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-de gozaru
4-koma
Ahō
Akanbe
Akiba-kei
Alpha case
AMV
Anamorphic DVD
Animation (ambiguous)
Anime
Automatic Dialog Recording
Baka
Bentō
Bicycled
Bijin
Bishōjo
Bishōnen
Boke
Bootleg
Bukatsu
Cal Animage
Color Warmth
Cosplay
cours
Depth of Field
Digital Versatile Disc (DVD)
Dōjinshi
Dub
Dubfectionist
Dubtitling
Ecchi
ED
Fan service
Fanfic
Fansub
Fanzine
Foley
Fujoshi
Fukuoka
Garage Kit
Gokigenyou
Hentai
Honorifics
In-between
J-Pop
Japanimation
Josei
Kansai
Kantō
Kawaii
Kodomo
LaserDisc (LD)
Lazy Animation
Lemon
Licensing
Longform
Looping
Machi Okoshi
Man Hua
Manga
Manga Cow
Manhwa
Manzai
Matte
Mecha
Mechanical Design
Minimum Guarantee
Moe
Niigata
Okama
Omake
Onomatopoeia
OP
Original Animation Video (OAV/OVA)
Original Net Anime (ONA)
Original Soundtrack (OST)
Osananajimi
Otaku
Panning
Pettanko
Pilot episode
Production Committee
Property
Recoupable
Rōnin
Scanlation
Seinen
Seiyū
Self-Defense Forces
Sempai
Sensei
Sequential art
Shitajiki
Shōjo
Shōjo-ai
Shōnen
Shōnen-ai
Shot on threes (ones, twos, etc.)
Simulcast
Strip
Super deformed
Tamaya! Kagiya!
Television Broadcast Technologies
Tsukkomi
VHS
World manga
Yamato Nadeshiko
Yaoi
Yuri
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A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Volumes 4-6 K-Comic Review

Jun 8, 12:00 korean
This may be one of the okay-est titles I’m reading, but there’s enough to keep me coming back each time a new volume is released. ― Shadow Realms are something of a trigger for Desir Herrman. That's understandable – before his return to his high school-equivalent life, he watched everyone he loved die in one before ultimately succumbing himself. He would be justified in freaking out when he and his t...
news
5 comments

EXCLUSIVE: X² - Double X OVA Gets 1st-Ever Digital Release on Crunchyroll, X Japan's Yoshiki Talks to ANN About Work's Significance

Jun 8, 11:00
5 comments
anime music people
OVA featuring CLAMP's artwork, MADHOUSE's anime set to 4 X JAPAN songs to debut digitally on June 10 ― Crunchyroll will exclusively stream a remastered version of the X² - Double X OVA project based on CLAMP's X/1999 franchise worldwide (outside of Japan, China, and South Korea) starting on June 10 at 3:00 p.m. EDT. To mark the digital release of the music video compilation from X JAPAN, the rock gro...
interview
8 comments

The Astronaut Who Loves Anime

Jun 8, 09:00
8 comments
people
Astronaut Stanley Love went viral during the Artemis II mission when not-so-subtle anime references were spotted in Mission Control. Erica Friedman talks to Dr. Love about his fandom, magical girls, and more. ― Erica Friedman (Anime News Network): This spring, anime fans worldwide were thrilled to see Artemis the Cat from a very popular magical girl anime watching over NASA's Artemis II mission. Lat...
news
32 comments

Atlus Reveals Persona 6 Game in New Teaser (Updated)

Jun 7, 14:08
32 comments
games
Persona 5 launched in 2016 ― Atlus announced during the "XBOX Games Showcase 2026" livestream on Sunday Persona 6, a new entry in its role-playing game series. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud, and PC via Steam.Update: Other platforms confirmed. The company also announced during the same livestream Persona 4 Revival, a remake of its original 2008 role-playi...
review
5 comments

