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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Jun 17-23
With only one week left to go, will Kaiju No. 8 be able to keep the #3 spot it managed to claim last week? See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― 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 o...
The ANN Aftershow - Best Reveals from the Nintendo Direct
James and Lynzee go through the recent Nintendo Direct to discuss their most anticipated games coming out soon!
― Best Reveals from the Nintendo Direct James and Lynzee go through the recent Nintendo Direct to discuss their most anticipated games coming out soon! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to the podcast versi...
Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- Game Review
Successfully balancing fresh and familiar content and expanding on its own story, Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- ranks among the all-time best video game remakes I’ve ever played.
― It's hard to overstate just how big a deal the official English language release of Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- (TBGM) is. Until very recently, English-speaking fans of Type-Moon—the creators of Tsukihi...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Review
The more you know about the real-world events the film adapts, the better it gets. And frankly, I've had as much fun researching what really happened as I did watching the film.
― *Note: This review contains moderate spoilers for Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era. The basic concept of Uma Musume is that "horse girls" are reincarnations of racehorses from our world who find themselves wi...
The ANN Aftershow - Kaiju No. 8's Biggest Monster Yet
We're catching up on a lot of news this week from Gainax to Tohru Furuya.
― Kaiju No. 8's Biggest Monster Yet The newest episode of Kaiju No 8 features the team's most formidable foe so far! Plus, a new villain was revealed in Yatagarasu. We've also got even bigger news: Gainax's bankruptcy, the latest details on the Lord of the Rings anime, you can finally watch Sailor Moon Cosmos this summer and a...
My Name Is Shingo Perfect Edition Volumes 1-2 Manga Review
This science fiction horror story from the early days of computers and robotics is fascinating, even as it takes its time getting to where it's going.
― If you're only familiar with Kazuo Umezz's previously released titles from Viz's current Perfect Edition run, My Name is Shingo may surprise you. That's not because it's more science fiction than horror or features a central romance, but because this...
This Week in Anime - How to Watch Anime on a Budget
Chris and Lucas find their pockets stretched by the multitude of anime streaming services; let's see how far we can get using legal, free streaming!
― Chris and Lucas find their pockets stretched by the multitude of anime streaming services; let's see how far we can get using legal, free streaming! Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of ...
Who Made Me a Princess Volumes 1-3 Manhwa Review
Gorgeous art and an interesting mix of subgenres make this manhwa a must-read.
― In The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, heroine Ailette's greatest desire is to be reborn into what she calls a “child-raising romantasy,” a subgenre of isekai where the heroine, an ordinary woman in her previous life, ends up starting from babyhood as the pampered princess of a powerful ruler. She doesn't mention that...
Let's Do It Already! Volume 1 Manga Review
Let's Do It Already's first volume is frothy, but this still reads like a fluffy shoujo romance. It's less of a sexy comedy than its copy implies, but it's still a fun read if you're a genre fan.
― Ah, high school love – when some teens begin navigating the waters of relationships and their physical components, eager to learn what their bodies can do and do it with the people they're crushing on. The...
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CyberAgent to Acquire Creative Company Nitroplus for 16.7 Billion Yen
CyberAgent to hold 72.5% controlling stake in Nitroplus, which becomes its subsidiary
― CyberAgent announced on Wednesday that it has decided to acquire the creative company Nitroplus for 16.704 billion yen (about US$104 million). As of July 1, CyberAgent will hold a 72.5% controlling stake in Nitroplus, which will become part of the CyberAgent group of companies as a subsidiary. Nitroplus founder an...
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Anime Gets 3rd Season
2nd season's 25th, final episode aired on Monday
― The official website for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) announced on Monday that the series is getting a third season. The website unveiled a visual for the announcement: The 25th and final episode of the anime's second season aire...
Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. Story Gets TV Anime
Hinaki Yano stars as protagonist Akane Sakuramori
― Aniplex revealed on Monday that Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. (I Ended Up Marrying the Girl in My Class I Hated the Most) story is getting a television anime adaptation, and also revealed the anime's teaser visual and main cast. The anime will star Hinaki Yano as the protagonist Akane Sakuramori (featured in...
'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Anime Gets 2nd Season in Fall
Teaser, key visual revealed
― The staff for the television anime of Miraijin A's (also known as Jinei Mirai's) As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (Tensei Kizoku Kantei Sukiru de Nariagaru - Jakushō Ryōchi o Uketsuidanode, Yūshūna Jinzai o Fuyashite Itara, Saikyō Ryōchi ni Natteta) light novel series announced on Sunday that the anime will get a second telev...
