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Puella Magi Madoka Magica first aired in 2011, but continues to be hugely popular, with spinoff games and anime keeping the flame alive. October 3 is the birthday of Madoka Kaname, the protagonist of the series, and Japan marked the occasion with some tweets from some …Read more »
It's always fun to see what an established artist does with another property, and the latest example is here from the author of the Hidamari Sketch manga. Ume Aoki, who also provided original character designs for Shaft's Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime, took a crack …Read more »
Figure and goods maker Good Smile Company posted a brief commercial for one of its upcoming items, an impressive 1/8 scale figure of Puella Magi Madoka Magica 's lead, Madoka Kaname. Based on the key visual for the first two Madoka Magica films, illustrated by …Read more »
It was back in April 2021 that a new Madoka Magica movie was first announced as a sequel to 2013’s Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Rebellion-. Now we have a new trailer and a release window for the followup, Puella Magi Madoka Magica the …Read more »
Get ready, because the lid is off the big 10th anniversary reveal for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime. A new Madoka Magica film was revealed during the 10th anniversary event in Japan, titled Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgis no Kaiten. This one will …Read more »
Ten years ago, Puella Magi Madoka Magica arrived, shocking anime fans everywhere. While magical girls have always suffered and cute art has always hidden dark stories, it was still plenty notable. Ten years later, the series is celebrating a decade of influence, spinoffs, games, movies, and …Read more »
Believe it or not, but the Madoka Magica 10th anniversary is upon us! The Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime first kicked off on Japanese TV on January 7, 2011, so the staff behind the original series is here to kick off the celebration with a …Read more »
Animal Crossing has always been popular to some degree, but New Horizons managed to be just what we needed at just the right time. In addition to the game experience itself, the simulator fills in a huge socializing gaps. People are hanging out, having birthday parties, …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: There comes a moment in everyone's life that involves moving on, even if it's from something truly fantastic. That's where Yuno's mentors are at right now, so the burden of being a big sis is about to fall to her in Hidamari Sketch …Read more »
Since the release of the final Madoka Magica film, Rebellion , we haven’t had much in the way of new Madoka material, but that changed yesterday with the release of the first chapter of a new Madoka manga. The new series, entitled "Majuu-hen" (“Demon Story”), …Read more »
What's a good newsletter without an end-of-year list? Nothing, that's what. We've pooled some of the top minds at Otaku USA e-News to tackle 2013 and reflect on some absurdly specific categories. It's how we roll. Most Controversial Anime Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana) …Read more »
Puella Magi Madoka Magica was one of the biggest anime series of 2011. The enormous popularity of the series has sparked numerous tie-ins, merchandise, and events since the show originally ended in May 2011. The wave of "Mado-Magi" continues in Japan with the release of …Read more »
The anime version of Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (a.k.a. One Room, Hi Atari Futsū, Tenshi Tsuki. in Japanese) will debut in April, and ahead of this a new trailer has dropped. In addition to telling us more about the crew, we get a …Read more »
It’s that time of year again! The annual Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (translated as This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook has listed off the most popular manga in Japan for the previous year. It’s separated into lists of female and male readership. Here is the list …Read more »
It might not be here in time for Halloween, but Netflix is adapting the violent survival horror manga High-Rise Invasion into an anime. The anime will begin streaming this coming February, and Netflix shared a trailer in Japanese with subtitles. According to Anime News Network, …Read more »
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