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Live-Action Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Film Gets N. American Theater Release
Series boasts combined 2.5 billion views across the original web novel, webtoon
― Omniscient Reader: The Prophecy is set to premiere in North American theaters on August 1. Berlin-based Capelight Pictures is the film's distributor in North America. The film will open in Korea on July 23. The movie is based on the webtoon, Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, which tells the story of Dok-ja Kim, the sole r...
K-Comics World Exhibition Showcases Korean Webtoons in 5 Countries
Showcase in Canada will take place in September
― A global exhibition spotlighting popular Korean webtoons is making its way through Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia from July to October 2025. Hosted by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the K-Comics World exhibition will be held in five countries — Egypt, Hungary, Canada, Chin...
San Diego Comic-Con to Host Voice Actor Ryūsei Nakao, Animators Masaki Satō & Hidetoshi Ōmori's 1st U.S. Appearances
Guests to hold signings at Ronin Club Collectibles booth
― Ronin Club Collectibles announced on Wednesday that voice actor Ryūsei Nakao (Frieza in Dragon Ball, Mayuri Kurotsuchi in Bleach, Caesar Clown in One Piece), and animators Masaki Satō (Dragon Ball Z, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie) and Hidetoshi Ōmori (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack film, Inuyasha) wi...
Kill la Kill Animator Apologizes After Supporting Nationalist Japanese Politician
Sushio endorsed politician Uryū Hirano in a now-deleted X/Twitter post
― Kill la Kill character designer and animator Toshio “Sushio” Ishizaki endorsed nationalist Japanese politician Uryū Hirano for her bid for Japan's upper legislative house in a now deleted X (formerly Twitter) post on July 5. “My current favorite is Uryū Hirano. Her name and way of life are just so cool,” Sushio posted. “I can't...
Your Forma Anime Streams on Amazon Prime in U.S.
Anime based on Mareho Kikuishi, Tsubata Nozaki's sci-fi crime suspense light novel premiered on April 2
― Amazon Prime Video is streaming the television anime of Mareho Kikuishi and Tsubata Nozaki's Your Forma science-fiction crime suspense light novel series in the United States. The anime is available in Japanese and English dubs, and with English and Latin American Spanish subtitles. The anime pre...
Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game Launches on Steam on July 17
Game launched for iOS, Android on March 27
― The staff for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game announced on Friday that the game will launch on PC via Steam on July 17. Game data can be linked between the mobile and Steam versions. The game launched on March 27, following a delay from last year for the staff to "ensure even higher quality in the final game." It initially launc...
Toonami to Run Dan Da Dan Anime
Anime premieres on programming block on July 26
― Adult Swim's Toonami programming block announced on Friday that it is adding the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN manga on July 26 at 12:30 a.m. EDT (effectively, July 27) in the United States. The schedule for July 26 is (all times EDT): 12:00 a.m. – Dragon Ball Daima
12:30 a.m. – Dan Da Dan
1:00 a.m. – Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War
...
Kakao Creative Foundation to Host Camp for Webtoon, Web Novel Creators
5-day camp to provide guidance from 6 established webtoon, web novel creators
― Kakao Creative Foundation announced on June 30 it will host its first-ever "Grow-Up Creative Camp" for aspiring webtoon and web novel creators from November 3 to 7 in Yangpyeong, Korea. Designed as a hands-on program, the five-day camp will provide participants with intensive feedback and guidance from six established cr...
LINE Manga Tops Japan's App Revenue Rankings in 1st Half of 2025
LINE Manga retains top spot for comics & novels category for 2nd consecutive half-year
― LINE Manga, Naver Webtoon's Japanese-language platform, was the highest-grossing app in Japan during the first half of 2025, according to data released by mobile analytics firm data.ai on July 8. The ranking, based on combined consumer spending on iOS and Android platforms (including games), placed LINE Manga at...
Demon Slayer's San Diego Comic-Con Panel to Host Singer LiSA, Tanjiro's Voice Natsuki Hanae, ufotable
Infinity Castle director Haruo Sotozaki, director of photography Yuichi Terao, Zenitsu's English voice Aleks Le to appear
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will present special guests from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle finale film project at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 24-27. In particular, the franchise's longtime director Haruo Sotozaki, compositing direct...
San Diego Comic-Con to Host Manga Creator Kia Asamiya, Director Shinji Higuchi
Silent Möbius/Steam Detectives creator, Shin Godzilla/Shin Ultraman director to appear in panels
― San Diego Comic-Con International and Udon Entertainment confirmed that they will host manga creator Kia Asamiya (SpeOpe!, Silent Möbius, Steam Detectives) as one of the special guests for this year's event on July 24-27, while director Shinji Higuchi (Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman) will appear at the co...
