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BLACK BLOOD Manga Review
If you are or have ever been a connoisseur of the clang-clang, rest assured that Kuku gets it, and has provided a book that delivers.
― The surface-level selling points of a story can often be all it needs. The premise of Hayate Kuku's BLACK BLOOD certainly lends itself to the potential of denser themes: the nature of the human soul, the validity of suppressed and manipulated emotions that make peopl...
Best New K-Comics to Read in June
Horror, self-aware isekai, and of course, romance - it's all here in our June K-Comics roundup. Come find your next read!
― June is traditionally the month of blushing brides, but that's not the case in the webtoon sphere – for some reason, there's a plethora of divorce comics premiering! Aiming for the Alimony, The Dukedom's Men Interfere with the Divorce, Leave Your Divorce to a Professional Lawyer...
Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Series Review
This story about an improbably cheerful witch under a deadly curse is hampered by dull early episodes and a cliffhanger which may not be resolved, but it's still enjoyable and worthwhile.
― In Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, the plucky title witch no sooner turned thirteen than she left home to make a living in a faraway town. Kiki, though, had it easy compared to Meg Raspberry, the heroine...
Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate Volume 1 Manga Review
This is the sort of series I fully expect to see evolve over its ten-volume run. It’s as much about learning comfort levels and respect as it is about learning who it is you are or want to be.
― Note: I will be using he/him pronouns in this review, since as of this volume, that's what Makoto uses. Gender can be a performance. Because of socially mandated gender norms, that's true even if you identify...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Jun 17-23
Thanks to another #1 spot in the weekly ranking, Apocalypse Hotel bumps down Kowloon Generic Romance to grab #3 in the cumulative. Will it stay like that for the final ranking next week?
― 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...
Unaware Atelier Meister Anime Series Review
The potential The Unaware Atelier Meister had makes it all the more disappointing that it turned out to be such a letdown.
― Overpowered anime protagonists are always in vogue and usually find themselves front and center of the anime zeitgeist. And yet, perhaps in part because of that, they've become dime-a-dozen, and it's a lot harder than it used to be for them to stand out, to say nothing of the e...
This Week in Games - Switch 2 Breakdown
Jean-Karlo got his hands on the newest console and is ready to give it a test drive.
― Welcome back, folks! I gave myself a much-needed five-day weekend last week, after having missed my chance to have one during December. I visited a local card shop for some Digimon, saw The Phoenician Scheme and Kpop Demon Hunters, even got some progress in on a Tekkaman Blade model kit I had been waiting for since...
ODDTAXI's Baku Kinoshita Wants to Take His Time in The Last Blossom
For his follow-up, The Last Blossom, Baku Kinoshita has crafted a feature film that's both strikingly different than ODDTAXI while being recognizably from the same creative mind.
― ODDTAXI was a singular piece of TV animation, a character drama that is crushingly sad but with enough magical realism to give it a sense of whimsy. It created a unique world filled with memorable and complex side characte...
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The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season aired in July 2023
― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series announced on Monday that the anime will have a second season. Suzunosuke drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement....
I Left My A-Rank Party TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season ended in 24th episode on Sunday
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Sunday that the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series is getting a second season. The first season aired its 24th and final episode on Sunday. The...
P.A. Works Reveals Original TV Anime Towa no Yugure for October Debut
Shūichirō Umeda, Yui Ishikawa, Ai Kayano star in anime where boy wakes from 200-year cold sleep to android proposing marriage
― P.A. Works and MBS revealed on Friday that P.A. Works is producing a new original television anime series titled Towa no Yugure that will premiere in October. The anime will air on MBS and TBS' "Super Animeism Turbo" programming block. "Project FT" is credited for the origin...
Morihiro Hayashi's Star of Beethoven Manga Ends
Manga about young piano prodigy with Beethoven as mentor launched on February 10
― This year's 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Morihiro Hayashi's Star of Beethoven (B no Seisen) manga, on Monday. VIZ Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publish the manga in English digitally. MANGA Plus describes the story:
The door of fate now opens... Piano pro...
