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The ANN Aftershow - Best, Worst, and Weirdest Pokémon
James, Jacki, and Lynzee pick their favorite Pokémon from every type to celebrate Pokémon Day 2024!
― Best, Worst, and Weirdest Pokémon Jacki, Lynzee, and James share their Pokémon memories for Pokémon Day 2024. What Pokémon gave them nightmares, what was their first starter, and what is their trainer persona? The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6p...
Lovely Complex Anime Blu-Ray Review
Fans of romantic comedies with human characters, people who love and relate to weirdo protagonists, and long-time Lovely Complex admirers, pick up this Blu-ray.
― Lovely Complex seems like an unlikely candidate for a dubbed Blu-ray release, even from a company that specializes in releasing older anime like Discotek. It first came out in 2007, natively animated in 480p, and the simple, frequently off-...
This Week in Anime - Off-Brands In My Anime
With the new, official WcDonald's campaign, Nick and Nicky revisit some of the off-brand appearances of real products in anime and other official campaigns that seem too weird to be true.
― With the new, official WcDonald's campaign, Nick and Nicky revisit some of the off-brand appearances of real products in anime and other official campaigns that seem too weird to be true. Disclaimer: The views an...
Sympathy Kiss Game Review
Sympathy Kiss is guaranteed happy escapism despite its workday setting and sometimes awkward writing. This is a nice low-key treat for otome game fans.
― Some otome games go all in on the escapism factor, putting their playable protagonists in various fantasy or dangerous situations where finding love and survival go hand in hand. That's not the kind of game Sympathy Kiss is. Otomate and Idea Factory...
God Bless the Mistaken Volume 1 Manga Review
Bloom Into You's Nio Nakatani is no one-trick pony as she takes on a gentle slice of magic realism life tale in God Bless the Mistaken.
― Sometimes, a creator works on a series that is so good that it risks shadowing all of their other works. For Nio Nakatani, that series is Bloom into You, and fans of that one might find themselves a little dismayed that God Bless the Mistaken isn't a similar gentle...
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Volume 1 Manga Review
The award-winning manga hinges on the humorous rapport between an overworked salaryman and the biker-chic woman who smokes behind the supermarket.
― Let me start by admitting that I think cigarette smoking (in fact, any kind of nicotine inhalation, whether cigar smoking, e-cig vaping, or snuff… uh… snuffing?) is gross. It's not just the myriad of horrific health complications, nor the hideous stench ...
Seven Seas Licenses Alpha Wolfgirl x Omega Wolfboy, Killer Shark in Another World Manga, More
Also: She's the Strongest Bride, But I'm Stronger in Night Battles: A Harem Chronicle of Advancing Through Cunning Tactics, Ripping Someone Open Only Makes Them Bleed
― Seven Seas announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the following titles: Title: She's the Strongest Bride, But I'm Stronger in Night Battles: A Harem Chronicle of Advancing Through Cunning Tactics manga
Creators: Singyougaku (art)...
Sundome's Kazuto Okada Launches New Manga on March 12
Okada to launch ecchi comedy Surikomi!
― This year's sixth issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kazuto Okada will launch a new manga titled Surikomi! (pictured right in image below) in the magazine's seventh issue on March 12. The ecchi comedy manga centers on Kenta, who is instilled with sensual memories during the summer of his fifth year in elementary. Now a hig...
Boichi, In-Wan Youn's SuperString: Isekai Kenbunroku Manga Ends
Series launched on April 19
― Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday will publish the final chapter of Boichi and In-Wan Youn's SuperString: Isekai Kenbunroku (Super String: Marco Polo's Travel to the Multiverse) manga on March 6. The LINE manga app is also publishing the final chapter. Boichi and Youn (Defense Devil, Island, Shin Angyo Onshi) launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Sunday in April 2023. The...
Coffee Moon Manga Ends in March
Supernatural series launched in 2020
― The April issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine revealed Mochito Bota's Coffee Moon manga will end in the next issue on March 27. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: Pieta, a Normal Girl, leads a normal, uneventful life in a world of constant black rain. As the rain pours down, like it always does, she takes her usual route to...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Game Streams Long Trailer
Game ships for Switch, PS5/4, Xbox, PC on June 21
― Atlus began streaming on Tuesday a long version of the announcement trailer for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, an updated version of its Shin Megami Tensei V game. Atlus will release the game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on June 21. The updated version will feature a new storyline, ...
Tekken 8 Game Sells Over 2 Million Copies
Game to add Tekken shop in late-February to early-March 2024 update, DLC character Eddy in spring
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Monday that its Tekken 8 game has sold over 2 million copies worldwide. The story of the newest entry, Tekken 8, takes place nearly six years after Tekken 7. The Guinness World Records recognize the Tekken franchise as having the longest running narrative in vide...
