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Top 20 Selling Manga for October 2024

These were the top 20 selling manga in October 2024, according to Circana: My Hero Academia Volume 39 by Kohei Horikoshi Berserk Hardcover Volume 1 by Kentarou Miura Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga Volume 1 by Katsura Ise and Takuma Yokota Uzumaki Omnibus by Junji Ito Chainsaw Man Volume 16 by Tatsuki Fujimoto Dandadan Volume 9 by Yukinobu…

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Kodansha Is Having a Dungeon Diving Digital Manga Sale

Team up with friends, dawn on your best equipment, and plunge into epic tales of daring quests with the Dungeon Diving digital manga sale. From monster battles in dungeon depths, to hidden treasures in the stars, and epic parties forming to take on the world, manga fans can save up to 50% off exciting series like: The Hero Life of a (Self-Proclaimed) “Mediocre” Demon, a hilarious mix of action…

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English Cast Announced for the Insomniacs After School Anime

The English cast has been announced for the Insomniacs After School anime: Adam Gibbs is Ganta Jad Saxton is Isaki Olivia Swasey is Anamizu Sean Patrick Judge is Dad Christie Guidry is Ganta��s Mom Brandon Hearnsberger is Haida Ty Mahany is Hakui Natalie Rial is Haya Annie Wild is Isaki’s Mom / Kani’s Mom Brittney Karbowski is Kanikawa Patricia Duran is Kurashiki Hilary Haag is Nono Himself is…

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Song Review: Kenshi Yonezu - "Azalea"

On November 18, 2024, J-pop artist Kenshi Yonezu released the music video for “Azalea,” which is being used as a theme song for the Netflix series Beyond Goodbye.

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Album Review: ZZ Top - "Eliminator"

This week's Retro Release Review takes a look back at ZZ Top's 1983 album, Eliminator.

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Manga Up! Global Adds The Elf and the Hunter's Item Atelier Manga

Square Enix’s Manga UP! Global service has added Umetarō Aoi’s The Elf and the Hunter’s Item Atelier manga in English. The manga is described as: An elven craftsman Magritte runs an atelier in the forest with Yura, a beloved human hunter in her exclusive employ. Though their lifespans and races differ, they live and work together, taking on commissions and crafting curious items one after…

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Lyricist Shuntaro Tanigawa Passes Away

Kyodo News has reported that prolific writer Shuntaro Tanigawa passed away on November 13, 2024 due to old age. He was 92 years old at the time of his passing. Tanigawa was born in Tokyo. He began writing poems in his teens, and published his first poetry collection, Nijū Oku Kōnen no Kodoku (Two Billion Light-Years of Solitude), when he was 20 in 1952. He provided the lyrics for the theme songs…

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Album Review: Erasure - "The Neon"

On August 21, 2020, Erasure released their 18th studio album, The Neon.

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My Hero Academia Is #1 on Circana's Top 20 Adult Graphic Novels List for October 2024

Manga volumes took 15 spots on Circana’s Adult Graphic Novels List for October 2024. My Hero Academia Volume 39 by Kohei Horikoshi (#1) Berserk Hardcover Volume 1 by Kentarou Miura (#2) Destroy All Humans. They Can’t Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga Volume 1 by Katsura Ise and Takuma Yokota (#3) Uzumaki Omnibus by Junji Ito (#4) Chainsaw Man Volume 16 by Tatsuki Fujimoto…

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Sara's Preliminary Opinion: Dragon Ball Daima

Surprise! Betcha weren’t expecting me to post another Preliminary Opinion video so soon! I began scripting this on the 16th of November, finished the scripting + recorded and began editing on the 17th of November, and finished the day I posted this (the 18th of November). To be honest, I really locked in today. Anyway, I hope you enjoy my ramblings in this video about Dragon Ball Daima. As per…

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Song Review: Ayaka Nanase - "Sayonara niwa Naranai"

On November 17, 2024, Japanese voice actress Ayaka Nanase released the music video for “Sayonara niwa Naranai” (which translates to “This won’t be good-bye”). The song is being used as the fifth ending theme for the Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! anime.

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The Haigakura Anime Postpones Its Eighth Episode Indefinitely

The official website for the Haigakura anime has announced that the eighth episode and onward have been delayed because the staff decided that it needs more time to maintain the series’ quality. Starting on November 25, 2024, the anime will rebroadcast the first six episodes weekly. The broadcast and streaming dates for the eighth episode have not yet been decided. The story is set in a secluded…

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The In Another World With My Smartphone Novel Series Ends

Writer Patora Fuyuhara posted the final two chapters and a “prologue” of their In Another World With My Smartphone novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on November 18, 2024. The series is described as: After a freak accident involving some lightning winds up zapping him dead, 15-year-old Mochizuki Touya wakes up to find himself face-to-face with God. “I am afraid to say that I have made…

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VIZ Media Releases the Bug Ego Manga Digitally in English

VIZ Media announced that it will release ONE and Kiyoto Shitara’s Bug Ego manga in English via its Shonen Jump service starting on November 18, 2024. The manga is described as: “Life hacks” take on a whole new meaning when two students exploit glitches that distort reality. ONE and Shitara published the first chapter of Bug Ego in the first volume of the Young Jump Dai Ichiwa magazine supplement…

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Song Review: Vitamin String Quartet featuring ThatViolaKid - "We Gotta Power"

On November 15, 2024, the Vitamin String Quartet released a collaboration with ThatViolaKid: a cover of “We Gotta Power,” the second opening theme for the Dragon Ball Z anime.

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Song of the Moment: Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

AeschTunes' Song of the Moment is "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!

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Ranma 1/2: Episode 7 - "Hot Competition"

Before the opening credits, there’s an introduction showing female Ranma on a swing with Ryoga, while the narrator explains about Ranma having a problem, and we see both of these characters being splashed with hot and cold water. It’s interesting to note that this is the first of these introductions that have appeared in the reboot that hasn’t included Akane. Obviously, she can’t be showing being…