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Tomato Soup's A Witch's Life in Mongol Manga Wins 55th Japan Cartoonists Association Award
WART CARTOON, Manga Ishibumi: Genbaku ga Ochite kuru toki, Bokura wa Sora wo Miteita also win
― The Japan Cartoonists Association (JCA) announced the winners of the 54th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards on Tuesday. Tomato Soup's A Witch's Life in Mongol (Tenmaku no Jādūgar, pictured right) manga won the grand prize in the Comic division. WART CARTOON — 1-koma Manga kara Yomitoku Myanmar no Kurush...
The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration Anime Unveils 2 Cast Members
Hibiku Yamamura, Junya Enoki join cast of anime debuting in July
― The official website for the television anime for writer Kei Misawa and artist Natsu Mizuno's The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration ("Kimi o Koi Suru Ki wa Nai" to Itta Jiki Kōshaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu) manga announced two new cast members on Wednesday.Hibiku Yamamura as Rebeka RikkonenJuny...
Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Chafūrin, Yasuhiro Mamiya, Anri Katsu to voice KING's deputy leaders in episodes 3, 4
― The staff for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-, the new anime of Tetsuo Hara's landmark manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken), revealed three new cast members on Wednesday. The new cast members will voice KING's deputy leaders. The characters will appear in the anime's upcoming third and fourth episod...
The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World Anime's Teaser Confirms July Debut on TV
More staff, including Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill composer Kana Utatane, also announced
― Happinet posted the teaser promotional video for the anime of Yoneori's The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World (Suterare Seijo no Isekai Gohan Tabi: Kakure Skill de Camping Car o Shōkan Shimashita) light novel series on Wednesday. The video confirmed the anime's...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Manga Volume 32 No Longer Listed as 'Final Volume'
Dengeki Online corrects article to list "latest volume" instead
― Kadokawa's Dengeki Online website updated and corrected its article about Taiki Kawakami's 32nd manga volume based on Fuse and Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) light novel series on Wednesday. The article now states that the upcoming volume is the "latest volume," and not the "final vo...
Reborn as a Vending Machine Season 3 Unveils English Dub's Cast, April 15 Launch
Garret Storms, Emily Neves, Elizabeth Maxwell, others star in English dub
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Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday it will release an English dub for the third anime season based on Hirukuma's Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō) light novel series on Wednesday. The English cast includes: Garret Storms as Boxxo
Emily Neves as Lammis
E...
Future GPX Cyber Formula Series Gets New Short Anime Sequel, Game
Promo video, visual commemorates series' 35th anniversary
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Wednesday that the Future GPX Cyber Formula series is getting a new short anime, a direct sequel to the 1998 Future GPX Cyber Formula Sin anime. The series is also getting a new game titled Future GPX Cyber Formula Spiral. The company unveiled a promotional video and visual by character designer Takahiro Y...
Detective Conan Voice Actor Kappei Yamaguchi Draws His Character Shinichi Kudō
Yamaguchi congratulates latest film on 1.1 billion yen opening
― Voice actor Kappei Yamaguchi posted an original illustration he drew of his Detective Conan character Shinichi Kudō on Sunday. The illustration congratulates the latest Detective Conan film, Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway (Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi), on earning over 1.13 billion yen (about US$7.1 million) on its...
Kaeru Chōhōkiteki's Witch and Mercenary Novels Get TV Anime in 2027
Saori Hayami, Taito Ban to star in 8-bit anime
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Wednesday that Kaeru Chōhōkiteki's Witch and Mercenary (Majo to Yōhei) light novel series will get a television anime adaptation that will premiere on the NTV channel in 2027. The company revealed the anime's teaser visual, teaser promotional video, main cast, and staff members. Seven Seas Entertainment releases ...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Manga Not Ending in Volume 32 on June 9 (Updated)
Manga adaptation of Fuse's original story launched in March 2015, served as basis for anime adaptation
― Update: Dengeki Online corrected its article on Wednesday so that it no longer lists That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime manga volume 32 as the "final volume." The previous version of ANN's article follows below: Kadokawa's Dengeki Online website announced on Tuesday that Taiki Kawakami's mang...
