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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 11-17
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3, Snowball Earth exit top 10
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 17 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.1 Detective Conan NTV May 16 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.5 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV May 17 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.1 Doraemon TV Asahi May 16 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 2.9 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi May 16 (Sat...
Tomb Raider King Korean-Animated Series Reveals New Character Videos, July 8 Debut
Series gets "world premiere" screening in Tokyo with simultaneous stream of cast stage greeting
― Kadokawa revealed the July 8 debut for the Korean-animated adaptation of artist 3B2S, storywriter Yuns (REDICE STUDIO), original storywriter SAN.G, and character designer P-crush's Tomb Raider King webtoon on Thursday. Kadokawa has also recently released two new character promotional videos for the serie...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in 5th Weekend
Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi drops to #4
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — dropped back from #1 to #2 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 203,000 tickets and earned 276,962,830 yen (about US$1.73 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.94 million tickets and earned a cumulative total...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 4-10
Kiki's Delivery Service earns 9.3% rating
― Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service film aired on NTV on Friday, May 8 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 9.3% rating. Yoshimi Itazu and Production I.G's The Concierge anime film aired on NHK Educational on Wednesday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. and earned a 0.7% rating. A marathon rerun of the fourth season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet serie...
HYBE Expands Dark Moon Franchise With Werewolf-Centric Multimedia Project
The Witch of Yerasah centers entirely on werewolf characters; explores themes of fate, identity, self-determined love
― HYBE announced on Monday it is expanding its original story IP Dark Moon with a new installment, DARK MOON: The Witch of Yerasah, marking the first time the series focuses exclusively on a werewolf-driven narrative. The project is being rolled out as a large-scale multimedia initia...
WEBTOON, Warner Bros. Animation Unveil 4 New Animated Titles in Expanding IP Partnership
The Wolf & Red Riding Hood, Vampire Family, Sable Curse, Snow and Briar to get animated adaptations
― WEBTOON Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation announced on Wednesday four additional animated projects in development, further expanding their strategic partnership aimed at bringing webcomic IP to global audiences. WEBTOON CFO David J. Lee and Warner Bros. Animation President Sam Register made t...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film Earns Estimated US$810,000 in U.S. Opening Weekend
Also: The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ranks at #6 in its 7th week; Labyrinth film's 2-night screening earns US$39,935
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Sunday that Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway - Circe no Majo), the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway) anime project, earned ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 27-May 3
My Hero Academia: More special ranks at #4
― Yoshifumi Kondō and Studio Ghibli's Whisper of the Heart aired on NTV on Friday, May 1 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.5% rating. The live-action Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional film aired on NHK on Sunday, May 3 at 4:10 p.m. and earned a 2.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 3 (Sun) 18:30 30 mi...
Kindergarten for Divine Beasts Webtoon Gets AI-Based Animated TV Series
Project is drawing attention for integrating AI into full broadcast production pipeline
― The web novel and webtoon Kindergarten for Divine Beasts is being adapted into a broadcast animation using artificial intelligence (AI), marking another step in the expansion of webtoon-based IP into new formats. According to industry sources, Kindergarten for Divine Beasts will air later this month on the AniO...
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Opens at #9 in U.S.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ranking at #2 earning US$402,676,935
― That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise, opened at #9 at the United States box office on Friday. The film screened in 837 ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 20-26
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 earns 2.7%, The Elusive Samurai 1st season rebroadcast earns 2.3%
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 26 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV April 25 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.6 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV April 26 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 4.5 Doraemon TV Asahi April 25 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 2.7 Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3:...
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 ...
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...
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...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 13-19
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? ranks at #8
― The Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween film aired on NTV on Friday, April 17 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned an 8.3% rating. The Super Mario Bros. Movie aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, April 18 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 4.9% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 19 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV ...
Animated Devil May Cry Show's 2nd Season Unveils New Trailer, Key Art
Season 2 premieres on May 12
― Netflix unveiled a new trailer and key art for the second season of the animated series of Capcom's Devil May Cry video game franchise on Tuesday. The second season will premiere on May 12. The first season from Studio Mir premiered in April 2025 with eight episodes featuring the characters Dante, Vergil, and Lady. It debuted at #4 on its global top 10 list with 5.3 m...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 6-12
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 stays at #4, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 also stays at #7
― The Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback film aired on NTV on Friday, April 10 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned an 8.5% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 12 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.3 Detective Conan NTV April 11 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.9 Chibi Ma...
