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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Creator Launches New Manga on Shonen Jump+
Rafal Jaki, MACHINE GAMU launch No\Name manga on July 31
― Rafał Jaki — executive producer, showrunner, and creator for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime — is launching a new manga titled No\Name with artist MACHINE GAMU. The manga will begin serialization on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website on July 31. Jaki confirmed that Shueisha's Manga Plus website and app will publish the manga in English. J...
Uzumaki Anime's Trailer Reveals September 28 Premiere on Toonami
Lazarus original anime scheduled for 2025
― The San Diego Comic-Con panel for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series revealed on Friday that the anime of Junji Ito's Uzumaki horror manga will debut on Adult Swim's Toonami programming block on September 28 at 12:30 a.m. EDT (effectively, September 28). The anime will also stream on the Max streaming service. In addition, the Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese)...
VTuber Legend, Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Anime Reveal English Dub Casts, Premieres
Dubs premiere on Friday/Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it has begun streaming the English dub for the VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream, and it will begin streaming the English dub for the Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? anime on Saturday. The company unveiled dub casts for both series. The English cast for the television anime of Nana ...
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Game's Trailers Reveal Yuuki, Alice
Game launches for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC on October 4
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming on Friday a trailer for its Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream game, and it reveals Yuuki as a playable character: The company also streamed a trailer last week that reveals Alice as a playable character: The game will launch for October 4 worldwide for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5...
A Couple of Cuckoos Anime Gets 2nd Season
Promo video streamed for 2nd season of 2022 anime
― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that the television anime of Miki Yoshikawa's A Couple of Cuckoos (Kakkō no Iinazuke) manga will get a second season in 2025. The company streamed a trailer: Original manga creator Yoshikawa shared an illustration to commemorate the announcement: The anime premiered in the NUMAnimation programming block on TV Asahi and...
Homura Kawamoto Launches Spinoff of Ichigo Hitotsubu, Hiro's Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu Manga
Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu - Isekai Battle Royale debuts on August 9
― This year's 16th issue of Shonengahosha's Young King magazine announced on Monday that writer Ichigo Hitotsubu and artist Hiro's Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu manga is getting a new spinoff from writer Homura Kawamoto titled Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu - Isekai Battle Royale (Serial Killer: Disembarking in Another...
SAG-AFTRA Union Declares Strike Against Video Game Companies Starting on Friday
Strike against 10 video game companies including Activision, EA, Epic centers on negotiations about AI
― The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) labor union announced on Thursday that union members who work on video games will be going on strike, effective July 26. SAG-AFTRA Members Who Work on Video Games Go on Strike Read more: https://t.co/k1ZTsrJp...
Square Enix 'Not Considering' Canceling The Apothecary Diaries Manga After Author's Sentence
Manga creator Nekokurage was handed down suspended sentence for tax evasion on Wednesday
― The IT Media News site reported on Wednesday that Square Enix informed the news site that the company is "not particularly considering canceling" Nekokurage's The Apothecary Diaries manga, after Nekokurage was handed down a suspended sentence on Wednesday. The Fukuoka District Court handed Nekokurage (real name...
Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man Crossover Manga Launches Simultaneously in English, Japanese on August 13
Tomo Hirokawa draws, Shigenobu Matsumoto writes new manga
― Viz Media's panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday revealed that it is partnering with Tsuburaya Productions and Marvel for a Ultraman and Spider-Man crossover manga series titled Ultraman: Along Came a Spider-Man. Tomo Hirokawa (Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization) is drawing the manga, and Shigenob...
Manga UP! Global Adds The Reincarnated Marriage of a Hero and Sage Manga
Site also adds Mobsters in Love digitally in English
― Manga UP! Global started releasing writer Washiro Fujiki, character designer Heiro, and artist Riku Nishi's The Reincarnated Marriage of a Hero and Sage (Eiyū to Kenja no Tensei Kon: Katsute no Kōtekishu to Konyaku Shite Saikyō Fūfu ni Narimashita) manga in English digitally on Wednesday. The company also began releasing Chiyoko Origami's Mobster...
Tribe Nine Game's 'Shinagawa Chapter' Gameplay Trailer Streamed
Game's global beta test in August to include 17 characters, 1 creature
― Akatsuki and Too Kyo Games revealed a new "Shinagawa Chapter" gameplay trailer on Friday for the Tribe Nine project's 3D action role-playing game. Akatsuki and Too Kyo Games will release the game's global beta test in August. The global beta test will include 17 characters and one creature. The cast for those characters include:...
Crunchyroll Streams 2nd Season of Megaton Musashi Anime
Sequel series debuted in October 2022
― Crunchyroll began streaming the second season of the television anime for Level 5's Megaton-kyū Musashi multimedia project on Wednesday. The anime's first season premiered on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji in October 2021 and aired its final episode in December 2021. The anime's second season premiered in October 2022 on Tokyo MX. The second season is a continuation of t...
