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How to Get Into Fate/Grand Order
games
Now that the hit mobile game is finally free to play in English, Gabriella Ekens has all the best tips for new players and spoiler-free info on how F/GO connects to the rest of the Fate universe.
― From a business perspective, cell phones are the future of gaming. Mobage (short for “mobile games”) is the Japanese term for this genre of video games that can fit in your pocket. While its usage there is...
Answerman - Why Are So Many Anime's English Titles Total Nonsense?
anime
Justin explains the process by which some of our favorite anime have some of the strangest English titles.
― Yen asks: What group usually originates a show's English title? Some shows seem to have indecipherable word salad titles that almost too obviously come from the original Japanese team. And while truly graceful titles sound like they're the product of native English speakers (Kids on the Slope...
The Best and Worst Anime of Spring 2017
anime
One of the biggest anime seasons in recent memory comes to a close - here are our team's picks for the best and worst shows of the Spring!
― The Spring 2017 anime season saw sequels to some of the biggest anime of this generation - Attack on Titan and My Hero Academia - alongside some incredibly promising newcomers like Re:Creators. Now that the season is wrapping up, we asked our crew to tell us the...
Shonen Maid BD+DVD
anime
This slightly unusual dramedy about a boy who becomes a maid has much more heart to it than you might think. Theron Martin unearths the hidden charm of Shonen Maid.
― Anime comedies have proven time and again that they can still be successful without purely being lighthearted, and some comedies can even adeptly turn their serious aspects into achingly deep exercises in sentimentality. In that vein, t...
CONTEST: Enter to Win Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku Figure
merch
― If you like the figure I've built today, stay tuned. You will have a chance to win it! Everyone's getting their own Anime Expo exclusive—even Goku! Meet Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku, the newest addition to the Figure-rise Standard line. Bluefin, the official North American distributor for Bandai toys, will be bringing this model to Anime Expo for $32 and tax, the first time it will be avail...
This Week in Games - Tokyo Xanadu
games
Dustin finds warmth, comfort, and a surprising amount of fun in the action-RPG Tokyo Xanadu. PLUS: The SNES Classic rears its head, Final Fantasy XV goes off-road and much more!
― I bought a New 3DS XL last week. I'd hoped to ride out the remainder of the 3DS' life on my original XL, and assumed that Nintendo would be dropping the handheld-only brand like a hot potato once it became clear the Switch ...
Interview: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Creator Hirohiko Araki
manga
The legendary artist behind one of the most beloved manga in history shares his secrets in a fascinating new book - we had a few questions for him!
― You may know him best as the creator of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, but there's more to Hirohiko Araki than that one series. Araki began actively attempting to publish manga in high school, pursuing his chosen career relentlessly before finally breaking t...
Review: In This Corner of the World
anime
Justin Sevakis offers his take on this ambitious and heartfelt film about the daily life of a young artist in a port city near Hiroshima during WWII.
― When I first heard about In This Corner Of The World, I was not excited. Another tear-jerker WWII anime? I thought. We'd already had two Barefoot Gen films, Giovanni's Island, Who's Left Behind?, Rail of the Star and a handful of others, to say nothin...
Anime Spotlight - Hina Logic - from Luck & Logic
anime
This is the story of the energetic and adorable days the Logicalists-in-training spend together. It's time to Trance!
― Hina Logic - from Luck & Logic Official Website: http://hinalogic.com/ Twitter: @HinaLogic Introduction Characters Cast & Staff Gallery On air starting July 1st, 2017 Streaming available at: Crunchyroll Key Staff Director: Hiroaki Akagi ("Hetalia The Beautiful World" (TV) as Episod...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of June 17-23
anime
Natsume's Book of Friends climbs to the top of the charts, and the middle of the pack begins a mad shuffle as the spring season enters its last couple weeks.
― 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 th...
Answerman - How Do You Get Over Anime Burnout?
anime
It can strike when you least expect it: absolute anime burnout! Justin shares his tips for getting out of an otaku slump.
― Michael asks: For about three years, I watched a lot more anime than I ever had before. It was pretty much the only media I was consuming and it wouldn't be uncommon for me to be watching eight to ten shows at the same time. Well, as it happens when you overdo it, I got burned ...
Our Most Anticipated Summer 2017 Anime
anime
The summer anime season is right around the corner - from Welcome to the Ballroom to Made In Abyss, here are the shows our reviews crew is most excited for!
― After a blockbuster spring, the summer season is right around the corner, so we asked our reviews crew which shows they're most looking forward to. Keep an eye out for our Best & Worst of Spring 2017 on Friday June 30th, and then the Summer 201...
STARMYU Sub.Blu-Ray + DVD
anime
Is this under-the-radar idol boy show from last year worth a second look? Nick Creamer explains just what's so special about Starmyu.
― Starmyu offers a fairly unusual premise among musical anime. In a sea of shows focused specifically on idols, Starmyu instead presents a high school and special division focused on musical theater, where a student's ability to dance, sing, and also present a characte...
This Week in Anime - Hugs for the Good Boys
anime
As This Week in Anime changes gears for the next season, Nick and Micchy say their goodbyes to all the good boys in Attack on Titan, Berserk, and Love Rice, as other shows soldier on into the summer!
― Previous Weeks in Anime Week 1 - Week 2 - Week 3 - Week 4 - Week 5Week 6 - Week 7 - Week 8 - Week 9 Nicholas Dupree got into anime in high school, and manga even earlier. From One Piece to The Promised...
Valkyria Revolution
games
This spinoff of the beloved tactical RPG series Valkyria Chronicles tries to live up to the sterling reputation of its predecessors, but Dustin finds it might fall a little short.
― Valkyria Revolution is told through the pages of history books. A young historian sets out to find the truth about the Five Traitors who led the nation of Jutland to revolution for their own selfish ends, and with the hel...
Vice & Luna - Here Comes Mr. Goodtimes
just for fun
He's the rowdiest convention goer the Enchanted Grove Comic-Con has ever seen, and he might be in really big trouble...
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Gangsta. BD+DVD
anime
Gangsta's dark story gets off to an intriguing start before things start to go wrong. Rebecca Silverman digs deeper.
― In ancient Rome, ergastula were pits specifically meant to hold unruly slaves or to punish misbehaving ones. In Gangsta., Ergastulum (the singular form of the word) is a city in an unnamed country that may as well be a pit trap intended to punish the wicked. The world that Worrick, A...