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The ANN Aftershow - 100 Episodes of the ANN Aftershow!?
The ANN After Show is at episode 100! Let's reflect on some of our favorite moments, catch up on Kaiju No. 8, Yatagarasu, and more this week!
― 100 Episodes of the ANN Aftershow!? The ANN After Show is at episode 100! Let's catch up on Kaiju No. 8, Yatagarasu, and more this week! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to ...
This Week in Anime - Anime Director Tsutomu Mizushima's Wild Ride
Nick and Steve look back on director Tsutomu Mizushima's work so far, from his latest Train to the End of the World to Shirobako, Girls und Panzer, and more.
― Nick and Steve look back on director Tsutomu Mizushima's work so far, from his latest Train to the End of the World to Shirobako, Girls und Panzer, and more. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are...
i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- Anime Film Review
i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- is a movie best described as having big Saturday morning cartoon energy when it comes to its catchy high notes and off-key attempt at deeper storytelling.
― Admittedly, when I walked into Anime Central to review i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!-, I envisioned the film as the typical fare of idol dancing via 3D models in dizzyingly pastel-rich environments with little to ...
ONE PIECE Music Symphony 25th Anniversary Concert will Premiere soon in the US…
Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with this special orchestra concert!
― Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with this special orchestra concert! The most memorable moments of the beloved TV series will be projected on a giant screen to the sound of a 50-musician orchestra! In only a few weeks, the ONE PIECE Music Symphony 25 th Anniversary Tour will premiere in the US on...
My Oni Girl Anime Film Review
Narrative dissonance aside, the heart of My Oni Girl still shines through its jumbled ending: that folks should speak their minds even when it hurts.
― Upon first glance, My Oni Girl has all the hallmarks of a Studio Ghibli-inspired romp. You've got a globe-trodding adventure with odd-couple protagonists, a myriad of wonderfully drawn vistas, titular mouthwatering glamour shots of Japanese delicacies...
The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! Novel 1 Review
The book feels like a deliberate combo of SAO, Log Horizon, and Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, and that works better than you might expect.
― If this story feels familiar, that's on purpose. In their afterword, author Nagawasabi64 says that they've noticed that the "trapped in a VRMMORPG" genre made popular by SAO has fallen out of favor, which made them want to ...
This Week in Anime - Darkly Deconstructing Japanese Super Heroes for Fun and Profit
There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out.
― There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by ...
Bloody Sweet Volumes 1-2 Manhwa Review
This is a good series to check out if you like more bite with your vampire romances.
― Going into Bloody Sweet, I expected to find a fluffy rom-com about a girl and the vampire she accidentally gets attached to. Instead, I found a story about a bullied high school girl whose bullies are smart enough to evade all of the checks and balances the school has put in place. When Naerim accidentally awakens ...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime's Video Reveals New Cast
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yūsuke Kobayashi, Haruka Shiraishi join cast as members of Freya Familia
― Warner Bros. Japan unveiled a new promotional video on Thursday for Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka V: Hōjō no Megami-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V: Goddess of the Harvest Arc), the fifth season of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dung...
Gundam Voice Actor Tōru Furuya Admits to 4-Year Affair With Fan
Furuya acknowledged threatening to hurt fan in argument, causing her to have abortion
― On his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, voice actor Tōru Furuya acknowledged a recent report by the Weekly Bunshun magazine regarding an affair he had with a fan. Weekly Bunshun interviewed him for the article. Furuya admitted that he had been in a relationship with a female fan for four and a half years...
Voice Actor Hideyuki Umezu Dies at 68
Umezu voiced Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Gundam 00 2nd Season
― Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actor Hideyuki Umezu died on May 17 due to interstitial pneumonia. He was 68. A funeral ceremony was held by relatives. Umezu was born on July 24, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture. Umezu voiced the characters of Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sec...
The ANN Aftershow - 100 Episodes of the ANN Aftershow!?
The ANN After Show is at episode 100! Let's reflect on some of our favorite moments, catch up on Kaiju No. 8, Yatagarasu, and more this week!
― 100 Episodes of the ANN Aftershow!? The ANN After Show is at episode 100! Let's catch up on Kaiju No. 8, Yatagarasu, and more this week! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to ...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime's Video Reveals New Cast
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yūsuke Kobayashi, Haruka Shiraishi join cast as members of Freya Familia
― Warner Bros. Japan unveiled a new promotional video on Thursday for Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka V: Hōjō no Megami-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V: Goddess of the Harvest Arc), the fifth season of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dung...
