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Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Anime Series Review
Despite its best efforts, Torture Princess' humor is mostly one-note and has little to leave audiences wanting more.
― The more jaded fans among us would be forgiven for fearing the worst for this anime that prominently features the loaded word “torture” in its title. After all, the series composer is Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, the same screenwriter who composed such infamous anime adaptations as Redo of Hea...
The Demon Prince of Momochi House Anime Series Review
The Demon Prince of Momochi House absolutely could have been more than this and I'm sorry it isn't, but to damn it with faint praise, “mediocre” is at least better than “bad.”
― It's difficult not to watch The Demon Prince of Momochi House and compare it to Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts. That's not because they're similar stories – apart from falling under the shoujo demographic and fan...
This Week in Games - Dragon's Dogma 2 and an Interview with SAND LAND Producer Keishu Minami
This week, Jean-Karlo looks into Dragon Dogma 2's microtransaction drama, gushes about the notable visual novels on the horizon, and has a chat with the upcoming SAND LAND game's producer, Keishu Minami.
― Welcome back, folks! It's a busy Spring, and I know folks are likely neck-deep in Dragon's Dogma 2. But someone on Twitter went and reminded me that Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files is o...
Tales of Wedding Rings Episodes 1-12 Streaming Anime Review
What you're left with is a dull fantasy with stock, underdeveloped characters with uninteresting relationships that never look as good as they insist they should.
― The isekai subgenre is no stranger to harems. These days, it seems like every Tom, Dick, or Harry who gets transported to a fantasy world is instantly gifted with a gaggle of giggling girls glomming over his gormless gonads. Tales of Wedd...
This Week in Anime - Did Birdie Wing Start a Golf Anime Renaissance?
With no less than three new golf anime coming this spring season, Chris and Steve as the big question: Is this Birdie Wing's fault?
― With no less than three new golf anime coming this spring season, Chris and Steve ask the big question: Is this Birdie Wing's fault? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warnin...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2024, Mar 18-24
As we approach the end of the season, Delicious in Dungeon and Undead Unluck are steadily climbing the cumulative. Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― 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...
Kodansha USA Licenses You Must Be This Tall to Propose!, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, More Manga
Also: Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards, Shimazaki in the Land of Peace, Suzume
― Kodansha USA announced during its panel at this year's Sakura Con 2024 event that it will publish the following titles: The company will release the following manga digitally in April: Title: You Must Be This Tall to Propose! (Ōkiku Nattara Kekkon suru!)
Author: Fumi Mifuyu
Release: April 9
Summary: Chitose Oki has a huge cru...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 18-24
Princess Peach: Showtime! debuts at #1, Dragon's Dogma 2 at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 18-24 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwPrincess Peach: Showtime! Nintendo March 22 77,562 77,562 2PS5Dragon's Dogma 2 Capcom March 22 68,592 68,582 3PS5Rise of the Ronin Sony Interactive Entertainment March 22 64,646 64,646 4NSwDragon Quest X: Mirai e no Tobira to Madoro...
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Kingdom #12 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 11-17
Unicorn Overlord for Switch stays at #1, Macross: Shooting Insight debuts at #7
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 11-17 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwUnicorn Overlord Atlus March 8 16,012 57,003 2PS5Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Square Enix February 29 11,497 298,635 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 9,031 5,748,900 4NSwSuper Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo...
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The Dangers in My Heart #25 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 18-24
Frieren's finale earns 4.9%, Firefighter Daigo's finale earns 3.7%, The Apothecary Diaries' finale earns 2.4%
― Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service film aired on NTV on Friday, March 22 at 9:30 p.m., and it earned a 9.9% rating. The below listing of Chibi Maruko-chan is the final episode featuring late voice actress TARAKO. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Chibi Maruko-cha...
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Solo Leveling #12 [rate]
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Solo Leveling Anime Gets 2nd Season
Season 1 premiered on January 6
― The staff for the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa announced on Saturday in a video that the series will be getting a second season, officially titled Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-. Crunchyroll also revealed it will stream the second season. The anime debuted in Japan on January 6. Crunchyroll ad...
Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Anime Series Review
Despite its best efforts, Torture Princess' humor is mostly one-note and has little to leave audiences wanting more.
