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- Attack on Titan Anthology Giveaway (Oct 20)
- WagakkiBand Ticket Giveaway (Jun 27)
- Awesome Nozomi Anime Give-Away (Apr 15)
- Animax Carnival Malaysia Goodies Bags (Mar 16)
- Win Tickets to Animax Carnival Malaysia (Mar 14)
- Win a 1-Year Loot Crate Subscription (Mar 3)
- Love Live! The School Idol Movie Canada Theatrical Give-Away (Feb 9)
- Win a Gundam!!! (Feb 2)
- Winners Announced: Win Tickets to See WagakkiBand in New York (Feb 1)
- Omakase Hatsune Miku shirt Giveaway (Oct 26)
- Omakase Alpha Box (Sep 25)
- Meet Masashi Kishimoto in New York (Sep 22)
- Vampire Hunter D (Aug 22)
- Be a Hokage for a Day! (Aug 12)
- Sailor Moon R Limited Edition Give-Away (Jul 17)
- Win a Free Figure from Tokyo Otaku Mode (Jul 9)
- BlazBlue – Alter Memory - Win it Before you can buy it! (Jun 17)
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Give-Away (Jun 8)
- Knights of Sidonia Give Away (May 26)
- VAMPS New York Ticket Give-Away (Apr 19)
- Unbreakable Machine-Doll Give-Away (Mar 3)
- A Certain Magical Index Give-Away (Feb 25)
- Space Dandy Give-Away (Feb 13)
- eden* Visual Novel Giveaway (Feb 10)
- Shonen Jump Give-Away[fixed] (Jan 20)
- ANISONG World Tour Lantis Festival in Las Vegas Ticket Give Away (Jan 10)
- One Piece Music Symphony (Jan 6)
- Naruto Movie 6 Road to Ninja Theatrical Give-Away (Aug 27)
- K Missing Kings Poster Give-Away (Jul 17)
- The Dark Lord Loves Canada Give-Away (Jun 6)
- Short Peace Canadian Ticket Give-Away (May 7)
- Hayao Miyazaki Book Collection Give-away (Apr 28)
- Great Canadian Evangelion Ticket Give-Away (Jan 2)
- Great Canadian Yamato Ticket Give-Away (Oct 23)
- Australia / New Zealand Blue Exorcist Give Away (Oct 9)
- Australia / New Zealand Reel Anime 2013 Give Away (Sep 30)
- Win Studio Ghibli's From Up on Poppy Hill on Blu-ray! (Winners Announced!) (Sep 20)
- Visual Novel Giveaway Contest: If My Heart Had Wings - Winners (Jul 25)
- Australia / New Zealand From Up on Poppy Hill Give Away (Jul 2)
- Kiki's Delivery Service and Grave of the Fireflies Giveaway - Winners Announced! (Jul 1)
- Australia / New Zealand Berserk Give Away (Feb 28)
- Tiger or Bunny - Who is Your Favorite Give-Away (Feb 15)
- The Art of Kazetsukai-Tsushin Give-Away (Subscribers Only) (Dec 18)
- Cardfight Vanguard!! Flash Fight Deck Giveaway (Nov 9)
- Castle of Cagliostro and My Neighbour Totoro BD/DVD Give-Away (Nov 8)
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Extra Booster Pack Vol.2: Banquet of Divas Give-Away (Oct 30)
- J-Manga Kodansha Contest (Oct 5)
- JManga NYCC Give-Away (Oct 3)
- Neon Alley PS3 Give Away (Sep 29)
- KCon Ticket Give-Away (Sep 28)
- Funimation Roku HD Give-Away (Sep 20)
- Shangri-La Poster Give-Away (Aug 14)
- Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror Giveaway (Aug 7)
- Fractale Figurine + BD/DVD Giveaway! (Jul 19)
- San Diego Comic-Con iPad Give-Away (Jul 5)
- Panty & Stocking - Win It Before You Can Buy It! (Jun 25)
- Cat Planet Cuties - Win it BEFORE you can Buy it. (May 7)
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Milos Give-Away (May 7)
- Mardock Scramble Give-Away (Mar 5)
- Princess Jellyfish Loot Give-Away (Mar 3)
- Signed Utena Print Subscriber Give-Away (Feb 23)
- The Great Canadian Fullmetal Alchemist Ticket Give-Away (Jan 2)
- Gundam UC Volume 4 Give-Away (Nov 25)
- L'Arc-en-Ciel Concert Film Ticket Give-Away (Nov 21)
- Harimaya Bridge BD/DVD Giveaway! (Oct 27)
- Supernatural Anime DVD Give-Away (Jul 30)
- The Great Canadian Trigun: Badlands Rumble Give Away (Jun 7)
- Gundam UC Model Give-Away (Apr 15)
- Durarara Part 1 Give-Away (Jan 31)
