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cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood Anime Movie Review

Jul 20, 12:00

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This tragedy makes for intense viewing, and San's choice to keep living finds a satisfying positive note amidst the trauma. However, it feels as if the anime has deliberately depoliticized the context compared to the manga. ― Every description of cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood talks about it as a work of historical fiction about World War II, specifically concerning the Himeyuri students forced to w...

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Summer 2026 Manga Guide

Jul 20, 09:00

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Now that the Preview Guide is about over, it's time for the Summer Manga Guide! We start off with a bang with a major shoujo re-release, an Ai Yazawa oldie, and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginning of a season. Now, d...

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Sweetness & Lightning Creator Gido Amagakure's Yurayura Q Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime

Jul 20, 00:05 anime

"Heartwarming" story of fox girl struggling with her identity ― A website opened on Monday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Gido Amagakure's Yurayura Q manga has been green-lit. The "heartwarming comedy" follows Kyūko, a high school girl who was born to a human and a fox. Although she has eight beautiful, talented older siblings, she worries about being just ordinary, and she cannot ...

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Be Forever Yamato: Star Blazers: REBEL 3199 Episodes 19-22 Anime Review

Jul 19, 12:00

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The jury is still out on what is truly going on in this Be Forever Yamato reimagining. ― Space Battleship Yamato's reboot series continues its long, winding trek from intermittent Japanese theatrical releases to eventual international streaming. These four episodes comprise “Blue Labyrinth”, the penultimate chapter of REBEL 3199's seven-part release strategy. Coming to Crunchyroll only two weeks afte...

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Niichi's Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027

Jul 19, 09:23

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Romantic comedy launched as dōjinshi in 2018, ends in 9th volume on September 16 ― Manga creator Niichi announced on Sunday that a television anime adaptation of their Sometimes Even Reality Is a Lie! (Genjitsu mo Tamani wa Usowotsuku) manga has been green-lit for next year, and shared an illustration to celebrate the announcement:J-Novel Club releases the manga in English and describes the story: K...

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To You in the Beyond Anime Movie Review

Jul 18, 12:00

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Somewhere beyond the story being told is a more interesting movie happening off-screen. ― There are two types of films I find frustrating to talk about. The first are films that almost made me cry. It's one thing to discuss a bad movie that was mean-spirited or arrogant, because then I have no reservations about riffing on it. But when something doesn't hit me after wearing its heart on its sleeve, I...

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The Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide

Jul 18, 07:53

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Episode two of Though I Am an Inept Villainess is here! Does it still have what it takes to breathe new life into the genre? ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will cover as many shows as they can handle, giving you alternate takes on almost e...

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An Older Eri Thanks Her Heroes in My Hero Academia: I am a Hero Too Anime Short

Jul 17, 17:30

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Years after Jirou's concert at the school festival in Season 4, Eri is now all grown up. ― 10 years of My Hero Academia hasn't stopped the fans' appetite for more. Weeks before taking home Anime of the Year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, we got more in My Hero Academia: More. A whole reunion with the older cast and a long-awaited confession? Yes please! Toss in more seasons of Vigilantes, and you h...

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SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: CLOUDY BEACH Anime Film Review

Jul 17, 12:00

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I adore SHIBOYUGI's dark but deeply humanistic satire of adolescence, capitalism, and crushing ennui. The CLOUDY BEACH movie may just be this story's crowning achievement. ― Note: This review will mention several key plot details from the first season of SHIBOYUGI As its lengthy title ought to make clear, SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: CLOUDY BEACH is the feature follow-u...

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This Week in Games - Octo Paths and None of Them Lead to Upgrades

Jul 17, 10:00

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Jean-Karlo has good news (Megami Tensei novels!) and bad news (GenAI encroaching on otome games) and a few things in between. ― Welcome back, folks! I spent my weekend at a family friend's wedding; it was a pleasant time, and part of the proceedings had me play as Hippolyta during a brief recitation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Sadly, I also heard news that Sam Niell passed away over the weekend. Th...

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ANN Manga and Novel Summer Reading List 2026

Jul 17, 10:00