― The more jaded fans among us would be forgiven for fearing the worst for this anime that prominently features the loaded word “torture” in its title. After all, the series composer is Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, the same screenwriter who composed such infamous anime adaptations as Redo of Hea...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 11-17
Earwig and the Witch film earns 6.8% rating, Frieren earns 4.2%
― Studio Ghibli and Goro Miyazaki's Earwig and the Witch film aired on NTV on Friday, March 15 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 6.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV March 17 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 8.7 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV March 17 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 7.1 Detective Conan NTV March 16 (Sat)...
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Mashle: Magic and Muscles #24 [rate]
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Ragna Crimson #24 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Reveals Half-Year Run, More Cast
Mariya Ise, Romi Park, Koki Uchiyama, Daiki Hamano join cast
― The official website for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga announced on Saturday that the anime will air in two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). It also announced four more cast members. Mariya Ise plays Ayaka Kirisaki, an assassin. Romi Park plays Rin Fudō, a section ch...
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Bucchigiri?! #11 [rate]
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Delicious in Dungeon ‒ Episode 13
The silhouetted sequence of Falin bubbling on the floor beneath the elf's magical power was terrific.
Further Screenings of Gundam Seed FREEDOM in the U.K.
There will be further screenings at select Vue cinemas and at London's Prince Cinema
― Anime Limited has announced on its X feed that there will be further screenings of the film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom at select Vue cinemas and also at London's Prince Charles Cinema. Details of cinemas screening the film and ticket links are available at https://gundamfreedomfilm.co.uk/. The film is the sequ...
Brave Bang Bravern! ‒ SEASON FINALE
Smith, Isami, and Lulu end up buck naked, crying, happy, and hugging at the end, in what is somehow the least sexual scene in the entire series thus far.
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Case Closed #1119 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Streams 'Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included' Anime in India on March 30
Anime based on matoba's manga premieres in Japan on March 30
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime of matoba's Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (One Room, Hi Atari Futsū, Tenshi Tsuki.) manga in the Indian subcontinent on March 30. The anime will exclusively begin streaming in Japan on the ABEMA service on March 30, one week before its television pr...
Crunchyroll to Stream 'Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included' Anime
Anime debuts on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime of matoba's Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (One Room, Hi Atari Futsū, Tenshi Tsuki.) manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime starting on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. EDT in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, the Indian subcontinent,...
PQube to Release I*CHU: Chibi Edition Switch Game in English
Rhythm action game is based on Liber Entertainment Inc's smartphone game that inspired anime in 2021
― PQube announced on March 21 that it and Opera House will release the I*CHU: Chibi Edition game in English on the Nintendo Switch. The companies describe the rhythm action game: Guide 32 aspiring idols towards their ultimate debut. Play rhythm action games to unlock characters and create your own gro...
27th Detective Conan Film Reveals English-Subtitled Trailer, English Title, Key Visual
Film releases under title Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram
― TMS Entertainment began streaming an English-subtitled trailer and revealed a key visual for the upcoming Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube film on Wednesday. It also revealed the film's English title: Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram. TMS Entertainment describes the film:
A message has arrived from Kid the Ph...
Anime Times Streams Paradox Live, King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Anime in India
Anime Times, Amazon Prime Video's dedicated anime channel, added the Paradox Live The Animation series in India on Monday. The Anime Times YouTube channel began streaming the first six episodes of the television version of the King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars anime project on March 21. It also added the Hindi dub of the television anime of Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga on Wednesday. Paradox Live...
Gundam SEED FREEDOM Film Screens in N. America on May 7-8
Film screens subbed on May 7, dubbed on May 8
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced during its panel at this year's Sakura Con event on Friday that it and Fathom Events will screen the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM film in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on May 7-8. The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles on May 7 in both countries, and it will screen with an English dub on May 8 in th...
Muse India Streams Baka and Test Anime on YouTube
Channel streams episodes of anime based on Kenji Inoue, Yui Haga's light novel daily
― The Muse India YouTube channel began streaming the Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts anime for free on YouTube on Saturday. The channel is streaming an episode of the anime daily. The anime adapts Kenji Inoue and Yui Haga's Baka to Test to Shōkanjū light novel series. The first season aired in 2010, and the second ...
