Anime
Filters
All
•
News
Interest
Reviews
Columns
Text-only Compact View
Text-only List View
Text-only Grid View
List View with Images
Grid View with Images
Nyaaaanvy Cat Sumo Game Gets 6-Episode Series of Anime Shorts Starting on May 25
Natsuki Hanae, Junko Takeuchi, more star
― Developer Team DigitalMind announced on Friday that it and publisher Phoenixx Inc.'s Nyaaaanvy video game is getting a television anime. The anime series of shorts will air within TV Tokyo's eeny meeny miney mo program that airs on Saturdays at 7:00 a.m. starting on May 25. The anime will also be available on Shin-Ei Animation's YouTube channel starting on M...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Anime Reveals Character Promo Video, More Cast
Tomokazu Seki, Kōji Yusa join cast for series premiering in July
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga revealed a new character promotional video and more cast members on Friday. ／🙋♂️うぃすー！新キャラ＆キャスト情報公開！＼ウィルのルームメイトであるロスティと、魔法学院の教師であるワークナー＆エドワルドが公開！ワークナーは #関智一エドワルドは #遊佐浩二 が担当！🪄キャラPVはこちらhtt...
Magical Girls holoWitches! Multimedia Project for Hololive Announced With Animated Promo Video
Multimedia project includes anime, manga, livestreams
― Cover Corporation announced on Thursday that it is producing a new multimedia project for its hololive VTuber group titled Magical Girls holoWitches!. The project will include manga, anime, and livestreams. An animated promotional video also released on Thursday. It is currently unclear if the project will include any other animated works aside ...
2024 Anpanman Film's Clip Features Baikinman
Film opens on June 28 with limited toy tambourine given to young children who attend
― Oricon began streaming a clip on Friday for Soreike! Anpanman: Baikinman to Ehon no Lulun (Baikinman and Lulun of the Picture Book), the 35th film in the Anpanman franchise. The video also previews the limited toy tambourine that children in elementary school or younger who see the film will receive. The film will ...
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime's Video Previews Opening Song
Sumire Uesaka performs opening song, also performs covers of famous songs for each episode's ending
― Kadokawa unveiled a new promotional video for the anime of writer Sunsunsun and artist Momoco's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) light novel series on Friday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Ichiban K...
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, May 17 Premiere
Edward A. Mendoza joins returning cast members
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the third television season of the The irregular at magic high school anime on Friday. The dub cast, which features returning members, includes: Alejandro Saab as Tatsuya Shiba
Anairis Quiñones as Miyuki Shiba
Emi Lo as Minami Sakurai
Maureen Price as Mayumi Saegusa
Eri...
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio ‒ Episode 6
I don't need Voice Actor Radio to be 100% existential navel-gazing, but dang if it doesn't need something else as it goes through all its other motions.
HIDIVE to Stream I Parry Everything Anime
Anime Expo hosts N. American premiere of 1st 2 episodes on July 4
― HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it will stream the television anime of Nabeshiki and Kawaguchi's I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I'm the Strongest? I'm Not Even an Adventurer Yet! (Ore wa Subete o "Parry" Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyō wa Bōken-sha ni Naritai) light novel series for the summer 2024 season as part of Se...
Mononoke Anime Film Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga launches on May 26, 1st volume ships on July 23
― The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Monday that the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film will get a manga adaptation on the Comic Days service that will start on May 26. Amazon is also listing that the manga's first volume will ship on July 23. The film's character designer ...
27th Detective Conan Film Stays at #1, Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Road to the Top Opens at #6
trapezium films opens at #10
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 362,000 tickets and earned 534,319,890 yen (about US$3.41 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 8.98 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 12,876,291,970 yen (about US$82.26 million). The f...
Kaiju No. 8 Anime Adds Makoto Furukawa to Cast
Furukawa plays Defense Force platoon leader Ryō Ikaruga
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga confirmed one more cast member on Thursday. Makoto Furukawa will play Ryō Ikaruga, a platoon leader in the Defense Force's 3rd Division. The character will appear in the sixth episode on May 18. ◢◤『#怪獣8号』新キャスト解禁💥◥◣斑鳩亮：#古川慎5月18日(土)23時より放送の第6話「夜明けの相模原討伐作戦」に登場！お楽しみに...