The ANN Aftershow - Best, Worst, and Weirdest Pokémon
James, Jacki, and Lynzee pick their favorite Pokémon from every type to celebrate Pokémon Day 2024!
― Best, Worst, and Weirdest Pokémon Jacki, Lynzee, and James share their Pokémon memories for Pokémon Day 2024. What Pokémon gave them nightmares, what was their first starter, and what is their trainer persona? The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6p...
Fate/Apocrypha Manga Ends
Manga adaptation of light novels launched in 2016
― The April issue of Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine revealed on Monday that the Fate/Apocrypha manga adaptation by Akira Ishida and Yūichirō Higashide will end in the next issue. Ishida launched the manga adaptation in Comp Ace in June 2016. Kadokawa shipped the 15th compiled book volume on October 26. Higashide first published the Type-Moon series as ...
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Metallic Rouge #8 [rate]
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B-Project Ryūsei*Fantasia Visual Novel Heads West for Switch, PC
Game debuted in Japan in September 2021
― PQube announced on Tuesday that it will release B-PROJECT Ryūsei*Fantasia (B-PROJECT Shooting Star*Fantasia), the first console game in the B-PROJECT idol franchise, in English for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. PQube did not reveal a release date. The company streamed an announcement trailer: PQube describes the game: Become the representative of the famo...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Gets Novel Adaptation
Novelist Mei Hachimoku writes prequel novel slated for April 17
― Shogakukan is listing a novel adaptation of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga titled Shōsetsu Sōsō no Frieren ~Zensō~ (Novel: Sōsō no Frieren ~Prelude~) for release on April 17. Mei Hachimoku (The Mimosa Confessions, The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbye light novels) is writing...
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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! #8 [rate]
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Lovely Complex Anime Blu-Ray Review
Fans of romantic comedies with human characters, people who love and relate to weirdo protagonists, and long-time Lovely Complex admirers, pick up this Blu-ray.
― Lovely Complex seems like an unlikely candidate for a dubbed Blu-ray release, even from a company that specializes in releasing older anime like Discotek. It first came out in 2007, natively animated in 480p, and the simple, frequently off-...
Manga Plus Adds Set it and Forget it, The Days of Diamond, Catenaccio Manga
Set it and Forget it debuted on Thursday
― Shueisha's Manga Plus announced on Wednesday that it is publishing the Set it and Forget it, The Days of Diamond, and Catenaccio manga. The company has posted chapters up to the latest one for each series. Kakaru and Kiri Tono debuted the Set it and Forget it (Hottarakashi Meshi) with five-star rice meister Rie Shibuya on Shonen Jump+ on Thursday. Manga Plus...
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Sengoku Youko #8 [rate]
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Gushing Over Magical Girls #9 [rate]
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Dragon Ball FighterZ Game Launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S on February 29
Game's new versions launch digitally with rollback netcode
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it is releasing the Dragon Ball FighterZ game digitally for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on February 29 with rollback netcode. The versions have already launched in areas where it is February 29. Players with the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One versions can update their game to the respe...
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Classroom of the Elite #9 [rate]
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Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp #8 [rate]
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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage #9 [rate]
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Ishura #9 [rate]
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II Season Reveals Theme Songs' Artists
Hitorie performs "On the Frontline" opening, Yuiko Ōhara performs "Mamoritai Mono" ending
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II, the second Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime season, revealed the new opening and ending theme songs' artists on Wednesday. Rock band Hitorie performs the opening theme song "On the Frontline," and female artist ...
M&C! Releases The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague Manga
Manga launched in August 2018, inspired January 2023 TV anime
― Indonesian publisher M&C! released the first volume of Miyuki Tonogaya's The Ice Guy and the Cool Girl (Kōri Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Dōryō Joshi) manga in Indonesi on February 21. The "workplace fantasy romantic comedy" revolves around Himuro-kun, a modern-day descendant of the Snow Woman from Japanese folklore, and his seemingly aloof...
Crunchyroll Confirms Testing A.I. for Subtitling
Company also tests using generative A.I. for different workflows
― In an interview with technology news website The Verge on its Decoder podcast on Monday, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini confirmed that the company is testing the use of generative A.I. (artificial intelligence) on subtitling and closed captioning. The testing is an effort to "optimize [their] processes" to allow them to release su...
Korean Live-Action Parasyte Series Premieres on April 5 on Netflix
Parasyte: The Grey also presents new visual
― The staff for Parasyte: The Grey (Kiseiju: The Grey), the South Korean live-action adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte (Kiseiju) manga, revealed its April 5 worldwide premiere on Netflix along with a new visual on Wednesday. The series will run new episodes until June. Jeon So-nee, Koo Kyo-hwan, and Lee Jung-hyun star in the adaptation. Yeon Sang-ho (...
