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Is Love the Answer? GN

Feb 3, 12:00

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Is Love the Answer? is a book that looks to start a conversation about asexuality, agender, and the equal parts comforting and terrifying feelings that come with sitting on any branch of the LGBTQIA+ tree. ― We are lucky to live in a time and place that understands, or is at least beginning to understand, that there really is no such thing as a universal “normal.” That doesn't mean that it's easy to ...

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This Week in Games - E3, I barely knew ye

Feb 3, 10:00

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What was once the go-to event for new games and consoles looks like it's lost its fandom relevancy. Jean-Karlo breaks down the recent news, including new game announcements! ― Welcome back, everyone! I hope that freak freeze billowing over the country doesn't have you guys trapped. I know folks have really been feeling the ice down in Texas. Even in my town, it's viciously cold in the mornings; there...

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Norse Culture as a Source of Inspiration for the Vinland Saga Phenomenon

Feb 3, 09:00

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Yukimura built up his narrative as less history lesson and more expedition at sea, throwing several pieces of insight for us to fish out. ― Bringing forward an outstanding set of legendary figures and mixing them well enough to create an original narrative in Vinland Saga, Makoto Yukimura raised the standards for historical storytelling. With its heart for tragedy and unforgiving violence, season two...

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Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1 and 2

Feb 2, 12:00

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Fans of old-school shōjo and soapy melodrama won't want to miss this. ― Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern is one of the latest adaptations of the manga series of the same name, written by Waki Yamato and published between 1975 and 1977. The series has largely become Yamato's defining work, and with good reason: she won the first Kodansha Book Award for shōjo manga in 1977 for this series. It was al...

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This Week in Anime - The Deer King's Beating Heart

Feb 2, 09:00

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The latest film from Ghibli alumni directors shares some themes with Princess Mononoke but proves it has the heart to stand on its own. ― The latest film from Ghibli alumni directors shares some themes with Princess Mononoke but proves it has the heart to stand on its own. This movie is streaming on Hulu Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the vie...

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The ANN Aftershow - Wolfwood Joins Trigun Stampede!

Feb 1, 18:00

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The ANN Aftershow hosts sexy dirtbag Wolfwood, whether E3 matters anymore, and our favorite Sailor Guardians this week! ― Wolfwood Joins Trigun Stampede! The ANN Aftershow is back after a one-week break, and what's a better reward than WOLFWOOD? One of anime's original crushes has a brand-new look in the latest episode of Trigun Stampede! Also: we pick our favorite Sailor Guardians before the new mo...

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Monster Episodes 1-30

Feb 1, 12:00

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In these first thirty episodes, the series is living up to its reputation as a stone-cold classic, and I'm completely on board for the next batch. ― I'm not kidding when I say that folks like me have been waiting years to finally get their hands on Monster. Even though Naoki Urasawa's original manga is a legendary part of the modern manga canon, not to mention the fact that the anime adaptation is eq...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Jan 1-28

Feb 1, 10:30

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We're starting the busiest season ever, with 44 titles in the rankings! Can we survive such a deluge of crisscrossing lines? ― 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 are based on how people rated individual ...

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Anime's 3-Episode Rule: Is It Still Valid?

Feb 1, 09:00

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You've heard it before. "Give it three episodes and see what happens." It's considered tried-and-true advice before dropping an anime, but is still useful? ― Generally speaking, certain rules and tropes in anime are somewhat universally agreed upon: In romance anime with multiple love interests, the childhood friend will likely not get together with the main character; or on the lewder side, if the m...

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Oshi no Ko GN 1

Jan 31, 12:00

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Don't judge this manga based on its back cover copy; it has more in common with Perfect Blue than idol fare like Love Live! ― Warning: of necessity, this review will contain some spoilers not covered in the book's back copy. If you pick up Oshi no Ko based solely on the back copy and expecting the cute story of an obstetrician caring for his favorite idol during her pregnancy, you are bound to be dis...

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This Week in Anime - Don't Sleep on The Ancient Magus' Bride OVAs

Jan 31, 09:00

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The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 is still a ways off, but there are OVAs to tide us over. Nick and Steve are here to tell you why you shouldn't overlook these side story episodes. ― The Ancient Magus' Bride season 2 is still a ways off, but there are OVAs to tide us over. Nick and Steve are here to tell you why you shouldn't overlook these side story episodes. This series is streaming on Crunchyrol...

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