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Crunchyroll Holds 1-Day English-Dubbed Screening of Zombie Land Saga Anime Film on January 19
Film screens in U.S., Canada as part of "Crunchyroll Anime Nights" program
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will hold a one-day English-dubbed screening of the Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise (Dream Galactic Paradise) anime film in the United States and Canada on January 19 as part of its "Crunchyroll Anime Nights" program. The film will not have a subtitled Japanese audio screening (t...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Light Novels End With 30th Volume
Final volume scheduled for release on June 15
― Mihhy of GA Bunko's editorial department revealed on Tuesday that Kisetsu Morita's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita) light novel series will end with its 30th volume, scheduled for release on June 15. The novels' 29th volume will ship on January 15. Morita l...
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Unveils Main Promo Video, 5 More Cast Members
Haruka Oribe, Rio Tsuchiya, Yume Miyamoto, Natsuko Abe, Shizuka Itō join cast
― The staff of SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, the television anime of writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu) light novel series, unveiled the main promotional video and five more cast members on Thursday: The newly announced...
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Anime Streams 1st 3 Minutes
Series debuts on Wednesday
― The staff for the television anime of Sou Akaike's Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord: Production Magic Turns a Nameless Village into the Strongest Fortified City (Okiraku Ryōshu no Tanoshii Ryōchi Bōei) light novel series started streaming the opening three minutes of the anime's first episode on Wednesday. Note: The below video does not have English sub...
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2's New Video Unveils Queen Bee's Ending Song
Rock band performs "PERSONAL" ending song
― The staff for the second season of the anime of Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku manga started streaming the anime's third promotional video on Wednesday. The video reveals and previews the ending theme song "PERSONAL" by Queen Bee. The anime will debut on January 11 at 11:45 p.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The series will stream in Japan 30 min...
New High School! Kimengumi Anime Brings Back Kenichi Ogata as Principal
Ogata reprises voice role as principal Sakio Kochō from original anime
― The staff for the new television anime of Motoei Shinzawa's High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga announced on Wednesday that Kenichi Ogata is reprising his role as principal Sakio Kochō from the original 1985 anime. The anime will debut on January 9 and will air on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block on...
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...
The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister's Stead Novels Get Anime
Fantasy about ageless guardian of underworld facing man with striking resemblance to her first love
― TO Books announced on Wednesday that Mizuki Nagano's The Person I Loved Asked Me to Die in My Sister's Stead (Koishita Hito wa, Imōto no Kawari ni Shindekure to Itta) light novel series is inspiring an anime adaptation. The announcement did not specify the anime's format or other details.Tokyopop pub...
The Case Book of Arne Anime Posts New Video, Visual
Anime premiered on January 7
― The official website for the television anime of Game Magazine's The Case Book of Arne (Arne no Jiken-bo) mystery game unveiled the second promotional video and second key visual for the anime on Wednesday. The anime premiered on January 6 on NTV and other channels at 25:29 JST (effectively, January 7 at 1:29 a.m. JST). It then ran on BS NTV and AT-X on January 7. Cru...
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...
Code Vein II Game's Walkthrough Trailer Reveals Character Creator Demo
Character creator demo launches on January 22 for PC, January 23 for PS5, Xbox X|S
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America revealed an 8-minute walkthrough trailer for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game, of the Sunken Pylon dungeon on Monday. The company also announced a character creator demo for the game that will launch on January 22 for PC via Steam and on J...
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Game Reveals Opening Movie, Playable Demo
Demo progress to carry over into full game
― Square Enix streamed on Monday the opening movie for the Dragon Quest VII Reimagined game, a remake of the 2000 Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past PS1 game that is separate from the Nintendo 3DS remake. The company also announced a playable demo for the game that will launch on January 7. Progress from the demo will carry over into the full ...
Discotek to Release Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye, Cutie Honey Tears Films, Lupin III Specials on Blu-ray Disc
Also: Voltes V anime
― Discotek Media announced on Bluesky on Tuesday that it will release the following on Blu-ray Disc: Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye (Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye) anime film Cutie Honey Tears live-action film Voltes V anime Lupin the 3rd: TV Specials Collection 1 First up, taken from the vault to no longer be locked to a streaming service... Lupin the 3rd vs. Cat's Eye! The 2023 special ...
