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This Week in Games - Is the Third Time the Charm?
Between new projects from Arc System Works and another attempt at a live-action Street Fighter movie, there are a lot of old friends making new appearances this week.
― Welcome back, folks! It's been... a week. Tragedy struck: some Path to Nowhere merch I had tried importing from China was unfortunately routed back to the Netherlands because my address was misspelled. And unfortunately, they destroye...
CITY Volume 1 Manga Review
CITY revels in the casual charms of our lives, delights in our mundanity, and provides more than a few chuckles along the way.
― The first volume of CITY is a delightful slice of life slapstick romp that asks very little of the reader while eliciting a lot of great feelings. CITY is a simple work at face value. Three young women – Midori, Ayumu, and Wako – all go to Mont Blanc University in a city na...
KPop Demon Hunters Anime Film Review
Sony and Netflix's anime-influenced action-musical KPop Demon Hunters is energetic popcorn entertainment with great senses of style and humor.
― Why don't we have more action musicals? Lin-Manuel Miranda has theorized, “Action movies, musicals, and porn movies are all fighting for the same storytelling real estate. When you can't talk anymore, you sing, fight, or f*ck.” KPop Demon Hunters is rated PG...
Advance Merch Sale At The KADOKAWA Booth At Anime Expo 2025
The summer is here, and Anime Expo 2025 is right around the corner! Be sure to swing by the KADOKAWA booth to acquire some of the best and most high-quality anime merchandise on the market.
― The summer is here, and Anime Expo 2025 is right around the corner! If you're attending one of the biggest anime conventions in the state, be sure to swing by the KADOKAWA booth to acquire some of the best and m...
Anime Expo 2025 KADOKAWA Official Merchandise Details
Including items from Delicious in Dungeon, New PANTY ＆ STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Bungo Stray Dogs, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-,【OSHI NO KO】, The Summer Hikaru Died, OVERLORD:The Sacred Kingdom and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.
― June 18, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan): KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles ...
Cosmic Censorship Volume 1 Manga Review
Confusion works decently well to keep readers on their toes, although if you like to fully understand what's going on at any given time, this may not be the book for you.
― According to the dictionary, a “censor” is, among other things, a wartime official who reads all communications to delete classified or dangerous information. That's not too far off from the way we more typically see “censor” and ...
Leviathan Anime Series Review
Leviathan is a poignant and moving war story in a time when we need tales that shine bright through the darkness.
― Around this time last year, Netflix announced that it would be home to the next project from Studio Orange (Trigun Stampede, Beastars) and Qubic Pictures (Eden), Leviathan—an anime adaptation of the alternate history World War I novel trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated ...
BLACK BLOOD Manga Review
If you are or have ever been a connoisseur of the clang-clang, rest assured that Kuku gets it, and has provided a book that delivers.
― The surface-level selling points of a story can often be all it needs. The premise of Hayate Kuku's BLACK BLOOD certainly lends itself to the potential of denser themes: the nature of the human soul, the validity of suppressed and manipulated emotions that make peopl...
Best New K-Comics to Read in June
Horror, self-aware isekai, and of course, romance - it's all here in our June K-Comics roundup. Come find your next read!
― June is traditionally the month of blushing brides, but that's not the case in the webtoon sphere – for some reason, there's a plethora of divorce comics premiering! Aiming for the Alimony, The Dukedom's Men Interfere with the Divorce, Leave Your Divorce to a Professional Lawyer...
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The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Light Novels Get Anime
Punichan's story of being reincarnated as otome game's villainess, only to be wooed by neighboring country's prince
― Kadokawa's B's-Log Bunko imprint announced on Friday that an anime adaptation of Punichan's light novel series The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom (Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru) has been green-lit. More information on the anime will b...
