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Amazon Prime Video Streams Candy Caries Anime in N. America, Other Regions
Anime's YouTube channel also streams all episodes for free worldwide, excluding some territories
― Amazon Prime Video has started streaming Tomoki Misato and Wit Studio's original television anime Candy Caries, with its first episode, on Wednesday. Additionally, the anime's YouTube channel has also started streaming the first episode worldwide (excluding some territories). The anime's website lists i...
Dorohedoro Anime Season 2 Unveils English Dub's Cast
Aleks Le, Griffin Burns, Cherami Leigh, others star
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday an English dub for the second anime season based on Q Hayashida's Dorohedoro manga. The dub launched on the same day. The English cast includes: Aleks Le as Caiman
Griffin Burns as Shin
Cherami Leigh as Noi
Alejandro Saab as Risu
Bill Butts as Kento
Christopher Corey Smith as Nishinoya
Kieran Regan as Dokuga
Mi...
Always a Catch! Anime Casts Yūko Kaida
Kaida plays Queen Rubini
― The official website 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 it has cast Yūko Kaida as Queen Rubini, Renato and Placido's mother. Square Enix Manga & Books publishes the manga adaptation in English and describes the story: A zany romantic comedy st...
Pan Dorobō Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Ending Theme Song
Ayaka Asai stars as Pan Dorobō
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday the second promotional video and main cast member for the anime of Keiko Shibata's Pan Dorobō (Bread Thief) picture book. The video reveals and previews the ending theme song "Pan Dorobо̄" by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: Ayaka Asai stars as Pan Dorobō. The anime will debut in October. Takahiko Kyōgoku (Love Live! School idol project, Love Live! Sup...
Witch Hat Atelier ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
After Coco’s discovery that spells can be drawn by anyone, she’s given a concrete example as to why that’s not necessarily a good thing. But do you blame the girl or do you blame the system that forbade her from learning in the first place?
All You Need Is Kill Anime Film Ships on Blu-ray Disc on July 7
Anime now available digitally for rental/purchase
― GKIDS announced on Wednesday that Warner Bros. Japan and STUDIO4°C's anime of Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe's All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel has launched digitally for rental or purchase, and it will ship on Blu-ray Disc on July 7 with distribution by Shout! Studios. Bonus features include director scene breakdowns, a direc...
Your Spring 2026 Anime Daily Streaming Reviews
Here's the line-up for anime reviews this season. Check to see if your favorite made the cut!
― You voted, and I'm here to announce the results of the Spring 2026 Anime Daily Streaming poll. I'm still playing catch-up (both on sleep and premieres), but our editorial team watched everything for this season's preview guide. Out of over 50 shows airing this season, Witch Hat Atelier was far and away th...
'Do You Like Big Girls?' Anime Gets English Dub
Adam Curley, Leah Booth, Angel Haven Rey, more star in dub on OceanVeil
― WWWave Corporation's anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced that it is streaming a dub for the AnimeFesta television anime of Gorō Aizome's Do You Like Big Girls? (Ōkii Onnanoko wa Suki Desu ka?) manga. The dub debuted on April 5. The English dub stars: Adam Curley as Sota Leah Booth as Ayano Angel Haven Rey as Kaoru Brit...
Crunchyroll to Stream Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime
English-subbed trailer streamed for July anime
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the television anime of Satsuki Nakamura's Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga - Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series for the summer 2026 season, starting in July in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CI...
The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration Anime Unveils 2 Cast Members
Hibiku Yamamura, Junya Enoki join cast of anime debuting in July
― The official website for the television anime for writer Kei Misawa and artist Natsu Mizuno's The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration ("Kimi o Koi Suru Ki wa Nai" to Itta Jiki Kōshaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu) manga announced two new cast members on Wednesday.Hibiku Yamamura as Rebeka RikkonenJuny...
Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Chafūrin, Yasuhiro Mamiya, Anri Katsu to voice KING's deputy leaders in episodes 3, 4
― The staff for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-, the new anime of Tetsuo Hara's landmark manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken), revealed three new cast members on Wednesday. The new cast members will voice KING's deputy leaders. The characters will appear in the anime's upcoming third and fourth episod...
