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	edit thank you; please login MAO (TV) Episode 5 simulcast on: 2026-05-02 17:15 EDT
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	edit thank you; please login Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke (TV 4) Episode 5 simulcast on: 2026-05-02 04:30 EDT
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Summer Pockets Anime Series Review

May 2, 12:00 anime

For better or for worse, Summer Pockets is a quintessential Key anime. ― If you like your anime despair in “but surrounded by romanceable girls” flavor, there's a pretty good chance that you're already familiar with Key—or at least, familiar with their works, whether it's their visual novel source material or the anime adaptations that several of them have. But if you're not, Key is a visual novel st...

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Spring 2026 Manga Guide

May 2, 09:04

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Haven't had a chance to read Witch Hat Atelier yet? You're in luck, because there's a gorgeous new omnibus! Check out Witch Hat Atelier: Grimoire Edition! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2026 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginning of a season. Now, doing somethi...

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The Quintessential Quintuplets Franchise Gets New TV Anime, New Original Video Anime

May 2, 07:27

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TV anime of sequel novel, OVA of previously unanimated manga chapters ― “The Quintessential Quintuplets Special Event 2026 in Toyota Arena Tokyo” announced on Saturday both a new television anime based on the Gotōbun no Hanayome: Shunkashūtō (The Quintessential Quintuplets: The Four Seasons) sequel novel series, and a new original video anime based on the manga chapters that have yet to be animated. ...

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Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Volumes 1-3 Manga Review

May 1, 12:00 manga

If there’s one thing that these volumes have going for them, it’s that both Ichikura and Momose earnestly want to change. ― The high school debut or glow-up has become a staple of shoujo and shounen romances in recent decades. You know the story: a kid who was bullied or ignored or perhaps bad in middle school decides that since high school is a chance to start over, they're going to make some seriou...

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This Week in Games - Final Fantasy Readers Digest

May 1, 10:00

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Jean-Karlo dives into the latest FF14 announcements, from a new expansion to a campaign at Jollibees! Plus, the pros and cons of the Steam Deck. ― Welcome back, folks! I had a spectacular weekend where I was able to enjoy seeing The Labyrinth on the big screen. Having originally seen it on the Disney Channel decades ago, I missed a lot of the visual flourishes. I especially liked a set of stones arra...

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Interview: Creator Masamune Shirow Trusts Science SARU Team with The Ghost in the Shell Anime

May 1, 09:00

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Science SARU's productions hit a high with The Heike Story and haven't come down. The studio has curried favor with mainstream and niche hits, but more so than that, they've gained the trust of Ghost in the Shell creator Masamune Shirow. ― First announced nearly two years ago, Masamune Shirow's iconic Ghost in the Shell manga series is getting a new television anime adaptation from the team at Scienc...

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Dinners with My Darling Fantasy Romance Manga Has Anime in the Works

May 1, 03:55 anime

Anime adapts Toi Ishino's manga based on Mugi Mameta's novel series ― Futabasha's Gaugau Monster manga service announced on Thursday that Toi Ishino's manga adaptation of Mugi Mameta's Dinners with My Darling - How the Former Monster King Ate Her Way to Happiness (Aisanai to Iwaremashite mo: Moto Maō no Hakushaku Reijō wa Kimajime Gunjin ni Edzuke o Sarete Shiawase ni Naru) light novel series has an ...

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This Week in Anime - The Haruhi That You Might Have Forgotten

Apr 30, 13:15

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The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya. ― The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler...

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Popolocrois Story Manga Author Yousuke Tamori Dies at 74

Apr 30, 13:00

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Tamori died on April 10, private funeral was held ― The official website of the Japan Cartoonists Association announced on April 20 that manga author Yousuke Tamori had died on April 10. He was 74.A private funeral attended by family members was held, in accordance with Tamori's wishes. Tamori's personal website has also posted an announcement regarding his death. The website also posted a previous m...

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Art Director Kazuo Ebisawa Dies

Apr 30, 12:45

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ufotable revealed Ebisawa died on April 14 ― Animation studio ufotable revealed on Thursday that art director Kazuo Ebisawa died on April 14. There was a funeral service on April 20. Ebisawa served as a background artist and art director for numerous anime, including Today's Menu for Emiya Family, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, GYO: Tokyo Fish Attac...

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Tomodachi Life- Living the Dream Game Review

Apr 30, 12:00

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games

With its charming sense of humor and near endless amounts of well-constructed chaos, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is almost impossible to put down…I just wish that experience were easier to share with others ― The original Tomodachi Life on the 3DS was one of those games that completely flew under the radar for me, and while I remember being pretty impressed with some of the Miis I saw people sho...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 1-21

Apr 29, 19:20

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The Spring season is off to a booming start with anime adaptations of big-name manga such as Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Witch Hat Atelier, and Akane-banashi. ― 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 are ba...

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Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Anime Series Review

Apr 29, 12:00

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Dark Moon: the Blood Altar, isn’t necessarily a good show, but it’s definitely a good time. ― It's impressive how much of the Dark Moon franchise has made it into English. Created by HYBE, the Korean boy band ENHYPEN, and the Japanese boy band &Team, the series originated as a Wattpad webnovel and a webtoon simultaneously, and then as an anime – all three of which are available as of this writing. (P...

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Sword Art Online Franchise Gets New Original Film

Apr 29, 04:45

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More details to come in July ― The Sword Art Online franchise's "Yuna First Live" concert ended its streaming on Wednesday with a teaser for a "brand-new original film." The teaser promises more information in July. (Wednesday's stream recreated the character Yuna's concert from the 2017 Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale film. Within that film's fictional timeline, the concert also takes plac...

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