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Tonbo! Season 1 Anime Series Review
While Tonbo! isn’t an outright terrible show, it fails at making golf feel exciting and giving the audience much outside of that, both of which make for one of the dullest sports anime I’ve ever sat through.
― There are two things that I should probably mention here. The first is that I'm not much of a sports guy. I don't dislike sports per se, and I enjoy watching football and basketball games on oc...
This Week in Games - Tilting at Windmills Instead of Dragons
Jean-Karlo levels with the audience about supposed Dragon Quest censorship, catches up on Tokyo Game Show announcements, and celebrates Monolith's 25th anniversary.
― Welcome back, folks! I had a great time at Portland Retro Game Expo last week. We had a weird bit where someone triggered the fire alarm, and we had to wait outside for a few minutes, but it was a great time overall. I got to meet some ...
Go! Princess Precure Episodes 26-50 Anime Series Review
Go! Princess Pretty Cure is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, seasons to be officially released in English.
― With this second half of Go! Princess Pretty Cure, one thing becomes obvious: Haruka is a pillar of strength. While she didn't necessarily demonstrate that concretely in the first half, we can now see that she was internalizing a lot of what she learned and is now ready to share it ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2024
NieR recovers from its mid-season drop while The Elusive Samurai pays the price of slacking off in its last few episodes. Discover all the other last-minute surprises in the final ranking of the Summer 2024 season!
― 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 lat...
The Fable Episodes 1-25 Anime Streaming Review
At turns utterly hilarious, before quickly becoming unbelievably tense and dramatic, I was never once bored by The Fable, even sometimes forgetting how ghastly the animation was.
― What is it about manga featuring ex-criminals attempting to go straight that attracts anime productions with such terrible animation quality? 2021's The Way of the Househusband became meme-worthy for its almost total absen...
Manga Biographies: Charles M. Schulz Manga Review
Big fan of the Peanuts gang? Discover how Snoopy’s creator, Charles M. Schulz’s love for art at a young age led to his career drawing a comic strip known by every American household.
― Despite growing up with the Peanuts comic strip and owning a minimum of five pieces of Snoopy merchandise, I admittedly knew very little about Charles M. Schulz prior to reading this manga biography. During San Diego C...
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Kalafina Music Trio Reunite for January Anniversary Concert
Trio's founder, former composer Yuki Kajiura not involved with reunion concert
― The official Twitter account for the disbanded Kalafina singer trio announced on Thursday that the trio will reunite for an anniversary concert at the Tokyo Garden Theater on January 15. Yuki Kajiura, the founder and former composer for the trio, made a statement on her X (formerly Twitter) account that she is not involv...
Live-Action Voltron Film Casts Daniel Quinn-Toye for Filming This Fall
Hollywood Reporter: Red Notice's Rawson Marshall Thurber helms film's Australian shoot
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter posted on Wednesday that Amazon MGM Studios is moving forward with the live-action Voltron project (which it describes as a feature film), and has cast Daniel Quinn-Toye as a lead actor. Quinn-Toye served as Tom Holland's understudy and as Paris in the West End pro...
Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Game Gets Asian Release With English Support
Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Asia Edition launches in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore
― Konami announced on Friday that it will release the Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! game in Asia for Nintendo Switch under the title Momotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Asia Edition on December 12. The game will be ava...
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Uzumaki #2 [rate]
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Oricon: Voice Actor Tesshō Genda Has Been on Hiatus Since July Due to Health
Kenta Miyake substituted as Younger Toguro in Yū Yū Hakusho collaboration with Maruchan
― Ramen noodle brand Maruchan revealed alongside its video collaboration with the Yū Yū Hakusho anime on Friday that voice actor Tesshō Genda is currently on hiatus. Genda originally voiced Younger Toguro in Yū Yū Hakusho, and the character appears in the collaboration video, but Kenta Miyake is voicing the role ...
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One Piece #1121 [rate]
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Voice Actress Azumi Waki Announces Pregnancy
Voice of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End's Kanne to continue working while taking care of her health
― Azumi Waki, voice of Kanne from the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime, announced she was expecting her first child on her X (formerly Twitter) account on October 5: ご報告です。 pic.twitter.com/RWlxIwz02C— 和氣あず未 (@azumi_waki) October 5, 2024 I have an announcement In her message, Waki wrote (roughly tran...
