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Kunio-kun, Double Dragon Games' Creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto Dies
Kishimoto died on April 2 at 64
― Kunio-kun and Double Dragon series creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto died on April 2, as confirmed by his son on X/Twitter on Sunday. He was 64. Kishimoto's son confirmed that there is a private funeral for family members on Tuesday. Kishimoto's career debuted in the 1980s at Data East directing games like Cobra Command and Road Blaster. He then began working at Technos Ja...
Another Eden Begins Game's Trailer Reveals September 17 Release
Trailer previews story, characters, battles for Switch 2, Switch, PC game
― Wright Flyer Studios (WFS) announced on Monday that it will release Another Eden Begins, an RPG based on the company's Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space smartphone game, for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on September 17. The company streamed a release date announcement trailer that previews th...
Kirio Fan Club Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita
Sugita plays teacher
― The official website for the anime of Chikyu no Sakana Ponchan's Kirio Fan Club manga announced on Monday that Tomokazu Sugita will play a teacher in the second episode on April 9. The anime premiered on April 2 at 24:26 (effectively, April 3 at 12:26 a.m.) JST in the Super Animeism TURBO programming block on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels. It also runs on the AT-X channe...
Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in May 2025
― This year's 18th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru manga will end in three chapters.Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru manga tells the story of a passionate manga artist who writes a story about idols. Something strange happens during a live performance of the idol group that the manga's main c...
Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Anime Series Review
The villainess leanings of the anime’s story make for a charming watch, imperfect as it all is.
― A lot of fantasies and fairy tales treat their villains more as obstacles than real characters. They're generally vile beings whose sole purpose is to cast curses, poison apples, and eventually get thwacked by the good guys. The reverse, I think, is part of the appeal of villainess isekai. We want to see...
Dan Da Dan Manga Gets Stage Play
Stage play runs in Tokyo, Osaka in August-September
― A new official website and X/Twitter account opened on Tuesday to announce that Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga is getting a stage play adaptation in Tokyo and Osaka this August and September. Imagine Ito of Umebо̄ is directing the play. Shinjiro Kameda is writing the script. Ryō Konishi is composing...
The Bugle Call: Song of War Manga Moves to Jump SQ. Rise
Next chapter publishes in July
― The May issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine announced on Friday Mozuku Sora and Higoro Tōmori's The Bugle Call: Song of War (Sensō Kyōshitsu) manga will end its serialization in the magazine and move to the seasonal Jump SQ. Rise magazine. Shueisha will publish the next chapter in the Summer issue in July. The magazine also stated the manga has an "important announc...
Link! Like! Love Live! Game Ends Service
Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club project game ends service on June 30
― The official X/Twitter account for Link! Like! Love Live!, the smartphone game app for the Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club (Hasu no Sora Girls' School Idol Club) "virtual school idol" project, announced on Monday that the game is ending service on June 30 at 12:00 p.m. JST due to high operationa...
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 4
It's next to impossible to convince someone that the funniest gag you watched on TV all week was a rooster needing to nut.
Tawawa on Monday Manga Takes 2-Month Break
Series returns on May 25
― This year's 18th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on March 30 Kiseki Himura's Tawawa on Monday (Getsuyōbi no Tawawa) manga is taking a break and will return to serialization in the 26th issue on May 25.The manga series began in 2015 as weekly pin-ups posted on artist Kiseki Himura's Twitter account. The main character, Ai, is a high school girl with large...
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ SEASON FINALE
It's been a wild ride, and I can see myself revisiting the adventures of Fire Force Company 8 whenever I need to remind myself to kick back and have a little fun.
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 23-29
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End finale ranks at #3 with 4.5% rating, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube finale ranks at #5 with 2.6% rating, Blue Miburo finale ranks at #7 with 2.4% rating
― Detective Conan: The Private Eyes' Requiem, the 10th film in the Detective Conan franchise, aired on NTV on Friday, March 27 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 7.4% rating. The 2025 Eiga Oshiri Tantei: Star and Moon (But...
Medalist Season 2 ‒ Episode 7
If there's one big takeaway I got from this episode, it's that a harness is basically the ice skating equivalent of a speedy battle shonen power-up.
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 16-22
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ranks up to #3 from #4
― Poupelle of Chimney Town, Studio 4°C's anime film of Akihiro Nishino's picture book of the same title, aired on Fuji TV on Friday, March 20 at 8:00 p.m., and it earned a 2.6% rating. The anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga aired on NHK on Sunday, March 22 at 11:00 p.m., and it earned a 1.7% rating. Sc...
