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HIDIVE to Stream English Dubs for Petals of Reincarnation, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Season 2, 2 More Titles
Kirio Fan Club, Yowayowa Sensei also receive dubs
― HIDIVE announced on Friday it will release English dubs for the the television anime of Petals of Reincarnation, the second season of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, the anime of Kirio Fan Club, and the television anime of Yowayowa Sensei.The release schedule is as follows:Petals of Reincarnation: May 13The Most Hereti...
'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Season 4 Casts Miki Nagasawa, Yuka Terasaki
Music festival judges Devimuse, Mei Mei appear in episode 5
― The staff for the anime of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga confirmed two cast members for the music festival judges in the anime's fourth season on Saturday. Both characters appeared in episode 5 on Saturday. Miki Nagasawa plays Kyupa, the president of the major idol agency Devimuse. Yuka Te...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Casts Akira Ishida
Asuma Kagemori appeared in episode 5
― The staff for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga confirmed on Sunday that Akira Ishida is playing Asuma Kagemori. Asuma is the second-born son of the Kagemori family, and he appeared in episode 5 on Saturday. The anime premiered on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV channels on April 4 at 11:30 p...
Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko Dodgeball Anime Unveils i☆Ris Ending Song, Another Cast Member
Yūki Wakai voices Saint Arrows Academy's team leader
― The staff for the television anime of Tetsuhiro Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga announced information on the anime's ending theme song and another cast member on Saturday. The voice acting idol unit i☆Ris is performing the ending theme song "Welcome to Azatosa World." Yūki Wakai voices Peiko Nikaidō, the leader of Saint Arrows Academ...
My Hero Academia Manga Short Gets Anime Short This Summer
"I am a hero too" anime short adapts manga short in Ultra Age fan book
― A manga short story that My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi drew for the My Hero Academia Fan Book: Ultra Age is inspiring a short anime. The anime short "I am a hero too" will debut this summer. My Hero Academia Fan Book: Ultra Age went on sale exactly one year earlier, to the day. "I am a hero too" is the second short an...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 26-May 2
Yandere Dark Elf anime; DOGGO, Grendizer U: The Inception, My Super-Cute Black Mage! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way from Another World! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 28 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Ako and Bambi Graphic Novel (GN) 7Please Yen Press US$15.00 Apr...
Needy Girl Overdose Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, May 2 Debut
KAngel/Ame-chan's voice to be revealed after season finishes
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will begin streaming an English dub from Aniplex of America 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) on Saturday. The company revealed the English cast, but it noted that the voice of KAng...
Netflix, Crunchyroll Add 3rd Collection of Selected Episodes of Detective Conan Anime Featuring FBI
12 episodes never officially released in U.S. began streaming subbed/dubbed on Friday
― Netflix and Crunchyroll began streaming on Friday a third specially curated selection of 12 episodes from the Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime on Crunchyroll and Netflix. The selection is titled "FBI Intervention" and features episodes related to the FBI characters, all of which have never before been officiall...
'100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You' Season 3 Slated for July 5
― The website for the third television anime season based on Rikito Nakamura and Yukiko Nozawa's The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (Kimi no koto ga Dai Dai Dai Dai Daisuki na 100-nin no Kanojo) manga announced its July 5 premiere and unveiled a key visual and visuals for three heroines on Friday. Three of the season's new heroines are: Yamame Yasashiki, a garden...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2's 3rd Video Unveils Opening Song, July 8 Debut
Rock band Unicorn performs "Kurenai no Ha" opening
― NBCUniversal debuted the third full promotional video and the key visual for the second anime season based on Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series on Friday. The video ann...
A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even Anime Announces More Cast, Song Info, AX Preview
Ikumi Hasegawa, Yui Ogura, Ayumi Uehara co-star with songs by Ogura, Aguri Onishi
― The entertainment company Remow unveiled the key visual, more cast members, information on the theme song, and Anime Expo "sneak peek" for the anime of Metabo Hagure's A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires (Buchigire Reijō wa Hōfuku wo Chikaimashita. ~Madōsho no Chika...
