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Imitation Volumes 1-4 K-Comic Review
The mentions of dieting in this K-pop comic are all so casually done up until this point that I at first thought that I was overreacting by zeroing in on them.
― The idol industry is no joke. It would be easy to forget how vicious it can be, given that a lot of manga, manhwa, and anime try to give us a romanticized portrait, and at first, it looks like Imitation may be doing the same thing. It follow...
This Week in Games - Thanks, Nintendo DS. ThanDS.
This week we celebrate the Nintendo DS' 20th birthday—and also pontificate about Sony's announcement of their own new portable console being in development.
― Welcome back, folks. Hey, so like, who was going to tell me M.A.O voices Snow White in Goddess of Victory: Nikke? I've been keen on her ever since watching her in Kazoku Sentai Gokaiger and have tried to keep up with her many voice-acting appea...
Murai in Love Anime Series Review
Murai in Love is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched.
― Murai in Love is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched. I admit that I was mildly non-plussed by Murai in Love at f...
Product Spotlight - The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle
Last month, HYTE was nice enough to send us an early shipment of their latest product: The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle.
― This was kind of a perfect launch event. That's what I thought to myself after I left iBUYPOWER's and HYTE's Silver Wolf Launch event. For those unfamiliar with HYTE, they are the (cool) sister brand of iBUYPOWER that as of late are best known for their unique premium pro...
Bungo Stray Dogs Another Story: Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku Novel Review
Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story is one of the strongest novels in the franchise to date, and in many ways an homage to classic mystery fiction.
― Most of the characters in the main Bungo Stray Dogs are dead. Or at least, the authors they're (loosely) based on are, and I have to think that that makes it easier for series author Kafka Asagiri to create their characters. But that's not the case for Bung...
Total Anime: Premium Collectibles for Every Fan
Jazwares is revolutionizing the way fans connect with their favorite anime franchises.
― Anime Collecting Has Never Looked Better
Jazwares is revolutionizing the way fans connect with their favorite anime franchises. By blending anime-accurate details, exceptional articulation and premium quality, their Total Anime brand truly offers a complete collectible experience that feels fresh and authentic. ...
Praise Me When I'm a Good Boy Manga Review
It genuinely makes me happy when I come across a story that treats BDSM dynamics with the reverence they deserve!
― I chose to review a lot of stories dealing with different types of sexual proclivities because I'm always curious about how these types of dynamics are portrayed in media. BDSM (relationship dynamics revolving around bondage, discipline, dominance, submission, sadism, etc.) in particula...
This Week in Anime - Reheating Anime Leftovers
Chris and Lucas ponder how anime is rebooting old franchises like they're reheating turkey after Thanksgiving.
― Chris and Lucas ponder how anime is rebooting old franchises like they're reheating turkey after Thanksgiving. 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. Ranma...
Newtype exclusive interview: My Deer Friend Nokotan Megumi Han as Noko Shikanoko × Saki Fujita as Torako Koshi
Voice actors Saki Fujita and Megumi Han share the importance of a "straight man" in a comedy like Nokotan!
― Follow Your Heart, Not Your Horns! My Deer Friend Nokotan charges into chaos! The much-talked-about comedic anime My Deer Friend Nokotan first blew up a storm when its opening theme loop video dropped prior to the show's broadcast, and continues to be a topic even now well into its run. This “...
A New Saber Debuts at Fate/strange Fake Episode Los Angeles Premiere
Series directors Shun Enokido and Takahito Sakazume joined character designer Yūkei Yamada and Saber VA Yūki Ono to bring the America-set series to Los Angeles.
― After nearly a year and a half since the Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn special, the upcoming TV anime series premiered for fans at the Fate 20th Anniversary event in Los Angeles. Shortly after the showcase, the full English dubbed ep...
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Precure Franchise Announces You and Idol Precure♪ Anime
New anime marks 22nd main entry in franchise
― Toei Animation revealed on Friday that the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise is titled You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪). Wonderful Precure!, the 21st Precure (Pretty Cure) television anime series, premiered on February 4. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. Mahō Tsukai Precure!!: MIRAI DAYS, the direct sequel...
Me and the Alien MuuMuu Manga's TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed
Momo Harumi, Etsuko Kozakura to star in series debuting in 2025
― Pony Canyon confirmed on Thursday that Hiroki Miyashita's Uchūjin MūMū manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2025 with the English title Me and the Alien MuuMuu. The anime will star newcomer Momo Harumi as Sakurako Umeyashiki, and Etsuko Kozakura as MuuMuu. Pony Canyon describes the story: A cat-like alien from a distant ga...
