Our Sources

AUTOMATON WEST brings Japanese game-industry reporting to English readers, from developer interviews to platform and payment policy changes.

AniTrendz tracks anime news and weekly popularity charts, with quick coverage of trailers, key visuals and cast announcements.

Anime Corner publishes daily anime news, seasonal popularity rankings and fan polls, including romance and romcom coverage.

Anime Feminist publishes anime essays, reviews and reader discussion posts.

Anime Herald publishes anime industry interviews and features.

Anime Hunch is a smaller outlet covering anime news and industry commentary.

One of the longest-running English-language anime news outlets, reporting anime, manga, games, light novel and industry news since 1998.

Anime UK News covers UK anime and manga releases and publishes manga volume reviews.

The anime section of CBR, a large entertainment site.

The editorial news service of the Crunchyroll streaming platform, with anime announcements, trailers, simulcast schedules and event coverage.

Gematsu reports Japanese game news, visual novel releases and trailers, with thorough event coverage.

The news desk of MyAnimeList, the largest anime and manga database community, covering anime announcements, casts, staff and broadcast schedules.

Noisy Pixel covers Japanese and indie games; we follow its visual novel news, including release and localization announcements from publishers such as MangaGamer, Shiravune, JAST Blue and Frontwing.

Otaku News is a UK site covering anime, manga and fan event news.

Sekai Project publishes visual novels such as NEKOPARA in English and posts release and merchandise news.

Siliconera covers Japanese and Asian video games, JRPGs and visual novels, along with related anime, manga and figure news.

SoraNews24 reports offbeat news from Japan, including anime, manga and video game stories.

oprainfall reviews and reports on JRPGs, visual novels and otome games.

Official news of AUGUST, the Japanese adult visual novel brand behind Fortune Arterial and Aiyoku no Eustia and the browser game Iris Mysteria!: releases, sales, anniversaries and goods. Published in Japanese; our pages show an English translation.

Official news of AliceSoft, the Japanese adult game brand behind Rance, Dohna Dohna and Choukou Taisen: game updates, releases, sales, goods and events. Published in Japanese; our pages show an English translation.

Ascendent Animation is a US studio that produces English dubs of mature and uncensored anime, largely for the OceanVeil streaming service; its news page announces new licenses, dub casts and premiere dates.

Steam news hub of Cherry Kiss Games, an English publisher of adult visual novels.

EroEro News is an English-language hentai news site covering adult anime OVA announcements, trailers and monthly release schedules from Japanese studios.

Fuwanovel is a community hub for visual novel fans, publishing English VN news, release roundups and reviews of adult and all-ages titles.

The blog of long-running Japanese import shop J-List, reporting ecchi and romance anime news, seasonal guides and adult anime release news.

News from Kagura Games, an English publisher of Japanese adult RPGs and visual novels, covering release dates and new title announcements.

Press releases of Kill Time Communication on PR TIMES: the adult-leaning manga and novel labels 2D Dream, Comic Unreal and Comic Valkyrie, and the Kimicomi web manga site. Published in Japanese; our pages show an English translation.

The official news of the Japanese adult anime label Lune Pictures (with the Bunnywalker and Antekinusu labels): new hentai OVA announcements, release dates and download launches. Published in Japanese; our pages show an English translation.

Official news of Madosoft, the Japanese adult visual novel brand: sample CGs, voice samples, release news and goods. Published in Japanese; our pages show an English translation.

The staff blog of MangaGamer, an English publisher of Japanese visual novels and adult games, with release dates, localization updates and translator columns.

Steam news hub of Mango Party, a publisher of adult games from Asian indie studios: store pages, releases, DLC and events.

NookGaming reviews visual novels and eroge and reports occasional publisher announcements.

Steam news hub of Nutaku Publishing, the publishing label of the adult game platform Nutaku: launches, DLC and events of its adult games.

Steam news hub of OTAKU Plan and its HENTAI Plan label, a publisher of adult games: release dates, launches and sales.

Sankaku Complex covers games and Japanese pop culture news with an ecchi slant.

Shiravune is the English label of DMM/Johren for Japanese adult visual novels such as Dokyusei 2 and Amakano 3.

Steam news hub of Shiravune, the English adult visual novel and RPG label of DMM/Johren: releases, sales and wishlist news.

The Fandom Post is a long-running US anime and manga review site; we follow only its hentai tag, which covers licensed English hentai: FAKKU hentai manga releases and reviews, and Kitty Media / Media Blasters and OceanVeil adult anime releases.

Steam news hub of TopHouse Publishing, a publisher of Western 3D adult games: development updates, DLC and releases.

Official press releases of WWWave Corporation on PR TIMES: AnimeFesta streaming exclusives, uncut and premium versions of late-night TV anime, and productions of the Deregula anime label. Published in Japanese; our pages show an English translation.