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Drops of God: Mariage Volume 4-5 Manga Review

When you’re a baseball player, wine tasting is just like a baseball game ― Let's get the most important thing over with first. After reviewing Volume two and three, I did get my Comté cheese. I paired it with an affordable Côtes du Rhône red wine, fig crackers, and greens. It was delicious. Thank you for asking. Issei would have sneered. Or not. In these volumes, Shizuku enters the Tokyo Food and Win...
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Cat's Eye Episode 1-6 Anime Series Review

While this seems like a relatively functional introduction to Cat's Eye, it's hard not to feel like you might be better served with the 80s anime instead. ― While Shonen Jump is mostly associated here in the west with big action titles like Naruto or Jujutsu Kaisen, the magazine has always had a bit more variety beneath the surface than it's usually given credit for. All sorts of unique series have m...
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Grand Blue Dreaming Season Two Anime Series Review

Grand Blue Dreaming is back with a fiery, if not incredibly idiotic, vengeance. And I’m all for it. ― After seven years of being in limbo, Grand Blue Dreaming is back with a vengeance. Its second season is still as dude bro as ever, with its “beer and tits” style of slapstick littering practically every frame. You can almost imagine being in the frat house as you're watching it, with the room reeking...
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This Week in Anime - Who Would Buy Angel's Eggs in This Economy?

Chris and Steve crack the shell of Angel's Egg. ― Chris and Steve crack the shell of Angel's Egg. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Chris Steve, it happened again. Thanksgiving is here, and the only thing I have to b...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Nov 12-18

Spy×Family hits the mark once again with a #1 this week, climbing two steps higher in the cumulative. Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes. ― 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 ra...
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Answerman - The Woes That Befall One Punch Man Season 3

One Punch Man is a classic example of what happens when good anime goes bad. ― Keen Foxxx asks: "I'd love to hear your thoughts on One Punch Man season 3. What's actually going on with the production? How can such a popular franchise face so many issues? Don't the people in charge realize the mess this creates and the potential financial and morale damage to staff for a series this beloved? I also h...
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Game Review

It’s a very different Pokémon experience, for better or for worse. ― Kalos is, by far, the Pokémon region most deserving of a Legends game. When X/Y came out in 2013, it was the first new generation of Pokémon not to get a third (or in the case of generation 5, third and fourth) game. This would later become the new normal for Pokémon of course, but that didn't even happen immediately following X/Y, ...
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Boys Over Flowers' Yoko Kamio, WIT Studio Make Love Through a Prism Anime for Netflix

Story of Japanese art student pursuing dreams in early-20th-century London streams on January 15 ― Netflix Japan announced on Thursday that it is producing an original anime series from Boys Over Flowers creator Yoko Kamio titled Love Through a Prism (Prism Rondo). The series will debut on January 15.  Love Through a Prism is a coming-of-age love story set against the backdrop of London at the beginn...
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Midori Tayama's K-Pop-Themed Manga Girl Crush Gets TV Anime

Story of 2 girls making their K-pop idol debuts ― TBS announced on Thursday that Midori Tayama's Girl Crush manga is inspiring an anime which will air on TBS and other channels. TBS TV and Enishiya are planning and producing the anime, which they describe as the first television anime in Japan with K-pop as the main theme. The production is teasing future announcements on its broadcast date, staff, a...
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Watomura's 'Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu!' Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa, Haruki Ishiya play neighbors-turned-roomies in Tatsunoko anime ― Point Set announced on Tuesday that an anime adaptation of Watomura's Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu! (I'm Home, Sorry for the Intrusion!) manga will air next year, and also announced the main cast and staff. The announcement includes three linked teaser visuals for the anime's main characters:Kana Hanazawa as Rin...

The Flowers of Evil Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series Next April

Fuku Suzuki, ano star in April 2026 series ― TV Tokyo announced on Tuesday that Shūzō Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana) manga will receive a live-action television series adaptation in April 2026. Fuku Suzuki (right in photos above) stars alongside Ano (left). The series will air on TV Tokyo and other channels, and will stream exclusively on Disney+. Paul Young (Pocket ni Bōken wo Tsumekonde...

Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity Series Takes Over Super Sentai's Timeslot

Gavan Infinity launches new tokusatsu brand Project R.E.D. ― Toei announced on Monday that it is launching a new live-action tokusatsu (special effects) brand titled Project R.E.D., which stands for "Records of Extraordinary Dimensions," and that this new brand will take over TV Asahi's Sunday 9:30 a.m. timeslot from Toei's long-running Super Sentai series. The first series in the brand is Super Spac...

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Tengen Hero Wars Manga Ends in 10th Volume

Manga's 10th, final volume slated for March 19, 2026 ― The ninth compiled book volume of Yasu Hiromoto and Kubaru Sakanoichi's Tengen Hero Wars (Tengen Eiyū Taisen) manga revealed on November 20 that the manga will end in its 10th volume, which will ship on March 19, 2026. Titan Manga licensed the manga and published the second volume in English in June 2024. Coamix and Imagineer's MangaHot app and w...
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Yūgo Kobayashi's New Manga Delayed, Aoashi Brotherfoot Spinoff to Resume in April 2026

Aoashi Brotherfoot ran for 5 chapters in 2021 ― The official X/Twitter account for Yūgo Kobayashi's Aoashi manga revealed on Saturday that Kobayashi's planned new manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine will launch later than its originally planned spring 2026 debut. In addition, the post noted that Aoashi Brotherfoot, the spinoff to the Aoashi manga, will resume in April 2026.Hello, ...
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Uru Okabe Ends '1st Part' of Yajin Manga in 1st New Chapter in 7 Years, Apologizes

Okabe suffered from cerebral infarction, was hospitalized sometime in last 7 years ― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app published the 25th chapter of Uru Okabe's Yajin (Night Person) manga on Saturday, the first chapter of the manga to be serialized in seven years since the manga went on hiatus in December 2018. The chapter ends the manga's first part.In a note that was published alongside the 25th chapter, ...
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Drops of God: Mariage Volume 4-5 Manga Review

When you’re a baseball player, wine tasting is just like a baseball game ― Let's get the most important thing over with first. After reviewing Volume two and three, I did get my Comté cheese. I paired it with an affordable Côtes du Rhône red wine, fig crackers, and greens. It was delicious. Thank you for asking. Issei would have sneered. Or not. In these volumes, Shizuku enters the Tokyo Food and Win...
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emaqi Adds The Fake Marriage of a Noblewoman, Present for Me, Saya Saya to, 2 More Titles

Also licensed: Fumino's Stationery Life, Lady Demirka Is A Tough Villainess: ― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on November 21 it is adding the following manga to its e-bookstore service "emaqi:" Title: The Fake Marriage of a Noblewoman Creator(s): Mele Higuruma / Tsugikuru Corp, Aki Yurihara Publisher: Shonengahosha Co.; LTD Synopsis: Ever since losing her parents at a young age, Celeste...
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Dusk Beyond the End of the World #9 [rate]
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Manga Up! Global Adds My Dress-Up Darling XOXO!, 3 More Manga

Celebrity Family's Ex-Backstage Son Wants a Normal Youth, I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat, 'Do you like baby-faced bosses?' also released in English ― Manga Up! Global added: Perico's Do you like baby-faced bosses? (Dōgan'na jōshi wa sukidesu ka?) manga on Monday. Meishi Murakami's I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1,500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister (Hira Yakunin Yatte 1500-nen, Maō ...
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This Monster Wants to Eat Me #9 [rate]
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K Manga Adds The Useless Saint and the Cursed Holy Knight Manga

Nagi Ōkawa's manga adaptation of Ichiha Hiiragi's novel ran from 2021 to 2023 ― Kodansha's K Manga service added Nagi Ōkawa's The Useless Saint and the Cursed Holy Knight: A Whimsical Confession Turned Proposal & Devotion (Yakutatazu Seijo to Norowareta Seikishi: Omoidezukuri de Kokuhaku Shitara Kyūkon & Dekiai Saremashita) manga on Monday. K Manga describes the story: Annabel is a Saint who has the ...
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Live-Action Haguregumo Series Premieres on January 4

