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Creators, artists, & fans came together for their farewells Image via Apte Pro The anime world lost a renowned voice actor with the announcement of Takaya Hashi‘s passing on August 27. He is best known for his roles as Toki from the Fist of the North Star franchise, Gerry Strydum from the Baki Hanma series, … Read more

The Anime & Manga International Awards (The AMI Awards) honored the long-running One Piece anime with the fan-voted “Most IcoNYC Anime of All Time” award last Saturday at Anime NYC. Runner-ups for the award included: Dragon Ball Z, Attack on Titan, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Naruto. © 尾田栄一郎／集英社・フジテレビ・東映アニメーション Image courtesy of AMI Image courtesy of … Read more

A website opened on Friday to announce that author Hisaya Shiraiwa and illustrator Takashi Itsuki’s Ganglion manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut on October 3. The anime will air on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, AT-X, and BS Yoshimoto. Image via Ganglion anime’s website ©白岩久弥・いつきたかし/ガングリオン製作委員会 The anime stars (character name romanizations are … Read more

©Yukinobu Tatsu/SHUEISHA, DANDADAN Production Committee The only thing better than getting to dig into a new episode of DAN DA DAN is catching up on two episodes back-to-back after a brief time away from the weekly anime grind. When you work as a critic for a living, you will inevitably reach the point where it … Read more

Cowboy Bebop may be the gold standard of English dubs, but it’s hardly alone. While some fans prefer subs over dubs, there are plenty of shows that make the case for watching in English. Our editorial staff shares some of their favorites. © TRIGGER・中島かずき／XFLAG While Trigger cast many of their movie Promare‘s primary roles with … Read more

Manga resumes on October 3 © Takeshi Konomi, Shueisha The official X/Twitter account for Shueisha‘s Jump SQ. magazine announced on Thursday that Takeshi Konomi‘s The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga is taking a 1-issue break, and it will not be in this year’s October issue on September 4. The manga will … Read more

Hunter X Hunter: Nen Impact is a frenetic and often fun fighting game experience, but the mix of modern and classical fighting game sensibilities makes it such an acquired taste that it is likely too unique a brew for most people to enjoy. While this review experienced a slight delay, I’m ultimately glad for that … Read more

© Eiichi Shimizu, Tomohiro Shimoguchi, Hero’s Inc. The 149th chapter of Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi‘s Ultraman manga announced on Friday that the manga will go on hiatus and resume in spring 2026 with the final arc. Viz Media publishes the manga in North America, and it describes the story: Decades ago, a being known … Read more

The official website for the anime based on Ren Eguchi and illustrator Masa‘s Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hōrō Meshi) light novel series unveiled on Friday the main teaser trailer, visual, more cast, and October 7 premiere for the second season. The video reveals and previews the … Read more

Welcome back, folks! Our Power Rangers charity stream last weekend was a success! It was such a blast to roleplay with the folks, fun times all around. I also took the opportunity to join some folks for an anime trivia night at a local manga café. For one thing, I didn’t know we had any … Read more