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USA Today Booklist, October 6-12
posted on by Egan Loo
Naruto 31 falls to #141 as only manga on American bestseller list
Volume 31 of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto (Viz Media) manages to stay in the USA Today newspaper's list of the top 150 bestselling books during the week of October 6-12. The book fell again from #114 to #141, but it set a record for manga when it debuted at #24 last month.
Toshiyuki Morikawa reprises role in October anime― TV Asahi announced on Wednesday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Yōichi Tsukahara's Nohara Hiroshi Hirumeshi no Ryūgi (The Style of Hiroshi Nohara's Lunch) spinoff manga of Crayon Shin-chan. The anime will premiere on BS Asahi in October. Toshiyuki Morikawa reprises his role from the Crayon Shin-chan anime as Hiroshi Nohara. Tsu...
Lucas and Steve discuss the new and old trends of anime in movie theaters.― Lucas and Steve discuss the new and old trends of anime in movie theaters. 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. Fire Punch and Chainsaw Man are available on the Shonen Jump App. DAN DA DAN ...
This story is hard to recommend based on the first volume, but it really gets better after this point.― I Want to Love You Till You're Dying Day feels like a small story with grand ambitions. It's very humble and almost quiet in its approach to storytelling. Not a lot happens throughout this first volume, but every few pages you'll see an image or a character make a comment alluding to something muc...
Newly available to Western gamers, Uchikoshi talked to us about the evolution of his themes, his popularity overseas, and how COVID changed his thoughts on sci-fi themes.―
Kotaro Uchikoshi has garnered something of an international cult fandom. He's known for science fiction-themed adventure games such as Zero Escape and AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES and his collaboration with Danganronpa creator Kazutaka ...
If there’s a theme to be traced in this volume, it’s the idea of when it’s okay to be two-faced.― When is it safe to be yourself? That's maybe a more intense question than you'd expect from Fall in Love, You False Angels, which is unquestionably a romantic comedy. But that doesn't mean that it lacks any heavier subtext, and the story of Otogi and Toki can be read in such a way to facilitate discussi...
Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ manga launches this spring― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime of Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's manga Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ (Duel Masters LOST: Reaper of the Moon) announced the end of the series with its fourth and final episode's premiere on February 28, and also revealed a new manga and anime series titled Duel ...
After several weeks coming close, Zenshu grabs the top spot this week! And in the cumulative, Orb narrowly reclaims #1 from Apothecary Diaries. Discover what else is moving in the 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 m...
Yoshinori Odaka directs series at Tatsunoko Production × SynergySP― Masuo Kinoko's A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai (Sozai Saishuka no Isekai Ryokouki) light novel series is receiving a television anime adaptation. Yoshinori Odaka (40-Shūnen da yo! Coro Coro All-Star Shōgakkō is directing the anime at the studios Tatsunoko Production and SynergySP. Gigaemon Ichikawa (Chikasugi Idol Akae-chan, Black ...
With a very readable translation and art that’s pretty enough, this is an easy read.― Light novels certainly don't lack for terrible families. Beleaguered protagonists often suffer at the hands of callous stepmothers, dreadful siblings, and neglectful fathers, no matter what the genre. The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom is no exception. Although it plays wit...
Kei Umabiki directs anime at 100studio― Viz Media announced during its panel at Emerald City Comic Con on Saturday that Tsuyoshi Takaki's Black Torch manga is receiving an anime adaptation "soon." Kei Umabiki (ClassicaLoid, Quality Assurance in Another World) is directing the anime at 100studio. Gō Suzuki (Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale, Minami-ke Tadaima) is designing the characters, Gig...
Despite its title, this series has less in common with fairy tales and more with classic children’s literature, complete with plucky orphans, gruff-but-kind adults, and alarmingly tragic backstories.― Despite its title, this Taiwanese manhua has less in common with fairy tales and more with classic English children's literature, where spunky kids befriend gruff-but-kind adults over a shared hobby or...