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Ultraman Season 2
The new season on Netflix clearly has reverence to the tokusatsu series' origins, but also isn't afraid to cut what doesn't service the plot.
― The 2019 Ultraman anime is a funny thing, seeing as it is an easter-egg laden labor of love that is clearly made with reverence for the legendary Ultraman franchise…that also tosses out a lot of the classic elements that have made the series so popular over t...
Bungō Stray Dogs: Wan! GN 1
It's the characters you love in a brand-new way: going on mini-adventures in a chibi art style!
― In case you hadn't noticed, the main story, both in manga and novels, of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs is really very dark. It has its lighter moments, but everything tends to be in service of a greater, more serious theme, and that can weigh you down as a reader at times. That's wh...
This Week in Games - What in The Fresh Hell is Going On With Square-Enix?
With Square-Enix selling off its western studios and IPs, Heidi explores what that means for the game company and where it could be headed from here.
― Hello again! It's another week with… honestly not a lot of gaming news, but what we do have is very much worth digging into. This would normally be the time of year where E3 hype would start building… except that E3 got taken out back behind the barn ...
The ANN Aftershow - Wait, This is a GOLF Anime?!
Jacki and James are back to discuss the spy shenanigans as Loid tries to get Anya into school. Also Birdie Wing is the sports anime you NEED to watch, as it injects crazy action into...golf?!
― Wait, This is a GOLF Anime?! Lynzee is taking some time off this week but Jacki and James are back to discuss the spy shenanigans as Loid tries to get Anya into school. Also Birdie Wing is the sports anime yo...
The Transcendent One-Sided Love of Yoshida the Catch GN 1
From the creator of Hatsu*Haru comes a story about a gorgeous salaryman named Yoshida as he yearns for the one woman who has zero idea that he's got a thing for her.
― The characters in this book may look familiar to readers of Shizuki Fujisawa's other series to get an English release (Hatsu*Haru), but otherwise you'd never know that these books came from the same pen. Where Hatsu*Haru was a heartfel...
This Week in Anime - The Worst Game to Play With Your Tomodachi
With friends like these, who needs enemies? Tomodachi Game is this season's edgy survival game, but does it have the chops to stand above a long line of mediocre copycats?
― With friends like these, who needs enemies? Tomodachi Game is this season's edgy survival game, but does it have the chops to stand above a long line of mediocre copycats? This series is streaming on Crunchyroll Disclaimer: The ...
Shin-Ei Animation Opens New Studio in Kobe
Studio is hiring, plans to begin operations in Kobe studio in September
― Animation studio Shin-Ei Animation announced on Monday that it will establish a new studio in Kobe City that will begin operations in September. The company is currently recruiting animators and production managers for the new studio. Shin-Ei Animation Kobe Studio will be the company's first branch outside Tokyo. Shin-Ei Animat...
Teasing Master Takagi-san Anime Film's Trailer Previews Story, Yuiko Ōhara's Theme Song
Film opens in Japan on June 10
― The official website for the anime based on Sōichirō Yamamoto's Teasing Master Takagi-san (Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) manga began streaming a trailer on Monday for Gekijōban Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san, the franchise's upcoming anime film. The trailer previews Yuiko Ōhara's theme song "Hajimari no Natsu" (The Beginning of Summer). The film will open in Japan on June 1...
Animax Asia Airs Sabikui Bisco Anime on May 17
Anime airs 2 episodes every Monday, Tuesday
― Animax Asia announced on Saturday that it will begin airing the television anime adaptation of Shinji Cobkubo's Sabikui Bisco light novel series on May 17. The anime will air double episodes every Monday and Tuesday at 10:00 p.m. GMT +8. Animax Asia is streaming a trailer for the anime. The anime premiered on January 10. Muse Asia streamed the anime in So...
RetroCrush Adds Megazone 23 Anime in May
AnimEigo released all 3 OVA parts on BD last year
― Digital Media Rights' RetroCrush streaming service announced on Tuesday that it will add the Megazone 23 anime in May. Megazone 23 began with a 1985 motorcycle robot anime that popularized the original video animation (OVA) market. The late anime director Noboru Ishiguro (Space Battleship Yamato, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes) collaborated with ...
