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Your Score: Simulcast Week of 2025-05-23

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	edit thank you; please Wind Breaker (TV 2) Episode 22 simulcast on: 2025-05-29 13:30 EDT
	Community score: 3.8 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Rock is a Lady's Modesty (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-29 12:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-29 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.6 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-29 09:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.4 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (TV 2) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-29 08:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.4 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please The Beginning After The End (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-28 13:25 EDT
	Community score: 3.5 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-28 11:30 EDT
	Community score: 4.2 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Your Forma (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-28 10:45 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Please Put Them On, Takamine-san! (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-28 10:30 EDT
	Community score: 3.9 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Apocalypse Hotel (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-27 15:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.8 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Catch Me at the Ballpark! (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-27 12:30 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-27 12:30 EDT
	Community score: 4.3 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Once Upon a Witch's Death (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-27 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please The Shiunji Family Children (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-27 10:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.4 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please #COM2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-26 12:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.8 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-26 11:15 EDT
	Community score: 4.4 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Sword of the Demon Hunter (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-26 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.5 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Summer Pockets (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-26 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.9 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-26 09:30 EDT
	Community score: 3.9 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (TV 2) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-26 09:15 EDT
	Community score: 4.5 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 12:05 EDT
	Community score: 4.7 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Lazarus (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 12:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please One Piece (TV 1999) Episode 1131 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 11:45 EDT
	Community score: 4.7 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Maebashi Witches (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 11:15 EDT
	Community score: 4.6 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Go! Go! Loser Ranger! (TV 2) Episode 19 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.7 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.0 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please The Unaware Atelier Master (TV) Episode 9 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 09:30 EDT
	Community score: 3.4 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please SHIROHIYO - Reincarnated as a Neglected Noble (TV) Episode 7 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 08:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.9 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Witch Watch (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 04:30 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-25 04:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.9 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please You and Idol Precure♪ (TV) Episode 16 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 21:30 EDT
	Community score: 4.8 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please To Be Hero X (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 20:30 EDT
	Community score: 4.2 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 14:15 EDT
	Community score: 3.6 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary (TV 2) Episode 18 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 14:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Classic★Stars (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 13:15 EDT
	Community score: 3.1 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Food for the Soul (TV) Episode 7 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 13:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.9 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please I Left My A-Rank Party (TV) Episode 19 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 12:45 EDT
	Community score: 3.6 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please mono (TV) Episode 7 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 12:30 EDT
	Community score: 3.7 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 12:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.5 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Kowloon Generic Romance (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 11:30 EDT
	Community score: 4.4 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 10:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.6 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Anne Shirley (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 09:15 EDT
	Community score: 4.4 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 (TV 2) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 09:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Yaiba: Samurai Legend (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-24 06:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please The Dinner Table Detective (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-23 23:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.9 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Fire Force (TV 3) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-23 14:00 EDT
	Community score: 4.1 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please The Apothecary Diaries (TV 2) Episode 43 simulcast on: 2025-05-23 12:15 EDT
	Community score: 4.3 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

	edit thank you; please Teogonia (TV) Episode 7 simulcast on: 2025-05-23 12:00 EDT
	Community score: 1.2 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Bye Bye, Earth (TV 2) Episode 18 simulcast on: 2025-05-23 11:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.2 Your score: `vote now`

	edit thank you; please Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? (TV) Episode 8 simulcast on: 2025-05-23 10:00 EDT
	Community score: 3.2 Your score: `vote now` Reviewer score read the review

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Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Introduces Chopper, 2026 Debut in Video

May 31, 20:58

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live-action

Mikaela Hoover voices Chopper, provides facial capture ― Netflix unveiled a new video for the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga during its Tudum event on Saturday to reveal the look and voice of Tony Tony Chopper. The video also reveals the new season's 2026 debut. Mikaela Hoover voices Chopper in the English version, and also provides the facial capture for the charac...

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New Saga Volume 1 Manga Review

May 31, 12:00 manga

If you had the ability to go back in time and relive one of the most difficult journeys of your life, what would you do differently? ― If you had the ability to go back in time and relive one of the most difficult journeys of your life, what would you do differently? If you sacrificed everything for the sake of taking down an ultimate evil, do you think it's possible to accomplish the same goal witho...

