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The List - July 2017

2020 [28]

2019 [34]

2018 [46]

2017 [50]

2016 [49]

2015 [50]

2014 [43]

2013 [45]

2012 [40]

2011 [15]

Answerman - Why Isn't Streaming Platform Marketing More Competitive?

Aug 4, 15:00

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anime

Is "Genesis Does What Nintendon't" too harsh for today's marketing climate? ― Annie asks: “I always enjoy learning about marketing campaigns from the old days, like Pepsi vs. Coke and "Genesis Does What Nintendon't". But then I wondered: why isn't there much competitive marketing in the anime industry, inside and outside Japan? In an age of the anime streaming wars in the West, you never see Crunchy...

review

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Raging Clouds K-Comic Review

Aug 4, 12:00

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korean

Raging Clouds is a story about how women can find their way out of a world that seems desperate to tie them down. ― Everyone is holding Amélie down. Dutch society of the mid-sixteenth century tells her that she must be the perfect wife, cooking, cleaning, and supporting her husband, as well as sleeping with him whenever he wants. Hans, the husband in question, tells her that she should focus on house...

interview

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A Celebration of 25 Years: An Interview with Manga Creators PEACH-PIT

Aug 4, 09:00

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manga

From Rozen Maiden to Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker, PEACH-PIT has captivated manga readers for decades. ― Celebrating twenty-five years together, the manga artist duo behind PEACH-PIT made their long-awaited return to Anime Expo 2025 after a decade away. In addition to their anniversary, Anime News Network had the well-timed opportunity to speak to them after ANN's first interview with them twenty years a...

news

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'Sono Keisatsukan, Tokidoki Yajū!' TV Anime Canceled Due to 'Various Circumstances'

Aug 3, 23:48

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anime

Anime was slated to premiere this year ― The official website for the television anime of Sigma Torai's Sono Keisatsukan, Tokidoki Yajū! (That Policeman, Sometimes a Beast!) adult manga announced on Monday that the anime's production has been canceled due to "various circumstances." The anime was previously scheduled to premiere this year. The manga centers on the timid office worker Hiyori and the p...

game review

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Donkey Kong Bananza Game Review

Aug 3, 12:00

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games

There is no such thing as a perfect work of art, but Donkey Kong Bananza gets about as close to perfection as possible. ― One of the first video games I can remember playing as a young tyke was my dad's copy of Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest on the Super Nintendo. When I was old enough to get a Game Boy Pocket of my own, one of the first purchases ever made with my allowance was a copy of ...

news

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Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Anime Gets 3rd Season

Aug 3, 11:35

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anime

Anime also inspires character songs ― The "Kinnikuman Chōjin (Superhuman) Festival 2025" announced on Sunday that the Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen) anime will have a Season 3. As teased in its visual, the new season will feature Kinnikuman, Buffaloman, and others in the Seigi/Akuma (Justice/Devil) Allied Forces battling Nemesis and the rest of the Perfect Large Numbe...

review

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I Left My A-Rank Party Season 1 Anime Review

Aug 2, 12:00

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anime

This is a show where the first half definitely stands out more to me because of its found family theme and the fact that the character dynamics were put more front and center. But unfortunately, we began to lose steam by the second half. ― I will admit, sometimes I'll enjoy a good isekai or generic fantasy story because I need something to play in the background while I'm doing other work. My experie...

column

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This Week in Games - One More Path Ahead

Aug 1, 13:00

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games

Jean-Karlo looks at the exciting new game announcements from this week's Nintendo Partner Showcase, breaks down Sony's lawsuit against Tencent, and payment processors are in the spotlight again as adult games get delisted. ― Welcome back, folks! I've spoken before about my regrets over not having played any of the Daemon X Machina games. The good news is, I was given a chance to do so—and I'm current...

game review

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Shadow Labyrinth Game Review

Aug 1, 12:00

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games

Has PAC-MAN come a long way since Symphony of the Night? I’m not sure. ― As 2024 came to a close, Prime Video's Secret Level threw viewers for a loop with Circle—a strangely dark reimagining of video game forefather, PAC-MAN. Not long after, Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed that the animated short was a stealth teaser for an upcoming Search Action title, Shadow Labyrinth. Since the announcement, ...

news

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Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film Reveals Trailer

Aug 1, 11:00

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anime

Film opens in Japan on November 21, U.S. on December 12 ― Toho began streaming on Friday a trailer for Studio Chizu and director Mamoru Hosoda's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits"): The trailer's release on August 1 coincides with the day that Hosoda's Summer Wars film premiered in Japan in 2009. The film will open in Japan on November 21, and...

interview

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The Silent Hill f Staff on Moving the Horror to Japan

Aug 1, 09:00

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games

Amidst the screams of onlookers, I had the opportunity to discuss Silent Hill f's new setting in Ebisugaoka, and try our best to avoid major story spoilers. ― In Anime Expo's Entertainment Hall, there was a plethora of booths dedicated to gaming and merchandise, but one of the largest was Konami's Silent Hill presentation. Enveloped by black walls covered in red spider lilies, a huge line of fear-s...

The List - July 2017

2021 [4]

May 2021 [1]

April 2021 [1]

March 2021 [1]

February 2021 [1]

2020 [28]

December 2020 [1]

September 2020 [1]

August 2020 [1]

July 2020 [4]

June 2020 [3]

May 2020 [3]

April 2020 [3]

March 2020 [5]

February 2020 [3]

January 2020 [4]

2019 [34]

December 2019 [2]

November 2019 [3]

October 2019 [4]

September 2019 [3]

August 2019 [3]

July 2019 [2]

June 2019 [5]

May 2019 [3]

April 2019 [2]

March 2019 [4]

February 2019 [2]

January 2019 [1]

2018 [46]

December 2018 [3]

November 2018 [3]

October 2018 [4]

September 2018 [5]

August 2018 [4]

July 2018 [3]

June 2018 [5]

May 2018 [4]

April 2018 [4]

March 2018 [3]

February 2018 [4]

January 2018 [4]

2017 [50]

December 2017 [5]

November 2017 [4]

October 2017 [4]

September 2017 [5]

August 2017 [3]

July 2017 [4]

June 2017 [4]

May 2017 [4]

April 2017 [5]

March 2017 [4]

February 2017 [4]

January 2017 [4]

2016 [49]

December 2016 [5]

November 2016 [3]

October 2016 [5]

September 2016 [4]

August 2016 [4]

July 2016 [4]

June 2016 [4]

May 2016 [4]

April 2016 [3]

March 2016 [4]

February 2016 [4]

January 2016 [5]

2015 [50]

December 2015 [4]

November 2015 [3]

October 2015 [5]

September 2015 [4]

August 2015 [5]

July 2015 [4]

June 2015 [4]

May 2015 [5]

April 2015 [4]

March 2015 [4]