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This Week in Anime - Looking Back
Steve and Lucas discuss creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back film in all of its heartbreaking glory.
― Steve and Lucas discuss creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back film in all of its heartbreaking glory. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning...
Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime Movie Review
While I enjoyed the action aspects of Birth of Kitaro, I can't say it works that well as an entry point for new fans.
― Modern folklore-focused anime and manga owe a huge debt to the work of 1960s manga GeGeGe no Kitaro's artist and writer Shigeru Mizuki. A second world war veteran, the traumatic amputation of his left arm, due to an air raid explosion, never held back his pre-existing artistic ambit...
Newtype exclusive interview: Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Ryōhei Takeshita and Composition Writer/Screenwriter Yūki Yaku
The series' director and composition writer discuss the difficult aspects of working on an original anime and their feelings on social media.
― Where are these drifting jellyfish headed? A jellyfish dives into the big unknown blue and begins to swim! Illustrator Mahiru Kōzuki quit drawing after having her artwork ridiculed. Idol Kano Yamanouchi left her group Sunflower Dolls after causing a scandal....
Answerman - Why is the nudity removed from the Ranma 1/2 remake?
Jerome discusses the recent "kewpie-fication" of Ranma in MAPPA's animated remake of the classic series.
― The internet asks: "Why is the nudity removed from the Ranma 1/2 remake?" [context: it's not censored; the new version doesn't include nipples like the previous version, and Ranma's been kewpie-dolled. Butt cracks were removed in a bath scene, too.”] This wouldn't be an Answerman column if we d...
PreCure Max Heart Episodes 1-25 Anime Series Review
It may be early days for Pretty Cure, but the bones of what has made it such an enduring franchise are there.
― It feels obvious to say this, but Pretty Cure Max Heart, the second series in the franchise and a direct sequel to the first, is still finding its way in the greater scheme of things. While direct sequels aren't unheard of in the franchise (and indeed the fifth season is a direct sequel to ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Oct 29-Nov 4
dandadan dandadan dandadan DANdadan♫ dandadan♫ dandadan dandadan dandadan DANdadan♫ dandadan♫ dandadan dandadan dandadan danDADAN♫ dandadan♫ DANDADAN DANDADAN DANDADAN!
― 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 that these rankin...
Kowloon Generic Romance Volumes 7-8 Manga Review
With both anime and live-action drama adaptations promised for 2025, now is unquestionably the right time to discover your Absolute Self and read the original first.
― Later volumes of After the Rain's Jun Mayuzuki's masterful sci-fi mystery romance are impossible to review without massively spoiling earlier volumes, so if you've not read the first few installments of Kowloon Generic Romance, be warn...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film Review
Streaming on Crunchyroll today, this film shows why this is one of the series' most popular arcs—even if a bit too much was left on the cutting room floor.
― One of the most interesting choices that came from adapting Overlord IV is that the series skipped an entire arc—two entire light novels worth of story. This left an odd gap between episodes seven and eight of that series—where we go from Ainz d...
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Oblivion Battery Baseball Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season premiered on April 9
― Kadokawa revealed in an announcement video on Sunday that the television anime of Eko Mikawa's Oblivion Battery (Bōkyaku Battery) baseball manga will get a second season. The anime's first season premiered on April 9. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. The anime stars: Toshiki Masuda as Haruka Kiyomine
Mamoru Miyano as Kei Kaname
Yōhei Azakami as Ao...
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Project Gets 'Japan's 1st Interactive Film' on February 21
Film's story will change based on realtime smartphone polling of audience members
― The "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- in AGF2024" event announced on Sunday that the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- project will spawn a film that will open on February 21, 2025. The cast described the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- film as "Japan's first interactive film." According to the announcement, the...
Cinnamoroll Designer Miyuki Okumura Leaves Sanrio
Okumura to work as freelance artist while studying drawing/writing
― Miyuki Okumura, the designer of Sanrio's Cinnamoroll character, announced on her X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday that she has left Sanrio and is now a freelance artist. Okumura stated that she plans to work as a freelance while she studies drawing and writing. Sanrio then posted an official announcement regarding Okumura's re...
