Press Releases - March 2016
- Simon & Schuster Australia To Distribute Viz Media In Australia And New Zealand ()
- VIZ Media To Debut Junji Ito's Tomie, Takeshi Obata's Platinum End, And More This Fall ()
- The Live Concert from Love Live! to Be Streamed Live in Theaters in Asia and Oceania ()
- Super Conventions Moves Two Comic Con & Anime Fan Conventions to Fort Lauderdale ()
- Dreamworks Animation Reveals Voltron: Legendary Defender at Wondercon 2016 ()
- Juan Sebastian Andrade Captures Ultimate Duelist Series Invitational - South America Win ()
- Kawaii Kon's Guest Announcements for 2016 Show ()
- DLSite.com Launches Game Works 30% Off Campaign ()
- X Japan's Yoshiki's Charity Auction Closing Bid at 604 Million JPY ()
- MangaGamer Announces New Titles and Drama CDs at Anime Boston ()
- Aniplex of America Announces Product Release Details for WAGNARIA!!3 ()
- Aniplex of America Announces Product Release Details for Plastic Memories ()
- Aniplex of America Announces Product Release Details for Nisekoi 2 ()
- A Television Anime Adaptation of Frontwing's Newest Game ISLAND Has Been Announced ()
- Turner's Adult Swim Announces New Seasons of Anime Hit Series FLCL ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto" ()
- Anime & Video Game Fans Will Converge Next Month For Florida Anime Experience ()
- YaoiCon announces BishounenCon, an East Coast “yaoi+” convention ()
- MangaGamer Announces Discontinuation of Soul Link and Shuffle ()
- VIZ Media and United Talent Agency Announce New Content Development Partnership ()
- Section23 Films Announces July Slate ()
- 360° VR Movie - Dai-Shogun - ()
- PONY CANYON Announces Sakura-Con 2016 Panels and Screenings Schedule ()
- URBANGARDE Announces Solo Projects and Live-Limited Album ()
- 19th Annual Sakura-Con, March 25-27 ()
- Announcing Madman Anime Festival ()
- Alejandro Garcia Moreno Wins First 2016 Central American Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series in San José, Costa Rica ()
- Strawberry Panic Fresh Picked for V.O.D. ()
- VIZ Media Announces New Publishing Acquisitions At C2E2 Convention ()
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed Out Now on Steam ()
- KOEI TECMO America Announces the Upcoming Release of Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book ()
- Senran Kagura: Estival Versus Released in UK and EU ()
- Animation Production Software “OpenToonz” To Be Released on March 26 ()
- YaoiCon Announces BishounenCon, an East Coast Yaoi+ Convention ()
- Take Flight With the Valkyries in Odin Sphere Leifthrasir ()
- DLSite.com Launches Bulk Purchase Discount Campaign ()
- XSEED Games Launches Home Console Debut of Buxom Beat-'em-Up Series, Senran Kagura Estival Versus ()
- Aniplex of America Announces Acquisition of Haifuri and The Asterisk War Second Season ()
- Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR- Out for PS3/PS4 on June 7, Preorder Demo Available for PS4 PSN on April 5 ()
- Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Standard Edition Now Available for Preorder ()
- Sanketsu Shojo Sayuri Releases Two Singles Worldwide ()
- VIZ Media Announces Acquisition of New Pokémon Pocket Comics Titles ()
- Balance Love and War in New Trillion: God of Destruction Trailer and Battle Screenshots ()
- Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault Released in West ()
- KOEI TECMO America Launches Samurai Warriors 4 Empires ()
- Crunchyroll Partners With Anime Boston to Offer Premium Sponsorship Offerings for 2016 Boston Convention ()
- Foes Become Friends in Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force ()
- Japan Society Invites Dai Sato and Justin Leach to Discuss 'The State of Japanese Animation in a Post-Miyazaki World' ()
- 4K Media Appoints Coverpoint Marketing as Yu-Gi-Oh's Licensing Agent for Australia & New Zealand ()
- DOMINATOR - Cerevo's First Officially Licensed Smart Toy Will Make Its International Debut at Silicon Valley Comic Con and Global Pre-orders Begin ()
- Iwata Naomi Characters Official Website Now Available Both in English and Japanese ()
- EMON Studio Announces his first anime: Gin No Guardian (The Silver Guardian) ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses “Arch Angels” ()
- PONY CANYON Announces Upcoming Sound! Euphonium BD & DVD Release Details ()
- Returning Sponsor Konami Digital Entertainment Presents NewYu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Products at Gama Trade Show ()
- 4K Media Names Michelle Zamora Dean as Senior Manager, Licensing and Marketing ()
