It all means that for an extra-special, extra-long helping of Arifureta, this season feels mostly obligatory. Perfunctory. ― Given the unenviable circumstances of its rocky start, it will always be generally impressive how far Arifureta has come. The anime has soldiered on for multiple seasons and extra ONAs, and even carved out a solid story identity for itself beyond the "dark vengeful power fantas...

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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2 Anime Gets Sequel in July

Mar 30, 04:58

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New season to air on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. ― The official website for the second season of the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga revealed on Sunday that the anime will get a sequel that will premiere on TBS and its affiliates in July 2025, and will air on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. JST. Aida drew a celebration image for the announcement. The anime's seco...

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Shangri-La Frontier TV Anime Gets 3rd Season

Mar 30, 04:27

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Anime's 2nd season ended on Saturday ― The final episode of the second season of the television anime of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel series announced on Sunday the anime will get a third season. ◤シャンフロ3rd season制作決定❗️❗️❗️◢━━━━━━━━━━━━━━スーツでキメた仲間達の中でひとり…半裸に蝶ネクタイ😆❗️サンラクたちが寄り道から戻ってくるまで…少しだけお待ちください⚡https://t.co/UWxYPclfWa pic.twitter.com/oaSmYxt2Ku— 『シャングリラ・フロンティア（シャンフロ）』公式｜アニメ化＆ゲーム化決定 (@Sha...

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Medalist Anime Gets 2nd Season

Mar 29, 19:54

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Season 1 ended on Sunday ― The staff for the television anime of Tsurumaikada's Olympic ice-skating manga Medalist announced on Sunday the series will get a second season. The anime premiered in Japan on the "NUMAnimation" on TV Asahi and 23 affiliated channels on January 4 at 25:30 (effectively, January 5 at 1:30 a.m.), and on BS Asahi on January 6. Disney+ streamed the anime. The Kadokawa Anime cha...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Game Review

Mar 29, 12:00

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection shows that it can be fun to revisit the past, but we also have to acknowledge that sometimes the past can be awkward. ― I love Yu-Gi-Oh!. Whether it's the anime or the card game, I always find myself coming back to this franchise and its incredibly overpriced cardboard. It still exuded a charm I couldn't find anywhere else since my childhood. The franchise has gone thr...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025, Mar 19-25

Mar 29, 09:50 anime

Solo Leveling takes the first spot this week, but it's not enough to move the needle in the cumulative. Stay tuned for the final results next 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 rankings are based on how p...

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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? 4K Remaster UHD & Blu-ray Review

Mar 28, 12:00

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The Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Do You Remember Love? is one of the most important films in anime history, but this new 4K restoration might not be the release it deserves. ― If you're around anime old heads for long enough, there's a good chance you'll eventually hear about the mythical year of 1984—a year that wowed audiences with now-timeless classics like Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind ...

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Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Film Opens Worldwide on March 26, 2027

Mar 28, 10:38

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Nintendo, Sony co-finance movie from Maze Runner director Wes Ball ― Nintendo announced on its new Nintendo Today! app on Friday that the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda franchise will open worldwide on March 26, 2027. A video on the Nintendo Today! app streamed the news with the title screen BGM from The Legend of Zelda for the NES. Nintendo is financing over 50% of the production, and Sony ...

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This Week in Games - Nintendo Direct March 2025

Mar 28, 10:30

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Jean-Karlo's got the scoop on a surprise Nintendo Direct, the return of Digimon Vpets, and a very strange addition to a fighting game. ― Welcome back, folks! For the past few months, I've been Storytelling a Mage: The Ascension campaign for a pair of buddies over Discord. Now, my reference pool is a bit... esoteric, I'll admit; a combination of my weird range of tastes (from Pedro Almodovar to tokusa...

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The Best New K-Comics to Read: March 2025

Mar 28, 09:00

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From dungeons to Joseon, come find your next read with our March roundup of the most interesting new K-comics! ― March is the proverbial month of lions and lambs, but the K-comics that are debuting don't necessarily follow that pattern. If anything, it's almost all lions, although that may be because the major flavor of comics on the sites/apps that are available in English is “spicy romance.” But th...

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'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Anime Gets 2nd Season

Mar 27, 13:48

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New promo video streamed ― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda. or KoiShima) manga announced on Friday that the series is getting a second season. The staff streamed a promotional video: The first season's 12th and final episode aired on Friday. The anime premiered on TBS on January 9. The anime had...

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BanG Dream! Ave Mujica Anime Gets Sequel Series

Mar 27, 12:18

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Anime premiered on January 2 ― The staff for the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica anime announced in a video on Friday a new sequel anime series. There will be filming in northern Europe for the sequel. The anime's 13th and final episode aired on Thursday. The anime premiered in Japan on January 2. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. BanG Dream! Ave Mujica is a sequel to the BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! anime. ...

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Blue Box Anime Gets 2nd Season

Mar 27, 12:00

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1st season ran for 25 episodes ― The official X/Twitter account for the anime of Kōji Miura's Blue Box (Ao no Hako) announced on Friday that the series is getting a second season. The staff unveiled a video and visual. The first season's 25th and final episode aired on television in Japan on Thursday. The anime debuted on television in Japan on October 3 on TBS and 28 affiliated networks. The anime b...

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Demon Lord 2099 Anime Review

Mar 27, 12:00

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Hung around the skeleton of established genre tropes is an engaging cyberpunk mystery. ― The greatest praise I can come up with for Demon Lord 2099 is that it's solid. Every aspect of it is competently executed, without any one part that really stands out from the others for better or for worse. The peaks are more like gently sloping knolls, and the valleys are slight dips. It is, to be honest, like ...

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This Week in Anime - Reading Rainbow

Mar 27, 10:00

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Chris and Coop flip through the pages of western literary anime adaptations. ― Chris and Coop flip through the pages of western literary anime adaptations. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Romeo x Juliet, Gankutsuo, and Lupin Zero are available streaming on Crunchyroll. Heidi - A ...

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Sigma Torai's 'Sono Keisatsukan, Tokidoki Yajū!' Adult Manga Gets TV Anime

Mar 27, 05:46

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Romance series centers on shy office worker, policeman with little self-restraint ― Ichijinsha announced on Thursday that Sigma Torai's Sono Keisatsukan, Tokidoki Yajū! (That Policeman, Sometimes a Beast!) adult manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will air this year. The manga centers on the timid office worker Hiyori and the policeman Kumano. Hiyori by chance gets into an accident on...

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Mai Matsuda's Hōkago Kitaku Biyori Manga Gets Anime

Mar 27, 05:05

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Romantic comedy manga from author of Hikaru in the Light! launched in August 2023 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Futabasha's Web Action service revealed on Thursday that Mai Matsuda's Hōkago Kitaku Biyori (A Fine Day for Going Home After School) manga has an anime adaptation in the works. The announcement did not reveal the format for the anime. The manga centers on Shun, a new stude...