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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime's 1st 3 Episodes Get Early Screening in U.S. Theaters on June 25-29
Episodes screen subbed/dubbed ahead of July premiere
― Viz Media and Fathom Entertainment announced on Monday that they will screen the first three episodes of Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity, the fourth and final part of the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War anime, in Japanese with English subtitles and with the English dub in U.S. theaters ahead on June 25-29 ahead of July's broadcast ...
Studio KAI Announces Insolvency Due to Deficit
Company ends fiscal year with 565 million yen net loss
― The April 13 issue of the Japanese government's Kanpо̄ gazette revealed on Monday that Studio Kai animation studio is entering a state of insolvency, in which the company is unable to pay debts, after ending the 2025 fiscal year with a net loss of 565 million yen (approx. US$3.5 million). The company reported a loss of 165,129,000 yen (about U...
Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! Season 2 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Another Theme Song, July 5 Premiere
Miyuki Hashimoto performs another theme song for 2nd season
― The official website for Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! 2! (Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! 2!), the second television anime season of shorts adapting Hori's Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! four-panel manga, began streaming the second main promotional video on Monday. The video reveals and previews another theme song "Lu lu lun♪ ~Urahara Kibun wa Automatic" b...
Yo-yo Brand en's Original Anime Hibi Yōyō to. Reveals Animated Music Video for Opening Theme
Music group cadode performs anime's opening song "Hikari no Kasa"
― Kadokawa revealed the animated music video for the opening theme song of yo-yo brand en's original anime project Hibi Yōyō to. (Days with Exultation.) on Monday. Japanese music group cadode performs the anime's opening song "Hikari no Kasa" (Halo of Light).Yo-yo brand en first revealed the opening theme song artist on March 28, along...
K Manga Adds Watch Out for Watarase Manga
New chapters to publish with Japanese release
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Sunday it is publishing Paris Nakagawa's Watch Out for Watarase (Tokoton Kuzu na Watarase Nanoni) manga in English as a simulpub title. The first 14 chapters are available to read at time of writing.K MANGA describes the story:Nonoka, newly arrived in the big city for university, goes to her comedian brother's ho...
You Midorikawa's Tensei-saki wa Kita no Henkyō Deshita ga Manga Ends
Early access of manga's final 25th chapter published on April 8
― Manga author You Midorikawa revealed that their Tensei-saki wa Kita no Henkyō Deshita ga Seirei no Okage de Kekkō Kaiteki Desu: Rakuen Mezashite Shuryō Kaitaku Tokidoki Sauna (I Was Reincarnated in the Northern Frontier, But Thanks to the Spirits, It's Quite Comfortable: Hunting, Cultivating, and Occasional Saunas While Aiming for Para...
OceanVeil Streams Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex Anime
Broadcast version, uncensored version debuted on service on April 5
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Monday that it is streaming Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex, the short television anime of writer Sakusei Kenkyūjo and artist Yui Jōyama's Ingoku Danchi (Indecent Apartment Complex) manga. The anime's standard broadcast version and fully uncensored ...
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Sets New 3-Day Opening Record for Franchise
Film sells 2,318,009 tickets to earn 3,502,137,800 yen in 1st 3 days, breaking Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback film's record last year
― Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Monday that Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the Detective Conan franchise's 29th film, sold 2,318,009 tickets and earned 3,502,137,800 yen (about US...
Abyss Rage's Nariaki Narita Launches New Manga
Subaru the Invincible martial arts manga launched on Sunday
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ website launched Nariaki Narita's new manga titled Subaru the Invincible (Muteki no Subaru) on Sunday.Shueisha's MANGA Plus service simultaneously releases the manga in English and describes the story:Practical Karate is known as Full Contact Karate, where strikes and kicks determine the victor. Subaru Kannagi made ...
Mujina Into the Deep Manga Ends 1st Season, Returns with Season 2 in 2027
Manga launched in 2023, 1st season entered "final battle" on January 9
― This year's ninth issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine published on Friday the final chapter of "season 1" of Inio Asano's Mujina Into the Deep manga, and announced that the manga will return with "season 2" in 2027. Asano explained in a post on his X (formerly Twitter) account that the reason of the manga's long br...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Crosses US$308 Million in U.S., US$628 Million Worldwide
Film grosses US$69,000,000 in the U.S. in 2nd weekend
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — has earned an estimated US$308,117,135 in the United States after its second weekend. The film ranked at #1 and earned an estimated US$69,000,000 in its second weekend in the U.S., roughly a 48% drop from last weekend's numbers,...
Daruma Matsuura's Steel of the Celestial Shadows Manga Returns From Hiatus
Manga published 2 chapters in June 2025 before going on hiatus
― This year's ninth issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine published the 86th and latest chapter of Daruma Matsuura's Steel of the Celestial Shadows (Taiyō to Tsuki no Hagane) manga on Friday, signaling its return from a hiatus since last year. The manga went on hiatus after its 83rd chapter published in February 2025. The mang...
