Views - 2004
- Ms. Answerman: Tis the Season (Dec 31)
- ANN Chat: Chris Nelson, TAN Programming Director (Take II) (Dec 30)
- Shelf Life - And a Happy New Year... (Dec 30)
- Review: Gregory Horror Show DVD 1 (Dec 24)
- Review: Chrono Crusade DVD 1 (Dec 18)
- Review: Ikki Tousen DVD 1 (Dec 17)
- Ms. Answerman: Answer's 12 (Dec 17)
- Shelf Life - All I Want For Christmas (Dec 16)
- Review: Geisters - Fractions of The Earth DVD 1 (Dec 15)
- Review: Stellvia DVD 1 (Dec 10)
- Review: Wild Com (manga) (Dec 9)
- Review: Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. DVD 1 (Dec 7)
- The Edit List - Standalone Complex Episodes 2-5 (Dec 6)
- Review: Shaman King GN 1 (Dec 5)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Triple Dog Dare (Dec 5)
- Review: Here Is Greenwood GN 1 (Dec 2)
- Review: Gungrave DVD 2 (Dec 1)
- Shelf Life - Shine We Are (Nov 30)
- Review: Azumanga Daioh DVD 3 (Nov 30)
- Shelf Life - Upward Spiral (Nov 25)
- Ms. Answerman: Finding Answerland (Nov 24)
- Review: Pretear GN 1 (Nov 24)
- Review: Descendants of Darkness GN 1 (Nov 23)
- Review: Shootfighter Tekken DVD 1 (Nov 20)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Sugar Rush (Nov 20)
- Shelf Life - Version 2.0!!! (Nov 19)
- Ms. Answerman: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (Nov 19)
- Review: Wolf's Rain GN 1 (Nov 18)
- Review: MegaMan NT Warrior DVD 1 (Nov 17)
- Review: Azumanga Daioh DVD 2 (Nov 12)
- Review: Gungrave DVD 1 (Nov 11)
- The Edit List - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 01 (Nov 10)
- Shelf Life - The Legend of Skanky Hollow (Nov 10)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Is That A Kiba In Your Pocket... (Nov 8)
- Review: Rave Master DVD 1 (Nov 8)
- Review: Azumanga Daioh DVD 1 (Nov 7)
- Review: Nurse Witch Komugi DVD 1 (Nov 6)
- Review: Aquarian Age - Sign for Evolution DVD 1 (Nov 5)
- Review: Tuxedo Gin GN 1 (Nov 4)
- Review: Case Closed DVD 1 (Nov 3)
- Shelf Life - Anime, F*** Yeah! (Oct 31)
- Review: Hikaru no Go GN 1 (Oct 31)
- Review: Hikaru no Go GN 1 (Oct 30)
- Ms. Answerman: Ice-cream Making Dragons Unite! (Oct 29)
- Review: eX-Driver the Movie DVD (Oct 29)
- Review: Dead Leaves (Oct 27)
- The Edit List - Read or Die OVA (Oct 27)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Minty Hippo Approved (Oct 26)
- Ms. Answerman: The Grudge (Oct 25)
- Review: Tactics GN 1 (Oct 25)
- Shelf Life - I Heart You Too (Oct 24)
- Review: Cybuster DVD 1 (Oct 22)
- Review: Princess Nine (Oct 17)
- Review: Hikaru no Go GN 1 (Oct 16)
- Review: Miami Guns DVD 3 (Oct 15)
- Ms. Answerman: World Police (Oct 15)
- Review: Tsukihime 1 (Oct 14)
- Review: Inuyasha the Movie (Oct 13)
- Review: Case Closed DVD (Oct 12)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Column Of Wonders (Oct 11)
- Shelf Life - Drill Bits and Dead Leaves (Oct 9)
- Ms. Answerman: Taxi (Oct 8)
- Review: Twelve Kingdoms DVD 1 (Oct 2)
- Review: Prince of Tennis (Oct 1)
- Ms. Answerman: Shark Tale (Oct 1)
- Shelf Life - The Long Crusade (Sep 30)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - [Insert Witty Column Title Here] (Sep 30)
- Review: Kimagure Orange Road: The Movie DVD (Sep 29)
- Review: Paranoia Agent DVD 1 (Sep 27)
- Aquarian Age (Sep 26)
- Ms. Answerman: The First, Last, and Forgotten (Sep 24)
- Shelf Life - Gonna Make a Sentimental Journey (Sep 22)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Silence Of The Schnauzers (Sep 17)
- The Edit List - Witch Hunter Robin (Sep 15)
- Shelf Life - Highlights and Skylights (Sep 14)