The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Kaede Hondo, Kanon Takao, Yuka Aisaka join cast of July series
― The official website for the television anime of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series revealed three new cast members on Monday.Kaede Hondo as MisakiKanon Takao as MadokaYuka Aisaka as MelissaThe anime will debut in July and...
The Darwin Incident ‒ SEASON FINALE
It leaves me in largely the same place I was with The Darwin Incident when I started its season: not necessarily impressed with its quality but still conspicuously compelled to see where it's going.
The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Light Novel Series Ends in 15th Volume
Final volume ships on June 15
― Kadokawa is listing the 15th volume of Punichan's The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom (Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru) light novel series as the final volume. The volume ships on June 15. The romance story follows a protagonist who is reincarnated as Tiararose, the villainess of the protagonist's favorite otome romance ...
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Anime Gets 3rd Season
Anime's 1st season premiered in 2018, 2nd season aired in 2021
― The staff for the television anime of Yukiya Murasaki's How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord light novel series revealed on Monday that the anime will get a third season titled How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord ULT, and revealed an announcement visual drawn by the novels' illustrator Takahiro Tsurusaki.Tsurusaki and the manga adaptation's artist...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Reveals More Cast Members
Kansai Junior's Atsushi Ito, Kaito Noda, Taiga Watanabe, Shintarō Sumi to have debut film roles as "Shin Osomatsu Brothers" in June 12 film
― The staff for the second live-action film in the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise revealed new cast members on Monday. Four members from Starto Entertainment's Kansai Junior will have their debut film roles as the "new Osomatsu brothers." Atsushi Ito (Boys...
Netflix Reveals Fall Debut, Weekly Release Schedule for '2nd Stage' of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Anime
Anime's "1st stage" debuted on March 19
― Netflix Anime's X/Twitter account revealed on Monday that the "second stage" of the STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime will debut on Netflix this fall, with one new episode debuting each week.The company's full statement reads: Thank you for all the incredible support for STEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The series is currently in productio...
Ryōma Kitada's Sakigake no Hanamiko Manga Ends
Manga launched in July 2024
― Ryōma Kitada's Sakigake no Hanamiko manga published its 78th and final chapter on Monday.The manga is set in a world where gods of calamity who bring disasters to humankind exist, and girls known as "Hanamiko" fight against them. The manga centers on Arata Kamishiro, a replacement high school teacher who takes the opportunity of his father's death to try and become the l...
50th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced
Ichi the Witch, A Star Brighter Than the Sun, Mii-chan and Yamada-san, more nominated; The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity nominated for 4 consecutive years
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the 13 nominees in three categories for its 50th annual Manga Awards on Monday. Kodansha will announce the winner for each category on May 11. Best Shōnen Manga Utsura nai ndesu Ruka Konoshima The Fragr...
5th Live-Action Kingdom Film Casts Aju Makita, Mizuki Yamashita
Film opens in Japan on July 17
― The official website for the live-action films of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga announced two new cast members for the fifth film, Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen (Decisive Battle of the Soul), on Friday.Aju Makita as KōMizuki Yamashita as YōPreviously announced new cast members include: Jun Shison as MōtenKenji Sakaguchi as KankiFūju Kamio as ŌhonSatoshi Hashimoto as Chō...
WEBTOON, Blizzard Launch Overwatch: Undivided Webcomic
Overwatch: Undivided will run for total of 40 episodes
― WEBTOON Entertainment and Blizzard Entertainment announced on March 31 they have launched a new content partnership, introducing an original webcomic based on the Overwatch franchise. Titled Overwatch: Undivided, the series is now available exclusively on WEBTOON's English-language platform. Additional language support is planned, including Ko...
'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Kappei Yamaguchi, Junko Takeuchi
Yamaguchi, Takeuchi play characters in in-story BL manga that protagonist Nakamura reads
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Syundei's Go For It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga announced on Monday that Kappei Yamaguchi and Junko Takeuchi are in the anime's cast as Makinouchi and Taku, respectively. Their characters are the main characters of the in-story ...
