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DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia Game Review
DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia doesn't serve as a good entry point to see whatever positives the series has to offer, and this title is best reserved for more dedicated fans and true believers.
― DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia is one of the most difficult games I've had to review. Not in terms of actual difficulty but more in trying to sort out how best to quantify my experience playing it. I was walking into ...
Astro Note Anime Series Review
Astro Note is yet another argument for bringing back longer anime seasons, instead of twelve episodes being the norm.
― If you're an English-speaking anime or manga fan of a certain age, there's a good chance that you got into the medium through the work of Rumiko Takahashi. Most likely it was Ranma ½ or Inuyasha, but perhaps you stumbled on Urusei Yatsura or Maison Ikkoku floppies while trawling you...
This Week in Anime - The Tribulations of Fan Anime
The new Berserk animation has been disavowed, but is this the only case of publishers coming down hard on fan creations? Steve and Chris dive into the world of doujin to find out.
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The new Berserk animation has been disavowed, but is this the only case of publishers coming down hard on fan creations? Steve and Chris dive into the world of doujin to find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expre...
The ANN Aftershow - Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger!
15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world and everything we thought we knew.
― Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger! 15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world...
Sunsoft is Back: Retro Game Selection Game Review
Sunsoft digs up three lesser-seen Famicom games for a Retro Game Selection. Are they classics or better left buried?
― The NES and Famicom era is a fascinating period, especially in terms of what was or wasn't released outside of Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System was a 600-pound gorilla in North America during the late 1980s, and Japanese publishers and their American branches made it a curiou...
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Series Review
Tatsuya makes a plan to deal with it. The plan works without a hitch, and everything is resolved. This is the pattern for all three arcs of this season.
― This, the third season of The Irregular At Magic High School, faces one major challenge right off the bat: its setting. The high school setting (magical or otherwise) is commonly used in fiction because it is part of the universal modern experience...
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Aniplex Unveils Virgin Punk Original Animation Series by Director Yasuomi Umetsu, Studio Shaft
First story in series "Clockwork Girl" to premiere in early summer 2025
― Aniplex unveiled an original animation series by director Yasuomi Umetsu and animation studio SHAFT titled Virgin Punk, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Aniplex revealed the teaser visual and the promotional video for the first story in the series titled "Clockwork Girl," which will debut in early summer next ye...
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Manga Gets TV Anime at CloverWorks in 2025
Anime based on Saka Mikami's class gap romance manga
― Aniplex announced during its Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday that CloverWorks is adapting Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) manga into a television anime premiering in 2025. Mikami drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga ...
Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana's Kirio Fanclub Manga Has Live-Action Show, Anime in the Works
Romantic comedy about 2 high school girls who share feelings for same classmate
― The manga creator Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Kirio Fanclub manga has both a live-action television adaptation and an anime adaptation in the works. The creator teased that more details are coming soon: 🎉㊗️𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺㊗️🎉 pic.twitter.com/Cxi2fT2LAc— 地球のお魚ぽんちゃん@9/19霧尾ファンクラブ最...
Voice & Stories Project Has Anime, Game in the Works
Story about competitors in stage recitals by Ko Nakamura (BanG Dream!, D4DJ)
― The first anniversary event for the Voice & Stories project revealed on Sunday that the project has anime and game adaptations in the works. Ko Nakamura, the original story creator of the BanG Dream! and D4DJ projects, conceived Voice & Stories as a new multimedia project in which fans can enjoy the themes of "character x ...
Nykken's Toxic Super Beasts Manga Ends with 4th Volume
Manga launched in 2022
― Kadokawa is listing the fourth compiled book volume of Nykken's Toxic Super Beasts (Yūgai Chō Kemono) manga as its final volume, which it will release on November 1. Titan Manga licensed the manga and will release the first volume on April 15 next year (originally announced for release on March 25). Titan Manga describes the story:
Monster mayhem unleashed: This Kaiju manga g...
Hisashi Hirai, Satoshi Shigeta Unveil Original Art for Gundam Seed Freedom Film's Mighty Edition BD Box
Unfortunately, Takanori Nishikawa's Gundam Seed art didn't make it onto the cover
― At the beginning of 2024, the anime world was graced with the long-awaited Mobile Suit Gundam Seed film. Selling 634,182 tickets in Japan in its first three days in theaters, its success in the Gundam franchise is unparalleled. With the upcoming physical release of the film, fans will undoubtedly want amazing extras w...
Wonderful Precure! Anime Opens at #2 With 2nd Highest Precure Film Opening
My Hero Academia: You're Next stays at #7
― The Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Doki Doki Game no Sekai de Daiboken (Wonderful Precure! The Movie! Grand Adventure in a Thrilling Game World) film ranked at #2 in its opening weekend. The film sold 295,000 tickets and earned 367 million yen (about US$2.59 million) in its first three days, marking the second-highest three-day opening weekend for the Precur...
Tokyopop Licenses Bite Marks and Fluorite, The Gardener's Favorite Poisonous Flower Manga, 3 More Titles
Also: Comic Party Wonder Love. Her Royal Highness Seems to Be Angry light novel, more
― Tokyopop announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Seno Yanase's Bite Marks and Fluorite, Rirako Kabeshima's The Gardener's Favorite Poisonous Flower, Ikuto Nanase's I Was Reincarnated as the Heroine on the Verge of a Bad Ending, and I'm Determined to Fall in Love!, and Deco Yamano's Comic Party Wonder Love mang...
Live-Action Tengu no Daidokoro Season 2 Reveals More Cast, Key Visual
Robin Furuya, Konosuke Harada join cast of October show
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Ai Tanaka's Tengu no Daidokoro (Tengu's Kitchen) manga revealed new cast members and a key visual for the second season of the series on Wednesday. Robin Furuya plays Jiu Atago. Konosuke Harada plays Sо̄ma. Taizo Harada, Makiko Watanabe, and Akihiro Kakuta reprise their roles from season 1. Se...
