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Shelf Life - Actually, I Am...
Gabriella Ekens explores a world of old-school monster girls in this overlooked harem comedy. Plus, all this week's new releases and a Vocaloid-tastic Shelf Obsessed!
― For some reason, I've been on a mid-2000s anime comedy kick recently. It started off with a few episodes of School Rumble, and has progressed into Cromartie High School now that I've unearthed my old DVD set of that series. Not every...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novel 8
The spotlight pulls away from Bell and Hestia just enough to spotlight other characters' feelings on god/mortal love in this relaxing volume of DanMachi. Theron Martin has the details.
― At 394 pages, the eighth novel of the main DanMachi storyline is the longest novel of the series released in English to date. Rather than using a continuous narrative, it operates within the loose framework of the at...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Novel 7
Major plot points are revealed in the densest novel yet of this increasingly good fantasy series.
― With this seventh volume of Aneko Yusagi's increasingly good fantasy light novel series, we at last begin to not only establish a larger plot beyond “summoned heroes save the world,” but also begin to learn some of the secrets behind what's been happening with the Waves, the heroes, and all of the ench...
ANNCast - The Sacred Scrolls of Wall
Zac, Jacob and special guest Lynzee take your questions on convention culture, long-running anime, giant DVD collections, franchise fatigue and much more!
― ANNCast Episode 295 - The Sacred Scrolls of Wall Zac, Jacob and special guest Lynzee take your questions on convention culture, long-running anime, giant DVD collections, franchise fatigue and much more! You can listen to the show on our player ...
Goblin Slayer Novel 2
Goblin Slayer and his party head out to the Water City to deal with a very unusual infestation in this second volume of the unique fantasy light novel series.
― It's official – the rogue adventurer known as Goblin Slayer has acquired a party. While this is fairly normal within the realm of standard fantasy, particularly when it takes on the flavor of a role-playing game, tabletop or otherwise, the fi...
Monday, May 8
Japanese Netizens Choose Jump's Best Manga Artist
This summer's upcoming "Weekly Shonen Jump Exhibition" is offering a retrospective on the many great manga that have jumped out of the magazine's pages and into readers' hearts over the last 50 years. The Goo Ranking website asked its readers to choose which Shonen Jump manga artist is the most skilled and while the website says such a barometer is easy to gauge, but art quality past a certain poi...
Tekken 7 Game's Video Introduces Playable Characters
PS4, Xbox One, PC game slated for June 2
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new video introducing the characters from its Tekken 7 fighting game on Monday. The video shows some of the game's playable characters: Marshall Law, Feng Wei, Bob, Bryan Fury, Devil Jin, Hwoarang, Gigas, and Katarina Alves. The game will arrive for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC via Steam on June 2. The ...
Baseball Team Hanshin Tigers Go Super Saiyan for Promotional Collaboration
The spring baseball season in Japan has become another avenue to introduce anime crossovers. These routinely come in two varieties: the macho and the moe. The Hiroshima Toyo Carp picked the former for its tie-in with The Fist of the North Star and the Hanshin Tigers are following suit by imagining its players as literal Super Saiyans. Five players, catcher Fumihito Haraguchi, outfielder Yoshio It...
Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited Smartphone Game's Opening Streamed
iOS/Android game launches this year
― The official website for Pokelabo's Senki Zesshō Symphogear XD Unlimited game for iOS and Android devices began streaming the game's opening movie on Monday. The video features Nana Mizuki's opening theme song "Unlimited Beat." The "symphonic battle game" is slated to launch this year. As of April 24, more than 180,000 people had pre-registered for the the game. ...
Atom The Beginning ‒ Episode 4
"It's a good thing that the festival itself has some interesting signs and displays, because looking for those fun little details is part of what saves this episode."
Persona Series Director, Character Designer Thank Western Fans
The Persona 5 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 game has shipped more than 1.5 million copies worldwide since its release in Japan on September 15. Series director Katsura Hashino and character designer Shigenori Soejima shared their enthusiasm for the game's success on the North American PlayStation blog on Thursday. Soejima created the image to the right while Hashino shared his feelings in a gues...
Aho-Girl: Clueless Girl Anime's Visual, Character Designs Revealed
Theme song titles also revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hiroyuki's Ahogaru: Clueless Girl (Aho-Girl) manga revealed a main visual and character designs on Monday. The website also revealed the titles of the theme songs: angela (K, Fafner) is performing the opening theme song "Zenryoku☆Summer!" and Sumire Uesaka (This Art Club Has a Problem!, Inugami-san to Nekoya...
Eevee & Colorful Friends Merch Campaign Gets Cute Animated Video
Eevee and its rainbow iteration of evolutions are the stars of a cute new animated promotional video for the "Eevee and Colorful Friends" merchandise. The line is heading to Pokémon Centers throughout Japan and the Amazon Pokémon Store starting on May 13. The merchandise line-up includes new stuffed plush dolls as part of the Pokémon Dolls line, tote bags, baseball caps, Pokémon card flip cases, ...
Street Fighter V Adds Ed as Playable Character
Character available for beta testing from May 11-14
― CAPCOM revealed on Monday that it will add Ed as a playable character for its Street Fighter V fighting game. An official release date was not announced, but he will be available for beta testing on the Capcom Fighters Network from May 11 to May 14. CAPCOM is streaming a trailer previewing the character in action and his other costumes. Ed first a...
Answerman - How Do I Introduce Anime To My Kids?
It's every nerd parent's conundrum - how and when do I introduce my kids to my hobby, and more importantly, WHAT do I show them? Justin has a few ideas.
― Jason asks: I'm a new father. While I will be limiting screen time for my child, at some point I will be inclined to let her watch cartoons. A joy for me, as a child, was seeing adapted anime series that were brought to America. Rediscovering show...
1st Shonen Jump Exhibition's Display Line-up Announced
Further details on this summer's "Weekly Shonen Jump Exhibition" event announced the full line-up of series and creators scheduled to be on display. Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump, Shueisha's male-targeted magazine known for serializing some of the industry's most popular manga series. Artwork spanning the magazine's launch to the 1980s will go on display on July 18 and...
Link: The Unleashed Nexus Game Gets Full Remake for PS4, PC
Original flying action game launched on Steam in 2015
― Publisher Mediascape and game developer Reminisce announced on Monday that the Link: The Unleashed Nexus PC game will get a full remake for PC and PlayStation 4 this year. The game's official website began streaming the first trailer for the remake, titled Link: The Unleashed Nexus Restructured Heaven. The remake will feature new scenery, gamepl...
Hello Lady! -Superior Dynamis- Game Announced for PS Vita
Release combining 2014 game, fan disc slated for 2017
― Game developer Dramatic Create announced its Hello Lady! -Superior Dynamis- game for the PlayStation Vita and opened a teaser website on Monday. The game is slated for release this year. The "new noble academy adventure" game release will include Akatsuki Works' Hello Lady! PC adventure game and the Hello Lady! ‐New Division‐ fan disc, which bot...
Dragon Ball Super ‒ Episode 89
"The bulk of this episode, the Tien and Roshi stuff, is still more of the same when it comes to this recruitment arc."
Shelf Life - Actually, I Am...
Gabriella Ekens explores a world of old-school monster girls in this overlooked harem comedy. Plus, all this week's new releases and a Vocaloid-tastic Shelf Obsessed!
