Interest - April 2016
- Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Draws Captain America: Civil War Posters ()
- Amuro & Char Voice Actors Attend Statue Unveiling at Gundam Designer's Hometown ()
- Another Magazine Sells Out Thanks to Mr. Osomatsu ()
- Kanō Sisters to Promote Ensemble Stars! in Commercials ()
- Osomatsu-kun Creator Akatsuka Gets Documentary Film ()
- Sadako & Kayako Show Theater Patrons What Not to Do ()
- Final Fantasy XIV Gets Yo-kai Watch Crossover This Summer ()
- Louvre Comics Exhibit Tours Japan, Features Work From 7 Manga Creators ()
- Pirated Manga Artist Gujira Lands Published Series Deal After Controversy ()
- To Love-Ru Darkness Artbook Gets More Lewd With Nudity-Revealing App ()
- One Piece's New Fanservice Mousepads Feature Luffy, Law, Zoro, Ace ()
- Pokémon General Election's Preliminary Results Posted ()
- Kingdom Hearts Concert in London March 2017 ()
- Taiwan to Host 'Naruto Run 2016' Road Race Event ()
- Pikachu Takes to the Sky for Newest Pokémon Center Opening ()
- Hideo Kojima Checks Out 'Game On' Museum Exhibit in Latest Video ()
- Is the order a rabbit's Chino's Magical Girl Persona Gets Figure ()
- Nintendo of America Plans Sale of Seattle Mariners Baseball Team ()
- Voice Actress Ai Kayano Shares Her Love of Sake in New Web Series ()
- Identity of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's Theme Song Performer 'Coda' Revealed ()
- Dress as Your Favorite Matsuno Brother With Mr. Osomatsu Loungewear ()
- Tiger & Bunny's Kotetsu, Barnaby Inspire Wristwatch Designs ()
- Pyu to Fuku! Jaguar's Usuta Gets Tribute Illustrations from Jump+ Artists ()
- Japanese Final Fantasy XIV 7-Eleven Items Could Head West ()
- Cosplay 'Industry's Longest Wig' Offered ()
- Naruto's New Sexy Technique Gets a Bishōjo Figure ()
- Mr. Osomatsu App Lets Players Experience Anime Scenes as Mini Games ()
- Love Live! Site Reminds Numazu Pilgrims to Mind Their Manners ()
- Good Smile Company Lends Support to Kumamoto With Figure Sales ()
- Godzilla vs. Evangelion Continues With Art by Kaiju Designer Yuji Kaida ()
- Sailor Uniform Loungewear are for Women, Too ()
- Gochi-Show! Cooking & Simulation App Gets English Release This Summer ()
- Funko's Pop! Vinyl Figure Series Adds Sailor Moon, More Dragon Ball Z Characters ()
- Shaft's Madogatari Exhibit Heads to Nagoya with New Heroine Poll ()
- Amatsuki Performs Opening Theme to Gainax Fukushima's Masamune Datenicle ()
- Ditto Continues Its Unsuccessful Infiltration of Pokemon Plush Line ()
- This Nissan Car Expresses Driver Emotions With Manga Effects ()
- Splatoon Wigs Available as Items in Miitomo ()
- Voice Actor Junichi Miyake, Artist Aoi Nishimata Marry ()
- Vocaloid Study Guides Make Learning History & Science Catchy ()
- Asami Imai Performs New Song for Shizuoka Promotional Anime Short ()
- Defend Your Client in the Ace Attorney Real Escape Game ()
- Bakuon!'s Raimu-Senpai Stars in Live-Action Ad, Gravure Photo Feature ()
- Controversial Artist Rokudenashiko to Marry Waterboys Frontman Mike Scott ()
- Game Company Level-5, Rock Singer Yoshiki Donate Millions of Yen to Kumamoto Earthquake Relief ()
- Illustrator Unearths Top-Notch Flash Animation From 2003 ()
- Cygames Donates 100 Million Yen to Kumamoto Earthquake Relief ()
- Sleeping Bag Pikachu Toys Add More Eeveelutions, Kanto Starters, Ditto, Raichu ()
- Hideki Kamiya Interested in Making Ōkami Sequel ()
- Eiichiro Oda, Hajime Isayama Show Their Support After Kumamoto Earthquakes ()
- Get a Summer Job Voice Acting in HoneyWorks' Next Anime ()