Daewon Media's MUZIK TIGER Characters Get Anime by Shin-Ei Animation
30 1-minute episodes premiere in 2025
― South Korean media company Daewon Media announced on Thursday that it is collaborating with its longtime partner, Japanese studio Shin-Ei Animation, to produce an anime of its MUZIK TIGER series of characters. The anime will have 30 1-minute episodes, and will premiere simultaneously in Japan and South Korea in 2025. The MUZIK TIGER franchise centers on Toffee,...
Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, 2025 TV Debut
Hika Tsukishiro stars in Makaria anime helmed by Re:ZERO's Masaharu Watanabe
― Kadokawa unveiled a new teaser promotional video, teaser visual, cast, staff, and 2025 television premiere date for the anime of Kenta Ishizaka's Zatsu Tabi - That's Journey manga on Thursday. Hika Tsukishiro voices the protagonist Chika Suzugamori in the anime. Masaharu Watanabe (Wakaba Girl, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Ano...
ATASHIn'CHI Net Anime Reveals Title, 5-Episode Length, June 5 Debut
ATASHIn'CHI Next debuts 1 episode a month until October
― SC Digital announced on Wednesday that the new net anime for the ATASHIn'CHI franchise will stream the first of five episodes on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. (5:30 a.m. EDT) under the title ATASHIn'CHI Next. The second episode will debut on July 5, followed by the third episode on August 5, the fourth episode on September 5, and the fifth and final epi...
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 7
The next chapter of Lawrence and Holo's long trek northward begins as all of their chapters should: with some light verbal sparring seasoned by food-based wordplay
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 12-18
KONOSUBA - An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2 anime; My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999, Kei X Yaku: Bound By Law manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 14 Kitty Twin Treats - Volume 3 BDCite Kitty Media US$39.99 May 14 Kitty's Twin Treats - Volum...
Mysterious Disappearances ‒ Episode 6
Oto doesn't seem to care who the culprit is and whether or not they're a Curiosity, though. She just wants to find Tomoko.
Train to the End of the World ‒ Episode 7
Who could have guessed that the most potent weapon in a zombie apocalypse would be the lewd prose of D.H. Lawrence?
VTuber Legend Anime Casts Yōko Hikasa, Launches 'Live-On!' YouTube Channel
Key visual also revealed
― The staff for the television anime of Nana Nanato's VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream light novel series revealed the anime's key visual and another cast member, and opened its official "Live-On!" YouTube channel with its first video on Wednesday. The newly announced cast member is Yōko Hikasa as Haru Asagiri, from the first generation o...
Happy Mother's Day From the Anime World! Part II
To quote Prince John from Disney's Robin Hood, “Mommy. I got a dirty thumb”
― It's a bit past Mother's Day, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the one's who raised us. And the anime and manga worlds are filled with mothers who raised our favorite characters. So, here's a little look at all the greetings to our mothers from the anime and manga world: Chibi Maruko-chan Dragon Ball 今日は #母の日 ですね！ p...
Happy Mother's Day From the Anime World! Part I
Here's to all the mothers out there
― Mother's Day, the day people apparently make the most long-distance calls. And why wouldn't we? For many of us, our mothers birthed us, raised us, and generally loved us. Even in the anime and manga world, mothers are important characters. So, what sorts of messages were there to our mothers across the anime and manga world? Here's a small sample. Doraemon Futago...
Hideaki Anno: There May Be Plans for More Evangelion
Director adds that there are no definite plans, but it would be helmed by "someone other than himself"
― In a recent interview with The Asahi Shimbun newspaper, director Hideaki Anno acknowledged that "there may be plans" for more in the Evangelion anime franchise, but possibly with "someone other than [himself]" at the helm, who would receive a high degree of freedom. He added that there are no defi...
Unnamed Memory ‒ Episode 6
Oscar is weirdly chill about Tinasha having drawn all over his naked body in blood while he was asleep.
