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Heck yeah, our boy deserves it.</span> <span class="gensmall"></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="row2" width="150" align="left" valign="middle"><span class="nav"><a href="#top" class="nav">Back to top</a></span></td> <td class="row2" width="100%" height="28" valign="bottom"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" height="18"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <a href="profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=928173"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_profile.gif" alt="View user's profile" title="View user's profile" border="0"></a> <a href="privmsg.php?mode=post&u=928173"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_pm.gif" alt="Send private message" title="Send private message" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spaceRow" colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr id="5508998"> <td rowspan="2" width="150" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"> <span class="name"><b>NeverConvex</b></span> <div class="postdetails"> <img src="/bbs/phpBB2/images/subscriber-green.png" alt="" border="0" valign="top"> Subscriber<br> <br> <img src="//cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max100x100/avatars/14222682886614170a08162.png" alt="" border="0"><br><br> <nobr>Joined: 08 Jun 2013</nobr><br> Posts: 2599<br> </div> </td> <td class="row1" width="100%" height="1" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <a href="viewtopic.php?p=5508998#5508998"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0"></a><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 9:09 pm</span> </td> <td class="toolbuttons" valign="top" nowrap> <a href="posting.php?mode=quote&p=5508998"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif" alt="Reply with quote" title="Reply with quote" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="row1"> <div class="boxlimit"> <span class="postbody">Surprised Natsume dethroned DDD. Is it just that good? Wondering if I'm missing out on a gem here. <img src="/bbs/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_eek.gif" alt="Shocked" border="0"></span> <span class="gensmall"></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="row1" width="150" align="left" valign="middle"><span class="nav"><a href="#top" class="nav">Back to top</a></span></td> <td class="row1" width="100%" height="28" valign="bottom"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" height="18"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <a href="profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=788075"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_profile.gif" alt="View user's profile" title="View user's profile" border="0"></a> <a href="privmsg.php?mode=post&u=788075"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_pm.gif" alt="Send private message" title="Send private message" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spaceRow" colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr id="5509003"> <td rowspan="2" width="150" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"> <span class="name"><b>OpenYourEels4TheNextFeels</b></span> <div class="postdetails"> <br> <br><br> <nobr>Joined: 14 Nov 2023</nobr><br> Posts: 143<br> </div> </td> <td class="row2" width="100%" height="1" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <a href="viewtopic.php?p=5509003#5509003"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0"></a><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:05 pm</span> </td> <td class="toolbuttons" valign="top" nowrap> <a href="posting.php?mode=quote&p=5509003"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif" alt="Reply with quote" title="Reply with quote" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="row2"> <div class="boxlimit"> <span class="postbody">So it took the Dan Da Dan anime ending the cour on a terrible point to have 3-month cliffhanger to dethrone it from the top spot. Also, Magilumiere in the top 10 let's go!!!!</span> <span class="gensmall"></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="row2" width="150" align="left" valign="middle"><span class="nav"><a href="#top" class="nav">Back to top</a></span></td> <td class="row2" width="100%" height="28" valign="bottom"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" height="18"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <a href="profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=956688"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_profile.gif" alt="View user's profile" title="View user's profile" border="0"></a> <a href="privmsg.php?mode=post&u=956688"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_pm.gif" alt="Send private message" title="Send private message" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spaceRow" colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr id="5509016"> <td rowspan="2" width="150" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"> <span class="name"><b>Piglet the Grate</b></span> <div class="postdetails"> <br> <img src="//cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max100x100/avatars/10737890056179e2add3d83.jpg" alt="" border="0"><br><br> <nobr>Joined: 25 May 2021</nobr><br> Posts: 836<br> Location: North America </div> </td> <td class="row1" width="100%" height="1" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <a href="viewtopic.php?p=5509016#5509016"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0"></a><span class="postdetails">Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2025 11:48 pm</span> </td> <td class="toolbuttons" valign="top" nowrap> <a href="posting.php?mode=quote&p=5509016"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif" alt="Reply with quote" title="Reply with quote" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="row1"> <div class="boxlimit"> <span class="postbody">If one discounts the incomplete series that will finish Winter 2025, this was a pretty meh season for me. Yes, there were series that I enjoyed watching, but nothing new really grabbed me (best was <span style="font-weight: bold">Love Live! 