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Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Volumes 1 and 2 Manga Review
There are multiple reasons why Sonoda’s Gunsmith Cats keeps getting re-published, and why it remains one of my very favorite manga of all time.
― Kenichi Sonoda's unmistakable art style helped fuel my initial intoxication with anime and manga. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with Appleseed's Masamune Shirow and Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo, Sonoda's perky girls with enormous eyes and gravity-defy...
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Season 2 Anime Review
I doubt this season of 7th Prince is going to convert people who didn’t care for the first.
― On paper, I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (henceforth 7th Prince) doesn't seem like the type of show that would benefit from having any given season focused on one singular story arc, as opposed to a small handful of shorter ones that last 1–4 episodes...
This Week in Anime - Anime Movies Chainsawing Hollywood Theaters
Lucas and Coop talk Chainsaw Man with the popularity of the Reze Arc film's release.
― Lucas and Coop talk Chainsaw Man with the popularity of the Reze Arc film's release. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop Luca...
What It Means to Be You Volume 1 K-Comic Review
Not many manhwa of this sort bear comparing to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic story The Yellow Wallpaper, but this one does.
― Princess Violet's life is no fairy tale, or at least not the cleaned-up Disney version of one. After a happy childhood as the only daughter of the royal family, she's essentially sold in marriage to an illegitimate scion of Duke Blooming's family, who will gain a legitima...
Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World Anime Film Review
Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World is clearly made by a group of people who have an insanely in-depth knowledge of all the series they're combining.
― When it comes down to it, the main selling point of Isekai Quartet as a whole is watching characters from across entirely different series interact—and often in comical ways. Does this film do this as well as the TV series? The answer is a simple ...
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Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! Light Novels Get TV Anime in Spring 2026
Yū Serizawa, Atsushi Tamaru, Saori Hayami, Shūichirō Umeda, Taku Yashiro star in TROYCA anime
― A website opened on Monday and announced the television anime adaptation of Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken) light novel series, which will premiere in spring 2026. The website also revealed the anime's teaser visual, teaser trailer video, m...
Capcom Publishes Guidelines for Derivative Works
Capcom clarifies stance toward which types of works are allowed
― Capcom announced new guidelines for fan-created derivative works based on the company's intellectual properties on Tuesday. The new policy clarifies the company's stance towards specific types of derivative works. Creators of derivative works do not need to ask Capcom for permission, so long as the derivative works follows the guidelin...
The Obsessed Anime Film Reveals Lyric Music Video for Theme Song
Awesome City Club perform main theme song "Fanfare" for film on Friday
― Bandai Namco Filmworks streamed a lyric music video on Wednesday of Awesome City Club's theme song "Fanfare" for The Obsessed, the musical anime film of Shinji Ishii's Toritsukare Otoko (Obsessed Man) novel. The film will open in Japan on Friday. The 38th Tokyo International Film Festival screened the film. Ae! group member Ma...
AnimeFesta's Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2026 Premiere
Hana Yurimoto, Yuta Ikarashi, Momosuke, Iroha Haruno star
― The official X/Twitter account for Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy, the television anime of writer Hirafumi and illustrator Yagi Shinba's Ichiko Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani manga unveiled on Wednesday a visual, cast, staff, and January 2026 premiere. The anime stars:
Hana Yurimoto as Aika Takamura Yūta Ikarashi as Kōta T...
One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 Game's Trailer Reveals November 21 Release for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox X|S Versions, Character Pack 7
"Future Island Egghead Pack" includes S-Snake, Jewelry Bonney, CP0 Rob Lucci
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Wednesday a new trailer for its One Piece Pirate Warriors 4 game, and it announces that the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch 2 versions will launch on November 21. The Character Pack 7, titled the "Future Island Egghead Pack" will also launch on the same day,...
