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Dr. Stone: Ryusui
While it's not the most exciting or climactic that the series has ever been, Dr. Stone: Ryusui is a solid continuation of the Dr. Stone story that should allow us to jump into some newfound adventure at the start of the third season.
― When it comes down to it, Dr. Stone: Ryusui serves as an epilogue to the second season while laying the groundwork for the third. Without Tsukasa, his people have been...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
30 years after the widely panned live-action Super Mario Bros. film, Illumination's newest effort finally does justice to the Mario franchise. But is it actually a good movie?
― Not only is this hands down my favorite movie from Illumination studios, it's squarely above average for a video game adaptation. A lot of this has to do with the creative team's reverence for the source material; it's the ty...
This Week in Anime - Gacha Money Now
Don't you hate it when your favorite mobile game goes kaput? Chris and Steve look at the current gacha game landscape, its questionable game mechanics, and the bitter feelings left in their wake.
― Don't you hate it when your favorite mobile game goes kaput? Chris and Steve look at the current gacha game landscape, its questionable game mechanics, and the bitter feelings left in their wake. Disclaim...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023
Despite Danmachi dominating the second half of the season, Vinland Saga keeps its lead by a hair. Come and see the final results for the Winter 2023 season!
― 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...
Tista GN 1
From the creator of SpyxFamily comes a difficult story, replete with themes of what we owe those who "save" us and just how much power any one person (or organization) should have.
― Before there was Spy x Family there was Tista. Tatsuya Endo's first serialized work shares some themes with his latest – heroine Tista Lone is an orphan who became an assassin after the Catholic Church experimented on he...
The Biggest Booth Displays at AnimeJapan 2023
From a Super Mario Bros. Movie area modeled on the games, to Ai from Oshi no Ko singing her heart out on stage, here are the highlights!
― With the start of a new business/school year in Japan comes a whole new year of anime for us fans to look forward to. And what better place to check out the 2023 anime slate than AnimeJapan? The annual event, which takes place just before the Spring anime season, ...
Ranking of Kings Manga Goes on Hiatus
Manga's return date undecided
― The 230/231st chapter of Sōsuke Tōka's Ranking of Kings (Ōsama Ranking) manga revealed last Saturday that the manga is going on hiatus for a while. It did not reveal when the series would return. The web manga centers around Bojji, a deaf, powerless prince who cannot even wield a children's sword. As the firstborn son, he strives hard and dreams of becoming the world's...
End of Winter 2023 Giant Anime Survey
Let the world know what anime fans watched and liked most from the 71 shows last season!
World of Summoning Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga debuted in February 2022
― This year's May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine announced on Friday that Yūki Kodama's The World of Summoning (Shо̄kan Suru Sekai) manga will end with its next chapter in the magazine's next issue. The manga launch Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in February 2022. The manga has a worldwide simultaneous release in English and French. Kodansha published the manga'...
Le Film Français: French Live-Action Cat's Eye Series to Have 8 52-Minute Episodes Set in Modern Day
Filming scheduled to start in fall
― The Le Film Français magaizine reported last week that the live-action French series of Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga will have eight 52-minute episodes. The series will take place in modern day 2023. Filming is scheduled to start in fall. The Le Parisien newspaper reported in March that the French channel TF1 is producing the series. Alexandre Laurent is directi...
Natsume Confirms Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos Game for Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
Game launches later this year
― Natsume confirmed on Thursday that Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos, the next game in the Harvest Moon series, will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam later this year. The game will take place in the land of Anthos, home to the Harvest Sprites and the Harvest Goddess. Ten years ago, an eruption separat...
Dr. Stone: Ryusui
While it's not the most exciting or climactic that the series has ever been, Dr. Stone: Ryusui is a solid continuation of the Dr. Stone story that should allow us to jump into some newfound adventure at the start of the third season.
― When it comes down to it, Dr. Stone: Ryusui serves as an epilogue to the second season while laying the groundwork for the third. Without Tsukasa, his people have been...
Vinland Saga Season 2 ‒ Episode 13
The peace that Thorfinn and Einar have been reveling in cannot possibly last, not in this world that they've been chained to, especially when so many storm clouds are converging over their heads.
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The Legendary Hero is Dead! #1 [rate]
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Ichijinsha Launches New 'Echo' Web Manga Brand
Brand to produce works targeted towards women with themes of empathy, pleasure
― Ichijinsha is launching a new web manga brand "Echo" with e-book distribution service Comic Seymour. The brand will produce works targeted towards 20-40-year-old women with the themes of "empathy and pleasure." Specifically, there is a focus on love stories that empathize with common worries and stresses for women, and w...
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OPUS.COLORs #1 [rate]
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Blue Lock-Inspired Soccer Tournament in Dallas Slated For April 8
English dub cast to attend event hosted by Crunchyroll, Saturdays Football, LA Galaxy
― A soccer tournament inspired by the Blue Lock anime will take place in Dallas on Saturday, April 8 at 8:00 p.m. CDT (9:00 p.m. EDT). Crunchyroll, Saturdays Football, and the LA Galaxy soccer club are teaming up to host the tournament, which will also mark the release of Crunchyroll's final English-dubbed episode. ...
