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-de gozaru
4-koma
Ahō
Akanbe
Akiba-kei
Alpha case
AMV
Anamorphic DVD
Animation (ambiguous)
Anime
Automatic Dialog Recording
Baka
Bentō
Bicycled
Bijin
Bishōjo
Bishōnen
Boke
Bootleg
Bukatsu
Cal Animage
Color Warmth
Cosplay
cours
Depth of Field
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
Dōjinshi
Dub
Dubfectionist
Dubtitling
Ecchi
ED
Fan service
Fanfic
Fansub
Fanzine
Foley
Fujoshi
Fukuoka
Garage Kit
Gokigenyou
Hentai
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In-between
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Kansai
Kantō
Kawaii
Kodomo
LaserDisc (LD)
Lazy Animation
Lemon
Longform
Looping
Machi Okoshi
Man Hua
Manga
Manga Cow
Manhwa
Manzai
Matte
Mecha
Mechanical Design
Moe
Niigata
Okama
Omake
Onomatopoeia
OP
Original Animation Video (OAV/OVA)
Original Net Anime (ONA)
Original Soundtrack (OST)
Osananajimi
Otaku
Panning
Pettanko
Pilot Episode
Property
Rōnin
Scanlation
Seinen
Seiyū
Self-Defense Forces
Sempai
Sensei
Sequential Art
Shitajiki
Shōjo
Shōjo-ai
Shōnen
Shōnen-ai
Shot on threes (ones, twos, etc.)
Simulcast
Strip
Super deformed
Tamaya! Kagiya!
Television Broadcast Technologies
Tsukkomi
VHS
World Manga
Yamato Nadeshiko
Yaoi
Yuri
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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S Anime Unveils New Visual, July Premiere

Jan 15, 19:23
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2nd season of Kyoto Animation anime based on Coolkyoushinja's manga ― The official website for the television anime of Coolkyoushinja's Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid manga unveiled a new visual and the July premiere date on Friday for the show's second season, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S. Kyoto Animation is returning to produce the anime. The "S" in the show's second season title stands for "Super ...
news
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P.A Works Reveals Aquatrope of White Sand Original Anime for July

Jan 15, 19:15
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anime
Anime taking place at Okinawa aquarium reunites staff of IRODUKU: The World in Colors anime ― P.A. Works revealed on Friday that it is producing a new anime series titled Aquatrope of White Sand (Shiro Suna no Aquatrope) that will debut in July. The original story takes place in a small aquarium in Okinawa. Toshiya Shinohara (Black Butler, IRODUKU: The World in Colors, A Lull in the Sea) is directing...
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Your Winter 2021 Daily Streaming Reviews Schedule

Jan 15, 15:30
40 comments
anime
Click to find out who will be covering (or in some cases suffering through) this season's anime line-up! ― This season was full of highly-anticipated sequels and stellar premieres (check the Preview Guide for evidence), ANN opened voting for readers to decide the fate our intrepid review team. You did not disappoint! Look below for who will be covering (or in some cases suffering through) this season...
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Persona 5 Strikers Hands-On Preview - Don't Bring a Knife to a Persona Fight

Jan 15, 12:03
3 comments
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Callum May dives into the latest Persona title: a Warriors- style title that is "unlike any other crossover Omega Force has developed in the past." ― During the early development of Hyrule Warriors, the team at Omega Force wanted to have the game involve dungeons, puzzles, and all of the things intrinsic to a Zelda game. However, then general manager Shigeru Miyamoto shot down the idea, telling the t...
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I Reincarnated as Evil Alice, So the Only Thing I'm Courting is Death! Novel 1

Jan 15, 12:00
2 comments
novels
I Reincarnated as Evil Alice is dark and bit grim. But it does successfully merge a host of popular tropes into one engaging novel. ― Lewis Carroll's Alice duology, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, have inspired plenty of anime and manga over the years, and a few otome games besides. With the popularity of the isekai subgenre of characters being reincarnated into otome ...
feature
324 comments

The Winter 2021 Preview Guide

Jan 14, 18:11
324 comments
anime
Preview Guide closes out with a return to the stone age with DR. STONE: STONE WARS! The Preview Guide is full of of this season's latest shows. Don't miss: Log Horizon, Redo of Healer, EX-ARM, Kemono Jihen, Mushoku Tensei, Sk8 the Infinity, Horimiya, World Trigger Season 2, Back Arrow, Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, So I'm a Spider, So What?, The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬, and more! ― Welcome to...
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This Week in Games - All The King's Fighters

Jan 14, 16:00
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Updates on KOFXV, Cham Cham is finally, finally back in the main Samurai Shodown roster, and Cyberpunk devs wants you to know they're really sorry. ― Hi folks. Today's one of those days where I can't really form a coherent introduction to the column. But that's okay, because there's plenty of interesting news to look at! THE KING OF FIGHTERS IS BACK, BABY You may recall that last week there were a Ki...
review
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Berserk of Gluttony Volume 1

Jan 14, 15:00
4 comments
novels
Essentially, the story looks like it is boiling down to a protagonist who is forced to take on some evil airs due to the nature of his abilities and the idol he hopes to support despite that. ― As I read more light novels, I feel that I am developing a good sense for which ones are promising candidates for potential anime adaptations. Based on that, I rate this one as “likely.” Its simple, relatively...
column
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This Week in Anime - Just Who is Boogiepop?

Jan 14, 14:35
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anime
Written by Perfect Blue's Sadayuki Murai, Boogiepop Phantom is a supernatural take on obsession, memories, death, and how we're all connected. ― A practically impenetrable horror anthology, Boogiepop Phantom premiered nearly two decades before Boogiepop and Others despite being a sequel. The series brings together director Takashi Watanabe, probably known best for Slayers of all things, writer Saday...
feature
3 comments

A Blast From the Past: Get Caught Up on Dr. Stone Season 1

Jan 14, 13:00
3 comments
anime
Are you ready for the premiere of Dr. Stone: Stone Wars today? Nicholas Dupree has all the major developments from season one to get you caught up! ― This winter there's an insane number of sequels coming out. From long-awaited follow ups for Log Horizon and World Trigger to highly anticipated second seasons for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime and The Promised Neverland. Hidden among all tho...
review
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Moriarty the Patriot GN 2

Jan 13, 15:00
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manga
Moriarty the Patriot continues to be solid, recognizable, and still totally original. ― Think of the previous volume and the first three chapters of this one as the prologue for Moriarty the Patriot. When viewed in light of the fourth chapter in this second volume – which begins retelling A Study in Scarlet, the first Sherlock Holmes story published in 1887 – everything that comes before it is in ser...
feature
25 comments

Back to the Horizon: A Beginner's Primer on Log Horizon

Jan 12, 14:00
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anime
After five years off the air, it's time to dive back into Elder Tale in a new season of Log Horizon! ― Players log into their favorite MMORPG, eager to experience the newest update. The next thing they know, they appear to be inside the bodies of their avatars rather than just controlling them on a screen. Somehow, the latest update to Elder Tale has pulled its users into its world, forcing them to f...
column
5 comments

This Week in Anime - The Night is Long is a 90 Minute Bender

Jan 12, 10:00
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anime
Let's take a trip down memory lane where bars are open, booze is flowing, and impromptu musical theater is the name of the game. ― Let's take a trip down memory lane where bars are open, booze is flowing, and impromptu musical theater is the name of the game. Masaaki Yuasa returns to adapt another Tomihiko Morimi story after his work on Tatami Galaxy. Where will our heroine end up is her bar-hopping...
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