Kakao Entertainment to Shut Down Web Novel Platform Radish by End of 2025
Kakao Entertainment acquired company in 2021 for US$440 million
― Kakao Entertainment, the parent company of webtoon platform Tapas, will shut down Radish, its English-language web novel platform in the United States, by December 31, 2025. Radish announced the decision through an in-app notice on July 9, stating it had made “the difficult decision to wind down the Radish app.” Radish was founded in ...
5th Live-Action Kingdom Film Previewed in Teaser
Shin, Ei Sei shown from latest sequel helmed by Shinsuke Satō
― The official website for the live-action films of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga began streaming a "super teaser video" for the fifth film on Friday. The teaser had debuted after the uncut television airing of the Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General film on the NTV channel earlier in the evening in Japan. The teaser shows Shin (Xin) an...
Gyeonggi Province in Korea Launches AI Content Awards with New Webtoon Category
Selected webtoon, film, music projects will share prize pool of US$54,000
― Gyeonggi Province in Korea will host the Korea AI Content Awards on September 26–27 at the Suwon Convention Center, expanding last year's AI International Film Festival to include webtoons and music. Themed “Where the Future Becomes a Memory,” the event introduces a new “Pitch the Future” session, which seeks long-form proje...
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha 20th Anniversary Finale Event to Screen 'Picture Drama' Prologue
Voiced comic video takes place before Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance anime
― The staff for the 20th anniversary for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise announced on Tuesday it will host a finale event for the 20th anniversary titled "Lyrical Watch Party～RED&WHITE," where a prologue "picture drama" video set before the story of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun...
Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket Manga Resumes With 3-Chapter Serialization
Manga author Hiroyuki Tamakoshi drew 3 chapters while undergoing chemotherapy for liver cancer
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Gundam Ace magazine published a new chapter of Hiroyuki Tamakoshi's Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket manga on June 26, and announced that the series is returning for a three-chapter short serialization. In a message published in the magazine, Tamakoshi stat...
Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko Dodgeball Manga Gets TV Anime in 2026
Tetsuhiro Koshita's manga is sequel to 1989-1995 Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei manga
― Shogakukan announced on Friday that Tetsuhiro Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga, a sequel to Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei manga, will get a television anime series that will debut in 2026. Koshita serialized Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei in Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine from 1989 ...
Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Manga Takes 1-Issue Break Due to Author's Sudden Illness
Manga returns on August 18
― The official X/Twitter account for Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine announced on Thursday that Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga will go on hiatus due to Aida's sudden illness, and will not have a new chapter in the magazine's upcoming August issue on July 18. The issue will instead reprint an older chapter. The manga will return in the S...
Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right Manga Ends on August 8
Manga launched in May 2021, inspiring upcoming TV anime this year
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kyōsuke Nishiki's Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right (Chanto Suenai Kyūketsuki-chan) manga will end with its next chapter in the magazine's next issue on August 8. Kadokawa is releasing the manga in chapter format on the BookWalker Global site and o...
Ink Pop Reveals 3 More Titles as Part of Publishing Deal With Webtoon Ent.
Imprint to also release I Shall Master This Family in print
― Ink Pop, the manga/manhwa/webcomics imprint for kids and teens from Penguin Random House, announced at Anime Expo on Sunday its plans to bring three webtoon series to print from WEBTOON Entertainment starting in 2026. Ink Pop and its sister imprint Inklore had revealed earlier at Anime Expo their five-year plan to publish 14 titles from W...
Remow Launches 'It's Anime' Free Ad-Supported Channel on Samsung TV Plus
Service includes Remow-licensed titles, newly-debuted English dub for Your Forma
― Anime distributor Remow announced on July 2 that it has launched the "It's Anime" channel on the Samsung TV Plus service in the United States and Canada, with plans to launch on additional platforms and territories throughout 2025 and 2026. This free ad-supported streaming television channel is available exclusively on...
Kaiju No. 8 Season 2's 2nd Trailer Unveils More Cast, Ending Song
Kotono Mitsuishi joins cast as Hikaru Shinomiya; OneRepublic returns for new ending song "Beautiful Colors"
― The official website for the television anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga began streaming the third trailer for the second season on Thursday. The trailer reveals more cast members, and also reveals and previews the second season's ending theme song "Beautiful Colors" by American b...
Anime Expo Panel Sets Guinness Record for Most People Performing One Punch Man's Serious Punch
Record set during July 5 One-Punch Man panel
― The One-Punch Man franchise announced on July 7 it had achieved the Guinness World Records for "the most people performing One-Punch Man's Maji Naguri/Serious Punch." The record was set with 1,107 people during the July 5 One-Punch Man panel at Anime-Expo: ANN was onsite for the Guinness World Records challenge. Makoto Furukawa, the voice of Saitama, fir...
