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Retrospective: Does the Dying Will of Reborn! Still Burn?

May 11, 09:00 anime
Jairus Taylor looks back on the unfinished shonen classic to see why it captured a dedicated audience (and whether it's really any good). ― Like most teenagers growing up in the late 2000s, I was obsessed with Naruto, and that obsession led me to delve deeper into the murky waters of anime and manga to find something similar. During some of those searches, I would occasionally stumble across an image...
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Land Volume 2 Manga Review

May 10, 12:00 manga
Land is neither fantasy nor science fiction, nor is it historical fiction. It's close to all of those, but it settles for none. What it is is an excellent read. ― They say that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In Kazumi Yamashita's Land, that takes on a very different meaning. At the end of the first omnibus, An and her twin Anne (this second spelling begins to be used in this vol...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 29-May 5

May 9, 23:10 anime
Nippon Sangoku defies the odds, taking the #4 cumulative spot by proving that dense politicking can be just as gripping as any action sequence. 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...
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Ring Author Koji Suzuki Dies at 68

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Novelist also known for Dark Water, Spiral, Loop, Birthday, S, Tide, more ― World-renowned horror novelist Kōji Suzuki died in a hospital in Tokyo on Friday. He was 68.Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu City in 1957. The prolific writer made his professional debut with the novel Rakuen (Paradise), which shared honors in the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Awards in 1990. Suzuki is best-known for his next novel Rin...
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True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends Volume 1-2 Novel Review

May 9, 12:00 novels
If you're looking for an accomplished heroine, a hero with more feelings than he's aware of, and a comfortably realized world, this is the series for you. ― If you didn't know True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends was a light novel, I doubt you'd recognize that fact by reading it. Kosuzu Kobato's fourth English-language release, following I'd Rather Have a Cat Than a Harem, Making Jam in the Wo...
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HoYoFair 2026 "Once Upon a Time" Fan Concert LA

May 9, 10:00 music games
“Once Upon HoYoFair” offers fanservice from the fans themselves. But how well were fans served in the end? ― Hoyoverse fans are nothing if not dedicated. Ever since Genshin Impact launched during COVID, its pitch of “Breath of the Wild: the MMO” fostered one of the most long-lasting gacha communities I've seen in this space. Honkai Star Rail repeated that spike in interest three years later with a p...
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OCTOPinbs Laptop Giveaway!

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OCTOPinbs arrives on Steam on May 11th, and this little game featuring sneaky squids and firefighting octopi is giving away a BIG prize! ― Douse Flames with Friends on a Brand New Gaming Laptop!OCTOPinbs, the firefighting social deception game from co-developers tri-Ace and Lasengle, and publisher Aniplex, finds its way onto PC via Steam on May 11th, and to celebrate the launch, this little game feat...
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How is it that we have Star Fox discourse already? Plus, Neverness to Everness gets caught in the AI crossfire. ― Welcome back, folks! This past week was Golden Week in Japan; a week where, due to legal reasons, four holidays take place over seven days, letting most people just take the whole week off. You might know the holiday best as an excuse for a ton of artists to draw characters in golden biki...
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Baki The Grappler Volume 9-12 Manga Review

May 8, 12:00 manga
Young Baki faces losses, but he finds purpose in returning to the hidden arena under the Tokyo Dome to defend his title as the strongest fighter. ― As Volume nine opens, Baki is training again to face his father. Baki walks into a Northern Japan wilderness to find a team of battle-hardened, bloodthirsty commandos that defeated thousands of elite JDSF soldiers by themselves. In Baki The Grappler, ever...
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Spring 2026 Manga Guide After Dark (18+)

May 8, 09:00
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Welcome to the steamy side of the Spring Manga Guide! Come see what manga gets up to when the kids are all asleep. ― Welcome to the steamy side of ANN's Spring Manga Guide. All of these titles are for readers 18 and older, from spicy to something a bit more, and featuring a range of tropes, groupings, and fetishes. Come find your next adult read - there's plenty to choose from. March On the Job Trai...
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An EXCLUSIVE ONE-NIGHT-ONLY Concert Film Screening of Official Hige Dandism: A Ticket Giveaway

May 7, 23:59 music
If you're a fan of the first opening song SPY x FAMILY or Tokyo Revengers, then this special event is for you! Get a chance to watch Higedan's Concert Film at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres for one night only! ― How's it going, ANN Community? We have an exclusive ticket giveaway for you! Are you ready for this? If you're a fan of the first opening song SPY x FAMILY or Tokyo Revengers, then this special ...
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Bleach Volume 56-74 Manga Review

May 7, 12:00
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If, like me, you’re a longtime Bleach reader, you owe it to yourself to see this manga to its completion. You’re going to have a bad time, though, and the goodwill the series was already running low on will not carry you to its conclusion. ― Stop me if you've heard this one before, but when a mysterious figure from an otherworldly race/organization appears before Ichigo and pals, their peaceful lives...
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This Week in Anime - Market Manipulation

May 7, 10:00
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Coop and Lucas discuss the nature of greed-based "collectibles" and its impact on the anime and manga community. ― Coop and Lucas discuss the nature of greed-based "collectibles" and its impact on the anime and manga community. The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop You know how...
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