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AMNERO Anthology Volumes 1 and 2
What would happen if Vash from Trigun had a jaded, loudmouth sidekick with a lactation problem?
― The AMNERO anthologies are less like serialized web novels and more like collections of individual chapters written by Hyocoro. Therefore, the first volume doesn't necessarily have a strong narrative flow. The first chapter feels like the pilot to the series, building up a sort of rescue mission that get...
Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World Anime Series Review
Even if things get bogged down by some weird logic and a less-than-stellar second half, there’s still a bit of magical fun to be had here.
― Magic Maker: How To Make Magic In Another World follows Shion as he is given a chance to relive his adolescence in a fantasy world where he can tap into his passion for learning magic, which is almost non-existent in this world. Or so Shion initially thinks. On ...
This Week in Anime - Coop and Lucas' Bizarre Anime Column
Coop and Lucas join JoJo on a bizarre adventure.
― Coop and Lucas join JoJo on a bizarre adventure. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams JoJo's Bizarre Adventure parts 1 - 5, Anne Shirley, and SHIROBAKO.
Netflix streams JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: ...
Luciole Has a Dream Volume 1 Manga Review
We don't know precisely what happened or what will happen, but watching Lu's world unfold on the page is immersive in a way that the best fantasy should be.
― With most manga, whether you read them digitally or in print, it comes down to personal preference, or maybe budget and space concerns. But every so often one comes along that simply begs to be read in print. Luciole has a Dream is absolutely o...
The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy - Game Review
Neither Uchikoshi nor Kodaka are strangers to being experimental and telling rich stories with twists and turns aplenty. But even by their standards, this game is exceptionally ambitious.
― ~This reviewer's headcanon of how this game was conceived~ Japan, late at night. Kotaro Uchikoshi and Kazutaka Kodaka—the creative masterminds behind the Zero Escape series and Danganronpa respectively, among plen...
Be Forever Yamato: Star Blazers: REBEL 3199 Episodes 7-10 Anime Review
I love this kind of dramatic storytelling, no matter how ridiculous it gets, with massive planet-destroying neon space lasers and missiles firing in all directions.
― Sometimes being a fan of the Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers remake series is suffering. On the one hand, it's a stunningly successful update of the 1970s/80s original, one of the most glossy modern sci-fi anime in existence; on th...
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Aikatsu, PriPara Idols Get Crossover Anime Film This Fall
Film to feature new concert footage in original story
― Wright Film announced on Wednesday the 10th anniversary "dream project" collaboration between the Aikatsu! and PriPara idol franchises, with an original animated film Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!- (Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -The Miracle of Encounters!-) premiering in Japan this fall. Wright Film also revealed the film's tease...
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Novels Get TV Anime
Sou Akaike's story of salaryman reincarnated as banished child prodigy in magic world
― The livestreamed "Great Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2025" announced on Sunday that Sou Akaike's Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei) light novel series is inspiring a tel...
SkySet Entertainment to Release A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose Anime Special on BD With English Dub
Blu-ray Disc of Osamu Tezuka's 1983 anime slated for June 14 release in N. America
― Licensing and dubbing studio SkySet Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release a remastered edition of Osamu Tezuka's 1983 A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose anime special on Blu-ray Disc with an English dub on June 14. Tezuka Productions confirmed with ANN that SkySet Entertainment has acquired th...
Nintendo Switch Online Adds Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones in Expansion Pack
GBA game available as part of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership
― Nintendo added Intelligent Systems' 2004 Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones game to the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership on Monday. The company describes the game: The peaceful kingdom of Renais has been attacked by its ally the Grado Empire. The heirs to the throne of Renais must free their homeland, and...
Pumpkin Night Manga Enters Hiatus Due to Health
Series on pause for artist Seima Taniguchi's recovery
― Author Masaya Hokazono and artist Seima Taniguchi revealed in chapter 153 of the Pumpkin Night manga on the LINE Manga platform that the series is entering a hiatus to allow Taniguchi to recover their health. Manga Planet publishes the series in English and describes the story: Don't read this at night! High school girl Asumi is more intrigued ...
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ‒ Episode 3
A combination of throwback references to earlier Gundam shows and original worldbuilding of our heroine's suffocating life on a space colony, this episode gave us plenty of flashy action sequences.
