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...
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...
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...
19th volume slated for December 15 release― GA Bunko announced on Twitter on Friday that writer Riku Misora and illustrator Won's Chivalry of a Failed Knight (Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry) light novel series will end in its 19th volume, which is slated for release on December 15. The series entered its final arc in its 18th volume, which shipped in Japan in June 2020. Misora originally planned to end th...
Eiichiro Oda provides long statement on upcoming adaptation― The One Piece Day 2023 livestream event on Saturday revealed a new trailer for the Hollywood live-action series of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. Welcome to the Great Pirate Era. 🌊 🏴☠The legendary quest to discover the ONE PIECE sets sail August 31st. Only on @Netflix. pic.twitter.com/a5635sDzCP— ONE PIECE(ワンピース) Netflix (@onepiecenetfli...
Manga went on hiatus in April― The official Twitter account for the Naruto and Boruto manga franchises revealed a new illustration, the arc title, and the August 21 debut date for the "second part" of Masashi Kishimoto and Mikio Ikemoto's Boruto manga on Thursday. The new arc is titled "Two Blue Vortex." The manga went on hiatus in April. Manga storywriter Ukyō Kodachi and Ikemoto launched the seque...
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 ...
New video also features message from director Takashi Sano― Adult Swim revealed the opening credits sequence for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series at San Diego Comic Con on Friday. The video features the song "Love is Entropy." OC from Code of Zero performs the song with Cameron Earnshaw. Otonez wrote the lyrics, composed the music, and arranged the song. The video also features a message from di...
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...
In the end, Uncle from Another World is a great isekai comedy from start to finish. It has amazing characters, a fun story, and jokes that always hit the mark.― After numerous delays, all thirteen Uncle from Another World episodes are now available in the West. And since the back half of the series was released in one chunk instead of weekly, combining them into one big review makes sense. The first...
Nick and Chris take a deeper look at studio GoHands' anime output and try to figure out why all of their shows look like that.― Nick and Chris take a deeper look at studio GoHands' anime output and try to figure out why all of their shows look like that. These series are streaming on Crunchyroll. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of A...
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, ...
