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Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Film Casts Bo Bragason as Zelda, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link
Film based on game franchise premieres on May 7, 2027
― Nintendo announced on its Nintendo Today! app on Wednesday that the live-action film of The Legend of Zelda franchise will star Bo Bragason as Zelda and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth as Link. Series creator Shigeru Miyamoto also announced the news on X/Twitter. This is Miyamoto. I am pleased to announce that for the live-action film of The Legend of Z...
Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!- Anime Film Reveals Full Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, October 10 Debut
Visual features 2 new idol groups "Luminous," "Sorami Smile" from Aikatsu!, PriPara
― The staff for the Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!- (Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE -The Miracle of Encounters!-) anime film, the 10th anniversary "dream project" collaboration between the Aikatsu! and PriPara idol franchises, announced on Wednesday the film's main visual, full cast, additional staff, the...
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
I love the look of vintage, pre-digital anime, and Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube pleasingly scratches that aesthetic itch.
Golden Kamuy Anime Reveals Final Arc's January 2026 Debut, 2 Prologue Films in October
Awich × ALI perform theme for Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kōjō-hen films
― The staff for the anime of Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga announced on Wednesday that its final arc will debut in January 2026 on Tokyo MX and other channels, and also announced the final arc's two prologue anime films titled Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kōjō-hen (Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Factory Arc) in a teaser trailer. The...
Tokyo MX1 Station Will Air the Nukitashi Anime — But Only the Audio
Sister station Tokyo MX2 will air the anime's video & audio, but censored
― The upcoming series Nukitashi the Animation announced on Monday more details on the television channels which will run the series. They include the premium subscription channels AT-X and BS11, plus the local over-the-air stations Gifu Broadcasting, KBS Kyoto, and Mie TV. Tokyo MX1, which serves Japan's most populous area of T...
Space Brothers Manga Listed to End in 46th Volume
45th volume ships on July 23 with manga running for nearly 18 years
― Amazon is listing the 45th compiled book volume of Chūya Koyama's Space Brothers (Uchū Kyōdai) manga with a cover showing that the manga will end in the 46th volume. The 45th volume will ship on July 23. Koyama previously reported in January 2022 that he planned to start the final arc of the manga that year. In December 2022, Koyam...
Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening Side-Scrolling Game Streams Gameplay Trailer
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, Xbox One, Switch, PC via Steam on August 26
― Microids released a new gameplay video for Magic Pockets' Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening side-scrolling game, based on the anime of Buichi Terasawa's Space Adventure Cobra manga, on Tuesday. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic...
Giant Demon Slayer Ads at Japan's Busiest Station Tell Folks They're Going to Hell
Thankfully Shinjuku Station patrons won't have to abandon all hope when they enter
― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film debuted new advertisements on the various entrances and corridors of Tokyo's Shinjuku Station — the most crowded train station in the entire world — on Monday. The ads feature the franchise's demon characters Muzan Kibutsuji, Kokushibo, Doma, Akaza, and Kaigaku ...
Young Magazine Announces Lineup of U.S. Special Issue
Shuzo Oshimi, Masaaki Nakayama, Shuichi Shigeno's new works appear in "special, premium issue"
― Kodansha announced on Tuesday more details on the United States print release of its Weekly Young Magazine, which commemorates the magazine's 45th anniversary. The 1,044-page U.S. release will have 19 new series from Japanese artists. Readers will be able to vote for their favorites among 16 eligible titl...
Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film Announces More Cast
Yutaka Matsushige, Kōtarō Yoshida, Kōji Yakusho, Masachika Ichimura, Yuki Saito, others join November 21 film
― The official website for Studio Chizu and director Mamoru Hosoda's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") announced more cast members on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members include (top row, left to right):
Yutaka Matsushige as ...
Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree Game Introduces Guardians in New Trailer
Game launches on September 19 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new trailer for Brownies' Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree "2D isometric roguelite" game on Tuesday introducing the guardians Origami and Shigin. The game will launch on September 19 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco Entertainment...
