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Pro Overwatch Player Bischu Talks Anime Ahead of Playoffs

by Jacki Jing, Sep 3rd 2020

Los Angeles Gladiators professional Overwatch player Bischu is gearing up for the league playoffs on today. Anime News Network's Jacki Jing caught up with 26-year-old D.Va and Roadhog player ahead of the team's match for a quick anime-flavored intermission.

What's Bischu's favorite anime? Favorite villain? Favorite hero? Check out our interview to find out!

You can see Bischu and the rest of the Overwatch League compete in the 2020 playoffs starting this Thursday. All matches are broadcast live on the Overwatch League's YouTube channel.

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Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025

May 7, 19:37

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Anime will star Hiroshi Kamiya, Kotaro Nishiyama, Kotaro Nishiyama ― Distribution company Remow announced on Tuesday that Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise manga will get a television anime in 2025. The company revealed the trailer, key visual, and main cast for the anime. The anime's cast includes: Kazuki Ura as Shiki Ichinose, the protagonist who inherits the blood of an Oni. Sh...

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This Week in Anime - Will We Ever Know Why Anime Get Cancelled?

May 7, 09:00

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Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations, from the Yuri on Ice movie to the second half of Stars Align. ― Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations from the second half of Stars Align to the 2007 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood movie. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Apr 1-28

May 6, 23:40

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Welcome to the rankings for the Spring 2024 season! The perfect place to check out which hidden gems might have flown under your radar. ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated ...

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The Spring 2024 Manga Guide

May 6, 12:54

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The final Spring 2024 Manga Guide update includes not-yet-released series from this month, including Sword Art Online Re:Aincrad,Bungo Stray Dogs: The Official Comic Anthology, A Sign of Affection and more. ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2024 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it a...

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Producer Masakazu Kubo on Making an Anime for Hardcore Golf Fans

May 6, 09:00 anime

Producer Masakazu Kubo shares the animation team's dedication to realism, including bringing in a pro golfer to produce the anime's sound effects. ― 64-year-old Masakazu Kubo has been planning and producing anime for decades. He's had a major hand in everything from Pokémon and Detective Conan to Teasing Master Takagi-san and Dorohedoro. Recently, he sat down with us to talk about Tonbo!, his attemp...

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Bakemonogatari Manga Artist 'Oh! great' Launches New Manga

May 4, 12:54

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Kaijin Fugeki manga launches on May 29 ― Manga creator Oh! great announced on Tuesday that he will launch a new manga titled Kaijin Fugeki in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine on May 29. A Twitter account for the manga also debuted on the same day. Oh! great launched a manga adaptation of NisiOisin's Bakemonogatari novels (pictured at right) in Weekly Shonen Magazine in March 2018, and ended it in Ma...