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New Blue Exorcist Anime Debuts Rin Okumura Character Trailer
Nobuhiko Okamoto voices Rin Okumura in new character trailer
― Aniplex began streaming a new character trailer on Saturday for Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga (Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen) introducing protagonist Rin Okumura. The anime stars Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rin Okumura and Jun Fukuyama as Yukio Okumura. The cast includes:
Ayahi Takagaki as Kuro
Daisuke Ono as Arthur A. Angel
Eri Kitamura...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 24-30
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc finale episode earned 6.4% rating
― The first live-action film adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga aired on NTV on Friday, June 28 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.8% rating. The debut episode of the new live-action series of Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack manga aired on Sunday, June 30 at 9:00 p.m. on TV Asahi and earned a 10.3% rating. The last epi...
My Hero Academia TV Anime Reveals New Opening, Ending Themes for 7th Season
Yuuri, Zarame perform new themes
― Toho Animation revealed the new opening and ending theme song sequences on Saturday for the seventh season of the My Hero Academia anime. Yuuri performs the new opening theme song "Curtain Call" and Zarame performs the new ending theme song "Rokutōsei" (Class 6 Star). The seventh season of the My Hero Academia television anime debuted on April 6, starting with a fou...
The Anime Backlog - Alien 9
Lynzee dusts off an old DVD and discovers an OAV full of gory action sequences and 12-year-old girls frequently crying for their mommies.
― Thank you everyone for patiently tuning in to another edition of The Anime Backlog. As you can guess, last week (and three weeks leading up to it) was one the busiest for me while I coordinated Anime Expo coverage. You can expect two editions of The Anime Backlo...
Delico's Nursery Anime Adds Ai Kayano, Shinichirō Miki to Cast
Series to debut on August 7
― Aniplex revealed two more cast members on Friday for Delico's Nursery, a television anime based on Kenichi Suemitsu's TRUMP 2009 stage play. The new cast includes Ai Kayano as Frieda Delico (pictured left in image below) and Shinichirō Miki as Klaus (pictured right). The anime's debut on August 7 is a delay from its originally planned July debut. The channels will instea...
Ohayō! Unko-sensei Comedy Anime Debuts on July 26
Staff also revealed
― CBC TV announced on Friday that the television anime series of shorts of Yūsaku Furuya and Teruaki Mizuno's Ohayō! Unko-sensei (Good Morning Mr. Poop!) comedy manga based on Bunkyōsha's Unko Kanji Drill (Poop Kanji Drill) educational textbook series will debut in the channel's weekday Chant! program on July 26, and will air within the program on Fridays. Shōei Ishioka and Ryō Ta...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime Reveals New Cast in 2nd Teaser Video
Yui Ogura joins cast for 2nd season debuting in 2025
― The official website for Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita ~Sono Ni~ (I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2), the second season of the television anime of Kisetsu Morita's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni ...
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Anime's 3rd Promo Video Previews 22/7's Ending Theme
1st episode preview also streamed for series debuting on Saturday
― Aniplex began streaming a third promotional video and a first episode preview on Friday for the anime of Aniplex.exe's ATRI: My Dear Moments visual novel. The promotional video previews idol group 22/7's ending theme song "YES to NO no Aida ni" (Between YES and NO). The anime will premiere in July 13 on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, ...
Duel Masters LOST Net Anime Debuts on October 4
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Friday that the net anime based on Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suishō (Duel Masters LOST: Crystal of Remembrance) manga, part of the Duel Masters LOST project, will debut on October 4 on the Duel Masters YouTube channel. J.C. Staff is producing the anime. Shotaro Uzawa stars as ...
AKB48 Idols' Sailor Zombie Project Listed With Anime Plans
High school horror project had spawned live-action series, manga, arcade game in 2014
― Amazon's Japanese branch is listing a new edition of Isshin Inudou and Jiji & Pinch's manga adaptation of the AKB48 idol group's Sailor Zombie project for a July 29 release. The listing teases that "an anime adaptation is launching!!?" The "high school zombie horror" project began as a 12-episode live-action serie...
