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Macross Zero Anime Series Review
Zero relies heavily on CGI, not just for its mech battles, but also for some backgrounds and scene transitions. Sometimes this works, and sometimes it looks horribly dated.
― A five-episode OVA released over the space of almost two years (2002-2004), in
release order, Macross Zero sits between 1997's Macross Dynamite 7 and 2008's Macross
Frontier. Chronologically, its events occur before every other ...
Answerman - Anime References in Western Media
Jerome digs into the details of inserting explicit references to anime in western media.
― Jake asks: Hey Answerman, I was recently watching The Bookie on MAX and Sebastian Maniscalco's stepson in the first episode is cosplaying as Levi from D. Gray-man. This happens a few times throughout the show's run as well. His actor even openly references anime and manga. This had me wondering about Hollywood...
Lazarus Anime Episodes 1-5 Review
These first five episodes are more than compelling in their own right and set the rest of Lazarus up to be the exact mirror that our global society needs at this moment.
― First and foremost, you should know that this ain't Cowboy Bebop, partner! While Lazarus is the most stylistically and tonally similar to Bebop out of all of director Shinichirō Watanabe's subsequent works, it's not trying to be Co...
Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 Anime Series Review
It all means that for an extra-special, extra-long helping of Arifureta, this season feels mostly obligatory. Perfunctory.
― Given the unenviable circumstances of its rocky start, it will always be generally impressive how far Arifureta has come. The anime has soldiered on for multiple seasons and extra ONAs, and even carved out a solid story identity for itself beyond the "dark vengeful power fantas...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Game Review
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection shows that it can be fun to revisit the past, but we also have to acknowledge that sometimes the past can be awkward.
― I love Yu-Gi-Oh!. Whether it's the anime or the card game, I always find myself coming back to this franchise and its incredibly overpriced cardboard. It still exuded a charm I couldn't find anywhere else since my childhood. The franchise has gone thr...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Mar 19-25
Solo Leveling takes the first spot this week, but it's not enough to move the needle in the cumulative. Stay tuned for the final results next week!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how p...
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? 4K Remaster UHD & Blu-ray Review
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? is one of the most important films in anime history, but this new 4K restoration might not be the release it deserves.
― If you're around anime old heads for long enough, there's a good chance you'll eventually hear about the mythical year of 1984—a year that wowed audiences with now-timeless classics like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ...
This Week in Games - Nintendo Direct March 2025
Jean-Karlo's got the scoop on a surprise Nintendo Direct, the return of Digimon Vpets, and a very strange addition to a fighting game.
― Welcome back, folks! For the past few months, I've been Storytelling a Mage: The Ascension campaign for a pair of buddies over Discord. Now, my reference pool is a bit... esoteric, I'll admit; a combination of my weird range of tastes (from Pedro Almodovar to tokusa...
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2 Anime Gets Sequel in July
New season to air on Sundays at 4:30 p.m.
― The official website for the second season of the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga revealed on Sunday that the anime will get a sequel that will premiere on TBS and its affiliates in July 2025, and will air on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. JST. Aida drew a celebration image for the announcement. The anime's seco...
Medalist Anime Gets 2nd Season
Season 1 ended on Sunday
― The staff for the television anime of Tsurumaikada's Olympic ice-skating manga Medalist announced on Sunday the series will get a second season. The anime premiered in Japan on the "NUMAnimation" on TV Asahi and 23 affiliated channels on January 4 at 25:30 (effectively, January 5 at 1:30 a.m.), and on BS Asahi on January 6. Disney+ streamed the anime. The Kadokawa Anime cha...
Blue Miburo Anime Gets 2nd Season Next Winter
New season to adapt "Serizawa Assassination" arc
― The staff for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's Blue Miburo (Ao no Miburo) manga revealed on Saturday that the anime will get a second season "next winter." The new season will adapt the "Serizawa Assassination" arc. The first season premiered on October 19, and aired on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. on the YTV and NTV channels, as well as on their ...
Boiru Iseebi's The Revenge of My Youth Manga Ends
Adaptation of Yūji Keino's light novel series launched in 2022
― The April issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comp Ace magazine published on March 26 the final chapter of Boiru Iseebi's The Revenge of My Youth: Re Life with an Angelic Girl (Inkyadatta Ore no Seishun Revenge: Tenshi Sugiru Ano Ko to Ayumu ReLife) manga, the adaptation of Yūji Keino's light novel series of the same title. One Peace Books publ...
Hiroshi Motomiya's Enma Manga Goes on Hiatus
Motomiya to go on long-term material gathering
― This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on March 27 that Hiroshi Motomiya's Enma manga will go on hiatus for long-term material gathering. The manga will return in the magazine's 24th issue in May. The manga centers on Ken Ōshima, a kind man who takes on the role of debt collector, and he takes on everyone from gangste...
