Stealth dropped on Hulu this week, Summer Time Rendering is an anime you don't want to let wither in your queue. Kim Morrissy's review is here.― The biggest problem with Summer Time Rendering is the Disney+ jail. The show got a staggered release across different regions, with minimal marketing to boot. Chances are that this title may have slipped you by, even though it's among the best anime of 2022...
An AI VTuber proves that the internet is still the worst place to raise a (virtual) child. We also have updates on three new anime-related games, a classic console release, and new characters in KOFXV!― Well, this was a week! In a twist that I hope served as a positive surprise to everyone, Yours Truly was invited back to This Week In Anime yesterday for a special collab on Toka Gettan: The Moonligh...
Teaser video, visual unveiled for modern-day bizarre Romanesque story― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that Nujima's Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi (Mysterious Disappearances, or literally, Mysteries, Maidens, and Mysterious Disappearances) manga is getting a television anime. The company unveiled a teaser promotional video, visual, and logos: Nujima drew an illustration to commemorate the anime's anno...
Kento Nagayama, Nijirō Murakami, Mahiro Takasugi join cast as Baji, Kazutora, Chifuyu― The official website for Tokyo Revengers 2, the two sequel live-action films based on Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, began streaming a new video on Wednesday. The video reveals three new cast members for the films, and also reveals their April 21 and June 30 opening date. The new cast members include Kento Nag...
TrySail performs opening song "Karei One Turn" for 2023 anime― The official website for My One-Hit Kill Sister, the anime of Konoe's Isekai One Turn Kill Nee-san: Ane Dо̄han no Isekai Seikatsu Hajimemashita (One Turn Kill Sister in Another World: I Started Living in Another World with My Older Sister) light novels, began streaming a new teaser trailer for the anime on Thursday. The teaser previews t...
Minami Tsuda, Maki Kawase, Seiichirō Yamashita, Daiki Kobayashi, more join cast― The staff for the second season of the television anime based on Kore Yamazaki's The Ancient Magus' Bride (Mahō Tsukai no Yome) manga unveiled on Thursday the first trailer with English subtitles, main visual, cast, and April 6 premiere. The newly announced cast includes: Minami Tsuda as Lucy Webster Maki Kawase as Phil...
Dub debuts on January 21― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that Johnny Yong Bosch will return from the original 1998 Trigun anime to reprise his role as the main character Vash the Stampede in the English dub for the Trigun Stampede anime. The dub will debut on January 21, and new episodes will stream on Saturdays. The company posted a video with a message from Bosch: We're excited to welcome @john...
It's the start of a new anime season, but for the TWIA folks that means diving into the troughs of anime history. This time, Chris joins up with alumni columnist Jean-Karlo to excavate Toka Gettan. Ready for a wave of mid-00s adult visual novel nostalgia?― It's the start of a new anime season, but for the TWIA folks that means diving into the troughs of anime history. This time, Chris joins up with...
Does this edgy sci-fi story make for good popcorn entertainment? Maybe, but you might not remember any of it when it's over.― Black Rock Shooter is such a weird franchise. I wouldn't necessarily say that it's reached mainstream status, but it is still a recognizable name and seems to have garnered some cult status in certain circles (could you believe that all of it started with just a simple drawin...
A new season of anime is underway! James, Jacki, and Lynzee discuss Trigun's new look, PA Work's original anime Buddy Daddies, the Golden Globes, Airheads?!, and more!― Vash vs Buddy Daddies A new season of anime is underway! James, Jacki, and Lynzee discuss Trigun's new look, PA Work's original anime Buddy Daddies, the Golden Globes, Airheads?!, and more! Note, due to current tech issues beyond my...
This fourth season of Encouragement of Climb is a satisfying resolution to Aoi Yukimura's story, but it does get off to a bit of an odd start.― This fourth season of Encouragement of Climb is a satisfying resolution to Aoi Yukimura's story, but it does get off to a bit of an odd start. The first four episodes are compilations from the first three seasons, with a couple of short original segments thr...
Richard Eisenbeis talked with game directors Hiroyuki Sakamoto and Yasuaki Uehara about what it was like to combine Like a Dragon's Yakuza-centric stories with the historical events surrounding the last days of the samurai.― A few weeks back at Sega's HQ here in Tokyo, I got to sit down with both the director of the 2014 Japan-only Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Hiroyuki Sakamoto, and the director of the up...
A human makes a play for demon king, stating he hates humankind just as much as a demon should. He just has to convince Red Vamirio, and her suspicions are running high.― Have you ever been so strongly convinced about someone having ulterior motives that you obsess over proving it? That very relatable idea is at the heart of this first volume of Helck, which can be neatly divided into two parts. The...
If you enjoyed Cyberpunk Edgerunners, it's time to get reacquainted with this OAV directed by Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust's Yoshiaki Kawajiri.― If you enjoyed Cyberpunk Edgerunners, it's time to get reacquainted with this OAV from 1990. Directed by Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust's Yoshiaki Kawajiri, these stories would go on to inspire future cyberpunk works (also there are vampires in this one, too!)...