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Season 2 Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 'Family' Cast, July 4 Premiere
Rie Takahashi, Ayana Taketatsu, Reina Ueda, Kana Hanazawa, Yū Serizawa join cast
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Kouji Seo's The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Megami no Café Terrace) manga revealed on Wednesday the first promotional video, visual, more cast, and July 4 premiere for the second season. The video and visual introduce new characters from the rival café Family, which inc...
I Parry Everything Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Song Artists, July 4 Debut
Ayumu Murase, Shunsuke Takeuchi join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Nabeshiki and Kawaguchi's I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I'm the Strongest? I'm Not Even an Adventurer Yet! (Ore wa Subete o "Parry" Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyō wa Bōken-sha ni Naritai) light novel series revealed on Tuesday the anime's key visual, additional cast and staff members, theme song...
Go! Go! Loser Ranger! ‒ Episode 5
D's new frenemy is a Sexy Skellington Murder Freak—and so far as I'm concerned, literally any show would benefit from including at least one of those in their cast.
Mission: Yozakura Family ‒ Episode 6
Ayaka Kirisaki is, in many ways, the perfect ingredient to add to the already eclectic stew of the cast of Mission: Yozakura Family.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1104
Despite getting offed rather fast, you have to keep in mind that being taken out of a fight by having your blood drained by a violent be-fanged demon lady is the best possible end anyone can hope for.
Kaiju No. 8 ‒ Episode 5
On the positive side, this episode gives us a much better understanding of who is serving in the JAKDF, why they do what they do, their relative strengths and weaknesses, and the bonds that unite them.
Annecy Screens The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Footage in June
Film opens on December 13
― Entertainment trade magazine Variety revealed on Monday that The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the new feature film by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Eden of the East), will show the "first publicly screened footage" of the film at this year's Annecy International Film Festival. The film's producer Jason De...
Whisper Me a Love Song ‒ Episode 5
There's no single definition of “love” and no one right way to test for it. You can't just stick a swab up your nose like a Covid test and see if it comes back positive for “in love.”
Black Butler: Public School Arc ‒ Episode 5
Luckily, he has Sebastian posing as the master of his house, so “pulling strings” really shouldn't be something he's worried about.
Tonari no Yōkai-san ‒ Episode 6
Really, the strangest thing about “Episode 06” is that its most entertaining and intriguing sequence comes after the end credits have already finished rolling.
Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night ‒ Episode 6
These are fantastic avenues to explore our cast and themes through—all brought about by re-introducing a character who at first seemed like a total joke.
Laid-Back Camp Season 3 ‒ Episode 6
Between the campfire canapés, the foot bath cafe, the onsen from Ranma ½, and the bridge from hell, the show's cozy eclecticism wraps a warm blanket around this arc.
Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms Manga Gets TV Anime
Yoshiaki Okumura directs anime at SynergySP
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) manga. The website also revealed the anime's staff, teaser visual, and a promotional video. Yoshiaki Okumura (The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made, Element...
My Hero Academia Season 7 ‒ Episode 140
It’s powerfully satisfying to see this star-spangled specter rip and tear through our villain.
Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup Manga Gets TV Anime This Fall
Heartwarming story about Mushroom Pup, picture book author ran from 2010-2022
― Publisher Tokuma Shoten announced on Monday that Kimama Aoboshi's Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere this fall. The heartwarming story centers on a Mushroom Pup who is one day born in the yard of picture book author Hotaru Yuyami. It wags its tail just like a dog, bu...
Delicious in Dungeon ‒ Episode 19
It's the emotional truths that are the most informative for the audience—speaking to the character's fears over their pasts that continue to haunt them.
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video
Fantasy series premiered on April 1
― The staff for the television anime of Shin Kouduki's The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases (Dekisokonai to Yobareta Moto Eiyū wa, Jikka Kara Tsuihōsareta node Suki Katte ni Ikiru Koto ni Shita) heroic fantasy light novel series unveiled a new promotional video for the anime on Monday. The staff also revealed more channels where the anime will air in Japan:...
A Condition Called Love ‒ Episode 6
While I did enjoy this episode, things still feel disjointed. Strangely, we're six episodes into this show barely knowing anything about Hananoi.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II ‒ Episode 18
In this episode, Rudeus has to make a choice: be there for the birth of his child or save the mother who birthed him.
