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Seven Seas Licenses Lazy Girl Momogusa, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: Ilulu Spinoff, 5 More Titles
Also licensed: Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life, Crow Hill: Don't Be Shy!!, more
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life manga Creator(s): HEKIRU HIKAWA Release Date: October 2026 (omnibus volume 1) Summary: Narukami Ryusei is your typical NEET. He spends his days shut in his room playing video games without...
The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime Unveils 2 Cast Members
Daiki Kobayashi, Kentarō Kumagai join cast for episode 10 next week
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Akiharu Tōka's The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi) manga announced two new cast members for the anime on Thursday. The new cast members are: Daiki Kobayashi as Kagura Ivy, an angelic boy who discovers Shukuna Kentarō Kumagai as Shu...
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 ...
Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity Series' Teaser Highlights 2 Gavans
Series will have silver, gold Gavans
― Toei unveiled a teaser trailer and two visuals for Super Space Sheriff Gavan Infinity, the first show in its new live-action tokusatsu (special effects) brand Project R.E.D., on Thursday. Both the video and the visuals tease a silver- and gold-themed Gavan, as the teaser asks "Who is the true hero?"【PROJECT R.E.D.】第1弾『#超宇宙刑事ギャバンインフィニティ』🚨超 #ギャバい 解禁祭り🚨その①：超予告Ⅰ前回話題...
Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, Visual for 2nd Part
The Oral Cigarettes, Ayumu Imazu perform new theme songs
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of Takeshi Okano and Shō Makura's Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube (Jigoku Sensei Nube) manga announced on Thursday that The Oral Cigarettes will perform the new opening theme song "ERASE" for the second cours (quarter of a year), and Ayumu Imazu will perform the new ending theme song "MAGICAL." T...
Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka- Game Gets Switch Release
Original game launched on May 29
― The official website for Bushiroad Games and Frontwing's Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka- (Hanataba wo Kimi ni Okurо̄ -Kinsenka- game announced on Tuesday that the game will get a Nintendo Switch release on April 30, along with a physical release of the PC edition. The game's Steam page describes the story: The human heart is but a vessel for pain. “Perennial Dusk -Kinsenk...
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Drops to #7, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle to #8
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc drops to #10
― The Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution compilation film dropped from #4 to #7 in its fourth weekend. The film earned 139,108,300 yen (about US$894,300) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative 1,720,252,600 yen (about US$11 million). The film opened on November 7 and sold 417,700 tickets and earned 639,785,800 yen (about US$4.13 million) in its first...
Tsugumi Project's ippatu Launches New Manga on December 22
Shōjōhime manga is based on Chinese classic Journey to the West
― Kodansha's YanMaga website revealed on Monday that ippatu will launch a new manga titled Shōjōhime (Monkey Princess) on the website on December 22. The site noted that the story is a new interpretation of the Chinese classic Journey to the West, and describes it as an action romance story.ippatu began drawing the Tsugumi Project (Tora ...
Noir Caesar to Release Deep3 Basketball Manga in March 2026
Series debuted in Japan in January 2021
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Noir Caesar announced on Wednesday a March 2026 release in North America for Mitsuhiro Mizuno and artist Ryōsuke Tobimatsu's Deep3 basketball manga in print and digital with Tokyopop. The company describes Deep3: This is the story of a young basketball player willing to do whatever it takes to get back on track. Demian Kawai has devoted himself to basketball...
Takayuki Matsutani, Mamoru Oshii, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Mami Koyama, More Win TAAF Lifetime Achievement Awards
Also: Keiko Takemiya, Tomoko Konparu, Masaaki Mori, Nizo Yamamoto, Takashi Namiki
― The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) announced the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Awards winners on Wednesday. Producer: Takayuki Matsutani (Astro Boy, Black Jack, Legend of the Forest) Author: Keiko Takemiya (To Terra, Kaze to Ki no Uta, Andromeda Stories) Screenwriter: Tomoko Konparu (2025 The Rose of Versailles, Soreik...
Terraformars Manga Resumes on December 18
Manga returns from April 10 hiatus after multiple delays
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga's Terraformars manga announced on Monday that the manga will resume serialization in the third 2026 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine, which will ship on December 18. The manga went on hiatus on April 10, and was originally planned to resume this summer...
Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Film Reveals Theme Song's Music Video With New Film Clips
Mone Kamishiraishi performs "Kiseki no Yō na Koto" theme song for December 5 film
― The official website for the anime film of Kazuyoshi Takeda's Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Peleliu: Rakuen no Guernica) manga unveiled on Wednesday the collaboration music video for the film's theme song "Kiseki no Yō na Koto" (Something Like a Miracle) performed by Mone Kamishiraishi. The music video includes never...
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Film Unveils Video, Visual
Franchise's 29th film opens on April 10, 2026
― The official X/Twitter account for the Detective Conan films unveiled on Thursday a video and "Angel" visual for Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the franchise's 29th film. The film will open on April 10, 2026. The new film will center on the character Chihaya Hagiwara, member of the Kanagawa Prefectur...
Tamon's B-Side Anime's 2nd Trailer Video Reveals January 1 Streaming Debut
Anime streams in advance on January 1 before TV broadcast on January 3
― The official website for the anime of Yuki Shiwasu's Tamon's B-Side (Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!?) manga started streaming the anime's second promotional video on Wednesday. The video reveals the anime's advanced streaming debut on U-NEXT and Anime Hōdai on January 1 at 24:00 JST (effectively, January 2 at 12:00 midnight). The anime w...
Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Cast, Staff, January 11 Debut
Actress, model Ayaka Miyoshi, Junichi Suwabe join anime's cast
― The official website for the Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- television anime based on Hikuidori (Fire Eater), the first volume from Shōgo Imamura's Ushūboro Tobigumi historical novel series, unveiled on Wednesday the anime's first full promotional video, additional cast members, main staff, and January 11 premiere. Actress and...
Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? Anime's Reveals New Video, More Cast & Staff, OVA Plans, January 9 Debut
Ao Senami, Yū Shiraki star in anime's Deregula version
― The official website for WWWave's Deregula label's short television anime of Yakinikuteishoku's Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android? (Android wa Keiken Ninzū ni Hairimasu ka??) manga revealed on Wednesday the anime's main promotional video, key visual, and January 9 premiere. The video reveals and previews the theme song "And...
Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Films's Teaser Unveils Title, February 6 Opening
Film titled Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway Kakueki Teisha Gekijō Iki
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of animator Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway), a sequel to his Milky☆Highway CG anime short, posted a teaser trailer on Wednesday for the anime's re-edited theatrical release. The teaser revealed the film's title Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway Ka...
Amazon Streamed AI English Dubs on Banana Fish, 'No Game, No Life Zero,' Pet Anime (Updated)
Voice actors speak out against AI dubs, Kadokawa & HIDIVE respond
― Amazon Prime Video's streams of the Banana Fish anime and No Game, No Life Zero anime previously listed "AI beta" dubs for its English and Latin American Spanish dubs. The company's streams of the Pet anime and Journal of the Mysterious Creatures anime are also listing the English and Latin American Spanish dubs as "AI beta" dubs. Th...
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...
The Ogre's Bride Novels Also Get Live-Action Film on March 27
Ren Nagase, Ai Yoshikawa star in film
― Shochiku announced on Wednesday that Kureha's The Ogre's Bride (Oni no Hanayome) light novel series is also inspiring a live-action film that will open on March 27. King & Prince idol group member Ren Nagase (Fureru, live-action Yowamushi Pedal, left in image above) plays Reiya Kiryūin, while Ai Yoshikawa (right) plays Yuzu Shinonome. Chihiro Ikeda (live-action...
You and Idol Precure Manga Ends as Futago Kamikita's Final Precure Manga
Twin sisters have been drawing iconic magical girl franchise's manga adaptations since 2004
― The January 2026 issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Wednesday that Futago Kamikita's manga adaptation of the You and Idol Precure♪ anime will end in the magazine's next issue on December 29. (The creators are actually twin sisters Jitsuna and Kizuna Kamikita, with "Kamikita Futago" literally...
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...
Kaziya's Bonbyaku Sensai Manga Ends
Manga about android girl taking care of bonsai plants launched in 2024
― Kodansha's Morning two online manga magazine published last Thursday the final chapter of Kaziya's Bonbyaku Sensai: Jinrui no Jumyō wa Takadaka 100-Nen Desu ga Kikai no Watashi wa 1000-Nen Ikirareru node Anata ga Inaku Natte mo Kono Basho de Hitori Ikite Ikimasukara Goshinpainaku (Bonbyaku Sensai: The Lifespan of Humans is at mo...