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Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ #11 [rate]
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Yen Press Licenses 6 Manga, 4 Light Novel Series for September 2024
86—EIGHTY-SIX Alter, Pink & Habanero, Detroit: Become Human -Tokyo Stories-, more
― Yen Press announced during its panel at this year's Sakura-con event on Friday that it has licensed six manga and four light novel series for release in September 2024. Title: 86—EIGHTY-SIX Alter light novel
Creators: Asato Asato (story), Shirabii (art)
Summary: They were in the midst of youth, even on the battlefield...
Re:Monster Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub on April 1
Sean Letourneau, Reagan Murdock, Kate Bristol, more star in same-day dub
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the English dub for the television anime of Kogitsune Kanekiru's Re:Monster light novel series on April 1, the same day that the anime begins streaming in Japan. Sean Letourneau as Gobrou
Reagan Murdock as Gobkichi
Kate Bristol as Gobmi Sarah Wiedenheft as Aoi
Sonny Strait a...
Official Yu-Gi-Oh! Tournaments in Japan Updated to Ban Non-Japanese Nationals
Entrants for Yu-Gi-Oh! Japan Championship 2024 must be Japanese citizen living in Japan
― Konami revealed in its rules for Yu-Gi-Oh! Japan Championship 2024 for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game (OCG) that tournaments in Japan will only allow Japanese citizens who live in the country. Non-Japanese nationals will be banned from entering. This is a change from Yu-Gi-Oh! Japan Championship 2023, which al...
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Snack Basue #12 [rate]
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Gods' Games We Play Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub on April 1
Ryan Negron, Trisha Mellon, Rebecca Danae, Molly Searcy, Kristin Sutton, Kristian Eros star
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the English dub for the television anime of Kei Sazane's Gods' Games We Play (Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru) light novel series on April 1, the same day that the anime premieres. The anime's staff also streamed a preview of the first episode: The English cast inc...
The Demon Prince of Momochi House Anime Series Review
The Demon Prince of Momochi House absolutely could have been more than this and I'm sorry it isn't, but to damn it with faint praise, “mediocre” is at least better than “bad.”
― It's difficult not to watch The Demon Prince of Momochi House and compare it to Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts. That's not because they're similar stories – apart from falling under the shoujo demographic and fan...
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The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic #13 [rate]
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Ojamajo Doremi Cast Reunite for 25th Anniversary Special Show at AnimeJapan
The cast performed arguably the greatest magical schoolgirl anime opening theme song.
― In the pantheon of magical schoolgirl anime, it's almost inarguable that Sailor Moon reigns supreme. While there are contenders to the throne, such as Pretty Cure or Puella Magica Madoka, when it comes to theme songs, you almost can't go wrong with Ojamajo Doremi's opening theme song, "Ojamajo Carnival." The song ...
Visions of Mana Game Streams Gameplay Trailer
Game launches this summer for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, Microsoft Store
― The official YouTube channel for PlayStation began streaming a gameplay trailer for Visions of Mana (Seiken Densetsu Visions of Mana), Square Enix's new game in its Mana/Seiken Densetsu role-playing game series, on Thursday. The game will launch this summer for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and P...
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The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash #12 [rate]
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Suicide Squad Isekai Cast Gathers for an AnimeJapan Mission
VTuber Mori Calliope joined the cast members at AnimeJapan 2024 for a fun quiz about the anime series.
― It's AnimeJapan time, which means a slew of new announcements, swag to collect, and, for some voice actors, missions to go on during their stage events. This was the case for the cast of Suicide Squad Isekai as they embarked on a “mission” during their show at AnimeJapan 2024. Before the “mission...
Girls Band Cry Anime Streams 2nd Trailer
Toei anime premieres on April 5
― The official Twitter account for Toei Animation's original anime Girls Band Cry began streaming the second trailer on Friday: The anime will premiere on April 5 at 24:30 (effectively, April 6 at 12:30 a.m. JST or April 5 at 11:30 a.m. EDT) on the Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS11 channels. The anime's cast members include: RINA as Nina Iseri
Yuri as Momoka Kawara...
