The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human , an upcoming TV anime based on the manga adaptation of the dark fantasy light novel series, has published a new character trailer focusing on Dairokuten (voiced by Manaka Iwami), the current Demon Lord. The series will broadcast in Japan on Tokyo Mx, Bs Asahi and other stations beginning in July 2024. Based on the light novels written by Ryosuke Hata and illustrated by Kuma, the The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human manga is written by Ryosuke Hata, illustrated by Anajiro, and published in Japan under Futabasha's Monster Comics imprint. Norihiko Nagahama directs the TV anime adaptation at studio A-cat. Touko Machida provides the series composition, while Masami Sueoka provides the character designs, and Kohta Yamamoto provides the music. The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human key visual Related: The Strongest Magician...
- 5/24/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Today's the day… The day for fools. The April day chosen specially to fool people. April Fools' Day. Right before things get real with a super-stacked spring 2024 season , anime of all types and genres once again pulled the lever on a massive stock of tricks and twists for April 1 today in Japan. Once more unto the breach, dear fools, as we break down some of the best gags the industry had to offer in 2024. A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics via official Twitter A golden statue of Sara has been erected in Gifu! As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I’ll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World via official Twitter Japanese comedian Hollywood Zakoshisyoh replaces Natsumi Fujiwara as the voice of protagonist Ars Louvent ahead of the series' premiere this week. Astro Note via official Twitter We all know the phrase, "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
The Anime Trending Awards have been an important anime award for some time now, and what is special about them is that they always reflect the voice of the fans. The awards are given based on how many votes a series receives. On March 10, the winners of the 10th Annual Anime Trending Awards were announced and here is the full list of winners based on the categories:
Anime of the Year: Heavenly Delusion (Production I.G) Anime Movie of the Year: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (Clap) Boy of the Year: Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2) Girl of the Year: Kana Arima (【Oshi No Ko】) Supporting Boy of the Year: Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2) Supporting Girl of the Year: Kana Arima (【Oshi No Ko】) Couple Ship of the Year: Kyoutarou x Anna (The Dangers In My Heart...
Anime of the Year: Heavenly Delusion (Production I.G) Anime Movie of the Year: The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes (Clap) Boy of the Year: Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2) Girl of the Year: Kana Arima (【Oshi No Ko】) Supporting Boy of the Year: Guel Jeturk (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury S2) Supporting Girl of the Year: Kana Arima (【Oshi No Ko】) Couple Ship of the Year: Kyoutarou x Anna (The Dangers In My Heart...
- 3/11/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The six central girls of upcoming original anime Nanare Hananare have all had the chance to tell us about themselves, following the release of character introduction videos for Nodoka Ohtani, Shion Tanizaki and Megumi Kaionji which include traits such as birthdays, heights, favorite foods and more. Individual videos for the previously announced Kanata, Suzuha and Anna are available to watch here . Related: Original TV Anime Nanare Hananare Releases Character Introduction Videos for Kanata, Suzuha and Anna Kodai Kakimoro ( BanG Dream! ) will direct the anime and also serve as series composer, at studio P.A. Works for a 2024 premiere. Tomomi Takada is credited with the original character designs, with Kanami Sekiguchi and Nana Miura designing the characters for animation. Sekiguchi also serves as chief animation director. The anime's central cast includes: Kanata Misora voiced by Rika Nakagawa Suzuha Obunai voiced by Yuki Nakashima Anna Aveiro voiced by Larissa Tago Takeda Nodoka Ohtani...
- 2/1/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Nanare Hananare , an upcoming original TV anime created by Dmm.com and P.A. Works, has published a new preview video and a new key visual introducing the six main cast members for the series. Nanare Hananare is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan in 2024. The main cast for Nanare Hananare includes: Kanata Misora voiced by Rika Nakagawa Kanata Misora character visual Suzuha Obunai voiced by Yuki Nakashima (Lisa Imai in BanG Dream! ) Suzuha Obunai character visual Anna Aveiro voiced by Larissa Tago Takeda (Ren Kazamatsuri in Shadowverse Flame ) Anna Aveiro character visual Nodoka Ohtani voiced by Manaka Iwami (Noah in Sugar Apple Fairy Tale ) Nodoka Ohtani character visual Shion Tanizaki voiced by Moe Kahara (Preliora in In Another World with My Smartphone ) Shion Tanizaki character visual Megumi Kaionji voiced by Miku Ito (Muriel Besson in Masamune-kun's Revenge R ) Megumi Kaionji character visual Kodai Kakimoto writes and directs Nanare Hananare at animation studio P.