Reiji Miyajima: Girlfriend, Girlfriend Manga Creator Hiroyuki Will Launch New Series
Hiroyuki finished Girlfriend, Girlfriend manga series in May 2023
― In his author's note in this year's 31st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on Wednesday, Rent-A-Girlfriend manga creator Reiji Miyajima reported that his friend, manga creator Hiroyuki, has decided this week to launch a new series. Miyajima does not indicate what kind of story Hiroyuki's new series will be, nor when it will ...
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Iwatobineko's romantic comedy of invisible detective & his bashful staffer
― A website opened on Wednesday to announce a television anime adaptation of Iwatobineko's manga The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife (Tōmei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fūfu ni Naru Futari) for next year. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: Yakō Shizuka, a quiet and bash...
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Blue Miburo #7 [rate]
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Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective Anime Reveals New Video, More Cast, January 1 TV Debut
Aimer, Gospellers perform theme songs; Junichi Suwabe, Hiroaki Hirata, Miyuki Sawashiro, 11 more join cast
― The staff for Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective, the television anime of Mikito Chinen's Ameku Takao no Suiri Karte (Ameku Takao's Detective Karte or literally, Ameku Takao's Mystery Medical Record) novel series, revealed the show's new visual, January 1 television premiere, opening and ending them...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Dívčí Válka: Maidens' War, S Friends Manga
Neither manga have previously had English release
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday two new manga releases for the week of November 29 for its new e-bookstore service "emaqi." Orange Inc. adds Kouichi Ohnishi's Dívčí válka: Maidens' War (Otome Sensō) manga. Orange Inc. describes the manga: In 1420 Bohemia, 12-year-old Šárka's world is shattered when her family falls victim to t...
Live-Action Cells at Work! Film Reveals IMAX Visual, 4D Screenings
Film opens in Japan on December 13
― The staff for the live-action film of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga revealed a visual on Saturday for the IMAX screenings of the film, and also revealed the film will have 4D screenings (4DX and MX4D) in Japan. The film will premiere in Japan on December 13. The previously announced cast includes: Mei Nagano as Red Blood Cell
Takeru Satō as...
Blue Box ‒ Episode 9
Taiki may have lost the battle for nationals, but he has a good shot yet of making headway in his quest for Chinatsu's heart.
DAN DA DAN ‒ Episode 9
Sometimes, the only way to properly adapt a manga is to completely destroy its established style and pacing in order to take advantage of the medium of animation.
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The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians #9 [rate]
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The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors #9 [rate]
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How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer #9 [rate]
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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II #9 [rate]
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Imitation Volumes 1-4 K-Comic Review
The mentions of dieting in this K-pop comic are all so casually done up until this point that I at first thought that I was overreacting by zeroing in on them.
― The idol industry is no joke. It would be easy to forget how vicious it can be, given that a lot of manga, manhwa, and anime try to give us a romanticized portrait, and at first, it looks like Imitation may be doing the same thing. It follow...
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Dragon Ball Daima #8 [rate]
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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. #9 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Thanks, Nintendo DS. ThanDS.
This week we celebrate the Nintendo DS' 20th birthday—and also pontificate about Sony's announcement of their own new portable console being in development.
― Welcome back, folks. Hey, so like, who was going to tell me M.A.O voices Snow White in Goddess of Victory: Nikke? I've been keen on her ever since watching her in Kazoku Sentai Gokaiger and have tried to keep up with her many voice-acting appea...
Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suishō Anime's Sequel Debuts on December 21
The official website for the anime of Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's manga Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ (Duel Masters LOST: Reaper of the Moon) posted a new visual on Friday. The visual announces that the anime will premiere on the franchise's "DuelTube" channel on YouTube and other venues on December 21. Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ is the sequel manga to Matsumoto a...
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2.5 Dimensional Seduction #22 [rate]
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Junior High School DxD Novels Get Manga
Ojo draws manga adaptation of spinoff novels
― The second novel volume of Rippū Shinonome's Junior High School DxD novel spinoff of Ichiei Ishibumi's High School DxD light novel series revealed on November 20 that the novels will have a manga adaptation by Ojo that will launch in Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine. The announcement did not reveal the launch date for the manga. Ishibumi is credited with ...
