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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2024, Aug 26-Sep-1
While the top spots are stable, we see Suicide Squad Isekai and Senpai is an Otokonoko gradually rise through the middle ranks. Check out our weekly user rankings!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings ar...
Shadow of the Ninja Reborn Game Review
Is Shadow of the Ninja Reborn a sharp remake of a semi-classic NES game? Or is it something much more?
― The original Shadow of the Ninja had its moment, but it wasn't very long. Critics and players rightly saw it as a well-crafted and harshly challenging side-scroller back in 1990, yet it arrived in the busiest time for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was rapidly swept aside without gaining se...
This Week in Anime - Cashing In
Chris and Lucas dive into the Sargasso Sea of marketable plastic goodies and the all-consuming monster that is capitalism in the anime world.
― Chris and Lucas dive into the Sargasso Sea of marketable plastic goodies and the all-consuming monster that is capitalism in the anime world. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Net...
Case Closed: The Bride of Halloween Anime Film Review
The film feels a bit awkward for non-diehard fans—but if you can push through that awkwardness, there's quite an exhilarating movie here.
― They say only one truth prevails, but is that the case with the mystery of The Bride of Halloween? Case Closed is one of the longest ongoing franchises in Japan. It has a solid following here in the United States with a very…interesting English release history. ...
Pupposites Attract Volume 1 Manga Review
This is the dog-person equivalent to many of the cat-person manga out there.
― For whatever reason, there's much more of a history of cat manga in English translation than dog manga. That doesn't mean that there aren't any—Doomsday With My Dog and Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs both have English editions, and that's not even counting series like Yuzu the Pet Vet with its periphery focus on canines. (We perh...
This Week in Anime - Banned Together
Demonizing comics hasn't gone out of style since 1954. Nick and Steve discuss the most recent round of bans of such horrifying series as Sasaki and Miyano to look at what book bans mean for manga today.
― Demonizing comics hasn't gone out of style since 1954. Nick and Steve discuss the most recent round of bans of such horrifying series as Sasaki and Miyano to look at what book bans mean for manga t...
Riviere and the Land of Prayer Manga Volume 1 Review
It feels like it's supposed to be an episodic series where our leads go out and solve problems—but it's hard to do that when the story doesn't establish the rules of its world.
― Despite being raised Catholic and going to a Catholic high school, I don't consider myself a very religious person. The idea of praying for a better life can be found throughout multiple religions and there is a certain leve...
Exploring the Past, Present, and Future of UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes with Director Kamone Serizawa
ANN got to chat with UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes director about what’s in store for its future, and Serizawa’s other favorite fighting games.
― Since its release earlier this year, fighting game fans have been loving French-Bread's UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH II Sys:Celes—which, just as Arc System Works CEO Minoru Kidooka expressed hoping for at EVO last year, was fought on by players on EVO's mainst...
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Sunrise Unveils Original TV Anime Maebashi Witches, to Premiere in April 2025
Sakura Kasuga, Hinano Sakikawa, Rena Motomura, Haruka Minami, Honami Momose, Tomokazu Sugita star in anime directed by Junichi Yamamoto
― A website opened on Thursday to reveal Sunrise's original television anime titled Maebashi Witches, which will premiere in April 2025. The website also revealed the anime's first promotional video, visual, main cast, staff, and opening theme song. The anime's main ...
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Manga Gets TV Anime by GoHands
Anime based on Brocco Lee's manga of Nekoko's light novels
― The 11th compiled book volume of Brocco Lee's manga adaptation of Nekoko's The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System (Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Game Chishiki de Musō Suru) light novel series confirmed the franchise's listed a television anime adaptation on Thursday. The announcement noted that the anime is specifically ada...
I Left My A-Rank Party Manga Gets TV Anime Next January
Hiromu Mineta, Hana Inami, Natsumi Kawaida, Nene Hieda star in BN Pictures anime
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Wednesday that Kōsuke Unagi, Yūri, and Super Zombie's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) manga is inspiring a television anime in January 2025. The company re...
