Mitsue Yamasaki directs the Doga Kobo adaptation of Satsuki Nakamura's light novel and manga; Brianna Knickerbocker and Rebecca Wang lead the dub cast as 2 noblewomen magically swapped into each other's bodies; streaming on Crunchyroll, Hulu, Disney+ and Netflix in Asia.
Columnist Andrew Osmond asks if anime is still ‘unique’ in 2026.
The Crunchyroll shows’ voice casts reflect on accents, timing, and collaboration, detailing how ADR directors, writers, engineers, and performers shape English dubs and faithful adaptation performances.
New feature ‘Solo Leveling: Beyond the System’ and character first-look for ‘Ghost of Tsushima Legends’ among the release news, new trailers, premiere windows, and platform updates revealed at last Friday’s showcase.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at two very different shorter works which are now available to stream.
Columnist Andrew Osmond weighs up two impressive anime series about ‘rakugo,’ a venerable kind of Japanese storytelling.
Columnist Andrew Osmond discusses the insane afterlife anime series and some of its relatives from creators Jun Maeda and Key.
The Bones Films production took home the coveted ‘Anime of the Year’ award, while ‘Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle’ was named Film of the Year at the 10th annual awards; 73 million fans worldwide voted on their favorites.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the new TV anime ‘Witch Hat Atelier’ and ‘Daemons of the Shadow Realm,’ and also casts an ‘anime eye’ over Netflix’s recent ‘Stranger Things: Tales from ’85’ series.
The inaugural event is set for October 7 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, bringing together anime industry leaders, creators and executives from animation, gaming, music, film and technology.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks back at a decades’-old Japanese cartoon available on streaming, which presents itself as a fast and furious kids’ show – until the shock of the last episodes.
Series adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s manga about a legendary assassin stung by a wasp who awakens as a 13-year-old boy will debut on multiple platforms across North America and international territories.
The leading anime brand and world’s largest anime event have announced 7 winning short films from the new competition that are now streaming worldwide.
‘DAN DA DAN,’ ‘Gachiakuta,’ ‘My Hero Academia,’ ‘Takopi's Original Sin,’ ‘The Apothecary Diaries,’ and ‘The Summer Hikaru Died’ will vie for Anime of the Year; live Tokyo ceremony set for May 23.
Columnist Andrew Osmond considers the endings to four ‘winter’ TV anime – ‘Journal With Witch,’ ‘Trigun Stargaze,’ ‘You And I Are Polar Opposites,’ and ‘Shiboyugi;’ and for an encore, he’s brought back some snaps from last weekend’s ‘AnimeJapan’ event in Tokyo!
The adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s manga will premiere April 6 with simultaneous English and Japanese releases of Episodes 1 and 2, alongside multiple dubbed language options.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks back to when a seminal political comedy-thriller was made in anime.
Columnist Andrew Osmond looks at the continuing CG sci-fi action-adventure anime from the Orange studio streaming on Crunchyroll.
New footage introduces additional main characters, voice cast and music details for the upcoming adaptation of Kamome Shirahama’s award-winning manga.
Columnist Andrew Osmond assesses a trio of current TV anime; they’re all interesting… but are they good?
Columnist Andrew Osmond checks out the new TV series ‘Journal With Witch,’ ‘You and I Are Polar Opposites,’ and ‘Wash It All Away’ and wonders if they might be endangered in the age of ‘Demon Slayer.’
10th awards to be held May 23 in Tokyo; nominees will be revealed on April 2, alongside the start of global fan voting.
Columnist Andrew Osmond assesses the new film, now streaming on Crunchyroll, and backlist by one of anime’s most prolific writers.
New additions from MobileBook.JP, J-Novel Club, and COMPASS join titles from AlphaPolis, Square Enix, VIZ Media, Yen Press, and others.
Columnist Andrew Osmond goes back in time to discuss one of the most acclaimed TV anime series, the time warping show about an eclectic group of individuals that can send text messages to the past.
