Press Releases - September 2016
- Utano☆Princesama Legend Star To Shine On Anime Network Online ()
- 'Fairy Tail: Hero's Journey' beta sign-up now open ()
- Blazblue Centralfiction 'Azure Edition' Revealed ()
- 'Love Live! School Idol Festival' New Group 'Aqours' Takes Center Stage in Game Update ()
- Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT Hits The Airwaves This Weekend ()
- X Japan Documentary 'WE ARE X' Selected to the 60th BFI London Film Festival ()
- Root Letter Limited Edition and Pre-Order Bonus Announced ()
- Viz Media Welcomes Assassination Classroom Manga Creator Yusei Matsui at New York Comic Con 2016 ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses the Original Magical Girl Anime FLIP FLAPPERS ()
- 4K Media's Wish For Yu-Gi-Oh! Super Deformed Characters Realized Through New Licensing Agreement With The Wish Factory, LLC. ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Girlish Number ()
- Bluefin Showcases New Bandai & Tamashii Nations Collectibles At New York Comic Con ()
- Double Up On Strange New Worlds With Animax This October ()
- Viz Media Appoints Evolution USA As Its North American Licensing Agent ()
- Sentai Filmworks Snaps Up Girls und Panzer der Film; North American Theatrical Release Imminent ()
- Preorders Begin for Figma Link and Zelda from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess ()
- Kill La Kill Volumes #1-3 Available Now in Hardcover ()
- Mad Father Releases on Stream and Playism ()
- BlazBlue Out Early November in North America, HORI Fighting Commander Bundle Available Now ()
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Gets The Deluxe Treatment + Japanese Language Option On September 28 ()
- “Yoshikimono” Revealed As The Opening Attraction For “Amazon Fashion Week Tokyo S/S" ()
- nowisee- Expressing The Raw Art of Living ()
- Dead End Junction Now Available On MangaGamer And Steam ()
- Root Letter Pen Pal Edition Is Here ()
- Section 23 Films Announces January Slate ()
- Taipei Game Show Leads Taiwan Indie Game Developers To Join BIC Fest In Busan ()
- Asia Pacific Game Summit First Time Held in Kaihin-Makuhari, Japan ()
- Adrian Madriz Finishes Atop the Standings at First Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series of the New Season ()
- 'Sailor Moon' Tribute Orchestra Fundraises New Album ()
- Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V Season 2 Premieres On Nickelodeon In Germany ()
- Preorders Begin For Four DOTA 2 Heroes ()
- VIZ Media Delivers First Volume Of Manga Series Platinum End ()
- Preorders Reopen Worldwide For Nendoroid Korra ()
- Medabots, Resident Evil, and Sailor Moon Voice Actors To Be Featured At Unplugged Expo October 15th – 16th 2016 ()
- Liberty City Anime Convention Announces First Six Guests ()
- 'Assassination Classroom' Creator Makes first US Appearance at Japan Society ()
- Sentai Filmworks Launches Portfolio of Fan-Favorite Anime Feature Films on Steam ()
- XSEED Games Launches Bullet Hell-Inspired Action RPG, Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity ()
- Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Now Available in the Americas ()
- The World of Yo-kai Watch Grows as 'Yo-kai Watch: The Movie Event' Comes to Movie Theaters ()
- Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs Available Today ()
- nowisee - Combination of Music and Artwork ()
- Otome Dress-Up Game Dream Boyfriend Now Available on iOS and Android ()
- Yoshiki Announces New York Concert with Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra ()
- Tiny Metal Kickstarter Campaign is Launching ()
- Aniplex of America to Begin Streaming 'I've Always Liked You' Film on Crunchyroll ()
- Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~Distant Memories~ Releasing 10/13/16 ()
- The Silver Case Gets A Release Date And Package Information ()
- US Anime Singer Stephanie Yanez Second Anime Cover Album Japan Release ()
- MangaGamer Announces Higurashi When They Cry- Himatsubushi ()
- Heroes from Valkyria Chronicles Deploy in World of Tanks Blitz Today ()
- Birthdays The Beginning Comes To North America And Europe In Early 2017 For PS4 And Steam ()
- Koei Tecmo America Reveals Western Title And Release Date For Upcoming Game Based On Manga And Anime Series, Berserk ()
- Kumoricon Makes the Move to the Oregon Convention Center ()
- Gal*Gun Double Peace is Coming to Steam ()
- Manga Publisher SuBLime, Heads To YaoiCon 2016 This Weekend In Bay Area ()
- Sentai Filmworks Licenses Chihayafuru ()
- Art of War Releases 'Guts- The Spinning Cannon Slice-Black Repainting Version' ()
- Sentinel's 4inch-nel Dark Mega Man Available At NYCC 2016 ()
- Visual Novel Developer Frontwing Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for New Corona Blossom Title ()
- Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness Now Available In North America; Steam Version Coming In 2017 ()
- MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death is Out Today for North America, September 16 for Europe ()
- God Wars Future Past Heading to North America and Europe in Early 2017 for PS4™ and PS Vita ()
- Viz Media Releases New Edition of the Video Game-Inspired Super Mario Adventures Graphic Novel ()
- Principia: Master of Science, Out Now on Playism and Steam ()
- The Silver Case at Tokyo Game Show ()
- Kyoto Indie Publisher Launches New Science Fiction Yuri Romance Comic Series ()
- Arc System Works' Survival Action RPG, Inferno Climber Now Available on Steam ()
- 5pb.Games / MAGES.INC. Launches Steins;Gate on Steam (PC) ()
- Aniplex of America Announces U.S. Theatrical Dates for -Kizumonogatari- Part II: Nekettsu ()
- 'nowise'- Cross-Content Creation Looking For Meaning of Life ()
- Mobile Anime Dress-Up Simulator Dream Girlfriend Celebrates One Year Anniversary ()
- MacrossWorld Convention 2016 Welcomes Mari Iijima, Singer-Songwriter And Voice Of Lynn Minmay In Macross ()
- Koei Tecmo America Announces Pre-Order Bonuses For Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere Of Influence – Ascension ()
- MacrossWorld Convention 2016 Welcomes 'Macross' Voice Actress Run Sasaki As Guest Of Honor ()
- Valkyrie Drive- Bhikkhuni- Coming Out Two Weeks Later ()
- VIZ Media Celebrates the Work of Legendary Director Hayao Miyazaki With the Art of Castle In The Sky ()
- Community Organizer App, BAND, Reaches 130,000 Pokémon Go Fans In One Month ()
- The Legend Of Heroes: Trails Of Cold Steel II Launches in North America ()
- VIZ Media Details New September Digital Manga And Weekly Shonen Jump Update ()
- Crunchyroll and Funimation Partner to Expand Access to Anime ()
- Koei Tecmo Games Announces Lineup for Tokyo Game Show 2016 and Confirms Titles Bound for Western Release ()
- Turn Your Kitchen Into a Cooking Classroom With the New Game ()
- 'To Be Hero' to be Aired on October 5th (Wed) on Tokyo MX1 ()
- 'Cheating Craft' to be Broadcast on Tokyo MX1 October 5th ()
- The Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Goes Old School for Back-to-School Season with Two New Products – 2016 Mega Tins and Duelist Pack: Rivals of the Pharaoh ()
- New MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death Story Trailer #3 ()
- A Sneak Peek at World of Tanks Blitz's Collaboration with Valkyria Chronicles ()
- First 4 Figures Presents One Punch Man - Saitama ()
- nowisee - Mysterious Unit Questioning the Meaning of Life ()
- Florida Supercon Moves to Fort Lauderdale Due to Miami Beach Construction ()
- Mexico City to Host First Latin American Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series of the New Dueling Season ()
- US Anime Singer Stephanie Yanez Anime Cover Album Worldwide Release ()
- AkibaFest™ Relaunches Website With Ticket Info And Event Details ()
- “Shin Godzilla” Stomps Across North America This October ()
- Sakura Space Gets Uncensored Early Release On Nutaku ()
- Mobile Anime Dress-Up Sim Dream Boyfriend Is Coming Soon ()
- MangaGamer Releases Tower Defense Title, Orc Castle ()
- XSEED Games Sates Curious Fans With A Launch Date For Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity ()
- "Anison World Matsuri" Digest Videos To Be Streamed On DAISUKI.net Events Debut At Anime Expo 2016 ()
- Doujin/Indie SRPG Moékuri, Now On Kickstarter ()
- Mangaka Wataru Yoshizumi to be Guest at Ushicon 2017 ()
- New China/Japan Anime Production by HAOLINERS Popular Chinese Webcomic Gets TV Anime! ()
- Vanguard Princess is Now Available for Linux Computers ()
- Suicide Squad's Joker & Harley Quinn Join the Nendoroid Lineup ()
- Bohdan Temnyk is Top Duelist at First Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series of the New Season And Dragon Duel Winner John Wilkin also Brings Home Trophy In Toronto, Canada ()
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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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anime
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Kakegurui GN 1
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Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku Figure - WINNER
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― 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 ...
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― 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
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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 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!
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Black Butler: The Movie BD+DVD
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― 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...