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The ANN Aftershow - What's Your Anime Character Arc?
Lynzee and James share their Crunchyroll Anime Arcs from the app's end-of-the-year feature! Plus, we're discussing the SECRET LEVEL show on Amazon Prime and the latest episode of DAN DA DAN.
― What's Your Anime Character Arc? Lynzee and James share their Crunchyroll Anime Arcs from the app's end-of-the-year feature! Plus, we're discussing the SECRET LEVEL show on Amazon Prime and the latest episode ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Dec 10-16
Natsume takes the top spot this week, bringing it neck-to-neck with Orb for second place in the cumulative. Negative Positive Angler is also doing well, displacing Ranma½ in the previously entrenched cumulative top 8.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the ...
This Week in Games - Santa Kamiya Got Us That Dog We Wanted For Christmas
The Okami sequel is finally happening! Jean-Karlo looks at some exciting announcements out of the Game Awards this week!
― Welcome back, folks! In between wrapping up some of the quests in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, I've actually given Path to Nowhere a look—and not a moment too soon, because Eleven (that character I was obsessed with) has her event rerun active through the 24th. Also, Aisno (the compan...
Best New K-Comics to Read: December 2024
Winter is the perfect time to snuggle in and do some reading. So, let's take a look at what Webtoon, Manta, Tapas, and Lezhin have to offer.
― It's the holiday season, that inescapable time of year when you can't avoid their mention even if you don't participate in the major festivals! For some of us, that means it's the perfect time to snuggle in and do some reading. Luckily for everyone, the major ...
The ANN Aftershow - DAN DA DAN's Secret Best Boy Finally Arrives!
This is a Jiji appreciation podcast, even if he only appears for five minutes in this week's episode of DAN DA DAN. Plus the ANN Reader's Choice Award Nominations are open, one of the saddest manga is getting an anime, and a new teaser for the Demon Slayer movie.
― DAN DA DAN's Secret Best Boy Finally Arrives! This is a Jiji appreciation podcast, even if he only appears for five minutes in this week...
Übel Blatt – Episodes 1-2 Review (Premiere Screening)
Übel Blatt feels like an anime from a different era, like a throwback to turn-of-the-millennium dark fantasy stories like Claymore and Berserk.
― These first two episodes of Übel Blatt do very little regarding hand-holding. We're given some brief on-screen text about the mission of the 14 warriors and are shown the brutal murder of Ascheriit—the last of the four who actually completed their mission—a...
This Week in Anime - The Great Anime Holiday Gift Exchange (Part Two)
It's Lucas and Steve's turn to unwrap their backlog anime presents! Will what they find be trash, treasure, or an exciting combination of the two?
― It's Lucas and Steve's turn to unwrap their presents! Will what they find be trash, treasure, or an exciting combination of the two? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network...
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Review
This year was already stacked to the brim with Sonic content but does the film close out the year on a strong note? I would have to say the answer to that question is a resounding yes!
― Sonic 3 was one of the most anticipated movies of the year for me. Not only were the previous films solid in their own right, but I was also curious to see how they would handle the second most, if not the most, popu...
First Look: Yostar Games New Action-Adventure RPG, Stella Sora, Shows Off First Trailer
Explore the fantasy world of Nova in Stella Sora, the latest from the publisher of Heaven Burns Red, Arknights, and Azur Lane.
― Stella Sora, the brand-new anime-style action adventure RPG, releases its first trailer. Pre-registration is now open! Yostar has officially unveiled its new cross-platform RPG "Stella Sora" (PC / Android / iOS) today. The announcement also included an official trailer and ...
One Room Franchise Gets New Project OneLeaf Anime
Franchise also gets PC game centered on Yui Hanasaka on January 11
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the One Room series of anime shorts announced on Wednesday that the franchise is launching a new project under the name Project OneLeaf. The initiative includes a new anime produced by a new animation studio, STUDIO OneRoom. ✨特報✨あの純愛、あのイチャイチャを再び――「OneRoom」シリーズが帰ってくる！🍀新感覚のアニメーションノベルゲーム「On...
BEASTARS Final Season Part 1 Anime Series Review
BEASTARS' final season is nothing so transformative as Trigun Stampede; even as the same fundamental story as Paru Itagaki's manga, it benefits so much from its clarity of vision and purpose.
― I will admit that I felt more than a little bit of trepidation going into this first run of episodes for BEASTARS' final season. I have been singing the praises of this series for years, and without spoiling ...
This Week in Anime - The Great Anime Holiday Gift Exchange (Part One)
Coop and Chris unwrap the anime-viewing gifts under their virtual trees. Were they naughty or nice?
― Coop and Chris unwrap the anime-viewing gifts under their virtual trees. Were they naughty or nice? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. Garo Vanishing Line and Bac...
