Travel back ten years and revisit some fan favorite anime and hidden gems. ― When you're captive to the eternal churn of seasonal anime, it's hard to fit every show you want to watch into your busy life. I have a full-time job and a family, yet somehow have twenty-seven newly-streaming anime shows on my Spring 2023 to-watch list. This isn't sustainable, so why not take a break (hide) from all those ...

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One Piece Manga Goes on 4-Week Hiatus for Eiichiro Oda's Surgery

Jun 7, 06:13

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Oda to have surgery for astigmatism; manga on hiatus from June 19 to July 10 ― The official website for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Tuesday that the manga will go on hiatus for four weeks (from June 19 to July 10) from this year's 29th issue to 32nd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, due to Oda having surgery for astigmatism. The manga will return in the 33rd issue on July 18. The ...

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Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima Launches Dead Rock Manga

Jun 7, 06:13

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Dark fantasy manga about demon king training institute launches on July 6 ― The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on Tuesday that Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Edens Zero) will launch a new manga titled DEAD ROCK in the magazine's August issue, which will release on July 6. Mashima revealed the manga on Twitter as a short-term serialization. The dark fantasy manga's story centers ...

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Anime Expo Screens U.S. Premieres for New Rurouni Kenshin Anime, Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film

Jun 7, 06:12

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Also: events for Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- premiere, Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ― Aniplex of America announced on Tuesday that it will screen the U.S. premiere for the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga at this year's Anime Expo event on July 3 at 10:00 a.m. PDT in the Main Events stage of the Los Angeles Convention...

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No Longer Allowed In Another World TV Anime's Teaser Reveals 2024 Premiere

Jun 7, 06:12

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Teaser visual also unveiled for anime about Osamu Dazai being taken to another world ― Kadokawa unveiled a new teaser trailer and teaser visual for the television anime of Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu's No Longer Allowed In Another World (Isekai Shikkaku) manga on Tuesday. The teaser reveals that the anime will premiere in 2024. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English, and i...

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AnimEigo to Launch Kickstarter Campaign for Macross II Anime Release

Jun 7, 06:11

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Company to release anime on BD ― AnimEigo's Robert Woodhead announced at the Animazement event last week that AnimEigo will launch a Kickstarter campaign for its release of the Super Dimensional Fortress Macross II: The Movie original video anime (OVA) this summer. The company will reveal more details at its panel at the Otakon event, which will take place on July 28-30. Bigwest announced in July 202...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, May 27-Jun 2

Jun 6, 12:00 anime

Vinland Saga and Skip and Loafer are sitting very stable at the top of the charts. 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 mind that these rankings are based on how people rated indiv...

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Monster Episodes 43-74 Streaming

Jun 6, 12:00

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In the end, I think that Monster succeeded in telling the story it wanted to tell. The difficult pill to swallow may be in learning what kind of story that Monster was meant to be in the first place. ― It is beyond cliché at this point to begin a review of the final episodes of a long-running series with a pithy observation on how a story "is about the journey, not the destination." I honestly can't ...

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This Week in Anime - Top Reasons to Watch Skip and Loafer

Jun 6, 09:00

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Nick and Steve discuss the myriad of reasons why Skip and Loafer is a top-tier rom-com, from fully-realized characters and expertly-timed comedy to positive trans representation. ― Nick and Steve discuss the myriad of reasons why Skip and Loafer is a top-tier rom-com, from fully-realized characters and expertly-timed comedy to positive trans representation. This series is streaming on Crunchyroll. D...

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Kamen Rider Kuuga GN 2-3

Jun 5, 12:00

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Marred by poor editing, stilted dialogue, and missing color art assets, Kamen RIder Kuuga gets by, but the ride is bumpy. ― The end of the second volume of the Kamen Rider Kuuga manga includes, as a bonus, an interview with Toei producer Shinichiro Shirakura. In it, Shirakura talks about some of the decisions made in creating the manga, going with Tohshiki Inoue as the writer, and the mindset that le...

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The Anime Road To Street Fighter

Jun 5, 09:00

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Video game to anime adaptations can be contentious, but Street Fighter fans can consider themselves the lucky few. Christopher Farris discusses Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie and the fighting game's other, less well-known anime entries. ― The return of Cammy White in her debut trailer trailer for Street Fighter 6, and her new design, has caught the attention of plenty of players and fan artist...

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Life GN 2-3

Jun 4, 12:00

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Life often toes the line in terms of going too far. However, it remains a relevant wake-up call about an experience that too many kids have. Read with caution — but if you can, do read. ― There are no easy answers and even fewer easy ways out. Ayumu thought things were starting to settle down for her, possibly even heading in a more positive direction after her former friend's rejection. As readers, ...

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