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Hell Mode TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Unveils More Cast, Staff, Theme Songs
Hideo Ishikawa, Sayaka Ōhara, Makoto Koichi join cast of Yokohama Animation Lab anime
― The official website for the television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series unveiled a new promotional video and visual for the anime ...
5th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Reveals Title, February 20 Premiere in Teaser Trailer
5th film is titled Hakunetsu no Ginga Taisen; 4th film Mizuiro no Sasha opened on Friday
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed in a special trailer on Friday that the fifth film for Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, is titled Hakunetsu no Ginga Taisen (The Incandescent Galactic War) and will open on February 20.Bandai...
A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Season 2's Video Confirms 2026 Debut
1st season premiered in October 2023
― The official website for the anime based on Wookjakga's A Returner's Magic Should Be Special (Kikansha no Mahō wa Tokubetsu Desu in Japanese) Korean web comic began streaming a promotional video for the anime's second season on Friday. The video confirms the second season's 2026 broadcast and streaming premiere. Crunchyroll also unveiled an English-subtitled v...
Fire Force Anime's Final Run to Premiere on January 9
Season 3's 1st part had premiered on April 4
― The official website for the anime of Atsushi Ohkubo's Fire Force manga posted on Friday a new visual and the January 9, 2026 premiere date for the second and final cours (quarter of a year) of the anime's third and final season. The anime will air on the Animeism block on MBS, TBS, and CBC, with the latest episode streaming on Netflix after they air on ...
Gintama 'Yoshiwara in Flames' Compilation Film Opens on February 13
New still of Gintoki also revealed
― The official website for Shin-Gekijōban Gintama: Yoshiwara Daienjō (Gintama New Film Version: Yoshiwara in Flames), the new compilation film for the anime based on Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga, announced on Friday the film's February 13, 2026 opening date. The site also unveiled a new still from the film showing a smiling Gintoki amidst flames.The film covers e...
A New Dawn Film's New Teaser Unveils March 6 Opening
Film was delayed from this year
― The official website for A New Dawn (Hana Rokushō ga Akeru Hi ni), illustrator and director Yoshitoshi Shinomiya's first feature film, unveiled a new teaser trailer for the film on Friday. The teaser with previously unseen footage announces the film's new March 6, 2026 opening date. The film was originally slated to open this year, but was delayed to next year. Shino...
Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film Reveals New Trailer, IMAX Screenings
Trailer flashbacks to heroines in Hosoda's summer films before previewing winter revenge story
― The staff for Studio Chizu and director Mamoru Hosoda's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") presented a new trailer and announced IMAX screenings with a new poster visual on Friday. The trailer flashbacks to when heroines in Hosoda's previous summe...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film's Trailer Confirms January 30, 2026 Delay
Previously slated for this year in Japan
― Bandai Namco Filmworks presented a new trailer and main visual 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: Senkō no Hathaway) anime project, on Friday. The trailer confirms that the film has been delayed to January...
Perfect Blue Restoration Film Gets 4K UHD Release on December 23
Collector's Edition set includes newly subtitled 117-minute lecture by director Satoshi Kon
― GKIDS and distributor Shout! Studios announced on Thursday that they are releasing Satoshi Kon's Perfect Blue film on 4K UHD for the first time in a 3-disc Collector's Edition set on December 23. The company streamed a trailer: The release will include a newly subtitled 117-minute lecture by Kon, a 4K promot...
Witch Hat Atelier Anime Unveils Welcome Visual
The staff for the television anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga unveiled at New York Comic Con on Thursday a new "welcome" visual featuring Koko and Qifrey: The anime has been delayed from 2025 to 2026. The staff cited the ability "to present the charm of the project at an even higher quality." Ayumu Watanabe (Ace Attorney, Doraemon films) is directing the anime at Bug Films. Hiro...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime's Trailer Reveals More Staff, April 2026 Premiere
Anime to run for 2 parts
― Crunchyroll revealed during its panel at New York Comic Con on Thursday that the anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga will debut in April 2026 and will air for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer, which also unveils more staff: Masahiro Andō (Sword of the Stranger) i...