CloverWorks' Original Anime Film Grotesqqque Reveals 2026 Debut in New Video
Film from director Atsushi Nishigori to feature 3 stories with different worldviews
― Anime studio CloverWorks revealed at Anime Expo on Thursday that its original anime film Grotesqqque (previously titled Grotesque) will open in 2026. The studio also revealed a new video for the project. Atsushi Nishigori (The IDOLM@STER, DARLING in the FRANXX) is directing the film. The film will be an omnibus film...
GATE Anime Gets Sequel Based on 'Season 2' Novels
Studio M2 animates GATE 2: Tides of Conflict anime centered on JMSDF in fantasy world
― Anime platform Oshi announced on Thursday that the television anime of Takumi Yanai's Gate: Jiei-tai Ka no Chi ni te, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land) light novel series will have a sequel titled GATE 2: Tides of Conflict, which will be based on the novel series' "Seas...
20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Anime Is Film Next Summer
Live-action Gintama's Yūichi Fukuda supervises, pens script for new film
― Bandai Namco Pictures unveiled a teaser trailer for the new 20th anniversary anime project for the Sgt. Frog franchise on Wednesday. The teaser reveals that the project will be a new anime film that will open in summer 2026. Yūichi Fukuda (live-action Gintama, Saint Young Men, HK/Hentai Kamen) is the supervising director and s...
Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Novels Have Anime in the Works
Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko imprint announced on Tuesday that Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story: We all have embarrassing memor...
Boys-Love Light Anime Label Balloon Launches with TV Anime in 2026
Label to adapt Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! isekai story
― Publishing and anime production company Imagica Infos announced on Sunday it has joined with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Cybird, and Blue Rights to form the boys love label Balloon. The label's first project is a "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to ...
This Week in Games - Is the Third Time the Charm?
Between new projects from Arc System Works and another attempt at a live-action Street Fighter movie, there are a lot of old friends making new appearances this week.
― Welcome back, folks! It's been... a week. Tragedy struck: some Path to Nowhere merch I had tried importing from China was unfortunately routed back to the Netherlands because my address was misspelled. And unfortunately, they destroye...
A Star Brighter Than The Sun First Episode Impressions from Anime Expo 2025
Not only does this anime check off a lot of boxes that I look for in a good solid romance, but it's also just filled with so much heart.
― A good romance can be hard to make sometimes because a lot of them are presented the same way. Often you have a shy girl looking up to a popular boy and them needing to learn to come into their own. I watch so many shows exactly like that yet I was far from bored ...
'There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her' Novels, Manga Get TV Anime
Romantic comedy fantasy series centers on man reincarnated as demon lord's underling, falls in love with priest
― Futabasha announced on Friday that Suisei's Yūsha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Itanode, Kokuhaku Shite Mita (There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her) light novel series and Kairi's manga adaptation are getting a television anime series. Kairi's manga adaptation is...
The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Light Novels Get Anime
Punichan's story of being reincarnated as otome game's villainess, only to be wooed by neighboring country's prince
― Kadokawa's B's-Log Bunko imprint announced on Friday that an anime adaptation of Punichan's light novel series The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom (Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru) has been green-lit. More information on the anime will b...
FLOW Goes on Naruto-Themed Concert Tour in Europe, N. America This Fall
Band will perform their Naruto franchise songs, as well as covers of other artists' songs
― Sony Music Entertainment's Sacra Music label announced on Friday that rock band FLOW will hold a Naruto franchise-themed concert tour in Europe and North America. The tour is titled "FLOW World Tour 2025 'Naruto the Rock'", and will take place this fall. The tour is planned to have more than 30 concerts. Durin...
CloverWorks' Original Anime Film Grotesqqque Reveals 2026 Debut in New Video
Film from director Atsushi Nishigori to feature 3 stories with different worldviews
― Anime studio CloverWorks revealed at Anime Expo on Thursday that its original anime film Grotesqqque (previously titled Grotesque) will open in 2026. The studio also revealed a new video for the project. Atsushi Nishigori (The IDOLM@STER, DARLING in the FRANXX) is directing the film. The film will be an omnibus film...
