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Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Volume 1 Novel Review
This is, at its heart, a send-up of otoge isekai.
― No matter where you trace it back to, the subgenre of isekai where someone is reborn in the world of, specifically, an otome game, has become popular. It's not as well-loved (strictly in terms of popularity) as villainess or OP isekai, but there are enough stories that use it as a setting to make it deserving of its specific subgenre. It's got a bit...
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 1 Anime Series Review
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime is throwback to the mid-late 2000s, when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl.
― In a lot of ways, you could consider Puniru Is a Cute Slime as a throwback to the mid-late 2000s when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl. We have a bunch of imma...
This Week in Games - Summer Games Fest 2025
Curious whether you missed any of the big announcements from Summer Game Fest? Jean-Karlo's got you covered.
― Welcome back, folks! With Summer Games Fest behind us, and we have another little bundle of news to share. How nice. It ought to take my mind off of not having a Switch 2 yet... This is... Splatoon Stays Fresh With New Spin-Off, Other Goodies Inbound Splatoon has done pretty well as the orig...
ARTFX J Nicholas D. Wolfwood TRIGUN STAMPEDE Ver. locks in as a Scale Figure!
From the anime "TRIGUN STAMPEDE", Nicholas D. Wolfwood comes to life as a figure in an action pose by Kotobukiya.
― The undertaker, wielding the large cross-shaped gun "The Punisher" on his back, has returned! From the anime "TRIGUN STAMPEDE", Nicholas D. Wolfwood comes to life as a figure in an action pose by Kotobukiya. Pre-order the Standard or Deluxe Edition from KOTOBUKIYA US ONLINE! IMG 2-nicol...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Jun 3-9
With high ratings since episode 2, Apocalypse Hotel grabs the top spot this week and so breaks into the cumulative top 5 at #4! See how your favorite shows stack up this 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 that these...
Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo Anime Film Review
This collection still stands tall as a time capsule for an essential era in the history of Japanese anime.
― It's always wonderful when classic, out-of-print anime make their way onto legal streaming services. While a full-blown restoration on a nice home-media format would obviously be ideal, the fact that we can sit here in the year 2025 and watch Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo at all is something to be th...
This Week in Anime - The Danmei Controversy
Coop and Chris discuss the censorship of Chinese novels focusing on the romantic attraction between men and the legal persecution of its authors.
― Coop and Chris discuss the censorship of Chinese novels focusing on the romantic attraction between men and the legal persecution of its authors. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime ...
100 Meters Anime Movie Review
Debuting at Annecy, 100 Meters is a gorgeous work from the creative team behind On Gaku: Our Sound and the creator of Orb.
― If you were to map the film onto the circumstances of its making, Kenji Iwaisawa's feature debut ON-GAKU: Our Sound fit perfectly—a project made by self-taught animators about embracing your love of art despite your level of talent. His sophomore feature 100 Meters is less clea...
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Isekai Quartet Anime Gets 3rd Season
Season to feature characters from Overlord, KonoSuba, Re:Zero, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Rising of the Shield Hero, Eminence in Shadow
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that the Isekai Quartet crossover anime series is getting a third season titled Isekai Quartet 3. The show's staff also revealed a visual and 11 cast members. The series will feature characters from Overlord, KonoSuba, Re:ZERO -Starting Li...
'Light-novel Anime' Project Announced Adapting 4 Original Stories From Popular Light Novelists
Anime omnibus project based on 4 original stories streams on YouTube, also airs on TV starting on July 12
― A website launched on Thursday to announce a new "Light-novel Anime" project, which will feature four anime works adapting original stories from popular light novel authors, partnered alongside character designs from popular illustrators. The short anime are being released in parts as vertical ...
Yūki Dōmoto's I Want to End This Love Game Manga Gets TV Anime
Romantic comedy manga about childhood friends playing love game until high school launched in 2021
― Shogakukan announced on Thursday that Yūki Dōmoto's I Want to End This Love Game (Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Dōmoto posted an illustration to commemorate the announcement. Dōmoto launched the manga on the Sunday Webry website in 2021. Shogakukan publis...
Live-Action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko Season 2 Streams Worldwide on GagaOOLala
Series' 2nd season premieres worldwide on June 27
― GagaOOLala announced on Friday that it will stream Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko 2nd Stage (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru 2nd Stage), the sequel live-action series adaptation of Sal Jiang's office girls-love manga Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko (Ayaka-chan wa Hiroko-senpai ni Koishiteru), on June 27 worldwide except in Korea and Japan. Gaga...