Dinners with My Darling Fantasy Romance Manga Has Anime in the Works
Anime adapts Toi Ishino's manga based on Mugi Mameta's novel series
― Futabasha's Gaugau Monster manga service announced on Thursday that Toi Ishino's manga adaptation of Mugi Mameta's Dinners with My Darling - How the Former Monster King Ate Her Way to Happiness (Aisanai to Iwaremashite mo: Moto Maō no Hakushaku Reijō wa Kimajime Gunjin ni Edzuke o Sarete Shiawase ni Naru) light novel series has an ...
The World's Strongest Witch Fantasy Novels Get TV Anime in October
Azusa Tachibana stars in anime about girl discovering walkthrough website to her own world
― Square Enix announced on Friday that Mochimaru Sakaki's The World's Strongest Witch: I'm Starting My Free Life in a World Where Only I Can See the Online Strategy Guide (Sekai Saikyō no Majo, Hajimemashita: Watashi dake "Kōryaku Site" o Mireru Sekai de Jiyū ni Ikimasu) light novel series is inspiring a televi...
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Anime's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, July 7 Debut
Hanabie. performs "Inochi Mijikashi Tai Suru Otome yo!" opening
― The official website for the television anime of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai) manga posted the second teaser promotional video for the anime on Friday. The teaser announces a new cast member and the July 7 premiere date for the anime, and also reveals that th...
Chiikawa Anime Casts Momo Harumi as Furuhonya
Harumi voices secondhand book seller
― The anime of Nagano's Chiikawa manga began streaming its second promotional video on Friday. The video announces that Momo Harumi has joined the cast as Furuhonya (Secondhand Book Seller), who has a crab hair ornament.
The manga's television anime premiered in April 2022, and it previously aired every Friday within Fuji TV's morning news and entertainment progr...
CoMix Wave Films' 'Shiranui' Anime Short Unveils Cast in Trailer
Ano, Kana Hanazawa, Shinichirō Miki star in short film by CoMix Wave Films
― The official website for CoMix Wave Films' new anime short film "Shiranui" unveiled the full trailer for the short on Friday. The trailer announces more cast members for the short. The cast includes: Ano as the protagonist Minato
Kana Hanazawa as the mysterious girl Ben-chan
Shinichirō Miki as Masaru, Minato's father The fi...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens at #1 in Japan, Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 Anime Opens at #4
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway anime film drops to #2, top 10 also includes Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Doraemon
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — opened at #1 at the Japanese box office. The film sold 1.121 million tickets and earned 1,601,093,600 yen (about US$9.96 million) in its first three days.The f...
'My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?!' Anime Reveals Main Cast/Staff, July Debut
Riku Miyazora, Hitomi Yanagi star in studio HōKIBOSHI anime
― The official website of My Classmate's a Sexy Actress, and Now We Live Together?! (Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga Sexy Joyū datta Hanashi.), the television anime of Nigō Shōji's Onaji Semi no Someya-san ga AV Joyū datta Hanashi. (The Story of Someya, My Classmate in a College Seminar, Was an AV Actress) manga, opened last Friday and revealed ...
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film's 3rd Trailer Reveals 2 New Magical Girls, More Staff
Shion Wakayama, Tomoyo Kurosawa voice new magical girls Shichōka, Selma Therese
― Aniplex started streaming on Thursday the third full trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film. The trailer revealed two new magical girls and th...
Always a Catch! Anime Casts Daiki Hamano, Wataru Komada
Actors play loyal servants of Annovazzi family
― The staff for the television anime of Mayo Momoyo's Always a Catch! (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken) light novel series announced two new cast members on Thursday. Daiki Hamano plays Goffredo (left in image above), and Wataru Komada plays Macchio (right above). The two are loyal servants of the Annovazzi family, and ...
A New Dawn, The Obsessed, Peleliu, We Are Aliens, More Films to Play at Annecy
A New Dawn, The Obsessed, Peleliu compete in "Contrechamp" section
― The Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced this week the films that will play in this year's festival, including film label NOTHING NEW and animator Kōhei Kadowaki's We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin) anime film in the "Feature Films: Official" competition section. The "Contrechamp" competition section will screen ...
New Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- Anime Casts Jirō Saitō
Saitō voices GOLAN's deputy leader in episode 6 on Friday
― The staff for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-, the new anime of Tetsuo Hara's landmark manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken), announced on Wednesday that voice actor Jirō Saitō is joining the anime's cast as Mad Sarge, GOLAN's deputy leader. The character will appear in the anime's sixth episode on Friday. The anime's staff als...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, Manga Creator Machiko Satonaka Inducted Into Order of the Rising Sun
Anime director, shōjo manga pioneer to receive honor on May 12
― The Japanese government announced the 3,875 recipients of the Spring 2026 Conferment of Decorations on Wednesday, and inducted Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and shōjo manga creator Machiko Satonaka into the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon class. The presentation ceremony will be held on May 12. Tomino ...
OceanVeil Adds Doukyusei -Classmates- Anime Film, Oreimo, Eromanga Sensei Anime
Titles start streaming on service in May
― OceanVeil announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Doukyusei -Classmates- anime film, two seasons of the Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Oreimo) anime, and the Eromanga Sensei anime starting in May. OceanVeil will stream the Doukyusei -Classmates- film on May 1 at 3:00 p.m. PDT (6:00 p.m. EDT).The anime film of Asumiko Nakamura's Dōkyūsei (Cl...
OceanVeil Streams I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face Returns Anime
1st episode streams on service on Thursday
― WWWave Corporation's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Tuesday that it will stream Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai R or Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai Returns anime, the new anime of Shimahara's doujin project Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai (I Want You To Make a Disgusted Face and Show Me You...
'Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest' Manga Gets TV Anime
Original creator Aki Irie shares commemorative illustration for manga set in Iceland
― A new official website opened on Wednesday to announce that Aki Irie's Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest (Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Yuke) manga is getting a television anime. The website shared a commemorative illustration from Irie: The first compiled book volume of the manga's "second series," a continuation of...
The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc Film Unveils Video Clip of Miyuki
Film premieres in Japan on May 8
― Aniplex began streaming on Tuesday a clip for Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yotsuba Keishō-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE - Yotsuba Succession Arc -) anime film featuring Miyuki Shiba: The film had a premiere screening on April 28 at Shinjuku Wald 9. Moviegoers for the first four weeks will receive original novels written by original creator Tsutomu Sa...
Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san TV Anime's Teaser Unveils Main Cast & Staff, July Debut
Tomokazu Sugita star as titular psychic Kamui
― The official website for the television anime of author Eroki and artist Shinko Konoshiro's Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san (Kamui-san Directly Behind You) manga opened on Tuesday and unveiled the anime's teaser promotional video, key visual, main cast and staff members, and its July premiere. ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ 『うしろの正面カムイさん』原作：えろき／作画：コノシロしんこ ティザーPV 公開！！＿＿...
Clevatess II Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Myth & Roid's Ending Song
MYTH & ROID perform "Awake Anew" ending song
― The staff for Clevatess II -Majū no Ō to Itsuwari no Yūsha Denshō- (Clevatess II -The King of Magical Beasts and the Legend of the False Hero-), the second anime season based on Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero) manga, unveiled the anime's second ful...
Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi Manga Gets TV Anime in April 2027
Taihi Kimura stars as Chihiro Rokuhira
― Shueisha's "Jump Press" livestream on Monday announced that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut in April 2027. The anime will star Taihi Kimura as Chihiro Rokuhira. The event also revealed a teaser visual, teaser video, and main staff. Tetsuya Takeuchi (From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarna...
Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members, June 3 Limited Advance Streaming on Abema Japan (Update 2)
Toa Yukinari, Megumi Toyoguchi, Rikuya Yasuda, Yōko Hikasa join anime's cast
― Update: The Comic Natalie website has removed its article on this anime. ANN's original article follows below: Update 2: Comic Natalie has since restored its article. The staff for the television anime of Jinushi's Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You (Super no Ura de Yani Sū Futari) manga revealed a new key visual and ...