'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Shunsuke Takeuchi
Takeuchi voices P.E. teacher Kaoru Niō in episode 3 on Wednesday
― Aniplex announced a new cast member for the television anime of Syundei's Go for It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga on Monday. Shunsuke Takeuchi will join the anime's cast as Kaoru Niō, a physical education teacher at Hoshimi High School. The character will appear in the anime's third episode on Wednesday. Seven S...
Live-Action Tengu no Daidokoro Gets 3rd Season This Fall
New season features original story supervised by manga's creator Ai Tanaka
― BS-TBS announced on Monday that it is producing a third live-action season based on Ai Tanaka's Tengu no Daidokoro (Tengu's Kitchen) manga. The new season will premiere on BS-TBS in the "Mokuyō Drama 23" time slot on Thursdays at 11:00 p.m. (10::00 a.m. EDT) this fall. The new season will tell an original story (not previous...
Yuu Nagira's 'Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku' Novel Gets Live-Action Film on October 9
Ryūsei Yokohama, Suzu Hirose star in film of award-winning story set on island in Seto Inland Sea
― Toho announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action film adaptation of Yuu Nagira's Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You Are Akin to the Stars) that will open in Japan on October 9. The film stars Ryūsei Yokohama (Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi's Kazuaki Ōmae) as Kai Aono and Suzu Hirose (live-ac...
Wit Studio Animates Music Video for Vocaloid Producer Orangestar
Musician performs Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring's opening song with Kase
― Vocaloid music producer Orangestar released a music video that Wit Studio animated for the "Petals" song on Sunday. The song is also the opening theme for the ongoing television anime of Kana Akatsuki's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series. Yūtarō Kubo and Satomi Maiya, who are in charge of ...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils Tomoe Koga Visual
"Finale" film to open in theaters in Japan on October 16
― The staff for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, presented a new "memorial visual" featuring Tomoe Koga via a video on Sunday. The tagline on the visual reads, "I like sempai…"To...
Joker Game Gets 4th Stage Play
10th anniversary show runs in February 2027
― The staff for the stage play adaptations of Production I.G's Joker Game spy anime series announced on Friday the series will receive a new stage play titled Joker Game IV next year in February. The play will run in Tokyo and in the Kansai region. The fourth show celebrates the 10th anniversary of the stage series.The returning cast includes:Yūsuke Yata as...
Kill Blue Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Bang Zoom! produces dub for anime that premiered on Saturday
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Amazon's Prime Video streaming service and Netflix began streaming an English dub for the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga on the same day as they released the first episode of the anime with English subtitles.Bang Zoom! Studios revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday it is producing the dub, but did not reve...
Inazuma Eleven Cross Game Launches for iOS, Android in June
Smartphone game to be free-to-play with in-app purchases
― Level 5 and Aiming (Dragon Quest Tact) announced during the "LEVEL5 VISION 2026 Craftsmanship" stream on Friday the Inazuma Eleven: Cross game will launch for iOS and Android in June. Pre-registration is open now. A closed beta test began on January 29 in Japan and recently ended. The livestream on Friday stated staff are making final adjustm...
Level 5's Holy Horror Mansion Game Unveils New Trailer
RPG features "ghost crafting"
― Level 5 revealed a new trailer for its new "ghost craft" role-playing game HOLY HORROR MANSION during the "LEVEL5 VISION 2026 Craftsmanship" livestream on Friday. The RPG features ghostly mechanics that are based on real-life performers.Level 5 is partnering with entertainment companies for the game, which is themed around "family." The company did not reveal platforms...
Inazuma Eleven RE, Decapolice Games to Both Additionally Release for Switch 2
Inazuma Eleven RE drops PS4 release; DECAPOLICE drops Switch, PS4 release
― The Level 5 Vision 2026 Craftsmanship livestream announced on Friday that the new remake of the first Inazuma Eleven game titled Inazuma Eleven RE will additionally be released on the Nintendo Switch 2 but will no longer be released for the PlayStation 4. The livestream also stated the DECAPOLICE crime suspense role-playing g...
Lego Announces 2nd Wave of One Piece Sets
The Straw Hats have doubled up on the Lego Lego Fruit
― The One Piece franchise announced on Friday that it will receive a second Lego wave, and pre-orders have already begun. Lego notes that these sets are for the second season of the live-action One Piece series. The set include Tony Tony Chopper, Dr. Hiriluk's Hideout, Dorry vs. Brogy – Giants of Little Garden, Battle at Drum Castle, Garp's Marin...
Manga Up! Global Adds My Classmate James, Princess of Desert Rain in English
My Classmate James centers on girl who finds it hard to speak; Princess of Desert Rain centers on girl with hidden powers
― Manga Up! Global added yutaka's My Classmate James (Tonari no Seki no James-kun) manga on Saturday. It added author Syuu and artist Umi to Shima's Princess of Desert Rain: Once a Mage, Now a Farmer's Daughter (Sabaku no Kuni no Amefurashi-hime) manga on Sunday. Manga Up! describ...
