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Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Volumes 1-3 Manga Review
If there’s one thing that these volumes have going for them, it’s that both Ichikura and Momose earnestly want to change.
― The high school debut or glow-up has become a staple of shoujo and shounen romances in recent decades. You know the story: a kid who was bullied or ignored or perhaps bad in middle school decides that since high school is a chance to start over, they're going to make some seriou...
This Week in Games - Final Fantasy Readers Digest
Jean-Karlo dives into the latest FF14 announcements, from a new expansion to a campaign at Jollibees! Plus, the pros and cons of the Steam Deck.
― Welcome back, folks! I had a spectacular weekend where I was able to enjoy seeing The Labyrinth on the big screen. Having originally seen it on the Disney Channel decades ago, I missed a lot of the visual flourishes. I especially liked a set of stones arra...
This Week in Anime - The Haruhi That You Might Have Forgotten
The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya.
― The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler...
Tomodachi Life- Living the Dream Game Review
With its charming sense of humor and near endless amounts of well-constructed chaos, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is almost impossible to put down…I just wish that experience were easier to share with others
― The original Tomodachi Life on the 3DS was one of those games that completely flew under the radar for me, and while I remember being pretty impressed with some of the Miis I saw people sho...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 1-21
The Spring season is off to a booming start with anime adaptations of big-name manga such as Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Witch Hat Atelier, and Akane-banashi.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are ba...
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Anime Series Review
Dark Moon: the Blood Altar, isn’t necessarily a good show, but it’s definitely a good time.
― It's impressive how much of the Dark Moon franchise has made it into English. Created by HYBE, the Korean boy band ENHYPEN, and the Japanese boy band &Team, the series originated as a Wattpad webnovel and a webtoon simultaneously, and then as an anime – all three of which are available as of this writing. (P...
Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer Anime Series Review
The title does not lie: this really is a torture to watch. Just not in the way you’d think it is.
― The problem with The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer is not that it's too dark to be funny. It's just not funny, period. The premise is half-baked, the characters aren't goonish enough, and there's nothing hyperbolic in the situations or the dialogue. The main joke of the show is that it juxtaposes ...
This Week in Anime - Anime in YouTubeLand
Is it refreshingly new or very retro to stream anime on YouTube ? Whatever side you land on, the fact is that there are legal releases there to explore, as Coop and Lucas discover.
― Is it refreshingly new or very retro to stream anime on YouTube? Whatever side you land on, the fact is that there are legal releases there to explore, as Coop and Lucas discover. Full Disclosure: Coop regularly works w...
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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...
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...
'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...
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Rilakkuma #5 [rate]
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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...
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk #4 [rate]
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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 ...
Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Volumes 1-3 Manga Review
If there’s one thing that these volumes have going for them, it’s that both Ichikura and Momose earnestly want to change.
― The high school debut or glow-up has become a staple of shoujo and shounen romances in recent decades. You know the story: a kid who was bullied or ignored or perhaps bad in middle school decides that since high school is a chance to start over, they're going to make some seriou...
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Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken #5 [rate]
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Drops of God #4 [rate]
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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...
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Snowball Earth #5 [rate]
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Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #5 [rate]
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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 ...
This Week in Games - Final Fantasy Readers Digest
Jean-Karlo dives into the latest FF14 announcements, from a new expansion to a campaign at Jollibees! Plus, the pros and cons of the Steam Deck.
― Welcome back, folks! I had a spectacular weekend where I was able to enjoy seeing The Labyrinth on the big screen. Having originally seen it on the Disney Channel decades ago, I missed a lot of the visual flourishes. I especially liked a set of stones arra...
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess #5 [rate]
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'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...
1st-Ever 'One Piece Fest' to Open in Los Angeles on August 25-26
Event will feature immersive "Elbaph Experience" at Inglewood's Cosm Los Angeles
― Toei Animation announced on Thursday that it will host the "first-ever One Piece Fest" for the One Piece franchise at the Cosm Los Angeles in Hollywood Park in Inglewood, California on August 25 and 26, coinciding with this year's One Piece Day celebration. The event will also have a VIP Preview for guests and media on...
MAPPA Animates New Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Promotional Video
Hopefully, MAPPA's video leads to a full anime series someday
― MAPPA animated a promotional video for the Friday release of the third and final volume in the Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ (read as Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo) spinoff manga from Jujutsu Kaisen creator Gege Akutami and Cipher Academy illustrator Yuji Iwasaki. The Jujutsu Kaisen franchise teased the video with the tagline, "End the cycle of curses." The ...
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...
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Killed Again, Mr. Detective? #5 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - The Haruhi That You Might Have Forgotten
The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya.
― The Endless Eight is still going for Christopher and Sylvia. This Week in Anime looks back at the inescapable orbit of Haruhi Suzumiya. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler...
Popolocrois Story Manga Creator Yousuke Tamori Dies at 74
Tamori died on April 10, private funeral was held
― The official website of the Japan Cartoonists Association announced on April 20 that manga author Yousuke Tamori had died on April 10. He was 74.A private funeral attended by family members was held, in accordance with Tamori's wishes. Tamori's personal website has also posted an announcement regarding his death. The website also posted a previous m...
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ #5 [rate]
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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...
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Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA #4 [rate]
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Petals of Reincarnation #5 [rate]
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Tomodachi Life- Living the Dream Game Review
With its charming sense of humor and near endless amounts of well-constructed chaos, Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is almost impossible to put down…I just wish that experience were easier to share with others
― The original Tomodachi Life on the 3DS was one of those games that completely flew under the radar for me, and while I remember being pretty impressed with some of the Miis I saw people sho...
