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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrea Record Novel One Review
When even the author says this story will hurt, you know it will be bad.
― When even the author says this story will hurt, you know it will be bad. That's assuming, of course, that you weren't prepared for it going in. The fate of Astrea Familia is well-known to readers and viewers (and players) of the various Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon iterations, and the most recent season of ...
Fairy Princess Minky Momo Episodes 31-46 Anime Series Review
This is where the series earns its place in anime history, setting a precedent that other magical girl shows will follow.
― It's a moment of magical girl history, right there on the screen: in episode forty-six of Fairy Princess Minky Momo's original 1982-83 television series, Momo is hit by a truck and dies. Even putting aside the question of whether or not this is Truck-kun's first victim, this is ...
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2 Anime Film Review
This is a movie I never want to watch again. However, this is not because it's bad. Rather, it's a testament to just how incredible this film is.
― Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2 is a film I never want to watch again. However, this is not because it's bad. Rather, it's a testament to just how incredible this film is. The film is full of well-developed and memorable characters—especiall...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, May 13-19
Chillin' in Another World pulls off a major dramatic spike and goes from trawling the bottom to #2 this week! See how all your favorites fared in 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 ran...
Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Film Review
If you're a Haikyu!! fanatic, or if you can overcome this background knowledge hurdle, you're in for a pretty good time and some of the best editing to come from an anime in recent memory.
― To begin, I should note that this film is a continuation of the Haikyu!! anime and a canon adaptation of the manga. As such, if you're not caught up on the anime or at least generally aware of the franchise and i...
This Week in Games - Uguu Stocks On The Rise
The touchstone visual novel Kanon is coming to Steam! Plus, Gundam in Call of Duty, Nintendo's latest studio buy, and more!
― Welcome back, folks! Last weekend, I had a sudden pang of nostalgia, and I started missing Avalon Code. Avalon Code was one of the many offbeat RPGs released on the Nintendo DS, this one by Matrix Software (and released in the US by Xseed). It had a fun concept: the world is g...
The ANN Aftershow - 100 Episodes of the ANN Aftershow!?
The ANN After Show is at episode 100! Let's reflect on some of our favorite moments, catch up on Kaiju No. 8, Yatagarasu, and more this week!
― 100 Episodes of the ANN Aftershow!? The ANN After Show is at episode 100! Let's catch up on Kaiju No. 8, Yatagarasu, and more this week! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to ...
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Sakamoto Days TV Anime Confirmed for January 2025 Starring Tomokazu Sugita
Masaki Watanabe directs anime at TMS Entertainment
― Shueisha announced on Monday in its first "Jump Press" video that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga will get a television anime series in January 2025 starring Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto. The video also revealed the main staff. Masaki Watanabe (KADO - The Right Answer, Bartender, several Battle Spirits anime) is directing the anime at TMS En...
Oshi no Ko Season 2 Reveals Main Promo Video, More Cast, Opening Song, July 3 Debut, AX Preview
Ayane Sakura, Daisuke Ono join cast as Tokyo Blade play's creative team
― A Sunday live-streamed program for the second Oshi no Ko anime season debuted the first main promotional video, a new main visual, and new character visuals for the season. The program and the video both revealed two more cast members, the opening theme song, and the July 3 premiere for the season. Sunday's program also announc...
Danchi Tomoo's Tobira Oda Launches New Family Drama Manga
Sorowanai Kazoku will debut in Office YOU
― The July issue of Shueisha Creative's Office YOU magazine announced on May 23 that manga creator Tobira Oda will launch a new series Sorowanai Kazoku (Misaligned Family) in the magazine in the August issue on June 21. Shueisha Creative describes the manga as a "gradual laughter family drama" Oda debuted the Chotto Fushigi na Kono Uchū (This Slightly Strange...
Black Butler: Public School Arc ‒ Episode 7
It's interesting that the more devious plans appear to have come from the human mind of Ciel rather than his contracted demon.
Tonari no Yōkai-san ‒ Episode 8
Tonari no Yōkai-san wields empathy with the ruthless precision of a master assassin who has their sights trained on an unsuspecting target.