The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World Anime's Teaser Confirms July Debut on TV
More staff, including Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill composer Kana Utatane, also announced
― Happinet posted the teaser promotional video for the anime of Yoneori's The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World (Suterare Seijo no Isekai Gohan Tabi: Kakure Skill de Camping Car o Shōkan Shimashita) light novel series on Wednesday. The video confirmed the anime's...
Reborn as a Vending Machine Season 3 Unveils English Dub's Cast, April 15 Launch
Garret Storms, Emily Neves, Elizabeth Maxwell, others star in English dub
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Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday it will release an English dub for the third anime season based on Hirukuma's Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō) light novel series on Wednesday. The English cast includes: Garret Storms as Boxxo
Emily Neves as Lammis
E...
Future GPX Cyber Formula Series Gets New Short Anime Sequel, Game
Promo video, visual commemorates series' 35th anniversary
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Wednesday that the Future GPX Cyber Formula series is getting a new short anime, a direct sequel to the 1998 Future GPX Cyber Formula Sin anime. The series is also getting a new game titled Future GPX Cyber Formula Spiral. The company unveiled a promotional video and visual by character designer Takahiro Y...
Aria the Scarlet Ammo Anime Gets New Short Anime for 15th Anniversary
Anime adaptation of Chūgaku Akamatsu's novels debuted in 2011
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that the Aria the Scarlet Ammo series will get a new short anime, in commemoration of the anime's 15th anniversary. More details for the short anime will be revealed at a later date.The anime adaptation of Chūgaku Akamatsu's original Aria the Scarlet Ammo (Hidan no Aria) novels debuted in Japan in 2011. Fu...
Black Channel Manga Gets TV Anime
Satoshi Kisaichi debuted manga in 2020
― The official X/Twitter account for Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine announced on Wednesday that Satoshi Kisaichi's Black Channel manga is getting a television anime. The account shared a commemorative illustration: Kisaichi launched the manga in Coro Coro Comics in 2020 and the series is ongoing. Shogakukan published the manga's 13th volume on December 2...
Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Anime's English Dub Streams 1st 4 Episodes on April 15
Cast returns for Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
― Crunchyroll announced that it will begin streaming an English dub for the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e 4th Season 2-nen Sei Hen 1 Gakki) anime on Wednesday. The first four dubbed episodes will stream on that day. The English cast, which features returning members, includes: Justin Briner as Ayanokoji
Fel...
Farming Life in Another World Season 1 Anime Series Review
This is a charming romp, and a mindless one, too.
― Here it is, y'all. Another fresh plate of mindless isekai fluff served al dente. It's got farming. It's got food. It's got Jojo's references. It's got vampires, ogres, and dragons taking on the form of cute anime girls. Cliche? Perhaps. Substantial? Not really. Boring? As a fellow once said, it's all a matter of perspective. You already know the dri...
We Are Aliens Anime Film's Teaser Unveils Main Cast, Composer
Ryōta Bandō, Amane Okayama star in film with music by Yaffle
― Film label NOTHING NEW unveiled on Tuesday the teaser video and teaser visual for the full-length anime film Ware Ware wa Uchūjin (We Are Aliens), which it is producing with animator Kōhei Kadowaki. The teaser announces the film's main cast and musical composer Yaffle (who previously produced music for Fujii Kaze, Kenshi Yonezu, and other...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Cancels May 1 Airing
Broadcast canceled due to scheduling reasons
― The staff for the fourth That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) anime season announced on Tuesday that the anime's episode broadcast on May 1 on the NTV channel (and 28 other affiliated channels) has been canceled due to unspecified scheduling reasons. The BS11 channel will instead run a special program about the season ...
The Beginning After the End Season 2 Unveils English Dub's Cast, April 15 Launch
Crunchyroll to start streaming English dub on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday it will stream an English dub for the second anime season based on TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End web novel and its webcomic adaptation on Wednesday.The English dub cast members are:Amber May as ArthurSarah Wiedenheft as JasmineChristopher Wehkamp as GreyColleen Clinkenbeard as AliceKayla Temshiv as Sylv...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime's 1st 3 Episodes Get Early Screening in U.S. Theaters on June 25-29
Episodes screen subbed/dubbed ahead of July premiere
― Viz Media and Fathom Entertainment announced on Monday that they will screen the first three episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity, the fourth and final part of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime, in Japanese with English subtitles and with the English dub in U.S. theaters ahead on June 25-29 ahead of July's broadcast ...