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Kirio Fan Club #5 [rate]
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Ramparts of Ice #5 [rate]
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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...
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 ‒ Episode 4
The question this episode poses is simple: "Who is Flugel?" The answer is anything but.
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Dr. Stone: Science Future #29 [rate]
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Always a Catch! ‒ Episode 5
This girl has been positively spoiling for a fight in the only positive use of the expression I’ve ever seen.
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Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? #4 [rate]
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Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King #4 [rate]
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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...
Pokémon Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Boss Coffee Collaboration
Complete your Pokédex with coffee cans?!
― The Pokémon franchise announced it has partnered with Japanese beverage maker Suntory's Boss Coffee line for a set of Pokémon 30th Anniversary coffee cans on Tuesday. Select Boss Coffee cans will feature Pokédex entries for such Pokémon as Bulbasaur, Charmander, Squirtle, Totodile, Chikorita, and Pikachu, beginning on June 1. Cans of Boss Coffee Muto Black, ...
Pragmata Game's Staff Thanks Fans for 1 Million Copies Sold
Diana: “Hugh! I heard more than a MILLION people got our game! Hey…do you think we're famous on Earth now?”
― Following Pragmata's successful launch, the game's development team released an image thanking fans for purchasing the game on April 21. The image features characters Hugh, Diana, and Eight with the caption “1,000,000 units!” and Diana holding a sign that reads “Thank you." The team captioned...
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 ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, Apr 1-21
The Spring season is off to a booming start with anime adaptations of big-name manga such as Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Witch Hat Atelier, and Akane-banashi.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are ba...
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...
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Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! #6 [rate]
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Beginning After The End #5 [rate]
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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...
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Anime Series Review
Dark Moon: the Blood Altar, isn’t necessarily a good show, but it’s definitely a good time.
― It's impressive how much of the Dark Moon franchise has made it into English. Created by HYBE, the Korean boy band ENHYPEN, and the Japanese boy band &Team, the series originated as a Wattpad webnovel and a webtoon simultaneously, and then as an anime – all three of which are available as of this writing. (P...
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Always a Catch! #5 [rate]
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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...
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Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? #4 [rate]
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MARRIAGETOXIN ‒ Episode 4
A lot of this episode really is just the show laying the groundwork for the rest of Shiori's arc, but it's done a decent enough job of laying out all the pieces that I'm sure it'll all manage to come together.
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Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon #5 [rate]
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Dorohedoro #7 [rate]
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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...
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Rent-A-Girlfriend #4 [rate]
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- #4 [rate]
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Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester #8 [rate]
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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 ...
GE – Good Ending, Domestic Girlfriend Manga Creator Kei Sasuga Gets Married
Sasuga hopes to make May I Live With You? manga "even richer and more interesting"
― GE - Good Ending, Domestic Girlfriend, and May I Live With You? (Ishho ni Kurashite Ii Desu ka?) manga creator Kei Sasuga announced on Tuesday she had gotten married. Sasuga said that although she entered a new chapter in her life, she will continue working on May I Live With You? and hopes to “make it even richer a...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Game's Trailer for Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S 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...
Attack on Titan's Hajime Isayama Draws The Mandalorian and Grogu Art
Titan of science fiction meets titan of manga for latest Star Wars film
― The Star Wars franchise released an original illustration of the title characters from the Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu film by Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama on Tuesday. The illustration celebrates the film's upcoming release and features the Mandalorian holding Grogu while igniting his jetpack and firing his w...
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...
Witch Hat Atelier ‒ Episode 5
The Brimmed Cap is essentially a cuckoo, putting their egg in Qifrey’s nest, only they keep checking back in to carefully raise their chick the way they want.
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...
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My Ribdiculous Reincarnation #4 [rate]
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Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home! #4 [rate]
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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...
Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer Anime Series Review
The title does not lie: this really is a torture to watch. Just not in the way you’d think it is.
― The problem with The Daily Life of a Part-Time Torturer is not that it's too dark to be funny. It's just not funny, period. The premise is half-baked, the characters aren't goonish enough, and there's nothing hyperbolic in the situations or the dialogue. The main joke of the show is that it juxtaposes ...
'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...
MAO ‒ Episode 4
It's still a bit too early to tell whether or not MAO works as a mystery series.
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Eren the Southpaw #4 [rate]
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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...
One Piece (2026-) ‒ Episodes 1158-1159
Usopp shoots a missile that manifests in a mushroom of model-mauling mayhem as Megabloks are moved mightily by the megaton.
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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love #4 [rate]
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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class #4 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Anime in YouTubeLand
Is it refreshingly new or very retro to stream anime on YouTube ? Whatever side you land on, the fact is that there are legal releases there to explore, as Coop and Lucas discover.
― Is it refreshingly new or very retro to stream anime on YouTube? Whatever side you land on, the fact is that there are legal releases there to explore, as Coop and Lucas discover. Full Disclosure: Coop regularly works w...
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MARRIAGETOXIN #4 [rate]
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I Want to End This Love Game #3 [rate]
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Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 7
If you've ever thought to yourself, “I wonder what I would do if I were a rooster trying to neg some pigeons?” then this is your blueprint.
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Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior #4 [rate]
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Akane-banashi ‒ Episode 4
At the end of the day, working with people means you are working with people more than the product itself.
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...