Did you miss ANN: Connect Session 2 on Friday? The entire session is archived on our YouTube channel. Check it out and let us know if you agree with our reviewers' choices. ― Welcome to Anime News Network Connect! A collaboration between ANN and Anime NYC, ANN Connect is a new way to bring anime fans, anime creators, and the anime industry together during a time when we're all physically remote. Acr...

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After School Dice Club

Aug 2, 15:00

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anime

After School Dice Club offers the best of both worlds in terms of narrative and iyashikei anime. It takes the emphasis on friendship and adds just enough development and structure to keep the tension and interest. ― After the first episode, I was ready to dismiss After School Dice Club as fine, but generic, cute girls hobby anime. The kind of show that's all well and good if that's your thing, but un...

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The List - Our 5 Favorite OPs from Summer 2020

Aug 2, 14:20

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anime music

It's time to update your playlists because the summer season is dropping hottest beats yet. ― Anime opening songs can truly be an iconic part of each season. Think of songs like Dean Fujioka's "History Maker" or Linked Horizon's "Guren no Yamiya" - you only need to hear a few bars and you're transported to the ice skating rink of Yuri on Ice or an epic battle with titans. With the summer anime seaso...

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Bleach: Can't Fear Your Own World Vol 1

Aug 1, 15:00

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novels

Narita takes this huge, oftentimes underdeveloped cast and fills them out with dynamic desires, emotional relatability, and carefully written reminders of just why people were enamored with Bleach's world and key players. ― Though as a preteen I adored Bleach, it's undeniable that it had one of the most severe drops in quality and popularity in Shonen Jump history. And yet, there is still admiration ...

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act-age Volume 1

Jul 31, 15:00

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manga

act-age is, in a lot of ways, a classic rags-to-riches sports narrative. It's in these realistic, emotionally authentic details where it really becomes something unique and special. ― I first read Act-Age when it debuted in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump. I remember being quite enamored with the premise (I love shonen battle manga, I love movies, and I was in theater in high school), and yet, not be...

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How Is Voice Recording in Japan Adapting to COVID-19?

Jul 31, 13:00

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industry

We interviewed Seiichi Nakayama, head of sound engineers at the production company G-angle, to gain some insight into the voice recording process post-COVID. ― For the past few months, we've been hearing about one delay after another in the entertainment world. There's no doubt at this point that the pandemic has affected production and voice recording, among other processes integral to the creation ...

interest

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Anime Fan Couple Names Their Son After Black Clover's Asta

Jul 30, 15:45

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people

Crunchyroll News interviewed parents Roxy and Victor about their decision to name their newborn son Asta after the protagonist of Yuki Tabata's Black Clover manga. Both parents have been anime fans since childhood. When asked why the decided to name their son Asta, they responded as follows: The name started to stick because of how wild Asta was in the womb. He'd act up like as he was in a tumble ...

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This Week in Anime - Is God of High School Living Up to the Hype?

Jul 30, 15:07

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anime

It's the action-packed anime of the summer but is amazing battle choreography enough to carry an entire show? Micchy and Nick adjust their halos for God of High School! ― It's the action-packed anime of the summer but is amazing battle choreography enough to carry an entire show? Micchy and Nick adjust their halos for God of High School! Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participan...

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By the Grace of the Gods vol. 1-3

Jul 30, 15:00

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novels

It's slimes, slimes, and more slimes as Theron checks out the first three volumes of By the Grace of the Gods before the anime premieres this fall! ― Though Ryoma does become an adventurer and has a handful of significant battle scenes, By the Grace of Gods is, at its core, more a “daily life” series than an action series. Ascendance of a Bookworm is hardly a perfect comparison, but the first three n...

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This Week in Games - The Gigaleak

Jul 30, 13:00

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games

Hackers have cracked open Nintendo's vault to discover a plethora of development materials...including carpet-bombing Yoshi? ― Well! I know that some fans of Nintendo have been disappointed lately, since the company has been holding their first-party game announcements close to their chest for most of the summer. How quickly things change! Over the weekend, a whole bunch of awesome Nintendo stuff got...

news

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List of Shows, Films, Manga, Games Affected by COVID-19 (Updated August 1)

Jul 29, 10:00

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covid-19

All of ANN's coverage of works hit by new coronavirus disease ― Here is all of ANN's coverage of the series, films, manga, and games that the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has affected. Note: Asteroid in Love, Bungo & Alchemist, Darwin's Game, Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, Hatena Illusion, Jewelpet: Attack Travel, Kukuriraige -Sanxingdui Denki-, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Rein...

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