Rich Girl Caretaker Anime Casts Saori Ōnishi, Rio Tsuchiya
Series debuts in July
― The official website for the anime adaptation of author Yusaku Sakaishi and illustrator Sakura Miwabe's Rich Girl Caretaker (Saijo no Osewa) light novel series revealed the anime's key visual and two new cast members on Monday. The newly announced cast members are:Saori Ōnishi as Mirei Tennōji
Rio Tsuchiya as Narika Miyakojima
The anime will debut in July. Crunchyroll will str...
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked TV Anime's Teaser Unveils New Cast, Staff Members, July Debut
Anna Mugiho joins cast as Kōnokura family's beloved dog Gungnir
― NBC Universal revealed the teaser promotional video, main visual, additional cast and staff members, and the July debut for the television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked (Ibitte Konai Gibo to Gishi) manga (the Japanese manga and anime write the English title as: My mother-in-law and sister-in-law who don'...
Berserk of Gluttony TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season aired in 2023
― Point Set announced on Monday that the television anime of Ichika Isshiki and fame's Berserk of Gluttony (Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore Dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa Suru) light novel series is getting a second season. The announcement comes with a visual featuring the characters Fate Graphite and Roxy.The anime's first season debuted in October 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the ...
Crunchyroll to Stream Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, 4 More 2026 Anime; Reveals English Dub Cast for Wistoria Season 2
Crunchyroll to also stream Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life, Reborn as a Space Mercenary, 2 more anime this year, 2nd season of The World's Finest Assassin in 2027
― Crunchyroll announced during its industry panel at CCXP Mexico on Saturday that it will stream six upcoming anime, including: Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life, Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Pilo...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils Mai Sakurajima, Kaede Azusagawa Visuals
"Finale" film to open in theaters in Japan on October 16
― The staff for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, presented new "memorial visuals" featuring Mai Sakurajima and Kaede Azusagawa via videos on April 19 and 26. Mai Sakurajima memor...
Former KAT-TUN Idol Yūichi Nakamaru's Chikyū Daisuki! Kikkun Story Gets Short Anime in July
Story of alien abandoning plans to invade Earth was featured as daily 4-panel manga during COVID-19
― Japanese singer, actor, and former KAT-TUN boy band member Yūichi Nakamaru announced during the Okinawa International Culture Festival on Sunday that his original story Chikyū Daisuki! Kikkun is inspiring a short anime that will start airing every Wednesday within Tokyo MX's 5-ji ni Muchū! morning pr...
World Trigger Anime's 'Reboot Project' Unveils New Teaser, Returning Cast & Staff
5 main cast members, series director, head writer, character designer return
― The "Reboot Project" for the anime of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga presented its character designs in a new teaser video on Sunday. The project also announces its returning main cast and main staff. Morio Hatano is returning as the series director from the third and fourth anime seasons. Series script supervisor ...
Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2 TV Anime Airs in July
2nd season's main visual, returning & new characters also revealed
― Kadokawa revealed on Sunday the main visual and July debut for Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2, the second season anime based on Kanaineko's Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (Bungō Stray Dogs: Woof!) spinoff manga for the Bungo Stray Dogs franchise. Kadokawa also revealed the returning and new characters who will appear in the anime's second season.Th...
Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2 Unveils New Video, More Cast, Ending Song
DIALOGUE＋ unit performs "Kiseki wa Okinai"
― The staff for the second television anime season based on Ennki Hakari's Skeleton Knight in Another World (Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechū or Skeleton Knight, going out to the parallel universe) light novel series unveiled its full promotional video, more cast members, information on the ending theme song, and a new visual on Saturday. T...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 13-19
Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? ranks at #8
― The Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween film aired on NTV on Friday, April 17 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned an 8.3% rating. The Super Mario Bros. Movie aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, April 18 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 4.9% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 19 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV ...
My Hero Academia Anime's Bonus Episode 'More' Previewed in Trailer
Bonus episode to air on May 2, will stream on Crunchyroll
― Toho Animation began streaming a trailer on Saturday for the My Hero Academia anime's bonus episode, episode 170+1, titled "More." The anime episode will air on May 2. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide, except in Asia. The episode is based on the manga's extra 431st chapter following the manga's original finale. The anime's eighth ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 19-25
Shangri-La Frontier, Tada Never Falls in Love anime; KILLING ME / KILLING YOU, Bug Ego manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$79.98 April 21 Tada Never Falls in Love BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 April 21 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Ancient Magus' Bride: Wizard's...