Oshi no Ko's April Fool's Day Joke Becomes Reality
Kana Arima is now a pirate captain
― It's real! The Oshi no Ko franchise announced on Thursday that a collaboration between character Kana Arima and the Hakone Pirate Ship tourist attraction has come to fruition. Kana Arima is now the captain of the ship in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture. (There are actually three floating, seafaring — or rather, lakefaring — "pirate" ships in Lake Ashi.) The area aroun...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens With US$372 Million Worldwide
Biggest 2026 openings so far in N. America, internationally
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie, earned an estimated US$190,053,455 in its first five days in North America to open at #1. The film earned an estimated US$130,940,000 from Friday to Sunday in North America, and the estimated equivalent of US$182.4 million ...
KLab Reveals My Hero Academia Mobile Game's United Survival Title, 2026 Launch
Game launches worldwide excluding Mainland China
― KLab announced on Monday that its new online mobile game for the My Hero Academia franchise is titled My Hero Academia United Survival, and that it will release this year worldwide, excluding Mainland China.New Game App"My Hero Academia UNITED SURVIVAL"◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢Now Launching!Check out the teaser trailer!#MHA_HS #heroaca_a #MHA pic.twitte...
To You in the Beyond Anime Film's Teaser Reveals Cast
Hiiro Ishibashi, Anna Nagase, Simba Tsuchiya, Hiroshi Tamaki star in coming-of-age fantasy
― The official website for To You in the Beyond, the anime film of Akiko Abe's Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e novel, unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual on Monday. The teaser announces the film's cast. The cast includes: Hiiro Ishibashi as the protagonist Kazuki Tsukigase Anna Nagase as Nao Akishik...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 Casts Mai Nakahara
High mage Clairie Serah appears in April 12 episode
― The staff for the second television anime season based on Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga announced on Sunday that Mai Nakahara is joining the anime's cast as the high mage Clairie Serah. The character will appear in the second season's first episode (13th episode overall) on April 12. The ...
All Pokémon Centers in Japan Cancel Most Events in April
Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo remains temporarily closed after worker was stabbed to death on March 26
― The official "Staff Voice" website for the Pokémon Center retail chain announced through various posts on March 31 that it is canceling nearly all events being held at Pokémon Center stores across Japan for the entire month of April "due to circumstances." Exceptions to the cancellations include the "...
The Promised Neverland Manga Gets Stage Musical This Winter
RKX International to hold musical in Tokyo to commemorate franchise's 10th anniversary
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga is inspiring a musical stage play in winter 2026. Theater group RKX International (musical versions of Kiki's Delivery Service, Winnie-the-Pooh, Shrek) will perfor...
The Detective Is Already Dead Anime Unveils Season 2's 1st Video, Switch Game
1st promotional video previews new character Noches
― Kadokawa presented the first promotional video and first key visual for the second television anime season based on Nigojū and Umibōzu's The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru.) light novel series, on Sunday. The video introduces a new character named Noches, who is wearing a maid outfit and looks exactly like the supposedly dead S...
Sailor Guardians Take on a Modern Threat in Stunning New Musical Show
In a world that demands perfection insofar as we're creating algorithms to streamline the humanity out of art, the cast sings that "imperfection is fine" and that it's what is necessary to make us human.
― It felt like a full-circle career moment. There I was, in Japan, mostly for the annual AnimeJapan event coverage. This is my third year flying out of the country to intermingle with Japanese compan...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 23-29
Pokémon Pokopia stays at #1 for 4 weeks straight; Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection debuts at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 23-29 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 48,772 821,687 2NSw Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection CAPCOM March 27 18,238 18,238 3NSw 2 Super Mario Bros. Wonder + Minna de Rinrin Park Nintendo March ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 16-22
Crimson Desert PS5 version debuts at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 16-22 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 114,515 772,915 2PS5 Crimson Desert Pearl Abyss March 20 31,108 31,108 3NSw 2 Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection Capcom March 13 10,294 48,012 4NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 8,276 2,873,338 5NSw ...
86's Asato Asato Launches New Light Novel Series in June
necomi draws illustrations, Imari Ozaki draws worldview illustrations for "spiritual techniques x near future action" story
― Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint is currently listing that it will release the first volume of a new light novel series by Asato Asato on June 10 titled Yaebuki Kikan: Senmanjō Tō Tōha Roku (roughly, "Yaebuki Agency: Record of Traversing the Senmanjō Tower," but "Senmanjō" cou...
Inklore Announces New Titles, Previews at Anime Boston
Company reveals licenses of Her Tale of Shim Chong, The Red Sleeve
― Inklore, Penguin Random House's imprint for manga and webcomics, revealed new acquisitions and previews during its industry panel at Anime Boston on April 4. The panel included the announcement of upcoming print publications for Her Tale of Shim Chong by Seri and Biwan and The Red Sleeve by KANG Mikang, CreativeSUMM, Dopamine, and ...