Red, White & Royal Blue Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Fuki Mamori's adaptation of Casey McQuiston's novel debuts on December 20
― Futami Shobo Publishing announced on X (formerly Twitter) on November 23 that Casey McQuiston's Red, White & Royal Blue novel is getting a manga adaptation by Fuki Mamori. The manga will launch on boys' love manga platform La Roseraie on December 20, and then on online bookstores on December 23.Amazon describes the novel's st...
Elden Ring: Nightreign Game Introduces DLC Character Undertaker in New Trailer
"The Forsaken Hollows" DLC launches on December 4
― Bandai Namco revealed on Monday a new trailer for "The Forsaken Hollows" DLC for Elden Ring: Nightreign, the standalone Elden Ring game, introducing the new playable character Undertaker. "The Forsaken Hollows" DLC launches on December 4. The new DLC includes two new playable characters and two new bosses to challenge. The Scholar is an arcane char...
Tokyo Alice's Toriko Chiya Launches New Manga
Second Half Girls follows 40-year-old otaku after favorite idol's scandal/retirement
― Kodansha's Morning two online manga magazine launched Toriko Chiya's new manga titled Second Half Girls on the Comic Days website on November 27. The manga centers on Nene Oyamada, a 40-year-old single woman, happy in her life supporting her favorite idol RENJI, with her same-age otaku friends. But news about RENJI...
HIDIVE Announces Premieres for Chained Soldier Season 2 Anime, Dusk Beyond the End of the World's Dub at Anime Frontier
N. American premieres of Hell Mode, Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling also screen
― HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will screen the North American premiere for the second season of the Chained Soldier television anime at this year's Anime Frontier event on December 13 at 4:15 p.m., confirming that it will stream the anime in winter 2026. The company will also screen the world premiere of the Eng...
Tow Ubukata, Hikaru Tanaka Launch Anastasia of the Blood Pact Manga on December 12
New original "vampire action love story" manga
― The official X/Twitter account for Kadokawa and kakao piccoma's Manga BAR digital manga magazine revealed on Sunday that Tow Ubukata and Hikaru Tanaka will launch a new manga titled Anastasia of the Blood Pact (Kekkei no Anastasia) in the magazine on December 12. The magazine teases the manga as a vampire action love story.🦇冲方丁 完全新作!!🌙ヴァンパイア🦇×アクション⚔×ラブ...
Crunchyroll Launches on Whale Smart TVs
Streamer available through Whale TV app store
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that its streaming service is now available on Whale TV-enabled smart televisions. Whale TV owners can add Crunchyroll to the OS through the TV's app store.Crunchyroll launched its app on Samsung smart televisions in 2024.
The company launched a 24/7 free ad-supported Crunchyroll Channel on the Samsung TV Plus service in...
Voice Actor Hiroki Yasumoto Cancels TV Appearance After Traffic Accident; Returns to Work After Doctor's Clearance
Yasumoto canceled Seiyū to Yo Asobi appearance on Monday
― Talent agency Sigma Seven announced on Monday that voice actor Hiroki Yasumoto was involved in a multiple collision traffic accident and has canceled his appearance on Monday's episode of Abema's Seiyū to Yo Asobi (romanized as Say You to Yo Asobi, literally Night Out with Voice Actors) program. The agency then reported on Tuesday that the do...
1st Official Permanent Gundam Base Store in U.S. Opens in Rosemont, IL on December 12
Pop-up store opens nearby from December 12-January 11
― Bandai Namco Amusement America Inc. and Bandai Namco Toys & Collectibles America Inc. announced on Tuesday that The Gundam Base Chicago, the first official permanent Gundam Base Store in the U.S., will open in Rosemont, IL at the Fashion Outlets of Chicago on December 12. The store is 3,000 sq ft. The store features exclusive GUNPLA kits and mer...
Tatsuki Fujimoto's Look Back Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Shoplifters' Hirokazu Koreeda directs 2026 film based on Chainsaw Man creator's 1-shot manga
― The 222nd chapter of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga on the Shonen Jump+ app announced on Wednesday that Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga is getting a live-action film in 2026. An official website opened and unveiled visuals: Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters, Our Little Sister, Air Doll) is directi...
29th Detective Conan Film Reveals Title, April 10 Opening
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway centers on Chihaya Hagiwara
― The official X/Twitter account for the Detective Conan films announced on Wednesday that the franchise's 29th film will open on April 10, 2026 with the title Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway). The account unveiled a visual by original manga creator Gosho Aoyama, which feature p...