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime's English Dub Premieres on April 11
Anime based on Kana Akatsuki's light novel series premiered on March 28
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the television anime of Kana Akatsuki's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series on Saturday. It revealed the English dub cast for the anime:Celeste Perez as HinagikuMarisa Duran as Sakura Alejandro Saab as Rosei Christopher Wehkamp as Itecho Alexis Tipton as Ruri ...
Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime Reveals Cast
Hana Hishikawa, Saho Shirasu, Chiharu, Miyari Nemoto star in series that debuted on Sunday
― The staff for the television anime of Hisamakumako's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga announced on Sunday the main cast for the series. Hana Hishikawa as the protagonist Meiko Morita Saho Shirasu as Rie Amamiya Chiharu as Marika Suzuki Miyari Ne...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 30-April 5
Pokémon Pokopia stays at #1 for 5 weeks straight
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 30-April 5 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 45,484 867,171 2NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 8,131 2,888,474 3NSwMinecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 5,186 4,182,507 4NSw Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection CAPCOM March 27 4,956 23,...
Keisuke Kuwata Also Performs Akane-banashi Anime's Ending Song
Kuwata previously announced for opening theme song
― The staff for the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga confirmed on Sunday that Keisuke Kuwata is performing the ending theme song "AKANE On My Mind ~ Manjū Kowai" for the series. Kuwata also performs the opening theme song "Hitotarashi," and he wrote the lyrics and music for the both songs specifically f...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 30-April 5
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 premiere ranks at #4, One Piece resumes at #6, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 at #7
― The Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet film aired on NTV on Friday, April 3 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned a 7.2% rating. A marathon re-airing of the second season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on TV Tokyo on Wednesday, April 1 at 5:45 p.m., and ea...
Actors Mackenyu, Tetsuo Kurata, Author Eiko Kadono Attend Anime NYC 2026 as Guests
Convention takes place from August 20 through August 23 at Javits Convention Center
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for the Anime NYC event announced on Thursday that actor Mackenyu will attend the event as a guest. It announced on Wednesday that actor Tetsuo Kurata will attend the event as a guest. Author Eiko Kadono will also attend the event as a guest of honor. Previously announced guests incl...
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Earns 1.13 Billion Yen on Opening Day
Film sets new 1st day record for franchise
― Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the Detective Conan franchise's 29th film, sold 739,000 tickets on its opening day in Japan on Friday to earn 1.13 billion yen (about US$7.1 million), a new record for the franchise. Comparatively, Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback earned 1.05 billion yen on its first da...
Manta Adds Japanese Manga Titles to Its Platform
List includes Wind Breaker, Medalist, and The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity.
― Webtoon platform Manta announced on Tuesday it has begun offering Japanese manga on its service, expanding beyond its existing catalog of webtoons and web novels. The platform said readers will now be able to access manga titles alongside its current content library. Initial series available on the service include W...
MangaGamer Releases Rose Guns Days Game's 1st Season
Release on MangaGamer, Steam features updated graphics, as well as Japanese, English, Chinese language options
― MangaGamer released the first season of its new edition of 07th Expansion's Rose Guns Days visual novel series on MangaGamer and Steam on Thursday. The release features updated graphics, as well as Japanese, English, and Chinese language options. MangaGamer will release the game in four ch...
REMOW Reveals Streaming Platforms for Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime
Series to stream on Rakuten VIKI, OceanVeil, ADN, It's Anime YouTube channel starting on Sunday
― REMOW revealed on Saturday the international streaming platforms for the television anime of Hisamakumako's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga. REMOW is listing the anime under the title Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! The streaming platforms inc...
Manga Creators Commemorate Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2
Featuring creators of Detective Conan, Ranma, Touch, Fly Me to the Moon & more! Also: Go glamping with Frieren
― Over the course of this past winter's broadcast of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End season 2, the anime's social media posted congratulatory drawings by manga creators and illustrators on a weekly basis. The season ended on March 27 with a final sketch by Rumiko Takahashi. Here are those draw...
Cardfight!! Vanguard Announces New TV Anime for 2027, New Theatrical Anime to End Divinez Saga
Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Unmei Seisen-hen anime to open in theaters on October 2
― The official X/Twitter account for the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise revealed on Saturday that a completely new television anime in the franchise will air in 2027, and will celebrate the franchise's 15th anniversary. ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ カードファイト!! ヴァンガード TVアニメ完全新作 始動◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢ 2027年の放送をお楽しみに！#ヴァンガード pi...
Level 5 Announces Pufflings Puzzle Game for Smartphones
Yo-Kai Watch Wibble Wobble's NHN PlayArt develops game for winter
― Level 5 announced during its LEVEL5 VISION 2026 Craftsmanship stream the new Pufflings: Journey Through a Fantasy World (Gensō Sekai no Puchi Poyon) game for smartphones, scheduled for release this winter. NHN PlayArt is developing the game, which features puzzle gameplay of dropping blob creatures that is similar to the developer's ...
