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This Week in Anime - What's Going With BLUE LOCK'S Animation?

Nov 14, 11:00

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Chris and Coop dig into the awkward animation mess that is Blue Lock's second season and wonder whether or not the industry will manage to change. ― Chris and Coop dig into the awkward animation mess that is Blue Lock's second season and wonder whether or not the industry will manage to change. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anim...

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Oshi no Ko Writer Aka Akasaka to Launch New Manga Series Next Spring

Nov 13, 21:55

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Ajichika to illustrate series with composition by Aoi Kujira ― This year's 50th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Oshi no Ko writer Aka Akasaka is conceiving the original story for a new manga series launching in the magazine in Spring 2025. Record of Ragnarok artist Ajichika is drawing the series, and Aoi Kujira (Geek Circle Crisis) is composing the series' story. Th...

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The Fall 2024 K-Comics Guide

Nov 13, 12:49

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The K-Comics Guide's second update features action, amnesia, and the inescapable omegaverse. Check it out! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2024 K-Comics Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included manhwa was published in September or October or is an upcoming November release, although some are ongoing titles without a physical release. These have all been put under "November," si...

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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Video Game Review

Nov 13, 10:00

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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake takes an already-seminal title and makes it one of the must-play games of 2024. ― Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation is already a seminal title among Japanese RPGs: a pillar of the genre whose influences run wide and deep across Japanese pop culture. Countless games have come in its wake, all inspired by that original game and its many creative decisions. The decis...

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Onward to the Alvarez Empire: Hiroshi Kataoka Discusses FAIRY TAIL 2

Nov 13, 09:00

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The longtime action RPG producer acknowledges the criticism levied against the original FAIRY TAIL game and how this sequel will offer a fundamentally different experience. ― Can you name a popular anime that doesn't have a tie-in video game? Sure, there are some rare exceptions, but just about every anime series that's even moderately popular will get the video game treatment sooner or later. Some ...

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This Week in Anime - Looking Back

Nov 12, 12:00

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Steve and Lucas discuss creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back film in all of its heartbreaking glory. ― Steve and Lucas discuss creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back film in all of its heartbreaking glory. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning...

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Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime Movie Review

Nov 12, 12:00

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While I enjoyed the action aspects of Birth of Kitaro, I can't say it works that well as an entry point for new fans. ― Modern folklore-focused anime and manga owe a huge debt to the work of 1960s manga GeGeGe no Kitaro's artist and writer Shigeru Mizuki. A second world war veteran, the traumatic amputation of his left arm, due to an air raid explosion, never held back his pre-existing artistic ambit...

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Newtype exclusive interview: Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Ryōhei Takeshita and Composition Writer/Screenwriter Yūki Yaku

Nov 12, 01:40