The ANN Aftershow Returns with Spooky Summer Anime Line-up!
TONIGHT! The ANN Aftershow returns with The Summer Hikaru Died and DAN DA DAN Season 2!
― TONIGHT! The ANN Aftershow returns with spooky summer anime line-up! Join Jacki Jing, James Beckett, and Lynzee Loveridge as we discuss ghosts, aliens, monsters, and...chicken cutlets? 🍗 Join the discussion LIVE at 6pm PDT/9pm EDT on YouTube, X, and Facebook!
Writer Haruno Aoyama, Snow Angel's Haruka Chizu Launches New Manga in September
Aoyama, Chizu to launch Tonari no Seki no Fukami-kun ga Idol ni Naru Kamo Shirenai manga about high school girl trying to make her classmate an idol
― The August issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine announced on July 11 that Haruno Aoyama and Haruka Chizu will launch a new manga titled Tonari no Seki no Fukami-kun ga Idol ni Naru Kamo Shirenai (Fukami-kun, the Guy Sitting Next to Me, Might ...
The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! Light Novel Series' Listed as Ending With 10th Volume
10th volume ships on August 29
― Kadokawa is listing the 10th novel volume of Nagawasabi64 and Kawaku's The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! (Mijissō no Last Boss-tachi ga Nakama ni Narimashita) light novel series as the final volume. The 10th volume will ship on August 29. Yen Press is releasing the novel series in English, and it describes the story: Young gamer Shuutarou is among the...
Anime Expo 2025 Sets New Record of Over 410,000 Attendees
Recorded turnstile attendance increased from last year's 407,000+ record
― The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the organizer of Anime Expo, announced on Monday that this year's four-day event had a record turnstile attendance of over 410,000 attendees from more than 65 countries, an increase from last year's 407,000 recorded turnstile attendance. The event also had over US$110...
Anime NYC Hosts Kagurabachi Creator Takeru Hokazono, Voice Actor Yuma Uchida, CloverWorks President Akira Shimizu
Convention runs from August 21-24 at Javits Center
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Friday and Monday that it will host Kagurabachi creator Takeru Hokazono, voice actor Yuma Uchida, and CloverWorks, A-1 Pictures president Akira Shimizu at this year's event. Hokazono debuted the Kagurabachi manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023. Shueisha released the eighth compiled book volume...
Crunchyroll's Annecy Moment: A Missed Opportunity for Industry Transformation
Watching the 40-minute presentation unfold, one can't help but feel that Crunchyroll fundamentally misunderstood the assignment.
― "It's a great time to be an anime fan," declares Mitchel Berger, Crunchyroll's EVP of Global Commerce and Theatrical, as he takes the stage at this year's Annecy Festival. Berger's confidence reflects his front-row seat to anime's evolution over the past decade from its d...
Muv-Luv Girls Garden Game Reveals Anime Promo Video
Game's key visual, original manga project also announced
― The "Zaltoum Academy Special Live Classroom" stream of Muv-Luv Girls Garden, DMM Games and KMS Games' new "super-classic-style school x bishōjo (beautiful girl) story x battle" game, revealed on Tuesday its anime promotional video and key visual. The livestream also announced an original manga based on the new game that will be "coming soon."...
Tubi Adds Tai Chi Chasers Anime
39-episode Japanese animated series premiered in Korea in 2007
― Tubi is streaming the Tai Chi Chasers (Tai Chi Senjimon) 39-episode Japanese animated series with its English dub. 4Kids Entertainment adapted the series for U.S. television in 2011, and it describes the story: After a strange and devastating attack on his home, a young boy named Rai is shocked to discover he's a secret descendent of th...
New Saga Anime's English Dub Reveals Cast, July 16 Premiere
Kyle Igneczi stars as Kyle
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday the cast and Wednesday premiere for the English dub of New Saga, the television anime of Masayuki Abe's Tsuyokute New Saga (New Saga Plus, a wordplay on the Japanese term for replay mode) light novel series. The English dub stars: Kyle Igneczi as Kyle
Jaclyn Thomas as Urza
Rebecca Danae as Liese
Sarah Wiedenheft as Sildonia Kara Edwards as...
