Welcome to the steamy side of ANN's Winter Manga Guide. All of these titles are for readers 18 and older, from spicy to something a bit more, and featuring a range of tropes, groupings, and fetishes. Come find your next adult read - there's plenty to choose from.
We bid farewell to a beloved translator this week before exploring a new mystery visual novel.― Welcome back, folks! We've had a busy week, between Godzilla Minus Zero and the Ocarina of Time remake. Unfortunately, I still haven't been able to enjoy either of them. With Kumoricon this weekend in Portland, OR, I've had to make last-minute preparations for a panel I'm hosting. Past-me knew that taking...
The film is also a thought experiment about AI.― Screenwriter Gen Urobuchi is most famous for his dark deconstructions (Madoka Magica, Aldnoah.Zero) and psychological action-thrillers (Psycho-Pass, Fate/Zero). However, I've always had a soft spot in my heart for his 2014 post-apocalyptic mecha film, Expelled From Paradise. In a future where 98% of humanity live as digital data on a megastructure orb...
Anime based on Fudaya Sanmongarasu, Tomozo's novels debuts in January 2027― The official X/Twititer account for IMAGICA Infos imprint Hero Bunko announced on Friday that author Fudaya Sanmongarasu and illustrator Tomozo's Living It Up in Another World Until I Get Bored (Isekai Dо̄raku ni Akitara) light novel series is getting a television anime in January 2027. Hanashi Media licensed the light novel...
When the lights go down and the kids are asleep, it's time for the steamy side of the Fall Manga Guide.― Welcome to the steamy side of ANN's Winter Manga Guide. All of these titles are for readers 18 and older, from spicy to something a bit more, and featuring a range of tropes, groupings, and fetishes. Come find your next adult read - there's plenty to choose from. September The Job of the Service...
This is a faithful reimplementation of a beloved game that holds plenty of nostalgia and a fresh opportunity for younger fans to explore the series' origins with a fresh coat of paint.― Dynasty Warriors 3 Complete Edition Remastered is so good at doing what it sets out to do; I'm wondering if I'm missing something. The original Dynasty Warriors 3 was a certified classic. That game did well with the ...
Following Jan Mitsuko Cash's call for higher translator rates at the American Manga Awards, Coop Bicknell investigates whether you really can survive in the manga localization business.― August 20, 2026—the night of the American Manga Awards. The Japan Society's New York City theater was packed to the gills with industry professionals, members of the press, and representatives from almost every publ...
These volumes really flesh out Mushoku Tensei's expansive world, introducing a fascinating cast of varied new characters and building on already established relationships.― For a prepubescent boy, Rudeus Greyrat sure is competent. He's already mastered multiple forms of magic, plus he survived a year traversing the highly dangerous demon continent, becoming an adventurer along the way. I suppose it ...
Lucas and Chris tackle the next great vice in anime: gambling!― Lucas and Chris tackle the next great vice in anime: gambling! 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 FX Fighter Kurumi-chan, Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor, Jujutsu Kaisen, Golden Kamuy, U...
The Amazing Digital Circus, Knights of Guinevere studio Glitch Productions discuss SAG-AFTRA Agreement― Knights of Guinevere released its second episode days before its screening with the cast and crew at Animation is Film Festival 2026. Directed by Dana Terrace, the creator of The Owl House, the adult animated series has garnered over 34M combined views on YouTube. Despite its easy online access, ...
Rebecca Silverman discusses "TL", the by-women-for-women genre of smoldering romance comics.― The Tale of Genji, that classic of Japanese literature, may just be the world's first romance novel. Despite that, romance fiction worldwide is often, as scholar Eileen B. Mikals-Adachi puts it, “still viewed as a ‘low’ form of writing in many literary circles.” That's true in Japan, too; Mikals-Adachi is ...
Yūta Shimotsu, the man behind the live-action anthology Strange: Junji Ito's Tales for Sleepless Nights, sat down with ANN to discuss his influences, favorite Ito stories, and what it takes to bring Ito's world to horrifying life.― Master of horror Junji Ito creates works that are hard to adapt. Relying on elements of terror, horror, and absurdity, effective adaptations require care and a full under...
As her professional debut continues, Akane tries to clinch a win at the Four Person Selection Event held by Ikken Arakawa, but can Akane move past her father’s shadow?― In my last review, I griped about the fact that while Akane's debut into the professional world of rakugo hits snags in the form of toxic workplace behavior and misogyny, her status as a protagonist seemed to negate some of the impac...
Nodame Cantabile: Finale director Chiaki Kon helms anime at J.C.STAFF― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Tomoko Ninomiya's Nanatsu-ya: Shinobu and Her Jewelry Box (Nanatsuya Shinobu no Hōsekibako) manga. The website also revealed the anime's teaser trailer, teaser visual, main staff members, and 2027 debut.Ninomiya also drew an illustration to celebrate the...
The worst of Hell Mode is very firmly behind us in this season, but being an improvement doesn’t necessarily mean it’s suddenly fun to watch.― There's not a word for the space so low in the known universe where one can find naught but the bar the second season of Hell Mode has to clear to be better than its predecessor. The first season of Hell Mode, I can't emphasize enough, is the beige of beige—t...
Godzilla contains multitudes, and we're not just talking about the people he eats.― Godzilla contains multitudes, and we're not just talking about the people he eats. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chat log are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Netflix streams Godzilla Minus One, Godzilla Singular Point,...
Celebrating its 15th anniversary, MAPPA is looking back on its history with the MAPPA EXPO 15th Anniversary exhibition at the Yurakucho Museum in Tokyo.― In 2012, the anime world saw a new addition to the annals of great animation studios. That studio was none other than MAPPA. While its beginnings were humble, with its involvement with Kids on the Slope and Teekyū, the Studio has gone on to be invo...
Naokazu Tsuruta heads company handling works from planning stages to actual animation production― DMM.com announced on Tuesday that it has established GLEESTONE, a new animation studio which will handle animation works — including television series, movies, and shorts — from their initial planning stages to the actual animation production. Naokazu Tsuruta, the head of DMM Group's content creative un...
