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No Gundam Mercury This Week
No production issues; just a scheduled break after the halfway point of the first cour. Suletta will have to wait just a bit longer on that bench for…
Pick of the Week: No Backtalk This Week
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No New Post This Week; A Short Conversation
Hey all… I know last week I said “come back next week for the next Project Itoh review,” but this week got off to a bumpy start. As…
New blogs this week .
Some new blogs for this week. So far we have : NipponInsider from Daniela, which has been added to the list of Non English Language blogs…
The Japan Blog List - Japan related blogs which are written in English
Pick of the Week: Skipping This Week
SEAN: My eyes this week are on Skip and Loafer, a Seven Seas title about a “country bumpkin” moving to the city that has me just with its…
No, this is not Fate – Summer 2020 Week 6 Check-in
Well, folks, here we are almost at the halfway point of the Summer 2020 season. This just feels…weird. The middle of a season always seems to creep up…
This Week in Anime - Cramer
The prequel film raises the production a bit for Farewell, My Dear Cramer while expanding Nozomi's backstory. Come for the training montage, stay for the pre-game kidnapping.
This Week in Games - Saltgirls
It is a good time to be an Atelier Ryza fan and Happy birthday Sonic!
An Invitation This Holy Week
As we come upon the day we commemorate Jesus’ death and burial, and then celebrate his rising, I want to invite you to connect with us. We are…
This Week in Games - Jojo Posing? No, Jack-O Posing! (also Gamescom)
Hey kids! Have you heard of the hot new trend sweeping the nation the world the Twitterverse? Get on the ground and put your booty in the air…
This Week in Games - We Never Asked for This
The reaction to Square-Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda's New Year's letter discussing NFTs in gaming was swift and profoundly negative – it felt like everyone was dunking on its…
No Posts this Weekend!
Greetings, fabulous people of the Internet! It’s Hanime on Anime. Wanted to let you all know that there will be no posts this week. I’ve had the week…
Summer 2024 Anime Week 2: This Week in Anime!
July 13th, 2024 We are well into the Summer season! Now that I’ve seen at least the first episode of most of the shows from this season, I…
This Week in Games - PlayStation Assimilation
PlayStation announces a series of developer acquisitions, the Final Fantasy franchise gets pixeled, plus major announcements from the Mana franchise!
This Week in Games - Octo-Punch
It's been a big week for fighting games. Join Jean-Karlo for all the hottest EVO news, including King of Fighters, Street Fighter, Skullgirls, and Guilty Gear!
Seven new recommended movies this week.
This week I added seven movies to my recommended titles page. Some are out of print but easy to find second hand. Disc releases of foreign films are…
This Week in Games - Bungie Buyout
The consolidation of the gaming industry continues with Sony picking up Halow developer Bungie right on the heels of Microsoft's Blizzard acquisition. But is this trend healthy?
This Week in Anime - Banned Together
Demonizing comics hasn't gone out of style since 1954. Nick and Steve discuss the most recent round of bans of such horrifying series as Sasaki and Miyano to…
This Week in Anime - Shigeru Mizuki
Halloween may have passed but that won't stop Nicky and Steve from taking a deep dive into the OG of horror manga, Shigeru Mizuki.
This Week in Games - RIP E3
I don't think shitcanning the 2022 show is going to raise any confidence among potential exhibitors or attendees of a theoretical 2023 event, guys.
This Week in Games - The Departed
Heidi revisits the industry contributions of the late Hiroshi Ono, known to his colleagues and fans as Mr. Dotman. ALSO: A Sega staffing shake-up and the return…
This Week in Games - Cotton Candy
Heidi tries out the classic 90s arcade series Cotton, a witch-led game where fairies' lives (and exotic candy) are on the line!
This week: Mangasplaining at ALA 2023
Christopher, Deb and Andrew will be at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Chicago from June 23-26. Visit our table (#1453), win cool manga goodies and more!
This Week in Games - Burning Bridges
Game producer Yuji Naka just spilled all the tea on Balan Wonderland's poor reception and he's pointing the finger at Square Enix.