'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals Hana Hishikawa as Lara
New visual, character visual for Lara also unveiled
― Kadokawa unveiled a new teaser visual and promotional video for the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime on Tuesday. The video reveals that Hana Hishikawa will play the titular character Lara and the series will air in 2026. Kadokawa also unveiled a visual of Lara (seen below). Goodbye, Lara tells a tale similar to Hans Christian Andersen'...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2026
Crunchyroll to stream series worldwide excluding Asia
― Toho Animation announced on Monday the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga will get a second season in 2026. The company made the announcement following the airing of the final episode of season 1. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide out...
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake Game Previews Olivier in Videos
Game launches worldwide September 19 for Switch, PS5, PC via Steam.
― GungHo Online Entertainment and Nihon Falcom started streaming trailers for the Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Sora no Kiseki the 1st) game, the remake of the original The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky game, previewing the English and Japanese voice lines for Olivier last Friday. English Olivier Trailer Japanese Olivier Trail...
BLACK BLOOD Manga Review
If you are or have ever been a connoisseur of the clang-clang, rest assured that Kuku gets it, and has provided a book that delivers.
― The surface-level selling points of a story can often be all it needs. The premise of Hayate Kuku's BLACK BLOOD certainly lends itself to the potential of denser themes: the nature of the human soul, the validity of suppressed and manipulated emotions that make peopl...
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 13
There are things Loli could do to make herself less stereotypically cute, but she doesn't want to compromise herself to become a hero.
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes #13 [rate]
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Best New K-Comics to Read in June
Horror, self-aware isekai, and of course, romance - it's all here in our June K-Comics roundup. Come find your next read!
― June is traditionally the month of blushing brides, but that's not the case in the webtoon sphere – for some reason, there's a plethora of divorce comics premiering! Aiming for the Alimony, The Dukedom's Men Interfere with the Divorce, Leave Your Divorce to a Professional Lawyer...
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Summer Pockets #13 [rate]
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Please, Yostar Pictures, just let this show die. I'll read the manga, I promise. You don't need to hold Fighter D and his friends hostage anymore.
The Great Dr. STONE Battle Craft X Giveaway Week 5
It's week 5 of 6 in our Dr. STONE Battle Craft Giveaway! We're still giving away $2000 of awesome Dr. STONE merchandise to people who enter!
― Dr. STONE Needs you! We are calling on all Dr. STONE fans to mobilize and support the official Dr. STONE Battlecraft X account (@dsbc_staff_en). 18 people who heed this call to arms will be rewarded with their choice of one US$100 prize package from the list b...
Experience Live Boxing Action at Hajime no Ippo's 1st 'Dynamite Glove' Event on November 18
7 live boxing matches to take place at manga's real-life boxing venue Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with appearance by Joji Morikawa
― You have read the manga, watched the anime, and this year, fans can get a chance to experience the world of Joji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga through a live boxing event titled "Dynamite Glove 2025," on November 18 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall — the real-life venue where many...
Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ SERIES FINALE
In a show full of mysteries (the most important of which have all been – mostly – satisfyingly resolved), the most enduring mystery is Kujirai B herself.
Lazarus ‒ SERIES FINALE
I doubt it will take very much time before the entire world agrees to collectively shrug its shoulders and pretend that this misbegotten anime never existed in the first place.
Webtoon Partners with Saturday AM Brand to Publish Comic Series in Vertical-Scroll Format This Fall
1st wave of vertically reformatted titles to include Clock Striker, Apple Black, Hammer
― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on Wednesday a new partnership with Saturday AM, the inclusive comics brand known for championing BIPOC creators. The collaboration will bring a slate of Saturday AM's top series to WEBTOON's English-language platform beginning this fall. The first wave of vertically reformatted ...
The Prince of Tennis II: RisingBeat Smartphone Game Ends Service in Japan on August 31
Rhythm action game launched in Japan in 2017
― The official Japanese website for The Prince of Tennis II: RisingBeat (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama Rising Beat) smartphone game announced on Monday that the game will end service on August 31 at 3:00 p.m. JST. As of Monday, purchase of the game's in-app currency "Paid Beat Stones" and "TeniRabi Fan Club" has ended. Players with unused Paid Beat Stones will b...
