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Hell Mode Volumes 2-3 Light Novel Review
In a word, Hell Mode has thus far been tedious.
― I get what Hell Mode is going for by having its protagonist—a 35-year-old gamer named Kenichi, who's renamed Allen upon his waking up in this new world—reincarnated into this generic RPG world as a baby. Born into this new world, our protagonist doesn't have to grapple as hard, if at all, with the logistical difficulties that come with being overnight...
Whoever Steals This Book Anime Film Review
Whoever Steals This Book is, unfortunately, one of those films that is 100% style over substance.
― Whoever Steals This Book is a film filled to the brim with imagination. Mifuyu's adventure takes her into wonderfully realized storybook worlds. There's a Japanese fairy tale filled with surreal visuals, a noir detective story portrayed with a black and white color palette and film grain over the top, ...
This Week in Games - Ike's Back, Bricks Need a Budget, and Marissa Stole the Precious Nuggets
LEGO's Pokémon sets are super-effective against your wallet! Jean-Karlo discusses the bank-breaking sets and one of the most complex video game deep cuts to sell McNuggets.
― Welcome back, folks! Nintendo offered a "Year in Review" feature this week that covered my entire history with the Switch family of consoles. With all the games I've bought, there were surprisingly few games on that list—mostly ...
Baki The Grappler Volumes 5-6 Manga Review
This is a manga in which a thirteen-year-old bulks up by eating and training so effing hard he hits galaxy brain mode and bulks up in ways that are impossible.
― Having defeated Kureha Shinogi, despite the man's intimate knowledge of the human body gained at the cost of dozens of other's lives, Baki almost immediately seeks his next fight. He's spotted fighting 100 delinquents at once, knocking out o...
This Week in Anime - Samurai Slashes, Ronin Dashes
With the return of the Ronin Warriors, Coop and Chris cook up a new Toonami block.
― With the return of the Ronin Warriors, Coop and Chris cook up a new Toonami block. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Crunchyroll streams Samurai Troopers, Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, The Prince of...
My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending Volumes 1-2 Manga Review
Kazuki is a very boring, nothing character that is strictly driven by his survival and he needs to spend most of the story riding a very thin line.
― On the one end, I do appreciate a series that really likes to just cut out all the fat. When Death Flags starts, we don't get any set-up or preamble about our protagonist's past life or how he found himself in the circumstances that he does. He just wak...
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Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu Manga Listed With TV Anime
Manga about boy who trains, lives with famous sword master launched in March 2024
― Kadokawa's listing of the second volume of author Kennoji and artist R_ringo's Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu (The Female Sword Master I Live With is So Cute I'm Happy Every Day) manga states on the cover of the volume the manga will get a television anime adaptation. The se...
Hiroshi Shiibashi's Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto Manga Gets TV Anime
Taito Ban stars in series about boy who investigates supernatural phenomena
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on Friday that Hiroshi Shiibashi's Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen (Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Shiibashi drew a celebratory image to commemorate the announcement. Toshifumi Kawase (Tenjho Tenge, Shion no Oh, Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin g...
Mamoru Oshii Directs New Armored Trooper Votoms Anime
Sunrise, Production I.G's Sōkō Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe marks Sunrise's 50th anniversary
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Thursday that Sunrise and Production I.G are collaborating to produce a new anime in the Armored Trooper Votoms franchise titled Sōkō Kihei Votoms Haiiro no Hexe (Armored Trooper Votoms: Die Garue Hexe or literally, Armored Trooper Votoms: The Grey Witch), with Mamoru Oshi...
Gnosia ‒ Episode 14
Once again, I am left feeling like Gnosia is a game about playing a game that would be much more fun as a game to be played instead of a show to be watched.
You and I Are Polar Opposites Anime Reveals 2nd Characters Voiced by Tomori Kusunoki, Wataru Katō
Kusunoki, Katō previously announced as voices for characters Honda, Taira
― The staff for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku) revealed the cast for two characters that appeared in the anime's second episode on Sunday. Tomori Kusunoki as Yeti, the character that appeared in the movie Suzuki and Tani watched, and the an...
