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Anime

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.

Aquaria answers, ‘which anime character would win RuPaul’s Drag Race?’

Artists, animators, musicians, and creators pay tribute to Dragon Ball’s Akira Toriyama

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

Crunchyroll execs respond to AI subtitle controversy and the Funimation merger

Megan Thee Stallion names Inuyasha’s Kagome the definitive anime hot girl

Anime Awards 2024 names Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 Anime of the Year

Kaiju No. 8 looks like one of the year’s best anime, and we finally know its release date

Avatar: The Last Airbender took anime seriously when few shows did

Delicious in Dungeon’s delectable dishes, ranked

Watching all of the Pokémon anime is actually a streaming-era nightmare

One-season romance anime to watch with your partner this Valentine’s Day

Adult Swim’s Ninja Kamui is a brutal, fast-paced revenge thriller

Overwatch 2 teases its next big crossover: Cowboy Bebop

Sonic creator is behind Toei’s ‘most ambitious’ anime feature ever

The 5 best anime to watch on Netflix and Crunchyroll this winter

What Megan Thee Stallion’s Tokyo Ghoul flower post reveals about ‘Hiss’

The new Dragon Ball anime shows off a ton of kid Goku, the best Goku

Studio Ponoc’s next anime movie will stream exclusively on Netflix in 2024

Metallic Rouge is a cyberpunk mystery worth unraveling

What to watch after Jujutsu Kaisen

For Gen Z, anime is bigger than the NFL

Ninja Kamui’s trailer sees a grieving shinobi embarking on a warpath

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Anime is huge — and we finally have numbers to prove it

Polygon surveyed more than 4,000 people to demystify anime’s reach within the world of pop culture.

Delicious in Dungeon is the latest in an emerging genre of ‘action gourmet’ anime

Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen dominate 2024’s Anime Awards nominations

Watch these one-season anime in a weekend

Usher dressing up as Satoru Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen is a major win for fans

Netflix’s live-action anime and manga adaptations, ranked

Sand Land: The Series’ trailer teases a world of explosive action and devilish humor

Great Pretender: Razbliuto gives the charming heist anime a fitting epilogue

Cult anime Dorohedoro is getting a second season

Chef’s Table meets Baldur’s Gate in Netflix’s first anime banger of the year

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