- Review: His and Her Circumstances DVD 5 (Sep 12)
- The Edit List - Dragonball GT 32, 33, 34 (Sep 12)
- Ms. Answerman: Apocalypse (Sep 11)
- Review: Kiddy Grade DVD 4 (Sep 11)
- The Edit List - Dragonball GT 24-26 (Sep 11)
- The Edit List - Dragon Ball GT 27 & 28 (Sep 11)
- Review: Marmalade Boy (Sep 10)
- Review: Mahoromatic: Summer Special DVD (Sep 9)
- The Edit List - Yu Yu Hakusho 62, 63 (Sep 9)
- The Edit List - Yu Yu Hakusho 64, 65 (Sep 9)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Graphic Novel Goodness (Sep 7)
- Review: Kaleido Star DVD 1 (Sep 3)
- Ms. Answerman and the World of Tomorrow (Sep 3)
- Review: Puni Puni Poemi DVD (Sep 2)
- The Dub Track - Miami Guns (Sep 2)
- Review: Cosplay Complex DVD (Aug 31)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Shorter, but Sweeter! (Aug 27)
- Ms. Answerman: The End of the World (Aug 27)
- Review: Wolf's Rain DVD 1 (Aug 23)
- Shelf Life - Platinum Gilding (Aug 23)
- The Edit List - Dragonball GT 38, 39 (Aug 20)
- The Edit List - Dragonball GT 36, 37 (Aug 20)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Short and Bittersweet (Aug 19)
- Review: Apocolypse Meow GN 1 (Aug 18)
- Interview: Mike Tatsugawa (Aug 15)
- Shelf Life - One Hit Child Wonders (Aug 13)
- Ms. Answerman: Murphy's Laws (Aug 13)
- ANN Chat: Chris Nelson, Anime Network Programming Director (Aug 12)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Back And Hopefully Better (Aug 12)
- Shelf Life - Poison Paradise (Aug 6)
- Ms. Answerman: Missing A Beat (Aug 6)
- Review: Neon Genesis Evangelion DVD 1 (Aug 4)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Set Phasers To Fun! (Jul 27)
- Shelf Life - Beyond the grave and into the anime ocean (Jul 25)
- Ms. Answerman: EVANJELLYON? (Jul 23)
- Review: Steamboy (Jul 21)
- Review: Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (Jul 20)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Like A Kid In A Candy Store (Jul 20)
- Sound Decision - Then and Then (Jul 20)
- Project: New Future (Jul 19)
- I, Ms. Answerman (Jul 16)
- Shelf Life - Column Play (Jul 15)
- Sound Decision - T.M.R at Spider-Man 2 (Jul 15)
- Shelf Life - From Russia with love (Jul 13)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Manwha Special (Jul 12)
- Ms. Answerman and the Broken Angel (Jul 12)
- Review: Gantz (Jul 9)
- Review: Burst Angel (Jul 3)
- Ms. Answerman: Look at All the Pretty Bubbles (Jul 3)
- The Dub Track - Azumanga Daioh (Jul 1)
- Review: King of Bandit Jing DVD 3 (Jun 29)
- The Edit List - Tenchi Universe, International Channel Version (Jun 28)
- The Edit List - Yu Yu Hakusho 59, 60 & 61 (Jun 27)
- The Edit List - Yu Yu Hakusho 57 & 58 (Jun 26)
- Ms. Answerman: The Chronicles of Answerman (Jun 25)
- Shelf Life - Rodent Trap (Jun 25)
- Sound Decision - Hark! It's L'Arc! (Jun 23)
- Review: Neon Genesis Evangelion: Resurrection (Jun 22)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - A Day Late and A Dollar Short (Jun 22)
- Shelf Life - Column Power! (Jun 21)
- Review: Tenchi Muyo! GXP DVD 1 (Jun 17)
- Sound Decision - Little Big Muddy (Jun 17)
- The Dub Track - Saikano (Jun 17)
- Shelf Life - Column Complex (Jun 16)
- Review: Revolutionary Girl Utena DVD 10 (Jun 16)
- Review: Stray Dog of Anime (Jun 15)
- Ms. Answerman: and the Prisoner of Anime Questions (Jun 11)
- Sound Decision - Interview: T.M.Revolution (Jun 10)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - TP Attack (Jun 10)
- Shelf Life - Cat Ears and Disbelief (Jun 7)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Snips and Snails and Puppy Dog Tails (Jun 3)