Fist of the North Star Musical Returns With New Cast
Musical gets new run in September, October
― The official website for the Musical Fist of the North Star stage musical adaptation of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star manga revealed on Saturday that the musical will have two new runs this year in September and October with a mix of both new and returning cast members. The musical will run at the Bunkamura Orchard Hall in Tokyo from Se...
Ekiden Danshi Project Manga by Saikano's Shin Takahashi Launches on May 16
Takahashi originally announced manga in 2018
― Update on May 9, 2022: This year's 23rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on May 9 that Shin Takahashi's Ekiden Danshi Project manga will launch in the magazine's 24th issue on May 16. The magazine's website has also posted a preview image for the manga. ANN's original article from December 2021 is below. The first 2022 iss...
Arte Streams Joe Hisaishi's Full Paris Concert Until Monday
Hayao Miyazaki's longtime collaborator conducted Paris Philharmonie this weekend
― The European public service channel Arte is currently streaming composer Joe Hisaishi's concert with the Paris Philharmonie. The concert is only available for viewing from Sunday to Monday. Hisaishi conducted his "Symphony No. 2;" an arrangement from Ponyo titled "Woman" for piano, harp, percussion, and strings; and a ...
Voice Actress Maaya Uchida Diagnosed With COVID-19
Uchida's radio program suspends May 9, May 16 episodes
― Talent management agency I'm Enterprise announced on Sunday that voice actress Maaya Uchida has been diagnosed with COVID-19. Uchida took a PCR test the other day, and she ended up testing positive on Sunday. The official Twitter account for "Uchida Maaya to Ohanashi Shimasen?," the radio program that Uchida hosts, also announced on Sunday that...
Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Sequel Films Previews Battle With Scar in Clip
Films open on May 20, June 24
― The official website for Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen - Fukushūsha Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter - The Avenger Scar) and Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Kanketsu-hen - Saigo no Rensei (Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Chapter - The Last Transmutation), the two live-action sequel films in the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise, debuted a new clip on Monday. The clip...
Ultraman Season 2
The new season on Netflix clearly has reverence to the tokusatsu series' origins, but also isn't afraid to cut what doesn't service the plot.
― The 2019 Ultraman anime is a funny thing, seeing as it is an easter-egg laden labor of love that is clearly made with reverence for the legendary Ultraman franchise…that also tosses out a lot of the classic elements that have made the series so popular over t...
Spike Chunsoft Launches Countdown Site With Video, Riddles (Updated)
Game developer tasks fans to solve riddles to help characters escape hidden rooms
― Update: Spike Chunsoft revealed in an English press release on Sunday that the project is "a real-time mystery" titled Hidden Bats, although it did not state if the project will contain anything other than the riddle solving detailed below. Spike Chunsoft launched a website titled "Hidden Bats" on Thursday with a coun...
Gum Gum Fruit Becomes Edible Melon Cakes
The outer appearance is that of a melon, but it's a sponge cake on the inside
― One Piece's Gum Gum Fruit has received a life-sized version and convenience store snacks before, but now the sweets mail order service Cake.jp is selling the Gum Gum Fruit in Japan as a real-life edible melon cake. The "melon cake" is a specialty item of Cake.jp where the outer appearance is that of a melon, but when you ...
Boichi, Riichirou Inagaki's Dr. Stone Manga Gets Stage Play in July
1st stage play for manga to run in Tokyo, Kobe
― This year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Boichi and Riichirou Inagaki's Dr. Stone manga is inspiring a stage play titled Dr. Stone The Stage: Science World that will run in Tokyo from July 9-18 and then in Kobe from July 21-24. Boichi (Sun-Ken Rock) and Inagaki (author of Eyeshield 21) launched the manga ...
My Hero Academia Gets Original 2-Episode Anime This Summer
1st episode to focus on baseball game between heroes
― This year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the My Hero Academia anime will get a new two-episode special that will first screen in theaters in Japan on June 16-19 before streaming online this summer. One of the episodes will have an original story centering on baseball-loving pro heroes who form Hero ...
Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2 ‒ Episode 6
This season has shown it's capable of more meaningful and effective character drama, so the solution being “We asked all our friends to make phone calls offscreen to secure more performance venues” just doesn't cut it anymore.
