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Best series of it's genre▲▼	Rating▲▼	Comment▲▼
Ai no Kusabi (OAV)	Very good	Yaoi & Romance
Azumanga Daioh (TV)	Masterpiece	Slice of Life, High School & Comedy
Death Note (TV)	Good	Mystery, Horror & Psychological
Honey and Clover (TV)	Masterpiece	Shoujo
Hunter X Hunter (TV 1999)	Excellent	Shounen & Adventure
Love Hina (TV)	Good	Harem
Patapata Hikōsen no Bōken (TV)	Very good	Steampunk & Family
RahXephon (TV)	Very good	Mecha & Drama
Rurouni Kenshin (TV 1996)	Very good	Historical & Action

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Healer for the Shadow Hero Volume 1 Manga Review

May 14, 17:00

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Healer Nanna's powers have one very unique caveat: she has to have sex with the person to heal them. See why Rebecca Silverman calls it "a cute story, decently racy, and generally good, fluffy fun." ― One of the fun things about Seven Seas' Steamship line of racy manga aimed at a female audience is finding which romance tropes are prevalent in any given release. While every genre has its tropes and s...

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This Week in Anime - The Anatomy of an Anime Waifu

May 14, 14:00

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What's the perfect recipe for waifu supremacy? Lucas and Nick look at fan-favorites from Yu Yu Hakusho to Spice & Wolf. ― What's the perfect recipe for waifu supremacy? Lucas and Nick look at fan-favorites from Yu Yu Hakusho to Spice & Wolf. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the s...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Apr 29-May 5

May 14, 00:00 anime

Train to the End of the World and Voice Actor Radio are getting a lot of love these last few weeks! Discover which other series stand out 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...

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Pop Star Crystal Kay on Singing Anime Songs and Growing Up Mixed-Race in Japan

May 13, 19:00

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Crystal Kay previously sang themes for 2004's Fullmetal Alchemist and Nodame Cantabile ― Recently, Anime News Network was able to sit down with singer-songwriter Crystal Kay and talk about not only her involvement with anime over the years but also what it was like to grow up in Japan as the child of a Korean-Japanese mother and an African-American father. Anime fans likely know of Crystal Kay throug...

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The Dangerous Convenience Store Manhwa Volume 1 Review

May 13, 17:00 manga korean

The plot is excellent in the romance camp. Everything that happens is to get Eui-joon and Gunwoo together, and it works pretty well. ― You can read The Dangerous Convenience Store in English two ways. The first is to read it on the manhwa site/app Manta, which has all seventy-five chapters and four bonus stories available. The second is to read Seven Seas' print (or ebook) edition, which, as of this ...

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Made in Abyss Volumes 11-12 Manga Review

May 12, 17:00

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Some older mysteries inch closer to resolution as the true nature of the Abyss slowly comes into view, and long-posed questions start to be answered. ― Sometimes, being a fan of Akihito Tsukushi's acclaimed Made in Abyss series means acclimating to suffering. Like many Western devotees, I was introduced to this bizarre, squishy, disturbing world via the 2017 first season of Kinema Citrus' fantastic a...

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Odekake Kozame Anime About Young Shark Gets New Series (Updated)

May 12, 16:13

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60th, final episode of previous anime streamed on YouTube on Friday ― The official Twitter account for the anime of Penguin Box's Odekake Kozame (Little Shark's Outings) manga announced on Friday that the manga will get a new anime series. Update: The staff revealed a visual for the new series in a press release on Saturday. The previous anime series debuted on YouTube last August, and its 60th and f...

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Akira Konno's Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo Comedy Manga Gets Anime

May 12, 16:08

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anime

Recently ended manga follows middle school student living with mysterious bird-looking creature ― Shogakukan announced on Friday that Akira Konno's Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo manga is inspiring an anime. The "bird(?) home comedy" manga's story starts when first-year middle school student Arata Kōda meets a mysterious bird-looking creature named Kujima in autumn. Hungry and craving Japanese food, Kujima ...

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Slam Dunk Anime Episodes 61-101

May 11, 17:00

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As Slam Dunk reached its final stretch, I can see why this series is considered the sports classic that it is today. ― This is the largest batch of Slam Dunk episodes that I've reviewed thus far. Originally, I wanted to review the show in more even seasons, but given its overall pacing and release, it wasn't easy to find a moment where it felt right to stop and start again. However, as we approached ...

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Healer for the Shadow Hero Volume 1 Manga Review

This Week in Anime - The Anatomy of an Anime Waifu

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Apr 29-May 5

Pop Star Crystal Kay on Singing Anime Songs and Growing Up Mixed-Race in Japan

The Dangerous Convenience Store Manhwa Volume 1 Review

Made in Abyss Volumes 11-12 Manga Review

Odekake Kozame Anime About Young Shark Gets New Series (Updated)

Akira Konno's Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo Comedy Manga Gets Anime

Slam Dunk Anime Episodes 61-101