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Foamstars is Far More Than a Splatoon Clone
If ever there was a shooter game I wanted to play in the past decade, Foamstars is it.
― Splatoon is the king of third-person area-control shooter games right now. But there's a new challenger on the horizon with Square-Enix's Foamstars. In 2015, Nintendo revolutionized the third-person arena shooter game genre by turning it into an area control game. Rather than eliminating players and trying to rac...
Hands-on With Akira Toriyama's Sand Land Game
Despite a control handicap, our reviewer was most impressed by the game's world and the satisfaction of blowing things up.
― After the massive success that was Dragon Ball, manga author Akira Toriyama penned a few more short-lived series in Weekly Shonen Jump. Of those series, the 2000 series Sand Land got the anime movie treatment in 2023. Along with the movie, a video game was developed for multipl...
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth's Hawaii is Wonderfully Over-the-Top
Rather than the stereotypical dapper or gruff-looking Japanese gangster, we mostly see stereotypical American gangster types. Of course, as the setting is Hawaii, those gangsters are more of a brah than thugs.
― Why limit yourself to beating up Japanese thugs and delinquents in the Like a Dragon (formerly Yakuza) video games? The 2024 Like a Dragon game, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth lets you beat u...
Silent Hope Game Review
For a first attempt at a dungeon crawler, Silent Hope does a stellar job of capturing what makes these games so addicting.
― First and foremost, Rune Factory and Story of Seasons fans need to be aware that Silent Hope is not a farming game. Yes, those are Story of Seasons cows roaming around the hub, and farming and cooking are important systems. The main weapon types in this game even call back to t...
An Explosive Youth: Discussing Megumin and Yunyun with KONOSUBA Series Composition Writer Makoto Uezu
Her name is Megumin. She is the beloved heroine of KONOSUBA, and now the star of her own spin-off series. We asked series composition writer Makoto Uezu about the objectives and appeal of this spin-off.
― Her name is Megumin. She is the beloved heroine of KonoSuba, and now the star of her own spin-off series.
We asked series composition writer Makoto Uezu about the objectives and appeal of this spin-...
The Fall 2023 Manga Guide
It's vampires, witches, zombies, and one ice guy in today's manga guide update!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2023 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginning of a season. Now, doing something like that for manga is tricky - there's no equivalent "seasonal" release s...
What's New in Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections
The biggest addition to the game is the new “simple” controls. While the normal controls can still be used, the “simple” control format makes the game insanely easy to pick up and play.
― It's been eight years since the last game in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series, and while the upcoming Naruto x Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections may mostly be what you'd expect from the newest iteratio...
Live-Action Teasing Master Takagi-san Series Unveils Cast, Staff, March Netflix Debut
Seventeen magazine model Rui Tsukishima, Sōya Kurokawa from Hirokazu Kore-eda's Monster star
― The staff for the live-action adaptation of Sōichirō Yamamoto's Teasing Master Takagi-san (Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san) manga unveiled its main cast, production team, and March 2024 premiere on Netflix globally (before its Japanese television premiere) on Wednesday. Rui Tsukishima (model for Shueisha's Seven...
Gundam SEED FREEDOM Anime Film Unveils More Cast
Yukari Tamura, Hiro Shimono, Yūichi Nakamura, Sumire Uesaka, Misato Fukuen, more join cast
― The staff for the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM film project unveiled more cast members and their characters' visuals on Tuesday. From the left to right in the image above, the newly announced cast members and their characters are: Kentarō Tone as Liu Shenqiang Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Daniel Harper ??? as Gr...
SAG-AFTRA Members Vote to Authorize Strike Against Video Game Companies
Potential strike against 10 companies including Activision, EA, Epic Games, Insomniac
― The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) labor union's members have voted 98.32% in favor of a strike authorization against 10 video game companies. The vote alone does not initiate a strike, but permits the union's national board to declare a strike if ongoing nego...
'Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken' Light Novels Get Anime
Yu Hibari's rom-com about boy discovering childhood friend is actually a girl
― The live-streamed "Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa!" special announced on Sunday that Yu Hibari and illustrator Siso's Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken (The Neat and Beautiful Girl at My New School Was My Childhood Friend Whom I Thought Was a Boy ...
Spy×Family Anime 2nd Season's Main Trailer Unveils Theme Songs, Artists (Updated)
Ado performs "Kurakura" opening, Vaundy feat. Cory Wong performs "Todome no Ichigeki"
― The official website for the SPY×FAMILY anime revealed the main trailer for its second season on Monday. The video reveals and previews the second season's opening theme song titled "Kurakura" by Ado, and the ending theme song "Todome no Ichigeki" (Finishing Strike) by Vaundy feat. Cory Wong. The opening song's si...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2023, Sep 16-22
We're now nearing the end of the season, and the rankings are fairly stable. Will the last week hold a surprise for us? See how all your favorites fared in 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 simulcasts. Keep in mind that...