― For some reason, I've been on a mid-2000s anime comedy kick recently. It started off with a few episodes of School Rumble, and has progressed into Cromartie High School now that I've unearthed my old DVD set of that series. Not every...
Sagrada Reset Anime Casts Hiroshi Naka, Shigeo Kiyama
24-episode TV series premiered on April 5
― The official website for the television anime of Yutaka Kōno's teen science-fiction/fantasy light novel series Sagrada Reset revealed on Monday that Hiroshi Naka will play Hiroyuki Sasano, and Shigeo Kiyama will play Kagaya. Hiroshi Naka as Hiroyuki Sasano, a short middle-aged man. He has the ability to go into a photograph. He knows that Kei has the MacGuf...
All the Info on Re:Creators' Villain You Probably Missed
Re:Creators episode five reveals a lot about the identity of the "Uniform Military Princess." Unfortunately, much of that information was left untranslated. But fear not, we're here to help.
The Eccentric Family 2 ‒ Episode 5
"What begins as a tanuki conflict ends up pulling in some of Kyoto's most distinguished tengu, and violence swiftly ensues."
Revue Starlight Stage Musical's 1st TV Ad Streamed
Bushiroad, Nelke Planning's franchise about all-female troupe also has TV anime in the works
― Bushiroad began streaming a commercial on Monday for Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight The LIVE, the musical portion of it and Nelke Planning's Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight project. The project also includes a television anime. The "2.5 dimension musical and live concert" will star the same cast as the anime. Th...
Kenka Banchō Otome PS Vita Fandisc Game's Promo Video Streamed
Fandisc with story after romantic endings, training camp story ships on July 27
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming a promotional video on Monday for Kenka Banchō Otome: Kanzen Muketsu no My Honey (My Perfect Honey), the fan disc for the Kenka Banchō Otome game. The video previews the various routes set after the romantic endings, as well as the separate summer training camp scenario. Spike Chunsoft's g...
Live-Action Series About Kaijū Otaku Stars Kanata Hongou
Kaijū Club series set in mid-1970s centers on club focused on tokusatsu monsters
― MBS and TBS announced last Friday that it has greenlit a new live-action series titled "Kaijū Club Kūsō Tokusatsu Seishunki (Kaijū Club Fictional Special Effects Youth Chronicle) starring Kanata Hongou (live-action Gantz' Jōichirō Nishi, Attack on Titan's Armin Arlert). The four-episode series is set in the mid-1970s, ...
Captain Tsubasa Soccer Manga Gets Stage Play in August
"Super Experience" stage play will blend digital technology with dancing, martial arts, illusion techniques
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Yōichi Takahashi's Captain Tsubasa soccer manga revealed the play's main cast on Monday. The Super Experience Stage Captain Tsubasa play will run for 23 performances at the Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi in Tokyo from August 18 through Septemb...
Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e TV Anime Reveals Staff
Seiji Kishi, Hiroyuki Hashimoto direct series at Lerche
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of author Syohgo Kinugasa and illustrator Shunsaku Tomose's Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e (Welcome to the Classroom of the Supreme Ability Doctrine or "Yō Jitsu") light novel series revealed the anime's staff on Monday. Seiji Kishi (Assassination Classroom, Persona 4: The ...
Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic Anime Gets Manga in June
New Bushiroad project also gets manga in June
― The official website of Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine revealed on Monday that it will launch a manga adaptation of the Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic anime as well as a manga of an unspecified new project in the magazine's July issue on June 8. Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic premieres on July 1 at 10:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto. The ...
Gekijōban Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Sekka no Chikai Film's New Visual Unveiled
Kadokawa unveiled a new visual for Gekijōban Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Sekka no Chikai (Movie Version Fate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ Illya: Oath Under the Snow), the upcoming anime film in the Prisma Illya franchise, on Friday. The film opens in Japan on August 26. The film's main cast includes: Noriaki Sugiyama as Shirō Emiya Mai Kadowaki as Illyasviel von Einzbern Kaori Nazuka as Miyu Edelfelt...
Starmarie Idols Sing Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT's New Ending
New ending song debuts in show in July
― Idol unit Starmarie revealed on April 30 that the group will perform the Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT anime's new ending theme song, which will debut in July. The idol unit previously performed theme songs for the Cardfight!! Vanguard G and Onigiri anime series. Psychic Rubber performed the anime's current ending theme song "→Next Generation," which debuted in ...
2nd Episode of NHK's Anime/Documentary Series About Athletes Airs on May 28
New episode focuses on sprinters Takashi Yoshioka, Ryōta Yamagata
― NHK announced on April 25 that the second episode of its Eikō Naki Tensai-tachi Kara no Monogatari (Stories From "Geniuses Without Glory") anime/documentary series about athletes will air its second episode on BS1 on May 28 from 11:00 p.m. to 11:49 p.m. The series adapts material from Tomoyoshi Itō and Shingo Morita's Weekly Young Ju...
Anime-Gataris Original Anime Casts Rie Takahashi as Yui Obata
Fall anime about school's anime research club also stars Kaede Hondo, Sayaka Senbongi, Hisako Tōjō
― DMM Pictures, DMM's new animation label, revealed during the Machi Asobi Vol. 18 event on Sunday that Rie Takahashi will play the character Yui Obata in DMM Pictures' new Anime-Gataris (Anime Stories) original television anime. The anime will premiere this fall. The anime centers on Minoa Asagaya, a n...
Kase-san and Morning Glories' Full 5-Minute Anime Clip Streamed
Animation clip is based on Hiromi Takashima's yuri manga
― Pony Canyon began streaming the full five-minute "animation clip" based on Hiromi Takashima's Kase-san and... Morning Glories (Asagao to Kase-san.) manga on Sunday. The full clip is titled "Kimi no Hikari" (Your Light). The video features Hanako Oku's image song "Kimi no Egao (album ver.)," which featured on her sixth album, titled good-bye, ...
Resident Evil: Vendetta CG Film's Trailer Previews Action Scenes
Film opens in Japan on May 27, in U.S./Canada on June 19
― Kadokawa began streaming a new promotional video for the upcoming CG-animated film Resident Evil: Vendetta on Monday. The video introduces the film's main characters and previews the action scenes. The film, based on CAPCOM's Resident Evil (Biohazard) horror game franchise, will open in Japanese theaters on May 27. The film is the third CG-an...
Sunday, May 7
Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Film Gets Title
Liman: Live Die Repeat and Repeat is "not an if, but a when"
― Director Doug Liman revealed in an interview with film news website Collider on Sunday that the sequel to the live-action Edge of Tomorrow film will be titled Live Die Repeat and Repeat. Liman noted that the film's production is "not an if, it's a when," and that lead actors Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt are "excited" about the sequel. The s...
Beef Production 'Manga' Shows How Cattle Become Meat
Japan's love of meat is no secret to people who spend any significant amount of time in the country. Those who do not eat animal products often struggle to find options at restaurants. Whether or not they eat meat, most people wonder at some point about how it is produced. The process may be less known in Japan because there is little farmland suitable for raising cattle. Twitter user Syosa posted...
2010 Anime Film Junod Screens at Animation Day in Cannes Event
The filmfestivals.com website announced on Tuesday that Shinichiro Kimura's 2010 anime film Junod will screen at the Animation Day in Cannes event in Cannes, France on May 23. Animation Day in Cannes is a joint event between Animaze – LeMiaff and filmfestivals.com. The event launched in 2015 to "facilitate the promotion of Animation during the Cannes Film Festival which does not [traditionally] of...
