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Summer Pockets Anime Series Review
For better or for worse, Summer Pockets is a quintessential Key anime.
― If you like your anime despair in “but surrounded by romanceable girls” flavor, there's a pretty good chance that you're already familiar with Key—or at least, familiar with their works, whether it's their visual novel source material or the anime adaptations that several of them have. But if you're not, Key is a visual novel st...
Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Volumes 1-3 Manga Review
If there’s one thing that these volumes have going for them, it’s that both Ichikura and Momose earnestly want to change.
― The high school debut or glow-up has become a staple of shoujo and shounen romances in recent decades. You know the story: a kid who was bullied or ignored or perhaps bad in middle school decides that since high school is a chance to start over, they're going to make some seriou...
This Week in Games - Final Fantasy Readers Digest
Jean-Karlo dives into the latest FF14 announcements, from a new expansion to a campaign at Jollibees! Plus, the pros and cons of the Steam Deck.
― Welcome back, folks! I had a spectacular weekend where I was able to enjoy seeing The Labyrinth on the big screen. Having originally seen it on the Disney Channel decades ago, I missed a lot of the visual flourishes. I especially liked a set of stones arra...
This Week in Anime - The Haruhi That You Might Have Forgotten
The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya.
― The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler...
Tomodachi Life- Living the Dream Game Review
With its charming sense of humor and near endless amounts of well-constructed chaos, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is almost impossible to put down…I just wish that experience were easier to share with others
― The original Tomodachi Life on the 3DS was one of those games that completely flew under the radar for me, and while I remember being pretty impressed with some of the Miis I saw people sho...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 1-21
The Spring season is off to a booming start with anime adaptations of big-name manga such as Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Witch Hat Atelier, and Akane-banashi.
― 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 ba...
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Anime Series Review
Dark Moon: the Blood Altar, isn’t necessarily a good show, but it’s definitely a good time.
― It's impressive how much of the Dark Moon franchise has made it into English. Created by HYBE, the Korean boy band ENHYPEN, and the Japanese boy band &Team, the series originated as a Wattpad webnovel and a webtoon simultaneously, and then as an anime – all three of which are available as of this writing. (P...
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Dinners with My Darling Fantasy Romance Manga Has Anime in the Works
Anime adapts Toi Ishino's manga based on Mugi Mameta's novel series
― Futabasha's Gaugau Monster manga service announced on Thursday that Toi Ishino's manga adaptation of Mugi Mameta's Dinners with My Darling - How the Former Monster King Ate Her Way to Happiness (Aisanai to Iwaremashite mo: Moto Maō no Hakushaku Reijō wa Kimajime Gunjin ni Edzuke o Sarete Shiawase ni Naru) light novel series has an ...
The World's Strongest Witch Fantasy Novels Get TV Anime in October
Azusa Tachibana stars in anime about girl discovering walkthrough website to her own world
― Square Enix announced on Friday that Mochimaru Sakaki's The World's Strongest Witch: I'm Starting My Free Life in a World Where Only I Can See the Online Strategy Guide (Sekai Saikyō no Majo, Hajimemashita: Watashi dake "Kōryaku Site" o Mireru Sekai de Jiyū ni Ikimasu) light novel series is inspiring a televi...
Popolocrois Story Manga Creator Yousuke Tamori Dies at 74
Tamori died on April 10, private funeral was held
― The official website of the Japan Cartoonists Association announced on April 20 that manga author Yousuke Tamori had died on April 10. He was 74.A private funeral attended by family members was held, in accordance with Tamori's wishes. Tamori's personal website has also posted an announcement regarding his death. The website also posted a previous m...
Art Director Kazuo Ebisawa Dies
ufotable revealed Ebisawa died on April 14
― Animation studio ufotable revealed on Thursday that art director Kazuo Ebisawa died on April 14. There was a funeral service on April 20. Ebisawa served as a background artist and art director for numerous anime, including Today's Menu for Emiya Family, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, GYO: Tokyo Fish Attac...
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season #5 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family #4 [rate]
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword #4 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Adds Galaxy Kickoff!! Soccer TV Anime
2012 anime centers on boy who starts new team after soccer club breaks up
― Crunchyroll began streaming all 39 episodes of the 2012 Galaxy Kickoff!! (Ginga e Kickoff!!) anime with Japanese audio and English subtitles on Friday. Crunchyroll describes the anime:
When a soccer club breaks up due to a lack of players, one boy aims to start a new team, inspired by a girl who plays professionally. The ser...
