Your Score: Simulcast Week of 2025-03-23

A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Novels 1-2 Review

Mar 18, 12:00

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A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans gets more right than you might expect. ― Light novels and their adjacent media forms don't have a great track record when it comes to stories about teachers and students. You're much more likely to find works that play out the teacher/student romance fantasy or the hot school nurse daydream than anything more realistic. Even works focused on just the teac...

ARTFX J Vash the Stampede is Back in Black as a Kotobukiya US Online Exclusive!

Mar 18, 12:00 merch

Vash the Stampede, the protagonist of TRIGUN STAMPEDE, returns as a color variation
with remodeled parts! ― Vash the Stampede, the protagonist of TRIGUN STAMPEDE, returns as a color variation with remodeled parts! IMG 2_pv272_artfxj_vash_tginblack_ts_ver_01.jpg IMG 3_pv272_artfxj_vash_tginblack_ts_ver_02.jpg IMG 4_pv272_artfxj_vash_tginblack_ts_ver_03.jpg IMG 5_pv272_artfxj_vash_tginblack_ts_ver_04....

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This Week in Anime - In Defense of Carl Macek's Robotech

Mar 18, 10:00

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Coop and Steve discuss Carl Macek's contributions to anime as Western fans know it. ― Coop and Steve discuss Carl Macek's contributions to anime as Western fans know it. 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. Robotech and Akira are streaming on Crunchyroll. Megazone 2...

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Corpse Blade Volume 1 Manga Review

Mar 17, 12:00

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I desperately wanted to make a pun somewhere about how this volume just isn’t as fleshed out as it needs to be, but its problems run deeper than that. ― Do zombie apocalypse stories ever really go out of style? It's like a pendulum—usually spurred by one super-successful title, they'll go in full force for a while. Then maybe there's a brief lull when audiences start feeling sick of what's become an ...

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I Watched It For The Story

Mar 17, 11:30

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We've all been there—you find a show with such a compelling, engaging story that you can't stop watching...but it looks like absolute garbage. ― We've all been there—you find a show with such a compelling, engaging story that you can't stop watching...but it looks like absolute garbage. Maybe the character designs are terrible, maybe the animation is intensely subpar, maybe baffling color choices we...

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Answerman - Do Cultural Differences Justify Watsuki's Punishment?

Mar 17, 10:00

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Jerome weighs in on the hot-topic debate: Was $1,900 a fair punishment for the Rurouni Kenshin creator's collection of CSAM? ― James J. asks: Dear Mr. Answerman, This may be a serious subject, but I have noticed that some American fans believe that Nobuhiro Watsuki's punishment was too lenient, and, as an American, myself, I can fully understand that sentiment, but Japan is a radically different cou...

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Though I Am an Inept Villainess Light Novels' TV Anime Confirmed

Mar 17, 06:37

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Mitsue Yamazaki helms anime series at Dōga Kōbō ― TOHO animation confirmed on Monday the television anime adaptation of Satsuki Nakamura's Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga - Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series, and revealed the anime's main staff and teaser visual. The anime's character designer Ai Kikuchi drew the teaser visual: The novels' illustrator Y...

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Cute High Earth Defense Club Franchise Announces New TV Anime

Mar 17, 05:36

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Shinji Takamatsu returns to helm Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Haikara! at Studio Deen ― A teaser website opened on Monday and revealed the new Cute High Earth Defense Club (Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu) television anime series titled Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Haikara!. The website also announced the new anime's staff and teaser visual. Shinji Takamatsu, the director of the anime's first three series and th...

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Chikuwa Senki Manga About Alien Spy Dog Gets Anime on April 8

Mar 16, 21:18 anime

Tomokazu Sugita, Mayuko Kazama, Mutsuki Iwanaka, Rie Hikisaka, Shunichi Maki star in anime ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Cygames' Cycomi manga website announced on Sunday that Bubu's Chikuwa Senki ~Ore no Kawaii Chikyū Shinryaku~ (Chikuwa War Chronicles ~My Cute Invasion of Earth~) manga is inspiring a television anime adaptation that will premiere on TV Kanagawa on April 8. The ani...

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Men of the Harem Volume 1 K-Comic Review

Mar 16, 12:00

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Men of the Harem explores a female power fantasy that we don’t often see. ― You know what they say – what's good for the goose is good for the gander, although in the case of Men of the Harem (from the same writing-and-adaptation team as The Remarried Empress) we ought to reverse those genders. Latrasil, better known as Latil, never expected to ascend the throne of her nation, but after her father's ...

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Sound! Euphonium Franchise Reveals 'Final Movie' Slated for 2026

Mar 16, 08:16

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Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie is "theatrical version of Season 3" ― The "Sound! Euphonium 10th Anniversary Event" on Sunday revealed Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie, the franchise's upcoming film slated for 2026. The film's trailer video and teaser visual also debuted at the event. The third season of the Sound! Euphonium anime premiered in April 2024. The anime had a total of 13 episodes. The ...

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Girls & Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Spinoff Manga Gets 4-Part Theatrical Anime

Mar 16, 00:15

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P.A. Works, Actas animate project launching in theaters "next winter" ― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Sunday that Maruko Nii's Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! spinoff manga in the Girls und Panzer franchise is inspiring a four-part anime project that will screen in theaters in Japan starting "next winter." The Girls und Panzer franchise had the yearly "Ooarai Haru Matsuri Kairak...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Mar 5-11

Mar 15, 20:32 anime

After a few weeks of great results in the weekly ranking, Dr. Stone is starting to see this reflect in the cumulative! Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user 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...

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Battle Spirits Card Game Gets New TV Anime Series

Mar 15, 19:43

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1st new TV series since 2016-2017's Battle Spirits Double Drive ― The Bandai Card Games Fest 24-25's World Tour Final round in Japan announced on Saturday that production on a new TV anime series in the Battle Spirits multimedia franchise has been green-lit. Bandai Card Games and Bandai Namco Pictures presented the following teaser: Bandai launched its original Battle Spirits trading card game in 200...

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Mononoke The Movie: The Ashes of Rage Anime Film Review

Mar 15, 12:00 anime

All in all, Mononoke The Movie: The Ashes of Rage delivers another philosophical and emotional look into the lives of feudal Japanese women in the imperial harem. ― The first Mononoke film was focused on the lower rank of concubines in the imperial harem. Thematically, it was about giving up one's individuality to serve a role—and how doing so brought misery to the human soul. However, this was a fat...

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Miho Okasaki, Toshihiko Seki Win 19th Annual Seiyū Awards

Mar 15, 06:45

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Bravern, Maaya Uchida, Fairouz Ai, Subaru Kimura, Yūichi Nakamura honored ― The organizers of the 19th Annual Seiyū Awards announced the winners on Saturday. The winners include: Best Lead Actor Award Award for best leading performances from an actor during the year Miho Okasaki Toshihiko Seki Best Supporting Actor Award Award for best supporting performances from an actor during the year Hidenobu Ki...

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Rocket Shokai, Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave Manga Gets TV Anime

Mar 15, 05:24