Creator of Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutie Honey, Getter Robo & JRPG pioneer among 3,963 honored ― The Japanese government honored manga creator Go Nagai (Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutie Honey, Getter Robo) and Dragon Quest game franchise creator Yuji Horii with the Order of the Rising Sun Award, Gold Rays with Rosette for their significant contributions to the country on Monday. The Ministry of Internal Aff...

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Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World Anime Film Review

Nov 2, 12:00

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Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World is clearly made by a group of people who have an insanely in-depth knowledge of all the series they're combining. ― When it comes down to it, the main selling point of Isekai Quartet as a whole is watching characters from across entirely different series interact—and often in comical ways. Does this film do this as well as the TV series? The answer is a simple ...

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Baki The Grappler Volume 2-4 Manga Review

Nov 1, 12:00 manga

The art is both better and more violent with each volume. Expect punches that carve up the body like knife-edged cannonballs. ― After Baki's initial appearance and victory in his first “official” match, this story settles into an ever more hyperbolic tale of unregulated fighting. In each subsequent volume, Baki will be matched with an opponent whose skills are unreasonable, whose strength is demonic,...

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The Obsessed Anime Film Review

Oct 31, 12:00

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While not without its issues, The Obsessed is a film well worth watching. It's full of fun, silly, moments and yet manages to delve into true human tragedy as well. ― Giuseppe is a man existing in his own little world where his current obsession overrides everything else. However, that doesn't mean he is selfish or cruel—it's more like a sickness he has no control over. Moreover, his obsessions often...

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This Week in Games - It Was A Very Spoopy PlayStation 2 Anniversary

Oct 31, 10:00

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Freshly back from vacation, Jean-Karlo discusses TwitchCon and reminisces about the PS2 on its 25th anniversary. ― Welcome back, folks! I've returned from my vacation in San Diego; apparently, my coworkers said I even came back with a tan! It was a fun trip, and I figured out how to have fun while I was abroad. I definitely needed the time off, even if I actually missed working on This Week in Games ...

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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Interview: Director Tatsuya Yoshihara×Assistant Director Masato Nakazono

Oct 31, 09:00

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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc's director and assistant director share how the blockbuster anime film was born from creative challenges. ― English translation of articles from the Japanese entertainment magazine Nikkei Entertainment! Read Nikkei Entertainment! on the web! Find Nikkei Entertainment! on Instagram and X We sat down for an interview with Director Tatsuya Yoshihara, who oversaw the pr...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Oct 1-28

Oct 30, 16:20

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My Hero Academia is going out all guns blazing in this final season, but May I Ask for One Final Thing? is giving it a run for its money. The new season is gearing up! ― 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 these ranking...

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You and Idol Precure♪ Episodes 25 - 36 Anime Review

Oct 30, 12:00

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You and Idol Precure♪ is struggling to make its two halves merge in what feels like a relevant way. It's like all of the pieces are there, but they've been assembled incorrectly. ― You and Idol Precure♪ is not what I was hoping for, and it pains me to admit this. It is, as has been mentioned, absolutely possible to merge idols and magical girls – it's really a subgenre in its own right. Likewise, the...

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Global Anime Market Grew 15% to Record 3.84 Trillion Yen in 2024

Oct 30, 10:06

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Industry group: 2nd highest year-over-year jump recorded, fueled by 26% increase overseas ― The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA), the industry group headed by anime production companies, presented a summary of its Anime Industry Report for this year during the TIFFCOM trade event in Tokyo on Thursday. AJA reported that the global anime market grew to a record level of 3.8407 trillion yen (abo...

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This Week in Anime - I Can't Believe They Dubbed This (Like This)!

Oct 30, 10:00

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Chris and Lucas explore the weird world of streaming dubs looking for wonderful and terrible surprises. ― Chris and Lucas explore the weird world of streaming dubs looking for wonderful and terrible surprises. 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...

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Kyodo: Super Sentai Series to End With Currently Airing No.1 Sentai Gozyuger Show

Oct 30, 07:23

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Toei's long-running franchise celebrates 50th anniversary this year ― The Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday that TV Asahi's long-running Super Sentai series will end with the currently airing No.1 Sentai Gozyuger show, which debuted on February 16. According to Kyodo and The Sankei Shimbun, the reason the series is ending is that income earned from events, merchandise, and film adaptations was n...

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