HIDIVE to Stream English Dubs for Petals of Reincarnation, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Season 2, 2 More Titles
Kirio Fan Club, Yowayowa Sensei also receive dubs
― HIDIVE announced on Friday it will release English dubs for the the television anime of Petals of Reincarnation, the second season of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, the anime of Kirio Fan Club, and the television anime of Yowayowa Sensei.The release schedule is as follows:Petals of Reincarnation: May 13The Most Hereti...
Tezuka: God of Manga Documentary Film Streams Trailer
Director Jason Andrew Cohn, Bread & Butter Films to launch Kickstarter campaign for feature-length documentary about Osamu Tezuka
― The Tezuka Productions YouTube channel began streaming on Friday the first trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary on Osamu Tezuka titled Tezuka: God of Manga. The documentary project will have a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that will begin on an as of y...
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Rooster Fighter #8 [rate]
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Pragmata's Diana 'Hacks' Monster Hunter's Social Media
Diana: “Hunters fight all these huge monsters and they can't hack them? Maybe bots aren't that bad after all!”
― Monster Hunter fans woke up to shocking news on Wednesday. The Monster Hunter games' social media had been “hacked” by hit video game Pragmata's Diana. The renamed “Diana Monster Hunter” account made a mysterious post in binary code with a video of Diana reciting the digits. According to t...
Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Fighting Game's DLC Character Zohar The 'Doppelganger' Debuts in Summer 2026
Game launched for PS5, PS4, Switch, PC via Steam in January 2024
― Arc System Works America announced on Friday it will release the new DLC character Zohar The "Doppelganger" for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, the newest installment in French Bread's original Under Night In-Birth 2D fighting game series, in summer 2026. The company revealed images of the character. IMG uni2-zohar-image-1.jpg
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #29 [rate]
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Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Game's Trailer Introduces Fighting Avengers
Fighting Avengers team includes Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Black Panther
― Sony Interactive Entertainment began streaming a new trailer on Sunday for PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Games' Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls 4v4 tag team fighter game. The trailer highlights the Fighting Avengers team, featuring Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, and Black Panther. English version Japan...
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Star Detective Precure! #14 [rate]
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'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Season 4 Casts Miki Nagasawa, Yuka Terasaki
Music festival judges Devimuse, Mei Mei appear in episode 5
― The staff for the anime of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga confirmed two cast members for the music festival judges in the anime's fourth season on Saturday. Both characters appeared in episode 5 on Saturday. Miki Nagasawa plays Kyupa, the president of the major idol agency Devimuse. Yuka Te...
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MAO #5 [rate]
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Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! #4 [rate]
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Scum of the Brave #16 [rate]
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Kusunoki's Garden of Gods #5 [rate]
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Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring #6 [rate]
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Summer Pockets Anime Series Review
For better or for worse, Summer Pockets is a quintessential Key anime.
― If you like your anime despair in “but surrounded by romanceable girls” flavor, there's a pretty good chance that you're already familiar with Key—or at least, familiar with their works, whether it's their visual novel source material or the anime adaptations that several of them have. But if you're not, Key is a visual novel st...
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Akane-banashi #5 [rate]
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm #5 [rate]
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Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy #5 [rate]
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Casts Akira Ishida
Asuma Kagemori appeared in episode 5
― The staff for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga confirmed on Sunday that Akira Ishida is playing Asuma Kagemori. Asuma is the second-born son of the Kagemori family, and he appeared in episode 5 on Saturday. The anime premiered on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV channels on April 4 at 11:30 p...
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Needy Girl Overdose #5 [rate]
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KidariStudio Wraps Filming for Short-Form Live-Action Adaptation of Wild Eyes Webtoon
Webtoon tells story of exiled crown prince, assassin tasked to kill him
― Korean webtoon and web novel production company Kidari Studio revealed on April 28 it is moving forward with its latest webtoon adaptation for the newly launched short-form video platform Lezhin Snack with a live-action adaptation of the Wild Eyes webtoon. The short-form adaptation completed filming on April 16, and the projec...
