With yet another RPG power fantasy at the helm, what you see is what you get, but what you’re getting ain’t half-bad either.― Sometimes I feel like fantasy RPG anime was on the tape in Infinite Jest. With so many of these shows pumped out per year, it feels like an onslaught we're forced to watch until the point of collapse. It's so easy to become cynical and jaded by it all. So when the first bit o...
Tariffs continue to destabilize the gaming market as Nintendo and Sony annouce price adjustments. Plus, a new daughter-raising game in Magical Princess and the Chainsaw Man director's latest is a...Roblox game?― —I have to do. ... Ah, it worked! Welcome back, folks! I pulled double-duty on both This Week in... columns, not unlike that time an ongoing story in Kamen Rider Gaim was interrupted for a K...
We took a look inside the acclaimed anime studio to talk with its staff about how they made Makoto Shinkai's hit films.― On the Eastern fringes of Suginami Ward of Tokyo rests Ogikubo. A well-known hub for the development of Tokyo ramen, the town is home to one of the most creative modern anime studios. That studio is none other than CoMix Wave Films. Known for producing all of Makoto Shinkai's film...
Chris and a very special guest see what's behind OceanVeil's diaphanous drapes.― Chris and a very special guest see what's behind OceanVeil's diaphanous drapes. 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. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @mouse_inhouse @vestenet Chris Alright, work ...
It’s almost impressive how simultaneously over- and under-explained this series can be.― I'm unsure whether or not this applies to the visual novels they're based on, but as far as the anime goes, Phantom Trigger is something of a black sheep among the various Fruit of Grisaia titles. “Phantom Trigger just isn't as good,” you'll often hear Grisaia fans say some version of, “And I don't like the main...
dwarf studios' film slated for completion in 2029 to be highlighted at Cannes' Annecy Animation Showcase― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that Michael Arias is directing a new animated film titled Sunny that GKIDS is producing. The film is slated for completion in 2029. Update: Variety updated its article to state that dwarf studios, known for its stop-motion work on such ser...
New series will start battle between Qin, Zhao― The official website for the anime of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga revealed on Thursday the anime will get a sixth series that will debut in October on NHK. In the new series, the battle between Qin and Zhao will begin, and Xin will take up Wang Yi's spear and charge onto the battlefield. The fifth season premiered in January 2024, and aired for 13 ep...
Despite a slow start and some structural weaknesses, Mifuyu and Mashiro’s adventures through books, curses, and family secrets build to an engrossing, action-packed YA fantasy.― Part fantasy, part mystery, this young adult novel belongs to a subgenre of stories about getting literally “sucked into” a book, with a couple key distinguishing traits. First, instead of the protagonist going into the stor...
A devoted fan could spend well over an hour wandering through the exhibition's maze of replica items, production materials, and staff notes from the anime's first season.― The second season of the immensely popular The Apothecary Diaries anime series barreled toward its second half, but not before making a pitstop in Tokyo's swanky Ginza ward. Maomao, Jinshi, and the rest of the Imperial Palace mov...
It's time for another giveaway here at Anime News Network, and today we've got something for you from our friends at Nitro Plus and NetEase Games. We've got game codes for their new release, Rusty Rabbit!― It's time for another giveaway here at Anime News Network, and today we've got something for you from our friends at Nitro Plus and NetEase Games. We've got game codes for their new release, Rust...
It doesn’t take long to realize that there’s not a helluva lot of things promising about this wizard show.― Promise of Wizard is an anime so sluggish that it robs itself of any opportunity to be enchanting. Not even the wizard's ball that happens halfway through has any sense of glittery whimsiness. With the plot and animation trudging along at a snail's pace, it feels like nothing is going on. Ther...
Steve and Lucas pull double-duty as they tackle both the new season's isekai and rom-com anime.― Steve and Lucas pull double-duty as they tackle both the new season's isekai and rom-coms. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. are available on
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nonco's romantic comedy manga centers on demoness in love― Retailers are listing the 20th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine with a cover image, which reveals that nonco's Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi (Kanan is Simple-Minded in the End) manga is receiving a television anime adaptation in 2026. The magazine ships on Wednesday. The manga centers on Kanan, a demoness who has infiltrated human s...