Live-Action Laughing Salesman Series Reveals 17 More Cast Members
Kōji Yamamoto, Kanata Hongō, Yukie Nakama, more join series debuting on July 18
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action series of Fujiko Fujio A's (Motoo Abiko) Warau Salesman (The Laughing Salesman) manga began streaming a trailer for the series on Thursday. The trailer reveals more cast members for the series. 💥#笑ゥせぇるすまん 60秒予告公開💥"ココロのスキマ"を抱えた悩める登場人物たちも予告に登場🎬7月18日からの配信前にぜひ、チェックしてください！コメ...
5th Live-Action Kingdom Film to Open Next Summer
Lead actor Kento Yamazaki, director Shinsuke Satō return for latest sequel
― The official website for the live-action films of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga announced with a "super teaser visual" on Friday that a fifth film will open next summer. The website confirms that Kento Yamazaki is reprising his role of Shin (Xin), and Shinsuke Satō (live-action Gantz, Death Note Light up the NEW world, Bleac...
1st Girls Band Cry Compilation Films Streams Trailer
1st of 2 films to open on October 3
― The official website for the Girls Band Cry anime began streaming the full trailer for the first film in the two-film Seishun Kyо̄sо̄kyoku (Rhapsody of Youth) and Naa, Mirai. (Hey, Future.) compilation on Thursday. It also posted the first film's key visual: The same visual will adorn the third batch of advance MoviTicke cards that the Major, Movie Walker Store, ...
Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Anime Casts Aoi Koga, Seiichirō Yamashita
Voices of demoness & high school boy she targets in romantic comedy
― The official website for the 2026 television anime of nonco's Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy (Kanan-sama wa Akumade Choroi) manga announced its voice cast with a new teaser visual on Thursday. Aoi Koga and Seiichirō Yamashita play the demoness Kanan Takakiyo and the high school boy Yōji Kyōgi, respectively. Studio Kai is animati...
My Master Has no Tail's TNSK Launches New Manga on August 7
TNSK to launch Torimatorimasu manga about doctor's daughter finding a mysterious old videotape
― The August issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine announced on Monday that TNSK will launch a new manga titled Torimatorimasu in the magazine's next issue on August 7. The manga centers on Jun, a girl who moves to a clinic in a village deep in the mountains with her doctor father. What should be the...
San Diego Comic-Con to Mark Gundam Wing Anime's 30th Anniversary With English Cast, News
Mark Hildreth, Scott McNeil, Brad Swaile, Gundam executive producer Naohiro Ogata to attend
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Thursday that it will hold a "Gundam Showcase – Featuring 30 Years of Gundam Wing" panel at San Diego Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 24 at 7:15 p.m. at Room 6BCF. The guests will include the Gundam Wing English dub cast members Mark Hildreth (Heero Yuy), Scott M...
'Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke' Manga Goes on Hiatus
Series is on hiatus while manga creator Ushio Shirotori recovers from birth of 2nd child
― Manga creator Ushio Shirotori announced on her X/Twitter account last Saturday that her manga adaptation of Saki Ichibu's Formerly, the Fallen Daughter of the Duke light novels will go on hiatus due to recovery after the birth of her second child. Shirotori expects that she will have recovered by winter. Tokyop...
You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister Manga Starts New Series Soon
Manga adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries author Natsu Hyūga's novel launched in 2023
― The August issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on July 4 that Yo Asami's manga adaptation of Natsu Hyūga's You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister (Seijo ni Uso wa Tsūjinai) ended its current "series" in the issue, and will start a new series sometime soon, with the magazine's next issue revealing ...
Dive in Wonderland Anime Film Streams Special Music Video of Theme Song
P.A. Works produced music video for SEKAI NO OWARI's "Zukan" theme song
― The official website for Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland- (With Alice in Wonderland -Dive in Wonderland-), which the staff initially described as Japan's first anime film adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic children's novel Alice in Wonderland, started streaming on Thursday a special music video for the film's...
Fūta Kimura's Unmei no Makimodo Shi - All Great Achievements Require Time Manga Gets TV Anime
Blood Blockade Battlefront's Rie Matsumoto helms anime at Bones Film
― A website opened on Thursday and revealed the television anime Unmei no Makimodo Shi - Fate Rewinder, the adaptation of Fūta Kimura's Unmei no Makimodo Shi - All Great Achievements Require Time manga, and also revealed the anime's super teaser visual, promotional video, and main staff. Rie Matsumoto (Blood Blockade Battlefront, He...
Kingdom Anime's 6th Series Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Shō Komura, Daichi Hayashi, Yuu Hayashi join cast for new series debuting in October
― The official website for the anime of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga revealed three more cast members on Thursday for the sixth anime series that will debut in October. The cast all play members of the Hi Shin (Fei Xin) Unit in the Qin military. The new cast members include (from left to right in above image, names ...
