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News Ash Ketchum Prepares To Pass Torch As New Pokémon Anime Series Gets Air Date
Debuts 14th April in Japan
The new protagonists of the Pokémon anime will be taking over when the new series debuts in Japan on 14th April 2023 in Japan. Serebii shared the news and the date on Twitter. Ash Ketchum and Pikachu will be hanging up their caps and passing the torch on to new protagonists Liko and Roy as the anime enters its Paldea...
News Surprise! Bandai Namco Is Uploading The Tales Of Symphonia Anime To YouTube
Episode one is now available
Bandai Namco is getting right behind the upcoming Tales of Symphonia Remastered release next month, and in a surprising move, the company has decided to upload Tales of Symphonia: The Animation to YouTube to help promote the game. The anime is technically three separate OVA series that retell the story of Tales of...
News Made In Abyss RPG Updated To Version 1.0.3, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Going deeper
Last year, you might remember that the hit anime Made in Abyss finally made the jump to the video game world. Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness may have launched to lacklustre reviews, but improvements are coming to the game today thanks to a new update, Spike Chunsoft has announced. The publisher shared the patch notes...
News Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Gets New Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
Character customisation, increased level caps and more
After yesterday's announcement of the upcoming DLC, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris has received an update which brings the game up to ver.2.0.1. Alongside the usual big fixes, the update adds in new character customisation options and raises the level cap for characters and weapons...
News Ash's Pokémon Send-Off Will See The Return Of Brock And Misty
We're not crying...
At the end of last year, The Pokémon Company announced Ash and Pikachu's anime adventures would be coming to a close after 25 years. The series will give the iconic duo a special send-off in an 11-episode run, which will begin airing next week in Japan on 13th January. Now, ahead of the first episode, TPC has shared a brief...
Guide Best Nintendo Switch Anime Games
Jojo Pose
Anime! Who doesn't love anime? No one who's clicking on this list, hopefully, because all these games are anime as heck. We've compiled a list of the very best anime video games on the Nintendo Switch — the games which take the action, charm, and/or personality of popular and beloved anime and manga series and squish it into a video...
News Koei Tecmo Brings Fate/Samurai Remnant To Switch In 2023, Here's A First Look
Sharpen your blades
Many game companies are jumping straight into the announcements this year and this includes Koei Tecmo. Just a few days ago it lifted the lid on the new Type-Moon project, Fate/Samurai Remnant. This title, based on the popular anime game series, will be arriving on the Nintendo Switch at some point in 2023 and takes on the form...
News Ash Ketchum VA Shares Another Message Of Thanks Ahead Of Character's Final Chapter
"Forever grateful to Pokémon"
The Pokémon fandom got quite a shock just weeks ago when it was revealed Ash and Pikachu's journey would be coming to an end after 25 years. Ash Ketchum's current VA, Sarah Natochenny, has already shared a brief message on Twitter mentioning how it's been an "extraordinary privilege" to voice the character for 17...
News Ash Ketchum's Original VA Thanks Pokémon For "Incredible" 25 Year Journey
"This is truly the end of a very joyful era"
The Pokémon Company has announced Ash Ketchum will be hanging up his trainer cap after 25 years early next year. The news has surprised a lot of people around the world including the current voice of Ash, and now it seems the original voice of the character in the long-running anime series has also...
News Ash Ketchum VA Shares Message Ahead Of Character's Exit From Pokémon Anime
"It’s been an extraordinary privilege"
Earlier today, The Pokémon Company confirmed that long-time anime protagonist Ash Ketchum would be stepping back from the series after 25 years. In January 2023, one final run of episodes - called Pokémon - Aim to be a Pokémon Master - will mark the final chapter for Ash and his companion Pikachu. In the...
News Ash Ketchum And Pikachu's Time In The Pokémon Anime Is Coming To An End
Ash to ashes
The Pokémon Company has confirmed that Ash Ketchum's Pokémon journey is about to come to an end. In a video posted on Twitter, it's been announced that 11 special episodes - dubbed 'Aim to be a Pokémon Master' - will air in Japan starting January 13th, 2023 and will mark the final chapter in Ash and Pikachu's story. It's the end of...
News New Game From Breath Of The Wild Dev Looks Like A Stunning Mix Of Disney, Anime And Zelda
An open-world dress-up adventure
The first trailer has released for an upcoming open world dress-up RPG, Infinity Nikki, which is being helmed by none other than Zelda alumni, Kentaro Tominaga (thanks, Kotaku). A former designer on Breath of the Wild before directing the game's successful Expans
News Pokémon Scarlet And Violet's Sprigatito Makes Its Debut In The Anime
Looks like we're heading to Paldea
Sprigatito, one of Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's starter Pokémon, has made its debut in the long-running animated show. The appearance comes as part of a segment focusing on Team Rocket, who appear to be roaming about the new region of Paldea. They come across the Sprigatito in some woods before startling it with...
