Interest - January 2017
- A3 May Be Japan's Next Big Male-Idol Hit ()
- Goku Voice Actress Masako Nozawa Earns 2 Guinness World Records ()
- Final Fantasy Gets Boss Cup Noodle Set, 2ft-Long Fork Weapon ()
- TMS Entertainment Animates 2 PR Anime for Saga Prefecture ()
- Free's Tatsuhisa Suzuki Spotted Wearing a Ring ()
- Snowboarding Zaku Is Ready for an Alpine Battle ()
- Preview New Game's Mini Character Album in Track Video ()
- Whisper of the Heart's Youko Honna Announces She's 7 Months Pregnant ()
- Pokémon Producer Tries to Name As Many Pokémon as He Can in 20 Seconds ()
- Yowamushi Pedal New Generation's Sakamichi Races Subaru Car in TV Ad ()
- Fans Say Trigger's Anime Beer Ad Should Not Have Been Pulled ()
- Studio Ghibli Producer Suzuki, Director Miyazaki Share Reaction to 'your name.' ()
- Ace Attorney Characters Now Available in Monster Hunter Explore ()
- First Volume of Chewing Gum Boyfriends Idol Manga Goes on Sale ()
- Yuri!!! on Ice Dress Lets You Wear Anime Skaters Everywhere ()
- Jouji Nakata Posts Vocal Clip as Fate/Grand Order's King Hassan ()
- Solid Gold Ultraman Bust Costs 110 Million Yen ()
- One Piece Log Collection DVDs Inspire Prize Lottery Figures ()
- Preliminary Results are In for NHK's Best 100 Anime Ranking ()
- Astro Boy Translator Fred Schodt Shares Japan's Impact on His Life in Video ()
- Saga!!! on Ice Campaign Promotes Yuri!!! on Ice's Setting Prefecture ()
- Prepare for Showtime With Detective Conan Kaito Kid Tea ()
- TV Ads Show Schoolgirl Getting Motivated by Shōnen Manga ()
- Hunter × Hunter Creator Tops Fan Poll of Manga Artists With Too Many Breaks ()
- Osaka Company Trademarks 'Pen-Pineapple-Apple-Pen' Meme ()
- Opinions in Japan Divided on Nintendo Switch ()
- Highest-Selling Toys of 2016 in Japan ()
- Male College Students Rank Final Fantasy Heroines as Girlfriends ()
- Magikarp Makes a Splash as Taiyaki Cake in Japan ()
- Server Rental Company Sakura Internet Produces 4-Episode Net Anime Series ()
- White Fox Animates Commercials for Sakura Internet's 20th Anniversary ()
- Shūmatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Anime Opens Auditions for Grade School Girls ()
- Haruka Tomatsu Shows Off VR Headset That Lets You Meet Sword Art Online's Asuna ()
- Gundam, Votoms Creators Helm Talk at Tezuka Museum ()
- New 3DS XL Pikachu Yellow Edition Heads to N. America on February 24 ()
- Bootleg Pikachu Toys Creep Out Twitter Users ()
- Watch Actor Junji Inagawa Freak Out While Playing Resident Evil 7 ()
- Olympic Female Wrestler Challenges Viewers to a Pokémon Battle ()
- Sailor Moon Marks 25th Anniversary With Monster Hunter, Sanrio, More Crossovers ()
- Pawn Stars' Chumlee Appears in Little Witch Academia Anime ()
- Yama no Susume Brings Peak Profits to Japanese Mountain City ()
- California Gets Official Hakuoki Festival, Cafe in April ()
- Samara Spooks Shoppers in Rings Promo Prank ()
- Symphogear Art Designer Thomas Romain Redraws Sons' Character Designs ()
- U.S. Press Secretary Spicer Went to Katsucon 2013 ()
- Readers Choose Haikyu!! as Shonen Jump's Next 'Poster Manga' ()
- RWBY Web Series' 5th Volume Premieres in Fall 2017 ()
- Pikachu & Alola Vulpix Merchandise to Spread Around Japan's Pokemon Centers ()
- Cardcaptor Sakura's Cast Reunites for Sakura's Birthday ()
- Prime Minister Shinzō Abe Supports Loosening Restrictions on Foreigners Working in Japan ()
- Sharp-san and Tanita-kun Get Their Own Theme Song Courtesy of Straightener ()
- Sailor Moon's New Transformation Brooch Conceals Eye Shadow ()
- Go Light Novel Shopping with Your Mom for Bonus Short Story Prize ()
- Yuri!!! on Ice's Yūri Katsuki Pillow Cover Teased ()
- Japanese Government Names Sword Art Online's Kirito as Cybersecurity Officer ()
- Exhibit Honors 5-Year Run of Life-Size Gundam Statue on Odaiba ()
- Smell-Creating Virtual Reality Device Under Development ()
- 6-Year-Old Idol Skips Kindergarten After TV Program Falsely Reports Boy She Likes ()
- Former Kinema Jumpo Editor Explains 'your name.'s' Lack of Rank on Best Film List ()
- Super Mario Odyssey's Hero Gets Tall in Grand Theft Auto IV Crossover Video ()
