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Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? 4K Remaster Anime Film Review

The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? has been revered as a classic for decades. Watching it for the first time in 2026, I came away understanding exactly why it's endured for more than 40 years. ― The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? has been revered as a classic for decades, holding a special place in anime history. I was fortunate to catch the special s...
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm ‒ Episodes 13-15

Yuru knows it is his habit to use survival and the clarity it brings as a way to avoid processing his emotions.
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Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia ‒ SERIES PREMIERE

Jaadugar easily sets itself apart in story, setting, and art. Once Sitara finds her footing in the narrative, it's anyone's guess what will happen next.
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III ‒ SEASON PREMIERE

Mushoku Tensei is not the story of a reincarnated man becoming a hero—or even a better person. It's the tale of a deeply flawed man finding happiness.
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The World Is Dancing ‒ Episode 4

The shogun needs something that can reach beyond laws and might to unite the people of Japan, and our hero is just the young seedling that he needs to plant in the garden of the nation's future.
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Sparks of Tomorrow ‒ SERIES PREMIERE

Sparks of Tomorrow doesn’t technically do anything wrong, but it also doesn’t do enough right in its script to merit these stunning and inventive visuals.
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Goodbye, Lara ‒ SERIES PREMIERE

All it takes is a glance at the heroine’s hair color to know that it plans to acknowledge the pop culture heritage of Andersen’s 1837 story, but even with that, it’s also planning to make its own mark on the Little Mermaid’s heritage.
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE

It's 100 Girlfriends bigger, longer, and uncut, and this season has already shown that it can go so far that the universe, the heavens, and broadcast standards cannot contain it. God (of Love) help us.
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You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE

Even if not all of these relationships are moving as swiftly as I'd like them to, it looks like there'll still be no shortage of ways to watch these opposites figure each other out.
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 14

Rosemyne's doing her best to play the good cop for these folks, and they're still terrified of her influence. It's even more apparent why that is once Ferdinand steps in to play bad cop.
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Draw This, Then Die! ‒ SERIES PREMIERE

After finishing episode three, I felt the need to sit down and start working on my own projects. If every episode in the upcoming weeks continues to elicit that emotional response, then I am going to get a lot of work done.
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To You in the Beyond Anime Movie Review

Somewhere beyond the story being told is a more interesting movie happening off-screen. ― There are two types of films I find frustrating to talk about. The first are films that almost made me cry. It's one thing to discuss a bad movie that was mean-spirited or arrogant, because then I have no reservations about riffing on it. But when something doesn't hit me after wearing its heart on its sleeve, I...
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The Elusive Samurai Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE

These crazy little child-soldier gremlins will do anything for Tokiyuki. What's a little spilled blood and casual warfare when it means the young master can have his perfect meal?
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KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE ‒ SERIES PREMIERE

In between the romantic pratfalls, Kaiju Girl Caramelise uses monstrosity as a metaphor that manages to both cut wide and cut deep.
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SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: CLOUDY BEACH Anime Film Review

I adore SHIBOYUGI's dark but deeply humanistic satire of adolescence, capitalism, and crushing ennui. The CLOUDY BEACH movie may just be this story's crowning achievement. ― Note: This review will mention several key plot details from the first season of SHIBOYUGI As its lengthy title ought to make clear, SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: CLOUDY BEACH is the feature follow-u...
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Talking New Tunes With the Team Behind BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA

ANN got the chance to speak with director Tomomi Umetsu, animation producer Hiroaki Matsūra, and BanG Dream! project producer Yūki Nemoto to discuss what makes YUME∞MITA unique and what viewers can look forward to from the new series. BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA is a refreshed new entry in the long-running girls band franchise. With a band made up of new virtual performers starring in an anime with a rem...
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Chainsmoker Cat ‒ SERIES PREMIERE

These cats are committed to earning their godforsaken yuks, even though Yani's wretched farts should be registered as felony-grade weapons of chemical warfare.
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This Week in Anime - Summer Lovin'

It's time for the seasonal romcom roundup! Chris and Sylvia separate the wheat from the chaff so you don't have to. ― It's time for the seasonal romcom roundup! Chris and Sylvia separate the wheat from the chaff so you don't have to. 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 ah...
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The World Is Dancing ‒ SERIES PREMIERE

While it is compelling to have Oniyasha find the spark of inspiration by learning a little about the birds and the bees, there’s only so much that the kid can (or should) learn from watching two actors pretending to go at it from a hundred yards away.
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The Prescience of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell

