Daily Dispatches from the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

It’s the most glorious time of the year again—Annecy time! Since its inauguration in 1960, the Annecy International Animation Film Festival has grown to become the world’s largest annual gathering of animators and animation, drawing audiences of around 15,000 from the most far-flung corners of the globe to the lakeside town nestled in the mountains… Read More Daily Dispatches from the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival

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Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 10), The Bugle Call: Song of War (Vol. 1), and Kill Blue (Vol. 1)

Will Ako return to her original body? Have Ruby and Aqua truly switched roles? And are either of two brand new series—The Bugle Call: Song of War and Kill Blue—likely to rise to the occasion as worthy of our attention and dollars? Twwk gives you all his thoughts on these questions and more in this… Read More Reader’s Corner: Oshi no Ko (Vol. 10), The Bugle Call: Song of War (Vol. 1), and Kill Blue (Vol. 1)

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Fanart Friday: Beautiful Madoka

It does my heart so much good to see that Madoka Magica, some 15 years after the original series premiered, is still so beloved and leading to new properties (the next movie is coming…eventually!) and fanart like this amazing work below! ★ 【飞机云君】 「 Madoka 」

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Reader’s Corner: Secrets of the Silent Witch (Vol. 6), Doodles by Kui Ryoko: Daydream Hour, and The Art of The Boy and the Heron

We’ve got reviews this week of several of our favorite recent series, but some more atypical fare, too, including the newest art book from Studio Ghibli, one from the mangaka behind Delicious in Dungeon, and the latest Spy x Family guidebook. Check out our reviews below to see what we thought of these volumes and… Read More Reader’s Corner: Secrets of the Silent Witch (Vol. 6), Doodles by Kui Ryoko: Daydream Hour, and The Art of The Boy and the Heron

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