Columns - 2025
Answerman - Addressing the Amazon AI Dubs Controversy (Dec 22 ) This Week in Games - At Least Mega Man Came Back (Dec 19 ) This Week in Anime - Editor's Choice Part Two (Dec 18 ) This Week in Anime - Editors' Choice Part One (Dec 16 ) This Week in Games - Can't Ask Harada for Nothin' (Dec 12 ) This Week in Anime - Class is in Session (Dec 11 ) This Week in Anime - The Great Amazon Dub Flub (Dec 9 ) Answerman - Satisfying Endings (Dec 8 ) This Week in Games - Interview with Ryūichi Nishizawa, Director of Milano's Odd Job Collection (Dec 5 ) This Week in Anime - Move Over, Sherlock (Dec 4 ) This Week in Anime - Back in in My Day, We Had Abridged Series (Dec 2 ) This Week in Anime - Who Would Buy Angel's Eggs in This Economy? (Nov 25 ) Answerman - The Woes That Befall One Punch Man Season 3 (Nov 24 ) This Week in Games - Chuuni Corpses (Nov 21 ) This Week in Anime - Bring Out the Big (Girls with) Guns (Nov 20 ) This Week in Anime - OOPs, There it Goes (Nov 18 ) This Week in Games - Bowser Is Mr... (Nov 14 ) This Week in Anime - A Magical, Musical Anime Column (Nov 13 ) This Week in Anime - Kodansha's Live-Action Anime Adaptation Venture (Nov 11 ) Answerman - Conventions and Nostalgia (Nov 10 ) This Week in Games - Interview with Nobuyuki Okajima, Producer of Full Metal Schoolgirl (Nov 7 ) This Week in Anime - The Long, Dark Night of Long-Running Series (Nov 6 ) This Week in Anime - Anime Movies Chainsawing Hollywood Theaters (Nov 4 ) This Week in Games - It Was A Very Spoopy PlayStation 2 Anniversary (Oct 31 ) This Week in Anime - I Can't Believe They Dubbed This (Like This)! (Oct 30 ) This Week in Anime - OVAs on the Cob (Oct 28 ) Answerman - Are Subtitles Getting Smaller? (Oct 27 ) This Week in Anime - Ah, Well, Different World and All (Oct 23 ) This Week in Anime - The Column at the Corner of Romance and Comedy (Oct 21 ) TWIG Goes On Vacation, But The Gaming Industry Doesn't (Oct 17 ) This Week in Anime - The Crunchyroll Sub Flub (Oct 14 ) This Week in Games - Stray Kids, Hives, 'Mins, and DLsite Making Money (Oct 10 ) Answerman - Defamation Versus Free Speech (Oct 6 ) This Week in Games - EA Games Gets Played (Oct 3 ) This Week in Anime - My Love is a Monster (Oct 2 ) This Week in Anime - Anime Across Generations (Sep 30 ) This Week in Games - Sony State of Play 2025 (Sep 26 ) This Week in Anime - The Name of the Game is Death (Sep 25 ) This Week in Anime - The Panty & Stocking Phenomenon (Sep 23 ) Answerman - What's Up with the Trash Monsters in Gachiakuta? (Sep 22 ) This Week in Games - Nintendo September Direct 2025 (Sep 19 ) This Week in Anime - International Rider Kick (Sep 18 ) This Week in Anime - To Boldy Shojo Where No TWIA Has Before (Sep 16 ) This Week in Games - Little Nightmares 3 Preview, and Digimon Stories: Time Stranger Interview (Sep 12 ) This Week in Anime - Unreviewed Gems (Sep 11 ) This Week in Anime - Webtoons and K-Dramas (Sep 9 ) Answerman - Is Superhero Burnout at the Box Office Affecting Anime Films? (Sep 8 ) This Week in Games - Shattered Hands, Ultima in Japan and My Hero Academia: All's Justice (Sep 5 ) This Week in Anime - The Best Manga in Young Magazine—U.S. Edition (Sep 4 ) This Week in Anime - Over Hype and Anime Stagnation (Sep 2 ) This Week in Games - Laboring LaDS (Aug 29 ) Intern Annika - The ANN 25th Anniversary Special - The Cure is Pretty (Aug 28 ) This Week in Anime - American Manga Awards 2025 (Aug 28 ) This Week in Anime - Sekiro, AI, and Auteur Directors (Aug 26 ) Answerman - Why is Demon Slayer so popular in Japan? (Aug 25 ) This Week in Games - Kirby + Air = Rider(s) (Aug 22 ) Intern Annika - The ANN 25th Anniversary Special - Constant Reckless Barrage Smash Attack! (Aug 21 ) This Week in Anime - Song of the Summer (Aug 21 ) This Week in Anime - HBO to the Max (Aug 19 ) This Week in Games - Robos Saved, Ninja Babes, and Sega's AI Plans (Aug 15 ) Intern Annika - The ANN 25th Anniversary Special - The Blade of Michelob (Aug 14 ) This