Ranma ½ ‒ Episode 6
This arc introduces what will become a recurring motif in the series: martial arts versions of things that aren't traditionally combat-oriented.
eigoManga to Publish Takehiro Yonemura's Recycled Brain Manga
Manga by Yonemura, Fudeno Saki launches in English on January 29, 2025
― eigoManga announced on Tuesday that it will publish a new original manga by Takahiro Yonemura titled Recycled Brain. Fudeno Saki is illustrating. The publisher will release the first volume, subtitled "Part One," physically and digitally on January 29, 2025. The company also shared sample pages: IMG recycled-brain-page-1.jpg
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HIDIVE to Stream From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!, Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! Anime
Both anime screen N. American premieres at Anime Frontier on December 7
― HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will stream the From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! and Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! anime as part of the winter 2025 season. Both anime will get their North American premiere screenings at this year's Anime Frontier event in Fort Worth, Te...
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 ‒ Episode 30
While definitely not an episode that had a lot of substance to it from a narrative perspective, sometimes you need an episode that’s just pure fun.
This Week in Anime - Looking Back
Steve and Lucas discuss creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back film in all of its heartbreaking glory.
― Steve and Lucas discuss creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back film in all of its heartbreaking glory. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning...
Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Anime Movie Review
While I enjoyed the action aspects of Birth of Kitaro, I can't say it works that well as an entry point for new fans.
― Modern folklore-focused anime and manga owe a huge debt to the work of 1960s manga GeGeGe no Kitaro's artist and writer Shigeru Mizuki. A second world war veteran, the traumatic amputation of his left arm, due to an air raid explosion, never held back his pre-existing artistic ambit...
Ryuichi Sakamoto's Posthumous Opus Album Nominated for Grammy
Posthumous documentary film of same name, directed by his son Neo Sora, shows Sakamoto performing 20 compositions
― The official website for the 2025 Grammy Awards announced on Friday that it has nominated musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto's Opus album for the category of "Best New Age, Ambient, or Chant Album" for its 65th awards ceremony. Opus is also a posthumous documentary film of a live pe...
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7 ‒ Episode 6
In a world where Natsume can see things that aren't there, what is real? This strange, dreamlike episode calls everything into question.
KenIchi the Mightiest Disciple's Shun Matsuena Launches New Manga
Matsuena launches Kichijōji Shōnen manga on December 12
― The December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga author Shun Matsuena will launch a new manga titled Kichijōji Shōnen (Kichijōji Boy) in the magazine's next issue on December 12. The manga's story is set in Kichijōji, a neighborhood in Musashino city in Western Tokyo, where Matseuna spent his chi...
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Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister #7 [rate]
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Miko Senri's Yonimo Kahogo na Maо̄-sama Manga Ends
Series debuted in October 2023
― The December issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Wednesday that Miko Senri's Yonimo Kahogo na Maо̄-sama (The Most Overprotective Demon King in the World) manga will end in the January 2025 issue on December 13. The story follows high school student Seina Yamada, who lives alone. One day, she is saved from being cheated out of her money by a demon...
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I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History #7 [rate]
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A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! #6 [rate]
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Dragon's Dogma Game Director Hideaki Itsuno Helms New LightSpeed Japan Studio
Studio based in Osaka, Tokyo to focus on AAA action games
― LightSpeed Studios announced on Tuesday that it has established LightSpeed Japan Studio. Hideaki Itsuno will lead the new studio. The studio will be based on Osaka and Tokyo, and focus on AAA action games integrating multi-platform, cross-device technologies. Itsuno made the following statement:
Joining LIGHTSPEED STUDIOS is an exciting new ...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth ‒ Episode 7
Our merry band of heliocentric heretics welcomes a new member into their fold.
Nina the Starry Bride ‒ Episode 6
Nina isn't a passive princess Sett can browbeat into any form of submission, and her show of being a worthy queen in no way indicates that she'll be a submissive partner.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Anime Casts Daisuke Namikawa
Namikawa appears as young Count Piast in 8th episode on Saturday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime of Uoto's Chi -Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite- (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) manga announced on Tuesday that Daisuke Namikawa will play the young Count Piast in the eighth episode on Saturday. The anime premiered on NHK General on October 5 with its first two episodes. Episodes ...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Manga Gets Stage Play With Hinatazaka46 Idols
4th generation Hinatazaka46 members to star in March 2025 play
― A website opened on Tuesday to announce the stage play adaptation of Negi Haruba's The Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotōbun no Hanayome) manga. Butai Gotōbun no Hanayome (Stage Play: The Quintessential Quintuplets) will run from March 8 to March 23 at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Stellar Ball venue in Tokyo. The stage play will feature f...
