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This Week in Anime - Can Golden Kamuy's Anime Do the Manga Justice?
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When Golden Kamuy barreled into the spring season with a giant CGI bear, people balked at this adaptation's choices. We weigh the pros and cons of this troubled production and its golden source material.
― When Golden Kamuy barreled into the spring season with a giant CGI bear, people balked at this adaptation's choices. This week, Nick and Steve weigh the pros and cons of this troubled production an...
The Best and Worst of Spring 2018, Apr 22-28
just for fun
All Might and friends race to the top of the chart this week - and that's not the only big change! See how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings!
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Spring 2018 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind tha...
This Week in Games - Nintendo's Monkey Business
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It might be kind of a slow week for games news, but there's some brand-new Nintendo news and releases, plus Soul Calibur VI, Dragon Ball FighterZ, Super Robot Wars and much more!
― Hey all! Hope you're enjoying May so far. It's been another slow-ish week, which is good, because I've been busy with a bunch of personal stuff. I've also been playing some Super Robot Wars X, so look forward to a review o...
Aggretsuko—Episodes 1-10 streaming
anime
This death-metal-loving red panda is just desperate to get through her workday, one scream-worthy struggle at a time. James Beckett discovers what makes this unusual office comedy so exceptional.
― I'm not normally one to go crazy over Sanrio characters, but from the moment the credits rolled on the first of Aggretsuko's ten 15-minute episodes, I knew I had found in Retsuko the ideal mascot for perpe...
Answerman - Why Don't DVDs Contain Japanese Commentary Tracks Anymore?
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Once upon a time, anime DVDs occasionally came with commentary tracks from the Japanese artists who made the film. What happened?
― Tyler asked: On some of Central Park Media's DVD releases, like MD Geist and World of Narue, one of the “disc set-up” options were commentaries from a few of the original Japanese staff, which I think is really cool. However, when ADV released these titles, they scrappe...
Interview: Legendary Anime Screenwriter Mari Okada
industry
The voice behind Anohana and Anthem of the Heart is having a spectacular year, with both her autobiography and her directorial debut seeing international release this year. Kim Morrissy goes in-depth in our exclusive interview.
― If you're an anime fan, you've probably watched an anime Mari Okada has worked on at some point. Most famous for her anime-original works Anohana and The Anthem of the Heart...
Violet Evergarden—Episodes 1-13 streaming
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Violet Evergarden rises from shaky beginnings to tell a heartfelt story full of visual beauty and quiet growth for its heroine. Nick Creamer has the details.
― Kyoto Animation have established a firm reputation as an animation powerhouse. From their breakout hits like Haruhi Suzumiya and K-ON! to more recent highlights like Sound! Euphonium and A Silent Voice, their works boast a fluidity and express...
This Week in Anime - Does Persona 5 Work as an Anime Adaptation?
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ATLUS's hit JRPG has finally become an anime series, but does it offer enough fresh flavor to entice prior fans or make any sense to newcomers? Micchy and Steve find out how P5A holds up.
― ATLUS's hit JRPG has finally become an anime series with Persona 5 the Animation, but does it offer enough fresh flavor to entice prior fans or make any sense to newcomers? This week, Micchy and Steve find out how...
Perfect World GN 1
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This love story between a disabled young man and his old crush broaches its subject matter with sensitivity and heart. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
― We see plenty of romances with emotionally disabled protagonists, but precious few with physical disabilities. In the romance novel world, author Mary Balogh began writing books with such heroes, but manga has been slow to catch up (as have other ...
Vice & Luna - It All Returns to Nothing
just for fun
Avengers: Infinity War reminds Vice of the enormous franchise-shattering blockbuster spectacle he's REALLY looking forward to most...
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The Spring 2018 Anime Preview Guide
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The Spring 2018 Anime Season is in full swing - check out our guide to the entire season!
Available Now: Spring 2018 Shorts featuring Aggretsuko - Wotakoi - Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory - High School DxD Hero - Doreiku the Animation - Steins;Gate 0 - Butlers x Battlers - Last Period - Yotsuiro Biyori - Golden Kamuy - and much more ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2018 Preview Guide! H...
Available Now: Spring 2018 Shorts featuring Aggretsuko - Wotakoi - Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory - High School DxD Hero - Doreiku the Animation - Steins;Gate 0 - Butlers x Battlers - Last Period - Yotsuiro Biyori - Golden Kamuy - and much more ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2018 Preview Guide! H...
Answerman - What Is Golden Week?
anime
This holiday gets mentioned in plenty of anime series, but what's the cause for celebration and how does it affect the anime industry, if at all?
― invalidname asked: Hey, it's Golden Week! What effect does the holiday have on anime production, if everyone's taking a week off? On the flip side, do ratings go up from people having more free time to watch? Golden Week is a cluster of holidays that all...
Shelf Life - Is It Wrong To Expect A Hot Spring In A Dungeon?
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Paul takes a look at this steamy DanMachi OVA (and its accompanying soundtrack CD) and runs down all this week's new anime releases!
― Shirobako is getting a new movie project, and I'm seriously pumped for it even though we don't even have a release date yet. I want more fictional anime production drama, and I want it as soon as humanly possible. Welcome to Shelf Life. Jump to this week's review: Is...
The Morose Mononokean BD+DVD
anime
This heartwarming yokai adventure series isn't much for melodrama or spectacle, but it's got plenty of heart where it counts. James Beckett weighs in on its unassuming charms.
― If I had to pick any one word to describe the experience of watching The Morose Mononokean, it would probably be “cute”. From beginning to end, this is a gentle story revolving around two mismatched friends who make their liv...