News Level-5's Mech RPG Megaton Musashi Is Going Free-To-Play On Switch This December
Update: A slight delay for the Japan exclusive
Update #2 [Wed 16th Nov, 2022 05:15 GMT]: Level-5 has delayed the game's release by a week. Instead of launching on December 1st in Japan, it'll now arrive on December 8th. It's all timed in with the release of the anime's second season (via Gematsu). Update [Sun 18th Sep, 2022 02:45 BST]: Level-5 has...
Random Fan Reimagines Chainsaw Man's Anime Opening In Animal Crossing
A crossover we never expected to see
There's a lot about the popular anime Chainsaw Man which doesn't immediately bring Animal Crossing: New Horizons to mind. The devils, the brutal action and death scenes, the literal chainsaw protruding from the protagonists head. Not quite the laid back island life of K.K. Slider and co. now is it? We think it's...
News Netflix Is Bringing Back 'Onimusha' As An Anime Helmed By Takashi Miike
Breaking the three-year Onimusha silence
As part of its TUDUM showcase, Netflix has announced that an Onimusha anime series is in the works and has revealed a number of first-look images via a tweet from their Anime account. According to Eurogamer, the show will utilise a '3DCG' character art style with hand-drawn backgrounds. Such an approach has...
News NieR: Automata Anime Will Not Follow The Game's Story, Says Director
'I brought up the idea of changing things around'
It was way back in February of this year that we learnt NieR: Automata would be getting its own anime series. As a sword-swinging action JRPG set in a dystopian future, this decision made a lot of sense. After seven long months of silence on the project, however, this weekend's Aniplex Online Fest...
News Dragon Ball Z's Most-Powerful Farmer Will Be Playable In Dragon Ball: The Breakers
And Majin Buu, too!
As we approach the release date of Dragon Ball: The Breakers, the online action game where you can play as multiple Dragon Ball characters from different arcs, Bandai Namco has shared a brand new trailer for the game, showcasing a few more new characters. And it looks like Bamco is embracing the weird and wonderful world of the...
News Surprise! Fitness Boxing Fist Of The North Star Has Been Announced For Switch
A crossover no one expected
Fitness boxing developer Imagineer has revealed its new Switch game Fitness Boxing Fist of the North Star during the latest Direct broadcast. Yes, it's crossing over with the popular manga and anime series Fist of the North Star. You'll have characters like Kenshiro as your instructor, and after you've warmed up you'll...
"Reality itself is entertainment!"
It's time for another over-the-top, explosive trailer for Bandai Namco's upcoming JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R. The beat 'em up, which is a remaster of a 2013 PS3 game, launches next month on Switch, and we're now being given lessons in preparation for the game's release. In typical Jojo style,...
News Kirby: Right Back At Ya! Is Getting A Blu-Ray HD Remaster In Japan
Hitting shelves this winter
As if the Kirby 30th anniversary music festival and release date announcement for Kirby's Dream Buffet wasn't enough pink puffball content for one day, the event also revealed the early 2000s anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, will receive the HD remaster treatment. The release of the new Blu-Ray edition of the anime is...
News Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles Premiers At The UK World Championships
Gotta watch 'em all
The Pokémon Company has today announced that Pokémon: The Arceus Chronicles will receive its English debut at the Pokémon World Championships in London on August 19th. The special will be shown before a live studio audience at the event - providing yet another reason to try to get the ExCel in the coming weeks if you can...
News Made In Abyss: Binary Star Falling Into Darkness File Size Seemingly Revealed
How deep does the cave go?
Next month, the first video game adaptation of the hit anime series Made in Abyss will be hitting the Switch. And thanks to the eShop and Nintendo Everything, we might have a good idea how big a hole you'll need to dig to make room for the game. The upcoming RPG from Spike Chunsoft, Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into...
News Here's Your Look At The Full Trailer For 'Tekken: Bloodline' On Netflix
"Power is everything"
Netflix has shared the full trailer for the upcoming Tekken: Bloodline anime, based on the long-running Tekken franchise from publisher Bandai Namco. The series will feature a host of iconic characters from the series, including the likes of Jin Kazama, Hwoarang, Heihachi Mishima, Kazuya Mishima, Nina Williams, Paul Pheonix,...
News Made In Abyss RPG Gets New Trailer Showing New Systems And Ending Song
Update: See 'Deep in Abyss' in action!
