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Roll Over and Die ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Can the director of Big Order and the power of yuri combine to elevate the “kicked out of the hero's party” subgenre? I'm cautiously optimistic.
Code Vein II Game Streams Musical Character Trailer for Zenon Gryfgote
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam on January 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming on Friday a character trailer for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game. The video highlights Zenon Gryfgote in the style of a musical: The game will launch on January 30 (January 29 in Japan) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Stea...
Game Developers Choice Awards Nominates Donkey Kong Bananza, Death Stranding 2 Games
Donkey Kong Bananza nominated for Game of the Year
― The 26th annual Game Developers Choice Awards (GDCA) announced the nominees for this year's event, and it has nominated Nintendo's Donkey Kong Bananza 3D platformer game for Game of the Year. The other nominees include Sandfall Interactive and Kepler Interactive's Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Dogubomb and Raw Fury's Blue Prince, Hazelight Studios a...
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
For all that it’s primarily a simple supernatural shonen adventure show, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube sure can pack a mean emotional punch at times.
Tamon's B-Side ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Consider watching new episodes of Tamon’s B-Side and Oshi no Ko season 3 back-to-back each week for a Barbenheimer-esque experience.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Anime Casts Kendō Kobayashi
Kobayashi plays comedian with similar resemblance named Ken
― The official X/Twitter for the Jujutsu Kaisen anime revealed on Friday that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1, the first part of the third season of the anime, has cast comedian and actor Kendō Kobayashi. In the most recent episode on Friday, the actor plays Ken, a comedian who resembles Kobayashi, even in Gege Akutami's ori...
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Jujutsu Kaisen rose to prominence in the anime scene thanks to being really good at hype moments and “aura farming” while being passable at everything else, and these opening episodes confirm that season three is going to be more of the same.
Yen Press Licenses The Bubble Love of the Mermaid Manga, Love Unseen Beneath the Radiant Night Sky Novels, More Titles
Also: List Rouge, Seeds of Anxiety: Asterisk, The Crow's Ballad at Dawn, more
― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed six manga and one novel for release in July 2026. The company also unveiled an audiobook for the novel adaptation of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga for release in July 2026. The company's Ize Press imprint also revealed that it has lic...
Netflix Announces Deal to Stream Sony Pictures' Films Following Theatrical Screenings
Live-action The Legend of Zelda film to stream on Netflix under new deal
― Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Thursday that they have reached a multiyear Pay-1 agreement for Netflix to exclusively stream Sony Pictures' films worldwide after their theatrical screenings and home video releases for the first 18 months. The change will take place gradually starting later this year, and ...
Lockdown Life with the Class Beauty Manga Ends With 4th Volume
jaguchi launched manga in May 2024 as adaptation of Senya Mihagi's light novels
― Retailers are listing the fourth compiled book volume of jaguchi's Lockdown Life with the Class Beauty (Remote Jugyō ni Nattara Class 1 no Bishōjo to Dōkyo Suru Koto ni Natta) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on March 12.One Peace Books is releasing the manga in English, and will release the first volume ...
Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu Manga Listed With TV Anime
Manga about boy who trains, lives with famous sword master launched in March 2024
― Kadokawa's listing of the second volume of author Kennoji and artist R_ringo's Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu (The Female Sword Master I Live With is So Cute I'm Happy Every Day) manga states on the cover of the volume the manga will get a television anime adaptation. The se...
Inherit the Winds Original TV Anime Reveals 2 Cast Members
Kōki Uchiyama, Yūichi Nakamura play historical characters Hijikata Toshizō, Kondō Isami
― Aniplex revealed two additional cast members for the original television anime project Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono) on Friday. The new cast members include (historical Japanese characters' names are rendered family name first):Kōki Uchiyama as Hijikata ToshizōYūichi Nakamura as Kondō IsamiThe anime will...
Hiroshi Shiibashi's Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto Manga Gets TV Anime
Taito Ban stars in series about boy who investigates supernatural phenomena
― Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced on Friday that Hiroshi Shiibashi's Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen (Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Shiibashi drew a celebratory image to commemorate the announcement. Toshifumi Kawase (Tenjho Tenge, Shion no Oh, Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin g...