Star Detective Precure! Anime Gets Film Opening on September 18
Latest series in Precure! franchise debuted on February 1 with Crunchyroll streaming
― The staff for Star Detective Precure!, the 23rd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, revealed on Sunday the series is getting a film titled Eiga Meitantei Precure! (Star Detective Precure! The Movie) that will open in Japan on September 18. The franchise also revealed a teaser video and a visual. The anime de...
Japan's Iconic Licca-chan Doll Makes American Debut
With crossovers with Frieren, Detective Conan, Sanrio characters
― Japanese toy company Takara Tomy confirmed this week that its iconic doll brand Licca-chan is making her American debut. Takara Tomy unveiled the U.S. lineup, which includes Sanrio's Kuromi, My Melody, and Hello Kitty collaboration dolls; the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and Detective Conan anime's collaboration dolls; and the Kimono...
Yen Press Licenses Fate Rewinder, Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver, 6 More Manga
The Dragon School Is Atop the Mountain, In Such a Small World, Elden Ring: Become Lord, Non and Akari, Meiji-Era Master-and-Servant Tungsten, How to Keep a Human also licensed
― Yen Press announced on Saturday at Sakura-Con that it has licensed the following manga for release in English. Yen Press will debut all the below titles in October 2026: Title: Fate Rewinder: All Great Feats Require Time (Unm...
Ize Press Licenses 4 Webtoons for English Print Release
Special Civil Servant, On the Way to Meet Mom, Reunion, Merry Marbling to debut in print in late 2026
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Reunion / Image courtesy of Ize Press
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Merry Marbling / Image courtesy of Ize Press Ize Press, the Korean content imprint of Yen Press, announced the acquisition of...
Manga Mavericks Licenses Hana Ikuta's Oni & Dawn, Minami Q-ta's Ball & Chain Manga
Oni & Dawn debuts this October; Ball & Chain debuts in March 2027
― Manga Mavericks Books announced at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release Hana Ikuta's Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls (Bakumatsu Joshi Kōsei: Oni to Yoake) manga and Minami Q-ta's Ball and Chain manga. Title: Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls volume 1
Creator: Hana Ikuta
Release Date: October 2026
Summary: Pack ...
J-Novel Club to Release English Audiobook for The Apothecary Diaries Novels
RB Media oversees production; 1st volume slated for release this year
― J-Novel Club announced at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release an English audiobook adaptation for Hyuganatsu's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series. Audiobook publisher RB Media is overseeing production of the audiobook. The first volume is slated for release later this year. Hyuganatsu is ...
Akane-banashi Anime Announces 5 More Cast Members
Fumihiko Tachiki, Hiroaki Hirata, Shizuka Itō, Yumiko Konatsu, Ryōta Iwasaki join cast
― The staff of the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga announced five more cast members this weekend. The staff also began streaming the anime's opening sequence without onscreen credits: The newly announced cast members are: Fumihiko Tachiki as Zenshō Arakawa Hiroaki Hi...
Let Me Fix You Yuri Manga Gets Short Anime
Anime based on Sakura Kurihara's Kimi o Tsumugu manga streams on YouTube in May
― German publisher Dokico announced on Saturday that Sakura Kurihara's Let Me Fix You (Kimi o Tsumugu) yuri manga is getting a short anime. The anime will stream on YouTube in late May. Dokico is contributing to the project in collaboration with Europe-based animation studio Buta Productions. The company shared a commemor...
Scum of the Brave Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, New Theme Songs
Tomokazu Sugita, Ayumu Murase join cast with new songs by ClariS, w.o.d.
― The staff for the television anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave (Yūsha no Kuzu) manga presented its third main promotional video and third main visual on Saturday. The video announces two more cast members and the new theme songs for the anime's second cours (quarter of the year), which s...
Sailor Moon's Artemis Watches Over NASA's Artemis II Mission
There's no better guide! (Except maybe Luna?)
― America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) took hold of the world's attention on Wednesday when it launched its Artemis II mission, on course to be the first manned mission to fly by the Moon in five decades. And who was there to oversee the launch? None other than Sailor Moon's white feline partner to Sailor Venus, Artemis. During t...