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The Ancient Magus' Bride #1 [rate]
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Dr. Stone: New World #1 [rate]
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Blue Orchestra TV Anime Reveals 6 More Cast Members
Konomi Kohara, Kaori Maeda, Jun Fukushima, Chiwa Saito, Hayato Kaneko, Daisuke Ono join cast
― NHK revealed six cast members for the television anime of Makoto Akui's Ao no Orchestra (The Blue Orchestra) manga on Thursday. The newly announced cast includes (pictured above from left to right, starting with top row): Konomi Kohara as Mari Tateishi Kaori Maeda as Chika Yonezawa Jun Fukushima as Osamu Sh...
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Yuri Is My Job! #1 [rate]
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Transformers, Soul Train Animator Leo D. Sullivan Passes Away
Emmy-winning animator worked on shows such as Fat Albert, The Incredible Hulk, Flash Gordon, more
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter reported on March 29 that Emmy-winning animator Leo D. Sullivan (Leo Sullivan) passed away of heart failure on March 25. He was 82. Sullivan is perhaps best known as the man who animated the chugging train sequence that served as the opening for the musi...
Sweet Reincarnation TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 5 New Cast Members
Rumi Okubo, more join cast for series premiering in July.
― The official website for the television anime of Nozomu Koryu's Sweet Reincarnation (Okashi na Tensei: Saikyō Patishie Isekai Kōrin) light novels began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Thursday. The video reveals more cast members. The new cast includes (Note: Character name romanizations are not official.): Hiroshi Tsuchida ...
Crunchyroll Adds My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, My Home Hero Anime in India
Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -The First Kiss That Never Ends- also streams on service
― Crunchyroll added My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999, the television anime adaptation of Mashiro's Loving Yamada at Lv999! (Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru) manga, in India on Saturday. It began streaming the television anime of Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki's My Home Hero manga in India on Sunday. The strea...
Suzume Anime Film Gets Early Preview Screenings in India on April 9
PVR Cinemas hosts screenings in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, Bangalore; streams Hindi dub trailer
― PVR Pictures announced on its Instagram account on Wednesday that it will host early preview screenings of Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film in Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Noida, and Bangalore. The screenings will take place at PVR Cinemas outlets on April 9 two weeks ahead of...
Manga Creator Rumiko Takahashi Knighted by France
Ranma 1/2, Urusei Yatsura creator receives Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres decoration
― The French government conferred the Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters) decoration on manga creator Rumiko Takahashi on Thursday. Takahashi received the decoration at the France ambassador's residence in Tokyo. Since making her debut in 1978, Takahash...
The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149 Anime Gets New Episode on 4th Blu-ray Disc Release
Series premiered on April 5 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The official website for the television anime of Kyowno's The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149 manga revealed on Thursday that the anime will get a new episode on the anime's fourth and final Blu-ray Disc release on October 25. The website did not give any other details about the release. The first three Blu-ray Disc releases will ship on July ...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Earns Estimated US$26 Million in U.S. on Opening Day (Updated)
Film also earns US$7.95 million in Asia Pacific region
― The entertainment industry news source Deadline reported on Wednesday that the The Super Mario Bros. Movie animated film has earned an estimated US$26 million in its opening day in the United States (not including Tuesday preview screenings), and an estimated US$7.95 million in the Asia Pacific market (including sneak preview screenings). Updat...
Liar Liar Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists
May'n performs opening "Lies Goes On," SMILE PRINCESS performs ending song "faky merry game"
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Haruki Kuō's Liar Liar (not related to Renjuro Kindaichi's Liar x Liar manga) light novel series revealed the anime's theme song artists on Thursday. May'n performs the anime's opening theme song "Lies Goes On," while idol group SMILE PRINCESS performs the anime...
Iwatobineko Ends The Country Without Humans Manga This Summer, Launches New Manga on May 1
Iwatobineko launches Komen Fūfu manga on May 1
― The third compiled book volume of Iwatobineko's The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife (Tōmei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fūfu ni Naru Futari) manga revealed on March 30 that the fifth and final volume of her separate The Country Without Humans (Ningen no Inai Kuni) manga will ship this summer. In addition, the volume and the May issue of Futabas...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
30 years after the widely panned live-action Super Mario Bros. film, Illumination's newest effort finally does justice to the Mario franchise. But is it actually a good movie?
― Not only is this hands down my favorite movie from Illumination studios, it's squarely above average for a video game adaptation. A lot of this has to do with the creative team's reverence for the source material; it's the ty...
Naoshi Arakawa's Atwight Game Fantasy Manga Ends on April 12
Your Lie in April author launched manga in September 2022
― This year's 18th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Naoshi Arakawa's Atwight Game manga will end in the magazine's next issue on April 12. The fantasy manga is set in a trading city named Kunlong, and centers on Marco, a minor member in the city's ruling crime syndicate, the Serpent Ring. Marco lives a norm...
Zoologist, Essayist Masanori Hata Passes Away at 87
Director, writer of The Adventures of Milo and Otis; creator of Donbē Monogatari, Rex - Kyōryū Monogatari
― Zoologist and essayist Masanori Hata passed away on Wednesday, April 5 due to a heart attack. He was 87. A Fukuoka native, Hata graduated from Tokyo University's Faculty of Biology. He joined publisher Gakken in 1960 as part of its Documentary Film Production department, and produced nearly 20 ...