Crunchyroll Acquires Oshi no Ko Season 3, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea, More Anime
Also: A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation, Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter
― Crunchyroll announced during its New York Comic Con panel on Thursday that it will stream the third season of the Oshi no Ko anime (Trailer), for which previous seasons streamed on HIDIVE. The company also announced that it has acquired the worldwide theatrical rights to the That...
'Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power' Anime Reveals Main Cast, OP Song, January Debut in 2nd Trailer
Karin Nanami, Saki Miyashita, Iori Saeki, Anzaki Tachibana, Yui Ishikawa, Misaki Watada star in anime
― Pony Canyon revealed the second trailer video, main cast, and January debut for the television anime of Nazuna Miki's Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power (Kizoku Tensei: Megumareta Umare kara Saikyō no Chikara o Eru) light novel series, on Thursday. The video reveals an...
'Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu!' Light Anime Debuts in January
Main staff also revealed
― The official website for the "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to Love My Most Beloved Step-Brother, I'll Live a Long Life!) light novel series revealed on Thursday the anime will debut in January 2026. The staff revealed a screenshot from the anime on October 2, and revealed a key visual on Thursday. In June...
2026 Doraemon Film Reveals Guest Voice Actors, February 27 Premiere
Shōya Chiba, Ryō Hirohashi join new film's cast
― The staff for the 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), revealed on Thursday two guest voice actors, and the film's February 27 premiere. Shōya Chiba will voice the character El (left in image below), a soldier of the Mu Federation tasked to keep an eye o...
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween, 2 More Detective Conan Films Stream on YouTube Over Next 3 Saturdays
Special episode "Night of the Full Moon Dual Mystery" streams on Wednesday
― TMS Entertainment announced on its Bluesky account on Wednesday that its "Detective Conan: Cinema Saturdays" campaign will stream three more films, each one on a Saturday at 10:00 p.m. EDT, on its "Anime! on TMS" YouTube channel. In addition, the company will stream the 2 1/2 hour special episode "Night of the Full Moon Dual...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Stays at #1, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle at #2
Live-action Silent Service sequel drops to #4, live-action The Exit 8 to #5
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its third weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 577,000 tickets and earned 896,690,290 yen (about US$5.88 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.88 million tickets ...
'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs
Senri Oe, Princess Princess perform theme songs
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Syundei's Go For It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga began streaming the second promotional video, and it reveals and previews the theme songs "Glory Days" by Senri Oe and "Sekai de Ichiban Atsui Natsu" by Princess Princess. The trailer initially debuted at the K...
The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity ‒ Episode 6
In Subaru’s mind, she may be ripping off the band-aid of losing her best friend, something she believes will happen no matter what, somewhere deep inside of her.
Aikatsu! x PriPara THE MOVIE Previews 2 Stage Performances in New Video
Video shows "Chuchu Ballerina," "Kono Uta Tomarei Hi"
― 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, started streaming clips from two of the film's 13 stage performances on Wednesday. The clips previews the sta...
Ugoku! Neko Mukashi Banashi Anime Reveals 2 More Guest Voice Actors
Long Coat Daddy comedy duo's Tōru Dōmae, Usagi to appear in guest roles in October 15 anime
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that comedy duo Long Coat Daddy members (and self-professed cat fans) Tōru Dōmae and Usagi will appear as guest voice actors in Ugoku! Neko Mukashi Banashi (Move! Cat Folktales), the web anime of Pandania's Neko Mukashi Banashi (Cat Folktales) four-panel manga.The staff also a...
Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded Anime's Video Previews Opening Song
Da-iCE performs opening theme song "Monster"
― The official website for Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded, the first anime series based on MIXL's Monster Strike mobile role-playing game franchise to premiere on broadcast television, began streaming the main promotional video for the anime on Wednesday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Monster" by Da-iCE. Masao Ōkubo (Record of Ra...
