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Netflix Reveals Last Samurai Standing Live-Action Series' November 13 Premiere
Adaptation of Shōgo Imamura's novels star Junichi Okada, Kazunari Ninomiya, Masahiro Higashide, Taichi Saotome, more
― Netflix started streaming on Monday the teaser video for Last Samurai Standing, the live-action series adaptation of Shōgo Imamura's Ikusagami novels, which revealed the series' November 13 premiere. Netflix describes the series:
In the late 19th century during the Meiji period, 292 ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 7-13
Uzumaki, In the Land of Leadale anime; Sanda, Campfire Cooking in Another World With My Absurd Skill manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date And Yet the Town Moves BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 September 9 I'm Standing on 1,000,000 Lives. Season 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 9 In the Land of Leadale BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 9 Uzu...
Villains are Destined to Die Volume 1 Novel Review
Oh, no, I’m sure some of you are thinking. Not another villainess isekai set in the world of an otome game.
― Oh, no, I'm sure some of you are thinking. Not another villainess isekai set in the world of an otome game. I can't blame you. Villainess isekai has become nearly as oversaturated as isekai power fantasies, as ubiquitous as pink-haired heroines and mysterious transfer students. But please, be...
Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Light Novels Get TV Anime
Isekai light novels launched in 2017
― A teaser website opened on Monday and revealed the television anime adaptation of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series. The novels' illustrator Huuka Kazabana and the manga adaptation's artist Rikizo both drew illustrations to celebrate the anime ann...
French Novel Empire of the Ants to Be Adapted Into Korean Webtoon
Novel juxtaposes human, ant societies to explore survival, evolution, social structures
― French author Bernard Werber's bestselling novel Empire of the Ants will be reimagined as a webtoon, marking the first time the globally acclaimed IP has been adapted into the format. At a press conference in Seoul on September 3, Werber said, “Webtoons are an important medium to reach younger generations throug...
Gege Akutami, Yuji Iwasaki's New Short-Term Manga Revealed as Jujutsu Kaisen Spinoff
Also: Horror novelist Yumeaki Hirayama to pen Jujutsu Kaisen spinoff novel; franchise gets event in 2026
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the new "Mojuro" manga teased last week from Jujutsu Kaisen manga creator Gege Akutami and Cipher Academy manga illustrator Yuji Iwasaki is actually a spinoff of Jujutsu Kaisen. The manga's full title is Juj...
Unbreakable Machine-Doll's Reiji Kaitō Launches New Light Novel Series on September 25
Hōkiboshi illustrates The Attempted Alliance novel
― Reiji Kaitō (Unbreakable Machine-Doll's) confirmed last month that he is launching a new light novel series titled Misui Dōmei (The Attempted Alliance) with illustrations by Hōkiboshi, scheduled for release on September 25. The coming-of-age story follows a high school student who can see a person's intent to kill. He encounters three "loner" girls...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 31-September 6
Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? anime; Adabana, The Princess I Loved in My Past Life is Now a Middle-Aged Dad manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero BD (subtitles-only)Please Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 2 Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 September 2 W...
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon Novel Review
Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon is a magic realism exploration of grief and the intersection of life and death.
― What do the living owe the dead? What do the dead do for the living? There's no answer to these questions here. Still, Mizuki Tsujimura, author of Lonely Castle in the Mirror and A School Frozen in Time, encourages readers to think about them in this bittersweet, beautiful story about a...
Cross Infinite World Licenses The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Short Story Collections
Also: "Ayakashi Moving Service" one-shot novel
― Cross Infinite World announced on Tuesday that it has licensed the following titles: Title: The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor: The Official History of the Continent of Platy short story collection
Creators: Sarasa Nagase (story), Mitsuya Fuji (art)
Release Date: November 30 (digital), physical version at later date
Synopsis: These are the ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 24-30
The Elusive Samurai, Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga anime; My Girlfriend is 8 Meters Tall, Futari Switch manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga BDPlease Aniplex of America US$149.98 August 26 City Hunter: Angel Dust BDCite Shout! Factory US$32.99 August 26 The Elusive Samurai BDAnimeNewsNetwork Aniplex of America US$144.98 Augu...
Webtoon, Web Novel Series A Man's Man Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Original webtoon garnered more than 470 million global views
― The webtoon and web novel A Man's Man is officially set for a live-action adaptation, with director Hee-won Kim attached to helm the project. Originally created as a web novel by Lucas, A Man's Man was adapted into a webtoon in 2020 and was serialized on Naver Webtoon. The story follows Yoo-hyun Han, an ordinary office worker who rises t...
To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You Novel Review
If you’re looking for true love, it’s in short supply in this series – in a healthy way, at least.
― Last year, I reviewed the first volume of the manga adaptation of To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You. I said at the time that the story was somewhat uncomfortable, and that, paradoxically, it would have benefited from being slightly more explicit, and that I was curious to read the original light...