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series' Trailer Reveals April 19 Release on PS4, Switch
New features include "pixel font," soundtrack toggle, random encounter toggle, XP rate adjustment
― Square Enix began streaming a new trailer for the PlayStation 4 and Switch release of the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster game series on Wednesday. The video reveals the game series' April 19 release date on both platforms, and also reveals the games' new "pixel font," and the ability to choose between re...
Anime Limited Schedule Update
New releases include Collector's Editions of Pompo the Cinephile, Free! The Final Stroke Part 1 and Looking for Magical Doremi, all in May
― Anime Limited has announced upcoming home release titles, which include a Collector's Blu-ray edition of the film Pompo the Cinephile on May 29 (pictured right); a Collector's Blu-ray/DVD edition of Free! The Final Stroke Part 1 on May 15; and a Collector's Blu-...
Oshi no Ko AnimeJapan Stage Event Teases an “Otaku” Anime Experience
The cast was at AnimeJapan 2023 to prepare the uninitiated for its TV debut this spring
― The popular manga series 【OSHI NO KO】's first anime episode premiered to wide success before the official air. While not everyone was able to see the episode in theaters, the cast of the anime series was at AnimeJapan 2023 to prepare the uninitiated for its TV debut this spring. And what better way to introduce ...
This Week in Anime - Gacha Money Now
Don't you hate it when your favorite mobile game goes kaput? Chris and Steve look at the current gacha game landscape, its questionable game mechanics, and the bitter feelings left in their wake.
― Don't you hate it when your favorite mobile game goes kaput? Chris and Steve look at the current gacha game landscape, its questionable game mechanics, and the bitter feelings left in their wake. Disclaim...
Kaede Kōchi's Life So Happy Manga Returns with Special 1-shot
One-shot manga launches on April 26
― This year's ninth issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine announced on Wednesday that Kaede Kōchi's Life So Happy manga, a sequel to the earlier Love So Life manga, is returning with a special 54-page one-shot in magazine's special publication The Hana to Yume Dream on April 26. The original manga launched in Hana to Yume in April 2016, then switched to Hakus...
J-Novel Club Licenses Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight Light Novels
1st volume launches on April 19
― J-Novel Club announced on Wednesday that it has licensed author Fuyu Aoki and illustrator Minori Aritani's Safe & Sound in the Arms of an Elite Knight (Doinaka no Hakugai Reijо̄ wa О̄to Elite Kishi ni Dekiai Sareru) light novel series as part of its J-Novel Heart brand. The company will release the novel online through its website and app starting with Volume 1 Part ...
Dragon Quest Dai no Daibōken: Yūsha Avan to Gokuen no Maō Manga Enters Final Battle
Manga's final battle starts in 8th volume on August 4
― The seventh compiled book volume of Yūsaku Shibata's Dragon Quest Dai no Daibōken: Yūsha Avan to Gokuen no Maō (Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: The Hero Avan and the Demon King of Hellfire), the prequel manga of Riku Sanjō and Kōji Inada's Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken) manga revealed on Tuesday that the se...
Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Yami Ma no Mamiya Manga's 1st Part Ends
Gambling manga's 1st part ends on May 1
― The May issue of Takeshobo's Kindai Mahjong magazine announced on Saturday that Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Yami Ma no Mamiya (Yami-Mahjong Fighter Mamiya) manga's first part will end in the magazine's June issue on May 1. Fukumoto first published a one-shot of the manga in Kindai Mahjong in May 2019, and launched the manga's serialization in the magazine in July 201...
Crunchyroll Streams Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star, The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149, The Marginal Service Anime
Anime stream for spring 2023 season
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the Stella of the Theater: World Dai Star, The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149, and The Marginal Service anime for the spring 2023 anime season. The World Dai Star "theatrical girls" multimedia project will premiere on the Tokyo MX channel on April 9 at 11:00 p.m., and it will also run on BS11, TV Aichi, Hok...
Gundam Breaker Mobile Game Ends Service
Game ends service on June 5
― The official Twitter account of the Gundam Breaker Mobile smartphone game announced on Wednesday that the game will end its service on June 5 at 10:00 a.m. JST (June 4 at 9:00 p.m. EDT). The game will stop selling paid Haro chips on May 8. The Gundam Breaker Mobile game launched for iOS and Android devices in July 2019. Bandai Namco Entertainment released the first game ...
Busu ni Hanataba o's Roku Sakura Launches New Manga
Koi Suru 2DK, Ayakashi Zensai Tsuki centers on spurned woman who moves into haunted apartment
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga creator Roku Sakura will launch a new manga titled Koi Suru 2DK, Ayakashi Zensai Tsuki (Romantic 2-Bedroom, Haunted by Dead Wife) in the magazine's next issue on May 2. The manga centers on Tsukasa Ōkami, a girl who has moved int...