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Hyakushō Kizoku Anime Gets 3rd Season
Anime of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga ended 2nd season on Friday
― The official website for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble) announced on Friday that the show is getting a third season. The final episode of the second season aired on Friday. The first season of the anime premiered on the Tokyo MX channel in July 2023. Each ...
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime Gets 2nd Season
12th, final episode aired on Friday
― The official website for the anime of Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga announced on Friday that the series is getting a second season. Aoki drew a visual to commemorate the announcement: The 12th and final episode aired on Friday. The anime premiered in Japan on October 4 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" block. Amazon Prime Vide...
Kotobukiya's Arcanadea Figure Series Gets TV Anime
Franchise takes place in near future where new energy is discovered, leading to rapid technological development
― The official X/Twitter account for Kotobukiya's Arcanadea bishōjo plastic model series revealed on Friday that the series is inspiring a television anime adaptation that will air on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The announcement did not reveal any other information. The plastic model serie...
Kodansha Confirms 2nd Season for Skip & Loafer Anime, With Crunchyroll to Stream (Updated)
The official website for the television anime of Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Skip to Loafer) manga officially announced the second season of the anime on Friday. Takamatsu also drew the below illustration to celebrate the second season's announcement. In addition, Crunchyroll announced on the same day that it will stream the second season. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga di...
Pokémon's monpoké Brand Gets Short Anime Series in Japan on February 19
Reiko Yoshida writes script for short anime
― The official X/Twitter account for Pokémon's baby brand monpoké revealed on Wednesday that it will get a short anime series in Japan starting on February 19, and started streaming the music video of its theme song titled "Hajimemashite, Atsumeyō." (Nice to Meet You, Let's Gather Together.). The short anime will have 10 five-minute episodes that will strea...
Nihon Falcom Founder Masayuki Katō Dies at 78
Chairperson also served as producer in company behind Ys, The Legend of Heroes, Trails games
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Nihon Falcom announced on Tuesday that its chairperson and founder Masayuki Katō died on Sunday. He had just stepped down from the company's board of directors on the same day. He was 78. A wake and funeral will be held for family and close relatives, who are not accepting gifts and messages at this time. ...
Secret Level Animated Series Gets 2nd Season
Anthology show marks Amazon Prime Video's largest debut for new animated series
― The official X/Twitter account for Secret Level, an adult animated anthology series from the LOVE, DEATH + ROBOTS creative team, announced on Tuesday that the show is getting a second season. The account also revealed that the show is Amazon Prime Video's "Largest Debut for a New Animated Series." The 15-episode series ...
Koupen-chan Character Gets Short TV Anime in Spring 2025
Ayaka Saitō plays baby penguin character based on Rurutea's illustrations
― TV Asahi announced during a livestream on Tuesday a new short television anime "Koupen-chan" based on Rurutea's illustrations of the character of the same name. The anime will debut in spring 2025. The company unveiled a video and visual: Ayaka Saitō plays "Koupen-chan," a baby emperor penguin who encourages everyone others w...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, December 9-15
Super Mario Party Jamboree stays at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: December 9-15 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17 95,817 701,543 2NSwDragon Quest III HD-2D Remake Square Enix November 14 54,924 856,583 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 25,537 6,122,159 4NSwMinecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 17,985 3,...
Negative Positive Angler ‒ SERIES FINALE
Hiro and Takaaki use their angling small talk to probe each other's waters. The mundanity of their chat belies the anxiety in each of their psyches.
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AnimEigo Licenses Nobody's Boy Remi Anime for Blu-ray Disc Release
Anime based on Hector Malot's 1878 French novel Nobody's Boy originally released in October 1977
― AnimEigo announced on Saturday that it has licensed the Nobody's Boy Remi (Ie Naki Ko) anime and will release the title on Blu-ray Disc next year. The release will not include an English dub, but will include a French dub. The 51-episode anime released in October 1977. The anime is based on Hector Malot...
Look Back, Ultraman: Rising, Transformers One Nominated for Annie Awards
Ultraman: Rising nominated for 4 awards including Best Feature
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the nominees for its 52nd Annual Annie Awards on Friday. Look Back is nominated for "Best Feature - Independent," and Ultraman Rising is nominated for "Best Feature." Ultraman: Rising is also nominated for "Best FX - Feature" (Goncalo Cabaca, Vishal Patel, Zheng Yong Oh...
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Blue Miburo #10 [rate]
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DAN DA DAN 2nd Season Anime's Teaser Video Streamed
New season debuts in July 2025
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed a teaser promotional video for the second season of the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga. GKIDS is streaming the video with English subtitles. Fuga Yamashiro and Abel Góngora (storyboarder and unit director on the first season) are both credited for directo...
