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Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 Manga Gets New Anime

Jun 26, 23:14

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Video teases more information to come on July 17 ― A new official X/Twitter account opened on Wednesday to announce that Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga is getting a new anime adaptation. There will be more information on July 17 at 6:00 p.m. JST (5:00 a.m. EDT). Takahashi debuted the manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine in August 1987, and ended it in March 1996. The series had 38 ...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Jun 17-23

Jun 26, 20:00 anime

With only one week left to go, will Kaiju No. 8 be able to keep the #3 spot it managed to claim last week? 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 rankings are based o...

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The ANN Aftershow - Best Reveals from the Nintendo Direct

Jun 26, 16:00 anime

James and Lynzee go through the recent Nintendo Direct to discuss their most anticipated games coming out soon! ― Best Reveals from the Nintendo Direct James and Lynzee go through the recent Nintendo Direct to discuss their most anticipated games coming out soon! The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. You can listen to the podcast versi...

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The Summer 2024 Anime Preview Guide

Jun 26, 15:30

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The summer anime season kicks off today with Rising Impact and The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human. Check back every day for new reviews of the latest shows! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2024 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 a...

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Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- Game Review

Jun 26, 15:00

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Successfully balancing fresh and familiar content and expanding on its own story, Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- ranks among the all-time best video game remakes I’ve ever played. ― It's hard to overstate just how big a deal the official English language release of Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- (TBGM) is. Until very recently, English-speaking fans of Type-Moon—the creators of Tsukihi...

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Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Review

Jun 26, 12:00 anime

The more you know about the real-world events the film adapts, the better it gets. And frankly, I've had as much fun researching what really happened as I did watching the film. ― *Note: This review contains moderate spoilers for Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era. The basic concept of Uma Musume is that "horse girls" are reincarnations of racehorses from our world who find themselves wi...

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The Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2024

Jun 26, 10:00

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From returning big names like Oshi no Ko and Tower of God to newcomers like Suicide Squad ISEKAI, this summer anime season is bound to be interesting. ― This upcoming season looks to be an interesting one. However, returning big names like Oshi no Ko and Tower of God and newcomers like Suicide Squad ISEKAI and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian are only the start of what will be airing. So...

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Interview: Director Kumiko Habara & Scenario Writer Kenta Ihara on Bringing History to Life in Blue Miburo

Jun 26, 09:00

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Hot off its world premiere at Anime Expo, we sat down with Blue Miburo's director and screenwriter about bringing the Shinsen-gumi to life. ― Blue Miburo, a historical fiction manga centered around the legendary group of swordsmen known as the “Shinsengumi,” is getting an anime adaptation this fall. Recently, I was able to sit down with director Kumiko Habara and scenario writer Kenta Ihara to talk n...

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CyberAgent to Acquire Creative Company Nitroplus for 16.7 Billion Yen

Jun 26, 04:22

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CyberAgent to hold 72.5% controlling stake in Nitroplus, which becomes its subsidiary ― CyberAgent announced on Wednesday that it has decided to acquire the creative company Nitroplus for 16.704 billion yen (about US$104 million). As of July 1, CyberAgent will hold a 72.5% controlling stake in Nitroplus, which will become part of the CyberAgent group of companies as a subsidiary. Nitroplus founder an...

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The ANN Aftershow - Kaiju No. 8's Biggest Monster Yet

Jun 25, 16:00

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We're catching up on a lot of news this week from Gainax to Tohru Furuya. ― Kaiju No. 8's Biggest Monster Yet The newest episode of Kaiju No 8 features the team's most formidable foe so far! Plus, a new villain was revealed in Yatagarasu. We've also got even bigger news: Gainax's bankruptcy, the latest details on the Lord of the Rings anime, you can finally watch Sailor Moon Cosmos this summer and a...

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My Name Is Shingo Perfect Edition Volumes 1-2 Manga Review

Jun 25, 12:00 manga

This science fiction horror story from the early days of computers and robotics is fascinating, even as it takes its time getting to where it's going. ― If you're only familiar with Kazuo Umezz's previously released titles from Viz's current Perfect Edition run, My Name is Shingo may surprise you. That's not because it's more science fiction than horror or features a central romance, but because this...

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This Week in Anime - How to Watch Anime on a Budget

Jun 25, 10:00

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Chris and Lucas find their pockets stretched by the multitude of anime streaming services; let's see how far we can get using legal, free streaming! ― Chris and Lucas find their pockets stretched by the multitude of anime streaming services; let's see how far we can get using legal, free streaming! Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of ...

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The Worst Anime of Spring 2024

Jun 25, 09:00

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You've already seen the editorial team's picks for the best of the season, so now it's time for the opposite. From the painful to watch to the largely forgettable, here are our picks for the worst anime of spring 2024. ― You've already seen the editorial team's picks for the best of the season, so now it's time for the opposite. From the painful to watch to the largely forgettable, here are our pick...

