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Blue Miburo Episodes 1-12 Anime Series Review
The plot hasn’t developed in any particularly interesting ways, to the point it’s hard to write anything positive about the show.
― The Bakumatsu period, the final years of the Edo period, was an era of great social change and should be a fertile choice to set a historical drama. The mid-1800s brought an end to the Tokugawa Shogunate, a mode of government that had persisted over 250 years, while also...
Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Season 1 Anime Series Review
I think there are a lot of anime fans—a lot of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure fans, in particular—who would love Kinnikuman if they only gave it a try.
― A few months ago, when FLOW was on their world tour, I went to one of the shows. At one point, after having played several familiar hits, the band asked excitedly, “WHO HERE LIKES KINNIKUMAN!!” For the uninitiated, FLOW did the opening song to this first ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 12-18
Thanks to another great episode, Zenshu climbs the cumulative by severals spots. Meanwhile Übel Blatt suffers the opposite situation. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that...
BLEACH G.E.M. Series Figurine Giveaway
Follow ANN on BlueSky and you could win this gorgeous 12" tall MegaHouse G.E.M. Series: BLEACH - Gin Ichimaru figure.
― Surprise ANN Community! We have an awesome giveaway figurine for you! Released in 2021 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bleach, this MegaHouse G.E.M. Series Figure of Gin Ichimaru is 30cm in height (approximately 12-inch). The figure captures a specific moment in a battle scene ...
Sengoku Youko: Thousandfold Chaos Arc Episodes 1-10 Anime Streaming Review
It’s a narratively and thematically rich show that rewards close attention to character development and dialogue in-between moments of larger-than-life characters beating seven kinds of hell out of one another.
― After the bitter disappointment that was The Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer's abysmal anime, Satoshi Mizukami fans were understandably wary about studio White Fox's subsequent adaptation of ...
MACROSS -Shooting Insight- Digital Key Giveaway
Together with Red Art Games, we are giving away four Digital giveaway keys of MACROSS -Shooting Insight-! Two keys for Switch, and two keys for PS5.
― MACROSS -Shooting Insight- is an all-new MACROSS game, the latest entry in the landmark science fiction franchise! When multiple dimensional folds suddenly occur across space-time, pilots and songstresses alike find themselves inexplicably transported...
This Week in Games - Isekai Gaming
What happens when your game takes you to a whole other world? Jean-Karlo looks at isekai-flavored gaming adventures plus impressions of Elden Ring: Nightreign, Shūhei Yoshida's recent interview, and more.
― Welcome back, folks! My long President's Day weekend turned out to be a bit longer than normal: we got snowed in from a freak winter storm (we sometimes get those in February up here). I was able ...
Vagabond Definitive Edition Volume 1 Manga Review
Inoue’s art is startlingly good. His keen eye for composition and posing, already put to amazing use in Slam Dunk, almost makes the characters leap from the pages.
― At its core, this initial three-volume collection of Takehiko Inoue's (Slam Dunk) adaptation of Eiji Yoshikawa's fictionalized biographical novel Musashi is about the terrible life decisions made by two seventeen-year-old boys. Full of h...
This Week in Anime - The Boys in Toyland
Coop and Chris explore the world of marketable plastic goodies and how anime can turn out to be a half-hour toy commercial.
― Coop and Chris explore the world of marketable plastic goodies and how anime can turn out to be a half-hour toy commercial. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion ...
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Utahime Dream Music Project Gets TV Anime
Media mix project features female performers who perform songs from Showa, Heisei, Reiwa eras
― Earth Star Entertainment's Utahime Dream media mix music project announced on Monday that it will have a television anime adaptation. The music project is made up of "Utahime" (Songstresses) persona who were chosen from voice actresses, stage actresses and singers, and who perform songs from the Showa, Hei...
Touring After the Apocalypse Manga Gets TV Anime This Year
Manga about 2 girls touring post-apocalyptic Japan in a motorcycle launched in 2020
― Aniplex revealed on Monday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Sakae Saito's Touring After the Apocalypse (Shūmatsu Touring) manga that will debut this year. Nexus will animate the series. The series will star Konomi Inagaki as Youko and Miyu Tomita as Airi. Aniplex had on Friday teased a new anime...
