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Betrothed to My Sister's Ex Anime Series Review
Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex is a mix of modern views of Cinderella with the other reading about a girl who pulls herself out of a bad situation.
― ATU510A, better known as Cinderella, is one of the most widely distributed fairy tales in the world. It exists on every continent among a majority of disparate cultures, from the ancient world to modern retellings. (Its lesser-known counterpart, Donkeyskin...
The Fall 2025 Manga Guide
Find your next must-read manga! The Fall 2025 manga guide updates with six new titles every day, from just-released comics to highly anticipated releases through November! Sponsored by Yen Press!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2025 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the be...
Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua Part 4 Anime Series Review
The path to get to this point was definitely not a clean one, and the pacing of these final couple of episodes definitely feels more rushed than I would like it to be.
― This is it, the end of the first major saga of Pokémon Horizons. This is where everything comes ahead with payoffs to major setups in a true confrontation with the main villain, Gibeon. The path to get to this point was definitely no...
New Saga Anime Series Review
Time travel is a cool angle to approach a power fantasy anime, but poor writing prevents it from ever feeling like it’s living up to its full potential.
― I'm not going to sit here and legitimately argue that it's either a point for or against this anime that its esteemed hero of a protagonist—the legendary warrior who's transcended time itself to save everyone—is named Kyle. Friggin… Kyle. But there...
Shindou-kun's Tight Squeeze Volume 1 Manga Review
Shindou-kun's Tight Squeeze may not be the most creative romance manga out there, explicit or otherwise, but if you're looking for a spicy good time, it more than fits the bill.
― I've read most of Seven Seas' releases under its Steamship imprint, in no small part because I've crusaded for years on the concept that those of us who were little girls reading Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura are now ad...
TWIG Goes On Vacation, But The Gaming Industry Doesn't
Jean-Karlo takes next week off, but not before he imparts some Digimon deep cuts from the "Prelude" anime short.
― Welcome back, folks! So, I know what this looks like, and by the time you read this, I will be in San Diego on vacation. But this past Sunday rolled around, and I was preparing myself to write this week's column, only to remember I was supposed to be on vacation. But then I realized, my ...
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The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! Light Novels Get TV Anime Next April
Hisako Kanemoto, Shizuka Itō, Kenta Miyake, Lamalfa Michelle Tateyama, Yukina Shutō star in Atekichi's story
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime of Atekichi's Saikyō no Shokugyō wa Yūsha Demo Kenja Demo Naku Kantei-shi (Kari) Rashii Desu yo? light novel series, which will premiere in April 2026. The website also revealed the anime's teaser visual, main cast, and staff. Crunc...
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Anime Gets 3rd Season
Season to premiere next year with returning main cast, staff
― The official website for the television anime of 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 on Saturday that the anime will have a third season next year. The tagline on the teaser visual below re...
Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime
Ayune Araragi's story of police officer, detective's journey to discovering love
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that a television anime of Ayune Araragi's Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai (Isshiki-san Wants to Know Romance) manga has been green-lit. Araragi drew an illustration to celebrate the news: The romantic comedy follows Rinna Isshiki, an elite, straight-laced officer who joined the police at age...
High School! Kimengumi Comedy Manga Gets New TV Anime in January
Tomokazu Seki, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Chiaki Kobayashi, Kikunosuke Toya star in modern remake
― A new television anime of Motoei Shinzawa's High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga will premiere next January. It will run in Fuji TV network's Noitamina programming block on Fridays at 11:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EST). A website opened on Friday with an image music video an...
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
I promise not to spend these reviews talking about the differences between the webtoon and the anime, but indulge me for a moment, because this really is important.
Futari Escape Manga Gets New Chapter
New release celebrates live-action series adaptation debut
― Shōichi Taguchi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that the Futari Escape (Our Escape) manga got a special new chapter in this year's issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yurihime magazine to celebrate the live-action series adaptation. Taguchi launched the manga in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine in July 2020, and ended the manga i...
Live-Action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Series Reveals Cast
Nobuyuki Suzuki, Aoi Nakamura, Kanata Hosoda, more join cast
― The official website for the live-action Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem adaptation of Eiji Hashimoto and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga revealed the main cast members on Saturday. The staff released short video clips introducing each member. Nobuyuki Suzuki plays Kondō Isami (histori...
