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North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 26-May 2
Yandere Dark Elf anime; DOGGO, Grendizer U: The Inception, My Super-Cute Black Mage! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way from Another World! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 28 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Ako and Bambi Graphic Novel (GN) 7Please Yen Press US$15.00 Apr...
Needy Girl Overdose Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, May 2 Debut
KAngel/Ame-chan's voice to be revealed after season finishes
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming an English dub from Aniplex of America for the television anime of WSS (Why So Serious) Playground and Xemono's Needy Girl Overdose game (known as Needy Streamer Overload in English on Steam) on Saturday. The company revealed the English cast, but it noted that the voice of KAng...
Netflix, Crunchyroll Add 3rd Collection of Selected Episodes of Detective Conan Anime Featuring FBI
12 episodes never officially released in U.S. began streaming subbed/dubbed on Friday
― Netflix and Crunchyroll began streaming on Friday a third specially curated selection of 12 episodes from the Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime on Crunchyroll and Netflix. The selection is titled "FBI Intervention" and features episodes related to the FBI characters, all of which have never before been officiall...
Pac-Man Gets New 'Snack Breaks' Animated Shorts on May 22
1st episode debuts on YouTube on May 22
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Friday that its Pac-Man franchise is getting a series of animated shorts titled "Pac-Man: Snack Breaks." The first episode will debut on the franchise's official YouTube channel on May 22, "Pac-Man Day," and new episodes will premiere every month. The company streamed a teaser trailer: Noah Pardo is directing the series ...
K Manga Adds Atsuko Namba's Square Up for Love, Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow Manga in English
Square Up for Love debuted in July 2024
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday and Friday that it has added Atsuko Namba's Square Up for Love (Koi Suru Shikaku) manga and Hajime Inoryū and Shōta Itō's Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow (Furitsumore Kodokuna Shi yo) manga in English. K Manga describes Square Up for Love's story:
Mize Takahashi is a 28-year-old office w...
Black Clover Manga Ends
Manga reached climax in 3-chapter finale
― This year's spring issue of Shueisha's Jump Giga magazine published the final three chapters of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga. Shueisha had previously announced that the manga would reach its climax in this issue. Tabata launched Black Clover in Weekly Shonen Jump in February 2015. The manga moved to the quarterly Jump Giga magazine in 2023. Viz Media is ...
'100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You' Season 3 Slated for July 5
― The website for the third television anime season based on Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo) manga announced its July 5 premiere and unveiled a key visual and visuals for three heroines on Friday. Three of the season's new heroines are: Yamame Yasashiki, a garden...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2's 3rd Video Unveils Opening Song, July 8 Debut
Rock band Unicorn performs "Kurenai no Ha" opening
― NBCUniversal debuted the third full promotional video and the key visual for the second anime season based on Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series on Friday. The video ann...
A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even Anime Announces More Cast, Song Info, AX Preview
Ikumi Hasegawa, Yui Ogura, Ayumi Uehara co-star with songs by Ogura, Aguri Onishi
― The entertainment company Remow unveiled the key visual, more cast members, information on the theme song, and Anime Expo "sneak peek" for the anime of Metabo Hagure's A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires (Buchigire Reijō wa Hōfuku wo Chikaimashita. ~Madōsho no Chika...
Dinners with My Darling Fantasy Romance Manga Has Anime in the Works
Anime adapts Toi Ishino's manga based on Mugi Mameta's novel series
― Futabasha's Gaugau Monster manga service announced on Thursday that Toi Ishino's manga adaptation of Mugi Mameta's Dinners with My Darling - How the Former Monster King Ate Her Way to Happiness (Aisanai to Iwaremashite mo: Moto Maō no Hakushaku Reijō wa Kimajime Gunjin ni Edzuke o Sarete Shiawase ni Naru) light novel series has an ...
The World's Strongest Witch Fantasy Novels Get TV Anime in October
Azusa Tachibana stars in anime about girl discovering walkthrough website to her own world
― Square Enix announced on Friday that Mochimaru Sakaki's The World's Strongest Witch: I'm Starting My Free Life in a World Where Only I Can See the Online Strategy Guide (Sekai Saikyō no Majo, Hajimemashita: Watashi dake "Kōryaku Site" o Mireru Sekai de Jiyū ni Ikimasu) light novel series is inspiring a televi...
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Anime's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, July 7 Debut
Hanabie. performs "Inochi Mijikashi Tai Suru Otome yo!" opening
― The official website for the television anime of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai) manga posted the second teaser promotional video for the anime on Friday. The teaser announces a new cast member and the July 7 premiere date for the anime, and also reveals that th...
Chiikawa Anime Casts Momo Harumi as Furuhonya
Harumi voices secondhand book seller
― The anime of Nagano's Chiikawa manga began streaming its second promotional video on Friday. The video announces that Momo Harumi has joined the cast as Furuhonya (Secondhand Book Seller), who has a crab hair ornament.