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Kaya-chan Isn't Scary #2 [rate]
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Clevatess II Anime Reveals New Cast, Returning Staff, July Debut in 1st Promo Video
Shūichirō Umeda, Ryōta Suzuki, more join cast
― Kadokawa revealed the first promotional video and the first key visual on Sunday for Clevatess II -Majū no Ō to Itsuwari no Yūsha Denshō- (Clevatess II -The King of Magical Beasts and the Legend of the False Hero-), the second season of the anime of Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beas...
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You and I Are Polar Opposites #2 [rate]
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Ize Press to Release Print Version of BL Webtoon Seven Sundays in July
Modern BL romance webtoon centers on reunion, age-gap dynamics, single parenthood
― Ize Press, the Korean content imprint of Yen Press, has announced the acquisition of Seven Sundays, marking its first title pickup of 2026. The boys-love webtoon will join Ize Press's growing print lineup, which includes titles such as Semantic Error and Murderous Lewellyn's Candlelit Dinner. Created by Charyeok, Sev...
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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk #2 [rate]
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G.G.G. Mafia Manga Ends on January 25
Series debuted in April 2025
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform announced on Sunday Junichi Kabuto's G.G.G. manga series will end in its next chapter on January 25. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: Dentor works at a nursing home where a man of legend is rumored to be. But it turns out he's actually a promising young talent making waves in the mafia. Dentor's assign...
Duel Masters Win Manga Ends Next Chapter
Series debuted in August 2022
― The February issue of Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine announced on Thursday Shigenobu Matsumoto's Duel Masters Win manga will end in the March issue.Matsumoto launched the series in Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine in August 2022. Shogakukan shipped the ninth compiled book volume on December 26.The Duel Masters Win anime premiered on TV Tokyo i...
Gundam Hathaway to Rise at Sapporo Snow Festival
Xi Gundam will appear as a medium-sized snow sculpture
― The staff behind the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway anime announced on Wednesday that a sculpture will appear at the 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival between February 4 and 11. A medium-sized snow sculpture of the Xi Gundam mobile suit will be erected at the Odori Site 7-chome HBC Plaza. The announcement's key art features the anime's characters Hathawa...
GTO Uchiyamada Spinoff Manga Ends
GTU: Ikari no Death Yamada debuted in October 2024
― HERO'S INC.'s Comiplex manga site published the final chapter of Tohru Fujisawa's Great Teacher Onizuka spinoff series GTU: Ikari no Death Yamada (Great Teacher Uchiyamada: Fury of Death Yamada) on Friday.The series follows Vice Principal Hiroshi Uchiyamada who finds himself in a dimension-bending nightmare after arriving in Kabukicho in search of...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on Bookscan's December Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
17 manga including One Piece, Berserk, Demon Slayer, Gachiakuta, Spy x Family, Chainsaw Man, Dandadan, Steel Ball Run, Nana make list
― The first volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for December. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #2 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu K...
Crossed Hearts Licenses The Matchmaker's Fiancé Manga
1st volume shipped in Japan on June 13
― Crossed Hearts, a new California-based global English publisher, announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday it has licensed Satsuki Amamiya's manga adaptation of Hanami Nishine's The Matchmaker's Fiancé: My Fiancé Won't Leave Me Alone While I'm Finding Him The Ideal Bride ("Risou no Hanayome o Sagashite Shiawase ni Shite Sashiagemasu" to Ittara, Sokkenakatta ...
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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes #15 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #48 [rate]
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Trigun Stargaze ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
All of the major players have finally appeared; now I really want to know what they get up to next.
Hell Mode Volumes 2-3 Light Novel Review
In a word, Hell Mode has thus far been tedious.
― I get what Hell Mode is going for by having its protagonist—a 35-year-old gamer named Kenichi, who's renamed Allen upon his waking up in this new world—reincarnated into this generic RPG world as a baby. Born into this new world, our protagonist doesn't have to grapple as hard, if at all, with the logistical difficulties that come with being overnight...
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Scum of the Brave #2 [rate]
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider #15 [rate]
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Gnosia #14 [rate]
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To Your Eternity #14 [rate]
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A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans #2 [rate]
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Dead Account #2 [rate]
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Trigun Stargaze #2 [rate]
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Wash It All Away ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Kinme lets herself be defined by her occupation, which, considering how so many people do the same, isn't too far off from reality.
