Reviews - September 2025

Grand Blue Dreaming Anime Gets 3rd Season

Sep 22, 12:26

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3rd season to take place in Palau ― The official website for the second television anime season based on Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming manga announced on Tuesday that the series is getting a third season. The season will take place in Palau, marking the first time the setting has been outside Japan. The website unveiled a visual: The second season ended with its 12th episode...

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Bravely Default Flying Fairy HD Remaster Game Review

Sep 22, 12:00

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The greatest JRPG ever made, now in HD. ― I first realized that Bravely Default was a game that would forever change the JRPG genre during a battle with the Jabberwock, which is a dragon whose name is a direct reference to Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky poem. Though this boss fight was optional, it was part of a side quest to gain entry into the foreboding Vampire Castle, and getting into a place called...

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Answerman - What's Up with the Trash Monsters in Gachiakuta?

Sep 22, 10:00

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Jerome explains the importance of compositing artists, the unsung heroes of anime production. ― Shonen Action Fan asks: "I was really hyped to watch Gachiakuta this season, the latest splashy shonen manga adaptation from Studio Bones. I haven't read the manga, so I went into the anime cold. The trailers had me hyped, and the pilot episode didn't disappoint. I noticed online that some fans have been ...

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MAN WITH A MISSION's Jean-Ken Johnny Shares Insights on New EP, World Tour

Sep 22, 09:00

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Jean-Ken Johnny discusses what goes into creating an anime intro song, their new tour, movies, and what's new for MAN WITH A MISSION. ― Few musical artists can hold a candle to the impressive list of anime that the wolf-headed Japanese rock band MAN WITH A MISSION has done intros for, which includes iconic titles like Vinland Saga, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Ya...

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1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Becomes Highest-Grossing Japanese Film Ever Globally

Sep 21, 21:38

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Film enters 2025's top 10 films globally after outdoing Fantastic Four, becomes 1st anime to top U.S. for 2 straight weekends ― The Box Office Mojo website reported that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, has earned an estimated total of US$555 million worldwide as of Sunday, September 21. The fi...

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Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 Anime Series Review

Sep 21, 12:00

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It’s not difficult to literally see why the series was delayed at all, let alone why it was delayed for so long. ― It's not every day that you see an anime experience significant delays between episodes that aren't divided into separate specials, seasons, or series. Sure, it happens sometimes—it happened to One Piece earlier this year, for example—but for the most part, the anime industry has embrace...

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Sakamoto Days Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2026

Sep 21, 11:00

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More details to be revealed on Tuesday ― This year's 43rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga is getting a live-action film adaptation that will open in Japan during the Golden Week holidays (late-April to early-May) in 2026. Shueisha will reveal more details on Tuesday. The magazine also revealed a "super teaser visual." Suzuki p...

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The Best Anime of Summer 2025

Sep 21, 10:30

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Even if you didn't love everything that came out, it's still hard to deny that there was a surfeit of delights for viewers to sample. Our editorial team weighs in with our favorite series from this packed season. ― The summer of 2025 has been one of the strongest anime seasons in recent memory. Perhaps that's hyperbolic, but even if you didn't love everything that came out, it's still hard to deny t...

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Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Sep 21, 05:56 anime

Teaser visual for anime of Hekiru Hikawa's romantic comedy also posted ― Pony Canyon announced on Sunday that Hekiru Hikawa's Hanaori-san Wants to Have a Fight Even If She Reincarnates (Hanaori-san wa Tensei Shitemo Kenka ga Shitai) manga is inspiring a television anime which will debut in 2026. The company also revealed a teaser visual and listed the anime's English title as Hanaori-san Still Wants ...

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The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal Anime Gets Sequel

Sep 21, 03:06

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Anime to depict battle to decide who will play for Japan in finals against Spain ― The official website for The Prince of Tennis II franchise revealed on Sunday that a sequel to the The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama U-17 World Cup Semifinal) anime has been greenlit and is titled Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama U-17 World Cup Kesshō Member Ketteisen (The Prince of Tenn...

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Perfume Technopop Unit to Go on Hiatus in 2026

Sep 20, 20:25

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Trio aim to return as "better and cooler Perfume" after quarter century together ― The technopop trio Perfume announced on Sunday that they will put the unit "into cold sleep starting in 2026." The announcement indicates the unit's desire to return from the hiatus as a "better and cooler Perfume," after taking time to concentrate on their individual lives. The members Ayaka Nishiwaki ("a-chan"), Yuka...

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Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition Volume 1 Manga Review

Sep 20, 12:00

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To hear Hiroja and original series creator Osamu Nishi talk about it, it seems that at least half of the entire point was Hiroja’s desire to draw everyone in natty suits. ― Alternate universes aren't just the stuff of fanfiction anymore. Or rather, they never have been; it's just that a lot of early fanfiction is rarely referred to as such. But how else would you describe 19th-century American humori...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Sep 9-15

Sep 19, 18:22

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Turkey! may have thrown off a lot of people at the beginning, but it seems to have found its audience as evidenced by its climb back from the pits of the cumulative. Check out our weekly user rankings! ― 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 simulcast...

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The Complete To Be Hero X Timeline

Sep 19, 17:00

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To Be Hero X is a massive superhero chronicle that jumps back and forth over the course of 41 years. If you're chronologically confused, we're here to help. ― The story of To Be Hero X is a massive chronicle taking place over the course of 41 years. However, that is not to say it is told in any semblance of chronological order. Instead, the series hops back and forth across the decades, following ea...

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Blade Girl Volumes 1-2 Manga Review

Sep 19, 12:00

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Blade Girl boldly sprints off of e-readers and onto the page, but can this print-on-demand release keep up? ― Back in April, I reviewed the first volume of Moare Ohta's Teppu—one of three initial offerings from the newly established Kodansha Print Club program. While I was thrilled to hold a copy of Ohta's underground classic in my hands, the quality of that print-on-demand release left me wanting. A...

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This Week in Games - Nintendo September Direct 2025

Sep 19, 11:00

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You've watched the trailers; now get the full run-down of the latest news from last week's Nintendo Direct. From more Yoshi to the return of the Virtual Boy! ― Welcome back, folks! I hope everyone enjoyed my cameo appearance in This Week in Anime yesterday. I'd have made a cute segue for it in last week's column, but things were arranged a bit too late for that. It's always nice to collaborate with S...

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Kagurabachi Manga Creator Takeru Hokazono Shares His Inspirations

Sep 19, 09:00