Sentai Filmworks to Release Panzer World Galient Anime on Home Video
Ryousuke Takahashi directed series that aired in 1984-1985
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it will release the Panzer World Galient anime on Blu-ray Disc on October 15. The company describes the anime: As their first step toward the conquest of the Crescent Galaxy, the robotic armies of Mardoul have centered their malevolent mechanical designs on the invasion of the seemingly medieval c...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Adds Billy Kane to Lineup
Fighting game launches in early 2025 for PS5/4, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― SNK announced on Sunday that Billy Kane will join the lineup for its upcoming new fighting game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves. Masaki Masaki and Chris Sharpes voice the character. English Japanese Other returning characters include Terry Bogard, Rock Howard, Tizoc, Hotaru Futaba, Marco Rodrigues, B. Jenet, and Kevin Rian. The game ...
Manga Creators Kenichi Sonoda, Hitoshi Ariga Receive Comic-Con International's Inkpot Award
Both artists participated in art demonstration panel at SDCC on Thursday
― Comic-Con International in San Diego awarded its Inkpot Award to manga creators Kenichi Sonoda and Hitoshi Ariga on Thursday. Sonoda and Ariga both attended the event in person as part of an art demonstration panel alongside Udon Entertainment artists Edwin Huang and Jeffrey Cruz. Sonoda is best known for being the creator of ...
Netflix Streams Trailer for Sailor Moon Cosmos Films
2-part film series debuts on Netfilx on August 22
― Netflix began streaming a trailer on Thursday for its upcoming release of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie, the two-part anime film project adapting the final "Shadow Galactica" arc of Naoko Takeuchi's original Sailor Moon manga. The films will debut on Netflix on August 22. Both films opened in Japan in June 2023. Tomoya Takahashi (Den-...
Kodansha USA Reveals New Sailor Moon Box Set, 1 Digital, 5 Print Licenses
5 print licenses slated for spring 2025
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced its new print and digital licenses during its panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Thursday. Kodansha USA Publishing will release Sailor Moon Naoko Takeuchi Collection Manga Box Set 1 in holiday 2024, a box set that will include volumes 1-6 of the Naoko Takeuchi Collection version of the Sailor Moon manga, a set of 16 art cards, i...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Hiroshi Kato's Psyfer Manga
Manga releases in 2025
― Star Fruit Books announced on Thursday that it has licensed Hiroshi Kato's Psyfer manga. Star Fruit Books will release the manga in 2025. The manga centers on Ikki, a normal boy who suddenly gains telekinesis powers when a mysterious star mark appears on his forehead. He also hears a strange voice talking to him inside his head warning him that "they are coming." One day, his...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 21-27
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion, My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 anime; Aria of the Beech Forest, My Name is Zero manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Kitty's Portraits of Passion BDPlease Kitty Media US$29.99 July 23 Kitty's Private Passions BDCite Kitty Media US$29.99 July 23 My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Aniplex of A...
Transformers One Animated Prequel Film's New Trailer Reveals Steve Buscemi as Starscream
Visual unveiled for film premiering on September 20
― The panel at the San Diego Comic-Con for Transformers One, the new animated film prequel to the Transformers franchise, unveiled the film's new trailer and poster, on Thursday. The video reveals and previews Steve Buscemi as Starscream: The film will open in the U.S. on September 20 following another delay. The film was initially announced for a J...
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Reveals New Trailer, Visual, October 17 Debut (Updated)
6-episode series also gets Fortnite collaboration
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed a new trailer, key visual, and October 17 debut on Thursday at Comic-Con in San Diego for the new animation project Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance. English Japanese The panel also revealed a collaboration between Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance and the Fortnite game. The company explained that sin...
Star Fruit Books Licenses Reality, Children, Don't Play In The Dark, 8 Man Infinity, More Manga
Also: "Treime," "Longears Above The Clouds," "Ending Theme," "The Fantasy Ends Today" one-shots
― Star Fruit Books announced on Thursday that it has licensed the following manga: Title: Reality
Creator: Naruho Amino
Release: 2025
Details: One volume, 258 pages
Synopsis: This is a collection of horror short stories published in Weekly Young Jump from 1987 to 1988. It
mainly contains original stories b...
Chained Soldier Anime Reveals English Dub Cast
Gabriel Regojo, Roxanna George, more star in dub on July 29
― HIDIVE revealed on Thursday the English dub cast for the English dub for the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga: Gabriel Regojo as Yuuki Roxanna George as Kyouka Kelly Greenshield as Tenka Karlii Hoch as Aoba Br...
'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, Premiere
Megan Shipman, Mike Smith, more star in dub on Friday
― Crunchyroll revealed on Thursday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel on Friday. The English cast includes: Megan Shipman as Belle
Mike Smith as Sian
Brent Mukai as Kitty, Haggis
David Wilson-Brown as Ja
Daniel Van Thomas as Adonis Lee George is directing the dub. Zach Bolton...