Manga Authors Kazuhiro Fujita, Kazuhiko Shimamoto to Launch New Manga Each on May 7
Fujita's Silver Mountain, Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru series launch in Weekly Shonen Sunday
― This year's 21st and 22nd combined issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday revealed on Wednesday that manga authors Kazuhiro Fujita (Ushio & Tora) and Kazuhiko Shimamoto (Hoero Pen) will each launch new manga series in the magazine's next issue on May 7. Fujita will launch the Silver Mountain manga (t...
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files Game's Trailer Reveals Escape Sections
Game also features traditional Investigation, Somnium segments
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming on Wednesday a trailer for No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files game, a new entry in the Kōtarō Uchikoshi's AI: The Somnium Files series, and it reveals the "Escape" segments. The video also previews the "Investigation" and "Somnium" gameplay: In the new "Escape" sections, players solve pu...
AMNERO Anthology Volumes 1 and 2
What would happen if Vash from Trigun had a jaded, loudmouth sidekick with a lactation problem?
― The AMNERO anthologies are less like serialized web novels and more like collections of individual chapters written by Hyocoro. Therefore, the first volume doesn't necessarily have a strong narrative flow. The first chapter feels like the pilot to the series, building up a sort of rescue mission that get...
Elden Ring Nightreign Game's Character Trailer Previews Recluse
Recluse uses ancient powers in new standalone game on May 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Wednesday a character trailer for Elden Ring: Nightreign, the new standalone Elden Ring game, and it previews Recluse. Recluse uses her arcane blood for ancient powers. Previously announced Nightfarer characters include Wylder, Guardian, Duchess, Recluse, and Ironeye. Bandai Namco will release...
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The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom #4 [rate]
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FuRyu Announces New Varlet High School RPG for Switch, PS5, PC
Game featuring Triad Stats system launches on August 28
― FuRyu announced on Wednesday a new high school-themed role-playing game from Team Noir titled Varlet for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store. The game is scheduled for release on August 28. The company streamed an announcement trailer, which features the theme song "Shiori" performed by Minoru Suzuki as he...
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Your Forma #4 [rate]
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Wandance Hip-Hop Dance Anime Reveals Cast, October Premiere
Anime stars Kōki Uchiyama as Kaboku, Hina Yomiya as Wanda
― The official website for the anime of Coffee's Wandance hip-hop dance manga revealed on Wednesday the main cast, visual, and October premiere. The anime stars (pictured above from left to right): Kōki Uchiyama as Kaboku Kotani Hina Yomiya as Hikari Wanda Michiya Katō (Okko's Inn) is directing the anime. Disney+ will stream the anime. Anime a...
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Please Put Them On, Takamine-san! #4 [rate]
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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 ‒ Episode 3
While I wouldn’t put sports festival episodes on-par with culture festival or beach episodes, there’s still plenty of good ones out there.
Inklore Reveals English Print Cover of Webnovel UNDER THE OAK TREE
New bonus side story debuted on Saturday on Manta
― Inklore has unveiled the cover for the upcoming English print edition of Suji Kim's webnovel Under the Oak Tree Volume 2, which will ship on November 18. Inklore describes the story of volume 2: As her first winter in Anatol turns to spring, Lady Maximilian finds herself confronting an unfamiliar feeling: hope. Her voice and her magic strengthen ev...
Aikatsu, PriPara Idols Get Crossover Anime Film This Fall
Film to feature new concert footage in original story
― Wright Film announced on Wednesday the 10th anniversary "dream project" collaboration between the Aikatsu! and PriPara idol franchises, with an original animated film Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!- (Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -The Miracle of Encounters!-) premiering in Japan this fall. Wright Film also revealed the film's tease...
'Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon' Season 2 Teaser Unveils Updated Staff, July Debut
Takashi Yamamoto replaces Noriaki Akitaya as director in 2nd season
― The official website for the anime of Hirukuma's Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō) light novel series unveiled on Wednesday the second season's teaser visual and promotional video, returning cast, new and returning staff, and July premiere on Tokyo MX, BS NT...
