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Works that focus on the world of ninja and/or samurai; will often overlap with the Martial Arts / Combat category.

Ninja / Samurai▲▼	Rating▲▼
Afro Samurai (TV)	So-so
Coffee Samurai (OAV)	Decent

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Taste Naruto's Ichiraku Ramen in Real Life in Silverlake Ramen Campaign

Apr 16, 06:28 events

Savor a bowl before the team-up ends on July 7 ― Step inside the world of Naruto in the newest collaboration with the Los Angeles-based Silverlake Ramen restaurant franchise. From March 30 to July 7, many locations of the ramen joint across the United States have been decked out in interior and exterior décor straight out of the anime to bring the series' Ichiraku Ramen to real life. The collaboratio...

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New Spice & Wolf Anime's English Dub Features Returning Cast From Previous Series

Apr 16, 06:28

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Brina Palencia, J. Michael Tatum reprise roles from original anime ― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it is streaming the English dub for the Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf anime with the two leads reprising their roles from the original 2008 anime's dub: The English cast includes: Brina Palencia as Holo J. Michael Tatum as Lawrence Austin Tindle as Yarei Emi Lo as Myuri Doug Jackson...

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Gundam SEED FREEDOM's Rie Tanaka, Sōichiro Hoshi Share Memories at Los Angeles Premiere

Apr 15, 09:00 events

― This past week has been busy for the two leads of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM as they've been promoting the U.S. premiere of the movie on the West Coast. Immediately after they attended the festivities in Seattle, they joined Michael Sinterniklaas (Gundam SEED dub producer) and Stephanie Sheh (English voice of Lacus Clyne) at the Los Angeles film premiere. As attendees eagerly awaited the scr...

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Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari Anime Movies Review

Apr 14, 12:00 anime

These tenously-linked films sport impressive world-building and mechanical designs but suffer from undercooked plots. ― Streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll on the day of their Japanese theatrical release, does the distribution pattern of these one-hour-long thematically-linked movies mark a new strategy for the Sony-owned service? I can't see anything similar happening with massive properties like Dem...

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The Spring 2024 Anime Preview Guide

Apr 13, 11:53

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It's the most monstrous premiere of the season! KAIJU NO. 8 reviews join the guide! Also: Black Butler: Public School Arc, The Misfit of Demon King Academy II, KONOSUBA Season 3, Viral Hit, Mysterious Disappearances, Mushoku Tensei, Sound! Euphonium, Mission: Yozakura Family, Go! Go! Loser Ranger!, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our t...

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This Week in Games - Ask Yourself, "What Would Shadow Do?"

Apr 12, 10:00

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The Year of Shadow is upon us! What sort of festivities can we expect for a resident Edgehog? Also: Jean-Karlo salutes the Miiverse community and more in This Week in Games! ― Welcome back, folks! Last week, I saw a bit of consternation from folks with regards to SaGa Emerald Beyond, specifically since SaGa games can be rather impenetrable. It's a tall order, but I still vouch for the SaGa games. Mis...