I Left My A-Rank Party Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 11 Debut
Yoshiki Nakajima, M.A.O, Yoshino Nanjō, more join cast
― In a promotional video, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced more cast and staff members and the January 11 premiere for the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series on Tuesday...
Newtype exclusive interview: Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Ryōhei Takeshita and Composition Writer/Screenwriter Yūki Yaku
The series' director and composition writer discuss the difficult aspects of working on an original anime and their feelings on social media.
― Where are these drifting jellyfish headed? A jellyfish dives into the big unknown blue and begins to swim! Illustrator Mahiru Kōzuki quit drawing after having her artwork ridiculed. Idol Kano Yamanouchi left her group Sunflower Dolls after causing a scandal....
Get Senshi's Cookware From Delicious in Dungeon
You can buy them outright, or donate to the city where they're made
― The Mura no Kajiya X (formerly Twitter) account announced on October 29 that the two-handed pot and frying pan used by Delicious in Dungeon character Senshi will be available through Japan's furusato nōzei (hometown tax donation) program. The two-handed pot and frying pan will be available to those who direct part of their income t...
I Have a Crush at Work Anime's Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Songs, January 6 Debut
Misaki Watada, Sora Tokui, Kentarō Tone, Kenshō Ono, Shinichirō Miki join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Akamaru Enomoto's I Have a Crush at Work (Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, also known as Can You Keep a Secret?) unveiled the second promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The video announces more cast and staff members, plus it reveals and previews both Polkadot...
Original Tamagotchi Revived — Inside a UFO-Transforming Robot
Giving the transforming Rubik's Cube a run for its money
― In November 1996, Bandai gave birth to the massively popular digital pet Tamagotchi. While not as popular now as it was back then, Tamagotchi still attracts a following. With its 30th anniversary fast approaching, the franchise has partnered with Bandai's Tamashii and Chogokin brands to bring a transformable Tamagotchi toy. Tamashii Nations a...
Attack on Titan Anime Gets Orchestral Concert World Tour in April-November 2025
13 venues in N. America, 8 venues in Europe, 1 venue each in Singapore, Australia
― The Wild Faery Company announced on Tuesday that it will hold an orchestral concert for the Attack on Titan anime franchise's soundtrack that will tour 23 cities around the world from April to November 2025. The tour is titled "Attack on Titan - Beyond the Walls World Tour." The concert venues in North America include...
Live-Action Red Blue Series Reveals Cast, Staff, December 17 Debut
Keito Kimura, Makoto Hasegawa, Taiga Tsubaki, more join mixed martial arts story
― The official X/Twitter account for MBS' "Dramaism" programming block revealed the cast, staff, and December 17 premiere date for the live-action series of Atsushi Namikiri's Red Blue mixed martial arts manga on Tuesday. The cast includes: (Top row, left to right in image above) Gaku Sano as Kanenari Tokiwa
The Rampage ...
Witchy Precure!!: MIRAI DAYS Anime's Trailer Previews Opening Song, Saori Hayami's 2nd Role
Saori Hayami plays mysterious girl Hisui, performs ending song 'Kisekiralink' with Rie Takahashi, Yui Horie
― The official website for Mahō Tsukai Precure!!: MIRAI DAYS, the direct sequel to the Witchy Pretty Cure! anime, unveiled a new trailer for the anime on Tuesday (which is Riko/Cure Magical's birthday). The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Dokkin◇Mahō Tsukai Precure!! Part 3 ~MIRA...
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Love Live! Superstar!! #6 [rate]
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Universal Studios Japan to Open Donkey Kong Country Area on December 11
Shigeru Miyamoto previews games, Golden Temple ride, more in Direct video
― Nintendo of America revealed in a Super Nintendo World Direct presentation that the upcoming area based on the Donkey Kong Country (DKC) games will open at Universal Studios Japan on December 11. Nintendo director Shigeru Miyamoto introduces the area's various attractions including the rhythm-based Donkey Kong game, the lette...