- 1/25/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human , a dark fantasy manga written by Ryosuke Haneda and illustrated by Anajiro, is being adapted into a TV anime that will broadcast in 2024. In addition to the teaser trailer and teaser visual (below), the main cast and staff have been revealed. The cast for The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human includes: Ike voiced by Jun Fukuyama (Prince Adonis in Sasaki and Peeps ) Ike character visual Satie voiced by Hina Tachibana (Nanaera in The Great Cleric ) Satie character visual Cefiro voiced by Shizuka Itoh Cefiro character visual Dairokuten Demon Lord voiced by Manaka Iwami (Linie in Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ) Dairokuten Demon Lord character visual Lilith voiced by Azumi Waki (Alicia Ehnleit in Villainess Level 99: I May Be the Hidden Boss But I'm Not the Demon Lord ) Lilith character visual The original The Strongest...
- 1/19/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
As 2023 bids farewell, the annual Anime! Anime! General Election has unveiled the winners of the “Most Recommended Female Voice Actor” of 2023.
The survey period spanned from Nov 15, 2023, to Dec 15, 2023, during which over 3,000 anime fans participated. With a majority of female respondents, accounting for approximately 65%, with 35% being male, the survey captured the sentiments of a diverse audience ranging from those under 19 to individuals in their 40s.
Participants were asked to identify the voice actors who left a lasting impression, whether through their roles in various anime or their appearances in other forms of entertainment. The criteria ranged from the most active and impactful voice actor of the year to the one fans found themselves recommending the most.
Checkout the top 20 most recommended female voice actors of 2023 below:
20. Marina Inoue
Notable roles: Armin in Aot, Mai Zenin in Jujutsu Kaisen, Momo Yaoyorozu in Mha, etc.
19. Tomori Kusunoki
Notable roles: Makima in Chainsaw Man,...
The survey period spanned from Nov 15, 2023, to Dec 15, 2023, during which over 3,000 anime fans participated. With a majority of female respondents, accounting for approximately 65%, with 35% being male, the survey captured the sentiments of a diverse audience ranging from those under 19 to individuals in their 40s.
Participants were asked to identify the voice actors who left a lasting impression, whether through their roles in various anime or their appearances in other forms of entertainment. The criteria ranged from the most active and impactful voice actor of the year to the one fans found themselves recommending the most.
Checkout the top 20 most recommended female voice actors of 2023 below:
20. Marina Inoue
Notable roles: Armin in Aot, Mai Zenin in Jujutsu Kaisen, Momo Yaoyorozu in Mha, etc.
19. Tomori Kusunoki
Notable roles: Makima in Chainsaw Man,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
“I won’t cry, I promise,” vows the ethereal, long-living Maquia (voiced by Manaka Iwami) to the little mortal boy she is raising as her son. “I’m a mother!” she says, beating her fist lightly against her belly in a gesture of defiance that makes the boy smile. But mother or no, it’s a promise any viewer of this gorgeously rendered, acutely sentimental animated phantasmagoria would be foolhardy to make.
“Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms” is the directorial debut of prolific and successful anime screenwriter Mari Okada (“Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day”), and though set in a medieval-styled, distinctly “Game of Thrones”-esque fantasy world of dying dragons, imprisoned princesses, warring kingdoms, and mystical cloth into which is woven the stories of our lives, the trembling, overflowing heart of the film is a story of motherhood, self-sacrifice, and forgiveness that is informed by Okada’s...
“Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms” is the directorial debut of prolific and successful anime screenwriter Mari Okada (“Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day”), and though set in a medieval-styled, distinctly “Game of Thrones”-esque fantasy world of dying dragons, imprisoned princesses, warring kingdoms, and mystical cloth into which is woven the stories of our lives, the trembling, overflowing heart of the film is a story of motherhood, self-sacrifice, and forgiveness that is informed by Okada’s...
- 7/20/2018
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
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Isabel Coixet writes and directs this historical drama about a woman (Emily Mortimer) who opens the eponymous establishment in a small conservative town in 1950s England.
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Debra Granik writes and directs this drama about a teenage girl (Thomasin McKenzie) who lives off the grid with her Ptsd-afflicted veteran father.
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Patrick [pictured]
Mandie Fletcher directs this family comedy about a woman (Beattie Edmondson) whose life is turned upside down when she inherits a dog. Cowritten by Fletcher and Vanessa Davies.
find cinemas
Adrift
Shailene Woodley stars as a woman who faces disaster on a sailing adventure. (male director and screenwriters)
find cinemas
limited
Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms
Mari Okada writes and directs this animated fantasy drama about a near-immortal woman (the voice of Manaka Iwami) who adopts a mortal (male) child.
my review | find cinemas
The Bookshop
Isabel Coixet writes and directs this historical drama about a woman (Emily Mortimer) who opens the eponymous establishment in a small conservative town in 1950s England.
find cinemas
Leave No Trace
Debra Granik writes and directs this drama about a teenage girl (Thomasin McKenzie) who lives off the grid with her Ptsd-afflicted veteran father.
find cinemas
Please let me know if...
- 6/29/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
In a fantasy world a lasting bond that transcends time and the tragedy of being immortal is explored in a emotional tale. Welcome to the story of Maquia.
Anime screenwriter turned director, Mari Okada brings us her debut feature and passion project; Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms.
Set in a fictional fantasy world of sprawling steampunk and vast acreage, where immortal beings and dragonkin creatures aren’t a thing of myth, the tale follows our protagnist Maquia; a woman of young appearance who is part of the centuries old Iorphian race of beings that are near immortal and weave their legendary stories into cloth known as Hibiol. After the peaceful civilization is attacked by the army of the King of Mezarte, who is desperate to find out the secret of their everlasting life, Maquia is thrust into the outside world where time progresses at a much more contrasting pace.
Anime screenwriter turned director, Mari Okada brings us her debut feature and passion project; Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms.
Set in a fictional fantasy world of sprawling steampunk and vast acreage, where immortal beings and dragonkin creatures aren’t a thing of myth, the tale follows our protagnist Maquia; a woman of young appearance who is part of the centuries old Iorphian race of beings that are near immortal and weave their legendary stories into cloth known as Hibiol. After the peaceful civilization is attacked by the army of the King of Mezarte, who is desperate to find out the secret of their everlasting life, Maquia is thrust into the outside world where time progresses at a much more contrasting pace.
- 6/29/2018
- by James Perkins
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
MaryAnn’s quick take… Epic yet intimate, this is a visual gorgeous and emotionally lush fantasy drama about love and hope set in a violent but beautifully realized invented world. I’m “biast” (pro): desperately seeking movies about women
I’m “biast” (con): not a huge fan of anime
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
Renowned and prolific Japanese anime TV writer Mari Okada makes a visual gorgeous and emotionally lush feature directorial debut with the enrapturing Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. She’s written the script, too, of course, for this labor-of-love passion project, and here creates a beautifully realized fantasy world that echoes with the familiar — Tolkien and steampunk are major touchstones — while also carving out a fresh and uniquely lovely vision.
Maquia (the voice of Manaka Iwami) is a near immortal,...
I’m “biast” (con): not a huge fan of anime
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto) women’s participation in this film
(learn more about this)
Renowned and prolific Japanese anime TV writer Mari Okada makes a visual gorgeous and emotionally lush feature directorial debut with the enrapturing Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. She’s written the script, too, of course, for this labor-of-love passion project, and here creates a beautifully realized fantasy world that echoes with the familiar — Tolkien and steampunk are major touchstones — while also carving out a fresh and uniquely lovely vision.
Maquia (the voice of Manaka Iwami) is a near immortal,...
- 6/27/2018
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
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