Tubi Streams The Legend of Ninja Kamui Anime
First 15 episodes stream with English subtitles
― Tubi is streaming the first 15 episodes of the 1969 anime adaptation of Sanpei Shirato's The Legend of Ninja Kamui (Ninpu Kamui Gaiden) with Japanese audio and English subtitles.The streamer describes the anime:The heroic adventures of rogue ninja Kamui as he travels throughout the country while combating enemies who wish to destroy him.The Legend of ...
Hulu Adds Gintama Anime Seasons 2-3 With English Dub
Streamer added season 1 in 2019
― Hulu is now streaming the second and third seasons of the Gintama television anime series with an English dub. The streamer added the first season of the anime with English subtitles and an English dub in December 2019. The first season is currently still on the service with an English dub. Crunchyroll announced in July 2016 that it would dub and release anime, incl...
Ninja vs. Gokudo Anime Streams Same-Day English Dub
Anime debuted on Tuesday
― Amazon's Prime Video began streaming a same-day English dub for the television anime of Shinsuke Kondō's Ninja vs. Gokudo (Ninja to Gokudō) manga on Tuesday. The English cast includes: Conradie van Heerden as Shinoha Nate Prentice as Kiwami Gordon van der Spuy as Kaiza Rob Coutts as Yuzawa Gavin Gomes as Zanzo Daniel Levi as Nagashima, Ichimaru Chris van Rensburg as Male Na...
One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime Streams on Hulu in U.S., Disney+ in Canada on October 12
Netflix in Latin America, Australia, New Zealand
― Viz Media confirmed on Tuesday that the third season for the anime based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One Punch Man manga will begin streaming on October 12 at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Hulu in the U.S., Disney+ in Canada, and Netflix in Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. In Latin America and Oceania, Crunchyroll will also stream the anime at the same ...
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Gets Early Screenings for Crunchyroll Members in U.S. on October 22 (Updated)
Film opens in U.S., Canada on October 24
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that there will be early screenings for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, on October 22 in the U.S. for Crunchyroll Fan, Mega Fan, and Ultimate Fan members. Fandango posted a list of participating theaters. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquire...
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Streams Opening Movie With Kenshi Yonezu's Theme Song
Yonezu performs "IRIS OUT" for film opening in U.S. on October 24
― The official YouTube channel for Kenshi Yonezu began streaming on Tuesday the opening movie for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, which features Yonezu's theme song "IRIS OUT." Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired worldwide theatrical rights the film...
Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai Anime Reveals More Cast, January Debut
Yūki Yamamoto joins cast as athletic Haru Hinata
― The staff for the television anime of Shinya Misu's Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai (I'll Never Have a Romantic Comedy with My Childhood Friend) manga announced on Tuesday the anime's January premiere on TV Tokyo, AT-X and BS NTV. The anime's staff also revealed a new teaser visual featuring the character Haru Hinata, and announced that Yūki Yam...
'Draw this, then die!' TV Anime's Teaser Announces Staff, 2026 Debut
The Dangers in My Heart's Hiroaki Akagi helms anime at Shin-Ei Animation
― The official website for the television anime of Minoru Toyoda's Draw this, then die! (Kore Kaite Shine) manga opened on Tuesday and announced the anime's director, animation studio, and 2026 premiere in a teaser promotional video. Hiroaki Akagi (The Dangers in My Heart, Teasing Master Takagi-san) is directing the anime at Shi...
Dokodemo Makibao Short Spinoff Anime Gets 2nd Season
Dokodemo Makibao ~World Tour~ season debuts on Wednesday
― The web anime brand Sukima no Anime announced on Tuesday that Dokodemo Makibao (Makibao Everywhere), its short anime spinoff to the Midori no Makibao franchise, will get a second season starting on Wednesday, October 8. A promotional video for the new Dokodemo Makibao ~World tour~ season announces its new and returning cast and staff:Ikue Ōta...