The Twelve Kingdoms: Shadow of the Moon, Shadow of the Sea Novel Review
Whether you read the old English editions or missed them, it's worth picking this up, because you don't have to be an isekai fan (modern or otherwise) to appreciate a book this good.
― The isekai genre has taken a hit in recent years. For many, the term has become inextricably linked with storytelling shortcuts, male power fantasies, villainesses, and other tropes that have become so paper-thin from ...
Publang Announces New BL Manhwa, Web Novel Licenses at Anime NYC 2025
New lineup includes Payback, Debut or Die!, December, Passion
― At its Anime NYC 2025 panel on Friday, Publang, a BL-centered manhwa/webtoon/web novel publisher, revealed the upcoming release of four titles — two manhwa and two web novels — scheduled to launch next year. The new lineup includes the manhwa in print Payback and Debut or Die!, alongside a print version of the web novel December and a s...
J-Novel Club Adds 9 Light Novel, 4 Manga Titles
The Fearsome Witch Teaches in Another World light novel and manga, Looks like a Job for a Maid! novels, more licensed
― J-Novel Club announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed nine new light novel titles and four new manga titles. The new light novel titles include: Title: Finding My Way to (You) in This MMO World (Game no Sekai ni Tensei Shita Ore wa ○○ ni Naru Made)
Au...
Yen Press Licenses Bad Girl, Frieren: Prelude, Lycoris Recoil: Recovery Days, More Titles
7 novels, 5 manga titles licensed for March 2026 release
― Yen Press announced during its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed 12 new titles, including seven novels and five manga titles. All the titles will release in March 2026. Title: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ~Prelude~ (Shōsetsu Sōsō no Frieren ~Zensō~) novel
Creator: Mei Hachimoku (story), Tsukasa Abe (art)
Summary: After the ...
Kakao Entertainment Shuts Down 11 Piracy Sites, Deletes 160 Million Illegal Works in 1st Half of 2025
Company has identified operators behind more than 130 sites, leading to closure of 29 since 2021
― Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of webtoon platform Tapas, announced on August 19 that it shut down 11 piracy websites worldwide and deleted more than 160 million illegally distributed works in the first half of 2025, as part of its ongoing global anti-piracy campaign. The company detailed its ...
Ize Press to Publish English Print Editions of The Star Seekers, Dark Moon: The Blood Altar Novels
Novels combine action-fantasy storytelling with music, imagery of HYBE's artists
― Ize Press announced on Monday that two HYBE original stories, The Star Seekers and Dark Moon: The Blood Altar, will receive their first English-language print novel editions before the end of 2025. The releases follow the previously announced October debut of the 7FATES: CHAKHO novel, completing a trio of K-pop–linked...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 17-23
No Longer Allowed in Another World, Queen's Blade Rebellion anime; A Man Who Defies the World of BL, Sacrifice of My Manly Soul manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 19 No Longer Allowed in Another World Season 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 August 19 No Longer Allowed in Another World...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Minor Myths and Legends Volume 2 Novel Review
Minor Myths and Legends’ second volume may not be quite as fascinating as the first, but it’s still a good read.
― Any creative writing teacher worth their salt will tell you that a writer needs to know eighty percent more about the story's world than the reader does. The reason is that the author knowing all the details about their world allows them to write a story where everything makes sense, eve...
Makoto Sanda's Majo Suiri Gothic Mystery Novels Get Manga
Yū Mitsuki launches manga adaptation of mystery series by Rental Magica, Lord El-Melloi author
― Yū Mitsuki launched a manga adaptation of Makoto Sanda's Majo Suiri (Witch's Deduction) novels on Kadokawa's Kadocomi manga website last Friday. The gothic mystery novels center on Kunori Orizue, a beautiful and mysterious girl who calls herself a "witch," when all manner of mysterious and questionable in...
WEBTOON Launches Novelization Line with Cursed Princess Club, The Kiss Bet
1st works in new line launch in November, February
― WEBTOON has announced a new publishing initiative through Wattpad WEBTOON Book Group: print novel adaptations of WEBTOON series. The program will debut with Cursed Princess Club: A Most Unusual Princess and The Kiss Bet: A Novel. New York Times-bestselling author Michelle Knudsen is adapting LambCat's original Cursed Princess Club: A Most Unusual ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 10-16
Looking For The Full Moon, Vampire Hunter D anime; Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN Deluxe, The Demon King is Way Too Overprotective! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox BDPlease Media Blasters US$39.99 August 12 Looking For The Full Moon BDCite AnimEigo US$59.95 August 12 Vampire Hunter D BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$29.98 A...