The Cat and the Dragon Novels/Manga Get TV Anime
Announcement trailer teases voice of Nekoryū
― A new official website opened on "Neko no Hi" (Cat Day) on Saturday to announce that Amara's Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon) novels are getting a television anime. The website streamed an announcement trailer featuring the as of yet unannounced voice of Nekoryū speaking in cat language. The website posted a visual from character designer Mai Ōkuma. ...
Kaoru Mori, Aki Irie Move Their Manga From Aokishi Magazine
Mori "plans to search for new form of publication" for her manga
― The 24th A and B issues of Kadokawa's Aokishi magazine on February 18 announced a renewal of the magazine, which will see some works continuing while other works going in a different direction. Among those works, both A Bride's Story manga creator Kaoru Mori and Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest manga creator Aki Irie will no lon...
Utahime Dream Music Project Gets TV Anime
Media mix project features female performers who perform songs from Showa, Heisei, Reiwa eras
― Earth Star Entertainment's Utahime Dream media mix music project announced on Monday that it will have a television anime adaptation. The music project is made up of "Utahime" (Songstresses) persona who were chosen from voice actresses, stage actresses and singers, and who perform songs from the Showa, Hei...
Aki Akimoto's Mairimashita to Iwasetai Manga Ends in March
Manga about honey trap battle between young members of fighting yakuza families launched in 2023
― The April issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine announced on Friday that Aki Akimoto's Mairimashita to Iwasetai (I Want You to Say You Lose) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on March 24. The manga centers on Benio Tsunemori and Nayuta Watanuki, the next generation representatives of the Tsunemo...
Touring After the Apocalypse Manga Gets TV Anime This Year
Manga about 2 girls touring post-apocalyptic Japan in a motorcycle launched in 2020
― Aniplex revealed on Monday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Sakae Saito's Touring After the Apocalypse (Shūmatsu Touring) manga that will debut this year. Nexus will animate the series. The series will star Konomi Inagaki as Youko and Miyu Tomita as Airi. Aniplex had on Friday teased a new anime...
1989 Obocchama-kun Anime Episodes Stream With English Subtitles Until March 31
Anime's complete 164 episodes get English subtitles
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Obocchama-kun anime's YouTube channel announced on Saturday that it is re-releasing for a limited time all of its previously posted videos, as part of the channel's first anniversary, including all of the anime's 164 television broadcast version episodes with English subtitles until March 31. ／おめでたま...
#Compass 2.0 Anime Reveals April 7 TV Premiere
Sample track of anime's opening song "Hakudō" by Nana Mizuki also streamed
― The official website for #Compass 2.0 Combat Providence Analysis System, the new anime project of NHN PlayArt and Dwango's online real-time strategy game #Compass—Combat Providence Analysis System (#Compass Sentō Setsuri Kaiseki System), revealed on Sunday the anime's April 7 premiere on six TV Tokyo channels and BS NTV, and...
Michi Ichiho, Takako Shimura End Only Talk BL Manga on Tuesday
Manga about 2 manzai comedians launched in April 2024
― Retailers are listing the 75th issue of Shodensha's OnBLUE boys-love magazine with the cover showing that the issue will publish the final chapter of Michi Ichiho and Takako Shimura's Only Talk manga. The magazine will ship on Tuesday. The manga's one compiled book volume is listed with an April 25 release. The manga centers on a young manzai co...
Cowboy Bebop's Scoundrels Dive Into Fortnite
3, 2, 1 let's jam
― Epic Games announced that the 1998 anime series Cowboy Bebop will collaborate with the massively popular game Fortnite Battle Royale on Friday. The Fortnite website notes Cowboy Bebop characters Spike Spiegel and Faye Valentine will appear as player cosmetics in the in-game shop starting on February 28. Along with the cosmetics, a series of “COWBOY BEBOP Quests” will be available...