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Anime Project Reveals Main Visual, Trailer for 1st Film
1st film in 7-part project "Kuro no Shinryaku" opens on July 19
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed the main visual and started streaming the main trailer for the first film "Kuro no Shinryaku" (Dark Invasion) of Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the next project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, on Friday. The anime will premiere as seven films, beginning with the fi...
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio ‒ Episode 7
Nao Toyama's shift from sharp-tongued hater to inelegantly wailing weirdo is a delight, and that helps punch up the story context it's carrying.
This Week in Anime - Anime Director Tsutomu Mizushima's Wild Ride
Nick and Steve look back on director Tsutomu Mizushima's work so far, from his latest Train to the End of the World to Shirobako, Girls und Panzer, and more.
― Nick and Steve look back on director Tsutomu Mizushima's work so far, from his latest Train to the End of the World to Shirobako, Girls und Panzer, and more. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are...
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A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics #8 [rate]
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Duel Masters Code Bestie Manga Enters Last Arc
Manga launched on February 28
― The official Twitter account for Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic website revealed on Wednesday that Shigekatsu Ihara's Story of Duel Masters Code Bestie — a worldview manga of Shigenobu Matsumoto's Duel Masters manga — is entering its final arc. The manga launched on Weekly CoroCoro Comic on February 28. Yō Kanebayashi launched the Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suish...
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Wind Breaker #8 [rate]
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Urusei Yatsura #42 [rate]
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A Condition Called Love #8 [rate]
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i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- Anime Film Review
i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- is a movie best described as having big Saturday morning cartoon energy when it comes to its catchy high notes and off-key attempt at deeper storytelling.
― Admittedly, when I walked into Anime Central to review i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!-, I envisioned the film as the typical fare of idol dancing via 3D models in dizzyingly pastel-rich environments with little to ...
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An Archdemon's Dilemma - How to Love Your Elf Bride #9 [rate]
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Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses Osamu Tezuka's I.L Adult Fantasy Manga
First volume goes on sale on October 1
― Titan Comics revealed on Thursday in an exclusive with ANN the company has licensed Osamu Tezuka's adult fantasy manga I.L for release in English on October 1. The release will mark the first English release of the manga. The company describes the story: Embark on a mesmerizing journey with I.L Volume 1 as Osamu Tezuka, the world-renowned ‘God of Manga’, navig...
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Laid-Back Camp #8 [rate]
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Toho to Acquire Anime Studio Science SARU as Its Subsidiary
Studio behind Lu over the wall, Inu-Oh, Scott Pilgrim anime, Tatami Time Machine Blues
― The entertainment company Toho announced on Thursday that its board of directors has decided to acquire all shares of the anime studio Science Saru, effective on June 19. Toho will then make Science Saru its consolidated subsidiary from the second quarter (June-August) of the fiscal year ending in February 2025. ...
Delicious in Dungeon Anime Casts Kōki Uchiyama, Ayumu Murase
Uchiyama plays Mithrun, Murase as Yaad
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday two new cast and characters for the second half of Studio Trigger's television anime of Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) manga. The new characters will appear in the anime's 21st episode also on Thursday. The newly announced cast are: Kōki Uchiyama as Mithrun, a male elf who serves as the chief of the Canary Squad ...
ONE PIECE Music Symphony 25th Anniversary Concert will Premiere soon in the US…
Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with this special orchestra concert!
― Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with this special orchestra concert! The most memorable moments of the beloved TV series will be projected on a giant screen to the sound of a 50-musician orchestra! In only a few weeks, the ONE PIECE Music Symphony 25 th Anniversary Tour will premiere in the US on...
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Delicious in Dungeon #21 [rate]
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'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime Reveals More Cast, July 12 Debut in New Video
Miyuki Sawashiro, Kenjiro Tsuda, Setsuji Satoh join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel revealed more cast, a second teaser promotional video, and a July 12 debut on WOWOW on Thursday. The new cast, introduced at 0:59 in the above video, includes (Note: Character name romanizations are not official): Miyuki Sawashiro as Doranvi
Kenjiro Tsuda as K...
AnimeFesta's Yoasobi Gurashi! Anime Premieres Online on July 7
Anime premieres on Coolmic website with English subtitles
― Suiseisha revealed on Wednesday that the anime adaptation of Suika's Yoasobi Gurashi! (Living in a F*** Room) manga by AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) will premiere on July 7 on WWWave Corporation's Coolmic website. The anime's website also opened on Wednesday and revealed the key visual, staff, and main cast. The anime...
