Film festival takes place in Zagreb, Croatia from June 3-8
Manga creator publishes last chapter in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine on June 3
Stage play to run from July 26-August 2 in Tokyo
The setup is a perfect excuse to have the characters reveal their thoughts and feelings about one another in creative ways.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/delicious-in-dungeon/episode-18/.210500
We turn our attention to everything outside of UA, then outside of Japan. Hell, we even dip our toes outside of what was or wasn’t previously considered “canon” at one point.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/my-hero-academia-season-7/episode-139/.210496
See their adventure in Ikebukuro
Kuno plays angel who comes to Earth out of concern for Towa
Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni. (ZUTOMAYO) performs theme song 'Uso Janai,' insert song 'Blues in the Closet'
Yoshino plays Kaiju No. 9, Sugita plays Takamichi Hotaka
Keiichi Hara's film originally opened in Japan in December 2022
"Training adventure" game will be free to play
Nobuhiko Okamoto, Natsumi Murakami, Kentarō Kumagai, more join cast
Series becomes most watched Paramount+ original series of all time
Film sells 7.32 million tickets
The man with a voice that can strike fear to many, and a (kawaii) face that can set 3.5 million views
I’m sorry if this review is upsetting manga readers but I can only judge these episodes based on what I see at the moment and at the moment, I’m not particularly pleased with what I’m watch...
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/a-condition-called-love/episode-5/.210462
Café with One Piece-themed foods opens on May 11
This felt like a lot of setup and a whole lot of yelling, but not much else. While that certainly fits Konosuba to a T, this episode left me wanting more.
This week, it's hot monster mommies and less hot AI-generated light novels.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/aftershow/2024-05-03/.210479
Season pass adds final character in summer 2024
Forget about the imminent end of the radio show alluded to last week; now Yuhi herself is the one who's wound up canceled!
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/the-many-sides-of-voice-actor-radio/episode-4/.210422
"Like the Flatwoods Monster" began streaming on Friday
Suo could have simply humiliated Kanuma and called it a day, but he keeps the utter ass-whooping going until he’s sure the message has landed.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/wind-breaker/episode-5/.210460
So here we are at the end of Akira Toriyama's final non-Dragon Ball series—and what a ride it has been.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/sand-land-the-series/episode-13/.209851
Katsura Ise, Takuma Yokota's manga to include exclusive card for Magic: The Gathering
Classic animation channel features Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, Tom and Jerry, more
Each story is like a dark portal into a realm of human sexuality that society usually sweeps under the rug, but I can't look away.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/nude-model/tsubasa-yamaguchi-short-stories/manga/.210411
Miyaōtarō ga Neko o Kau Nante manga launches on May 31
Satoshi Tokushige, Sei Hiraizumi, Hirofumi Araki, Hidekazu Mashima play variations of Isobee
Find out about the young star who set the internet aflame and walked away with two medals. Plus: Thousand-Year Door updates, a new HunterxHunter game, and Miku!
Kaijin Fugeki manga launches on May 29
Promise of Starseed focuses on high school students who want to enter idol training school
Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi shares what it was like to leave Pixar and how his studio will never shy away from honesty in their work, even when honesty isn't pretty.
Video also previews YOASOBI's theme song
Manga about novelist, niece also has live-action film opening on June 7
Switch version's artbook releases without alterations; no alterations to actual game for both versions
Chan-wook Park, Takashi Yamazaki, Mackenyu, more make list
27th Detective Conan film has earned 9.291 billion yen as of Monday
A generative AI chatbot getting information wrong? Never would have guessed...
