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First “Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation” Anime Cast Revealed
(c) Nishiyuki Nishi / Shueisha · Muhyoloji Production Committee It’s time to meet the staff of this special bureau. Earlier today, the official Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (Muhyo to Roji no Mahōritsu Sōdan Jimusho) anime website updated with the show’s first cast members. The series will star the following: Tōru Muhyō: Ayumu […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
Yuruyuri Gets 10th Anniversary OVA
It’s hard to imagine that this charming slice of life series has been running for a decade! Earlier today, YuruYuri fans flocked to a 10th anniversary fan event. During the show, it was announced that the project will receive an OVA to commemorate the occasion. The feature will be titled, YuruYuri,, which is a pun […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
Ore ga Suki Nanoha Imouto Dakedo Imouto Ja Nai Gets Anime TV Series in October 2018
So, yeah… it’s… a siscon show. Earlier today, Fujimi Shobo announced that the anime adaptation of Seiji Ebisu’s Ore ga Suki Nanoha Imouto Dakedo Imouto Ja Nai (The One I Love is My Little Sister But She’s Not a Little Sister) will hit Japanese TV in October. The series was first unveiled in October 2017. […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
Live-Action Nisekoi Film Reveals Cast for Raku & Chitoge
It’s time to meet the real people behind this false love story. Earlier today, the live-action Nisekoi film’s staff unveiled the first cast members for the project. The feature will star the following: Raku Ichijo: Kento Nakajima Chitoge Kirisaki: Ayami Nakajo Nakajo noted that she’ll dye her hair blonde for the role. A promotional photo […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
Universal FanCon Postponed Indefinitely Just 1 Week From Opening Weekend
So, ah… this is bad. Yesterday, the official Universal FanCon Twitter account announced that the event was postponed indefinitely. The company’s full statement is below: It is with a heavy heart that we must announce that FanCon has been postponed until further notice. We deeply apologize for the disappointment, anger and feelings of lost trust […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
Chi’s Sweet Adventure Season 1 Dub Launches on Amazon
What better way to spend a weekend than with the adorable feline friends in Chi’s sweet home? Earlier today, Amazon started streaming the English dub for Chi’s Sweet Adventure on their digital platform. The first season is currently available via the company’s Prime Video service. Chi’s Sweet Adventure is based on Kanata Konami’s Chi’s Sweet […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
ISLAND Anime Gets New Key Visual
So, I guess you won’t get here on the Block Island ferry. Yesterday, the official ISLAND anime website updated with a new key visual. The image features Rinne, Karen, and Sora as they relax on the beach. Island will hit Japanese TV this summer. Keiichiro Kawaguchi (Nurse Witch Komugi R, Hayate the Combat Butler) was […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
“Liz and the Blue Bird” Movie Gets Extended Trailer
For whom does the blue bird sing? Yesterday, the official Liz and the Blue Bird (Liz to Aoi Tori in Japanese, Liz und ein BlauerVogel in German) film’s website updated with a new teaser trailer. The three-minute promo introduces the film’s major plot points, using character add emphasis to scenes against the narrator. Liz to […]

Newsby Anime Herald April 23, 20180 Comments
A Wedding Gown for “Their” Idol: Love Live, male audiences, and idol culture
“Idols as hope” is an inspiring setup. That is, until it’s undercut by the notion of “idols as product.”

Featureby ZeroReq011 April 18, 20180 Comments
[Links] 11-17 April 2018: Kase-san OVA, Best Couples, & Kyoto Sekai University’s Malian President
This week: the Kase-san OVA, the best couples, and Kyoto Sekai University elects the Mali-born Oussouby Sacko as its president.

Linksby Anime Feminist April 17, 20180 Comments
Wotakoi: Love is Hard for an Otaku – Episode 1
I’m going to say it straight out: I loved this premiere. I love romances between functional adults with common interests. I love grounded stories about likable nerds. I love relatable characters, and my boyfriend more than once turned to me during the episode and said, “That’s you.” Wotakoi, it seems, was made for me.

Reviewsby Caitlin Moore April 17, 20180 Comments
What’s your favorite Spring premiere?
Talkby Anime Feminist April 16, 20180 Comments
Chatty AF 50: Michiko & Hatchin Watchalong – Episodes 7-12 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! We talk about coding of desirability, particularly regarding thinness and whiteness; swoon over Atsuko, and discuss women in competition (or not).

Podcastby Anime Feminist April 15, 20180 Comments
2018 Spring Premiere Digest
Another season is upon us, which means a new parade of premieres to watch and review! Now that we’ve gone through every available show, it’s time to gather them all together and see how they stack up.

Reviewsby Anime Feminist April 14, 20180 Comments
Doreiku the Animation – Episode 1
Mmmmm, you can just feel the shame wafting off this one.

Reviewsby Vrai Kaiser April 12, 20180 Comments
Butlers x Battlers – Episode 1
It’s been a few seasons since I laid eyes on something that felt this perfunctory and soulless.

Reviewsby Vrai Kaiser April 12, 20180 Comments
Last Period: the journey to the end of despair – Episode 1
So. Have any of you been missing Slayers?

Reviewsby Vrai Kaiser April 11, 20180 Comments
Yotsuiro Biyori – Episode 1
There are few fictional genres where “it made me sleepy” is considered high praise, but iyashikei (healing) anime and manga have made it one of their primary goals. So please know that, when I say I nearly dozed off halfway through Yotsuiro Biyori, I mean it in the most complimentary way possible.

Reviewsby Dee April 10, 20180 Comments
[Links] 4-10 April 2018: Eugenics, Workplace Discrimination, and the Cost of Piracy
This week: eugenics, workplace discrimination, and the cost of piracy for manga artists.

Linksby Anime Feminist April 10, 20180 Comments
Chatty AF 49: Michiko & Hatchin Watchalong – Episodes 1-6 (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Part 1 of the 4-part watchalong of Michiko & Hatchin with Amelia, Vrai, and special guests Lizzie Visitante and Jacqueline-Elizabeth Cottrell! They talk about the cultural context of the series, the fraught issue of on-screen portrayal without diverse casting, and whether the show accurately captures the culture of life in Brazil.

Podcastby Anime Feminist April 9, 20180 Comments