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Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! #11 [rate]
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Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Volume 1 Novel Review
This is, at its heart, a send-up of otoge isekai.
― No matter where you trace it back to, the subgenre of isekai where someone is reborn in the world of, specifically, an otome game, has become popular. It's not as well-loved (strictly in terms of popularity) as villainess or OP isekai, but there are enough stories that use it as a setting to make it deserving of its specific subgenre. It's got a bit...
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Lazarus #11 [rate]
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One Piece #1133 [rate]
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ Episode 11
There are so many moving parts that it’s by no means a foregone conclusion that everything will work out for our heroes.
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Maebashi Witches #11 [rate]
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The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl #11 [rate]
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Go! Go! Loser Ranger! #22 [rate]
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 11
If Onimaru is gonna stick as our main baddie for the long haul, I can only hope the show finds more to do with him than what it has now.
Jujutsu Kaisen Tops Bookscan's May Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
13 manga rank in list including Chainsaw Man, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Kagurabachi, Blue Lock, Frieren, Dragon Ball Super, more
― The 26th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for May. This month's list featured 13 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 26
#2 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man vo...
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 11
If there's one truth about being a first-year teacher, it's that you always want students like Paul Irving but end up with students like Anthony Pye.
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The Unaware Atelier Master #12 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 46
Loulan may not have made her peace, but she’s certainly made her bed, and that’s something Maomao doesn’t quite know how to deal with.
Too Kyo Games, DMM's Shuten Order Game Introduces 5 Different Routes
Game launches for Switch, PC via Steam/DMM Game Player on September 5
― Kazutaka Kodaka's Too Kyo Games company and DMM Games' EXNOA's Shuten Order (Shuten Kyodan) video game streamed a new video on Saturday previewing five different routes and their different game genres. Spike Chunsoft describes the five routes: [Ministry of 𝕵𝖚𝖘𝖙𝖎𝖈𝖊 route = Mystery Adventure]
Solve a series of murders inside the ma...
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SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble #10 [rate]
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The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Anime Reveals July 9 Debut in New Trailer, Key Visual
Trailer previews "Eien ni Ikkai no" ending theme song
― Kadokawa revealed on Sunday in a new trailer for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 anime the July 9 debut date, along with a new key visual. The trailer previews Chiai Fujikawa's ending theme song "Eien ni Ikkai no" (One Time for Eternity). The new season will premiere on July 9 on AT-X, TOKYO MX, Sun Television, KBS, TV Aichi, and on Lemin...
Palette's 9-nine- Ruler's Crown TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Unveils Opening Song, July 5 Debut
Araki performs "ResoNAnce" opening theme song
― The official website for 9-nine- Ruler's Crown, the television anime of Palette's 9-nine- game, started streaming the second promotional video on Sunday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "ResoNAnce" by Araki, and its July 5 premiere, with a 60-minute special premiere of episodes 1 and 2. The anime will premiere on July 5 on ...
Fermat no Ryōri TV Anime Previews Opening Theme in Main Trailer
New visual also revealed for series debuting on July 5
― The staff for the television anime of Yūgo Kobayashi's Fermat no Ryōri (Cuisson dans le Fermat or Fermat's Cuisine) manga revealed a new visual and main promotional video on Sunday. The video previews the opening theme song. The anime will debut on television on July 5 on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The anime will air on Saturdays at 11:30 p.m...
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Witch Watch #11 [rate]
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray #11 [rate]
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Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 Anime Reveals Streaming Debut on July 1, New 'Date' Visual
New season's 5th "date" visual features Mini Yaemori
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga revealed on Friday the July 1 advance streaming of the anime's fourth season on the DMM TV and d Anime Store streaming services in Japan at 10:00 p.m. JST. The anime's staff also revealed the fifth "date" visual featuring Min...
Sakamoto Days Anime's 2nd Part New Trailer Reveals Additional Cast, Ending Song
M.A.O, Mamiko Noto, Daiki Yamashita, Satoshi Hino join anime's 2nd part premiering on July 14
― The livestream of the advance screening for the second part of the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed on Sunday the second part's new main trailer video and additional cast members. The trailer reveals and previews the new ending theme song "Dandelion" by go!go!vanillas. The ne...
Devil May Cry 5 Game Tops 10 Million in Sales
Capcom credits animated series for recent boost
― Capcom announced on Friday that its Devil May Cry 5 game has crossed 10 million units in cumulative sales worldwide. The company credited the animated series of based on the video game franchise for the brand awareness that led to recent sales of the title. The Devil May Cry 5 game launched in March 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game r...