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Fate/strange Fake #3 [rate]
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Lookism Webtoon Surpasses 1 Billion Views on English-Language Platform
Series now spans nearly 600 episodes, has attracted 3.7 million subscribers
― After more than a decade of serialization, Lookism has crossed a major milestone, surpassing 1 billion views on WEBTOON's English-language platform, WEBTOON announced on Wednesday. The long-running series, created by Taejun Pak, first launched in 2014 and has grown into one of the platform's most influential titles, now sp...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
While I do still have some issues with the first season that are echoed a bit in this premiere, even at its worst this show is still a ton of fun.
Japan Fair Trade Commission Releases Report Highlighting Transactional, Contractual Issues in Anime Industry
Issues found with power imbalances in contract negotiations, low compensation, order cancellations
― The Japan Fair Trade Commission published on December 24 its results of a survey it conducted into the business environments for the anime and film industries. For anime, the Japan FTC studied the transactions between production companies and primary contractors, between primary contractors and subcon...
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Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling #2 [rate]
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RE:ZERO Anime Season 4's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Opening Theme
Konomi Suzuki, American rapper Ashnikko perform "Recollect" opening song
― The staff for the fourth Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- anime season streamed its second promotional video on Saturday, and revealed the season's opening theme song "Recollect" by Konomi Suzuki and American rapper Ashnikko. Giga & TeddyLoid produced the song. The anime will premiere in April. Crunchyroll will stream ...
KOCCA Unveils 2026 Talent Roadmap to Train Webtoon Creators With AI as Major Focus
KOCCA will run dedicated tracks for webtoon producers, emerging creators to train around 140 webtoon professionals
― Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced on January 12 a 2026 talent development roadmap aimed at strengthening the global competitiveness of Korean content, with webtoons and AI-driven creation as key priorities. Under th...
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Case Closed #1189 [rate]
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Petals of Reincarnation TV Anime Reveals April Debut, More Cast, Theme Song Artists in Promo Video
Haruka Shiraishi, Kaito Ishikawa, more join cast; eill, Sizuk perform themes
― Pony Canyon and HIDIVE announced on Saturday the television anime adaptation of Mikihisa Konishi's Petals of Reincarnation (Reincarnation no Kaben) manga will debut in April. The companies also revealed a new promotional video, key visual, five new cast members, more staff members, and the theme song artists. English subti...
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Blue Miburo #4 [rate]
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Medalist Anime Gets Film in 2027
Film to tell story set after anime's 2nd season
― Kadokawa announced on Saturday the anime of Tsurumaikada's Olympic ice-skating manga Medalist will get a film that will debut in 2027. The film will tell a story set after the end of the television anime's second season. The news was first announced at a special screening on Saturday of the first two episodes of the second season.The staff also reveal...
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Names His Top 10 Games of 2025
And the 2 games he's looking forward to in 2026
― Manga creator Hiro Mashima (Rave Master, Fairy Tail, Eden's Zero, Dead Rock) named his top 10 video games of 2025 on December 29. Mashima's top pick for the year was Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, followed by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Borderlands 4 in second and third places, respectively. The creator also noted he is looking forward to playi...
Universal Studios Hollywood to Launch One Piece's Live Water Stunt Show
Universal Fan Fest Nights will also feature Super Mario World & more this spring
― The Universal Studios Hollywood theme park confirmed on Thursday that One Piece is back for the park's Universal Fan Fest Nights — only this time with a "live show extravaganza" inspired by the one at Universal Studios Japan. The event will run on select nights between April 25 and May 16. According to the park, the ev...
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
I'm happy to report that Fire Force arrived this week with a pallet stacked high with the goods, and all of it was special-ordered just for us.
Roll Over and Die ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Can the director of Big Order and the power of yuri combine to elevate the “kicked out of the hero's party” subgenre? I'm cautiously optimistic.
Code Vein II Game Streams Musical Character Trailer for Zenon Gryfgote
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam on January 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming on Friday a character trailer for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game. The video highlights Zenon Gryfgote in the style of a musical: The game will launch on January 30 (January 29 in Japan) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Stea...