Twin Engine, Straight Edge's 'Anime de Sekai e' Literary Contest Announces Winners
Puri's [Watashi no Ofuru de Waruin dakedo] to Okaa-sama (Heroine) ni Torimaki o Oshitsukerare, Totsuida Henkyō demo Yome Atsukai Saremasen ga, Okage de Jiyū ni Ikiraremasu! story wins grand prize
― Twin Engine and Straight Edge's "Anime de Sekai e! Shōsetsu Taishō" (literally: Anime to the World! Novel Prize, titled "Aniseka Novel Award" for short) literary award announced its winners on Monday. Puri...
Given The Movie: To the Sea Anime Streams on Crunchyroll
2nd of 2 franchise sequel films streams in N. America, Central America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, CIS
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added Eiga Given: Umi e (Given The Movie: To the Sea), the second film in the two-part sequel anime film project based on Natsuki Kizu's Given manga. The anime is streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Europe...
K Manga Adds Solo Camping for Two, Dekin no Mogura in English
Both manga have TV anime adaptations premiering in July
― Kodansha USA's K MANGA subscription service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday and Thursday that it has added Yūdai Debata's Solo Camping for Two (Futari Solo Camp) manga and Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura (The Banned Mole, or The Banned Mogura) manga in English. Debata launched the Solo Camping for Two manga in Kodansha's Evenin...
Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible's Nene Yukimori Launches New Manga on July 3
Yukimori to launch Osananananajimi manga about close childhood friends who grew apart in high school
― This year's 30th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that manga author Nene Yukimori (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) will launch a new manga titled Osananananajimi in the magazine's next issue on July 3. The new manga's story centers on childhood friends Yūichi Momo...
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season aired in July 2023
― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series announced on Monday that the anime will have a second season. Suzunosuke drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement....
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Lazarus #13 [rate]
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Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Series Review
This story about an improbably cheerful witch under a deadly curse is hampered by dull early episodes and a cliffhanger which may not be resolved, but it's still enjoyable and worthwhile.
― In Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, the plucky title witch no sooner turned thirteen than she left home to make a living in a faraway town. Kiki, though, had it easy compared to Meg Raspberry, the heroine...
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One Piece #1134 [rate]
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 13
While I'm not excited to return to monster of the week shenanigans, this is a good example of that formula firing on all cylinders.
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! #24 [rate]
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ SEASON FINALE
Nothing says “I’m a demon masquerading as a butler” like those torture devices he crams in Sieglinde and Wolfram’s mouths.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 13
There are only ten more chapters in Anne of Avonlea, and I don’t expect Anne Shirley to take more than two episodes to wrap it up.
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Anime Unveils 2nd Promo Video, Additional Cast
Akira Sekine joins cast of July 6 anime
― Happinet revealed the second promotional video and additional cast for the television anime of Fehu Kazuno's Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin (Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku) isekai fantasy light novel on Sunday. The video previews the ending theme song "more than W" by ...
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 47
Loulan always knew it had to end this way.
Roll Over and Die TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Key Visual
Ayaka Nanase plays Flum Apricot in anime premiering in 2026
― The staff of the television anime based on writer kiki and illustrator Kinta's ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (“Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kateru to Omou na” to Yūsha Party o Tsuihō Sareta node, Ōto de Kimama ni Kurashitai) light novel series revealed the anime's promotional video, cast, and ...
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SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble #12 [rate]
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Hotel Inhumans Anime Casts Kōki Uchiyama
Uchiyama plays an assassin in episode 1 on July 6
― The official website for the television anime of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga unveiled on Sunday the episode visual, teaser promotional video, and cast member for the anime's upcoming first episode titled "Sister Sister." 🛎request「シスター・シスター」特報PV🛎request「シスター・シスター」特報PVを公開しました！二人のコンシェルジュと、シャオとの一期一の物語をぜひお楽しみください🖊◆YouTubehttps://t.co/IM7cfsajNH#ホテル・...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Anime's New Teaser Confirms 2nd Part's October Debut
Anime's 1st part premiered on April 6
― The television anime of Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga, based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, ended its 13th episode on Sunday with a teaser promotional video for the anime's second cours (quarter of a year). The teaser confirms the second part's October premiere. The anime premiered on April 6 on TBS and 27 of its affiliates an...
