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Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Volumes 2-6 Manga Review

Mar 5, 12:00 manga

Iruma’s early adventures fully coalesce in this set of volumes with its shorter arcs. ― It took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that, since Ameri's father's name is Henri, her name is almost certainly meant to be Amélie. That's really neither here nor there, but it does add an interesting extra layer to one of the major plotlines in this set of volumes: Ameri is a closet shoujo manga fan. N...

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Dark Horse Comics Founder, CEO Mike Richardson Leaves Company

Mar 4, 15:40

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Richardson founded publishing company in 1986 as offshoot of Things From Another World store ― ReedPop's Popverse and The Beat reported on Wednesday that after 40 years, Dark Horse Comics founder and CEO Mike Richardson is no longer with the company. The Beat posted Dark Horse Comics and its parent company Embracer Group's statement, which explains that the company is "implementing changes to moderni...

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MARRIAGETOXIN Volume 2-11 Manga Review

Mar 4, 12:00

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For a series with the word TOXIN in the title, this series is anything but TOXIC. ― When I reviewed the first volume of MARRIAGETOXIN, I wrote it off as a fairly solid action series with a very lovable lead. The idea of a socially awkward yet incredibly capable assassin willingly throwing himself into harm's way for the sake of protecting his sister was a solid setup, and I very much thought that the...

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Absolute Borderline: The Early Days of Evangelion Fandom, Part One

Mar 4, 09:00

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Brian Stremick crosses the Absolute Terror Field to chronicle the inseparable mingling of technology, early fandom, and Evangelion in this three-part retrospective. ― Shock waves were sent across Japan and the world at the close of the Neon Genesis Evangelion 30th anniversary celebrations on February 23, 2026. A brand new Evangelion TV is now in production, with Yokō Tarō (Nier: Automata) writing th...

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Ichi Yukishiro's Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter Manga Gets TV Anime

Mar 4, 06:04

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Oshi no Ko episode director Kuniyasu Nishina helms anime at Dōga Kōbō ― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that Ichi Yukishiro's Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter (Hone Dragon no Manamusume) manga is recieving a television anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser visual and the anime's main staff. Manga author Yukishiro also drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement: Kuniyasu Nishina (Oshi no K...

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Ayaka Katayama's Fungus and Iron Manga Gets TV Anime

Mar 4, 05:07

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Dystopian sci-fi manga launched in 2021 ― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Ayaka Katayama's Fungus and Iron (Kin to Tetsu) manga, and also revealed a teaser visual.Katayama also drew an illustration to celebrate the anime announcement:Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing Fungus and Iron digitally, and it describes the manga:Dante's life on Amigasa seemed no...

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Voice Actress Reiko Katsura Dies at 89

Mar 4, 04:41

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Original voice of Sazae-san's Ikura Namino died due to pneumonia-related causes ― Talent agency Haikyō announced on Wednesday that voice actress Reiko Katsura died on February 22 due to respiratory failure caused by aspiration pneumonia. She was 89.A private funeral attended only by close relatives was held.Katsura was born on February 8, 1937 in Fukuoka Prefecture. She was part of the KBC Troupe and...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2026, Feb 19-25

Mar 3, 23:45 anime

After fairly good rankings hovering between #12 and #5, Hell's Paradise grabs #2 this week! See how all your favorites fared 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 simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on...

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This Week in Anime - That New Eva Project

Mar 3, 13:00

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Last week's announcement that Evangelion is coming back with a fresh coat of paint got Lucas and Sylvia digging deep into their own SEELE files. ― Last week's announcement that Evangelion is coming back with a fresh coat of paint got Lucas and Sylvia digging deep into their own SEELE files. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime Ne...

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Dynasty Warriors Origins: Visions of Four Heroes Game DLC Review

Mar 3, 12:00 games

Visions of Four Heroes is really good in unexpected ways, but fails to deliver what I really wanted. ― Dynasty Warriors Origins: Visions of Four Heroes is a conflicted DLC that somehow manages to overdeliver and miss the mark all at once. I'm going to be blunt: this DLC was not at all what I expected. I very much enjoyed the base game of Origins, which was a robust and modern take on a franchise that...

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Cat's Eye Episode 7-12 Anime Series Review

Mar 2, 12:00

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What we got certainly wasn't bad, but it was also fairly forgettable, and for a new interpretation of an old classic, it's hard to think of a more disappointing outcome than that. ― I walked away from the first half of the Cat's Eye remake feeling mostly unimpressed, as the combination of its bland capers and even blander central romance didn't leave a whole lot to latch onto. To its credit, the seco...

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Shogakukan Discloses It Hired act-age Writer Tatsuya Matsuki to Pen New Manga on Manga One

Mar 2, 10:54

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Shogakukan details how it came to hire writer convicted of sex crime against minor in 2020 ― Shogakukan released a new statement on Monday related to the issue of its Manga ONE editorial department allowing manga creator Shōichi Yamamoto to publish a new manga on the service under a pen name, after he had been arrested and convicted of a sex crime. In the new statement, Shogakukan stated that in resp...

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Mushrooms and Fairy Tales: An Interview with the Director and Producer of Champignon Witch

Mar 2, 09:00

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"Luna is a rare kind of shojo heroine—someone who struggles both to love and to be loved." ― Deep in the black forest lives an unusual witch—Luna the Champignon Witch. Luna is a black witch, and her body emits poison, which means that everyone in town fears her. But Luna is a kind, gentle soul trying to survive in a dark world that distrusts black witches despite the very necessary function they fulf...

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Kyoto Animation President, Co-Founder Hideaki Hatta Dies at 76

Mar 2, 01:53

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Hideaki Hatta co-founded studio with wife Yōko Hatta in 1981 ― Kyoto Animation announced on Monday that its president and co-founder Hideaki Hatta died on February 16. He was 76. His family held a private funeral.京アニ社長・八田英明さん死去 76歳「『よってたかって作る』を合言葉に」https://t.co/CmCR4ehSwJ⠀京都アニメーションのサイトで発表。1985年の設立から四十余年にわたり「よってたかって作る」を合言葉にしてきたと紹介。「これからも世界中の皆さまに楽しんでいただける作品をよってたかって… pic.twitter.com/5X5h4v044C— オリコンニュース...

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Media Do International Acquires Seven Seas Entertainment

Mar 1, 20:44

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Media Do highlights its LLM AI-based translation system in announcing US$80 million acquisition ― Media Do International, the California-based subsidiary of e-book distributor Media Do Holdings, announced on Sunday that it has acquired manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment. Nikkei reports that Media Do International acquired Seven Seas for US$80 million. The announcement reported...