Penguin Classics UK Publishes Grave of the Fireflies Novel on September 4
Akiyuki Nosaka's 1967 semi-autobiographical novel inspired Isao Takahata, Studio Ghibli's 1988 anime film
― Penguin Classics UK is listing the English release of Akiyuki Nosaka's Grave of the Fireflies semi-autobiographical novel in the United Kingdom, on September 4. The novel's translator Ginny Tapley Takemori stated that the novel's English release will commemorate the 80th year since the end of t...
One Piece: Heroines Novels Get Anime
Writer Jun Esaka, artist Sayaka Suwa launched novels about One Piece series heroines in 2019
― The One Piece Day event and livestream on Sunday revealed that writer Jun Esaka and artist Sayaka Suwa's One Piece novel HEROINES light novel will get an anime adaptation, and also revealed a visual. 【#ONEPIECEDAY'25 生配信中】ONE PIECE magazineで連載していた『ONE PIECE novel HEROINES』がアニメ化決定🎬本編では見られないヒロインたちの魅力を描いたエピソード...
Fire head's Mercedes and the Waning Moon Light Novel Series Gets Anime
Story about woman reincarnated as vampire launched in 2018
― Japanese publisher TO Books announced on Thursday that Fire head's Mercedes and the Waning Moon: The Dungeoneering Feats of a Discarded Vampire Aristocrat (Kaketa Tsuki no Mercedes: Kyūketsuki no Kizoku ni Tensei Shita kedo Suteraresō nanode Dungeon wo Seiha suru) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━✨📣情報解禁📣✨「欠けた月...
Seven Seas to Release Audiobooks for Failure Frame, Most Notorious 'Talker'
Audiobooks debut later this month
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it is producing audiobook versions of the Failure Frame and The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan light novels. John Patneaude is narrating Failure Frame, and the first audiobook volume will debut on August 21. Seven Seas licensed both the light novel series and its manga adaptation, and it d...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 3-9
Wolf Children anime; Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia, Don't Hold Back, Lord Hades manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun Premium BD Box Set Please Sentai Filmworks US$199.98 August 5 RE-KAN! Complete Collection BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 August 5 Wolf Children BDAnimeNewsNetwork Shout! Factory US$2...
Gintama Spinoff 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Gets New Novel on October 3
New novel titled Oide yo Rinkan Gakkō
― This year's combined 36th and 37th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei (Class 3-Z's Teacher Ginpachi) spinoff novel series by Tomohito Ōsaki will get a new novel volume on October 3. The novel is titled Oide yo Rinkan Gakkō (Going on a School Camp). Ōsaki's spinoff novel series of Hideaki Sora...
Publisher AlphaPolis Acquires Anime Studio White Fox
Tsukimichi, GATE publisher to make Re:Zero, Arifureta anime studio a wholly owned subsidiary
― Japanese publishing company AlphaPolis announced on Thursday that it will acquire the anime studio WHITE FOX, and will make WHITE FOX a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition date is set for September 30. AlphaPolis stated in the announcement it is aiming to diversify its business into animation, merchand...
The Beginning After the End Kickstarter Campaign Launches August 5
Volumes 1-3 slated for 2026 release, with future volumes planned for future Kickstarter campaigns
― Comics news website K Comics Beat, part of Comics Beat, reported on Wednesday that Rocketship Entertainment's Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a print release of TurtleMe's The Beginning After the End web novel series will launch on August 5, with the first three print novel volumes planned for a ...
Seven Seas Licenses Everything for Demon King Evelogia, Laughter in the Sunshine, 2 More Titles
Also licensed: Marriage to the Wolf: The Tale of an Inter-species Union, Remnant: Beastmen Omegaverse
― Seven Seas Announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Laughter in the Sunshine manga
Creator(s): Fuuki Maru
Release Date: May 2026 (BL label)
Summary: Taiyo Kiriyama knew he wasn't allowed to have pets in his apartment. But when he comes across an abandoned cat, he can't help but try to ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 27-August 2
Chainsaw Man, Plus-Sized Elf anime; Super String: Marco Polo's Travel to the Multiverse, Cat + Crazy manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chainsaw Man Season 1 Limited Edition BDPlease Viz Media US$79.99 July 29 DearS BDCite Discotek US$39.95 July 29 Plus-Sized Elf BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 July 29 Osomatsu-kun SDBDPlease Discotek US$49.95 July 29...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 20-26
Solo Leveling, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian anime; Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right, MONSTER TRIBE manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 July 22 Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Season 1 Limited Edition BDCite Crunchyroll US$79.98 July 22 Momokyun Sword B...
Seven Seas Licenses My Cat's Aura is Strong Today, The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, 2 More Manga
Also licensed: The Babe at My Back Has Her Eye on Me. I'm Done For., DOGGO
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: My Cat's Aura is Strong Today full-color manga
Creators: Utako Uguisu
Release Date: May 2026
Summary: Kijineko-sama and Kuroneko-sama are two particularly prickly cats ruling over their humans and home. While their humans Kanenosuke and Sumire are always amused...
