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This Week in Mobile Games - I Wanna Be The Very Best, Like Mobile Ever Was

Mar 10, 12:48 games

The Pokémon brand has intertwined with the concept of gaming on the go. Josh looks back on 30 years of monster-catching, the upcoming Cat's Eye mobile collab, and more. ― Hey, there! Welcome to another installment of This Week In Mobile Games. The seasons are a-changing, which means a lot of feeling under the weather while it seems to shift from under your feet (or rather, over your head). While snif...

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Dangers in My Heart Volumes 1-8 Manga Review

Mar 10, 12:00

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Where Kyotaro is prone to over-thinking and wrongly attributing negative motivations to others, Anna is almost pathologically open, and endearingly quirky. ― It's telling that author Norio Sakurai uses the German loanword “karte” instead of “chapter” for every installment of her most famous manga, The Dangers in My Heart. It's used in Japan to refer to a hospital inpatient's medical chart. Second-yea...

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This Week in Anime - Politics as Usual

Mar 10, 10:00

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Lucas and Chris examine some of anime's more politically charged offerings. If you're looking for escapism, these ain't it. ― Lucas and Chris examine some of anime's more politically charged offerings. If you're looking for escapism, these ain't it. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion ...

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Baki The Grappler Volume 7-8 Manga Review

Mar 9, 12:00 manga

When beating the crap out of other people just isn’t enough, Baki turns to a giant ape for help getting stronger. ― Narrator Disclaimer: Baki The Grappler is not intended to illustrate martial arts in any meaningfully realistic way. Check with your doctor before continuing physical activity with broken bones and ruptured limbs. Baki The Grappler is a primer in unrealistic bloodsports. It's both amazi...

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Answerman - Do Japanese School Gangs Really Exist?

Mar 9, 10:00

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From Akira to Tokyo Revengers, Jerome discusses how much is real and how much is a fictional trope. ― Alex asks: "I've seen a lot of anime and manga that portray large groups of kids from middle school to high school in gangs that are affiliated with a particular school. Do such gangs exist, and how much impact do they have on society?" I love this question. Thank you for sending it in. You're not a...

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Edo Justice and Island Gods: What Hell's Paradise Gets Right (and Invents) About Historical Japan

Mar 9, 09:00

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This is the perfect moment to examine how Yūji Kaku built his dark fantasy on the bones of real Edo-period history. ― With Season 2 of Hell's Paradise (Jigokuraku) now ongoing as of January 2026, this is the perfect moment to examine how Yuji Kaku built his dark fantasy on the bones of real Edo-period history. The Yamada Asaemon were real, and the irezumi kei was an actual criminal punishment—the ser...

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Fist of the North Star, Galaxy Express 999 Composer Nozomi Aoki Dies at 94

Mar 9, 07:46

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Aoki also composed soundtracks for Akuma-kun, Patalliro!, more anime ― The Nikkan Sports and Anime! Anime! news websites reported on Monday that composer and arranger Nozomi Aoki died on February 20. He was 94. Folk singer Chiharu Matsuyama first announced the news on the Matsuyama Chiharu On the Radio radio program on March 8. Aoki arranged many of Matsuyama's early songs in the late 70s. Aoki was b...

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The Water Magician Anime Series Review

Mar 8, 12:00

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All in all, The Water Magician is proof that subverting clichés just for the sake of it does not make an entertaining story. ― *Note: This review contains major spoilers for The Water Magician. As someone who has seen more isekai anime than they can count, watching The Water Magician is a uniquely baffling experience. At its most basic, it's built on the premise of an isekai genre-savvy protagonist, ...

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BEASTARS Volumes 5-22 Manga Review

Mar 7, 12:00

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This is not a series that will make it clear everything will be all right, as it doesn't offer solutions to its problems, even by the very end. ― BEASTARS is such a fascinating series on paper, with themes and setups that are beginning to seem more commonplace. Using anthropomorphic, furry characters as an allegory for real-world issues can have mixed results, especially when the separation between s...

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'Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Screening' Anime Short to Officially Stream Tonight

Mar 7, 04:23

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Short starring Asuka premiered at "Evangelion:30+;" festival on February 21 ― The website for the Evangelion franchise announced on Saturday that “Evangelion 30th Anniversary Special Screening,” the new anime short that premiered at the "Evangelion:30+;" festival on February 21, will officially stream on Sunday, March 8 at 12:00 a.m. (Saturday, March 7 at 10:00 a.m. EST). The video will debut on khar...

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