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Apothecary Diaries Novels Get Live-Action Series on Amazon Prime Globally in 2028
Mana Ashida (Pacific Rim, Mother) stars
― Amazon Prime Video announced on Thursday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series that will stream exclusively worldwide on Amazon Prime Video in 2028. Mana Ashida (Pacific Rim, Mother) plays protagonist Mao Mao in the series.J-Novel Club publishes t...
Nippon Sangoku Anime Gets Sequel
Announcement video for sequel streamed
― Twin Engine announced on Thursday that production on a sequel to Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun, the television anime of Ikka Matsuki's Nippon Sangoku manga, has been green-lit. Twin Engine posted an announcement video for the sequel, featuring footage from the first anime, but did not reveal any further details about the sequel anime.Twin...
Suikoden: The Anime Episodes 1-3 Review (Theatrical Screening)
Is the anime adaptation of this fan-favorite RPG helped or hindered by its massive cast of characters?
― A bit of background to start. I'm not what you would call a hardcore Suikoden fan, but neither am I oblivious to the long-running JRPG series. Back in the 2000s, I played (and greatly enjoyed) both Suikoden V and III. Sometime in the 2010s, I picked up the original Suikoden to play on internationa...
Bringing Magical Girls into a Dark World: Magical Girl Raising Project's Character Designer, Series Writer
This October, the dark world of Magical Girl Raising Project returns with the series' new lead character designer, Masako Itō, who has designed more than her fair share of cute girls.
― This October, the dark world of Magical Girl Raising Project returns in Magical Girl Raising Project Restart. No stranger to the series, series writer Takao Yoshioka is also back to adapt Asari Endō's novels, along wi...
Director, Animator Yūji Yanase Dies
Director died on August 22, after premiere of his The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne show
― Director and animator Yūji Yanase died on August 22 of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). He was 59. The official website for The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne anime made the announcement on Wednesday. Yanase directed the anime, which premiered on July 6. Yanase has been working in...
Firefly Wedding Volumes 5-7 Manga Review
Firefly Wedding isn't billed as a series about the dangers of being a woman in the past, but it's impossible to read it without thinking about what it's revealing.
― A teacher I once had warned the class never to ask a question you don't want to hear the answer to – even if you think you do. Firefly Wedding is filled with those questions: what is Shinpei's true history? Why doesn't Asagiri want to be...
Victoria of Many Faces Anime Gets 2nd Season, Special Episode
Anime ended with 9th episode on Tuesday
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that the television anime of writer Syuu and illustrator Nanna Fujimi's Victoria of Many Faces (Tefuda ga Ōme no Victoria) light novel series is getting a second season and a new special episode. In addition, the series is getting a recap episode next Tuesday. Kadokawa revealed a new visual along with the announcements:The anim...
This Week in Anime - AnimeWorldLand
As summer winds down, Lucas and Sylvia take a trip to some of anime's most notable theme parks.
― As summer winds down, Lucas and Sylvia take a trip to some of anime's most notable theme parks. This column contains some NSFW images. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahe...
A Non-Scale Figure of Holo From Spice and Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Is Here!
Spice and Wolf: MERCHANT MEETS THE WISE WOLF is a TV anime series that was broadcast from April to September 2024 and the series remains popular to this day with production of a second season of the anime currently underway. Based on the Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary illustration drawn by Ju Ayakura, the illustrator of the original light novel series, this figure captures Holo as she gracefully dances with her usual innocent expression.
The Summer Hikaru Died Manga to End in 2 Chapters
Last 2 chapters scheduled to publish in October
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga announced on Tuesday that the manga will end in two chapters. The manga's chapter 50 is scheduled to publish on October 13, and chapter 51 is scheduled to publish on October 20. 【完結まであと２話】漫画「光が死んだ夏」はあと２話で完結を迎えます。━━━━━━━━━━━━━━第50話：10月13日（火...
Netflix Was the Only Game in Town at Anime NYC on Thursday
For this Netflix promotional panel to be the only thing to do really on the first day of the con leaves me underwhelmed.
― What is the point of doing an extra day at a convention with only a single panel? Anime NYC 2026 might be a four-day event, but the first day's schedule is bizarrely empty. Sure, it's nice to get some extra hours in the dealers room while the crowds are merely huge and not comple...
For Luv Letter Studios, It's All About Survival and Ambition
The little indie studio discusses what it’s like to struggle and triumph over industrial hardships, obscurity, and adversity.