― Cinema Today reported on Thursday the live-action series of George Akiyama's Haguregumo manga will premiere on the NHK BS and NHK BSP4K channels on January 4. The story is set at Tokyo's Shinagawa-shuku way station in the Bakumatsu period, the waning days of the Tokugawa shogunate. It follows Kumo ("Haguregumo"), an unusual man who wears a woman's kimono and his hair tied over his forehead, and hi...
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'Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu!' Light Anime Streams 1st Teaser Video

Ayumu Murase, Shōta Aoi star in January anime ― The official website for the "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to Love My Most Beloved Step-Brother, I'll Live a Long Life!) light novel series started streaming the anime's first teaser promotional video on Thursday.The anime will debut in January 2026.The anime will star Ayumu Murase as...
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Tōko Amekawa's Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim Novels Get Anime Adaptation

Original story launched in 2022, manga adaptation launched in 2023 ― TO Books announced on Thursday that Tōko Amekawa's Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim (Akutō Ikka no Manamusume, Tensei-saki mo Otome Game no Gokudō Reijō Deshita. Saijōkyū Rank no Akuyaku-sama, Sono Dekiai wa Fuyō Desu!) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. TO Books also revealed that the series has reached a cumulati...
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Midnight Occult Civil Servants' Yōko Tamotsu Launches New Manga

Manga about duo with mysterious powers launched on Tuesday ― Kadokawa launched a new manga series by Yōko Tamotsu (Midnight Occult Civil Servants) titled Agaribito no Atoshimatsu (Cleaning Up After the Agaribito) on its Comic Newtype website on Tuesday. The manga centers on a mysterious duo named Hakuyō and Itsuki, who have the power to oppose non-human entities. The duo travels all over Japan to ret...
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Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Book Reveals 2026 Series Rankings

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten illustrator Hanekoto ranks #1 illustrator from #2 last year ― The 2026 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook reported its lists of the tope light novel series on Thursday.This year's New Title rankings have been split into "New Bunkobon" and "New Tankōbon and Novel" categories. Author Sekina Aoi and illustra...
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Assorted Entanglements' Mikanuji Launches New Manga

Tsukuru Niwa manga follows dorm-like complex's eccentric but devoted residents Kadokawa launched Tsukuru Niwa (A Garden for Creating), a new manga series by creator Mikanuji, on its Comic Newtype website on Tuesday.The manga's story begins when twin sisters Hime and Yume's grandmother gets injured, and they now have to be the caretakers of a share house (a home where residents share some facilities...
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Guilty Gear -Strive- Game's Season 4 DLC Launches for Switch on December 18

Launch to include all DLC characters, ranked matches ― Arc System Works announced on November 21 the launch of its Season 4 DLC for the Guilty Gear -Strive- fighting game for Nintendo Switch on December 18. The launch will include all DLC characters: Venom, Unika, and Lucy (Queen Dizzy was added to the Switch version in February as a free character). The DLC will also add ranked matches. Season 4 lau...
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Elden Ring: Nightreign Game Introduces DLC Character Scholar in New Trailer

The Forsaken Hollows DLC launches on December 4 ― Bandai Namco revealed on Tuesday a new trailer for The Forsaken Hollows DLC for Elden Ring: Nightreign, the standalone Elden Ring game, introducing the new playable character Scholar.   The Forsaken Hollows DLC launches on December 4. The new DLC includes two new playable characters and two new bosses to challenge. The Scholar is an arcane character a...
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Previews MR.BIG in New Trailer

DLC character debuts on December 9 ― SNK revealed a new trailer on Wednesday for its Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game introducing the new DLC character MR. BIG, who will launch on December 9. Marc Graue voices the character in English and Yuki Arai voices the character in Japanese.English Trailer  Japanese trailer  MR.BIG is part of the season pass 1, which includes a crossover with Street...
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'Saint Seiya Then' Gets 2nd Installment, Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Memories Gets New Short Serialization

"Saint Seiya Then II: Shimei" debuts on December 19 with 8 full color pages ― The January 2026 issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine revealed on November 19 that Masami Kurumada is publishing a new installment of his "Saint Seiya Then" sequel to the Saint Seiya: Next Dimension manga titled "Saint Seiya Then II: Shimei" (Mission), in the magazine's next issue on December 19. As with the previo...
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Hiroshi Tanaka Launches New Bad Boys Manga Series in 2026

