This review updates an earlier review published in 1996 by Ryabukhin, Korzhavina, and Suzdalev, which covered the literature through 1994. It deals with the synthesis and reactivity of 1,3-thiazin-4-ones and their derivatives. These include reduced compounds, 2-imino or 2-amino compounds, compounds with fused arenes or heterocycles, bridged compounds, and compounds combining various of these attributes.