Update [Thu 7th Jul, 2022 09:40 BST]: Spike Chunsoft has now released a brand new trailer showcasing all of the systems coming to the Made in Abyss RPG. The beloved anime show has just returned for its second season, and it seems like the publisher is jumping on the buzz — and we don't blame them! Singer...
News It's Official, Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Is Getting A Switch Port
Announcement follows a leak earlier this week
Update [Sat 2nd Jul, 2022 08:30 BST]: Following on from a leak earlier this week, Bandai Namco has now officially confirmed the 2020 RPG release Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris will be coming to the Nintendo Switch soon. This version will include "Ancient Apostles" free content updates, and...
News Free-To-Play Battle Royale My Hero Ultra Rumble Locks In Local Switch Release
"Be the last team standing"
Earlier this year, Bandai Namco announced a new free-to-play 24 player battle royale - based on the My Hero Academia universe - would be coming to the Nintendo Switch and multiple other platforms in Japan. Now, during this weekend's Anime Expo, it's been confirmed the game will be receiving a western release...
News Here's A Brand New Look At The 'Legend Of Mana' Anime Releasing This Year
The Teardrop Crystal is coming soon
The upcoming Legend of Mana anime — Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal — has received a brand new trailer earlier today (Thanks Comicbook and GoNintendo!). Produced by Graphinica (Chain Chronicle ~Light of Haecc
News The First Episode Of The '40s-Inspired Pokémon Cartoon Is Now On Pokémon TV
Starring Scraggy and Mimikyu
Back in 2020, The Pokémon Company launched a brand new cartoon in Japan aimed at kids. Inspired by 1940s Western animation and cartoons, PokéToon was a series of eight animated shorts featuring different Pokémon getting up to some sneaky and fun antics. And now the PokéToon animations are getting released on...
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R Switch Performance Detailed, No Rollback Netcode
"There are no plans to implement it at this time"
Banda Namco has published a Q&A segment with Kentaro Matano, producer of the upcoming beat 'em up remaster JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R. In the post, Matano confirms a number of things about this rerelease, including the lack of a high-regarded featuring which is sure to disappoint...
Feature We Speak To Zach Aguilar, Voice Of Tanjiro In The Demon Slayer Game, Out Now On Switch
You might also know him as Byleth
It's an exciting time for anime fans on the Nintendo Switch with the release of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles, which we called "a very solid action game, presenting a gripping story and thrilling action combat alongside an art style that almost perfectly matches the popular anime" in our...
News Fire Emblem And Pokémon Voice Actor Billy Kametz Has Passed Away
The voice of many anime and video game characters
There's some very sad news coming out of the voice acting industry today. Billy Kametz has passed away at 35 years of age after a battle with stage four colon cancer. Kametz was well-known within the anime and video game industry. Nintendo fans will know him best as the voice of Ferdinand Von Aegir...
News Pokémon Advanced Is Now Available On Pokémon TV
Watch this classic series today
If you're a fan of the Pokémon anime series, you might want to take a look at Pokémon Advanced, which has just been added to the Pokémon TV service. This is the sixth season of the show - following Ash and Pikachu (alongside May) as they take their first steps into the Hoenn region. Here's some additional PR:...
News Anime And Manga Series 'Made In Abyss' Locks In September Release For Switch
Physical pre-orders now live
Following on from an update in April - revealing Akihito Tsukushi's long-running anime and manga series Made in Abyss would be coming to the Nintendo Switch this Fall, Spike Chunsoft has now locked in a date. This game will be arriving on Switch, PlayStation 4 and Steam in both North America an
News JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R To Launch This September On Switch
It was me, remaster!
Grab your fate by the hands! Bandai Namco's upcoming JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R, a remaster of the PlayStation 3 beat 'em up based on the hugely popular anime and manga series of the same name, will be punching its way onto Switch on 2nd September! The game will feature all of the fighters that were available...
News Pokémon: Hisuian Snow Episode One Is Absolutely Gorgeous And Available Now
It won't give you the blues
We have to say, The Pokémon Company has been absolutely killing it with its short animated series over the past few years. And it now has what looks to be another stunning series, as the first episode in the Pokémon Legends: Arceus anime series, Pokémon: Hisuian Snow, is out now and available online! Hisuian Snow...
News Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series Is A Brand New Anime That Looks Terrifying
But also kinda heartwarming
The Pokémon Company has announced a brand new anime premiering globally in 2022 called Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series. Select markets will start seeing the new series as early as Spring, with premieres occurring in additional regions through to the end of 2022 and beyond. Here's a synopsis of the new series from...