Pokémon Legends Z-A Game's Trailers Reveal Mega Lucario Z, Mewtwonite Mystery Gift
Lucario's 2nd Mega Evolution debuts in "Mega Dimension" DLC on December 10
― The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel began streaming on Tuesday two videos for the Pokémon Legends Z-A game. The first video announces a new second Mega Evolution for Lucario, Mega Lucario Z, who will debut with the "Mega Dimension" DLC. The second video reveals that players can now obtain the Mewtwonite X and Mewtwonite Y s...
GKIDS Screens Lupin the IIIrd: The Immortal Bloodline Anime Film on January 4-6
English-subbed trailer streamed for new Lupin III movie
― GKIDS announced on Tuesday that it will screen Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku), the new feature-length film in the Lupin III franchise, in theaters in the U.S. on January 4-6. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer: GKIDS describes the film's story:
After fending off...
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Anime Film's Trailer Unveils Songs, Cast
Shingo Yamashita's feature-length directorial debut film debuts on January 22
― Netflix began streaming on Tuesday an English-subtitled trailer for Shingo Yamashita's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film, and it reveals and previews the song "Watashiha Watashinokotoga Suki" ("I like who I am") performed by Yuko Natsuyoshi as Kaguya and composed by HoneyWorks, and the theme song "Ex-O...
Ikoku Nikki Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, January 4 Debut
Sayaka Ōhara joins cast as Asa's late mother, Makio's older sister Minori
― The staff for the television anime of Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki (Journal with witch, or literally Diary of a Strange Land) manga revealed on Tuesday the second full promotional video, second key visual, another cast member, and January 4 premiere for the anime. The video previews the characters' voices and the opening th...
Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, Split-Season Run, January 6 Debut
Lynn, Toshiki Masuda, Katsuyuki Konishi, more join anime's cast
― The staff for Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, the new sequel anime of the Yoroiden Samurai Troopers series, unveiled on Tuesday the full promotional video, main visual, additional cast and staff members, theme song artists, January 6 premiere, and two split-cours (quarter of a year) broadcast for the anime. Rock band blank paper perfo...
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...
Sword Art Online Author's Demons' Crest Novels Get TV Anime
Reki Kawahara launched novels in 2022 with art by Yukiko Horiguchi & 4 volumes so far
― Kadokawa announced on Tuesday that Sword Art Online author Reki Kawahara's Demons' Crest novel series is inspiring a television anime. The novels' illustrator Yukiko Horiguchi (who is also known for character designs in Kyoto Animation's K-ON!, Lucky Star, and Tamako Love Story) drew the below illustration to cele...
Touken Ranbu Musicals to End in December 2027
Musicals debuted in 2015
― The official website for the stage musical adaptations of the Touken Ranbu franchise announced on Tuesday that the musicals will end by December 2027, two years from now, making the musicals run for 12 years and two months (the first musical debuted in October 2015). The musicals' plans for the coming year include three new musical each running from February to March, in Ma...
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 ...
Pierrot-Man, Shonan Seven Manga Artist Shinsuke Takahashi Is in Vegetative State After Cardiac Arrest
Takahashi suffered cardiopulmonary arrest on September 7
― Manga artist Shinsuke Takahashi's family posted on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday that Takahashi has been hospitalized and is in a vegetative state ever since suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest on September 7. Takahashi is currently breathing and circulating blood without the aid of machines, but his brain has otherwise suffered f...
Countdown to Yes BL Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
GNJB's Kaname Yoshizawa, GENIC's Kakeru Amemiya star in series debuting on January 12
― Yomiuri TV announced on Tuesday that Roji's Countdown to Yes boys love manga is inspiring a live-action television series in January 2026. GNJB member Kaname Yoshizawa plays Minato Yokoi. GENIC member Kakeru Amemiya plays Wataru Nakano. The series will debut in YTV's "Drama DiVE Waku" programming block on Januar...
Netflix Adds 100 Meters Anime Film on December 31
ON-GAKU: Our Sound's Kenji Iwaisawa helms sports story from Orb: On the Movements of the Earth's Uoto
― Netflix announced in a new trailer on Monday that it will stream the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga with Japanese audio and English subtitles beginning on December 31. The movie premiered in Japan on September 19. The film ranked #8 in its opening weekend, and earned 102,666,040...
Octopath Traveler 0 Prequel Game Introduces Travelers, New Battle Music in Trailer
Game launches for Switch, Switch 2, PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC on Thursday
― Square Enix revealed a trailer on Monday for Octopath Traveler 0, a new prequel game in its Octopath Traveler series, introducing the travelers and battle music for the upcoming title. The travelers include Stia, Phenn, Laurana, Celsus, Macy, Alexia, Viator, Ludo, Pius, Carinda, Saoirse, Xerc, Esperre, Delitia, Goodwin, and Re...
