Demon Slayer’s commitment to empathy thoroughly impressed me from the beginning of the series. However, Nezuko’s infantilization, objectification, and silencing throughout the season makes me worried the series may fall into the same traps as its shounen predecessors and contemporaries. Tanjiro and Nezuko share the same trauma, but only one is allowed to speak it.
Earlier today, the official In/Spectre anime website updated with a new key visual, two TV spots, and nine cast members. We break the details down below. Key Visual The image features lead characters Kotoko Iwanaga and Kuro Sakuragawa, posing before the secondary cast members. TV Spots Cast The series will add the following: Bake-danuki: Hiroki […]
Earlier today, the official On-Gaku: Our Sound anime film’s website updated with a new teaser trailer and the main key visual. We break the details down below. Trailer The 103-second promo introduces the main characters, who are sitting in an empty club room, goofing off. Kenji is standing in the door, and blankly states “Ota, […]
On November 18, Viz Media announced that they acquired two new manga titles. The publisher will release the following under their banner: Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show by Hideki Goto Venus in the Blind Spot by Junji Ito Both titles are slated to hit stores in Summer 2020. Venus in the Blind Spot Venus in […]
Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they are partnering with event organizers ReedPOP to produce Crunchyroll Expo. The two companies will collaborate to produce the event starting with Crunchyroll Expo 2020, which will be held from September 4 – 6, 2020 at San Jose’s Jose McEnery Convention Center. On Twitter, Crunchyroll’s Adam Sheehan elaborated on the […]
Earlier today, the official Made In Abyss anime website updated with a new teaser trailer and key visual for upcoming movie Made In Abyss The Movie: Dawn of the Deep Soul (Gekijōban Sōshūhen Made In Abyss Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei). We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long promo features the main cast facing […]
Earlier today, Sega hosted their ninth Project Sakura Wars streaming event. During the show, the host started streaming two new trailers for the game’s guest characters. Much like the recent main-character promo, each teaser previews the rough character designs for the confirmed characters that were drawn by guest artist. Each preview is accompanied by a […]
Earlier today, Sega hosted their ninth Project Sakura Wars streaming event. During the show, it was announced that the tenth and final steaming event will be held on December 11. The two-hour show will begin at 19:00 JST (12/11/2019 at 5:00AM EST / 2:00AM PST), and will run through 21:00 JST (7:00AM EST / 4:00AM […]
Earlier today, Sega hosted their ninth Project Sakura Wars streaming event. During the show, the hosts announced that Miyuki Sawashiro will play new character Hakushu Murasame. A visual and trailer for the character, who was designed by Persona franchise character designer Shigenori Soejima, were also revealed. You can check both out below. Character Visual Trailer […]
Series that focus on non-cis male athletes in a serious, competitive environment, let alone deal with the mental health issues that some athletes face, are rare and valuable. I was absorbed with how much I saw my own relationship with tennis in Akira’s relationship with track, and that it wasn’t cute. It hurt.
Say goodbye to Karen and Alice because soon they’ll be going, going, gone. In the January 2020 issue of Manga Time Kirara Max magazine, it’s been revealed that the popular four-panel manga series Kiniro Mosaic will end in four chapters. The ‘cute girls doing cute things’ series began its serialization in 2010 and has ten […]
For the first time, an anime produced by a local government will air for a full cour on Japanese broadcast television. That’s pretty cool. In a conference held on November 18, they revealed that an anime meant to revitalize the prefecture and rebuild after the 2016 earthquakes will air on local television and Tokyo MX […]
Over the weekend, Crunchyroll announced that they would add four English dubs to their digital lineup. The publisher added adaptations for the following: Magical Sempai If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Ascendance of a Bookworm As of press time, Crunchyroll has confirmed the English voice […]
Over the weekend, Crunchyroll announced that they will host their fourth annual Anime Awards event on February 15, 2020. The event, which will be held at Crunchyroll’s San Francisco headquarters, will be live-streamed for the public. Crunchyroll will announce details on nominees and the voting process in early 2020. 2019’s Anime Awards were held on […]
Earlier today, manga publisher officially launched a manga subscription service. The service, which is priced at $6.99 per month, offers subscribers access to a selection of English-translated manga from the publisher’s catalog. The current selection includes: Hoshi Demitasse by Yusu Matsumoto Inugami Kai by Masaya Hokazono The Golden Age of Decadence by Yasunori Kasuga and […]
Earlier today, the official Pet anime website updated with a new teaser trailer and details on the show’s theme songs. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long promo introduces the main plot concepts, with character dialogue driving the core story beats. Theme song Cho no Tobu Suiso kicks in as a background track […]
Earlier today, Sega started streaming a new teaser trailer for upcoming game Project Sakura Wars (Shin Sakura Taisen). The two-minute trailer cuts between footage of the game and images of Tite Kubo’s rough character designs for the main cast, as it previews the performances of the main cast. Project Sakura Wars will hit Japanese retailers […]
On November 16, J-Novel Club announced that they licensed a trio of light novel titles, which they’ll release under their main imprint. The publisher picked up the following: Teogonia by Tsukasa Tanimai and Illustrator Kouichiro Kawano The World’s Least Interesting Master Swordsman by Rokurou Akashi and Illustrator Shiso Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai by Carlo […]
