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The Fall 2022 Manga Guide

Discover these great reads that inspired anime: The Executioner and Her Way of Life, Sasaki & Peeps, The case files of Jeweler Richard, Sugar Apple Fairy Tale, and Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World. Sponsored by Yen Press.

The Fall 2022 Light Novel Guide

Rebecca Silverman has all the details you need to find your next must-read light novel series right here!

Rocking Out with Japanese Punk Band Wienners

The Digimon Ghost Game opening band is relatively new to anisong, but Wienners have been delivering their unique brand of punk rock and electronica fusion since 2009.

This Week in Anime - Cyberpunk Edgerunners is a Certified Crowdpleaser

Trigger has done it again, this time with its anime based on the tabletop-RPG-turned-multi-platform-video-game, Cyberpunk Edgerunners. Strap in for the capital-A Adult anime full of gore, boobs, and the the dystopian hellscape of Night City.

The Fall Trailer Watch Party!

Watch all of this season's trailers with Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and Geoff Thew from Mother's Basement! Find out your next "must-watch" it and keep your eyes peeled for information on how to win one of two prize packs, including the soon to be released complete edition of Masamune Shirow's The Ghost in the Shell manga from Kodansha Comics!

Jujutsu Kaisen 0

Streaming on Crunchyroll this evening, the blockbuster anime film stars Megumi Ogata who delivers a "performance that is one of the absolute highlights of the film."
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Visual Prison

How can you not love vampires competing in a visual kei battle of the bands? ― Man, remember visual kei? It was all the rage among anime fans in the late 90's and 00's, back when I first got into the hobby. Fans discussed bands like Malice Mizer and Dir en Grey right alongside their favorite series despite them not having any obvious connection, and the cross-dressing singer Mana, a major influence i...
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My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex ‒ SEASON FINALE

With the shackles of their childish expectations of each other lifted, Yume and Mizuto are free to define whatever relationship they want between each other moving forward.
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The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 ‒ Episode 11

That idea of “hey let's just tell them the truth and let them decide if they wanna put up with this or not” is valid, and one that I don't think gets brought up enough in stories regarding secret identities.
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Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer ‒ Episodes 11-12

Biscuit Hammer eschews all of its build-up to a confrontation to instead focus on the sticky mess of thorns that makes up the Asahina family.
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Tokyo Mew Mew New ‒ SEASON FINALE

It's a good thing that a second season of this show has been announced, because otherwise this would be a very unfair place to end things.
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV ‒ Episode 10

Bell Cranell's fight against the Juggernaut, the Dungeon's final line of defense, could be far more than he bargained for.
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Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World ‒ SEASON FINALE

Michio has successfully gotten laid, and we even get to watch him fill out the rest of the characters, glossed over as the credits roll because it seems Passione is about as sick of making this thing as I am of watching it.
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The Fall Trailer Watch Party Prize Winners!

Congratulations to Brian L. and Dennis M.! You've been notified via email and your prize pack will be shipping out next week. Thanks again to everyone who entered! ― Thank you to everyone who tuned into the The Fall Trailer Watch party on Wednesday and entered to win one of our two prize packs. See below for our two lucky winners! Want to win a complete edition of the classic Ghost in the Shell manga...
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Shadows House Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE

Secrets come to light in Shadows House season two's finale as we discover the true mastermind behind the series' nefarious plot.
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting ‒ SEASON FINALE

A wholesome ending to a wholesome show, but not without its faults. The episode encapsulates so much of what The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting gets so consistently right - and wrong.
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island

Opening soon in theaters in the U.S., how does this expansion of a classic Gundam episode hold up as a full-length film? ― The existence of this film is an oddity, being a retelling of the 15th episode of the original Mobile Suit Gundam series. Apparently, that episode had some issues on the visual production side, prompting its omission from the English-language releases, so you can interpret this f...
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Crazy Food Truck GN 2

Despite the 'Crazy' right there in its title, Crazy Food Truck, by this second volume, really does seem to have settled into an easier, exploratory, travelogue-style story. ― Despite the 'Crazy' right there in its title, Crazy Food Truck, by this second volume, really does seem to have settled into an easier, exploratory, travelogue-style story. Granted, it's one that still regularly has shootouts, e...
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The Fall 2022 Manga Guide