Granblue Fantasy the Animation ‒ Episode 6
"This episode is the one that has felt the most like a game adaptation, and it isn't doing the series any favors."
ufotable's 2017 Awa Odori Posters Feature Tōken Ranbu
Anime studio ufotable revealed at the Machi Asobi Vol. 18 event on Friday that its posters for this year's Awa Odori festival will feature characters from the Tōken Ranbu game. The studio is displaying samples of the posters at the event, which is being held in Tokushima from Friday to Sunday. One of the characters on this year's posters is Hachisuka Kotetsu (pictured far left in above images). Hi...
My Hero Academia ‒ Episode 19
"Todoroki, the fire & ice kid of 1-A, has been hinted to have all sorts of issues when it comes to his his father, and this week we finally get some insight as to why."
Dark Rose Valkyrie PS4 Game's Opening Movie Streamed
New screenshots revealed for game shipping this June
― Idea Factory International began streaming the North American and European opening movies for its Dark Rose Valkyrie PlayStation 4 game on Friday. The videos are the same except for the release date at the end: the game ships on June 6 for North America and on June 9 in Europe. The game will be available physically and digitally. The video featur...
Figure Build Close-Up: 2014 Master Grade Build Gundam Mark II
Once you've built a few High Grade models, Bandai's most varied but basic grade of kit, you may be looking for a bigger challenge—and a bigger payoff at the end. That's exactly what I got when I built the 2014 Master Grade Build Gundam Mark II. This is not a groundbreaking Gunpla design. In fact, it's almost exactly the same kit as the 2005 Master Grade Gundam Mark II, except with a new V-Fin and...
Ryō Ikuemi's Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo Manga Approaches Climax
Manga launched in 2011, inspired live-action TV series that premiered in April
― This year's sixth issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine announced on Monday that Ryō Ikuemi's Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo manga is approaching its climax. The word "climax" written in phonetic katakana often indicates a manga series' final chapter. The series will receive a color page in the next issue. The story follo...
Don't Cry Girl's Tomoko Yamashita to Launch Ikoku Nikki Manga
New manga series begins in June
― This year's sixth issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine announced on Monday that Tomoko Yamashita will begin a new series titled Ikoku Nikki (Diary of a Different Country) in the magazine's seventh issue on June 8. The text accompanying the preview reads: You responded to my voice. You are in a different country, even though you're right beside me. That voice, th...
Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Voice Actor: See You in the Movie Version
At the end of the third and final live-streamed Ano Hito to Tekkandan special for the Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans anime on Saturday, voice actor Kengo Kawanishi (Mikazuki Augus) signed off by saying, "See you in the movie version!" The second season of the original television anime ended last month, but the staff and producers have not announced a film version in theaters. The 25-epis...
Attack on Titan ‒ Episode 31
"I think this shocking anticlimax is delivering the message that Attack on Titan has been building up to for dozens of episodes."
Gundam Thunderbolt Has Just Given Me My Favorite Gundam Character of All Time
Gundam Thunderbolt's newest supporting character is far more interesting, complex, and stereotype-breaking than I ever expected.
Re:CREATORS ‒ Episode 5
"The entertainment factor is once again largely in the details and character interactions this week. Fortunately, there's a lot of detail and character to go around."
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novel 8
The spotlight pulls away from Bell and Hestia just enough to spotlight other characters' feelings on god/mortal love in this relaxing volume of DanMachi. Theron Martin has the details.
― At 394 pages, the eighth novel of the main DanMachi storyline is the longest novel of the series released in English to date. Rather than using a continuous narrative, it operates within the loose framework of the at...
Armed Girl's Machiavellism's OVA Previewed in Video
25-minute anime ships with manga's 7th volume on November 25
― The official website for the television anime of Karuna Kanzaki and Yūya Kurokami's Armed Girl's Machiavellism (Busō Shōjo Machiavellism) manga began streaming a promotional video on April 27 for the original video anime (OVA) that will ship with the manga's seventh volume. The anime will ship on Blu-ray Disc bundled with the seventh mang...
Monster Strike Anime Gets Special Episode For Golden Week
Episode about Lucy features different staff, animation studio
― The official Japanese and English YouTube channels for the Monster Strike anime series began streaming a Golden Week special episode for the series on Wednesday titled A Rhapsody Called Lucy -The Very First Song- (Zenritsu no Lucifer: Tada Hitotsu no Hajimari no Uta). XFLAG describes the 21-minute episode: "Change the world with music? F...
Surreal 4-Panel Manga Pop Team Epic's 'Crappy' Anime Teased With New Visual
The official Twitter account for the anime of Bkub Ōkawa's Pop Team Epic manga unveiled a new visual on Sunday to celebrate the anime news. The visual features the two main leads Popuko and Pipimi. The surreal four-panel manga centers around two 14-year-old girls, the short Popuko and the tall Pipimi. The story summary on the anime's website quotes William Shakespeare's Tweflth Night play, "There ...
The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Theater Days Game Streams 2 Music Videos
Game receives 390,000 pre-registered users in 1 week
― The official Twitter account for the The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Theater Days smartphone game revealed on Saturday that the game has received 390,000 pre-registered users. Bandai Namco Entertainment began accepting pre-registrations for the game on April 30. The game received 100,000 pre-registrations on the first day, 200,000 by the second day,...
Sunrise Reveals Gundam Build _Extra Battle Project in Video
Franchise's official website had teased announcement last month
― Sunrise began streaming a video on Sunday to announce a new project in the Gundam Build Fighters franchise, currently titled Gundam Build _Extra Battle Project. Text: I will make it, and you will fight Text: And to the world! Text: Gundam Build Fighters Text: Three people will fight in the ultimate Gunpla battle Text: Gundam Build Figh...
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! OVA Listed at 24 Minutes
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! and Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! director Shinji Takamatsu posted an image on Twitter on Thursday of some materials for the upcoming Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! original video anime (OVA). The materials list the subtitle for the OVA as "Ai to Seishun no Sotsugyō!" (The Graduation of Love and Youth). The materials also list that the ...
Creators in Pack Produces Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara TV Anime
Animation studio Creators in Pack (NTR: Netsuzou Trap, Miss Bernard said., Ojisan to Marshmallow) announced at its "Creators in Pack Talk Show: 2017 Haru no Shinsaku Anime Happyōkai" (Creators in Pack Talk Show: 2017 Spring New Work Anime Presentation) stage event at the Machi Asobi vol. 18 event on Sunday that it is animating the television anime adaptation of Crystal na Yōsuke's Osake wa Fūfu ni...
Funimation: Black Butler Season 1 to 'Leave Funimation For Good'
Funimation Entertainment announced on Friday that the first season of the Black Butler anime series "is leaving Funimation for good." The company added that fans can still purchase the Blu-ray Disc and DVD release for the series "before it leaves later this month." Funimation did not specify if or when the title will also be removed from its streaming service. Funimation did not return ANN's reque...
Saturday, May 6
Astrologia Odyssey IV: Chronos Reflection Game Gets PS4, PS Vita, PC Release in December
4th game in series is indie developer's 1st commercial release
― Publisher Mediascape and Tokyo-based indie game developer Studio Alpha Line announced on April 26 that they will release Studio Alpha Line's Astrologia Odyssey IV: Chronos Reflection game on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and PC in Japan in December. The game will be available in Japan only for 500 yen, but will have some English ...