Live-Action One Piece Series' 2nd Season Casts Joe Manganiello, Lera Abova
Manganiello plays Mr. 0, Abova plays Miss All Sunday
― Netflix revealed on Wednesday two more cast members for the second live-action season of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The series has cast Joe Manganiello as Mr. 0 [highlight white text for spoiler](also known as Crocodile) and Lera Abova as Miss All Sunday [highlight white text for spoiler](also known as Nico Robin): Netflix also began streami...
Disney Pixel RPG Launches Worldwide on October 7
GungHo Online Entertainment's game features Disney characters from various worlds
― The Japanese game developer GungHo Online Entertainment announced on Tuesday that its new smartphone game Disney Pixel RPG will launch worldwide on October 7. The company previously streamed a trailer: GungHo Online Entertainment describes the game: “Disney Pixel RPG” will allow players to explore with beloved Disney ...
Atsushi Namikiri's Red Blue MMA Manga Gets Live-Action Series Adaptation
Manga launched in 2022
― This year's 43rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Atsushi Namikiri's Red Blue mixed martial arts manga will get a live-action series adaptation. The manga's story centers on Aoba Suzuki, a gloomy and sickly high school student, who can't forgive his mixed martial arts prodigy schoolmate Kenshin Akasawa, when he told Aoba that he s...
Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Fall 2024 Season
Dragon Ball Daima, DAN DA DAN, BLUE LOCK Season 2, Re:ZERO Season 3, more
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it is streaming the following anime (dub languages streaming at later date in parentheses) for the fall 2024 season: September 28 Demon Lord, Retry! R (English) September 29 As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World Season 2 (German) The Most Notorio...
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Delico's Nursery #7 [rate]
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Voice Actor Toshiyuki Manabe Dies at 32 Due to Heart Failure
Manabe voiced characters in A Couple of Cuckoos, Date A Live IV, My Girlfriend is Shobitch, more
― Voice talent company Production Ace announced on September 6 that voice actor Toshiyuki Manabe had died on September 2 due to heart failure. He was 32. A family-only funeral was held in accordance to the family's wishes. Manabe voiced minor characters in anime series such as A Couple of Cuckoos, Date A ...
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True Beauty #7 [rate]
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DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia Game Review
DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia doesn't serve as a good entry point to see whatever positives the series has to offer, and this title is best reserved for more dedicated fans and true believers.
― DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia is one of the most difficult games I've had to review. Not in terms of actual difficulty but more in trying to sort out how best to quantify my experience playing it. I was walking into ...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Streams Final English-Subbed, Dubbed Trailer (Updated)
Film opens in U.S. on October 11
― TOHO International began streaming on Wednesday the final English-subtitled trailer for My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise: Update: The company also began streaming an English-dubbed trailer: TOHO International will bring the film to U.S. theaters on October 11. The film wi...
Manga UP! Adds Programmed for Heartbreak: Sartain in Love Manga in English
Series launched in November 2022
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service added Tomiyaki Kagisora's Programmed for Heartbreak: Sartain in Love (Renai Jikai Ningyou Koisuru Sartain) manga in English on Thursday. Square Enix describes the manga:
In this sci-fi fantasy world, “Dolls” are androids with advanced AI and unique personalities. They're designed to be adored by their human keepers but forbidde...
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Sengoku Youko #23 [rate]
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Love Is Indivisible by Twins #11 [rate]
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Gets 2nd Season
Anime to continue from light novel's 4th volume
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday that 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 will get a second season. The company revealed a special video announcement. The light novel's artist Momoco and the manga adaptation's artist Sah...
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Oshi no Ko #22 [rate]
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian #12 [rate]
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Freedom Wars Game Gets Remastered Release for Switch, PS5, PS4, PC
Remaster of PS Vita game launches on January 10 in West, January 9 in Japan
― Bandai Namco announced on Tuesday that the Freedom Wars PlayStation Vita game is getting a remastered version on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam on January 10, 2025 (January 9 in Japan). The company streamed an announcement trailer: Freedom Wars Remastered will feature 4K resolution, upgraded ...
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 24
That's not to say all is rosy, because Holo does very nearly smoosh Lawrence into a paste under her big paw.
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My Deer Friend Nokotan #12 [rate]
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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime Casts Kaori Ishihara, Kikuko Inoue
Voices of poster girl, president of Miyakodō company in October 4 anime
― The official website for the anime of Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga unveiled two new cast members, as well as the second visual created in the style of corporate image posters. The second visual promotes the Miyakodō company, which is into the cosmetics and magical girl business. The company's slogan is, ...
Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, More Cast
Toshihiko Seki, Takehito Koyasu, Yoko Hikasa join cast of October 4 anime
― The staff for the television anime of Kōji Shinasaka's Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku manga revealed the anime's third promotional video, main visual, and new cast members on Wednesday. The video previews the previously announced opening theme song "GAMBLING HALL" by Masayoshi Oishi. The newly announced cast are: Toshihik...
KamiErabi GOD.app Season 2's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, October 2 Debut
Misaki Kuno joins season 2 with new songs by Nanashi no Tarō, LEEVELLES
― The official website for the original television anime KamiErabi GOD.app revealed on Wednesday the second season's main visual and full promotional video, another cast member, opening and ending theme songs, and October 2 premiere. The trailer reveals and previews the opening theme song "Fūka" (Weathering) by Nanashi no Tarō, a...
Kanahei's Piske & Usagi Characters Get Claymation Anime
2 shorts air on September 22, 29
― TV Tokyo announced on Wednesday that Kanahei's LINE sticker characters Piske & Usagi are inspiring a claymation anime titled Kanahei no Yurutto Shōdōbutsu Enjoy Days! (Kanahei's Easy-Going Small Animals Enjoy Days!). The two five-minute episodes will air on TV Tokyo on September 22 and 29 at 5:15 p.m. JST (4:15 a.m. EDT), and will also stream on Kanahei's YouTube ch...
