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Detective Conan Creator Draws Frieren to Mark Anime's Return
Firefly Wedding manga creator also sends illustration to commemorate return
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End manga revealed on Friday that Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama congratulated the series on the anime's second season with an original illustration. The art piece features Frieren's titular character with the mes...
Gundam Hathaway to Rise at Sapporo Snow Festival
Xi Gundam will appear as a medium-sized snow sculpture
― The staff behind the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway anime announced on Wednesday that a sculpture will appear at the 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival between February 4 and 11. A medium-sized snow sculpture of the Xi Gundam mobile suit will be erected at the Odori Site 7-chome HBC Plaza. The announcement's key art features the anime's characters Hathawa...
Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Names His Top 10 Games of 2025
And the 2 games he's looking forward to in 2026
― Manga creator Hiro Mashima (Rave Master, Fairy Tail, Eden's Zero, Dead Rock) named his top 10 video games of 2025 on December 29. Mashima's top pick for the year was Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, followed by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and Borderlands 4 in second and third places, respectively. The creator also noted he is looking forward to playi...
Universal Studios Hollywood to Launch One Piece's Live Water Stunt Show
Universal Fan Fest Nights will also feature Super Mario World & more this spring
― The Universal Studios Hollywood theme park confirmed on Thursday that One Piece is back for the park's Universal Fan Fest Nights — only this time with a "live show extravaganza" inspired by the one at Universal Studios Japan. The event will run on select nights between April 25 and May 16. According to the park, the ev...
Universal Studios Japan Offers New Jujutsu Kaisen Rides, Food, & Merch
Jujutsu Kaisen marks return to theme park with new Real 4D, Story Rides
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) revealed details on its new Jujutsu Kaisen collaboration on Wednesday. The collaboration will feature two new attractions, new food options, and more merchandise. The new attractions are the immersive Real 4D ride “Mawaru Tokeidai” (Clock Tower of Recurrence) and the Story Ride “Jurei Ressha” (The...
Uniqlo Celebrates 100 Years of Shueisha With New Apparel Line
Featuring Golden Kamuy, Gantz, Saint Seiya, Hunter x Hunter, & more
― Japanese casual wear retailer Uniqlo announced on Thursday that it is partnering with Japanese publisher Shueisha to celebrate Shueisha's 100th anniversary. The partnership is split into three parts with the first part highlighting Weekly Shonen Jump and Young Jump manga, including Gantz, Captain Tsubasa, Kingdom, Kinnikuman, Kochi...
My Hero Academia Made Actor Michael B. Jordan Cry
Jordan: “I had a really good cry watching the last season of the anime My Hero Academia…”
― Actor Michael B. Jordan (Sinners' Elijah "Smoke" Moore/Elias "Stack" Moore) said that the massively popular anime series My Hero Academia made him cry in an interview with W Magazine. In the interview released on January 6, Jordan was asked which films made him cry. Jordan responded that 1998's Armageddon “ge...
NHK Airs New Paralympic Anime Short With Characters Designed by Hiro Fujiwara
Maid-sama creator worked on 20th "Anime x Para: Who is Your Hero?" installment which premiered on Monday
― Japanese national broadcaster NHK announced the latest installment of its "Anime x Para: Who is Your Hero?" ("Ani × Para: Anata no Hero wa Dare Desu ka") series on January 8, and NHK E aired it on Monday. The 20th installment of the series features a sledge hockey story with characters designed ...
Fortnite Festival's Kizuna Ai Collaboration News Causes Apparent Confusion
Kizuna Ai fans rush to dispel any notion the VTuber is artificial intelligence
― Fans of VTuber Kizuna Ai rushed to social media to remind non-fans she is not artificial intelligence, following a January 11 announcement Kizuna Ai will appear in the Fortnite Festival game on January 16. The associated X (formerly Twitter) post includes a community note stating, “Upon seeing the letters ‘AI’, some comm...
Hard Rock Café Japan Offers Burger Flavored With Naruto's Ichiraku Ramen
Naruto returns to the music-themed restaurant with a Ramen Burger
― Hard Rock Café Japan announced a new collaboration with popular anime series Naruto on January 9, and topping the menu are Naruto's Ramen Burger and Tropical Konoha Soda: Naruto's Ramen Burger boasts a "juicy beef patty with Monterey Jack cheese, roasted pork, veggies, and crispy fried ramen, topped with a naruto fish cake and quail ...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball, Square-Enix, Magical Princess Minky Momo, Sakamoto Days, Noriko Hidaka, & more!
― As part of the Coming of Age ceremonies throughout Japan, young adults dress in formal hakama (ceremonial trousers), western-style suits, and kimono. To express their individuality, some young adult men dress as stereotypical delinquents with regent hairstyles and ride motorcycles. ...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Naruto, Dragon Quest, Inuyasha, Gnosia, Sega, Kodansha, Televi-kun, & more!
― Every year on the second Monday of January, Japan celebrates its newest adults with Coming of Age Day. Traditionally, the day honored those who turned 20 in the previous calendar year or school year. However, a new law went into effect in 2022 that lowered the age of maturity to 18. Regardless, some people still w...
