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Anime Aunties Visit Japan - Day 7: Everything Gundam in Yokohama
It's 59 feet tall, and there's nothing else like it. Jacki and Lynzee check out the RX-78F00 "moving Gundam" at GUNDAM FACTORY YOKOHAMA!
― Jacki: Marvel, Disney, The Simpsons— I am trying to think of something that compares to how Mobile Suit Gundam is viewed in Japan so you can understand its weight, its immensity here — and nothing compares. Executive Editor Lynzee Loveridge will emphasize the she...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, May 13-19
Looks like The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses put out a great episode this week. See how all your favorites fared in our weekly user rankings!
― 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...
Anime Aunties Visit Japan - Day 5: Nintendo Store, Hedgehogs, and FLAT STUDIO
We're back in Shibuya to cuddle with some spiny friends, power-up in the Nintendo Store, and finish off the day with okonomiyaki!
― Jacki: If you watch anime, you know the Shibuya Scramble. No, it's not a silly dance. It's one of the most iconic intersections on the globe. Every few minutes, all the vehicles on the road stop, and hundreds of people scramble every which way, eager to get to their dest...
Anime Aunties Visit Japan - Day 4: Akihabara, Maid Café, and the Real Sailor Moon Shrine
At anime's mecca, Lynzee and Jacki blow their luck on gacha, visit a maid café, and reenact iconic Steins;Gate scenes. Then Jacki visits the IRL Sailor Moon shrines for nostalgia.
― Lynzee: Today we hit the otaku mecca: Akihabara. The area has changed post-pandemic and wasn't as bustling as I expected it to be. Still, I can't argue that this place had everything an anime fan could want, whether that...
Anime Aunties Visit Japan - Day 3: Ikebukuro Round 2 and Shinjuku's Golden Gai Bars
Jacki explores more shops in Ikebukuro! We ventured into Shibuya today, tried our best moe moe kyun~ and had a Slam Dunk cocktail in Golden Gai!
― Jacki: I'm truly a kid in a candy store in Japan. Anime ads pop up on giant billboards. They hang on banners on the streets. They're on the little TVs on the train. I cannot get enough. I eyed so many captivating storefronts on Otome Road yesterday, so I d...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, May 6-12
What a spectacular week for Insomniacs After School! Discover which other series stand out in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 episo...
Anime Aunties Visit Japan - Day 2: Ikebukuro and the Birthplace of Anime
Jacki and Lynzee head to Oizumi Gate in Nerima, the home district of Rumiko Takahashi, Leiji Matsumoto, and more.
― Lynzee: The rain was off and on today, so Jacki and opted to save the your name. locations for better weather. Instead, we decided to head over to Oizumi Anime Gate in Nerima, followed by a trip to BL haven Otome Road in Ikebukuro and a full tour of the Tokiwaso Museum in Tokyo's Toshim...
Anime Aunties Visit Japan - Day 1: Demon Slayer IRL
Lynzee and Jacki head to Asakusa to see the area that inspired an arc in Demon Slayer. We also scoped out the futuristic boat designed by Leiji Matsumoto, bought too many sweets, and found Kamen Rider at Bandai HQ!
― And we're off! Jacki and I landed in Tokyo on May 13, but I was dead to the world after nearly 24 hours of travel time (two planes, multiple trains). The following day I was mostly huma...
Anime Aunties Visit Japan
Lynzee and Jacki are in Tokyo! Follow their day-to-day anime adventures from Asakusa to Nakano.
― Lynzee Loveridge and Jacki Jing are collectively spending two weeks in Japan, from Tokyo to Osaka! Follow our write-ups daily as we explore traditional candy stores, anime studios, interview creators, and more! You'll also want to make sure to follow our video blogs over at Anime News Network's YouTube,...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, Apr 29-May 5
After a slow start, My Clueless First Friend and The Dangers in My Heart are steadily climbing the charts. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 ...
From Introvert Cringe to Yuri Harem—Watamote Turns 10
It's 2023, and anime about socially awkward girls are in. Watamote's Tomoko has come a long way since her shut-in days, becoming a hopeful role model where once there was only cringe.