Sword of the Demon Hunter ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
The new cour starts with an unexpected flashback to Jinta’s pre-demon life in Kadono, but it’s very thin fare.
Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA's Lazarus Anime Nominated for Emmy for Opening Theme Song
Love, Death & Robots series nominated for "Outstanding Animated Program"
― The Television Academy announced the nominees for the 77th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Wednesday. Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese), the new original anime for Toonami with Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) and animation studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan The Final Season...
Sword of the Demon Hunter Episodes 1-13 Anime Series Review
After an impressive start, this period supernatural show is hampered by terrible action scenes and squandered potential, but it's still watchable and interesting.
― We're midway through Sword of the Demon Hunter, with the two-cour series due to resume on July 15, and it's still tricky to evaluate as a whole. As the amusingly generic title suggests, it's a period supernatural drama, mostly set in 1850...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Returns from Hiatus on July 23
Manga went on hiatus in January after returning from previous break
― This year's 33rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga revealed will return from its hiatus in the magazine's next issue on July 23. The manga entered its hiatus in January. The series had just returned ...
Nukitashi The Animation Casts Mari Takahashi
Takahashi plays Fuku Umenoki in anime
― The official X/Twitter account for Nukitashi the Animation, the anime of Qruppo's adult visual novel adventure game Nuki-Gee Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Hinnyū (Watashi) wa Dō Surya Ii Desuka? (What's a Flat-Chested Girl Like Me to Do on an Island Straight Out of a Porn Game? or Nukitashi for short), revealed on Monday that Mari Takahashi will join the anime's ca...
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth Games Launch on PS4 in West on September 30
Idea Factory International (IFI) announced on Tuesday that it will release the Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, and Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation games physically and digitally in North America and Europe for PlayStation 4 on September 30. Compile Heart released the PS4 version in Japan for Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth ...
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film's Trailer, Visual Reveal February 2026 Release
TV editions of 1st 2 compilation films begin airing in October
― The official website for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica franchise unveiled on Tuesday a new trailer and visual 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, and they reveal t...
One Piece ‒ Episode 1136
Episode 1136 may very well have cemented Kuma as one of - if not the - most tragic figures in the entire series.
Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 15
Anne remarks that she's coming up to a bend in the road and that she's not sure she ought to go round it, and that sums up the feel of the episode nicely.
My Hero Academia Anime's Final Season Premieres on October 4
Anime's "My Hero Academia ULTIMATE SCENE RANKING" global fan voting project also launched
― The official website for the My Hero Academia anime revealed the key visual and October 4 premiere of the series' eighth and final season, on Tuesday. The season will debut on October 4 at 5:30 p.m. JST on YTV and NTV's affiliate channels. The anime's staff also launched the "My Hero Academia ULTIMATE SCENE RA...
Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai TV Anime Casts Rin Kusumi
Kusumi to voice Shio Minamo, one of protagonist's childhood friends
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Shinya Misu's Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai (I'll Never Have a Romantic Comedy with My Childhood Friend) manga revealed on Tuesday a new teaser visual featuring the character Shio Minamo, and also revealed that Rin Kusumi will voice the character. Rin Kusumi as Shio...
GiGO Akihabara #1 (Formerly Sega's Flagship Arcade) to Close in August After 32 Years
Arcade closes on August 31 while GiGO Akihabara #2, #3, #5 will stay open
― GENDA GiGO Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the GiGO Akihabara #1 game arcade will close on August 31, as the facility's lease contract is expiring. The company also stated that GiGO Akihabara #2, #3, and #5 arcades will continue to operate. After GiGO Akihabara #1's closure, Matahari Entertainment plans to open an amu...
