The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2024
Announced after season 1’s finale
― The anime of Kouji Seo’s The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Megami no Café Terrace) manga ended on Saturday with an announcement of a second season next year. The anime premiered on April 7. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs. Satoshi Kuwabara (Black Jack, The Quintessential Quintuplets) directed the first season at Tezuka Productions. Keiichirō Ōchi (…
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Film’s Video Reveals December 8 Premiere
Light novel author Satoru Yamaguchi writes original story for film
― The official website for the movie of Satoru Yamaguchi and Nami Hidaka’s My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shiteshimatta…) light novels revealed on Saturday that the film will open in Japan on December 8. The website is also streaming a teaser trail…
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a Anime Airs Episodes 9-12 on July 23 (Updated)
Anime was delayed since March due to COVID-19
― Update: While a previous version of this article stated that episodes 9-12 were the “final” episodes for the series, the anime staff did not specifically state that in its news post. The news post stated that broadcast information aside from the exact channels and times for episodes 9-12 will be announced at a later date; it is currently unclear if this…
Classroom of the Elite Anime Season 3 Delayed to January 2024
Season was first slated for 2023
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that the third season of the Classroom of the Elite anime will premiere in January 2024, delayed from its slated 2023 premiere due to “various circumstances.” The second season premiered in July 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired under the title Classroom of the Elite II. The first season’s directors Seiji Kishi and Hiroyuk…
Manga UP! Launches ‘You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story‘ Manga in English
Carpaccio Noyama draws manga adaptation of Makiko Nagaoka’s light novel series
― Manga UP! Global announced on Friday that it has started releasing Carpaccio Noyama’s manga adaptation of Makiko Nagaoka’s You Were Experienced, I Was Not: Our Dating Story (Keiken Zumi na Kimi to, Keiken Zero na Ore ga, Otsukiai Suru Hanashi) light novel series in English. The company describes the series:
Introverted h…
Tokyo Mew Mew New Season Two
Viewers may be disappointed with its open-ended conclusion, but it exemplifies Tokyo Mew Mew New’s environmental call to action.
― Tokyo Mew Mew New’s second season makes a good point: humans have been terrible stewards of Earth. Whatever you think of this particular franchise being chosen for a reboot, it’s hard to deny that it’s a timely one – the planet is not in a good place right now, and humans…
This Week in Games – Elephantitis, Don’t Even Get Me Started
The newest Nintendo Direct shattered all of our expectations with an amazing line-up!
― Welcome back, everyone! Things are nice and cozy as summer rolls along. I even had time to play a little Xenoblade Chronicles 3, though it’s mostly exploration. Now that a big reveal has been cleared, I wanted to go back and fill out more of the map. It was a busy month, though, as I worked through three game revi…
Until I Love Myself GN 1
By no means an easy read, this is a first-hand account of the manga author’s life during some of the most difficult moments of gender confusion.
― Learning to love yourself can be hard. That is probably the understatement of the century, but I can’t think of a better phrase that sums up Until I Love Myself. This is a first-hand account of the manga author’s life during some of the most difficult mome…
Anime Aunties Visit Japan – Can A Maid’s Kindness Save the World?
It’s easy to give into cynicism when confronted by unabashed kindness, but visiting at-home Maid Café changed my perspective.
― When Kim Morrissy visited the at-home café in Akihabara last year, I was intrigued. There is something about maid culture that was enticing to me; the optimism seemed infectious. It was hard to wrap my brain around as a cynical (and clinically depressed) 36-year-old. Many of…
This Week in Anime – Unraveling the Eccentric Chaos of Dead Mount Death Play
After Baccano! and Durarara!!, this season marked the return of Narita’s works to the screens with the adaptation of Dead Mount Death Play. Read on as we dissect the intricate magic woven into Narita’s latest work.
― If anyone can combine mismatched ingredients into something entertaining, it’s Ryōgo Narita. After Baccano! and Durarara!!, this season marked the return of Narita’s works to the screen…
Nobunaga’s Ambition: Awakening
Much like the famed warlord, Bandai Namco set their sights on the heavens above in honor of the celebration of Nobunaga’s Ambition’s 40th Anniversary. It’s a big game for a big number—so, how does it stack up?
― Few strategy games have the sheer legacy and weight of the Nobunaga’s Ambition series. Much like the famed warlord, Tecmo Koei set their sights on the heavens above in honor of the celebratio…
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement GN 1
Mitsuha has hatched the perfect isekai plan: sell modern Japanese goods in a medieval world and save, save, save! Rebecca checks out the manga version of the series to see if its worth its weight (in gold).
― Mitsuha has not been having a good couple of years. When she was in high school, her parents and older brother died in a car accident. While they left her enough to get by, she worries about pay…
ONE PIECE Music Symphony US Premiere: Hiroshi Kitadani and Kohei Tanaka has a message for you!
The show will feature a full orchestra on stage with the latest adventures of Luffy and his crew in a film concert projected on the big screen!
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ONE PIECE Music Symphony, the one and only official ONE PIECE concert will premiere in the US on July 5, 2023, at Morton H. Meyerson Symphony (Dallas, TX) then on July 14, 2023, at the prestigious Dolby Theatre in Hollywood (Los Angeles, CA). The show will…
Centaurs Manga Creator Ryo Sumiyoshi on Fantasy in Feudal Japan
Although we often think of centaurs as strictly Western creatures, manga has its fair share of centaurs. Even within that body of work, Ryo Sumiyoshi’s Centaurs stands out for its art, worldbuilding, and story.
― From Greek mythology to Disney’s Fantasia to Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson series, centaurs, mythical half-human, half-horse beings, have been a fantasy mainstay. Although we often think of …