- Shelf Life - The Great Anime Adventure (Jun 1)
- Sound Decision - Interview: Nami Tamaki (May 31)
- The Edit List - Yu Yu Hakusho 07 & 08 (May 30)
- The Edit List - Yu Yu Hakusho 05 & 06 (May 29)
- Review: Cutie Honey (May 28)
- Ms. Answerman: Nyanko Fever (May 28)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Assorted Candies (May 27)
- The Edit List - Yu Yu Hakusho 01-04 (May 27)
- Review: Comic Party DVD 2 (May 26)
- Shelf Life - Sayonara, Sayonara (May 26)
- Sound Decision - California Dreams (May 25)
- Review: Innocence Ghost in the Shell (May 25)
- The Edit List - Dragon Ball GT 21-23 (May 21)
- The Edit List - Dragon Ball GT 17-20 (May 21)
- The Edit List - Dragon Ball GT Introduction (May 21)
- Ms. Answerman: Summer Heat (May 21)
- Sound Decision - Keiko's Corner (May 20)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Page Turners (May 20)
- Review: Black Jack DVD 1 (May 18)
- Shelf Life - Do the Bathroom Dance (May 14)
- Interview: Fred Gallagher (May 14)
- From the Gallery - Mother's Day Edition (May 13)
- Interview: Colleen Clinkenbeard and Monica Rial (May 13)
- RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - The Way the Page Turns (May 13)
- Interview: Akitaroh Daichi (May 13)
- Sound Decision - Ritsuko Okazaki (May 12)
- Interview: Run Sasaki (May 12)
- Review: Fullmetal Alchemist (May 11)
- The Dub Track - Urusei Yatsura: Remember My Love (May 11)
- Review: Hot Gimmick GN 1 (May 10)
- Review: Shaolin Sisters (May 10)
- The Summer 2004 Anime Preview Guide (May 9)
- Review: Comic Party DVD 1 (May 7)
- From the Gallery - A Need (not preference) for Dubs (May 6)
- Sound Decision - The Big Two-Five (May 6)
- Review: Requiem from the Darkness (May 5)
- Shelf Life - Bitter like marmalade (May 2)
- Review: Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety DVD (Apr 28)
- Review: GetBackers GN 1 (Apr 27)
- Sound Decision - On Dreams (Apr 26)
- Shelf Life - The Porcelain Castle (Apr 21)
- Review: Last Exile DVD 2 (Apr 20)
- Sound Decision - Greeting(s) (Apr 20)
- The Edit List - The Animatrix (Apr 19)
- Shelf Life - The Triumphant Return (Apr 18)
- Review: Neoranga DVD 1 (Apr 16)
- Ms. Answerman: Beware (Apr 16)
- Review: Girl Got Game GN 1 (Apr 15)
- Review: SaiKano (Apr 14)
- Ms. Answerman: The Whole Five Questions (Apr 14)
- Sound Decision - Take Two (Apr 13)
- Review: Galaxy Angel DVD 1 (Apr 8)
- Review: Texhnolyze DVD 1 (Apr 7)
- Thank You, ADV (Apr 7)
- Sound Decision - Fly Me to the Moon (Apr 6)
- Review: Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (Apr 6)
- Review: Ai Yori Aoshi (manga) (Apr 5)
- The Edit List - International Channel Edit Lists (Apr 5)
- Review: Endless Serenade DVD 1 (Apr 2)
- 2004 April Fools Jokes (Apr 1)
- Review: Super GALS DVD 4 (Mar 31)
- Interview: Scott Houle (Mar 30)
- Review: Voltage Fighter Gowcaizer DVD (Mar 29)
- Ms. Answerman: Column Girl (Mar 26)
- Review: Orphen: The Revenge DVD 1 (Mar 25)
- Review: Final Fantasy: Unlimited DVD 2 (Mar 24)
- Review: Full Moon wo Sagashite (Mar 23)
- Sound Decision - Talkin 'bout a Revolution (Mar 23)
- Sound Decision - X[JAPAN] Files (Mar 16)
- Sound Decision - A Japanese Jewel (Mar 9)
- Shelf Life - Unlimited boredom (Mar 9)
- Ms. Answerman: A Triumphant Return (Mar 9)
- Review: Kiddy Grade DVD 1 (Mar 5)
- Interview with Robert Silva, Part 2 (Mar 5)
- Review: Gundam SEED (Mar 3)
- Review: Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team DVD (Mar 3)
- The Dub Track - Mao-chan, Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi (Mar 2)
