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Technoroid Overmind
Technoroid Overmind is not bad by any stretch of the imagination. The elements are all there for something great, yet the series cannot seem to settle on what it wants to do in the admittedly short window of only twelve episodes.
― I was unsure what to expect when going into Technoroid Overmind, as I do not have much experience with idol-themed anime. After twelve episodes, I… still don't have a good...
Mamoru Nagano Speaks About His Theater-Exclusive Anime Gothicmade
Never shown outside of theaters on its director's orders, the 70-minute film has achieved a cult-like status among fans of The Five Star Stories manga series.
― For many outside of Japan, if they've heard of the film at all, likely only know of Gothicmade through an almost mythical, untouchable lens. This is a 70-minute animated film released in Japanese cinemas in 2012. At the explicit request of a ...
To Every You I've Loved Before + To Me, The One Who Loved You
Two romantic stories that are good enough on their own but are hindered by their reality-hopping gimmick.
― Reviewing two animated films at the same time is a little unconventional. At a time when the entertainment industry is starting to grow a rather tiring fascination with Multiverse stories, this is an interesting approach. Let's have two films tied to the idea of Multiverse Theory; the idea is t...
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26 GN
Before Chainsaw Man is a series of books compiling the self-contained stories that Fujimoto wrote before the serialization of Chainsaw Man, and they paint a picture of how he has refined his writing style throughout the years.
― Tatsuki Fujimoto has undoubtedly made a name for himself these past few years. Between the global success of Chainsaw Man and other critically acclaimed works such as Goodbye...
Shinya Komi Launches New Sora o Matotte Manga on May 2
EX-ARM artist draws manga about nude artist
― This year's 10th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Shinya Komi will launch a new manga titled Sora o Matotte (To Drape Over the Sky) in the magazine's next issue on May 2. The manga will have a color opening page. The magazine teases the manga with the taglines "Draw the energy that will lose to nothing!" and "Draw the bes...
Crunchyroll Adds That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie, Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Anime Films
Also: Free! The Final Stroke anime films
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond, The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, and Free! The Final Stroke anime films in April. That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond will stream alongside the To Every You I've Loved Before, and ...
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The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149 #3 [rate]
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Tomohiro Yokomaku, Taishi Mori Resume Radiation House Manga
Manga went on hiatus in magazine's 7th issue in February
― Tomohiro Yokomaku and Taishi Mori resumed serialization of their Radiation House manga after a hiatus in this year's 10th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine on Wednesday. The manga went on hiatus due to Mori's poor health on February 29. It had previously gone on hiatus in July 2020, and resumed serialization in November 2020. The story ...
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KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World #3 [rate]
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Akiko Higashimura Launches Maru Sankaku Shikaku Manga on May 2
New essay comedy manga follows elementary school girl in Miyazaki in Japan's Showa era
― The official website for Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine revealed on Thursday that Akiko Higashimura will launch a new manga titled Maru Sankaku Shikaku (Circle Triangle Square) in the magazine's 10th issue on May 2. The first chapter will have an opening color page. The manga will mark Higashimura's fir...
Technoroid Overmind
Technoroid Overmind is not bad by any stretch of the imagination. The elements are all there for something great, yet the series cannot seem to settle on what it wants to do in the admittedly short window of only twelve episodes.
― I was unsure what to expect when going into Technoroid Overmind, as I do not have much experience with idol-themed anime. After twelve episodes, I… still don't have a good...
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Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! #3 [rate]
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BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. Season 2 #12 [rate]
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Oshi no Ko #2 [rate]
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Naruto: Konoha's Story Spinoff Manga Ends in 2nd Volume
Spinoff manga's 2 volumes to release on June 2
― Shueisha is listing two compiled book volumes of Natsuo Sai's Naruto: Konoha's Story—The Steam Ninja Scrolls: The Manga -- the spinoff manga based on Shō Hinata's Naruto: Konoha's Story--The Steam Ninja Scrolls novel -- which will both ship on June 2. The manga will end in its second volume. The spinoff manga launched in Japan on the Shonen Jump+ servi...