New manga tells a summer story of 17-year-old delinquent protagonist Tsukasa Kiriki ― This year's 24th issue of Shonengahosha's Young King magazine announced on November 21 that Hiroshi Tanaka will launch a new Bad Boys manga series next year. The new manga tells a summer story of 17-year-old Tsukasa Kiriki, a time filled with delinquents desperately struggling to survive.In addition, the magazine pu...
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Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Film Opens at #3

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution drops to #4, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle to #6 ― Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") ranked at #3 in its opening weekend. The film sold 136,000 tickets and earned 210,157,700 yen (about US$1.34 million) in its first three days from Friday to Sunday, and sold 170,000 tickets and earne...
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Kodansha USA Announces Girlfriend, Girlfriend Omnibus Print Edition

1st volume ships on December 9 ― Kodansha USA reported on Wednesday that a new 2-in-1 omnibus paperback edition of Hiroyuki's Girlfriend, Girlfriend (Kanojo mo Kanojo) manga will ship on December 9. The company describes the story: Naoya just got a girlfriend, the gorgeous Saki-chan, and though their intensities often pit them against each other like ice and fire, they're totally, uncontrollably in ...

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Meet the Top 20 Contenders in Gundam's 1st-Ever Global Ranking Poll

Gundam SEED franchise takes 6 spots ― The official Gundam website announced the interim top 20 results in its first-ever Global Gundam Ranking Poll on Wednesday. The website emphasized that it is listing these 20 contenders in no particular order, and thus the first mobile suits on the list are not necessarily earning more votes than the later ones. The top 20 Gundams so far are: G-Self (Gundam Recon...
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Tamon's B-Side Anime Casts Runa Sasaki, Ayaka Nanase as Utage's Younger Siblings

Runa Sasaki plays Homare Kinoshita, Ayaka Nanase plays Yamato Kinoshita ― The official website for the anime of Yuki Shiwasu's Tamon's B-Side (Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?) manga announced two new cast members for the anime on Thursday: Runa Sasaki as Homare Kinoshita, Utage's younger sister Ayaka Nanase as Yamato Kinoshita, Utage's younger brother The anime stars:Saori Hayami as Utage KinoshitaKakeru Hata...
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Saint Love Survivors Manga by Hotaru's Way's Satoru Hiura Gets Live-Action Show

Romantic comedy about writer's no-sex marriage with musician starts streaming on December 31 ― TV Tokyo announced on Thursday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Satoru Hiura's Saint Love Survivors manga that will premiere on the "Drama Next" programming block on the TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ channels on January 7, after it starts streaming on...
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Code Vein II Game's New Trailer Highlights Character Josée Anjou

Game launches for PS5, Xbox X|S, PC on January 30 ― Bandai Namco Entertainment's America and Southeast Asia branches began streaming a character trailer for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game, on Friday. The videos highlight Josée Anjou: English Trailer Japanese Trailer The game will launch on January 30 (January 29 in Japan) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|...
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Princess Mononoke Film Gets Kabuki Stage Production Next Summer

Play to use original composer Joe Hisaishi's music ― The Super Kabuki production announced on Thursday that it is producing a kabuki stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke film that will run at the Shinbashi Enbujō Theatre in Tokyo from July to August 2026. The new production celebrates the Super Kabuki production's 40th anniversary.Danko Ichikawa will play Ashi...
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Uma Musume Cinderella Gray Manga to End in 5 Chapters

Series entered final arc on July 17 ― This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine announced that Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga (based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise) will end in five chapters. The issue went on sale on Thursday. The manga centers on Oguri Cap as the protagonist.Kuzumi launched the manga in Weekly Young Jump in June 2020, and the series e...
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Bocchi the Rock! Franchise Gets 4th Stage Play

Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!" 2026 RE:boot runs in Tokyo February 7-23 ― The staff for Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!," the stage play adaptation of Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock! four-panel manga, announced on Sunday that the fourth show titled Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!" 2026 RE:boot will run at the Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo from February 7 to February 23.   The cast from the previous shows will re...
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Boys Over Flowers' Yoko Kamio, WIT Studio Make Love Through a Prism Anime for Netflix

Story of Japanese art student pursuing dreams in early-20th-century London streams on January 15 ― Netflix Japan announced on Thursday that it is producing an original anime series from Boys Over Flowers creator Yoko Kamio titled Love Through a Prism (Prism Rondo). The series will debut on January 15.  Love Through a Prism is a coming-of-age love story set against the backdrop of London at the beginn...

