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The Winter 2026 Manga Guide

New year, new edition of Battle Royale, plus the manga behind the upcoming anime Scenes from Awajima and more! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Winter 2026 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the beginning of a season. Now, doing something like that for manga is tricky - there's n...

Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right Anime Series Review

There’s a slow-paced, low-stakes, soporific vibe to proceedings that means Li’l Miss Vampire Can’t Suck Right is best imbibed in small portions to avoid losing consciousness. ― Back in September 2025, when I reviewed the first volume of this anime's source manga, while I wasn't overly enamoured with it, I stated, “I think Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right is likely to translate well to anime.” Was I...

Greek Mythology and its Magical Adaptations in Manga and Anime

Asha Bardon explores how Greek myths form the basis of anime and manga series. ― Greek mythology is in vogue these days; we have novel series like Percy Jackson and Netflix has several series retelling or remixing mythology. There are heaps of novels like Madeline Miller's Circe and even an amazing Odyssey-inspired concept album for a musical called Epic! Oh, and Christopher Nolan's next movie has ju...

Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Novels Get TV Anime in October

Honoka Inoue star as titular character in Konami Animation's adaptation of Umikaze Minamino's novels ― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Umikaze Minamino's Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (Kyōran Reijō Nia Liston: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku) light novel series, which will premiere in October. The website also r...

Dragon Ball's Majin Buu Voice Actor Kōzō Shioya Dies at 71

Shioya died on January 20 due to cerebral hemorrhage ― Talent agency Aoni Production announced on Wednesday that voice actor Kōzō Shioya had died on January 20 due to cerebral hemorrhage. He was 71. His immediate family held a private funeral service. Shioya was born in Kagoshima Prefecture on August 18, 1955. He was the older brother of fellow voice actor Yoku Shioya.Shioya is well-known as the voic...

Wash It All Away Volume 2-5 Manga Review

Near the gleaming beaches of Atami, a small cleaning service can ensure that your clothes are just as bright. ― This manga, written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori, has a relaxed, somewhat distanced feel, even as we run around town with Wakana. The narrative is trying to do several things at once, and some of those things it does well, while others feel like a dissonant note to the whole. To begin...

This Week in Anime - Escalation by the Rules

Sylvia and Lucas discuss the building blocks of shounen battle series. ― Sylvia and Lucas discuss the building blocks of shounen battle series. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Hunter x Hunter, Jujutsu Kaisen, and ...

Megami "Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai Desu ka" Ore "Yūsha no Rokkotsu de" Novels Get April TV Anime

Atsushi Abe, M.A.O, all-star cast voice Antai's story of hero repeatedly reincarnated in bizarre forms ― Antai's Megami "Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai Desu ka" Ore "Yūsha no Rokkotsu de" (Goddess: "What Do You Want to Turn Into When You're Reincarnated in Another World?" Me: "Into a Hero's Rib") light novel series is inspiring a television anime which will premiere in April. The fantasy story is set ...

Nippon Sangoku Manga Gets April TV Anime About Future Japan Split Into 3 Kingdoms

Kenshō Ono, Asami Seto, Takashi Nagasako star in Studio Kafka anime of Ikka Matsuki's manga ― Twin Engine announced on Tuesday that a television anime adaptation of Ikka Matsuki's Nippon Sangoku manga will premiere in April. The company also revealed the anime's first promotional video, teaser visual, main cast, and staff. The anime will star: Kenshō Ono as Aoteru Misumi Asami Seto as Saki Higashimac...

Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2026, Jan 1-21

Welcome to the rankings for the Winter 2026 season! It's hard to beat Frieren, but Journal with Witch certainly seems up to the task, with every episode a home run. ― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings a...

Code Vein II Game Review

If the original Code Vein is “Anime Dark Souls,” Code Vein II is “Anime Elden Ring.” ― 2019's Code Vein is very much a game built on the Dark Souls foundation. It plays similarly in most ways, but two things set it apart from that series: its anime-inspired art style and its focus on plot and characters (more than on environmental storytelling and collecting brief snippets of lore from item descripti...

This Week in Mobile Games - The Beginning of the Endfield

In the inagural entry to This Week in Mobile Games, Josh Tolentino takes a look at recently released gatcha powerhouse Arknights: Endfield. ― Hello, and welcome to the first installment of This Week in Mobile Games, Anime News Network's latest column! I'm Josh, and every couple of weeks, I'll be shining a light on the latest in mobile games. You might be wondering, "Who's this clown?" Indeed, while ...

Record of Ragnarok Season 3 Anime Series Review

In a world where rapid changes are frequent and often unrequested, it can be comforting to have a show that is consistent almost to a fault. ― Record of Ragnarok Season 3 is precisely what it purports to be – no more, no less. Dear reader, I'm not completely sure how to approach this review. In part, that is because this work is exactly what it says on the tin, no surprises and no curveballs. I would...

Answerman - MAPPA and Netflix

What does MAPPA's new arrangement with Netflix mean for anime consumers? Jerome breaks it down. ― Pochita no Osewagakari asks: "With the recently announced strategic partnership between Netflix and MAPPA, is the studio now more likely, or less likely, to be able to ensure better pay and working conditions for its animators and freelance subcontractors? Furthermore, with this deal, is MAPPA turning i...

The Extraordinary Magic of Ichi the Witch

The first female writer-artist duo in Jump history has created a uniquely magical series that capitalizes on charm while juggling fantasy, action, and comedy. ― For better or worse, Shonen Jump reigns supreme in the world of anime and manga and has consistently churned out some of the biggest franchises on the market. As such, in the wake of juggernauts like My Hero Academia and Jujutsu Kaisen havin...

Detective Conan: Rivals Of The Great Detective Part 2 Anime Series Review

It's this span of episodes that showcases what makes Detective Conan so great. ― Rivals of the Great Detective continues to showcase some of the stronger elements of the Detective Conan franchise. I can continue to question the release order or overall plans for the franchise's global release until the sun explodes, but instead, I'll channel all of that energy into reviewing these batches of episodes...

Dragon Ball Super: Beerus TV Anime Announced for This Fall

New anime is "enhanced" edition of Dragon Ball Super that reconstructs story; includes new, redrawn cuts ― The "Dragon Ball Genkidamatsuri!" 40th anniversary event for the Dragon Ball franchise on Sunday announced the Dragon Ball Super: Beerus television anime series, which will air on Fuji TV this fall. The anime will again feature Kōichi Yamadera as Beerus. Yamadera was on stage to announce the ani...

Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to Romance Novel Gets Anime Film on July 17

timelesz idol Shōri Satō, Suzume's Nanoka Hara star in Kaori Mado's story ― Kaori Mado's Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to (You, Fireworks, and the Promise or Kimi-Hana for short) is receiving an anime film adaptation which will open on July 17. Shōri Satō of the idol group timelesz plays the protagonist Makoto Natsume, and actress Nanoka Hara (Suzume, live-action Oshi no Ko, Mieruko-chan) plays the hero...