KPop Demon Hunters Wins Golden Globes for Best Animated Film, Song
Film's "Golden" wins in Best Original Song - Motion Picture category
― Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' animated film KPop Demon Hunters won the Best Motion Picture - Animated category at the 83rd Golden Globes Awards on Sunday. The film's "Golden" song also won the Best Original Song - Motion Picture category.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Teases Fist of the North Star Collaboration
The villainous fighters in the City of the Wolves are already dead
― Popular fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves teased a collaboration with massively popular anime and manga series Fist of the North Star on Friday. At just over 20 seconds, the teaser video features what appears to be Fist of the North Star protagonist Kenshirō's left leg and the familiar effect of Kenshirō's special maneuv...
AKB48 Group Manga's Artist Yōichirō Tanabe Apologizes for AI-Edited Photo of STU48 Idol
Idol Riko Kudō reacted negatively to Tanabe's post of edited image
― Manga artist Yōichirō Tanabe (Sashiko+48Group 4-Koma Gekijō YonPachi+, Dol Wota Never Die) issued an apology on Monday after posting an AI-edited image of STU48 idol group member Riko Kudō to his X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday. Tanabe said, “I apologize sincerely for offending everyone due to my thoughtless post.” The art...
Company Apologizes for Uma Musume Plush Dolls Having 4 Ears
Company offers exchange or refund for plushies with 2 extra ears
― Gift, a Japanese producer of plush toys and other merchandise for anime, manga, and video games, issued a new apology on Wednesday after the discovery of defective Uma Musume Pretty Derby plush dolls sold during Comic Market 107. What was defective? Gift representative director Haruyuki Kaneko explained that the dolls of the Vivlos ch...
Game Creator Hideo Kojima Name His Best Films & Streaming Shows of 2025
Kokuho, Sirât, The Girl with the Needle, Sinners, Conclave make Kojima's lists
― Video game creator Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear Solid, Death Stranding) revealed on Tuesday his picks for best films and streaming series of 2025. Kojima split his list of 2025 theatrical releases into Japanese and international feature films (although a few of the international films opened in 2024 outside of Japan). His li...
KPop Demon Hunters Takes Best Animated Fim at Critics Choice Awards
Soundtrack's “Golden” wins Best Song
― Massively popular animated film KPop Demon Hunters took home Best Animated Film and Best Song during the 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards on Sunday. The film beat out Arco, Elio, In Your Dreams, Little Amélie or the Character of Rain, and Zootopia 2 for Best Animated Film. “Golden” took home Best Song over Ed Sheeran, John Mayer, and Blake Slatki's “Drive” from...
Manga Creator Hisashi Eguchi Apologizes for Tracing Photos
Eguchi: "I sincerely apologize to Kanai-san, Lumine, all related parties, and everyone looking forward to the event"
― Manga creator Hisashi Eguchi (Eiji, Stop! Hibari-kun , character designs on Roujin Z, Perfect Blue, Sonny Boy) released a statement through his X (formerly Twitter) account on December 30 following an investigation into tracing allegations after Eguchi said he drew an illustration b...
Dr. Stone's Boichi, Other Artists Stop Posting Art on X (Formerly Twitter)
Boichi: "I cannot accept my works being used, learned from, or exploited without my consent or proper compensation"
― Following the rollout of a new AI image-editing option by X (formerly Twitter), manga illustrator Mu-jik Park (pen name Boichi) announced on December 25 that he will not post images on the social media platform for the foreseeable future. In his post Boichi stated, “For the time bein...
Relive 30 Years of Detective Conan Theme Songs
In a 3.5-hour-long compilation video
― The official YouTube channel for the long-running Detective Conan series began streaming on Saturday a compilation video featuring the series' opening and ending theme songs to celebrate the anime's 30th anniversary. At just under 3½ hours long, the video includes all 133 theme songs across the anime's 30-year history from the very first opening theme song "Mune...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XV
Featuring Jujutsu Kaisen, The Rising of The Shield Hero, Haikyu!!, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Avu-chan, Ken Akamatsu, Posuka Demizu, & more!
― 2026 is just getting started and the Japanese three-day New Year's holiday is coming to a close. And while there are more New Year's greetings to see, this is the last part of our round up of New Year's greetings from around the anime and manga worl...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XIV
Featuring Natsume's Book of Friends, Yona of the Dawn, Bocchi the Rock!, RuriDragon, Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jogakuin School Idol Club, Gakuen Babysitters, A Couple of Cuckoos, Bungo Stray Dogs, & more!
― It's time to make some fresh mochi for the new year and open the kagami mochi decorations — and what better treat to go with mochi than New Year's greetings: A Couple of Cuckoos Masahiro Anbe (Shi...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XIII
Featuring Tezuka Productions, Isekai Quartet, Anpanman, Chibi Maruko-chan, City, Promised Neverland, Yui Ogura, & more!
― New Year's in Japan wouldn't be complete without the osechi meal. The different dishes in this auspicious meal represent different forms of luck. Luckily, we can enjoy our osechi meal with New Year's greetings from across the anime and manga world: Anpanman Chibi Maruko-chan C...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XII
Featuring Dragon Ball, Kyoto Animation, Solo Leveling, Detective Conan, Slayers, Natsuki Hanae, P.A. Works, Shikidouji, & more!
― During New Year's, the Shchi Fukujin, or Seven Lucky Gods, are venerated across Japan. But among those gods, Ebisu, the god of prosperity and wealth in business, gets love from businesses around the country. But that doesn't mean we can't also enjoy the blessings of Benzai...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part XI
Featuring Doraemon, Uma Musume, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Ado, Kodansha USA, Frieren, ufotable, Love Live! Bluebird, Free!, Fatal Fury, Fire Emblem Heroes, & more!
