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  • The official website for the new anime of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia World Stars manga revealed on Friday that the anime will debut on the Anime Store,...

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    Hetalia World Stars Anime Debuts Streaming on April 1

  • In his memoir, Hayao Miyazaki noted his own initial reluctance to accepting what he had watched. “At first, I was appalled. It made my eyebrows tremble to even take the images in, and I stormed from the room just to escape the sensation."

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    EX-ARM ‒ Episode 8

  • A lot of us had to cancel travel plans when the pandemic struck, and considering we're all anime fans here, I'm willing to bet quite a few of you reading had trips to Tokyo scheduled.

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    Tokyo Day by Day: 365 Things to See and Do!

  • The official website for the BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia anime films revealed on Sunday that BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia II: Song I am., the second...

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    2nd BanG Dream! Episode of Roselia Anime Film Opens on June 25

  • The "Event to Kanojo -EveKano-" event announced on Sunday that the second television anime season based on Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo,...

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    Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime Season 2 to Air in 2022

  • If there's one gag the Quints anime really, really needed to drop a long time ago, it's Futaro not being able to tell the girls apart.

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    Quintessential Quintuplets ∬ ‒ Episode 8

  • Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's wildly popular movie is getting an extremely limited screening in the US! | Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie Gets Seven-Day US Run From Feb 26!



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    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Movie Gets Seven-Day US Run From February 26!

  • Ahead of ONE PIECE Treasure Cruise's sixth anniversary, Anime News Network was able to talk to Producer Yoshi to discuss his favorite moments from the series and how the game has evolved over the last six years.

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    Set Sail with One Piece Treasure Cruise Producer Tomoya Yoshizawa

  • Over half a year since its original premiere date, we're finally getting Evangelion's "final" movie! | Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Reschedules Premiere to March 8!



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    Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Reschedules Premiere to March 8!

  • The official website for the television anime of Yuka Tachibana and Yasuyuki Syuri's The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent (Seijo no Maryoku wa Bannō Desu)...

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    The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent TV Anime Premieres on April 6

  • The anime has generally been excellent at conveying the weight of its dialogue scenes through clever storyboarding, but this episode had a bit too much "talking heads" for my liking.

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    Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- (Season 2) ‒ Episode 21

  • Wonder Egg Priority's most singularly-focused episode to date intently follows Rika on her journey, scrutinizing her through the lenses of her various relationships, and tempting her with some its bleakest material yet.

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    Wonder Egg Priority ‒ Episode 7

  • Of all the previous episodes' cliffhangers, only one is resolved on-screen. All the others are either resolved off-screen, aren't addressed, or turned into a new conflict altogether—which is more than a little bit of a letdown.

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    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 ‒ Episode 7

  • In November last year, Evangelion pilot-turned-model Rei Ayanami appeared in an animated ad for Japanese makeup brand KATE. On Friday, the ad campaign...

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    Evangelion Lipstick Ad Releases Key Animation Frames

  • I recognize that I'm very likely being directly influenced by having read the novels available in English, but even without that, it still seems likely that others will find the Elias/Leonardo fight underbaked when compared to other aspects of this episode.

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    Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table ‒ Episode 7

  • This episode hones in on Satoko's continuing isolation from Rika, her attempts to course correct, and ultimately opening up the door that will lead to Rika's torturous loop.

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    Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU ‒ Episode 20

  • Different people fear different things." That's a wisdom espoused this week on Otherside Picnic as our characters contend with a more curious, even cuddly kind of cryptid compared to the colloquial creepypastas confronted previously.

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    Otherside Picnic ‒ Episode 8

  • This episode is a bit oddly arranged. The election itself ends anticlimactically halfway through the episode, and the rest of it is concerned with the aftermath.

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    Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki ‒ Episode 7

  • The visual excitement and artistic fidelity are both beyond excellent. Every frame a painting, to borrow a well-known phrase. Daiki Kobayashi's line work is so crisp, everything has a level of precision and edge that perfectly fit.

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    Ragna Crimson GN 1

  • After last week's dance with danger, Laid-Back Camp settles back into its usual tempo of exploratory coziness with Rin and Nadeshiko's parallel solo camping adventures.

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    Laid-Back Camp Season 2 ‒ Episode 7

  • It speaks to the raw power of Isayama's storytelling that this confrontation between Kaya and Gabi works so damned well, so long as you can accept the broader and more humanistic interpretation of what is happening here.

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    Attack on Titan The Final Season ‒ Episode 11

  • Easily one of the most dense anime series airing this season, Wonder Egg Priority examines the thorny world inhabited by teen girls, their insecurities and traumas, and the desperate bid to save them all.