This Week in Games - Dragon's Dogma 2 and an Interview with SAND LAND Producer Keishu Minami
This week, Jean-Karlo looks into Dragon Dogma 2's microtransaction drama, gushes about the notable visual novels on the horizon, and has a chat with the upcoming SAND LAND game's producer, Keishu Minami.
― Welcome back, folks! It's a busy Spring, and I know folks are likely neck-deep in Dragon's Dogma 2. But someone on Twitter went and reminded me that Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files is o...
Mononoke, Kurayukaba, My Oni Girl Directors Discuss Favorite Scenes From Each Other's Movies
3 Twin Engine directors discuss their next films at AnimeJapan, and boy, did they have some words for each other.
― AnimeJapan is already known for its fun stage events featuring the cast of upcoming and some classic anime series. However, AnimeJapan 2024 added a brand new stage area: the Creation Stage. Unlike the three main stages at AnimeJapan, the Creation Stage is for the people behind the anime...
Metallic Rouge ‒ Episode 12
For a few seconds, the absurdly convoluted plot and setting trappings fade away in favor of a single gesture of reconciliation and trust shared between our two heroines.
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Anime's 2nd Season Theatrical Trailer Streamed
2nd season to play as 3 films starting in July before fall TV debut
― The official website for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, began streaming a theatrical trailer for the season on Friday. Before the television premiere of the second season in fall, the anime will screen in theaters in Japan as three films. The first film will run f...
Pokémon Horizons Anime's Video Previews New Arc, Reveals New Theme Songs
IVE, 9Lana perform new themes
― The official YouTube channel for the Pokémon franchise revealed a video for the new "Terastal Debut" arc for the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime on Friday. The video previews the anime's new opening theme song "Will" by K-Pop group IVE. 9Lana will perform the ending theme song "Let Me Battle." Giga and TeddyLoid are producing the ending theme. The same YouTube chann...
Tokushima's Machi Asobi Event Planned for This Spring Canceled
Organizers plan for scaled-down event this fall
― The organizers of the Machi Asobi anime and game event announced on Wednesday that this spring's event, which would have been the 27th Machi Asobi, has been canceled because it was difficult for staff to coordinate guest appearances. The organizers plan to hold a scaled-down event this fall, and then plan to hold the event at its normal scale in sprin...
'Isekai' Transported Into the Oxford English Dictionary
Ain't ain't a word, but isekai is? What's the world coming to?
― The dictionary. It's the tool we use when we want to prove a word isn't real and when someone uses a word wrong. Literally. And I mean “literally” as literally and not hyperbolically. And now anime fans in the English-speaking world can argue isekai is now a word. But, it's a little more complicated than that. As announced on the Oxford...
Crunchyroll Streams That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime Anime in India on March 30
Anime season premieres in Japan on April 5, recap episode airs on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the third season of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) television anime in India starting on March 30. Crunchyroll describes the season:
Rimuru has officially become a Demon Lord after defeating Clayman. Following Walpurgis, the De...
Deadline: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Film Earns US$8 Million in Thursday Previews in U.S.
Film opens in 3,850 theaters in U.S. on Friday
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that the Godzilla vs. Kong film sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire earned approximately US$8 million during its preview screenings that began at 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday in roughly 3,400 locations in the United States. The earnings would mark the second-best previews for a "Monsterverse...
Blue Reflection Sun Game to End Service on May 30
Smartphone, PC game launched in February 2023
― DMM Games announced on Friday that its Blue Reflection Sun ("Sun" written with the character for "resplendent") game will end service on May 30 at 12:00 p.m. JST. The game has halted sales of in-game gems and "Ikusei Boost" purchases as of Friday. DMM Games launched the game for smartphone and PC via the DMM Game Player platform in February 2023. The "h...
New Urusei Yatsura Anime's 6th Promo Video Previews New Ending Theme
MAISONdes again performs new ending theme
― The official website for the new television anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura manga debuted a sixth promotional video on Friday. The video reveals and previews the ending theme for the show's fourth cours (quarter of a year), titled "Haru Magai feat Ayuni D, NITO" by MAISONdes. The new cours starts on April 11. The show's second half is airing for ...
Kaiju No. 8 Cast Members 'Train' on Teamwork at AnimeJapan
Kaiju No. 8 characters bond with kaiju to defeat other kaiju. But, do the voice actors have a similar bond with each other?
