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Anime Snowman and Winter Crafts Contest
Show off your creative side, and you could win a giant box of goodies!
― Anime News Network is hosting its first ever anime-themed holiday contest, and we want our readers to let their creativity run wild! Our amazing sponsors have donated a ton of fabulous prizes, and we have lots of ways you can win. We know that snow doesn't exactly hit every corner of the globe, so while one of the components of...
Umineko When They Cry Episode 4: Alliance of the Golden Witch Volume 2 GN 8
manga
Umineko: When They Cry's eighth series volume (and second in the arc) whips things back up to fever pitch by the end of the book, but it takes some time for it to get there.
― Warning: This review contains spoilers for previous volumes. The fourth arc of Ryukishi07's Umineko: When They Cry, Alliance of the Golden Witch distinguished itself from its brethren by reminding us of the existence of Battle...
Answerman - Shouting Into The (Icy) Wind
anime
It's only one week 'till Xmas, but Justin is distracted by getting hammered by questions about new seasons of every show under the sun. Also, interlaced Blu-rays, what convinced Japan to stream, and why there are still holdouts.
― I can't keep track of anything this week. It's insane. Between the Sony Pictures hack (which is just such a spectacular plane crash of an incident that I can barely wrap m...
The ANNCast Holiday Special 2014
anime
It's snowing outside and your relatives won't stop arguing, so why not curl up by the fire with Zac and Justin for a 2 and a half hour argument about movies and anime?
― The ANNCast Holiday Special 2014 Get the Flash Player to see this player. It's snowing outside and your relatives won't stop arguing, so why not curl up by the fire with Zac and Justin for a 2 and a half hour argument about movies a...
Kiss of the Rose Princess GN 1
manga
Kiss of the Rose Princess' first volume is a lot of fun. It may lack plot direction, but the jokes are spot-on.
― There is something about a reverse harem that invariably leads one to wonder whether or not it was based on an otome game. In the case of Kiss of the Rose Princess' first volume, those fleeting thoughts vanish fairly quickly as it becomes obvious that Aya Shouoto's shoujo series is less a...
House of 1000 Manga - Learn English with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure!
manga
Of all the many wonderful gifts bestowed upon us by Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, now we can count the gift of English among them.
― House of 1000 Manga Special: Learn English with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure! Beyond the level of "Where is the hotel?", you can tell a lot about cultural perceptions by how people study a language. In the early 1990s, when Japan was synonymous with big business, Mangajin maga...
Your Top 5 Anime of 2014 (And Ours)
anime
It's the end of the year, so that means our editorial staff has selected their top 5 TV anime of 2014 - and so have you! The results of our Mega Poll are in! Happy Holidays!
― It's that time of year again, when people gather 'round the fireplace with friends and family, sip hot cocoa, reflect on the year that was and consume massive quantities of year-end Best Of lists! We're no different here in An...
Anime Spotlight - Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita) (2nd Season)
Nanami's training continues. Does she have what it takes to be the god of Mikage Shrine?
― Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita) (2nd Season) Visit the Official Site › Story Characters Trailer Cast & Staff Gallery Broadcast Begins January 5 (JST) Key Staff Director: Akitaro Daichi (Kamisama Kiss, Fruits Basket, Jubei-Chan – The Ninja Girl Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch) Character Design:Junko Yamana...
The X Button - Due Recognition
games
Todd looks at the good, bad, and downright strange highlights of the year! Plus SaGa’s return, Afterburner’s goodbye, and a bunch of holiday stories!
― The X Button will take next week off. It's time for a Christmas break, or as close as I can get to one now that I'm no longer a kid. I'll return the week after for more end-of-year retrospection, Guilty Gear ravings, and facts about old MSX games. Th...
Toriko Part I DVD
anime
Toriko is about manly men doing manly things in the most masculine way possible, and that's part of its particular charm.
― Garfield – the cat, not the president – once said, “If I couldn't eat, I'd just die.” While that was the punchline of a strip, it is essentially the basis of the anime series Toriko, based on the manga of the same name by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. This collection of the first two ...
Anime Spotlight - Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!
Saving the earth with the power of love!
― Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Visit the Official Site › Story Characters Trailer Cast & Staff Gallery Broadcast Begins January 6 (JST) Key Staff Director: Shinji Takamatsu (Daily Lives of High School Boys, School Rumble, After War Gundam X) Series Composition: Michiko Yokote (Love Stage!!, Red Data Girl, Genshiken) Character Design: Masakazu Ishikawa (...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story GN 3
anime
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Different Story ends on as high a note as it can while still being pretty depressing.
― Warning: contains some spoilers for the original Puella Magi Madoka Magica. Hanokage, the artist and apparent originator of this spin-off of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, says at the end of the volume that her idea was to see what would have happened had Mami not died so early on in the...