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Requiem of the Rose King #17 [rate]
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The Executioner and Her Way of Life ‒ Episode 6
If The Executioner and Her Way of Life had my curiosity before, it damn well has my attention now.
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Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs #6 [rate]
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Spy×Family ‒ Episode 5
We now have the very important knowledge that Twilight wears black underwear.
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs Spinoff Manga Launches in June
Noko Ōmi draws manga spinoff about kindergarten
― The official website for Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed on Sunday that the magazine will launch a spinoff manga based on author Yomu Mishima and illustrator Monda's Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) light novel series in the next issue on June 9. Noko Ō...
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Don't Hurt Me, My Healer! #5 [rate]
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The Demon Girl Next Door Season 2 ‒ Episode 5
Seriously, I cannot stress enough just how goddamned good this anime is at pacing out its reveals and drip-fed information, and how much it makes big payoffs like "Raid! The Pink Plan to Retake Shamiko!" work so well.
Kurikaramaru's The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage Manga Ends
Kodansha USA began releasing manga in English last month
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website and app published the final chapter on Sunday of Kurikaramaru's The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage (Suterareta Tensei Kenja: Mamono no Mori de Saikyō no Daima Teikoku wo Tsukuriageru) manga. Kodansha USA Publishing began releasing the manga in English digitally on April 5. The company describes the manga. Bela...
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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations #248 [rate]
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Rei Taki's Last Gender Manga Ends
Kodansha USA Publishing to release manga in English starting in October
― Kodansha's Comic Days website published the final chapter of Rei Taki's Last Gender (Last Gender: Nanimono demo nai Watashi-tachi) manga on April 10. Kodansha USA Publishing announced in March that it had licensed the series. Penguin Random House is listing that the first volume will release in English on October 11 and the sec...
Live Candlelight Performances of Anime Music in London in May
Performances of Joe Hisaishi's music on Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22
― Tickets are available for performances of the live music concert, "Candlelight: The Best of Joe Hisashi," at the Butchers' Hall venue in Bart's Square, near the Museum of London and the Barbican station (map). There will be 65-minute performances on Saturday May 21 at 8.30 p.m. and on Sunday May 22 at 6.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m. ...
Funimation Will Release Knights of Sidonia Film on Monday
Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars is the continuation of the space opera Knights of Sidonia
― On Monday May 9, Funimation will release the feature film, Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars, the cinema sequel to the series Knights of Sidonia. The new film takes a different path from the manga, and features a brand new story supervised by manga writer Tsutomu Nihei. The film brings ba...
Anime Films Airing on Indian TV: May 8-14
Disney Channel airs Pokémon: Giratina Ek Mahaa Warrior film
― Editor's note: The titles and air times on this page will be updated as television channels make new announcements and update their schedules throughout the week. The third-party TV guide listings app "What's On India: TV Guide App" is currently listing that the following anime films will be airing in India this week: Monday, May 9 Title J...
Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Ms. Pac-Man Make 2022 Video Game Hall of Fame
The Strong also inducts Dance Dance Revolution, Sid Meier's Civilization into Hall of Fame
― The Strong — the self-described "national museum of play" in Rochester, New York — announced the 2022 inductees to its Video Game Hall of Fame on Friday. The inductees include: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998), Ms. Pac-Man (1982), Dance Dance Revolution (1998), and Sid Meier's Civilization (1991). ...
Ski Jumping Pairs Parody CG Anime Gets New Work for 20th Anniversary
Riichiro Mashima originally created award-winning parody anime as graduation project
― Ski Jumping Pairs parody CG anime creator Riichiro Mashima and talent Junichi Mogi announced in a livestream on YouTube on April 29 that the franchise is getting a new work. The anime franchise centers on fictitious and comedic ski jumping competitions featuring at least two athletes on the same pair of skiis makin...
Deadline: Hawkeye Director Rhys Thomas Now Slated to Direct Live-Action Robotech Film
Sharper duo Brian Gatewood, Alessandro Tanaka rewrite script from Art Marcum, Matt Holloway
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on April 26 that Hawkeye series director Rhys Thomas will direct Sony Pictures' live-action Robotech film. Deadline also reported that Art Marcum and Matt Holloway (Iron Man, Uncharted scriptwriters) wrote the script, with a rewrite by Sharper duo Brian Gatewood a...
