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Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Series Review
The story becomes impenetrably incoherent to anyone without a PhD in Akutami’s fictional curse mechanics.
― What is it about recent big shonen hits that involve their protagonists engaging in cannibalism? My Hero Academia was bad enough, with Izuku Midoriya inheriting All Might's quirk by ingesting his hair. Then comes Jujutsu Kaisen's Yuji Itadori gobbling down Ryomen Sukuna's mummified finger to ga...
This Week in Anime - Editors' Choice Part One
Lucas and Steve unwrap their anime gifts from Lynzee and Rebecca and try to decide if this means they've been naughty or nice.
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Lucas and Steve unwrap their anime gifts from Lynzee and Rebecca and try to decide if this means they've been naughty or nice. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Spoiler Warning for disc...
Celebrate 40 Years of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg at the Limited Time Exhibition
The Angel's Egg 40th Anniversary Exhibition may be on the smaller side of anime related exhibitions, however, it's rare seeing an original Yoshitaka Amano piece, let alone a recently drawn one.
― 40 years ago, in 1985, two visionary artists in the anime and video game industries, director Mamoru Oshii and artist Yoshitaka Amano, partnered for the experimental post-apocalyptic science-fantasy origina...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Dec 3-9
While My Hero Acamedia is keeping its hold on the cumulative, May I Ask for One Final Thing keeps falling further and further. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― 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 ...
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Volumes 1-10 Manga Review
While I wouldn’t quite classify A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation as iyashikei isekai, there are definitely enough elements of that peaceful genre to make a decent case for it.
― Most isekai fiction in recent years relies upon one of a few set formulas, with nearly all of them taking a person from our world and depositing them in another, typically game-based fantasy realm. (The presence of RP...
Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song Remastered International Game Review
If Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song gets its hooks into you, you'll likely find that there are few other titles out there that scratch the RPG itch in quite the same way.
― There are three facts that you probably need to know before reading much further into this review of Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song - Remastered International: 1. Aside from the newly localized scripts, this is the same game that Squa...
ANN Readers' Choice Awards 2025
The nomination period is over, and it's time to cast your vote for this year's Readers' Choice Awards!
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga Series Review
Vigilantes breaks the spin-off mold by shattering expectations, at times rivaling or even exceeding its progenitor manga.
― Spin-offs often come with the expectation that they're mere money-grabs, cynical exercises in milking popular franchises. Plenty of popular shonen manga receive short-lived spin-offs, most often comedic or episodic in nature, and they're rarely essential reads, even for die-hard...
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Iron Wok Jan! Manga Gets TV Anime by Director Ei Aoki, Troyca in 2026
Shinji Saijyo's manga about young chef challenging status quo in Chinese cuisine
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime of Shinji Saijyo's cooking manga Iron Wok Jan! (Tetsunabe no Jan!) has been green-lit for next year. Ei Aoki (Fate/Zero, Aldnoah.Zero, Girls Bravo, Wandering Son) is directing the anime at TROYCA. The original Iron Wok Jan! manga centers on a brilliant young c...
Male Staffer for HKT48 Idol Group Treated After Being Stabbed
Members at group's office near incident took shelter safely
― The official website for HKT48, a Fukuoka-based idol group tied to the AKB48 group, reported on Sunday that a male staff member for the group is being treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening injury after being stabbed. The incident occurred earlier in the day at the Boss E•zo Fukuoka complex, which houses the idol group's 17Live H...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1153
The Straw Hats won. The World Government lost. But it sure doesn’t feel like a victory.
Daisuke Igarashi Ends Kamakura Bakeneko Kurabu Manga in 4th Volume in Fall 2026
Series debuted in June 2022
― The third compiled book volume of Daisuke Igarashi's Kamakura Bakeneko Kurabu (Kamakura Monster Cat Club) manga announced on Friday that the series will end in its fourth volume in fall 2026. The story revolves around the rumor of an old cafe in Kamakura. At the Bakeneko Club, customers can meet their lost cats. Maya and Gakuto are two workers at this cafe who encounter...
GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class ‒ Episode 11
What looks to be a good old-fashioned school brawl instead has this show pondering the nature of its own existence.
Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Winter 2026 Season
Frieren Season 2, Oshi no Ko Season 3, Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3, Trigun Stargaze, Hana-Kimi, more anime
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it is streaming the following anime (dub languages streaming at later date in parentheses) for the winter 2026 season: December 20 Blue Miburo Season 2 December 31 Tamon's B-Side Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (English, Arabic) January 2 Hitori no Shita - T...
Stray5 Basketball Manga Supervised by Japan Professional Basketball League Launches on December 19
Beyblade Burst's Hiro Morita draws manga
― The Japan Professional Basketball League (also known as B.LEAGUE) announced on December 9 a basketball manga titled Stray5 that will launch on Shogakukan's CoroCiao new manga magazine on December 19. The series will then continue on Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine starting in its February 2026 issue, which will ship on January 15. Hiro Morita ...
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Yano-kun's Ordinary Days #12 [rate]
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Isekai Quartet 3 ‒ Episode 10
Alpha has to realize that this world works fundamentally different to her own—that what was a villain in one world can be a hero in this one.
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Ninja vs. Gokudo #11 [rate]
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Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Series Review
The story becomes impenetrably incoherent to anyone without a PhD in Akutami’s fictional curse mechanics.
― What is it about recent big shonen hits that involve their protagonists engaging in cannibalism? My Hero Academia was bad enough, with Izuku Midoriya inheriting All Might's quirk by ingesting his hair. Then comes Jujutsu Kaisen's Yuji Itadori gobbling down Ryomen Sukuna's mummified finger to ga...
Gundam: Witch From Mercury Mechagurumi Figures Inspire Web Manga
Web manga by artist Con8B launched on December 14
― Sunrise revealed on December 11 a new project for its "Mechagurumi" series featuring characters of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury series in mecha costumes. The new project includes a web manga series, which launched on the anime's official X (formerly Twitter) account on December 14. Artist Con8B is drawing the manga, with scenario b...
Dusk Beyond the End of the World ‒ Episode 11
This week’s episode feels like it was haphazardly pulled out of thin air on the spot.
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Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle #8 [rate]
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Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart Game Gets English Switch Release in Asia
Switch version launched in Japan on February 13
― East AsiaSoft announced in a new trailer on Sunday a a physical and digital English language release in Asia in spring for the Nintendo Switch version of Idea Factory's Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart game. The game's Switch version originally launched in Japan on February 13.Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart shipped for PlayStation Vi...
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's ‒ Episode 11
Latty is an enigmatic character—though not for the usual reasons.
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Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill #11 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Editors' Choice Part One
Lucas and Steve unwrap their anime gifts from Lynzee and Rebecca and try to decide if this means they've been naughty or nice.
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Lucas and Steve unwrap their anime gifts from Lynzee and Rebecca and try to decide if this means they've been naughty or nice. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Spoiler Warning for disc...
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With You, Our Love Will Make it Through #10 [rate]
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Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! ‒ Episode 11
If this anime thinks it can distract me from how boring it’s quickly becoming with a cute puppy, then it’s absolutely right.
Celebrate 40 Years of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg at the Limited Time Exhibition
The Angel's Egg 40th Anniversary Exhibition may be on the smaller side of anime related exhibitions, however, it's rare seeing an original Yoshitaka Amano piece, let alone a recently drawn one.
― 40 years ago, in 1985, two visionary artists in the anime and video game industries, director Mamoru Oshii and artist Yoshitaka Amano, partnered for the experimental post-apocalyptic science-fantasy origina...
The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess ‒ Episode 14
The best way for Athanasia to protect herself is to show the world what she’s capable of.
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Film's New Trailer Reveals More Cast
Kenshō Ono, Robert Waterman join cast of February 6 film
― The staff for Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway Kakueki Teisha Gekijō Iki (Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express: Local Train to the Theater), the re-edited film for Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway) anime, revealed the film's key visual drawn by Kameyama, a new trailer, and two more cast mem...