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Kill Blue #4 [rate]
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Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage #6 [rate]
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Kakao Entertainment to Launch Webtoon Adaptation of Suji Kim's The Forgotten Meadows Web Novel
New story takes place in same universe as Under the Oak Tree
― Kakao Entertainment announced on April 29 it will release a webtoon adaptation of The Forgotten Meadows, a new web novel by Suji Kim, on May 5 via KakaoPage and Kakao Webtoon. The project has drawn attention as the latest work from Kim, the author behind the global hit Under the Oak Tree, which became the first Korean web novel to enter ...
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Yowayowa Sensei #4 [rate]
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Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko Dodgeball Anime Unveils i☆Ris Ending Song, Another Cast Member
Yūki Wakai voices Saint Arrows Academy's team leader
― The staff for the television anime of Tetsuhiro Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga announced information on the anime's ending theme song and another cast member on Saturday. The voice acting idol unit i☆Ris is performing the ending theme song "Welcome to Azatosa World." Yūki Wakai voices Peiko Nikaidō, the leader of Saint Arrows Academ...
My Hero Academia Manga Short Gets Anime Short This Summer
"I am a hero too" anime short adapts manga short in Ultra Age fan book
― A manga short story that My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi drew for the My Hero Academia Fan Book: Ultra Age is inspiring a short anime. The anime short "I am a hero too" will debut this summer. My Hero Academia Fan Book: Ultra Age went on sale exactly one year earlier, to the day. "I am a hero too" is the second short an...
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Detective Conan #1200 [rate]
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The Quintessential Quintuplets Franchise Gets New TV Anime, New Original Video Anime
TV anime of sequel novel, OVA of previously unanimated manga chapters
― “The Quintessential Quintuplets Special Event 2026 in Toyota Arena Tokyo” announced on Saturday both a new television anime based on the Gotōbun no Hanayome: Shunkashūtō (The Quintessential Quintuplets: The Four Seasons) sequel novel series, and a new original video anime based on the manga chapters that have yet to be animated. ...
Korea's Largest Illegal Webtoon Site Newtoki Shuts Down Ahead of Crackdown
Operator of Newtoki announced all affiliated platforms would cease operations
― One of South Korea's largest illegal webtoon distribution sites, Newtoki, has abruptly shut down its services just weeks before the government rolls out a new rapid blocking system targeting copyright infringement. According to industry sources on April 27, the operator of Newtoki announced that all affiliated platforms ...
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My Hero Academia #171 [rate]
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun #5 [rate]
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #5 [rate]
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game to Add Mr. Karate as DLC Character
Character launches in May as part of game's Season Pass 2
― SNK revealed on Saturday that it will add Mr. Karate to the Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game in May. The character is part of the game's Season Pass 2. English announcement trailer Japanese announcement trailer Kim Jae Hoon, the first DLC character for Season Pass 2, launched on January 22. Nightmare Geese launched on February 26,...
Melty Blood:Twi-Lumina 2D Fighter Game Revealed for Release in Early 2027
Game to launch for PS5/4, Switch 2/Switch, Xbox One, PC via Steam
― Type-Moon announced on Saturday that it is developing the Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina 2D fighter game for release in early 2027 for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game will have voiceover in Japanese only, and text available in: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese,...
Voice Actor Tomoyo Kurosawa Announces Birth of 1st Child
Gundam GquuuuuuX, Sound! Euphonium cast member made announcement on May 1
― Voice actor Tomoyo Kurosawa announced on Friday that she had given birth to her first child. Kurosawa stated she is “cherishing every moment of motherhood and will continue to dedicate myself to my work as a voice actor.” As of press time, Kurosawa's announcement has received 111,000 likes and 2,100 replies, most of which ar...
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Rilakkuma #5 [rate]
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 26-May 2
Yandere Dark Elf anime; DOGGO, Grendizer U: The Inception, My Super-Cute Black Mage! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way from Another World! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 28 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Ako and Bambi Graphic Novel (GN) 7Please Yen Press US$15.00 Apr...
Needy Girl Overdose Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, May 2 Debut
KAngel/Ame-chan's voice to be revealed after season finishes
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming an English dub from Aniplex of America for the television anime of WSS (Why So Serious) Playground and Xemono's Needy Girl Overdose game (known as Needy Streamer Overload in English on Steam) on Saturday. The company revealed the English cast, but it noted that the voice of KAng...
Netflix, Crunchyroll Add 3rd Collection of Selected Episodes of Detective Conan Anime Featuring FBI
12 episodes never officially released in U.S. began streaming subbed/dubbed on Friday
― Netflix and Crunchyroll began streaming on Friday a third specially curated selection of 12 episodes from the Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime on Crunchyroll and Netflix. The selection is titled "FBI Intervention" and features episodes related to the FBI characters, all of which have never before been officiall...
