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Answerman - Will the Recent U.S. Tariffs Affect Home Video and Collectible Prices?

What will happen to Blu-ray prices when one of the largest production factories is in Mexico? What about collectible anime goods produced in China? Jerome shares the stark effects the tariffs can have on collectors and consumers. ― The news asks: Will the recent U.S. tariffs affect home video and collectible prices? You are correct. On February 1st the new US administration announced its intention t...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 5-11

Isekai series are having a good week, with Solo Leveling and Zenshu taking the first 2 spots and propelling themselves in the cumulative. Check out our weekly user rankings! ― 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 that these r...
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Macross 7 Episodes 27-52 Anime Streaming Review

Say what you like about Macross 7, it sticks to its guns from beginning to end with a consistency of tone and intention that’s admirable. ― Compared to watching modern anime's shorter single-season lengths, completing a watch-through of Macross 7's fifty-two episodes feels like a real achievement. Forty-nine of those were broadcast on TV weekly, without a break, from October 2004 until September 2005...
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Your Forma Volumes 1-3 Novel Review

Your Forma’s first three volumes are, on the whole, excellent. A perfect blend of science fiction and mystery, the stories deal with strong plots and characters that are constantly growing. ― Mystery as a genre doesn't always intersect well with speculative areas of fiction like fantasy or sci-fi. Most people will tell you that's because mystery is rooted in logic and fact-finding, things that can be...
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Manga Review

Everything in Mecha-Ude Volume 1 is so close to the anime that, at times, it almost feels like reading through storyboards. ― During Fall 2024, here on ANN, I reviewed studio TriF's debut anime series Mecha-Ude as it aired weekly. Overall it was a great 12-episode show, densely packed with enough plot to fuel a series twice its length, elevated by wonderfully kinetic action animation heavily influenc...
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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon The Super Live Stage Performance Review

Coming to North America next month, reporter Asha Bardon calls the Sailor Moon The Super Live performance a "brilliant" mix of light show, dialogue, interpretive dance, and circus skills. ― How do you condense the first arc of a best-selling, beloved magical girl manga into ninety minutes with less than twenty performers and time left for a musical encore? Surprisingly well, actually. English Sailor ...
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This Week in Games - Himmel The Hero Would Have Liked the Sony State of Play...

Get the lowdown on Sony's State of Play and its major gaff after an outage left its consoles mostly useless. Plus an unexpected Frieren collab! ― Welcome back, folks! We hope you enjoyed last week's segment on American games getting censored in Japan; the segment was brainstormed by our colleague Jacki Jing, who will make a short video about the matter on Anime News Network's socials. Keep an eye out...
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Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Light Novels Get TV Anime in October

Takeo Ōtsuka, Saku Mizuno star in Sunrise anime ― Wright Film announced on Tuesday that Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) light novel series will get a television anime adaptation, which will premiere in October. The company also revealed the anime's teaser trailer, teaser visual, main staff, ...
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Chinjao Musume, Tama Nogami's Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan Chūhai no Aji ga Shite Manga Gets Anime This Year

Manga about college student's encounters with married women launched in 2021 ― An official X/Twitter account opened on Monday to announce the anime adaptation of writer Chinjao Musume and artist Tama Nogami's Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan Chūhai no Aji ga Shite (A Married Woman's Lips Taste Like Canned Chūhai) manga, which will premiere this year. Nogami drew an illustration to commemorate the anime a...
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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Novel Series Has TV Anime in the Works

Harunadon's romance illustrated by raemz ― The "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2025" announced on Sunday that Harunadon's Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (Replica Datte, Koi o Suru or Even a Replica Falls in Love) novel series has a television anime in the works. The artist raemz, who illustrates both Even a Replica Can Fall in Love and Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle novel series, drew a illustration...

The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Novels Get TV Anime

Mikako Komatsu, Junichi Suwabe star in anime from Blade ― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that Toru Shirogane's The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (Himekishi-sama no Himo) light novel series will receive an anime adaptation. The announcement trailer previews the voices of Arwin and Matthew. The series stars Mikako Komatsu as the princess knight Arwin (left below) and Junichi Suwabe (right) as her kept ...