Marriage Toxin TV Anime Reveals Trailer, More Cast & Staff
New key visual also revealed for anime premiering in April 2026
― Shueisha revealed on Tuesday a trailer, more cast and staff members, and a new key visual for the television anime for Jōmyaku and artist Mizuki Yoda's Marriage Toxin manga. The newly announced cast members include: Anna Nagase as Kyoko Himekawa, who works to recover art that has been unjustly taken and return it to its rightful owners...
81Produce Agency, AI Company ElevenLabs Partner on AI Dubs Based on Voice Talent
ElevenLabs to use VoiceCAPCHA, digital watermark, C2PA standards to combat unauthorized generative AI use
― Talent management agency 81Produce and AI software company ElevenLabs announced a business partnership on Monday. The companies said that the partnership is for the protection of the voices of the voice actors under 81Produce from unauthorized third-party generative AI use, while allowing Eleve...
20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Film's Teaser Unveils Title, Cast, Theme Song
Film is titled Gekijōban ☆ Keroro Gunsō Fukkatsu Shite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu!
― The official website for the new 20th anniversary anime film project for the Sgt. Frog franchise unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual for the film on Tuesday. The teaser reveals the film's title as Gekijōban ☆ Keroro Gunsō Fukkatsu Shite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu! (Sgt. Frog the Movie: ...
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand TV Anime Unveils 2 Cast Members
Series casts Yui Ishikawa as Celliss, Mayu Sagara as Sia
― The staff for the television anime of Ezogingitune and illustrator DeeCHA's I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita.) light novel series unveiled two cast members and a new teaser visual on Tuesday: The newly announced cast includes:
Yui Ishikaw...
Destroy Your Gundam with Real-Life Gundam W Self-Destruct Button
The “button” will be available through the Ichiban Kuji raffle
― Have you ever wanted to destroy your own Wing Gundam with a self-destruct button? Now you can (sort of) with the “Mission Complete” Ballpoint Pen, the D-level prize from the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 30th Anniversary line of Bandai Namco's raffle brand Ichiban Kuji. Ichiban Kuji announced the prize line on Monday. The line will be availab...
Akira's Katsuhiro Ōtomo Unveils Giant Wall Sculpture at Tokyo's Ginza Station
And Kaneda is literally along for the ride
― The Tokyo Metro railway company announced a newly erected public art piece titled "Procession Spin" by manga creator Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) at the Hibiya Line's Ginza Station on Monday. Ōtomo created the original artwork of the piece and supervised its creation. Tokyo Metro states, "Through this piece we aim to bring new color and vitality to Ginza Statio...
Gazing at the Star Next Door Manga Goes on Hiatus to Prepare for New Arc
Manga returns in spring
― The January 2026 issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed last Friday that Ammitsu's Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella) manga will go on hiatus to prepare for the next arc. Ammitsu plans to resume the manga sometime in spring. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story: Chiaki is a pretty normal teenage girl. Since they we...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2025, Dec 3-9
While My Hero Acamedia is keeping its hold on the cumulative, May I Ask for One Final Thing keeps falling further and further. See how your favorite shows stack up this week!
― 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 ...
Hosui Yamazaki Launches New Zombie Apocalypse Gourmet Manga Next Year
New manga titled Shūmatsu Zombie Camp
― The January 2026 issue of Asahi Shimbun's Nemuki+ magazine revealed last Friday that Hosui Yamazaki will launch a new manga titled Shūmatsu Zombie Camp (Zombie Apocalypse Camping) in the magazine sometime next year.The gourmet manga centers on the illustrator and camper Towa, who suddenly finds herself in the midst of a zombie apocalypse while camping in northe...