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story Game Gets iOS/Android Versions
Square Enix releases game on smartphones on April 25
― Square Enix revealed on Wednesday that it will release the The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story game on iOS and Android devices on April 25. The company streamed a trailer: The game launched for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in May 2022. The game features four murders over four different time periods. Players use...
The Quiet Don Manga's New Live-Action Film Project Reveals Trailer, Poster
Film project to debut 4 "episodes" in theaters in May
― The staff for the new live-action film adaptations of Tatsuo Nitta's The Quiet Don (Shizukanaru Don - Yakuza Side Story) manga revealed the films' trailer on Wednesday. The staff also revealed the film project's poster on Monday. The new film project will consist of four "episodes." The first two episodes will open in theaters in Japan on May 12...
Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Gets Gameplay Trailer
Game launches for Switch, PC via Steam on June 1
― Atlus provided ANN with a new gameplay video for Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection, its HD remastered collection of the first three Etrian Odyssey games, on Wednesday. The video demonstrates the features of the games in the collection. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on June 1. The new release will include touch functionalit...
Mamoru Nagano Speaks About His Theater-Exclusive Anime Gothicmade
Never shown outside of theaters on its director's orders, the 70-minute film has achieved a cult-like status among fans of The Five Star Stories manga series.
― For many outside of Japan, if they've heard of the film at all, likely only know of Gothicmade through an almost mythical, untouchable lens. This is a 70-minute animated film released in Japanese cinemas in 2012. At the explicit request of a ...
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Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Doom of Dragon's Sanctuary- #2 [rate]
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Magical Girl Magical Destroyers Anime Casts Kouki Uchiyama, Nobuyuki Hiyama
Voices of "@Gō," Itasha Driver
― The official website for Magical Girl Magical Destroyers (Mahō Shōjo Magical Destroyers), an original television anime by underground art and music creator Jun Inagawa, revealed on Wednesday more cast members and their characters, which will appear on the third episode on Friday,. The newly announced cast members are: Kouki Uchiyama as @Gō (@号), one of the four heaven...
Doraemon 2023 Film Opens in Vietnam on May 26
Film opens on March 3
― Vietnamese film distributor Lotte Cinema announced on Tuesday that it will open Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia (Doraemon the Movie 2023: Nobita's Sky Utopia in English), the 42nd film in the Doraemon franchise, in Vietnam on May 26. The film opened in Japan on March 3 and sold 542,000 tickets for 663 million yen (about US$4.87 million) in its first three days. The fil...
Netflix Rolls Out Password-Sharing Limit to U.S., More Markets in 2nd Quarter
Also: Service adds 1.75 million subscribers in Q1 2023, shuts down DVD rentals in September
― Netflix is bringing its new password-sharing policy to multiple other markets, including the United States, by the second quarter of this year. Netflix launched the new policy in test markets Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru on February 5. The company then extended its new password-sharing policy to Canada, New Z...
Live-Action 'Tomorrow, I Will Be Someone's Girlfriend' Season 2 Begins With 2-Episode Special About Yua
Nagisa Saitō reprises Yua role in season premiering on May 2
― The official website for the live-action series of Hinao Wono's Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo manga announced on Wednesday that the series' second season will begin with a two-episode prologue special focusing on the character Yua "Yuateya" Takahashi and her past. Nagisa Saitō reprises her role as Yua. MBS announced the second seaso...
Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Films' Clip Shows Tokyo Manji Gang Cruising
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 clip from the films on Wednesday. The video shows the Tokyo Manji Gang, cruising the coastal road on their bikes, but they are forced to stop and wait for Mikey, who is traveling on his slow moped ...