New Yu-Gi-Oh! Time Wizard Clock Wakes You Up (Only Half of the Time)
Will it work when you need it? It's a figurative coin toss
― Japanese plastic model, figure, and toy maker Kotobukiya unveiled a new, functional Yu-Gi-Oh! Time Wizard plush alarm clock on July 12. However, true to the original Time Wizard card, its internal alarm clock mechanism only works half of the time, by design — when you set the voice and vibration alarm, there is a 50% chance it doesn't sound...
Sakamoto Days ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Fighting Saw gives Shin and Lu the opportunity to learn how they stack up against the rest of the underworld.
Demon Slayer Offers Rengoku's Real-Life (Presumably Umai!) Bentō Box
Enjoy the box lunch in time for the Infinity Castle finale!
― Beef hot pot brand Kakiyasu Honten announced on June 19 that it is partnering with the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise for an original bentō box lunch. The “Unlimited Japanese Black Beef Hot Pot Bentō Box” will be available between July 18-August 17. The box features a meal like the ones enjoyed by Kyōjurō Rengoku during the Demon...
Blue Lock Creator Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Producer Makoto Kimura Establish Media Company
Chimera Club aims to produce media with manga as "starting point"
― Manga creator Muneyuki Kaneshiro and anime producer Makoto Kimura announced on Tuesday that they have established a new media production company named Chimera Club. The company aims to bring together talented creators to produce works that break down the barriers between different forms of media, with manga as a "starting point." Kim...
United Arab Emirates' Red Dunes Games Works With Octopath Traveler's ACQUIRE on 3 Projects
Original games will explore kaiju battles, dark fantasy hunts, dark espionage thriller
― United Arab Emirates-based game developer Red Dunes Games announced on Monday that it is entering into a multi-year collaboration with Japanese developer Acquire to develop original works. The companies have so far teased three new game projects codenamed "Project Tremor," "Project Umbra," and "Project Shadowcar....
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film's Teaser Reveals New Story, February 27 Debut
Film centers on Tempest officials vacationing at Elmesia's resort island
― The official website for Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Blue Sea Arc), the second anime film for the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise, unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual for t...
New Live-Action Street Fighter Film Casts Vidyut Jammwal as Dhalsim, Hirooki Goto as Honda (Updated)
Commando star joins David Dastmalchian, Andrew Schulz, 50 Cent, Callina Liang, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, Noah Centineo, Roman Reigns, Orville Peck
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The Deadline entertainment industry news source reported on Tuesday that Legendary Entertainment's new live-action film of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series has cast Vidyut Jammwal and professional wrestler Hirooki Goto as Dhalsim and E. Hon...
Ys X: Proud Nordics Game Unveils Long Trailer
Game launches for Switch 2 on July 31
― Nihon Falcom streamed a long trailer for Ys X: Proud Nordics, an updated version of its Ys X: Nordics game, on Monday. The game will launch on July 31 for Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan. Ys X: Proud Nordics features new story and adventure elements including "Mana Action," the Oland Island map and exploration area, new bosses, Mana Ride Races, and arena battles. Ys...
Kamitsubaki Studio, Kazuhide Oka Announce Platonica Space Game
Psychological adventure game playable at BitSummit the 13th from July 18-20
― Kamitsubaki Studio announced on Monday that it will produce a new psychological exploration game with GIRLS MADE PUDDING developer Kazuhide Oka titled Platonica Space. The game will be playable at the BitSummit the 13th event in Kyoto, which runs from July 18-20. Players help a girl recover her memories by exploring a serie...
Kodansha Wins Copyright Infringment Lawsuit Against Russian Company IQ Art Management
IQ had held paid event featuring Kodansha's works without authorization in 2023
― Kodansha announced last Wednesday that it won its copyright infringement lawsuit against Russian company IQ Art Management LLC on June 24. In early July 2023, Kodansha learned that IQ held a paid event in St. Petersburg, Russia from April-October 2023. The event featured 18 exhibited works, such as Attack on Titan, with...