Return of the Blossoming Blade Webtoon Resumes With Season 3
Webtoon has recorded approximately 3.9 million global subscribers, 2.1 billion cumulative views
― The webtoon Return of the Blossoming Blade officially resumed serialization on April 14, with a new animated trailer from Studio LICO released alongside its return. The series is continuing with its latest arc following over a year of hiatus, marking the start of a new phase for the popular title. WEBTO...
Supreme Court of Korea Produces Legal Education Webtoon, Animation Projects
Webtoon, motion comic episodes are scheduled for release between April-May
― The Supreme Court of Korea announced on Monday the production of new legal education content, including a webtoon, moving webtoon, and animated videos aimed at the general public and students. The webtoon project, titled Three-Day Survival with Solomon, is part of a legal education series and consists of six episodes in bot...
Sony Pictures Produces Animated Film of Bloodborne Game
YouTuber jacksepticeye co-produces film of FromSoftware game
― Sony Pictures announced at CinemaCon on Monday that it is producing an animated R-rated film adaptation of FromSoftware's Bloodborne game. PlayStation Productions, Lyrical Animation, and YouTuber jacksepticeye (Seán McLoughlin) are producing the film, with Sony Pictures and Lyrical Animation parent company Lyrical Media co-financing the f...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Crosses US$308 Million in U.S., US$628 Million Worldwide
Film grosses US$69,000,000 in the U.S. in 2nd weekend
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — has earned an estimated US$308,117,135 in the United States after its second weekend. The film ranked at #1 and earned an estimated US$69,000,000 in its second weekend in the U.S., roughly a 48% drop from last weekend's numbers,...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 23-29
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End finale ranks at #3 with 4.5% rating, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube finale ranks at #5 with 2.6% rating, Blue Miburo finale ranks at #7 with 2.4% rating
― Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem, the 10th film in the Detective Conan franchise, aired on NTV on Friday, March 27 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 7.4% rating. The 2025 Eiga Oshiri Tantei: Star and Moon (But...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 16-22
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ranks up to #3 from #4
― Poupelle of Chimney Town, Studio 4°C's anime film of Akihiro Nishino's picture book of the same title, aired on Fuji TV on Friday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m., and it earned a 2.6% rating. The anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga aired on NHK on Sunday, March 22 at 11:00 p.m., and it earned a 1.7% rating. Sc...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens With US$372 Million Worldwide
Biggest 2026 openings so far in N. America, internationally
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, earned an estimated US$190,053,455 in its first five days in North America to open at #1. The film earned an estimated US$130,940,000 from Friday to Sunday in North America, and the estimated equivalent of US$182.4 million ...
Parasite Director Joon-Ho Bong Reveals 1st Animated Feature Ally for Global Release
Film has been in development since 2019, will center on group of curious deep-sea creatures
― Director Joon-ho Bong is developing his first animated feature film, Ally, with a planned worldwide release following completion in the first half of 2027. CJ ENM, one of the largest movie production and distribution companies in Korea, announced the film on Friday. According to CJ ENM, the project has been...
Elemon Animated 'Edutainment' Series Gets 2nd Season
Elemon Breakthrough season streams trailer
― Toei Animation and Sunlight Entertainment began streaming a new trailer last Friday for their animated "edutainment" series ELEMON, and it reveals that the show is getting a second season titled Elemon Breakthrough. ELEMON debuted in September 2023 featuring the voice of Ryan Kaji, the YouTube kid phenomenon from "Ryan's World." Episodes streamed weekly on...
Glen Powell Voices Fox McCloud in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Film opens in U.S., U.K. on April 1
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Friday that actor Glen Powell will voice Fox McCloud in Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. Powell also posted a video announcement on his Instagram account. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glen Powell (@glenpowell) The ...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Reveals Star Fox Games' Fox McCloud
Film with crossover characters opens in U.S., U.K. on April 1
― The official X/Twitter account for Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, revealed in a visual on Thursday that Star Fox game series' protagonist Fox McCloud will be in the movie. Although Shigeru Miyamoto and Nintendo have created both the Mario and Star F...
Animated Devil May Cry Show's 2nd Season Highlights Dante/Vergil in Teaser Trailer
Season 2 premieres on May 12
― IGN streamed a new teaser trailer for the second season of the animated series of Capcom's Devil May Cry video game franchise on Tuesday. The video features Dante and Vergil: The second season will premiere on May 12. The first season from Studio Mir premiered in April 2025 with eight episodes featuring the characters Dante, Vergil, and Lady. It debuted at #4 on its glo...