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The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases #10 [rate]
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Undead Girl Murder Farce Author Yugo Aosaki's Taiikukan no Satsujin Novel Gets Manga
Manga based on mystery author's award-winning debut work launches on June 21
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine revealed on Monday that Yugo Aosaki's Taiikukan no Satsujin (Murder at the School Gym) novel is inspiring a manga adaptation that will launch in the Comic Alive+ website on June 21. The novel's story begins with a locked room whodunnit: the death of Kazegaoka school's broad...
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf #9 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episode 56
I feel bad complaining about this episode—especially when it does so much right.
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
As I was watching “Episode 0” of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, one thought just kept running through my head: “What a crazy way to introduce people to this story.”
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I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince #9 [rate]
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Big Windup! Baseball Manga Goes on Hiatus
Series launched in September 2003, inspired 2 TV anime
― The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine revealed on Friday that Asa Higuchi's Ookiku Furikabutte (Big Windup!) manga will enter a sudden hiatus in the following issue. No return date was announced. The series centers on Ren Mihashi, a losing pitcher who quits his middle-school baseball team after his teammates harass him — they...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrea Record Novel One Review
When even the author says this story will hurt, you know it will be bad.
― When even the author says this story will hurt, you know it will be bad. That's assuming, of course, that you weren't prepared for it going in. The fate of Astrea Familia is well-known to readers and viewers (and players) of the various Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon iterations, and the most recent season of ...
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Tadaima, Okaeri #8 [rate]
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Delicious in Dungeon ‒ Episode 21
To my mind, the Golden Country works so well because it taps into the same essential strengths of the rest of the series yet focuses them in a unique way.
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Re:Monster #9 [rate]
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Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- #21 [rate]
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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night ‒ Episode 8
Jellyfish has all the potential necessary to be an all-time great title—and has gotten tantalizingly close numerous times—only to trip over its own feet at the finish line.
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Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers #8 [rate]
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Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days Manga Ends
Katsumi Morino launched manga adaptation of smartphone game in April 2022
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine published the final chapter of Kasumi Morino's manga adaptation of Nexon's Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Fantastic Days smartphone game on Monday. The game debuted in Japan in February 2020. Nexon launched the game globally in August 2021. The manga launched in Comic A...
My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ Episode 142
It would be easier if his friends simply hated him. To Aoyama, every ounce of grace they offer just adds to the pile of sins upon his scale.
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Gods' Games We Play #9 [rate]
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Nintendo Opens Official Store in San Francisco in 2025
2nd Nintendo store in U.S. to be located in San Francisco's Union Square
― Nintendo announced on Friday that it is opening its second official Nintendo store in the United States in 2025. The store will be located in San Francisco's Union Square. Nintendo's only official U.S. store, Nintendo NY, is located in Rockefeller Center in New York City. The first official Nintendo store in Japan opened in No...
Laid-Back Camp Season 3 ‒ Episode 8
Can Nadeshiko survive the food porn? Here's a better question: can YOU survive the food porn?
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Train to the End of the World #9 [rate]
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The Quintessential Quintuplets' 2nd Goto Pazu Story Game Launches for Switch, PS4 on September 26
Game gets limited edition, special box releases
― The official website of MAGES.' Gotōbun no Hanayome: Goto Pazu Story 2nd, the second Gotōbun no Hanayome: Goto Pazu Story console game in the The Quintessential Quintuplets franchise, announced on Monday the game's release on September 26 on the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Pre-order reservations for the game also start on Monday. The game will ...
Kochikame Manga Gets New 1-Shot This Summer
Shueisha published manga's previous new chapter in July 2023
― Shueisha announced on Monday in its first "Jump Press" video that Osamu Akimoto's Kochikame manga will get its first new chapter in about a year with a new one-shot this summer. The below video previews the one-shot. Shueisha published a new 46-page one-shot chapter for Kochikame titled "Kibō no Entotsu (Natsu) -1963- Kankichi-tachi no Na...