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KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World #1 [rate]
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One Piece Odyssey Game Gets New Post-Game 'Reunion of Memories' DLC
Trailer streamed for DLC launching "soon"
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Wednesday a trailer for the One Piece Odyssey game, and it reveals that the game will get a new "Reunion of Memories" DLC. The video lists that the DLC will be "available soon." The company also streamed a message from the game's producer Katsuaki Tsuzuki: The DLC takes place after the game's main story. In the ...
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Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! #1 [rate]
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'My Personal Weatherman', 'At 25:00, in Akasaka' Top 2023 BL Awards
Heaven Official's Blessing danmei novel wins best novel
― The boys-love website Chil-Chil announced the winners of its 14th annual BL Awards last Friday. The awards honor manga, novels, drama CDs, voice actors, characters, and cover design in the boys-love genre. The winning works are decided via popular vote on the website. Nikke Taino's My Personal Weatherman was voted best comic, while Hiroko Nats...
Toronto Comic Arts Festival Hosts Manga Creator Jun Mayuzuki
TCAF takes place on April 29-30
― The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) annonunced on Wednesday that it will host manga creator Jun Mayuzuki (After the Rain, Kowloon Generic Romance) at this year's event. Mayuzuki commented that this would be her first time in Canada. Mayuzuki launched the Kowloon Generic Romance manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in November 2019. Shueisha published the...
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Chaos in Urbanrama- #12 [rate]
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Date A Live V Anime's Teaser Confirms TV Airing, Returning Cast & Staff
Teaser visual also revealed
― The staff and cast for the Date A Live anime franchise revealed the teaser promotional video for the Date A Live V anime during the anime franchise's live-streamed 10th anniversary special on Wednesday. The teaser confirms the season's television broadcast format, as well as the returning cast and staff from the fourth season. Wednedsay's special also revealed the fifth ...
Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149 Anime
SImulcast premieres on April 10
― Aniplus Asia announced on Wednesday that it will air a simulcast of the television anime of Kyowno's The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149 manga. The anime will premiere on Aniplus Asia on April 10 at 7:30 p.m. GMT +8. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 5. The cast members are: Amina Satō as Arisu Tachibana Haruka Terui as Momoka Sakurai Tomoyo Kurosawa as Miri...
Elex Media Releases Restaurant to Another World New Edition Manga
1st volume shipped on Wednesday
― Indonesian publisher Elex Media Komputindo released the first volume of Morozawa Yamizawa's Restaurant to Another World New Edition (Isekai Shokudō ~Yōshoku no Nekoya~, or Western Cuisine Restaurant Nekoya) manga on Wednesday. The manga is a new adaptation of Junpei Inuzuka and Katsumi Enami's Restaurant to Another World (Isekai Shokudo) light novel series, and is di...
Ani-One Asia Streams Dead Mount Death Play Anime
Stream premieres on April 11 midnight
― Ani-One Asia announced on Tuesday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Ryohgo Narita and Shinta Fujimoto's Dead Mount Death Play manga. The stream will debut on April 11 at 12:00 a.m. GMT +8. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 10. The show will air for two cours (quarters of a year), but the two cours will be split. The show's second ha...
2nd Sword Art Online: Progressive Film Streams Trailer for Indian Release
Film opens in Indian theaters on April 14
― The official ODEX Anime YouTube channel began streaming a trailer for the Indian theatrical release of Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Scherzo of Deep Night (Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Kuraki Yūyami no Scherzo), the second film in the Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- anime film series, on Monday. PVR Pictures will release the ...
Abrams ComicArts to Begin Publishing Manga in Fall 2024
Abrams Books Imprint to become full division within company
― Comics industry news source ICv2 reported on Tuesday that Abrams ComicArts, an imprint of Abrams Books, will begin licensing manga and other international titles for release in fall 2024. The imprint will become a full division of the company. Rodolphe Lachat will head the Abrams ComicArts division. Charles Kochman, the founding head of th...
VRV Streaming Service Bundle Merges With Crunchyroll
VRV subscriptions, watch histories, queues migrate to Crunchyroll Premium accounts
― The official website for Crunchyroll's VRV streaming service bundle announced on Tuesday that it will merge with Crunchyroll, with current VRV subscriptions, including watch histories and queues, migrating to Crunchyroll Premium accounts. Due to VRV being a Crunchyroll brand, it became part of Sony's Funimation Globa...
Doraemon 2023 Film Stays at #1, My Happy Marriage at #2
Touken Ranbu: Reimei opens at #4, The First Slam Dunk becomes Japan's #25 all-time film
― Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia (Doraemon the Movie 2023: Nobita's Sky Utopia in English), the 42nd film in the Doraemon franchise, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 286,000 tickets for 326,477,110 yen (about US$2.45 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold 2.77 million tickets fo...
Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Films' New Video Highlights Mizo High
2 films depicting Bloody Halloween arc open on April 21, June 30
― The official website for Tokyo Revengers 2, the two sequel live-action films based on Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, began streaming a character introduction video for the films on Wednesday. The video highlights the Mizo High group. The video also features "Gradation," SUPER BEAVER's theme song for the first film. The first seque...