The manga's television anime premiered in April 2022, and it previously aired every Friday within Fuji TV's morning news and entertainment progr...
CoMix Wave Films' 'Shiranui' Anime Short Unveils Cast in Trailer
Ano, Kana Hanazawa, Shinichirō Miki star in short film by CoMix Wave Films
― The official website for CoMix Wave Films' new anime short film "Shiranui" unveiled the full trailer for the short on Friday. The trailer announces more cast members for the short. The cast includes: Ano as the protagonist Minato
Kana Hanazawa as the mysterious girl Ben-chan
Shinichirō Miki as Masaru, Minato's father The fi...
WEBTOON's ShootAround Heads to Big Screen as YA Live-Action Film
Aiyana K. White to write film based on Susanna Nousiainen's original webtoon
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Tuesday that Lion Forge Entertainment and Webtoon Productions are partnering to adapt the popular webcomic ShootAround into a young adult live-action feature film. The project's writer will be Aiyana K. White, (Severance, The Night Agent). Susanna Nousiainen's (Suspu) original...
Machibari's 'Aishiteru, Ore to Issho ni Shinde Kure' Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by Samoichi launches on May 15
― The June issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine announced on Tuesday that Machibari's Aishiteru, Ore to Issho ni Shinde Kure ~Zense de Watashi o Koroshita Otto ga Naze ka Guigui Sematte Kimasu~ (I love you, Die With Me ~My husband, Who Killed Me in My Past Life, Is Now Aggressively Pursuing Me for Some Reason~) novel is getting a manga ...
Shōwa no Gurazeni Ends 10th Part, Returns in Fall
Also: Gurazeni Dai League-hen manga resumes in late June
― This year's combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the 90th chapter of Shōwa no Gurazeni, Kawa's spinoff of Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi's Gurazeni Dai League-hen (Gurazeni Big League Arc) manga, on Thursday. The chapter is the last one of the manga's 10th part, and the series will continue with the 11th part ...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens at #1 in Japan, Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 Anime Opens at #4
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway anime film drops to #2, top 10 also includes Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Doraemon
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — opened at #1 at the Japanese box office. The film sold 1.121 million tickets and earned 1,601,093,600 yen (about US$9.96 million) in its first three days.The f...
Keishi Ayasato's Hitokui Oni no Hanayome Manga Ends
Final volume ships on May 29
― This year's 12th issue of Kodansha's ARTEMIS by sirius magazine published the final chapter of Keishi Ayasato's Hitokui Oni no Hanayome (The Bride of the Man-Eating Demon) manga on Thursday. The fourth and final compiled book volume will ship on May 29.Ayasato launched the series on Kodansha's Palcy app in November 2024. The series moved to Kodansha's ARTEMIS by sirius ...
Miko Yasu Launches DanDon Manga Spinoff
5-chapter manga SagaDon debuts on May 14
― The combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that Miko Yasu will launch a spinoff to DanDon titled SagaDon in the next issue on May 14.The title will run for five chapters.DanDon is a historical comedy manga, set during the end of the Edo period, which depicts the Father of the Japanese Police (Kawaji Toshiyoshi). Wit...
'My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?!' Anime Reveals Main Cast/Staff, July Debut
Riku Miyazora, Hitomi Yanagi star in studio HōKIBOSHI anime
― The official website of My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?! (Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga Sexy Joyū datta Hanashi.), the television anime of Nigō Shōji's Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga AV Joyū datta Hanashi. (The Story of Someya, My Classmate in a College Seminar, Was an AV Actress) manga, opened last Friday and revealed ...
Music Awards Japan Nominates Kenshi Yonezu's 'Iris Out,' Sakanaction's 'Kaiju,' AiNA THE END's 'On The Way' for Best Song
Kenshi Yonezu & Hikaru Utada's "JANE DOE," FRUITS ZIPPER's "Hacha Mecha Wacha life!" also nominated
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced on Thursday the nominees for its inaugural Music Awards Japan event. The awards nominated Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" (from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc), Sakanaction's "Kaiju" (from Orb: On the Movements of the...
Art Director Kazuo Ebisawa Dies
ufotable revealed Ebisawa died on April 14
― Animation studio ufotable revealed on Thursday that art director Kazuo Ebisawa died on April 14. There was a funeral service on April 20. Ebisawa served as a background artist and art director for numerous anime, including Today's Menu for Emiya Family, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, GYO: Tokyo Fish Attac...
New Resident Evil Reboot Film Unveils Teaser Trailer
Zach Cregger's film opens on September 18
― Sony Pictures Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a trailer for the new live-action reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise: The film will open in theaters on September 18. The film stars Austin Abrams (Weapons, Euphoria, Wolfs) as Bryan. The cast also includes Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell, Bla...
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film's 3rd Trailer Reveals 2 New Magical Girls, More Staff
Shion Wakayama, Tomoyo Kurosawa voice new magical girls Shichōka, Selma Therese
― Aniplex started streaming on Thursday the third full trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film. The trailer revealed two new magical girls and th...
