James dives into the turbulent waters of mushy teen romance with this curiously named series, while Paul breaks down all this week's new blu-ray releases!― This season is shaping up to be a good one for comedies. The Quintessential Quintuplets is proving that an old-fashioned harem comedy can still be entertaining, Kaguya-sama: Love is War is excellent across the board, and I guess Domestic Girlfri...
Aniplex's special edition box of this shonen fantasy classic delivers the series' first 30 episodes in style. James Beckett has the lowdown on all this release's exciting features.― There's not much I can say about Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood that hasn't already been said over the past ten years. Studio Bones' adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's manga is at least a massive aesthetic improvement over...
This volume brings stunning beauty to the strong foundation laid by Kaoru Mori's story so far. Nick Creamer has the details.― After a lengthy break since the last published volume, I was thrilled to finally see a continuation of Amir and Karluk's beautifully illustrated and altogether charming journey. Kaoru Mori's artistic talents are stunning, and beyond this story's unimpeachable visual appeal, M...
ENDRO comes back down down down to reality, and the lead group continues to duke it out unperturbed. Find out where your favorites rank this week!― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Winter 2019 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these ranking...
All is revealed about the true nature of the world outside Grace Field House in this riveting volume. Nick Creamer dives in.― Through the past several volumes, The Promised Neverland has been undergoing a dramatic upheaval of nearly all its fundamental narrative variables. Grace Field House has been burned to the ground, Isabella has been outwitted and escaped, and our heroes have found themselves o...
Battle Angel Alita was a classic '90s cyberpunk manga long before it became a big-budget Hollywood movie. Andy and Steve compare this blockbuster to its source material to discover how Cameron and Rodriguez created the most successful live-action anime adaptation yet!― Battle Angel Alita was a classic '90s cyberpunk manga long before it became a big-budget Hollywood movie. This week, Andy and Steve...
This master of animation left behind a powerful filmography, but which films of Kon's will stand the test of time? Matthew Roe analyzes the oeuvre of this departed genius.― Satoshi Kon is my favorite animation director. Throughout his tragically brief career, he managed to make a single-season series and a small collection of films that all rank as some of the greatest achievements in animation hist...
Mari Okada's directorial debut film is finally available on Blu-ray! Theron Martin gives his full review of this underappreciated fantasy feature.― This feature film was far and away my pick for the best anime of 2018 based on a theatrical screening, and a second view on Blu-Ray only reaffirms my feelings on it. It's a movie packed with cathartic potential, telling a story that's very much an ode to...
To celebrate the upcoming premiere of Made in Abyss Journey's Dawn, HIDIVE is giving away 10 prize packs to lucky ANN readers!― As a way to celebrate the first Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn movie, HIDIVE is giving away prize packs to 10 lucky ANN readers! The prize pack contains the following: Signed Poster (signed by the English Dub Director and voice actors Kyle Jones, Brittney Karbowski, Shelley ...