Webtoon Characters Now Read Your Fortune with AI-Powered Tarotoon
Tarotoon lets users receive AI-generated fortune reading from popular webtoon characters
― NAVER Webtoon announced on Wednesday it has launched Tarotoon, a new web-based service that lets users receive AI-generated fortune readings from popular webtoon characters. Developed in collaboration with its content subsidiary Studio Rico and AI company Flaps, Tarotoon combines webtoon IP with artificial int...
Otakon 2025 Hosts A-1 Pictures Staff, Voice Actor Taishi Murata, Character Designer Hidenori Matsubara, More
Grimms Notes composer Taketeru Sunamori, Arifureta singer MindaRyn
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Thursday the event will host A-1 Pictures' director Shotaro Kitamura and production manager Yutaro Ito (pictured at right), who worked on the production of Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!. The event will also host the creative team behind the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novels: novelist...
Piracy Site EnryuManga Removes Naver Titles Following Cease-and-Desist from Webtoon Ent.
Piracy site encouraged users to read on official platforms such as WEBTOON, Wattpad
― EnryuManga, an unauthorized webcomic hosting site, has removed all Naver WEBTOON content after receiving a cease-and-desist notice from WEBTOON Entertainment. In a statement posted on its homepage, EnryuManga confirmed the takedown and cited “the safety of our team members” and “the most mature course” as reasons fo...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #19 [rate]
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Yasuhiro Aoki, Studio 4°C's ChaO Anime Wins Annecy Film Festival's Jury Prize
Momoko Seto's French/Belgian film Dandelion's Odyssey, Ryo Orikasa's "The Graffiti" short also honored
― Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO won the Jury Prize at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Saturday. Dandelion's Odyssey — a French/Belgian feature film from director Momoko Seto and the studios Miyu Productions, ecce films, and Umedia — received the P...
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To Be Hero X #11 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 2-8
The Apothecary Diaries season 2 earns 4.2% rating, Gundam GQuuuuuuX earns 3.2%, Dinner Table Detective 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 Thursday, June 5 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 16.2% rating. A separate episode aired on TV Asahi on Tuesday, June 3 at...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 2-8
Mario Kart World tops chart in Switch 2 debut week
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 2-8 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 782,566 782,566 2NSwRune Factory: Guardians of Azuma Marvelous June 5 45,703 45,703 3NSwFantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Level 5 May 22 17,180 111,904 4NSwNatsume Yūjin-Chō Hazuki no Shirushi Bushiroad Ju...
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I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! #11 [rate]
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Maeil Economy Report: Pocket Comics Considers Exiting France as Webtoon Platforms Struggle in Europe
Service halted all new content uploads in France earlier this year
― According Korean business media website Maeil Economy, Pocket Comics, the global webtoon platform operated by NHN, is considering shutting down its French service, signaling a broader pullback of Korean digital comics from the European market. Although the service is still technically live, Pocket Comics has halted all new content ...
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SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary #21 [rate]
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Classic★Stars #11 [rate]
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Food for the Soul #10 [rate]
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I Left My A-Rank Party #22 [rate]
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mono #10 [rate]
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Webtoon Ent., Dark Horse Comics Partner to Bring Major Franchises to Digital Platform
WEBTOON will add comics from Cyberpunk 2077, The Witcher, The Legend of Korra, more
― WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. announced on Tuesday it is expanding its partnership with Dark Horse Comics to bring a slate of popular IPs — including Cyberpunk 2077, Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins, The Witcher, The Legend of Korra, and Plants vs. Zombies™ — to its English-language platform in vertical-scroll f...
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 1 Anime Series Review
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime is throwback to the mid-late 2000s, when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl.
― In a lot of ways, you could consider Puniru Is a Cute Slime as a throwback to the mid-late 2000s when we had an abundance of slice of life comedies focusing on a tsundere boy and an overly hyperactive girl. We have a bunch of imma...
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Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc #11 [rate]
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Rock is a Lady's Modesty ‒ Episode 11
Yayoi is the portrait of institutional wealth—a beautiful façade that disguises the cruel capitalist machinations ticking behind every step and gesture.
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Kowloon Generic Romance #11 [rate]
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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman #11 [rate]
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Fire Force Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
If Fire Force names an episode “The Great Kaiju Battlefront,” I am duty- and honor-bound to get unreasonably excited for it.