― One of the rare times many Japanese will pull an all-nighter is New Year's, if only to catch a glimpse of the first light of the new year. And after bathing in the first light, they will enjoy some New Year's greetings like these: A-...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part X
Featuring My Hero Academia, Oshi no Ko, Bocchi the Rock!, Apothecary Diaries, My Dress-Up Darling, Let This Grieving Soul Retire!, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, & more!
― Shopping is a staple of the Japanese New Year's festivities, and one of the sought-after items is the fukubukuro lucky bag. Often sealed, the bags are stuffed with some desired items and some... not so much, but that's the f...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part IX
Featuring Sound! Euphonium, Uma Musume, Girls Band Cry, Fruits Basket, Dangers in My Heart, Sparks of Tomorrow, This Monster Wants to Eat Me, Megumi Ogata, & more!
― Japanese New Year's is a time to spend with family, sit at heated kotatsu tables, enjoy satsuma mandarins, and lounge about all day while enjoying New Year's greetings. Get comfortable and enjoy more New Year's greetings from around the ...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part VIII
Featuring Tezuka Productions, Dragon Quest, Ayana Taketatsu, Clover Works, Square-Enix, Miki Yoshikawa, & more!
― Hatsumode, or the first trip to a Shinto shrine in the new year, is a tradition in Japan. People flock to their local shrine to pay their respects to the gods, pull omikuji fortune slips, write their wishes on an ema prayer tablet, and bring old items to be purified. What sort of wishes a...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part VII
Featuring Ascendance of a Bookworm, Silent Hill, Precure manga, They Are Still Being Shaken This Morning, Nue's Exorcist, Chiikawa, & more!
― The year 2026 came galloping like a regal steed, and with it came New Year's greetings from the anime and manga world. Tatsuya Ara (Campioni, Harigane Service Ace) Sumiko Arai (The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All) Asobi no Kankei Atasawa (Oj...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part VI
Featuring The Summer Hikaru Died, Frieren, Love Live!, Digimon Time Strangers, Kodansha, Masami Obari, & more!
― Many people are familiar with the 12 Chinese zodiac animals, but they are just half the story. The 12 animals are part of a 60-year “stems-and-branches” cycle. So, while we usually call 2026 the Year of the Horse, we are specifically in the Year of the Yang Fire Horse. In Japan, there is a...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part V
Featuring SPY×FAMILY, Oshi no Ko, FF16, Blue Archive, BEASTARS, Takopi's Original Sin, Minky Momo, Orange Range, & more!
― During the new year, families around Japan enjoy all sorts of games from the badminton-like hanetsuki paddle game and kite-flying to a pin-the-tail-type game called fukuwarai, board games, and karuta cards. See if you can spot some of them in the New Year's greetings below: Baki ...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part IV
Featuring My Hero Academia, CLAMP, Evangelion, Khara, Bleach, Gundam Hathaway, Precure, Shonen Jump, WIT Studio, & more!
― The last meal of the year in Japan is often the toshikoshi soba noodles. Meant to signify the changing of the year, Japanese people enjoy a bowl as the new year rolls in. So, let's enjoy some toshikoshi soba while enjoying some New Year's greetings: Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! /／新年あけま...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part III
Featuring Demon Slayer, Kaiju No. 8, One-Punch Man, Naruto, Kaguya-sama, Fairy Tail, Nichijou, Haikyu!!, & more!
― Buddhist temples around Japan engage in joya no kane (midnight bell ringing) as the new year passes. The 108 bell rings are said to rids the world of Earthly desires. But Earthly or not, those desires persist with our want to see New Year's greetings from around the anime and manga world...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part II
Featuring Chainsaw Man, FF14, Sakamoto Days, Kojima Productions, Digimon, World Trigger, That Time I got Reincarnated as a Slime, Reborn! & more!
― New Years in Japan means it's time to send out nengajō (New Year's greeting postcards) to friends, family, and associates. Often stamped with 賀状新年 (gajō shinnen or greeting in the new year) or 賀状 (gajō or greeting), the postcards are a staple of New Year'...
Actor Masami Nagasawa Announces Marriage to Director Takeshi Fukunaga
Voice of From Up On Poppy Hill's Umi makes announcement in message to her fans & colleagues
― Actor Masami Nagasawa, voice of From Up On Poppy Hill's Umi Matsuzaki, announced on Thursday, New Years Day that she had gotten married to director Takeshi Fukunaga (Ainu Mosir, Tokyo Vice, Shōgun). As of press time Motomiya's announcement has received over 400,000 likes and over 2,100 replies, most of whic...
Voice Actor Kana Motomiya Announces Marriage
Motomiya made announcement with her New Years greeting
― Voice actor Kana Motomiya, voice of Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club's Misaki Shidō, announced on Thursday, New Years Day that she had gotten married.tMotomiya said her partner is a non-celebrity. As of press time Motomiya's announcement has received over 8,000 likes and over 170 replies, most of which are congratulations from her f...
Happy New Year From Around the Anime World: Hold Your Horses Part I
Featuring Ghibli, One Piece, Frieren, Ranma 1/2, Jojo's, Re:ZERO, Capcom, Assassination Classroom, Super Sentai, Yu-Gi-Oh!, & more!
