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Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Anime Series Review

This anime is a failure on pretty much every conceivable level. ― This is an anime for only the most hardcore of Guilty Gear fans. Even if you've played the latest game in the series, Strive, and loved it, you're going to be lost when viewing this anime unless you're already fully acquainted with every other game in the series. While this anime will occasionally throw you a bone when it comes to some...
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The Shiunji Family Children Anime Series Review

This show left me with a certain type of anger. ― This show left me with a certain type of anger. At first, I thought that I was just having a knee-jerk reaction to the overall premise of the show. Incest is a relatively taboo subject, and anime is no stranger to utilizing it in a variety of different ways. Most of the time, it's generally played up as a type of risque situation to generate drama. So...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Jul 29-Aug 4

CITY The Animation is rocking this week's charts. Will it bump Anne Shirley out of the top 7 cumulative? Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes. ― 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...
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This Week in Games - Brawling Capes, Big N's Red Tape, and Grown-Ups in Spandex

This week we have all the updates from EVO, what happened to Pekora's Pokémon stream, and an actually good Power Rangers collab! ― Welcome back, folks! It seems my busy schedule got the better of me: earlier this week, I checked to see if I still had time to submit a panel for this year's Kumoricon... and I was but a few days too late. What a shame; I was looking forward to hosting my History of Japa...
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You and Idol Precure♪ Episodes 13 - 24 Anime Series Review

It simply could be that it’s not meshing with me personally as much as nearly every other season of Precure, but something about this simply isn’t working as well as it ought to, and that’s a shame. ― Perhaps this is a “me” problem, but I had hoped for more from You and Idol Precure♪ in its second cour. Even recognizing that this is a lighter, fluffier season than those that preceded it, there's some...
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Iwakura Aria Giveaway

ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes to lucky ANN readers! ― From MAGES, the developer of the iconic Steins;Gate and the Science Adventure series of games, comes Iwakura Aria a thrilling visual novel with a gorgeous painterly aesthetic by the artist Hyakunen. And ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes for some lu...
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This Week in Anime - Demon Hunting KPop Style

Coop and Lucas discuss the animated film of the summer, KPop Demon Hunters and its incredible appeal. ― Coop and Lucas discuss the animated film of the summer, KPop Demon Hunters and its incredible appeal. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @...
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Alternative [Self Liner Note] Manga Review

For those of you who love 90’s alt rock, this one-shot manga might prove to be your cup of (pennyroyal) tea. ― This one-shot manga fell into my lap because, well, of course it would. I love guitars, I love anime and manga about guitar players. And when you've got 90's grunge music thrown into the mix, you've got the most obvious pick in the world. Manga creator Chiaka Yagura's Alternative [Self Liner...
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Iwakura Aria Game Review

If you're a fan of The House in Fata Morgana or The Dark Maidens, this is a game you'll want to play. ― We tend to view the past in either a rosy light or a gently-tinted sepia one. Yes, bad things happened long ago, but it was still a simpler time – no internet, no constant assault by phones, just a world that seems not quite real, if not better. Iwakura Aria, an original visual novel from MAGES, ab...
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Code Geass' Goro Taniguchi Helms Paris ni Saku Étoile Film

Violet Evergarden's Reiko Yoshida pens story of 2 girls following art, ballet dreams ― Goro Taniguchi (Code Geass, One Piece Film Red) is directing at Arvo Animation the original anime film Paris ni Saku Étoile (L'étoile de Paris en fleur or Étoile Blossoming in Paris), which will open on March 13, 2026. Katsuya Kondō, a frequent character designer on Ghibli films such as Kiki's Delivery Service and ...

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One PIece Anime Gets New Arcade Punching Game

One Piece Don Strike begins location testing ― The One Piece Day '25 event announced this past weekend a new arcade game, One Piece Don Strike. The game features a physical punching bag that players can hit to do damage to the opponent character digitally. The location test version of the game includes Donquixote Doflamingo as an opponent. Source: The Official One Piece X/Twitter account
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Yasuhiro Aoki, Studio 4°C's ChaO Anime Film Streams 1-Minute Clip

Annecy-winning film debuts in Japan on August 15 ― The staff for Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO started streaming a 54-second clip of footage from the film on Sunday. The clip features the characters Roberta and Maibei suddenly starting a "fight." The film will open in Japanese theaters on August 15. GKIDS licensed ChaO, and it describes the story: From acclaimed Japanese anim...
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Nintendo Launches New 'My Mario' Product Line With Stop-Motion Shorts

Mario-themed products, app for kids to launch in Japan on August 26 ― Nintendo unveiled "My Mario," a new line of Mario-themed products aimed at young children, on Friday. The brand line will include kid-friendly, one-minute stop-motion animation episodes, which will be available on the My Mario website and Nintendo YouTube channel. The My Mario products which include picture books, building blocks, ...

