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Ringing in the Holidays with NePoLaBo Live re:VISION Holoearth Live
Come spend the holidays with NePoLaBo of hololive!
― It really is impressive seeing how Vtuber groups and companies will find new ways to innovate. Live concerts have always felt like impressive major events, and they've been popping up more frequently around the world. However, hololive has created a means for us to experience their concerts firsthand from the comfort of our own homes, no expensive ...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Game Review
By and large, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is a shining example of everything I love about these games, and it makes for an immersive and satisfying experience that is perfectly at home on the Switch 2.
― To say that the wait for Metroid Prime 4: Beyond has been a long time coming would be a massive understatement. It has been nearly two decades since Samus last graced a Nintendo console, and needless to ...
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 12
The theme of this episode is all about how the connections we foster with people.
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 11
Finally, we start getting something a little bit juicy besides the…actual juicy stuff.
Dead Account Manga Review
After reading Dead Account, I think this work is going to be my new go-to example of “shonen slop,” but that being said, this is pretty good slop.
― I think a person's enjoyment of Shizumu Watanabe's Dead Account will mostly boil down to their ability to tolerate characters talking like Redditors nonstop. On its surface, Dead Account promises a deeper examination of the growing intersection between s...
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This is a final episode that’s about as good as Chili’s ribs: not the best out there, but immensely satisfying nonetheless.
Ranma ½ ‒ SEASON FINALE
Who could this be, and how are they incompetent enough to make this mistake? He'd have to be blind, stupid, or both.
Gachiakuta ‒ SEASON FINALE
The show about the stinky little trashboy who flings poop at his mentors and smiles with all of the grace of a meth-fiend baboon has proven to have a shockingly deep and nuanced emotional core.
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ SEASON FINALE
This was, in my opinion, the worst anime of the season.
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Perhaps in their own respective series, our heroes will find a little bit extra inner strength—strength provided by the multiverse-spanning friendships they were never meant to have during the silly school life they never experienced.
One Piece ‒ Episode 1154
Big News Morgan is like an affable cousin you see around the holidays: always a delight to catch up with, but he’s still the same as the last time you saw him.
It's Just a Dream...Right? Volume 1 K-Comic Review
This is a book you pick up when you're just looking for some mindless BL smut.
― If the premise of White Eared's It's Just a Dream…Right? sounds like a thinly veiled excuse for the main characters to have sex, that's probably a feeling you should go with. While many a work of either romance or erotic fiction has operated on an even thinner pretext, this one certainly doesn't bury its purpose very dee...
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ SEASON FINALE
I'm a big fan of any show that sets up a moral dilemma and has the characters resolve it—but leaves it up to the audience to decide whether our heroes did the right thing or not.
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Oguri Cap is the main anime vanguard of the franchise at this point, and why shouldn't she be? She represents the show's modern form, heralded by butt-rock openers and strained, sweaty facial expressions.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ SEASON FINALE
While I haven't had a terrible time with this spin-off, much like Takasugi last week, I question if this was all worth bringing Gintama back from the dead.
The Worst Anime of Fall 2025
There's no way to avoid it; the fall anime season had a clear winner for most disappointing, poorly executed, and least entertaining. You'll find it at the bottom of this list and nod, knowingly, that it's where it should be.
― There's no way to avoid it; the fall anime season had a clear winner for most disappointing, poorly executed, and least entertaining. You'll find it at the bottom of this lis...
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 15
Is it worth being annoyed that The Fated Magical Princess chose to abandon the manhwa in its final few episodes? I’m still trying to decide.
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ SEASON FINALE
Unfortunately, I think it suits this series to end on such an underwhelming note.
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 12
Even though this episode marks the end of Digimon Beatbreak's first cour, in many ways it feels like its true beginning
Read it First: Manga, Light Novel Sources for Winter 2026 Anime
Not sure what's ahead for the winter anime season? Check out the source material in our roundup of manga and light novels getting an adaptation!