Pokémon Horizons Anime Reveals New Character, Theme Songs for 'Wonder Voyage' Arc
Main characters, CUTIE STREET perform theme songs for new arc starting on May 22
― The staff of the Pokémon Horizons anime revealed on Friday a new character and theme songs for the new "Wonder Voyage" arc. The protagonists' voice actresses Minori Suzuki (as Liko) and Yuka Terasaki (as Roy) perform the new opening theme song "Sekai Tsunagare," produced by Honeyworks. CUTIE STREET perform the new endi...
5th Girls und Panzer das Finale Film Streams Teaser Video
Film opens on October 9
― Bandai Namco Filmworks began streaming on Friday a teaser video for the fifth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series The film will open in Japan on October 9 in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D, in addition to normal screenings. This will mark the first time the film series is playing in Dolby Cinema. The Girls und Panzer television anime premie...
'Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2' Anime Opens on September 11
Kyoto Animation reveals trailer, visual for final part of film project
― Kyoto Animation began streaming on Friday a trailer for Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 (Saishū Gakushō Hibike! Euphonium Kōhen), the second and final part in the Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie project. The below trailer reveals the film will open in Japan on September 11. The staff also revealed a new visual. Sound!...
Magical Explorer Anime Casts Ai Kakuma
New teaser visual also revealed for anime debuting this fall
― The official website for the television anime of Iris and Noboru Kannatsuki's Magical Explorer light novel series revealed a new cast member and a new visual on Friday. Ai Kakuma will play Ludie (spelled as Rudy on the anime's website but Ludie in the English release of the light novel series), the main heroine who appears on the game pac...
Crunchyroll Streams Drops of God Anime's English Dub on Friday
Chris Guerrero, Taylor Shaye, Reagan Murdock, Mike Smith, Christopher Caz, more star in dub
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming an English dub for the television anime of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga on Friday. The English dub cast — led by voice director Jason Lord, producer Susie Nixon, script adaptation writers Jared Smith and ...
HIDIVE Streams Farming Life in Another World 2 Anime's English Dub on May 1
Anime premiered on April 6
― HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming an English dub for Farming Life in Another World 2, the second anime season based on Kinosuke Naito's Farming Life in Another World (Isekai Nonbiri Nōka) light novel series, on May 1. The English dub cast — led by ADR director John Swasey, ADR scriptwriter Marta Bechtol, English mixer Brent Marshall, and audio eng...
20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Film's Trailer Unveils More Cast, Theme Song
SixTones idol jesse voices Aruru, Deruru; ano performs "Kashippanashi Destiny" theme
― The official website for Shin Gekijōban ☆ Keroro Gunsō Fukkatsu Shite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu! (New Sgt. Frog the Movie: The Earth Is in Mortal Peril as Soon as We Come Back!), the new 20th anniversary anime film project, unveiled the full trailer and visual for the film on Friday. The trailer revea...
Creator Kawaisouni!'s Opanchu Usagi, Npochamu Characters Get 3D Anime
Characters to be featured in Kawaisouni! Theater anime that will air within ZIP! morning show
― Sky Perfect Pictures revealed on Friday that creator Kawaisouni!'s Opanchu Usagi and Npochamu characters are getting a 3D anime adaptation under the title Kawaisouni! Theater (Kawaisouni! Gekijō), that will air within NTV's morning program ZIP!. The staff also plan for the anime to stream globally. The com...
Crunchyroll Streams 2 The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials
The Quintessential Quintuplets ∽, The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2 streams with 8 subtitle languages
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has started streaming The Quintessential Quintuplets ∽ and The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2 (Gotōbun no Hanayome*) specials in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and CIS. The specials are available to wa...
Crunchyroll Streams Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Anime Film on April 30
Crunchyroll announced on Thursday 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, in subtitled and dubbed formats on April 30. The stream is part of the company's month-long "Ani-May" event, which includes Crunchyroll's 10th Anime Awards on May 23. Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired worldwide thea...