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Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Anime Gets New TV Series in July

May 31, 06:09 anime

Katsuyuki Konishi voices Chibi JJ with theme song by Wednesday Camla ― The first fan meeting for Chibi Godzilla Raids Again (Chibi Godzilla no Gyakushū), the anime about the Chibi Godzilla character, announced on Saturday that a new series will premiere on television on July 2. Katsuyuki Konishi is ing the cast as Chibi JJ (seen below), and the group Wednesday Camla created the song "Ka...

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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, May 20-26

May 30, 14:00

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anime

The top 5 cumulative is nigh undefeatable, with those same series forming this week's top 5 as well. See how all your favorites fared in our weekly rankings. ― 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 are...

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Dear Hongrang K-Comic Review

May 30, 12:00

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korean

Dark, bitter, and intermittently hopeful, Dokjin and Hottu's adaptation of Jang Dahye's original novel pulls you in, even if none of those flavors are your preferred reading, making it nearly impossible to put down. ― Complete at sixty episodes (chapters), Dear Hongrang is a journey. Apart from flashbacks, the prologue, and the epilogue, the entire story takes place over one brief summer during the J...

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This Week in Games - Theatrical Rings, Dragon Kin, and An Excuse To Talk About Banana Hair

May 30, 10:00

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games

Jean-Karlo discusses the give-and-take of video game IP movies, the latest news on the Dragon Quest remakes, and Capcom's latest contest! ― Welcome back, folks! People who've kept up with my column know about the Mage: The Ascension campaign I've been running for some Discord friends. Because my players need a breather (and I think it's a good enough spot for a minor recap), I'm going ahead with a "s...

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An Easy, Step-by-Step Guide to “Getting Gud” at Elden Ring Nightreign

May 30, 10:00

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games

Elden Ring Nightreign is not an easy game—not even for experienced “Sloulsborne” players. So here’s a simple guide to make your runs through the land of Limveld much more fruitful. ― The key to playing Elden Ring Nightreign is not memorizing boss patterns and learning attack windows (though let's not pretend those aren't still important). Rather, it's a game about getting as strong as possible as fas...

interview

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Edo Era's Brave Firefighters: Interview with Oedo Fire Slayer Novelist Shogo Imamura & Mangaka Shinobu Seguchi

May 30, 09:00

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manga

Discover the history behind Oedo Fire Slayer in our interview with author Shōgo Imamura and manga creator Shinobu Seguchi. ― Japan's history is teeming with everyday heroes, and there may not be a stronger example than the Edo period's firefighters. Known as hikeshigumi, community firefighters rose to meet a 17th-century challenge: protecting the fragile wooden and paper homes in what would become th...

news

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Akuyaku Reijō no Naka no Hito Isekai Villainess Novels & Manga Get Anime

May 29, 23:38

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anime

Manga about villainess taking revenge on behalf of her otome game fan ended on Friday ― The final epilogue chapter of Nazuna Shiraume's manga adaptation of Makiburo's Akuyaku Reijō no Naka no Hito (The One Within the Villainess) novel series announced on Friday that the story is inspiring an anime adaptation. The announcement did not reveal the format of the anime, and it describes the anime as adapt...

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Deadline: Kit Connor Is in Talks to Star in Elden Ring Film

May 29, 22:16

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live-action

Connor starred in Alex Garland's Warfare film, Heartstopper, The Wild Robot ― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thursday that Alex Garland is in talks with actor Kit Connor (Heartstopper, The Wild Robot, Warfare) to star in the planned live-action Hollywood film adaptation of Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware's Elden Ring game. According to Deadline, both Garland and Connor "w...

feature

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DAN DA DAN Evil Eye World Premiere Packs the House

May 29, 15:00

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anime

The compilation's recap will get you up to speed, but you'll have to wait until the television premiere for any sort of conclusion. ― GKIDS premiered the highly anticipated continuation of Science SARU's adaptation of DAN DA DAN on Thursday. Ahead of its debut in Japan, fans in North America were the first in the world to watch DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye, a compilation movie featuring the first three episo...

column

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This Week in Anime - Who the GQuuuuuuX is That?