Quality Assurance in Another World Anime Casts Aoi Koga
Koga plays Kinoshita in 12th episode on Friday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Masamichi Sato's Quality Assurance in Another World (Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) manga revealed on Wednesday that Aoi Koga is joining the anime's cast as Kinoshita, a character who will appear in the anime's 12th episode on Friday. Kinoshita is one of the debuggers of Kinoshita, I...
Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Anime Unveils More Cast
Shino Shimoji, Shugo Nakamura, Kentarō Kumagai co-star in January 2025 show
― Happinet unveiled three more cast members and a key visual for the television anime of Egumi Sora's Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru (The Dialect of the Girl I Fell in Love With in Okinawa Is Too Difficult to Deal With) manga on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members are: Shino Shimoji as Yae Age...
Live-Action Mr. Yano's ordinary days Film's New Teaser Unveils More Cast, Travis Japan's Insert Song
Mizuho Shiromiya, Ria Niinuma, Keigo Itō, Ayame Tsutsui co-star in November 15 film
― The staff for the live-action film of Yui Tamura's Mr. Yano's ordinary days (Yano-kun no Futsū no Hibi) manga unveils a new teaser trailer and an updated poster visual on Wednesday. Both the teaser and the visual announced more cast members and the insert song "Staying with you" by Travis Japan. The newly announced ...
Live-Action My Dress-Up Darling Series Adds 4 Cast Members
Akana Ikeda, Kokoro Toyoshima, M!LK's Daichi Shiozaki, Meikyō Yamada join cast
― MBS revealed a new poster visual and four new cast members for the live-action series of Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) manga on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members are: Akana Ikeda (top left in image above) as Sajuna Inui, who cosplays under the name "Juju"
Kokoro Toyoshi...
Live-Action Wingman Series Reveals 7 New Cast Members, Key Visual
Series starts on October 22
― The staff for the live-action television series of Masakazu Katsura's Wingman manga revealed the key visual and seven more cast members on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members are (from top left to bottom right in image above): Hina Kikuchi as Miku Ogawa
Hiyori Katada as Kumiko Fuzawa
Amane Uehara as Momoko Morimoto
Jōtarō as Tomō Fukumoto
Yūno Ōhara as Sakagami
U...
Tokyo Government To Project Pac-Man, Godzilla, YOASOBI on Metropolitan Government Office
See the iconic video game character waka waka over the Government Office
― It's not uncommon for famous building to be lit up for special occasions. For instance, the Tokyo Skytree and Tokyo Tower are often illuminated for events such as the Olympics, LGBT+ events, and other special occasions. However, it's rare for a government building to be illuminated with a product or recognizable fictional char...
Ushio & Tora's Kazuhiro Fujita Working on New Manga
Fujita's The Black Museum manga series' latest story Kuro Hakubutsukan: Mikazuki yo, Kaibutsu to Odore ended in September 2023
― Manga author Kazuhiro Fujita (Ushio & Tora) revealed on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that he is currently working on a new manga. Fujita did not reveal any other details regarding the new manga. Kuro Hakubutsukan: Mikazuki yo, Kaibutsu to Odore (The Black Muse...
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Game's Trailer Previews Story
Remake debuts digitally for PS5, Xbox X|S, Steam on Thursday
― Capcom streamed a new story trailer for Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, a remake of the original Dead Rising game, on Monday. The game will debut digitally on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam on Thursday. The physical edition will ship on November 8. The remastered game will feature 4K high fidelity graphics, 3D audio support, voice...
Pokémon Gets New Animated Mid-Autumn Short Video
Pikachu stars in animated short by Shanghai Animation Film Studio
― The official Pokémon YouTube channel streamed a new animated video on Tuesday featuring Pikachu and friends celebrating mid-autumn. China-based Shanghai Animation Film Studio animated the short titled "Pokémon-tachi to Aki no Tsuki" (Pokémon and the Autumn Moon). The Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will start its fourth arc on Oct...
Transformers One Animated Prequel Film Reveals Final Trailer Ahead of Release
Film opens in theaters on Friday
― Paramount Pictures released the final trailer for Transformers One, the new animated film prequel to the Transformers franchise, on Tuesday. Quavo, Ty Dolla $ign, and ARE WE DREAMING also began streaming a music video featuring their song from the film "If I Fall." The film will open in the U.S. on Friday following another delay. The film was initially announced for...
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Tasuketsu - Fate of the Majority #10 [rate]
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Overlord Series' Lord of Nazarick Game Gets Global Release for iOS, Android in Fall
Trailer streamed for turn-based RPG
― Crunchyroll and A PLUS Japan announced on Tuesday that it will release the Lord of Nazarick turn-based role-playing game based on Kugane Murayama's Overlord series globally on iOS and Android devices in fall. Preregistration has opened. The game will be the first to fully use the Crunchyroll Log feature, which offers Crunchyroll Premium members rewards. The compa...
Mayonaka Punch ‒ Episode 11
I wanted to focus on the first half of this episode, and how well it exemplifies the way Mayonaka Punch really understands the mechanics of online connection in a way I haven’t seen before in anime.
Asuka Magazine Teases New Project by D.N.Angel Creator Yukiru Sugisaki
Magazine to reveal more details on September 24
― The official X/Twitter account for Kadokawa's Monthly Asuka magazine teased on Tuesday a new project by D.N.Angel creator Yukiru Sugisaki. The magazine's November issue will reveal more details when it ships on September 24. Sugisaki launched the D.N.Angel manga (pictured right) in Monthly Asuka in 1997. The series went on hiatus in 2005 and returned ...
Narenare -Cheer for you!- ‒ Episode 11
Presumably the lack of prior interaction between Kanata and Mari was to better preserve the twist, but a lot of what we learn here ends up inadvertently putting Kanata in a negative light.
Astro Note Anime Series Review
Astro Note is yet another argument for bringing back longer anime seasons, instead of twelve episodes being the norm.
― If you're an English-speaking anime or manga fan of a certain age, there's a good chance that you got into the medium through the work of Rumiko Takahashi. Most likely it was Ranma ½ or Inuyasha, but perhaps you stumbled on Urusei Yatsura or Maison Ikkoku floppies while trawling you...