Coamix Releases Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye Manga in English
MangaHotto service publishes Hojo's 1981 manga about art thief sisters
― Coamix announced on Tuesday that it has released Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga in English on it and Imagineer's MangaHotto (MangaHot) app and website. Hojo's Cat's Eye manga centers on three sisters who run a cafe by day, and are notorious art thieves by night. The manga ran from 1981 to 1985, and inspired two television anime ...
Singer Akira Kushida Discharged From Hospital After Half-Year Acute Pancreatitis
Singer initially hospitalized in January
― The staff of Japanese singer Akira Kushida announced on Tuesday that he has been discharged from the hospital after being hospitalized for his acute pancreatitis since January. While Kushida will continue to seek treatment at the hospital, he will slowly be recovering and hoping to return to performing soon. いつも応援とご心配くださる皆様串田アキラが先週末退院いたしましたのでご報告させて頂きますこの後も通院...
Terminator Zero Anime Reveals Japanese Dub Cast (Updated)
Yasuhiro Mamiya, Yūya Uchida, Toa Yukinari, Atsumi Tanezaki, more star in series on August 29
― Netflix revealed Japanese dub casts members for Skydance Animation and Production I.G's Terminator Zero anime series. Update: The company also shared a visual: The Japanese cast includes: Yasuhiro Mamiya as Terminator Yūya Uchida as Malcolm Toa Yukinari as Eiko Atsumi Tanezaki as Kokoro Saori Hayami as Mis...
Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Game Adds Kamo Noritoshi
Character joins games on July 25
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed in a new trailer for the Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash (Jujutsu Kaisen Senka Sōran) game on Wednesday that Kamo Noritashi is joining the game as a playable character in Free Update#2 on Thursday. Free Update#1 added Mai Zen'in and Momo Nishimiya as playable characters on May 30. The game launched on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nin...
Mononoke Anime Film's Manga Adaptation Ends With 2nd Volume in Early 2025
Manga adaptation launched on May 26
― The first volume of character designer Kitsuneko Nagata's manga adaptation of the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with the second volume, which ships in early 2025. The manga adaptation launched on the Comic Days service on May 26. The film will open in Japan on July 26. The film was previously...
Senpai is an Otokonoko Manga Ends With 10th Volume
Pom launched manga in 2019, series inspired currently airing TV anime
― The ninth compiled book volume of Pom's Senpai is an Otokonoko: My Crossdressing Classmate (Senpai wa Otokonoko) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in the 10th volume. Line Webtoon publishes the manga in English digitally. Kodansha USA Publishing also licensed the manga, and will release the first volume in April ...
Dan Doh!! Manga Creator Nobuhiro Sakata Dies at 76
Sakata also wrote Kaze no Daichi, Hikari no Sora, Daichi no Ko Series golf manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine announced on Thursday that manga creator Nobuhiro Sakata had died on Monday. He was 76. A private funeral was held only for relatives. According to the magazine's announcement, the day Sakata died is the day this year's British Open e...
Haigakura Anime Casts Ryōhei Kimura, Ryōta Suzuki, Kazuhiko Inoue
Anime premieres in fall
― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga revealed three new cast members on Thursday. The newly announced cast are: Ryōhei Kimura as Hiki Ryōta Suzuki as Sanu Kazuhiko Inoue as Hakugō The anime will premiere this fall. Previously announced cast includes: Takeo Ōtsuka as Ichiyō
Kaito Ishikawa as Tenkō
Lynn as Hakushurin
Hiro Shimono ...
Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi Anime Reveals 7 New Cast Members
Hikaru Midorikawa, Mikako Komatsu, more join cast for October anime
― The official website and X/Twitter account for the television anime of Yuzuki Akasaka's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard) novel revealed seven new cast members on Thursday. The cast from left to right above includes (name spellings are not confirmed): Hikaru Midori...
Trillion Game Anime Features Rinrin Takahashi in 5th Character Video
Yuki Tanaka voices character in anime debuting in October
― Kadokawa revealed the fifth character promotional video for the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryōichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga on Thursday. The video features the character Rinrin Takahashi, voiced by Yuki Tanaka. The anime's staff released character videos for five consecutive weeks. The anime will premiere in October on TB...
Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi Anime Reveals Haruna Mikawa, Kana Hanazawa as Main Cast
Mikawa as ninja Satoko, Hanazawa as assassin Konoha
― Kadokawa revealed the second teaser visual and main cast for the anime adaptation of HundredBurger's Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi (A Ninja and Assassin Living Together) manga on Thursday. The anime's main cast are: Haruna Mikawa as Satoko Kusakakure Kana Hanazawa as Konoha Koga Kadokawa also launched a new manga project titled Hobo Shūkan! ...
Mononoke Anime Film's Latest Promo Video Previews Action Scenes
Film opens in Japan on Friday
― Twin Engine debuted a new promotional video on Thursday for the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film that previews the film's action scenes. The film will open in Japan on July 26, and stars: Tomoyo Kurosawa as Asa
Aoi Yūki as Kame
Mami Koyama as Kayama
Kana Hanazawa as Kitagawa
Haruka Tomatsu as Botan Ōtomo
Yōko Hikasa as Fuki Tokita
Yūko Kaida as ...
