Press Releases - May 2017
- Seven Seas Licenses Captain Harlock: The Classic Collection Manga Series ()
- Two New Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game Releases ()
- SaikouCon 2017 Brings Back Lehigh Valley Punk Band Deprived as Musical Guest ()
- Yousei Teikoku Announces Tarot Card Exclusives For 20th Anniversary Single ()
- Doki Doki Crate Upgrades Kawaii Crates to Include More Licensed Characters ()
- Hitomi Noda of Ready To Kiss To Graduate On June 28th at Ready Kiss Solo Show ()
- Xseed Games Announces Senran Kagura Peach Beach Splash “No Shirt, No Shoes, All Service Edition” ()
- LeftField Media Promotes Peter Tatara to VP of Anime Events ()
- Wizard World Has Anime Pavilion, New Initiatives In Philadelphia, June 1-4 ()
- Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Is Out Now ()
- Fox Spirit Matchmaker Premieres In July ()
- Fujino Omori, Creator of Is It Wrong To Try To Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? Is Coming To Anime Expo 2017 ()
- AUN and HIDE to Perform Otakon Sunday Concert ()
- J-Pop Summit 2017 Announces On Sale Tickets And Initial Roster Of Live Music Artists And Performers ()
- Seven Seas Licenses Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho Manga Series ()
- Chaos;Child is Coming to the West ()
- The Slants to Perform at Otakon Matsuri 2017 ()
- Project BECK to Perform at Otakon Matsuri 2017 ()
- Seven Seas Licenses Ultra Kaijuu Anthropomorphic Project Manga Series ()
- Viz Media Welcomes Food Wars! Manga Co-Creator Yuto Tsukuda to 2017 Anime Expo ()
- Announcing an All New Translation of the Iconic Battle Angel Alita Manga from Kodansha Comics and ComiXology Originals ()
- JAM Project Announces New Album and World Cosplay Summit Performance ()
- ONE OK ROCK Announce "Ambitions U.S. Tour 2017" ()
- Explore a World Ruled by Dragons in Seven Seas' Release of Fauna and The Dragonewts' Seven Kingdoms Manga Series ()
- Minori Chihara Announces Annual Festival Concert Summer Dream 5 ()
- Become the Crimson Demon of War in Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada, Out Now ()
- Viz Media Announces Release Of Manga In Theory And Practice: The Craft Of Creating Manga ()
- Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation Demo Is Here, Side Story Revealed ()
- eigoMANGA Will Showcase Its Virtual Reality Comic Book App At FanimeCon 2017 ()
- Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 - Baiken Spotlight ()
- Fate/Grand Order Mobilizes Fans to Unlock Rewards for Upcoming Launch ()
- Aniplex of America to Begin Streaming The Moment You Fall in Love Anime Film This June ()
- Aniplex of America Announces the Release of Blue Exorcist First TV Series Blu-ray Box Set ()
- Aniplex of America Announces WWW.WAGNARIA!! Product Release Details ()
- Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is Now Available in the West ()
- LoveKami -Useless Goddess- Releases May 29th ()
- Seven Seas Licenses Giant Spider & Me: A Post-Apocalyptic Tale Manga Series ()
- Viz Media Announces Preorders For Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Season 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray set ()
- Section23 Films Announces September Slate ()
- Viz Media Presents Sailor Moon Day At Anime NYC ()
- Viz Media To Showcase Netflix's Original Feature Film Death Note at Licensing Expo ()
- Aniplex of America Announces Paranormal Anime Occultic;nine for Blu-ray Release and English Dub ()
- MangaGamer Announces Sexy New Lineup at Anime Central ()
- Hakuouki: Kyoto Winds Out Now for Europe ()
- Anime in the Park, Free and After Dark ()
- Right Stuf, Inc. and Nozomi Entertainment - Anime Central Announcements ()
- Seven Seas Raises Hell with Release of Devilman: The Classic Collection and Devilman Vs. Hades Manga Series ()
- Aniplex of America Announces English Dub for March Comes in Like a Lion and Hosts Open Auditions With Bang Zoom! Entertainment at Anime Central 2017 ()
- Netflix Original Blame! Starts Today Featuring Angela Theme Song "Calling You" ()
- Seven Seas Licenses Six New Manga Series ()
- Viz Media Announces Plans to Publish New Manga Series Based on Nintendo's Hit Video Game Splatoon TM ()
- Akiba's Beat is Out Now in Europe ()
- MangaGamer Releases Sweet Young Bride ()
- Cygames Offers Demo Tour of Shadowverse To Western Players ()
- Shout! Factory and Funimation Films Bring Animated Feature In This Corner of the World to U.S. Cinemas on August 11, 2017 ()
