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Villains are Destined to Die Volume 1 Novel Review
Oh, no, I’m sure some of you are thinking. Not another villainess isekai set in the world of an otome game.
― Oh, no, I'm sure some of you are thinking. Not another villainess isekai set in the world of an otome game. I can't blame you. Villainess isekai has become nearly as oversaturated as isekai power fantasies, as ubiquitous as pink-haired heroines and mysterious transfer students. But please, be...
Answerman - Is Superhero Burnout at the Box Office Affecting Anime Films?
If superhero fatigue is affecting anime, it's only in a good way. Read on to find out why.
― Mister Terrific asks: "Is superhero burnout at the box office affecting anime films?" Superhero fatigue* is real. Just take a look at the summer 2024 box office results for Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, The Fantastic Four, and James Gunn's Superman, which I must admit, I really enjoyed. *Su...
See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Anime Series Review
In many ways, the show accomplishes everything it wants to, but I don't think there's much to this compared to other slice-of-life shows
― Some shows try to replicate a very specific experience. When I was in high school, whenever my friends and I would finish up with classes, we would always go to the local deli or a card shop one or two train stops away from our school. After a long day of dealing ...
Shuten Order Game Review
Two-thirds of it range from good to excellent… but in a 60-hour game, that still means around 20 hours of mediocre-to-bad gameplay.
― I'm far from an expert on this particular matter, but I'm not sure there's any game out there that's quite like Shuten Order. Created by Kazutaka Kodaka of Danganronpa and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy fame, it is at its heart a visual novel, first and foremos...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Aug 26-Sep 1
We see some tectonic shifts in the cumulative, as Call of the Night grabs #1 and Anne Shirley knocks down My Dress-Up Darling. Discover what else is moving in the rankings!
― 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 ra...
SANDA Volume 1 Manga Review
This is a series about how the innocence of children has become so coveted to the point of becoming perverse, so what better person to set things on the right path then Santa Claus himself.
― From the creator of BEASTARS comes a series about the mythological creature known as Santa Claus. I didn't know what to expect when I read that out loud, but it's about as wacky and zany as you would expect from...
This Week in Games - Shattered Hands, Ultima in Japan and My Hero Academia: All's Justice
Jean-Karlo tests out the latest MHA game at PAX, shares the tokusatsu history of a retro title, and explains why the American game franchise Ultima is a big deal in Japan.
― Welcome back, folks! I have returned from Seattle, having (distantly) experienced PAX West for the first time! No, I didn't fly out to Seattle for PAX specifically (in fact, I only spent a few hours touring the place); I was in t...
SHUTEN ORDER Creators Open Up About Its Secrets
Writer Kazutaka Kodaka, director Takumi Nakazawa, and artist simadoriru have a new mystery game full of intrigue and psychadelia.
― Spike Chunsoft's SHUTEN ORDER's promises to combine five different gameplay styles with intrigue, mystery, and psychadelia. With the game about to release, Anime News Network was given the opportunity to sit down with three members of its development—director Takumi Naka...
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Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Light Novels Get TV Anime
Isekai light novels launched in 2017
― A teaser website opened on Monday and revealed the television anime adaptation of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series. The novels' illustrator Huuka Kazabana and the manga adaptation's artist Rikizo both drew illustrations to celebrate the anime ann...
BanG Dream's Mugendai Mewtype Band Gets BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita TV Anime in 2026
Sanzigen's new studio brand Nichigaline to produce TV anime
― Mugendai Mewtype (also known as YumeMita), a virtual girl band in the girls-band project BanG Dream!, is inspiring the BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita television anime next year. The announcement came during the Mugendai Mewtype 4th Live "Unlock the Future" concert on Sunday. Nichigaline, a new studio brand that the company Sanzigen also announced o...
VTuber Kurusu Natsume's A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Light Novels Get Anime in January
Toshiki Masuda, Sora Amamiya, Saori Ōnishi, Maria Naganawa, Rui Tanabe star in asread. TV anime
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday the television anime adaptation of VTuber Kurusu Natsume's debut light novel series A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi: Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi ni Ningen o Oshiete Kuremasu ka......?), which will premiere in January 202...
Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Kamen no Ninja Akakage Manga Gets Live-Action Series by Takashi Miike
EXILE/FANTASTICS' Taiki Satō stars in series premiering on October 26
― TV Asahi opened a website on Saturday to announce a live-action series of the Kamen no Ninja Akakage manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Tetsujin 28-gō, Giant Robo). Acclaimed genre director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Crows Zero, Lesson of the Evil) is serving as the chief director, and EXILE/FANTASTICS member Taiki Satō (live-acti...
Spy×Family Season 3's Trailer Reveals Ending Song (Updated)
Lilas Ikuta performs "Actor" ending song for new season debuting on October 4
― The official website for the anime of Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga started streaming the full trailer for the anime's third season on Tuesday. The video reveals and previews the ending theme song "Actor" by Lilas Ikuta. Update: Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the new season as it airs in Japan worl...
Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai Anime Casts Sae Hiratsuka
Hiratsuka to voice Runa Tsukimi in 2026 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Shinya Misu's Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai (I'll Never Have a Romantic Comedy with My Childhood Friend) manga presented on Tuesday a new teaser visual featuring the character Runa Tsukimi, and also announced that Sae Hiratsuka will voice the character. This is Hiratsuka's first role in a tradittio...
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Anime Casts Taiten Kusunoki
Kusunoki voices Black Dragon in episode 22 on Wednesday
― The staff for the second television anime season based on Kenkyo na Circle's I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (Tensei Shitara Dainana Ōji Datta no de, Kimamani Majutsu o Kiwamemasu) light novels announced another cast member on Tuesday. Taiten Kusunoki voices Black Dragon, an SS-class chi...
Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Sequel Anime's Teaser Unveils More Cast
Junya Enoki, Ayumu Murase, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Kentarō Kumagai to voice other Samurai Troopers
― The staff for Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, the new sequel anime of the Yoroiden Samurai Troopers series, announced more of the cast for the previously teased Samurai Troopers in a new teaser promotional video on Tuesday. The anime's staff also debuted a new teaser visual: The newly announced cast membe...
Used Car Magazine Car Sensor Hires City Hunter for New Commercials
Get wild and tough when looking for a used car
― Japanese used car magazine and seller Car Sensor debuted a series of City Hunter collaboration commercials on August 25. The commercials celebrate City Hunter's 40th anniversary and stars actress and model Nanao. A 30-second commercial features the City Hunter ending theme song “Get Wild” by TM Network and Nanao dressed as City Hunter protagonist Ryo ...
Haigakura Anime Gets 1st Game
Haigakura Senkai Puzzle mobile game will be free to play
― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga announced on September 4 that the anime is inspiring its first game titled Haigakura Senkai Puzzle. The announcement did not list the mobile puzzle game's release date, but revealed that the game will be free to play (with some content available for fees), and...
Detective Conan Pouch Lets You Shoot Your Favorite Idol/Character with Stun-Gun Wristwatch
Who would you stun?
― Shogakukan's official merchandise brand Shogakukan Collection revealed its Shokore 2025 collection on September 1. The new merchandise items are a series of clear pouches from Shogakukan manga series Doraemon, Detective Conan, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Don't Call It Mystery, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, The Apothecary Diaries, Blue Giant, Firefly Wedding, and Robo no...
Gachiakuta Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa as Amo
Amo to appear in episode 10 on Sunday
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga announced on Tuesday that Kana Hanazawa is joining the anime's cast as the character Amo, a mysterious girl whose boots bear the same mark as Rudo's glove. The character will appear in the anime's 10th episode on Sunday. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in Engl...
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NTT Solmare Corp Ends Shall we date? Mobile Game Series
Obey Me!, Obey Me! Nightbringer games remain active
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NTT Solmare announced on August 19 that it will end service for its six remaining Shall we date? game titles for iOS, Android, and Facebook Canvas and the Shall we date?: Dear Otome app on October 28 at 9:00 p.m. EDT. New installations and in-game purchases will become unavailable after September 28. Players will no longer be able to reinstall or...