Bleach Anime Gets 20th Anniversary Video With New Animation
Short animates classic scenes from series
― Aniplex released a new animated video to celebrate the Bleach anime's 20th anniversary on Saturday The video compiles climactic scenes from the anime's story animated in the new Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict anime style. (The video first aired during The Conflict's television premiere on Saturday.) The 20th anniversary of the Bleach ...
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You are Ms. servant #1 [rate]
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The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest #1 [rate]
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Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga #1 [rate]
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Ranma ½ #1 [rate]
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ATRI: My Dear Moments #13 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 23-29
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 23-29 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Nintendo September 26 200,121 200,121 2PS5The Legend of Heroes Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria- Nihon Falcom September 26 29,554 29,554 3PS4The Legend of Heroes Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria- Ni...
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game Streams Opening Movie
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC in early 2025
― Bandai Namco Entertainment streamed the opening movie for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, on Saturday. Bandai Namco will release the game in early 2025. In the game, players use attacks to cut down their op...
Tonbo! Season 1 Anime Series Review
While Tonbo! isn’t an outright terrible show, it fails at making golf feel exciting and giving the audience much outside of that, both of which make for one of the dullest sports anime I’ve ever sat through.
― There are two things that I should probably mention here. The first is that I'm not much of a sports guy. I don't dislike sports per se, and I enjoy watching football and basketball games on oc...
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BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN #25 [rate]
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #2 [rate]
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #1 [rate]
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MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season #12 [rate]
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict #27 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 23-29
My Hero Academia earns 3.8%, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 finale earns 2.9%, Mission: Yozakura Family earns 2.0%
― The Anthem of the Heart film aired on Fuji TV on Thursday, September 26 at 1:25 a.m. and earned a 0.8% rating. The film version of the anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day anime aired on Fuji TV on Wednesday, September 25 at 1:25 a.m., and it earned a 0.5% rating. Tit...
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Demon Lord, Retry! R #2 [rate]
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Gushing Over Magical Girls TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
Announced at Saturday event for anime
― An event for the television anime of Akihiro Ononaka's Gushing Over Magical Girls (Mahō Shōjo ni Akogarete) manga announced with a teaser on Saturday that production on a second season has been green-lit. J-Novel Club licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
Hi, I'm Hiiragi Utena. I'm a normal magical-girl-loving middle school girl—or at least I was, but...
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Case Closed #1137 [rate]
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My Hero Academia #158 [rate]
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Amazon Prime Video Streams Tonbo! Anime's 2nd Season
2nd season debuted in Japan on Saturday
― Amazon Prime Video in the United States began streaming the first episode of the second season of Tonbo!, the anime of Ken Kawasaki and Yū Furusawa's Oi! Tonbo (Hey! Tonbo) manga, on Friday. Amazon Prime Video is no longer streaming the show's first season in the United States, but the show is still available for streaming elsewhere, including on Tubi TV. The...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Anime to Have 25 Episodes, Will Air for Continuous Half-Year
New visual revealed before show's debut later on Saturday
― The official website for the anime of Uoto's Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) manga revealed on Saturday the anime will have 25 total episodes, and will air for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year) for a half-year run. The website also revealed a new visual. The anime will premiere on NHK General on Oc...
One Piece Anime Substitutes Kazuki Yao With Wataru Takagi as Jango's Voice
Health issue cited, after Gundam: U.C. Engage game also substituted Yao as Judau
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the One Piece franchise announced on Saturday that the next television anime episode, Sunday's episode #1,121, is substituting Kazuki Yao with Wataru Takagi as the voice actor of Jango due to Yao's poor health. 10月6日（日）朝9:30より放送されるアニメ「#ONEPIECE」第1121話「ガープとクザン 衝突する師弟の正義」にジャン...
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Tonbo! #14 [rate]
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One Piece, Jujutsu Kaisen Come to Universal Studios Hollywood's Fan Fest Nights
Separately ticketed, after-hours event begins on April 25 until May 18
― Universal Fan Fest Nights is a new separately ticketed, after-hours event that will kick off at Universal Studios Hollywood next spring. The event nights were first announced to cater to fans of sci-fi, fantasy, gaming and anime. Universal Studios is holding true to its word for that last part as it has announced during L.A. Com...
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Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez #12 [rate]
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Nina the Starry Bride Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub Ahead of Japanese TV Broadcast Premiere
Jill Harris, Ben Stegmair, more star in English dub on October 7
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Rikachi's Nina the Starry Bride (Hoshifuru Ōkoku no Nina) manga on October 7, which is also three days before the television broadcast debut in Japan on October 10. The company is also streaming the English-subtitled version on Oct...
