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Oshi no Ko Volumes 9-10 Manga Review
It’s painful to read this flawed yet sympathetic character slide further towards self-destruction, but that’s all part of the dark appeal of Oshi no Ko.
― For readers wanting to catch up on the manga story after the point where the anime adaptation's second season left off, volume nine is the place to start. Oshi no Ko's anime maintains close fidelity to its manga source, and the four volumes covered...
From a Knight to a Lady Volume 1 K-Comic Review
Luci's mission becomes greater than just her own situation; she's the woman who will take back what other women lost and rewrite the narrative.
― Estelle spent most of her life defying gender norms. As an orphaned girl, she wanted to be in a position to protect rather than be protected, and to that end, she became one of her country's first lady knights. She continued her rise to the top, proving all...
Column - Screamer Interview with Milestone and Polygon Pictures
Bad news about Sony's PlayStation pricing is tempered by an interview about Screamer in this week's column.
― Welcome back, folks! This past weekend, I was lucky enough to get invited onto the Axe of the Blood God podcast to discuss the .hack//IMOQ games, as well as the rest of the early .hack franchise. It was a great time, I deeply enjoyed getting to speak with Victor and Harper, and I'd love to do...
Pokémon Horizons Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 2 Anime Series Review
The show is still taking advantage of the timeskip to tell a slightly more mature story; most of the cast is given a lot more depth, the symbolism is stronger, and the animation has greatly improved.
― The status quo has shifted, the villains are in power, and the Rising Volt Tacklers are on the back foot. But now that they're finally back together, it's time to start launching a counterattack or at ...
This Week in Anime - How Many Figures Do You Earn Annually?
Is it the return of Astro Toy? No, it's just Coop and Chris waxing eloquent about the pains and joys of collecting anime toys.
― Is it the return of Astro Toy? No, it's just Coop and Chris waxing eloquent about the pains and joys of collecting anime toys. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @L...
McDonald's x Evangelion Transforming Toys Review
McCapitalistic Chaos.
― The time was a few weeks ago, and the place was the Naka-kon dealer's room. There I was, minding my own business so cartoonishly that I may as well have been whistling between licks of my oversized lollipop, as the wind blew through my propeller hat. I wasn't prepared, suffice to say, to have my life very suddenly changed—to be psychically assaulted by an aura so strong, power...
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The Fable TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
Visual, returning cast/staff revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga announced on Thursday that the series is getting a second season with returning cast and staff members. The website unveiled a visual: The returning cast includes stars: Kazuyuki Okitsu as Akira Satō Miyuki Sawashiro as Yōko Satō Kana Hanazawa as Misaki Shimizu Akio O...
Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Project Gets TV Anime in 2027
Bloom Garden Party 3D anime film opens in Japan on May 8
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club project announced on Tuesday that the project will receive a television anime series that will premiere in January 2027. The staff also teased that the project's second chapter, featuring the 106th class, will also start next January: 🪷蓮ノ空女学院スク...
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Yen Press Licenses Fate Rewinder, Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver, 6 More Manga
The Dragon School Is Atop the Mountain, In Such a Small World, Elden Ring: Become Lord, Non and Akari, Meiji-Era Master-and-Servant Tungsten, How to Keep a Human also licensed
― Yen Press announced on Saturday at Sakura-Con that it has licensed the following manga for release in English. Yen Press will debut all the below titles in October 2026: Title: Fate Rewinder: All Great Feats Require Time (Unm...
Ize Press Licenses 4 Webtoons for English Print Release
Special Civil Servant, On the Way to Meet Mom, Reunion, Merry Marbling to debut in print in late 2026
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Merry Marbling / Image courtesy of Ize Press Ize Press, the Korean content imprint of Yen Press, announced the acquisition of...
Manga Mavericks Licenses Hana Ikuta's Oni & Dawn, Minami Q-ta's Ball & Chain Manga
Oni & Dawn debuts this October; Ball & Chain debuts in March 2027
― Manga Mavericks Books announced at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release Hana Ikuta's Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls (Bakumatsu Joshi Kōsei: Oni to Yoake) manga and Minami Q-ta's Ball and Chain manga. Title: Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls volume 1
Creator: Hana Ikuta
Release Date: October 2026
Summary: Pack ...