- Summer Wars - Win it Before You Can Buy it (Jan 21)
- The Great Canadian Evangelion Ticket Give-Away - 2011 (Jan 7)
- Black Butler Prize Pack Give-Away (Dec 22)
- Kaze no Stigma - The Complete Series Give-Away (Oct 11)
- Samurai 7 – The Complete Series Give-Away (Oct 4)
- DBZ Kai Give-Away (Jun 24)
- X Give-Away (May 31)
- Gundam UC Ultimate Swag Giveaway (May 13)
- Vandread – The Ultimate Collection Give-Away (Apr 26)
- CLAMP Blu-Ray Give-Away (Apr 22)
- Crunchyroll's iPad Giveaway (Mar 12)
- Sands of Destruction Give-Away (Feb 27)
- Case Closed Mega Pack Give Away (Jan 27)
- D. Grayman Give-Away (Jan 26)
- Soul Eater Give-Away (Jan 19)
- The Great 2010 Twitter Give-Away (Jan 4)
- RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ Win it before you can buy it! (Jan 4)
- Linebarrels of Iron Give-Away (Jan 4)
- Colors Trilogy Give-Away (Dec 16)
- Spice and Wolf - Win it Before you can Buy it (Dec 9)
- Case Closed - The Last Wizard of the Century - Win It Before You Can Buy It (Dec 8)
- Higurashi - When They Cry Give-Away (Dec 7)
- Evangelion 1.01 - Win It Before You Can Buy It (Nov 1)
- Story of Saiunkoku Give-Away (Oct 1)
- D.Grayman Season 1 Prize Pack Give Away (Sep 21)
- Burst Angel Blu-Ray Give-Away (Sep 16)
- Ghost Hunt Give-Away (Sep 8)
- The Great Canadian Evangelion Ticket Give-Away (Sep 5)
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- Dragonball: Evolution Ultimate Giveaway (Jul 24)
- CLAMP - Clover Omnibus Edition Giveaway (May 15)
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- Yatterman World Premiere Give-Away (Jan 29)
- Sword of the Stranger Ticket Give-Away (Jan 27)
- The Sky Crawlers Ticket Give-Away (Dec 8)
- Contest: Gantz Volume 1 Giveaway (Jun 27)
- Funimation Grab Box (Nov 1)
- Naruto Ultimate Ninja Heroes PSP Contest (Sep 17)
- Tales of the World Give Away (Jul 26)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya: Character Soundtrack Vol. 2: Yuki Nagato Give-Away (Jun 20)
- Naruto: Ninja Council 3 Give-Away (Jun 9)
- Inuyasha: Secret of the Divine Jewel Nintendo DS Give-Away (Feb 26)
- Solty Rei Give-Away (Jan 21)
- Hellsing Ultimate Give-Away (Nov 30)
- Black Cat "Win it Before you can Buy It" Give-Away (Nov 28)
- Ode to Kirihito Giveaway (Oct 18)
- Negadon Attacks NYC! Movie Ticket Giveaway! (May 1)
- Ghost in the Shell 2 Montreal Threatrical Passes (Oct 19)
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This Week in Games - Nintendo Switch
games
Dustin goes deep on the Nintendo Switch and considers the possibilities. PLUS: a video game voice actor strike, The Last Guardian, Dragon Quest and much more!
― This Week in Games gets published on Thursday mornings. You might even be reading this on Thursday morning—if so, congrats! However, it gets finalized and submitted on Wednesday, typically early in the afternoon. This is why last week's colum...
Kizumonogatari Part 2: Nekketsu
anime
In this middle entry of the Kizumonogatari trilogy, things take a hyperviolent and hypersexual turn that pushes Araragi to his limits. Nick Creamer explores this provocative film.
― The key moment of Kizumonogatari Nekketsu comes after its second battle, after Araragi has just faced the half-vampire, Episode. Episode is defeated and almost killed, but Araragi can't relish the victory. Instead, he's c...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Weeks of Oct 1-21
anime
The first round of rankings for the Fall 2016 anime season are here - and you won't believe what took the #1 spot! Find out where your favorites rank!
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Fall 2016 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 ranki...