Creators Speak Out After Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! Creator Syundei's X Exodus
Syundei deleted X/Twitter account on Sunday after dealing with alleged harassment
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When Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! manga creator Syundei left X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday after dealing with alleged harassment, manga artistts, novelists, and other creators expressed their thoughts on the matter. While some did not explicitly mention Syundei by name, there were references to the matter in their resp...
Aria the Scarlet Ammo Anime Gets New Short Anime for 15th Anniversary
Anime adaptation of Chūgaku Akamatsu's novels debuted in 2011
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that the Aria the Scarlet Ammo series will get a new short anime, in commemoration of the anime's 15th anniversary. More details for the short anime will be revealed at a later date.The anime adaptation of Chūgaku Akamatsu's original Aria the Scarlet Ammo (Hidan no Aria) novels debuted in Japan in 2011. Fu...
Godzilla Minus Zero Film Presents 1st Teaser
Film opens in Japan on November 3, North America on November 6
― Toho presented the first teaser trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the new Godzilla film from Godzilla Minus One'sTakashi Yamazaki, on Wednesday. The teaser confirms that the sequel is set in 1949, two years after Godzilla Minus One. Update: GKIDS presented a message from Yamazaki: Takashi Yamazaki's message to fans for GODZILLA MINUS Z...
flat's Natsu Aogiri Launches New Manga
Enyakurukuru debuts on April 21
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Mag Garden's Mag Comi platform announced on Tuesday that flat manga artist Natsu Aogiri will launch a new series titled Enyakurukuru on the platform on April 21. The story follows the strange connection between a fragile high school boy and a suspicious young man. Aogiri launched the flat manga in Mag Garden's Comic Blade...
The King of the Dead at the Dark Palace Light Novels Get Manga
Meguri debuts manga adaptation in April
― The May issue of Square Enix's Shonen Gangan magazine confirmed on Saturday that Tsukikage's The King of the Dead at the Dark Palace light novels has received a manga adaptation by Ishura artist Meguri on the Gangan Online platform in April. The series debuted on April 7.Yen Press publishes the novels in English and describes the story:When a sickly boy succu...
Black Channel Manga Gets TV Anime
Satoshi Kisaichi debuted manga in 2020
― The official X/Twitter account for Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine announced on Wednesday that Satoshi Kisaichi's Black Channel manga is getting a television anime. The account shared a commemorative illustration: Kisaichi launched the manga in Coro Coro Comics in 2020 and the series is ongoing. Shogakukan published the manga's 13th volume on December 2...
Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Anime's English Dub Streams 1st 4 Episodes on April 15
Cast returns for Classroom of the Elite: Year 2
― Crunchyroll announced that it will begin streaming an English dub for the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 (Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e 4th Season 2-nen Sei Hen 1 Gakki) anime on Wednesday. The first four dubbed episodes will stream on that day. The English cast, which features returning members, includes: Justin Briner as Ayanokoji
Fel...
Mahjong Pros Announces New Distribution Partnership for Manga
Pathway Book Service to handle distribution, Gazelle Book Services Ltd. to distribute through EU
― Mahjong set company Mahjong Pros' Mahjong Pros Publishing imprint announced on Monday that it is entering a distribution partnership with Pathway Book Service for book fulfillment, warehousing, and retail distribution for its catalogue. It is also partnering with Gazelle Book Services Ltd. for distribu...
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Manga Resumes Serialization
Manga went on hiatus after "Stampede arc" on November 15
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app posted a new full chapter of Yōsuke Kokuzawa's manga adaptation of Kenkyo na Circle's I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability light novel series on Saturday. The new chapter marks the return of the manga after its hiatus. In consideration for Kokuzawa's health, th...
We Are Aliens Anime Film's Teaser Unveils Main Cast, Composer
Ryōta Bandō, Amane Okayama star in film with music by Yaffle
― Film label NOTHING NEW unveiled on Tuesday the teaser video and teaser visual for the full-length anime film Ware Ware wa Uchūjin (We Are Aliens), which it is producing with animator Kōhei Kadowaki. The teaser announces the film's main cast and musical composer Yaffle (who previously produced music for Fujii Kaze, Kenshi Yonezu, and other...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Cancels May 1 Airing
Broadcast canceled due to scheduling reasons
― The staff for the fourth That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) anime season announced on Tuesday that the anime's episode broadcast on May 1 on the NTV channel (and 28 other affiliated channels) has been canceled due to unspecified scheduling reasons. The BS11 channel will instead run a special program about the season ...