― It's 2023, and anime about socially awkward girls are in. Komi Can't Communicate gave us a protagonist with such severe anxiety that she struggles to speak. For the main character of Bocchi the Rock, merely being per...
Thorfinn Is Me, I Am Him
As you progress through life, you meet some amazing people with magnetic personalities and incredible intellect. You think to yourself, “These people are the real deal. They're going to make it.” The Askeladds and Canutes in your story begin to take over your narrative.
― Four. That's the number of times we hear Thorfinn's inner thoughts in the entirety of Vinland Saga's first season. Considering th...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2023, Apr 1-28
New season, new rankings. Come and see which series have the favor of the moment! Did Oshi no Ko manage to snag first place?
― 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 ...
Does Gunbuster Hold Up Today?
Now available on Blu-ray from Discotek, AJ dives into Hideaki Anno's anime directorial debut to see if the show stands on its own beyond its historical status.
― Studio Gainax's Gunbuster is the anime directorial debut of one of the industry's most influential pioneers, Hideaki Anno, and it is considered a must-watch classic by hardcore mecha fans. It's easy to see why some might recommend shows stri...
The Spring 2023 Anime Preview Guide
The Anime Preview Guide rises again for its very last anime entry: The Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts! Find out if this entry was worth the wait and read all of our reviews for the Spring 2023 anime season here.
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Mamoru Nagano Speaks About His Theater-Exclusive Anime Gothicmade
Never shown outside of theaters on its director's orders, the 70-minute film has achieved a cult-like status among fans of The Five Star Stories manga series.
― For many outside of Japan, if they've heard of the film at all, likely only know of Gothicmade through an almost mythical, untouchable lens. This is a 70-minute animated film released in Japanese cinemas in 2012. At the explicit request of a ...
How Rintaro's Newest Work Honors Japan's Silent-Film Era
Sadao Yamanaka is no household name, but his impact on Japanese cinema is profound. Rintaro returned to the director's chair after a decade to share his love for Yamanaka's legacy.
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Sadao Yamanaka is no household name, but his impact on Japanese cinema is profound. Although he died at the age of just 28 in Manchuria after his conscription to war by the Japanese military in 1938, his short life saw ...
Makoto Shinkai Talks Suzume and the Earthquake that Inspired It
The acclaimed anime director discusses the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on his latest work and what sort of stories he's considering for the future.
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Director Makoto Shinkai made a public appearance at the BFI Southbank on March 1, appearing in a Q&A after a screening of his newest film, Suzume. His films have grown funnier over the years, and so has he. Speaking to the BFI's lead prog...
The Spring 2023 Anime Preview Guide
The Anime Preview Guide is winding down, but Oshi no Ko proves being fashionably late can help you stand out!
Also: Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage, The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149, Demon Slayer: The Swordsmith Village Arc, Marginal Service, Insomniacs After School, Dead Mount Death Play, Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Season 2, Birdie Wing Season 2, Mashle, Hell's Paradise, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2, Dr. Stone, Yuri Is My Job!, Konosuba, and more!
Also: Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage, The [email protected] Cinderella Girls U149, Demon Slayer: The Swordsmith Village Arc, Marginal Service, Insomniacs After School, Dead Mount Death Play, Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Season 2, Birdie Wing Season 2, Mashle, Hell's Paradise, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2, Dr. Stone, Yuri Is My Job!, Konosuba, and more!
Katsuhiro Otomo's Domu Pilot: An Unnerving Movie Adaptation That Could Have Been
Domu remains a cursed affair: forgotten in the shadow of Otomo's more famous creation and repeatedly stumbling in attempts to bring it to a broader audience. It remains a story reserved for the select few who seek it out.
― Domu is a unique story within Katsuhiro Otomo's illustrious career as a mangaka and director, and not solely for its content. Despite being its predecessor, Domu is often compared...
The Spring 2023 Anime Preview Guide
Tanjiro will face new foes and forge new allies in DEMON SLAYER: THE SWORDSMITH VILLAGE ARC!
