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The Final-Boss Prince is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me Manga Gets TV Anime
Anime stars Haruka Shiraishi as Celine, Takeo Ōtsuka as Wilfred
― An official website opened on Friday to announce that author Kotoko and artist Kaname Hanamiya's The Final-Boss Prince is Somehow Obsessed with the Chubby Villainess: Reincarnated Me (Odebu Akujo ni Tensei Shitara, Nazeka Last Boss О̄jisama ni Shūchaku Sareteimasu) manga is getting a television anime. The website unveiled a promotional...
Manga UP! Global Adds 'Yuko, the Ghost in My Room' Manga in English
Manga about broke young man who ends up living with ghost launched in 2023
― Manga UP! Global announced on Saturday it has added Nobuko Takekawa's Yuko, the Ghost in My Room (Boku no Heya no Yūko-san) manga in English. The company describes the story: Flat broke, a young man is renting an apartment with a “shady history.” Nothing's actually happened there—it just feels like something might be looming...
Let's Go Karaoke!'s Yama Wayama Plans to Launch New Work in 2027
― The March issue issue of Kadokawa's Comic Beam magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator Yama Wayama plans to launch her next work in 2027. Wayama's sequel Fami-res Iko. (Let's Go to a Family Restaurant) manga ended serialization in the same issue on Thursday. The manga's second and final volume (pictured at right) will ship on March 12. Wayama launched the sequel to Let's Go Karaoke! in Ka...
Tickets Available For February U.K. Cinema Anime Releases
New websites give venue details and booking links for Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline, released February 21, and All You Need is Kill, released February 27
― There are now websites linked to the UK and Ireland cinema releases of two new anime films, giving venue details and booking links for each. The website for Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (Lupin the IIIrd The...
'Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?' TV Anime Casts Nene Hieda
Hieda voices Makoto Mitsuki in series debuting in April
― The official website for Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble?, the anime based on Akira Konno's Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo manga, revealed one new cast member on Friday. Nene Hieda as Makoto Mitsuki, Arata's childhood friend with a bright and caring personality. She goes to a private middle school that is different from Arata's middle school, a...
Sparks of Tomorrow Anime's Character Video Reveals 4 More Cast Members
Kōki Uchiyama, Daisuke Ono, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Minako Kotobuki join cast debuting on Netflix in July
― The staff for the television anime of Hiro Yūki's Sparks of Tomorrow (20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku) novel revealed a character introduction video on Friday. The staff also revealed more cast members.The new cast includes:Kōki Uchiyama as Yosuke Mizoe, the heir to the wealthy Mizoe Company that built its ...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film Reveals 5 More Cast Members
Kenjirō Tsuda, Shin'ya Kote, more join cast for film opening on April 29
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga revealed five more cast members on Friday.The new cast includes (from left to right in top row, then bottom row):Shin'ya Kote as Boiled Hinako Sakurai as ObiguroShintaro Anzai as Tatsu Kōji Katō as BossKenjirō Tsuda as Asakura The film will ope...
Death Stranding 2, Persona 5: The Phantom X, Mario Kart World Win at D.I.C.E. Awards
Death Stranding 2 wins 2 awards for audio design, technical achievement
― The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) announced the winners of the 29th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards on Thursday. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach won the awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Audio Design" and "Outstanding Technical Achievement." Persona 5: The Phantom X won "Mobile Game of the Year," and Mario Kart Worl...
Shueisha Games, Acquire Announce Yakoh Shinobi Ops Game for 2027
Game for PS5, Steam features 4-player online co-op
― Shueisha Games and Acquire announced the Yakoh Shinobi Ops game during Sony's PlayStation State of Play livestream on Thursday. English trailer Japanese trailer The four-player online co-op game will launch in 2027 for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam. Sony describes the game: Four shadows unite as one. Hide, deceive, and survive. This is YAKOH. From...
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Game's Trailer Reveals 3 New Characters, August 6 Release
Wolverine, Magik, Danger join Storm as part of Unbreakable X-Men team
― Sony Interactive Entertainment unveiled a new trailer for PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Games' Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls 4v4 tag team fighter game on Thursday. The trailer highlights the Unbreakable X-Men team, featuring the previously announced character Storm, as well as three new characters: Wolverine, M...
Happinet Unveils Brigandine: Abyss Strategy Game for Release This Year
Game launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC via Steam
― Happinet unveiled a new game in the Brigandine strategy game series titled Brigandine: Abyss on Thursday. The game will launch this year on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC via Steam. NIS America will release an English version of the game. Makoto Yamamoto (Sengoku Basara series) is directing the game, with story by Izuru...
Capcom's Pragmata Game Streams World View Trailer
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC via Steam on April 24; demo available now
― Capcom revealed a new "world view" trailer for its Pragmata game during Sony's PlayStation State of Play livestream on Thursday. The video features Hugh and Diana "as they traverse a 3D printed Times Square-like area, dominated by massive structures." English trailer Japanese trailer The game will launch ...