Ultraman FAST Channel Launches on Amazon Prime Video
Channel features over 80 films, series from franchise, with new English dub debuts
― Mill Creek Entertainment and Tsuburaya Productions have launched a FAST (free ad-supported streaming) channel for the Ultraman franchise on Amazon Prime Video on Sunday. The channel will feature more than 80 films and series, including Ultraman, Ultra Q, Ultraman Mebius, and Ultraman Zero: the Revenge of Belial. Tsub...
Warriors: Abyss Action Rogue-Lite Game Launches DLC Characters Sophie, Ryza, Yumia,
Yuuka Aisaka, Yuri Noguchi, Wakana Kuramochi reprise roles in free DLC
― Koei Tecmo Games launched a free DLC comprising of three new characters and two costume packs for Warriors: Abyss, a new game in its Warriors (Musō) action game series, on Friday. Voice actors reprising their roles include Yuuka Aisaka as Sophie Neuenmuller, Yuri Noguchi as Reisalin (Ryza) Stout, and Wakana Kuramochi as Yumia Li...
Disgaea Creator Sohei Niikawa Announces New Company SuperNiche
Entertainment company to produce novels, manga, music, music, among other media
― Former Nippon Ichi Software president Sohei Niikawa revealed his new entertainment company SuperNiche on Monday, along with its official website. The website lists two projects the company is involved with, including the Etrange Overlord game based on Roman Kitayama's novel series of the same name, and an untitled proje...
Animated Devil May Cry Series' Clip Teases Vergil
Series premieres on Netflix on Thursday
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a new video clip titled "Brothers" for the animated series of Capcom's Devil May Cry video game franchise, and it teases a character who appears similar to Vergil: The series will premiere on Thursday. Johnny Yong Bosch will voice Dante in the English-dubbed version of the show. The additional English dub cast includes Scout ...
Viz Media Appoints Brad Woods as President/CEO, Ken Sasaki as Chairman/Executive Advisor
Sasaki has served as President/CEO since 2012
― Viz Media announced on Monday that it is appointing Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brad Woods as its new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Current President and CEO Ken Sasaki (pictured right) will move into the role of Chairman & Executive Advisor. Viz promoted Sasaki to President and CEO in 2012. He joined the company ...
Titan Licenses Stray, Ghostly Darkness of Kanata, Scavengers Another Sky, More Manga
Also: Do Women Need Sex Entertainment? manga
― Titan Manga confirmed on Monday that it has licensed the following manga: Title: Do Women Need Sex Entertainment?
Creator: Yachinatsu
Release: November 11
Summary: Experience Love, Lust, and Laughter in this humorous and heart-warming coming-of-age manga exploring self-discovery, romance, and sexuality, with quirky art and real moments that will make you...
'Koisuru One Piece' Spinoff Anime Shorts Reveal 5 More Cast Members
Net anime shorts stream daily from April 1-5
― The official website for the One Piece anime revealed on Monday five more cast members for the series of net anime shorts based on Daiki Ihara's Koisuru One Piece spinoff manga: The newly announced cast includes (pictured above from left to right): Akari Kitō as Sato Yoshioka
Akira Ishida as Biology Club President
Megumi Han as Tsuchi
Takehito Koyasu as ...
OpenAI, GKIDS Indirectly Respond to Studio Ghibli-Style AI Concerns
GKids re-releases Ghibli's Princess Mononoke in IMAX as OpenAI releases new image generator
― A United States district judge ruled on Thursday that The New York Times and several other newspaper groups can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft to restrict the two companies from using the newspapers' content to train chatbots like ChatGPT. In a statement following the ruling an...
Macross Zero Anime Series Review
Zero relies heavily on CGI, not just for its mech battles, but also for some backgrounds and scene transitions. Sometimes this works, and sometimes it looks horribly dated.
― A five-episode OVA released over the space of almost two years (2002-2004), in
release order, Macross Zero sits between 1997's Macross Dynamite 7 and 2008's Macross
Frontier. Chronologically, its events occur before every other ...
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Gaslighting girlfriends aside, this is an instance where I really, really, really, really shouldn't have doubted the standards of this anime's staff.
Sword of the Demon Hunter Anime Reveals Additional Cast
Series casts Saya Aizawa, Hiromu Mineta, Masaki Aizawa, more for Edo arc
― The official website for the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho novel series unveiled on Monday additional cast for the Edo arc, starting with the second episode: Saya Aizawa as Natsu Hiromu Mineta as Zenji Masaki Aizawa as Jūzō Yōji Ueda as Kihei restaurant owner Ai Kayano as Ofū ...