Sakamoto Days TV Anime Confirmed for January 2025 Starring Tomokazu Sugita
Masaki Watanabe directs anime at TMS Entertainment
― Shueisha announced on Monday in its first "Jump Press" video that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga will get a television anime series in January 2025 starring Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto. The video also revealed the main staff. Masaki Watanabe (KADO - The Right Answer, Bartender, several Battle Spirits anime) is directing the anime at TMS En...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc ‒ Episode 3
All we get is about twenty minutes' worth of pretty pictures and decently acted scenes that are just okay enough to keep you from turning off the episode and finding something better to do.
Square Enix Teases HD-2D Dragon Quest Game for Switch, PS5, Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Windows
Game teased on Dragon Quest Day on Monday
― The Japanese and English X (formerly Twitter) accounts of Square Enix's Dragon Quest game frachise posted a teaser on Monday of an "HD-2D" Dragon Quest game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Windows. English teaser
The legend of Erdrick draws near. #DragonQuestDay #DQDay #DragonQuest pic.twitter.com/KFtqhVY61q— DRAGON QUEST (@D...
A Few Moments of Cheers Film Streams 1st Video Clip
Film premieres on June 14
― Bandai Namco Filmworks' Emotion label revealed the first main film clip for screenwriter Jukki Hanada, music video production group Hurray!, and 100Studio's original anime film A Few Moments of Cheers (Sūfunkan no Yell o) on Monday. The film will premiere in Japan on June 14. The film stars: Natsuki Hanae as Asaya Kanata
Mariya Ise as Yu Orie
Yūma Uchida as Daisuke Tonosak...
Date A Live V Anime's New Promo Video Focuses on Mio Takamiya
Anime premiered on April 10, streams on Crunchyroll
― Kadokawa began streaming a third promotional video "SIDE:Mio Takamiya" for the Date A Live V television anime on Monday. The anime premiered at April 10. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs and is also streaming an English dub. The anime's new cast includes Aya Endo as Mio Takamiya, a beautiful young girl who is a mysterious existence. S...
Tekken 8 Game's Trailer Shows Lidia Gameplay
Game's 2nd DLC character debuts in the game this summer
― Bandai Namco Entertainment unveiled a new trailer for the Tekken 8 game at the conclusion of the game's tournament at Combo Breaker in Illinois on Sunday. The trailer previews gameplay footage of the game's second DLC character Lidia Sobieska, a returning character from Tekken 7. Lidia Sobieska will debut in the game this summer. Eddy Gordo wa...
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Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary - Part 2 #10 [rate]
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27th Detective Conan Film Earns 14.01 Billion Yen in 45 Days, Becomes Franchise's New Highest-Grossing Film
Film surpasses Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine film's 13.83 billion yen earnings last year
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film, the 27th film in the Detective Conan franchise, has sold 9.77 million tickets and earned 14.01 billion yen (about US$89.37 million) in its 45 days of screening in Japan. The film is now the highest-gros...
Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again Anime Casts Takahashi Family Members
Shōhei Kajikawa, Nobuyuki Hiyama, Yū Kobayashi join cast in Sunday's episode
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Kagiri Araido's Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru (Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again) manga revealed three new cast members for the anime on Monday. The three cast members appeared in the anime's eighth episode on Sunday, and all play members of the Takahashi family. Shōh...
JoJo's Hirohiko Araki Paints His 1st Public Art Mural for Osaka
Don't worry, it doesn't involve Pillar-men
― There are very few manga creators whose art transcends the medium and becomes a form of art unto itself. One such creator is Hirohiko Araki of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. While the art in his series started off rather mundane, Araki has pushed the limits of what a manga creator can do over the course of 35 years of experimentation. And now Araki is taking hi...
Makoto Ojiro's 'Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte!' Manga Ends on June 3
Series from Insomniacs After School creator launched on February 5
― This year's 26th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Makoto Ojiro's Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte! (Hoshino-kun, Please Follow My Lead!) manga will end in the 27th issue on June 3. The romantic comedy about "complete submission" follows Hoshino, a boy in the school's baseball club who finds tra...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 in U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List
14 manga including Berserk, Spy x Family, My Dress-Up Darling, Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia, One Piece, Komi Can't Communicate, Dandadan, Gokurakugai make list
― Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for April. This month's list featured 14 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 22
#2 — Kentarou Miura's ...