'Let's Play' Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals More Cast, Staff, October Premiere
Shimba Tsuchiya, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomokazu Sugita join cast
― Crunchyroll unveiled a new teaser trailer for studio OLM's anime adaptation of Leeanne M. Krecic's (also known as "Mongie") Let's Play web comic on Thursday. The video reveals more cast, a new staff member, and the anime's October 2025 premiere. The new cast members include: Shimba Tsuchiya as Marshall Law
Yuichi Nakamura as Charles Jones
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To Your Eternity Season 3 Anime Reveals Visual, More Cast
Aya Uchida, Fukushi Ochiai, Chiharu Sawashiro, Aoi Koga, Shouto Kashii join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Yoshitoki Ōima's To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e) manga revealed more cast members and a new visual for the anime's third season on Friday. The new cast members include: Aya Uchida as Hanna Fukushi Ochiai as Tamaki Kazumu Chiharu Sawashiro as Senba Suzuhiko Aoi Koga...
GeeXPlus' New GeeXProductions Division Produces Gigguk's Bâan -The Boundaries 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 Boundaries of Adulthood- (Bâan -Otona no Kyōkai-). The anime...
Ink Pop, Inklore Announce Partnership With Webtoon to Release 14 Titles in Print
Inklore to release ELECEED, I LOVE YOO, Midnight Poppy Land in print
― Inklore and Ink Pop, both imprints of Random House, announced on Thursday at Anime Expo that both imprints have entered into an extended partnership with WEBTOON Entertainment to bring 14 of WEBTOON's webcomics into print over the next five years. These titles will include manga, manhwa, manhua, and webcomics. Inklore will release...
Pac-Man's Dark Reimagining in Shadow Labyrinth is Intriguing
After capturing everyone's attention in Secret Level, we gave the dark Pac-Man game a test run.
― During Anime Expo 2025, Bandai Namco invited Anime News Network to check out Shadow Labyrinth, a gritty reimagining of the Pac-Man property. In this iteration, you play as Swordsman No. 8, a figure clouded in mystery. Following you around is an orb named Puck, who conspicuously looks similar to our belov...
Yen Press Licenses Wonder Boy, Hinatsugimura, Out of the Cocoon, More Manga/Novels
Also: Scenes from Awajima, Please Look After the Dragon, Animan, more
― Yen Press announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it has licensed nine manga and four light novels for release in December 2025 and January 2026. In addition, the company revealed audiobook releases for the Secrets of the Silent Witch, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean...
Yen Press, Ize Press to Release Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound, Beatrice Manhwa
Ize Press to release Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound in January 2026
― Yen Press announced during its Anime Expo panel a manhwa license as well as a title from its Ize Press imprint. Ize Press will release the Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound manhwa in January 2026: Title: Revenge of the Baskerville Bloodhound manhwa (full-color)
Creators: S.arang (art), TO WALK (REDICE STUDIO, adaptation)...
Science Saru's The Ghost in the Shell TV Anime Unveils 2nd Teaser, Title Logo
Hajime Sorayama designed logo for 2026 anime
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Thursday during its panel at Anime Expo for The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell), Science Saru's new The Ghost in the Shell television anime series, the second teaser video and the logo designed by artist Hajime Sorayama ("Sexy Robot" series, Aerosmoth's Just Push Play album cover): A producer ...
Yen Press Licenses 3 New Manga, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Art Book
Even a Replica Can Fall in Love, Demon Lord 2099 omnibus volume, Divine Incursion manga
― Yen Press announced on Thursday, as part of its "Anime Expo Day 0 announcements," three new manga licenses and the Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian: Momoco's Art Book. Yen Press licensed Momose Hanada's manga adaptation of Harunadon's Even a Replica Can Fall in Love light novel series. Yen Press prev...
