Not having a lot to show meant that there’s a lot to this show that still needs to be unmasked. ― A mask salesman. Masks with magical powers. One of them is very evil, apparently. And there's a gang of misfits who try to steal said mask. No, I'm actually not talking about Zelda: Majora's Mask here, although it sounds like it. At its Otakon premiere panel, one audience member even asked if it was ins...

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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Anime Series Review

Aug 5, 12:00

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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class goes in the pile of romance anime that remind me why I love this genre so much. ― On paper, this show doesn't have anything going for it. It looks as basic as they come: a young, socially awkward man eventually gets together with one of the more popular girls in his class. The title almost seems like a misleading gimmick, considering that even...

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The Clevatess Anime Staff Were Inspired by Heidi?!

Aug 5, 09:00 anime

Series director Kiyotaka Taguchi and Lay-duce animation producer Seiichiro Kuriyama describe their love of older cel animation and how that influenced their approach to adapting a modern fantasy series. Also, Kadokawa producer Kōsuke Arai explained how they got Ellie Goulding to make an ending song for the anime! ― We got to sit with the staff of Clevatess ahead of the season two premiere at Anime E...

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Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Anime Series Review

Aug 5, 03:01

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The Ninth Jedi is one of those anime I enjoyed watching in the moment and have become more enraptured with the more I think about. ― First and foremost, The Ninth Jedi feels like Star Wars. Much of this is in how the story is told. While each episode is an individual story, the overarching series follows the classic Star Wars trilogy structure. The two Star Wars: Visions episodes make up the opening ...

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Twin Engine, Bandai Partner for Manga, Animation, Merchandise Plans

Aug 4, 23:23 industry

Both to invest up to 4 billion yen into initiative ― Anime planning and production company Twin Engine (production for Vinland Saga, Dororo, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku) announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with toy and merchandising company Bandai Co., Ltd., with the two companies planning to produce at least one new joint project. The companies' initiative will in...

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DIGIMON BEATBREAK Episodes 25-37 Anime Series Review

Aug 4, 12:00

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While there are great individual episodes here, the awkward execution of its larger plot leaves this arc falling just a little short of being the whole sum of its parts. ― With the first arc of Digimon Beatbreak doing a good job of setting up the show's foundations through its episodic format, and the second digging a little deeper into the darker sides of its setting through a more tightly focused p...

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The Dangers in My Heart Manga Ends in 3 Chapters

Aug 4, 10:03

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Norio Sakurai debuted manga in March 2018, which inspired TV anime in 2023 ― The 196th chapter of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga revealed on Tuesday that the series will end in three chapters. The manga was also previously announced to end in its 14th compiled book volume. Sakurai launched the manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine in Ma...

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Kemono Jihen Manga to End in 26th Volume After 10 Years

Aug 4, 08:54

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Series debuted in 2016 ― The 25th volume of Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga announced on Tuesday that the series will end in the next volume. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes the story: Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call to a remote village leads him to Dorotabo: a peculiar boy nicknamed after a yokai that haunts...

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Kamome Maruyono's I Love Dokagui! Mochizuki-san Manga Gets TV Anime

Aug 4, 08:40

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Animation studio Passione produces anime ― TOHO animation announced on Tuesday that Kamome Maruyono's Dokagui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san (I Love Dokagui! Mochizuki-san) manga is receiving a television anime adaptation. Animation Studio Passione is producing the anime. TOHO revealed the anime adaptation at the end of a one-hour cooking video loop that started streaming on Tuesday. Maruyono also drew an il...

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Beast of Reincarnation Game Review

Aug 3, 20:00

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games

While Beast of Reincarnation doesn't quite reach the heights of its truly brilliant inspirations, it still accomplishes more than enough to prove itself as a genuinely excellent game in its own right. ― NieR: Automata is a top contender for my favorite video game of all time, so I am of two minds when I see some of these more recent games that are so clearly inspired and influenced by it. On the one ...

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Echoes of Aincrad: Sword Art Online Game Review

Aug 3, 12:00

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At the end of the day, while Echoes of Aincrad was an easy game for me to play and enjoy, it is a difficult product to recommend without including some major caveats. ― I have to admit that I have maybe been too hard on Sword Art Online. In the 2010s, I was still finishing up college; I had only just recently gotten back into anime, and fancied myself quite the S.A.O. hater. Back then, it was easy to...

Reflecting On The Journey So Far In BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA

Aug 3, 10:00 anime

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...

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Summer 2026 K-Comics Guide

Aug 3, 09:00 korean

Get ready to vertical scroll your way to good reading with the Summer K-Comics Guide! We've got a mix of genres to give you something to do when it's too hot out to even think about going outside. ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 K-Comics Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included manhwa was published in June or July or is an upcoming August release, although some are ongoi...

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Eren the Southpaw Anime Series Review

Aug 2, 12:00

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There’s a difference between “being real” with your audience and calling a rant your motivational speech. ― If there's one type of story I'm quite fond of, it's stories about other artists. From Look Back to Blue Period, they often serve as a window into the creative's mind. If “write what you know” is practically law, this is just taking that literally. And while that could come off snobby, recent t...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2026, Jul 1-28

Aug 1, 20:00

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We start off the Summer season with Jaadugar taking the lead and Tanya the Evil not too far behind. Find out what else is worth your attention in our weekly user rankings. ― 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 ran...

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