― It's hardly a rule that you have to read the source material before you watch the adaptation, but what if you want to? A decade ago, anime fans who wanted to read the manga or light novel before the show debuted were out of luck (legally speaking), which ...
Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ SEASON FINALE
The lush, verdant landscapes of this empty, crumbling future Japan will remain in my memory for a long time.
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 12
For as much as I am enjoying this third season of To Your Eternity, I fear the story may be falling into a pacing trap
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Volume 1-3 Manga Review
For this reincarnated salaryman, a life as an unwanted noble’s son is a ticket to a new beginning, but an easygoing life is a long way off.
― Human creativity is unendingly interesting to me. We are in an unprecedented time of stories that start in incredibly similar ways, and yet, each story is different enough for us to warrant taking time to tell you all about it. Today, we are speaking of the fir...
Mechanical Marie ‒ SEASON FINALE
Mechanical Marie has always looked cheap and cheerful, with bargain-basement animation carried merely by its sheer innocent charm.
Gnosia ‒ Episode 11
I am beginning to worry that all Gnosia the Anime will end up accomplishing is making me want to switch off the T.V. and simply check out Gnosia the Video Game, instead.
Answerman - Addressing the Amazon AI Dubs Controversy
Jerome channels his inner Clement Clarke Moore as he looks into the Amazon AI Dub Debacle.
― 'Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the site, The ANSWERMAN pondered what readers might write; Two questions were sent about dubbing with care, In hopes that some answers soon would be there. The eggnog is flowing, the family's near, But by glass number three, boredom appears. Your thumbs are a...
Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
This whole episode feels like a fever dream—which is exactly what it turns out to be.
The Best Anime of Fall 2025
The fall anime season is drawing to a close. Here are the best anime to binge over winter break, from Spy x Family to SANDA!
― The fall anime season lacked a main character. While past anime seasons included big protagonist energy from the likes of DAN DA DAN, The Apothecary Diaries, and Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, alongside emotional supporting stories from My Dress-Up Darling and Apocalypse Hote...
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
Even as One Punch Man season three technically improves, it continues to remind us how far this franchise has fallen, and I cannot wait for it to be over soon.
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 12
This week’s episode left me with a question: Has the novelty finally worn off? Honestly, I think it has.
Fate/strange Fake – Episodes 1-4 Review (Special Screening)
As a longtime fan of the Fate franchise in general and Fate/strange Fake in specific, it was everything I hoped for and more.
― The full series of Fate/strange Fake has been a long time coming. Written by Ryohgo Narita of Durarara!! fame, the book series has been ongoing since 2015 with the first novel getting an animated TV special, Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-, back in 2023. Last year, the ...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 12
Both Shiori and the story recognize that she can't just renew their original promise. They need to up the toxic yuri quotient, and this week, the dial goes to eleven.
May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ SEASON FINALE
Who among us wouldn’t pay the highest of prices for even the chance to be ground into a fine crimson dust under the finely polished knuckles of Scarlet’s trademark gloves?
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 49
There’s no surer sign that Twilight is on the scene than when he shows up looking exactly like the guy he’s fighting.
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Dec 10-16
Uma Musume finally hits #1 this week after hovering close all season. But the surprise of the season might be This Monster Wants to Eat Me as it reaches the top 3 for 3 weeks in a row!
― 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 t...
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife Volumes 1-6 Manga Review
Soft, slow, and sweet, The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be-Wife is mostly a nice bit of reassurance that, despite what the news may tell us, the world isn't completely horrible after all.
― It can sometimes feel like not a lot of romances start at the very beginning or go beyond the couple getting together. Either we meet them when they're already fully involved with each other or leave them at that...
SANDA ‒ SEASON FINALE
It’s appropriate that SANDA ends with its main duo having a bit more clarity but being a lot worse off, as that struggle is a big part of the transition from childhood into adulthood.
A Star Brighter Than the Sun ‒ SEASON FINALE
A Star Brighter Than the Sun doesn’t break any molds. It hews close to most of the tropes of its genre. But it was still a charming way to spend an anime season.
