The episode opens with a creative way to explain the main concept of the series, with Ranma and Genma watching a “documentary” on the television with the Tendos. At the end, one of the characters (I believe Nabiki) asks, “What is this?” I thought this was a great way to quickly reintroduce the series for […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Over at AeschTunes, my music blog, I post reviews of anime theme songs. Now that the Summer 2025 season has officially ended, I’m sharing links to my reviews of theme songs from the season. The anime are listed in alphabetical order. For the series that have reviews for both the opening and ending themes, the […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
As you can see from this week’s list, the transition from the Summer 2025 anime season to the Fall 2025 anime season has just gotten underway. I expect next week’s list to be noticeably longer, as most of the new shows should be starting after this list goes live. And a quick programming note for […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Manga Mavericks LLC, a new manga publisher serving North America, heads to New York Comic Con and announces panel information and a host of titles to be sold at the convention. The 2025 New York Comic Con takes place October 9-12, 2025, at the Javits Convention Center. Manga Mavericks Books will be located in Booth […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME, co-produced by Akatsuki Games, TOHO, and Production I.G, has announced that the highly anticipated PC version is now available on Steam®! Along with that are the releases of Main Story Chapter 4: London Defense Operation and two new ★5 Characters [The All-Rounder] Chester Lochburn & [The Inherited Will] Kikoru Shinomiya! […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Moan: Junji Ito Story Collection is a horror manga anthology by Junji Ito that contains six stories. Moan: Junji Ito Story Collection Written by: Junji Ito Publisher: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc. English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: October 7, 2025 It’s been a while since I last read a Junji Ito story collection, but when […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Sakamoto Days is based on a manga series by Yuto Suzuki. The anime was produced by TMS Entertainment and directed by Masaki Watanabe. The series was broken into two cours: the first cour aired from January 11-March 22, 2025 and the second cour aired from July 15-September 23, 2025. As of this writing, Netflix holds […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Shueisha has announced that MARRIAGETOXIN, the ultimate marriage-centric battle action manga series by original creator Joumyaku and artist Mizuki Yoda, has officially been greenlit for a TV anime adaptation in 2026. Animation production will be handled by BONES Film, known for My Hero Academia and Gachiakuta. The director is Motonobu Hori, known for Carole & […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Publisher Tokyopop has debuted a new line of branded merchandise that includes advent calendars, playing cards, SD figurines and tote bags based on popular anime, manga, and manhwa properties including Attack on Titan, Dr. Stone, Fairy Tail, Tokyo Ghoul, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Sword Art Online, On or Off and Star Crossed. The products are available […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure is the 11th film released for the franchise. Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure Directed by: Yasuichiro Yamamoto Written by: Hiroshi Kashi…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
The episode opens with the members of the Cinephoto Club meeting in their club room and trying to figure out what kind of movie they’ll be shooting. Shikishima makes a comment about how awful…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
The episode opens with Shikishima, giving a “recap” of the trip that’s happened over the course of the previous two episodes. It’s a very abbreviated recap, but it’s s…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
The episode opens with Chika opening her eyes, and we see she’s on a sleeper train, where she has her own room. In total, the trip from Tokyo to Izumo on this train is 12 hours. Fuyune is als…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
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Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea is the 17th film released for the franchise. Detective Conan: Private Eye in the Distant Sea Directed by: Kobun Shizuno Written by: Takeharu Sakurai …| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD have announced the upcoming home media Blu-ray release of SASUKE – The Complete Television Series on October 14, 2025. The historic 1968…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
I know what some of y’all may be thinking, either by watching the series yourself or reading my write-ups: “If they have this much food so often, shouldn’t they be gaining weight?” This episode con…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. has announced its lineup of Gundam-related activities at San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC), one of the world’s largest pop culture and entertainment conventions. The event will…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
The episode opens with Amamiya, Shikishima, and Kiriyama finishing up their summer homework. They have two-and-a-half days left of summer vacation, and they start off by getting some ice cream. The…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
The episode opens where the previous one ended, with Chika watching the first sunrise of the new year. Suddenly, she hears someone in a group of girls nearby saying, “All right, we saw it. Le…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
The episode opens with Kako trying to catch up with the rest of the group after she overslept… for six hours. The first couple of minutes or so of the episode sees Kako complaining about ridi…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner