Battler Dunbine to e...
Train to the End of the World ‒ Episode 6
This was an unusually normal episode of Train to the End of the World until a flock of migratory zombies kidnapped Shizuru.
French-Japanese Film Ghost Cat Anzu's Trailer Unveils More Cast & Staff, Theme Song, July 19 Debut
Munetaka Aoki, Miwako Ichikawa, Keiichi Suzuki, others join cast
― Toho Animation debut a new trailer and a new poster visual for Ghost Cat Anzu, Shin-Ei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' 2D-animated film, on Wednesday. The trailer announces more cast and staff members, the theme song, and the July 19 opening for the film. The newly revealed cast members are:
Munetaka Aoki as Tetsuya, Karin's ...
Unnamed Memory ‒ Episode 5
I don't think even dragon spit would leave as sour an aftertaste in your mouth as parts of this episode do.
Uru Okabe's Good Night World End Prequel Manga Ends on May 21
Manga launched on August 1
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app revealed on Tuesday that Uru Okabe's Good Night World End prequel manga will end in its 20th chapter on May 21. The manga's story centers on the latest game "Planet," where players can freely control their avatar in the Metaverse. Rei, a boy neglected at home, and Liz, a young girl who longs to be an adult enter the game. Rei and Liz gets connec...
Ghibli's Composer Joe Hisaishi Warns Against Unauthorized Use of His Music
Hisaishi's company Wonder City Inc. requests those without permission cease arranging his scores
― Among all anime music composers, only a few have left a mark on the anime industry. One of those composers is Joe Hisaishi, the composer for many of the songs featured in Studio Ghibli movies such as Spirited Away, Nausicaa, My Neighbor Totoro. His memorable scores have shaped music heard in anime. Howe...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II ‒ Episodes 16-17
Make no mistake, despite his quirks and perversions, Rudeus is healing and growing. He may never end up becoming a hero, but he just might end up being a decent guy to those around him.
Netflix Adds Sonic Mania Plus Game on iOS/Android on May 7
Netflix revealed on Tuesday that it has added Sega's Sonic Mania Plus game on iOS and Android devices through the Netflix Games service. Sega released the Sonic Mania game in August 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Sonic Mania Plus, an enhanced version, launched in July 2018. Sega released the Sonic Mania Adventures animated series in 2018 for free on Youtube. The series ...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episodes 52-53
Hey, would you like to see an anime where people sit around large tables for two episodes straight doing nothing but talking? Cuz, boy do I have the show for you.
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Game Gets PS5, Xbox Series, PC Releases
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE+ ships on July 18
― The official Twitter account for Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games' Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game announced with a video on Tuesday that the game is getting a "Plus" version on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on July 18. 死に神ちゃんからの特ダネ情報！『レインコード』が、追加要素をプラスして新登場！ ...
Re: Sukeban Deka Manga Heads to Final Chapter
Modern remake of Shinji Wada's Sukeban Deka launched in 2021
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine revealed on Tuesday that Ashibi Fukui's Re: Sukeban Deka manga is heading to its final chapter. The manga based on Shinji Wada's Sukeban Deka manga launched in Monthly Princess in February 2021. The manga is a remake of Wada's classic Showa era manga in the Reiwa era. Akita Shoten...
Kaiju No. 8 ‒ Episode 4
This speaks to the immense burden on her shoulders and serves as one of those classic anime parenting warnings: maybe don't tell your child they have to be perfect all the time.
Detective Conan Author Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba Manga Gets New Anime
Series previously inspired 52-episode anime in 1993
― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Gosho Aoyama's Yaiba manga will be getting a new anime adaptation. Aoyama is supervising. The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai boy inspired by Miyamoto Musashi, the real-life swordsman who pioneered the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū sty...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1103
The visual of all the crystal-like shapes falling out of his body as he turns back into a child is precisely the kind of cartoonish strangeness I’ve come to love about the series.
Bokura no Sennen to Kimi ga Shinu Made no 30-ka Kan Manga Ends in June
Manga part of multimedia project launched in June 2021
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine revealed on Tuesday that the manga for creator duo naked ape's Bokura no Sennen to Kimi ga Shinu Made no 30-ka Kan (Our Millennium and the 30 Days Until You Die) project will end in the magazine's next issue on June 6. naked ape launched the manga for the project in Monthly Princess in ...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk Deluxe, Spy x Family Manga Rank on NYT May Bestseller List
Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe, and Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early May. Jujutsu Kaisen volume 22 ranked at #2, Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #8, and Spy x Family volume 11 at #13. The 11th volume of SPY x FAMILY ranked at #7 on April's list. The 37th volume of My Hero Aca...