This Week in Games - OLED Astray
Sony's State of Play shows a lot of Death Loop and a few hotly anticipated trailers for ANN readers. ALSO the deets on thatt new Switch model!
This Week in Games - Award Hopefuls
Heidi puts together her wishlist for the Game Awards!
This Week in Games - Stars Align
For this week's Halloween column, Heidi investigates the "spooky" possibility of Warner Bros. making its own Smash-like fighting game. There's also the new Star Ocean game announcement—will it…
This Week in Games - Maidragon Spirit
Things have just gone from really bad to extremely worse over at the ongoing dumpster fire that is Activision-Blizzard corporate.
Thunderbean Thursday is Yours This Week
What are your top two picks from these cartoon genres/eras!
This Week in Games - Pokemon Origins
This trailer for Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl hits every sweet spot for players with fond memories of Sinnoh, showcasing all the stuff that made that particular generation…
This Week in Anime - Looking Back
Steve and Lucas discuss creator Tatsuki Fujimoto and director Kiyotaka Oshiyama's Look Back film in all of its heartbreaking glory.
This Week in Games - Demon Days
Heidi has the big update on now less mysterious Elden Ring, a developing pact between Sega and Microsoft, and the never-ending Blizzard debacle.
This Week in Games - Blazing Trails
Heidi's favorite Nintendo DS game is getting a remaster, the Demon Slayer fighter game is coming stateside, and Falcom announced a boatload of new Trails titles! Find out…
This Week in Games - Slim Pickings
Among the delight of anticipating the Izuna sequel, Lego Isabelle, Silent Hill: Ascension, and Gungrave G.O.R.E.'s Switch port, there is a questionable new PS5 Slim.
This Week in Games - Fighter's Finale
Sup, y'all? My editor is currently at Otakon, the first major in-person anime convention to take place in what feels like an eternity. Hey, if they're all too…
This Week in Anime - Cashing In
Chris and Lucas dive into the Sargasso Sea of marketable plastic goodies and the all-consuming monster that is capitalism in the anime world.
This Week in Anime - Fan Anime
The new Berserk animation has been disavowed, but is this the only case of publishers coming down hard on fan creations? Steve and Chris dive into the world…
This Week in Anime - Oshi no Ko and the Idol Industry's Dirty Secret
The hit anime presents the audience with "Ai," a girl whose name means "love" but whose form of love is lying. The center of the series' mystery peels…
This Week in Anime - Oshi no Ko and the Idol Industry's Dirty Secret
The hit anime presents the audience with "Ai," a girl whose name means "love" but whose form of love is lying. The center of the series' mystery peels…
This Week in Anime - Is Komi Can't Communicate All Laughs and No Heart?
Komi is just one unique character is a sea of quirky potential friends. Does the anime handle its cast with care or does the mental health angles just…
This Week in Games - There Is No Joke, Just Treat Game Developers Better
SAG-AFTRA eyes a strike on the video game industry to get the same wage increases for video game performers as for those who work under the film and…
Week off, no post
Yeah, like it says, I’m taking this week off because I am CRANKING on my novel. Be back next week. Pinky promise!
NO ONE KNOWS THIS ANIME...
Children of the Whales is an underrated anime recommendation which had horrible marketing following a fantasy world with endless sand and a sailing island called the mud whale…
Children of the Whales, Ragna Crimson, The Apothecary Diaries, Undead Unluck, Children of the Whales Specials
Madness? No, this is #TheJCS
OK. For the people who missed my intro from yesterday, here is the short version. Today, you’re getting Day 2 and Day 3 of #TheJCS. I divided it…
This Week in Anime - Are This Season's Isekai Anime Any Good?
Lucas gets his first taste of the TWIA's seasonal isekai sampler. Is there any spice this season, or is it all the same comfort food?
This Week in Anime - What Is This, An Anime Crossover Episode?
Lucas and Chris recall some of the strangest and most surprising crossover episodes in anime history. Which are your favorite?