- Inori Minase wins “Best Actress in a Leading Role” at the 10th Seiyu Awards 2016 ()
- KLab to Exhibit at Anime Boston ()
- Book☆Walker Celebrates Anime Boston with Giveaways, New Titles ()
- New Video Game Inspired Manga Series Monster Hunter Announced By VIZ Media ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "RIN-NE 2" ()
- Aniplex of America Announces Distribution Plans for Shin Megami Tensei Persona3 THE MOVIE #4 Blu-rays (IMPORT) ()
- Yoshiki to Donate His Special Drum Set for a Charity Auction as a 5-Year Commemoration of The Great Japan Earthquake and Tsunami ()
- MangaGamer Announces White Day Sale ()
- MangaGamer Announces Pre-Orders for Ozmafia ()
- Premiere Official Trailer for Award-Winning Doc Film X Japan: 'WE ARE X' ()
- Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force's New Playable Character and More ()
- XSeed Celebrates Five Years of Nihon Falcom's Trails Saga with Plans for Trails of Cold Steel II and Trails in the Sky the Third ()
- Class Begins Late April for MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies ()
- New Trailer for Flower Knight Girl ()
- Voltage Inc. Releases Gangsters in Love Smartphone App ()
- Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus Releasing This Month ()
- Asami Shimoda Makes First US Appearance ()
- htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary Launch Date Update ()
- Persona 4 Manga Volume 2 in Stores Now ()
- Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel DLC Will Be Free During the First Month After Release ()
- Mind Zero Now Available on Steam ()
- Valkyria Chronicles Remastered Will Launch in the Americas and Europe on May 17 ()
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed Coming to Steam March 21 ()
- Chika Chika Idol Anime Project Begins Cheer Leader Illustration Campaign ()
- SaikouCon 2016 Announces More Guests for 2016 Show ()
- exist†trace releases Dream Rider video from THIS IS NOW ()
- El-Hazard: The Wanderers Coming June 2016 from Nozomi Entertainment ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Hatenkou Yugi" ()
- Aniplex of America to Screen the Film Doukyusei in Select U.S. Theaters This May ()
- Funimation Entertainment Acquires Exclusive International Rights to “My Hero Academia” from Toho ()
- STARMARIE's Monya Nakane and Nozomi Kishita Voice Actress Debut in Anime, Onigiri ()
- eigoMANGA Will Showcase Mac OS X Version Of 'Vanguard Princess' At Game Developers Conference (GDC) ()
- Shuto Con Celebrates its 6th Annual Anime Convention ()
- 4K Media Signs Multiple-Category Licensing Agreement With Silver Buffalo for Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters Product Lines ()
- Josh Grelle to Appear at Castle Point Anime Convention ()
- BAND-MAID Announces US and UK Shows ()
- Nutaku.com Announces April Launch of DMM's Flower Knight Girl ()
- The Pittsburgh Japanese Culture Society Announces Tekko 2016 ()
- MangaGamer Announces Pre-Orders for Tokyo Babel ()
- GameSamba, Funimation, and NGames Announce Attack on Titan Mobile Game ()
- Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Collection 1 and After War Gundam X Collection 1 Coming June 2016 from Right Stuf, Inc. and Sunrise Inc. ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses "Strawberry Marshmallow (OVA)" ()
- MangaGamer Releases Beat Blades Haruka ()
- Iron Horse Cinema to Release a Fan-Made Cowboy Bebop Live-Action Project ()
- Sentai Filmworks Announces, 'Wake Up, Girls! The Movie" Home Video Release ()
- SpringFestNY Cancels 2016 Anime Convention with Plans to Host Alternate Events ()
- In Stores Now — The Essential Evangelion Chronicle: Side B ()
- In Stores Now — Shin Megami Tensei IV: Official Artworks ()
- VIZ Media Details a New Digital Anime Content Update for March ()
- Konami Digital Entertainment Announces Premium Gold: Infinite Gold Set for Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game ()
- UTB Hollywood Announces to Air『Love Live! School Idol Project』 ()
- Battle Cats 3.6.0: Cat Guide, Collector Bonuses, and New Units ()
- Seven Seas Licenses RE:MONSTER Manga Series ()
- VIZ Media Announces the Launch of Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun Manga Series ()
- New Zealand Mint to Release Yu-Gi-Oh! Collectible Coins ()
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The dazzling pop idols of THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS spill the beans on their first-ever American performance.