Diamond Comics Files for 'Liquidation' Bankruptcy
Company changes previously filed chapter 11 to chapter 7 bankruptcy
― Media news website ICv2 reported on Sunday that Diamond Comic Distributors filed a new motion on Friday to change from the previously filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy to Chapter 7. This change requires the company to liquidate assets to repay debtors, as opposed to reorganizing its debts, which may allow businesses to return to operatio...
Salaryman Yamasaki Shigeru Manga Gets New Short Anime
Episode 1-4 stream on YouTube, TikTok, official website
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hikaru Tanaka's Salaryman Yamasaki Shigeru manga announced on Monday a new short anime for the series produced with the Japan Federation of Construction Contractors. New episodes are published on a special official website, the Salaryman Yamasaki Shigeru TikTok account, and the Japan Federation of ...
Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray Season 2 ‒ Episode 22
It's easy to joke about the absurd-on-its-face anthropomorphization device of the horse girls, but the final flashback-coded finish between Oguri Cap and Tamamo Cross wouldn't work otherwise.
'I See Your Face, Turned Away' Manga Returns from Hiatus, Ends in Next Chapter
Manga went on hiatus in September 2024 due to production reasons
― The January 2026 issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Friday that Rumi Ichinohe's I See Your Face, Turned Away (Kimi no Yokogao o Miteita) manga will end in its next chapter in the magazine's next issue on January 13. The manga also just returned on Friday from its hiatus. The manga went on hiatus in September 2024...
Touring After the Apocalypse ‒ Episode 11
Trust Yoko to find the most implausible, physically dangerous way to do something.
Queen's Quality's Kyousuke Motomi Launches New Fantasy Manga on January 13
Yaoyoruzu Toriatsukai Setsumeisho follows college girl's job with gods, goddesses, deities as clients
― The January 2026 issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine revealed on Friday that Kyousuke Motomi will launch a new manga titled Yaoyoruzu Toriatsukai Setsumeisho (The Instruction Manual to Anything and Everything) in the magazine's next issue on January 13. The modern-day gods and deities fantasy ...
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON ‒ SERIES FINALE
Say it with me now: EVEN YOU CAN BE A HERO!
Hideki Arai Launches New Manga on January 9
New suspense drama manga tentatively titled Pi to Po focuses on assassin and pet bird
― The January 2026 issue of Kadokawa's Comic Beam magazine revealed last Friday that Hideki Arai will launch a new manga tentatively titled Pi to Po (Pi and Po) in the magazine's next issue on January 9.本日発売のコミックビームに(仮)タイトルの予告載った〜！謎？サスペンス？…ぜひ読んでお確かめください笑2026年1月9日(金)からスタートっす！ pic.twitter.com/08bBmPIcvn— 新井英樹 Hideki A...
Mechanical Marie ‒ Episode 11
Who puts locks on the outside of their bathrooms?
Ryuta Amazume's Arisu Tsubasa no Tantei Kitan Manga Ends
Manga launched as short series on September 12
― This year's 24th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine published the fourth and final chapter of Ryuta Amazume's Arisu Tsubasa no Tantei Kitan (Tsubasa Arisu's Mysterious Detective Stories) short manga last Friday. Young Animal magazine published the fourth and final chapter of Ryuta Amazume's Arisu Tsubasa no Tantei Kitan (Tsubasa Arisu's Myster...
One Punch Man Season 3 ‒ Episode 10
Well, it was fun while it lasted, but One Punch Man season three is back to sucking with episode nine.
Doggo Manga Switches Publication to Young Manga Web
Series debuted in August 2024
― The combined second and third issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine announced last Monday that Ryūki Ōnuma and Hikari Komaru's Doggo (Innu) manga will begin serializing on Kodansha's Young Manga web platform going forward, starting with the next chapter on January 17.Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story:Asakusa's a big, scary place for a litt...
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Volumes 1-10 Manga Review
While I wouldn’t quite classify A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation as iyashikei isekai, there are definitely enough elements of that peaceful genre to make a decent case for it.
