The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity edges into #1 this week after spending the season just shy of the top. Check out where your favorites stand before the final rankings are revealed next 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. K...

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Drops of God: Mariage Volume 6-7 Manga Review

Dec 27, 12:00 manga

This manga about the perfect marriage of food and drink finally finds the perfect marriage of character and plot. ― Now that we are in the middle of this sequel to Drops of God, the story is really hitting its stride once again. Shizuku lost the first round (to prove himself worthy of the challenge of identifying the “Drops of God”) to Issei, saved a local western-style izakaya from competitors and j...

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6th Kingdom Anime Series Gets Sequel

Dec 27, 11:11 anime

Announced after finale on Sunday ― The sixth anime series based on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga ended on Sunday with an announcement that the series will have a sequel. The sixth anime series premiered on October 4 on NHK General at 24:10 JST (effectively, October 5 at 12:10 a.m. JST). . In the series, the battle between Qin and Zhao begins, and Xin takes up Wang Yi's spear and charge onto the battl...

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Ringing in the Holidays with NePoLaBo Live re:VISION Holoearth Live

Dec 27, 09:00 events

Come spend the holidays with NePoLaBo of hololive! ― It really is impressive seeing how Vtuber groups and companies will find new ways to innovate. Live concerts have always felt like impressive major events, and they've been popping up more frequently around the world. However, hololive has created a means for us to experience their concerts firsthand from the comfort of our own homes, no expensive ...

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Exploring the Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven 20th Anniversary Exhibition

Dec 26, 13:00

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The exhibition celebrating the fan-favorite franchise is running in the Yurakucho Marui from December 12, 2025, to January 4, 2026 ― 20 years ago, everyone's favorite air surfin' mech series, Eureka Seven, first aired. The series follows Renton Thurston, Eureka, the crew of the Gekkostate, and several other colorful characters as they explore romance, family, a world-government conspiracy, and coexi...

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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Game Review

Dec 26, 12:00

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games

By and large, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a shining example of everything I love about these games, and it makes for an immersive and satisfying experience that is perfectly at home on the Switch 2. ― To say that the wait for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has been a long time coming would be a massive understatement. It has been nearly two decades since Samus last graced a Nintendo console, and needless to ...

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Tougen Anki Anime Gets Nikko Kegon Falls Arc Sequel

Dec 26, 10:30 anime

Trailer, visual tease Hayate Todoroki ― Distribution company REMOW announced on Saturday that the television anime of Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise manga will get a sequel titled Tougen Anki: Nikko Kegon Falls Arc. The company unveiled an English-subtitled trailer and visual teasing Hayate Todoroki: The first season ended on Friday with its 24th episode. The Tougen Anki anime ...

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Undead Unluck Anime Gets 2nd Season

Dec 25, 12:26

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anime

Announced in 1-hour Winter special on Thursday ― The one-hour Winter special for the television anime of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga announced on Thursday that production on a second season has been green-lit. Tozuka drew an illustration to commemorate the news:The first television anime season debuted in October 2023 and ended with its 24th episode in March 2024. The anime is streaming on...

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Volumes 5-9 Manga Review

Dec 25, 12:00

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manga

The journey can be more important than the destination, but a journey can also be its own destination. ― Frieren: Beyond Journey's End is structurally one of the very best manga I have ever read. The story is simple. More than two decades after the death of Himmel the Hero, Frieren, an Elven mage, takes to the road once again, this time accompanied by Fern and Stark, students of her dear friends. Alo...

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Get Cozy with The Winter 2026 Anime Trailer Watch Party!

Dec 25, 09:00

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anime

We hear those sleighbells ringing in a new anime season! Join us live on December 29 at 5pm PT to watch all the latest anime trailers. Sponsored by Yen Press and Crunchyroll! ― We hear those sleighbells ringing in a new anime season! Anime News Network's Lynzee Loveridge, James Beckett, and Jacki Jing are happy to announce that YouTube personality Geoff Thew (Mother's Basement) is joining us to watch...

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Dead Account Manga Review

Dec 24, 12:00

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manga

After reading Dead Account, I think this work is going to be my new go-to example of “shonen slop,” but that being said, this is pretty good slop. ― I think a person's enjoyment of Shizumu Watanabe's Dead Account will mostly boil down to their ability to tolerate characters talking like Redditors nonstop. On its surface, Dead Account promises a deeper examination of the growing intersection between s...

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The Most Anticipated Anime of Winter 2026

Dec 24, 09:00

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anime

January 2026 is shaping up to be the season of major sequel returns, including everyone's favorite elf mage. Read on to find which anime you should add to your watch list. ― What anime will bring the heat this winter? January 2026 is shaping up to be the season of major sequel returns. While one sequel starring a fan-favorite elf is set to make its grand return alongside the highly anticipated teena...

news

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Fairy Princess Minky Momo Magical Girl Franchise Gets 1st New Anime in 31 Years

Dec 24, 06:33

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anime

Original animator Hiroshi Watanabe draws visual to mark Ashi Productions' 50th year ― The staff for the early magical girl anime franchise Fairy Princess Minky Momo announced on Wednesday that production on a new original video anime (OVA) has been green-lit. It will be the franchise's first new one since 1994's Minky Momo in The Station of Your Memories, 31 years ago. The anime studio Ashi Productio...

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