Gunsmith Cats Omnibus Volumes 1 and 2 Manga Review
There are multiple reasons why Sonoda’s Gunsmith Cats keeps getting re-published, and why it remains one of my very favorite manga of all time.
― Kenichi Sonoda's unmistakable art style helped fuel my initial intoxication with anime and manga. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, along with Appleseed's Masamune Shirow and Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo, Sonoda's perky girls with enormous eyes and gravity-defy...
Hero Without a Class TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals 2 New Cast Members
Series casts Shōya Chiba as Kaito, Yui Ogura as Colette for City of Magic arc
― The official website for the television anime of author Shichio Kuzu and illustrator Yumehito Ueda's Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! (Mushoku no Eiyū: Betsu ni Skill Nanka Iranakattan da ga) novel series revealed on Wednesday a promotional video, visual, and two new cast members for the City of Magic arc: Th...
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Let's Play #6 [rate]
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Live-Action One Piece Series Season 3 Casts Xolo Maridueña as Ace
Announcement video features Maridueña
― The staff for the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Wednesday that it has cast Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace. The staff unveiled a video featuring Maridueña: The third season has previously cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay. Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz are co-showrunners, writers and executive producers for the third seaso...
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The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess #5 [rate]
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Netflix Announces Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Anime Film by Director Shingo Yamashita
Movie featuring music from Vocaloid producers streams on January 22
― Netflix announced on Wednesday the Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film, which it will stream on January 22. The company unveiled a trailer and a visual: The movie stars:
Yuko Natsuyoshi as Kaguya Anna Nagase as Iroha Saori Hayami as Yachiyo Shingo Yamashita (Pokémon: Twilight Wings, opening animation for Jujutsu K...
Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 5
Marie 2’s cottoned onto how dim Arthur is, lying to him with gay abandon about Marie’s fake robot nature.
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Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- #6 [rate]
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Wandance #5 [rate]
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Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 5
What caused this? A weapon of mass destruction? A collision of heavenly bodies? A clumsy Super Saiyan?
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 ‒ Episode 5
The big dungeon crawl continues, and despite a few shortcomings, I left this episode feeling like I was eatin’ good.
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Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! #7 [rate]
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Ikoku Nikki Anime Unveils 4 More Cast Members, Theme Song Artists
Junichi Suwabe, Sumire Morohoshi, Eriko Matsui, Takashi Kondō join cast of January series
― The staff for the television anime of Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki (Diary of a Strange Land) manga revealed four new cast members and theme song artists on Wednesday. Singer-songwriter Tomoo performs the opening theme song "Sonare," and pop duo Bialystocks will perform the ending theme song "Kotozute" (Hears...
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses' Kouji Seo Launches New Manga in January
The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses ended on Wednesday
― This year's 49th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Kouji Seo will launch a new manga series in the magazine's seventh issue of 2026 on January 14. The announcement teases the new series as a romantic comedy set on a remote island. Seo ended The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Megami no Café Terrace) manga on ...
Konami Rejected Matrix Directors' Request for Game — Hideo Kojima Was Never Told
Kojima: “In all these 26 years, no one ever told me such a conversation had taken place”
― Game director Hideo Kojima said through his X (formerly Twitter) account on October 29 that he was not asked or told about producing a Matrix video game in 1999. Kojima reported, “I was surprised to hear the news on social media that the Wachowski sisters had 'offered me a Matrix game project!' in 1999. In all...
Parallel Leap Syndrome Manga Starts Last Arc
Series debuted in August 2022
― The December issue of Shonengahosha's Young king Ours magazine announced on Saturday that Nobuyuki Takahashi's Parallel Leap Syndrome manga is entering its final arc. AI localization company Orange Inc. publishes the series in English and describes the story: My childhood sweetheart is marrying a handsome stranger! Is this the end of our destined romance? If I had conf...