The National Gallery in London Partners with Detective Conan for 30th Anniversary Goods
East meets West in Detective Conan's 30th anniversary collaboration with art by Van Gogh, Monet, more
― In January 1994, Weekly Shonen Sunday introduced Japan to one of its most iconic characters, Shinichi Kudo and his alias, Conan Edogawa from Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan (also known as Case Closed). It wasn't long until the manga was adapted into an anime series of the same name in 1996. Since th...
Villainess Level 99 ‒ Episode 8
Yumiella gushing over her precious little dragon baby is hands-down her at her most relatable.
Dopeman's Yūhei Ogino, MITA Ends Kodoku no Immortal Manga
Series launched in December 2022
― The 21st issue of Kadokawa's Young Dragon Age magazine published the final chapter of Yūhei Ogino and MITA's Kodoku no Immortal on Monday. The second and final compiled book volume is scheduled for April 8. The manga's "immoral x suspense" story is about a man who entered the world of compensated dating or dating for money. He gets caught up in women's desire and l...
Gundam F90 FF Manga Ends on March 26
Manga launched in June 2019
― The April issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Monday that Kiyoshi Imanoya, Nobuyoshi Ino, and Sejoon Kim's Mobile Suit Gundam F90 FF (Fastest Formula) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on March 26. The manga's 11th and final compiled book volume will also ship on the same date. The manga launched on Gundam Ace in June 2019. Nobuyoshi Ino is writ...
Shangri-La Frontier ‒ Episode 20
Imagine my surprise when this episode screams in your face for ten minutes that Shangri-La Frontier is just a video game.
Netflix Adds Dragon Quest: Adventure of Dai Anime
Anime streams on service on Friday
― Netflix is adding the recent anime of Riku Sanjo and Kōji Inada's Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken) manga on Friday. The manga's latest anime adaptation premiered in October 2020. The anime's 100th and final episode aired in October 2022. Crunchyroll and Hulu streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. Hoopla is streaming the anime's ...
Sony Reduces Global PlayStation Workforce by 8%
900 employees affected across U.S., U.K., Japan, among other offices globally
― Sony announced on Tuesday that it will lay off 8% of its global PlayStation workforce, which includes an estimated 900 employees. The company cited the changing industry landscape, as well as the need to maintain the "long-term sustainability" of the company. The layoffs will be implemented differently across its global ...
The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 ‒ Episode 20
We're still waiting in the wings for Anna and Kyosuke to cement their feelings for one another.
This Week in Anime - Off-Brands In My Anime
With the new, official WcDonald's campaign, Nick and Nicky revisit some of the off-brand appearances of real products in anime and other official campaigns that seem too weird to be true.
― With the new, official WcDonald's campaign, Nick and Nicky revisit some of the off-brand appearances of real products in anime and other official campaigns that seem too weird to be true. Disclaimer: The views an...
Hiroaki Magari, Yukiarare Launch New Manga in March
Heroine wa ×× wo Kasegitai debuts in Magazine Pocket on March 2
― The Twitter account for Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app announced on February 23 that Yukiarare and Hiroaki Magari will collaborate on a new manga Heroine wa ×× wo Kasegitai (Heroines want to earn xx) that will debut on the service on March 2. Magari ran a successful Kickstarter project to animate Shunji Enomoto's Enomoto: New Elements ...
Futari H Creator Aki Katsu Launches New Manga About Memories
Wasurena Tsuma no Kimi to premieres on March 27
― The April issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Tuesday that Aki Katsu will debut a new manga Wasurena Tsuma no Kimi to (With You, My Forgetful Wife) in the May issue on March 27. The announcement teases a story about the aftermath of loved ones when someone loses all of their precious memories. Katsu (Psychic Academy, T...
Stream Anime or Buy?
Do you prefer to stream your anime, or to own it?
Motion Picture Academy Splits Short Films, Animation Branches
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Monday that it has voted to make two new branches: a Short Films Branch and Animation Branch, both derived from the formerly combined Short Films and Feature Animation Branch. The Short Films Branch will have 200 Academy members and one governor overseeing live-action short films, while the Animation Branch will have 700 Academy members ...
Crunchyroll Updates U.K. Home Release Schedule Into June
New additions include KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World! and Mob Psycho 100 III in June;
― Crunchyroll has confirmed its UK home releases into June, including the following June releases: KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (pictured right), Mob Psycho 100 III, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, A Galaxy Next Door, My Home Hero and the second season of Blue Lock. Crunchyroll's ...
