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The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life Novels Get TV Anime
P.A. Works animates Asa Rokushima's fantasy novels
― Shochiku announced on Friday that Asa Rokushima's Tsuihō Sareta Cheat Fuyo Majutsushi wa Kimamana Second Life o Ōka Suru (The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life or Chi-Fuyo for short) novels are inspiring a television anime from the studio P.A. Works. The anime's website revealed the below visual, but did not reveal any other details ab...
This Week in Anime - Even Princess Kaguya Livestreams Nowadays!
Coop and Sylvia check out the many iterations of the classic Japanese folktale, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," from Isao Takahata's final film to Netflix's new tech-flavored Cosmic Princess Kaguya!
― Coop and Sylvia check out the many iterations of the classic Japanese folktale, "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," from Isao Takahata's final film to Netflix's new tech-flavored Cosmic Princess Kaguya. ...
Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 1 Anime Review
Pokémon Horizons does the unthinkable and actually lets the characters age!
― Pokémon Horizons was already doing a lot to break the unspoken rules of the original Pokémon anime. Rising Hope continues that trend by doing the unthinkable and actually integrating a time skip as the catalyst for a new arc. Unlike other anime that might just use a time skip for the sake of changing your character's design...
The Many Worlds of Takahata Isao Book Review
At last, Anglophone readers have an in-depth academic study of the director Isao Takahata, taking us through the depth and breadth of his work.
― This is the first English-language book-length academic study of Isao Takahata, spanning nearly fifty years of his work, from Horus, Prince of the Sun in 1968 to The Tale of the Princess Kaguya in 2013. It's an anthology, with most of the writers taking one...
Nioh 3 Video Game Review
For a lot of folks, Nioh 3 might sound like some form of divine punishment. For sickos who crave a truly hardcore descent into bloody hell, though, Nioh 3 is just plain divine.
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I am a hardcore fan of the Dark Souls games and their legion of siblings, cousins, and imitators, but even I have to regard the Nioh franchise with a certain amount of dark reverence. The Dark Souls games have become legend...
The Evolution of Shōjo Manga in the 1970s with Curator Rei Yoshimura
The manga studies specialist talks about the diversity of shojo and its reflection of girls' and women's lives across decades.
― This January, the Japan House London in Kensington hosted a talk by manga curator Rei Yoshimura. Yoshimura, pictured right, has worked as a curator for more than a decade, first at the Kawasaki City Museum and since 2017 at the National Arts Centre in Tokyo (NACT). A specia...
Thunder 3 Parallel-World TV Anime Confirmed for July Debut
Sayumi Suzushiro, Natsumi Kawaida, Eri Akiyama, Honoka Mitsubachi star in anime
― A website for the television anime of Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 manga opened on Wednesday, confirming the adaptation listed on the March issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine. The website revealed the anime's main cast, staff, teaser promotional video, teaser visual, and July premiere on the +Ultra programming block ...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition Manga Gets TV Anime Next January
hiroja's spinoff of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun manga launched in 2023
― NHK announced on Wednesday that Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun if Episode of Mafia), hiroja's spinoff manga from Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun series, will also receive a television anime adaptation which will premiere in January 2027. (NHK di...
Can Nintendo's Biggest Flop Find New Life on the Switch 2?
ANN writer Bolts tests out the Virtual Boy to see if the oft-maligned console finally works in 2026. Plus, first impressions of Meetup in Bellabel Park, Mario Tennis Fever, Resident Evil Requiem, and PRAGMATA.
― Nintendo has many fun games, products, and expansions planned for the coming months. With Mario Tennis Fever, Resident Evil Requiem, Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Mee...
Wandance Volume 6-7 Manga Review
Is it enough to feel the beat and dance, or does everything need words, too?
― Since Ichirin won their first team competition, by the rules of manga, it is time for a humbling loss. Once again, Wandance bucks the trend. The Ichirin dance team, led by On-chan and the only other male member, Iori, who has a lot of experience in dance battles, shows up and does surprisingly well. Iori takes the individu...
This Week in Anime - Bygone With The Wind
From anime ending songs starting in the few final seconds of the episode to the rise and fall of the Yandere archtype, Lucas and Chris take a look at the anime trends of yesteryear.
― From anime ending songs starting in the few final seconds of the episode to the rise and fall of the Yandere archtype, Lucas and Chris take a look at the anime trends of yesteryear. Disclaimer: The views and opinions e...
Crunchyroll Increases Subscription Prices for All Tiers
Price increases to US$9.99 for Fan, US$13.99 for Mega Fan, US$17.99 for Ultimate Fan
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it has increased the prices for all of its subscription tiers in the U.S. The company increased the Fan Tier price from US$7.99 to US$9.99, the Mega Fan Tier price from US$11.99 to US$13.99 per month and the Ultimate Fan Tier from US$15.99 to US$17.99 per month. The price change...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2026, Jan 22-28
Journal with Witch takes over Frieren's #1 spot in the cumulative. Meanwhile Golden Kamuy and Fate/strange Fake are dominating #3 and #4. Discover how the season is shaping up 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 simulc...
Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- Season 2 Anime Review
While the content of this season is a lovely balance of ayakashi lore, peril, and cozy cooking, it doesn't come to anything remotely close to a satisfying conclusion at the end of episode twelve.
― It was a long wait to continue the story of Aoi Tsubaki and her quiet adventures in the Hidden Realm in anime form. (Viz has been releasing the manga right along, although as of this writing the novels rem...
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Game Review
A worthy remake of a fan-favorite Dragon Quest that newcomers will love—but oldtimers might want to take advantage of the higher difficulty mode...
― You'd be forgiven for having some number of misgivings about Dragon Quest VII Reimagined; the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy isn't everyone's cup of tea, and while the previous Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past remake on the 3DS is app...
What's So Bad About a Little Change?— A Look at Anime Adaptations
What makes a good anime adaptation can be trickier than it seems on the surface, and much like there's no one right way to create a story, there's no one right way to adapt one.
― Around the time I was first seriously getting into anime and manga, the most popular anime was the 2003 version of Fullmetal Alchemist. While I was vaguely aware that it diverged from Hiromu Arakawa's original manga and sa...
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