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Always a Catch! Volumes 2-5 Manga Review

At its heart, this is a romp of a story about an atypical young lady bulldozing her way through the world. ― If I had to sum Always a Catch up in the easiest way possible, I would say that it's May I Ask for One Final Thing? but with a heroine who is as goofy as possible. Like Scarlet, Maria “Mimi” Annovazzi is as strong as she can be and has an incredible skill for punching people, but she lacks Sca...
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Mario Tennis Fever Game Review

Mario Tennis Fever won’t turn up the heat for everybody, but it could be sick as hell for the folks who play the game competitively. ― First and foremost, I should note that Nintendo and Camelot Software's Mario Tennis Fever is, for all intents and purposes, a fighting game. There's a story mode and various trial modes to help new players learn the controls. The many characters that make up this game...
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This Week in Games - Sony Sacking, Microsoft CEO Walking, and the US$20 Question

There are major shake-ups at Sony and Microsoft this week, while a new Pokémon release ignites a debate: how much money are old games worth? ― Welcome back, folks! The game industry decided to wake the heck up this past week, with everyone having major news. And it's still not done! By the time this goes live, Nintendo will have hosted a big Pokémon Presents stream. Who knows what awaits us! But for ...
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Who's Your Favorite Kanto Pokémon?

In celebration of Pokémon Day, we’d love to hear about your Pokémon journey!
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Puniru is a Cute Slime Season 2 Anime Series Review

The show went out on a limb and took a big swing for some heavy subject matter. ― Season one of Puniru is a Kawaii Slime was pretty solid. In a lot of ways, the show felt very nostalgic from its setup, to its comedy, to its animation. Season two continues many of the elements I enjoyed about the show before. The animation is above average with very creative directing. There are throwbacks and referen...
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MAO Volume 23 Manga Review

While Sana remains conspicuous in her absence, they now know where Daigo has been: in Natsuno’s eyes. ― Nine hundred years is a long time to go without answers. All of the former members of the Goko Clan have done their best with their unexpected time in the world, but none of them have had any true notion of why they continued to live – or even what truly caused the downfall of their group back in t...
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This Week in Anime - Stunt-Casting

Is it worth it to throw a big name Hollywood actor into an anime dub to get more eyes on the project? Chris and Coop discuss. ― Is it worth it to throw a big name Hollywood actor into an anime dub to get more eyes on the project? Chris and Lucas discuss. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discus...
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Media Do International Acquires Seven Seas Entertainment

Media Do highlights its LLM AI-based translation system in announcing US$80 million acquisition ― Media Do International, the California-based subsidiary of e-book distributor Media Do Holdings, announced on Sunday that it has acquired manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment. Nikkei reports that Media Do International acquired Seven Seas for US$80 million.  The announcement reported...
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The New Prince of Tennis Manga to End in 6 More Chapters

Takeshi Konomi launched sequel in 2009, one decade after original manga's debut ― Manga creator Takeshi Konomi confirmed on Sunday that The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga will end in six more chapters. Konomi launched The New Prince of Tennis sequel manga in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine in 2009. Shueisha published the manga's 46th compiled book volume on January 5. Konomi ann...
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Singer-Songwriter Neil Sedaka Dies at 86

Singer of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Laughter In The Rain" also wrote 3 Z Gundam songs ― The family of prolific singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka announced on Friday that he suddenly died earlier in the day in Los Angeles. He was 86. Sedaka wrote and sang nine U.S. Top 10 songs, including three that went all the way to the top: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Laughter in the Rain," and "Bad Blood." He a...
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Zeikin de Katta Hon Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Series

Live-action series about high school delinquent who works at library debuts in summer ― Author Zuino and artist Kei Keiyama's Zeikin de Katta Hon (Books Bought With Tax) manga is inspiring a television anime and live-action series. The latter will debut this summer and air on NHK General on Mondays through Thursdays at 10:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. JST. The live-action series stars Daiken Okudaira. Riko S...

New Pokémon Winds/Waves Games Announced for Switch 2 in 2027

Trailer introduces starters Browt, Pombon, Gecqua ― The Pokémon Presents livestream on Friday, Pokémon Day, announced the new mainline games in the franchise: Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves. Both will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide in 2027. In addition to showing numerous Pokémon and the playable trainers, the video introduced the three starter Pokémon: the Grass-type Browt (Haburō in Japane...
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Gintama Creator Hideaki Sorachi's Dandelion Debut 1-Shot Manga Gets Netflix Anime Series in April

Series stars Chikahiro Kobayashi, Megumi Han as angels who send lingering souls to the afterlife ― Netflix announced on Friday that Gintama manga creator Hideaki Sorachi's debut one-shot manga Dandelion is getting an anime series adaptation that will stream exclusively on Netflix starting in April. Update: The anime will have seven episodes. The anime will star Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tetsuo Tanba, an...

Netflix Bows Out After Paramount Offers Higher Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Netflix declined to raise offer to match Paramount's proposal within same day ― Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Thursday that it has determined that Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is now a better deal than Netflix's previous deal to acquire the company, constituting what it calls a "Company Superior Proposal." This triggered a period of four business days for Netflix...