Crave Streaming Services Adds 14 Anime Films in Canada
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Suzume, among other titles added
― Crave streaming service in Canada announced on February 27 it added the following anime films on March 7:Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Jujutsu Kaisen 0 SuzumeSPY×FAMILY Code: WhiteBLUELOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World– Legend of CrimsonThe Quintessential Quintuplets MovieTh...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 9-15
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End back at #4
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV March 15 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.7 Detective Conan NTV March 14 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.0 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV March 15 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 4.5 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 NTV March 13 (Fri) 23:00 30 min. 4.2 Blue Miburo season 2 NTV March 14 (Sat) 17:30 30 min. 2.9 Star D...
EuroVisual Studios Lists Final Fantasy IX Animated Series
Final Fantasy, Black Mages Legacy follows Vivi's children
― EuroVisual Studios is listing Final Fantasy, Black Mages Legacy, a 2D-animated series inspired by Square Enix's Final Fantasy IX game, in development with 10 22-minute episodes. It summarizes the series as a story about the children of Bibi (the Japanese reading for Vivi, one of the game's main characters who is a Black Mage), now living in ...
Your Throne Webtoon Returns on March 31 After 1+ Year Hiatus
Animated trailer features song “Two Faced” by LUCY
― The Your Throne webtoon will return on March 31 after roughly a 15-month hiatus, Naver Webtoon announced through a newly released trailer on Saturday. The animated trailer was directed by BDP, with Seul-gi Park serving as art director and Min-sun Park as director of photography. The trailer features the song “Two Faced” by LUCY. Created by SAM, Yo...
Super Mario Galaxy Movie Reveals Donald Glover as Yoshi, Final Trailer
Film opens in U.S., U.K. on April 1 & in Japan on April 24
― Illumination and Universal Pictures unveiled the final trailer on Monday for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie and revealed Donald Glover will voice Yoshi. The trailer also features the voice of Issa Rae as Honey Queen and Luis Guzmán as Wart.English Trailer Japanese Trailer The film will open in the Un...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 23-March 1
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End returns with 3.6% rating
― A special edition of the Golden Kamuy -The Hunt of Prisoners in Hokkaido- live-action series aired on NTV on Friday, February 27 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 4.7% rating. The Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time anime film aired on TBS on Monday, February 23 at 7:00 p.m. and earned a 3.9% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Househol...
My Secret Friend Haechi Animated Series, Produced by Seoul City, Surpasses 10 Million Views
Story follows mythical guardian who once protected gateway between spirit world, human world
― The Seoul Government announced on March 3 that the animated series My Secret Friend Haechi, starring the city's official mascot Haechi, has surpassed 10 million cumulative views on YouTube. The 26-episode animated series began airing on EBS in December 2025. The story follows Haechi, a mythical guardian wh...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 16-22
Oedo Fire Slayer enters top 10 as Frieren skips week due to Winter Olympics airing
― The live-action Golden Kamuy film aired on NTV on Friday, February 20 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.3% rating. The Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales anime film aired on TV Asahi on Saturday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. and earned a 4.5% rating. An episode in a marathon re-airing of the ninth season of the live-action A ...
Studio Mir's 2nd Devil May Cry Season Unveils Dante's Signature Weapons in New Video
Season 2 premieres on May 12
― Netflix streamed a new sneak peek video for the second season of the animated series of Capcom's Devil May Cry video game franchise on Wednesday. The video previews Dante receiving his signature guns.
The second season will premiere on May 12, 2026. The first season from Studio Mir premiered on April 3 with eight episodes featuring the characters Dante, Vergil, and La...
No Anime Win at Annie Awards; KPop Demon Hunters Wins 10 Awards
The Red Turtle director Michaël Dudok de Wit wins prestigious Winsor McCay award
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, revealed the winners for its 53rd Annual Annie Awards on Saturday. No anime won awards at the event. However, Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' animated film KPop Demon Hunters won all 10 awards for which it was nominated, including for "Best Feature." The film a...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 2-8
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 earns 3.6% rating
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV February 8 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.3 Detective Conan NTV February 7 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.4 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV February 8 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.5 Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2 NTV February 6 (Fri) 23:00 30 min. 3.6 Doraemon TV Asahi February 7 (Sat) 17:00...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Airs Super Bowl Commercial
Film opens in U.S., U.K. on April 1 & in Japan on April 24
― Illumination and Universal Pictures unveiled a new commercial for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, during the Super Bowl LX game on Sunday. The film will open in the United States and the United Kingdom on April 1, in other select territories on April 3, and in Japan on April 24.Illumination founder a...