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 15
Lawrence can't just grab his phone and Google "Yoitsu bear attack" or "Yoitsu best route by horse-drawn cart."
Rick and Morty: The Anime's Trailer Confirms August 15 Debut, Bilingual Casts
English-subtitled version with Japanese audio premieres on August 17
― The Adult Swimn programming block began streaming the official trailer for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series on Thursday. The trailer confirms that the series will premiere with an English dub in the block on Thursday, August 15 at midnight. The English-subtitled version with Japanese audio will then premiere on Saturday, Augus...
Rising Impact Season 1 Anime Series Review
I walked away from the first half of this series feeling reasonably entertained despite a rough start; it eventually managed to veer into something fun, if a bit uninspired.
― While it can be hard to gauge how well anime generally performs on Netflix, if there's one series that's undoubtedly been a success for them, it's Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins. So much so that they've been consistently...
Look Back Anime Film Rises to #1, 3rd Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Film Opens at #7
2024 Anpanman film drops to #2, Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era back in top 10
― The anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga rose from #2 to #1 in its second week at the Japanese box office. The film sold 129,900 tickets from Friday to Sunday to earn 221,734,700 yen (about US$1.37 million), and has sold a total of 360,000 tickets to earn a tota...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Reveals Original Villain Characters & Cast, IMAX, MX4D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema Screenings
Original manga creator Kōhei Horikoshi draws "Gorrini Family" villains for film
― The official website for My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, revealed on Thursday the original villain characters and cast for the film, created by original manga creator Kōhei Horikoshi. The film's staff also revealed in a new...
No Longer Allowed in Another World Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Inori Minase, Chafūrin, Jun Fukuyama join cast for show's 2nd episode
― The staff for the television anime of Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu's No Longer Allowed In Another World (Isekai Shikkaku) manga revealed three more cast members for the series on Thursday. The three characters will debut in the second episode. |◤━━━━━━━━━━ 第二話より登場 新キャスト情報を公開━━━━━━━━━━━◢|シャルロット CV:#水瀬いのりトマス CV:#茶風林オットー CV...
Haigakura Anime Reveals 4 More Cast
Rie Kugimiya, Mutsumi Tamura, Ayumu Murase, Gakuto Kajiwara join cast of fall anime
― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga revealed four more cast on Thursday. The newly announced cast are: Rie Kugimiya as Kaka Mutsumi Tamura as Ryū Ayumu Murase as Heikan Gakuto Kajiwara as Hōryūsei The anime will premiere this fall. Previously announced cast includes: T...
Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi TV Anime Casts Yui Horie, Ayumi Mano
Series debuts in October
― The official website for the television anime of Yuzuki Akasaka's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard) novel revealed two more cast members on Thursday. Yui Horie as Minami Suzuki (pictured left below), Kurumi's teacher who looks like a girl, and Ayumi Mano as Maki Kumil (pictured right), a reliable roommate T...
Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, October Debut
Yū Sasahara, Shūichirō Umeda star in romantic comedy anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Maedakun's Puniru wa Kawaii Slime (Puniru is a Cute Slime) web manga series revealed on Thursday the anime's first promotional video, teaser visual, main cast, additional staff, and October premiere. The anime's main cast are: Yū Sasahara as Puniru Shūichirō Umeda as Kotarō The new...
King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 Film's Trailer Streamed
SePTENTRION performs theme song for August 16 film
― The staff of the King of Prism anime franchise revealed the main trailer on Thursday for King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1, the new theatrical anime in the franchise. The video also reveals and previews SePTENTRION's theme song "Link World." The film will open in Japan on August 16. The film will reorganize the King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars theatr...
Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms TV Anime's Character Video, Teaser Video Reveal 2025 Debut, Main Cast
Anime stars Yū Serizawa, Ryōta Iwasaki
― The official website for the television anime of Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) manga revealed the show's teaser promotional video as well as the first character video for Mona on Thursday. Both videos reveal the show's 2025 debut. The videos also reveal the two main cast members: Yū Seriz...
