Shiki's bombastic Oni powers can turn blood into a weapon. Read our reviews of Tougen Anki in the Preview Guide! Plus: New Panty and Stocking, The Summer Hikaru Died, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Gachiakuta, My Dress-Up Darling Seaosn 2, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2025 Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impression...

review

Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine Anime Film Review

Jul 12, 12:00 anime

I would put this in my top three Detective Conan movies. ― The Black Organization is the primary antagonist in the Detective Conan franchise. While the abundance of filler in the main anime series causes their presence to get buried, when even a single member makes an appearance, that's when you know that an episode is important. The organization ties all of the major plot points of the series togeth...

review

14 comments

Virgin Punk: Clockwork Girl Anime Film Review

Jul 11, 12:00

14 comments

anime

Virgin Punk is the most gorgeously animated 35 minutes of ultraviolent anime I've ever seen. ― Virgin Punk is the most gorgeously animated 35 minutes of ultraviolent anime I've ever seen. Every frame has an unreal level of detail. The action itself is smooth, clear, and impressively choreographed. The direction is likewise a masterclass in visual storytelling, and more than a bit of rotoscoping has b...

column

21 comments

This Week in Games - Square Enix Ringing In Final Fantasy IX's 25th Anniversary

Jul 11, 10:00

21 comments

games

If you think you know what's coming for the Final Fantasy IX anniversary: no you don't. ― Welcome back, folks! To anyone who went to Anime Expo, I hope you guys had a fun time! To the rest of us, how about that new My Dress-Up Darling season? I'm excited over the Kamen Rider news; Kamen Rider Zeztz looks great! I appreciate the minimalist design, and while the Driver being positioned along the chest,...

survey

Choose Your Summer 2025 Anime Streaming Reviews!

Jul 11, 09:10 anime

Which anime do you want to read about every week? Decide the editorial team's fate with our survey!

interview

2 comments

Digimon Story: Time Stranger Reintroduces the Digital World to New Audiences

Jul 11, 09:00

2 comments

games

“To bring out that experience to its fullest, we intentionally didn't make it an open world. We wanted everybody to get that same story experience from playing this game.” ― Bandai Namco Entertainment's latest addition to the Digimon Story game franchise, Digimon Story: Time Stranger, marks the first time the series will have a fully English dub. Coming nearly eight years after Digimon Story: Cyber ...

news

4 comments

Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko Dodgeball Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Jul 11, 05:28

4 comments

manga anime

Tetsuhiro Koshita's manga is sequel to 1989-1995 Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei manga ― Shogakukan announced on Friday that Tetsuhiro Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga, a sequel to Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei manga, will get a television anime series that will debut in 2026. Koshita serialized Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei in Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine from 1989 ...

news

19 comments

Pokémon Voice Actor, Script Adaptor James Carter Cathcart Dies

Jul 10, 12:27

19 comments

people

Voice of Professor Oak, Gary, Team Rocket's James & Meowth was battling throat cancer ― Voice actress Erica Schroeder reported on Thursday that fellow voice actor and script adaptor James Carter Cathcart has died. Cathcart's wife Martha Jacobi had announced in January 2023 that he had been diagnosed with an advanced form of throat cancer. He then retired from Pokémon anime at the conclusion of the 25...

review

4 comments

SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble Episodes 6-12 Anime Series Review

Jul 10, 12:00

4 comments

anime

Shirohiyo manages to glide to a stop, like a sled on a hill that’s not quite steep enough for good sledding. ― The ending of Shirohiyo: Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble: Raising My Baby Brother With Memories From My Past Life isn't conclusive. I think many of us saw that coming; not only is it the norm for anime series based on long-running light novels, but it also couldn't have reached a solid fin...

news

8 comments

Fūta Kimura's Unmei no Makimodo Shi - All Great Achievements Require Time Manga Gets TV Anime

Jul 10, 06:14

8 comments

manga anime

Blood Blockade Battlefront's Rie Matsumoto helms anime at Bones Film ― A website opened on Thursday and revealed the television anime Unmei no Makimodo Shi - Fate Rewinder, the adaptation of Fūta Kimura's Unmei no Makimodo Shi - All Great Achievements Require Time manga, and also revealed the anime's super teaser visual, promotional video, and main staff. Rie Matsumoto (Blood Blockade Battlefront, He...

news

22 comments

Netflix Produces Live-Action Solo Leveling Series, Reveals Byeon Woo-seok as Lead

Jul 9, 21:14

22 comments

live-action

Byeon stars as Jin-woo Sung with Lee Hae-jun, Kim Byung-seo directing ― Netflix announced on Thursday that it is producing the live-action series adaptation of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling webcomic, with actor Byeon Woo-seok (20th Century Girl, Lovely Runner) playing the protagonist Jin-woo Sung (Shun Mizushino in the anime adaptation). Lee Hae-jun (Like a V...

game review

11 comments

Persona5: The Phantom X Game Review

Jul 9, 12:00

11 comments

games

I found the original Persona 5’s story to be particularly resonant and engaging, so this is an unbelievably disappointing downgrade so far. ― Love them or hate them, games featuring prominent gacha mechanics are big business. While initially more the domain of mobile platforms, we've moved on technologically since the heady days of (decade old!) Fate/Grand Order's one billion US dollar annual earnin...