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href="/news/2023-12-06/modaete-yo-adam-kun-animefesta-anime-video-reveals-cast-staff-december-8-debut/.205155">'Modaete yo, Adam-kun' AnimeFesta Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, December 8 Debut</a>* </li> <li> <a href="/news/2023-12-14/adam-sweet-agony-anime-english-subtitled-version-streams-on-december-26/.205487">Adam's Sweet Agony Anime's English-Subtitled Version Streams on December 26</a>* </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-04-15/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-film-drops-to-no.2-in-u.s-box-office-in-3rd-weekend/.209861"><cite>Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</cite> Film Drops to #2 in U.S. Box Office in 3rd Weekend</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-06-22/voice-actor-toru-furuya-steps-down-from-detective-conan-one-piece-roles/.212287">Voice Actor Tōru Furuya Steps Down From <cite>Detective Conan, One Piece</cite> Roles</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-09-27/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-anime-gets-4th-season-2nd-film/.216074"><cite>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime</cite> Anime Gets 4th Season, 2nd Film</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-03-04/godzilla-minus-one-live-action-film-earns-over-6-billion-yen-becomes-no.1-live-action-film-released-/.208279"><cite>Godzilla Minus One</cite> Live-Action Film Earns Over 6 Billion Yen, Becomes #1 Live-Action Film Released in 2023 in Japan</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-09-18/voice-actor-toshiyuki-manabe-dies-at-32-due-to-heart-failure/.215693">Voice Actor Toshiyuki Manabe Dies at 32 Due to Heart Failure</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-09-27/singer-songwriter-sayuri-dies-at-28/.216062">Singer-Songwriter Sayuri Dies at 28</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-02-23/yen-press-licenses-rejected-by-the-hero-party-a-princess-decided-to-live-a-quiet-life-in-the-/.207927">Yen Press Licenses <cite>Rejected by the Hero's Party, a Princess Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, Riviere and the Land of Prayer</cite>, More Manga, Novels</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-04-22/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-the-ways-of-monster-nation-manga-ends-due-to-artist-health/.210070"><cite>That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of Monster Nation</cite> Manga Ends Due to Artist's Health</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-06-09/spy-family-anime-gets-3rd-season/.211715"><cite>Spy×Family</cite> Anime Gets 3rd Season</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-06-24/tsukimichi-moonlit-fantasy-anime-gets-3rd-season/.212372"><cite>Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-</cite> Anime Gets 3rd Season</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-06-07/anime-studio-gainax-files-for-bankruptcy/.211643">Anime Studio Gainax Files for Bankruptcy</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-03-07/dragon-ball-creator-akira-toriyama-dies-at-68/.208430"><cite>Dragon Ball</cite> Creator Akira Toriyama Dies at 68</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-12-20/jujutsu-kaisen-manga-gets-16-pages-of-new-epilogues-in-final-30th-volume/.219361"><cite>Jujutsu Kaisen</cite> Manga Gets 16 Pages of New Epilogues in Final 30th Volume</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-03-08/the-perfect-prince-loves-me-the-side-character-anime-debuts-early-on-march-15/.208253">'<cite>The Perfect Prince Loves Me, the Side Character?!</cite>' Anime Debuts Early on March 15</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-03-21/dragon-ball-super-manga-goes-on-indefinite-hiatus/.208985"><cite>Dragon Ball Super</cite> Manga Goes on Indefinite Hiatus</a> </li> <li> <a href="/news/2024-10-07/dragon-ball-z-narrator-voice-actor-doc-harris-dies/.216446"><cite>Dragon Ball Z</cite> Narrator, Voice Actor Doc Harris Dies</a> </li> </ol> <p></p> <figure class="fright"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="300" alt="reese-puffs-x-dragon-ball-z-limited-cereal-box-front-" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/interest.2/210674/reese-puffs-x-dragon-ball-z-limited-cereal-box-front-.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit">Image courtesy of Crunchyroll</figcaption></figure><h2>ANN's Most-Read Interest Articles of 2024</h2> <ol> <li> <a href="/interest/2018-03-02/gay-japanese-vlogger-discusses-boys-love-in-english-subtitled-video/.128430">Gay Japanese Vlogger Discusses Boys-Love in English-Subtitled Video</a>* </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2014-09-16/mitsuru-adachi-cant-tell-his-own-characters-apart/.78792">Mitsuru Adachi Can't Tell His Own Characters Apart*</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-08-26/anime-industry-veteran-jan-scott-frazier-launches-gofundme-crowdfunding-campaign-for-help-moving-/.214788">Anime Industry Veteran Jan Scott-Frazier Launches GoFundMe Crowdfunding Campaign for Help Moving Into Assisted Living</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-01-17/crunchyroll-anime-awards-reveals-2024-nominees/.206574">Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2024 Nominees</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-05-09/dragon-ball-z-reese-puffs-cereal-reaches-its-final-form/.210674"><cite>Dragon Ball Z</cite> Reese's Puffs Cereal Reaches Its Final Form</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-03-08/the-anime-manga-world-offers-condolences-after-dragon-ball-creator-akira-toriyama-death/.208432">The Anime/Manga World Offers Condolences After Dragon Ball Creator Akira Toriyama's Death</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-02-08/dragon-ball-z-reese-puffs-cereal-is-now-part-of-a-balanced-super-saiyan-breakfast/.207373"><cite>Dragon Ball Z</cite> Reese's Puffs Cereal is Now Part of a Balanced Super Saiyan Breakfast</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-02-08/gundam-seed-lead-character-designer-draws-art-of-t.m.revolution/.207285"><cite>Gundam Seed</cite> Lead Character Designer Draws Art of T.M.Revolution</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-05-16/mcdonald-uses-polymerization-on-yu-gi-oh-hello-kitty-for-happy-meals/.210888">McDonald's Uses Polymerization on <cite>Yu-Gi-Oh!</cite>/Hello Kitty for Happy Meals</a> </li> <li> <a href="/interest/2024-04-04/digivices-updated-with-color-screens-for-digimon-25th-anniversary/.208563">Digivices Updated With Color 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This is a light novel adaptation that really, really lives ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article220323 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 22.500% 15.112%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/this-week-in-anime/220323/coop-2.