The show may not be perfect and we may not get another Hajime no Ippo anime but this is a great note to end it on. ― I was a little disappointed with the second season of Hajime no Ippo for taking the focus away from our main character and putting it almost exclusively on the messy, drawn-out nature of the larger boxing world. Hajime no Ippo: Rising scales back that scope, which initially sounds like...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025

Apr 6, 11:30

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Ending the season with a strong episode, The Apothecary Diaries turns the tables on Orb at the very last minute. Check out what else moved up or down in the final ranking of the Winter 2024 season! ― 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. K...

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Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Anime Gets 2nd Season

Apr 6, 06:49

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1st season premiered last July ― The "Tsuwabuki High School Literature Club's Extracurricular Activity" event of the Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! anime announced on Sunday that the anime will receive a second season. The first season of the anime adaptation of Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Ooisugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novel series premiered in July 2024. Crunchy...

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Aldnoah.Zero [Re+] Anime Film Review

Apr 5, 12:00

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This film is worth watching for the new episode alone. As for the compilation film attached to it... ― When it comes to many mecha anime, the protagonist is the pilot of some special or powerful mobile suit and uses it to turn the tide in a war (often one between Earth and space). Aldoah.Zero is the reverse of this. Rather than the heroes, it is the villains who have Gundam-like mobile suits powered ...

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The Spring 2025 Anime Preview Guide

Apr 5, 09:25

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It's finally here - the premiere of Shinichiro Watanabe's Lazarus! Does it live up to the hype? Also check our reviews for Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, To Be Hero X, Witch Watch, and more. ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 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 ...

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Macross 7 the Movie: The Galaxy is Calling Me and Macross Dynamite 7 OVAs 1-4 Anime Streaming Review

Apr 4, 12:00

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Macross Dynamite 7’s aesthetic is of its time, and it looks great. ― In terms of sheer volume of content, Macross 7 easily beats any of its franchise stablemates. At 49 TV episodes, the three-part Encore OVAs (bundled with the TV show on Hulu/Disney+), a short 1995 theatrical movie – The Galaxy is Calling Me, and the four-part Dynamite 7 OVA, that's a lot of one particular Macross flavor. If you didn...

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This Week in Games - Sticker Shock

Apr 4, 10:00

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Games for the Switch 2 will cost how much? Plus Jean-Karlo sits down for a chat with the director of the Story of Seasons franchise. ― Welcome back, folks! I got a nice phone call from my best friend. He and I go way back, as does our mutual love of Atlus games. He has a harder time keeping informed about games, so he was excited to learn about the new Raidou Kuzunoha remaster. He's also the guy who ...

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Voice Actors Shōgo Sakata and Miharu Hanai Talk About Their Love for The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows

Apr 4, 09:00 anime

ANN caught up with Shogo Sakata and Miharu Hanai to get their thoughts on playing Zenos and Lily in The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows. ― At the recent world premiere for upcoming spring anime The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows here in Tokyo, ANN sat down with voice actors Shōgo Sakata and Miharu Hanai. Together, they talked about their respective characters (Zenos and Lily), ...

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Hajime no Ippo: New Challenger Anime Series Review

Apr 3, 12:00

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I am so happy that they made a sequel to one of my favorite anime of all time…seven years later. ― I am so happy that they made a sequel to one of my favorite anime of all time…seven years later. OK, that's not technically true, considering that between the airing of the first season of Hajime no Ippo and New Challenger there was a movie, as well as a fairly popular OVA, that was released. While the ...

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This Week in Anime - Sophmore Slump

Apr 3, 10:00

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Coop and Chris try to answer the eternal question: does it matter if the sequel is as good if it takes too long to show up? ― Coop and Chris try to answer the eternal question: does it matter if the sequel is as good if it takes too long to show up? 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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Director Shu Watanabe on The Too-Perfect Saint and Turning it into an Anime

Apr 3, 09:00

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ANN sat down with Shu Watanabe to discuss the anime adaption of The Too-Perfect Saint and what viewers can expect. ― Koki Fuyutsuki's light novel series The Too-Perfect Saint may sound like every other saint-based story out there, but it offers some variations on the theme. More Cinderella than its isekai compatriots, the story follows Philia, a protagonist. She carries out her duties perfectly as t...

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Go to Japan with ANN and PacSet Travel!

Apr 3, 05:48

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Anime News Network is going to Japan, and we want to bring you with us. Visit Ghibli Park, relax in an onsen and grab some amazing Japanese food with us this October. ― Announcing our second ANN in Japan tour! Anime News Network and Pac Set tours are teaming up once again to offer a very special tour to our readers. PacSet was founded in 2011 by Evan Miller, a former ANN writer. Since then, dozens of...

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