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Theme Song Artists
Liyuu, Rin Kurusu perform theme songs for series debuting on October 1
― The staff for the television anime of Izumi Ōkido's Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo (I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History) light novel series started streaming on Friday a second promotional video for the series. The staff also revealed a new visual and the show's theme song information. Liyuu performs the openin...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2 Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual
Anime gets 3-week limited screening in Japan starting on September 20; screenings confirmed for Southeast Asia
― Pony Canyon revealed on Friday a trailer and a new visual for Gotōbun no Hanayome*, the latest anime special of Negi Haruba's The Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotōbun no Hanayome) romantic comedy manga. Pony Canyon also revealed the anime's English title is The Quintessential Quintuplets Sp...
Crunchyroll Streams Trailer for trapezium Anime Film's Upcoming Screening in U.S., Canada
Film screens in both countries for 1 day on September 18
― Crunchyroll began streaming a trailer on Friday for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel. Crunchyroll will hold a one-day screening of the film in the U.S. and Canada on September 18 with Japanese audio and English subtitles. Tickets are on sale now for the film. Crunchyroll describes trapezium: Driven by an unwavering passion ...
Sexy Tanaka-san Manga Gets 8th Volume in October
New volume not labeled as final volume "out of respect for the wishes" of late manga creator Hinako Ashihara
― Warning: this article contains statements about a suicide. If you or anyone you know is suicidal or having suicidal thoughts, please reach out to a suicide prevention organization in your country. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available by calling 988. In ...
Wit Studio Animates Music Video for Suicide Squad Isekai Ending Theme "Go-Getters" by Mari Calliope
Music video features animated Mori Calliope alongside Harley Quinn
― Hololive English VTuber Mori Calliope has released an animated music video for her song "Go-Getters," which serves as the ending theme song for Wit Studio's original Suicide Squad ISEKAI anime. The video features animated version of Mori Calliope along with Harley Quinn from the anime. Wit Studio animated the music video. The anime ...
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Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture #12 [rate]
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Rumiwo Sakaki's Endo and Kobayashi Live! Manga Abruptly Canceled
B's-LOG COMIC digital magazine admits editorial failure, plans to reveal more details in coming days
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's B's-LOG COMIC digital manga magazine announced on Wednesday that it has abruptly canceled Rumiwo Sakaki's manga adaptation of Suzu Enoshima's Endo and Kobayashi Live! The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte (Tsundere Akuyaku Reijō Lieselot...
Twin Engine, Straight Edge Host Literary Contest With Winner Guaranteed Anime Adaptation
16 anime studios to participate as judges
― Twin Engine and Straight Edge announced on Friday that they will be hosting an "Anime de Sekai e! Shōsetsu Taishō" (literally: Anime to the World! Novel Prize, titled "Aniseka Novel Award" for short) literary award. The winner of the contest will be guaranteed a novel and an anime adaptation of their work. Twin Engine and Straight Edge will also consider ma...
Negative Positive Angler Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, October 3 Debut
Haruka Tomatsu, Yūya Hirose join cast; Van de Shop, 96neko perform theme songs
― Kadokawa unveiled a full promotional video and key visual for its original fishing anime Negative Positive Angler (NegaPoji Angler) on Friday. The video reveals more cast members, the anime's October 3 premiere date, and the anime's theme songs. The band Van de Shop performs the opening song "Ito" (Thread), and singer 96...
Grammy-Winning Music Producer Zedd Speaks About Working on Dragon Ball Daima
Announcement came just one day after his birthday
― On September 4, a new trailer dropped for the upcoming, much anticipated anime series Dragon Ball Daima. Along with new cast members, the trailer revealed that Grammy Award-winning artist Zedd, Yukinojo Mori, and C&K collaborated for the series' opening theme song “Jaka Jaan.” Following the announcement, Zedd expressed his feelings about working on ...
