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Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Yūki 3 Series Review
If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve seen so far of Urobuchi’s puppet perfection, I have no doubt you’ll enjoy the third season as well.
― There's nothing out there doing it quite like Thunderbolt Fantasy, full stop. Gorgeous, ambitious, and oozing with theater kid energy, it's by far one of the more creative shows out there. Less self-contained than previous seasons, this particular season of Gen Urobuchi'...
Grave of the Fireflies Novel Review
Reading the book through the film, there are many startling “omissions."
― For decades, literature lovers have fretted that some classics have been obscured by their animated film adaptations, which youngsters might see as definitive. How many people, for instance, now think of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Bambi and The Jungle Book as being films by Disney, rather than books by Lewis Carroll, Fe...
Yokai Cats and Time Travel: Twenty-One Volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Mao
Taking a more aggressive horror angle, Mao bridges time from the Heian Era to the Taishō Era to today, telling a story about insatiable greed for power and those who try to stop it.
― I always try to admit when I'm wrong. Mao, Rumiko Takahashi's current long-running manga series, didn't wow me with its first volume. I uncharitably compared it to earlier Takahashi works in both look and plot, and I ad...
Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi Anime Film Review
Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi a wonderful watch on a lazy afternoon or a film to watch with children.
― There is no better way to say it, I love Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi. It shares the same charm of the manga and ONA series, with a series of delightful short stories following the titular character Kozame-chan on a big adventure in a city (presumably Tokyo). Layered on top of ...
Why Maison Ikkoku is the Greatest Love Story of All Time
Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku.
― Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku, Rumiko Takahashi's seminal love story. I...
My First Rumiko Takahashi Series
Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories.
― Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories. Her work spans the breadth of genres, from the hilarious mishaps in Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½ to the horrific folktal...
May I Ask for One Final Thing? Volume 1 Manga Review
Sometimes you just want to see a perfectly prim Victorian-style lady haul back and beat someone's face in, all safely within the realm of fiction.
― By this point in pop culture history, we've probably all sat through as many villainess denunciation scenes as we can stomach. The story beats are as familiar as the back of your hand – the prim and proper, highly-ranked fiancée of a prince or similarly ...
This Week in Games - Sony State of Play 2025
Kojima cannot be stopped! Jean-Karlo looks at the big news out of Tokyo Game Show and Sony's State of Play!
― Welcome back, folks! Man, they certainly kept us busy this week with the Tokyo Game Show. However, I am happy that I didn't have to sit through another two-stream day, where, I dunno, someone had a presentation right after Sony's State of Play. It's been a long week and there's a lot of news,...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025, Sep 16-22
The Rising of the Shield Hero is dropping like a rock each week while Dr. Stone is rising like a hero. See you next week for the final results!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how peopl...
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Hotel Inhumans Anime Gets 2nd Season
Season 1 ends with new season's announcement
― The television anime of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga ended its first season on Monday with an announcement that the series will get a second season. Tajima drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The anime debuted on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 6. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired. The anime stars Yūsuke Kobayashi as Ikur...
BLUELOCK Manga Gets 3rd Anime Season, Live-Action Film
Live-action film slated for summer 2026
― The "Blue Lock Egoist Fest 2025" event on Sunday revealed that the anime based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga will get a third season, adapting the "Shin Eiyū Taisen" (New Hero Wars) story. The event also revealed the manga's live-action film adaptation slated for release in summer 2026. CREDEUS (live-action Golden Kamuy film)...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Teased as Taking Story to Its Finale in 2026
Promotional video streamed to announce film
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that the next anime adapting Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series is the Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film opening in 2026. The film is teased as taking the story towards its finale. (The film shares the same name as the...
Yaiba: Samurai Legend Anime Gets 2nd Season Covering 'Kaguya Arc'
1st season ended on Saturday
― The official website for YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA), the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, revealed on Saturday the anime will get a second season for the "Kaguya Arc." The final episode of the first season aired on Saturday. Update: Ami Koshimizu will play Kaguya and Koki Uchiyama will play Tsukikage. Source...
Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser Retires on December 31
Devon Pritchard succeeds Bowser as NOA president
― Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser announced on Thursday that he is retiring from the company on December 31. Nintendo Co., Ltd. (NCL) also announced his retirement on the same day. Devon Pritchard will succeed Bowser as president of Nintendo of America, and will also become an NCL Executive Officer in the company's board of directors.Today, I...
Bunta Kinami Launches New Manga on October 24
RWBY manga creator's to launch Losing Succubus Lilia's Delicious Night
― This year's November issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comp Ace magazine revealed last Friday that Bunta Kinami is launching a new manga titled Make Succu Lilia no Biminaru Yoru (Losing Succubus Lilia's Delicious Night) in the magazine's next issue, which is scheduled to ship on October 24. The immoral food manga follows a university ...
Strand Manga Ends With 5th Volume
Final volume slated for November 18
― Shogakukan is listing that writer NUMBER 8 and artist Ryōhei Masuko's Strand manga will end in its fifth compiled book volume, which is slated for release on November 18. The manga debuted in Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine September 2024. Shogakukan published the manga's fourth volume on August 18. The manga depicts the strange daily lives of a group ...
NYCC Hosts Digimon Beatbreak Anime's Producer, Voice Actress; One Piece's Producer, Director
Hiroyuki Sakurada, Megumi Han, Ryuta Koike, Wataru Matsumi attend New York's October event
― Toei Animation announced on Monday that it will host One Piece producer Ryuta Koike and director Wataru Matsumi in a panel for the series at this year's New York Comic Con event on October 10 at 12:45 p.m. The panel will also feature English dub cast members Ian Sinclair (Brook) and Madeleine Morris (Lilith)....
