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- Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches creator Miki Yoshikawa ()
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- The Art of Japanese Video Game Design With Suda51 ()
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- The Cast and Crew of A Lull in the Sea ()
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- Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods with Justin Cook, Chris Sabat, and Sean Schemmel ()
- Exclusive Interview: The New English Language Cast of Sailor Moon ()
- The Accel World Interviews Part II - Masakazu Obara ()
- The Accel World Interviews Part I - Reki Kawahara ()
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- The Space Dandy Interview: Part II - Bahi JD ()
- The Space Dandy Interview: Part I - Thomas Romain ()
- Bryce Papenbrook ()
- Yuma Takahashi and Koji Kitakami, Chief Producers of AnimeJapan ()
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- Megumi Han ()
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- Sword Art Online's Reki Kawahara ()
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- Aniplex Inc. President Koichiro Natsume ()
- Andrew Partridge Talks About Anime Limited ()
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- Chihayafuru's Asaka Morio, Kunihiko Hamada, Takuya Tsunoki ()
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- Ein Lee ()
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- Kanta Kamei, Director of Bunny Drop ()
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- Hiro Mashima ()
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- Blood-C's Tsutomu Mizushima and Junichi Fujisaku ()
- Makoto Shinkai ()
- Michio Fukuda, Director of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan ~Demon Capital~ ()
- Kalafina ()
- Danny Choo ()
- Taku Kishimoto, Scriptwriter for Usagi Drop ()
- Ryo from supercell ()
- What's Up Doc? Irabu's Office director Kenji Nakamura ()
- Evan Stone ()
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- Round Table: The Cast of C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control ()
- Blue Exorcist mangaka Kazue Kato ()
- with Matt Greenfield - SMASH 2010 ()
- Kazuhiro Furuhashi, Director of Gundam UC ()
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- They Live By Night - Interview with Takahiro Omori ()
- Garden of Sinners' Atsuhiro Iwakami and Hikaru Kondo ()
- A Few Minutes with Kenichi Matsuyama ()
- Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh on Gundam UC ()
- Tow Ubukata ()
- A Few Minutes with Takao Kato ()
- A Conversation With Moto Hagio ()
- Danny Choo ()
- From Akiba to L.A. with AKB48 ()
- Kenshi Hirokane ()
- Daisuke Ishiwatari and Toshimichi Mori ()
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- Gainax's Hiroyuki Yamaga ()
- Gen Fukunaga on the status of Funimation ()
- Satoshi Nishimura, director of Trigun: Badlands Rumble ()
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- Madman National Cosplay Championship Grand Finalist Interview - Robyn ()
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- Riichiro Inagaki & Yusuke Murata, Creators of Eyeshield 21 ()
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The Spring 2017 Manga Guide
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Looking for new manga to read? Our first-ever Spring Manga Guide has you covered!
Available Now: Delicious in Dungeon Vol. 1 - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness Vol. 1 - Grimgar Vol. 1 - Your Name Vol. 1 - Tales of Zestiria Vol. 1 - Appleseed Alpha Vol. 1 - Aho-Girl Vol. 1 - After Hours Vol. 1 - Rakugo Shinju Vol. 1 - Re:Zero Chapter 2 Vol. 1 - and much more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's ...
Available Now: Delicious in Dungeon Vol. 1 - My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness Vol. 1 - Grimgar Vol. 1 - Your Name Vol. 1 - Tales of Zestiria Vol. 1 - Appleseed Alpha Vol. 1 - Aho-Girl Vol. 1 - After Hours Vol. 1 - Rakugo Shinju Vol. 1 - Re:Zero Chapter 2 Vol. 1 - and much more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's ...
Uncovering the Animation of The Eccentric Family in Nakano Broadway
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Kim Morrissy & Callum May check out the stunning artwork behind P.A. Works' sleeper hit before the exhibit's closing time.
― The Eccentric Family is perhaps the very definition of a sleeper hit. This quirky drama about a family of talking tanuki was inaugurated as a Kyoto Special Goodwill Ambassador earlier this year thanks to its faithful recreations of the real-life locations of Japan's former capi...
Answerman - Why Is It Socially Unacceptable To Be An Otaku In Japan?
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Generally speaking, Japanese society still shuns the otaku - why is that? Justin has a few ideas.
― James asks: I have seen a rather large number of anime and manga series in recent years in which a character (either male of female) is extremely popular and successful at school and with their friends, but hides the fact that they are an otaku (approximately the Japanese equivalent of a nerd in weste...
Rakugo Shinju, Kabukibu and The Traditional Arts of Japan
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From Touken Ranbu to Kabukibu to Rakugo Shinju, anime has been embracing Japanese traditional arts more than ever. Lynzee Loveridge examines the phenomenon.