Live-Action Oshi no Ko Film's New Trailer Reveals Title, Ending Song
B-Komachi performs 'Shining Song' for December 20 film
― The staff for the live-action series and film adaptation of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga revealed the film's full title Oshi no Ko -The Final Act- and ending theme song in its full trailer on Tuesday. The staff also revealed a new key visual. The trailer previews the ending theme song "Shining Song," performed by the in-sto...
Hiromi Morishita, Syohei's Seishōnen Ashibe Manga Ends
Sequel of Morishita's Shōnen Ashibe manga launched in 2017
― Futabasha's Web Action manga website published the final chapter of Hiromi Morishita and Syohei's Seishōnen Ashibe manga on Friday. The manga is a sequel of Morishita's original Shōnen Ashibe manga. Seishōnen Ashibe follows the original manga's characters Ashibe and Sugao as first-year high school students. In the original series, they are ...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles Game's Trailer Highlights 3 DLC Characters
Hinata, Veldora, Milim join cast of game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Saturday a summary trailer for all three new DLC characters added to the season pass for the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken Tempest Stories in Japanese) action role-playing game: HInata joined the game in DLC 1 on August 29, which includes the scenario "A...
Crunchyroll Streams Clip from Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film
Crunchyroll began screening film in North America on November 8
― Crunchyroll began streaming a clip from Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijōban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen), the new film project for the Overlord anime, on Friday. Crunchyroll began screening the film in North America on Friday, and will also screen the film in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. The film ranked at #2 in i...
Live-Action Under Ninja Film Reveals 4 More Cast Members
Tsuyoshi Muro, Haruka Kinami, Shinobu Hasegawa, Jirō Satō join cast
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film of Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja manga revealed a new trailer and four cast members on Tuesday: The newly announced cast includes (pictured above from left to right starting with top row): Tsuyoshi Muro as Ono Haruka Kinami as Ai Kawado Shinobu Hasegawa as Homeroom Teacher Jirō...
Tuttle Licenses Lala The Memory Collector Manga
Title scheduled for April 2025 release
― Tuttle is releasing Sui Kohno's Lala The Memory Collector manga for release in English on April 22. The company describes the story: Is death really the end if memories live on? Like most girls, Lala loves music, her friends and her family. However, Lala is not like most girls. Lala is a "collector" from the Memory Clan, a mysterious group of enchanted beings ...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict ‒ Episode 32
This is definitely a more low key episode—quite a contrast to all the 2000s-AMV-bait we’ve had in the past few weeks.
Shigemitsu Harada, Hachi Sendō's Hikaru to Hikaru Comedy Manga Ends
Gender bender comedy launched in March 2023
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine published the final chapter of Shigemitsu Harada and Hachi Sendō's Hikaru to Hikaru manga on Monday. Hikaru to Hikaru (Hikaru and Hikaru; with the manga's title featuring the first "Hikaru" written in blue hiragana characters and the second "Hikaru" written in pink katakana characters, the latter syllab...
Answerman - Why is the nudity removed from the Ranma 1/2 remake?
Jerome discusses the recent "kewpie-fication" of Ranma in MAPPA's animated remake of the classic series.
― The internet asks: "Why is the nudity removed from the Ranma 1/2 remake?" [context: it's not censored; the new version doesn't include nipples like the previous version, and Ranma's been kewpie-dolled. Butt cracks were removed in a bath scene, too.”] This wouldn't be an Answerman column if we d...
You are Ms. Servant ‒ Episode 6
Let’s be honest: who amongst us hasn’t yearned to bury ourselves in the inviting warmth and softness of freshly dried towels?
WildBrain's Family Channel Airs Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Anime in Canada
Anime airs Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. EST
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WildBrain's Family Channel will begin streaming Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal, the newer anime adaptation of Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon manga, on Monday in Canada. The anime is airing on Mondays through Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. EST with a rerun of the most recently aired episode at 1:30 a.m. EST the next day. The three services and others...
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest ‒ Episode 18
Watching Gajeel go full Ultraman and wrestle with Aldoron like they’re in a kaiju fight is the best part of this whole affair, and it just makes me wish it was the actual climax of this arc.
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Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles #6 [rate]
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Voice Actor David Wald Leaves Role as Gajeel in Fairy Tail, Will Not Return to Crunchyroll Following Claims Company Opened His Mail, Gave Away Contents
David Wald claims Crunchyroll opened his private mail, threw away letters, gave away contents to staff
― Voice actor and ADR director David Wald revealed on his X/Twitter account on Monday that he is not returning as the English voice of Gajeel in the Fairy Tail franchise. Furthermore, he is not returning to Crunchyroll's studio. This follows Wald's claims on October 25 that Crunchyroll "opened [his]...
