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Drops of God: Mariage Volume 11-13 Manga Review
To truly be worthy of the Drops of God, Shizuku and Issei have traveled the world through cuisine. Now they will take on the complex and delicious Chinese table.
― We're heading into the last battle to determine if either Shizuku or Issei is worthy of even searching for “The Drops of God.” Volume 11 into 12 just hits it out of the park, with a perfect play of the best of this series. Also, that is a ...
This Week in Anime - Award Winning™
Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss.
― Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss. 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. Crunchyroll streams Apocalypse Hotel. Amazon Prime streams ...
Manta Launches Manga!
Global webcomics platform Manta is bringing manga to its platform, expanding its content offering to include titles like WIND BREAKER, Medalist, and more!
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Manta Launches Manga Webcomics and Serialized Webnovels, Now Manga
— Building an ‘All-in-One Story Platform’ Secures Popular IP Such as The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, WIND BREAKER, and Medalist; Global Fandom Expansion in Full SwingOn ...
Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Anime Series Review
The villainess leanings of the anime’s story make for a charming watch, imperfect as it all is.
― A lot of fantasies and fairy tales treat their villains more as obstacles than real characters. They're generally vile beings whose sole purpose is to cast curses, poison apples, and eventually get thwacked by the good guys. The reverse, I think, is part of the appeal of villainess isekai. We want to see...
Answerman - Is Makio from Journal with Witch Neurodivergent, or Are We Just Projecting?
Journal with Witch touched a lot of viewers and offered a relateable character in Makio. But are we just projecting Western views on a Japanese creation? Jerome gets into it.
― A Reader asks: Dear Answerman, I'm obsessed with Journal with Witch this season. It feels so much more 'real' than the usual high school dramas, but I've noticed some heated debates online. Some fans are calling the protagoni...
This Week in Mobile Games - Obey Me On The Holy Night
Could the Idolm@ster games finally be getting an English release? Nothing is certain, but it's an exciting possibility! Also introducing the new Maiden's Corner feature, focusing on otome games!
― Another hearty welcome to you, to this, the latest edition of This Week in Mobile Games! I've been decompressing a bit by locking in with Bungie's Marathon, a definitely-not-mobile game, but a grand time al...
Devil's in the Lunch Deals Manga Review
This tale of an outcast goddess of death who makes delicious food and tries to do good deeds as penance for being, you know, a goddess of death, is prickly and weird, and I think I love it.
― Fairytales play a significant role in human society. They stand in as simplistic moral education, tales of punishment and reward. They are also expressions of psychological and philosophical experimentation. Fai...
Sailor Guardians Take on a Modern Threat in Stunning New Musical Show
In a world that demands perfection insofar as we're creating algorithms to streamline the humanity out of art, the cast sings that "imperfection is fine" and that it's what is necessary to make us human.
― It felt like a full-circle career moment. There I was, in Japan, mostly for the annual AnimeJapan event coverage. This is my third year flying out of the country to intermingle with Japanese compan...
Oshi no Ko Volumes 9-12 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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How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Anime Gets 3rd Season
Anime's 1st season premiered in 2018, 2nd season aired in 2021
― The staff for the television anime of Yukiya Murasaki's How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord light novel series revealed on Monday that the anime will get a third season titled How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord ULT, and revealed an announcement visual drawn by the novels' illustrator Takahiro Tsurusaki.Tsurusaki and the manga adaptation's artist...
Existential Unplugged Creators Saji Komori, Kana Masaya Launch New Manga
Hōkago Chrono Switch manga centers on 2 students who time travel back to 2006
― The May issue of Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine revealed on Monday that writer Saji Komori and artist Kana Masaya (Existential Unplugged, pictured right) will launch a new manga titled Hōkago Chrono Switch (After School Chrono Switch) in the magazine's next issue on May 7. The manga will have a color opening page,...
Alien Books Licenses Badducks, 'Akatsubaki,' Kill Logger Manga
Publisher releases Badducks in fall, "Akatsubaki" on November 17, Kill Logger on October 20
― Alien Books has licensed Toryumon Takeda's Badducks, Mita Rokuju's "Akatsubaki," and Natsumi Inoue and Keita Sugaware's Kill Logger manga for release in late 2026. Title: Badducks
Author: Toryumon Takeda Release Date: Fall 2026
Summary: The next series to be released as part of Alien's growing manga library,...