― The hit Jump+ manga Kaiju No. 8 is getting the anime treatment. And with only a few weeks before the first episode airs, the main cast appeared at AnimeJapan 2024 to talk about the series. But, in a strange twist, the show's host wanted to “train” the cast's teamwork and abili...
Gushing Over Magical Girls - SEASON FINALE
In the end, Gushing Over Magical Girls truly becomes an analysis of someone's interfacing with their BDSM fetishism and its impact on their relationships.
Crunchyroll Adds 1981 Urusei Yatsura Anime
All 194 episodes of original anime stream
― Crunchyroll added the original 1981 Urusei Yatsura anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura manga in Japanese with English subtitles to its streaming service on Thursday. The original anime series ran from 1981 to 1986. The series also got various anime films, and an original video anime (OVA). AnimEigo released most of the previous anime on home video ex...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's Trailer Teases New 'Future Saga' DLC
DLC to have 4 parts, with 1st chapter "coming soon"
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new trailer on Thursday for the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game. The video teases the new "Future Saga" DLC and supervillain experiments. The DLC will have four parts, and the first chapter is listed as "coming soon." Bandai Namco will release the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on May 24. The ga...
Brave Bang Bravern! Original TV Anime Casts Fumihiko Tachiki, Rie Kugimiya
Both appear in 12th/final episode
― The official website for Cygames, Cygames Pictures, and Masami Obari's Brave Bang Bravern! (Yūki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern) original television anime revealed on Thursday two more cast members who appear in the 12th and final episode: Fumihiko Tachiki as Popalchipum Rie Kugimiya as Verum Vita The website also posted a visual by animator Takahiro Yamada: The anime debu...
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The Witch and the Beast #11 [rate]
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Urusei Yatsura #35 [rate]
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Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling Game's Trailer Reveals May 28 Release in West
Video connects endings of original game with fan disc
― Idea Factory International began streaming a new trailer for the Cupid Parasite: Sweet & Spicy Darling fan disc, and it reveals that the game will launch physically and digitally in the West for Nintendo Switch on May 28. The video connects the endings of the original visual novel with the fan disc: The Limited Edition includes a hardcover art b...
Spy x Family's First TV Season is Now Available on U.K. Netflix
Also, Black Clover and GTO - Great Teacher Onizuka are due for April 1
― Netflix in the UK is now screening the first 25-episode TV season of the anime of Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY. Netflix describes the anime:
A spy, an assassin and a telepath come together to pose as a family, each for their own reasons, while hiding their true identities from each other. Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Mobile Suit Gundam UC, ...
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Bang Brave Bang Bravern #12 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Streams That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Anime on March 30
Recap episode streams on Saturday with 1st new episode premiering on April 5
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the third season of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) television anime for the spring 2024 season, beginning on Saturday with a recap episode and the first new episode on April 5. There will be dubs in English, Latin American S...
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin-Hen Anime's 2nd Trailer Reveals More Cast
Sumire Uesaka, Daisuke Ono, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yuki Kaji, more join cast
― The staff for the upcoming Kinnikuman Perfect Origin-Hen (Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc) anime began streaming on Friday the second trailer, which reveals new cast: The newly announced cast includes (pictured above from left to right): Sumire Uesaka as Meat Daisuk...
Tales of Wedding Rings Episodes 1-12 Streaming Anime Review
What you're left with is a dull fantasy with stock, underdeveloped characters with uninteresting relationships that never look as good as they insist they should.
― The isekai subgenre is no stranger to harems. These days, it seems like every Tom, Dick, or Harry who gets transported to a fantasy world is instantly gifted with a gaggle of giggling girls glomming over his gormless gonads. Tales of Wedd...
Anime Cinema Screenings in Ireland in April
Japanese Film Festival in Ireland will hold multiple screenings of Lonely Castle in the Mirror and Komada: A Whisky Family; also Dundalk will screen The First Slam Dunk and Blue Giant
― The Japanese Film Festival in Ireland will go on tour in April, including several anime screenings. Tickets are available at the festival link. Lonely Castle in the Mirror (pictured right) - Screening at Triskel Arts ...