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife TV Anime Delayed to 2026
Main cast, staff revealed alongside teaser video
― The staff of the television anime of Iwatobineko's The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife (Tōmei Otoko to Ningen Onna: Sonouchi Fūfu ni Naru Futari) manga announced on Thursday the anime's main cast, main staff, and 2026 debut. The anime was originally slated to debut in 2025. Pony Canyon also revealed a teaser video for the anime. Mitsuho Seta (S...
Dogsred Manga Goes on 1-Month Hiatus
Manga returns on August 7
― This year's 32nd issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Satoru Noda's DOGSRED ice hockey manga will go on hiatus due to Noda needing to prepare for the release of the manga's upcoming sixth compiled book volume, which Shueisha will release on August 19. The manga will return in the magazine's combined 36th and 37th issue on August 7. Viz Media is...
Netmarble Reveals Trailer for Shangri-La Frontier: Nanatsu no Saikyōshu Game
Netmarble announced game in 2022, last revealed trailer for game in 2023
― Developer Netmarble Nexus and publisher Netmarble unveiled a new trailer for their planned game based on Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel series on Tuesday. The trailer reveals the game's title as Shangri-La Frontier: Nanatsu no Saikyōshu (Shangri-la Frontier: The Seven Colossi). The trailer did not reveal a release da...
Netflix Announces Yaiba: Samurai Legend Anime's English Dub Cast
English, Spanish (LATAM), Brazilian Portuguese versions begin streaming August 15
― Netflix announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday the English dub cast for YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA), the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga. The English dub, along with dubs in Spanish (LATAM) and Brazilian Portuguese, will be available beginning August ...
The Vampire Dies in No Time Manga Resumes on August 28
Manga returns for short-term concentrated publication after 2-year hiatus
― This year's 32nd issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on Thursday that Itaru Bonnoki's The Vampire Dies in No Time manga will return for a short-term concentrated publication, starting in the magazine's 39th issue, which will ship on August 28. The magazine revealed earlier in January that Bonnoki...
Manga Up! Global Adds The Saintess Recruited a Doting King Husband Manga in English
Manga adapts Yuuri Seo's web novel series that launched in 2022
― Manga Up! Global added Coma Hashii's manga adaptation of Yuuri Seo's The Saintess Recruited a Doting King Husband (Seijo ga "Amayakashite Kureru Yasashii Danna-sama" o Boshū Shitara Kokuō Heika ga Rikkōho Shitekita) novel series in English on Thursday. Manga Up! describes the story:
Stacy climbed her way up to the top of the church as ...
Live-Action Baban Baban Ban Vampire Film Opens at #5
2025 Anpanman film stays at #8, Gekijōban Utano☆Princesama♪ TABOO NIGHT XXXX back at #10
― The live-action film of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga ranked at #5 in its opening weekend in Japan. The film sold 100,000 tickets and earned 134,597,080 yen (about US$922,800) in its first three days. The film was originally scheduled for a February 14 release, but was postponed due to "vario...
Solo Camping for Two Manga Enters Hiatus Due to Author's Health
Anime adaptation debuts on July 10
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This year's 32nd issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine announced on Thursday Yūdai Debata's Solo Camping for Two (Futari Solo Camp) manga will enter a hiatus beginning with the next issue due to the author's health. The magazine did not give a planned date of return. The manga follows a 34-year-old solo camper named Gen Kinokura who prefers his own company and no ...
Yona of the Dawn Manga Goes on 3-Month Hiatus
Manga returns on October 3
― This year's 15th issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine revealed last Friday that Mizuho Kusanagi's Yona of the Dawn (Akatsuki no Yona) manga will go on hiatus and will return in the magazine's 21st issue on October 3. In the meantime, the magazine will run a "look back" into the manga's story thus far. Viz Media licensed the manga and describes the first volume: A r...
Girls & Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! Anime's Trailer Reveals Theatrical Debut Dates
Films open on December 26, January 30, March 6, April 10
― The official website for the four-part theatrical anime project for Maruko Nii's Girls und Panzer: Motto Love Love Sakusen Desu! spinoff manga in the Girls und Panzer franchise unveiled a new visual, trailer, and the debut dates for the anime on Thursday. The films will open in order on December 26, January 30, March 6, and April 10. Masami S...
Digimon Beatbreak Anime Casts Miyu Irino, Megumi Han
Irino plays protagonist Tomorō Tenma, Han plays Tomorō's partner Digimon Gekkomon
― The official X/Twitter account for Digimon Beatbreak, the new television anime for the Digimon franchise, announced the two lead cast members for the anime on Thursday. Miyu Irino plays protagonist and 15-year-old high school student Tomorō Tenma, while Megumi Han plays Tomorō's partner Digimon Gekkomon. The anime wil...