Webtoon, Kadokawa Launch Studio White for Webcomics Starting With Lodoss Spinoff
Sword Art Online, Slayers, The Familiar of Zero also teased for original webcomics
― LINE Digital Frontier, part of Webtoon Entertainment, has announced the launch of Studio White, a new webcomic production label created in collaboration with Kadokawa and RedIce Studio. The new studio will focus on adapting well-known Japanese intellectual properties into original webcomics for global audiences, to ...
Gou Tanabe Launches Manga of H.P. Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward Novella
Manga debuted on April 1
― Manga creator Gou Tanabe launched a manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Case of Charles Dexter Ward (Charles Ward no Kikai na Jiken) horror novella in Kadokawa's Kadocomi website (under the Comic Beam label) on April 1.The original story follows Marinus Bicknell Willett, the doctor for the noted Ward family of Rhode Island, investigating the case of the supposed madnes...
Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Show Gets New Series in July
Star Takashi Soramachi, director Satoru Nakajima, writer Kazuhiko Yukawa return
― Fuji TV and Kansai TV announced on Thursday that they are producing a new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga that will premiere on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and affiliated channels on July 20 at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT). Takashi Sorimachi reprises the role of protagonist Eikichi On...
Seven Seas Licenses The Villainous Noble is Way Too Fond of MILF Heroines, 6 More Titles
Also licensed: I Will Fall in Love with Azami Yako, My Name is Mienne: Tales of a Blind Kitten, more
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms audiobook
Creator(s): Natsue Shiomi (narrated by Mirai)
Release Date: June 4 (Siren imprint)
Summary: Kano Yuri is tired of her stifling, directionless l...
Always a Catch! Anime Casts Daiki Hamano, Wataru Komada
Actors play loyal servants of Annovazzi family
― The staff for the television anime of Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken) light novel series announced two new cast members on Thursday. Daiki Hamano plays Goffredo (left in image above), and Wataru Komada plays Macchio (right above). The two are loyal servants of the Annovazzi family, and ...
Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Game Releases Like a Dragon's Majima Free DLC
Sega announced on Tuesday that it will add the free DLC content of Goro Majima as Captain Majima from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii to its Sonic Racing CrossWorlds racing game on Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. EDT. the free DLC includes Captain Majima as a playable character, Captain Majima's vehicle Goromaru, and special emotes and sounds.The game also added Red from Angry Birds with the Super R...
The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride Gets 2nd Manga Spinoff on May 26
Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi manga's Tsugaru Toba, Sen Izumino work on new manga spinoff
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on April 24 that Tsugaru Toba and Sen Izumino will launch a short manga spinoff of Midori Yūma's The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride (Kizumono no Hanayome) novels titled Kōtō Onmyō Gakkō Kizumono no Hanayome Gaiden (Imperial City Onmyo School: The Ay...
Anime Expo Hosts Votoms Director Ryōsuke Takahashi, Animators Tōru Yoshida, Moriyasu Taniguchi
Anime Expo takes place on July 2-5 in L.A.
― Anime Expo announced on Tuesday that it will host anime director Ryōsuke Takahashi and animators Tōru Yoshida and Moriyasu Taniguchi as guests. Please welcome Ryosuke Takahashi to #AX2026 as a Guest! ✨🖋️ A legendary anime director, writer, and one of the creators who defined the realistic mecha genre. 🤖 Since the 1970s, he has shaped Japanese anime through...
New Attack on Titan Orchestral Concert Tour Travels to 15 Venues Worldwide
Concert debuts at Royal Albert Hall in London on October 17
― The Wild Faery Company announced on Monday that it will hold an orchestral concert for the Attack on Titan anime franchise's soundtrack titled "Attack on Titan - Symphony from Paradis." The concert will debut at the Royal Albert Hall in London on October 17, and will travel to a total of 15 venues around the world.The tour dates include:Lo...
Crossed Hearts Licenses OctoPiece Manga
Mitomo Sasako launched title on March 23
― Crossed Hearts, a new California-based global English publisher, announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Mitomo Sasako's OctoPiece manga.The company describes the story:Set on the remote island nation of Arakam, where military might and faith stand as twin pillars of rule, this dark fantasy follows Yuzuki, a soldier consumed by a distorted sense of justi...
Ball and Chain Manga Ends with Next Volume
Series debuted in June 2023
― The fifth compiled book volume of Q-ta Minami's Ball and Chain announced on Tuesday the series will end in the next volume.Manga Mavericks is publishing the series in English and describes the story:"Maybe I could have chosen something different..." Keito is a late-20s company employee who's planning to get married as a "woman," despite not feeling cemented into a specif...