Ruri Rocks ‒ SEASON FINALE
It's the finer details of that dirt and the process of discovering them that is the important part. And in that respect, this ending for the anime does feel special in its own way.
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Yūki 3 Series Review
If you’ve enjoyed what you’ve seen so far of Urobuchi’s puppet perfection, I have no doubt you’ll enjoy the third season as well.
― There's nothing out there doing it quite like Thunderbolt Fantasy, full stop. Gorgeous, ambitious, and oozing with theater kid energy, it's by far one of the more creative shows out there. Less self-contained than previous seasons, this particular season of Gen Urobuchi'...
K Manga Adds Hana-kun Can't Live without Me Manga in English
Ameko launched manga in May 2024
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Monday that it has added Ameko's Hana-kun Can't Live without Me (Himokuzu Hana-kun wa Shinitagari) manga in English. The company describes the story:
"I'll die with you. Promise." In her second year since she started working, Kaede Yoshino has hit her limit, feeling completely burned out from working every day. Then, on the wo...
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus ‒ SEASON FINALE
Sometimes, you just need someone—anyone—to tell you it's going to be okay.
CESA Report: Half of Japanese Game Studios Use AI in Development
AI used for videos, images, stories, text, programming
― According to a Video Game Industry Report preview by the Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association (CESA) last Thursday, 51% of Japanese game studios use AI in development. Common uses of AI were for videos, images, stories, text, and programming. In addition, 32% of companies use AI to develop game engines. The CESA conducted a survey for ...
Manga Up! Global Adds I'm No Hero in the Shadows!, 5 More Manga in English
Also added: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman spinoff, Overpowered and Underpaid, more
― Manga Up! Global added six new manga titles in English in late September. The service added: Sasami Hazama's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman: The Twin Dragonblade's Journey to the Top spinoff manga based on Shigeru Sagazaki's light novel series on September 20. Chikage Nakakura's The Saint...
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CITY The Animation ‒ SEASON FINALE
CITY the Animation is nothing short of an achievement in the medium of animation and is packed with the exact kind of informed optimism that I think the world needs more of right now.
Haruka Nanase's Waiting for the Sunlight Manga Ends in October
Series launched on January 2
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Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform announced on Thursday it will publish the final chapter of Haruka Nanase's Waiting for the Sunlight manga on October 23. MANGA Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: Summer of 1940 in Shigaraki, Shiga Prefecture. Yoko Matsubara is a young girl with a talent for pottery. She dreams of becoming a ceramic artist, una...
Hands-On with Ananta, The Surprise Hit of TGS 2025
If you’ve encountered Ananta online, you probably know it as the game that’s “anime GTA meets Marvel’s Spider-Man.” I’m here to report it’s exactly that.
― If there was an unquestioned dark horse winner of Tokyo Game Show 2025, it was Ananta. From the crowd that surrounded the booth in the hopes of getting in a demo line that opened only for a few seconds each hour to backpack swag-bags featuring bun...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 15-21
Gachiakuta, finale of rerun of selected GeGeGe no Kitarō episodes both earn 2.3% rating
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Thursday, September 18 at 8:00 a.m. and earned a 17.7% rating. Another showing on Saturday, September 20 at 12:45 p.m. earned an 11.6% rating...
Secrets of the Silent Witch ‒ Episode 12
Monica is a bundle of tightly wound social anxiety. Meanwhile, Felix is a fount of superficiality.
Kūbo Ibuki Great Game Manga Ends in 7 Chapters
Series launched in December 2019
― This year's 19th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine announced on Thursday that Kaiji Kawaguchi's Kūbo Ibuki Great Game (Aircraft Carrier Ibuki Great Game) manga will end in 7 chapters. The story takes place some time after the battle of Senkaku. The battle is a "great game" where the great powers compete for sovereignty. The series launched in Big Comic magazi...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 15-21
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter PS5 version debuts at #2, Switch version at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 15-21 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 33,861 1,766,296 2PS5Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Nihon Falcom September 19 21,511 21,511 3NSwTrails in the Sky 1st Chapter Nihon Falcom September 19 21,453 21,453 4NSw 2Donkey K...
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2 ‒ Episode 23
Mina popping giant monsters with a mega-sniper emplacement is legitimately very cool, there’s no two ways about it.
The False Saint's Exile Manga Ends in Next Chapter on October 27
Manga adaptation of Rakku Yasahashi's light novels launched in 2024
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Saturday that marimuu's The False Saint's Exile (Watashi wa Nise Seijo Rashii node, Kyūtei o Dete Ringoku de Kurashimasu), the manga adaptation of Rakku Yasahashi's light novel series of the same title, will end in its next chapter on October 27.Kadok...
Silent Hill f Game Ships 1 Million Copies Worldwide
Game launched on September 25 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Silent Hill horror game franchise announced on Monday that Silent Hill f, an all-new game in the franchise, has exceeded 1 million units in cumulative worldwide shipments, as of September 26. The cumulative total includes physical copies and digital downloads of the game. 『SILENT HILL f』全世界累...
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity ‒ Episode 5
With all of the heaviness in the main plot, Usami is something of a godsend.
Not Lives' Wataru Karasuma Launches New Manga on October 24
Karasuma to launch Bakko occult sword battle manga
― The October issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine announced on Thursday that Wataru Karasuma will launch a new manga titled Bakko in the magazine's next issue on October 24.The occult sword battle manga centers on a gloomy, introverted middle school girl named Bakko Shinno. One usual day at school, after Bakko finishes cleaning the cla...
Koala's Diary Net Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Staff
Aya Uchida voices titular Koala, other characters in anime debuting on October 2
― The official website for the web anime adaptation of Yuami's Koala E Nikki (Koala's Diary) manga revealed the anime's main cast, staff, and main promotional video on Monday. The video previews the theme song "Niji to" (With a Rainbow) by Punipuni Denki feat. Kan Sano. Aside from voicing the titular Koala, Aya Uchida wi...