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Media Do International Acquires Seven Seas Entertainment

Media Do highlights its LLM AI-based translation system in announcing US$80 million acquisition ― Media Do International, the California-based subsidiary of e-book distributor Media Do Holdings, announced on Sunday that it has acquired manga and light novel publisher Seven Seas Entertainment. Nikkei reports that Media Do International acquired Seven Seas for US$80 million.  The announcement reported...
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A New Dawn Anime Film's Opening Streamed

Film opens in Japan on Friday ― Asmik Ace began streaming the opening sequence for A New Dawn (Hana Rokushō ga Akeru Hi ni), illustrator and director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's first feature film, on Saturday.   The film will open in Japan on March 6. The film was originally slated to open last year, but was delayed to this year. The film had its world premiere screening in competition at the 76th Berlin...
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Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- Anime Casts Ken Yasuda

Character appeared without voice credits in various episodes previously ― The Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- television anime based on Hikuidori (Fire Eater), the first volume from Shōgo Imamura's Ushūboro Tobigumi historical novel series, confirmed in the credits for episode seven on Sunday that Ken Yasuda is playing the mysterious man Hidesuke. The character had appeared in various episo...
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Dead Account ‒ Episode 8

Some boring fights that are coupled with a bunch of flashbacks that add nothing? Yep, this is what we in the field call “a nothingburger."
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The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife ‒ Episode 8

Yakou sleeping over had some funny jokes that leaned into more adult territory.
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #8 [rate]
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Trigun Stargaze ‒ Episode 8

Well played, you magnificent bastards, well played.
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Always a Catch! Volumes 2-5 Manga Review

At its heart, this is a romp of a story about an atypical young lady bulldozing her way through the world. ― If I had to sum Always a Catch up in the easiest way possible, I would say that it's May I Ask for One Final Thing? but with a heroine who is as goofy as possible. Like Scarlet, Maria “Mimi” Annovazzi is as strong as she can be and has an incredible skill for punching people, but she lacks Sca...
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Roll Over and Die ‒ Episode 8

As much as I enjoy Roll Over and Die for how it feels like a respite from its genre, the series sadly remains beholden to some of the Narou scene's ickiest impulses.
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Bandai Namco Announces Company Restructuring, Personnel Changes

Changes effective April 1 ― Bandai Namco Holdings announced on Wednesday it will enter a company restructuring and enact personnel changes at the executive/departmental head level across its various groups, including Bandai Namco Holdings, Bandai (the toy and hobby business unit), Bandai Namco Entertainment (BNE, the digital business unit), Bandai Namco Filmworks (BNFW, the video and music business ...
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Ado's Newest Music Video Is Live-Action

Will we finally see the singer's face? ― Japanese singer Ado released a new music video for her song “Vivarium” on Saturday. This is her first live-action music video and features several shots highlighting her facial features. In a livestream before the music video's release, Ado spoke about its lead-up: “Of course, I was the one who said that I wanted to make the 'Vivarium' music video live-action...
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Fire Force Season 3 ‒ Episode 20

The fact that Fire Force has tried to thematically justify Tamaki's ridiculous fanservice with its cuckoo world-building is legitimately so insane that I can't help but have a little respect for the gumption of it all.
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The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer #9 [rate]
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Journal With Witch #9 [rate]
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Naver Webtoon Launches AI Character Chat Service in Japan via LINE Manga

Character Chat has surpassed 6 million cumulative users ― Naver Webtoon announced on Friday it has expanded its AI-powered chatbot service, Character Chat, to Japan, launching the feature on its Japanese platform LINE Manga under the localized name "Kyara Chat." Originally introduced in June 2024 within the Korean Naver Webtoon app, Character Chat allows users to interact directly with webtoon chara...
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Hell's Paradise #8 [rate]
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #21 [rate]
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Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power #9 [rate]
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Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ Episode 8

The trope of “we have to pretend to be married for the mission” is well-beloved for a reason.
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The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom #8 [rate]
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Korean Government to Invest to Diversify Webtoon Market

Initiatives will support approximately 250 projects ― The Korean government will invest a total of 4 billion Korean won (approximately US$3 million) in 2026 to reduce genre concentration in the webtoon market and expand the creator base. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Manhwa Contents Agency (KOMACON) announced two funding programs on February 24: “Diversity Comics Producti...
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Kunon the Sorcerer Can See #10 [rate]
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Hana-Kimi #10 [rate]
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Chained Soldier Season 2 ‒ Episode 8

We've got action, some story development, fun new characters, boobs, a couple of good jokes, and even more boobs. What more could you ask for?
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 16-22

Oedo Fire Slayer enters top 10 as Frieren skips week due to Winter Olympics airing ― The live-action Golden Kamuy film aired on NTV on Friday, February 20 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.3% rating. The Doraemon: Nobita's Art World Tales anime film aired on TV Asahi on Saturday, February 21 at 6:30 p.m. and earned a 4.5% rating. An episode in a marathon re-airing of the ninth season of the live-action A ...
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BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!!/Ave Mujica Sequel TV Anime to Debut Next January

New video streams on Sunday ― A new promotional video debuted on Sunday to announce the BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!!/Ave Mujica sequel television anime series will premiere in January 2027. The series will air on NTV and 29 affiliated channels in Japan. The first BanG Dream! Ave Mujica anime premiered in Japan on January 2, 2025. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. BanG Dream! Ave Mujica is a sequel t...
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Scenes From Awajima Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Ending Song Artist, April 9 Debut

Kana Ichinose, Risa Shimizu, Asuna Tomari join anime's cast ― Kadokawa revealed the third promotional video, a new visual (a composite of the previously released character visuals), additional cast members, and April 9 premiere for the television anime of Takako Shimura's Scenes From Awajima (Awajima Hyakkei) manga on Sunday. The new video reveals and previews the ending theme song "Hikari" (Light) b...
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BanG Dream! Our Notes Mobile Game Reveals Global Release in Main Trailer