Alien Nine Blu-ray Review

Jun 7, 12:00
5 comments
anime
It's undoubtedly a unique experience: a little cute, a little off-putting, a little horrifying, and more focused on being intriguing rather than satisfying. ― Anime OVAs can feel like a lost art nowadays. Gone is the era of many lavishly animated, often ultraviolent indulgences funded by dubious sources. So, too, are the subsequent times of esoteric direct-to-video experiments largely comprised of vi...
your score
2 comments

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 27-June 2

Jun 6, 12:10
2 comments
anime
Time for a big cumulative swap! Fuelled by recent high ratings, An Observation Log of My Fiancée climbs +7, bumping MARRIAGETOXIN down -4. 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 simulcasts. Keep in mind t...
review
3 comments

Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Mini-Episode Cut Anime Review

Jun 6, 12:00
3 comments
anime
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You is a must-see as an upcoming summer release—just wait for the full-length cut. ― Two jaded-looking adults chatting as they smoke caught my attention when I saw the announcement of this anime adaptation. As a working professional, I'm more inclined to watch a slice-of-life anime that features characters around my age group over an action title, especially one th...
news
32 comments

Square Enix Reveals Final Fantasy VII Revelation Game for Release in Spring 2027

Jun 5, 19:13
32 comments
games
Conclusion to remake trilogy will launch simultaneously on all platforms ― Square Enix revealed at the Summer Games Fest event on Friday the Final Fantasy VII Revelation game. The game will launch simultaneously on all platforms (PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, Nintendo Switch 2, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store) in spring 2027. Naoki Hamaguchi appeared on stage and said the theme of the...
review
1 comment

Saved By the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace Chapters 1-19 Manga Review

Jun 5, 12:00
1 comment
manga
Despite treading this familiar ground, Saved by the Ice Cold Prince feels fresh. ― Once upon a time, there was a count. He had two daughters, one with his wife and one with a maid. The daughter of the countess was treated with love, affection, and care – probably too much. The maid's daughter, on the other hand, was treated with cruelty and harshness, made to live with her dying mother in a cold atti...
column
11 comments

This Week in Games - Sony State of Play 2026: Just Don't Call It "Goddess of War"

Jun 5, 10:00
11 comments
games
A new direction for God of War, plenty of Marvel news, and of course the burning question of what Jean-Karlo will play next fill this week's column. ― Welcome back, folks! At the time of writing, I'm quite close to finishing the first entry in .hack//GU. I'm looking forward to jumping into a shorter game once I'm done. I've been considering Gravity Circuit as it had a sequel announced recently. On th...
feature

Finding My Own Stand at Shibuya's THE★JOJO WORLD Store

Jun 5, 09:00 events
I entered one of the Stand Abilities Lab's designated booths to come face to face with a grueling series of six tests based on moments from the JoJo's series. ― There are innumerable reasons why Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series has captured the imagination of fans around the world. There are the over-the-top action sequences, highly quotable characters, outlandish comedy, and more. No...
news
3 comments

Illustrator neco's Heavily Armed High School Girls Project Gets TV Anime

Jun 5, 05:42
3 comments
anime
Princess Principal's Masaki Tachibana directs anime slated to air in 2027 ― Good Smile Company announced on Friday that illustrator neco's Heavily Armed High School Girls (Jū Heisōgata Joshi Kōsei) project is getting a television anime adaptation that will air in 2027. Masaki Tachibana (Princess Principal, Barakamon, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0) is directing the anime, and Natsuko Takahashi (Tokyo Magnitude ...
news
24 comments

Mononoke Film Trilogy Producer Kōji Yamamoto Retires from Producing, Apologizes After Recasting Takahiro Sakurai in 3rd Film

Jun 5, 00:57
24 comments
people anime
Takahiro Sakurai reprised original Medicine Seller role for cameo, staff did not announce character's return before film opened ― Kōji Yamamoto, planning producer for the Mononoke franchise's film trilogy, posted an apology on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, and also announced he was retiring from producing. Yamamoto confirmed in the statement that staff had recast a voice actor who had b...
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