A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama
Fukuyama plays protagonist Futami's former editor Masayuki Todo
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Kuzushiro's Egao no Taenai Shokuba Desu. (A Mangaka's Weirdly Wonderful Workplace) manga announced on Monday that Jun Fukuyama is joining the anime's cast as protagonist Futami's former editor Masayuki Todo.╭━━━━━━━━━━━╮ アニメ #えがたえ 追加キャスト解禁🎊╰━━━━━ｖ━━━━━╯双見の元担当編集。戸田...
Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love Anime Casts Akeno Watanabe, Yasuhiro Kikuchi
Watanabe, Kikuchi play protagonist Yumeko's parents
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Mamakari's Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love (Debu to Love to Ayamachi to) manga announced on Monday that Akeno Watanabe and Yasuhiro Kikuchi have joined the anime's cast as Yumeko's mother (right in image below) and father (left), respectively. ˗ˏˋ🩷#アニメデブラブ🩵ˎˊ˗ キャスト公開 ￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ 夢子母役...
Gachiakuta Anime's 2nd Half Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs in Video
Mori Calliope, Karanoah perform new theme songs
― The official website for the television anime of Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga began streaming a promotional video for the anime's second half on Tuesday. The video announces more cast members, announces and previews the show's second opening theme song "Let's Just Crash" by Mori Calliope, and also announces the new ending theme song "Ban" by Karanoah....
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Aaron Campbell, Jonah Scott, Bryn Apprill star in dub on Tuesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the second season of the anime based on Ren Eguchi and illustrator Masa's Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hōrō Meshi) light novel series on Tuesday, the day the season debuts. The English cast (featuring ret...
Witch Watch ‒ SEASON FINALE
While this was a less dramatic season finale than I was hoping for, it does at least provide a few good jokes in the meantime.
Secrets of the Silent Witch ‒ SEASON FINALE
Despite the festival being saved, her night out with Felix, and her finding a copy of her father’s research, this season of Secrets of the Silent Witch ends on a bittersweet note.
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime Reveals Autumn Visual, Video
Anime based on Kana Akatsuki's light novels reveals Agent of Autumn character Nadeshiko Iwaizuki
― WIT Studio revealed a key visual and video for its television anime adaptation of Kana Akatsuki's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series on Monday. The artwork and promotional video reveals the Agent of Autumn Nadeshiko Iwaizuki, and her Guard Rindō Azami. Ken Yamamoto (Uma Musume Pret...
Kaya-chan Isn't Scary Anime Reveals January Debut, More Cast
Yūki Kaji, Azusa Tadokoro, more join cast
― The staff of the television anime adaptation Yuritaro's Kaya-chan Isn't Scary (Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai) horror action manga revealed on Monday that the series will debut on TV Tokyo and its affiliates, AT-X, and WOWOW in January 2026. The staff also revealed a new commercial video, visual, and more cast. The new cast members include: Yūki Kaji as Namu Fukus...
Yoshiki Nakajima, Daiki Kobayashi Join Cast of Kusunoki's Garden of Gods TV Anime
Anime debuting next year also reveals "moon viewing" visual
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of Enju's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods (Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei) light novel series revealed two more cast members on Monday. Yoshiki Nakajima as Fūjin Daiki Kobayashi as Raijin Additionally, the staff revealed a "moon viewing" visual to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival on Monday. The anim...
Love Live!'s Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club 3D Anime Film Unveils Title, Spring 2026 Debut
Film is titled Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Bloom Garden Party
― The Love Live! franchise's "Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club" (Hasu no Sora Girls' School Idol Club) "virtual school idol" group project announced on the second day of the group's fifth live concert tour on Sunday that the group's planned 3D anime film is titled Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Clu...
Spy×Family Season 3 Streams Loid Forger: Past Arc's Promo Video
New arc begins on Saturday
― TOHO Animation streamed a new 41-second promotional video for the anime of Tatsuya Endō's Spy×Family manga on Saturday. The video previews the third season's upcoming Loid Forger: Past Arc, which begins on October 11.