Melty Blood: Type Lumina Piece in Paradise Spinoff Manga Ends
Metarogu's spinoff manga based on Type Moon, French Bread's game launched in 2022
― Kadokawa's Type-Moon Comic Ace manga website published on December 17 the final chapter of Metarogu's MELTY BLOOD: TYPE LUMINA Piece in Paradise manga, a spinoff of Type Moon and French Bread's Melty Blood: Type Lumina 2D fighting game. The manga centers on Arima Miyako (a character from the original Melty Blood: Type...
Romeo is a Dead Man Game Previews Story in New Trailer
Game launches for PS5, Xbox X|S, PC on February 11
― Goichi "Suda51" Suda's studio Grasshopper Manufacture and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes director Ren Yamazaki's upcoming Romeo is a Dead Man game introduced the story in a new English trailer on Tuesday: The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows on February 11. The game is the first all-new IP in...
The Teen Web Novelist is a Girl Magnet Manga Ends
Yū Satō's manga based on novels ends on January 16
― The official website for Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine revealed on Monday that Yū Satō's The Teen Web Novelist is a Girl Magnet: Now My Crush Feels Bad for Rejecting Me! (Kōkōsei WEB Sakka no Mote Seikatsu: "Anta ga Kami Sakkana Wake Nai Deshō" to Boku wo Futta Osanajimi ga Kōkai Shiteru Kedo Mou Osoi) manga based on author Ibarakino and illu...
Amazon Prime Video Adds Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded Anime
All 10 episodes stream subbed
― Amazon Prime Video added all 10 episodes of Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded, the first anime series based on MIXL's Monster Strike mobile role-playing game franchise to premiere on broadcast television. The anime is streaming in Japanese with English subtitles. The anime premiered on October 21, and it aired for one cours (quarter of a year) of 10 episodes on Tokyo ...
Netflix Adds Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope Anime
English trailer streamed for 3rd season of most recent Pokémon anime
― Netflix has added the first 12 episodes for the third season of the Pokémon Horizons anime titled Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope on Tuesday. The Pokémon Company International streamed an English trailer: The anime entered a new arc on October 31. In the new arc, the characters go to Blueberry Academy, originally introduced...
Anime Boston Hosts Yoko Kanno
Kanno to perform concert at event on April 3
― The staff of the Anime Boston convention announced on Tuesday that musician Yoko Kanno will attend the event this year as a guest of honor. She will perform a concert in the Hynes Memorial Auditorium on April 3. Attendees will need a concert ticket in addition to their badge. They can either purchase a seat or enter a lottery for a free seat. Kanno will ...
Crunchyroll Adds Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers, The Case Book of Arne, Fureru., More Anime
Also: Champignon Witch, Scum of the Brave, Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix-
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it is also streaming the following anime for the winter 2026 season: Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers — January 6 at 10:00 a.m. EST The Case Book of Arne — January 6 at 12:30 p.m. EST Champignon Witch — January 8 at 1:00 p.m. EST Scum of the Brave — January 10 at 12:00 p.m. EST Oe...
The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince Game Gets PC Release
PC version launches in early 2026
― NIS America announced on Tuesday that The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince (Usotsuki Hime to Mōmoku Ōji) game is getting a release for PC via Steam in early 2026. NISA released the game for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in February 2019 in the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand (only the release in the United States has a physical edition). The...
Cross Infinite World Licenses 'Goodbye, Horrible Fiancé, Hello, Fun Magic School Life!', 2 More Novels
Also: "Strawberry Princess: The Time Loop Defying Villainess," "The Brooding Duke's Guide to the Lie-Detecting Lady"
― Cross Infinite World announced on Monday that it has licensed the following titles for release in Feburary and March: Title: Goodbye, Horrible Fiancé, Hello, Fun Magic School Life! light novels
Creators: Mashimesa Emoto (story), Nitou Akane (illustrations)
Release Date: February 28 (...
Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Anime Casts Sayaka Kinoshita as Nasti Yagyu
Anime listed with 12 episodes premiered on Tuesday
― The official X/Twitter account for Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, the new sequel anime of the Yoroiden Samurai Troopers series, unveiled on Tuesday that Sayaka Kinoshita is playing Nasti Yagyu, who appeared in the first episode. Nasti is a character from the original series who returns as a witness who fought alongside the first Samurai Troopers ...