FUUTO PI: Kamen Rider Skull no Shōzō Anime Film's Trailer Unveils More Cast, Theme Song
Ayumu Murase, Satomi Satou, Jun Fukuyama join cast; Kouji Kikkawa returns for theme song
― The official Twitter account for the FUUTO PI anime based on the Fūto Tantei manga unveiled a new trailer and visual for the Fūto Tantei: Kamen Rider Skull no Shōzō (FUUTO PI: Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull) anime film on Friday. The trailer unveils more cast members, and reveals and previews the film's theme so...
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Shadowverse Flame: Arc-hen #95 [rate]
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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime's 2nd Video Previews Mafumafu's Opening Song
Mafumafu performs opening song "Order Made" for October 4 anime about career magical girls
― The official website for the anime of Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga began streaming its second full promotional video on Friday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Order Made" by singer Mafumafu. The anime will premiere in Japan on October 4 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV's "F...
Adult Swim Streams Uzumaki Anime's New Trailer
Series premieres on Toonami on September 28
― Adult Swim began streaming a new trailer for the anime of Junji Ito's Uzumaki horror manga on Thursday. The series will premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on September 28 at 12:30 a.m. EDT (effectively, September 29), and will also begin streaming on the Max streaming service the following day. The four-episode Uzumaki mini-series was orig...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2024, Aug 26-Sep-1
While the top spots are stable, we see Suicide Squad Isekai and Senpai is an Otokonoko gradually rise through the middle ranks. Check out our weekly user rankings!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings ar...
Kinnikuman Mystery Novel Writer Oginuma X, Monkey Peak Artist Akihiro Kumeta Launch New Manga in November
Mystery manga temporarily titled Fukushū wa Jibun de Shimashō to launch on November 19
― This year's 18th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that writer Oginuma X and artist Akihiro Kumeta will launch a new manga temporarily titled Fukushū wa Jibun de Shimashō (Let's Do the Revenge Ourselves), in the magazine's 23rd issue on November 19. The new manga teases of a man named...
Busan Int'l Film Festival to Screen The Colors Within, Ghost Cat Anzu, Solitary Gourmet Films
Festival runs from October 2-11
― The 29th Busan International Film Festival will screen the live-action film of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga and The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), a new anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada. The festival will also screen the Ghost Cat Anzu French-Japanese animated film. Kodoku no Gourmet and Gh...
Live-Action Usotoki Rhetoric TV Series Reveals Cast
Series debuts October 7
― The staff for Fuji TV's live-action television adaptation of Ritsu Miyako's Usotoki Rhetoric manga revealed new cast members on Tuesday. The new cast members includes (from left to right):
Ryosuke Mikata as Kaoru Hashizaki, Soma's school friend and a detective of the 99th night police station; and Yuki Katayama as Chiyo Fujishima, the daughter of the Fujishima family, who ru...
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Senpai is an Otokonoko #9 [rate]
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Failure Frame #9 [rate]
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The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses #22 [rate]
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Pseudo Harem #10 [rate]
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Tokyo MX Announces Changes, New Anime Programming Block Starting in October
Channel adds new programming block on Thursday evenings, expands "Kids' Anime" programming block to 2 hours
― Tokyo MX announced on Wednesday a new anime programming block, and the schedule changes for its other anime time slots, starting in October. The channel will start the new programming block in October on the prime time slot every Thursday at 9:25 p.m. JST. Anime titles that will air in the pr...
Shadow of the Ninja Reborn Game Review
Is Shadow of the Ninja Reborn a sharp remake of a semi-classic NES game? Or is it something much more?
― The original Shadow of the Ninja had its moment, but it wasn't very long. Critics and players rightly saw it as a well-crafted and harshly challenging side-scroller back in 1990, yet it arrived in the busiest time for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was rapidly swept aside without gaining se...