Gundam Seed Freedom Cast Make Joke Redub of Scene to Promote Film's Final Run
Kira and the gang really want you to see the movie one more time
― Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom is just now getting an international release, but in Japan it's wrapping up its theatrical run. To say it had a good run is an understatement as Gundam Seed fans patiently waited 20 years for the movie to drop. However, it's time for Japanese fans to say goodbye to the movie as its last day in theaters ...
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Oblivion Battery #5 [rate]
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Microsoft Closes Tango Gameworks Studio
Microsoft closes several studios to "reprioritize its titles and resources"
― Tango Gameworks (The Evil Within, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Hi-Fi Rush) announced on Tuesday that Microsoft has closed Tango Gameworks, among other studios. Its titles will remain available to purchase and play. (@TangoGameworks)May 7 Microsoft has also closed Arkane Austin and Alpha Dog Studios as part of its effort to "consolidat...
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Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji #6 [rate]
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Orange Inc. to Release e-Bookstore Service emaqi Featuring Manga This Summer
Service to use Orange Inc's AI-translation technology
― The AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Monday that it will release an e-bookstore service titled "emaqi," which will launch in the United States this summer. The service will feature works translated using Orange Inc's technology, and will also include "recommendations, curations by manga influencers, and manga trailers." emaqi wil...
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Unnamed Memory #5 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Will We Ever Know Why Anime Get Cancelled?
Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations, from the Yuri on Ice movie to the second half of Stars Align.
― Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations from the second half of Stars Align to the 2007 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood movie. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views...
Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Anime will star Hiroshi Kamiya, Kotaro Nishiyama, Kotaro Nishiyama
― Distribution company Remow announced on Tuesday that Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise manga will get a television anime in 2025. The company revealed the trailer, key visual, and main cast for the anime. The anime's cast includes:
Kazuki Ura as Shiki Ichinose, the protagonist who inherits the blood of an Oni. Sh...
Kadokawa Establishes New Anime Studio Bellnox Films
New studio starts operations on July 1
― Kadokawa announced on Tuesday that it is establishing a new animation production studio called Bellnox Films this month, and the studio will formally start its operations on July 1. Koji Kajita, a former head of Gonzo and a founder and former president of David Production, is serving as the representative director and president of Bellnox Films. The new produc...
Nintendo to Announce Switch Successor by March 2025
Switch has sold 141.32 million units
― Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa revealed with a post on the official Nintendo Twitter account on Tuesday that the company will announce the successor to the Switch console within the company's current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2025. The post also notes that the company will hold a regular Nitnendo Direct streaming presentation in June, but that i...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Apr 1-28
Welcome to the rankings for the Spring 2024 season! The perfect place to check out which hidden gems might have flown under your radar.
― 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 ...
Live-Action Dear Sa-chan Show Adds 3 Cast Members
Ren Ishikawa, Hinano Nakayama, Dori Sakurada join cast of June series
― The official website for the live-action series of Iori Asaga's Dear Sa-chan (Sacchan, Boku wa.) manga revealed a new visual and more cast members on Tuesday. The new cast members include (from left to right in image above): Ren Ishikawa as Shino Kunikida
Keito Kimura (previously announced) as Kyōsuke Katagiri
Hinano Nakayama as ...
Happy Kanako's Killer Life Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Show
Non, Kis-My-Ft2's Taisuke Fujigaya star in winter show about woman who unwittingly starts assassin work
― DMM announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Toshiya Wakabayashi's Happy Kanako's Killer Life (Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu) manga that will premiere on the DMM TV streaming service this coming winter. Non (left in the images above) plays the titular K...
Sound! Euphonium 3 ‒ Episode 5
It turns out the biggest classic Euphonium plot point back in the spotlight this week is the gosh-darned Kumiko/Reina relationship.
Black Butler: Public School Arc ‒ Episode 4
Of course, the question is why the Head Master stepped in, and what about Violet Wolf Hall makes it a good place to stash someone?
Whisper Me a Love Song ‒ Episode 4
No matter what kind of “like” you’re referring to, “liking” someone doesn’t guarantee that you’ll always be on the same page. That’s where Himari and Yori are right now.
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night ‒ Episode 5
There’s really not a way to interpret Kano’s kiss as anything other than blatantly romantic.
Iñaki Godoy Celebrates Luffy's Birthday with a Special Video
Birthday video hides possible teaser for season 2 of live-action show
― Netflix is celebrating the birthday of One Piece's Monkey D. Luffy in a big way this year. His 3D counterpart, Iñaki Godoy, wished him a happy birthday on May 5 with a special video. The star of Netflix's live-action One Piece adaptation thanked the aspiring pirate king for all the joy he brings to the world, especially on Childr...
Mission: Yozakura Family ‒ Episode 5
As usual, M:YF makes up for its fumbles by being aggressively cute and charming.