Sound! Euphonium 3 ‒ Episode 6
All the reiteration in this episode just drives me dangerously close to shouting "Yeah, I get it already!"
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episode 54
There is a big difference between intrigue and confusion—and sadly this episode is far more the later than the former.
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc ‒ Episode 1
Let there be no doubt, friends and neighbors: Demon Slayer is most definitely back on its BS.
Naoko Yamada, Science Saru's Kimi no Iro Anime Film Unveils More Cast
Yasuko, Aoi Yūki, Minako Kotobuki, Keiko Toda join cast as Totsuko's roommates, Kimi's grandmother
― The staff for Kimi no Iro (The Colors Within or literally, Kimi's Colors), a new anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, The Heike Story, A Silent Voice), revealed four more cast members for the film on Monday. The new cast members play the co-lead Totsuko's roommates (who...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II Season's New Promo Video Previews Next Arc
'Teleportation Labyrinth' arc begins on May 26
― The staff for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II, the second Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime season, revealed a new promotional video and a new key visual for the Tenii Meikyū-hen (Teleportation Labyrinth arc) on Sunday. The new arc begins on May 26. The season returned on April 7 at 24:00 (effectively, April 8 at midnight or April 7 ...
Odekake Kozame Anime About Young Shark Gets New Series (Updated)
60th, final episode of previous anime streamed on YouTube on Friday
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Penguin Box's Odekake Kozame (Little Shark's Outings) manga announced on Friday that the manga will get a new anime series. Update: The staff revealed a visual for the new series in a press release on Saturday. The previous anime series debuted on YouTube last August, and its 60th and f...
Akira Konno's Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo Comedy Manga Gets Anime
Recently ended manga follows middle school student living with mysterious bird-looking creature
― Shogakukan announced on Friday that Akira Konno's Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo manga is inspiring an anime. The "bird(?) home comedy" manga's story starts when first-year middle school student Arata Kōda meets a mysterious bird-looking creature named Kujima in autumn. Hungry and craving Japanese food, Kujima ...
Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard Anime's 1st Video Reveals January 2025 Debut
Early teaser visual also revealed
― The Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard smartphone game's "Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard ~Our Magical Party Wiz You!~ An Invitation to Walpurgis Night" event revealed the first promotional video, early teaser visual, and January 2025 premiere for the game's anime adaptation on Sunday. Character designer and chief animation director Nanami Higu...
Adult Swim Streams Rick and Morty: The Anime's First Look Preview
Anime premieres in 2024
― Adult Swim's YouTube channel began streaming a first look video for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series on Saturday. The show will premiere on Adult Swim and Max in 2024, and will also run on Adult Swim Canada. The anime will be an original work, with adapted themes and events from the main Rick and Morty animated series. Takashi Sano (Tower of God) is writing and directing...
Slam Dunk Anime Episodes 61-101
As Slam Dunk reached its final stretch, I can see why this series is considered the sports classic that it is today.
― This is the largest batch of Slam Dunk episodes that I've reviewed thus far. Originally, I wanted to review the show in more even seasons, but given its overall pacing and release, it wasn't easy to find a moment where it felt right to stop and start again. However, as we approached ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 29-May 5
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc marathon reruns top TV rankings
― Hiroyuki Morita and Studio Ghibli's The Cat Returns film aired on NTV on Friday, May 3 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.8% rating. The Kaiketsu Zorori: Lalala♪ Star Tanjō anime film aired on NHK Educational on Friday, May 3 at 8:50 a.m. and it earned a 1.1% rating. The Eiga Oshiri Tantei Shiriarty anime film aired on ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 22-28
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop aired on April 28, earned 0.5% rating
― Flying Dog's original anime film Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru) aired on NHK Educational on Sunday, April 28 at 3:30 p.m., and it earned a 0.5% rating. The episode of the live-action series adaptation of Kana Ozawa's Blue Moment manga that aired on Fuji TV on Wednesday, April 24 at 10:00 p.m. ea...