Nijisanji & Takara Tomy Partner for New VTuber Card Game
Game slated for spring 2027
― Japanese VTuber agency Nijisanji announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with Japanese toy maker Takara Tomy for a new VTuber card game. The card game is slated to release in spring 2027, with more details coming in spring 2026. Takara Tomy is renowned for producing and distributing collectable card games in Japan. The company currently produces the Duel Masters, Dete...
Strange Pictures Manga Enters Final Arc
Manga adaptation debuted in October 2024
― The November 4 issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that Kikō Aiba's manga adaptation of Uketsu's Strange Pictures (Henna E) original novel will enter its final arc in the November 18 issue. Titan Manga describes its story: Strange Pictures is the spine-tingling manga adaptation of Uketsu's bestselling debut novel, brought vividly...
Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga Takes Break
Manga previously took 1-month break in August
― The December issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Tuesday that Nobuhiro Watsuki and his novelist wife/story collaborator Kaoru Kurosaki's Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc (Rurouni Kenshin, Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Hokkaidō-hen) manga will take a break until the March issue. The manga resumed serialization on September 4 following a 1-month bre...
Sōsō Sakakibara, Yukiaki Kurando's 'Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka?' Manga Gets Epilogue
Main story ended on Tuesday
― The December issue of Akita Publishing's Bessatsu Young Champion magazine announced on Tuesday that Sōsō Sakakibara and Yukiaki Kurando's Jaa, Kimi no Kawari ni Korosō ka? (Well, Should I Commit Murder In Your Stead?) manga will get a 3-chapter epilogue in the magazine's February, March, and April issues. The magazine also published the final chapter of the main story i...
JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World Gets Winter Novel
Novel launches on December 5
― Shinchosha's Comic Bunch Kai announced on Friday that Ko Hiratori's JK Haru is a Sex Worker in Another World (JK Haru wa Isekai de Shōfu ni Natta) series will get a winter novel with illustrations by J-ta Yamada in the magazine beginning on December 5. Hiratori began serializing the story on the "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" (Let's Become Novelists) website in October 2016. Hay...
Square Enix's PARANORMASIGHT Game Gets Spinoff Manga
PARANORMASIGHT: File 25 - Reikan Shōjō Kurosuzu Mio no Kaigō debuted on November 2
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's Manga Up! platform announced on Sunday that Square Enix's PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo game has inspired a manga by Hinase Momoyama titled PARANORMASIGHT: File 25 - Reikan Shōjō Kurosuzu Mio no Kaigō (PARANORMASIGHT: File 25 - The Chance Encounter of ...
Kamitsubaki Studio, Entergram Announce Virtual Ties: Isekaijoucho Musoukyoku Game
Virtual idol management game launches on March 19
― Kamitsubaki Studio revealed on Monday that it is working with publisher Entergram to release the Virtual Ties: Isekaijoucho Musoukyoku (Virtual Ties: Isekaijoucho Dreamlike Melody) virtual idol management game featuring virtual talent Isekaijoucho for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC via Steam on March 19.
The player will support in-game childhoo...
Nintendo Switch 2 Sells Over 10 Million Units
Mario Kart World launch game sells 9.57 million units
― Nintendo revealed on Tuesday the second quarter financial results for its current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2026. The new Nintendo Switch 2 system has sold 10.36 million units as of September 30. Switch 2 software sales amount to 20.62 million units as of September 30, with the Mario Kart World launch game representing 9.57 million units, ...
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Yano-kun's Ordinary Days #6 [rate]
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 5
Once Akira wakes up, he's likely to be on the warpath—and that's not even considering what Amelia may be willing to do to get her revenge.
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Ninja vs. Gokudo #5 [rate]
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I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Season 2 Anime Review
I doubt this season of 7th Prince is going to convert people who didn’t care for the first.
― On paper, I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (henceforth 7th Prince) doesn't seem like the type of show that would benefit from having any given season focused on one singular story arc, as opposed to a small handful of shorter ones that last 1–4 episodes...
Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Anime Delays 6th Episode to December 2
6th episode was originally scheduled for November 11
― The official website for the television anime of Hiromu and raemz's Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle (Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka) light novel series announced on Wednesday that the sixth episode has been delayed from November 11 to December 2 due to circumstances with production. The series will then air the seventh episode on December 7, t...
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ Episode 164
Everybody else sees a monster, but Deku cannot shake the glimpse of the small, crying child.
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Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle #5 [rate]
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Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Game's 'Survive' Trailer Previews Gameplay
Game launches on December 4 for Switch, Switch 2
― Nintendo began streaming on Tuesday a gameplay trailer titled "Survive" for its Metroid Prime 4: Beyond game: The game will launch for December 4 for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Switch 2 Edition allows mouse controls. In addition, players can adjust between 4K 60fps HDR for quality or 1080p 120fps HDR for perfor...
OceanVeil Adds 10 Anime Titles from Media Blasters
Doomed Megalopolis, Chu-Bra!, Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior, more
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Monday that it is partnering with Media Blasters to release the following anime before the end of 2025. The following titles will stream in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub: Doomed Megalopolis Chu-Bra! Grenadier: The Beautiful Warrior (pictu...
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 5
This is the most quintessential episode of Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider so far. It is a perfect encapsulation of the show, both in its action and humor.
The Obsessed Anime Film's New Film Clips Highlight Cielo
Clips feature Cielo singing "Snowish" in-movie song, Giuseppe/Cielo's first meeting
― Bandai Namco Filmworks began streaming two new film clips for The Obsessed, the musical anime film of Shinji Ishii's Toritsukare-otoko (Obsessed Man) novel on Tuesday. The first clip features a part of the in-movie song "Snowish" performed by Cielo, as voiced by Hayato Kakizawa. Awesome City Club member atagi produc...
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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #5 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Anime Movies Chainsawing Hollywood Theaters
Lucas and Coop talk Chainsaw Man with the popularity of the Reze Arc film's release.
― Lucas and Coop talk Chainsaw Man with the popularity of the Reze Arc film's release. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop Luca...
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With You, Our Love Will Make it Through #4 [rate]
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GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 5
This has all the energy I normally expect from Gintama's sense of humor, and while I don't know that this makes up for how weak last week's episode was, it feels like a step in the right direction.
Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 4
Once the pasta zombie apocalypse begins, it's fun to see how our heroes deal with the situation without overreacting.
Oshi no Ko Season 3's Full Promo Video Unveils Ending Song, January 14 Debut (Updated With Subbed Trailer)
New visuals for Ai, Aqua, Ruby, Kana Arima, Akane Kurokawa, MEMcho also presented
― A livestreamed event for the third Oshi no Ko anime season debuted the season's first full promotional video and main visual on Tuesday. The video (later streamed with English subtitles) announces and previews the ending theme song "Serenade" by natori, and it also announces the season's January 14 premiere date. Upda...
Ranma ½ ‒ Episode 17
It’s a perfect distillation of everything that makes the show fun.
In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Anime Unveils Teaser, Theme Song Artists
Unison Square Garden performs anime's opening, ending songs
― The official website for the television anime of Mika Yamamori's In the Clear Moonlit Dusk (Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki) manga started streaming the anime's first teaser promotional video with animated footage on Tuesday. The anime's staff also announced that Unison Square Garden, the rock band whose members are fans of Yamamori's works, is c...
New High School! Kimengumi Anime Casts 'Bangumi' Delinquents
Nobuhiko Okamoto plays leader Yō Nihiruda
― The official website for the new television anime of Motoei Shinzawa's High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga revealed on Tuesday the "leader visual" and cast for the "Bangumi" (literally "Program," a nod to how gangs are named in Japanese), a group of five delinquent students who have repeated a year in junior high school. Nobuhiko Oka...