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Natsume's Book of Friends #6 [rate]
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365 Days to the Wedding ‒ Episode 6
This episode got way more real than I expected.
PreCure Max Heart Episodes 1-25 Anime Series Review
It may be early days for Pretty Cure, but the bones of what has made it such an enduring franchise are there.
― It feels obvious to say this, but Pretty Cure Max Heart, the second series in the franchise and a direct sequel to the first, is still finding its way in the greater scheme of things. While direct sequels aren't unheard of in the franchise (and indeed the fifth season is a direct sequel to ...
French-Japanese Film Ghost Cat Anzu Streams New Clip Ahead of N. American Release
"Forest Spirit Party!" clip streams for film opening in N. America on Friday
― GKIDS began streaming a new English-subtitled clip titled "Forest Spirit Party!" on Saturday of Shinei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' Ghost Cat Anzu 2D-animated film: The film will screen in North American theaters on Friday. The English dub cast includes: Jason Simon as Anzu
Evie Hsu as Karin
John Kassir as Mast...
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The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan #7 [rate]
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K Manga Adds 'I Don't Want to Be Killed By You, My Crown Prince!', My Reveal Skill is OP! -Taking from Legendary Heroes to Become the Strongest Manga
Also: The Great Queen Victoria Winner Ostwen Has Arrived! launches in English
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced this past week that it has added Nao Oshiba's I Don't Want to Be Killed by You, My Crown Prince! manga; Syo Ryuga, Sai Sumimori, and Kisa Touma's My Reveal Skill is OP! -Taking from Legendary Heroes to Become the Strongest manga. The company describes the story of I Don't Want to Be Ki...
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga ‒ Episode 2
Any time spent with the Straw Hats being goofballs is time well spent.
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film Earns US$1.16 Million in U.S. Opening
Film ranked #12 in opening weekend
― Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijōban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen), the new film project for the Overlord anime, has earned an estimated US$1,165,000 to rank #12 in the United States box office in its opening weekend. Crunchyroll opened the film in North America on Friday, November 8. The film earned an estimated US$555,000 on Friday. That number rose to a cumulative...
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Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest #5 [rate]
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Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii #6 [rate]
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Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Nel
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC in early 2025
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday a new English character trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer introduces the abilities of Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck: Bandai Namco will release t...
BLUE LOCK 2nd Season ‒ Episode 30
This episode feels like it's winding a guitar string very slowly.
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Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions #19 [rate]
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Nina the Starry Bride #6 [rate]
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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II ‒ Episode 6
Digging a little deeper, you start to realize what is actually going on: Pitohui is getting the betrayer team members killed off one-by-one and whittling down the other teams in the process.
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Haigakura #6 [rate]
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The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians ‒ Episode 6
Who gets booted from a program because they fail at the gym or something purportedly “fun?” Even the strictest of anime schools don't go that far.
New Zenryoku Usagi Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2025
Season 1's main cast returns, with Atsushi Nigorikawa back to direct
― The official website for the "Reiwa-era" anime project for Kei Ikeda's Zenryoku Usagi manga announced on Monday that the television anime will get a second season in 2025. The website also revealed the new season's key visual and the returning cast and staff. The announcement coincides with Japan's "Public Architecture Day" on Nov...
Xavier Yamada's Satori Inu 4-Panel Manga Gets Short Anime on YouTube
Toshiyuki Morikawa stars as titular dog in 12 episodes now streaming
― The official YouTube channel of Mezamashi Media — an entertainment web media initiative produced by Fuji TV's morning variety program Mezamashi TV — started streaming 12 episodes of the short anime adaptation of Xavier Yamada's Satori Inu (godog!) four-panel comedy manga, on Monday. The anime stars: Toshiyuki Morikawa as Satori In...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Oct 29-Nov 4
dandadan dandadan dandadan DANdadan♫ dandadan♫ dandadan dandadan dandadan DANdadan♫ dandadan♫ dandadan dandadan dandadan danDADAN♫ dandadan♫ DANDADAN DANDADAN DANDADAN!
― 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 that these rankin...