― The Year of the Snake has come to a close, and it's off to the races with the Year of the Horse. With the new year comes greetings from across the anime and manga world: Assassination Classroom Capcom Captain Tsubasa Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis 【謹賀新年！】／ 🎍Happy ...
Voice Actor Tomori Kusunoki Announces Marriage
Kusunoki married "someone I have been dating since we were students”
― Tomori Kusunoki, the voice actor behind Chainsaw Man's Makima and many other roles, announced on Thursday, New Year's Day, that she had gotten married. Kusunoki said her partner, who does not work in the entertainment industry, is "someone I have been dating since we were students.” As of press time, Kusunoki's announcement has r...
Voice Actor Risa Uchida & Theater Actor Tsubasa Nakamura Announce Marriage
The actors present joint message to their fans & colleagues
― Voice actor Risa Uchida and theater actor Tsubasa Nakamura announced they have married each other on their respective social media accounts on Wednesday. Their joint statement said, “Moving forward, we will travel this path sincerely, cherishing each and every connection with gratitude in our hearts.” As of press time, Uchida and Nakamura...
Voice Actors Gakuto Kajiwara & Marina Yamada Announce Marriage
Marina also announces their 1st child
― Voice actors Gakuto Kajiwara and Marina Yamada announced they have married each other on their respective social media accounts on Wednesday, New Year's Eve. Their joint announcement also indicated that they have “been blessed with a new family member.” Yamada elaborated in her own post that she has given birth to the couple's first child. As of press time, Ka...
Kadokawa Announces Snow Sculptures for 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival
Featuring Oshi no Ko, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Medalist, Pan Dorobō, Odekake Kozame, Nights with a Cat, The Saga of Tanya the Evil
― Japanese publisher Kadokawa announced on December 26 seven anime properties that will appear at the 2026 Sapporo Snow Festival as snow sculptures: Oshi no Ko, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Medalist, Pan Dorobō, Odekake Kozame & Nights with a...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XV
Featuring Kaiju No. 8, Samurai Troopers, My Dress-up Darling, Neptunia Mechanical Marie, Kamome Shirahama, & more!
― The final Christmas 2025 greetings are here, which means one thing: the countdown to Christmas 2026 begins! Aki Akimoto (Mechanical Marie) Arc System Works ✨🎄Merry Christmas!🎄✨#デイモン #DAMONandBABY pic.twitter.com/H9BQKseepb— アークシステムワークス公式 (@ARCSY_PR) December 25, 2025 Atlus wishing ...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XIV
Featuring Girls Band Cry, Genshin Impact, Beyblade X, The Dangers in My Heart, Blue Miburo, Ichijinsha, Warner Bros. Japan Anime, Suu Morishita, Tsuyoshi Yasuda, & more!
― The 12 days of Christmas have begun, and the greetings from the anime and manga world keep rolling in like three wise men. Amane Shindō 今年のクリスマスケーキ✨️🎂おいしぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃぃ(´｡✪ω✪｡｀)✧*。 #アニメ100カノ #100カノ #原賀胡桃 pic.twitter.com/Jy48JdkjHV— 進藤...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XIII
Featuring That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Chiikawa, Sanda, Yui Ogura, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Sakurako Ohara, Sayumi Suzushiro, & more!
― Several voice actors shared their season's greetings! Chiikawa Shinnosuke Fujishima (VRMMO de Summoner Hajimemashita) 再掲ですが「メリークリスマスなのです」 pic.twitter.com/Nx6OToSgew— 藤島真ノ介 (@sinnosukef) December 25, 2025 This is a repost, but “Merry Christ...
Singer May'n Announces Marriage
Singing voice of Macross F's Sheryl ties knot with guitarist Takashi Nagasawa
― Singer Mei Nakabayashi, best known as the singing voice of Macross Frontier's Sheryl Nome under her stage name May'n, announced on Sunday that she had gotten married. In a statement posted to the singer's various social media accounts, May'n said she has married guitarist Takashi Nagasawa. May'n added, “I hope to continu...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XII
Featuring SPY×FAMILY, Sound! Euphonium, Witch Hat Atelier, Ado, Toei Animation, Palworld, Blue Box, & more!
― But the angel said to anime and manga fans, “Do not be afraid. I bring you greetings from the anime and manga world”: Ado メリークリスマス pic.twitter.com/lyXX48TYFN— Ado (@ado1024imokenp) December 24, 2025 Merry Christmas Blue Box ◩━━Merry Chinatsumas🦌🎄 ━━◪プレゼントを渡したくてソワソワなちなつせんぱい🎁2026年秋スタートTV...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part XI
Featuring Pokémon, angela, Rascal Does Not Dream, Re:ZERO, Production I.G, I Want to End This Love Game, Champignon Witch, Rascal Does Not Dream, Mitsuru Miura, & more!
― Father Christmas came and went, leaving the anime and manga fans greetings from the anime and manga world. Angela 🧑🎄🎄🎸✨🎁💖🎤🎅#angela_jpn #gelamily pic.twitter.com/w7tOEOVGAF— atsuko (@angela_atsuko) December 24, 2025 Cinnamoroll (S...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part X
Featuring Precure, Dr. Stone, Yona of the Dawn, TenSura, Splatoon, Devil May Cry, Blue Exorcist, Promised Neverland, Peach-Pit, Skip and Loafer, & more!