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
What will happen to Nene? Are we back at square one?
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My Happy Marriage #25 [rate]
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Answerman - Anime References in Western Media
Jerome digs into the details of inserting explicit references to anime in western media.
― Jake asks: Hey Answerman, I was recently watching The Bookie on MAX and Sebastian Maniscalco's stepson in the first episode is cosplaying as Levi from D. Gray-man. This happens a few times throughout the show's run as well. His actor even openly references anime and manga. This had me wondering about Hollywood...
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- ‒ SEASON FINALE
With this final episode of Solo Leveling’s second season, Jinwoo let’s his penultimate big secret out of the bag.
Live-Action Korean Web Series Something Went Wrong to Premiere Globally on April 16
Series is spin-off of webtoon "Who Can Define Popularity?"
― The live-action web series Something Went Wrong will make its global debut on April 16, bringing its new take on the popular boys-love universe to international audiences. The series is a spin-off of the webtoon Who Can Define Popularity?, and centers around two supporting characters from the original story — Ba-woo Do (played by Min-ho Ch...
Lazarus Anime Episodes 1-5 Review
These first five episodes are more than compelling in their own right and set the rest of Lazarus up to be the exact mirror that our global society needs at this moment.
― First and foremost, you should know that this ain't Cowboy Bebop, partner! While Lazarus is the most stylistically and tonally similar to Bebop out of all of director Shinichirō Watanabe's subsequent works, it's not trying to be Co...
Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- ‒ SEASON FINALE
This hasn’t been a perfect series. I don’t think it worked as well as the previous adult PreCure show, but it did pull it mostly together in the end.
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Sword of the Demon Hunter #1 [rate]
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Yumi's Cells Live-Action Series Based on Webtoon Confirmed for Season 3
Go-eun Kim reviews offer to return for 3rd season
― The webtoon-based romance live-action series Yumi's Cells has officially been confirmed for a third season. Yumi's Cells follows the everyday life and emotional growth of an ordinary woman named Yumi, uniquely told through the perspectives of the tiny cells inside her brain. The series stands out for its imaginative storytelling and relatable slice...
Game, Anime Composer Yoko Shimomura Receives BAFTA Fellowship
Shimomura has composed for Kingdom Hearts, Street Fighter franchises, more
― The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) announced on Monday that video game and anime composer Yoko Shimomura will receive the BAFTA Fellowship at the 21st annual BAFTA Games Awards on April 8. The event will take place at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London and will be livestreamed on BAFTA's YouTube and Twitch channels. Shi...
City The Animation Casts Yū Miyazaki, Ryōta Suzuki
Anime to reveal new cast weekly every Monday
― The staff for CITY The Animation, the television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga, started its weekly new cast announcement every Monday. This week's additional cast are: Yū Miyazaki as Kamaboko Oni, a manga artist Ryōta Suzuki as Todoroki, Kamaboko's editor The anime will premiere on July 6 on Tokyo MX at 24:00 JST (effectively, July 7 at 12 midnight...
Monster Hunter Wilds Game Sells Over 10 Million Units Worldwide
Game launched on February 28, sold over 8 million units in first 3 days
― CAPCOM announced on Monday that its Monster Hunter Wilds game has sold over 10 million units worldwide, setting a record for Capcom for first-month sales. The game debuted globally on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on February 28. The game sold over 8 million copies worldwide in its first three days. According...
Persona 3 Game Gets New Stage Play in July
Persona 3 Lunation The Act stage play to run from July 6-13
― A website opened on March 27 to announce a new stage play based on Atlus' Persona 3 game titled Persona 3 Lunation The Act, which will run from July 6-13 at the Theatre G-Rosso in Tokyo. The website also revealed the main cast and staff for the stage play. The stage play will star: Mizuki Umetsu as Kanata Shiomi
Momoka Ōnishi as Yukari Tak...
Korean Gaming Company Com2uS Secures Publishing Rights for Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Game
Art director of The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross mobile game will work on game
― Com2uS announced on March 31 that it has made a strategic investment in South Korean game developer Offbeat and signed a global publishing agreement for the company's upcoming game based on the hit IP Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint. The original story of Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint follows an ordinary office worker w...
Nikkatsu Film Studio Establishes Animation Company
New wholly owned subsidiary company NK Animation to handle Nikkatsu's animation-related business including planning, production, promotion
― Long-established film company Nikkatsu announced on March 3 that it has established NK Animation, a new company that will handle Nikkatsu's animation-related business, as part of Nikkatsu's organizational restructure. NK Animation will be a wholly owned subsidia...