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Answerman - Why Can't Some Older Anime Be Remastered?
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Some older anime get sparkling, crystal-clear remasters, while others have muffled audio and compromised video - why is that? Justin gets into it.
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anime
GKIDS in bringing Kiki's Delivery Service to select cinemas nationwide for a special two-day event on July 23 & 24 as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2017, and we've got tickets, as well as some other cool Kiki prizes.
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anime
Paul dug the first series of Magi, but can the second series live up to its predecessor's quality? Plus, the complete rundown on all this week's new anime releases!
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anime
This reimagining of Ash's origins as a Pokemon Trainer in Kanto has the unique opportunity to entertain nostalgic fans and newcomers alike. Callum May finds out if this exciting Pokemon project can stick the landing.
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Kakegurui GN 1
manga
While you wait around for Netflix to finally release this season's anime adaptation of Kakegurui, Rebecca Silverman can tell you whether the original psychosexual gambling manga is worth reading!
― Do you like to take risks? We're not talking “eat the expired leftovers” type risks, though – more like a “wager $40 million that eating the expired leftovers won't make you sick” situation. If that sounds...
Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku Figure - WINNER
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― Last month, we held a giveaway for one lucky winner to take home the Anime Expo exclusive Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku, the newest addition to the Figure-rise Standard line. Bluefin, the official North American distributor for Bandai toys, gave Anime News Network one figure to give to a randomly selected entrant. Today, we're announcing the winner is Angela Gray! Angela, we've sent you an e...
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anime
In this classic edition of The List, nobody's a bigger fan of felines than these seven victims of catscratch fever! Does your own love for kitties compare?
― This column was originally published on May 30, 2015. Dogs may be man's best friend, but it's cats that rule the internet. Scientists have gone so far as trying to classify the key qualities that make up "cat people" and "dog people." Male cat ...
Spice & Wolf Novel 18
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Spice and Wolf returns after five years for a collection of follow-up short stories, which serve as a bridge to the new upcoming spin-off. Theron Martin has the details.
― Though the main story of Spice and Wolf officially ended with novel 17, author Isuna Hasekura apparently couldn't resist tossing off a few follow-up short stories, which originally appeared on his publisher's home page. These are c...
Your Daily Streaming Reviews Schedule: Summer 2017
anime
The results are in and we have your Daily Streaming Reviews schedule for Summer 2017!
― This season's poll results have been tallied and we've put together the schedule for the Summer 2017 Daily Streaming Reviews! Due to lack of interest in the show, Gabriella Ekens will be wrapping up her reviews of Sagrada Reset this week. Nick Creamer will also cover Symphogear AXZ in the event that it is licensed...
Tokyo Ghoul (Live-Action Film)
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Tokyo Ghoul makes the jump from manga to anime to a live-action film. Does the original story's spirit survive the translation? Gabriella Ekens finds out.
― Tokyo Ghoul has been one of the biggest manga hits of the past few years. As these big hits often do, the franchise recently received a live action film adaptation. These types of movies have been a mixed bag in the past, so I didn't harbor many ...
Answerman - Why Are Anime Soundtracks Missing Songs?
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Every now and then you'll buy an anime soundtrack and it turns out to be missing one or two tracks you were counting on - why does that happen? Justin explains.
― Pearl asks: Sometimes I wait months for the release of a certain anime soundtrack just to hear one specific piece of BGM, only to find that it's nowhere to be found on the disc! For example, Yona of the Dawn has several tracks that are mis...
The Best (and worst) Summer 2017 Short Anime
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Every season there's a small mountain of anime under 15 minutes long - here's our guide to the best and worst short anime of the Summer 2017 season!
― James Beckett At last, it's time to check in on the shorts premiering this season, and we're starting off with AHO-GIRL, a ten or so minute comedy centered around the lives of Yoshiko Hanabatake, and her perpetually miserable counterpoint, Akkun. Like ...
Black Butler: The Movie BD+DVD
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Can this much darker live-action re-imagining capture the campy magic of the original series? Rose Bridges finds out if this Black Butler movie's got enough bite to be worth a taste.
― You can tell just from that synopsis that we're not in standard Black Butler territory anymore. This live-action film departs from the source material in its very first scene, plunging us into modern-day Japan rather t...