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This Week in Mobile Games - Cold Comforts
It's super-sized column as Josh catches us up on the latest summer updates, from Genshin Impact and Heaven Burns Red to Fate/Grand Order and Suikoden Star Leap!
― This week's This Week in Mobile Games is being sponsored again by our friends at Grand Summoners!Hello, and welcome once more to the latest installment of the column! With everything happening and set to happen in mobile games over the next...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Volumes 17-20 Manga Review
Most of the misfits never even considered that there’d be a thirteenth member of the class, and that’s just how Soi Purson wants it.
― Sharp-eyed readers (and anime viewers) already knew that there was a thirteenth student in the Misfit Class. It makes sense even if you didn't spot the sleepy-eyed, bob-haired demon in the background: everything important in this series plays with the numbers thirteen...
Aito Aoyagi's 'Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story' Novel Gets TV Anime in 2027
Yume Miyamoto, Akira Sekine star in series directed by Itsurō Kawasaki at BENTEN Film
― A new official website opened on Monday to announce the television anime of Aito Aoyagi's Akazukin, Tabi no Tochū de Shitai to Deau (Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story, or literally Little Red Riding Hood Encounters a Dead Body During Her Journey.) novel, which will debut next year. The website also revealed the a...
Chiyo from The Elder Sister-Like One has been turned into a 1/6-scale figure! Pre-orders begin on Friday, July 17th!
The Elder Sister-Like One is an original manga series created by manga artist and illustrator Pochi Iida. Theis Chiya 1/6 Scale Figure is a recreation based on an original illustration drawn by Pochi Iida for Comic Market. She is sculpted with a bewitching expression as she shoots an upward glance that seems to beckon its viewer.
― The Elder Sister-Like One is an original manga series created by mang...
Loading into Cyberpunk: The Ghost in the Shell Director Mokochan, Character Designer Shūhei Handa
At Anime Expo, we talked about Ghost in the Shell's legacy and how, despite all of its technological advances, the series' creation is still powered by humans.
― Ghost in the Shell may be one of the most revisited worlds in the anime medium. Across decades, fans have followed Major Motoko Kusanagi across multiple continuities, each imbued with a vision of a startling technological future. Following ...
Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester Anime Series Review
Of all the arcs so far in Classroom of the Elite, this one is the first to feel like Ayanokoji is in any real danger.
― If this season of Classroom of the Elite were to be described in one word, that word would be “chaotic.” Over the first three seasons, we've steadily gotten to know all the major players of freshman (now sophomore) classes A through D—with many supporting characters getting at least...
Villains Are Destined to Die Webtoon Ends, Gets TV Anime
Writer Gwon Gyeoeul, artist SUOL's series centers on otome game's villainess trying to avoid death ending
― Kakao's Piccoma online manga and novel service announced on Sunday the end of the main story and the television anime adaptation of writer Gwon Gyeoeul and artist SUOL's Villains Are Destined to Die (Akuyaku no Ending wa Shi nomi) webtoon. The Tapas service describes the story: This game's got ...
Reflecting On The Journey So Far In BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA
Halfway through the season now, the girls of BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA have come a long way. They've reached milestones in their personalities and relationships, including adding a new member to their number in Ritsu. Now they find themselves having delivered a live performance that has resulted in a make-or-break moment for their career!
― Halfway through the season now, the girls of BanG Dream! YUME∞MI...
Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly Episodes 1-12 Anime Series Review
Magical girl fans owe it to themselves to watch Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly; here's why.
― It's been two decades since Studio Pierrot last released a magical girl series. The studio made its mark on the genre in the 1980s with Creamy Mami, Magical Emi the Magic Star, Magical Fairy Persia, and Magical Idol Pastel Yumi before taking a break for roughly ten years, returning in the 90s with Fancy Lala....
Onimusha: Way of the Sword Looks To Be A Cinematic Action Ride That Has Me Curious
As someone with a passing knowledge of the Onimusha franchise, this is definitely shaping up to be a solid action-adventure series from jump.
― The Onimusha franchise has been around since the PlayStation 2 era and has gone through a few significant changes. However, at its core, it was always about being an incredibly powerful samurai, killing creepy and powerful oni. Capcom allowed us to check out ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2026, Jul 29-Aug 4
The top of the chart isn't moving much, but after starting near the bottom, Dara-san of Reiwa and Chainsmoker Cat are making impressive weekly gains! Find out where your favorites rank this 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. Kee...
Star Ocean: The Second Story R Game Review
I cannot blame people for being twice-shy about Star Ocean, because I was for a long time. Keyword: was.
― I've had a problem with the Star Ocean series, going back a long time: for a series so steeped in science fiction, the games nevertheless take place on typical medieval worlds. At their worst, they feel like bog-standard RPGs with science fiction window dressing. Having played through Star Ocean...
This Week in Games - After-Dark Edition
We're doing something a little different this week! Instead of recounting the bigger news regarding Japanese games this past week, we'll be discussing a particular theme: Japanese erotic games, better known as eroge!
― Welcome back, folks! We're doing something a little different this week! Instead of recounting the bigger news regarding Japanese games this past week, we'll be discussing a particular...
Summer 2026 Manga Guide After Dark (18+)
Welcome to the steamy side of ANN's Spring Manga Guide.
― Welcome to the steamy side of ANN's Spring Manga Guide. All of these titles are for readers 18 and older, from spicy to something a bit more, and featuring a range of tropes, groupings, and fetishes. Come find your next adult read - there's plenty to choose from. June If I Let Her Ruin My Life Erica Friedman, Lucas DeRuyterBolts Bride of the ...
Studio MAPPA On How Dorohedoro Season Two Came To Be
During our chat, they revealed their favorite moments from the season, their hopes for future adaptations, how they strove to maintain a healthy production schedule, and their stance on AI in animation.
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To say the wait between Dorohedoro's first and second seasons was rough on fans would be an understatement. For years, fans worried that MAPPA's gloriously gory adaptation of Q Hayashida's manga ha...
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