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Delusional Monthly Magazine #12 [rate]
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Laid-Back Camp Anime's 3rd Season Casts Maria Sashide, Kokoa Amano
Anime casts Sashide as Ema, Amano as Mei in April 4 anime
― The official website for the Laid-Back Camp franchise announced on Thursday two new cast members for Yurukyan△ Season 3, the third anime season based on Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga: Maria Sashide as Ema Mizunami, a girl who draws on a tablet and likes dogs Kokoa Amano as Mei Nakatsugawa, a lively girl who wears a ribb...
Crunchyroll Adds 3 Hakuōki Anime to Catalog
1st Hakuōki anime, Record of the Jade Blood sequel, Dawn of the Shinsengumi prequel added
― Crunchyroll added the Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom anime, the Hakuōki: Record of the Jade Blood sequel anime, and the Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Dawn of the Shinsengumi prequel anime to its service on Wednesday. The Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom television anime premiered in Ap...
Tickets Available for U.K. and Ireland Cinema Release of Spy x Family: Code White From April 26
Film will be in both subtitled and dubbed versions, and the release will include IMAX and Dolby screenings
― Tickets are now available for the U.K. and Ireland cinema release of SPY×FAMILY Code: White at https://www.spyfamilyfilm.co.uk/ will release the film from Friday April 26. The release will be in both subtitled and dubbed versions, and will include screenings in IMAX and Dolby formats. The film...
Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion Game Launches for Switch, PS4, PC in Fall
Trailer streamed for sequel game launching in Japan, West
― XSEED Games and Marvelous announced on Thursday that they will release Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion, MAGES. and Team GrisGris' sequel to the Corpse Party horror game, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in the West in fall. The game will also launch in Japan this fall. The companies streamed a trailer: The game will ...
This Week in Anime - Did Birdie Wing Start a Golf Anime Renaissance?
With no less than three new golf anime coming this spring season, Chris and Steve as the big question: Is this Birdie Wing's fault?
― With no less than three new golf anime coming this spring season, Chris and Steve ask the big question: Is this Birdie Wing's fault? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warnin...
Delicious in Dungeon Anime Reveals New Theme Songs, More Cast in Video
New visual also revealed for show's 2nd part
― Kadokawa revealed a new promotional video and a visual on Thursday for the second half of Studio Trigger's television anime of Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) manga. Kadokawa also revealed the show's new opening and ending theme songs, as well as new characters and cast. sumika is performing the new opening theme song "Unmei" (Desiny) an...
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Delicious in Dungeon #13 [rate]
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Ghost Reaper Girl Manga Enters Hiatus
Series returned from previous hiatus in October
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ app published an update for Akissa Saiké's Ghost Reaper Girl manga on Tuesday, announcing the series will enter hiatus again due to the artist's poor health. The notice stated the manga's return is undecided. The series had resumed serialization on October 31 after being on hiatus since May 2022. The latest chapter released on...
SAND LAND: THE SERIES ‒ Episode 8
With every episode, I continue to be impressed by Sand Land.
1st Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Film Opens at #7 With 83 Million Yen
1st Haikyu!! Final film, 2024 Doraemon film switch places at #2 & #3, respectively from last week
― The live-action film adaptation of Uketsu's Hen na Ie (The Strange House) novel stayed at #1 for its second consecutive week. The film sold 399,000 tickets for 519,465,480 yen (about US$3.43 million) over the weekend. The film has sold a total of 1.19 million tickets for a cumulative earning of 1,551,6...
Seven Seas Adds The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store, More Manga
Someone's Girlfriend manga, more also licensed for August-September
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed four new manga. The company also announced it has licensed Herhumanist's Beetle Hands webtoon, and Yu Ryeo-Han's Lout of Count's Family novel series. The company will release the first volume of Beetle Hands in August in full color, and the first volume of Lout of...
Train to the End of the World Anime Reveals New 'Let's Depart!' Short Promo Video
Original anime premieres on April 1
― Kadokawa revealed a new short "Let's Depart!" promotional video for Girls und Panzer and Shirobako director Tsutomu Mizushima's original anime Shūmatsu Train Doko e Iku? on Thursday. The anime will premiere on the AT-X channel on April 1 at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. EDT). It will also run on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as i...