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Unveils 2 More Cast Members
Sōma Saitō, Ari Ozawa voice players in Culling Game
― The official website for the Jujutsu Kaisen anime announced two more cast members for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1, the first part of the third season of the anime, on Thursday. The cast members for two players in The Culling Game are: Sōma Saitō as Rin Amai Ari Ozawa as Remi The anime premiered with the first two episodes as a...
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Game Launches on PC on March 19
PC edition includes unlocked frame rates, ultra widescreen support, more
― Sony announced during the PlayStation State of Play livestream on Thursday that Kojima Productions' Death Stranding: On the Beach game will launch for PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on March 19. The PC version includes unlocked frame rates during gameplay, ultra widescreen support, DualSense controller support, and upscalin...
Patlabor EZY Anime Reveals 5 Cast Members
Ami Koshimizu, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Setsuji Satō, Yume Matsumura, Megumi Hayashibara join cast
― The official website for the Patlabor EZY anime project revealed more cast members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members include: Ami Koshimizu as Saki Hirata, the 25-year-old commander of Ingram-02, and a native of Aichi Prefecture. She paid her own way through college, and tried a corporate care...
Konami Unveils 1st Trailer of Silent Hill: Townfall Game
Screen Burn, Annapurna Interactive develop game releasing this year on PS5, PC via Steam, Epic Games Store
― Konami unveiled the first trailer for Screen Burn and Annapurna Interactive's Silent Hill: Townfall game on Thursday. The trailer hints at the game's setting and story, and reveals the game's launch this year on PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Konami describes the game:Sim...
Konami Reveals Rev. Noir RPG for PS5
Single-player JRPG set in world "shrouded in lightfall, a natural phenomenon that brings death to those it touches"
― Sony and Konami Digital Entertainment announced during the PlayStation State of Play livestream on Thursday that Konami is developing a new role-playing game titled Rev. Noir. The single-player game is currently only slated for the PlayStation 5. English trailer Japanese trailer Sony ...
Haruka Kawachi's Rainy Day Serenade Time-Travel Manga Gets TV Anime in 2027
Natsuyuki Rendezvous creator's story about girl time-traveling to late Meiji-era Japan
― Kotowari announced on Friday that Haruka Kawachi's Rainy Day Serenade (Namidaame to Serenade) manga is inspiring a television anime in 2027. Kawachi drew the below visual to celebrate the anime's announcement. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga, and will begin releasing the manga in two-in-one omnibus vol...
Beast of Reincarnation Game's New Trailer Announces August 4 Launch
New game by Pokémon developers Game Freak
― Game Freak (Pokémon) streamed a new trailer for its Beast of Reincarnation game on Thursday. The trailer announces the game's August 4 release date. The game will release for the Xbox Series X|S, Xbox PC, Xbox Cloud, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The game will be available on Xbox Game Pass on its first dayThe company describes the game: In post-apoca...
Konami Reveals Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2 for August 27 Release
Collection includes Metal Gear Solid 4, MGS: Peace Walker
― Konami announced Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, a game collection that includes Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Metal Gear: Ghost Babel, on Thursday. The collection will launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on August 27.English trailer: Japanes...
Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi Anime Reveals 4 Cast Members
Hayato Dojima, Jun Fukuyama, Yuina Itō, Ayaka Fukuhara join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Takuma Yokota's Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi (Story of the Useless Public Morals Committeeman and the High School Girl With Inappropriate Skirt Length) manga announced four new cast members for the anime on Friday. The newly announced cast members are: H...
Resident Evil requiem Game's Trailer Highlights Leon, Return to Raccoon City
Game launches on February 27
― Capcom posted a new trailer for its Resident Evil requiem (Biohazard requiem) game on Thursday. The trailer highlights Leon, and the ending of the trailer hints at a return to Raccoon City and the police department, an iconic location in Resident Evil 2 where Leon first appeared. English trailer: Japanese trailer: Resident Evil requiem will launch on February 27, 20...
Konami Unveils Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Game by Dead Cells Developers
Game debuts on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC via Steam this year
― Konami unveiled Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, a new game in its Castlevania series, on Thursday. Evil Empire and Motion Twin, the sister developers of the sidescrolling roguelike Dead Cells, are developing the game. (Evil Empire is the main studio, while Motion Twin is an advisory game studio.) The game will debut on PlayStation 5,...
Koei Tecmo Games Teases New Dead or Alive Project
New project celebrates 3D fighting game franchise's 30th anniversary
― Koei Tecmo Games teased a new project in its Dead or Alive 3D fighting game franchise on Thursday. The video shows series characters Kasumi and Ryu Hayabusa fighting. The new project will celebrate the franchise's 30th anniversary. The latest game in the main Dead or Alive fighting game franchise, Dead or Alive 6, launched for Pla...
Dead or Alive 6 Game Gets New 'Last Round' Version
Last Round launches on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam on June 25 with included DLC, new features
― Koei Tecmo Games announced on Thursday that it will release a new version of its Dead or Alive 6 3D fighting game titled Dead or Alive 6 Last Round on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on June 25. Owners of Dead or Alive 6 will be able to transfer their save file and DLC data to the game.Eng...
Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san Manga Gets TV Anime
Eroki, Shinko Konoshiro's manga debuted in 2020
― An official X/Twitter account opened on Friday to announce that author Eroki and artist Shinko Konoshiro's Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san (Kamui-San Directly Behind You) manga is getting a television anime in summer 2026. WWWave Corporation's Deregula anime label is producing the anime. The account unveiled a logo and shared commemorative illustrations fr...
ChaO Anime Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals April 10 Opening in N. America
Film opened in Japan on August 15
― GKIDS unveiled on Thursday an English-subtitled trailer, visual, and April 10 opening in North American theaters for Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO: The film opened in Japan on August 15. The film will screen in 16 countries and regions around the world. GKIDS licensed ChaO, and it describes the story: From acclaimed Japanese animation produ...
Hyakki Yakou Shou Manga Gets Series of Anime Shorts (Updated)
Anime based on Ichiko Ima's Beyond Twilight manga debuts in April
― The official X/Twitter account for Asahi Shimbun Publications' Nemuki+ magazine announced on Friday that Ichiko Ima's Hyakki Yakou Shou (Beyond Twilight) horror manga is getting a television anime adaptation in April. The anime will be a series of shorts, and will also stream online. Aurora Publishing, Inc. had previously published t...
Prime Video to Stream New Ghost in the Shell, Fist of the North Star, From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 Anime
Science Saru's The Ghost in the Shell debuts in July
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Amazon's Prime Video revealed at the "Prime Video Presents: International Originals" presentation in London that it will stream the The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell) anime, the Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- anime, and the second season of the From Ol...
Deadline: Live-Action Gundam Film Casts Jason Clarke
Netflix previously reported to distribute film
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thrusday that the latest incarnation of Sunrise and Legendary Pictures' live-action Gundam film project has cast Jason Clarke (A House of Dynamite). Deadline previously reported that Netflix "is on board to distribute" the film. Deadline's report also lists Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, Once Upon a Time in Ho...
Funimation Founder Gen Fukunaga Joins Advisory Board of Bizaar Studios
Former Funimation CEO joins adult animation studio as stakeholder, strategic advisor
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that founder and former CEO of Funimation Gen Fukunaga has joined Los Angeles-based adult animation studio Bizaar Studios as a stakeholder and strategic advisor. He will serve on the advisory board. Fukunaga will develop original animation and Webtoon projects...
OceanVeil Streams Haigakura Anime
Anime begins streaming on February 20
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Wednesday that it will stream the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga, starting on February 20 at 6:00 p.m. EST. The anime premiered in Japan in October 2024, but delayed the eighth episode and onward that November because the staff decided they needed more time to maint...
Kis-My-Ft2 to Perform Opening Theme Song for MAO Anime
Anime based on Rumiko Takahashi's manga premieres in spring
― The official website for Sunrise's television anime based on the MAO manga by Rumiko Takahashi (Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha, RIN-NE) announced on Thursday that boy band Kis-My-Ft2 will perform the opening theme song "HEARTLOUD." Bandai Namco Filmworks will stream a special program on March 2 at 8:00 p.m. JST on YouTu...
Yellow Tanabe's Kai-hen Wizards Manga Enters Hiatus Until Summer
Series previously took hiatus in June 2025
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This year's 11th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Monday Yellow Tanabe's Kai-hen Wizards (Kaihen no Mahōtsukai) manga will take a break and return to serialization in the summer. The manga previously went on hiatus in January 2025, and returned in April 2025. The manga then went on hiatus again on June 25 and returned on No...
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Streams Clip
Rimuru & company fly to resort island in film opening in Japan on February 27
― The staff for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) franchise, streamed 92 seconds of footage from the film on Thursday...
Voice Actor Kenichi Suzumura Goes on Hiatus to Focus on Recuperation
Doctors diagnosed his recent bout of poor health as adjustment disorder
― The talent agency Intention announced on Thursday that voice actor Kenichi Suzumura is going on hiatus to recover from adjustment disorder. The agency explained that Suzumura has been in poor health, and doctors diagnosed the issue as adjustment disorder. As a result, Suzumura is focusing on rest and recuperation as his top pri...
K-Pop Girl Group Kiss of Life Member Belle Releases Soundtrack Song for The Remarried Empress Webtoon
Webtoon ended serialization last month; live-action Disney+ adaptation to debut this year
― K-pop girl group Kiss of Life member Belle released her first webtoon soundtrack song, titled "I Rise," for the The Remarried Empress webtoon on February 11. "I Rise" serves as an opening song for the webtoon and translates the webtoon's emotional narrative into music, capturing the inner strength and quiet r...
Netmarble's Seven Deadly Sins: Origin Game Launches on March 16 for PS5, Steam; on March 23 for iOS, Android
Game was originally slated to debut on January 28 before delay
― The official website for The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, Netmarble's open-world game based on Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai) manga franchise, revealed on Thursday the game will now launch on March 16 for PlayStation 5 and Steam, and on March 23 for iOS and Android.The game was previously slated to launch on iOS...
