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We asked our editorial team to pick their favorite isekai anime. Here are our picks for newcomers to the genre or seasoned travelers looking for something different.― One of the fastest-growing genres in anime is isekai. Each season, variations of these otherworldly adventures appear on screens, usually featuring an unfortunate Japanese salaryman who met his end only to reawaken in some form in a tr...
Tuiasosopo played E. Honda in 1994 live-action Street Fighter movie― Actor Peter Navy Tuiasosopo died on Monday in the early morning. His son Manoah Peter Tuiasosopo revealed the news on Facebook, and he told TMZ that his father had died of heart complications in Phoenix, AZ. He was 61. Tuiasopopo played E. Honda in the 1994 live-action Street Fighter movie. He was the Fuji Announcer in the 2008 liv...
By the end of the first book (of three), my initial interest had turned to boredom, and I couldn't see much of a point to what I'd read so far.― Having read the first book of the Tokyo Alien Bros. manga, I confess I'm baffled, and not for the obvious reasons. The scenario isn't outlandishly way-out. Instead, it's very simple: two alien brothers living in modern Tokyo, posing as humans. Nor is the st...
Collecting anime on disc has Coop and Chris beside themshelves.― Collecting anime on disc has Coop and Chris beside themshelves. 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 @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop In preparing for this column each week, I regul...
Creatives Ishitani, Toyoda, and Mori share how the ONE PIECE novel Straw Hat Stories evolved into an animated special with 500 animation cuts!― In the second part of the interview, Director Megumi Ishitani, Screenwriter Momoka Toyoda, and Character Designer/Animation Director Keisuke Mori discussed the creative process behind ONE PIECE FAN LETTER. (Click here to read Part 1) What were your ideas for...
Mamiya also composed score for other Isao Takahata works Gauche the Cellist, Horus - Prince of the Sun― Asahi Shimbun reported on December 12 that composer Michio Mamiya died on December 11, 2024 due to pneumonia. He was 95. His family held a vigil on December 17, and a funeral on December 18. Born in Hokkaido, Mamiya studied at the Tokyo Music School (the modern-day Tokyo University of the Arts) un...
James and Lynzee catch back up on Orb as it broaches topics of censorship, freedom of information, and resistance. Plus, we catch up on ZENSHU. and its adoration of the anime medium!― New Year, New Anime! James and Lynzee catch back up on Orb as it broaches topics of censorship, freedom of information, and resistance. Plus, we catch up on Zenshu and its adoration of the anime medium! The views and ...
Get ready to Let It Rip! Our writer sat down with the legendary animation director, Katsuhito Akiyama, to talk about his role as Executive Director of the new BEYBLADE X animation series. Since launching on Disney XD last summer, the series is also now streaming on Hulu and Netflix, so check it out! Many of our readers have been fans of your work for decades. How has your extensive experience as ...
A computer can never create, therefore computers must never make creative decision.― To paraphrase IBM's slide from a 1979 panel: a computer can never create, therefore computers must never make creative decisions. AI2U: With You 'Til The End prides itself upon using generative AI as a focal point in its game, powering the basic intelligence of its three protagonists as you interact with them. In ch...
"I write a certain amount every morning, but I do it while I'm engaging in "gameplay" within an imaginary world."― This past December, Hironobu Sakaguchi, the man known as “The Father of Final Fantasy,” brought an upgraded remaster of his studio's latest JRPG to PC and consoles with Fantasian Neo Dimension. Recently, ANN asked him a few questions about his return to making traditional turn-based RPG...
High school romance manga launched in June 2021― Shueisha announced on Monday that Kazune Kawahara's (My Love Story!!, Aozora Yell) A Star Brighter Than the Sun (Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi) manga will get a television anime in 2025. The author released an illustration for the announcement. The manga launched in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine in June 2021. Shueisha shipped the manga's 10th c...
Medalist breaks into the top 5 cumulative, while From Bureaucrat to Villainess emerges as a surprise comedy hit. Find out where your favorites rank this week!― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are bas...
One Piece Film Red is a feast for the eyes and ears, but is more spectacle than substance.― Disc 1 – The Movie One Piece movies can be understood to come in two distinct types: Arcs summaries, such as The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta, or a single new adventure, complete with a new character to be rescued and a new bad guy to be defeated. One Piece: Red is an example of the...
I had a decent amount of fun riding around power-sliding through goofy dog slimes and the game never takes itself too seriously to get upset about the shallow plot or simple visuals.― Neptunia Riders vs Dogoos is one of the stranger games that I've reviewed here for ANN. As far as Neptunia goes, it's something of an institution at this point. Starting back in 2010 on the Playstation 3, the series fo...
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