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Scum of the Brave #13 [rate]
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J-Novel Club to Release English Audiobook for The Apothecary Diaries Novels
RB Media oversees production; 1st volume slated for release this year
― J-Novel Club announced at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release an English audiobook adaptation for Hyuganatsu's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series. Audiobook publisher RB Media is overseeing production of the audiobook. The first volume is slated for release later this year. Hyuganatsu is ...
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Kusunoki's Garden of Gods #1 [rate]
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Akane-banashi Anime Announces 5 More Cast Members
Fumihiko Tachiki, Hiroaki Hirata, Shizuka Itō, Yumiko Konatsu, Ryōta Iwasaki join cast
― The staff of the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga announced five more cast members this weekend. The staff also began streaming the anime's opening sequence without onscreen credits: The newly announced cast members are: Fumihiko Tachiki as Zenshō Arakawa Hiroaki Hi...
Oshi no Ko Volumes 9-10 Manga Review
It’s painful to read this flawed yet sympathetic character slide further towards self-destruction, but that’s all part of the dark appeal of Oshi no Ko.
― For readers wanting to catch up on the manga story after the point where the anime adaptation's second season left off, volume nine is the place to start. Oshi no Ko's anime maintains close fidelity to its manga source, and the four volumes covered...
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Akane-banashi #1 [rate]
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm #1 [rate]
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Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy #1 [rate]
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Needy Girl Overdose #1 [rate]
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Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans #13 [rate]
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Let Me Fix You Yuri Manga Gets Short Anime
Anime based on Sakura Kurihara's Kimi o Tsumugu manga streams on YouTube in May
― German publisher Dokico announced on Saturday that Sakura Kurihara's Let Me Fix You (Kimi o Tsumugu) yuri manga is getting a short anime. The anime will stream on YouTube in late May. Dokico is contributing to the project in collaboration with Europe-based animation studio Buta Productions. The company shared a commemor...
Scum of the Brave Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, New Theme Songs
Tomokazu Sugita, Ayumu Murase join cast with new songs by ClariS, w.o.d.
― The staff for the television anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave (Yūsha no Kuzu) manga presented its third main promotional video and third main visual on Saturday. The video announces two more cast members and the new theme songs for the anime's second cours (quarter of the year), which s...
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Ascendance of a Bookworm #1 [rate]
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Sailor Moon's Artemis Watches Over NASA's Artemis II Mission
There's no better guide! (Except maybe Luna?)
― America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) took hold of the world's attention on Wednesday when it launched its Artemis II mission, on course to be the first manned mission to fly by the Moon in five decades. And who was there to oversee the launch? None other than Sailor Moon's white feline partner to Sailor Venus, Artemis. During t...
Yumi's Cells Webtoon to Receive 1st Stage Musical Adaptation
K-pop girl group Girls Generation member Tiffany Young will alternate in lead role of Yumi
― A stage musical adaptation of the webtoon Yumi's Cells will premiere on June 30, running through August 23 at the CJ Towol Theater in Seoul's Arts Center. The production is being staged by SEM Company and Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon focused on adaptations. Development of the stage version began i...
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Rilakkuma #1 [rate]
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 29-April 4
Lupin III VS Cat's Eye, Voltes V anime; MF Ghost, Sun-Ken Rock manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Lupin the 3rd TV Specials Collection 1 BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 31 Lupin III VS Cat's Eye BDCite Discotek US$29.95 March 31 Voltes V BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek US$69.95 March 31 Zone of the Enders Perfect Collection BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 31 Print M...
Hulu to Stream Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2, Snowball Earth Anime
Streaming service also adds MAO, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
― Hulu announced on Friday that it is streaming the second season of the Mission: Yozakura Family anime and the Snowball Earth anime for the spring 2026 season in the U.S. The latter has a same-day English dub. The company also confirmed that it is streaming the MAO anime. Finally, it will add the 2022 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero anime ...
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Fire Force #25 [rate]
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From a Knight to a Lady Volume 1 K-Comic Review
Luci's mission becomes greater than just her own situation; she's the woman who will take back what other women lost and rewrite the narrative.
― Estelle spent most of her life defying gender norms. As an orphaned girl, she wanted to be in a position to protect rather than be protected, and to that end, she became one of her country's first lady knights. She continued her rise to the top, proving all...