Mechanical Marie Anime's Teaser Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Fall Debut
Nao Toyama, Haruki Ishiya star in Zero-G × Lieber anime
― Pony Canyon revealed the key visual, teaser promotional video, main cast, staff, and fall premiere for the television anime of Aki Akimoto's Mechanical Marie (Kikaijikake no Marie) manga on Wednesday. The anime stars: Nao Toyama as Marie, a former genius martial artist who now serves as the exclusive “mechanical maid” to Arthur, an heir who de...
A Star Brighter Than the Sun Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, October Debut
Minori Fujidera, Yūki Ono star in Studio KAI series
― The official website for the anime of Kazune Kawahara's A Star Brighter Than the Sun (Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi) manga unveiled on Wednesday the anime's teaser visual and promotional video, main cast, staff, and October premiere on the TBS channel. The anime will star: Minori Fujidera as Sae Iwata Yūki Ono as Kōki Kamishiro Aya Kobayashi (Vinla...
MAPPA, Contrail Animate Short About Japan's 'Young Carers'
4-minute short "Kikasete Hoshii Kimi no Koto" now streaming on YouTube
― Sibling animation studios MAPPA and Contrail produced an anime short titled "Kikasete Hoshii Kimi no Koto" (Tell Me About Yourself), which started streaming on the official YouTube channel of Tokyo's Nakano Ward on Wednesday. Note: The below video does not have English subtitles IMG koto1.png
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Rintarō's Autobiographical Manga Wins Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
When the Chameleon Flowers Bloom, The Kinks manga also win
― The Asahi Shimbun paper announced the winners for the 28th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards on Wednesday. The awards commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that best follow his tradition. Grand Prize 1-...
Uma Musume's Cygames Partners With 151st Kentucky Derby
Will your favorite Uma Musume join the race?
― Cygames, the producer and publisher of the Uma Musume franchise, announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with the Churchill Downs Racetrack for the 151st Kentucky Derby. During the "Unbridled Sidney Stakes Presented by Cygames" on Kentucky Oaks Day (May 2), the Cygames logo will adorn the starting gate, saddle towels of the contending horses, and sig...
Nintendo Seeks Subpoena of Discord for Pokémon Leaker Info
Nintendo requests leaker's name, postal address, phone number, email address
― Polygon reported on Monday that Nintendo requested the United States District Court for the Northern District of California to issue a subpoena to compel Discord to share information on the alleged leaker who released almost a terabyte of data from Nintendo subsidiary and Pokémon game developer Game Freak last October. Nin...
Death end re;Quest Code Z Game Reveals 2025 Steam Release, Gameplay Trailer
Game launches physically/digitally in N. America on May 13, physically in Europe on June 27
― Idea Factory International revealed on Tuesday that it will release Compile Heart's Death end re;Quest Code Z game on PC via Steam in 2025. The company also streamed a new gameplay trailer. The game launches physically and digitally in North America and digitally in Europe for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5...
The Legend of Onikirimaru Manga Listed to End With 23rd Volume
Final volume of Kei Kusunoki's manga slated for June 24 release
― Amazon is listing the 23rd compiled book volume of Kei Kusunoki's The Legend of Onikirimaru (Onikirimaru-den) manga as the final volume, scheduled for release on June 24. The manga's 15th volume, published in April 2022, was listed as "nearing the ending." Crunchyroll partially published the manga digitally in English, and it describes...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Promotional Net Anime Shorts Debut on YouTube
First arc focuses on Sky Striker Ace storyline
― Konami Digital Entertainment launched the first episode of Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles, a series of promotional net anime shorts, on Tuesday. The series is streaming on the "Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Channel" on YouTube, with a new episode debuting every month. The first episode focuses on the Sky Striker Ace storyline and will continue through May. The sec...
Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories Manga's New Arc Starts on May 21
New "Madō Taisen-hen" arc depicts Magical War
― The June issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the Madō Taisen-hen (Magical War arc) of Shin Yoshida and Naohito Miyoshi's Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Stories manga will start serialization in the magazine's next issue on May 21. The new arc's story starts 100 years after Zoroa has opened the door to another world and three wizards confront him ...