Toaru Anbu no Item Spinoff Novels Get TV Anime

Ami Koshimizu, Aya Suzaki, Maaya Uchida, Chinatsu Akasaki star in series ― The YouTube channel for the franchise based on Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series announced in a teaser video on Sunday Toaru Anbu no ITEM (A Certain ITEM of the Dark Side; "ITEM" formed from "Shōjo Kyōsei" or coexisting girls), the latest novel series in the franchise, will get an anime adaptation. Th...

Land of the Lustrous Manga Wins Japanese Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers' Grand Prize

Nihon SF Taishō also honor manga creator Kazuo Umezu, translator Haruya Sumiya, novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kenrei Miyanishi's short stories ― The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) announced on Saturday that Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous manga has won the grand prize in the group's 45th Nihon SF Taishō Awards. In addition, Kenrei Miyanishi won the special prize for the short s...

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The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World ‒ Episode 6

The academy setting and whoa-whoa-you’re-taking-a-bath! hijinks do substantially less to stand out and make this episode feel a bit more run-of-the-mill.
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Magic: The Gathering Set Teases Legendary Final Fantasy Artist Yoshitaka Amano

Details on the collaboration set are coming on Tuesday ― Wizards of the Coast teased legendary Final Fantasy illustrator Yoshitaka Amano as a possible artist for the forthcoming Magic: The Gathering (MTG) x Final Fantasy collaboration set on Tuesday. The company stated, “We couldn't do MTG x Final Fantasy without going back to the beginning and working with an artist who inspired generations of Fina...
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19th Seiyū Awards Announces Special Award Winners

Gundam Seed FREEDOM, Look Back, Mari Okamoto, Keiichi Noda, Sōichirō Hoshi, Wakana Yamazaki, more honored ― The organizers of the 19th Annual Seiyū Awards announced in advance the winners of the special awards on Tuesday. Merit Awards Award for the seiyū who have contributed to many genres, including foreign works, over the years 【第十九回声優アワード先行発表!】🏆功労賞長年に渡り外画も含め多くのジャンルに貢献された声優■岡本 茉利所属:81プロデュース■野田 圭一所属...
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Dr. Stone: Science Future Anime Casts Hiroki Yasumoto

Yasumoto as former U.S. military mechanic Brody ― The official website for Dr. Stone: Science Future, the fourth and final season of the Dr. Stone anime series, revealed on Tuesday that Hiroki Yasumoto will join the anime's cast as Brody, a former US military technician with a high level of knowledge and skill in mechanics, particularly in ship and aircraft maintenance. The character will appear in t...
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'Please Put Them On, Takamine-san!' Anime's New Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Songs, April 2 Debut

Sumire Uesaka, Miyu Tomita join anime's cast ― Kadokawa revealed two more cast members, more staff members, the main promotional video and April 2 premiere for the television anime of Yūichi Hiiragi's Please Put Them On, Takamine-san! (Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san) manga on Tuesday. The video (in two versions) revealed the opening theme song "Baby Baby Baby" by Masami Okui with Bonjour Suzuki, and the...
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Anime Casts Kikuko Inoue, Rico Sasaki

New version of teaser visual also posted for 2025 anime ― Happinet revealed two new cast members and the second version of the teaser visual 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 series on Tuesday. Teaser Visual Ver....
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Kodansha Offers Omnibus Editions of Mushishi, Dragon Head, Miraculous Manga This Fall

Kodansha to print collector's edition of Yuki Urushibara's Mushishi, complete omnibus of Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir manga ― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Monday its fall print releases, including the omnibus collector's edition of Yuki Urushibara's Mushishi manga, the four 2.5-in-1 omnibus volumes of Minetarō Mochizuki's Dragon Head manga, and the complete omnibus release of Mirac...

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Former VR Kanojo Team Celebrates Valentine's by Delaying New Virtual Girlfriend Game

We'll have to wait a few more months to date VR-Kanojo ― VR game maker Illumination announced hours before Valentine's Day that its virtual girlfriend simulator game VR-Kanojo will see another release delay. The company notes the delays are due to “extensive modification required for Steam approval.” Illumination's continued, “We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your u...
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2025 Anpanman Film Casts Yū Aoi as Chapon