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai's Asato Mizu to Launch New Manga
New manga to launch in Manga Action magazine
― This year's ninth issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine teased on Tuesday that Asato Mizu will launch a new manga in the magazine, and will release more details about the new manga soon. Mizu launched the Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen Is Indecipherable) manga (image right) on Shonen Jump+ in January 2017. The manga entered its final arc in Decembe...
Asobi Asobase's Rin Suzukawa Launches New Manga
Outsider Paradise manga to launch on May 16
― This year's ninth issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that manga author Rin Suzukawa will launch a new manga titled Outsider Paradise in the magazine's 11th issue on May 16. The manga is a human drama about a group of weird and a little funny high school girls. Suzukawa launched the Asobi Asobase (Play and Let Play) manga (imag...
Skip and Loafer ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
If viewers don't specifically relate to Mitsumi's brand of anxiety, one of the other characters is sure to feel familiar.
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The Marginal Service #2 [rate]
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KamiKatsu, Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World Anime Reveal English Dub Casts, Premieres
Both dubs premiere on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the English dubs for the KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World and Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World anime on Wednesday. The English cast for KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World includes: Austin Tindle as Yukito Sarah Wiedenheft as Mitama
Travis Mullenix as Roy
Bryn Apprill a...
My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
I'm happy to have a heroine like Akane, a messy girl failure whose "chemistry" with Yamada amounted to her simply ricocheting off of him in a way that served both of them well.
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Savanaclaw Goes on Hiatus
Manga to resume serialization on July 18
― The May issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine announced on Tuesday that Suzuka Oda's Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Savanaclaw, the second manga adaptation of the Disney Twisted-Wonderland smartphone game, will go on hiatus and will return in the magazine's August issue on July 18. After its return, the manga will publish new cha...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Did I mention that this episode has Tanjiro training with a badass six-armed mechanical doll thing? Because that badass six-armed mechanical doll-thing is pretty friggin' sick.
Tokyo Mew Mew New Anime's 2nd Season Casts Hisayo Mochizuki as Pudding's Mother
Mochizuki played Pudding 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 Hisayo Mochizuki, who played Pudding Fong/Mew Pudding in the original Tokyo Mew Mew anime, is voicing Pudding's mother in the new anime. Saki Nakajima, who played protagonist Ichigo Momomiya in t...
To Every You I've Loved Before + To Me, The One Who Loved You
Two romantic stories that are good enough on their own but are hindered by their reality-hopping gimmick.
― Reviewing two animated films at the same time is a little unconventional. At a time when the entertainment industry is starting to grow a rather tiring fascination with Multiverse stories, this is an interesting approach. Let's have two films tied to the idea of Multiverse Theory; the idea is t...
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 22-26 GN
Before Chainsaw Man is a series of books compiling the self-contained stories that Fujimoto wrote before the serialization of Chainsaw Man, and they paint a picture of how he has refined his writing style throughout the years.
― Tatsuki Fujimoto has undoubtedly made a name for himself these past few years. Between the global success of Chainsaw Man and other critically acclaimed works such as Goodbye...
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Tokyo Mew Mew New #15 [rate]
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ZUN Announces Touhou Project's 19th Game
Game's demo debuts at Reitaisai event on May 7, with planned full release in summer Comiket in August
― Japanese dōjin developer ZUN (founder and sole member of the Team Shanghai Alice dōjin game developer circle) announced a new game for his Touhou Project series on Tuesday. The game is the 19th game in the main series and is titled Touhou Jūōen: Unfinished Dream of All Living Ghost. ZUN stated that...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1058
One Piece episode 1058 is a fine enough entry, though the pacing issue begins to rear its ugly head, and the entire proceeding seems a bit drawn out.
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Skip and Loafer #3 [rate]
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Ghibliotheque Hosts Present Liz and the Blue Bird London Screening on May 10
Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham introduce Naoko Yamada's film at Prince Charles cinema
― Tickets are available for a London screening of Kyoto Animation's Liz and the Blue Bird on Wednesday May 10 at 8.45 p.m., introduced by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham, the presenters of the Ghibliotheque podcast. The venue is the Prince Charles Cinema in Leicester Square. From the cinema's website: The fil...