Video Explains Power Rangers Franchise's Foreign History to Japan
Lionsgate's new Power Rangers film opened in North America on March 24, but it won't open in Japan until July 15. Although the Super Sentai franchise is popular in Japan, Japanese people may be unaware of the franchise's popularity and iconic status in North America. Toei began streaming a promotional video this week to explain the television shows' history outside Japan. The video includes clips ...
Power Rangers Film's Japanese Dub Casts Arata Furuta, Ryōta Yamasato
Furuta, Yamasato play Zordon, Alpha-5 in film opening on July 15
― The official Japanese Twitter account of Lionsgate's Power Rangers film revealed two new cast members for the film's Japanese dub on Wednesday. The new dub cast members include: Arata Furuta (One Piece Film Gold's Kent Beef Jr., Ancien and the Magic Tablet's Watanabe) as Zordon Ryōta Yamasato (Eiga Precure Dream Stars!' Karasutengu) a...
New Gunpla Models on Display at Shizuoka Hobby Show
The 56th annual Shizuoka Hobby Show will take place from May 11-14 and is promising to premiere all kinds of new Gunpla, figures, and models for fans of every walk of life, whether you love Dragon Ball Z, trains, or scaled military replicas. Popular exhibitors include Bandai Hobby, Tomy Tech, Platz, and many others. Bandai in particular is promising to debut new Gundam models at the event. New mod...
Sekai o Yoku Suru Zankoku na Method Manga Ceases Publication Due to Artist's Health
Artist Kōsuke Yamanami will focus on recovering to be able to draw again
― The June issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine revealed on April 27 that writer Makoto Fukami and artist Kōsuke Yamanami's Sekai o Yoku Suru Zankoku na Method (Cruel Method to Make the World Better) manga is ceasing publication due to Yamanami's worsening health. The manga had been on hiatus since the May issue for the same...
Singer Daigo Gets Emotional After Watching Madoka Magica Films
Watching the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime is an emotional experience for many fans. The series may gain some new viewers this week because it ranked at #3 on NHK's Best Anime 100 list. Singer Daigo was apparently new to the franchise's films until this week. After spotting some real-life Mario Kart drivers, he purchased a set of the Madoka Magica films (Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part ...
Eromanga Sensei ‒ Episode 5
"There are a lot of missteps in this episode, and it's not necessarily the fault of the fanservice."
Discotek Licenses Marmalade Boy, Sanrio's Nutcracker Fantasy
Also: The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, A Journey Through Fairyland, Nightwalker
― Discotek Media announced on Saturday that it has licensed the Marmalade Boy anime television series and movie, Sanrio's 1979 stop-motion film Nutcracker Fantasy, Panmedia's 1986 The Wonderful Wizard of Oz television anime series, Sanrio's A Journey Through Fairyland (Yōsei Florence) anime film, and the Nightwalker: The Midni...
Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul ‒ Episode 5
"Virgin Soul is fully a continuation of the first series in its aesthetics, worldbuilding, and comedic sensibilities, but the storytelling style is totally different."
Aya Hirano Wows TV Hosts With 'Cruel Angel Thesis' Performance
Voice actress Aya Hirano has joked about being an idol, but if the results of her recent performance on TV are any indication, she should strongly consider it. The Fairy Tail, Dragon Ball Z Kai, and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya star appeared on the program Kanjani Eight no The Mozart Ongaku Ou No.1 Ketteisen and karaoked the opening theme song "Cruel Angel's Thesis" from Neon Genesis Evangeli...
Sword Oratoria ‒ Episode 4
"While I'm not entirely convinced that Sword Oratoria is going to live up to my expectations, this episode does give me a bit more hope."
HKT48 Member Produces Voice Actress Idol Competition With 13 Finalists
Finalists will form =LOVE group, with planned summer debut
― Former AKB48 member and current HKT48 idol group member Rino Sashihara participated as the producer in a voice actress idol competition on April 29. The contest was the third stage in the competition, and it narrowed down 103 participants aged 12-20 to 13 finalists. The average age among the finalists were 16-17 years old. The competition j...
Berserk ‒ Episode 18
"Episode 18 was enjoyable not just as supplementary to the manga, but in its own right, offering a gripping, fast-but-well-paced presentation."
Poll Breaks Down Best Anime Swimsuit Episodes for the Summer Heat
Last week we looked at which hot spring episodes brought the best fanservice. This week we'll look at its fanservice cousin: the beach/pool episode. Which examples of this series staple are the best or otherwise feature the best swimsuits? Poll participants at d anime store weighed in. Men's Top 10 Swimsuit Episodes Sword Art Online: Extra Edition Infinite Stratos episode 9 Amagami SS episodes 13-...
The Severing Crime Edge's Tatsuhiko Hikagi Launches New Manga (Updated)
Woman wakes up in locked room in manga premiering in June
― The June issue of Kodansha's good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Saturday that The Severing Crime Edge creator Tatsuhiko Hikagi will launch the tentatively titled Bakemono no Ō (Monster King) manga (pictured at right) in the next issue on June 7. The first chapter will have two color pages and 54 black-and-white pages. The announcement incl...
Why to Choose New Gunpla: An Io Frame Shiden Review
When people ask me, “Which Gunpla should I build first?” my temptation is to tell everyone to build a kit that matches their favorite Gundam from anime, end of story. However, the more Gunpla I build, the less I can deny that quality has increased a lot in recent years. Today's Gunpla are more accurate, more articulate, and often much easier to put together. That's why I tell beginners to pick a ...
Nintendo Streams New English Trailer For Ever Oasis RPG
3DS game arrives in N. America on June 23, in Japan on July 13
― Nintendo began streaming a new English trailer on Friday for Ever Oasis, game studio Grezzo and producer and director Koichi Ishii's (former Square developer, Mana series creator) role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS. The trailer outlines the game's story. Nintendo describes the game: The desert's last safe haven is a lone oasis you c...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Novel 7
Major plot points are revealed in the densest novel yet of this increasingly good fantasy series.
― With this seventh volume of Aneko Yusagi's increasingly good fantasy light novel series, we at last begin to not only establish a larger plot beyond “summoned heroes save the world,” but also begin to learn some of the secrets behind what's been happening with the Waves, the heroes, and all of the ench...
Slow Start 4-Panel Schoolgirl Manga Gets TV Anime
Story of girl who enters high school 1 year behind everyone else
― The June issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine is announcing on Tuesday that a television anime adaptation of Yuiko Tokumi's Slow Start manga has been green-lit. The story centers around 16-year-old Hana Ichinose, who unbeknownst to her classmates, was a year late in enrolling into high school. Although it may not seem like ...
Yu-Gi-Oh Vrains Voice Actors Talk About Who They Want Their Characters to Duel
Once again it's time to duel. But that raises the question: against who?
Fire Emblem Echoes Game's Latest English Trailer Outlines DLC
Remake for 3DS ships in N. America, Europe on May 19
― Nintendo began streaming a new English-narrated trailer on Wednesday for its Fire Emblem Echoes -Shadows of Valentia- Nintendo 3DS game. The video outlines the game's free and paid DLC, and reveals the game's season pass for all five DLC packs. Nintendo UK additionally began streaming an overview trailer for the game on Friday. The game shipped i...