Nanpei Yamada's Koi Suru Moon Dog Manga to End in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in October 2018
― Nanpei Yamada announced on May 20 that the Koi Suru Moon Dog series will end in three chapters, in the 58th chapter. The manga's 13th volume will be the final volume. Yamada also wrote that there are plans for both a spinoff and a sequel series after the main story ends. The story follows the 25-year old trimmer Ritsuka and the Doberman she cares for. One day, the do...
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc #3 [rate]
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Manavu Kashimoto's Henoheno Kappa Sensei Manga Ends in August
Children's manga series debuted in 2020
― Shogakukan revealed in the listing for the eighth volume of Manavu Kashimoto's Henoheno Kappa Sensei manga that the series will end with its release on August 1. The series is aimed at children with a variety of puzzles and games following the titular kappa. Shogakukan shipped the first volume in July 2020. Kashimoto launched the Croquette! Black Label seque...
Aquaplus Teases To Heart, Utawarerumono in 2025
More info to be announced at '30th Anniversary Grand Aquaplus Festival' in November
― Aquaplus debuted a teaser video which listed the To Heart and Utawarerumono franchises in 2025 during its "Important Announcement!? 30th Anniversary Grand Aquaplus Festival & Utawarerumono: Lost Flag 4.5th Anniversary Special Live Stream" program (at the 33:43 mark) on Sunday. The teaser video shows a timeline of Aq...
Shūmai Kogeta, Saya Fuyume Launch New Manga
Reincarnation medical fantasy debuted on April 30
― Shūmai Kogeta (The Newbie Princess Doesn't Want a Game Over!) and Saya Fuyume (Whenever Our Eyes Meet...) launched a new manga titled Gekai Chiara wa Shibō Flag wo Yurusanai ~ Shinin-darake no Scenario wa, Zense no Chishiki de Kakikaemasu (Surgeon Chiara will not Forgive Death Flags, She will Avoid Death-Filled Scenarios with her Past Life Knowledge...
Fairy Princess Minky Momo Episodes 31-46 Anime Series Review
This is where the series earns its place in anime history, setting a precedent that other magical girl shows will follow.
― It's a moment of magical girl history, right there on the screen: in episode forty-six of Fairy Princess Minky Momo's original 1982-83 television series, Momo is hit by a truck and dies. Even putting aside the question of whether or not this is Truck-kun's first victim, this is ...
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II #19 [rate]
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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill #8 [rate]
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Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again #8 [rate]
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Undead Unluck Manga Takes 1-Issue Break Due to Author's Health
― The 26th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine did not publish a new chapter of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga as originally planed on Monday, due to the the author's poor health. The series will return in the 27th issue on June 3. Tozuka published the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump as a one-shot in January 2019, and then launched a serialized version in the magazine in January 202...
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Vampire Dormitory #8 [rate]
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The Duke of Death and His Maid #32 [rate]
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The Eminence in Shadow - Lost Echoes Film Previewed in Teaser
1st TV season premiered in October 2022, 2nd season on October 4
― A special event for the television anime of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence in Shadow (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) light novel series revealed a teaser video for The Eminence in Shadow - Lost Echoes (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute: Zankyō-hen), the film based on television anime, on Sunday. The first season of the anime p...
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Gets Sequel
Announced at special event on Sunday
― A special event announced on Sunday that a sequel for the television anime of Hajime Kōmoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga has been green-lit. The event also debuted the teaser video for the sequel. The anime's first season premiered in Japan in April 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired, and it streamed an English dub. The second season premiered...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Casts Hideyuki Hori, Yuuki Tamai
Voices of Kuroyuri Party head, Hinagiku café master in episode 8 on Sunday
― The anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga introduced two new characters and their cast members in its eighth episode on Sunday. The new cast members are: Hideyuki Hori as Yoshimasa Kuroyuri, a powerful politician who heads the Kuroyuri Party Yuuki Tamai as Kaoru Akikaze, ...
Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille Music Anime to Air in 2025
Story of 6 high school girls coming of age through a cappella music
― An event for the music project Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille (A Singing Voice Is a Mille-Feuille Pastry) announced on Sunday that the project's anime will air next year. Sunday's event also announced that the project's fourth single will debut this fall. The project launched in April 2022 with the themes of "a cappella." "high school gir...
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Chibi Maruko-chan #1432 [rate]
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Sound! Euphonium 3 #8 [rate]
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Oshi no Ko Season 2 Reveals Main Promo Video, More Cast, Opening Song, July 3 Debut, AX Preview
Ayane Sakura, Daisuke Ono join cast as Tokyo Blade play's creative team
― A Sunday live-streamed program for the second Oshi no Ko anime season debuted the first main promotional video, a new main visual, and new character visuals for the season. The program and the video both revealed two more cast members, the opening theme song, and the July 3 premiere for the season. Sunday's program also announc...
Dragon Quest Champions, Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi! Smartphone Games Both End Service in July
Dragon Quest Champions launched in June 2023, Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi! in December 2021
― Square Enix announced on Thursday that it and Koei Tecmo Games' Dragon Quest Champions melee battle RPG for iOS and Android devices will end service on July 30 at 3:00 p.m. JST. Square Enix also announced on Wednesday its Dragon Quest Keshi Keshi! smartphone puzzle game will end service on July 31 at 3:00 p.m. ...
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Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc #34 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family #8 [rate]
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Go, Go, Loser Ranger! #7 [rate]
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Record of Ragnarok Manga Gets New Spinoff From Gods' Perspective
Series launches on June 25
― This year's July issue of Coamix's Comic Zenon magazine revealed on Friday that Shinya Umemura, Ajichika, and Takumi Fukui's Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga will have a new spinoff manga titled Shūmatsu no Walküre Kinden: Kamigami no Apocalypse (Record of Ragnarok Forbidden Tale: Apocalypse of the Gods) in the August issue on June 25. Ippei Okamoto will dra...
Kodansha Acquires Wani Books
Book publisher best known for distributing photo collections, instructional books
― Kodansha announced on Friday it has entered into an agreement with book publisher Wani Books to acquire 100% of the shares, making Wani Books a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. Kodansha stated it hopes this collaboration will revitalize the market and address various issues in publishing and distribution. Wani...
Hookah Haze Visual Novel's New Trailer Reveals July 11 Release
Demo with original story launches on Steam on June 11
― Aniplex and Acquire revealed in a new trailer on Saturday for their Hookah Haze visual novel that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on July 11. A demo version of the game will be available early on Steam on June 11. The demo will feature an original story not available in the main game. シーシャが紡ぐヒューマンドラマアドベンチャーHookah Haze発売...
Osamu Ishiwata's Odds VS! Manga Gets Spinoff on June 4
Odds VS! manga ended in November 2023
― This year's 11th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that the magazine will publish a side-story manga for Osamu Ishiwata's Odds VS! cycling manga titled Odds VS! Gaiden Hana x Hana in the magazine's next issue on June 4. Ishiwata had stated on X/Twitter on May 1 that he was writing a short spinoff series that would be published in Ju...
Detective Conan Expands UK's National Gallery Collaboration With Monet, Renoir
Conan and the gang are popping up in more famous paintings
― Earlier this year, the National Gallery in London announced that it is partnering with the Detective Conan manga by inserting Conan characters into famous paintings. Now more collaboration paintings and merchandise are on their way, plus some pop-up stores in Japan. The Shonen Sunday Premium Shop's X (formerly Twitter) account announced the...
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One Piece #1106 [rate]
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Wonderful Precure! #17 [rate]
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My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files Manga Moves to Web Action Website
Manga about female detective in 1930s launched in 2021
― This year's 11th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that Natsumi Ito's My Dear Detective: Mitsuko's Case Files (Kimi wa Nazotoki no Ma Cherie) manga will move to Futabasha's Web Action manga website. Ito stated on X/Twitter that the manga will resume "around" August on Web Action. Digital manga service Azuki license...