The Fall Manga Guide's newest update includes the latest from Junji Ito, the indescribably weird Dandadan, Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story, and the soon-to-be-an-anime Shangri-La Frontier and more! ― Banner art by catfish Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2022 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new ...
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The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious ‒ Episode 8

Look I'm sorry, I really am, but I just couldn't get swept up and be swayed by the emotions that were on display this episode, even though I desperately wanted to.
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RWBY: Ice Queendom ‒ SEASON FINALE

Ice Queendom has been an amazing experiment to witness. Regardless of your feelings on the original webseries, the fact that it was able to reach the medium that clearly inspired it is heartwarming in its own right.
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Overlord IV ‒ Episode 12

The thing about facing their own mortality so directly is that it serves as a catalyst: it forces them the focus on what is most important to them in what looks to be their last hours.
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Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2 ‒ Episode 9

This is a stellar focus episode that lets Keke and Sumire finally connect in a real way, and even if you're not into shipping an isopod and a panda, it's hard not to get teary-eyed nonetheless.
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The Best and Worst of Summer 2022, Sep 9-15

Made in Abyss and Call of the Night are both cementing their position in the cumulative. Find out how your favorite shows performed in our weekly user rankings. ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are b...
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SPY×FAMILY GN 8

It's Yor's turn to shine! After being criminally underused for seven volumes, volume eight's focus is on Yor as she takes on the task of being bodyguard to a woman and her infant on the run. ― It's Yor's turn to shine! After being criminally underused for seven volumes, volume eight's focus is on Yor as she takes on the task of being bodyguard to a woman and her infant on the run. The only catch? Yor...
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One Piece ‒ Episode 1033

Episode 1033 is a visual feast, nailing scene after scene, cut after cut, in an absolute tour de force of weekly television
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Classroom of the Elite II ‒ Episode 12

All his life Ryuen thought he had an unstoppable superpower that lets him get what he wants. But not feeling fear pales in comparison to the power of not giving a damn about anything at all.
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This Week in Anime - Do the Emotional Beats of Drifting Home Hit Hard?

The newest film from Studio Colorido sends a group of sixth-graders out to sea to deal with their burgeoning adolescent feelings. Can a film about a drifting apartment complex bring its big emotions home? ― The newest film from Studio Colorido sends a group of sixth-graders out to sea to deal with their burgeoning adolescent feelings. Can a film about a drifting apartment complex bring its big emoti...
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Yurei Deco ‒ SEASON FINALE

I don't even want to spend the many paragraphs that I could easily use to ask “What the hell!?” and “No, seriously, that was the point this whole time?”, because Yurei Deco isn't interested in doing that, either.
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Streaming

Studio Trigger brings their A-game to this anime with Hiroyuki Imaishi of Gurren Lagann and Kill la Kill fame in the directors seat. The action is dynamic, visually stunning, and completely over-the-top in the best possible way. ― (Spoiler warning: As it would be impossible to get into the meat of what makes this anime so excellent without going into spoilers, I didn't hold back. Continue forward at ...
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FUUTO PI ‒ Episode 8

The Shotaro and Philip in this episode are the ones who, to me, actually come off like they spent forty-nine episodes and a movie learning how well they could synchronize and work together.
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Just What the Heck is Genshin Impact?

If you just heard about ufotable's new long-term collaboration with the Genshin Impact mobile game but don't know what all the hype is about, we have a primer here for you. ― If you look at the list of Twitter's most talked-about games of 2020, you'll see a bunch of names you probably expect: Animal Crossing, Fate/Grand Order, Final Fantasy, Fortnite… and a new title called Genshin Impact. By now, yo...
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Engage Kiss ‒ Episode 12

Sated with NTR energy and thirsty for murderous revenge, Kanna has the most insane villain origin story Engage Kiss could have whipped up, and I'm in the stands cheering for her.
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Tokyo Mew Mew Then vs. Now

Shelby Tozier compares the classic to the currently airing magical girl series and finds charm that spans two decades. ― Fans of Tokyo Mew Mew rejoice! After twenty long years, the 2002 magical girl anime has a brand new anime reboot. Tokyo Mew Mew New is a fun, new version of the anime that captured our hearts two decades ago. © Mia Ikumi/Reiko Yoshida/Pierrot © Mia Ikumi/Reiko Yoshida/Yumeta Compan...
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Parallel World Pharmacy ‒ Episode 11

