Interest - November 2015
- Valkyrie Drive -Bhikkhuni- Ramen Features Two Voluptuous Eggs (18:15)
- Animate Stores Will Screen 1st Attack on Titan Episode in Kansai Dialect (20:15)
- Final Fantasy Artist Yoshitaka Amano Draws Olympic Champion Figure Skater (16:15)
- New Legend of Zelda Tabletop Book Heading to Gamer Book Shelves (22:15)
- Tow Ubukata Talks About Upcoming Prison Memoir (14:15)
- Machamp Gym Reveals Amazing Anecdotes About Muscle-Bound Pokemon (17:15)
- Man Continues to Attend His Own Funeral in Hero Must Die Commercial (19:15)
- Keep Your Evangelion Enthusiasm Private with Boxer Shorts (13:15)
- Sanrio Puroland to Present Stage Reading of Yaoi Novel (15:15)
- Yozakura Quartet Manga Volume 18 Also Bundles Swimsuit Calendar (22:15)
- Dengeki G's Magazine Reveals Latest Bishojo Ultraman Villain (21:15)
- The Planet of Stray Cats Gag CG Anime Posts Authorized Mad Max Collaboration Short (15:15)
- Shops Offer Ticket Bonus Goods Ahead of Kizumonogatari Premiere (19:15)
- Monster Hunter X Also Gets Ushio & Tora Collab (17:15)
- Ai Yazawa Draws Brand New Nana Calendar for Cookie Mag (23:15)
- German Toymaker Reproduces Yotsuba's Teddy Bear (21:15)
- Kingdom Manga Manuscript Lost in Mail (17:15)
- CG Versions of Perfume Dance in New Mercedes-Benz Commercial (19:15)
- Start Your Day with a Real Schoolgirl Wake-Up Call (14:45)
- Yu-Gi-Oh's Millennium Puzzle Cast in Pure Gold To be Displayed at Jump Festa (18:45)
- Earthbound/Mother 2 Game Soundtrack Reissued on Vinyl (16:45)
- Saitama One-Punches His Way Through Fallout 4 (17:45)
- High Speed! to Appear on Trains, Theater Concessions (23:45)
- The Life of Satoru Iwata, Late Nintendo CEO, Remembered in Documentary (15:45)
- Sailor Moon Crystal Star-Theme Watch Sells for US$324 (19:45)
- Monster Hunter Explore Game Shows Off Madoka-Themed Skins (13:45)
- Danboard's Next PC Accessory is Computer Glasses (00:00)
- Enable Misato's Drinking by Buying Her Sake on the Eva Train (21:45)
- Genos Will Soon Follow His Master as Nendoroid (19:15)
- Japan Finalists Announced for GunPla Builders World Cup (17:15)
- Voice Actresses Natsumi Takamori & Marie Miyake Marry — in Final Fantasy XIV (21:15)
- Kaworu Looks Devilish for Monster Magazine Cover (15:15)
- Yahoo! Auction for 3,290 PSOne Game Library Ends With 3 Million Yen Bid (01:45)
- 'Moonlight Kiss' Design Added to Sailor Moon Marriage Registration Form Selection (00:00)
- Girls und Panzer Warns Fans Not to Trespass at Real-Life Golf Course (13:15)
- More Characters Revealed for Puzzle & Dragons Collaboration With Shonen Sunday Magazine (14:45)
- Madoka Magica Inspires Line of Women's Apparel and Accessories (02:00)
- Hetalia's Japan Inspires 1/6-Scale Dress-Up Doll (21:45)
- The Show Goes on for Chiaki Takahashi Despite Foot Injury (17:45)
- Original Yu-Gi-Oh! Voice Actress Looks Back on Getting Role (19:45)
- Perfume London Film Screening on December 12 (08:41)
- QR Code Translation Service Now Available at Tokyo One Piece Tower (12:00)
- North American Finalists Announced for GunPla Builders World Cup (10:00)
- Yo-kai Ruin Very Important Meeting at Nintendo (21:15)
- Love Live's Hanayo Now Has Specially Branded Rice (20:39)
- Slayers Crew to Show Up in Granblue Fantasy (08:30)
- Recreate the Gundam Launch Sequence with This Catapult Deck Model (10:30)
- Capcom Cafe Launches Near Tokyo with Monster Hunter Menu (16:30)
- Gosick Mangaka Creates Pencil-and-Paper Pop-Up Art (07:20)
- Tiger & Bunny Characters Featured On Kitchenware (15:00)
- New Teaser Previews Snow Miku 2016 Theme Song (11:00)
- Prominent Animator Shares Anecdote About Encounter with Police (03:00)
- Browse Nakayoshi's 60-Year History Through Its January Covers (01:00)
- Thermae Romae's Mari Yamazaki Writes Book on Renaissance Art (23:00)
- Watch One-Punch Man's Smooth Dance Moves in Fan Video (08:00)
- Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Dark Magician to Appear in Monster Hunter X (05:00)
