This shonen thriller upends its initial premise in a thrilling volume that sees the story’s world expand in all number of directions. Nick Creamer has the details. ― The Promised Neverland has always been a relatively interesting Shonen Jump property, in that its base premise naturally implies instability and coming change. Unlike a property like Naruto or One Piece's relatively stable, often episodi...

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The Best and Worst of Winter 2019, Feb 12-18

Feb 22, 17:00

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ENDRO strikes upward while One Piece strikes out. See how all you favorites fared in our weekly user rankings. ― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Winter 2019 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated indi...

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Manga Answerman - How often do English manga publishers sell at a loss?

Feb 22, 14:00

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Not every manga series published in English will be a hit, but how often do the publishers themselves sell books at a loss? Deb digs in to it. ― How often do English publishers sell at a loss? Viz and Kodansha have so many different series and there has to be a good amount that they aren't making money on. Nearly a decade ago, Viz Media dropped Hitman Reborn, Gintama and a few others and I often sti...

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City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes

Feb 22, 12:00

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As the first new City Hunter movie in twenty years, this blast of '80s future detective action is a welcome surprise on the big screen, but how has the material underneath aged? Kim Morrissy has our review straight from Japan. ― City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes is a classic City Hunter tale, except the setting is now modern Shinjuku. Like the recent Banana Fish anime, it takes characters from an '8...

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This Week in Anime - Is the Reboot of Osamu Tezuka's Dororo Worth Watching?

Feb 21, 14:00

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This classic supernatural samurai adventure manga hasn't been adapted into animation since the 1960s! Nick and Andy find out how this influential story has held up in Studio MAPPA's ambitious retelling. ― Dororo, Osamu Tezuka's classic supernatural samurai adventure manga, hasn't been adapted into animation since the 1960s! This week, Nick and Andy find out how this influential story has held up in ...

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This Week in Games - Reanimated

Feb 21, 12:00

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Nintendo might be resurrecting a long-dead game - plus some fighting game news straight out of EVO Japan, Steins;Gate and more! ― Why, hello again! I'm back from Europe, I'm still kinda tired, and I missed a lot of gaming news that happened last week when it happened. No, I'm not going back on Twitter to catch up on The Discourse, because that never ends well. ANYWAY. This week brings us no big bombs...

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Citrus BD+DVD

Feb 21, 11:00

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This salacious yuri melodrama is anything but Class S. Theron Martin weighs the pros and cons of this bittersweet romance title on blu-ray. ― Before Domestic Girlfriend came along to stir the pot of stepsibling love, there was this Winter 2018 series based on a yuri manga. The two are alike in some basic ways; they both feature the noxious “surprise stepsibling” gimmick, where the new housemates show...

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Answerman - Why Is Alice In Wonderland So Popular In Japan?

Feb 20, 12:05

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Countless anime and manga are based on the classic story Alice in Wonderland - why is that? Justin gets in to it. ― James asked: I have noticed that there have been a significant number of Japanese adaptations (manga, anime, and video games) of Alice in Wonderland; why are the Japanese so fond of that story? If you ask an average Japanese person why the country loves Alice in Wonderland so much, the...

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Saga of Tanya the Evil: The Movie

Feb 20, 12:00

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This sequel film pits Tanya against a literal Mary Sue as her war games engulf the neighboring Russy Federation. Kim Morrissy breaks down how this movie expands on the TV series, straight from its theatrical run in Japan. ― Saga of Tanya the Evil was such an odd show. Ostensibly a fantasy military story starring the world's most conniving little girl, the series is really an extended argument between...

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Character Spotlight: The Cast of Devil May Cry 5

Feb 20, 00:00

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Meet the main cast of Devil May Cry 5. They're all here, Nero, Dante, V, Lady, Trish and Nico. ― NERO The Young Devil Hunter The young Devil Hunter operating out of the mobile Devil May Cry. Having lost his demonic arm (the Devil Bringer) before the events of the game, he stands against the invading demonic forces with a new power provided by Nico. DANTE The Strongest Demon Slayer The proprietor of ...

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