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk #4 [rate]
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Pac-Man Gets New 'Snack Breaks' Animated Shorts on May 22
1st episode debuts on YouTube on May 22
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Friday that its Pac-Man franchise is getting a series of animated shorts titled "Pac-Man: Snack Breaks." The first episode will debut on the franchise's official YouTube channel on May 22, "Pac-Man Day," and new episodes will premiere every month. The company streamed a teaser trailer: Noah Pardo is directing the series ...
Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Volumes 1-3 Manga Review
If there’s one thing that these volumes have going for them, it’s that both Ichikura and Momose earnestly want to change.
― The high school debut or glow-up has become a staple of shoujo and shounen romances in recent decades. You know the story: a kid who was bullied or ignored or perhaps bad in middle school decides that since high school is a chance to start over, they're going to make some seriou...
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Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken #5 [rate]
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Drops of God #4 [rate]
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K Manga Adds Atsuko Namba's Square Up for Love, Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow Manga in English
Square Up for Love debuted in July 2024
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday and Friday that it has added Atsuko Namba's Square Up for Love (Koi Suru Shikaku) manga and Hajime Inoryū and Shōta Itō's Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow (Furitsumore Kodokuna Shi yo) manga in English. K Manga describes Square Up for Love's story:
Mize Takahashi is a 28-year-old office w...
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Snowball Earth #5 [rate]
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Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #5 [rate]
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Black Clover Manga Ends
Manga reached climax in 3-chapter finale
― This year's spring issue of Shueisha's Jump Giga magazine published the final three chapters of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga. Shueisha had previously announced that the manga would reach its climax in this issue. Tabata launched Black Clover in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2015. The manga moved to the quarterly Jump Giga magazine in 2023. Viz Media is ...
This Week in Games - Final Fantasy Readers Digest
Jean-Karlo dives into the latest FF14 announcements, from a new expansion to a campaign at Jollibees! Plus, the pros and cons of the Steam Deck.
― Welcome back, folks! I had a spectacular weekend where I was able to enjoy seeing The Labyrinth on the big screen. Having originally seen it on the Disney Channel decades ago, I missed a lot of the visual flourishes. I especially liked a set of stones arra...
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess #5 [rate]
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'100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You' Season 3 Slated for July 5
― The website for the third television anime season based on Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo) manga announced its July 5 premiere and unveiled a key visual and visuals for three heroines on Friday. Three of the season's new heroines are: Yamame Yasashiki, a garden...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2's 3rd Video Unveils Opening Song, July 8 Debut
Rock band Unicorn performs "Kurenai no Ha" opening
― NBCUniversal debuted the third full promotional video and the key visual for the second anime season based on Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series on Friday. The video ann...
A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even Anime Announces More Cast, Song Info, AX Preview
Ikumi Hasegawa, Yui Ogura, Ayumi Uehara co-star with songs by Ogura, Aguri Onishi
― The entertainment company Remow unveiled the key visual, more cast members, information on the theme song, and Anime Expo "sneak peek" for the anime of Metabo Hagure's A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires (Buchigire Reijō wa Hōfuku wo Chikaimashita. ~Madōsho no Chika...
Dinners with My Darling Fantasy Romance Manga Has Anime in the Works
Anime adapts Toi Ishino's manga based on Mugi Mameta's novel series
― Futabasha's Gaugau Monster manga service announced on Thursday that Toi Ishino's manga adaptation of Mugi Mameta's Dinners with My Darling - How the Former Monster King Ate Her Way to Happiness (Aisanai to Iwaremashite mo: Moto Maō no Hakushaku Reijō wa Kimajime Gunjin ni Edzuke o Sarete Shiawase ni Naru) light novel series has an ...
The World's Strongest Witch Fantasy Novels Get TV Anime in October
Azusa Tachibana stars in anime about girl discovering walkthrough website to her own world
― Square Enix announced on Friday that Mochimaru Sakaki's The World's Strongest Witch: I'm Starting My Free Life in a World Where Only I Can See the Online Strategy Guide (Sekai Saikyō no Majo, Hajimemashita: Watashi dake "Kōryaku Site" o Mireru Sekai de Jiyū ni Ikimasu) light novel series is inspiring a televi...