Tongal Plans to Develop Feature Film Based on Koei Tecmo's Tecmo Bowl Classic American Football Game
Company looks for designers, animators to "reimagine" 8-bit characters from game as 3D characters for hybrid live-action, CGI film
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Tuesday that the creator-driven studio and platform Tongal is developing a feature film based on Koei Tecmo's Tecmo Bowl classic American football game. Tongal launched a pitch-submission website for the project. The compan...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's New Video Highlights Yoshi, New April 1 Debut
Film moves into post-production at Skywalker Sound with music by 70-piece orchestra
― Nintendo began streaming a new video for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, on Sunday. The video offers the first look at Yoshi in the film, and it also announces that the film will open in North America and the United Kingdom two days earlier on Wednesday, April 1. Illumination...
Terror Man Animated Series Debuts in Korea on January 29
Series follows high school student cursed with ability to foresee disasters
― TVING, a Korean streaming platform, announced earlier this month it will exclusively release the animated series Terror Man on January 29, drawing attention as a major step in expanding webtoon-based adult animation. Based on the webtoon that launched YLAB's Superstring Universe, Terror Man follows Jungwoo, a high school s...
Lore Olympus Webtoon Gets Animated Series on Amazon Prime Video
Julia Cooperman writes, produces series from Amazon MGM Studios, WEBTOON Productions, The Jim Henson Company
― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on Tuesday that Amazon Prime Video has ordered Lore Olympus, an adult-animated series adapted from the webtoon created by Rachel Smythe. The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Julia Cooperman ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, December 29-January 4
Spirited Away earns 10.7% rating
― Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away aired on NTV on Friday, January 2 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 10.7% rating. Katsuhiro Ōtomo and Tokyo Movie Shinsha's Akira film aired on NHK Educational on Saturday, January 3 at 10:00 p.m., and it earned a 1.5% rating. The Eiga Oshiri Tantei Saraba Itoshiki Aibō (Oshiri) yo film aired on NHK Educational on Saturd...
Tomb Raider King Webtoon Gets Korean-Animated Adaptation That Will Air in Japan in July
STUDIO EEK to produce animated adaptation
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that artist 3B2S, storywriter Yuns (REDICE STUDIO), original storywriter SAN.G, and character designer P-crush's Tomb Raider King webtoon will get a Korean-animated adaptation that will air in Japan with a Japanese dub starting in July on Fuji TV and Kansai TV. The Japanese title is Tōkutsuō. Seung Wook Woo is directing the anim...
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Wins Honorary Award at Astra Film Awards
KPop Demon Hunters wins Best Animated Feature, Best VO Performance, Best Original Song
― The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle anime film won the "Animation is Cinema" honorary award at the Hollywood Creative Alliance's (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) 9th Annual Astra Film Awards on Friday. The film was also nominated for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Kpop Demon H...
Warner Bros. Announces Scooby-Doo! Gokko Shorts
Shorts to premiere in 2027
― Warner Bros. announced at an event in Brazil in November 2025 that it is producing Scooby-Doo! Gokko, which it described as a short anime premiering in 2027. The shorts will be based on the Scooby-Doo mystery comedy franchise, and will center on the characters Scooby and Shaggy.Scooby-Doo! Gokko is similar to Warner Bros. Japan's Tom & Jerry Gokko short anime based on the...
BL Webtoon One Room TA to Get Animated Adaptation in Summer 2026
One Room TA has amassed 7 million cumulative views
― The boys-love webtoon One Room TA will get an animated adaptation set to premiere in summer 2026. Creator Jibung announced the adaptation on X (formerly Twitter) on December 31, revealing that the adaptation will stream on Laftel, a Korean animation streaming platform. Jibung also shared the first promotional poster (seen above) alongside the news...
Animated Devil May Cry Show's 2nd Season Debuts on May 12, 2026
1st season debuted on April 3
― Netflix announced on Thursday that it will debut the second season of the animated series of Capcom's Devil May Cry video game franchise on May 12, 2026. ⚔️ DEVIL MAY CRY ⚔️ Season 2 ⚔️ May 12, 2026 pic.twitter.com/gI8ZOsusRv— Netflix (@netflix) December 12, 2025 The first season premiered on April 3 with eight episodes. The first season features the characters Dante, ...
The Colors Within Anime Nominated for Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
Film nominated for Best Animated Film; 2025 SFCS Awards to be held on December 15
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The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) announced on Friday it has nominated The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), the latest anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada, for Best Animated Film for the 2025 SFCS Awards. Other nominees include Arco, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rai...
