"That's BOFURI's secret formula. So many of these shows have gamer protagonists, but BOFURI possesses enough wisdom to realize that the strongest gamer of all is the anti-gamer." ― MMO, fantasy, and isekai anime series usually focus on high adventure, thwarting nefarious plots, and defeating big bads for the safety of the land's denizens. Then there's BOFURI's Maple, whose primary goal is doing what...

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The Spring 2020 Anime Preview Guide

Apr 2, 13:48

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The Spring 2020 Anime Preview Guide is here! Check back every day for fresh takes on this season's new shows.

Available Now: The 8th Son? Are You Kidding Me? - Kakushigoto - The Tower of God - Tamayomi ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2020 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will cover ...

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This Week in Games - Assorted Tomfoolery

Apr 2, 12:00

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Heidi digs in to the rumored return of a bunch of great Mario games - plus Neir news and much more! ― Hey folks! It's April, finally! Time for… well, more gaming seems to be the plan for a while, huh? As I write this, it's that most high-larious of days, April 1st, and the divide between pro-yuks and anti-yuks folks this year feels particularly pronounced. Even esteemed game director and lovable weir...

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Our Most Anticipated Anime Of Spring 2020

Apr 1, 13:00

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Which new anime are you most looking forward to? Our reviews team reveals their answers - and we can't wait to hear yours! ― Our Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2020 Things are dark right now - but that doesn't mean we can't all cozy up indoors and enjoy a new season of anime! Here are our reviews crew's picks for the shows they're most excited about - and don't forget to tell us your picks in the f...

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ANNCast - BERSERK vs. BERSERK vs. BERSERK

Apr 1, 11:00

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Zac and Lynzee make the terrible decision to put themselves through all three animated versions of Kentaro Miura's classic, screaming, bloody, sexually violent BERSERK! Plus some other stuff. ― ANNCast 377 - BERSERK vs. BERSERK vs. BERSERK Zac and Lynzee grab their oversized swords and make the terrible decision to put themselves through all three animated versions of Kentaro Miura's classic screami...

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New Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime Gets 2nd Season

Apr 1, 10:31

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Video teases Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Battle of Kimluck- ― The final episode of the new television anime of Yoshinobu Akita's Sorcerous Stabber Orphen (Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi) light novel series announced on Wednesday that the anime is getting a second season. The title of the new season is Majutsushi Orphen Haguretabi Kimluck-hen (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Battle of Kimluck-). The anime's off...

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DEVILMAN crybaby's Masaaki Yuasa Retires as Science SARU President

Apr 1, 10:02

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Director's upcoming works include Japan Sinks, Inu-Oh ― Anime director Masaaki Yuasa announced on his Twitter account on Wednesday that he retired as president of the studio Science SARU on March 25. Yuasa said that while he rests he will prepare for what comes next in his life. Yuasa co-founded Science SARU with Eunyoung Choi in 2013. The duo's "Food Chain" episode of the American animated series Ad...

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Konosuba Light Novel Series Ends in 17th Volume in May

Apr 1, 01:23

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Natsume Akatsuki's isekai comedy launched in 2013, inspired 2 TV anime series, anime film ― Kadokawa is listing the 17th volume of Natsume Akatsuki's KONOSUBA (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! or KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!!) light novel series as the final volume. The volume will ship on May 1. The original story centers on Kazuma, a shut-in student who dies in a traffic ...

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This Week in Anime - 3 Years Later, Haikyu!! Is Still Flying High

Mar 31, 14:00

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The kids from the concrete are back to prove that the match against Shiratorizawa wasn't just a fluke. Micchy and Nick check in on the good bois of Karasuno. ― The kids from the concrete are back to prove that the match against Shiratorizawa wasn't just a fluke. Hinata and Kageyama will have to hone their volleyball techniques further if they want to claim the Nationals trophy. Micchy and Nick check...

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The Best (And Worst) Anime of Winter 2020

Mar 31, 13:00

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The Spring 2020 anime season is right around the corner - so it's time to rank our favorites (and least favorites) of Winter! Don't forget to give us your picks in the forums! ― The Best (and worst) of Winter 2020 Rebecca Silverman Best: GeGeGe no Kitaro If you're tired of reading about my love for this show, rejoice – it ends next week. But just because this was its final set of episodes doesn't mea...

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My Room Is a Dungeon Rest Stop GN 1

Mar 31, 12:02

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There isn't quite enough material in the first volume of this rather thin premise available yet to determine whether or not this is going to be a worthwhile title to follow. ― The manga version of My Room is a Dungeon Rest Stop is an adaptation of a web novel of the same name; I can find no indication that it has ever been published in print, however, and the web novel does not seem to be legally ava...

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SCP Foundation: Iris of the Mirror World

Mar 30, 12:00

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This sci-fi novel's strength is in its relatively smooth melding together of a lot of strange stuff and one substantial (yet also sensical) twist towards the end. ― A lot of light novels are either directly derivative of, or at least borrow ideas from, other works in either the same medium or related ones. However, I'm not sure that I have ever previously come across a light novel with a pedigree lik...

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