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  • In “I Won't Believe You”, we finally get to meet the man that broke Minare's heart, which leaves us with an episode that is almost solely focused on the pair's tense reunion.

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    Wave, Listen to Me! ‒ Episode 9

  • “Freedom” is a classic low point for the main characters to build up the final climax, and works pretty well just for how earnest and desperate our scruffy hero is while trying to keep hell from breaking loose.

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    Listeners ‒ Episode 9

  • Full schedule announced, including appearances by Studio Orange founder Eiji Inomoto; Beastars director Shinichi Matsumi; Eunyoung Choi, CEO of Science SARU; staff of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!; Shuzo John Shiota, President of Polygon Pictures

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    Cloud Matsuri Virtual Convention Runs This Weekend

  • Our friend and collegue Zac Bertschy, the host of ANNCast, passed away last week. Over 30 of Zac's friends and colleagues contributed their thoughts and memories for this special final episode.

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    ANNCast (Final) - Zac Bertschy Memorial

  • Like a howl piercing through the bitter cold of a pitch-dark night, Wolf’s Rain strikes at a more primal and sensual part of its viewers brains.

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    Wolf's Rain ‒ Episodes 1-2

  • I can't think of another anime antagonist quite like Akito. His petty cruelty feels like such an ordinary, everyday type of evil rather than the epic deeds of villainy most shows put on display.

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    Fruits Basket ‒ Episode 33

  • I can now say that that the series isn't a major stand-out but is more deserving of attention than it got at the time it debuted.

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    Tsugumomo BR

  • Thickening the plot is all well and good, but if you've been keeping up with these reviews, you know I'm here first and foremost for the juicy, messy, nasty relationship developments.

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    Gleipnir ‒ Episode 8

  • With much of the Spring 2020 anime season awash due to the effects of COVID-19, we're setting our sights on some old favorites. Last week Anime News Network...

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    Your Classic Daily Streaming Reviews Schedule

  • The bigger focus is on Myne trying to work out the best way to carry out her picture book idea, and she investigates numerous aspects of that over the course of the episode.

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    Ascendance of a Bookworm ‒ Episode 22

  • Rikuo and Shinako actually run the whole gamut of emotions in their interactions across this episode, picking up right from the dramatic leave-off of last week.

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    Sing "Yesterday" for Me ‒ Episode 8

  • Kim Morrissy sits down with renown CG animation creator and Orange studio founder Eiji Inomoto to learn more about Inomoto's animation philosophy and what in particular makes his studio special.

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    Interview: BEASTARS CG Chief Director and Orange President Eiji Inomoto

  • Anime sound director Masafumi Mima (My Hero Academia, Pokémon) posted several images of the inside of a recording booth after implementing social distancing...

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    Anime Sound Director Posts Images of Voice Recording Booth With Social Distancing

  • The List is back this week for a brand-new music edition. If you're looking for excellent tracks to add to your “OMG BEST SONGS EVAR” anime playlist, you've come to the right place. What, that's not the name of your highly-curated Spotify list?

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    The List - 5 Best Anime Opening Songs of Spring 2020

  • A streamed service for Zac will be held next week, the service will be online and open to anyone who wants to join. We are inviting people who have had personal experience with Zac and want to share their stories...

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    Zac Bertschy Memorial Service

  • According to his agency, voice actor Kōsuke Ueda's hobby is making handcrafts with felt. On Twitter, he showed off that hobby by making the Hunter x Hunter...

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    Voice Actor Kōsuke Ueda Makes Hunter x Hunter's Gittarackur Face With Felt

  • Yahoo! News reported last Friday that the paper making company Kitamura Kamiten filed for bankruptcy at the Tokyo District Court on May 14. The information...

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    Paper Making Company Files For Bankruptcy Following Comiket's Cancellation

  • A new manga collection of stories inspired by the EarthBound (Mother) RPG series will hit store shelves in Japan on June 12. Pollyanna: "Mother" Official...

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    EarthBound Gets Official Manga Anthology With Inio Asano, Robico, More Artists

  • The world's greatest sorcerer is back after two decades but is there any new ground to cover? James explains why this fantasy adventure is the right kind of comfort food.

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    Sorcerous Stabber Orphen

  • Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga held a poll to decide Anya's "best expression" to celebrate the manga's first anniversary of serialization on Shueisha's...