Also: Dead Mount Death Play, Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Season 2, A Galaxy Next Door, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time, Birdie Wing Season 2, Mashle, Magical Destroyers, Otaku Elf, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2, Dr. Stone, Yuri Is My Job!, Konosuba, and more!
Also: Dead Mount Death Play, Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Season 2, A Galaxy Next Door, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time, Birdie Wing Season 2, Mashle, Magical Destroyers, Otaku Elf, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2, Dr. Stone, Yuri Is My Job!, Konosuba, and more!
The Spring 2023 Anime Preview Guide
Suletta Sundays are back! It's the second season of Gundam: The Witch from Mercury! Also: A Galaxy Next Door, Summoned to Another World for a Second Time, Birdie Wing Season 2, Mashle, Magical Destroyers, Otaku Elf, The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2, Dr. Stone, Yuri Is My Job!, Konosuba, and more!
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The Spring 2023 Anime Preview Guide
It's season's biggest day for new premieres. Check back regularly for updates. First up, the wizarding world is getting a punch to the gut with MASHLE! Also:: Too Cute Crisis, My One-Hit Kill Sister, The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2, Dr. Stone, Yuri Is My Job!, Konosuba, and more!
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The Spring 2023 Anime Preview Guide
Megumin's explosive spin-off is here! Does it hold up to the original Konosuba? See our reviews of Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World!, KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, Skip and Loafer, I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World, Tokyo Mew Mew New Season 2, and more!
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023
Despite Danmachi dominating the second half of the season, Vinland Saga keeps its lead by a hair. Come and see the final results for the Winter 2023 season!
― 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...
Could Taisu Be the Ideal International Anime Collaboration?
Producer Chirying Culture gave Cowboy Bebop creator Shinichiro Watanabe the chance to fulfill his dream of creating "an animation like a picture book."
― International companies are increasingly involved in producing and commissioning new anime projects, with international talent playing a progressively integral role in bringing them to life. Outsourcing production to foreign studios and companies ha...
Our Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2023
What series are you most looking forward to watching? Here are the ANN Editorial Staff's picks for the most promising series for spring!
― Welcome to our Most Anticipated Anime feature for the Spring 2023 season. Below you'll find our editorial team's (tentative) top picks from the shows slated to premiere in April. There's a wide variety of shows to choose from and little cross-over for our team's ...
The Best and Worst Anime of Winter 2023
Winter was a far quieter season compared to its loud, bombastic brother (aka Fall 2022). While media can live and die by its ability to hype up an audience, our editorial team still managed to uncover some worthwhile entertainment this season.
― Winter was a far quieter season compared to its loud, bombastic brother (aka Fall 2022). While media can live and die by its ability to hype up an audience,...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 19-25
As the Winter season is gradually wrapping up, spots #8-13 in the cumulative remain furiously undecided! Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 thes...
The Spring 2023 Trailer Watch Party!
Watch all of this season's trailers with Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement!l We start live at 5pm PDT/8pm EDT tonight!
― Watch all of this season's trailers with Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement! Find out your next "must-watch" in the 48 anime series set to premiere in April. Will we survive the entire ...
The Spring 2023 Trailer Watch Party!
Watch all of this season's trailers with Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement! Find out your next "must-watch" in the 48 anime series set to premiere in April. Will we survive the entire stream? Will we unlock the hidden power of friendship and find our magical girl alter-egos? See for yourselves, live on Friday March 24 at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern!
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 12-18
The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague has been getting better week after week, and it's now paying off in the cumulative. Discover what else is moving in the rankings!
― 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 ran...
What 'Witch' Means in Gundam: Witch From Mercury
“History does not repeat, but it often rhymes.” Brian Stremick uncovers the parallels between the latest Gundam series and the European witch hunts of the 15-17th centuries.
― “History does not repeat, but it often rhymes.” One of the best anime franchises to depict this concept is Mobile Suit Gundam. Since the first TV anime aired in 1979, this franchise has shown that for all the technological or p...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Mar 5-11
The weekly ups and downs are interesting, but Vinland Saga rules all with supreme stability. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― 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 r...
