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Naruto Gets New 'Limited' TV Anime Series
Franchise to reveal more details at NYCC panel on October 10
― Viz Media announced on Monday that the Naruto franchise will have a new television anime "limited" series. The "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic-Con will announce details about the new anime on October 10 at 5:00 p.m. EDT (2:00 p.m. PDT or October 11 at 6:00 a.m. JST) . The panel will have a live stream worldwide at the below...
Liar Game Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season ended with 26th episode on Monday
― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Kaitani's Liar Game manga announced on Tuesday that the anime is getting a second season. The website unveiled a commemorative illustration by character designer Kei Tsuchiya: The 26th and final episode of the first season aired on Monday (effectively, Tuesday). The anime premiered in Japan on TV T...
Aachi and Ssipak Film Review
This film isn't for everyone, but it’s like watching someone drop the Rugrats into Akira.
― Korean Animation has hit a high in recent years. Between Netflix's Lost in Starlight and Studio Lico's Your Letter, the industry feels more confident than ever in producing its own stories. But that wasn't the case in the early 2000s. While the country had become known for reliable outsourcing of animation tal...
The Most Anticipated Anime of Fall 2026
This season has two highly anticipated adaptations: the remake of CLAMP's beloved Magic Knight Rayearth and Kyoko Hikawa's From Far Away, both "isekai" before the term was tied to an entire genre.
― I noted in the Worst of Summer that we're all a bit sick of disappointing classic shojo adaptations. We're also gluttons for punishment. This season has two highly anticipated adaptations: the remake of ...
Bringing Magic Knight Rayearth to a New Generation with Director Yui Miura
We spoke with the new series' director about the current trend of adapting older series featuring the isekai plot device and how older series focus on growth over wish fulfillment.
― Over 30 years since the original anime premiered in Japan, Magic Knight Rayearth is returning with an all-new adaptation to entice fans new and old this October. The new series, animated at Sung Hoo Park's E&H productio...
Everyone's Darling Has a Secret Manga Gets TV Anime in April
Reiji Kawashima, Hikaru Tōno star in romantic comedy from Gekkō
― An X (formerly Twitter) account opened on Monday to announce that a television anime of Kashiko Amane's Everyone's Darling Has a Secret (Hōkago no Idol ni wa Himitsu ga Aru) manga will premiere next April. The main cast members are: Reiji Kawashima as Hizashi Hiruno ✧.⸜#放課後アイドル キャストコメント公開！⸝.✧昼野ひざし役 #川島零士 さんのキャストコメントを公開💗✧*。▼公式HPhttps://...
Sankaku Head Reveals New Himouto! Umaru-chan Manga
Umaru-chan 100 debuts on Young Jump+ on October 1
― Sankaku Head announced in a livestream on the Niconico streaming service on Saturday that he will launch Umaru-chan 100, a new series in the Himouto! Umaru-chan manga, on Shueisha's Young Jump+ platform on October 1. Sankaku Head launched the original Himouto! Umaru-chan manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in 2013 (after running an earlie...
Monster Strike Franchise Gets New Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijō na Koi TV Anime Starting on January 5
Promo video, key visual, full staff revealed
― MIXI announced on Sunday a new anime in the Monster Strike franchise titled Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijō na Koi (Mera×Death: The Unusual Love Between Me and the Grim Reaper), which will debut in Japan on January 5, 2027 on TOKYO MX and 10 other channels, as well as on streaming services. Kenta Kushitani (episode director for Birdie Wing -Golf Gir...
Godzilla Minus Zero Live-Action Movie Review
The King of the Monsters is here to blow you away again—and this time, he’s got company.
― How do you bridge the gap between Godzilla as a force of terror and as a cool guy who fights other monsters? The American 2014 film tried to split the difference between metaphorical horror and “let them fight” fun before turning completely silly in its sequels. The last two JapaneseGodzilla films (Shin Godzill...
Orbitals Game Review
Despite the gorgeous veneer, the characterization and writing in Orbitals don't have anywhere near the same amount of gas that everything else in it does.
― It's no secret that Nostalgia is the lowest-hanging fruit to get juiced into a pulp by many of the recent marketing trends promoting the media we consume, especially when the act of looking back at better times can be a far more enjoyable experie...
