Interest - April 2017
- Augmented Reality Lets You Take a Date with Hatsune Miku ()
- Shrine Maiden Swimsuit Sure to Turn Some Heads on the Beach This Summer ()
- Sumō Champion Kisenosato to Wear Fist of the North Star Apron ()
- Naruto Singer Diana Garnet Voices Japanese Role in Moe Tech Audio Drama ()
- 1970s-80s Science Fiction & Fantasy Shōjo Manga Omnibus Features Moto Hagio, Keiko Takemiya ()
- VR Kanojo Adult Game Collaboration Lets You Sniff Virtual Girlfriend's Pantyhose ()
- 10 Years' Worth of Anime Bread Commercials Will Make You Hungry ()
- Craft Boss Coffee Commercial Draws on your name. for Inspiration ()
- Gunpla Fan Turns Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Model Into A 2D Illustration ()
- Hatsune Miku Hosts Concert with Taiko Drumming Troupe Kodō ()
- Gravity Rush 2 Gets NieR: Automata Character Costume DLC ()
- Poll Answers the Question: Which Hot Spring Episodes Bring the Goods? ()
- McDonald's Releases AKB48 Anime Commercial Sequel ()
- Gundam's Char Trades In His Toyota for a Road Bike ()
- Yoake Tsugeru Lu no Uta Voice Actors Appear at Dolphin Show ()
- Nobunaga Shimazaki Cosplays as His Fate/Grand Order Character, Edmond ()
- New Racing Manga Portrays Bond Between Jockey and Centaur ()
- Futari H Manga Holds Contest to Guess Baby's Name, Sex ()
- Watch My Hero Academia With Japanese Cast Members This Saturday ()
- Up Close With Kazuki Higashiji's EARTH COLORS (Video) ()
- Create Your Own Case Closed Character on Face Maker Website ()
- Power Rangers' Original Blue, Black Rangers Aren't Impressed by Reboot Film ()
- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto Really Wishes Resigning Politician Would Take Off the Evangelion Tie ()
- Kemono Friends Joins Forces with 4 More Zoos (with Goods in Tow) ()
- Create Your Own Dragon Ball Character — And Win a 3D Figure of It ()
- Super Mario & Crew Head to U.S. as Happy Meal Toys ()
- Luffy Unleashes 'Gear Fourth' Technique in New Portrait of Pirates Figure ()
- See Early Motion Capture Techniques in Lost Behind-The-Scenes Video from Silent Hill 2 ()
- Former Nogizaka46 Idol Seen with Record Label Executive ()
- This Summer's New Swimming Anime Will Get Female Fans Thirsty ()
- DBZ VR Toy Lets Fans Do a Kamehameha, Test Power Levels ()
- Onsen Musume Project Gets Manga, Fan Clubs, Local Event ()
- MegaHouse Teases Color Version of Yuri on Ice's Victor Figure ()
- Voice Actors Give Well Wishes to Yoshimasa Hosoya ()
- Daisuke Ono, Kenichi Suzumura, Showtaro Morikubo,Takuma Terashima Celebrate Orepara's 10th Anniversary ()
- New High School Fleet x City of Yokosuka Collaboration Features Exclusive Merchandise ()
- Love Live! Sunshine!! Mini-Unit CYaRon's 2nd Single Gets Preview Video ()
- Kemono Friends Collaborates with Tobu, Kumamoto Zoos ()
- Yoshiyuki Tomino Discusses New G-Reco Movies, Anime & Film Industries ()
- NieR: Automata Boss Recreated in Giant Bouquet ()
- Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo Characters Star in Weird Music Video ()
- Skater Evgenia Medvedeva Returns to Tokyo as Sailor Moon ()
- Enter Photo Contest to Have Your Cat Featured in Makoto Ojiro Manga ()
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Exhibition to Showcase Original Illustrations ()
- Tatsuya Tops Irregular at Magic High School Character Popularity Poll ()
- New Case Closed Real Escape Game Confirmed ()
- Kodansha Recruiting Staff to Create 'Largest Scale Manga Application in History' ()
- Pretend You're a Pokemon Master with Poke Balls on Your Belt ()
- Horrify Your Friends with Junji Ito LINE Stickers ()