Something I've appreciated about Parallel World Pharmacy is how it goes out of its way to highlight the underrepresented voices of the women in its world—and not just the hot waifus/cute sisters/queen moms, either!
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When Will Ayumu Make His Move? ‒ Episode 11

“I Want to Get Stronger, Senpai" takes advantage of Urushi's senior class trip to mine from one of the most relatable stages of having a major crush at Ayumu and Urushi's age.
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A Couple of Cuckoos ‒ Episode 21

The low-key conflict resolution that has defined so much of Cuckoos is put to good use here, making the cast involved feel like reasonable people who make believable mistakes, and interact and grow in realistic ways as a result.
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Lycoris Recoil ‒ Episode 12

This score needing to be settled, and the pain of watching Chisato and Takina be shut off from one another yet again—this is the sort of high the show knows we're here for, and will be coming back for at least one more time.
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One Piece ‒ Episode 1032

Kiku and Izo (and Kinemon) are some of the more memorable members of Akazaya Nine to me, and the flashback here does a great job of touching on their connection to Oden.
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Call of the Night ‒ Episode 11

The vampires have finally met their slayer; Call of the Night's harbinger of doom is here, and she has one hell of a nicotine addiction.
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting ‒ Episode 11

Kirishima couldn't completely let go of who he used to be. Old habits die hard, and that leads us to perhaps the most interesting and perplexing sequence of the episode.
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Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE

You spend 80% of this season's runtime futzing around, and just now decide to actually do some honest-to-god character writing for your romantic comedy story's main love interest?
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My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex ‒ Episode 11

The main focus of this episode was on Yume finally reflecting on the fact that she might have glorified Mizuto a little bit too much while they were dating.
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The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 ‒ Episode 10

After two quick arcs that kind of struggled to find a balance between humor, satire, and plot progression, this episode kind of felt like a breath of fresh air.
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My Isekai Life ‒ SEASON FINALE

The twelfth episode may not have given us many twists or turns in its conclusion, but it earned all the tried and true notes that it hit.
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Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun ‒ Episode 11

“Value” is a living and bleeding chronicle of all of the fury and sadness and loneliness that Faputa has been forced to endure for the last century-and-a-half.
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Ragna Crimson GN 6

If the pacing of the last volume felt slower than you would have liked, then boy are you in or a ride. ― If the pacing of the last volume felt slower than you would have liked, then boy are you in or a ride. Ragna Crimson Volume 6 hits the gas pedal and doesn't let up until you hit the back cover. While I appreciated the character moments we got in Volume 5, it's not hard to see that this is where Ra...
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Drifting Home Director Hiroyasu Ishida and Producer Hibiki Saito

An apartment complex adrift at sea becomes the backdrop in this emotional story about two childhood friends. Director Hiroyasu Ishida and producer Hibiki Saito share what drew them to the concept. ― Studio Colorido is a studio to watch. The anime production studio has consistently put out impressive, emotional narratives whether its shorts like Paulette's Chair and Puzzle & Dragons commercials or co...
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This Week in Games - Everything Happens So Much

Jean-Karlo attempts to get himself out from under a pile of game announcements (and Ryza's thighs) following the double-whammy Nintendo Direct and Sony State of Play in a single day. Farming, crafting, and Yakuza are all here! ― Hey, everybody! We have a lot to cover this week. I would start with my customary Xenoblade Chronicles 3 report, but something came to my attention this past week: last week'...
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Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World ‒ Episode 11

Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World at last actually has a harem in this labyrinth in another world. Harem Labyrinth may be guilty of many crimes, but at least false advertising is no longer one of them.
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This Week in Anime - Is Tokyo Mew Mew New's Story Rushed?

This update on the popular magical series cuts the pacing of the original down to a lean number episodes. Does the characterization suffer for it? ― This update on the popular magical series cuts the pacing of the original down to a lean number episodes but there's still a lot going for it. For example, shipping. Chris and Nicky debate the pros and cons of Ichigo's trio of potential suitors in this ...
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Tokyo Mew Mew New ‒ Episode 11

This is very much the build-up episode to the season's grand finale, the fight against whatever emerges from the cocoon. Or against the cocoon itself.
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Phantom of the Idol Streaming

Can a ghost revitalize a disillusioned idol singer's career? ― At a scant ten episodes, Phantom of the Idol is a show that knows not to overstay its welcome. You'd think that would be a good thing, allowing for tighter writing and a lack of unneeded fluff, and in some ways, that's true – every zany idol-based event that the protagonists have to participate in is kept to a manageable level of bizarren...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV ‒ Episode 9

While the fight against the two Lambtons and Jura and his cronies makes up the action of this episode, there's also a very real feeling that this is all set up for what's to come.
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Goodbye, Don Glees!