― Most isekai fiction in recent years relies upon one of a few set formulas, with nearly all of them taking a person from our world and depositing them in another, typically game-based fantasy realm. (The presence of RP...
Eunuch of Empire Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Kei Saikawa, Kotaro Shono debuted manga on February 10
― The 21st chapter of Hero Organization writer Kei Saikawa and World's End Harem artist Kotaro Shono's Eunuch of Empire (Mekkoku no Kangan) manga revealed on Monday that the series will end in three chapters. The next chapter will be published on December 29. Shueisha's Manga Plus service is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the st...
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My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's #11 [rate]
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 11
I'm sure that Tomoro and Gekkomon will have to mend their relationship to survive this mess in one piece, but given how many issues their communication problems have caused, they'll be in for a rough time getting there.
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game Adds Infinity Castle Akaza DLC on December 19
Infinity Castle Zenitsu launched on December 2
― Aniplex began streaming on Monday a trailer for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, the sequel game to the 2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles game, and it reveals that the third DLC character for the "Infinity Castle Part 1 Character Pass," the Infinity Castle version of Akaza, will launch on Friday. A ...
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A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai #12 [rate]
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GINTAMA - Mr. Ginpachi's Zany Class #11 [rate]
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Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Game's Dragon Ball Daima Part 2 DLC Trailer Introduces Vegeta (Mini), Confirms Early 2026 Release
Tamagami Number Two, Majin Duu, Piccolo, Bulma also appear
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Monday an English-dubbed trailer for "DAIMA - Adventure Through The Demon Realm Part 2" DLC for Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot, featuring content based on the new Dragon Ball Daima anime series. The video introduces Vegeta (Mini) as a playable character, as well as battles with Tamagami Number Two and M...
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 11
This episode is mainly light comedy and men getting horny—nothing really important or meaningful when it comes to moving the plot forward.
Mission: Yozakura Family 2nd Season Anime Reveals Visual, Opening Theme Artist, April 2026 Premiere
Sakurazaka46 perform new opening theme song
― The official website for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga revealed on Monday the visual, opening theme song artist, and April 2026 premiere for the second season. Sakurazaka46 will perform the new opening theme song "What's 'KAZOKU'" (What's "Family"). The second season will premiere in April ...
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Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love #11 [rate]
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Gachiakuta ‒ Episode 23
You have to love how Rudo acquires healthy outlooks on how to process difficult emotions the same way that most shonen protagonists collect special moves and power-ups.
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Isekai Quartet 3 #10 [rate]
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Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 ‒ Episode 8
The Bird of Paradise is a story focused almost completely on the internal—a battle within an injured, terrified girl’s mind for the fate of her soul.
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A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace #11 [rate]
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To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 11
What's an Orb to do in this new, gray world of uncertainty and doubt?
Champignon Witch Anime Unveils Shōya Chiba in Cast, 1-Hour January 8 Debut
Chiba plays Henri
― The staff for the television anime of the Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon no Majo (Champignon Witch) manga announced one more cast member and the one-hour January 8 premiere for the anime. Shōya Chiba plays Henri, a comely youth whom Luna spots by chance in town: The anime will premiere on the TBS station on January 8 at 25:58 (effectively, January 9 at 1:58 a.m.) It will also run ...
Iron Wok Jan! Manga Gets TV Anime by Director Ei Aoki, Troyca in 2026
Shinji Saijyo's manga about young chef challenging status quo in Chinese cuisine
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime of Shinji Saijyo's cooking manga Iron Wok Jan! (Tetsunabe no Jan!) has been green-lit for next year. Ei Aoki (Fate/Zero, Aldnoah.Zero, Girls Bravo, Wandering Son) is directing the anime at TROYCA. The original Iron Wok Jan! manga centers on a brilliant young c...
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Anime's New Video Unveils Theme Songs, January 7 Debut
Hikaru Makishima sings "Gypso" opening, Hina Suguta sings "Ussura" ending
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation (Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume) light novel series began streaming the main promotional video for the anime on Monday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Gypso" by Hikaru Makishima, reve...