Osamu Tezuka's A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed
Remastered edition of anime special released on Blu-ray Disc on Saturday
― Licensing and dubbing studio SkySet Entertainment revealed the entire English dub cast for the remastered edition of Osamu Tezuka's 1983 A Time Slip of 10000 Years: Prime Rose anime special on Saturday: KyLeigh Zimmerer as Emiya Tachi
Jacob Eiseman as Gai Tanbara
Christina Assaf-Costello as Bunretsu Tanbara
David Wald as Pila...
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Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers #11 [rate]
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Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof ‒ Episode 10
I feel a bit disappointed when it comes to this episode. It feels full of wasted opportunities.
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Anne Shirley #11 [rate]
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I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 #11 [rate]
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Wind Breaker Season 2 ‒ Episode 24
Endo's more of a representation than a character in his own right at this point, but he's a cool representation who does so effectively for the more well-defined characters.
World Webtoon Festival Returns to Seoul in October
Event to feature pop-up stores, awards, exhibitions, showcases, webtoon job fair
― The government-led World Webtoon Festival, which drew fan turnout in its debut last year, is set to return for its second edition from October 19 to 22, 2025, in Seoul. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the event aims to promote Kor...
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Case Closed #1165 [rate]
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Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series S Line to Premiere in July
Series will exclusively stream in Korea on Wavve
― Korean streaming platform Wavve announced on Thursday the exclusive release of S Line, the live-action adaptation of the webtoon by author kkomabi. The series is scheduled for release in July. The original webtoon S Line explores a provocative premise: a mysterious red line — visible only to some —connects individuals who have had sexual relationshi...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend #11 [rate]
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Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on July 7
New season adds 6 more cast members, streams new video
― Fanworks announced on Saturday that the third season of Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya, the CryptoNinja non-fungible token (NFT) project's anime, will debut on July 7. Fanworks also revealed a new trailer, and announced more cast. The new season is titled Shinobanai! CryptoNinja Sakuya San no Maki. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 7 ...
Blue Archive, VTubers Take Top Spots Among Comic Market 106's Booths
On June 6, the self-described Genre Code Tankentai (Genre Code Lovers or literally, Genre Code Expedition) released the unofficial count of fan circle booths for the next Comic Market, Japan's largest event for selling self-published dōjinshi works. According to the tallies pulled from the event's online catalog, 22,760 circles will participate at Comiket 106 this August. This is about a 26% drop ...
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The Dinner Table Detective #11 [rate]
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CITY The Animation to Stream on Amazon Prime Video Worldwide
Series will debut online on July 6 U.S. time
― Amazon Prime Japan announced on June 8 that CITY The Animation, the television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga, will exclusively stream on the Amazon Prime Video service worldwide. The series will stream on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on July 7 at 12:30 a.m. JST. An official English X/Twitter account for the anime is streaming a video with English su...
This Week in Games - Summer Games Fest 2025
Curious whether you missed any of the big announcements from Summer Game Fest? Jean-Karlo's got you covered.
― Welcome back, folks! With Summer Games Fest behind us, and we have another little bundle of news to share. How nice. It ought to take my mind off of not having a Switch 2 yet... This is... Splatoon Stays Fresh With New Spin-Off, Other Goodies Inbound Splatoon has done pretty well as the orig...
ARTFX J Nicholas D. Wolfwood TRIGUN STAMPEDE Ver. locks in as a Scale Figure!
From the anime "TRIGUN STAMPEDE", Nicholas D. Wolfwood comes to life as a figure in an action pose by Kotobukiya.
― The undertaker, wielding the large cross-shaped gun "The Punisher" on his back, has returned! From the anime "TRIGUN STAMPEDE", Nicholas D. Wolfwood comes to life as a figure in an action pose by Kotobukiya. Pre-order the Standard or Deluxe Edition from KOTOBUKIYA US ONLINE! IMG 2-nicol...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Jun 3-9
With high ratings since episode 2, Apocalypse Hotel grabs the top spot this week and so breaks into the cumulative top 5 at #4! See how your favorite shows stack up this 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 that these...
The Dinner Table Detective Novel Series Gets Stage Musical
Musical runs from September 9-23 in Tokyo, September 27-October 1 in Osaka
― Tokuya Higashigawa's The Dinner Table Detective (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de) novel series is inspiring a stage musical adaptation that will run from September 9-23 at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo and from September 27-October 1 at the Sky Theater MBS in Osaka. The musical stars (pictured above from left to right, sta...