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage Game to Wind Down New Content, PC Version
iOS, Android versions of game to scale down services beginning July 31; PC version ends service on August 21
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The official X (formerly Twitter) account for The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage rhythm game announced on July 2 that the game will undergo structural and operational changes, including the end of the PC version of the game and the Starlight Spot companion app. Both will cease...
Toei Animation Streams Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo Anime on YouTube
2003-2006 TV series adapts Yoshio Sawai's slapstick comedy manga
― Toei Animation's English YouTube channel began streaming the Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo anime on June 28. The channel is offering the anime every weekend morning as a livestream. Discotek released the anime as a standard-definition Blu-ray Disc set that includes all 76 episodes both in English and in Japanese with subtitles in January 2020. Th...
Seven Seas Licenses 4 Titles by I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Author Yoru Sumino
A Tale of the Secret Saint audiobook plus Sumino's Distorted I Love You & Confession Strategy novels, I Will Forget This Feeling Someday audiobook, I Have a Secret: The Complete Manga Collection manga licensed
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses, including four ttiles by author Yoru Sumino (I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, At Night, I Become a Monster), on Wednesday: Title: Distorted I Love You...
Starwing Paradox Prequel Anime Film 'As One' Unveils Theme Song in Trailer
JO1 member Ruki Shiroiwa performs film's theme song "Meguriboshi"
― The official website for As One, Square Enix and Sunrise's feature-length theatrical prequel anime film to Square Enix's Starwing Paradox game, unveiled the full trailer and a key visual for the film on Thursday. The trailer reveals and previews the film's theme song "Meguriboshi" (Wandering Star) by RUKI, the solo artist name of JO1...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 Anime Reveals English Dub Cast
Stephen Fu, Erica Mandez, Brianna Knickerbocker, others star in dub debuting on Wednesday
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Crunchyroll announced the cast for the English dub for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 anime on Wednesday, and confirmed (after updating its article) that it will stream the dub on the same day. The English cast includes: Stephen Fu as Naofumi
Erica Mendez as Raphtalia
Brianna Knickerbocker as Filo
Lis...
Crunchyroll Screens Select Tokyo Ghoul Episodes in U.S. Theaters on July 21
Screening available in English dub
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will hold a one-day theatrical screening of select episodes from the first Tokyo Ghoul anime season in the United States on July 21. The event, titled "Sink Your Teeth: A Tokyo Ghoul Celebration," will screen the English dub of episodes 1, 5, 8, 10, 11, and 12. Crunchyroll describes Tokyo Ghoul: Ken Kaneki is a loner. In a w...
Anne Shirley Anime Reveals 'Redmond College Arc's' 2 New Cast Members
Chika Anzai, Tokuyoshi Kawashima join cast on July 19
― The staff for Anne Shirley, a new anime of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables novel series, announced on Wednesday two new cast members for the anime's upcoming "Redmond College arc," which starts on July 19. The newly announced cast members are: Chika Anzai as Philippa Gordon, Anne's classmate and friend at Redmond College Toku...
Harmony of Mille-Feuille Anime Casts Iori Saeki, Mayumi Shintani, Kaori Nazuka
Anime premieres on July 17
― The official website for the anime of the Harmony of Mille-Feuille (Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille) music project revealed three new cast members on Wednesday. These cast members have not yet performed in the project's earlier audio drama releases. Iori Saeki as Sayaka Iguchi, a member of the light music club and does vocals and plays guitar in the band Mayumi Shintani as Uta's ...
Happy Tanabata 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring Haruhi Suzumiya, Macross, My Dress-Up Darling, City the Animation, Mononoke, Isekai Quartet, Marry Me, Let's Have a Baby!, Toei Animation, & more!
― Tanabata on July 7 marks the final Japanese holiday of the year when the day and month are the same numerically (after Hinamatsuri on March 3 and Children's Day on May 5). Both children and adults write wishes on paper slips to decorate bamboo ...
Turkey! Anime Posts New Title, Video, Visual, More Cast After Plot Twist
Noriko Hidaka, Yuko Minaguchi, Kikuko Inoue, Miki Ito, Rei Sakuma join cast
― Pony Canyon and Bakken Record revealed a new title, second full promotional video, third key visual, and additional cast members for their original anime Turkey! on Wednesday. The anime's new title is Turkey!-Time to Strike-, while the new video, visual, and cast members all relate to a plot twist at the end of the first ep...