New Assassination Classroom Film's Trailer Reveals Soro Tomonari's Theme Song
Tomonari performs "Teacher" song for March 20 film
― The official website for the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan (Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody's Time) anime film unveiled the full trailer and poster visual for the film on Monday. The trailer reveals and previews the theme song "Teacher" which singer-songwriter Sora Tomonari created specifically for the film.
Tomonari grew...
Singer Kenshi Yonezu's Chainsaw Man Dance Video Garners 2 Million Likes
Reze Arc theme song's video now rivals most-liked Japanese tweet ever
― Japanese singer and songwriter Kenshi Yonezu posted a new short video of Chainsaw Man character Reze dancing to his theme song "IRIS OUT” for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc on Friday, As of Monday, the video has garnered 140.8 million views and 1.489 million likes on X (formerly Twitter), and 14,026,341 views and 715,000 lik...
Super Ball Girls Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Series debuted in October 2022
― The first 2026 issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine announced on Friday Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Akira Hiramoto's Super Ball Girls manga will end in the third issue on January 9. The manga will not appear in the second issue on December 26. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: A new genre-defying story from the writer of Blue ...
Gnosia ‒ Episode 10
There's just something about the thought of Yuri chirping, 'Like, yeah, totally!' and batting those big anime-girl eyelashes that I find exceptionally hilarious (and adorable).
Kyō no Sanponta Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Series ends on January 9
― The January issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Friday Riki Taoka's Kyō no Sanponta (Today's Walk) manga will end in the next chapter on January 9. The story follows the dog Ponta and his owner Rieko. Taoka debuted the manga in Monthly Shonen Sunday in April 2020. Shogakukan published the 11th compiled book volume on August 8. The series is in...
Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song Remastered International Game Review
If Romancing Saga: Minstrel Song gets its hooks into you, you'll likely find that there are few other titles out there that scratch the RPG itch in quite the same way.
― There are three facts that you probably need to know before reading much further into this review of Romancing SaGa: Minstrel Song - Remastered International: 1. Aside from the newly localized scripts, this is the same game that Squa...
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Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun #11 [rate]
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The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess ‒ Episode 10
There's a reason helicopter parenting is frowned upon in this day and age.
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The Fated Magical Princess: Who Made Me a Princess #14 [rate]
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One Piece #1153 [rate]
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This Monster Wants to Eat Me ‒ Episode 11
Hinako is sinking. While This Monster Wants to Eat Me frequently deploys drowning as a metaphor for her mental state, it feels most appropriate for her current depressive spiral.
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Dad is a Hero, Mom is a Spirit, I'm a Reincarnator #11 [rate]
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One Punch Man #10 [rate]
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Toshiaki Iwashiro's Psyren Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026
Symphogear AXZ's Katsumi Ono directs anime at Satelight
― The third 2026 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Toshiaki Iwashiro's Psyren manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. Anime distributor REMOW also announced the adaptation and revealed the key visual, the teaser trailer's English version, main cast, and staff. Iwashiro drew an illustration t...
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #11 [rate]
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Gachiakuta #23 [rate]
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May I Ask for One Final Thing? ‒ Episode 12
May I Ask for One Final Thing? has officially reached its endgame, and this penultimate chapter is…pretty mediocre, honestly.
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Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right #10 [rate]
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Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! #11 [rate]
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Mechanical Marie #11 [rate]
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Spy×Family Season 3 ‒ Episode 48
This may be what this entire season of Spy×Family has been leading up to.
Male Staffer for HKT48 Idol Group Treated After Being Stabbed
Members at group's office near incident took shelter safely
― The official website for HKT48, a Fukuoka-based idol group tied to the AKB48 group, reported on Sunday that a male staff member for the group is being treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening injury after being stabbed. The incident occurred earlier in the day at the Boss E•zo Fukuoka complex, which houses the idol group's 17Live H...
