Lynzee and James catch up on Dead Dead Demon and have a long conversation about navigating toxic fandom discourse.― Navigating Toxic Fandom Discourse Lynzee and James catch up on Dead Dead Demon and have a long conversation about navigating toxic fandom discourse. The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to the podcast ver...
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If you don't already have tickets to New York's premiere anime convention, it's not too late! Check out all the awesome features happening at Anime NYC here.― The time for Anime NYC is here! Anime NYC has grown to be one of the largest anime conventions on the east coast, bringing fans from around the world to a one stop location dedicated to celebrating the best and brightest of anime from all ove...
From the creator of Heaven's Lost Property comes another story about a young man having a chance encounter with an angel-like being!― From the creator of Heaven's Lost Property comes another story about a young man having a chance encounter with an angel-like being! However, unlike Heaven's Lost Property, we seem to have dialed back on the fan service in exchange for having more comedy and potential...
Jean-Karlo shares the importance of Rachael Lillis' Pokémon dub work as well as some upcoming anime x game collabs to keep an eye on!― Welcome back, folks! It's been a heck of a week for me, being a humble VTuber fan; earlier this week was my favorite VTuber Silvervale's birthday (a fun time was had by all), and then the very next day my interview with Mori Calliope went live! I never thought I'd ge...
Junichi Suwabe stars as Ken'ichi― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that Umiharu's The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World manga adaptation of author Hifumi Asakura and illustrator Yamakawa's Arafō Otoko no Isekai Tsūhan Seikatsu light novel series is inspiring a television anime adaptation that will debut in 2025. The anime will star Junichi Suwabe as Ken'ichi. Square Enix's Ma...
Having topped 1 billion yen at the Japanese box office, Oshiyama and his Flip Flappers anime alumni look to have a big, emotional hit.― Kiyotaka Oshiyama and Studio Durian might not be immediately familiar to average anime fans, but the team's latest outing is worthy of attention. The small studio team's previous work centers mostly on designs for series like Deca-Dence and FLCL: Shoegaze, although...
Tōru Furuya stepped down from role in June after scandal― The X/Twitter account for the One Piece franchise announced on Friday that voice actor Miyu Irino (Sora in Kingdom Hearts franchise, Kōshi Sugawara in Haikyu!!, Ritsu Kageyama in Mob Psycho 100) will take over as the role of Sabo in the One Piece anime, starting with the anime's 1,116th episode that will air on Sunday. 8月18日(日)朝9:30より放送されるアニメ...
Dungeon dives and village-building combine in this action-RPG from the makers of the Rune Factory series, but can Elrentaros Wandering live up to its inspirations?― Elrentaros Wanderings clearly doesn't mind comparisons to the Rune Factory series. After all, Rune Factory made a nice little home for itself, combining the farming of Harvest Moon with the combat of a fantasy action RPG. It's a place wh...
It's clear that Yugiri Aika researched traditional Irish culture or cuisine – if you've ever wanted a very simple recipe for colcannon, this book has it.― Witches, who practice herbal magic and wear pointed black hats, are often relegated to the realms of folklore, trotted out once a year on Halloween. Then they ride their broomsticks across the sky, cavort with black cat familiars, and lay traps fo...
Syundei debuted manga in 2014, sequel in 2017― A new official website and X/Twitter account opened on Friday to reveal that Syundei's Go For It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga is getting a television anime. Syundei shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement: Syundei first published the original Go For It, Nakamura! manga as a short in Opera in December 2014, but bega...
A large number of episodes are skipping this week due to the Olympics, making it hard to pin down what's really happening. But one thing is sure: Plus-Sized Elf wins the "Chaos Dragon" award hands-down.― 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 simulcas...
Everyone, you're sleeping on this anime! Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction is totally wild, shocking, and eye-opening!― Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime is INSANE Everyone, you're sleeping on this anime! Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction is totally wild, shocking, and eye-opening! James and Lynzee are here to tell you why you need to watch it right now! The ANN After Show stre...
Despite some problems, I enjoyed this second season more than the first, but the lack of an actual conclusion lets down much of that.― While I wasn't too big on the first season of Rising Impact and thought it took a while to get going, I had a decent enough time with it that I was hopeful the second season could improve on it. Unfortunately, while I did end up enjoying it more, this season wound up...
This year's Summer Comiket saw legendary game company Webzen revealing its latest game - the character collecting RPG TERBIS. Why should you be excited? Read on to find out.― Very characterful Comiket is one of Japan's most prestigious and popular anime and manga expos, and this year's Summer Comiket saw legendary game company Webzen revealing its latest game - the character collecting RPG TERBIS. ...
Final chapter coincides with series' 5th anniversary on September 10― Shueisha's Manga Plus announced on Tuesday that Kai Ikada's Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! (Dosanko Gal wa Namaramenkoi) manga will end in two chapters. Shueisha will publish the next chapter on August 27, and the final chapter on September 10, which coincides with the series' fifth annivesary. Shueisha's MANGA Plus website is ...
Nick and Steve discuss the recent episode leaks and how they connect to the anime community's larger culture of speedscans and other leaked announcements.― Over the last week, a major leak seemed to stem from compromised files at Iyuno, which led to the first season of the Ranma 1/2 reboot and Terminator Zero, as well as multiple episodes of DAN DA DAN and the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa movie app...
Tasked with re-starting the story—becoming the foundation for the next decade-spanning epic, from the very moment of its conception, Dawntrail was in a tough spot.― From the very moment of its conception, Dawntrail was in a tough spot. With Endwalker, Final Fantasy XIV reached the narrative conclusion to the story it had been telling for 11 years. This left Dawntrail tasked with re-starting the stor...
This year's Paris Olympics 2024 is finally over and there were definitely memorable players to memeable poses and moments! But hey, since we're talking about the Olympics and sports, we would like to know...