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    Readers Vote on SPY×FAMILY Character Anya's Best Expression

  • CygamesPictures is the new anime studio on the block but the company's director Nobuhiro Takenaka has big dreams for the mobage company spin-off.

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    Cygames Company Director Nobuhiro Takenaka

  • Shuichi and Chihiro's sexually charged scavenger hunt hits a snag when they run into the worst possible group of rival gatherers they could have found.

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    Gleipnir ‒ Episode 7

  • In its sophomore season, Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 proves that it is still one of the best anime comedies in recent years. What makes Miyuki and Kaguya's battle of hearts so enthralling?

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    This Week in Anime - Why Kaguya-sama is a Pitch-Perfect Romcom

  • The BNA: Brand New Animal television anime released a crossover image with the anime film Promare on its website on Monday. Both titles are original works...

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    Trigger Heroes Team Up in BNA: Brand New Animal, Promare Crossover Visual

  • The Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan (MPPA) reported on Monday that 12 major Japanese film distributors earned 688 million yen (about US$6.40...

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    Japan's April Box Office Down 96.3% From Last Year

  • Halfway through its sophomore season, Kaguya-sama: Love is War wraps up the election arc in a funny and emotionally gratifying manner.

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    Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 2 ‒ Episode 6

  • Darcia's role in episode seven is a sign of what can happen if you're not careful about tying up the loose threads of reordered plot points, because she mostly serves to be confusing here.

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    Arte ‒ Episode 7

  • The journey of an entire nation can be found in the style of a single coat. Zero discusses how Tanjiro's the politics of turn-of-the-century Japan and how it informs the stylings of Demon Slayer.

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    An Open Taisho Secret, Demon Slayer and Fashion History in Taisho Era Japa

  • Nori is a quiet, warm book about the magic of how small children see the world and the comforts of a loving grandma.

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    Nori GN

  • My Next Life as a Villainess has never made any bones about indulging in classic dating-sim and light fantasy clichés, but this may very well be the most well-trodden ground the show has walked yet.

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    My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ‒ Episode 7

  • A Certain Scientific Railgun T is back to finish its climax and the result is a somewhat messy episode that offers a mix of good scenes and decidedly less satisfying parts.

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    A Certain Scientific Railgun T ‒ Episode 14

  • This episode is bursting with emotional impact. Through a balance of humor and fraught action sequences, we're beginning to see the shiny veneer of this tower come crumbling off.

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    Tower of God ‒ Episode 7

  • Drifting Dragons has it all: high-flying adventure, mouth-watering food, a likable cast, and very thinly veiled allusions to the highly controversial practice of commercial whaling. Steve and Micchy take a ride on the Quin Zaza to find out if Polygon Pictures managed to stick the landing.

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    This Week in Anime - Is Drifting Dragons Worth Watching?

  • Summer Game Fest is just getting started and Epic is already wowing with the debut of the Unreal Engine 5. Also: Xbox Series X, Capcom and Nintendo's financials, and Tony Hawk!

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    This Week in Games - Unreal Life

  • My Hero Academia's official Twitter account has been posting comparison videos of the original key animation in certain scenes from the anime's fourth...

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    Watch My Hero Academia's Key Animation With Official Comparison Videos

  • James Beckett goes on a mental deep-dive into the insidious world of organized crime and the psychic enforcers that work for the enigmatic Company in Pet.

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    Pet

  • When it came time to find the star for the first-ever Tokyo Godfathers English dub, Michael Sinterniklaas was at a standstill. Enter trans actress Shakina Nayfack.

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    Shakina Nayfack & Michael Sinterniklaas on Finding Hana for Tokyo Godfathers

  • Voice actress Kotori Koiwai, who has her own recording studio set up at home, streamed an ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response) video on April 22...

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    Voice Actress Kotori Koiwai Will Help You Rest Easy with ASMR Video

  • The further adventures of our death-defying hero Subaru are delayed until July but Crunchyroll is currently streaming The Frozen Bond, the OAV that benches Subaru in favor of focusing on Emilia's murky past.

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    This Week in Anime - Is Re:Zero Better Without Subaru?

  • The Promised Neverland manga artist Posuka Demizu drew an image in support of the Stay Home campaign, which encourages people to self-isolate in order...