Game Developers Choice Awards Nominates Donkey Kong Bananza, Death Stranding 2 Games
Donkey Kong Bananza nominated for Game of the Year
― The 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) announced the nominees for this year's event, and it has nominated Nintendo's Donkey Kong Bananza 3D platformer game for Game of the Year. The other nominees include Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dogubomb and Raw Fury's Blue Prince, Hazelight Studios a...
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
For all that it’s primarily a simple supernatural shonen adventure show, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube sure can pack a mean emotional punch at times.
Tamon's B-Side ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Consider watching new episodes of Tamon’s B-Side and Oshi no Ko season 3 back-to-back each week for a Barbenheimer-esque experience.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Anime Casts Kendō Kobayashi
Kobayashi plays comedian with similar resemblance named Ken
― The official X/Twitter for the Jujutsu Kaisen anime revealed on Friday that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1, the first part of the third season of the anime, has cast comedian and actor Kendō Kobayashi. In the most recent episode on Friday, the actor plays Ken, a comedian who resembles Kobayashi, even in Gege Akutami's ori...
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Jujutsu Kaisen rose to prominence in the anime scene thanks to being really good at hype moments and “aura farming” while being passable at everything else, and these opening episodes confirm that season three is going to be more of the same.
Yen Press Licenses The Bubble Love of the Mermaid Manga, Love Unseen Beneath the Radiant Night Sky Novels, More Titles
Also: List Rouge, Seeds of Anxiety: Asterisk, The Crow's Ballad at Dawn, more
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed six manga and one novel for release in July 2026. The company also unveiled an audiobook for the novel adaptation of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga for release in July 2026. The company's Ize Press imprint also revealed that it has lic...
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Fire Force #14 [rate]
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Whoever Steals This Book Anime Film Review
Whoever Steals This Book is, unfortunately, one of those films that is 100% style over substance.
― Whoever Steals This Book is a film filled to the brim with imagination. Mifuyu's adventure takes her into wonderfully realized storybook worlds. There's a Japanese fairy tale filled with surreal visuals, a noir detective story portrayed with a black and white color palette and film grain over the top, ...
Netflix Announces Deal to Stream Sony Pictures' Films Following Theatrical Screenings
Live-action The Legend of Zelda film to stream on Netflix under new deal
― Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Thursday that they have reached a multiyear Pay-1 agreement for Netflix to exclusively stream Sony Pictures' films worldwide after their theatrical screenings and home video releases for the first 18 months. The change will take place gradually starting later this year, and ...
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Hell Mode #2 [rate]
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Dark Moon: The Blood Altar #2 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Ike's Back, Bricks Need a Budget, and Marissa Stole the Precious Nuggets
LEGO's Pokémon sets are super-effective against your wallet! Jean-Karlo discusses the bank-breaking sets and one of the most complex video game deep cuts to sell McNuggets.
― Welcome back, folks! Nintendo offered a "Year in Review" feature this week that covered my entire history with the Switch family of consoles. With all the games I've bought, there were surprisingly few games on that list—mostly ...
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High School! Kimengumi #2 [rate]
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Lockdown Life with the Class Beauty Manga Ends With 4th Volume
jaguchi launched manga in May 2024 as adaptation of Senya Mihagi's light novels
― Retailers are listing the fourth compiled book volume of jaguchi's Lockdown Life with the Class Beauty (Remote Jugyō ni Nattara Class 1 no Bishōjo to Dōkyo Suru Koto ni Natta) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on March 12.One Peace Books is releasing the manga in English, and will release the first volume ...
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #1 [rate]
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Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu Manga Listed With TV Anime
Manga about boy who trains, lives with famous sword master launched in March 2024
― Kadokawa's listing of the second volume of author Kennoji and artist R_ringo's Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu (The Female Sword Master I Live With is So Cute I'm Happy Every Day) manga states on the cover of the volume the manga will get a television anime adaptation. The se...
Inherit the Winds Original TV Anime Reveals 2 Cast Members
Kōki Uchiyama, Yūichi Nakamura play historical characters Hijikata Toshizō, Kondō Isami
― Aniplex revealed two additional cast members for the original television anime project Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono) on Friday. The new cast members include (historical Japanese characters' names are rendered family name first):Kōki Uchiyama as Hijikata ToshizōYūichi Nakamura as Kondō IsamiThe anime will...
