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The anime's website also revealed a teaser visual and promotional video. 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Mostly that comes down to the fact that the novels tend to be at least one hundred pages longer than your typical light novel, if not more, and the novels have been the greater part of what's been officially released in English, both digitally and physicall...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218222 reviews korean"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 2.584% 21.867%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218222/imitation.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218222">5 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/imitation/volumes-1-4/.218222" data-track="id=179880&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/imitation/volumes-1-4/.218222" data-track="id=179880&from=SB"><cite>Imitation</cite> Volumes 1-4 K-Comic Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-30T01:00:00+08:00">Nov 30, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218222">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="korean" href="/all/?topic=korean" target="intro-by-topic"> korean</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The mentions of dieting in this K-pop comic are all so casually done up until this point that I at first thought that I was overreacting by zeroing in on them.</span> <span class="full">― The idol industry is no joke. It would be easy to forget how vicious it can be, given that a lot of manga, manhwa, and anime try to give us a romanticized portrait, and at first, it looks like Imitation may be doing the same thing. It follow...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-games" data-topics="article218251 column games"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-games"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 45.723% 19.628%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/this-week-in-games/218251/iwatads.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-games"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218251">29 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-games/2024-11-29/thanks-nintendo-ds-thands/.218251" data-track="id=180009&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-games/2024-11-29/thanks-nintendo-ds-thands/.218251" data-track="id=180009&from=SB">This Week in Games - Thanks, Nintendo DS. ThanDS.</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-29T23:00:00+08:00">Nov 29, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218251">29 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This week we celebrate the Nintendo DS' 20th birthday—and also pontificate about Sony's announcement of their own new portable console being in development.</span> <span class="full">― Welcome back, folks. Hey, so like, who was going to tell me M.A.O voices Snow White in <cite>Goddess of Victory: Nikke</cite>? 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Have you checked out some of the best deals for the anime-lovers on your list?</span> <span class="full">― Anime News Network's 2024 Holiday Gift Guide Welcome to ANN's Holiday Gift Guide! Unlike boring catalogs, our gift guide is designed to help you find what the otaku in your life might be missing, from fancy Blu-ray sets to a Demon Slayer computer mouse to a solid gold Godzilla figurine. 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Whether it's through their mobile app or through physical...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218409 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 54.124% 31.528%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/youtube/CUxQkOburHk.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218409">17 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-29/takeshi-koike-to-direct-1st-new-2d-feature-length-anime-film-in-lupin-iii-franchise-in-nearly-30-/.218409" data-track="id=180011&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-29/takeshi-koike-to-direct-1st-new-2d-feature-length-anime-film-in-lupin-iii-franchise-in-nearly-30-/.218409" data-track="id=180011&from=SB">Takeshi Koike to Direct 1st New 2D Feature-Length Anime Film in <cite>Lupin III</cite> Franchise in Nearly 30 Years</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-29T13:50:12+08:00">Nov 29, 13:50</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218409">17 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Temporarily titled <cite>Lupin the IIIrd The Movie</cite> to open next year</span> <span class="full">― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Lupin the 3rd franchise announced on Friday a new temporarily titled <cite>Lupin the IIIrd The Movie</cite> film that will open in Japan in 2025. The film will be a completely new work. The end of the below video features the phrase, "You don't yet know the real Lupin III." English-subtitled version ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218403 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.643% 62.357%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218403/youandidolprecure_logo2.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218403">35 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/precure-franchise-announces-you-and-idol-precure-anime/.218403" data-track="id=180006&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/precure-franchise-announces-you-and-idol-precure-anime/.218403" data-track="id=180006&from=SB"><cite>Precure</cite> Franchise Announces <cite>You and Idol Precure♪</cite> Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-29T08:32:33+08:00">Nov 29, 08:32</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218403">35 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">New anime marks 22nd main entry in franchise</span> <span class="full">― Toei Animation revealed on Friday that the 22nd main anime entry in the <cite>Precure</cite> franchise is titled <cite>You and Idol Precure♪</cite> (<cite>Kimi to Idol Precure♪</cite>). <cite>Wonderful Precure!