Site News - February 2021

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In many ways, the show accomplishes everything it wants to, but I don't think there's much to this compared to other slice-of-life shows ― Some shows try to replicate a very specific experience. When I was in high school, whenever my friends and I would finish up with classes, we would always go to the local deli or a card shop one or two train stops away from our school. After a long day of dealing ...

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Assassination Classroom Manga Gets New Anime Film in 2026

Sep 7, 11:00

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Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan film opens in Japan on March 20, 2026; includes stories left out of anime ― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yūsei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga is getting a new anime film titled Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan (Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody's Time), as part of the an...

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BanG Dream's Mugendai Mewtype Band Gets BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita TV Anime in 2026

Sep 7, 09:26

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Sanzigen's new studio brand Nichigaline to produce TV anime ― Mugendai Mewtype (also known as YumeMita), a virtual girl band in the girls-band project BanG Dream!, is inspiring the BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita television anime next year. The announcement came during the Mugendai Mewtype 4th Live "Unlock the Future" concert on Sunday. Nichigaline, a new studio brand that the company Sanzigen also announced o...

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VTuber Kurusu Natsume's A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Light Novels Get Anime in January

Sep 7, 09:05

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Toshiki Masuda, Sora Amamiya, Saori Ōnishi, Maria Naganawa, Rui Tanabe star in asread. TV anime ― Kadokawa announced on Sunday the television anime adaptation of VTuber Kurusu Natsume's debut light novel series A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi: Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi ni Ningen o Oshiete Kuremasu ka......?), which will premiere in January 202...

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Shuten Order Game Review

Sep 6, 12:00 games

Two-thirds of it range from good to excellent… but in a 60-hour game, that still means around 20 hours of mediocre-to-bad gameplay. ― I'm far from an expert on this particular matter, but I'm not sure there's any game out there that's quite like Shuten Order. Created by Kazutaka Kodaka of Danganronpa and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy fame, it is at its heart a visual novel, first and foremos...

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Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Kamen no Ninja Akakage Manga Gets Live-Action Series by Takashi Miike

Sep 6, 09:08

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EXILE/FANTASTICS' Taiki Satō stars in series premiering on October 26 ― TV Asahi opened a website on Saturday to announce a live-action series of the Kamen no Ninja Akakage manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Tetsujin 28-gō, Giant Robo). Acclaimed genre director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Crows Zero, Lesson of the Evil) is serving as the chief director, and EXILE/FANTASTICS member Taiki Satō (live-acti...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Aug 26-Sep 1

Sep 5, 13:10 anime

We see some tectonic shifts in the cumulative, as Call of the Night grabs #1 and Anne Shirley knocks down My Dress-Up Darling. 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 ra...

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KAIJU-SIZED GIVEAWAY

Sep 5, 12:56 games

We're giving away $600 in Amazon gift cards to celebrate the launch of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME! Available now to download on Google Play and the App Store. ― We're giving away $600 in Amazon gift cards to celebrate the launch of KAIJU NO. 8 THE GAME! Available now to download on Google Play and the App Store. 📅 Give-Away runs 2025-09-05 to 2025-09-19 🌎 Open to US players only ✨ 6 winners will each rece...

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SANDA Volume 1 Manga Review

Sep 5, 12:00

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This is a series about how the innocence of children has become so coveted to the point of becoming perverse, so what better person to set things on the right path then Santa Claus himself. ― From the creator of BEASTARS comes a series about the mythological creature known as Santa Claus. I didn't know what to expect when I read that out loud, but it's about as wacky and zany as you would expect from...

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This Week in Games - Shattered Hands, Ultima in Japan and My Hero Academia: All's Justice

Sep 5, 11:00

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Jean-Karlo tests out the latest MHA game at PAX, shares the tokusatsu history of a retro title, and explains why the American game franchise Ultima is a big deal in Japan. ― Welcome back, folks! I have returned from Seattle, having (distantly) experienced PAX West for the first time! No, I didn't fly out to Seattle for PAX specifically (in fact, I only spent a few hours touring the place); I was in t...

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SHUTEN ORDER Creators Open Up About Its Secrets

Sep 5, 10:00

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Writer Kazutaka Kodaka, director Takumi Nakazawa, and artist simadoriru have a new mystery game full of intrigue and psychadelia. ― Spike Chunsoft's SHUTEN ORDER's promises to combine five different gameplay styles with intrigue, mystery, and psychadelia. With the game about to release, Anime News Network was given the opportunity to sit down with three members of its development—director Takumi Naka...

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Why Chainsaw Man is Going Theatrical with MAPPA President Manabu Ohtsuka, Vice President Hiroya Hasegawa

Sep 5, 09:00

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MAPPA Studio president hopes theatrical release will expand the hit series' audience. ― The familiar faces of Chainsaw Man are set to make their return in the fall with the upcoming movie: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc. As a direct sequel to the first season, the story will continue from the events following the end of the season. Tatsuya Yoshihara, who was the action director of season one, wil...

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Netflix Reveals 2026 Debut, Teaser Trailer for Baki-Dou Anime

Sep 5, 07:50

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New visual also revealed ― Netflix revealed a teaser trailer, visual, and 2026 debut on Friday for the anime adaptation of Keisuke Itagaki's first Baki-Dou manga. Itagaki's original Baki The Grappler martial arts manga ran for 42 volumes in Weekly Shonen Champion magazine from 1991 to 1999. Kodama Tales will publish the manga worldwide in English starting in October. The Baki sequel manga ran for 31 ...

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New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Reveals Cast, October 2026 Opening

Sep 4, 21:28

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Rayna Vallandingham, Mel Jarnson, Eric André, Cody Rhodes, more join cast ― Legendary Entertainment revealed the cast and October 16, 2026 opening for its new live-action film of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series on Thursday. The announcement confirms some previous cast announcements, but also includes new announcements. The cast includes: Andrew Koji as Ryu Noah Centineo as Ken Rayna Vall...

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Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon Novel Review

Sep 4, 12:00

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Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon is a magic realism exploration of grief and the intersection of life and death. ― What do the living owe the dead? What do the dead do for the living? There's no answer to these questions here. Still, Mizuki Tsujimura, author of Lonely Castle in the Mirror and A School Frozen in Time, encourages readers to think about them in this bittersweet, beautiful story about a...

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This Week in Anime - The Best Manga in Young Magazine—U.S. Edition

Sep 4, 10:00