Makoto Fukami Launches New Manga Based on Board Game
Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru launched on March 28
― Writer Makoto Fukami and artist Shūsaku Namikawa launched a new manga titled Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru in Shogakukan's web manga site Coro Coro Comic on March 28. The manga is an adaptation of the upcoming board game Chōgen Market Heroes by designer Creatures.The story is set in a world where heroes are part of vario...
Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Series debuted on January 27
― Nao Iori's Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot (Satsuriku Robo to Hito no Manaka) manga revealed in its seventh chapter on Tuesday that the series will end in the next chapter on April 21. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: For the future her parents expect of her, Yui, a high school student, spends each day with machine-like preci...
Gohoubi Launches New Kakuriki Manga
Kakuriki sumo manga debuts on April 13
― This year's 19th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Gohoubi will launch a new series Kakuriki in the magazine's next issue on April 13.The series follows former high-ranking sumo wrestler Daigo Senzen. After waking from a three-year coma, he decides to continue aiming for the highest rank, Yokozuna, despite his 32-year-old body....
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Chako Abeno, Kitsune Tennoji, Nagato Yamada Launch New Manga Together
New fantasy series debuts on April 18
― Kodansha's Young Magazine Web announced last Wednesday that Chako Abeno, Kitsune Tennouji, and Nagato Yamata will launch a new series titled Academy Saikyo no Mob Healer ~Shi ni Ge Sekai no Mob ni Tenseishita Ore wa, Hazura Job (Healer) to Gensaku Chishiki de Musōsuru~ (The Academy's Strongest Mob Healer: I Was Reincarnated into a Death Game World as a Mob Char...
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Live-Action One Piece Series Gets Animated LEGO Special
2-part special streams on Netflix on September 29
― One Piece is no stranger to LEGO, with multiple official LEGO sets available for fans to recreate Eiichiro Oda's long-running pirate saga. But the series is about to land on new shores with Netflix's latest announcement of a two-part "Lego One Piece" animated special that will stream on the service on September 29. Netflix and the official YouTube c...
Drops of God: Mariage Volume 11-13 Manga Review
To truly be worthy of the Drops of God, Shizuku and Issei have traveled the world through cuisine. Now they will take on the complex and delicious Chinese table.
― We're heading into the last battle to determine if either Shizuku or Issei is worthy of even searching for “The Drops of God.” Volume 11 into 12 just hits it out of the park, with a perfect play of the best of this series. Also, that is a ...
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2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Reveals English Dub Trailer, Cast
Film opens in U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland on May 1
― Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday the English dub trailer and cast for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise: The English dub, which featu...
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Live-Action One Piece Season 3 Premieres in 2027
Season titled One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta
― Netflix announced on Tuesday that the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga will premiere in 2027 under the name One Piece: The Battle of Alabasta. The third season has previously cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1, and Daisy Head (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Sha...
This Week in Anime - Award Winning™
Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss.
― Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss. 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. Crunchyroll streams Apocalypse Hotel. Amazon Prime streams ...
GlobalComix Adds 1,500 Kodansha Manga Titles to Gold Members Library
Company added over 6,000 Kodansha titles to its catalog in August
― Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Tuesday that it is adding over 1,500 new Kodansha titles to Gold members' libraries at no additional cost. Notable titles include: Tokyo Revengers The Drops of God Shugo Chara! FAIRY TAIL The Seven Deadly Sins BLAME! Parasyte Your Lie in April The company added more t...
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Game's New Trailer Introduces Part-Time Jobs, New Characters
Game launches for Switch on April 16
― Nintendo streamed a new trailer for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the latest game in the Tomodachi Life series, to introduce part-time jobs and new characters on Monday. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch on April 16.A demo launched on March 25. The demo allows players to create up to three Mii characters, and progress can transfer to the full game at ...
Manta Launches Manga!
Global webcomics platform Manta is bringing manga to its platform, expanding its content offering to include titles like WIND BREAKER, Medalist, and more!