The Misfit of Demon King Academy Light Novels Enter Final Arc
Volume 17 ships on August 8
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Kadokawa's listing for the 17th volume in Shu's The Misfit of Demon King Academy: History's Strongest Demon King Reincarnates and Goes to School with His Descendants (Maō Gakuin no Futekigōsha ~Shijō Saikyō no Maō no Shiso, Tensei Shite Shison-tachi no Gakkō e Kayō) light novel series reports the story is entering its final arc. The volume ships on August 8. Square Enix...
The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power Novels Get TV Anime
Rie Takahashi, Makoto Furukawa, Haruka Shiraishi star in fantasy anime
― Earth Star Entertainment announced on Saturday that storywriter Almond and illustrator Yoshiro Ambe's The Oblivious Saint Can't Contain Her Power (Mujikaku Seijo wa Kyō mo Muishiki ni Chikara o Tare Nagasu) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime's official website lists an English title of The Obl...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 13-19
The World God Only Knows anime; The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows, Brain Damage manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Naruto Shippuden Set 7 BDPlease Viz Media US$39.95 July 15 The World God Only Knows: Ultimate Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 July 15 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 13th Footpr...
Seven Seas Licenses Workin' the Night Shift at Akumart, The Scum Laugh, 3 More Titles
Also: Venus Mission, Gladiator Battle Life licensed; Disciple of the Lich gets audiobook
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Venus Mission: From Former Assassin and Mercenary Middle-Aged Man, Reincarnated into Another World to Assassinate the Hero! light novel
Creators: MIYABI, Eito Nishikawa
Release Date: May 2026 (volume 1, Airship imprint)
Summary: Former mercenary S...
The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! Light Novel Series' Listed as Ending With 10th Volume
10th volume ships on August 29
― Kadokawa is listing the 10th novel volume of Nagawasabi64 and Kawaku's The Unimplemented Overlords Have Joined the Party! (Mijissō no Last Boss-tachi ga Nakama ni Narimashita) light novel series as the final volume. The 10th volume will ship on August 29. Yen Press is releasing the novel series in English, and it describes the story: Young gamer Shuutarou is among the...
Enju's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods Light Novels Get TV Anime in 2026
Story of man living peacefully surrounded by gods launched in 2021
― Kadokawa announced on Monday the television anime adaptation of Enju's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods (Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei) light novel series slated to debut in 2026, and also revealed its teaser visual: The original novels' illustrator ox and the manga adaptation artist Akira Anzai both drew commemorative illustrations for t...
Mamoru Hosoda Writes Novel of His Film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
August 29 novel of film, which was itself a sequel to Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1967 novel
― Acclaimed anime director Mamoru Hosoda personally wrote a novel of his 2006 film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) under the title Toki o Kakeru Shōjo: A Novel based on the Animated Film. Kadokawa will publish the novel on August 29. GKIDS licensed the film for North America last year, and it des...
Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant!, I May Be a Guild Receptionist Novels Replace Illustrator Gaou (Updated)
Gaou removed from other projects after person claiming to be him admits to engaging in sexual acts with a minor
― Publishers Dengeki Bunko and Overlap Bunko reported in separate announcements on July 1 and 2, respectively, that artist Gaou had been removed as the illustrator for Mato Kousaka's I May Be a Guild Receptionist and Yūki Kimikawa's Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant! light novels series. ...
Kakao Entertainment to Shut Down Web Novel Platform Radish by End of 2025
Kakao Entertainment acquired company in 2021 for US$440 million
― Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of webtoon platform Tapas, will shut down Radish, its English-language web novel platform in the United States, by December 31, 2025. Radish announced the decision through an in-app notice on July 9, stating it had made “the difficult decision to wind down the Radish app.” Radish was founded in ...
Seven Seas Licenses 4 Titles by I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Author Yoru Sumino
A Tale of the Secret Saint audiobook plus Sumino's Distorted I Love You & Confession Strategy novels, I Will Forget This Feeling Someday audiobook, I Have a Secret: The Complete Manga Collection manga licensed
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses, including four ttiles by author Yoru Sumino (I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, At Night, I Become a Monster), on Wednesday: Title: Distorted I Love You...
J-Novel Club to Publish The Girl with the Green Eyes: Heir to a Monstermancer Novel Series (Updated)
Damu Amato's novel won grand prize at 2nd Drecom Media Awards
― Drecom announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that J-Novel Club will publish writer Damu Amato and illustrator Shirabii's The Girl with the Green Eyes: Heir to a Monstermancer (Mamono Tsukai no Musume: Midori no Hitomi no Shōjo) novel series in English. The series won the grand prize in the 2nd Drecom Media Awards. Drecom publi...