Aoi plays central character in June 27 film ― The official website for Soreike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!, the 36th film in the franchise, revealed on Tuesday that actress Yū Aoi (live-action Rurouni Kenshin films' Megumi, Children of the Sea's Kanako Azumi) will play the central character Chapon in the film. The film centers on Chapon, a mysterious boy who falls from the sky without any knowledge of...
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New Yaiba Anime Casts Isshin Chiba, Kōsuke Echigoya

Chiba plays Kagetora, Echigoya plays Shonosuke in April 5 anime ― The official website for Shin Samurai-den YAIBA, the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, announced two new cast members for the anime on Tuesday: Isshin Chiba as Kagetora Kōsuke Echigoya as Shonosuke Chiba also voices the character Kazunobu Chiba in the Detective Conan anime and therefore voices ...
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Former Science SARU Head Masaaki Yuasa Establishes New Studio ame pippin

Director launches Tokyo-based studio in collaboration with Asmik Ace, Aniplex, CoMix Wave Films ― Production company Asmik Ace announced on Tuesday that anime director and Science SARU studio co-founder Masaaki Yuasa is establishing a new Tokyo-based anime studio named ame pippin. Yuasa is launching the studio in collaboration with Asmik Ace, Aniplex, and CoMix Wave Films. The studio's website lists ...
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Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Light Novels Get TV Anime in October

Takeo Ōtsuka, Saku Mizuno star in Sunrise anime ― Wright Film announced on Tuesday that Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) light novel series will get a television anime adaptation, which will premiere in October. The company also revealed the anime's teaser trailer, teaser visual, main staff, ...
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Live-Action Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Film Unveils More Cast in Trailer

Ai Mikami, Mei Hata, Jin Suzuki, Fūju Kamio, Kenjiro Tsuda, Teppei Arita, MEGUMI, Nao Ōmori join cast ― The official website for the live-action film of Akiko Higashimura's semi-autobiographical manga Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) manga began streaming a new character trailer for the film on Tuesday. The trailer unveils more cast members for the film. The additional...
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Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's New Character Trailer Previews Tier Halibel

3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC on March 21 ― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday an English character trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer introduces the abilities of Tier Halibel: The game will launch on March 21. The game ...
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Takako Shimura's Even Though We're Adults Manga Gets Live-Action Series

Mizuki Yamamoto, Chiaki Kuriyama star in Wandering Son/Sweet Blue Flowers creator's story debuting on April 26 ― AOI Pro. announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Takako Shimura's Even Though We're Adults (Otona ni Nattemo) manga that will debut exclusively on Hulu in Japan on April 26. The series will have 12 episodes. The series stars Mizuki Yamamoto (left in vis...
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Kadokawa Acquires CG Animation Studio Chiptune

Studio joins company's portfolio including Doga Kobo, ENGI, Studio KADAN, Raging Bull, Bellnox Films, Kinema Citrus, Studio Chizu ― Kadokawa announced on Monday it has acquired Chiptune, a studio which specializes in CG animation and compositing/photography, as a subsidiary. Kadokawa cites the acquisition as part of its three-year management plan to expand and maintain its diverse portfolio of IPs by...
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Attack on Titan Finale Compilation Film Earns US$2.5 Million in U.S.

Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK earns US$12 million globally, Sonic the Hedgehog 3 earns US$234 million in U.S. ― The Numbers reports that the earnings for the four-day screenings of Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation of Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, crossed US$2.54 million in the United States. It reports the film's worldwide gross as US$12,041,97...
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Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 ‒ Episode 44

I love situations where a show takes a mission and seemingly turns it on its head. In this episode's case, that happens both figuratively and quite literally.
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Medalist ‒ Episode 7

Ultimately, Tsukasa’s only real problem as a coach is his inability to believe in himself
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Beheneko: The Elf-Girl's Cat is Secretly an S-Ranked Monster! ‒ Episode 8

I wonder what was more boring, last week's plot-heavy episode or this week's episode that spent eight minutes buying a house?
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 6

Welcome back to the winter anime season's most average high school rom-com.
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Answerman - Will the Recent U.S. Tariffs Affect Home Video and Collectible Prices?