Crows Gaiden Housenka: The Beginning of Housen Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Crows spinoff launched in 2017
― This year's October issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Shonen Champion magazine announced on Tuesday that Shūhei Saitō's spinoff manga of Hiroshi Takahashi's Crows series Crows Gaiden Housenka: The Beginning of Housen will end in two chapters. The manga entered the final arc with the 19th compiled book volume in June 2024. Saitō launched the series in Akita Shoten's Mont...
SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes Anime Premieres on October 5
The staff for Aniplex and Sony Music's original television anime series SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the series will debut on Fuji TV on October 5 at 9:30 a.m. JST. Crunchyroll will also stream the series worldwide excluding Asia. Fumiaki Maruto (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend light novel author and anime scriptwriter) is overseeing and wr...
est em's Udon no Hito Manga Ends
Final volume scheduled for winter
― This year's October issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine published on Monday the final chapter of est em's Onna no Hito (The Lady of Udon, with the original title's kanji for "lady," onna, read as hito for "person"). The fourth and final compiled book volume is scheduled for release around winter. The manga debuted in 2010. Shodensha published the manga's third...
Call of the Night Season 2 ‒ Episode 10
It's the big showdown: Nazuna versus Anko. Two ladies with big jackets enter. One lady leaves.
Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Exhibit to Hit San Francisco, Kyoto
Hirohiko Araki's works to be displayed at San Francisco from September 27, Kyoto from November 14
― Shueisha Manga-Art Heritage announced on its website that its exhibit of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure lithographic and lenticular works will be on display at The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco's de Young Museum from September 27 and at Kyoto's Higashi Honganji from November 14. The exh...
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
Beneath the supernatural hijinks is a very real story of brotherly envy and love.
OceanVeil Streams The Winter Cicada OVA
3-part OVA released in February 2007
― OceanVeil announced on Sunday that it is streaming The Winter Cicada (Fuyu no Semi) anime based on Youka Nitta's Embracing Love manga. OceanVeil describes the anime:
A sweeping tale of love and loss, it unfolds against the backdrop of Japan's turbulent transition from isolation to modernization, beginning in 1862 with the Expulsion of Foreigners movement. At its...
Ruri Rocks ‒ Episode 10
Forcing Imari to take point changes the whole vibe of the expedition, and shows that these characters aren't just interchangeable mouthpieces for dispensing mineralogy trivia.
Moyoco Anno's Go Happy Mania Manga Ends on October 8
Happy Mania sequel manga launched in 2019
― The October issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine revealed on Monday that Moyoco Anno's Go Happy Mania manga, the sequel to her Happy Mania manga, will end in its next chapter on October 8. The manga launched in Feel Young in September 2019. Shodensha published the manga's first compiled book volume in 2020, and the fifth volume in August 2024. Anno prev...
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
There were moments during this episode that were genuinely difficult to watch.
Controversial 'Suk-yeol Yoon Train' Cartoon to Return at Bucheon International Comics Festival After 3 Years
Cartoon became flashpoint of political controversy when it was 1st exhibited in 2022
― The satirical cartoon Suk-yeol Yoon Train, which sparked controversy in 2022 for its portrayal of former Korean President Yoon and his wife, will return to public exhibition at the Bucheon International Comics Festival for the first time in three years. 尹 풍자한 '윤석열차' 부천국제만화축제서 다시 전시https://t.co/C02unXQi3a pic.twitte...
Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō Anime Debuts in January 2026
More news coming in October
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of storywriter Itsuki Togami and illustrator Yuri Kisaragi's Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party) light novel series announced on Tuesday that the anime will debut in January 2026. The account also teased more news coming in October. The anime will star (nam...
Bad Girl ‒ Episode 10
I can’t think of any other anime that has an e-girl streamer rizzing herself up while explaining that socialism is the only ethical economic and political model for society!
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There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... #10 [rate]
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Grand Blue Dreaming #10 [rate]
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Sword of the Demon Hunter Anime Reveals New Cast Members for Meiji Arc, Delay for Last 2 Episodes
23rd, 24th episodes air on September 22, 29, respectively
― The official website for the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho novel series unveiled on Tuesday a visual and new cast members for the Meiji arc, which began in the 22nd episode on Monday. The website also announced that there will be delays for the final two episodes due to production issues. Th...