Precure Franchise Announces Star Detective Precure! Anime

New anime marks 23rd main entry in magical girl franchise ― The Japan Patent Office reported a November 18 filing for a trademark on a "Meitantei Precure!" ("Star Detective Precure!") logo for various goods by Toei Animation this week. Toei Animation then confirmed the Star Detective Precure! title for the 23rd main anime entry in the Precure franchise on Thursday. The second season for Petitcure ~Pr...
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Cat's Eye Episode 1-6 Anime Series Review

While this seems like a relatively functional introduction to Cat's Eye, it's hard not to feel like you might be better served with the 80s anime instead. ― While Shonen Jump is mostly associated here in the west with big action titles like Naruto or Jujutsu Kaisen, the magazine has always had a bit more variety beneath the surface than it's usually given credit for. All sorts of unique series have m...
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The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess #8 [rate]
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Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- #9 [rate]
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Midori Tayama's K-Pop-Themed Manga Girl Crush Gets TV Anime

Story of 2 girls making their K-pop idol debuts ― TBS announced on Thursday that Midori Tayama's Girl Crush manga is inspiring an anime which will air on TBS and other channels. TBS TV and Enishiya are planning and producing the anime, which they describe as the first television anime in Japan with K-pop as the main theme. The production is teasing future announcements on its broadcast date, staff, a...
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Wandance #8 [rate]
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Exclusive: Titan Comics Previews Strange Pictures Manga's English Cover, Pages

Volume 1 ships on June 2 ― Titan Manga revealed to ANN on Wednesday the cover and spreads from its upcoming English release for Kikou Ariba's manga adaptation of Uketsu's original novel Strange Pictures (Henna E). IMG sp1-36.jpg Image courtesy of Titan Manga © Uketsu, Kikou Ariba/Futabasha IMG sp1-38.jpg Image courtesy of Titan Manga © Uketsu, Kikou Ariba/Futabasha IMG sp1-52.jpg Image courtesy of Ti...
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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 8

This is a very "what you see is what you get" type of episode, and what you get is a whole lot of boozin' and barbecuein'.
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Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! #10 [rate]
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Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy Anime Streams on AnimeFesta, OceanVeil on December 12

Anime premieres in Japanese TV in January ― OceanVeil announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming AnimeFesta's Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy, the anime of writer Hirafumi and illustrator Yagi Shinba's Ichiko Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani manga, uncensored with English subtitles on December 12 at 12 midnight PDT. The AnimeFesta service will premiere the anime at the same t...
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Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation #5 [rate]
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Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl Anime Unveils Cast, Staff, December 12 Streaming Debut

New video also announces theme song, January 4 TV premiere after streaming on AnimeFesta, OceanVeil ― The official website for AnimeFesta's anime of Norito Asaduki's Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl (Arisugawa Ren tte Honto wa Onna Nanda yo ne.) adult manga began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Wednesday. The video announces the cast and staff and previews the anime's theme song "Boku ...

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Assassin's Creed Shadows Unleashes Attack on Titan Crossover Event

Assassins, dedicate your hearts! ― The Assassin's Creed Shadows game confirmed a limited-time Attack on Titan crossover event on Tuesday. The crossover offers a set of free quests until December 22: The event's teaser video features a character dressed as Attack on Titan character Mikasa Ackerman assaulting a location reminiscent of the underground lair seen in Attack on Titan season 3's episodes 42...
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Oricon: YOASOBI's 'Idol' is Fastest Song to Top 1 Billion Times Streamed

"Idol" breaks previous record holder, YOASOBI's 2019 hit "Yoru ni Kakeru/Racing Into the Night" ― Oricon reported on Wednesday that "Idol," YOASOBI's opening theme song for the first season of the Oshi no Ko television anime, has been streamed 1,000,126,379 times in 137 weeks since its April 24, 2023 debut. Oricon records the song as being the fastest so far to exceed 1 billion times streamed by beat...
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Twin Engine to Release 5 Manga Series & 5 1-Shots on December 3

Twin Engine's new manga business then plans full-scale launch next summer ― Anime production company Twin Engine announced on Wednesday that it will start digitally releasing five new manga series and five one-shot manga titles on December 3. The releases will precede Twin Engine's full-scale launch of its new manga business, scheduled for next summer. Twin Engine will release the following manga ser...
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Angel's Egg Anime's 4K Remaster Earns US$676,000 in 2 Days at #4 in U.S.