What will happen to Blu-ray prices when one of the largest production factories is in Mexico? What about collectible anime goods produced in China? Jerome shares the stark effects the tariffs can have on collectors and consumers. ― The news asks: Will the recent U.S. tariffs affect home video and collectible prices? You are correct. On February 1st the new US administration announced its intention t...
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 2 ‒ Episode 18

This was always the perfect show to do a Baseball Episode, they just needed to wait until they had enough players to fill out the team.
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I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic #8 [rate]
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Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms #7 [rate]
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Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 'Interactive Film's' New Trailer Previews Rap Battles

Trailer introduces 3 songs: "Last Man Standing," "Out of Harmony," "Stick to my Mic" ― The staff for the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- movie, described as "Japan's first interactive film," began streaming a new trailer for the film on Monday. The trailer previews the film's rap battles with three song: "Last Man Standing," "Out of Harmony," and "Stick to my Mic." The film will premiere in Japan ...
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Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- ‒ Episode 19

Jinwoo is a character with clarity of purpose.
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Tasokare Hotel ‒ Episode 7

When Akari and Ruri use each other as surrogates for the family they left behind, Tasokare Hotel paints an affecting tableau.
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Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest #16 [rate]
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Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! #8 [rate]
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Promise of Wizard #7 [rate]
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Nostalgiacon in Anaheim, CA Hosts Romi Park as Guest

Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, Attack on Titan voice actress participates in signings at event taking place on June 6-8 ― Nostalgiacon's Instagram account announced on Tuesday that voice actress Romi Park will attend the convention in Anaheim, CA from June 6 though June 8. The actress will be participating in signings and autograph tickets are available on the event's website for US$200 each. Park's ma...
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Momentary Lily ‒ Episode 7

In which our critic finds a nice place to stop in for a damn fine cup of coffee.
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Blue Box ‒ Episode 19

This is a solid episode of Blue Box, even if it is starting to show some of the wear-and-tear of a traditional romance story that is only nineteen weeks into a story that has a long way left to go.
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Dragon Zakura's Norifusa Mita, Kasai no Hito's Osamu Uoto Launch New Manga

Mita, Uoto to launch Makai no Gijō manga on Friday ― This year's 12th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Norifusa Mita (Investor Z, Dragon Zakura) and Osamu Uoto (Kasai no Hito, Ganbaryonkaa Masako-chan) will launch a new manga titled Makai no Gijō (The Chamber of the Demon World), in the magazine's next issue on February 21. Mita is credited for the origi...
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My Happy Marriage #20 [rate]
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Sakamoto Days ‒ Episode 6

While Sakamoto and Shin’s run-in with this downtrodden sniper might not have lead to anything surprising, the results are still pretty entertaining
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Under the Plum Blossom Tree Boys-Love Webtoon Returns with Season 3

Most popular Thursday webtoon on Kakao Webtoon returned in Korean on January 29 ― The webtoon Under the Plum Blossom Tree returned with Season 3 on Kakao Webtoon in Korean on January 29, after a 10-month hiatus. The series, written by Bori and drawn by Baekha, has amassed 320 million views. With Bori's strong historical narrative and Baekha's illustrations, the webtoon has been ranked as the top Thu...
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Gundam GQuuuuuuX Surpasses 1st Gundam Trilogy's Finale as Franchise's #2 All-Time Film in Japan

GQuuuuuuX's 2.5 billion yen now only trails Gundam Seed FREEDOM's 5.38 billion yen ― The Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- anime film has sold over 1.55 million tickets for over 2.5 billion yen (about US$16.5 million) in the 31 days since it opened in Japan on January 17. It ranked #7 in its fifth weekend at the Japanese box office. The film is a reedited version of episodes from the upcoming ...
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I May Be a Guild Receptionist ‒ Episode 6

I was surprised that Lululee got another episode largely dedicated to her backstory.
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Chinjao Musume, Tama Nogami's Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan Chūhai no Aji ga Shite Manga Gets Anime This Year

Manga about college student's encounters with married women launched in 2021 ― An official X/Twitter account opened on Monday to announce the anime adaptation of writer Chinjao Musume and artist Tama Nogami's Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan Chūhai no Aji ga Shite (A Married Woman's Lips Taste Like Canned Chūhai) manga, which will premiere this year. Nogami drew an illustration to commemorate the anime a...
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Gundam GQuuuuuux Film Adds 'Special Footage' Starting on Saturday

Footage to tease story after main feature in 6th week of screenings ― The Gundam.info portal site announced on Monday that screenings of the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- anime film will add "special footage" starting this Saturday throughout Japan. The footage will run after the main feature and will tease the story after the film. In addition, participating theaters will begin handing ou...
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Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! ‒ Episode 6