Villains are Destined to Die Volume 1 Novel Review
Oh, no, I’m sure some of you are thinking. Not another villainess isekai set in the world of an otome game.
― Oh, no, I'm sure some of you are thinking. Not another villainess isekai set in the world of an otome game. I can't blame you. Villainess isekai has become nearly as oversaturated as isekai power fantasies, as ubiquitous as pink-haired heroines and mysterious transfer students. But please, be...
Manga Up! Global Adds Why She Loves Scum Manga
Rui Ikeda's manga launched in March 2024
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service released Rui Ikeda's Why She Loves Scum (Kanojo ga Kuzu o Aisuru Wake wa) manga in English on Tuesday. Manga Up! describes its story:
Hiro is broke, jobless, and unfaithful—and Mi is absolutely smitten with him! After all, he didn't dump her within a week, doesn't stand her up on dates, and even remembers her name. With...
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus ‒ Episode 10
The purpose of Himeji's mind-reading ability is for her to learn empathy. However, thanks to her long-reinforced self-centered tendencies, she instead uses her powers to seduce every man and boy that catches her eye.
Exclusive: Dark Horse Previews Kentarō Miura, Studio Gaga's Dur-An-Ki Manga
Dark Horse to release 1-volume manga on September 23
― Dark Horse Comics exclusively revealed to ANN on Monday the cover and an eight-page preview of its English release of Kentarō Miura and Studio Gaga's Dur-An-Ki, a manga based on the Berserk creator's original story. IMG duranki_tpb_pr_bkp_1.jpg
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Summer Pockets #23 [rate]
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Sword of the Demon Hunter #22 [rate]
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CITY The Animation ‒ Episode 10
Maybe I was just in the mood for an episode like this as I watched it in early September as my own summer comes to a close, but episode 10 of CITY captures exactly what makes the season so special.
Answerman - Is Superhero Burnout at the Box Office Affecting Anime Films?
If superhero fatigue is affecting anime, it's only in a good way. Read on to find out why.
― Mister Terrific asks: "Is superhero burnout at the box office affecting anime films?" Superhero fatigue* is real. Just take a look at the summer 2024 box office results for Captain America: Brave New World, Thunderbolts, The Fantastic Four, and James Gunn's Superman, which I must admit, I really enjoyed. *Su...
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 23
With the death of one fake hero, two true heroes are born.
The Bugle Call: Song of War Manga Heads Toward 'Final Battle'
Series debuted in June 2022
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The October issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine revealed on Thursday Mozuku Sora and Higoro Tōmori's The Bugle Call: Song of War (Sensō Kyōshitsu) manga is headed toward its "final battle." Viz Media publishes the series in English and describes the story: Left for dead after a battle, Luca is saved by the mysterious Pontiff and learns he is not the only person wit...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1142
Vegapunk’s passing represents an interesting bookend to a very long journey.
(Abu)Normal Manga Ends in 8th Volume in November
Series debuted in September 2023
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The seventh volume of Yamato Kawakami and Taijun's (Abu)Normal manga announced on August 7 the series will end in the eighth volume in November. K Manga publishes the series in English and describes the story: Eiko Abu, 29 years old and single. She divides everything in the world into two categories: "normal" or "not normal." In her quest for normalcy, her obsessio...
Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon Witch Manga Posts New Chapter on September 5 After 9 Months
Manga last posted new chapter in December 2024
― Hakusensha's Manga Park app published the fifth and final part of the 31st chapter of Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon no Majo (Champignon Witch) manga on September 5, and will publish the first part of the 32nd chapter on September 12. The manga last posted a new chapter (fourth part of chapter 31) on December 27, 2024. Several bonus illustrations by Hi...
Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Light Novels Get TV Anime
Isekai light novels launched in 2017
― A teaser website opened on Monday and revealed the television anime adaptation of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series. The novels' illustrator Huuka Kazabana and the manga adaptation's artist Rikizo both drew illustrations to celebrate the anime ann...
