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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

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

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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...

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'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime Gets 4th Season

Nov 17, 07:38

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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...

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Valis: The Fantasm Soldier Collection Volume 1 Game Review

Nov 16, 12:00

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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...

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Himitsu no AiPri TV Anime Gets 2nd Season

Nov 16, 07:44

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1st event devoted entirely to anime slated for January 25 ― 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...

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Kadokawa Lists Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody TV Anime With Sequel

Nov 15, 23:06

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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...

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The Anime Backlog - Pet Shop of Horrors

Nov 15, 15:30