From the director of A Place Further Than the Universe comes a new story that will take three boys from the Japanese countryside all the way to Iceland, but does it pack the emotional punch of its predecessor? ― If you're familiar with Atsuko Ishizuka's previous original anime, A Place Further Than The Universe, then you're already prepared for a good deal of Goodbye, Don Glees!'s appeal: dorky kids ...
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Uncle From Another World ‒ Episode 7

This is one of my favorite episodes of the show so far. Not only do we get our introduction to our final heroine, but we also get to see why exactly Fujimiya would be in love with a guy like Takafumi.
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Overlord IV ‒ Episode 11

I'm going to be sad if both Brain and Evil Eye don't make it. We're running low on longtime non-Nazarick characters!
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I-Sega-i: The Deep Gaming Cuts of Uncle From Another World

Heidi Kemps looks at the series' dive into Sega lore and how the console wars played out for gamers in Japan. ― ©ほとんんでいる・KADOKAWAかん世界せかいおじさん製作せいさく委員いいんかい ©SEGA Uncle from Another World isn't your standard isekai adventure. It's a story about a man who, while in a coma for 17 years, finds himself in a dangerous and unfamiliar fantasy world. When he wakes up, he shares the stories about his otherworldly deeds w...
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Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2 ‒ Episode 8

What I'm here for is to see the new and old cast finally mix together, and they don't disappoint.
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Yurei Deco ‒ Episode 11

Can we all agree that the Mark Twain references are more distracting than anything, at this point?
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The ANN Aftershow - The Fate of the Village Hangs in the Balance

Faputa is on the war path as Reg's memories of their time together come flooding back. Also: the latest anime news including when to watch Bleach, why we love Sailor Jupiter, a premiere date for Chainsaw Man, and more! The Fate of the Village Hangs in the Balance Faputa is on the war path as Reg's memories of their time together come flooding back. Nanachi has to once again make a difficult decisi...
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Classroom of the Elite II ‒ Episode 11

This extended glimpse into Ryuen's mind ends up making him feel less intimidating overall, which is not exactly what you want for a show heading into the climax of the season.
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean 1-24

Stone Ocean has risen to my highest expectations and then some, as between the battles it has proven to be one of the most thematically rich and interesting parts of the franchise so far. ― Jolyne, Jolyne, Jolyne, Jolyne… As an anime-only fan of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure and a chronic heroine addict, I've been looking forward to David Production's adaptation of the Stone Ocean arc for a long time. I'd...
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RWBY: Ice Queendom ‒ Episode 11

The RWBY fan in me ate this episode up, but the critic in me feels like it doesn't quite achieve all the things it set out to do.
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The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious ‒ Episode 7

This week's episode directly addresses one of the major recurring plot points of the series: Yuuri doesn't understand what love is.
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This Week in Anime - Does Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer Overcome Its Animation Shortcomings?

A cult-favorite manga by a well-regarded creator finally gets its moment to shine only to look like...well, this. It's hard to ignore in a visual medium but can this adaptation get by on charm alone? ― The Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer anime seems like a monkey paw situation. A cult-favorite manga by a well-regarded creator finally gets its moment to shine only to look like...well this. It's hard t...
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Engage Kiss ‒ Episode 11

Since I'm on record begging this series to be the weirdest and trashiest version of itself it can be, I have to praise this episode for veering back into some bonkers melodrama.
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Parallel World Pharmacy ‒ Episode 10

I think this is an occasion where PWP's desire to get all Edu-taining on us ended up robbing the show of a golden opportunity to have Farma seriously struggle for once.
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The Best and Worst of Summer 2022, Sep 2-8

Uncle isn't doing bad after its 2-week break, but that's not enough to defend first place against Made in Abyss. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings. ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that ...
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The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic Novel 1