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Anime Film Unveils More of Japanese Cast, English Cast, New Trailer
Jeannie Tirado, Dawn Bennett, Ryan Bartley, Frankie Kevich star in English dub
― Netflix unveiled additional Japanese cast members, the English dub cast, and the second full trailer for Shingo Yamashita's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film on Tuesday. Netflix also unveiled an alternative artwork for the film: The film's newly announced Japanese cast members include: Miyu Irino as ...
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...
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Announces More Cast, Insert Song Artists
Hinatazaka46 idols Nao Kosaka, Kaho Fujishima play maidens with songs by Saori Ōnishi, Arcana Project, Stereo Dive Foundation, Ash Da Hero's ASH
― The staff for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) ...
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Adds Pac-Man DLC on January 7
Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac game added Sonic the Hedgehog DLC on September 25
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise announced in a new teaser video on Monday that the Pac-Man DLC for the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds racing game will launch on Wednesday. The DLC pack includes Pac-Man, Ghosts, and the Pac-Village track. The game will add AiAi from Super Monkey Bal...
Chiruran Manga Has New Chapter in the Works
Manga ended in 2023; live-action series adaptation debuts in spring
― Manga artist Eiji Hashimoto posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account an image teasing of a one-shot work in progress for his and Shinya Umemura's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka) manga on December 31. It is not clear whether it is a new chapter or story for the manga, but Hashimoto stated on the po...
Daisuke Terasawa's Remake of Fujio Akatsuka's Mōretsu Atarō Manga Ends
Remake manga Atarō! launched in December 2024 to commemorate Akatsuka's 90th birthday
― GOT Corporation's COMIC MeDu web manga site published the final chapter of Daisuke Terasawa's Atarō! manga, the remake of Fujio Akatsuka's 1967 Mōretsu Atarō manga, on Friday. Terasawa's remake manga launched on COMIC MeDu in December 2024 to commemorate Akatsuka's 90th birthday in 2025. Akatsuka (Tensai Bakabon, ...
Fitness Boxing 3 Game Gets Persona 5 Royal DLC on January 8
DLC to include 5 Persona 5 Royal arrangements, 3 cosmetics
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Imagineer's Fitness Boxing series announced on Monday that the Fitness Boxing 3: Your Personal Trainer game will get a DLC pack featuring music from the Persona 5 Royal game on January 8. The DLC includes arrangements of the following songs: "Wake Up, Get Up, Get Out There""Life Will Change""I b...
Final Fantasy IX Game's Character Designer Toshiyuki Itahana Leaves Square Enix
Itahana to work as freelance illustrator following end of Final Fantasy IX 25th anniversary year
― The Final Fantasy IX game's character designer Toshiyuki Itahana announced on Monday that he left Square Enix at the end of last year. He left following the end of Final Fantasy IX's 25th anniversary, which he supervised and provided new illustrations for. He will continue on as a freelance illustrator ...
Scarlet, Kpop Demon Hunters, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, DAN DA DAN, More Nominated for Annie Awards
Also: My Melody & Kuromi, Star Wars: Visions Volume 3, Devil May Cry, Sonic Racing CrossWorlds
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the nominees for its 53rd Annual Annie Awards on Monday. Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") was nominated for "Best Feature - Independent." Maggie...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Ranks at #6 on NYT December Bestseller List
The 28th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #6 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early December. The manga on this month's list include: #6 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 28 #9 — Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 42 #10 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 110 The 19th volume of Chainsaw Man ranked at #4 in November...
Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on Bookscan's November Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S.
19 manga including One Piece, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, Kagurabachi, Steel Ball Run, more make list
― The 28th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for November. This month's list featured 19 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 28 #2 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 110 #3 — Tatsuki Fujimot...
Kazuhiko Morita Launches New Manga on January 14
Morita to launch HOLE UP GAMERS manga about bringing back holed up gamers within games back to reality
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Monday that Kazuhiko Morita will launch a new manga titled HOLE UP GAMERS, which will launch on Kadokawa's Young Ace Up! manga website on January 14. The magazine teases the manga's story about bringing back to reality gamers who are ...
Artist Nykken, Writer Satoshi Maejima to Launch Manga Adaptation of Nitroplus' Dolls Nest Game
Dolls Nest: ORPHANS manga to launch in March
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Monday that manga artist Nykken and writer Satoshi Maejima will launch a manga adaptation of Nitroplus and Nitro Arts' Dolls Nest mecha girl game titled Dolls Nest: ORPHANS on Kadokawa's Young Ace Up manga website in March. Nykken is drawing the manga and Maejima is writing the script. Nitro...