Akitaka's Sumigomori no Sumijo Maō wa Saikyō Jūsha ni Koikogaremasu Manga Ends
Romantic comedy manga launched in January 2024
― The May issue of Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine published the final chapter of Akitaka's Sumigomori no Sumijo Maō wa Saikyō Jūsha ni Koikogaremasu (The Charcoal Demon Queen Nestling in Charcoal is in Love with her Strongest Follower) manga on Tuesday. The story revolves around the human student Sumi, who attends a magic school in the human...
'Shut Up, Takamori!' Manga Ends on May 22
Manga launched in 2023
― The May issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on on Tuesday that Kamiharu Haruno's Shut Up, Takamori! (Takamori-kun o Damara Setai!!) manga will end with its next chapter in the magazine's next issue on May 22. Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Minamikawa knows the secret of the boy who sits n...
Shunsuke Sorato Launches New Romantic Comedy Manga on May 22
Kimi no Gizaba ga Mitemitai manga centers on cute girl hiding her face with mask
― The May issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on on Tuesday that Shunsuke Sorato will launch a new manga titled Kimi no Gizaba ga Mitemitai (I Want to See Your Jagged Teeth) in the magazine's next issue on May 22. The magazine teases the manga as a romantic comedy that centers on a cute girl that is alw...
Nobody's Boy Remi Anime's Blu-ray Disc Launches on May 11 with 3D Support
Home video release includes Japanese/French dub of all 51 episodes in HD
― AnimEigo announced on Tuesday that it will release the Nobody's Boy Remi (Ie Naki Ko) anime on Blu-ray Disc on May 11. The release will include all 51 episodes in HD and both 2D and 3D. There will be 3D glasses included with each Blu-ray Disc, and additional glasses will be available on the MediaOCD Store. Without glasses, the...
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Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX #3 [rate]
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Catch Me at the Ballpark! #4 [rate]
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Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World Anime Series Review
Even if things get bogged down by some weird logic and a less-than-stellar second half, there’s still a bit of magical fun to be had here.
― Magic Maker: How To Make Magic In Another World follows Shion as he is given a chance to relive his adolescence in a fantasy world where he can tap into his passion for learning magic, which is almost non-existent in this world. Or so Shion initially thinks. On ...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Voice Actors Nobutoshi Canna, Ryōko Shiraishi
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
― The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Monday and Tuesday that it will host voice actors Nobutoshi Canna and Ryōko Shiraishi at this year's event. Canna has numerous role spanning across the anime industry, including Guts in 1997 Berserk, Lancer/Cú Chulainn in Fate/Stay Night, Kabuto in Naruto, Basara Nekki in Macross 7, Ban Mido in Getbackers, Nowaki...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ Episode 3
This show sometimes feels way more slice of life than I was expecting, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Übel Blatt Anime Gets English Dub
All 12 episodes stream dubbed on Amazon Prime Video
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Amazon's Prime Video streaming service is now streaming an English dub for all 12 episodes of the television anime of Etorouji Shiono's Übel Blatt dark fantasy manga. The English cast for the first episode includes: Jeannie Tirado as Peepi
Kyle McCarley as Koinzell Ryan Colt Levy as Wied Abby Trott as Altea Pony Canyon describes the anime's story...
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Once Upon a Witch's Death #4 [rate]
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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman ‒ Episode 3
I liked the fact that this episode was focused and doing the necessary character work even if it didn't reinvent the wheel in any massive way.
This Week in Anime - Coop and Lucas' Bizarre Anime Column
Coop and Lucas join JoJo on a bizarre adventure.
― Coop and Lucas join JoJo on a bizarre adventure. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams JoJo's Bizarre Adventure parts 1 - 5, Anne Shirley, and SHIROBAKO.
Netflix streams JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: ...
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The Shiunji Family Children #3 [rate]
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Netflix Streams My Happy Marriage Season 2 Anime's Final 2 Episodes on April 25 Following Delay
Both episodes debut globally simultaneously on Friday
― Netflix announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the 12th and 13th episodes (25th and 26th episodes overall) globally for the second television anime season based on Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series on Friday at 23:00 JST (10:00 a.m. EDT). Both episodes will debut ...
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
My favorite thing about this new direction for the story is that G!G!LR! feels like an actual tokusatsu show, again, with an interesting cast of heroes that you want to watch solve fun monster-bashing missions together.