Trillion Game Anime Reveals 3rd Character Video, 2 More Cast Members
Takaya Hashi, Masaaki Mizunaka join cast of October anime
― Kadokawa revealed the third character promotional video for the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryōichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga on Thursday. The video features the character Kirika Kokuryu, voiced by M.A.O. The anime's staff will release character videos for five consecutive weeks. The staff also revealed two more cast member...
The Share House's Secret Rule Manga Gets TV Anime by AnimeFesta
OUMA's story of man who trades housework for 'fun' with 2 housemates
― Suiseisha announced on Thursday that OUMA's The Share House's Secret Rule ("1-funkan Dake Iretemo Ii yo…" Share House no Himitsu Rule.) manga is inspiring an anime by AnimeFesta. OUMA presented a message to celebrate the anime news: Even though this title might have finished being serialized, I can't believe it is going to be an a...
My Hero Academia's Mamoru Miyano, Daiki Yamashita Discuss Manga's Imminent Conclusion
'I'm sure Horikoshi-sensei is burning his soul, like One For All, and he's going to deplete his soul like All Might after he finishes drawing the final episode.'
― While discourse around My Hero Academia has focused on the manga's imminent ending as of late, you wouldn't have thought the franchise was running out of gas based on the MY HERO ACADEMIA SPECIAL EVENT at this year's Anime Expo. Filling t...
Disney+ Streams Macross Frontier, Macross Delta Anime in U.K.
Series not currently streaming on U.S. Disney+, Hulu
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The U.K. version of the Disney+ platform is now streaming the Macross Frontier and Macross Delta anime series. Both series are available in subtitled versions only. As of Wednesday, neither series is available on Disney+ or Hulu in the United States. The official Macross website announced in March that the "Star" brand of Disney+ will stream num...
Neko Oji: The Guy That Got Reincarnated as a Cat Anime Unveils Cast
Takahiro Kameoka, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Seki, Kenjiro Tsuda star in October anime
― The staff for the television anime of Yajima's Neko ni Tensei Shita Ojisan (Neko Oji: The Guy that got Reincarnated as a Cat) web manga revealed the main cast for the upcoming anime on Wednesday. The anime stars (top row, left to right):
Takahiro Kameoka as Oji-san
Kana Hanazawa as Pun-chan, the cat that Oji-san rei...
The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 Anime Series Review
Despite my grievances with how the story is told, I cried like a baby by the end. The Duke of Death and His Maid feels like it can only be described as wholesome edging.
― We have finally approached the end of this journey. When I first watched The Duke of Death and His Maid, I didn't think I would grow as emotionally attached to these characters as I did. What I thought would be a light yet digestib...
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime's Teaser Reveals Jun Fukuyama in Cast
Fukuyama plays Hyakki Academy's principal
― The official website for the television anime of Mai Tanaka's A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! (Yōkai Gakkō no Sensei Hajimemashita!) manga revealed the anime's teaser promotional video and a new cast member on Wednesday. The anime casts Jun Fukuyama as the principal of Hyakki Academy: Previously announced cast includes: Ryōta Suzuki as Mikoto Sano
Reo ...
Makoto Takatsu's Migratory Birds & Snail Manga Gets TV Anime, Returns from Hiatus
Manga about two people sleeping, traveling in car launched in 2019
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Makoto Takatsu's Wataridori to Katatsumuri (Migratory birds & Snail) manga, revealed that it will get a television anime adaptation, and also announced the manga's return from its four-year hiatus, on Wednesday. Takatsu also drew an illustration to celebrate the manga's return and anime ...
Jamnime Matsuri in Thailand Screens trapezium, A Few Moments of Cheers, i☆Ris the Movie
Thai anime film distributor Japan Anime Movie (JAM) Thailand revealed last week that its Jamnime Matsuri for anime films will screen the trapezium, A Few Moments of Cheers, and i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- films for the first time in Thailand. It will also screen the older films Tokyo Godfathers, Summer Wars, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno, ...