Disney+ Adds Heavenly Delusion in U.K. Under Tengoku Dai Makyo Title
First episode is available now, new episodes will be added each Saturday
― Disney+ is now streaming the television anime adaptation of Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Dai Makyō) manga in the UK, under the title Tengoku Dai Makyo. The first episode is currently available, with new episodes to be added each Saturday, and Disney has given the series a 15+ rating. The anime began streaming...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 2-8
Record of Ragnarok, Fantasista Doll anime; Tista, Please Go Home, Miss Akutsu! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Cowboy Bebop 25th Anniversary Limited Edition BDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$84.98 April 4 Cowboy Bebop 25th Anniversary Special Edition BDCite Crunchyroll/Funimation US$64.98 April 4 Fantasista Doll BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 Apr...
The Legendary Hero is Dead Spinoff Manga Goes on Indefinite Hiatus
Manga author Subaruichi needs long-term rest
― The staff of Shogakukan's Manga ONE app announced on Monday that Subaruichi's Yūsha ga Shinda! Kami no Kuni-hen (The Legendary Hero is Dead!: The Land of the Gods) spinoff manga, will take an indefinite hiatus because Subaruichi has become ill and needs a long-term rest. The staff will announce when the manga will resume serialization on the Manga ONE ap...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023
Despite Danmachi dominating the second half of the season, Vinland Saga keeps its lead by a hair. Come and see the final results for the Winter 2023 season!
― 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...
Red Eyes's Jun Shindo Launches New Manga
Survival action, zombie apocalypse rights manga launches on Tuesday
― Manga author Jun Shindo launched a new manga titled rights in Kodansha's Comic Days manga app and website service on Tuesday. The survival action manga is set in the not so distant future, where a new virus that turns humans into zombies has spread around the world. Despite plans of wiping out the zombies with weapons of mass destr...
TMS Entertainment Raises Base Salary, With New Hires Now Earning 260,000 Yen per Month
Current employees also receive 24% increase in monthly salary
― Anime studio TMS Entertainment announced on Monday that it has instituted a new salary increase for both current employees and new hires, with the former receiving a 30% increase in monthly salary, and the latter receiving a 24% increase in monthly salary. New hires now receive a monthly salary of 260,000 yen (about US$1,900). The studio...
Tokyo Mew Mew New Anime's 2nd Season Casts Saki Nakajima, Satoshi Hino as Ichigo's Parents
Nakajima played Ichigo in original Tokyo Mew Mew anime
― The official Twitter account for Tokyo Mew Mew New, the all-new anime of Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi's Tokyo Mew Mew manga, revealed on Tuesday that Saki Nakajima, who played protagonist Ichigo Momomiya in the original Tokyo Mew Mew anime, is voicing Ichigo's mother in the new anime. Satoshi Hino is playing Ichigo's father. Nakajima and Hino go...
Tista GN 1
From the creator of SpyxFamily comes a difficult story, replete with themes of what we owe those who "save" us and just how much power any one person (or organization) should have.
― Before there was Spy x Family there was Tista. Tatsuya Endo's first serialized work shares some themes with his latest – heroine Tista Lone is an orphan who became an assassin after the Catholic Church experimented on he...
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Tokyo Mew Mew New #13 [rate]
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Fairy Fencer F Refrain Chord Game Reveals Gameplay Trailer, Digital Deluxe Edition
Game launches in West for PS4, PS5, Switch on April 25; PC on May 23
― Idea Factory International began streaming a gameplay trailer on Tuesday for Fairy Fencer F Refrain Chord, a new game in Compile Heart's Fairy Fencer F series: The company revealed that the game will get a digital deluxe edition that includes a digital artbook with the short story "That Time I Got Reincarnated into A High School W...
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Skip and Loafer #1 [rate]
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Dr. Stone's Boichi Launches New SuperString Manga With Shin Angyo Onshi's In-Wan Youn
Manga tied into Korean company YLAB's SuperString IP to debut on April 19
― This year's 19th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Boichi will launch a new webtoon series titled SuperString: Isekai Kenbunroku with writer In-Wan Youn (Defense Devil, Island, Shin Angyo Onshi) in the 21st issue, scheduled to ship on April 19. LINE Digital Frontier had previously ...
Live-Action Drops of God Show Unveils Trailer
Apple TV+ streams, broadcasts 8-part series worldwide simultaneously on April 21
― Apple TV+ began streaming on Tuesday a trailer for Drops of God, the new internationally co-produced, multilingual live-action television series of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga. The show will premiere on April 21 with two episodes. New episodes will screen weekly until June 2, ...
The [email protected] SideM Growing Stars Smartphone Game Ends Service
Game ends service on July 31
― A livestreamed video for the The [email protected] SideM Growing Stars smartphone game announced on Tuesday that the game will end service on July 31 at 1:59 p.m. JST. Sales of in-game Star Gem currency will halt on June 30. The [email protected] SideM Growing Stars launched in Japan in October 2021. The game inspired a stage play in June 2022. The [email protected] SideM smartphone game en...
'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime Season 2 Reveals 2 More Cast Members
Takahiro Fujiwara, Tomohiro Yamaguchi play Bol Gil Bol, Zakk Walder
― The official website of the new anime of Kazushi Hagiwara's Bastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- action manga revealed two more cast members for the second season, BASTARD!! Ankoku no Hakaishin: Jigoku no Chinkonka-hen (BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Requiem of Hell Arc), on Tuesday: Takahiro Fujiwara as Bol Gil Bol Tomohir...