- Plier Mascot Ultimate Nipako Now Available as GPS Guide ()
- Universal Studios Japan's Dragon Ball Z Attraction is a Brand New Story ()
- Yu Yu Hakusho Honored with Themed Food, Drinks at Ikebukuro Cafe ()
- Nissin Uses Rose of Versailles Characters to Dramatize East-West Clash ()
- Castlevania Show's Adi Shankar Says He'd 'Love to Do' an R-Rated Mega Man Film ()
- Madoka Magica Characters Transform into Flower Fairies in Lawson Collaboration ()
- "Magic Mirror" in Shibuya Compliments Women Using Voice of Toshiki Masuda ()
- Love Live! Sunshine!! Characters Show Off Their Worldwide 'Image Girl' Dress ()
- Man Forced to Breastfeed Alien Baby in New Manga ()
- Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Gets Collaboration with Tenkaippin Ramen Chain, More ()
- Saga Prefecture's 4 Anime Shorts Now Streaming With English Subtitles ()
- Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness Manga's Life-Size Lala Figure Completed ()
- More Do You Like Your Mom? Light Novel Campaigns Ahead of Mother's Day ()
- Robbery Suspect Description Evokes Detective Conan Villain ()
- Manga Explores What It Would Be Like If Your Mom Was Your Age ()
- Boys Figure Skating Manga Anthology Sells Out at Launch ()
- Silent Möbius Creator Kia Asamiya Draws Visual for Maya Okamoto's Fictitious '90s Anime ()
- Japanese AI App Features Robot That Can Communicate Like a "Real Girlfriend" ()
- SuperGroupies Unveils Cardcaptor Sakura Kimono Set ()
- Nintendo's Lawsuit Against Real-Life Mario Kart Company Goes to Court ()
- Fans Can Manifest Quirks, Fight Villains at My Hero Academia Event in July ()
- We Went to the Yuri!!! on Ice Celebration in Namja Town ()
- Detective Conan Solves Monster-Killing Case in Monster Hunter XX ()
- Katsuhiro Otomo Unveils Cutaway Painting Inspired by Bruegel's Tower of Babel ()
- China Chat Service's Elise Character Stamps Gets Animated Promo Video ()
- Experience the JoJo Part 3 Finale at Universal Studios Japan ()
- New PV Teases Idolish 7 Game's 3rd Installment ()
- Fukushima Gainax Produces 15-Minute Anime Short Set in Iwaki City ()
- Some Fans Didn't Win Passes to Sumire Uesaka's Strawberry-Picking Event, So ... ()
- Award-Winning Manga Artist Seika Nakayama Celebrates 40th Anniversary ()
- Manga Artist Shirow Miwa Honors Tokugawa Ieyasu on Anniversary of His Death ()
- Idea Factory's Mr. Osomatsu Game Gets PS Vita Variant in Japan ()
- Watch Two Pro Pianists Play Themes from Yuri!!! on Ice ()
- Princes from The Royal Tutor, Yume 100 Give Romance Advice in 4-Week Collaboration ()
- Find Your Ideal Idol from King of Prism with Official Quiz ()
- Sony's Sword Art Online Headphones Sell Out After Unexpectedly High Demand ()
- Attack on Titan Seizes ATM Booth in Nakano Broadway ()
- Brave & Bold Live Drawing Event Brings Artists' Alley Experience to Japan ()
- Square Enix & Platinum Games CEOs are Actual Bosses in NieR: Automata DLC ()
- Studio Khara Recruiting Animators, Technical Staff for New Evangelion Film ()
- Ensemble Stars! Voice Actor Masami Itō Announces Marriage ()
- Kemono Friends Pop-Up Shop Sells Out of Everything but CDs After Only 2 Days ()
- Bored College Student Accidentally Infects Self, Others with Touhou Project-inspired Ransomware ()
- Details Announced for World of Warships x High School Fleet Collaboration ()
- Temporary Case Closed Shop to Open in Tokyo ()
- Voice Acting Auditions Announced for Upcoming Anime Kaito x Ansa ()
- Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls Voice Actress To Make Debut as Dōjinshi Artist ()
- Fate/Extra CCC AR Tapestries Will Go On Sale Again ()