Kado: The Right Answer Anime Inspires Spinoff Manga
Web spinoff series follows high school students affected by arrival of Kado, Wam
― Manga creator Kōki Ochiai launched a spinoff manga of Toei Animation's Kado: The Right Answer original anime series on North Star Pictures' Web Comic Zenyon website on Saturday. The manga is titled Seikai Suru Kado: Aoi Haru to Railgun (KADO - The Right Answer: Blue Spring and Railgun), and the first two chapters are a...
A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Akane Kiryū as Shino
12-episode series premieres in Japan in July
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Kei Murayama's A Centaur's Life (Centaur no Nayami or Centaur's Worries) manga revealed on Saturday that new voice actress Akane Kiryū will play the character Shino (pictured below). Shino is Himeno's cousin who is in kindergarten, and she loves Himeno very much. The anime's staff had originally revealed t...
Crunchyroll Changes Release Schedule for Case Closed Anime
Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it is changing its release schedule for the Case Closed (Detective Conan) television anime series. Crunchyroll will stream the series for premium members on Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. EDT. The change takes effect starting with episode 858 airing today. Free members will be able to access new episodes one week later. The anime series airs in Japan on the NTV and YTV...
Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artists, July 1 Premiere (Updated)
Madoka Asahina, Hibiku Yamamura, Natsumi Takamori star in series based on card game franchise
― The official website for Bushiroad's upcoming Hina Logi: From Luck & Logic anime adaptation of its Luck & Logic card game revealed the show's cast, additional staff, character designs, premiere date, and theme song artists on Saturday. The official website also began streaming a third promotional video for...
Aimer Performs Theme Song For 1st Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel Film
Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower opens in Japan on October 14
― The official website for the three-part Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel anime film project announced on Saturday that Aimer will perform the theme song for the first film, titled Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower. The film will premiere in theaters in Japan on October 14. Aimer has previously performed theme...
EGOIST, GARNiDELiA Perform Fate/Apocrypha Anime's Theme Songs
Anime based on novel series debuts in July in Japan on TV, Netflix
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of TYPE-MOON and Yuichiro Higashide's Fate/Apocrypha novels announced on Saturday that EGOIST and GARNiDELiA will perform the show's theme songs. EGOIST will perform the opening theme song "Eiyū Unmei no Uta" (The Song of a Hero's Fate), and GARNiDELiA will perform the ending ...
Friday, May 5
Cute Cat Tries Out Fate/Stay Night Saber Cosplay
Tokushima's Machi Asobi anime festival brought out one particularly cuddly cosplayer on Friday. The cat's blue dress and scaled armor meant only one thing: someone accomplished the impossible and found a cat that would serve them instead of vice versa. Such a rare feline could only have been summoned using magic of some kind, as it is against the laws of the natural world for a cat to be a human's...
Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Clockwork Planet, Brave Witches Anime
English dubs premiere streaming on Monday
― Funimation Entertainment revealed the English dub cast lists for Clockwork Planet and Brave Witches on Friday. The English dubs will premiere on Monday at 9:00 p.m. EDT and 10:00 p.m. EDT, respectively. The cast for Clockwork Planet — under ADR director Kyle Phillips, ADR engineer Patrick Morphy, mixing engineer Andrew Tipps, and scriptwriter Bonny Clinkenb...
Rock Unit OxT to Attend A-Kon in Fort Worth, Texas
Convention to take place on June 8-11
― The organizers of Texas anime convention A-Kon announced on Monday that the rock unit OxT will attend this year's convention. The band is made up of Masayoshi Oishi and Tom-H@ck, who officially formed as OxT in 2015, though the two previously collaborated on opening theme songs for Ace of Diamond. As OxT, they performed the opening theme songs for Overlord, Pri...
KADO - The Right Answer ‒ Episode 5
"We've seen how professional negotiators and world leaders react to the prospect of free energy; now it's time to find out what happens when the rest of us get our hands on it."
Aniplex Teases Fate Grand Order Pencil-Rolling Battle Game
Servants are... pencils?
― Aniplex opened a teaser website on Friday for a mystery "analog game" titled "Fate/Grand Order Summon Pencil Servant." In this "somewhat nostalgic" Fate/Grand Order game, the Servants are pencils, and the player must battle by rolling them. Details are scarce, but the Twitter account calls it "new merchandise," and it is slated for this year. Aniplex released the Fate/Grand...
Godzilla vs. Kong Film Date Moved Forward 1 Week
Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Wednesday that Warner Bros. has moved the release date of its Godzilla vs. Kong film forward one week to May 22, 2020. The film was originally slated for May 29, 2020. Legendary Pictures moved the production of the Kong: Skull Island prequel movie film project it was producing alongside Universal Studios to Warner Bros. in September 2015 to allow for...
Miitopia's 10-Minute Gameplay Video Previews English Version
3DS game slated for July 28 in N. America, Europe
― Video game news website IGN began streaming a ten-minute video that showcases the English version of Miitopia for 3DS. The video outlines different game options, such as designing characters, assigning roles, staying at inns, and participating in battles. Miitopia shipped in Japan for Nintendo 3DS on December 8, 2016. The game is set for release in ...
Animonozukuri Awards Honor Anime Business Collaborations, Promotional Goods
A prominent part of Japanese culture is monozukuri (literally, "thing making"), wherein Japanese people take pride in carefully crafting products. Although the term commonly appears alongside traditional Japanese items such as paper fans or pottery, the concept can also apply to goods produced for the anime and popular culture industries. The otaku market brings in a large part of its revenue thro...
Amu Meguro's Honey So Sweet Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Shō Hirano, Yūna Taira star in film slated for next spring
― Amu Meguro's Honey So Sweet manga is inspiring a live-action film that is slated to open in spring 2018. Shō Hirano of the Johnny's Jr. idol group Mr. KING will play Taiga Onise and Yūna Taira (live-action ReLIFE, Sagrada Reset) will play Nao Kogure. Koji Shintoku and Junpei Yamaoka, the director and writer for the live-action Peach Girl fi...
Kobo-chan's Masashi Ueda Ends Otoboke Kachō Manga After 36 Years
Sequel to 4-panel manga begins next month
― This year's June issue of Hōbunsha's Manga Time magazine published the final chapter of Masashi Ueda's Otoboke Kachō manga on Saturday. The four-panel manga has been running in Manga Time since 1981. The same issue also announced that Ueda will launch a sequel in the July issue on June 7. The sequel takes place seven years later, when the protagonist's daug...
Tokimeki Recipe Show Starring Voice Actors Streams for Golden Week
Video distribution service Animate Channel announced on Thursday that it is streaming the first four episodes of the live-action Tokimeki Recipe Shitsuji Restaurant e Yōkoso (Welcome to the Throbbing Recipe Butler Restaurant) television series for Golden Week this year. Viewers can relive the show's voice actor restaurant experience during Japan's spring vacation period. The available episodes sta...
10-Minute Hey! Pikmin Gameplay Videos Streamed
3DS game ships July 28 in N. America, Europe
― Video game news websites IGN and GameSpot both began streaming gameplay videos on Friday for Nintendo's upcoming Hey! Pikmin game for Nintendo 3DS. Both videos showcase the game's 2D platform while exploring different areas and facing different challenges. In Hey! Pikmin, players will use the 3DS's touch screen to interact with Pikmin, solve puzzles, and...