Ryohei Saigan's Kamakura Monogatari Manga Resumes Serialization in Manga Action on June 4
Manga returns to magazine after Monthly Manga Town magazine ended publication in December
― This year's 11th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that Ryohei Saigan's Kamakura Monogatari manga will resume its serialization in the magazine's next issue on June 4. The manga returns to the magazine after Futabasha's Monthly Manga Town magazine ended its publication on December...
Kinnikuman Franchise Gets 2nd Mystery Novel on July 4
Oginuma X writes again, original creator Yudetamago supervises 2nd novel Kinnikuman Akuma Chōjin Atami Ryokō Satsujin Jiken
― Shueisha's Jump J-Books website is listing a second mystery novel for the Kinnikuman series titled Kinnikuman Akuma Chōjin Atami Ryokō Satsujin Jiken (Kinnikuman Devil Superhuman Atami Trip Murder Case), which will release on July 4. Oginuma X is again writing the novel, and o...
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Tonari no Yōkai-san #8 [rate]
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YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master #8 [rate]
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Batman: Justice Buster Manga Ends
Series debuted in December 2020
― This year's 25th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the final chapter on Thursday for Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi's Batman: Justice Buster manga. DC publishes the series in English and describes the story: In Batman: Justice Buster, Gotham City has been under the protection of Batman for only a short amount of time, but since the vigilante's a...
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The New Gate #7 [rate]
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Whisper Me a Love Song #7 [rate]
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Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night #8 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 13-19
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc episode earns 6.1% rating
― The episode of the live-action series adaptation of Kana Ozawa's Blue Moment manga that aired on Fuji TV on Wednesday, May 15 at 10:00 p.m. earned a 5.6% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 19 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.4 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Fuj...
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2 Anime Film Review
This is a movie I never want to watch again. However, this is not because it's bad. Rather, it's a testament to just how incredible this film is.
― Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Part 2 is a film I never want to watch again. However, this is not because it's bad. Rather, it's a testament to just how incredible this film is. The film is full of well-developed and memorable characters—especiall...
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Black Butler: Public School Arc #7 [rate]
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The Fable #8 [rate]
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Kaiju No. 8 #7 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 13-19
Stellar Blade stays at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: May 13-19 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Stellar Blade Sony Interactive Entertainment April 26 10,935 91,099 2NSwRing Fit Adventure Nintendo October 18, 2019 10,536 3,570,190 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 7,096 5,842,332 4NSwAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 6,007 7,771,954...
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Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included #9 [rate]
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Suda51, Swery65's Hotel Barcelona Game Posts New Trailer
Game to launch for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam this year
― The INDIE Live Expo event on Saturday revealed a new trailer for Goichi "Suda51" Suda and Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro's Hotel Barcelona game on Saturday. 【#INDIELiveExpo 2024.5.25 Premiere Title】『Hotel Barcelona』You and your phantom self will take down the most evil serial killers that seem straight out of a horror movie!We're gonna try out th...
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Case Closed #1125 [rate]
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My Hero Academia #142 [rate]
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Ghost in The Shell Gets New TV Anime Series in 2026 by Science Saru
Teaser video streamed
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Saturday that the Ghost in the Shell franchise is getting a new television anime series in 2026. Science Saru will produce the anime, which is tentatively titled Kōkaku Kidōtai (The Ghost in the Shell). Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science Saru, and Production I.G are on the production committee for the series. Bandai Namco Filmworks al...
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Oi! Tonbo #8 [rate]
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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Anime Reveals New Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, July 6 Debut
Ikimonogakari, Little Glee Monster perform theme songs
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of developer Edelweiss' side-scrolling action role-playing game Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin (Tensui no Sakuna Hime) revealed on Saturday that the series will debut on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 6 at 11:00 p.m. The site also revealed a promotional video and the show's theme song arti...
