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Yes that's generally how I felt about it, although I did like the character design in the Town Musicians episode.

Confirmed: a new series of Panty & Stocking! https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-04/new-panty-and-stocking-with-garterbelt-anime-project-unveils-visual-main-staff/.212850

Things become problematic for Megumi when she organises a birthday party and meets her pen pal. Continue reading...

This new adaptation comes 30 years after the series was first broadcast. Continue reading...

Just learned that Ghost in the Shell is getting a late-night airing on Film4, 02:20 on 7th July (it is the anime, not the live-action version, subtitled). I guess it might be available to steam on Channel 4 afterwards?

This second spin-off is mainly retreading old ground. Continue reading...

Anime Ltd. have now got the rights to all of Mamoru Hosoda's films in the UK. They and German company Plaion will be conducting a "World of Mamoru Hosoda" season, where they will be showing the films in cinemas before giving them a physical release...

Bastard!! Series 1-2 I started watching this series partly because of an interest in the heavy metal it was inspired by, and because like another series I'm keen on, Magic Knight Rayearth, it makes all sorts of references to other things. In Rayearth, which debuted in the 1990s, the manga...

Sad to see the studio that made so many of my favourite anime finally go. I know that they have long been on the way out for some time, but to see it black-and-white is still a sad moment.

The company behind Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gurren Lagann and FLCL has been struggling for many years. Continue reading...

This story about a hitman who must spend a year without killing is not just dramatic, but surprisingly lends itself to humour as well. Continue reading...

Viz have announced a new bunch of titles for 2025. Print Minecraft: The Manga RuriDragon Kaiju No. 8: B-Side The Climber Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Technique Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Firefly Wedding One Piece: Heroines (novel) Hunter x Hunter - 3-in-1 omnibus editions Dogsred Tokyo Alien...

A reminder that this is a Nineties manga, as Subaru deals with the supernatural among users of premium rate party phone lines. Continue reading...

It looks like Hiroyuki Imaishi's next project is a comedy. https://animecorner.me/studio-trigger-new-anime-will-be-a-comedy-series/

Twelve more Pokémon Horizons episodes have gone on iPlayer today.

You might want to brace yourself when reading this. Partly because those used to cute guys doing sport are in for a shock when they see these characters, and partly because the action is so thrilling. Continue reading...

Something that might interest those into J-fashion. The Chinese fashion brand NyaNya is releasing a lolita-style outfit in collaboration with Madoka Magica. https://www.my-lolita-dress.com/NyaNya-Lolita-and-Puella-Magi-Madoka-Magica-Collaboration-Dress-p2587912.html

A boy tries to figure out which of a pair of identical twins is truly dead. Continue reading...

I have to admit I'm not really interested in what they chose either - at least I wouldn't be if it wasn't for the fact the Times is behind a paywall, and I don't want to pay to see what they chose, but if someone else here is a subscriber I'm more than happy for them to tell me what was picked.

Any Times subscribers here? https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/5-of-the-best-studio-ghibli-films-6sxh6w9sz