My Classmate Ren-kun is Kinda Scary is, in a word, frothy. ― The narrator of this story isn't the romantic lead. That's probably the most interesting aspect of the book – it's narrated by a mostly nameless girl (we learn her name in the author's afterword, but never in the story proper) as she observes the boys on either side of her in class. It works fairly well as a framing device, particularly sin...

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You and I Are Polar Opposites Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2026 by Lapin Track

Nov 24, 10:09

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Kōcha Agasawa's Shonen Jump+ romantic comedy manga ended on Monday ― A website opened on Monday to announce a television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku). Lapin Track will animate the project for a January 2026 premiere. The manga also ended on Shueisha's Shonen Jump Plus platform on Monday. Manga Plus publishes the series in English an...

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From Music Videos to Feature Film: An Interview with A Few Moments of Cheers Director POPREQ

Nov 24, 09:00 anime

Why don't I try [the art path] just once and see what I can do? And, if in the end, I find out that I don't have any talent, I will just give up. That's how I got started." ― Recently at the Tokyo International Film Festival, I sat down with POPREQ, the director of the recent film A Few Moments of Cheers. Throughout our conversation, we talked about the film's production and how much of its story com...

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Who Made Me a Princess Volumes 4 - 6 K-Comics Review

Nov 23, 12:00

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Who Made Me a Princess was good in its first three books, but it's very good in its second. The final three volumes should be excellent if things continue on this trajectory. ― It's practically narrative law that if the villainess character turns out to be good, the heroine must be bad. We've seen that play out over a plethora of series, and while there are exceptions, it happens often enough to feel...

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Directors Takahito Sakazume and Shun Enokido on Adapting Fate/strange Fake to the Small Screen

Nov 23, 09:00

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Learn more about their philosophy when it comes to adapting the novels into animation and the involvement of the original author, Ryohgo Narita. ― As the Fate series celebrates its 20th anniversary, Anime News Network was able to speak with Shun Enokido and Takahito Sakazume, the directors of the upcoming anime Fate/strange Fake. Together we talked about their history with the series, their philosoph...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Nov 12-18

Nov 22, 19:10

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The Do-Over Damsel has been pulling herself up for the last two weeks; we'll have to see if she can keep it up from here. Find out where your favorites rank this week! ― 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 ranking...

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Our Aimless Nights Manga Review

Nov 22, 12:00 manga

By no means is this a deep, page-turning tale of love and lust, and it's not really meant to be. ― The risk in naming your manga Our Aimless Nights is that the adjective is already giving too much away. This two-volume manga has its narrative meandering around in certain areas, although this serves as a good thing. Teenage romances with all of their awkward tendencies are never exactly straightforwar...

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This Week in Games - Welcome Back To The Stage

Nov 22, 10:00

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The Game Award nominees are out with contentious rule changes, like including DLC for "Game of the Year." Plus, Shenmue III finds a new home and Riviera is coming to Switch! ― Welcome back, folks! I had a fun experience this past weekend: I checked out a local game store and played a few rounds of the Digimon card game. It's really fun! I'm especially taken with the "Hatching" mechanic, where you can...

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Who is DAN DA DAN Heartthrob Ken Takakura?

Nov 22, 09:00

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The '60s-'70s era action film star stole Momo Ayase's heart. Here's why he should steal yours, too. ― “I am an awkward fellow, after all.” These are the words that make Momo Ayase's heart swoon in Yukinobu Tatsu's romantic paranormal phenomenon Dan Da Dan. Originally uttered by the man of her dreams, classic film actor Ken Takakura, these words eventually catch her off-guard when repeated by her UFO-...

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Yukiru Sugisaki's New Manga Project Is DDNAngels (Updated)

Nov 21, 16:50

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D.N.Angel creator Sugisaki launched new manga on Friday ― The January 2025 issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Asuka magazine revealed on Friday that D.N.Angel creator Yukiru Sugisaki's new project is a manga in the series titled DDNAngels. The manga launched in the same issue on Friday. Update: The author comment in the magazine issue specifically lists the manga's title with a double D and without any punc...

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My Hero Academia Manga's Final Volume Adds 38 Pages of New Content Following Original Ending

Nov 21, 15:54

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42nd, final volume launches in Japan on December 4 ― The official X/Twitter account for Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga's 42nd and final compiled book volume will include 38 pages of new content that take place after the original ending. Shueisha will publish the volume in Japan on December 4. Horikoshi launched the manga series in Weekly Shonen Jump in J...

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Demons' Crest: Reality Erosion and Otherworld Engage Novels Review

Nov 21, 12:00

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Fans of both author and genre should be pleased, and even those who are neither will probably find something to keep them reading. ― Reki Kawahara is a one-trick pony. That sounds harsher than it ought because there are plenty of authors in all media forms who have one particular narrative that pops up frequently in their work; it's just more noticeable with Kawahara because of the fame surrounding h...

It's that time of year again for Anime Frontier, the largest anime convention in North Texas!

Nov 21, 11:34 events

Get your tickets now and experience all the fun over at Fort Worth Convention Center from December 6th to the 8th. ― It's that time of year again for Anime Frontier, the largest anime convention in North Texas! Presented by Crunchyroll! Get your tickets now and experience all the fun over at Fort Worth Convention Center from December 6th to the 8th. Experience three full days of exhibits, exclusive ...

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This Week in Anime - For the Fans[ervice]

Nov 21, 11:00

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Chris and Lucas plumb the depths of fanservice and censorship and the lengths some shows will go to to avoid showing nipples. ― Chris and Lucas plumb the depths of fanservice and censorship and the lengths some shows will go to to avoid showing nipples. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discuss...

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King of Prism Anime Franchise Announces Next Work Has Been Green-Lit

Nov 21, 08:56 anime

Announcement made in event marking King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 film's extended run ― The "Infinite Love Thanks Week Eve" event announced on Thursday that production on the next work in the King of Prism anime franchise has been green-lit. Thursday's event commemorated the extended theatrical run of the King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 film with a "Infinite Love Thanks Movie" video, and the video e...

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