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Anime's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, July 7 Debut
Hanabie. performs "Inochi Mijikashi Tai Suru Otome yo!" opening
― The official website for the television anime of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai) manga posted the second teaser promotional video for the anime on Friday. The teaser announces a new cast member and the July 7 premiere date for the anime, and also reveals that th...
Chiikawa Anime Casts Momo Harumi as Furuhonya
Harumi voices secondhand book seller
― The anime of Nagano's Chiikawa manga began streaming its second promotional video on Friday. The video announces that Momo Harumi has joined the cast as Furuhonya (Secondhand Book Seller), who has a crab hair ornament.
The manga's television anime premiered in April 2022, and it previously aired every Friday within Fuji TV's morning news and entertainment progr...
CoMix Wave Films' 'Shiranui' Anime Short Unveils Cast in Trailer
Ano, Kana Hanazawa, Shinichirō Miki star in short film by CoMix Wave Films
― The official website for CoMix Wave Films' new anime short film "Shiranui" unveiled the full trailer for the short on Friday. The trailer announces more cast members for the short. The cast includes: Ano as the protagonist Minato
Kana Hanazawa as the mysterious girl Ben-chan
Shinichirō Miki as Masaru, Minato's father The fi...
1st-Ever 'One Piece Fest' to Open in Los Angeles on August 25-26
Event will feature immersive "Elbaph Experience" at Inglewood's Cosm Los Angeles
― Toei Animation announced on Thursday that it will host the "first-ever One Piece Fest" for the One Piece franchise at the Cosm Los Angeles in Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California on August 25 and 26, coinciding with this year's One Piece Day celebration. The event will also have a VIP Preview for guests and media on...
MAPPA Animates New Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Promotional Video
Hopefully, MAPPA's video leads to a full anime series someday
― MAPPA animated a promotional video for the Friday release of the third and final volume in the Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ (read as Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo) spinoff manga from Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami and Cipher Academy illustrator Yuji Iwasaki. The Jujutsu Kaisen franchise teased the video with the tagline, "End the cycle of curses." The ...
WEBTOON's ShootAround Heads to Big Screen as YA Live-Action Film
Aiyana K. White to write film based on Susanna Nousiainen's original webtoon
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Tuesday that Lion Forge Entertainment and Webtoon Productions are partnering to adapt the popular webcomic ShootAround into a young adult live-action feature film. The project's writer will be Aiyana K. White, (Severance, The Night Agent). Susanna Nousiainen's (Suspu) original...
Machibari's 'Aishiteru, Ore to Issho ni Shinde Kure' Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by Samoichi launches on May 15
― The June issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine announced on Tuesday that Machibari's Aishiteru, Ore to Issho ni Shinde Kure ~Zense de Watashi o Koroshita Otto ga Naze ka Guigui Sematte Kimasu~ (I love you, Die With Me ~My husband, Who Killed Me in My Past Life, Is Now Aggressively Pursuing Me for Some Reason~) novel is getting a manga ...
Shōwa no Gurazeni Ends 10th Part, Returns in Fall
Also: Gurazeni Dai League-hen manga resumes in late June
― This year's combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the 90th chapter of Shōwa no Gurazeni, Kawa's spinoff of Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi's Gurazeni Dai League-hen (Gurazeni Big League Arc) manga, on Thursday. The chapter is the last one of the manga's 10th part, and the series will continue with the 11th part ...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens at #1 in Japan, Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 Anime Opens at #4
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway anime film drops to #2, top 10 also includes Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Doraemon
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — opened at #1 at the Japanese box office. The film sold 1.121 million tickets and earned 1,601,093,600 yen (about US$9.96 million) in its first three days.The f...
Keishi Ayasato's Hitokui Oni no Hanayome Manga Ends
Final volume ships on May 29
― This year's 12th issue of Kodansha's ARTEMIS by sirius magazine published the final chapter of Keishi Ayasato's Hitokui Oni no Hanayome (The Bride of the Man-Eating Demon) manga on Thursday. The fourth and final compiled book volume will ship on May 29.Ayasato launched the series on Kodansha's Palcy app in November 2024. The series moved to Kodansha's ARTEMIS by sirius ...