Adachi and Shimamura Novels Will Not End in 12th Volume
Series planned up to characters' high school graduation
― Hitoma Iruma revealed in his April update post on the Kakuyomu website that the Adachi and Shimamura (Adachi to Shimamura) yuri novel series will not end in volume 12 as previously planned. The author noted he was unsure of when the series would end, but that he planned to continue the story until the characters' high school graduation for no...
Tonari no Yōkai-san ‒ Episode 5
I never imagined that this show would commit so much to these surprise science-fiction elements.
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The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases #7 [rate]
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Minoji Kurata's The Apothecary Diaries Manga Adaptation Goes on Hiatus After Artist Gives Birth
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō manga to return in summer
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website announced on Monday that Minoji Kurata's Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō (The Apothecary Diaries ~The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Mao Mao~) manga — an adaptation of Natsu Hyūga's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel ...
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf #6 [rate]
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Laid-Back Camp Season 3 ‒ Episode 5
With the gang finally united, Laid-Back Camp switches gears from sightseeing to a food-filled fiesta extolling the virtues of both meat and sensible cookware.
Illustrator Acky Bright, Macross Creator Shōji Kawamori, More Attend Anime Expo
Voice actress Sayaka Ōhara, scenario writer Ryukishi07 also to attend
― The staff of Anime Expo started announcing more Japanese guests on May 1 for this year's convention. The convention will host manga creator and illustrator Acky Bright, and director and mechanical designer Shōji Kawamori. MangaGamer will bring voice actress Sayaka Ōhara and scenario writer Ryukishi07 (Higurashi: When They Cry, Um...
Ninja Kamui ‒ SERIES FINALE
All in all, I didn’t hate my time with Ninja Kamui, but I’d be lying if I said it’s a show I’d be thinking much about later down the line, since it never quite lived up to all its potential.
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I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince #6 [rate]
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Tadaima, Okaeri #5 [rate]
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I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Anime Reveals Additional Cast in New Trailer, New Visual
Assassins' Guild arc begins on May 13
― The staff for the television anime of Kenkyo na Circle's I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (Tensei Shitara Dainana Ōji Datta no de, Kimamani Majutsu o Kiwamemasu) light novel series announced the cast members of the Assassins' Guild in a new trailer on Tuesday, along with a new key visual for audiences outs...
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Re:Monster #6 [rate]
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Tomorrow I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend Manga Creator Hinao Wono Announces New Manga
Wono's series debuts on Cycomi in 2024
― Tomorrow I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend manga creator Hinao Wono revealed on Twitter on Saturday they will launch a new series on Cygames' Cycomi service this year. Wono shared the several storyboard images on Twitter in a thread. pic.twitter.com/ai7P7PJq8M— をのひなお (@wnhno) May 2, 2024 Wono launched the Tomorrow I'll Be Someone's Girlfriend (Ashita, Watashi wa Da...
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Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- #18 [rate]
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Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers #5 [rate]
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Gods' Games We Play #6 [rate]
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Ayumi Komura Launches New Shūmatsu Yarakashi Meshi Manga
Heartwarming cooking series launched on May 3
― Ayumi Komura debuted a new manga series Shūmatsu Yarakashi Meshi (Weekly Mealtime) on Kodansha's Comic Days website on May 3. The series follows overworked office lady Kūko, who relieves her stress by cooking, eating, and sleeping a lot. She indulges in sinful high-calorie meals on the weekends. The first chapter is free to read. Komura ended the Kachim...
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Train to the End of the World #6 [rate]
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Shonengahosha's Nekopanchi Magazine Switches to Bimonthly Release; Asa Kuwayoshi Launches New Manga in Next Issue
Kuwayoshi launches Mofu Mofu Yashiki no Neko to Ore manga in magazine's 213th issue on July 22
― The 212th issue of Shonengahosha's Nekopanchi (Neko Punch) magazine announced on April 15 that the magazine will switch from monthly to a bimonthly release (releasing every other month), starting in the 213th issue, which will ship on July 22. The magazine will also change to a bigger B6 (182mm x 128mm) s...
BLUELOCK Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in October
Anime's 1st season premiered in October 2022
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga revealed on Monday that the series' second season will air in October. Nomura drew a "surprise illustration" to commemorate the second season's premiere date announcement. The anime's 24-episode first season premiered in Japa...
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Drops to #5 in 6th Weekend, SPY×FAMILY Code: White Drops to #16 in 3rd Weekend in U.S. Box Office
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire earns US$9.8 million in international box office this weekend
― Box Office Mojo is reporting that the Godzilla vs. Kong film sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire went down to #5 in its sixth weekend, and the SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film continued to drop from #13 to #16 in its third weekend in the U.S. box office. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire earned an estima...
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Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary - Part 2 #7 [rate]
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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...