Love All Play Anime Casts Kousuke Toriumi, Yuuki Tai
New cast play members of Saitama Futaba Academy badminton club
― The official website for the television anime of Asami Koseki's Love All Play badminton novel revealed two more cast members for the show on Saturday. Both characters are members of the Saitama Futaba Academy, which has won five consecutive inter-high championships. Kousuke Toriumi as Haruo Itachi Yuuki Tai as Ren Miyagi The anime premi...
Spy×Family Anime Adds 4 Cast Members for School Students
Natsumi Fujiwara plays Damian, Emiri Katō plays Becky
― The official website for the television anime of Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga announced four more cast members for the show on Saturday. The Twitter account also revealed a visual for the show's fifth episode. The new cast includes: Natsumi Fujiwara as Damian Desmond Emiri Katō as Becky Blackbell Hana Sato as Emile Elman Haruka Okamura as Ewe...
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One Piece #1016 [rate]
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Waccha PriMagi! #29 [rate]
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Delicious Party♡Precure #9 [rate]
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Kingdom #5 [rate]
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Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie #5 [rate]
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A Couple of Cuckoos #3 [rate]
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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai ‒ Episode 6
Part of Aharen-san's charm this whole time has been how positively it's treated its cast. Throughout its run so far the show has never really punched down at their quirks or eccentricities.
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In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki #5 [rate]
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Fanfare of Adolescence #6 [rate]
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Actor, Singer Yōsuke Itō Announces Marriage With Partner He Met Through Dating App
Actor and singer Yōsuke Itō, who is best known for playing Senichi "Sen-chan" Enari/Deka Green in the Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger tokusatsu series, announced on his Twitter account on Wednesday that he has gotten married. He wrote that his partner is someone outside of the entertainment industry whom he met through a dating app last year. 【ご報告】私事で恐縮ですが、先日結婚いたしました🤵♂️お相手は一般の方で、昨年マッチングアプリで知り合いました。「 マッ...
Komi Can't Communicate Season 2 ‒ Episode 14
Aside from Yamai's skit, the rest of the episode was cute, funny, and pretty straightforward. Even when Komi is coasting, there's still plenty to enjoy.
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Spy×Family #5 [rate]
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The Rising of The Shield Hero Season 2 ‒ Episode 5
Similar to Rishia, I feel like Ost is another case of the show overcomplicating a character arc that should otherwise have been clear-cut by overemphasizing some aspects while not elaborating on others.
Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Ultra Romantic- ‒ Episode 5
Hayasaka admitting her frustrations while also rightfully calling out Kaguya for being at least partially responsible for them was extremely cathartic. And can you believe that all of this was conveyed through rap?
Identity V Announces Bungo Stray Dogs Crossover
Crossover event with survival-horror smartphone game will launch in the latter half of 2022
― The NetEase survival-horror smartphone game Identity V announced a forthcoming crossover with the Bungo Stray Dogs anime and manga series on its English Twitter account on Tuesday. IdentityV × Stray Dogs Crossover Event in coming!#IdentityV#StrayDogs #IdentityVCrossover pic.twitter.com/nZhoyEabcY— Identity V...
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Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Season 2 #6 [rate]
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Kana Hanazawa, Kanna Nakamura Perform 'When Will Ayumu Make His Move?' Anime's Theme Songs
CDs go on sale on July 20 for summer anime's songs
― The staff for the television anime of Sōichirō Yamamoto's When Will Ayumu Make His Move? (Sore Demo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru) manga announced the anime's theme song artists on Saturday. The character Maki's voice actress Kana Hanazawa performs the opening theme song "Kakehiki wa Poker Face" (The Tactic Is a Poker Face), while the character Urushi Yaotom...
Heroines Run the Show: The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Task ‒ Episode 5
It's a dramatic episode full of highs and lows, but not all of them feel earned.
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Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki 4 Satsume #5 [rate]
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Aoashi #5 [rate]
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Collision ‒ Episode 32
Seriously, if you've been missing LOGH as episodes of The Yang Show, this episode ought to sate you.