I'm approaching my mid-30s, I've been married for ten years, and it's time that anime caters to my vanilla-as-hell romance kinks, dammit.
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'The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You' Manga Gets 1st Smartphone Puzzle Game

Franchise reveals Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo Bibin!! to Puzzle game ― A teaser website opened on Friday to reveal Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo Bibin!! to Puzzle (The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Bibin!! and Puzzle), the first smartphone app game based on Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100...
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2nd Season Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa

Hanazawa to voice 4th of the Seven Mysteries "Shijima-san of the Art Room" ― The staff for the second season of the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga announced on Sunday that Kana Hanazawa will join the anime's cast as "Shijima-san of the Art Room," the fourth of the Seven Mysteries of Kamome Academy. The anime's second season premiered on January...
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Look Back Anime Film Director, Producers Win Fujimoto Award

Director, producer Kiyotaka Oshiyama; planning, producer Ryo Oyama win special award ― Japan's Eiga Engeki Bunka Kyōkai (Film Theater Culture Association) announced the winners of its 44th annual Fujimoto Awards on Monday. Director, producer and animator Kiyotaka Oshiyama and Ryo Oyama, producer and in charge of planning for the Look Back anime film, won this year's special award. The Fujimoto Awards...
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Tokyopop Reveals 15 New Manga, Webtoon Licenses; 5 New Manga Releases Under LoveLove Imprint

New licenses include Kengo Matsumoto's My New Wife's Fake Smile, Mizoko Tsuno's You Can't Live All on Your Own!, Senmu Sakishita's Cute But Not Cute manga, Haegi's Eternal Covenant webtoon ― Tokyopop announced on Sunday that it has licensed 15 new titles: My New Wife's Fake Smile Author: Kengo Matsumoto New Series Announcement: My New Wife's Fake SmileA samurai is worried about the fact that his wife...
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Yanmar's Miru: Paths To My Future Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals Miyavi's Ending Theme

Omnibus TV series debuts in April ― The official website for machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings' original anime project Miru: Paths To My Future revealed the first main promotional video and a key visual on Monday. The below video features English subtitles, and reveals that MIYAVI will perform the ending theme song "Find A Way." Yanmar is also streaming the full version of the ending theme song....

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Fuji TV Retains Bandai as Sponsor for Some Anime

Bandai, Bandai Namco Entertainment sponsored part of Dragon Ball Daima, Tosochu: The Great Mission, One Piece ― Anime News Network's Japan-based staff confirmed two of the seven anime series on Fuji TV — Rurouni Kenshin and Sazae-san — aired without corporate sponsors between February 10 to 16. The Chinese animated series Ringing Fate also aired without corporate sponsors. Grams, the producers of th...
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Tokyo Revengers Season 3's English Dub Debuts in March

Dub to premiere on Hulu in U.S., Disney+ outside U.S. ― Localization company Iyuno announced on Saturday that the English dub for Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc (Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen), the latest arc in the anime adaptation of Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, will premiere in March. The dub cast includes: Bryce Papenbrook as Souya Kawata Kieran Regan as Haruchiyo Sanzu Damien Haas as Kakucho ...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Feb 5-11

Isekai series are having a good week, with Solo Leveling and Zenshu taking the first 2 spots and propelling themselves in the cumulative. Check out our weekly user rankings! ― 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 that these r...
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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Novel Series Has TV Anime in the Works

Harunadon's romance illustrated by raemz ― The "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2025" announced on Sunday that Harunadon's Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (Replica Datte, Koi o Suru or Even a Replica Falls in Love) novel series has a television anime in the works. The artist raemz, who illustrates both Even a Replica Can Fall in Love and Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle novel series, drew a illustration...
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MF Ghost Anime Season 3 to Air in 2026

Character designer Naoyuki Onda presents illustration celebrating end of manga ― The staff for the TV anime based on Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga announced on Sunday, in a promotional video commemorating the end of the manga, that the third anime season will premiere in 2026. Chief animation director and character designer Naoyuki Onda drew an illustration to commemorate the conclusion. ◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤...

