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The game has just recently been released for English-speaking audiences this week, and I was lucky enough to sit down for a short demo with the pre-release version of the game, alongside some time playing on my own.― My Hero Academia has been a juggernaut in the US anime and manga scene for years now, and it's spun off into darn near every media avenue available; spin-off novels and manga, feature ...
The problem arises in the show's treatment of each of the cases: while they all start out well, giving us a clear understanding of the problems that cause the mysterious diseases, the resolution typically comes far too easily.― In concept, Dr. Ramune: Mysterious Disease Specialist exists somewhere between Phantom Tales of the Night and Hell Girl. It's about a young doctor who specializes in curing w...
Date A Live is simply built differently especially compared to current light novels. The very idea that Date A Live is out of time works in its favor by serving as greater juxtaposition to what gives the franchise its identity.― Date A Live is the girl-dating, world-saving light novel series that resulted in over twenty volumes, four anime seasons, three films, and four video games. For many people...
Hoshino's Ryokunohara Gakuen manga series inspired 1990 OVA Ryokunohara Labyrinth― Publisher Hakusensha announced on Tuesday that manga creator Kana Hoshino passed away on April 28 due to an unspecified illness. She was 57. Hoshino debuted with the "Tokyo wa Yoru no 7-ji" manga in Hana to Yume in 1982. Hoshino would be best known for the Ryokunohara Gakuen manga series, which would have multiple tit...
Company's new policy on adult content will go into effect on June 15― eBay announced in a notice sent out to sellers listing items on its "Adult Only" section on Friday that the "Adult Only" category will no longer be available for new listings as of June 15. In addition, the company will forbid the sale of "items showing sexual activity, sexual content or sexually suggestive poses" on its website e...
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It might be a little hard to recommend, but Nocturne is still one of the most gripping and rewarding JRPGs you could experience.― Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne HD Remaster has a tall order to fulfill. It's a modern-day port of an older Shin Megami Tensei game that was still experimenting with 3D movement and presentation (those have mostly stuck to the Persona games while later SMTs went back to ...
Yoshitoki Ōima continues to show his deep understanding for the emotions of his characters in To Your Eternity, a sprawling tale of suffering, growth, and what it means to be human. Read about the series that made 4/5 ANN reviewers ugly cry.― Yoshitoki Ōima continues to show her deep understanding for the emotions of her characters in To Your Eternity, a sprawling tale of suffering, growth, and wha...
It has been three years since the events of the last game and our favorite, perfectly normal everyman Ethan Winters is trying to live a normal life with his wife and newly born daughter Rose. Unfortunately, the universe really hates Ethan.― Capcom's Resident Evil VILLAGE, the ninth numerical installment in the Resident Evil franchise, is a game that I feel almost shouldn't work as well as it does wh...
One of Netflix's most popular animated series comes to an end and despite the DRAMA, we're pretty sure it's the best season, hands down!― The ANN Aftershow - My Hero Academia Ep 96: Castlevania's Season 4 is THE Best Season One of Netflix's most popular animated series comes to an end and despite the DRAMA, we're pretty sure it's the best season, hands down! Also, the latest episode of My Hero Acad...
Okay, so we've established that Nier Replicant earns top marks for its aesthetics. The real question is whether or not it is actually any fun to play, now, and the answer is: “…kind of? Sometimes. But it's bad on purpose, I swear!”― Yoko Taro's recent transformation from cult JRPG auteur to something of a fandom icon has been a very welcome surprise. To be clear, Taro is not the sole reason for the ...
ANN reached out to director Baku Kinoshita to learn more about how this smartly-written and inventive anime was made.― ODDTAXI is an original anime co-production between the creative company P.I.C.S. and animation studio OLM. It tells an intriguing story about anthropomorphic animals, filled with mystery and drama. ANN reached out to director Baku Kinoshita to learn more about how this smartly-writt...
With the added double-whammy of this being a single-volume story, I assumed that The Treasure of the King and the Cat to be coming in hot, in a manner of speaking.
That's…not really what I got at all.― In my ongoing journey of trying new things as a reviewer for ANN, The Treasure of the King and the Cat serves as my first introduction to the Boys Love/BL subgenre. I was not sure of what to expect, ...