Melonbooks Dōjinshi Store Chain to Halt Visa/Mastercard Payments on December 19
Chain will still accept payments via JCB/American Express cards or other means
― Dōjinshi store chain Melonbooks announced on Friday that it will suspend the use of Visa and Mastercard payments starting on December 19. The chain encourages customers to use JCB and American Express cards or other payment methods on its online shopping service for items shipping after December 19. Melonbooks added that...
Aquaplus Unveils To Heart Remake's Spring 2025 Launch, Project Kizuna RPG
To Heart remake slated for Switch, PC with full-3D graphics
― AQUAPLUS announced more details for the remake of its 1997 To Heart visual novel/dating sim game, plus the project kizuna role-playing game, during the "Grand Aqua Festival 30th Anniversary" event on Sunday. AQUAPLUS teased that the To Heart remake features full-3D graphics for the characters and that longtime company employee Tatami Honjo...
Salaryman Yamasaki Shigeru Manga Gets Short Anime on TikTok
Yūma Uchida, Tomokazu Sugita star in anime based on Hikaru Tanaka's viral manga
― Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio are producing a short anime adaptation of Hikaru Tanaka's Salaryman Yamasaki Shigeru manga which debuted on TikTok on Monday. Yūma Uchida and Tomokazu Sugita voice Shigeru and his boss, respectively, with new episodes streaming every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. @yamasakishigeru_ani...
Live-Action Baban Baban Ban Vampire Film Adds 3 Cast Members
Gordon Maeda, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Mandy Sekiguchi join cast of February 14 film
― The staff for the live-action film of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga revealed three new cast members on Monday. Gordon Maeda (live-action Tokyo Revengers, Golden Kamuy) plays Nagayoshi Mori, Ranmaru's big brother with a long-standing grudge against him. Shinnosuke Mitsushima (live-action ERASED, Bla...
IDOLM@STER Million Live! Concerts on November 9-10 Delayed Due to COVID-19
Several performers tested positive for COVID-19 since November 7
― The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's The IDOLM@STER franchise announced on Friday that "The IDOLM@STER Million Live! 11th Live" concerts scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at the Aichi Sky Expo center have been postponed, due to several performers testing positive for COVID-19 since November 7. The staff will post upda...
You and I Are Polar Opposites Manga Ends on November 25
Kōcha Agasawa's manga to end in 65th chapter
― The 64th chapter of Kōcha Agasawa's You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku) manga announced on Shueisha's Shonen Jump Plus platform on Monday that the manga will end in the next chapter on November 25. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: Suzuki, an energetic girl who can't help but follow the crowd, finds...
Blue Box Anime Casts Yuki Ono, Kensho Ono
Voices of Sajikawa team's top-tier players
― The staff for the television anime of Kōji Miura's Blue Box (Ao no Hako) manga announced two more cast members on Monday. Yuki Ono plays Shōta Hyōdō, a third-year at Sajikawa Senior High, and an opponent Haryū has never defeated in official matches. Kensho Ono plays Shūji Yusa, a first-year at Sajikawa Senior High and one of the best members of the badmint...
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MF Ghost #18 [rate]
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Puniru is a Kawaii Slime #6 [rate]
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! #7 [rate]
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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill #18 [rate]
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Tower of God: Workshop Battle #19 [rate]
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TsumaSho #7 [rate]
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Oblivion Battery Baseball Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season premiered on April 9
― Kadokawa revealed in an announcement video on Sunday that the television anime of Eko Mikawa's Oblivion Battery (Bōkyaku Battery) baseball manga will get a second season. The anime's first season premiered on April 9. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. The anime stars: Toshiki Masuda as Haruka Kiyomine
Mamoru Miyano as Kei Kaname
Yōhei Azakami as Ao...
22/7 Performs "Even Given the Worthless 'Appraiser' Class, I'm Actually the Strongest" Anime's Ending Song
'Rock wa Shinanai' ending theme song is idol group's 14th single
― Sony Music Labels announced on Sunday that the digital voice actress/idol group 22/7 is contributing the ending theme song "Rock wa Shinanai" (Rock Will Never Die) for the television anime of Ibarakinoi's Even Given the Worthless "Appraiser" Class, I'm Actually the Strongest (Fugūshoku [Kanteishi] ga Jitsu wa Saikyō Datta - Naraku de ...