BLUELOCK Season 2 Anime's Trailer Reveals Ending Theme Song by Snow Man
BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN debuts on October 5
― The staff for BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN, the second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga, began streaming on Tuesday a new trailer, and it reveals and previews the ending theme song "One" by Snow Man. The video also previews the opening theme song "Bо̄jaku no Charisma" by Unison Square Garden. The a...
Loner Life in Another World Anime Reveals New Trailer, Visual, 6 Cast Members
Shouta Hayama, Saori Hayami, Aguri Ōnishi, Shohei Yamaguchi, Atsushi Imaruoka, Tetsu Inada join cast
― The staff for the television anime of Shoji Goji's Loner Life in Another World (Hitoribotchi no Isekai Kōryaku) light novel series unveiled a new trailer, visual, and six cast members on Tuesday. The trailer previews opening theme song "ODD NUMBER" by Yoshino and the ending theme song "Hello to Good...
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season ‒ Episode 9
While I'm kind of sad to see him back, this arc couldn't really be told without Araragi.
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No Longer Allowed In Another World #11 [rate]
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5-Oku-Nen Button Anime Gets 13th Episode on September 30
New episode features "AI Emo-kun," "5th Dimension Button" stories
― The anime adaptation of the short story "5-Oku-Nen Button" from Sōta Sugahara's Minna no Tonio-chan manga series is getting a 13th episode on September 30 at 10:30 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX and other stations. The episode will feature two stories. In "AI Emo-kun," Tonio, Jaimi, and Suneko find an AI named Emo who can calculate how to opti...
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The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies #11 [rate]
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Tower of God Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
Rachael's is a truly fantastic scene… if only things like this were the rule instead of the exception.
This Week in Anime - The Tribulations of Fan Anime
The new Berserk animation has been disavowed, but is this the only case of publishers coming down hard on fan creations? Steve and Chris dive into the world of doujin to find out.
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The new Berserk animation has been disavowed, but is this the only case of publishers coming down hard on fan creations? Steve and Chris dive into the world of doujin to find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expre...
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! ‒ Episode 10
In art and life the truism remains that there is nothing quite so beautiful as the simple things.
Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start With Magical Tools ‒ Episodes 10-11
I can’t decide if I’m relieved or frustrated that the show waited until the 11th hour to actually deliver.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1119
Those early days of Luffy and the crew running around getting into shenanigans in the East Blue are long since past.
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime Casts Gakuto Kajiwara, Ryōhei Kimura
Anime premieres on October 8
― The official website for the television anime of Mai Tanaka's A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! (Yōkai Gakkō no Sensei Hajimemashita!) manga revealed two new cast members on Tuesday: Gakuto Kajiwara as Amaaki Abe, Haruaki's twin brother Ryōhei Kimura as Isaburō Ebisu, who looks like a well-mannered, excellent teacher, but all is not as it seems The anime will debut o...
Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya Anime Gets 3rd Season in 2025
Season 2 debuted on January 9
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya, the CryptoNinja non-fungible token (NFT) project's anime, announced on Tuesday that a third season has been green-lit for next year. Akifumi Nonaka (Dinosaur Biyori), the anime's director since the first season, returns to direct the third season at Fanworks, and Toru Hosokawa (Dinosaur Biyor...
Pochars Short Anime Reveals Momoko Terasawa in All Voice Roles, October 8 Debut
Terasawa voices all 7 main characters
― The official website of Fuji TV and studio DLE's Pochars (Pochaazu) original short comedy anime opened on Tuesday and announced its cast and October 8 premiere within Fuji TV's EXITV variety program. After its broadcast, the anime will also stream on the FOD, Tver, YouTube, and TikTok services in Japan. Momoka Terasawa will voice all of the anime's seven main c...
Akio Ōtsuka, Kenjirō Tsuda, Miku Itō Star as Energy Drinks in CalorieMate Game
And the game looks surprisingly fun
― In the realm of video games, there are several games based solely on product placement, such as Pepsiman from 1999 or the Burger King games from 2006. Regardless of their quality, they're a fascinating part of video game history. Adding to that history is a game featuring the Japanese energy bar and drink brand CalorieMate. The CalorieMate X (formerly Twitter) ac...
Crunchyroll Lists Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Blu-ray With English Dub
Blu-ray Disc slated for December 17
― Crunchyroll is listing its upcoming Blu-ray Disc release of the first season of Kyoto Animation's Sound! Euphonium anime franchise with an all-new English dub. The Blu-ray Disc release is slated for December 17, and will include all 13 episodes, as well as the "Kakedasu Monaka" original video naime (OVA) episode bundled with the Japanese home video release. The o...
Masakazu Ishiguro's Nemurubaka Manga Gets Live-Action Film Next Spring
Nogizaka46's Shiori Kubo, Yūna Taira star in story of dorm-mates by And Yet the Town Moves/Heavenly Delusion creator
― Masakazu Ishiguro's Nemurubaka manga is inspiring a live-action film that will open in Japan in spring 2025, with Yūgo Sakamoto (Baby Assassins) directing. Nogizaka46 member Shiori Kubo (left in image above) stars as Yumi Irusu, while Yūna Taira (live-action ReLIFE, Honey, right) sta...
Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Anime Gets New Ending Theme Song by Takane no Nadeshiko
New song appears in episode 75
― The staff for Tōsōchū: The Great Mission, an anime inspired by the Fuji TV game show run for money Tōsōchū (known as Run for the Money in English), revealed on Monday that the idol group Takane no Nadeshiko is performing the new ending theme song "Adrenaline Game." The new song will appear in episode 75 of the anime on October 6. It will then go on sale on December 11...
Live-Action Cells at Work! Film's Trailer Reveals Official HiGE DANdism's Theme Song
Official Hige Dandism performs '50%'
― The staff for the live-action film of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga revealed in a full trailer on Tuesday that Official Hige Dandism is performing the theme song "50%." The trailer previews the theme song, which the band created specifically for this film. The cast includes: Mei Nagano as Red Blood Cell
Takeru Satō as White Blood Cell
Sad...