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
He doesn't see anybody else as genuine people or obstacles. He sees them as minor inconveniences that shouldn't distract him from his major goals, and yet here he is, battered and bruised.
Abrams ComicArts' Kana Lists Chiisakobee Manga for Release in June 2026
First volume ships on June 23
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Abrams ComicArts is listing Minetaro Mochizuki's Chiisakobee manga for release in English on June 23 under its Kana imprint. The publisher describes the story: After a fire burns down his family business and claims the lives of his parents, the young heir and master carpenter Shigetsugu vows to rebuild the failing venture with his late father's words in mind: “No matt...
Nintendo: 'No Personal, Development, Business Info' Retrieved in Reported Data Hack
Hacking group Crimson Collective claimed it had breached Nintendo, stole assets last week
― Nintendo, in a reply to the Sankei Shimbun newspaper regarding an alleged data breach performed by a hacking group last week, confirmed the hack. However, the company noted that it has not confirmed that the hack retrieved any personal information, or any game development or business information. The Hackmanac...
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Even with some high expectations, I'm impressed with just how well Digimon Beatbreak has started, and if it can maintain that momentum, it could end up as one of the franchise's strongest anime entries to date.
Jun Harukawa's Kaedegami Manga Ends
Manga about young orphan's secret relationship with mysterious entity launched on June 23
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Jun Harukawa's Kaedegami manga on Monday. Shueisha will publish the manga's first compiled book volume on November 4 and the second volume on December 4. Viz Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service both publish the ...
Tales of Wedding Rings Season 2 Reveals English Dub Cast
New season's dub premiered on October 18
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the television anime of Maybe's Tales of Wedding Rings (Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) manga's second season on Saturday. The English dub cast, which features returning members, includes: Corey Wilder as Satou Ezra Vervin as Hime Max Hartman as Alabaster Lisette Monique Diaz as Morion Cassie Ewulu as Granart Vanessa ...
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
That first season of One Punch Man knew it was ridiculous, even as every aspect of its production was deeply impressive. Season three of One Punch Man feels sad and like it's chasing its glory days.
Wandance Anime's English Dub Debuts in U.S. in November
Kieran Regan, Merit Leighton star in dub
― Sr. Manager of English dubbing at Disney Reuben Lack announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday that the English dub of the anime of Coffee's Wandance hip-hop dance manga will debut in the United States in November on Hulu. The dub is already streaming on Disney+ in other countries. The English dub stars: Kieran Regan as Kaboku Merit Leighton...
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
If it weren't for the pacing issues, this would be my favorite fantasy anime of the season—especially with its "90s big-budget OVA" art style
Bandai Namco Filmworks, Sotsu Reorganize to Combine Gundam Units
Reorganization aims to streamline overlapping Gundam-related businesses between 2 companies
― Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. announced on October 7 that it has begun preparations for an organizational restructure of its anime-related businesses, specifically with Bandai Namco Filmworks and Sotsu Co., Ltd., to streamline overlapping Gundam-related and other businesses (anime planning, production, copyrigh...
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's #3 [rate]
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The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! Anime's Character Trailers Reveal January 2026 Premiere
Videos highlight Dou, Jahy, Ahriman
― The official website for the television anime of Yūya Sakamoto's The Demon King's Daughter Is Too Kind!! (Maō no Musume wa Yasashi Sugiru!!) manga revealed on Monday that the series will premiere in January 2026. The website also streamed three character trailers: Dou Jahy Ahriman The cast includes: Misaki Kuno as Dou Ayaka Ōhashi as Jahy Akio Ōtsuka as Ahriman S...
Mechanical Marie ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
If only we can be like Mechanical Marie, and pretend to be emotionless clankers, then maybe our new, heartless algorithmic overlords will permit us to survive.
Betrothed to My Sister's Ex Anime Series Review
Betrothed to My Sister’s Ex is a mix of modern views of Cinderella with the other reading about a girl who pulls herself out of a bad situation.
― ATU510A, better known as Cinderella, is one of the most widely distributed fairy tales in the world. It exists on every continent among a majority of disparate cultures, from the ancient world to modern retellings. (Its lesser-known counterpart, Donkeyskin...