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Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Anime Gets 3rd Season

Jun 24, 13:21

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2nd season's 25th, final episode aired on Monday ― The official website for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) announced on Monday that the series is getting a third season. The website unveiled a visual for the announcement: The 25th and final episode of the anime's second season aire...

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Who Made Me a Princess Volumes 1-3 Manhwa Review

Jun 24, 12:00

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Gorgeous art and an interesting mix of subgenres make this manhwa a must-read. ― In The Perks of Being an S-Class Heroine, heroine Ailette's greatest desire is to be reborn into what she calls a “child-raising romantasy,” a subgenre of isekai where the heroine, an ordinary woman in her previous life, ends up starting from babyhood as the pampered princess of a powerful ruler. She doesn't mention that...

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Read 30 Pages of Tezuka-Reimagining Comic, Unico: Awakening

Jun 24, 11:00

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Based on the classic manga series comes a colorful story from artists Gurihiru and writer Samuel Sattin. ― Publisher Scholastic and writer-artist team Samuel Sattin (The Essential Anime Guide) and Gurihiru ((Superman Smashes the Klan, It's Jeff) are set to release Unico: Awakening, their 210-page comic based on Osamu Tezuka's classic series on August 6. Anime News Network is sharing the first 30 pag...

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The Best Anime of Spring 2024

Jun 24, 09:00

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As we reach the end of the Spring 2024 anime season, now's the perfect time for our editorial staff to come together and highlight the best the season had to offer—both the mainstream hits and the hidden gems. ― As we reach the end of the Spring 2024 anime season, now's the perfect time for our editorial staff to come together and highlight the best the season had to offer—both the mainstream hits a...

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My Hero Academia Manga to End in 5 Chapters

Jun 24, 07:47

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Weekly Shonen Jump magazine to publish manga's final chapter on August 5 ― Shueisha announced on Monday in its "Jump Press" video that Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga will end in five chapters. The manga's final chapter will publish in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine's combined 36th and 37th issue, which will release on August 5. Horikoshi stated that the manga will continue "for a short while" ...

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Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. Story Gets TV Anime

Jun 24, 07:22

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Hinaki Yano stars as protagonist Akane Sakuramori ― Aniplex revealed on Monday that Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. (I Ended Up Marrying the Girl in My Class I Hated the Most) story is getting a television anime adaptation, and also revealed the anime's teaser visual and main cast. The anime will star Hinaki Yano as the protagonist Akane Sakuramori (featured in...

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Let's Do It Already! Volume 1 Manga Review

Jun 23, 12:00

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Let's Do It Already's first volume is frothy, but this still reads like a fluffy shoujo romance. It's less of a sexy comedy than its copy implies, but it's still a fun read if you're a genre fan. ― Ah, high school love – when some teens begin navigating the waters of relationships and their physical components, eager to learn what their bodies can do and do it with the people they're crushing on. The...

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'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Anime Gets 2nd Season in Fall

Jun 23, 11:26

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Teaser, key visual revealed ― The staff for the television anime of Miraijin A's (also known as Jinei Mirai's) As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (Tensei Kizoku Kantei Sukiru de Nariagaru - Jakushō Ryōchi o Uketsuidanode, Yūshūna Jinzai o Fuyashite Itara, Saikyō Ryōchi ni Natteta) light novel series announced on Sunday that the anime will get a second telev...

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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Light Novels Get TV Anime

Jun 23, 10:44

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Isekai fantasy launched in 2017 ― Micro Magazine revealed in a new promotional video on Sunday that Fehu Kazuno's Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin (Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku) isekai fantasy light novel series is inspiring a television anime. Cross Infinite World publishes the series in English and describes...

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Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 Manga Gets New Anime

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Jun 17-23

The ANN Aftershow - Best Reveals from the Nintendo Direct

The Summer 2024 Anime Preview Guide

Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon- Game Review

Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Review

The Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2024

Interview: Director Kumiko Habara & Scenario Writer Kenta Ihara on Bringing History to Life in Blue Miburo

CyberAgent to Acquire Creative Company Nitroplus for 16.7 Billion Yen

The ANN Aftershow - Kaiju No. 8's Biggest Monster Yet

My Name Is Shingo Perfect Edition Volumes 1-2 Manga Review

This Week in Anime - How to Watch Anime on a Budget

The Worst Anime of Spring 2024

Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Anime Gets 3rd Season

Who Made Me a Princess Volumes 1-3 Manhwa Review

Read 30 Pages of Tezuka-Reimagining Comic, Unico: Awakening

The Best Anime of Spring 2024

My Hero Academia Manga to End in 5 Chapters

Seiju Amano's Class no Dai Kirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta. Story Gets TV Anime

Let's Do It Already! Volume 1 Manga Review

'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Anime Gets 2nd Season in Fall

Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Light Novels Get TV Anime