Xenotoon Announces 'AniBit' Brand With 1st Game Pixel Dash: Toast of Destiny
Clover Lab develops side-scrolling runner game
― Xenotoon Inc. announced on Monday a new brand named "AniBit" that combines short animations and games. The brand aims to bring animation techniques to games, and its first release will be the Pixel Dash: Toast of Destiny side-scrolling runner game. Xenotoon describes the story:
The main character, Haruka Ran, is a regular high school girl who's eager t...
Dark Horse's Parent Company Embracer Group Promotes Phil Rogers to CEO
Company names founder/CEO Lars Wingefors as Executive Chair of the Board on August 1
― Dark Horse parent company Embracer Group is promoting Phil Rogers from Deputy CEO to CEO on August 1. The company is also naming its founder and CEO Lars Wingefors as Executive Chair of the Board on the same day. This is part of Embracer Group's restructuring. Rogers became the CEO of Eidos (Tomb Raider) in 2008. H...
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Fire Force #11 [rate]
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The Apothecary Diaries #46 [rate]
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Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo Anime Film Review
This collection still stands tall as a time capsule for an essential era in the history of Japanese anime.
― It's always wonderful when classic, out-of-print anime make their way onto legal streaming services. While a full-blown restoration on a nice home-media format would obviously be ideal, the fact that we can sit here in the year 2025 and watch Manie Manie: Neo Tokyo at all is something to be th...
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Teogonia #10 [rate]
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Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian Game's Trailer Reveals September 26 Release
Game launches for PS5, Switch, PC in West; also on PS4 in Japan
― Koei Tecmo announced on Friday that it will release Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & the White Guardian (Kurenai no Renkinjutsushi to Shiro no Shugosha: Resleriana no Atelier), a new game in the Atelier franchise, in the West for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on September 26. The game will launch for the same ...
Max Streams Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Film on July 3
Anime premiered digitally in U.S. on March 18
― Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Friday that Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, its new Batman Ninja CG anime film, will begin streaming on Max on July 3. The film premiered digitally in the U.S. on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV, Google Play, Vudu, and other services on March 18. It then shipped on 4K Ultra HD and Blu-ray Disc on April 15. The movie is a...
See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Anime Unveils Visual, July 7 Debut
6-episode series premieres on July 7 at 10:30 p.m. JST
― The official website for the television anime of Shinichirō Nariie's See You Tomorrow at the Food Court (Food Court de, Mata Ashita.) manga announced on Friday that the series will debut on July 7. The website also unveiled a visual: The anime will debut on July 7 on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m. JST before airing on other networks, and it will have s...
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Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? #11 [rate]
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France's Mangouste Anim Acquires Rights to Produce Animated Work for Space Adventure Cobra
Announcement originally made at Annecy on Friday
― Anime journalist Tadashi Sudo reported on Friday that the French production and distribution company Mangouste Anim has acquired the rights to produce an animated work based on Buichi Terasawa's Space Adventure Cobra manga and anime franchise. The news was originally announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market on Friday. ...
Volicia of Pluto Yuri Sci-Fi Robot Anime's 2nd Chapter Streams With English Subtitles for Limited Time
Volicia of Pluto #2: Blue streams until June 19, crowdfunding for 3rd chapter underway
― Arata Hirasaka began streaming the full 42-minute Volicia of Pluto #2: Blue (Bōsei no Volicia: Dai Nishō: Gunjō) anime on Friday with English subtitles. The anime is the second chapter of the Volicia of Pluto -Vapor Trail Another Age 2006- independent anime project. The full anime will stream with English subtitl...
Rika Suzuki, Kohske's Dark Auction: Hitler's Estate Game Streams Story Trailer
Game slated to launch this year for Switch, Steam, PS5 with English text
― Good Smile Company began streaming a new "Story, Mystery & Bidding" trailer on Friday for Dark Auction: Hitler's Estate (Dark Auction - Hitler no Isan), a new mystery adventure game by Gangsta. manga creator Kohske and Trace Memory/Hotel Dusk: Room 215 writer Rika Suzuki. The game was previously scheduled to launch for Nintend...
Yasuo Ohtagaki's Gundam Thunderbolt Manga Ends in 8 Chapters
Manga resumed from 3-month hiatus on Friday
― Yasuo Ohtagaki revealed on X/Twitter on Thursday that his Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga has entered its final arc and will end in eight chapters. Shogakukan published the manga's 222nd chapter in the Big Comic Superior magazine on Friday. The manga returning from a three-month hiatus with the new chapter. Ohtagaki posted a video to accompany the an...