Aniplex of America Announces Resident Evil: Survival Unit Mobile Strategy Game
Shinji Hashimoto working on new mobile game in collaboration with Capcom
― Aniplex of America announced during its games panel at Anime Expo on Thursday a new mobile strategy game in Capcom's Resident Evil franchise titled Resident Evil: Survival Unit. Former Square Enix game producer and current Senior Vice President of Aniplex's ForwardWorks Room/Senior Adviser at Sony Music Entertainment Japan Shi...
Call of the Night Season 2 Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita, Reveals Creepy Nuts Ending Song
Sugita plays LG character in 2nd season; Creepy Nuts perform ending song "Nemure"
― The official website for the television anime of Kotoyama's Call of the Night (Yofukashi no Uta) manga revealed a new cast member and the ending theme song artist for the anime's second season on Friday. Tomokazu Sugita joins the cast as LG, a follower of Midori Kohakobe. The site also announced that Creepy Nuts will ...
Aniplex USA to Release 'Clockwork Girl' Episode of Virgin Punk Original Anime Theatrically
English-subtitled trailer unveiled for Yasuomi Umetsu, SHAFT anime
― Aniplex of America announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that it will hold a theatrical release for "Clockwork Girl," the first story in director Yasuomi Umetsu and animation studio SHAFT's Virgin Punk original anime series. Aniplex of America did not announce an opening date for the anime, but did stream the below En...
Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game Launches for PC in Summer
Game data linkable between mobile/Steam versions
― Aniplex of America confirmed during its games panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game will launch for PC via Steam in summer 2025. Game data will be linkable between between the mobile and Steam versions. The game launched for iOS and Android devices on March 27, following a delay from last yea...
J-Novel Club Adds 9 New Light Novels, 5 New Manga Titles
Old Knight, New Post: From Retiree to Her Majesty's Blade; Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World; The Crown of Rutile Quartz; more titles added
― J-Novel Club announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it has licensed nine new light novel and five new manga titles. The new light novel titles include: Title: Guild Handyman? More like Mastermind! Using My Hidden Skills in the Shadows (Guild ...
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Anime Reveals Kenshi Yonezu's Theme Song in Trailer
Film opens in U.S., U.K. on October 29
― MAPPA's panel at Anime Expo on Thursday revealed a new trailer and the theme song information for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga. Kenshi Yonezu is returning to the franchise to perform the film's theme song "IRIS OUT." Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired worldwide theatrica...
GATE Anime Gets Sequel Based on 'Season 2' Novels
Studio M2 animates GATE 2: Tides of Conflict anime centered on JMSDF in fantasy world
― Anime platform Oshi announced on Thursday that the television anime of Takumi Yanai's Gate: Jiei-tai Ka no Chi ni te, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land) light novel series will have a sequel titled GATE 2: Tides of Conflict, which will be based on the novel series' "Seas...
Junji Ito Crimson Anime Announced With Theme Song by Yumi Matsutōya (Updated)
Music video of Matsutōya's theme song "Karasu Ageha" also revealed
― A panel at the Japan Expo 2025 event in Paris, France on Thursday announced that a new anime based on horror manga artist Junji Ito's various stories titled Junji Ito Crimson is in the works. Singer Yumi Matsutōya will perform the new anime's theme song "Karasu Ageha." A music video of the theme song was also released, featuring ill...
Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film Announces Main Cast
Film stars Mana Ashida as Scarlet, Masaki Okada as Hijiri
― The official website for Studio Chizu and director Mamoru Hosoda's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") announced on Friday that the film will star Mana Ashida as Scarlet and Masaki Okada as Hijiri. The website also unveiled a new visual featuring the two characters: The film will open...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime's Blu-ray Disc Set Ships on October 28
Pre-orders open on August 26
― Aniplex of America announced on Thursday during its panel at Anime Expo that it will release the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime on a complete Blu-ray Disc set in North America on October 28. Pre-orders open on August 26. The limited edition will include a new jacket illustration (pictured in first visual below), a booklet, a book of the storyboard of episode 10, a two-yea...
