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The first anime film in the Kizumonogatari trilogy hits theaters in Japan today. The 60-minute Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen ( Blood and Iron ) features Akiyuki Simbo ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica ) as chief director and Tatsuya Oishi ( Maria Holic ) as director, with …Read more »
More details have been divulged for the upcoming March Comes in Like a Lion anime, which adapts the manga by Chika Umino. As revealed in this year's second issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine, the anime will be directed by Akiyuki Simbo ( Puella Magi …Read more »
“Fake it till you make it.” A blunt, somewhat cynical piece of advice, not always wise to follow, that you’ve surely come across before. If, for example, a timid fellow were to put on a show of confidence for an extended length of time, perhaps …Read more »
The magical girl genre is near and dear to my heart, and I’ve followed it for quite some time. I started with Sailor Moon when I was a child, then I dabbled with Magic Knight Rayearth and cheered on Madoka in the impeccable Puella Magi …Read more »
Fairy Tail 's Happy. You know the ones. Those anime and manga characters where you can’t help thinking, “man, that is some high-level kawaii.” If you’ve ever wondered if your taste in cute mascot characters – be they animal, fairy, robot, god, whatever – matches …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 »
Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon is a great example of a show with an interesting premise executed poorly. The anime adapts Tōki Yanagimi’s light novel of the same name, in which the government has a dedicated force of trained witch-hunters to combat magic running …Read more »
When the 21st volume of Naoshi Komi's Nisekoi manga ships in Japan, a limited edition version will be available with an original anime DVD as a bonus. Set to arrive on January 4, with pre-order deadlines up on October 26, the volume 21 OAD will …Read more »
What anime would you like to show your children? That’s the question posed by anime polling site Charapedia, who asked their readers, took those results and baked them into a top 20 stew fit for all children. Maybe. Without delay, the results: 20. Puella Magi …Read more »
There are perhaps no more important 90 seconds in an anime series than its opening or ending theme song. Either setting the tone for the entire series to come or serving to wrap up episode after episode, the best opening and ending themes are destined …Read more »
Another top 20 list from our favorite pollsters Charapedia – they’ve asked their readership to rank anime’s coolest middle-aged gentlemen, scariest females, and now anime’s most pitiable heroines. What anime girls have Japanese fans saying, “aww, poor blahblah-chan”? Let’s find out: 20. Nagisa Furiuawa ( …Read more »
"Who, me?" Japanophiles may be aware that despite great strides, gender equality in Japan still isn’t quite where it is in the western world. That’s well-exemplified in a new word that appeared in Japanese around 2009: jōshiryoku, or “women’s power.” Where in the States “women’s …Read more »
Believe it or not, this didn't even make the top 10. If there’s one thing more important than how an anime or manga begins, it’s how it ends. That final impression that lingers after the final episode or chapter does a lot to shape how …Read more »
You know, I know it, and manga and anime creators sure know it: there’s nothing better than a good rivalry. Be it sports, shonen or virtually any genre, there’s few things that keep viewers watching than two equally-matched rivals fighting for the same prize, or …Read more »
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