Sentai Filmworks Reveals More English Dub Cast for Chivalry of a Failed Knight Anime
Juliet Simmons, Chris Patton, more join cast
― Sentai Filmworks announced the rest of the English dub cast for Chivalry of a Failed Knight on Friday. The full cast, including the previously revealed voices for Ikki and Stella, is as follows: Clint Bickham as Ikki Kurogane Luci Christian as Stella Vermillion Juliet Simmons as Sizuku Kurogane Chris Patton as Nagi Arisuin Chelsea Ryan McCurdy as Ayase A...
Camouflage Gundam Blends Into Its Gunpla Box Surroundings
Gundam plastic model (Gunpla) builders often go to great lengths to create unique works of art from kits. However, Twitter user Otoyan posted pictures of what may be a first in the world of Gunpla. The Gunpla was painted to blend into a backdrop of Gunpla boxes almost perfectly. The model is made from a so-called "old kit" 1/144-scale Gundam model kit with parts divided by color. Some net commente...
Russian Network Cancels Airing of The Simpsons' Episode Featuring Pokémon After Church Criticism
Episode shows Homer playing "Peekimon Get" game in church
― Last Sunday's episode of The Simpsons, titled "Looking for Mr. Goodbart," faced criticism from the Russian Orthodox Church due to its content, and Russian TV network 2x2 has decided to cancel the episode's airing, saying "it could compromise the network and cause controversy." The episode features a smartphone game named "Peekimon Get," a re...
Revolutionary Girl Utena ‒ Episodes 4-5
"While the first three episodes helped ease us into Utena's world and characters, episode four is where the show really embraces its true nature."
Oreimo Game's Ayase Route Gets Novel, Character Gets AI Project
Fan questions/answers will raise AI of Ayase
― The stage event for Tsukasa Fushimi's Eromanga Sensei novel series at Machi Asobi Vol. 18 revealed on Friday that the Ayase route from the Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable PlayStation Portable game is receiving a light novel adaptation. The novel, titled Ore no Ayase ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai, will feature a revised and expanded ve...
ANNCast - The Sacred Scrolls of Wall
Zac, Jacob and special guest Lynzee take your questions on convention culture, long-running anime, giant DVD collections, franchise fatigue and much more!
― ANNCast Episode 295 - The Sacred Scrolls of Wall Zac, Jacob and special guest Lynzee take your questions on convention culture, long-running anime, giant DVD collections, franchise fatigue and much more! You can listen to the show on our player ...
Sword Art Online Movie's Sayaka Kanda Gets Married
Singer, voice actress, and stage play actress Sayaka Kanda announced on April 25 that she married her Danganronpa stage play co-star Mitsu Murata. The couple played Junko Enoshima and Mondo Owada in the Danganronpa The Stage 2016 ~Kibō no Gakuen to Zetsubō no Kōkōsei~ plays. Kanda appeared in a special video role in the Super Danganronpa 2 The Stage ~Sayonara Zetsubo Gakuen~ stage play rerun this ...
Answerman - Why Doesn't Yaoi Anime Get Dubbed?
There isn't that much yaoi anime out there, but what there is rarely ever gets dubbed into English - why is that? Justin gets into it.
― DL Warner asks: I see this lament on every Page or Blog dedicated to BL every time there is a new BL Anime simulcast. Why isn't BL ever dubbed? Is it because there is more of a stigma in the West for Voice Actors to do Gay roles? Or is it more of a money issue? BL ...
Sentai Filmworks Reveals English Dub Cast for Chivalry of a Failed Knight Anime
Fantasy TV anime ships on DVD/BD in N. America on June 13
― Sentai Filmworks began streaming an Ikki and Stella promotional video for its English dub of the Chivalry of a Failed Knight television anime series on Friday. The video reveals that Clint Bickham will play Ikki Kurogane, and Luci Christian will play Stella Vermillion. The company will release the series on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 13. S...
Deadline: Anthony Ramos Cast in Godzilla Sequel Film
Actor starred in White Girl film, Hamilton musical
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Anthony Ramos (White Girl, Hamilton musical) will play Cpl. Mendoza in Godzilla: King of Monsters, the sequel film to Legendary Pictures' 2014 Godzilla movie. The website describes the character as a person "who keeps calm and cool on the surface but whose bravery isn't to be underestimate...
Clockwork Planet ‒ Episode 5
"Things haven't really improved much for Clockwork Planet, but they haven't gotten demonstrably terrible either."
Boruto Manga Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List
Tokyo Ghoul, The Legend of Zelda, Attack on Titan also rank
― The first volume of Ukyō Kodachi and Mikie Ikemoto's Boruto manga ranked at #2 on on Nielsen BookScan's Top 20 list for April. This month's list included 13 manga volumes. Additionally, the 12th, first, and 11th volumes of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga ranked at #3, #11, and #18, respectively. The first volume of Akira Himekawa's The Lege...
Why [REDACTED] Being A Titan Comes Totally Out of Left Field
Attack on Titan’s second season has begun with a bevy of surprises--the biggest of which includes one particular character’s reveal as one of the series namesakes.
Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Flat ‒ Episode 4
"The theme of this episode seems to be that absolutely everything has a double meaning."
Goblin Slayer Novel 2
Goblin Slayer and his party head out to the Water City to deal with a very unusual infestation in this second volume of the unique fantasy light novel series.
― It's official – the rogue adventurer known as Goblin Slayer has acquired a party. While this is fairly normal within the realm of standard fantasy, particularly when it takes on the flavor of a role-playing game, tabletop or otherwise, the fi...
Fate/Extella Game's Switch Version Previewed in Video
Game arrives in Japan on July 20 with limited edition
― The official website for the Nintendo Switch version of Marvelous' Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star video game began streaming a promotional video for the game on Monday. The video previews the game's different language options, including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and English. (Note: the first video below can't be viewed in the U.S., Mexico, Austr...
Main Cast Performs Tenshi no 3P!/Here Comes the Three Angels Anime's Opening Theme
Yuko Ōno, Yurika Endō, Aoi Koga form real-life unit "Baby's breath"
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Sagu Aoyama's Tenshi no 3P! (Here Comes the Three Angels) light novel series announced on Wednesday that the show's three main female cast members (pictured at right) will perform the opening theme song for the series. The single for the opening theme song will ship on July 2...
Kodoku no Gourmet, Tsuri Baka Nisshi Live-Action Shows to Have Crossover Episodes
Main characters of both shows to appear in episodes of each other's show this month
― The official website of the Kodoku no Gourmet television series announced on Friday that both the Tsuri Baka Nisshi and Kodoku no Gourmet live-action shows would have crossovers featuring each other's main character guest starring in an episode. Gaku Hamada (live-action Space Brothers' Yasushi Furuya, live-action No...
Atom The Beginning Anime Casts After the Rain Duo as Guest Voice Cast
After the Rain also performs anime's opening theme song
― The official website of for the television anime adaptation of Tetsuro Kasahara's Atom the Beginning manga announced on Monday that Soraru and Mafumafu, the two members of musical duo After the Rain, will appear as guest voice cast in the anime's fourth episode on Saturday. After the Rain also performs the anime's opening theme song "Kaidoku F...
Crunchyroll Adds High School DxD Anime to Catalog
Anime available in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it is adding the High School DxD anime to its catalog. The 12-episode anime is available now to users in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. The anime adapts author Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrator Miyama-Zero's original light novel series of the same name. The light novels and anime...