RWBY: Ice Queendom The Comic's Kumiko Suekane Launches New Manga
Suekane's Maō to Hajimeru RPG isekai manga launched on September 27
― Overlap's Comic Gardo website launched Kumiko Suekane's new manga titled Maō to Hajimeru RPG (Starting an RPG with the Demon King) on Saturday. The manga is set in a time when human disappearances have caused a stir in society, and it is believed that those who have disappeared have been reincarnated into another world. When high s...
Live-Action Wind Breaker Film's Video Shows Concept Art Turn Into 3D Sets
Film opens in Japan on December 5
― The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Satoru Nii's Wind Breaker manga released on Monday a special "Concept Art to Movie" video, showing the concept art illustrations for the film's shopping avenue transformed into a three-dimensional set. The staff shot the film on location from this past February to April in the town of Kin in Okinawa. The production r...
3-Nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Spinoff Novels Get Full-Color Vertical-Scrolling Manga Adaptation on Jump Toon
Manga launches on October 6, same day as debut of novels' anime adaptation
― This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Tomohito Ōsaki's 3-Nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-Sensei (Class 3-Z's Teacher Ginpachi) spinoff novel will get a vertical, full-color manga adaptation on Shueisha's vertical-scrolling manga service Jump TOON titled 3-Nen Z-gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Tou...
Monster Hunter Wilds Game's Final Fantasy XIV Collaboration Streams Trailers
Final Fantasy XIV Online MMORPG's collaboration with Monster Hunter Wilds launches on October 7
― The YouTube channels for Monster Hunter and Final Fantasy XIV Online began streaming trailers for the games' collaboration on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. The Monster Hunter Wilds game's collaboration with Final Fantasy XIV Online is already available with a free update on Monday. The Final Fantasy XIV ...
Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers Game Gets Steam Re-release
Original game launched in 1998 for Neo Geo
― SNK revealed on Sunday it has re-released Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers, a modernized version of its 1998 game, for PC via Steam. The new release features online rollback netcode, multiple new modes, and the series' largest cast with 23 playable characters. SNK released the original game for the Neo Geo in 1998. The Fatal Fury Battle Archives Vol. ...
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage Game's Trailer Highlights Single-Player Mode
New version of Virtua Fighter 5 launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam on October 30
― The YouTube channel for the Virtua Fighter 3D fighting game series began streaming a trailer for Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, a new version of the Virtua Fighter 5 3D fighting game, on Sunday. The game will have an open beta test from October 1-6. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Seri...
Japan Aims to Boost Annual Entertainment Sales Overseas to 20 Trillion Yen
Ken Akamatsu pitches government's 5-year action plan at Tokyo Game Show
― Manga creator-turned-legislator Ken Akamatsu reported he had attended the Tokyo Game Show (TGS) on its first business day, Thursday, and he discussed how he presented the Japanese government's plans to support the entertainment industry, particularly video games. The current Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sp...
The Ramparts of Ice TV Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, April 2026 Debut
Anna Nagase, Fūka Izumi, Shōya Chiba, Satoshi Inomata star in Studio Kai anime
― The official website for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's Koori no Jyōheki (The Ramparts of Ice or Ice Castle Wall) manga unveiled a visual and teaser promotional video for the anime on Monday. The video reveals the anime's main cast, staff, and April 2026 premiere date on TBS and other channels. The cast includ...
Gisèle Alain Manga Creator Sui Kasai Dies
Kasai left Gisèle Alain manga on hiatus since 2014
― Manga creator Sui Kasai died on September 12. Kasai's relatives announced the passing on the creator's X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday, and noted that they had already held funeral services. Kasai is survived by fellow manga creator and wife Ao Ogino. Kasai is perhaps best known for the now-unfinished Gisèle Alain manga series. Set in early ...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Reveals More Cast
Naenano, Miho Watanabe, Yūsuke Ōnuki, Iori Noguchi, Hiroki Miyake, Tae Kimura join cast
― The official website for the second live-action film in the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise announced more cast members for the film on Monday.The newly announced cast members are:(Top row, left to right in image above)Naenano as ChibitaMiho Watanabe as TotokoYūsuke Ōnuki as Iyami＝LOVE idol group member Io...
Tokyo Game Show Expands to 5 Days in 2026
263,101 attend this year's convention
― The opening ceremony of this year's Tokyo Game Show event announced on Thursday that the event will expand from four days to five next year. That includes two business days open to industry professionals as before, but now with three public days open to the general public. Next year's event will run from September 17 to September 21, which will be a public holi...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anime's Full Promo Video Unveils Ending Song
Heartslabyul cast performs "Obedience" ending theme for October 29 debut
― The staff of the Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation series debuted the first full "payoff" promotional video for the anime's first season, Episode of Heartslabyul, on Monday. The video introduces the ending theme song "Obedience" from the Heartslabyul Ryōsei (Heartslabyul Dorm Mates). It also features footage from classic...
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #12 [rate]
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Hotel Inhumans Anime Gets 2nd Season
Season 1 ends with new season's announcement
― The television anime of Ao Tajima's Hotel Inhumans manga ended its first season on Monday with an announcement that the series will get a second season. Tajima drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. The anime debuted on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 6. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired. The anime stars Yūsuke Kobayashi as Ikur...
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Hotel Inhumans #13 [rate]
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The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Season 2's Teaser Unveils Updated Staff, April Debut
Main staff returns with new musical composers
― The staff for the second season of the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series revealed a teaser promotional video, teaser visual, and a character visual (of Pride at 16) on Sunday. Th...