Rooster Fighter ‒ Episode 5
I admire sentimentality in media because it's difficult to balance it, especially in a weekly, episodic TV show. There's a fine line between shlock and reflection, and I think this episode really pulls it off.
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! Season 2 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Another Theme Song, July 5 Premiere
Miyuki Hashimoto performs another theme song for 2nd season
― The official website for Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! 2! (Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! 2!), the second television anime season of shorts adapting Hori's Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! four-panel manga, began streaming the second main promotional video on Monday. The video reveals and previews another theme song "Lu lu lun♪ ~Urahara Kibun wa Automatic" b...
Yo-yo Brand en's Original Anime Hibi Yōyō to. Reveals Animated Music Video for Opening Theme
Music group cadode performs anime's opening song "Hikari no Kasa"
― Kadokawa revealed the animated music video for the opening theme song of yo-yo brand en's original anime project Hibi Yōyō to. (Days with Exultation.) on Monday. Japanese music group cadode performs the anime's opening song "Hikari no Kasa" (Halo of Light).Yo-yo brand en first revealed the opening theme song artist on March 28, along...
OceanVeil Streams Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex Anime
Broadcast version, uncensored version debuted on service on April 5
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Monday that it is streaming Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex, the short television anime of writer Sakusei Kenkyūjo and artist Yui Jōyama's Ingoku Danchi (Indecent Apartment Complex) manga. The anime's standard broadcast version and fully uncensored ...
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Sets New 3-Day Opening Record for Franchise
Film sells 2,318,009 tickets to earn 3,502,137,800 yen in 1st 3 days, breaking Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback film's record last year
― Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Monday that Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the Detective Conan franchise's 29th film, sold 2,318,009 tickets and earned 3,502,137,800 yen (about US...
'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Shunsuke Takeuchi
Takeuchi voices P.E. teacher Kaoru Niō in episode 3 on Wednesday
― Aniplex announced a new cast member for the television anime of Syundei's Go for It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga on Monday. Shunsuke Takeuchi will join the anime's cast as Kaoru Niō, a physical education teacher at Hoshimi High School. The character will appear in the anime's third episode on Wednesday. Seven S...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils Tomoe Koga Visual
"Finale" film to open in theaters in Japan on October 16
― The staff for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, presented a new "memorial visual" featuring Tomoe Koga via a video on Sunday. The tagline on the visual reads, "I like sempai…"To...
Japan Aims to Increase Anime's Overseas Market to 6 Trillion Yen by 2033
Government aims to triple overseas market for anime, games, manga in less than 10 years
― The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held its 18th Entertainment and Creative Industrial Policy Seminar on March 27, where it announced how specifically to meet the Japanese government's goal to expand the overseas market for its domestic creative industries to 20 trillion yen (about US$12...
Joker Game Gets 4th Stage Play
10th anniversary show runs in February 2027
― The staff for the stage play adaptations of Production I.G's Joker Game spy anime series announced on Friday the series will receive a new stage play titled Joker Game IV next year in February. The play will run in Tokyo and in the Kansai region. The fourth show celebrates the 10th anniversary of the stage series.The returning cast includes:Yūsuke Yata as...
Kill Blue Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Bang Zoom! produces dub for anime that premiered on Saturday
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Amazon's Prime Video streaming service and Netflix began streaming an English dub for the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga on the same day as they released the first episode of the anime with English subtitles.Bang Zoom! Studios revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday it is producing the dub, but did not reve...
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime's English Dub Premieres on April 11
Anime based on Kana Akatsuki's light novel series premiered on March 28
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the television anime of Kana Akatsuki's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series on Saturday. It revealed the English dub cast for the anime:Celeste Perez as HinagikuMarisa Duran as Sakura Alejandro Saab as Rosei Christopher Wehkamp as Itecho Alexis Tipton as Ruri ...
Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime Reveals Cast
Hana Hishikawa, Saho Shirasu, Chiharu, Miyari Nemoto star in series that debuted on Sunday
― The staff for the television anime of Hisamakumako's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga announced on Sunday the main cast for the series. Hana Hishikawa as the protagonist Meiko Morita Saho Shirasu as Rie Amamiya Chiharu as Marika Suzuki Miyari Ne...