No, You Can't Make Anime with AI
Mimicking the recognizable work of skilled animators does not mean AI or its users understand the artistic decisions behind anime production.
― It's been difficult to ignore the conversations that have surrounded the development of AI tools lately. With Midjourney using prompts to generate images and OpenAI's ChatGPT able to generate seemingly comprehensive text, it feels like we're on the precipice ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Feb 26-Mar 4
After a slow start to the season, Miss Nagatoro climbs into the cumulative top 10! Find out where your favorite shows rank this week.
― 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 in...
Tonari Animation's CEO on Which Innovations Will Help the Anime Industry
As the labor shortage in the anime industry deepens, global animation studios like Tonari Animation might be the answer.
― If there's one thing Tonari Animation CEO Jarrett Martin wants anime fans to know about the Japanese animation industry, it's how long it takes to make anime. “For one episode of anime, it takes about six months with a team of people, and they're all working from sun up to sun do...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Feb 19-25
Danmachi is keeping up a high level of tension that is propelling it in the cumulative. Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes.
― 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 bas...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Feb 12-18
The Eminence in Shadow blasts its way to #1 thanks to a finale worthy of the name "I Am Atomic". And it's not the only series shaking up the cumulative rankings this week!
― 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 ran...
World's Collide at Demon Slayer: To The Swordsmith Village Red Carpet Premiere
We chatted with voice actor Natsuki Hanae, producer Yūma Takahashi, and the English dub cast at the Demon Slayer Anime's Swordsmith Village Arc red carpet premiere!
― Thousands of Demon Slayer fans lined up bright and early around the Los Angeles Orpheum Theatre for an early screening of the upcoming season. Special guests included Natsuki Hanae, producer Yuma Takahashi, and members of the English vo...
How Ballmastrz: Rubicon Became an Anime with Creator Christy Karacas
Ballmastrz: 9009 and Superjail! creator Christy Karacas is no stranger to Japanese animation. Find out how his show is getting the anime treatment through a series of fortunate events.
― Ballmastrz: 9009 and Superjail! creator Christy Karacas is no stranger to Japanese animation, and it's through a series of fortunate events that his show is getting the anime treatment. The Ballmastrz: Rubicon specia...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Feb 5-11
The Eminence in Shadow is going all-out as it approaches its finale. Discover which other series stand out in our weekly user rankings!
― 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 ...
Powerful Weirdos: Seeing my Neurodivergence in Shonen Protagonists
On top of shōnen heroes' potential for deep, powerful storytelling in their undying determination, fighting-against-the-world narratives, they also serve as a fantastic source of neurodivergent representation.
― There's more than meets the eye to Goku—in fact, there's more than meets the eye to Naruto, Luffy, Asta, and most shonen battle protagonists. Though they seem like just simple-minded, rude, a...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Jan 29-Feb 4
Magical girls and princesses are doing pretty well for themselves this season. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 pe...
How High Card's Staff Came Up With The Crazy Action
Filled with high-stakes thrills and supernatural battles, we spoke to the staff, including the Kakegurui manga duo, about developing the original project.
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“Are you ready? Itʼs Showdown!!” The High Card anime begins with a literal bang. Filled with high-stakes thrills and supernatural battles, what makes High Card unique is how the powers are centered around the 52 X-Playing Cards. This allows for ...
Honey and Clover, Then and Now
Is Honey & Clover the perfect encapsulation of college life?
― The first time I watched Honey and Clover, I was in my freshman year of college. My school was on the other side of the country from the city where I'd grown up, and I was having a hard time adjusting and finding my people. I knew they were out there, that I'd just had yet to encounter them, but those first few months were a lonely time. ...
Norse Culture as a Source of Inspiration for the Vinland Saga Phenomenon
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...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Jan 1-28
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 ...
Anime's 3-Episode Rule: Is It Still Valid?
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...
Inside Polygon Pictures with Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Executive Producer Hideki Moriya
Andrew Osmond tours the remote-work-friendly studio and gets the lowdown on Polygon Picture's latest work, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea.
