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Tales of Wedding Rings II Anime Series Review
The story is as bland and unimaginative as they come, without much of anything to give it any much-needed oomph.
― Pretense is king in the realm of romance—especially harem anime. By Arceus, there must be an excuse, no matter how canned or flimsy, for love interests to, say, share an indirect kiss, fall on top of each other, or for one of them to need to give the other mouth-to-mouth. That's simply h...
Answerman - The Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Are the Crunchyroll Anime Awards legitimate or just a self-congratulatory effort by a platform seeking to dominate the market? Jerome digs in.
― A Reader asks: Dear Answerman, with the Crunchyroll Anime Awards hitting their 10th anniversary this May, I keep seeing people call it "the Oscars of anime," but that never quite rings true to me. The Oscars are voted on by the people who make films. The An...
This Week in Mobile Games - Shady Business and Summertime Stick Figure Smash/Growth
A new game seems to have marked similarities to Blue Archive, while blue armor is the order of the day over in DragonQuest. Plus a red-hot summer update for Love and Deep Space!
― It's time again, and I find myself wondering, "What the heck's going on with all my hotbars?" Yep, I've gotten back into Final Fantasy XIV, hyped up on the prospect of the just-announced Evercold expansion, coming next year...
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None Season 1 Anime Series Review
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None is hampered by its own premise as much as it is helped.
― Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None is far from the first “banished from the heroes' party” fantasy story in recent years. In fact, it hits many of the key tropes of this sub-genre. Orhun is looked down upon by his party members for being weak—yet he's actually both the logistical linchpin and the strongest memb...
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...
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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...
That's My Atypical Girl's Renji Morita Launches New Manga on May 24
Makanai Deka no Chōshu Meshi gourmet comedy manga follows detective who solves cases with delicious food
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web website revealed on Friday that manga artist Renji Morita will launch a new manga titled Makanai Deka no Chōshu Meshi (The Detective's Meal During Questioning) on May 24. Morita also announced the new manga on their X (formerly Twitter) account. Morita stated that the mang...
Snowball Earth ‒ Episode 5
Once again, another case where things could have been great, if it weren't for one big obvious problem.
Masakazu Suzuki Launches 'Complete Edition' of Matorism Manga
Original series about narcotics agents ended in 2020
― Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch platform announced on Friday Masakazu Suzuki will launch a new "Complete Edition" of the 2017 manga series Matorism on the platform on May 15. The new version will contain numerous revisions. Suzuki is also in charge of composition for writer Hironori Jinno and artist Nozomi Ishizu's Kaigo to Hyena (Caregiving and Hyenas...
Tales of Wedding Rings II Anime Series Review
The story is as bland and unimaginative as they come, without much of anything to give it any much-needed oomph.
― Pretense is king in the realm of romance—especially harem anime. By Arceus, there must be an excuse, no matter how canned or flimsy, for love interests to, say, share an indirect kiss, fall on top of each other, or for one of them to need to give the other mouth-to-mouth. That's simply h...
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 29
The one thing that I love the most about Dr. Stone, the aspect that keeps me returning to watch every new episode with fresh anticipation, is its relentless optimism.
GameStop Makes Bid to Buy eBay
GameStop submits non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay at $125 per share in cash/stock
― GameStop announced on Sunday that it has submitted a non-binding proposal to acquire 100% of eBay at US$125 per share in cash and common stock at 50% each with full shareholder election rights. The company is filing a Schedule 13D and HSR notification, related to acquisitions, on Monday. GameStop currently...
Manga UP! Global Adds Charlotte: The Tale of a Castle Maid, 'My Faceless Classmate, Wakao' Manga
My Faceless Classmate, Wakao launched in October 2023, Charlotte: The Tale of a Castle Maid in February 2024
― Manga Up! Global launched in English Inariyama's My Faceless Classmate, Wakao (Tonari no Wakao-san wa Miesōde Mienai) manga on Thursday and Mika Totsuki's manga adaptation of Syuu's Charlotte: The Tale of a Castle Maid (Charlotte: Toaru Jijo no Shirozukae Monogatari) light novel series on Tu...
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Liar Game #5 [rate]
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Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 to Give Away 3 Short Stories by Original Author Ayano Takeda
Attendees receive short stories as admission gifts in film's 3rd week of screening in Japan
― The staff for Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 (Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Zenpen), the first part in the Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie project, announced on Monday that three original short stories written by the original novels' author Ayano Takeda will be distributed in limited quantitie...
Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA ‒ Episodes 3-4
Awajima's third episode is a tremendous accomplishment that raises the bar for the other scenes to come.
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Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt #5 [rate]
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Golden Man Manga to End With 11th Volume in September
Series about hero who disappears, man with amnesia debuted in 2024
― The ninth volume of artist Kōji Megumi and writer Petosu's Golden Man manga announced on Friday the series will end with the 11th volume. Kodansha will publish the 10th and 11th volumes simultaneously in September. Yen Press will publish the manga in English starting in August, and it describes the story: Golden Man, the great hero...
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Opens at #9 in U.S.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ranking at #2 earning US$402,676,935
― That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise, opened at #9 at the United States box office on Friday. The film screened in 837 ...
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Farming Life in Another World 2 #5 [rate]
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Witch Hat Atelier #6 [rate]
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Answerman - The Crunchyroll Anime Awards
Are the Crunchyroll Anime Awards legitimate or just a self-congratulatory effort by a platform seeking to dominate the market? Jerome digs in.
― A Reader asks: Dear Answerman, with the Crunchyroll Anime Awards hitting their 10th anniversary this May, I keep seeing people call it "the Oscars of anime," but that never quite rings true to me. The Oscars are voted on by the people who make films. The An...
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring ‒ Episode 6
I think Agents of the Four Seasons could stand to learn a lesson or two about the importance of killing its darlings.
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 20-26
Tomodachi Life stays at #1, Pragmata for Switch 2 debuts at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 20-26 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw Tomodachi Life Nintendo April 16 178,533 743,938 2NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 17,039 927,044 3NSw 2 Pragmata Capcom April 24 14,453 14,453 4PS5 Pragmata Capcom April 17 12,786 49,256 5NSw Matsurika no Kei -kEi- Tenmei Ka...
This Week in Mobile Games - Shady Business and Summertime Stick Figure Smash/Growth
A new game seems to have marked similarities to Blue Archive, while blue armor is the order of the day over in DragonQuest. Plus a red-hot summer update for Love and Deep Space!
― It's time again, and I find myself wondering, "What the heck's going on with all my hotbars?" Yep, I've gotten back into Final Fantasy XIV, hyped up on the prospect of the just-announced Evercold expansion, coming next year...
Dorohedoro Season 2 ‒ Episode 7
Dorohedoro treats us with oodles of corpse slapstick this week. If you weren't howling at Fujita's antics with Ebisu and Kikurage, then we have very different senses of humor.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ More
While the ending of My Hero Academia has come and gone, I'll never say no to a little bit…more.
'If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love' Manga Ends
Series reaches 500,000 copies in circulation
― Hakusensha's Manga Park platform is publishing the final chapter of Maru Kubota's If It's You, I Might Try Falling in Love (Kimi to Nara Koi o Shitemite mo) manga. The platform published the first part of the final chapter on April 17 and will publish the fifth part on May 8. The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hanamaru Comics also announced on...
Seraph of the End Manga to End With 37th Volume
36th volume of Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya's manga shipped on May 1
― The afterword of the 36th volume of Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, and Daisuke Furuya's Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign (Owari no Seraph) manga revealed on Friday the manga will end in its 37th volume. Kagami, Yamamoto, and storyboard artist Furuya launched the original Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign manga in...
BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita Anime Reveals July 2 Debut
Series inspired by BanG Dream! project's Mugendai Mewtype virtual girl band to air 1st 3 episodes all at once
― The official website for BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita, a television anime inspired by the BanG Dream! project's Mugendai Mewtype (also known as YumeMita) virtual girl band, revealed on Monday that the anime will debut with its first three episodes on July 2 on the Tokyo MX channel at 11:00 p.m. JS...
Warner Bros. Japan Launches Looney Tunes Gokko Short Anime
Anime's 1st episode premiered on YouTube on April 30
― The official YouTube channel of Warner Bros. Japan started streaming on April 29 a trailer for a new short anime based on Looney Tunes characters titled Looney Tunes Gokko.Warner Bros. Japan then debuted the short anime's first episode the next day, on April 30. The episode features Bugs Bunny, Lola Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Road...
Tekken 8 Game Reveals Gameplay Trailer for DLC Character Kunimitsu
Kunimitsu launches on Early Access on May 28 in Japan, May 27 in U.S.; launches generally on June 2 in Japan, June 1 in U.S.
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed the gameplay trailer for DLC character Kunimitsu for its Tekken 8 fighting game on Sunday.English Japanese Kunimitsu will launch on June 2 in Japan and June 1 in the United States. The character will launch on Early Access on May 28 in Japa...
