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Pragmata Game Review

Jun 29, 12:00

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I welcome any high-budget, high-production value, mostly linear experience with a clear story to tell that clocks out right on time. ― Pragmata is a game that, despite my best efforts and the quality on offer, I never could get into the groove with. Nonetheless, it's a beautiful game that makes a lot of noble attempts at novel design. First, the priors. Pragmata is a third-person action game with som...

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Witch Hat Atelier Anime Gets 2nd Season

Jun 29, 10:47

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Crunchyroll will stream 2nd season ― The staff for the television anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga announced on Monday that the series is getting a second season. Crunchyroll revealed that it will stream the second season. The staff unveiled an endcard image: The manga's story centers on Coco, a girl who lives in a little village, and who has always dreamed of becoming a wizard. Bu...

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This Week in Mobile Games - SSSS.Sonic, Summer, Sandrone, and Superheroes

Jun 29, 09:00 games

The celebration of Sonic's birthday continues as Josh looks at the blue blur's mobile offerings! ― Greetings, and welcome once again to the column! I've spent much of my mobile game-playing time catching up with Fate/Grand Order's Cosmos in the Lostbelt storyline, specifically clearing the Lostbelt No. 7, Nahui Mictlan chapter, as beating it and the subsequent opening stage of the Ordeal Call campaig...

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The Most Anticipated Anime of Summer 2026

Jun 29, 09:00

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It's going to be a hot summer and an even hotter anime line-up this season. ― It's going to be a hot summer and an even hotter anime line-up this season. For us "oldtaku," there's no doubt that Science SARU's The Ghost in the Shell is one to watch. Surprisingly, the studio is also premiering the Mongolia-set historical epic Jaadugar: A Witch's Life in Mongolia in the same season with the illustrious...

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A New Dawn Anime Film Review

Jun 28, 12:00 anime

There's a sense of invention permeating through A New Dawn's various experiments with visual languages of animation. ― Perhaps there's a certain irony in a story about a fireworks factory mostly keeping away from explosive drama. Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's lowkey feature directorial debut A New Dawn is at the very least visually captivating, comprised of lush and rather hypnotic production design. The st...

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King of Prism Anime Gets New Tri-Star Act Film

Jun 28, 08:34 anime

Story set during "Prism.3" competition for Prism Show trios ― The "King of Prism Super Live Prism☆Tours!" event announced on Sunday that production has begun on King of Prism -Tri-Star Act-, a brand-new film in the King of Prism anime franchise. The story is set during "Prism.3," the competition for trios who perform the franchise's signature Prism Shows. The tagline on the teaser visual (drawn by ch...

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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Anime Gets 3rd Season

Jun 28, 05:53

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2nd season ended with 12th episode on Sunday ― The official website for the second television anime season based on Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga announced in an teaser on Sunday that production on a third season has been green-lit. The anime's character designer Sayaka Ono drew the visual celebrating the news: The anime's second season ende...

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Wit Studio Reveals LONA Original TV Anime by Director Takashi Katagiri Slated for Spring 2027 Debut

Jun 28, 03:54

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Katagiri helms Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis anime with original story, screenplay by Akiko Nogi ― WIT Studio revealed on Sunday a new original television anime by director Takashi Katagiri (SPY×FAMILY Code: White film) titled LONA (Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis), which will debut in spring 2027. WIT Studio also revealed two teaser videos, three teaser visuals, and the main cast...

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Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Nintendo Switch 2 Edition

Jun 27, 12:00

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Monolith Soft's ambitious RPG is better than ever on the Switch 2. ― Good news, folks! Xenoblade Chronicles is finally a real video game! It's got 4K graphics and everything!The Xenoblade Chronicles series is one of grand ideas, grand vistas and greater impact. People willing to look past its RPG trappings get quickly obsessed with its heady blend of science fantasy and Gnosticism. It's a labor of lo...

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Kill Blue Anime Gets 2nd Season

Jun 27, 11:22

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Season 1's final episode aired on Saturday ― The staff for the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga announced after the final episode for てthe first season aired on Sat;urday that the series will receive a second season. Fujimaki drew an illustration to celebrate the announcementViz Media is publishing the manga digitally and in print, and it describes the first volume: Juzo Ogami...

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The Ghost In The Shell (TV Event Preview) Anime Review

Jun 27, 09:00

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So many iconic moments from the manga are replicated intelligently and beautifully here. ― How many different adaptations can one single manga spawn? In the case of Masamune Shirow's 37-year-old Ghost in the Shell, too many TV seasons, movies, and OVAs to count on the fingers of both hands. It's a bona fide phenomenon, with influence beyond the realms of manga and animation. Although every version so...

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Interview: Yōhei Kameyama on His Breakout Hit, Milky☆Subway

Jun 27, 09:00

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With millions of views on YouTube and a feature film adaptation, Milky☆Highway is largely the work of a single man: character designer, 3D modeler, animator, and director Yōhei Kameyama. ― With millions of views per episode on YouTube, Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express is one of, if not the, standout short-form anime of 2025—so much so that it got a theatrical run in Japan earlier this year....

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The Summer 2026 Anime Trailer Watch Party Premieres Monday!

Jun 26, 16:30

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The Summer Anime Trailer Watch Party returns with the hottest anime line-up. ― The Summer Anime Trailer Watch Party returns with the hottest anime line-up. Watch all the trailers for the upcoming season with special guest Geoff Thew (Mother's Basement), and Anime News Network friends Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and James Beckett. Find your next must-watch anime, from the biggest hits to hidden gems...

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Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime Gets 6th Season

Jun 26, 14:15

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New season adapts Cohabitation arc ― The staff for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga announced on Saturday that the anime is getting a sixth season. The season will adapt the manga's Cohabitation arc. Character designer Kanna Hirayama shared a commemorative illustration: The fifth season ended on Wednesday on the DMM TV streaming service, and the season's 12...

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Record of Ragnarok Anime Gets 4th Season

Jun 26, 12:31

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Video, illustration, logo unveiled for Record of Ragnarok IV ― Warner Bros. Japan announced on Friday that the anime based on Shinya Umemura, Azychika, and Takumi Fukui's Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga will get a fourth season titled Record of Ragnarok IV. The company streamed a trailer and unveiled the logo: Azychika also shared a commemorative illustration: Record of Ragnarok III, t...

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Snowball Earth Anime Gets 2nd Season

Jun 26, 12:09

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Trailer streamed ― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Yuhiro Tsujitsugu's Snowball Earth manga announced on Friday that the series is getting a second season. The staff unveiled a trailer: The first season's 13th and final episode aired on Friday. The anime premiered on NTV's extended Friday night programming block on April 3. Hulu is streaming the anime. Viz Media releases th...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, June 17-23

Jun 26, 12:00