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Witch Watch #13 [rate]
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray #13 [rate]
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My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 Anime Reveals Main Trailer Video, 2 New Cast
Ayumu Murase, Shōhei Komatsu join cast
― The official website for the second anime season based on Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) manga revealed the new season's main visual and promotional video, and two new cast members on Sunday. The video previews the opening theme song "Ao to Kirameki" by Spira Spica, and the ending theme song "Kawaii Kaiwai" by PiKi. The...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #21 [rate]
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Live-Action Kowloon Generic Romance Film Reveals Anime 'Crossover' Video
August 29 film's star Riho Yoshioka had surprise cameo in anime
― The staff for the upcoming live-action film of Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga streamed a new crossover promotional video between the film and the earlier anime on Sunday, after the final anime episode aired. The staff also announced that the live-action film's star Riho Yoshioka played the goldfish Success in the anime. T...
Summer Pockets TV Anime Gets Compilation Film on August 15
Announcement made during visual novel's 7th anniversary livestream
― The seventh anniversary livestream for Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel announced on Saturday that the game's television anime will have a compilation film that will open throughout Japan on August 15. Netflix will also start streaming the television series on August 8, but the staff did not specify if the streaming wou...
Live-Action Akira Film Rights Revert From Warner Back to Kodansha
Plans first reported in 2002 with writers, directors behind Blade, Rogue One, Iron Man, Menace II Society, Harry Potter, Thor: Ragnarok developing on & off
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The Hollywood Reporter wrote on Friday that Warner Bros. has released the rights for its planned live-action film of Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira manga after over two decades of intermittent development. The outlet also reported that the rights have...
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To Be Hero X #13 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 16-22
Your Forma ranks at #10 with 2.4% rating, The Dinner Table Detective finale earns 2.7%
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Friday, June 20 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.8% rating. A separate episode aired on Tuesday, June 17 at 12:45 p.m. and earned an 11.9% rating....
Valkyrae's HiHi Studios Debuts Sci-Fi Webtoon Bad Influence
Series is now live on WEBTOON with new episodes launching every Thursday
― HiHi Studios, the manga- and anime-focused company co-founded by game streamer and YouTuber Rachell "Valkyrae" Hofstetter, launched on Friday the webtoon Bad Influence, a neon-drenched sci-fi thriller created in collaboration with start-up studio Otherly Productions. Now live on WEBTOON with new episodes launching every Thurs...
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Classic★Stars #13 [rate]
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Food for the Soul #12 [rate]
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Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter #1 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party #24 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season ended in 24th episode on Sunday
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Sunday that the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series is getting a second season. The first season aired its 24th and final episode on Sunday. The...
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mono #12 [rate]
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Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate Volume 1 Manga Review
This is the sort of series I fully expect to see evolve over its ten-volume run. It’s as much about learning comfort levels and respect as it is about learning who it is you are or want to be.
― Note: I will be using he/him pronouns in this review, since as of this volume, that's what Makoto uses. Gender can be a performance. Because of socially mandated gender norms, that's true even if you identify...
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc #13 [rate]
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Kowloon Generic Romance #13 [rate]
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Naver Webtoon's AI-Based Character Chat Surpasses 100 Million Messages
Paid messages made up 41% of all interactions in May
― NAVER Webtoon's AI-powered service ‘Character Chat’ has exceeded 100 million messages exchanged as of one year after its launch. The feature allows users to engage in real-time conversations with popular webtoon characters and has proven especially popular among teens and young adults. Launched in June 2024 as an experimental feature within the ...
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film's New Trailer Reveals Theme Song Artists Aimer, LiSA
Aimer performs "Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai," LiSA performs "Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake"
― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train anime film aired again on Fuji TV in Japan on Saturday, and it ended with the full trailer for the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy. The trailer announces that both Aimer and LiSA are contributing theme songs for t...
Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 ‒ SERIES FINALE
Aharen-san is always surprising me. And true to form, yeah, that was not the ending I expected.
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Anne Shirley #13 [rate]
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Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter Anime Reveals 6 More Cast Members
Yūya Uchida, Hana Satō, Junichi Suwabe, more join cast for series debuting on Sunday
― The staff for the television anime of Riku Nanano and illustrator cura's Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter (Kōjo Denka no Kateikyōshi) light novel series revealed six more cast members on Saturday. The new cast includes (from left to right in top row, then middle and bottom rows): Yūya Uchida as The Professor
Ha...
Rock is a Lady's Modesty ‒ SEASON FINALE
These four girls basically bang each other on stage so passionately that a packed audience of women sees it and concludes, “hey, we should try that.
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Case Closed #1167 [rate]
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Silent Witch Anime Posts 1st 3 Minutes, New Cast Member, Opening Song Info
Ai Kayano voices Claudia, the "walking library"
― Aniplex presented the first three minutes of footage, the second special visual, another cast member, and information on the opening theme song for the anime of author Matsuri Isora and artist Nanna Fujimi's Silent Witch (Silent Witch: Chinmoku no Majo no Kakushigoto) light novel series during a livestream on Saturday. The new visual presents Monica a...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend #13 [rate]
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Cowboy Bebop Director Shinichiro Watanabe Names 100 All Time Best Movies
The #1 spot goes to a martial arts classic
― Anime director Shinichiro Watanabe released a new book, Watanabe Shinichiro no Sekai Cowboy Bebop Kara Lazarus Made (Shinichiro Watanabe's World: From Cowboy Bebop to Lazarus), to chronicle his work on several anime titles on Thursday. Included in the final pages is a list of Watanabe's top 100 movies. Bruce Lee's 1973 classic Enter the Dragon takes the to...
Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ‒ SEASON FINALE
While their experiences together have left scars both literal and metaphorical, these are simply signs of growth and their feelings for one another.
The Summer 2025 Anime Trailer Watch Party with Vantacrow!
The stream goes live at 6pm PDT/9pm EDT!
Sponsored by Crunchyroll. ― The Anime News Network Trailer Watch Party crew is excited to welcome NIJISANJI EN VTuber Vantacrow Bringer to this season's stream! Vantacrow is the hero the team needs to face this season's 70-trailer challenge on Friday, June 27. You can join us and chat live on YouTube and X while discovering your next anime obsession. The stre...
Sponsored by Crunchyroll. ― The Anime News Network Trailer Watch Party crew is excited to welcome NIJISANJI EN VTuber Vantacrow Bringer to this season's stream! Vantacrow is the hero the team needs to face this season's 70-trailer challenge on Friday, June 27. You can join us and chat live on YouTube and X while discovering your next anime obsession. The stre...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 22-28
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3, The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained To Death By The Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible anime; Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, The Heroic Tale of the Villainous Prince manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the week of July 6-12, and may also be off next week. Either way, the article will retu...
Survey: Uniquely Japanese Products
From samurai swords to pop art and Japanese watches to kitchen knives, which Japanese products most interest you?
Evangelion CG Animator Yusuke Matsui to Announce Khara's New Anime Short on July 4
Matsui to present new short at Japan Expo in Paris, France
― Studio Khara revealed on Friday that Yusuke Matsui (CG animator and CG animation director for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time) will announce a new anime short at this year's Japan Expo event in Paris, France on July 4 at 11:00 a.m. (18:00 JST). Matsui was a CG animation director for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, Gravity R...
McDonald's Commercials Go Nostalgic With Maison Ikkoku, Macross, Orange Road
Relive iconic romance & dining scenes from 1980s anime
― McDonald's Japan previewed a new set of commercials for its Big Mac “Let's smile tomorrow, then and now” campaign on Friday. The commercials feature iconic scenes from 1980s anime Maison Ikkoku, The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love?, and Kimagure Orange Road. The commercials also revive Japan's 1980s Coca-Cola jingle “I f...
