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One Piece Anime Marks 25th Anniversary With Fan Letter' Special
Special based on One Piece novel Mugiwara Stories short story collection premieres on October 20
― The official website for the Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Thursday that the manga's television anime is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an anime special titled One Piece Fan Letter that will premiere on October 20. The special will be based on Tomohito Ōsaki's One Piece novel Mugiwa...
Kalafina Music Trio Reunite for January Anniversary Concert
Trio's founder, former composer Yuki Kajiura not involved with reunion concert
― The official Twitter account for the disbanded Kalafina singer trio announced on Thursday that the trio will reunite for an anniversary concert at the Tokyo Garden Theater on January 15. Yuki Kajiura, the founder and former composer for the trio, made a statement on her X (formerly Twitter) account that she is not involv...
Live-Action Voltron Film Casts Daniel Quinn-Toye for Filming This Fall
Hollywood Reporter: Red Notice's Rawson Marshall Thurber helms film's Australian shoot
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter posted on Wednesday that Amazon MGM Studios is moving forward with the live-action Voltron project (which it describes as a feature film), and has cast Daniel Quinn-Toye as a lead actor. Quinn-Toye served as Tom Holland's understudy and as Paris in the West End pro...
Being Weak is Fun in Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO
Sure, you could play as Goku but why not play as the world's most popular hero, Mr. Satan?
― Like clockwork, another Dragon Ball fighting game is being released with Dragon Ball! Sparking: Zero. For a novice Dragon Ball fighting game player such as myself, it appears on the surface not much has changed. But with a little help from the Tokyo Game Show 2024 staff, I was able to navigate some of the new...
Manga Biographies: Charles M. Schulz Manga Review
Big fan of the Peanuts gang? Discover how Snoopy’s creator, Charles M. Schulz’s love for art at a young age led to his career drawing a comic strip known by every American household.
― Despite growing up with the Peanuts comic strip and owning a minimum of five pieces of Snoopy merchandise, I admittedly knew very little about Charles M. Schulz prior to reading this manga biography. During San Diego C...
Monster Hunter Wilds TGS 2024 Demo Has Me Excited Thanks to its Story
New systems and a bigger focus on story might just be enough to draw back in this lapsed Monster Hunter player.
― The Monster Hunter game series is fascinating to me. It's a game that's designed around the grind of hunting or capturing monsters so you can use their body parts to make better weapons and armor so you can hunt even tougher monsters. It's as if you grind for the sake of grinding and noth...
Sonic X Shadow Generations is a Return to Form and Left Me Wanting More
This the TGS 2024 demo was fast and fun for even the most casual fan.
― Sonic is back with his edgelord rival Shadow in Sonic X Shadow Generations. I'm a lapsed and casual Sonic fan in that I've played some levels from the older Sonic games, namely Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic 2, and Sonic: Adventure, about once every 3-5 years, and I have a blast every time. But I generally stick with the titular chara...
FAIRY TAIL 2 Brings Fans to Final Story Arc With Revamped Gameplay
This new game takes fans to Alvarez arc and beyond.
― In 2022, Fairy Tail fans were graced with the Koei Tecmo game FAIRY TAIL. Loosely following the story of the anime and manga of the same name, it was met with relative praise. However, with the manga series ending in 2017 and anime in 2019, there was still a bit of story for a video game adaptation of the series to explore. Now, in December 2024 w...
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Fuse Pirates and Yakuza in Fun New Romp
It's in the combat where some of the absurdity of Pirate Yakuza starts to shine.
― And here I was always wondering if ninja-pirates or pirate-ninjas were stronger. Turns out the real answer is pirate-yakuza. In 2024, fans of the Like a Dragon franchise once again took on the role of Ichiban Kasuga and were transported to the foreign local of Hawaii in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. So what if the Li...
Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram Anime Film Review
If I had to sum up this movie in one word, it would be insanity.
― If I had to sum up this movie in one word, it would be insanity. The Million-dollar Pentagram is a film that hits almost every single beat you want to experience in a high-octane action film. We have explosions, cameos from characters throughout the franchise, unlikely alliances as well as fun twists and turns at every corner. This is...
The Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide
Welcome to the newest mega-season of anime! Check back every day for more new premieres, like Re:Zero Season 3! Also: KamiErebi GOD.app Season 2, Acro Trip, Uzumaki, Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each cr...
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian: Interview with Sumire Uesaka as Alya
As part of ANN's exciting new partnership with Newtype magazine, we present an interview with Alya voice actor Sumire Uesaka!
― We're excited to share some great news! Anime News Network and the Newtype magazine are teaming up to bring selected Newtype articles to anime fans around the world! These articles, along with exclusive content and images from the magazine, will now be available globally. F...
Hey… Wait… Ninja Scroll Giveaway Again?
Feeling some déjà vu? You're not wrong, ANN follower!
― Wait… Didn't we do this already? Yes, ANN Reader, you might be getting a sense of déjà vu, but due to an unforeseen issue on the backend here at ANN, the giveaway we ran for this super cool shikishi signed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, the director of the classic 90s hit Ninja Scroll, didn't gather any information from entrants, meaning we couldn't sel...
The ANN Aftershow - The Uzumaki Anime is Almost Perfect
The Uzumaki anime is out, and the visuals and music live up to the hype. Still, one thing isn't quite right...also our two favorite shows of the season have come to an end, so join us as we discuss the final episodes of Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction and Yatagarasu!
― The New Madoka Anime is Really Happening! The Uzumaki anime is out, and the visuals and music live up to the hype. Still, one th...
Vampire Dormitory Anime Series Review
Vampire Dormitory is a mess of popular shōjo tropes put together in a way that defies all good storytelling sense. It's also hilarious.
― Nakayoshi magazine has been home to some of the most influential shōjo manga series of all time: Princess Knight. Sailor Moon. Magic Knight Rayearth. The list goes on. The name is synonymous with shōjo; indeed, it is one of the oldest shōjo publications in existenc...
Guilty Gear's Artistic Identity, Upcoming Anime with Ken Miyauchi, Shoichi Kitazono, and Genki Mamada
ANN sat down with GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE- staff to discuss how important art is to not just Guilty Gear’s gameplay, but also its identity.
― GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-, which recently surpassed 3 million players and has an anime adaptation in the works, is arguably the most stylish fighting game currently on the market. Moreover, it leans very heavily into this stylishness by allowing its visuals to play a r...
MF Ghost Season 1 Anime Series Review
MF Ghost is the Initial D you have at home: it may also be a racing anime set to a Eurobeat soundtrack, but it lacks the over-the-top fun of Initial D.
― If you're reading this review, and especially if you're an anime fan who was running in the 90s (that is the closest I can get to gracefully incorporating that phrase—I'm sorry, I tried my best), there's a pretty good chance you remember the iconic ...
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Converted Me into a Dragon Quest Fan
Dragon Quest III is back—and for a Dragon Quest noob like me it looks super cool and user-friendly.
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Dragon Quest is one of the most beloved long-running JRPG franchises in Japan. First developed in 1986 by Enix, the franchise has spawned 12 mainline games, several spinoff games, a handful of manga series, and some anime series. For older fans of the franchise, some of their lasting memories come f...
Grand Blue Dreaming TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
Cast returns with Zero-G animating again, now joined by Liber
― The staff and cast for the television anime of Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming comedy manga announced on Sunday that production on season 2 has been green-lit. Yoshioka drew an illustration to celebrate the news: The new season begins when Iori returns to Izu after the end of his diving license training in Okinawa...
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