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The Mike Toole Show - Follow the Melos Brick Road
anime
Run! Melos is a greek story known to Japanese schoolchildren, which means there are a ton of anime adaptations of it that have almost never seen the light of day in the US. Sounds like a job for Mike!
― The air's getting cooler, the leaves are turning, and in my neck of the woods, the kids have all gone back to school. Fifth-graders are probably discussing their summer reading - popular fare, no doub...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of September 23-29
anime
It's the end of Summer 2015, and we decided to compare your scores for every single finale of the season! Find out which shows had the most spectacular endings... according to you!
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Summer 2015 crop. And this season, at the top of each Daily Streaming Review, we added a little rating widget to let our readers chime in. So let's have a look ...
Naruto, Vol. 72
manga
Naruto and Sasuke have their long-awaited showdown in the final volume of Masashi Kishimoto’s iconic ninja manga.
― Just as it seems like Naruto and company have restored peace to the world, Sasuke throws a wrench in the celebration by proclaiming his intentions to become the ninja world's all-powerful dictator. To bring his plan to fruition, he needs to wash away the sins of the old world by killing...
The List - 7 Adventures on the High Seas
anime
If nautical nonsense is something you wish, these 7 anime feature deck-swabbin', treasure-hunting, ocean monster-fighting thrills on the open ocean. Just try not to get sea sick.
― Before man ventured into space, he wondered about what lay out beyond the horizon in the vast open sea. Maps were adorned with monsters; sea serpents and boat-wrecking squid. Mermaids (or were they manatees?) flicked thei...
Servamp GN 1 - 3
manga
Servamp's humor hides an increasingly dark story as the volumes go on, making it more than it first appears to be.
― From the title, it is easy to assume that Strike Tanaka's Servamp is a straight comedy. It's a portmanteau of “servant” and “vampire,” after all, which seems like it could very easily be played for laughs. And Servamp's first three volumes are funny, particularly when it comes to Kuro'...
The Fall 2015 Anime Preview Guide
anime
The Fall 2015 Anime Preview Guide has begun! Check back daily for new impressions of the season's biggest shows.
Available Now: One-Punch Man - Concrete Revolutio - Comet Lucifer - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Attack on Titan: Junior High - Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen - Haikyu! 2nd Season - and much more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2015 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team ...
Available Now: One-Punch Man - Concrete Revolutio - Comet Lucifer - Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans - Attack on Titan: Junior High - Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen - Haikyu! 2nd Season - and much more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2015 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team ...
Answerman - Why Did Funimation's Attack On Titan Subtitles Fail?
live action
Justin dissects the recent Attack on Titan subtitle mishap with an in-depth look at the incredibly tricky world of digitally-delivered cinema.
― Bill asks: Funimation just had a very public failure of its subtitles for the live action Attack on Titan theatrical release, when the line "I've been waiting for this day!" got stuck on the screen while the movie continued playing. Funimation blamed a tech...
ANNCast - A Funi Feeling
anime
Funimation's Justin Rojas and brand manager Jennifer Fu stop by to announce some fall season shows, discuss how to sell anime to Americans, what's up with Evangelion 3.33, and much more!
― ANNCast Episode 239: A Funi Feeling Get the Flash Player to see this player. Funimation's Justin Rojas and brand manager Jennifer Fu stop by to announce some new fall simulcast shows, tell us what's up with Evange...
Monster Musume Episodes 1-12 Streaming
anime
One man, a snake, a spider, a horse, some goop, and so much more; Monster Musume rides its very silly premise all the way to the comedy bank.
― We are entering a brave new era of fanservice. No longer can the fans simply be sated by boys walking in on girls changing, or tripping and falling face-first into boobs, or watching girls splash each other in swimsuits. No, to please today's discerning fanse...
Anime Spotlight - Owarimonogatari
This is the story that reveals the “beginning” of everything.
― Owarimonogatari Visit the Official Site › Story Characters Trailer Cast & Staff Gallery Broadcast Begins October 3, 2015 (JST) Key Staff Original Creator: Nisioisin (Monogatari Series) Chief Director: Akiyuki Shimbou (Puella Magi Madoka Magica (TV) (Director), Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie (Chief Director)) Director: Tomoyuki Itam...
Anime Spotlight - Asterisk War
The players are ready! Let the Star Warrior Festival Begin!
― Asterisk War Visit the Official Site › Story Characters Trailer Cast & Staff Gallery Broadcast Begins October 3, 2015 (JST) Key Staff General Director: Manabu Ono (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, Saki, The Irregular at Magic High School) Original Character Designs: okiura (Plastic Memories, Infinite Stratos ) Music: Rasmus Faber (Lagran...
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
games
The new Animal Crossing game strips out most of what people associate with the franchise to focus almost entirely on interior design. It's so crazy it just might work!
― There are some game ideas that sound great on paper but are executed horribly. Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is the exact opposite: it sounds like an absolutely terrible idea on paper. Take a game known for its numerous life-s...
Interview: VAMPS' HYDE and K.A.Z
music
The lead singer of L'arc~en~Ciel and the lead composer and guitarist from Oblivion Dust joined forces to form VAMPS, an "evil" rock band appearing on the west coast next week, and we dared to interview them.
― VAMPS is the brainchild of maybe the most famous Japanese rock musician of the modern era: HYDE, lead vocalist of L'arc~en~Ciel, and K.A.Z, the guitarist and composer for Oblivion Dust. Togethe...
Persona 4 the Golden Animation Sub.Blu-Ray 2
anime
The final 6 episodes of Persona 4 the Golden Animation tell what's left of a very specific story for very specific RPG players. Gabriella Ekens determines whether or not it's worth the asking price.
― After six episodes of situational shenanigans and foreshadowing of Adachi's dark intentions, the latter half of Persona 4: The Golden Animation mostly consists of climactic events. It all concerns the n...
Anime Spotlight - STARMYU
anime
― STARMYU Visit the Official Site › Story Characters Trailer Cast & Staff Gallery Broadcast Begins October 2015 (JST) Key Staff Director: Shunsuke Tada (Dragonar Academy, Kuroko's Basketball) Character Designs: Asami Watanabe (Agami ga KILL!) Introduction "I don't know how to give up on my dreams--" ↑ Top Story Yuta Hoshitani enters Ayanagi Academy, a school renowned for music and showbiz, to follo...
Design Your Own Brave
Create your own Brave for the chance to win exclusive Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers merchandise!
― In Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers, Seven Braves, each with their own special skills and abilities, are chosen to prevent the resurrection of the Evil God, despite the fact that legend says there are only supposed to be six! In order to find out which one is the false Brave, we've written out their ...