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Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye Manga Gets New Anime on Disney+ in 2025

Nov 20, 22:36

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Anime's teaser features Ado cover of Anri's "Cat's Eye" opening song for 1983 anime ― Disney announced during its 2024 Disney APAC Content Showcase in Singapore on Thursday that it is producing a new anime adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga that will debut exclusively on Disney+ in 2025. The Disney+ YouTube channel is streaming a teaser video for the new anime. The teaser features singer Ad...

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Voice Actor, Director Dan Hennessey Dies at 83

Nov 20, 13:33

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Directed X-Men: The Animated Series, dubs of Slam Dunk, Power Stone, Saint Seiya ― Voice actor and ADR director Dan Hennessey died in 2024. TMZ reported that he died on November 13 at home in his sleep from complications associated with Parkinson's disease. He was 83. Within anime, Hennessey was the ADR voice director for the dubs of Air Master, Slam Dunk, Power Stone, Saint Seiya, and Interlude. Hen...

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Trigun Stampede Limited Edition Blu-Ray/DVD

Nov 20, 12:00

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Trigun Stampede may well be the jewel in the crown of an anime studio seemingly addicted to producing incredible anime that pushes the entire medium forward. ― The original Trigun anime and manga managed to pass me by in my youth, despite the perfect timing and appeal of the property. I caught a stray episode or two when it aired on Toonami back in the day, but for whatever reason, Trigun never stuck...

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Interview: Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE Producer Kazuhiro Echigoya

Nov 20, 10:00

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We spoke with producer Kazuhiro Echigoya for more insights into how the strategy video game remake promises to bring a beloved classic into the modern era. ― Koei Tecmo's Romance of the Three Kingdoms – known in Japan as Records of the Three Kingdoms - is a long-running and beloved strategy game series. It is set during the Three Kingdoms era, much like Koei Tecmo's famous Dynasty Warriors franchise....

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Tokyo Ghoul Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Gory Interactive Exhibition

Nov 20, 09:00

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The exhibition recreates iconic areas from the series, from Kaneki's favorite cafe to the gory site of his torture. ― It's been a decade since the original Tokyo Ghoul anime aired and became a major hit. In celebration of this milestone, the "Tokyo Ghoul Exposition TV Anime 10th Anniversary" exhibition has opened for a limited time in Tokyo. Inside, fans can immerse themselves in the world of the ani...

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Star Wars: Visions Project Gets Volume 3 in 2025

Nov 20, 03:21

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Volume to feature 9 shorts from new, returning Japanese animation studios ― Disney and Lucasfilm announced at the 2024 Disney Asia-Pacific Content Showcase on Wednesday that the Star Wars: Visions project will have "Volume 3" next year. The third volume will feature nine animated shorts from nine animation studios in Japan. Returning studios from the first volume include Kamikaze Douga, Kinema Citrus...

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Anne of Green Gables Novels Get New Anime by Answer Studio Next Spring

Nov 20, 00:17

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New Anne Shirley anime to cover Anne's bond with Matthew & Marilla, romance with GIlbert ― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime Anne Shirley, an adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables novel series. The new anime will premiere in April 2025 on NHK's E-Tele channel. Answer Studio is in charge of animation production. The first novel is set in the lat...

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Megazone 23 - The Complete Trilogy Anime Blu-ray Review

Nov 19, 12:00

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Megazone 23 is the kind of title that deserves a place on every serious fan's shelf. With all the versions and extras included, there's little doubt this is the definitive release. ― Megazone 23 is a strange thing to review. Although the three installments' stories make up a cohesive whole, they were produced under wildly varying circumstances with different directors and staff, so each has a differe...

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This Week in Anime - Libraries are Fun!

Nov 19, 10:00

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Coop and Steve discover the wonderful world of libraries and all of the anime and manga goodness they give you access to. ― Coop and Steve discover the wonderful world of libraries and all of the anime and manga goodness they give you access to. 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 t...

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Reuters: Sony Is in Talks to Acquire Kadokawa

Nov 19, 03:18

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2 sources report deal could be signed in coming weeks ― Reuters reported on Tuesday that Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa. According to Reuters' two sources "familiar with the matter," the talks are ongoing, and a deal could be signed in the coming weeks. Sony declined to comment to Reuters on the acquisition talks, and Kadokawa said it cannot give any comments. Sony already has a 2% stake in Kad...