Naoko Yamada, Science Saru's The Colors Within Anime Film's Trailer Highlights New Characters
Yasuko, Aoi Yūki, Minako Kotobuki, Keiko Toda voice characters featured in trailer
― The official website for The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), a new anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, The Heike Story, A Silent Voice), began streaming a new trailer for the film on Thursday. The trailer features footage of the film's newly-announced characters from earlier this month. ...
GKIDS' Trailer for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 4K Restoration Reveals June 23-26 Run
GKIDS screens 4K restoration at Chicago Critic's Film Festival this summer before wide release
― GKIDS began streaming a trailer for the new 4K restoration of Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence film on Wednesday. The trailer reveals that GKIDs will screen the 4K restoration in theaters in North America from June 23 to June 26. GKIDS acquired the North American theatrical rights to the fi...
Seven Seas Licenses The Villainess and the Demon Knight Light Novel, Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!, 2 More Manga
Also licensed: How to Repair a Broken Cup, Diary of a Female Lead: Shujinkou Nikki, Checkmate manhwa in print
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Nekota and Asahiko's light novel The Villainess and the Demon Knight, as well as Haka Tokura, Shin Arakawa, and Eiri Shirai's Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized!, Rico Worico's How to Repair a B...
Live-Action Saint Young Men Film Reveals Team Heavenly Realm Cast
Ryo Katsuji, Jiro Sato, Mai Shiraishi, Kento Kaku, Takanori Iwata join cast
― The staff for Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gundan~ (Holy Men vs Demon Army), the first live-action film of Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga, revealed the cast of Team Heavenly Realm in a new behind-the-scenes making-of video on Thursday. The cast includes (top row, left to right):
Ryo Ka...
MCM London Comic Con Will Run From Friday to Sunday (Updated)
Event at Excel Centre in Docklands, will include Anime Limited industry panel on Saturday, appearances by anime dub actors from Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and One Piece
― Update - MCM London Comic Con has announced that there will be a screening of One Piece Film Red on Saturday at 11 a.m. on the Main Stage. MCM London Comic Con will run from Friday May 24 to Sunday May 26 at the Excel Centre in t...
Unnamed Memory ‒ Episode 7
I regret to inform you that the screencap over there implies a level of intrigue that this episode never actually develops.
Key/Visual Arts Donates 14 Million Yen to Quake-Hit Noto Peninsula
Legendary game maker brings another tear to our eyes
― Key is arguably one of the greatest Japanese visual novel game makers of the late 1990s and early 2000s. With games like Kanon, Air, Clannad, and a plethora of others, the studio is known for blending the erotic with sad stories. In a new teary-eyed story, Key, with the help of its parent company, Visual Arts, is donating a massive sum of money f...
Train to the End of the World ‒ Episode 8
Do we, as people, impose meaning upon a chaotic world, or do we assume chaos of a world whose rules we cannot comprehend?
Kiratto Pri☆Chan Spawns Virtual Musical for 5th Anniversary
Kiratto Pri☆Chan characters come together for special performance
― Although the first idol anime series was arguably 1983's Magical Angel Creamy Mami, it wasn't until the 2010s when the genre really took off with series and franchises like Love Live!, Pretty Rhythm, and Tsukiuta., among many others. With modern idol anime comes a lot of multi-media projects. One of those projects was the recent Kira...
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 8
Nora's temporary team-up with Holo and Lawrence instigates extra squabbling and pushes the horizon past the perspective of a merchant and a wise wolf.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 19-25
A Galaxy Next Door, The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World anime; Hirayasumi, Mysterious Disappearances manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dead Mount Death Play Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 21 Dr. Stone Season 3 Part 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 21 Food Wars! The Second Plate BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 21 A Galaxy Next Do...
Mysterious Disappearances ‒ Episode 7
I almost wish that this episode hadn't saved Shizuku.
Burning Kabaddi Manga Enters Climax
Manga launched in 2015
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app revealed on Tuesday that Hajime Musashino's Burning Kabaddi (Shakunetsu Kabaddi) manga will enter its climax, and also revealed that the manga's 28th compiled book volume will ship on July 11. The manga's story centers on first-year high school student Tatsuya Yoigoshi, a former ace soccer player who dislikes sports. He gets to join a team for the c...