Acro Trip ‒ Episode 10
Thankfully, this week's episode manages to land on the “Funny” side of the spectrum, though only just barely.
Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Anime Adds Haruka Shiraishi, Yū Serizawa, More to Cast
Satomi Amano, Hana Hishikawa also join cast for show's 10th episode
― The staff for the television anime of Tsukikage and Chyko's Let This Grieving Soul Retire! (Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) light novel series revealed four more cast members on Friday. The characters will debut in the show's 10th episode on December 3. Haruka Shiraishi as Lapis Fu...
Asterism Performs "Even Given the Worthless 'Appraiser' Class, I'm Actually the Strongest" Anime's Opening Theme
Crunchyroll to stream series as it airs
― Sony Music Labels announced on Friday that that heavy metal band Asterism's song "Crescendo" will serve as the opening theme song for the television anime of Ibarakino'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...
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Season 2 Anime Reveals 7 More Cast Members
Takehito Koyasu, Rei Igarashi, more join cast for new arc debuting on December 9
― The staff for the anime of Akira Amano's Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) manga revealed more cast on Friday for the show's second season's upcoming "Takahara Auberge Serial Murders Case" arc that will start on December 9. The new cast includes: Takehito Koyasu as Tiger Dan
Rei Igar...
Magic Maker ~Isekai Mahō no Tsukurikata~ Anime Reveals New Visual, January 8 TV Debut
Series to star Megumi Han, Ai Kakuma, more
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday the television anime adaptation of Kazuki Kaburagi's Magic Maker ~Isekai Mahō no Tsukurikata~ (How to Perform Alternate World Magic) light novel series will debut on TV on January 8. The series will air on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, BS NTV, and AT-X. The staff also revealed a new visual. The cast includes (character name spellings not ...
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 14th Season on January 4
Director Akira Funada returns at studio ILCA
― The staff of the Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories television anime announced on Friday that the anime is getting a 14th season that will air on the TV Tokyo channel starting on January 4 at 26:50 (effectively January 5 at 2:50 a.m.). The theme for this season is "greed." Cast members in the new season include: Kanji Tsuda, Yutaka Shimizu, Ponzu, Takya ...
Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX CG Anime Gets Sequel Film
1st CG anime film opened in Japan on Friday
― The official website for Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX, the all-new film animated with 3D CG (as opposed to the stop-motion animation in Shinei Animation's previous Pui Pui Molcar anime series), revealed on Friday the film will get a sequel. Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX opened in Japan on Friday. Mankyū (Sumikkogurashi – Good to be in the corner, M...
Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter TV Anime Unveils Teaser Visual, 4 Main Cast Members
Yūto Uemura, Hime Sawada, Kyōka Moriya, Ikumi Hasegawa star in 2025 anime
― Gree revealed a teaser visual, full staff, and four main cast members for the television anime of Riku Nanano and illustrator cura's Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter (Kōjo Denka no Kateikyōshi) light novel series on Friday. The novels' illustrator cura also drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime. The cast incl...
Natsu Hyūga's Kuri Hime Ayakashi Yobanashi Novels Get Manga in December
Anko Chōchin draws manga based on The Apothecary Diaries novels' author
― Writer Natsu Hyūga announced on October 30 that their Kuri Hime Ayakashi Yobanashi novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation that will debut in the February 2025 issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine on December 27. Anko Chōchin is drawing the manga. 月刊コミックZERO-SUM2月号より『繰り巫女あやかし夜噺』コミカライズ連載開始しますよ。作画は提灯あんこ先生（@t...
Drugstore in Another World Manga's Eri Haruno Launches New Manga on December 26
New manga is adaptation of Gokinjo JK Isezaki-san wa Isekaigaeri no Daiseijo story
― The January 2025 issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Wednesday that Eri Haruno will launch a manga adaptation of Oshio Fukami's Gokinjo JK Isezaki-san wa Isekaigaeri no Daiseijo (My Neighbor Isezaki is a Great Saint from a Fantasy World) novels in the magazine's next issue on December...
Takeshi Koike Directs 1st Solo Lupin III 2D Anime Feature Film in Nearly 30 Years
Temporarily titled Lupin the IIIrd The Movie to open next year
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Lupin the 3rd franchise announced on Friday a new temporarily titled Lupin the IIIrd The Movie film that will open in Japan in 2025. The film will be a completely new work. The end of the below video features the phrase, "You don't yet know the real Lupin III." The staff state the film w...
