Fleeing an abusive fiancé, Chako returns to her rural roots and, through a matter of survival, might have found a real romance.― All of us reach our breaking point eventually. For Chako, it's one big thing that pushes her towards it, and more of the realization that her life in the place she's moved to isn't quite what she's looking for. In her case, that would be the big city of Tokyo, where she mo...
"My work takes place before the broadcast, so I can't see the live reaction as I'm performing, but there are many times when I think, 'This will blow everyone's mind!'"― Voice actor Setsuo Ito has done a stunning job bringing the character of Mob to life in the Mob Psycho 100 anime. We asked him about his journey as a voice actor, what he's looking forward to in season 3, and his thoughts on a certa...
You've noticed the trend of "girl gets reincarnated into an otome game as the villainess," but thinking back on it, does this type of character even exist in most otome games?― RW asked: Lately, there's a huge trend across multiple forms of media (manga, web novels, light novels, etc.) of stories of people getting reincarnated into a villainess character from some book/game/etc. they had read/playe...
Kleckner co-founded anime retail, licensing company in 1987― In an email sent to Crunchyroll staff and shared with Anime News Network, anime retailer Right Stuf president and co-founder Shawne Kleckner told fellow employees this week that he will leave Right Stuf and Crunchyroll on December 14. He expressed his confidence in the current Right Stuf management team at Crunchyroll. Kleckner's friend To...
Featuring Jujutsu Kaisen, Hunter x Hunter, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Code Geass, Bleach, more― Bandai opened an official website on Wednesday to announce its new crossover trading card game project Union Arena, which will launch on March 24, 2023. The "dream all-star card game" features cards from anime series such as Jujutsu Kaisen, Hunter x Hunter, Demon Slayer, My Hero Academia, Code Geass:...
Anime suspends broadcasts on December 18, January 1― The official Twitter account for the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury anime announced on Tuesday that the anime's 1st part will end with its 12th episode on January 8. The anime will suspend its broadcast on December 18 due to TBS' Hо̄dо̄ no Hi special end-of-year programming. The series will then postpone airing again on January 1 due t...
Story about doctor for robots stars Takeo Ōtsuka, Yume Miyamoto, reunites Police in a Pod main staff― Madhouse announced on Thursday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Kyūri Yamada's AI no Idenshi (The Genes of AI) manga. The anime's official website unveiled a promotional video, a key visual, the cast, and staff for the anime. The tagline on the visual reads, "This is the story o...
Project reveals more details on December 17― Bandai Namco opened a teaser website on Thursday to announce the company and Akira Toriyama's SAND LAND Project. Bandai Namco streamed a teaser trailer, and will reveal more details about the project on December 17. The website's countdown timer will end on that date at 8:30 a.m. (December 16 at 6:30 p.m. EST), a half hour before the opening of the Jump F...
Originally imagined as the end of the series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean closes out with time travel, Vincent Van Gogh, and enough snails to make Junji Ito proud.― Originally imagined as the end of the series, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean closes out with time travel, Vincent Van Gogh, and enough snails to make Junji Ito proud. This series is streaming on Netflix Disclaimer: The ...
If the anime failed to hold your attention, you'll want to check out the source material for a much more entertaining read.― About a third of the way through this volume, I became reasonably certain that I reviewed the anime version of this title and that it didn't leave much of an impression on me. This absolutely turned out to be the case, and I'm delighted to say that the manga is much more fun. ...
The follow-up to episode nine is 24 minutes of gruesome carnage and terrifying revelations about the head of Denji's unit.― Makima's Terrifying Power is Revealed Chainsaw Man episode nine follows up on last week's mass execution event with some seriously scary revelations about Makima. Kobeni also gets a chance to show off when the chips are down. Also: why it's important to wear pants on live stre...
Whether you read the original light novels, the manga, or both, The Apothecary Diaries mysteries are interesting enough to keep you turning the pages.― While it's natural that there would be differences between a light novel and its manga adaptation, the most striking change between The Apothecary Diaries' source material and its manga version comes down to focus. Both versions of Natsu Hyuga's Chin...
With Beyond The Grave's return to the world of video games, we have some burning questions for the team Gungrave G.O.R.E team. We were lucky enough to sit down with general director Kay Kim for a quick one-on-one with Grave's resurrectors.― With Beyond The Grave's return to the world of video games, we've no doubt had some burning questions for the team responsible for Gungrave G.O.R.E. We were luck...
Rose is the most recent Witch of the Lake. She lives a largely solitary existence until she saw and fell for the knight Sir Harij Azm. Imagine her shock when he shows up asking for a love potion!― Presumably one of the first things to cross your mind upon reading the title of this book is, “This is an adaptation of a light novel, isn't it?” That is, in fact, correct, although the novel's title was t...
Chainsaw Man rocks, but Bocchi rocks harder. Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes.― 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 based on how people rated individual episodes ...
"I mean, it's still no Gun Gale Online, but color me converted as well. I'll watch the next film. Heck, maybe I'll watch or read some more of the original, at least for the context."― Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Night is now streaming on Crunchyroll. Two Sword Art Online-averse reviewers start from scratch and...actually really liked the movie? This movie is streamin...