Game to launch this year with Traditional Chinese, English, Korean language support ― Bilibili Game revealed the main trailer and global release of it, Bushiroad Games, and FROMTOKYO's BanG Dream! Our Notes game, the new mobile game from the BanG Dream! franchise, on Sunday. The game will launch with Traditional Chinese, English, and Korean language support.Bilibili Game describes the game:In BanG Dr...
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Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- #7 [rate]
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Kaya-chan Isn't Scary #8 [rate]
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Hell Mode, Chained Soldier Season 2, More Anime Get English Dubs in March

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling anime's English dub streams on March 18 ― HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it will stream English dubs of: The television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series on March 4.The second season...
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Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke Anime Reveals 7 More Cast Members

Yukari Tamura, Mami Koyama, Kazuhiro Yamaji, more join cast for series premiering on April 4 ― The official X/Twitter account for Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke, the new television anime of Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō - Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) "biblia fantasy" light novel series, announced seven more cast memb...
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You and I Are Polar Opposites #8 [rate]
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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk #8 [rate]
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Laid-Back Camp 4th Season Anime's Promo Video Reveals Returning Cast, Staff, 2027 Debut

Shin Tosaka returns to direct new season at new animation studio FuRyu Pictures ― The official website for the television anime of Afro's Laid-Back Camp manga revealed on Sunday the teaser visual, promotional video, returning cast, staff, and 2027 debut of the anime's fourth season.The returning cast members include:Yumiri Hanamori as Nadeshiko KagamiharaNao Tōyama as Rin ShimaSayuri Hara as Chiaki Ō...
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Yuki Yuna is a Hero Anime Gets New Stage Play in June

Sakiho Motonishi, Rio Omori, Sayaka Harada, Azumi Okada, Yui Itо̄ return from 1st stage play for new Butai Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru -Kizuna- stage play ― Kadokawa announced on Sunday that the Yuki Yuna Is a Hero anime is getting a new stage play adaptation titled Butai Yūki Yūna wa Yūsha de Aru -Kizuna- (Stage Yuki Yuna Is a Hero -Bonds-), which will run from June 11-14 at Kokumin Kyōsai coop Hall/S...
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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class TV Anime Reveals April 7 Debut, More Cast, Theme Song Artist in 2nd Promo Video

Koresawa performs ending theme song “Zutto Ichiban ni Shitene” ― Asmik Ace revealed the April 7 debut date, the second key visual, more cast, the theme song artist, and second promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Takata's I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class (Class de 2-ban Me ni Kawaii Onna no Ko to Tomodachi ni Natta) light novel series on Sunday. Koresawa w...

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K Manga, Takumigraphics, Crossed Hearts, Manga UP! Reveal More Manga Licenses

Tell Me, Dear Butler; Promise Me the Spotlight; Do You Remember the South Island's POW Camp?; All-Rounder Maid Connie Ville; The Maid I Admire Looks Good with a Cigarette manga to get English releases ― Kodansha's K MANGA service, Fantagraphics' Takumigraphics imprint, Crossed Hearts, and Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service announced new manga licenses over the past week.K MANGA added the followin...
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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes #21 [rate]
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Star Detective Precure! #5 [rate]
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2nd Gundam Hathaway Film Tops 1st Film's Box Office After 29 Days

The Sorcery of Nymph Circe sold 1.34 million tickets as #4 Gundam film in Japan Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway - Circe no Majo), the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam Senkō no Hathaway) anime project, has sold over 1,343,651 tickets for 2,240,747,860 yen (about US$14.4 million) in the 29 days since it ...
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Mario Tennis Fever Game Review

Mario Tennis Fever won’t turn up the heat for everybody, but it could be sick as hell for the folks who play the game competitively. ― First and foremost, I should note that Nintendo and Camelot Software's Mario Tennis Fever is, for all intents and purposes, a fighting game. There's a story mode and various trial modes to help new players learn the controls. The many characters that make up this game...
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Scum of the Brave #8 [rate]
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider #21 [rate]
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Drops of God TV Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Half-Year Run, April 10 Debut

Yūko Kaida, Shinshu Fuji, Misa Watanabe, Yūya Uchida, Jin Urayama join cast ― A new promotional video for the television anime of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga unveiled more cast members, two-cours (quarters of the year) run, and the April 10 premiere date for the anime on Saturday. The staff also posted a new key visual:   Yūko Kaida plays Ryōko Kiryū, a lawy...
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The New Prince of Tennis Manga to End in 6 More Chapters

Takeshi Konomi launched sequel in 2009, one decade after original manga's debut ― Manga creator Takeshi Konomi confirmed on Sunday that The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga will end in six more chapters. Konomi launched The New Prince of Tennis sequel manga in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine in 2009. Shueisha published the manga's 46th compiled book volume on January 5. Konomi ann...
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Gnosia #20 [rate]
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To Your Eternity #17 [rate]
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A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans #8 [rate]
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Dead Account #8 [rate]
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Trigun Stargaze #8 [rate]
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Fate/strange Fake #9 [rate]
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Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling #8 [rate]

Shogakukan Apologizes for Releasing New Manga by Creator Convicted of Sex Crime Against Minor