Ninja vs. Gokudo Manga Gets TV Anime
Shinsuke Kondō's manga pits ninja against yakuza in modern Tokyo
― Kodansha announced on Monday that Shinsuke Kondō's Ninja vs. Gokudo (Ninja to Gokudō) manga is inspiring a television anime adaptation. Kondō drew the below illustration to celebrate the announement. 幻想（ユメ）じゃねえよ？◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢「忍者と極道」TVアニメ化決定！⁰◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤ ◢◤◢①近藤信輔描き下ろしビジュアル公開！②全話無料（最新話を除く）！https://t.co/FNQoLWt0jsオレ達の“黄金時代（オウゴン）”がやっ...
Gakuen Idolm@ster Game Gets PC Version on DMM Games Service
PC version launches in March
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Gakuen Idolm@ster (Academy Idolm@ster) game app announced on Saturday that the game will have a PC version on the DMM Games service that will debut in March. The game launched in Japan in May 2024. In the game, the player is a producer who hones and produces idol talents from the Hatsuboshi Gakue...
9 R.I.P. Visual Novel Game Gets Sequel
Sequel slated for 2025 on Nintendo Switch
― Otomate announced during the "Dessert de Otomate 2025" fan event on Sunday that the supernatural visual novel 9 R.I.P. will get a sequel for the NIntendo Switch in 2025. The returning voice cast includes Toshiki Masuda, Ryota Suzuki, Tetsuya Kakihara, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Kenn, and Yohei Azakami. Tonari no Sakata performs the opening them...
Yoriko Mizushiri's 'Futsū no Seikatsu' Animated Short Wins at Berlin Int'l Film Festival
Also: Satoko Yokohama's live-action film of Gin Miyoshi's Umibe e Iku Michi manga receives Special Mention award
― Yoriko Mizushiri's "Futsū no Seikatsu" ("Ordinary Life") animated short film won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. Director Satoko Yokohama's Seaside Serendipity (Umibe e Iku Michi) live-action film adaptation of Gin Miyoshi's manga of...
Me & Roboco Anime Film Streams Teasers for Multiverse Robocos
Masako Nozawa, Sumire Uesaka play "Showa-era gag manga" Roboco, "romantic comedy" Roboco
― The staff for the upcoming Me & Roboco anime film streamed a new character teaser for the Showa gag era "multiverse" version of Roboco on Sunday. The channel also streamed a character teaser for the romantic comedy version of Roboco previously. The trailer previews Masako Nozawa's "from a Showa-era gag manga wo...
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ZENSHU. #8 [rate]
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Blue Miburo Episodes 1-12 Anime Series Review
The plot hasn’t developed in any particularly interesting ways, to the point it’s hard to write anything positive about the show.
― The Bakumatsu period, the final years of the Edo period, was an era of great social change and should be a fertile choice to set a historical drama. The mid-1800s brought an end to the Tokugawa Shogunate, a mode of government that had persisted over 250 years, while also...
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The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World #7 [rate]
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Blue Box Anime Casts Yūki Kaji
Kaji plays Kazuma Matsuoka who returned from studying abroad in America
― This year's 13th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed a new cast member for the anime of Kōji Miura's Blue Box (Ao no Hako) manga on Monday. Yūki Kaji will join the anime's cast as Kazuma Matsuoka, a student who returned to Japan from studying abroad in America. The anime debuted on television in Japan on Oc...
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc #18 [rate]
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Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime, Godzilla -1.0 VFX's Shirogumi Win Chofu Film Town Awards
The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe wins Best Picture, Shirogumi Inc. wins Special Award
― The Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo (The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe) anime film won the Best Picture award, and Shirogumi Inc., the VFX (visual effects) production company of the Godzilla Minus One live-action film film, won the Special Award at the 7th Chofu Film Town Awards on Saturday. The Go...
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You #19 [rate]
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Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 7
This episode is proof that Sakamoto Days is at its best when it leans into its own absurdity.
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I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons #8 [rate]
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Übel Blatt ‒ Episode 7
If you’re not all in on Köinzell’s blood-soaked quest for vengeance by this point, then you should realize that this story is absolutely not for you.
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episodes 30-31
Maomao, for all of her brilliance, is stubbornly blind in specific instances.