When does science fiction start becoming reality? Kevin Cormack takes a trip through Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell to ascertain how much of its tech is on its way to the real world. ― There's a truism about science fiction in that it tends to say more about the era in which it was written than about the future it attempts to describe. The original 1960s Star Trek, for example, trailblazed con...
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One Piece (2026-) ‒ Episode 1169

Probably 25% of the episode’s runtime is Nami making an absurd face at the nonsense her captain and others are getting up to, but that’s not a bad thing.
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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Anime Series Review

It’s not the most exciting or dynamic of shows, and this is reflected in the overly pedestrian direction and static, flat visuals ― Modern life is stressful. Surely we can all agree on that? Therefore, it's not too much of a stretch to empathize with Sunao, who'd prefer to stay in her room than engage with stressful things like friendship difficulties, socializing, and schoolwork. While she could shu...
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This Week in Anime - Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Coop and Lucas take a look at some of the summer anime season's least interesting debuts.They can't all be winners? ― Coop and Lucas take a look at some of the summer anime season's least interesting debuts.They can't all be winners? The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Netflix streams Chainsmoker Cat. HIDIVE streams Hell Mode....
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 ‒ Episodes 14-15

Much as I enjoy longer story arcs, these two episodes are important. They give the characters time to breathe, but also to showcase their growth and development.
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Episodes 73-84 Anime Review

If you look up “anticlimax” in the dictionary, you'll see this story arc of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime listed as an example. ― If you look up “anticlimax” in the dictionary, you'll see this story arc of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime listed as an example. Honestly, the arc has so much going for it with Mariabell as a villain. She was built up as a looming threat in the previous ...
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The Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide

With nearly all the new shows debuted, we're into episode two territory! Find out how Goodbye, Lara holds up in its sophomore episode along with Black Torch, Sparks of Tomorrow, Chainsmoker Cat and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide! 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...
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The World is Dancing and the Oldest Performing Art in Japan

The World is Dancing fictionalizes the life of Zeami, one of Noh's greatest performers and writers, but what is the history of Noh theater? Marcille Donato delves into the history of Japan's oldest performing art. ― Of all the forms of human expression that have ever existed, it would not be incorrect to say that one of the oldest and most universal is the art of dancing. Humans have been shaking the...
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 13

A fight with a giant magic tiger is a great way to frontload the appeal for the show before it settles into more business and side-hustle management for the last third of the episode.
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Unanswered//Butterfly: Sword Art Online Anime Film Review

While this film is certainly worth watching to anyone who loves Sword Art Online, the fact that the bar to entry is $110 feels ludicrous. ― Unanswered//Butterfly: Sword Art Online is far from the first anime to be released as a video game extra—in this case, the Echoes of Aincrad Ultimate Edition. However, rather than an extra episode or OVA, Unanswered//Butterfly is a full-on feature film that clock...
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Holding Nothing Back and Giving it Absolutely Everything: A Chat with Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 Director, Hideaki Nakano

Hideaki Nakano talks about moving into the director's chair for Wistoria's second season and what he loves about the show. ― With its gorgeous visuals, rich world building, and absolutely electrifying direction, Wistoria: Wand and Sword is an obvious standout in the realm of magical school anime. While season one was directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, who would later go on to direct Chainsaw Man: Reze A...
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Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt Anime Series Review

It’s cute seeing a couple that’s too honest about how they feel, even if they reach the finish line a bit early. ― When is it too soon to let your feelings be heard? In this series, seemingly never. Ponsuka (aka The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt) might be one of the loudest romcoms about its feelings. How could it possibly be a quiet pairing of the uptight Hall Monitor and th...
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Ramparts of Ice ‒ SEASON FINALE

As is right and proper for the end of a season, both the main couples scoot right up to the verge of everything changing.
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The Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide

The episode 2s are starting to roll in - does Dara-san of Reiwa still hold up? Also check out our reviewers' thoughts on The Ghost in the Shell, Chainsmoker Cat, KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide! 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...
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess Anime Series Review

It’s the really fun dynamic between the central trio that keeps the show bounding along so entertainingly. ― I know, I know, it's yet another “reincarnated as an otome game villainess” anime. It seems we get at least one or two every season, so shouldn't the formula be getting stale by now? So went my thought process anyway, and I almost skipped out on this wonderful show as a result of my fatigue re...
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MAO ‒ Episode 14