Scum of the Brave TV Anime Casts Kenjirō Tsuda, Shinichirō Miki
Series debuted on January 10 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave (Yūsha no Kuzu) manga revealed two more cast members on Friday. Kenjirō Tsuda as Lord "Amber Thorn," a demon lord who participates in selling narcotics and in human trafficking. ✧✧ TVアニメ『勇者のクズ』 追加キャスト公開！ ✧✧...
TBS, Legendary Entertainment Enter Into Business Alliance to Co-Produce Japanese IP
TBS acquires minority stake in Legendary for US$150 million
― Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Holdings, the parent company of the Japanese television network TBS, announced on Friday that it has entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with Legendary Entertainment, with TBS investing US$150 million into Legendary by acquiring a minority stake in Legendary.The agreement aims to allow joi...
Netmarble's Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Game Delayed to March
Game previously slated for January 28 will launch for iOS, Android, PC via Steam, PS5
― The official X/Twitter account for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, Netmarble's open-world game based on Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai) manga franchise, announced on Friday that Netmarble is delaying the game's debut to March 2026. The staff explained the delay is so they can make changes ...
Tomb Raider King Webtoon Gets Korean-Animated Adaptation That Will Air in Japan in July
STUDIO EEK to produce animated adaptation
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that artist 3B2S, storywriter Yuns (REDICE STUDIO), original storywriter SAN.G, and character designer P-crush's Tomb Raider King webtoon will get a Korean-animated adaptation that will air in Japan with a Japanese dub starting in July on Fuji TV and Kansai TV. The Japanese title is Tōkutsuō. Seung Wook Woo is directing the anim...
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King Anime Reveals 10 More Cast Members, Theme Songs, April 9 Debut in Video
Miyu Tomita, Hiroshi Kamiya, more join cast
― Kadokawa revealed the second main promotional video for the television anime of Noriaki Kotoba's The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King (Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome) manga on Friday. The staff also revealed a new visual, more cast members, the theme song artists, and the April 9 debut. Mayu Maeshima performs the opening theme song "Beautiful" and s...
Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ Net Anime Reveals Opening Theme in Main Promo Video
4-episode series debuts on February 6
― The official website for the anime of Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ (Duel Masters LOST ~Oblivion Sun~), the third part of the overall Duel Masters LOST manga, revealed the show's main promotional video on Friday. The video reveals and previews Kashitaro Ito's opening theme song "Ayakashi Ayashi." The anime will de...
Universal Studios Japan Offers New Jujutsu Kaisen Rides, Food, & Merch
Jujutsu Kaisen marks return to theme park with new Real 4D, Story Rides
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) revealed details on its new Jujutsu Kaisen collaboration on Wednesday. The collaboration will feature two new attractions, new food options, and more merchandise. The new attractions are the immersive Real 4D ride “Mawaru Tokeidai” (Clock Tower of Recurrence) and the Story Ride “Jurei Ressha” (The...
Uniqlo Celebrates 100 Years of Shueisha With New Apparel Line
Featuring Golden Kamuy, Gantz, Saint Seiya, Hunter x Hunter, & more
― Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Japanese publisher Shueisha to celebrate Shueisha's 100th anniversary. The partnership is split into three parts with the first part highlighting Weekly Shonen Jump and Young Jump manga, including Gantz, Captain Tsubasa, Kingdom, Kinnikuman, Kochi...
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime's Teaser Reveals Its Studio, July Debut
Asahi Production animates TV series
― The official website for the television anime of Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari) manga unveiled a teaser promotional video and new visual for the anime on Friday. The teaser announces the anime's July premiere date on TBS and 27 other channels, and also announces that Asahi Production is animating the series. Tak...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 11-17
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict, Headhunted To Another World: From Salaryman To Big Four! anime; 3 Minute Bodyguard Yoko-Chan, Kaijin Fugeki: Kindled Spirits manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Assassination Classroom - The Complete Series - Limited Edition BDPlease Crunchyroll US$89.98 January 13 Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The C...
Champignon Witch ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Although Tachibana Higuchi isn’t retelling any specific fairy tale, Champignon Witch owes a lot to the fairy tale canon.
The Holy Grail of Eris ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
The Holy Grail of Eris isn’t a typical villainess story, if it is one at all.
Your Winter 2026 Anime Daily Streaming Reviews
With a stacked season like this, which anime made the cut?
