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Wandance Volumes 11-13 Manga Review

Apr 12, 12:00 manga

Dancing like no one is watching you is freeing, but it won’t win competitions. ― We all know that dance is a form of communication, and we know that dance is a form of storytelling. In Wandance Volumes 11-13, the club members at Ichirin learn an important lesson about telling the right story to the right people at the right time. Kabo is struggling more and more with trying to decide who he is, what ...

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Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 1 Anime Series Review

Apr 11, 12:00

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The color beige has more flavor and personality than this anime. ― While it's generally a good rule of thumb that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten is the kind of anime where the title pretty much tells you exactly what you're in for: An “I want a maid that works for free, but also, she lets me squish her cheeks, and rest my head on her lap, even though I h...

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Cardfight!! Vanguard Announces New TV Anime for 2027, New Theatrical Anime to End Divinez Saga

Apr 10, 23:27

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Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Unmei Seisen-hen anime to open in theaters on October 2 ― The official X/Twitter account for the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise revealed on Saturday that a completely new television anime in the franchise will air in 2027, and will celebrate the franchise's 15th anniversary. ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥　　カードファイト!! ヴァンガード　　　 TVアニメ完全新作始動◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢　　 2027年の放送をお楽しみに！#ヴァンガード pi...

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Pokémon FireRed Game Review

Apr 10, 12:00

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This port of Pokémon FireRed made me realize why I was destined to become a Pokémon kid, and why I’m going to be a Pokémon adult for the rest of my life. ― Do not spend twenty dollars to play 2004's Pokémon FireRed on the Nintendo Switch family of systems. I really hate having to bring up whether a piece of media is “worth the price” in a review, as this is one of the lowest forms of criticism imagin...

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This Week in Games - Where Did Zelda Come From, Anyway?

Apr 10, 10:00

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The Zelda games didn't just happen - Jean-Karlo gets into the franchise's antecedents. Plus some disappointing Persona merch! ― Welcome back, folks! Project Hail Mary got me into a mood, so I went back and watched Explorers over the weekend for the first time in about 20 years. It (sadly) falls apart in the last third, but it's a fun flick... though I curse my memories for tricking me into thinking t...

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Mulasaki Ima Takes a “New Walk” for Eren the Southpaw Anime

Apr 10, 09:00 music

The viral hit-maker behind "Femme Fatale A" and "That Classmate" traveled to NYC for her latest track, the ending song for Eren the Southpaw. ― The title character of Eren the Southpaw, a new anime streaming on Crunchyroll and based on the manga by Kappi and Nifuni, is an artist working in New York City. Inspired by this, up-and-coming J-pop artist Mulasaki Ima decided to travel to NYC to film the mu...

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WIT Studio Apologizes for Using Generative AI in Opening Sequence of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime

Apr 10, 06:03

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Studio will redraw cuts, replace opening sequence with "completed version" starting with 2nd episode ― Wit Studio revealed on Friday that it investigated its production process after the first episode of its Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke anime aired on April 4 and the studio received feedback on the episode, and found that in part of the opening sequence, the studio...

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Tower Dungeon Volumes 2-4 Manga Review

Apr 9, 12:00

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What really sets Tower Dungeon apart is the ever-present sense of progression, of uncovering the unknown, of overcoming trials to progress further. ― Although manga creator Tsutomu Nihei is well-renowned for his sprawling sci-fi epics Blame! and Knights of Sidonia, with these further volumes of Tower Dungeon, he proves he's equally adept at creating fascinating, mysterious fantasy worlds. In place of...

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The Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Apr 9, 10:53

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Juzo's going back to middle school in Kill Blue after this 39-year-old assassin is stung by a mysterious wasp that regresses his body to age 13. How's that going to work out for him? Also get our reviewers' thoughts on Yowayowa Sensei, Fist of the North Star, A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of crit...

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This Week in Anime - Steel Ball to the Wall (This Fall)

Apr 9, 10:00

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What is going on with Steel Ball Run's streaming debut? Lucas and Chris find out. ― What is going on with Steel Ball Run's streaming debut? Lucas and Chris find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Netflix streams Steel Ball Run. Baccano! isn't available to stream stateside. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter...

Your Score: Simulcast Week of 2015-12-29

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