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Ramen Akaneko #10 [rate]
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WWWave's Deregula Label Produces TV Anime of Yandere Dark Elf Manga
Anime based on Nakanosora's manga debuts in 2025
― WWWave Corporation announced on Friday that its new Deregula anime label is producing a television anime adaptation of Nakanosora's Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! (Chotto Dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai Kara Oikakete Kita) manga, which will debut in 2025. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga under its Ghost ...
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I Parry Everything #10 [rate]
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Twilight Out of Focus #10 [rate]
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My Deer Friend Nokotan ‒ Episode 10
As far as an episode of My Deer Friend Nokotan making me feel things goes, "hunger" has to count for something, right?
Square Enix's Manga UP! Global Announces Manga Partnership with Anime-Planet
Main service also adds Proud to be the Villainess manga
― Square Enix announced a new partnership on Tuesday between its Manga UP! Global service and online database Anime-Planet for manga distribution. Select manga chapters from popular series on Manga Up! will now be available on Anime-Planet's manga reading service for free. Series to be featured include Fullmetal Alchemist, Black Butler, Toilet-B...
This Week in Anime - Cashing In
Chris and Lucas dive into the Sargasso Sea of marketable plastic goodies and the all-consuming monster that is capitalism in the anime world.
― Chris and Lucas dive into the Sargasso Sea of marketable plastic goodies and the all-consuming monster that is capitalism in the anime world. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Net...
Shy Season 2 ‒ Episode 21
She might not have been studying the blade in her spare time but Teru still swings a mean fire katana.
2024 Crayon Shin-chan Film Stays at #3, The Colors Within Opens at #7
My Hero Academia: You're Next rises to #4
― Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary), the Crayon Shin-chan franchise's 31st 2D animated film, stayed at #3 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 148,000 tickets and earned 173,122,300 yen (about US$1.20 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.77 million tickets and earned a c...
Hulu Streams Murai in Love Anime
Series exclusively streamed on Disney+ Japan starting on Wednesday; to air on Japanese TV on October 6
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Hulu U.S. is streaming the anime adaptation of Junta Shima's Murai in Love (Murai no Koi) manga, and is listing the series as a Hulu Original release. The anime's first episode is now available on the platform. Disney+ started exclusively streaming the anime on Wednesday in Japan. The anime will ...
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Days With My Stepsister #10 [rate]
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My Wife Has No Emotion Manga Takes Break Due to Creator Jirō Sugiura's Stress in Personal Life
Sugiura finds it hard to draw, experiences hair loss due to stress
― Manga creator Jirō Sugiura announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that his My Wife Has No Emotion manga will go on hiatus, due to his personal life becoming more stressful, making it harder for him to draw. Sugiura explained that his personal life is getting more and more stressful, which also led him to have proble...
Sunrise Unveils Original TV Anime Maebashi Witches, to Premiere in April 2025
Sakura Kasuga, Hinano Sakikawa, Rena Motomura, Haruka Minami, Honami Momose, Tomokazu Sugita star in anime directed by Junichi Yamamoto
― A website opened on Thursday to reveal Sunrise's original television anime titled Maebashi Witches, which will premiere in April 2025. The website also revealed the anime's first promotional video, visual, main cast, staff, and opening theme song. The anime's main ...
'Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru.' TV Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals October 6 Debut
Video previews pachae's opening theme
― The official website for the anime of Yayū Murata's Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru. (If my wife [became] an elementary school student.) manga revealed the show's main promotional video and October 6 debut on Thursday. The video previews Osaka-based pop band pachae's opening theme song "Ai no Reunion" (Reunion of Love). The anime will debut on October 6 at 10:00 p.m....
Toei Animation Reveals Noroi Kago: the Grudged Domain Horor Game Based on Gegege no Kitarō Anime; to Launch in 2025
Co-op horror game available for PC via Steam
― Toei Animation started streaming a teaser trailer to announce it and Toydium's indie horror game titled NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain (Japanese Title: Noroi Kago: Gegege no Yoru), based on the anime of Shigeru Mizuki's Gegege no Kitarō manga, on Thursday. The game is slated for release on PC via Steam in 2025. English version Japanese version Toei Anima...