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Natsume's Book of Friends came out on top!!! One of my all time favorite anime! I love Dan Da Dan as well but I'm just happy to know there are so many fellow fans of Natsume!</span> <span class="gensmall"></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="row2" width="150" align="left" valign="middle"><span class="nav"><a href="#top" class="nav">Back to top</a></span></td> <td class="row2" width="100%" height="28" valign="bottom"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" height="18"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <a href="profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=10882"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_profile.gif" alt="View user's profile" title="View user's profile" border="0"></a> <a href="privmsg.php?mode=post&u=10882"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_pm.gif" alt="Send private message" title="Send private message" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spaceRow" colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr id="5509180"> <td rowspan="2" width="150" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"> <span class="name"><b>ryonomiko</b></span> <div class="postdetails"> <img src="/bbs/phpBB2/images/subscriber-green.png" alt="" border="0" valign="top"> Subscriber<br> <br> <br><br> <nobr>Joined: 22 Apr 2004</nobr><br> Posts: 102<br> Location: Canada </div> </td> <td class="row1" width="100%" height="1" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <a href="viewtopic.php?p=5509180#5509180"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0"></a><span class="postdetails">Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 4:17 am</span> </td> <td class="toolbuttons" valign="top" nowrap> <a href="posting.php?mode=quote&p=5509180"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif" alt="Reply with quote" title="Reply with quote" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="row1"> <div class="boxlimit"> <span class="postbody">Been happy to see Natsume near the topsince Ep1 and thrilled it came out on top!! 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I came late to Blue Miburo and think it’s a really good one. Not listed at all seems odd.</span> <span class="gensmall"></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="row2" width="150" align="left" valign="middle"><span class="nav"><a href="#top" class="nav">Back to top</a></span></td> <td class="row2" width="100%" height="28" valign="bottom"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" height="18"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <a href="profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=906990"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_profile.gif" alt="View user's profile" title="View user's profile" border="0"></a> <a href="privmsg.php?mode=post&u=906990"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_pm.gif" alt="Send private message" title="Send private message" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spaceRow" colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr id="5509434"> <td rowspan="2" width="150" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"> <span class="name"><b>Pim Geurts</b></span> <div class="postdetails"> <br> <br><br> <nobr>Joined: 07 Jan 2025</nobr><br> Posts: 1<br> </div> </td> <td class="row1" width="100%" height="1" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <a href="viewtopic.php?p=5509434#5509434"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0"></a><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 4:46 am</span> </td> <td class="toolbuttons" valign="top" nowrap> <a href="posting.php?mode=quote&p=5509434"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif" alt="Reply with quote" title="Reply with quote" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="row1"> <div class="boxlimit"> <span class="postbody">I love both Dandadan and Natsume Yuujinchou, but I don't understand how these shows can swap positions in a week where neither series brings out a new episode? Are ratings for earlier episodes updated in real time to allow for changes like this?</span> <span class="gensmall"></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="row1" width="150" align="left" valign="middle"><span class="nav"><a href="#top" class="nav">Back to top</a></span></td> <td class="row1" width="100%" height="28" valign="bottom"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" height="18"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <a href="profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=931738"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_profile.gif" alt="View user's profile" title="View user's profile" border="0"></a> <a href="privmsg.php?mode=post&u=931738"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_pm.gif" alt="Send private message" title="Send private message" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spaceRow" colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr id="5509459"> <td rowspan="2" width="150" align="left" valign="top" class="row2"> <span class="name"><b>Nom De Plume De Fanboy</b></span> <div class="postdetails"> Exempt from Grammar Rules<br> <br><br> <nobr>Joined: 14 Jan 2011</nobr><br> Posts: 639<br> Location: inland US west, pretty rural </div> </td> <td class="row2" width="100%" height="1" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <a href="viewtopic.php?p=5509459#5509459"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0"></a><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:13 am</span> </td> <td class="toolbuttons" valign="top" nowrap> <a href="posting.php?mode=quote&p=5509459"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif" alt="Reply with quote" title="Reply with quote" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="row2"> <div class="boxlimit"> <span