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Light Novels Get TV Anime
Isekai fantasy launched in 2017
― Micro Magazine revealed in a new promotional video on Sunday that Fehu Kazuno's Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin (Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku) isekai fantasy light novel series is inspiring a television anime. Cross Infinite World publishes the series in English and describes...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Jun 17-23
With only one week left to go, will Kaiju No. 8 be able to keep the #3 spot it managed to claim last week? See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― 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 o...
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 13
Not even the wisest wolf can escape the mild wrath of the dreaded nondescript anime cold.
Yūsuke Shirato's 'Munō wa Iranai' to Iwareta kara Zetsuen Shite Yatta Manga Ends
Manga adaptation of Shikiso Utsuzawa's light novel series launched in 2022
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app published the final chapter of Yūsuke Shirato's "Munō wa Iranai" to Iwareta kara Zetsuen Shite Yatta: Saikyō no Shitennō ni Sodaterareta Ore wa, Bōkensha to Nari Musō Suru (I Cut Ties with Them Because They Told Me "We Don't Need Incompetent People" ~I Was Raised by the Strongest Four Heavenly ...
Pilotable Patlabor Robot Mecha to Be Unveiled in August
We're getting one step closer to mechs we can pilot
― One dream that sci-fi anime fans may have is piloting a mech from an anime. A popular mech, aside from the RX-78-2 Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam, is the AV-98 Ingram from the Patlabor the Mobile Police franchise. Much like the Gundam, a life size version of the Ingram has been made and exhibited throughout Japan. Unlike the Gundam, fans of Patlab...
Train to the End of the World ‒ SEASON FINALE
If Train to the End of the World has one main philosophical point buried between the gags, it's that stagnation is the ultimate corrosive concept.
Singer Kana Nishino Returns from 5-Year Hiatus
Soul Eater series, Naruto Shippūden: The Lost Tower film theme song artist went on hiatus, announced marriage in 2019
― Japanese singer Kana Nishino announced on her official X/Twitter account that she will resume her music activities, after a five-year hiatus, on Tuesday. Along with the announcement, Nishino revealed that she will release a new single titled "EYES ON YOU" on July 5 and an EP titled ...
Mysterious Disappearances ‒ SEASON FINALE
Mysterious Disappearances to be a stealth sequel to Grave of the Fireflies
Capcom Announces Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Game
Original game launched in 2006
― Capcom revealed on Wednesday a remake of the Dead Rising game titled Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster. The company streamed a teaser trailer: Capcom released the first Dead Rising game for the Xbox 360 in 2006. The game was later ported for the Nintendo Wii under the title Dead Rising: Chop Till You Drop in 2009. The first game spawned three sequels in 2010, 2013, and 2016...
27th Detective Conan Film Drops to #4, 1st Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Film Drops to #7
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira dropped to #9 at the Japanese box office
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film dropped from #2 to #4 in its 11th weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 82,000 tickets and earned 115,888,770 yen (about US$726,600) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 10.52 million tick...
The ANN Aftershow - Best Reveals from the Nintendo Direct
James and Lynzee go through the recent Nintendo Direct to discuss their most anticipated games coming out soon!
― Best Reveals from the Nintendo Direct James and Lynzee go through the recent Nintendo Direct to discuss their most anticipated games coming out soon! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to the podcast versi...
Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- Game Review
Successfully balancing fresh and familiar content and expanding on its own story, Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- ranks among the all-time best video game remakes I’ve ever played.
― It's hard to overstate just how big a deal the official English language release of Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- (TBGM) is. Until very recently, English-speaking fans of Type-Moon—the creators of Tsukihi...
Excellent Property, Rejects for Residents Manga Ends with 5th Volume
Fourth volume shipped on June 25
― The fourth compiled book volume of Suu Minazuki's Excellent Property, Rejects for Residents (Yūryō Bukken Mō Dame Sō: Furo, Toilet to Tenshi wa Kyōdō Desu) manga revealed on Tuesday that the series will end with the fifth volume. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: Yuugo Chayama is an unemployed high school dropout renting a dirt-chea...
Atsuko Ishizuka, Mari Okada, Masaaki Yuasa, Kōji Yakusho, More Invited to Oscars' Academy
Godzilla Minus One's Takashi Yamazaki, Tatsuji Nojima, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi also included among invited
― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its list of membership invitations on Monday. The list includes 487 invitations with 44% extended to women, 41% extended to "underrepresented ethnic/racial communities," and 56% from 56 countries and territories outside the Uni...
