Kaiju No. 8 takes the top spot this week while Tonari no Yōkai-san pushes to #3 in the cmulative! Check out 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 people rated in...

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Genesis Climber Mospeada Streaming Anime Review

May 30, 12:00

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Mospeada is a work very much of its time, riffing on ideas and tropes that were all the rage when it was made, and doesn't do anything exceptional with them. ― It can be easy for even longtime fans to forget that alongside Macross, there were two other 80's sci-fi anime that got Frankenstein-ed into what we'd eventually call Robotech. While this isn't the first time one of those series has made it to...

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Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Film Sequel to Batman Ninja Announced

May 30, 10:47

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Main staff, cast reunite for new film ― Warner Bros. Japan revealed on Thursday that it is producing a sequel film to its Batman Ninja CG anime film titled Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League. Junpei Mizusaki, the producer of the opening animation sequences for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders and Kamikaze Douga CEO/founder, is returning from Batman Ninja to direct...

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This Week in Anime - Toonami Kids Strike Back

May 30, 10:00

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Following the upcoming retro programming block Toonami Rewind, Chris and Lucas look back fondly on the afternoons spent watching Naruto and Sailor Moon. ― Following the upcoming retro programming block Toonami Rewind, Chris and Lucas look back fondly on the afternoons spent watching Naruto and Sailor Moon. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the v...

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Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi Anime's Video Reveals Cast, More Staff

May 30, 00:20

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Hana Hishikawa, Misuzu Yamada star in J.C. Staff anime with designs drafted by Penguindrum's Lily Hoshino ― The official website for the television anime of Yuzuki Akasaka's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard) novel unveiled the first full promotional video and visual for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's cast as wel...

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'Good Bye, Dragon Life.' TV Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, October Debut

May 30, 00:00

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Ayaka Ōhashi, Akane Matsunaga join cast ― The staff for the television anime of author Hiroaki Nagashima, illustrator Kisuke Ichimaru, and character designer Kurono's Good Bye Dragon Life. (Sayonara Ryūsei, Konnichiwa Jinsei) novels revealed on Thursday the second promotional video, first key visual, additional cast, and the October premiere. The newly announced cast includes: Ayaka Ōhashi as Christi...

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Seven Seas Licenses 100 Girlfriends Light Novel; A Suitable Fetish, Home Sweet Home, 2 More Manga

May 29, 21:01

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Also licensed: The Lady Knight and the Beast-Eared Child, My Boyfriend is a Dog, Heaven Official's Blessing in hardcover ― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Rikito Nakamura, Hamubane, and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story light novel; Shin Kawamaru's A Suitable Fetish, Minami Mizuno's Home Swee...

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The ANN Aftershow - Why Aren't You Watching This Anime Yet?

May 29, 19:00

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Yeah, yeah, Kaiju No. 8 has all the great action scenes, but Yatagarasu is chewing up the scenery as the royal ladies absolutely lose their minds!? ― Why Aren't You Watching This Anime Yet? Yeah, yeah, Kaiju No. 8 has all the great action scenes, but Yatagarasu is chewing up the scenery as the royal ladies absolutely lose their minds!? The ANN After Show streams live on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitte...

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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Video Game Review

May 29, 12:00

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games

Here we have a from-the-ground-up remake, but does this beloved classic still hold up in a modern sense, or is that praise just nostalgia talking? ― It's nice when Nintendo surprises us with a remaster or re-release of one of their more difficult-to-obtain games. The original Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for the Nintendo GameCube is a classic for many. However, since the game was never re-rele...

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Anime Overperforms - An Analysis of Netflix's 2023 Viewership Data

May 29, 09:00

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anime

Miles Atherton crunched Netflix's latest numbers for some surprising anime discoveries, from the popularity of My Happy Marriage to the One Piece juggernaut. ― Since the advent of streaming, it's been notoriously difficult to gauge how popular a specific anime is with international audiences, both for publishers looking to make informed decisions for a market that generates most of its revenue outsi...

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Cupid Parasite: Sweet & Spicy Darling Video Game Review

May 28, 12:00

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games

With seven full routes and one mini-route with a character from the previous game, if you enjoyed Cupid Paradise, Sweet & Spicy Darling is worth playing. ― The first order of business is this: if you haven't played the original Cupid Parasite otome game, there isn't much point in picking up Sweet & Spicy Darling. There is one new route for this sequel, but even that relies on you knowing the backgrou...

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This Week in Anime - Are Some Manga Truly "Unadaptable"?

May 28, 10:00

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manga

With the release of Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction, Nick and Steve take a look at it and some other manga that were thought to be "unadaptable"—and see if that was truly the case. ― With the release of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction, Nick and Steve take a look at it and some other manga that were thought to be "unadaptable"—and see if that was truly the case. Disclaimer: The views and...

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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrea Record Novel One Review

May 27, 12:00

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novels

When even the author says this story will hurt, you know it will be bad. ― When even the author says this story will hurt, you know it will be bad. That's assuming, of course, that you weren't prepared for it going in. The fate of Astrea Familia is well-known to readers and viewers (and players) of the various Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon iterations, and the most recent season of ...

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6 Interesting Things I Learned About Anime From the Legendary Producer Maruyama Masao Documentary

May 27, 09:00

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The documentary was full of cool tidbits about the 82-year-old producer and the anime he's worked on—including Ninja Scroll, Pluto, and In This Corner of the World. ― Late last month, Japanese television network NHK put out a documentary on anime producer Masao Maruyama as part of their Anime Manga Explosion series. In it, the show delves into the now 82-year-old producer's life, philosophies, and so...

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