Prepare for the ultimate manga merch takeover! For the first time in history, the legendary SHONEN JUMP SHOP is making the jump from Japan to the U.S.—bringing its coveted, Japan-only drops straight to Los Angeles. The SHONEN JUMP SHOP, an officially licensed store authorized by Shueisha that handles original manga merchandise from popular Weekly Shonen […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker is the 16th film released for the franchise. Detective Conan: The Eleventh Striker Directed by: Kobun Shizuno Written by: Kazunari Kouchi Starring: Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Rikiya Koyama, Wakana Yamazaki, Megumi Hayashibara, Naoko Matsui, Yukiko Iwai, Ikue Ohtani, Wataru Takagi, Kenichi Ogata, Atsuko Yuya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Toshio Furukawa, Chafurin Runtime: […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Over at AeschTunes, my music blog, I’ve been posting reviews of anime theme songs. I started with the Winter 2024 season, took a break for the Spring and Summer 2024 seasons due to extenuating circumstances in my life at that point, and then resumed starting with the Fall 2024 season. Over time, I’ll be working […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
DMM.com LLC has announced the long-awaited anime adaptation of KILL BLUE, the smash hit manga by Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko’s Basketball, ROBOT×LASERBEAM), has officially been confirmed. Set to air in 2026, the series combines razor-sharp action with offbeat comedy in a premise unlike anything else: the world’s most fearsome assassin is forced to relive his youth, […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, co-produced by Akatsuki Games Inc., TOHO CO., LTD., and Production I.G, Inc., is proud to announce its official global launch as a Kaiju-Slaying Battle RPG on the App Store and Google Play, on August 31, 2025 JST. Crush Colossal Kaiju with a Game-Changing Blow! Kaiju-Slaying Battle RPG Kaiju No. 8 […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
It’s the time of year for the Japanese schools to host their festivals or fairs or whatever and open their stalls and whatnot. At least, at the time this episode of Food for the Soul takes place. Look, I’m an American who grew up around anime and manga. That’s not the same as someone who […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
This weekend at Anime NYC, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity bloomed on U.S. soil with a premiere that left the hall filled to capacity and ringing with thunderous applause. Both longtime original manga readers and new fans experienced the world premiere of the English dub of Episode 1, marking the anime’s very first screening […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Quick Announcement: The list of links for my reviews of Fall 2024 anime season theme songs at my music blog (AeschTunes) will be going live on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. PDT/1:00 p.m. EDT. Here are the anime, manga, and light blog posts that grabbed my attention this week: Apocalypse Hotel – Episode […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
It has been announced that singer and voice actress Nao Toyama will be singing “Namida no Recipe,” the ending theme song for Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi: Ni. This news comes weeks after it was announced that her single “Tooryanse” was chosen as the opening theme song. It will be released November 5, 2025 on the same […]| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Sideshow has teamed up with The Pokémon Company International for an exciting new lineup of officially licensed collectible statues celebrating the iconic Pokémon world. The range launched with an …| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
10 posts published by Lesley Aeschliman and Sara Aeschliman during August 2025| 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 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 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
King Records has panels scheduled for Anime Expo 2025, held in Los Angeles. Join a double screening of HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Movie and Utano☆Princesama TABOO NIGHT XXXX both in AX speci…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Publisher Tokyopop and Japanese bookseller Kinokuniya USA proudly announce a special in-store activation for North America exhibiting a gallery of artwork from the bestselling manga Lullaby of the …| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
At the beginning of the episode, we see Chika at the Hakkoda Ropeway, which is located in the Tohoku region. In her thoughts she makes a comment about how cold it is in November. I’m pretty s…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California from July 3-6, 2025). Anime Expo 2025 KA…| 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
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 3 claims the award “Best Isekai Anime” at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. The award ceremony was recently held in Tokyo on May 25, 2025. With the …| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Originally aired in 2010 and celebrated around the world as a bold “MADE IN JAPAN” cartoon anime, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt is finally back. The long-awaited new series, New …| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
The episode opens with Amamiya, Kiriyama, and Shikishima visiting Akiyama. Hooray, the high school students are back! They comment that summer vacation ends next week, so hopefully that means we…| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
10 posts published by Lesley Aeschliman and Sara Aeschliman during June 2025| 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
My corner of the internet devoted to anime and manga| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner
Posts about Detective Conan written by Lesley Aeschliman| Lesley's Anime and Manga Corner