Journey in Style With New Pokémon Travel Set
Don't forget your Mimikyu suitcase
― The Pokémon Company announced a new line of Pokémon travel goods on November 22. A Mimikyu suitcase, Clefariy and Substitute neck pillow/dolls, Potion-style travel bottles, and more will go on sale on Saturday at Pokémon Centers. 11月30日（土）に、ポケモンたちのトラベルグッズが、ポケモンセンターに登場！ピッピにんぎょうやみがわりをモチーフにしたネックピローや、きずぐすりデザインのトラベルボトルなどがそろっているよ。ミミッキュのスーツケースもぜひチェックしてね！https://t.co/uXJ1...
Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Show Gets 8th Consecutive New Year's Special
Special airs on December 31, before film opens on January 10
― TV Tokyo announced on Thursday that the live-action series of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga will have its eighth consecutive New Year's special, tentatively titled Kodoku no Gourmet 2024 Ōmisoka Special (Solitary Gourmet 2024 New Year's Eve Special), on December 31 at 10:00 p.m. JST (8:00 ...
'Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!' TV Anime Reveals Cast, Opening Song Artists, April Debut
Kanna Nakamura, Taito Ban play leads Melphiera, Aristide
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kanata Hoshi's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (Akujiki Reijō to Kyōketsu Kōshaku: Sono Mamono, Watashi ga Oishiku Itadakimasu!) light novel series announced the main cast , opening song artists, and April 2025 premiere date for the novels' television anime on Friday. Kanna Nakamura plays Melphiera...
Alice Gear Aegis Joins Laid-Back Camp at the Campfire
Get comfy & enjoy a 4-hour ASMR collaboration video
― The popular camping anime Laid-Back Camp and multi-platform video game Alice Gear Aegis announced on November 21 that they are collaborating, starting on November 28. Fans who follow the Alice Gear Aegis X (formerly Twitter) accounts and repost the November 21 announcement post are entered into a drawing to win one of three shikishi boards, autogr...
Medarot Survivor Smartphone Game to Launch in February
Game will feature both new, returning characters
― Imagineer announced on Thursday that it is developing a new smartphone game for the Medabots (Medarot) franchise titled Medarot Survivor. The game will launch for iOS and Android devices in Japan next February. The game is a top-down shooter with auto-attacks, where players must survive against waves of enemies, similar to Vampire Survivors. The game...
Precure Franchise Announces You and Idol Precure♪ Anime
New anime marks 22nd main entry in franchise
― Toei Animation revealed on Friday that the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise is titled You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪). Wonderful Precure!, the 21st Precure (Pretty Cure) television anime series, premiered on February 4. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. Mahō Tsukai Precure!!: MIRAI DAYS, the direct sequel...
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Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- #33 [rate]
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Trillion Game #10 [rate]
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Good Bye, Dragon Life #9 [rate]
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms #9 [rate]
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Murai in Love Anime Series Review
Murai in Love is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched.
― Murai in Love is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched. I admit that I was mildly non-plussed by Murai in Love at f...
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365 Days to the Wedding #9 [rate]
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DAN DA DAN #9 [rate]
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Blue Box #9 [rate]
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Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc Season 2's Visual Promotes January 12 TV Debut
Battle between Seigi/Akuma Allied Forces, Perfect Large Numbers unfolds
― The official website for the Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc) anime posted a new key visual on Friday and announced the second season's January 12 premiere. The season will premiere on CBC, TBS, and 26 other affiliated channels throug...
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Loner Life in Another World #10 [rate]
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Product Spotlight - The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle
Last month, HYTE was nice enough to send us an early shipment of their latest product: The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle.
― This was kind of a perfect launch event. That's what I thought to myself after I left iBUYPOWER's and HYTE's Silver Wolf Launch event. For those unfamiliar with HYTE, they are the (cool) sister brand of iBUYPOWER that as of late are best known for their unique premium pro...
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Negative Positive Angler #9 [rate]
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'Babies of Bread' Anime Short's Trailer Unveils More Cast, December 6 Net Debut
Yui Ogura, Yūto Uemura, Naomi Ōzora join Kana Hanazawa as cream bun babies in CHOCOLATE Inc. short
― Japanese company CHOCOLATE Inc., (live-action film Mondays/See You “This” Week!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Total Concentration exhibition, production and publicity for Dark Gathering anime) debuted the full trailer for its anime film short "Babies of Bread" ("Pan no Aka-chan") on Thursday. The ...