Live-Action Natsume Arata no Kekkon Film's Video Shows Cast, Clips from Film
Serial killer suspense film opens on September 6
― The official website for the live-action film of Tarō Nogizaka's Natsume Arata no Kekkon (Arata Natsume's Marriage) manga began streaming a featurette video for the film on Tuesday. The video shows the cast talking about the film and their experience on it, interspersed with clips from the film. The film will open in Japan on September 6. Yukihiko Ts...
Mizuki Tsujimura's Catching the Stars of This Summer Novel Gets 2025 Live-Action Film
Lonely Castle in the Mirror author's story of astronomy fans who reconnect online after COVID-19
― Kadokawa revealed on Wednesday that Mizuki Tsujimura's Kono Natsu no Hoshi o Miru (Catching the Stars of This Summer) novel is inspiring a live-action film that will open in Japan next year. The novel centers on middle and high schoolers in the spring of 2020, as COVID-19 slowly causes school and club a...
Requiem of the Rose King's Aya Kanno Launches New Manga
Meiō no Zakuro dark fantasy centers on high schooler after encounter with underworld
― Manga creator Aya Kanno launched a new semi-monthly manga titled Meiō no Zakuro (Underworld Pomegranate) in Akita Shoten's Champion Cross manga website on Monday. The manga centers on high school student Seiji, who once had the bad luck of falling down a well and stepping into the underworld in his childhood, and h...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut
Katsuyuki Konishi, Yūichi Nakamura, Saya Hitomi join cast under director Kenichi Shimizu
― The official website for the anime of Uoto's Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) manga began streaming its full promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals more cast, the main staff, and the anime's October 5 premiere date. It also previews both the anime's open...
Chise Ogawa's Blood Night Market Manga Ends
Manga launched in April 2023; Seven Seas Entertainment releases volume 1 in English next January
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine published the final chapter of Chise Ogawa's Blood Night Market manga on Wednesday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on November 1. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in January 2025....
'Good Bye, Dragon Life' Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Song, October 3 Debut
Ninja VTuber Ruri Asano, HIsako Kanemoto join cast of October anime
― The staff for the television anime of author Hiroaki Nagashima, illustrator Kisuke Ichimaru, and character designer Kurono's Good Bye Dragon Life. (Sayonara Ryūsei, Konnichiwa Jinsei) novels announced on Thursday two more cast members, its ending theme song, and its October 3 streaming debut. It also streamed a new commercial, whic...
Bocchi the Rock x Chibi Godzilla Unite For Cute Collab
Bocchizilla & Godzilla aren't just invading Toho Shinjuku anymore
― Most anime films released in Japan come with a little extra for all ticket holders — sometimes reprint of key frames, other times a legendary Pokémon, most of the time a mini-autograph board or illustration card. But it is rare when the mini-autograph board or illustration card is a collaboration for the ages. This was the case for t...
Shonen Champion to Launch New Manga from Eiji Hashimoto & Ren Kawahara, Gakuen Idolm@ster Manga
Also: Cherry Yūsha to "Sei" Naru Tsurugi manga by Yuzuki Uchiba
― This year's 39th issue of Akita Publishing's Shonen Champion magazine announced on August 29 new manga series from Ren Kawahara, Eiji Hashimoto, and Yuzuki Uchiba, along with a new Idolm@ster series. Kawahara will launch the Dogō no Blue (Blue Violence, top left in the image above) series in the magazine's 41st issue on September 12. T...
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Manga Gets TV Anime by GoHands
Anime based on Brocco Lee's manga of Nekoko's light novels
― The 11th compiled book volume of Brocco Lee's manga adaptation of Nekoko's The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System (Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Game Chishiki de Musō Suru) light novel series confirmed the franchise's listed a television anime adaptation on Thursday. The announcement noted that the anime is specifically ada...