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Case Closed #1042 [rate]
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Love All Play #6 [rate]
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Viz Media, Manga Plus Add Super Smartphone Manga on May 8 (Updated)
Series follows high school student with phone that can search for anything on Earth
― Viz Media announced on Friday that it will add author Hiroki Tomisawa (Senka no Kanojo, Who I Am: Kore ga Jibun da! to iu Kagayaki) and artist Kentarō Hidano's Super Smartphone (Sugoi Smaho) manga in English on Sunday. Shueisha's Manga Plus service will also release the series in English. The manga will launch in th...
halca Performs Opening Theme Song for Dropkick on My Devil! X Anime
Song to also feature Jashin-chan voice actress Aina Suzuki
― Singer halca announced on Twitter on Saturday that she will perform the opening theme song for Dropkick on My Devil! X, the third season of the Dropkick on My Devil! television anime. halca will perform the song "Are Kore Drastic feat. Aina Suzuki." Virtual YouTuber (VTuber) Asano Ruri won the final audition round to play the vampire prince...
Misaki Kuno Joins Cast of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Anime
Kuno plays Reina Aharen's younger brother Ren
― The official website for the television anime of Asato Mizu's Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen Is Indecipherable) romantic comedy manga revealed on Saturday that Misaki Kuno is joining the show's cast as Ren Aharen, the younger brother to Reina Aharen. The anime premiered in the Animeism block on April 1. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in ...
Fantasia Fest to Screen Inu-Oh, The Girl from the Other Side, The Mole Song: Final, Anime Supremacy!, Kappei Films
This year's in-person festival will be held from July 14 to August 3
― Montreal's 26th Fantasia International Film Festival announced on Wednesday it will screen the Canadian premiere the feature-length anime for Nagabe's The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún manga. The festival will also screen the Quebec premiere of Masaaki Yuasa's Inu-Oh, the musical anime feature film of Hideo Furukawa's Hei...
Live-Action My Boyfriend in Orange Film's Latest Video Features Behind-the-Scenes Footage
Film starring Snow Man idol group member Hikaru Iwamoto opens in Japan on July 18
― The official website for the live-action film of Non Tamashima's My Boyfriend in Orange (Moekare wa Orange-iro) manga began streaming a new video for the film on Saturday. The video features behind-the-scenes footage and comments from the actors about interesting points about the film. The film will open on July 18. S...
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Shadowverse Flame #6 [rate]
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Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai #76 [rate]
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Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is Now #1 Game-Based Film in U.S.
Film has earned US$163,285,385 in U.S. so far
― Actor Ben Schwartz announced on his Twitter account on April 26 that Paramount Pictures' Sonic the Hedgehog 2 sequel film has become the highest grossing film based on a video game in the United States. Box Office Mojo records the film as having earned a cumulative US$163,285,385 in the United States as of Friday, and lists the film's worldwide gross at...
Crunchyroll Reveals A Couple of Cuckoos Anime's English Dub Premiere/Cast, Funimation Titles for May
A Couple of Cuckoos dub premieres on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming an English dub for the television anime of Miki Yoshikawa's A Couple of Cuckoos (Kakkō no Iinazuke) manga on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. EDT. The English cast includes: Nicholas Andrew Louie as Nagi Umino Lindsay Sheppard as Erika Amano AmaLee as Hiro Segawa Bryn Apprill as Sachi Umino Marissa Lenti...
Sorry For My Familiar Manga Ends on June 7
Manga debuted in January 2016
― This year's June issue of Kodansha's good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Saturday that Tekka Yaguraba's Sorry for My Familiar (Uchi no Tsukaima ga Sumimasen) will end in the magazine's next issue on June 7. Sorry for My Familiar began in good! Afternoon in January 2016. Kodansha published the manga's 10th compiled book volume on January 7. Seven Seas licensed the mang...
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Dance Dance Danseur #5 [rate]
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HIDIVE Streams Teasing Master Takagi-san 3 Anime's English Dub with Original Funimation Cast Members
Dub of 3rd season premiered on Friday
― HIDIVE began streaming an English dub for Teasing Master Takagi-san 3 (Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san 3), the third season of the television anime, on Friday. The dub features a returning English cast from Funimation's original English dub of the anime's first season, including Aaron Dismuke as Nishikata and Sarah Wiedenheft as Takagi. The cast also includes some n...