- TMS Announces That Lupin The 3rd Will Debut on Adult Swim On June 17th ()
- Anime Expo 2017 Hosts Hironobu Sakaguchi Los Angeles This Summer ()
- Koei Tecmo America Reveals Character Interaction Systems Alongside New Trailer For Warriors All-Stars ()
- Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 Demo Now on PSN ()
- Animate International Offering Your Name Limited Editions Sets ()
- Voice Actor Jamie McGonnigal to Be Guest at Otakon 2017 ()
- Junjo Romantica (Season 2) Blu-ray Collection coming August 2017 from Nozomi Entertainment ()
- Project Rap Rabbit Reveals New Nintendo Switch Goal at $1.5 million ()
- Visual Kei Artist SANA to Perform at Saboten Con 2017 ()
- Kodansha Comics Digital-First Manga for May: Shojo Trio of Aoba-kun's Confessions, Drowning Love, and Our Precious Conversations Debut May 16 ()
- Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy Now Available for PS Vita and Steam® ()
- Satirical JRPG Akiba's Beat Phases Into Reality With Delusion-Defying Launch Trailer ()
- Hakuouki: Kyoto Winds Available Today for North America ()
- Viz Media Announces Participation and Retail Exclusives at Anime Central 2017 ()
- Seiyuu Rica Matsumoto Will Perform Live Concert in Mexico City ()
- Two New Champions Crowned at Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Pittsburgh ()
- The Gameplay of Akiba's Beat ()
- Toei and Funimation Announce New Dragon Ball Licensing Agreements ()
- Antiquia Lost Is KEMCO's Next Steam Installment. Vote on Steam Greenlight! ()
- Neptunia Re;Birth series Now Available on Twitch ()
- Tickets Now On Sale for Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Limited Theatrical Engagement ()
- Project Rap Rabbit Kickstarter Unveiled ()
- Magnet Releasing Acquires North American Rights to Legendary Director Takashi Miike's Action Epic 'Blade of the Immortal' ()
- TOKU Announces New Premieres, Including the U.S. Premiere of Ultraseven X ()
- Pony Canyon Announces Upcoming Kuromukuro Blu-ray Release Details ()
- Viz Media Announces Expansion Of Digital Manga LIbrary Available Through Overdrive ()
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Championship Series Pittsburgh May 13-14 ()
- Initial Goal Met for Yaoi Kickstarter ()
- Trading Card Game Mabinogi Duel Recieves New Content Update Featuring Blazblue ()
- Koei Tecmo America Announces Upcoming Release Of Dynasty Warriors 9 ()
- KEMCO RPG Sale for Nintendo 3DS ()
- English Version of CYBIRD's Series Ikemen Sengoku Slated for Release in Summer 2017 ()
- Voice Actress Stephanie Sheh to Appear at Otakon 2017 ()
- Yousei Teikoku Reveals Track List and Powerful Jacket Image for 20th Anniversary Single ()
- Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Chronicle of Char and Sayla Coming August 2017 From Right Stuf, Inc. and Sunrise Inc. ()
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Art of The Cards in Stores Today, Already Sold Out at Distributors ()
- Viz Media Europe Will Present Two Movies at Cannes' Marché du Film ()
- ESL to Host Blazblue Centralfiction PSN Community Cups ()
- Rabi-Ribi is Coming to Consoles in Europe ()
- Revenant Saga Finally Debuts on PlayStation: 3D Battles Await in a Grand Fantasy RPG ()
- "Koe no Katachi" aka A Silent Voice debuts on the Top 5 at Mexican Box Office ()
- Nutaku Announces Debut of 3 New Sexy Titles on Platform ()
- Studio Ghibli Fest 2017 Series Pass Now Available at Regal ()
- Birthdays the Beginning Now Available for PS4 and Steam® and New DLCs ()
- Kazuyoshi Takeuchi Appointed New President Of Viz Media Europe ()
- J-Novel Club Announces the Licensing of Demon King Daimaou and Infinite Dendrogram Light Novel Series ()
- Five Classic Sailor Moon Voice Actors, Musical Group SeraSymphony, Singer Jennifer Cihi, and Seven Masters Level Cosplayers to Appear at Toronto Sailor Moon Celebration ()
- New Dark Rose Valkyrie Opening Movie and Interview System Screenshots ()
- Onigo Hunter Now Out For iOS ()
- Viz Media Announces The Home Media Debut Of The Pokemon Advanced Complete Collection ()
- J-Novel Club Announces the Licensing of "Invaders of the Rokujouma!?" Light Novel Series with Remastered Translation ()
- Top Publishers Share Insights on the Art of Adapting Manga for American Readers ()
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd Launches on PC, Concluding the Trilogy's Six Year Journey to the West ()