Voice Actress Yui Ninomiya Goes on Hiatus Due to Health
Aikatsu Friends! voice actress, Classroom of the Elite performer to concentrate on resting
― The staff of voice actress Yui Ninomiya announced on her official X (formerly Twitter) account that her activities will be suspended as of Tuesday due to poor health, and she will concentrate on resting. The announcement did not state Ninomiya's illness or a possible date of her return. Ninomiya is best known...
Sympathy Kiss Game Review
Sympathy Kiss is guaranteed happy escapism despite its workday setting and sometimes awkward writing. This is a nice low-key treat for otome game fans.
― Some otome games go all in on the escapism factor, putting their playable protagonists in various fantasy or dangerous situations where finding love and survival go hand in hand. That's not the kind of game Sympathy Kiss is. Otomate and Idea Factory...
Crunchyroll Offers to Compensate Funimation Digital Copy Owners With 'Appropriate Value'
The Verge's Ash Parrish tested policy to no avail
― In an interview with technology news website The Verge on its Decoder podcast on Monday, Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini revealed that the company is working to offer users migrating from the soon-to-shut-down Funimation app to Crunchyroll with "an appropriate value" of compensation for their digital copies, which Crunchyroll does not support. Cr...
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Villainess Level 99 #8 [rate]
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One Piece ‒ Episode 1095
Watching them so compelled to observe and collect data regardless of danger or side effects or even the fear that they might poop their pants was good stuff!
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket App Announced for iOS, Android in 2024
App allows users to open 2 free digital Pokémon TCG booster packs everyday
― The Pokémon Company International announced during its Pokémon Presents stream on Tuesday, February 27 (Pokémon Day) a new app titled Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket that will launch for iOS and Android devices in 2024: The app allows users to open two free digital booster packs for the Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) every...
The Pokémon Company Announces New Pokémon Legends Z-A Game for Switch in 2025
Trailer teases connections to Pokémon X/Y games
― The Pokémon Company International announced during its Pokémon Presents stream on Tuesday, February 27 (Pokémon Day) a new game titled Pokémon Legends Z-A that will launch worldwide for Nintendo Switch in 2025. The company unveiled a trailer: The video reveals an urban development plan, "a vision of beautiful coexistence between people and Pokémon," f...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ‒ Episode 24
If anyone knows Frieren's weaknesses, it would be the girl who has spent half her life traveling with the immortal elf: Fern.
The Misfit of Demon King Academy II Season's New Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, April 12 Debut for 2nd Part
Nao Tōyama, Toshihiko Seki, Aoi Yūki join cast
― A live stream for The Misfit of Demon King Academy II anime season announced on Tuesday that the season's second cours (quarter of a year) will premiere on April 12. The livestream also revealed the next part's first promotional video with the new cast members, and it previews the new opening theme song "Maō" (Demon King) by BURNOUT SYNDROMES. The new ...
City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust Opens in Vietnam on March 1
Film opened in Japan on September 8
― VIetnamese cinema chain Lotte Cinema announced on Sunday that the City Hunter franchise's new anime film City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust (Gekijо̄ban City Hunter: Tenshi no Namida) will open in Vietnam on March 1. The film opened in Japan on September 8 last year, and ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 210,000 tickets for 324,949,388 yen (about U...
Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Katsumi Fukuhara, Misaki Ikeda, Yūko Ōno play classmates in July anime
― Kadokawa revealed more cast members and a special AnimeJapan 2024 visual for the television anime of Shihon Takamura and illustrator Almic's Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai (Love Between Twins is Indivisible) light novel series on Tuesday. AnimeJapan 2024 Special Visual The newly announced cast members play classmates of Jun, Rumi,...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Film Opens in Vietnam on March 1
Film opened in Japan on December 1
― Vietnamese cinema chain Lotte Cinema announced on Tuesday that Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, the second of two films in the sequel anime project for the Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series, will open in Vietnam on March 1. The film opened in Japan on December 1, and ranked at #4 in its opening weekend. The film sold 119,000 tick...
Muse Asia Licenses Black Butler: Public School Arc Anime
Anime premieres in Japan on April 13
― Muse Asia announced on Saturday that it has licensed Black Butler: Public School Arc, the new television anime adaptation of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga. Muse Asia will announce distribution details for the anime at a later date. The series will premiere in Japan on April 13. Aniplex describes the anime:
Butler Sebastian Michaelis works with his 13-year-old...
Makoto Shinkai Comments on Anime Producer Kouichirou Itou's Arrest
Kouichirou Itou arrested on February 21
― Wakayama Prefectural Police arrested anime producer Kouichirou Itou for allegedly soliciting a minor for nude photos on February 21. While the story is developing, Itou's contemporary and oft collaborator, Makoto Shinkai (your name., Suzume), released a statement regarding his arrest on Twitter. 作品関係者逮捕の報道を目にし、とても大きなショックを受けています。まずなによりも被害者の方へ、心よりお見舞い申し上げます。また、...
