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Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 Anime's 1st Half Airs as 1-Hour Special on March 3

Feb 9, 18:18

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NHK announced on Thursday that the first half of Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 (Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season Kanketsu-hen) will air as a one-hour special on March 3, with the second half airing later in the year. A special seven-part compilation anime will air on NHK for three consecutive nights starting on February 25. The Attack on Titan The Final Season anime premiered on NHK i...

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Seven Seas Licenses 365 Days to the Wedding, Summer Ghost, Anyhow, the Rabbit Is Infatuated with the Puppy Manga

Feb 9, 18:17

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Also: Modern Dungeon Capture Starting with Broken Skills manga/light novels ― Seven Seas announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the 365 Days to the Wedding and Anyhow, the Rabbit Is Infatuated with the Puppy manga, as well as the manga and light novels for Modern Dungeon Capture Starting with Broken Skills and Summer Ghost. Seven Seas will release the first volume of Tamiki Wakaki's 365 Days to ...

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Demon Slayer: Swordsmith Village Arc Opens Theatrically at #1, The First Slam Dunk Drops to #3

Feb 9, 17:59 anime

Suzume drops to #5, Gold Kingdom and Water Kingdom drops to #10 ― "World Tour Jōei: Kimetsu no Yaiba Jōgen Shūketsu, Soshite Katanakaji no Sato e" (World Tour Screenings: Demon Slayer: The Upper Ranks Gather and Onward to the Swordsmith Village), the theatrical screenings of the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen) television anime,...

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The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, July Debut

Feb 9, 17:59

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Hiroki Yasumoto, Yui Ishikawa star in GoHands anime ― The official website for the television anime of Hitsuji Yamada's The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today (Dekiru Neko wa Kyō mo Yūutsu) manga unveiled the anime's cast, staff, and July premiere on MBS and TBS' "Animeism" programming block on Thursday. Hiroki Yasumoto will voice the cat Yukichi, while Yui Ishikawa will voice the office worker S...

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New Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki Anime Is 13-Episode 2nd Season

Feb 9, 17:58

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Franchise's 1st in-person event slated for April 16 ― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Yūki Yaku's Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki (Jaku-chara Tomozaki-kun) light novel series announced on Thursday that the franchise's previously announced new anime is a 13-episode second season. A teaser promotional video reveals that the season's title is Jaku-chara Tomozaki-kun 2nd Stage, bu...

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Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye ONA

Feb 9, 12:00 anime

While Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye is a competent enough work in most respects, it is also ultimately far less than the sum of its parts. ― While Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye is a competent enough work in most respects, it is also ultimately far less than the sum of its parts. As a crossover film between two established properties, your familiarity with the component franchises (or lack thereof) will significa...

Understanding the Appeal of The League of Villains

Feb 9, 11:17 merch

If you’re a fan of My Hero Academia, then it’s impossible to not be aware of who the League of Villains are. ― If you're a fan of My Hero Academia, then it's impossible to not be aware of who the League of Villains are. Led by Tomura Shigaraki, what started as a small group of outcasts, quickly turned into a large antagonistic force hell-bent on tearing apart the very superhero system that the show ...

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This Week in Anime - Why Vinland Saga's New Season is Even Better

Feb 9, 10:00

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The second season of Vinland Saga is shaping up to be appointment viewing with the return of Thorfinn and Einar try to survive a system created to break them down while King Canute has no qualms about burning everything down. ― The second season of Vinland Saga is shaping up to be appointment viewing with the return of Thorfinn and Einar try to survive a system created to break them down while King ...

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PREVIEW: Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse

Feb 9, 09:00 games

As a horror title, Mask of the Lunar Eclipse excels at eliciting jump scares, but the ghost design is pretty stale. ― Anime News Network was provided with a preview build for this title. The following impressions are based solely on the game's first three chapters. This preview was played on 'Normal' difficulty. Next month, Koei Tecmo will release Fatal Frame: Mask of the Luna Eclipse for the first t...

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The ANN Aftershow - Trigun Stampede Tackles Religion

Feb 8, 17:00 anime

Vash and the crew head to a new location where Vash's past is once again back to bite him. ― Trigun Stampede Tackles Religion Vash and the crew head to a new location where Vash's past is once again back to bite him. In a town where children are sacrificed to a god, Vash made the daring promise to save one boy...and failed. Also, let's check in on our favorite assassin duo with Buddy Daddies! This w...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2023, Jan 29-Feb 4

Feb 8, 15:10

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Magical girls and princesses are doing pretty well for themselves this season. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings. ― 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 these rankings are based on how pe...

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Show-ha Shoten! GN 1

Feb 8, 12:00

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Stephan Paul's translation largely carried what ended up being a surprisingly involved and unique underdog story involving two aspiring comedians. ― Reading the premise of Show-ha Shoten!, I was initially worried about whether or not I would be able to appreciate the book on the level that it wanted me to. Yes, comedy is incredibly subjective, but for such a dialogue-heavy story about two high school...

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How High Card's Staff Came Up With The Crazy Action

Feb 8, 09:00 anime

Filled with high-stakes thrills and supernatural battles, we spoke to the staff, including the Kakegurui manga duo, about developing the original project. ― “Are you ready? Itʼs Showdown!!” The High Card anime begins with a literal bang. Filled with high-stakes thrills and supernatural battles, what makes High Card unique is how the powers are centered around the 52 X-Playing Cards. This allows for ...

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My Special One GN 1

Feb 7, 12:00

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The romance moves abruptly in this one, as spurned schoolgirl Saho attempts to reconcile her feelings for hot idol Kouta despite being burned by a handsome guy in the past. ― Momoko Koda seems to specialize in stories that are just this side a feeling universal. Her previous work to see English translation, No Longer Heroine, also features a heroine who is caught up in how she thinks things are suppo...

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This Week in Anime - A Toast to Bartender

Feb 7, 09:00

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The cult-classic series is now streaming on Crunchyroll! Pull up a stool and let Ryu Sasakura make you the exact cocktail you need. ― The cult-classic series is now streaming on Crunchyroll! Pull up a stool and let Ryu Sasakura make you the exact cocktail you need. This series is streaming on Crunchyroll. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the vi...

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Run Away With Me, Girl GN 1

Feb 6, 12:00

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Reading this book is a bit like watching a wound open up. At first, everything looks fine, but as the Band-Aid is slowly peeled off, we get a glimpse of a raw injury that has yet to scab over. ― It's a tired old trope trotted out in plenty of yuri manga: dating other girls at your all-girls school is simply training for when you graduate into the world of men. While yuri manga often tries to refute t...

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Honey and Clover, Then and Now

Feb 6, 11:26