Newsroom - April 2026
2026 [2929] Tuesday, Apr 21, 2026 [6] Toei Entertainment Studio Launches Game Brand (05:55 ) Visual Arts Company Unveils New Visual Novel Brand With 3 Games (05:32 ) I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Unveils 3 Cast Members (04:30 ) Kodansha House to Make Its Los Angeles Debut July 2-12, in Partnership With Anime Expo (04:04 ) Clip Studio Paint Sponsors Kodansha's First Global Manga Contest 'KMA Award: Mangaka Discovery' - Supporting the Next Generation of Storytellers (04:04 ) Ani-One India Streams Laid-Back Camp Anime's 2nd Season (01:36 ) Monday, Apr 20, 2026 [31] My Dress-Up Darling's Marin Kitagawa Is Now a Racing Queen (23:59 ) Akira Reissue Is Number Five At UK-Ireland Cinema Box-Office (21:38 ) Studio Ghibli Animates 'Majo no Tani no Yoru' Short for Ghibli Park (21:14 ) More Details of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Wembley Concert on May 21 (21:08 ) Live-Action Gundam Film Announces More Cast (20:37 ) Style Meets Classroom in Kill Blue's Creditless Opening Animation (17:18 ) Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Unveiling Headlines New, Reveals at Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2026 (17:13 ) City's Cosplay Community Unite for ‘Cosplay 101’ Workshop (17:10 ) 92nd Letter from Producer Live Broadcast Unveils Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 Trail to The Heavens Trailer, More (17:09 ) 2nd Kingdom Stage Play Casts Chihiro Yamamoto (17:00 ) Former Chainsaw Man Editor Announces New Manga Platform (16:30 ) Pragmata Game Sells Over 1 Million Units Worldwide in 1st 2 Days (15:00 ) Beast of Reincarnation Game Streams Pre-Order Trailer (14:00 ) The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt, Liar Game Anime Reveal English Dub Cast, Apri 20 Premiere (13:00 ) Kirio Fan Club Anime Reveals 2 New Cast Members (12:00 ) Live-Action Elden Ring Film Reveals Cast, March 2028 Premiere (10:40 ) Takaaki Hayashi Launches New Baki Gaiden Manga in May (09:15 ) Cannes' Annecy Animation Showcase to Feature dwarf studios' Hidari Stop-Motion Samurai Film, Takayuki Hirao's Wasted Chef Anime Film (08:00 ) Spacetoon Has Been Appointed as the Licensing and Merchandising Master Agent for Detective Conan in MENAT (07:40 ) City's Cosplay Community Unite for an Immersive ‘Cosplay 101’ Workshop (07:39 ) Journal with Witch Anime Wins March's Galaxy Award (07:36 ) Sora Launches New Fantasy Romance Manga (07:20 ) 150 Fans Attend Cosplay 101 Workshop Ahead of Mumbai Comic Con (05:38 ) Aki Kusaka Launches New Manga on May 20 (05:05 ) Ayano Takeda's 'Sono Hi, Akane wa Sora o Tonda' Novel Gets Manga (04:35 ) Nezumi's First Love Manga Enters Final Arc in Next Chapter (04:05 ) Nikumaru's Kōshiki Furin Manga Ends in 3 Chapters (03:39 ) World's End Harem: Fantasia Spinoff Manga Ends on April 26 (02:47 ) ChaO Anime Film Earns US$112,000 in U.S. Box Office (02:14 ) 92nd Letter from the Producer Live Broadcast Uunveils Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.5 Trail to the Heavens Trailer and More (00:58 ) A New World Brought to Life By Akira Toriyama Awaits in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 (00:57 ) Sunday, Apr 19, 2026 [20] Wit Studio Animates 2nd Orangestar Song for Music Video (23:59 ) 'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Yō Taichi (23:01 ) Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime's Hindi, Tamil, Telugu Dub Streams on Crunchyroll (22:30 ) Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game Gets 'Future Saga Chapter 4' DLC in Summer (20:36 ) Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game Gets New 'Super Limit Breaking NEO' DLC (20:30 ) Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Game Announced (19:22 ) Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Anime's New Trailer Teases Frieza's Return (19:15 ) Chainsaw Man Ranks #1 on Bookscan's March Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S. (11:15 ) Adult Manga Publisher FAKKU Addresses Payment Processor Issues, Investigates Additional Payment Options (10:15 ) Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Season 2 Casts Yume Miyamoto (09:25 ) Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, More Manga Rank on NYT April Bestseller List (09:15 ) Jujutsu Kaisen Ranks #1 on Bookscan's February Adult Graphic Novel