Street Fighter 6 Game's Trailer Teases DLC Character Ingrid
Ingrid will debut in late spring 2026
― Capcom and the Street Fighter franchise's YouTube channels began streaming a teaser trailer for the Street Fighter 6 game on Friday, highlighting DLC character Ingrid. Ingrid will debut as part of the Year 3 Character Pass in late spring 2026. English
Japanese The game added Sagat on August 5, the first character in the Year 3 Character Pass. C. Viper, the ...
Manga Up! Global Adds Kizuku's Moimon Manga in English
Kizuku launched manga about mysterious creatures in August 2024
― Manga Up! Global added Kizuku's Moimon manga in English on Saturday. Manga Up! describes the story:
The mysterious creatures that suddenly appeared are... Moimon. A charming exterior, balanced against an inherent savagery and tough bodies. At first glance, it appeared that humanity had finally established a master-servant relationship ...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub (Updated With Trailer)
Ben Stegmair, Molly Zhang, Bill Butts, Colleen Clinkenbeard, more star in dub on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream a same-day English dub for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga, beginning on Saturday. The company streamed a dub trailer: The English dub stars: Ben Stegmair as Yuru Molly Zhang as Asa Bill Butts as Rig...
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Snowball Earth #1 [rate]
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Column - Screamer Interview with Milestone and Polygon Pictures
Bad news about Sony's PlayStation pricing is tempered by an interview about Screamer in this week's column.
― Welcome back, folks! This past weekend, I was lucky enough to get invited onto the Axe of the Blood God podcast to discuss the .hack//IMOQ games, as well as the rest of the early .hack franchise. It was a great time, I deeply enjoyed getting to speak with Victor and Harper, and I'd love to do...
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #1 [rate]
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Romance 101 Webtoon Set for Live-Action Adaptation
Actor In-youp Hwang is in talks to take leading role
― A live-action adaptation of the webtoon Romance 101 has entered development, with actor In-youp Hwang in talks to take a leading role. According to a report from Korean television network JTBC on Thursday, Hwang has been offered the role of Nayoo Yeon, the male lead, and is currently coordinating his schedule. No final casting decision has been ...
ufotable, Production I.G to Create 188 New Illustrations for Tales of Game Series' 30th Anniversary
1st wave of illustrations to be revealed in May at Machi Asobi vol. 30 event
― The Tales of series and ufotable announced on Friday that as part of the 30th anniversary of the Tales of game franchise, ufotable and Production I.G will create 188 new illustrations for "all mothership titles" in the franchise. The project is titled "ufotable×Production I.G ~RPG ga Tsumuida Kiseki" ("Production I.G × ufo...
Kamen Rider Franchise Establishes Animated Film Label With 1st Project by Aniplex, Shirogumi (Updated)
Franchise also announces new Kamen Rider MY-TH series, live-action films, game project
― Toei announced on Friday the establishment of a "The Kamen Rider Animated" label for animated film projects in the Kamen Rider franchise. The first work will be a co-production between Aniplex and Shirogumi. ┌──── KAMEN RIDER ────┐ THE KAMENRIDER ANIMATED Aniplex・白組とタッグ└──── 55th GOGO!! ────┘現在企画進行中！続報を...
The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage Anime Gets Game on April 23 With English Release
Sunsoft's arena shooter game launches for PS5, PS4, Switch, PC via Steam
― Sunsoft announced on Friday it is developing a game based on The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!, the television anime of Atekichi's Saikyō no Shokugyō wa Yūsha Demo Kenja Demo Naku Kantei-shi (Kari) Rashii Desu yo? light novel series. The game, titled GAME The Strongest Job Is...
Crunchyroll, Aniplex's Joint Venture Hayate Acquires Anime Studio Lay-duce
Purchase marks Hayate's 1st "capital participation" in an anime production studio
― HAYATE Inc., the new anime production venture from Aniplex and Crunchyroll, announced on Friday that it has acquired all shares of anime studio Lay-duce, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The announcement stated the purchase marks HAYATE Inc.'s "first capital participation in an anime production studio." HAYATE Inc...
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Parasite Director Joon-Ho Bong Reveals 1st Animated Feature Ally for Global Release
Film has been in development since 2019, will center on group of curious deep-sea creatures
― Director Joon-ho Bong is developing his first animated feature film, Ally, with a planned worldwide release following completion in the first half of 2027. CJ ENM, one of the largest movie production and distribution companies in Korea, announced the film on Friday. According to CJ ENM, the project has been...
