In Another World, My Sister Stole My Name is a nice twist to the typical isekai villainess story.― It's an old saying that you can choose your friends but not your family. But what do you do when your family steals your friends? That's the situation Ichika finds herself in as part of her isekai experience, and not necessarily in the way you're thinking. (Or would be thinking, had you not read the ti...
The Eisner-nominated horror manga creator shares his experience adapting Lovecraft's darkest stories.― Japanese artist Gou Tanabe made his first appearance at San Diego Comic-Con 2024. Known for his manga adaptation of H. P. Lovecraft's novels, Tanabe first started with the publication of The Outsider in 2007 and has continued his work to now. His take on The Shadow Over Innsmouth was nominated for ...
Ryōta Suzuki, Rina Kawaguchi star in April 2025 series― This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga is inspiring a television anime that will debut in April 2025. The magazine also revealed the show's cast, including: Ryōta Suzuki as Morihito Otogi
Rina Kawaguchi as Nico Wakatsuki
Tomori Kusunoki as Nemu Miyao
Kōhei Am...
Ozaki's take on the aquatic beings is a fascinating blend of horror and fantasy imagery. The mermaid is equally beautiful and terrifying, and that sums up Mugi's feelings about his new situation and the creature.― There's a bittersweet quality to most of Kaori Ozaki's works, at least those translated into English – Immortal Rain, The Gods Lie, and The Golden Sheep – and Mermaid Prince is no exceptio...
With excellent performances from both English and Japanese returning casts and cleaner character designs and animation, this is a worthy follow-up and one that was worth waiting for.― To say that it's been a long wait for the anime continuation of Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You might be an understatement. To put it in perspective, last spring, Viz started publishing the soft sequel to the original m...
Lynzee and James catch up on Dead Dead Demon and have a long conversation about navigating toxic fandom discourse.― Navigating Toxic Fandom Discourse Lynzee and James catch up on Dead Dead Demon and have a long conversation about navigating toxic fandom discourse. The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to the podcast ver...
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If you don't already have tickets to New York's premiere anime convention, it's not too late! Check out all the awesome features happening at Anime NYC here.― The time for Anime NYC is here! Anime NYC has grown to be one of the largest anime conventions on the east coast, bringing fans from around the world to a one stop location dedicated to celebrating the best and brightest of anime from all ove...
From the creator of Heaven's Lost Property comes another story about a young man having a chance encounter with an angel-like being!― From the creator of Heaven's Lost Property comes another story about a young man having a chance encounter with an angel-like being! However, unlike Heaven's Lost Property, we seem to have dialed back on the fan service in exchange for having more comedy and potential...
Jean-Karlo shares the importance of Rachael Lillis' Pokémon dub work as well as some upcoming anime x game collabs to keep an eye on!― Welcome back, folks! It's been a heck of a week for me, being a humble VTuber fan; earlier this week was my favorite VTuber Silvervale's birthday (a fun time was had by all), and then the very next day my interview with Mori Calliope went live! I never thought I'd ge...
Junichi Suwabe stars as Ken'ichi― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that Umiharu's The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World manga adaptation of author Hifumi Asakura and illustrator Yamakawa's Arafō Otoko no Isekai Tsūhan Seikatsu light novel series is inspiring a television anime adaptation that will debut in 2025. The anime will star Junichi Suwabe as Ken'ichi. Square Enix's Ma...
Having topped 1 billion yen at the Japanese box office, Oshiyama and his Flip Flappers anime alumni look to have a big, emotional hit.― Kiyotaka Oshiyama and Studio Durian might not be immediately familiar to average anime fans, but the team's latest outing is worthy of attention. The small studio team's previous work centers mostly on designs for series like Deca-Dence and FLCL: Shoegaze, although...
Tōru Furuya stepped down from role in June after scandal― The X/Twitter account for the One Piece franchise announced on Friday that voice actor Miyu Irino (Sora in Kingdom Hearts franchise, Kōshi Sugawara in Haikyu!!, Ritsu Kageyama in Mob Psycho 100) will take over as the role of Sabo in the One Piece anime, starting with the anime's 1,116th episode that will air on Sunday. 8月18日(日)朝9:30より放送されるアニメ...
Film was previously slated for winter 2024― Aniplex announced on Friday that it is delaying Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film. The film is now slated to open in winter 2025. The film was previously slated to premiere in Japan in w...
Dungeon dives and village-building combine in this action-RPG from the makers of the Rune Factory series, but can Elrentaros Wandering live up to its inspirations?― Elrentaros Wanderings clearly doesn't mind comparisons to the Rune Factory series. After all, Rune Factory made a nice little home for itself, combining the farming of Harvest Moon with the combat of a fantasy action RPG. It's a place wh...
This year's Paris Olympics 2024 is finally over and there were definitely memorable players to memeable poses and moments! But hey, since we're talking about the Olympics and sports, we would like to know...