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The Apothecary Diaries #47 [rate]
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Film Reveals Non-Credit Opening, Additional Cast, Visual
Film opened in Japan on Friday
― The official website for the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved (Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon: Samishigariya no Ryū) anime film revealed the non-credit opening and additional cast on Friday. fhána performs the opening theme song "Namida no Parade" (Parade of Tears). Shinya Takahashi (pictured below on left) and Azusa Tadokoro (below on...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Jun 17-23
Thanks to another #1 spot in the weekly ranking, Apocalypse Hotel bumps down Kowloon Generic Romance to grab #3 in the cumulative. Will it stay like that for the final ranking next week?
― 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...
Unaware Atelier Meister Anime Series Review
The potential The Unaware Atelier Meister had makes it all the more disappointing that it turned out to be such a letdown.
― Overpowered anime protagonists are always in vogue and usually find themselves front and center of the anime zeitgeist. And yet, perhaps in part because of that, they've become dime-a-dozen, and it's a lot harder than it used to be for them to stand out, to say nothing of the e...
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Teogonia #12 [rate]
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend Anime's Promo Video, Visual Previews 2nd Part
2nd part begins on Saturday
― The official website for YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA), the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, revealed on Friday a new promotional video and visual for the show's second cours (quarter of a year). The website also streamed a recap video for the first cours: The second cours begins on Saturday. Sayaka Senbongi joi...
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Takopi's Original Sin #1 [rate]
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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Anime's Teaser Trailer Reveals April 2026 Premiere
Chihiro Kumano to direct 2nd season
― The official website for the television anime of Saekisan's The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken) light novel series unveiled a teaser trailer for the the second season, and it reveals the staff and April 2026 premiere. Chihiro Kumano (The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei) is directi...
This Week in Games - Switch 2 Breakdown
Jean-Karlo got his hands on the newest console and is ready to give it a test drive.
― Welcome back, folks! I gave myself a much-needed five-day weekend last week, after having missed my chance to have one during December. I visited a local card shop for some Digimon, saw The Phoenician Scheme and Kpop Demon Hunters, even got some progress in on a Tekkaman Blade model kit I had been waiting for since...
ODDTAXI's Baku Kinoshita Wants to Take His Time in The Last Blossom
For his follow-up, The Last Blossom, Baku Kinoshita has crafted a feature film that's both strikingly different than ODDTAXI while being recognizably from the same creative mind.
― ODDTAXI was a singular piece of TV animation, a character drama that is crushingly sad but with enough magical realism to give it a sense of whimsy. It created a unique world filled with memorable and complex side characte...
Emaqi Service Releases Dealing With Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze Manga in English
1st 2 volumes available to read for free for limited time
― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Friday that its emaqi e-bookstore service has added Aya Hirakawa's Dealing With Mikadono Sisters is a Breeze (Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi) romantic comedy manga in English. The first two volumes are available now, and are available to read for free for a limited time. emaqi describes ...
Arknights: Rise from Ember TV Anime Reveals Opening Sequence Video
ReoNa performs opening theme for series debuting on July 4
― The staff for Arknights: Rise from Ember, the third television anime season based on Chinese developer Hypergryph's Arknights mobile game, revealed the anime's opening sequence video on Friday. ReoNa performs the opening theme song "End of Days." The anime will debut on July 4 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, and will also air later that evening ...
P.A. Works Reveals Original TV Anime Towa no Yugure for October Debut
Shūichirō Umeda, Yui Ishikawa, Ai Kayano star in anime where boy wakes from 200-year cold sleep to android proposing marriage
― P.A. Works and MBS revealed on Friday that P.A. Works is producing a new original television anime series titled Towa no Yugure that will premiere in October. The anime will air on MBS and TBS' "Super Animeism Turbo" programming block. "Project FT" is credited for the origin...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual, U.S. Debut at Otakon
Manga creator Sai Naekawa, manga editor Takumi Kamemaru, more to attend August event in Washington D.C.
― Pony Canyon revealed a new video and visual on Friday for the television anime of Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga. The below video has English subtitles that can be toggled on. The anime will have a stage event at Japan Expo Paris on July 5, and...