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Leviathan Anime Series Review

Jul 1, 06:01

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Leviathan is a poignant and moving war story in a time when we need tales that shine bright through the darkness. ― Around this time last year, Netflix announced that it would be home to the next project from Studio Orange (Trigun Stampede, Beastars) and Qubic Pictures (Eden), Leviathan—an anime adaptation of the alternate history World War I novel trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated ...

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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Novels Have Anime in the Works

Jun 30, 20:48

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Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko imprint announced on Tuesday that Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story: We all have embarrassing memor...

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The Best Anime of Spring 2025

Jun 30, 19:26

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The spring season seemed quiet if it weren't for the enormous mecha in the room. Check our the ANN reviewer team's picks for the best anime of spring! ― The spring season seemed quiet if it weren't for the enormous mecha in the room. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux dominated conversations week-to-week as Evangelion and Shin Godzilla director Hideaki Anno penned scripts alongside Utena's Yōji Enokido fo...

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Boys-Love Light Anime Label Balloon Launches with TV Anime in 2026

Jun 30, 17:55 anime

Label to adapt Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! isekai story ― Publishing and anime production company Imagica Infos announced on Sunday it has joined with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Cybird, and Blue Rights to form the boys love label Balloon. The label's first project is a "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to ...

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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2026

Jun 30, 13:35

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Crunchyroll to stream series worldwide excluding Asia ― Toho Animation announced on Monday the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga will get a second season in 2026. The company made the announcement following the airing of the final episode of season 1. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide out...

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BLACK BLOOD Manga Review

Jun 30, 12:00 manga

If you are or have ever been a connoisseur of the clang-clang, rest assured that Kuku gets it, and has provided a book that delivers. ― The surface-level selling points of a story can often be all it needs. The premise of Hayate Kuku's BLACK BLOOD certainly lends itself to the potential of denser themes: the nature of the human soul, the validity of suppressed and manipulated emotions that make peopl...

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Best New K-Comics to Read in June

Jun 30, 11:00 korean

Horror, self-aware isekai, and of course, romance - it's all here in our June K-Comics roundup. Come find your next read! ― June is traditionally the month of blushing brides, but that's not the case in the webtoon sphere – for some reason, there's a plethora of divorce comics premiering! Aiming for the Alimony, The Dukedom's Men Interfere with the Divorce, Leave Your Divorce to a Professional Lawyer...

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The Great Dr. STONE Battle Craft X Giveaway Week 5

Jun 30, 10:17 games

It's week 5 of 6 in our Dr. STONE Battle Craft Giveaway! We're still giving away $2000 of awesome Dr. STONE merchandise to people who enter! ― 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 from the list b...

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Kana Hanazawa on Becoming Echika in Your Forma

Jun 30, 09:00

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We sat down with prolific voice actor Kana Hanazawa to discuss what draws her to investigative science fiction stories, how she crafted her role, and the appeal of Your Forma. ― Kana Hanazawa is no stranger to playing tough women in science fiction series. She previously starred as Akane Tsunemori in Psycho-Pass, a role not dissimilar to her current work as Echika, the protagonist of Your Forma. We ...

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The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Anime Gets 2nd Season

Jun 29, 20:24

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1st season aired in July 2023 ― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series announced on Monday that the anime will have a second season. Suzunosuke drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement....

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Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Series Review

Jun 29, 12:00

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This story about an improbably cheerful witch under a deadly curse is hampered by dull early episodes and a cliffhanger which may not be resolved, but it's still enjoyable and worthwhile. ― In Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, the plucky title witch no sooner turned thirteen than she left home to make a living in a faraway town. Kiki, though, had it easy compared to Meg Raspberry, the heroine...

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The Summer Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll

Jun 28, 14:23

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The Summer Anime Season is officially here and it's launching with a punch straight to the gut: Takopi's Original Sin ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2025 Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, giving you alternate...

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I Left My A-Rank Party TV Anime Gets 2nd Season

Jun 28, 12:30

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1st season ended in 24th episode on Sunday ― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Sunday that the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series is getting a second season. The first season aired its 24th and final episode on Sunday. The...

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Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate Volume 1 Manga Review

Jun 28, 12:00

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This is the sort of series I fully expect to see evolve over its ten-volume run. It’s as much about learning comfort levels and respect as it is about learning who it is you are or want to be. ― Note: I will be using he/him pronouns in this review, since as of this volume, that's what Makoto uses. Gender can be a performance. Because of socially mandated gender norms, that's true even if you identify...

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1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film's New Trailer Reveals Theme Song Artists Aimer, LiSA

Jun 28, 10:06

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Aimer performs "Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai," LiSA performs "Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake" ― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Movie: Mugen Train anime film aired again on Fuji TV in Japan on Saturday, and it ended with the full trailer for the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy. The trailer announces that both Aimer and LiSA are contributing theme songs for t...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Jun 17-23

Jun 27, 12:00 anime

Thanks to another #1 spot in the weekly ranking, Apocalypse Hotel bumps down Kowloon Generic Romance to grab #3 in the cumulative. Will it stay like that for the final ranking next 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...

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Unaware Atelier Meister Anime Series Review

Jun 27, 12:00