Chie Shinkyū Launches New Manga
Mitsuko-chan no Second Recipe debuted on December 26
― Chie Shinkyū debuted a new manga series Mitsuko-chan no Second Recipe (Mitsuko's Second Recipe) on Coamix's Comic Zenon platform on December 26.The story follows illustrator Mitsuko Aikawa, who lives with her husband Haruo. The Aikawa household has a specific set of rules for daily life to ensure the household remains harmonious.Shinkyū ended the...
Arata Miyatsuki, Akeji Fujimura Launch Minna 〇njae Manga
Manga launched on December 26
― Writer Arata Miyatsuki and artist Akeji Fujimura launched a new manga titled Minna 〇njae (Everybody D*e) in Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website on December 26. The three-part first chapter is already available on the site.The manga centers on Masaru, a fifth grader who is bullied at school, harassed online, and abused by his mother. One day, a mysterious but cute c...
Moriarty the Patriot's Ryōsuke Takeuchi Launches New Manga
Ao no Kotae manga launches on February 4, with Masaru Miyokawa drawing art
― The February issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Monday that Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Masaru Miyokawa will launch a new manga titled Ao no Kotae (Ao's Solution, title could also be romanized as Ao no Kai) in the magazine's next issue on February 4. The manga will have a color opening page. Takeuchi will write the m...
Detective Conan Anime Unveils New Opening Song by B'z
Rock band performs new opening song "Heaven Knows" starting on January 10
― The staff of the Detective Conan anime revealed on Monday the new opening theme song that will debut in the upcoming episode that will air in Japan on January 10. Rock band B'z performs the new opening theme song "Heaven Knows." The anime's staff also revealed the key visual for the series' 30th anniversary:B'z first performe...
Ren Kawahara Launches New Fantasy Romance Manga
Yonigeseijo no Nidome no Kekkon manga debuted on December 25
― Ren Kawahara debuted a new manga Yonigeseijo no Nidome no Kekkon (The Second Marriage of The Saintess Fleeing in the Night) in the Morning Two digital manga magazine on December 25.The story follows saint Serafina, who flees her loveless marriage with the cold, but kind demon king Velhart.Kawahara ended the Dogō no Blue (Blue Violence) se...
Gods' Games We Play Manga Adaptation Ends
Kapiko Toriumi's manga adaptation of Kei Sazane's light novel series launched in August 2021
― Kapiko Toriumi's manga adaptation of Kei Sazane's Gods' Games We Play (Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru) light novel series ended in the February 2026 issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on December 26. The manga adaptation launched in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine in August 2021. Kadokawa pub...
Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs 2nd Season Anime Reveals Returning Cast, Staff, 2026 Debut
2nd season first announced in 2022
― Kadokawa revealed on Monday the teaser visual, returning and new staff, returning cast, and 2026 debut for the second season of the television anime adaptation of Yomu Mishima's Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) light novel series.Returning cast featured with new character visuals i...
Crunchyroll Reveals My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Same-Day English Dub Debut, Cast
Dub premieres on Monday starring Jack Broadbent, Macy Anne Johnson, Christopher Wehkamp, more
― Crunchyroll announced on Sunday that it will begin streaming a same-day English dub for the second season of the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga on Monday. The dub stars: Jack Broadbent as Koichi
Macy ...
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...
Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky TV Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, July Debut
Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Konomi Kohara, Yohei Azakami star in MAKARIA anime
― The GA FES 2026 livestream on Sunday unveiled the teaser promotional video, first key visual, main cast, staff, and July premiere for the television anime of Nanigashi Shima and raemz's Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky (Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita) novel.The anime stars:
Miyu Irino as ...
Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina Light Novels Get New Anime Film
Kaede Hondo returns to voice new dialogue for teaser
― The GA Fes 2026 event announced on Sunday that Jougi Shiraishi's Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina (Majo no Tabitabi) light novel series is inspiring a new anime film. The teaser below features Kaede Hondo recording new dialogue as the title character Elaina, as she had done in the previous television anime: Original character designer Azur...