Blackpink's LISA to Release Comic Project
56-page limited-edition comic features artwork by Japanese artist MINOMIYABI
― LISA of BLACKPINK is preparing for her solo debut with the release of her album ALTER-EGO on February 28. Earlier this month, she rereleased the single "Born Again," featuring Doja Cat and RAYE, signaling the start of her solo career. Alongside the album, LISA is launching ALTER-EGO: THE OFFICIAL COMIC in collaboration wi...
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Shangri-La Frontier #45 [rate]
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'You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story' Light Novels Listed as Ending in 10th Volume
Final volume ships in Japan on March 19
― Amazon is listing the 10th volume of Makiko Nagaoka's Keiken Zumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai Suru Hanashi (You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story) light novel series as the final volume, which will ship on March 19. Nagaoka launched the light novel series under Kadokawa's Fantasia Bunko label with the first novel volume in Septembe...
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 Anime Reveals New Arc, Cast Members
Yumi Uchiyama, Minami Takahashi join anime's cast for "GGC (Global Game Competition)" arc
― The staff for the television anime of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel series revealed on Sunday the visual and new cast members for the second season anime's new arc, "GGC (Global Game Competition)." The newly announced cast are: Yumi Uchiyama as Megumi Natsume, a professional fighting gamer and membe...
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #7 [rate]
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2nd Season Anime Reveals New 'Shijima-san of the Art Room' Promo Video
Kana Hanazawa voices character
― TBS began streaming a new promotional video on Sunday for the second season of the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga. The video highlights "Shijima-san of the Art Room," the fourth of the Seven Mysteries of Kamome Academy. Kana Hanazawa voices the character. The anime's second season premiered on January 12. Crunch...
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV Anime Unveils April 8 Debut, Theme Song by Kenshi Yonezu
Yonezu performs anime's "Plazma" theme song
― The official Japanese website for the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (pronounced as “g-kwux”) television anime revealed on Sunday its April 8 premiere on 30 Nippon TV affiliate channels at 24:29 JST (effectively, April 9 at 12:29 a.m.). A second promotion reel for the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- film started streaming on Saturday, which reveals...
Happy Cat Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Nights with a Cat, Patalliro!, Peach-Pit, Pokémon, Taku Kawamura, and more!
― It's not the dog days of Summer in Japan, but rather the cat days of Winter on February 22. The anime and manga world send its greetings to all the cat lovers around the world: Atsushi Kamijou (To-y) ２月22日は猫の日#2月22日 #猫の日 ニャーニャーニャー🐈 pic.twitter.com/YgSyE69App— 上條淳士 (@atsushi19630312) February 22, 2025 February 22 i...
Happy Cat Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Google Japan, Natsume's Book of Friends, JoJo's, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Tono to Inu, Yusuke Nakamura, & more!
― February 22 marks Cat Day in Japan. A play on the number two (ni in Japanese) sounding like the sound a cat makes in Japanese (nya), 2/22 is a celebration of cats. The anime and manga world does its part for all the cat lovers the world over: Futago Kamikita (Precure manga) Googl...
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One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga #17 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #4 [rate]
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Atelier Yumia Game Streams Opening Movie
Game launches for Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, Xbox One, PC via Steam on March 21
― Koei Tecmo America began streaming the opening movie for Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land, the newest game with Gust in their Atelier franchise, on YouTube on Friday. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on Marc...
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Film Streams on Max on February 28
HBO will run the film on March 8
― Deadline reported on Friday that The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the latest feature film by Kenji Kamiyama, will begin streaming on the Max service on February 28. The linear channel HBO will run the film on March 8 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The film launched on digital platforms including Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, and Fandango at Home on December 24 fol...
Ryūgūjō Performs Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc Anime's Ending Song
Queen Bee's Avu-chan wrote the lyrics, composed music for group's 1st anime song
― Ryūgūjō, the seven-member group produced by Queen Bee's Avu-chan, performs the ending theme song "Waltz" for this April's Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc anime. This will be the first anime theme song for the group. Avu-chan wrote the lyrics and composed the music. The Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc anime takes Sebast...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Anime's New Video Unveils April 6 Debut, More Cast & Staff, Opening Song
Key visual, character visuals for Symboli Rudolf, Maruzensky, Mr. C.B. also revealed
― The staff for the television anime of Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise unveiled the April 6 debut date for the series, more cast and staff members, the theme song artist, a key visual, and character visuals for Symboli Rudolf, Maruzensky, and Mr. C...
