Kadokawa Acquires Anime Studio Doga Kobo
Oshi no Ko, New Game! studio was founded in 1973
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that it has acquired anime studio Doga Kobo and will make it a subsidiary of the conglomerate. Doga Kobo was founded in July 1973, and the company has 62 employees as of June. The company produced the Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night anime to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The anime debuted on April 6. Doga Kobo has a…
Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Episodes 12-24 Anime Review
Arthurian legend fans, prepare to find some fun references in this set of episodes. That’s always true of Nakaba Suzuki’s works; the man is nothing if not consistent with his fondness for Arthurian lore
― Arthurian legend fans, prepare to find some fun references in this set of episodes. That’s always true of Nakaba Suzuki’s works; the man is nothing if not consistent with his fondness for Arthurian …
President Kondo and the Power of In-House Staff at Nihon Falcom
How does a relatively small studio continue to create deeply satisfying story-led games? President Kondo shares Nihon Falcom’s secrets to success.
― Nihon Falcom president Toshihiro Kondo kicked off a busy July 4 weekend at Anime Expo. He and the other Nihon Falcom staff spoke to fans at the various panels and at the NIS America booth as they eagerly playtested the company’s signature JRPGs. Origina…
The Anime Backlog – Alien 9
Lynzee dusts off an old DVD and discovers an OAV full of gory action sequences and 12-year-old girls frequently crying for their mommies.
― Thank you everyone for patiently tuning in to another edition of The Anime Backlog. As you can guess, last week (and three weeks leading up to it) was one the busiest for me while I coordinated Anime Expo coverage. You can expect two editions of The Anime Backlo…
The Summer 2024 Anime Preview Guide
It’s time to add few more rom-coms to summer mix with MAKEINE: TOO MANY LOSING HEROINES! We also have reviews for ATRI, Why Does No One Remember Me In This World?, Bye Bye Earth, My Deer Friend Nokotan, Monogatari, Elusive Samurai, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network’s Summer 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here’s how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted h…
Ishura Season 1 Anime Series Review
While Ishura seems to take itself incredibly seriously with such silly names, it’s best enjoyed as a supremely daft, flashy action show.
― Ishura is about the closest thing I’ve seen to a good old Fate-style Grail War in a while. We’ve got a huge cast of overpowered individuals with godlike abilities duking it out with one another over a vast canvas of multi-factional war. Everyone has their own agen…
This Week in Games – Pokémon, Kaiju, and Pals
Jean-Karlo deep-dives into Pokémon’s Ultraman origins, the big update to Palworld, and classic games making a comeback!
― Welcome back, folks! I’ve been playing the much-anticipated summer event in Goddess of Victory: NIKKE. It’s what you expect: the bathing suits are scandalous, and the Live2D animations are Live2D, but the story is surprisingly good. It’s not Shakespeare, but the NIKKE events do a …
Bocchi the Rock! Staff Reflect on Growth and Change
Director Keiichirō Saitō and voice actor Yoshino Aoyama from Bocchi the Rock! sat down with Anime News Network to discuss the behind-the-scenes details of adapting the show-stopping anime.
― The anime adaptation of Aki Hamaji’s four-panel manga was a sleeper hit in late 2022. Viewers related to Bocchi’s awkwardness and social anxiety, while entertained by the off-the-cuff animation. In addition, Kes…
This Week in Anime – What Is This, An Anime Crossover Episode?
Lucas and Chris recall some of the strangest and most surprising crossover episodes in anime history. Which are your favorite?
― Lucas and Chris recall some of the strangest and most surprising crossover episodes in anime history. Which are your favorite? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discu…
Rising Impact Season 1 Anime Series Review
I walked away from the first half of this series feeling reasonably entertained despite a rough start; it eventually managed to veer into something fun, if a bit uninspired.
― While it can be hard to gauge how well anime generally performs on Netflix, if there’s one series that’s undoubtedly been a success for them, it’s Nakaba Suzuki’s The Seven Deadly Sins. So much so that they’ve been consistently…
Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime Gets 4th Season in 2025
Anime of Hawaiians arc announced on manga’s 7th anniversary
― The staff for the anime of Reiji Miyajima’s Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga announced on Friday that a fourth season will air in 2025. The new season will cover the Hawaiians arc. Friday marks the seventh anniversary of the manga’s launch. The anime’s third season premiered on July 7, 2023 in the Super Animeism block on MBS,…