1st Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Opens at #8
4th live-action Kingdom film stays at #1, Strawberry School Festival!!!! film opens at #3
― Kingdom: Taishogun no Kikan (Return of the General), the fourth live-action Kingdom film, stayed at #1 at the Japanese box office in its second weekend. The film sold 529,000 tickets from Friday to Sunday earning 816,278,900 yen (about US$5.34 million). The film has earned a cumulative total of 3,614,864,500 y...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, October TV Premiere
Maaya Sakamoto, Kenjirō Tsuda, Shō Hayami star in anime about world-shaking astronomy in 14c. Poland
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Uoto's Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (Orb: On the Movements of the Earth) manga unveiled a teaser trailer for the anime on Thursday. The trailer reveals the anime's cast and October television premiere. The cast members include: Maaya Sakamoto as Rafa...
Peko Watanabe's Koi Janee Kara Manga Ends With 6th Volume
Series debuted in September 2021
― The fifth compiled book volume of Peko Watanabe's Koi Janee Kara (This Ain't Love, Got It?) manga revealed on Tuesday that the series will end with the sixth volume. The manga centers on three individuals connected from a 26-year-old past. Yukari and Akane were best friends in high school, and Yukari was herself in love with a teacher named Imai. 26 years later, wi...
Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections Game Adds DLC Character Kawaki (Karma Progression)
Kawaki (Karma Progression) launches with DLC Pack 4 on Thursday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Wednesday it will add Kawaki (Karma Progression) as a DLC character to its Naruto X Boruto Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections game as part of its DLC Pack 4 on Thursday. The trailer also confirms DLC Pack 5 for fall. DLC Pack 4 also includes two new costumes for Hinata (Road to Sakura) and ...
Max Streams The Boy and the Heron Film in U.S. on September 6
GKIDS released film on BD/DVD on July 9
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Wednesday that Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron anime film will begin streaming on HBO's streaming platform Max (formerly HBO Max) in the U.S. on September 6. Deadline had previously reported in March that the film would stream "exclusively" on Max. The rest of Studio Ghibli's catalogue i...
Zoids Anime Teases 25th Anniversary Project
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takara Tomy's Zoids franchise teased on Wednesday a new 25th anniversary project for the Zoids: Chaotic Century anime, revealing a new visual and a new promotional video. The announcement did not reveal the nature of the project, but revealed that it would start in August. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ アニメ「ゾイド - ZOIDS -」 25TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT 特報 第２弾 2024年8月より順次ス...
The Unwanted Undead Adventurer Anime Gets English Dub
Alex Hom, Corey Pettit, Katie Caruso, Abigail Blythe star in dub on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday that it will begin streaming an English dub for the television anime adaptation of Yū Okano's The Unwanted Undead Adventurer (Nozomanu Fushi no Bōkensha) light novel series on Wednesday. The dub cast includes:
Alex Hom as Rentt
Corey Pettit as Lorraine
Katie Caruso as Sheila
Abigail Blythe...
Bartender Glass of God Anime Gets English Dub
Tom Aglio, Morgan Lauré, Celeste Perez, Sonny Strait, more star in dub on Thursday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming an English dub for Bartender Glass of God (Bartender: Kami no Glass), the new television anime adaptation of writer Araki Joh and illustrator Kenji Nagatomo's Bartender manga, on Thursday. The English cast includes: Tom Aglio as Ryu
Morgan Lauré as Miwa
...
Netflix Streams 3rd Part for Pokémon Horizons: The Series on August 9
Netflix confirmed on Wednesday that the third part of the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will begin streaming on August 9. The Pokémon Company had originally announced that the anime would debut on Netflix in the U.S. on February 23, but the series debuted instead on March 7. The second part began streaming on May 10. The anime premiered in Japan in April 2023 with a one-hour first-episode spe...
My Deer Friend Nokotan Anime Casts Takuya Eguchi
Anime reveals Eguchi as Yoshiharu Tsubameya, video for 4th episode's insert song
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Oshioshio's My Deer Friend Nokotan (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan) manga announced on Thursday that Takuya Eguchi is voicing Yoshiharu Tsubameya, Chiharu's older brother.The account also posted a video of the insert song "Kazoku ni Narо̄ Yo, Hino de" (Let's Be...
Kengan Ashura 2nd Season Anime's 2nd Part Unveils Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, August 15 Debut
Trailer previews HEY-SMITH's opening theme song for Netflix anime
― The official website for the second season for the anime adaptation of Yabako Sandrovich's Kengan Ashura manga unveiled on Thursday a new promotional video, key visual, theme song artists, and August 15 debut on Netflix for the season's second part. The trailer reveals and previews the opening theme song "Feel My Pain" by the band HE...