Miko Yasu Launches DanDon Manga Spinoff
5-chapter manga SagaDon debuts on May 14
― The combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that Miko Yasu will launch a spinoff to DanDon titled SagaDon in the next issue on May 14.The title will run for five chapters.DanDon is a historical comedy manga, set during the end of the Edo period, which depicts the Father of the Japanese Police (Kawaji Toshiyoshi). Wit...
'My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?!' Anime Reveals Main Cast/Staff, July Debut
Riku Miyazora, Hitomi Yanagi star in studio HōKIBOSHI anime
― The official website of My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?! (Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga Sexy Joyū datta Hanashi.), the television anime of Nigō Shōji's Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga AV Joyū datta Hanashi. (The Story of Someya, My Classmate in a College Seminar, Was an AV Actress) manga, opened last Friday and revealed ...
Music Awards Japan Nominates Kenshi Yonezu's 'Iris Out,' Sakanaction's 'Kaiju,' AiNA THE END's 'On The Way' for Best Song
Kenshi Yonezu & Hikaru Utada's "JANE DOE," FRUITS ZIPPER's "Hacha Mecha Wacha life!" also nominated
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced on Thursday the nominees for its inaugural Music Awards Japan event. The awards nominated Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" (from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc), Sakanaction's "Kaiju" (from Orb: On the Movements of the...
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Killed Again, Mr. Detective? #5 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - The Haruhi That You Might Have Forgotten
The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya.
― The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler...
Popolocrois Story Manga Creator Yousuke Tamori Dies at 74
Tamori died on April 10, private funeral was held
― The official website of the Japan Cartoonists Association announced on April 20 that manga author Yousuke Tamori had died on April 10. He was 74.A private funeral attended by family members was held, in accordance with Tamori's wishes. Tamori's personal website has also posted an announcement regarding his death. The website also posted a previous m...
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ #5 [rate]
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Art Director Kazuo Ebisawa Dies
ufotable revealed Ebisawa died on April 14
― Animation studio ufotable revealed on Thursday that art director Kazuo Ebisawa died on April 14. There was a funeral service on April 20. Ebisawa served as a background artist and art director for numerous anime, including Today's Menu for Emiya Family, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, GYO: Tokyo Fish Attac...
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Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA #4 [rate]
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Petals of Reincarnation #5 [rate]
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Tomodachi Life- Living the Dream Game Review
With its charming sense of humor and near endless amounts of well-constructed chaos, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is almost impossible to put down…I just wish that experience were easier to share with others
― The original Tomodachi Life on the 3DS was one of those games that completely flew under the radar for me, and while I remember being pretty impressed with some of the Miis I saw people sho...
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Kirio Fan Club #5 [rate]
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Ramparts of Ice #5 [rate]
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New Resident Evil Reboot Film Unveils Teaser Trailer
Zach Cregger's film opens on September 18
― Sony Pictures Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a trailer for the new live-action reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise: The film will open in theaters on September 18. The film stars Austin Abrams (Weapons, Euphoria, Wolfs) as Bryan. The cast also includes Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell, Bla...
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 ‒ Episode 4
The question this episode poses is simple: "Who is Flugel?" The answer is anything but.
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Dr. Stone: Science Future #29 [rate]
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Always a Catch! ‒ Episode 5
This girl has been positively spoiling for a fight in the only positive use of the expression I’ve ever seen.
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Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? #4 [rate]
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Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King #4 [rate]
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Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film's 3rd Trailer Reveals 2 New Magical Girls, More Staff
Shion Wakayama, Tomoyo Kurosawa voice new magical girls Shichōka, Selma Therese
― Aniplex started streaming on Thursday the third full trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film. The trailer revealed two new magical girls and th...
Webtoon, Kadokawa Launch Studio White for Webcomics Starting With Lodoss Spinoff
Sword Art Online, Slayers, The Familiar of Zero also teased for original webcomics
― LINE Digital Frontier, part of Webtoon Entertainment, has announced the launch of Studio White, a new webcomic production label created in collaboration with Kadokawa and RedIce Studio. The new studio will focus on adapting well-known Japanese intellectual properties into original webcomics for global audiences, to ...
Gou Tanabe Launches Manga of H.P. Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Novella
Manga debuted on April 1
― Manga creator Gou Tanabe launched a manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (Charles Ward no Kikai na Jiken) horror novella in Kadokawa's Kadocomi website (under the Comic Beam label) on April 1.The original story follows Marinus Bicknell Willett, the doctor for the noted Ward family of Rhode Island, investigating the case of the supposed madnes...