Tonbo! Season 2's Teaser Highlights Tonbo's High School Life
Season 2 premieres on October 5
― The staff for Tonbo!, the anime of Ken Kawasaki and Yū Furusawa's Oi! Tonbo (Hey! Tonbo) manga, unveiled a new teaser trailer and new key visual for the anime's second season on Tuesday. The teaser highlights Tonbo's new high school life. The staff describes the second season: Tonbo leaves Tokara and sets off on a new golfing journey in Kumamoto!
Ever since she left ...
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation's 1st 4 Minutes Streamed
6-episode mini-series debuts on Netflix on October 17
― Netflix began streaming a clip with the first four minutes from the new animation project Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance on Monday. The clip is part of Netflix's Geeked Week 2024 event. The six-episode 30-minute Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance will stream exclusively worldwide on Netflix on October 17. The story focuses on t...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction ‒ Episode 11
What makes this episode so successful is the general application of the lessons Nagomi learned.
Splatoon 3 Game to End Regular Updates
Game launched in September 2022
― Nintendo announced during the Grand Festival event on Sunday that the Splatoon 3 game will no longer receive regular updates. Special seasonal splatfests, such as Splatoween, Frosty Fest, Spring Fest, and Summer Nights, will still continue with returning themes. Updates for weapon adjustments will continue as well. The in-game events Big Run, Eggstra Work, and Month...
My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ Episode 155
Sorry if you came here hoping for something deeper or more intellectual, but sometimes superhero comics are just goddamn cool.
Kengo Mizutani, Anajiro, Uketsu, Kikō Aiba Launch New Manga on Web Action Website
Kengo Mizutani, Anajiro launch Dorei Chip; Uketsu, Kikō Aiba launch Henna E
― Futabasha's Web Action manga website announced on September 5 that writer Kengo Mizutani (Starving Anonymous) and artist Anajiro (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human) will launch a new manga titled Dorei Chip (Slave Chip) on September 24. Writer Uketsu (The Strange House) and artist Kikō Aiba (Hypnos...
Kumarba Season 2 Anime Debuts on October 5
YouTube channel stars reprise roles in 2nd season
― The second season of the Kumarba television anime based on the YouTube channel for kids will premiere on October 5. The cast from the YouTube channel will reprise their roles for the second season, including Fairouz Ai as Kumarba, Mai Satō as Tabris, Honoka Inoue as Nekorun, and Picchorina as Bagurin. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and other channe...
The Elusive Samurai ‒ Episode 10
The Elusive Samurai's impeccable production values just make it funnier when poor Tokiyuki is having to listen to his best friends all eagerly unite in unwavering support of their lord's sick nasty kinkiness.
Companies Seek Alleged Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Leakers' IDs in U.S. Court
Unauthorized footage, anime stills released on X/Twitter
― A number of entertainment companies, including Aniplex and Toho, successfully filed for an information disclosure order in U.S. courts for the identities of the owners of alleged leak accounts on August 20. Courts formally served the order on August 30. The companies filed for the order following unauthorized leaks of videos and stills from ...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword ‒ Episode 10
"Our Dream" is the first time Wistoria has reached a sustainable equilibrium of style and substance. Better late than never, I suppose!
The ANN Aftershow - Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger!
15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world and everything we thought we knew.
― Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger! 15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world...
Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin ‒ Episode 11
While this episode would undoubtedly work better if Ishimaru had more build-up as an antagonist, it still managed to land pretty well and hit harder than it had any right to.
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf #24 [rate]
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream ‒ Episode 11
We now have a nonzero chance of an anime character saying "Chotto a goddamn minute" and I think that's beautiful.
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Tōshirō Hitsugaya
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday a new English character trailer 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. The trailer introduces the abilities of Tōshirō Hitsugaya: In the game, players use attacks to cut down th...
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The Ossan Newbie Adventurer #11 [rate]
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Crunchyroll to Screen Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Films as Single Theatrical Release in October
BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1 & 2 screens in N. America on October 6-8
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will screen the Bocchi the Rock! anime compilation films as a single theatrical release, titled BOCCHI THE ROCK! Recap Part 1 & 2, featuring both parts in the U.S. and Canada on October 6-8. The film will also screen in the U.K. on October 7, France on October 15, and Australia on October ...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episode 70
Despite my love for drama and tension, I still enjoy a good anticlimax now and again.
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest ‒ Episode 11
Since Natsu is the kind of guy who never really seems to be thinking about anything except what’s in front of him, I was surprised by just how sweet his vision of the afterlife is.
Castlevania: Nocturne Animated Spinoff Series 2nd Season's Trailer Reveals January 2025 Premiere
1st season streamed on Netflix in September 2023
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a trailer for the second season of Castlevania: Nocturne, the spinoff series of Frederator Studios' Castlevania animated show, and it reveals that the season will premiere in January 2025: The series premiered in September 2023. The series stars Richter Belmont (a descendant of the original show's protagonists Sypha ...
Viz Media Hosts Bleach Voice Actors Masakazu Morita, Noriaki Sugiyama in LA, NYC in October
Actors attend events in Los Angeles on October 13; in New York on October 15, 19
― Viz Media announced on Thursday that it will host voice actors from the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime Masakazu Morita and Noriaki Sugiyama in Los Angeles and New York City. The company will host the event in Los Angeles on October 13 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. PDT at Japan House, 6801 Hollywood Blvd, Level 5, ...
Sunsoft is Back: Retro Game Selection Game Review
Sunsoft digs up three lesser-seen Famicom games for a Retro Game Selection. Are they classics or better left buried?
― The NES and Famicom era is a fascinating period, especially in terms of what was or wasn't released outside of Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System was a 600-pound gorilla in North America during the late 1980s, and Japanese publishers and their American branches made it a curiou...