Gekijōban Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Sekka no Chikai Film's 2nd Promo Video Reveals August 26 Premiere
Film also reveals story, more cast, more staff
― Kadokawa began streaming the second promotional video on Friday for Gekijōban Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Sekka no Chikai (Movie Version Fate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ Illya: Oath Under the Snow), the upcoming anime film in the Prisma Illya franchise. The video reveals the film's August 26 premiere date in Japan. Kadokawa has also revealed the theater ...
Pokémon Go to Shut Down Streets for Public Events
1st event in Charlotte, NC will close car traffic for pedestrian and bicycle traffic on May 7
― Game developer Niantic is partnering with the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to host community events for Niantic's games (Ingress, Pokémon Go) in public spaces in the United States. The events will involve temporarily closing off car traffic on certain city streets, and opening them for pedestrian...
Little Busters! Game's English Version Features Outlined
Game includes touch screen support, switchable text language, HD support with original aspect ratio
― Visual novel publisher VisualArt's opened the Steam Greenlight page for its English release of its Little Busters! visual novel on April 30, and Steam greenlit the game on Thursday. The Steam page outlines the new release's features. The game will have touch screen support, support for switchable tex...
Thursday, May 4
Fate/Grand Order Game's English Short Trailer Features Theme Song
English iOS/Android versions to launch simultaneously in summer
― Aniplex of America began streaming a short trailer on Thursday for Aniplex's planned release of the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game. The trailer features the game's theme song "Shikisai" by Maaya Sakamoto. Aniplex will release the iOS and Android versions of the game this summer simultaneously in the United States and Canada. Delightw...
Love Tyrant ‒ Episode 5
"The reckless absurdity that made the first few episodes of Love Tyrant so much fun returns in full force this week."
Yuri Shibamura, Temari Matsumoto End World Ninja Record Manga
Series about American ninja, high school girl launched in 2015
― The 52nd issue of Kadokawa's B's-Log Comic magazine published the final chapter of Yuri Shibamura and Temari Matsumoto's Sekai Ninja Taikai Kiroku (World Ninja Record) manga on Friday. The "ninja meets girl" comedy follows Tatsuko Yaezaka, a high school student who is ordinary except for the fact that she lives at her family's shrine. S...
ToraCon's Otaku Matchmaking Parties Struggle to Find Women
The ToraCon marriage consulting office dedicated to helping otaku find love has been struggling to fill slots for women at its matchmaking parties. As of Wednesday, no women had signed up for ToraCon's two parties this month that are limited to lovers of video games and anime. Even a cheaper participation fee was not enough to entice women, although the deadline to register looms. However, it seem...
Bloomberg: Sony Pictures Weighs Bidding on Funimation Entertainment
Universal also considers bidding, reportedly decides not to proceed
― Business news website Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that both Sony Pictures and Comcast Corp.'s Universal film division have considered bidding for anime distribution company Funimation Entertainment. However, Universal has reportedly decided not to proceed with bidding. According to Bloomberg, Funimation confirmed that it receiv...
Mamoru Oshii Plays Fallout 4, Makes His Fan Newsletter Late
The official Twitter account for Mamoru Oshii's "Anger Half the World" newsletter revealed on Sunday that the 110th issue will be late due to the director playing Fallout 4. Oshii apparently said in messages to the newsletter's editorial department, "It's all my responsibility. I'm caught up in Fallout 4, so I ended up forgetting to send [the manuscript] and going home. Forgive me." ぐっ、ぐぬぬぬぬ…。 pic...
Crunchyroll Adds Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, Mikagura School Suite, Romeo x Juliet Anime
All 3 series premiere Thursday
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it is adding the Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, Mikagura School Suite, and Romeo x Juliet anime to its catalog. All three series are available on FunimationNow with English audio. Rage of Bahamut: Genesis launched at 7:00 p.m. EDT in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland. The series premiered in October 2014. Funimat...
Funimation Announces English Dub Casts for Tsukigakirei, Tsugumomo Anime
Apphia Yu, Stephen Sanders star in Tsukigakirei, Sarah Wiedenheft, Jeannie Tirado star in Tsugumomo
― Funimation Entertainment revealed the English dub cast lists for Tsukigakirei and Tsugumomo on Thursday. The English dubs will premiere on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. EDT and 9:30 p.m. EDT, respectively. The cast for Tsukigakirei — under ADR director Sonny Strait, ADR engineer Nagaris Johnson, and assistan...
2nd Digimon Adventure tri. Film's Home Video Release With English Dub Slated for August 15
Shout! Factory confirmed with ANN on Thursday that its DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases for Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 2: Determination, the second Digimon Adventure tri. film, are slated for August 15. The release will include both English and Japanese audio. Eleven Arts and Toei Animation had premiered the English-dubbed version of the first film, Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 1: Reunion, in...
Tsukigakirei ‒ Episode 5
"Tsukigakirei stuck to its guns this week, offering twenty charming minutes of brief glances, awkward sighs, and tentative romance."
Mardock Scramble's Tow Ubukata, Mokke's Takatoshi Kumakura Launch New Manga
Manga based on Ubukata's novel begins next month
― The June issue of Kodansha's good! Afternoon magazine is revealing on Saturday that Takatoshi Kumakura will launch a manga adaptation of Tow Ubukata's Jūni-nin no Shinitai Kodomo-tachi (Twelve Children Who Want to Die) novel in the next issue on June 7. Bungeishunju published the novel in October. The company also streamed a novel promotional video. ...
Futari H's Yura Gets Life-Size Figure
Yura Onoda and Makoto Onoda of Aki Katsu's Futari H (Manga Sutra) manga are celebrating an upcoming birth as one part of the manga's 20 year anniversary. The "love bible" is also joining the recent trend of expensive live-size figures. Images of the upcoming figure are scarce, but the Young Animal magazine's website does have a prototype preview showing the figure from the bust up. Based on that ...
Sagrada Reset ‒ Episode 5
"This is not only an exceptionally boring plotline for the show, but a poorly presented one too."
Next Yamcha Dragon Ball Spinoff Manga Chapter Debuts on May 8
Spinoff about boy who wakes up as Yamcha debuted in December
― This year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that the second chapter of Dragon Garow Lee's Gaiden: Tensei Shitara Yamcha Datta Ken (Dragon Ball Side Story: The Case of Being Reincarnated as Yamcha manga will debut on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ web manga site on Monday. Lee had originally hoped to re...
Kissed by the Baddest Bidder's Eisuke Comes to VR Gaming Center for 'Chair-don' Experience
One of virtual reality's biggest bad boys is looking to make 3D women swoon at the AEON Lake Town VR Center in Saitama. "Chair don" like its "kabedon" counterpart, is the act of being "trapped" my a person's arms blocking you while sitting in a chair. The VR game gives the same experience and stars character Eisuke Ichinomiya from Voltage Inc's Kissed by the Baddest Bidder (Suite Room de Itazura n...
Spike Chunsoft's Zero Time Dilemma Gets PS4 Release
Aksys Games announced on Tuesday that it will release Spike Chunsoft's Zero Time Dilemma game on PlayStation 4 in North America. The game will have remastered HD graphics and English and Japanese voice options. Aksys Games has not yet announced a release date. Amazon is currently listing it for August 18, 2017. on August 18. According to the listing, the game is being remastered in HD with both En...