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    This Week in Anime - Crackin' the Shell of Wonder Egg Priority

  • Gabi and Falco as they make their escape from the Paradis Island Eldians and encounter Kaya who brings them to a familiar farm. The people on the farm will test Gabi's idealism of who truly is "good" and "evil."

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    The ANN Aftershow - Attack on Titan Episode 70 - Gabi Doesn't Deserve the Hate

  • The official English Twitter account for Nitroplus and DMM Games' Touken Ranbu Online game confirmed on Monday that the game's English release is not launching...

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    Touken Ranbu Game's English Version Confirmed as Not Launching Yet

  • I'm sure we're all left with the same very important question after this week's episode of Kemono Jihen: what the hell is Inari having Nobimaru do that he instantly recognizes an artificial insemination syringe?

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    Kemono Jihen ‒ Episode 7

  • Weekly Shonen Jump's official Twitter account posted a warning about pirated versions of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga last Thursday....

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    Weekly Shonen Jump Warns Against Pirated Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Print Copies

  • Okay, we had a lot of fun at the beach last week, but even then Sk8 the Infinity was sure to remind us that there were some issues brewing for our boarding boys.

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    Sk8 the Infinity ‒ Episode 7

  • Actually, calling the episode “predictable” may not be fair. A more accurate statement might be that the episode follows progressions wholly natural and logical for what it is and what it has shown before, including in its use of humor.

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    Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ‒ Episode 7

  • In 2018, acclaimed French artist Thomas Romain founded Studio No Border, a multimedia creative studio based in Japan. We spoke to Camille Le Guilloux, project manager at Studio No Border, about the studio's role on SK8, as well as its own projects.

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    Interview: Studio No Border on SK8 the Infinity Skateboard Designs, Original Projects, More

  • I hope I'm not repeating myself too much when I say just how impressive it is that we've gotten five whole episodes of what is essentially an extended battle sequence, and I'm still not getting bored or impatient.

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    Jujutsu Kaisen ‒ Episode 19

  • Over the course of its thirteen volumes, Hatsu*Haru has been many things, but perhaps its most remarkable achievement has been in the successful reversal of the typical gender norms of the shoujo romance.

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    Hatsu*Haru GN 13

  • After almost two years, Nintendo delivered another full-length Nintendo Direct to the world, and the internet's attention turned once again to the house of Mario to see what sort of joyous surprises they would unveil.

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    This Week in Games - One Direct-ion

  • From the creator of Bleach, Burn The Witch takes a straightforward, yet fascinating approach towards the shōnen formula that puts it at odds with a more classical form of storytelling: fairy tales.

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    Burn the Witch: Fairy Tales and Shōnen Storytelling

  • The Daily Beast describes its crossword puzzles as a place "where power, pop culture, and politics intersect—quite literally." As it turns out, anime is...

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    Daily Beast Crossword Puzzle Features Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Clue

  • The official website for Fuse and Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime novel series unveiled the second promotional video, second key visual,...

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    The Slime Diaries Anime Reveals 2nd Key Visual, April 6 Premiere

  • If Rimuru survives, he can't let what happened stand. He has to wage war with Falmuth—a war that Falmuth is unlikely to win once their surprise attack tactics are known.

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    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 2 ‒ Episode 6

  • This volume also looks at how "normal" is affecting Taichi and Futaba's relationship as college looms, how it plays with beauty standards, and even just the basic idea of family.

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    Blue Flag GN 6

  • Created across 1995 and 1996 by one-man developer ZUN, the Touhou Project fandom has taken on a life of its own with doujin games of every stripe. Ant Cooke looks at some of most interesting creations in the series.

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    Touhou Project: From Fan-Made Games to Consoles

  • The official website for Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi (Meitantei Conan: Hiiro no Fuzai Shōmei), the compilation film released in anticipation of...

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    Detective Conan: The Scarlet Alibi Compilation Film Extends Its Run

  • I'm just saying, the worst that happens to me is I wake up with a bad hangover, whereas these two end up on an unintentional trip to a dangerous alien dimension that communicates via fear.

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    Otherside Picnic ‒ Episode 7

  • While I may have had some problems with this episode from a writing perspective, the visuals struck me as pretty good for a bridging episode without many key events.

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    Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki ‒ Episode 6

  • This Week in Anime has special guest Heidi Kemps of This Week in Games joining Jean-Karlo to look back on Masami Obari's cheesecake-fueled action spectacle Fatal Fury: The Movie

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    This Week in Anime - The Boobs and Battles of Fatal Fury

  • The story focuses on familial relationships, particularly parent and child. It's a different and much more interesting angle on the central thematic exploration of the downsides of immortality, and how it strips people of their humanity.

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    Mermaid Saga GN 2

  • Japan's Film Classification and Rating Organization (Eirin) briefly posted Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the...