07-Ghost Creators Launch New Manga in November
Yuki Amemiya, Yukino Ichihara start Danna-sama wa Shūmatsu Heiki (My Husband Is a Doomsday Weapon) manga
― The October issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine announced on August 28 that Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara will launch a new manga titled Danna-sama wa Shūmatsu Heiki (My Husband Is a Doomsday Weapon) in the magazine's January 2025 issue, which will ship on November 28. The m...
Transformers One Animated Prequel Film Previews Iacon Race in Video Clip
Film opens in theaters on September 20
― Paramount Pictures streamed a Japanese video clip for Transformers One, the new animated film prequel to the Transformers franchise, to preview the Iacon race on Wednesday. (The same clip debuted in English two weeks ago.) English Clip Japanese Clip The film will open in the U.S. on September 20 following another delay. The film was initially announced for a J...
Touhou Adventure RPG Marisa of Liartop Mountain's Teaser Reveals Delay to 2025
Game originally slated for 2024
― Developer Unknown X revealed a new story teaser for the Touhou digital tabletop adventure RPG game Marisa of Liartop Mountain on Wednesday. The company is also now listing a 2025 release window, a delay from the original 2024 timeframe. English Teaser Japanese Teaser The game will launch for PC via Steam in 2025. Unknown X describes the game:
Marisa has vanished, and...
Live-Action Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō Film's 2nd Trailer Unveils Wednesday Campanella's Theme Song, More Cast
New key visual also debuts for December 13 film
― The staff for the live-action film of author Reiko Hiroshima and illustrator jyajya's children's novel series Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō debuted its second trailer on Thursday. The trailer announces the theme song "Negai wa Gyō-san" (My Wish Is Gyo) by the Wednesday Campanella (Suiyōbi no Campanella) group, as well as more cast. members. The staff al...
Crunchyroll Streams SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film on September 5
Film opened in N. American theaters on April 19
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming the SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film with English subtitles and an English dub on September 5 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The film will also be dubbed in Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German, Italian, and Castilian Spanish."in select territories around the world." The stre...
Crunchyroll Adds PreCure Max Heart Anime to Streaming Library
Precure franchise's 2nd series first aired in February 2005
― Crunchyroll is now streaming the PreCure Max Heart (Futari wa Pretty Cure Max Heart) anime on its platform. The service describes the story: The evil and powerful Zakennar is back and PreCure rises again. Without them, the Queen may be lost completely! This time, Hikari and Pullun join the two girls. The series premiered in February 2005 ...
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Delico's Nursery #5 [rate]
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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 22
Lawrence had better hope that God doesn't exist, because otherwise he has a lot to answer for this week.
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True Beauty #5 [rate]
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Case Closed: The Bride of Halloween Anime Film Review
The film feels a bit awkward for non-diehard fans—but if you can push through that awkwardness, there's quite an exhilarating movie here.
― They say only one truth prevails, but is that the case with the mystery of The Bride of Halloween? Case Closed is one of the longest ongoing franchises in Japan. It has a solid following here in the United States with a very…interesting English release history. ...
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Sengoku Youko #21 [rate]
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Love Is Indivisible by Twins #9 [rate]
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian #10 [rate]
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My Deer Friend Nokotan #10 [rate]
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The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human #11 [rate]
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New Yaiba Anime Reveals TV Airing, Main Cast, Staff in Promo Video
Minami Takayama reprises Yaiba Kurogane lead; Manaka Iwami, Yoshimasa Hosoya co-star in Wit Studio anime
― The official website for the new anime of Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga confirmed on Wednesday that the new anime is a television adaptation titled, Shin Samurai-den YAIBA, and revealed a teaser visual, teaser promotional video, main staff and main cast. The anime's main cast are: Minami Takayama a...