― In December 2022, I had the fortune to visit Polygon Pictures, the digital studio whose latest series, Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, recently began on Crunchyroll. Polygon's previous titles include Knights of Sidonia, based on a manga by Tsutomu Nihei, who also orig...
Rocking Out in History With Inu-Oh Director Masaaki Yuasa
Yuasa excitedly introduced his multi-award nominated movie and its characters with the same energy and fervor as if he were pitching the film from scratch.
― Coming fresh off the Golden Globes, director Masaaki Yuasa greeted a full house of eager fans during a screening of Inu-Oh. GKIDS only announced the special event at The Landmark Westwood theater in Los Angeles a week earlier, but every seat was...
Make Everything E.X.P.L.O.D.E. — The Other Works of Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo in English
Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cinematic masterpiece Akira introduced a wide world to anime, but the lauded director has a larger body of work waiting to be discovered.
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©2004 Katsuhiro Otomo/Steamboy Committee For Western anime fans of a certain age, Katsuhiro Otomo's 1988 cinematic masterpiece Akira was the gateway drug into Japanese animation's wild and exotic world. Growing up in late 1980s Scotland, I...
Not Every Artificial Intelligence is Out To Kill You: AI in Anime
The future is now. Kevin Cormack deep dives into a less hostile world of anime AI (although some of these robots definitely could kill you...if they wanted).
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© AIC/Youmex. What springs to mind when thinking of famous Hollywood movies featuring Artificial Intelligence (AI)? 2001: A Space Odyssey with its psychotic, murderous HAL 9000? The Terminator with Skynet's skeletal, metal monstrosities crush...
Interview: The Staff of the 2022 BASTARD!! Anime
Hot on the heels of its season two announcement, we have an interview with the BASTARD!! anime staff. Find out why the director says, "I think [Dark Schneider] possesses a strength that doesn't really exist in today's isekai fantasy."
― The new BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- anime debuted on Netflix earlier this year with a second season in the works. The remake breathes new life into Kazushi ...
The Most-Watched and Best-Rated Fall 2022 Anime
Here are the best-rated, worst-rated, and hidden gems from the Fall 2022 anime season, and it's all based on your votes!
― Every week, we publish the Your Anime Rankings, the best and worst of the season according to readers. These scores are based on weekly episode votes for all the anime we track. At the end of the season, we also get a cumulative score, which is the average of all the episodes. It...
The Winter 2023 Anime Preview Guide
Maple and crew are back to break the game! Check out our reviews of BOFURI season 2 in the preview guide. Also: Kaina and the Great Snow Sea, Vinland Saga, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Campfire Cooking in Another World, High Card, The Vampire Dies in No Time Season 2, In/Spectre Season 2, Trigun Stampede, NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a, and more!
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The Winter 2023 Anime Preview Guide - Chillin' in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army
What is this? Dariel, a soldier in the Dark Lord's army who cannot use magic. Instead, he wields his intellect and initiative as an assistant to one of the Dark Lord's most trusted captains. But when the captain is summarily replaced, Dariel also loses his privileged position and is fired. In disappointment, he retires in a village of humans, getting a new start in life by using his abilities to ...
The Winter 2023 Anime Preview Guide - The Reincarnation of the Strongest Exorcist In Another World
What is this? Haruyoshi is the strongest onmyōji (diviner) in his world. His friends betray him, and on the verge of death, he wishes to be happy in his next life. He then attempts a secret reincarnation spell. The spell is a success, and he is reincarnated, but somehow it's in another world. He is reborn into a distinguished family of wizards but is judged to have no magical ability. He soon rea...
The Winter 2023 Anime Preview Guide
Vash is back with a fresh coat of paint in TRIGUN STAMPEDE! Also: NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, UniteUp! Buddy Daddies, Farming Life in Another World, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War, and Giant Beasts of Ars!
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The Winter 2023 Anime Preview Guide - Farming Life in Another World
What is this? After Hiraku dies of a serious illness, God brings him back to life, gives his health and youth back, and sends him to a fantasy world of his choice. To enjoy his second shot, God bestows the almighty farming tool upon him. Watch as Hiraku digs, chops, and plows in another world in this laidback farming fantasy. Farming Life in Another World is based on Kinosuke Naito's light novel ...
