Mukai plays reincarnated Shokatsu Kōmei (a.k.a. Zhuge Kongming/Zhuge Liang) this fall― Fuji TV announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Yuto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa's Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Kōmei) manga that will premiere on Fuji TV this fall. Osamu Mukai (seen in costume below) will play the titular Shokatsu Kōmei (Zhuge Kongming, better known in history as Zhuge ...
Smartphone rhythm game launched in 2019― The official Twitter account for the Love Live! School Idol Festival ALL STARS smartphone game announced on Sunday that the game will end service on June 30 at 4:00 p.m. JT (3:00 a.m. EDT). The School Idol Festival game series will then be consolidated into the Love Live! School Idol Festival 2 Miracle Live! game, which just launched in Japan earlier this mon...
Story is set in crime-ridden Tokyo with 100 detective teams― Kodansha announced on Monday Hundred Note, a new multimedia project which will have a YouTube anime, manga, and events. The project is set in the year 20XX in Tokyo City, now known as a city of criminals. Here, 100 detectives and their assistants clash in a battle of wits against criminals, with a three-man team of a detective and his two ...
Anime season was slated for April premiere― The official website for the television anime of Hazuki Takeoka and Tiv's Masamune-kun's Revenge (Masamune-kun no Revenge) manga debuted a new television commercial and key visual for Masamune-kun's Revenge R (Masamune-kun no Revenge R), the show's second season, on Friday. The commercial announces that the season's premiere has been rescheduled to July 3....
#10 biggest ever worldwide animated film opens with US$14.3 million in Japan― The Box Office Mojo and The Numbers websites list The Super Mario Bros. Movie with estimated earnings of US$490,016,000 in the United States as of Sunday, April 30. It earned an estimated US$40 million from Friday to Sunday to top the U.S. weekend box office once again. Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Sunda...
With an assassin on the loose and the Queen bedridden, the Royal Family is on high alert in this second high-stakes spy romp.― If the first Crown Handler film is about Ange, this second film is about Charlotte. With an assassin on the loose and the Queen bedridden, the Royal Family is on high alert. This is especially true for those in the direct line of succession. With Richard (the third in line t...
MAN WITH A MISSION's Jean-Ken Johnny gushes to ANN about the theme songs in the newest Demon Slayer season, plus the band's upcoming international tour.― You can always count on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba theme songs to grab your attention. The opening and theme songs of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc feature a team-up between two top artists in Japan: rock band Man With a...
Concerned about the "mythologization" growing up around Ghibli British academic Rayna Denison offers several alternative perspectives on the acclaimed anime studio and spotlights its less-touted but still wildly talented staff.― It has been a decade since Studio Ghibli last released a hit film, Hayao Miyazaki's The Wind Rises in 2013. Since then, anime films by other creators have challenged Ghibli'...
Its unusually inclusive official line-up makes Soaring Sky one of the most affirming magical girl series of recent years, as it speaks to the genre's promise that anyone can transform if given the chance.― From their earliest days, magical girls have always been about using the power within to transform into heroes. I can think of very few magical girl series that use that concept better than Soarin...
May is for Manga! Today's updates include the newest series from Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa, the manga adaptation of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, and more!― Banner art by catfish Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2023 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginni...
Ai, the legendary idol from 【OSHI NO KO】, has arrived as a 1/7 scale figure!― Lies are the greatest kind of love! Ai, the legendary idol from 【OSHI NO KO】, has arrived as a 1/7 scale figure!
We created this figure using a teaser visual from a concert scene with meticulous attention to detail in the molding and painting. Lies are the greatest kind of love! Her bright and fresh outfit, dynamic posing...
As a sequel, Gridman Universe successfully ties up the loose ends of SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon, while fan-favorite character Akane looms heavy over the film.― Gridman Universe is a direct sequel to both SSSS.Gridman. and SSSS.Dynazenon. It continues the plotlines and character arcs of both series, tying up loose ends for some and giving epilogues to others. However, if there is a single main c...
It's been a great week for mecha game fans! Jean-Karlo digs into the new Armored Core VI trailer, the latest Gundam Evolution season, and more!― Welcome back, everyone! We had a really busy week—me and my fellow contributors got everything ready for Manga Preview Guide this past week, so there wasn't much time for video gaming on my end—and the Xenoblade 3 DLC dropped earlier this Tuesday. Just one ...
Find your next page-turner in our light novel guide! Go back to the beginning with Sasaki and Miyano: First Years, or find out what happens when Only the Villainous Lord Wields the Power to Level Up!― There are plenty of things that I could say about this Guide's crop of light novels, but the most striking to me is the balance: there's a much more equal slate of books aimed at a male and a female a...