Looking forward, 2026’s anime roster is already stacked. A slew of exciting announcements at Shueisha’s Jump Festa heightened anticipation, but there’s so much more. Here are 20 titles worth looking ...

In many ways, 2025 was a banner year for anime: There were box-office smashes, such as Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle grossing close to $800 million worldwide, alongside a less quantifiable shift in ...

Ranking of Kings is an adorably animated series that combines royalty with one of the most poignant character-driven plots of the last decade. Released in 2021, the series has a total of 23 episodes ...

The current mainstream anime scene is mainly dominated by action-packed, blockbuster shounen anime/manga that is unmatched in popularity and is only sometimes cut out for all demographics. Shounen ...

Takopi's Original Sin lures viewers with a cute alien and a lonely girl, then delivers shocking emotional blows. The anime explores dark themes like bullying and suicide through the eyes of an ...

Crunchyroll landed a heavy hitter this summer with Takopi’s Original Sin, and in only six episodes, the series has already managed to leave a serious mark. The premiere alone caught fire almost ...

KimoKawaii is Conroe’s only anime convention — and it’s anything but ordinary. Blending “creepy” and “cute,” the annual event celebrates anime, cosplay, and Japanese pop culture with a fashion show, ...

Solo Leveling was named Anime of the Year and Attack on Titan received the Inaugural Global Impact Award at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. The 9th annual Anime Awards was hosted by Sally Amaki and ...

Comedy, slice-of-life, sports, or an adventure, this trope has a focus on a mostly, if not all, cute female cast doing various activities, even those considered mundane, in a cute way. “Cute Girls ...

Welcome to HT's latest show, Now You Know, where Ananya Dutta takes you beyond the surface of news stories. You might have come across these subjects before, but have you ever stopped and thought ...