Yumi's Cells Webtoon to Receive 1st Stage Musical Adaptation
K-pop girl group Girls Generation member Tiffany Young will alternate in lead role of Yumi
― A stage musical adaptation of the webtoon Yumi's Cells will premiere on June 30, running through August 23 at the CJ Towol Theater in Seoul's Arts Center. The production is being staged by SEM Company and Studio N, a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon focused on adaptations. Development of the stage version began i...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 29-April 4
Lupin III VS Cat's Eye, Voltes V anime; MF Ghost, Sun-Ken Rock manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Lupin the 3rd TV Specials Collection 1 BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 31 Lupin III VS Cat's Eye BDCite Discotek US$29.95 March 31 Voltes V BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek US$69.95 March 31 Zone of the Enders Perfect Collection BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 31 Print M...
Hulu to Stream Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2, Snowball Earth Anime
Streaming service also adds MAO, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
― Hulu announced on Friday that it is streaming the second season of the Mission: Yozakura Family anime and the Snowball Earth anime for the spring 2026 season in the U.S. The latter has a same-day English dub. The company also confirmed that it is streaming the MAO anime. Finally, it will add the 2022 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero anime ...
Street Fighter 6 Game's Trailer Teases DLC Character Ingrid
Ingrid will debut in late spring 2026
― Capcom and the Street Fighter franchise's YouTube channels began streaming a teaser trailer for the Street Fighter 6 game on Friday, highlighting DLC character Ingrid. Ingrid will debut as part of the Year 3 Character Pass in late spring 2026. English
Japanese The game added Sagat on August 5, the first character in the Year 3 Character Pass. C. Viper, the ...
Manga Up! Global Adds Kizuku's Moimon Manga in English
Kizuku launched manga about mysterious creatures in August 2024
― Manga Up! Global added Kizuku's Moimon manga in English on Saturday. Manga Up! describes the story:
The mysterious creatures that suddenly appeared are... Moimon. A charming exterior, balanced against an inherent savagery and tough bodies. At first glance, it appeared that humanity had finally established a master-servant relationship ...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub (Updated With Trailer)
Ben Stegmair, Molly Zhang, Bill Butts, Colleen Clinkenbeard, more star in dub on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream a same-day English dub for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga, beginning on Saturday. The company streamed a dub trailer: The English dub stars: Ben Stegmair as Yuru Molly Zhang as Asa Bill Butts as Rig...
Romance 101 Webtoon Set for Live-Action Adaptation
Actor In-youp Hwang is in talks to take leading role
― A live-action adaptation of the webtoon Romance 101 has entered development, with actor In-youp Hwang in talks to take a leading role. According to a report from Korean television network JTBC on Thursday, Hwang has been offered the role of Nayoo Yeon, the male lead, and is currently coordinating his schedule. No final casting decision has been ...
ufotable, Production I.G to Create 188 New Illustrations for Tales of Game Series' 30th Anniversary
1st wave of illustrations to be revealed in May at Machi Asobi vol. 30 event
― The Tales of series and ufotable announced on Friday that as part of the 30th anniversary of the Tales of game franchise, ufotable and Production I.G will create 188 new illustrations for "all mothership titles" in the franchise. The project is titled "ufotable×Production I.G ~RPG ga Tsumuida Kiseki" ("Production I.G × ufo...
The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage Anime Gets Game on April 23 With English Release
Sunsoft's arena shooter game launches for PS5, PS4, Switch, PC via Steam
― Sunsoft announced on Friday it is developing a game based on The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!, the television anime of Atekichi's Saikyō no Shokugyō wa Yūsha Demo Kenja Demo Naku Kantei-shi (Kari) Rashii Desu yo? light novel series. The game, titled GAME The Strongest Job Is...
Crunchyroll, Aniplex's Joint Venture Hayate Acquires Anime Studio Lay-duce
Purchase marks Hayate's 1st "capital participation" in an anime production studio
― HAYATE Inc., the new anime production venture from Aniplex and Crunchyroll, announced on Friday that it has acquired all shares of anime studio Lay-duce, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. The announcement stated the purchase marks HAYATE Inc.'s "first capital participation in an anime production studio." HAYATE Inc...
Parasite Director Joon-Ho Bong Reveals 1st Animated Feature Ally for Global Release
Film has been in development since 2019, will center on group of curious deep-sea creatures
― Director Joon-ho Bong is developing his first animated feature film, Ally, with a planned worldwide release following completion in the first half of 2027. CJ ENM, one of the largest movie production and distribution companies in Korea, announced the film on Friday. According to CJ ENM, the project has been...