― It's time to rock around the Christmas Tree and see all the gifts from the anime and manga world: Posuka Demizu (The Promised Neverland) Devil May Cry Happy Holidays from Dante and Vergil. Devil May Cry Season 2 comes out May 12 only on Netflix.🎨...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part IX
Featuring My Hero Academia, Demon Slayer, Kirby, Sonic, Sgt. Frog, May I Ask For One Final Thing, & more!
― There is no better way to celebrate the Yuletide than seeing greetings from the anime and manga world: Iro Aida (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) 🌟#花子くん25巻特装版発売中！ https://t.co/sIceq5bUKo pic.twitter.com/awtjLw5AhZ— あいだいろ@25巻発売中！ (@aidairo2009) December 23, 2025 #Hanako-kunVol25SpecialEditionIsNowOnSale...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part VIII
Featuring Dragon Ball, Pokémon, Naruto, Haruhi Suzumiya, Laid-Back Camp, Kodansha, Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole, & more!
― While it's Boxing Day, the seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world are still coming in! Dekin no Mogura: The Earthbound Mole Dragon Ball Yui Kikuta (Bibliophile Princess) Merryクリスマス🎄✨久々に描きおろした🌟#虫かぶり姫 pic.twitter.com/vX0bTFGMNQ— 喜久田ゆい (@kikutayui) December 25...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part VII
Featuring Yu-Gi-Oh!, Bleach, Sgt. Frog, Zombie Land Saga, Tezuka Productions, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup, & more!
― The anime and manga worlds wish people a Merry Christmas from the bottom of their hearts! Iro Aida (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun) 🌟🎄🌟#花子くん25巻特装版発売中！ https://t.co/sIceq5bUKo pic.twitter.com/usgkQ9HCtN— あいだいろ@25巻発売中！ (@aidairo2009) December 24, 2025 #Hanako-kunVol.25Spec...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part VI
Featuring Mappa, Sega, Detective Conan, Natsume's Book of Friends, Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra, Magical Girl Raising Project, & more!
― Christmas came and went, but our cheeks are still nice and rosy and comfy and cozy as we enjoy seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world! Kohei Ashiya (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure key animation) Detective Conan Gachiakuta Gudetama (Sanrio) Shinnosuke Ka...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring Frieren, Sakamoto Days, Isekai Quartet, Megumi Ogata, Palworld, Fatal Fury, Chibi Maruko-chan, & more!
― On the first day of Christmas, the anime and manga world gave to us more greetings: 30MS Around! ୨୧‥∵‥‥∵‥‥∵‥୨୧ ブレインの皆様！ メリークリスマス🎄୨୧‥∵‥‥∵‥‥∵‥୨୧クリスマスは #30MS と一緒に過ごそう❣クリスマス仕様の衣装を身にまとったライディラとセスティエが登場❤ pic.twitter.com/ABy5xow3vg— 30 MINUTES SISTERS 公式SNS (@30msisters) December 25, 2025 ୨୧‥∵‥...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring My Hero Academia, Dan Da Dan, Dragon Quest, Bandai Namco Filmworks, Square Enix, Cinnamoroll, Too Many Losing Heroines!, & more!
― It may have been the night before Christmas, but all the anime and manga creators were stirring to get their greetings out: Toshi Aoi (Wistoria: Wand and Sword) Bandai Namco Filmwoks (English) "It's Christmas. But someone always gets stuck working."Get your tick...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring One Piece, FF7 Remake, Digimon, Anime Expo, Katamari Damcy, Kentaro Yabuki, An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29, Capcom, The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess, & more!
― It's time to enjoy some seasonal greetings from the anime and manga world while we wait for the chestnuts to roast on an open fire! Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Oshi no Ko, Frieren, Ghibli Museum, Shokotan, Tatsuya Endo, Kumiko Watanabe, Though I Am an Inept Villainess, & more!
― Christmas time is here, and for many that means giving and receiving gifts — and the anime and manga world has plenty of illustrations, greetings, and more to give to fans: Animal Crossing みなさ～ん！おはようございます！今日はクリスマスイブですね♪サンタクロースの使いのジングルさんが、朝からクリスマスのプレゼントを配りにいらしてます！今日は一晩中おられる...
Merry Christmas From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring SPY×FAMILY, Palworld, Project Eevee, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, Beastars and Sanda, City the Animation, Food for the Soul, Koge-Donbo*, & more!
― It's the most wonderful time of the year with Christmas. With gift giving, spending time with family, and (for those who get snow) seeing a winter wonderland. Some people get a head start on their Christmas greeting on Christmas Eve, and the ani...
Blue Box Creator Koji Miura Made Rare Public Appearance at Jump Festa (Sort of)
… In a plush Chinatsu Kano costume
― Blue Box manga creator Koji Miura confirmed on Sunday that she made an appearance at Jump Festa 2026 earlier that day. Miura stated that she appeared on stage during a 1:40 p.m. greeting segment — only she was dressed in a kigurumi (plush costume) of Blue Box character Chinatsu Kano. Miura added that the Blue Box cast who attended the event were just as surprised ...
Actors Mahiro Takasugi, Haru Announce Marriage to Each Other
“We came to know each other through work and as time passed, we realized we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together”
― Live-action Mr. Bride series actors Mahiro Takasugi and Haru announced on Tuesday that they have married each other. In a joint message, Takasugi and Haru state, "We came to know each other through work and as time passed, we realized we wanted to spend the rest of our lives t...