Monster Hunter Stories Remastered Game Reveals New Overview Trailer
Game ships for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PC via Steam on June 14
― The official YouTube channel for the Monster Hunter franchise shared a new overview trailer on Monday for the Monster Hunter Stories remastered game, which comes out for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam on June 14. The new release of Monster Hunter Stories features full voice acting, improved graphics, a Museum mode, and c...
Ascendent Animation Wins Two Bronze Telly Awards
Company previously earned award in 2022
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Ascendent Animation won two bronze awards at the 45th Annual Telly Awards in New York City on Tuesday for its English dubbed anime Game World Reincarnation and I Want to Be His Prey. The company previously won a silver Telly Award in 2022 for the English dub of The Titan's Bride. The company released an English dub of Caressing My Hibernating Bear in partner...
Hulu to Stream Boruto, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Anime's English Dubs in June
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations' dub premieres on June 1, Go! Go! Loser Ranger! on June 12
― Hulu is listing the English dub of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime's premiere on June 1, and the Go! Go! Loser Ranger! anime's English dub series premiere on June 12. The Boruto: Naruto Next Generations television anime premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo in April 2017. The anime's "Part I" ended with its 29...
Blue Archive Anime Debuts in N. America on May 24
The official English Twitter account for Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game announced on Wednesday that Blue Archive The Animation, the television anime adaptation of the game, will debut in North America with English subtitles this Friday at 12:00 a.m. UTC (Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EDT) on the franchise's official global YouTube channel. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's DLC Trailer Reveals Broly (Restrained)
DLC also includes Vegeta (Super Saiyan God), Goku Black (Super Saiyan Rosé)
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America streamed a new trailer on Wednesday for the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game, and it previews chapter 1 of the Future Saga DLC, which launches on Friday. The video reveals that the DLC will add Broly (Restrained). The video also previews the new Extra Missions, Parallel Quests, Skills, costume...
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Viral Hit #7 [rate]
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Why Nobody Remembers My World? Anime Streams 3rd Character Video
Video features Jeanne, voiced by Haruka Shiraishi
― The official website for the television anime of writer Kei Sazane and illustrator neco's Naze Boku no Sekai o Dare mo Oboeteinai no ka? (Why nobody remembers my world?) novels revealed the anime's third character video featuring Jeanne, voiced by Haruka Shiraishi, on Wednesday. The anime's website started streaming the second character video on May...
Live-Action Drops of God Series Gets 2nd Season
Cast, staff return for new season on Apple TV+
― Apple TV+ announced on Tuesday that Drops of God, the new internationally co-produced, multilingual live-action television series of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga, is getting a second season. Oded Ruskin (Absentia, No Man's Land) is returning to direct the new season, and Quoc Dang Tran (Marianne, Parallel) is a...
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Bartender Glass of God #8 [rate]
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Digimon Adventure Anime Gets New Promo Video for 25th Anniversary
Video to get advanced screening at 25th anniversary exhibit on August 9
― The Digimon franchise is getting a new promotional video to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Digimon Adventure anime and take a look back at its world. The video will feature new illustrations. There will be a 25th anniversary exhibit for Digimon Adventure at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro in August from August 10-25. The ex...
My Oni Girl Anime Film Review
Narrative dissonance aside, the heart of My Oni Girl still shines through its jumbled ending: that folks should speak their minds even when it hurts.
― Upon first glance, My Oni Girl has all the hallmarks of a Studio Ghibli-inspired romp. You've got a globe-trodding adventure with odd-couple protagonists, a myriad of wonderfully drawn vistas, titular mouthwatering glamour shots of Japanese delicacies...
Mechanical Buddy Universe 1.0, 2 More Manga Added to Manga UP! Global
Also: Sabikui Bisco 2, The Commander Sorcerer's Contract Marriage
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global began publishing Sabikui Bisco 2 (Rust-Eater Bisco 2), Sо̄ Natsuki's manga adaptation of Shinji Cobkubo's (Kobukubo) Sabikui Bisco (Rust Eating Bisco) light novel series, in English on Saturday. It also released Takuji Katō's Mechanical Buddy Universe 1.0 manga in English on Wednesday. The company began...