Viz Media Licenses Steel Ball Run, Astro Royale, Tenmaku Cinema, More Manga
Also: Tsumiki Ogami's Not-So-Ordinary Life, The Bugle Call: Song of War, more
― Viz Media revealed its new licenses and print releases planned for summer 2025, as well as digital exclusives slated for spring 2025, on Friday: The new digital releases include: Yuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki's Tenmaku Cinema manga Announcement: A VIZ Digital Exclusive! Cinephile Hajime is possessed by the ghost of screenwr...
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The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians #1 [rate]
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How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer #1 [rate]
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The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors #1 [rate]
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BookWalker Global Store Lists English Release for The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel on November 29
Worldwide simultaneous release planned for series' 1st new volume in 4 years
― Kadokawa's BookWalker Global store is listing that The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekijō), the new volume in Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, will launch in English on November 29. The listing lists Yen On as the publisher with translation by Andrew Cunningham. BookWalker describes ...
This Week in Games - Tilting at Windmills Instead of Dragons
Jean-Karlo levels with the audience about supposed Dragon Quest censorship, catches up on Tokyo Game Show announcements, and celebrates Monolith's 25th anniversary.
― Welcome back, folks! I had a great time at Portland Retro Game Expo last week. We had a weird bit where someone triggered the fire alarm, and we had to wait outside for a few minutes, but it was a great time overall. I got to meet some ...
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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II #1 [rate]
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Kadokawa Announces Wordless World Manga Contest
Winners get support from manga editors, chance at manga serialization in Japan
― Kadokawa announced on Friday the new "Wordless World Manga Contest," a competition seeking manga without speech bubbles or lettering. The contest is open to entrants worldwide, and the "wordless" approach is intended to allow all applicants regardless of language. Winners may get the chance to have a manga serialized in ...
Go! Princess Precure Episodes 26-50 Anime Series Review
Go! Princess Pretty Cure is one of the strongest, if not the strongest, seasons to be officially released in English.
― With this second half of Go! Princess Pretty Cure, one thing becomes obvious: Haruka is a pillar of strength. While she didn't necessarily demonstrate that concretely in the first half, we can now see that she was internalizing a lot of what she learned and is now ready to share it ...
Giga, Teddyloid Produce Pokémon Horizons Anime's New Ending Theme Song with Lyricist DECO*27
New "Rayquaza Rising" arc starts on October 11
― The official X/Twitter account for the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime revealed on Friday that Giga and Teddyloid are producing the new ending theme song "Pikaaan!" for the fourth arc "Rayquaza Rising." DECO*27 is writing the lyrics. Giga and Teddyloid produced the current ending theme song "Let Me Battle" by 9Lana. South Korean boy band ZeroBaseOne...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime Reveals Character Video for Rosalie
Riho Sugiyama voices character for new season debuting in 2025
― The official website for Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita ~Sono Ni~ (I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2), the second season of the television anime of Kisetsu Morita's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Lev...
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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. #1 [rate]
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2.5 Dimensional Seduction #14 [rate]
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Sengoku Youko Anime Previews 3rd Part in Video, Visual
Anime's final part with new ending by Rainy. debuts on October 9
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Satoshi Mizukami's Sengoku Youko manga revealed a "story promotional video" for the anime's third and final part on Friday. The video previews MindaRyn's insert song "Sekidei" (Red Mud) and reveals and previews Rainy's new ending theme song "Banri Ikkū" (a phrase from Miyamoto...
Ryōta Suzuki Replaces Tōru Furuya as Yamcha in Dragon Ball Daima TV Anime
Tōru Furuya steps down from role after scandal earlier this year
― The official website for the Dragon Ball Daima anime series announced on Friday that voice actor Ryōta Suzuki (Dr. Stone's Ryūsui Nanami, Kaguya-sama: Love is War's Yū Ishigami) will take over for Tōru Furuya as the voice of Yamcha in the anime, starting with the anime's first episode. The anime will premiere on a new anime programmin...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict Anime's Opening Sequence Streamed
Series debuts on October 5
― Aniplex began streaming the creditless opening sequence on Friday for the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict anime. The anime will debut on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on October 5 at 11:00 p.m. JST. Six Lounge performs the opening theme song "Kotoba ni Sezu Tomo" (Even if You Don't Say It) and Suisoh performs the ending theme song "Monochrome." The ani...