Bandai Announces Macross F x Top Gun: Maverick Crossover Toy
Alto Saotome is hitting the highway to the danger zone
― Bandai's premium toy brand Tamashii Nations announced a collaboration between the Macross Frontier anime and the popular 2022 American film Top Gun: Maverick on Tuesday. Preorders for the DX Chogokin VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie Top Gun: Maverick ver. will begin on April 3, and the toy will then ship in September. The toy is similar to the three-mod...
Chainsmoker Cat Anime Announces 6 More Cast Members, July 2 Debut
Misato Matsuoka, Yurie Funato, Ayaka Shimizu, Shiori Izawa, more join cast
― The official website for the anime of Nyan Nyan Factory's Chainsmoker Cat (Yani Neko) manga announced more cast members and the July 2 premiere for the television series on Friday. The site also posted a new key visual: The newly announced cast members are: Misato Matsuoka as Yaku Neko, who looks up to Yani Neko as her "semp...
Animate Apologizes for 'Inappropriate' April Fool's Joke for Unlimited Mates Dating 'Game'
"Game" lets you woo 1,000+ mates such as angel or monster in isekai, BL, more settings
― Japan makes countless April Fool's jokes, but how many have led to a corporate apology? Anime and manga store chain Animate issued an apology for the joke it posted on April Fool's Day at midnight … and then deleted hours later due to "inappropriate and insensitive" content. Animate had posted on April 1 about Un...
Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game Previews Story in Trailer
Game launches on July 10
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a story trailer for Echoes of Aincrad, a new action RPG based on Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online franchise, The game will launch in Japan on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 9, and on PC via Steam on July 10. In the West, it will launch on all these platforms on July 10. The game will have a Standard Edition, ...
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Game Adds DLC Character Shizuku on April 16
Shizuku is 3rd DLC character in Season Pass 1
― Arc System Works streamed a new character video on Thursday for Bushiroad and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga, and it announces that the DLC character Shizuku will launch on April 16. The game added the first Season Pass 1 DLC character Neferpitou on October 16 and the secon...
Kemono Jihen Manga Gets Stage Play
Stage play's logo reveals subtitle "Tokyo Arc"
― A new official website opened on Thursday to announce that Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga is getting a stage play adaptation. The website unveiled a logo with the subtitle "Tokyo Arc." Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call t...
Snowball Earth Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Griffin Burns, Alejandro Saab, Cory Yee, Courtney Lin, more star in dub on Friday
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will screen a same-day English dub for the television anime of Yuhiro Tsujitsugu's Snowball Earth manga on Friday. The English dub stars: Griffin Burns as Tetsuo Yabusame Alejandro Saab as Yukio Cory Yee as Kojika Yabusame Courtney Lin as Mist Ben Balmaceda as Lonely Iwaki Cra...
New Ghost in the Shell Anime Screens Global Premiere at Annecy in June
Festival takes place from June 21-27
― The staff for The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell), Science Saru's new The Ghost in the Shell television anime series, announced on Thursday that the anime's first two episodes will have their global premiere as a Screening Event at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France. The event is titled "Dive into "THE G...
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Killed Again, Mr. Detective? #1 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2026 Nominees
DAN DA DAN, Gachiakuta, My Hero Academia, Takopi's Original Sin, The Apothecary Diaries, The Summer Hikaru Died nominated for Anime of the Year
― It's that time again to vote and make your voice heard for anime! Crunchyroll announced the nominees for its 2026 Anime Awards on Thursday. Crunchyroll's 10th annual awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on May 23, and there will be a global livestream. ...
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Pokémon Horizons Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 2 Anime Series Review
The show is still taking advantage of the timeskip to tell a slightly more mature story; most of the cast is given a lot more depth, the symbolism is stronger, and the animation has greatly improved.
― The status quo has shifted, the villains are in power, and the Rising Volt Tacklers are on the back foot. But now that they're finally back together, it's time to start launching a counterattack or at ...
US Patent Office Rejects Nintendo Patent Involving Summoning Characters to Fight
Company previously filed patent infringement lawsuit against Palworld developer
― The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected all claims of Nintendo's Pokémon patent US12403397, involving the ability for players to summon a character to fight in battle. GamesFray reported in September 2025 that the USPTO had granted the patent US12403397, regarding summoning a character to figh...