French Novel Empire of the Ants to Be Adapted Into Korean Webtoon
Novel juxtaposes human, ant societies to explore survival, evolution, social structures
― French author Bernard Werber's bestselling novel Empire of the Ants will be reimagined as a webtoon, marking the first time the globally acclaimed IP has been adapted into the format. At a press conference in Seoul on September 3, Werber said, “Webtoons are an important medium to reach younger generations throug...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 Reveals New, Returning Main Staff, April 2026 Debut
1st season director Tatsuya Yoshihara returns as general director, Hideaki Nakano directs new season at Actas, Bandai Namco Pictures
― The official website for the television anime of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga revealed the teaser visual, main staff, and a special video announcing the April 2026 debut of the anime's second season, on Mond...
Arata Kawabata Launches Manga Spinoff of Nihon Tōitsu Live-Action Video Series
Gourmet spinoff manga Nomi Kui Dōraku ~Nihon Tōitsu~ launches on October 6
― The October issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine revealed last Friday that manga creator Arata Kawabata is launching a gourmet manga spinoff of the live-action Nihon Tōitsu original video series titled Nomi Kui Dōraku ~Nihon Tōitsu~ (The Vice of Eating and Drinking ~Japan Unification~) in the magazine's next iss...
Kageki Shojo!! Manga Enters Final Arc
Series launched in 2015
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Kumiko Saiki announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday the Kageki Shojo!! manga is entering its final arc, and will have one more volume. The series took a short break in February this year, but returned in March. Saiki serialized the original manga under the title Kageki Shoujo! (with one exclamation mark) in Shueisha's Jump Kai magazine from 2012 to 2014, and ended the ...
Ninja vs. Gokudo Anime's 2 Promo Videos Reveal More Cast, Theme Songs, October 7 Debut
Anime streams exclusively worldwide on Prime Video
― The official website for the television anime of Shinsuke Kondō's Ninja vs. Gokudo (Ninja to Gokudō) manga revealed the anime's additional cast and staff, theme songs, and October 7 debut in two new promotional videos on Monday. Additionally, it was announced that a smartphone game based on the manga titled Ninja to Gokudō Bukkoro Festa (Ninja vs. ...
Tales of Xillia Remastered Game Unveils Opening Movies
Remaster of 2011 game launches on October 31
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Sunday the opening movies for Tales of Xillia Remastered, an enhanced version of the 2011 Tales of Xillia game. The videos feature Ayumi Hamasaki's song "Progress." Jude Version Milla Version The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on October 31 (October 30 i...
Tatsuya Suganuma's Nice Prison Manga Ends
Also: Shonen Jump+ publishes Ato Sakurai's new 1-shot manga on Tuesday
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Tatsuya Suganuma's Nice Prison manga on Monday. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the Nice Prison manga in English digitally and describes the story:
Horo Mitsuboshi is a super model prisoner who was born and raised in the slamm...
Odekake Kozame Collaborates With Nights with a Cat & Racoon Rascal
Collaborations tie into Odekake Kozame's new film
― The Odekake Kozame franchise announced a collaboration with Nights with a Cat on August 15. The two franchises have come together for a manner short that runs before the new Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi film, to remind filmgoers about proper etiquette in theaters: The Odekake Kozame website describes the short: Anko-chan panics when the ...
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #9 [rate]
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Hotel Inhumans #10 [rate]
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See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Anime Series Review
In many ways, the show accomplishes everything it wants to, but I don't think there's much to this compared to other slice-of-life shows
― Some shows try to replicate a very specific experience. When I was in high school, whenever my friends and I would finish up with classes, we would always go to the local deli or a card shop one or two train stops away from our school. After a long day of dealing ...
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One Piece #1142 [rate]
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Uglymug, Epicfighter #10 [rate]
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CITY The Animation #10 [rate]
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Gege Akutami, Yuji Iwasaki's New Short-Term Manga Revealed as Jujutsu Kaisen Spinoff
Also: Horror novelist Yumeaki Hirayama to pen Jujutsu Kaisen spinoff novel; franchise gets event in 2026
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the new "Mojuro" manga teased last week from Jujutsu Kaisen manga creator Gege Akutami and Cipher Academy manga illustrator Yuji Iwasaki is actually a spinoff of Jujutsu Kaisen. The manga's full title is Juj...
Assassination Classroom Manga Gets New Anime Film in 2026
Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan film opens in Japan on March 20, 2026; includes stories left out of anime
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yūsei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga is getting a new anime film titled Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan (Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody's Time), as part of the an...
