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New York Anime Festival and ICv2 Conference on Anime and Manga

Dec 8th 2007

news

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Dragon Ball Super Manga Goes on Indefinite Hiatus

Mar 22, 13:27

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manga

Toyotarō launched Dragon Ball Super anime's manga adaptation in 2015 ― The May issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Toyotarō's Dragon Ball Super manga will go on hiatus starting in the magazine's next issue, which will release in April. The magazine did not reveal when the manga will resume serialization. The manga previously took a break "to prepare for the next arc" in Aug...

news

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Seven Seas Licenses 1 Light Novel, 4 Manga Series

Mar 22, 13:27

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manga novels

Seven Seas to release The Strange House manga, Monster Marriage Shop manga, more later this year ― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the The Strange House manga; the I Abandoned My Engagement Because My Sister is a Tragic Heroine, but Somehow I Became Entangled with a Righteous Prince light novel and manga series; the Monster Marriage Shop manga; and the Chotto Dake...

review

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A Kingdom of Quartz Manga Volume 1 Review

Mar 22, 00:00

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manga

Sometimes, with an exceptional manga, all it takes is a few pages to fall hopelessly in love. ― Sometimes, with an exceptional manga, all it takes is a few pages to fall hopelessly in love. That was my early experience with Canadian mangaka BOMHAT's first published manga A Kingdom of Quartz. I'd describe it as Witch Hat Atelier meets Haibane Renmei by way of The Ugly Duckling. Initially published (wi...

column

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This Week in Anime - When Criticism Meets Anime Fandom

Mar 21, 22:00

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anime people

More often than not, critics take the hot seat when reviewing a work subject to the ire of its fandom when it does not align with their views. This week, our resident reviewers Chris and Lucas weigh in on what it means to approach anime works critically as reviewers. ― More often than not, critics take the hot seat when reviewing a work subject to the ire of its fandom when it does not align with th...

feature

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Frieren Knocks Full Metal Alchemist Out of the Top Spot on Both MAL and ANN

Mar 21, 08:44

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anime

After roughly a decade with Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood as the highest-rated anime on both sites, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End has now taken the top spot. ― [Editor's Note: An incomplete draft of this article was accidently published previously. It has been taken down and replaced with this, the completed version.] What is the greatest anime in the world? The show that's generally agreed to be ...

your score

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2024, Mar 11-17

Mar 21, 02:50

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anime

Metallic Rouge and Meiji Gekken started the season high, but have been steadily dropping both in the weekly and cumulative. Discover what else is moving in the rankings. ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these ranki...

review

Blood Blade Volume 1 Manga Review

Mar 21, 00:00 manga

Fans of The Case Study of Vanitas and Undead Girl Murder Farce are likely to find much to enjoy in this classic monsters-turned-manga characters tale. ― Chapter two of this dark supernatural fantasy begins with the words, "Why does Vlad the Impaler look like a young girl?" The obvious, facetious answer that immediately springs to mind is "because Japan." If Oda Nobunaga can be reborn in multiple form...

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One Piece Music Symphony 25th Anniversary World Tour announced!

Mar 21, 00:00

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music

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of "One Piece" with a live orchestrated performance of its beloved music. ― Celebrate the 25th anniversary of One Piece with an orchestrated array of the famous anime's classic music! Relive One Piece's greatest moments as a live orchestra plays in perfect sync with the exciting action and heartfelt moments on-screen. It's a magical way to commemorate the long life of ...

interview

Interview: JYOCHO's Daijiro Nakagawa Talks About Composing Songs for Junji Ito and Banished From the Hero's Party

Mar 20, 22:00 anime music

Daijirō Nakagawa talks about his band, their evolution, and what it's like to compose anime theme songs. ― If you've seen either of the Junji Ito anthology anime or either season of Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, you've heard the music of JYOCHO's Daijiro Nakagawa. Recently, Anime News Network sat down with him to talk about his band, their evolutio...

review

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Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Volume 1-6 Review

Mar 20, 00:00

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manga

What started as a lushly drawn nostalgia piece about a long-gone city soon delves into sci-fi mystery material and a burgeoning sense of dread. ― This is one of those mystery-focused manga that's almost impossible to discuss without some significant spoilers for at least the first volume. Author Jun Mayuzuki holds her cards incredibly close to her chest, so if there's even a chance you'd consider rea...

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This Week in Anime - What Manga Should Become Anime Next?

Mar 19, 22:00

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manga anime

Nick and Steve peruse the series competing in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking" poll to find the next possible anime hit. ― Nick and Steve peruse the series competing in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated Ranking" poll to find the next possible anime hit. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Netwo...

review

The Blue Wolves of Mibu Volume 1 Manga Review

Mar 19, 00:00 manga

Soon to be an anime series, The Blue Wolves of Mibu is a safe bet for fans of the Shinsengumi historical subgenre. ― The Shinsengumi is pretty inescapable in Japanese fiction, and I fully admit that most of my reading about them in the manga and visual novel sphere has been on the shōjo side – the Hakuouki franchise and the incomparable Kaze Hikaru, in particular. But there's undoubtedly more than ju...

feature

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How Oshi no Ko Got Its Extra-Long Premiere

Mar 18, 21:00

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anime

Director Daisuke Hiramaki, assistant director Ciao Nekotomi, and producer Shimpei Yamashita discuss the series' extra-long premiere, its depiction of the idol industry, and what fans can look forward to in season two. ― The 【Oshi No Ko】 anime series was a breakout hit last year. The series smashed records at streaming service HIDIVE to become its "#1 series launch in the streamer's history." The ani...

New York Anime Festival and ICv2 Conference on Anime and Manga

ICv2 Conference

New York Anime Festival - Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Dragon Ball Super Manga Goes on Indefinite Hiatus

Seven Seas Licenses 1 Light Novel, 4 Manga Series

A Kingdom of Quartz Manga Volume 1 Review

This Week in Anime - When Criticism Meets Anime Fandom

Frieren Knocks Full Metal Alchemist Out of the Top Spot on Both MAL and ANN

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2024, Mar 11-17

Blood Blade Volume 1 Manga Review

One Piece Music Symphony 25th Anniversary World Tour announced!

Interview: JYOCHO's Daijiro Nakagawa Talks About Composing Songs for Junji Ito and Banished From the Hero's Party

Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Volume 1-6 Review

This Week in Anime - What Manga Should Become Anime Next?

The Blue Wolves of Mibu Volume 1 Manga Review

How Oshi no Ko Got Its Extra-Long Premiere