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A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai #4 [rate]
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GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class #3 [rate]
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Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Trailer Reveals Ichibe Hyosube as DLC
Ichibe launches on October 28 with early access on Tuesday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America streamed a video on Monday for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, the new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise, and it reveals that the game will add Ichibe Hyosube as DLC on October 28 with early access on Tuesday for season pass holders. The first DLC character Ichigo Kurosaki (Thousand-Year Blood War ...
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
On a thematic level, this anime is about the power of fiction.
Kaiju Decode: The Ring of Aidara Anime Project Reveals Trailer, Visual, Cast
Aya Yamane, Karin Takahashi star
― The official website for Tsuburaya Productions and Toei Animation's Kaiju Decode CG anime project revealed on Monday a new trailer, visual, and cast for Kaiju Decode: The Ring of Aidara (Kaiju Decode: Aidara no Yubiwa). The anime stars: Aya Yamane as Maru, a boy from the City Karin Takahashi as Coco, a girl of the Aidara tribe who lives in the dangerous Zone where b...
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Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love #3 [rate]
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Gachiakuta ‒ Episode 15
"Clash!” gives us exactly what it promises on the tin: A big, burly brawl between the Raiders and the Cleaners that is a hell of a lot of fun to behold.
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Isekai Quartet 3 #2 [rate]
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Uma Musume has always strived to make its goofy-ass conceptual world feel whole and cohesive, and the mind paid to the intersecting competitive stories and the international inclusions speaks to that.
The Mouth-Watering Delicious in Dungeon Exhibit Comes to NYC
The exhibit at the Chelsea Walls Gallery on 10th Street was inspired by a similar show in Japan and featured artwork spanning Kui's entire career thus far.
― Delicious in Dungeon was one of the breakout series of 2024, combining dungeon adventure with gourmet, locally-sourced meals. The arrival of an art exhibit centered on author Ryoko Kui in New York City was met with great excitement, and many fan...
The Fall 2025 Manga Guide
Find your next must-read manga! The Fall 2025 manga guide updates with six new titles every day, from just-released comics to highly anticipated releases through November! Sponsored by Yen Press!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2025 Manga Guide! You may have seen one of our seasonal Anime Preview Guides, where a team of critics writes up each new anime television premiere as it airs at the be...
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A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace #3 [rate]
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To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
All of these old and humbled souls have been given the chance to start over, but Hayase is stuck in the same old story.
The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer Anime's 1st Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Song Artists
Yuna Ogata, Kaori Maeda join cast of January anime
― The official website for the television anime of Ippei Nara's The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer (29-Sai Dokushin Chūken Bōkensha no Nichijō) manga revealed more cast and staff members, the artists of the theme songs, and the first full promotional video for the anime on Monday. The video announces and previews the opening theme song...
Magical Girl Raising Project restart Anime Unveils 1st Video, Ending Song Artists
Daisy×Daisy perform ending song "ReMind"
― The staff for the anime of Asari Endō's Magical Girl Raising Project Restart light novel series unveiled the anime's first promotional video, teaser visual, and Daisy×Daisy as the musical act performing the ending theme song "ReMind."Original character designer Maruino drew the anime's teaser visual: The anime will premiere in 2026.
The anime stars:Yoshino N...
The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! Light Novels Get TV Anime Next April
Hisako Kanemoto, Shizuka Itō, Kenta Miyake, Lamalfa Michelle Tateyama, Yukina Shutō star in Atekichi's story
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime of Atekichi's Saikyō no Shokugyō wa Yūsha Demo Kenja Demo Naku Kantei-shi (Kari) Rashii Desu yo? light novel series, which will premiere in April 2026. The website also revealed the anime's teaser visual, main cast, and staff. Crunc...
Makeine, Bocchi the Rock! Anime Win Top Newtype Anime Awards (Updated)
Bocchi the Rock! takes home 4 awards while GQuuuuuuX wins for director, scripts, 2 more awards
― Kadokawa's Monthly Newtype magazine announced the results of the Newtype Anime Awards 2024-2025 at the Machi Asobi Vol. 29 event on Sunday. Best Work (TV Broadcast & Streaming)Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX
The Apothecary Diaries (Season 2)
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise fr...
Shohei Manabe's Kujō no Taizai Manga Gets Live-Action Netflix Series
Yuuya Yagira, Hokuto Matsumura star in spring series from Ushijima the Loan Shark creator
― Netflix and TBS announced on Monday that they are producing a live-action series adaptation of Shohei Manabe's Kujō no Taizai (Kujō's Deadly Sins) manga that will debut exclusively on Netflix in spring 2026. Yuuya Yagira (live-action Gintama, Aoi Honō, Crows Explode, left in image below) plays Taiza Kujō, whil...