Koro Teacher Quest!'s Kizuku Watanabe draws Kaiju No. 8 Relax manga
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-02/kaiju-no-8-gets-new-spinoff-manga-on-june-4/.210417
Manga originally launched in 2005
Show runs in Kyoto from August 9-12, Osaka from August 17-19, Tokyo from August 24-September 8
Togashi teases chapters 405+
Chris and Nick put on their headphones and dust off their vinyl records for a look at this season's guitar-strumming, mic-swinging girl groups.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/this-week-in-anime/2024-05-02/.210397
Both English dub and original Japanese Mach Go Go Go get VOD releases
Mirei Hoshina/Aya Akane star as Yona
I cannot imagine how Square Enix could top themselves after this.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/game/playstation-5/final-fantasy-vii-rebirth/.210288
7th Time Loop, No. 6 manga artist attends event on August 2-4
Videos introduce "Mine-Cart Madness," "Yoshi's Adventure" rides
Season debuts on Saturday
Genda, Tamura play Isao Shinomiya, Tae Nakanoshima in episode 4 on Saturday
Song to be previewed in Japan on Friday
Gintama's Shinji Takamatsu helms Shin-Ei Animation series starring Ikue Ōtani
Mimori intends to continue voice roles, singing career
Other titles are I Had that Same Dream Again, At Night, I Become a Monster, Until I Meet My Husband, Loyal Soldier, Lustful Beast
Yoshino Aoyama, Yū Serizawa join cast
They've surpassed being queens and are now goddesses
Blue Giant, The Dangers in My Heart anime; Fed Up With Being the Spoiled Queen's Genius Butler, I Ran Away and Built the World's Strongest Army, My Sister Took My Fiance and Now I'm Being Courted...
Who are Oto and Adashino? Where did they come from? Why are they living in the abandoned station? Oto doesn't want to answer those questions, but we get some clues nevertheless this week.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mysterious-disappearances/episode-4/.210407
Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi Lesson2 airs on June 18
Big things go down in this week's Spice and Wolf, and by that, I mean that Holo does an adorable little dance by wiggling her ears.
2nd stage play runs at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo from August 2-12, AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe in Hyogo from August 17-19
Chōkadō Girl 1/6 - Amazing Stranger sequel series launched in September 2017
Film also ranks at #1 on Netflix in Japan
With a new Nintendo Switch port available, even more gamers can experience Enoch's transcendental adventure across the world. How does it fare on Nintendo's portable device?
Price increases to US$11.99 for Mega Fan, US$15.99 for Ultimate Fan
Otakon 2024 takes place on August 2-4 in Washington D.C.
Trailer streamed for PS4, PS5, PC game
Manhwa is starting to find its footing in American comic book sphere, but it's not just another version of "manga." Find out what makes Korean comics unique.
Kana Hanazawa, Haruka Tomatsu, Yōko Hikasa, Yūko Kaida, Yukana, Yūki Kaji, more join cast
The official website for the Monogatari Series anime opened a page with a countdown and the letter "Y" on Wednesday. The countdown will end on Thursday...
Film sold over 6.99 million tickets
Anime's first season premiered in 2018
Kōhei Amasaki, Haruki Ishiya, Masaya Matsukaze, Hōchū Ohtsuka join cast of J.C. Staff anime
Come for the statue, stay for the event
Mugihito, Yuichiro Umehara, Yōko Hikasa, Sayumi Suzushiro join cast of July anime
The sword fights are probably the most frustrating element of this episode.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/unnamed-memory/episode-4/.210380
Watching this episode feels like watching a normal anime episode at 1.5x speed.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/train-to-the-end-of-the-world/episode-5/.210386
Game launches for Switch, PS5/4, Xbox, PC on June 14
Final volume ships on July 4
Takumi Mano, Ryusei Kitade, Yūki Iwasa among others join cast
This week's episode bridges a few conversations and prepares us for the next evolution of the battle for Egghead Island.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/one-piece/episode-1102/.210356
Yui Kikuta's manga launched in August 2018
Kafka whining about his lack of power from being in his 30s is pretty relatable - I promise you kids, you will notice a few more slowdowns and aches as time catches up with you.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/kaiju-no-8/episode-3/.210357
Ryō Narita stars in film opening on November 29
Mahouka: Yoru no Tobari ni Yami wa Hirameku adaptation begins on June 27
Series resumed serialization on April 22
U.S. presale begins on April 30, Mexico presale begins on May 1
Nagate launches Habō no Wadachi ~Kōanchōsachō Chōsakan Kūya Haji~ spy suspense manga
Manga gets live-action series adaptation in July
Gohan, Trunks, Videl, Beerus, Whis, Master Roshi, more
Shinya Takashi, Riho Sugiyama, Hironori Kondō, Sora Tokui join cast; new mechanic visuals also revealed
Cast members perform both insert song, ending theme for film opening on June 21
Hikaru Tohno, Makoto Koichi, Kazuya Ichijō, Yasushi Iwaki join cast in episode 4
Asamiya may be able to attend events in May if surgeries go well
Osamu Tezuka's memory rises from the ashes.