ACCA's Natsume Ono Ends Badon Manga
Manga ends on March 25
― This year's March issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Saturday that Natsume Ono's BADON manga will end in the magazine's next issue on March 25. Ono launched the manga in Monthly Big Gangan in January 2019. Square Enix published the manga's eighth compiled book volume on October 25. The story follows four ex-convicts who met in prison. Upon release,...
Urusei Yatsura ‒ Episode 30
I'm glad that the show is experimenting with longer storylines to break up the more episodic nature of some of its skits.
Cocoon's Machiko Kyō Launches New Manga
Orizuru manga debuts on March 26
― This year's April issue of Akita Shoten's Elegance Eve magazine revealed on Monday that Machiko Kyō (Cocoon) is launching a new manga titled Orizuru in the magazine's next issue on March 26. Kyō released the Cocoon manga in 2010, 65 years after the end of World War II. The manga is inspiring an anime (pictured right) that will air on NHK in summer 2025. Hitomi Taten...
Ninja Kamui ‒ Episode 3
I believe in Ninja Kamui's vision, but it's going to need a shakeup to fully deliver on its promise of 90's OVA-style pulp, and hopefully, that comes sooner rather than later.
You Look Yummy! Japanese-Chinese Animated Children's Series to Broadcast in Japan
Series based on Tatsuya Miyanishi's Tyrannosaurus picture books won AEAF award in 2023
― Poplar Publishing and bilibili's Japanese-Chinese 3DCG animated children's series You Look Yummy! (known as Tyranno ga Yattekuru! in Japan), based on Tatsuya Miyanishi's Tyrannosaurus series of picture books, will air on television in Japan. An official YouTube channel opened and streamed a commercial on Sunday: ...
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The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil #8 [rate]
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Website for U.K. Release of Gundam Seed Freedom is Launched
Film will be released in the UK on March 23 and 24
― A website that will give details of the UK cinema screenings of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom is now available at https://gundamfreedomfilm.co.uk/. The film is the sequel to the series Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny, and will screen in UK cinemas on March 23 and 24. An earlier London screening on March 17 is now sold out. The film opened in ...
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Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! #8 [rate]
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'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess #8 [rate]
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God Bless the Mistaken Volume 1 Manga Review
Bloom Into You's Nio Nakatani is no one-trick pony as she takes on a gentle slice of magic realism life tale in God Bless the Mistaken.
― Sometimes, a creator works on a series that is so good that it risks shadowing all of their other works. For Nio Nakatani, that series is Bloom into You, and fans of that one might find themselves a little dismayed that God Bless the Mistaken isn't a similar gentle...
Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui Manga Gets Stage Play
Key visual unveiled for Koikimo play running from April-May in Tokyo, Osaka
― Mogusu's Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui (It's Disgusting to Call This Love, also known as Koikimo) "age-gap romantic comedy" manga series is getting a stage play. The official website for the stage play unveiled a key visual on Monday: The play will run from April 26-May 5 at Hulic Hall in Tokyo and from May 10-12 at Cool ...
2 Face New Accusations After Arrest for Posting Shonen Jump Images Early
Suspect Samir Musa allegedly admitted to also posting Weekly Shōnen Magazine images
― The two foreign nationals who were arrested earlier this month for allegedly posting images of manga from Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine faced new accusations on Sunday by the Kumamoto and Niigata prefectural police's joint investigation unit. This time, the suspects are also accused of posting images of man...
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Synduality: Noir #20 [rate]
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7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life ‒ Episode 8
Arnold has Rishe's number.
FuRyu's Reynatis Game Heads West for Switch, PS5, PS4, PC
Action RPG's English-subbed trailer reveals fall release
― NIS America announced on Monday that it will release FuRyu's new action RPG Reynatis for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in fall 2024. The official YouTube channel for PlayStation streamed an English-subtitled trailer: The game will launch in Japan for PS5, PS4, and Switch on July 25. Takumi Isobe (Trinity Trig...
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic ‒ Episode 8
We finally got some INCREDIBLE action -- in the last 5 minutes of this episode.
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Tsukasa Fushimi, Hiro Kanzaki's Watashi no Hatsukoi wa Hazukashisugite Dare ni mo Ienai Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Jako draws manga debuting on March 8
― This year's fifth issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on Thursday that Jako will launch a manga adaptation of writer Tsukasa Fushimi and illustrator Hiro Kanzaki's Watashi no Hatsukoi wa Hazukashisugite Dare ni mo Ienai (My First Love is So Embarrassing, I Can't Tell Anyone) light novel. The manga will launch in the sixth issue on March 8. The ...
