Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is a perfect example of the pros and cons of a typical Yoshi game experience. ― Even though most Nintendo games are marketed to people of all ages, I have always found Yoshi games, in particular, to be skewed towards a slightly younger demographic. They're usually much simpler than Mario or Zelda games, for example. While that makes them more accessible, I sometimes feel...

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This Week in Anime - The Stunt Market

Jun 9, 10:21

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Do stunt releases of new shows work, or are they just obnoxious? Lucas and Sylvia decide. ― Do stunt releases of new shows work, or are they just obnoxious? Lucas and Sylvia decide. 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 Smoking Behind the Supermar...

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Tokyo Revengers Returns to Pony Canyon Stage at AnimeJapan 2026 for 50 Minutes of Fun and Games

Jun 9, 09:00 events

Got questions about the new season of Tokyo Revengers? This fifty minute stage show may have answers! ― A fixture at AnimeJapan's main stages, this year popular anime series Tokyo Revengers appeared at the Pony Canyon booth stage with four cast members, Yūki Shin (voice of Takemichi Hanagaki), Yuu Hayashi (Manjiro “Mikey” Sano), Masaya Fukunishi (Ken “Draken” Ryuguji), and Shō Karino (Chifuyu Matsuno...

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Kyousuke Motomi's Dengeki Daisy Shōjo Manga Gets TV Anime by Studio Deen

Jun 8, 22:18

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2007-2013 manga about orphaned high school girl exchanging texts with mysterious person ― A teaser website opened on Tuesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Kyousuke Motomi's Dengeki Daisy shōjo manga. Aniplex first teased a countdown for an announcement on Monday. Sōta Ueno (Days With My Stepsister, SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table) is directing the anime at Stu...

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A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Volumes 4-6 K-Comic Review

Jun 8, 12:00 korean

This may be one of the okay-est titles I’m reading, but there’s enough to keep me coming back each time a new volume is released. ― Shadow Realms are something of a trigger for Desir Herrman. That's understandable – before his return to his high school-equivalent life, he watched everyone he loved die in one before ultimately succumbing himself. He would be justified in freaking out when he and his t...

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EXCLUSIVE: X² - Double X OVA Gets 1st-Ever Digital Release on Crunchyroll, X Japan's Yoshiki Talks to ANN About Work's Significance

Jun 8, 11:00

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OVA featuring CLAMP's artwork, MADHOUSE's anime set to 4 X JAPAN songs to debut digitally on June 10 ― Crunchyroll will exclusively stream a remastered version of the X² - Double X OVA project based on CLAMP's X/1999 franchise worldwide (outside of Japan, China, and South Korea) starting on June 10 at 3:00 p.m. EDT. To mark the digital release of the music video compilation from X JAPAN, the rock gro...

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The Astronaut Who Loves Anime

Jun 8, 09:00

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Astronaut Stanley Love went viral during the Artemis II mission when not-so-subtle anime references were spotted in Mission Control. Erica Friedman talks to Dr. Love about his fandom, magical girls, and more. ― Erica Friedman (Anime News Network): This spring, anime fans worldwide were thrilled to see Artemis the Cat from a very popular magical girl anime watching over NASA's Artemis II mission. Lat...

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Atlus Reveals Persona 6 Game in New Teaser (Updated)

Jun 7, 14:08

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Persona 5 launched in 2016 ― Atlus announced during the "XBOX Games Showcase 2026" livestream on Sunday Persona 6, a new entry in its role-playing game series. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud, and PC via Steam.Update: Other platforms confirmed. The company also announced during the same livestream Persona 4 Revival, a remake of its original 2008 role-playi...

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Alien Nine Blu-ray Review

Jun 7, 12:00

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It's undoubtedly a unique experience: a little cute, a little off-putting, a little horrifying, and more focused on being intriguing rather than satisfying. ― Anime OVAs can feel like a lost art nowadays. Gone is the era of many lavishly animated, often ultraviolent indulgences funded by dubious sources. So, too, are the subsequent times of esoteric direct-to-video experiments largely comprised of vi...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 27-June 2

Jun 6, 12:10

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Time for a big cumulative swap! Fuelled by recent high ratings, An Observation Log of My Fiancée climbs +7, bumping MARRIAGETOXIN down -4. Discover what else is moving in the 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 t...

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Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Mini-Episode Cut Anime Review

Jun 6, 12:00

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Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is a must-see as an upcoming summer release—just wait for the full-length cut. ― Two jaded-looking adults chatting as they smoke caught my attention when I saw the announcement of this anime adaptation. As a working professional, I'm more inclined to watch a slice-of-life anime that features characters around my age group over an action title, especially one th...

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