Ghibli Founder Toshio Suzuki Replaces Koji Hoshino as Studio President
Hoshino resigns as president, chair before leaving studio in June
― Studio Ghibli announced on Tuesday that co-founder Toshio Suzuki is returning to the position of the studio's president. Suzuki replaces Koji Hoshino, who resigned from the dual positions of president and chairperson at the end of March. Hoshino is assuming the role of representative director in April, but he will retire from the com...
M&C! Releases Fate/type Redline Manga
Ryoji Hirano's manga remakes Koha Ace GO Teito Seihai Kitan comedy spinoff manga
― Indonesian publisher M&C! published the first volume of Ryoji Hirano's Fate/type Redline manga last week. The manga is a remake of Keikenchi's Koha Ace GO Teito Seihai Kitan comedy spinoff manga that was published in Kadokawa's Comptiq magazine in 2015. The original manga is set in 1945, and involves agents of the Impe...
Shogakukan Asia Releases Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night Manga
Sci-fi manga launched in November 2020
― Shogakukan Asia released the first volume of Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night manga last month in March. Shogakukan Asia describes the manga: Natural plants have all but withered, leading to low levels of oxygen everywhere. However, humans have developed a technique to transform people into plants to produce a small amount of oxygen that allows mankind to keep survi...
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Getter Robo Robot Franchise Plans Live-Action Film in Spring 2025
Big One produces, Junya Okabe directs film with crowdfunding for pilot
― Film studio Big One announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action film adaptation of Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai's iconic Getter Robo super robot manga, with a planned release for the franchise's 50th anniversary in spring 2025. Big One launched a Campfire crowdfunding campaign for a pilot version of the film on the same...
Netflix Adds To Your Eternity Season 2, 'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Season 3 in India
To Your Eternity season 2 streams on April 12, Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun season 3 on April 30
― Netflix is listing the second series of the television anime of Yoshitoki Oima's To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e) manga for release in India on April 12. The service is also listing the third season of the Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun anime for release in India on April 30. The second s...
The Quintessential Quintuplets' 3rd Console Game Reveals September 7 Launch
New teaser also posted for PS4/Switch title
― The official website for Gotōbun no Hanayome: Kanojo to Kawasu Itsutsu no Yakusoku (The Quintessential Quintuplets: Five Promises Exchanged With Five Girls), MAGES.' third original console game in The Quintessential Quintuplets franchise, revealed a new teaser trailer for the game on Tuesday. The video reveals the game's September 7 release date for the P...
Junji Ito's 'Bloodsucking Darkness' Manga Being Developed as Live-Action Film
The Haunting of Hill House supervising producer Jeff Howard pens screenplay
― Entertainment news source Variety reported on Thursday that Junji Ito's "Bloodsucking Darkness" story is being developed as a live-action film, with writer Jeff Howard (Resident Evil 2021 series co-executive producer, The Haunting of Hill House supervising producer) writing the screenplay and serving as executive producer. ...
Weathering With You Returns to U.K. Cinemas from Wednesday
The 2019 film will be screened in both dubbed and subtitled versions
― Makoto Shinkai's 2019 film Weathering With You will be screened in dubbed and subtitled versions at multiple UK cinemas from Wednesday April 5, with venue details at https://weathering-with-you-movie.shinkaiseason.co.uk/. GKIDS have previously described the film: The summer of his high school freshman year, Hodaka runs away from h...
Tokyo Revengers Voice Actors Share Their Favorite Moments From Christmas Showdown Arc
Four cast members came to AnimeJapan 2023 to talk about their favorite episodes thus far
― Note: This article contains spoilers for Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown Arc episodes 25-36. With Tokyo Revengers' newest season, Christmas Showdown Arc, in full swing, four cast members came to AnimeJapan 2023 to talk about their favorite episodes thus far. The show opened with the four cast members—Yuki S...
The Biggest Booth Displays at AnimeJapan 2023
From a Super Mario Bros. Movie area modeled on the games, to Ai from Oshi no Ko singing her heart out on stage, here are the highlights!
― With the start of a new business/school year in Japan comes a whole new year of anime for us fans to look forward to. And what better place to check out the 2023 anime slate than AnimeJapan? The annual event, which takes place just before the Spring anime season, ...
RE:Life's Yayoiso Launches New Manga on LINE App
Tsugihagi Mirai launches on April 8
― The LINE manga app announced on Saturday that manga creator Yayoiso (ReLIFE) is launching a new manga titled Tsugihagi Mirai on April 8. The manga will update on Saturdays. The story is about three childhood friends - Haruta, Izumi, and Ichika - who were all seriously injured in a restricted scrapyard. For the next 12 years, from kindergarten onward, they have go...
Shijō Saikyō Orc-san no Tanoshii Isekai Harem Zukuri Manga Ends 1st Part, Goes on Hiatus
Takashi Tsukimi's manga of Rui Tsukiyo's novel debuted in September 2019
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app revealed on Sunday that Takashi Tsukimi's manga adaptation of Rui Tsukiyo's Shijō Saikyō Orc-san no Tanoshii Isekai Harem Zukuri (How History's Strongest Orc Creates a Harem on Another World) light novel has ended its first part with chapter 112. The app also announced that the manga will return afte...