- Light Novel Author Takes Hands-On Approach to Marketing Latest Work ()
- Real-World Ghost in the Shell Tachikoma's Personality Depends on You ()
- Professional Artist-Writer Team to Teach Manga Class in Japan This Year ()
- 'OtaKing' Animator Also Makes 'Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team With More Realism' ()
- 'PPAP' Singer Pikotarō Holds Concert With Silent Siren, LiSA ()
- 1,500 People Attend Girls und Panzer Character Kay's Birthday Party ()
- Web Manga Discusses Problem of Parent–Child Relations in Japan ()
- Pikachu Gets Cozy in a Ketchup Bottle Sleeping Bag ()
- Kumamoto Manga Festival Accepting Applications for Aspiring Manga Artists ()
- Figure Build Close-up: Super Saiyan 3 Son Goku, Kid Buu, and Perfect Cell ()
- 'Mighty Morphin' Meower Rangers' Is the Power Rangers Remake We Wanted ()
- Gintama's Life-Size Kondō Is Sweet as Honey for Jump Shop Display ()
- Doraemon & Nobita Make Landfall on Antarctica ()
- Nadesico Turns 20 with New Ruri Hugging Pillow Cover ()
- Trigger's Anime Beer Ad Pulled Off YouTube ()
- Pokémon Evolved Mod for Ark: Survival Evolved Returns After DMCA Hit ()
- 'your name.' Meets Fist of the North Star in Fan-Made Manga ()
- Steve Jobs Manga's Authors Ume Tour Akihabara, Talk Tech in French TV Program ()
- Shokotan to Help Select 2020 Tokyo Olympics' Mascot ()
- English Animator 'OtaKing' Previews 20-Min. Street Fighter Fan Film ()
- Girls und Panzer Girls Become Waitresses for Restaurant Collaboration ()
- Treat Your Valentine to Mr. Osomatsu Parfait, Anime Cakes ()
- Watch Spriggan's Minagawa Draw His Latest Manga Kaiō Dante ()
- Life-Size Majora's Mask Replica Bewitches The Legend of Zelda Fans ()
- Bandai Launches Twitter Campaign for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Necktie, Earrings ()
- Accessories Designer Taps Into Pac-Man, Space Invaders for High-End Items ()
- Rose of Versailles Collaborates With Valentine's Day Chocolate Sale ()
- Yuri!!! on Ice Co-Creator Visits Main Character's Hometown ()
- Love Live! Sunshine!! Announces Worldwide 'Image Girl' Poll Results ()
- High School Fleet, Barakamon Voice Actress Nozomi Furuki Marries ()
- Comico Classifieds: 'Extra' Manga Character Wanted ()
- Bandai Namco Holds Retro Game Manga/Writing Contest ()
- Bowser Demonstrates Nintendo Switch Console's Parental Controls ()
- Tokyo Joypolis Reveals Its Sword Art Online Attractions ()
- SMAP Idol Group Members Issue Farewell Messages to Fans ()
- Yuri!!! on Ice's Title Song Features in Figure Skating Music Book ()
- A-Fit Team Shows Anime Fans How to Exercise to "Cruel Angel's Thesis" ()
- The Eccentric Family Anime to Serve as Special Goodwill Ambassador For Kyoto ()
- Ellen-Sensei Returns to Educate Youth in Alcohol Board Game ()
- Akira Amano Designs Yukata for Sale at Upcoming Exhibition in Kyoto ()
- 200+ Voice Actors Choose Top 25 of Their Own in TV Special ()
- The Male "Absolute Territory": Socks with Suit Pants ()
- Jimmy Choo Designs Code Geass Pumps ()
- Hatsune Miku's 10th Anniversary Countdown Website Opens ()
- Tokyo Suburb Uses Anime Short to Promote Local Sake Breweries ()
- January & February's Light Novel Titles are Really Weird ()
- Kamome Hamada Launches 1st Boys-Love Manga Based on True Story ()
- Metal Gear Solid Voice Actor Akio Ohtsuka Marries ()
- Message Hidden in Mini Famicom Urges Users to Not 'Break Everything' ()
- Square Enix Displays Kingdom Hearts Stained Glass Clock in Shinjuku Station ()
- Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Exhibition Will Reveal Barbatos' New Form ()
- Rose of Versailles's Oscar Makes an Appearance on Sumō Banner ()
- Mr. Osomatsu Brothers Welcome Customers to Udon Chain ()
- Pikachu Dons Vulpix Garb to Celebrate Sapporo Pokemon Center's Redesign ()
- Pokémon Gets Cherry Blossom Merch for Spring ()
- Touken Ranbu Exhibition Celebrates Game's 2nd Anniversary ()
- Show by Rock!! Real Escape Game Comes with Plasmagica CD ()
- Original Digital Monster Toy Remake Adds 20th Anniversary Digimon ()
- Galaxy Express 999's Maetel Welcomes Tourists to Fukuoka ()