Jack Jeanne Game Launches in English on June 15
Aksys Games revealed on Tuesday that it will release Jack Jeanne game, Broccoli's collaboration project with Tokyo Ghoul manga creator Sui Ishida, in English for Nintendo Switch on June 15. The game will get three limited editions and a standard edition. Jack Jeanne debuted for Switch in Japan in March 2021 after two delays. The game launched for iOS and Android devices in Japan on March 18. The b...
'BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-' Anime Season 2 Casts Taisuke Nakano, Hinata Tadokoro
Nakano plays Ida Deesna, Tadokoro plays Vlad Kills
― 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: Taisuke Nakano as Ida Deesna, a summoner and Sorcerer Sho...
Ishura Anime Casts Romi Park, Sōichiro Hoshi
Voices of Taren the Punished, Dakai the Magpie
― The staff for the television anime of storywriter Keiso and artist Kureta's Ishura light novel series announced two new cast members on Tuesday. The newly announced cast members are: Romi Park as Taren the Punished Sōichiro Hoshi as Dakai the Magpie Previously announced cast includes: Yuuki Kaji as Soujiro the Willow-Sword
Reina Ueda as Yuno the Distan...
Capcom, Niantic Unveil Monster Hunter Now AR Game for September Launch
Players can hunt monsters scattered in real-life locations
― Game developers Capcom and Niantic announced Monster Hunter Now, a new augmented reality (AR) smartphone game in Capcom's Monster Hunter game series. The game is billed as one where players can "hunt monsters in the real world." It is slated for a worldwide launch in September for iOS and Android devices, after a closed beta test which star...
The First Slam Dunk Anime Film Producer Wins Fujimoto Award
Producers for One Piece Film Red, Blue Giant films also win awards
― Japan's Eiga Engeki Bunka Kyōkai (Film Theater Culture Association) announced the winners of its 42nd annual Fujimoto Awards on Tuesday. Toshiyuki Matsui, the producer of The First Slam Dunk anime film, received this year's general award. In addition, manga artist Eiichiro Oda, producers Kei Kajimoto and Hiroaki Shibata, and editor ...
Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine Film Opens at #1
Gridman Universe film returns at #6
― Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (Iron Submarine), the 26th film in the Detective Conan franchise, ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 2,176,407 tickets to earn 3,144,638,7340 yen (about US$23.4 million) in its first three days, making it the best three-day opening for the franchise. The film earned 64% more in its first three days than the p...
Suzume Film's Chinese Box Office Earnings Tops Its Japanese Box Office
Film has earned 752 million yuan (14.6 billion yen) in China as of Monday, surpassing 14.48 billion yen in Japan
― Chinese media is reporting that Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film has earned 752 million yuan (about 14.6 billion yen or US$109 million) in China as of Monday. The film's earnings in China have now surpassed its total earnings in Japan of 14.48 billion yen (about US$107 m...
Emma, A Bride's Story Manga Creator Kaoru Mori Recovering After Surgery
Artist has been suffering from pain in fingers, other conditions before surgery to remove uterine fibroids
― Manga creator Kaoru Mori stated on the official blog for Kadokawa's Aokishi (Blue Knight) magazine on Monday that she is suffering from an unspecified illness. She has also been hospitalized as she underwent surgery for a separate diagnosis of uterine fibroids, but is recovering now. Her new c...
My Clueless First Friend ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
For those who have experienced bullying, My Clueless First Friend could be the needed confirmation that things can get better.
Game Developer COLOPL Offers Monetary Awards to Staff Who Use ChatGPT for Work
Employees selected each month will receive 50,000 yen with a maximum limit of 150,000 yen (US$1,120) per person per month.