My Melody & Kuromi Stop-Motion Animated Series Wins Best Animation at AACA 2025
Grand Awards Gala took place December 4
― The My Melody & Kuromi stop-motion animation series won the Best Animation award at Singapore's 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards on Thursday. The awards are part of the Singapore Media Festival. The awards celebrate works from Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Phil...
Topco Media Plans to Release AI-Animated Adaptations of its Adult Webtoons Globally After 1st Work Sees Strong Results in Taiwan
Company runs Toptoon English webtoon service
― Topco Media, the Korean parent company for the webtoon platform Toptoon, reported on December 2 strong commercial performance for its first AI-produced adult animation series Office Romances Are Strictly Forbidden, demonstrating returns estimated at around five times the original webtoon production cost, following its initial release in Taiwan. Based on...
2025 Astra Film Awards Nominates Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Anime
KPop Demon Hunters also nominated for Best Animated Feature
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The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra Film Awards on Tuesday. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, and KPop Demon...
Transformers: EarthSpark Animated Series Gets 2 Series Finale Specials on December 5
Transformers: Earthspark Special Hometown Heroes, Transformers: Earthspark Special Legacy of Hope to stream exclusively on Paramount+
― Paramount+ revealed in a trailer on November 20 that the Transformers: Earthspark animated series will get two series finale specials that will debut on December 5. Transformers: Earthspark Special Hometown Heroes and Transformers: Earthspark Special Legacy of Hope w...
Ultraman: Rising Film Nominated in Children's & Family Emmys
Film nominated for Outstanding Animated Special
― The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday that it has nominated Netflix and Tsuburaya Productions' Ultraman: Rising, the latest Ultraman CG animated feature film, for the Outstanding Animated Special category in the 2025 Children's & Family Emmys.The film was previously nominated for the "Best Feature" category in the 5...
WEBTOON to Co-Produce 10 Animated Series with Warner Bros. Animation
Projects include adaptations of The Stellar Swordmaster, Hardcore Leveling Warrior, Down to Earth
― WEBTOON announced November 12 that it plans to develop a slate of animated projects in partnership with Warner Bros. Animation (WBA). The companies intend to enter into a co-production agreement covering 10 WEBTOON titles for global distribution. The collaboration marks a major expansion of WEBTOON En...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie's Trailer Reveals 2 New Cast Members, April 3 Premiere (Updated)
Brie Larson as Rosalina, Benny Safdie as Bowser Jr.
― Nintendo and Illumination unveiled on Wednesday during a Direct stream for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, which included a trailer and cast reveals for two new characters: Brie Larson (Captain Marvel, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off) as Rosalina and Benny Safdie (Oppenheimer, director/writer of Uncut Gems) as Bows...
The Pinkfong Company Unveils Children's Animated Series Kikipuppup Co-Produced with Japan's TBS
Kikipuppup centers on emotions, relationships through comedic storytelling
― The Pinkfong Company announced on October 30 that it will release its new intellectual property (IP) Kikipuppup, an animated series co-produced with Japanese broadcaster TBS Television. Kikipuppup is the company's next-generation IP following Pinkfong, Baby Shark, Bebefinn, Sealook, and Moon Shark. The project premiered glo...
The War With No Name Sci-Fi Book Franchise Set for Webtoon, Animated Adaptation
Robert Repino's original sci-fi story follows domestic cat-turned assassin during animal vs human war
― Television, video game, and comic book writer Curtis Baxter (Miles Morales: Spider-Man Annual #1 comic, Cartoon Network's Ben 10 series) announced on October 23 he has acquired the rights to Robert Repino's acclaimed sci-fi book franchise The War With No Name and is producing a webtoon adaptation ...
New Korean-Animated Family Series Somacguffin: Click! World Adventure Premieres on November 9 on EBS
Story follows family who win world travel prize, embark on adventure across several countries
― Korean educational broadcasting studio EBS and Sandbox Network, a Korean MCN company, will jointly release a new family animation series titled Somacguffin: Click! World Adventure. The series will debut on November 9 at 11:55 a.m. KST on EBS 1TV. The 13-episode (26-segment) series marks a shift for EBS fr...
Edge of Time Animated Anthology Releases New Trailer
Anthology featuring films by Shinichiro Watanabe, Shuhei Morita screens at Tokyo Int'l Film Festival running from October 27 to November 5
― The Edge of Time Chinese animated anthology began streaming a new trailer on Sunday. The anthology includes Shinichiro Watanabe's (Cowboy Bebop) "A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot," and Shuhei Morita's (Freedom, Tokyo Ghoul) "Roots" (Tsuru no Mai) animated short fi...