― The Winter 2026 Preview Guide is wrapping up with two stragglers left (I'm looking at you, Frieren and Medalist), but we all knew that one was a shoo-in for reviews, right? It was the rest of this stacked season that was vying for votes. Over in the staff chat, I joked about throwing a horrible show at one of our reviewers just for fun, bu...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film's Special Trailer Reveals Opening Song by R&B Artist SZA
SZA's 2022 single "Snooze" serves as film's opening song
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed in a special trailer on Thursday that American R&B artist SZA's 2022 song "Snooze" will serve as the opening theme song for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway - Circe no Majo), the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam Senk...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game's Trailer Reveals Season Pass 2, 6 New Characters
New season begins on January 22 with Patch Ver 1.7.2
― SNK announced on Thursday that its Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game will begin its Season Pass 2 on January 22 with Patch Ver 1.7.2. The new Season Pass adds six characters over the next six months, starting with Mark of the Wolves' Kim Jae Hoon. Other characters include City of the Wolves' Nightmare Geese, Fatal Fury's Blue Mary, and ...
Homura: The Crimson Warriors Visual Novel Launches in West on March 31
Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that the Homura: The Crimson Warriors (Kurenai no Homura: Sanada Ninpou Chо̄) visual novel will launch in English physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in North America, and digitally in Europe, on March 31. The game will ship physically in Europe on April 28. The game was originally scheduled for release in April 2026. The physical standard ...
Poupelle of Chimney Town Sequel Film Reveals Poster Visual, World Premiere Screening at Berlin Int'l Film Fest
World premiere screening to take place between February 12-22
― The official website for Entotsu-chō no Poupelle ~Yakusoku no Tokeidai~ (The Promised Clock Tower), the sequel film to Studio 4°C's anime film of Akihiro Nishino's Poupelle of Chimney Town (Entotsu-chō no Poupelle) picture book, announced on Thursday that the film will have its world premiere screening at the 76th Berlin International Fi...
JTBC Confirms February 28 Debut for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women
Teaser trailer highlights show's playful yet relatable take on romantic dilemmas
― Korean broadcasting studio JTBC confirmed on January 12 its new live-action series Efficient Meeting of Single Men and Women will premiere on February 28 (KST), marking the television debut of the adaptation of the popular Naver Webtoon series by Tari. JTBC also revealed the teaser trailer through its Facebook page. I...
Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road Manga Adaptation Changes Publication
Tenya Yabuno's manga adaptation switches to Weekly CoroCoro Comic
― The February issue of Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine announced on Thursday Tenya Yabuno's manga adaptation of Level 5's Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road (Inazuma Eleven Eiyū-tachi no Victory Road) game will change publications to the Weekly CoroCoro Comic website beginning with the next chapter.Yabuno launched the manga ada...
Tokyopop Announces Omnibus Edition of A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Manga
Omnibus edition ships on March 31
― Tokyopop revealed on Wednesday an omnibus version of Momochi's manga adaptation of Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation novel series. The omnibus edition ships on March 31 and compiles volumes 1-3 of the manga.Tokyopop stated the omnibus release is "the first in a forthcoming array of new omnibus print editions of popular series published by TOKYOPOP t...
Writer Sakusei Kenkyūjo, Artist Yui Jōyama's Ingoku Danchi Gets Short TV Anime
WWWave's Deregula label produces anime slated for release this year
― WWWave's Deregula label announced on Thursday the short television anime adaptation of writer Sakusei Kenkyūjo and artist Yui Jōyama's Ingoku Danchi (Indecent Apartment Complex) manga, slated for release this year. Artist Jōyama also drew an illustration to commemorate the anime announcement:The extreme suspense manga's story cente...
Amazon Prime Video Streams April Showers Bring May Flowers Anime
Anime premiered in Japan in July 2025; all 13 episodes now streaming
― Amazon Prime Video in North America is now streaming all 13 episodes of the anime adaptation of Roku Sakura's April Showers Bring May Flowers (Busu ni Hanataba o) manga. The anime premiered in Japan in July 2025. The anime stars: Saori Hayami as Hana Tabata
Shimba Tsuchiya as Yosuke Ueno
Yoshino Aoyama as Sumire Uguisudani
Yoshima...