Kogitsunemaru's Possibly the Greatest Alchemist of All Time Light Novels Get TV Anime in January 2025
Main cast, staff, teaser visual, video revealed
― A website opened on Thursday to reveal a television anime adaptation of Kogitsunemaru's Izure Saikyō no Renkinjutsu-shi? (Someday Will I Be The Greatest Alchemist?) light novel series, which will premiere in January 2025. The website also revealed the anime's main cast, staff, and a teaser promotional video and visual. The novel series' illustrator Hi...
Yoshimi Sato's Kakushite! Makina-san!! Risque Manga About Android Girl Gets 2025 TV Anime
Anime adapts manga by Crossing Time creator
― Futabasha revealed on Friday that Yoshimi Sato's Kakushite! Makina-san!! (Hide! Makina-san!) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere next year. Futabasha unveiled a teaser visual for the anime. The risque romantic comedy manga's story centers on Eita, an introvert mecha otaku high schooler who has a crush on the school's most popular girl...
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Anime Previews 2nd Part in Trailer, Visual
2nd part opens in Japanese theaters on June 7
― The staff for the four-part Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (originally titled Gode Geass: Z of the Recapture, or Dakkan no Zetto) anime project revealed a trailer and a visual on Saturday for the second part in the project. The below video previews MIYAVI's opening theme song "Running In My Head." The anime's first part premiered in Japan on Friday. ...
BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- Film Reveals Chiaki Kobayashi as Ranze Kurona
Character appears in 4th mini-anime episode screening alongside film
― The official website for the anime film of Kōta Sannomiya's BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- spinoff of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga revealed a new cast member on Saturday. Chiaki Kobayashi voices the character Ranze Kurona. The character appeared in the final episode of the first BLUELOCK anime season, but...
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 ‒ Episode 5
To be honest, I think we've run some of these jokes into the ground. I'm ready to go back home with these idiots.
Wind Breaker ‒ Episode 6
It’s not that Hiragi and Sako’s story is bad, but it’s a very thin and simple one that can’t hold up the heft of its own presentation.
The ANN Aftershow - Yatagarasu Gets Violent!
James and Lynzee discuss the latest episode of Yatagarsu. Plus, GoHands keeps making anime, and we don't know WHY.
― Yatagarasu Gets Violent! James and Lynzee discuss the latest episode of Yatagarsu, in which Wakamiya plays his hand to find out the truth behind his older brother's scheming to obtain the throne. Plus, GoHands keeps making anime, and we don't know WHY; Hunter x Hunter manga is on its ...
trapezium Anime Film Casts Original Creator Kazumi Takayama, Fellow Nogizaka46 Member Nanase Nishino as Old Men
Takayama, Nishino cameo as old men in film
― The staff for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel revealed on Friday that original creator Takayama has a cameo role along with her fellow former Nogizaka46 idol group member Nanase Nishino. They are both playing old men. Aniplex streamed an interview and behind-the-scenes recording of their voice acting: Takayama's cameo in her film also m...
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture - Part 1 Anime Film Review
Making a sequel to Code Geass is a daunting task. But with its fantastic main character and a story that doesn't undercut what came before, Rozé of the Recapture is on the right track.
― Making a sequel to Code Geass—especially one set close to the end of the series—is a daunting task. Any story that involves an ongoing war massively undercuts both the finale of the original anime and the sacrifices ...
Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Look Back' Anime Film Screens at Annecy
Chainsaw Man creator's film screens during June 9-15 event
― The official website for the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga revealed on Friday that this year's Annecy International Film Festival will screen the film out of competition in the "Annecy Presents" category. This year's Annecy will take place from June 9-15 in the French town of the same name....
Creative Producer Goro Taniguchi, Director Junichi Yamamoto Talk Web3 Anime
The Code Geass creator discusses his new project with Web3 company Azuki, Enter the Garden, and his hope that this new path could help the medium evolve.
― Los Angeles-based Web3 anime-styled brand Azuki and advertising conglomerate Dentsu debuted the first nine-minute episode of their joint anime endeavor, Enter the Garden, on April 30. The episode, which has already racked up a quarter of a million...