Go ahead, Queen Takahashi, reheat your nachos. You earned it.
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Kirio Fan Club Anime Series Review

In less capable hands, this could have been a preachy show. Instead, it handles dark, difficult topics with respect while still gleefully poking fun at how silly people can be. ― Having once been a high school girl, I can assure you that there's nothing mythically pure and sweet about it. High school is messy, and that goes for the girls attending it as well as the boys. Too much media depicts high s...
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One Piece (2026-) ‒ Episode 1168

It’s a bit like being an hour into Return of the King and finding out that Aragorn has an evil twin brother, Waragorn, who fights for Sauron.
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Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA ‒ SEASON FINALE

Awajima does not exist. But similar schools, similar students, and similar stories exist in Japan and abroad, and their truths can resonate with Shimura's fiction. I know mine has.
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The Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Major Motoko Kusanagi is back in a BIG way in Science Saru's The Ghost in the Shell. Also Saga of Tanya the Evil II, Victoria of Many Faces, I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day, One Piece Heroines, KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as t...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026

It's the final ranking for Spring 2026! While it's no surprise that Witch Hat Atelier held onto the #1 spot it dominated all season, Re:ZERO was able to lock down #5 in the cumulative standings thanks to a powerful season finale. ― 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 pa...
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KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE Anime Team Discusses How Love Makes Monsters of Us All

With KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE making the leap from page to screen, we sat down with members of the cast and crew to discuss the story and bringing it to life. ― When someone says "kaiju," chances are you immediately picture a giant, rampaging monster. KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE, based on Aoki Spica's manga of the same name, is fully aware of that - and it does still provide that rampaging monster. But this k...
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Sekiro: No Defeat Anime Film Review

The cost of winning the video game was the player's time; in Sekiro: No Defeat winning comes with a more pronounced psychological burden. ― Rhythm is arguably the most important thing about the video game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. In the 2019 action game from the acclaimed From Software studios, each fight is decided by how well the player can adjust to the right timing of parrying and striking. Eit...
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MARRIAGETOXIN ‒ SEASON FINALE

Marriagetoxin might not be the strongest show of either of its genres this season, but Gero's quest for a bride offered enough good time that I'm up for seeing more of any new bachelorettes or assassins he'll meet along the way.
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The Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide

The Anime News Network anime preview guide launches 10 new shows you won't want to miss, from The World is Dancing to Young Ladies Can't Play Fighting Games! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide! 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, givin...
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MAO ‒ Episode 13

I’m starting to worry we’re going to have even more slower episodes yet, before we get any kind of update with regards to what happened between the Byoki, Mao, Sana, etc.
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This Week in Anime - Attack of the 50 Foot Women

There's just something about a woman who could squish you. Sylvia and Chris run down (up?) some of the giantesses of anime. ― There's just something about a woman who could squish you. Sylvia and Chris run down (up?) some of the giantesses of anime. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion ...
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Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring ‒ SEASON FINALE

This anime winds up amounting to less than the sum of its already ill-fitting parts.
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 12

Rosemyne is rocking her cozy little red-and-green holiday ensemble while I'm sweating buckets in California's streets in June. My suspension of disbelief can only keep up so hard with my dehydration.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE

Overall, this season of Wistoria can perfectly be described as a “mixed bag."
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Needy Girl Overdose ‒ SEASON FINALE

The ending of Needy Girl Overdose is the goal for everyone trying to live their best life.
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The Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2026

It's going to be a hot summer and an even hotter anime line-up this season. ― It's going to be a hot summer and an even hotter anime line-up this season. For us "oldtaku," there's no doubt that Science SARU's The Ghost in the Shell is one to watch. Surprisingly, the studio is also premiering the Mongolia-set historical epic Jaadugar: A Witch's Life in Mongolia in the same season with the illustrious...
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 ‒ Episode 13

At age fifteen, Iruma Suzuki finally has a place to belong.
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A New Dawn Anime Film Review

There's a sense of invention permeating through A New Dawn's various experiments with visual languages of animation. ― Perhaps there's a certain irony in a story about a fireworks factory mostly keeping away from explosive drama. Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's lowkey feature directorial debut A New Dawn is at the very least visually captivating, comprised of lush and rather hypnotic production design. The st...
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The Ghost In The Shell (TV Event Preview) Anime Review