Princess Mononoke 4K Restoration Screening Ranks #6 in U.S. Box Office in Opening Weekend
Film screened in 330 theaters, earned estimated US$4,004,482
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The Box Office Mojo website reported that GKIDS' 4K restoration screening of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke film has earned an estimated US$4,004,482 from March 28-30, and ranked at #6 in its opening weekend. The film's 4K screening earned an estimated US$2,000,591 on Friday, an estimated US$1,083,891 on Saturday, and an estimated US$...
Live-Action City Hunter Film Actor Richard Norton Dies at 75
Australian martial artist also served as fight choreographer, stuntman for many films
― Judy Green — the wife of Hollywood actor, trainer, stuntman, and choreographer Richard Norton — announced on Instagram on Saturday that Norton had died. He was 75. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Richard Norton (@rjnorton70) Norton was born in January 1950 in Australia. He was a martial artist who was...
Oita Airport Is Now Hello Kitty Airport (For 6 Months)
Get a double dose of Sanrio at the Oita Hello Kitty Airport & Harmonyland
― Sanrio theme park Harmonyland announced on March 17 that it has partnered with Oita Airport to rename the airport to “Oita Hello Kitty Airport.” Harmonyland notes "the warmest airport in the world" will take this moniker from April 13 to October 13, and Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters will greet travelers to the pref...
Mashin Sōzōden Wataru Anime Reveals New Opening Song in 2nd Half Trailer Video
SANTA performs new opening song "Sō"
― The staff for Mashin Sōzōden Wataru, the new television anime in Sunrise's Wataru franchise, started streaming a new promotional video for the series' second half on Monday. The video reveals and previews the new opening theme song "Sō" (Genesis) by SANTA. The anime debuted in Japan on January 12 and airs on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. T...
The Unaware Atelier Master Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Cast revealed for English dub launching alongside Japan's early streaming on Sunday
― Crunchyroll announced that it would stream a same-day English dub for the television anime of Yōsuke Tokino's The Unaware Atelier Meister (Kanchigai no Atelier Meister: Eiyū Party no Moto Zatsuyō-Gakari ga, Jitsu wa Sentō Igai ga SSS Rank Datta to Iu Yoku Aru Hanashi) light novel series. The dub begins streaming alo...
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Manga Takes Break Until June
Manga resumes on June 13 after heading into final arc in volume 26 on May 29
― This year's eighth issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine announced on Friday that Yasuo Ohtagaki's Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga will go on hiatus starting in the magazine's next issue on April 11. The manga will resume serialization on June 13. The manga's retail listings reported that it would enter it...
Under Ninja Manga Goes on 3-Week Break
Manga returns on April 28
― This year's 18th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja manga will go on hiatus, and will return in the magazine's combined 22nd and 23rd issue on April 28. Manga publisher Denpa is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the series: A high school loner is given the part-time job of a lifetime as a modern da...
Taishi Tsutsui's We Never Learn Manga Gets New 1-Shot on April 4
Original manga ended in 2020, inspired 2-season anime
― This year's 18th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Taishi Tsutsui's We Never Learn (Boku-tachi wa Benkyō ga Dekinai) manga will get a special one-shot story on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website on April 4. Tsutsui launched the original manga in February 2017, and ended it in December 2020. Shueisha published ...
Black Jack Manga Gets New Stage Musical
Show tours across Japan June 28 - July 13
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for merchandise from Osamu Tezuka's works announced on Thursday that Tezuka's Black Jack manga will receive a new stage musical in Japan beginning on June 28. The cast includes:
Masayuki Sakamoto as Black Jack
Nako Yabuki as Pinoko
Ryosuke Mikata as Doctor Kiriko
Yuhi Ozora as Mariko
Kiyotaka Imai as Shirakawa The s...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 17-23
2004 Phoenix anime earns 2.8%; Blue Miburo, Baban Baban Ban Vampire both earn 2.1%
― The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 film aired on TBS on Wednesday, March 19 at 7:50 p.m., and earned a 2.5% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV March 23 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.6 Detective Conan NTV March 22 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.4 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV March 23 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 17-23
Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition debuts at #1; Atelier Yumia at #2 for PS5, #3 for Switch
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 17-23 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwXenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition Nintendo March 20 74,689 74,689 2PS5Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land Koei Tecmo Games March 21 27,810 27,810 3NSwAtelier Y...
1964 Astro Boy: Hero of Space Anime Film Fully Colorized 'Using AI'
Tezuka Productions, NHK broadcaster did not specify if process used generative AI
― Tezuka Productions noted on Saturday that the 1964 Astro Boy: Hero of Space (Tetsuwan Atom: Uchū no Yūsha) film would air on the public network NHK General TV on Sunday at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m. EDT). The film's special edition would air in full color, using the "latest video technology." TVアニメから生まれた鉄腕アトム初の劇場アニメ(1...
Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA's Lazarus Anime Streams Extended Prison Break Preview
Series debuts next weekend
― Adult Swim streamed a new video for Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese), the new original anime for Toonami with Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) and animation studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan The Final Season), on Sunday. The video shows the full prison escape that was previously teased. The series will premiere on Adu...
Studio Lico Releases Mobile Game Mythic Item Obtained Based on Webtoon (Updated)
Webtoon has amassed more than 320 million views
― On March 28, Naver Webtoon announced the official launch of the mobile idle RPG game Mythic Item Obtained, developed by its subsidiary Studio Lico. The game is based on the webtoon Mythic Item Obtained, which is adapted from the web novel of the same name. The webtoon began serialization in 2022 and has accumulated over 320 million views globally. Th...
Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 Anime Series Review
It all means that for an extra-special, extra-long helping of Arifureta, this season feels mostly obligatory. Perfunctory.
― Given the unenviable circumstances of its rocky start, it will always be generally impressive how far Arifureta has come. The anime has soldiered on for multiple seasons and extra ONAs, and even carved out a solid story identity for itself beyond the "dark vengeful power fantas...
The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Original Video Anime's 2nd Teaser Confirms Staff
TV anime's director Shinya Watada, writer Yoichi Kato return at Shirogumi Inc.
― The IDOLM@STER franchise streamed the second teaser promotional video for Bandai Namco Entertainment's The IDOLM@STER Million Live! original video anime (OVA) on Sunday. The teaser confirms the main staff members who are returning from the earlier television anime. The previous television anime's director Shinya Watada r...
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc #22 [rate]
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The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World #12 [rate]
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Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women Webtoon Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Sstory follows woman who is torn between 2 very different men
― According to Korean news agency Newsis, a live-action adaptation of the webtoon Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women has officially entered production. Casting is currently underway, with offers reportedly made to actors Ji-min Han and Sung-hoon Park, who appeared in Squid Game season 2. The story follows 33-year-old office worker ...
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You #24 [rate]
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The Unaware Atelier Master #1 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 36
The frog is well and truly out of the pants now.
Naver Webtoon Joins Anti-Piracy Coalition ACE
Company is the 1st webtoon company to join coalition
― The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) announced on March 25 that NAVER WEBTOON has joined as its newest member. NAVER WEBTOON, part of WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., is the first webcomic and webnovel company, and the first Korea-based company, to become a member of ACE. WEBTOON Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles and listed o...
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Shangri-La Frontier #50 [rate]
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #12 [rate]
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2 Anime Gets Sequel in July
New season to air on Sundays at 4:30 p.m.
― The official website for the second season of the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga revealed on Sunday that the anime will get a sequel that will premiere on TBS and its affiliates in July 2025, and will air on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. JST. Aida drew a celebration image for the announcement. The anime's seco...
Shangri-La Frontier TV Anime Gets 3rd Season
Anime's 2nd season ended on Saturday
― The final episode of the second season of the television anime of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel series announced on Sunday the anime will get a third season. ◤シャンフロ3rd season制作決定❗️❗️❗️◢━━━━━━━━━━━━━━スーツでキメた仲間達の中でひとり…半裸に蝶ネクタイ😆❗️サンラクたちが寄り道から戻ってくるまで…少しだけお待ちください⚡https://t.co/UWxYPclfWa pic.twitter.com/oaSmYxt2Ku— 『シャングリラ・フロンティア（シャンフロ）』公式｜アニメ化＆ゲーム化決定 (@Sha...
The Beginning After the End Anime Reveals seiza's Theme Song in Creditless Ending Sequence Video
Series based on TurtleMe's web novel, webcomic debuts on April 2
― At the end of Fuji TV's livestream of the first minutes of the first episode of the television anime of TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End web novel and its webcomic adaptation, the staff revealed that singer-songwriter seiza will perform the ending theme song "Mahiru no Tsuki" (Midday Moon). Fuji TV is also streaming the show's c...
-otoha- Performs Ending Theme for Yaiba: Samurai Legend Anime
Series debuts on April 5 with Netflix, Hulu streaming
― The staff for YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA), the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, revealed on Sunday that singer-songwriter -otoha- will perform the show's ending theme song "Pineapple Tart." The anime will premiere on April 5 on YTV, NTV, and their affiliates throughout Japan at 5:30 p...
YOASOBI, Voice Actor, YouTuber, & VTuber Discover 30 Years of PlayStation
Project: Memory Card realized with a new Yoasobi song, character voice Nanase Nishino, VTuber Usada Pekora, YouTube personality Kiyo
― Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Japanese pop duo Yoasobi celebrated three decades of PlayStation with a new commercial on March 21. It features the new song “Players” which Yoasobi based on the theme of "Memory of Play." The commercial follows the characters...