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Manta Launches Manga Webcomics and Serialized Webnovels, Now Manga
— Building an ‘All-in-One Story Platform’ Secures Popular IP Such as The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, WIND BREAKER, and Medalist; Global Fandom Expansion in Full SwingOn ...
MiSK Foundation's Investment Company EGDC Increases Stake in CAPCOM to 6%
Saudi company acquired 32,186,900 CAPCOM shares or 6.04%, an increase from 5.03%
― Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC), an investment company wholly owned by Saudi Arabian organization MiSK Foundation (Mohammed bin Salman Foundation), submitted another Large Shareholding Report to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau on April 6. The report stated that EGDC's stake in the game company CAPCOM has in...
'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Season 3's New Video Reveals Updated Staff, Fall Debut
Director Takao Kato returns at Studio Mother with promoted head writer Daisuke Ōhigashi
― The official website for the television anime of Miraijin A's (also known as Jinei Mirai's) As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (Tensei Kizoku Kantei Sukiru de Nariagaru - Jakushō Ryōchi o Uketsuidanode, Yūshūna Jinzai o Fuyashite Itara, Saikyō Ryōchi ni Natteta) light ...
Steam Implementation of Government Rating System in Indonesia Draws Criticism, Confusion
Uma Musume rated 18+, some adult games rated 3+
― Steam began implementing ratings from the Indonesia Game Rating System for its Indonesian users on Sunday. The implementation has drawn some criticism and confusion from Indonesian users due to the ratings seemingly being inconsistent with the games' content. For example, Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby game is listed with an 18+ rating, and Atlus' M...
Kill Blue Anime Starts Streaming on Multiple Platforms in N. America on April 11
Anime streams on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon, Rakuten Viki, Plex, It's Anime, more
― DMM announced on Monday that the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga will premiere globally on April 11, and will stream on seven streaming platforms in North America. The series will stream on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Plex, the It's Anime FAST Channel on Samsung T...
Crunchyroll Streams Kill Blue Anime in April
Anime reveals April 11 TV, streaming debut in Japan
― willCrunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga as part of its spring anime season lineup for April. In addition, the anime's official X/Twitter account announced on April 1 that the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ on April ...
That Time xAI's Grok AI Mistranslated Witch on the Holy Night as Madoka Magica
Generative AI chatbot on X was confused about Fate/Grand Order's latest collaboration
― Mistranslation strikes Grok, the generative AI chatbot that xAI has deployed on the X (formerly Twitter) service. The Fate/Grand Order game announced a collaboration with the Witch on the Holy Night visual novel on its X account for the United States on Saturday. However, Japanese followers of the account were qui...
Switch Manga Creator Duo naked ape Launch New Manga on April 14
"The Story of How My Husband Was at the Gates of Death, So I Went to the Afterlife to Get Him Back"
― The official X/Twitter account for Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Monday that manga duo naked ape will launch a new manga titled Otto ga Shinikaketa Node, Ano Yo ni Tsuremodoshi ni Itta Hanashi ~Shinigami Guide to Meikai e, Tamashii no Kyūshutsu Mission~ (The Story of How My Hu...
McDonald's Japan Teases Gundam's Return to Menu
This is no Happy Meal, boy! No Happy Meal!
― McDonald's Japan teased a new collaboration with the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise on Sunday. The fast food chain posted a short video with Gundam characters Lalah Sune (voiced by Saori Hayami), Amuro Ray (Tōru Furuya), and Char Aznable (Shuichi Ikeda) saying “What is it? It's coming!”, “Is that…a new burger”, and “I can see it. I can see it, too” respectiv...
5th Live-Action Kingdom Film Streams Full Trailer
Film opens in Japan on July 17
― Toho Movies streamed a new full trailer for Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen (Decisive Battle of the Soul), the fifth live-action film of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga, on Tuesday. Yasuhisa Hara's historical manga centers around the slave boy Xin and his dream of becoming a great general for the state of Qin. Xin helps Ying Zheng, the young Qin king who shares his desire ...
I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Novels to End in 10th Volume
Story launched in 2020; anime adaptation debuts on Tuesday
― The ninth volume of Takata's Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta (I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class) light novel series announced on April 1 that it will end in its 10th volume. Takata also noted that the possibility that they might write a spinoff story is "not zero."Yen Press is publishing ...