Aksys Games to Release Novect's Project Code M, 6 Other Games
Other releases include: Path of Mystery, Q Collection, Tristia: Chronicles, more
― Aksys Games announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it will release the following games: Project Code M Aksys will reveal more information on Novect's Project Code M, including platforms and release dates, at a later date. Aksys describes the game: We are excited to announce Project Code M, a mystery gam...
Macross Frontier Manga to Be Published by Udon in English
Macross Delta Blu-ray also slated for next year by Anime Limited
― The Bigwest Macross Panel at Anime Expo announced on Thursday that Udon Entertainment will publish Hayato Aoki's Macross Frontier (Macross F) manga in English next year. The panel also confirmed that the Macross Delta television series and films will be available on Blu-ray Disc from Anime Limited next year, as well as the Macross Fro...
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The Water Magician #1 [rate]
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KAMITSUBAKI CITY UNDER PRODUCTION #0 [rate]
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CITY Volume 1 Manga Review
CITY revels in the casual charms of our lives, delights in our mundanity, and provides more than a few chuckles along the way.
― The first volume of CITY is a delightful slice of life slapstick romp that asks very little of the reader while eliciting a lot of great feelings. CITY is a simple work at face value. Three young women – Midori, Ayumu, and Wako – all go to Mont Blanc University in a city na...
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Monogatari Off & Monster Season Anime Gets New Episode
Teaser visual also revealed
― The official website for the MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season anime announced on Thursday that it will get a new episode, and revealed a special video and the teaser visual. The anime's staff also started streaming a "next episode preview" video, featuring "DJ Nadeko x Bro. Yotsugi:" Franchise veteran Akiyuki Simbo is again serving as chief director and Midori Yos...
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 2nd Season Anime Debuts in 2026
1st teaser visual also revealed
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that the second anime season of writer Sunsunsun and artsit Momoco's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) light novel series will premiere in 2026, and also revealed the new staff and first teaser visual. Hiroshi Haraguchi, the first season's episode 4 director, will dire...
BookWalker Adds Over 300 Volumes of Manga Titles from Square Enix Manga & Books
Titles include My Dress-Up Darling, The Apothecary Diaries, Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You
― Kadokawa's BookWalker Global store announced on Thursday that it will release over 300 volumes of manga titles published by Square Enix Manga & Books, including popular titles such as Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling, Nekokurage's manga adaptation of The Apothecary D...
Voice Actor Yurika Kubo Announces Marriage
Voice of Classroom of the Elite's Kikyo marries someone outside entertainment life
― Voice actor Yurika Kubo (Classroom of the Elite's Kikyo Kushida) announced on Tuesday she had gotten married. She thanked her supporters and noted her husband is a non-celebrity. To everyone who supports me and everyone who cares about me,
At a time when the summer sky is shining brightly, I apologize for raising a ...
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
My Special One Shōjo Manga Also Gets Live-Action TV Series
Film cast reprises roles for September 16 series
― The official website for the live-action film of Momoko Kōda's My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will also have a live-action television series that will premiere on the MBS and TBS channels on September 16. The cast from the film will reprise their roles in the series. The series will continue the story of ...
20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Anime Is Film Next Summer
Live-action Gintama's Yūichi Fukuda supervises, pens script for new film
― Bandai Namco Pictures unveiled a teaser trailer for the new 20th anniversary anime project for the Sgt. Frog franchise on Wednesday. The teaser reveals that the project will be a new anime film that will open in summer 2026. Yūichi Fukuda (live-action Gintama, Saint Young Men, HK/Hentai Kamen) is the supervising director and s...
My Hero Academia: All's Justice Game Announced for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Game centers around manga's final battle
― The Bandai Namco Summer Showcase announced the new game My Hero Academia: All's Justice for PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X and S, and PC (via Steam) on Wednesday. The fighting game centers around the manga's final battle, and for the first time on consoles, will feature all the students from Class 1-A with their final powers and techniques. Kōhei Horikoshi end...