― On April 10, 2023, COLOPL, the company behind games such as White Cat Project and Alice Gear Aegis, released a statement that it would offer financial bonuses to employees who use AI chatbot ChatGPT to increase their workflow. “In order to quickly increase the number of cases w...
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
As of the second episode, I imagine at least a few people are rooting for her to do her time with Duke Noah Wynknight and then run off with Sir Adam Taylor, the knight the duke assigns to her as part of their bargain.
Cinemark: The First Slam Dunk Film Gets U.S. Release This Year
Cinemark is listing that The First Slam Dunk, the new anime film of Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk basketball manga, will get a release in U.S. theaters this year. The theater chain does not provide exact dates. The film has earned a cumulative total of 12,943,919,490 yen (about US$96.99 million) in Japan as of April 9. The film is now the 25th highest-earning film of all time in Japan, as well as the...
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Chickens are coming home to roost as we find out the truth behind Suletta and Aerial's origins.
AMC Theaters, Cinemark, Regal List Shin Kamen Rider Film for U.S. Release in May
AMC Theaters, Cinemark, Regal, and movie ticketing service Fandango are listing Hideaki Anno's Shin Kamen Rider live-action film for release in U.S. theaters on May 31. The film opened in Japan on March 17. The film sold 345,000 tickets to earn 542 million yen (about US$4.12 million), ranking at #2 in its opening weekend. Sousuke Ikematsu plays Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, while Minami Hamabe plays ...
Street Fighter Keyboards Hit Higround Store Internationally on April 19
Basecamp 65, Summit 65 models available for pre-order for one week in Europe, Japan, United States
― Following the heels of its Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan, and Sega collaborations, the lifestyle and gaming peripheral brand Higround announced on Monday that it will launch pre-orders for a Street Fighter gaming equipment collection on its online store from April 19 at 12 p.m. PST (3 p.m. EDT) to A...
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Kizuna no Allele #3 [rate]
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Suzume Anime Film Earns US$5 Million at U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend
Film ranked in 7th place
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film earned about US$5 million at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend, ranking in seventh place. Sony had projected the film to earn US$5 million in its opening weekend. The film earned US$2,150,000 at the U.S. box office on Friday in 2,170 locations including IMA...
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Gets Limited Edition Whiskey Blend
Each bottle of “Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Collaboration AMAHAGAN World Blend contains 700 ml of world-blended whiskey with a 47% alcohol content
― Bar Lemon Heart is selling limited edition bottles of “Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Collaboration AMAHAGAN World Blend” whiskey. Made by Japan's Nagahama Distillery, the label features an original drawing by Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid creator Coolkyou...
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I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World #3 [rate]
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Nintendo Confirms Employment of Russia CEO Who Set Up Shell Company to Continue Game Sales in Russia
Russian CEO Yasha Haddazhi's shell company Achivka sells shipments of Metroid Prime Remastered in Russian market
― Nintendo confirmed with Eurogamer on Thursday that it is still employing its Russian CEO Yasha Haddazhi. Nintendo had earlier made a statement to the news outlet that it has provided its employees in Moscow with individual compensation packages and ended their contracts by mutual agreeme...
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Vinland Saga #15 [rate]
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Sega to Acquire Angry Birds Developer Rovio Entertainment Oyj
Rovio Entertainment Oyj valued at US$776 million
― Sega announced on Monday that it will acquire the Finland-based Rovio Entertainment Oyj mobile game company through its wholly-owned subsidiary Sega Europe Limited and Sega Sammy Holdings, with Rovio valued at EUR706 million (about US$776 million). The acquisition is a friendly takeover, and Rovio's board of directors has agreed to and expressed supp...
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In Another World With My Smartphone #3 [rate]
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Insomniacs After School #2 [rate]
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Dead Mount Death Play #2 [rate]
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Sonic the Hedgehog's Knuckles Live-Action Spinoff Series Reveals Cast
Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor join cast; Adam Pally, Tika Sumpter reprise roles
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that the Knuckles live-action spinoff series in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has cast Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt, Scott Mescudi, and Ellie Taylor. Rory McCann will have a guest-starring role. Adam Pally will reprise his role as Wa...