New Vampire Hunter D Comic Adaptation Reveals Previews, Summer Release Window
Brandon Easton, Ryan Benjamin to create 20-issue comic book based on Hideyuki Kikuchi's novels
― Unified Pictures announced at WonderCon on March 28 that it is adapting new volumes of Hideyuki Kikuchi and Yoshitaka Amano's Vampire Hunter D novels into a 20-issue comic book series that will ship in summer 2026. Writer Brandon Easton (Iyanu, Transformers: War for Cybertron – Siege) and artist Ryan Benj...
Kageki Shojo!! Author Kumiko Saiki Injured at Music Festival
Artist sprains neck, with possibility of bleeding in brain
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Kageki Shojo!! author Kumiko Saiki revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that she was injured at a music festival she had attended in Ariake district in Tokyo on March 29. She wrote that during the first group's performance, someone in the audience did a sudden dive into the crowd, colliding with her head and arm. The group supposedly...
Kunio-kun, Double Dragon Games' Creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto Dies
Kishimoto died on April 2 at 64
― Kunio-kun and Double Dragon series creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto died on April 2, as confirmed by his son on X/Twitter on Sunday. He was 64. Kishimoto's son confirmed that there is a private funeral for family members on Tuesday. Kishimoto's career debuted in the 1980s at Data East directing games like Cobra Command and Road Blaster. He then began working at Technos Ja...
Another Eden Begins Game's Trailer Reveals September 17 Release
Trailer previews story, characters, battles for Switch 2, Switch, PC game
― Wright Flyer Studios (WFS) announced on Monday that it will release Another Eden Begins, an RPG based on the company's Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space smartphone game, for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on September 17. The company streamed a release date announcement trailer that previews th...
Kirio Fan Club Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita
Sugita plays teacher
― The official website for the anime of Chikyu no Sakana Ponchan's Kirio Fan Club manga announced on Monday that Tomokazu Sugita will play a teacher in the second episode on April 9. The anime premiered on April 2 at 24:26 (effectively, April 3 at 12:26 a.m.) JST in the Super Animeism TURBO programming block on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels. It also runs on the AT-X channe...
Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in May 2025
― This year's 18th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru manga will end in three chapters.Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru manga tells the story of a passionate manga artist who writes a story about idols. Something strange happens during a live performance of the idol group that the manga's main c...
Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Anime Series Review
The villainess leanings of the anime’s story make for a charming watch, imperfect as it all is.
― A lot of fantasies and fairy tales treat their villains more as obstacles than real characters. They're generally vile beings whose sole purpose is to cast curses, poison apples, and eventually get thwacked by the good guys. The reverse, I think, is part of the appeal of villainess isekai. We want to see...
Dan Da Dan Manga Gets Stage Play
Stage play runs in Tokyo, Osaka in August-September
― A new official website and X/Twitter account opened on Tuesday to announce that Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga is getting a stage play adaptation in Tokyo and Osaka this August and September. Imagine Ito of Umebо̄ is directing the play. Shinjiro Kameda is writing the script. Ryō Konishi is composing...
The Bugle Call: Song of War Manga Moves to Jump SQ. Rise
Next chapter publishes in July
― The May issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine announced on Friday Mozuku Sora and Higoro Tōmori's The Bugle Call: Song of War (Sensō Kyōshitsu) manga will end its serialization in the magazine and move to the seasonal Jump SQ. Rise magazine. Shueisha will publish the next chapter in the Summer issue in July. The magazine also stated the manga has an "important announc...
Link! Like! Love Live! Game Ends Service
Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club project game ends service on June 30
― The official X/Twitter account for Link! Like! Love Live!, the smartphone game app for the Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club (Hasu no Sora Girls' School Idol Club) "virtual school idol" project, announced on Monday that the game is ending service on June 30 at 12:00 p.m. JST due to high operationa...
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Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 4
It's next to impossible to convince someone that the funniest gag you watched on TV all week was a rooster needing to nut.