The season premiered on October 4 at 11:00 p.m. on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TV Kyushu. It also aired on BS TV Tokyo on ...
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Tops Superman as #1 Comic Book Film of the Year
Film also tops F1 after earning US$124.6 million in U.S., US$17.4 million in Mexico
― Deadline and The Numbers services reported on Sunday that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, has earned an estimated total of US$633 million worldwide as of Sunday, October 5. That makes the film the highest gro...
Demon Slayer, KPop Demon Hunters Win Awards at Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle wins International Animation Award, KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang wins Animation Award
― The Critics Choice Association announced the honorees of the 4th annual Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television on Wednesday. The association honored Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu ...
Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Hikaru Tōno, Saku Mizuno, Sayaka Senbongi joins anime's cast debuting on Sunday
― The staff for the television anime of Nanateru's Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai (Alma-chan Wants to Have a Family!) manga revealed three new cast members on Saturday: The newly announced cast are (image above from left to right):
Hikaru Tōno as Toki KamisatoSaku Mizuno as Hana YashikiSayaka Senbongi as Tokoyo Omoikane T...
Witch Watch Anime Gets 2nd Season
Anime's 25th final episode aired on Sunday
― The final episode of the television anime of Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga revealed on Sunday that the anime will get a second season. 慄♀️★★・‥────粒 #ウィッチウォッチ＼ ／ 第2期制作決定／ ＼────‥・★★慄♀️ ニコとモリヒトを中心にカンシ、ケイゴ、ミハルが満面の笑みで肩を組みネム、カラ、クック、真桑先生、清宮会長が勢ぞろいしたデザイン彩https://t.co/fSB8fOeqca pic.twitter.com/IG99Gfj09J— 『ウィッチウォッチ』TVアニメ公式 | 2025年4月6日より放送開始 (...
Crunchyroll, AnimeJapan Partner to Offer New Award to Develop Young Anime Creators
Short film competition for animation students in Japan is aimed at discovery of new talent
― Streaming service Crunchyroll and the AnimeJapan event announced on Wednesday they are partnering to launch the New Creator Awards in Japan. The competition is aimed at nurturing and supporting the discovery of new anime creative talent. The competition is open to students in the field of animation, and short...
Cardfight!! Vanguard Anime Reveals New Series Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez Genma Seisen-hen to Debut in January
Latest anime Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez Deluxe Finals' 12th, final episode aired on Saturday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise announced on Saturday a new anime titled Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez Genma Seisen-hen (Cardfight! Vanguard Divinez Phantom Star Battle Arc), which will debut in January.🟥🟦ヴァンガード Divinez 幻真星戦編🟦🟥TVアニメ『カードファイト!! ヴァンガード Divinez ...
Princession Orchestra Anime's 4th Promo Video Unveils Akari Kito, Miku Itō in Cast
Kito, Itō playing sword-wielding Flower Knights
― The website for the original anime Princession Orchestra began streaming the anime's fourth promotional video on Sunday. The video features the new opening theme song "Future Session" and announces two more cast members: The newly announced cast members are: Akari Kito as the Flower Knight Cynthia, a mysterious white knight Miku Itō as the Flower Knig...
The Fall Anime 2025 Preview Guide summoned by Crunchyroll
The fall anime season is cooking up something delicious with Campfire Cooking in Another World Season 2. Read all the reviews for in the Preview Guide, now with two episode reviews!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Fall 2025 Anime Preview Guide summoned by Crunchyroll! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go along. Each critic will...
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! Anime Series Review
For a series that’s supposed to be about cooking, almost everything here feels half-baked.
― On paper, Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant has everything I should like: a cozy restaurant, a fantasy environment, some cute character designs, and a few dashes of slice of life. It's a recipe that could have worked, had someone in the kitchen not made the grave error of adding a spoonful of “banished from...
Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urðr Hunt Film Streams Full Trailer
New Iron-Blooded Orphans 10th anniversary short also previewed in trailer
― The official website for the standalone anime release for Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans – Urðr Hunt Special Edition: Path of the Little Challenger (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans: Urðr-Hunt), an animated spinoff from the Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans) tel...