CLAMP Designs New Cardcaptor Sakura Dress for Hello Kitty's 50th Birthday Bash
Everyone's favorite kitty gets some new dresses
― It's surreal knowing Sanrio's Kitty White — a.k.a. Hello Kitty — is celebrating her 50th anniversary. To mark the occasion, she is partnering with manga creators for some new looks, and the latest one comes from legendary creator quartet CLAMP. ClAMP revealed their design for Kitty on their X (formerly Twitter) account on May 23. In the post, the grou...
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Shadowverse Flame: Arc-hen #82 [rate]
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My Girlfriend's Child Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Hiyori Sakurada, Kanata Hosoda star in teen pregnancy story premiering on June 25
― Mamoru Aoi's My Girlfriend's Child (Ano Ko no Kodomo) manga is inspiring a weekly live-action series which will premiere on Tuesday, June 25 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT) in Fuji TV's "Ka-Dra★Eleven" timeslot. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: Sachi and her boyfriend...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, May 13-19
Chillin' in Another World pulls off a major dramatic spike and goes from trawling the bottom to #2 this week! See how all your favorites fared in 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 ran...
Wind Breaker ‒ Episode 8
It’s Wind Breaker doing what it does best, at its best: simple, sincere, delightful violence.
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 ‒ Episode 7
We are back to peak Konosuba!
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Highspeed Étoile #8 [rate]
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A Condition Called Love ‒ Episode 8
Hananoi continues to be the most awkward part of the show.
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The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors #8 [rate]
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The Misfit of Demon King Academy II #19 [rate]
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Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Anime Film Review
If you're a Haikyu!! fanatic, or if you can overcome this background knowledge hurdle, you're in for a pretty good time and some of the best editing to come from an anime in recent memory.
― To begin, I should note that this film is a continuation of the Haikyu!! anime and a canon adaptation of the manga. As such, if you're not caught up on the anime or at least generally aware of the franchise and i...
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The irregular at magic high school #8 [rate]
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First Episode Impression: Blue Archive the Animation
This show is made near-exclusively for existing fans of the mobile game and the YouTube presentation isn't ideal.
― What is this? Kivotos is a huge academic city made up of thousands of schools. Here, scuffles between students with guns in hand have become a daily occurrence. Amidst this, Abydos High School, which is covered in sand, is on the verge of closure. Five students from the "Task Committee...
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #56 [rate]
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The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3's New Video Previews Ancient City Insurrection Arc, ASCA's Ending Song
ASCA performs 'Shion no Hanataba o' ending theme
― Aniplex debute a new promotional video and key visual for the third television season of the The irregular at magic high school anime on Saturday. The video previews the Ancient City Insurrection story arc, and it also previews the arc's ending theme song "Shion no Hanataba o" (An Aster Bouquet) by singer ASCA. The season premiered on Tokyo MX, Tochi...
This Week in Games - Uguu Stocks On The Rise
The touchstone visual novel Kanon is coming to Steam! Plus, Gundam in Call of Duty, Nintendo's latest studio buy, and more!
― Welcome back, folks! Last weekend, I had a sudden pang of nostalgia, and I started missing Avalon Code. Avalon Code was one of the many offbeat RPGs released on the Nintendo DS, this one by Matrix Software (and released in the US by Xseed). It had a fun concept: the world is g...
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Astro Note #8 [rate]
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Egumi Legacy Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, July Debut
Takuya Eguchi, Sōma Saitō, Yū Serizawa, more star
― Happinet announced on Friday that the anime based on TAKALAKA and voice actor Takuya Eguchi's Egumi Legacy card game will debut in July. Happinet also revealed the show's cast and additional staff. The anime will star (character name romanizations are not official): Takuya Eguchi as Legendary Final Climax BOM Yoshino Aoyama as End of the World Sōma ...
Dungeon People Anime Reveals July 5 Debut in Commercial
Series stars Sayaka Senbongi, Sayumi Suzushiro, more
― The official website for the television anime of Sui Hutami's Dungeon People (Dungeon no Naka no Hito) manga revealed in a commercial on Friday that the anime will debut on July 5 on the Animeism programming block of MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS. The show will also air on AT-X starting on July 8. The anime's cast includes (Note: character name romanizati...