Viral Hit Anime Reveals Main Cast Members
Satoshi Niwa plays protagonist Kota Shimura
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of storyboarder and writer Taejun Pak and artist Jung Hyun Kim's Viral Hit webtoon series revealed the anime's cast and a character promotional video on Monday. The anime stars: Satoshi Niwa as protagonist Kota Shimura Nobuhiko Okamoto as Kanegon Fairouz Ai as Aki Yashio Yui Ishikawa as Kaho Asamiya...
Bandai Namco Teases New The Idolm@ster App Game in Video
More info to be revealed on March 5
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a teaser promotional video on Monday for a "completely new brand app game" for its The Idolm@ster franchise. The company will reveal more details in a livestream on March 5 at 7:00 p.m. JST (5:00 am. EST). The livestream will reveal the game's title, the idols who will appear in the game, the voices for the characters, a...
Kadokawa Launches Vertical-Scrolling Webcomic Adaptation of Elden Ring Game on March 29
Artist Hand Punch will draw webcomic available on Tatesc Comics website
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that it will release a vertical-scrolling webcomic adaptation of FromSoftware's Elden Ring game titled Elden Ring Become Lord on March 29. Artist Hand Punch will draw the webcomic, which will be available on the Tatesc Comics website as well in several ebook stores in Japan. Kadokawa told ANN a re...
Shinmai Ossan Bōkensha TV Anime Reveals More Cast, July Debut in 1st Promo Video
New visual also revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kiraku Kishima's Shinmai Ossan Bōkensha, Saikyō Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru (The Rookie Middle-Aged Adventurer Was Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party to Become Invincible) novel series revealed the show's July premiere on TV Tokyo, MBS, and BS-TV Tokyo in a first promotional video on Mon...
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent Mobile RPG's Manga Adaptation Ends
Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent ~The story of Bargello family~ prequel manga launched on January 30
― Square Enix's Manga UP! app and website published the fifth and final chapter of manga artist ot's Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent ~The story of Bargello family~, the manga adaptation of Square Enix's Octopath Traveler: Champions of the Continent mobile RPG, on Wednesday. ...
27th Detective Conan Film Gets Widest Release in Franchise's History with 515 Theater Screenings
Film's new video, visuals reveals IMAX, MX4D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema screenings
― The official website for the upcoming Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (The Million-Dollar Five Guiding Stars) film revealed on Monday two new visuals for the film, and a new video announcing the film's simultaneous screenings in IMAX, MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema. The film's website also announced that it will ...
New Shinkalion Change the World Anime Gets Manga Adaptation in April
Saikyō Jump to launch Shinkalion Dive the World manga on April 4
― The official Twitter account of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine announced on Thursday that the manga adaptation of Shinkalion Change the World — the new television anime of Takara Tomy's Shinkalion toy line — titled Shinkalion Dive the World, will launch in the magazine's May issue on April 4. Mashino Sawazaki is credited for the orig...
Taku Kawamura's False Child Manga Ends on March 22
Human drama manga launched in November 2022
― The March issue of Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Thursday that Taku Kawamura's False Child (Uso no Kodomo) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on March 22. Square Enix's Manga UP! Global, Kadokawa's BookWalker Global Store, and Comikey publish the manga digitally in English. Manga UP! Global describes the story:
Imagine i...
The Fable TV Anime's 2nd Teaser Video Streamed
Kouji Ishii, Ryouta Iwasaki, Yuuki Kaji, others join cast
― This year's 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday the television anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga will premiere on April 6. The magazine also revealed new cast members. Update: The official website for the anime is also streaming a second teaser video. The new cast members are: (name spellin...
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc 1st Episode Screening Earns US$11.5 Million, Ranks #2 in U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend
Screening earns estimated US$5,525,000 on opening day
― The Box Office Mojo website estimates that the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, the theatrical screening of the one-hour first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime and the final episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, has earned US$11,575,000 in its...
'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Shōjo Manga Listed With TV Anime
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the artist group CLAMP posted the cover for the April issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine on Monday. The image of the magazine (which will ship on Friday) indicates that a television anime adaptation of Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda. or KoiShima) manga has been green-lit. Kodansha USA Publishing is r...
trapezium Anime Film Reveals Ending Theme Song Performed by Cast
Asaki Yuikawa, Hina Yomiya, Reina Ueda, Haruka Aikawa perform 'Hōi jishin' with original lyrics by Kazumi Takayama
― Flag Pictures revealed the details on Monday for the ending theme song for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel. Cast members Asaki Yuikawa, Hina Yomiya, Reina Ueda, and Haruka Aikawa will perform the song, titled "Hōi Jishin" (Direction Itself). Takayama penned the lyr...