Your Spring 2023 Daily Streaming Reviews Schedule
The votes are tallied, the stuffed ballots are thrown out, and the results are in! Check to see if your favorite anime made the cut!
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This season's Preview Guide has mostly wrapped up. It'll be back later this week for Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts. There were a lot of big sequels premiering this season. Check to see if your favs make the cut. For the curious, the most requested series ...
Otaku Elf Anime Casts Teru Ikuta, Rie Kugimiya
Ikuta plays Himawari Kohinata, Kugimiya plays Yord
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Akihiko Higuchi's Otaku Elf (Edomae Elf) manga revealed two more cast members on Monday. The newly announced cast includes: Teru Ikuta as Himawari Kohinata, the 15th shrine maiden of Horimimi Shrine Rie Kugimiya as Yord, 622-year-old deity of Hiromimi Shrine The television anime adaptation...
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch! #3 [rate]
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Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion #2 [rate]
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Man-Gataro's Manko☆Chishin ~Baka demo Yomeru Koten Bungaku~ Manga Ends
Manga about "new interpretations" of classic literature launched in November 2022
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website and app published the sixth and final chapter of Man-gatarō's (Gatarō Man) Manko☆Chishin ~Baka demo Yomeru Koten Bungaku~ (Manga Classic Literature New Knowledge ~Even an Idiot Can Read Classic Literature~) manga on Thursday. The manga offers "new interpretations" of classic liter...
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alice gear aegis Expansion #3 [rate]
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Suzume Manga Artist Denki Amashima to Attend, Speak at 'Manga Talk Session' in Mumbai
Tickets for Suzume film's premiere event featuring Q&A session with Makoto Shinkai go on sale
― The official Instagram page for Supersugoii announced on Monday that Denki Amashima, the artist of the manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film, will speak in a "Manga Talk Session" at Rachna Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft. PVR Pictures announced on Twitter on Sunday tha...
All-Male xxxHOLiC Stage Play's Sequel Cancels 8 Performances Due to Actor's Health
Actor Motohiro Ōta hospitalized due to severe stomach pain
― The official Twitter account for the stage play adaptation of CLAMP's xxxHOLiC manga announced on Monday that the sequel stage play titled Engeki Chōitan xxxHOLiC Zoku will cancel eight Tokyo performances from April 18-23, due to actor Motohiro Ōta's hospitalization because of severe stomach pain. Ōta plays the role of Yuuko in the stage pl...
Takahiro Sakurai Reprises Suzaku Role in Mahjong Soul Game's Code Geass Collaboration
― The official Twitter account of Cat Food Studio and Yostar's free-to-play mahjong browser and smartphone game Mahjong Soul revealed on Sunday that Takahiro Sakurai will reprise his role as Suzaku Kururugi in the game's collaboration with the Code Geass franchise. The collaboration will be available in the game's Japanese and English version. CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion X Mahjong Soul Colla...
Collar×Malice Anime Films Reveal Teaser Video, New Key Visual
2-part film project opens on May 26, June 23
― The official website for Gekijōban Collar×Malice Deep Cover, the two-part theatrical anime adaptation of Idea Factory's Otomate brand's Collar x Malice game, bgan streaming a teaser trailer for the films on Monday. The site also revealed a second key visual. The video previews Kizu's theme song "Ningen×Shikkaku" (No Longer×Human). Kizu will also perform ...
Netflix Adds Bleach Anime Season 9 on May 1
Ani-One Asia, bilibili also stream anime based on Tite Kubo's manga in India
― Netflix is listing "season 9" of the Bleach anime in India with a release date of May 1. The platform is currently streaming the anime until episode 151. The original Bleach television anime ran for 366 episodes from 2004 to 2012. Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel began streaming the anime on September 16. bilibili began stre...
