The First Slam Dunk claws back to #10 in 34th weekend― Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?) dropped from #1 to #2 at the Japanese box office in its second weekend. The film sold 529,000 tickets for 831 million yen (about US$5.87 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.32 million tickets for a cumu...
Yūma Uchida, Ayane Sakura star in romantic comedy from Children's Playground Entertainment, GAINA― Kadokawa revealed the teaser visual and teaser promotional video for the television anime of Sawayoshi Azuma's Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru (Stupid Angel Dances with the Devil) manga on Wednesday. The video reveals the anime's main cast, staff and 2024 premiere. The anime's main cast includes: Yūm...
Toshiyuki Morikawa, Rikiya Koyama, Sachi Kokuryu join cast as knights, king of Camelot― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Mokushiroku no Yon-kishi) sequel manga revealed three new cast members on Wednesday. The new cast members all play characters who are affiliated with the kingdom of Camelot, and inclu...
Seven Seas launches 1st volume in September with narration by Cliff Kurt― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it is producing audiobooks of Rifujin no Magonote's Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novels, narrated by Cliff Kurt. The audiobook of the novels' first volume will launch under Seven Seas' Siren audiobook imprint in September. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed both R...
Kensho Ono, Kenichi Suzumura, Yuko Kaida, KENN star in anime about rookie dog trainer― NHK revealed on Wednesday the teaser visual, main cast, director, and October premiere for the television anime of Saya Miyauchi's Dog Signal manga. The anime's main cast includes: Kensho Ono as Miyu Samura, the protagonist who aims to be a professional dog trainer Kenichi Suzumura as Shinichirō Niwa, a skilled do...
With a great guest line-up and a packed schedule of activities, AX is the premiere event for all things anime, but it could all head to disaster in one quick moment until the crowding issue is properly managed.― Anime News Network's editorial team braved the crowd and heat of Los Angeles for another packed weekend at Anime Expo. The event is always a logistical Rube Goldberg machine, with each repor...
As we welcome a new season full of familiar names, newcomer Zom 100 is off to a strong start. Come and see how the season is shaping up!― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated...
If this is how younger people discover the quietly seminal Adventure of Dai series, Infinity Strash: Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai is bringing a net good into the world and that deserves praise and celebration.― Everyone who cares about shonen manga and anime agrees that Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai has gotten a raw deal outside Japan. Running in Shonen Jump from 1989 to 1996, Adventure o...
The divisive character makes for a series of loosely connected stories that ultimately asks the reader to believe a weird 11-year-old could get away with more and more contrived supernatural pranks.― I might've just found one of my least favorite characters in all of fiction, which is saying a lot when considering how much media I have to consume for my job. Like other Junji Ito books I have covered...
The hit-making band discusses their tracks from Dr. Stone and what anime they hope to create songs for in the future.― Fans of Haikyuu!!, Dr. Stone, and Gintama are most likely already familiar with BURNOUT SYNDROMES through their anime theme songs. With the recent release of their new album, The WORLD is Mine, Anime News Network was able to sit down with all three members of the band—guitarist and ...
Hilarious, emotional, and heart-breaking; Buddy Stories carries the weight of Fujimoto's original work for a truly entertaining read.― I'll admit, I was worried about whether or not the inherently cinematic and bizarre aesthetic of the Chainsaw Man manga would translate into prose form. Tatsuki Fujimoto's meticulous and deceptively roughshod artwork is a huge part of what makes the manga work so wel...
Anime conventions like Anime Expo and FanimeCon are the perfect place for anime enthusiasts from all walks of life to mingle and gather. Join Chris and Nicky this week as they share their adventures and experiences at these conventions.― Anime conventions like Anime Expo and FanimeCon are the perfect place for anime enthusiasts from all walks of life to mingle and gather. Join Chris and Nicky this ...
Excuse me, how do you end an episode like that?! James and Lynzee discuss the newest episode of Jujutsu Kaisen season two's amazing animation, fight scenes, and cliffhanger!― Jujutsu Kaisen's Shocking Cliff-Hanger! Excuse me, how do you end an episode like that?! James and Lynzee discuss the newest episode of Jujutsu Kaisen season two's amazing animation, fight scenes, and cliffhanger! Plus, there'...
A well-researched story with a likable lead, Parallel World Pharmacy proves that familiar doesn't have to mean boring.― When it comes to stories that revolve around people traveling to or being reincarnated in another world, it can be challenging to develop a concept or gimmick that helps make the story feel unique. While the isekai genre is far from my favorite, I'm always curious to see what write...
We spoke with Okamoto about her upcoming anime, the crowdfunding campaign, and the female animation team at TriF Studios.― Mecha-Ude, which first came to life in 2019 as a crowdfunded pilot episode that smashed its fundraising goals, is set to dazzle fans once more as a full anime series by TriF Studio. The project is spearheaded by original creator Okamoto and is set to debut in 2024. Fans eager f...
Raven of the Inner Palace is a fascinating dark fantasy, just as good in its second volume as it was in its first.― This second volume of the Raven of the Inner Palace novels brings us to the point where the anime adaptation concluded, more or less. There are still plenty of details left out of that version to keep us reading the book, of course, but even more positive is the fact that the translati...
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, ...