The Winter 2023 Anime Preview Guide
A cold breeze blows in a new season of anime! Check back every day as we update with the latest reviews for this season's shows. TODAY: Danmachi IV Part 2, Spy Classroom, Revenger, and OniMai!
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Is It Wrong to Try to Remember What's Going on in a Dungeon?
Need a refresher on the plot and players in Danmachi? Rebecca has a primer for you to get you up to speed before the next season premiere.
― Hiding behind a very silly title is one of the most consistently solid and enjoyable series to make the jump from light novels to anime. Based on the books written by Fujino Omori, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon is about to embark on the second...
ANN's Most Read News and Interest Articles of 2022
We bid one last goodbye to 2022 with our top stories from the year.
― 2022 was a very different year compared to 2021 and 2020. The pandemic continued, but it no longer dominated the headlines, and its effects were much less apparent in most of our readers' countries. Although it didn't make the top ANN news itself, one of the biggest stories worldwide was, of course, the return to “life as usual,” o...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022
What an end to an amazing season! Positions 19-25 are in utter chaos, Pop Team Epic is trolling us, but as expected Bocchi rocks above it all. Find out where your favorites stand in the end!
― 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 ...
Skimming Through the Pages: A Quick Refresher on Bungo Stray Dogs
After a several-year break, it's time to get reacquainted with the characters and stories of Bungo Stray Dogs.
― Bungo Stray Dogs may not be the only example of a story that takes real-world authors and puts them into extraordinary situations, but it is one of the best. (And if you're curious, examples include Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next series and the French comic City Hall.) Its anime version is ...
The Best Anime of 2022 - The Worst Anime of 2022 + The Mega Poll Results
It's time to send off the stinkers of 2022. Read on to find our staff's picks for the worst anime and your choices for the best!
― Caitlin Moore © Natsuki Takaya・Hakusensha／Fruits Basket Production Committee Fruits Basket -prelude- You may call me a prude, but if there is one sort of love story I cannot abide above all others, it is a teacher/student romance between an adult and a minor. No matter h...
The Best Anime of 2022 - Caitlin Moore, Lynzee Loveridge, Kim Morrissy + The Best Movies
Grab a bag of popcorn, because it's time to talk about the best anime films of the year! We've also got the best series from Caitlin Moore, Kim Morrissy, and Lynzee Loveridge.
― Caitlin Moore Honorable mentions Let's be honest: these picks are based on my mood at the time of writing them, and if I wrote this list on a different day, it could end up totally different. Plus, weak summer notwithstandin...
The Best Anime of 2022
Welcome to our editorial team's countdown of the very best anime that aired this year!
― Welcome to our editorial team's countdown of the very best anime that aired this year! Over the next five days, we'll be revealing our team's picks of overall best as well as multiple subcategories like best character, best moment, best song, and best film. On the final day, we'll reveal our worst picks of the y...
The Best Anime of 2022 - MrAJCosplay, Monique Thomas, James Beckett + The Best Songs
It's time to rock out with MrAJCosplay, Monique Thomas, and James Beckett's picks for the best anime of the year. PLUS all the songs we couldn't get out of our heads.
― MrAJCosplay 5. Pokemon Journeys: The Series Yeah, I know I'm cheating a little bit with this one, but how can I not? 2022 has been probably one of the most eventful years for Pokémon fans in a while, and as someone who has stuck with...
The Best Anime of 2022 - Christopher Farris, Steve Jones & The Best Moments
Our countdown of the top anime of 2022 continues with Christopher Farris and Steve Jones' picks plus the most emotional anime moments from this year.
― Christopher Farris 5. Birdie Wing -Golf Girls' Story- Good lord, this was a hell of a year for anime. It's to the point that I'm thankful for my efforts at narrowing down this list that there were a few shows I could put off until next year. Chainsaw...