Rent-A-Girlfriend Anime's 5th Season Debuts in April
1st key visual also revealed
― The staff for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga revealed on Thursday the anime's fifth season will debut in April on the Animeism programming block. The staff also revealed the first key visual. The fifth season is technically the previously announced second cours (quarter of a year) for the fourth season. The fourth anime seas...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime 4th Season Anime Debuts on April 3
4th season's first 2 cours to air continuously on NTV's now one-hour "Friday Anime Night" programming block
― The official website for the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise revealed on Thursday that the fourth anime season will debut on April 3 on NTV's now one-hour "Friday Anime Night" programming block, at 11:00 p.m. JST. The new season will start ai...
Compile Heart Teases New Game With Shin Megami Tensei's Kōji Okada
Persona 1, 2 writer Tadashi Satomi, Shin Megami Tensei's Tsukasa Masuko, artist Ilya Kuvshinov also involved
― Game developer Compile Heart opened a new website on Thursday to tease a new game labeled as a "school RPG." The developer will reveal more about the game on January 29. Atlus co-founder and Shin Megami Tensei and Persona series co-creator Kōji Okada is the planning producer for the game. Ta...
Snowball Earth TV Anime Reveals April 3 Debut in New Extended Friday Night Programming Block on NTV
Series premieres on NTV's now 1-hour "Friday Anime Night" block
― NTV revealed on Thursday that its "Friday Anime Night" programming block will be extended to one hour starting in April. Additionally, the Snowball Earth anime will premiere on the extended programming block on April 3 at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime will star: Takuto Yoshinaga as Tetsuo Yabusame
Daisuke Hirakawa as Yukio
Ami Koshimizu a...
Daiki Ihara's Koisuru One Piece Manga Ends on January 22
Manga launched in 2018, inspired net anime shorts in April 2025
― The 179th chapter of Daiki Ihara's Koisuru One Piece manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end with its next chapter on January 22.The gag manga follows high school students who have the same name as the members of the Straw Hat Pirates from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga.Ihara launched Koisuru One Piece on Shueisha's Shonen J...
Kaori Yuki Launches New Manga in Earl Cain Victorian Gothic Series on January 20
1st manga ran in 1991-1994, Godchild sequel in 2001-2003
― The 87th issue of Hakusensha's Hana Yume Ai digital magazine is listing the launch of a new manga by Kaori Yuki in her Earl Cain/Count Cain manga series. The issue will debut on January 20.The manga centers on Cain C. Hargreaves, an earl in Victorian England. Now the patriarch of the aristocrat Hargreaves family, and heir of the family's fort...
Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Anime Gets 2-Part Special About Kokorowa on February 15, 22
Tensui no Sakuna Hime: Kokorowa Inasaku Nisshi special based on spinoff novel of same name
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Edelweiss' side-scrolling action role-playing game Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin (Tensui no Sakuna Hime) revealed on Wednesday that the anime will have a two-part television special spinoff titled Tensui no Sakuna Hime: Kokorowa Inasaku Nisshi (Sakuna: Of...
My Hero Academia Made Actor Michael B. Jordan Cry
Jordan: “I had a really good cry watching the last season of the anime My Hero Academia…”
― Actor Michael B. Jordan (Sinners' Elijah "Smoke" Moore/Elias "Stack" Moore) said that the massively popular anime series My Hero Academia made him cry in an interview with W Magazine. In the interview released on January 6, Jordan was asked which films made him cry. Jordan responded that 1998's Armageddon “ge...
Cygames: Generative AI Not Used in Our Current Products, Art
Cygames after announcing AI studio: We will not use generative AI in products without prior notice
― Cygames issued a statement on Wednesday to respond to negative reception toward the announcement of its Cygames AI Studio subsidiary last week. The company said that art produced from generative Al is not used in its current products, and that it "won't implement generative AI into our products withou...
NHK Airs New Paralympic Anime Short With Characters Designed by Hiro Fujiwara
Maid-sama creator worked on 20th "Anime x Para: Who is Your Hero?" installment which premiered on Monday
― Japanese national broadcaster NHK announced the latest installment of its "Anime x Para: Who is Your Hero?" ("Ani × Para: Anata no Hero wa Dare Desu ka") series on January 8, and NHK E aired it on Monday. The 20th installment of the series features a sledge hockey story with characters designed ...