Bushiroad Ends Bushiroad Games Brand, Continues Releasing Games Under Other Labels
Games label launched in 2023
― Bushiroad announced on Monday the company's Bushiroad Games label is ending operations in December. The company will publish its mobile games under the Bushimo label going forward and its console games under the Bushiroad name. This change affects the BanG Dream! Girls Band Party game and the upcoming Hunter x Hunter Nen x Survival game, as both titles will now operate...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Announces Fall 2026 Debut
Film also unveils returning cast & staff, teaser visual
― Aniplex announced on Sunday that the Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime adaptation of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, will open in Japan in fall 2026. Aniplex also unveiled the film's teaser visual and returning ca...
Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling TV Anime Reveals More Cast, January 10 Debut in Main Promo Video
Rie Kugimiya, Tomori Kusunoki join cast; new visual revealed
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures revealed the main promotional video, more cast, and January 10 debut on Sunday for the television anime of storywriter Nekoko and illustrator Naji Yanagida's Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling (Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasanee) light novel series. The anime will debut on AT-X on Jan...
A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals January 10 Debut
Ai Kayano, Kazuhiko Inoue, more join cast
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of VTuber Natsume's A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi: Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi ni Ningen o Oshiete Kuremasu ka......?) debut light novel series revealed the anime's main promotional video on Sunday. The video reveals the show's January 10 debut and more c...
Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō Anime Reveals 4 New Cast Members
Nozomi Yamamoto, Kozue Yūki, Satsuki Hatori, Tomohiro Ōno join cast of January 4 series
― Kadokawa revealed four new cast members for the television anime of Yawora Tsugumi's Gōmon Baito-kun no Nichijō (The Everyday Life of Torture Part-Time Workers) manga on Sunday. (Character name romanizations are not confirmed.)Nozomi Yamamoto as Berta, a 28-year-old woman who runs the torture equipment shop call...
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Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray #22 [rate]
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season Anime Reveals April 2026 Debut With New Staff, Studio in Video
Hideaki Ōba directs new season at OLM
― The staff of 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 the sequel will debut in April 2026. The staff also revealed a new visual and promotional video. Hideaki Ōba (Kunon the Sorcerer Can See, I'm in Love with the Villainess, Love of Kill) is the ...
This Premium Initial D Toy Recreates the AE86 ... Dashboard
With a paper cup, of course
― Takara Tomy celebrates the 30th anniversary of the popular auto sports manga series Initial D with four new additions to its Tomica Premium Unlimited brand of toy cars this month. The highlights are the "Steering View" version of the Toyota AE86 Trueno and Mazda FD3S RX-7, each with a full replica of the car's dashboard as seen in the first manga volume. Takara Tomy is ...
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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes #11 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #44 [rate]
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Live-Action Saint Love Survivors Series Unveils More Cast, New Visual
Kasumi Yamaya, Aimi Satsukawa, more join cast of January 7 show
― The official website for the live-action series of Satoru Hiura's Saint Love Survivors manga revealed a new main visual along with more cast members on Saturday.The new cast members include (second from right and rightmost in the photo above):
Kasumi Yamaya as Akina Kiriyama, Haru's friend who works at a company dealing with overseas b...
Amasian TV Service Streams Magic Kaito 1412 Anime With Dub in Americas
ODK Media launched free, ad-supported platform Amasian TV in September 2024
― ODK Media's Amasian TV streaming service began streaming the English dub for the Magic Kaito 1412 anime on November 18. The service is streaming all 24 episodes of the dub. Independent media group ODK Media launched Amasian TV in September 2024. The ad-supported platform streams content from Asia (including South Korea, Chi...
Dusk Beyond the End of the World Anime Reveals English Dub Cast
English dub premieres at Anime Frontier on Sunday, streams on HIDIVE on Wednesday
― HIDIVE announced on Saturday that it will begin streaming the English dub of P.A. Works' new original television anime series Dusk Beyond the End of the World (Towa no Yugure) on December 17 at 12:00 p.m. EST. It revealed the English dub cast:Gabriel Regojo as Akira Shelby Marie Blocker as Towasa Ginger Sue as Yugure ...