HIDIVE to Stream Loner Life in Another World Anime
Anime Expo to screen N. American premiere on July 5
― HIDIVE announced on Wednesday that it will stream the television anime of Shoji Goji's Loner Life in Another World (Hitoribotchi no Isekai Kōryaku) light novel series for the fall 2024 season. Anime Expo revealed last week that it was screening the North American premiere on July 5 at this year's event. The anime will premiere in October. Akio Kaz...
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Crunchyroll to Stream My Wife Has No Emotion Anime
Crunchyroll confirms stream of My Deer Friend Nokotan anime
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Crunchyroll revealed on Wednesday that it will stream the My Wife Has No Emotion anime for the summer 2024 season. The company also confirmed that it is streaming the My Deer Friend Nokotan anime. Crunchyroll will stream the anime of Jirō Sugiura's My Wife Has No Emotion (Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjō ga nai) manga on June 29 in North America, C...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Review
The more you know about the real-world events the film adapts, the better it gets. And frankly, I've had as much fun researching what really happened as I did watching the film.
― *Note: This review contains moderate spoilers for Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era. The basic concept of Uma Musume is that "horse girls" are reincarnations of racehorses from our world who find themselves wi...
Bustafellows Season 2 Visual Novel Heads West for Switch, PC in 2025
English-subtitled trailer streamed for sequel game
― PQube announced on Wednesday that it will release Nippon Cultural Broadcasting Extend's Bustafellows Season 2 (or Bu$tafellows Season 2) visual novel in the West for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in 2025. There will be a physical and digital release for the Switch version. PQube streamed an English-subtitled trailer: The game launched for Switch...
Akane Torikai Launches New Series in July
Bad Baby wa Nakanai debuts on July 4
― The 30th issue of Kodansha's Morning Magazine revealed on Thursday that Akane Torikai will launch a new series titled Bad Baby wa Nakanai (The Bad Baby Won't Cry) in the 31st issue on July 4. The series revolves around four strangers who saved the life of a 10-year-old girl who jumped from the platform of a train. Years later, Kasumi Kado, a 28-year-old office w...
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate Game's Trailer Reveals February 13 Release
Game was originally slated for 2024
― Rocket Panda Games began streaming on Wednesday the first gameplay trailer for the Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate remaster game, and it reveals the February 13, 2025 release date: Pre-orders for the game begin on Thursday. The game was originally slated for 2024. Rocket Panda Games will release the game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S,...
Hiroyuki Nakano Steps Down as Weekly Shonen Jump Editor-in-Chief
Associate editor Yu Saito takes over as new editor-in-chief
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump Magazine revealed in a press video on Tuesday that the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will change its editor-in-chief from Hiroyuki Nakano to associate editor Yu Saito. Nakano became the editor-in-chief for the magazine in July 2017, assuming the role from Yoshihisa Heishi. Heishi became editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen...
Live-Action One Piece Series' 2nd Season Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Clive Russell, Werner Coetser, Brendan Murray join cast
― Netflix announced on Wednesday three new cast members for the second season of its Hollywood live-action series of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The newly announced cast includes: Clive Russell as Crocus Werner Coetser as Dorry Brendan Murray as Brogy The previously announced cast for the second season includes: David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
J...
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KamiErabi GOD.app Anime Teases Season 2 in Video
Season 1 reruns on July 3 before season 2 premieres in October
― The official website for the KamiErabi GOD.app original television anime revealed a new visual and a teaser promotional video on Wednesday. The video reveals the start of the first season's rerun on July 3 on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block and also teases the second season's October premiere. The anime's second season will premiere ...
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Reveals 2nd Main Promo Video
Video reveals, previews, Sumire Uesaka's cover of 'Himitsu no Kotoba' song collaboration by KAF x ZOOKARADERU
― Kadokawa revealed the second main promotional video for the anime of writer Sunsunsun and artist Momoco's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) light novel series on Wednesday. The video reveals and previews Alya's (as voiced ...
CyberAgent to Acquire Creative Company Nitroplus for 16.7 Billion Yen
CyberAgent to hold 72.5% controlling stake in Nitroplus, which becomes its subsidiary
― CyberAgent announced on Wednesday that it has decided to acquire the creative company Nitroplus for 16.704 billion yen (about US$104 million). As of July 1, CyberAgent will hold a 72.5% controlling stake in Nitroplus, which will become part of the CyberAgent group of companies as a subsidiary. Nitroplus founder an...