― Kennedy “Kenzie” Freeman sits on stage with her coworkers as they wait for people to enter her panel during Anime NYC's final hours. A young and budding animator in the midst of her late 20's, Freeman bears a look of cautious glee as she sees more and more panelists sit them...
How Aoashi Takes a Birds' Eye View of the Soccer Pitch
Aoashi uses the same talent the main character learns to harness to create its soccer action: foresight and total spatial awareness.
― Aoashi, the detail-oriented soccer anime that celebrates technique and strategy more than winning, does something amazing with its action scenes—it uses the same talent the main character learns to harness: foresight and total spatial awareness. Based on a 2015 manga ...
With Sparks of Tomorrow, the Dreams Are in the Details
From the main characters' visions of an electricity-powered world to fantasies of a future awash in technicolor brilliance, the show is constantly pushing a dream of a brighter tomorrow.
― Kyoto Animation's ambitious Sparks of Tomorrow, which is currently streaming on Netflix, has been a notable departure from the studio's previous aesthetic, with director Minoru Ota calling it a “new era” for the an...
Boys-Love Is Here To Stay
Bring on the boys!
― All things boys-love is here to stay (BL), omegaverse, and romantasy made their rounds during the final day of this year's Anime NYC. Rebecca Taylor of InkLore, Ingrid Lorenzi of Yen Press, and Lauren Hill of Seven Seas held a panel discussing the BL genre and its explosion in popularity over recent years. It wasn't enough for these three to cherish the stories they loved; they d...
Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Live-Action Film Review
Higashimura, who created the manga and co-wrote the movie’s script, leans into the complex, ambiguous nature of her relationship with Hidaka.
― People love an inspirational teacher story. The Dead Poets’ Society, Mr. Holland's Opus, Great Teacher Onizuka, and even Assassination Classroom touch on our desire for narratives where unconventional educators blow in, disrupt the status quo, and touch the l...
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe Anime Film Review
If deep character explorations and interpersonal drama are your cup of tea, you'll get your fill. If you're just in it for giant robots fighting each other, you'll get that too.
― Like with the first Hathaway film, The Sorcery of Nymph Circe is a character-driven movie more than a plot-driven one. While the story is step-by-step building towards Mafty's impending attack on the Earth Federation Leader...
The Power of Spin - An Interview with the BEYBLADE X Team
What's next for the iconic game as it continues to grow?
― Way back in my elementary school days, my friends and I would always meet at the bottom of a playground slide to do one thing and one thing only: Let it rip! Needless to say, recess was BEYBLADE-filled and action-packed for a good while there. Well, at least until a little scuffle had our principal threatening to put an end to any sort of sp...
Ikkado Ito's The Long Summer of August 31 Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Series Adaptations
SHAFT to produce anime adaptation
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Ikkado Ito's The Long Summer of August 31 (August 31 no Long Summer) manga announced on Monday that it is getting a television anime by SHAFT, and a live-action series adaptation. The account also revealed the anime adaptation's ultra teaser visual. Ito also drew an illustration to announce the adaptations: Seven Seas E...
Pokémon: Wild Card Anime Film Announced for 2027
CloverWorks animates 1st new anime film in franchise in 6+ years
― The Pokémon Company announced on Monday an all-new anime film for the franchise titled Pokémon: Wild Card. The film will open in 2027. CloverWorks is animating the film. English trailer Japanese trailer Katsuhiko Kitada (unit director for The First Slam Dunk, animation director for Attack on Titan) is directing the film at CloverWorks...
The Ogre's Bride Chapters 1-15 Manga Review
The Ogre’s Bride’s first fifteen chapters operate on two levels: the Cinderella dream, where a downtrodden girl is swept off her feet by a princely character, and Yuzu learning that she’s worth something.
― Cinderella is one of the most widely disseminated folktales in the world. At least one version of it exists in nearly every culture on the planet, and between 1893 and 1895, British folklorist Mar...
Baki Isekai Spinoff Manga Gets TV Anime
Baki Gaiden - Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan follows Retsu reincarnating into another world
― TMS Anime announced on Monday that Baki Gaiden - Retsu Kaioh wa Isekai Tensei Shitemo Ikkō ni Kamawan (Baki Side Story - Kaioh Retsu Doesn't Mind At All If He Gets Reincarnated in Another World), a spinoff manga of Keisuke Itagaki's Baki manga, is receiving a TV anime.adaptation.The man...
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