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Posts 2nd Promo Video
New season premieres next April
― The official website for the television anime of Saekisan's The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken) light novel series posted the second promotional video and second teaser visual for the second season on Saturday, October 4 or "Angel's Day." (October 4 or 10/4 can be read in Japanese as a wordpla...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 22-28
Yaiba: Samurai Legend finale earns 2.3% rating, Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube earns 2.0%
― An episode of Anpan, the newest entry in NHK's six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise, aired on Friday, September 26 at 8:00 a.m. and earned an 18.1% rating. Another showing on Tuesday, September 23 at 12:45 p.m. earned a 6.5% rating...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 28-October 4
Blue Lock: Episode Nagi, Quality Assurance in Another World anime; Gran Familia, Boyfriend, Sometimes Girlfriend manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Blue Lock: Episode Nagi BDPlease Crunchyroll US$34.98 September 30 Castlevania: The Complete Series Limited Edition BDCite Viz Media US$154.98 September 30 Quality Assurance in Another World BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyr...
Opening 7 Minutes of 4th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Streams on YouTube
Mizuiro no Sasha opens in Japan on October 10
― Emotion Label's YouTube channel began streaming on Friday the first seven minutes of Mizuiro no Sasha (The Aqua Sasha), the fourth film for Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes. The fourth film will open in Japan on October 10. The fourth film's Blu-ray Disc and DVD will...
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Gets 3D Screenings in U.S.
Film opens in U.S. on October 24
― Sony Pictures Entertainment announced on Friday that Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, will get RealD 3D screenings in theaters when it opens in the United States on October 24. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired worldwide theatrical rights the film. The company will open the film...
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra ‒ Episode 13
Mynoghra is a cool, original spin on a familiar concept, but bogged down by lackluster visuals, poor writing, and an unwillingness or inability to push itself further.
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Anime Gets Same-Day Dub
Austin Tindle, Sarah Wiedenheft, James Cheek, more star in dub on October 6
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming the television anime of Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) light novel series on October 6, the same day that the anime debuts. The English cast includes: A...
'Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana' Anime Casts Yurina Amami
Trailer/visual unveiled for Anami's character Akane
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Hey's Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana (Botan Kamiina, Her Drunken Appearance Is Like a Lily Flower) manga announced on Friday that Yurina Amami will play Akane Yusa. The account unveiled a character trailer and visual for Akane: The staff is revealing new cast membe...
Pokémon Horizons Anime Reveals Cast, Theme Songs for New Arc
Seiran Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Shinya Owada voice characters from Blueberry Academy
― The staff of the Pokémon Horizons anime announced on Friday new cast members and theme songs for the new arc "Rising Again." Eve performs the new opening theme song "Iolite," and Polkadot Stingray perform the new ending theme song "Netemo Sametemo" (Whether Asleep or Awake). The series has cast Seiran Kobayashi...
Pass The Monster Meat Milady is Cooking Up a Delicious Anime Confection
A manga about food is a surefire way to leave one hungry enough for the juicy details regarding its creation. To satiate our appetite, ANN sat down with manga creator Chika Mizube and Melphiera voice actor Kanna Nakamura to get the inside scoop.
― A manga about food is a surefire way to leave one hungry enough for the juicy details regarding its creation. Surely, the first ten minutes of Pass the Mon...
Studio Colorido Produces New Pokémon Anime Short
7-minute anime follows girl who builds large diorama with her Pokémon
― The Pokémon Company began streaming a new "POKÉTOON" anime short on Friday. The short is titled "Megahanasenai ne Garura" (I Can't Take My Eyes Off Her, Can I Kangaskhan). The short focus on Yurado, who admires her mother who is a Pokémon battle commentator. She and her Pokémon Kangaskhan work to build a large diorama one day whi...
