Cast, staff, visual unveiled for anime debuting worldwide in 2022― Warner Bros. Japan announed on Thursday that Kazushi Hagiwara's Bastard!! fantasy action manga is getting a new anime that will debut worldwide on Netflix in 2022. The company revealed the anime's cast, staff, and visual. The cast includes: Kishō Taniyama as Dark Schneider Tomori Kusunoki as Tia Noto Yoko Hiroki Yasumoto as Gara Yōko...
The consolidation of the gaming industry continues with Sony picking up Halow developer Bungie right on the heels of Microsoft's Blizzard acquisition. But is this trend healthy?― Hello again! It's February, the month where you feel just a little bit angry knowing that you're still paying full price for all of your recurring monthly bills but getting at least 2 fewer days of value. There are a lot of...
Does the final stretch of Tropical Rouge! Pretty Cure pull through?― It's no surprise that Pretty Cure series can get fairly dark. The series that directly preceded this one, Healin' Good Pretty Cure, was actually very heavy in terms of its symbolism and subject matter, so much so that Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure at times felt like it was actively distancing itself from its predecessor. But lest we ...
In 2001, Studio Madhouse released a new vision of Fritz Lang and Osamu Tezuka's worlds, and created a stunning feature film that has since been lost to the vaults of anime history.― While the title of this video is definitely attempting to write a sizable check, I'll have to throw an asterisk on that. This film could have been one of anime's greatest masterpieces, and in many aspects, the 2001 feat...
Wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most interesting posts of the week. Think of it like having a friend who reads everything so you don't have to—and then sums up the highlights right in your inbox.― There's a lot of news every week and it can be pretty hard to follow! Subscribe to The weekly ANNouncements Newsletter you can expect to wake up every Sunday to a curated list of ANN's most...
Manga now has 4.5 million total in circulation― Aniplex announced on Thursday that Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) manga has 4.5 million copies in circulation. The manga has 1 million more copies in circulation compared to the start of the year, before the manga's television anime premiered on January 8. The numbers above are not sales statistics. The manga ha...
On the surface, Backflip!! might look like another entry in a boys sports team series. Caitlin Moore discusses what makes it something special.― To be honest, Backflip!! is a tough show to review. Written out, the story sounds like a cookie-cutter post-Free! sports anime, with a young man stumbling into a team of quirky but talented underdogs determined to finally make it to the Big Sports Competiti...
TWIA continues its week revisiting the works of Mitsuo Iso with a look at Den-noh Coil. Long regarded as underrated, the lauded sci-fi series is available again via streaming.― TWIA continues its week revisiting the works of Mitsuo Iso with a look at Den-noh Coil. Long regarded as underrated, the lauded sci-fi series is available again via streaming. Steve and Jean-Karlo look at the first half of t...
We can tell very quickly that she's no longer in our world, not just because most of the people are gadding about in kimono and hand-drawn carts, but because the tails that some people have are clearly not a fashion accessory.― If the name Mai Mochizuki sounds familiar, that's because this is her second English-language release: she's also the author of the Holmes of Kyoto light mysteries. But even ...
You'd be surprised at the kinds of people you'd meet in these kinds of circles. In my time, I've met electricians, veterans, geologists, musicians. There are also people old enough to have watched Max Headroom back when it was new.― Losing a friend doesn't just mean losing a beloved companion. It can also mean having to deal with the plain old minutiae of their absence. In my case, the loss of a clo...
Lynzee, Jacki, and James travel through time as Attack on Titan is set to reveal the true history of the Eren and Zeke's father, Grisha.― The ANN Aftershow - Eren Jaeger: Natural Born Killer? Lynzee, Jacki, and James travel through time as Attack on Titan is set to reveal the true history of the Eren and Zeke's father, Grisha. Make sure to tune into the ANN Aftershow live on YouTube on Mondays at 6...
Lack of a concrete ending notwithstanding, this is still an excellent season overall, and definitely worth watching if you've previously enjoyed World Trigger.― It finally happened. After a six-year hiatus, a split cour, and at least two weather-related delays, World Trigger has finally been able to conclude the Rank Wars arc. It feels like forever ago that Daisuke Ashihara took his sci-fi battle se...
After more than a decade away, fan-favorite creator Mitsuo Ito is back! Behind its "kids in lost in space" surface is a much deeper treatise on humanity's relationship with tech, nihilism, and fighting your fate.― After more than a decade away, fan-favorite creator Mitsuo Ito is back with more sci-fi shenanigans. However, behind its "kids in lost in space" surface is a much deeper treatise on human...
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