The 100th Time's the Charm Fantasy Novels Get Anime
Fantasy series about woman falsely accused of plotting to assassinate a saint has English release on J-Novel Club
― Drecom announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that storywriter Yūji Yūji and illustrator Nami Hidaka's The 100th Time's the Charm light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. The full title of the series is The 100th Timeʼs the Charm: She Was Executed 99 Times, So How Di...
'There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her' Novels, Manga Get TV Anime
Romantic comedy fantasy series centers on man reincarnated as demon lord's underling, falls in love with priest
― Futabasha announced on Friday that Suisei's Yūsha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Itanode, Kokuhaku Shite Mita (There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her) light novel series and Kairi's manga adaptation are getting a television anime series. Kairi's manga adaptation is...
Yen Press Licenses Wonder Boy, Hinatsugimura, Out of the Cocoon, More Manga/Novels
Also: Scenes from Awajima, Please Look After the Dragon, Animan, more
― Yen Press announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it has licensed nine manga and four light novels for release in December 2025 and January 2026. In addition, the company revealed audiobook releases for the Secrets of the Silent Witch, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean...
J-Novel Club Adds 9 New Light Novels, 5 New Manga Titles
Old Knight, New Post: From Retiree to Her Majesty's Blade; Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World; The Crown of Rutile Quartz; more titles added
― J-Novel Club announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it has licensed nine new light novel and five new manga titles. The new light novel titles include: Title: Guild Handyman? More like Mastermind! Using My Hidden Skills in the Shadows (Guild ...
GATE Anime Gets Sequel Based on 'Season 2' Novels
Studio M2 animates GATE 2: Tides of Conflict anime centered on JMSDF in fantasy world
― Anime platform Oshi announced on Thursday that the television anime of Takumi Yanai's Gate: Jiei-tai Ka no Chi ni te, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land) light novel series will have a sequel titled GATE 2: Tides of Conflict, which will be based on the novel series' "Seas...
Twin Engine, Straight Edge's 'Anime de Sekai e' Literary Contest Announces Winners
Puri's [Watashi no Ofuru de Waruin dakedo] to Okaa-sama (Heroine) ni Torimaki o Oshitsukerare, Totsuida Henkyō demo Yome Atsukai Saremasen ga, Okage de Jiyū ni Ikiraremasu! story wins grand prize
― Twin Engine and Straight Edge's "Anime de Sekai e! Shōsetsu Taishō" (literally: Anime to the World! Novel Prize, titled "Aniseka Novel Award" for short) literary award announced its winners on Monday. Puri...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 22-28
The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3, The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained To Death By The Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible anime; Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, The Heroic Tale of the Villainous Prince manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the week of July 6-12, and may also be off next week. Either way, the article will retu...
Deconstructing Villainesses and Heroines: An Interview with I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History's Author, Izumi Okido
Author Izumi Ōkido shares how her story twists the standard villainess sub-genre formula, her impressions of the anime adaptation, and why she decided to write a villainess story in the first place.
― To say there is an ongoing “villainess” boom in light novels, manga, and anime would be an understatement. One such story is I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, which got an anime adaptat...
Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Author's DOPE Narcotics Crime Novel Gets Manga
Makimayo launches manga of Chiaki Kisaki's novel on July 15
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine revealed on June 13 that manga creator Makimayo will launch a manga adaptation of Chiaki Kisaki's DOPE Mayaku Torishimari-bu Tokusōka (DOPE Narcotics Control Department Special Investigations) novel in the magazine's next issue on July 15. The novel is set in a near-future Japan suff...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 15-21
WIND BREAKER, My Hero Academia Season 7 anime; Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate, Outsiders manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date My Hero Academia Season 7 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 June 17 A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose BDCite SkySet US$23.99 June 17 Towanoquon Complete Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 June...
Webtoon, Web Novel Franchise Judge Han-Young Lee Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Story follows corrupt judge who time-travels 10 years into the past, uses his 2nd chance to fight against systemic corruption
― Korean broadcasting network MBC has announced a live-action series adaptation of Judge Han-Young Lee, a popular Korean web novel and webtoon with over 22 million combined views. The series is slated to premiere in the second half of 2025 on MBC. Judge Han-Young Lee follows ...
Kōtarō Yamada Launches Manga of SHIMONETA Author's Fantasy Comedy Novels
[Hihō] Ojōsamakei Teihen Dungeon Haishinsha, Haishin Kiriwasure ni Kizukazu Dōgyōsha o Bokotteshimau novels get manga
― Kōtarō Yamada launched a manga adaptation of Hirotaka Akagi and Kitsune Fuku's [Hihō] Ojōsama-kei Teihen Dungeon Haishinsha, Haishin Kiriwasure ni Kizukazu Dōgyōsha o Bokotteshimau ([RIP] A D-Tier Pampered Lady-Type Dungeon Streamer Forgets to End Her Stream and Beats Up a Colleague...
Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Volume 1 Novel Review
This is, at its heart, a send-up of otoge isekai.
― No matter where you trace it back to, the subgenre of isekai where someone is reborn in the world of, specifically, an otome game, has become popular. It's not as well-loved (strictly in terms of popularity) as villainess or OP isekai, but there are enough stories that use it as a setting to make it deserving of its specific subgenre. It's got a bit...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 8-14
DAN DA DAN, Dungeon People anime; Girl Crush, Sweet or Bitter Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date DAN DA DAN Season 1 BDPlease Shout! Factory US$34.98 June 12 DAN DA DAN Season 1 - Collector's Edition BDCite Shout! Factory US$64.98 June 12 Dungeon People BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 June 12 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 1-7
I★CHU: Halfway Through The Idol, Log Horizon anime; Kill Blue, The Bugle Call: Song of War manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date I★CHU: Halfway Through The Idol BDPlease Anime Limited US$49.99 June 3 The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 June 3 Log Horizon Season 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 June 3 Log Horizon Sea...
Kadokawa Publishes Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey-, Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right, The Fallen Saint Dances in Vortex of War Manga in English
Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- chapter release on BookWalker Global site starts on Saturday
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that it will release three manga in English on the BookWalker Global site and other stores this June. Kenta Ishizaka's Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- manga will release on the BookWalker Global site in chapter format on Saturday. Kadokawa describes the story:
Chika, who just started...
Love Alarm Webtoon Artist Pens Born to Be King Asian Fantasy Web Novel
Story centers on world where individuals are assigned gender through ceremonial rite at age 10
― Kye-young Chon, the creator behind the manhwa Audition and the webtoon Love Alarm, has made her debut as a web novelist. According to Korean web novel platform KakaoPage, her new web novel Born to Be King was officially released on May 24. The story is set in a fictional world where individuals are assig...
Edo Era's Brave Firefighters: Interview with Oedo Fire Slayer Novelist Shogo Imamura & Mangaka Shinobu Seguchi
Discover the history behind Oedo Fire Slayer in our interview with author Shōgo Imamura and manga creator Shinobu Seguchi.
― Japan's history is teeming with everyday heroes, and there may not be a stronger example than the Edo period's firefighters. Known as hikeshigumi, community firefighters rose to meet a 17th-century challenge: protecting the fragile wooden and paper homes in what would become th...
Observation Records of My Fiancée Light Novel Series Review
Although it isn’t as deep as I’m perhaps making it sound, the story is a look at both the metafictional qualities of game-based isekai and an exploration of how an inability to distinguish between reality and fiction can be harmful.
― When a genre, or subgenre in this case, becomes as entrenched as villainess isekai is, you need a twist to make your story stand out. Shiki has hit on a good one for th...
Exclusive: Titan Manga Licenses Rensuke Oshikiri's Geniearth Manga
1st volume of Hi Score Girl creator's sci-fi adventure ships next April
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Titan Manga announced on Thursday that it will release Rensuke Oshikiri's Geniearth manga in English starting on April 14, 2026. The first volume is available to pre-order on Forbidden Planet in the U.K., and will be available on other North American retailers. Titan Manga describes Geniearth:
In a world divided by power, Geni...
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Light Novel Volume 1 Review
I was on board with the gender bender premise, but I found it lacking when it came down to the execution.
― The biggest shocker of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! is that it won a major award. In the author's note, Firehead expresses their surprise that this story they serialized on an amateur web novel site got a book deal—and a manga and anime after that. Believe me, I'm just as surprised. In such a cro...
S. Korea FTC Finds Over 1,000 Unfair Terms in Webtoon, Web Novel Contracts
23 content providers including RIDI, Lezhin Comics ordered to correct contracts
― South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has identified a sweeping number of unfair contract terms used by major webtoon and web novel content providers, including clauses allowing for the unauthorized production and use of derivative works such as films and dramas without proper consent from creators. According to a...
Joker Game Anime Gets New Stage Play After 7 Years
3rd stage play in franchise to run in Tokyo in November
― Marvelous announced on Friday it is producing a new stage play adaptation of Production I.G's Joker Game spy anime series. The stage play is the third stage play in the franchise, and it will run from November 21-30 in Tokyo. Daisuke Nishida returning from the previous two stage plays to direct and write the new play. Cast members include (ass...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 18-24
Date A Live V, Insomniacs After School anime; Cosmos, Love in the Palm of His Hand manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the next week, and will be back in June. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Date A Live V BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 20 Gods' Games We Play BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 20 Insomniacs After School BDAni...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novels Top 20 Million in Circulation
1st GA Bunko title to reach milestone
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Fujino Ōmori and Suzuhito Yasuda's Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka or DanMachi) light novel series announced on Thursday that the novels have reached 20 million copies in circulation. The series is the first GA Bunko title to reach the mileston...