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CUE! #17 [rate]
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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai #6 [rate]
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Yen Press Licenses Sasaki and Miyano Spinoff Manga Hirano and Kagiura
1st volume launches in October
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed Shō Harusono's Hirano and Kagiura manga, a spinoff of the author's Sasaki and Miyano manga, and it will release the first volume in October. The company describes the story: Basketball players. Bad boys who aren't really bad boys. Roommates. Senpai-kouhai BL romance. It all started when Kagiura moved into the school d...
Hatenkō Yūgi/Dazzle Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Final chapter launches in July
― Minari Endo announced on Twitter on Friday that her Hatenkō Yūgi (Dazzle) will end in two chapters, with the final chapter launching in July. The manga's 22nd compiled book volume had revealed in April 2020 that the manga would end in two more volumes. In September 2017, Ichijinsha announced that the manga would be entering its final arc in December 2017. Endo stated ...
I'm Quitting Heroing ‒ Episode 5
This episode struck a chord for me by approaching a realistic problem with a probable solution, even if the results were within fantasy norms.
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Mahjong Soul Pon☆ #5 [rate]
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Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It. r=1-sinθ #6 [rate]
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Requiem of the Rose King Manga Creator Comments on Anime Cuts
"[The manga] has even more battles, sexy scenes, decapitations, and blood."
― It's inevitable that an anime adaptation can't cover everything from the source material. Requiem of the Rose King manga creator Aya Kanno recommends interested viewers check out the manga as well, commenting last week on her Twitter account: "There are quite a lot of events that the anime had to cut for time, so if you're ...
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Ultra Romantic #5 [rate]
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The Executioner and Her Way of Life #6 [rate]
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Bungō Stray Dogs: Wan! GN 1
It's the characters you love in a brand-new way: going on mini-adventures in a chibi art style!
― In case you hadn't noticed, the main story, both in manga and novels, of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs is really very dark. It has its lighter moments, but everything tends to be in service of a greater, more serious theme, and that can weigh you down as a reader at times. That's wh...
Funimation Announces U.K. Home Releases from July to September
Upcoming titles include Complete Series Blu-ray and DVD collections of Dragon Ball Super in July, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card in August, followed by multiple editions of My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes' Mission in September
― Funimation's UK and Ireland Twitter feed has a link to a page on the HMV retail website, showing U.K. home releases from July to September. On August 29, there will b...
Goblin Slayer Manga Artist Launches hololive Virtual YouTuber Fantasy Manga
Goblin Slayer's Kōsuke Kurose launches manga on Saturday
― The official Twitter account for Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine revealed on Friday that virtual YouTuber agency hololive's hololive Alternative project is getting a serialized manga titled Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Kasо̄ Kaiitan (Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia) by Kōsuke Kurose (Goblin Slayer manga) on the Manga UP! ...
Japan Considers Entry to Foreign Tourists
Country to increase number of daily entrants
― According to Fuji News Network, Japan may open its borders to small groups of fully vaccinated foreign tourists as early as this month. The Japanese government will make a decision on lifting the ban on tourist visas in two weeks. By that time, there will be more information regarding COVID-19 infection rates during the country's recent Golden Week holid...
Ya Boy Kongming! ‒ Episode 6
This episode's centerpiece is a nearly ten-minute long rap battle between Kabe and Kongming.
Rica Matsumoto Says She Earned No Royalties From Iconic Japanese Pokémon Theme Song
She earned a flat fee of 100,000 yen from singing "Mezase Pokémon Master"
― Voice actress and singer Rica Matsumoto revealed on the Hakken! Girigiri no Giri variety show on Wednesday that she has earned no royalties from singing "Mezase Pokémon Master," the iconic first Japanese opening theme song of the Pokémon anime. Instead, she signed a contract that earned her a flat fee of 100,000 yen (approxim...
This Week in Games - What in The Fresh Hell is Going On With Square-Enix?
With Square-Enix selling off its western studios and IPs, Heidi explores what that means for the game company and where it could be headed from here.
― Hello again! It's another week with… honestly not a lot of gaming news, but what we do have is very much worth digging into. This would normally be the time of year where E3 hype would start building… except that E3 got taken out back behind the barn ...