So many iconic moments from the manga are replicated intelligently and beautifully here. ― How many different adaptations can one single manga spawn? In the case of Masamune Shirow's 37-year-old Ghost in the Shell, too many TV seasons, movies, and OVAs to count on the fingers of both hands. It's a bona fide phenomenon, with influence beyond the realms of manga and animation. Although every version so...
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Interview: Yōhei Kameyama on His Breakout Hit, Milky☆Subway

With millions of views on YouTube and a feature film adaptation, Milky☆Highway is largely the work of a single man: character designer, 3D modeler, animator, and director Yōhei Kameyama. ― With millions of views per episode on YouTube, Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express is one of, if not the, standout short-form anime of 2025—so much so that it got a theatrical run in Japan earlier this year....
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Snowball Earth ‒ SEASON FINALE

An anti-climactic final fight that ends before it can even begin makes me wonder why it was even there to begin with.
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The Summer 2026 Anime Trailer Watch Party Premieres Monday!

The Summer Anime Trailer Watch Party returns with the hottest anime line-up. ― The Summer Anime Trailer Watch Party returns with the hottest anime line-up. Watch all the trailers for the upcoming season with special guest Geoff Thew (Mother's Basement), and Anime News Network friends Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and James Beckett. Find your next must-watch anime, from the biggest hits to hidden gems...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, June 17-23

Nippon Sangoku and Akane-banashi are locked in a neck-and-neck, seesaw battle for the third spot on the podium! This race won't be settled until the final results 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 that these r...
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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ SEASON FINALE

We’ve ended at the point the series was always heading towards: Senku’s triumph over the Stone World.
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The Worst Anime of Spring 2026

An engaging story is marred by distractingly lackluster animation. A gorgeously animated series is hindered by a trite or nonsensical story. Maybe the characters are wholly unlikable, yet there are five seasons chronicling whether they'll get together. ― What makes an anime 'bad'? The answer to that question will differ for everyone. An engaging story is marred by distractingly lackluster animation....
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The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King ‒ SEASON FINALE

Despite a happy conclusion to the romantic plotline, I can’t say that this ends on a positive note.
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime Film Review

If this is what’s to come, Bleach might have one of the best final arcs in shonen anime. ― 14 years ago, the Bleach anime ended its 8-year run on a bittersweet ending that still left fans hungry for more. What was it Aizen saw within Soul Society that drove him to his tyrannical rage? How did Ichigo become so adept at gathering differing powers? What really happened during the Soul Reapers War with t...
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This Week in Anime - Happy 20th Birthday, Simoun!

Sylvia and Chris revisit Simoun on its twentieth birthday to honor the power of girls kissing. ― Sylvia and Chris revisit Simoun on its twentieth birthday to honor the power of girls kissing. 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. Darkroom streams Simoun. @RiderStrike...
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MARRIAGETOXIN ‒ Episode 12

While this episode certainly goes above and beyond in dishing out an action packed climax to this arc, it's not exactly the strongest.
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Always a Catch! ‒ SEASON FINALE

This is a good example of a series that took what it had and ran with it to good effect.
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The Best Anime of Spring 2026

Anime fans continue to eat well each season, and spring was no exception. ― This spring season ushered in more highly anticipated and visually stunning anime than I had seen since, well, maybe two seasons prior? Anime fans continue to eat well each season, and spring was no exception. Despite early trepidation due to its past project, Zom100, Bug Films' rendition of Kamome Shirahama's beloved Witch ...
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MAO ‒ Episode 12

Takahashi’s old pacing habits die hard, even if this episode demonstrates some noticeable improvement.
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One Piece (2026-) ‒ Episode 1167

Despite the basic outline, it is a visual tour de force as Saint Gunko absolutely hammers Loki again and again with her powers.
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Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun ‒ SEASON FINALE

This remains one of the best anime to come out all year, easily, and a second season cannot possibly come soon enough.
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Akane-banashi ‒ SEASON FINALE

The highlight this week is how much of a splash Akane has made in the wider world.
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Witch Hat Atelier ‒ SEASON FINALE

This is anime at the top of its craft.
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 ‒ Episode 11

The fight between Zeo and Elfaria might just represent the best spectacle we've gotten yet from Wistoria's second season.
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 ‒ Episode 12

It’s time for everyone’s favorite student council president to come back to the stage.
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm ‒ Episode 12