Action Webtoon Terror Man Gets Animated Series Adaptation in January
Webtoon follows high school student who possesses ability to foresee disasters
― TVING, a Korean streaming platform, announced on October 16 that it will exclusively premiere the original animated adaptation of the webtoon Terror Man in January 2026. Based on the webtoon of the same name, Terror Man follows Jungwoo, a high school student who possesses the ability to foresee disasters. To save as man...
Nintendo Unveils 'Close to You' Animated Short (Updated)
4-minute video follows baby who chases seemingly magical pacifier
― Nintendo began streaming on Tuesday an animated short titled "Close to You." The nearly 4-minute video follows a baby who chases a seemingly magical pacifier around a room. Nintendo did not confirm at release the production studio or how the video related to any of its games or franchises. Update: Nintendo uploaded a new, more comple...
Demon Slayer, KPop Demon Hunters Win Awards at Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle wins International Animation Award, KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang wins Animation Award
― The Critics Choice Association announced the honorees of the 4th annual Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television on Wednesday. The association honored Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu ...
Korean-Animated Film Bad Girl: Run Hani to Open in Theaters in Korea on October 7
Film is based on popular Korean comic from 1980s
― The Korean-animated film Bad Girl: Run Hani is set to open nationwide in Korea on October 7. The film is based on the late Jin-joo Lee's original comic, first serialized in Treasure Island magazine in 1985 and later adapted into a hit television animation in 1988. To mark the 40th anniversary of its serialization, the new theatrical version updates ...
Laftel to Premiere Webtoon-Based Animated Series Dragon Girl on October 3
Series follows rebellious daughter of the Dragon King who flees arranged marriage to forge her own destiny
― Laftel, the anime-focused streaming platform in Korea, will release its new original animated series Dragon Girl on October 3. Based on the webtoon of the same name created by by Olso, Dragon Girl follows Yongman Kim, the rebellious daughter of the Dragon King, who flees an arranged marriage ...
Hero Killer Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation in Partnership with France's ADN
Series follows woman determined to take revenge on "heroes" after one kills her sister
― Korean webtoon IP production company Jaedam Media announced on October 1 that it has signed a contract with France-based Animation Digital Network (ADN), both an animation production studio and streaming platform, to develop an animated adaptation of the Hero Killer webtoon. The agreement was finalized at the 20...
Who Made Me a Princess Chinese-Animated Series Reveals Main Promo Video, More Japanese Dub Cast
Daoko, XAI perform theme songs; Azumi Waki, Junichi Suwabe, more join cast
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday a main promotional video and more cast members for the Chinese-animated adaptation of writer Plutus and illustrator Spoon's Who Made Me a Princess (Japanese version title: Aru Hi, Ohime-sama ni Natteshimatta Ken ni Tsuite) webtoon. Additionally, Kadokawa revealed that Daoko will perform the openin...
Nintendo Unveils The Super Mario Galaxy Movie for April 2026
New film features returning cast/staff
― Nintendo and Illumination unveiled during the Nintendo Direct on Friday The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The film will open in April 2026. The Direct featured a trailer: Illumination founder and CEO Chris Meledandri and Nintendo representative director and fellow Shigeru Miyamoto are again producing the new film. Directo...
Who Made Me a Princess Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation Debuting in Japan on September 28, Japanese Dub Cast Revealed
Japanese dub stars Sumire Morohoshi, Tomoaki Maeno, more
― The webtoon Who Made Me a Princess (Japanese version title: Aru Hi, Ohime-sama ni Natteshimatta Ken ni Tsuite) is officially receiving an animated television adaptation. Produced by Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, the series will premiere streaming in Japan on September 28, followed by a nationwide TV broadcast beginning October 1. Based o...
Webtoon-Based Animated Film Your Letter Opens on October 1 in Korea
Story follows transfer student who discovers mysterious letter in her desk drawer
― Distributor Lotte Entertainment confirmed on August 5 that the feature-length animated film Your Letter based on the webtoon of the same name will premiere in theaters in Korea on October 1. The announcement came alongside the release of a teaser poster and trailer. Your Letter earned a near-perfect 9.98 rating durin...
Webtoon-Based Animated Series Dragon Girl Reveals 1st Trailer
Webtoon follows daughter of dragon king who goes to human high school
― Korean animation streaming platform LAFTEL released the first trailer on July 31 for the animated series Dragon Girl, based on the webtoon of the same name. The trailer teases key characters, including a perpetually brooding male lead, and introduces its upbeat opening theme, “I'm Running to You.” Created by Olso, Dragon Girl fo...