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Anime's 2nd Season Previewed in 'Interlude' Video
2nd season to play as 3 films starting in July before fall TV debut
― The official website for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, began streaming an "interlude video" for the season on Thursday. The video previews the new song "Poison Berry Daughters." The video also began playing in theaters on Friday. Before the television premiere of...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime Reveals New Visual, Theme Song Artists, July 5 Debut
Meichan performs opening theme for show's 1st half
― The official website for the television anime of Yū Hashimoto's 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2.5 Jigen no Lilysa) manga revealed a new visual on Friday, along with the show's July 5 debut. The site also revealed that Meichan will perform the opening theme song "Shutter Chance," and voice actresses Kaori Maeda and Akari Kitō as their characters will p...
Gebeka Int'l Acquires Worldwide Sales Rights to 4K Remaster of Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg Anime
Remaster celebrates 40th anniversary with new scan of 35mm film print
― Deadline revealed on Friday that France-based Gebeka International has acquired the worldwide sales rights to Tokuma Shoten's 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago). Deadline noted the film will "be made available this year in 4K formats suitable for Dolby cinema, theatrical an...
Harinezumi no Luchika Picture Books Get Short Anime
New short is part of Kodansha's "Animehon" project adapting picture books into commercials, short anime
― Kodansha launched a new project named "Animehon" on Friday that aims to adapt Japanese picture books ("e-hon") into animated commercials or web shorts. The first installment of the project is a three-minute short anime adaptation of writer Yūko Kanno and illustrator Yōko Kitami's Harinezumi no Lu...
Dungeon People Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff
Naomi Kusumi, Nobuo Tobita, Hōchū Ohtsuka, M.A.O join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Sui Hutami's Dungeon People (Dungeon no Naka no Hito) manga revealed four new cast members and more staff members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members include (Note: character name romanizations are not official): Naomi Kusumi as Rangado Nobuo Tobita as the Old Master Hōchū Ohtsuka a...
Takako Shimura's Awajima Hyakkei Manga Gets Anime
Wandering Son creator's manga about girls in opera school ran from 2011 until this past March
― Ohta Publishing announced on Thursday that Takako Shimura's Awajima Hyakkei manga is inspiring an anime. Ohta Publishing has not revealed any further details about the anime adaptation. The coming-of-age omnibus series follows the girls at an opera music school, with each chapter centering around different...
The Many Sides of Voice Actor Radio ‒ Episode 5
As Voice Actor Radio moves into its second "volume" of story, its approach to showbiz storytelling starts coming off just that much more fictionalized, nicer, more orchestrated.
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 6
Lawrence and Holo's first adventure in the wild world of medieval economics ends on shaky ground, both narratively and visually.
Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! Anime Series Review
If I were to sum up Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! in a single word, that word would be “cute.”
― If I were to sum up Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! in a single word, that word would be “cute.” Shiki and Fuyuki's interactions are a mixture of playful (and sometimes sexual) teasing and heartfelt feelings as the two come to value each other. They have real chemistry—and that drives the anime stra...
Sword of the Demon Hunter TV Anime Premieres on June 27 With 1-Hour Special
Hiroshi Shirokuma, Yui Kondou join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho novel series revealed on Thursday that the anime will premiere on June 27 with a one-hour special. The series will air on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS-Fuji. The site also revealed a new key visual and two more cast members. Hiroshi Shirokuma as Dōga no Oni (A...
Kaiju No. 8 Anime Casts Nene Hieda, Mayuko Kazama
Voice actresses play Defense Force members in 3rd division
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga confirmed two more cast members on Thursday. ◢◤『#怪獣8号』新キャスト解禁💥◥◣水無瀬あかり：#稗田寧々五十嵐ハクア：#風間万裕子5月11日(土)23時より放送の第5話「入隊！」に登場！お楽しみに👀 #KaijuNo8 pic.twitter.com/awCGllANIF— 怪獣８号【公式】 (@KaijuNo8_O) May 9, 2024 The newly announced cast members are, from left to right in the...