- Review: Otaku Unite! (Mar 2)
- Shelf Life - Just A Little Late (Mar 2)
- Review: Saiyuki DVD 7 (Mar 1)
- Interview with Anime Play's Robert Silva (Mar 1)
- Sound Decision - Fjordland Train (Feb 29)
- Tankobon Tower - The new guy always has something to say (Feb 29)
- Review: Space Pirate Captain Herlock The Endless (Feb 27)
- Review: Dirty Pair: Affair on Nolandia DVD (Feb 25)
- Conventions: The Older Otaku's Lament (Feb 25)
- Review: Master Keaton DVD 4 (Feb 24)
- Review: Pretear DVD 1 (Feb 23)
- Sound Decision - Rock 'n Roll (Feb 22)
- Shelf Life - Battle Fairy ANN (Feb 22)
- Tankobon Tower - The Downside of Valentine's Day (Feb 21)
- Review: Chobits DVD 6 (Feb 20)
- The Passion of the Answerman (Feb 20)
- Review: Tamala 2010 (Feb 19)
- Review: Yu Yu Hakusho DVD (Feb 18)
- The Edit List - Witch Hunter Robin (Feb 18)
- The Edit List - Heat Guy J 02: War (Feb 18)
- The Edit List - Heat Guy J 01: Guy (Feb 16)
- The Edit List - Heat Guy J: Introduction (Feb 16)
- Review: Sentou Yousei Yukikaze DVD 1 (Feb 16)
- Answerman: 50 Obnoxious Questions (Feb 13)
- Shelf Life - GOTT Sugar? (Feb 12)
- Review: Brigadoon - Marin and Meran DVD 3 (Feb 12)
- Tankobon Tower - and then, there was was another column (Feb 11)
- Review: Brigadoon DVD 2 - Friends & Enemies (Feb 11)
- Review: Brigadoon DVD 1 (Feb 10)
- Answer Editor (Feb 7)
- Review: Last Exile DVD 1 (Feb 5)
- Tankobon Tower - Groundhog Day Goodness (Feb 5)
- Review: Melty Lancer DVD 2 (Feb 4)
- Shelf Life - How to be a mo-flo (Feb 4)
- Review: Urusei Yatsura: Only You DVD (Feb 3)
- Review: INTERSTELLA 5555 (Feb 2)
- Review: Nuku Nuku Dash: Mode One (Jan 30)
- Sound Decision - Live (Jan 29)
- Shelf Life - The customer is always right (Jan 29)
- Review: Samurai From Outer Space (Jan 29)
- Review: Sakura Wars DVD 4 (Jan 27)
- Review: Super GALS DVD 2 (Jan 26)
- The Spring 2004 Anime Preview Guide (Jan 26)
- Review: i wish you were here DVD 1 (Jan 23)
- Ms. Answerman: Year of the Monkey (Jan 23)
- 2003 Year in Review (Jan 22)
- Review: Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful DV (Jan 22)
- Review: Cardcaptor Sakura DVD 18 (Jan 21)
- Review: The Big O II DVD 1 (Jan 20)
- Review: Initial D DVD 1 (Jan 19)
- The Dub Track - Last Exile (Jan 19)
- Shelf Life - Educating the masses (Jan 18)
- Shelf Life - From futbol to football (Jan 18)
- The All-Star Answerman Hall of Shame (Jan 16)
- Review: Dragon Ball GT DVD 8 (Jan 16)
- Review: Dragon Ball GT DVD 7 (Jan 15)
- The Edit List - Tenchi Universe Intl Channel - No Need for Discussion (Jan 15)
- The Edit List - Black Heaven - Introduction (Jan 14)
- Review: Mao-chan DVD 1 (Jan 14)
- Review: Slayers Return DVD (Jan 13)
- Review: RahXephon DVD 7 (Jan 12)
- Shelf Life - Out with the Old (Jan 11)
- Sound Decision - Adieu (Jan 11)
- Answerman: Pac-Mania (Jan 9)
- Review: Project ARMS DVD 6 (Jan 8)
- Review: MazinKaiser DVD 1 (Jan 7)
- Review: Super GALS DVD 1 (Jan 5)
- Ms. Answerman: House of Questions and Answers (Jan 5)
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ANNCast - From The New World
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Zac and Jacob didn't know going in that From The New World would become one of the best anime they've ever seen, but it sure was a nice surprise. Guest Max Holl joins the discussion.
― ANNCast Episode 256: From The New World Zac and Jacob didn't know going in that From The New World would become one of the best anime they've ever seen, but it sure was a nice surprise. Guest Max Holl joins the discus...