The Best Anime of 2022
Welcome to our editorial team's countdown of the very best anime that aired this year! We'll update for the next five days: check out our critics' picks and the best characters of 2022!
― Welcome to our editorial team's countdown of the very best anime that aired this year! Over the next five days, we'll be revealing our team's picks of overall best as well as multiple subcategories like best charac...
The Winter 2023 Trailer Watch Party!
Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement will stream 55 trailers tonight! Will we survive or see our brains melt as we each transform into our isekai-ready true forms? Find out live at 5pm PT/8pm ET!
― Watch all of this season's trailers with Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement! Find out your next "must-watch" in...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Dec 17-23
At one week from the end of the season, Mob Psycho is still delivering top-notch episodes. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings!
― 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 bas...
Our Most Anticipated Anime Of Winter 2023
Welcome to our Most Anticipated Anime feature for the Winter 2023 season. Below you'll find our editorial team's (tentative) top picks from the shows slated to premiere in January.
― Welcome to our Most Anticipated Anime feature for the Winter 2023 season. Below you'll find our editorial team's (tentative) top picks from the shows slated to premiere in January. The pickings this season are comparativ...
The Best and Worst Anime of Fall 2022
Our editorial staff had the unenviable task of picking their favorite anime of the last three months in a season that included Bleach, Mob Psycho 100, Chainsaw Man, Gundam, and several under-the-radar anime that proved you can't count out the little guys.
― What is arguably one of the most loaded seasons of anime is coming to a close. Our editorial staff had the unenviable task of picking their favor...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Dec 10-16
Do It Yourself inches its way up the cumulative thanks to some masterfully crafted episodes. Discover which other series stand out in our weekly user rankings!
― 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 ba...
Inu-Oh and the Magic of Gender Expression
Sebastian Stoddard shares how the Golden Globe-nominated anime film Inu-Oh continues the gender-bending tradition of glam rock.
― There was a musical movement in the 70s and 80s that took great pride in blurring the lines of gender expression. It was known as glam rock—and throughout the 80s as glam metal—and acts such as David Bowie, Queen, Kiss, and Twisted Sister became well-known for adopting a ...
Orientalism & Occidentalism in Anime
Anime is subject to the same pressures, contexts, and interpretations as any other piece of art positioned in a multicultural framework. Put on your mortarboards and adjust your eyeglasses because it's time to get academic up in here.
― “Oh, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, till Earth and Sky stand presently at God's great Judgment Seat.” This famous opening couplet fro...
Does Toradora Hold Up Today?
AJ revisits this romantic comedy classic to see if it still wrings the tears from his eyes years later.
― Every anime fan remembers the first time a show spoke to them on a deeply emotional level. For me, that was the 2008 romantic comedy anime Toradora, which I discovered through an AMV I randomly came across all the way back in high school. It was the first anime to make me cry more than once, and ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Dec 3-9
Bleach and Akiba Maid War have a strong week and thus bump their way up the cumulative. Find out where your favorites rank this week!
― 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 in...
Interview: Mob Psycho 100 Lead Voice Actor Setsuo Ito
"My work takes place before the broadcast, so I can't see the live reaction as I'm performing, but there are many times when I think, 'This will blow everyone's mind!'"
― Voice actor Setsuo Ito has done a stunning job bringing the character of Mob to life in the Mob Psycho 100 anime. We asked him about his journey as a voice actor, what he's looking forward to in season 3, and his thoughts on a certa...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Nov 26-Dec 2
Chainsaw Man rocks, but Bocchi rocks harder. Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes.
― 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 episodes ...
Interview: Denji, Aki, Power, and Makima Dub Actors Discuss Smash-Hit Anime Chainsaw Man
We talked to Ryan Colt Levy, Reagan Murdock, Sarah Wiedenheft, and Suzie Yeung about starring in the smash-hit anime Chainsaw Man, what makes it special, and their experiences working on the show.
― Anime News Network's James Beckett was able to talk to Ryan Colt Levy (Denji), Reagan Murdock (Aki), Sarah Wiedenheft (Power), and Suzie Yeung (Makima) about starring in the smash-hit anime Chainsaw Man, ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Nov 19-25
If shōnen is your genre, Bleach has been strong all season and hitting ever higher notes. Find out where your favorites rank this week!
