Featuring Monster Hunter, Animal Crossing, Food for the Soul, Little Twin Stars, MARRIAGETOXIN, Rascal, Haruomi Tomotsuka, Mitsuru Miura, & more! ― Tanabata on July 7 marks the final Japanese holiday of the year when the day and month are the same numerically (after Hinamatsuri on March 3 and Children's Day on May 5). Both children and adults write wishes on paper slips to decorate bamboo branches, t...

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New Director of Black Clover Season 2 Delivers on Tabata's Wish for 'Extra Cool' Battles

Jul 7, 18:30 anime

Director Tanemura himself commented, “I'm very happy with what I saw, and it's hard to believe I made that. That was me.” ― After five years, Black Clover Season 2 returns as a new anime series and continues from the destructive, destitute end of the first series. Originally premiering in 2017, Black Clover's first season covers up to the Spade Kingdom Raid arc. Despite the four-year run with over 17...

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Kirio Fan Club Anime Series Review

Jul 7, 12:00

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In less capable hands, this could have been a preachy show. Instead, it handles dark, difficult topics with respect while still gleefully poking fun at how silly people can be. ― Having once been a high school girl, I can assure you that there's nothing mythically pure and sweet about it. High school is messy, and that goes for the girls attending it as well as the boys. Too much media depicts high s...

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The 5 Best New Video Games We Saw at Anime Expo 2026

Jul 7, 12:00 games

Big games like Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls, and Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok are getting released soon, but what about the new games from smaller developers and publishers? We've got you covered here. ― Every year, Anime Expo brings some of the biggest reveals and news about upcoming anime, but video games are often overlooked. Big games like Echoe...

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Looking For Anime Merch? Get It All In One Place!

Jul 7, 11:00

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Official licensed goods used to be scattered across dozens of stores and buried among bootlegs and knockoffs. But this one shop brings it all together. ― Looking for a figure of your favorite character? That acrylic stand from the latest brand collaboration? Imagine you could find all the anime merch you've been looking for in one convenient place.Introducing Anime.com/Shop. Your one-stop-shop for au...

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Fiok Lee's Seven Sleeping Beauties Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027

Jul 7, 07:38 anime

Aya Yamane, Yoshino Aoyama, Miku Itō, Ayasa Itō, Kana Ichinose, Fūka Izumi, Rina Kawaguchi star as seven sleeping princesses in Studio Gokumi x AXsiZ SMASH anime ― A website opened on Tuesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Fiok Lee's Seven Sleeping Beauties (Shichinin no Nemuri-hime) manga, slated for 2027 debut. The website also revealed a super teaser visual, and the anime's main ca...

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Victoria of Many Faces Volumes 1-3 Light Novel Review

Jul 6, 12:00 novels

Fans of Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Ya Boy Kongming!, and other hypercompetent characters will immediately adore Victoria, who relies on her intellect to always choose the exact skill in her impressive arsenal to be her own rescuer. ― Sick of magical isekai adventures? Tired of high school heroines? Meet Victoria, a covert operative who we meet when she is 28 years old and a new mom. By the seco...

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Tomb Raider King Volumes 1-14 Manhwa Review

Jul 5, 12:00

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Archeology is more than just running through tombs full of monsters – sometimes, archeology means you have to bring down corporate conglomerates and governments, as well. ― It is an adage that bad guys often make the most interesting characters, but in Tomb Raider King, there are no good guys. Among the many bad guys of the premise, our protagonist, Jooheon Suh, is definitely a baddie. He was a bad g...

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Kagurabachi Anime Premiere Delivers An Adaptation with Clean Cuts

Jul 5, 12:00 anime

Rather than just being a TV anime, Kagurabachi's top-notch production stands toe-to-toe with theatrical-level works. ― Cypic's anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's dark fantasy action series, Kagurabachi, brought together Anime Expo's most passionate fans. As one of the most anticipated upcoming titles, all eyes were glued to the screen as Chihiro Rokuhira transformed from still images to a slashing...

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The Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Jul 5, 09:00

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Major Motoko Kusanagi is back in a BIG way in Science Saru's The Ghost in the Shell. Also Victoria of Many Faces, Samurai Troopers Season 2, I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day, One Piece Heroines, KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as t...