Salaryman Kintaro Manga Gets Stage Opera
Takaki Kurihara stars in opera opening in Tokyo on September 5
― Hiroshi Motomiya's manga classic Salaryman Kintaro is getting a stage opera titled Salaryman Kintaro: Money Wars-hen that will open at Tiara Koto Hall in Tokyo on September 5. Takaki Kurihara stars as Kintaro Yajima. The opera also features storytellers Yasuharu Nakajima and Naomi Yanaga, as well as a special appearance by Chō Shunshō. ...
Global Animation Panel Brings the Best of All Worlds to Anime Expo
Global partnerships are helping animation to reach new heights with titles like Leviathan and MFINDA
― The Global Animators panel was a wonderful melting pot of ideas and internationality, ushering forth intriguing conversation on how animation production works on a global scale. Hosted by Qubic Pictures and featuring creators from D'art Shtajio, N LITE, Studio Orange, and Lucasfilm, the panel had an...
Hololive Night Pulls Huge Grand Slam at Dodgers Stadium
Unlike the Dodgers that night, the hololive VTubers did not strike out once.
― Out of everything I went to at Anime Expo this year, the hololive Night at Dodgers stadium had to be the best out of all of them. This was my first time at a baseball stadium in over 17 years as I'm not a sports fan in the slightest, yet seeing all of the hololivery on the jumbotron coupled with the fan interaction on the ...
Your Summer 2025 Daily Streaming Reviews
The review team's fate is decided! Here is your Daily Streaming review line-up.
― The Double Stuf™ 2025 Preview Guide is still chugging along (look for more episode twos added today), but with polls closed, it's time to announce the readers' choices for Daily Streaming reviews. Since ANN readers appreciate knowing what they're getting in as much detail as possible: most Daily Streaming reviews will ...
Witch Watch ‒ Episode 15
With Miharu's addition to the main cast, the truth has at last been revealed: Witch Watch has been drip feeding us a reverse harem all along
Q Hayashida's Dai Dark Manga Goes on 2-Issue Hiatus
Hayashida to work on manga's compiled book volume; manga returns in October
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Friday that Q Hayashida's Dai Dark manga will go on a two-issue hiatus for Hayashida to work on the manga's compiled book volume. The manga will return in the magazine's November issue in October. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in Eng...
To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 15
This episode does two things at once: 1) gives us Ghostblade's origin story and 2) recontextualizes his actions in Loli's.
Kako Kuwahara Appointed as New President, CEO of Nippon TV Music
Kuwahara previously served as Head of International Business, Head of Anime Business at Nippon TV
― Nippon TV announced on Monday that Kako Kuwahara is the new president and CEO of Nippon Television Music Corporation, the music publishing arm of Nippon TV. Nippon Television Music Corporation is a subsidiary of Nippon Television Holdings, Inc. Kuwahara replaces Akihiro Shimizu. Shimizu has been appoin...
Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 14
Only in a show as silly as this one can a bird ninja somehow feel bland compared to its usual standards.
World's End Club Game Gets PS5 Release
Game 1st launched for iOS devices in 2020 before getting releases for Switch, Steam in 2021
― IzanagiGames announced on Monday that it released it and TooKyo Games' World's End Club game on PlayStation 5 digitally on Monday. The game retails for US$24.99. IzanagiGames released the game for iOS devices via the Apple Arcade in September 2020, and also released the game on the Nintendo Switch in May 202...
Summer Pockets TV Anime Unveils 6th Video, Visual Featuring Shiroha Naruse
Anime's "Shiroha Naruse arc" starts in 15th episode on Monday
― The official website for the television anime of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel revealed the anime's sixth promotional video on Monday, featuring Shiroha Naruse voiced by Konomi Kohara. The anime's "Shiroha Naruse arc" will start in its 15th episode, which will air on Monday night. The anime's staff also revealed a new vis...
Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, Psyde Kick Studio Announce Grow Up Show Original Anime
Saekano's Kanta Kamei directs original anime at A-1 Pictures' new label
― Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, and Psyde Kick Studio announced the original anime project Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan (Grow Up Show: The Sunflower Circus Troupe) on "Sunflower Day" on Monday. The work will debut in 2026. Kanta Kamei (Oreshura, Dimension W, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend) is directing the work, and K...