G Gundam Project Gets New Serialized Scenario Story on July 5
G Gundam director Yasuhiro Imagawa pens 'Tenchi Tengaku' side story for website
― Sunrise/Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Wednesday that the "special project" for the Mobile Fighter G Gundam anime is titled Kidō Butōden G-Gundam Gaiden: Tenchi Tengaku, and will be a serialized scenario story that will debut in the anime's official website on July 5. The announcement indicates the project is a text...
Sound! Euphonium Author Ayano Takeda Reacts to Anime's Surprise Twist
Her remarks are well thought out
― We all know an anime adaptation of a manga or light novel can differ from their source — sometimes due to catching up to the source material, and needing either filler, a new ending, or both. On rare occasions, the anime does have a full story to work from, but the staff decides to go in a different direction, and whether that decision pays off or ends up being misg...
Nijisanji Cancels Live Anime Expo Concerts
'NIJISANJI EN SUMMER JAM' event to be streamed for free instead
― ANYCOLOR Inc. and Anime Expo announced on Tuesday that they will no longer hold live events for the planned "NIJISANJI EN SUMMER JAM" and "Welcome to Wonder Wander World" concerts, and will instead stream the "NIJISANJI EN SUMMER JAM" event for free on its YouTube channel. The announcement also noted that NIJISANJI EN is working to pro...
'So I'm a Spider, So What?' Anime Gets Browser RPG
Pre-registration is now open
― CTW Inc. announced on Tuesday that the television anime of author Okina Baba and illustrator Tsukasa Kiryu's So I'm a Spider, So What? (Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka?) novels is inspiring a dungeon crawler role-playing game titled So I'm a Spider, So What? Labyrinth Ruler. Pre-registration for the browser game is now open. The game will be available in English. CTW Inc. describ...
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! ‒ Episode 11
This was the first episode of Go! Go! Loser Ranger! where I felt at least a little bit of genuine attachment to Fighter D's plucky crew of cadets.
Mission: Yozakura Family ‒ Episode 12
This week's episode promised us a “Prison Break Grandpa”, and it delivered exactly that.
Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2024
Satoru Noda's DOGSRED, Ken Wakui's Astro Royale, more nominated
― Voting opened for the ninth "Next Manga Awards" (Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō) on Friday, with 40 titles nominated in the print category and 69 titles nominated in the web manga category. Readers can vote on the official website for their favorite choice until July 8. The nominees are listed below: The manga nominees were chosen from 8,...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1109
It just shows the pressure these Seraphim have everyone under and the constantly shifting alliances between pirates and the powers-that-be out in the stormy seas of the current era.
Naked Ape's Shōnen Psycho Manga Listed to End in 4th Volume
Manga about brother, sister becoming target of murderous stepbrother launched in 2022
― Amazon is listing the fourth compiled book volume of manga creator duo naked ape's Shōnen Psycho: Ani ga Boku o Koroshitakute Komatteimasu (Boy Psycho.) manga as the final volume, which is scheduled for release on September 20. The manga centers on Reishin Amō, a boy who, thanks to his mother's remarriage, becomes...
The ANN Aftershow - Kaiju No. 8's Biggest Monster Yet
We're catching up on a lot of news this week from Gainax to Tohru Furuya.
― Kaiju No. 8's Biggest Monster Yet The newest episode of Kaiju No 8 features the team's most formidable foe so far! Plus, a new villain was revealed in Yatagarasu. We've also got even bigger news: Gainax's bankruptcy, the latest details on the Lord of the Rings anime, you can finally watch Sailor Moon Cosmos this summer and a...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II ‒ Episode 23
n this episode, Rudeus makes a lot of stupid decisions. Yet, the context in the episode makes his actions understandable if nothing else.
Tales of Wedding Rings Manga Ends on July 25
Manga launched in 2014; anime adaptation gets 2nd season
― The July issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Tuesday that the manga creator duo Maybe's Tales of Wedding Rings (Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on July 25. Yen Press is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the story:
When Satou's best friend, Hime, tells him that sh...
Kaiju No. 8 ‒ Episode 11
Kafka’s revelation has brought out the cast's best.
Writer Hanai Warugi, Manga Author Shōichi Taguchi Launch New Manga
Bodokan! ~Onna, Shūjin Dōshi, Kangoku de Nanimo Okoranai Hazu ga naku~ yuri comedy manga launches on Thursday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine announced on June 20 that writer Hanai Warugi and manga author Shōichi Taguchi will launch a new manga titled Bodokan! ~Onna, Shūjin Dōshi, Kangoku de Nanimo Okoranai Hazu ga naku~ (Bodokan! ~Women, Prisone...