We still don't fully understand what constitutes the "wrong way" to heal, but this is a nice little fantasy escape, and that's all it really needs to be. ― What, exactly, is the wrong way to use healing magic? It's a question we've seen pondered before, both in silly forms like in the old Slayers franchise and when Priestess uses it against monsters in the Goblin Slayer novels. The answer isn't fully...
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When Will Ayumu Make His Move? ‒ Episodes 9-10

It's very bizarre to me that Ayumu is struggling so much to engender any sympathy or affection for its side characters.
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Producer Tatsuya Ishikawa

Kaguya-sama: Love is War recently concluded its excellent third season. We checked in with Aniplex producer Tatsuya Ishikawa to discuss the standout episode 5 and his feelings on the show. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War recently concluded its excellent third season. We checked in with Aniplex producer Tatsuya Ishikawa to discuss the standout episode 5 and his feelings on the show generally. ANN: The epis...
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FUUTO PI ‒ Episode 7

This felt like the strongest introduction for an arc yet: an expansion of what Kamen Rider can do and show in this different format, while also being a mostly-effective mystery story introduction on its own.
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Delicious Party Precure ‒ Episode 27

I'm actually very impressed with how lightly Kome Kome's development in this episode was handled, because this is the sort of Very Special Episode stuff that can be applied with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer.
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Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness

Does Made in Abyss make for a positively killer video game? The answer, as it turns out, is going to be based on how literally you want to take the word “killer.” ― I reckon that one of the first things people think after experiencing Made in Abyss—that is, once they've recovered from the awe-inspiring world building and the soul-crushing devastation of its story—is probably, “Gee, this whole premise...
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Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer ‒ Episodes 9-10

Akitani is a pretty likable character in spite of his awkward introduction, mostly because of how Mizukami stacks up damn near every Old Man Mentor cliché into a literal trenchcoat and gives the chimera a palindromic name.
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A Couple of Cuckoos ‒ Episode 20

The meandering side content in this episode is frustrating, but it's a frustration I'll charitably speculate is supposed to be there at this point?
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Lycoris Recoil ‒ Episode 11

These cycles of action and drama may understandably mean little time for the sillier antics that were once LycoReco's trademark, but they do find some space for it, for which I'm grateful here at the end.
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Call of the Night ‒ Episode 10

Call of the Night argues that the fundamental human condition is to be sick and twisted, and that illness, not our lofty aspirations, should be the common ground on which we build our closest and healthiest relationships.
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Shadows House Season 2 ‒ Episode 10

But even though she's done terrible things, it's hard to think that Maryrose actually deserves to be disposed of, because at the end of the day, she was fighting for her right to exist as her own person, and Rosemary's to do the same.
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BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy- Part 1

While there are definitely some things that Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy lack when compared to the OVA, its distinct, more streamlined, and self-aware narrative can be charming all on its own. ― This is not the first time that Kazushi Hagiwara's BASTARD!! series was adapted in animated form. Many longtime anime fans might remember the OVA series from the early 90s which I would recommend checking out—we...
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The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting ‒ Episode 10

The tenth episode of The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting manages to be more than an emotional gut punch—it's a feelings-obliterating-flurry of blows.
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Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2 ‒ Episodes 22-23

And hey, I'm not going to complain about more Sumi time, but it just seems questionable to spend your eleventh (half-)hour with the main character putzing around an aquarium.
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My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex ‒ Episode 10

The overall premise of the show might be unconventional, but I think anybody who's trying to remain close to their ex, whether they planned to or not after a messy break up, could probably empathize with what's going on.
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The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Season 2 ‒ Episode 9

I gotta say, if it wasn't for some of the teases and revelations at the very end of this episode, I would almost consider this filler.
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Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun ‒ Episodes 9-10

Goodbyes are hard. Goodbyes hurt. Losing a friend creates a void inside of your heart that will never be filled again.
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This Week in Games - Love Is Stored In The Alchemist

Barrel lovers the world over (and Jean-Karlo) celebrate 25 years of Gust's Atelier series, plus the newest Pokemon, fighting game updates, and Trinity Trigger is heading stateside. ― Hello, everyone! I'm Jean-Karlo, and I actually got to play some Xenoblade Chronicles 3 this past week! Of course, I'm only in the very beginning of the game (I haven't even cracked 10 hours), so I'm still playing around...
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Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System - Case.1 Crime and Punishment