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    Final Evangelion Film Briefly Listed as 154 Minutes Long With G Rating

  • My Hero Academia manga assistant Shо̄ta Noguchi regularly posts fanart of the series on his Twitter account. Some of his recent drawings of the character...

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    My Hero Academia Manga Assistant Draws Mirko Like Megan Thee Stallion

  • It's easy to forget that it wasn't always like this, and as the episode cuts back and forth between past and present, we are able to see through the fog of recent tragedies to understand where Hange, Armin, and Mikasa are coming from when they try to appeal to the Eren-That-Was.

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    Attack on Titan The Final Season ‒ Episode 10

  • The mosquito women had a pretty good thing going with Bugbite, and they would have gotten away with it, too, if it wasn't for those meddling kids and their vampire.

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    Kemono Jihen ‒ Episode 6

  • Being smack in the middle of its episode run as well as apparently between two major story arcs, this week finds Sk8 the Infinity in the right place for a fun little down-time episode!

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    Sk8 the Infinity ‒ Episode 6

  • Since all of the other pairs of major fighters have gotten their due over the last few weeks, it's about time that the School Exchange Event Arc allowed Megumi and Noritoshi Kamo an opportunity to flex their combat skills.

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    Jujutsu Kaisen ‒ Episode 18

  • I think Rika is ignoring what's happening to her friend because she doesn't want to risk falling out of favor in her new environment.

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    Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU ‒ Episode 19

  • More than another aspirant for Hori's affections, however, Sawada is brought in to show us another side of Miyamura.

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    Horimiya ‒ Episode 6

  • Every implication at first is that Julius's target is Kumoko, but they are actually after a monster called Nightmare's Vestige: an all-white spider monster that is comparatively small but terrifyingly fast and strong.

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    So I'm a Spider, So What? ‒ Episode 6

  • Aki sowing: Heck yeah, winter camping! We've got hot pot and the perfect lake spot. I'm a genius!! Aki reaping: Oh no we're all gonna freeze to death.

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    Laid-Back Camp Season 2 ‒ Episode 6

  • This episode is a completely pointless waste of time that takes the precious minutes of existence that its viewers have been afforded on this earth and just flushes them straight down the toilet.

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    Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon ‒ Episode 19

  • Netflix revealed the final design for the Godzilla Singular Point anime series' king of the monsters on Twitter on Friday. Eiji Yamamori created the design...

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    Godzilla Singular Point Anime Reveals Title Monster's Design

  • The Sailor Moon series announced on Friday that the Tokyo Mystery Circus theme park will run an escape room based on the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal...

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    Sailor Moon Announces Year-Long Escape Room in Tokyo Starting in April

  • This could easily have been 2 or 3 episodes, giving the various conflicts room to breath and, more importantly, letting the major character development feel earned and organic.

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    Quintessential Quintuplets ∬ ‒ Episode 6

  • Japanime Games has given us a special discount for the Cowboy Bebop: Space Serenade board game for all our readers, and an even better discount for our subscribers.

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    Special Deal on Cowboy Bebop: Space Serenade

  • ts romantic drama and emotional vulnerability made Given a hit when the TV series premiered in 2019. The sequel film keeps the formula that audiences fell in love with while focusing primarily on Akihiko Kaji and Ugetsu Murata.

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    This Week in Anime - Great BL? That's a Given

  • Iwa-Kakeru! is a perfectly middling anime, with a sport I enjoyed learning about, decent production values, a main cast I have no strong feelings about whatsoever, and a secondary cast that I wouldn't mind seeing cast into a pit of acid.

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    Iwa-Kakeru! Episodes 1-12 Streaming

  • Our four egg defenders each have a lot bubbling under their surfaces, and together they're a messy recipe for both volatility and solidarity.

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    Wonder Egg Priority ‒ Episode 5

  • I've got to hand it to CODE BLACK. I did not expect the anime with an entire episode dedicated to an erection to have anywhere near this level of character writing.

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    Cells at Work! Code Black ‒ Episode 7

  • Look out for Super Sailor Saturn, whose transformation has been animated for the first time ever! | Sailor Moon Eternal Reveals Transformation Scenes!



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    Sailor Moon Eternal Reveals Magical Clip of Transformation Sequences!

  • Mamoru Oshii's anticipated return to animation is a wacky yuri comedy starring a vampire. Brian Ruh discusses the upcoming series and its connections to now unavailable mobile game.

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    You Give Love a Vlad Name – A Preview and Primer for Vladlove

  • At the end of the day, however, it wasn't really a showdown between the princess and the duke, but rather between Shiroe and Touri, the powers in the shadows of the throne.