Unnamed Memory ‒ SEASON FINALE
Maybe the real tragedy of Unnamed Memory is that we watched it at all.
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc Anime's English Dub Debuts on June 30
Dubbed episodes air weekly on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. EDT
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime on June 30 at 4:30 p.m. EDT. The anime premiered on the Fuji TV channel and its affiliates with a one-hour special on May 12. The 40-minute episode 7 premiered on Fuji TV on Sunday, and the 6...
Even Given the Worthless 'Appraiser' Class, I'm Actually the Strongest Novel Series Gets TV Anime
Anime of Ibarakino, Yu Hitaki's novels launches in 2025
― A new official website opened on Wednesday to announce that the Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest (Fugūshoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsu wa Saikyō Datta - Naraku de Kitaeta Saikyō no [Shingan] de Musō Suru) light novel series by author Ibarakino and artist Yu Hitaki is getting a television anime adaptation in 2025...
Unnamed Memory Anime Gets 2nd Season in January 2025
12th/final episode aired on Tuesday
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Kuji Furumiya's Unnamed Memory light novel series announced on Wednesday that the anime is getting a second season in January 2025. Kadokawa streamed a commercial for the announcement: The 12th and final episode of the first season aired on Tuesday. The anime premiered on April 9. Crunchyroll is streaming...
My Name Is Shingo Perfect Edition Volumes 1-2 Manga Review
This science fiction horror story from the early days of computers and robotics is fascinating, even as it takes its time getting to where it's going.
― If you're only familiar with Kazuo Umezz's previously released titles from Viz's current Perfect Edition run, My Name is Shingo may surprise you. That's not because it's more science fiction than horror or features a central romance, but because this...
Paramount+ Increases Subscriber Prices on August 20
Price changes affect existing customers from September 20
― Paramount Global revealed on Monday the company will raise the prices of all tiers of its Paramount+ streaming service beginning on August 20. The new price changes will affect new customers from that date, while existing customers will have until September 20 or the first billing cycle after that date. The Paramount+ with Showtime plan wil...
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Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 Manga Gets New Anime
Video teases more information to come on July 17
― A new official X/Twitter account opened on Wednesday to announce that Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga is getting a new anime adaptation. There will be more information on July 17 at 6:00 p.m. JST (5:00 a.m. EDT). Takahashi debuted the manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine in August 1987, and ended it in March 1996. The series had 38 ...
HIDIVE Reveals English Dubs for Chained Soldier, My Instant Death Ability Is Overpowered, Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero Anime
Dubs for The Dangers in My Heart, Helck continue
― HIDIVE announced on Monday that it will release English dubs for the following winter 2024 and summer 2023 shows: The Dangers in My Heart season 2 (dub available now)
My Instant Death Ability Is Overpowered (dub debuts on July 19)
Chained Soldier (dub debuts on July 29)
Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero (dub debuts on August 20) The service is st...
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Live-Action One Piece Series' 2nd Season Adds 4 Cast Members for Baroque Works
David Dastmalchian, Jazzara Jaslyn, Camrus Johnson, Daniel Lasker join cast
― Netflix announced on Tuesday four new cast members for the second season of its Hollywood live-action series of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The characters are members of Baroque Works: The newly announced cast includes: David Dastmalchian as Mr. 3
Jazzara Jaslyn as Miss Valentine
Camrus Johnson as Mr. 5
Daniel Lasker as...
This Week in Anime - How to Watch Anime on a Budget
Chris and Lucas find their pockets stretched by the multitude of anime streaming services; let's see how far we can get using legal, free streaming!
― Chris and Lucas find their pockets stretched by the multitude of anime streaming services; let's see how far we can get using legal, free streaming! Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of ...
Uma Musume: Beginning of a New Era Film's 1st 7 Minutes Streamed
'Cheering screenings' in Japan on Saturday also announced
― Toho's YouTube channel started streaming the first seven minutes of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era), the new anime film in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, for a limited one-month period, on Monday. The video features the film's theme song "Ready!! Steady!! Derby!!" com...