Remaster also earned US$240,000 in Japan ― The 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 original video anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago) earned US$676,099 (about 100 million yen) during its two-day run in North America on November 19 (US$394,070) and 20 (US$282,029), and it ranked #4 at the box office on both days.The remaster also sold 15,000 tickets for 37 million yen (about US$240...
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Live-Action One Piece Season 3 Casts Awdo Awdo, Daisy Head

Awdo Awdo plays Mr. 1, Daisy Head plays Miss Doublefinger ― The staff for the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Tuesday that it has cast Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1 and Daisy Head (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Shadow and Bone) as Miss Doublefinger.Two of Baroque Works' deadliest agents now stand before us, Nakama. Season 3 welcomes Awdo Awdo and Daisy ...
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Niko Tama Manga by 1122: For a Happy Marriage's Peko Watanabe Gets Live-Action Show

Ai Hashimoto, Kōji Seto, Manami Higa star in show debuting on December 26 ― Fuji TV announced on Wednesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Peko Watanabe's Niko Tama manga. Ai Hashimoto (left in image below) plays Atsuko Asao, while Kōji Seto (right) plays Kōhei Iwaki.Manami Higa (seen below) plays Kōhei's co-worker Yūko Takano.The manga is set in Tokyo's Yanaka neighborhood, a...
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GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 8

This episode isn't quite a comedic standout, but it's a decent way to spend 20 minutes, and sometimes that's all you can really ask for.
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Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 7

This week gives me the perfect opportunity to talk about the unsung hero of this season of Isekai Quartet: Lalatina Ford Dustiness.
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 19

There are blobby Caps, yoked Caps, silly little starfish Caps—a virtual visual gallery showcasing all the sides of this, God's perfect creature.
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Yano-kun's Ordinary Days #9 [rate]
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 8

All in all, this episode, despite its fanservice trappings, gives us a lot to think about when it comes to the Demon Lord and Demons in general.
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Grand Blue Dreaming Season Two Anime Series Review

Grand Blue Dreaming is back with a fiery, if not incredibly idiotic, vengeance. And I’m all for it. ― After seven years of being in limbo, Grand Blue Dreaming is back with a vengeance. Its second season is still as dude bro as ever, with its “beer and tits” style of slapstick littering practically every frame. You can almost imagine being in the frat house as you're watching it, with the room reeking...
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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 11

Somehow Alpheus doesn’t factor in how much Claude still mourns Diana – something pretty much everyone else seems to be aware of.
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My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ Episode 167

Things are broken, and there were at least a few sacrifices along the way, but for the first time in a long while, the sky is finally clear again.
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This Week in Anime - Who Would Buy Angel's Eggs in This Economy?

Chris and Steve crack the shell of Angel's Egg. ― Chris and Steve crack the shell of Angel's Egg. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Chris Steve, it happened again. Thanksgiving is here, and the only thing I have to b...
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With You, Our Love Will Make it Through #7 [rate]
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity ‒ SEASON FINALE

One of the best moments of this episode, and possibly of the season, is when Kaoruko says that they aren’t a Chidori student and a Kikyo student: they’re Kaoruko and Rintaro. That’s it.
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Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 8

This week is, visually, by far the worst yet we’ve seen for Monster Meat.
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Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Anime's New Video Shows Troopers in Battle

Sequel series premieres next January ― The official YouTube channel for Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, the new sequel anime of the Yoroiden Samurai Troopers series, began streaming the third short "special first look" video for the anime on Tuesday. The video teases all five main characters in combat. The anime will premiere in January 2026. The anime stars Hiiro Ishibashi as Gai, Junya Enoki as Ka...
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A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Anime Reveals More Cast

Kōsuke Toriumi, Hiroki Yasumoto, Kenji Hamada join cast of January anime ― The official website for the television anime of Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation (Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume) light novel series announced three more cast members on Tuesday:Kōsuke Toriumi as Rei, a middle-aged noble who talks openly with anyoneHiroki Yasumoto as Shadow, the lord of the merchantile cit...
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Watomura's 'Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu!' Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026