Kodansha Establishes Studio in Hollywood With Award-Winning Director Chloe Zhao
Kodansha Studios to produce live-action film, TV adaptations of Japanese manga, novels for global audience
― Publishing company Kodansha announced on Tuesday that it has established Kodansha Studios in Hollywood with award-winning Chinese director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) and film producer Nicolas Gonda. Zhao is serving as the new company's chief creative officer, and Gonda as president and chief opera...
Manga Artist Masakazu Katsura Halts All New Work to Recuperate After Major Surgery
Artist behind Video Girl Ai, DNA², Tiger & Bunny adds it will take a while to regain his strength
― Manga artist Masakazu Katsura reported on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday that he recently had a major surgery, although he could not go into much detail on it. As a result, he has put all his work on hold except for previous projects (commissioned before the surgery), on which he still wor...
Oshiri Dandy the Young Manga Animated Within Butt Detective TV Anime Next April
Manga about adventures of Oshiri Tantei's father launched in 2020
― The staff for the Butt Detective (Oshiri Tantei) anime announced on Tuesday, November 4 that Akihiro Sakuchi's Oshiri Dandy the Young (Butt Dandy the Young) manga will be adapted into anime within the Butt Detective television anime, starting in April 2026. (November 4 is nicknamed "Ii Oshiri no Hi" or "Nice Butt Day" in Japan as a w...
Hololive VTuber Akai Haato Goes on Hiatus
Due to health, after consulting with her family, Haato will go on hiatus to prioritize her recovery
― VTuber agency Cover announced on October 31 that hololive VTuber Akai Haato is going on hiatus. Haato's agency stated, "Regarding Akai, due to her health and after consulting with her family, has decided to go on hiatus." Cover added that comments by Haato during recent streams have been cut in such ...
Hackers Claim Breach of Senior Employee Account at Viz Media
Alleged hack claims to have stolen 250GB of data including e-mails, NDAs, employee credentials & personal info
― The CyberNews cybersecurity news website reported on October 30 that hackers claimed to have stolen more than 250GB of corporate data from a vice-president at U.S. manga publisher Viz Media. CyberNews stated the hackers announced the alleged hack on an "underground data leak forum that's o...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 3 Casts Cole Escola as Bon Clay
2nd season premieres on Netflix on March 10
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga has cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay [highlight the white text to read spoilers](also known as Mr. 2). Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz are co-showrunners, writers and executive producers for the third season. One Piece: Into the Grand Line...
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 8
At long last we meet, Jennette. But who, or what, are you?
Russia Bans Access to MyAnimeList Website
Ban related to LGBTQ+ content deemed "unlawful" for Russia
― The Russia-based news website The Moscow Times reported last Tuesday that Russia has banned anime database website MyAnimeList due to "extremist" LGBTQ+ content. Roskomnadzor, the Russian federal agency that oversees mass media in Russia, put MyAnimeList on the national blacklist of sites citing "systematic placement of materials containing...
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 5
It took 50 (well, 200) years, but at long last, we’ve been given a crumb of information. Delicious, delicious context.
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity ‒ Episode 10
As poorly timed as Usami’s question is, it’s really just his way of showing Rintaro that he cares.
Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 5
The more we learn about monster meat, the more it looks like eating it is an objectively bad idea.
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Goes Behind-the-Scenes in Video
Video features comments from main cast, footage from upcoming season
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a "Heading to the Grand Line" behind-the-scenes video for One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The video features comments from the main Straw Hat cast and teases footage from the upcoming season: The second season will premiere on ...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 17
Coming back this week really feels like Cygames Pictures are using all the colorful new characters in this big race as a reason to cut loose with the show.
Nintendo Wins Lawsuit Against Streamer of Pirated Games
EveryGameGuru had told his viewers how to obtain Nintendo games before official releases
― Nintendo of America won a lawsuit on October 29 against streamer Jesse Keighin (known as EveryGameGuru), who pirated and streamed games ahead of their release dates. Nintendo had filed the lawsuit in November 2024 in a Colorado court accusing Keighin streaming 10 Nintendo games before their official release and...