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author's Health
Manga is scheduled to return on June 23
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga announced on Thursday that the manga is taking an unplanned one-week break from this year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on Monday due to Hokazono's "sudden illness." The manga is slated to return in the 30th issue, which will release on June 23. Hokazono...
Alterna Vvelt -Blue Exorcist Another Story- Smartphone Game Launches in 12 Countries in English on June 25
English release will be simultaneous with Japanese release
― The official English X/Twitter account for the Alterna Vvelt -Blue Exorcist Another Story- (Alterna Vvelt: Ao no Exorcist Gaiden) game for the Blue Exorcist franchise revealed on Wednesday that the game will launch in English in 12 countries on June 25. The game will launch in English for iOS and Android in the United States, Canada, Austra...
Kamitsubaki City Under Construction Anime's 2nd Main Promo Video Previews Opening Theme
Hikaru Midorikawa joins cast for series debuting on July 3 with streaming on Crunchyroll
― Kadokawa revealed the second main promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Kamitsubaki Studio's Kamitsubaki City Under Construction (Kamitsubaki-Shi Kensetsu-chū.) project. The video previews the opening theme song. The staff also revealed that Hikaru Midorikawa is joining the cast as a mysteriou...
Kōki Uchiyama, Kenjirō Tsuda Join Cast of Kenji Iwaisawa's 100 Meters Anime Film
Film debuts in Japan on September 19, in N. America in October
― The staff of the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga revealed more cast for the film on Friday. Kōki Uchiyama will play Saizu (pictured below left, name romanizations are not confirmed) and Kenjirō Tsuda will play Kaidō (below right). The film held its world premiere at Annecy on Thursday. The movie will premiere in Japan o...
Isekai Quartet Anime Gets 3rd Season
Season to feature characters from Overlord, KonoSuba, Re:Zero, Saga of Tanya the Evil, Rising of the Shield Hero, Eminence in Shadow
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that the Isekai Quartet crossover anime series is getting a third season titled Isekai Quartet 3. The show's staff also revealed a visual and 11 cast members. The series will feature characters from Overlord, KonoSuba, Re:ZERO -Starting Li...
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Marry Me, Let's Have a Baby! #1 [rate]
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'With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess' Light Anime Reveals July 9 Debut, More Cast
Tomoaki Maeno, Minami Tsuda, more join cast; theme songs also revealed
― Animation ID announced more cast and the July 9 debut on Friday for the light anime adaptation of SORAJIMA and Aminohada's With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess (Kizu Darake Seijo Yori Hōfuku wo Komete) vertical-scrolling webtoon. The new cast members include (not all character name spellings are confirmed): Tomoaki Ma...
The Water Magician Anime Reveals July 3 Debut, More Cast, Crunchyroll Streaming
9 more cast members announced for isekai series
― The official website for the television anime of Tadashi Kubō and Nokito's The Water Magician (Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai) light novel series began streaming a second promotional video on Friday that reveals the show's July 3 debut. The website also revealed the show's theme song information and more cast. Meiyo Densetsu is performing the opening theme...
Lupin the IIIrd: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku Anime Film's Character Intro Trailer Streamed
Film opens in Japan on June 27 with prequel net anime streaming 1st on June 20
― TMS began streaming a character introduction trailer on Friday for Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku (Immortal Bloodline), the new feature-length film in the Lupin III franchise. TMS also revealed that those who attend the film will receive a collection of "secret" original drawings. A net anime prequel titl...
2025 Detective Conan Film Drops to #4, Live-Action Mieruko-chan Film Debuts at #7
Live-action Mieruko-chan earns 92 million yen in 1st 3 days
― Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, fell from #2 to #4 in its eighth weekend last weekend. The film sold 148,000 tickets for 223,181,900 yen (about US$1.53 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 9.46 million tickets ...
Anya Meets Hello Kitty in Spy x Family x Sanrio Collab
A pop-up store opens in August
― The Spy x Family franchise announced on Tuesday it will be collaborating with popular Japanese entertainment company Sanrio. A pop-up store will open in August, and pre-orders have begun on the Toho Anime Store. The staff also revealed an original illustration of the Spy x Family characters paired with Sanrio characters: Anya Forger with Hello Kitty, Yor Forger with M...