Anime Expo Hosts World Premiere Screening of 1st Episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily Original Anime
1st episode debuts at July convention ahead of anime's January 2025 premiere
― The official Twitter account for the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that it will host a world premiere screening of the first episode of GoHands' Momentary Lily original anime at this year's convention. The anime's director Katsumasa Yokomine (The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, The Masterful Cat is Depressed A...
trapezium Anime Film Streams New Trailer on Day Before Premiere
Idol film premieres in Japan on Friday
― Flag Pictures revealed a new trailer for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel on Thursday, a day before its premiere in Japan on Friday. Asaki Yuikawa plays the protagonist Yū Higashi in the film. Hina Yomiya voices the character of Kurumi Taiga the "Western Star." Reina Ueda voices the "Southern Star" Ranko Katori. Haruka Aikawa voices Mika Kam...
Blue Archive Anime to Release in North America in 'Near Future'
― The official English Twitter account for Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game announced on Thursday that Blue Archive The Animation, the television anime adaptation of the game, will release in North America with English subtitles "in the near future." The anime premiered on TV Tokyo's new Sunday night anime programming block, and on its affiliates on April 7. The anim...
Detective Conan Author Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba Manga Gets New Anime
Series previously inspired 52-episode anime in 1993
― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Gosho Aoyama's Yaiba manga will be getting a new anime adaptation. Aoyama is supervising. The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai boy inspired by Miyamoto Musashi, the real-life swordsman who pioneered the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū sty...
27th Detective Conan Film Stays at #1, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire at #2
HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle jumps back to #3
― The Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube (Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram) film stayed at #1 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 1.13 million tickets and earned 1,626,843,040 yen (about US$10.50 million) from Friday to Sunday. As of Monday (a holiday in Japan), the film has sold a total of 8,453,000 tickets and earned a cumulative t...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 5-11
Mob Psycho 100 III, KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World anime; Star Wars: Visions: The Manga Anthology, Mobsters in Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 7 Mob Psycho 100 III BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 7 Mob Psycho 100 III Limited Edition BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll...
Mysterious Disappearances ‒ Episode 5
The main problem is that the underwear storyline doesn't appear to have anything to do with the second half of the episode, which plunges us back into the supernatural mystery element.
trapezium Anime Film Review
Based on the novel by former Nogizaka46 member Kazumi Takayama, trapezium asks its audience to follow one girl who will use anything, and anyone, to achieve her dream.
― Trapezium is a strange movie, to say the least. On the surface, it's a rather simple movie that explores youth, their dreams, and the lengths they'll go to achieve those dreams. It's a coming-of-age story wrapped in the veneer of the...
Welcome Back, Spice and Wolf
ZeroReq011 remembers what made Spice and Wolf a story for the ages, from its fully realized world and economics to Holo and Lawrence's romantic chemistry.
― Back when Funimation was still its own company and not owned by Sony, long before its in-house streaming service was terminated in favor of Crunchyroll's streaming platform, it owned a TV channel. Legal streaming had yet to dominate the Western a...
Crunchyroll Adds English Dub for Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Anime
Season 5 originally aired in October 2016
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday an English dub for the fifth season of the television anime franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, premiering on May 8. The dub cast for Natsume's Book of Friends season 5 includes: Adam Gibbs as Natsume
Christopher Wehkamp as Madara
Mike Haimoto as Atsushi
Alexis Tipton as...
Mamoru Oshii, Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg Anime Gets 4K Remaster
Remaster celebrates 40th anniversary with new scan of 35mm film print
― Tokuma Shoten announced on Wednesday that it is producing a 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago). The remaster is based on a new scan of a 35mm film print of the anime. The announcement did not reveal how the remaster will be eventually shown, such as through hypothetical fil...
Why Nobody Remembers My World? Anime Reveals More Cast, Key Visual, 1st Character Video
Lynn, Hana Hishikawa join cast of July anime
― Happinet revealed the key visual, additional cast, and the first character promotional video for the television anime of writer Kei Sazane and illustrator neco's Naze Boku no Sekai o Dare mo Oboeteinai no ka? (Why nobody remembers my world?) novels on Wednesday. The character video features Kai, voiced by Shōya Chiba. The anime's staff will reveal five c...
For all articles, see the archives