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Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup #9 [rate]
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My Hero Academia You're Next Film's 'Plus Ultra' BD/DVD to Add New Anime Short
Short adapts 1-shot manga Kōhei Horikoshi created as bonus for film's audience members
― The Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases of the My Hero Academia You're Next film will go on sale on February 19, and the deluxe "Plus Ultra Edition" of the releases will include a bonus anime short "A Piece of Cake." The anime short adapts the special one-shot manga that original creator Kōhei Horikoshi drew specifical...
Princession Orchestra Anime Reveals Lyric Video for Azusa Aoi's Character Princess Ripple
Anime to reveal 2 more lyric videos in next 2 weeks
― The official website for the original anime Princession Orchestra began streaming a lyric video on Thursday featuring Princess Ripple's (voiced by Azusa Aoi) song "Innocent Call." The website will release two more lyric videos over the next two weeks for Princess Zeal and Princess Meteor. The project is for both children and adults, and will consi...
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, 2025 Debut
Yoshino Aoyama, M.A.O., more star in reincarnation fantasy series
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime adaptation of Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga revealed the show's main cast and 2025 debut on Thursday. The anime will star: Yoshino Aoyama as Iana Magnolia
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Me and the Alien MuuMuu Manga's TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed
Momo Harumi, Etsuko Kozakura to star in series debuting in 2025
― Pony Canyon confirmed on Thursday that Hiroki Miyashita's Uchūjin MūMū manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2025 with the English title Me and the Alien MuuMuu. The anime will star newcomer Momo Harumi as Sakurako Umeyashiki, and Etsuko Kozakura as MuuMuu. Pony Canyon describes the story: A cat-like alien from a distant ga...
'Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!' Anime's Main Promo Video Previews Opening, Ending Themes
Series debuts on TV on January 10
― Toei began streaming a main promotional video on Thursday for the anime based on Suzuki Makishima's Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (Nihon e Yōkoso Elf-san.) light novels. The video previews the show's opening and ending theme songs. The anime will debut on TV on AT-X on January 10 at 10:00 p.m., before airing on MBS, TBS, and CBC's Animeism programming block on January...
Clevatess Anime Casts Saya Aizawa, Unveils New Visual, 2025 Premiere
Aizawa plays baby Luna in anime
― Kadokawa unveiled a new cast member, a key visual, and the 2025 premiere date for the television anime of Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero) manga on Thursday. Saya Aizawa will play the baby Luna. The anime stars Haruka Shiraishi as Alicia, Mutsumi Tamura as Clen,...
Maebashi Witches Original Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, New Visuals
Sunrise's original anime debuts in April 2025
― Sunrise revealed a new teaser visual and second promotional video on Thursday for its Maebashi Witches original television anime. The five main characters collectively known as the Maebashi Witches will perform the ending theme song "Sorezore no Door" (Each Door). Haruka Kumoi wrote the lyrics and composed the song, and Yūki Kishida arranged the song. S...
Uchūjin MūMū Alien Comedy Manga Listed With TV Anime in 2025
Yakuza Reincarnation artist Hiroki Miyashita's story of feline alien turning college student's life upside down
― Several retailers are listing the January 2025 issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine with a cover image, and the image indicates that a 2025 television anime adaptation of Hiroki Miyashita's Uchūjin MūMū (Alien MūMū) manga has been green-lit. The magazine issue will ship on De...
Monogatari Series Announces 1st DJ Concert Event
Featuring Clammbon's Mito as DJ, anime's composer Satoru Kosaki
― The Monogatari Series anime franchise announced its first ever DJ event on November 22. Studio Mixa in Tokyo's Higashi-Ikebukuro neighborhood will host "Monogatari Twilight" on December 1. The main DJ is Clammbon band member Mito (The Anthem of the Heart, songs in Hanamonogatari, Owarimonogatari , Tsukimonogatari), and guests include t...
RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi Manga to End in 6th Volume
6th volume of Odd Taxi anime's spinoff manga ships next May
― The fifth compiled book volume of Takeichi Abaraya and Kadzuya Konomoto's RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi (stylized with a backwards R in "RoOT") manga announced on Thursday the manga will end with the sixth volume, which will ship at the end of May 2025. Crunchyroll streamed manga's live-action series adaptation, and it describes the story: The Ro...
Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup Anime Casts Wataru Hatano
Hatano plays Ayumi Amano in 9th episode
― The staff for the television anime of Kimama Aoboshi's Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup manga revealed on Thursday that Wataru Hatano will play Ayumi Amano, Komako's younger brother who draws a manga about "Katatsunari-senpai" (Snail-senpai) online. The character appears in the ninth episode on Thursday. The series debuted on AT-X on October 3. The series is streamin...
Palworld x Terraria Collaboration Announced for 2025
The popular 3D & 2D open-world games join forces
― Pocketpair announced on Wednesday that its Palworld game will be partnering with Re-Logic's fellow open-world game Terraria for a collaboration. While it has not offered much in details, Pocketpair stated the collaboration will happen next year. 2024 isn't finished yet for Palworld and we have some exciting news about the next update coming VERY SOON...
Digimon Dreamers Manga Artist Tenya Yabuno Launches Samurai Comedy Series
Benkei no Nakidokoro debuted on Wednesday
― The news website for Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic announced on Tuesday that Digimon Dreamers and Inazuma Eleven manga artist Tenya Yabuno is launching the new series Benkei no Nakidokoro (Benkei's Weak Spot) on the platform on Wednesday. The first chapter of gag shorts is free to read now. The "perverse master-servant comedy" is set at the end of the ...
Reiji Miyajima: Girlfriend, Girlfriend Manga Creator Hiroyuki Will Launch New Series
Hiroyuki finished Girlfriend, Girlfriend manga series in May 2023
― In his author's note in this year's 31st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on Wednesday, Rent-A-Girlfriend manga creator Reiji Miyajima reported that his friend, manga creator Hiroyuki, has decided this week to launch a new series. Miyajima does not indicate what kind of story Hiroyuki's new series will be, nor when it will ...
Spy×Family Manga Takes 1-Month Break
Next chapter to run on December 23
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform announced on Wednesday that Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga will not run a new chapter this week as planned. Chapter 108 will instead come out on December 23. Viz Media is publishing Tatsuya Endō's original and ongoing manga in English, and it describes the story: Master spy Twilight is the bes...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 24-30
Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, Groizer X anime; Todai Revengers, Wild Roses and Pretenders manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Part 3 BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 November 26 Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Part 3 Limited Edition BD/DVDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 November 26 Groize...
Kujira's Changes of Heart Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
Kaito Miyachika, Wakana Aoi star in series on January 11
― TV Asahi announced on Thursday that KUJIRA's Changes of Heart (Honnō Switch) manga is getting a live-action television series. The series will debut on January 11 at 11:00 p.m. JST on TV Asahi's Oshidora Saturday block and its affiliates. The series stars Kaito Miyachika as Hijiri Akiyama and Wakana Aoi as Koyori Hoshi. Hiroto Takahashi and H...
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KamiErabi GOD.app #21 [rate]
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Attack on Titan Finale Compilation Film Stays at #2
2nd Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 film opens at #10
― Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation of Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, stayed at #2 in the Japanese box office in its third weekend. The film sold 138,000 tickets and earned 193,981,160 yen (about US$1.26 million) from Friday through Sunday, and has sold a total of 570,000 tickets, earning a cumulative total ...
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Delico's Nursery #13 [rate]
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Bungo Stray Dogs Another Story: Yukito Ayatsuji vs. Natsuhiko Kyogoku Novel Review
Bungo Stray Dogs: Another Story is one of the strongest novels in the franchise to date, and in many ways an homage to classic mystery fiction.
― Most of the characters in the main Bungo Stray Dogs are dead. Or at least, the authors they're (loosely) based on are, and I have to think that that makes it easier for series author Kafka Asagiri to create their characters. But that's not the case for Bung...
Tennessee School Districts Remove Multiple Manga Series from Libraries
Attack on Titan, Jujutsu Kaisen, Akira, Case Closed, Assassination Classroom, Fire Force, more pulled
― In the past two months, two school districts in Tennessee have listed the books, including manga series, that they have removed from school libraries. Other school districts in Tennessee are considering how to comply with a new state law this year to limit books in school libraries. The Rutherford ...