The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World TV Anime Reveals Opening Theme Artist
Girl group INUWASI performs "Butterfly" opening song for July anime
― The staff for the television anime of Yoneori's The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World (Suterare Seijo no Isekai Gohan Tabi: Kakure Skill de Camping Car o Shōkan Shimashita) light novel series announced on Sunday that girl group INUWASI will perform the anime's opening theme song titled "Butterfly." This is ...
Doraemon, Crayon Shin-chan, Initial D Home Lookalikes Spotted in NTE: Neverness to Everness Game
Also, reported ads for Weathering With You lookalike raise concerns
― Hours after the open-world, action role-playing, hack-and-slash video game NTE: Neverness to Everness launched on April 29, players reported spotting some familiar-looking homes and locations within the game. Players found homes and locations strikingly similar to the central Nobi home and frequently used open lot from Doraemon, th...
Me and the Alien MuMu Manga to End This Month
Series launched as one-shot in 2019
― Hiroki Miyashita reported on Friday that the Me and the Alien Mumu (Uchūjin MūMū) manga will end in the next issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine on May 30.Kodama Tales publishes the series in English and describes the story:An alien named Mumu is a survivor of a civil war that saw the destruction of his planet's scientists, leaving only its fools al...
Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Bōken Light Novels to End in 13th Volume
Sequel to Fate spinoff novel series Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files launched in December 2020
― Writer Makoto Sanda reported on Saturday that he is now writing the 13th volume of the Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Bōken (The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II) sequel series to the Lord El-Melloi II-sei no Jikenbo (Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files) mystery novel spinoff. Sanda posted a photo of the volume's draft...
Publisher Uncivilized Launches Manga Imprint Mangalith with Hideko Mizuno's Fire! Shōjo Manga
Compiled volume ships October 13
― Minneapolis-based independent publisher Uncivilized Books announced on April 27 it has launched the new manga imprint Mangalith, which will launch with an English release of Hideko Mizuno's 1969 Fire! manga. The compiled book volume with 896 pages will ship on October 14 and will retail for US$49.99. The publisher describes the story: Fire! follows the meteoric rise...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 20-26
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 earns 2.7%, The Elusive Samurai 1st season rebroadcast earns 2.3%
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 26 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV April 25 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.6 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV April 26 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 4.5 Doraemon TV Asahi April 25 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 2.7 Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3:...
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Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex #5 [rate]
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Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None Season 1 Anime Series Review
Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None is hampered by its own premise as much as it is helped.
― Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None is far from the first “banished from the heroes' party” fantasy story in recent years. In fact, it hits many of the key tropes of this sub-genre. Orhun is looked down upon by his party members for being weak—yet he's actually both the logistical linchpin and the strongest memb...
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One Piece #1160 [rate]
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Food Diary of Miss Maid #6 [rate]
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Ghost Concert: missing Songs #5 [rate]
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Do You Like Big Girls? #5 [rate]
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Marika's Love Meter Malfunction #5 [rate]
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Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch #4 [rate]
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Major Spanish Piracy Site Shut Down After Joint Effort Between Korean Webtoon Companies, Spanish Authorities
Platform recorded approximately 86 million visits in March 2025
― A coalition of major Korean webtoon platforms have successfully shut down one of the largest Spanish-language piracy sites, marking a significant milestone in global anti-piracy efforts. On April 27, Kakao Entertainment and Naver Webtoon announced that, together with member companies of the Copyright Overseas Promotion Association (CO...
CJ ENM to Spin Off Webtoon Label Manhwa Family as Separate Entity
Company says spin-off will allow each business unit to strengthen its expertise, operate more independently
― CJ ENM, one of the biggest entertainment conglomerates in Korea, is moving to spin off its webtoon production label Manhwa Family into a separate entity, as part of a broader strategy to focus on its core live-action content business. According to a regulatory filing on April 21, CJ ENM Stud...
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Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun #5 [rate]
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Yumi's Cells Webtoon Sees 13-Fold Increase in Views Following Season 3 Release
Increase has been particularly pronounced among women in 20s, 30s
― The release of the third season of the live-action adaptation of the Yumi's Cells webtoon is driving a sharp resurgence in its original webtoon. According to Naver Webtoon, the original webtoon recorded a roughly 13-fold increase in views in the two weeks following the season 3 debut (April 13–26), compared to the two weeks prior to...
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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: More #1 [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...