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Who Made Me a Princess Volumes 1-3 Manhwa Review
Gorgeous art and an interesting mix of subgenres make this manhwa a must-read.
― In The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, heroine Ailette’s greatest desire is to be reborn into what she calls a “child-raising romantasy,” a subgenre of isekai where the heroine, an ordinary woman in her previous life, ends up starting from babyhood as the pampered princess of a powerful ruler. She doesn’t mention that…
The Best Anime of Spring 2024
As we reach the end of the Spring 2024 anime season, now’s the perfect time for our editorial staff to come together and highlight the best the season had to offer—both the mainstream hits and the hidden gems.
― As we reach the end of the Spring 2024 anime season, now’s the perfect time for our editorial staff to come together and highlight the best the season had to offer—both the mainstream hits a…
Let’s Do It Already! Volume 1 Manga Review
Let’s Do It Already‘s first volume is frothy, but this still reads like a fluffy shoujo romance. It’s less of a sexy comedy than its copy implies, but it’s still a fun read if you’re a genre fan.
― Ah, high school love – when some teens begin navigating the waters of relationships and their physical components, eager to learn what their bodies can do and do it with the people they’re crushing on. The…
A Ballad of Sword and Wine Danmei Novel Review
This pitch-perfect enemies-to-lovers novel might be too dense for those new to the genre.
― If you’re a BL fan who hasn’t discovered danmei (Chinese homoerotic romance novels), now is a great time to jump on the bandwagon – just maybe not with A Ballad of Sword and Wine as your first title. It’s a good book and will improve even more as the story continues. Rather it’s that this is the densest danmei…
Voice Actor Tōru Furuya Steps Down From Detective Conan, One Piece Roles
Voice actor admitted to 4-year affair with acknowledged abuse last month
― The talent agency Aoni Production and voice actor Toru Furuya jointly announced on Saturday that Furuya has stepped down from the roles of Tōru Amuro in the Detective Conan franchise and Sabo in the One Piece franchise. Aoni Production added that it had asked Furuya to step down, and Furuya obliged. Furuya himself added that h…
My Deer Friend Nokotan Streams on Crunchyroll, Prime Video, ADN, Anime Onegai, More
Series starts streaming on July 7
― Anime distributor Remow revealed the streaming platforms on Saturday for the television anime of Oshioshio’s My Deer Friend Nokotan (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan) manga. The anime will stream on Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, ADN, and Anime Onegai, as well as on “additional streaming services in over 140 countries and territories.” The series will stream starti…
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Volume 1 Manga Review
Is Shiori a friend, foe, love interest, or some combination of all three? With the sexual meaning of “eat” also present in the text, it’s hard to know.
― Yuri mermaid horror. That’s not word salad, it’s the genre identifiers for Sai Naekawa’s manga This Monster Wants to Eat Me, a dark literary folktale about a high school girl and the mermaid who’s protecting her until she reaches the perfect stage o…
This Week in Games – Nintendo Direct June 2024: New Age of Hype
Nintendo’s 40-minute Direct left a lot of room to get excited! Jean-Karlo dives into the latest news as well as some bonus lost gems that were recently unearthed.
― Welcome back, folks! What a wild week this has been. As you read this, I’m currently fighting off a summer cold that’s been going around. The good news is, I’m just warm and congested—no sore throats (I hate having a sore throat). Not the…
Manga Guide to the Eisner Awards 2024
We have your ultimate guide to this year’s competing manga, including sample pages, to introduce you to some of the best series of the year!
― Every year, a jury awards some of the best comics of the year the prestigious Eisner Award. For those honing their artistic craft, from inking to webcomics, the Eisner Awards are the industry’s Oscars. The jury highlights the best in the field in over 30 cate…
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 4K Release is a Sight to See
This 4K restoration is a must-see for fans and cinephiles. 2024 is closer only eight years away from the movie’s setting of 2032, but the world of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence is still an everlasting visual marvel.
― GKIDS is bringing Mamoru Oshii’s Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence to theaters from June 23rd to 26th in celebration of its 20th anniversary. This follows the 2021 limited theatrical ru…
The Hindi Dub Cast of Kaiju No. 8 Take You Inside The Studio
ANN sat down with the Hindi dub actors of Kaiju No. 8 to learn about the Hindi dubbing process, their thoughts on their characters, and their journeys as voice actors.
― With a simuldub in Hindi and Crunchyroll’s latest ad campaign taking over the Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Chennai metros, Kaiju No. 8 is becoming a strong contender for the anime of the season. ANN had the opportunity to sit down …
Minoji Kurata’s The Apothecary Diaries Manga Adaptation Returns from Hiatus on July 19
Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō manga returns after Kurata’s childcare leave in May
― The July issue of Shogakukan’s Monthly Sunday GX magazine announced on Wednesday that Minoji Kurata’s Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō (The Apothecary Diaries ~The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Mao Mao~) manga — one of the manga adaptations of Natsu Hyūga’…