- Kodansha's Sam Yoshiba Supports Scarlett Johansson Casting Choice for Live-Action GitS ()
- Japan Happy Meal Toys Opt for Show By Rock's President Over Popular Bands ()
- Anime Nazi Image Lands Russian Activist in Police Questioning ()
- Mario Creator Shigeru Miyamoto Shares Thoughts on 20 Years of Pokémon ()
- Godzilla Resurgence's Fearsome Monster Gets Soft Vinyl Lottery Figure ()
- Leiji Matsumoto Takes the Stage at Cupitron Concert ()
- Nekogahara's Nora Chiyo Comes to Life in Shōnen Magazine Edge ()
- Kumamon Suspends Twitter Updates in Wake of Kumamoto Earthquake ()
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure OP Artists Will Hold Joint Concert ()
- Shonen Jump Heads to Universal Studios Japan This Summer with Three New Attractions ()
- Puzzle and Dragons x Shonen Sunday Collaboration Continues with Case Closed, Kyou Kara Ore Wa!! ()
- Sailor Moon Exhibit Opens in Usagi's Hometown ()
- New Twitter Trend: High School Girls Posing in Noodle Restaurants ()
- New App Lets You Hatch & Raise Your Very Own Boy ()
- Could Love Live! Make an Appearance at the Tokyo Olympics? ()
- BBK/BRNK Tops Poll of Most Satisfying Winter 2016 Anime ()
- Sanrio's Puroland Theme Park Will Get a Facelift ()
- Q-Pot Accessory Brand Reveals Mouth-Watering Sailor Moon Goods ()
- Mr. Osomatsu Brothers Cosplay as Sailor Guardians for YOU Magazine ()
- Rina Hidaka Plays Kantai Collection Arcade Before Launch This Month ()
- Fight Flyaways With Cardcaptor Sakura Sealing Wand Hair Dryer ()
- English Textbook Publisher Asks for Discretion in Portrayals of Teacher Character Ellen Baker ()
- Grandpa Wants to Live His Pirate Dream in One Piece Burning Blood Live-Action Ad ()
- Pokémon General Election's Official Website Opens ()
- Justin Bieber Shares His Anime Pin-Up Girl Coloring Page ()
- Nintendo Celebrates 15 Years of Animal Crossing in New Video ()
- U.S. State Department Includes Japan's 'Unfettered' Access to Animated Porn in Human Rights Report ()
- Yummy Mart's Pokemon Lingerie Collection Captures the Sex Appeal ()
- Character Designer Akio Watanabe Draws Cardcaptor Sakura at Official Café ()
- Animaniacs, Freakazoid Producer Credits Pokémon For WB Cartoon Decline ()
- Babymetal Album Is Japan's 1st to Crack U.S. Billboard's Top 40 in 53 Years ()
- Persona 3 Films' Lotus Juice Covers Danganronpa Tracks ()
- Gainax Expands Into The World of Tomato Farming ()
- Pom Pom Purin Dashes Ahead in Sanrio's 2016 Character Popularity Poll ()
- Slayers Illustrator Draws Megumi Hayashibara for Her Birthday ()
- Prevent the Cockroach Uprising With Terraformars Bug Spray, Traps ()
- Industry Shares Messages After Digimon Singer's Passing ()
- Cerevo Inc's Psycho-Pass Dominator Accessories for Sale ()
- Giant Robot Takes The Stage at Nana Mizuki's Tokyo Dome Concerts ()
- Cocktail Prince Game Expands Its Stable of Intoxicating Love Interests ()
- Event Report: Sailor Moon Fan Club Launch ()
- Postal Worker Uses IDOLM@STER Alias to Commit Fraud ()
- Upcoming Horror Film Rain Woman to be Screened in 4DX ()
- Production I.G Animates T.M. Revolution's Latest Music Video ()
- Japanese Readers Pick Shonen Jump's Most Erotic Manga ()
- Japan's Highway Service Stations Get Anthropomorphized in Web Novel ()
- Savage Garden's Darren Hayes Gives a Shout-Out to Latest JoJo Ending ()
- Yui Ogura Tries Out Police Work for a Day ()
- Japanese Netizens Pick the Most Handsome Pokémon ()
- Job Listing in Japan Seeks Mr. Osomatsu Fans to Help with Their Favorite Show ()