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Gundam W Voice Quintet Reunite for Dinner Show With Newly Written Script

Gundam franchise's 1st-ever dinner show will also have live dubbing of well-known scenes ― The cast members of the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing series confirmed during the anime's August 9 "Operation Fukuoka" stage event that they will be holding the 30th Anniversary Dinner Show -Operation Reunion- on December 27. The dinner show — the first-ever in the entire Gundam franchise — will feature voice actors...
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #5 [rate]
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Manga Mavericks Releases Fishgod, Ballet Hero Fantasy Manga

Chlona's Fishgod releases digitally in January 2026, in print in May 2026; Takafumi Adachi's Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan's Adventure Feat. Steven McRae releases in February 2026 ― Manga Mavericks announced at Otakon 2025 on Sunday that it will release Chlona's Fishgod manga and Takafumi Adachi's Ballet Hero Fantasy: Dan's Adventure Feat. Steven McRae in English in 2026. The first volume of both books ar...
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Hotel Inhumans #6 [rate]
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Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Anime Series Review

This anime is a failure on pretty much every conceivable level. ― This is an anime for only the most hardcore of Guilty Gear fans. Even if you've played the latest game in the series, Strive, and loved it, you're going to be lost when viewing this anime unless you're already fully acquainted with every other game in the series. While this anime will occasionally throw you a bone when it comes to some...
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One Piece #1139 [rate]
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Uglymug, Epicfighter #6 [rate]
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CITY The Animation #6 [rate]
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Space Invaders Film Hires New Scriptwriters

Ben Zazove, Evan Turner take over from previous screenwriter Greg Russo ― New Line Cinema's proposed Space Invaders film now has Ben Zazove and Evan Turner penning the script, Deadline reported on Friday. The two previously worked together on the action-comedy films Officer Exchange and The Out-Laws. Deadline had reported in July 2019 that Greg Russo would write the script. Warner Bros., New Line Cin...
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Gachiakuta #5 [rate]
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Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl #6 [rate]
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Nyaight of the Living Cat #6 [rate]
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra #6 [rate]
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Ruri Rocks #6 [rate]
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Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake Game Reveals New Trailer

Game launches worldwide September 19 for Switch, PS5, PC via Steam ― Nihon Falcom started streaming a new trailer 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, on Friday. The video highlights the game's main characters. The game will launch simultaneously worldwide on September 19 for the Nintendo Switch, ...
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Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole #6 [rate]
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2 Patlabor Films Get UHD-BD 4K Remastered Releases in 2026; Revival Screenings in Japan in October

UHD-BD releases include English dub, subtitles ― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Sunday (August 10 is officially Patlabor Day in Japan) that the Patlabor: The Movie and Patlabor 2: The Movie films will have limited two-week revival screenings in Japan on October 3 and October 17, respectively. The films will also get 4K remastered releases on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc and Blu-ray Disc, with English d...
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Tail of the Moon's Rinko Ueda Launches New Manga

Sakura to Ageha debuts on September 5 ― The September issue of Akita Publishing's Monthly Princess magazine announced on Wednesday Tail of the Moon manga creator Rinko Ueda will launch a new series titled Sakura to Ageha (Sakura and the Swallow Butterfly) in the October issue on September 5. 新作の予告が出ました。9月5日発売、月刊プリンセス10月号から「桜と揚羽」の新連載が始まります。源平タイムスリップもので、平家の御曹司、平維盛がヒーローです。「リョウ」とは全く違う世界線の平安時代が舞台で、「リョウ」を知...
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Crunchyroll to Stream The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime

Series debuts in Japan on October 8 ― Crunchyroll announced on Saturday that it will stream the anime adaptation of Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga. Crunchyroll will stream the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The anime will debut in Japan on October 8 at 24:0...
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Puniru is a Kawaii Slime #18 [rate]
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Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Game's 'Fox Hunt' Multiplayer Mode Launches This Fall

Remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam on August 28 ― The Metal Gear franchise's X/Twitter account announced on Friday that the new "Fox Hunt" online multiplayer mode for Metal Gear Solid △: Snake Eater (△ is read as "Delta"), Konami's remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, will launch in fall 2025. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Se...
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #18 [rate]
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Witch Watch #19 [rate]
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Last Gasp Licenses Suehiro Maruo's The Caterpillar Manga

2009 manga based on Rampo Edogawa's 1929 short story gets English release next year ― ICv2 reported on Friday that Last Gasp Publishing has licensed Suehiro Maruo's (Mr. Arashi's Amazing Freak Show, The Strange Tale of Panorama Island) manga adaptation of Rampo Edogawa's The Caterpillar (Imo-mushi) story for release in English in hardcover and paperback in 2026. Rampo Edogawa wrote the story in 1929....
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Kazuya Minekura Plans to End Wild Adapter Manga in 8th Volume

Series launched in Chara magazine in 2000 ― Kazuya Minekura announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday she is working steadily to make the eighth volume of her Wild Adapter manga the final volume. She added she is a "Stone Age person" who still even now draws storyboards on paper. 『WILD ADAPTER』最新話、「一迅プラス」にて本日より期間限定で無料公開中です。何卒よろしくお願いいたします(7巻の続きの49話から読めます)。8巻を最終巻とする目標で地道に頑張りたいです。未だにネームですらアナログな石器時代の人間...
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One Piece: Heroines Novels Get Anime

Writer Jun Esaka, artist Sayaka Suwa launched novels about One Piece series heroines in 2019 ― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed that writer Jun Esaka and artist Sayaka Suwa's One Piece novel HEROINES light novel will get an anime adaptation, and also revealed a visual. 【#ONEPIECEDAY'25 生配信中】ONE PIECE magazineで連載していた『ONE PIECE novel HEROINES』がアニメ化決定🎬本編では見られないヒロインたちの魅力を描いたエピソード...
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Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe Film Gets Stage Play in 2026

Show runs in Tokyo from January 9-25, in Osaka from January 29-February 1, in Saga from February 7-8 ― An official X (formerly Twitter) account for a stage play adaptation of the Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo (The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe) anime film launched on Friday, announcing the play will run in Tokyo from January 9-25, in Osaka from January 29-February 1, and in Saga from February...

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This Monster Wants to Eat Me Anime Reveals October 2 TV Debut, Opening Theme in Video

Yoshino, Reina Ueda perform theme songs ― Infinite revealed the main trailer on Sunday for the television anime of Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga. The video reveals that the anime will debut on AT-X on October 2 at 10:30 p.m., and will air later that evening on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and BS NTV. The below video has English and other subtitles that can b...
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One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 Reveals 7th, 8th DLC Pack Characters

CP0 Rob Lucci to appear in Pack 7; Eneru, King, Z win vote contest to appear in Pack 8 ― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed more details for upcoming DLC for Bandai Namco Entertainment's One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 game. 【#ONEPIECEDAY'25 速報⑤】#海賊無双4 追加DLC解禁🎮第7弾にルッチ-CP0-、読者投票で選ばれた第8弾にエネル、キング、ゼットが登場!これらがセットになったキャラクターパス3の購入特典も公開されました💨💨👇生配信をみる👇https://t.co/oILSqBOxmH#ONEPIECE pic.tw...

Live-Action One Piece Series Reveals Season 3; Previews Giants, Miss All Sunday, More in 2nd Season Trailer

2nd season premieres in 2026 ― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed that the live-action One Piece series will have a third season. The event also revealed a new trailer for the second season of the series. The video previews the giants, Smoker, Miss All Sunday, Laboon, and more for the first time. The new season is titled One Piece Into the Grand Line. The new season will premie...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #27 [rate]
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To Be Hero X #19 [rate]
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Azuki Adds Alternative[Self Liner Note], Bonds, 2 More Manga

Company also adds Zigoku's Foreman, Treime to catalog ― Azuki announced at its panel at Otakon 2025 on Saturday that it has added four manga. The company has a new partnership with Manga Mavericks Books, and added three titles from the publisher: Title: ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE] Creator: Chiaki Yagura Summary: “The good die young.” There's a whole movement of entertainers who by 27 years old had l...

Discotek Reveals Monster, Shin Aim for the Ace, Zegapain, 6 More Licenses

Shin-chan, Higurashi Kai/Rei, Sgt. Frog films, Digimon films 4-6, more licensed ― Discotek revealed nine new upcoming licenses during its panel at Otakon on Saturday. Discotek will release the first 78 episodes of the Shin-chan anime on two SD Blu-ray Discs. Discotek did not reveal the release date. The release will match the same episodes of Funimation's earlier DVD release from 2008 to 2011, and wi...