Blizzard Entertainment Reveals Diablo x Berserk Crossover Event (Updated)
Do you have the Guts to take on the Diablo monsters and bosses?
― Blizzard Entertainment officially revealed a collaboration between its Diablo game and Kentarō Miura's Berserk manga on Tuesday. The collaboration will take place in both Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal. The Diablo IV collaboration will begin with the Berserk Reliquary event from May 6 at 1:00 p.m. EDT to June 3 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, and the...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1126
Kizaru showing off his powers is always a treat because he remains one of the singular big threats in the setting and has been for decades.
Stop-Motion Anime Film Junk World Streams Full Trailer
Prequel of Takahide Hori's JUNK HEAD film opens on June 13
― The staff for JUNK WORLD, Takahide Hori's prequel film for his 2021 JUNK HEAD stop-motion animated feature film, started streaming the film's full trailer on Tuesday. The film will open on June 13. The prequel film is set 1,042 years before the story of the first film JUNK HEAD. The protagonist robot is named Robin, who also appeared in the...
Utano☆Princesama♪ TABOO NIGHT XXXX Film Streams 1st 2 Minutes
Film debuts on May 9 with stage greetings by cast on May 25, 31
― The staff for Gekijōban Utano☆Princesama♪ TABOO NIGHT XXXX (read as: TABOO NIGHT KISSES), the new Utano☆Princesama Maji LOVE film, started streaming the film's two-minute opening clip on Tuesday. The film's staff also announced that there will be stage greetings by cast members Shōta Aoi and Tomoaki Maeno on May 25, and by Showtaro Mor...
New Golden Frieza Figure Costs a Startling 240,000 Yen
A price befitting Dragon Ball Z's iconic villain
― The Premium Bandai site began accepting lottery entries on Friday for a new chance to buy Prime 1 Studio and MegaHouse's Mega Premium Masterline Dragon Ball Super Golden Frieza figure. The random drawing ends on April 30, and Premium Bandai will announce the winners on May 1 for shipping later that month. The figure's price is set at 242,000 yen (abo...
Wrestlers Kenny Omega, Adam Cole to Appear at PAX East for Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy
FF16's Clive Rosfield voice actor Ben Starr, MTG designer Gavin Verhey also appear
― AEW professional wrestler and executive vice president Kenny Omega (real name Tyson Smith) announced on Wednesday that he will appear at the annual PAX East convention for the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy debut showcase. Omega further said, “You know I had to be there since it's Final Fantasy, can't wait to ...
Deadline: Universal Develops Film of Sega's OutRun Driving Game
Michael Bay would direct with Sydney Sweeney producing
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Universal Pictures is developing a film adaptation of Sega's classic arcade game OutRun, with Transformers film director Michael Bay slated to direct, and Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Immaculate) producing. (Sweeney is also starring in the planned live-actio...
Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, April 22 Debut
Hannah Alyea, Linda Young, Reshel Mae, Naya Moreno, Corinne Sudberg, more star
― Crunchyroll revealed on Monday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Saka and Chorefuji's Once Upon a Witch's Death (Aru Majo ga Shinu Made: Owari no Kotoba to Hajimari no Namida) light novel series on Tuesday. The English cast includes: Hannah Alyea as Meg
Linda Young as Faust
Reshel M...
The Irregular at Magic High School Novels' 26th Volume Gets Manga on May 16
Hazumi Takeda returns from previous 2 adaptations as artist for new manga
― The May issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed last Friday that Hazumi Takeda will launch a manga adaptation of the 26th novel volume of Tsutomu Satou's The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series in the magazine's next issue on May 16. The manga is titled Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Invasion-hen (T...
Makina-san's a Love Bot?! AnimeFesta Anime Gets English Dub on April 30
English dub trailer, cast revealed
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Thursday that it will stream the English dub for the television anime of Yoshimi Sato's Makina-san's a Love Bot?! (Kakushite! Makina-san!!) manga on April 30. The company revealed a trailer and the cast for the English dub. The English dub cast includes: Chloe Eves as Makina Agatsuma PM Seymo...
