Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film’s Teaser Reveals Winter 2024 Debut
Yukihiro Miyamoto directs film at SHAFT
― Aniplex revealed the first teaser trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film, on Sunday. The teaser reveals the film’s winter 2024 debut and confirmed its director. Aniplex also revealed…
Black Butler: Public School Arc Anime Reveals Key Visual, Story
Crunchyroll streams anime in English-speaking, Latin American, European countries
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2023 livestream event revealed a new key visual on Sunday for Black Butler: Public School Arc, the new television anime adaptation of Yana Toboso’s Black Butler manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in English-speaking, Latin American, and European countries. Aniplex describes the anime:
But…
Solo Leveling Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, More Cast & Staff
Anime of Chugong, DUBU’s manhwa to premiere next January
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2023 event debuted the first English-subtitled promotional video, one more cast member, more staff members, and second key visual for the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU’s (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa on Sunday. The event also confirmed that the winter 2024 anime will premiere next January. Har…
The Elusive Samurai Anime Reveals More Cast, 2024 Debut
New visual also revealed
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2023 livestream event on Sunday revealed five more cast members and a 2024 debut for the television anime adaptation of Yusei Matsui’s The Elusive Samurai (Nigejōzu no Wakagimi) manga. The event also revealed a new visual. The new cast includes: Hinaki Yano as Shizuku
Mari Hino as Kojirō
Sayumi Suzushiro as Ayako
Aoi Yuki as Kazama Genba
Kikunosuke T…
Godzilla Minus One Film Closes Tokyo Int’l Film Festival
Festival takes place from October 23-November 1
― The Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) event announced on August 30 that Godzilla Minus One, Takashi Yamazaki’s new film in the Godzilla franchise, will close out this year’s festival. The festival will take place from October 23 to November 1. The film will open in Japan on November 3, 2023 (“Godzilla Day”), the anniversary day of the original …
Delico’s Nursery TV Anime Unveils Cast, Visual, Teaser Video
Masakazu Morita, Katsuyuki Konishi star in 2024 series
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2023 livestream event on Sunday revealed the main cast and teaser promo video for Delico’s Nursery, a television anime based on Kenichi Suemitsu’s TRUMP 2009 stage play. The anime will debut in 2024. The above video describes the show’s story:
In the past, the vampire race that ruled over the land had the power of immort…
Kizumonogatari Anime Gets Compilation Film on January 12, 2024
Anime originally screened as 3 films in 2016-2017
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2023 livestream event on Sunday revealed that the Kizumonogatari anime is getting re-released as a compilation film titled Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp that will open in Japan on January 12, 2024. The three parts of the original anime are being re-edited into the compilation film. The Kizumonogatari anime originally released a…
Hell Mode Novel 1
Hell Mode does play a few isekai tropes a bit differently, but it also clearly wears its influences on its sleeve. So yes, this is another one of those books.
― Are you sick and tired of isekai light novels that feature a protagonist reborn in a fantasy world that operates very similarly to an MMORPG, complete with stats and skills? If so, you can stop reading here – Hell Mode is unapologetically a n…
Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga Anime Reveals Promo Video, Visual, January 2024 Debut
Daisuke Yoshida directs anime at Studio VOLN
― Aniplex announced on Sunday the title, January 2024 debut, and a promotional video for the new anime based on Kazue Katō’s Blue Exorcist manga. The anime is titled Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga. The anime will be based on volumes 10-15 of Katō’s original manga. Aniplex also revealed a new visual. The anime will feature a returning cast. Daisuke …
Berserk Manga Starts New Arc, Gets New Chapter on September 22
Manga’s 42nd volume gets release in Japan on September 29
― This year’s 18th issue of Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine revealed on Friday that Kentarou Miura’s Berserk manga will start a new arc with its latest chapter, in the magazine’s next issue on September 22. The magazine last published a chapter of the manga in its 11th issue this year on May 26. The manga’s 42nd compiled book volume, its fi…
Tokyo Laboratory Shuts Down in November, Works to Return Film Originals
Company was founded in 1955
― Tokyo Laboratory (Tokyo Genzōsho, or Togen) announced on Wednesday that it will shut down after 68 years at the end of November. The company added on Thursday that after the end of October, it will dispose of any unclaimed film originals still in its possession. Thus, the company is working toward returning all film originals to its clients. However, the company has been…
Goblin Slayer II Anime Reveals New Visual, October 6 Debut
Crunchyroll will stream series as it airs
― The official website for Goblin Slayer II, the second season for the anime of Kumo Kagyu’s Goblin Slayer dark fantasy novel series, revealed a new visual and the show’s October 6 debut on Friday. The anime will debut on October 6 on Tokyo MX, AT-X, and BS11, before airing on Sun TV. The show will stream on Abema a few hours before the TV premiere. Mili will…
Villainess Level 99 Anime’s Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff, January 2024 Debut
New visual also revealed
― Kadokawa revealed the promo video, visual, cast, staff, and January 2024 debut on Saturday for the television anime adaptation of author Satori Tanabata and illustrator Tea’s Villainess Level 99 (Akuyaku Reijō Level 99: Watashi wa Ura Boss Desu ga Maō dewa Arimasen) light novel series. The anime stars: Fairouz Ai as Yumiella Dolkness
Yūma Uchida as Patrick Ashbatten
Azumi W…
Persona 4 Arena GN 1-3
Persona 4 Arena gives the spotlight to Yosuke and he is forced figure out if he has really changed or not—and in the process step out of Yu’s shadow and become an independent hero all his own.