This Week in Games - At Least Mega Man Came Back
Lots of new entries into old franchises are in the news this week, but do we really need all of them?
― Welcome back, folks! The year is winding down, but our work with games doesn't! I've been fortunate to have a bit of spending money this month, which means I can add a ton of titles to my collection that I've kept an eye on. Unfortunately, this means that I have an even bigger backlog. Man, remembe...
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment Game Review
While you will still be slaying hundreds of enemies and using massive attacks to slay enemy leaders, you do have to pause and take your time to avoid being caught flat-footed.
― Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is another strong Warriors title that provides plenty of enjoyment for Zelda fans and musou die-hards alike. As I like to do in my reviews, allow me to lay out my background before I get i...
Manga Is An Art Of Its Own! at The National Museum of Asian Art – Guimet
The manga exhibit, which runs from November 19th through March 9th, takes pieces of the permanent collections and tells the story of manga’s origins in from comic strips and scrolls to kamishibai and commercial books in Japan.
― While in Paris for (the amazing! wonderful!) Y/CON 11, my wife encountered a poster in the subway for a manga exhibit that had just opened. At the same time, manga journalist...
Interview: Crafting a Film About Social Media-Induced Trauma with Macross Creator Shōji Kawamori
At the 38th Tokyo Film Festival, we were able to speak with Shōji Kawamori about this upcoming feature film, Labyrinth (and also about Macross finally being released across the wider world).
― While this film technically has both idols and giant robots, Labyrinth is about as far from what you'd expect from acclaimed Macross creator and mecha designer Shōji Kawamori. Rather than space battles and gian...
Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl Manga Review
If you’ve been reading manga for a while, chances are you’re familiar with the basic set up of Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl.
― Norito Asaduki's Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl is an interesting work. Not so much for anything it does within its text, but because of its place within fiction broadly today. It's a digitally published manga in a vertical format, which would suggest that it's a work p...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation ‒ SEASON FINALE
The franchise uses the time-honored tradition of giving attractive characters garbage personality traits—and I think that's beautiful.
This Week in Anime - Editor's Choice Part Two
It's Coop and Chris's turn to open their editorial gifts! Will they find diamonds or coal?
― It's Coop and Chris's turn to open their editorial gifts! Will they find diamonds or coal? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Ranking of Kings, Hypnosis Mic, and Love Stage!! are available streaming on Crunchyroll. Haikyu!...
With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 10
From my perspective, not addressing it runs the risk of muddying what exactly the prejudice metaphor of the show is supposed to be about.
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace ‒ Episode 11
Wow, the show really just went full yuri in the second half.
Kirby Air Riders Game Review
Kirby at his zooming-est.
― Mario Kart World—as in, not the millionth expansion for Mario Kart 8, but an actual, brand new Mario Kart game—and Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds were already enough to cement 2025's status as a fantastic year for racing games. To get Kirby Air Riders (KAR)—the long-awaited sequel to the widely beloved Kirby Air Ride on GameCube—during the same year is just icing on the cartoon...
'Cruel Angel's Thesis' Singer Yoko Takahashi Reflects on the Iconic Theme
Every once in a while, an anime theme song escapes containment to become a mainstream hit and, in the case of singer Yoko Takahashi's "Cruel Angel's Thesis," a cultural phenomenon.
― Every once in a while, an anime theme song escapes containment to become a mainstream hit and, in the case of singer Yoko Takahashi's "Cruel Angel's Thesis," a cultural phenomenon. First released in 1995, the iconic Neon...
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 11
There are plenty of things fishy about this episode, but hey, who can complain when calamari’s on the menu?
One Piece ‒ Episode 1153
The Straw Hats won. The World Government lost. But it sure doesn’t feel like a victory.
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 11
What looks to be a good old-fashioned school brawl instead has this show pondering the nature of its own existence.
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 10
Alpha has to realize that this world works fundamentally different to her own—that what was a villain in one world can be a hero in this one.
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Series Review
The story becomes impenetrably incoherent to anyone without a PhD in Akutami’s fictional curse mechanics.