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 Posts Nephilim Hollow Arc's Promo Video, New Cast Members
Rie Takahashi, Kaito Ishikawa join cast
― The staff for the television anime of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel revealed on Sunday two new cast members and the promotional video for the second season's new "Nephilim Hollow Arc." The arc will start in the anime's 31st episode on November 17. The newly announced cast members are: Rie Takahashi as Rust, the #1 ranked player in the robot action ...
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Shangri-La Frontier #30 [rate]
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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest #18 [rate]
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Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Project Gets 'Japan's 1st Interactive Film' on February 21
Film's story will change based on realtime smartphone polling of audience members
― The "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- in AGF2024" event announced on Sunday that the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- project will spawn a film that will open on February 21, 2025. The cast described the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- film as "Japan's first interactive film." According to the announcement, the...
Ghibli Donates Animator's Desk, Original Ponyo Art to Oscars' Academy Museum
Museum also adds maquettes from Pinocchio, Fantasia, The Lion King
― The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (from the folks who hand out the Oscars) announced on October 31 that it is adding a trove of new artifacts to its collection. They include 80 pieces of animation art by Hayao Miyazaki and Noboru Yoshida from the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo, the studio's Japanese movie posters — and a complete anim...
Milky Holmes Voice Actress Izumi Kitta Welcomes Baby Girl
Voice of Cordelia Glauca is happy her daughter was born during Japanese dumpling festival
― Izumi Kitta, voice of Cordelia Glauca from the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchise, announced on November 2 that she has given birth to a daughter in a now deleted Instagram story. In her post, Kitta wrote (roughly translated): Why I couldn't go to the Gyōza [Japanese Dumpling] Festival this year.
My daughter...
Aquaplus Announces New Utawarerumono Game, Restart of Jasmine Visual Novel
Utawarerumono Shiro e no Michishirube slated for fall 2025
― Aquaplus announced on Saturday at the "Grand Aqua Festival 30th Anniversary" event on Saturday that it will produce a new entry in the Utawarerumono visual novel series titled Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube (Utawarerumono: The Guidepost to White) for next fall. Munemitsu Suga is penning the original story concept and script, and mi ...
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One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga #2 [rate]
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Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard Anime's New Video Unveils Opening Song, January 6 Debut
Original game's theme song artist Mili performs 'Year N'
― The staff for the anime of the Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard smartphone game debuted the anime's third promotional video during the streamed "Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard 5th Anniversary Special" on Saturday. The video unveiled the anime's opening theme song as well as its January 6 premiere. Mili performs the ope...
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Wonderful Precure! #40 [rate]
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Blue Miburo Anime's Aizu Clan Arc Adds 5 Cast Members
Ayumu Murase, Makoto Ishii, Kenji Hamada, Mitsuru Miyamoto, Toru Sakurai join series beginning with episode 5
― The staff for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's Blue Miburo (Ao no Miburo) announced on Saturday that five new cast members will join the show beginning with the Aizu Clan arc in episode 5, with airs on November 16. Ayumu Murase will play Seto, a half-English boy working at kimono s...
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. ‒ Episode 6
True to Magilumiere's focus on details, Lily's presentation tells viewers a lot about her and Miyakodo, the company she represents.
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You are Ms. servant #6 [rate]
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The Healer Who Was Banished From His Party, Is, in Fact, the Strongest #6 [rate]
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Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga #6 [rate]
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Negative Positive Angler ‒ Episode 6
Ice is more than a funny face with Sailor Moon meatballs on her head—she's a testament to Negative Positive Angler's progressive positivity.
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Demon Lord 2099 #5 [rate]
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Kowloon Generic Romance Volumes 7-8 Manga Review
With both anime and live-action drama adaptations promised for 2025, now is unquestionably the right time to discover your Absolute Self and read the original first.
― Later volumes of After the Rain's Jun Mayuzuki's masterful sci-fi mystery romance are impossible to review without massively spoiling earlier volumes, so if you've not read the first few installments of Kowloon Generic Romance, be warn...
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Ranma ½ #6 [rate]
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BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN #30 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 28-November 3
Super Mario Party Jamboree stays at #1 for 3rd week
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 28-November 3 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17 57,522 366,484 2NSwRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Square Enix October 24 14,646 85,013 3PS5Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Activision October 25 8,620 35,567 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nin...