Seven Seas Licenses The Wicked Princess and Her Twelve Eyes, Working as a Goddess, 3 More Manga
Also licensed: Yoichi & Tsugumo, Sleeping Dead, Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday:Title: Yoichi & Tsugumo mangaCreator: Hayate Kuku Release Date: November 2026 (Seven Seas BL Label)
Summary: Tsugumo was given a second chance after dying as a fox cub and was reborn for the sake of becoming a god. Yet, he's still young and innocent, unfam...
Evangelion: 3.0 Revival Screening Opens at #6
1st Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film ranked at #8 in 26th weekend
― The Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo film, screening as part of the "Monthly Eva: Evangelion 30th Movie Fest. 2025-2026" revival screenings of the Evangelion franchise's six films, ranked at #6 in the opening weekend of its revival screening.The film's revival screening opened on January 9, and will end on Januar...
Shun Matsuena's Sora e... Manga Ends
Manga about superhuman boy living in underground world launched in January 2025
― This year's seventh issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Shun Matsuena's Sora e... (To the Skies) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on January 21. The manga's story centers on Hiiro, an "Overman" superhuman boy who lives in an underground world. He goes above ground to...
Crunchyroll Manga Adds 28 New Titles
A Wild Last Boss Appeared!, Salary Man Kintaro, more added to app
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it has added the following titles to its Crunchyroll Manga app:A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty GrimoiresA Wild Last Boss Appeared!An Archdemon's (Friend's) Dilemma: How to Babysit a Crybaby Knight An Archdemon's Dilemma: How to Love Your Elf BrideBell...
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Game Reveals Dragon Ball Daima Part 2 DLC Trailer
DLC launches on Thursday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America streamed a new trailer for its Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game on Wednesday, previewing the upcoming "DAIMA - Adventure Through The Demon Realm Part 2" DLC ahead of its launch on Thursday. The new DLC introduces Vegeta (Mini) as a playable character, as well as battles with Tamagami Number Two and Majin Duu. Super Saiyan 4 Goku, Third Eye Goma...
Kaya-chan Isn't Scary Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Anime premiered on January 11
― Crunchyroll added an English dub for the the television anime of Yuritaro's Kaya-chan Isn't Scary (Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai) horror action manga on the same day as it released the first episode of the anime with English subtitles. Crunchyroll's senior English editorial producer Liam Dempsey confirmed that Kadokawa provided the dub. The anime premiered on January 11. Crun...
Unmei no Makimodo Shi, Cosmos, DAN DA DAN, More Win 71st Shogakukan Manga Awards
Also: Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole, Hirayasumi
― The judging committee of the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards announced this year's winners on Wednesday. Each winning title will be honored with a bronze statuette and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$6,300). Title: Unmei no Makimodo Shi
Author(s): Fūta Kimura
Serialized in Monthly Coro Coro Comics (Shogakukan) Title: Cosmos
Author(s): Ryūhei T...
Exclusive: Gundam Premiere Night Event Screens in Canadian Theaters in February
Gundam films screen from February 2-4
― Bandai Namco Filmworks and Fathom Entertainment announced on Wednesday that they are bringing the Gundam Premiere Night event to 30 Canadian theaters from February 2-4. The event is a double feature screening for the Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urðr Hunt Special Edition: Path of the Little Challenger (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans: Urðr...
o.j.o Performs Insert Song for Oshi no Ko Season 3 Anime
Video streamed for B-Komachi's insert song from season's 1st episode
― The staff for the third season of the Oshi no Ko anime revealed that 14-year-old singer and songwriter o.j.o. performed an insert song "On your side feat. o.j.o" in English in the season's first episode, the 25th episode overall, on Wednesday. The series' official YouTube channel also streamed a video for B-Komachi's "B no Revenge...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Screens in N. America on February 27
English-subbed trailer, visual unveiled
― Gaga Corporation announced on Wednesday the theatrical release 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 February 27. The company also revealed the key visual and English-subtitled trailer for the film's North American r...
Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Anime Unveils Theme Song Artists, April 4 Debut
Rock band Faulieu. performs "Hatsukoi Moment" opening, VTubers Asagiri Kōkō performs "Pop, Snack, Junk na HUNNY"
― The official website for the television anime of nonco's Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy (Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi) manga unveiled the anime's key visual, theme song artists, and April 4 premiere. Rock band Faulieu. is performing the opening theme song "Hatsukoi Moment" (First Love...
'Draw this, then die!' Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff (Updated)
Akira Sekine stars as protagonist Ai Yasumi alongside Saori Hayami, Saya Hitomi,Kanon Fujimura, Inori Minase
― The official website for the television anime of Minoru Toyoda's Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) manga revealed the main visual, main cast, and additional staff members for the series on Wednesday. Update: The anime's staff announced on January 15 that the series will air on NTV's no...
Pierrot's Mahō no Shimai Lulutto Lily Anime Unveils 4 More Cast Members
Hey! Say! JUMP's Hikaru Yaotome, Kōhei Amasaki, Tatsumaru Tachibana, Tomokazu Sugita join anime
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced four more cast members for Mahō no Shimai Lulutto Lily (Magical Sisters Lulutto Lily), the new magical girl television anime that it is presenting with Studio Pierrot, on Wednesday. The cast members include Hey! Say! JUMP idol group member Hikaru Yaotome, who is making hi...
Fortnite Festival's Kizuna Ai Collaboration News Causes Apparent Confusion
Kizuna Ai fans rush to dispel any notion the VTuber is artificial intelligence
― Fans of VTuber Kizuna Ai rushed to social media to remind non-fans she is not artificial intelligence, following a January 11 announcement Kizuna Ai will appear in the Fortnite Festival game on January 16. The associated X (formerly Twitter) post includes a community note stating, “Upon seeing the letters ‘AI’, some comm...
Nintendo Switch Online Adds Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance Game in Expansion Pack
GameCube game available as part of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership
― Nintendo added Intelligent Systems' 2005 Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance game to the "Nintendo GameCube – Nintendo Classics" app for the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership on Nintendo Switch 2 last Thursday. The company streamed a trailer on Monday: The company describes the game:This installment of ...
Hard Rock Café Japan Offers Burger Flavored With Naruto's Ichiraku Ramen
Naruto returns to the music-themed restaurant with a Ramen Burger
― Hard Rock Café Japan announced a new collaboration with popular anime series Naruto on January 9, and topping the menu are Naruto's Ramen Burger and Tropical Konoha Soda: Naruto's Ramen Burger boasts a "juicy beef patty with Monterey Jack cheese, roasted pork, veggies, and crispy fried ramen, topped with a naruto fish cake and quail ...
Re/Member: The Last Night Manga Ends in Next Chapter on January 27
Manga adaptation of August 2025 film launched in July 2025
― The 23rd chapter of Welzard and Katsutoshi Murase's Re/Member: The Last Night (Karada Sagashi THE LAST NIGHT) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with its next chapter on January 27.Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga simultaneously in English, and it describes the manga:Karada Sagashi is back! Set in an amusemen...
Mujina Into the Deep Manga's 'Season 1' Enters Final Battle
Inio Asano's manga launched in March 2023
― Manga creator Inio Asano revealed on January 9 that his Mujina Into the Deep manga is entering the "final battle" for "season 1" of the manga as of its latest chapter, serialized in this year's third issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine on January 9.Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and describes the story:Terumi Morgan bitterly acce...
'I See Your Face, Turned Away' Manga Ends, Announces Spinoff Story
Manga's spinoff starts on February 13
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The February issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine published the final chapter of Rumi Ichinohe's I See Your Face, Turned Away (Kimi no Yokogao o Miteita) manga on Tuesday. The magazine also revealed that it will start publishing the manga's spinoff story in its next issue on February 13. The manga returned on December 12 from its September 2024 hiatus...
Arata Miyatsuki Launches Another New Manga on January 20
Miyatsuki, artist Masaya Tsugami to launch Kae Dama suspense manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Futabasha's Web Action manga website revealed on Tuesday that writer Arata Miyatsuki and artist Masaya Tsugami will launch a new manga titled Kae Dama (Substitute Spirit) on the website on January 20. Web Action teases the manga as a suspense body-swap story.Miyatsuki and artist Akeji Fuj...