Takara Tomy's PuniRunes Anime Gets 2nd Season in October
1st season ran from October 2022 to March 2023
― Takara Tomy announced on Wednesday that the anime of its PuniRunes toyline will have a second season that will premiere on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels in October. The new season will introduce the character Tomorun. The first season ran on TV Tokyo and TV Osaka from October 2022 to March 2023. Unlike other digital pets that you can raise, the Puni...
Mission: Yozakura Family ‒ Episode 14
This week's episode sees Taiyo in the most terrifying predicament imaginable: Kyoichiro is being nice to him.
JO1 Member Shōya Kimata Guest Stars in Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Anime
Musician guest stars in show beginning July 14
― The staff for Tōsōchū: The Great Mission, an anime inspired by the Fuji TV game show run for money Tōsōchū (known as Run for the Money in English), revealed on Wednesday that JO1 member Shōya Kimata will guest star as scientist Dupont beginning July 14. Kimura will join the show in Mission64. The musician will also appear in Tōsōchū: The Movie, a live-...
Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf ‒ Episode 14
This week, we learn two essential things about Holo: she can't read, and her hangovers kick like a mule.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1111
It’s always a treat when the animation team can come up with a way to make this regular act stand out or be visually unique compared to the others, and I think it works great here.
DanMachi Panel Honors Syr's VA to Kick Off Season 5, Unveils New Key Visual
Warner Bros. Japan's DanMachi panel was a feast for the fans clamoring for the anime's fifth season.
― Warner Bros. Japan's DanMachi panel was a feast for the fans clamoring for the anime's fifth season. It dedicated itself to all of the loyal DanMachians in attendance, but a special spotlight was cast on dub voice actress Juliet Simmons, whose longtime commitment to the series made her a special gu...
Astra TV Awards Launch 'Best Anime Series' Category for 2024 Show
Blue Eye Samurai, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Ninja Kamui among nominees in new category
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) revealed the nominees for the 2024 Astra TV Awards, including the new "Best Anime Series" category. The nominees in the new category are:
Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix)
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (CrunchyRoll)
Ni...
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime Reveals 6 More Cast Members
Ryōta Suzuki, Reo Tanie, Akari Kitō, Hana Ayasaka, Shun Horie, Ryota Iwasaki join October anime
― The official website for the television anime of Mai Tanaka's A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! (Yōkai Gakkō no Sensei Hajimemashita!) manga announced six more cast members between July 4 and July 9: Ryōta Suzuki as Mikoto Sano Reo Tanie as Mamekichi Maizuka Akari Kitō as Beniko Zashiki Hana Ayasaka a...
Suicide Squad ISEKAI ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
These early episodes have a rhythm; the audience dances along with the characters during action scenes in one big, continuous performance. However, someone attempts to pull the strings behind the curtain.
The Summer 2024 Anime Preview Guide
It's forbidden love at first sight in The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies. Plus, Love Is Indivisible by Twins, No Longer Allowed In Another World, Mayonaka Punch, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Narenare -Cheer for you!-, Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest, Tower of God Season 2, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of ...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film Runs Over 2 Hours Long
Producer Kazufumi Kikushima revealed during a press conference on Sunday that Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijō-ban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen) — the new film project for the Overlord anime — is over two hours long. The Sunday press conference, and the "Crunchyroll Presents Kadokawa Anime" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday, also previewed the film's first eight minutes. The film will open with regula...
Bartender Glass of God Anime Series Review
Like a cocktail, the ingredients are all there, but they've been blended without skill or care, lacking fizz, leaving only a hint of the flavor and kick of the original.
― Despite my intense personal dislike of alcohol (for no profound reason other than it makes me feel ill and I hate the taste), I nonetheless love the original 2006 TV anime adaptation of the Bartender manga. In the same way that Lai...