Bandai Announces Macross F x Top Gun: Maverick Crossover Toy
Alto Saotome is hitting the highway to the danger zone
― Bandai's premium toy brand Tamashii Nations announced a collaboration between the Macross Frontier anime and the popular 2022 American film Top Gun: Maverick on Tuesday. Preorders for the DX Chogokin VF-25 Messiah Valkyrie Top Gun: Maverick ver. will begin on April 3, and the toy will then ship in September. The toy is similar to the three-mod...
Chainsmoker Cat Anime Announces 6 More Cast Members, July 2 Debut
Misato Matsuoka, Yurie Funato, Ayaka Shimizu, Shiori Izawa, more join cast
― The official website for the anime of Nyan Nyan Factory's Chainsmoker Cat (Yani Neko) manga announced more cast members and the July 2 premiere for the television series on Friday. The site also posted a new key visual: The newly announced cast members are: Misato Matsuoka as Yaku Neko, who looks up to Yani Neko as her "semp...
Animate Apologizes for 'Inappropriate' April Fool's Joke for Unlimited Mates Dating 'Game'
"Game" lets you woo 1,000+ mates such as angel or monster in isekai, BL, more settings
― Japan makes countless April Fool's jokes, but how many have led to a corporate apology? Anime and manga store chain Animate issued an apology for the joke it posted on April Fool's Day at midnight … and then deleted hours later due to "inappropriate and insensitive" content. Animate had posted on April 1 about Un...
Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game Previews Story in Trailer
Game launches on July 10
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a story trailer for Echoes of Aincrad, a new action RPG based on Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online franchise, The game will launch in Japan on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on July 9, and on PC via Steam on July 10. In the West, it will launch on all these platforms on July 10. The game will have a Standard Edition, ...
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Game Adds DLC Character Shizuku on April 16
Shizuku is 3rd DLC character in Season Pass 1
― Arc System Works streamed a new character video on Thursday for Bushiroad and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga, and it announces that the DLC character Shizuku will launch on April 16. The game added the first Season Pass 1 DLC character Neferpitou on October 16 and the secon...
Kemono Jihen Manga Gets Stage Play
Stage play's logo reveals subtitle "Tokyo Arc"
― A new official website opened on Thursday to announce that Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga is getting a stage play adaptation. The website unveiled a logo with the subtitle "Tokyo Arc." Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call t...
Snowball Earth Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Griffin Burns, Alejandro Saab, Cory Yee, Courtney Lin, more star in dub on Friday
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will screen a same-day English dub for the television anime of Yuhiro Tsujitsugu's Snowball Earth manga on Friday. The English dub stars: Griffin Burns as Tetsuo Yabusame Alejandro Saab as Yukio Cory Yee as Kojika Yabusame Courtney Lin as Mist Ben Balmaceda as Lonely Iwaki Cra...
New Ghost in the Shell Anime Screens Global Premiere at Annecy in June
Festival takes place from June 21-27
― The staff for The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell), Science Saru's new The Ghost in the Shell television anime series, announced on Thursday that the anime's first two episodes will have their global premiere as a Screening Event at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France. The event is titled "Dive into "THE G...
Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2026 Nominees
DAN DA DAN, Gachiakuta, My Hero Academia, Takopi's Original Sin, The Apothecary Diaries, The Summer Hikaru Died nominated for Anime of the Year
― It's that time again to vote and make your voice heard for anime! Crunchyroll announced the nominees for its 2026 Anime Awards on Thursday. Crunchyroll's 10th annual awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on May 23, and there will be a global livestream. ...
Pokémon Horizons Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 2 Anime Series Review
The show is still taking advantage of the timeskip to tell a slightly more mature story; most of the cast is given a lot more depth, the symbolism is stronger, and the animation has greatly improved.
― The status quo has shifted, the villains are in power, and the Rising Volt Tacklers are on the back foot. But now that they're finally back together, it's time to start launching a counterattack or at ...
US Patent Office Rejects Nintendo Patent Involving Summoning Characters to Fight
Company previously filed patent infringement lawsuit against Palworld developer
― The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has rejected all claims of Nintendo's Pokémon patent US12403397, involving the ability for players to summon a character to fight in battle. GamesFray reported in September 2025 that the USPTO had granted the patent US12403397, regarding summoning a character to figh...
MAO Anime to Stream on Hulu in U.S.; on Disney+ in Canada, Latin America, Australia, New Zealand (Updated)
Anime based on Rumiko Takahashi's manga premieres on April 4
― Streaming service Hulu is listing Sunrise's television anime based on the MAO manga by Rumiko Takahashi (Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha, RIN-NE). Hulu Japan also confirmed that it is streaming the anime in Japan, beginning on April 5. Update: Entertainment news site Variety confirmed on Friday Viz Media holds the North...