My Little Monster's Robico, Ikoku Nikki's Tomoko Yamashita Each Launch New Manga
Yamashita's Tatsumaki manga launched on Sunday; Robico to launch new manga in March
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shodensha's Our Feel web manga site announced three new serializations on Sunday. A new manga titled Tatsumaki (Tornado, top in below image) by Tomoko Yamashita (Ikoku Nikki) launched on the website on Sunday. Manga creators Kinoshi Wata (middle in bellow image) and Robic...
The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season debuted in April 2025
― The GA FES 2026 livestream on Sunday announced the second season for the television anime of author Sakaku Hishikawa and illustrator Daburyu's The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows (Isshun de Chiryō Shiteita no ni Yakutatazu to Tsuihō Sareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer to Shite Tanoshiku Ikiru) light novel series The announcement feature a promotional vide...
Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Casts Yūki Wakai, Nao Tōyama
Wakai plays Rikka's friend Aiko, Toyama plays VTuber Ao
― The staff for the television anime of Masakuni Igarashi's Tune In to the Midnight Heart (Mayonaka Heart Tune) manga announced two more cast members on Sunday. Yūki Wakai plays Aiko, Rikka's good friend who once formed a band. Nao Toyama plays Ao Hyakusai, the "ace" of the VTuber group Blue-Box. Both gave video messages on their casting: The an...
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Debuts on April 3
New season's key visual also revealed
― The GA FES 2026 livestream on Sunday revealed the key visual and April 3 premiere for the second season of the television anime of Saekisan's The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken) light novel series. Character designer Takayuki Noguchi drew the the anime's key visual: The anime' second sea...
I Lost My Adventurer's License Light Novels Get TV Anime
Manimani Ononata launched story in 2017
― The GA FES 2026 livestream on Sunday announced that Manimani Ononata's Bōkensha License o Hakudatsusareta Ossan Dakedo, Manamusume ga Dekita node Nonbiri Jinsei o Ōkasuru (I Lost My Adventurer's License, but It's Fine Because I Have an Adorable Daughter Now) light novel series is receiving a television anime adaptation. The announcement also revealed the anim...
Usamaru Furuya to Launch New Manga This Spring
Story of manga to take place 100 years ago
― Usamaru Furuya announced on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday that he will launch a new manga this spring. The story of the manga will take place 100 years in the past. Furuya launched the Bokutachi no Shinjū (Our Lovers' Suicide) manga series in Ohta Publishing's Manga Erotics F magazine on April 9. The magazine published the final chapter of the...
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Unveils More Cast, Staff, April Debut in Teaser Video
M.A.O, Yurie Kozakai join anime's cast
― The staff for the television anime of Ezogingitune and illustrator DeeCHA's I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita.) light novel series started streaming the anime's teaser promotional video on Sunday. The video reveals additional cast, staff, and the anime's Ap...
TRUE Performs Theme for 'Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1' Anime
Film opens in Japan on April 24
― Kyoto Animation announced on Sunday that TRUE will perform the theme song "ToCoda" for Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 (Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Zenpen), the first part in the Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie project. TRUE has performed theme songs for the three previous seasons of the anime as well as Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Bra...
Love Through a Prism Anime's Sneak Peek Video Introduces Academy
Original anime series from Yōko Kamio, Wit Studio debuts on Netflix on January 15
― Netflix began streaming a sneak peek video on Saturday for the Love Through a Prism (Prism Rondo) original anime series from Boys Over Flowers creator Yōko Kamio. The video introduces Saint Thomas Art Academy. The below video has nine audio options and 16 subtitle options. Love Through a Prism is a coming-of-age love ...
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...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Franchise Surpasses 150 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
Manga franchise passed 100 million copies in circulation in September 2024
― The official X/Twitter account for the Jujutsu Kaisen franchise revealed on December 20 that the manga franchise has 150 million copies in circulation worldwide, including digital copies sold.Shueisha had announced in September 2024 when the manga ended serialization that the manga had 100 million copies in circulation (not ...
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Ranks as #7 Film Worldwide in 2025
Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback ranks at #26; Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc at #27
― According to Box Office Mojo, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy earned US$718,491,762 worldwide in 2025, making it the seventh top-grossing film worldwide in 2025. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle was also the #2 animated film in the U.S. in 2025 (rank...
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance Reveals Main Cast, Promo Video
Visual, story also revealed for series debuting in July 2026
― The official website for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise revealed a new visual, promotional video, main cast, and story on Saturday for Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance, the franchise's 20th anniversary anime. The below video features Nana Mizuki's song "Never Surrender." The anime stars: Azusa Tachibana a...