I Left My A-Rank Party Manga Gets TV Anime Next January
Hiromu Mineta, Hana Inami, Natsumi Kawaida, Nene Hieda star in BN Pictures anime
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Wednesday that Kōsuke Unagi, Yūri, and Super Zombie's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) manga is inspiring a television anime in January 2025. The company re...
Fuji TV, Studio DLE Create Original Short Anime Pochaazu
Anime featuring plump, chubby animals premieres this fall
― Fuji TV announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with animation studio DLE to produce the original short comedy anime Pochaazu (based on the Japanese slang for plump or chubby), which will premiere this fall. The short anime will feature plump and chubby "Pocha" animals such as a Pocha-kirin (giraffe), Pocha-zō (elephant), and Pocha-kame...
Tono to Inu Anime's Video Unveils Staff, October 10 Debut of 1st of 4 Versions
Theme song "Little Lovers by SUPER★DRAGON also announced
― The official website for the television anime of Rie Nishida's Tono to Inu (A Fearful Lord and a Cheerful Dog Live Together as Masters and Servants!) manga started streaming the anime's promotional video on Wednesday. The video reveals the main staff and premiere airing dates of its four different versions, starting on October 10. The anime's...
Manga Creator Kazuhiko Shimamoto Plays Himself in Super Sentai Cameo
Aoi Honō creator also designs the enemies in latest show, Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger
― Starting in 1974 with Himitsu Sentai Gorenger, the Super Sentai franchise has become an institution in Japan with 49 different teams with various themes. When a beloved figure in the entertainment industry appears in an episode, it's often fun and puts them in some sort of danger. This was the case for manga creato...
Quality Assurance in Another World Anime Adds 4 Cast Members
Tomoaki Maeno, Satomi Arai, Tomokazu Sugita, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka join cast for 10th episode on Friday
― The official website for the television anime of Masamichi Sato's Quality Assurance in Another World (Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) manga revealed four new cast members for the anime on Wednesday. The new characters will appear in the show's 10th episode on Friday. The new cast members include: To...
Dragon Ball Daima Anime's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Opening Song
Yumiko Kobayashi, Kōki Uchiyama, Fairouz Ai join cast
― The official website for the Dragon Ball franchise unveiled a new trailer and updated visual for the Dragon Ball Daima anime series on Wednesday. The trailer reveals new cast members, and also reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Jaka Jaan" by Zedd feat. C&K. The new cast members include: Yumiko Kobayashi as Supreme Kai (Mini) Kō...
Religious Books Jinsei no Mokuteki & Unlocking Tannisho Get Anime Film Next February
3rd film based on new religion Jōdoshinshū Shinran-kai founder Kentetsu Takamori's texts
― Religious writer Kentetsu Takamori's Jinsei no Mokuteki and Unlocking Tannisho (Tanishō o Hiraku) books are inspiring an anime film titled Shinran Jinsei no Mokuteki (Shinran: The Purpose of Life) in February 2025. The film starts in the last years ot the Heian period, and centers on the early life and works of...
Anime Creator Mari Okada, Insomniacs After School's Makoto Ojiro Launch New Manga
Shisutarejisuta manga about idols & people who make their clothes launches on September 20
― This year's 40th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that anime writer-director Mari Okada and manga creator Makoto Ojiro will collaborate on a new manga titled Shisutarejisuta in the magazine's 43rd issue on September 20. The manga will have a theme of "idols" and "family," an...
Science-Fiction Writer Yuba Isukari, Artist Ozu Launch New Manga Nuno Sanpo
Comedy about girl & space creature dealing with powerful artifacts launches on Jump TOON on Tuesday
― Shueisha's vertical-scrolling manga service Jump TOON launched science-fiction writer Yuba Isukari and illustrator Ozu's new manga titled Nuno Sanpo with five chapters on Tuesday. Isukari is credited for the scenario, Ozu handles the layout and draws the manga, and Michiru Matsumoto is in charge of d...