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KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world! 3 #7 [rate]
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Voice Actor Tōru Furuya No Longer Appearing at MomoCon 2024 Following News of His 4-Year Affair With Fan
Furuya acknowledged threatening to hurt fan in argument, causing her to have abortion
― The staff of this year's MomoCon event announced on Wednesday that "due to recent news, voice actor Tōru Furuya will no longer be appearing at MomoCon 2024." The convention originally revealed Furuya as a guest on March 7. The event will take place from May 24-27 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. On...
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Date A Live V #7 [rate]
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Mysterious Disappearances #7 [rate]
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Najimi's Girls' Fist!!!! GT Rock Band Manga Gets Short Anime on YouTube
Episode 1 premieres on Wednesday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Najimi's Girls' Fist!!!! GT band manga announced on Wednesday that the manga is inspiring a 13-episode short anime adaptation, and the first episode will premiere on the manga's YouTube channel on Wednesday at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m. EDT). New episodes will then launch every other Saturday starting on June 1. The short...
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The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio #7 [rate]
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Gundam Voice Actor Tōru Furuya Admits to 4-Year Affair With Fan
Furuya acknowledged threatening to hurt fan in argument, causing her to have abortion
― On his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, voice actor Tōru Furuya acknowledged a recent report by the Weekly Bunshun magazine regarding an affair he had with a fan. Weekly Bunshun interviewed him for the article. Furuya admitted that he had been in a relationship with a female fan for four and a half years...
Hollywood Reporter: Adam Wingard Will Not Return for Next Godzilla x Kong Film
Writer-director parts amicably due to 'timing issues'
― The Hollywood Reporter reported on Tuesday that director Adam Wingard will not return for the third film installment of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment's Godzilla x Kong film series due to "timing issues." The report describes Wingard's departure as amicable, with the companies leaving the door open for a future return. Wingard is repor...
Live-Action 1122: For a Happy Marriage Show's Trailer Reveals Theme Song
Spitz performs 'i-O（Shūri no Uta)' for series premiering on June 14
― Amazon Prime Video unveiled a new trailer for the live-action series of Peko Watanabe's 1122: For a Happy Marriage manga on Wednesday. The trailer reveals and previews the series' theme song "i-O（Shūri no Uta)" by Spitz. Amazon Prime Video also unveiled two new visuals for the series: The series will have seven total episodes, and ...
New Live-Action Black Jack Show Casts Yuno Nagao as Pinoko
Nagao plays Black Jack's assistant
― The official website for the new live-action series of Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack manga revealed a new cast member in a key visual on Wednesday. Yuno Nagao (pictured above) plays the role of Pinoko, Black Jack's assistant. Despite appearing as a little girl, she is actually 18 years old. The series will premiere on June 30, and it stars Issei Takahashi as the titul...
27th Detective Conan Film Stays at #1 at Japanese Box Office, Haikyu!! Rises to #2
Gundam Seed Freedom jumps back onto list to #6 in its final weekend
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film stayed at #1 in its sixth weekend. The film sold 278,000 tickets and earned 408,412,570 yen (about US$2.61 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.35 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 13,525,601,...
Demon Slayer Anime Gets Live Concert Tour in NY/CA in September
"Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba In Concert" opens in Brooklyn on September 21, San Francisco on September 28
― The music of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is coming to the U.S. in a concert tour! Aniplex of America, GEA Live, RoadCo Entertainment, and Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that they are producing a live concert for the Demon Slayer anime. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba In Concert" will pr...
Elden Ring Game's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Expansion Unveils Story Trailer
DLC expansion launches on June 21
― Bandai Namco began streaming on Wednesday a new story trailer for it and FromSoftware's Elden Ring game's DLC expansion Shadow of the Erdtree: The game launches on June 21 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The base Elden Ring game is required for the expansion. Preorders are now open for the DLC, as well as digital and p...
Edens Zero Manga Ends in 5 Chapters
Manga's final chapter scheduled for June 26
― This year's 25th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero manga will end five chapters. The magazine's 30th issue will publish the manga's final chapter on June 26. The manga entered its final arc in December 2022. Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in June...
Mission: Yozakura Family ‒ Episode 7
Something important to remember about Taiyo Asano is that the kid is still brand new to this whole “spy” thing.
New Player Cosmetics Revealed for Gundam x Call of Duty Crossover
To quote Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, “IT'S A GUNDAM!”
― The Gundam and Call of Duty (COD) franchises announced
on May 20 that they would be collaborating for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Season 4. Their respective X (formerly Twitter) accounts and websites gave a few more details the next day, and taking center stage are the Mobile Suits. The collaboration will include three new player cosmetics bas...
Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji Anime Gets Prequel Anime in Japanese Theaters on August 16
Touken Ranbu Dо̄den -Chikashi Samuraira Umonora- screens for 3 weeks only
― The official website for Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji, the anime adaptation of the Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji stage play, revealed on Tuesday that a prequel anime titled Touken Ranbu Dо̄den -Chikashi Samuraira Umonora- will screen in theaters in Japan for three weeks only, starting on August 16. The website...
The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! Novel 1 Review
The book feels like a deliberate combo of SAO, Log Horizon, and Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, and that works better than you might expect.
― If this story feels familiar, that's on purpose. In their afterword, author Nagawasabi64 says that they've noticed that the "trapped in a VRMMORPG" genre made popular by SAO has fallen out of favor, which made them want to ...
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Oblivion Battery #7 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episode 55
This arc could have so easily devolved into a pile of contrived garbage and I'm amazed it hasn't.
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Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji #8 [rate]
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Shun Umezawa's Darwin Incident Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation
Manga about half human, half chimpanzee boy launched in 2020
― TOHO Animation announced on Wednesday that Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident (Darwin Jihen manga will get a television anime adaptation. A new official Twitter account opened and unveiled a teaser visual: Original creator Umezawa shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement: TOHO Animation had teased on its X (formerly Twitter)...
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Unnamed Memory #7 [rate]
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Nintendo Enters Agreement with Embracer Group to Acquire Shiver Entertainment
Nintendo plans to secure resources for porting/developing software with Miami-based company
― Nintendo announced on Tuesday that it has entered into an agreement with Embracer Group AB to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Miami-based game developer Shiver Entertainment, Inc. and make it a wholly owned subsidiary. With Shiver, Nintendo plans to secure resources for porting and developing games...
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! ‒ Episode 6
This episode is a perfectly serviceable way to kill a half hour of time on a weekend but it's also far from Loser Ranger!'s best material.
This Week in Anime - Darkly Deconstructing Japanese Super Heroes for Fun and Profit
There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out.
― There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by ...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc ‒ Episode 2
“Water Hashira Giyu Tokita's Pain” is an episode that delivers exactly what it says on the tin.
Sound! Euphonium 3 ‒ Episode 7
Senpai is furthering their education, yes, but they can still make time to drop in and provide some perspective.
Kaiju No. 8 ‒ Episode 6
It’s all a big, exciting mishmash of cool fights and cool concepts—and it’s hard not to see this episode as the series reaching escape velocity.
Tales of the Rays Smartphone Game Ends Service in July
Game transitions into offline version with final story event in July
― The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tales of the Rays smartphone game announced on Tuesday that the game will end service on July 23. The game will transition to an offline version that will also include the game's upcoming finale story in July. The game ran in Japan for seven years and five months, and is the la...
Voice Actor Hideyuki Umezu Dies at 68
Umezu voiced Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Gundam 00 2nd Season
― Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actor Hideyuki Umezu died on May 17 due to interstitial pneumonia. He was 68. A funeral ceremony was held by relatives. Umezu was born on July 24, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture. Umezu voiced the characters of Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sec...
Ayaka Matsumoto's Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami BL Manga Gets Anime Adaptation by AnimeFesta
Manga about narcissist guy, otaku launched in 2022
― AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) announced the anime adaptation of Ayaka Matsumoto's Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami (Yatara Yarashii Fukami-kun) manga under AnimeFesta's toridori boys love brand on Tuesday. A teaser promotional video debuted on the same day:. Coolmic distributes the manga in English. Online manga service Renta! al...
Baki Manga Franchise Tops 100 Million Copies in Circulation
Franchise streams video featuring famous scenes
― Publisher Akita Shoten confirmed on Tuesday that Keisuke Itagaki's Baki manga series has over 100 million copies in circulation. The official YouTube channel for the franchise released a video celebrating the milestone on Tuesday, featuring highlights of well-known scenes from the manga. Itagaki's original Baki The Grappler martial arts manga ran for ...
One Piece Captures Las Vegas Sphere for 1 Week
The one piece was at Las Vegas all along
― Very few anime and manga series can say they've ran for over 25 years. In fact, only about a dozen anime have ever reached that milestone. And one of those series is Eiichiro Oda's masterpiece One Piece. While the manga celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2022, the anime is celebrating its 25th this year (not counting the "Defeat The Pirate Ganzak!" event spe...