WEBTOON Partners with Comics Publisher BOOM! Studios for Vertical-Scroll Editions
Lineup includes Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd, Fence, Lumberjanes
― WEBTOON has announced a partnership with BOOM! Studios to adapt several of the publisher's leading titles into vertical-scroll webcomic editions for its English-language platform. The agreement makes WEBTOON the exclusive home for digital scroll adaptations of Something Is Killing the Children, Wynd, Fence, and Lumberjanes...
Grave of the Fireflies Novel Review
Reading the book through the film, there are many startling “omissions."
― For decades, literature lovers have fretted that some classics have been obscured by their animated film adaptations, which youngsters might see as definitive. How many people, for instance, now think of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Bambi and The Jungle Book as being films by Disney, rather than books by Lewis Carroll, Fe...
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One Piece #1145 [rate]
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CITY The Animation #13 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure Film Reveals Legendary Idol Cast
Misato Matsuoka plays dual roles as Cure Idol, "Legendary Idol"
― The film for You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪), the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, revealed during the final live viewing event on Saturday that Misato Matsuoka plays two roles in the film, as she also provides the voice for a "legendary idol" (pictured below), who has an important role in the film. Matsuok...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Anime's 2nd Part Unveils Opening Song in Video
10-FEET performs 'Spurt Syndrome'
― The staff for the television anime of Taiyo Kuzumi's Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray manga, based on Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, revealed the opening theme song, main promotional video, and key visual for its second cours (quarter of a year) on Sunday.The video previews the opening theme song "Spurt Syndromer" by the rock band 10-FEET.
The second cour...
Yokai Cats and Time Travel: Twenty-One Volumes of Rumiko Takahashi's Mao
Taking a more aggressive horror angle, Mao bridges time from the Heian Era to the Taishō Era to today, telling a story about insatiable greed for power and those who try to stop it.
― I always try to admit when I'm wrong. Mao, Rumiko Takahashi's current long-running manga series, didn't wow me with its first volume. I uncharitably compared it to earlier Takahashi works in both look and plot, and I ad...
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Gachiakuta #12 [rate]
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unVEIL the world Smartphone RPG Releases on October 16
The Promised Neverland artist Posuka Demizu designs characters for "tactical hero summoning RPG"
― Shueisha Games announced at Tokyo Game Show on Friday that it and NetEase Games' unVEIL the world "tactical hero summoning" roleplaying game for iOS and Android will debut on October 16, and also revealed the game's cast and characters. The game's cast and characters are (some character name romanizatio...
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra #13 [rate]
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Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded Anime Unveils Teaser, Cast, Theme Songs
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kana Ichinose, Kana Hanazawa, Inori Minase star
― The official website for Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded, the first anime series based on MIXL's Monster Strike mobile role-playing game franchise to premiere on broadcast television, posted the anime's teaser promotional video, main cast, and information on its theme songs on Sunday. The main cast members are: Yoshitsugu Matsu...
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Ruri Rocks #13 [rate]
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Ye-eun Shin Confirmed to Co-Star in Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon Endurance Doctor
Series follows plastic surgeon-turned-public health doctor assigned to remote island
― Actress Ye-eun Shin has been confirmed to co-star in the upcoming live-action adaptation of Tae-pung Kim's Endurance Doctor (Jonbuh Doctor) webtoon. The series is set to premiere in 2026. Endurance Doctor tells the story of Ji-ui Do (played by Jae-wook Lee), a plastic surgeon-turned-public health doctor assigned t...
Anne Shirley ‒ SEASON FINALE
It’s Anne’s world summed up: the fantasy of romance with the romance of real life, wound together like ribbons on a bouquet.
Smilegate Launches Game Development Event with Naver Webtoon
7 teams will receive gift certificates, opportunity to present their work at indie game exhibition
― Smilegate Future Lab, the educational arm for one of the biggest Korean gaming developers, announced on September 24 that it has begun recruiting creators for “Beaver Jam with Naver Webtoon,” a game development event where participants will create original games inspired by popular webtoon series. Th...
Netflix Considers Multi-Season Order for Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Live-Action Series
Platform considers greenlighting 2 new seasons to be produced simultaneously
― According to report from Korean entertainment media OSEN on September 23, Netflix is reviewing the possibility of producing both Season 2 and Season 3 of its live-action medical series Trauma Code: Heroes on Call simultaneously. A source from Netflix Korea told the outlet, “We're grateful for the interest in Trauma Code: ...
SPITZ Performs Spy×Family Anime Season 3's Opening Song
One Punch Man's Shingo Natsume directing opening sequence set to "Hi o Mamoru" song
― The official website for the anime of Tatsuya Endō's Spy×Family manga announced on Sunday that the rock band Spitz is performing the opening theme song "Hi o Mamoru" (Protect the Light) for the third season. Below is the clean opening animation sequence for the season without credits:This is the first song that Spit...
Tappytoon, K-pop Group NEWBEAT Collaborate on Music Video for BL Webtoon Bullet Time
Music video features NEWBEAT's debut track "Flip the Coin"
― Contents First, the company behind the global webtoon platform Tappytoon, announced a collaboration with K-pop boy group NEWBEAT for an exclusive animated music video based on the boys-love webtoon Bullet Time. The video debuted on Friday and integrates NEWBEAT's debut title track "Flip the Coin" with visuals from the cyberpunk webtoon. Bu...
Man and Woman on Aside Webtoon Gets Short-Form Live-Action Adaptation
Show targets release in 2nd half of 2025
― Korean media production company K Wave Media announced on Thursday it has begun production on a short-form live-action series based on the popular Naver Webtoon Man and Woman on Aside, created by Tae-ho Go. Co-produced with MetaUniverse, the series is directed by Yoo-yeon Lee, known for youth romance projects including Best Mistake. The adaptation will comp...