Steel Jeeg Anime Voice Actress Narrates Italian Film's Manners Video
The 2015 Italian live-action film They Call Me Jeeg will open in theaters in Japan on May 20. The film is a tribute of sorts to Go Nagai and Tatsuya Yasuda's 1975 Steel Jeeg (Kotetsu Zieg) manga and its anime adaptation. In honor of the Italian film's Japanese debut, the original anime's voice actress Rihoko Yoshida (voice of Miwa Uzuki) narrated a theater manners video with footage from the film....
Pokémon, Street Fighter II, Donkey Kong Make 2017 Video Game Hall of Fame
Halo: Combat Evolved also inducted
― The Strong, the self-described "national museum of play" in Rochester, New York, announced the 2017 inductees to its Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday. The inductees include Donkey Kong (1981), Halo: Combat Evolved (2001), Pokémon Red and Green (1996), and Street Fighter II (1991). The larger field of 12 finalists also included Final Fantasy VII (1997), Microsof...
Kare Kano's Masami Tsuda Ends Hinoko Manga in 2 Chapters
"Ancient fantasy" about girl with powers launched in 2012
― The June issue of Hakusensha's Ane LaLa magazine revealed on Monday that Kare Kano (Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō/His and Her Circumstances) author Masami Tsuda will end the Hinoko manga in two more chapters. If publication continues without breaks, the final chapter will debut in the bimonthly magazine's October issue on September 5. Tsuda launche...
Sakura Quest ‒ Episode 5
"This episode succeeds because it gives the girls of the Tourism Board something they've needed for a while now: a victory."
Bingo Tokio, Mimori's Ushiro Manga Moves to Compiled Book Publication
Series went on hiatus in 2016 due to illustrator's health
― The June issue of Shogakukan Creative and Fields' Monthly Hero's magazine revealed on Monday that Bingo Tokio and Mimori's Ushiro manga will not return to magazine publication from its current hiatus. The creators will instead work to release a compiled book volume next spring. The series went on hiatus in the March 2016 issue due to illustr...
If Death Note Were an Absurd Rom-Com
Then it’d be currently airing anime Love Tyrant.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ‒ Episode 5
"Mitsuki's debut episode focuses more on Shino than the boy himself, but it makes sense for the show not to reveal everything about him right away."
Shuho Sato's The Isle of TOKKOU Manga Takes Unexpected Break
The May 12-19 issue of Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine revealed on April 28 that Shuho Sato's The Isle of TOKKOU (Tokkou no Shima) manga took an unexpected break for the issue. The statement from the editorial department said that while Sato tried his best to publish a chapter in the issue, in the end he couldn't make it. While the front cover of the issue indicated that the manga would be...
Gurren Lagann Kessen! Otoko-gumi Hen, Tenimuho Manga Nearing End
Gurren Lagann manga is 3rd adaptation of drama CD series
― The June issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine revealed on Monday that Kazuki Nakashima and Saki Nonoyama's Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Kessen! Otoko-gumi Hen (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Decisive Battle: We're Team Men!) manga, and Gibon and Yūji Takemura's Tenimuho -Mushibo Benkei manga will reach their conclusion in the magazine's ne...
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PS4 Remaster's Video Outlines Features
Game ships on July 11 in N. America, Europe; on July 13 in Japan, Asia
― Square Enix began streaming a video for the Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PlayStation 4 game on April 26. The "Understand FFXII: TZA in 120 Seconds" video features Vaan and Penelo narrating the video and outlining the features of the game, including the high-speed mode, auto-save function, and zodiac job system. The game will...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Game's Launch Trailer Posted
XSEED Games released RPG on PC on Wednesday
― XSEED Games began streaming a launch trailer for its release of Nihon Falcom's The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd game on Wednesday. XSEED released the game on PC on the same day. Nihon Falcom released the game in Japan for the PlayStation Portable in 2008, followed by a PlayStation 3 release in 2013. A PlayStation Vita version of the game ti...
Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception Game's Video Highlights Imperial Capital
PS4, PS Vita game slated for May 23 in N. America, Europe
― Atlus USA began streaming a video for AQUAPLUS' Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception (Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen) game on Wednesday. The video highlights the Imperial Capital — a central location in the game's story — and also features dialogue scenes. The game will ship on May 23 in North America and Europe. Atlus also plans to release Ut...
Chicago's G-FEST XXIV to Host Shinji Higuchi, Michiru Oshima, Kiyotaka Taguchi as Guests
Illustrator Yūji Kaida, actor Ryūki Kitaoka, assistant director Kazuhiro Nakagawa to also attend July 14-16 event
― Chicago kaijū convention G-FEST XXIV has announced that it will host director Shinji Higuchi, composer Michiru Oshima, illustrator Yūji Kaida, actor Ryūki Kitaoka, director Kiyotaka Taguchi, and assistant director Kazuhiro Nakagawa as guests of the convention. Higuchi is one of the co-f...
Yoshino Nanjō Voices, Creates Character for Neko no Robu Short Anime
1-minute anime about lazy cat premieres on Saturday
― The official website of the cat-themed Setonyankai television program revealed on Friday that voice actress Yoshino Nanjō is voicing and creating the title character for the show's new Neko no Robu anime segment. The one-minute anime will center on the lazy cat Robu, who likes to lie down and think about things and observe humans. The anime will p...
Corpse Party 2 Game Gets Reboot With Added Story, New Graphics
Corpse Party sequel shipped in 2013
― The official Twitter account of developer GrindHouse's Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient game announced on Wednesday that the game's first episode will get a reboot for the PC titled Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient Neues. The first episode will arrive in July, and those who already own the original game will be able to upgrade to the rebooted version for free. The reboot...
Amazon's Anime Strike Offers Downloadable Episodes, Free Monthly Manga Volumes
Amazon announced on Wednesday that its Anime Strike channel is offering downloads for anime episodes on the channel. Users can download videos to their desktop, tablet, or smartphone using the Prime Video app and can watch the videos without an internet connection. The channel has also partnered with digital reading platform ComiXology to offer Anime Strike users a full manga volume download every...
Live-Action IDOLM@STER.KR Show's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed
1st episode available now with English subtitles on Amazon Prime
― The official Youtube channel of the live-action THE IDOLM@STER.KR television series began streaming an English-subtitled trailer on Wednesday. The trailer is an English-subtitled version of the Japanese-subtitled trailer that debuted last week. The series began airing in South Korea's SBS Plus, SBS funE, and SBS MTV channels on Friday...
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Anime Film's Video Reveals June Screening in U.S.
June 12 screening is subtitled, June 14 has English dub; dub cast revealed
― Funimation Entertainment began streaming a "hype reel" video on Wednesday for its theatrical release of the Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (Kuroshitsuji: Book of the Atlantic) anime film. The video reveals the film's screening date of June 12 (with subtitles) and June 14 (dubbed) in select theaters. Funimation's website ...
J-Novel Club Licenses Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Novels
1st 3 volumes available for free, with 1 free volume every month; 1st half of volume 23 also available
― The digital publishing company J-Novel Club announced on Wednesday that is has licensed author Takehaya and illustrator Poco's Invaders of the Rokujouma!? (Rokujyōma no Shinryakusha!?) light novel series. The company describes the series: Just starting high school, Koutarou is moving out on his ow...
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