The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Novels Get TV Anime

Mikako Komatsu, Junichi Suwabe star in anime from Blade ― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that Toru Shirogane's The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (Himekishi-sama no Himo) light novel series will receive an anime adaptation. The announcement trailer previews the voices of Arwin and Matthew. The series stars Mikako Komatsu as the princess knight Arwin (left below) and Junichi Suwabe (right) as her kept ...
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ZENSHU. #7 [rate]
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Macross 7 Episodes 27-52 Anime Streaming Review

Say what you like about Macross 7, it sticks to its guns from beginning to end with a consistency of tone and intention that’s admirable. ― Compared to watching modern anime's shorter single-season lengths, completing a watch-through of Macross 7's fifty-two episodes feels like a real achievement. Forty-nine of those were broadcast on TV weekly, without a break, from October 2004 until September 2005...
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Udon Entertainment Signs Deal With Lunar Distribution After Diamond's Bankruptcy Filing

Lunar to distribute Street Fighter vs. Rival Schools #1, Mega Man #0 on Free Comic Book Day ― Udon Entertainment announced on February 13 that it has entered a non-exclusive distribution agreement with Lunar Distribution to handle its direct market sales, beginning with May 2025-shipping comic book products. With the agreement, Udon Entertainment's two 2025 Free Comic Book Day titles — Street Fighter...

Toaru Anbu no Item Spinoff Novels Get TV Anime

Ami Koshimizu, Aya Suzaki, Maaya Uchida, Chinatsu Akasaki star in series ― The YouTube channel for the franchise based on Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series announced in a teaser video on Sunday Toaru Anbu no ITEM (A Certain ITEM of the Dark Side; "ITEM" formed from "Shōjo Kyōsei" or coexisting girls), the latest novel series in the franchise, will get an anime adaptation. Th...

A Certain Scientific Railgun Anime Gets 4th Season

Tatsuyuki Nagai returns to direct at J.C. Staff ― The YouTube channel for the franchise based on Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series announced in a teaser video on Sunday that A Certain Scientific Railgun anime will get a fourth season "soon." Returning cast members include: Rina Satō as Mikoto Misaka Satomi Arai as Kuroko Shirai Aki Toyosaki as Kazari Uiharu Kanae Itō as Ruik...
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The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World #6 [rate]
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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc #17 [rate]
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Witch Watch Anime Reveals New Video, April 6 Debut, Yoasobi's Opening Song

New key visual also revealed ― GKIDS revealed a new trailer on Sunday for the television anime of Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga. GKIDS also revealed that the series will begin streaming on April 6. GKIDS and MBS also revealed that Yoasobi will perform the opening theme song "Watch Me!," which Yoasobi specifically wrote for the series. Yoasobi commented on the song: We are YOASOBI. We are honore...
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You #18 [rate]
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I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons #7 [rate]
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'Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!!' Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, More Cast

Kō Bonkobara, Masaaki Mizunaka, Hisako Kanemoto join cast of April anime ― The staff for the television anime of Nana Nanana and Parum's Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! (Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, it Can't!!)) light novel series revealed the first trailer along with more staff and cast members on Sunday. The trailer previews Honeyworks' opening theme song feat. HaKoniwalily...
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Laid-Back Camp Creator Afro's mono Anime Unveils More Staff, Ending Song in 1st Promo Video

halca performs "Weekend Roll" ending theme song ― The staff for the anime of Afro's mono four-panel manga unveiled the show's first full promotional video, key visual, and additional staff members on Sunday. The video features the first anime footage to be made public, and it announces the ending theme song "Weekend Roll" by halca. The newly announced staff members are: Assistant Director: Naoya Moro...
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I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Anime Reveals April 5 TV Debut, More Cast, Theme Song Artists in Video

Shinichirō Miki, more join cast; Saishū Mirai Shōjo, Nagi Fujisaki perform themes ― The staff for the television anime of Yomu Mishima's I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) light novel series revealed the anime's second full trailer on Sunday. The staff also revealed the show's April 5 television debut, more cast, and the theme song artists. The newl...
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Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Visuals

Shogo Sakata, Manaka Iwami, Hina Yomiya, Ikumi Hasegawa, Rumi Okubo, Chika Anzai star in anime from feel. ― The staff for the anime adaptation of Hiromu and raemz's Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka) light novel series unveiled the cast, main staff, a teaser visual, and character visuals on Sunday. Shogo Sakata plays Saku Chitose. Manaka Iwami plays Yuko Hiiragi. Hina...
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Reveals Kain R. Heinlein in Character Video; More Season Pass 1 Characters