Genic Performs The Catcher in the Ballpark! Anime's Opening Song
Genic contributes opening theme "Hurray!!"
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Tatsurō Suga's The Catcher in the Ballpark! (Ballpark de Tsukamaete!) manga revealed on Saturday that the group Genic is performing the opening theme song "Hurray!!" for the upcoming anime. The anime will premiere in April on TV Tokyo and its six affiliate channels, and on AT-X. The anime will also...
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Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- #7 [rate]
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Okitsura #8 [rate]
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Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga #8 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party #7 [rate]
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- #20 [rate]
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Season 1 Anime Series Review
I think there are a lot of anime fans—a lot of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure fans, in particular—who would love Kinnikuman if they only gave it a try.
― A few months ago, when FLOW was on their world tour, I went to one of the shows. At one point, after having played several familiar hits, the band asked excitedly, “WHO HERE LIKES KINNIKUMAN!!” For the uninitiated, FLOW did the opening song to this first ...
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UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- #7 [rate]
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Medalist #8 [rate]
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I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? #8 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 10-16
The Apothecary Diaries 2nd season earns 3.7% rating, Dragon Ball Daima earns 2.1% rating
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV February 16 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 8.1 Detective Conan NTV February 15 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.1 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV February 16 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.5 Blue Miburo NTV February 15 (Sat) 17:30 30 min. 3.8 The Apothecary Diaries NTV Febr...
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! ‒ Episode 7
Does Leopold’s desire to keep his hobbies secret from his wife suggest that perhaps she’s very strict, and the likely cause of Grace’s villainess development?
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #22 [rate]
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Baban Baban Ban Vampire #7 [rate]
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! ‒ Episode 7
What perfect little dorks. God bless their innocent, virgin souls.
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Sakamoto Days #7 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 10-16
Urban Myth Dissolution Center Switch version debuts at #4, Civilization VII Switch version at #8
― Japan's Game Ranking: February 10-16 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwDonkey Kong Country Returns HD Nintendo January 16 14,753 195,449 2NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17, 2024 13,801 1,189,073 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 10,737 ...
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Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! #9 [rate]
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Dragon Ball Daima ‒ Episode 19
The only force in the universe capable of keeping Vegeta out of a fight is not being able to cuddle with his wife, and I think that’s beautiful.
Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon Karma Comes to Netflix on 2nd Quarter of 2025
Webtoon follows 6 individuals trapped in web of fate
― The Kakao Webtoon series Karma is set to be adapted into a Netflix live-action series, scheduled for release in the second quarter of this year. Karma is a crime thriller that follows six individuals trapped in a web of fate they cannot escape. The series stars Hae-soo Park, Min-ah Shin, Hee-jun Lee, Sung-kyun Kim, Kwang-soo Lee, and Seung-yeon ...
Momentary Lily ‒ Episode 8
In which a skeptic meets a young woman in desperate need of answers.
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Case Closed #1154 [rate]
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Me and the Alien MuMu Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Sabasister's Opening Song, April 9 Debut
Karin Takahashi, Katsuyuki Konishi join cast of slapstick comedy
― The official website for Me and the Alien MuMu, the television anime of Hiroki Miyashita's Uchūjin MūMū manga, posted its second full promotional video and second key visual on Saturday. The video announces two more cast members, more staff members, the opening theme song, and the anime's April 9 premiere. The newly announced cast mem...
Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi TV Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals April 10 Debut, Theme Songs
Kana Hanazawa, HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwaLily perform themes
― Kadokawa revealed the April 10 debut date, theme song information, and main promotional video on Saturday for the television anime adaptation of HundredBurger's Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi (A Ninja and Assassin Living Together) manga. Kana Hanazawa is performing the opening theme song "Yarenno? Endless," and HoneyWorks feat. HaKoni...