Kentie's Room of Guilty Pleasure Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime
Coolmic releases adult manga in English digitally
― Suiseisha revealed on Friday that Kentie's Room of Guilty Pleasure (Guilty Hole: Oshiego Shika Shimei Dekinai Mise) adult manga is inspiring an AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) adaptation. Coolmic releases the manga in English digitally, and it describes the series: Choose Your Favorite Student---Overworked, treated like dirt, a...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Casts Nao Tōyama as Allucia Citrus
Series starring Hiroaki Hirata will debut in April 2025
― The official website for the television anime of Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series revealed on Friday that Nao Tōyama will voice Allucia Citrus in the series. The ...
Palworld Game Launches for PS5 in Japan
Game launched for 68 countries, territories outside Japan on September 25
― The official Japanese X (formerly Twitter) account for Pocketpair's Palworld game announced on Friday that the game released on Friday in Japan for the PlayStation 5. The game had launched on PS5 in 68 countries and territories on September 25, but Pocketpair later stated the game would not launch for PS5 in Japan on that sam...
Future Folktales 2 Animated Series Reveals November 3 Debut in Japan in New Videos
Staff, cast also revealed for collaboration series between Toei Animation, Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions
― Manga Productions revealed two new videos on Friday for Future Folktales 2, the second season of Manga Productions and Toei Animation's Future Folktales (Asatir: Mirai no Mukashibanashi) animated television series. The videos reveal that the series will debut in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affi...
Wizardry Variants Daphne RPG Launches for iOS, Android on October 15 in Japanese, English
3D dungeon RPG also planned for Steam release in the future
― Drecom announced on Friday that it will release the Wizardry Variants Daphne 3D dungeon role-playing game on October 15 for iOS and Android in Japanese and English. Drecom revealed a 13-minute video interview with the game's director Keisuke Kanayama on September 20. The below video has English subtitles that can be toggled on. There is a ...
Ōhashi Hirai's The Days of Diamond Manga Extends Hiatus to October 31
Manga went on hiatus on September 5, originally slated to return on October 3
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ōhashi Hirai's The Days of Diamond (Diamond no Kōzai) manga is extending its hiatus so that Hirai can build up a buffer of manuscripts to prepare for a return to weekly serialization. The manga will return in the magazi...
Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Film's Trailer Reveals New Cast Member Yoo Jae-myung
Film opens in Japan on January 10
― The official website for the live-action film of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Friday. The trailer reveals that South Korean actor Yoo Jae-myung is appearing in the film as an immigration officer who meets Gorō when Gorō wanders onto a South Korean island. The film is ba...
Bananya Around the World Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song, October 21 Debut
Akira Ishida narrates anime; BPM15Q performs "Across Universe" theme
― The official website for Bananya Around the World, the third season from the Bananya television anime, unveiled its main promotional video and main visual for the anime on Friday. The video reveals that Akira Ishida is narrating the anime, reveals and previews the anime's theme song "Across Universe" by BPM15Q, and reveals the ani...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Matorism: Case Files of a Narcotics Agent, Millennium Family, More Manga
Also: The Vampire Dies in No Time, Match Monde
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday new manga releases for October 4 as well as confirmed recently released titles for its new e-bookstore service "emaqi:" Title: Matorism: Case Files of a Narcotics Agent
Artist: Masakazu Suzuki
Publisher: Nihonbungeisha
Release Date: October 4
Synopsis: Everyone has the potential to fall to "the oth...
Final Fantasy Composer Nobuo Uematsu Puts AEW Wrestler Kenny Omega in Cobra Twist at Tokyo Game Show
The legendary video game musician has got the moves to win a world championship
― Over the final weekend of September, video game fans all over the world gathered at the Makuhari Messe convention center for the Tokyo Game Show 2024. Among those fans was All Elite Wrestling star and executive vice president Kenny Omega (Tyson Smith). There, the wrestling star had a chance meeting with legendary Final ...
Netflix to Stream Dragon Ball Daima Anime in Asia on October 14, Globally on October 18
Crunchyroll also streams anime on October 11, with English dub screening in U.S. theaters on November 10-12
― Netflix announced on Friday that it will stream the Dragon Ball Daima anime series, debuting first in Asia on October 14, and then globally on October 18. Crunchyroll will also begin streaming the anime on October 11, the same day the anime premieres in Japan. The subtitled stream will be ava...