Kimi ni Todoke Season 3's 2nd Trailer Unveils Opening Song, August 1 Debut
Artist imase performs opening theme 'et cetera'
― Netflix debuted the second official trailer for the third television anime season of Karuho Shiina's Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You manga on Tuesday. The trailer announces and previews imase's opening theme song "et cetera," and it also announces the season's August 1 premiere worldwide on Netflix. The new cast members are: Miyuki Sawashiro as Ayane ...
Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction ‒ Episode 6
So, here's where things get dark—and I mean really dark. As in, “Boy, I hope this episode started with a disclaimer” dark.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 ‒ Episode 62
This could have been such a cool episode. I mean, Rimuru and Ramiris are basically getting to play god.
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Season 2 Posts Trailer for 2nd Theatrical Film
2nd film runs from August 23 to September 12
― The official website for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, began streaming a trailer for the second season's second theatrical film on Monday. Before the television premiere of the second season in fall, the anime is screening in theaters in Japan as three films. The first film is running ...
Chocolate Inc., Kassen, WACHAJACK Establish STUDIO DOTOU, Which Enters Business Partnership with Pony Canyon
STUDIO DOTOU, Pony Canyon partnership to start with KILLTUBE anime film project
― Japanese company CHOCOLATE Inc. (live-action film Mondays: See You "This" Week!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Total Concentration exhibition, production and publicity for Dark Gathering anime), VFX studio Kassen Inc. (live-action Yu Yu Hakusho VFX), and concept artist group WACHAJACK (Resident Evil: Infinite Darknes...
Crying in AX: Frieren, Beyond Journey's End & The Apothecary Diaries Panels
Frieren and Maomao share the spotlight as fan-favorites.
― The dual Frieren, Beyond Journey's End and The Apothecary Diaries panel was a hotly anticipated event, with fans being turned away from the line long before the panel even started. As the moderator introduced the first slate of guests—Himmel voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto, TV series director Keiichiro Saito, animation producer Yuichiri Fukushi...
TO BE HERO X Has Incredible Momentum and Energy
Please refrain from screaming too loud when the episode concludes.
― There's happy and chaotic energy at the front of the Crunchyroll stage. There's a pair working the crowd before the panel gets under way, and once the program's ready to get started, they cede the stage to Tim Liu of Crunchyroll, who strides in confidently and commands the audience's attention. After whipping up the well-attended r...
Mamoru Miyano Brings Charm to the Kinnikuman Panel
It's no surprise that Mamoru Miyano's presence helped to elevate Kinnikuman's panel.
― Pony Canyon hosted a premiere screening for the newest anime within the Kinnikuman franchise: The Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen. Longtime fans, as well as die-hard Mamoru Miyano fans, attended the moderately full panel with bated breath. Despite the voice actor's appearance at the event, the episodes focused very...
BLUE LOCK panel – Meet the EGOISTS at AX!
At the BLUE LOCK panel, guests fed off of the room's energy and were clearly having a great time.
― The BLUE LOCK panel at AX2024 was electric from start to finish. The hall was packed, seeming to validate the series' meteoric rise to the top tier of the latest popular shonen titles in recent memory. With the much-anticipated second season airing in October of 2024, and the recent release of Blue Lo...
Jujutsu Kaisen Panel Celebrates Success of Season 2
This was a celebratory victory lap to thank fans for their support.
― Anime Goliath Jujutsu Kaisen dominated the latter half of 2023 with an intense two-part season. Ending on the unforgettable Shibuya Incident arc, season two brought fans to their knees. MAPPA brought three guests to the Anime Expo panel—Junya Enoki (Yuji Itadori), Shota Goshozono (Director of Season 2), and Keisuke Seshimo (Animat...
3… 2… 1…“GIYUUUUUU!" Demon Slayer's Fifth Anniversary Event
Let me tell you: Everyone was losing their damn minds.
― Is there a hotter property than Demon Slayer right now? Certainly, it springs immediately to mind if you try to think about what's popular right now. Judging by the energy in the Main Events hall at AX this year, Demon Slayer seems like it's comfortably sitting on the throne. The panel kicked off with a video clip, showing moments from the rec...