List in U.S. (08:15 ) Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 6-12 (06:15 ) Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 6-12 (05:15 ) Korea Cartoonists Association to Hold Webtoon Forum on Cyberbullying, Mental Health (04:15 ) 'Covet the Scholar, Princess' Webtoon Confirmed for Live-Action Adaptation (03:15 ) Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok Game Launches Open Beta Test Next Week (02:15 ) 19th Japan International Manga Award Received 29 Entries from South Asia (01:27 ) MediaOCD Adds Urusei Yatsura Movies, Fatal Frame Live-Action, Black Rock Shooter Anime, More Titles to Discotek Deep Dives Project (01:15 ) Return of the Blossoming Blade Webtoon Resumes With Season 3 (00:15 ) Saturday, Apr 18, 2026 [11] Make Your Own Apothecary Diaries Dishes With New Cookbook (23:59 ) Dragon Ball's Lead Voice Masako Nozawa Finds Love in McDonald's Baki Dating Sim Spoof (23:00 ) Ukyō Kodachi Ends 365 days left for dinner Manga (20:11 ) Fungus and Iron Manga to End in 10th Volume (19:56 ) Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game's Trailer Reveals April 24 Release Date for Wolfgang Krauser DLC Character (11:15 ) Criterion Channel Adds K-ON! Film in May (09:15 ) Xenosaga Pied Piper, Namco Chronicle, Digital Devil Saga Games Get Steam, Switch Releases (07:15 ) Anime Expo Hosts Livetune, TeddyLoid, Kazuo Maekawa, karory (05:15 ) Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, Staff for Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime (01:53 ) Bandai Namco Filmworks Streams 1st 2 Episodes of Magical Sisters LuluttoLilly Anime With English Subtitles (01:08 ) Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Game Wins BAFTA Award (00:28 ) Friday, Apr 17, 2026 [27] Product Manager Vacancy at Anime Limited (22:32 ) Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game Reveals Gameplay Trailer (20:00 ) 9 R.I.P. sequel Visual Novel Streams Opening Movie Trailer (19:00 ) Observation Records of My Fiancée Anime Reveals English Dub Cast (18:00 ) Yen Press Wraps Up October Lineup with Nine Additional New Licenses (17:05 ) MediaOCD Highlights Discotek Deep Dives April Edition with 27 New Anime Home Media Releases (17:03 ) Nintendo Switch 'Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After' (Episodes 00–03) Now Available (17:02 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 12-18 (17:00 ) It's Anime Debuts Monster Eater Exclusively on Samsung TV Plus (17:00 ) Shoji Kawamori's Labyrinth Anime Film Unveils English Dub Cast, Trailer (Updated) (16:00 ) Yen Press Licenses 'Full Metal Panic! Family', Two A.M. at the Dining Table, N Manga, More Titles (14:52 ) Pokémon Horizons Anime's Next 'Wonder Voyage' Arc Premieres on May 22 (13:31 ) Tokyo MX Dismisses Representative Director/Chairman Hiroshi Date Following Investigation of Power Harassment (12:30 ) Supreme Court of Korea Produces Legal Education Webtoon, Animation Projects (10:15 ) Remow's 'It's Anime' FAST Channel Streams Monster Eater Light Anime (10:00 ) Live-Action Webtoon-Based Moving Show's 2nd Season Casts Gyu-bin Won as New Bong-seok (09:15 ) Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Leaves Company in June (08:45 ) I Want to End This Love Game, The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch, More Anime Stream in India on Crunchyroll (08:33 ) Bloodhounds Webtoon Sees Surge in Readership Following Release of 2nd Season of Live-Action Netflix Series (08:15 ) Iya na Kao Sare Nagara Opantsu Misete Moraitai R Net Anime Debuts on April 30 (06:47 ) 'A Pen, Handcuffs, and a Common-Law Marriage' Manga Gets TV Anime (05:41 ) 'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song (05:00 ) Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake Game Reveals September 17 Launch in Trailer (Updated) (03:51 ) Love Live! Hasu no Sora Jōgakuin School Idol Club Film's Full Trailer Posted (03:26 ) Pre-orders for the New Berserk Statue Will Begin on April 28, 2026, at 1:00 PM JPT (01:04 ) Krizalid and Omega Rugal Join the Fight in The King of Fighters AFK (01:01 ) 13 Junji Ito Manga Stories Get Live-Action Omnibus Series on July 3 (00:31 ) Thursday, Apr 16, 2026 [35] Gintama & Pui Pui Molcar Open a Pop-Up Store Together (23:59 ) VANDY THE PINK, Complex Shop Offer KPop Demon Hunters x McDonald's Apparel (23:53 ) L'étoile de Paris