Shinmai Ossan Bōkensha TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, July 1 Debut in Video
Akira Kushida, Chiai Fujikawa perform theme songs
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kiraku Kishima's Shinmai Ossan Bōkensha, Saikyō Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru (The Rookie Middle-Aged Adventurer Was Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party to Become Invincible) novel series revealed more cast, theme song information, July 1 debut, and the show's secon...
Sony to Launch Academy to 'Nurture Anime Creators in Global Markets'
― Sony Group Corporation announced on Thursday during its annual corporate strategy presentation that it will launch an academy to develop talent to create anime. The academy will aim to "[nurture] anime creators in global markets, mainly by Aniplex and Crunchyroll with collaboration from across the industry." Aniplex is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ). Animation studios A-1 Pi...
Ultraman x Avengers Comic Mini-Series Launches in August
Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom write comic with artist Francesco Manna
― Marvel announced on Wednesday the previously announced crossover comic between its Avengers and Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman franchises will be a four-issue mini-series that will launch on August 14. Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom will write the comic, and Francesco Manna is the artist. Dike Ruan drew the below cover for the first issue...
Shungiku Uchida's Minami's Lover Manga Gets New Live-Action Series in July
New series sees roles reversed with boyfriend shrinking instead
― TV Asahi announced on Friday that it is producing a new live-action series adaptation of Shungiku Uchida's Minami's Lover (Minami-kun no Koibito) manga with the title Minami-kun no Koibito!? that will premiere in July. The new series will have the roles reversed, with the boyfriend shrinking instead of the girlfriend. The show stars Ai...
Urusei Yatsura Anime Reveals More Cast, Visual for Final Arc
Yūichi Nakamura, Inori Minase, Chō join cast
― The official website for the new television anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura manga revealed three more cast members and a new visual on Friday. The visual previews the show's final arc "Boy Meets Girl." Yūichi Nakamura as Rupa Inori Minase as Karula Chō as Upa The anime premiered in the Noitamina programming block on Fuji TV in October 2022. HI...
Thai Live-Action My Love Mix-Up! Show's English-Subtitled Trailer Announces June 7 Debut
Series to stream simultaneously in Thailand, Japan
― Thai channel GMMTV revealed on Thursday that its live-action series adaptation of writer Wataru Hinekure and artist Aruko's My Love Mix-Up! (Kieta Hatsukoi) manga will debut on June 7. The below video for the show includes English subtitles that can be toggled on. The series stars Gemini, Fourth, Chokun, and Pahn. The series will air on GMM25 start...
Tokyopop Publishes Novels, Manga of Yū Nagira's My Beautiful Man BL Series
1st volume of novel, Megumi Kitano's manga debut on July 16
― Tokyopop confirmed on Thursday that it has licensed Yū Nagira's My Beautiful Man (Utsukushii Kare) boys love light novel series, as well as Megumi Kitano's manga adaptation of the same novel series. Tokyopop will ship the first volume of both the novel and manga series digitally and in print on July 16. Tokyopop describes the novel series:...
Annecy Reveals ODDTAXI Duo's New Housenka Film
Festival previews film as part of Work in Progress lineup
― The official website for the Annecy International Film Festival announced on Thursday that it will preview director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film Housenka (Touch-Me-Not) as part of this year's Work in Progress lineup. Annecy lists the film with a runtime of 75 minutes. Kinoshita is directing the film, with ...
Annecy Reveals ON-GAKU: Our Sound Director Kenji Iwaisawa's New Film Hyakuemu (Updated)
Film adapts Uoto's track-and-field manga
― Update: Kodansha has confirmed that the film will adapt Uoto's Hyakuemu (100M) manga, and revealed the main staff. Kenji Iwaisawa is directing the film at Rock 'n' Roll Mountain. Pony Canyon, TBS TV, and Asmik Ace are credited with production. Keisuke Kojima is the character designer and chief animation director, and Keikankun Yamaguchi is the art director. ...