A Certain Scientific Accelerator's Arata Yamaji Launches New Ryutuhegui Manga
Ryutuhegui debuts on Wednesday
― Kodansha's Comic Days platform announced on Tuesday that A Certain Scientific Accelerator's Arata Yamaji is launching a new manga titled Ryutuhegui on the platform on Wednesday.The story is set 100 years after the defeat of humankind by dragons. Humans have fled underground and fear the surface. One day, the food procurement team encounters a boy from the surface with...
Hetalia Manga's New Stage Musical Series Gets 5th Musical
Hetalia ~World☆Starts~ opens on October 23-26 in Osaka
― The staff for Hetalia ~A Tender World~, the fourth new stage musical adaptation of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers manga, announced on Wednesday that there will be a fifth new musical titled Hetalia ~World☆Starts~. The musical will run from October 23-26 at the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall in Osaka, October 30-November 8 at the Nippon...
GlobalComix Adds Manga From Yuri Hub
Room for Honeys, Pages of Eternity, Our Gentle World, more manga
― Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Wednesday that it is adding the following manga from the Yuri Hub yuri manga service: Title: Room for Honeys
Creator: Ayu Inui
Summary: "That coffee must be so bitter..." Ever-cheerful, caring-to-a-fault Tsumugi Hina grows increasingly worried about one of her repeat c...
Over Requiemz Switch Game Launches in West on August 20
Aksys Games announced on Wednesday that it will release Idea Factory and Kogado Studio's OVER REQUIEMZ, an otome game based on The Wizard of Oz, for Nintendo Switch in the West on August 20. Aksys Games describes the story:
In a dark reimagining of the classic tale, high school student Yuhiru is swept up in a mysterious tornado and finds herself lost in Oz. There, she is unjustly sentenced to deat...
Comitia Dōjinshi Convention's Chair Kimihiko Nakamura Dies
Convention co-founder had been undergoing treatment for cancer
― The official website of dōjinshi (self-published works) convention Comitia announced on Wednesday that Kimihiko Nakamura, the chair of the Comitia Executive Committee, died on April 26. Comitia stated that he had been undergoing medical treatment for cancer. A private funeral service attended only by close relatives will be held, in acc...
A New Dawn, The Obsessed, Peleliu, We Are Aliens, More Films to Play at Annecy
A New Dawn, The Obsessed, Peleliu compete in "Contrechamp" section
― The Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced this week the films that will play in this year's festival, including film label NOTHING NEW and animator Kōhei Kadowaki's We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin) anime film in the "Feature Films: Official" competition section. The "Contrechamp" competition section will screen ...
New Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- Anime Casts Jirō Saitō
Saitō voices GOLAN's deputy leader in episode 6 on Friday
― The staff for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-, the new anime of Tetsuo Hara's landmark manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken), announced on Wednesday that voice actor Jirō Saitō is joining the anime's cast as Mad Sarge, GOLAN's deputy leader. The character will appear in the anime's sixth episode on Friday. The anime's staff als...
Sword Art Online Franchise Gets New Original Film
More details to come in July
― The Sword Art Online franchise's "Yuna First Live" concert ended its streaming on Wednesday with a teaser for a "brand-new original film." The teaser promises more information in July. (Wednesday's stream recreated the character Yuna's concert from the 2017 Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale film. Within that film's fictional timeline, the concert also takes plac...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, Manga Creator Machiko Satonaka Inducted Into Order of the Rising Sun
Anime director, shōjo manga pioneer to receive honor on May 12
― The Japanese government announced the 3,875 recipients of the Spring 2026 Conferment of Decorations on Wednesday, and inducted Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and shōjo manga creator Machiko Satonaka into the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon class. The presentation ceremony will be held on May 12. Tomino ...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S Game's Trailer Reveals Demo
Switch 2, Xbox versions launch on June 3
― Square Enix revealed on Tuesday in a new trailer for the Nintendo Switch 2 and Xbox Series X|S releases of its Final Fantasy VII Rebirth sequel game that a demo has launched. Demo save data transfers to the full game. The game will launch for Switch 2, Xbox X|S and Xbox on PC on June 3. The physical release for the Switch 2 version will include a card feat...
Gakuen Sensuikan-tai: Mermaid Girls Manga Ends
4th volume ships on June 25
― The May issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine published the final chapter of Makoto Fukami and artist Seigo Tokiya's Gakuen Sensuikan-tai: Mermaid Girls (School Submarine Fleet: Mermaid Girls) manga on Friday. The fourth and final compiled book volume will ship on June 25.Fukami and Tokiya launched the series in Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine in April 2024. Squar...
Musawo Launches New Lilimholic Manga
Lilimholic debuts on May 13
― This year's combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine announced on Tuesday that Musawo will debut a new manga titled Lilimholic in the next issue on May 13.Musawo ended the Kareshi Toki Doki Kanojo (My Boyfriend Sometimes is a Girlfriend) manga in October 2024. The manga launched in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in June 2023. Kodansha shipped the third...