Netflix Sets December 26 Worldwide Debut for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Cashero
English-subtitled teaser video also streamed
― Netflix announced on December 1 that its live-action Korean series Cashero will debut worldwide on December 26. Based on the webtoon of the same name, Cashero follows the story of Sang-ung Kang, an ordinary civil servant who gains superpowers proportional to the amount of cash he holds. Played by Jun-ho Lee of 2PM, Kang is a regular employee at a commun...
Deadline: Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise Gets New Film on December 22, 2028
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 sequel film scheduled for March 19, 2027
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Paramount is releasing a new film in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise on December 22, 2028. Variety reported a day before the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film's release that Paramount Pictures is producing a Sonic the Hedgehog 4 sequel film, which is scheduled for a March 19, 2027 rele...
Remow Launches 'It's Anime' Free Ad-Supported Channel on Vizio's WatchFree+ App
FAST channel includes Tougen Anki, Your Forma, Hell Teacher anime
― Anime distributor Remow announced on Monday that it is launching the "It's Anime" free ad-supported streaming television channel (FAST) channel on VIZIO's WatchFree+ app in the United States. Remow launched the "It's Anime" channel on the Samsung TV Plus service in the United States and Canada on July 2, with plans to launch on addit...
Taxi Driver Webtoons Viewership Surges as Season 3 of Live-Action Adaptation Debuts
Weekly views for sequel webtoon Taxi Driver: Recall jumped by roughly 64 times
― Kakao Entertainment stated Friday that the webtoon Taxi Driver is seeing a major boost in readership following the November 21 premiere of the third season of the live-action adaptation. According to the company, weekly views for the sequel webtoon Taxi Driver: Recall on KakaoPage jumped by roughly 64 times in the week ...
K Manga Adds You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Manga
Shinya Misu's manga gets TV anime in 2026
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced last week that it has added Shinya Misu's You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends (Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai) manga. The manga centers on Eiyū, a high school boy whose two childhood friends, Shio and Akari, also go to the same school as him. He has now started looking at them with both romantic a...
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Trailer Reveals Yhwach as DLC
Yhwach launches on December 10 with early access on Wednesday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America streamed a video on Monday for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, the new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise, and it reveals that the game will add Yhwach as DLC on December 10 with early access on Wednesday for season pass holders. The first DLC character Ichigo Kurosaki (Thousand-Year Blood War ve...
One Piece Anime Casts 1998 Special's Original Luffy Voice Actor Urara Takano
Takano voices Joy Boy
― Voice actress Urara Takano revealed on Sunday that she is voicing Joy Boy in the One Piece anime. Takano originally voiced the series' main character Monkey D. Luffy in the One Piece: Defeat The Pirate Ganzak! Jump Super Anime Tour 1998 special prior to Mayumi Tanaka voicing him in the main One Piece anime in 1999. Joy Boy [spoilers below, highlight the white text to read] is ...
Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins Debuts on WEBTOON in Exclusive Vertical Format
Series is based on Critical Role's 2nd actual-play campaign between 2018-2021
― WEBTOON has launched Critical Role: The Mighty Nein Origins on its platform, presenting the series in an exclusive vertical-scroll format as part of its ongoing partnership with Dark Horse Comics. The release follows the recent premiere of Critical Role: The Mighty Nein on Prime Video and serves as a prequel companion to...
Kōyū Shiki's Grand Metal Organs Manga Ends
Action-horror manga launched in 2024
― Kodansha's Comic Days website published the final chapter of Kōyū Shiki's Grand Metal Organs manga on November 1. Kodansha will publish its fourth and final compiled book volume on January 7. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and published the first volume on November 25. Seven Seas describes the story: In a world where electricity equals power, Enlil...
A Boy Raised by the Gods Will Be The Strongest Manga Ends With 8th Volume
Manga's final volume slated for February 10 release
― Kadokawa is listing the eighth compiled book volume of Tōya Kuno's A Boy Raised by Gods Will Be The Strongest (Kamigami ni Sodaterareshi Mono, Saikyō to Naru) manga as its final volume. The volume is slated for release on February 10. The manga is an adaptation of Ryousuke Hata's light novel series of the same title.The BookWalker Global service p...
Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy Anime's Promo Video Streamed
Yuka Akashi, Yui Otokura perform opening theme song "Koi wa Prism" (Love is a Prism)
― AnimeFesta began streaming a promotional video for Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy, the anime of writer Hirafumi and illustrator Yagi Shinba's Ichiko Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imōto to Warikirenai Ani manga, on Monday. The anime's website announced that Yuka Akashi and Yui Otokura are performing the opening theme son...
Golden Kamuy Anime Reveals Final Arc's January 5 Debut, Opening Song Artists
Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Kōjō-hen prequel films' theme song "Kogane no Kanata" (Beyond the Gold) by Awich × ALI is final arc's opening song
― The staff for the anime of Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga started streaming the promotional video for the television anime's final arc on Monday. The video reveals the anime's January 5 broadcast debut on Tokyo MX and BS11 channels, and it will also stream ...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Novels Get Side Story Series in 2026
Novels' 23rd, final volume shipped on November 29
― The 23rd and final volume of author Fuse and artist Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) light novel series revealed on Saturday that the novels will get a side story series, with the first part slated for release next year. Fuse serialized the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime story on the "Shō...
The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual
yorushika performs film's theme song "Madder"
― TV Asahi revealed on Monday a new trailer and visual for The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, the compilation film of the television anime of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga. The below video has English subtitles that can be toggled on. TV Asahi also revealed Yorushika is returning to the franchise to perform...
The Ride-On King Manga Creator Yasushi Baba Launches New Series This Month
Itsuwari no Kenta manga about boy who becomes "fake centaur" debuts on December 25
― The January issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine announced on Wednesday Yasushi Baba will launch a new series titled Itsuwari no Kenta (Fake Kenta) in the next issue on December 25. The manga will have an opening color page for the first chapter, and will also be featured on the cover of the magazine. ...
Shonen Jump+ Launches Manga by Daijiro Nonoue, Takuya Nishio, Masahiro Hirakata in December
New series to launch through December
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform announced new series by Daijiro Nonoue, Takuya Nishio, and Masahiro Hirakata on Monday.Daijiro Nonoue (The Last Saiyuki) will launch a new series titled Hatori to Yoshida no Chinichijō Sahanji (Hatori and Yoshida's Extraordinary Ordinary) on December 13.Takuya Nishio (At Summer's End) will launch the Dot Alice series on December...
Oreco Tachibana's Firefly Wedding Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in 2022
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE platform announced in the 76th chapter of Oreco Tachibana's Firefly Wedding (Hotaru no Yomeiri) manga that the series will end in three more chapters. The chapter officially releases on December 15, but is available now for early access. The series began its final arc on October 20. Comikey and Viz Media both release the manga in English digitally. Vi...
Bluelock -Episode Nagi-, Bluelock Stage Plays Both Get New Runs in 2026
Butai "BLUELOCK" Re: Episode Nagi runs June 11-21 in Tokyo, June 25-28 in Kyoto
― The staff for the stage play adaptations of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's Blue Lock soccer manga announced on Sunday the stage play adaptation of Kōta Sannomiya's BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- spinoff manga will get a new run titled Butai "BLUELOCK" Re: Episode Nagi. The show will feature new and returning staff and ...
Toei Head Producer Explains End of Super Sentai's Half-Century TV Run
Shinichiro Shirakura cites streaming era & U.S. comic heroes, thinks franchise needs 10-year break
― Shinichiro Shirakura, a senior executive director and head producer of character business at Toei, explained why the Super Sentai franchise is ending its television run after 50 years in a interview with the Asahi Shimbun paper on Sunday. He also emphasized that he thinks the franchise (which spawned ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, November 17-23
Kirby Air Riders debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: November 17-23 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Kirby Air Riders Nintendo November 20 195,594 195,594 2NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 67,068 2,202,125 3NSwPokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16 24,480 1,271,576 4NSwMomotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 17-23
My Hero Academia final season earns 3.5% rating
― The live-action Thermae Romae film aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, November 22 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 5.8% rating. Mamoru Hosoda's BELLE anime film aired on NTV on Friday, November 21 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 5.4% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV November 23 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.2 Detective Conan NT...
2025 Astra Film Awards Nominates Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Anime
KPop Demon Hunters also nominated for Best Animated Feature
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The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra Film Awards on Tuesday. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, and KPop Demon...
Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Anime Reveals English Dub Cast
Crunchyroll streams English dub for 13 episodes of anime's 1st season
― Crunchyroll began streaming all 13 episodes of the television anime of Tsukikage and Chyko's Let This Grieving Soul Retire! (Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) light novel series on Friday. Crunchyroll will start streaming the second season weekly with an English dub in December.The...