Other creators react when civil suit reveals crime's details, Manga ONE editor's role in settlement talks ― Content warning: this article contains graphic descriptions of rape and sexual abuse. Shogakukan's Manga One editorial department issued a statement and an apology on Friday regarding manga creator Shōichi Yamamoto, after the editorial department had allowed Yamamoto to publish a new manga on t...
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Blue Miburo #10 [rate]

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Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance Manga Ends in April

Manga inspired anime, live-action film last year ― This year's 13th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga will end in its next chapter (the 108th chapter), which Shueisha will publish in the magazine's 20th issue on April 16. The manga's 12th and final volume will ship on April 17. Mayuzuki (After the Rain) launched the m...
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New Rilakkuma Short Anime Reveals April 4 Debut 1st Promo Video

YOASOBI vocalist Lilas Ikuta narrates anime ― Aniplex revealed on Saturday the first promotional video for the new short anime adaptation of San-X's Rilakkuma character. The video reveals the anime will debut on April 4, and will air on TBS on Saturdays at 9:25 a.m. YOASOBI vocalist Lilas Ikuta narrates the anime, and also performs the theme song "stay with me." Yoshimi Itazu (The Concierge anime fil...
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Amazon Prime Video Reveals English Dub Trailer for Nippon Sangoku Anime

Series debuts on Prime Video in 240+ countries, territories on April 5 ― Amazon Prime Video revealed an English-dubbed trailer on Friday for Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun, the television anime of Ikka Matsuki's Nippon Sangoku manga. Amazon Prime Video will begin streaming the anime on April 5 in over 240 countries and territories. Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive distrib...
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Beastars Final Season Anime's 2nd Part Reveals New Trailer, More Cast

Aya Endō, Wataru Takagi, Anri Katsu join cast for 2nd part debuting on March 7 ― Netflix and Toho began streaming a new trailer on Saturday for the second part of Beastars Final Season, the final season in the anime based on Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS manga.English-dubbed version Japanese-dubbed version The staff also revealed three new cast members: Aya Endō as Inarigumi boss Ten Wataru Takagi as Madar...
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Singer-Songwriter Neil Sedaka Dies at 86

Singer of "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Laughter In The Rain" also wrote 3 Z Gundam songs ― The family of prolific singer-songwriter Neil Sedaka announced on Friday that he suddenly died earlier in the day in Los Angeles. He was 86. Sedaka wrote and sang nine U.S. Top 10 songs, including three that went all the way to the top: "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," "Laughter in the Rain," and "Bad Blood." He a...
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 22-28

2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- anime; Cyberpunk: Edgerunners MADNESS, My Favorite VTuber Is Scary IRL manga ship ― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 2.5 Dimensional Seduction BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 February 24 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Collector's Edition Steelbook BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$129.98 February 24 Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto...
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Beyond Twilight Short Anime's Trailer Reveals Cast, Staff, Ending Theme Song Artist, April 7 Premiere

Short anime stars Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ikumi Hasegawa, Hironori Kondo ― The official X/Twitter account for Asahi Shimbun Publications' Nemuki+ magazine revealed on Friday the cast, staff, trailer, and April 7 premiere for the television short anime adaptation of Ichiko Ima's Hyakki Yakou Shou (Beyond Twilight) horror manga. The video reveals and previews the ending theme song "Nani ni mo Narenai" by yan...
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Champignon Witch ‒ Episode 9

It’s adorable when Lize pretends not to know what kissing is, but that’s the brief moment of light in the darkness.
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This Week in Games - Sony Sacking, Microsoft CEO Walking, and the US$20 Question

There are major shake-ups at Sony and Microsoft this week, while a new Pokémon release ignites a debate: how much money are old games worth? ― Welcome back, folks! The game industry decided to wake the heck up this past week, with everyone having major news. And it's still not done! By the time this goes live, Nintendo will have hosted a big Pokémon Presents stream. Who knows what awaits us! But for ...
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Tamon's B-Side ‒ Episode 9

This episode made me realize that Ouri is kind of a tragic character.
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season Anime Debuts on April 5

The official website for Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season, the sequel to the 2019-2020 anime of Yūji Terajima's Ace of Diamond Act II (Daiya no A Act II) manga, revealed on Sunday that the sequel will debut on April 5 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, and also on AT-X. The anime will stream on Netflix in Japan following the broadcast. Hideaki Ōba (Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, I'm in Love with the ...
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2nd Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film's Promo Video Previews Abashiri Prison

Film opens on March 13 ― TOHO began streaming on Friday a promotional video for Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Kangoku Shūgeki-hen (Golden Kamuy: Attack on Abashiri Prison Arc), the second live-action film based on Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga, and it previews Abashiri Prison: The film will open on March 13. The film will have IMAX screenings. Kento Yamazaki reprises his role as Saichi Sugimoto and Anna ...
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Zeikin de Katta Hon Manga Gets TV Anime, Live-Action Series

Live-action series about high school delinquent who works at library debuts in summer ― Author Zuino and artist Kei Keiyama's Zeikin de Katta Hon (Books Bought With Tax) manga is inspiring a television anime and live-action series. The latter will debut this summer and air on NHK General on Mondays through Thursdays at 10:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. JST. The live-action series stars Daiken Okudaira. Riko S...
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Who's Your Favorite Kanto Pokémon?