Kaiju No. 8 Anime Gets Hindi, Tamil, Telugu Simuldubs
Anime premieres on April 13 along with dubs
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu simuldubs for the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga on April 13. The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on April 13. The anime will also stream on X/Twitter worldwide in real time as it airs on TV in Japan, at the exact time the anime airs. Crunchyroll will stream the ...
Rensuke Oshikiri's Horror Manga Sayuri Gets Live-Action Film This Summer
Sadako vs. Kayako's Kōji Shiraishi directs film
― Gentosha Comics announced on Thursday that Rensuke Oshikiri's horror manga Sayuri is getting a live-action film adaptation that will open in Japan this summer. Kōji Shiraishi (Sadako vs. Kayako, Impossibility Defense) is directing the film. The manga follows a family who move into their own house. Immediately, the family and the house experience myste...
Crunchyroll Adds Dragon Ball Super Anime in India on March 29
Service also adds English dub of anime
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the Dragon Ball Super television anime series in India on March 29. The streaming service will add the anime in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub. Crunchyroll describes the anime:
The threat of Majin Buu has passed, and Goku and friends are all living in peace.
The day of Bulma...
Terraformars Manga Resumes After 5-Year Hiatus on April 4
Manga went on hiatus in 2019 due to Yū Sasuga's health issues
― This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga's Terraformars manga will resume in the magazine's 18th issue on April 4. The manga will feature on the cover of the 18th issue, and will have an opening color page. The magazine will also bundle a sticker to commemor...
The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic ‒ Episode 12
This show is the epitome of unrealized potential.
Sengoku Youko ‒ Episode 12
This episode still features some important and impactful moments for our characters, but it is, first and foremost, a rip-snorting good time full of hotblooded beatdowns.
Villainess Level 99 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This was always entertaining, and since that's the goal of television shows, I'd call this more of a success than not, ugly CG dragons and other visual issues aside.
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2024, Mar 18-24
As we approach the end of the season, Delicious in Dungeon and Undead Unluck are steadily climbing the cumulative. Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― 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...
Urusei Yatsura ‒ Episode 34
Overall, it's not my favorite episode of the season, and I would almost recommend skipping it. It doesn't feel like there's a real payoff to any of the setup, and the humor felt repetitious or drawn out.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 24-30
Berserk, Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro anime; The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life, Stitches manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Berserk BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 26 Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro BDCite Discotek US$29.95 March 26 Futakoi BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek US$29.95 March 26 Hans Christian Andersen's Th...
Deadman Wonderland Duo Launch Manga Adaptation of Higa Shimai Series
Horror light novel series began publishing in 2018
― Manga creator Jinsei Kataoka announced on March 22 that she will be adapting Ichi Sawamura's Higa Shimai Series (Higa Sisters Series) light novels into a manga series with frequent collaborator Kazuma Kondou in 2024. Kadokawa began publishing the horror series in October 2015. The first book in the series, "Bogiwan ga, Kuru" (Bogiwan is Coming) won...
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Manga Ends
Manga adaptation launched in 2018
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine published the final chapter of Masaaki Kiasa's manga adaptation of Natsume Akatsuki's Combatants Will Be Dispatched! (Sentōin, Hakenshimasu!) light novel series on Wednesday. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: After a career spent slapping down superheroes as an evil minion of...
Ushijima the Loan Shark Manga Gets Spinoff Manga About Aizawa
Aizawa time travels back to the 90s in new manga
― The May issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Spirits magazine revealed on Wednesday that Satoshi Sasasani will launch a new spinoff manga of Shohei Manabe's Ushijima the Loan Shark manga tentatively titled Naniwa Time Slip Aizawa-kun (Osaka Time Traveling Aizawa-kun) in the magazine's next issue on April 26. The manga's story centers on Aizawa, who runs int...
Manga Up! Global Adds Love in the Palm of His Hand, Cuticle Detective Inaba, 2 More Manga
Also: Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, Lofty Flower, Fall for Me!!
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global added Rinteku's Love in the Palm of His Hand (Chameleon Hare no Hirani Koi o Suru.) manga on Wednesday and Kabuto Kodai's manga adaptation of Umikaze Minamino and Jishaku's Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden light novel on Saturday. It also added Ayano Natsume's Lofty Flower, Fall for Me!! (Takane no Ha...