Eren the Southpaw TV Anime Debuts on April 7
5 new character visuals also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Kappi and nifuni's Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw) manga revealed new visuals for five characters, and also revealed the anime's April 7 debut on Thursday. The anime will air on TV Tokyo and its affiliates starting on April 7 at 24:00 (effectively April 8 at 12:00 a.m.).The new character visuals are for (i...
Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 2nd Season Anime Delayed to 2027
Anime was previously slated to debut this year
― The official website for the second anime season 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 revealed on Thursday the series has been delayed and will now debut in 2027 to further improve the quality of the series. The new season was pr...
Blue Angel Manhwa Revived After 35 Years With New Webtoon Sequel
Blue Angel Reboot launches on February 13 in Korea
― Kakao Entertainment is bringing back legendary creator Hyun-se Lee's 1991 iconic manhwa Hard-Boiled Angel (Blue Angel) with the launch of Blue Angel Reboot, a webtoon remake and sequel. The new series will debut on KakaoPage and Kakao Webtoon on February 13. Lee is returning to draw the series. Originally published as a print comic in 1991, Blue A...
Suda51, Grasshopper Manufacture Plan to Release New Game in 2026
New game announced during launch stream for Romeo is a Dead Man
― Goichi "Suda51" Suda revealed during the "Grasshopper Direct" livestream on Wednesday promoting the launch of his studio Grasshopper Manufacture and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes director Ren Yamazaki's Romeo is a Dead Man game, the studio plans to release a new game in 2026. Suda also revealed the death last year of Grasshopper...
Liar Game Anime Adds 3 Cast Members
Kazuhiro Nakaya, Yōji Ueda, Nobuo Tobita join cast
― Anime distributor REMOW revealed three new cast members for the television anime of Shinobu Kaitani Liar Game manga on Thursday. The new cast members include: Kazuhiro Nakaya as Leronira, a dealer in the Liar Game, hosting games where players compete to take money from their opponents. He always conceals his identity behind a mask, conducting the g...
Live-Action Adaptation of An Hour of Romance Webtoon Confirms Lead Cast
Actors Hye-sun Shin, In-woo Na reunite for 1st time in 5 years; joined by Kyun-sang Yoon, Joo-woo Lee
― Netflix has officially confirmed production of its live-action webtoon-based series An Hour of Romance, announcing its lead cast on Wednesday. Actors Hye-sun Shin and In-woo Na will reunite for the first time in five years, joined by Kyun-sang Yoon and Joo-woo Lee. TappyToon describes the story of...
2nd Gundam Hathaway Film Drops to #2 in Japan, Milky☆Subway Opens at #4
The Camphorwood Custodian drops to #8, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle back in top 10
― 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, dropped from #1 to #2 in its second weekend at the Japanese box office last weekend. The film sold ...
Beastars Final Season Anime's 2nd Part Debuts on Netflix on March 7
New visual also unveiled; SEVENTEEN performs new ending theme
― The official website for the anime of Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS manga revealed on Thursday that the second part in the final anime season will debut on Netflix on March 7. Netflix also revealed the below visual for the anime. SEVENTEEN will perform the new ending theme song "Tiny Light."The new cast members for the second part include: Hou...
Publisher Crossed Hearts Reveals 1st License in Glam Beat! Label for Yuri Works
Label will publish Japanese, Chinese, Korean titles, with 1st title being TaaRO's Borrowing Your Textbook 175160
― Crossed Hearts, a new California-based global English publisher, announced on Wednesday its first license in its new Glam Beat! imprint, which will carry Japanese yuri, Chinese baihe, and Korean girls' love titles. The inaugural title for the imprint will be Chinese artist TaaRO's Borrow...
Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Hideout, Bye-Bye Beanbag, 'The Gentleman, the Cat, and the Tearoom' Manga
Chiharu Yumenouchi's How to Draw Chibi guidebook also licensed
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced via newsletter on Wednesday that it has licensed Masasumi Kakizaki's Hideout manga, Kazuyoshi Takeda's Bye-Bye Beanbag (Sayonara Tama-chan) manga, Molico Ross' The Gentleman, the Cat, and the Tearoom manga, and Chiharu Yumenouchi's How to Draw Chibi art guidebook.Kana will release Kakizaki's Hide...
Seven Seas Licenses More There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... & I'm in Love with the Villainess Stories, 3 Yuri Manga
Also licensed: A Couple Drifting in the Wind, Sleeping Idiot, A Love Yet to Bloom
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless... Short Stories light novel
Creator(s): Teren Mikami, Eku Takeshima Release Date: December 2026 (Airship imprint) Summary: After a traumatic middle school life where she spent most of her time in her r...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Eiichirō Funakoshi, Yudai Chiba, Hitomi Miyauchi play scientists key to film's plot
― The official website for the second live-action film in the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) franchise announced three more cast members for the film on Thursday. The three cast members all play new original characters for the film. ◥◣🌟追 加 出 演 キ ャ ス ト 解 禁🌟◢◤⠀映画オリジナルキャラクターとして個性豊かな実力派俳優がおそ松ワールドにまさかの参戦⁉️⠀▶ 白金台博士役┊#船越英一郎▶ 伊皿...