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes Light Novel Franchise Ends
18th & final volume of sequel shipped on Tuesday, 7 years after 17th volume
― The 18th and final compiled book volume of Takaya Kagami's Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu (The Legend of the Great Legendary Heroes) light novel series shipped on Tuesday. Both Kagami himself and the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint reported that this volume is not only the final volume of this sequel series, but also of Th...
Reaper Scans Shuts Down Following Legal Action from Kakao Entertainment
Kakao Ent. claims site had approximately 10 million monthly visits
― Reaper Scans, a popular pirate site known for offering unauthorized fan translations of web novels and webtoons, officially announced its permanent closure on May 9. The decision comes after the platform received a cease-and-desist letter from Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of Tapas. The statement from Reaper Scans reads: ...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle: Episode Lyu Novel Two Review
This book solidifies Lyu as the best girl in the franchise.
― This review will contain spoilers for the Astrea Record novels, novel 18 of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon, and season five of the Danmachi anime. I'm not sure that Fujino Omori ever intended for Lyu Leon's background to be as significant as it is. In the early novels of the larger Danmachi series, the tragic tale of Astr...
Seven Seas Licenses Magic Maker: How to Create Magic in Another World Light Novels, 4 More Titles
Also: Get Married So I Can Curse Your Firstborn and Finally Be Free! & Grim Night Tales manga, more
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Get Married So I Can Curse Your Firstborn and Finally Be Free! manga
Creators: Shinobu Inokuma and TABIKO
Release Date: February 2026 (volume 1)
Summary: Kuro, a black cat, is a god of fortune down on her luck. She's turned into a “veng...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 11-17
Nobody's Boy Remi, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3 anime; Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Techniques, Snow Angel books ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Nobody's Boy Remi BDPlease AnimEigo US$69.95 May 13 Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 13 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Diary of ...
Takaya Kagami's Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu Sequel Light Novel Ends
18th, final volume launches on May 20
― Kadokawa is listing that the 18th and final volume of Takaya Kagami and illustrator Saori Toyota's Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu sequel light novel series will launch in Japan on May 20. Kadokawa published the novel series' most-recent 17th volume in October 2017, where it was announced that the series would end with its 18th volume. The novel had resumed s...
Interview with Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Creator Sunsunsun
What started as an idea for an isekai story evolved into a fan-favorite romantic comedy! We talk to Sunsunsun about writing his hit light novel series.
― Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian resonated with a lot of anime fans thanks to its comedy and interesting character dynamics. The story of a young girl who hides her true romantic feelings behind the Russian language is rather unique, eve...
Web Novel-Based Korean Live-Action Series Dear Hongrang Premieres on Netflix on May 16
Official English-subtitled trailer, poster were also unveiled for mystery romance series
― Netflix announced on April 30 that the web novel-based mystery romance series Dear Hongrang will premiere on May 16. The service has released an official English-subtitled trailer and a poster. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, the series follows Hongrang (played by Jae-wook Lee), the long-lost son of the kingdom's l...
Observation Records of My Fiancée Light Novels Get TV Anime
Junichi Yamamoto directs anime at Ashi Productions
― A website opened on Monday to announce that 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 is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2026. Junichi Yamamoto (Anyway, I'm Fal...
'Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!' Light Novels Get TV Anime by EMT Squared
Yume Miyamoto, Rumi Okubo star in anime adaptation of Atekichi's light novel series
― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Atekichi and Yukiko's Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! (Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (ko)!) light novel series, and revealed the teaser visual, main cast, and its animation production by EMT Squared. ...
Hanashi Media Licenses The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage Light Novel Series
Kodansha USA publishes manga adaptation in English
― Hanashi Media announced on Thursday that it has licensed Miraijin A's The Abandoned Reincarnation Sage: Building a Mighty Empire of Monsters Within the Monsters' Forest (Suterareta Tensei Kenja: Mamono no Mori de Saikyo no Daima Teikoku o Tsukuriageru) light novel series. The company describes the light novel series: Once hailed as a Sage, he sough...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 4-10
Dream Eater Merry anime; Tune In to the Midnight Heart, 10 Things I Want to Do Before I Turn 40 manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dream Eater Merry: Complete Collection BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 8 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Graphic Novel (GN) 14Please Seven Seas US$14.99 May 6 ...
Seven Seas Licenses The Beast King and His Apprentice, Ghost and Witch, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: The Ancient Magus' Bride: Fragments Collection, Lilia's Pregnancy Spells the World's End, A Good Day Starts with Cats and Books, Magical Buffs
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: The Beast King and His Apprentice manga
Creators: Tatsukazu Konda, Asahi Sakano, MOMOCHICHI
Release Date: February 2026 (volume 1)
Summary: Tina, an adventurer, is gravely wounde...