Gahi-chan! Manga Ends
Tirotata debuted romantic comedy in 2020
― The 127th issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh G magazine published the final chapter of Tirotata's Gahi-chan! manga on Wednesday. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: When a starving manga artist suddenly finds a girl who looks like the spitting image of his own series' heroine on his front doorstep, it seems like a dream...
Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Anime Sequel Streams With English Subtitles on YouTube on April 10
English-subbed trailer streamed
― The official YouTube channel for the Godzilla franchise announced on Wednesday that the sequel for Chibi Godzilla Raids Again, (Chibi Godzilla no Gyakushū), the anime about the Chibi Godzilla character, will begin streaming in Japanese with English subtitles on the channel on April 10 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The channel streamed an English-subtitled trailer: The sequel wil...
Warner Bros. Japan to Produce Over 10 Anime Titles Per Year
Company's Japanese anime studio to double output
― Warner Bros. Discovery president of Asia-Pacific James Gibbons stated to entertainment news website Variety last Friday that the company's Japanese anime studio will produce more than 10 titles per year as opposed to its output of five to 10 titles in past years. He stated that "anime is one of the best ways to reach the 18 to 30-year-old audience, w...
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Metallic Rouge #12 [rate]
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Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles Manga Moves to Monthly Shonen Champion Magazine in October
Magazine to start publishing manga's new 1-shot episodes in early summer
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Akita Shoten's Monthly Shonen Champion magazine announced on Monday that Naru Narumi's Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles (Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san) manga will move to the magazine and on Akita Shoten's Web Manga site in fall this year. Monthly Shonen Champion will also publish new on...
'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Anime Gets Compilation Screening in Theaters
Special edited compilation of TV anime screens in Japan in 2024
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yuu Toyota's Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga announced on Thursday that a special edited compilation of the anime will screen in theaters in 2024. The website unveiled a visual: The anime e...
SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film Reveals New English Dub Trailer
Tickets for film's North American screenings now on sale
― Crunchyroll started streaming a new English dub trailer for the SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film on Wednesday. The company also announced that tickets are now available for the film's screening in the U.S. and Canada on April 19. Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll will screen the film in North America on April 19. The film will screen in Japanese...
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Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! #12 [rate]
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Matsuki's Overlord [Shin] Sekai-hen Manga Starts Serialization in Comp Ace Magazine on April 26
Manga first launched on Comp Ace Comic Connect web manga magazine on February 22
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine revealed on Tuesday that Matsuki's Overlord [Shin] Sekai-hen (Overlord [New] World Arc) manga will start serialization in the magazine's next issue on April 26. The manga first launched on Kadokawa's new Comp Ace Comic Connect web manga magazine on February 22. The manga's ...
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Gushing Over Magical Girls #13 [rate]
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Sengoku Youko #12 [rate]
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Live-Action At 25:00 in Akasaka Series Reveals Trailer, Main Visual, 7 More Cast Members
Takuma Usa, Shōma Nagumo, Atsushi Hashimoto, Moemi Katayama, more join cast of April 18 series
― TV Tokyo revealed a trailer, main visual, and additional cast members for the live-action series adaptation of Hiroko Natsuno's At 25:00 in Akasaka (25-Ji, Akasaka de) boys-love manga on Wednesday. ［📢］解禁 ③ドラマ「２５時、赤坂で」番組予告映像を初公開 🎥⿻┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈［人気俳優］羽山麻水(#駒木根葵汰) ✖️［新人俳優］白崎由岐(#新原泰佑)BLドラマの役作りから始まる切なく美しい芸能界ラブ...
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Classroom of the Elite #13 [rate]
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Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady with the Lamp #12 [rate]
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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage #13 [rate]
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Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Film Previews Mothra in New Trailer
Film debuts in U.S. theaters on March 29
― Toei Movies began streaming a new trailer for the Godzilla vs. Kong film sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, on Tuesday. The trailer previews the return of Mothra. The film will open in the United States on March 29, two weeks earlier than its previously planned April 12 date. The April 12 release was itself a delay from its original March 15 opening. Th...