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Anime News Network's Winter 2021 Anime Trailer Watchalong

by Lynzee Loveridge, Jacki Jing, & Mike Toole, Dec 18th 2020

Anime News Network executive editor Lynzee Loveridge, video producer Jacki Jing, and Discotek producer Mike Toole sat down to watch every single anime trailer for the upcoming season. If you're still not sure what to watch, here's your chance to shotgun over 30 trailers at once. Also, don't forget that Anime News Network's Preview Guide is set to launch on January 4 where we'll be covering everything from That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime to The Promised Neverland to Sk8 the Infinity!

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Detective Conan Author Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba Manga Gets New Anime

May 9, 02:07

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Series previously inspired 52-episode anime in 1993 ― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Gosho Aoyama's Yaiba manga will be getting a new anime adaptation. Aoyama is supervising. The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai boy inspired by Miyamoto Musashi, the real-life swordsman who pioneered the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū sty...

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trapezium Anime Film Review

May 8, 17:00

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Based on the novel by former Nogizaka46 member Kazumi Takayama, trapezium asks its audience to follow one girl who will use anything, and anyone, to achieve her dream. ― Trapezium is a strange movie, to say the least. On the surface, it's a rather simple movie that explores youth, their dreams, and the lengths they'll go to achieve those dreams. It's a coming-of-age story wrapped in the veneer of the...

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Welcome Back, Spice and Wolf

May 8, 17:00

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ZeroReq011 remembers what made Spice and Wolf a story for the ages, from its fully realized world and economics to Holo and Lawrence's romantic chemistry. ― Back when Funimation was still its own company and not owned by Sony, long before its in-house streaming service was terminated in favor of Crunchyroll's streaming platform, it owned a TV channel. Legal streaming had yet to dominate the Western a...

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Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025

May 8, 00:37

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Anime will star Hiroshi Kamiya, Kotaro Nishiyama, Kotaro Nishiyama ― Distribution company Remow announced on Tuesday that Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise manga will get a television anime in 2025. The company revealed the trailer, key visual, and main cast for the anime. The anime's cast includes: Kazuki Ura as Shiki Ichinose, the protagonist who inherits the blood of an Oni. Sh...

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This Week in Anime - Will We Ever Know Why Anime Get Cancelled?

May 7, 14:00

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Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations, from the Yuri on Ice movie to the second half of Stars Align. ― Nick and Chris recount some of the most frustrating anime cancellations from the second half of Stars Align to the 2007 JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Phantom Blood movie. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2024, Apr 1-28

May 7, 04:40

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Welcome to the rankings for the Spring 2024 season! The perfect place to check out which hidden gems might have flown under your radar. ― 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 people rated ...

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The Spring 2024 Manga Guide

May 6, 17:54

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The final Spring 2024 Manga Guide update includes not-yet-released series from this month, including Sword Art Online Re:Aincrad,Bungo Stray Dogs: The Official Comic Anthology, A Sign of Affection and more. ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2024 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it a...

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Producer Masakazu Kubo on Making an Anime for Hardcore Golf Fans

May 6, 14:00 anime

Producer Masakazu Kubo shares the animation team's dedication to realism, including bringing in a pro golfer to produce the anime's sound effects. ― 64-year-old Masakazu Kubo has been planning and producing anime for decades. He's had a major hand in everything from Pokémon and Detective Conan to Teasing Master Takagi-san and Dorohedoro. Recently, he sat down with us to talk about Tonbo!, his attemp...