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Singer LiSA, Voice Actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki Go on Hiatuses (Updated)
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Singer, OLDCODEX vocalist announced marriage in January 2020
― The official website for singer LiSA announced on Wednesday that the singer is going on a hiatus from some of her activities due to mental and physical fatigue. As a result, the "LiVE is Smile Always ~Ladybug~" concerts that were slated for the Marine Messe Fukuoka venue on Saturday and Sunday have been canceled. Sony Music Artists Inc. a...
World Trigger Anime's 3rd Season Unveils Teaser Visual
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The official website for the World Trigger anime unveiled a new teaser visual for the third season of the anime on Wednesday. The visual shows Yūma and Hyuse fighting side-by-side. The anime will premiere in October. The anime will air on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block. The second season of the anime premiered on January 9. The second season will air for one cours (one quarter of a year...
Rate the Anime You've Watched
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Now that the Best and Worst of the Season is finally back, it's time for you to vote for next week's ranking. Please head over to Your Score and rate the anime you've watched this week.
The Best and Worst of Summer 2021, Jul 1-28
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After a long time away, ANN's community episode rankings are back! See where your favorite series measure up this season and make sure to vote each week!
― Our team of reviewers are following 24 anime series of the Summer 2021 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these ...
That's My Atypical Girl GN 1
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That's My Atypical Girl makes us ask the question of what constitutes good representation.
― That's My Atypical Girl is a bit difficult to review. In part that's because my own lived experience does not involve Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but also because of the way that ASD is presented in the manga. The original title of the series is Asper Kanojo, with “asper” being short for Asperger Syndrome...
The ANN Aftershow - Do You Feel Bad For Endeavor?
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Things get heavy this week as Endeavor reveals his plans to make amends for his past abusive behavior. Jacki, AJ, and Lynzee discuss the different views from the Todoroki siblings' perspectives, while revealing a bit about themselves.
― The ANN Aftershow - My Hero Academia Ep 106: Do You Feel Bad for Endeavor? The Todoroki family drama comes to a close after a villain with a grudge against Endeavor ...
Do We Still Need Shōnen/Shōjo Labels?
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anime
Writer Dennis Banda looks at loanword labels and their usage for translated manga. Are they still useful or are they a barrier for entry?
― I was having a casual chat with one of my coworkers about my hobbies the other week and of course, anime came up. I mentioned my favorite series and films and even recommended a few that might interest them. However, our conversation hit a bit of a roadblock when...
Fuga: Melodies of Steel
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It's a challenge to take on a brutal World War II retelling with imagery and characters cute enough to populate Maple Town, but CyberConnect2 sticks with it, and it's paid off.
― Cyberconnect2 is best known as the developer of gorgeous anime-to-game adaptations stretching from Naruto and .hack to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In their heart of hearts, however, company president/CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama and ...
Sneak Peek: Sakugan
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SAKUGAN is set to premiere as part of the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo this Thursday. However, as ANN was able to get a hold of the first episode in advance, let me be the first to tell you, the series is certainly off to an ambitious start.
― SAKUGAN is set to premiere as part of the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo this Thursday. However, as ANN was able to get a hold of the first episode in advance, let me be...
Review: Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist
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French director Pascal-Alex Vincent found himself with a difficult question. What more is there to say that hasn't already been said about a director whose work stands as some of the most beloved animated media ever produced?
― Satoshi Kon was a one-of-a-kind creative force within the anime industry, a visionary director with a style that was distinctly his own. Despite directing just four feature fi...
This Week in Anime - Getter in that Robo!
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Old school mecha fan Jean-Karlo introduces Steve to the world of Getter Robo Arc, subterrainian dinos, insect troops, and how it's all one big metaphor for nuclear power.
― Old school mecha fan Jean-Karlo introduces Steve to the world of Getter Robo Arc, subterrainian dinos, insect troops, and how it's all one big metaphor for nuclear power. This series is streaming on HIDIVE Disclaimer: The views a...
Kageki Shoujo!! GN 1
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Like its heroine, Kageki Shojo!! is just getting started but shows enormous promise.
― The manga of Kageki Shojo! has a bit of an odd publication history; the first two volumes ran in Jump X, a seinen magazine, which was canceled before the story had a chance to conclude. Luckily, it was picked up by the shojo/josei magazine Melody, and continued its run as Kageki Shojo!! (Note the extra exclamation ...
How Much Does It Cost to License Anime Series?
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ANN CEO Chris Macdonald spoke with multiple industry experts to get you the figures on how much it really costs to bring anime stateside.
― Hint: it's not cheap Recently there's been some discussion about how much it costs to license an anime series, especially in the wake of the recent AnimeTube Kickstarter campaign. There are many factors that impact the cost of the license, including, but not limi...
Anime & The Apocalypse: Finding Catharsis in the End of Everything
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This essay is for all of us who look to retreat into the end of everything. Get in the car, loser, we're escaping into the apocalypse.
― What do you do to escape? Escapism is an interesting word when you consider it. We all use it so casually to refer to our chosen media but at its roots it identifies activities, media consumption included, as an alternative. Anime can be an escape from something; ou...
Asadora! GN 3
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The plot may be thickening in this volume, but it's in the same way that instant pudding thickens in the fridge: in other words, it's just sitting there.
― The plot may be thickening in this volume, but it's in the same way that instant pudding thickens in the fridge: in other words, it's just sitting there. That's not to say that there aren't important pieces of the story; the reveal that Japan does...
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