Webtoon Tiger Brother Gets 3D-Animated Film Scheduled for Release in 2026
Locus Animation Studios animates fantasy action film
― The fantasy action webtoon series Tiger Brother is being adapted into a 3D-animated feature film, slated for release in the first half of 2026. The story of the webtoon on Naver Webtoon reads: A ruthless half-man, half-beast named White Eyebrows seeks to use the child to rule the world.
Caught up in the chaos, a monstrous tiger named Bbareu and ...
Wallace & Gromit's Studio Aardman Animate Pokémon Tales Stop-Motion Series
Teaser trailer streamed for 2027 series
― The Pokémon Presents stream on Tuesday announced Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu, a stop-motion animated series collaboration with independent studio Aardman (Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep). The stream unveiled a teaser trailer: Peter Lord, Cofounder and Creative Director at Aardman, stated that the animated series will take place...
Wallace & Gromit's Studio Aardman Animate Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu Stop-Motion Series
Teaser trailer streamed for 2027 series
― The Pokémon Presents stream on Tuesday announced Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu, a stop-motion animated series collaboration with independent studio Aardman (Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep). The stream unveiled a teaser trailer: Peter Lord, Cofounder and Creative Director at Aardman, stated that the animated series will take place...
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game's Video Teases Animation Project in September
Game ships on September 25
― The official YouTube channel of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise began streaming an animation teaser for the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game on Friday. The video teases a new animation project for the game coming in September. Sega first revealed the video at Anime Expo. The game will release on September 25 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Sw...
GeeXPlus' New GeeXProductions Division Produces Gigguk's Bâan -The Boundary of Adulthood- Anime Short Movie
Film opens in Tokyo in August, before debuting on Gigguk's YouTube channel
― GeeXPlus, Dwango and Kadokawa's internet influencer talent agency subsidiary, announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it has founded the GeeXProductions IP division, which is producing anime YouTuber and influencer Gigguk's anime short film Bâan -The Boundary of Adulthood- (Bâan -Otona no Kyōkai-). The anime w...
Cygames Parent Company CyberAgent Teases 'Project M' Animation Project
― CyberAgent, the parent company of Cygames and Cygames Pictures, teased a new "Project M" animation project on Thursday with a visual. The visual will also be shown at Anime Expo, which opens on Thursday. CyberAgent will reveal more details about the project at a later date. Sources: Project M website, Comic Natalie
N LITE Announces Chiure: Child of the Sea Animated Film
MFINDA unveils new film inspired by Mozambican folklore
― Multimedia company N LITE announced on Wednesday that it is producing a new animated film titled Chiure: Child of the Sea at its studio in Japan in collaboration with South African animation studio LUCAN. The company unveiled a visual: The company describes the story: Inspired by Mozambican folklore, CHIURE: CHILD OF THE SEA tells the story of...
Moonbug Entertainment Partners with Sanrio for Crossover Series Featuring Hello Kitty, CoComelon Characters
Moonbug to distribute series globally in 2026
― Moonbug Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with Sanrio to produce a crossover series featuring characters from CoComelon and Sanrio franchises, such as Hello Kitty and Cinamoroll. Moonbug will distribute the series globally in 2026. Candle Media, parent company of Moonbug, previewed the multi-year deal for co-branded content at t...
Teenage Mercenary Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation
Series about teenage mercenary returning to high school distributed in 10 languages, has over 1.86 billion views worldwide
― LINE Manga announced on Thursday that YC and rak hyun's (also romanized as rakhyun and Rakyeon) original webtoon Teenage Mercenary (Nyūgaku Yōhei in Japanese) will get an animated adaptation (it is not yet confirmed if the adaptation is Japanese animated or not). WEBTOON starte...
France's Mangouste Anim Acquires Rights to Produce Animated Work for Space Adventure Cobra
Announcement originally made at Annecy on Friday
― Anime journalist Tadashi Sudo reported on Friday that the French production and distribution company Mangouste Anim has acquired the rights to produce an animated work based on Buichi Terasawa's Space Adventure Cobra manga and anime franchise. The news was originally announced at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival and Market on Friday. ...
Webtoon-Based Animated Series Acorn Culture Center Premieres on June 1
Story centers on workaholic middle manager at large corporation who gradually undergoes personal transformation
― Korean public TV network EBS began airing the animated adaptation of the webtoon Acorn Culture Center on June 1. The series will broadcast every Sunday at 10:00 a.m. KST on EBS. Based on the webtoon created by Nanda and serialized between 2021 and 2023 on Kakao Webtoon, Acorn Culture Cen...