Observation Records of My Fiancée TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, More Staff
Yūsuke Kobayashi, Miyu Tomita star in anime debuting in 2026
― The official website for the television anime of author Shiki and illustrator Wan Hachipisu's Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess (Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku) light novel series revealed the two main cast members and more staff members on Friday. The staff also rev...
One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video
New season debuts on October 5, with overall anime's 25th episode debuting on October 12
― The staff for the anime based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One Punch Man manga revealed a second promotional video on Friday for the show's third season. The third season will premiere on October 5 at 11:45 p.m. JST (10:45 a.m. EDT) on the TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TV Kyushu chan...
Yūichirō Umehara Joins Cast of Kusunoki's Garden of Gods TV Anime
Umehara joins cast as modern-day exorcist Saiga Harima
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of Enju's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods (Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei) light novel series revealed on Friday that Yūichirō Umehara has joined the cast as Saiga Harima, a modern-day exorcist who is level-headed and honest. The anime will debut in 2026, and stars: Shōgo Sakata as Minato Kusunoki Shinshū...
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff
Daiki Yamashita, Jun Fukuyama, more join cast for series debuting in January
― The official website for the television anime of Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation (Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume) light novel series revealed more cast members and more staff on Friday. The website also revealed a new visual. The new cast includes (from left to right in above image) Tetsuya Kakihara as...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anime's Trailer Subtitled in English
1st 8-episode season debuts on Disney+ on October 29
― The official YouTube channel for the Disney+ service began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation series (written as Twisted Wonderland) on Thursday. The trailer is an English-subtitled version of the "payoff" promotional video for the anime's first season, Episode of Heartslabyul. The video introdu...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Summer 2025
To Be Hero X zigged-zagged all season but finishes with the best episode, while in the cumulative My Dress-Up Darling lost to some stiff competition. Find out how your favorite shows fared in the final rankings of the Summer!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page w...
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime's Blu-ray Disc to Include 2 Special Episodes
BD ships in Japan on April 3, 2026
― This year's November issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on Friday that the Special Edition Blu-ray Disc for the anime adaptation of Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga will include two special anime episodes based on short stories that are not part of the television broadcast: "Yomi to Shitt...
This Week in Anime - My Love is a Monster
Christopher Farris and Steve Jones discuss the appeal of anime romance starring not-so-human guys, gals, and tentacle pals.
― Christopher Farris and Steve Jones discuss the appeal of anime romance starring not-so-human guys, gals, and tentacle pals. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion ...
To Your Eternity Season 3 Anime Reveals Same-Day English Dub's Cast, Debut on October 4
Dub features returning, new cast
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Yoshitoki Ōima's To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e) manga's third season on Saturday. The cast (which features returning members) includes: Jacob Hopkins as Fushi Cory Yee as Beholder Suzie Yeung as Mizuha AJ Beckles as Yuki Sarah Williams as March Griffin P...
2nd Girls Band Cry Compilation Film Unveils Trailer, Visual, Theme Song
1st film opens on Friday, 2nd film screens on November 14
― The official website for the Girls Band Cry anime unveiled a trailer and visual for the second film in the two-film Seishun Kyо̄sо̄kyoku (Rhapsody of Youth) and Naa, Mirai. (Hey, Future.) compilation. The video previews the theme song "Arrow" by Togenashi Togeari. The first film Seishun Kyо̄sо̄kyoku premieres on Friday, and the second film N...
Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Yūki 4 Series Review
There’s an ever-present campiness to Thunderbolt Fantasy that really brings it over the top and keeps it super fun to watch.
― It's taken four seasons and a handful of movies, but Thunderbolt Fantasy finally approaches its conclusion in its fourth and final season. Our main players of the season are divided into three main groups: Shāng Bù Huàn, Juǎn Cán Yún, and Dān Fěi, who are exploring the Wastel...
Petitcure: Precure Fairies Net Anime Gets 2nd Season on October 9
Trailer unveiled for spinoff about Precure mascots
― The official website for Petitcure ~Precure Fairies~, the Precure franchise's short anime spinoff centering around the little familiar mascots of the franchise's magical girls, announced on Thursday that the anime is getting a second season on October 9. The website unveiled a trailer: The second season takes place in a strange sweets paradise. New...