Wait. Are the Kagemoris actually overwhelmingly powerful? Or is it just that Higashi Village is startlingly inept?
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Needy Girl Overdose ‒ Episode 12

More than anything, Needy Girl Overdose is a story about broken people trying their best to make the most of their lives and serves as a reminder that kindness and community will help even the deepest wounds begin to heal.
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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 36

Turns out mankind is a colossal cosmic disappointment. Can’t say I’m all that surprised.
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Snowball Earth ‒ Episode 12

Turns out it ain't over till the fat kaiju sings.
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 11

It's funny to see some good old "character introducing isekai people to new-world concepts" shenanigans as Rosemyne blows people's minds with the principles of leverage.
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Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring ‒ Episode 13

It shouldn't be surprising at this point that the best episode of Agents of the Four Seasons in a good while is the one where Sakura and Hinagiku are almost completely sidelined.
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Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! ‒ SEASON FINALE

Sometimes Nakamura is this underdog that I want to root for. Other times, I feel like I'm just watching things happen to him.
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Ramparts of Ice ‒ Episode 12

This episode heavily focuses on the idea of the “friend zone,” though not in so many words.
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, June 10-16

As we near the end of the season, Needy Girl Overdose jumps 4 spots in the cumulative to reach #5! Another title coming from behind is Botan Kamiina, as it peaks ats #2 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. K...
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We Are Aliens Anime Movie Review

There’s never been an anime that looks like We Are Aliens, a strange, sad, and stunningly rotoscoped movie. ― I've never seen a movie that looks quite like We Are Aliens. I can compare aspects of the style to other anime to give you an idea, but those different stylistic traits have never come together before the way they do here. Imagine if the Flowers of Evil anime had the time/budget to draw each ...
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I Want You To Make a Disgusted Face and Show Me Your Underwear Season 1-3 Anime Series Review

There’s just enough novelty in Show Me Your Panties While You Give Me That Disgusted Look! to make it feel interesting, and I wouldn’t be shocked if it got a fourth, fifth, or even sixth season. Show Me Your Panties While You Give Me That Disgusted Look! or I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face Returns, beginning in the third season, is one of those works that's more interested i...
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Life After Dr. Stone with Aaron Dismuke, Felecia Angelle, and Brandon McInnis

Anime News Network took some time to sit down with English voice actors to talk about their favorite lines, lasting memories playing their characters, and what the show has taught them about both science and life. ― As the Dr. Stone anime dashes headlong towards its conclusion, Anime News Network took some time to sit down with English voice actors Aaron Dismuke (Senku), Felecia Angelle (Kohaku), an...
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This Week in Anime - Basketball Anime is a Slam Dunk

Lucas and Coop honor the Knicks' historic win by looking at some of the best basketball that anime has to offer. ― Lucas and Coop honor the Knicks' historic win by looking at some of the best basketball that anime and manga has to offer. Crunchyroll streams Slam Dunk, Kuroko's Basketball, and Left-Hand Layup. Netflix streams Slam Dunk, The First Slam Dunk, and Kuroko's Basketball. Deep 3 manga Avail...
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 ‒ SEASON FINALE

To become what he needs to be, Subaru has to first strip away the self-loathing and doubt. He needs to restart from zero.
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Devil May Cry Season 2 Anime Review

This season is far more concerned with exploring its trio of main characters than it is political commentary. ― Beyond the action and adventure of the first season, Devil May Cry was largely an allegory for the war on terror. Refugees were persecuted for no other reason than their place of birth, and in the end, terrorist attacks were used as justification for a foreign invasion. While this aspect of...
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MARRIAGETOXIN ‒ Episode 11

At this point. Kimie's increasingly diminishing presence in her own arc is downright criminal.
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One Piece (2026-) ‒ Episode 1166

Perhaps my issue is that the Elbaph residents are a little one-note in this episode.
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MAO ‒ Episodes 10-11

Same, Otoya. Same.
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Witch Hat Atelier ‒ Episode 12

We are all our own worst enemies sometimes.
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 10

This is a noticeably lopsided episode with pacing choices I can't help but question, which is also marred by odd technical issues.
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Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun ‒ Episodes 9-11

Aoteru wields his wisdom and his words with the deadly precision of a warrior armed with the sharpest blades.
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Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA ‒ Episode 10

The adaptation sings when it depicts Emi's subsequent isolation from the rest of her class with unsettling surreality.

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