General Anime News & Discussion

SAKURA Internet Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Its Own Anime

January 28, 2017 10:45pm CST
“Ouran” and “Code Geass” animation director helms four-part miniseries.

Research: NTT Docomo Announces Rankings for TV Anime of 2016

January 30, 2017 4:05am CST
Conducted with over 4,800 users of its dAnime Store streaming service

Answerman: What Is A “Salaryman”?

by Justin Sevakis, Jan 30th 2017

Japanese Fans Rank Anime’s Most Hot-Blooded Mecha Series

January 30, 2017 3:25pm CST
The results are in for non-Gundam series!

Why Are There So Many Isekai/Parallel World Anime?

by BookWalker, Jan 31st 2017

ANN Survey: No Scrubs: The Harem Protagonist Quiz

Jan 31, 2017
Can you name 20 of these harem anime MC-kuns without any of their identifying ladies around to help you? Give it a shot!

TMS Entertainment Animates 2 PR Anime for Saga Prefecture

posted on 2017-01-31 13:45 EST by Lynzee Loveridge

FEATURE: 10 Anime to Watch if You Loved ‘Yuri!!! On ICE’

January 31, 2017 5:35pm CST
Yuri!!! On ICE might be over, but there’s still plenty of anime to enjoy. Here’s ten shows to sate your Yuri!!! On ICE craving!

Azure Striker Gunvolt Anime’s English-Dubbed Trailer Reveals February 9 Launch

posted on 2017-02-01 01:35 EST
Josh Keller, Diana Garnet, Maxwell Powers, Hannah Grace, Stephen Wiley, Chris Nelson star in dub

What’s Your Biggest Guilty Pleasure?

Feb 1st 2017

From this list, mine would have to be Twin Star Exorcists.

My biggest Guilty Pleasure Anime is probably Cross Ange

There isn’t any on their lists that speak out to me, but I really liked the first half of Valvrave before it crashed and burned in the second half.

Shōkoku no Altair TV Anime Casts Junichi Suwabe as Abiriga

posted on 2017-02-01 12:15 EST
Historical fantasy series premieres in 2017

Answerman: How Often Do Japanese Kids Go To Cram School?

by Justin Sevakis, Feb 1st 2017

For lack of a better place to put this:

HMV Canada to Close All 102 Stores by April

posted on 2017-02-01 19:30 EST
Hilco UK restructuring firm purchased HMV Canada from HMV Group in 2011

Kami-sama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama Film Adds Yukina Kinoshita as Guest Cast

posted on 2017-02-02 02:00 EST
New trailer shows Kinoshita’s character Hapipina in April 28 film

Upcoming “Mahojin Guru Guru” TV Anime is a Reboot, Not a Sequel

February 02, 2017 7:14am CST
Official Twitter account confirms that the story of the new anime adaptation begins with Chapter 01 of the manga

ANN SURVEY: What are your favorite Isekai titles?

Feb 2, 2017

Anime News Site Traces Changing Popularity of Voice Actresses

February 02, 2017 7:35pm CST
Japanese site traces a complete change in the top ten most popular female seiyuu since 2009.

Answerman: Why Does The Same Title Get Translated Differently For Anime Vs Manga Releases?

by Justin Sevakis, Feb 3rd 2017