The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 5 Anime Reveal English Dub Casts
Both dubs debuted on Thursday
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dubs for The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King and Rent-A-Girlfriend season 5 anime on Thursday. The English dub cast for the television anime of Noriaki Kotoba's The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King (Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome) manga includes: Madeleine Norton as Serafina Cris George as Veor Lexi Nieto as Cersei S...
Shigeru Chiba Reprises Role as Shigeo Shiba in Patlabor EZY Anime
Chiba has played role since original Patlabor anime
― Shigeru Chiba made a surprise appearance at an early screening and stage greetings event on Thursday for the first of three films "File 1" in the Patlabor EZY anime project to reveal that he is reprising his role as Shigeo Shiba in the anime. Chiba has played the role since the original anime's debut almost 40 years ago. The anime will consist of ...
Netflix, Twin Engine Produce The Ribbon Hero Anime Film Based on Tezuka's Princess Knight
Film by Yuuki Igarashi, OUTLINE studio debuts on Netflix in August 2026
― Netflix announced on Thursday that it and Twin Engine are producing a new anime film titled The Ribbon Hero, based on Osamu Tezuka's Princess Knight (Ribbon no Kishi) manga that will debut on Netflix worldwide in August 2026. Yuuki Igarashi (Star Wars: Visions "Lop & Ocho," Jujutsu Kaisen first ending sequence) is directing the...
Cannes to Showcase Live-Action Look Back Film, 'You, Fireworks, and Our Promise' Anime Film
Showcase on May 15 as part of "Goes to Cannes" series to feature 5 Japanese films
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that the 79th Cannes International Film Festival will showcase five Japanese works-in-progress films as part of the "Tokyo International Film Festival's Goes to Cannes" event on May 15. These films will include Hirokazu Kore-eda's live-action film adaptation of T...
The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat 2nd Season Anime Reveals 2027 Debut
Anime's returning cast, staff members from 1st season also revealed
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday the teaser visual, returning cast and staff members, and 2027 debut for the second season of the television anime of Rui Tsukiyo and Reia's The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat (Sekai Saikō no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru) light novels. Kadokaw...
Victoria of Many Faces Anime Reveals Ending Song Artist
3-piece band KI_EN performs En no Tsuki" ending song
― The staff for the television anime of writer Syuu and illustrator Nanna Fujimi's Victoria of Many Faces (Tefuda ga Ōme no Victoria) light novel series revealed on Thursday that three-piece band KI_EN will perform the anime's ending theme song "En no Tsuki." The anime will premiere in July on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.The anime will star:Chika A...
Red River Anime Announces 5 Cast Members
Aya Uchida, Shōya Chiba, Tomoaki Maeno, Kōji Yusa, Kōsuke Toriumi join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Chie Shinohara's Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) shōjo manga announced five more cast members for the anime on Thursday. The five cast members are: Aya Uchida as Queen Nakia, the queen of the Hittite Empire Shōya Chiba as Zannanza Hattušili, the fourth-born prince of ...
Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Romance Manga Gets Anime
Manga launched in January 20212; K MANGA, Seven Seas publishes manga in English
― Kodansha announced on Thursday that Naruki's Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent (Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun) manga is inspiring a television anime. Kodansha did not reveal any further details about the anime adaptation, but Naruki drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement.Seven Seas Entertainm...
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Stays at #1, 2026 Doraemon Film Drops to #4
Top 10 also includes Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, The Ogre's Bride, Golden Kamuy
― Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi (Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway), the Detective Conan franchise's 29th film, stayed at #1 in its second weekend. The film sold 1.147 million tickets and earned 1,718,683,200 yen (about US$10.79 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.22 million ticke...
AnimEigo Reveals Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope Anime's English Dub Trailer, June 9 BD Release (Updated)
Company produces new English dub for 2005 anime
― AnimEigo announced on Tuesday that its physical Blu-ray Disc release of the Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope (Hotori - Tada Saiwai o Koinegau) anime special will ship on June 9. Pre-orders for the Blu-ray Disc are open now. The company is producing an English dub with SkySet Entertainment. The dub stars: Sky Santacruz as Suzu Mana T. Johnson as Hotor...