AnimEigo to Release Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope, Alien Nine Anime

Company also reveals release dates for Black Jack OVA collection, 2nd volume of Looking for the Full Moon, Sasuke ― AnimEigo announced at its panel at Otakon on Saturday that it will release the following anime titles on Blu-ray Disc. AnimEigo will release TCJ Animation/Eiken's Sasuke 1968 television anime based on Sanpei Shirato's manga on October 14. All 29 episodes of the anime will ship in HD in ...
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With You and the Rain #6 [rate]
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Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter #6 [rate]
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The Summer Hikaru Died #6 [rate]
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My Dress-Up Darling #18 [rate]
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The Shiunji Family Children Anime Series Review

This show left me with a certain type of anger. ― This show left me with a certain type of anger. At first, I thought that I was just having a knee-jerk reaction to the overall premise of the show. Incest is a relatively taboo subject, and anime is no stranger to utilizing it in a variety of different ways. Most of the time, it's generally played up as a type of risque situation to generate drama. So...
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus #6 [rate]
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Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! #6 [rate]
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Bad Girl #6 [rate]
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The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses #6 [rate]
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Welcome Back to the Bed and Breakfast for Spirits

Perhaps since it’s been such a long time between seasons, this premiere episode was less of a new story than it was a who’s-who retrospective. ― Watching Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- is like staying at a nice hotel. Each scene takes place in an elegant ryokan, or traditional Japanese-style bed and breakfast. The cast is comprised of colorful, friendly characters focused on hospitality. And ...
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Kaiju No. 8 #16 [rate]
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This Monster Wants to Eat Me Spins a Deadly Fairy Tale

This uncommon yuri manga adaptation has earned a guaranteed spot on my must-watch list. ― There's a reason the story of Beauty and the Beast is a classic. The story of a vulnerable girl who falls in love with a dangerous monster is an irresistible escapist fantasy no matter how many ways it is told. This Monster Wants to Eat Me has a twist: both this Beauty and her Beast are teenage girls—and Beauty ...
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K-Story & Comics in America Generates US$15.77 Million in Potential Export Deals at KCON LA 2025

More than 25,000 visitors attended K-Story & Comics booth at LA Convention Center from July 30-August 3 ― The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced on August 4 that K-Story & Comics in America, held from July 30 to August 3 in Los Angeles, achieved "significant results" in promoting Korean comics and webtoons overseas. Designed to strengthen ...
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, July 28-August 3

Summer Wars airs with 7.4% rating, Tougen Anki ranks at #4 with 2.7% rating ― Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars film aired on NTV on Friday, August 1 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.4% rating. Eiga Crayon Shin-chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki, the 2024 film for the Shin-chan franchise, aired on TV Asahi on Sunday, August 3 at 10:00 a.m. and earned a 2.0% rating. The 2017 live-action film adaptation of Yayoiso'...
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Case Closed #1171 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 28-August 3

Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Switch version debuts at #1, PS5 version at #5 ― Japan's Game Ranking: July 28-August 3 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwDemon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Aniplex August 1 54,491 54,491 2NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 51,544 1,445,628 3NSw 2Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo July 17 25,199 207,055 4NSwHolo's Hanafud...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend #18 [rate]
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Il-sook Shin Returns With New Webtoon Manu's Daughters After 8 Years

Lineage manhwa creator's new story centers on queen who bridges worlds between gods, humans ― Renowned manhwa artist Il-sook Shin, known for classics such as The Four Daughters of Armian and Lineage, is releasing her first new work in eight years. The Korea Cartoonists Association announced on August 5 that Shin's webtoon Manu's Daughters will be serialized on Naver Webtoon. The webtoon launched on ...