Code Vein II Game's Overview Trailer Previews Characters, World, Combat
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam on January 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an overview trailer on Tuesday for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game. The video previews character creation, partners, the world, combat, formae, weapons, Blood Code builds, and boosters: The game will launch on January 30 (January 29 in Ja...
Girl Group Philosophy no Dance Announce End of Activities
Group end activities with a live concert on June 13
― The official website of girl group Philosophy no DANCE announced on Tuesday that the group will end their activities with a live concert at LINE CUBE SHIBUYA on June 13. The announcement stated that the members and staff have come to this conclusion after repeated discussions, following the group's milestone triple anniversary last year. The group...
Publisher TO Books to List on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Light novel/manga publisher to list on stock exchange on February 13
― Japanese light novels and manga publisher TO Books announced last Friday that it has receive approval to list on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, starting on February 13. The company is offering 486,700 shares of common stock both inside and outside of Japan. The company's Board of Directors will determine the shares' prices on February ...
HIDIVE to Stream Oshi no Ko Season 3 Anime
Crunchyroll to also stream anime debuting on Wednesday
― HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will stream the third season of the Oshi no Ko anime as part of the winter 2026 season in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The new season will debut on Wednesday at 11:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX, and will air on a total 36 channels across Japan. The anime will stream in Japan on ABEMA...
K Manga Adds Kouji Seo's Umine the Island Inn Manga
Series debuted on Wednesday in Japan
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that it has licensed Kouji Seo's Umine the Island Inn (Ano Shima no Umine-sō) manga for simulpub. The first chapter is available to read now. K Manga describes the story: A new series from Kouji Seo, the creator of The Café Terrace and its Goddesses! Unemployed 19-year-old Kazuma has been su...
One-Punch Man: World Game Ends Service
Access to game ends on February 27
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for One-Punch Man: World, Perfect World's online multiplayer action game based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga, announced on Monday that the game will end its service on February 27. Dear Players,Thank you very much for your continued support of One Punch Man: World.We regret to inform you that One Punch Man...
'Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None' Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, January 14 Debut
Tom Aglio, Corinne Sudberg, Monica Flatley, more star in dub on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the English dub for Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None, the television anime of storywriter Itsuki Togami and illustrator Yuri Kisaragi's Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party) light novel series, on Wednesday...
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Series Season 2 Streams Teaser Trailer
Series' 2nd season premieres on Apple TV on February 27
― Apple TV (formerly Apple TV+) and Legendary Entertainment began streaming on Tuesday a teaser trailer for the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, Legendary Entertainment's series featuring "Godzilla and the Titans." The second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will premiere on Apple TV on February 27. New episodes will debut on F...
Level 5, Aiming Announce New Inazuma Eleven: Cross Smartphone Game
Free-to-play features new soccer coach protagonist
― Level 5 and Aiming (Dragon Quest Tact) have announced a new game in the Inazuma Eleven franchise titled Inazuma Eleven: Cross for smartphones. Level 5 streamed a teaser promotional video as well as a livestream that reveals more details about the game: A closed beta test will begin on January 29 in Japan. Inazuma Eleven: Cross will be free-to-play ...
DIGIMON BEATBREAK ‒ Episode 14
While it wasn't a terrible episode, round two of the Glowing Dawn vs Tactics left me a bit underwhelmed
This Week in Anime - Drama Over Anime
Sylvia and Lucas seek to remedy a shared blindspot with an exploration of shoujo anime and live action series.
― Sylvia and Lucas seek to remedy a shared blindspot with an exploration of shoujo anime and live action series. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunc...
Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider ‒ Episode 14
This week’s episode is about two things: character growth and world building.
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Anime Confirms Season 4
2026 mobile/PC game, 10th anniversary event, exhibit, audio drama, song box also announced
― The "KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Anime 10th Anniversary Livestream" confirmed on Tuesday that the franchise's previously announced sequel anime is a fourth television anime season. The staff also commemorated the anime's 10th anniversary with a new visual and announced a new mobile/PC g...
Renkinō's Monster Eater Light Novels & Webtoon Get 'Light Anime' in April
Hikaru Satō helms anime at IMAGICA Infos/Imageworks Studio
― Animation ID announced on Tuesday that the webtoon adaptation of Renkinō's Monster Eater (Mamonogurai no Bōkensha) light novel series is itself receiving a television "light anime" adaptation. The light anime will premiere in April on the Tokyo MX channel. The company also revealed the anime's teaser promotional video, key visual, and main ...