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Love After World Domination #5 [rate]
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Date A Live IV #5 [rate]
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Skeleton Knight in Another World ‒ Episode 5
While this arc has been filled with great character development for both Arc and Ariane, one specter has loomed over the entire story so far: rape as a plot device.
Pokémon GO Game Hosts Indian Qualifiers for World Championship on May 15
Registrations are open until May 12 at 9:30 p.m. IST
― The Indian Instagram account for the Pokémon GO app announced on April 22 that the Indian qualifiers for the game's World Championship will take place on May 15. Registrations for the World Championship are open until May 12 at 9:30 p.m. IST. Players can register for the competition on ESL gaming's website. The website has listed the rules for th...
MangaGamer Releases Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei Sound Novel on June 2
Sound novel containing 3 side-story arcs originally released in 2006
― MangaGamer announced on Thursday that it will release the Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei sound novel on its website and on Steam on June 2. 07th Expansion originally released the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei collection of side stories in 2006. The sound novel contains three arcs: "Saikoroshi-hen," "Hirukowashi-hen," and "Batsu...
Pokémon Anime Reveals New Visual for Show's 'Climax'
New visual features 8 trainers who will participate in Pokémon World Championships tournament
― TV Tokyo revealed a new visual on Friday for the Pokémon - Journeys anime. The visual features the eight trainers and their Pokémon who will battle it out in the Pokémon World Championships tournament. The visual notes that the "climax" of the show is about to begin. Pokémon Journeys: The Series premiered ...
Yamishibai Staff Produce KJ File Original Anime Premiering in July
"New kamishibai animation" to feature original kaijū in retro Shōwa-era style
― Anime studios ILCA and yell announced on Friday that they are producing an original television anime series titled KJ File that will premiere on TV Tokyo in July. The "new kamishibai (paper storytelling) animation" series will reunite many staff members who previously worked on the Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories anime...
Spriggan Anime Casts Tetsu Inada as Bo Brantz
Series premieres on Netflix on June 18
― The official website for David Production's new anime series based on Hiroshi Takashige and Ryōji Minagawa's Spriggan (Striker) manga revealed on Friday that Tetsu Inada will play Bo Brantz in the series. The show will premiere on Netflix worldwide on June 18. The anime stars: Chiaki Kobayashi as protagonist Yū Ominae Yōhei Azakami as Jean Jacquemonde Kenji Ha...
The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru's Satoshi Shiki Launches New Manga
Manga based on Biyori Harunohi's Akuma Kōjo story launches on May 26
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on April 26 that Satoshi Shiki will launch a new manga titled Akuma Kōjo (Demon Princess) in the magazine's next issue on May 26. The manga adapts Biyori Harunohi's original story. The manga will have an 82-page first chapter, and will have a color opening page. ...
Muse Asia Licenses Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2, Made in Abyss Season 2, More for Summer
Luminous Witches, Isekai Yakkyoku, 2nd seasons of The Devil is a Part-Timer!!, Classroom of the Elite also licensed
― Muse Asia announced new anime licenses for the summer anime season on Thursday and Friday, including the second season of Rent-A-Girlfriend, Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun, The Devil is a Part-Timer!!, the second season of Classroom of the Elite, Renmei Kūgun Kōkū...
Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!! Anime Film Earns Over 370 Million Yen
Film opened on March 4, has sold 260,000 tickets
― Ensemble Stars!! Road to Show!!, the new theatrical anime film for Happy Elements' Ensemble Stars! franchise, has sold over 260,000 tickets for over 370 million yen (about US$2.83 million) as of Friday. The film opened in theaters in Japan on March 4, and ranked at #6 in its opening weekend. The movie began screening in 13 more theaters on April 15, ...
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Live-Action Kingdom Film Sequel's Trailer Reveals 3 Cast Members, Mr. Children's New Song
Yūsuke Hirayama, Koichi Sato, Hiroshi Tamaki join cast
― The official website for Kingdom II: Harukanaru Daichi e (To Distant Lands), the sequel film based on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga, began streaming a new trailer for the film on Friday. (The same trailer has been playing in theaters in Japan this week.) The trailer reveals three new cast members for the film, and also previews the film's theme...
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