2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film's Trailer Previews Action
Trailer available with both English dub, Japanese audio with English subtitles
― Crunchyroll unveiled a new trailer 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, on Wednesday. The trailer prev...
Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Musical Composer, Ending Song, July 6 Debut
Harumi Fuuki composes music; FRUITS ZIPPER idol Yui Sakurai performs "Hikari" ending song
― The staff for the television anime of Nanigashi Shima and raemz's Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky (Tōmei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Koi wo Shita.) novel revealed on Thursday the anime's second full promotional video and July 6 premiere. The video reveals and previews the ending theme song ...
Trapped in a Dating Sim 2 Anime's 1st Promo Video Unveils July Debut
1st key visual, new character visuals also revealed
― Kadokawa unveiled the first promotional video, first key visual (by character designer Masahiko Suzuki), and July premiere for the second television anime season based on Yomu Mishima's Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) light novel series on Wednesday.Kadokawa also ...
Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia Mystery Novels Get TV Anime in 2027
Riko Akechi, Shunsuke Takeuchi star in anime by Mamoru Kanbe, Cloverworks
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that En Mikami's Antiquarian Bookshop Biblia's Case Files (Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō) novel series is inspiring a television anime by Cloverworks that will premiere in 2027. The cast for the television anime includes:Riko Akechi as Shioriko ShinokawaShunsuke Takeuchi as Daisuke GōraMamoru K...
The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World Novels Get Anime
Takayuki Inagaki directs anime of Yasukiyo Kotobuki, Johndee's novels at YANCHESTER
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that Yasukiyo Kotobuki's The Diary of a Middle-Aged Sage's Carefree Life in Another World (Arafō Kenja no Isekai Seikatsu Nikki) light novels are getting a television anime. The company revealed a visual and the staff: Takayuki Inagaki (Rosario + Vampire) is directing the anime at YAN...
Marriage Toxin Anime Reveals English Dub Cast
Ethan Gallardo, Brittney Karbowski, more star in dub on Tuesday
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the television anime for Jōmyaku and artist Mizuki Yoda's Marriage Toxin manga on Tuesday. The English dub cast includes: Ethan Gallardo as Hikaru Brittney Karbowski as Mei Taylor Murphy as Akari Marcus Stimac as Bug Master Parker Gray as Tomohisa Cody Savoie as Yosuke Xan Cramer as Narra...
Netflix Streams Akane-banashi Anime With English Dub/Sub on May 17
1st 2 episodes stream on Netflix on May 17
― The official Instagram page for the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue's Akane-banashi manga announced on Monday that Netflix will begin streaming the anime in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub on May 17. The first two episodes will stream on the service on that date, and later ones will launch weekly. The anim...
Ryuya Suzuki's Debut Feature Anime Film Jinsei Reveals English-Subtitled Trailer, June 5 U.S. Debut
Film opens in NY theaters on June 5 before opening nationwide on June 12
― Greenwich Entertainment revealed an English-subtitled video and a poster on Tuesday for Jinsei (Mumei no Jinsei), the first feature anime film from independent anime director Ryuya Suzuki. Greenwich Entertainment will screen the film in New York theaters on June 5, before a nationwide release on June 12. Greenwich Entertainmen...
Studio Ghibli Animates 'Majo no Tani no Yoru' Short for Ghibli Park
Goro Miyazaki, Akihiko Yamashita direct short debuting in Ghibli Park on July 8
― Studio Ghibli announced on Tuesday that it is producing a new short anime titled "Majo no Tani no Yoru" (A Night in the Valley of Witches) that will debut on July 8 exclusively at the Cinema Orion in the Ghibli's Grand Warehouse, located in Ghibli Park. Goro Miyazaki (Tales from Earthsea, From Up on Poppy Hill, Earwig a...
Nippon Sangoku Anime Casts Ryōta Takeuchi, Shunsuke Takeuchi
Voices of Gō Sugō, Shiryō Nagamine
― The staff for Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun, the television anime of Ikka Matsuki's Nippon Sangoku manga, announced two more cast members on Tuesday. Ryōta Takeuchi voices the character Gō Sugō (left in image below), and Shunsuke Takeuchi voices Shiryō Nagamine.Twin Engine, the anime's producer, describes the anime:In a near-future Japan wher...
