Jacki Jing spoke with the English voice cast of Sing a Bit of Harmony about their own interpretations of the film's heartfelt ending.― In his latest film Sing a Bit of Harmony, director Yasuhiro Yoshiura (of Time of Eve fame) returns once again to explore the intimacies of human-AI relationships, this time featuring Shion, an AI whose goal is to bring happiness to chronic loner Satomi. ANN's Jacki J...
Sweetness & Lightning's Tarou Iwasaki helms anime at Madhouse studio― Ichijnsha announced on Friday that Yui and Satsuki Shiina's Bibliophile Princess (Mushikaburi-hime) light novel series is inspiring a television anime that will premiere this year. Tarou Iwasaki (Ryoko's Case File, One Week Friends, Sweetness & Lightning) is directing the anime at Madhouse. Mitsutaka Hirota (Sweetness & Lightning,...
Entergram is developing game for release this year― The agency hololive announced on Friday that Virtual Youtuber Minato Aqua is getting her own game this year on an unspecified console or portable game system. Entergram is developing and publishing the game. The agency teased that it will reveal further details at a later date. Minato Aqua is a second-generation hololive VTuber talent who debuted i...
Piers, Marnie appear in anime on February 25― The Pokémon anime's Twitter account revealed on Thursday two new cast members for the Pokémon Journeys anime. The newly announced cast will debut in the anime on February 25, and it includes: Hiro Shimono as Piers (Nezu) Yui Ogura as Marnie (Mary) Netflix premiered Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series on September 10. The second part of the anime debuted ...
Is Edens Zero a worthy successor to Hiro Mashima's hit series Fairy Tail? MrAJCosplay takes a look at the protagonists of both series and tries to determine who would come out on top!― Love it or hate it, you can't deny that Fairy Tail easily cemented itself as one of the most popular long-running shonen anime to come out in the past few years. The franchise is still going strong with the Hundred Y...
Banished from the Hero's Party offers an appealing romance between a wife guy and a former adventurer princess... and then there's everything else.― Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside offers an appealing romance between a wife guy and a former adventurer princess... and then there's everything else. Nick and Steve break down this RPG-inspired fantasy t...
Toshihiro Nagoshi of Yakuza fame has revealed the staff of his new studio. Heidi breaks down what to expect.― Greetings, everyone! I am quite relieved today, as it was very likely TWIG might not have happened this week. I got the letter in the mail that most every adult dreads: a jury duty summons, set for the exact day I write and submit TWIG. Thankfully, I wasn't needed, which frees me up to both ...
We all knew, I think, that there was never going to be a happy ending to this story.― We all knew, I think, that there was never going to be a happy ending to this story. From its first volume, Happy Sugar Life has dealt with the sort of mental health crises that scream for interventions that never came, and in its later volumes delved into the idea that when the people with those issues grow up wit...
Naturally one of the most entertaining parts is the fact that everyone is aware that the “dog” is anything but. Psst, it's a tanuki.― I know he's not a dog. You know he's not a dog. The vet definitely knows he's not a dog, but good luck convincing his new owner of that, no matter who you are. What he is is a tanuki, a real Japanese animal that has the sort of folkloric side that coyotes have in some...
Ultraman's legacy in Japanese popular culture runs deep and wide. With the 1979 The Ultraman anime installment finally streaming in the U.S., it's time to tackle the kaiju in the room. How well does this series hold up in anime form?― Ultraman's legacy in Japanese popular culture runs deep and wide. Despite its enduring influence, however, the acclaimed tokusatsu series remains relatively obscure o...
When the series was originally released in 2011, it was hard to separate this message from the packaging: one of the most bizarre and traumatic events in modern Japanese history.― (Warning: Contain Spoilers for Mawaru Penguindrum) Penguins don't leave their icebergs when they suspect seals are around. They stay put for a long time, waiting until a lone bird is brave or careless enough to test the wa...
Lynzee is MIA, so Jacki and James are taking the reins on the newest episode of Attack on Titan. Eren is edging ever closer to Zeke...will they start the rumbling? Will Falco make it out in one piece?― The ANN Aftershow - Two Brothers Lynzee's out on vacation so Jacki and James are taking the reins on the newest episode of Attack on Titan. Eren is edging ever closer to Zeke...will they start the ru...
The Girl I Want Is So Handsome! maintains a sense of light playfulness throughout, and it doesn't dip too hard into melodrama for most of the run.― Like its title suggests, The Girl I Want is So Handsome! is a very basic and straightforward manga. When I was given a chance to review this series, all I wanted was a sweet, gay romance between a shy and bubbly high school student and her cool athletic ...