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The List - 6 Spooky New Anime for October 2018
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Tired of the same ol' horror movie recommendations? If you're looking for something a little different to watch this Halloween, here are six great - and recent - horror (and horroresque) anime to liven up your spooky season.
― The average annual Halloween movie marathon has a tried and true list of the usual suspects. If you're going live-action, there's plenty of entries in the Halloween, Nightmare...
The Dark Maidens Novel
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This is the kind of excellent mystery that's difficult to put down, but you also don't want to read too quickly. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
― There are many ways to tell a mystery. Whether you use the classic four-act format, the basic whodunit, or something completely different, the end goal no matter what is to find out not only who committed the crime, but also why. That's a very twisting ...
ANNCast - The Fall of Man
just for fun
Zac and Jacob chew their way through a monstrous pile of Fall 2018 anime premieres, from Double Decker to Sword Art Online to Thunderbolt Fantasy and yeah, even some of the bad ones.
― ANNCast 337 - The Fall of Man Zac and Jacob chew their way through as many Fall 2018 anime premieres as they can - from Double Decker to Sword Art Online to Thunderbolt Fantasy and a whole ton more. You can listen to ...
Your Daily Streaming Reviews Schedule: Fall 2018
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The results are in and we have your Daily Streaming Reviews schedule for Fall 2018!
― This season's poll results have been tallied and we've put together the schedule for the Fall 2018 Daily Streaming Reviews! We may add coverage of more autumn anime based on future reader interest, so let us know what you'd like to see as the season progresses! (Please note that Ingress the Animation cannot be cover...
The Fall 2018 Anime Preview Guide
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The Fall 2018 Anime Season has begun! Check back every day for new reviews of this fall's new anime:
Now Available: A Certain Magical Index III - As Miss Beelzebub likes. - Karakuri Circus - Merc StoriA - My Sister, My Writer - Tokyo Ghoul:re season 2 - Golden Kamuy season 2 - Anima Yell! - Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight - Fairy Tail: The Final Season - Release the Spyce - SSSS.GRIDMAN - Sword Art Online Alicization - Goblin Slayer - Gakuen Basara - Radiant - and much more!
Now Available: A Certain Magical Index III - As Miss Beelzebub likes. - Karakuri Circus - Merc StoriA - My Sister, My Writer - Tokyo Ghoul:re season 2 - Golden Kamuy season 2 - Anima Yell! - Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight - Fairy Tail: The Final Season - Release the Spyce - SSSS.GRIDMAN - Sword Art Online Alicization - Goblin Slayer - Gakuen Basara - Radiant - and much more!
Manga Answerman - Is the Distinction Between Manga And "Manga-Style Comics" Going Away?
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With the fully-fledged anime adaptation of Tony Valente's french adventure comic Radiant on the air in Japan, it makes you wonder: is the distinction between "manga" and "manga-style" comics going away for good? Deb has some thoughts.
― Do you think the distinction between manga made in Japan and manga-style comics made elsewhere is slowly going away? Do you think it should? This is an interesting a...
Interview: CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama
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The developers behind the .hack RPG series and Naruto Ultimate Ninja has an ambitious plan for not one but three brand-new original games in 2019. CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama lays out his vision for the future of the company.
― Anime fans scarcely need an introduction to game developer CyberConnect2 – the company's game releases have been synonymous with anime for years and years now, having handled the am...
Alice & Zoroku BD/DVD
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This unusual slice-of-life drama about a girl with magical powers finding a family flew under the radar last year, but how does it hold up on Blu-ray? Theron Martin finds out.
― The basic premise here – a super-powered girl who's largely a blank slate hooks up with a gruff older man, who reluctantly takes her in but gradually comes to consider her family – is hardly a new one in the field of anime; t...
Anisong World Matsuri is Coming to Anime NYC!
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concert
Anime NYC is going to be exciting as Anisong World Matsuri will be happening on November 16 and 17. Get ready to jam with its great line-up of awesome Japanese artists!
― This year's Anime NYC will be even more exciting because Anisong World Matsuri will be held for two awesome days on November 16 and 17. Get ready to jam with its great line-up as this unforgettable J-Pop music event takes place at ...
This Week in Games - Flipping the Switch
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There might be a new version of the Nintendo Switch coming sooner than we think - plus: Sword Art Online Arcade, the resurrection of Suikoden, Soul Calibur VI character news and much more!
― Hello again, readers! I'm back from my brief hiatus to once again deliver my fresh takes on the gaming news that's been cooking over the last week. The reason I didn't handle last week's column was that I was att...
This Week in Anime - Is Attack on Titan Ramping Up or Just Going Off the Rails?
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AoT's third season took plenty of risks with its more low-key military coup arc, but the titular Titans' long-awaited return to the spotlight has unleashed an avalanche of shocking twists! We pick up the pieces of a story that's growing ever more complicated.
― Editor's Note: Jacob has moved on from being a TWIA contributor, but he'll still be with the crew in spirit as the editor/coordinator of thi...
Fist of the North Star: Paradise Lost
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The classic head-exploding action of Fist of the North Star is poured into the Yakuza gameplay mold, but do these two great tastes taste great together? Daryl Surat scours the wasteland to find out.
― The last few years have marked a surge in popularity among English-language fans of both Sega's long-running Yakuza series of videogames as well as—to a lesser extent—the formative trope-establishing Sh...
Catching Up With Fairy Tail
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The final season of Hiro Mashima's spellbinding fantasy epic Fairy Tail has begun, but if you've fallen a little behind in the story, here's everything you need to know to prepare for what's ahead.
― At sixty-four volumes long, plus one prequel volume penned and illustrated by series creator Hiro Mashima himself, Fairy Tail is one of the more digestible shounen epics. I know, that sounds a little rid...
New York Comic-Con 2018 News Roundup
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Miss anything from the big show in New York last weekend? We've got all the headlines, panel reports, three cosplay galleries and much more right here in one place!
― October 5th-8th 2017, New York City Convention Reports Report: Anime Fest @ NYCC 2018 Interest: NYCC's Inaugural Anime Fest Draws Mixed Reception From Fans, Vendors Cosplay Galleries Anime Fest @ NYCC Cosplay Gallery One Anime Fest @ N...
Anime Fest @ NYCC 2018: My Hero Academia Panel Report
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Check out all the heroic details from this weekend's big My Hero Academia panel - featuring commentary from English voice cast members Colleen Clinkenbeard and Luci Christian - at Anime Fest @ NYCC 2018.
― Over the last two years, My Hero Academia has become nothing less than a phenomenon. So naturally, a Hero Academia panel was held at Anime Fest @ NYCC. The panel was hosted by Funimaton, producers ...
Answerman - What Are The Different Types of Ramen?
just for fun
Good ramen has become much more widely available in the United States over the last decade or so, but it can still be confusing to know what you're ordering. Justin breaks it down.
― Fred asked: Where I live, there's no good ramen restaurants, so when I see anime characters ordering different types of ramen, I have no idea what they are. Can you help? First of all, that is a very tragic story. I was...
Convention Report: Anime Fest @ NYCC 2018
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The first-ever Anime Fest @ NYCC was held this weekend - our correspondent shares her thoughts on how the show went, along with plenty of photos from the floor.
― With everything from super heroes, movies, cult classics, and obviously comics, New York Comic Con has a reputation as the biggest show of the year for pop culture fans on the east coast. The convention itself has something of a rocky hist...