The Barbarian's Bride Fantasy Comedy Manga Gets 2025 TV Anime
Manga about barbarian leader who defeats knight but asks for hand in marriage
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Noriaki Kotoba's The Barbarian's Bride (Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere next year. Kadokawa did not reveal any other details for the anime. Kadokawa is streaming a teaser promotional video for the anime, featuring panels from the ma...
Sushi Chain Lets You Order With Natsuki Hanae or Sho Hayami's Voice
Hear the Tokyo Ghoul co-stars order your sushi
― Hamazushi, a popular fast food sushi chains in Japan, announced on Wednesday a partnership with voice actors Natsuki Hanae and Sho Hayami — not as spokesmen for the brand per se, but as digital menu narrators. Starting on October 8, Hanae and Hayami will voice the touch panel menus that every diner uses to order dishes. While it's unclear which voice a...
AnimEigo Licenses Nasu: Summer in Andalusia Anime Film for March Release
AnimEigo to also release new 2-disc set for Bubblegum Crisis with lossless audio, bonus content
― AnimEigo announced on Thursday that it will release Kitarō Kōsaka's Nasu: Summer in Andalusia for the first time on home video in North America in March 2025. The release will include a 37-minute interview with Kōsaka, as well as trailer and teaser videos. The anime debuted in Japan in 2003, and centers ...
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Anime Film Reveals Cast, Visual for Joker, Harley
Wataru Takagi, Rie Kugimiya reprise roles from Batman Ninja for upcoming film
― Warner Bros. Japan revealed a new visual and cast members on Friday for Joker and Harley Quinn for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, its new Batman Ninja CG anime film. Wataru Takagi and Rie Kugimiya will reprise their roles from Batman Ninja as Joker and Harley Quinn, respectively. The words on Joker's jacket above, beside...
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game Streams 'Ignite the Spark' Trailer
Game featuring 182-character roster launches on October 11
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Thursday the latest trailer titled "Ignite the Spark" for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, a new game in its Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi arena fighter franchise: The game launches on October 11 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Those who pre-order the game will be able to un...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Toshihiro Ono's Yadokari: The Shell Machine God, Yoiyu's When Pink Rain Falls 3
Company to release Yadokari in 2025, When Pink Rain Falls 3: Under The Mistletoe for holiday season
― North American publisher Star Fruit Books announced last week that it has licensed Toshihiro Ono's Yadokari: The Shell Machine God and Yoiyu's When Pink Rain Falls 3: Under The Mistletoe manga. The company will release the former in 2025 and the latter around the holiday season. Ono (Pokémon manga) d...
Osamu Tezuka TV Specials Anthology Gets Retail Release
Box set includes Bander Book, Marine Express, Fumoon, Bremen 4, Prime Rose, Baggy, Border Planet, Boku no Son Goku
― French company Tanuko is taking pre-orders for a retail release of "Love Saves the Earth," a Blu-ray Disc box set anthology of Osamu Tezuka's television specials. The company had launched a crowdfunding campaign for the set in July, though it did not reach its goal. The box set will in...
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Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- #25 [rate]
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Trillion Game #2 [rate]
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2024
NieR recovers from its mid-season drop while The Elusive Samurai pays the price of slacking off in its last few episodes. Discover all the other last-minute surprises in the final ranking of the Summer 2024 season!
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and on the Your Score page with the lat...
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Good Bye, Dragon Life #1 [rate]
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DAN DA DAN Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub (Updated)
Anime began streaming on Netflix, Crunchyroll on Thursday
― Netflix and Crunchyroll began streaming on Thursday a same-day English dub for the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga. Update: Hulu is also streaming the English dub. The English dub stars: Abby Trott as Momo
A.J. Beckles as Okarun
Kari Wahlgren as Seiko
Lisa Reimold as Aira
Al...
Yuhta Nishio Launches New Manga with Daisuke Muroi, Yuka Matsuda on October 19
Manga authors to launch Sekai no Owari no Yōsai-ten manga
― This year's 20th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine revealed on Friday that manga authors Yuhta Nishio (After Hours), Daisuke Muroi (Akitsu), and Yuka Matsuda (Dibetagurashi: Ahiru no Seikatsu) will launch a new manga titled Sekai no Owari no Yōsai-ten (Dressmaking Shop at the End of the World), in the magazine's next issue on...