- Do You Like Your Mom? Light Novel is Back with Another Strange Promotional Campaign ()
- Good Smile Racing Team Wins First Race of Super GT Season ()
- Manga Artists of Detective Conan and Chihayafuru Team Up with Collaborative Illustration ()
- Mr. Osomatsu Collaboration Comes to Tokyo Joypolis Theme Park ()
- Comic Artists from Japan & Abroad Light Up Kumamoto with Characters' Smiles ()
- Case Closed Creator Toots Sound! Euphonium's Horn ()
- KanColle Passenger Plane in the Works ()
- Kadokawa Introduces Incredibly Young New Child Voice Actress from SukaSuka ()
- New Kuroko's Basketball Movie Promo Playing Shibuya's Big Screen ()
- Premium Bandai Re-Releases Kakyoin's Soul Puppet Pouch ()
- Content of New Detective Conan Themed Escape Game to be Decided by Fan Vote ()
- Akashic Records of Bastard Magical Instructor Seeks PR Support for Artwork ()
- Black Butler Voice Actor Jun Fukuyama Joins KFC Miniseries Cast ()
- Prince of Tennis Musical's Kenta Kamakari Marries Yuria Haga of Kamen Rider 555 ()
- Watch the Making Of Video for the Thunderbolt Fantasy x Tōken Ranbu April Fool's Joke ()
- Adult Game Developer Offers VR Wedding with 2D Character at Actual Wedding Chapel ()
- Loungewear Sets Announced for One Piece's Luffy, Law, Sabo, and More ()
- Universal Studios Japan Hosts Dragon Ball, Gintama, One Piece, JoJo's This Summer ()
- Slime-Shaped PS4 Controller Ready Just in Time for Dragon Quest XI ()
- Voice Actress/Idol Yui Ogura Stars in Kentucky Fried Chicken's Live-Action Miniseries ()
- Yamakan Promised to Unblock Fans on Twitter if They Donate to New Film ()
- CEO of Niantic Calls Immersive VR, 'Problem for Society,' Advocates for More AR Development ()
- Juon/The Grudge Actress Nozomi Sasaki Marries Comedian Ken Watabe ()
- Blue Reflection Characters to Get Final Fantasy XV Costumes ()
- Tokyo's Kanda Festival to Feature Is the Order a Rabbit? Characters, Merchandise ()
- Daisuke Hirakawa to Release Drama CD Commemorating Voice Acting Debut ()
- Hideo Kojima Weighs In On Hollywood's Ghost In The Shell ()
- Twitter-Inspired Manga Features Romance Stories Written in Under 140 Characters ()
- Japan's First School Dedicated to Virtual Reality Opens ()
- Fist of the North Star Gear Brings Manliness to Hiroshima's Baseball Team ()
- Short Twitter Comic on Suicide Gets Expanded Print Edition ()
- Mamoru Miyano to Dub Lead Role in MacGyver Remake ()
- Japan's Reconstruction Minister Wears Evangelion Tie ()
- Yui Horie's Idol Character Miss Monochrome to Release New Album ()
- Fate/Zero, Naruto Voice Actors to Star as Butlers in Namja Town Attraction ()
- Famous Samurai Continue Legendary Duel in Modern-Day Kitakyushu in Anime Shorts ()
- Relive 21 Years of Internet History with Giant Scrolling City Artwork ()
- Love Live! Sunshine!! Invites You to Hop On Board the Happy Party Train ()
- Legendarily Obnoxious Famicom Game to Be Revived on Smartphones ()
- Juvenile Delinquent Manga Asks If Cooking Can Be Path to Top of School Gang ()
- Check Out Detective Conan's 2nd Sho-Comi Collab ()
- Songs from Doraemon, Evangelion, Your Name. Ranked Most Popular Anime Karaoke Tracks ()
- 7O3X: Fastest Finger First Anime's Voice Actor Kaito Ishikawa Quizzes Fans in Video ()
- Fan Mod Adds Nier Into Dead or Alive 5 Last Round ()
- Game Depicting Shinto Shrines as Moe Anime Girls Draws Criticism ()
- Kadokawa Exec Brings Up Kemono Friends, Tanya the Evil at High School Entrance Ceremony ()
- Sanrio Boys Multimedia Project Adds Badtz-Maru, Keroppi Fans ()
- MegaBots, Kuratas Giant Robot Showdown Set for August ()
