1st anime premiered in April, aired for 13 episodes― Kadokawa revealed at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai Online 2023" livestream event on Saturday that a new anime is in the works for Miku and illustrator Rein Kuwashima's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru) light novel series. The event did not reveal a format for the work...
Satoshi Hino, Rie Kugimiya star in J.C. Staff's 2024 anime― A website opened on Sunday to announce the television anime of Miya Kinojo's Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (Lv2 kara Cheat datta Moto Yūsha Kōho no Mattari Isekai Life) light novel series. The website revealed the anime's first promotional video, key visual, main cast and staff, and 2024 premiere. Akine Itomachi,...
Publishers recommend manga from slice-of-life to horror to romance at the NYCC panel!― At New York Comic Con 2023, New York City librarian and Manga in Libraries author Jillian Rudes brought together some of the most prominent manga publishers in the industry to give their best manga recommendations. Anime News Network had the opportunity to hear from Ben Applegate (director of publishing services ...
What if the first DigiDestined was a lonely child, with no friends and a poor home life?― With Digimon Adventure 02 movie just on the horizon, New York Comic Con 2023 and TOEI Animation hosted a panel with long-time Digimon franchise producer Hiromi Seki. Seki answered questions and shared some insight on what it was like working on the franchise, what fans can expect from the movie, and what she h...
There's fun to be had in this My Hero Academia: Jet Burn tie-in, as cooped-up UA students try to entertain each other.― At New York Comic Con 2023, Crunchyroll premiered the latest My Hero Academia OVA, "My Hero Academia UA Heroes Battle." Convention attendees were the first in the world to lay eyes on the OVA. Shown dubbed in English, the story revolves around an exclusive My Hero Academia card ga...
This marked a turning point for Tokyo Aliens; things are starting to pick up. Everything feels greatly expanded: the cast, the mystery, the scenes, the emotional texture, and the action as well.― I think these volumes marked a turning point for me in terms of my enjoyment of Tokyo Aliens. With the first two volumes, I found myself just sort of passively reading without much interest, but now things ...
This cozy BL read focuses on Subaru, a disabled graphic designer and astrophotographer Tougo as they navigate a budding relationship.― It's always good – and important – to see representation in our fiction. It can help those of us who don't quite fit the mold of “normal” to find solace and enhance our imaginations, to show that no matter who we are, we can have adventures. Bisco Kida's BL romance A...
Same-sex marriage is not legal in most of Japan, and same-sex couples have to find ways around the lack of legal marital status to have those basic couple rights, and this slim autobiographical manga is about one of them: adoption.― As of June 8, 2023, same-sex marriage was still illegal in Japan, making it the only G7 country without protections for same-sex couples, according to Reuters. Those pro...
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Among the delight of anticipating the Izuna sequel, Lego Isabelle, Silent Hill: Ascension, and Gungrave G.O.R.E.'s Switch port, there is a questionable new PS5 Slim.― Welcome back, everyone! Great news: I finally got to play Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for once this past weekend! It's nice to have spare time. The game is still introducing some phenomenal characters (even if I'm tilting my head a little a...
Anime fans! If you enjoyed the Netflix series, there are unique developments and characterizations that make the manga volumes worth your time.― It isn't often that a story can be just as good in all of its various adaptations, but Akumi Agitogi's My Happy Marriage is that rare case. The original light novels, anime, and manga all bring something a little different to the table, and all three of the...
Is there an anime series you keep hoping will be rescued? Is it either long out-of-print or never seen a home video release in the United States? Our reviewers looked at their wishlists and picked their most coveted anime license requests.― Is there an anime series you keep hoping will be rescued? The series below are either long out-of-print or have never seen a home video release in the United St...