― Persona 4 Arena is based on the 2012 fighting game of the same name. However, it’s simply not possible to do a one-to-one adaptation of that game. Instead of having a single, unified story, the game’s story i…
The ANN Aftershow – The Jujutsu Kaisen Anime is Finally Back!
After a dry August, we’re finally back with new episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen. Yūji Itadori just might get a girlfriend and Geto is there…wait, Geto?!
― The Jujutsu Kaisen Anime is Finally Back! After a dry August, we’re finally back with new episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen. Yūji Itadori just might get a girlfriend and Geto is there…wait, Geto?! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and …
The Boy and the Heron
As a culmination of his career, Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron is a work of art—one that only becomes grander when put together as part of the greater whole.
― It’s been 10 years since Hayao Miyazaki, arguably the most famous anime director of all time, made a feature film. In 2013, Miyazaki himself was content to retire and let The Wind Rises be the last film that he would ever make. This ra…
This Week in Games – There Is No Joke, Just Treat Game Developers Better
SAG-AFTRA eyes a strike on the video game industry to get the same wage increases for video game performers as for those who work under the film and television contracts. Plus updates on Nikke/Nier, Zelda DLC, and more!
― Welcome back, everyone! As you might have seen, my Rune Factory 3 Special review went up on Tuesday (and right after Laybuh Day). It’s a fun game, definitely worth interrupting a Xe…
Drawing A Delicate Heart with Skip and Loafer Anime Director/Series Composition Writer Kotomi Deai
Director and scriptwriter Kotomi Deai talks at length about the creation of the Skip and Loafer anime—especially the challenges that came with adapting the manga’s pacing and art style to the small screen.
― In a recent interview with Japan’s Newtype magazine, director and scriptwriter Kotomi Deai talked at length about the creation of the Skip and Loafer anime—especially the challenges that came wit…
FLCL: Grunge’s Premiere Lacks Its Own Identity
It is, in a word, ugly. In more words, the animation is as lifeless as it is failing in nearly every attempt to replicate the madcap energy that defined the original.
― Did anyone want or need FLCL: Grunge? The original FLCL, back in the year 2000, was a huge, generation-defining work that tapped into both the specific sensibilities of its Heisei audience while being a tale of male sexual awakening t…
This Week in Anime – Why Is It So Hard to Make Anime Into Live-Action?
With live-action One Piece receiving favorable reviews from critics and fans alike, Nick and Steve look back and previous attempts to bridge the gap between anime and live-action in Hollywood…and why they didn’t work.
― With live-action One Piece receiving favorable reviews from critics and fans alike, Nick and Steve look back and previous attempts to bridge the gap between anime and live-action i…
Record of Lodoss War: The Crown of the Covenant GN 1-3
The only negative comment our reviewer could find with this manga series is that there isn’t more of it.
― The original Record of Lodoss war is a classic fantasy epic following several groups of adventurers as they attempt to save their war-torn land from everything up to and including evil emperors and dark gods. The Crown of the Covenant, on the other hand, centers its story on a single family: the…
A New Decade of Anime: A History with Author Jonathan Clements
Historian Jonathan Clements discusses the advent of artificial intelligence, what fractured the Chinese-Japanese anime investment pipeline, and the buying power of otaku.
― Jonathan Clements’ name is familiar to many Anime News Network readers. He translated anime back in the 1990s, when he was already one of Britain’s most prominent pundits on the medium. Today, he hosts the annual Scotland Loves An…
