Your Score: Simulcast Week of 2021-12-28

How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime Series Review

Jan 11, 12:00

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How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer isn't bad, but it hardly feels like it's taking advantage of any of its potential. ― How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer is not a complex show. The story's premise of its ostensibly straight male leads winding up dating a trio of hot drag kings certainly lends itself to the potential of exploring gender presentation, roles, and sexuality in relationships. But while tho...

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This Week in Games - Pirate Things, Dancing, and the Robot Boy Who Couldn't

Jan 10, 15:49

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Jean-Karlo gives the lowdown on the latest Like a Dragon direct, Bayonetta's anniversary, and the sad saga of Mighty No. 9. ― Welcome back, folks! I don't know if this relates to my adblocker, but Nintendo's eShop website is always so twitchy for me. Whenever I try to make a purchase, it asks me to log in and then throws up a wonky error page. It's annoying since I'll have to make the purchase on Swi...

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Hulu to Add Multiple Macross Anime on January 13

Jan 10, 15:35

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Macross Plus, Macross Zero, Macross Frontier, Macross Delta, more listed in U.S. ― Hulu is listing that the following Macross anime will begin streaming on the service on January 13 in the United States: The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Flash Back 2012 The Super Dimension Fortress Macross II: Lovers Again Macross Plus Macross Plus Movie Edition Macross Delta Macross Delta: Passionate Walküre (Ma...

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Be Forever Yamato: Star Blazers: REBEL 3199 Episodes 1-6 Anime Review

Jan 10, 12:00

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I'm happy to report that Star Blazers REBEL 3199 blasts out of spacedock, immediately firing on all cylinders. ― Space Battleship Yamato is back with a bang in this latest continuation of the remake series that began in 2012 with Yamato 2199, and continued with Yamato 2202 and Yamato 2205 over the subsequent decade. While 2199 was top-tier space opera, 2202 wasn't as universally loved, with a muddled...

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The Otome Heroine's Fight for Survival Novels Get Anime

Jan 10, 10:45

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Biyori Harunohi debuted novel series in March 2019 ― TO Books announced on Friday that author Biyori Harunohi and illustrator Yu Hitaki's The Otome Heroine's Fight for Survival (Otome Game no Heroine de Saikyō Survival) light novels are getting an anime. TO Books opened a new official website for the project. J-Novel Club licensed the light novels, as well as Kobato Wakasa's manga adaptation. The com...

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Choose Your Daily Streaming Anime Reviews: Winter 2025

Jan 10, 09:00 anime

You've read the Preview Guide, you've watched the shows, now it's time to choose which anime series you want reviewed every week.

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A Tokyo Exhibition Celebrates Giant Anime Robots Through The Decades

Jan 10, 09:00

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The “Giant Robots: The Core of Japanese Mecha Anime” exhibition in Ikebukuro chronicles the genre from Gigantor to The Big O! ― The history of anime giant robots is, well, giant. It's pretty much inevitable that the current Tokyo exhibition, “Giant Robots: The Core of Japanese Mecha Anime,” which runs at the Sunshine City complex in Ikebukuro until January 13, offers only a select guide to the genre....

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The Water Magician Isekai Novels Get TV Anime in July

Jan 9, 22:42

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Ayumu Murase, Kazuki Ura, Kaede Hondo star in anime ― TO Books revealed on Friday that Tadashi Kubō and Nokito's The Water Magician (Mizuzokusei no Mahōtsukai) light novel series is inspiring a television anime that will premiere on TBS and other channels in July. The cast includes: Ayumu Murase as protagonist Ryō Kazuki Ura as the adventuring swordsman Abel Kaede Hondo as the elf adventurer Sera Hid...

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This Week in Anime - (Shonen) Jump Right In

Jan 9, 15:00

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Coop and Lucas browse the Shonen Jump app to sort out the good, the bad, and the Fujimoto-flavored. ― Coop and Lucas browse the Shonen Jump app to sort out the good, the bad, and the Fujimoto-flavored. 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. Chainsaw Man, Fire Punch, D...

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The Winter 2025 Anime Preview Guide

Jan 9, 13:49

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Rentarou's quest for 100 GIRLFRIENDS continues! What is it about this horny polycule that just...works? Check the ANN Anime Preview Guide for more reviews of this season's best shows. ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Winter 2025 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...

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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Anime Series Review

Jan 9, 12:00

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There are no deeper themes to be explored or musings of human nature break down. However, there is a cast of silly characters and fun fantasy mysteries. ― Let This Grieving Soul Retire! is far from the first anime about a dummy of a protagonist who lucks their way into victory while still managing to lose on a personal level time and again. The issue with stories like this is that all too often, the ...

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AJA: Anime Industry Grew by 14.3% to New Record High in 2023

Jan 9, 09:00

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Foreign anime market overtakes Japanese market for 2nd time since 2002 ― The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) released its Anime Industry Report 2024 findings (for the year 2023) on December 22. The report found that the wider anime industry (including merchandise, music, and other areas) grew by 14.3% in 2023 compared to 2022, for a total market value of 3.3465 trillion yen (about US$21.27 b...

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Sanrio's My Melody, Kuromi Characters Get Netflix Stop-Motion Anime in July

Jan 9, 03:54