Earlier this month we got some fresh key art for the I Have a Crush at Work anime, based on the manga by Akaru Enomoto, which is also known as Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, or Can You Keep a Secret?. Now we …Read more »
The lengthily-titled anime I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! dropped a trailer that lets us know its start date, more of the cast and crew, and what the opening theme song will sound like. Take a look: …Read more »
Live orchestra concerts for anime are nothing new in Japan, but they’re starting to spread in other countries as well. Now the Wild Faery Company is offering the “Attack on Titan – Beyond the Walls World Tour” in 2025, and it will hit 23 cities …Read more »
This month, Kodansha is releasing Volume 1 of Shimazaki in the Land of Peace in English. The series hails from Umigami author Gouten Hamada and Invincible artist Takeshi Seshimo. And fans of series like The Fable and Sakamoto Days may want to give it a look. Because if you’ve got …Read more »
Another Japanese business is being affected by Western credit card companies. Melonbooks, a chain store that sells doujinshi, will cease taking Visa and Mastercard payments on December 16. After this, people can still use things like American Express or JCB to make purchases. Melonbooks wants …Read more »
During anime’s 2000s resurgence in the West, many of us eagerly tuned into Toonami every week. If you stayed up late for Adult Swim, the 12:30 am slot was overtaken by a cheeky, mouthy five-year-old, Crayon Shin-Chan. While I vaguely remember the details of the …Read more »
In late October, veteran anime voice actor and director David Wald accused Crunchyroll of opening his private mail, tossing out his letters, and giving the gifts fans sent him to Crunchyroll workers. Crunchyroll responded that it was investigating the situation, and hasn’t said anything further. …Read more »
Kana is a new imprint from Abrams ComicArts that’s all about publishing manga in English, and tomorrow, November 12, it’s dropping the first volume of Eden of Witches by Yumeji. The publisher described the story as a “lushly illustrated coming-of-age story takes place in a …Read more »
Well, this is a tough one to swallow if you hate people looking at their phones while you’re watching a movie. The upcoming film from the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- franchise is being billed as Japan’s first “interactive film.” The movie, which opens February 21, …Read more »
Is there any franchise in Japan that hasn’t been adapted for the stage? The latest piece of pop culture to get the stage play treatment is none other than Trials of Mana, the 1995 Super Nintendo RPG also known as Seiken Densetsu 3. Seiken Densetsu …Read more »
For claiming to be so laid-back, Laid-Back Camp is pretty ambitious: The anime adaptation of the manga by Afro has just picked up a fourth season. That’s the word from the franchise’s official X account this weekend. Afro contributed a new illustration to go along …Read more »
Hotel Inhumans, the manga by Ao Tajima about a hotel for assassins, is getting animeized in 2025. The manga, which launched in 2021 and currently has nine collected volumes, centers around a pair of concierges at a high-end hotel for assassins offering services like false …Read more »
Viz has been expanding its publishing purview to include titles beyond its many manga releases. Light novels, memoirs, and more join the graphic novel line-up each month, letting readers journey even further into the minds of their favorite creators. For December, in addition to several …Read more »
The light novel series The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows (which has the lengthy original Japanese title of Isshun de Chiryō Shiteita no ni Yakutatazu to Tsuihō Sareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer to Shite Tanoshiku Ikiru) is getting an anime adaptation! It’s going …Read more »
The party game Murder Mystery of the Dead is getting an anime adaptation, and a trailer has dropped for it. While watching the bloody footage you can hear the opening theme song “Kyozo” (translated as “False Image”) being performed by Virtual YouTuber idol project Mixstgirls. …Read more »
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