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By J.D. Kelly  Based on Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga, One Piece is Netflix’s latest live action anime/manga adaptation. Live action anime adaptations definitely have a spotty record. I’ve definitely enjoyed some of the ones that have come out of Japan like As the Gods Will, the Assassination Classroom films, My Love Story, The Prince of Tennis and most parts of the Bakuman film that weren’t Eiji Nizuma. (They did my boy dirty).
 The anime Cowboy Bebop, directed by Shinichiro Watanabe, was originally broadcast back in 1998. Its stylish visuals and great music were a hit with viewers and the show went on to cross borders and become an instant classic in the eyes of many. This international popularity helped spur on further projects like a theatrical film and a live-action series on Netflix. Today we have details regarding a new 11-disc box set featuring music from across the series. Details can be found below.
 Comics and graphic novel publisher ABLAZE recently released previews of their upcoming November lineup, as well as details of their issues available this month. Details on all releases can be found below!
 Iconic Events recently announced that they will be bringing several hit anime movies to big screens around the country in the latest installment of AX Cinema Nights! Details on the movies, as well as their screening dates, can be found below!
By J.D. Kelly  Mr. Affable, YouTuber, Documentarian, Barry Chopsticks, Aspiring Pirate, iTunes charting musical artist, IronMouse, alternative theorist, swear-word missionary, snarky sarcastic British dickhead bumbling his way around Japan, Chris Broad of the Abroad in Japan YouTube channel has a lot of titles but with his new book also called Abroad in Japan, he can now add author to that list as well.
 GKIDS just announced its acquisition of North American distribution rights to The Boy And The Heron, the highly anticipated new film from the legendary Academy Award-winning Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Japan’s celebrated animation house, Studio Ghibli.
 Wednesday is usually the day that our friends at Seven Seas announce several manga and light novel acquisitions. Lately they've been moving more into the world of Danmei and they have three new Chinese novel series that they will be officially releasing in English for the first time! Details and more can be found below! (Note: All pictured covers are temporary.)
 It's once again that time of the week where our friends at Seven Seas outline some of their new license acquisitions, and this week they have five new manga titles, and one light novel series, for everyone to look forward to! Details, covers, and more for these titles can be seen below!
 Ⓒ Shuichi Shigeno, Kodansha / MF GHOST Production Committee Set to broadcast in October, the anime series MF GHOST is the successor to the beloved high-speed road race series Initial D. Now, it has been announced that voice actors Yu Serizawa and Himika Akaneya will work on the opening and ending theme songs respectively. Details on all these announcements can be found below.
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Original Soundtrack by JimmyThumb-P to Release on September 207/5/2023  Coinciding with the airing of the first episode of The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses, it was announced that the anime’s original soundtrack would be drop on September 20, with a rather unique schedule for release up to that date. Details on this can be found below!
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