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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2026

Jun 21, 11:56

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Announced at end of 1st season on Sunday ― The television anime of Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series ended its 12th episode on Sunday with a video announcing a second season which will air next year. The video features pr...

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Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata and the Two Lupins ONA Review

Jun 21, 11:00 anime

Lupin the IIIrd: Zenigata and the Two Lupins is both a fantastically directed political spy thriller and an exploration of Zenigata and Lupin's odd-yet-enduring relationship. ― I'm a big fan of the adult-audience aimed Lupin the IIIrd series of shows and ONAs. Starting with The Woman Called Fujiko Mine, each of these has told the early adventures of our antiheroes with a large helping of ultraviolenc...

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Vinland Saga Manga Ends on July 25

Jun 20, 23:06

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Manga launched final arc in 2019; series inspired 2 TV anime in 2019, 2023 ― Manga creator Makoto Yukimura confirmed on X/Twitter on Friday that his Vinland Saga manga will end in the September issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine on July 25 with its 220th chapter. The manga will not have a new chapter in the August issue that releases on June 25. Yukimura launched the series in Kodansha's Weekly S...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Jun 10-16

Jun 20, 17:00 anime

Kowloon Generic Romance snags the first spot this week, and Gundam GQuuuuuuX rises in the cumulative after a mid-season dip. Check out 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 b...

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The Great Dr. STONE Battle Craft X Giveaway Week 3

Jun 20, 15:07 games

The Third round of The Great Dr. STONE Battle Craft X Giveaway has launched. Enter now for your chance to win some of the $2000 of prizes we're giving away! ― Dr. STONE Needs you! We are calling on all Dr. STONE fans to mobilize and support the official Dr. STONE Battlecraft X account (@dsbc_staff_en). 18 people who heed this call to arms will be rewarded with their choice of one US$100 prize package...

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The Summer 2025 Anime Trailer Watch Party Returns...with a Mysterious Guest

Jun 20, 15:00

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The Summer Anime Trailer Watch Party returns on June 27 at 6pm PT/9pm ET! Who's that lurking in the shadows... ― The year's hottest anime season launches in a few weeks, and Anime News Network's Lynzee Loveridge and Jacki Jing are on deck with hot takes, cool drinks, and a surprise guest. Who's that lurking in the shadows... Find your next must-watch anime with Anime News Network executive editor Lyn...

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DAN DA DAN Season 1 Anime Blu-ray Review

Jun 20, 12:00

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DAN DA DAN’s first season is more than just a kooky and spooky teenage romance; it’s the best deal in anime right now. ― If you've been following the latest and greatest in anime, there's a good chance that you're well acquainted with the first season of Dan Da Dan. A quirky, and often spooky, action-romance comedy that landed with general audiences and critics when it aired last fall. With that in ...

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This Week in Games - Finally Back To Kick Some Tail

Jun 20, 10:00

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Jean-Karlo's favorite ninja is making a surprise appearance in the new Cotton, Bloober Team returns to Silent Hill, and DK is back with kid Pauline! ― Welcome back, folks! I had a fun weekend at This Week in Games Central. I was able to find a few old Shogun Warriors comics at a local comic swap, and I counted the minutes until Monday rolled around and UPS would deliver my Switch 2. For folks waiting...

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CGI Veteran Hiroyasu Kobayashi Breaks Down How He Mech-ed the Magic Happen In Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX

Jun 20, 09:00 anime

At Anime Central 2025, the renowned CGI animator shared insights on blending GQuuuuuuX’s 2D and 3D animation and his favorite mobile suit. ― At Anime Central 2025, veteran CGI designer and director Hiroyasu Kobayashi made a special guest appearance to discuss his extensive career in the anime industry. With a portfolio spanning video games, anime, and films such as Gravity Rush, Honkai Impact 3rd [R...

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Yawora Tsugumi's Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō Manga Gets TV Anime in Winter 2026

Jun 20, 05:00

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Dark workplace comedy series centers on part-time workers at torture company ― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Yawora Tsugumi's Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō (The Everyday Life of Torture Part-Time Workers) manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut in winter 2026. Kadokawa also revealed the main cast, a teaser visual, and a teaser promotional video. Tsugumi drew an illustration to...

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The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Jun 19, 23:42

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Misaki Kuno, Ayaka Ōhashi, Akio Ōtsuka star in anime from Yuruyuri/Nokotan team ― Hakusensha announced on Friday that Yūya Sakamoto's The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! (Maō no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!!) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere in 2026. The anime's website is streaming a teaser promotional video for the anime, which also reveals its main cast and staff. The cast...

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This Week in Anime - Anime News Network's Summer Manga Reading List

Jun 19, 13:30

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Chris and Coop searched their shelves for your next manga beach read! ― Chris and Coop searched their shelves for your next manga beach read! Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop School's out for summer, Chris! Wit...

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Wind Breaker Manga Gets Live-Action Film This December

Jun 19, 12:45 live-action

Blue Period's Kentarō Hagiwara helms film off script by Anime Supremacy's Yōsuke Masaike ― The second television anime season of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga on Thursday.ended on Friday with an early teaser video that announces a live-action film adaptation. The film will open this December. The staff shot the film on location from this past February to April in Okinawa. The production rented a lo...

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All You Need Is Kill Anime Film Review

Jun 19, 12:00

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It’s a shame that a film making such idiosyncratic choices in its merging of 3D and 2D visual languages in animation keeps falling into rather predictable patterns ― It's appropriate that Hiroshi Sakurazaka's light novel All You Need is Kill, a story about trying something again and changing just a little bit each time, is getting a repeat adaptation. But it would be a disservice to the new film by K...

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Outsiders Volume 1 Manga Review

Jun 18, 12:00

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Outsiders is a book that should have been better. ― Does this sound familiar? A teenage girl with a sense of being disaffected and socially dislocated, one day discovers that there's a whole supernatural world right under her nose, and becomes involved with a hot werewolf and a handsome vampire. It's not just Twilight that uses that setup, although it probably remains the most famous example of the p...

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Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Game Review

Jun 18, 10:00

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Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army is the gold standard that all PS2 remasters need to adhere to. ― Originally a spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei series, Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army separates itself from Atlus's other games. One aspect is that the story's tone sits between Shin Megami Tensei and Persona's. It's not as apocalyptic as Shin Megami Tensei, but y...

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There From the Beginning: An Interview with Anime Legend Masao Maruyama at Animazement 2025

Jun 18, 09:00