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This Week in Anime - The Boys in Toyland

Feb 20, 10:00

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Coop and Chris explore the world of marketable plastic goodies and how anime can turn out to be a half-hour toy commercial. ― Coop and Chris explore the world of marketable plastic goodies and how anime can turn out to be a half-hour toy commercial. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion ...

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The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All Anime Confirmed

Feb 19, 22:33

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Kadokawa confirmed the anime adaptation of Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta) manga on Thursday. Kadokawa is streaming an announcement video for the manga. Yen Press licensed the manga and released the second volume on Tuesday. Yen Press describes the manga's story: Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels f...

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The ANN Aftershow - The Anime Gang's All Here!

Feb 19, 16:30 anime

Jacki joins the ANN After Show to discuss Orb, ZENSHU., and surprise hit Sakamoto Days! ― The Anime Gang's All Here! Jacki joins the ANN After Show to discuss Orb, Zenshu, and surprise hit Sakamoto Days! The views and opinions expressed in the After Show belong solely to the show's participants. The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter Spaces on Tuesdays at 6pm PT/9pm ET. Yo...

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Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Season 2 Anime Series Review

Feb 19, 12:00

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This anime doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but what it does, it does well. ― By now, Sherlock Holmes has been reimagined through the anime filter more times than I can count and to mixed levels of success. Usually, it's done more through the lens of inspiration—which is to say, having a character who's Sherlock Holmes-inspired but isn't supposed to be Sherlock Holmes. As I sit here typing this, we have t...

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The Beginning After The End Web Comic's TurtleMe on His Upcoming Anime Adaptation

Feb 19, 09:00

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A decade after launch, The Beginning After The End is getting the anime treatment. We spoke with the series creator about developing the world and any concerns about the format change up. ― The Beginning After the End is a lot of things. It's a web novel, a webcomic and in 2025, it's going to be an anime directed by Keitaro Motonaga at studio A-CAT. Written by TurtleMe, the story starts with King Gr...

game review

Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Game Review

Feb 18, 12:00

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This is the most fun I've ever had playing Like a Dragon, and that is saying something given the series' pedigree. ― God bless Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio. It has been an incredibly wild ride this past decade to watch the mad lads from RGG take their cult franchise of weird little crime adventure games to the upper echelons of gaming's most respected institutions. I remember when I first discovered these ga...

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This Week in Anime - Anime Ads and Commercials

Feb 18, 10:00

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From classic Toonami ads to the Catholic Church, Lucas and Steve take a look at the relationship between anime and advertisements over the years. ― From classic Toonami ads to the Catholic Church, Lucas and Steve take a look at the relationship between anime and advertisements over the years. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime ...

Take Your Best Team To The Top in HAIKYU!! FLY HIGH

Feb 18, 10:00 games

Now, you can relive the unpredictability and suspense of the training camp arc yourself in Haikyu!! Fly High, a brand new mobile RPG from Garena. ― One of the most memorable parts of the dynamic high school volleyball show Haikyu!! is the training camp arc. Set in early season two, it's a rare moment in the story for all of the characters to mix and mingle regardless of which school they attend or w...

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10 Things I Learned About Elden Ring Nightreign Playing the Network Test

Feb 18, 09:00

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This past weekend, a select group of fans from across the world, myself included, got the chance to participate in the Elden Ring Nightreign Network Test. Here's what I learned. ― This past weekend, a select group of fans from across the world, myself included, got the chance to participate in the Elden Ring Nightreign Network Test. Over 18 hours, we experienced a game that takes Elden Ring and mixe...

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Former Science SARU Head Masaaki Yuasa Establishes New Studio ame pippin

Feb 17, 22:05

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Director launches Tokyo-based studio in collaboration with Asmik Ace, Aniplex, CoMix Wave Films ― Production company Asmik Ace announced on Tuesday that anime director and Science SARU studio co-founder Masaaki Yuasa is establishing a new Tokyo-based anime studio named ame pippin. Yuasa is launching the studio in collaboration with Asmik Ace, Aniplex, and CoMix Wave Films. The studio's website lists ...

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Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Light Novels Get TV Anime in October

Feb 17, 22:00

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Takeo Ōtsuka, Saku Mizuno star in Sunrise anime ― Wright Film announced on Tuesday that Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) light novel series will get a television anime adaptation, which will premiere in October. The company also revealed the anime's teaser trailer, teaser visual, main staff, ...

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Answerman - Will the Recent U.S. Tariffs Affect Home Video and Collectible Prices?

Feb 17, 14:00

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What will happen to Blu-ray prices when one of the largest production factories is in Mexico? What about collectible anime goods produced in China? Jerome shares the stark effects the tariffs can have on collectors and consumers. ― The news asks: Will the recent U.S. tariffs affect home video and collectible prices? You are correct. On February 1st the new US administration announced its intention t...

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History of Saban: Part 1

Feb 17, 12:30

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In the first installment of a three-part feature, Kurt Yoder chronicles Haim Saban's beginnings in music to his early cartoon career with Inspector Gadget, Mysterious Cities of Gold and Macron 1. ― Introduction Adapting Japanese media has taken many forms over the past 60 years, from rewriting stories and editing content to creating new music scores. While the practice has mostly fallen out of favor ...

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Chinjao Musume, Tama Nogami's Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan Chūhai no Aji ga Shite Manga Gets Anime This Year

Feb 17, 07:27

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Manga about college student's encounters with married women launched in 2021 ― An official X/Twitter account opened on Monday to announce the anime adaptation of writer Chinjao Musume and artist Tama Nogami's Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan Chūhai no Aji ga Shite (A Married Woman's Lips Taste Like Canned Chūhai) manga, which will premiere this year. Nogami drew an illustration to commemorate the anime a...

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

Feb 16, 21:45

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Isekai series are having a good week, with Solo Leveling and Zenshu taking the first 2 spots and propelling themselves in the cumulative. Check out 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 that these r...

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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Novel Series Has TV Anime in the Works

Feb 16, 21:35

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Harunadon's romance illustrated by raemz ― The "Dengeki Bunko Winter Festival 2025" announced on Sunday that Harunadon's Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (Replica Datte, Koi o Suru or Even a Replica Falls in Love) novel series has a television anime in the works. The artist raemz, who illustrates both Even a Replica Can Fall in Love and Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle novel series, drew a illustration...

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The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Novels Get TV Anime

Feb 16, 18:07

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Mikako Komatsu, Junichi Suwabe star in anime from Blade ― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that Toru Shirogane's The Kept Man of the Princess Knight (Himekishi-sama no Himo) light novel series will receive an anime adaptation. The announcement trailer previews the voices of Arwin and Matthew. The series stars Mikako Komatsu as the princess knight Arwin (left below) and Junichi Suwabe (right) as her kept ...

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Macross 7 Episodes 27-52 Anime Streaming Review

Feb 16, 12:00

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Say what you like about Macross 7, it sticks to its guns from beginning to end with a consistency of tone and intention that’s admirable. ― Compared to watching modern anime's shorter single-season lengths, completing a watch-through of Macross 7's fifty-two episodes feels like a real achievement. Forty-nine of those were broadcast on TV weekly, without a break, from October 2004 until September 2005...

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Toaru Anbu no Item Spinoff Novels Get TV Anime

Feb 16, 11:40