In celebration of Pokémon Day, we’d love to hear about your Pokémon journey!
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Puniru is a Cute Slime Season 2 Anime Series Review

The show went out on a limb and took a big swing for some heavy subject matter. ― Season one of Puniru is a Kawaii Slime was pretty solid. In a lot of ways, the show felt very nostalgic from its setup, to its comedy, to its animation. Season two continues many of the elements I enjoyed about the show before. The animation is above average with very creative directing. There are throwbacks and referen...
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Switch 2's GameCube Nintendo Classics Service Adds Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness Game in March

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness debuted for GameCube in 2005 ― The Pokémon Presents livestream on Friday, Pokémon Day, announced that Nintendo is adding the Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness game to the "Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo Classics" service on Nintendo Switch 2 in March. The stream showed a trailer (video starts at around 9:37 below): The original announcement for the Nintendo GameCube - Nintendo C...
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Hell Mode #8 [rate]
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Dark Moon: The Blood Altar #8 [rate]
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Anime Central to Screen U.S. Premiere for 'Goodbye, Lara' Anime

Convention screens premiere in May ahead of July debut ― Kadokawa announced on Friday that this year's Anime Central (ACen) event will screen the U.S. premiere of the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime. The film's director Takushi Koide, Kadokawa producer Sayaka Ueda, and deputy editor Momoko Hatooka will appear as special guests. The convention will take place at the Donald E. Stephens Con...
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High School! Kimengumi #8 [rate]
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Pokémon Pokopia Game's Trailer Introduces DJ Rotom, Chef Dente, Hide-and-Seek

Life sim game launches for Switch 2 on March 5 ― The Pokémon Presents livestream on Friday, Pokémon Day, unveiled a new trailer for Pokémon Pokopia, a new cozy-style life simulation crafting game for the Pokémon franchise, and it introduces DJ Rotom — a form of Rotom that plays in-game music, Chef Dente — a Greedent that cooks, and hide-and-seek in four-player multiplayer: The game will launch for Ni...
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Pokémon Legends Z-A Game's Trailer Reveals Mega Garchomp Z, Hyperspace Distortion Mystery Gift for 'Mega Dimension' DLC

Mega Garchomp Z debuts on Friday ― The Pokémon Presents livestream on Friday, Pokémon Day, unveiled a video for the Pokémon Legends Z-A game, and introduces a new Mega Evolution for Garchomp, Mega Garchomp Z, which launches on the same day. Players with the "Mega Dimension" DLC can unlock via Mystery Gift a new special hyperspace distortion to battle Mega Garchomp Z and obtain the new Garchompite Z s...
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Pokémon Champions Game's Trailer Reveals April Release for Switch Version

Japanese trailer reveals summer 2026 window for mobile versions ― The Pokémon Presents stream on Friday, Pokémon Day, revealed a new trailer for the battle-focused game Pokémon Champions, and it reveals that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch in April. The iOS and Android versions are scheduled for later in the year, though the Japanese trailer lists a summer 2026 window. The video previews gam...
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End #6 [rate]

New Pokémon Winds/Waves Games Announced for Switch 2 in 2027

Trailer introduces starters Browt, Pombon, Gecqua ― The Pokémon Presents livestream on Friday, Pokémon Day, announced the new mainline games in the franchise: Pokémon Winds and Pokémon Waves. Both will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 worldwide in 2027. In addition to showing numerous Pokémon and the playable trainers, the video introduced the three starter Pokémon: the Grass-type Browt (Haburō in Japane...
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 ‒ Episode 55

Put simply, this episode is everything I want from Jujutsu Kaisen and it would be my favorite anime of all time if every episode were this good.
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Original Pokémon Star Rica Matsumoto Marks 30th Anniversary With Her 1st-Ever Game Stream

Voice actor has returned to Satoshi/Ash's origins ― For those who celebrate, Happy Pokémon Day! Voice actor Rica Matsumoto released her first ever "Let's Play" stream of her playing the original Pokémon games, all to celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary. The video features Matsumoto playing Pokémon Red up to the first battle with her in-game rival and leaving Pallet Town. The video is currentl...
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The Holy Grail of Eris ‒ Episode 8

When have men in power ever cared about seventeen-year-old girls' wellbeing?
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Duel Masters LOST Anime Announces 4th Part

AnimeJapan 2026 to hold stage event with cast on March 29 ― The official website for the anime of Yō Kanebayashi and Shigenobu Matsumoto's Duel Masters LOST manga announced on Friday that production on a fourth part, Duel Masters LOST ~Danzai no Shōnen~ (The Sentencing Boy), has been green-lit. The anime's character designer Chikara Hashizume drew an illustration which depicts the mysterious titular ...
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High School Queen Webtoon to Receive Live-Action Adaptation

Story follows Joseon-era queen, skilled swordswoman Cheonga Kim who is reincarnated as modern high school student ― Studio Dragon, a Korean entertainment production company, announced on February 24 that it has signed a development agreement with Jaedam Media, a webtoon production company, to adapt the webtoon High School Queen into a live-action television series. Jaedam Media is known for producin...
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Villains Are Destined to Die Webtoon Returns to Tapas With Season 5 Part 2 on March 6

Series will resume weekly updates every Wednesday ― The webtoon Villains Are Destined to Die will return to Tapas on March 6 with Season 5 Part 2, following a roughly two-month hiatus. Tapas confirmed on February 20 that after its comeback, the series will resume weekly updates every Wednesday, releasing one episode per week, with a scheduled one-week break after every four episodes. The series has ...
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SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table ‒ Episode 8