― What is it about recent big shonen hits that involve their protagonists engaging in cannibalism? My Hero Academia was bad enough, with Izuku Midoriya inheriting All Might's quirk by ingesting his hair. Then comes Jujutsu Kaisen's Yuji Itadori gobbling down Ryomen Sukuna's mummified finger to ga...
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 11
This week’s episode feels like it was haphazardly pulled out of thin air on the spot.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 11
Latty is an enigmatic character—though not for the usual reasons.
This Week in Anime - Editors' Choice Part One
Lucas and Steve unwrap their anime gifts from Lynzee and Rebecca and try to decide if this means they've been naughty or nice.
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Lucas and Steve unwrap their anime gifts from Lynzee and Rebecca and try to decide if this means they've been naughty or nice. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Spoiler Warning for disc...
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 11
If this anime thinks it can distract me from how boring it’s quickly becoming with a cute puppy, then it’s absolutely right.
Celebrate 40 Years of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg at the Limited Time Exhibition
The Angel's Egg 40th Anniversary Exhibition may be on the smaller side of anime related exhibitions, however, it's rare seeing an original Yoshitaka Amano piece, let alone a recently drawn one.
― 40 years ago, in 1985, two visionary artists in the anime and video game industries, director Mamoru Oshii and artist Yoshitaka Amano, partnered for the experimental post-apocalyptic science-fantasy origina...
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 14
The best way for Athanasia to protect herself is to show the world what she’s capable of.
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Dec 3-9
While My Hero Acamedia is keeping its hold on the cumulative, May I Ask for One Final Thing keeps falling further and further. See how your favorite shows stack up this 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 ...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
It's easy to joke about the absurd-on-its-face anthropomorphization device of the horse girls, but the final flashback-coded finish between Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross wouldn't work otherwise.
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.
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Volumes 1-10 Manga Review
While I wouldn’t quite classify A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation as iyashikei isekai, there are definitely enough elements of that peaceful genre to make a decent case for it.
― Most isekai fiction in recent years relies upon one of a few set formulas, with nearly all of them taking a person from our world and depositing them in another, typically game-based fantasy realm. (The presence of RP...
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.
How To Spot An Anime Bootleg
What are the signs that a product is less than legitimate? How can you be sure you're buying official merchandise? Lauren Orsini breaks down how to spot a fake.
― You're wrapping up Fullmetal Alchemist for a holiday gift when you notice something is off. The wording on the back cover states “All Regions,” which seems a little too convenient. There are only two subtitle tracks: English and Chinese. Su...
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).
Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song Remastered International Game Review
If Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song gets its hooks into you, you'll likely find that there are few other titles out there that scratch the RPG itch in quite the same way.
― There are three facts that you probably need to know before reading much further into this review of Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song - Remastered International: 1. Aside from the newly localized scripts, this is the same game that Squa...
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.
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga Series Review
Vigilantes breaks the spin-off mold by shattering expectations, at times rivaling or even exceeding its progenitor manga.
― Spin-offs often come with the expectation that they're mere money-grabs, cynical exercises in milking popular franchises. Plenty of popular shonen manga receive short-lived spin-offs, most often comedic or episodic in nature, and they're rarely essential reads, even for die-hard...
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.
You And I Are Polar Opposites Volumes 2-7 Manga Review
The story does a lot with setting up expectations, flipping them on their heads, but then making the reason for why they were flipped on its head different than what you would originally expect.
― One thing that caught me off guard about You and I are Polar Opposites was just how quickly our main couple got together. It's very rare nowadays to have a slice of life comedy romance where the two main le...
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 ...
The Complete My Hero Academia Anime Timeline
Sorting out the timeline for My Hero Academia can be a bit confusing—especially once you realize the majority of it takes place over the course of a single, hectic year.
― My Hero Academia is one of the biggest shonen hits of the past decade. Its story is of a future world full of superheroes that is spread across 170 TV episodes, 10 OVA episodes, 4 movies, and a spin-off prequel (with said prequel ...
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?
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