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls 3D Arena Fighting Game's Overview Trailer Previews Gameplay
Video features fight between Ichigo, Byakuya
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a gameplay overview trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The video features a fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Byakuya Kuchiki: In the game, players use attacks to cut down their o...
BLUELOCK Season 2 Anime's Video Reveals/Previews Opening Theme Song by Unison Square Garden
Unison Square Garden return from 1st season for new opening theme
― The official X/Twitter account for the second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga posted a video on Wednesday, and it reveals and previews the new opening theme song "Bо̄jaku no Charisma" by Unison Square Garden. Unison Square Garden also performed theme songs for the anime's ...
The Apothecary Diaries Manga Artist Nekokurage Handed Suspended Sentence for Tax Evasion
Nekokurage failed to declare 260 million yen in income from 2019 to 2021
― The Fukuoka District Court handed Nekokurage (real name Erika Ikeda), the artist for one of the manga adaptations of The Apothecary Diaries light novels, a suspended sentence of 10 months in prison and a fine of 11 million yen (about US$70,600) for the crime of tax evasion on Wednesday. However, since the prison sentence is su...
Yatagarasu Anime Delays Episode 15 by 3 Weeks Due to Olympics
Episode to air on August 17
― The official website for the television anime of Chisato Abe's Karasu wa Aruji o Erabanai (The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master) novel, the second novel of her Yatagarasu novel series, confirmed on July 19 that the anime's 15th episode will be delayed by three weeks due to coverage for the 2024 Summer Olympics, which takes place in Paris from July 26 to August 11. The Ol...
SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary Anime Delays Episode 4 by 1 Week
Episode to air on August 3
― The official website for SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary, the television anime of Honobu Yonezawa's Shōshimin mystery novel series, announced on Sunday that the anime is delaying its fourth episode by one week. The episode will air on August 3 instead of on July 27 as previously scheduled. The anime premiered on the NUMAnimation programming block on the TV Asahi channel...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Anime Delays Episode 4 by 1 Week
Special with recap, interview, event footage to air on Sunday instead
― The official website for the television anime of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga announced on Sunday that the anime's fourth episode will not air on the following Sunday, July 28. The episode has been delayed by one week to August 4. The anime will instead air a special na...
Saint Seiya: Kaiō Saiki - Rerise of Poseidon Manga Moves to Bimonthly Publishing Schedule
Spinoff series begins new schedule after October
― The September issue of Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine announced on Friday that Tsunaki Suda's Saint Seiya: Kaiō Saiki - Rerise of Poseidon manga spinoff of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya will switch to a bimonthly publishing schedule after the December issue, which ships in October. The manga's story begins when a new threat arises while Athena...
The Hungry Succubus Wants to Consume Him Artist Tabireco Launches New Series
Baby Shachu Hackers manga debuts on August 19
― The August issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed The Hungry Succubus Wants to Consume Him (Harapeko Succubus wa Ikasetai no ni!) artist Tabireco (or Tabireko) will launch a new series titled Baby Shachu Hackers (Baby in a Car Hackers) in the September issue on August 19. The story follows a high school girl who ends up spending the night in ...
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season 2 Anime Reveals Returning English Dub Cast, Premiere
Ernesto Jason Liebrecht, Emily Neves, Emi Lo, return in dub on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the second season for the television anime of Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series on July 24. The returning English cast in...
Kumichi Yoshizuki Launches New Manga on July 30
Nankai Trough Kyodai Jishin manga centers on megathrust earthquake
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket announced on X/Twitter on Monday that Kumichi Yoshizuki will debut a new series titled Nankai Trough Kyodai Jishin (Nankai Trough Megathrust Earthquake) on the platform on July 30. The series explores a realistic depiction of the massive megathrust earthquake Japan has been expecting from the Nankai Trough...
NTV Reveals New Guidelines for Live-Action Productions After Death of Manga Creator Hinako Ashihara
New guidelines include measures to retain faithfulness to original works, with focus on pre-production
― Warning: this article contains statements about a suicide. If you or anyone you know is suicidal or having suicidal thoughts, please reach out to a suicide prevention organization in your country. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available by calling 988. In Japan,...
Former Kodansha Editor Jung Hyun Park Loses Appeal in Murder Conviction
Former manga magazine editor sentenced to 11 years in prison for wife's murder
― Warning: this article contains statements about a possible suicide. If you or anyone you know is suicidal or having suicidal thoughts, please reach out to a suicide prevention organization in your country. In the United States, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is available by calling 988. In Japan, the TELL LifeL...
Lycoris Recoil Anime Gets 6 Anime Short Films
Shorts by different directors focus on characters' daily lives
― The staff of director Shingo Adachi's original television anime Lycoris Recoil announced at a second anniversary screening at Sumida Aquarium on Tuesday that the series will get six anime short films. The shorts will center on the daily lives of the characters. Each short will feature a different person in charge of directing and storyb...
