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  • There are a lot of motives and ideas that are introduced in this episode that feel like they were foreshadowed or brought up earlier but I for the life of me cannot remember them being elaborated on.

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    High Card ‒ Episode 12

  • This volume is packed with everything from yakuza action to twisted backstories to humans against monsters. Does this manga from the creator of Hell’s Paradise manage to bring it all together?

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    Ayashimon GN 1

  • The manga creator's grotesque artwork is in full force here, but unfortunately, there are a good number of stories in this anthology that feel a little bit undercooked.

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    Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection GN

  • Michi might be full of spirit, but she's also been performing well above her usual skill level for this tournament, and eventually, she was going to hit a wall.

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    "Ippon" Again! ‒ Episode 12

  • Winter was a far quieter season compared to its loud, bombastic brother (aka Fall 2022). While media can live and die by its ability to hype up an audience, our editorial team still managed to uncover some worthwhile entertainment this season.

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    The Best and Worst Anime of Winter 2023

  • “So beautiful, yet so melancholic.” A fitting line for the show and its finale. Revenger ends its great season on a terrific note in episode 12.

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    Revenger ‒ Episode 12

  • This standalone episode was good, ramping up the tension and drama with reveals just as big as season one's finale. But I can't trust Tokyo Revengers to not make the same mistakes over and over.

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    Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown ‒ Episode 12

  • Raven of the Inner Palace's first novel should please fans of its adaptation. It's easy to see what changes were made and understand why they happened, and it never feels like one version negates experiencing the other.

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    Raven of the Inner Palace Novel 1

  • Despite its loving connection to the original, you don't need to know anything about the 50-year-running franchise to enjoy and understand this film. However, its reverence for the TV show is also the source of the film's main problem.

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    Shin Kamen Rider

  • Watch all of this season's trailers with Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement! Find out your next "must-watch" in the 48 anime series set to premiere in April. Will we survive the entire stream? Will we unlock the hidden power of friendship and find our magical girl alter-egos? See for yourselves, live on Friday March 24 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern!

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    The Spring 2023 Trailer Watch Party!

  • Popular anime Jujutsu Kaisen has released visuals of Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto ahead of its highly anticipated second season!

    Source: Jujutsu Kaisen anime Twitter

    Source: Jujutsu Kaisen anime Twitter

    Originally a manga by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisen follows Yuji, a high school boy who chooses to join the Occult Research Club, despite his exceptional talent for athletics. When a cursed talisman is accidentally unsealed, Yuji swallows it and becomes the host of the curse, which he must carry until he is able to kill it along with himself.

    The first season aired from October 2020 to March 2021 with 24 episodes. The second season will consist of two continuous cours, which will tell the stories of the Hidden Inventory/Premature Death arc and Shibuya Incident arc.

    Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 will air from July 2023.

    ©Gege Akutami/Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee
    Source: Jujutsu Kaisen anime Twitter



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    Jujutsu Kaisen Releases Gojo and Geto Visuals!

  • In its final volume, Crazy Food Truck hones in on a 'live fast, die young' approach that seems at odds with the mood of the previous volumes.

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    Crazy Food Truck GN 3

  • This episode tackles makeup, an inevitable topic for a series about female gender presentation—and it genuinely is a witty snapshot into the lives of early teen girls.

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    ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! ‒ Episode 11

  • Alchemy-themed RPG Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is getting an anime adaptation this summer!

    In addition to a trailer and visual, it was revealed that the original game's main cast will reprise their roles. Ema Yuzuhira will direct at Liden Films. Yashichiro Takahashi and Kazuki Yanagawa, who worked on the original game, will serve as the anime's scriptwriter and composer respectively.

    Originally released in September 2019, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout is the 21st entry in the main Atelier series, which is themed around ateliers where players engage in alchemy.

    Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout's anime adaptation will premiere in summer 2023.

    ©Koei Tecmo Games/Atelier Ryza Production Committee
    Adapted with permission from SPICE



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    Atelier Ryza Game to Get TV Anime This Summer!

  • Gintama spin-off novel series 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei is getting an anime adaptation!

    The big news was revealed along with a trailer at a Gintama event on March 19.