Andy Bogard, Joe Higashi, MR. BIG included in 1st Season Pass ― SNK revealed a new character trailer for its new fighting game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves on Sunday. Brett Calo and Yuichi Nakamura will voice the game's character Kain R. Heinlein in English and Japanese, respectively. Additionally, SNK revealed more characters included in the game's first season pass in an announcement trailer, also...
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Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Fighting Game Adds Ogre on February 20

Game adds Izumi in August ― Arc System Works America streamed an Ogre reveal trailer on Sunday for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, the newest installment in French Bread's original Under Night In-Birth 2D fighting game series. Ogre will join the game on February 20 as part of the season pass. The video also reveals that Izumi will join the game in August 2025. The game's season pass also includes ...
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EVO Fighting Game Tournament Reveals Full Lineup for Las Vegas Event in August

Tekken 8 wins Best Game Release at inaugural EVO Awards ― The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) fighting game tournament revealed at the inaugural EVO Awards on Saturday the full lineup for the EVO USA 2025 tournament in Las Vegas on August 1-3. Introducing the full #Evo2025 lineup!Registration is now open for this year's event taking place August 1-3, 2025 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.Learn ...
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Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Game's Character Pass 2 Trailer Reveals 4 More Characters

Galleon, Wilnas, Meg, Ilsa join previously announced Sandalphon ― Cygames announced on Sunday the characters for the Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising fighting game's Character Pass 2 in a video. In addition to the previously announced Sandalphon, the game will also add Galleon, Wilnas, Meg, and Ilsa. Sandalphon will release on February 26, Galleon in spring 2025, Wilnas in summer 2025, Meg in fall 202...
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Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Fighting Game Reveals July 17 Worldwide Debut in Video

Game's 1st season pass to include Nephelpito, 3 other characters ― Bushiroad announced on Sunday that Bushiroad Games and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga will release worldwide on July 17. Bushiroad also streamed a new video, which reveals that the game's Season Pass 1 will include Nephelpito this fall, with three other c...
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Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Game Streams Character Intro Trailers

Game launches worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam on May 30 ― Marvelous USA's YouTube channel began streaming Valentine's Day trailers for its Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma (Ryū no Kuni Rune Factory) game on Friday. The trailers introduce the 'bachelors" and "bachelorettes" of Azuma: Bachelors of Azuma Trailer Bachelorettes of Azuma Trailer The game will launch worldwide for Nintendo Switc...

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CLAMP Draws Cover for Former Kadokawa VP's Otaku History Book

Shinichiro Inoue will also appear at the otaku mecca Animate Ikebukuro for a talk event ― The manga creation team CLAMP announced on February 10 that they have drawn the cover art for former KADOKAWA President and CEO Shinichiro Inoue's upcoming book Media Mix no Akuma: Inoue Shinichiro no Otaku Bunkashi, (lit. The Cross-Media Devil: Shinichiro Inoue's History of Otaku Culture). This autobiography o...
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Fantasy Life i Switch Game Unveils May 21 Launch With Versions on PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC Also

Level-5 game once slated for 2023 before several delays ― Level-5 revealed in a new trailer for the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time game on Friday that the game will ship on May 21. The trailer also announced that the game will receive releases on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and PC via Steam, in addition to the previously announced Nintendo Switch release. The game was...
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Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Films, Touken Ranbu Kai Prequel Anime Stream on Crunchyroll

Bocchi the Rock! films opened in Japan on June 7, August 9; Touken Ranbu Kai prequel released on August 16 ― Crunchyroll added the Bocchi the Rock! anime compilation films on Wednesday. It also added Touken Ranbu Kai -Dо̄den Chikashi Haberau Monora-, the prequel to the Touken Ranbu Kai: Kyoden Moyuru Honnōji anime, on the same day. Crunchyroll screened both Bocchi the Rock! films as a single theatric...
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Chainsaw Man Tops Bookscan's January Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.