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    Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round Table ‒ Episode 5

  • In the premiere episode of Anime News Network's newest podcast, executive editor Lynzee Loveridge, video lead Jacki Jing, and reviewer James Beckett discuss Attack on Titan The Final Season episode 68, "Brave Volunteers." Get caught up on the war between the Eldians and Marley, Eren's motivations, and what that shocking death means for the series.

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    The ANN Aftershow - Season 1: Attack on Titan The Final Season "Brave Volunteers"

  • Now that the wheels are starting to turn, I have to admit that Back Arrow might be gearing up to be more than just comfort food - but perhaps even a surprise hit for this season.

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    Back Arrow ‒ Episode 5

  • Maomao may have solved the mystery of what was sickening the women of the inner palace, but just because a medical professional says that something is dangerous doesn't mean that everyone will believe them.

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    The Apothecary Diaries GN 2

  • My Hero Academia: Two Heroes, Majestic Prince: Genetic Awakening anime; Even Though We're Adults, The World's Finest Assassin manga ship

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    North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 7-13

  • Persona 5 strives to explore social issues, and in the case of Persona 5 Strikers, this is specifically targeted at the way trauma can inflict long-lasting harm and resentment.

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    Persona 5 Strikers

  • Singer Masayoshi Ōishi revealed on his Twitter account on Monday that he is creating and producing an anime. Ōishi did not specify the format of the anime,...

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    Singer Masayoshi Ōishi Creates, Produces Anime Project

  • Mizusawa may look like a playboy, but he earnestly develops a friendship with Tomozaki, and they even get a bit touchy-feely here and there. I love it so much. Thank you, Tomozaki anime!

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    Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki ‒ Episode 5

  • Sk8 the Infinity is a story that increasingly treats skateboarding less as an imitable fun time and more like a superpowered shonen battle spectacle, complete with special techniques and last-minute powerups and turnarounds.

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    Sk8 the Infinity ‒ Episode 5

  • I'm not one to usually advocate for cheap pandering, but long-awaited nostalgia bait projects are ones where I'd say a little bit of pandering would be a good thing!

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    Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon ‒ Episode 18

  • ANN's new weekly podcast launched tonight at 9PM et / 6PM PT with a live YouTube stream. Every week we'll be streaming live on YouTube, with the audio podcast available on Tuesday.

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    Announcing the ANN AfterShow

  • Voice actress Megumi Han shared on her Instagram account on Saturday that she is recording voice acting for "that project." She noted that she was recording...

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    Megumi Han, Mariya Ise Tease New Recording for 'That Project'

  • The official website for the Kimetsu no Yaiba: Hinokami Keppūtan video game revealed on Monday that the game will also get a release on the Xbox Series...

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    Demon Slayer Console Game Also Gets Xbox Series Release

  • The author is beginning to get into the story he really wants to tell, one of a great sage reincarnated in the far future only to find himself dealing with a state of technology that looks a lot more like he's gone backwards in time.

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    The Strongest Sage With the Weakest Crest GN 2

  • 19 manga volumes including Jujutsu Kaisen, The Promised Neverland, Demon Slayer, Attack on Titan, Death Note, Uzumaki, Tokyo Ghoul rank in top 20

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    My Hero Academia Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan January List

  • This week, “Episode 5” continues the second season's worrying tradition taking the tense cliffhanger that previous episodes ended on and falling short on the follow-through.

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    The Promised Neverland Season 2 ‒ Episode 5

  • Gintama mines a lot of its comedy by constantly escalating preposterous situations to hilariously absurd levels, with its protagonists Gintoki, Kagura...

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    Gintoki, Kagura And Shinpachi Show Their "Cool" Side in uno X Gintama Collab

  • With its characteristic hooked-shaped wire handle and lightweight metal body, the Sierra Cup (known originally as the Sierra Club Cup) has been a campers'...

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    Complete Your Cozy Camping Gear Collection With These Yuru Camp Sierra Cups

  • Kumoko certainly seems to be having fun when she is not scrabbling for her life, and all of the little comedy bits that the adaptation is working in are nice bonus touches; even the gusto with which she eats is entertaining.

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    So I'm a Spider, So What? ‒ Episode 5

  • This is the first episode with Remi as a character where I haven't actively disliked her for her role in it. She's hardly the most important part of this episode, but the sheer fact that she didn't ruin those bits she was in makes it noteworthy anyway.

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    Horimiya ‒ Episode 5

  • If you think about it, all of the people Sato has disposed of have one thing in common: they've tried to separate her from Shio.

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    Happy Sugar Life GN 4 - 7

  • Google leaves the game-making business, the Sonic series gets a VA change-up ahead of a new Netflix series, and Windjammers has an open beta? All the latest in games this week is right here!

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    This Week in Games - Stadia Events

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