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Tokyo Game Show 2024

by The ANN Editorial Team, Sep 26th 2024

Running from September 26 to September 30, 2024, Tokyo Game Show 2024 is a four-day convention at Makuhari Messe showing off new and upcoming video games from not only Japan but across the rest of the world as well.

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Fist of the North Star Volume 11-12 Manga Review

Sep 26, 12:00

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Fist of the North Star volumes 11 and 12 usher in a new era for the series, which is more divisive than previous arcs but still of incredibly high quality. ― Fist of the North Star volumes 11 and 12 usher in a new era for the series which is more divisive than previous arcs but still of incredibly high quality. As I said in the last review, we have been to the mountaintop of the series and are now be...

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I Beat The First Berserker: Khazan Demo and Feel Euphoric

Sep 26, 11:30 games

Like Sekiro? Then you’ll probably enjoy upcoming Soulslike The First Berserker: Khazan—because just like in Sekiro, parrying is the key to victory. ― At Tokyo Game Show 2024, I was able to get 45-minutes with upcoming Soulslike The First Berserker: Khazan. Going in, even as a veteran player—or at least a person who has beaten almost all the core Soulsborne games and more than a few third-party Soulsl...

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The Fall 2024 Anime Trailer Watch Party is Live with Mother's Basement!

Sep 25, 20:30

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The Anime Trailer Watch Party starts in just 30 minutes! Tune in on YouTube, X, or on our home page to watch! ― The Anime Trailer Watch Party returns next week for another huge anime season! Find your next must-watch anime with Anime News Network executive editor Lynzee Loveridge, ANN video producer Jacki Jing, ANN reviewer James Beckett, and Mother's Basement's Geoff Thew as they watch over sixty tr...

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Sister and Giant: A Young Lady Is Reborn in Another World Volumes 1-2 Manga Review

Sep 25, 12:00

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manga

Sister and Giant has moments of being better than it ought to be, but on the whole, it is a bit schlocky. ― You all know the story: a Japanese schoolgirl is killed by some form of transportation and ends up getting to live out the rest of her life in a fantasy world, often with magical RPG-inspired power. Along the way, she finds love and friendship, and even though she's dead in one world, it's in t...

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The Most Anticipated Anime of Fall 2024

Sep 25, 10:00

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The fall anime season is upon us! We have new seasons of big names like Re:Zero and DanMachi and new shows like Uzumaki and DAN DA DAN. Which are the ANN editorial team most excited about? Let's find out. ― Fall is upon us! And with the changing of the leaves comes a new season of anime to enjoy. On the one hand, we have new seasons of big names like Re:Zero and Danmachi. On the other, we have new s...

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Director Hiroshi Nagahama, From Wicked City to Uzumaki

Sep 25, 09:00 anime

We sat down with the Uzumaki anime director to see what hints he could give us about the horror series before it premieres this weekend. ― On the screen in front of a crowded Otakon panel room, Director Hiroshi Nagahama shows a slide featuring the cover art for the 1987 film Wicked City, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri of Studio Madhouse on the screen in front of a crowded Otakon panel room. Several a...

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The Tyrant's Etiquette Tutor Korean Novels 1-3 Review

Sep 24, 12:00

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Livia is hypercompetent without feeling overdone, and that's a major strength of this trilogy. ― Unlike its Japanese light novel counterparts, Korean web/light novels tend to favor what they call "transmigration" rather than full-out reincarnation. This does sometimes involve the death of the heroine/villainess (book dependent), but more often, my reading experience has shown that characters aren't a...

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The Worst Anime of Summer 2024

Sep 24, 10:00

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anime

While there were many great anime this season, there were also some... not so great ones. From the boring to the outright painful, here are the editorial team's picks for the worst anime of the summer 2024 season. ― While there were many great anime this season, there were also some... not so great ones. From the boring to the outright painful, here are the editorial team's picks for the worst anime...

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Nicholas Dupree - In Memoriam

Sep 23, 18:30

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people

It's with the heaviest of hearts that I announce the passing of Nicholas Charles Dupree, long-time editorial contributor to ANN, This Week in Anime co-host, and the funniest guy I've ever met. ― It's with the heaviest of hearts that I announce the passing of Nicholas Charles Dupree, long-time editorial contributor to ANN, This Week in Anime co-host, and the funniest guy I've ever met. Nick died sudd...

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Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf Anime Gets 2nd Season

Sep 23, 13:21

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anime

1st season ended with 25th episode on Tuesday ― The official website for the Spice & Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf anime announced on Tuesday that the series is getting a second season. The website unveiled a visual: The first season's 25th and final episode aired on Tuesday. The anime debuted on April 1, and aired for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). Crunchyroll is streaming the anim...

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Bye Bye, Earth Season 1 Anime Series Review

Sep 23, 12:00

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On the surface, Bye Bye, Earth depicts a vibrant and colorful fantasy world – unfortunately, its story is plain baffling. ― When it comes to intentionally complicated storytelling, there's "good confusing" and "bad confusing." Complex works like Gene Wolf's celebrated SF novel The Book of the New Sun, David Lynch's legendary TV show Twin Peaks, or Hideaki Anno's incomparable Neon Genesis Evangelion a...

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The Best Anime of Summer 2024

Sep 23, 10:00

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With summer at an end, the ANN editorial staff is back to break down our picks for the season's best anime. So, if you're looking for some new, recently completed anime to watch, this is the perfect place to start. ― With summer at an end, the ANN editorial staff is back to break down our picks for the season's best anime. So, if you're looking for some new, recently completed anime to watch, this i...

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From Indie to Pro: Make A Girl Anime Film Director Gensho Yasuda

Sep 23, 09:00

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Gensho Yasuda started creating quick animation clips on YouTube; now he's helming his own team to create his first feature film. ― Creator, director, scriptwriter—Gensho Yasuda started his creator journey online. He focused on what he could do on his own and shared his short animations with his growing audience on social media. He garnered attention on his YouTube channel with solo efforts featuring...