Hanashi Media Licenses 'I'm Just a Villager, So What?', 1 More Novel
Also: I Got Reincarnated as a Cultist Mob in an Eroge Full of Maniacs with Death Wishes! light novel series
― Hanashi Media announced on Tuesday and Wednesday it has licensed Arata Shiraishi's I'm Just a Villager, So What? and Hebun99's I Got Reincarnated as a Cultist Mob in an Eroge Full of Maniacs with Death Wishes! light novel series. The company describes the story of I'm Just a Villager, So What...
Marry My Husband Web Novel, Webtoon Get Japanese Live-Action Adaptation on Amazon in June
Franchise inspired separate Korean live-action series earlier this year
― Amazon Prime Video announced on April 28 that the Korean web novel and webtoon Marry My Husband will get a Japanese live-action series adaptation titled Watashi no Otto to Kekkon Shite. The Amazon Original drama will premiere globally on June 27 and will have 10 episodes. Two episodes will debut every Friday. Amazon described ...
The Spring 2025 Light Novel Guide
It's time for the Spring Light Novel Guide! Come see what the newest releases of spring, including a popular Chinese fantasy, the novel version of a fan-favorite, and more!
― Welcome to Anime News Network's Spring 2025 Light Novel Guide, the companion to our manga guide! Every included novel was published in March or April or is an upcoming May release. This guide focuses exclusively on series premi...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 27-May 3
Rick and Morty: The Anime, A Place Further Than The Universe anime; My New Boss is Goofy, IDOL x IDOL STORY! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Classroom of the Elite Season 3 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 April 29 A Place Further Than The Universe BDCite Shout! Studios US$59.98 April 29 Naruto Shippuden BD 6AnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$39.95 April 29 Rick and Mo...
Seven Seas Licenses The Scheming Crown Prince's (Supposedly) Wicked Consort, Kitayama and Minamiya, More Manga (Updated)
Also: The Tale of a Little Alchemist Blessed by the Spirits manga/novel
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced new manga and light novel licenses on Wednesday: Title: The Scheming Crown Prince's (Supposedly) Wicked Consort manga
Creators: Subaru Kayano, Seikan
Release Date: February 2026
Summary: With sharp eyes, forbidding features, and a commanding voice, Angelica isn't your typical beauty. The only ...
Roll Over and Die Novels, Manga Get TV Anime (Updated)
Seven Seas releases novels, manga in English about girl in hero's party who is sold into slavery
― The Kikuya bookstore chain's Sendai store posted an image on its X/Twitter account on Friday for the seventh volume of Sunao Minakata's manga adaptation of writer kiki and illustrator Kinta's ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (“Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kate...
The Beginning After the End Web Novels Get Kickstarter Campaign for Print Run
TV anime of TurtleMe's novel series premiered on April 2
― TurtleMe's The Beginning After the End web novel series is getting a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for print editions. The page states that the campaign aims to fund "Premium Editions of Volumes 1-3 of TurtleMe's acclaimed series" but does not state a launch date. Rocketship Entertainment, a Ringo award-winning publisher and entertainment...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 20-26
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc, Armed Girl's Machiavellism anime; Bocchi the Rock! Side Story: Kikuri Hiroi's Heavy-Drinking Diary, Spy Classroom 2nd Period: Daughter Dearest manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Armed Girl's Machiavellism BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 22 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc BDAnimeNewsNet...
J-Novel Club Licenses Blade Skill Online, Zero Damage Sword Saint, More Manga/Novels
Also: No Wife, No Problem: A Mage's Life with His Beloved Daughter, The Bladesmith's Enchanted Weapons, more
― J-Novel Club announced on Friday that it has licensed six new light novel and three manga titles. For all light novels, the first volume, parts 1 and 2, are launching on Friday. For the manga, the first chapter of the first volume is out on Friday. Title: No Wife, No Problem: A Mage's Life w...
Hiroichi Launches Manga Adaptation of 'Sono Jubutsu, Toriatsukai ni Tsuki' Novel Series
Manga adapts Gin Tanio's supernatural novel series
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine revealed on Friday that manga creator Hiroichi will launch a manga adaptation of Gin Tanio's Sono Jubutsu, Toriatsukai ni Tsuki (Please Handle the Sacred Artifact Carefully) novel series on Kadokawa's Kadocomi website in June. 📣🔳新連載告知🔳6月から『その呪物、取り扱い注意につき』原作:谷尾銀@taniogin 先生 のコミカライズを担当...
The Case Files of Jeweler Richard Novels Begin Serializing Final Volume
Novel series launched in 2015, inspired TV anime in 2020
― Author Nanako Tsujimura announced on Thursday that the final volume of The case files of Jeweler Richard (Hōsekisho Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei) light novel series will begin serializing on the website of Shueisha's Orange Bunko label on Friday. Tsujimura did not reveal when the final print volume collecting the serialized chapters will ship S...
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