RAIN CODE topped Japan's video game sales charts during its debut release, edging ahead of Final Fantasy XVI. Building off its success, we asked its creator about the neon rain-soaked world and if he plans to create more games in the series.― Game creator Kazutaka Kodaka is well known for his specific brand of "strange," from the conniving murder-teddy of Danganronpa to the wild criminals of Akudam...
Every frame of this film feels like a separate work of art—one that only becomes grander when put together as part of the greater whole. It's a film you could watch a hundred times.― It's been 10 years since Hayao Miyazaki, arguably the most famous anime director of all time, made a feature film. In 2013, Miyazaki himself was content to retire and let The Wind Rises be the last film that he would ev...
Main cast, staff return for half-year season based on Kei Azumi's isekai novels― The official website for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) unveiled a new teaser trailer and teaser visual for the anime's second season on Thursday. The trailer reveals the second season's January 2024 ...
Light novel centers on boy who meets girls who have all been turned down by guys they like― The official Twitter account for Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novel series revealed on Tuesday that the novels will have an English release. The announcement did not reveal the English publisher for the novel. The novels center on Kazuhiko Nukumizu...
Episode 23 of My Hero Academia season 6 nominated― The Holywood Critics Association's revealed the nominations for its 2023 TV Awards on Tuesday. The My Hero Academia anime's season 6 and Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 are nominated under the "Best Streaming Animated Series or TV Movie" category. They are competing against Animaniacs, Central Park, Harley Quinn, and Star T...
Episodes 9-12 to air all at once on July 23― The official website for NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a, the television anime of Square Enix and Platinum Games' NieR:Automata action role-playing game, began streaming a teaser trailer on Thursday for the show's ninth through 12th episodes. The episodes will air all at once on July 23. The four episodes will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Tochigi TV on July 23 from ...
"Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way With You", Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us, more also licensed― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Mysterious Disappearances, Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way With You, and BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love manga...
Even if you don't know anything about Fate, these are just interesting ideas in their own right.― Nick and Nicky double down on the hype surrounding the newest anime entry of the Fate franchise, Fate/strange Fake - Whispers of Dawn. These series are streaming on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News N...
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys goes out with a beautiful message, heralding the beginning of the end for the Pokémon series many viewers grew up with.― Pokémon Ultimate Journeys is the final installment in the Pokémon Journeys series. This part, in particular, finally gives us a glimpse of the ending on the horizon. I'm not just talking about the ending of this season in general but the end of Ashes Jour...
The Japanese video game studio, MyDearest, is giving away three t-shirts signed by famous Japanese voice actors for the upcoming game, Episode III of Dyschronia: Chronos Alternate!― Hello ANN Readers! You are in for a treat! Anime News Network, in collaboration with the Japanese video game studio, MyDearest, is giving away three t-shirts signed by famous Japanese voice actors for the upcoming game, ...
Atelier Marie can be clunky and might need you to be patient with its many peccadilloes. But also, it's a sweet, cozy sim game that reinforces the notion that everyone has a place in the world, and even the people in the dusty corners can be important.― For 26 years, the Atelier series has delighted fans around the world with its comforting stories of charming alchemists working away in their little...
"What I want to portray is a message; it's not blood or what you look like that is the important connection; it's the mental connection that's critical. That's the important aspect you can see in the partnership between Elias and Chise."― The ethereal fantasy series The Ancient Magus' Bride returned to TV with slow-burn intrigue set in the College. Chise had lived a somewhat reclusive life with Eli...
Chris and Steve work their way through all the summer isekai anime to date to see if there's one shining light among the reincarnated heroes.― Chris and Steve work their way through all the summer isekai anime to date to see if there's one shining light among the reincarnated heroes. These series are streaming on Crunchyroll and HIDIVE. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participan...
I'm in Love with the Villainess is a show that wastes no time in getting to the heart of what it wants to be.― I'm in Love with the Villainess is a show that wastes no time in getting to the heart of what it wants to be. In fact, this show probably breaks the record for how quickly someone gets transported to a new world and immediately accepts their circumstances. This anime tells the story of Rae...
There's no sugarcoating it. The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World is one of the most painfully derivative fantasy anime out there.― There's no sugarcoating it. The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World is one of the most painfully derivative fantasy anime out there. All the expected clichés are out in full force. When it comes to the characters, we have an overpowered protagonist who can easil...