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'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Yuri Comedy Novels Get TV Anime Next July

Nov 19, 03:04

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Kanna Nakamura, Saori Onishi, Yukari Anzai star in series by studio MOTHER ― Anime distributor Remow announced on Tuesday that Teren Mikami's There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... (Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! Muri Janakatta!? or WATANARE) yuri romantic comedy novel series is inspiring a television anime that will premiere in July 2025. The cast includes: Kanna...

Product Spotlight: AVIOT x hololive English -Myth- Collaboration Earbuds

Nov 19, 00:00 merch

We've found an incredibly cool item! Special hololive Myth earbuds! ― We've found an incredibly cool item! Special hololive Myth earbuds! Speaking of Myth, it's still pretty recent that Mori Calliope did the ending theme for Suicide Squad ISEKAI. That was a fantastic song, wasn't it? These earbuds feature voice guidance from the hololive English -Myth- members: Mori Calliope, Takanashi Kiara, Ninoma...

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Inside DAN DA DAN Episode 7: Rising Talent Shuto Enomoto Discusses Storyboarding and Animation with Newtype

Nov 18, 20:00

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Did this episode tear your heart out? Int his interview, Shuto Enomoto discusses the hard work that brought this episode to life. ― *This article contains spoilers for Episode 7 of the anime DAN DA DAN. In the latest episode of DAN DA DAN, episode 7, viewers learn the reason for Acrobatic Silky's, or Acro-Silky for short, obsession with Aira. Fans of the original manga had high expectations for this ...

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Astro Boy, Howl's Moving Castle Lyricist Shuntarō Tanigawa Dies at 92

Nov 18, 19:09

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Writer won 1989 American Book Award, penned The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn screenplay ― Kyodo News reported on Tuesday that prolific writer Shuntarō Tanigawa has died of old age at 92. The writer died on the November 13, and his close relatives held a private funeral led by his oldest son Kensaku as the chief mourner. Tanigawa was born in Tokyo, and his father was Japanese philosopher Tetsuzō Tanikawa...

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Answerman - Why is there a huge push for Western companies to make their own original anime content?

Nov 18, 13:01

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Jerome discusses collaborations between Western and Japanese animation studios. ― Mister M. asks: "With the cold reception for Adult Swim's Uzumaki adaptation, there's been a lot of blame placed on Warner Bros. Discovery and AS for its failure and how 'Western companies need to stay out of anime.' But I want to know why there is a huge push for Western companies to make their own original anime cont...

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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Limited Edition Blu-ray Review

Nov 18, 12:00

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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! manages to balance its comedy and more poignant bits beautifully. ― It's not always easy to mix comedy with something sterner. Although it's absolutely possible – just look at Terry Pratchett, whose books regularly have messages that belie their comedic style – it takes a special kind of flair to pull it off. Tomo-chan is a Girl could easily have fumbled in trying to combine its ...

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The Importance of 'Blue' in Blue Period: Interview with Tsubasa Yamaguchi

Nov 18, 09:00

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At the Kodansha House pop-up venue in New York City, Tsubasa Yamaguchi made her U.S. fan event debut and revealed her own experience in fine art. ― Regardless of when you start or how much talent you have, there are always hurdles to creating art that can truly speak to people. The Blue Period manga has managed to speak to many readers, myself included, as a story that lays bare all of the trials and...

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Ryo Hiromatsu's 'Uglymug, Epicfighter' Novel Gets TV Anime

Nov 18, 04:59

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Junichi Suwabe stars in White Fox production ― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Ryo Hiromatsu's Busamen Gachi Fighter (Uglymug, Epicfighter) novel. The website also announced that Junichi Suwabe will voice the protagonist Shigeru Yoshioka, and also revealed the anime's main staff and teaser visual. Egg Firm is producing the anime, and White Fox is in charge of...

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TV Anime of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura Manga Confirmed

Nov 18, 04:25

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Kiss HIm, Not Me's Hiroshi Ishiodori directs anime at Brain's Base ― An official website opened on Monday to confirm a television anime adaptation of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura (The Banned Mole, or The Banned Mogura) manga. Kodansha's listing for the manga's eighth volume had previously listed the manga with an anime. The anime will debut in July 2025. Hiroshi Ishiodori (Kiss Him, Not Me; Peach...

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Make a Girl Anime Film Review

Nov 17, 12:00