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Blue Miburo #19 [rate]
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Volicia of Pluto Yuri Sci-Fi Robot Anime's 2nd Chapter Trailer Unveils April 21 Debut
Tokyo's Animate Theater to host special screening with stage greetings on May 5
― The official website for the Volicia of Pluto -Vapor Trail Another Age 2006- (Bōsei no Volicia: Dai Isshō: Kōka) independent anime project began streaming the full trailer for the second chapter on Saturday. The trailer announces that the new 42-minute, PG12-rated chapter, titled Bōsei no Volicia: Dai Nishō: Gunjō (Voli...
HIDIVE, Iconic Events Reveal Trailer, Details for 40th Anniversary Screening of Vampire Hunter D Anime
Anime screens on April 9, 10, 13; will stream on HIDIVE, Shudder later this year
― HIDIVE, Shudder, and Iconic Events Releasing began streaming a trailer on Thursday for the 40th anniversary screenings of the Vampire Hunter D anime. The film will screen in over 500 theaters the United States and Canada in Japanese with English subtitles as well as with an English dub. The screenings will feature the ...
Kenshiro Sakamoto's Crazy Sun Manga Ends
Horror action manga about poor siblings launched in October 2023
― GOT Corporation's Comic MeDu website published the 17th and final chapter on Friday of Kenshiro Sakamoto's Crazy Sun manga on Friday. Sakamoto launched the manga on the website in October 2023. Sakamoto stated on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday that the manga will get a compiled volume release digitally. Sakamoto also posted an illustr...
The Pokémon Company Reaches Settlement in IP Infringement Lawsuit in China
Guangzhou Maichi Network Technology, Khorgos Fangchi Network Technology issue apology over game app titled Pocket Monster: Remake
― The Pokémon Company announced on Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with Chinese video game operator Guangzhou Maichi Network Technology Co., Ltd. regarding a game app titled Pocket Monster: Remake (口袋妖怪：复刻. The game's alias is: "The Pocket Journey" ("口袋之旅"). The...
2019 Sazae-san Stage Play Set 10 Years After Anime Gets New Run in June-July
New run to feature some returning cast
― The official website for the series of recent stage plays based on the Sazae-san franchise revealed on Friday that a new play will run in Tokyo at the Meijiza theater from June 5-17, and then will run in Osaka at the Shin Kabuki-za theater from July 5-8. Tokyo Performance Ad Osaka Performance Ad The stage play is a new run of the previous 2019 stage play. The ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 12-18
Thanks to another great episode, Zenshu climbs the cumulative by severals spots. Meanwhile Übel Blatt suffers the opposite situation. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 16-22
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special, Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp anime; Liar, Liar, Loving Moon Dog manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date BUCCHIGIRI?! BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 February 21 Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp BDCite Aniplex of America US$99.98 February 21 My Isekai Life Limited Edition Steelbook BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 February 21 A ...
Neon Genesis Evangelion Anime Gets Extended Reality Game in 2026
Pixelity Inc. plans trilogy of games based on original TV anime
― Korea-based VR development studio Pixelity Inc. announced on Friday an XR (extended reality) game based on the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise scheduled for release in 2026. The company is planning a trilogy of games based on all 26 episodes of the original television anime. In the action-adventure game, players will explore the worl...
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I May Be a Guild Receptionist #7 [rate]
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BLEACH G.E.M. Series Figurine Giveaway
Follow ANN on BlueSky and you could win this gorgeous 12" tall MegaHouse G.E.M. Series: BLEACH - Gin Ichimaru figure.
― Surprise ANN Community! We have an awesome giveaway figurine for you! Released in 2021 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Bleach, this MegaHouse G.E.M. Series Figure of Gin Ichimaru is 30cm in height (approximately 12-inch). The figure captures a specific moment in a battle scene ...
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The Apothecary Diaries #31 [rate]
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Sengoku Youko: Thousandfold Chaos Arc Episodes 1-10 Anime Streaming Review
It’s a narratively and thematically rich show that rewards close attention to character development and dialogue in-between moments of larger-than-life characters beating seven kinds of hell out of one another.
― After the bitter disappointment that was The Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer's abysmal anime, Satoshi Mizukami fans were understandably wary about studio White Fox's subsequent adaptation of ...