- Chocolate Instant Noodles Celebrate Valentine's Day in Japan ()
- Russian Anime Characters Show Off Their Silver Hair ()
- Crayon Shin-chan Marks 25th Anniversary With 'Ora wa Ninkimono' Music Video ()
- Voice Actors Shinnosuke Tachibana, Ao Takahashi Marry ()
- Live Resident Evil Game in London ()
- Made in Abyss Dōjinshi Gets Praised by Manga's Creator ()
- Giant Korean Robot Designer Plans to Help Quake-Hit Fukushima ()
- Poochy, Yoshi Fail at Fetch in Woolly World 3DS Game's Video ()
- Figure Build Close-up: Ingram 1 Mobile Police Patlabor Action Figure ()
- Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Video Previews Ariana Grande's Character, Remixed Song ()
- Manga Entertainment Acquires Power Rangers TV Series ()
- Yamakan, Toshio Okada Criticize Production Committee System ()
- Director Osamu Yamasaki Discusses Anime Industry's Working Conditions ()
- Universal Studios Japan Previews Godzilla 4D Attraction in TV Ad ()
- World's Largest Evangelion Statue Earns Guinness Record in Shanghai ()
- Love Live! Film Trends #1 on Twitter During TV Broadcast ()
- Kirby Ichiban Kuji Prizes Include Plush Waddle Dee ()
- Hunter × Hunter's Yoshihiro Togashi Draws Avant-Garde Musicians ()
- 'Blue Butler,' 'Black Exorcist' Characters Swap Outfits in Dreams ()
- Cospa Announces Top Cosplay of 2016 ()
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, Gintama Voice Actress Mikako Takahashi Marries ()
- Voice Actress Rina Satou Announces Marriage, Baby Boy ()
- Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits Manga Magazine Likes Cats ()
- Ariana Grande to be Featured as Character in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Smartphone Game ()
- Happy New Year 2017 from the Anime World! - Part III ()
- Watch Kazuya Minekura Draw Saiyuki's Sanzo in 4.5 Hours ()
- Webcomic Shows Comiket Fanatic Transported Back to Warring States Era ()
- Shuuichi Ikeda Yelled at Kouichi Yamadera While Recording Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack ()
- Akira Toriyama Shares 30 Years of Feelings About Dragon Quest Designs ()
- Happy New Year's from the Anime World! - Part II ()
- Happy New Year 2017 from the Anime World! - Part I ()
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The List - 7 Brother-Sister Romances That Went Too Far
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Things get incestuous in this edition of The List, with seven couples who might be a little TOO close for comfort.
― This week, we're talking about the elephant in the anime viewing room. It's a particular type of "forbidden relationship" that crops up on a pretty regular basis, where dudes have a chance at sleeping with their sisters. I'm not going to pretend to know why this trope is common beyond...
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic (English Dub)
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Black Butler's feature film debut brings titanic stakes to the big screen, but its animation quality might leave you somewhat high and dry. Rose Bridges has the details on this English dub premiere.
― It's an interesting time to be a Black Butler fan, watching the anime franchise redefine itself as a horror anthology series. In the first two seasons, Sebastian and Ciel had plenty of one-off adventure...
The Spring 2017 Manga Guide
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Looking for new manga to read? Our first-ever Spring Manga Guide has you covered!
Available Now: Delicious in Dungeon Vol. 1 - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness Vol. 1 - Grimgar Vol. 1 - Your Name Vol. 1 - Tales of Zestiria Vol. 1 - Appleseed Alpha Vol. 1 - Aho-Girl Vol. 1 - After Hours Vol. 1 - Rakugo Shinju Vol. 1 - Re:Zero Chapter 2 Vol. 1 - and much more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's ...
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Uncovering the Animation of The Eccentric Family in Nakano Broadway
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Kim Morrissy & Callum May check out the stunning artwork behind P.A. Works' sleeper hit before the exhibit's closing time.
