20-year-old Reo returns to high school to finish his education where he meets Sumire, and she's not about to let him dictate her feelings – especially not when he's kind of bad at hiding that he may like her, too― If you've been reading Rin Mikimoto's previously translated works, you may have figured out that she has a thing for the age-gap romance – all of her other translated works but Kira-kun To...
This sports series starring male office workers got off to a late start, but is it a hidden gem of the Winter 2022 season?― This sports series starring male office workers got off to a late start, but is it a hidden gem of the Winter 2022 season? This series is streaming on Crunchyroll Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News N...
Here is all the news from this week's AnimeJapan 2022― New Title and License Announcements Starmyu Anime Staff Reunite for Opus Colors 2023 TV Anime Aniplex Reveals A-1 Pictures' Engage Kiss Romantic Comedy Anime With Teaser Dr. Stone: Ryusui Anime Special Premieres in July thatgamecompany's Sky: Children of the Light Game Gets Animation Project New Cast and Staff Announcements Black Summoner Anime...
3 episodes of select titles to be available for ad-supported viewing for 1 week after premiere until May 31― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will no longer offer free ad-supported viewing starting with its spring 2022 season line-up. Crunchyroll will instead require that viewers have a subscription to access new and continuing simulcasts. The first three episodes of the following spring 2022...
Announced after TV anime's finale on Monday― The television anime of Shō Harusono's Sasaki and Miyano manga ended on Monday with an announcement of a new anime. The project's official website and social media accounts will announce more details later. Yen Press licensed the manga, and it describes the story: It all started like a typical old-school boys' love plotline—bad-boy senior meets adorably a...
Free-to-play action game will launch this year― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the Sword Art Online Variant Showdown smartphone game in the Sword Art Online franchise on Sunday. The action game will get a worldwide release, and is slated for this year. The game is free to play but will have optional in-game purchases. In the game's story, Kirito hears about a new game titled "Cross Edge" that ...
See where young warrior Dai's adventure began...in the original manga series!― Your enjoyment of Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai will depend quite heavily on how you feel about the iconic Dragon Quest JRPGs. Do you think fondly of the franchise as a series of fairy-tale-esque adventures that provide a sense of comfort and familiarity through its whimsical and well-worn conventions? Or does the me...
The Crunchyroll merger has created the largest and most powerful anime company outside of Japan. Yet, pay rates for dubbing are among the lowest in the acting business, and the problem is even worse in anime.― Crunchyroll and FUNimation are competitors no longer. Now merged into a single company under their parent company Sony, this new incarnation of Crunchyroll is the largest and most powerful ani...
Mankind is extinct but womenkind is thriving. The premise of a world occupied only by lesbians might sound silly on the surface, but 'Yuri Except for Me' is a genuine attempt at creating a narrative arc for our main characters.― I must say, the title and initial premise of this two-volume series did have me wondering just how much the story would fall back on gay panic or other stereotypes for the s...
ANN spoke to manga creator Shō Harusono and anime director Shinji Ishihara on how they crafted this sweet and mellow series.― Sasaki and Miyano is a “boy's life” series about two high school boys falling in love within their everyday lives. The series has earned high praise since its web manga serialization days, and now it has become an anime. ANN spoke to manga creator Shō Harusono and anime direc...
The shonen action series enters Crona's arc, adding the most compelling drama in the series so far.― Volume four of The Perfect Edition sees Soul Eater in pure, shonen action mode. It's the classic setup of an evil villain waiting at the end of a gauntlet of enemies, with each of our major characters getting a battle against an established baddie as they duke it out for the fate of the world. The ma...