Kana Hanazawa, Kaito Ishikawa, Haruki Ishiya play neighbors-turned-roomies in Tatsunoko anime ― Point Set announced on Tuesday that an anime adaptation of Watomura's Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu! (I'm Home, Sorry for the Intrusion!) manga will air next year, and also announced the main cast and staff. The announcement includes three linked teaser visuals for the anime's main characters:Kana Hanazawa as Rin...
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Evangelion Kabuki Project Unveils Main Cast, Staff

Performance to conclude anime's 30th anniversary festival on February 23 ― Flag Pictures announced on Tuesday the main cast, staff, and the Kabuki Kōkyōkyoku Dai Kyū-ban Evangelion (Kabuki Symphony No. 9 Evangelion) title for the collaboration project between Khara and Shochiku for the  festival marking the Evangelion franchise's 30th anniversary. The Kabuki performance will be held at the Stage Area...
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Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Light Novels to End in Volume 17

Final volume ships on January 7 ― Amazon and other retailers are listing the 17th volume of storywriter Nekoko and illustrator NAJI yanagida's Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasanee) light novel series as its final volume. Square Enix will ship the final volume on January 7.Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing both the light novel series and ...
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Zettai Karen Children, Yashahime's Takashi Shiina Launches New Manga

Kurogane no Mabito manga about superpowered youths facing otherworldly invaders launches on December 25 ― The January 2026 issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday S magazine revealed on Tuesday that Takashi Shiina will launch a new manga titled Kurogane no Mabito (Iron Denizens) in the magazine's next issue on December 25. The manga will have a color opening page, and will feature on the issue's front co...

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Happy Labor Thanksgiving Day From Around the Anime World, Part II

Featuring Naruto, Sanrio's Harmonyland, Sentenced to Be a Hero, Yaiba, Liar Game, Kill Blue, Televi-kun, & more! ― November 23 in Japan was traditionally the national holiday Niiname-sai (literally, harvest festival) and associated with the Shinto religion. But during the American occupation of Japan after World War II, the Japanese government changed the holiday to the secular Labor Thanksgiving Day...
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Nov 12-18

Spy×Family hits the mark once again with a #1 this week, climbing two steps higher in the cumulative. Find out how your favorite shows stacked up according to viewer votes. ― 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 ra...
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New High School! Kimengumi Anime Casts 'Irootokogumi' All-Boy Gang

Snow Man idol Daisuke Sakuma voices pretty-boy leader Shou Kireide ― The official website for the new television anime of Motoei Shinzawa's High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga revealed on Tuesday the "leader visual" and cast for the handsome all-boy gang "Irootokogumi." Snow Man idol group member Daisuke Sakuma will voice the leader Shō Kireide. (Similar to many of the story's...
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Hiroshi Takahashi's Crows/Worst Manga Gets New Direct Sequel After 13 Years

New series in delinquents' story launches in Monthly Shōnen Champion on January 13 ― Akita Shoten announced on Monday that Hiroshi Takahashi's Crows and Worst manga will have a new full-fledged direct sequel manga launching in the publisher's Monthly Shōnen Champion magazine on January 13.   The sequel marks Takahashi's return to the story 13 years after the conclusion of Worst in 2013. The Worst ser...

The Flowers of Evil Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series Next April

Fuku Suzuki, ano star in April 2026 series ― TV Tokyo announced on Tuesday that Shūzō Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana) manga will receive a live-action television series adaptation in April 2026. Fuku Suzuki (right in photos above) stars alongside Ano (left). The series will air on TV Tokyo and other channels, and will stream exclusively on Disney+. Paul Young (Pocket ni Bōken wo Tsumekonde...
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Gachiakuta ‒ Episode 20

The minute Zodyl compared Rudo's friends to expendable trash, it was all over for the guy, and I immediately began shouting for our boy to start cleaning the bastard's clock but good.
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Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 8

I wondered if this was the episode where Touring After the Apocalypse would get gritty.
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Answerman - The Woes That Befall One Punch Man Season 3