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms #1 [rate]
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New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Kōichi Yamadera's Return as Jusenkyo Guide
Yamadera also reprises role as Ryōga from original anime
― The official website for the new anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga revealed on Thursday that Kōichi Yamadera is reprising his role from the original anime as the Jusenkyo Guide. The series previously confirmed Yamadera's return as Ryōga Hibiki. The anime will premiere nationwide in Japan on October 5 on the NTV channel at 24:55 JST ...
The Fable Episodes 1-25 Anime Streaming Review
At turns utterly hilarious, before quickly becoming unbelievably tense and dramatic, I was never once bored by The Fable, even sometimes forgetting how ghastly the animation was.
― What is it about manga featuring ex-criminals attempting to go straight that attracts anime productions with such terrible animation quality? 2021's The Way of the Househusband became meme-worthy for its almost total absen...
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DAN DA DAN #01 [rate]
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Mobile Suit Gundam Franchise Gets Trading Card Game
Gundam Card Game to launch worldwide in 2025
― Bandai announced on Thursday during the Bandai Card Games Next Plan Presentation the Gundam Card Game, a new trading card game based on the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise. The game will launch worldwide in 2025 in three languages: Japanese, English, and Chinese. A "Gundam Card Game Edition Beta" set is scheduled for release in December. The company streame...
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365 Days to the Wedding #1 [rate]
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Manga Up! Adds Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate Manga
Akinoko debuted manga on X/Twitter before its serialization in Big Gangan
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service added Akinoko's Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate (Tonari no Neko to Koi Shirazu) manga on Thursday. The company describes the story:
Minato Seno's high school life had just begun when his homeroom teacher requested his help with Nekozane, the cat-like chronic napper who sits next t...
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Loner Life in Another World #2 [rate]
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Blue Box #1 [rate]
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Negative Positive Angler #1 [rate]
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Jacksonville's WasabiCon Hosts Voice Actor Mitsuaki Madono at 2024 Event
Event takes place from October 11-13
― WasabiCon announced on Wednesday that it will host voice actor Mitsuaki Madono at this year's event. Madono is known for his role as Kon in Bleach, Kanami Ougi in Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Sorata Arisugawa in the X anime, and numerous others. He is also known for his role as Tōru Adachi in Persona 4, F. Novartis in The Legend of Heroes, Harry Olson ...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Fulland of Water and Light Game Releases for Switch, Steam on February 27
Game releases in Japanese, English; 2nd promo video streamed
― Bushiroad announced on Thursday that it will release the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Fulland of Water and Light (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka: Mizu to Hikaru no Fulland) action role-playing game for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on February 27, 2025. The game will release in Japanese and...
Saika Fushimi Plans to Resume Magician Who Rose From Failure Manga in Spring 2025 After Cancer Battle
Artist reveals cancer is in remission
― The 100th issue of Micro Magazine's Comic Ride digital manga magazine featured a message from The Magician Who Rose From Failure (Shikkaku kara Hajimeru Nariagari Madōshi dō! The Comic) manga artist Saika Fushimi on September 30. In the message, Fushimi revealed that her cancer is in remission, and that she will work hard to be able to resume the manga in sprin...
Okaimono Panda! Anime's Commercial Reveals Show's November 6 Debut, Previews Theme Song
New visual also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Okaimono Panda! (literally, Shopping Panda), the official mascot character of the Rakuten marketplace and tie-in services, began streaming a commercial for the anime on Thursday that reveals the show's debut on Tokyo MX on November 6 at 9:54 p.m. The series will also stream on Rakuten TV, Hulu, U-NEXT, DMM TV, and other servi...
Nintendo Adds F-Zero - GP Legend, F-Zero Climax Games to Switch Online Library
F-Zero Climax debuts in N. America on October 11
― Nintendo announced on Tuesday that F-Zero - GP Legend and its Japan-only sequel F-ZERO CLIMAX will be added to the Nintendo Switch Online library on October 11. Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack members will be able to play the games through the Game Boy Advance library. Nintendo describes F-Zero - GP Legend: Get your adrenaline pumping, and ra...
One Piece Anime Marks 25th Anniversary With Fan Letter' Special
Special based on One Piece novel Mugiwara Stories short story collection premieres on October 20
― The official website for the Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Thursday that the manga's television anime is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an anime special titled One Piece Fan Letter that will premiere on October 20. The special will be based on Tomohito Ōsaki's One Piece novel Mugiwa...