General Anime News & Discussion

New survey ranks top ten fan favorites among over 50 Kyoto Animation productions

2020-09-28T03:00:00Z
Did your personal favorite make it into the top ten?

The Best (And Worst) Anime of Summer 2020

by ANN’s Editorial Team, Sep 28th 2020

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:thinking::thinking::thinking:

Median consensus is Appare-Ranman and Deca-dence were great, while God Of Highschool was good battle scenes at best.

And I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I totally agree with that statement…

FEATURE: How Anime Coffee Makes Us Feel So Cozy

September 29, 2020 12:00pm CDT
Ever look at a good cup of anime coffee and feeling like you’re missing out? Me too

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Search Data Reveals the Top Netflix Anime Around the Globe

posted on 2020-09-29 13:45 EDT by Lynzee Loveridge

Kadokawa Reorganizes Departments, Appoints Chief Anime Officer

posted on 2020-09-30 13:00 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Chief officers head company’s 13 new groups

Our Most Anticipated Anime Of Fall 2020

by ANN’s Editorial Team, Sep 30th 2020

INTERVIEW: The Best Mecha Anime of 2020 is a Podcast

September 30, 2020 1:00pm CDT
They could have made them look like anything, but they made them look like podcasts

Interview with RetroCrush: ANN Connect

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Crowdfunding Site ‘Anime Fund’ Launches in November

posted on 2020-10-01 06:45 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Site allows fans to support anime productions

FEATURE: 7 Times Anime Busted Out Pro-Wrestling Moves

October 01, 2020 10:00am CDT
You got your wrestling in my anime!

INTERVIEW: Author Matt Alt Discusses What Makes Anime So Appealing

October 01, 2020 12:00pm CDT
Plus Gundam, Doraemon, Super Sentai, and more!

Awajishima no Shichifukujin Short Anime Announced for October 5 Premiere

posted on 2020-10-02 10:38 EDT by Jennifer Sherman
Story centers on Seven Gods of Fortune exiled to Awaji Island

11th Paralympics Anime Short is Collab with Dear Boys Basketball Manga

posted on 2020-10-02 15:45 EDT by Kim Morrissy
NHK-produced short will air on October 18

ROUND-UP: The News In Anime 09/28/2020-10/02/2020

October 02, 2020 5:00pm CDT
So many trailers and videos to choose from

Bushiroad Group’s Gekidan Hikosen Launches New Mixed-media Project Gem Fragments

October 05, 2020 12:10am CDT
Hazuki Futaba (Touken Ranbu illustrator) designs the main characters

Oishinbo Anime to be Streamed for Free With English Subtitles on YouTube

posted on 2020-10-05 07:13 EDT by Adriana Hazra
Anime premiered in Japan in October 1988

Onegai Patron-sama! Net Anime Debuts on October 11, Casts Takuya Eguchi

posted on 2020-10-05 22:45 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Eguchi voices transformation items, narrates virtual YouTuber project

ESSAY: Is Filler Really That Bad? A Simple Inquiry Into the Nature of Time

October 06, 2020 10:00am CDT
I swear that this article appeared in the original manga

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Imo, it all depends on the nature of the filler itself.

I’m gonna be controversial here, and say I didn’t mind the bount arc in Bleach. While lackluster, the story did feel like it could have been part of the manga.

Then we have a whole nother tangent. The first season of To Love Ru is over half filler, but most of it is perfectly fine, as it does capture the mangas energy very well.

Mid-season recaps however. I can’t stand them. It’s a 12 episode show, and sometimes as early as episode 4, you get an episode telling you what has happened in the series so far. Like do they not want you to watch the first half of the show? I know it’s a necessary evil, but that doesn’t mean I can like it.