Hiroshi Shiibashi's Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto Manga Gets TV Anime
Taito Ban stars in series about boy who investigates supernatural phenomena
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on Friday that Hiroshi Shiibashi's Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen (Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Shiibashi drew a celebratory image to commemorate the announcement. Toshifumi Kawase (Tenjho Tenge, Shion no Oh, Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin g...
Scum of the Brave TV Anime Casts Kenjirō Tsuda, Shinichirō Miki
Series debuted on January 10 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave (Yūsha no Kuzu) manga revealed two more cast members on Friday. Kenjirō Tsuda as Lord "Amber Thorn," a demon lord who participates in selling narcotics and in human trafficking. ✧✧ TVアニメ『勇者のクズ』 追加キャスト公開！ ✧✧...
TBS, Legendary Entertainment Enter Into Business Alliance to Co-Produce Japanese IP
TBS acquires minority stake in Legendary for US$150 million
― Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Holdings, the parent company of the Japanese television network TBS, announced on Friday that it has entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Legendary Entertainment, with TBS investing US$150 million into Legendary by acquiring a minority stake in Legendary.The agreement aims to allow joi...
Netmarble's Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Game Delayed to March
Game previously slated for January 28 will launch for iOS, Android, PC via Steam, PS5
― The official X/Twitter account for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, Netmarble's open-world game based on Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai) manga franchise, announced on Friday that Netmarble is delaying the game's debut to March 2026. The staff explained the delay is so they can make changes ...
Tomb Raider King Webtoon Gets Korean-Animated Adaptation That Will Air in Japan in July
STUDIO EEK to produce animated adaptation
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that artist 3B2S, storywriter Yuns (REDICE STUDIO), original storywriter SAN.G, and character designer P-crush's Tomb Raider King webtoon will get a Korean-animated adaptation that will air in Japan with a Japanese dub starting in July on Fuji TV and Kansai TV. The Japanese title is Tōkutsuō. Seung Wook Woo is directing the anim...
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King Anime Reveals 10 More Cast Members, Theme Songs, April 9 Debut in Video
Miyu Tomita, Hiroshi Kamiya, more join cast
― Kadokawa revealed the second main promotional video for the television anime of Noriaki Kotoba's The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King (Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome) manga on Friday. The staff also revealed a new visual, more cast members, the theme song artists, and the April 9 debut. Mayu Maeshima performs the opening theme song "Beautiful" and s...
Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ Net Anime Reveals Opening Theme in Main Promo Video
4-episode series debuts on February 6
― The official website for the anime of Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ (Duel Masters LOST ~Oblivion Sun~), the third part of the overall Duel Masters LOST manga, revealed the show's main promotional video on Friday. The video reveals and previews Kashitaro Ito's opening theme song "Ayakashi Ayashi." The anime will de...
Universal Studios Japan Offers New Jujutsu Kaisen Rides, Food, & Merch
Jujutsu Kaisen marks return to theme park with new Real 4D, Story Rides
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) revealed details on its new Jujutsu Kaisen collaboration on Wednesday. The collaboration will feature two new attractions, new food options, and more merchandise. The new attractions are the immersive Real 4D ride “Mawaru Tokeidai” (Clock Tower of Recurrence) and the Story Ride “Jurei Ressha” (The...
Uniqlo Celebrates 100 Years of Shueisha With New Apparel Line
Featuring Golden Kamuy, Gantz, Saint Seiya, Hunter x Hunter, & more
― Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Japanese publisher Shueisha to celebrate Shueisha's 100th anniversary. The partnership is split into three parts with the first part highlighting Weekly Shonen Jump and Young Jump manga, including Gantz, Captain Tsubasa, Kingdom, Kinnikuman, Kochi...
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime's Teaser Reveals Its Studio, July Debut
Asahi Production animates TV series
― The official website for the television anime of Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari) manga unveiled a teaser promotional video and new visual for the anime on Friday. The teaser announces the anime's July premiere date on TBS and 27 other channels, and also announces that Asahi Production is animating the series. Tak...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 11-17
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict, Headhunted To Another World: From Salaryman To Big Four! anime; 3 Minute Bodyguard Yoko-Chan, Kaijin Fugeki: Kindled Spirits manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Assassination Classroom - The Complete Series - Limited Edition BDPlease Crunchyroll US$89.98 January 13 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The C...