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Tawawa on Monday Manga Takes 2-Month Break
Series returns on May 25
― This year's 18th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on March 30 Kiseki Himura's Tawawa on Monday (Getsuyōbi no Tawawa) manga is taking a break and will return to serialization in the 26th issue on May 25.The manga series began in 2015 as weekly pin-ups posted on artist Kiseki Himura's Twitter account. The main character, Ai, is a high school girl with large...
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Answerman - Is Makio from Journal with Witch Neurodivergent, or Are We Just Projecting?
Journal with Witch touched a lot of viewers and offered a relateable character in Makio. But are we just projecting Western views on a Japanese creation? Jerome gets into it.
― A Reader asks: Dear Answerman, I'm obsessed with Journal with Witch this season. It feels so much more 'real' than the usual high school dramas, but I've noticed some heated debates online. Some fans are calling the protagoni...
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
It's been a wild ride, and I can see myself revisiting the adventures of Fire Force Company 8 whenever I need to remind myself to kick back and have a little fun.
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 23-29
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End finale ranks at #3 with 4.5% rating, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube finale ranks at #5 with 2.6% rating, Blue Miburo finale ranks at #7 with 2.4% rating
― Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem, the 10th film in the Detective Conan franchise, aired on NTV on Friday, March 27 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 7.4% rating. The 2025 Eiga Oshiri Tantei: Star and Moon (But...
This Week in Mobile Games - Obey Me On The Holy Night
Could the Idolm@ster games finally be getting an English release? Nothing is certain, but it's an exciting possibility! Also introducing the new Maiden's Corner feature, focusing on otome games!
― Another hearty welcome to you, to this, the latest edition of This Week in Mobile Games! I've been decompressing a bit by locking in with Bungie's Marathon, a definitely-not-mobile game, but a grand time al...
Medalist Season 2 ‒ Episode 7
If there's one big takeaway I got from this episode, it's that a harness is basically the ice skating equivalent of a speedy battle shonen power-up.
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 16-22
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ranks up to #3 from #4
― Poupelle of Chimney Town, Studio 4°C's anime film of Akihiro Nishino's picture book of the same title, aired on Fuji TV on Friday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m., and it earned a 2.6% rating. The anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga aired on NHK on Sunday, March 22 at 11:00 p.m., and it earned a 1.7% rating. Sc...
The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Kaede Hondo, Kanon Takao, Yuka Aisaka join cast of July series
― The official website for the television anime of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series revealed three new cast members on Monday.Kaede Hondo as MisakiKanon Takao as MadokaYuka Aisaka as MelissaThe anime will debut in July and...
The Darwin Incident ‒ SEASON FINALE
It leaves me in largely the same place I was with The Darwin Incident when I started its season: not necessarily impressed with its quality but still conspicuously compelled to see where it's going.
The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Light Novel Series Ends in 15th Volume
Final volume ships on June 15
― Kadokawa is listing the 15th volume of Punichan's The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom (Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru) light novel series as the final volume. The volume ships on June 15. The romance story follows a protagonist who is reincarnated as Tiararose, the villainess of the protagonist's favorite otome romance ...
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Anime Gets 3rd Season
Anime's 1st season premiered in 2018, 2nd season aired in 2021
― The staff for the television anime of Yukiya Murasaki's How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord light novel series revealed on Monday that the anime will get a third season titled How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord ULT, and revealed an announcement visual drawn by the novels' illustrator Takahiro Tsurusaki.Tsurusaki and the manga adaptation's artist...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Reveals More Cast Members
Kansai Junior's Atsushi Ito, Kaito Noda, Taiga Watanabe, Shintarō Sumi to have debut film roles as "Shin Osomatsu Brothers" in June 12 film
― The staff for the second live-action film in the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise revealed new cast members on Monday. Four members from Starto Entertainment's Kansai Junior will have their debut film roles as the "new Osomatsu brothers." Atsushi Ito (Boys...
Netflix Reveals Fall Debut, Weekly Release Schedule for '2nd Stage' of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Anime
Anime's "1st stage" debuted on March 19
― Netflix Anime's X/Twitter account revealed on Monday that the "second stage" of the STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime will debut on Netflix this fall, with one new episode debuting each week.The company's full statement reads: Thank you for all the incredible support for STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The series is currently in productio...
