Featuring Ghibli, One Piece, Frieren, Ranma 1/2, Jojo's, Re:ZERO, Capcom, Assassination Classroom, Super Sentai, Yu-Gi-Oh!, & more! ― The Year of the Snake has come to a close, and it's off to the races with the Year of the Horse. With the new year comes greetings from across the anime and manga world: Assassination Classroom Capcom Captain Tsubasa Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis 【謹賀新年！】／　🎍Happy ...

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In Memoriam

Dec 31, 23:50

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To those who left us in 2025 ― William Bassett Voice actor Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes James Carter Cathcart Voice actor, script adaptor Pokémon, Revolutionary Girl Utena Juli Erickson Voice actress Fullmetal Alchemist, One Piece, Ouran High School Host Club Bill Flynn (also known as William Flynn) Voice actor Case Closed, One Piece Ron Friedman Writer ...

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Historie Manga Gets TV Anime by LIDEN FILMS

Dec 31, 22:29

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Latest manga from Parasyte creator Hitoshi Iwaaki ― A website opened on Thursday to announce a television anime adaptation of Hitoshi Iwaaki's Historie manga. LIDEN FILMS is animating the production. Iwaaki noted in the announcement of the anime that he first conceived the story over four decades ago, and first began sketching the art in his then-tiny studio some 20-odd years ago. Kodansha's K Manga ...

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Wandance Volume 4-5 Manga Review

Dec 31, 12:00 manga

Wandance really gets you moving. ― Kabo and Hikari are both driven to get better as dancers. Club President On-chan, trying to entice Iori back to the club in the hopes that he'll step up as president next year, agrees to take the club to a dance battle. Kabo gets to bond with the only other guy in the club, and we get to learn the difference between street, house, and break dancing. I absolutely lov...

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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Gets New Finale Film

Dec 31, 09:17

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Manga creator Aka Akasaka drafted film's original story concept ― Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan (The Steps to Become an Adult), the Kaguya-sama: Love is War anime's new television special, ended on Wednesday with an announcement of a brand-new Kaguya-sama: Love is War film. Original manga creator Aka Akasaka drafted a new, original story concept specifically for the film, which will s...

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Search and Destroy Volume 1-3 Manga Review

Dec 30, 12:00 manga

Kaneko’s art is so sharp it looks like it was drawn with a scalpel. ― “Why are you so… angry?!” So every opponent asks of the vengeful Hyaku immediately before their violent dismemberment at her rage-filled hands. Hyaku, it turns out, has a lot to be angry about. Like her namesake Hyakkimaru, protagonist of Osamu Tezuka's classic Dororo, Hyaku's infant body parts were sacrificed and replaced with pro...

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New Feature: Season Page

Dec 29, 12:41

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We're happy to share the beta of our new Anime Season's page with you. The Anime Season page can be found here, as well as in the New Anime tab in ANN's menu. Anime Seasons is designed to fill in a small gap in the way we present information about new anime, allowing you to see details for all the anime for the current season (or any season) on a single page. It's currently a first draft / beta, s...

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Girl Past the Filters Volume 1 Manga Review

Dec 29, 12:00 manga

When the girl next door turns out to be your sexy selfie idol, and falls butt-first into your face, you know you’re in a manga comedy. ― This manga was the manga-est of all manga volumes I have read in the past year. Not a single thing that happens actually happens, but they all happen here, one after the other, to create a suggestive sit-com of manga situations. Narumi, who was traumatized for tryin...

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The Best Anime of 2025

Dec 29, 09:00

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It's time to count down the very best anime of the year, from the characters we couldn't help rooting for to the songs at the top of our playlists! ― Welcome to our editorial team's countdown of the very best anime that aired this year! Below you'll find Anime News Network's top 10 anime of the year, the characters that inspired us, the moments that we couldn't stop talking about, the songs that are...

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Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! Volume 1-3 Manga Review

Dec 28, 12:00

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This went from being a story I was cautious about to a story that I think needs to be told more. ― Plus-size representation in media is very rare, and it's even more rare when it is positive representation. Anime doesn't have the best track record with displaying people of more unique body types in flattering ways, so making a plus-size person the literal face of your entire manga is admirable on its...

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