- New Cardcaptor Sakura Merchandise Includes Heart-Shaped Cushions, Towels, and More ()
- One Piece 'Whole Cake Island' Arc Gets Figures, Merchandise in Lottery Event ()
- Ghost in the Shell Film's Concept Artist Shares Production Design Shots ()
- Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers Go Go Ford Further in New Ads ()
- Results Announced for Prince of Stride Idol Group April Fool's Election ()
- Surreal Comedy about Anthropomorphized Fish Gets 1st Manga Volume ()
- Re:Zero VR App Lets You Sleep in Rem's Lap ()
- Animation Companies Cross Boundaries to Commemorate 70's Mecha Anime with "Miracle Robot Force" ()
- Yuri!!! on Ice Gets "Grandpa's Special Flavor" Katsudon Pirozhki Cosplay Pouch ()
- ANiUTa President Comments on Decline of Anime & Anime Music Industries ()
- Kyoto's Historic Nijō Castle Hosts Legend of the Galactic Heroes Event Featuring Ryo Horikawa ()
- Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' Yuka Terasaki Announces Marriage, Pregnancy ()
- BanG Dream! Really Releases "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" in English ()
- Shizuoka Broadcasting Tests Out Virtual Announcer ()
- Ultraman Monsters Tell Us, "Don't Think, Drink!" in New Kaiju Sakaba Collaboration ()
- Syfy's Cosplay Melee Challenges Cosplayers to Outdo Each Other for $10,000 ()
- Kana Hanazawa Tops Fan Poll of Most Popular Voice Actresses ()
- One Piece Tops List of Manga Fans Dropped Due to Length ()
- PETA's Protests Nintendo's Cow-Milking 1-2-Switch Mini Game ()
- One Piece's Nami, Robin, Hancock, Shirahoshi Inspire Lingerie ()
- Sailor Moon's 1st Official Classical Concert Debuting in Japan ()
- Rascal the Raccoon Returns for 2nd Attack on Titan Campaign ()
- Yuri!!! on Ice Lap Blankets Ship This June ()
- Expert Analyzes Tomoko Kaneda's Unusually High-Pitched Voice ()
- The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Launches Snickers Twitter Reply Campaign ()
- UPDATED: New Female Kamen Rider Makes a Very Pink Debut ()
- Cinnamaroll Tries Out an Idol Persona with Hiro Shimono ()
- Fuji TV Honors Top Five Girls' Anime Buzzwords ()
- TV Tokyo Head Praises Kemono Friends as Series Concludes ()
- New Rei Figure Shows Evangelion Pilot's Sexier Side ()
- Film Imagines Five Manga Artists on Deserted Island ()
- Peach Girl Creator Recreates Movie Poster as Manga Art ()
- Kyoto International Manga Museum to Screen Oldest Surviving Anime ()
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The List - 7 Brother-Sister Romances That Went Too Far
anime
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)
anime
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
manga
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 ...
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 ...
Uncovering the Animation of The Eccentric Family in Nakano Broadway
anime
events
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?
anime
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
anime
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
manga
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
events
merch
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
just for fun
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
games
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
anime
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?
anime
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
events
merch
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
anime
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
anime
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...