Kaijū Sekai Seifuku Project Gets TV Anime Next Spring
Kotobukiya's Character Creation Lab initiative launched short net anime in April 2020
― Kotobukiya's Character Creation Lab initiative announced on Tuesday that its Kaijū Sekai Seifuku (Monster World Conquest) project will have a television anime that will premiere in spring 2025. Kotobukiya is streaming a teaser trailer for the anime. The project's short anime launched in April 2020 on Kotobukiya's ...
Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Unveils Theme Songs in New Trailer, Staff, Story
Film opens in Japan on September 13
― The full trailer for the Wonderful Precure! The Movie! revealed the film's full Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Doki Doki Game no Sekai de Daiboken (Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Grand Adventure in a Thrilling Game World) title, story, and theme songs on Tuesday. The film's website also presented the film's staff and a key visual. Characters from the Soaring Sky! P...
Whisper Me a Love Song ‒ Episode 9
In Himari's head, all it takes is one good heart-to-heart to make everything better.
Date a Live V Anime Releases New Sand Art Video Before Final Episode
Latest season gets wonderful send off
― The Date a Live series has managed to retain a dedicated following since 2013. With the latest season of the television anime ending on Wednesday, Kadokawa anime's YouTube channel left a beautiful parting gift for fans on Monday: a new promotional video featuring sand art of the Date a Live characters set to the fifth season's ending theme song, “Hitohira” by s...
Sound! Euphonium 3 ‒ Episode 12
It's vicious, it's genius, and the string of incredulous expletives I let loose needed to be heard to be believed.
Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom Compilation Game Launches in English on August 1
Compilation launched on PS4 in Japan in July 2017, on Switch in September 2018
― Publisher East Asia Soft revealed on Monday it will release the Hakuoki: Chronicles of Wind and Blossom (Hakuōki Shinkai: Fūkaden) game in English for Nintendo Switch on August 1, and it also streamed a new gameplay trailer: Nintendo eShop pre-orders open on July 4. The game compilation will have a limited edition with e...
Tonari no Yōkai-san ‒ Episode 12
I don't think I ever would have called that the show would send an army of killer demons spewing forth onto the world to transform the story into a harrowing riff on The Quiet Place.
Anime Expo Hosts Utano☆Princesama All Star Stage -Music Universe- 3DCG Concert
Concert takes place on July 4 at The Novo
― Frontier Works announced on Monday the company is hosting the Utano☆Princesama All Star Stage -Music Universe- 3DCG concert at Anime Expo on July 4 at The Novo. The concert will feature the ST☆RISH, QUARTET NIGHT, and HE★VENS groups from the Utano☆Princesama franchise. There will be no English subtitles. A similar concert ran in Japan earlier this year at M...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc ‒ Episode 7
Was milking the cash cow down to its skeletal bones really worth all of this wasted time?
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
While this episode had its fun moments, the more I think about it, the more sour I become. It’s a shallow, thoughtless imitation of the original Code Geass but with no sense of what made it work.
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf #13 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episode 60
No joke, a few minutes into this episode, I actually paused it and checked to make sure I was watching Tensura and hadn't clicked a random episode of The Slime Diaries by mistake.
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Anime Gets 3rd Season
2nd season's 25th, final episode aired on Monday
― The official website for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) announced on Monday that the series is getting a third season. The website unveiled a visual for the announcement: The 25th and final episode of the anime's second season aire...
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction ‒ Episode 4
Is there anything more representative of this series than five normal high school girls celebrating Christmas while the government offhandedly kills a group of aliens simply for existing?
LiSA's 'LiVE is SMiLE ALWAYS - LANDER -' Concert Gets Theatrical Screenings in N. America in August
Concert tour took place in Japan from September-December 2023
― Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures announced on Monday that they are screening the LiSA's "LiVE is SMiLE ALWAYS -LANDER -" concert in theaters in North America on August 17,18, and 21. LiSA concert tour, which featured her sixth original album LANDER, took place throughout Japan from September-December 2023. The theatrical screening presents ...
Who Made Me a Princess Volumes 1-3 Manhwa Review
Gorgeous art and an interesting mix of subgenres make this manhwa a must-read.
― In The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, heroine Ailette's greatest desire is to be reborn into what she calls a “child-raising romantasy,” a subgenre of isekai where the heroine, an ordinary woman in her previous life, ends up starting from babyhood as the pampered princess of a powerful ruler. She doesn't mention that...
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Tadaima, Okaeri #12 [rate]
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DAN DA DAN Anime's 2nd Promo Video/Visual Reveal 3 Cast Members, Theatrical Debut on August 31
Nana Mizuki, Ayane Sakura, Kaito Ishikawa join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's Dandadan "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga unveiled on Tuesday the second promotional video and key visual, and they reveal three more cast members. In addition, DAN DA DAN: First Encounter will debut early in theaters, beginning with screenings in Asia on August 3...