- Prime Minister Abe: Dōjinshi Safe Under TPP ()
- David Hayter Returns as Solid Snake in Ford YouTube Commercials ()
- Cancelled Metal Gear Solid Fan Remake Returns with David Hayter ()
- English Teacher Illustrator Comments on Character's Sudden Popularity ()
- Nintendo Offers Kirby, Super Smash Bros.-Themed Amiibo Diorama Kits ()
- Anthropomorphized Version of Sanrio's Fillet Mascot Kirimi-chan Gets 2 Manga in April ()
- Arina Tanemura Draws Idolish 7 Project's 'Koi no Kakera' Album Jacket ()
- Fans Recreate Classic Zelda in 3D for 30th Anniversary; Nintendo Takes it Down ()
- Erotic Sketch of Code Geass' C.C. Auctioned for 830,000 Yen ()
- Mega Man Creator Inafune Makes His Own Super Mario Maker Level ()
- University Professor Uses Bakemonogatari in Japanese Literature Class ()
- English Textbook Character Inspires Battle-Ready Meme ()
- Future GPX Cyber Formula Zero Inspires New Merch Ahead of 2017 ()
- Sanrio Boys Get Their Own Line of Merchandise ()
- Watch Babymetal Make Their U.S. Television Debut on The Late Show ()
- Oscar-Winning Studio Robot Animates 4th Marukome Miso Ad ()
- Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III's 1st Theme Song Release Art Previewed ()
- Funassyi Follows Up Budōkan Announcement With Virtual Reality Stage Play ()
- Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition's Teddyloid, DAOKO, Hibiki Yoshizaki Return for College CM ()
- Babymetal Idol Group's Stephen Colbert Appearance Confirmed ()
- Goku Cosplayer Takes His Flying Nimbus to Los Angeles ()
- Life-Size Godzilla Reminds Visitors To Manage Their Oral Hygiene ()
- Mysterious Cities of Gold New Season Details ()
- Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Takes Over Shibuya in Commercial, Wall Ads, Masks ()
- 4 New Versions of McDonald's Anime Shorts With AKB48 Idols Streamed ()
- Latest Unreal Engine Fan Project is Castlevania ()
- Wrestling Trio Go Super Saiyan for Wrestlemania 32 ()
- Zombie Schoolgirls ”Infest" Uniqlo to Promote I Am a Hero ()
- Luffy Gets into Superhero Mode in Live-Action One Piece: Burning Blood Ad ()
- Funassyi Gets Its Own Concert at the Budōkan ()
- New Cannabis Works Art Book Explores Tatsuyuki Tanaka's Sensibility ()
- Character Designer Mel Kishida to be Maid for a Day ()
- One Hundred Famous Artists Scheduled for Exhibit on April 29 ()
- Corporate Twitter Accounts Get Their Own 4-Panel Manga ()
- Naruto Cheers on My Hero Academia's Deku ()
- Wake Up, Girls! Miyagi Prefecture Promotional Short Streamed ()
- Prince of Tennis Creator Will Sing Jump Shops' Theme Song ()
- Leiji Matsumoto Designs Sci-Fi Inspired Costumes for Idol Trio ()
- Latest Dark Souls III Trailer Reimagines Game as B-Movie Splatter Film ()
- See All the Snow Miku 2016 Sights in Digest Video ()
2017 [918]
[53]
[175]
[178]
[185]
[177]
[150]
2016 [1580]
[129]
[119]
[127]
[138]
[130]
[109]
[134]
[125]
[141]
[4]
[6]
[7]
[3]
[5]
[6]
[4]
[6]
[5]
[4]
[5]
[4]
[5]
[4]
[5]
[5]
[4]
[5]
[5]
[5]
[5]
[5]
[6]
[4]
[4]
[7]
[3]
[5]
[5]
[149]
[142]
[137]
2015 [1900]
[154]
[162]
[188]
[181]
[193]
[167]
[157]
[166]
[165]
[106]
[120]
[141]
2014 [1656]
[144]
[116]
[160]
[138]
[119]
[136]
[152]
[152]
[144]
[138]
[118]
[139]
2013 [1981]
[127]
[153]
[160]
[103]
[130]
[163]
[205]
[190]
[183]
[173]
[193]
[201]
2012 [2706]
[190]
[154]
[178]
[198]
[269]
[225]
[254]
[243]
[221]
[235]
[274]
[265]
2011 [2028]
[265]
[257]
[267]
[236]
[200]
[154]
[162]
[120]
[81]
[85]
[104]
[97]
2010 [321]
[53]
[54]
[58]
[64]
[61]
[31]
⬈
⬋
-
+
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...