― Japan is a country with a very old cultural history, dating back millennia before what we consider modern U.S. history. Those millennia produced a wealth of traditional art forms, ranging from the graceful strokes of shodo (calligraphy) to the ...
Dreamin' Sun GN 1
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This earlier work from the creator of Orange isn't quite as polished, but it combines an honest look at depression and anger with shoujo romance tropes in interesting ways. Rebecca Silverman has the details.
― Originally published in Margaret magazine in 2007, a transfer of rights to a new publisher has resulted in a re-release of Ichigo Takano's Dreamin' Sun and its translation into English. (Takano...
Fans Young & Old Come Out for Tokyo Toy Show 2017
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Tokyo Big Sight is overrun with players of all kinds to check out the latest and greatest toys on the market. Yes, they have fidget spinners.
― Tokyo Big Sight, June 3, 2017. 9:00 am Japan Standard Time. The 2017 International Tokyo Toy Show had just begun, and the line of entry snaked all the way across the enormous venue. The children paced around and tugged at their parents’ sleeves, unable to con...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of May 27-June 2
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My Hero Academia races up the charts as the Spring 2017 season starts to wind down! Find out how your favorites performed in our weekly user rankings.
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Spring 2017 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 season. Keep in mind that these ran...
This Week in Games - The Modest Life of Virtual Console
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In the calm before the E3 storm, Dustin considers the legacy and future of Nintendo's Virtual Console service. PLUS: Pokemon, Final Fantasy Dissidia, more old Mega Man games and much more!
― Good god, E3 starts next week. Though I'm fortunate enough to not be going to LA, there's still a hint of dread mixed in with all the excitement for what's coming. It's a flood a-coming, one which comes in the af...
Prince of Stride: Alternative BD+DVD
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This otome game adaptation eschews most reverse harem tropes in a surprisingly fun story about a bizarre blend of track and parkour. Rebecca Silverman gets into this show's Stride.
― If you were wondering, the “alternative” in Prince of Stride Alternative comes from the fact that this 2016 series is based on a 2015 otome game simply called Prince of Stride. That's mildly surprising, because the show ...
Answerman - Why Isn't More Anime Shown On American TV?
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There are countless hours of US cable television programming to fill, and yet only a few hours a week are filled with anime. Why is that? Justin gets into it.
― Kyle asks: How come some English dubbed anime only get released straight to DVD here in the US and never air on American TV? I know that a handful of them do air on Anime-only channels, such as the FUNimation Channel and Neon Alley, and also...
Adventures in the Yuri!!! on Ice Café
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Tokyo correspondent Kim Morrissy sits down for a bowl of katsudon in an intimate café setting with the Yuri!!! on Ice boys.
― Katsudon is a Japanese rice dish made with deep-fried pork cutlets, egg, and vegetables. If you prepare it with just the right blend and consistency, it's absolutely mouth-watering stuff. It's common enough that you'll find it served on just about every street corner in Tokyo,...
How Polygon Pictures is Changing the 3D Anime Industry
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From Knights of Sidonia to Blame!, Polygon Pictures has led the charge in CGI anime innovation. Callum May explores what makes their production process so unique for the anime industry.
― At 10:00 PM in the Polygon Pictures studio, the lights turn off for the night. Polygon Pictures is like few other animation studios in Japan. In an industry where working overnight is painfully normal, a studio turn...
Horus: Prince of the Sun (Little Norse Prince) Blu-Ray
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The directorial debut of Isao Takahata is now available on Blu-Ray for the first time. Theron Martin details how this ambitious film has held up.
― Also known in English as Little Norse Prince Valiant, this 1968 movie holds a place in anime history for two important reasons. It marks the directorial debut of Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata and his first collaboration with Hayao Miyazaki, who i...
This Week in Anime - It Came From DeviantArt
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Re:Creators takes some fanfic-tastic turns, while the stakes shoot much higher in Rage of Bahamut and The Royal Tutor. Nick and Micchy discuss all this and more in shows from Attack on Titan to My Hero Academia!
― Previous Weeks in Anime Week 1 - Week 2 - Week 3 - Week 4 - Week 5 - Week 6 Nicholas Dupree got into anime in high school, and manga even earlier. From One Piece to The Promised Neverland, ...
Vice & Luna - Comic-Con Justice
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Luna strikes a blow for freedom while showing Maybell the ropes at the Enchanted Grove Comic-Con.
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Sound of the Sky Sub.Blu-Ray
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Sound of the Sky marries wartime drama and slice of life storytelling in a rich and beautiful mix. Nick Creamer explains what makes this series special.
― Sound of the Sky opens with new soldier Kanata Sorami heading off to her first post, a guard post at the border city of Seize. Stark cliffs and cozy tiled roofs introduce us to her new city, a rustic town that's currently in the middle of a festiva...