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Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun #3 [rate]
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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess #6 [rate]
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Pokémon Horizons: Season 2—The Search for Laqua Part 4 Anime Series Review
The path to get to this point was definitely not a clean one, and the pacing of these final couple of episodes definitely feels more rushed than I would like it to be.
― This is it, the end of the first major saga of Pokémon Horizons. This is where everything comes ahead with payoffs to major setups in a true confrontation with the main villain, Gibeon. The path to get to this point was definitely no...
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One Piece #1146 [rate]
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Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator #3 [rate]
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One Punch Man #2 [rate]
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #3 [rate]
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Gachiakuta #15 [rate]
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Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Touring After the Apocalypse’s tone varies wildly from bright, fun road trip to dark, existential dread.
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Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right #2 [rate]
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Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! #3 [rate]
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Mechanical Marie #3 [rate]
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Gnosia ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
If there's anything I enjoy more than a ludicrous science-fiction murder mystery, it's a ludicrous science-fiction murder mystery procedural where everyone is stuck in a time loop.
Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
These episodes about Loid’s past are important. You can’t know where you’re going if you don’t know where you’ve been, and forgetting the past comes with a cost.
The Case Book of Arne Anime's New Video Reveals Cast, Song Artists, January 6 Debut
Mariya Ise, Kōki Uchiyama, Aimi Tanaka, Yuka Nukui star in anime
― The staff for the television anime of Game Magazine's The Case Book of Arne (Arne no Jiken-bo) mystery game revealed on Sunday its main promotional video, main visual, main cast, theme songs' artists, and January 6 premiere. Singer Sou performs the anime's opening theme song "Q.E.D." and singer-songwriter Watashi Kobayashi performs th...
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Staff, Opening Song, January Debut
Yōko Hikasa, Shion Wakayama, Kenyū Horiuchi, Chikahiro Kobayashi join anime's cast
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures unveiled the main staff, additional cast, second promotional video, and January premiere for the television anime of Sou Akaike's Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryō...
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray #16 [rate]
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity #8 [rate]
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Ado's “Aishite Ashite Ashite” Music Video Pulled Due to Unauthorized Use of Visuals
Universal Music Japan: “We deeply apologize for causing trouble for Sashitama, all parties involved, & all fans"
― Universal Music Japan and the music talent agency Cloud Nine issued a statement on Tuesday about the removal of Ado's “Aishite Aishite Aishite” music video. The companies determined after an internal investigation that the music video used some creative material by the duo Sashitama (vid...
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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes #3 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #37 [rate]
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My Awkward Senpai Anime Casts Nashiko Momotsuki
Anime's PR ambassador/cosplayer guest-stars in episode 4
― The staff for the television anime of Makoto Kudo's My Awkward Senpai (Bukiyō na Senpai.) announced on Saturday that model and cosplayer Nashiko Momotsuki will guest-star in episode 4 of the series as Nashiko Akizuki. The episode will air on October 23. Momotsuki also serves as an promotional ambassador for the series. The anime premiered on ...
Senran Kagura Franchise Gets New App Game in 2026
"Project N" set 3 years after Shinobi Master Senran Kagura New Link
― The staff for the Senran Kagura franchise announced during the special livestream for the "Shinomasu Expo 81" event on Saturday that Marvelous and Honey∞Parade Games are developing a new app game for a 2026 launch. Nan Yaegashi (Senran Kagura Shinovi Master, Assault Lily Bouquet) is designing the characters for the game known for n...
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Kingdom #3 [rate]
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My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! #3 [rate]
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider #3 [rate]
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Gnosia #2 [rate]
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New Saga Anime Series Review
Time travel is a cool angle to approach a power fantasy anime, but poor writing prevents it from ever feeling like it’s living up to its full potential.
― I'm not going to sit here and legitimately argue that it's either a point for or against this anime that its esteemed hero of a protagonist—the legendary warrior who's transcended time itself to save everyone—is named Kyle. Friggin… Kyle. But there...
