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...
FLCL: Grunge debuts on September 9, Ninja Kamui later this year― Adult Swim revealed trailers for the Uzumaki, Ninja Kamui, and FLCL: Grunge anime on Saturday. FLCL: Grunge will debut on September 9, and Ninja Kamui will premiere later this year. The video for Uzumaki does not reveal a debut window, but Jason DeMarco confirmed on Twitter the anime is coming later this year. Region-locked to U.S. onl...
New illustration for upcoming smartphone game also revealed― The MF Bunko J Summer School Festival livestream event on Sunday revealed a new teaser visual for the third season of the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- anime. The event also revealed a new illustration for the Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu Witch's Re:surrection smartphone game. The 25-episode first anime season of Tapp...
Adult Swim, John Wick's Chad Stahelski collaborate on project tentatively aimed for 2024― Adult Swim Festival's “Toonami on the Green” event at Comic-Con International debuted the trailer for Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese), the new original anime for Toonami with Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) and animation studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan ...
Jujutsu Kaisen's Sung Hoo Park directs anime at E&H Production― The One Piece Day 2023 event on Saturday revealed that Eiichiro Oda's "Monsters: Ippaku Sanjō Hiryū Jigoku" one-shot manga will get an anime adaptation. The one-shot was featured in Oda's Wanted!, which is a collection of manga one-shots. Shueisha published Wanted! in Japan in 1998. Shueisha first published the one-shot in 1994 in Weekl...
New episodes celebrating 20th anniversary will premiere on September 3― The official website for the Naruto anime franchise announced on Sunday that FLOW will perform the opening and ending theme songs for the four "brand-new" episodes for the anime. The opening theme will be a 20-year-anniversary version of the band's song "GO!!!," and the ending theme will be a cover of Orange Range's song "Viva R...
Also: Sekai no Owari performs new opening theme, Luffy's new form previewed in video― SPOILER WARNING: The below video in this article will reference material not aired in the anime as of yet. The One Piece Day 2023 livestream event on Saturday revealed that the One Piece anime will be getting an ending theme song for the first time in 17 years. The anime has in that time instead had an extra long o...
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...
Liam Price does a fine job reading the text, but a few more character voices would have helped bring this series to life.― Listening to audiobooks based on light novels is a new experience for me, and the double-whammy here is that this is not my first experience with The Faraway Paladin as a work since I reviewed season one when it first aired. This made listening to the first two volumes of The Fa...
Ooku's character writing, story, and themes interweave together, forming a beautiful and troubling tapestry, but it's actively hindered by its mediocre-at-best visual production.― I'm not the only one out there who cringes a little bit when Netflix announces that they're producing an anime of a series they like, right? I'm talking about the ones they fund and act on the production committee for rath...
Cyber Connect 2 tells fans to let Bandai Namco know if they want a .hack//IMOQ revival, and there's already a hashtag (#dothack). Plus, Gundam Evolution is shutting down just one year after its launch. Say it isn't so!― Hi, everyone! As you read this, I'll be trying to assemble a new PC. I've had my new PC case (emblazoned with my favorite VTuber) taking up space in my room; I may as well put it and...
Horror fans, Masaaki Nakayama is a name you need to know. Enter his disturbing world of evil spirits and curses and learn how the slightest tweak of the human face can create an entity that lingers in your nightmares.― Horror manga is having a moment. This is in no small part due to a newfound appreciation for the works of Junji Ito, who has become a critical darling after multiple Eisner nomination...
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, ...