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Unveils 3 Cast Members
Wakana Maruoka, Yuuki Terui, Akari Miyazaki join cast of July anime
― The staff for the television anime of Ezogingitune and illustrator DeeCHA's I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita.) light novel series announced three more cast members on Tuesday.The newly announced cast members are:Wakana Maruoka ...
The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt, Liar Game Anime Reveal English Dub Cast, Apri 20 Premiere
Both dubs debut on Monday
― Crunchyroll begins streaming the English dubs 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 and the television anime of Shinobu Kaitani's Liar Game manga on Monday. Crunchyroll is streaming both anime ...
Kirio Fan Club Anime Reveals 2 New Cast Members
Fumihiko Tachiki, Mamiko Noto join anime's cast
― The official website for the anime of Chikyu no Sakana Ponchan's Kirio Fan Club manga revealed two new cast members on Monday. Fumihiko Tachiki will voice Aimi's grandfather, and Mamiko Noto will voice the mother of Kirio's childhood friend Nozomi. The characters will appear in the anime's fourth episode on Thursday.The anime premiered on April 2 at 2...
Cannes' Annecy Animation Showcase to Feature dwarf studios' Hidari Stop-Motion Samurai Film, Takayuki Hirao's Wasted Chef Anime Film
Japan to be 2026 Country of Honor at Cannes' Marché du Film marketplace
― Japanese stop-motion animation studio dwarf studios announced on Monday that the pilot film for its HIDARI stop-motion samurai film will screen at the Annecy Animation Showcase of the 79th Cannes International Film Festival. The Annecy Animation Showcase will feature five animated works-in-progress from around the world, and is...
Journal with Witch Anime Wins March's Galaxy Award
Anime awarded by Japanese Broadcast Critics Association for its unique visual style, sound design, animation
― The Japanese Broadcast Critics Association announced on Monday that the television anime of Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki (Journal with Witch, or literally Diary of a Strange Land) manga won one of the four Galaxy Awards for March. Since 1963, the Galaxy Awards honor outstanding programs, i...
ChaO Anime Film Earns US$112,000 in U.S. Box Office
Film earned US$70,254 in its first 3 days in U.S.
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Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO has earned US$112,217 in the United States as of Thursday, its seventh day in theaters. The film opened in North American theaters on April 10. It earned US$70,254 in its first three days. The film earned US$27,538 on April 10, US$23,826 on April 11, and US$18,890 on April 12. The film opened i...
'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Yō Taichi
Taichi voices Occult Horror Club president Reiko Aokiyama in episode 4 on Wednesday
― Aniplex announced that Yō Taichi is joining the cast of the television anime of Syundei's Go for It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga on Monday. Taichi voices Reiko Aokiyama, a third-year student at Hoshimi High School and the president of the Occult Horror Club. The character will appear in the a...
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Anime's New Trailer Teases Frieza's Return
"Enhanced" edition of Dragon Ball Super airs in fall
― The Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event in Los Angeles unveiled a new "Super Gekitou" (fierce battle) trailer on Sunday for the Dragon Ball Super: Beerus television anime series, which will air on Fuji TV this fall. The end of the video teases the return of Freiza.
The anime will again feature Kōichi Yamadera as Beerus. Yamadera was on stage to...
Pokémon Horizons Anime's Next 'Wonder Voyage' Arc Premieres on May 22
Visual previews Ditto, new character, spinoff games
― The staff of the Pokémon Horizons anime announced on Friday that the next arc "Wonder Voyage" will premiere on May 22. The staff unveiled a new visual that centers on Ditto and a new character. The visual also teases images based on games such as Pokémon spinoff games Pokémon Go, Pokémon Unite, and Pokémon Sleep: The anime entered a new arc last O...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Season 2 Casts Yume Miyamoto
Miyamoto voices gossip magazine reporter Jigokumimi no Usa in episode 30 on April 26
― The staff for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga announced on Sunday that Yume Miyamoto is joining the second season's cast as Jigokumimi no Usa, a reporter for the underground gossip magazine Spyday. They have exceptional hearing and communication abilit...
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