Yen Press Announces New Avocado House Imprint for International Authors in Translation
Initial licenses include Laplace's Witch, Sickness unto Love, 1,000 Words Left to Live, more
― Yen Press announced on Monday the new imprint Avocado House for international authors in translation. Publisher and editor-in-chief JuYoun Lee is the creator and curator of Avocado House. The company aims to initially release 12 titles per year. The company opened a website for Avocado House. The imprint's ...
Beyblade X Anime Reveals Double Episode Premiere, Ending Theme Song for New Arc
Aoen perform ending theme for episodes 123/124 on April 17
― The official X/Twitter account for the Beyblade franchise announced on Friday that the "True Future Arc" for the anime of Takara Tomy's Beyblade X project will begin streaming on April 17 with both the 123rd and 124th episodes. Boy band Aoen will perform the ending theme song "Youth" for the new episodes. The Beyblade X anime premiered in J...
Toshl Remixes Original Fist of the North Star Series' Opening Theme Song for New Anime's Ending
Remix of Crystal King's original theme song "Ai o Torimodose!!" played in anime on Saturday
― Warner Bros. Japan began revealed on Saturday that Toshl is performing the ending theme song for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-, the new anime Tetsuo Hara's landmark manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken), and it is a remix of Crystal King's opening theme song "Ai o Torimodose!!" from the origi...
Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Game Gets iOS, Android Versions
Smartphone versions with cross-save, cross-play launch this summer
― Level 5 announced during its LEVEL5 VISION 2026 Craftsmanship stream on Friday that it will release its Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time game for iOS and Android this summer. The game features cross-play and cross-saves. The game debuted last May for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via ...
Snack World Game Gets 'Reloaded' Remake for Switch 2, PS5, PC
Trailer previews remake with enhanced graphics, new mode with anime protagonist Chup
― Level 5 announced during its LEVEL5 VISION 2026 Craftsmanship stream on Friday that its Snack World: The Dungeon Crawl - Gold (The Snack World: Trejarers) game is getting a remake titled Snack World: Reloaded for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The company unveiled a trailer for the game in deve...
Professor Layton and The New World of Steam Game's Trailer Reveals PS5/PC Versions, Cast, Theme Song
Joe Hisaishi composes theme song performed by Lilas for puzzle adventure game
― Level 5 unveiled during its LEVEL5 VISION 2026 Craftsmanship stream on Friday a new trailer for Professor Layton and The New World of Steam (Layton Kyōju to Jōki no Shinsekai), and it reveals new versions for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. The trailer also previews the story and puzzles, and unveils additional cast and a...
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Game Streams Gameplay Trailer
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC via Steam this year
― Konami's YouTube channel began streaming a gameplay trailer for Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new game in its Castlevania series, on Thursday. The trailer features commentary in English. Evil Empire and Motion Twin, the sister developers of the sidescrolling roguelike Dead Cells, are developing the game. (Evil Empire is th...
MAPPA, HoYoverse Release 'Animation Concept Trailer' for Honkai: Star Rail Game (Updated)
Mob Psycho 100's Yuzuru Tachikawa directs trailer
― HoYoverse revealed during a livestream for its Honkai: Star Rail game on Friday that it and MAPPA have co-produced an "animation concept trailer" for the game. The trailer, viewable below, is titled "Death in the Afternoon." Yuzuru Tachikawa (Mob Psycho 100, Death Parade director) directed the trailer and Kayoko Ishikawa (Sarazanmai, ZENSHU.) was th...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Debuts Streaming in Korea on May 11
Series follows conscripted soldier who unexpectedly finds his calling in army kitchen
― The live-action adaptation of the web novel/webtoon The Legend of Kitchen Soldier is set to premiere on May 11 on Korean streaming platform TVING, the platform announced on Wednesday. The Legend of Kitchen Soldier, originally written by JRobin and drawn by Jin-soo Lee, follows a conscripted soldier who unexpected...
Bad Boss Webtoon Set for Live-Action Series Adaptation
Originally serialized on Lezhin Comics in 2013, Bad Boss has recorded over 2 million subscribers
― Studio Tina and Studio Dragon announced on Monday they have begun development on a live-action series based on the webtoon Bad Boss by NEON B. The two companies recently signed an agreement to move forward with the project, which is currently in early development. Production details, including schedule...
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Ends Run After 266 Days in Japanese Theaters
Film sells 27.4 million tickets in Japan to earn 40.2 billion yen
― Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, ended its run in Japanese theaters on Thursday after screening for 266 days. The film has sold a cumulative total of 27,455,968 million tickets to earn 40,200,019,000 yen (about US$252.5 million...