class="postbody"><table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tbody> <tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Pim Geurts wrote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <div class="boxlimit">I love both Dandadan and Natsume Yuujinchou, but I don't understand how these shows can swap positions in a week where neither series brings out a new episode? Are ratings for earlier episodes updated in real time to allow for changes like this? </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br> <br> Not an update, but a sort of re-calculation, just for this end of season listing. <br> <br> From the text explaining this column, a couple of paragraphs in: ( italics added by me ) <br> <br> 'For the last week we're comparing all the final episodes <br> <br> With the week of December 24-30, the Fall 2024 season is now over. <br> <br> But many of the series already ended the previous week, <br> so <span style="font-style: italic">we're adding an extra "final" week</span> where all the last episodes are ranked against each other. With this we can see which series ended on a strong note and which ones ended more weakly. That means the "final ep." column is a repeat of the last episode from Dec 17-23 or Dec 24-30. And the "prev week change" is the difference in position between the "final ep." column and the penultimate episode. ' <br> <br> I had to re-read that a couple of times, myself, before it made sense to me, but it does. Something done to add some statistical impact.</span> <span class="gensmall"></span> </div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="row2" width="150" align="left" valign="middle"><span class="nav"><a href="#top" class="nav">Back to top</a></span></td> <td class="row2" width="100%" height="28" valign="bottom"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" height="18"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="middle"> <a href="profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=569954"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_profile.gif" alt="View user's profile" title="View user's profile" border="0"></a> <a href="privmsg.php?mode=post&u=569954"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_pm.gif" alt="Send private message" title="Send private message" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="spaceRow" colspan="2" height="1"> </td> </tr> <tr id="5509466"> <td rowspan="2" width="150" align="left" valign="top" class="row1"> <span class="name"><b>Shay Guy</b></span> <div class="postdetails"> <br> <img src="//cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/max100x100/avatars/211815981662e421993fd3a.png" alt="" border="0"><br><br> <nobr>Joined: 03 Jul 2009</nobr><br> Posts: 2362<br> </div> </td> <td class="row1" width="100%" height="1" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <a href="viewtopic.php?p=5509466#5509466"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/icon_minipost.gif" width="12" height="9" alt="Post" title="Post" border="0"></a><span class="postdetails">Posted: Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:04 am</span> </td> <td class="toolbuttons" valign="top" nowrap> <a href="posting.php?mode=quote&p=5509466"><img src="/bbs/phpBB2/templates/subSilver/images/lang_english/icon_quote.gif" alt="Reply with quote" title="Reply with quote" border="0"></a> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" class="row1"> <div class="boxlimit"> <span class="postbody">And the really important bit: <br> <br> <table width="90%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="0" align="center"><tbody> <tr> <td><span class="genmed"><b>Quote:</b></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="quote"> <div class="boxlimit">With the last episode duplicated in the "final ep." column, it means that the votes for the last episode of each series <span style="font-weight: bold">are counted twice</span>, which intentionally gives a boost to series that ended strongly. This somewhat compensates for the fact that the first episode of each series has more votes, which favors series that started strongly. </div> </td> </tr> </tbody></table> <br> <br> The last episode of Dandadan was by far its lowest-scoring, whereas Natsume stayed in the top 2 that week. 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Anime News Network readers were hungry for new information about the King of Monsters; news articles focused on <cite>Godzilla</cite> ranked high as fans tracked <cite>Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire</cite> and Oscar-winner <cite>Godzilla...</cite></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-interview" data-topics="article219159 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-interview"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 62.812% 23.148%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/interview/219159/gcoo02-acaa3pyl.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-interview"> interview </div> </div> <a href="/interview/2025-01-08/creating-realism-in-a-sports-romance-anime-an-with-blue-box-director-yuichiro-yano-and-series-/.219159" data-track="id=181986&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interview/2025-01-08/creating-realism-in-a-sports-romance-anime-an-with-blue-box-director-yuichiro-yano-and-series-/.219159" data-track="id=181986&from=SB">Creating Realism in a Sports-Romance Anime: An Interview with <cite>Blue Box</cite> Director Yuichiro Yano and Series Composition Writer Yuko Kakihara</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-08T22:00:00+08:00">Jan 8, 22:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">When the two began working together, they found they shared a bit of a problem when it came to making a high school sports anime: neither of them played sports in high school.</span> <span class="full">― Currently airing anime <cite>Blue Box</cite> is a love story about a pair of sports-playing high school kids. The way it mixes the romance and sports genres to create a grounded story has made it a hit with audiences both inside Japan an...