Week in Anime - Physical Media Is Cool Again! (Aug 14 ) This Week in Anime - Anime Just As Good As I Remembered (Aug 12 ) Answerman and the Case of the Phantom Dubber (Aug 11 ) This Week in Games - Brawling Capes, Big N's Red Tape, and Grown-Ups in Spandex (Aug 8 ) This Week in Anime - Demon Hunting KPop Style (Aug 7 ) Intern Annika - The ANN 25th Anniversary Special - The Intern Enters the Labyrinth (Aug 7 ) This Week in Anime - Rainbow Days (Aug 5 ) Answerman - Why Isn't Streaming Platform Marketing More Competitive? (Aug 4 ) This Week in Games - One More Path Ahead (Aug 1 ) Intern Annika - The ANN 25th Anniversary Special - A Pair of Familiar Elves (Jul 31 ) This Week in Anime - When Anime Takes on Sex Education (Jul 31 ) This Week in Anime - Tubi or Not Tubi (Jul 29 ) This Week in Games - Pokémon Presents 2025 (Jul 25 ) This Week in Anime - Anti-Nostalgia (Jul 24 ) This Week in Anime - The Least Cute Meet-Cute and Other Summer Love Stories (Jul 22 ) This Week in Games - Horse Play (Jul 18 ) This Week in Anime - Once More Unto the Isekai Breach (Jul 17 ) This Week in Anime - Back in the Saddle (Jul 15 ) This Week in Games - Square Enix Ringing In Final Fantasy IX's 25th Anniversary (Jul 11 ) Answerman - Anime and AI (Jul 7 ) This Week in Games - Is the Third Time the Charm? (Jul 4 ) This Week in Games - Switch 2 Breakdown (Jun 27 ) This Week in Anime - Rocking Out to Anime Music Videos (Jun 26 ) This Week in Anime - Yasuomi Umetsu and Young Girls with Massive Handguns (Jun 24 ) This Week in Games - Finally Back To Kick Some Tail (Jun 20 ) This Week in Anime - Anime News Network's Summer Manga Reading List (Jun 19 ) This Week in Anime - Manga to Show Your Pride (Jun 17 ) This Week in Games - Summer Games Fest 2025 (Jun 13 ) This Week in Anime - The Danmei Controversy (Jun 12 ) This Week in Anime - Want Your Bad Romance (Jun 10 ) Answerman - How to Hire a Japanese Studio to Produce Your OVA (Jun 9 ) This Week in Games - Sony State of Play: The War of the Dead Man (Jun 6 ) This Week in Anime - Bite-Size Series (Jun 5 ) The ANN Aftershow - I Totally Called the Gundam GQuuuuuux Twist (Jun 4 ) This Week in Anime - Manga, Translation, and the Rise of Machines (Jun 3 ) The ANN Aftershow - Can the Anime Awards Be Fixed? Do They Need to Be? (Jun 2 ) This Week in Games - Theatrical Rings, Dragon Kin, and An Excuse To Talk About Banana Hair (May 30 ) This Week in Anime - Who the GQuuuuuuX is That? (May 29 ) This Week in Anime - Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em (May 27 ) Answerman - Why is Anime from the '80s so Nihilistic? (May 27 ) This Week in Games - Fate-ful games, Dolphin Wings, and T-Posing (May 23 ) This Week in Anime - Is There A Need for Tenchi? (May 22 ) This Week in Anime - What is KochiKame?! (May 20 ) The ANN Aftershow - You Can Have a Little Kira-Kira Gundam, As a Treat (May 19 ) This Week in Games - Ig Noble Realities (May 16 ) This Week in Anime - The Anime-Binging Bugbear (May 15 ) This Week in Anime - Keeping it Professional (May 13 ) This Week in Games - Dolphin Tales, Gacha Whales, and FM Synth Beats To Pilot Jets To (May 9 ) Answerman - How Will President Trump's Proposed Foreign Film Tariff Affect Anime? (May 9 ) This Week in Anime - Can't Beat the Classics (May 8 ) This Week in Anime - Adorable Young Women Performing Lovable Activities (May 6 ) This Week in Games - Another Turn With The Turn-Based "Debate"? (May 2 ) This Week in Anime - Is It The Beginning Or The End for TBATE? (May 1 ) This Week in Anime - Stop-Motion Sensation (Apr 29 ) Answerman - How Hard Was it to Get the UK Rights for Dragon Ball Z? (Apr 28 ) This Week in Games - You Can't OutRun The Future (Apr 25 ) This Week in Anime - Which Anime Witch Is This? (Apr 24 ) This Week in Anime - Coop and Lucas' Bizarre Anime Column (Apr 22 ) The Anime Backlog - Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy (Apr 18 ) This Week in Games - Prices and Princesses (Apr 18 ) This Week in Anime - Whoops! Can't