Dark Machine The Animation Series Reveals More Cast
Kazuyuki Okitsu, Ryōta Suzuki, more join cast for anime debuting this year
― The staff for Dark Machine the Animation, the original anime for the Dark Machine game and anime project, revealed four more cast members for the anime on Friday.Kazuyuki Okitsu as MyōjinRyōta Suzuki as RyōGenta Nakamura as KinjiAdditionally, Sōhei Horikane will voice Hiru.The anime will be available for TV and streaming via...
Netflix Delays Live-Action 'Viral Hit' Series by 2 Weeks to June 11
Japanese live-action adaptation of Korean webtoon series to star Ōji Suzuka
― Netflix confirmed on Friday that its upcoming live-action Japanese series Viral Hit has been rescheduled to June 11, which is two weeks later than its original May 28 release date. Newly released still cuts showcase protagonist Shimura Kota, played by Ōji Suzuka, throwing punches and shouting in intense scenes. Viral Hit f...
New Date A Live Anime Unveils Title, Staff, Returning Cast
Junji Nishimura helms Date a Live F Last Date at Fugaku
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that the new anime project for the Date A Live franchise is titled Date A Live F Last Date. Kadokawa unveiled the anime's visual, staff, and returning cast, but did not reveal the format's format or release date. Junji Nishimura (Vladlove, Extreme Hearts, Mechanical Marie) is directing the anime at Fugaku. Nobunaga...
Gundam Designer Aims to Put Haro Robot on International Space Station
The 1st space robot capable of chatting
― Space development company Space Entry announced on Tuesday that it plans to put the Mobile Suit Gundam mascot character Haro aboard Kibō, the Japanese Experiment Module of the International Space Station (ISS),. Under its “Hello, Haro” mission, the company aims to send the “Minna no Haro” (Everyone's Haro) to the ISS to collect long-term data on the “feasibi...
Return to Shironagasu Island Game's Manga Debuts With New Artist on May 9
Muratan now draws manga, which was slated to debut in 2024 with different artist
― The May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine announced on Thursday that the planned manga adaptation of Hyogo Onimushi and Tabinomichi's Return to Shironagasu Island game will launch in the magazine's next issue on May 9. The magazine lists Muratan as the new artist for the manga series. The first chapter will ...
Paru Itagaki's Witching Hour Manga Ends
BEASTARS creator's manga ends on May 13
― Paru Itagaki revealed on X/Twitter on Thursday that her Witching Hour (Ushimitsu Gao) manga will end in the next chapter on May 13. Viz Media licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
Megumi is cheating on her husband with a ghost! With her marriage reduced to routine, an otherworldly lover offers intimacy she can't resist, but this ghostly affair may s...
Hollywood Reporter: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein to Direct Metal Gear Solid Film
Duo directed Final Destination: Bloodlines
― Entertainment news website The Hollywood Reporter reported on Thursday that director duo Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein (Final Destination: Bloodlines) have signed on to direct Sony Pictures' live-action film adaptation of the Metal Gear Solid video game series. The duo stated, "Metal Gear Solid was nothing short of a groundbreaking cinematic masterpiece ...
Exit 8 Live-Action Film Streams Final English-Subtitled Trailer
Film opens in N. America on Friday
― North American film distribution company NEON (Oscar-winning films Parasite, Anora U.S. distributor) began streaming the final English-subtitled trailer on Wednesday for its North American release the live-action film of the Kotake Create's infinite-loop horror game Exit 8 (8-ban Deguchi). The film will open in North America on Friday. The film opened in Japan in...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film Streams English Dub Trailer
Film opens in U.S. theaters on May 15
― Bandai Namco Filmworks streamed on Thursday an English-dubbed trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway - Circe no Majo), the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam Senkō no Hathaway) anime project: Bandai Namco Filmworks will screen the film in Japanese with English su...
Shakugan no Shana Series Gets Browser Game
Pre-registration opened for Shakugan no Shana Blaze Edge free-to-play game
― CTW Inc. announced on Wednesday that Yashichiro Takahashi's Shakugan no Shana light novel series is inspiring a new browser game titled Shakugan no Shana Blaze Edge, or Shana Blaze for short. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases. Pre-registration is open. The game features main characters Shana and Yuji Sakai: Shan...
Nintendo Releases Hello, Yoshi! App on Switch, Smartphones
"My Mario" brand also streams new stop-motion animated episode
― Nintendo released the Hello, Yoshi app for free on Nintendo Switch and smartphones on Thursday. The app is part of "My Mario," a new line of Mario-themed products aimed at young children. The brand line includes kid-friendly, one-minute stop-motion animation episodes on the official Play Nintendo YouTube channel. The seventh episode deb...
Rhythm Heaven Groove Game Launches on July 2
Video previews "Slice N Dice Kitchen" minigame
― Nintendo announced on its Nintendo Today! app on Thursday that it will release Rhythm Heaven Groove, a new game in the Rhythm Heaven series, for Nintendo Switch on July 2. Nintendo also streamed a video of one of the rhythm minigames "Slice N Dice Kitchen:" 🍅🍅🫑🥦🥦🥦🎵 Did you catch all that? #RhythmHeavenGroove comes to #NintendoSwitch on July 2!(@Nintend...
