Over-the-top isekai dark comedy The Eminence in Shadow is back for a second season! Also new for today are our looks at 16bit Sensation: Another Layer!, Crash Course in Naughtiness, and Bullbuster—and that's not to mention the nearly two-dozen other anime premieres we've covered so far!― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2023 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up...
Manga Plus Max features Standard/Deluxe Plans with different prices, included manga― Shueisha's Manga Plus website and app announced on Wednesday that it has launched a new subscription service called "Manga Plus Max" with two plans. Shueisha streamed a trailer: The Standard Plan includes 80 currently serialized works totaling over 6,000 chapters. It costs US$1.99 per month in the U.S., Canada, Fran...
Eizouken! helmer directed, storyboarded sequence― The official website for the second SPY×FAMILY anime season began streaming the season's clean, credit-less opening animation sequence on Wednesday. Acclaimed anime director Masaaki Yuasa (Inu-Oh, Mind Game, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) directed and storyboarded the opening sequence. The video features the season's new opening song "Kurakura" by Ad...
Robot suit to be unveiled to public next summer― Robotics company MOVeLOT announced a new project on Saturday, where it will bring to life a pilotable Ingram labor robot mecha from Mobile Police Patlabor. The project celebrates the new Patlabor EZY anime, and will reveal the robot to the public in the summer of 2024. The company will share updates on Twitter and Instagram with photo and videos high...
Saori Hayami voices new character Mabuya Aki in prequel― A prequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime titled "scene0" launched in the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story smartphone game on Tuesday. Aniplex streamed commercials that feature the new character Mabuya Aki (voiced by Saori Hayami) as well as series protagonist Madoka. The videos also feature the prequel's theme song "G...
Also: Angel Cop, Black Rock Shooter, Cyber City Oedo 808― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it has added the following Discotek Media titles to its catalog for the United States and Canada: Angel Cop episodes 1-6 (English subtitles and dub)
Black Rock Shooter episodes 1-8 (English subtitles and dub)
Cyber City Oedo 808 episodes 1-3 (English subtitles and dub)
Gunbuster episodes 1-6 (English subti...
We're in the midst of one of the biggest anime seasons yet! What anime premieres are must-watch worthy and which are clunkers?― The Best Fall Anime Premieres So Far... We're in the midst of one of the biggest anime seasons yet! What anime premieres are must-watch worthy and which are clunkers? The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You...
It's still imperfect, but this season delivers the best material Rent-a-Girlfriend has offered in ages.― While not the worst harem anime you can find, season two of RAG was undoubtedly in the running for the most tedious. While it managed to introduce an interesting conflict at the very last minute, the preceding 11 episodes were an exercise in wasting the viewer's time, cycling through the various ...
I got to try a half-hour of the new WarioWare game at the 2023 Nintendo Holiday Tour. Once directed to the hidden area, I and other press members were in for the world's wackiest workout.―
Do you ever find yourself nostalgic for the Wii era? Motion controls might not have been the best fit for all or even most games, but there's something to be said about how fun they could be for party gaming. Few...
In celebration of the Sasaki and Miyano film, Chris and Nicky share their favorite BL series and why the genre is for everyone.― In celebration of the Sasaki and Miyano film, Chris and Nicky share their favorite BL series and why the genre is for everyone. You can watch the series and movies mentioned here on Crunchyroll (Sasaki and Miyano, Junjo Romantica, Classmates, The Stranger by the Shore, Gi...
Ohh! One Piece loses its seemingly-assured first place. Who took the #1 spot? There's a lot of surprises and last-minute movement in our final ranking of the season, come check it out!― 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 t...
Overall, season two feels more like a transition point than a standalone season.― The Duke of Death and His Maid pleasantly surprised me. What I originally thought would be something more irritating and drawn out ended up being one of the more wholesome and engaging romances I've watched in quite some time. Unlike other shows that use the whole idea of teasing for the sake of dragging out an unenthu...
Castlevania: Nocturne knows that it must succeed as good television above all else and that changes to the source material can be good when done properly. In that respect, this new generation of Castlevania is an astounding success.― I had my problems with Netflix's first attempt at bringing the Castlevania franchise to life on the small screen, but regardless of how much I chafed at some of its awk...