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside survey t-survey" data-topics="survey anime"> <div class="category-line survey t-survey"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 70.084% 14.293%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/herald/stock/survey/ann-survey-final.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category survey t-survey"> survey </div> </div> <a href="/survey/973/" data-track="id=182035&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/survey/973/" data-track="id=182035&from=SB">ANN Reader's Choice Awards 2024</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-08T02:00:00+08:00">Jan 8, 02:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The nominations are closed, tallied, and now... it's time to cast your vote for the top anime characters and anime series for the year 2024!</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article219751 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 66.667% 20.648%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/this-week-in-anime/219751/chris10.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219751">47 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-01-07/.219751" data-track="id=182041&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-01-07/.219751" data-track="id=182041&from=SB">This Week in Anime - Is Anime Incest Really Wincest?</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-08T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 8, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219751">47 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">Chris and Steve open the forbidden door of incest romances in anime.</span> <span class="full">― Chris and Steve open the forbidden door of incest romances in anime. 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. <cite>Yosuga no Sora</cite>, <cite>Bakemonogatari</cite>, <cite>Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks...</cite></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219574 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.353% 30.333%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219574/lovelivesuperstars3.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219574">13 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/love-live-superstar/season-3/.219574" data-track="id=181904&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/love-live-superstar/season-3/.219574" data-track="id=181904&from=SB"><cite>Love Live! Superstar!!</cite> Season 3 Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-08T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 8, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219574">13 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">More superlative ideas occasionally break through, but overall, this is easily the weakest season of what had been the strongest series of <cite>Love Live!</cite> yet.</span> <span class="full">― The second season of Love Live Superstar felt like the kind of miracle the school idols of this franchise so frequently make happen. Classic Love Live series writer Jukki Hanada and director Takahiko Kyogoku built upon the smart foundation of Sup...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article219773 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 50.345% 44.417%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/219773/tsushima_legends.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219773">25 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-06/ghost-of-tsushima-legends-game-gets-anime-series-in-2027/.219773" data-track="id=182021&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-06/ghost-of-tsushima-legends-game-gets-anime-series-in-2027/.219773" data-track="id=182021&from=SB"><cite>Ghost of Tsushima: Legends</cite> Game Gets Anime Series in 2027</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-07T10:46:30+08:00">Jan 7, 10:46</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219773">25 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"><cite>Star Wars: Visions</cite> director Takanobu Mizuno helms, Gen Urobuchi pens Kamikaze Douga anime</span> <span class="full">― Crunchyroll and game developer Sucker Punch Productions announced at Sony's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) press conference on Monday that they are producing an anime series adaptation of Sucker Punch Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment's <cite>Ghost of Tsushima: Legends</cite> game that will premiere exclusive...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article219772 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 52.016% 0.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.7/213365/crunchyroll-logo-stacked.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219772">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-06/crunchyroll-to-launch-new-manga-app-later-this-year/.219772" data-track="id=182022&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-06/crunchyroll-to-launch-new-manga-app-later-this-year/.219772" data-track="id=182022&from=SB">Crunchyroll to Launch New Manga App Later This Year</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-07T10:32:00+08:00">Jan 7, 10:32</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219772">19 comments</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">App to offer manga in English in U.S., Canada, with plans to roll out in other languages</span> <span class="full">― Crunchyroll announced during Sony's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) press conference on Monday that it will launch a new manga app named Crunchyroll Manga later this year as a premium add-on to its subscription service. The app will launch first in English in the United States and Canada, but other language opt...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219476 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 50.202% 3.858%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219476/seirei-gensouki-2.