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Square Enix, Sunrise Make 'As One' Anime Film Prequel to Starwing Paradox Game

Mar 3, 19:52

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Detective Conan movies' Kobun Shizuno directs, Evangelion's Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designs characters ― Square Enix and Sunrise announced on Tuesday that they are producing a feature-length theatrical prequel anime to Square Enix's Starwing Paradox game titled As One, which will open in Japan this summer. Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan movies 15-21) is directing the film. As with the game, Yoshiyuki Sada...

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The ANN Aftershow - The Fuji TV Scandal Explained

Mar 3, 19:45

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If it's been under your radar, there are big things shaking up at one of Japan's major broadcasters. The ANN team is here to explain what's going on at FujiTV and what it could mean for its anime programming. ― The Fuji TV Scandal Explained If it's been under your radar, there are big things shaking up at one of Japan's major broadcasters. The ANN team is here to explain what's going on at FujiTV an...

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Suikoden Franchise Gets Anime, New Mobile Game, New Manga, Stage Play, Concert

Mar 3, 19:43

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Also revealed: new Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars trailer ― Konami announced during the "Gensō Suikoden Live 2025.3.4" livestream on Tuesday an anime adaptation of the Suikoden II game's story, a new mobile game Gensō Suikoden: Star Leap for the iOS and Android, a stage play adaptation of Suikoden I, a new concert, and a new trailer for Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate R...

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History of Saban: Part 3

Mar 3, 13:00

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Haim Saban pulls Disney into his circle, alongside politicians. Meanwhile Power Rangers gets a fresh coat of paint. ― Fox Family Flops and Saban Gambles With Disney By the end of the year 2000, while the Fox Kids programming block was still doing great, the Fox Family Channel had become a debt-ridden disaster for the company and had not recovered in the ratings over the last three years; even having ...

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Wonderful Precure! Episodes 37 - 50 Anime Review

Mar 3, 12:00

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At the end of the day, Wonderful Precure! is all about hope. ― It's an inevitability of children's media that deals with animals that, sooner or later, the topic of death comes up. Most animals people love as pets don't live as long as humans, and the loss of a pet is often one of the first encounters with death a child has. I was four when my cat Oliver passed, and the conversation my parents had wi...

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Answerman - How Bad is School Truancy in Japan?

Mar 3, 11:00

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Jerome looks at the issue of futokō as it appears in anime and the upsetting trend behind it. ― Julie W. asks: I've noticed in some recent anime that it's apparently possible for Japanese kids not to go to school for long periods of time. Does this happen in real life as well? Do Japanese parents allow their kids the option of just not going to school altogether? I know this would NEVER happen in co...

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Giant Ojō-sama Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime by Tatsunoko

Mar 2, 22:39

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Nikumura Q's story of wealthy young lady who grows to gigantic proportions ― Shogakukan announced on Monday that Nikumura Q's Giant Ojō-sama (Giant Young Lady) manga is inspiring a television anime from Tatsunoko Production. The story centers around Oriko Fujidō, the scion of an ultra-wealthy family who finds herself growing to gigantic proportions. She had received an entire town as a present on her...

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Sound! Euphonium Season 1 Blu-ray Review

Mar 2, 12:00

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Nearly ten years after it first aired, Sound Euphonium’s first season comes back to us on Blu-Ray, and it’s as dazzling as ever. ― The release of this Blu-ray comes at a very timely moment. Its December release marked the six-month anniversary of Sound Euphonium's triumphant final act, and this upcoming April will mark an entire decade since the anime first aired on Japanese airwaves. To watch this B...

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Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō Light Novels Get TV Anime

Mar 2, 10:00