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Nyaight of the Living Cat Anime Cross-Promotes With 28 Years Later Film

Can you resist the allure of cats & zombies? ― The Nyaight of the Living Cat anime staff announced on Friday that it is collaborating with the 2025 post-apocalyptic zombie film 28 Years Later. The anime's staff noted the series is entering the “Nyanpocalypse Arc” and posted an image of the Nyaight of the Living Cat and 28 Years Later collaboration movie poster: Sony Pictures Japan then posted a colla...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Jul 29-Aug 4

CITY The Animation is rocking this week's charts. Will it bump Anne Shirley out of the top 7 cumulative? Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes. ― 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...
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CLAMP Confirms 1st Ever Tie-In with Luxury Chocolate Brand Godiva

Godiva: "This collaboration will bring you a new chocolate experience, complete with special illustrations" ― Manga creative team CLAMP confirmed on Thursday its first-ever collaboration with luxury chocolate brand Godiva Chocolatier after teasing it on Tuesday. A Godiva chocolate collection with new illustrations will go on sale on October 1. CLAMP shared a collaboration illustration featuring sever...
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Turkey!-Time to Strike- ‒ Episode 5

This week, the girls learn about climate change and gravity.
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra ‒ Episode 5

Atou did to those soldiers what MenaRD did to Kakeru in Street Fighter 6.
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Daiju Yanauchi's One For All Manga Ends in 2 Chapters

High school rugby manga launched in 2023 ― The 60th chapter of Daiju Yanauchi's One For All manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in two chapters. The manga centers on Arashi, a first year high school student who got into high school on a rugby scholarship. Calling himself "the man who brings the storm," he finds himself in a high school rugby team composed of peculiar players, aiming to...
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Crunchyroll to Stream Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- Season 2 Anime

2nd season premieres in October ― The Otakon panel for Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-, the television anime of writer Midori Yūma and illustrator Laruha's Kakuriyo Yadomeshi (Afterlife Inn Cooking) light novel series, announced on Friday that Crunchyroll will stream Kakuriyo Yadomeshi Ni (Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- II or literally, Afterlife Inn Cooking II), the second season of t...
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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 17

It seems believable plot progression has long since exited the building, launched into orbit, and is currently catching up to the Voyager 1 probe on its way out of the solar system.
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Tsukasa Hazumi Launches With U Manga

Manga centers on boy stumbling into supernatural phenomena, secret organization that eliminates them ― Manga creator Tsukasa Hazumi launched the With U ~Katawara ni Kasuka ni Hisomu Mono~ (With U ~Something Lurks Faintly Nearby~) manga on Mag Garden's Magcomi website on Friday, with the first two chapters already available. The "occult horror" manga's story begins when Susumu Sakane is attacked by a ...
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Pierrot Changes Corporate Name to Studio Pierrot

Pierrot was founded in 1979 under corporate name Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd. ― Animation studio Pierrot announced last Friday that it has changed its corporate name from "Pierrot Co., Ltd." to "Studio Pierrot Co., Ltd." Yūji Nunokawa founded Pierrot under the corporate name Studio Pierrot Co. Ltd. in 1979. Since then, the studio has worked on a large number of works including The Wonderful Adventures of ...
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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 ‒ Episode 5

Maybe this is a sign that the series is actually beginning to get better writing, or maybe I'm so desperate to have this be worth my time, I'm willing to latch onto anything.
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DAN DA DAN Season 2 ‒ Episode 18

If an episode goes the extra mile to hire the lead singer of freaking Dragonforce and the former lead guitarist of Megadeth, then it automatically gets five stars. That is codified in the Big Book of Anime Critic Law. I don't make the rules, I just enforce them with fanatical zeal.
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Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket App Updates Ho-Oh, Lugia Card Artwork Following Alleged Plagiarism of Fanart

Cards' temporary placeholder messages replaced with new art following app staff's internal review ― The official X/Twitter account for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app announced on Friday that the game has updated the game with new illustrations for the the Ho-Oh and Lugia EX from the newly from the newly released "Wisdom of Sea and Sky" set following recent plagiarism accusations and interna...
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Nukitashi the Animation #4 [rate]
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2nd Mononoke Film Wins at Fantasia Int'l Film Fest

Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage won Bronze Audience Award Mononoke The Movie: Chapter II – The Ashes of Rage, the second film in the Mononoke franchise, won the Bronze Audience Award in the Best Animated Feature category at the 29th Fantasia International Film Festival. This year's event was held from July 16 through August 3 in Montreal. The Fantasia International Film Festival'...
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Betrothed to My Sister's Ex #6 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Brawling Capes, Big N's Red Tape, and Grown-Ups in Spandex

This week we have all the updates from EVO, what happened to Pekora's Pokémon stream, and an actually good Power Rangers collab! ― Welcome back, folks! It seems my busy schedule got the better of me: earlier this week, I checked to see if I still had time to submit a panel for this year's Kumoricon... and I was but a few days too late. What a shame; I was looking forward to hosting my History of Japa...
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Secrets of the Silent Witch #6 [rate]
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Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse #6 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ Episodes 13 - 24 Anime Series Review