― 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...
INTERVIEW: Studio Trigger's Hiromi Wakabayashi and Shigeto Koyama
"Other studios [are] trying to make the finest foods in a restaurant, whereas at Trigger, we're okay with just continuing to make a decent burger."
― The breakout success of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners has doubtlessly brought about unprecedented interest in both Studio Trigger's past works and where they will bring their creativity next. At Kumoricon, ANN was fortunate enough to have a talk with Trigger's...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Nov 12-18
Pop Team Epic reaches ever higher to new summits of insanity. Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 in...
The Chainsaw Man Anime's Style Feels Off
You can't have the written and thematic storytelling of Chainsaw Man without the visual storytelling of Chainsaw Man—and unfortunately, the anime doesn't have that.
― When preview images and clips for the anime adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man started coming out, I couldn't help but be disappointed. At first, it was just an issue of color choices—the muted palette of the anime is nice, b...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Nov 5-11
Bocchi is rocking the rankings! Discover all the upheavals in this week's anime rankings.
― 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 episodes of the current season, not...
What Makes Overlord A Great Adaptation? The Director and Screenwriter Discuss Season 4
Director Naoyuki Itou and screenwriter Yukie Sugawara discuss the challenges of adapting Overlord, and why it's a great anime to both newcomers and novel readers alike.
― The Overlord anime reached new heights in season 4, adapting a highly anticipated story from Kugane Maruyama's light novels. Anime News Network spoke to director Naoyuki Itou and screenwriter Yukie Sugawara about the challenges of a...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Oct 29-Nov 4
Eminence is rising from the shadows... Did your favorites sink or soar? Find out in our weekly user rankings.
― 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 episodes of the...
INTERVIEW: Garden of Remembrance Director Naoko Yamada
"The reason why I create anime is because I have a huge respect for human beings in general; what everyone thinks, what people are feeling, what they're going through emotionally."
― Naoko Yamada's visit to Britain in October wasn't the feted director's first trip to the island. Yamada came to Britain as a guest of honor for the Scotland Loves Anime festival back in 2012 where she participated in a s...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2022, Oct 1-28
Let's get started with the new season's weekly rankings. Will Chainsaw Man be able to overthrow Spy Family?
― 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 episodes of the c...
Interview: Summer Ghost Director loundraw
Artist, animator, and director loundraw discusses their short film and new freedom after founding Flat Studio.
― Artist, animator, and director loundraw founded the animation studio, Flat Studio, with writer Tetsuya Sano in January 2019. Known for his character designs on I want to eat your pancreas and Tsukigakirei, loundraw made his directorial debut with the studio's first short film, Summer Ghost...
Interview: One Piece Film Red English Dub Cast
Following the world premiere of One Piece Film Red's English dub at the Animation Is Film Festival, we spoke to the cast. Their excitement is contagious!
― Crunchyroll and Toei Animation hosted the world premiere of One Piece Film Red's English dub at the Animation Is Film Festival. Earlier this month, the Straw Hat Pirates took over New York City's Times Square, giving fans a chance to bask in the s...
The Anime You Should Have Been Watching… in Fall 2012
10 years later, which Fall 2012 titles are still continuing today, and which have fallen into obscurity?
― Keeping up with seasonal anime can seem like a full-time job, and driven by ever-pervasive social media hype, many anime fans feel a constant pressure to keep up with all of the new shiny shows. Once one season is done, another season, equally as shiny and enticing, arrives to replace it. The F...
Interview: Transformers: War for Cybertron Showrunner FJ DeSanto and Producer Mike Avila
It's a super-sized interview with Transformers: War for Cybertron's FJ DeSanto and Mark Avila to discuss the production of the anime and all the little things that keep these robots strong in our hearts.
― With a long history of producing works like the a Westernized adaptation of Cyborg 009 (and having a statue of Iggy the Fool behind him at all times), F.J. DeSanto is no stranger to the world of an...
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