Newsroom - April 2000

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

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The series' director and composition writer discuss the difficult aspects of working on an original anime and their feelings on social media. ― Where are these drifting jellyfish headed? A jellyfish dives into the big unknown blue and begins to swim! Illustrator Mahiru Kōzuki quit drawing after having her artwork ridiculed. Idol Kano Yamanouchi left her group Sunflower Dolls after causing a scandal....

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Answerman - Why is the nudity removed from the Ranma 1/2 remake?

Nov 11, 14:45

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Jerome discusses the recent "kewpie-fication" of Ranma in MAPPA's animated remake of the classic series. ― The internet asks: "Why is the nudity removed from the Ranma 1/2 remake?" [context: it's not censored; the new version doesn't include nipples like the previous version, and Ranma's been kewpie-dolled. Butt cracks were removed in a bath scene, too.”] This wouldn't be an Answerman column if we d...

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PreCure Max Heart Episodes 1-25 Anime Series Review

Nov 11, 12:00

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It may be early days for Pretty Cure, but the bones of what has made it such an enduring franchise are there. ― It feels obvious to say this, but Pretty Cure Max Heart, the second series in the franchise and a direct sequel to the first, is still finding its way in the greater scheme of things. While direct sequels aren't unheard of in the franchise (and indeed the fifth season is a direct sequel to ...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Oct 29-Nov 4

Nov 10, 22:30

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dandadan dandadan dandadan DANdadan♫ dandadan♫ dandadan dandadan dandadan DANdadan♫ dandadan♫ dandadan dandadan dandadan danDADAN♫ dandadan♫ DANDADAN DANDADAN DANDADAN! ― 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 rankin...

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Oblivion Battery Baseball Anime Gets 2nd Season

Nov 10, 06:29

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1st season premiered on April 9 ― Kadokawa revealed in an announcement video on Sunday that the television anime of Eko Mikawa's Oblivion Battery (Bōkyaku Battery) baseball manga will get a second season. The anime's first season premiered on April 9. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. The anime stars: Toshiki Masuda as Haruka Kiyomine Mamoru Miyano as Kei Kaname Yōhei Azakami as Ao...

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Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Project Gets 'Japan's 1st Interactive Film' on February 21

Nov 10, 02:06