The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring Volumes 1-2 Manga Review
Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring’s characters are far more interesting than you’d expect for a simple sex romp, and Puuzaki Puuna clearly has put a stellar amount of effort into ensuring that the cast sticks out for more than just their sexy designs.
― Puuzaki Puuna’s Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring has an extremely simple setup, and, at the risk of sounding overly simple, it handles the concept…
Grand Blue Dreaming Anime Gets 4th Season
3rd season concluded on Monday
― The official website for the television anime of Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka’s Grand Blue Dreaming manga announced on Tuesday that the anime is getting a fourth season. The staff unveiled a visual: The 12th and final episode of the anime’s third season aired on Monday. The third season debuted on July 6 on Tokyo MX and BS11. The season is set in Palau, marking t…
Cupid Parasite Visual Novel Review
Lighthearted for the most part but serious when it needs to be, this is a sheer delight.
― I started out as a PC gamer, largely because my parents felt it was “educational” for us to have a computer in a way that having a console wouldn’t be. That means that my default tends to be to want to play video games on my computer, possibly because I am a creature of habit. So I was very excited that Idea Fa…
This Week in Mobile Games – The Legend of the Zelda-likes
There have been so many so-called “Zelda-likes” over the years that it’d be a waste of time to try to list them all, but Josh is going to do his best.
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From Chainsaw Man to A Silent Voice, Music Composer kensuke ushio
kensuke ushio sat down with us to talk about his craft and process. He also dived deep into how he compiled the soundtrack for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc and navigates the music business.
― The composer behind anime hits like Chainsaw Man, A Silent Voice, Dandadan, Devilman Crybaby, The Dangers in My Heart, and many more, kensuke ushio a.k.a. agraph, sat down with us to talk about his craft a…
RESIDENT EVIL (2026) Live-Action Film Review
This movie has earned the right to carve the name of RESIDENT EVIL in jagged letters onto its very bones.
― I’m fairly certain that RESIDENT EVIL doesn’t even make it to the ten-minute mark before its well-meaning hero, Bryan (Austin Abrams), is covered in blood and screaming for his life. The first and most significant thing that anyone is likely to notice about Zack Cregger’s crazed and confident s…
Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid Anime Film Review
No matter how you feel about the story, as a piece of anime history, this is more than worthwhile.
― Before Ariel and before Lara, Marina swam the seven seas. Director Tomoharu Katsumata’s 1975 film The Little Mermaid predates most other filmic iterations of Hans Christian Andersen’s 1837 literary fairy tale, with Shirley Temple’s Storybook airing an adaptation in 1961. A Russian film followed in 197…
Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls Game Review
It’s a tour de force that looks like nothing you’ve seen before, while also rooted in a profound appreciation for Marvel characters and broader fighting games as a culture.
― Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls is an amazing fighting game – if you can play it. First, the basics. Marvel Tokon Fighting Souls is in many ways a checklist of classic elements. This is a 2D fighting game where opponents duel each o…
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Gets 2nd Season
First season’s part 2 ended on Sunday
― The staff for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa’s Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga announced after the final episode of the first season aired on Sunday that the series will receive a second season. Square Enix Manga & Books is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: In a remote mountain village under the watchful eyes…
Final Fantasy VII Revelation and Beyond: An Interview with Director Naoki Hamaguchi
We spoke about lessons learned, how things will change in Revelation, and the delicate dance of putting a new twist on one of the most beloved games of all time.
― We’re now seven months out from the release of the final game in the Final Fantasy VII Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy VII Revelation. This week, I was able to meet up with the game’s director, Naoki Hamaguchi, at Tokyo Game Show 2026. There…
The Cat and the Dragon Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2027
Announced after first season ended on Saturday
― The television anime of Amara’s Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon) novels ended its first season on Saturday with an announcement of a second season next year. Update: Crunchyroll announced it will stream the second season. Amara and the anime’s co-character designers Chiaki Kurakazu and Rie Nishino each drew an illustration to celebrate the news: In…
Oishinbo Gourmet Manga Gets New TV Anime
Manga previously inspired TV anime from 1988-1992
― The Abema Anime Matsuri 2026 event on Saturday revealed that storywriter Tetsu Kariya and artist Akira Hanasaki’s Oishinbo manga is getting a new television anime series titled Shin Oishinbo (New Oishinbo). Shinei Animation announced the anime at its 50th anniversary celebration stage presentation at the event. ＼ TVアニメ化決定！✨ ／原点にして、頂点。“究極”の“食”アニメ ── …
Live-Action Lollipop Chainsaw Film Announced
The Hurt Locker’s Kirk Shaw, Concordia’s Robert Franke produce project separate from anime plans
― The livestreamed “Lollipop Chainsaw New Project” presentation at Tokyo Game Show (TGS) announced on Saturday that the Lollipop Chainsaw franchise is being adapted into a film. Ambitious Entertainment producer Kirk Shaw (The Hurt Locker associate producer) and ZDF Studios’ former vice president of drama …
Announcing ANN in Japan 2027 Tour
Anime News Network is going to Japan again, and we want to bring you with us. Join us as we weave through the greater Tokyo/Kanto area, visiting many of the same spots anime producers and manga editors have visited to create the setting for their projects. Not enough? We’ll be going to Kyoto, Kobe, Osaka and more!
― Announcing our third ANN in Japan tour! Anime News Network and Pac Set tours are team…
Your Anime Rankings – Best of Summer 2026, Sep 9-15
Goodbye, Lara finally grabs the #1 spot this week after hovering near it all season. Meanwhile, Iruma-kun and Iron Wok Jan have come a long way since the beginning of the season.
― 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 that th…
Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart I-II Light Novel Review
Restart is less a simple death game story and more an Agatha Christie-style murder mystery within a death game setting.
― The first arc of Magical Girl Raising Project is very much a death game story. In it, the various magical girls kill one another to continue being magical girls and keep their memories of their time as one. Of course, as the death count rises, murders start happening for more pers…
Bandai Namco Cross Store and THE GUNDAM BASE Opening at Mall of America
Second U.S. locations of both retail concepts to open September 30, bringing GUNPLA, collectibles, toys, games, and more to fans across the Midwest.
― Bandai Namco Amusement America to Open Bandai Namco Cross Store and THE GUNDAM BASE at Mall of America® on September 30 Second U.S. locations of both retail concepts to open September 30, bringing GUNPLA, collectibles, toys, games, and more to fans acr…
Five Anime Based on Adult Games You Should Watch
Did you know some of your favorite anime got their start as adult games?
― Many underestimate just how impactful adult content is on anime. A lot of beloved creators get their start working on doujinshi or some type of erotic media before they’re able to get their own passion projects off the ground. Many anime are directly adapted from adult manga or video games. Eroge, or adult video games, are a t…