Live-Action Saint Young Men Film's New Trailer Announces More Cast
Takayuki Yamada, Tsuyoshi Muro join cast of December 20 film
― The official website for Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gundan~ (Holy Men vs Demon Army), the first live-action film of Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga, revealed two more cast members for the film on Wednesday in a new trailer. Takayuki Yamada and Tsuyoshi Muro join the film in yet-to-be-announced roles...
Super Peace Busters Team's Fureru. Anime Film Streams 2nd Trailer
Film opens in theaters on October 4
― The staff for Fureru., the new original anime film from the Super Peace Busters creative team, began streaming the film's second full trailer on Wednesday. The Fureru. film will open in October 4. The story follows three childhood friends who are connected by a mysterious creature. The film shows the three as young adults in Tokyo. Thee movie is set in Takadanoba...
Watch & Rate Today's Episodes
Tasuketsu - Fate of the Majority #8 [rate]
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Tower of God Season 2 ‒ Episode 9
This is the kind of episode we've needed for a while now. We're nine episodes in at this point and we know almost nothing about these characters.
MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season ‒ Episode 8
This episode re-contextualizes more than a few key scenes across the entirety of Monogatari—making some all the more tragic and some all the more wonderful.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1117
Whenever we are introduced to a new group of fighters at a location, we’ll often get a round-robin sequence of cool moments.
Pupposites Attract Volume 1 Manga Review
This is the dog-person equivalent to many of the cat-person manga out there.
― For whatever reason, there's much more of a history of cat manga in English translation than dog manga. That doesn't mean that there aren't any—Doomsday With My Dog and Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs both have English editions, and that's not even counting series like Yuzu the Pet Vet with its periphery focus on canines. (We perh...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword ‒ Episode 8
I had a lot of fun with this episode of Wistoria, despite how much it continues to trade in familiar cliches.
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No Longer Allowed In Another World #9 [rate]
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Watch & Rate Today's Episodes
The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies #9 [rate]
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2.5 Dimensional Seduction ‒ Episode 9
Nothing in this episode is outright bad but there are so many missed opportunities that it left me deflated.
This Week in Anime - Banned Together
Demonizing comics hasn't gone out of style since 1954. Nick and Steve discuss the most recent round of bans of such horrifying series as Sasaki and Miyano to look at what book bans mean for manga today.
― Demonizing comics hasn't gone out of style since 1954. Nick and Steve discuss the most recent round of bans of such horrifying series as Sasaki and Miyano to look at what book bans mean for manga t...
Narenare -Cheer for you!- ‒ Episode 9
I’ll give the show credit that this is a much less aggravating conclusion than I was expecting, but the fact that I walked away not feeling much of anything just speaks to how badly it keeps fumbling when it comes to resolutions .
Orange Inc. Launches e-Bookstore Service emaqi in U.S., Canada; Reveals Partnership with Shueisha
Partnership with Shueisha aims to localize Shonen Jump+ service's 1-shot manga stories on emaqi for free
― AI localization company Orange Inc. launched its new e-bookstore service "emaqi" in the United States and Canada on Tuesday. The company also announced its partnership with Shueisha to localize one-shot manga stories from Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga magazine service. The "emaqi" platform featu...
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest ‒ Episode 9
Unlikely as it is, I’m still hoping that this will be the fight where Lucy finally gets thrown a bone.
VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream ‒ Episode 9
The combo of characters and concepts in this segment makes it different from the stuff VTuber Legend has done before, and it carries it extremely well.
Even Given the Worthless 'Appraiser' Class, I'm Actually the Strongest Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, January 2025 Debut
Kikunosuke Toya, Hikaru Tohno, Sayumi Suzushiro, Yū Serizawa star
― The official website for the television anime of author Ibarakino and artist Yu Hitaki's 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 revealed the anime's main cast and January 2025 premie...
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Ichimaru
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 Gin Ichimaru: In the game, players use attacks to cut down their o...