6th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film's 2nd Teaser Video Streamed
Latest film in 7-part series opens in Japan on June 26
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed a second teaser video on Friday for the sixth film in Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes. The below video previews the "Galaxy" as it departs from the moon's surface. The sixth film, Aoi Meikyū (Blue Labyrinth), will open on Jun...
The Villager of Level 999 Anime Casts Yūichirō Umehara
Umehara plays Menо̄ in July anime
― The staff of the television anime of Koneko Hoshitsuki's The Villager of Level 999 (Level 999 no Murabito) light novel series announced on Thursday that Yūichirō Umehara will voice Menо̄, a demon who has served the Demon King for generations. The anime will debut in July on TV Tokyo, BS Fuji and other channels. The anime stars: Satoshi Inomata as Koji KagamiNao Tōy...
Lone Wolf & Cub Manga Gets Kabuki Play in June
Father-son duo star in stage play
― Shochiku announced on Thursday that Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's Lone Wolf and Cub samurai manga is getting a kabuki stage play adaptation that will run at Kabukiza Theatre in Tokyo from June 3-25. Shidō Nakamura II (Ryuk in live-action Death Note anime and live-action franchise) will play Ogami Ittō and Nakamura's second son Natsuki Nakamura (5 years old) will ...
Joon-ik Lee to Direct Short-Form Live-Action Series Adaptation of Father's Home Meal Webtoon
Series follows family whose dynamics shift after mother is no longer able to cook, leading her husband to take on role for 1st time
― Lezhin announced on Tuesday a short-form live-action adaptation of the webtoon Father's Home Meal has completed filming and entered post-production, with a release planned for the second half of 2026 on Lezhin Snack. The series follows a family whose dynamics shift af...
Mamamoo's Solar Releases Song for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Film Everyday We Are
Everyday We Are is widely known as final film of late actress Sae-ron Kim
― Solar of Korean girl group Mamamoo has released “My Wish,” an original soundtrack song for the film Everyday We Are. "My Wish" is a ballad track centered on themes of longing and unfulfilled love, featuring Solar's vocal performance. Solar is a singer and actress best known as a member of the K-pop group Mamamoo. Debuting in...
3rd Mononoke Film's 2nd Trailer Reveals Aina The End's Theme Song, More Cast
Final film in trilogy opens in Japan on May 29
― Twin Engine revealed the second trailer on Thursday for Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-San-Shō: Hebigami (Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God), the third installment of the Mononoke franchise's film trilogy. The above video reveals and previews Aina The End's theme song "No Epilogue."The staff also revealed a new main visual and two more cast members.The...
Eden of the East Anime Gets Stage Play
Play based on 2009 anime runs in Tokyo in April-May 2027
― The Eden of the East anime is inspiring a stage play adaptation that will run in Tokyo in April-May 2027. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime, and it is also streaming the English dub. Crunchyroll describes the story:
Akira Takizawa wakes up naked outside the White House with no memories. He's got a gun and a cell phone. He doesn't remember th...
Sunrise Animates McDonald's New Gundam Ads
And introduces the new RX-78-2 Gundam Chicken Tatsuta Custom
― A new Gundam anime is out! Kind of. McDonald's Japan debuted a pair of commercials for its collaboration with the popular Mobile Suit Gundam franchise on Thursday. According to Comic Natalie and other Japanese sources, Gundam's original studio Sunrise produced brand-new animation footage to recreate scenes from the first Gundam anime with...
2026 Doraemon Film Stays at #1, The Ogre's Bride Live-Action Film Drops to #4 in Japan
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! back at #5, Poupelle of Chimney Town sequel anime film drops to #7, 2nd live-action Golden Kamuy film drops to #8, Assassination Classroom the Movie drops to #9
― The 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), stayed at #1 in its sixth weekend at the Japanese box office last weekend. ...
Cover Corp. Announces Restructuring of Holostars Japan Operations
Branch discontinues new merchandise, original music, event performances, company studio use, more
― Cover Corp. announced on Friday major changes to the operations of its male-focused VTuber branch Holostars in Japan. The company will cease group-wide activities across its multiple generations of talent and will instead focus on individual-focused activities. This will include the discontinuation of...
Seven Seas Licenses Nono's Phantom Shop, Building a Monster Girl Harem with Forbidden Science, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now My Flirty Underclassman Won't Leave Me Alone, Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I'll Save the Villainous Princess, more
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling audiobook
Creator(s): Necoco, NAJI Yanagida with narration by Knox RileyRelease Date: April 16 (volume 1, ...
