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Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Limited Edition Blu-ray Review
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 ...
The Importance of 'Blue' in Blue Period: Interview with Tsubasa Yamaguchi
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...
Ryo Hiromatsu's 'Uglymug, Epicfighter' Novel Gets TV Anime
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...
TV Anime of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura Manga Confirmed
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...
Make a Girl Anime Film Review
Make a Girl is, simply put, a film with some interesting ideas but poor execution.
― Three major problems hamper Make a Girl as a film. The first is its very premise. Akira offhandedly makes Zero, a literal living, breathing girl, from nothing. Born a teenager, his lab-grown girl already knows at birth all the information needed to live in human society (like language skills and critical thinking)—ev...
'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime Gets 4th Season
3rd season premiered in 2022
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga announced in a video on Sunday that the anime will get a fourth season. The announcement coincides with the anime's fifth anniversary, and was first made at the "Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Anime Special Event Devi...
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection Volume 1 Game Review
The first volume of Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection arrives on Steam. Is this groundbreaking series the stuff of classics or just a history lesson?
― What place does the Valis series have in the history of video games? Well, it didn't create a new field or become a worldwide phenomenon, but in 1986, the original Valis: The Fantasm Soldier indeed blazed a trail for games that sold themselves chi...
Himitsu no AiPri TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st event devoted entirely to anime slated for January 25
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The "Pretty Series Crossing Live 2024" event announced on Saturday that production on a second season of the Himitsu no AiPri (Secret AiPri) television anime has been green-lit. In addition, the first event entirely dedicated to Himitsu no AiPri will happen on January 25 at Tokyo's Bunkyo Civic Hall. The first season stars Minori Fujidera a...
Kadokawa Lists Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody TV Anime With Sequel
1st anime debuted in January 2018
― Kadokawa's listing of the 18th volume Ayamegumu's manga adaptation of storywriter Hiro Ainana and character designer shri's Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyōsōkyoku) light novel series features a cover image that states that a sequel television anime is in production. The 18th volume will ship on December 9. The televi...
The Anime Backlog - Pet Shop of Horrors
Lynzee tackles another Madhouse classic featuring mermaids, kirin, medusa, and heaping piles of killer rabbits.
― Hey there Loggers*, I hope you all had a great Halloween! We're moving into the festive months of the year but it's always Samhain in my heart. If you're wondering what's kept me busy lately, go take a look at Fall Manga Guide, the Fall Light Novel Guide, the K-Comics Guide, and be sure ...
Ghost Cat Anzu Anime Movie Review
Ghost Cat Anzu is a deeply strange but entertaining film that, although it seems to start as a silly comedy, proves to be profoundly emotionally intelligent and interesting.
― On paper, Ghost Cat Anzu would seem to be this year's most family-friendly offering at the annual Scotland Loves Anime Film Festival, now in its 15th year. Compared to most other films, the audience was certainly composed of a ...
Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon Novels Get Anime
Shisui Meikyou debuted story in April 2020 with manga adaptation in May 2021
― Hobby Japan announced on Friday that Shisui Meikyou and tef's Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to the Gift of an Unlimited Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge on My Former Party Members (Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gif...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Nov 5-11
Natsume grabs the top spot this week, just one step ahead of Orb and Blue Box. See how all your favorites fared in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 based on how people r...
This Week in Games - Is There More 2D Zelda on the Horizon?
After the success of Echoes of Wisdom, Zelda series producer Eiji Aonuma hopes so. Plus, a Nintendo Direct from the new Donkey Kong theme park area and more!
― Welcome back, folks! We had a busy week—for one thing, that big important project that I couldn't refuse is finally out. It was reviewing Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake! The review is out now. Getting to cover Dragon Quest III was a blast, and ...
The Moon on a Rainy Night Manga Gets TV Anime
Anime to be distributed worldwide in various countries
― Kodansha USA Publishing revealed on Friday that Kuzushiro's The Moon on a Rainy Night (Amayo no Tsuki) manga is getting a television anime. The anime will be distributed worldwide in various countries. Kuzushiro drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement: The staff also unveiled the anime's logo: Kodansha USA licensed the manga, and i...
The Complete Sword Art Online Anime Timeline
Sword Art Online is a massive anime juggernaut. With so much going on across the various story arcs, it can be hard to picture when exactly events occurred about one another. Don't worry, we've got you covered.
― Sword Art Online is a massive anime juggernaut. Since it first aired in 2012, it has expanded into a franchise with nearly a hundred episodes across four TV series, a feature film, and an O...
The Complicated Process of Color Design in Anime - An Interview with Nokotan's Arisa Komatsu
Many unsung heroes have a vital part in getting your favorite anime made. Let's take a look at the art of color design with Wit Studio's Arisa Komatsu.
― When you think of anime production, you probably think of the directors, animators, and writers. But of course, there are many unsung heroes who have a vital part in getting your favorite anime made. Once such overlooked position is that of color d...
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Anime Gets Sequel, Spinoff Game About Kokorowa, Smartphone Game
English-subbed trailer streamed for Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation game
― Developer Edelweiss announced on Thursday a sequel for the television anime adaptation of its side-scrolling action role-playing game Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin (Tensui no Sakuna Hime), a new spinoff game Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation (Sakuna Hime Gaiden: Kokorowa to Sо̄sei no Haguru...
The Fall 2024 K-Comics Guide
It's the final update of our K-Comics Guide! Be sure to come and find your next series; whether you're into social justice, historical romance, or isekai, there's something for everyone!
― 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...
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