Ken MIYAKE

World Trigger Anime's 3rd Season Unveils Teaser Visual

Aug 4, 18:37

anime

The official website for the World Trigger anime unveiled a new teaser visual for the third season of the anime on Wednesday. The visual shows Yūma and Hyuse fighting side-by-side. The anime will premiere in October. The anime will air on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation programming block. The second season of the anime premiered on January 9. The second season will air for one cours (one quarter of a year...

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Rate the Anime You've Watched

Aug 4, 16:12 anime

Now that the Best and Worst of the Season is finally back, it's time for you to vote for next week's ranking. Please head over to Your Score and rate the anime you've watched this week.

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The Best and Worst of Summer 2021, Jul 1-28

Aug 4, 16:00

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After a long time away, ANN's community episode rankings are back! See where your favorite series measure up this season and make sure to vote each week! ― Our team of reviewers are following 24 anime series of the Summer 2021 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 ...

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That's My Atypical Girl GN 1

Aug 4, 15:00

manga

That's My Atypical Girl makes us ask the question of what constitutes good representation. ― That's My Atypical Girl is a bit difficult to review. In part that's because my own lived experience does not involve Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but also because of the way that ASD is presented in the manga. The original title of the series is Asper Kanojo, with “asper” being short for Asperger Syndrome...

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The ANN Aftershow - Do You Feel Bad For Endeavor?

Aug 4, 10:00

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Things get heavy this week as Endeavor reveals his plans to make amends for his past abusive behavior. Jacki, AJ, and Lynzee discuss the different views from the Todoroki siblings' perspectives, while revealing a bit about themselves. ― The ANN Aftershow - My Hero Academia Ep 106: Do You Feel Bad for Endeavor? The Todoroki family drama comes to a close after a villain with a grudge against Endeavor ...

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Do We Still Need Shōnen/Shōjo Labels?

Aug 4, 09:00

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Writer Dennis Banda looks at loanword labels and their usage for translated manga. Are they still useful or are they a barrier for entry? ― I was having a casual chat with one of my coworkers about my hobbies the other week and of course, anime came up. I mentioned my favorite series and films and even recommended a few that might interest them. However, our conversation hit a bit of a roadblock when...

game review

Fuga: Melodies of Steel

Aug 3, 12:00

games

It's a challenge to take on a brutal World War II retelling with imagery and characters cute enough to populate Maple Town, but CyberConnect2 sticks with it, and it's paid off. ― Cyberconnect2 is best known as the developer of gorgeous anime-to-game adaptations stretching from Naruto and .hack to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. In their heart of hearts, however, company president/CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama and ...

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Sneak Peek: Sakugan

Aug 3, 12:00

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SAKUGAN is set to premiere as part of the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo this Thursday. However, as ANN was able to get a hold of the first episode in advance, let me be the first to tell you, the series is certainly off to an ambitious start. ― SAKUGAN is set to premiere as part of the Virtual Crunchyroll Expo this Thursday. However, as ANN was able to get a hold of the first episode in advance, let me be...

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Review: Satoshi Kon: The Illusionist

Aug 3, 10:37