Hideo Kojima: Death Stranding Animation Is in the Works
Kojima does not specify if the project is Japanese animated
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Hideo Kojima reported in an interview with Vogue Japan on Wednesday that a Death Stranding animation is now in the works. Kojima does not specify if the project is Japanese animated or not. The game director discussed the animation project while speaking to the outlet about the separate film adaptation of the game. Director Michael Sarnos...
Korean-Animated Film Lost in Starlight Unveils Trailer, Poster
1st Korean-animated film on Netflix about romance between astronaut, musician debuts on May 30
― Lost in Starlight, the first Korean-animated film on Netflix, revealed a new poster and official trailer on May 14. Lost in Starlight, which is directed by Ji-won Han and written by Han and Hyun-joo Kang, features voice performances by Tae-ri Kim and Hong Kyung. Set in the year 2050, Lost in Starlight te...
Dragon Ball Daima, Dan Da Dan, Solo Leveling Season 2, More Nominated for 2025 Astra TV Awards
3 anime series along with Fire Force season 3, Lazarus, The Apothecary Diaries season 2 nominated in Best Anime Series category
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra TV Awards on May 15. Nominees for the Best Anime Series are: Dan Da Dan
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Fire Force Season 3
Lazarus
Solo Leveling Se...
NBCUniversal Briefly Listed Super Mario World Film Title
― The official website of the media conglomerate NBCUniversal posted an article about the highlights from its 2025 Upfront showcases on Tuesday. ("Upfronts" are the gatherings that American television networks host to preview the upcoming year's programming, so that marketers can buy advertising time in advance.) The article briefly listed the movie title Super Mario World among the 2025-26 film off...
Horror-Romance Webtoon Red Fox Gets Animated Adaptation Premiering on LAFTEL on May 19
Series follows red fox who feasts on livers of humans
― Korean streaming platform LAFTEL will launch an animated adaptation of the horror-romance webtoon Red Fox on May 19. The company recently unveiled a teaser video, which is age-restricted and only available to watch on YouTube. The story of Red Fox reads: Welcome to Ibana, a beautiful country also known as the red country. Here, lives the red fo...
Netflix's 1st Korean-Animated Film Lost in Starlight to Premiere on May 30
Romance film centers on astronaut, musician in Seoul in 2050
― Netflix will release its first Korean original animated film, Lost in Starlight, on May 30. Directed by Ji-won Han, the film features voice performances by Tae-ri Kim and Hong Kyung. Han and Hyun-joo Kang are writing the film. Set in the year 2050, Lost in Starlight tells the story of Nan-young, an astronaut with dreams of Mars, and Jay,...
Countdown to Countdown Animated Series' Trailer Streamed
Webtoon-based series to debut in late 2026
― Studio Countdown is streaming this week the official trailer for Countdown to Countdown, a new animated series set to premiere in late 2026. The show is based on the webtoon Countdown to Countdown by Velinxi, known for other acclaimed works such as Daughter of a Thousand Faces and DPS Only! Countdown to Countdown follows Iris Black, a self-proclaimed inve...
South Korea Announces 5-Year Plan to Boost Animation Industry
Government will establish fund with aim to expand it to US$100 million by 2029
― The South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced the "2025–2030 Basic Plan for Animation Industry Promotion" on April 24, presided over by Acting President and Prime Minister Duck-soo Han. The new plan is a long-term strategy aimed at developing animation into a high-value industry. Key initiati...
Tekkonkinkreet's Michael Arias Directs Animated Adaptation of Taiyo Matsumoto's Sunny Manga (Updated)
dwarf studios' film slated for completion in 2029 to be highlighted at Cannes' Annecy Animation Showcase
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that Michael Arias is directing a new animated film titled Sunny that GKIDS is producing. The film is slated for completion in 2029. Update: Variety updated its article to state that dwarf studios, known for its stop-motion work on such ser...
Animated Devil May Cry Series Gets 2nd Season
Series premiered on April 3
― Netflix announced on Thursday that the animated series of Capcom's Devil May Cry video game franchise is getting a second season. The company unveiled a visual that lists the new season as "coming soon." The service revealed that the first season debuted at #4 on its global top 10 list with 5.3 million views in its three days. The show was also in the top 10 in 87 countr...
To Be Hero X Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub, Reveals Dub Cast
Same-day dubs also in Chinese, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, French, German stream about 15 minutes after episode premiere
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it is releasing a same-day English dub for Aniplex and bilibili's To Be Hero X animated project starting on Saturday. The first episode of the anime began streaming at 8:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday, and the English dub began stre...
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