BLUELOCK Manga Gets 3rd Anime Season, Live-Action Film
Live-action film slated for summer 2026
― The "Blue Lock Egoist Fest 2025" event on Sunday revealed that the anime based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga will get a third season, adapting the "Shin Eiyū Taisen" (New Hero Wars) story. The event also revealed the manga's live-action film adaptation slated for release in summer 2026. CREDEUS (live-action Golden Kamuy film)...
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Witch Watch #25 [rate]
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Live-Action Adaptation of Spirit Fingers Webtoon to Premiere on October 29
Series also unveils main poster featuring lead actors Ji-hu Park, Jun-young Cho
― The live-action series adaptation of the webtoon Spirit Fingers will premiere in Korea on October 29 exclusively on TVING, a Korean streaming platform. Ahead of the release, the production unveiled the main poster featuring lead actors Ji-hu Park and Jun-young Cho. Han Kyoung Chal's webtoon series, which has garnered o...
Teenage Mercenary Webtoon Creators to Attend NYCC in 1st U.S. Con Signing
WEBTOON also announces other guest creators attending event, panel lineup
― WEBTOON Entertainment will return to New York Comic Con, and it has revealed its schedule of panels, creator signings, and exclusive fan experiences. The creators of Teenage Mercenary, YC and Rakyeon, will make their first U.S. convention appearance at the event. Other WEBTOON featured guests include: Brent Bristol (Ordeal),...
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WEBTOON to Present at Advertising Week New York 2025
Crunchyroll, Duolingo, Wavemaker to join panel on how brands can build authentic connections with fan communities
― WEBTOON announced on Thursday it will make its largest appearance to date at this year's Advertising Week New York, scheduled for October 6-9. The company will headline a panel discussion on October 6 at 2:10 p.m. EDT titled “The Power of Fandom: Unlocking Loyalty in an Era of Distract...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Netflix Series Chicken Nugget Nominated for International Emmy Award
Winners will be announced on November 24 in New York
― The International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 53rd International Emmy Awards on Saturday, and the Netflix original series Chicken Nugget, based on the webtoon Fried Chicken by Ji-dok Park, has been nominated in the Comedy category. Starring Seung-ryong Ryu and Jae-hong Ahn, Chicken Nugget follows a fath...
Millie's Library Launches Webtoon Service, Expanding Subscription Storytelling Platform
Platform launched exclusive webtoon adaptation of popular romance web novel Slave of Palace
― Millie's Library, a leading Korean subscription-based reading platform, officially launched its webtoon service on September 23, further expanding its ecosystem of “subscription story content.” The move follows the introduction of “Millie Story” in June, which added web novels and audio web novels to the pl...
SHAFT Anime Studio Details 50th Anniversary Exhibition
Pieces from 19 SHAFT works will be on display
― The anime studio SHAFT announced in June that it will hold a SHAFT 50th Anniversary Exhibition at the Mixalive Tokyo venue in Ikebukuro. This month, SHAFT confirmed that the exhibition's first half will run from December 27, 2025 to January 6, 2026, and then the staff will update the displays for the second half from January 8 to January 18. Akio Watan...
Pragmata is a Souls-Like With Guns and Constant Mini-games
Ever wanted to pretend you’re a Big Daddy in a sci-fi version of Bioshock?
― At Tokyo Game Show 2025 Anime News Network was able to get thirty minutes with Capcom's upcoming sci-fi game Pragmata. In the demo, you play as the team of astronaut Hugh and android child Diana and work on escaping a lunar research station that has been overrun by killer machines. While ostensibly a third-person shooter, Pr...
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You and Idol Precure♪ #34 [rate]
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The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Gets 2nd Season
First season premiered on July 5
― The staff for the anime of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga announced on Sunday that the anime will get a second season. Mokumokuren and character designer Yuichi Takahashi drew illustrations to celebrate the announcement. Illustration by Mokumokuren Illustration by Yuichi Takahashi The anime premiered on July 5 on the NTV channel,...
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The Summer Hikaru Died #12 [rate]
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As an FFXIV Player, Monster Hunter Wild's Upcoming Boss is a Nostalgic Trip
I am not a Monster Hunter player but I am a Final Fantasy XIV player—which made the Tokyo Game Show 2025 demo a lot of fun.
― To be clear from the start, I am not a Monster Hunter player. The last title I put any serious time into was Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate on the Wii U—and that was in 2013. However, what I most definitely am is a Final Fantasy XIV player—which gave me an interesting perspective o...
Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi Anime Film Review
Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi a wonderful watch on a lazy afternoon or a film to watch with children.
― There is no better way to say it, I love Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi. It shares the same charm of the manga and ONA series, with a series of delightful short stories following the titular character Kozame-chan on a big adventure in a city (presumably Tokyo). Layered on top of ...
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A Wild Last Boss Appeared! #1 [rate]
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus #13 [rate]
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Teased as Taking Story to Its Finale in 2026
Promotional video streamed to announce film
― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that the next anime adapting Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series is the Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film opening in 2026. The film is teased as taking the story towards its finale. (The film shares the same name as the...
Why Maison Ikkoku is the Greatest Love Story of All Time
Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku.
― Pride and Prejudice. Romeo and Juliet. The Notebook. These are some of the stories considered the greatest romances of all time, but to me, none of them compares to Maison Ikkoku, Rumiko Takahashi's seminal love story. I...
Interview: The First Descendant Director on the Issues with the Game And How They're Fixing Them
We sat down with Director Min Seok Joo at Tokyo Game Show 2025 to talk frankly about the issues currently facing the game and their plans to overcome them.
― The First Descendant is a free-to-play, sci-fi looter shooter filled with fast-paced action, attractive characters, and tons of explosions. Now, more than a year since the game's release, I had a chance to sit down with Director Min Seok Joo, ac...
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Kaiju No. 8 #23 [rate]
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My First Rumiko Takahashi Series
Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories.