Answerman - Why Can't Anime Use Trademarked Names?
anime
Plenty of anime use silly fake brand names in place of real ones - why is that necessary? Justin takes a trip down to WcDonald's for the explanation.
― Jerome asks: Do Manga Publishers and Anime Distributers fear a lawsuit from using a trademark? Watching a lot of anime over the years, I never see real world trademarks if any. They usually just change the name. An example is in "Freezing" they use B...
Interview: Dragon Ball Super's Toyotarou
manga
First he was a super-fan of Dragon Ball - now he's drawing the official manga adaption of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball! Find out what makes mangaka Toyotarou tick!
― Dragon Ball Super is a big step for Akira Toriyama's vast and influential action series. It's the first major follow-up to the original Dragon Ball Z storyline in a long time, and it's the first Dragon Ball TV anime series since Dragon ...
Attack on Titan Anthology
manga
Over 30 American comic book artists and writers come together for this compilation of Attack on Titan inspired stories! From its light-hearted parodies to its haunting horror tales, how does this anthology hold up?
― While the publisher Kodansha's claim on the introductory page that the Attack on Titan manga is “the biggest hit in a generation” may be debatable, there's no question that this franchis...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization - original story and characters for the SAO universe
games
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization launches in Japan on October 27 and in North America on November 8. Find out what makes this installment so good.
― Bandai Namco Games is set to launch the latest Sword Art Online video game, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization very soon. The game launches in Japan on October 27. Fans in Europe and North America won't have to wait much longer; the game will be re...
Review: World of Final Fantasy (Playstation 4)
games
Just in time for the series' 30th anniversary, World of Final Fantasy brings together characters new and old for a lighthearted role-playing adventure that builds on three decades of legacy while crafting its own identity.
― It's been nearly 30 years since the four Warriors of Light crossed the bridge out of Cornelia and into our collective hearts, launching one of the biggest—if not the biggest—RPG ...
B-PROJECT Episodes 1-12 Streaming
anime
B-Project is a bit like UtaPri's calmer little brother - it's fun, it's silly, and it's entertaining start to finish, even if it's nothing new in the boy idol reverse harem genre.
― A large group of uniquely beautiful and talented young men? A slightly eccentric producer? An innocuous and normal (yet secretly talented) young woman thrown into the mix? Bubbly J-pop numbers with slightly feminine chore...
Answerman - Are There Any Vegetarians In Japan?
Vegetarianism rarely ever comes up in anime, although meat is almost always on the menu - is it a cultural thing, or something else? Justin gets into it.
― Chris asks: I was wondering if vegetarianism is something practiced by a notable amount of people in Japan. In anime I've only noticed a few cases of characters being vegeterian or vegetarianism being mentioned, so is it correct to assume that it...
Shelf Life - Golgo 13: The Professional
anime
Osamu Dezaki's Golgo 13 film is the first to bring the iconic character to life in animation, but does it still hold up today? Paul Jensen take a look. Plus, all this week's new anime releases!
― I tend to drink a lot of tea when I'm writing reviews, so buying a new electric tea kettle a couple of weeks ago has improved my life in a noticeable way. Being able to heat water to exactly the right tempe...
A Town Where You Live Sub.Blu-Ray
anime
What happens when you try to cram two dozen volumes of manga into twelve episodes of anime? Rebecca Silverman finds out in A Town Where You Live.
― What happens when you take twenty-seven volumes of manga and try to condense it down to twelve episodes of anime? It's an issue that we've seen many times before with mixed results, but in the case of A Town Where You Live, based on Koji Seo (of Suzuka fa...
The Fall 2016 Anime Preview Guide
anime
The Fall 2016 Anime Preview Guide has begun! Check back daily for fresh previews of every new show this season!
Available Now: Girlish Number - Fall 2016 Short Anime - Magic of Stella - March comes in like a lion - Occultic; Nine - Poco's Udon World - Long Riders - ClassicaLoid - Kiss Him, Not Me! - Haikyu! Season 3 - Drifters - Lostorage incited WIXOSS - ALL OUT!! - Keijo!!!!!!! - FLIP FLAPPERS - Brave Witches - and much more!
Available Now: Girlish Number - Fall 2016 Short Anime - Magic of Stella - March comes in like a lion - Occultic; Nine - Poco's Udon World - Long Riders - ClassicaLoid - Kiss Him, Not Me! - Haikyu! Season 3 - Drifters - Lostorage incited WIXOSS - ALL OUT!! - Keijo!!!!!!! - FLIP FLAPPERS - Brave Witches - and much more!