Grand Blue Dreaming Anime Season 2 Leaked Online
Leak of last episode lists 3rd season
― ANN has confirmed on Tuesday that the second television anime season based on Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming manga was leaked to the public via piracy BitTorrent sites. The last episode in the leak lists a third season for the anime. The videos in the leak are only available in 480p resolution, and contain no apparent, visible watermark...
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Anime Season 2 Slated for 2026
Original manga ended on Wednesday
― The official website for Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., the anime of Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere) manga, announced on Wednesday that the second season will air next year. The website also presented a teaser visual: The manga ended in its 160th chapter on Friday. Viz Media and Manga Plus release the manga in English, ...
Manga Café Comedy Manga Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Gets TV Anime
Mako Hisamaku's story of girl living, working at manga café for free tuition
― The August issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine announced on Wednesday that a television anime adaptation of Mako Hisamaku's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga has been green-lit. The "somewhat sexy manga café comedy" follows Meiko Morita, who moves ...
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff; Streams 1st 2 Minutes of Episode 1 For Limited Time
Shunsuke Takeuchi, Tomoaki Maeno, Daisuke Hirakawa, Satomi Akesaka join cast of October anime
― The official website for the television anime of Firehead and YahaKo's A Wild Last Boss Appeared! light novel series revealed on Tuesday new cast members, staff, and started streaming for a limited time the first 174 seconds of the anime's first episode. Note: The below video does not have English subtitle...
Japan Expo Panel: Sugar Sugar Rune Manga Returns to U.S., Italy, Taiwan in 2026
Panel in France: Udon will publish Moyoco Anno's manga in U.S.
― The Japan Expo panel for Studio Khara's new anime short reported in France on Friday that Moyoco Anno's Sugar Sugar Rune manga will go back on sale in the United States, Italy, and Taiwan next year. According to the panel, Udon Entertainment will offer the manga in the United States. The manga is already available in Japan itself, Franc...
JAST USA to Release School Days Remaster in English, Chinese
Game's remastered version slated for release in Japan this year
― JAST USA announced at Anime Expo on Friday that it will release Overflow's School Days Remaster, the new version of the Overflow's 2005 School Days visual novel, for Windows PC. Overflow confirmed that JAST USA will release the game in English and Chinese. Overflow first announced the game's remastered version on May 31, and is plannin...
Happy Tanabata 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring My Hero Academia, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Kowloon Generic Romance, Kodansha, Okami, My Happy Marriage, Toilet-Bound Hanako-Kun, & more!
― While many people in Japan make wishes to the stars Vega and Altair on Tanabata, it's said those wishes will only come true if it's a starry night. But with Japan in the middle of its rainy season, it has been many years since it's truly been a starry n...
Happy Tanabata 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest, Misia, Re:Zero Starting life in Another World, The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten, Doraemon, & more!
― The days leading up to July 7 in Japan are a sight to behold — similar to, but slightly different from, Christmas decorations. Communities will often set up bamboo shoots and decorate them with children's wishes. It's a colorful display and gives us a look into...
Happy Tanabata 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Naruto, Tales of, Laid-Back Camp, NisiOisin, ChaO, Oishinbo, Natsumi Eguchi, Sega, & more!
― Japan celebrates Tanabata, also known as the Star Festival, on July 7. One of the common ways to celebrate the Festival is by making a wish to the stars Vega and Altair. (And with a major election in the Tokyo Metropolitan area, that includes the wishes of politicians.) But, what about the wishes fr...
Happy Tanabata 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Ghost in the Shell, Shangri-La Frontier, Chibi Maruko-chan, Food for the Soul, Miffy, See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, Ami Shibata, & more!
― July 7 marks Tanabata in Japan. where people celebrate the once-a-year meeting of the weaver Orihime and farmer Hikoboshi by making wishes to these star-crossed lovers. As usual, the anime and manga world is full of Tanabata wishes: Ami Shibata (Pa...
Sung Hoo Park's Bullet/Bullet Anime Reveals Insert Song by Korean Boyband TWS in New Video
TWS performs "N.O.S.A" insert song for July 16 anime
― The staff for Sunghoo Park's original anime series Bullet/Bullet revealed on Tuesday that Korean boyband TWS will perform the anime's insert song titled "N.O.S.A," and started streaming a new promo video featuring the insert song: The anime's first eight episodes will stream exclusively on Disney+'s "Star" brand starting on July 16, and episodes ...
Chiikawa Anime's New Series Premieres on July 15
― The official website for the anime of Nagano's Chiikawa manga announced on Tuesday that the new series will air on July 15 and also posted a new visual. The anime has been rebroadcasting older "pivotal" episodes for the past three months. Nagano's original Chiikawa manga follows the sometimes happy, sometimes sad, and a tad stressful daily life of "some sort of small, cute creature" (nanka chiisak...
