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Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 11
Trust Yoko to find the most implausible, physically dangerous way to do something.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ SERIES FINALE
Say it with me now: EVEN YOU CAN BE A HERO!
Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 11
Who puts locks on the outside of their bathrooms?
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 10
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but One Punch Man season three is back to sucking with episode nine.
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 11
I'm sure that Tomoro and Gekkomon will have to mend their relationship to survive this mess in one piece, but given how many issues their communication problems have caused, they'll be in for a rough time getting there.
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 11
This episode is mainly light comedy and men getting horny—nothing really important or meaningful when it comes to moving the plot forward.
Gachiakuta ‒ Episode 23
You have to love how Rudo acquires healthy outlooks on how to process difficult emotions the same way that most shonen protagonists collect special moves and power-ups.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ Episode 8
The Bird of Paradise is a story focused almost completely on the internal—a battle within an injured, terrified girl’s mind for the fate of her soul.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
What's an Orb to do in this new, gray world of uncertainty and doubt?
Gnosia ‒ Episode 10
There's just something about the thought of Yuri chirping, 'Like, yeah, totally!' and batting those big anime-girl eyelashes that I find exceptionally hilarious (and adorable).
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess ‒ Episode 10
There's a reason helicopter parenting is frowned upon in this day and age.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 11
Hinako is sinking. While This Monster Wants to Eat Me frequently deploys drowning as a metaphor for her mental state, it feels most appropriate for her current depressive spiral.
May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ Episode 12
May I Ask for One Final Thing? has officially reached its endgame, and this penultimate chapter is…pretty mediocre, honestly.
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 48
This may be what this entire season of Spy×Family has been leading up to.
SANDA ‒ Episode 11
This episode is both blunt in its themes and silly in how it explores them, and that makes it the epitome of what makes this big, ridiculous story about becoming an adult so special.
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 9
I think this episode is a perfect example of my small frustrations with the show.
A Star Brighter Than the Sun ‒ Episode 11
A Star Brighter Than the Sun, while an enjoyable story, does by this point feel like it might be chucking rocks at Sae and Koki with mad abandon.
This Week in Games - Can't Ask Harada for Nothin'
The famed director of Tekken is hanging up his gauntlets at Bandai Namco after 30 years. Plus, Jean-Karlo looks at Brown Dust 2's untimely cancellation on Steam and more in This Week in Games!
― Welcome back, folks! I was able to greatly enjoy my birthday weekend. I didn't get to beat Future Redeemed like I hoped, but hey, progress was made. I was even able to finish my Tekkaman Blade model kit! I'd ...
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Volumes 1-7 K-Comic Review
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar knows precisely what it wants to be and who it wants to be for. It's a fun, occasionally intense fantasy hung on a familiar framework and filled with small delights.
― Every so often, you encounter a series that is more fun than sensical, that wears its influences on its sleeve and gleefully indulges in narrative conventions designed not so much to tell an engaging and cohe...
This Week in Anime - Class is in Session
Chris and Steve head back to high school in preparation for the reboot of High School! Kimengumi.
― Chris and Steve head back to high school in preparation for the reboot of High School! Kimengumi. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. YouTube (via REMOW) streams Hig...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation ‒ Episode 7
This was premeditated egg violence.
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Anime Film Review
If you're expecting a coherent re-telling of this arc or a chance to rewatch your favorite action cuts uninterrupted, prepare to be disappointed.
― If you've seen the trailers, you're probably aware this comes packaged with a recap of the entire Shibuya Incident. On paper, this seems like a way to catch up viewers who haven't seen this arc in preparation for the new episodes. Here's the thing: the mo...
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 10
For a workaholic, rest seems like this elusive dream that doesn't seem real. (Stop looking at me)
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
After being a coward for so long, it’s nice to see Muhkoda really tap into his fighting spirit this time around.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 10
Does anyone remember that Takasugi was supposed to be a big deal in this show?
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 9
After three seasons, the elephant in the room is finally addressed: Subaru never pushed the button.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1152
This episode was twenty minutes of terrific television but also twenty years of steady storytelling.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 10
This entire episode is dedicated to one simple question: Will Akira decide to kill Gram or not?
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End - Part 1 SE & Part 2 LE Blu-ray + DVD Review
At the end of the day, it’s all about the people we meet along the way...
― Looking back at the brisk autumn nights of 2023, I can't help but remember the visceral initial reaction I had to the first few episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. Despite not being much for fantasy, my heart dropped when the titular character realized she'd lost someone dear to her and never once told him how much he ...
