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Anime is not a genre, it’s an open-ended world of stories. Every week, we deliver the rapidly growing anime audience new recommendations, deep dives into the classics, culture reports from inside the fandoms, and interviews with creators and A-list stars who are obsessed as we are. Welcome to Polygon’s Anime for All.

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A still from the trailer of Chainsaw Man the Movie Reze Arc, showing Chainsaw Man slashing away in a vortex of destruction
The most devastating anime movie of 2025 is finally on streaming

Love is cruel, but it should never be as cruel as it is to Denji and Reze

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A close of a black-haired man (Eren) wearing a cold, determined expression in Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan creator reveals his regrets over the anime's controversial ending in new statement

Hajime Isayama has mixed feelings about Eren Yeager's portrayal in the final stretch

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One of the best fight scenes in anime history confirms Kagurabachi will be amazing

Takeuchi's animation style should make the Kagurabachi anime truly one-of-a-kind

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Logan Paul pictured on a private plane reading One Piece manga.
Logan Paul doesn’t understand manga

You can’t slab the soul out of the artform

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Shonen Jump's most hyped new manga gets official anime adaptation

Sharpen your blades as Kagurabchi is finally getting the overdue anime it deserves

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My Dress-Up Darling looks like horny cosplay fluff — but it’s actually one of anime’s sweetest love stories

Season 1 of this charming slice-of-life romance lands on Netflix this weekend

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Wistoria creators say the anime’s explosive popularity challenges their manga work for the better

The creators of the Wistoria manga and season 2's director share their thoughts on the hot fantasy series

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A Sukuna-possessed Yuji Itadori aiming an arrow made of fiery energy in Jujutsu Kaisen.
5 anime coming to Netflix this May you don’t want to miss

There’s a whole lot of ani-May to sink your teeth into on Netflix next month

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Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Tayama
This anti-work anime noir could be the best rom-com of 2026

Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You offers a unique window into Japan's intense work culture

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5 iconic weapons in anime that aren't all just swords

Some are still swords, though

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A young girl (Sapphire) dresses up as a male prince in the Princess Knight television anime
This legendary manga that was ahead of its time could be Netflix's next hit anime

It's time to dive back into the magical world of Princess Knight

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Chainsaw Man movie finally gets a Crunchyroll release date — and it’s shockingly soon

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc kicks off Crunchyroll's "Ani-May" celebration

The face of Doctor Doom: Bloodshot eyes stare out of his disapproving iron mask, awash in green light, on the cover of Fantastic Four #6 (2019).
Avengers: Doomsday might be stealing a trick from one of manga's most infamous villains

Doctor Doom may appear like Tony Stark to the Avengers, but he’s looking way more like Griffith

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Kiki, an anime girl with black hair and a red bow on top, rides a broom over a European-style cityscape in Studio Ghibli’s Kiki’s Delivery Service.
Studio Ghibli has a new movie — but you can only see it in Japan

Night in the Valley of Witches starts screening this July

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mei boops the nose of a sleeping totoro in my neighbor totoro
The must-have Studio Ghibli Blu-rays for your home collection

These beautiful animated classics really benefit from the physical format

Electricity crackles around Vergil's eyes in the trailer for Devil May Cry season 2
Netflix's Devil May Cry is making a major change to Vergil

Vergil and Mundus' dynamic might be markedly different in the anime

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Goku fights Piccolo in Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
One Piece and Dragon Ball anime company Toei launches new games division

But don't expect familiar IPs

Gyro rapidly spins his steel balls to gain momentum during the race in Steel Ball Run
Did Netflix drop the ball with JoJo: Steel Ball Run?

A lack of transparency fueled frustrations surrounding a vague release window

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Dorohedoro Season 2
Dorohedoro season 2 is finally here and somehow wilder than ever

This anime makes chaos feel strangely lived in

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Brett suits up in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 should learn from Xenoverse 2’s biggest flaws

Xenoverse 3 could learn a lot from its predecessor

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