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MAO Volume 23 Manga Review

Feb 26, 12:00

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While Sana remains conspicuous in her absence, they now know where Daigo has been: in Natsuno’s eyes. ― Nine hundred years is a long time to go without answers. All of the former members of the Goko Clan have done their best with their unexpected time in the world, but none of them have had any true notion of why they continued to live – or even what truly caused the downfall of their group back in t...

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This Week in Anime - Stunt-Casting

Feb 26, 10:00

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Is it worth it to throw a big name Hollywood actor into an anime dub to get more eyes on the project? Chris and Coop discuss. ― Is it worth it to throw a big name Hollywood actor into an anime dub to get more eyes on the project? Chris and Lucas discuss. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discus...

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The Girl Called Prince: How In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Asks Who Gets to Decide Your Gender Performance

Feb 26, 09:00

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The series asks how much of gender performance emerges as choice versus armor—what you build when the world insists certain ways of being remain unavailable to you. ― When In the Clear Moonlit Dusk premiered on January 11, 2026, those who had not yet read Mika Yamamori's acclaimed shoujo manga—serialized since July 2020, nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award—were introduced to Yoi Takiguchi, a...

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My Awkward Senpai Anime Series Review

Feb 25, 12:00

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This is an adorkable anime in every way. ― My Awkward Senpai is a workplace anime that often denies its romantic comedy flavorings even when they are so obvious and in the audience's faces. I went into this series blind, so naive me expected a more grounded story about the 9-to-5 grind and the relationships that form between senpai and kohai. That proves foolhardy by the end of the first episode. The...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2026, Feb 12-18

Feb 25, 10:00 anime

The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife is softly conquering hearts and climbing the rankings. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user 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 that these rankings a...

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Resident Evil Requiem Game Review

Feb 25, 10:00

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It may not be the best of the Resident Evil adventures to come out these last few years, but Requiem probably represents most Resident Evil experience that this new generation has cooked up so far. ― We've been enjoying the fruits of Capcom's Resident Evil Renaissance (their REnaissance?) for several years now, and I feel like Resident Evil Requiem represents a fascinating culmination of everything t...

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Anime Fits Metal Like a Powerglove

Feb 25, 09:00

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Since 2005, Powerglove has made the headbanging-est power metal covers of your favorite songs—from video games to anime. To learn more, ANN sat down with the band to talk all things metal, anime, and their upcoming album. ― Since 2005, Powerglove has been making the headbanging-est power metal covers of your favorite songs from video games and Saturday-morning cartoons. They've performed around the w...

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'I Was Reincarnated as the Heroine on the Verge of a Bad Ending, and I'm Determined to Fall in Love!' Novels Get Anime

Feb 25, 00:59

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Novels launched in 2021 about office worker with tough mentality reincarnated in otome game ― TO Books announced on Wednesday that Kotoko's I Was Reincarnated as the Heroine on the Verge of a Bad Ending, and I'm Determined to Fall in Love! (Bad End Mokuzen no Heroine ni Tensei Shita Watashi, Konse de wa Renai Suru Tsumori ga Cheat na Ani ga Hanashite Kuremasen!?) light novel series has an anime adapt...

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Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Volumes 4-6 Manga Review

Feb 24, 12:00

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Wealth and magic can make life easier, but making friends can save the world. ― In Volume 1-3, we were presented with a kind of manga The Sims scenario, as Van gathered around him people willing to help him transform this “unnamed” village into a prosperous town. In Volume 4-6, the story continues to build on Van's blueprints, as the town builds defenses, weapons, and a military capable of wielding t...

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This Week in Anime - Running on Empty

Feb 24, 10:00

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Coop and Sylvia discuss anime burnout and how to handle it. ― Coop and Sylvia discuss anime burnout and how to handle it. 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. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop I don't know about you, Sylvia, but I've been feeling l...

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Video Game Composer Shigeru Ikeda Dies at 57

Feb 24, 01:06

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Composer for later games in Da Capo series, husband of singer yozuca* ― Video game composer Shigeru Ikeda died on Saturday, February 21. He was 57 years old. He will have a vigil open to the public on Wednesday, followed by a funeral on Thursday. He is survived by his wife, who is singer yozuca*, and a child.Ikeda fell comatose in April 2023 due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and has been battling his...

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Vertical Publishing Company's Co-Founder Ioannis Mentzas Dies

Feb 23, 21:36

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Princeton graduate served as editorial director at Kodansha USA ― Kodansha USA announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the Vertical publishing company's co-founder and Kodansha USA Editorial Director Ioannis Mentzas died. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kodansha Manga (@kodanshamanga) Hiroki Sakai founded Japanese novel and manga publisher Vertical with Mentzas in 2001. Kodansha...

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The ANN Aftershow - We're Still Here

Feb 23, 20:00 anime

Did you know that James, Lynzee, and Jacki have continued to host the ANN After Show weekly for the last eight months? If not, that's my fault. ― Oshi no Ko, What Are You Doing?! Did you know that James, Lynzee, and Jacki have continued to host the ANN After Show weekly for the last eight months? If not, that's my fault. Audio editing a podcast is time-consuming, and while I got my skillset "good en...

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The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration Manga Gets TV Anime

Feb 23, 19:08

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Yui Ishikawa, Soma Saito star in July anime ― A website opened on Tuesday to announce a television anime for writer Kei Misawa and artist Natsu Mizuno's The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration ("Kimi o Koi Suru Ki wa Nai" to Itta Jiki Kōshaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu) manga. The anime will premiere in July on TV Asahi and BS Asahi. Mizuno drew an illustration c...

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The Sado Life of Rosé the Witch Manga Gets TV Anime

Feb 23, 16:58

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Reverse-isekai story about fantasy world witch starting new life in Japan's Sado Island ― The April issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine announced on Tuesday that Ominaeshi's The Sado Life of Rosé the Witch (Mahōtsukai Rosé no Sado Life) manga is inspiring a television anime. Ominaeshi shared an illustration celebrating the announcement. The manga centers on Rosé Staria, a witch an...

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This Week in Mobile Games - The Years Start Walkin' and They Don't Stop Walkin'

Feb 23, 13:30

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Josh looks at how the RAM shortage affects mobile and game developers, the latest Genshin Impact update, and a deep dive into the Simogo Legacy Collection. ― Hello, and welcome once more to another issue of This Week in Mobile Games, and the last installment of February, the worst month of the year (allegedly). I wouldn't know about all that; I live in the tropics, so the main thing distinguishing F...

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Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Novel Review

Feb 23, 12:00

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Dark Moon: the Blood Altar is the literary equivalent of a Twinkie. ― You've read the manhwa and watched the anime – why not read the novel as well? Possibly because it's 888 pages long. Like the BTS novel 7 Fates Chakho, Dark Moon is an exercise in Wattpad madness – a story that ties in with a K-pop boy band and casts them all as various supernatural versions of themselves in a complicated story. Th...

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Exploring Studio ENGI, the Anime Studio Behind Medalist

Feb 23, 09:00