Champignon Witch ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Although Tachibana Higuchi isn’t retelling any specific fairy tale, Champignon Witch owes a lot to the fairy tale canon.
The Holy Grail of Eris ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
The Holy Grail of Eris isn’t a typical villainess story, if it is one at all.
Your Winter 2026 Anime Daily Streaming Reviews
With a stacked season like this, which anime made the cut?
― The Winter 2026 Preview Guide is wrapping up with two stragglers left (I'm looking at you, Frieren and Medalist), but we all knew that one was a shoo-in for reviews, right? It was the rest of this stacked season that was vying for votes. Over in the staff chat, I joked about throwing a horrible show at one of our reviewers just for fun, bu...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film's Special Trailer Reveals Opening Song by R&B Artist SZA
SZA's 2022 single "Snooze" serves as film's opening song
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed in a special trailer on Thursday that American R&B artist SZA's 2022 song "Snooze" will serve as the opening theme song for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway - Circe no Majo), the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam Senk...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game's Trailer Reveals Season Pass 2, 6 New Characters
New season begins on January 22 with Patch Ver 1.7.2
― SNK announced on Thursday that its Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game will begin its Season Pass 2 on January 22 with Patch Ver 1.7.2. The new Season Pass adds six characters over the next six months, starting with Mark of the Wolves' Kim Jae Hoon. Other characters include City of the Wolves' Nightmare Geese, Fatal Fury's Blue Mary, and ...
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Champignon Witch #3 [rate]
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Baki The Grappler Volumes 5-6 Manga Review
This is a manga in which a thirteen-year-old bulks up by eating and training so effing hard he hits galaxy brain mode and bulks up in ways that are impossible.
― Having defeated Kureha Shinogi, despite the man's intimate knowledge of the human body gained at the cost of dozens of other's lives, Baki almost immediately seeks his next fight. He's spotted fighting 100 delinquents at once, knocking out o...
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Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You #2 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 #50 [rate]
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Homura: The Crimson Warriors Visual Novel Launches in West on March 31
Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that the Homura: The Crimson Warriors (Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chо̄) visual novel will launch in English physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in North America, and digitally in Europe, on March 31. The game will ship physically in Europe on April 28. The game was originally scheduled for release in April 2026. The physical standard ...
Poupelle of Chimney Town Sequel Film Reveals Poster Visual, World Premiere Screening at Berlin Int'l Film Fest
World premiere screening to take place between February 12-22
― The official website for Entotsu-chō no Poupelle ~Yakusoku no Tokeidai~ (The Promised Clock Tower), the sequel film to Studio 4°C's anime film of Akihiro Nishino's Poupelle of Chimney Town (Entotsu-chō no Poupelle) picture book, announced on Thursday that the film will have its world premiere screening at the 76th Berlin International Fi...
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Roll Over and Die #2 [rate]
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Chained Soldier #2 [rate]
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JTBC Confirms February 28 Debut for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women
Teaser trailer highlights show's playful yet relatable take on romantic dilemmas
― Korean broadcasting studio JTBC confirmed on January 12 its new live-action series Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women will premiere on February 28 (KST), marking the television debut of the adaptation of the popular Naver Webtoon series by Tari. JTBC also revealed the teaser trailer through its Facebook page. I...
This Week in Anime - Samurai Slashes, Ronin Dashes
With the return of the Ronin Warriors, Coop and Chris cook up a new Toonami block.
― With the return of the Ronin Warriors, Coop and Chris cook up a new Toonami block. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Crunchyroll streams Samurai Troopers, Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz, The Prince of...
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Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Manga Adaptation Changes Publication
Tenya Yabuno's manga adaptation switches to Weekly CoroCoro Comic
― The February issue of Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine announced on Thursday Tenya Yabuno's manga adaptation of Level 5's Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road (Inazuma Eleven Eiyū-tachi no Victory Road) game will change publications to the Weekly CoroCoro Comic website beginning with the next chapter.Yabuno launched the manga ada...