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Kirio Fan Club #1 [rate]
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MAO Anime to Stream on Hulu in U.S.; on Disney+ in Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand (Updated)
Anime based on Rumiko Takahashi's manga premieres on April 4
― Streaming service Hulu is listing Sunrise's television anime based on the MAO manga by Rumiko Takahashi (Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha, RIN-NE). Hulu Japan also confirmed that it is streaming the anime in Japan, beginning on April 5. Update: Entertainment news site Variety confirmed on Friday Viz Media holds the North...
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Ramparts of Ice #1 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - How Many Figures Do You Earn Annually?
Is it the return of Astro Toy? No, it's just Coop and Chris waxing eloquent about the pains and joys of collecting anime toys.
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Kantai Collection's C2 Kikan Reveals Ki-gō Keikaku Game
Ki-gō Keikaku simulation RPG in development for PC, mobile
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for game developer C2 Kikan announced on Wednesday a new 3D simulation role-playing game titled Ki-gō Keikaku (Plan Number Ki) is in development for PC and mobile. Team members Konishi and Shibafu will design the characters. The "historical science-fiction" game is set in an alternate Showa era Ja...
Tiger & Bunny Anime Gets Stage Play to Celebrate 15th Anniversary
Stage play to run in Tokyo in September, in Hyogo in October
― Bandai Namco Pictures announced on Thursday the Tiger & Bunny franchise is getting a stage play titled Tiger & Bunny The Stage that will run in Tokyo in September and Hyogo in October. The stage play is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the franchise. The original Tiger & Bunny television anime series centers around heroes for hire — su...
Gachiakuta RPG Reveals New Character Trailers
Game previews combat for Zanka, Enjin, Rudo, Riyo
― The official YouTube channels for Com2uS Group's RPG Gachiakuta: The Game, based on Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga, released character trailers previewing the combat for Zanka, Enjin, Rudo, and Riyo on Monday. Zanka English Trailer
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The Ogre's Bride Live-Action Film Opens at #3, Poupelle of Chimney Town Anime at #5 in Japan
2026 Doraemon film stays at #1, 2nd live-action Golden Kamuy film drops to #6, Assassination Classroom the Movie drops to #8,
― The 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend at the Japanese box office last weekend. The film sold 223,000 tickets and earned 284,425,400 yen (ab...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring Dr. Stone, Mr. Osomatsu, Shangri-La Frontier, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Kamen Rider, Level 5, & more!
― While it's just April Fool's Day in much of the world, it's also the first workday for many recent college grads in Japan. The anime and manga worlds have mixed in some congratulations for these new hires among their jokes: The Battle Cats 【🎉祝！TVアニメ化決定！🎉】ﾋﾞｯｸﾞ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾆｭｰｽ!「にゃんこ大戦争」がリッチな...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Medalist, BanG Dream!, Ensemble Stars, Like a Dragon, Apex Legends, Okami, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, PlayStation, & more!
― As if April Fool's Day wasn't chaotic enough, April 1 is also the official start of the fiscal year in Japan. Between all the executive shuffling and dry stock transactions reports, workers let off steam with jokes like these: Apex Legends ／📢『Apex Legends ときめき学園ライ...
Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After Game Launches for Switch on April 16
Episodes originally launched as part of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles
― aNCHOR Co., Ltd. announced on Monday that it will release standalone editions of the four episodes of Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After in Japan for Nintendo Switch digitally on April 16.The Muv-Luv 20th Odyssey Box shipped in Japan in March 2024 and originally featured the episodes together on Switch.The Muv-Luv Unlimited: The D...
Shift Up Announces New 'Partnership' with Shinji Mikami's Unbound Game Studio
Company's official website notes "acquisition" of Unbound
― Hyung-Tae Kim's game studio Shift Up announced on Wednesday a new "partnership" with Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami's new Unbound Studios. Shift Up's official website calls the partnership an "acquisition," while the announcement video calls it a "publishing partnership." Shift Up will handle publishing for Unbound's future game projec...
Pink Aomata Launches New Historical Boys Love Manga
Kinban!! ~Edo Kinban Boys' Life~ debuted on March 28
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shinshokan's Wings web magazine announced that Pink Aomata's new manga Kinban!! ~Edo Kinban Boys' Life~ (Kinban!! Edo Servant Boys' Life) has launched in this year's March issue on Saturday.The series follows low-ranking samurai Harutarō from the boonies, who is specially selected to serve as an atten...