Palworld Game Announces Launch of Official Card Game on July 30
Card game slated for simultaneous worldwide release in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese
― The "Cardfight!! Vanguard 15th Anniversary: Bushiroad New Year Announcements 2026" event announced with a teaser promotional video on Monday that Pocketpair's Palworld game is getting an official trading card game that will launch on July 30. The card game is planned for a simultaneous worldwide release on ...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball, Square-Enix, Magical Princess Minky Momo, Sakamoto Days, Noriko Hidaka, & more!
― As part of the Coming of Age ceremonies throughout Japan, young adults dress in formal hakama (ceremonial trousers), western-style suits, and kimono. To express their individuality, some young adult men dress as stereotypical delinquents with regent hairstyles and ride motorcycles. ...
Bushiroad Announces Weiß Schwarz Online Game
Game launches for Switch, PC via Steam in fall 2026
― The official YouTube channel for Bushiroad's Weiß Schwarz card game announced in a new video on Monday that a Weiß Schwarz Online game will launch for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam this fall. The game is a competitive online version of the trading card game and will include a ranking system. There will be a Weiß version of the game and a Schwar...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Naruto, Dragon Quest, Inuyasha, Gnosia, Sega, Kodansha, Televi-kun, & more!
― Every year on the second Monday of January, Japan celebrates its newest adults with Coming of Age Day. Traditionally, the day honored those who turned 20 in the previous calendar year or school year. However, a new law went into effect in 2022 that lowered the age of maturity to 18. Regardless, some people still w...
MAPPA Animates New Video for Cardfight!! Vanguard Franchise's 15th Anniversary
Video features theme song XY performed by Roselia
― Bushiroad unveiled a new anime video on Monday to celebrate the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise's 15th anniversary. The video features the theme song XV performed by Roselia.Mappa animated the video with other studios, Hiroko Komatsu (animation director on Attack on Titan The Final Season, Banana Fish) handled the storyboards and technical direction....
Firefly Wedding Manga Ends, Gets Spinoff Stories
2-part "Koi to Doku" spinoff story starts on February 2, 5-chapter "Hotaru no Yomeiri Gaiden -Hitokiri to Yōdō-" story starts on April 6
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE platform published the final chapter of Oreco Tachibana's Firefly Wedding (Hotaru no Yomeiri) manga for early access on Monday. The final chapter will get an official release on February 2. Manga ONE also announced that the manga will get sp...
S and X: Confession of Therapist Manga Gets Live-Action Netflix Show in 2026
Kento Nakajima stars in Kisei Tada's story about sex therapist
― Netflix announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Kisei Tada's S to X ~Therapist Shimotori Ichito no Kokuhaku (S and X: Confession of Therapist) manga that will debut worldwide on the service later this year. Kento Nakajima (live-action Bad Boys J, Silver Spoon, Nisekoi) stars in the show as protagonis...
Inori Pens Sequel to I'm In Love With The Villainess Yuri Novels
"Furimukinasai, Watakushi ni!" debuts on January 26, focuses on Aleah
― Writer Inori revealed last week that her I'm in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō) story will have a sequel titled Furimukinasai, Watakushi ni! (Turn Your Gaze Toward Me!) that is set for release digitally with its first novel volume on January 26. Hanagata returns as the illustrator for the novel. The no...
'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Stage Play Replaces SKE48's Miyu Nakasaka
Idol's activities suspended due to inappropriate communications with manager
― The staff for the stage play of Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga announced on Thursday that Miyu Nakasaka will step down from the role of Yumeri Mizumori due to a suspension of her activities. SKE38 member Aina Suzuki will replace her in the...
All You Need Is Kill Anime Film Streams 'Invasion' Clip
Film opens in N. America on Friday
― GKIDS began streaming a clip titled "Invasion" from Warner Bros. Japan and STUDIO4°C's anime of Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe's All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel on Monday. The clip shows the invasion of the monstrous creatures: The film will open in theaters in North America on Friday. GKIDS acquired the anime in multiple territories, inclu...
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