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Anime Film Returns to N. American Theaters with 4K Screenings on May 14
Record-breaking film originally debuted in Japan in October 2020
― Aniplex of America and Crunchyroll announced on Monday that the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train anime film will return to theaters in the U.S. and Canada with new 4K screenings on May 14. The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles and with the English dub. Tickets go on sale on April 30. Funimation...
To Be Hero X ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Despite these superheroes being their own people, with their own wants and dreams, they are nonetheless enslaved by the whims of the masses.
GKIDS to Screen Kenji Iwaisawa's 100 Meters Film in N. American Theaters in October
English-subtitled trailer streamed
― GKIDS announced on Monday that it has acquired the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga, and will screen the movie in North American theaters this October. The company streamed an English-subtitled version of a trailer unveiled earlier on Monday: The film will premiere in Japan on September 19. Tori Matsuzaka plays the gifted runner Togashi, while Shōt...
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 3
While not every joke in this episode hits, it does do a good job of displaying a few different sides of this series.
Netflix's English Live-Action Series BET Based on Kakegurui Manga Reveals May 15 Debut in Trailer
Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, Clara Alexandrova, more star
― Netflix began streaming a trailer for BET, its live-action English-language series that "is based in part" on writer Homura Kawamoto and artist Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga, and it reveals that the series will debut on the service on May 15. Netflix describes the series:
At a private school where gambling determines so...
Luciole Has a Dream Volume 1 Manga Review
We don't know precisely what happened or what will happen, but watching Lu's world unfold on the page is immersive in a way that the best fantasy should be.
― With most manga, whether you read them digitally or in print, it comes down to personal preference, or maybe budget and space concerns. But every so often one comes along that simply begs to be read in print. Luciole has a Dream is absolutely o...
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! Season 2 Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer, Visual, Staff
Shunji Maki directs Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! 2! at CANDY BOX
― The official website for Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! 2! (Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! 2!), the second television anime season of shorts adapting Hori's Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! four-panel manga, unveiled on Monday a teaser promotional video, visual, and staff: Shunji Maki is directing the new season at CANDY BOX. Yū Satō (Kiratto Pri☆Chan) is retu...
Lazarus ‒ Episode 3
The experience of watching Lazarus in the moment is, by and large, perfectly fine. It's when you take even a second or two after the credits roll to think about what you've just seen that the cracks in the foundation start to form.
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Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game's Trailer Reveals April 24 Launch for 1st Dragon Ball Daima DLC
DLC adds Super Saiyan 3 Vegeta, Majin Kuu, Panzy, more
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, the new game in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi arena fighter franchise, and it reveals that the first of two DLC packs themed after the new Dragon Ball Daima anime will launch on Thursday with early access for Season Pass holders on Monday: In addition t...
Gorilla God's Go-To Girl ‒ Episode 3
There is something at least mildly amok with the subtitles for this show.
Momentary Lily ‒ Episode 14
In which we arrive at an epilogue, of sorts.
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Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- #3 [rate]
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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai #3 [rate]
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The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy - Game Review
Neither Uchikoshi nor Kodaka are strangers to being experimental and telling rich stories with twists and turns aplenty. But even by their standards, this game is exceptionally ambitious.
― ~This reviewer's headcanon of how this game was conceived~ Japan, late at night. Kotaro Uchikoshi and Kazutaka Kodaka—the creative masterminds behind the Zero Escape series and Danganronpa respectively, among plen...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, Main Staff in 1st Promo Video
MADKID, Chiai Fujikawa perform theme songs
― Kadokawa revealed the main staff, theme song information, and first promotional video on Monday for the The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 anime. MADKID will perform the opening theme song "Resolution," and Chiai Fujikawa will perform the ending theme song "Eien ni Ikkai no" (One Time for Eternity). Hitoshi Haga is returning from the third season to di...
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 3
It’s not just Kujirai and her memories that are screwy here, it may be everything.
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san Creator Honda Launches New Manga
Utsubushi-sensei no Kakenai Seikatsu centers on novelist with writer's block
― The official website for Shinchosha's Comic Bunch Kai digital manga magazine revealed last Friday that manga creator Honda will launch a new manga titled Utsubushi-sensei no Kakenai Seikatsu (Utsubushi's Life With Writer's Block) on Friday. The comedy manga centers on Tadao Utsubushi, a novel writer for the fictional publi...