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Novelist Yoshiki Tanaka Suffered Debilitating Hemorrhage Last Year
Arslan author now rehabilitating in nursing facility, but still continues to write
― Hiroaki Adachi, the head of the Wright Staff company which manages the business affairs of The Legend of the Galactic Heroes and The Heroic Legend of Arslan novelist Yoshiki Tanaka, reported on Sunday that Tanaka had suffered a debilitating cerebral hemorrhage exactly one year ago on November 30, 2024. Tanaka had col...
New Assassination Classroom Film Reveals 5 More New Cast
Yūichirō Umehara, Kappei Yamaguchi, Tetsu Inada, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Hiroki Tōchi join cast of March 20 film
― The first 2026 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed five new cast members for the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan (Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody's Time) anime film on Monday.The newly announced cast are (left to right in above image):
Yūichirō Umeha...
Demon Slayer Gets New 'Hashira Training Arc' Stage Play in June 2026
6th stage play features double cast Shōgo Sakamoto, Fū Takahashi as Tanjirō Kamado
― The first 2026 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga will get a sixth stage play adaptation titled Butai Kimetsu no Yaiba Sono Roku Hashira Geiko, adapting the "Hashira Training Arc," in June 2026. The new stage play will star S...
Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Game Introduces Life at Morning Glory, Kanda Damage Control Modes
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam worldwide on February 12
― Sega Asia revealed new trailers on November 21 for Yakuza 3 & Dark Ties, its remake of the Yakuza 3 game along with the new standalone Dark Ties title, previewing the Life at Morning Glory gameplay and Kanda Damage Control mode for each title respectively. Life at Morning Glory Trailer Kanda Damage Contro...
Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume TV Anime Reveals Main Cast
May Tachibana, Mao Shōji, Haruna Fukushima, Hika Tsukishiro star in 2026 anime based on Tetsudō Musume characters
― The "Hatachi dayo! Tetsudō Musume" (We're 20! Railway Girls) 20th anniversary livestream for the Tetsudō Musume (Railway Girls) characters revealed the main cast for the original television anime based on the characters, Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume,on Sunday.The anime will star:M...
2026 Doraemon Film's New Trailer Unveils sumika's Theme Song
Rock band performs "Honto" song for February 27 film
― The staff for the 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), started streaming a new trailer on Sunday. The video announces and previews the film's theme song "Honto" by rock band sumika.✦••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✦ 最新予告解禁！✦••┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈••✦ドラえもんたちが海底世界で大冒険を繰り広げるよ！映画の公...
SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes Anime Reveals 2 More Cast Members
Megumi Han, Maaya Uchida as twins Krios & Lukos appeared in episode 9
― The official website for Aniplex and Sony Music's new original television anime series SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes posted on Sunday two new cast members and the lyric video for the ninth episode's insert song "Romanticist Killer."The newly announced cast members are:Megumi Han as Krios, a XENOS boy that JUNE meetsMaaya Uchida as ...
m-flo Group Stops Public Activities After New Album, Concert in February to 'Prepare for Next Stage'
Hip-hop group's 10th album Superliminal launches on February 18
― Japanese hip-hop group m-flo announced on Friday that they will not be putting out any new work or performing in live events after their February 19 performance at Tokyo Garden Theater as they will be taking a "liminal period." The group stated that they will not be active publicly for some time in order "to search for new sounds, new ...
Tsurugihime RPG Reveals 2026 Early Access Release, Gameplay Trailer
Former Fate/Grand Order producer Yōsuke Shiokawa directs side-scrolling action RPG centered around 'crafting'
― Yōsuke Shiokawa's Fahrenheit 213 game development studio revealed an introduction movie with gameplay footage for its Tsurugihime side-scrolling action role-playing game at the Indie Live Expo on Saturday. The game will launch for PC via Steam on Early Access in 2026. The game will be relea...
Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise Film Streams 3 Character Videos
Film opens in Japan on December 5
― The official website for the anime film of Kazuyoshi Takeda's Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise (Peleliu: Rakuen no Guernica) manga began streaming three new character videos for the film on Sunday. The videos highlight the characters Tamaru, Yoshiki, Shimada, Kosugi, Izumi, and Katakura.Tamaru Character Video Yoshiki Character Video Shimada, Kosugi, Izumi, and Katakur...
