While clearly only the first half of a story, this CG outing provides interesting character development for Tristan and great monster designs.― You have to be pretty into Arthurian lore to know that the parents of Tristan (of Tristan and Isolde fame) are a couple of relatively minor characters named Meliodas and Elizabeth. Fortunately for us, original manga author Nakaba Suzuki did know, and this se...
When it comes to recreating One Piece's spirit, One Piece Odyssey is set to pull it off with flying colors.― With One Piece set to celebrate its 25th anniversary, Bandai Namco is pulling out all the stops to ring in its birthday with the biggest, grandest adventure the Straw Hats could ever face. The result of their efforts is One Piece Odyssey, a JRPG set to release this upcoming January 12th. We w...
Chainsaw Man has brought in a different high-profile artist for each episode's ending theme. Avu-chan from Queen Bee gave us some insight into their experience working on this ambitious anime project as the artist of the ending theme, "Violence."― Formed in 2009, Queen Bee is a self-described "Fashion Punk" rock band. They are steadily increasing their presence in the anime sphere, performing theme ...
Seven Seas: Amazon Europe has made "environmental decision" to cease purchasing from publisher― North American manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Twitter on Monday that Amazon in Europe has made an "environmental decision" to stop purchasing books from the company. Seven Seas added Amazon in Europe has also ceased purchasing from other companies in Seven Seas' regi...
Adam Gibbs, Natalie Rial star― HIDIVE announced on Monday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence in Shadow (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) light novel series on December 26 at 12:00 p.m. EST. The English cast includes: Adam Gibbs as Cid Kageno/Shadow Natalie Rial as Akane Olivia Swasey as Alexia Christina Kelly as Alpha Annie Wil...
Fans worldwide can vote for "Narutop 99" character popularity poll winner until December 31― The Jump Festa '23 event revealed on Saturday the "Narutop 99" worldwide character popularity poll in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Naruto franchise. The franchise's original creator Masashi Kishimoto will draw an original short manga following the character who wins the poll. The staff of the a...
Kazue Katō's manga previously inspired 2 TV anime in 2011, 2017― The Jump Festa '23 event on Sunday revealed that the anime based on Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist manga is getting a new television series. Katō posted an illustration on Twitter to celebrate the news. 青エクまたアニメつくっていただけるそうです🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳よろしくお願いします!(加藤) pic.twitter.com/dTyWBy6B7l— 加藤和恵 公式 (@katohhhhhh) December 18, 2022 Katō launched th...
Suzume stays at #2, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond drops to #6, One Piece Film Red to #9― The First Slam Dunk, the new anime film of Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk basketball manga, stayed at #1 for its third weekend. The film sold 365,000 tickets over the weekend and earned 546,716,490 yen (about US$3.98 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.81 million ti...
Do It Yourself inches its way up the cumulative thanks to some masterfully crafted episodes. Discover which other series stand out in our weekly user rankings!― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are ba...
A power imbalance between the male leads will either hit or miss with readers in this story about the wealthy but lonely Reiji and his beastman caretaker Tsubaki.― Be My Love, My Lord has the kind of premise that usually raises a lot of red flags for me. Relationships between an employer and their servants have an inherent power imbalance that can quickly come off as exploitative if not handled corr...
Nicky and Steve revisit the journey of Chiyoko, an actress always running towards something across the many eras of the silver screen.― Satoshi Kon's filmography is incomparable, but none of his works so perfectly encapsulates the art of film as Millennium Actress. Nicky and Steve revisit the journey of Chiyoko, an actress always running towards something across the many eras of the silver screen. ...
Sebastian Stoddard shares how the Golden Globe-nominated anime film Inu-Oh continues the gender-bending tradition of glam rock.― There was a musical movement in the 70s and 80s that took great pride in blurring the lines of gender expression. It was known as glam rock—and throughout the 80s as glam metal—and acts such as David Bowie, Queen, Kiss, and Twisted Sister became well-known for adopting a ...
The squeamish will want to pass on this dark romantic comedy. You'll need a tolerance for Do-S style male leads to stomach it.― The arranged marriage while in high school is a staple of manga romance. So too, is the young heir to a major yakuza family, and it is hardly uncommon to see those two tropes merge in a single story. That is the case here, but if you are expecting a straightforward romantic...
The heroines of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time—Asuka, Rei, and Mari—have been turned into a set of three figures based on an illustration drawn by general animation director Atsushi Nishigori.― The heroines of Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time—Asuka, Rei, and Mari—have been turned into a set of three figures based on an illustration drawn by general animation director Atsushi Nishigori...
This unique interpretation of Sleeping Beauty features beautiful artwork and an impressive voice cast. The only snag is some rather clunky gameplay mechanics.― We all know the story of Sleeping Beauty, or at least the versions by Charles Perrault, the Brothers Grimm, and Walt Disney. The fairy tale known as ATU 410 tells of a king and queen desperate for a child who finally have one later in life. T...