Ranma ½ ‒ Episode 22
It's like watching a slow-motion car crash at the intersection of all things that bring out the worst in Ranma.
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Nov 26-Dec 2
One Piece snags the top spot this week with a tremendously entertaining episode, while This Monster Wants to Eat Me sees a meteoric rise in the last 4 weeks. 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 simulca...
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 13
Athy gets a chance to both better her friendship with Jennette, decreasing the chances of a bad ending related to the other girl, and to prove to herself and Lucas that she’s really making a lot of progress with her magic.
This Week in Anime - The Great Amazon Dub Flub
Coop and Lucas discuss Amazon's surprise rollout of AI dubs and its fallout.
― Coop and Lucas discuss Amazon's surprise rollout of AI dubs and its fallout. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Lucas Coop, we've got a li...
Gachiakuta ‒ Episodes 21-22
This inaugural standoff against Zodyl and his acolytes may be over, but Rudo and the Cleaners' fight against the abominable force of The Watchman has only just begun.
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 47
Even sober, Yor’s unable to make the distinction between a turn of phrase and a literal statement of murderous intent.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ Episode 169
Our heroes hug each other as they lament their failure and all we can do is make strides to create a future where such a tragedy never happens again.
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 10
This episode is messier than I ever could’ve catastrophized.
Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 10
Lightning-exploded rocks and refrigerated corpses aside, this is probably the most standard travelogue episode we’ve had in a while.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 21
This race, taking place on December 25, might actually appropriately wrap up on-air while the Christmas season is still upon us. Giddy-up, jingle horses, pick up your feet.
Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 10
Marie 2 is definitely the show’s breakout character.
Tease Me Harder: A Sweet and Kinky Romance Volume 1 Manga Review
I never thought that I would use the word "wholesome" to describe an adult BDSM story, but here we are!
― I never thought that I would use the word "wholesome" to describe an adult BDSM story, but here we are! As a person who practices BDSM, I've always been quite unsatisfied with how it is portrayed in the media. It always seems to come from the perspective of people who genuinely don't understand t...
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 10
If there's any takeaway from Haruko's trials here, it's that the only way to push back against a system demanding perfection is to step outside it and embrace imperfection
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 10
This is probably the first week I’d call an episode of Monster Meat downright boring.
Answerman - Satisfying Endings
Are there any series that have actual satisfying endings? Jerome looks into it.
― Timoshī Kurachitto asks: "What anime series really do deliver satisfying endings? Can you name me any?" Endings are difficult in anime storytelling. Many of the biggest series are adaptations of serialized manga, where editors don't like hit series to ever end. Sometimes the mangaka takes a hiatus mid-run and never ret...
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 10
Tojima might be the worst fighter of the group, but in his heart burns a fire that can’t be extinguished—and that’s his real power.
The Bomb That Wanted to Stop Exploding: Reze's Impossible Freedom in Chainsaw Man – The Movie
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc unfolds with a softness that feels almost impossible inside a world shaped by brutality.
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc turns one of Tatsuki Fujimoto's most tragic chapters into a haunting meditation on silence, desire, and control, revealing a portrait of agency that flickers to life only in the spaces where Reze reaches toward something she was never meant t...
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 9
Season three has spent too much time farting around for it ever to be “great,” but it’s nice to watch a good episode of One Punch Man after all of these years.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ Episode 7
The Smuggler falls into the category of "fun but predictable.
Milano's Odd Job Collection Game Review
This is a game that feels like it's doing everything that it wanted to do, but on the surface, it's very nature does make it hard to recommend to people.
― Boy, kids were definitely built differently in Japan during 1999. Back then I was an annoying seven-year-old who could barely tie his shoes. But here? Milano is doing everything from making pastries to milking flying cows at the ripe old age of el...
The 13th Footprint Volume 2 Manga Review
If I could just figure out the message behind all of the fires, I feel like I’d be a step closer to solving the mystery, and that’s either a brilliant use of a red (hot) herring or a carefully seeded clue.
― How do the puzzle pieces fit together? Like putting together a jigsaw puzzle, unraveling a mystery story involves finding the ways the nubs and gaps line up, and in many cases, we find ourselves ...
Gnosia ‒ Episode 9
Here I was, thinking that Gnosia was running out of ways to surprise a jaded old critic like me.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 10
Will it be possible for this quest for "a peaceful world" to end in anything other than bloodshed and misery?
May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ Episode 11
This is an episode of May I Ask for One Final Thing? where "business as usual" left me feeling unsatisfied.