Enju's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods Light Novels Get TV Anime in 2026
Story of man living peacefully surrounded by gods launched in 2021
― Kadokawa announced on Monday the television anime adaptation of Enju's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods (Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei) light novel series slated to debut in 2026, and also revealed its teaser visual: The original novels' illustrator ox and the manga adaptation artist Akira Anzai both drew commemorative illustrations for t...
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2nd Season Anime Casts Ryōka Yuzuki as Sumire
2nd part of anime's 2nd season debuted on July 6
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga revealed a new cast member on Sunday for the second part of the second season. Ryōka Yuzuki plays Sumire in the series. The anime's second part premiered on TBS and its affiliates on July 6, and airs on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. JST. Masayo...
Otakon Hosts Cast, Staff of Rock is a Lady's Modesty, The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime, More
Voice actress, manga artist, VTuber Sora Tokui; voice actor Shuichiro Umeda also attend event taking place on August 8-10
― The staff of Otakon announced over the past week that this year's event will host the following guests: Voice actor Miyuri Shimabukuro (Carole & Tuesday), animation director Shinya Watada (Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden), producer Hidetake Nishigaya (The Idaten Deities ...
Baban Baban Ban Vampire Manga Gets Stage Play
Bloody Love Kageki Baban Baban Ban Vampire runs from September 20-25 in Tokyo
― Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga will get its first stage play titled Bloody Love Kageki Baban Baban Ban Vampire (Bloody Love Opera Baban Baban Ban Vampire), which will run from September 20-25 at the Tokyo International Forum Hall C. Kenta Mizue will play Ranmaru Mori. Risuto Sakimoto will play Rihito Tat...
Inti Creates Announces New Majogami Game
2D action platformer launches for Switch, Switch 2, PC via Steam October 30
― Inti Creates revealed on Thursday a new 2D action platformer game Majogami, which will launch digitally for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on October 30. The game will also get a release for PC via Steam. The game features an extensive voice cast including:
Miyu Tomita as Shiroha
Kenji Hamada as Shiori
Ai Fairouz
Riho Sug...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Previews Ken in Video
Street Fighter crossover character Ken launches in summer 2025
― SNK streamed a character trailer for its new fighting game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves, highlighting Street Fighter crossover character Ken on Saturday. David Matranga voices the character in English, and Yuji Kishi voices the character in Japanese. English Trailer Japanese Trailer The crossover includes characters Ken and Chun-Li. Bo...
Crunchyroll Streams Kaiju No. 8 Compilation Film
Compilation film streams in N. America, Central America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, CIS, Indian subcontinent
― Crunchyroll added the film of the first Kaiju No. 8 anime season under the title Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon on Sunday. It is streaming the film in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and the Indian subcontinent....
KFC Hong Kong Offers Light-Up Wing Gundam Zero Buckets
It's a Gundam…Chicken Wing!
― The Gundam.info website announced on July 3 that the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime is collaborating with KFC restaurants in Hong Kong. The collaboration began that same day and will run until August 13. Those who purchase the collaboration set will also be able to purchase limited-edition collaboration merchandise, such as lanyards, coffee mugs, acrylic character art st...
Spalding Turns One Piece's Devil Fruits Into Basketballs
Suit up with some One Piece basketball gear, too
― Spalding Japan announced between June 28 to July 6 that it is collaborating with popular anime series One Piece for a line of basketball merchandise. The company kicked off the announcements by showcasing these “designs that encapsulate the world of One Piece, such as basketballs and basketball shorts decorated with iconic scenes,” starting with ser...
Frontier Works Releases Heroic Songs: the Remix! Game in English in September
"Idol x city-building simulation game"
― Frontier Works announced on Monday that it will release the Heroic Songs: the Remix! game on Steam and Nintendo Switch in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. The game will launch on Steam on September 15 and will launch digitally for Nintendo Switch on November 27. The game's Steam listing is now available. Frontier Works describes ...