Finally available in the U.S., dive back in to the world of Psycho-Pass and find out if this trilogy remedies the second anime season's missteps. ― Following two seasons of the TV anime and a theatrical film, Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System is a trilogy of one hour films. Instead of being connected into an overarching plot, each one focuses on its own stand-alone story that is both a captivating m...
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The Pioneer of Shojo Style, Macoto Takahashi

87-year-old artist Macoto Takahashi began his artistic career in 1953 and would become an establishing force behind what we now know as the shojo (girls) comic art style. ― 87-year-old artist Macoto Takahashi began his artistic career in 1953 and would become an establishing force behind what we now know as the shojo (girls) comic art style. His works popularized ballet in the shojo scene and his cha...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV ‒ Episode 8

Is Ryu a monster, or is she still grieving the loss of her familia?
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Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World ‒ Episode 10

I can say this for Harem Labyrinth this week: It put a modicum of effort into attempting to be effective porn.
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Odd Taxi: In the Woods

Soon to be streaming on Crunchyroll tonight, how does this revisit to the world of ODDTAXI hold up on its own? Odd Taxi was 2021's sleeper anime hit, telling an intricate, original mystery that kept viewers guessing every week. Now it's back as a (mostly) recap film, which mainly serves to tie up some loose ends from the TV anime's ending. Is it worth the full price of a cinema admission ticket? We...
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This Week in Anime - The Casual Sexiness of Call of the Night

This is, fundamentally, a show about why insomnia kicks ass and seeing the sun is for losers. I respect that a lot. ― Call of the Night is what we call a "vibe." It's full of beautiful nightscapes, low-key sexcapades, and questionable fashion. What if a vampire was just your gamer friend? This series is streaming on HIDIVE Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chat...
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Overlord IV ‒ Episode 10

Few have been the times we've seen Ainz truly angry.
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Tekken: Bloodline

Tekken: Bloodline is the latest challenger to step into the ring, and it faces not only the potential curse of prior adaptations but also a very different anime landscape than that of prior years. ― Anime adaptations of video games have a long, checkered history, but fighting game anime is particularly hit-or-miss. As an avid anime fan since the early 90s, I've been around to experience both the expl...
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Uncle From Another World ‒ Episode 6

This episode is far more interested in divulging plot points than expounding upon deeper themes like in previous episodes, but I'm not complaining.
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RWBY: Ice Queendom ‒ Episode 10

A few of the ideas and animation sequences in this episode were a little messy, but it's nice that everything feels appropriately bombastic like a true climax should.
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Yurei Deco ‒ Episodes 9-10

For all of Yurei Deco's ideas and attempts at world-building, Tom Sawyer Island has never quite managed to come together as a real, living place.
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Kaguya-sama: Love is War Voice Actress Aoi Koga

From her child-like excitement while waiting for a text to her devastating demeanor when she encounters a romantic challenger, voicing Kaguya requires vocal elasticity. ANN spoke with Aoi Koga about her character's multi-faceted personality. ― As the voice of the titular Kaguya Shinomiya, Aoi Koga uses her voice to embody every side of the character. From her child-like excitement while waiting for a...
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Tokyo Mew Mew New ‒ Episode 10

It's a good thing there's so much fun cat stuff, because a few other elements in this episode just aren't quite working, and that's not including that rushed feeling.
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The ANN Aftershow - The Darkest Moment in Made in Abyss Yet?

Lynzee, Jacki, and James are back for more horrors, gross food, and mind-shattering WTFs! The Darkest Moment in Made in Abyss Yet? Lynzee, Jacki, and James are back for more horrors, gross food, and mind-shattering WTFs! The truth of the village and Faputa's intentions are revealed. Reg and Riko will have to choose between supporting her revenge or forgiving the people of the village. The ANN Afte...
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This Week in Anime - Why JoJo: Stone Ocean Part 2 Is Even Better Than The First

With the addition of new characters like Anasui, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean amps up the action as Jolyne and crew attempt to escape Green Dolphin Street Prison. ― Nicky and Chris get put in the slammer and are sentenced to five hours of JoJo viewing for their crimes. With the addition of new characters like Anasui, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean amps up the action as Jolyne and cre...

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