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Gachiakuta #9 [rate]
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Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl #9 [rate]
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Nyaight of the Living Cat #10 [rate]
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra #10 [rate]
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Galileo Galilei Band Performs Blue Orchestra Season 2's Opening Song
Season premieres on October 5 on NHK Educational
― The official website for the television anime of Makoto Akui's Ao no Orchestra (The Blue Orchestra) manga announced on Sunday that the band Galileo Galilei will perform the anime's second season's theme song "Amadeus." The season will premiere on October 5 on NHK Educational and will have 21 episodes. The anime's first season premiered on NHK Educati...
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Ruri Rocks #10 [rate]
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BanG Dream's Mugendai Mewtype Band Gets BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita TV Anime in 2026
Sanzigen's new studio brand Nichigaline to produce TV anime
― Mugendai Mewtype (also known as YumeMita), a virtual girl band in the girls-band project BanG Dream!, is inspiring the BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita television anime next year. The announcement came during the Mugendai Mewtype 4th Live "Unlock the Future" concert on Sunday. Nichigaline, a new studio brand that the company Sanzigen also announced o...
Kakao Creative Foundation Expands Workspace Support for Webtoon Creators
Program supported 21 teams (66 creators) last year, fully covering their rent
― The Kakao Creative Foundation, under Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of webtoon platform Tapas, has provided creative workspaces to 158 webtoon and content creators in partnership with the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency (KOMACON), the company announced September 1. The program, which provides subsidized studios in ...
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VTuber Kurusu Natsume's A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Light Novels Get Anime in January
Toshiki Masuda, Sora Amamiya, Saori Ōnishi, Maria Naganawa, Rui Tanabe star in asread. TV anime
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday the television anime adaptation of VTuber Kurusu Natsume's debut light novel series A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi: Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi ni Ningen o Oshiete Kuremasu ka......?), which will premiere in January 202...
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 21
Life always moves on, no matter how much you might not want it to. Anne learned that lesson with Matthew’s death, and again with Diana’s engagement and Ruby’s passing. But I don’t think it ever really occurred to her that Gilbert might move on.
Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2 Reveals 4 More Cast Members
Kikuko Inoue, Hiro Shimono, Honoka Inoue, Aoi Yūki join cast in episode 10 on Sunday
― The staff for the second anime season of Maedakun's Puniru is a Kawaii Slime (Puniru wa Kawaii Slime) web manga series announced four more cast members who appear in the anime's 10th episode (22nd episode overall), on Sunday: Kikuko Inoue as Ōka Kirara, Mami's mother Hiro Shimono as Teru Kirara, Mami's father Honok...
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! Season 2 to Air in 2026
Shunji Maki directs Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! 2! at CANDY BOX
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! 2! (Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! 2!), the second television anime season of shorts adapting Hori's Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! four-panel manga, announced on Sunday that the anime will debut in 2026. Along with the announcement, the second season anime's character designer and ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 25-31
Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater debuts at #1, Super Robot Wars Y at #2/#5, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar at #3/#6
― Japan's Game Ranking: August 25-31 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater Konami August 28 63,585 63,585 2NSwSuper Robot Wars Y Bandai Namco Entertainment August 28 60,532 60,532 3NSwStory of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Marvelo...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 18-24
Mario Kart World stays at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: August 18-24 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 30,202 1,620,741 2NSw 2Donkey Kong Bananza Nintendo July 17 8,424 275,679 3NSwMinecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 7,053 3,982,564 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 5,823 6,422,530 5NSwAnimal Crossing: New Horizo...
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Puniru is a Kawaii Slime #22 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, August 25-31
Princess Mononoke earns 11.0% rating, Tougen Anki earns 3.1%, Gachiakuta earns 2.1%
― Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke film aired on NTV on Friday, August 29 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned an 11.0% rating. The Eiga Oshiri Tantei Saraba Itoshiki Aibō (Oshiri) yo anime film aired on NHK-E on Sunday, August 31 at 3:45 p.m. and it earned a 0.3% rating. The Sing a Bit of Harmony anime fil...
