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Yokai Cats and Time Travel: Twenty-One Volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Mao
Taking a more aggressive horror angle, Mao bridges time from the Heian Era to the Taishō Era to today, telling a story about insatiable greed for power and those who try to stop it.
― I always try to admit when I'm wrong. Mao, Rumiko Takahashi's current long-running manga series, didn't wow me with its first volume. I uncharitably compared it to earlier Takahashi works in both look and plot, and I ad...
An Ode to Kikyo: In Defense of one of Takahashi's Most Hated Characters
Kikyo is the best character in InuYasha, and I will die on this hill (and be brought back to life 50 years later).
― If “Density of Fan Hate Per Onscreen Minute” were a quantifiable metric, FullMetal Alchemist's Shou Tucker would undoubtedly be the record-holder. But Kikyo, from when the InuYasha fandom was at its most active, would still easily crack the top 10, if not the top 5. To phrase that a bi...
The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Gets 2nd Season
First season premiered on July 5
― The staff for the anime of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga announced on Sunday that the anime will get a second season. Mokumokuren and character designer Yuichi Takahashi drew illustrations to celebrate the announcement. Illustration by Mokumokuren Illustration by Yuichi Takahashi The anime premiered on July 5 on the NTV channel,...
Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi Anime Film Review
Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi a wonderful watch on a lazy afternoon or a film to watch with children.
― There is no better way to say it, I love Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi. It shares the same charm of the manga and ONA series, with a series of delightful short stories following the titular character Kozame-chan on a big adventure in a city (presumably Tokyo). Layered on top of ...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Teased as Taking Story to Its Finale in 2026
Promotional video streamed to announce film
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that the next anime adapting Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series is the Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film opening in 2026. The film is teased as taking the story towards its finale. (The film shares the same name as the...
Why Maison Ikkoku is the Greatest Love Story of All Time
Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku.
― Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku, Rumiko Takahashi's seminal love story. I...
My First Rumiko Takahashi Series
Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories.
― Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories. Her work spans the breadth of genres, from the hilarious mishaps in Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½ to the horrific folktal...
May I Ask for One Final Thing? Volume 1 Manga Review
Sometimes you just want to see a perfectly prim Victorian-style lady haul back and beat someone's face in, all safely within the realm of fiction.
― By this point in pop culture history, we've probably all sat through as many villainess denunciation scenes as we can stomach. The story beats are as familiar as the back of your hand – the prim and proper, highly-ranked fiancée of a prince or similarly ...
This Week in Games - Sony State of Play 2025
Kojima cannot be stopped! Jean-Karlo looks at the big news out of Tokyo Game Show and Sony's State of Play!
― Welcome back, folks! Man, they certainly kept us busy this week with the Tokyo Game Show. However, I am happy that I didn't have to sit through another two-stream day, where, I dunno, someone had a presentation right after Sony's State of Play. It's been a long week and there's a lot of news,...
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser Retires on December 31
Devon Pritchard succeeds Bowser as NOA president
― Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser announced on Thursday that he is retiring from the company on December 31. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (NCL) also announced his retirement on the same day. Devon Pritchard will succeed Bowser as president of Nintendo of America, and will also become an NCL Executive Officer in the company's board of directors.Today, I...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Sep 16-22
The Rising of the Shield Hero is dropping like a rock each week while Dr. Stone is rising like a hero. See you next week for the final results!
― 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 rankings are based on how peopl...
Yakuza Kiwami 3 is More Than Just a Remake, And Dark Ties Proves it
One of the common criticisms of the original Yakuza 3 is that Mine didn't get enough screen time. Well, Dark Ties certainly remedies that.
― Sega and Ryu ga Gotoku have made sure that older games in the Yakuza/Like a Dragon series are accessible to newer audiences. By remaking the first two games as Yakuza Kiwami and Yakuza Kiwami 2, as well as remastering the older PS3 titles, almost all of the game...
This Week in Anime - The Name of the Game is Death
Steve and Lucas look at the death game genre and hope to emerge victorious.
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Steve and Lucas look at the death game genre and hope to emerge victorious. 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. Crunchyroll streams Necronomico, Future Diary, Danganronpa anime, Big Order...
Mansect Manga Review
Mansect is way too gross out for me to feel comfortable freely recommending it to any horror-lovers out there.
― Have you ever read a manga and thought, “Oh, this one's for the sickos (complimentary)”? Because those were exactly the words that immediately appeared in my head upon finishing Mansect. Originally published in 1975, this classic horror manga isn't for the faint of heart when it comes to i...
Re:Monster Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season premiered in April 2024
― The staff for the television anime of Kogitsune Kanekiru's Re:Monster light novel series announced on Thursday that the series will get a second season. Returning cast members include:
Takuya Satou as Aporou Kenta Hosoda as Minokichi Ai Kakuma as Kanami Kana Ueda as Asue Mai Kanno as The Redhead Nene Hieda as Rubilia The novels' anime adaptation premiered in April...
Tiny Witch from the Deep Woods Volume 1 Novel Review
I certainly didn’t dislike the story, but it left me wishing there was something more substantive within its passages.
― The Tiny Witch from the Woods whizzes its way through its narrative in a manner that leaves no real impact on the reader. All of its attempts at establishing settings and characters are told so matter-of-factly that the story is robbed of any major intrigue or drama. I certainly di...
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