    The series stars Ginpachi Sakata as a high school teacher with many unique students at Gintama High School.

    Tomokazu Sugita is credited for the roles of Ginpachi Sakata and Gintoki Sakata.

    Originally a comedy manga by Hideaki Sorachi, the Gintama franchise includes an iconic TV anime series spanning over 300 episodes, anime films and live action films.

    2023 marks 20 years since the original manga began serialization, and a 20th anniversary project is currently underway.

    ©Hideaki Sorachi/Kodansha, TV Tokyo, Dentsu, BNP, Aniplex
    Adapted with permission from Anime!Anime!



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    Gintama Spin-Off 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Gets Anime!

  • Comedy manga Cells at Work! is getting a live action film to be distributed by Warner Bros.!

    The manga's collection of quirky cells will be brought to the big screen by Hideki Takeuchi, who has previously directed live action adaptations like the Nodame Cantabile drama series and films, Thermae Romae, and Fly Me to the Saitama.

    The script will be written by Yuichi Tokunaga, who collaborated with Takeuchi for Fly Me to the Saitama. He has also provided scripts for other live action adaptations like Kaguya-sama: Love is War and Liar Liar.

    The film's cast and premiere date are yet to be revealed.

    Created by Akane Shimizu, Cells at Work! follows anthropomorphised cells as they go about their duties in the human body. The first season of the TV anime aired in 2018, with a second season following in 2021.

    The franchise includes various spin-off manga series, including Cells at Work! Code Black, which received an anime adaptation in 2021.

    ©Akane Shimizu/Kodansha ©Cells at Work! Movie Production Committee
    Adapted with permission from Anime!Anime!



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    Cells at Work! to Get Live Action Film!

  • The first episode of Arknights: Prelude to Dawn absolutely shook me with its slick direction, ambitious cinematic vision, and gritty storytelling.

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    Arknights: Prelude to Dawn

  • Soon to be an anime, Taku Kawamura's My Clueless First Friend manga offers a ray of sunshine to break through Nishimura's cloudy life. One day a boy named Taiyo Takara transfers into Nishimura's class, and everything changes.

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    My Clueless First Friend GN 1

  • Kadokawa revealed on Thursday that the television anime of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga will premiere on April 12 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00...

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    Oshi no Ko Anime Reveals April 12 Premiere

  • That's the crux for what makes a family, not blood relation, but the desire to uplift and support someone and witness their successes and failures.

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    Buddy Daddies ‒ Episode 9

  • This anime is only supposed to be one season long, right? If that's the case, I have no real idea where we are going or how High Card plans to wrap everything up.

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    High Card ‒ Episode 10

  • Lost Lad London closes out with a finale that may feel abrupt but ultimately sticks to the heart of its storytelling: racism blinds us, and to be young, poor, and brown is to live with a target on your back.

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    Lost Lad London GN 3

  • Sci-fi anime Dr. Stone has revealed that Season 3 will premiere on April 6 as a split cour season in addition to a main promo video and info on its opening theme song!

    The English subtitled video features "Wasuregataki" by Huwie Ishisaki, which will be the opening theme song.

    Titled Dr. Stone: New World, the third season will see Senku continue his journey alongside Ryusui, who starred in the recent TV special.

    Based on Riichiro Inagaki & Boichi’s manga, Dr. Stone is set in a world where humanity has been turned to stone. After waking up alone, a young genius named Senku tries to bring back the world around him through the power of science.

    The first season of the TV anime aired in 2019, with Season 2 following in 2021. An anime TV special titled Dr. Stone: Ryusui premiered on July 10, 2022.

    Dr. Stone Season 3 will air from April 6, 2023.

    ©Kome Studio, Boichi/Shueisha, Dr. Stone Production Committee
    Source: Toho Animation YouTube channel



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    Dr. Stone Season 3 Reveals April 6 Premiere and Split Cours in Promo Video!

  • I sincerely want there to be some kind of lasting, dramatic change to this story's status quo, if only so it doesn't feel like we spun the tires for weeks on end.

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    Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown ‒ Episode 10

  • With only a few episodes left to go, I hope that Spy Classroom can become a marginally more effective sitcom than it has been, with the occasional action scene thrown in. That can't be too much to ask for, right?