Pole Princess!! Anime's Videos Show Hinano, Subaru's Routines
Rio Tsuchiya, Minami Hinata perform songs
― The official website for Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production's original Pole Princess!! pole dancing anime began streaming a video on Monday that features the pole dancing routine of the character Hinano Hoshikita (voiced by Rio Tsuchiya). Tsuchiya also performs the song "Wish upon a polestar" featured in the video. Ayaka of STUDIO TRANSFORM choreographe...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1056
This episode is about fighting, and whew Lord it's the good stuff.
Legendary Acquires Street Fighter Franchise's Film/TV Rights
Legendary to work with Capcom on future projects
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter reported on Monday that Legendary Entertainment (Pokémon Detective Pikachu) has acquired film and television rights to Capcom's Street Fighter franchise. Legendary will work with Capcom on future projects. The game series inspired a live-action film in 1994 starring Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, M...
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"Ippon" Again! ‒ SEASON FINALE
Thus ends "Ippon" Again!, a thoroughly charming sports series all the way through.
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Manga Up! Adds When I Tried Strengthening a Rusty Sword, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, More Manga
Also: Even the Elf Captain Wants to be a Maiden, From Superfan to Stepsister
― Manga Up! announced this week that it has begun releasing the following four manga in English: Title: When I Tried Strengthening a Rusty Sword, It Turned into an OP Magic Sword ("Sabitsuita Ken" o Tameshi ni Kyо̄ka Shite Mitara, Tondemonai Maken ni Bakemashita)
Manga Creators: Mizuki Manno, Yaeichi, Shunya Hasegawa, Tera A...
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The Biggest Booth Displays at AnimeJapan 2023
From a Super Mario Bros. Movie area modeled on the games, to Ai from Oshi no Ko singing her heart out on stage, here are the highlights!
― With the start of a new business/school year in Japan comes a whole new year of anime for us fans to look forward to. And what better place to check out the 2023 anime slate than AnimeJapan? The annual event, which takes place just before the Spring anime season, ...
Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime's Sanctuary Arc Reveals More Cast, Visual
Takuya Nakashima, Shimba Tsuchiya, Yuna Kamakura join cast
― The official website for the new television anime of Yoshinobu Akita's Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi) light novel series revealed three cast members and a visual for the Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi: Seiiki-hen (Sanctuary Arc) series. The newly announed cast includes:
Takuya Nakashima as Seek Shimba Tsuchiya as Kako...
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Ani-One Asia Streams My Home Hero, In Another World With My Smartphone 2, 4 More Anime in India
Also: Alice Gear Aegis Expansion, 'KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!' Dr. Stone: New World, A Galaxy Next Door
― Ani-One Asia announced on its Facebook page that it will stream the following anime on YouTube: The television anime adaptation of Pyramid and COLOPL's Alice Gear Aegis Expansion smartphone game, on April 3 at 5:30 p.m. IST. The second season of the television anime of Pato...
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Bikkuri-Men Anime Reveals More Staff, Fall Premiere in Teaser Promo Video
Teaser visual also revealed
― The official website for Japan-based confectionery company Lotte's Bikkuri-Men anime, the new anime based on its Bikkuri-Man line of wafer snacks, revealed on Monday the anime's teaser visual and promotional video. The video revealed the anime's additional staff and fall premiere. Lotte is credited for the original work, and it was previously announced that Shaman King m...
SNK Reveals News for King of Fighters, Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown Franchises in Video
KOF XV reveals 3 more characters, KOF XIII Global Match revealed, Fatal Fury reveals new visual
― SNK began streaming a video on Saturday revealing news for its The King of Fighters XV game, its The King of Fighters XIII game, its upcoming game in the Fatal Fury franchise, and its Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits) game. The video announced that The King of Fighters XV season 2 DLC characters Kim Kaph...
Aniplus Asia Ends Broadcast on Philippines' SKYcable on April 30
24-hour anime channel began broadcast on SKYcable in Philippines in 2017
― Philippine cable television provider SKYcable announced last Thursday that Aniplus Asia will end its broadcast on the network, with the final broadcast day of the channel set for April 30. The channel joined the network's lineup in 2017. Aniplus Asia (previously Aniplus HD) is a 24-hour anime channel based in Singapore, and is...
Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of Blue Orchestra Anime
Anime about high school orchestra violinists premieres on April 14
― Aniplus Asia announced last Friday that it will air a simulcast of the television anime of Makoto Akui's Ao no Orchestra (The Blue Orchestra) manga. The anime will premiere on Aniplus Asia on April 14. Aniplus Asia is streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the anime. The anime will premiere in Japan on NHK Educational on April 9...
My Neighbor Totoro Stage Play Wins 6 Olivier Awards
Play wins Best Entertainment or Comedy, Best Director, Best Costume Design, more
― The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC)'s stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's and Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro at London's Barbican Centre won six awards at the Olivier Awards on Sunday. The play won: Noël Coward Award for Best Entertainment or Comedy Play
Sir Peter Hall Award for Best Director - Phelim Mc...