The tragedy of SHIBOYUGI comes from the girls knowing full well that they are little more than dolls to be played with until they are too worn out and must be tossed aside.
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The Beginning After the End Webtoon Returns with Season 7 on March 12

Tapas reveals art cover for new season ― Tapas unveiled the official new comic cover on February 2 for The Beginning After the End webtoon Season 7, marking the series' first major update since the conclusion of Season 6 in July. TurtleMe announced on the same day the new season will debut on March 12. The announcement was made jointly by Tapas and creator TurtleMe, confirming that preparations are ...
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Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan Anime Reveals Main Cast, Visual

Series debuts in April ― The staff for the television short anime adaptation of Hiromi Morishita's Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan manga revealed the anime's two main cast members on Friday. Misato Matsuoka will voice Ashibe, and Yuria Kōzuki will voice Goma-chan. The anime's staff also revealed a visual.The anime will debut in April.Kōtarō Yamawaki (MonHun Nikki Girigiri Airū-mura Airū Kiki Ippatsu, MonHu...
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Crunchyroll Adds Me & Roboco Anime Film

Film opened in Japan on April 18 ― Crunchyroll began streaming the Me & Roboco anime film in North America on Friday. The film opened in Japan in April 2025, after being delayed from winter 2024 to improve the film's quality. The movie opened at #4 in Japan, earning 62,680,204 yen (about US$442,500) in its first three days. The film's staff had revealed in December 2024 that the film's story would ha...
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'Go for It, Nakamura!' TV Anime Reveals April 1 Debut in 3rd Promo Video

1st 2 episodes debut at once on Hulu in Japan on April 1 ― Aniplex revealed a third promotional video on Friday for the television anime adaptation of Syundei's Go For It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga. The staff also revealed the show's debut on April 1. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 on April 1 at 24:30 (effectively April 2 at 12:30 a.m.). The...
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Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series in April

Atsuki Kashio, Yū Miyazaki star in series ― Tokyo MX and DMM TV announced on Friday that Ayaka Matsumoto's Unexpectedly Naughty Fukami (Yatara Yarashii Fukami-kun) manga is getting a live-action series adaptation that will debut on April 6. The series will star Atsuki Kashio as Kaji and Yū Miyazaki as Fukami. The series will debut on Tokyo MX on April 6 at 25:20 (effectively April 7 at 1:20 a.m.). Th...
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'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's 1st Main Promo Video Reveals July Debut, More Cast

Rica Fukami, Ayumu Murase join cast ― Kadokawa revealed the first main promotional video and more cast on Friday for the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime. The staff also revealed the series will debut in July. The new cast members include: Rica Fukami as Grace, the witch who turns Lara into a human Ayumu Murase as Luca, a boy Lara meets in Shiga prefecture who looks similar to the prince ...
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Kill Blue TV Anime Casts Shōya Chiba, Yoshiki Nakajima

Actors play Rindō brothers for series debuting in April ― The staff for the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga announced on Friday that Shōya Chiba will voice Kazuma Rindō (pictured first below) in the series, and Yoshiki Nakajima will voice Eiji Rindō (pictured second). The two characters are brothers and assassins who are members of JARDIN. The anime will debut on TV Tokyo and...
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70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X PSX Game Gets Remastered Release in English on July 16

Game's 1st release outside of Japan will be available on PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam ― Publisher Bliss Brain and developer Implicit Conversations announced on Thursday that they are developing a remastered version of Aroma's 1999 PSX game 70s-style Robot Anime Geppy-X (7-nen Daifū Robot Anime Geppy-X) for release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via...
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Gintama Creator Hideaki Sorachi's Dandelion Debut 1-Shot Manga Gets Netflix Anime Series in April

Series stars Chikahiro Kobayashi, Megumi Han as angels who send lingering souls to the afterlife ― Netflix announced on Friday that Gintama manga creator Hideaki Sorachi's debut one-shot manga Dandelion is getting an anime series adaptation that will stream exclusively on Netflix starting in April. Update: The anime will have seven episodes. The anime will star Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tetsuo Tanba, an...

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Hang Your Clothes on Yujiro Hanma's Epic Split

Hanma would make Van Damme proud ― Japanese toy brand Banpresto revealed on Wednesday a new prize for crane games: a clothes hanger based on Baki character Yujiro Hanma's iconic split. Banpresto teased the clothes hanger with the caption, “If you want to become stronger, hang me!!” The 50-centimeter (20-inch) Yujiro Hanma splits hanger is set to appear in crane game machines this fall. Sources: Banpr...
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Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film Opens on August 28

― The official website for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film, announced on Friday that the film will now open on August 28.The film has suffered numerous previous delays, the most recent of which happened last month due to product...
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Play Tetris on Kyoto Station's 9-Story-High LED Grand Staircase

Thankfully, clearing lines won't remove floors from the station ― JR West announced on Wednesday that Kyoto Station will let travelers play Tetris — using the station's Daikaidan grand staircase as a giant, nine-story LED screen. Dubbed "Kyoto Daikaidan Tetris," up to two people can play Tetris per session. Players can select between Easy, Normal, or Hard difficulty levels. Player ranking and scores ...