Fire Force Anime Unveils Final Run's Main Trailer, Theme Song Artists, Additional Cast
Takanori Nishikawa performs "Ignis" opening, Survive Said The Prophet performs "Speak of the Devil" ending
― The official website for the anime of Atsushi Ohkubo's Fire Force manga revealed on Sunday the theme song artists, additional cast, and the main promotional video for the second and final cours (quarter of a year) of the anime's third and final season. The video reveals and previews the openin...
22/7 Performs Ending Theme for The Beginning After the End Anime's 2nd Season
New character designs revealed
― The staff for the television anime of TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End web novel and its webcomic adaptation revealed on Sunday 22/7 will perform the ending theme song for the anime's second season.The staff also revealed on Sunday the first season will re-air in Japan starting in January with cast audio commentary.The staff also revealed new character designs f...
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...
Code Vein II Game Streams Prologue Trailer
Game launches for PS5, Xbox X|S, PC on January 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new "prologue" trailer for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game, on Friday. The game will launch on January 30 (January 29 in Japan) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Bandai Namco describes the game: CODE VEIN II features a deep narrative where...
Danganronpa 2x2 Game Recasts Monomi's Voice Actor
Former YouTube creator Kinuta Oshiro replaces late Takako Sasuga
― Spike Chunsoft announced on Friday Danganronpa 2x2, a version of its Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair game that includes a new alternate scenario, has cast former YouTube creator Kinuta Oshiro as Monomi in place of late voice actress Takako Sasuga. This marks the creator's debut voice acting role. (Oshiro also directed Kaijū Sekai Seifu...
RIDI Pulls BL Web Novel After Allegations Story Mirrors Career of e-Sports Legend Faker
Public outcry over using real person's achievements in adult fiction caused removal; author issues apology
― Korean webtoon and web novel platform RIDI suspended sales of the newly published boys-love (BL) novel Crazy Dog Hunts the Tiger only a day after its release on November 24, following accusations that the story closely mirrors the real-life career of the world-famed professional gamer known a...
LINE Manga Launches Webtoon Grand Prix 2025, With Grand Prize Offering 10 Million Yen & Serialization
Submission window runs from November 21 through February 15
― LINE Manga has opened submissions for the LINE Manga Webtoon Grand Prix 2025, a contest designed to discover new webtoon talent. The event offers total prize money of up to 10 million yen (about US$64,000) and guarantees publication and global distribution for the grand prize work. Winners will receive serialization rights on LINE Manga, ...
Naver WEBTOON Marks 20th Anniversary With Special Tribute Series
bumbae, Seok Cho draw commemorative webcomic titled 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Theater
― Naver WEBTOON is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Korean service launch with a series of user appreciation events, beginning with a commemorative webcomic titled 20th Anniversary Masterpiece Theater. The platform officially opened in December 2005. The first episodes of the special series were released ...
Umeda Cypher Performs New Ending Theme for Gnosia Anime
Creditless sequence streamed
― Sony Music announced on Sunday that hip-hop group Umeda Cypher will perform the new ending theme song "Floor Killer" for the television anime of game developer Petit Depotto's Gnosia sci-fi social deduction RPG. The new ending was revealed in the show's eighth episode on Sunday. Aniplex is also streaming a creditless video for the new ending sequence. The anime debuted ...
Everyday Host Short Anime Gets Sequel
Creator Nimo Gotō looks forward to "new Everyday Host series"
― A fan appreciation festival event for the short anime of Nimo Gotō's Everyday Host four-panel manga announced on Saturday that a sequel to the anime has been green-lit. The announcement did not specify the format or medium of the sequel, but Gotō said in comments about the news that he was looking forward to a "new Everyday Host series."...
Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh's Army Grunts Anime's New Video Previews Theme Songs
Itsuka, The Canbellz perform themes for comedy shorts premiering on January 5
― The official website for the short anime of Hiroshi Kurao's Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh's Army Grunts (Hokuto no Ken: Ken'ō-gun Zako-tachi no Banka) spinoff manga posted its first full promotional video, which previews the opening and ending theme songs, on Friday. Itsuka performs the opening theme "Blacker Co...
KOCCA Hosts Content IP Market With Expanded Focus on Webtoon IP
Event highlights how webtoons are increasingly adapted into games, live-action series, films
― The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted the "Content IP Market 2025" event from November 25 to 27 at COEX in Seoul, bringing together webtoons, characters, story, and entertainment companies to explore global licensing and adaptation opportunities. N...
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