Dead Mount Death Play Side Story Manga Listed as Ending with 5th Volume
5th volume ships on April 24
― Retailers are listing the fifth compiled book volume of Yata Sugami's Dead Mount Death Play Side Story: Phantom Solitaire's Art of Disguising Oneself as a Supernatural Being (Dead Mount Death Play Gaiden: Kaijin Solitaire no Shinsen Kijutsu) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on April 24.Yen Press is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the stor...
Manta Comics Opens Global Submissions for New Creator Program
Platform offers pay-per-episode or hybrid model that combines subscriptions with pay-per-episode
― Manta Comics has officially opened applications for its new Manta Creator program, inviting webcomic creators from around the world to submit original series across all genres — including both all-ages and mature content. The program is open to individual creators, beginners, experienced artists, and st...
Live-Action Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad Film Reveals 2 Cast Members
Film casts Hikaru Takahashi as Satsuki Shinohara, Yо̄ji Iwase as Rion Ishizaki
― Flag Pictures revealed on Thursday two new cast members for the live-action film adaptation of Yuu Saiki's Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad (Yamaguchi-kun wa Warukunai) manga. Hikaru Takahashi as Satsuki Shinohara Yо̄ji Iwase as Rion Ishizaki The film stars Naniwa Danshi member Kyohei Takahashi (live-action Strobe Edge series)...
Artist Sankaku Head Ends Weekly Serialization Pace
Himouto! Umaru-chan artist cited age, children for decision
― Himouto! Umaru-chan artist Sankaku Head announced on his YouTube channel on February 4 that he will end his pace as a weekly serialization artist. He cites his health condition deteriorating as he grows older and a desire to focus on his children as reasons for the decision. The artist will switch to a monthly serialization pace going forw...
Monika Kaname's Hakoiri Ojō-sama to Shominna Ore no Yaritai 100 no Koto Manga Ends
Manga's 2nd volume releases on March 6
― Square Enix's Manga Up website released the final chapter of Monika Kaname's manga adaptation of Hikaru Taiyō's Hakoiri Ojō-sama to Shominna Ore no Yaritai 100 no Koto (The 100 Things that I, a Commoner, and a Sheltered Rich Girl Want to Do) light novel series on February 7. The manga's second and final compiled book volume is listed with a March 6 release dat...
Wataru Midori's Kagami no Kuni no Shitateya Manga Ends
Series debuted as one-shot in 2024
― The March issue of Akita Publishing's Mystery Bonita magazine published the final chapter of Wataru Midori's Kagami no Kuni no Shitateya (The Tailor Through the Looking Glass) manga on February 6. The second compiled book volume is scheduled to ship in Japan in April.The story centers on a custom formal suit store in Ginza and its narcissistic clerk. The store's c...
Sentai Filmworks Screens World Premiere of 4K Restoration of Ninja Scroll Anime Film at Berlinale
Following 1st screenings in February, Sentai will release film in 4K UHD in early 2027
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it will screen the world premiere of the 4K version of Ninja Scroll (Jūbei Ninpūchō) anime film on February 15 at 10:00 p.m. CET at Berlinale, the 76th Berlin International Film Festival. The film will then get encore screenings on February 16 and 22. This will mark th...
Yonoi Tsukihiko's Happy Hell Manga Ends in Next Volume
8th volume shipped on Monday
― Hina Sakurada announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the Yonoi Tsukihiko's Happy Hell manga will end in the next compiled book volume. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and describes the story: For the sake of her family's farm, Hanabata Mikan has been arranged to marry the heir of a food and holdings company, Yonoi Tsukihiko. Mikan refuses, saying sh...
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Adds Super Monkey Ball's AiAi on February 11
The official X/Twitter account for Sega's Sonic Racing CrossWorlds racing game announced on Tuesday that it is adding AiAi from Super Monkey Ball in a free update on Wednesday, following a delay from January to account for the game's Legend Competition schedule last month. The Super Monkey Ball Festival will run from Thursday to Sunday. The game will add Tangle and Whisper from IDW Publishing's So...
Usamaru Furuya Launches New Manga on April 11
Yumeji Ehon manga takes place in Taishō era
― The March issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Zokan magazine announced on Thursday Usamaru Furuya will launch a new manga titled Yumeji Ehon (Dreamland Picture Book) in the May issue on April 11. The preview for the issue (pictured below, with Furuya's manga at left) teases that the manga will take place in the Taishō era. The May issue will publish ...