15 manga including Spy x Family, jujutsu Kaisen, Dandadan, Berserk, Destroy All Humans, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, One Piece, Demon Slayer, Vagabond, Sakamoto Days, Witch Hat Atelier make list ― The 17th volume of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for January. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fuj...
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One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga #16 [rate]
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Live-Action Series Adaptation of Secret Relationships Webtoon to Premiere on February 27

Boys-love webtoon amassed 170 million views ― The upcoming live-action series Secret Relationships, based on a webtoon of the same name, is set to premiere this month. Watcha, a Korean streaming platform, announced on January 31 that the exclusive series will be released on February 27. The series follows the intense romance between Da-on, who has never been able to live an everyday life, and three ...
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 3-9

Super Mario Party Jamboree returns to #1 ― Japan's Game Ranking: February 3-9 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17, 2024 17,355 1,175,272 2NSwDonkey Kong Country Returns HD Nintendo January 16 16,254 180,696 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 10,263 6,237,947 4PS5Kingdom Come: Deliverance II PLAION February...
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Your Forma Volumes 1-3 Novel Review

Your Forma’s first three volumes are, on the whole, excellent. A perfect blend of science fiction and mystery, the stories deal with strong plots and characters that are constantly growing. ― Mystery as a genre doesn't always intersect well with speculative areas of fiction like fantasy or sci-fi. Most people will tell you that's because mystery is rooted in logic and fact-finding, things that can be...
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UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- #6 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 3-9

The Apothecary Diaries 2nd season earns 4.2% rating ― The live-action Tonde Saitama ~Biwako Yori Ai o Komete~ film aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, February 8 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.8% rating. The live-action Hollywood The Ring film aired on TV Tokyo on Saturday, February 8 at 2:45 a.m. and earned a 0.4% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV February 9 (...
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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth #21 [rate]
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Sakamoto Days Anime Casts Kazuyuki Okitsu, Nobuhiko Okamoto

Series casts Okitsu as Kashima, Okamoto as Seba ― The staff of the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed two more cast members on Saturday: Kazuyuki Okitsu as Kashima Nobuhiko Okamoto as Natsuki Seba The staff also streamed a preview video for the seventh episode: The anime premiered on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels on January 11, and the series also debuted on Netflix on...
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Land of the Lustrous Manga Wins Japanese Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers' Grand Prize

Nihon SF Taishō also honor manga creator Kazuo Umezu, translator Haruya Sumiya, novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto, Kenrei Miyanishi's short stories ― The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) announced on Saturday that Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous manga has won the grand prize in the group's 45th Nihon SF Taishō Awards. In addition, Kenrei Miyanishi won the special prize for the short s...

Bocchi the Rock! Anime Gets 2nd Season With New Director

Yūsuke Yamamoto helms season at Cloverworks with returning writer Erika Yoshida ― The "Kessoku Band Tour 'We will B'" announced with a teaser video on Saturday that production on the second Bocchi the Rock! anime season has been green-lit. The video reveals the new season's main staff. Yūsuke Yamamoto (Bocchi the Rock! assistant director, episode director) replaces Keiichirō Saitō as the director of ...
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Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Anime Reveals January 2026 Debut, Main Staff, Character Design

Takehiro Ueno to direct anime at Studio Deen ― The staff for the anime of writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu) light novel series announced on Saturday the anime's main staff and January 2026 debut. The staff also unveiled the character design for Yuuki in a maid outfit. Takehiro Ueno (Days With My Stepsister) is directing t...
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Blue Miburo #18 [rate]
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Demon City Live-Action Film's Clip Shows Fight Scene

Film debuts on Netflix worldwide on February 27 ― Netflix began streaming a clip on Saturday from Demon City (in Japanese Demon City Oni-Goroshi), the live-action film adaptation of Masamichi Kawabe's Oni-Goroshi manga. The video shows a fight scene of character Shūhei Sakata silently taking out his enemies. The film will debut on Netflix worldwide on February 27. The revenge manga centers on Shūhei ...
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Live-Action Kyō no Sanponta Series Reveals More Cast, February 21 Debut

Keitatsu Koshiyama, Kotoka Seto, Wan Marui join cast of series ― The March issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday additional cast members and the February 21 Japanese streaming premiere of the live-action television series of Riki Taoka's Kyō no Sanponta (Today's Walk) manga. The magazine also revealed a new visual: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 【公式...
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