</cite>, the 21st Precure (Pretty Cure) television anime series, premiered on February 4. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. <cite>Mahō Tsukai Precure!!: MIRAI DAYS</cite>, the direct sequel...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218125 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 33.586% 73.569%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218125/murai-in-love.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218125">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/murai-in-love/anime-series/.218125" data-track="id=179879&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/murai-in-love/anime-series/.218125" data-track="id=179879&from=SB"><cite>Murai in Love</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-29T01:00:00+08:00">Nov 29, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218125">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Murai in Love is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched.</span> <span class="full">― <cite>Murai in Love</cite> is a very strange show. Its premise is strange, its characters are strange, and its animation is strange. So strange that it practically begs to be watched. I admit that I was mildly non-plussed by <cite>Murai in Love</cite> at f...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside vcnsii" data-topics="article218314 sponsor merch"> <div class="category-line vcnsii"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 30.375% 19.333%" data-src="/assets/e6f9f5aafd3396bfdd01dc0447f0f72a43c5ebc6.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category vcnsii"> <b><strong><font><span><span>a</span></span></font></strong></b><strong><strong><span>d</span></strong></strong> </div> </div> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-28/product-spotlight-the-official-y70-silver-wolf-case-bundle/.218314" data-track="id=179933&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/advertorial/2024-11-28/product-spotlight-the-official-y70-silver-wolf-case-bundle/.218314" data-track="id=179933&from=SB">Product Spotlight - The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T23:00:00+08:00">Nov 28, 23:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="merch" href="/all/?topic=merch" target="intro-by-topic"> merch</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Last month, HYTE was nice enough to send us an early shipment of their latest product: The Official Y70 Silver Wolf Case Bundle.</span> <span class="full">― This was kind of a perfect launch event. That's what I thought to myself after I left iBUYPOWER's and HYTE's Silver Wolf Launch event. For those unfamiliar with HYTE, they are the (cool) sister brand of iBUYPOWER that as of late are best known for their unique premium pro...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218392 news manga anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 58.900% 87.244%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/218392/me-and-the-alien-muumuu.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218392">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/me-and-the-alien-muumuu-manga-tv-anime-adaptation-confirmed/.218392" data-track="id=180005&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-28/me-and-the-alien-muumuu-manga-tv-anime-adaptation-confirmed/.218392" data-track="id=180005&from=SB"><cite>Me and the Alien MuuMuu</cite> Manga's TV Anime Adaptation Confirmed</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T18:23:46+08:00">Nov 28, 18:23</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218392">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Momo Harumi, Etsuko Kozakura to star in series debuting in 2025</span> <span class="full">― Pony Canyon confirmed on Thursday that Hiroki Miyashita's <cite>Uchūjin MūMū</cite> manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2025 with the English title <cite>Me and the Alien MuuMuu</cite>. The anime will star newcomer Momo Harumi as Sakurako Umeyashiki, and Etsuko Kozakura as MuuMuu. Pony Canyon describes the story: A cat-like alien from a distant ga...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article218373 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.996% 12.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.6/195697/girlfriend.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218373">5 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/reiji-miyajima-girlfriend-girlfriend-manga-creator-hiroyuki-will-launch-new-series/.218373" data-track="id=179976&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2024-11-27/reiji-miyajima-girlfriend-girlfriend-manga-creator-hiroyuki-will-launch-new-series/.218373" data-track="id=179976&from=SB">Reiji Miyajima: <i>Girlfriend, Girlfriend</i> Manga Creator Hiroyuki Will Launch New Series</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2024-11-28T09:43:49+08:00">Nov 28, 09:43</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218373">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Hiroyuki finished <cite>Girlfriend, Girlfriend</cite> manga series in May 2023</span> <span class="full">― In his author's note in this year's 31st issue of Kodansha's <cite>Weekly Shonen Magazine</cite> on Wednesday, <cite>Rent-A-Girlfriend</cite> manga creator Reiji Miyajima reported that his friend, manga creator Hiroyuki, has decided this week to launch a new series. Miyajima does not indicate what kind of story Hiroyuki's new series will be, nor when it will ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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