Hiro Mashima Presents New Fairy Tail Manga Miniseries for 20th Anniversary
Miniseries launches in Weekly Shonen Magazine on August 5
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hiro Mashima announced on Tuesday that his Fairy Tail manga will receive a new manga miniseries in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. The manga will begin in the combined 36th and 37th issue on August 5. Shonen Magazine also streamed a commemorative video...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 5-11
Dungeon Elf: What's a Dungeon without Treasure Chests? manga, Banished from the Hero's Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside audiobook ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Farming Life in Another World Limited Edition Steelbook BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 April 7 One Piece Season 14 Voyage 9 BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$44.98 April 7 Print...
Power Rangers Screenwriter Arne Olsen Dies at 64
Olsen worked on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 films
― Screenwriter Arne Olsen died on Saturday at 64 after complications related to cancer, his wife told Deadline on Wednesday.Olsen wrote the script for the 1995 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.He was also known for his work on titles such as the 1995 film Red Scorpion, the animated film All Dogs Go to Heaven 2, and the...
K Manga Adds 'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!', That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES, 1 More Title
Also: Working as my Tyrannical Chancellor Husband's Aide (While in Disguise!)
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced that it has added the following manga over the past two weeks: Title: Working as my Tyrannical Chancellor Husband's Aide (While in Disguise!) Authors: Nagi Okawa, Seven Tsukishiro (story) Summary: After the reigning king married a commoner, marriage for love has been all the rage in t...
Guilty Gear -Strive- Game Streams Jam Kuradoberi Starter Guide
DLC character launches on Thursday
― Arc System Works streamed a starter guide video on Tuesday for the Guilty Gear -Strive- fighting game introducing the playstyle of upcoming DLC character Jam Kuradoberi. The 2.0 update and season 5 will launch on Thursday. The season 5 pass includes Jam Kuradoberiand Robo-KY, who will launch in the summer. Two more DLC characters will join the game in winter 202...
Manga Nihon Banashi Classic Anime Gets Stage Play in August
Actress Norika Fujiwara, child star Nonoka Murakata star in stage play of 1975 anime
― The official website of the Manga Nihon Mukashi Banashi classic anime series announced on Monday that the series is getting a stage play adaptation that will run from August 5-9 at CBGK Shibugeki!! in Shibuya. Actress Norika Fujiwara and child star Nonoka Murakata will star in the stage play. Additional cast for th...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film to Also Play in Panoramic ScreenX in Japan
Film to screen in 27 ScreenX theaters in Japan from April 29
― The staff for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga announced on Wednesday that the film will also screen in the panoramic ScreenX format in 27 theaters all over Japan when it opens on April 29. The film's staff posted a promotional video and visual for the ScreenX screenings. The film will open in Japan on April 29.S...
Sailor Moon Creator Cheers on Husband (& Hunter X Hunter Creator) With Crossover Art
Hunter x Hunter's Kurapika, Sailor Moon's Artemis & Sailor Mars featured
― Hunter x Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi announced on Wednesday that he completed inking the characters for chapter 430 of his manga series. While Togashi normally makes such announcements with character sketches on a dry-erase calendar whiteboard, this time Togashi surprised his fans (and Sailor Moon fans) with a crossover i...
Tenbin Romantic Comedy Anime Presents Spring-Themed Teaser
Anime, about childhood friends reuniting with a surprise, premieres in July
― The official website for the television anime of Yu Hibari and illustrator Siso's Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken (The Neat and Beautiful Girl at My New School Was My Childhood Friend Who I Used to Play With Who I Thought was a Boy, or Tenbin for short)...
Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan Anime Casts Kazuyuki Okitsu, Fumiko Orikasa
Okitsu, Orikasa voice parents of boy with baby seal in April 12 anime
― The staff for the television short anime of Hiromi Morishita's Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan manga announced two more cast members on Monday. Kazuyuki Okitsu and Fumiko Orikasa voice Ashibe's father and mother, respectively. The characters will appear in the anime's first episode on April 12.Kazuyuki Okitsu as FatherFumiko Orikasa as...
YOSHIKI returns to L.A. for two LIVE concerts in July 16-17
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Exit 8 Star Recreates Anomaly in New York Subways on Wednesday
Can you escape the real-life Exit 8?
― Popular indie game-based film Exit 8 makes its way to the New York City Subway on Wednesday. American independent film production and distribution company Neon Rated stated on social media, “There's an anomaly loose in New York!” Those who spot the film's iconic Walking Man actor Yamato Kochi at a subway station and say the pass phrase “TURN BACK” may receive a...
The One Piece Anime Remake Teases Designs, Concept Art in Video
Wit Studio revisits story "starting from" East Blue Saga
― Netflix began streaming a short video for The One Piece, Wit Studio's remake of the One Piece anime for the streaming service, on Tuesday. The video shows some of the character designs and concept art (image board) for the anime. Masashi Koizuka (Attack on Titan, Moonrise) is directing the anime at Wit Studio, and Hideaki Abe (key animator ...