WEBTOON Partners with Genies to Launch Interactive AI Avatars for Webcomic Characters
Rollout begins with The Greatest Estate Developer, The Knight Only Lives Today, My In-Laws are Obsessed with Me
― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on Monday a strategic partnership with Genies to introduce interactive, character-driven digital experiences, marking a new step in the evolution of webcomic storytelling. Through the collaboration, WEBTOON creators will be able to transform their character...
Kadokawa Establishes 'Kadokawa Retail Ventures' Company for N. American Retail Business
New company to take over management of Manga Spot bookstores from Kadokawa World Entertainment
― Kadokawa announced on Monday that it has established a new company named Kadokawa Retail Ventures, LLC in February to take over North American retail business from its Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE) company.The company is based in New York, with Yen Press Publisher and Managing Director and KWE CEO an...
K Manga Adds A Sweet Kiss After The Last Train Manga
Kodansha to publish new chapters simultaneously with Japanese release
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Tuesday that it has added Azu Ishida's A Sweet Kiss After the Last Train (Shūdengo wa Amai Kiss Shite) manga in English as a simulpub title. The first nine chapters are available now. K Manga describes the story: Saeka has worked at her company for four years, and is generally seen as a re...
OceanVeil Adds Doukyusei -Classmates- Anime Film, Oreimo, Eromanga Sensei Anime
Titles start streaming on service in May
― OceanVeil announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Doukyusei -Classmates- anime film, two seasons of the Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo) anime, and the Eromanga Sensei anime starting in May. OceanVeil will stream the Doukyusei -Classmates- film on May 1 at 3:00 p.m. PDT (6:00 p.m. EDT).The anime film of Asumiko Nakamura's Dōkyūsei (Cl...
OceanVeil Streams I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face Returns Anime
1st episode streams on service on Thursday
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Tuesday that it will stream Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai R or Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai Returns anime, the new anime of Shimahara's doujin project Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai (I Want You To Make a Disgusted Face and Show Me You...
New River City Saga: Journey to the West Game Heads West on June 4
Kunio-kun crosses over with Journey to the West in roguelite brawler
― Arc System Works announced on Tuesday that it will release the River City Saga: Journey to the West (Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Saiyūki: Tenjiku Rantō-hen) action game in the West on June 4 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The game will launch in Japan on the same day. The game is a roguelite brawler inspired by Jo...
Universal Pictures Lists Untitled Nintendo/Illumination Film for April 12, 2028
Companies' The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened on April 1
― Universal Pictures released last Thursday its schedule of upcoming movies, and it lists an untitled animated event film from Nintendo and Illumination for April 12, 2028. The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — opened in the United States and the United Kingdom on...
Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest Manga Gets TV Anime
Original creator Aki Irie shares commemorative illustration for manga set in Iceland
― A new official website opened on Wednesday to announce that Aki Irie's Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest (Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Yuke) manga is getting a television anime. The website shared a commemorative illustration from Irie: The first compiled book volume of the manga's "second series," a continuation of...
The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc Film Unveils Video Clip of Miyuki
Film premieres in Japan on May 8
― Aniplex began streaming on Tuesday a clip for Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yotsuba Keishō-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -) anime film featuring Miyuki Shiba: The film had a premiere screening on April 28 at Shinjuku Wald 9. Moviegoers for the first four weeks will receive original novels written by original creator Tsutomu Sa...
Manga Creator Mikio Yoshimori Dies Due to Lymphoma at 84
Yoshimori debuted in shōjo manga in 1965, also worked in shōnen works including Shimatte Ikō ze! baseball manga
― Manga creator Mikio Yoshimori's son Daisuke Yoshimori announced on Monday that his father died early in the morning last Friday, April 24 due to lymphoma. He was 84. His relatives plan to hold a private funeral.Yoshimori debuted as a manga creator in 1965, writing shōjo manga one-shots in...
Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san TV Anime's Teaser Unveils Main Cast & Staff, July Debut
Tomokazu Sugita star as titular psychic Kamui
― The official website for the television anime of author Eroki and artist Shinko Konoshiro's Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san (Kamui-san Directly Behind You) manga opened on Tuesday and unveiled the anime's teaser promotional video, key visual, main cast and staff members, and its July premiere. ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ 『うしろの正面カムイさん』原作：えろき／作画：コノシロしんこ ティザーPV 公開！！＿＿...
Clevatess II Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Myth & Roid's Ending Song
MYTH & ROID perform "Awake Anew" ending song
― The staff for Clevatess II -Majū no Ō to Itsuwari no Yūsha Denshō- (Clevatess II -The King of Magical Beasts and the Legend of the False Hero-), the second anime season based on Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero) manga, unveiled the anime's second ful...
ODDTAXI Writer Kazuya Konomoto's Spinner Bait Suspense Manga Gets Live-Action Show
Story of high schooler caught up in blackmail, murders premieres in June
― NBC Universal Entertainment Japan announced on Tuesday that ODDTAXI writer Kazuya Konomoto's coming-of-age crime suspense manga series Spinner Bait will receive a live-action television series adaptation on Fuji TV in June. The series will also be available on streaming services in Japan like FOD and TVer. The story begins whe...