It simply could be that it’s not meshing with me personally as much as nearly every other season of Precure, but something about this simply isn’t working as well as it ought to, and that’s a shame. ― Perhaps this is a “me” problem, but I had hoped for more from You and Idol Precure♪ in its second cour. Even recognizing that this is a lighter, fluffier season than those that preceded it, there's some...
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Call of the Night #6 [rate]
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More Selected Episodes of Detective Conan Stream on Netflix, Crunchyroll With New English Dub on August 21

Episodes feature "Conan vs. The Black Organization," including ones previously unreleased in U.S. ― TMS Entertainment announced on Friday that a second batch of specially curated episodes from the Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime will begin streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll on August 21. As before, the episodes will stream in Japanese with English subtitles and with a new English dub. Both the ...
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Tougen Anki #5 [rate]
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Iwakura Aria Giveaway

ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes to lucky ANN readers! ― From MAGES, the developer of the iconic Steins;Gate and the Science Adventure series of games, comes Iwakura Aria a thrilling visual novel with a gorgeous painterly aesthetic by the artist Hyakunen. And ANN is partnering with the game's publisher, PQube, to give away a few game codes for some lu...
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Los Angeles Comic Con Hosts Voice Actors Yuriko Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kusao, Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger Cast

Event takes place at L.A. Convention Center on September 26-28 ― The staff of this year's Los Angeles Comic Con event announced on Friday that it will host voice actors Yuriko Yamaguchi and Takeshi Kusao. The convention will also host Ryota Ozawa (Gokai Red in Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger), Yui Koike (Gokai Pink), and Kazuki Shimizu (Gokai Green). According to the staff, this is the first time the event h...
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'Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru' Light Anime Reveals Main Cast

Kaede Hondo, Takeo Ōtsuka star in light anime this October ― The official X/Twitter account for Animation ID revealed on Friday the main cast for the "light anime" adaptation of Akira Iwafune's Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru (Potions Will Save Me) novel series: Kaede Hondo as protagonist Kaede Takeo Ōtsuka as dragon hunter Asuru The light anime will premiere on television in October. A "light anime" feat...
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Berserk Manga Has 70 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide, Including 9 Million in English

Manga has 30 million foreign edition copies, including 8 million in French, 5 million in Italian ― This year's 16th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on Friday that the Berserk manga has 70 million copies in circulation (not sold) worldwide. The magazine also broke down the circulation numbers by language. The manga has 9 million copies in circulation in English, 8 million copies i...
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Isekai Quartet Anime's 3rd Season Previewed in Teaser Video

More appearing characters also revealed ― Kadokawa began streaming a teaser promotional video on Friday for Isekai Quartet 3, the third season for the Isekai Quartet crossover anime. The staff also revealed more characters who will appear in the anime: Kōhei Amasaki as Otto Suwen (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) Nobuhiko Okamoto as Garfiel Tinsel (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) I...
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The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals October 8 Debut

Video also previews opening, ending theme songs ― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga began streaming the show's third promotional video on Friday. The video reveals that the anime will debut on October 8 at 24:00 (effectively on October 9 at 12:00 a.m.) on the TV Tokyo and BS11...
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A Star Brighter Than the Sun Anime Reveals More Cast, October 2 Debut in 1st Promo Video

Motohiro Hata performs opening theme; Hina Yomiya, Taito Ban, more join cast ― The official website for the anime of Kazune Kawahara's A Star Brighter Than the Sun (Taiyō Yori mo Mabushii Hoshi) manga began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The website also revealed a new visual, opening theme song artist, more cast, and the show's October 2 debut. Motohiro Hata is performing t...
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100 Meters Anime Film's Video Highlights 5 Main Characters

Kenji Iwaisawa directs film opening on September 19 ― The staff of the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga revealed the film's character promotional video on Friday. The below video previews the characters Togashi, Komiya, Nigami, Saizu, and Kaidō. The film's X/Twitter account also posted visuals for the five characters. The film held its world premiere at Annecy on June 12. The movie wi...
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Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- Season 2 Anime's Teaser Reveals Opening Song Artist, October Premiere

Nao Tōyama performs opening theme song "Tōryanse" ― The official website for Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits-, the television anime of writer Midori Yūma and illustrator Laruha's Kakuriyo Yadomeshi (Afterlife Inn Cooking) light novel series, unveiled a new visual and teaser trailer for Kakuriyo Yadomeshi Ni (Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- II or literally, Afterlife Inn Cooking II), the ...
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