Persona 3 Reload Game Review
Persona 3 Reload's bones are nearly 20 years old, but it easily competes with or beats many modern titles for sheer depth, beauty, and fun.
― I have agonized over the review of Persona 3 Reload like almost no other video game piece I have written, and as such, this review comes quite a ways after its release on the Switch 2. And why is that, you might ask? It's simple, really - what the heck do you s...
A Guest's Eye View of Y/CON 11
This Paris convention celebrating Boys' Love and Yuri is just one more great reason to visit France!
― Y/CON is France's Yaoi and Yuri convention, held in Paris in November, with smaller satellite event in spring or summer as their staffing and schedule allow. Folks I know who have attended, often comment that there is much more BL than Yuri (and the answer to why that is, is both simple and complex...
SANDA ‒ Episode 10
Even if the past few episodes of Sanda were perfectly enjoyable, it’s great to see the most audacious show of the season firing on all cylinders again.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 10
When Shiori revealed that she spent most of the 20th century dealing with an explosive breakup by listlessly drifting along the ocean currents, I could relate.
A Star Brighter Than the Sun ‒ Episodes 9-10
It may have taken us ten episodes to get there, but at long last we have it: official confirmation that Koki likes Sae.
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 8
Maybe I'll feel differently by the end, but for now, With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ironically just hit a wall.
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess ‒ Episode 9
“Self-Evaluations are Unreliable” closes out the Bloody Rosa arc with the Hydrangea Guard bursting in and capturing Lady Amaryllis just in time.
HOOL!GAN'S Volume 1 Manga Review
Alchemy may not turn lead into gold, but in Hool!gans it turns a lot of people into dust.
― Well, that sure was a lot of things exploding. Sometimes it even had a reason. But “reason” and “plot” take a second place here to “all hell breaking loose.” Lee Heartrib is an orphan. Saved on the street by the alchemist head of the Antilia
Family mafia, Lee is irresponsible, lazy and dedicated to the goal of...
This Week in Games - Interview with Ryūichi Nishizawa, Director of Milano's Odd Job Collection
This week, Nishizawa discusses "'the ultimate pixel-art slow-life game" in our interview! Plus, font licensing prices threaten the video game industry, Nintendo acquires a studio in Singapore, and more.
― Welcome back, folks! Last week saw the publication of a column I've been nursing for a long time about how my accident changed my experience with the Kamen Rider series. I'm quite proud of the recep...
Writing the Strongest Villainess - an Interview with Light Novel Author Touko Amekawa
What does it take to write a strong protagonist who is neither heroine nor villainess? Touko Amekawa discusses that among other topics.
―
It's a good time to be a fan of light novelist Touko Amekawa. English-language readers may have first been introduced to her work with Seven Seas' translation of 7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life, but before long, other publishers picked up her ...
Be Forever Yamato: Star Blazers: Rebel 3199 Episodes 11-14 Anime Review
This season of Space Battleship Yamato is one of the timeliest sci-fi anime I’ve ever seen.
― With the fourth REBEL 3199 “movie”, titled “The Aqua Sasha,” we reach the midpoint of this glossy modern retelling of 1980's Space Battleship Yamato movie Be Forever Yamato and TV show The Bolar Wars. Comprising episodes 11-14, these recently appeared on Crunchyroll at some point soon after their October the...
This Week in Anime - Move Over, Sherlock
Chris and Steve put on their deerstalkers and pull out their magnifying glasses to do a thorough investigation of detective anime.
― Chris and Steve put on their deerstalkers and pull out their magnifying glasses to do a thorough investigation of detective anime. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning f...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation ‒ Episode 6
The Cheshire Cat character is somehow gayer than all the other characters put together, and that is not an easy task to achieve.
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 9
Even if Nana is the main creator who needs to sign off on everything, she can’t get very far on her own. No creator can.
Fuuto PI: The Portrait of Kamen Rider Skull Anime Film Review
This movie just might be the best distillation, the most coherent adaptation of this material, whether it's for the established fans or the anime-only audience learning about it for the first time.
― A series defined by duality, the FUUTO PI anime managed to balance the double tasks of being a sequel story for fans of the original Kamen Rider W tokusatsu series, as well as a series that allowed new v...
The Long Career of Romeo's Blue Sky Character Designer Yoshiharu Satō
Ghibli alum shares stories of working with industry greats and putting his heart and soul into Romeo's Blue Sky.