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Touring After the Apocalypse #3 [rate]
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Ranma ½ #15 [rate]
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To Your Eternity #3 [rate]
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! #16 [rate]
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Creator's Health
Creator Iro Aida seeks medical treatment
― The November issue of Square Enix's G-Fantasy magazine announced on Saturday that Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga will enter a hiatus in the next issue on November 18, due to Aida's medical treatment for an unspecified illness. The magazine will re-publish previous chapters in the meantime and announce the manga's return d...
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The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest #3 [rate]
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Spy×Family #40 [rate]
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A Wild Last Boss Appeared! #4 [rate]
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SANDA ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Sanda opens with some big ideas steeped in some of the most complicated cultural issues of our age, and I am so curious to see its thesis take shape in the episodes ahead.
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Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota #3 [rate]
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Tales of Wedding Rings II #3 [rate]
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May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Even if the show might not ever look quite as good as it did in that premiere again, I have faith that the Bloodstained Lady will bring the pain and the entertainment in equal measure throughout the coming weeks.
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Case Closed #1179 [rate]
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The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Anime Gets 3rd Season
Season to premiere next year with returning main cast, staff
― The official website for the television anime of 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 on Saturday that the anime will have a third season next year. The tagline on the teaser visual below re...
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My Hero Academia #162 [rate]
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Video Game World Offers Condolences After Developer Tomonobu Itagaki's Passing
Creators, artists, & fans came together for their farewells
― On October 16, the video game world learned that we had lost Tomonobu Itagaki. Best known for creating the Dead or Alive fighting game series, reviving the Ninja Ryukenden series as Ninja Gaiden, and heading Koei Tecmo's Team Ninja, Itagaki brought joy to thousands of game enthusiasts around the world. People within the game industry have...
Japan Names 1st Voice Actor Masako Nozawa, Manga Creator Keiko Takemiya as Persons of Cultural Merit
Dancer/actor Min Tanaka, playwright/actor Hideki Noda also honored
― The Japanese government has selected 21 honorees for this year's roster of Persons of Cultural Merit. The roster includes Masako Nozawa (Dragon Ball's Son Goku, Gegege no Kitarō's Kitarō) as the first voice actor to be so honored, as well as manga creator Keiko Takemiya (Toward the Terra, The Door into Summer, Andromeda Stories), da...
XSEED Games Halts Pre-orders for Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack Game Collection Due to Complication With Release
XSEED Games halts pre-orders
― XSEED Games announced on Friday that it has run into an "unanticipated complication" with its planned release of MAGES.' Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack game collection, which could prevent its release for Nintendo Switch in the Americas. The company has halted physical pre-orders in case. The company announced on August 25 the Switch collection's release in the Americas fo...
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider, Spy×Family Season 3 Anime Reveal English Dub Casts, October 18 Debut
Patrick Seitz stars in Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming the English dubs for the Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider anime and the Spy×Family anime's third season on Saturday. The company revealed the English dub casts. The English dub for Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider stars: Patrick Seitz as Tojima
Colleen Clinkenbeard as Yuriko
Jason Do...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Slow and sad are the operative adjectives for these first three episodes. If you want to enjoy them, you have to be willing to wallow.
Viz Announces Releases for Taika's Reason, I'm No Angel, cocoon, Daydream Darling, The Marshal King Manga, More
Also: Sakamoto Days: Assassin's Method, Half Is More, Star Wars Visions: Tsukumo, more
― Viz Media announced the following new physical and digital licenses and releases on Friday: Title: Alice in Borderland Retry
Author: Haro Aso
Release: Summer 2026
Summary: The official sequel to the action-packed manga adapted into a hit Netflix show! Now with a baby on the way, Arisu has built a new life with th...
emaqi Adds Ikki Tousen, Bye-Bye, Earth, Hyakumanjou Labyrinth Manga
All 3 launch on service on Friday
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday that it is adding the following manga to its e-bookstore service "emaqi:" Title: Ikki Tousen
Creator: Yuji Shiozaki
Publisher: Shonengahosha
Synopsis: Hakufu Sonsaku is a busty high-school girl who transferred to Nanyo Academy after being ordered by her mother. Despite her goofy attitude, Hakufu's strength and ...
