Anime

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.

Kaiju No. 8 goes from zero-to-100 with a great first episode cliffhanger

By Toussaint Egan

The Deer King, now on Netflix, feels like a Ghibli movie — even if it isn’t one

By Tasha Robinson

Haikyuu!! is in the air at the Olympic volleyball competitions

By Petrana Radulovic

My favorite anime: Singer-songwriter Yaeji on the shows she loves

By Toussaint Egan

It’s the end of the world as we know it in Terminator Zero’s new trailer

By Toussaint Egan

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

By Daniel Dockery July 30

The 2024 summer entertainment preview

The must-watch anime to look out for in summer 2024

By Toussaint Egan July 29

The long-awaited anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki is finally almost here

By Toussaint Egan July 26

The best anime movies to watch right now

By Toussaint Egan January 30

The Suicide Squad anime continues Japan’s history of making American superhero stories better

By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz July 26

The best anime of 2024 so far

By Toussaint Egan and Polygon Staff July 24

I’m obsessed with the lips on A Sign of Affection

By Petrana Radulovic July 24

The most confounding anime of the season is a slice of life at the end of the world

By Toussaint Egan July 22

This anime is proof an ancient Chinese strategist would make a perfect pop-idol manager

By Toussaint Egan July 18

My Favorite Anime: Logic’s journey from Cowboy Bebop to Lupin the Third

By Toussaint Egan July 17

This gorgeous Suzume box set is on sale for Prime Day

By Petrana Radulovic July 16

Spicy Takes Week

The Death Note musical fixed the anime to become the superior adaptation

By Austen Goslin July 16

Dystopian anime Terminator Zero annihilates civilization in its first trailer

By Toussaint Egan July 15

Rick and Morty: The Anime will finally burst into our dimension this August

By Toussaint Egan July 11

The McDonald’s Jujutsu Kaisen sauce did not overpower me

By Ana Diaz July 11

The best anime to watch on Netflix right now

By Toussaint Egan, Ana Diaz, and 1 more July 11

Suicide Squad Isekai is proof Harley Quinn was born to be in an anime

By Toussaint Egan July 10

Witch Hat Atelier’s first anime trailer is an absolute dream

By Toussaint Egan July 8

This minor character is the new hero of the Demon Slayer fandom

By Ana Diaz July 7

Anime

Studio Ponoc wants its anime to change the world — and escape Studio Ghibli’s shadow

Ponoc’s founder on how the studio’s new anime film The Imaginary, now on Netflix, is meant to shift the needle

By Toussaint Egan July 5

Demon Slayer’s final arc will arrive as a trilogy of movies — and here’s the first look

By Matt Patches June 30

Megan Thee Stallion goes full weeb in ‘Otaku Hot Girl’

By Ana Diaz June 28

Not sure what anime to watch? Leave a comment, we’ll help

By Toussaint Egan June 27

Get a sneak peek at one of the year’s most exciting anime in theaters this fall

By Toussaint Egan June 24

My Favorite Anime: Mars Express director’s journey from The Rose of Versailles to Patlabor 2

By Toussaint Egan June 20

Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary may be the closest we get to a Calvin and Hobbes movie

By Tasha Robinson June 14

Donald Glover and Zack Fox’s animated comedy Yoppaman is completely bonkers

By Toussaint Egan June 13

Finally, 2024 is giving us a good imaginary-friends movie

By Tasha Robinson June 13

It’s freaky anime gremlin girl summer

By Petrana Radulovic June 5

Polygon’s Studio Ghibli movie guide

The best scenes from Studio Ghibli movies

By Tasha Robinson and Polygon Staff June 4

Crush of the week: Haikyu!!’s coach Ukai

By Petrana Radulovic June 3

Netflix’s My Oni Girl features a 9-minute-long Spirited Away homage

By Tasha Robinson May 29