Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy 2022: Dark Schneider’s ‘manliness’ scandalizes oblivious spectators, cheers up ‘retro’ role-players

Bastard!! 2022 Dark Schneider

The latest anime adaptation of the Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (BASTARD!! -暗黒の破壊神-) manga by Kazushi Hagiwara that has been on hiatus since forever (2010) is out and about. Well, the first cour is. When the second one will stream is yet to be announced.

Phantom Tales of the Night manga’s English translation released by Yen Press ahead of Halloween 2022

Covers of the Phantom Tales of the Night manga

Yen Press is bulking up its horror line-up for the Halloween season with mangaka Matsuri’s Phantom Tales of the Night. The English translation of Volume 1 just released. The original Japanese version of the latest Phantom Tales of the Night Volume 9 was released back on August 9, 2022. Volume 10 is launching on December … Read more

Hololive vtuber Uruha Rushia fired in termination notice after NDA leak allegations

Hololive members Minato Aqua, Shirakami Fubuki, Ookami Mio, Houshou Marine, Uruha Rushia, and Amane Kantana.

Just one month prior, fans of vtuber Uruha Rushia were celebrating her birthday, but now — just 5 months shy of the 3rd anniversary of her debut — COVER has put out a statement regarding Uruha Rushia’s termination. Among the alleged reasons for her early retirement, breaking contract by leaking sensitive “false” information is the … Read more

Fire Force manga’s ending is a Soul Eater prequel

Enen no Shouboutai manga ending

The Fire Force manga’s ending has finally come out in February 2022. But what shocked some fans is that Fire Force Chapter 304 was a direct Soul Eater prequel since it directly states, “Next is Soul World”. If you didn’t happen to know already, Fire Force creator Atsushi Ohkubo also created the Soul Eater manga. … Read more

Netflix Castlevania Season 4 interview with directors Sam Deats and Adam Deats

Castlevania 4

Deep in the heart of Austin, Texas, far from any vampires or grim reapers that may be lurking in Wallachia, Sam Deats and his brother Adam Deats have been working hard these past five years to turn Castlevania into a critically-acclaimed animated series. What’s even more amazing is that this project was their very first … Read more

Made In Abyss Season 3 release date coming? Sequel confirmed

Made In Abyss 3

TL;DR Anime Geek predicts that the Made In Abyss Season 3 release date will in 2025 at the earliest due to the historical release pattern and the time typically required for anime production by Studio Kinema Citrus. The wait could be longer if a 2024 movie adapts the limited number of manga chapters created after 2022. … Read more

Kimi no Iro (Your Color) movie from Naoko Yamada, the director of A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, is announced

Hand raised

Today, a new movie from Naoko Yamada, the director of A Silent Voice and Liz and the Blue Bird was announced. It’s titled Kimi no Iro (Your Color). Along with the announcement of the movie, a trailer was released that reveals the release date and premise of the movie. With a star-studded staff lineup and … Read more

Raven of the Inner Palace review: Where Chinese Hun-Po meets Japanese grace

Raven of the Inner Palace Review

Raven of the Inner Palace (後宮の烏, Koukyuu no Karasu) is one of the rare titles I was looking forward to seeing adapted into an anime series. The Koukyuu no Karasu TV anime is based on the eponymous light novel series by Kouko Shirakawa, which I was hoping would get licensed for an English-language release for … Read more

Banished from the Hero’s Party Season 2 release date in Winter 2024

Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2

The Banished from the Hero’s Party Season 2 release date is confirmed for January 2024, the Winter 2024 anime season. The Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside Season 2 anime TV series will have Gideon “Red” Ragnason and “Wolf Girl” Rit trying to maintain their quiet … Read more