Despite superficial similarities to the works of one of the industry's immortal titans, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water is the work of the up-and-comers who would go on to produce the single most famous and impactful anime of the last thirty years.― As a lifelong fan of Neon Genesis Evangelion that is just young enough to have missed his chance to build a healthy collection of classic anime DVD rele...
Are you looking forward to Jujutsu Kaisen? Mushoku Tensei? The weird world of Undead Murder Farce? ANN's editorial team shared their picks for the summer anime season!― Welcome to our Most Anticipated Anime feature for the Summer 2023 season. Below you'll find our editorial team's (tentative) top picks from the shows slated to premiere in July. There's a wide variety of shows to choose from and lit...
Masashi Kishimoto's 1st 1-shot in Weekly Shonen Jump in 7 years― Masashi Kishimoto's new one-shot manga featuring Naruto Uzumaki's father Minato Namikaze will run in this year's 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on July 18. It will be the first one-shot that Kishimoto has drawn for the magazine in seven years. This year's 33rd issue also marks Weekly Shonen Jump's 55th anniversary...
Haruka Shiraishi, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Shizuka Itou star in Pine Jam anime― Robinson Haruhara and Hirakei's 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Hime-sama, "Gōmon" no Jikan Desu) manga is inspiring a television anime will premiere in January 2024. Publisher Shueisha describes the manga's story: A princess held captive, subjected to merciless tortures by the Hellhorde! The cast includes: Haruka Shirais...
Announced after season 4's finale on Monday― The staff for the anime of Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga confirmed that production on the anime's final arc has been green-lit. The announcement came after the finale of the fourth season on Monday. The anime's fourth season first premiered in October 2022 and aired episodes 1-6 (37-42 of the overall anime), before it stopped the broadcast. The staff h...
This year's Anime Expo returns to Los Angeles on July 1-4― UNITE HERE Local 11, Southern California's largest hospitality union, announced on its website on June 9 that its members have voted to authorize a strike at dozens of hotels "as early as July 4th weekend" if an agreement is not reached. The union stated it was calling for a strike amongst 15,000 workers, which would make it "the largest hot...
Almost your last chance to win! The winners will be selected and announced on Monday, July 3rd at Anime Expo!― ANN IN JAPAN 2023 CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF ANIME NEWS NETWORK WITH A ONE-OF-A-KIND ADVENTURE! In October and November, Anime News Network is going to Japan with PacSet Tours, and we want to bring you with us! More information about this amazing trip can be found on the ANN x PacSet site; we ...
With only one week left to go, Oshi no Ko climbs one step closer to the top. 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 based on how ...
Puss 'n Boots, FotNS: True Savior OVAs, live-action "Recently, my sister is unusual." film also licensed― Discotek Media announced on Monday that it will release the Blue Comet SPT Layzner TV anime and OVA, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation anime film, Aim for the Ace! 2 OVA, The Wonderful World of Puss 'n Boots anime film, and the Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria, Fist of the North ...
While there are imperfections to the game's new lease on life, Ghost Trick remains the utterly unique, earnestly recommendable experience it was thirteen years ago.― Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective is one of those games that I have been harping on others to play for ages. For well over a decade. So, at last, I have this fresh opportunity to say that if you somehow have still not played Ghost Trick ye...
Step aside, seasonal premieres! This week, we're turning the spotlight on an anime powerhouse that needs no introduction: Dragon Ball Z.― Step aside, seasonal premieres! This week, we're turning the spotlight on an anime powerhouse that needs no introduction: Dragon Ball Z. Buckle up as we make a trip down memory lane to revisit moments from the iconic franchise. This series is streaming on Crunchy...
I played it on the bus. I played it while walking. I played it after I got home from my day job and stayed up later than I should have. I was fully engrossed in the mystery and the characters.― I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I have a major weakness for death game-style, social deduction adventure games. I'll choose to replay the Danganronpa or Nonary Games series in a heartbeat over the...
Our team picked a wide variety of series for their favorites this season, but there were some clunkers among the magic moments, too. Here are the Spring 2023 anime recommended by our editorial staff (and the ones you should probably avoid).― Spring was stacked with day-of viewing like Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury and heartfelt rom-coms, like Skip and Loafer. Our team picked a wide var...
Manga creator Jun Mayuzuki shares her inspirations for Kowloon Generic Romance, the research that went into creating it, and her feelings about categorizing it as sci-fi.― Jun Mayuzuki is an acclaimed manga artist best known for the coming-of-age drama After the Rain. Her latest series, Kowloon Generic Romance, ranked third in Takarajimasha's This Manga is Amazing! ranking in 2021 and was also a pr...
Kubo is pure fluff, but it's the kind of fluff you want inside a squishy stuffed animal to hug or a throw pillow to prop your head on.― Some romantic comedies look to push the envelope, break the mold, or purposefully challenge the conventions of their genre. Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible is not one of those shows. It is more or less exactly what it says on the tin, and you can tell from episode on...