en fleur Anime Film's 1st 11 Minutes Streamed (23:36 ) Neo Geo AES Returns as Cartridge-Based Console Without Using Software Emulation (23:30 ) The Prince of Tennis Romance Games' English-Subtitled Remasters Slated for July 30 (21:56 ) Live-Action Blue Lock Film Announces Team V's Cast in Video (21:14 ) Frieren and Violet Evergarden Composer Evan Call Will Appear At MCM London Comic Con on May 22 (18:48 ) Echoes of Aincrad Reveals Combat System and Signature Gameplay Features (17:02 ) Fathom Entertainment Press Release - Studio Ghibli Fest Slate Announced for 2026 - GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment Continue Celebrating the Studio Ghibli Catalog in U.S. Cinemas Nationwide Beginning This June (17:01 ) Celestial Guardian 'Mist' Enters The Battle In Seven Knights Re:Birth (17:00 ) Spoiler Summary Website Operator Convicted With Suspended Sentence (15:00 ) Splatoon 3: Splatlands Manga Takes Break (11:00 ) Duel Masters RX Manga Switches to Weekly Coro Coro Comic Online Magazine (10:15 ) Live-Action Street Fighter Film Streams New Trailer (09:42 ) Live-Action Korean TV Series Perfect Crown to Receive Web Novel Adaptation on KakaoPage (09:15 ) Jun-yeol Ryu to Star in Netflix Live-Action Series Adaptation of Webtoon G'day (08:15 ) Cherry Blossoms Arrive — Sakura Miku Comes to Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S+ (08:00 ) Crunchyroll Brings Chainsaw Man Voice Actor Kikunosuke Toya to Thailand (08:00 ) Tokyopop Launches Reg CF Raise, Inviting Fans to Own a Piece of the Company That Built the Western Manga Market (08:00 ) Seven Seas Licenses The Erotical Wizard and His Twelve Brides Manga Series (Ghost Ship Imprint) (08:00 ) Tanma-kun Manga Creator Sadao Shoji Dies at 88 (07:00 ) Taku Kawamura's Kawaii Kōhai ni Iwasaretai Manga Ends in 2 Chapters (06:02 ) Birushana: Winds of Fate Fan Disc Game Physical Edition Ships in Europe on June 26 (05:36 ) Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Opens at #1, 2026 Doraemon Film Drops to #2 (04:53 ) Crunchyroll Brings Chainsaw Man's Kikunosuke Toya AFA Thailand (04:30 ) Cardfight!! Vanguard Franchise Gets New Cardfight!! Vanguard Full Fighters Manga (04:15 ) Amazon Prime Video Streams Candy Caries Anime in N. America, Other Regions (03:50 ) Black Channel Manga Switches to Weekly Coro Coro Comic Online Magazine (03:26 ) Dragon Quest Smash/Grow Mobile Game Announces April 21 Worldwide Launch (03:19 ) Seven Seas Licenses 'Hate Me, but Let Me Stay - Mr. Asanaga and Mr. Yanagi' Boys' Love Manga Series (01:57 ) Seven Seas Licenses Amamiya-san is the Cutest...and I'm a Close Second! Manga Series (01:57 ) Seven Seas Licenses The Berserker NPC Unknowingly Destroys the World Light Novel Series (Airship Imprint) (01:57 ) Seven Seas Launches 'Yes, No, or Maybe?' Audiobook for Siren Imprint (01:56 ) Crunchyroll to Bring 'Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-' Sason 3 on Blu-Ray™ July 28 (01:56 ) Size Matters: 'Do You Like Big Girls?' Makes a Colossal English SimulDub Debut on OceanVeil (01:56 ) Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026 [30] Nintendo Celebrates Animal Crossing's 25th Anniversary (23:59 ) Popeyes, KitKat India Serve Up One Piece Collaborations (23:30 ) Dorohedoro Anime Season 2 Unveils English Dub's Cast (21:38 ) Seven Seas Licenses The Berserker NPC Unknowingly Destroys the World, 4 More Titles (21:34 ) Always a Catch! Anime Casts Yūko Kaida (21:18 ) Anime Limited Announces New Home Releases (20:40 ) Pan Dorobō Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, Ending Theme Song (19:30 ) WEBTOON Establishes Chief Business Officer Role in Global Leadership Restructure (18:00 ) Writer Yukiaki Kurando, Artist WOOMA to Launch New Manga in June (17:00 ) Gorō Kanbe Launches New Manga (16:00 ) YOASOBI Announces 'Never Ending Stories' N. American Tour for August (15:00 ) Star Fox 64 Voice Actor Jock Blaney Dies (14:00 ) Jujutsu Kaisen - The Culling Game - Part 1 Soundtrack by Yoshimasa Terui (13:30 ) Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Soundtrack by Evan Call - Out Now (13:24 ) TMS Entertainment Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Bananya with Commemorative Logo, Events (13:16 ) All You Need is Kill Now on Digital, Arriving on Blu-Ray July 7th, 2026 (13:12 ) First Look: Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime Arrives This July (13:05 ) Yoasobi Confirm North American 'Never Ending Stories' Headline Tour Powered by Crunchyroll (13:01 ) All You Need Is Kill Anime Film Ships on Blu-ray Disc on July 7 (12:30 ) Your Spring 2026 Anime Daily Streaming Reviews (12:17 ) 'Do You Like Big Girls?' Anime Gets English Dub (12:00 ) Crunchyroll to Stream Though I Am an Inept Villainess Anime (11:26 ) Exit 8 Live-Action Film Opens at #8 in U.S., Earns US$1,404,500 (11:00 ) Tomato Soup's A Witch's Life in Mongol Manga Wins 55th Japan Cartoonists Association Award (10:00 ) The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration Anime Unveils 2 Cast Members (06:28 ) Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star- Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members (05:58 ) The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Roadtrip in Another World Anime's Teaser Confirms July Debut on TV (05:00 ) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Manga Volume 32 No Longer Listed as 'Final Volume' (04:38 ) Reborn as a Vending Machine Season 3 Unveils English Dub's Cast, April 15 Launch (04:03 ) Future GPX Cyber Formula Series Gets New Short Anime Sequel, Game (04:00 ) Tuesday, Apr 14, 2026 [20] Detective Conan Voice Actor Kappei Yamaguchi Draws His Character Shinichi Kudō (23:59 ) Kaeru Chōhōkiteki's Witch and Mercenary Novels Get TV Anime in 2027 (23:00 ) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Manga Not Ending in Volume 32 on June 9 (Updated) (22:23 ) Creators Speak Out After Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! Creator Syundei's X Exodus (22:00 ) Aria the Scarlet Ammo Anime Gets New Short Anime for 15th Anniversary (21:00 ) Godzilla Minus Zero Film Presents 1st Teaser (19:34 ) flat's Natsu Aogiri Launches New Manga (16:00 ) The King of the Dead at the Dark Palace Light Novels Get Manga (15:00 ) Black Channel Manga Gets TV Anime (13:48 ) Tokyopop Launches Newly Designed Website (13:15 ) Tanuki to Kitsune Series Appears at the Frontier Works Booth at AnimeJapan 2026 (13:10 ) Classroom of the Elite Season 4 Anime's English Dub Streams 1st 4 Episodes on April 15 (13:00 ) Mahjong Pros Announces New Distribution Partnership for Manga (11:00 ) I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince Manga Resumes Serialization (08:56 ) We Are Aliens Anime Film's Teaser Unveils Main Cast, Composer (07:35 ) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Cancels May 1 Airing (04:12 ) Grandgear Film by Godzilla -1.0's Takashi Yamazaki Opens in February 2028 With 'Kaiju Robots' (02:43 ) Ascendance of a Bookworm: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke DVD Vol. 1 & 2 Release Has Been Delayed (01:52 ) Go For it, Nakamura-kun!! Creator Leaves X After Dealing With Alleged Harassment (00:45 ) Sony Pictures Produces Animated Film of Bloodborne Game (00:35 ) Monday, Apr 13, 2026 [32] The Beginning After the End Season 2 Unveils English Dub's Cast, April 15 Launch (23:31 ) Ring's Sadako to Haunt Nightmares as Bunny Girl (23:30 ) Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film's New Video Previews Fight Choreography (22:13 ) Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game Adds Infinity Castle Shinobu on April 17 (19:00 ) Crunchyroll Manga Adds Blooming Love, Hinomaru Sumo, Diamond in the Rough, More Titles from Shueisha (18:00 ) Tokyopop Offers Public Stock Shares With Goal to Raise US$1.2 Million (Updated) (17:00 ) Mahjong Pros Announces Multiple Distribution Partners for Manga Catalog (15:08 ) First Three Episodes of 'BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity' Exclusively Head to U.S. Theatres (15:05 ) Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime's 1st 3 Episodes Get Early Screening in U.S. Theaters on June 25-29 (14:10 ) Crunchyroll Brings Shueisha Titles 'Blooming Love,' 'Hinomaru Sumo,' 'Diamond in The Rough,' More to Crunchyroll Manga (13:55 ) Studio KAI Announces Insolvency Due to Deficit (13:52 ) Azur Lane: Slow Ahead! Season 2 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Another Theme Song, July 5 Premiere (10:48 ) Dub Actor Damien Haas Will Appear at MCM Comic Con London (09:00 ) Yo-yo Brand en's Original Anime Hibi Yōyō to. Reveals Animated Music Video for Opening Theme (08:05 ) Popeyes® Sets Sail with One Piece With an Epic