Tanuko Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Osamu Tezuka TV Specials Anthology
Box set includes Bander Book, Marine Express, Fumoon, Bremen 4, Prime Rose, Baggy, Border Planet, Boku no Son Goku
― French company Tanuko launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kiss Kiss Bank Bank for a Blu-ray Disc box set anthology of Osamu Tezuka's television specials. The box set will include the following anime: One-Million Year Trip: Bander Book Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
Fumoon
Bremen...
Odex Film Festival Runs in Philippines on July 10-16
27th Detective Conan film, 1st Bocchi the Rock! compilation film, 2024 Doraemon film to screen
― Odex announced last week that it will hold its Odex Film Festival in SM Cinema venues in the Philippines from this Wednesday, July 10 to next Tuesday, July 16. The new films in the festival that have not yet been screened in the Philippines include: Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
Bocchi th...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Opens in Hong Kong on August 1
Film opened in Japan on May 24 at #2
― Medialink's Hong Kong YouTube channel began streaming an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer for Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era), the new anime film in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, last Friday. The trailer reveals that Medialink will open the film in Hong Kong on August 1. The film opene...
Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Look Back' Anime Film Opens in Hong Kong on August 29
Film opened at #2 in Japan on June 28
― Southeast Asian film distributor Encore Films began streaming an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer for the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga last week. The trailer reveals the film's August 29 opening date in Hong Kong. The film opened in theaters in Japan on June 28. The film ranked #2 in terms of ticket sale...
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Launches 20th Anniversary Project With TV Version of 1st 2 Films
Lyrical Selection re-edit of 1st 2 films airs in October
― The official website for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise announced on Monday that the franchise is launching a 20th anniversary project, with the first project being titled Lyrical Selection, a television edit version of the franchise's Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's anime...
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring Anime Reveals Same Day English Dub, Cast
2 episodes of English dub premiere on July 7
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Crunchyroll is streaming the English dub for the first two episodes of the television anime adaptation of Shizuru Minazuki's A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (Isekai Yururi Kikō: Kosodate Shinagara Bōkensha Shimasu) light novel series on Sunday, the same day as it premieres in Japan. The English dub cast includes: Matt Shi...
BLUE BOX and that "Waku Waku" Feeling
During the panel, the original manga creator texted, "It's 3 AM over here, but I'm very happy that all of you so far away in a different time zone love Blue Box. Let's enjoy the anime together!"
― The Platinum Ballroom at the JW Marriott had another packed audience for the Blue Box panel. Soothing music, blue lighting, and soft shapes swirling on the walls set a calm, cool tone for the panel. As the...
Happy Tanabata From the Anime World! Part I
It's that time of year when star-crossed lovers get to meet each other (weather permitting)
― July 7, Tanabata, marks one day a year when the fabled weaver Orihime and farmer Hikoboshi meet. While the figures are enshrined in Japanese (and more broadly in East Asian) culture, they are represented by the stars known as Vega and Altair, respectively. In Japan, people celebrate the meeting of the lovers...
Bocchi Crew Rock Out at Anime Expo Panel
The crowd burst into thunderous roars of “Bocchi!” before being reminded that the panel wouldn't make it to the end if the cheers continued.
― Anime Goliath, Bocchi the Rock, stole the hearts of many introverts (and extroverts) in late 2022. No surprise that a late-night group of die-hard fans were willing to wait in hour-long lines to see Bocchi's voice actress Yoshino Aoyama and Director Keiichiro...
Minami-ke Manga Gets New Sequel TV Anime Series
5th TV anime will be 1st in at least 11 years
― The "Mixa Animation Diary 'Minami-ke' 20th Anniversary Tanabata Festival" event on Sunday revealed that Coharu Sakuraba's Minami-ke manga is getting a new sequel television anime series. The new anime will be the fifth television anime in the franchise. This will be the first new television anime in the franchise in at least 11 years, as the last anime ...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Casts Masaya Matsukaze, Reveals New Ending Song
New credit-less ending video features 'Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku' ending song by ASOBI Doumei
― The staff for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga revealed a new cast member on Sunday and started streaming a new credit-less ending video. The video features ASOBI Doumei's new ending theme song "Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku" (Wedding March Song) for the anime...