Medalist Season 2 ‒ Episode 8
While this whole harness saga was more frustrating than bad, when it's all said and done, I'm still not sure if this detour was worth it.
Keisuke Kuwata Also Performs Akane-banashi Anime's Ending Song
Kuwata previously announced for opening theme song
― The staff for the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga confirmed on Sunday that Keisuke Kuwata is performing the ending theme song "AKANE On My Mind ~ Manjū Kowai" for the series. Kuwata also performs the opening theme song "Hitotarashi," and he wrote the lyrics and music for the both songs specifically f...
Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 1 Anime Series Review
The color beige has more flavor and personality than this anime.
― While it's generally a good rule of thumb that you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten is the kind of anime where the title pretty much tells you exactly what you're in for: An “I want a maid that works for free, but also, she lets me squish her cheeks, and rest my head on her lap, even though I h...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 30-April 5
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 premiere ranks at #4, One Piece resumes at #6, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 at #7
― The Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet film aired on NTV on Friday, April 3 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned a 7.2% rating. A marathon re-airing of the second season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on TV Tokyo on Wednesday, April 1 at 5:45 p.m., and ea...
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Earns 1.13 Billion Yen on Opening Day
Film sets new 1st day record for franchise
― Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the Detective Conan franchise's 29th film, sold 739,000 tickets on its opening day in Japan on Friday to earn 1.13 billion yen (about US$7.1 million), a new record for the franchise. Comparatively, Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback earned 1.05 billion yen on its first da...
REMOW Reveals Streaming Platforms for Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime
Series to stream on Rakuten VIKI, OceanVeil, ADN, It's Anime YouTube channel starting on Sunday
― REMOW revealed on Saturday the international streaming platforms for the television anime of Hisamakumako's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga. REMOW is listing the anime under the title Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! The streaming platforms inc...
Manga Creators Commemorate Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
Featuring creators of Detective Conan, Ranma, Touch, Fly Me to the Moon & more! Also: Go glamping with Frieren
― Over the course of this past winter's broadcast of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2, the anime's social media posted congratulatory drawings by manga creators and illustrators on a weekly basis. The season ended on March 27 with a final sketch by Rumiko Takahashi. Here are those draw...
Cardfight!! Vanguard Announces New TV Anime for 2027, New Theatrical Anime to End Divinez Saga
Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Unmei Seisen-hen anime to open in theaters on October 2
― The official X/Twitter account for the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise revealed on Saturday that a completely new television anime in the franchise will air in 2027, and will celebrate the franchise's 15th anniversary. ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ カードファイト!! ヴァンガード TVアニメ完全新作 始動◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢ 2027年の放送をお楽しみに！#ヴァンガード pi...
WIT Studio Apologizes for Generative AI in Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3's Opening Sequence
Studio will redraw cuts, replace opening sequence with "completed version" starting with 2nd episode
― Wit Studio revealed on Friday that it investigated its production process after the first episode of its Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke anime aired on April 4 and the studio received feedback on the episode, and found that in part of the opening sequence, the studio...
Beyblade X Anime Reveals Double Episode Premiere, Ending Theme Song for New Arc
Aoen perform ending theme for episodes 123/124 on April 17
― The official X/Twitter account for the Beyblade franchise announced on Friday that the "True Future Arc" for the anime of Takara Tomy's Beyblade X project will begin streaming on April 17 with both the 123rd and 124th episodes. Boy band Aoen will perform the ending theme song "Youth" for the new episodes. The Beyblade X anime premiered in J...
Toshl Remixes Original Fist of the North Star Series' Opening Theme Song for New Anime's Ending
Remix of Crystal King's original theme song "Ai o Torimodose!!" played in anime on Saturday
― Warner Bros. Japan began revealed on Saturday that Toshl is performing the ending theme song for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-, the new anime Tetsuo Hara's landmark manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken), and it is a remix of Crystal King's opening theme song "Ai o Torimodose!!" from the origi...