Eldo Yoshimizu's Ryuko Manga Gets New Arc After 16 Years
New arc launches on April 27
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Leed Publishing's Torch Web manga platform announced on Saturday that Eldo Yoshimizu's Ryuko manga will get a new arc on the platform beginning on April 27. The new arc marks the first continuation for the series in 16 years. Torch Web reveals the writing took four years. Titan Comics published the first two volumes in Eng...
Shiwasu Hoshikawa, Yūichirō Momose Launch New Manga Together
Gyakusatsu Kigen series debuts on May 25
― The June issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine announced on Saturday that Shiwasu Hoshikawa and Hypnosis Mic writer Yūichirō Momose will launch a new manga together titled Gyakusatsu Kigen (Genocide Origin) in the next issue on May 25.Hoshikawa launched the Bungo Stray Dogs STORM BRINGER manga adaptation in Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine in January ...
Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Smartphone Game Ends Service, Shelves PC Release
Game launched on iOS, Android on February 5
― The official X/Twitter account for Tensui no Sakuna Hime: Hinuka Junreitan (Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin: Hinuka Cycle Soul Tales), a smartphone game in the Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin franchise, announced on Monday, less than three months since the game's launch, that the game will end service on July 27. Consequently, the planned release for PC via Steam has b...
Gido Amagakure's Yurayura Q Manga Ends
Series debuted in October 2019
― The June 1 issue of Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume Kami-sama magazine announced on Monday that Gido Amagakure's Yurayura Q manga will end in the next chapter on July 27.Amagakure launched the series in Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume Fantasy magazine in October 2019. Hakusensha shipped the fifth compiled book volume on January 20.Amagakure debuted the Tomoshibi Kara Spar...
'8th Loop for the Win!' Manga Artist Riku Natsume Launches New Series
Saimu Mahō Shōjo Kureca Riboca debuts on May 22
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Leed Publishing's Comic Border platform announced on Friday that 8th Loop for the Win! manga artist Riku Natsume will launch a new manga series titled Saimu Mahō Shōjo Kureca Riboca (Debt Magical Girl Kureca Riboca) on the platform on May 22.Natsume launched the manga adaptation of Skyfarm's 8th Loop for t...
Koji Yamamura's 'Haru no Umi,' More Japanese Short Films Compete at 2026 Annecy
Annecy International Animation Film Fest will take place in France from June 21-27
― The Annecy International Animation Film Festival listed on its website the directors and films competing in its Short Films and Graduation Films categories. The updated films from Japan in each category include: Short Films Official: Koji Yamamura's "Haru no Umi" ("The Spring Sea") Perspectives: Yakata Kanata's "Buck...
Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts' Yu Tomofuji Launches New Series in July
Kimi o Norowaba manga first published as 1-shot story in January
― The June 1 issue of Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine announced on Monday that Yu Tomofuji will launch a new manga titled Kimi o Norowaba (If I Curse You) in the magazine's next issue on July 27.The manga's story centers on Yachimaru Shijō, a young boy(?) who ends up working for Tsubaki Tsukumo, the head of the Tsukumo family, an...
Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga launched in July 2024
― This year's 21st issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on April 23 that Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry (Bad Baby wa Nakanai) manga is entering its final arc in the magazine's next issue on April 30.The series revolves around four strangers who saved the life of a 10-year-old girl who jumped from the platform of a train. Years later, Kasumi Kado, a 28-year-o...
Black Clover Manga Reaches Climax (Updated With Listing of Manga's End)
Manga gets 3 chapters on May 1
― Shueisha's "Jump Press" livestream revealed on Monday that Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga is reaching its climax. There will be three chapters in Jump Giga's spring issue on May 1. Update: Amazon has a listing of the magazine's spring issue, and the description lists a commemorative feature for the end of the Black Clover series. The manga will be featured on the co...
Rock Band Unison Square Garden Suspend Activities Following Drummer Takao Suzuki's Departure
Suzuki to leave after performance on July 15
― Rock band Unison Square Garden announced on Monday that their drummer Takao Suzuki is leaving the group, and the band will suspend activities for an indefinite period of time. The current lineup's final performance will be on July 15 at Makuhari Messe with their UNISON SQUARE GARDEN LIVE 2026 "Sentimental Period" concert, named after their first single. ...
The Irregular at Magic High School 'Escape Arc,' 'Upheaval Prologue Arc' Manga Both End
5th volume of Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Escape-hen, 6th volume of Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Dōran no Joshō-hen both ship on May 27
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine published the final chapters of both Yuzuki N Dash's Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Escape-hen manga and Mei Higuchi's Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Dōran no Joshō-hen manga on Monday. The fifth volume of Mahōka Kōkō ...