This Week in Anime - How Many Figures Do You Earn Annually?
Is it the return of Astro Toy? No, it's just Coop and Chris waxing eloquent about the pains and joys of collecting anime toys.
― Is it the return of Astro Toy? No, it's just Coop and Chris waxing eloquent about the pains and joys of collecting anime toys. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @L...
Kantai Collection's C2 Kikan Reveals Ki-gō Keikaku Game
Ki-gō Keikaku simulation RPG in development for PC, mobile
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for game developer C2 Kikan announced on Wednesday a new 3D simulation role-playing game titled Ki-gō Keikaku (Plan Number Ki) is in development for PC and mobile. Team members Konishi and Shibafu will design the characters. The "historical science-fiction" game is set in an alternate Showa era Ja...
Tiger & Bunny Anime Gets Stage Play to Celebrate 15th Anniversary
Stage play to run in Tokyo in September, in Hyogo in October
― Bandai Namco Pictures announced on Thursday the Tiger & Bunny franchise is getting a stage play titled Tiger & Bunny The Stage that will run in Tokyo in September and Hyogo in October. The stage play is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the franchise. The original Tiger & Bunny television anime series centers around heroes for hire — su...
Gachiakuta RPG Reveals New Character Trailers
Game previews combat for Zanka, Enjin, Rudo, Riyo
― The official YouTube channels for Com2uS Group's RPG Gachiakuta: The Game, based on Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga, released character trailers previewing the combat for Zanka, Enjin, Rudo, and Riyo on Monday. Zanka English Trailer
Zanka Japanese Trailer
Enjin English Trailer
Enjin Japanese Trailer Rudo English Trailer
Rudo Japanese Trailer ...
The Ogre's Bride Live-Action Film Opens at #3, Poupelle of Chimney Town Anime at #5 in Japan
2026 Doraemon film stays at #1, 2nd live-action Golden Kamuy film drops to #6, Assassination Classroom the Movie drops to #8,
― The 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend at the Japanese box office last weekend. The film sold 223,000 tickets and earned 284,425,400 yen (ab...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring Dr. Stone, Mr. Osomatsu, Shangri-La Frontier, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Kamen Rider, Level 5, & more!
― While it's just April Fool's Day in much of the world, it's also the first workday for many recent college grads in Japan. The anime and manga worlds have mixed in some congratulations for these new hires among their jokes: The Battle Cats 【🎉祝！TVアニメ化決定！🎉】ﾋﾞｯｸﾞ(ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾆｭｰｽ!「にゃんこ大戦争」がリッチな...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Medalist, BanG Dream!, Ensemble Stars, Like a Dragon, Apex Legends, Okami, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo, PlayStation, & more!
― As if April Fool's Day wasn't chaotic enough, April 1 is also the official start of the fiscal year in Japan. Between all the executive shuffling and dry stock transactions reports, workers let off steam with jokes like these: Apex Legends ／📢『Apex Legends ときめき学園ライ...
Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After Game Launches for Switch on April 16
Episodes originally launched as part of Muv-Luv Alternative Chronicles
― aNCHOR Co., Ltd. announced on Monday that it will release standalone editions of the four episodes of Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After in Japan for Nintendo Switch digitally on April 16.The Muv-Luv 20th Odyssey Box shipped in Japan in March 2024 and originally featured the episodes together on Switch.The Muv-Luv Unlimited: The D...
Shift Up Announces New 'Partnership' with Shinji Mikami's Unbound Game Studio
Company's official website notes "acquisition" of Unbound
― Hyung-Tae Kim's game studio Shift Up announced on Wednesday a new "partnership" with Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami's new Unbound Studios. Shift Up's official website calls the partnership an "acquisition," while the announcement video calls it a "publishing partnership." Shift Up will handle publishing for Unbound's future game projec...
Pink Aomata Launches New Historical Boys Love Manga
Kinban!! ~Edo Kinban Boys' Life~ debuted on March 28
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shinshokan's Wings web magazine announced that Pink Aomata's new manga Kinban!! ~Edo Kinban Boys' Life~ (Kinban!! Edo Servant Boys' Life) has launched in this year's March issue on Saturday.The series follows low-ranking samurai Harutarō from the boonies, who is specially selected to serve as an atten...