- Have a Merry Squidmas with Splatoon in Saga Prefecture (20:57)
- New Web Manga Anthropomorphizes Girls Out Of Cigarettes (02:00)
- Hatoful Boyfriend Plush Kickstarter Reaches Over $95,000 (00:30)
- Doraemon and Hello Kitty Join Forces for Adorable Character Goods (15:00)
- Recreate Steins;Gate with a Papercraft Phone Microwave (13:00)
- Street Fighter, Sumo and Horse-Racing in One Epic Crossover Campaign (22:22)
- 4K Media Teams Up with Good Smile Company for Yu-Gi-Oh Figures (05:00)
- Famitsū Publishes Results of Musou/Warriors Poll (11:00)
- Voting Begins for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards (07:00)
- Japanese Anime Fans Pick Best Opening Songs (00:10)
- English Release of Xenoblade Chronicles X Removes Bust-Customization Option (03:15)
- Marvel's Avengers Get A Korean Adaptation with Avengers K (02:30)
- Attack on Titan Junior High Students Play Dress-Up with New Lottery Prizes (06:00)
- Noragami Characters Team Up with Attack on Titan Boys (08:00)
- Japanese Composer Expresses Smelly Breath as Music (10:00)
- Godzilla Inspires Nike Air Max CB '94 Sneakers (14:00)
- Make Your Workspace More Fun with Mini Ranma 1/2 Figurines (11:45)
- Former Cultist Recounts Experiences in Manga Form (18:30)
- Inuyashiki Protagonist Comes to Life in Promotional Poster (09:00)
- Space Brothers Anime Trailer Promotes The Martian Film (17:30)
- Catch a Glimpse from the Opening Night of the Haikyu!! Stage Play (07:00)
- Look Like Luffy or Shanks with One Piece-Inspired Beauty Face Masks (20:45)
- Anime Characters' Crazy Hairstyles Ranked in Charapedia Poll (14:35)
- Tokyo Airport to Test Megaphone Translator (15:00)
- Kadokawa to Set Up Online Correspondence High School (08:00)
- Immortalize the Space Brothers with Mutta and Hibiki Figures (16:00)
- Hello Kitty Resurfaces as Summons in Tales of Asteria (15:10)
- Taito to Open Arcade Inside Akihabara Train Station (00:32)
- Digimon Arrive at Animate Cafe For New Event Celebrating tri. (10:40)
- Hello Kitty Impersonates Axis Powers in Hetalia Crossover (18:00)
- Show the Power of Bakumatsu Rock with Exclusive Christmas Jewelry (14:45)
- Kyoto Temple to Unveil Star Wars Japanese Folding Screen Display (16:25)
- Giant Terraformars Train Station Posters Blend Manga Characters with Live-Action Cast (13:45)
- Second Hero Must Die Commercial Follows Man Who Attends His Own Funeral (22:30)
- Japanese R&D Agency Brings Hatsune Miku to Life with Realistic 3-D Tabletop Projector (21:00)
- Photos Showcase the Set of the Princess Knight Stage Musical (22:00)
- Evangelion Valentine's Day Chocolates Already Teased For Next Year (15:15)
- Seaside Town of Iwami Celebrates Upcoming Free! Prequel (18:20)
- Mobile Otome Game Makes Players Find One Good Man Out Of Several (13:40)
- Love-Liver, Tōken Joshi Nominated for Top Buzzword of 2015 (12:35)
- Dragon Ball Super Collaborates With Maruchan Instant Noodles (17:15)
- Pocky Day Shares Celebration with K-On's Azu-nyan, Idol Reina Tanaka (21:15)
- Seraph of the End Chosen as Top Fall Anime Viewers Want to Cosplay (15:15)
- Sailor Moon Gets 3rd Round of Candy Compacts (23:15)
- Sailor Moon Italian Theme Gets Boy Band Makeover (19:15)
- C – Control Designer's Hatsune Miku Gets 1/7-Scale Figure (21:15)
- Love Live's Eli Ready for Training in New Nendoroid (19:15)
- Egyptian God Medjed's Legacy Continues in Otome Game (17:15)
- Robot Damashii Side MS ver. A.N.I.M.E Gundam Toy Line Announced (15:15)
- Singer Daigo and Other Japanese Celebrities Play Monster Hunter X in TV Ads (13:15)
- Sailor Moon Honey Salon Accessories Releasing in Japan This Holiday Season (01:15)
- Yana Toboso, Sakurako Ishinaga Collaborate on Ciel Phantomhive Figure (19:15)
- Gamer Recreates the Inside of a Tenga in...Mario Maker (13:15)
- Ride in Style with One Piece Motorcycle Helmets (17:15)
- Prince of Tennis Creator Signs Exclusive Performing Contract with Shueisha (15:15)