Always a Catch! Anime Casts Tetsu Inada
Inada plays Maria's father
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken) light novel series announced on Thursday that it has cast Tetsu Inada as Maria's father: TMS also streamed the anime's creditless opening theme song "Chikai wa Kyun to." by HoneyWorks feat. Airi Suzuki.: The anime de...
Elemon Animated 'Edutainment' Series Gets 2nd Season
Elemon Breakthrough season streams trailer
― Toei Animation and Sunlight Entertainment began streaming a new trailer last Friday for their animated "edutainment" series ELEMON, and it reveals that the show is getting a second season titled Elemon Breakthrough. ELEMON debuted in September 2023 featuring the voice of Ryan Kaji, the YouTube kid phenomenon from "Ryan's World." Episodes streamed weekly on...
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Crunchyroll to Stream Haibara's Teenage New Game+, RILAKKUMA, The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch, More Anime
Also: Always a Catch!, Killed again, Mr. Detective., My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it is also streaming the following anime for the spring 2026 season: Always a Catch! — April 1 Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (pictured right) — April 2 Killed again, Mr. Detective. — April 2 RILAKKUMA — April 3 Ace of Diamond act II Second Season — April 5 My Ribdiculous Reincarna...
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Beginning After The End #1 [rate]
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The Fable TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
Visual, returning cast/staff revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga announced on Thursday that the series is getting a second season with returning cast and staff members. The website unveiled a visual: The returning cast includes stars: Kazuyuki Okitsu as Akira Satō Miyuki Sawashiro as Yōko Satō Kana Hanazawa as Misaki Shimizu Akio O...
McDonald's x Evangelion Transforming Toys Review
McCapitalistic Chaos.
― The time was a few weeks ago, and the place was the Naka-kon dealer's room. There I was, minding my own business so cartoonishly that I may as well have been whistling between licks of my oversized lollipop, as the wind blew through my propeller hat. I wasn't prepared, suffice to say, to have my life very suddenly changed—to be psychically assaulted by an aura so strong, power...
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6th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film's Teaser Previews Plot Twist
Yamato appears in Reiwa era Tokyo in 6th film on June 26
― The official X/Twitter account for Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, revealed on Wednesday a teaser video and visual for the sixth film Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth). The video previews Yamato appearing in Tokyo in the present-day Reiwa era: The sixth film w...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Final Fantasy VII, Apothecary Diaries, Fate/Grand Order, Gundam 00, NieR, Made in Abyss, Doraemon, & more!
― Besides April Fool's Day, April 1 marks the start of the Japanese school year — hence the school-themed pranks mixed in with the rest: The Apothecary Diaries Pop Your Heart！《𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬》MaomaoXiaolanShisui20XX.4.1 Debut#bubbles🫧#薬屋のひとりごと #エイプリルフール pic.twitter.com/aU7IJy2MZi— 『薬屋のひとりごと』アニ...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring One Piece, Hana-Kimi, Re:ZERO, Saiki K., Hikaru Midorikawa, Sega, Studio Pierrot, & more!
― The best April Fool's Day "jokes" are the ones that make us laugh on April 1 — then make us gasp on April 2 when we realize they're actually, legitimately real. Do you think of any this year's pranks are for real? Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 🤜初の格闘ゲーム登場!?🤛『時々バグった挙動をする格ゲーのアーリャさん達』スペシャル...
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Saved by the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace Manga Gets Light Anime in July
Kusabi Kurokawa has been adapting Hokuhoku Yakiimo's romantic fantasy as manga
― The Nippan Group's digital publisher Funguild announced on Wednesday that Hokuhoku Yakiimo and Kusabi Kurokawa's Saved by the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace (Migawari Reijō o Sukutta no wa Reikoku Mujihi na Kōri no Ōji no Ai Deshita or literally, What Saved the Stand-In for the Aristocratic Daughter Was the Cold-Hearted, Crue...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Dragon Ball, Oshi no Ko, Uma Musume, Code Geass, Samurai Troopers, Sakamoto Days, Dragon Quest, & more!
― It's April Fool's Day! Which means people making announcements which you're not quite sure if they're real or not — like these from the anime and manga world: Code Geass (2/2)設立に合わせて、企業HP・企業紹介映像を公開いたしました。 ▼「株式会社コードギアス」企業HPhttps://t.co/LJ0xT61NLl▼「株式会社コードギアス」企業紹介PV https://t.co/nloGt7rmG...