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220323">33 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-01-23/.220323" data-track="id=182757&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-01-23/.220323" data-track="id=182757&from=SB">This Week in Anime - Viewer Discretion is Advised</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-23T23:00:00+08:00">Jan 23, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220323">33 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Recent cuts to <i>Macross 7 Dynamite</i> give Chris and Coop a chance to talk about trusting viewers to make their own choices about what's comfortable for them to watch.</span> <span class="full">― Recent cuts to Macross Dynamite 7 give Chris and Coop a chance to talk about trusting viewers to make their own choices about what's comfortable for them to watch. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-game-review" data-topics="article220309 reviews games"> <div class="category-line reviews t-game-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 79.395% 44.336%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/game-review/220309/phantom-brave-cover.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-game-review"> game review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220309">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/game/ps5-and-ps4-nintendo-switch-pc/phantom-brave/the-lost-hero/.220309" data-track="id=182776&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/game/ps5-and-ps4-nintendo-switch-pc/phantom-brave/the-lost-hero/.220309" data-track="id=182776&from=SB"><cite>Phantom Brave: The Lost Hero</cite> Game Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-23T22:00:00+08:00">Jan 23, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220309">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">If any of you are outsiders sitting on the fence, take it from me: This game is pretty neat!</span> <span class="full">― I've always wanted to dig into the beloved-but-niche JRPGs from Nippon Ichi Software (a.k.a. “NIS”), especially the Disgaea games, but I've always been intimidated by their reputations for containing complex and finicky systems that require a real commitment to number crunching and min-maxing. When the oppo...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-game-review" data-topics="article219494 reviews games"> <div class="category-line reviews t-game-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.760% 86.389%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/game-review/219494/animal-crossing-1.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-game-review"> game review </div> </div> <a href="/review/game/android/animal-crossing/pocket-camp-complete/.219494" data-track="id=182235&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/game/android/animal-crossing/pocket-camp-complete/.219494" data-track="id=182235&from=SB"><cite>Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete</cite> Game Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-23T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 23, 01:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Pocket Camp Complete is perfectly designed to be playable in bite-sized chunks, a relaxing experience when you just need a brief moment of escape.</span> <span class="full">― I am not, by and large, a mobile gamer. I'll play games on my clunky old Galaxy A03 every so often, but it's rarely my first choice of platform. That's important to mention because <cite>Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp Complete</cite> was a game I found myself coming ba...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article219776 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.278% 43.778%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/219776/isekai-cover-image.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219776">73 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-22/the-state-of-isekai-anime/.219776" data-track="id=182052&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-22/the-state-of-isekai-anime/.219776" data-track="id=182052&from=SB">The State of Isekai Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-22T22:00:00+08:00">Jan 22, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219776">73 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Miles Atherton Thomas crunched the data on one of anime's biggest sub-genres. What makes isekai anime popular, and what kinds of isekai are fans watching the most?</span> <span class="full">― The State of Isekai, 2025 If you wanted to characterize “the biggest trends in anime of the last decade,” you might be inclined to narrow in on anime's increasingly global presence or the exploding volume of new TV anime being produced....</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">41 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-22T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 22, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">41 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. It has certainly been a wild ride seeing one of gaming's most venerated (and most neglected) bloodlines get the big...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article220254 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 31.550% 90.945%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/herald/stock/this-week-in-anime/keijo.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220254">57 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-01-21/.220254" data-track="id=182715&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-01-21/.220254" data-track="id=182715&from=SB">This Week in Anime - Jigglefest 2025</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T23:00:00+08:00">Jan 21, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220254">57 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Steve and Coop explore the exciting and outlandish world of anime boob physics...or should that be "physics?"</span> <span class="full">― Steve and Coop explore the exciting and outlandish world of anime boob physics...or should that be "physics?" 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. Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 21, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">21 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T22:00:00+08:00">Jan 20, 22:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">21 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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