- Scene in Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Causes Viewer Complaints (21:15)
- Geminoid F Android Makes Her Movie Star Debut (23:15)
- Mobile Workers from Gundam: The Origin Now Available as Figures (23:15)
- Gintama Guys Reimagined as Bird Plushies (19:15)
- New Haikyu!! Figures Displayed at Prize Fair (21:15)
- 5.5K One Piece Run Sprints Through Japan Next Year (15:15)
- Fan-Made Live-Action Metroid Brings Samus to Life (17:15)
- Upcoming Tokyo University Course Will Teach How to Be a Fool (13:15)
- Kirimi-chan Situation CD Preview Video Posted (15:15)
- Studio Trigger Animates Extra For Toy Story That Time Forgot Home Video Release (03:00)
- Former Ghibli Animator Gives the Low-Down in New Book (21:15)
- New Frontiers in Urban Innovation Explored in Second Anime Short (13:15)
- 1st 7 Minutes of Japanese-Dubbed RWBY Web Series Streamed (19:15)
- AKB48 Unlimited Photo Event Announced Alongside Upcoming Single (17:15)
- Manga Creators Share Their Beloved Cats in New Book (15:15)
- Fan Work Unlikely to Be Prosecuted Without Rights Holders' Consent (13:15)
- Ladies of Live-Action Prison School TV Show Collab with Prison-Themed Restaurant Planned (19:15)
- Goku Rides Away on a Dinosaur for Latest Real McCoy Figure (17:15)
- Gundam's Zabi Family Inspires New Teacups (21:15)
- Dress Up Your Cu-poche Figure With Kotobukiya's X-Mas Themed Outfits (01:15)
- Attack on Titan x Monster Hunter's Crossover Includes Unique Beasts (23:15)
- Shima Withdraws Official Backing for Pearl Diver Mascot (19:15)
- Japan Post Offers Moe New Year's Card Designs for 2016 (13:15)
- Utawarerumono: The False Faces Fans Decode On-Screen Language (15:15)
- Street Fighter Techno Video Will Have Dhalsim Dancing in Your Head (17:15)
- Premium Bandai Announces Ojamajo Doremi's 1st Ever Cosmetics Item (21:15)
- Haikyu!! Stars Spike to Victory on The Rim of Your Cup (19:15)
- Sword Art Online Character Poll Results Announced, Kibaō Still Makes Top 10 (15:15)
- Red Bull Flugtag Competition Dumps Gundam Into Kobe's Harbor (23:15)
- One-Punch Man's Saitama Proves His Strength as Upcoming Nendoroid (21:15)
- Sign Official Documents with Godzilla Monster Stamps (01:15)
- Enjoy Your Christmas Cake with Haruka Tomatsu—Virtually (17:15)
- Longtime Japanese DJ to Release Mix CD of Classic Anime, Tokusatsu Music (13:15)
- Puzzle & Dragons Collaborating With Shonen Sunday Magazine (17:15)
- Fans Criticize Softbank's Anime Character Live-Action Phone Ads as 'Disrespectful' (15:15)
- SuperGroupies Makes Tokyo Ghoul Cute With Bag, Booties (21:15)
- Shibuya Sees Chaos After Halloween Crowd, Super Citizens Clean Up Morning After (19:15)
- Kingdom Hearts II's Halloween Town Sora and Riku Get PlayArts Kai Figures (23:15)
- The [email protected]'s Yurina Hase Explains Why She Left Yukiho Role (13:15)
- Sanrio's Salmon Mascot's 1st Set of Anthropomorphized Goods Released (17:15)
- Robot Pepper Rocks Out With Asian Kung-Fu Generation (13:15)
- Super Mario-kun Author Creates Levels in Super Mario Maker (15:15)
- Gender-Swapped Gintoki Gets Figure With Miniature X-ko (22:15)
- Gundam Global Challenge Winners Aim to Make Life-Size Statue Move (21:15)
- Blue Exorcist to Get Werewolf Card Game (19:15)
- Slam Dunk's Takehiko Inoue's Buddhist Folding Screen on Display (14:15)
- Valkyrie Drive's Rinka Comes to Life as Full-Size Doll (23:15)
- 'Tokyo Cosmo' Indie Animation Shows Off Impeccable Quality, Nominated for Award (17:15)
- Prepare for Your Next Trip Across the Desert with JoJo Backpacks (21:15)
- Aki Hata Creates Anisong Talent Unit with LiSA, Konomi Suzuki, Nao Toyama, Yoshino Nanjou (15:15)
- Celebrate Japan's Traditional Kutani Porcelain with Gundam Ware (19:15)
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Photos from AnimeJapan 2016: Finale
events
Our last gigantic batch of photos from AnimeJapan 2016, including Hundreds, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Hero Academia and much more. PLUS: a visit to the Love Live shrine!