Princession Orchestra Original Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video
Azusa Aoi, Yuri Fujimoto, Azusa Tachibana sing new takes on insert songs for each episode in 2025 anime
― King Amusement Creative debuted the first full promotional video for the original anime Princession Orchestra during its Anime Expo panel on Friday. The anime's official YouTube channel then began streaming the video on Sunday. King Amusement Creative revealed during Friday's panel that unlike o...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, New & Returning Staff for 2nd Season
Yuki Komada directs new season at LIDEN FILMS
― The "Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran Kaimaku-sen" (Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Upheaval Opening Match) special event on Sunday revealed the first promotional video for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Kyoto Upheaval), the continuation of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki'...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, September Opening
Film opens on IMAX on September 13, 1 week before September 20 regular screenings
― Kadokawa unveiled a new trailer on Sunday for Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijōban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen), the new film project for the Overlord anime. The trailer reveals that the film will open with regular screenings in Japan on September 20, but also revealed that the film will have IMAX screenings beginning o...
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season II Anime Casts Rie Takahashi, Reveals Tanabata Visual
Anime premieres on Wednesday
― Kadokawa revealed a new cast member and a special tanabata visual for the second season for the television anime of Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series on Sunday. Rie Takahashi joins the cast as Vichyssoise Alek Hydra, an inquisitor who judges crimi...
Special Kid Factory Anime Unveils 1st Trailer
Sabikui Bisco, ID: INVADED team reunite at NAZ for anime
― The Anime Expo 2024 panel for studio NAZ' upcoming original anime Special Kid Factory unveiled a new trailer for the anime on Saturday. The anime was previously slated to debut in 2023. The panel did not reveal the new release date for the anime. The panel revealed that the anime is being co-produced with Kasagi Labo. The company describes t...
AX Cinema Nights Reveals 2024-2025 Slate With Plans to Screen Ninja Scroll, Metropolis, More
Paprika, Cowboy Bebop, Babymetal Legend-43 The Movie films screen through 2024-2025
― Iconic Events Releasing and Anime Expo announced on Saturday that they are partnering to screen anime films in over 500 cinema locations in the U.S. starting in September for the latest installment of AX Cinema Nights. The event will screen Ninja Scroll for the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release. The film w...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict Anime Reveals October Premiere, Opening, Ending Theme Songs, Key Visual
Six Lounge, Suisoh perform theme songs
― Aniplex revealed a new teaser trailer for the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict anime on Sunday, along with a key visual, and the opening and ending artists. The company also announced during the "BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict Panel - Presented by VIZ Media" panel at Anime Expo the third cours will debut in October 2024. T...
'Demon Lord, Retry! R' Anime Reveals October Debut, Promo Video, Crunchyroll Streaming
New key visual also revealed
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the anime adaptation of Kurone Kanzaki and Amaru Minotake's sequel manga Demon Lord, Retry! R, when it debuts in October. Crunchyroll also revealed a new promo video for the anime. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, ...
Crunchyroll to Stream The Apothecary Diaries Anime's 2nd Season
Tanabata festival visual audio drama video unveiled
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the second season for the anime of Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent Sta...
Omniscient Reader Manhwa Gets TV Anime
Crunchyroll revealed anime at Anime Expo on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that author singNsong, artist Sleepy-C, and adaptor UMI's Omniscient Reader (also translated as Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint) manhwa is getting a television anime adaptation. The event also revealed a visual. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America...
Crunchyroll to Stream Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii TV Anime
New visual unveiled for October anime
― Crunchyroll announced during its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Asuka Konishi's Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii manga. The company unveiled a visual: The company also streamed a video clip during the panel. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa...