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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun #22 [rate]
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DLE, TSK San-in Central TV Channel Unveil 'The World of Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan' Short Anime/AI Show to Debut on October 2
Show features 2 versions: 2D-animated "Anime Look Version" using AI production techniques, AI-rendered "Live-Action Look Version"
― Animation studio DLE and Shimane and Tottori prefectures' TSK San-in Central Television channel announced on Saturday a short anime/AI program titled "The World of Lafcadio Hearn's Kwaidan" ("Koizumi Yakumo no KWAIDAN (Kaidan) no Sekai"), which will debut on the channel ...
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity #1 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Adds Nijiyon Animation 2 OVA, Will Livestream Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Los Angeles Premiere
Chainsaw Man - The Compilation: Part 1 & 2 streams worldwide, excluding Asia
― Crunchyroll added the three-episode original video anime (OVA) from Nijiyon Animation 2, the second season of the short television anime of Miyakohito's four-panel manga spinoff Nijiyon ~Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Yon-Koma, on Friday. The OVA comprises episodes 13 through 15 of the season and original...
Nowlu Performs Ending Theme for 'My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge!' Anime
Anime premieres on October 3
― The staff for the My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I'm Out for Revenge! television anime announced on Sunday Nowlu will perform the ending theme song "Shirogarasu" for the series. The news was announced at an advanced screening for the show's first three episodes on Sunday at Shinjuku Piccadilly Cinema. The anime is an adaptation of...
11 Japanese College Clubs Rank Their Favorite Sci-Fi Picks
Gundam GQuuuuuuX made several lists
― Science fiction and literature clubs (kenkyū-kai) from 11 Japanese universities reported what they think are the current “best science fiction” during the 63rd Japan Science Fiction Convention (nicknamed “Kamakon” this year) on August 30. 20 students from 11 universities explored the “hottest science fiction stories of the moment across all genres.” Participatin...
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Game Reveals Gameplay Overview Trailer
Game to launch for Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam/Windows on October 30
― Square Enix streamed a seven-minute English gameplay overview trailer on Friday for the "HD-2D" remakes for Dragon Quest I & II. The game collection will launch on October 30 for Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows. The game is available for pre-order, and a limit...
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake Game Unveils DLC in New Trailer
Cosmetic DLCs launch through September 19-October 2
― Nihon Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment revealed in a new trailer on Friday for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Sora no Kiseki the 1st), the remake of the original The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky game, the game will receive a series of cosmetic DLC from September 19 through October 2. The full release schedule can be found on the offic...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #31 [rate]
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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Anime Announces Insert Song Artist
Longer version of Maximum the Hormone's "Hawatari Nioku Centi" track originally featured in series episode 3
― The staff for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, announced on Friday that Maximum the Hormone's "Hawatari Nioku Centi" (2-Hundred-Million-Centimeter-Long-Blades) will appear as an insert song in the film. The film will...
Animate Group's Frontier Works Acquires Yokohama Animation Lab as Subsidiary
Company aims to develop new properties with acquisition
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Frontier Works, the planning and production company of the Animate Group, announced on Friday that it has decided to acquire the anime studio Yokohama Animation Lab as a subsidiary. Frontier Works stated the new acquisition will allow it to focus on creating new original IPs as well as to develop productions of external properties. This move ...
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To Be Hero X #23 [rate]
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With You and the Rain #10 [rate]
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Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter #10 [rate]
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The Summer Hikaru Died #9 [rate]
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My Dress-Up Darling #22 [rate]
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Shuten Order Game Review
Two-thirds of it range from good to excellent… but in a 60-hour game, that still means around 20 hours of mediocre-to-bad gameplay.
― I'm far from an expert on this particular matter, but I'm not sure there's any game out there that's quite like Shuten Order. Created by Kazutaka Kodaka of Danganronpa and The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy fame, it is at its heart a visual novel, first and foremos...
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus #10 [rate]
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Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! #10 [rate]
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Bad Girl #10 [rate]
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The Shy Hero and the Assassin Princesses #10 [rate]
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Turkey!-Time to Strike- ‒ Episode 9
This episode felt like a culmination of everything I love about this anime.