Show That On a Christian Anime Site! (Apr 17 ) This Week in Anime - Love in Another World (Apr 15 ) Answerman - Why is There an Overlap Between Moe and the Alt-Right? (Apr 14 ) This Week in Games - Space Snakes, Samurai Dates, and Tekken Patch Woes (Apr 11 ) This Week in Anime - GQUUUUUUX!!! (Apr 10 ) The ANN Aftershow - Shin's Sad Backstory Revealed in Sakamoto Days (Apr 9 ) This Week in Anime - Anime Date Night (Apr 8 ) This Week in Games - Sticker Shock (Apr 4 ) This Week in Anime - Sophomore Slump (Apr 3 ) This Week in Anime - That AIn't Ghibli (Apr 1 ) Answerman - Anime References in Western Media (Mar 31 ) This Week in Games - Nintendo Direct March 2025 (Mar 28 ) This Week in Anime - Reading Rainbow (Mar 27 ) This Week in Anime - Crunch(y) Time (Mar 25 ) This Week in Games - Build Mode (Mar 21 ) This Week in Anime - The Weird World of Live-Action Adaptations (Mar 20 ) This Week in Anime - In Defense of Carl Macek's Robotech (Mar 18 ) Answerman - Do Cultural Differences Justify Watsuki's Punishment? (Mar 17 ) This Week in Anime - Anime Strike Out (Mar 13 ) This Week in Anime - The Anime Movie Magic (Mar 11 ) This Week in Games - Suikoden Returns (Mar 8 ) This Week in Anime - Beyond Bebop (Mar 6 ) The ANN Aftershow - Happy Late Cat-Day Stream! (Mar 4 ) This Week in Anime - Girls Band Drama (Mar 4 ) The ANN Aftershow - The Fuji TV Scandal Explained (Mar 3 ) Answerman - How Bad is School Truancy in Japan? (Mar 3 ) The Anime Backlog - Yu Yu Hakusho Season 1 (Feb 28 ) This Week in Games - Heart ToHeart in Lumiose City (Feb 28 ) This Week in Anime - Utena's Revolution (Feb 27 ) This Week in Anime - But Is it Anime? The Last Airbender Edition (Feb 25 ) This Week in Games - Isekai Gaming (Feb 21 ) This Week in Anime - The Boys in Toyland (Feb 20 ) The ANN Aftershow - The Anime Gang's All Here! (Feb 19 ) This Week in Anime - Anime Ads and Commercials (Feb 18 ) Answerman - Will the Recent U.S. Tariffs Affect Home Video and Collectible Prices? (Feb 17 ) This Week in Games - Himmel The Hero Would Have Liked the Sony State of Play... (Feb 14 ) This Week in Anime - A Parade of Pink Anime Girls (Feb 13 ) This Week in Anime - Shelf Life (Feb 11 ) The ANN Aftershow - The Orb Anime Hits Different in 2025 (Feb 10 ) This Week in Games - Censorship in Japan (Feb 7 ) The ANN Aftershow - New Year, New Anime! (Feb 6 ) This Week in Anime - Anime That Feels Like a Bad Trip (Feb 6 ) The ANN Aftershow - The Last ANN After Show of 2024! (Feb 5 ) The ANN Aftershow - DAN DA DAN's Season Finale's Cliffhanger is Just Cruel (Feb 4 ) This Week in Anime - Traversing the Emotional Themes in Naoko Yamada's Works (Feb 4 ) Answerman - Are We At Risk for Censorship of LGBTQ+/Adult Material Because of U.S. 2025 Federal Policies? (Feb 3 ) The Anime Backlog - Robot Carnival (Jan 31 ) This Week in Games - Return of the Ninjasaurs (Jan 31 ) This Week in Anime - How ZENSHU Is Breaking the Isekai Mold (Jan 30 ) This Week in Anime - Snuggling in with Cozy Anime (Jan 28 ) Answerman - What are "Gyaru," and Why are They Popular in Anime Again? (Jan 27 ) This Week in Games - Remembering David Lynch and His Influence on Games (Jan 24 ) This Week in Anime - Viewer Discretion is Advised (Jan 23 ) This Week in Anime - Jigglefest 2025 (Jan 21 ) This Week in Games - Who Owns Sonic's Freedom Fighters? (Jan 17 ) This Week in Anime - Girlfriend's Gotta Have a Gimmick (Jan 16 ) This Week in Anime - An Isekai a Day Keeps the Doctor Away (Jan 14 ) Answerman - Why is Space Battleship Yamato a Big Deal in Japan? (Jan 13 ) This Week in Games - Pirate Things, Dancing, and the Robot Boy Who Couldn't (Jan 10 ) This Week in Anime - (Shonen) Jump Right In (Jan 9 ) This Week in Anime - Is Anime Incest Really Wincest? (Jan 7 ) This Week in Games - Super Fighting Robots (Jan 3 ) 2019 [309] 2018 [459] 2017 [450] 2016 [373] 2015 [362] 2014 [356] 2013 [377] 2012 [392] 2011 [648] 2010 [449] 2009 [429] 2008 [379]
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