Anime was slated for TV in 2020, then theatrical release in 2023― The official website for the anime of Rihito Takarai's Ten Count boys-love manga announced on Friday that the anime has been canceled due to issues relating to its production. The anime was originally scheduled to premiere on television in 2020. The anime was then postponed because the staff was reconsidering the series' development f...
The Winter 2024 anime season is well underway, so it's time to find out which shows pass muster to join our watchlist!― What New Anime Should You Watch? The Winter 2024 anime season is well underway, so it's time to find out which shows pass muster to join our watchlist! Also, some amazing news this week: Discotek has picked up the Berserk anime (the good one) and we're finally getting more Dorohed...
The story is meant to indulge the fantasy of a sexy older man returning your feelings. However, I doubt many people's fantasies involve hands that look like flesh-colored gloves, or facial features that warp from moment to moment.― Let's get this out of the way, one last time: nothing I have to say about A Girl & Her Guard Dog is a moral or ethical judgment against the real humans who made it or th...
Jean-Karlo returns from medical leave to get everyone up-to-date on the latest news out of Final Fantasy Fan Fest!― Before We Begin... I do need to apologize. I didn't quite keep to my word when I last said my usual "see you in seven" sign-off. On November 4 (the very next day after my last column went live), I went out to do some chores. I was going to get a haircut in preparation for Kumoricon, an...
At least 91 individuals, including former senior leadership members and year-round volunteers, are boycotting Ohayocon following the termination of the convention's former con chair.― Dating back to 2001, the cleverly named Ohayocon is Ohio's oldest and longest-running anime convention. Attracting an estimated 13,000 attendees in 2023, it's without question one of the larger anime conventions in Ohi...
Future of Hong Kong's creative scene “pathetic,” says organizers, as venue shuts down.― Sounds of indistinct chatter, cluttered by crowds so packed you could only go with the flow, snaking through the people and obstacles alike among the photography stages in the corridors. This is the reality of Hong Kong's biggest doujinshi convention for community-made products, the 30th Rainbow Gala (RG) held o...
Giveaway has ended! Are you one of our lucky winners?― As a treat for ANN readers in the US and Canada, Irodori Comics is giving away 3 sets of My Wife is an Oni volumes 1 and 2. About the Series My Wife Is an Oni is a series about Tomoyuki and Mitsuki: childhood friends turned lovers who are now a married couple. But there's a catch! Mitsuki is an oni who shows a lot of spikes on the outside but t...
Returning staff includes Akiyuki Simbo, Akio Watanabe, more at SHAFT― Aniplex announced on Thursday that the Off Season and Monster Season books in NisiOisin's Monogatari series are getting an anime adaptation at studio SHAFT titled Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season. Aniplex did not reveal the type of anime. The announcement states the anime is being "produced" this year. Akio Watanabe drew the...
Nick and Chris weigh in on the vitriol and misinformation swirling around AI usage and localization in anime and manga translation.― Nick and Chris weigh in on the vitriol and misinformation swirling around AI usage and localization in anime and manga translation. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning...
The final entry for the Winter 2024 Anime Preview Guide is here...and it's a love letter to giant robots! What did our reviewers think of Bang Brave Bang Bravern?― What is this? Lewis Smith and Isami Ao are enemy pilots. Lewis is a pilot for the U.S. armed forces who pilots the armored humanoid weapon Titanostride. In the midst of battle, he meets Isami Ao, the ace pilot for Japan's Ground Self-Def...
Despite the low-quality reputation that compilation films tend to have, I'd go so far as to say it's the best single compilation film I've ever seen.― While anime compilation films are nothing new, Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp, isn't made up of footage from a TV show. Rather, it is the combination of three films: Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (2016), Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu (2016), and Kizu...
Less beefy than it's Science Adventure predecessors, Anonymous;Code nevertheless introduces an interesting gameplay mechanic to keep players engaged.― Anonymous;Code is the newest title in the Science Adventure series of games and is in the same world as Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes, and Chaos;Head. If you've played any of these visual novels (or seen their anime adaptations), you likely know what to...
Rock star and X Japan member is the first Japanese artist in almost 100 years to add handprints to Chinese Theatre.―
Famed rock star, Yoshiki, revealed the permanent location of his imprints in front of Hollywood's TCL Chinese Theatre. As the first Japanese artist to be honored by the theater since the start of the tradition in 1927, he shared how grateful he is to be a part of this prestigious mom...
James, Jacki, and Lynzee give their final thoughts on Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident Arc, social media, and gear up for Solo Leveling!― Is So, About That Jujutsu Kaisen Ending James, Jacki, and Lynzee give their final thoughts on Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident Arc, social media, and gear up for Solo Leveling! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays a...
It's hard to decide what to focus on in this tonally inconsistent anime series starring a young vampire constantly bombarded by her horny maid.― From the outset, The Vexations of a Shut-in Vampire Princess is a lot. The first episode throws so much scattershot world-building jargon at the viewer, along with some very uncomfortable, non-consensual fetishistic yuri fanservice, that if it weren't for m...