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    The Promised Neverland Artist Draws the Characters Social Distancing

  • These people's past connections to their school days just keep coming out of the woodwork, this one bringing in Rikuo's high-school ex-girlfriend Yuzuhara to drip-feed a few more revelatory life-lessons into the show's slow-burn psychological struggles.

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    Sing "Yesterday" for Me ‒ Episode 6

  • The episode is titled “I Had Fun Over Summer Vacation…”, and that's exactly what this is: A series of vignettes where we get to learn all the wacky things Catarina Claes and Co. got up to over their summer break.

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    My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ‒ Episode 6

  • Arte's work shows her going above and beyond to prove to everyone that not only will she do what's needed, she's capable of doing it.

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    Arte ‒ Episode 6

  • Minare and Mizuho investigate a very suspicious letter sent by Minare's former neighbor who claims he is being haunted by his “dead” girlfriend and might have an actual rotting corpse in his apartment.

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    Wave, Listen to Me! ‒ Episode 6

  • Creator powerhouse CLAMP has a huge roster of anime adaptations under their belt and there's a little bit of something for everybody, whether you like your anime spooky, apocalyptic, full of giant robots, or magical girls.

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    The List - Top 5 CLAMP Anime

  • Overall, “Goodbye Blue Sky” ends up feeling like Listeners in stasis, neither exhibiting the show's early strengths or exacerbating past weaknesses. I do find my patience wearing a little thin though.

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    Listeners ‒ Episode 6

  • This Mother's Day Lauren Orsini looks at some of the best anime moms the medium has to offer, and not a single death-flag ponytail in sight.

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    7 Awesome Anime Moms Who Are Miraculously Still Alive

  • Kakushi's father-in-law appears to try and steal one of Kakushi's most valued traditions: buying Hime's school backpack.

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    Kakushigoto ‒ Episode 6

  • The newest iteration is Netflix's Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 and, despite some highly questionable art direction, turns out to be more promising than it appears. It's also totally bonkers.

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    This Week in Anime - Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is Flipping Insane

  • In these times of self-isolation, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is giving players the opportunity to live vibrant social lives, including virtual celebrations...

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    Japanese Pick-Up Artists Are Loving Animal Crossing: New Horizons

  • Most episodes of Plunderer are ensemble affairs⁠—with a fair chunk centered around Jail's growth as a hero. This episode, however, is not.

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    Plunderer ‒ Episode 17

  • It's a series with a great big, slightly scaly heart, and if you're looking for something a little different in your shoujo romance, this is the place to start.

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    Kaiju Girl Caramelise GN 3

  • The 3D CG anime OBSOLETE, which credits Gen Urobuchi (Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass) for the original work and for supervising the...

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    Gen Urobuchi's OBSOLETE Anime Releases Mecha's 3D Data Online for Free

  • Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a welcome respite for many during these uncertain times. Players have turned to the Nintendo Switch game to hold virtual...

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    World-Famous Met Museum Offers 400,000 Art Pieces for Free in Animal Crossing

  • Demon Slayer fans will get a chance to raise the ultimate Demon Slayer Corps member with the upcoming Tamagotchi toy release. The toy will feature nine...

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    Protect Nezuko, Tanjirō, More Characters with Demon Slayer Tamagotchi

  • Even though this episode told us little about him, simply meeting the Rooster has locked dozens of pieces in the Soma puzzle into place.

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    Fruits Basket ‒ Episode 30

  • An animated television ad featuring Hatsune Miku telling her viewers to wash their hands has been airing on the Tokyo MX channel since Friday. Hatsune...

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    Hatsune Miku Encourages You to Wash Hands in New TV Ad

  • The executives behind Crunchyroll's "Originals" initiative - including this season's Tower of God - discuss what goes in to their production process, and what to expect rolling forward.

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    Interview: Crunchyroll Talks What Makes an 'Original'

  • It's a comedy that pulls it off without being unnecessarily mean about how silly its characters are, and there's definitely something to be said for that.

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    Outburst Dreamer Boys Episodes 1 - 11 and OVA

  • If last week's episode was an example of how not to introduce the countless additional characters from the original game, this episode is a prime example of how to do it correctly.

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    Princess Connect! Re:Dive ‒ Episode 5

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