Heads of Japan, France Trade Dragon Ball's Kamehameha
French embassy also joins the fun
― April Fool's Day 2026 was full of all sorts of jokes on social media. But if someone told you Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and France's President Emmanuel Macron performed Dragon Ball's Kamehameha move on April 1, would you believe it? Well, it's no joke. At Takaichi's prompting, the two heads of state performed the maneuver during a joint news conference...
Live-Action One Piece Series Gets Animated LEGO Special
2-part special streams on Netflix on September 29
― One Piece is no stranger to LEGO, with multiple official LEGO sets available for fans to recreate Eiichiro Oda's long-running pirate saga. But the series is about to land on new shores with Netflix's latest announcement of a two-part "Lego One Piece" animated special that will stream on the service on September 29. Netflix and the official YouTube c...
Shuten Order Physical Switch, Switch 2 Editions Delayed in N. America
Physical releases delayed from April 23 to April 30
― Nintendo announced on Tuesday that Kazutaka Kodaka's Too Kyo Games company and DMM Games subsidiary EXNOA's Shuten Order (Shuten Kyodan) game are delaying their shipments of the physical editions for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 from April 23 to April 30. The European shipment date of the games will remain the same.Spike Chunsoft launched...
Bloody Brat's Kanata Yoshino Launches New Manga
Yoshino's Yamai wa Ke kara -Shinri-shi Dōman no Sōdan-shitsu- horror mystery manga launched on March 22
― Kodansha's Comic Days website launched Kanata Yoshino's new manga series titled Yamai wa Ke kara -Shinri-shi Dōman no Sōdan-shitsu- (Illness Comes from the Supernatural -Psychologist Dōman's Counseling Room-), on March 22. The horror mystery manga's story centers on a rookie psychologist named Ha...
Nanana's Buried Treasure Novel's Kazuma Ōtorino, Artist Kagekaku Launch New Manga
Warui Majo no Hiroi Ko manga launches on April 9
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Hero's Inc.'s HERO'S Web (formerly Comiplex) manga website announced on April 2 that writer Kazuma Ōtorino and artist Kagekaku will launch a new manga titled Warui Majo no Hiroi Ko (A Girl Raised by the "Evil" Witch) on the website on Thursday. The fantasy manga centers on a young girl adopted by an evil w...
Existential Unplugged Creators Saji Komori, Kana Masaya Launch New Manga
Hōkago Chrono Switch manga centers on 2 students who time travel back to 2006
― The May issue of Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine revealed on Monday that writer Saji Komori and artist Kana Masaya (Existential Unplugged, pictured right) will launch a new manga titled Hōkago Chrono Switch (After School Chrono Switch) in the magazine's next issue on May 7. The manga will have a color opening page,...
Alien Books Licenses Badducks, 'Akatsubaki,' Kill Logger Manga
Publisher releases Badducks in fall, "Akatsubaki" on November 17, Kill Logger on October 20
― Alien Books has licensed Toryumon Takeda's Badducks, Mita Rokuju's "Akatsubaki," and Natsumi Inoue and Keita Sugaware's Kill Logger manga for release in late 2026. Title: Badducks
Author: Toryumon Takeda Release Date: Fall 2026
Summary: The next series to be released as part of Alien's growing manga library,...
Makoto Fukami Launches New Manga Based on Board Game
Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru launched on March 28
― Writer Makoto Fukami and artist Shūsaku Namikawa launched a new manga titled Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru in Shogakukan's web manga site Coro Coro Comic on March 28. The manga is an adaptation of the upcoming board game Chōgen Market Heroes by designer Creatures.The story is set in a world where heroes are part of vario...
Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Series debuted on January 27
― Nao Iori's Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot (Satsuriku Robo to Hito no Manaka) manga revealed in its seventh chapter on Tuesday that the series will end in the next chapter on April 21. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: For the future her parents expect of her, Yui, a high school student, spends each day with machine-like preci...
Gohoubi Launches New Kakuriki Manga
Kakuriki sumo manga debuts on April 13
― This year's 19th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday that Gohoubi will launch a new series Kakuriki in the magazine's next issue on April 13.The series follows former high-ranking sumo wrestler Daigo Senzen. After waking from a three-year coma, he decides to continue aiming for the highest rank, Yokozuna, despite his 32-year-old body....
Chako Abeno, Kitsune Tennoji, Nagato Yamada Launch New Manga Together
New fantasy series debuts on April 18
― Kodansha's Young Magazine Web announced last Wednesday that Chako Abeno, Kitsune Tennouji, and Nagato Yamata will launch a new series titled Academy Saikyo no Mob Healer ~Shi ni Ge Sekai no Mob ni Tenseishita Ore wa, Hazura Job (Healer) to Gensaku Chishiki de Musōsuru~ (The Academy's Strongest Mob Healer: I Was Reincarnated into a Death Game World as a Mob Char...
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Reveals English Dub Trailer, Cast
Film opens in U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland on May 1
― Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday the English dub trailer and cast 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) franchise: The English dub, which featu...
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