One Punch Man is a classic example of what happens when good anime goes bad. ― Keen Foxxx asks: "I'd love to hear your thoughts on One Punch Man season 3. What's actually going on with the production? How can such a popular franchise face so many issues? Don't the people in charge realize the mess this creates and the potential financial and morale damage to staff for a series this beloved? I also h...
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Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 8

I guess we’ve had it too good the last few weeks.
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Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 8

It’s this kind of nuttiness that makes me adore this flawed, but cute show.
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One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 7

I feel so bad for the people who will forever have their names attached to what they know is a lackluster project, while being powerless to meaningfully address the issues at the core of this production.
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Pokémon Legends: Z-A Game Review

It’s a very different Pokémon experience, for better or for worse. ― Kalos is, by far, the Pokémon region most deserving of a Legends game. When X/Y came out in 2013, it was the first new generation of Pokémon not to get a third (or in the case of generation 5, third and fourth) game. This would later become the new normal for Pokémon of course, but that didn't even happen immediately following X/Y, ...
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's #8 [rate]
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 8

Of everything I would have expected to get out of Digimon Beatbreak this week, an episode of Digimon Ghost Game wasn't one of them.
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A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai #9 [rate]
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GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class #8 [rate]
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Takako Shimura Ends My First Love and Next Manga in December

Wandering Son creator launched manga in April 2024 ― The January 2026 issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine announced on Tuesday that Takako Shimura's Hatsukoi no Tsugi (My First Love and Next) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on December 25.The manga centers on Akai and Chika, sweethearts who are now married. They should grow even closer and spend days in bliss together, but the shadow of Aka...
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 8

Welp, that's a lot of bloody, brutal murder...
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Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love #8 [rate]
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Gnosia ‒ Episode 7

Whoever said that one needs to be careful of what they wish for can go ahead and shove it, because this week's Gnosia gave exactly what I wished for, and the results are pretty darned delightful.
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Isekai Quartet 3 #7 [rate]
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Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ Episode 5

On an emotional level, Yuko's Treasure works fine. It's when you look at the details that things start to fall apart.
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A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace #8 [rate]
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To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 8

I appreciate the way that TYE is using the genre trappings of this new modern setting to investigate this literally ancient conflict from a new perspective.
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Chiikawa Manga Gets 1st Anime Film Next Summer

Original creator Nagano writes script for Eiga Chiikawa Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu ― A website opened on Monday to announce Eiga Chiikawa Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu (Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island), the first anime film adaptation of Nagano's Chiikawa manga anime. The film will premiere next summer. The website also revealed the film's teaser visual and main staff. Nagano also drew ...
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The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter Anime Reveals More Cast, January 6 Debut

Ending song artist Win Morisaki also joins anime's cast with Kazuyuki Okitsu, Shiori Izawa ― Kadokawa revealed on Monday the main visual, additional cast members, and January 6 premiere for the television anime of storywriter Yatsuki Weakest and illustrator Kikka Ohashi's The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter (Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidaiboys-love light novel series.The newly anno...
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Blue Miburo Anime Season 2 Casts Taku Yashiro

Yashiro voices Susumu Yamazaki in 2nd season premiering on December 20 ― The staff for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's Blue Miburo (Ao no Miburo) manga revealed a new cast member for the anime's second season on Sunday. Taku Yashiro will join the cast as Yamazaki Susumu, a man who, instead of taking over their family's business, wanders around trying to make a living with his sword. (Histor...
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Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube Game to Launch for Switch 2, PS5, Steam

Monochrome Mobius: Rights and Wrongs Forgotten to launch for Switch 2 on same date ― Aquaplus announced during a livestream on Saturday Utawarerumono: Shiro e no Michishirube (Utawarerumono: The Guidepost to White), the new entry in the Utawarerumono visual novel series, will launch for the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The staff also revealed a new trailer, character designs, a...
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Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Film Streams 3 Short Ads

Film opens in Japan on December 5 ― The official website for the anime film of Kazuyoshi Takeda's Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Peleliu: Rakuen no Guernica) manga unveiled streamed three new short commercials ("Brutal Battlefield," "Historical Fact," "Camaraderie") for the film on Monday.     Rihito Itagaki plays kindhearted manga artist Hiroshi Tamaru, and Tomoya Nakamura plays his reliable sidekic...
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