Writer MITA, Artist Itsuko Hakaru Launch New Suspense Manga
Aisai no Ura Aka: It's not just Adultery manga about wife having affair launched on Tuesday
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket website launched on Tuesday a new manga by writer MITA and illustrator Itsuko Hakaru titled Aisai no Ura Aka: It's not just Adultery (My Beloved Wife's Secret Account: It's not just Adultery). The suspense manga centers on Sōsuke Yamada, who has a loving wife and an elementary stud...
2nd Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Films Streams Trailer, Reveals Bonus Manga Special Gift
2nd film opens in Japan on August 9; moviegoers get limited Bocchi the Rock! Epigraph 2
― The staff for the Bocchi the Rock! anime compilation films started streaming a new trailer video for the second film titled Bocchi the Rock! Re:Re:, which will premiere in Japan on August 9. The video previews the song "Seiza ni Naretara" (If I could Become a Constellation) performed by the Kessoku band. The sec...
Voice Actress Noriko Ohara Dies at 88
Ohara voiced Doraemon's Nobita, Future Boy Conan's title role
― The official website of 81 Produce announced on Tuesday that voice actress Noriko Ohara had died on July 12, after an unsuccessful treatment for an illness. She was 88. Her family held a private funeral. Ohara was born in Tokyo on October 2, 1935. She became famous for voicing Nobita in many of the Doraemon franchise's television series ...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film's Trailer Highlights Action Scenes
Film opens in Japan on August 2
― The official website for My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, began streaming a new trailer for the film on Tuesday. The trailer, titled "Who's Next," highlights the film's action scenes, and also features the theme song "Homunculus" by Vaundy. The film will open in Japan on ...
i☆Ris Voice Actress Documentary Film's Trailer Announces September 13 Opening
Documentary features exclusive interviews with members over 6 months
― The official YouTube channel for the i☆Ris voice actress idol unit began streaming a new trailer for the group's Live & Documentary Movie ～i☆Ris on STAGE～ documentary film on Tuesday. The trailer announces that the film will open in Japan on September 13. The film celebrates the group's 10-year anniversary and follows them over th...
Live-Action Saint Young Men Film Brings Back Team Jossy's
Haruna Kawaguchi, Sakura Kiryu, Miku Tanaka, Hinami Mori, Seira Anzai play new incarnation
― The staff for Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gundan~ (Holy Men vs Demon Army), the first live-action film of Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga, announced on Tuesday that "Team Joshi-zu" (Team Jossy's or "Team Girlz") will appear in the film. The staff also announced the recon...
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, Premiere
Sarah Natochenny stars in dub on Tuesday
― Crunchyroll revealed on Monday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the anime of writer Sunsunsun and artist Momoco's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) light novel series on Tuesday. The first two dubbed episodes premiere on that day. The English cast includes: Sarah Natochenny ...
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku Teases New Project
Teaser reveals more information to be revealed on July 29
― A new teaser website opened on Monday to tease a new project for Sega's Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku. The teaser website reveals that there will be more information on the project on July 29 at 8:00 p.m. JST (7:00 a.m. EDT). 新プロジェクト始動。
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Fantagraphics, MSX Publish Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy Manga on July 23
Fantagraphics and Mangasplaining Extra (MSX) will pubish the first volume of Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy manga on Tuesday. Mangasplaining began serializing the manga in the Mangasplaining Extra (MSX) newsletter last August. Paid subscribers to the newsletter can access the manga, and the company will occasionally offer chapters for free to all subscribers. Fantagraphics originally planned ...
Urashimasakatasen Perform Theme Song for Live-Action Cosmetic Playlover Show
Trailer for August 5 series previews theme song
― Four-member male vocal unit Urashimasakatasen announced on Monday that they will perform the theme song "Wagamama Only Mine" for the live-action series adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover manga. A new 30-second trailer for the series previews the song: Narashima drew an illustration of Urashimasakatasen: The series will premiere on Fuji...
I Have a Crush at Work Manga Gets TV Anime
Visual shows main characters of Akamaru Enomoto's Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu manga
― A new official website and X/Twitter account opened on Tuesday to announce that Akamaru Enomoto's I Have a Crush at Work (Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, also known as Can You Keep a Secret?) manga is getting a television anime. The website unveiled a visual of the main characters Masugu and Yui: Koda...
ICv2 Report: N. American Comics Market Decreased by 7% in 2023
Comics, graphic novel sales totaled roughly US$1.87 billion in 2023, down from US$2.01 billion in 2022
― Media news website ICv2 announced on July 15 that according to its estimations, comics and graphic novel sales went down approximately 7% in the United States and Canada in 2023. Comics and graphic novel sales to consumers in North America totaled roughly US$1.87 billion in 2023, down from US$2.01...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Streams Special Promo Video
Video previews Vaundy's theme song for August 2 film
― The official X/Twitter account for My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, began streaming a special promotional video on Monday. The video previews the theme song "Homunculus" by Vaundy. The film will open in Japan on August 2. The film will simultaneously ...