Kageki Shojo!! Manga Takes 1-Issue Break, Returns in June
Manga started final arc in September; author Kumiko Saiki was injured at music festival in March
― The June issue of Hakusensha's Melody magazine announced on Tuesday that Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shojo!! manga is going on a break, and did not post a new chapter, due to Saiki's health. The manga is scheduled to return in the magazine's next issue in June. The announcement also stated that the manga's 17...
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi Manga Gets TV Anime in April 2027
Taihi Kimura stars as Chihiro Rokuhira
― Shueisha's "Jump Press" livestream on Monday announced that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut in April 2027. The anime will star Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira. The event also revealed a teaser visual, teaser video, and main staff. Tetsuya Takeuchi (From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarna...
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members, June 3 Limited Advance Streaming on Abema Japan (Update 2)
Toa Yukinari, Megumi Toyoguchi, Rikuya Yasuda, Yōko Hikasa join anime's cast
― Update: The Comic Natalie website has removed its article on this anime. ANN's original article follows below: Update 2: Comic Natalie has since restored its article. The staff for the television anime of Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari) manga revealed a new key visual and ...
The Promised Neverland Manga Gets Bonus 1-Shot Chapter This Summer
New chapter commemorates manga's 10th anniversary
― Shueisha's "Jump Press" livestream on Monday announced that Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga is getting a new bonus one-shot chapter this summer in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. ◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢#約ネバ 10TH ANNIVERSARY◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢#約束のネバーランド㊗️連載開始10周年⑤大企画!!【その①】スペシャル番外編読切が週刊少年ジャンプに掲載決定!!今年の夏頃を予定！🔥㊙ネームを先行チラ見せ🦉✨✨ http...
Rich Girl Caretaker Anime Casts Saori Ōnishi, Rio Tsuchiya
Series debuts in July
― The official website for the anime adaptation of author Yusaku Sakaishi and illustrator Sakura Miwabe's Rich Girl Caretaker (Saijo no Osewa) light novel series revealed the anime's key visual and two new cast members on Monday. The newly announced cast members are:Saori Ōnishi as Mirei Tennōji
Rio Tsuchiya as Narika Miyakojima
The anime will debut in July. Crunchyroll will str...
K Manga Adds Mom in Dungeon Manga
Kodansha to publish new chapters simultaneously with Japanese release
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Saturday it has added Shinichi Kamogawa's manga adaptation of Yūko's Mom in Dungeon: Making Ends Meet Every Day! (Okaa-san Bōkensha, Login Bonus de Skill "Shufu" ni Mezameshita. Shūichi Moraeru Chirashi de Bōkensha Seikatsu Ganbarimasu!) novel series in English as a simulpub title. Kyouich...
sora's Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi Manga Gets Extra Chapter
Extra chapter is 34-page sequel
― The June 1 issue of Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine on Monday published an extra chapter for sora's Tsuiraku JK to Haijin Kyōshi (Fallen High School Girl and Disabled Teacher) manga. The extra chapter has a color opening page, and is 34 pages long. The extra chapter tells the story of [highlight the white text to read spoilers]Mikoto Ochiai and Jin Haiba's chi...
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime's Teaser Unveils New Cast, Staff Members, July Debut
Anna Mugiho joins cast as Kōnokura family's beloved dog Gungnir
― NBC Universal revealed the teaser promotional video, main visual, additional cast and staff members, and the July debut for the television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked (Ibitte Konai Gibo to Gishi) manga (the Japanese manga and anime write the English title as: My mother-in-law and sister-in-law who don'...
Berserk of Gluttony TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season aired in 2023
― Point Set announced on Monday that the television anime of Ichika Isshiki and fame's Berserk of Gluttony (Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore Dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa Suru) light novel series is getting a second season. The announcement comes with a visual featuring the characters Fate Graphite and Roxy.The anime's first season debuted in October 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the ...
Re:Zero Light Novels Cross 16 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
45th compiled volume of Tatsuhira Nagatsuki light novel series will ship on June 25
― Kadokawa's listing for the 45th compiled volume of Tatsuhira Nagatsuki's Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World light novel series states that the series has crossed 16 million copies in circulation worldwide, including digital copies sold. The volume will ship on June 25.Nagatsuki launched the story on the Shōset...
No Game, No Life Chapter 2: Eastern Union Manga Resumes After 16 Months
Ryū Naitō last released chapter in December 2024
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine published a new chapter of Ryū Naitō's No Game, No Life Chapter 2: Eastern Union manga on Monday. This is the first chapter of the manga in 16 months since December 2024, when it went on hiatus.Yen Press is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:A world governed entirely by games d...
Crunchyroll to Stream Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, 4 More 2026 Anime; Reveals English Dub Cast for Wistoria Season 2
Crunchyroll to also stream Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life, Reborn as a Space Mercenary, 2 more anime this year, 2nd season of The World's Finest Assassin in 2027
― Crunchyroll announced during its industry panel at CCXP Mexico on Saturday that it will stream six upcoming anime, including: Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life, Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Pilo...