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New Saga #1 [rate]
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KPop Demon Hunters Anime Film Review
Sony and Netflix's anime-influenced action-musical KPop Demon Hunters is energetic popcorn entertainment with great senses of style and humor.
― Why don't we have more action musicals? Lin-Manuel Miranda has theorized, “Action movies, musicals, and porn movies are all fighting for the same storytelling real estate. When you can't talk anymore, you sing, fight, or f*ck.” KPop Demon Hunters is rated PG...
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Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon #1 [rate]
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Advance Merch Sale At The KADOKAWA Booth At Anime Expo 2025
The summer is here, and Anime Expo 2025 is right around the corner! Be sure to swing by the KADOKAWA booth to acquire some of the best and most high-quality anime merchandise on the market.
― The summer is here, and Anime Expo 2025 is right around the corner! If you're attending one of the biggest anime conventions in the state, be sure to swing by the KADOKAWA booth to acquire some of the best and m...
The Buffest Luffy is Crowned at the One Piece Bodybuilding Competition
The BragMen One Piece Gym held a quest for the best (and strongest) Luffy!
― It's bodybuilding season, and that means muscular men showing off their oiled-up muscular man muscles. But, in the cacophony of bodybuilding contests, the One Piece Body Make Competition Presented by BragMen found its way into the Muscle Gate Kanagawa bodybuilding competition on June 1 at the Culttz Kawasaki gymnasium. The e...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ SEASON FINALE
I hope the next season will be stronger with all the teases about quirk experiments and a new villain.
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Aniplex Teases 4 Cast Members for Unannounced 2025 TV Anime
Ai Kayano, Kenichi Suzumura, Sōma Saitō, Fairouz Ai to star in anime to be announced on July 5
― Aniplex revealed in advance on Wednesday the cast for a new anime that will air this year. A 60-second television commercial will announce the anime's title on the Tokyo MX channel on July 5 at 11:28 p.m. JST (10:28 a.m. EDT). The cast for the new anime includes (from left to right in the image above) Ai ...
New Golden Kamuy Blu-ray Anime Reveals 3 Cast Members With Ad
Kōichi Yamadera, Kotono Mitsuishi, Ikue Ōtani star in anime bundled with spinoff novel
― The official website for the Golden Kamuy anime revealed the cast for the new Blu-ray Disc anime bundled with Golden Kamuy: Tsurumi Tokushirō no Shukugan (Golden Kamuy: Tokushirō Tsurumi's Aspiration), the first official spinoff novel based on Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga, on Wednesday. The site also posted a...
Shoji Kawamori's New, Original Film Unveils Labyrinth Title, Staff, January 2026 Opening
Macross co-creator helms Meikyū no Shiori film about girl trapped in her smartphone's labyrinth
― The official website for Shōji Kawamori's new and original animation film opened on Wednesday and revealed the title Meikyū no Shiori (Labyrinth, or literally Shori of the Labyrinth). The website also revealed the teaser video, teaser visual, and the film's January 2026 opening. The film centers on Shior...
The Great Dr. STONE Battle Craft X Giveaway Week 2 Winners
Announcing 3 more winners of the $100 Dr. Stone prizes! Did you win?
― Dr. STONE Needs you! We are calling on all Dr. STONE fans to mobilize and support the official Dr. STONE Battlecraft X account (@dsbc_staff_en). 18 people who heed this call to arms will be rewarded with their choice of one US$100 prize package from the list below. Every week Dr. STONE Battlecraft will send out a new X post to mob...
Voice Actors Shizuka Ishigami, Kohei Yanagi Reveal Marriage, Pregnancy
Voices of Nukitashi's Nanase, Junnosuke post joint messages
― Voice actors Shizuka Ishigami and Kohei Yanagi (who happen to co-star in Nukitashi the Animation as Nanase Katagiri and Junnosuke Tachibana, respectively) announced they had married and are expecting their first child on their respective X (formerly Twitter) accounts on Monday. Ishigami stated, “[Kohei] is a very caring person who always ...
