When the system is designed to keep you at the bottom, there is no other way to go but up. ― This series checks all the boxes for “shōnen bildungsroman/Hero's Journey tale built on a foundation of social inequity that is actually about the cool gear.” Kuro is a slave among slaves. He's beaten and mocked by a man who claims Kuro as property, with no hope in sight, except for the very brief glimpses he...

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AnimeJapan 2026

Mar 29, 11:41 events

― We've made our way back to Tokyo Big Sight for another year of big surprises, huge announcements, and basketball-court-sized booths. Read on for all the news served up hot and fresh from this year's AnimeJapan! Prelude to AnimeJapan I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Anime Gets 2nd Season From Overshadowed to Overpowered TV Anime Streams Teaser Video News from Saturday, March 28 New Ghost in the...

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Baki-Dou Net Anime Confirms 2nd Cours in Teaser

Mar 29, 00:17 anime

Anime to continue streaming exclusively on Netflix ― The special stage panel for BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai, the anime of Keisuke Itagaki's first Baki-Dou manga, presented a new teaser promotional video and teaser visual at AnimeJapan 2026 on Sunday. The teaser video confirms that the anime will have a second cours (quarter of a year) that will stream exclusively on Netflix. Netflixにて世界独占配信決定ッッ...

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the pillows Drummer Shinichiro Sato Dies Due to Esophageal Cancer

Mar 29, 00:05

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Founding member of band died on March 23 ― The official X/Twitter account for the alternative rock band the pillows announced on Saturday that the band's drummer Shinichiro Sato died on March 23 due to esophageal cancer. His family held a private funeral.いつも応援してくださっている皆様へ pic.twitter.com/7pHihGJfuS— the pillows monument (@thepillowsJPN) March 28, 2026 Sato was a founding member of the band alongside ...

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Kowloon Generic Romance Volumes 9-10 Manga Review

Mar 28, 12:00

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While everyone else around her remains prisoners of their own regret, pulled into Kowloon like insects by a pitcher plant, Kujirai deserves to fly free, away from this place. ― Being a Kowloon Generic Romance fan is suffering. Since I last reviewed volumes 7 and 8 back in November 2024, only two further volumes have been published in English, with the eleventh due at the end of May 2026. The only bri...

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I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Anime Gets 2nd Season

Mar 28, 04:54

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Anime's TV special streams on March 29, airs on March 30 ― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that the anime based on Miku and illustrator Rein Kuwashima's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World (Isekai de Cheat Skill o Te ni Shita Ore wa, Genjitsu Sekai o mo Musōsuru) light novel series will get a second season. The franchise's television special will stream on March 29 and then air on March 30. The speci...

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Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Gets 2nd Season, Game Project

Mar 27, 23:15

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Trailers, visuals unveiled for 2nd season, game titled Sentenced to Be a Hero -Game of the GODDESS- ― The staff of the television anime of Rocket Shokai's Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 (Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku) light novel series announced during AnimeJapan on Saturday that the series is getting a second season. Update: Crunchyroll...

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Hell Mode Anime Gets 2nd Season in July

Mar 27, 13:23

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Video, visual, cast announcement preview Academy arc ― 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 announced on Saturday that the anime will get a second season in July. The staff revealed a...

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Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 4 Anime Series Review

Mar 27, 12:00

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This is probably the worst season of this show so far. ― It's very easy to clown on Rent-A-Girlfriend because it does a lot of things wrong as either comedy or drama. It's a story that follows a protagonist who doesn't really have likable qualities, and anytime those likable qualities are showcased, they are either immediately walked back, or they're not strong enough to compensate for the sheer amou...

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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Anime Gets 3rd Season in October 2027

Mar 27, 11:17

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Visual unveiled for new season covering The Golden Land arc ― The official website for the television anime of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga on Friday announced on Friday that the series is getting a third season in October 2027. The new season will cover The Golden Land arc. The staff unveiled a visual that features Macht of the Golden Land: ...

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This Week in Games - Interview with Patricia Summersett, Voice of Princess Zelda

Mar 27, 10:00

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Jean-Karlo chats with the voice of Zelda, digs into some otome news, and reports that Square Enix is doing what with Dragon Quest X? ― Welcome back, folks! I tried making magnolia jelly last weekend, and sadly, it didn't turn out right. I don't know whether I used too much water or what, but the jelly never set (it came out more like syrup than actual "jelly"). Still tasty, at least. I also had the p...

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The Most Anticipated Anime of Spring 2026

Mar 27, 09:00

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There is no rest for dedicated otaku. The winter season offered a wealth of great stories, from action to romance, and spring is shaping up to do the same. ― There is no rest for dedicated otaku. The winter season offered a wealth of great stories, from action to romance, and spring is shaping up to do the same. We have the long-awaited return to Hole in Dorohedoro Season 2, a brand-new pint-sized h...

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MF Ghost Anime Gets Final Season

Mar 26, 12:25

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Teaser video, visual unveiled ― Following the final episode of the third season of the anime of Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga, the series' official website announced on Friday that there will be a fourth and final season. The website unveiled a teaser video and visual: The anime began streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on January 1 at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime debuted on TV on Tokyo MX and ...

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Magical Explorer Light Novels Confirm TV Anime in Fall

Mar 26, 12:00

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Teaser trailer, visual, cast, staff revealed ― A new official website and X/Twitter account opened on Friday to confirm that Iris and Noboru Kannatsuki's Magical Explorer light novel series is getting a television anime in fall. The website revealed a teaser promotional video, visual, cast, and staff: The anime stars Nobunaga Shimazaki as Kōsuke Takioto. Kazuki Ohashi (Shadows House) is directing the...

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GOGOGOGO-GO-GHOST! Manga Series Review

Mar 26, 12:00 manga

GOGOGOGO-GO-GHOST! is for the people who want to see a grown, tax-paying adult revel in petty revenge on everyday annoyances. ― Let's just be honest with ourselves: Broadly speaking, manga and anime are full of goody-two-shoes protagonists. They're usually teenagers. They tend to have selfless personalities or goals, and there's usually some element of needing to stop a superpowered bad guy for anyon...

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This Week in Anime - The Interior Worlds of Tomoko Yamashita

Mar 26, 10:00 anime manga

Does manga creator Tomoko Yamashita know us better than we know ourselves? Sylvia and Coop have their suspicions. ― Does manga creator Tomoko Yamashita know us better than we know ourselves? Sylvia and Coop have their suspicions. 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...

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New Ranma 1/2 Anime Gets 3rd Season in October (Updated With English-Subbed Trailer)

Mar 26, 07:53

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First 2 seasons' Kōnosuke Uda returns to direct new season at MAPPA ― The official website for the new anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga revealed on Thursday that the anime will get a third season that will premiere in October on the NTV channel, and will exclusively stream on Netflix right after its broadcast. The third season's teaser visual and first promotional video were also revealed....

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Doga Kobo Reveals Mebius Dust Original TV Anime

Mar 26, 05:00

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Anime based on Project Anima's "Kids/Game" category grand prize winner Hajime Shinagawa's story ― Asmik Ace revealed on Thursday Doga Kobo's original television anime Mebius Dust, based on Hajime Shinagawa's story of the same title, which won the grand prize for the "Kids/Game" category of the Project Anima competition in 2019. The company also revealed the anime's debut this year, main staff members...