Anime-Inspired Menu and Collectibles Drop (07:00 ) Public Ticket Sales to Open for Official Hige Dandism Asia Tour 2026 in Singapore (06:39 ) Akira Will Be Reissued in UK and Ireland Cinemas Including IMAXes From Friday (06:23 ) K Manga Adds Watch Out for Watarase Manga (06:17 ) Muse India Streams Cells at Work! Anime's Hindi Dub on YouTube (06:02 ) You Midorikawa's Tensei-saki wa Kita no Henkyō Deshita ga Manga Ends (05:55 ) Toycon Convention Hosts Artist Yoshitaka Amano, Actress Reiko Chiba (05:30 ) OceanVeil Streams Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex Anime (04:57 ) 2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Screens in Thailand on May 9-10 (04:30 ) Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Sets New 3-Day Opening Record for Franchise (03:39 ) Abyss Rage's Nariaki Narita Launches New Manga (02:59 ) Mujina Into the Deep Manga Ends 1st Season, Returns with Season 2 in 2027 (02:14 ) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Crosses US$308 Million in U.S., US$628 Million Worldwide (01:47 ) Global Breakout Japanese Hip-Hop Duo Creepy Nuts Close Out Coachella on Debut Night, Marking a Breakthrough Moment for Japanese Hip-Hop on the Global Stage (01:33 ) Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space Releases Version 3.15.0 on April 12 for Its 9th Anniversary; New Apocrypha 'The Ghosts of Hope' Part 1: Severed Vows of Tomorrow, New Ally Ruvi Available (01:33 ) Enter the Labyrinth of Lust: Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex Premieres with Simultaneous Streaming Exclusively on OceanVeil (01:33 ) TV Anime 'The Villager of LV999' 2-Month-Consecutive Streaming Special Confirmed; Yuichiro Umehara Cast as New Character Menou; Character Introduction & Cast Comments Also Revealed (01:32 ) Daruma Matsuura's Steel of the Celestial Shadows Manga Returns From Hiatus (01:00 ) Sunday, Apr 12, 2026 [12] 'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Shunsuke Takeuchi (23:09 ) Live-Action Tengu no Daidokoro Gets 3rd Season This Fall (22:39 ) Yuu Nagira's 'Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku' Novel Gets Live-Action Film on October 9 (22:26 ) Wit Studio Animates Music Video for Vocaloid Producer Orangestar (21:15 ) Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film Unveils Tomoe Koga Visual (11:26 ) Japan Aims to Increase Anime's Overseas Market to 6 Trillion Yen by 2033 (09:15 ) Ani-One India Streams The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch Anime on April 12 (04:34 ) Joker Game Gets 4th Stage Play (03:14 ) Kill Blue Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub (02:45 ) Inazuma Eleven Cross Game Launches for iOS, Android in June (01:46 ) Level 5's Holy Horror Mansion Game Unveils New Trailer (00:47 ) Inazuma Eleven RE, Decapolice Games to Both Additionally Release for Switch 2 (00:36 ) Saturday, Apr 11, 2026 [14] Lego Announces 2nd Wave of One Piece Sets (23:59 ) Manga Up! Global Adds My Classmate James, Princess of Desert Rain in English (23:56 ) Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring Anime's English Dub Premieres on April 11 (23:19 ) Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime Reveals Cast (22:38 ) Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 30-April 5 (12:15 ) Keisuke Kuwata Also Performs Akane-banashi Anime's Ending Song (12:06 ) Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 30-April 5 (10:15 ) Actors Mackenyu, Tetsuo Kurata, Author Eiko Kadono Attend Anime NYC 2026 as Guests (08:15 ) Netflix Streams Kill Blue Anime in India on April 11 (06:22 ) Ani-One India Streams Yowayowa Sensei Anime on April 11 (04:24 ) Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Anime Film Earns 1.13 Billion Yen on Opening Day (04:01 ) Manta Adds Japanese Manga Titles to Its Platform (01:36 ) MangaGamer Releases Rose Guns Days Game's 1st Season (00:48 ) REMOW Reveals Streaming Platforms for Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! Anime (00:10 ) Friday, Apr 10, 2026 [28] Manga Creators Commemorate Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 (23:59 ) Cardfight!! Vanguard Announces New TV Anime for 2027, New Theatrical Anime to End Divinez Saga (23:27 ) International Streaming for Cozy Anime "Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!" Revealed (22:26 ) Level 5 Announces Pufflings