Crunchyroll to Stream Mr. Osomatsu Season 4, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2, Tougen Anki Anime
Uglymug, Epicfighter, Yamishibai season 15 also stream
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Mr. Osomatsu season 4, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime season 2, Tougen Anki, Uglymug, Epicfighter, and Yamishibai season 15. Crunchyroll's stream for the fourth season of the Mr. Osomatsu anime will debut on July 8 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The stream will be available in North America, Central Americ...
Anime Expo 2025 KADOKAWA Official Merchandise Details
Including items from Delicious in Dungeon, New PANTY ＆ STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Bungo Stray Dogs, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-,【OSHI NO KO】, The Summer Hikaru Died, OVERLORD:The Sacred Kingdom and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.
― June 18, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan): KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles ...
D3Publisher Reveals Yuke's' Full Metal Schoolgirl Game
Game launches for PS5, Switch 2, PC via Steam, Epic Games Store on October 23
― D3Publisher revealed on Tuesday that developer Yuke's is developing a new game titled Full Metal Schoolgirl that will launch on PlayStation 5, Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on October 23. D3Publisher describes the game: Set in the year 2089, Full Metal Schoolgirl throws players into a dystopian Japan whe...
Voice Actress Atsumi Tanezaki Reduces Workload Due to Health
SPY x FAMILY/Frieren cast member has been following medical professionals' guidance since last year
― The Haikyō cooperative announced on Tuesday that voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki is limiting some of her work activities due to health. Haikyō explained that she had been continuing to work under the guidance of medical professionals since last year, but she decided her recovery must take precedence fo...
New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts David Dastmalchian as M. Bison
Live-action One Piece's Mr. 3 actor joins 50 Cent, Callina Liang, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck
― The Deadline entertainment industry news source reported on Tuesday that Legendary Entertainment's new live-action film of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series has cast David Dastmalchian as the antagonist M. Bison. Dastmalchian starred in the horror film Lat...
Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl Anime's Short Video Previews Ending Song
Sally Amaki as Lily Baker performs ending song "Amusing Flavor"
― The official website of Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl, the television anime of Hirokazu Yasuhara's Game Center Shо̄jo to Ibunka Kо̄ryū manga, started streaming a short promotional video on Tuesday. The video previews the anime's ending theme song "Amusing Flavor" by the character Lily Baker, as voiced by Sally Amaki. The an...
The New Prince of Tennis Manga to End Within a Year
Creator Takeshi Konomi marks original manga's 26th anniversary, plans sequel's end after 16 years
― The Prince of Tennis manga creator Takeshi Konomi posted on Tuesday that he plans to end the serialization of The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga within a year. His post commemorated the 26th anniversary of the original Prince of Tennis manga, and he noted that The New Prince of Te...
Crunchyroll's German Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show Subtitles Listed 'ChatGPT' (Update 3)
Dialogue line's subtitles began with "ChatGPT said:"
― Crunchyroll began streaming the Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show anime on Tuesday, and its German subtitles include the line "ChatGPT said:Wenn ich die Welt von hier an weiter genießen kann," at the 19:12 mark in the first episode: This prefix listing Open AI's generative AI chatbot does not appear in the same scene in the subtitles for the...
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express CG Anime Casts Yukari Tamura
Tamura also sings as famous idol Minami Minase in anime premiering on Thursday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of animator Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway), a sequel to his Milky☆Highway CG anime short, revealed on Tuesday that Yukari Tamura will voice Minami Minase, a famous idol, in the anime. The anime's staff posted a video of the...
Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power Anime's Teaser Reveals Staff, 2026 Debut
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four's Michio Fukuda helms series at CompTown
― Pony Canyon revealed the first teaser promotional video, key visual, main staff, and the 2026 premiere for the television anime of Nazuna Miki's Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power (Kizoku Tensei: Megumareta Umare kara Saikyō no Chikara o Eru) light novel series, on Tuesday....