To You in the Beyond Film Teaser Unveils Staff, October 9 Opening
TMS Entertainment produces Akiko Abe's story of boy meeting mysterious girl on island
― Shochiku presented an early teaser trailer for To You in the Beyond, the anime film of Akiko Abe's Doko Yori mo Tooi Basho ni Iru Kimi e novel, on Wednesday. The teaser announces the film's staff and October 9 opening. (Production companies Shochiku and Pony Canyon report that "international release details" will ...
CyberAgent Turns Cygames Pictures Into Consolidated Subsidiary CyPic
Cygames Pictures becomes CyberAgent's subsidiary on February 27, changes name on April 6
― Media advertising company CyberAgent announced last Friday that Cygames Pictures will become a consolidated subsidiary of CyberAgent on February 27. Cygames Pictures is currently a subsidiary of CyberAgent's subsidiary Cygames. Cygames Pictures will change its name to CyPic on April 6. Nobuhiro Takenaka will co...
World's End Club Game Gets Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One Releases
Game 1st launched for iOS devices in 2020 before getting releases for Switch, Steam in 2021
― IzanagiGames and TooKyo Games' World's End Club game launched digitally on the Microsoft Store for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One on Monday.The PlayStation Store added the game digitally in July 2025.IzanagiGames released the game for iOS devices via the Apple Arcade in September 2020, and also released the ga...
Killing Bites' Shinya Murata Launches Akujo Ranking Manga on March 9
Wakata Wakuta draws manga
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed on Monday that Shinya Murata and Wakata Wakuta will launch a new manga titled Akujo Ranking (Villainess Ranking) in the magazine's next issue on March 9. Murata will write the story, and Wakuta will draw the art. Wakuta posted a photo of the magazine announcement in their X/Twitter account (seen below).今日発売...
Live-Action The Flowers of Evil Series Reveals More Cast, April 9 Premiere
Nogizaka46's Aruno Nakanishi, Manami Igashira, Chihiro Sudō, more join cast
― The official website for the live-action series adaptation of Shūzō Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana) manga revealed a new visual, more cast members, and the April 9 premiere on Tuesday. The new cast members include:
(Top row, left to right in image above) Nogizaka46 member Aruno Nakanishi as Aya Tokiwa Manami Igas...
Danganronpa 2x2 Game Previews New Scenario, Limited Edition in Pre-Order Trailer
Game launches for Switch, Switch 2, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC via Steam in 2026
― Spike Chunsoft previewed the new scenario and limited edition Psycho Tropical Vacation Package for Danganronpa 2x2, a version of its Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair game that includes the original title as well as a new alternate scenario, in a new pre-order trailer on Tuesday. The Danganronpa 2x2 Psycho Tropical Vacation Packag...
Bleach Soul Puzzle Mobile Game Ends Service
Match-3 game debuted in September 2024
― The official website for KLab's Bleach Soul Puzzle game, the first puzzle game based on the Bleach anime, announced on Monday that the game will end service on April 14. Users can no longer purchase premium currency as of Monday. The official website will close, and support for the game will end on April 14. The game features match-3 gameplay with special cut...
Kodansha Print Club Reveals 8 More Titles Including English Debut of Omega of the Divine Manga
A Kiss with a Cat, Killing Line, The World is Dancing, more ship in spring
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Tuesday eight new manga for its Kodansha Print Club, a publishing program focusing on releasing print versions of previously digital-only titles. The new physical versions will ship in spring at local and online retailers. One of the series Omega of the Divine is debuting in English in pr...
Voice Actress Nao Toyama Announces Upcoming Hiatus From Music
Final concert announced for March 11, 2027
― Voice actress and singer Nao Toyama announced on Sunday that she will enter a hiatus from music as "a positive decision to deliver a culmination of her decade-long journey and to think about the next phase of her career." She also revealed that she will perform her 10th anniversary final live concert at the Nippon Budokan on her birthday March 11, 2027. Sh...
Shanghai License Company Issues Statement After Chinese Social Media Criticizes Detective Conan Series for Collaborating With Banned My Hero Academia Franchise
China removed My Hero Academia series in February 2020 for using controversial character name
― The Shanghai Character License Administrative Company issued a statement on January 31 after Chinese social networking sites criticized Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan series for doing an illustration collaboration with Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia series. Chinese digital platforms had removed the My ...
Crunchyroll to Stream Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Anime Film in Spring
Film to stream subbed/dubbed
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, this spring in subtitled and dubbed formats. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired worldwide theatrical rights the film. The company opened the film in theaters in the United States on October...
Let's Go Kaikigumi Horror Comedy Anime's 2 More Cast Members Listed
Yoshino Aoyama as Shurako, Yuki Sakakihara as Doppelganger
― Ota-suke listed on Tuesday two more cast members for the television anime adaptation of Byū's Let's Go Kaikigumi manga. Yoshino Aoyama as Shurako, Mechako's cousin who plots to defeat Mechako and become the leader of "Kaikigumi" Yuki Sakakihara as Doppelganger, who can transform into any person The anime will run on TBS and 27 affiliated ch...
Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Trailer Previews New Characters, Locations
New visual, message from Oda unveiled for season premiering on March 10
― Netflix began streaming on Tuesday a trailer for One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season, based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The video previews the characters and locations introduced in the second season: Netlfix also shared a new visual and a message from series creator Eiichiro Oda: The second sea...
Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season Announces 3 More Cast Members
Shūgo Nakamura, Atsushi Tamaru, Kento Hama play rival team members
― The website for Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season, the sequel to the 2019-2020 anime of Yūji Terajima's Ace of Diamond Act II (Daiya no A Act II) manga, announced three more cast members on Tuesday. The three are (from left to right in the image below): Shūgo Nakamura as Kōya Urabe, a third-year student and Norikane Academy's pitc...
Needy Girl Overdose Anime's 2nd Video Unveils Cast Member, Opening Song
Anna Nagase voices café-working student Kache with opening theme by "KAngel"
― The website for the television anime of WSS (Why So Serious) Playground and Xemono's Needy Girl Overdose game (known as Needy Streamer Overload in English on Steam) presented the anime's second full promotional video on Tuesday. The video announces and previews one more cast member as well as the opening theme song for the...
Digimon Beatbreak Anime Casts VTuber Hakui Koyori
Hakui voices Yume Ikuhara, partner Digimon Tinkermon in episode 19 on Sunday
― The official X/Twitter account for Digimon Beatbreak, the new television anime for the Digimon franchise, revealed on Tuesday that VTuber Hakui Koyori (right in image below) will voice both Yume Ikuhara and Tinkermon, her partner Digimon. The characters will debut in the anime's 19th episode this coming Sunday.The anime pr...
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X Game Unveils Story Trailer
Game launches for PS5, Switch, Xbox X|S on Thursday
― 91Act streamed a new trailer on Monday for the BlazBlue Entropy Effect X roguelite game, introducing the story. The game will launch for the PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox Series X|S on Thursday.The company describes the game:BlazBlue Entropy Effect X is a roguelite action game where players take control of 14 unique characters from the ...
The Great Jahy's Wakame Konbu Debuts New Series on February 12
This year's 10th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Wakame Konbu will launch the Watashi no Koto Suki Janakatta ka yo!? (Wait, So You DON'T Like Me?!) manga in the magazine on February 12. The magazine teases the manga as a harem rom-com full of mistaken assumptions and people who think way too highly of themselves. The manga centers on a boy named Okabe, who has sw...
Crunchyroll Manga Adds 30 New Titles from J-Novel Club
Demon Lord, Retry!, To Another World... with Land Mines!, more added to app
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it has added the following titles from J-Novel Club to its Crunchyroll Manga app:A Cave King's Road to Paradise: Climbing to the Top with My Almighty Mining Skills!A Late-Start Tamer's Laid-Back LifeButareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- D-Genesis: Three Years after the Dungeons...
Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Inio Asano's Before Dawn and The End Of The World Manga
Asano's short story collection launches in English in November
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced on Monday that it will release Inio Asano's Before Dawn and The End Of The World (Sekai no Owari to Yoake-Mae) manga, starting in November. Asano debuted the collection of short stories in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine in 2005 and ended it in 2008. Shogakukan published a single compiled...
Maki Enjōji Launches New Series in March
Suki no Hitotsu mo Ienai Kuse ni debuts on March 6
― The March issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Petit Comic magazine announced on Friday Maki Enjōji will launch a new series Suki no Hitotsu mo Ienai Kuse ni (Even Though I Can't Even Utter Words of Love) in the next issue on March 6.The series follows shojo comic artist Riko Hiiragi, who is taking a break from romance. While attending the wedding of her ...
Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix Manga Gets Live Manga Performance at MoN Takanawa Museum
Performance based on Phoenix: Future Arc runs from April 22-May 16 at new museum
― MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives announced that Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix (Hi no Tori) manga is inspiring a live manga performance titled Mangalogue: Hinotori that will run from April 22-May 16 at the museum's Box1000 theaters. The performance is part of the museum's new "Mangalogue" series, which projects the manga...
Mario Tennis Fever Game Unveils Opening Cinematic Video
Game launches for Switch 2 on Thursday
― Nintendo began streaming on Monday the opening cinematic for Mario Tennis Fever, a new game in the Mario Tennis series. The video shows Mario and Bowser playing a doubles tennis match against Peach and Daisy: The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2 on Thursday. The game introduces Fever Rackets, which give characters various abilities such as fire, ice, shr...
Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game Adds Infinity Castle Tanjiro DLC on February 13
Infinity Castle Akaza launched on December 19
― Aniplex began streaming on Monday a 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, and it reveals that the fourth DLC character for the "Infinity Castle Part 1 Character Pass," the Infinity Castle version of Tanjiro, will launch on Friday. ...
Band-Maid London Concert Tickets Go Onsale This Week
Concert will be on June 11 at 02 Academy Islington, priority tickets go on sale Wednesday, general tickets on Friday
― Tickets will go on sale this week for a performance by the Japanese rock band BAND-MAID group. "BAND-MAID World Tour 2026," which will take place on Thursday June 11 at 7 p.m. at the O2 Academy Islington. Priority tickets will go on sale on Wednesday February 11 at 10 a.m. and genera...
Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film Earns US$260,000 in United States
Live-action Return to Silent Hill film earns approximately US$5,544,971 after its 3rd weekend
― The Numbers reported that Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") earned US$260,000 at the United States box office in its first weekend. Box Office Mojo reports that the live-action Return to Silent Hill film has earned...
Naver Webtoon Launches 'Flower Scholar' Character Project With Global Merch Push
Project features characters from Operation: True Love, My In-Laws Are Obsessed with Me, Can't Get Enough of You, Selfish Romance, The Fox Club
― Naver Webtoon has unveiled a new character-driven crossover project ahead of Lunar New Year, bringing together popular male leads from multiple series under a shared “flower scholar” concept. Titled Flower Scholar Squad, the initiative marks the platform's ...
A Joyful Life Webtoon Gets Short-Form Live-Action Series Adaptation
Webtoon tells healing coming-of-age story about young woman trapped in a hollow life
― A Joyful Life, a girl's love webtoon originally serialized on Kakao Webtoon between 2023 and 2025, has been adapted into a short-form live-action series, marking another example of webtoon IP expanding into vertical video formats. Produced by KSNPICK, Korea's largest casting-platform operator, the short-form serie...
Soredemo Kichijoji dake ga Sumitai Machi Desu ka? Manga Gets 2nd Volume After Nearly 5 Years
Manga is sequel to Hirochi Maki's Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live? manga
― Kodansha is listing a second volume of Hirochi Maki's Soredemo Kichijoji dake ga Sumitai Machi Desu ka? (Even Still, Is Kichijoji the Only Place to Live?) manga as shipping on February 19. This will be the first new volume for the manga in nearly five years since the first volume shipped in October 2021. The second volume ...
The Stellar Swordmaster Webtoon Gets Mobile RPG Adaptation
Webtoon is currently available in 10 languages, has surpassed 250 million global views
― Naver Webtoon's animation and games subsidiary Studio RICO has officially begun development on a new mobile game based on the global hit webtoon/web novel The Stellar Swordmaster, the company announced on Monday. The upcoming title will be published by Studio RICO in partnership with Korean game developer CodeDr...
The Duke's Daughter Drops Her Engagement and Facade Manga Ends
Series debuted in March 2023
― Square Enix's Manga Up! platform published the final chapter of author Neko Suzumori and artist Ryō Miyama's The Duke's Daughter Drops Her Engagement and Facade (Konyaku Haki Sareta Kōshaku Reijō wa Reijō no Kamen o Nugisuteru) manga on Monday. Manga UP! Global publishes the series in English and describes the story: After being publicly dumped by her fiancé, the Crown ...
Toomics Denies Sale Rumors as It Seeks New Investment
Company responds after report earlier this month stated Toomics had begun process to sell management control
― Toomics, a Korea-based webtoon platform known for adult-oriented titles, has denied recent reports claiming the company is being sold. Sooseong Webtoons, the largest shareholder of Toomics Holdings, said on February 4 there is no plan to sell management control of the company, pushing back ...
Manga Plus Adds Akira Moriguchi's Stop! I'm Falling for You! Manga
Manga launched in Tonari no Young Jump in March 2025
― Manga Plus added Akira Moriguchi's Stop! I'm Falling for You! manga in English on February 5 with the first 38 chapters. Manga Plus describes the series: Is it intentional or innocent?! A messy-minded rom-com that lives up to its name!! Matsura is a calm, composed high school boy who's always lived his life putting up a front. He's good at readin...
Kadokawa Releases 'Farewell, My Firsts,' Shino & Ren Manga in English
Farewell, My Firsts releases on February 10; Shino & Ren on February 13
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday that it will release the following girl's love manga digitally in English in February:Title: Farewell, My Firsts: How My Heartless Childhood Friend Stole All My First Experiences One Bet at a Time (Shōwaru Tensai Osananajimi to no Shōbu ni Makete Shotaiken wo Zenbu Ubawareru Hanashi)
Creators: El Kon...
The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch Anime Announces Ending Theme Song Artist
Spira Spica to perform 'Tune Up'
― The official website for the television anime of Yōsuke Kaneda's The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch (Kuroneko to Majo no Kyōshitsu) manga announced on Sunday Spira Spica will perform the ending theme "Tune Up" for the series.The anime will premiere on the "Agaru Anime" programming block on CBC, TBS and 26 other channels in April.The anime stars:Kaede Hondo as ...
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Anime Film Gets Theatrical Release
Film to screen for one week beginning February 20
― The official YouTube channel for Shingo Yamashita's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film revealed on Saturday the film will get a limited one-week theatrical run in Japanese theaters beginning on February 20. The below video features the ending theme, the cast's cover of BUMP OF CHICKEN's song "ray." Netflix began streaming the f...
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