Astro Note is yet another argument for bringing back longer anime seasons, instead of twelve episodes being the norm. ― If you're an English-speaking anime or manga fan of a certain age, there's a good chance that you got into the medium through the work of Rumiko Takahashi. Most likely it was Ranma ½ or Inuyasha, but perhaps you stumbled on Urusei Yatsura or Maison Ikkoku floppies while trawling you...

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This Week in Anime - The Tribulations of Fan Anime

Sep 17, 10:00

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The new Berserk animation has been disavowed, but is this the only case of publishers coming down hard on fan creations? Steve and Chris dive into the world of doujin to find out. ― The new Berserk animation has been disavowed, but is this the only case of publishers coming down hard on fan creations? Steve and Chris dive into the world of doujin to find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expre...

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The ANN Aftershow - Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger!

Sep 16, 15:15

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15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon’s Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world and everything we thought we knew. ― Dead Dead Demon Anime's Big Cliff-Hanger! 15 minutes until the destruction of Earth?! Dead Dead Demon's Dedededestruction enters its end game. Meanwhile, Yatagarasu also has a huge reveal about its world...

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Sunsoft is Back: Retro Game Selection Game Review

Sep 16, 12:00

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Sunsoft digs up three lesser-seen Famicom games for a Retro Game Selection. Are they classics or better left buried? ― The NES and Famicom era is a fascinating period, especially in terms of what was or wasn't released outside of Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System was a 600-pound gorilla in North America during the late 1980s, and Japanese publishers and their American branches made it a curiou...

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Reimagining A World-Famous Monster: #DRCL Manga Creator Shin'ichi Sakamoto

Sep 16, 09:00 manga

Shin'ichi Sakamoto gives us a deeper look at his award-winning title's LGBTQ+ themes and how hie draws "with an awareness of beauty." ― Shin'ichi Sakamoto's storied manga has at last begun coming stateside, with English releases of Innocent and #DRCL midnight children now several volumes in, and The Climber announced to be coming soon. #DRCL, a dramatic reimagining of Bram Stoker's Dracula, was nomin...

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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Manga Gets TV Anime at CloverWorks in 2025

Sep 16, 02:58

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Anime based on Saka Mikami's class gap romance manga ― Aniplex announced during its Aniplex Online Fest stream on Monday that CloverWorks is adapting Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) manga into a television anime premiering in 2025. Mikami drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga ...

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The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Series Review

Sep 15, 12:00

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Tatsuya makes a plan to deal with it. The plan works without a hitch, and everything is resolved. This is the pattern for all three arcs of this season. ― This, the third season of The Irregular At Magic High School, faces one major challenge right off the bat: its setting. The high school setting (magical or otherwise) is commonly used in fiction because it is part of the universal modern experience...

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Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana's Kirio Fanclub Manga Has Live-Action Show, Anime in the Works

Sep 15, 10:07

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Romantic comedy about 2 high school girls who share feelings for same classmate ― The manga creator Ponchan Chikyū No Osakana announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Kirio Fanclub manga has both a live-action television adaptation and an anime adaptation in the works. The creator teased that more details are coming soon: 🎉㊗️𝑩𝑰𝑮 𝑵𝑬𝑾𝑺㊗️🎉 pic.twitter.com/Cxi2fT2LAc— 地球のお魚ぽんちゃん@9/19霧尾ファンクラブ最...

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Voice & Stories Project Has Anime, Game in the Works

Sep 15, 09:20

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Story about competitors in stage recitals by Ko Nakamura (BanG Dream!, D4DJ) ― The first anniversary event for the Voice & Stories project revealed on Sunday that the project has anime and game adaptations in the works. Ko Nakamura, the original story creator of the BanG Dream! and D4DJ projects, conceived Voice & Stories as a new multimedia project in which fans can enjoy the themes of "character x ...

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SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary Anime Gets 2nd Season in April

Sep 14, 19:37

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Teppei Uenishi, Yume Miyamoto, Seiichiro Yamashita join cast ― TV Asahi announced on Sunday SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary, the television anime of Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin mystery novel series, will get a second season in April. The staff also revealed three new cast members. Teppei Uenishi plays Takahiko Urino Yume Miyamoto plays Tokiko Nakamaru Seiichiro Yamashita plays Yūto Hiya The new sea...

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Fate/Stay Night Remastered Game Review

Sep 14, 12:00

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This is a great way to experience one of the most iconic—and certainly long-awaited, in the case of the English-language market—visual novels of all time. ― It's very interesting that the Fate franchise has been so successful in the English language market without the official release of its source material: the 2004 visual novel by Type-Moon, Fate/stay night (FSN). I get that in this market, visual ...

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'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2025

Sep 13, 18:12

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Announced after season 1's Friday finale ― The television anime of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel ended its first season on Friday with an announcement of a second season in 2025. Character designer Yūki Hino drew the following illustration to celebrate the news: The anime premiered on BS NTV on July 13. The anime premiered on WOWOW on July 12. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs. The ...

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