CITY The Animation Adds 2 More Cast Members
Makoto Kaneko, Atsushi Kousaka join cast as high school soccer club members
― The staff for CITY The Animation, the television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga, revealed two new cast members for its weekly cast announcement every Monday. This week's additional cast are: Makoto Kaneko as Rindō Obina, a member of the CITY South High School's soccer club Atsushi Kousaka as Yamato Kurogane, another me...
COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing Film Ranks #7 in U.S. Box Office
Also: Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon compilation film earns estimated US$503,786 in limited U.S. screening
― The Box Office Mojo website reports that COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (Gekijо̄ban Project Sekai: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku, or The Broken World and a Miku Who Can't Sing), the anime film based on the Project Sekai: Colorful Stage feat. Hatsune Miku smartphone game, earned ...
Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, Staff for Kowloon Generic Romance, The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl, Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 2nd Season Anime
Kowloon Generic Romance, The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl English dub started streaming on Sunday; Aharen-san wa Hakarenai 2nd season streams on Monday
― Crunchyroll started streaming the English dub for Kowloon Generic Romance and The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl series on Sunday. The English dub for the second season of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen Is Indecipherable) starts streaming on Monday. The Engl...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Ranks #4 on NYT April Bestseller List
― The 25th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #4 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early April. Only one manga volume made the list this month. The 40th volume of My Hero Academia ranked at #14 in March's list. The 11th volume of Chugong and DUBU's Solo Leveling Korean webcomic ranked at #7 in the same month. The New York Times po...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Chikae Ide's The Final Strike Manga
Company also to release When Pink Falls 4: Sweet Pain 1-shot this summer
― Star Fruit Books revealed on Saturday it has licensed Chikae Ide's The Final Strike (Saigo no Strike) bowling manga for release in English in 2026. The company stated it will "most likely" crowdfund the title. Star Fruit Books also stated the release is the first of "a handful of works" from Ide that it will release. 🚨New Lice...
dwarf studios Reveals 1st Look at Stop-Motion Sunny Film
Michael Arias directs animated film adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny manga
― Japanese stop-motion animation studio dwarf studios formally announced its partnership with GKIDS and confirmed the production of the feature-length animated film adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny manga, on Sunday. dwarf studios also revealed first-look images of the film. IMG sunny1.png
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Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback Anime Film Sets 3-Day Opening Record for Franchise
Film sells 2,314,690 tickets to earn 3,438,626,700 yen in 1st 3 days
― Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Monday that Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback (Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, earned 3,438,626,700 yen (about US$24.15 million) and sold 2,314,690 tickets in its first three days, a new opening-week...
Overwatch 2 Teases Collaboration With Gundam Wing
The teaser image features what appears to be Overwatch's Mercy as Wing Gundam Zero EW
― On Friday, the Overwatch 2 game teased a collaboration with the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime. The teaser notes the collaboration is set to begin on April 29 and features an image and video of what appears to be Overwatch character Mercy as the Wing Gundam Zero EW. ／#オーバーウォッチ2 × #ガンダムW 30周年コラボ決定🎉＼4/29(火)【太平洋時間】より...
A-DO Manga Goes on 1-Month Hiatus, Returns With 'Final Series'
Manga returns in June
― The May issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Jaku Amano's A-DO manga will go on break for an issue, and will return in the magazine's July issue in June, entering its "final series." Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Following a wave of immigration, Japan has became a volatile mix of people and...
Super Robot Wars Y Game Launches on August 28
Game features G Gundam, Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, more
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed in a second promotional video on Sunday that Super Robot Wars Y, a new entry in the long-running Super Robot Wars crossover strategy role-playing game series, will launch on August 28 for the PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The game will include characters and mecha from the following ...
'A Mother's Love, A Daughter's Prison' Manga Ends
Satokun's manga adaptation of Aya Saitō's book based on true story launched on September 28
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service posted the final chapter of Aya Saitō and Satokun's A Mother's Love, a Daughter's Prison (Haha to Iu Jubaku, Musume to Iu Rōgoku) manga on Saturday. Kodansha's K MANGA service released the manga in English as simulpub and describes the story:
The torso of a headless, limble...