Gundam Seed FREEDOM Anime Film Sells Over 2 Million Tickets in 1 Month
Sequel sells 2.08 million tickets for 3.49 billion yen since January 26
― The staff for the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM anime sequel film announced on Monday that the film sold 126,831 tickets for 226,056,700 yen (about US$1.5 million) from Friday to Sunday. It has now sold a total of 2,075,752 tickets for a cumulative total of 3,485,058,910 yen (about US$23.16 million). The staff also announced ...
'Tadaima, Okaeri' BL Anime Premieres on April 8
― The official website for the television anime of Ichi Ichikawa's Tadaima, Okaeri (I'm Home, Welcome Back) boys-love manga announced on Sunday that the anime will premiere on April 8. The anime will debut on the Tokyo MX channel on that day at 24:30 (effectively, April 9 at 12:30 a.m. or April 8 at 11:30 a.m. EDT), and it will also run on MBS, BS NTV, and Animax. The manga's story tells the daily l...
How to Become Ordinary Anime Casts Makoto Furukawa as Kengo Dōjima
Lapin Track's July anime of Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin mystery novels
― The official Twitter account for the How to Become Ordinary television anime of Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin mystery novel series revealed on Monday that Makoto Furukawa is joining the cast as Kengo Dōjima, the athletic and courteous childhood friend of the protagonist Jōgorō Kobato. Dōjima goes to the same high school as Kobato ...
A Sign of Affection ‒ Episode 8
Itsuomi's been living in his complicated romantic drama for something like six seasons.
Delicious in Dungeon ‒ Episode 8
This episode serves up one of the best meals for the mind we've had all season - and the food looks pretty good, too.
Brave Bang Bravern! ‒ Episode 7
“Don't do it, you'll get sucked dry!”
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Mr. Villain's Day Off #8 [rate]
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Mashle: Magic and Muscles Season 2 ‒ Episode 19
For the first time, Mash finds himself clashing with an opponent on direct physical terms.
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Volume 1 Manga Review
The award-winning manga hinges on the humorous rapport between an overworked salaryman and the biker-chic woman who smokes behind the supermarket.
― Let me start by admitting that I think cigarette smoking (in fact, any kind of nicotine inhalation, whether cigar smoking, e-cig vaping, or snuff… uh… snuffing?) is gross. It's not just the myriad of horrific health complications, nor the hideous stench ...
Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family Anime's Ad Unveils April 7 Debut
Series to air on Mondays at 5:00 p.m. on TBS, MBS
― NBC Universal revealed in a new commercial on Monday that the television anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga will premiere on April 7. The anime will air on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. EDT) on MBS, TBS, and 26 of their affiliate channels. The anime stars: Kaede Hondo as Mutsumi Yozakura
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How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff
Mikako Komatsu, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Aoi Yūki, others star in Ashi Productions series
― The staff for the television anime of Nana Aokawa's How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer (Gо̄kon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi) manga announced on Monday the main cast for the show along with the staff. Mikako Komatsu plays Suo, a woman who works at a crossdressing bar. Komatsu previously played Suo in the manga's...
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Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga ‒ Episode 8
Each of our heroes has been separated into a container with a different zombie experiment to fight.
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Banished From The Heroes' Party #8 [rate]
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7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life #8 [rate]
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The Fable TV Anime Reveals April 6 Debut, More Cast, Disney+ Streaming Worldwide (Updated)
Kouji Ishii, Ryouta Iwasaki, Yuuki Kaji, others join cast
― This year's 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday the television anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga will premiere on April 6. The magazine also revealed new cast members. Update: The official website for the anime is also streaming a second teaser video. The new cast members are: (name spellin...
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Fluffy Paradise #9 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries ‒ Episode 20
The mysterious court lady appears to have pulled a Romeo and Juliet and put herself into seeming death via medication.
TK from Ling Tosite Sigure Performs My Hero Academia Season 7's Opening Song
Announced at Sunday's 'Ani-Rock Fes. 2024 My Hero Academia Plus Ultra Live' concert
― The "Ani-Rock Fes. 2024 My Hero Academia Plus Ultra Live" concert ended in Yokohama on Sunday with an announcement that musical artist TK from Ling Tosite Sigure is performing the opening theme song for the seventh My Hero Academia anime season. The anime's seventh season was announced after the sixth season ended o...
Konami Releases Ninja Five-O Game for PS4, PS5, Switch, Steam
Console port for 2003 Game Boy Advance title launches in 2024
― Konami announced on Friday that it will release its Ninja Five-O game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in 2024. The company began streaming a reveal trailer for the console port of the game. The game originally launched for the Game Boy Advance in North America and Europe in April 2003. The game was tit...