Shueisha Lists Hunter x Hunter Manga Volume 38 for Release on September 4; Yoshihiro Togashi Teases More New Chapters
Manga's 37th volume shipped in 2022
― Shueisha's website is listing the 38th compiled book volume of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga for release on September 4. Togashi has been teasing updates for upcoming chapters of the manga with posts on X/Twitter. The artist made posts on Monday stating that instructions for the backgrounds were now ready for his assistants for chapters 409-410. If vo...
Dragon Quest Dai no Daibōken: Yūsha Avan to Gokuen no Maō Manga Ends 1st Part
Manga's 2nd part starts on November 21
― The September issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine published the final chapter of the first part ("Hero Arc") of Yūsaku Shibata's Dragon Quest Dai no Daibōken: Yūsha Avan to Gokuen no Maō (Dragon Quest The Adventure of Dai: The Hero Avan and the Demon King of Hellfire), the prequel manga of Riku Sanjō and Kōji Inada's Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai (Dragon ...
Mahito Aobe's Soshite Akuma wa Seigi o Kataru Manga Ends in August
Manga launched in February 2023
― The August issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Monday that Mahito Aobe's Soshite Akuma wa Seigi o Kataru (And the Devil Deceives Justice) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 22. The school suspense manga centers on an all-boys dormitory school that grooms their students to always do the right thing and be on the side of justice,...
Kenji Sakaki's Tokyo Underworld Manga Enters Last Arc
Manga launched in May 2022
― Manga creator Kenji Sakaki posted on their X (formerly Twitter) account on July 14 that their Tokyo Underworld (Shin Tōkyō) manga has entered its last arc. Shueisha's Manga Plus service releases the manga in English, and it describes the manga: According to urban legend, the guilty are sentenced to fall to the Tokyo Underworld. There, they are given no mercy and are merci...
Laid-Back Camp Anime's Yurukyan△ ~Puzzle Camp~ Smartphone Puzzle Game Launches on July 25
Game available for iOS, Android
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Cozy Trail Games' Yurukyan△ ~Puzzle Camp~ (Laid-Back Camp: Puzzle Camp) smartphone puzzle game revealed on Monday that the game will launch on iOS and Android on July 25. The Laid-Back Camp anime based on Afro's original manga premiered in January 2018, and Crunchyroll streamed the 12-episode series as it aired. Crunchyro...
Hiroshi Fukuda's Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation in 2025
Manga about ladylike girl who loves rock music launched in 2022
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine announced on Monday that Hiroshi Fukuda's Rock wa Lady no Tashinamideshite (Rock is a Lady's Modesty) manga will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. Fukuda drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement: The young lady x rock youth manga takes pl...
EVO Fighting Game Tournament Reveals 2025 Schedule
EVO 2025 in Los Angeles, Tokyo, Las Vegas, Nice; EVO 2026 in Singapore announced
― The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) fighting game tournament revealed its 2025 schedule on Sunday. The inaugural EVO Awards will be held in Los Angeles in February 2025. EVO Japan will be held in Tokyo on May 9-11, EVO Las Vegas on August 1-3, and EVO France will be happening in Nice, on October 10-12. The EVO figh...
Fate/Extra Record Game Streams Sneak Peek Video, to Reveal New Information on August 4
Remake of Fate/Extra game first announced in 2020
― The official YouTube channel of Type-Moon studio BB, the Type-Moon game and story development circle's latest game studio, started streaming a "Sneak Peek" video for its Fate/Extra Record game, the remake of Marvelous Entertainment's Fate/Extra PlayStation Portable game, on Monday. The video revealed that staff will reveal new information about the ...
'Toradora!,' Reincarnated as a Sword, Perfect Blue, More Get English Audiobooks in August
Seven Seas also launches The Condemned Villainess Goes Back in Time and Aims to Become the Ultimate Villain, The Evil Queen's Beautiful Principles audiobooks
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will release the following English audiobook adaptations of Japanese light novels: Title: Toradora!
Creator(s): Yuyuko Takemiya and Yasu
Narrator: Cassandra Lee Morris
Release date: August...
Tekken 8 Game Adds DLC Character Heihachi Mishima in Fall
Game also reveals collaboration with Nike
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced that it will add the third DLC character Heihachi Mishima for its Tekken 8 game this fall. The company first announced the new character at the EVO 2024 event in Las Vegas on Sunday, and also started streaming a character trailer. English version Japanese version Bandai Namco Entertainment also revealed the Tekken 8 game...
Guilty Gear Strive Game Adds Cyberpunk: Edgerunners' Lucy, New Character, New Battle Mode in Season 4
Arc System Works also adds new stages, new color, new playable characters on July 22
― Arc System Works revealed in a teaser trailer for season 4 of the Guilty Gear -Strive- fighting game on Sunday that the game will add Cyberpunk: Edgerunners character Lucy as a playable character along with a new character named Unika, and returning characters Dizzy and Venom. The teaser also previews the "TEAM OF ...