Live-Action Alice in Borderland Season 3's Teaser Announces September 25 Debut
Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya return to star in new season
― Netflix revealed in a new teaser trailer on Monday that the third live-action season based on Haro Aso's Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) manga will premiere on September 25. The streamer describes the new season:
In the previous season, Arisu (#KentoYamazaki) and Usagi (#TaoTsuchiya) cleared all of the games and returned to the ...
Shuten Order Game's New Trailer Introduces Characters, Voice Cast
Game launches for Switch, PC via Steam/DMM Game Player on September 5
― Kazutaka Kodaka's Too Kyo Games company and DMM Games' EXNOA's Shuten Order (Shuten Kyodan) video game streamed a trailer on Monday introducing the characters for each of the five different routes in the game. The video introduces the voice cast for the game, which includes: Mitsuki Saiga, Aoi Yuki, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Daisuke On...
K Manga Licenses The Noble Student and His Cinderella Manga as Simulpub
Series launched in June 2024
― Kodansha USA's K MANGA subscription service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on July 2 that it has added Suzu Kayukawa's The Noble Student and His Cinderella (Taisho Gakusei Aisaika) manga in English as a simulpub title. K MANGA describes the story: Tokyo, the 10th year of the Taisho period (1921). Fuki, a 24-year-old maid working at the manor house of the distinguishe...
Sword of the Demon Hunter Anime Reveals More Cast, New Theme Songs' Artists
Toshihiko Seki, Kenichirou Matsuda, Kazuya Nakai join cast for Bakumatsu arc
― The official website for the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho novel series announced new characters, information on new theme songs, and a key visual for the Bakumatsu arc, which begins with episode 14. Toshihiko Seki as Yasuhide Hatakeyama Kenichirou Matsuda as Tsurauchi Kaz...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 23-29
Death Stranding 2 debuts at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 23-29 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 145,069 1,185,113 2NSwTamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment June 26 102,689 102,689 3PS5Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Sony Interactive Entertainment June 26 71,964 71,964 4NSw 2Tamagotchi Plaza Bandai Namco Entertainment J...
Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon The Elementary School Student That I Love Canceled
Sale of webtoon has been halted on major platforms
― The planned live-action adaptation of the controversial webtoon The Elementary School Student That I Love has been canceled following widespread backlash over its depiction of a romantic relationship between a female elementary school teacher and her male student. On July 4, production company Meta New Line announced that it would suspend all plan...
Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise Previews Music Video for New Song
Full music video for "Invincible(ish) Happiness!" streams on July 28
― Kadokawa streamed a short music video to preview one of the new songs for Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series on Monday. The full music video will debut on July 28, and the track will be available on streaming services the day after. The video previews "Invincible(ish) Happiness!": Two more songs are in production...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 16-22
Raidou Remastered Switch version debuts at #2, PS5 version at #3, Switch 2 version at #6
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 16-22 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 122,578 1,040,044 2NSwRaidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Atlus June 19 21,146 21,146 3PS5Raidou Remastered: The Mystery of the Soulless Army Atlus June 19 ...
ABC Animation Establishes Music Production Company, Produces Theme Songs for Shūkan Ranobe Anime Program
Voice actress Chihaya Yoshitake performs "Hajimari no Aizu" opening; Ayaka Nanase feat. Takayuki "Kojiro"Sasaki perform "Gunjō to Mikan no Kanata" ending
― ABC Animation announced on Tuesday that it has launched a music business and label. Along with the announcement, the company revealed that it will release the opening and ending theme songs for the Shūkan Ranobe Anime (Weekly Light Novel Anime) pr...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 23-29
Demon Slayer reruns rank at #1, The Apothecary Diaries season 2 returns at #4
― The first night of the seven-night special marathon re-run of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime from the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mugen Train Arc to Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc debuted on Fuji TV on Saturday, June 28 at 8:00 p.m. and earned a 7.0% rating. The Lupin III: The Castle of ...
Re-Kan! Manga Ends on August 7
Hinako Seta launched in 2009, inspired 2015 TV anime
― The August issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time magazine revealed on Monday that Hinako Seta's Re-Kan! manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 7. The manga will feature on the issue's front cover, and will have a color opening page. Seta's original manga centers around Hibiki Amami, a girl who can see ghosts and other supernatural phenom...
To Heart Manga Creator Ukyou Takao Dies
Takao drew manga adaptation of To Heart, To Heart Remember my memories, Muv-Luv
― The family of manga creator Ukyou Takao made an announcement through Takao's X/Twitter account on July 5, revealing that Takao died on June 30 due to a heart attack. His family held a private funeral. Takao is perhaps best known for his manga adaptations of the To Heart television anime, as well as its sequel To Heart R...
Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime Reveals Summer Visual, Video
Anime based on Kana Akatsuki's light novels reveals Agent of Summer character Ruri Hazakura
― WIT Studio revealed a key visual and video for its television anime adaptation of Kana Akatsuki's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series on Monday. The artwork and promotional video reveals the Agent of Summer Ruri Hazakura, and her Guard Ayame Hazakura. ┏━━━━━━━━━━━━┓ 『春夏秋冬代行者 春の舞』 夏ビジュアル...
Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Returning Cast, New Staff
Yuka Iguchi, Show Hayami return as Rozemyne, Ferdinand; Kowloon Generic Romance's Yoshiaki Iwasaki directs new season
― The official website for Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke, the new television anime of Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō - Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) "biblia fantasy" light novel series, opened on Monday and r...
The Last Blossom Film Reveals More Cast, Staff, Opening Song in Trailer Video
Hideaki Murata, Hiroki Yasumoto, Sōma Saitō, Kōta Nakayama join cast of film premiering on October 10 in Japan
― Wright Film revealed the main visual, additional cast, staff, and main trailer video for director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film The Last Blossom (Housenka), on Monday. The film's trailer video, along with its October 10 premiere in Japan, was first reveal...
Yasuhiro Aoki, Studio 4°C's ChaO Anime Film Competes at Ottawa Int'l Animation Festival
Film recently won Jury Prize at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June
― The Ottawa International Animation Festival announced on July 3 the feature films that will compete for this year's Feature Competition. Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO will compete for the Grand Prize for Feature Animation at this year's festival, along with four other films from different c...
Shonen Jump+ Manga Service Gets Mobile Game This Fall
Bandai Namco develops Jump+ Jumble Rush game featuring characters from various Shonen Jump+ manga titles
― Shueisha and Bandai Namco Entertainment announced in a teaser promotional video on July 3 a new mobile game app based on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga service titled Jump+ Jumble Rush, which will release for iOS and Android this fall, as part of the service's 10th anniversary. The manga-frame to...
2025 Anpanman Film Opens at #8 at Japanese Box Office
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to be Loved opens at #9, Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku at #10
― Soreike! Anpanman: Chapon no Hero!, the 36th film in the franchise, opened at #8 in Japan for the weekend of June 27-29. The film earned 132,757,670 yen (about US$924,000) in its first three days. Yū Aoi (live-action Rurouni Kenshin films' Megumi, Children of the Sea's ...
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Manga Ends With Next Chapter
Manga launched in October 2021, inspired TV anime last October with upcoming 2nd season
― The 159th chapter of Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere) manga revealed on July 2 that the manga will end with its next chapter on July 9. Viz Media and Manga Plus release the manga in English, and Viz Media describes the magical girl workplace story: Kana Sakuragi is an ...
Crunchyroll to Stream One-Punch Man Season 3 in Europe, Middle East
New season premieres in October
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the third television anime season based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One Punch Man manga in Europe and the Middle East in fall. The third season of One Punch Man will premiere in October. Viz acquired the theatrical, television, digital, home entertainment, ancillary, and merchandise rights for the third season acr...
Record of Ragnarok Season 3 Anime Reveals Visual, More Cast
Makoto Furukawa, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroshi Shirokuma, Kenichi Suzumura join cast
― The official website for Record of Ragnarok III, the third season for the anime based on Shinya Umemura, Azychika, and Takumi Fukui's Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga, revealed a new visual and cast members for the anime on Monday. The new cast members include: Makoto Furukawa as Nikola Tesla
Daisuke Nami...
Fire Force Smartphone Game Ends Service on August 29
Anime series based on Atsushi Ohkubo's manga debuted 3rd season on April 3
― The official website for the Fire Force: Enbu no Shо̄ original smartphone game announced on June 30 that the game will end service on August 29 at 3:00 p.m. JST. The game will begin accepting applications for refunds for unused in-game currency "Adolla Gems" on the same day. The game ceased sales of the in-game currency "Ado...
Live-Action Nemurubaka Film Heads to Netflix on July 20
Film based on Masakazu Ishiguro's manga opened in Japan on March 20
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action film of Masakazu Ishiguro's Nemurubaka manga revealed on Tuesday that the film will head to Netflix on July 20. The film opened in Japan on March 20. Yūgo Sakamoto (Baby Assassins) directed the film. Nogizaka46 member Shiori Kubo (left in image above) starred in the film as Yumi Ir...
HIDIVE Debuts English Dub for Flower and Asura Anime on July 16
Anime premiered on January 7, aired during winter anime season
― HIDIVE announced on Monday that it will begin streaming an English dub for the television anime of writer Ayano Takeda and artist Musshu's FLOWER AND ASURA (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku) manga on July 16. The anime premiered on January 7. HIDIVE streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. Ayumu Uwano (episode director for Mushoku Tensei: ...
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