Channel Your Inner Soul Reaper in Fortnite x Bleach Collaboration
And take on opponents with Ichigo Kurosaki's Zangetsu or Hollow Mask items in Blitz Royale
― Epic Games Japan confirmed on Friday that the massively popular Fortnite game platform is collaborating with the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime beginning on December 23 Japan Time. Bleach main character Ichigo Kurosaki's sword Zangetsu and the Hollow mask weapons will be available, and players who comp...
Become Detective Conan with APTX4869 Gummies
Just make sure not to shrink to the body of a child!
― Bandai Namco's candy brand Bandai Candy announced on Saturday that it is reissuing the Detective Conan APTX4869 Gummies. The gummies are scheduled for release in April 2026, and each pack will come with one of 24 Detective Conan stickers. The silhouettes tease characters such as Conan, Ran, and Haibara, among many others. This is not the first ti...
NHK Announces Voice Actor Masako Nozawa for 2025 Kōhaku Song Contest Guest Judge
Legendary voice actor makes her 3rd appearance on annual New Year's Eve program
― The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) announced on Wednesday the seven guest judges for the 76th Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Contest"), Japan's most-watched music television program. The guest judges include voice actor Masako Nozawa (Goku from Dragon Ball), wheelchair tennis player Tokito Oda, actor's Aka...
Dragon Ball Pop-Up Store to Tour United States
Grab your Dragon Radar & hit up the pop-up store in 2026!
― The Dragon Ball franchise announced on December 12 that it will take its pop-up store on tour next year. The "Dragon Ball Pop-Up Tour USA 2026" will begin in February 2026 and visit five states in the following order: Illinois, New Jersey, Florida, Texas, and California. As of press time, no dates have been announced. An event page for the t...
Destroy Your Gundam with Real-Life Gundam W Self-Destruct Button
The “button” will be available through the Ichiban Kuji raffle
― Have you ever wanted to destroy your own Wing Gundam with a self-destruct button? Now you can (sort of) with the “Mission Complete” Ballpoint Pen, the D-level prize from the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing 30th Anniversary line of Bandai Namco's raffle brand Ichiban Kuji. Ichiban Kuji announced the prize line on Monday. The line will be availab...
Akira's Katsuhiro Ōtomo Unveils Giant Wall Sculpture at Tokyo's Ginza Station
And Kaneda is literally along for the ride
― The Tokyo Metro railway company announced a newly erected public art piece titled "Procession Spin" by manga creator Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) at the Hibiya Line's Ginza Station on Monday. Ōtomo created the original artwork of the piece and supervised its creation. Tokyo Metro states, "Through this piece we aim to bring new color and vitality to Ginza Statio...
Singer Kenshi Yonezu's Chainsaw Man Dance Video Garners 2 Million Likes
Reze Arc theme song's video now rivals most-liked Japanese tweet ever
― Japanese singer and songwriter Kenshi Yonezu posted a new short video of Chainsaw Man character Reze dancing to his theme song "IRIS OUT” for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc on Friday, As of Monday, the video has garnered 140.8 million views and 1.489 million likes on X (formerly Twitter), and 14,026,341 views and 715,000 lik...
This Premium Initial D Toy Recreates the AE86 ... Dashboard
With a paper cup, of course
― Takara Tomy celebrates the 30th anniversary of the popular auto sports manga series Initial D with four new additions to its Tomica Premium Unlimited brand of toy cars this month. The highlights are the "Steering View" version of the Toyota AE86 Trueno and Mazda FD3S RX-7, each with a full replica of the car's dashboard as seen in the first manga volume. Takara Tomy is ...
Houston's Trill Burgers Chain Announces SPY×FAMILY Burger
And SPY×FAMILY collaboration t-shirt
― Spy x Family fans in America finally get to enjoy what fans in Japan have enjoyed for three years — at least in Texas. Award-winning Houston-based smash burger chain Trill Burgers announced a collaboration with SPY×FAMILY on Thursday. The SPY×FAMILY burger will be available starting on December 13 at the Shepherd and Louetta locations. Trill Burgers co-founders ...
My Hero Academia Series Finale to Play in Theaters … in Japan
Final episode will go Plus Ultra on the big screen
― The final episode of the My Hero Academia anime series is having realtime screenings in 12 movie theaters across Japan on Saturday, at the exact time it airs on television. Voice actors Daiki Yamashita (Izuku “Deku” Midoriya), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Katsuki Bakugo), Ayane Sakura (Ochako Uraraka), Kaito Ishikawa (Tenya Iida), Kenta Miyake (All Might), Ma...
Voice Actor Ayana Taketatsu Was a '90s Video Game Kid Like the Rest of Us
And she was a bishōjo & romance game enthusiast at that
― Voice actor Ayana Taketatsu revealed her gamer past on social media on Sunday. Taketatsu said, “Some of my childhood treasures at my parents' house. Have you played any of these games?” She posted a photo of several video games for the Super Nintendo, PlayStation, and PlayStation 2 consoles. Taketatsu prominently featured the Super Nintendo g...
Chainsaw Man Creator Celebrates Texas Chain Saw Massacre's Return
Tatsuki Fujimoto: "Each subsequent film always offers a cathartic experience you rarely get in other films"
― Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto posted comments regarding the upcoming theatrical re-release of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre film in Japanese theaters on Tuesday. Fujimoto said, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is an incredible film packed with gore, heartbreak, and sheer lovability. Peopl...