Waka Takase Ends Mii-chan Wants to Be Kept Manga in Next Chapter
Manga about man living with stray cat that turned into a woman launched in 2023
― Waka Takase reported in the May issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine on Friday that the Mii-chan Wants to Be Kept (Mī-chan wa Kawaretai) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on May 19. Seven Seas licensed the manga and released the first compiled book volume in English on April 15. The company describes the st...
Kenji Iwaisawa's 100M Film Reveals Cast, Composer, September 19 Debut in Teaser
Tori Matsuzaka, Shōta Sometani play rival runners in film based on Uoto's manga
― The official website for the anime film of Uoto's 100M (Hyakuemu) manga revealed a new teaser trailer and visual on Monday. The teaser reveals the film's two main cast members, as well as its musical compsoer and September 19 opening date in Japan. Tori Matsuzaka plays the gifted runner Togashi, while Shōta Sometani pla...
New Cute High Earth Defense Club Anime's New Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Songs, July 7 Debut
Taiga Takano, Ryūho Nagaoka, Noriaki Kanze, Takahiro Koike, more join cast
― The staff for the Cute High Earth Defense Club (Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu) franchise unveiled the new Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Haikara! anime's cast, staff, theme songs, key visual, trailer and July 7 premiere date during the Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Haikara! livestream on Sunday. The series stars: Taiga Takano as Shinkuro...
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Be Forever Yamato: Star Blazers: REBEL 3199 Episodes 7-10 Anime Review
I love this kind of dramatic storytelling, no matter how ridiculous it gets, with massive planet-destroying neon space lasers and missiles firing in all directions.
― Sometimes being a fan of the Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers remake series is suffering. On the one hand, it's a stunningly successful update of the 1970s/80s original, one of the most glossy modern sci-fi anime in existence; on th...
Crunchyroll Adds My Hero Academia: You're Next Film
Service starts streaming film on Sunday
― Crunchyroll will start streaming the My Hero Academia: You're Next film on Sunday at 8:00 p.m. EDT (5:00 p.m. PDT). Netflix also started streaming the film on Sunday. The film opened in Japan last August. The film sold 608,500 tickets, and earned about 895 million yen (about US$6.28 million) in its first three days, and ranked first in the Japanese box office...
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Ken Wakui's Astro Royale Manga Ends
Manga about gang members with superpowers launched in April 2024
― This year's 21st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Ken Wakui's Astro Royale (Negai no Astro) manga on Monday. Shueisha will publish the manga's fifth compiled book volume on May 2, and the sixth and final volume on July 4. The final volume will include 19 pages of a new extra chapter set af...
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ Episode 3
Ties to a traumatic past are a major theme in at least these three episodes, if not the entire Emerald Witch Arc.
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Jujutsu Kaisen Tops Bookscan's March Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
Solo Leveling takes 5 spots; One Piece, Berserk, Apothecary Diaries, more rank
― The 25th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for March. This month's list featured 12 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 25
#3 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 108
#7 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
While I'm not as impressed with Yaiba as I'd like to be, if its characters can do more to match the heights of its presentation, it could make for a fun modern classic.
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, Opening Song, July 3 Debut
Sayumi Suzushiro, Mariya Ise, Satsumi Matsuda join anime's cast
― The official website for the television anime of Yūki Kimikawa's Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! (Tsuihōsha Shokudō e Yōkoso!) light novel series unveiled on Sunday the anime's main visual, first main promotional video, additional cast and staff members, and July 3 premiere. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song "U...
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Novels Get TV Anime
Sou Akaike's story of salaryman reincarnated as banished child prodigy in magic world
― The livestreamed "Great Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2025" announced on Sunday that Sou Akaike's Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei) light novel series is inspiring a tel...
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 3
The breaking of Anne's slate over Gilbert Blythe's head has been reverberating through children's fiction and Canadian literature since 1908.
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'Bye Bye, Earth' Season 2, Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc, More Anime's English Dub Casts Revealed
English dub for I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 also streams on Crunchyroll
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub for the Bye Bye, Earth second season on Friday, the English dub for Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc on Saturday, and the English dub for I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 on Saturday. The English dub cast for Bye Bye, E...