MAPPA, HoYoverse Release 'Animation Concept Trailer' for Honkai: Star Rail Game (Updated)
Mob Psycho 100's Yuzuru Tachikawa directs trailer
― HoYoverse revealed during a livestream for its Honkai: Star Rail game on Friday that it and MAPPA have co-produced an "animation concept trailer" for the game. The trailer, viewable below, is titled "Death in the Afternoon." Yuzuru Tachikawa (Mob Psycho 100, Death Parade director) directed the trailer and Kayoko Ishikawa (Sarazanmai, ZENSHU.) was th...
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Ends Run After 266 Days in Japanese Theaters
Film sells 27.4 million tickets in Japan to earn 40.2 billion yen
― Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, ended its run in Japanese theaters on Thursday after screening for 266 days. The film has sold a cumulative total of 27,455,968 million tickets to earn 40,200,019,000 yen (about US$252.5 million...
Dark Machine The Animation Series Reveals More Cast
Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ryōta Suzuki, more join cast for anime debuting this year
― The staff for Dark Machine the Animation, the original anime for the Dark Machine game and anime project, revealed four more cast members for the anime on Friday.Kazuyuki Okitsu as MyōjinRyōta Suzuki as RyōGenta Nakamura as KinjiAdditionally, Sōhei Horikane will voice Hiru.The anime will be available for TV and streaming via...
New Date A Live Anime Unveils Title, Staff, Returning Cast
Junji Nishimura helms Date a Live F Last Date at Fugaku
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that the new anime project for the Date A Live franchise is titled Date A Live F Last Date. Kadokawa unveiled the anime's visual, staff, and returning cast, but did not reveal the format's format or release date. Junji Nishimura (Vladlove, Extreme Hearts, Mechanical Marie) is directing the anime at Fugaku. Nobunaga...
Gundam Designer Aims to Put Haro Robot on International Space Station
The 1st space robot capable of chatting
― Space development company Space Entry announced on Tuesday that it plans to put the Mobile Suit Gundam mascot character Haro aboard Kibō, the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station (ISS),. Under its “Hello, Haro” mission, the company aims to send the “Minna no Haro” (Everyone's Haro) to the ISS to collect long-term data on the “feasibi...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film Streams English Dub Trailer
Film opens in U.S. theaters on May 15
― Bandai Namco Filmworks streamed on Thursday an English-dubbed trailer 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: Bandai Namco Filmworks will screen the film in Japanese with English su...
6th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film's 2nd Teaser Video Streamed
Latest film in 7-part series opens in Japan on June 26
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed a second teaser video on Friday for the sixth film in Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes. The below video previews the "Galaxy" as it departs from the moon's surface. The sixth film, Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth), will open on Jun...
The Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide
Juzo's going back to middle school in Kill Blue after this 39-year-old assassin is stung by a mysterious wasp that regresses his body to age 13. How's that going to work out for him? Also get our reviewers' thoughts on Yowayowa Sensei, Fist of the North Star, A Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2026 Anime Preview Guide! Here's how it goes: our team of crit...
The Villager of Level 999 Anime Casts Yūichirō Umehara
Umehara plays Menо̄ in July anime
― The staff of the television anime of Koneko Hoshitsuki's The Villager of Level 999 (Level 999 no Murabito) light novel series announced on Thursday that Yūichirō Umehara will voice Menо̄, a demon who has served the Demon King for generations. The anime will debut in July on TV Tokyo, BS Fuji and other channels. The anime stars: Satoshi Inomata as Koji KagamiNao Tōy...
This Week in Anime - Steel Ball to the Wall (This Fall)
What is going on with Steel Ball Run's streaming debut? Lucas and Chris find out.
― What is going on with Steel Ball Run's streaming debut? Lucas and Chris find out. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Netflix streams Steel Ball Run. Baccano! isn't available to stream stateside. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter...
3rd Mononoke Film's 2nd Trailer Reveals Aina The End's Theme Song, More Cast
Final film in trilogy opens in Japan on May 29
― Twin Engine revealed the second trailer on Thursday for Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-San-Shō: Hebigami (Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God), the third installment of the Mononoke franchise's film trilogy. The above video reveals and previews Aina The End's theme song "No Epilogue."The staff also revealed a new main visual and two more cast members.The...
2026 Doraemon Film Stays at #1, The Ogre's Bride Live-Action Film Drops to #4 in Japan
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! back at #5, Poupelle of Chimney Town sequel anime film drops to #7, 2nd live-action Golden Kamuy film drops to #8, Assassination Classroom the Movie drops to #9
― 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 sixth weekend at the Japanese box office last weekend. ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 5-11
Dungeon Elf: What's a Dungeon without Treasure Chests? manga, Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside audiobook ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Farming Life in Another World Limited Edition Steelbook BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 April 7 One Piece Season 14 Voyage 9 BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$44.98 April 7 Print...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2026
Journal With Witch is the uncontested winner of the season, but Sentenced to Be a Hero finishes on the strongest possible note to secure itself a last-minute bump in the cumulative. Check out last season's final verdict!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with t...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film to Also Play in Panoramic ScreenX in Japan
Film to screen in 27 ScreenX theaters in Japan from April 29
― The staff for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga announced on Wednesday that the film will also screen in the panoramic ScreenX format in 27 theaters all over Japan when it opens on April 29. The film's staff posted a promotional video and visual for the ScreenX screenings. The film will open in Japan on April 29.S...
Tenbin Romantic Comedy Anime Presents Spring-Themed Teaser
Anime, about childhood friends reuniting with a surprise, premieres in July
― The official website for the television anime of Yu Hibari and illustrator Siso's Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken (The Neat and Beautiful Girl at My New School Was My Childhood Friend Who I Used to Play With Who I Thought was a Boy, or Tenbin for short)...
Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan Anime Casts Kazuyuki Okitsu, Fumiko Orikasa
Okitsu, Orikasa voice parents of boy with baby seal in April 12 anime
― The staff for the television short anime of Hiromi Morishita's Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan manga announced two more cast members on Monday. Kazuyuki Okitsu and Fumiko Orikasa voice Ashibe's father and mother, respectively. The characters will appear in the anime's first episode on April 12.Kazuyuki Okitsu as FatherFumiko Orikasa as...
The One Piece Anime Remake Teases Designs, Concept Art in Video
Wit Studio revisits story "starting from" East Blue Saga
― Netflix began streaming a short video for The One Piece, Wit Studio's remake of the One Piece anime for the streaming service, on Tuesday. The video shows some of the character designs and concept art (image board) for the anime. Masashi Koizuka (Attack on Titan, Moonrise) is directing the anime at Wit Studio, and Hideaki Abe (key animator ...
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Reveals English Dub Trailer, Cast
Film opens in U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland on May 1
― Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday the English dub trailer and cast for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise: The English dub, which featu...
This Week in Anime - Award Winning™
Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss.
― Are awards shows just performative acts of self-reflected glory? Coop and Sylvia discuss. The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Crunchyroll streams Apocalypse Hotel. Amazon Prime streams ...
'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Season 3's New Video Reveals Updated Staff, Fall Debut
Director Takao Kato returns at Studio Mother with promoted head writer Daisuke Ōhigashi
― The official website for the television anime of Miraijin A's (also known as Jinei Mirai's) As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World (Tensei Kizoku Kantei Sukiru de Nariagaru - Jakushō Ryōchi o Uketsuidanode, Yūshūna Jinzai o Fuyashite Itara, Saikyō Ryōchi ni Natteta) light ...
Kill Blue Anime Starts Streaming on Multiple Platforms in N. America on April 11
Anime streams on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon, Rakuten Viki, Plex, It's Anime, more
― DMM announced on Monday that the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga will premiere globally on April 11, and will stream on seven streaming platforms in North America. The series will stream on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, Rakuten Viki, Plex, the It's Anime FAST Channel on Samsung T...
Crunchyroll Streams Kill Blue Anime in April
Anime reveals April 11 TV, streaming debut in Japan
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga as part of its spring anime season lineup for April. In addition, the anime's official X/Twitter account announced on April 1 that the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ on April 11, ...
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...
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...
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.
Answerman - Is Makio from Journal with Witch Neurodivergent, or Are We Just Projecting?
Journal with Witch touched a lot of viewers and offered a relateable character in Makio. But are we just projecting Western views on a Japanese creation? Jerome gets into it.
― A Reader asks: Dear Answerman, I'm obsessed with Journal with Witch this season. It feels so much more 'real' than the usual high school dramas, but I've noticed some heated debates online. Some fans are calling the protagoni...
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.
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...
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...
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