This Week in Anime - What Crunchyroll Purchasing RightStuf Means To Us
The changeover is finally happening. One of the community's long-standing favorite online shops will become "The Crunchyroll Store" next month. Nick and Steve reflect on the change and what it might herald for the anime community at large.
― The changeover is finally happening. One of the community's long-standing favorite online shops will become "The Crunchyroll Store" next month. Nick and Steve r...
The Most Anticipated Anime of Fall 2023
This year's fall anime season is downright frightful in scope. With a surfeit of options for our watchlists, the Anime News Network editorial team did their best to whittle it down to their two most anticipated picks.
― Perhaps to make up lost ground in summer, this year's fall anime season is downright frightful in scope. There are approximately 60 new series premiering between the last week of Sep...
Gamera -Rebirth- Anime Series Review
It's a shame that the ugliness of Gamera -Rebirth-'s visuals will likely turn away a good many potential fans because underneath all of that jank is a solid kaiju adventure.
― It's been a long time since us kaiju fans have gotten any new Gamera material to sink our beaks into — the last live-action film, Gamera the Brave, came out nearly twenty years ago, and it's been nearly thirty years since the c...
The Fall 2023 Anime Trailer Watch Party!
Get ready for super-sized anime trailer watch party with over 60 shows, live on Wednesday, September 27 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern!
The trailer party is sponsored by Viz Media and BOOKWALKER! ― Get ready for super-sized anime trailer watch party with over 60 shows! Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement will watch all the anime trailers for the Fall 2023 s...
The trailer party is sponsored by Viz Media and BOOKWALKER! ― Get ready for super-sized anime trailer watch party with over 60 shows! Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement will watch all the anime trailers for the Fall 2023 s...
I Don't Need a Happy Ending Manga Review
I Don't Need a Happy Ending is collection of unrelated short stories about women trying to find love together and sometimes falling short of the mark.
― Content Warning: this work contains sexual assault and mention of suicide ideation. Yuri readers may already be familiar with Mikanuji's work – I Don't Need a Happy Ending is the third to get an English release, following Assorted Entanglements and N...
The Best and Worst Anime of Summer 2023
With the exception of Jujutsu Kaisen's return, this was an exceptionally quiet season for anime. A few hidden gems stood out from the rest, while others fell victim to production woes. Read on to find the best and worst of summer 2023!
― With the exception of Jujutsu Kaisen's return, this was an exceptionally quiet season for anime. A few hidden gems stood out from the rest, including Kaguya-sama di...
Crafting a Hell in Heaven with Heavenly Delusion Creator Masakazu Ishiguro
We spoke with Ishiguro about the hazy edges of his sci-fi series' themes and the message he hopes readers takes away from the series.
― Manga creator Masakazu Ishiguro's work spans multiple genres, from the unexpected maid café workers in the comedy manga And Yet the Town Moves to the labyrinthian detective story Skygrazer. Of these works, Heavenly Delusion stands apart as a concoctive blend of body...
Confronting Life and Death in Heavenly Delusion
Heavenly Delusion is a series with more questions than answers. While there are undoubtedly many fans eagerly awaiting a continuation, we spoke with series director Hirotaka Mori and composition writer/screenwriter Makoto Fukami.
― Heavenly Delusion is a series with more questions than answers. While there are undoubtedly many fans eagerly awaiting a continuation, we spoke with series director Hirota...
My Three Crazy Adventures in Dragon's Dogma 2
My third adventure in Dragon's Dogma 2 was going well—until my AI-controlled party members all decided to jump to their deaths in a giant hole.
― At Tokyo Game Show 2023, I was able to spend a full hour playing the upcoming game Dragon's Dogma 2. As I spent time playing as three different characters—an archer, a thief, and a fighter—I had some wildly different adventures. As I haven't played the firs...
Fluffy Paradise Light Novel Vol. 1 Review
Fluffy Paradise's publication is the latest to show that a love of animals can be happily combined with the isekai genre.
― Fluffy Paradise's publication is the latest to show that a love of animals can be happily combined with the isekai genre. Even just in Cross Infinite World's catalogue, it follows Even Dogs Go to Other Worlds, I'd Rather Have a Cat Than a Harem, and I Will Cook With My Fluffy Fr...
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