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Fighting Game Adds DLC Characters Vikala, Sandalphon
Sandalphon joins game in Character Pass 2
― Cygames announced on Sunday that it will add Vikala as a playable character to its Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising fighting game in October as the final character in Character Pass 1. The company also announced Character Pass 2 will include Sandalphon as a playable character. The character trailer for newly announced character Versusia previews Vikala. Cyga...
Street Fighter 6 Game Unveils Teaser Trailer for Terry Bogard
Fatal Fury character joins Street Fighter 6 this fall
― Capcom revealed a new teaser trailer for Terry Bogard, the new DLC character for its Street Fighter 6 game, during the EVO fighting game tournament on Sunday. The character is debuting in the game this fall. English version: Japanese version: Terry Bogard is a crossover character from SNK's Fatal Fury fighting game series, and is the second char...
Silent Hill: The Short Message Developer Hexadrive Announces New Horror Game
Niraya of ■■ slated for Q4 2025
― Silent Hill: The Short Message developer Hexadrive announced a new horror game titled Niraya of ■■ (■■ no Niraya) for the PC via Steam with a teaser trailer on July 18. The game is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2025. The company describes the game: "Niraya of ■■" is a Japanese horror game inspired by the Buddhist beliefs of the Kamakura period. The game focuses...
New Blue Exorcist Anime Debuts Yukio Okumura Character Video
Jun Fukuyama voices Yukio Okumura
― Aniplex began streaming a new character promotional video for the Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga (Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen) anime to introduce Yukio Okumura on Saturday. The anime stars Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rin Okumura and Jun Fukuyama as Yukio Okumura. The cast includes:
Ayahi Takagaki as Kuro
Daisuke Ono as Arthur A. Angel
Eri Kitamura as Izumo Kamiki...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Unveils 2 More Cast, New Credit-less Opening Video
fripSide featuring Yoshino Nanjō's 'Secret Operation' opening song debuted in anime's 16th episode on Sunday
― The official website for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga announces two new cast members on Saturday and Sunday. The anime's staff also started streaming the credit-less opening video featuring the new theme song "Secret Operatio...
Loner Life in Another World Anime Reveals 1st Video, More Cast, Theme Song Artists
Yoshino performs 'ODD NUMBER' opening, Kujiragi performs 'Hello to Goodbye' ending
― The staff for the television anime of Shoji Goji's Loner Life in Another World (Hitoribotchi no Isekai Kōryaku) light novel series revealed the anime's first full promotional video, first key visual, more cast, and the theme songs and artists on Sunday. Yoshino will perform the opening theme song "ODD NUMBER," which ...
'The Most Notorious 'Talker' Runs the World's Greatest Clan' Anime Reveals More Cast
Takehito Koyasu, Shunsuke Sakuya, Yu Wakui join cast of October anime
― Gree Entertainment revealed more cast members for the television anime of Jaki's The Most Notorious "Talker" Runs the World's Greatest Clan (Saikyō no Shienshoku "Wajutsushi" dearu Ore wa Sekai Saikyō Clan o Shitagaeru) novel series in a new trailer (subtitled in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, English, and Japanese) on ...
Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Yūki Ono, Konomi Kohara, Akio Ōtsuka star in anime from GEEKTOYS, CompTown
― A website opened on Sunday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Benigashira and Muramitsu's Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennō ni Natta Hanashi) manga has been green-lit for next year. Seven Seas published the manga in English, and it describes the st...
Too Many Losing Heroines! Anime Casts Chiwa Saito
Series' opening video, character video for Remon Yakishio also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Ooisugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novel series revealed a new cast member, a character video, and the series' opening video on Sunday. Opening Video Character Video for Remon Yakishio Chiwa Saito will voice the new charact...
Nukitashi The Animation Series Reveals Main Staff, Character Visuals
Vampire Dormitory director Nobuyoshi Nagayama helms anime at Passione
― Kadokawa revealed on Sunday the main staff and character visuals for Nukitashi the Animation, the anime adaptation of Qruppo's adult visual novel adventure game Nuki-Gee Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Hinnyū (Watashi) wa Dō Surya Ii Desuka? (What's a Flat-Chested Girl Like Me to Do on an Island Straight Out of a Porn Game? or Nukitash...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword, Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime, Tower of God Season 2's English Dubs Stream on July 21
Crunchyroll reveals English dub cast, staff for all 3 titles
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Crunchyroll announced on Friday and Saturday that the English dubs for the television anime adaptation of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga, the second season the Tower of God anime, and the television anime of Hiro Mashima and Atsuo Ueda's Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest sequel manga w...
Live-Action Golden Kamuy Series Reveals 7 More Cast, Trailer Video, October 6 Debut
9-episode series is titled Golden Kamuy -Hokkaido Irezumi Shūjin Sōdatsu-hen-
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action film of Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga revealed more cast, the trailer video, and the October 6 premiere of the manga's live-action series adaptation titled Golden Kamuy -Hokkaido Irezumi Shūjin Sōdatsu-hen- (Golden Kamuy: The Battle for the Hokkaido Tattooed...
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