― Soon approaching her 50th anniversary as a manga artist, Rumiko Takahashi has introduced generations to manga and anime through her stories. Her work spans the breadth of genres, from the hilarious mishaps in Urusei Yatsura and Ranma ½ to the horrific folktal...
Suda51, Ren Yamazaki's Romeo is a Dead Man Game Streams Gameplay Trailer
1st all-new IP for Grasshopper Manufacture in 10 years launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam in 2026
― Goichi "Suda51" Suda's studio Grasshopper Manufacture and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes director Ren Yamazaki's upcoming Romeo is a Dead Man game began streaming a gameplay trailer on Saturday. The trailer is titled "Extremely Bloody Action Buffet." The game is the first all-new IP in 10 y...
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Case Closed #1177 [rate]
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'Goodbye, Lara' Original Anime Reveals New Cast in Video
Nana Kawaishi plays Mari in original anime debuting in 2026
― Kadokawa revealed a new cast member on Saturday for the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime. Nana Kawaishi will play Mari Otsu. Kadokawa also revealed a visual for Mari and revealed a "human" visual for Lara. Hana Hishikawa will play the titular character Lara. The series will air in 2026. Goodbye, Lara tells a tale similar to Han...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend #24 [rate]
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend Anime Gets 2nd Season Covering 'Kaguya Arc'
1st season ended on Saturday
― The official website for YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA), the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, revealed on Saturday the anime will get a second season for the "Kaguya Arc." The final episode of the first season aired on Saturday. Update: Ami Koshimizu will play Kaguya and Koki Uchiyama will play Tsukikage. Source...
Bump of Chicken Performs Ending Theme for My Hero Academia Anime's Final Season
Band wrote new song specifically for anime
― The official website for the My Hero Academia anime revealed on Saturday that the band Bump of Chicken will perform the ending theme song for the anime's eighth and final season. The band wrote the the new song, titled "I," for the anime. The anime also revealed two more videos, which preview the opening and ending themes. The season will debut on October ...
Suikoden: Star Leap Game Streams HQ System Trailer
Game to release for iOS, Android, PC via Steam
― Konami began streaming a "headquarters system trailer" of Suikoden: Star Leap (Gensō Suikoden: Star Leap), the upcoming game in the Suikoden series, on Saturday. The game will release for iOS, Android, and PC via Steam. The official website for the Gensō Suikoden: Star Leap game describes the story:
The Rune of Change is one of the 27 True Runes that a...
Suikoden Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, New Visual
Toshiki Kumagai stars in anime as named protagonist Riliu
― Konami announced the main cast of Suikoden: The Anime, the adaptation of Konami's Suikoden II game's story, at Tokyo Game Show on Saturday. Konami also revealed the protagonist's name will be Riliu. The anime stars: Toshiki Kumagai as Riliu, who was raised in Kyaro and is a member of the Unicorn Youth Brigade Shimba Tsuchiya as Jowy, Riliu's...
Become a Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Card at Tokyo Game Show
Plus, ride a Fat Chocobo!
― The Square-Enix booth at Tokyo Game Show 2025 features a photo-taking spot for fans to become part of the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy set. The photo spot has a human-sized replica of the card “Cloud, Midgar Mercenary” where fans could pose for their very own card (sort of like FF14 director Naoki Yoshida). The booth provides a replica of FF7 lead Cloud Strife's Bus...
Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf Novel Series Ends in 13th Novel
Final novel launches on November 8
― Kadokawa is listing that Isuna Hasekura's Wolf & Parchment: New Theory Spice & Wolf, a spinoff novel of his Spice and Wolf series, will end with its 13th volume on November 8. Hasekura began the spinoff novel series with illustrations by Jū Ayakura in April 2016. Kadokawa published the 12th volume on April 10. Yen Press is releasing the spinoff in English. Hasekur...
Yasuda Suzuhito Resumes Bootsleg Manga After 1 Year
Manga returns on October 24
― This year's November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Friday that Suzuhito Yasuda's new dark fantasy manga Bootsleg is resuming after a year-long break in the magazine's next issue on October 24. The manga had gone on a hiatus in October 2024. The manga launched in Japan in March 2019. Kodansha published the manga's fifth compiled book volum...
The Ride-On King Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Yasushi Baba's manga ends on October 24
― This year's November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Friday that Yasushi Baba's The Ride-On King manga will end in the magazine's next issue on October 24. Baba launched The Ride-On King in Monthly Shonen Sirius in May 2018. Kodansha published the manga's 15th compiled book volume on June 9. The manga's story centers on Alexande...
The Fall 2025 Anime Trailer Watch Party is Tonight!
Come find your new must-watch anime with us on Friday at 5pm PT/8pm ET!
― The leaves are changing, and the anime season is, too. Anime News Network's Lynzee Loveridge, James Beckett, and Jacki Jing are happy to announce that YouTube personality Geoff Thew (Mother's Basement) is joining us to watch over 50 trailers from the upcoming anime season. Find your next must-watch anime, from the biggest hits ...
DT Tensei Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Ira Ishida, Shutaro Yamada's manga ends on October 24
― This year's November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Friday that Ira Ishida and Shutaro Yamada's DT Tensei ~30-sai Made Dо̄tei Datta Watashi ga Tensei Shitara Shijо̄ Saikyо̄ no Mahо̄tsukai ni Narimashita!~ manga will end in the magazine's next issue on October 24. The manga debuted in Monthly Shonen Sirius in Augus...