Exclusive: One Piece Gets Lost in New Labyrinth Board Game
One Piece Labyrinth launches in summer 2025
― Have you ever watched One Piece and just wished you were the pirate swordsman Zoro? Now you can live out your anime fantasies and see what it's like to get completely lost all the time in Ravensburger's newly announced One Piece edition of its Labyrinth board game. The toy and game company is releasing One Piece Labyrinth in summer 2025 with an MSRP of US...
MACROSS -Shooting Insight- Digital Key Giveaway
Together with Red Art Games, we are giving away four Digital giveaway keys of MACROSS -Shooting Insight-! Two keys for Switch, and two keys for PS5.
― MACROSS -Shooting Insight- is an all-new MACROSS game, the latest entry in the landmark science fiction franchise! When multiple dimensional folds suddenly occur across space-time, pilots and songstresses alike find themselves inexplicably transported...
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I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class #8 [rate]
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Sorairo Utility #8 [rate]
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Dragon Ball Daima #19 [rate]
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Night of the Living Cat Anime Unveils 2nd Promo Video, Cast, July Premiere
Masaaki Mizunaka, Reina Ueda, Reiji Kawashima, Yū Serizawa, more star
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hawkman and Mecha-Roots' Night of the Living Cat (also written as Nyaight of the Living Cat) manga announced on "Neko no Hi" (Cat Day) on Saturday will begin airing on TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo and other networks in July. The series will get an advanced stream on ABEMA. The ...
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Übel Blatt #7 [rate]
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Live-Action Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Film Confirms July Release in New Video
Trailer previews Ahn Hyo-seop as Dok-ja Kim, Lee Min-ho as Joong-hyuk Yoo
― Lotte Entertainment, a Korean movie distributor, announced on February 15 that the live-action movie of Omniscient Reader will be released in July. The movie is based on the webtoon of the same name, which tells the story of Dok-ja Kim, the sole reader of a fantasy novel that has been serialized for over a decade. When the n...
The Cat and the Dragon Novels/Manga Get TV Anime
Announcement trailer teases voice of Nekoryū
― A new official website opened on "Neko no Hi" (Cat Day) on Saturday to announce that Amara's Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon) novels are getting a television anime. The website streamed an announcement trailer featuring the as of yet unannounced voice of Nekoryū speaking in cat language. The website posted a visual from character designer Mai Ōkuma. ...
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Farmagia #7 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Isekai Gaming
What happens when your game takes you to a whole other world? Jean-Karlo looks at isekai-flavored gaming adventures plus impressions of Elden Ring: Nightreign, Shūhei Yoshida's recent interview, and more.
― Welcome back, folks! My long President's Day weekend turned out to be a bit longer than normal: we got snowed in from a freak winter storm (we sometimes get those in February up here). I was able ...
Detectives These Days Are Crazy Anime Casts Chado Horii as Cat Cerberus
Announcement made on "Cat Day" in Japan
― The staff of the television anime of Masakuni Igarashi's Detectives These Days Are Crazy! (Mattaku Saikin no Tantei Tokitara) manga announced on "Neko no Hi" (Cat Day) on Saturday in Japan that Chado Horii will voice Cerberus, the detective agency's pet cat, in the anime. The staff also revealed a "Cerberus Meowing Endurance" video for the anime. The anime wi...
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! #7 [rate]
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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 7
Even though Senku does not agree with Dr. Xeno's “science is power” philosophy, he nonetheless explores the destructive side of science. It's not morals that rule Senku, after all. It's curiosity.
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Tasokare Hotel #8 [rate]
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Sae-ron Kim's Final Film Based on Webtoon to Release Later This Year
Live-action project based on Every Day We webtoon to include both theatrical film, series
― The late actress Sae-ron Kim's final film, Every Day We, is set for a theatrical release as early as this fall. Director Min-jae Kim confirmed in an interview with Yonhap News Agency (YNA) on Thursday that the film is currently in the editing process and is expected to be released either in the fall or winter...
Blue Box ‒ Episode 20
For as good as the show is at setting such a painfully relatable mood of youthful uncertainty, I think Blue Box has finally hit the point of diminishing returns.