Isn’t it nice to have Prince Soma attending Weston?
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/black-butler-public-school-arc/episode-3/.210277
Final volume ships on June 17
Kamichi to launch Oinochi Chōdai manga in Dengeki Maoh magazine
Although most of this episode features both girls mulling things over and stuck in their respective quagmires, it also is the episode that starts things moving forward.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/whisper-me-a-love-song/episode-3/.210283
"Amber Fest with Kind Neighbors" additional battle stage also announced
Manga adaptation of Biyori Harunohi's original story launched in 2022
I'm starting to wonder if this cartoon needs to be reported as a threat to domestic and international security on account of how irresponsibly adorable it is.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/tonari-no-yokai-san/episode-4/.210290
Manga went on hiatus after "Final Series Prequel" in June 2023
Manga adapting Bandai Namco Entertainment's game launched in 2021
Also revealed: photo mode, story update, balance updates
We didn't know enough about Hibiki to properly clock whether he was as unhinged as all the other Dragon Keepers, but now I have no problem declaring the guy to be just a teensy bit "Cuckoo for Co...
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/go-go-loser-ranger/episode-4/.210311
Series returns on June 28
Manga launched in January 2017, inspired 2020 TV anime
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-29/asteroid-in-love-manga-ends-in-2-chapters/.210323
There are some leaps of fantasy for the sake of the narrative, but Jellyfish really does capture something that more fantastical music anime tend to lack.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/jellyfish-cant-swim-in-the-night/episode-4/.210312
Hatsukoi Aite no Kimi wa Dare? manga launched on March 8
Gameplay trailer streamed for Akuma
Will the primary vector Sound! Euphonium's third season's primary story objective be Kumiko just talking with the new band members about their problems?
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/sound-euphonium-3/episode-4/.210314
School Submarine Fleet: Mermaid Girls centers on humanity's fight against terror from the deep
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire earns over US$500 million total worldwide
Mike and his old partner scramble to find Joseph before the FBI's higher-ups can assassinate him, while Higan heads off to his showdown with Yamaji as he prepares for whatever his ninja revolutio...
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/ninja-kamui/episode-12/.210318
1st movie opens in early fall, 2nd movie follows in late fall
FanimeCon to be held on May 24-27
She is terrifying and haunting to behold, and she bounds beastily into the fray to cries of terror from the characters and cheers of jubilation from the audience.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/delicious-in-dungeon/episode-17/.210282
Also: "Kuzumi-kun, Can't You Read the Room?," The Swordsman Dubbed the Sorcerer of Countless Swords
Series premiered in Japan on April 7, began streaming in more than 150 countries on April 26
Film offered in 4K UHD, BD, DVD on July 9; digitally on June 25
Maybe The Simpsons isn't the only animation to predict the future
Masako Nozawa, Hōchū Ohtsuka voice Draggie-kun, Lord Peltrola
Nekketsu Hachamecha Dai Kansha-sai! launches for Switch, PS4, PS5, PC via Steam
It should be clear to both Taiyo and the audience that the boy has done married himself into a family of dang-ass freaks.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/mission-yozakura-family/episode-4/.210310
Anime premieres in July
Dahlia in Bloom staff state they are investigating the situation
Kase plays detective Seiji Hotokeyama in series
Game slated for early 2025
Gotōbun no Hanayome: Goto Pazu Story 2nd covers smartphone game's 2nd year on Switch, PS4
Creator Negi Haruba drafts story for new anime, light novel
Golden Kamuy's Hitoshi Nanba directs Lay-duce anime of NHN PlayArt, Dwango's online game
Figure Skater Shōma Uno returns as Luffy
Manga about woman who does not do chores launched in 2021
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe rises to #1 as Princess Peach: Showtime! falls to #2
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-27/japan-video-game-rankings-april-15-21/.210223
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine earns 10.4% rating
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-27/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-april-15-21/.210227
The Manga Guide returns bigger than ever! Check back every day for reviews of manga and manhwa released from March to May! Today we have INITIAL D and One Piece x Food Wars crossover, SHOKUGEKI N...
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/seasonal/2024/spring/.207429