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Game Gets Manga, Stage Play
Manga debuts this winter, stage play runs in August
― Aniplex and Too Kyo Games announced on Sunday that their adventure strategy game The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is inspiring both its first manga series and a stage play adaptation. Ejō is drawing the manga series, with story composition by Tsukueni. The manga will launch on Square Enix's Manga Up! service this winter. ／HUNDRED LINE -最終防衛...
Battle Angel Alita Manga's New Panzer Kunst Chronicle Series Debuts on May 5
Series runs on Comic Days platform
― This year's 21st issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday that Gunnm: Kikō-Jutsu Senki (Gunnm: Panzer Kunst Chronicle or Battle Angel Alita: Panzer Kunst Chronicle), Yukito Kishiro's new manga series in the Gunnm or Battle Angel Alita franchise, will launch on Kodansha's Comic Days platform on May 5.The Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle series e...
My First Girlfriend Is a Gal Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Creator's Paternity Leave
Meguru Ueno slated to resume manga in late July
― The staff of Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine announced on Friday that Meguru Ueno's Hajimete no Gal (My First Girlfriend Is a Gal) manga is on an extended hiatus due to the creator going on paternity leave. The manga is slated to return in the September issue of Monthly Shonen Ace, which will ship in late July. Ueno wrote a message to add that ...
Ao Kojima's Hon Nara Uru Hodo Manga Wins Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Kaijū o Kaibō Suru, Atarashii Tomodachi: Kawajirō Tanpenshū, Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise manga also win
― The Asahi Shimbun paper announced the winners for the 30th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards on Monday. The awards commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the manga th...
Toronto Comic Arts Festival Hosts Manga Creators Battan, Keita Katsushika, Marco Kohinata, Tokushige Kawakatsu, Moka Onmae
Festival takes place at Toronto Metropolitan University's Mattamy Athletic Centre on June 6-7
― The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) announced on Saturday that it will host manga creator Battan (And Then There Were No Heroines; Run Away With Me, Girl) as a guest. The festival will also be hosting the following the manga artists who are part of the Manga International Network Team (MINT) Project as...
Naver Webtoon Reports 23% Revenue Boost as Anti-Piracy System Delays Illegal Distribution
Company finds number of titles illegally uploaded within 24 hours of release dropped by about 90% by end of Q1 2026
― Naver Webtoon revealed on Wednesday its anti-piracy system “Toon Radar” has led to a significant increase in paid transactions on its Korean service, as improvements in preemptive blocking technology delay the spread of illegal copies. According to the company's “Q1 2026 Toon Radar R...
Mii-chan and Miss Yamada Manga Ends in Next Volume
Manga's 7th volume ships in late summer
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The sixth volume of Nene Azuki's Mii-chan and Miss Yamada (Mii-chan and Yamada-san) manga announced on Thursday the series will end in the next volume, which ships in late summer. Seven Seas will publish the series in English, and it describes the story: In the heart of Shinjuku, there are a variety of host and hostess nightclubs open to customers seeking a ...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils Mai Sakurajima, Kaede Azusagawa Visuals
"Finale" film to open in theaters in Japan on October 16
― The staff for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, presented new "memorial visuals" featuring Mai Sakurajima and Kaede Azusagawa via videos on April 19 and 26. Mai Sakurajima memor...
Former KAT-TUN Idol Yūichi Nakamaru's Chikyū Daisuki! Kikkun Story Gets Short Anime in July
Story of alien abandoning plans to invade Earth was featured as daily 4-panel manga during COVID-19
― Japanese singer, actor, and former KAT-TUN boy band member Yūichi Nakamaru announced during the Okinawa International Culture Festival on Sunday that his original story Chikyū Daisuki! Kikkun is inspiring a short anime that will start airing every Wednesday within Tokyo MX's 5-ji ni Muchū! morning pr...
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Manga Takes 3-Week Break
Author cites busy schedule
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) manga announced on Wednesday the series will take a three-week break due to the author's busy schedule with preparations for the series and other projects. The manga will resume on May 14. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in Engli...
1st Permanent Square Enix Café in U.S. to Open at Los Angeles
L.A. location to open in next few months along with new Tokyo location
― Square Enix announced on Friday that it will open two Square Enix Café & Shop locations in Los Angeles and Tokyo. The English version of the announcement lists both locations as opening this spring, while the Japanese version lists the Tokyo location as opening in "early summer." J-Pop Culture Café Inc. will operate the Los Ange...
World Trigger Anime's 'Reboot Project' Unveils New Teaser, Returning Cast & Staff
5 main cast members, series director, head writer, character designer return
― The "Reboot Project" for the anime of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga presented its character designs in a new teaser video on Sunday. The project also announces its returning main cast and main staff. Morio Hatano is returning as the series director from the third and fourth anime seasons. Series script supervisor ...
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