All You Need is Kill Anime Adds 3 Cast Members
Kana Hanazawa, comedians Hiccorohee & mo-junior high school co-star
― The official website for Warner Bros. Japan and STUDIO4°C's anime of Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe's All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel announced three more cast members on Friday: Kana Hanazawa as Shasta, "a genius graduate student who is thoroughly enjoying being immersed in Darol's research" Comedian Hiccor...
Ninja Kamui Anime Gets 2 More Seasons
Sola Entertainment returns for Season Two: Red Vendetta on Adult Swim
― Adult Swim officially announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Thursday that the Ninja Kamui anime will have two more seasons from Sola Entertainment. The first of the two additional seasons, Ninja Kamui Season Two: Red Vendetta, "will follow Higan as he uncovers a new conspiracy of cataclysmic proportions...
Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Unveils Teaser, More Cast, Composer
Haruto Ueda, Noa Shiroyama play leads as children with music by Ayatake Ezaki
― The official website for the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second anime film unveiled a teaser trailer, second teaser visual, more cast members, and the composer Ayatake Ezaki (musical contributor on Belle, Muteking the Dancing Hero) on Friday. The 30-second teaser debuts the first footage to be m...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 8-14
DAN DA DAN, Dungeon People anime; Girl Crush, Sweet or Bitter Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date DAN DA DAN Season 1 BDPlease Shout! Factory US$34.98 June 12 DAN DA DAN Season 1 - Collector's Edition BDCite Shout! Factory US$64.98 June 12 Dungeon People BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 June 12 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail ...
New Edens Zero Action RPG's Trailer Reveals Demo
Save data can transfer to full game at launch on July 15
― Konami unveiled during the Konami Press Start livestream on Thursday a trailer for the new action role-playing game based on Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero manga, and it reveals that a demo has launched: The demo's save data can transfer to the full game. The game will launch on July 15 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Wind...
Resident Evil Requiem – The First RE Game to Make Me Jump
The latest Resident Evil game is the equivalent of an icy hand on your neck when you think you're alone.
― The latest installment in Capcom's Resident Evil franchise turned heads during the Summer Game Day trailer premiere. Despite the series turning thirty next year, the RE development team manages to breathe new life into every addition in its long history. Despite the Biohazard games defining the ...
Dragon Ball Daima Wins Best Anime Series at 2025 Astra TV Awards
Aleks Le wins award for role as Sung Jinwoo in Solo Leveling Season 2
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra TV Awards on Tuesday. The Dragon Ball Daima anime won Best Anime Series, and Aleks Le won Best Lead Voice-Over Performance for his role as Sung Jinwoo in the Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from...
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Wind Breaker #24 [rate]
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Sonic Team Studio Head Takashi Iizuka's Bid to Appeal to Japanese and Global Audiences Through Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds
With some surprising guest characters, the latest Sonic game is ready to prove its bona fides to as many people as possible.
― As the latest exciting addition to the Sonic gaming franchise, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds surprised fans worldwide with the inclusion of Miku Hatsune, Like a Dragon's Ichiban Kasuga, Persona 5's Joker, as well as Minecraft's Steve, Alex, and Creeper. A total of twenty-three pl...
NIS America Announces Disgaea 7 Complete Game for Switch 2
Trailer streamed for game launching this fall
― NIS America announced on Thursday that Nippon Ichi Software's Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless (Makai Senki Disgaea 7) game is getting a release on Nintendo Switch 2 this fall. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The game will include all previously released DLC, as well as new features and content. "The Disgaea 7 Complete Ewwdo Edition" feat...
Shinsei Galverse Anime's 1st Trailer Reveals Character Voices, June 25 Premiere
Yui Horie, Ai Fairouz, Lynn, Ikue Ōtani, Kotono Mitsuishi, Rie Tanaka, more star
― Tokyo-based Shinsei Galverse NFT project began streaming on Thursday the first trailer for its anime project, and it previews the character voices and confirms the June 25 premiere: The cast includes: Yui Horie as Zero
Ai Fairouz as D.D.
Mutsumi Tamura as Ring
Kurumi Nakata as Tabia
Hisako Kanemoto as Vega
Lynn as Momo...
This Week in Anime - The Danmei Controversy
Coop and Chris discuss the censorship of Chinese novels focusing on the romantic attraction between men and the legal persecution of its authors.
― Coop and Chris discuss the censorship of Chinese novels focusing on the romantic attraction between men and the legal persecution of its authors. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime ...