Crunchyroll to Stream Natsume's Book of Friends Anime's 7th Season
7th season debuts in fall 2024
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream Natsume Yūjin-Chō Shichi, the seventh season for the anime franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, in fall 2024. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle E...
Crunchyroll to Stream Delico's Nursery Anime
Anime begins streaming on August 7
― Crunchyroll announced during its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it will stream Delico's Nursery, a television anime based on Kenichi Suemitsu's TRUMP 2009 stage play, starting on August 7. The anime's debut on August 7 is a delay from its originally planned July debut. The channels will instead air four special programs for the anime once a week starting on Ju...
Fire Force Anime's 3rd/Final Season Debuts in April 2025 With 2nd Part Airing in January 2026
Crunchyroll to stream both parts
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that the third season of the Fire Force anime will be the final season with two split-cours (quarters of a year). The first part of the final season will premiere in April 2025, and the second part will debut in January 2026. The company unveiled a trailer during the panel as well as a visual: Crunchy...
Crunchyroll to Stream BLUELOCK Season 2 Anime
New season debuts on October 5
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The anime will debut on October 5, and will...
Crunchyroll to Stream 'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Anime
Anime debuts in January 2025
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda. or KoiShima) manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The anime debut...
Crunchyroll to Stream Dr. Stone: Science Future Anime
Dr. Stone: Science Future will be 4th, final season
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream Dr. Stone: Science Future, the fourth and final season of the Dr. Stone anime. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The first cours of Dr. Stone: New World, the thir...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime Reveals Key Visual at Anime Expo
― Warner Brothers revealed during the "Warner Bros. Japan Anime presents Danmachi series and more" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday a new key visual for the upcoming Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V anime. Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka V: Hōjō no Megami-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V: Goddess of the Harvest Arc), the fifth season ...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Screens in U.S. Theaters on October 11
Film opens in Japan on August 2
― TOHO Animation announced during the "MY HERO ACADEMIA SPECIAL EVENT Hosted by TOHO animation" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday, TOHO International will bring My Hero Academia the Movie: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, to U.S. theaters on October 11. The film will be available with English subtitles...
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc Anime Premieres in 2025
Black Butler: Public School Arc premiered on April 13
― Crunchyroll revealed on Saturday during the "Black Butler -Public School Arc-" panel at Anime Expo the new television anime of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga will adapt the Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc in 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the series. Daisuke Ono and Maaya Sakamoto are reprising their respective roles as the butler and demon Se...
Uzumaki Anime Reveals English Cast
Abby Trott, Robbie Daymond, Cristina Vee, Doug Stone, Aaron LaPlante, Mona Marshall, Max Mittelman voice horror anime
― Production I.G. revealed the English voice cast for the anime of Junji Ito's Uzumaki horror manga during the "Production IG x WIT x Signal MD" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday. The voice cast includes:
Abby Trott as Kirie Goshima
Robbie Daymond as Shuichi Saito
Cristina Vee as Azami...
He Said He'd Be Back: Terminator Zero
Gripping and suspenseful with top notch animation, there's a lot to be excited about in Terminator Zero.
― An energetic Jacki Jing takes the stage in front of a packed ballroom at the JW Marriott here at Anime Expo 2024. Jacki drops one of the iconic lines from the storied Terminator franchise: “Come with me if you want to live.” The eager crowd responds with cheers. The excitement in the room is pa...
Blue Box TV Anime Unveils New Trailer, Key Visual (Updated)
Anime premieres in October
― The staff for the television anime of Kōji Miura's Blue Box (Ao no Hako) manga unveiled during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday a new trailer and key visual (Click on the link if X/Twitter post does not load): ◩━━
TVアニメ『#アオのハコ』
Anime Expoスペシャルムービー🏸🏀 ━━◪ #AX2024 で解禁となった
スペシャルムービーをぜひご覧ください！ #アニハコ は2024年10月より放送開始！✨(@aonohako_PR)July 6 The staff also streamed...
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