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The Fall 2022 Preview Guide

Oct 2, 19:31

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The first weekend of premieres is still going strong with Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Housing Complex C, IDOLISH7 3rd Beat Part 2, Spy×Family Part 2, Berserk, My Hero Academia, Pop Team Epic, and Raven of the Inner Palace! ― Adblock+ breaks this page, consider whitelisting ANN Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2022 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressi...

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HIDIVE Delays 1st Episode Simulcast for I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills. Anime

Oct 2, 19:31

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Also: 1st episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury delayed on Gundam.info site ― HIDIVE revealed on Friday that its simulcast for the first episode for the television anime of Shobonnu's I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills. (Nōmin Kanren no Skill Bakka Agetetara Nazeka Tsuyoku Natta.) light novel series has been delayed. Instead of debuting on HIDIVE on Sa...

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Chaos;Head Noah Game's Steam Release Canceled

Oct 2, 19:30

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Chaos;Head, Chaos;Child games launch for Switch in West on October 7 ― Spike Chunsoft announced on Friday that it is canceling the PC via Steam release of Science Adventure games' Chaos;Head Noah game. Spike Chunoft stated the changes to the game's content necessitated by Steam's guidelines would not allow the company to release the game to its standards. Spike Chunsoft confirmed the Chaos;Head and C...

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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime's New Short Trailer Previews Stern Ritter (Updated)

Oct 2, 19:30

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Anime premieres on October 10 ― Aniplex began streaming on Saturday a new short trailer for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, the television anime based on the "Thousand Year Blood War" arc of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga. The video previews the Stern Ritter: Update: Viz Media also uploaded the trailer with English subtitles: There will be another short trailer on October 8 that will highlight the 13 Cour...

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Pretty Series Franchise Ends 11.5 Years of Continuous TV Anime Airings With Waccha PriMagi! Finale

Oct 2, 19:28

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Waccha PriMagi! arcade game launches Waccha PriMagi! Studio project in November ― The staff of the Waccha PriMagi! anime confirmed on Sunday that the anime will end with its 51st episode ("Minna, Isshō ni PriMagi Shi yo!" or "Everyone, Let's PriMagi Together!") on October 9. With this series finale, the overall Pretty Series franchise will end 11 and a half years of uninterrupted television anime bro...

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Kingdom Anime Gets 5th TV Series in January 2024

Oct 2, 19:26

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Announced on Sunday with teaser ― The official website for the anime of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga announced on Sunday that the fifth series will premiere in January 2024. The website also presented a teaser video and visual: The fourth series premiered on NHK General in April. Crunchyroll has been streaming the anime as it airs. The first television anime adaptation premiered in 2012, and a secon...

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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter GN 1-2

Oct 2, 12:00

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Check out our review of this manga series that Rebecca calls "a slightly darker, BL version of The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent." ― The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter is off to a slow start, but it knows it, and that makes all the difference. That also probably means that it's a pretty close adaptation of the source light novels, because the comment about the slow start is made b...

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The Fall 2022 Anime Preview Guide

Oct 1, 19:29

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Ladies on Top GN 1

Oct 1, 12:00 manga

At its heart, this isn't about sexy shenanigans; it's about two people who have bought into what society has sold them about what sex is “supposed” to be…and their first order of business is to learn that it's okay not to conform to them. ― For a racy manga, Ladies on Top opens with the most workmanlike definition of sexual intercourse out there. Taken from the Encyclopedia Britannica, the blurb talk...

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Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

Sep 30, 12:00

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Taiko no Tatsujin is still a bit of an underrated gem outside Asia, but make no mistake: this is a safe party game purchase that deserves a space on every Switch owner's shelf alongside the likes of Mario Party and Mario Kart. ― A beloved arcade classic in Japan, the Taiko no Tatsujin rhythm game franchise has only been seeing consistent English-language support in the last half-decade. It's still a ...

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Answerman - Do the Animation Cuts at HBO Max and Netflix Spell Trouble for the Anime Industry?

Sep 30, 11:00

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The fan-favorite column returns with a new host! The first question: Do recent cuts to domestic animation spell bad news abroad? ― UPDATE (10/2): The Answerman email written in the original article pointed to an outdated address. This has now been corrected. Please direct your questions to [email protected] After two years of hiatus, Answerman is back! For those of you who need an introd...

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This Week in Games - What Would 2B Look Like If She Were In The Ruby-Spears Mega Man Cartoon?

Sep 30, 10:00

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Two big franchises are getting the anime treatment, Jean-Karlo explains a viral .gif, we bid farewell to Mega Man: Powered Up and more in This Week in Games! ― Welcome back, everyone! Bit of a slow week, but we could all use an easy transition as summer blends into autumn. I'm hoping everyone along the east coast is keeping safe from all the storms that have been going on lately. For my part, I haven...

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Prepare for War!: A Guide Through Season Five of My Hero Academia

Sep 30, 09:00

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Are you ready for the long-awaited confrontation between Shigaraku and Deku? Umeko Long has your quick guide to last season to get you up to speed before the action hits on October 1! ― Class is almost in session, with the newest season of My Hero Academia set to begin this October. Fans have been patiently waiting for the confrontation between the students of Class 1-A and the newly formed threat ca...

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Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris

Sep 29, 12:00

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I wanted to like this game, I really did. But as I write this review, I'm just glad I never have to spend another moment with it. And that's not something I should feel from an open-world game at all. ― What's the worst part about an open-world game that doesn't let you explore? The knowledge that you could be doing something—anything—besides being trapped in interminable cutscenes and boring argumen...

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This Week in Anime - Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is a Near-Perfect Anime Movie

Sep 29, 09:00