Banished From The Heroes' Party Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Title, Teaser Visual
― Kadokawa revealed a new visual and the title for the second season of the television anime of Zappon and Yasumo's Banished From the Heroes' Party (Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita) light novel series on Monday. The second season's title is Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni ...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Earns Estimated $347,823,700 in U.S.
Film earns estimated US$87 million in 2nd U.S. weekend
― The Box Office Mojo website reported on Sunday that it is estimating The Super Mario Bros. Movie with second-weekend earnings of US$87 million in the United States. The film earned US$22,650,000 on Friday, and US$39,150,000 on Saturday, with an estimated US$25,200,000 on Sunday. The film's estimated total cumulative earnings in the United State...
Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine Film Earns Best 3-Day Opening for Anime Franchise
Film earns 3.14 billion yen on first 3 days
― Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (Iron Submarine), the 26th film in the Detective Conan franchise, sold 2.17 million tickets to earn approximately 3.14 billion yen (about US$23.4 million) in its first three days, making it the best three-day opening for the franchise. The film earned 64% more in its first three days than the previous film, Detective...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top Anime Streams on YouTube With English Subtitles
Chinese, Korean subtitles also available
― The official YouTube channel for the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise started streaming the first episode of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top net anime, titled "Yume no Hajimari" ("A Dream's Starting Gate"), on Sunday. The anime is streaming in Japanese with subtitles available in English, Chinese and Korean. The franchise's YouTube channel also...
Sega's 404 GAME RE:SET Smartphone Game Reveals April 25 Release Date
Game also adds characters based on Xevious, Arkanoid, Capcom, SNK games
― The official website for Sega's new smartphone game 404 GAME RE:SET revealed on Monday that the game will debut in Japan for iOS and Android devices on April 25. The game has a "Prologue" app available now, which previews the game's combat, world, and cast. The game's staff also teased that the game will also have characters ba...
MF Ghost Manga Goes Back on Hiatus
Manga is entering its "final battle"
― This year's 20th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga will go back on hiatus. The magazine did not reveal a return date for the manga. In addition, the manga's latest chapter noted that the story is entering its "final battle." In the author afterword, Shigeno noted that the manga is "four-fifths" do...
Saint Seiya Manga's Live-Action Knights of the Zodiac Film Previews Action in Behind-the-Scenes Video
Video highlights lead actor Mackenyu's choreography
― Industry news source Natalie began streaming a behind-the-scenes video on Monday of Knights of the Zodiac, the live-action film of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya manga. The video shows the filming of some of the film's action scenes, highlighting lead actor Mackenyu's choreography. The film will begin screening in the U.S. on May 12. The film will ...
Gosu Webtoon Gets Japanese-S. Korean Animated Adaptation
Toei Animation, Naver Webtoons subsidiary Studio N adapt Giun Ryu, Mun Jeong Hoo's action comic
― Toei Animation and Naver Webtoons' subsidiary Studio N (live-action Sweet Home, Yumi's Cells) announced on Monday that they are producing a Japanese-South Korean animated adaptation of Giun Ryu and Mun Jeong Hoo's Gosu webtoon comic. Line Webtoon publishes the comic in English, and it describes the story...
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc #2 [rate]
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Seiji Hayashi's Ichigoki's Under Control!! Manga Ends
Manga from I'm From Japan author launched last November
― This year's 20th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on Monday published the final chapter of Seiji Hayashi's Ichigoki's Under Control!! (Ichigōki! Sōjūchū) manga. The manga's second and final volume will release on June 2. Shueisha's Manga Plus service and Viz media are both releasing the manga in English digitally. Manga Plus des...
