Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2026 Light Novel Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included novel was published in September or October or is an upcoming November release. This guide focuses exclusively on series premieres, i.e., only the first volume–we're not reviewing the whole thing or the digital chapters beyond volume one.
If you've read ahead, please try not to spoil things for people in the forums. All reviews use the same rating scale: 1-5, with one being the lowest.
What I ended up getting…was an over-the-top sex comedy.― When I read the description of KAMUI: He's Behind You, my immediate thought was that this was going to be an over-the-top sex comedy. What I ended up getting…was an over-the-top sex comedy. The series was very formulaic: Shizuka attracts a new supernatural creature, and then Kamui comes in like a JoJo character to exercise them with pelvic thr...
Happy Halloween! TWIG celebrates with a "demonic" creator interview and a list of the five scariest anthropomorphic personifications of death in games!― Welcome back, folks! By the time this column goes live, it'll... not quite be Halloween! But it is tomorrow, and that's good enough for us. I unfortunately always miss Halloween; I haven't really dressed up for Halloween in over a decade. I didn't e...
There's a new interpretation of a classic hero on tap for today with Casshan! Plus The Mage of Leda, Shiba Inu Rooms and more!― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 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, doing something like that for manga is tric...
It's time to find your next favorite novel! Our review team read danmei, horror, light novels, and more to help you decide what to curl up with this fall.― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2026 Light Novel Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included novel was published in September or October or is an upcoming November release. This guide focuses exclusively on series premieres, i.e...
Godzilla STOMP! author Katherine Locke shares their enthusiasm for joining the kaiju monster's legacy: "I'm excited that this is part of that canon that builds towards Godzilla being for every kid. Godzilla is for everybody."― Godzilla. The name sparks terror in the hearts of mortals. Godzilla is the fear of nuclear proliferation made flesh, a kaiju who will stop at nothing to make their displeasure...
New 60-minute CG anime features returning cast, staff― The official website for Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production's original Pole Princess!! pole dancing anime project revealed on Friday a new theatrical CG anime will screen in six theaters in Japan for two weeks starting on January 29. The new anime is titled Pole Princess!!: Croix du Nord. The new anime will be 60 minutes long and will featur...
Stewart played Captain Picard in Star Trek, Professor Xavier in X-Men― The official X/Twitter account for actor Sir Patrick Stewart announced on Thursday that he died at his home in Los Angeles on October 28 following his battle with Alzheimer's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia. He was 86. Stewart was born in Mirfield in the West Riding of Yorkshire on July 13, 1940. Stewart had many roles, but he was...
The Vampire Princess Miyu OAVs are perhaps a relic of a bygone time, but they're still worth watching.― Once upon a time, Vampire Princess Miyu seemed, to me, to be everywhere. People debated the ethics of cosplaying her barefoot, multiple manga series saw English translation, and both the OVAs and the TV series were licensed. And then, all of a sudden, she seemed to disappear. While the return to p...
Thanks to the Power of the Internet, a columnist says farewell...but not before doing one last isekai seasonal roundup!― Thanks to the Power of the Internet, a columnist says farewell...but not before doing one last isekai seasonal roundup! @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop Hey there, readers! Before we start today's column, I've got a little bittersweet news to share. This'll be ...
While visiting Kodansha House during New York Comic Con weekend, Mikami shared one moment from the manga that shocked her, despite writing being the person who wrote it― Of all the romance anime released last summer, no series felt as deserving of being the closest thing the medium has gotten to a modern-day Romeo and Juliet as CloverWorks' adaptation of Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With...
Unfortunately, this special is not befitting for the series' 30th anniversary.― If you've ever been curious about the history or production process of Japanese currency, then boy, do I have a special for you! Detective Conan: The Counterfeit Crime Case of Ultra 30 runs about an hour and a half, and almost a third of the special is dedicated to breaking down how Japan makes money. The overall setup, ...
Second U.S. locations of both retail concepts to open October 30, bringing GUNPLA, collectibles, toys, games, and more to fans across the Midwest.― Bandai Namco Amusement America to Open Bandai Namco Cross Store and THE GUNDAM BASE at Mall of America® on October 30 Second U.S. locations of both retail concepts to open October 30, bringing GUNPLA, collectibles, toys, games, and more to fans across th...
Calling this show the Digimon franchise's most ambitious anime entry in quite a while would be an understatement.― The strongest arc in this batch of episodes centers on Kyo and his history before he formed the Glowing Dawn. We see he was much more violent when he still worked as one of the Five Stars, and was more than willing to assassinate humans and Digimon alike in the name of preserving the Wo...
Politics are even coming for our horse girls now.― Politics are even coming for our horse girls now. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams Umamusume: Pretty Derby. It's Anime powered by REMOW YouTube channel streams Umamusume: Cinderella Gray. @R...
Best known for influential 1968-1973 boxing manga Ashita no Joe, anime adaptations― Manga creator Tetsuya Chiba died in a Tokyo hospital on October 22 due to a myelodysplastic syndrome, a type of cancer that affects the blood cells in the bone marrow. He was 87. Chiba recently put his Hinemosu Notari Nikki manga on hiatus on September 25 due to poor health. Chiba launched the autobiographical short ...
Anime debuts in 2027 with original story, characters― Toei Animation announced on Tuesday that the Precure franchise will receive a television anime spinoff titled Dual Shadow ~Precure Villain Heroines~ that will premiere next year. Unlike most of the previous spinoffs in the franchise, the new anime will feature an original story and characters.Since the villain character Higashi Setsuna/Eas in 200...