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    Spy Classroom ‒ Episode 9

  • This is a joyously bizarre story of a high school girl and her dog roaming Japan after the end of humanity. It's full-color, four-panel weirdness, and there's something really engaging about that.

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    Doomsday With My Dog GN 1

  • "Mahiro Ponders Boobs and Identity" is certainly one hell of an episode title, but aside from some scattered boob jokes, there is very little pondering on either of those topics.

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    ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister! ‒ Episode 10

  • Mecha anime Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury will return on April 9 with Season 2!

    From March 6, over 50 large billboards will go up in locations around Shibuya Station to celebrate the new season.

    The first Gundam TV anime in seven years, The Witch from Mercury follows Suletta, a girl who transfers to the piloting department of Asticassia School of Technology from Mercury.

    The first season premiered on October 2, 2022, and ran for 12 episodes.

    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Season 2 will air from April 9, 2023.

    ©Sotsu, Sunrise, MBS
    Adapted with permission from Anime!Anime!



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    Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Season 2 to Air From April 9!

  • Ryo Tsukumo and his evil ego gets ramped up to a point that nearly qualifies it as a nineteenth-century melodrama, with everything from rumors of contest-rigging to flat-out murder on the table.

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    IDOLiSH7 Third Beat! Episodes 14-30

  • I've never felt more visceral sympathy for Mukohda than when, after slaving over a portable hot stove, he is forced to watch his gluttonous giant dog and new traveling companions devour a literal mountain of karaage.

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    Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill ‒ Episode 8

  • In a recent interview, Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida shared his distaste for the term "JRPG" and he has a good reason: the American game industry has mocked it for decades.

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    This Week in Games - If 'JRPG' is a Dirty Word, It's America's Fault

  • VTubers are a unique phenomenon in the online landscape. While VTubers experienced their big explosion into popularity in the summer of 2020, when many...

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    VTubers and Their Widespread Popularity

  • It was cruel what Alise said to her before she died. But it also looks like Ryu may be reaching a place of peace with herself where she can understand why Alise said it.

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    Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV ‒ Episode 20

  • Until We're Together warm and welcoming, and a scene near the end reminds readers that everyone needs to feel – and deserves to feel – like they belong.

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    Until We're Together GN

  • Ah, Wonder Festival. If you haven't heard of it before, this event brings together tons of figures from both manufacturers and creators, meaning it's paradise on earth for figure fans! On February 12, a whopping 35,000 visitors gathered at Makuhari Messe to see what the winter 2023 edition had to offer.

    As usual, the major figure companies came through with plenty of tempting items, including these amazing life-size statues. Too bad they're a bit more difficult to ship compared to regular scale figures...

    Ah well, at least we have the 1/7 scale version for Ryza.

    It was also a day to remember for hololive fans, with so many of the girls getting scale/action figures or adorable Nendoroids, thanks to Good Smile Company, Max Factory, Phat!, and FREEing.

    Shibuya Scramble put together another exciting booth this winter, with everything from magical girls to MAPPA collabs featuring Chainsaw Man characters!

    Spiritale showed off their breathtaking sculpting and coloring with a lineup that included Guilty Gear -Strive's Bridget, and of course, the queen of Vocaloid. Do we even need to say her name?

    Union Creative showed fans both the light and darkness in a collection of gorgeous girls and an action-packed Evangelion scene!

    While scale figures often get everyone's attention, we also have a soft spot for the non-conventional ones. Take these soft lil' Binivi Baby vinyl figures of Madoka, Homura, and Mami. (Homura might not look ecstatic, but at least no one's straight up suffering…!)

    Of course, no figure report would be complete without Nendoroids. Maybe by the time the summer WonFes comes around, we'll have figured out a word that sounds right for a group of them! (A pack of Nendoroids? A flock? A batch?)

    We hope you enjoyed this winter's report! Did you find anything for your wishlist? Many of these figures haven't been officially released yet, but you can bet you'll find all the good stuff at the TOM Shop. See you there!

    This is a Tokyo Otaku Mode original article with photography by T. Hara and L. Michino.



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    Wonder Festival 2023 Winter: Industry Edition [Photo Report]

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