Cosmic Censorship Volume 1 Manga Review
Confusion works decently well to keep readers on their toes, although if you like to fully understand what's going on at any given time, this may not be the book for you.
― According to the dictionary, a “censor” is, among other things, a wartime official who reads all communications to delete classified or dangerous information. That's not too far off from the way we more typically see “censor” and ...
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Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show #1 [rate]
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Detectives These Days Are Crazy! #1 [rate]
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Anime Expo 2025 KADOKAWA Official Merchandise Details
Including items from Delicious in Dungeon, New PANTY ＆ STOCKING with GARTERBELT, Bungo Stray Dogs, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-,【OSHI NO KO】, The Summer Hikaru Died, OVERLORD:The Sacred Kingdom and Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian.
― June 18, 2025 (Tokyo, Japan): KADOKAWA Corporation announced the list of official merchandise at Anime Expo 2025 (to be held at the Los Angeles ...
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 13
With how much of a violent bad boy he is, you might be asking how Wolf fits into the show's usual comedy, and the answer is: beautifully.
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One Piece ‒ Episode 1134
Kuma’s flashback illustrates one of the many unique strengths that this series has over others: the ability to hint at an idea and wait to deliver on it for decades.
Leviathan Anime Series Review
Leviathan is a poignant and moving war story in a time when we need tales that shine bright through the darkness.
― Around this time last year, Netflix announced that it would be home to the next project from Studio Orange (Trigun Stampede, Beastars) and Qubic Pictures (Eden), Leviathan—an anime adaptation of the alternate history World War I novel trilogy written by Scott Westerfeld and illustrated ...
Arcanadea TV Anime's Super Teaser Unveils Kaede Hondo as Lumitea
Hondo originally voices character in short video version of franchise's 4-panel manga
― The staff for the television anime of Kotobukiya's Arcanadea bishōjo plastic model series started streaming the anime's earrly "super teaser promotional video" on Tuesday. The video announces that Kaede Hondo will continue to voice the character Lumitea in the anime. Hondo voices the character in the short video v...
Comic Writer, Editor Jim Shooter Dies at 73
DC writer, Marvel editor-in-chief, Transformers' original story writer died due to esophageal cancer
― American comic book writer Mark Waid announced on his official Facebook account that comic writer, editor, and publisher Jim Shooter died on Monday due to esophageal cancer. He was 73. Shooter was born on September 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He began his career writing for DC Comics in 1...
Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Delayed to January 2026
Anime originally slated for October premiere
― Kadokawa announced on Tuesday that the television anime of Rocket Shokai's Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 (Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku) light novel series will be delayed to January 2026, and will have a 60-minute special as its first episode. The anime will also hold a special livestream t...
Schoolgirl Strikers 2 Game Ends Service in September After 7 Years
Original Schoolgirl Strikers game launched in April 2014, inspired 2017 TV anime
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's Schoolgirl Strikers smartphone game announced on Friday that the game will end service on September 29. The game halted sales of the premium Stellar Coin currency at the time of the announcement, but users may continue to use coins in their possession until th...
DMM Games, KMS Games Confirm New Muv-Luv Girls Garden Game in Teaser
Game's pre-registration starts on July 1
― DMM Games and KMS Games confirmed the Muv-Luv Girls Garden title of their new "super-classic-style school x bishōjo (beautiful girl) story x battle" game in a teaser promotional video, and opened the game's pre-registration on Tuesday. EXNOA and KMS are handling the new game's distribution and development, Hayato Tashiro is in charge of its world building, H...
Pony Canyon Enters Business Partnership With TriF Studio
TriF Studio collaborated with Pony Canyon on Mecha-Ude TV anime
― The entertainment company Pony Canyon announced on Tuesday that it is entering a formalized business partnership with the animation studio TriF Studio. With the business partnership, Pony Canyon intends to further its relationship with TriF Studio, and invest in the future and creative potential of TriF Studio by strengthening the stud...