― At 67 years old, character designer Yoshiharu Satō has spent over four decades in the animation business. Currently residing at Nippon Animation, the Kanagawa prefecture native has worked his way through era-defining projects before discovering an ad in Animage magazine. The publication...
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 9
While still a delight to watch, I’d be lying if I didn’t say this episode didn’t err a bit on the aimless side of things.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 9
If this were a longer show, I wouldn't be too bothered by another below-average episode, but since we're close to the end, it's hard not to feel a little let down
Octopath Traveler 0 Game Review
Octopath Traveler 0 has proven to be one of the best gaming surprises of the year.
― I will admit that I was incredibly wary when I learned that this newest entry of the Octopath Traveler franchise was born from a free-to-play mobile game fueled by micro-transactions and gacha mechanics. I am perfectly aware that plenty of great and ludicrously popular titles have been forged in the merciless fires ...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1151
The dance of Nika is so infectious that it makes the giants dance along despite their imminent danger, and awakening something within Bonney’s past, both bring big smiles too, though one more bittersweet than the other.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 9
This week, Akira faces the problem that many isekai protagonists do: everyone wants to use them for their own profit.
This Week in Anime - Back in in My Day, We Had Abridged Series
This week, Coop and Lucas reminisce about a vestige of the Old Internet: abridged anime series.
― This week, Coop and Lucas reminisce about a vestige of the Old Internet: abridged anime series. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyte...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 20
In the moment, this sort of plot twist can feel abrupt, but working within that framework has always been part of the secret sauce of the Uma Musume anime.
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 8
This week's story follows Kazuma, Ainz, and Naofumi—and through them, we see how three people in different stages in life deal with the highly addictive nature of a new MMO.
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 12
Athy has decided to meet her false sister on her own terms.
Ranma ½ ‒ Episodes 20-21
SHE’S HERE!! SHE’S HERE!!!!!
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 46
Anya thinks nothing of crying; it’s just a normal reaction after the day she’s had when she’s faced with the comfort of her mother. She’s allowed the emotional release. Damian doesn’t feel he is.
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 9
Ah, Melphiera is basically just trying to sell everyone on onion burgers in places unfamiliar with onion burgers.
The Twelve Kingdoms: Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea Part Two Novel Review
Youko may have been thrown in the deep end, but no matter how deep the water, she was always going to have to learn to swim on her own.
― One of the most familiar fantasies in children's literature is that the protagonist is secretly royalty from another world. But what if that's more of a nightmare than a fantasy? That's the position Youko finds herself in in the second volume of Fuyumi Ono's classi...
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 9
There’s a lot riding on next week’s episode, in particular. Whether or not it can stick the landing could very plausibly be what makes or breaks this series.
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 9
The episode is the payoff to all the Shimamura brothers' backstory we've sat through over the course of the series.
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 9
Digimon Beatbreak has done a pretty good job of wearing the aesthetic up to now, but this episode elevates a genuinely compelling piece of cyberpunk in its own right.
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ Episode 6
To be a Jedi is to be a beacon—and in a galaxy where Jedi are enemy number one, it’s only a matter of time before you are forced to make the ultimate sacrifice for your ideals.
Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 9
Good grief, could that possibly be some plot progression in my anime romcom?
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 8
I am thrilled to say that this latest episode of One Punch Man is officially…mid.
Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 9
I did not expect an episode about motor vehicle racing to leave me in tears by its end.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 9
To Your Eternity is owning its own absurdity with enough brazen confidence that I'm willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ Episode 168
We have to do more than just get back to where things were before, we need to go beyond.
Gnosia ‒ Episode 8
Gnosia takes things to a completely new level when the entire episode starts to completely break down, as if the alien threat was infecting and reprogramming the very show itself.
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 9
The simmering yuri drama boils over, the adaptation rises to the occasion, and This Monster delivers its best and angstiest episode yet.
SANDA ‒ Episode 9
I think the greatest compliment I can give the Sanda anime is that it manages to be interesting and deeply affecting even in its weaker episodes.
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess ‒ Episode 8
I cannot be mad about the contrived nature of the twist; this is a world created by a teenager.
Tales of the Hundred Monsters Next Door Volume 1 Manga Review
This is how you write a book about yokai.
― This is how you write a book about yokai. Yokai are, of course, the supernatural given form. Monsters of our own imaginations, mysteries of daily life, the strange, the unusual, the scary, who are assumed to have their own whims, and their own rules. Throw in a little non-linear storytelling that breaks all its own internal structure, then wind it up and le...
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