428: Shibuya Scramble Developer Jirō Ishii Unveils Shibuya Scramble Stories Game's 2028 Target Date, More Cast
Manami Ute, Shunsaku Kudō, Masaru Matsuda return from previous Ishii games
― 428: Shibuya Scramble game developer Jirō Ishii announced during a livestream on Sunday that he is targeting a 2028 launch date for his new live-action adventure game Shibuya Scramble Stories with screenwriter Yukinori Kitajima. The developer also announced three more cast members and the addition of Tokyu Land Corporation a...
Monster Strike Mobile Game's 1st TV Anime to Premiere in October
Deadverse Reloaded to run for 1 quarter on broadcast TV instead of online
― Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded, the first anime series based on MIXL's mobile role-playing game franchise to premiere on broadcast television, will launch in October. It will run for one cours (quarter of a year) on Tokyo MX and 44 other channels throughout Japan. MIXL launched the original game on iOS and Android devices...
Mamoru Hosoda Writes Novel of His Film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
August 29 novel of film, which was itself a sequel to Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1967 novel
― Acclaimed anime director Mamoru Hosoda personally wrote a novel of his 2006 film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) under the title Toki o Kakeru Shōjo: A Novel based on the Animated Film. Kadokawa will publish the novel on August 29. GKIDS licensed the film for North America last year, and it des...
Glacier Bay Books to Release Konomi Oumi's Universe From the Balcony Manga in English
Manga collection by From This Flame manga creator to launch in English later this year
― Glacier Bay Books announced on Wednesday that it will release Konomi Oumi's Universe From the Balcony (Veranda kara Uchū) manga collection in English later this year. The publisher describes the manga: UNIVERSE FROM THE BALCONY includes a mind-expanding panorama of Konomi's stories sure to inspire and delight: et...
World's 1st Dragon Ball Store to Open in Tokyo This Fall
Store marks 40th anniversary of Akira Toriyama's manga with exclusive goods
― The first Dragon Ball Store in the world will open in Tokyo this fall to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Akira Toriyama's original manga. The store will have "must-buy" items for fans, including exclusive goods available nowhere else. The franchise's official website and social media accounts will announce the opening d...
HYBE's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Webtoon Surpasses 200 Million Global Views
Webtoon has accumulated 63.6 million views in the U.S., has anime adaptation in the works
― HYBE announced on Thursday its original webtoon Dark Moon: The Blood Altar has officially surpassed 200 million views worldwide. Since its launch, the fantasy romance series has been released in 10 languages. It has accumulated 63.6 million views in the United States and 36.3 million in Spanish-speaking count...
Japanese Live-Action Adaptation of Marry My Husband Webtoon Tops Prime Video Japan Rankings
Previous Korean live-action adaptation re-enters Prime Video Japan's Top 10 rankings
― The Japanese version of live-action adaptation of the Marry My Husband web novel and webtoon premiered on June 27 on Amazon Prime Video, and has risen to No. 1 on Prime Video Japan's charts, according to global streaming ranking tracker FlixPatrol. The Korean live-action adaptation of Marry My Husband, also availa...
Haikyu!! Fly High Smartphone Card Game Launches Outside Japan on July 31
Anime adaptations' cast will voice both English, Japanese voiceovers for game
― KLab and game developer and publisher Garena announced on Friday that Changyou and Prophet Games' Haikyu!! Fly High smartphone game based on Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga will launch in North America, Latin America, Europe, and Southeast Asia on July 31. The anime adaptations' cast will voice both English and Japanes...
Suda51, Swery65's Hotel Barcelona Game Launches in September
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam
― Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday that his and Goichi "Suda51" Suda's Hotel Barcelona game will debut in September 2025. The game's demo will be available to play at BitSummit 13 in Kyoto from July 18 through July 20. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The ...