Blue Box ‒ Episode 6
By the end of the episode, we've developed just as much of an emotional investment in Hina's feeling and point of view as we have in Taiki's.
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #7 [rate]
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Demon Lord, Retry! R #7 [rate]
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Dragon Ball Daima ‒ Episode 5
This is another solid, if not particularly remarkable outing for Daima, and now that we've gotten both of our new characters, l'm looking forward to spending more time getting to know them.
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict #32 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 28-November 3
Detective Conan overtakes Sazae-san, Godzilla Minus One airs with 10.1% rating
― The Godzilla Minus One film aired on NTV on Friday, November 1 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 10.1% rating. Tsuri Baka Nisshi 20: Final aired on NTV on Sunday, November 3 at 2:15 a.m. and earned a 1.4% rating. This week's episode of the live-action series of Mayu Hinase's Hōkago Karte (After School Doctor) manga aired on NTV...
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Case Closed #1141 [rate]
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Blue Miburo #4 [rate]
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Genshin Impact Game Launches for Xbox Series X|S on November 20
― Chinese developer HoYoverse announced on Friday that its Genshin Impact game will launch for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 20 alongside the game's Version 5.2 patch. Game Pass Ultimate members will receive a recurring bonus for the game. HoYoverse (formerly MiHoYo) launched the free-to-play Genshin Impact game worldwide in September 2020. The game is available on iOS, Android, ...
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Anime's 2nd Season Reveals January 12 TV Debut in New Video
Masayoshi Ōishi to perform new season's opening theme
― The official website for the second season of the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga revealed the new season's "The Three Clock Keepers" promotional video on Saturday. The video reveals the show's January 12 debut. The website also revealed two new character visuals, and the show's opening the...
Laid-Back Camp Anime Gets 4th Season
Anime's 3rd season debuted on April 4
― The official X/Twitter account for the Laid-Back Camp franchise announced on Saturday that the anime will get a fourth season. Original manga creator Afro drew an illustration to commemorate the new season. ／📣『ゆるキャン△ SEASON４』制作決定✨✨＼シリーズ最新作・TVアニメ『ゆるキャン△ SEASON４』の制作が決定いたしました👏原作者・ #あfろ 先生描き下ろしのイラストも到着！今後の続報をお待ちください!!!https://t.co/1oWazZF4Zv#ゆるキャン pic.twitter.com/b...
'Go For It, Nakamura!' Anime Reveals Main Cast in 1st Promo Video
Chiaki Kobayashi, Yuki Sakakihara to star in anime debuting in 2025
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Syundei's Go For It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga revealed the show's first promotional video on Saturday. The video reveals the anime's main cast. The anime will star Chiaki Kobayashi as Okuto Nakamura and Yuki Sakakihara as Aiki Hirose. Kappei Yama...
Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Film's New Trailer Streamed
Film screens from November 29-December 12 in Japan; December 6 in select U.S., Canada theaters
― Aniplex began streaming a new 60-second trailer on Friday for Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-, a compilation film for the Solo Leveling anime's first season and a preview of the first two episodes of Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-. The compilation film will screen in Japan from November 29 to ...
Attack on Titan Finale Compilation Film Features New 'School Castes' Footage
Film opened in Japan on Friday for 3-week limited run
― The official X/Twitter account for the Attack on Titan television anime revealed on Saturday that the previously revealed new post-credits scene for Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation of Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, is footage based on the "Attack on Titan School Castes" alternative-universe short manga...
UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- Anime Reveals January 11 TV Debut in New Trailer
Video previews new season's opening theme
― The Animate Girls Festival 2024 event on Saturday revealed a new promotional video and the January 11 debut for UniteUp! -Uni:Birth, the second season of the UniteUp! television anime for Sony Music's "next dimensional idol project" UniteUp!. The video previews the season's opening theme song "Uni:Birth" by the project's cast. The anime will debut on Januar...
Sonic Wings Reunion Game Revealed for Release on Switch, PS5, PC, Arcade on May 29, 2025
Game will release in 7 languages including English
― Success Corporation announced on Friday that the previously revealed new game in the Sonic Wings game franchise is titled Sonic Wings Reunion, and it will release for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PC via Steam, and arcade on May 29, 2025. The game's official website lists the PS5, Switch, and Steam release with text in Japanese, English, Chinese ...