One Piece Creator, Sanji Voice Actor Present Jack Sparrow Curtain Mural to Johnny Depp
Depp: “I just want to cover myself in it”
― American actor Johnny Depp received the unlikeliest of gifts during his appearance at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 on Sunday. While onstage for his celebrity panel, the actor was given a noren (short split curtain for entrances) featuring his Pirates of the Caribbean character Jack Sparrow — as drawn by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. Voice actor Hiroaki Hirata pre...
New Evangelion XR Game to Host 1st Playtests in Japan, California
Get your 1st look at Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections between December 19-21
― Korea-based virtual reality (VR) development studio Pixelity announced on Tuesday that it closed applications for the first focus group playtests of Evangelion: Δ Cross Reflections, its first extended reality (XR) game based on the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise. Pixelity thanked applicants for the “amazing turnout.” Pix...
Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Tomomichi Nishimura's Death, Part II
More creators, artists remember one of their own
― December 8 marked a sad day for anime fans around the world with the news of prolific voice actor Tomomichi Nishimura's death. His works are beloved around the world, and professionals and fans alike have taken to social media to express their tributes to the late Nishimura. Rui Araizumi 西村知道さまのご冥福をお祈りいたします。— あらいずみるい☆ (@araizumirui) December 8, 2025 ...
Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Tomomichi Nishimura's Death, Part I
Creators, artists, fans came together for their farewells
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The world lost a veteran anime voice actor with the announcement of Tomomichi Nishimura's death on December 8. He is best known for his roles as Coach Anzai from Slam Dunk, Shibaraku from Chō Mashin Eiyūden Wataru, Richard Mardukas from Full Metal Panic, Mike in Ojarumaru, Jamitov Hyman in Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, defensive captain officer ...
Voice Actor Ai Furihata Donates Part of Hong Kong Event Proceeds to Fire Victims
Furihata: "I hope this can be of some help to everyone"
― Voice actor Ai Furihata (voice of Love Live! Sunshine!!'s Ruby Kurosawa) announced on Sunday that she will donate a portion of her Hong Kong fan meeting proceeds to the recovery efforts of the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex fire. Furihata expressed her condolences to the victims of the November 26 fire: "In the hopes of helping with the reco...
KPop Demon Hunters to Ring in Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Huntr/x singers Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami set to perform on New Year's special
― American New Year's music program Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 2025 announced on Wednesday that KPop Demon Hunters vocalists Ejae, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami will perform on the program. Per tradition, the program will air on December 31 at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. Central Time) on American broadcaster ABC. Ryan Seacre...
Watch Brand Jaeger-LeCoultre Launches Webtoon for 2025 Holiday Season
The series reinterprets Reverso timepiece's nearly 100-year history with a modern visual approach
― Swiss watch brand Jaeger-LeCoultre has introduced a new webtoon inspired by its Reverso timepiece for the 2025 holiday season, marking a digital storytelling initiative aimed at younger audiences. The project is part of the brand's "Made of Makers" program, which features a collaboration with Olive Co...
Gundam GQuuuuuX, Switch 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Keiko Toda Win Yahoo! Japan Search Awards
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle takes #2 in film behind live-action Kokuho
― The anime series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX, newly released video game system Nintendo Switch 2, popular video game Monster Hunter Wilds, and voice actor Keiko Toda took home victories in the anime, product, video game, and voice actor categories, respectively, in the Yahoo! Japan Search Awards 2025 on Wednesday. The live-ac...
Creator Go Nagai Pilots New Mazinger Z Figure as Himself
And so can you
― Japanese metalworks company Castem Iron Factory announced on Tuesday a new personalized Mazinger Z pilot figure that allows you (or at least, a 3D print of your body) to sit in the legendary robot's cockpit. Orders for the custom Mazinger Z pilot figures began on December 3, and the first pilot was none other than the franchise's creator Go Nagai. Nagai's own studio Dynamic Planning ...
Hideo Kojima Makes Voice Cameo in Zootopia 2
The icon of stealth video games makes his Disney debut
― Disney Japan made a shock announcement on Tuesday: video game director Hideo Kojima is making his Disney debut in the Japanese language dub of Zootopia 2. Kojima will cameo as Zootopia police officer Paul Moldebrandt. Kojima commented on his appearance in the Zootopia 2 press release: “I've had several cameo appearances in live-action films and...
VTuber Kanata Amane Announces Graduation
holoForce member departs Hololive Productions on December 27
― Japanese VTuber Kanata Amane and VTuber agency Hololive Productions announced her graduation on Tuesday. Hololive Production stated that Amane will graduate on December 27. Amane, in turn, released a statement in Japanese and English on her X (formerly Twitter) account, confirming that she is departing from Hololive Productions due to ov...
Nichijou Creator Personally Animates Vocaloid Producer Yukopi's Latest Music Video
“Kome Rice Onigiri” video extols virtues of rice dishes
― Nichijou creator Keiichi Arawi and composer Yukopi announced they partnered for the latest music video on Japan Broadcasting Corporation's (NHK's) Minna no Uta music program. The “Kome Rice Onigiri” (Rice Rice Ball) song extols the virtues of rice in all its forms, from fried rice and rice seasoned with seaweed to, yes, rice balls. Arawi said ...