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My Clueless First Friend #3 [rate]
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Manga Planet Adds Inu to Kaketsuki, Seiryaku Kekkon no Danna-sama (Kari) to Koi wo Hajimemasu., 18 More Manga
Company adds 8th volume of Kei Ichikawa's Blue Sky Complex manga
― Manga Planet announced that it has licensed 20 new manga titles. The company announced on Friday that it has licensed the following romance titles from OHZORA Publishing Co, Ltd.: Seiryaku Kekkon no Danna-sama (Kari) to Koi wo Hajimemasu. volumes 1–3 by Shion Shirayuki
Kiryu Buchou wa Zense no Danna-sama!? Kiss dake de Amaku Tokasare...
Netflix, Crunchyroll Stream Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc in India
Crunchyroll to stream anime with Hindi dub
― Netflix and Crunchyroll began streaming the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen) television anime on April 9. Crunchyroll will also stream the anime with a Hindi dub. The anime premiered on April 9 at 11:55 p.m. JST on Fuji TV with a one-hour special. Theatrical screenings of the anime opened in I...
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The Aristocrat's Otherworldly Adventure: Serving Gods Who Go Too Far #3 [rate]
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Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage Season's Teaser Confirms Returning Cast, Staff
Teaser visual also debuts
― The official website of Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki 2nd Stage (Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun 2nd Stage), the second television anime season of Yūki Yaku's Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (Jaku Chara Tomozaki-kun) light novel series, revealed the new season's teaser promotional video and visual on Sunday. The anime's second season features the returning cast and staff. Shinsuke...
Sanami Suzuki's The Kajiki Chef: Divine Cuisine Manga Ends on April 29
Manga about chef's battle against delicious monsters launched in July 2021
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga app and website revealed on Saturday that Sanami Suzuki's The Kajiki Chef: Divine Cuisine (Kajiki no Ryōrinin) manga will end in its next chapter on April 29. Suzuki launched the manga on the Shonen Jump+ website in July 2021. Shueisha published the manga's fourth compiled book volume in Decembe...
Hifumi Ends Shijūshichi Taisen Manga
Action comedy manga about warring local gods launched in 2016
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app published the final chapter of Hifumi's Shijūshichi Taisen (47th War) manga on Thursday. The manga's story follows local gods of each Japanese prefecture as they battle to rule in Japan's capital. Hifumi launched the manga on Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star website in 2016. The company published...
Anime Films Airing on Indian TV: April 16-22
Disney Channel, Super Hungama air Doraemon, Pokemon films
― Editor's note: The titles and air times on this page will be updated as television channels make new announcements and update their schedules throughout the week. The third-party TV guide listings app "What's On India: TV Guide App" is currently listing that the following anime films will be airing in India this week: Sunday, April 16 Title ...
Netflix Adds Oshi no Ko Anime in India
Anime based on Aka Akasaka, Mengo Yokoyari's manga premiered in Japan on April 12
― Netflix began streaming the television anime of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga in India on Thursday. The anime premiered in Japan on April 12. An extended 90-minute version of the first episode played in advance screenings at cinemas nationwide in Japan on March 17. Daisuke Hiramaki (Selection Proje...
Suzume Anime Film Earns US$2.15 Million on Friday in U.S.
Film ranks at #4 on opening day with projected opening weekend earnings of US$5 million
― Sony Pictures revealed on Saturday that Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film earned US$2,150,000 at the U.S. box office on Friday in 2,170 locations including IMAX and other premium large formats. Sony is projecting the film will earn US$5 million in its opening weekend. According to Box Office Mojo...
Yu Yu Hakusho Blu-ray 30th Anniversary Blu-ray Boxset Released on Monday
Also a remastered limited Blu-ray edition of Cyber City Oedo 808, and standard Blu-rays of The Relative Worlds and Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online
― On Monday April 17, Crunchyroll will release a 30th anniversary box set of Yu Yu Hakusho, carrying the complete series on 17 Blu-ray discs. The series begins with 14-year-old Yusuke Urameshi suddenly finding himself dead, having died pushin...
Spy x Family Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan March List
Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Chainsaw Man, Berserk, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Blue Lock, Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection also make top 20
― Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for March. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 9
#2 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kais...
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One Piece #1058 [rate]
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