If you've missed this underrated gem and you need a laugh, definitely make time to check it out.― John the Armadillo is back, along with those other guys in the show. Yes, it's the second season of The Vampire Dies in No Time, one of the most consistently funny gag anime of recent years. This is largely because it successfully combines several subgenres of comedy. It melds slapstick with wordplay an...
Kushida voiced The Hulk in Japanese dubs of Marvel animation, Gousuke Guden in The aquatope on white sand― Talent management agency Mausu Promotion announced last Friday that voice actor Yasumichi Kushida has passed away on April 1. He was 46. His family held a private funeral. Kushida voiced Marvel character The Hulk in numerous Japanese dubs of Western animated series, including Hulk and the Agent...
Nobuhiko Okamoto, Saori Hayami star in series― Shogakukan announced on Monday that Yū Saitō's Giji Harem (Pseudo Harem) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime will star Nobuhiko Okamoto as Eiji Kitahama and Saori Hayami as Rin Nanakura. The romantic comedy manga centers on Eiji, a second-year high school student and a member of his school's drama club as a stagehand. He meets Rin,...
Manga about wannabe magician, magical snowman launched in Shonen Jump on September 12― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter on Monday of Shinpei Watanabe's Ginka & Glüna manga. The manga's third volume will ship in June, and the fourth and final volume will ship in September. Watanabe launched the manga on September 12. Shueisha released the se...
Denis Lawson, Anjelica Huston, Steve Blum, Daniel Dae Kim, Anika Noni Rose, Cynthia Erivo, Daveed Diggs, more star― The Star Wars Celebration Europe 2023 convention debuted the official trailer for the Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 project on Monday. The project's convention panel also announced the voice casts for each of the shorts. The voice casts for the shorts are: "Sith" by El Guiri from Spain
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The GAMERS retail store in Ikebukuro in Tokyo posted a picture of the cover of the fifth volume of Piroya's Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijō (The Family Circumstances of the Imbalanced Witch) manga on Monday, which reveals that the manga's television anime will premiere this fall. The fifth volume will officially ship on Wednesday. Nana Mizuki stars in the anime as Viola, while Aoi Koga plays Alissa. T...
One panelist had to clean up a shot of the Ghost Devil's hands in Chainsaw Man in just two days while having bronchitis and fearing she might have COVID. She ended up drawing around 350 hands in total.― Have you ever wanted to work in anime without having to move to Japan? This goal is more achievable than you might think — as the growing demand for anime overwhelms the Japanese production pipeline...
Caitlin Moore finds little to write home about after watching AYAKA, an anime about a boy who returns to his native island where superpowers are commonplace.― At Sakura-Con 2023, Crunchyroll screened several premieres. Although most of them were of current premieres or movies set to be released shortly, one was the first episode of Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds, a TV anime scheduled to air in ...
Even if Miss Nagatoro has lost a lot of its hard-top edge, it can still hit a bullseye of a punchline and temper it with an understanding of hormonal teenage mating rituals.― The first season of Don't Toy With Me Miss Nagatoro was a surprise in several ways. The depiction of fetish bullying was impressive in its craftsmanship, if not emotionally repelling. Beyond portraying particular pornographic m...
Tanjiro will face new foes and forge new allies in DEMON SLAYER: THE SWORDSMITH VILLAGE ARC!
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Hisashi Kagawa has had a decades-spanning career; at Sakura-Con he reminisced on his role as Chief Animation Director for Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai.― This year, Sakura-Con welcomed Hisashi Kagawa among its Guests of Honor. Kagawa has had a decades-spanning career, including as a key animator, animation director, and character designer for several Toei Animation franchises, such as Pretty C...
International interest in anime has never been higher, but the production committee system and small government funding windows are a roadblock.― With anime growing ever more popular with a global audience, more and more international companies have become interested in working with Japanese companies on their latest projects. This isn't a new phenomenon; Ghost in the Shell was an international co-p...
Did you know that it took two years alone to develop the facial animation technology in Trigun Stampede? Plus other fascinating details from Orange's panel at Sakura-Con!― Without a doubt, the Trigun Stampede panel was one of the most-attended at Sakura-Con. The line stretched around the walls of the top floor of the convention center, with dozens of props of Wolfwood's Punisher leaned up against t...
It's a cosplay-palooza at Anime Boston. Everyone showed up, from Tumblr's Sexiest Man (runner-up) to OG Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop!― It's a cosplay-palooza at Anime Boston. Everyone showed up, from Tumblr's Sexiest Man (runner-up) to OG Jet Black from Cowboy Bebop! IMG img_3567.png
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The First Slam Dunk is everything a megafan of the franchise could dream of. Those who can't name the Shōhoku High School starting lineup by heart may leave the theater quietly satisfied while wondering what all the fuss was about.― If I were to summarize my thoughts on The First Slam Dunk in a single word, it would be 'bizarre.' The choices made when adapting this film to the big screen turn a film...
Shiu Yoshijima, an illustrator and manga artist who specializes in drawing cute yet edgy “poisonous” women, so we had to ask her the age-old question: marry, f---, or kill?― Anime Boston's one Japanese guest this year was Shiu Yoshijima, an illustrator and manga artist who specializes in drawing cute yet edgy “poisonous” women, typically incorporating fantasy elements into her work. Yoshijima parti...
Oshi no Ko's premiere at Anime Boston was 90-minutes of shocking twists.― In an introduction video before the American premiere of the first 90-minute episode of Oshi no Ko at Anime Boston, members of the creative team discussed their reactions to first reading the manga. They describe the series as “shocking” and “controversial,” something they wanted to look away from but couldn't. Based on the m...
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a bit deceptive in its title. What we actually get is, for lack of a better phrase, weirder than that. Melon Journey is far more irreverent and yet bizarrely touching, all at once.― Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a bit deceptive in its title. With a title like that, players expect a much more emotional journey about reminiscing on their past and maybe e...
All the news and panel write-ups from the convention, sponsored by Yen Press!― Friday, April 7 • Yen Press Reveals 28 New Licenses Including Bocchi the Rock!, Tokyo Babylon Manga; The Deer King Novels Saturday, April 8 • Crunchyroll to Stream My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1, Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange Anime
• Orange Reveals the Making of Trigun Stampede
• Inside the Job of Vet...
As a treat for ANN readers, YEN PRESS is giving away one copy of Oshi No Ko Vol. 1 each to 3 lucky winners.― As a treat for ANN readers, YEN PRESS is giving away one copy of Oshi No Ko Vol. 1 each to 3 lucky winners. For over 15 years, Yen Press has published some of the greatest works of manga, manhwa, light novels, and original graphic novels. Now, we're excited to showcase that talent of this ma...