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Sasaki & Peeps Season Two Premiere

Jul 5, 08:30

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Season one refused to pick just one item from the menu. Its magic was in picking everything offered. The debut episode of season two immediately demonstrates that it's doubling down ― If you've watched any of Sasaki and Peeps, then you're already familiar with its unique blend of flavors. What other series can boast a mix of fantasy kingdom politics, modern-day corporate espionage, assassins, psychi...

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Studio Trigger Reveals 4th Project From Director Hiroyuki Imaishi, Screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima

Jul 4, 18:59

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Duo previously worked on Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, Promare ― Studio Trigger revealed at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it is producing a new project from director Hiroyuki Imaishi and screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima. The duo previously worked together on Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill, and Promare. 【今石監督最新作📢】最強タッグが、再び動き出す🔥2007『天元突破グレンラガン』2013『キルラキル』2019『プロメア』そして…監督：今石洋之 × 脚本：中島かずき第4弾作品、始動‼️続...

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Murciélago Manga Gets Anime Adaptation in 2027

Jul 4, 17:33

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HIDIVE to stream anime of Kana Yoshimura's manga ― NBC Universal Entertainment Japan announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that Kana Yoshimura's Murciélago manga is getting an anime adaptation in 2027. HIDIVE will stream the series exclusively in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. Yoshimura drew a commemorative illustration: HIDIVE describes the story: Fight evil with ...

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The Apothecary Diaries Director Norihiro Naganuma Announces New Jurassic Shadows Dinosaur Ninja Anime

Jul 4, 17:30

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Promo video, visual, staff, manga adaptation unveiled ― Director Norihiro Naganuma announced during his panel at Anime Expo on Saturday a new anime titled Jurassic Shadows (Ryugesho no Shinobi). The battle anime combines dinosaurs, ninjas, and “kesho” (make-up). The staff unveiled a promotional video, concept visual, and screenshots: IMG rgs-pv-260424-1.00-00-29-14.020.jpg Image courtesy of Anime Tre...

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S Rank Bōkensha Dearu Ore no Musume-tachi wa Jūdo no Fathercon Deshita Novels Get TV Anime

Jul 4, 12:00

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Kametsu Tomobashi's family fantasy about former adventurer whose daughters have serious father complexes ― Novelist Kametsu Tomobashi announced on Saturday that the S Rank Bōkensha Dearu Ore no Musume-tachi wa Jūdo no Fathercon Deshita (My S-Rank Adventurer Daughters Have Serious Father Complexes) light novel series will receive an anime adaptation. Novel illustrator Tsubame Nozomi and manga adaptati...

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One Piece novel HEROINES Volumes 1-2 Light Novel Review

Jul 4, 12:00 novels

Every option is on the table, and nothing is too trivial for these airy little vignettes. ― The women of One Piece have always been an area of missed potential. They're maximized for sex appeal first and foremost, drawn with interchangeable silhouettes and allowed to kick ass so long as they duly cede the spotlight to the story's male characters immediately afterward. This makes One Piece: Heroines, ...

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Loner Life in Another World Anime Gets 2nd Season

Jul 4, 11:17

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First season premiered in October 2024 ― The staff for the television anime of Shoji Goji's Loner Life in Another World (Hitoribotchi no Isekai Kōryaku) light novel series announced on Saturday that the series will receive a second season.Light novel illustrator Saku Enomaru and manga adaptation artist Bibi drew illustrations celebrating the announcement:Seven Seas describes the series:When acerbic l...

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Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Anime Gets 2nd Season

Jul 4, 11:14

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1st season premiered in April 2024 ― The staff for the television anime of Miya Kinojo's Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers (Lv2 kara Cheat datta Moto Yūsha Kōho no Mattari Isekai Life) light novel series announced on Saturday that the series will receive a second season. Original novel illustrator Katagiri and manga adaptation artist Akine Itomachi drew illustrations celebrat...

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Manga Licensing Is An Exercise In Empathy

Jul 4, 08:15 manga

"99.99% of the people working in the manga field are doing it because [they] love it. There’s a certain gentle madness you need to have." ― “99.99% of the people working in the manga field are doing it because [they] love it,” Leyla Aker of Square Enix Manga & Books stated emphatically to the panel crowd. “There's a certain gentle madness you need to have.” At the "Japan to the US: How Manga is Acqui...

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