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219476">12 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/seirei-gensouki-spirit-chronicles-season-2/anime-series/.219476" data-track="id=181903&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/seirei-gensouki-spirit-chronicles-season-2/anime-series/.219476" data-track="id=181903&from=SB"><cite>Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles Season 2</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-07T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 7, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219476">12 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">With this second season, I am beginning to think that Yuri Kitayama’s original light novel series is simply a poor fit for animated adaptation.</span> <span class="full">― With this second season, I am beginning to think that Yuri Kitayama's original light novel series is simply a poor fit for an animated adaptation. That's not necessarily because the story is a bit hackneyed; it is, but that's hardly the problem here. The gr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219695 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 45.177% 0.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219695/fatefake.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219695">27 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/fate/strange-fake-episode-1/.219695" data-track="id=181902&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/fate/strange-fake-episode-1/.219695" data-track="id=181902&from=SB"><cite>Fate/strange Fake</cite> – Episode 1 (Special Airing)</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-06T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 6, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219695">27 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">This episode serves as an inversion to the start of <cite>Fate/stay night</cite> with a Saber that shouldn't have been summoned and a protagonist who outright refuses to become one.</span> <span class="full">― The 2023 special Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- began the story of Fate/strange Fake by introducing us to the various mages and their summoned heroes. It also laid down the ground rules for this story and how it deviated from ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article219023 views anime"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.927% 50.463%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/219023/2024-worst-anime-re.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219023">77 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2024-12-30/the-worst-anime-of-2024/.219023" data-track="id=181675&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2024-12-30/the-worst-anime-of-2024/.219023" data-track="id=181675&from=SB">The Worst Anime of 2024</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-05T23:00:00+08:00">Jan 5, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219023">77 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's time to cue the sad trombone.</span> <span class="full">― There's the worst anime of a respective season and there's "The Worst" of the entire year. Below are series that weren't just disposable and annoying; they failed so spectacularly that we couldn't stop thinking about it. ANN's critic choices are based on loose criteria for "worst;" below are series our writers found wholly disappointing despite initial first impr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article219728 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 70.781% 18.995%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/219728/kimitoidolprecure_key.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219728">29 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-04/you-and-idol-precure-anime-reveals-story-cast-staff-february-2-debut/.219728" data-track="id=181953&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-04/you-and-idol-precure-anime-reveals-story-cast-staff-february-2-debut/.219728" data-track="id=181953&from=SB"><cite>You and Idol Precure♪</cite> Anime Reveals Story, Cast, Staff, February 2 Debut</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-05T08:43:46+08:00">Jan 5, 08:43</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219728">29 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">Misato Matsuoka, Minami Takahashi, Natsumi Takamori star in idol-themed entry</span> <span class="full">― TV Asahi and Toei Animation opened the websites for <cite>You and Idol Precure♪</cite> (<cite>Kimi to Idol Precure♪</cite>), the 22nd main anime entry in the <cite>Precure</cite> franchise, on Sunday. The websites posted the anime's story introduction, cast, staff, and February 2 premiere. The story begins in Hanamichi Town with Uta Sakura, a second-year middl...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219507 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 50.248% 2.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219507/a.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219507">22 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/tying-the-knot-with-an-amagami-sister-episodes-1-13/.219507" data-track="id=181901&from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/tying-the-knot-with-an-amagami-sister-episodes-1-13/.219507" data-track="id=181901&from=SB"><cite>Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-05T01:00:00+08:00">Jan 5, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219507">22 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">There's no pretending this harem anime is particularly good, but it's rewarding to see it recover from a disastrous start and rise up to something decent.</span> <span class="full">― There are anime that blend heart-warming wholesomeness with something more lewd. One case is <cite>Your Name</cite>, a chastely yearning love story with jokes about boob-groping, and arguably non-consensual boob-groping at that. Then there are shows like <cite>Dan ...</cite></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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