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night ‒ SEASON FINALE
As much as I respect and appreciate Jellyfish, I don’t know if I really like it.
Read 30 Pages of Tezuka-Reimagining Comic, Unico: Awakening
Based on the classic manga series comes a colorful story from artists Gurihiru and writer Samuel Sattin.
― Publisher Scholastic and writer-artist team Samuel Sattin (The Essential Anime Guide) and Gurihiru ((Superman Smashes the Klan, It's Jeff) are set to release Unico: Awakening, their 210-page comic based on Osamu Tezuka's classic series on August 6. Anime News Network is sharing the first 30 pag...
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Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- #25 [rate]
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Umamusume: Pretty Derby Game Gets English Release
Game launched for iOS/Android in Japan in February 2021
― A new official English website opened on Monday to reveal that Cygames' Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Uma Musume Pretty Derby) game is getting an English release for iOS and Android devices. An official English YouTube channel also opened and began streaming the opening movie "Girls' Legend U." The Uma Musume Pretty Derby game launched in February ...
Black Butler: Public School Arc ‒ SEASON FINALE
And so we must bid adieu to Black Butler once again.
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Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers #12 [rate]
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Koume Fujichika to Launch New Series on Manga UP! in 2024
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses manga ended on June 20
― The 12th and final volume of Koume Fujichika's The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses (Suki na Ko ga Megane wo Wasureta) manga revealed on June 20 that Fujichika will launch a new series tentatively titled Daiakutō Shōnen (The Great Villain Boy) on Square Enix's Manga UP! platform in 2024. The artist shared a sketch related to the announcement o...
Laid-Back Camp Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
The cherry blossom campout inserts a heartwarming bookmark into the adventures of Rin, Nadeshiko, and the rest of their tent-toting comrades.
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Gods' Games We Play #13 [rate]
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Hulu Adds Oshi no Ko Season 1 Among More Anime from Sentai Filmworks, Live-Action Land of Tanabata Series in July
Also: The Eminence in Shadow season 2, Reincarnated as a Sword, I'm Quitting Heroing anime series; Alita: Battle Angel, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 live-action films, The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes anime film
― Hulu U.S. is listing the premiere of the first season of the Oshi no Ko anime on July 1, and the English sub and dub premiere of six anime series licensed by Sentai Filmworks also in July...
My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ Episode 146
It’s a striking, heartfelt conclusion to Shoto’s story arc, even if we all know this can’t be the end of it all.
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Train to the End of the World #12 [rate]
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Tasokare Hotel Mobile Game Gets Anime Adaptation in January 2025
Rika Momokawa, Kōdai Sakai, Yusuke Shirai, more star in PRA anime
― Anime streaming service It's Anime! announced on Monday that SEEC's Tasokare Hotel mobile game will get an anime adaptation and revealed its first visual, teaser trailer, main cast, staff, and January 2025 debut. Teaser trailer English version (turn on closed caption button for English subtitles) Teaser trailer Japanese version It's ...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime's New Promo Video Previews New Opening Theme
New visual also revealed for show's 2nd half
― Shueisha revealed a new video on Monday in its "Jump Press" video for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga, which previews fripSide featuring Yoshino Nanjo's new opening theme song "Secret Operation." The show's staff also revealed a new visual. Asobi Doumei will perform the anime's new ending th...
A Condition Called Love ‒ SEASON FINALE
I wish I could have watched the show that this finale told me I had watched—but I haven't.
Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. Story Gets TV Anime
Hinaki Yano stars as protagonist Akane Sakuramori
― Aniplex revealed on Monday that Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. (I Ended Up Marrying the Girl in My Class I Hated the Most) story is getting a television anime adaptation, and also revealed the anime's teaser visual and main cast. The anime will star Hinaki Yano as the protagonist Akane Sakuramori (featured in...
Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Teaser Video, Visual, January 2025 Debut
Daisuke Namikawa, Yūsuke Kobayashi star in vampire comedy anime
― TV Asahi's Anime Lineup Press Conference on Monday revealed that the television anime adaptation of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga will debut in January 2025 in the channel's new programming block IM Animation that airs on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. The event also revealed the show's main cast, full staff, a visual, and ...
BLUELOCK TV Anime's 2nd Season Reveals 2 More Cast Members, October 5 Debut in New Programming Block on TV Asahi
Series to air on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m.