Puzzle Game for Smartphones (17:00 ) Hibino Opens U.S. Orders April 10 for NieR:Automata 1/1 Scale Replica Set Featuring 2B's Sword 'Virtuous Contract' (17:00 ) Yen Press Announces New Avocado House Imprint for International Authors in Translation (16:00 ) Beyblade X Anime Reveals Double Episode Premiere, Ending Theme Song for New Arc (15:00 ) Toshl Remixes Original Fist of the North Star Series' Opening Theme Song for New Anime's Ending (13:20 ) Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Game Gets iOS, Android Versions (12:30 ) Snack World Game Gets 'Reloaded' Remake for Switch 2, PS5, PC (11:30 ) Ani-One Asia Streams Akane-banashi, Monster Eater, Mao, More Anime in India (10:30 ) Professor Layton and The New World of Steam Game's Trailer Reveals PS5/PC Versions, Cast, Theme Song (10:26 ) Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Game Streams Gameplay Trailer (10:15 ) MAPPA, HoYoverse Release 'Animation Concept Trailer' for Honkai: Star Rail Game (Updated) (09:32 ) Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series The Legend of Kitchen Soldier Debuts Streaming in Korea on May 11 (09:15 ) Bad Boss Webtoon Set for Live-Action Series Adaptation (08:15 ) 1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Ends Run After 266 Days in Japanese Theaters (07:55 ) Dr. Stone: Science Future, Mao, More Spring Anime Titles Stream in India on Anime Times (07:43 ) Dark Machine The Animation Series Reveals More Cast (06:45 ) New Assassination Classroom Film Opens in Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam (06:30 ) WIT Studio Apologizes for Using Generative AI in Opening Sequence of Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime (06:03 ) Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Film Opens in Thailand on April 17 (05:30 ) Odex Opens 2nd Gundam Hathaway Film in Singapore on May 8, in Malaysia on May 9 (04:30 ) Netflix Delays Live-Action 'Viral Hit' Series by 2 Weeks to June 11 (03:31 ) Torawase: The Girl in the Mirror Coming to Steam (01:59 ) Rose Guns Days Available Now (01:54 ) New Date A Live Anime Unveils Title, Staff, Returning Cast (00:43 ) Gundam Designer Aims to Put Haro Robot on International Space Station (00:00 ) Thursday, Apr 9, 2026 [28] Return to Shironagasu Island Game's Manga Debuts With New Artist on May 9 (21:31 ) Embody the Spirit of Elite with HYTE's New Collab With Sakura Miko of Hololive's Generation Zero Talent Line (20:00 ) The Weeknd Joins 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards (17:01 ) Paru Itagaki's Witching Hour Manga Ends (17:00 ) The Flame-Haired Red-Hot-Eyed Hunter Returns - Classic Series Now A Game―Pre-register Now For 'Shakugan no Shana: Blaze Edge' (17:00 ) Hollywood Reporter: Zach Lipovsky, Adam B. Stein to Direct Metal Gear Solid Film (15:40 ) Exit 8 Live-Action Film Streams Final English-Subtitled Trailer (15:00 ) 2nd Gundam Hathaway Film Streams English Dub Trailer (13:35 ) Shakugan no Shana Series Gets Browser Game (13:00 ) Nintendo Releases Hello, Yoshi! App on Switch, Smartphones (12:00 ) Rhythm Heaven Groove Game Launches on July 2 (11:00 ) 6th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film's 2nd Teaser Video Streamed (11:00 ) The Villager of Level 999 Anime Casts Yūichirō Umehara (10:32 ) Ryokuoushoku Shakai Release Their New Song "Shirushi" (10:30 ) Lone Wolf & Cub Manga Gets Kabuki Play in June (10:15 ) Joon-ik Lee to Direct Short-Form Live-Action Series Adaptation of Father's Home Meal Webtoon (09:15 ) Mamamoo's Solar Releases Song for Webtoon-Based Live-Action Film Everyday We Are (08:15 ) 3rd Mononoke Film's 2nd Trailer Reveals Aina The End's Theme Song, More Cast (06:59 ) Eden of the East Anime Gets Stage Play (05:00 ) Sunrise Animates McDonald's New Gundam Ads (04:44 ) 2026 Doraemon Film Stays at #1, The Ogre's Bride Live-Action Film Drops to #4 in Japan (03:05 ) Seven Seas Licenses Nono's Phantom Shop Manga Series (02:29 ) Seven Seas Licenses Building a Monster Girl Harem With Forbidden Science Manga Series (Ghost Ship Imprint) (02:28 ) Seven Seas Licenses My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now My Flirty Underclassman Won't Leave Me Alone Manga Series (02:27 ) Seven Seas Licenses The Faceless Mercenary Wants to Settle Down: Homestead at the Edge of the Galaxy Light Novel Series (Airship Imprint) (02:25 ) Seven Seas Licenses Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I'll Save the Villainous Princess Light Novel Series (Airship Imprint) (02:25 ) Seven Seas Launches Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling Audiobook for Siren Imprint (02:23 ) Cover Corp. Announces Restructuring of Holostars Japan Operations (00:00 ) Wednesday, Apr 8, 2026 [16] Seven Seas Licenses Nono's Phantom Shop, Building a Monster Girl Harem with Forbidden Science, 4 More Titles (23:09 ) Hiro Mashima Presents New Fairy Tail Manga Miniseries for 20th Anniversary (22:38 ) North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 5-11 (17:00 ) Power Rangers Screenwriter Arne Olsen Dies at 64 (16:00 ) K Manga Adds 'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!', That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES, 1 More Title (15:00 ) Guilty Gear -Strive- Game Streams Jam Kuradoberi Starter Guide (14:00 ) Sanrio's Gudetama Game Gudetamarun Now Available at a Special Price for a Limited Time on Nintendo Switch (13:17 ) Manga Nihon Banashi Classic Anime Gets Stage Play in August (11:00 ) Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film to Also Play in Panoramic ScreenX in Japan (09:05 ) Sailor Moon Creator Cheers on Husband (& Hunter X Hunter Creator) With Crossover Art (07:03 ) Tenbin Romantic Comedy Anime Presents Spring-Themed Teaser (05:58 ) Shō 3 Ashibe QQ Goma-chan Anime Casts Kazuyuki Okitsu, Fumiko Orikasa (05:38 ) YOSHIKI Pre-Sale Coupon Code (04:47 ) YOSHIKI (Attack on Titan) returns to L.A. for two LIVE concerts July 16-17 at Disney Concert Hall! (04:41 ) Exit 8 Star Recreates Anomaly in New York Subways on Wednesday (04:28 ) The One Piece Anime Remake Teases Designs, Concept Art in Video (03:37 ) Tuesday, Apr 7, 2026 [30] Heads of Japan, France Trade Dragon Ball's Kamehameha (23:59 ) Shuten Order Physical Switch, Switch 2 Editions Delayed in N. America (20:00 ) Bloody Brat's Kanata Yoshino Launches New Manga (19:00 ) Nanana's Buried Treasure Novel's Kazuma Ōtorino, Artist Kagekaku Launch New Manga (18:00 ) Existential Unplugged Creators Saji Komori, Kana Masaya Launch New Manga (17:00 ) Alien Books Licenses Badducks, 'Akatsubaki,' Kill Logger Manga (16:30 ) Makoto Fukami Launches New Manga Based on Board Game (16:00 ) Manaka the Human and the Slaughter Robot Manga Ends in Next Chapter (15:00 ) Gohoubi Launches New Kakuriki Manga (14:00 ) Physical Editions of Shuten Order for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch to be Released in North America on April 30, 2026 (13:21 ) Fate/strange Fake Officially Licensed Fashion Items (13:19 ) Chako Abeno, Kitsune Tennoji, Nagato Yamada Launch New Manga Together (13:00 ) Live-Action One Piece Series Gets Animated LEGO Special (12:20 ) 2nd That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Film Reveals English Dub Trailer, Cast (11:01 ) Live-Action One Piece Season 3 Premieres in 2027 (10:18 ) GlobalComix Adds 1,500 Kodansha Manga Titles to Gold Members Library (10:00 ) Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream Game's New Trailer Introduces Part-Time Jobs, New Characters (09:05 ) MiSK Foundation's Investment Company EGDC Increases Stake in CAPCOM to 6% (08:19 ) Who Are Mrs. Green Apple (MGA) and Why is Their Album 10 Making Waves Worldwide? (07:32 ) My Hero Academia Anime's 'More' Bonus Episode Debuts in Taiwan on May 2 (07:30 ) Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express Film Opens in Hong Kong on May 7 (06:30 ) 'As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill' Season 3's New Video Reveals Updated Staff, Fall Debut (05:55 ) Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Opens in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines (05:30 ) Steam Implementation of Government Rating System in Indonesia Draws Criticism, Confusion (05:00 ) Kill Blue Anime Starts Streaming on Multiple Platforms in N. America on April 11 (04:36 ) Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt Anime (04:30 ) Solo Leveling Voice Actor Taito Ban, Producer Atsushi Kaneko Attend Mumbai Comic Con on May 9 (03:38 ) Learn Your Way: Kill Blue Premieres Across Seven Streaming Platforms in North America (03:04 ) Crunchyroll Confirms Arrival of the Japanese Voice of the Shadow Monarch, Taito Ban, and Solo Leveling Producer to Mumbai (02:51 ) Crunchyroll Streams Kill Blue Anime in April (00:47 ) Monday, Apr 6, 2026 [38] That Time xAI's Grok AI Mistranslated Witch on the Holy Night as Madoka Magica (23:59 ) Switch Manga Creator Duo naked ape Launch New Manga on April 14 (23:45 ) McDonald's Japan Teases Gundam's Return to Menu (23:00 ) 5th Live-Action Kingdom Film Streams Full Trailer (21:08 ) I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Novels to End in 10th Volume (17:00 ) New Vampire Hunter D Comic Adaptation Reveals Previews, Summer Release Window (16:00 ) Kageki Shojo!! Author Kumiko Saiki Injured at Music Festival (15:00 ) Kunio-kun, Double Dragon Games' Creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto Dies (14:00 ) Asian Kung-Fu Generation Debut Dr. Stone Science Future OP Theme "SKINS" (13:24 ) Sakura-Con MARRIAGETOXIN Panel, Premiere of Episode One (13:08 ) That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond - Tickets on Sale Now (13:02 ) Another Eden Begins Game's Trailer Reveals September 17 Release (13:00 ) Kirio Fan Club Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita (12:30 ) Kazuhiko Shimamoto's Vampire-Idol Tagiru Manga Ends in 3 Chapters (12:15 ) Dan Da Dan Manga Gets Stage Play (12:00 ) The Bugle Call: Song of War Manga Moves to Jump SQ. Rise (11:15 ) Link! Like! Love Live! Game Ends Service (11:00 ) Tawawa on Monday Manga Takes 2-Month Break (10:15 ) Muse Asia Streams Blast of Tempest Anime in India (09:26 ) Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 23-29 (09:15 ) Crunchyroll x Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez Are Set to Launch an Anime-Inspired Fashion Collection (09:00 ) Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 16-22 (08:15 ) The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members (07:50 ) Takara Tomy Asia Adds Zoids: Chaotic Century, Zoids New Century /Zero Anime (07:30 ) The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Light Novel Series Ends in 15th Volume (07:15 ) Viva One Adds Dan da Dan Anime This Month (06:30 ) How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Anime Gets 3rd Season (06:26 ) 2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Reveals More Cast Members (06:01 ) Haibara's Teenage New Game+, 'Killed Again, Mr. Detective?' Anime Stream in India on Crunchyroll (05:55 ) Netflix Reveals Fall Debut, Weekly Release Schedule for '2nd Stage' of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Anime (05:37 ) Aniplus Asia Airs Simulcast of I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class, Marika's Love Meter Malfunction (05:30 ) Ryōma Kitada's Sakigake no Hanamiko Manga Ends (04:34 ) Ani-One Asia Streams A Hundred Scenes of Awajima, Yowayowa Sensei Anime (04:30 ) 50th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced (04:17 ) 5th Live-Action Kingdom Film Casts Aju Makita, Mizuki Yamashita (04:02 ) WEBTOON, Blizzard Launch Overwatch: Undivided Webcomic (02:17 ) Title for New "My Hero Academia" Anime Series Game App Confirmed as "My Hero Academia United Survival" (00:42 ) 'Go for It, Nakamura!' Anime Casts Kappei Yamaguchi, Junko Takeuchi (00:00 ) Sunday, Apr 5, 2026 [16] Oshi no Ko's April Fool's Day Joke Becomes Reality (23:59 ) The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Opens With US$372 Million Worldwide (23:57 ) KLab Reveals My Hero Academia Mobile Game's United Survival Title, 2026 Launch (23:47 ) To You in the Beyond Anime Film's Teaser Reveals Cast (20:44 ) Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 Casts Mai Nakahara (12:12 ) All Pokémon Centers in Japan Cancel Most Events in April (11:42 ) The Promised Neverland Manga Gets Stage Musical This Winter (11:37 ) The Detective Is Already Dead Anime Unveils Season 2's 1st Video, Switch Game (09:32 ) Netflix Adds My Dress-Up Darling Anime in India on April 25 (07:30 ) Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 23-29 (07:05 ) Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 16-22 (06:05 ) Anime Times Streams Dorohedoro Anime in India (05:30 ) 86's Asato Asato Launches New Light Novel Series in June (03:05 ) Kirio Fan Club, Petals of Reincarnation Anime Stream in India Ani-One Asia YouTube Channel (02:13 ) Inklore Announces New Titles, Previews at Anime Boston (01:14 ) Star Detective Precure! 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