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One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga #21 [rate]
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Look Back Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama Animates Short Honoring Childhood Home
Oshiyama wrote, designed, key-animated, directed "Aka no Kiwoku" for Fukushima Prefecture
― Kiyotaka Oshiyama debuted the new short animation "Aka no Kiwoku" (Red Memory) for Fukushima prefecture's variety magazine Fukushima Map on Thursday. The short features the song "Aka no Kiwoku" by Edda, and the short credits Rina Hon'izumi for voice-acting despite having no dialogue. (Fukushima is Oshiyama and...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #8 [rate]
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Live-Action Baban Baban Ban Vampire Film Rescheduled to July 4
Film originally slated for February 14 release
― The staff for the live-action film of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga announced on Sunday the film will open in theaters on July 4. The film was originally scheduled for a February 14 release, but was postponed due to "various circumstances." The preview screening scheduled on January 21 was also canceled. Ryo Yoshizawa, who plays the ...
2 Hunter x Hunter The Stage Productions Streamed Until Tuesday
Next stage play to run in May in Tokyo, June in Osaka
― The official Shonen Jump YouTube channel is streaming the two most recent Hunter X Hunter stage play productions from March 21 to April 1 for free, ahead of the next stage play adaptation titled Hunter x Hunter The Stage 3 in May 2025. The first play's stream is available until Tuesday at 12:00 p.m. JST (Monday at 11:00 p.m. EDT), and the second...
Medalist Anime Gets 2nd Season
Season 1 ended on Sunday
― The staff for the television anime of Tsurumaikada's Olympic ice-skating manga Medalist announced on Sunday the series will get a second season. The anime premiered in Japan on the "NUMAnimation" on TV Asahi and 23 affiliated channels on January 4 at 25:30 (effectively, January 5 at 1:30 a.m.), and on BS Asahi on January 6. Disney+ streamed the anime. The Kadokawa Anime cha...
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Witchy Precure! -MIRAI DAYS- #12 [rate]
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Production of Webtoon-Based Live-Action Thriller Series Dear X Delayed Due to Injury of Actor Do-hoon Kim
Actor was diagnosed with a 24-week recovery period
― The filming of the live-action series Dear X has been put on hold after actor Do-hoon Kim suffered a serious injury on set. According to Korean entertainment media outlet Sports Chosun, Kim fractured his left forearm while practicing motorcycle riding during a break in filming last week. The accident occurred as he attempted a short ride and lost ...
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Medalist #13 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party #11 [rate]
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! ‒ SEASON FINALE
This was an excellent finale for Ms. Elf, and that is mostly on account of the show doubling down on everything it does well.
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- #25 [rate]
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I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? #13 [rate]
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New Yaiba Anime Streams English-Subtitled Trailer
Anime premieres next Saturday
― Viz Media streamed the official English-subtitled trailer for YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA), the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, on Friday. The anime will premiere on April 5 on YTV, NTV, and their affiliates throughout Japan at 5:30 p.m., right before Detective Conan's 6:00 p.m. timeslot to start the "Gosho ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Game Review
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection shows that it can be fun to revisit the past, but we also have to acknowledge that sometimes the past can be awkward.
― I love Yu-Gi-Oh!. Whether it's the anime or the card game, I always find myself coming back to this franchise and its incredibly overpriced cardboard. It still exuded a charm I couldn't find anywhere else since my childhood. The franchise has gone thr...
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UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- #10 [rate]
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Übel Blatt ‒ SEASON FINALE
Übel Blatt will be remembered as a crushing disappointment.
Toonimotion Releases Animated Series Based on BL Webtoon Robber X Lover
Webtoon follows unexpected cohabitation story of college student
― Toonimotion released an animated adaptation of the boys-love webtoon Robber X Lover on March 26. Based on the webtoon of same name drawn by PENGKI, the animation premiered on Toonimotion's website with English subtitles. Robber X Lover follows the unexpected cohabitation story of a college student named Jiho. After missing the deadli...
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Baban Baban Ban Vampire #12 [rate]
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Momentary Lily ‒ SEASON FINALE
In which Momentary Lily ends, and another story begins...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Mar 19-25
Solo Leveling takes the first spot this week, but it's not enough to move the needle in the cumulative. Stay tuned for the final results next week!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how p...
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! ‒ SEASON FINALE
Bureaucrat to Villainess has been one of the better “villainess isekai” shows with a fairly unique premise, a wholesome vibe, very consistent quality, and a genuinely funny sense of humor.
Korea Fair Trade Commission Uses AI Tools to Make Webtoon for Public Outreach
Government agency uses Stable Diffusion to produce webtoon
― The Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), the government agency promoting fair and free competition, announced on March 26 that it is actively leveraging generative AI technologies to produce content and enhance the effectiveness of its public outreach. The KFTC is currently publishing a weekly webtoon series titled Fair Diary on its officia...
