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Which Summer 2024 Anime are Popular in the U.S. Compared to Japan?
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We have a new deep-dive from Miles Atherton to find out which anime captured the most fans last season! ― Anime has never been bigger in the United States of America. It's a big statement to make but relatively easy to qualify. According to research from Polygon from 2023, “56% of Gen Z respondents and 41% of Millennial respondents say they watch anime at least once a month” with the supermajority o...
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Kuromi's Pretty Journey Short Anime Gets New Series on October 31
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Yūki Kaji, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Mamiko Noto, Yoko Hikasa, Rei Sakuma join cast in multiverse series ― Sanrio announced on Thursday that Kuromi's Pretty Journey, the short anime series based on its Kuromi character, will have a new series titled Kuromi's Pretty Journey ~Hachamecha! Multiverse Dasshutsu!~ (Chaotic! The Great Multiverse Escape!) that will debut on YouTube on October 31. The anime will ha...
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Gridman Universe Anime Film Review
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Widely available in North America for the first time, Gridman Universe successfully ties up the loose ends of SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon, while fan-favorite character Akane looms heavy over the film. ― Gridman Universe is a direct sequel to both SSSS.Gridman. and SSSS.Dynazenon. It continues the plotlines and character arcs of both series, tying up loose ends for some and giving epilogues to oth...
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This Week in Anime - Merging Lanes: TOHO's Acquisition of GKIDS
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With the recent announcement of TOHO's acquisition of GKIDS, Lucas and Steve discuss the rise corporate influence in the anime space. ― With the recent announcement of TOHO's acquisition of GKIDS, Lucas and Steve discuss the rise corporate influence in the anime space. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler War...
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Vspo! Esports VTuber Project Launches Anime Feature Film
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Mushoku Tensei II's Hiroki Hirano helms PINE JAM film slated for end of 2025 ― Vspo!, Virtual Entertainment's esports virtual YouTuber project, debuted a teaser video on Thursday to announce that it is launching plans for a feature-length anime film. The staff plans to complete this first part of the anime project by the end of 2025. The members of Vspo! stream as VTubers and compete in esports tourn...
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Titles From Yen and Ize Presses You Don't Want to Miss this Fall
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Grab your hot cocoa and a blanket – fall is reading season. ― Flowers may bloom in spring, but new books pop in the fall. With the return of colder weather, it's the perfect time to snuggle up with a new read, and this year, Ize Press, Yen Press' Korean content imprint, has you covered with a slew of new titles in a variety of genres. Yen Press has some great new stories, too, so grab your hot cocoa ...
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The Fall 2024 Manga Guide
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Find your newest page-turner in the manga guide! This season's guide covers the full range of the medium, from dark and gritty to sweet romance to drama to the history of manga iconography! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2024 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginn...
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Fist of the North Star Volume 14 Manga Review
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Can you recreate the magic of the relationship between Kenshiro, Raoh, Toki, and Jagi? ― Fist of the North Star Volume 14 provides Kenshiro with the most interesting set of villains of the post-Raoh era by digging into a familiar bag of tricks. This volume, almost more than any other, has me split on how to feel about the events. It is equal parts novel ideas and the same old, familiar, and unique. T...
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Interview: Danganronpa Creator Kazutaka Kodaka is Gambling His Studio's Future on His New Game
Previously stuck in development hell, Kodaka and Uchikoshi are betting the very existence of their studio, Too Kyo Games, on the success of The Hundred Line. ― The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy is an upcoming visual novel/TRPG from the creative minds of Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka and Zero Escape's Kotaro Uchikoshi. At Tokyo Game Show 2024, Anime News Network was able to see a bit of the new ...
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Korea's WEBTOON Entertainment In Midst of Labor Dispute
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WEBTOON Entertainment's labor union is requesting fair compensation after its CEO was awarded an eye-popping $30 million in cash and stock options. ― Since going public on the U.S. stock market, WEBTOON Entertainment, the world's leading platform for Korean webcomics, has been battling a series of escalating crises. The company's stock price has plummeted by 50%, and disgruntled stockholders have fil...
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Macross Delta Anime Streaming Review
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While the central couple of Hayate and Freyja are easy to root for, Macross Delta's muddled, unfocused story hampers the overall viewing experience. ― At last, the frayed, exhausted patience of (non-US) English-speaking Macross franchise fans has been rewarded. Apart from the 1982 original Super Dimension Fortress Macross and 1984 movie Do You Remember Love (both still held to ransom by Harmony Gold ...
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This Week in Anime - DAN DA DAN's Tokusatsu Connection
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Coop joins the TWIA team just in time to discuss how DAN DA DAN is a love letter to Ultraman with Chris. Tokusatsu love is the purest love of all. ― Coop joins the TWIA team just in time to discuss how DAN DA DAN is a love letter to Ultraman with Chris. Tokusatsu love is the purest love of all. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anim...
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Singer known for theme songs for Barefoot Gen, Thunderbirds 2086 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Noboru Kimura announced on Monday that the singer-songwriter died in mid-October. He was 72. The account stated Kimura had been undergoing medical treatment. The account express gratitude to the fans of the singer, who also performed under the name Harry Kimura. The singer was known for h...
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Hiro Mashima Confesses That Fairy Tail Was Born Out of His 'Loneliness'
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Mashima also says the sequel was a “corporate” idea, not his. ― Would you believe that a mangaka's successful tale–or “tail”–of friendship was born out of loneliness? It's an underdog origin story for an artist like Hiro Mashima. The wizards gathered at New York Comic Con for the Spotlight panel on the famed mangaka, who debuted with Rave Master in the Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1999 to 2005. He bec...
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Gundam SEED Freedom Giveaway
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Gundam SEED Freedom has arrived on streaming platforms, and to celebrate, our friends at Bandai Namco Filmworks have ONE HG (High Grade) Immortal Justice Gunpla to give away to a lucky reader. ― Gundam SEED Freedom has arrived on streaming platforms, and to celebrate, our friends at Bandai Namco Filmworks have ONE HG (High Grade) Immortal Justice Gunpla to give away to a lucky reader. The story of SE...
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Cowboy Bebop Creator's Next Anime is 'His Masterpiece'
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The acclaimed Shinichiro Watanabe is ready to add to his legacy with a new action-packed sci-fi series. ― Shinichirō Watanabe is a legend in the anime community, having directed and been involved in some of the most well-known properties in the entire medium. Watanabe pointed out at New York Comi Con 2024 that this year marks the thirtieth anniversary of his directing career. Whenever he announces a...
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Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Manga Review
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The late Cocoa Fujiwara never got to finish this story. Even if you don’t love the series, that’s a tragedy, and for readers, it means knowing that you’re embarking on a journey without a finish. ― The late Cocoa Fujiwara never got to finish this story. Even if you don't love the series, that's a tragedy, and for readers, it means knowing that you're embarking on a journey without a finish – when the...