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Editorials - 2001

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Lupin III Composer, Jazz Pianist Yuji Ohno Dies at 84

May 13, 00:22

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Ohno composed Lupin III anime's music, iconic theme song since Lupin III: Part II in 1977 ― Musician and composer Yuji Ohno's official website announced on Wednesday that Ohno died of natural causes on May 4. He was 84. Ohno's production company Office Augusta noted that he died after going to sleep, without any change in his prior condition before going to sleep. Ohno is best known for his work as a...

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Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Anime Series Review

May 12, 12:00

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This series makes the most of its limited runtime thanks to fantastic dialogue that feels unlike anything you run across in the vast majority of modern anime. ― With 12 episodes running three-and-a-half minutes on average, the entirety of Milky☆Subway can be watched in 44-minutes—48 minutes if you also include the prequel short, Milky☆Highway. Yet, this series makes the most of its limited runtime th...

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This Week in Anime - Call Your Mother

May 12, 10:00

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Lucas and Sylvia give a salute to as many anime moms as they can fit in one column. ― Lucas and Sylvia give a salute to as many anime moms as they can fit in one column. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams 100 Girlfriends, Char's Counterattack, ...

Heritage Auctions Celebrates the Art of Dragon Ball, Pokemon, and More!

May 11, 15:00 animation

Animation cels, production materials, and more are hitting the auction block. Check out "The Art of Anime, Vol. VIII" and see how you too can own a piece of anime history. ― As part of its "The Art of Anime" series (now up to Vol. VIII), Heritage Auctions has brought together over 1,200 lots for its upcoming auction featuring cels, drawings, and more from iconic series in anime's history. Starting on...

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Kaiju Girl Caramelise Volumes 5-8 Manga Review

May 11, 12:00 manga

Who you are on the outside doesn’t matter nearly as much as who you are in your soul. ― While prior volumes of Spica Aoki's Kaiju Girl Caramelise have focused on the metaphorical aspects of Kuroe's dual nature as Kuroe the High School Girl and Harudon the Kaiju, these four books take the story to a more grounded place. Kuroe has always assumed she's really a human with the odd ability to transform in...

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Retrospective: Does the Dying Will of Reborn! Still Burn?

May 11, 09:00

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Jairus Taylor looks back on the unfinished shonen classic to see why it captured a dedicated audience (and whether it's really any good). ― Like most teenagers growing up in the late 2000s, I was obsessed with Naruto, and that obsession led me to delve deeper into the murky waters of anime and manga to find something similar. During some of those searches, I would occasionally stumble across an image...

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Land Volume 2 Manga Review

May 10, 12:00 manga

Land is neither fantasy nor science fiction, nor is it historical fiction. It's close to all of those, but it settles for none. What it is is an excellent read. ― They say that the more things change, the more they stay the same. In Kazumi Yamashita's Land, that takes on a very different meaning. At the end of the first omnibus, An and her twin Anne (this second spelling begins to be used in this vol...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 29-May 5

May 9, 23:10 anime

Nippon Sangoku defies the odds, taking the #4 cumulative spot by proving that dense politicking can be just as gripping as any action sequence. See how your favorite shows stack up this 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. Keep in...

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Ring Author Koji Suzuki Dies at 68

May 9, 12:05

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Novelist also known for Dark Water, Spiral, Loop, Birthday, S, Tide, more ― World-renowned horror novelist Kōji Suzuki died in a hospital in Tokyo on Friday. He was 68.Suzuki was born in Hamamatsu City in 1957. The prolific writer made his professional debut with the novel Rakuen (Paradise), which shared honors in the 2nd Japan Fantasy Novel Awards in 1990. Suzuki is best-known for his next novel Rin...

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True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends Volume 1-2 Novel Review

May 9, 12:00 novels

If you're looking for an accomplished heroine, a hero with more feelings than he's aware of, and a comfortably realized world, this is the series for you. ― If you didn't know True Love Fades Away When the Contract Ends was a light novel, I doubt you'd recognize that fact by reading it. Kosuzu Kobato's fourth English-language release, following I'd Rather Have a Cat Than a Harem, Making Jam in the Wo...

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HoYoFair 2026 "Once Upon a Time" Fan Concert LA

May 9, 10:00 music games

“Once Upon HoYoFair” offers fanservice from the fans themselves. But how well were fans served in the end? ― Hoyoverse fans are nothing if not dedicated. Ever since Genshin Impact launched during COVID, its pitch of “Breath of the Wild: the MMO” fostered one of the most long-lasting gacha communities I've seen in this space. Honkai Star Rail repeated that spike in interest three years later with a p...

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