Discotek to Release 1988 Patlabor Early Days OVA Series

Discotek also re-releases The Rose of Versailles TV anime, Lupin III 1994-1998 TV specials ― Discotek Media announced on Thursday that it has licensed the 1988 Patlabor Early Days OVA series, and will release it with both the English dub and subtitles. Discotek did not provide a release date for the anime.Discotek also announced that it will re-release The Rose of Versailles television anime in one c...
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The Ramparts of Ice Anime Reveals Cast Member, Theme Song Artists

Sakura Shinfuku plays classmate; Novelbright & Polkadot Stingray perform opening & ending songs ― The official website for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's Koori no Jyōheki (The Ramparts of Ice or Ice Castle Wall) manga announced another cast member and the theme songs' artists on Friday. Sakura Shinfuku joins the cast as Tsukiko Shimojima, Koyuki's classmate and a member of the art club. Nove...
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GATE 2: Tides of Conflict Anime's Teaser Reveals More Staff, 2027 TV Debut

1st anime's Yoshiaki Fujisawa returns to compose music; "Fan Experience Campaign" launches ― Anime platform Oshi released a new teaser promotional video for GATE 2: Tides of Conflict, the sequel to the television anime of Takumi Yanai's Gate: Jiei-tai Ka no Chi ni te, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land) light novel series, on Thursday. The teaser announces t...
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Kagami Games Releases Circus' Template!! An Angel's Gift Visual Novel in April

Game will have Japanese, Chinese, English language support ― Kagami Games announced on Thursday that it will release Circus' Template!! An Angel's Gift (Tenpure!!) visual novel in April 2026. The game will have Japanese, Chinese, and English language support.Kagami Games describes the game:Sakurai Sora is a chick magnet. More specifically, he's a magnet for cliche situations. After waking up with his...

Netflix Bows Out After Paramount Offers Higher Bid for Warner Bros. Discovery

Netflix declined to raise offer to match Paramount's proposal within same day ― Warner Bros. Discovery announced on Thursday that it has determined that Paramount's hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery is now a better deal than Netflix's previous deal to acquire the company, constituting what it calls a "Company Superior Proposal." This triggered a period of four business days for Netflix...
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Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Streams 2-Minute Clip

Season premieres on March 10 ― IGN unveiled during IGN Fan Fest 2026 on Thursday an exclusive clip for One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The 2:20-minute clip shows the Straw Hats on their ship talking about stopping at Loguetown. The second season will premiere on Netflix on March 10. The first two episodes will play in over 200 the...
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Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film to Stream 1st 5 Minutes Online

Film opens in N. American theaters on Friday with 5-minute clip streaming from February 26-March 5 ― REMOW announced on Thursday that it will stream the first five minutes of Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira), the latest anime film in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, in North America on the It's Anime YouTube channel from this Thursda...
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Witch Hat Atelier Anime Streams Sneak Peek Clip

Anime debuts on April 6 ― IGN streamed during IGN Fan Fest 2026 on Wednesday an exclusive sneak peek clip in Japanese with English subtitles from the upcoming television anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga. The anime will debut on April 6 at 11:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX and on other channels. Eve and suis perform the opening theme song "Kaze no Anthem feat. suis from Yorushika" (Anthem of W...
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Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy Game's PC Version Launches on March 25

Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that it will release Mado Monogatari: Fia and the Wondrous Academy (initially announced as Madō Monogatari 4), a new entry in the first-person dungeon crawler RPG franchise, for PC via Steam on March 25. Idea Factory International released the game physically and digitally in the West for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 on last Jul...
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Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin ‒ Episodes 14-15

This two-part special doesn't offer much beyond an extra 40 minutes of the show's usual vibes, but it's nice to see that those vibes are still pretty charming.
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Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy Smartphone Game's Opening Cinematic Video Reveals March Release

Pre-registrations opened for Final Fantasy 3v3 crossover game ― Square Enix began streaming on Thursday the opening cinematic video for it and NHN PLAYART's Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy smartphone game, and it reveals the March release. Pre-registrations have opened. Square Enix describes the game's story: A giant crystal appears in the city of Tokyo. The blue glowing crystal blended into daily lif...
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MAO Volume 23 Manga Review

While Sana remains conspicuous in her absence, they now know where Daigo has been: in Natsuno’s eyes. ― Nine hundred years is a long time to go without answers. All of the former members of the Goko Clan have done their best with their unexpected time in the world, but none of them have had any true notion of why they continued to live – or even what truly caused the downfall of their group back in t...
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Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You #8 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 #55 [rate]
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Kirio Fan Club TV Anime's Commercial Reveals Opening Theme Song, April 2 Premiere

Skirt, ODD Foot Works perform opening theme "FANCLUB" ― The official website for the anime adaptation of Chikyu no Sakana Ponchan's Kirio Fan Club manga began streaming a commercial on Friday, and it reveals the opening theme song and April 2 premiere. Skirt and ODD Foot Works perform the opening theme song "FANCLUB." The anime will debut on April 2 at 12:26 a.m. JST on TBS and MBS' Super Animeism TU...
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Oshi no Ko Season 3 ‒ Episode 7

Hey Sis, would you support me in delivering the secret we’ve guarded for the last 14 years to the scummiest paparazzo I can find?
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Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Game's Trailer Reveals 47th DLC Character Kimimaro, Season Pass 10

Kimimaro launches on Friday as final member of Season Pass 9 ― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Thursday in a trailer for its Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker game that the 47th DLC character Kimimaro will launch on Friday as the fourth and final member of the ninth season pass. The trailer also confirmed a 10th season pass. Hidan joined the game as the 44th DLC character last May to start off...
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Disgaea Mayhem Spinoff Game Heads West in Summer