Always a Catch! Anime Casts Tetsu Inada
Inada plays Maria's father
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken) light novel series announced on Thursday that it has cast Tetsu Inada as Maria's father: TMS also streamed the anime's creditless opening theme song "Chikai wa Kyun to." by HoneyWorks feat. Airi Suzuki.: The anime de...
Elemon Animated 'Edutainment' Series Gets 2nd Season
Elemon Breakthrough season streams trailer
― Toei Animation and Sunlight Entertainment began streaming a new trailer last Friday for their animated "edutainment" series ELEMON, and it reveals that the show is getting a second season titled Elemon Breakthrough. ELEMON debuted in September 2023 featuring the voice of Ryan Kaji, the YouTube kid phenomenon from "Ryan's World." Episodes streamed weekly on...
Crunchyroll to Stream Haibara's Teenage New Game+, RILAKKUMA, The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch, More Anime
Also: Always a Catch!, Killed again, Mr. Detective., My Ribdiculous Reincarnation
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it is also streaming the following anime for the spring 2026 season: Always a Catch! — April 1 Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (pictured right) — April 2 Killed again, Mr. Detective. — April 2 RILAKKUMA — April 3 Ace of Diamond act II Second Season — April 5 My Ribdiculous Reincarna...
The Fable TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
Visual, returning cast/staff revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga announced on Thursday that the series is getting a second season with returning cast and staff members. The website unveiled a visual: The returning cast includes stars: Kazuyuki Okitsu as Akira Satō Miyuki Sawashiro as Yōko Satō Kana Hanazawa as Misaki Shimizu Akio O...
McDonald's x Evangelion Transforming Toys Review
McCapitalistic Chaos.
― The time was a few weeks ago, and the place was the Naka-kon dealer's room. There I was, minding my own business so cartoonishly that I may as well have been whistling between licks of my oversized lollipop, as the wind blew through my propeller hat. I wasn't prepared, suffice to say, to have my life very suddenly changed—to be psychically assaulted by an aura so strong, power...
6th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film's Teaser Previews Plot Twist
Yamato appears in Reiwa era Tokyo in 6th film on June 26
― The official X/Twitter account for Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, revealed on Wednesday a teaser video and visual for the sixth film Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth). The video previews Yamato appearing in Tokyo in the present-day Reiwa era: The sixth film w...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Final Fantasy VII, Apothecary Diaries, Fate/Grand Order, Gundam 00, NieR, Made in Abyss, Doraemon, & more!
― Besides April Fool's Day, April 1 marks the start of the Japanese school year — hence the school-themed pranks mixed in with the rest: The Apothecary Diaries Pop Your Heart！《𝐛𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐬》MaomaoXiaolanShisui20XX.4.1 Debut#bubbles🫧#薬屋のひとりごと #エイプリルフール pic.twitter.com/aU7IJy2MZi— 『薬屋のひとりごと』アニ...
Happy April Fool's Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring One Piece, Hana-Kimi, Re:ZERO, Saiki K., Hikaru Midorikawa, Sega, Studio Pierrot, & more!
― The best April Fool's Day "jokes" are the ones that make us laugh on April 1 — then make us gasp on April 2 when we realize they're actually, legitimately real. Do you think of any this year's pranks are for real? Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 🤜初の格闘ゲーム登場!?🤛『時々バグった挙動をする格ゲーのアーリャさん達』スペシャル...
The Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide
This is not a drill - Purson has finally made his official appearance in Season 4 of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Also check out our reviewers' takes on Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how ...
Creating a Fanclub: Director Sou Toyama on Kirio Fan Club
What makes Kirio Fan Club a more realistic look at high school crushes? Director of the upcoming anime, Sou Toyama, gets into it.
― Kirio Fan Club is not your typical tale of high school love. Aimi and Nami eschew many of the romanticized aspects we've come to expect from anime high school girls: they're weird and loud and more than a little goofy while still taking themselves and their crush on clas...
Saved by the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace Manga Gets Light Anime in July
Kusabi Kurokawa has been adapting Hokuhoku Yakiimo's romantic fantasy as manga
― The Nippan Group's digital publisher Funguild announced on Wednesday that Hokuhoku Yakiimo and Kusabi Kurokawa's Saved by the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace (Migawari Reijō o Sukutta no wa Reikoku Mujihi na Kōri no Ōji no Ai Deshita or literally, What Saved the Stand-In for the Aristocratic Daughter Was the Cold-Hearted, Crue...
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