Liar Liar Episodes 1-12 Anime Review
There is no way to sugarcoat this: much of this anime is pure schlock. Yet, that doesn’t change the fact that this anime is immensely entertaining whenever Hiroto is playing one of the numerous games seen in the series.
― There is no way to sugarcoat this: much of this anime is pure schlock. The two main female leads, Sarasa and Shirayuki, are textbook examples of the tsundere and dandere archetypes,…
The Winter 2024 Anime Preview Guide
New year, new anime and we’ve got some early looks of your most anticipated shows, including SOLO LEVELING and THE DEMON PRINCE OF MOMOICHI HOUSE! Also: Gushing Over Magical Girls, Fluffy Paradise, and Ishura.
― Welcome to Anime News Network’s Winter 2024 Anime Preview Guide! Here’s how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each criti…
Voice Actress Aya Hirano, Actor Masashi Taniguchi Announce Their Marriage
Voice of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kamen Rider Amazons actor co-starred in Chainsaw Man stage play
― Voice actress Aya Hirano and actor Masashi Taniguchi both announced on Wednesday that they have gotten married. The pair recently co-starred in the stage play of the Chainsaw Man manga, with Hirano as Makima and Taniguchi as Kishibe. Hirano is perhaps best known for voicing the titular Haruhi Suzumiya in the v…
An Anime Insider’s Take on the Netflix Engagement Report
Approximately 3 billion hours, or 3.3%, of the 93 billion hours of content consumed on Netflix from January to June 2023 was anime.
― In an era where one of Netflix’s top new releases for the year is a live-action adaptation of a manga and the streaming giant is starting to lose subscribers in much of the world outside of Asia, how does anime fit in? It’s a question that’s been difficult to answer fo…
Happy New Year From the Anime World: Enter the Dragon
From robots to fantasy, more New Year greetings from across the anime world!
― The late, great Osamu Tezuka’s production company and Go Nagai’s Dynamic Production, among many others, send their New Year greetings! Classroom of the Elite Dynamic Productions (Go Nagai) Kai Ikada (Hokkaido Gals are Super Adorable!) Mizuho Kusanagi Mononoke Ryo Minenami SHAFT (Madoka Magica)
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Overlord Anime Film to Open This Year
Film covers Sei Ōkoku-hen (Holy Kingdom Arc)
― A television special about the Overlord anime film project, which will cover the Sei Ōkoku-hen (Holy Kingdom Arc), announced on Monday that the film will open in Japan this year. Cast members Satoshi Hino (Ains), Yumi Hara (Albedo), and Masayuki Katou (Demiurge) hosted the special, which also previewed new anime footage. The film project was first annou…
Love Murder Basketball Volume 1 Manga Review
While certain story elements will be hard to stomach, Love Murder Basketball is a story of abuse and how it can shape a person’s affection.
― Love Murder Basketball is a story of abuse and how it can shape a person’s affection. The pacing is breakneck, with a bland presentation at first glance. There isn’t much shading to the designs or environments, but there is attention to detail when artist Tsund…
Villains are Destined to Die Manhwa Review
Well-written, making use of actual game mechanics in ways that benefit the story, Villains are Destined to Die is simply a good series.
― How many times has this happened to you? You’re reading an isekai story that takes place in an otome game, but as you go on, you begin to realize that the story’s creator has never played an otome game. Maybe it’s the weird way they talk about game mechanics, or ma…
The Worst Anime of 2023 + The Mega Poll Results
The Anime News Network review team has carefully chosen the shows that left them the most frustrated, disappointed, or outright confused.
― For all light, there is darkness. Behold our picks for the very worst anime of the year, from production meltdowns to downright frustrating and confusing plotting. The Anime News Network review team has carefully chosen the shows that left them the most frustrat…
The Best Manga and Light Novels of 2023
Don’t close out your reading list yet! We’ve got the best manga and light novels of 2023 right here.
― For the first time, we’re adding the best manga and best light novels to our year-end wrap-ups! We’ve split both publishing mediums into two categories: new and continuing. The new section highlights our favorite series published in English for the first time this year, while the continuing section…
The Best Anime of 2023 – This Year in Video Games
Jean-Karlo slides in to finish the year with the best games and biggest developments in the industry!
― 2023 is finally in its casket. Many would quickly call 2023 one of the best years of gaming in a while, owing to the slew of phenomenal titles released this year. This, however, ignores the almost 7,000 employees laid off from various gaming studios across the nation this year alone. It also ignor…
The Best Anime of 2023 – Monique Thomas, Lynzee Loveridge + The Best Movies of 2023
Nicky and Lynzee’s top five anime round out our best series for the year, plus the anime movies we couldn’t stop thinking about.
― Monique Thomas 5. Undead Murder Farce I’ll be honest: summer this year was pretty dry. I could barely remember the last time a season had such a dearth of shows that interested me. The day I run out of anime to watch might as well be the day I die, but thankfully, for al…