Nippon Ichi Software's Kyо̄ran Makaism launches for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PC ― NIS America announced on Thursday that it will release Nippon Ichi Software's Kyо̄ran Makaism game in the West as a spinoff in its Disgaea franchise, under the name Disgaea Mayhem. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam this summer. The company streamed a trailer: Ther...
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The Darwin Incident ‒ Episode 8

That's a lot of grousing I can do about these details in this episode, since so much of this week's entry is that sort of setup before the Lucy Kidnapping Arc presumably sees Lucy get kidnapped.
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This Week in Anime - Stunt-Casting

Is it worth it to throw a big name Hollywood actor into an anime dub to get more eyes on the project? Chris and Coop discuss. ― Is it worth it to throw a big name Hollywood actor into an anime dub to get more eyes on the project? Chris and Lucas discuss. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discus...
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Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ Episode 21

The unknown and mysterious is often far more frightening than any number of daft-looking monsters.
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Exclusive: Scholastic Reveals Sneak Peek of Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga

Collaboration between Dav Pilkey, Motojiro to debut on April 7 ― Scholastic's Graphix imprint revealed to ANN on Thursday a sneak peek illustration and trailer for Dav Pilkey and Motojiro's Captain Underpants: The First Epic Manga. The manga is scheduled for release on April 7. The book will be in full-color and include "Flip-o-Ramas." Unlike traditional manga, it will read left-to-right. The manga w...
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Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers ‒ Episode 8

Having this Lucky Charms box of a cast shotgunned at the screen with wildly varying tones and paces across the board causes whiplash
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 9-15

Yakuza Kiwami 3/Yakuza 3: Dark Ties for PS5 debuts at #1 ― Japan's Game Ranking: February 9-15 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Yakuza Kiwami 3/Yakuza 3: Dark Ties Sega February 12 58,171 58,171 2NSw 2Mario Tennis Fever Nintendo February 12 39,522 39,522 3NSwDragon Quest VII Reimagined Square Enix February 5 32,102 209,665 4NSw 2Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Squar...
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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk ‒ Episode 7

It's a beautiful scene, and I truly wish I felt something for these characters and their romance so I could fully immerse myself in it.
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Onegai AiPri TV Anime Unveils Main Cast, Staff, April 5 Debut in Teaser Video

Hanaka Agawa, Rika Kanaya, more star in new Pretty Series anime ― The official website for Onegai AiPri (Please AiPri), the latest installment in TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S and syn Sophia's overall Pretty Series multimedia franchise, opened on Thursday and revealed the anime's key visual, teaser promotional video, main cast, staff, theme song artists, and April 5 debut. The anime will star: Hanaka Ogawa as ...
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Chiikawa Anime Film Reveals July 24 Debut in Teaser Video

Eiga Chiikawa Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu is 1st anime film in franchise ― The staff of Eiga Chiikawa Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu (Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island), the first anime film adaptation of Nagano's Chiikawa manga, revealed on Thursday the film will open in Japan on July 24. The staff also revealed a teaser video. Nagano is credited for the original story and is also writing ...
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Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Show Gets 11th Season on April 3

Yutaka Matsushige returns to star in 1st new season in 3.5 years ― TV Tokyo announced on Thursday that the live-action series of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga will get an 11th season that will debut on April 3 in the "Drama 24" timeslot at 24:12 (effectively April 4 at 12:12 a.m.). This is the first new season for the franchise in more than three year...

Akane-banashi Anime Reveals New Trailer, Opening Song, April 4 Debut, Free YouTube Streaming in North & Latin America

Anime's full episodes to stream on its own YouTube channel for free after broadcast in Japan ― TV Asahi revealed on Thursday a new key visual, trailer, and the April 4 debut for the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song "Hitotarashi" by multi-instrumentalist Kuwata Keisuke. TV Asahi also announced that t...
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Voice Actress Yukie Maeda Retires from Voice Acting Due to Illness

Maeda announced she has malignant sarcoma in October 2025 ― Voice actress Yukie Maeda announced on her X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday that she is retiring from voice acting after 30 years by the end of the month, due to her health condition, which no longer allows her to be able to go to the studio. Maeda expressed her gratitude to everyone she has worked with. Maeda announced last October...
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Voice Actor Yūki Kaji Leaves Talent Agency, Starts Own Company

Kaji leaves agency on April 8, starts company for his voice AI project Soyogi Fractal on April 9 ― Voice actor Yūki Kaji announced on Thursday that he will be leaving his talent agency VIMS on April 8, to go independent and start his own company for his voice AI project Soyogi Fractal, where he will also serve as representative director, starting on April 9.Kaji stated his gratitude to VIMS, which he...
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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love TV Anime Reveals More Cast, April 7 Debut in Video

More staff, theme songs, new visual also revealed ― Kadokawa debuted the second main promotional video and second main visual on Thursday for the television anime of Harunadon's Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (Replica Datte, Koi o Suru) novel series. Kadokawa also revealed more cast, more staff, the theme song artists, and April 7 debut. Shytaupe performs the opening theme song "Refrain," and asmi p...
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Gintama 'Yoshiwara in Flames' Compilation Film Drops to #3, Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Film Re-Opens at #5

Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe drops to #6, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle to #7 Shin-Gekijōban Gintama: Yoshiwara Daienjō (Gintama New Film Version: Yoshiwara in Flames), the new compilation film for the anime based on Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga, dropped from #2 to #3 at the Japanese box office in its second weekend. The film earned 209,001,246 yen (about US$1.34 mill...
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