Kochikame's Osamu Akimoto Launches Full Serialization of TimeTuber Yukari Manga
Akimoto previously drew irregular 1-shots of story about high school girl time traveling to Showa Era
― This year's sixth issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Osamu Akimoto will launch a regular serialization of of his TimeTuber Yukari manga in the magazine's next issue on March 5. Akimoto had been publishing irregular one-shots of the story in Grand Jump throughout 2023...
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - ‒ Episode 8
Umiri reveals herself to be entertaining in ways I'd never have expected. It could not be funnier that this is who Taki originally tapped to serve as the more stable replacement for Soyo.
Aniplex Teases New Anime Announcement on Monday With Visual
― Aniplex revealed on Friday that it will announce a new anime work on Monday at 6:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. EST), and teased the new anime with a visual. ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ 新作アニメ作品 2.24㊊｜18:00発表◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢#アニプレックス YouTubeチャンネルに謎の予告ビジュアルが出現🏍https://t.co/46wXlYJZnc渋谷の風景の中、1台のバイクとともに佇む2人ー⏰2月24日㊊18時YouTubeプレミア公開にてPV公開！ pic.twitter.com/R9RV0bJTyt— アニプレックス | ANIPLEX (@aniplex_info) February 21, 2025 Aniplex wi...
Travel Writer, Tetsuko no Tabi Manga Writer Hirohiko Yokomi Dies at 63
"Ultimate railway otaku" visited every train station in Japan
― Shogakukan announced on Friday that travel writer and Tetsuko no Tabi manga storywriter Hirohiko Yokomi died of acute heart failure on Wednesday. He was 63. A funeral was held for close relatives only. Yokomi is perhaps best known as the person who visited every train station in Japan. He had previously visited all of the JR stations in ...
Solo Camping For Two Anime Casts Yohei Azakami
Azakami plays Akihito Takigawa, long-time friend of Gen from high school
― The staff of the anime adaptation of Yūdai Debata's Solo Camping for Two (Futari Solo Camp) manga announced on Friday that Yohei Azakami will join the cast as Akihito Takigawa. Takigawa is a friend of Gen from high school. The anime will premiere in July 2025 on Tokyo MX and other stations. Daiki Hamano and Mizuki Niizaki star...
Slow Loop Manga Goes on Hiatus While Creator Maiko Uchino Undergoes Breast Cancer Treatment
Manga will move from Manga Time Kirara Forward to Comic Fuz service when it returns
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine revealed on Friday that Maiko Uchino's Slow Loop manga is going on hiatus. When the manga resumes, it will move from Manga Time Kirara Forward to the Comic Fuz app and website. Houbunsha will reveal the manga's resumption date in Ma...
Dance Dance Danseur Manga Goes on Hiatus After Author's 2nd Surgery
George Asakura confirms she was safely discharged from hospital after 2nd craniotomy surgery
― Manga creator George Asakura stated on X (formerly Twitter) on February 14 that she was recently safely discharged from the hospital after a second craniotomy. She added due to that her Dance Dance Danseur manga will go back on hiatus for a while. Asakura joked that she "looks cool like Frankenstein." Asaku...
'Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense' Novelist Finishes Story
Author Yuumikan published 573rd chapter on Thursday, ending story's 8-year run
― Writer Yuumikan published the 573rd and final chapter of their Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, So I'll Max Out My Defense (Itai no wa Iya nano de Bōgyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.) story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on Thursday. The story is now listed on the site as complete. On their X (formerly Twitte...
World Expo's Gundam Pavilion to Show New Next Universal Century CG Video
Video will be part of area's immersive narrative experience
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Friday a new Gundam CG video titled Gundam: Next Universal Century that will play in "Gundam Next Future Pavilion," the Gundam-themed area at the 2025 World Expo in Osaka. The video will be part of a story that users will be immersed into when visiting the Gundam Next Future Pavilion area. The story puts ...
Flower and Asura Anime Reveals 7 New Cast Members
New cast plays characters from different schools appearing in 8th episode next week
― The official website for the television anime of writer Ayano Takeda and artist Musshu's FLOWER AND ASURA (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku) manga revealed seven new cast members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members will play characters from three new schools appearing in the anime's eighth episode on February...