Dramatic Road isn't just a modern-day Fire Emblem. It's specifically a high school delinquent saga inspired by classics like Bari Bari Densetsu. ― Dramatic Road: the origin of wind has a brilliant high concept: it's a Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG set in modern-day Kanagawa rather than medieval times. Every archetype you remember from those games is therefore remixed. Archers are tennis players; arm...

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Part of Her World: Anime and Manga Visions of The Little Mermaid

Oct 12, 09:00

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Rebecca swims through anime and manga history to reach the depths of its mermaid fascination. ― Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 literary fairy tale wasn't necessarily a natural fit for Japan. Japanese mermaids, as readers of Rumiko Takahashi know, are more likely to grant immortality if you consume their flesh than to fall in love with a human. But the strange metamorphosis of storytelling can always ...

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Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 4 Anime Series Review

Oct 11, 12:00

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What makes this final batch of episodes so strong is that almost everybody gets a moment to shine or a moment of introspection. ― It's wild how far Pokémon Horizons has come. This final batch of episodes feels like the climax of this time skip and the entire Pokémon Horizons series. While some things are glossed over or could've received more focus, I genuinely believe this might be one of the strong...

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Masashi Kishimoto to Launch New Naruto Manga

Oct 10, 18:25

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More details to be revealed at Jump Festa '27 event on December 19-20 ― The "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con announced on Saturday that Masashi Kishimoto will launch a new manga in his Naruto franchise. The below video teases the title as Naruto Shadow Rising. More details will be revealed at the Jump Festa '27 event, which will take place on December 19-20.Kishimoto launched the Na...

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Naruto Gets Crossover Anime With Ninku Franchise

Oct 10, 18:15

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Boruto, Ninku director Noriyuki Abe directs crossover series ― The "NA RUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con announced on Saturday more information about the new television anime "limited" series teased last month. The new anime is a crossover anime with Koji Kiriyama's Ninku ninja manga titled NARUTO×NINKŪ.The panel explained that Ninku inspired Masashi Kishimoto to create Naruto, and as t...

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The Ogre's Bride Anime Series Review

Oct 10, 12:00

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Yuzu seems passive, but she's really a survivor stumbling her way into the light. ― The Cinderella fairy tale often draws knee-jerk reactions about passive heroines. Even some of her arguably more passive fairy tale sisters, like Snow White or Sleeping Beauty, are afforded more grace than the woman who rises from the ashes to become a princess. She's painted as the ultimate in passivity, a girl who w...

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Dr. Stone TV Anime Gets Terraforming Sequel

Oct 10, 08:57

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Based on story in 27th manga volume ― The "Stone Fes. 2026" event announced on Saturday that production has been green-lit on Dr. Stone Terraforming, a sequel to the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi's Dr. Stone manga. The new anime will adapt the "Terraforming" sequel story, set after the main story, from the 27th manga volume. The first television anime premiered in July 2019. Crunch...

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GROTESQQQUE Anime Film Review

Oct 9, 18:00

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Atsushi Nishigori’s three-part anthology film crams all his otaku obsessions into a feast of wild eye candy. ― At the U.S. premiere of GROTESQQQUE at New York's Japan Society, director Atsushi Nishigori warned the audience it might be hard to connect the different segments of this anthology feature. The one overriding theme, he explained, is “things I like” — whether that's cute girls, monsters, mech...

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Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon - Classic HD Switch 2 Review

Oct 9, 12:00 games

Torneko's Mystery Dungeon is not a game that is a roguelike; it is a game that is like Rogue - and that distinction is more than mere semantics. ― Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon - Classic HD is a great classic game held back by curiosities surrounding its release. The facts of the matter are quite simple. This is a rerelease of the 1993 original, the first time it has been released in...

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This Week in Games - Golden Oldies

Oct 9, 10:00

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A major Fire Emblem anniversary and the release of Dead of Brain are among the big topics this week! ― Welcome back, folks! I don't pay much attention to Star Wars, being that it's never really been my thing. But the outright adulation that's been going around for Star Wars: Galactic Racer has my attention. Apparently, ex-Burnout devs worked on the game, which in and of itself ought to be encourageme...

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All of Us Are Dead Creator Dong-geun Joo Talks Zombies, Adaptations, and His Global Fans

Oct 9, 09:00 korean comics

Joo spoke with Anime News Network about his debut, the influences behind his work, the Netflix adaptation, and his latest series, Adonai. ― Dong-geun Joo, the creator of the popular webtoon All of Us Are Dead, visited Los Angeles to participate in an event at the Korean Culture Center Los Angeles celebrating Korean webtoons on September 11. Joo made his debut in 2009 with All of Us Are Dead, which w...

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Subtlety is Key: An Interview with Taihi Kimura, the Japanese Voice of Kagurabachi Anime's Chihiro Rokuhira

Oct 9, 09:00 anime

During our conversation, Kimura spoke about how he landed the role of Chihiro as well as his experience working with Tomokazu Seki, the voice actor for Kunishige Rokuhira. ― Prior to an incredibly enthusiastic, full-room world premiere of the Kagurabachi anime series, Taihi Kimura sat down with Anime News Network to talk about his role as Chihiro Rokuhira. Before Kimura landed his role as the black-...

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The Fall 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Oct 9, 08:00

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The epic battle of Goku vs. Beerus takes center stage in the Fall 2026 Anime Preview Guide. Sponsored by Crunchyroll. ― 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....

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How I Became King by Eating Monsters Novels Get TV Anime by White Fox in 2027

Oct 9, 05:41

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Series centers on prince who secretly hunts, eats monsters to avoid assassination ― Anime studio WHITE FOX announced on Friday it is producing a television anime adaptation of Daken's How I Became King by Eating Monsters (Monster no Niku wo Kutteitara Ōi ni Tsuita Ken) light novel series. The anime will debut in 2027. Original novel illustrator Shiba and manga artist Karin Suzuragi both drew illustra...

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All the News and Reviews from New York Comic Con 2026

Oct 9, 04:27 events

― Thursday, October 8 News Dark Horse to Release Gou Tanabe's The Outsider and Other Early Adaptations Collection Macross Frontier Anime's Blu-ray Disc Ships in 2027 Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Anime's Trailer Reveals Theatrical Release in Japan on January 15, N. America in February 2027 Here U Are Anime Reveals 2nd Teaser Trailer The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy at All Anime's 1st P...

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