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Animators at Studio Deen Unfazed by ‘KonoSuba’ Praise
Since 2016 Studio Deen has been in charge of the anime adaptation of the popular light novel series Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku Wo. Despite a long history in the industry stretching back into...
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Eiichiro Oda Creates Robot Doppleganger to Continue ‘One Piece’ Forever
At 83 volumes, 774 episodes and counting, One Piece is the most prolific series in the anime and manga industry. With other long-form series such as Bleach and Naruto ending in the past few years,...
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With Fewer Gay Anime This Season, LGBT Groups Lose Exposure in Japan
TOKYO, Japan — Japan sits in an awkward state of being a country with an incredibly diverse and active LGBT community while also giving little rights to said community. There are no...
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NASA Discovery Sparks Vigorous Debate Over Which Exoplanet is Best Planet
Astronomers working with the Spritzer Space Telescope have announced this week the discovery of not one, not two — but seven Earthlike planets orbiting a star 40 light-years away from Earth. The...
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Nendoroid Collector Laughing Stock of Figurine Collecting Convention
LOS ANGELES, CA — Shocked and embarrassed, avid figurine collector Glen W. was laughed out yesterday from the 12th annual Anime Figure Collectors’ Convention. Showing up with a hysterical and pitiful...
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Crunchyroll to Begin Testing New Java-Based Web Player
Crunchyroll announced this week that it will begin testing the use of its new Java-based video player for streaming all site content. The announcement came in response to concerns from users regarding...
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Internet Media Outlets Embrace New ‘Clicktsundere’ Trend
“It’s Not Like I Want You Look at These 17 Hilarious Pictures of Taylor Swift Eating Pancakes or Anything…,” one article title reads. “Take This Quiz to Find Out What Brand of Dish Soap You Should Use...
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Funko Announces Line of ‘Kantai Collection’ Funko Pops
Following the announcement at this year’s Wonder Festival that Good Smile is planning on releasing a line of Nendoroids based on various Disney and Pixar characters, rival figurine company Funko made...
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Area Man Has General Idea of What’s Going on in ‘Chaos;Child’
KILGORE, TX — As the credits roll in the latest episode of Chaos;Child, Walter Newman solemnly reflects upon his duty as the only person around who knows what the hell is going on in the currently...
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MyAnimeList Review Found Helpful by Zero People
In a shocking discovery, MyAnimeList user Darren Mackenzie found an anime review he posted to the site over a year ago to still have exactly zero people that have found it helpful. Word of the event...
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Next Installment of ‘When they Cry’ Series to be Drawn Entirely by Child
07th Expansion, originally a doujin-circle focused on visual novels, has announced on Twitter this week that they plan to create a new installment for the popular When they Cry series, scheduled to...
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Fuuka Manga Readers Outraged by Anime Adaptation’s Attempts to Make the Plot...
Following the release of episode 10 of the anime adaptation of Fuuka, readers of the manga were outraged to learn that the adaptation had removed the nonsensical twist of the lead heroine being hit by...
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Crunchyroll Rocked by Video Streaming Controversy
Earlier this week, popular on-demand anime streaming site Crunchyroll was hit with massive community backlash after members of the community carefully analyzing encoding methods uncovered a shocking...
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GoHands Plans to Upgrade PC in Order to Run ‘Hand Shakers’
The anime studio GoHands have announced earlier this week that they plan to upgrade their PC in order to run the anime they are currently producing this season: Hand Shakers. The studio’s plans were...
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Man Starting to Run Out of Non-Sports Anime
RESTON, VA — Anime fan Scott Anderson realized today while looking for new anime to watch that he has exhausted the selection of popular anime that are not about sports. During his search for new...
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Kuzu no Honkai Linked to an Outbreak of Teenage STDs
Sexually transmitted diseases come in many variations, some being benign and some even life-threatening. Studies have shown that the risk of infection is especially high for teenagers, due to...
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‘Scorching Ping Pong Girls’ Blu-Ray to Ship Sweaty Limited Edition
The upcoming final limited edition volume of the anime series Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume (Scorching Ping Pong Girls) was recently revealed to be shipping with an additional bonus to entice potential...
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Anime Maru Bought Out by Buzzfeed
Hello, loyal weebs, we here at Anime Maru are pleased to announce that after many wonderful years of bringing you 100% accurate anime news, we have been bought out by Buzzfeed and will immediately...
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Deep Analysis: The Complex Characters of ‘One Room’
The director of the newly aired anime series One Room publicly announced this week his dissatisfaction with viewer reception of the series thus far. One Room was met with muddled reception this...
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Local Theater Caught Showing ‘Kokoro Connect’ Instead of ‘Your Name’
CHESTERFIELD, MO — A locally-owned theater has been forced to apologize after duping patrons eager to see Makoto Shinkai’s award-winning film Your Name and instead screening the first five episodes of...
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