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Nukitashi the Animation #11 [rate]
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World's 1st Dragon Ball Store Opens in Tokyo on November 14
A new official website and X/Twitter account opened on Friday to announce that the first Dragon Ball Store in the world will open at First Avenue Tokyo Station on November 14. The website unveiled a visual featuring Goku on Flying Nimbus (Kinto'un): Dragon Ball Store Tokyo's opening commemorates the 40th anniversary of Akira Toriyama's original manga. The store will have "must-buy" items for fans,...
i-dle, Imase Perform New Theme Songs for Beyblade X Anime
Both theme songs debut in anime on October 24
― The official X/Twitter account for the anime of Takara Tomy's Beyblade X project announced on Friday that i-dle will perform the new opening theme song "Invincible," and Imase will perform the new ending theme song "Uzu" (Vortex). Both theme songs debut in the anime on October 24. BTS sibling idol group TOMORROW X TOGETHER perform the current opening th...
Crunchyroll Streams Yanmar's Miru: Paths To My Future Anime
All episodes of anime stream on Crunchyroll, It's Anime FAST channel
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it is streaming all five episodes of machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings' original anime project Miru: Paths To My Future. REMOW began streaming the anime in North America on the It's Anime FAST (free ad-supported streaming television) channel on Samsung TV Plus on August 29. The service rel...
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Secrets of the Silent Witch #12 [rate]
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Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse #13 [rate]
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Nioh 3 Hands-On: Getting Stomped into the Ground for 10 Minutes Straight
Nioh 3's Tokyo Game Show 2025 demo is focused on the combat and nothing but the combat.
― I am no stranger to Souls-like games. Beyond the Fromsoft titles, I've played a ton, including those quite similar to Nioh 3—namely the original Nioh and The First Berserker: Khazan. Because of this, Nioh 3 was instantly familiar. In the Tokyo Game Show 2025 demo, the focus is on the combat and nothing but the c...
May I Ask for One Final Thing? Volume 1 Manga Review
Sometimes you just want to see a perfectly prim Victorian-style lady haul back and beat someone's face in, all safely within the realm of fiction.
― By this point in pop culture history, we've probably all sat through as many villainess denunciation scenes as we can stomach. The story beats are as familiar as the back of your hand – the prim and proper, highly-ranked fiancée of a prince or similarly ...
Original Kamen Rider Hiroshi Fujioka Reprises Role in Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider Anime
Fujioka appears in anime's 1st episode on October 4
― The preview screening in Tokyo for the anime of Yokusaru Shibata's Tojima Tanzaburo Wants to be a Masked Rider (Tōjima Tanzaburō wa Kamen Rider ni Naritai) manga revealed on Friday that Hiroshi Fujioka, who played the original Kamen Rider/Takeshi Hongō character in the 1971 Kamen Rider TV series, will reprise his role in the first episode of the n...
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Tougen Anki #12 [rate]
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'Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana' Anime Casts Minako Kotobuki
Trailer/visual unveiled for Kotobuki's character Kanade
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Hey's Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana (Botan Kamiina, Her Drunken Appearance Is Like a Lily Flower) manga announced on Friday that Minako Kotobuki will play Kanade Gujō. The account unveiled a character trailer and visual for Kanade: The staff is revealing new c...
2nd Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song
Film opens on November 7 with cast/cheer screenings to follow
― The official YouTube channel for the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai) franchise began streaming on Friday a trailer for the second film in the Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Kanketsu-hen finale trilogy. The video previews the theme song "Yakusoku ni Nare Boku...
Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ SEASON FINALE
Not bad for a squeaky little melon-headed moe-blob.
This Week in Games - Sony State of Play 2025
Kojima cannot be stopped! Jean-Karlo looks at the big news out of Tokyo Game Show and Sony's State of Play!
― Welcome back, folks! Man, they certainly kept us busy this week with the Tokyo Game Show. However, I am happy that I didn't have to sit through another two-stream day, where, I dunno, someone had a presentation right after Sony's State of Play. It's been a long week and there's a lot of news,...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 ‒ SEASON FINALE
I desperately tried to find something to emotionally grasp and get me invested, but every time, it's like the show slapped me in the face for giving it that chance.
Solo Camping for Two Anime's 4th Promo Video Reveals, Previews New Opening Theme
HOKUTO performs new theme song for show's 2nd part
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Yūdai Debata's Solo Camping for Two (Futari Solo Camp) manga revealed a fourth promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video reveals and previews the new opening theme song "Futari de Iyō ka" ("Shall we Be Together") by HOKUTO. The anime's second cours (quarter of a year) will debut on October...
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Cat's Eye #1 [rate]
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The Last Blossom Anime Film's Long Promo Video Previews 'Stand by Me' Cover Song
Film by ODDTAXI creators opens in Japan on October 10
― Pony Canyon began streaming a "long promotional video" on Friday for director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film The Last Blossom (Housenka) on Friday. The video features cero featuring Manami Kakudo's cover song "Stand By Me." The film will open in Japan on October 10. The film screened in the Feature Film Competit...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1144
Luffy’s Gear 5 form needs serious opposition to be under any real threat - and this episode makes it clear that the five elders are up to the challenge.
Tales of Wedding Rings II Anime's Promo Video Previews Theme Songs
Sizuk, Akari Kitō perform themes for series debuting on October 4
― The staff for the television anime of Maybe's Tales of Wedding Rings (Kekkon Yubiwa Monogatari) manga revealed on Friday the second season's promotional video. The video previews both the opening and ending theme songs. The second season's "uncensored version" will premiere on October 4 on the AT-X channel at 9:30 p.m. JST (8:30 a.m....
Tougen Anki's First Game is for Hardcore Tougen Anki Fans Alone
Hot on the heels of its anime adaptation, Tougen Anki is getting its own game—a game which was playable for the first time on smartphones and PCs at Tokyo Game Show 2025.