Blue Box ‒ SEASON FINALE
I'd like to reflect on the parts of this finale that worked the best, which actually have nothing to do with either of Blue Box's ostensible main characters.
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I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! #3 [rate]
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Blue Miburo #24 [rate]
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Blue Miburo Anime Gets 2nd Season Next Winter
New season to adapt "Serizawa Assassination" arc
― The staff for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's Blue Miburo (Ao no Miburo) manga revealed on Saturday that the anime will get a second season "next winter." The new season will adapt the "Serizawa Assassination" arc. The first season premiered on October 19, and aired on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. on the YTV and NTV channels, as well as on their ...
Silent Witch Anime Casts Kanna Nakamura as Lana Colette
Anime to reveal new cast member every Saturday
― Aniplex revealed on Saturday that the anime of author Matsuri Isora and artist Nanna Fujimi's Silent Witch (Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto) light novel series has cast Kanna Nakamura as Lana Colette, Monica's first friend. The staff are revealing a new cast member for the anime every Saturday. The series will debut on television in July....
Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl Adult Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime
Series follows popular actor who is actually a girl
― AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) announced on Friday that Norito Asaduki's Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl (Arisugawa Ren tte Honto wa Onna Nanda yo ne.) adult manga is getting an anime adaptation. Asaduki released a commemorative illustration for the anime. 🎉㊗️アニメ化決定！！㊗️🎉「有栖川煉ってホントは女なんだよね。」アニメ化決定です！！！！僧侶枠だーーーーー！！！！！完結して５年くらい...
Haigakura Anime Restarts With 1st Episode This Summer
Anime had delayed episode 8 and onward in November
― The staff of the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga announced on Saturday that the anime will resume this summer, but will restart from the first episode. The staff released a video and a visual for the anime's resumption. (The below video is available in the U.S. and Latin America only.) (Region-free version) The anime premiere...
Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Yoko Kawanami's Passing
Creators, artists, & fans came together for their farewells
― The anime world lost another prolific voice actor with the announcement of Yoko Kawanami's passing on March 27. She is best known for her roles as Coconna Vartia in Armored Trooper Votoms, Midori Norimaki (née Yamabuki) in Dr. Slump, Bulma's Mother in Dragon Ball, and Rumi Kishikawa in Marmalade Boy. Her work has touched the lives and hear...
The Apothecary Diaries Goes to Universal Studios Japan
The experience is set to open on July 1
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced on March 21 that the theme park is collaborating with the popular anime series The Apothecary Diaries. The attraction will open this summer, as teased with a new key visual: 🍃∴‥∵‥∴この夏、新たな物語の幕が上がる―― ∴‥∵‥∴🍃TVアニメ『 #薬屋のひとりごと 』× #USJ初コラボビジュアル公開✨本日放送のTVアニメ第二期も見逃すな！🔥詳細はこちらhttps://t.co/JvT3vdEBdu pic.twitter.com/aETpnHSlGx—...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 23-29
Undead Unluck, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You anime; The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride, The Failure at God School manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 March 25 The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon Game Heads West
Game launches this fall for Switch, PS5, PS4, PC
― NIS America announced on Friday that it will release The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon (The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-) game in the West for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG this fall. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The company describes ...
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Übel Blatt #12 [rate]
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I May Be a Guild Receptionist #12 [rate]
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I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? Anime's Promo Video Previews 2nd Part
2nd part premieres on April 5
― The official website for the television anime of Yakitomato and Kotatsu's I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? (NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita) manga began streaming on Friday the third promotional video, and it previews the anime's second cours (quarter of a year). The video features new cast members Mayu Sagara as Killa Wenthol and Yurie Kozakai as C...
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The Apothecary Diaries #36 [rate]
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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? 4K Remaster UHD & Blu-ray Review
The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? is one of the most important films in anime history, but this new 4K restoration might not be the release it deserves.
― If you're around anime old heads for long enough, there's a good chance you'll eventually hear about the mythical year of 1984—a year that wowed audiences with now-timeless classics like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ...
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual, Theme Song Artists, April 4 Premiere for 2nd Part
Mrs. Green Apple, Omoinotake perform new theme songs
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime based on Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series revealed on Saturday a new trailer, visual, and April 4 premiere for the second cours (quarter of a year) for the anime's second season. The video reveals and previews the the new openin...
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ SEASON FINALE
When it comes down to it, this final episode of the season is all about the biggest weakness of Dr. Xeno's dictatorial ambitions.
Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Film Opens Worldwide on March 26, 2027
Nintendo, Sony co-finance movie from Maze Runner director Wes Ball
― Nintendo announced on its new Nintendo Today! app on Friday that the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda franchise will open worldwide on March 26, 2027. A video on the Nintendo Today! app streamed the news with the title screen BGM from The Legend of Zelda for the NES. Nintendo is financing over 50% of the production, and Sony ...
This Week in Games - Nintendo Direct March 2025
Jean-Karlo's got the scoop on a surprise Nintendo Direct, the return of Digimon Vpets, and a very strange addition to a fighting game.
― Welcome back, folks! For the past few months, I've been Storytelling a Mage: The Ascension campaign for a pair of buddies over Discord. Now, my reference pool is a bit... esoteric, I'll admit; a combination of my weird range of tastes (from Pedro Almodovar to tokusa...
Ave Mujica - The Die is Cast - ‒ SEASON FINALE
Now and forever, "Ave Mujica does not undersell."
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Farmagia #12 [rate]
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Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link Smartphone Game Ends Service on May 30
Game launched in December 2017; "offline version" to be available after service ends
― Marvelous and Honey∞Parade Games announced on Friday that their Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link smartphone game will end service on May 30 at 2:00 p.m. JST. After maintenance on that date, the game will transition to an "offline version" so fans can continue to experience the story, costume customization, and...
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! #12 [rate]
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Everything has turned out far better than anyone could have expected—and it feels so wrong.
Transformers, Star Wars Voice Actor Clive Revill Dies at 94
Actor was also veteran of Broadway, Royal Shakespeare Company
― The Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday that actor and voice actor Clive Revill died on March 11 after a battle with dementia. He was 94. Revill was born in Wellington, New Zealand in April 1930, and was recruited to be an actor by Laurence Olivier. He is perhaps most famous for his role as the original voice of Emperor Palpatine in...
Your Forma Anime Reveals Creditless Opening Video, Mini-Anime
Series debuts on April 2
― Anime distributor REMOW revealed the creditless opening sequence video on Friday for the television anime of Mareho Kikuishi and Tsubata Nozaki's Your Forma science-fiction crime suspense light novel series. The video features yama's theme song "GRIDOUT." Additionally, the staff revealed the first episode of a mini-anime on Friday titled Petit Forma: Electrocrime Bureau Jou...
Panasonic Releases 34-Minute English-Subtitled Anime The Land of Nomo For its Pavilion at Osaka World Expo
Kana Ichinose, Megumi Han, Aoi Yuki star in anime
― Panasonic Group opened a website on Friday to announce it has produced an original animation for the Osaka World Expo 2025 at the Panasonic Group Pavilion. The company is also streaming the full 34-minute anime on YouTube with English subtitles. Panasonic Visuals Co., Ltd. and monofilmo Inc. produced the anime, based on an original story by Hiroaki ...
New Zenryoku Usagi Anime's 2nd Season Previewed in Video
New season debuts on April 9
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the "Reiwa-era" anime project for Kei Ikeda's Zenryoku Usagi manga revealed a promotional video on Friday for the anime's second season. The new season will debut on Chiba TV on April 9, and on TV Kanagawa and TV Saitama on April 13. It will also begin streaming on d Anime Store on April 9. The returning cast members are: Ay...
Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble Anime Debuts 1st Online Starting on April 20 Before July TV Debut
7 more cast members also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Yashiro's Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother With Memories From My Past Life (Shiro Buta Kizoku desu ga Zense no Kioku ga Haeta node Hiyoko na Otōto Sodatemasu) light novel series revealed on Friday that the anime will now debut first only the Abema streaming service in Japan starting on April...
Live-Action Japanese True Beauty Films Preview 2nd Film in Video, Poster
2nd film featuring insert song by star Keito Tsuna opens on May 1
― The staff for Megami Kōrin Before Kōkō Debut-hen / After Proposal-hen (True Beauty Before: High School Debut Arc / After: Proposal Arc), the two-part Japanese live-action film adaptation of Yaongyi's True Beauty webtoon, revealed a poster visual and trailer on Friday for the second film, After Proposal-hen. The video previews both Ke...
Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukun Desu Anime Shorts Previewed in Video
Series of 1-minute shorts debuts on April 4 before planned 4th anime film debuts this fall
― Fanworks began streaming a promotional video on Friday for Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukun Desu (This Is Where I Relax), a new series of anime shorts in Yuri Yokomizo and San-X's Sumikko Gurashi franchise. The staff also announced that Nao will narrate the series. The one-minute shorts will premiere on th...
My Happy Marriage Anime Delays Episode 26 to April 9
25th episode also delayed to March 31
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that the Netflix global streaming of the 13th episode for the second television anime season based on Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series (the 26th episode overall for the anime and the final episode of the second season) has been postponed due to production delay...