- Free Your Mind and Face the Truth - The Caligula Effect is Out Now in the Americas ()
- Valkyrie Drive - Bhikkhuni - Rides Onto Steam This Summer ()
- New Slayers Welcome - Join the Fight Against Devastating Demons in Toukiden 2: Free Alliances Version ()
- In-Game Giveaway to Commemorate 9 Million Downloads of Shadowverse ()
- Resident Evil: Vendetta CG Animated Film Debuts for Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD on July 18 ()
- Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation Kickstarter Gets First Gameplay Trailer and Collector's Edition ()
- Cross Infinite World Announces Three New Acquisitions for 2017 ()
- Shin (ex.ViViD) and The Sixth Lie Two-Man EU Tour Ticket Sales Starting ()
- MangaGamer to Release Sweet Young Bride ()
- Fate/Complete Material Volume 2: Character Material in Stores Now ()
- Vamps New Album 'Underworld' Out ()
- J-Novel Club Announces the Licensing of “If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord” Light Novel Series ()
- J-Novel Club Holds Catchup Campaign, All Volumes Available May 1st Through 8th ()
- Aquors and THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS are Final Reveals for AX's Anisong World Matsuri ()
- Tetsuya Mizuguchi's “18: Dream World” Now Available on Apple Devices ()
- Zepp Concert Halls to Expand Across Asia, Backed by Cool Japan Fund ()
- Wake Up, Girls ! and JUNNA and Minori Suzuki from Walküre to Perform Day Zero Concert at Anime Expo ()
- MangaGamer Releases Higurashi When They Cry - Meakashi ()
- Visual Novel Developer Frontwing Releases "Grisaia: Phantom Trigger” On Steam ()
- Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation Now on Kickstarter ()
- VIZ Media Appoints Televix Entertainment As Latin American Program Distributor ()
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Interview: THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS
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The dazzling pop idols of THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS spill the beans on their first-ever American performance.
― THE IDOLM@STER is a massive mixed-media pop franchise that needs very little introduction. With more than a decade in the limelight, dozens of games, a handful of well-received anime series and countless live idol events, THE IDOLM@STER has long held its place among the most revered i...
Answerman - Why Can't Some Older Anime Be Remastered?
anime
Some older anime get sparkling, crystal-clear remasters, while others have muffled audio and compromised video - why is that? Justin gets into it.
― Geoffrey asks: There are some older series (especially Toei series) that can't be properly shown in HD because the original materials (usually the audio) were lost or junked. Why is that? Why would they get rid of the original masters? For Saint Seiya, ...
Win Tickets to See Kiki's Delivery Service in Theater
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.
― GKIDS and Fathom Events are partnering to bring Academy Award-winning Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service to select cinemas nationwide for a special two-day event on July 23 & 24 as...
Shelf Life - Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
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!
― My parents are shopping for a new car to replace a twenty year-old SUV that's on its last legs. I tagged along with them on a trip to a couple of dealerships during my most recent visit, and I remembered something important: even for a...
Review: Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!
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.
― Aside from the increased production values, Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! is a clearly distinct experience from the original tale. For example, Brock and Misty make no appearance wi...
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
merch
― 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...
The List - 7 Characters Who Just Can't Resist Cats
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
novels
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)
live-action
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?
anime
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
anime
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
live-action
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...