KPop Demon Hunters Gets Its 1st Art Book
Available digitally for free now, physically in 2026
― American animation news outlet Cartoon Brew reported on Friday that the massively popular animated film Kpop Demon Hunters has released its first art book digitally. Titled the Art of KPOP Demon Hunters, the 142-page book “expands on that world with filmmaker anecdotes, early character explorations, demonology research, and K-pop choreography bre...
Super Saiyan Fish Discovered in Ishigaki, Japan
But how will it fare against the Pochita shark & Inazuma spider?
― The University of the Ryukyus announced on Thursday that researchers had discovered a Super Saiyan… goby fish. The new species of goby fish, Vanderhorstia supersaiyan, was discovered off the coast of the Ishigaki Islands, Japan in the twilight zone of the ocean (about 100-300 meters or 300-1,000 feet below sea level). The new species ...
Final Fantasy X Writer Continues Mutual Love Fest With Dragon Quest Creator
Nojima: “I grew up playing Dragon Quest, so I was raised believing main characters shouldn't speak, & were a vessel for players”
― Final Fantasy X scenario writer Kazushige Nojima offered his thoughts on Dragon Quest's influence on Friday, after Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii proclaimed Final Fantasy X as "the ultimate perfection of Final Fantasy" and opined on the differences between the two RPG f...
Evangelion Director Hideaki Anno Gets His Own Figure … as Ultraman
Figure invokes Anno from his 1983 "Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman" parody fan short
― The online shop Premium Bandai presented the Ultimate Luminous figure set for the celebrated fan film short "Daicon Film's Return of Ultraman" on Wednesday. The set will feature the space hero Ultraman (as portrayed by Daicon Film co-founder and future Evangelion director Hideaki Anno himself) and the Bug Jewel mo...
Dragon Quest Creator's Favorite Final Fantasy Is …
The one with awkward laughter.
― Father of the Dragon Quest game series, Yuji Horii, spoke with American video gaming news outlet Game Informer about the forthcoming Dragon Quest VII Reimagined game in an interview posted on Tuesday. Reporter Wesley LeBlanc broached the subject of the competition and rivalry between the Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy video game series in the 1980s and 1990s. In resp...
Shonen Jump Pop-Up Shop Opens in New Jersey Until January 20
Shop displays merchandise from One Piece, Sakamoto Days, Blue Box, Kagurabachi, Hunter x Hunter, Dragon Ball, several more Shonen Jump franchises
― Viz Media opened its Shonen Jump Pop-Up Shop in The American Dream Mall in New Jersey on November 21. The shop will be operational through January 20 and has imported merchandise from the following anime and manga franchises: One Piece Sakamoto Days Blue...
Meet the Top 20 Contenders in Gundam's 1st-Ever Global Ranking Poll
Gundam SEED franchise takes 6 spots
― The official Gundam website announced the interim top 20 results in its first-ever Global Gundam Ranking Poll on Wednesday. The website emphasized that it is listing these 20 contenders in no particular order, and thus the first mobile suits on the list are not necessarily earning more votes than the later ones. The top 20 Gundams so far are: G-Self (Gundam Recon...
Assassin's Creed Shadows Unleashes Attack on Titan Crossover Event
Assassins, dedicate your hearts!
― The Assassin's Creed Shadows game confirmed a limited-time Attack on Titan crossover event on Tuesday. The crossover offers a set of free quests until December 22: The event's teaser video features a character dressed as Attack on Titan character Mikasa Ackerman assaulting a location reminiscent of the underground lair seen in Attack on Titan season 3's episodes 42...
Happy Labor Thanksgiving Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Naruto, Sanrio's Harmonyland, Sentenced to Be a Hero, Yaiba, Liar Game, Kill Blue, Televi-kun, & more!
― November 23 in Japan was traditionally the national holiday Niiname-sai (literally, harvest festival) and associated with the Shinto religion. But during the American occupation of Japan after World War II, the Japanese government changed the holiday to the secular Labor Thanksgiving Day...
Happy Labor Thanksgiving Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Zombie Land Saga, Palworld, SHIROBAKO, Resident Evil, Granblue Fantasy, Sanrio, Sgt. Frog, Hyakushō Kizoku, & more!
― November 23 marks Labor Thanksgiving Day in Japan. (Since it's a Sunday this year, folks also get a day-off on Monday.) Like Labor Day on May 1, the holiday honors our workers, and like Thanksgiving in North America, it also celebrates the fall harvest. The anime and manga w...
Frieren Looks Up: Anime/Manga Pros Giving Drawing Tips to Beginners
Professionals from the anime & manga worlds offer sample art to aspiring fan artist
― On November 12, the world was graced with a new meme: the Frieren looking-up meme. Created by reddit user SpaceDev1, the art piece features the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime's title character looking up, but at an “odd” angle. SpaceDev1 notes he or she “practiced drawing faces in a different angle, but it look...
Dragon Ball Announces 1st Worldwide Character Popularity Poll
Are you voting for Son Goku or Kakarot? Or maybe 1 of the 3 Son Gohans?
― The Dragon Ball franchise announced its first Worldwide Character Popularity Poll to celebrate its 40th anniversary on Thursday. Fans can vote on 212 characters over four stages. The first stage runs between November 20 and November 24 Japan Time and will cut the number of characters from 212 down to 80. The 212 characters in ...
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