Samurai Champloo's Shinichiro Watanabe Directs Ghost of Yotei Game's 'Watanabe Mode'
Kurosawa & Miike Modes are also available
― Sony revealed more details on the upcoming PlayStation 5 game Ghost of Yōtei during Thursday's State of Play presentation. Clocking in at over 20 minutes long, the presentation showcased elements of gameplay, story, audio, and subtitle options, plus three newly announced game modes: the Watanabe Mode, Kurosawa Mode, and Miike Mode. The Watanabe Mode includ...
Godzilla vs. Kaiju No. 8 Crossover Poster Revealed at Anime Expo
Shin Godzilla & Kaiju No. 8 monster designer Mahiro Maeda created art piece
― The Kaiju No. 8 franchise posted a Godzilla vs. Kaiju No. 8 crossover poster on July 7. The post noted that the two franchise's influential designer Mahiro Maeda created the art, which has a “dynamic illustration of Godzilla, the symbol of monster movies, facing off against the new-age monster tale, Kaiju No. 8.” Studio Kha...
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 2 Manga Listed as Ending in 13th Volume
J-Novel Club releases manga in English
― Amazon is listing that Suzuka's manga adaptation of the second part of Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō - Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) "biblia fantasy" light novel series will end in its 13th volume, which is slated to ship on September 15. Suzuka is serializing the manga on TO Books' Corona EX website. TO Books ...
Choose Your Summer 2025 Anime Streaming Reviews!
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You and Idol Precure Anime Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song, Story
Film of franchise's 22nd main anime entry opens on September 12
― The film for You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪), the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, debuted its full trailer on Sunday. The trailer previews the film's theme song: The trailer begins with the "Remix for You and Idol Precure♪" of the ongoing television anime's opening theme song "You and Idol Precure♪ Light U...
Rock Is a Lady's Modesty Manga Goes on Hiatus
Series launched in 2022, inspired TV anime in April
― This year's 14th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on Friday that Hiroshi Fukuda's Rock is a Lady's Modesty (Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite) manga will go on hiatus "for a while." The magazine did not reveal a date of return. Fukuda (Mushibugyō, Gofun-go no Sekai) launched the manga in Young Animal in October 2022. Hakusensha ...
WEBTOON Launches Consumer Goods Division
WEBTOON's production company has been renamed WEBTOON Productions
― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on Thursday a major organizational shake-up, including the creation of a Consumer Goods Division and a rebranding of its production company. Tina McIntyre, formerly SVP and Head of Global Publishing, will lead the new Consumer Goods Division as SVP, Head of Consumer Goods. Her expanded role will encom...
Creators of King's Maker Webtoon to Appear at Anime NYC Ahead of English Debut
Inklore releases 1st volume of boys-love series on August 26
― Haga and Kang Jiyoung, the creators of the acclaimed BL webtoon King's Maker, will appear at Anime NYC to celebrate the release of the series' first English print edition. Inklore will release the first volume on August 26. Set in a kingdom rife with political intrigue, King's Maker follows Wolfgang Goldenleonard, a rebellious prince for...
Yongseok Jo's Webtoon Series Wind Breaker Halted Amid Tracing Controversy
Creator apologizes, cites years of weekly deadlines as reason for compromising creative standards
― Naver Webtoon announced on Friday it has officially suspended the long-running sports webtoon series Wind Breaker (not to be confused with Satoru Nii's manga of the same name) following allegations of tracing — using near-identical reproductions of images from other works. On July 11, creator Yongseok...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 30-July 6
Death Stranding 2 stays at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 30-July 6 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 114,106 1,299,219 2NSwTamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment June 26 24,173 126,462 3PS5Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Sony Interactive Entertainment June 26 11,471 83,435 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 7...
Detective Conan: The Black Iron Submarine Anime Film Review
I would put this in my top three Detective Conan movies.
― The Black Organization is the primary antagonist in the Detective Conan franchise. While the abundance of filler in the main anime series causes their presence to get buried, when even a single member makes an appearance, that's when you know that an episode is important. The organization ties all of the major plot points of the series togeth...
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