― Okay, so here's how Anime Japan was laid out – you'd enter the facility behind the cool sign above, go downstairs, and then dash across across two huge halls (hall ‘A’ and hall ‘J,’ natch) of Tokyo Big Sight to see everything. ...
Your Ultimate Guide to Anime Ending Credits: Part II
anime
Last time we ran through the entire process of actual animation - this time we'll cover the people who polish it up and make it shine for you. Kevin Cirugeda's incredible guide to the folks who make anime continues!
― It's time for another installment in this guide detailing the ins and outs of anime production, structured around the roles listed in the ending credits of a TV anime episode. When desc...
Bokurano
anime
Bokurano tells a gripping and inspiring story of human conviction in spite of its messy animation problems.
― I'd been meaning to watch Bokurano for a while before it fortuitously popped up on Crunchyroll. The show falls in what I consider a “low-key classic” area of fan reputation - shows like Dennou Coil or Haibane Renmei, that have absolutely stellar reputations, but not the most visibility. It's ...
AnimeJapan 2016 Photos: Part I & II
industry
The sights, the sounds, the booths, the cosplayers - this is the show floor at this year's AnimeJapan 2016, where everything from My Hero Academia to Macross Delta were shown off.
― It's finally here! The reason I flew across the country, over Alaska, and across the Pacific to Japan, the nation's biggest anime exposition, and it… …well, it seems kinda empty, doesn't it? Let's head inside Tokyo Big S...
Answerman - Why Haven't Light Novels And Visual Novels Caught On In America?
industry
Light novels and visual novels have both had plenty of niche success in the US, but neither medium has broken mainstream - why is that? Justin considers the possibilities.
― Carl asks: I was wondering why light novels and visual novels haven't caught on in the US the way Anime and Manga have. While some Light Novels and arguably less Visual Novels have been translated they seem to be huge in Japan b...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Weeks of Mar 18-24
anime
The winter season comes to a crashing finale with a surprising pick climbing up the ladder just in time to claim the top spot! How did the rest of your favorite shows fare in the end?
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Winter 2016 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the se...
A Girl on the Shore GN
manga
Inio Asano's sexually explicit tale of two depressed middle schoolers seeking solace in each other is haunting in its depiction of teenage depression and what its protagonists do to try and cope with it.
― Here's your warning before we discuss the book: this is a very sexually explicit manga, so if that makes you uncomfortable, A Girl on the Shore is not going to be the book for you. Given that Inio ...
Tour the Swag of AnimeJapan 2016
just for fun
Here's an avalanche of photos of all the incredible toys, costumes, models, cels, statues, posters, sake, trading cards, blurays, gashapon and more on display at AnimeJapan 2016!
― As anime and manga fans from around the world gather at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center for the annual Anime Japan fair (March 26 to March 27, 2016), it begs the question of what sort of merchandise fans are looking ...
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-Kun BD+DVD
anime
One of the most popular and beloved comedies of the last few years is out on bluray from Sentai Filmworks, and Theron Martin's ready for a revisit.
― With most anime comedies, the discussions are about whether or not they are funny enough consistently enough for them to be considered among the season's (or even year's) funniest titles. With this 12 episode offering from 2014, the discussion is instea...
Answerman - Is There A Future For "Spinoff" Anime Conventions?
anime
Japan Expo USA is on hiatus indefinitely and a few other conventions "spun off" from larger events seem to be having a little trouble - is there a future for these shows?
― Chris asks: I see Japan Expo USA has gone into hiatus mode, and we're waiting on dates and a location for the next Otakon Vegas. Are these spinoff cons going to make it, and what's holding them back? Despite their popularity, ani...
Shelf Life - Kingdom Season 1
anime
Funimation quietly released season one of Kingdom, a little-seen anime about China's Warring States period in a big DVD box. James takes a look. PLUS: this week's new releases!
― There are some weeks when nothing on the new release list really catches my eye, but this week ain't one of them. There's some really good stuff coming out, and a lot of it comes in comes in a big, shiny box full of merchan...
Review: Parasyte -the maxim- Blu-Ray Vol. 1
anime
The first half of Adult Swim's smash hit horror/thriller Parasyte is out on bluray from Sentai Filmworks. Nick Creamer revisits the phenomenon for a fresh look at all that gore and splatter.
― Initially published throughout the late 80s and early 90s, you'd think the Parasyte manga would be an odd choice for adaptation - until you learned it was accompanying a new live-action film release. Given that...