Ryōma Kitada's Sakigake no Hanamiko Manga Ends
Manga launched in July 2024
― Ryōma Kitada's Sakigake no Hanamiko manga published its 78th and final chapter on Monday.The manga is set in a world where gods of calamity who bring disasters to humankind exist, and girls known as "Hanamiko" fight against them. The manga centers on Arata Kamishiro, a replacement high school teacher who takes the opportunity of his father's death to try and become the l...
50th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced
Ichi the Witch, A Star Brighter Than the Sun, Mii-chan and Yamada-san, more nominated; The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity nominated for 4 consecutive years
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the 13 nominees in three categories for its 50th annual Manga Awards on Monday. Kodansha will announce the winner for each category on May 11. Best Shōnen Manga Utsura nai ndesu Ruka Konoshima The Fragr...
5th Live-Action Kingdom Film Casts Aju Makita, Mizuki Yamashita
Film opens in Japan on July 17
― The official website for the live-action films of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga announced two new cast members for the fifth film, Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen (Decisive Battle of the Soul), on Friday.Aju Makita as KōMizuki Yamashita as YōPreviously announced new cast members include: Jun Shison as MōtenKenji Sakaguchi as KankiFūju Kamio as ŌhonSatoshi Hashimoto as Chō...
WEBTOON, Blizzard Launch Overwatch: Undivided Webcomic
Overwatch: Undivided will run for total of 40 episodes
― WEBTOON Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment announced on March 31 they have launched a new content partnership, introducing an original webcomic based on the Overwatch franchise. Titled Overwatch: Undivided, the series is now available exclusively on WEBTOON's English-language platform. Additional language support is planned, including Ko...
'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Kappei Yamaguchi, Junko Takeuchi
Yamaguchi, Takeuchi play characters in in-story BL manga that protagonist Nakamura reads
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Syundei's Go For It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga announced on Monday that Kappei Yamaguchi and Junko Takeuchi are in the anime's cast as Makinouchi and Taku, respectively. Their characters are the main characters of the in-story ...
Oshi no Ko's April Fool's Day Joke Becomes Reality
Kana Arima is now a pirate captain
― It's real! The Oshi no Ko franchise announced on Thursday that a collaboration between character Kana Arima and the Hakone Pirate Ship tourist attraction has come to fruition. Kana Arima is now the captain of the ship in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. (There are actually three floating, seafaring — or rather, lakefaring — "pirate" ships in Lake Ashi.) The area aroun...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens With US$372 Million Worldwide
Biggest 2026 openings so far in N. America, internationally
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, earned an estimated US$190,053,455 in its first five days in North America to open at #1. The film earned an estimated US$130,940,000 from Friday to Sunday in North America, and the estimated equivalent of US$182.4 million ...
KLab Reveals My Hero Academia Mobile Game's United Survival Title, 2026 Launch
Game launches worldwide excluding Mainland China
― KLab announced on Monday that its new online mobile game for the My Hero Academia franchise is titled My Hero Academia United Survival, and that it will release this year worldwide, excluding Mainland China.New Game App"My Hero Academia UNITED SURVIVAL"◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢Now Launching!Check out the teaser trailer!#MHA_HS #heroaca_a #MHA pic.twitte...
To You in the Beyond Anime Film's Teaser Reveals Cast
Hiiro Ishibashi, Anna Nagase, Simba Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Tamaki star in coming-of-age fantasy
― The official website for To You in the Beyond, the anime film of Akiko Abe's Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e novel, unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual on Monday. The teaser announces the film's cast. The cast includes: Hiiro Ishibashi as the protagonist Kazuki Tsukigase Anna Nagase as Nao Akishik...
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #13 [rate]
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 Casts Mai Nakahara
High mage Clairie Serah appears in April 12 episode
― The staff for the second television anime season based on Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga announced on Sunday that Mai Nakahara is joining the anime's cast as the high mage Clairie Serah. The character will appear in the second season's first episode (13th episode overall) on April 12. The ...
Devil's in the Lunch Deals Manga Review
This tale of an outcast goddess of death who makes delicious food and tries to do good deeds as penance for being, you know, a goddess of death, is prickly and weird, and I think I love it.