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Kaiju No. 8 #20 [rate]
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2026 Doraemon Film Remakes Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil
Pokémon XY's Tetsuo Yajima helms film penned by Witchy Precure's Isao Murayama
― A website opened on Saturday to announce the 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil). As the title indicates, this 45th 2D anime film (not counting the 3D CG Stand by Me Doraemon films) remakes the classic 1983 film Doraemon th...
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra ‒ Episode 9
At its core, this week’s episode was nothing if not full of head pats.
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Anne Shirley #21 [rate]
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Mitsuteru Yokoyama's Kamen no Ninja Akakage Manga Gets Live-Action Series by Takashi Miike
EXILE/FANTASTICS' Taiki Satō stars in series premiering on October 26
― TV Asahi opened a website on Saturday to announce a live-action series of the Kamen no Ninja Akakage manga by Mitsuteru Yokoyama (Tetsujin 28-gō, Giant Robo). Acclaimed genre director Takashi Miike (Ichi the Killer, Crows Zero, Lesson of the Evil) is serving as the chief director, and EXILE/FANTASTICS member Taiki Satō (live-acti...
Witch Hat Atelier Anime Delayed from 2025 to 2026
Staff at Bug Films aims to present anime at even higher quality
― The staff for the television anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga announced on Saturday that the anime has been delayed from 2025 to 2026. The staff cited the ability "to present the charm of the project at an even higher quality." Ayumu Watanabe (Ace Attorney, Doraemon films) is directing the anime at Bug Films. Hiroaki...
Naver Webtoon Brings Slam Dunk Manga's New Edition to Digital for 1st Time in Korea
New Edition compresses narrative for pacing; features all-new, full-color illustrated covers
― Naver Webtoon announced that Takehiko Inoue's legendary basketball manga Slam Dunk New Edition debuted digitally in Korea for the first time on August 29 on Naver Webtoon and Naver Series. Slam Dunk New Edition was first released digitally in Japan in June. The series is available on Naver Webtoon as a lim...
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Case Closed #1174 [rate]
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Topco Media Announces AI-Based Short-Form Animation Service for Webtoons
Launch is scheduled for later this month
― Topco Media, the parent company for the Korean webtoon platform Toptoon, announced on September 3 that it will introduce short-form animation services for webtoons using its proprietary AI technology. According to the company, the new service is designed to maintain collaborative structures with creators while providing subscribers with an enhanced immersiv...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend #21 [rate]
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Koala's Diary Net Anime Reveals New Visual, October 2 Debut, Theme Song Artist
Punipuni Denki feat. Kan Sano performs theme song
― Kadokawa revealed on Saturday that the web anime adaptation of Yuami's Koala E Nikki (Koala's Diary) manga will debut on October 2 at 8:00 p.m. on the anime's official YouTube channel. The staff also revealed a new visual and video. Punipuni Denki feat. Kan Sano performs the show's theme song "Niji to" (With a Rainbow). Aya Uchida will star in the a...
26 Titles Nominated for World Webtoon Awards
List includes The Uncanny Counter, Study Group, ELECEED, Lookism, Get Schooled, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
― The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced September 1 the 26 webtoons nominated for the 2025 World Webtoon Awards. The nominated webtoons, including three manga, are: The Uncanny Counter ELECEED Study Group Lookism Get Schooled Om...
Who Made Me a Princess Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation Debuting in Japan on September 28, Japanese Dub Cast Revealed
Japanese dub stars Sumire Morohoshi, Tomoaki Maeno, more
― The webtoon Who Made Me a Princess (Japanese version title: Aru Hi, Ohime-sama ni Natteshimatta Ken ni Tsuite) is officially receiving an animated television adaptation. Produced by Chinese streaming platform iQiyi, the series will premiere streaming in Japan on September 28, followed by a nationwide TV broadcast beginning October 1. Based o...
Inklore to Publish Print Edition of Webtoon Delusion
1st volume is slated for release in summer 2026; series is inspiring upcoming live-action adaptation on Disney+
― Inklore, an imprint of Random House Publishing Group, announced on Wednesday it has acquired the world English-language print rights for the webtoon Delusion. The deal was arranged by Chiara Tognetti at Chiara Tognetti Rights Agency on behalf of Story Company Co., with Clara Heathcock at...