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Tokyopop Announces Omnibus Edition of A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Manga
Omnibus edition ships on March 31
― Tokyopop revealed on Wednesday an omnibus version of Momochi's manga adaptation of Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation novel series. The omnibus edition ships on March 31 and compiles volumes 1-3 of the manga.Tokyopop stated the omnibus release is "the first in a forthcoming array of new omnibus print editions of popular series published by TOKYOPOP t...
Writer Sakusei Kenkyūjo, Artist Yui Jōyama's Ingoku Danchi Gets Short TV Anime
WWWave's Deregula label produces anime slated for release this year
― WWWave's Deregula label announced on Thursday the short television anime adaptation of writer Sakusei Kenkyūjo and artist Yui Jōyama's Ingoku Danchi (Indecent Apartment Complex) manga, slated for release this year. Artist Jōyama also drew an illustration to commemorate the anime announcement:The extreme suspense manga's story cente...
Amazon Prime Video Streams April Showers Bring May Flowers Anime
Anime premiered in Japan in July 2025; all 13 episodes now streaming
― Amazon Prime Video in North America is now streaming all 13 episodes of the anime adaptation of Roku Sakura's April Showers Bring May Flowers (Busu ni Hanataba o) manga. The anime premiered in Japan in July 2025. The anime stars: Saori Hayami as Hana Tabata
Shimba Tsuchiya as Yosuke Ueno
Yoshino Aoyama as Sumire Uguisudani
Yoshima...
Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime's 5th Season Debuts in April
1st key visual also revealed
― The staff for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga revealed on Thursday the anime's fifth season will debut in April on the Animeism programming block. The staff also revealed the first key visual. The fifth season is technically the previously announced second cours (quarter of a year) for the fourth season. The fourth anime seas...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 4th Season Anime Debuts on April 3
4th season's first 2 cours to air continuously on NTV's now one-hour "Friday Anime Night" programming block
― The official website for the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise revealed on Thursday that the fourth anime season will debut on April 3 on NTV's now one-hour "Friday Anime Night" programming block, at 11:00 p.m. JST. The new season will start ai...
Compile Heart Teases New Game With Shin Megami Tensei's Kōji Okada
Persona 1, 2 writer Tadashi Satomi, Shin Megami Tensei's Tsukasa Masuko, artist Ilya Kuvshinov also involved
― Game developer Compile Heart opened a new website on Thursday to tease a new game labeled as a "school RPG." The developer will reveal more about the game on January 29. Atlus co-founder and Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series co-creator Kōji Okada is the planning producer for the game. Ta...
Snowball Earth TV Anime Reveals April 3 Debut in New Extended Friday Night Programming Block on NTV
Series premieres on NTV's now 1-hour "Friday Anime Night" block
― NTV revealed on Thursday that its "Friday Anime Night" programming block will be extended to one hour starting in April. Additionally, the Snowball Earth anime will premiere on the extended programming block on April 3 at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime will star: Takuto Yoshinaga as Tetsuo Yabusame
Daisuke Hirakawa as Yukio
Ami Koshimizu a...
Daiki Ihara's Koisuru One Piece Manga Ends on January 22
Manga launched in 2018, inspired net anime shorts in April 2025
― The 179th chapter of Daiki Ihara's Koisuru One Piece manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end with its next chapter on January 22.The gag manga follows high school students who have the same name as the members of the Straw Hat Pirates from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga.Ihara launched Koisuru One Piece on Shueisha's Shonen J...
Kaori Yuki Launches New Manga in Earl Cain Victorian Gothic Series on January 20
1st manga ran in 1991-1994, Godchild sequel in 2001-2003
― The 87th issue of Hakusensha's Hana Yume Ai digital magazine is listing the launch of a new manga by Kaori Yuki in her Earl Cain/Count Cain manga series. The issue will debut on January 20.The manga centers on Cain C. Hargreaves, an earl in Victorian England. Now the patriarch of the aristocrat Hargreaves family, and heir of the family's fort...
Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Anime Gets 2-Part Special About Kokorowa on February 15, 22
Tensui no Sakuna Hime: Kokorowa Inasaku Nisshi special based on spinoff novel of same name
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Edelweiss' side-scrolling action role-playing game Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin (Tensui no Sakuna Hime) revealed on Wednesday that the anime will have a two-part television special spinoff titled Tensui no Sakuna Hime: Kokorowa Inasaku Nisshi (Sakuna: Of...