― Hot on the heels of its anime adaptation, Tougen Anki is getting its own game—a game which was playable for the first time on smartphones and PCs at Tokyo Game Show 2025. On it's most basic level, Tougen Anki Crimson Inferno plays...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime's 2nd Season Debuts on January 16
The staff of the second season of the television anime of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga revealed a visual and the show's January 16 debut on Friday. The anime will again air on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" programming block on Fridays at 11:00 p.m. JST. Crunchyroll will stream the second season worldwide outside of Asia (but including India a...
Yasuo Ohtagaki Ends Gundam Thunderbolt Manga, Plans New Manga for Next Summer
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt launched in 2012, inspired 2 net anime with compilation films
― This year's 20th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine published the final chapter of Yasuo Ohtagaki's Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga on Friday. In addition, the magazine revealed that Ohtagaki will launch a new manga in Big Comic Superior next summer. The magazine will reveal more informa...
Kusunoki's Garden of Gods TV Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Minako Kotobuki plays Torika, Shinnosuke Tokudome plays Seri, Makoto Koichi plays Utsugi in anime debuting in 2026
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of Enju's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods (Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei) light novel series revealed three new cast members on Friday and a video for the reveal. The new cast members include: Minako Kotobuki as Torika Shinnosuke Tokudome as Ser...
Hiroya Oku Launches New Manga Kanrekihime on December 26
Oku's 1st manga since ending GIGANT 4 years ago
― This year's 20th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine revealed on Friday that manga creator Hiroya Oku's planned new manga is titled Kanrekihime (60-Year-Old Princess), and will launch in the magazine's second 2026 issue on December 26. The magazine will reveal more information in the manga at a later date. Oku's Gantz manga ran from 2000...
Duel Masters GT -Gear of the Twin heart- Manga Ends on October 1
Manga launched on August 6
― The website for Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic magazine revealed on Wednesday that Hiroki Kikuzuma and Daisuke Kawasaki's Duel Masters GT -Gear of the Twin heart- manga will end on October 1.The manga follows the in-game Dragon Saga card lore of Grassa and Turret, the twin children of Dragon Ruler Glenmalt.Kikuzuma and Kawasaki launched the new manga in the Duel Maste...
Rie Kanou Launches Snow Dome Town Manga on October 2
Manga centers on pair of friends in snowy northern town
― This year's 43rd issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that Rie Kanou will launch a new manga titled Snow Dome Town in the magazine's next issue on October 2. The manga will have a color opening page.【フォロー大歓迎！】本日発売の #モーニング 43号に告知が出ていますが、10月2日発売の44号より 『スローモーションをもう一度』『カノジョは今日もかたづかない』の #加納梨衣 氏新連載『#スノードームタウン 』がスタート！その作品公式Xが始動しま...
Kikuko Inoue Celebrates Her '17th' Birthday — in Turkey! Anime's Cosplay
Inoue: “17 isn't an age, it's a way of life”
― Voice actor Kikuko Inoue posted a photo celebrating her “17th” birthday on Thursday. Inoue stated, “17 isn't an age, it's a way of life” and noted she cosplayed as an Ikkokukan High School student from this year's anime series Turkey! Time to Strike. (While Inoue voiced Suguri from Turkey! Time to Strike, her character is not an Ikkokukan High School stu...
Live-Action Alice in Borderland Season 3 Reveals Ken Watanabe
Watanabe plays mysterious gentleman in new season that premiered on Thursday
― Netflix revealed on Friday that actor Ken Watanabe is in the cast of the third live-action season based on Haro Aso's Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) manga as a mysterious old gentleman whose nature is related to the setting's mystery. Netflix debuted the new season on Thursday<!--September 25-->. Netflixシリーズ
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Live-Action Romantic Killer Film Casts Taiki Satō
Satō plays "mysterious swordsman" in December 12 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Wataru Momose's Romantic Killer manga began streaming a promotional video for the film on Friday. The video reveals that EXILE/FANTASTICS idol group member Taiki Satō (Rusted Armors' Magoichi, live-action Marmalade Boy's Ginta Suō) is joining the film's cast as a "mysterious swordsman" who becomes...
100 Meters Anime Film's Clip Shows 1st Minute of Long Take Animation Showcase
220-second long take cut from film is comprised of 9,800 frames of animation
― Asmik Ace began streaming a 60 second clip from the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga on Friday. The clip shows Togashi, Komiya, and other runners as they approach the starting blocks, with the clip featuring detailed rotoscoped character animation and a moving camera with accompanying animated background. T...
Sanda TV Anime Casts Masako Nozawa
Nozawa voices 95-year-old school head Toyo Tetsudome
― The official website for the television anime of Paru Itagaki's SANDA manga announced on Friday that Masako Nozawa, best known as the voice of Goku in Dragon Ball, is joining the anime's cast as the 95-year-old school chairperson Toyo Tetsudome.
The anime will premiere on October 3 and will air in the "Animeism" programming block on TBS, MBS, a...
2200-Nen Neko no Kuni Nippon TV Anime Confirmed With Cast, Staff, October 7 Debut
Azusa Tadokoro, Azusa Aoi, Miyu Hanasaki, Chitose Morinaga, Rie Hikisaka, more star in feline anime
― The official website for Rite Nekoha's 2200-Nen Neko no Kuni Nippon (Japan, the Land of Cats in the Year 2200) 4-panel manga confirmed the manga's television anime on Friday. The website also announced the anime's cast, staff, and October 7 television and streaming premiere on TV Kanagawa and various...
Evangelion Franchise Plans Eva Kabuki Project for 30th Anniversary
Also: Previously announced festival to take place at Yokohama Arena on February 21-23
― Studio Khara noted on Friday that it will hold the previously announced "first festival" for the Evangelion franchise at the Yokohama Arena in Kanagawa on February 21 to 23 next year. The festival, named "EVANGELION:30+; 30th ANNIVERSARY OF EVANGELION," will feature the unveiling of the tentatively titled Eva Kab...