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The Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Jump Festa 2025 stage event today confirmed that the anime's second season will begin airing in April 2025 . The stage event also revealed that Nao Toyama (Rin in Laid-Back Camp ) will voice Riku Tamanaha, a socially awkward gyaru transfer student. Related: Aharen-san wa Hakarenai TV Anime Returns for Season 2 Based on the manga by Denki-gai creator Asato Mizu, Yasutaka Yamamoto ( Nekopara ) and Tomoe Makino ( Kotaro Lives Alone ) direct Aharen-san wa Hakarenai at studio Felix Film, with series composition by Takao Yoshioka ( Horimiya ), character designs by Yuko Yahiro ( Kaguya-sama: Love is War ) and music by Satoru Kosaki and Monaca ( Hitoribocchi no Marumaruseikatsu ) . Crunchyroll currently streams the first season and describes the story: Socially awkward Aharen-san has personal boundary issues, either getting too close or too far from her classmates. When fellow student Raido picks up an eraser she drops, Aharen-san decides they’re now best friends. Whether studying,...

In an era when anime’s global appeal is soaring, the thought of Hayao Miyazaki’s potential retirement already sends ripples of uncertainty across the industry. Miyazaki; the creative genius behind Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, and many more Studio Ghibli films, has long been regarded as the guardian of meaningful storytelling in anime.

Chihiro from Spirited Away | Credit: Studio Ghibli

However, one particular element of anime will suffer a great loss if Miyazaki really retires: the depiction of empowered and dynamic female characters. With industry giants like Eiichiro Oda and Tite Kubo embracing narratives filled with battles and often leaning into hypersexualized portrayals of female characters, the absence of Miyazaki’s voice could leave a void in anime that no one is ready to fill.

Hayao Miyazaki’s world: Female portrayal done right

One of Hayao Miyazaki‘s greatest contributions to anime is his portrayal of female protagonists who...

Hiro Mashima, the celebrated creator of Fairy Tail, an anime that has captured the attention of audiences across the world, has always been candid about his creative journey. This includes the challenges he faced when adapting his manga into an anime.

Natsu and Happy | Credits: A-1 Pictures

In a surprising revelation, during an interview, Mashima admitted that he initially lacked an understanding of voice acting. He did not know anything and overlooked the importance of voice actors, their casting, and their subsequent role in anime storytelling.

This acknowledgment came with his explanation of how his perception changed and how collaboration with the voice cast significantly shaped Fairy Tail into the beloved series it is today.

Hiro Mashima thought voice acting was not important

Mashima’s Fairy Tail was already a raging phenomenon before it got adapted into anime. The author’s introduction to the art of voice acting began during the casting process.

The Berlin International Film Festival has unveiled the first wave of titles for its 75th edition, including features in its Panorama, Berlinale Special and Generation strands.

An initial 12 titles have been revealed for Panorama, of which eight are world premieres. These include Paul, a documentary by Canadian filmmaker Denis Cote, who has played in competition at Berlin four times with titles including Vic + Flo Saw A Bear and That Kind Of Summer. His latest follows a man struggling with social anxiety who finds refuge in serving women who invite him to clean their homes.

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The One Who Got Away is a romantic notion that’s been widely propagated by pop culture cinema. And for good reason, as heartfelt drama and compelling conflicts arise authentically from these confrontations with fate. Director-co-writer Baltasar Kormákur’s “Touch,” based on Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson’s novel of the same name, expands on this swoon-worthy idea, elegantly crafting an achingly poignant story centered on an elderly man searching for his true love amidst a time of uncertainty. This gentle, unfussy romance contains a heart-clutching finale that’s as classically restrained as it is emotionally resounding.

Kristofer (Egill Ólafsson) lives a lonely life on the chilly seaside of Iceland since the death of his wife years prior. His days consist of singing in a men’s choir, chatting on the phone with his overbearing daughter Sonja (Harpa Elísa Þórsdóttir), owning a restaurant in his sleepy village and returning to the sad,...

In the premiere episode of “World Eats Bread,” viewers are taken on a delectable journey through San Francisco’s artisan baking scene. Titled “Sourdough in San Francisco,” the episode delves into the city’s rich history with sourdough bread, showcasing how this iconic bread has become a staple in the region’s culinary culture. From the tangy aroma to the perfectly crusty exterior, viewers will get an up-close look at the flour power that sourdough holds in the hearts of San Franciscans.

Set to air at 10:00 Pm on Sunday, June 2, 2024, on National Geographic, this episode promises to tantalize the taste buds and ignite a passion for artisanal baking. As the cameras roll through the bustling streets of San Francisco, viewers will be introduced to master bakers who have dedicated their lives to perfecting the art of sourdough. Through their expertise and dedication, these bakers have elevated sourdough bread to...

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the next Games of Thrones spinoff, is coming together, and George R.R. Martin took to his blog to tease that it will have a “much different tone” from the previous shows.

“The Hedge Knight will be a lot shorter than Game of Thrones or House of the Dragon, with a much different tone… but it’s still Westeros, so no one is truly safe,” Martin wrote. “I hope to visit the shoot come July, when I swing by Belfast on my way to the worldcon in Glasgow. The show will make its debut next year… and if it does well, The Sworn Sword and The Mystery Knight will follow. By which time I hope to have finished some more Dunk & Egg stories.“

Related Game of Thrones spin-off The Hedge Knight has cast Dunk and Egg

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Series is a spin-off from auteur’s film trilogy of ’Pot Luck’, ’Russian Dolls’ and ’Chinese Puzzle.’

”It would have been impossible to imagine 20 years ago,” says acclaimed French writer-director Cedric Klapisch of showrunning a TV series based on his feature trilogy that began with Pot Luck in 2002, and was followed by Russian Dolls in 2005 and Chinese Puzzle in 2013.

“When I made Pot Luck I never thought I’d make a sequel,” he says. “I never imagined it would become the work of a lifetime.”

Greek Salad is an eight-episode spin-off produced by Klapisch and Bruno Levy’s Ce Qui Me Meut for Amazon France.

Refresh for updates President Donald Trump’s self-pitying, finger-pointing series of tweets this morning accusing San Juan Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz of “poor leadership” and being “nasty to Trump” have drawn even harsher-than-usual criticism from Beltway pundits and Hollywood/New York celebrities.

“Poor leadership would be hiding at a country club golfing while fellow Americans are suffering and dying,” tweeted Morning Joe‘s Joe Scarborough. Hamilton playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda, in one of a string of tweets, said, “You’re going straight to hell, @realDonaldTrump. “No long lines for you.” (See the tweets below.)

Trump’s latest tweet from his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, came this afternoon as criticism to his earlier messages mounted: “Despite the Fake News Media in conjunction with the Dems, an amazing job is being done in Puerto Rico. Great people!”

The president began the morning castigating Cruz and others on the hurricane-devastated island who...