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...
Kei Sazane's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Novel Enters 'Final Battle'
Also: Sekai no Owari no Encore manga enters final arc
― Kei Sazane revealed on X/Twitter on January 1 that his and Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series is entering the "final battle." In addition, Ryū Usui's manga adaptation of Sazane and original character designer Haruaki Fuyuno's Sekai no Owa...
New Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha TV Anime Premieres in July
The official X/Twitter account for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise announced on Friday that Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance, the franchise's 20th anniversary anime, will premiere in July. Franchise co-creator Masaki Tsuzuki is credited as the new anime's original story creator and scriptwriter. Takayuki Hamana is returning from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflecti...
Tubi Adds Sugar Sugar Rune Anime
All 51 episodes of 2005 anime stream subbed
― The Tubi streaming service is streaming all 51 episodes of the Sugar Sugar Rune television anime in Japanese with English subtitles. The anime premiered in July 2005. Yusuke Matsui (CG animator and CG animation director for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time) and Studio Khara producer Kohei Fujiwara revealed a 20th anniversary "Sugar Sugar Rune Les d...
'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Sequel Anime Streams With English Subtitles on YouTube
All 5 episodes of sequel stream as 1 video
― REMOW began streaming on Thursday There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ~Next Shine~, the sequel to the television anime of Teren Mikami's There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... (Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! Muri Janakatta!? or WATANARE) yuri romantic comedy novel series, with English subtitles on YouT...
Hana-Kimi TV Anime Reveals Same-Day English Dub Debut, Cast
Katelyn Barr. Wyatt Baker, more star in dub on Sunday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming a same-day English dub for the anime of late manga creator Hisaya Nakajo's Hana-Kimi manga on Sunday. The dub stars: Katelyn Barr as Mizuki
Wyatt Baker as Sano
Dallas Reid as Nakatsu
Joshua Waters as Nanba
Reagan Murdock as Umeda
Jaclyn Thomas as Julia
William Ofoegbu as Juso
Ethan Con...
Naoki Serizawa's Tokyo Death Race Manga Ends
Naoki Serizawa debuted manga in December 2024
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app published the final chapter of Naoki Serizawa's Tokyo Death Race manga on Friday. Serizawa (Saru Lock) launched the manga in December 2024. Magazine Pocket describes the manga as a futuristic brutal death race where weapons are used. Kodansha published the manga's second compiled book volume on August 7. Serizawa and Akits...
Kaijū Jieitai Manga Enters Final Arc
Btooom! creator Junya Inoue debuted manga in 2020
― Junya Inoue (Btooom!) announced on Friday that his Kaijū Jieitai: Task Force for Paranormal Disaster Managament (Monster Self-Defense Force) manga is entering the final arc. The manga's 69th and most recent chapter launched on Monday. The manga debuted in Shinchosha's Monthly Comic Bunch magazine in May 2020. The manga moved to Monthly Comic Bunch's...
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...
Goraeng Sundae Collection, Donden Win 2025 Korea Publication Manhwa Awards
Comics Culture Research Institute says collection "left a deep impression on many readers, offering broad empathy and quiet comfort"
― The Goraeng Sundae Collection and Donden manhwa have been named winners of the 2025 Publication Manhwa Awards in South Korea. The Comics Culture Research Institute, an affiliate of the Korea Cartoonist Association, announced on December 29 that the late cartoonist Go...
'The Girl, the Shovel, and the Evil Eye' Manga Resumes, Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga's final volume ships on February 9
― Author Chouchouhassha and artist Kayatamaru resumed their The Girl, the Shovel, and the Evil Eye (Yōjo to Scoop to Maganō) manga on the Suiyōbi no Sirius service on Niconico Manga on December 25. The manga had been on hiatus. The editor for the manga stated the manga will end in three chapters. Kayatamaru launched the manga on the Suiyōbi no Sirius service i...
BL Webtoon One Room TA to Get Animated Adaptation in Summer 2026
One Room TA has amassed 7 million cumulative views
― The boys-love webtoon One Room TA will get an animated adaptation set to premiere in summer 2026. Creator Jibung announced the adaptation on X (formerly Twitter) on December 31, revealing that the adaptation will stream on Laftel, a Korean animation streaming platform. Jibung also shared the first promotional poster (seen above) alongside the news...
Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, Same-Day Release for Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime
David Matranga, Emi Lo star in dub debuting on Saturday
― Crunchyroll revealed the English dub cast on Thursday for 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. The English dub will debut on January 3, the same day the episode debuts in Japan and on Crunchyroll ...
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...
Mitsuba Takanashi's Otome Tsubaki wa Warawanai Manga Enters Final Arc
Takanashi states "goal is still far off"
― Manga creator Mitsuba Takanashi revealed on her X (formerly Twitter) account on Wednesday that her Otome Tsubaki wa Warawanai (Otome Tsubaki Never Laughs) manga has entered into its final arc, but also stated that "the goal is still far off." The manga centers on Tsubaki Kanno, a 25-year-old straightforward woman who works at a stationery shop. Takanashi lau...
S.A's Maki Minami Draws Manga Adaptation of Yōko Kamio, WIT Studio's Love Through a Prism Anime
Manga adaptation launches on January 8; original anime debuts on Netflix on January 15
― Shueisha revealed on Thursday the Love Through a Prism (Prism Rondo) original anime series from Boys Over Flowers creator Yōko Kamio will get a manga adaptation by Maki Minami (Special A), which will launch on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service on January 8.Love Through a Prism is a coming-of-age love story set agai...
A Sign of Affection Manga Heads Toward Climax
Manga launched in 2019; anime adaptation debuted in 2024
― Manga creator Suu Morishita posted a New Year greeting on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday, and also revealed that their A Sign of Affection (Yubisaki to Renren) manga is heading toward its climax. Kodansha USA Publishing and Kodansha's K MANGA service both publish the manga in English digitally. Kodansha USA describes the manga...
Publisher Crossed Hearts Announces Glam Beat! Girls Love Imprint (Updated)
Publisher to announce licenses for new imprint soon
― Crossed Hearts, a new California-based global English publisher, revealed its new girls love imprint GLAM BEAT! on Wednesday.Crossed Hearts describes the new imprint:GLAM BEAT! focuses on women-driven narratives that are intimate, bold and unapologetically romantic, celebrating girls' love (yuri) in all its intensity and emotional complexity.Updat...
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'...
Anime Production Company Infinite Produces 'Noto Peninsula Reconstruction Project' Short Animated Videos
Company to donate videos' revenues for 2024 quake-hit area's reconstruction efforts
― Anime planning and production company Infinite started streaming on its YouTube channel on Thursday two short animated videos titled the "Noto Peninsula Reconstruction Support Project," hoping for a speedy recovery of the Noto Peninsula from an earthquake that occurred on January 1, 2024. The company plans to donate...
Aniplex USA Reveals Fate/Strange Fake Anime's English Dub Cast
Anjali Kunapaneni, Ben Balmaceda, Dani Chambers, others star in English cast; dub trailer streamed
― Aniplex USA revealed in a new trailer on Wednesday the English dub cast for the Fate/strange Fake television anime. Crunchyroll will stream new episodes of the dub weekly in January.
The English dub cast includes: Anjali Kunapaneni as Ayaka Sajyou
Ben Balmaceda as Saber
Dani Chambers as Tiné Chelc
D...
Amazon's Prime Video to Stream The Darwin Incident Anime in N. America
Series debuts in Japan on January 6
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Amazon Prime Video will stream the television anime of Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident (Darwin Jihen) manga in the U.S. and Canada. The streaming service is listing English, Dutch, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), French, Italian, Portuguese, Thai, and Japanese audio for the release.Toho Animation's original announcement on December 12 of the anime s...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Drops to #8, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Drops to #10
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc surpasses 10 billion yen
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, dropped from #4 to #8 in its 15th weekend from December 26-28. The film earned 72,138,900 yen (about US$460,000) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned 9,950,804,400 yen (about US$63.4 million) as of Sunday. Since then, the official ...
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...
Crunchyroll Streams Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Special
Special aired in Japan on Wednesday, ended with new film announcement
― Crunchyroll announced that it has started streaming Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Otona e no Kaidan (The Steps to Become an Adult), the Kaguya-sama: Love is War anime's new television special, in select regions on Wednesday. Crunchyroll also streamed the special's English subtitled trailer. The anime special aired in Japan on Wedne...
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 ...
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