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 5
There are numerous ways this could end up feeling like an unnecessary detour, but the writing has remained solid enough that I'm willing to trust the payoff will be worth it.
What It Means to Be You Volume 1 K-Comic Review
Not many manhwa of this sort bear comparing to Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic story The Yellow Wallpaper, but this one does.
― Princess Violet's life is no fairy tale, or at least not the cleaned-up Disney version of one. After a happy childhood as the only daughter of the royal family, she's essentially sold in marriage to an illegitimate scion of Duke Blooming's family, who will gain a legitima...
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's #5 [rate]
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One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 4
Despite branded or larger anime-centric social media accounts desperately trying to claim otherwise, One Punch Man season three has no hype, and I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Compilation Film's Clip Previews Yūta
Film featuring 1st 2 episodes of season 3 opens in Japan on Friday
― TOHO Animation began streaming a clip for the Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution compilation film on Monday. The video previews a scene from the film, which is also footage from the anime's third season, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 (Shimetsu Kaiyū Zenpen). The scene shows Yūji vs. Yūta from Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The film, kn...
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A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai #6 [rate]
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GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class #5 [rate]
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'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess' 2nd Season Anime Reveals Visual, January 12 Premiere
The official website for the television anime of Robinson Haruhara and Hirakei's 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Hime-sama, "Gōmon" no Jikan Desu) manga unveiled on Tuesday a visual and January 12 premiere for the second season: The second season will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS11 on January 12 at 11:30 p.m. JST before airing on KTV. The series will stream early on Abema starting on January 12 ...
Gachiakuta ‒ Episode 17
Hyo is just really, really gifted at pretend-killing people with a wooden knife, and that is enough to completely shatter Zanka's ego.
Yuki Higashiura Ends Mamoribito Manga This Month
Series debuted in 2021
― Please Look After the Dragon manga artist Yuki Higashiura announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday their Mamoribito (Demonsitter) manga will end in the next chapter, in late November. The series follows a clumsy ranger Ariaris, who stumbles into working as a demon babysitter in the stomach of a massive dragon. Higashiura launched the series in Shonengahosha's Young King...
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Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love #5 [rate]
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One Piece ‒ Episode 1148
The Straw Hats teaming up to get things done is always a delight, even if this is a bit of a losing battle for them.
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Isekai Quartet 3 #4 [rate]
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Zatsu Tabi-Another Side View- Spinoff Manga Ends
Zatsu Tabi-Another Side View- Hasunu Koyomi no Nichijō Manga debuted in October 2023
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine published the final chapter of Zatsu Tabi-Another Side View- Hasunuma Koyomi no Nichijō (Zatsu Tabi-Another Side View- Koyomi Hasanuma's Daily Life), Meido Suki's spinoff manga of Kenta Ishizaka's Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- series, on October 27. The second c...
Gnosia ‒ Episode 4
We're getting just enough to keep the world-building from going stale while the story is working through what is essentially the game's tutorial phase
One Piece Franchise Casts Kenjirō Tsuda
Tsuda voices Knights of Gods commander Figarland Shamrock
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the One Piece franchise revealed on Sunday that Kenjirō Tsuda is voicing the character Figarland Shamrock, the commander of the Knights of Gods, in a commemorative promotional video for the manga's 113th compiled book volume releasing on Tuesday. The announcement did not specify if Tsuda will als...
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A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace #5 [rate]
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Toshiki Inoue, Bakotsu Tonooka Launch New Manga
Thriller manga Shadow Season debuts on November 21
― Kamen Rider writer Toshiki Inoue and Rosen Garten Saga manga artist Bakotsu Tonooka will collaborate on a new manga series Shadow Season on Comiplex's platform. The manga will launch on November 21. Inoue and Taro Chiaki launched the Despair Memory Gundam Sequel (Kidō Zekki Gundam Sequel) manga on Comiplex in July 2022. Comiplex's Heroes label ship...
Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through Anime Reveals Opening Artist
Isekaijoucho to perform 'Rakenaria no Yume'
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of Umikaze Minamino's Kunon the Sorcerer Can See Through (Majutsu-shi Kunon wa Mieteiru) light novel series announced on Monday Isekaijoucho will perform the opening song "Rakenaria no Yume" (Dream of Rakenaria).The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, and WOWOW in January 2026.Saori Hayami stars in the ...
Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! Light Novels Get TV Anime in Spring 2026
Yū Serizawa, Atsushi Tamaru, Saori Hayami, Shūichirō Umeda, Taku Yashiro star in TROYCA anime
― A website opened on Monday and announced the television anime adaptation of Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken) light novel series, which will premiere in spring 2026. The website also revealed the anime's teaser visual, teaser trailer video, m...
SEGA, NextNinja to Launch New Smartphone Game Based on Gintama Manga
Game teased as "chibi character battle"
― The digital version of this year's 49th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that SEGA and NextNinja will launch a new smartphone game based on Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga. The announcement teased the game as a "chibi character battle."Gintama inspired its first smartphone game titled Gintama Kabukichō Daikatsugeki (image rig...
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess' 2nd Season Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists
Korean girl group ILLIT performs opening song, singer-songwriter Yuika performs ending song for January anime
― The official website for the television anime of Robinson Haruhara and Hirakei's 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Hime-sama, "Gōmon" no Jikan Desu) manga revealed on Monday the theme song artists for the second season. South Korean girl group ILLIT will perform the anime's opening theme s...
Godzilla Minus One Film's Follow-Up Unveils Title
― The Godzilla Fest 2025 event announced the title for the new Godzilla film from the Godzilla Minus One film's Takashi Yamazaki on Monday. The title is Godzilla -0.0 (pronounced Godzilla Minus Zero): Yamazaki is returning as the director, writer, and visual effects supervisor for the new film. Toho is presenting the film, which Toho Studio and Robot are producing. Yamazaki's Shirogumi is again hand...
Manga Creator Go Nagai, Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Inducted Into Order of the Rising Sun
Creator of Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutie Honey, Getter Robo & JRPG pioneer among 3,963 honored
― The Japanese government honored manga creator Go Nagai (Devilman, Mazinger Z, Cutie Honey, Getter Robo) and Dragon Quest game franchise creator Yuji Horii with the Order of the Rising Sun Award, Gold Rays with Rosette for their significant contributions to the country on Monday. The Ministry of Internal Aff...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's New Clip Previews Kyōtarō Fight
Film premieres in Japan on December 5
― The staff for the live-action film of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga revealed a special video clip on Monday showcasing the fight between Sakura and Kyōtarō. In the cast interview after the clip, Be:First boy band member JUNON noted he watched the anime before, the cast members talk about whether they were nervous shooting the film, and they also discussed the...
'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ~Next Shine~' Anime's Trailer Previews Theme Song
Cast performs 'Dear My Special Precious Marvelous Sweet Darlings'
― The staff for There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ~Next Shine~, the sequel to the television anime of Teren Mikami's There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... (Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! Muri Janakatta!? or WATANARE) yuri romantic comedy novel series, streamed a full trailer on ...
G.I. Joe Animated Series Voice Actor Lee Weaver Dies
Actor also known for work on The Bill Cosby Show, Easy Street, NYPD Blue
― Entertainment news website The Hollywood Reporter reported on Saturday that actor Lee Weaver died on September 22. He was 95. Lee Weaver, Actor in 'O Brother, Where Art Thou,' ‘The Bill Cosby Show’ and 'Easy Street,' Dies at 95 https://t.co/AVWd0XmEiZ— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) November 1, 2025 Weaver is perhaps best known...
Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World Anime Film Review
Isekai Quartet The Movie: Another World is clearly made by a group of people who have an insanely in-depth knowledge of all the series they're combining.
― When it comes down to it, the main selling point of Isekai Quartet as a whole is watching characters from across entirely different series interact—and often in comical ways. Does this film do this as well as the TV series? The answer is a simple ...
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Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun #5 [rate]
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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess #8 [rate]
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One Piece #1148 [rate]
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Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator #5 [rate]
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Portland's WasabiCon PDX 2025 Event Canceled
Staff state event's postponement created challenges, leading to cancellation
― The WasabiCon PDX 2025 pop culture convention announced on X/Twitter on October 27 that the event is canceled, and the overall convention is "on hiatus." The post explained that this summer, the event's dates were moved to coincide with Portland Pride, which "proved to be challenging in ways [the staff] weren't prepared fo...
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One Punch Man #4 [rate]
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #5 [rate]
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Gachiakuta #17 [rate]
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To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 5
As much as I enjoy the simple pleasures of riffing on genre cliches, I'm much more interested in how To Your Eternity will (hopefully) subvert the usual beats of the old 'school days' routine that Fushi is now stuck in.
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Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right #4 [rate]
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Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! #5 [rate]
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Mechanical Marie #5 [rate]
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Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 42
What is “normal,” and how do we learn to be that way? In the pseudo-1960s of Totally-Not-Germany, “normal” is very closely linked to social norms, which Yor is very aware that she’s not necessarily following.
Live-Action Crying Freeman Actor Tchéky Karyo Dies
Actor known for roles in La Femme Nikita film, The Missing series
― Entertainment news outlet Deadline reported on Friday that French actor Tchéky Karyo died on Friday of cancer. He was 72. Karyo played Detective Netah in the 1995 English live-action film based on Kazuo Koike and Ryōichi Ikegami's Crying Freeman manga. Karyo was born in Turkey in 1953, and he and his family moved to France when he wa...
Witch Hat Atelier Manga Gets Novel on November 21
Jun Esaka pens novel containing 3 short stories
― Kodansha is listing that Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga is getting a novel titled Shōsetsu Tongari Bōshi no Atelier Special Stories that will ship on November 21. Jun Esaka (One Piece novel HEROINES, Naruto: Sasuke's Story--The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust) is writing the novel, with Shirahama credited with the original work. Shirahama...
Crime Noir Webtoon I Am a Sinner Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation
Story depicts 2 men's partnership, betrayal in lawless city filled with money, drugs, violence
― Korean entertainment media outlets confirmed on October 29 that a live-action adaptation of I Am a Sinner, based on the Kakao Webtoon series by author Imugi, is in the works. Actors Seo-joon Park and Tae-goo Um will lead the cast. Set in the 1980s, the crime noir series follows “Paeng-i,” a man who rises...
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray #17 [rate]
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Let's Do It Already! Creator Aki Kusaka's Dōse Nakunara Koi ga Ii Manga Ends in 4 Chapters
Series debuted in December 2022
― Aki Kusaka announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday the Dōse Nakunara Koi ga Ii (If I'm Going to Cry Anyway, Love is Fine) manga will end in four chapters, and in the 11th compiled book volume. The series follows high schooler Hodaka, who moves frequently due to her father's work. On the day of her high school entrance ceremony, she bumps into a boy wearing the ...
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The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity #10 [rate]
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I Want to End This Love Game TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, April 2026 Debut
Series stars Kaito Ishikawa, Miku Itō; teaser visual also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Yūki Dōmoto's I Want to End This Love Game (Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai) manga revealed the anime's main cast, main staff, April 2026 debut, and teaser visual on Saturday. The anime will star Kaito Ishikawa as Yukiya Asagi (left below) and Miku Itō as Miku Sakura (right below). Azuma ...