Singer of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Laughter In The Rain" also wrote 3 Z Gundam songs ― The family of prolific singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka announced on Friday that he suddenly died earlier in the day in Los Angeles. He was 86. Sedaka wrote and sang nine U.S. Top 10 songs, including three that went all the way to the top: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Laughter in the Rain," and "Bad Blood." He a...

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This Week in Games - Sony Sacking, Microsoft CEO Walking, and the US$20 Question

Feb 27, 13:30

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There are major shake-ups at Sony and Microsoft this week, while a new Pokémon release ignites a debate: how much money are old games worth? ― Welcome back, folks! The game industry decided to wake the heck up this past week, with everyone having major news. And it's still not done! By the time this goes live, Nintendo will have hosted a big Pokémon Presents stream. Who knows what awaits us! But for ...

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Zeikin de Katta Hon Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Series

Feb 27, 12:03 anime live-action

Live-action series about high school delinquent who works at library debuts in summer ― Author Zuino and artist Kei Keiyama's Zeikin de Katta Hon (Books Bought With Tax) manga is inspiring a television anime and live-action series. The latter will debut this summer and air on NHK General on Mondays through Thursdays at 10:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. JST. The live-action series stars Daiken Okudaira. Riko S...

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Who's Your Favorite Kanto Pokémon?

Feb 27, 12:00 games

In celebration of Pokémon Day, we’d love to hear about your Pokémon journey!

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Puniru is a Cute Slime Season 2 Anime Series Review

Feb 27, 12:00 anime

The show went out on a limb and took a big swing for some heavy subject matter. ― Season one of Puniru is a Kawaii Slime was pretty solid. In a lot of ways, the show felt very nostalgic from its setup, to its comedy, to its animation. Season two continues many of the elements I enjoyed about the show before. The animation is above average with very creative directing. There are throwbacks and referen...

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New Pokémon Winds/Waves Games Announced for Switch 2 in 2027

Feb 27, 09:44

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Trailer introduces starters Browt, Pombon, Gecqua ― The Pokémon Presents livestream on Friday, Pokémon Day, announced the new mainline games in the franchise: Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves. Both will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide in 2027. In addition to showing numerous Pokémon and the playable trainers, the video introduced the three starter Pokémon: the Grass-type Browt (Haburō in Japane...

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Netflix Bows Out After Paramount Offers Higher Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Feb 26, 20:34

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Netflix declined to raise offer to match Paramount's proposal within same day ― Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Thursday that it has determined that Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is now a better deal than Netflix's previous deal to acquire the company, constituting what it calls a "Company Superior Proposal." This triggered a period of four business days for Netflix...

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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...