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Rock is a Lady's Modesty #11 [rate]
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Dan Da Dan 2nd Season Anime's Commercial Reveals/Previews Ending Theme Song by WurtS
2nd commercial previews Aina the End's opening theme song
― The official website for the second season of the DAN DA DAN television anime revealed on Friday that WurtS will perform the new ending theme song "Doukashiteru" (Something's Wrong with Them). A new commercial previews the song. Another commercial previews Aina the End's opening theme song "Kakumei Dōchū" (On the Way): The second season for ...
Konami Teases Silent Hill Remake with Bloober Team
Polish game studio worked on Silent Hill 2 Remake
― Konami teased during the Konami Press Start livestream on Thursday that a Silent Hill remake project is in development in partnership with Silent Hill 2 Remake's Polish game studio Bloober Team. The company streamed a teaser for the project as well as a developer diary video for Silent Hill f, an all-new game in the horror game franchise (begins at ...
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The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows #11 [rate]
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Suikoden: Star Leap Mobile Game Gets PC Release (Updated)
Story trailer streamed
― Konami revealed during the Konami Press Start livestream on Thursday that Suikoden: Star Leap (Gensō Suikoden: Star Leap), a new mobile game in the Suikoden series, will get a version on PC via Steam alongside the previously announced iOS and Android releases. Update: Konami streamed the story and teaser trailers with English subtitles: Story Trailer Teaser Trailer The compan...
Apocalypse Hotel ‒ Episode 10
Tamako is an obnoxious and hilarious little stinker who exacerbates every facet of this farce into a full-blown fracas. The apple doesn't fall far.
100 Meters Anime Movie Review
Debuting at Annecy, 100 Meters is a gorgeous work from the creative team behind On Gaku: Our Sound and the creator of Orb.
― If you were to map the film onto the circumstances of its making, Kenji Iwaisawa's feature debut ON-GAKU: Our Sound fit perfectly—a project made by self-taught animators about embracing your love of art despite your level of talent. His sophomore feature 100 Meters is less clea...
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Game's Video Reveals New 'Fox Hunt' Online Multiplayer Mode, 'Snake vs. Bomberman' Collaboration
Xbox Series X|S version to feature "Snake vs. Bomberman"
― Konami revealed during the Konami Press Start livestream on Thursday that Metal Gear Solid △: Snake Eater (△ is read as "Delta"), its remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, will feature a new online multiplayer mode called "Fox Hunt." Also, the "Secret Theater" will return. Instead of the "Snake vs. Monkey" mode, the Xbox Series X|S versi...
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom ‒ Episode 11
We’ve seen time and time again in this series how Philia will always put herself last, no matter what the cost.
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A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof #10 [rate]
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Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ‒ Episode 10
Pronounced shifts between grayscale and color set the mood as the story ramps up.
'Light-novel Anime' Project Announced Adapting 4 Original Stories From Popular Light Novelists
Anime omnibus project based on 4 original stories streams on YouTube, also airs on TV starting on July 12
― A website launched on Thursday to announce a new "Light-novel Anime" project, which will feature four anime works adapting original stories from popular light novel authors, partnered alongside character designs from popular illustrators. The short anime are being released in parts as vertical ...
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Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World #10 [rate]
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My Melody & Kuromi Stop-Motion Animated Series Debuts on Netflix on July 24
LE SSERAFIM performs theme song
― Netflix revealed on Thursday in a video that the My Melody & Kuromi stop-motion animation series, based on the titular Sanrio characters, will debut on July 24 worldwide. The video also reveals that LE SSERAFIM will perform the theme song "Kawaii (Prod. Gen Hoshino)." Netflix also revealed a new visual. The series will have a total of 12 episodes, with each episode r...
Yūki Dōmoto's I Want to End This Love Game Manga Gets TV Anime
Romantic comedy manga about childhood friends playing love game until high school launched in 2021
― Shogakukan announced on Thursday that Yūki Dōmoto's I Want to End This Love Game (Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Dōmoto posted an illustration to commemorate the announcement. Dōmoto launched the manga on the Sunday Webry website in 2021. Shogakukan publis...
Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse Anime Reveals 2 Promo Videos, July 4 TV Debut, Theme Song Artists
Anime also reveals more cast, new visual
― The official website for the anime of Naru Narumi's Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse (Watari-kun no xx ga Hōkaisunzen) manga started streaming both the anime's second and third promotional videos on Thursday. The videos reveal that the anime will debut on television Tokyo MX on July 4 at 25:00 (effectively July 5 at 1:00 a.m.). The show will also air...