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This Week in Anime - Romance Beneath the Autumn Skies

Oct 20, 10:00

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There's not quite as much love in the air this fall, but Chris and Lucas do their best to find it. ― There's not quite as much love in the air this fall, but Chris and Lucas do their best to find it. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. OceanVeil streams My Girlfriend's Friend, The Lonely Snow Widow and the Cursed R...

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The Fall 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Oct 20, 09:32

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We're not quite done - Cyberpunk Edgerunners 2 is here! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it works: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, and we post them here as they go. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, giving you alternate takes on almost every show. The guide is ongoing, organized by series, and updated multip...

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Final Fantasy Resonance Game Review

Oct 20, 09:00

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I enjoyed every second of my time with it, and for me, Final Fantasy Resonance really is an adventure for the ages. ― For a franchise that has spent much of its recent history embracing more action-oriented combat, Final Fantasy Resonance feels like a return to its roots, bringing back traditional turn-based combat alongside a gorgeous 2D pixel art style. As someone relatively new to the Final Fantas...

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Exploring Studio ENGI, the Anime Studio Behind Medalist

Oct 19, 17:07

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During the PacSet “ANN in Japan 2025” tour, anime fans from around the globe were granted the exceedingly rare privilege to see how and where the sausage gets made. ― This past autumn, as part of the PacSet “ANN in Japan 2025” tour, about a dozen other anime fans from around the globe were granted the exceedingly rare privilege to tour a brick-and-mortar anime studio. It was a chance to see how the s...

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Silent Hill: Townfall Game Review

Oct 19, 12:00

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What makes Townfall such an excellent Silent Hill game is the way that it blends the mundane tragedies of small-town life with the otherworldly trauma that is choking St. Amelia to death. ― The real star of Silent Hill: Townfall is St. Amelia itself. Given its recent resurgence thanks to Bloober Team's masterful Silent Hill 2 remake and the genuinely transcendent Silent Hill f from Neobards Entertain...

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This Week in Mobile Games - Our Notes to the Polls

Oct 19, 09:00

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Josh digs into BanG Dream! Our Notes, the latest mobile game franchise spinoff. Is it worth it, or is it too obviously avaricious? ― This Week in Mobile Games is sponsored this week by action-packed mobile JRPG Grand Summoners and their crossover with fan favorite Studio TRIGGER title Kill la Kill. Find out more about the limited time in-game event further down in this week's column! Hello again, and...

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Interview: Princess Jellyfish Manga Artist Akiko Higashimura Celebrates 25 Years

Oct 19, 09:00

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Shojo icon Akiko Higashimura sat down with ANN to talk about her most famous works, her storytelling style, directing live-action projects, business ventures, and BL!? ― Shojo icon Akiko Higashimura, known for acclaimed titles such as Princess Jellyfish, Tokyo Tarareba Girls, and Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey, has had a massive impact on the manga world, with stories ranging from romant...

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Kanon, Air, Clannad, Heaven Burns Red's Jun Maeda in Palliative Care for Pharyngeal Cancer

Oct 19, 04:38

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Maeda has completed work on 1st 6 chapters of Heaven Burns Red, working on original music project ― Visual Arts/Key announced on Monday that writer and composer Jun Maeda (Kanon, Air, Clannad, Angel Beats!) has been diagnosed with pharyngeal cancer, and has chosen to focus on palliative care, after considering his condition and the outlook for possible treatment.The announcement also included an e-ma...

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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Volumes 1-3 Light Novel Review

Oct 18, 12:00

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This isn’t more lazy isekai power fantasy slop where characters pull up videogame-esque stat screens out of thin air and solve all of their problems by leveling up. ― Rifujin na Magonote's popular isekai light novel series Mushoku Tensei (Jobless Reincarnation) has earned a loaded reputation, mainly due to the anime adaptation's fractured reception in the press and in wider fandom. Now halfway throug...

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Kokamumo's Null-Meta Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027

Oct 18, 08:07

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2's Kai Ikarashi directs anime based on slice-of-life comedy manga ― Aniplex announced on Sunday that Kokamumo's Null-Meta manga is receiving a television anime series next year. Aniplex had teased the announcement with a video on Friday that had featured the letters "NLMT." Kai Ikarashi (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2) is directing the anime at the studio Soigne (mono, Botan Kamiina...

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Arc System Works Opens New Studio Takumi on November 2

Oct 18, 06:15 games industry

New studio to work in new fighting game selected for Japanese government's "IP360" subsidy project ― Arc System Works announced on Thursday it will open Arc System Works Tokyo Studio "Takumi," its new development studio, on November 2. The company stated that it has decided to open a new studio to dramatically strengthen development capabilities across the company, beginning with a new fighting game ...

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Octopath Traveler 1 & 2 Game Review

Oct 17, 12:00

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Square Enix’s experimental RPGs Octopath Traveler I and II are now on Nintendo Switch 2, but is the short-story format and split narrative style all it’s cracked up to be? ― The Octopath Traveler series occupies a strange place in the Square Enix canon. It lacks the superstar power of the Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest franchises, but at the same time it's not a cult darling like Live a Live or Vagran...

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It's time to start planning your next trip to Japan

Oct 16, 11:44