A Silent Voice Anime Film's Blu-ray to Add 2 New Animated Videos 

A Silent Voice Anime Film\'s Blu-ray to Add 2 New Animated Videos

will ship on May 17. The limited first edition of the Blu-ray Disc will include two bonus new animation videos of

produced the videos inspired by the songs, and the film\'s director

personally handled the videos\' storyboards and technical direction.

Before "your name." became a phenomenon, Makoto Shinkai made his mark on the world with another nostalgic drama. Paul Jensen checks out the Blu-ray, along with all this week\'s new releases! ― Sometimes real life syncs up with the anime that I review in unexpected ways. I watched 5 Centimeters Per Second for this week\'s column right before traveling to meet some people I haven\'t seen in a while. Sinc...

This 10th anniversary Gundam OVA is the first project not written by Tomino, but it\'s a fan favorite for a reason. Lauren Orsini explains what makes these six episodes so special. ― Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket was the first Gundam story not to be written or directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino. Instead, this OVA was penned by Hiroyuki Yamaga, a founding member of Studio Gainax, ...

In this week\'s Classic List, it\'s a tale as old as time in these mismatched anime romances. ―

In this week\'s Classic List, check these romances that are as old as time. While Emma Watson is shacking up with a water buffalo, these couples took their own chances it would normally be considered a mismatch.

One character is capable of immense, sometimes even supernatural strength while their partner is ...

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria Novel 2

This spinoff novel just might be required reading for DanMachi fans, as it reveals new secrets about the main series\' story. Theron Martin breaks down the details. ― I called the first Sword Oratoria spin-off novel “highly recommended reading for any fan of the franchise”, but this one jumps up to mandatory reading by adding so many extra details and clarifications to both the franchise at large and ...

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Is Really Special

As you\'ve no doubt heard, ad nauseum by now. But what is it about this game that has people so wild? Dustin spends 20+ hours in Hyrule to figure it out. ― Nintendo made a new Zelda game. It\'s a good one. You should play it. That\'s really about as much as anyone needs to hear when it comes to Breath of the Wild, but similar praise came along for Skyward Sword and Twilight Princess, both of which are g...

Zac and Jacob strap on their augmented reality gear and do combat with the Sword Art Online movie. PLUS: The Legend of Zelda, Tanya the Evil and much more! ― ANNCast Episode 289 - Nacho Cheese Kiritos Zac and Jacob strap on their augmented reality gear and do combat with the Sword Art Online movie. PLUS: The Legend of Zelda, Tanya the Evil and much more! You can listen to the show on our player here...

Sword Art Online jumps from the small screen to the big screen and in the meantime swaps out virtual reality for augmented reality. Theron Martin lets us know how it all turned out. ― Unlike previous animation for the franchise, Ordinal Scale is not even partially based on the source novels by Reki Kawahara. It is, instead, an original work penned by Kawahara specifically for this movie. As a result,...

The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of Feb 26-Mar 4

What goes up must come down, especially in the case of Masamune-kun\'s Revenge. Find out how your favorite shows fared in our weekly user rankings! ― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Winter 2017 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let\'s have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these ranking...