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Inside DAN DA DAN Episode 7: Rising Talent Shuto Enomoto Discusses Storyboarding and Animation with Newtype

Nov 18, 20:00

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Did this episode tear your heart out? Int his interview, Shuto Enomoto discusses the hard work that brought this episode to life. ― *This article contains spoilers for Episode 7 of the anime DAN DA DAN. In the latest episode of DAN DA DAN, episode 7, viewers learn the reason for Acrobatic Silky's, or Acro-Silky for short, obsession with Aira. Fans of the original manga had high expectations for this ...

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Astro Boy, Howl's Moving Castle Lyricist Shuntarō Tanigawa Dies at 92

Nov 18, 19:09

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Writer won 1989 American Book Award, penned The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn screenplay ― Kyodo News reported on Tuesday that prolific writer Shuntarō Tanigawa has died of old age at 92. The writer died on the November 13, and his close relatives held a private funeral led by his oldest son Kensaku as the chief mourner. Tanigawa was born in Tokyo, and his father was Japanese philosopher Tetsuzō Tanikawa...

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Answerman - Why is there a huge push for Western companies to make their own original anime content?

Nov 18, 13:01

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Jerome discusses collaborations between Western and Japanese animation studios. ― Mister M. asks: "With the cold reception for Adult Swim's Uzumaki adaptation, there's been a lot of blame placed on Warner Bros. Discovery and AS for its failure and how 'Western companies need to stay out of anime.' But I want to know why there is a huge push for Western companies to make their own original anime cont...

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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Limited Edition Blu-ray Review

Nov 18, 12:00

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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! manages to balance its comedy and more poignant bits beautifully. ― It's not always easy to mix comedy with something sterner. Although it's absolutely possible – just look at Terry Pratchett, whose books regularly have messages that belie their comedic style – it takes a special kind of flair to pull it off. Tomo-chan is a Girl could easily have fumbled in trying to combine its ...

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The Importance of 'Blue' in Blue Period: Interview with Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Nov 18, 09:00

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At the Kodansha House pop-up venue in New York City, Tsubasa Yamaguchi made her U.S. fan event debut and revealed her own experience in fine art. ― Regardless of when you start or how much talent you have, there are always hurdles to creating art that can truly speak to people. The Blue Period manga has managed to speak to many readers, myself included, as a story that lays bare all of the trials and...

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Ryo Hiromatsu's 'Uglymug, Epicfighter' Novel Gets TV Anime

Nov 18, 04:59

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Junichi Suwabe stars in White Fox production ― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Ryo Hiromatsu's Busamen Gachi Fighter (Uglymug, Epicfighter) novel. The website also announced that Junichi Suwabe will voice the protagonist Shigeru Yoshioka, and also revealed the anime's main staff and teaser visual. Egg Firm is producing the anime, and White Fox is in charge of...

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TV Anime of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura Manga Confirmed

Nov 18, 04:25