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The Rising of the Shield Hero Anime Gets 4th Season (Updated)
Main cast, director offer messages of congratulations
― Kadokawa announced on Monday that production on the fourth season of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime has been green-lit. Update: Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the fourth season. The announcement did not specify the returning cast and staff members, but director Hitoshi Haga and cast members Kaito Ishikawa (Naofumi Iwata…
‘Tadaima, Okaeri’ BL Anime’s Teaser Unveils Main Cast, Spring Premiere
Atsushi Tamaru, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Atsumi Tanezaki star in BL Omegaverse anime
― The official website for the television anime of Ichi Ichikawa’s Tadaima, Okaeri (I’m Home, Welcome Back) boys-love manga began streaming a new teaser promotional video for the anime on Monday. The teaser reveals the anime’s main cast and spring premiere. The cast includes Atsushi Tamaru as Masaki Fujiyoshi (right in vi…
Exploring the Delicious in Dungeon Pop-Up Café In Shibuya
How would the monstorous dishes look and taste in real life? Thankfully, we can find that answer at the four-day-long Shibuya Delicious in Dungeon Store.
― Delicious in Dungeon makes its real-life appearance in Shibuya with a café. But it’s no ordinary café.
The new anime Delicious in Dungeon takes us into a fantastical world where adventurers explore dungeons, fight monsters, and loot treasure. Howe…
Apollo Justice Trilogy Video Game Review
This is the perfect way to complete your Ace Attorney collection, with lots of extras and features that will delight long-time fans and give newcomers a look into all the talent and creativity that goes into these games.
― You don’t know how to get into all the Ace Attorney games? OBJECTION! In 2024, there is simply no excuse not to play through the entire Ace Attorney catalog — every mainline game, …
BLUELOCK BD+DVD Anime Series Review
BLUELOCK exemplifies why soccer garners such an intense fandom worldwide.
― There is something uniquely tragic yet beautiful about unrequited sports fandom—passionate fans who stick by their teams through the sporadic highs and lowest lows, fervently hoping every year that this year— this year— is going to be the year they go all the way. It’s a universal experience shared by fans around the globe, e…
Good Night World Anime Series Review
Initially, Good Night World seems like another VRMMORPG anime with little originality. Until episode six, when specific plot points, throwaway lines, and unusual concepts culminate in a stunning twist.
― Normally, I’m allergic to Sword Art Online-esque VRMMORPG anime, or at least they leave me cold. Other than a brief dalliance with impersonating a hot cat-girl in Final Fantasy XIV, I’ve steered clea…
The ANN Aftershow – What New Anime Should You Watch?
The Winter 2024 anime season is well underway, so it’s time to find out which shows pass muster to join our watchlist!
― What New Anime Should You Watch? The Winter 2024 anime season is well underway, so it’s time to find out which shows pass muster to join our watchlist! Also, some amazing news this week: Discotek has picked up the Berserk anime (the good one) and we’re finally getting more Dorohed…
A Girl and Her Guard Dog Anime Series Review
The story is meant to indulge the fantasy of a sexy older man returning your feelings. However, I doubt many people’s fantasies involve hands that look like flesh-colored gloves, or facial features that warp from moment to moment.
― Let’s get this out of the way, one last time: nothing I have to say about A Girl & Her Guard Dog is a moral or ethical judgment against the real humans who made it or th…
This Week in Games – A Return With Arms, And Cats
Jean-Karlo returns from medical leave to get everyone up-to-date on the latest news out of Final Fantasy Fan Fest!
― Before We Begin… I do need to apologize. I didn’t quite keep to my word when I last said my usual “see you in seven” sign-off. On November 4 (the very next day after my last column went live), I went out to do some chores. I was going to get a haircut in preparation for Kumoricon, an…
Volunteers, Former Senior Staff Boycott Ohayocon Convention
At least 91 individuals, including former senior leadership members and year-round volunteers, are boycotting Ohayocon following the termination of the convention’s former con chair.
― Dating back to 2001, the cleverly named Ohayocon is Ohio’s oldest and longest-running anime convention. Attracting an estimated 13,000 attendees in 2023, it’s without question one of the larger anime conventions in Ohi…
Rainbow Gala 30 and the End of an Era: Hong Kong’s Biggest Doujinshi Convention Set to Shutter
Future of Hong Kong’s creative scene “pathetic,” says organizers, as venue shuts down.
― Sounds of indistinct chatter, cluttered by crowds so packed you could only go with the flow, snaking through the people and obstacles alike among the photography stages in the corridors. This is the reality of Hong Kong’s biggest doujinshi convention for community-made products, the 30th Rainbow Gala (RG) held o…