Uniqlo Launches Attack on Titan Merchandise Collection in India
Clothing and lifestyle brand Uniqlo announced on its Indian Instagram account on Saturday that it will launch a collection of graphic T-shirts for the Attack on Titan franchise on April 3. The collection will be available at stores and on the brand's online shop. Hajime Isayama launched the original Attack on Titan manga in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in 2009, and ended the series in April...
I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness TV Anime Reveals Cast, Fall Premiere
Staff, promo video, key visual also revealed
― The official website of the television anime adaptation of Sametarō Fukada's I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness: I'll Spoil Her with Delicacies and Style to Make Her the Happiest Woman in the World! (Konyaku Haki Sareta Reijō o Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto o Oshiekomu -Oishi Mono o Tabesasete Oshare o Sasete, Sekai...
Ani-One Asia Streams KONOSUBA Megumin Spinoff, Dr. Stone: New World, alice gear aegis Expansion
Birdie Wing season 2, A Galaxy Next Door, My Home Hero anime also stream
― Ani-One Asia announced last week that it will stream KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Dr. Stone: New World, alice gear aegis Expansion, Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story- season 2, A Galaxy Next Door, and My Home Hero for its spring anime season slate. KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, the televis...
Muse Asia Simulcasts I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Anime in India
Anime premieres in Japan on April 6
― Muse Asia announced on its Instagram account on Monday that it will stream the anime of writer Miku and illustrator Rein Kuwashima's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru) light novel series in India on April 4. The channel will stream an episode of the anime on Tuesdays at 12:00 a.m. IST. T...
Kadokawa to Shut Down Anime Hotel, Narita Airport Shopping Venue
Anime-themed hotel, store struggle to attract customers
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that it will close two of its anime-themed tourism businesses, after the ventures struggled to attract customers and failed to secure expected profits. The company will close the "EJ Anime Hotel" on May 31, and the "Narita Anime Deck" located at the Narita International Airport on June 30. Kadokawa stated that th...
Muse Asia Licenses Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime
Anime adaptation of Haro Aso, Kotaro Takata's zombie manga premieres in July
― Muse Asia announced last week that it has licensed the television anime adaptation of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata's Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto) manga. It will reveal distribution details for the anime at a later date. Shuichiro Umeda stars in the anime as protagonist...
Suzume Anime Film Tops China, S. Korea Box Office in 2nd, 4th Weekend
Film earns US$22.1 million in 2nd weekend in China, US$4.46 million in 4th weekend in S. Korea
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Monday that according to the Artisan Gateway consultancy Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film ranked #1 at the Chinese box office in its second weekend, earning US$22.1 million. The film topped the Chinese box office in its opening weekend, and h...
NextNinja Develops New Bungo Stray Dogs Smartphone Game
Gakuen Bungo Stray Dogs game announced
― A Twitter account opened on Sunday to announce NextNinja's new smartphone game based on the Bungo Stray Dogs franchise, tentatively titled Gakuen Bungo Stray Dogs (Bungo Stray Dogs School). Details about the game were not revealed, but the announcement stated that more information will follow "when the season changes." The "Bungo Stray Dogs Exhibit 2nd Act," w...
Pokémon Horizons: The Series Anime Gets Shōjo Manga in Ciao Magazine
Manga centers on new Pokémon anime's female protagonist Liko
― The May issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine announced on Monday that Kahori Orito will launch a new manga based on Liko, the female protagonist of the new Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime, titled Pocket Monster ~Liko no Takaramono~ (Pocket Monster ~Liko's Treasure~). The manga will launch in the magazine's June issue on May 2. The serie...
Live-Action Ciguatera Series Adds 4 Cast Members
Makoto Hasegawa, Rena Yoshihara, Jōtarō, Rina Miura join cast
― The live-action series of Minoru Furuya's Ciguatera manga revealed more cast members for the series on Saturday. The cast includes (from left to right in image above): Makoto Hasegawa as Taniwaki
Rena Yoshihara as Akiko
Jōtarō as Takao Takai
Rina Miura as Aiko Tajima Kotarō Daigo (Weathering With You's Hodaka Morishima, left in image bel...
Love Live! Superstar!! Gets Spinoff Manga About Chisato
Yūta Taneda draws Chii-chan Buchō wa Yūnō Desu! manga
― Manga creator Yūta Taneda launched a spinoff manga of the Love Live! Superstar!! project of the Love Live! franchise on Kadokawa's ComicWalker and on the Nico Nico Seiga website on March 30. The manga is titled Love Live! Superstar!! Chii-chan Buchō wa Yūnō Desu! (Club President Chii-Chan is Versatile!). The manga centers on Chisato Arashi, teac...
SAND LAND Anime Film Unveils New Trailer, Cast, Staff
Mutsumi Tamura, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Chō, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Nobuo Tobita star in story by Akira Toriyama
― The official website for the anime film of Akira Toriyama's SAND LAND manga debuted a new trailer and announced the main cast and main staff on Monday. In the trailer, a voice intones, "This summer, the most powerful, most villainous demon will wake up." The trailer then cuts to Beelzebub himself, p...