The King of Fighters XIII Global Match Game Gets Physical Launch
Collector's Edition for Switch, PS4 to include metallic box, official soundtrack, double-sided keychain, poster
― SNK Corporation announced on Wednesday that it will launch limited edition physical copies of its The King of Fighters XIII Global Match game in collaboration with Limited Run Games. A Collector's Edition of both the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 version of the physical copies will in...
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Chibi Maruko-chan #1425 [rate]
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Shangri-La Frontier Anime Reveals More Cast, New Visual for Latest Arc
Ami Koshimizu, Kaori Nazuka, Kenji Nojima join cast for 'Tabisuru Ōkami yo, Taishi wo Idake' arc
― The official website for the television anime of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel revealed new cast members and a new visual for the anime's new arc, "Tabisuru Ōkami yo, Taishi wo Idake" (Traveling Wolf, Embrace your Ambition), on Sunday. The visual is illustrated by the manga adaptation's artis...
Square Enix Manga & Books Announces New Releases for November, December
Always a Catch!, Dragon and Chameleon manga to release in November, My Happy Marriage Art Book to release in December
― Square Enix Manga & Books announced at the ComicsPRO event on Saturday three new releases slated for November and December. Title: Always a Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken)
Story: Mayo Momoyo
Art:...
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Shangri-La Frontier #20 [rate]
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Captain Tsubasa: Junior Youth Arc #21 [rate]
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Ninja Kamui #3 [rate]
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Assassin's Pride and Ningen Fushin U.K. Blu-rays Released on Monday
Also standard Blu-ray of the two seasons of Ascendance of a Bookworm
― On Monday February 26, Anime Limited will release a Collector's Blu-ray of Assassin's Pride, including four art cards. MVM described the story: "Against the savage monsters that lurk outside the glass walls of Flandore, the last remnants of humanity have only one defense: the mana magic wielded only by members of the Noble class. ...
Crunchyroll Produces Documentary for Solo Leveling Franchise
IGN Fan Fest reveals clip from anime's 6th episode
― Crunchyroll revealed at the IGN Fan Fest on Saturday that it is producing a two-episode documentary for the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa in collaboration with Paris-based production company AllSo. The company revealed a trailer for the documentary. The staff of the anime also revealed an En...
Tower of God Season 2 Anime's Teaser Video Streamed
Anime season to stream on Crunchyroll in N. America, Central America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, CIS territories
― The staff of the Tower of God anime revealed a teaser video for the anime's second season at the IGN Fan Fest on Saturday. Crunchyroll confirmed that it will stream the anime season in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Midd...
Clips Streamed for Gods' Games We Play Anime, True Beauty Animated Adaptation
Both series to stream on Crunchyroll
― The IGN Fan Fest 2024 revealed on Saturday the first official clips for the television anime of Kei Sazane's Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru (Gods' Games We Play) light novel series, and for the animated adaptation of Yaongyi's True Beauty webtoon manhwa. The event also announced that God's Game We Play will exclusively stream on Crunchyroll. Gods' Games We Play clip wi...
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc 1st Episode Screening Earns US$5.5 Million on Opening Day in U.S.
Anime to make estimated US$10 million in U.S. in debut weekend
― Deadline reported on Saturday that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, the theatrical screening of the one-hour first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime and the final episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, earned US$5.5 million on its openi...
Takako Shimura, Michi Ichiho Launch New Manga
Series debuts on April 25
― The 69th issue of Shodensha's OnBLUE boys-love magazine revealed on Saturday Takako Shimura and Michi Ichiho will be launching a new series together in the 70th issue of the magazine on April 25. Ichiho launched the Yes, No, or Maybe? (Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka) boys-love light novel series with illustrations by Lala Takemiya in November 2014, and Shinshokan published the nov...
syudou Performs Opening Theme for Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- 2nd Season Anime's 2nd Part
Sequel series premiered on January 9
― The staff for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) revealed on Saturday that Syudou will perform the new opening song "Reversal" for the second cours (quarter of a year) of the second season. Returning singer Keina Suda performs the current opening...
Bocchi the Rock! Stage Play Gets Sequel
1st stage play to also run again in September
― Aniplex revealed in a trailer on Saturday that Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!," the stage play adaptation of Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock! four-panel manga, is getting a sequel show in September. The first play will also be getting encore performances in September. The stage play ran at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo from August 11-20. Akira Yamazaki wrote an...
Laid-Back Camp Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on April 4
― The cast for the third anime season of Laid-Back Camp based on Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga announced during an advanced screening Saturday that the season will debut on April 4. The animation studio is changing from C-Station to 8-Bit. Shin Tosaka (Infinite Stratos 2) is the new director, and Masafumi Sugiura (Uma Musume Pretty Derby) is now in charge of series composition...
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One Piece #1095 [rate]
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