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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime's Video Reveals New Cast

May 23, 18:00

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Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yūsuke Kobayashi, Haruka Shiraishi join cast as members of Freya Familia ― Warner Bros. Japan unveiled a new promotional video on Thursday for Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka V: Hōjō no Megami-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V: Goddess of the Harvest Arc), the fifth season of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dung...

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This Week in Anime - Anime Director Tsutomu Mizushima's Wild Ride

May 23, 15:30

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Nick and Steve look back on director Tsutomu Mizushima's work so far, from his latest Train to the End of the World to Shirobako, Girls und Panzer, and more. ― Nick and Steve look back on director Tsutomu Mizushima's work so far, from his latest Train to the End of the World to Shirobako, Girls und Panzer, and more. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are...

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i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- Anime Film Review

May 23, 12:00 anime

i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- is a movie best described as having big Saturday morning cartoon energy when it comes to its catchy high notes and off-key attempt at deeper storytelling. ― Admittedly, when I walked into Anime Central to review i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!-, I envisioned the film as the typical fare of idol dancing via 3D models in dizzyingly pastel-rich environments with little to ...

ONE PIECE Music Symphony 25th Anniversary Concert will Premiere soon in the US…

May 23, 10:00 music

Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with this special orchestra concert! ― Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with this special orchestra concert! The most memorable moments of the beloved TV series will be projected on a giant screen to the sound of a 50-musician orchestra! In only a few weeks, the ONE PIECE Music Symphony 25 th Anniversary Tour will premiere in the US on...

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Edens Zero Manga Ends in 5 Chapters

May 22, 19:25

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Manga's final chapter scheduled for June 26 ― This year's 25th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero manga will end five chapters. The magazine's 30th issue will publish the manga's final chapter on June 26. The manga entered its final arc in December 2022. Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master) launched the manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in June...

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My Oni Girl Anime Film Review

May 22, 12:00

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Narrative dissonance aside, the heart of My Oni Girl still shines through its jumbled ending: that folks should speak their minds even when it hurts. ― Upon first glance, My Oni Girl has all the hallmarks of a Studio Ghibli-inspired romp. You've got a globe-trodding adventure with odd-couple protagonists, a myriad of wonderfully drawn vistas, titular mouthwatering glamour shots of Japanese delicacies...

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Barely Glancing Ahead: Searching for the Future in Inio Asano's Works

May 22, 09:00

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Ahead of the Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction TV anime premiere, Rebecca Silverman looks at its creator's stark, and sometimes depressing, manga work. ― Inio Asano may be one of the creators whose works don't allow for middle-ground opinions. There's something in the reactions to his work that smacks of “love it or hate it,” with readers either fully embracing his dark, psychological style of s...

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Gundam Voice Actor Tōru Furuya Admits to 4-Year Affair With Fan

May 22, 00:31

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Furuya acknowledged threatening to hurt fan in argument, causing her to have abortion ― On his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday, voice actor Tōru Furuya acknowledged a recent report by the Weekly Bunshun magazine regarding an affair he had with a fan. Weekly Bunshun interviewed him for the article. Furuya admitted that he had been in a relationship with a female fan for four and a half years...

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Shun Umezawa's Darwin Incident Manga Gets TV Anime

May 21, 19:56

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Manga about half human, half chimpanzee boy launched in 2020 ― TOHO Animation announced on Wednesday that Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident (Darwin Jihen manga will get a television anime adaptation. A new official Twitter account opened and unveiled a teaser visual: Original creator Umezawa shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement: TOHO Animation had teased on its X (formerly Twitter)...

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The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! Novel 1 Review

May 21, 12:00

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The book feels like a deliberate combo of SAO, Log Horizon, and Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town, and that works better than you might expect. ― If this story feels familiar, that's on purpose. In their afterword, author Nagawasabi64 says that they've noticed that the "trapped in a VRMMORPG" genre made popular by SAO has fallen out of favor, which made them want to ...

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This Week in Anime - Darkly Deconstructing Japanese Super Heroes for Fun and Profit

May 21, 10:00

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There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out. ― There's no question that Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a dark deconstruction of Super Sentai/Power Rangers in anime form—but is that all it is? Chris and Lucas dive in to find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by ...

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Voice Actor Hideyuki Umezu Dies at 68

May 21, 04:33

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Umezu voiced Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Gundam 00 2nd Season ― Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actor Hideyuki Umezu died on May 17 due to interstitial pneumonia. He was 68. A funeral ceremony was held by relatives. Umezu was born on July 24, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture. Umezu voiced the characters of Diamante in One Piece, Ian Vashti in Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Sec...

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Bloody Sweet Volumes 1-2 Manhwa Review

May 20, 12:00

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This is a good series to check out if you like more bite with your vampire romances. ― Going into Bloody Sweet, I expected to find a fluffy rom-com about a girl and the vampire she accidentally gets attached to. Instead, I found a story about a bullied high school girl whose bullies are smart enough to evade all of the checks and balances the school has put in place. When Naerim accidentally awakens ...

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The Anime Backlog - Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood

May 20, 10:00

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In our brand-new column, Lynzee Loveridge comes clean about her backlog, starting with one of the most popular anime ever. Use this space here for critical finger-wagging and exclamations of disbelief. ― I have a secret. A no-good, embarrassing, shame-inducing secret. I'm the executive editor at Anime News Network but there are, in fact, anime I have not watched. Not just forgettable mid-tier season...

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Bringing Anime to Southeast Asia: Interview with Medialink, Ani-One Co-Founder Lovinia Chiu

May 20, 09:00