Grandgear Film by Godzilla -1.0's Takashi Yamazaki Opens in February 2028 With 'Kaiju Robots'
Filming for Yamazaki's 1st English-language film starts soon
― Sony Pictures announced at CinemaCon on Monday that Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki's first English-language film Grandgear will open on February 18, 2028, and added that filming will start soon. According to the entertainment industry news source IndieWire, Sony presented a sizzle reel of the title treatment featuring "some ...
Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! Creator Leaves X After Dealing With Alleged Harassment
Syundei: “I only get complaints asking why I drew something like this”
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Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! manga creator Syundei deleted their X (formerly Twitter) account after describing dealing with alleged online harassment. In a final post, Syundei asked, “Is it OK if I delete my account?” The manga creator continued: I only get complaints asking why I drew something like this, and since I don't have t...
The Beginning After the End Season 2 Unveils English Dub's Cast, April 15 Launch
Crunchyroll to start streaming English dub on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday it will stream an English dub for the second anime season based on TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End web novel and its webcomic adaptation on Wednesday.The English dub cast members are:Amber May as ArthurSarah Wiedenheft as JasmineChristopher Wehkamp as GreyColleen Clinkenbeard as AliceKayla Temshiv as Sylv...
Ring's Sadako to Haunt Nightmares as Bunny Girl
New figure slated for September
― Japanese entertainment company Furyu announced on Friday that Japanese horror icon Sadako will emerge as a bunny girl figure in September. Furyu posted images of the bunny girl Sadako and noted the figure will be released under its BiCute Bunnies series. The BiCute Bunnies figure series figures are available through Furyu Prize crane games throughout Japan. Update: S...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film's New Video Previews Fight Choreography
Snow Man idol Ren Meguro stars as former hitman Tarō Sakamoto in April 29 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga began streaming a character promotional video for the film on Tuesday. The video highlights the fight choreography that Ren Meguro executed as the lead character Tarō Sakamoto, and it also previews the film's theme song "BANG!!" by Snow M...
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game Adds Infinity Castle Shinobu on April 17
Infinity Castle Giyu launched on March 11
― Sega announced on Monday in a new trailer for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, the sequel game to the 2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles game, that it will add the sixth DLC character for the "Infinity Castle Part 1 Character Pass," the Infinity Castle version of Shinobu, on Friday. A paid Character Pass ...
Crunchyroll Manga Adds Blooming Love, Hinomaru Sumo, Diamond in the Rough, More Titles from Shueisha
Also: My Girlfriend Gives Me Goosebumps!, Excuse me dentist, it's touching me!, more
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it has added the following titles from Shueisha: Abyss RageAlpi the Soul SenderArata Primal: The New PrimitiveBlooming Love (pictured right)Curtain's up, I'm offDiamond in the RoughDiasporaiserEven If You Slit My MouthExcuse me dentist, it's touching me!Gizmo RiserGrace RosaHi...
Tokyopop Offers Public Stock Shares With Goal to Raise US$1.2 Million
Investors can purchase stock shares at US$5.00 each with minimum investment of US$1,000
― Publisher Tokyopop announced on Saturday that it is offering public buyers to purchase stock shares of the company at US$5.00 per share with a minimum investment of US$1,000. The equity shares are Class B Common Stock, and they do not include voting rights. Investments of US$2,500 or more result in bonus shares,...
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...
Japan Aims to Increase Anime's Overseas Market to 6 Trillion Yen by 2033
Government aims to triple overseas market for anime, games, manga in less than 10 years
― The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held its 18th Entertainment and Creative Industrial Policy Seminar on March 27, where it announced how specifically to meet the Japanese government's goal to expand the overseas market for its domestic creative industries to 20 trillion yen (about US$12...
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...
WIT Studio Apologizes for Generative AI in Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3's Opening Sequence
Studio will redraw cuts, replace opening sequence with "completed version" starting with 2nd episode
― Wit Studio revealed on Friday that it investigated its production process after the first episode of its Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke anime aired on April 4 and the studio received feedback on the episode, and found that in part of the opening sequence, the studio...
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...
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