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©Aneko Yusagi Seira Minami/KADOKAWA/Shield Hero S4 Project I wasn’t expecting Shield Hero to pull out the “this isn’t even my final form” tactic during this extended boss fight. I know it’s less of an alternate form and more that our cast was just taking down a clone before fighting the real one, but that’s all … Read more

© 米スタジオ・Boichi／集英社・Dr.STONE製作委員会 “War, what is it good for?” asked Edwin Starr in his 1970 hit song. Clearly he hadn’t yet been exposed to Dr. Stone, which proves once and for all that war, in fact, makes anime very entertaining. In what has been easily the best episode of Science Future‘s second cour, Senku’s allies face … Read more

Image courtesy of Square Enix Manga UP! Global added sooncha‘s Yang Can’t Live Alone (Yang-senpai wa Hitori de Ikiteikenai) manga on Wednesday and Kazumi Kurihara‘s Your Castle’s Little Helper (Anata no Oshiro no Kobito-san) manga on Sunday. Manga UP! describes Yang Can’t Live Alone: Hardworking, diligent, and serious college student Yuu can do anything with … Read more

© Shou Makura・Takeshi Okano/SHUEISHA・Domori Elementary School Alumni Following on from last week’s fairly lackluster installment, I was surprised to experience an attack of the onion ninjas towards the end of this week’s very emotional tale. Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube excels at telling narratively efficient stories with a little more depth than one might expect … Read more

As the summer winds down, it’s the perfect time to settle in with some easy, engaging reads. K-Comics sites have plenty to offer in the usual variety of genres, with a definite emphasis on tales of the ghostly and supernatural to beat the end-of-summer heat. Whether you’re looking for a romcom, the world’s scariest dating … Read more

As the summer winds down, it’s the perfect time to settle in with some easy, engaging reads. K-Comics sites have plenty to offer in the usual variety of genres, with a definite emphasis on tales of the ghostly and supernatural to beat the end-of-summer heat. Whether you’re looking for a romcom, the world’s scariest dating … Read more

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