May 29, 13:00

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anime

How hard is it for newbies to get into GQuuuuuuX? Chris and Coop investigate. ― How hard is it for newbies to get into GQuuuuuuX? Chris and Coop investigate. 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. Amazon streams Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX. Hulu streams 08th MS Team....

news

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'I'm a Curse Crafter, and I Don't Need an S-Rank Party!' Manga Gets TV Anime

May 29, 12:00

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anime

LAgun, Nishiki Ogawa's manga of fantasy web novel ― Kodansha's YanMaga Web site announced on Friday that a television anime adaptation of LAgun and Nishiki Ogawa's I'm a Curse Crafter, and I Don't Need an S-Rank Party! (S-Rank Party kara Kaiko Sareta "Jugushi": "Noroi no Item" Shika Tsukuremasenga, Sono Seinō wa Artifact-kyū Nari......!) manga has been green-lit. (Although the manga is itself based ...

review

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Observation Records of My Fiancée Light Novel Series Review

May 29, 12:00

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novels

Although it isn’t as deep as I’m perhaps making it sound, the story is a look at both the metafictional qualities of game-based isekai and an exploration of how an inability to distinguish between reality and fiction can be harmful. ― When a genre, or subgenre in this case, becomes as entrenched as villainess isekai is, you need a twist to make your story stand out. Shiki has hit on a good one for th...

feature

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Persona 5: The Phantom X Makes Smart Changes to the Traditional Persona Formula

May 29, 11:00

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games

The free-to-play spin-off brings smaller-scaled crimes to your mobile device. ― Persona 5 was released almost a decade ago in Japan. Since then, we've had many spin-offs: Persona 5 Strikers, Persona 5 Tactica, Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight, and Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth. I'm surprised we haven't had a Persona 5 spin-off fighting game. While the whole world is waiting for even the slightest ...

feature

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Best New K-Comics to Read in May

May 29, 09:00

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korean

Before May ends, come find your new K-Comic reads in our rundown of the most interesting new titles of the month. From classic Regency romance to lady gangsters selling smuggled cigarettes, there's a little bit of everything to be found. ― Welcome back to our rundown of the best, or at least most interesting, K-Comics released in a given month! April didn't happen because of the Spring K-Comics Guide...

news

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Gacha Girls Corps Isekai Light Novels Have Anime in the Works

May 29, 07:41

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anime

Chinkururi launched Isekai gacha adventure story in 2016 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) for the editors of Micro Magazine's Comic Ride web manga magazine announced on Thursday that Chinkururi's Gacha Girls Corps (Gachi wo Mawashite Nakama wo Fuyasu: Saikyō no Bishōjo Gundan wo Tsukuriagero) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. ✨本日発売✨『#ガチャを回して仲間を増やす最強の美少女軍団を作り上げろ THE ...

news

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Hideo Kojima: Death Stranding Animation Is in the Works

May 28, 19:42

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animation

Kojima does not specify if the project is Japanese animated ― Hideo Kojima reported in an interview with Vogue Japan on Wednesday that a Death Stranding animation is now in the works. Kojima does not specify if the project is Japanese animated or not. The game director discussed the animation project while speaking to the outlet about the separate film adaptation of the game. Director Michael Sarnos...

game review

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Elden Ring Nightreign Video Game Review

May 28, 10:00

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games

Rather than being a game about “getting gud”—slamming headlong into a big boss over and over again till you learn every tell and attack pattern, Nightreign is a game about “getting fast”. ― In Elden Ring Nightreign, you pick one of eight unique characters and are dropped into the land of Limveld along with two other players with the nebulous goal of defeating the Nightlord. The map is full of locati...

feature

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Anime Director Shinichirō Watanabe's Corporate Dystopias

May 28, 09:00

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anime

Kambole Campbell looks at the political throughline of Watanabe's work, from Cowboy Bebop's destroyed moon to Lazarus' healthcare crisis. ― Whether it's the sprawling mix of frontier towns and multicultural urban mazes of Cowboy Bebop, or the more clearcut contrast seen in Carole & Tuesday's Martian landscape or “Babylonia City” in Lazarus—familiarity bleeds through the various futurescapes in the wo...

news

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'Marry Me, Let's Have a Baby!' Adult Manga Gets AnimeFesta Anime

May 28, 01:03

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anime

Anime debuts streaming on OceanVeil in English on June 13 ― WWWave Corporation's AnimeFesta (formerly Anime Zone and ComicFesta Anime) site announced on Wednesday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Hiroyoshi Kira's Dekichau Made Kon dōjin adult manga that will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS11 on July 6. The anime will also stream on AnimeFesta on June 13. In addition, WWWave Corporati...

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