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DAN DA DAN Anime Unveils 5 Additional Cast Members, Visual, 3 Commercials
Ryūzaburō Ōtomo, Kikuko Inoue, Tomokazu Seki, Tomokazu Sugita, Fumi Hirano join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga unveiled on Tuesday five additional cast members, a transformation visual, and three commercials. The newly announced cast includes: Ryūzaburō Ōtomo as Flatwoods Monster Kikuko Inoue as A...
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction ‒ Episode 16
The fate of destruction is also the joy of rebirth.
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
If keeping Devola and Popola in the story inspires folks to check out the excellent original game... then I'm willing to forgive Yokō Tarō and Co. one final bit of self-indulgence.
Offshore Lightning Manga Wins 2024 Ignatz Award
Collection of short manga stories by Nazuna Saitō launched in English in July 2023
― The Small Press Expo awarded Offshore Lightning, a collection of short manga by author Nazuna Saitō, the prize for Outstanding Collection in its 2024 Ignatz Awards on Sunday. The collection was nominated alongside Buzzelli Collected Works Vol. 1: The Labyrinth, Complete and Utter Malarkey, Gender Studies: The Confess...
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Mayonaka Punch #11 [rate]
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Quality Assurance in Another World ‒ Episode 11
At this point, I just hope that the series hasn't wasted all of its best ideas already, since it would be a shame for the season to peter out with a dull whimper of a finale.
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master ‒ Episode 19
When the feathers settle, who will remain standing?
Manga Up! Global Adds Hako Ichiiro's Bride of the Death God Manga in English
Manga about Grim Reaper, terminally ill teenager launched in 2022
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service added Hako Ichiiro's Bride of the Death God (Shinigami no Hanayome: Yomei Nanoka kara no Kōfuku) manga in English on Wednesday. Square Enix describes the manga:
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SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary ‒ [SEASON FINALE]
Kobato has always been ordinary in the blandest and most basic of ways.
Fūto Tantei Manga Will Soon Enter Final Arc
17th volume details story before final arc
― Shogakukan revealed in the description of the 17th compiled book volume of the Fūto Tantei manga that the series is about to enter the final arc. The series recently entered its "last stage" on January 15. The manga is a sequel project for the 2009 Kamen Rider W (pronounced "double") series. Riku Sanjō, a crucial writer for the original series, is in char...
Summer Pockets Anime Airs for Consecutive Half Year
Anime premieres in 2025
― Voice actress and singer Konomi Kohara posted on Instagram her photos at the "Summer Pockets Prologue Party" livestream event on Sunday, and stated that the anime of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel will air in 2025 for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). Kohara voices the character Shiroha Naruse in both the game and anime. View this post on Instagram A...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Anime Reveals Climax Promo Video, Visual
Anime premiered on July 7
― The official website for the television anime of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga revealed on Sunday a "super action promotional video" and a new visual, as the anime heads to its climax. The anime premiered on TBS and 27 affiliated channels on July 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. Crunchyro...
DAN DA DAN: First Encounter Theatrical Screening Earns US$1,005,531 in U.S. Box Office
DAN DA DAN anime's first 3 episodes screened in U.S. from Friday-Sunday
― DAN DA DAN: First Encounter, the theatrical screening of the first three episodes of the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga, earned an estimated US$1,005,531 during its limited-time screening in the U.S. from Friday to Sunday. The screening ranked #13 at the U.S. ...
Aldnoah.Zero Anime Gets New Episode 24.5 with BD Box Set in March 2025
New episode titled "EP 24.5 Ame no Danshō -The Penultimate Truth-" premieres in BD box set releasing on March 26, 2025
― The Aniplex Online Fest livestream announced on Monday that the Aldnoah.Zero anime will get a new episode titled "EP 24.5 Ame no Danshō -The Penultimate Truth-" (EP 24.5 Fragment of Rain -The Penultimate Truth-) in its Blu-ray Disc box set release. The box set will release on March...
Aniplex Unveils Virgin Punk Original Animation Series by Director Yasuomi Umetsu, Studio Shaft
First story in series "Clockwork Girl" to premiere in early summer 2025
― Aniplex unveiled an original animation series by director Yasuomi Umetsu and animation studio SHAFT titled Virgin Punk, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Aniplex revealed the teaser visual and the promotional video for the first story in the series titled "Clockwork Girl," which will debut in early summer next ye...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime's Season 2 Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, October 3 Premiere
Haruka Tomatsu, Wataru Hatano, Nobuhiko Okamoto join cast
― Aniplex unveiled a new promotional video and visual for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance), the second season of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals more cast, reveals and pr...
Fate/strange Fake Anime Reveals Cast, More Staff, Character Visuals, November World Premiere in L.A
Anime first announced in July 2023
― Aniplex unveiled the cast, more staff, character visual promotional video, and the November world premiere in Los Angeles, USA of the anime adaptation of Ryohgo Narita's Fate/strange Fake spinoff story, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Crunchyroll additionally announced it will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Eur...
'May I Ask for One Final Thing?' Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Kazuya Sakamoto directs anime starring Asami Seto
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed that storywriter Nana Otori and illustrator Sora Hoonoki's May I Ask for One Final Thing? (Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai Shite mo Yoroshii Deshō ka) manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will air in 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South Amer...
Introduction to Mineralogy Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff
Miyari Nemoto, Asami Seto star in anime by Onimai's Shingo Fujii, Studio Bind
― Aniplex unveiled a teaser trailer and visual for the television anime of Keiichirō Shibuya's Introduction to Mineralogy (Ruri no Hōseki) manga during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the cast members for the main duo, and the staff for the anime. The anime will premiere in 2025. The cast include...
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Manga Gets TV Anime at CloverWorks in 2025
Anime based on Saka Mikami's class gap romance manga
― Aniplex announced during its Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday that CloverWorks is adapting Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) manga into a television anime premiering in 2025. Mikami drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga ...
'Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi' TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals 2025 Debut
New visual, main staff also revealed for P.A. Works anime
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed a video and visual for the television anime of Aya Hirakawa's Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi (The Three Mikadono Sisters are Surprisingly Easy) romantic comedy manga. The anime will debut in 2025. Tadahito Matsubayashi is directing the anime at P.A. Works and Yūsuke Inoue is the cha...
HYBE, ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Webtoon Gets Anime
Urban fantasy, teen romance series will stream on Crunchyroll
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed that HYBE and ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar webtoon is getting an anime adaptation. Yen Press has licensed the series, and it describes the story: Mixing urban fantasy and teen romance, the story follows the confrontation, confusion, and chemistry between a group of vampires, a...
To Be Hero X Animated Project's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, 2025 Premiere Date
Natsuki Hanae, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Koichi Yamadera, more join cast
― Aniplex unveiled a new promotional video for the it and bilibili's To Be Hero X animated project during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the anime's cast, staff, and 2025 premiere date on Fuji TV. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide exclusing Asia. The cast includes: Natsuki Hanae as Nice
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Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2025 Premiere Date
Ayane Sakura, Kensho Ono, Manaka Iwami, Nana Mizuki, Fumihiko Tachiki join cast
― Aniplex unveiled a new promotional video for Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, the television anime of Mikito Chinen's Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku Takao's Detective Karte or literally, Ameku Takao's Mystery Medical Record) novel series, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the anime's cas...
mono Anime Casts Haruna Mikawa, Reveals 2025 Premiere
Mikawa voices protagonist Satsuki Amamiya
― Aniplex unveiled that Haruna Mikawa will voice the character of Satsuki Amamiya, and revealed a character video and visual, and also revealed the 2025 premiere for the anime adaptation of Afro's mono 4-panel manga, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Ryota Aikei (Jujutsu Kaisen assistant director) is directing the anime at Soigne. Takuya Miyaha...
I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class TV Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, 4 More Cast Members, January 2025 Debut
Sayumi Suzushiro, Nene Hieda, more join cast
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event revealed more cast members and a promotional video on Monday for I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class, the television anime adaptation of 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. The video reveals that the serie...
I May Be a Guild Receptionist Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Aoi Koga, Rikuya Yasuda, Yu Serizawa join cast of January 2025 anime
― Aniplex unveiled new cast members for the anime of Mato Kousaka's I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (Guild no Uketsuke Jō Desu ga, Zangyō wa Iyananode Boss o Solo Tōbatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu) light novel series, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Crunchyroll also confirms that ...
UniteUp! Anime Season 2's Teaser Previews Opening Song
UniteUp! -Uni:Birth premieres in January 2025
― Aniplex unveiled a new teaser trailer for UniteUp! -Uni:Birth, the second season of the UniteUp! television anime for Sony Music's "next dimensional idol project" UniteUp!, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video teases the new outfits for the main characters, and also reveals and previews the season's opening theme song "Uni:Birth" b...
Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga Anime Reveals Main Trailer, New Character Video
Character video features Mephisto Pheles voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya
― Aniplex unveiled the main trailer for the Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga (Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen) anime during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga main trailer English-subtitled main trailer Aniplex earlier revealed a new character promotional video for Mephisto Pheles, voiced ...
Demon Lord 2099 Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Shiyui's Opening Theme
Series debuts on October 12 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2024 event on Monday revealed the first promotional video for the anime of author Daigo Murasaki and illustrator Kureta's Demon Lord 2099 (Maou 2099) light novel series. The video previews Shiyui's opening theme song "Hollow." The event also revealed the series will stream on Crunchyroll in English-speaking, Latin Americ...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game's Video Debuts Ashley Taylor
Character voiced in both English and Japanese by bilingual voice actress Sally Amaki
― Aniplex unveiled a new character promotional video for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video reveals the returning character Ashley Taylor, voiced by bilingual voice actress Sally Amaki. The video is available in both English and Japan...
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film's Teaser Shows New Characters
Sequel opens in winter 2025
― Aniplex unveiled a new teaser trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The video features new footage from the film, including new characters. The...
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Key Visual
Sequel series debuts on October 4
― Aniplex revealed the second promotional video and key visual for Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, the second season of the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online television anime, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The English X/Twitter account of Sword Art Online also confirmed that the sequel anime will stream on Crunchyroll....
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc #10 [rate]
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Anime Reveals New Visual, January 2025 Premiere
1st season also gets compilation film featuring 1st 2 episodes of 2nd season on November 29
― Aniplex unveiled a new key visual and the January 2025 premiere date for Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-, the second season of the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa, during the Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday. The stream also revealed ...
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #10 [rate]
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A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring #12 [rate]
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Narenare -Cheer for you!- #11 [rate]
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Look Back Anime Film's Screening in Burbank, CA on October 4 Includes Live Q&A with Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama
Film opens in NYC, LA on October 4; screens more widely in U.S., Canada on October 6-7
― AMC Theaters is listing that an October 4 screening of the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga will host director Kiyotaka Oshiyama for a live Q&A session in AMC Burbank 16 in Burbank, California. It is unclear if the live Q&A will be through video feed or if Oshiyama ...
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Series Review
Tatsuya makes a plan to deal with it. The plan works without a hitch, and everything is resolved. This is the pattern for all three arcs of this season.
― This, the third season of The Irregular At Magic High School, faces one major challenge right off the bat: its setting. The high school setting (magical or otherwise) is commonly used in fiction because it is part of the universal modern experience...
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VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream #11 [rate]
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Wizardry Co-creator Andrew C. Greenberg Dies
Greenberg, Robert Woodhead co-created 1st game in long-running fantasy RPG in 1981
― The official X/Twitter account for the fantasy role-playing simulation game franchise Wizardry announced on September 1 that the franchise's co-founder Andrew C. Greenberg has died. He was 67. The Twitter account noted Greenberg had a huge influence on computer RPGs and gaming culture. The account added that although...
Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana's Kirio Fanclub Manga Has Live-Action Show, Anime in the Works
Romantic comedy about 2 high school girls who share feelings for same classmate
― The manga creator Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Kirio Fanclub manga has both a live-action television adaptation and an anime adaptation in the works. The creator teased that more details are coming soon: 🎉㊗️𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺㊗️🎉 pic.twitter.com/Cxi2fT2LAc— 地球のお魚ぽんちゃん@9/19霧尾ファンクラブ最...
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Tower of God #11 [rate]
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Macross 7's Fire Bomber Band Gets 1st Standalone Concerts in 13 Years
'Macross 7 30th Anniv. Fire Bomber Live 2025 ~Burn! Burn! Burn!' run on February 21-22
― The first of four "Macross 7 30th Anniv. Basara Explosion 2024 From Fire Bomber" concerts ended on Sunday with an announcement of the first standalone concerts in 13 years to unite the full Fire Bomber band. The "Macross 7 30th Anniv. Fire Bomber Live 2025 ~Burn! Burn! Burn!" concerts will run on February 21 and ...
Voice & Stories Project Has Anime, Game in the Works
Story about competitors in stage recitals by Ko Nakamura (BanG Dream!, D4DJ)
― The first anniversary event for the Voice & Stories project revealed on Sunday that the project has anime and game adaptations in the works. Ko Nakamura, the original story creator of the BanG Dream! and D4DJ projects, conceived Voice & Stories as a new multimedia project in which fans can enjoy the themes of "character x ...
Nakaba Harufuji's You're My Cutie!! Manga Goes on Hiatus
Series launched in June 2020
― The October issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine announced on Friday Nakaba Harufuji's You're My Cutie (Kawaii Nante Kiitenai!!) manga will enter a hiatus beginning with the next issue. Kodansha USA releases the series in English and describes the story: Madoka is obsessed with shoujo manga—specifically manga that features younger, innocent guys who fall for th...
Summer Pockets TV Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, 8 More Cast, Opening & Ending Songs
Saku Ichimiya, Sahomi Koyama, Aimi Tanaka, Megumi Takamoto, more join cast of 2025 anime
― The "Summer Pockets Prologue Party" livestream event on Sunday revealed the first promotional video, additional cast members, and the opening and ending theme songs for the television anime of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel. Konomi Suzuki, who performed the game's theme songs, is performing the a...
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Chibi Maruko-chan #1447 [rate]
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Dark Horse Launches The Art of Bravely Default II: 201X-2021 Book in English on April 22
Artbook for Bravely Default II game to feature concept art from game, commentary from its creators
― Dark Horse Books announced on Thursday that it will release The Art of Bravely Default II: 201X-2021 book in English on April 22. The artbook for the Bravely Default II game will feature concept art from the game and commentary from its creators. Dark Horse describes the artbook: Explore the world of ...
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword #10 [rate]
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Glacier Bay Books' Kickstarter Campaign for Arata Imai's Flash Point Manga Reaches Goal
Campaign with US$27,000 goal also includes reprint of Imai's F manga
― Glacier Bay Books' Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for its English release of Arata Imai's Flash Point manga, and the reprint of Imai's F manga and Andrew White's SPRING TIDES poetic-comic, has reached its US$27,000 goal on Sunday, four days before the campaign ends on September 19. As of press time, the campaign has received US...
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest #11 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family #24 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan August List
16 manga including Spy x Family, Berserk, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Delicious in Dungeon, Chainsaw Man, Alley, Kaiju No. 8 make list
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Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for August. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23
#2 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 12
#4 — Ken...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Reveals 2nd Half Promo Video, New Theme Songs, Cast Member
Junichi Suwabe joins cast as mangaka Yoichi Higarashi
― The official website for the television anime of Yū Hashimoto's 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2.5 Jigen no Lilysa) manga started streaming the promotional video for the anime's second cours (quarters of a year), which reveals the new opening and ending theme songs, and a new cast member, on Sunday. The video previews the new opening theme song "Tsu...
Kemono Friends Gets New Stage Play in November
Overall fanchise also reveals 10th anniversary visual
― The official website for the Kemono Friends stage play adaptations announced on Sunday that the franchise will get a new stage play titled Butai "Kemono Friends" Japari Stage! ~Kimi no Ashioto ga Mata Kikoeta~ ("Kemono Friends" Stage Play Japari Stage! ~I Could Hear Your Footsteps Once Again~) that will run in Tokyo at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel...
Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Theme
Yui Horie, Kōji Yusa, Ayasa Itō join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Marcey Naito's Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister (Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi) manga revealed on Sunday more cast members and the show's ending theme song. The voice actresses for the three Amagami sisters (Sumire Uesaka, Kaede Hondo, and Shion Wakayama) will perform a character song for the ending theme ...
Voice Actor Peter Renaday Dies at 89
Actor best known for Master Splinter's voice in original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV show
― Voice actor Townsend Coleman announced on X/Twitter on Wednesday that voice actor Peter Renaday has died. He was 89. TMZ reported the actor was found dead in his home on September 8 in Burbank, California after police performed a welfare check. The actor was best known for his role as Master Splinter in t...
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 Anime Gets OVA
OVA announced during radio program livestream on Sunday
― Kadokawa revealed on Sunday during a radio program recording for the KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! anime that KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3, the third television season of the main anime, will get a new OVA. A part of the radio program special is available to watch for free on YouTube (the announcem...
Gear Up & Pilot a Life-Size Ingram Mecha From Patlabor the Mobile Police
Well, more like the torso of the Ingram
― What's better than seeing a life-size anime robot? Piloting a life-size anime robot. While the technology isn't quite entirely there yet, there are a handful of companies building pilotable robotic mecha. One of those companies is MOVeLOT, and we got a chance to look at and even sit in their AV-X30 Ingram from Patlabor the Mobile Police. Nestled under the sil...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT September Bestseller List
― Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early September. Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23 ranked at #2, SPY x FAMILY volume 12 at #3, and Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #12. Additionally, the ninth volume of Chugong and DUBU's Solo Leveling Korean webcomic ran...