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Anime Casts Ayato Morinaga, Masaaki Mizunaka
Anime premieres on October 6
― The staff for the television anime of Matsuri Akai's My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's (Assassin de Aru Ore no Status ga Yūsha Yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi Nodaga) light novel series revealed two new cast members on Thursday: Ayato Morinaga as Tsukasa Satō Masaaki Mizunaka as Kyosuke Asahina The anime will premiere on October 6 on TV Tokyo at 25:30 JST ...
OceanVeil Announces English Dub of Nukitashi The Animation
OceanVeil, Ascendent Animation to produce anime's English dub
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Tuesday that it will produce an English dub of 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...
The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest Anime Reveals More Cast
Sakura Tange, Akira Ishida, Naoya Uchida join cast for series debuting on October 4
― The staff for the television anime of Alto and Yuunagi's The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest (Mikata ga Yowasugite Hojo Mahō ni Tesshiteita Kyūtei Mahōshi) light novel series revealed more cast members on Thursday. The new cast includes (character name spellings are not official): Sakura Tange a...
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Novels Get TV Anime
Gakuto Kajiwara, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Tsuyoshi Koyama star in 2026 anime
― Ezogingitune and illustrator DeeCHA's I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita.) light novel series is getting a television anime in 2026. The staff unveiled the cast, staff, visual, and logo: The anime stars:
Gakuto Kajiwara as Lu...
Kill Bill Film's Extended Director's Cut Gets 1st Wide Release in December
Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair features exclusive 2nd Production I.G-animated sequence
― Lionsgate will bring the extended director's cut of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill film series, titled Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair, to U.S. theaters for its first wide release beginning on December 5. Screenings will be available from both 70mm and 35mm film prints.Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is...
Live-Action Silent Service Sequel Film Opens at #3
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc stays at #1
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its second weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 523,000 tickets and earned 799,728,500 yen (about US$5.40 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.96 million tickets and earned a cumulative tota...
'May I Ask for One Final Thing?' Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, 2-Episode Same-Day Debut
Morgan Lauré, Reagan Murdock, Lexi Nieto, Kyle Igneczi, more star in dub on Friday
― Crunchyroll revealed on Wednesday that it will stream the English dub for the television anime of storywriter Nana Ōtori and illustrator Sora Hoonoki's May I Ask for One Final Thing? (Saigo ni Hitotsu dake Onegai Shite mo Yoroshii Deshō ka) manga, starting with the first two episodes on Friday, the anime's premiere d...
Crunchyroll to Stream Digimon Beatbreak, Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle, Isekai Quartet 3, More Anime
Also: GINTAMA - Mr.Ginpachi's Zany Class, My Awkward Senpai, Kingdom Season 6, more
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it is also streaming the following anime for the fall 2025 season: October 2 My Awkward Senpai - 10:00 a.m. EDT October 4 Digimon Beatbreak - 11:00 a.m. EDT Kingdom Season 6 - 3:05 p.m. EDT October 5 Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun - 12:35 p.m. EDT October 6 GINTAMA - Mr....
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Anime Film Review
Emotionally resonant and visually stunning, this is simply one of the must-watch anime films of the year.
― A large part of this story is made to highlight just how inhuman Denji is. He grew up socially isolated and lacking the vast majority of creature comforts that even the most meager of us tend to have. He sold an eye and a kidney to survive--and three meals a day of tasty food is all it takes fo...
Kindergarten Wars Manga Gets TV Anime
Atsumi Tanezaki, Kentarō Kumagai star
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Thursday that Yu Chiba's Kindergarten Wars (Yōchien Wars) manga is getting a television anime. Chiba shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement: The anime stars Atsumi Tanezaki as Rita and Kentarō Kumagai as Doug. Shueisha's MANGA Plus website publishes the Kindergarten WARS manga digitally. Yen Press published th...
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