News Pokémon: Master Quest Is Now Available On Pokémon TV
Gotta watch it all
If you enjoy watching the Pokémon anime series, you might be interested to know that the Pokémon: Master Quest arc has now been added to the Pokémon TV service. It's the fifth season of 'Pokémon the Series' and continues the journey with Ash, Misty and Brock. Here's some PR: "This fifth season of Pokémon the Series follows...
News Legend Of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal Anime Launches This Year, Here's A First Look
Celebrating 30 years of Seiken Densetsu
Square Enix is teaming up with Warner Bros. Japan to release Legend of Mana: The Teardrop Crystal - a new television anime based on Square Enix's Legend of Mana action RPG video game. The show will air at some point in 2022. As part of this announcement, Square Enix and WB have released the key visual for the...
News Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is Getting A Web Anime Series This May
Teased back on Pokémon Day
The Pokemon Company has announced an air date for their upcoming anime web series based on the recent game Pokemon Legends: Arceus. Originally announced as part of the company's Pokémon Day celebrations, the series will be airing on Pokémon TV and the Official Pokémon YouTube channel. You'd be forgiven if many of the...
Random The Weird And Wonderful Super Mario Bros. Anime Is Now Available In 4K
Doing what Nintendon't, again
Super Mario Bros: The Great Mission To Rescue Princess Peach! has been given the 4K treatment and is now available to watch online. The anime, originally released in 1986 after the success of Super Mario Bros. on the NES, has been available to watch online for quite a while, but this marks the first time the movie has...
News Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles Nintendo Switch File Size Revealed
Train to be the best
We're getting closer and closer to Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles release date on Switch. The upcoming fighting game, based on the hugely popular anime and manga series, follows the story of the show from Unwavering Resolve Arc to the Mugen Train movie. We know the game is getting some DLC once the game...
News Anime RPG 'Made In Abyss' To Contain Two Unique Game Modes
Relive the anime or create your own character
Spike Chunsoft. Inc has released new information regarding the two separate game modes that you can expect to sample in Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness when it launches on Switch later this year. The first is called 'HELLO ABYSS', which essentially allows you to relive the anime while...
Game arrives on Switch this June
Update [Tue 12th Apr, 2022 01:35 BST]: Sega has now officially confirmed this Character Pack DLC for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will be coming this Summer. It will include six characters across a series of periodic updates. Sega will reveal more about this DLC in the coming months. The...
Random Japan's Capcom Café Is Hosting A Monster Hunter X Haikyuu! Event
Volleybombadgy
What more natural collaboration could there be between a monster-hunting video game and an anime series about volleyball? Don't answer that. It's rhetorical. Capcom has partnered with massively-popular anime Haikyuu to present Haikyuu/Monster Hunter Rise-themed food and collectibles in the Capcom Café Aeon Lake Town store and the...
News Save On Pac-Man, Anime Games & More In Bandai Namco's Switch eShop Spring Sale
Huge savings
Following on from Sega's massive spring sale, Bandai Namco is now running one on the Nintendo Switch eShop. There are all sorts of games currently available for cheaper prices. These range from Pac-Man, to anime games like Dragon Ball, Naruto, One Piece and even My Hero Academia. Other series like Taiko no Tatsujin and Digimon are also...
News Anime And Manga Series 'Made In Abyss' Is Coming To Nintendo Switch This Fall
Its first ever video game adaptation
Last May, we found out Akihito Tsukushi's long-running manga and anime series Made in Abyss would be coming to the Nintendo Switch. Now, in a new update, Spike Chunsoft and Chime Corporation have announced that the video game adaptation Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness will be arriving on the...
News Pokémon Is Airing A One-Hour Anime Special For The 25th Anniversary
Two new episodes arrive on April 1st
It seems Pokémon's 25th anniversary celebrations haven't ended just yet - with the animated series Pokémon Journeys announcing it will be airing a one-hour special in Japan on April 1st. This will line up with 25 years of the anime series, which originally debuted on the same date in 1997. This special will be...
News Bandai Namco Is Bringing JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R To Switch This Fall
To be continued...
Exciting news, JoJo fans! Bandai Namco has announced JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R. It's a remaster of the 2013/14 game and will include 50 characters from all arcs of the series. The character styling stays true to the manga artist Hirohiko Araki, and the voice actors from the anime series will return. In terms of...
News Crunchyroll Moves All Funimation Content Under One Banner
Creating the 'world's largest anime library'
Popular anime streaming service Crunchyroll recently launched on Nintendo Switch, with some positive first impressions to boot. Now, the service has gotten a heck of a lot bigger with the absorption of Funimation and most of its related content. The change is effective immediately, with the move...