― The Eccentric Family is perhaps the very definition of a sleeper hit. This quirky drama about a family of talking tanuki was inaugurated as a Kyoto Special Goodwill Ambassador earlier this year thanks to its faithful recreations of the real-life locations of Japan's former capi...
Answerman - Why Is It Socially Unacceptable To Be An Otaku In Japan?
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Generally speaking, Japanese society still shuns the otaku - why is that? Justin has a few ideas.
― James asks: I have seen a rather large number of anime and manga series in recent years in which a character (either male of female) is extremely popular and successful at school and with their friends, but hides the fact that they are an otaku (approximately the Japanese equivalent of a nerd in weste...
Rakugo Shinju, Kabukibu and The Traditional Arts of Japan
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From Touken Ranbu to Kabukibu to Rakugo Shinju, anime has been embracing Japanese traditional arts more than ever. Lynzee Loveridge examines the phenomenon.
― Japan is a country with a very old cultural history, dating back millennia before what we consider modern U.S. history. Those millennia produced a wealth of traditional art forms, ranging from the graceful strokes of shodo (calligraphy) to the ...
Dreamin' Sun GN 1
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This earlier work from the creator of Orange isn't quite as polished, but it combines an honest look at depression and anger with shoujo romance tropes in interesting ways. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
― Originally published in Margaret magazine in 2007, a transfer of rights to a new publisher has resulted in a re-release of Ichigo Takano's Dreamin' Sun and its translation into English. (Takano...
Fans Young & Old Come Out for Tokyo Toy Show 2017
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Tokyo Big Sight is overrun with players of all kinds to check out the latest and greatest toys on the market. Yes, they have fidget spinners.
― Tokyo Big Sight, June 3, 2017. 9:00 am Japan Standard Time. The 2017 International Tokyo Toy Show had just begun, and the line of entry snaked all the way across the enormous venue. The children paced around and tugged at their parents’ sleeves, unable to con...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of May 27-June 2
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My Hero Academia races up the charts as the Spring 2017 season starts to wind down! Find out how your favorites performed in our weekly user rankings.
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Spring 2017 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 season. Keep in mind that these ran...
This Week in Games - The Modest Life of Virtual Console
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In the calm before the E3 storm, Dustin considers the legacy and future of Nintendo's Virtual Console service. PLUS: Pokemon, Final Fantasy Dissidia, more old Mega Man games and much more!
― Good god, E3 starts next week. Though I'm fortunate enough to not be going to LA, there's still a hint of dread mixed in with all the excitement for what's coming. It's a flood a-coming, one which comes in the af...
Prince of Stride: Alternative BD+DVD
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This otome game adaptation eschews most reverse harem tropes in a surprisingly fun story about a bizarre blend of track and parkour. Rebecca Silverman gets into this show's Stride.
― If you were wondering, the “alternative” in Prince of Stride Alternative comes from the fact that this 2016 series is based on a 2015 otome game simply called Prince of Stride. That's mildly surprising, because the show ...
Answerman - Why Isn't More Anime Shown On American TV?
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There are countless hours of US cable television programming to fill, and yet only a few hours a week are filled with anime. Why is that? Justin gets into it.
― Kyle asks: How come some English dubbed anime only get released straight to DVD here in the US and never air on American TV? I know that a handful of them do air on Anime-only channels, such as the FUNimation Channel and Neon Alley, and also...
Adventures in the Yuri!!! on Ice Café
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Tokyo correspondent Kim Morrissy sits down for a bowl of katsudon in an intimate café setting with the Yuri!!! on Ice boys.
― Katsudon is a Japanese rice dish made with deep-fried pork cutlets, egg, and vegetables. If you prepare it with just the right blend and consistency, it's absolutely mouth-watering stuff. It's common enough that you'll find it served on just about every street corner in Tokyo,...
How Polygon Pictures is Changing the 3D Anime Industry
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From Knights of Sidonia to Blame!, Polygon Pictures has led the charge in CGI anime innovation. Callum May explores what makes their production process so unique for the anime industry.
― At 10:00 PM in the Polygon Pictures studio, the lights turn off for the night. Polygon Pictures is like few other animation studios in Japan. In an industry where working overnight is painfully normal, a studio turn...
Horus: Prince of the Sun (Little Norse Prince) Blu-Ray
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The directorial debut of Isao Takahata is now available on Blu-Ray for the first time. Theron Martin details how this ambitious film has held up.
― Also known in English as Little Norse Prince Valiant, this 1968 movie holds a place in anime history for two important reasons. It marks the directorial debut of Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata and his first collaboration with Hayao Miyazaki, who i...