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May I Ask for One Final Thing? #4 [rate]
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SANDA #3 [rate]
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All You Need Is Kill Anime's Trailer Reveals January 16 Opening in N. America
Film opens in Japan on January 9
― GKIDS began streaming on Friday a teaser trailer for Warner Bros. Japan and STUDIO4°C's anime of Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe's All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel, and it reveals that the film will open in theaters in North America on January 16. GKIDS acquired the anime in multiple territories, including North America, the United Kingdom, Ire...
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Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse #16 [rate]
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Shindou-kun's Tight Squeeze Volume 1 Manga Review
Shindou-kun's Tight Squeeze may not be the most creative romance manga out there, explicit or otherwise, but if you're looking for a spicy good time, it more than fits the bill.
― I've read most of Seven Seas' releases under its Steamship imprint, in no small part because I've crusaded for years on the concept that those of us who were little girls reading Sailor Moon and Cardcaptor Sakura are now ad...
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Shabake #3 [rate]
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Anime's Video Highlights Characters
Anime stars Shōgo Sakata as Johnny Joestar, Yōhei Azakami as Gyro Zeppeli, Kaito Ishikawa as Diego Brando
― Warner Bros. Japan began streaming on Friday a video for the anime of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run manga, and it highlights the characters: The anime stars: Shōgo Sakata as Johnny Joestar Yōhei Azakami as Gyro Zeppeli Kaito Ishikawa as Diego Brando Rie Takaha...
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Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon #3 [rate]
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'Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana' Anime Casts Maki Kawase
Trailer/visual unveiled for Kawase's character Chang Chin-Lan
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Hey's Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana (Botan Kamiina, Her Drunken Appearance Is Like a Lily Flower) manga announced on Friday that Maki Kawase will play Chang Chin-Lan. The account unveiled a character trailer and visual for Chang: The anime will premiere ...
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Compilation Film Streams Promo Video
Film featuring 1st 2 episodes of season 3 opens in Japan on November 7
― TOHO Animation began streaming a trailer for the Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution compilation film on Friday. The video previews scenes from the film, as well as footage from the anime's third season, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 (Shimetsu Kaiyū Zenpen). Update: GKIDS streamed an English-subtitled version: The film,...
TWIG Goes On Vacation, But The Gaming Industry Doesn't
Jean-Karlo takes next week off, but not before he imparts some Digimon deep cuts from the "Prelude" anime short.
― Welcome back, folks! So, I know what this looks like, and by the time you read this, I will be in San Diego on vacation. But this past Sunday rolled around, and I was preparing myself to write this week's column, only to remember I was supposed to be on vacation. But then I realized, my ...
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CLAMP's New Magic Knight Rayearth Anime to Air in 2026
New teaser visual also presented
― The official website for the franchise based on CLAMP's Magic Knight Rayearth manga announced on Friday that the new anime will air on TV Asahi and affiliated channels next year. The website also presented a new teaser visual: Magic Knight Rayearth centers on three high school girls named Hikaru, Umi, and Fuu. On a class field trip to Tokyo Tower, they are magically...
Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime
Ayune Araragi's story of police officer, detective's journey to discovering love
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that a television anime of Ayune Araragi's Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai (Isshiki-san Wants to Know Romance) manga has been green-lit. Araragi drew an illustration to celebrate the news: The romantic comedy follows Rinna Isshiki, an elite, straight-laced officer who joined the police at age...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 6-12
Last week's episode of of My Hero Academia airs with 3.5% rating
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV October 12 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.3 Detective Conan NTV October 11 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.1 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV October 12 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 4.2 My Hero Academia final season NTV October 11 (Sat) 17:30 30 min. 3.5 Doraemon TV Asahi October 11 (Sat) 17:00 ...
You and I Are Polar Opposites Anime Casts Kokoro Ōmori, Tomori Kusunoki
Ōmori, Kusunoki play schoolmates Nishi, Honda
― The staff for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku) announced two more cast members on Friday. The two cast members are: Kokoro Ōmori as Nishi, a quiet and reserved girl from the class next to Suzuki and Tani who actually laughs at just about everything. She's extremely shy...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 6-12
Battlefield 6 debuts at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 6-12 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 37,502 1,875,397 2PS5Ghost of Yotei Sony Interactive Entertainment October 2 26,776 146,972 3PS5Battlefield 6 EA Games October 10 23,292 23,292 4NSwSuper Mario Galaxy + Super Mario Galaxy 2 Nintendo October 2 20,083 68,348 5NSwLittl...