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Kingdom #11 [rate]
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My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! #11 [rate]
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ANN Readers' Choice Awards 2025
The nomination period is over, and it's time to cast your vote for this year's Readers' Choice Awards!
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Manga Series Review
Vigilantes breaks the spin-off mold by shattering expectations, at times rivaling or even exceeding its progenitor manga.
― Spin-offs often come with the expectation that they're mere money-grabs, cynical exercises in milking popular franchises. Plenty of popular shonen manga receive short-lived spin-offs, most often comedic or episodic in nature, and they're rarely essential reads, even for die-hard...
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider #11 [rate]
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Gnosia #10 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, December 1-7
Octopath Traveler 0 Switch version debuts at #5, PS5 version at #8, Switch 2 version at #9
― Japan's Game Ranking: December 1-7 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 102,435 2,354,146 2NSw 2Kirby Air Riders Nintendo November 20 46,737 288,618 3NSw 2Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16 44,331 862,377 4NSwPokémon Legends: Z-A Nint...
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Touring After the Apocalypse #11 [rate]
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Ranma ½ #23 [rate]
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To Your Eternity #11 [rate]
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SANDA ‒ Episode 11
This episode is both blunt in its themes and silly in how it explores them, and that makes it the epitome of what makes this big, ridiculous story about becoming an adult so special.
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Let This Grieving Soul Retire! #24 [rate]
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The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest #11 [rate]
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Spy×Family #48 [rate]
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With You, Our Love Will Make it Through ‒ Episode 9
I think this episode is a perfect example of my small frustrations with the show.
Patlabor EZY Anime to Be 8 Parts Long
― During the Mobile Police Patlabor: Early Days screening event's talk segments at the Aichi Nagoya International Film Festival on Saturday, the staff for next year's Patlabor EZY anime project confirmed more details about the new anime. While discussing the anime's ongoing dialogue recording sessions, they indicated that it will be eight parts long. The staff also confirmed that the new anime is in...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, December 1-7
Penultimate episode of My Hero Academia earns 3.4% rating, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray earns 2.0% rating
― Masami Hata and Sanrio's Ringing Bell anime film aired on NHK Educational on Saturday, December 6 at 4:00 p.m. and earned a 0.6% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV December 7 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.4 Detective Conan NTV December 6 (Sat) 18:00 30 min...
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A Wild Last Boss Appeared! #12 [rate]
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A Star Brighter Than the Sun ‒ Episode 11
A Star Brighter Than the Sun, while an enjoyable story, does by this point feel like it might be chucking rocks at Sae and Koki with mad abandon.
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Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota #11 [rate]
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Tales of Wedding Rings II #11 [rate]
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Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime's New Video Reveals January 3 Debut, Spyair's Theme Song
Yūichi Nakamura, Saori Ōnishi join cast; new Couveunge Forest "location visual" also revealed
― The staff of the television anime of Rocket Shokai's Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 (Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku) light novel series revealed the main promotional video, January 3 debut, more cast, and theme song information on Saturday. Spya...
Chiai Fujikawa Performs SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Anime's Ending Song
TV series starring Chiyuki Miura debuts on January 7 with 60-minute 1st episode
― Kadokawa revealed on Saturday that Chiai Fujikawa will perform the ending theme song "Inori" (Prayer) for SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, the television anime of writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu) light novel series. ...
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Case Closed #1185 [rate]
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My Hero Academia #170 [rate]
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Crayon Shin-chan Reveals 33rd 2D-Animated Film Opening in Summer 2026
New film takes place in "land of yōkai"
― TOHO revealed the latest anime film in the Crayon Shin-chan series on Saturday. The film is titled Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon (Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Super Strange! My Yōkai Monster Vacation) (the pun in the title is the word "bake" for monsters sounding the same as the starting katakana used to write the word "vacation"). Th...