― Fairytales play a significant role in human society. They stand in as simplistic moral education, tales of punishment and reward. They are also expressions of psychological and philosophical experimentation. Fai...
All Pokémon Centers in Japan Cancel Most Events in April
Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo remains temporarily closed after worker was stabbed to death on March 26
― The official "Staff Voice" website for the Pokémon Center retail chain announced through various posts on March 31 that it is canceling nearly all events being held at Pokémon Center stores across Japan for the entire month of April "due to circumstances." Exceptions to the cancellations include the "...
The Promised Neverland Manga Gets Stage Musical This Winter
RKX International to hold musical in Tokyo to commemorate franchise's 10th anniversary
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga is inspiring a musical stage play in winter 2026. Theater group RKX International (musical versions of Kiki's Delivery Service, Winnie-the-Pooh, Shrek) will perfor...
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Ghost Concert: missing Songs #1 [rate]
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The Detective Is Already Dead Anime Unveils Season 2's 1st Video, Switch Game
1st promotional video previews new character Noches
― Kadokawa presented the first promotional video and first key visual for the second television anime season based on Nigojū and Umibōzu's The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru.) light novel series, on Sunday. The video introduces a new character named Noches, who is wearing a maid outfit and looks exactly like the supposedly dead S...
Sailor Guardians Take on a Modern Threat in Stunning New Musical Show
In a world that demands perfection insofar as we're creating algorithms to streamline the humanity out of art, the cast sings that "imperfection is fine" and that it's what is necessary to make us human.
― It felt like a full-circle career moment. There I was, in Japan, mostly for the annual AnimeJapan event coverage. This is my third year flying out of the country to intermingle with Japanese compan...
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Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun #1 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 23-29
Pokémon Pokopia stays at #1 for 4 weeks straight; Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection debuts at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 23-29 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 48,772 821,687 2NSw Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection CAPCOM March 27 18,238 18,238 3NSw 2 Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Minna de Rinrin Park Nintendo March ...
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Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- #12 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 16-22
Crimson Desert PS5 version debuts at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 16-22 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 114,515 772,915 2PS5 Crimson Desert Pearl Abyss March 20 31,108 31,108 3NSw 2 Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Capcom March 13 10,294 48,012 4NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 8,276 2,873,338 5NSw ...
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season #1 [rate]
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86's Asato Asato Launches New Light Novel Series in June
necomi draws illustrations, Imari Ozaki draws worldview illustrations for "spiritual techniques x near future action" story
― Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint is currently listing that it will release the first volume of a new light novel series by Asato Asato on June 10 titled Yaebuki Kikan: Senmanjō Tō Tōha Roku (roughly, "Yaebuki Agency: Record of Traversing the Senmanjō Tower," but "Senmanjō" cou...
Inklore Announces New Titles, Previews at Anime Boston
Company reveals licenses of Her Tale of Shim Chong, The Red Sleeve
― Inklore, Penguin Random House's imprint for manga and webcomics, revealed new acquisitions and previews during its industry panel at Anime Boston on April 4. The panel included the announcement of upcoming print publications for Her Tale of Shim Chong by Seri and Biwan and The Red Sleeve by KANG Mikang, CreativeSUMM, Dopamine, and ...
Star Detective Precure! Anime Gets Film Opening on September 18
Latest series in Precure! franchise debuted on February 1 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The staff for Star Detective Precure!, the 23rd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, revealed on Sunday the series is getting a film titled Eiga Meitantei Precure! (Star Detective Precure! The Movie) that will open in Japan on September 18. The franchise also revealed a teaser video and a visual. The anime de...
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Rooster Fighter #4 [rate]
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Japan's Iconic Licca-chan Doll Makes American Debut
With crossovers with Frieren, Detective Conan, Sanrio characters
― Japanese toy company Takara Tomy confirmed this week that its iconic doll brand Licca-chan is making her American debut. Takara Tomy unveiled the U.S. lineup, which includes Sanrio's Kuromi, My Melody, and Hello Kitty collaboration dolls; the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Detective Conan anime's collaboration dolls; and the Kimono...
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #25 [rate]
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MAO #1 [rate]
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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 ...
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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Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring #2 [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 9-12 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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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun #1 [rate]
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Ascendance of a Bookworm #1 [rate]
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