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The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal #9 [rate]
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Sengoku Youko #31 [rate]
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Delico's Nursery Anime Reveals 5 Cast Members for Final Episode
Shimba Tsuchiya, Yūsuke Kobayashi, Ryōhei Kimura, Kōki Uchiyama, Ayumu Murase cast for finale
― The staff for Delico's Nursery, a television anime based on Kenichi Suemitsu's TRUMP 2009 stage play, revealed on Thursday five new cast members for the 13th and final episode, which aired on the same night: Shimba Tsuchiya as Uru Delico (Adolescent) Yūsuke Kobayashi as Raphael Delico (Adolescent) Ryōhei K...
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Anime's Trailer Reveals Opening Theme Song by LiSA, Stray Kids' Felix
Hiroyuki Sawano produces "ReawakeR" song for 2nd season debuting in January
― The staff for Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-, the second season of the Solo Leveling anime, announced on Thursday that LiSA and Felix from South Korean boy band Stray Kids will perform the opening theme song "ReawakeR (feat. Felix of Stray Kids)." Aniplex streamed a trailer that previews the song: Hiroyuki S...
Genre Search Fixed
One of the best features of ANN's encyclopedia, our genre search, was disabled earlier this year due to a bug. This has been fixed and is back online. "Genre Search" lets you search for anime by genre, theme and/or year.
I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History ‒ Episode 9
In which we are, once again, reminded that Alicia is not a normal villainess.
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The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor #8 [rate]
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Acro Trip #10 [rate]
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I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Staff, January 3 TV Debut
Video also previews =LOVE idols' opening song
― Aniplex posted the second full promotional video and second key visual for the television anime of Seiju Amano's I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class (Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta.) story on Wednesday. The video announces more staff members and the January 3 premiere for the anime, and it also previews the idol gr...
Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX CG Anime's Special Trailer Previews Theme Song by Real-Life Guinea Pigs
Guinea pig "voice actors" Tsumugi, Ito perform "Pui! Pui! MAX!" song
― The special trailer for Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX, the all-new film animated with 3D CG (as opposed to the stop-motion animation in Shinei Animation's previous Pui Pui Molcar anime series), debuted on Wednesday. The trailer previews the theme song "Pui! Pui! MAX!" by the film's guinea pig "voice actors" Tsumugi and Ito (cre...
Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! Anime Film Unveils 2 New Cast Members
Kappei Yamaguchi, Jūrōta Kosugi play Aye-aye, mysterious Deathamor
― The official website for the Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Eternal Love! (Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love!) anime film announced two new characters and their cast members on Wednesday: Kappei Yamaguchi as Aye-aye, an adorable-looking creature first seen on Wombat's head in the film's teaser Jūrōta Kosugi as Deathamor, a charac...
Yūsha Party o Tsuihō Sareta Shiro Madōshi Anime Reveals Staff, Visual, 2025 Airing
Hiroshi Tamada directs anime at Felix Film
― Happinet revealed the staff, visual, and 2025 television broadcast for the anime of Sora Suigetsu and DeeCHA's Yūsha Party o Tsuihō Sareta Shiro Madōshi, S-Rank Bōkensha ni Hirowareru: Kono Shiro Madōshi ga Kikakugai Sugiru (The White Mage Who was Banished From the Hero's Party is Picked Up by an S-Rank Adventurer: This White Mage is Too Out of the Ordinar...
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Iwatobineko's romantic comedy of invisible detective & his bashful staffer
― A website opened on Wednesday to announce a television anime adaptation of Iwatobineko's manga The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife (Tōmei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fūfu ni Naru Futari) for next year. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: Yakō Shizuka, a quiet and bash...
Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise Meets Crowdfunding Goal for 2 More Songs With Music Videos
"God knows…" composer Satoru Kōsaki, Tsubasa Ito will score songs with new goal being considered
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series announced on Tuesday that the franchise's crowdfunding campaign has met its third goal for two more songs and their accompanying music videos. The campaign reached the 30 million yen (about US$194,000) goa...
The Law of Ueki Manga Gets 1st New Chapter in 16 Years
Tsubasa Fukuchi publishes 1-shot manga "Ueki no Housoku - Exhibition" on December 4
― This year's 53rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Tsubasa Fukuchi will publish a new one-shot chapter for his The Law of Ueki manga titled "Ueki no Housoku - Exhibition" (The Law of Ueki - Exhibition) in the magazine's next issue on December 4. The chapter with a color o...
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