― TV Asahi's Anime Lineup Press Conference on Monday revealed two more cast members for the second season of the television anime of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga. The new cast includes Satoshi Hino as Oliver Aiku (left below) and Akihisa Wakayama as Shūto Sendō (right). ||◤ ◥||🔥⚔TVシリーズ第2期⚽🔥👑キャラ＆キャスト情報⛓||◣ ◢|...
Live-Action I Hear the Sunspots Show Reveals Ending Theme, New Video
Takaya Kawasaki performs ending for series debuting on June 26
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series of Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot (Hidamari ga Kikoeru) boys-love manga began streaming a trailer for the series on Monday. The staff also revealed that Takaya Kawasaki will perform the show's ending theme song "Yūhi no Ue" (Above the Setting Sun). ／『ひだまりが聴こえる』初だし映像を...
Black Butler Manga's 2021 Musical Stage Play Gets Rerun in September
Main cast of 2021 Musical Kuroshitsuji ~Kishuku Gakkō no Himitsu~ return
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the musical stage play adaptation of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga revealed on Saturday that the Musical Kuroshitsuji ~Kishuku Gakkō no Himitsu~ (Black Butler: Secrets of the Boarding School) will have rerun performances at the Hyogo Performing Arts Center on September 7-8, and ...
Penguin Gentlemen's Kishi Ueno Launches New Manga on July 19
New manga is titled Luccarie no Kawarimono
― The July issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on June 19 that Kishi Ueno will launch a new manga titled Luccarie no Kawarimono (The Eccentric of Luccarie) in the magazine's next issue on July 19. The manga will have a color opening page. 【お知らせ】ウルトラジャンプさんで漫画を連載します。タイトルは「ルッカリエの変わり者」です。8月号(7/19発売)から連載開始になります。こちらの画像は今日発売の号の予告ページに載せて頂いたものです。また発売日近くに...
Live-Action Tengu no Daidokoro Series Gets 2nd Season in October
New 10-episode season features returning cast, staff
― BS-TBS announced on Monday that it is producing a second season for the live-action series adaptation of Ai Tanaka's Tengu no Daidokoro (Tengu's Kitchen) manga that will premiere on BS-TBS in October with 10 episodes. The main cast from the first season will return, including Kiita Komagine as Motoi Izuna, Akihisa Shiono as Yui Atago, and Keitats...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Resumes Serialization 1 Week Later Than Planned
Manga now planned to return on July 8 as author Gege Akutami continues recovery
― The official website for Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga will extend its current two-week hiatus to three weeks, resuming in the magazine's 32nd issue on July 8, instead of July 1 as previously announced. When the magazine announced the hiatus on June 10...
27th Detective Conan Film Surpasses Suzume to Become 15th Highest-Earning Film in Japan
Film sells 10.52 million tickets, earns 15.05 billion yen after 73 days
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film, the 27th film in the Detective Conan franchise, has sold 10.52 million tickets and has earned 15.05 billion yen (about US$94.23 million) as of Sunday, its 73rd day in the Japanese box office. The film is now the 15th highest-ear...
Demon Slayer Stars Take the Real-Life Waterfall Training Challenge
Hiro Shimono & Yoshitsugu Matsuoka are on their way to becoming the Hashira of the voice acting industry
― Waterfall training is a classical method in Japan — a sort of meditative training to clear one's mind as well as purify the soul and strengthen the body. Some martial artists and religious monks (commonly Shugendō practitioners) incorporate waterfall training at some point. So, seeing the practi...
Uta no Prince-sama Dolce Vita Game Confirmed as Still in the Works for Switch
Project initially announced for PS Vita in 2016
― Broccoli confirmed on Sunday the Uta no Prince-sama♪ Dolce Vita game for the Uta no Prince-sama franchise is still in development for the Nintendo Switch. The project was originally in development for the PlayStation Vita, but Broccoli announced in 2019 it would instead develop the game for the Switch. Broccoli revealed the Uta no Prince Sama♪ Dolce ...
Adult Swim Streams New Early Preview for Rick and Morty: The Anime
Anime premieres in 2024
― Adult Swim's YouTube channel began streaming a new early preview for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series on Sunday. The show will premiere on Adult Swim and Max in 2024, and will also run on Adult Swim Canada. The anime will be an original work, with adapted themes and events from the main Rick and Morty animated series. Takashi Sano (Tower of God) is writing and directing ...