The Spring 2016 Anime Preview Guide
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The Spring 2016 Anime Preview Guide has begun! Check back daily for fresh takes on all of this season's hottest new shows!
Available Now: The Lost Village - TERRAFORMARS REVENGE - Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2016 Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of critics write up their impressions instantly and they get posted as they go alon...
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The X Button - First Impressions: Nights of Azure
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This week: A look at the darker turns of Gust’s new action-RPG! Plus arcade comebacks, Fire Emblem fallout, and a long-lost relic of the 1990s!
― I came down with a stomach virus last week, and it made me think about the mixed blessing of staying home sick when I was a kid. I'd stretch out in bed, sip flat 7-Up, read books and magazines, and maybe get propped up in front of the TV if I was well into...
Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara. Streaming
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This sweet and silly little magical girl parody series hits a lot of the right notes even if it never really goes anywhere. It's fun, but not much else.
― Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara. translates to I've had Enough of Being a Magical Girl, and you can certainly see why. Yuzuka, the eponymous magical girl, found herself saddled with the designation while walking home from school one day. A strange...
Photos from AnimeJapan 2016: Finale
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Our last gigantic batch of photos from AnimeJapan 2016, including Hundreds, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, My Hero Academia and much more. PLUS: a visit to the Love Live shrine!
― Okay, so here's how Anime Japan was laid out – you'd enter the facility behind the cool sign above, go downstairs, and then dash across across two huge halls (hall ‘A’ and hall ‘J,’ natch) of Tokyo Big Sight to see everything. ...
Your Ultimate Guide to Anime Ending Credits: Part II
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Last time we ran through the entire process of actual animation - this time we'll cover the people who polish it up and make it shine for you. Kevin Cirugeda's incredible guide to the folks who make anime continues!
― It's time for another installment in this guide detailing the ins and outs of anime production, structured around the roles listed in the ending credits of a TV anime episode. When desc...
Bokurano
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Bokurano tells a gripping and inspiring story of human conviction in spite of its messy animation problems.
― I'd been meaning to watch Bokurano for a while before it fortuitously popped up on Crunchyroll. The show falls in what I consider a “low-key classic” area of fan reputation - shows like Dennou Coil or Haibane Renmei, that have absolutely stellar reputations, but not the most visibility. It's ...
AnimeJapan 2016 Photos: Part I & II
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The sights, the sounds, the booths, the cosplayers - this is the show floor at this year's AnimeJapan 2016, where everything from My Hero Academia to Macross Delta were shown off.
― It's finally here! The reason I flew across the country, over Alaska, and across the Pacific to Japan, the nation's biggest anime exposition, and it… …well, it seems kinda empty, doesn't it? Let's head inside Tokyo Big S...
Answerman - Why Haven't Light Novels And Visual Novels Caught On In America?
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Light novels and visual novels have both had plenty of niche success in the US, but neither medium has broken mainstream - why is that? Justin considers the possibilities.
― Carl asks: I was wondering why light novels and visual novels haven't caught on in the US the way Anime and Manga have. While some Light Novels and arguably less Visual Novels have been translated they seem to be huge in Japan b...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Weeks of Mar 18-24
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The winter season comes to a crashing finale with a surprising pick climbing up the ladder just in time to claim the top spot! How did the rest of your favorite shows fare in the end?
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Winter 2016 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 se...
A Girl on the Shore GN
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Inio Asano's sexually explicit tale of two depressed middle schoolers seeking solace in each other is haunting in its depiction of teenage depression and what its protagonists do to try and cope with it.
― Here's your warning before we discuss the book: this is a very sexually explicit manga, so if that makes you uncomfortable, A Girl on the Shore is not going to be the book for you. Given that Inio ...
Tour the Swag of AnimeJapan 2016
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Here's an avalanche of photos of all the incredible toys, costumes, models, cels, statues, posters, sake, trading cards, blurays, gashapon and more on display at AnimeJapan 2016!
― As anime and manga fans from around the world gather at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center for the annual Anime Japan fair (March 26 to March 27, 2016), it begs the question of what sort of merchandise fans are looking ...
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-Kun BD+DVD
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One of the most popular and beloved comedies of the last few years is out on bluray from Sentai Filmworks, and Theron Martin's ready for a revisit.
― With most anime comedies, the discussions are about whether or not they are funny enough consistently enough for them to be considered among the season's (or even year's) funniest titles. With this 12 episode offering from 2014, the discussion is instea...