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Macross 7 Episodes 1–26 Anime Streaming Review

Dec 24, 12:00

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This lighter, sillier tone feels like the entire series was made as a prolonged shitpost poking fun at the seriousness of the prior Macross franchise entries, and I am absolutely here for it. ― This is the series I've been waiting thirty years to watch officially in English, and it's finally here (at least if you live in non-U.S. English-speaking territories). I'm more than a little sad that it's me ...

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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Anime Gets 2nd Season

Dec 24, 10:02

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1st season's 13th, final episode aired on Tuesday ― The staff for the television anime of Tsukikage and Chyko's Let This Grieving Soul Retire! (Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) light novel series announced in a video on Wednesday that the anime will get a second season. Chyko also drew an illustration to commemorate the anime's second season: J-Novel ...

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The Worst Anime of Fall 2024

Dec 24, 10:00

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They can't all be winners, anime fans, but this season has a clear "worst" winner from ANN's critics: Uzumaki. ― They can't all be winners, anime fans, but this season has a clear "worst" winner from ANN's critics: Uzumaki. The four-episode series catastrophically imploded after multiple delays and a PR campaign that conveniently focused on its premiere episode; the only one truly helmed by director...

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Optimus Prime Actor Garry Chalk Diagnosed with Cancer

Dec 23, 15:38

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Actor takes himself off Cameo service following Stage 4 Hodgkin's Lymphoma diagnosis ― Actor Garry Chalk revealed on Facebook on December 4 that he has been dealing with health issues over the last few months, which resulted in him taking himself off the Cameo service, dropping most social media, and canceling convention appearances for at least the next seven months. On a video posted on Friday on P...

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Tasokare Hotel – Episodes 1-3 Review (Press Screening)

Dec 23, 12:00 anime

This is a series that will live or die based on how interesting the “mysteries of the week” are—and how invested we become in the overarching mysteries of those working at the hotel. ― Without question, the biggest thing Tasokare Hotel has going for it is its fantastic setting. It's full of the outright supernatural—i.e., bedrooms changing shape when no one is looking to help jog the memories of thei...

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The Best Anime of Fall 2024

Dec 23, 09:00

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It was another packed season of anime, but nothing could stop Science SARU's DAN DA DAN from rocketing to the top of critics and fans' lists. ― It was another packed season of anime, but nothing could stop Science Saru's DAN DA DAN from rocketing to the top of critics and fans' lists. Still, the series was in good company even if it dominated conversation. Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Du...

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Vinland Saga Season 2 Blu-ray Anime Series Review

Dec 22, 12:00

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While this Blu-ray release is incredibly lacking, Vinland Saga season 2 is as good as it gets. ― I haven't seen a lot of anime/read a lot of manga that hit me even half as hard as Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga. And season 2—often called the farm arc, slave arc, and/or Ketil's Farm arc—is arguably the strongest part of that punch. Or—actually, it doesn't feel thematically right to call it a “punch” i...

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'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Anime Gets 3rd Season

Dec 22, 11:52

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Season 2 ended on Sunday with announcement ― The television anime of Miraijin A's (also known as Jinei Mirai's) As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (Tensei Kizoku Kantei Sukiru de Nariagaru - Jakushō Ryōchi o Uketsuidanode, Yūshūna Jinzai o Fuyashite Itara, Saikyō Ryōchi ni Natteta) light novel series ended its second season on Sunday with a promotional vide...

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MF Ghost Anime Gets 3rd Season

Dec 22, 11:31

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Announced after season 2 ended on Monday ― The second television anime season based on Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga ended on Monday with a teaser promotional video announcing a third season: The series takes place in the 2020s, when self-driving cars are ubiquitous in Japan. The manga centers on Kanata Livington, a Japanese driver who goes back to Japan after graduating at the top of his class a...

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Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Anime Gets 2nd Season

Dec 22, 11:23

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Announced after episode 12 on Monday ― The television anime of Maedakun's Puniru is a Kawaii Slime (Puniru wa Kawaii Slime) web manga series ended its 12th episode on Monday with an announcement of a second season. The romantic comedy manga tells the story of Kotarō, who created a slime and named it Puniru. Seven years pass, and Puniru transforms into a beautiful young lady. The anime stars: Yū Sasah...

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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Spinoff Manga Gets TV Anime in April 2025

Dec 21, 21:27

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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Kenichi Suzuki directs series at BONES FILM ― The Jump Festa '25 event on Sunday announced that Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga is getting a television anime series that will debut in April 2025. Kenichi Suzuki (Cells at Work!, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is directing the anime. BONES' newly ...

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New Ranma 1/2 Anime Gets 2nd Season

Dec 21, 12:18

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1st season premiered on October 5 ― Mappa confirmed in a new promotional video on Sunday that the new anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga will get a second season. Character designer Hiromi Taniguchi drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The anime premiered nationwide in Japan on October 5 on the NTC channel at 24:55 JST (effectively, October 6 at 12:55 a.m. JST). The anime excl...

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Re:Anima Volume 1 Manga Review

Dec 21, 12:00

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Re:Anima tamps down any hope that it'll do much that's new with its familiar-feeling ideas. So far, it seems happy to be one more genre potboiler, to take or to leave. ― The kindest way to describe this science-fiction action manga is as competently average. It's a likable, lightweight read, with lively action scenes, but the first book is also laughably tropey and flimsy. The book has a note from cr...

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Gets Promotional Net Anime Shorts Next April

Dec 20, 23:05

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New episode to debut on YouTube each month ― Konami Digital Entertainment revealed on Saturday that the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game is getting a series of promotional net anime shorts that will debut in April 2025 titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles. The series will stream on the "Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Channel" on YouTube, with a new episode debuting every month. Konami Animation is animating the short...

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Red Cat Ramen Anime Gets 2nd Season

Dec 20, 22:09

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1st season starring Kenjiro Tsuda debuted on July 4 ― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed that the anime adaptation of ANGYAMAN's Red Cat Ramen (Ramen Akaneko) manga is getting a second season. ANGYAMAN drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement. The first season premiered on July 4 on TBS and 28 other channels and had 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. The ...

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The ANN Aftershow - What's Your Anime Character Arc?

Dec 20, 20:00 anime

Lynzee and James share their Crunchyroll Anime Arcs from the app's end-of-the-year feature! Plus, we're discussing the SECRET LEVEL show on Amazon Prime and the latest episode of DAN DA DAN. ― What's Your Anime Character Arc? Lynzee and James share their Crunchyroll Anime Arcs from the app's end-of-the-year feature! Plus, we're discussing the SECRET LEVEL show on Amazon Prime and the latest episode ...

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Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan: The Ultimate Battles Franchise Gets 2nd TV Anime in April

Dec 20, 19:27