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.

Overwatch 2’s Cowboy Bebop crossover is now live

By Michael McWhertor March 12

Warner holds on to Studio Ghibli movies, thanks to multiyear Max streaming deal

By Matt Patches March 12

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’s director considers his own anime roots

By Toussaint Egan March 11

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

By Toussaint Egan March 8

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

By Toussaint Egan and Austen Goslin March 8

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dies at 68

By Toussaint Egan March 8

Crunchyroll execs respond to AI subtitle controversy and the Funimation merger

By Toussaint Egan March 7

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

By Toussaint Egan March 5

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

By Toussaint Egan March 2

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

By Austen Goslin February 29

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

By Isaiah Colbert February 25

Delicious in Dungeon’s delectable dishes, ranked

By Toussaint Egan, Petrana Radulovic, and 1 more February 23

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

By Toussaint Egan February 16

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

By Petrana Radulovic February 14

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

By Toussaint Egan February 10

Overwatch 2 teases its next big crossover: Cowboy Bebop

By Michael McWhertor February 7

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

By Petrana Radulovic February 6

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

By Toussaint Egan and Polygon Staff February 5

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

By Sadie Gennis January 29

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

By Joshua Rivera January 29

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

By Tasha Robinson January 25

Metallic Rouge is a cyberpunk mystery worth unraveling

By Toussaint Egan January 24

What to watch after Jujutsu Kaisen

By Toussaint Egan and Polygon Staff January 23

For Gen Z, anime is bigger than the NFL

By Matt Patches January 23

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

By Toussaint Egan January 22

Feature

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.

By Polygon Staff January 22

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

By Cezary Jan Strusiewicz January 18

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

By Toussaint Egan January 17

Watch these one-season anime in a weekend

By Sadie Gennis and Toussaint Egan January 17

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

By Ana Diaz January 16

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

By Daniel Dockery January 14

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

By Toussaint Egan January 12