'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime Unveils 1st Film Project
Original manga also celebrates 10th anniversary in March 2027
― The "DEVIL'S PARTY! 2" special event for the anime of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga announced in a promotional video on Sunday that the anime's first film project is launching. The video teases that the film will tell a brand-new story. The video also celebrated the upcoming 10th anniver...
Space Battleship Yamato Film Director Toshio Masuda Dies at 98
Be Forever Yamato co-director, scriptwriter also co-directed Japanese side of Tora! Tora! Tora! war film
― Newspapers Mainichi Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun both reported on Thursday that film director and screenwriter Toshio Masuda died of old age on August 26. He was 98. Masuda was born in Kobe in October 1927. He made his directorial debut in 1958 with the film Kokoro to Nikutai no Tabi while workin...
MY HERO ACADEMIA: All's Justice Switch 2 Port Video Game Review
This game is meant to enhance the experience of an established fan rather than draw in potential new ones.
― All's Justice is the third installment in the tag team 3D arena fighting games developed by Byking Inc., with this one being a direct follow-up to My Hero One's Justice 2. I appreciate that the game wastes no time getting into the action, aside from a basic tutorial to reintroduce you to the g...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2026, Sep 16-22
Rebounding from a mid-season drop, Mushoku Tensei and Kaiju Girl Caramelise are back as strong as they started! 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 th...
The Fall 2026 Anime Trailer Watch Party Premieres Tonight!
The Fall Anime Trailer Watch Party returns with the trailers for your most anticipated anime series. Watch all the trailers for the upcoming season with special guest Geoff Thew and ANN friends Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, and James Beckett.
― The Fall Anime Trailer Watch Party returns with the trailers for your most anticipated anime series. Watch all the trailers for the upcoming season with speci...
Hell Mode Anime Gets 3rd Season for 'S-Rank Dungeon Conquest Arc'
Anime's 2nd season ended on Friday
― The official website for the television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series announced on Saturday that the anime is getting a third season for the "S-Kyū Dungeon Kо̄ryaku-hen" ("S-Rank ...
Historié Volumes 1-2 Digital Manga Review
Iwaaki moves from Parasyte to historical fiction, drawing Eumenes' path to greatness.
― Manga creator Hitoshi Iwaaki is best known for his hit manga series Parasyte, a supernatural horror story featuring bloodthirsty aliens who begin living in human bodies. Kodansha injected new blood into the ' 90s-era series with the premiere of its 2014 anime adaptation, with manga spin-offs and live-action series...
'Draw This, Then Die!' Anime Gets 2nd Season
Season 1 ended on Friday
― The official website for the television anime of Minoru Toyoda's Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) manga announced on Saturday that the anime will get a second season. The 12th and final episode of the first season aired on Friday. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
Ai Yasumi, a first-year high schooler living on the remote island...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Returns for 3rd Part Next July With Clayman's Revenge Spinoff Anime in April
Wataru Kajika's spinoff manga about Clayman debuted in April 2022
― The staff for the fourth That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) anime season revealed on Friday that the anime will return for its third cours (quarter of a year) in July 2027. In addition, the staff revealed that Wataru Kajika's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Clayman's Revenge (Tensei Shit...
This Week in Games - What's Old is New, What's Evil is Residing
Jean-Karlo takes a look at the history of Resident Evil and mulls the future of VR games.
― Welcome back, folks! Gigi Murin has had her annual September 21st meltdown, so that means we're officially in Autumn. It's already starting to get overcast on a regular basis in my city. Weirdly, most of the leaves haven't turned yet. I'm not exactly looking forward to how drafty my room is, but at least Retro...
Game Review: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Few games fly as high or as well as Wings of Theve.
― Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is one of the best games that I've played in 2026. It's a thrilling, arcadey fighting flight sim whose design team seems to have had a ton of fun playing with their game's form. Its level design, barring one inordinately frustrating late-game chokepoint, interlinks a rewarding level of challenge with creative mission p...
WIT Studio's George Wada on Attack on Titan, Trust, and Taking on The One Piece
"I consider One Piece one of Japan's most precious manga, so I'm really looking forward to bringing it to the world."
― As the current president of WIT Studio and Production I.G., George Wada has played an instrumental role in helping to bring to life some of anime fandom's most cherished properties. Serving as an animation producer on the first three seasons of Attack on Titan, Wada has since led WI...
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