Spy×Family Gets New Stage Musical in September-December 2025
New musical to run in 7 cities; will host auditions for child actors for Anya
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed more details for the new stage musical based on Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga that will run in 2025. The play will run at Westa Kawagoe in Saitama in September; at Nissay Theatre in Tokyo in October; at Umeda Arts Theater in Osaka and at Hakataza Theater in Fukuoka in Novemb...
Spy×Family Anime's 3rd Season Reveals October 2025 Debut, New Visual
Anime's 2nd season premiered in October 2023
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed that the third anime season of Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga will premiere in October 2025. The event revealed a new commemoration visual from character designer and chief animation director Kazuaki Shimada. The first anime season's first half premiered in April 2022. Crunchyroll streamed the first half as ...
Gintama's Spinoff TV Anime 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei Unveils New Teaser
Gintama anime's 2012 compilation films to also have new screenings in February
― The Jump Festa '24 event unveiled a new teaser trailer for the anime adaptation of 3-Nen Z-Gumi Ginpachi-Sensei (Class 3-Z's Teacher Ginpachi), Tomohito Ōsaki's spinoff novel series of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga on Saturday. In addition, the event revealed that the 2012 compilation films Gintama-san on Theater 2D fi...
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Gets Survival RPG for Smartphones, PC in 2025
MAPPA to supervise Jigokuraku: Paradise Battle game
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed that Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku manga is getting a video game titled Jigokuraku: Paradise Battle. The game will release for smartphones and PC in 2025. The game will be free to play with optional items available for purchase. MAPPA is providing editorial supervision for the "survival RPG,"...
Sakamoto Days Anime Reveals More Cast, 2nd Promo Video
Coton Candy performs ending theme; series debuts on Netflix on January 11
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed the second main promotional video for the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga. The event also revealed the show's ending theme song information and more cast. Conton Candy will perform the ending theme song "Futsū" (Normal). The song marks the first anime theme ...
Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Anime's 2nd Season Reveals January 2026 Debut in New Video
Most of main staff return for 2nd season
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed a new promotional video for the second season of the anime adaptation of Yūji Kaku's Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku manga. The video reveals that the anime will debut in January 2026. Update: Crunchyroll has confirmed it will stream the series as it airs. Crunchyroll is streaming the above video with subtitles on X/...
Undead Unluck Anime's 1-Hour Special to Have Original Story
Tozuka also designs new UMA "Balance" for 1-hour winter 2025 special
― The Jump Festa '24 event revealed on Saturday that the upcoming one-hour anime special of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga will feature a completely original story written by Tozuka. Tozuka also designed a new UMA creature named "Balance" (seen below) for the special. /スペシャルアニメ 新情報オープン!!📖\1⃣原作者 #戸塚慶文 先生原案オリジナルエピソード登場!!💥アニメでし...
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Breaks Guinness World Record for Largest Shadow Projection
All puns intended
― The Sonic the Hedgehog Movie X (formerly Twitter) account announced on Thursday that the staff has achieved the Guinness World Record for Largest Shadow Projection. The post notes the feat was made at the American Dream retail and entertainment complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Although no mention of which Sonic the Hedgehog 3 character's shadow was projected for the attemp...
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Gets 16 Pages of New Epilogues in Final 30th Volume
Manga's 29th, 30th volumes ship on December 25
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga revealed on Saturday that alongside the publication of the 29th and (final) 30th volumes of the manga on December 25, the final volume will have 16 pages of four epilogues newly drawn for the manga. The four epilogues will focus on four characters: Yūko Ozawa, Uraume, Nob...
Witch Watch Anime's Video Reveals More Cast Members, Half-Year Run
Mikako Komatsu, Konomi Kohara, Rie Takahashi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka join cast
― The Jump Festa '25 event unveiled a new promotional video for the television anime of Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga on Saturday. The video reveals more cast members for the anime, and also reveals that the anime will air for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year) on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels. The new ca...
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime Reveals More Cast Members, New Video
"Shishio Faction" visual also revealed
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed a new video and more cast members for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance), the second season of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga. The video previews the new opening theme "BURN" by yama✕WurtS. The theme song will ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Gets Series of Promotional Net Anime Shorts in April 2025
New episode to debut on YouTube each month
― Konami Digital Entertainment revealed on Saturday that the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game is getting a series of promotional net anime shorts that will debut in April 2025 titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game The Chronicles. The series will stream on the "Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG Channel" on YouTube, with a new episode debuting every month. Konami Animation is animating the short...
Me & Roboco Anime Film Casts Mayumi Tanaka
Tanaka plays Luffy-like Roboco in multiverse story film
― The Jump Festa '24 event revealed on Saturday that the upcoming Me & Roboco (Boku to Roboko) anime film's story will have a "multiverse" storyline, and will feature a Roboco from a "straightforward battle world line" who will be voiced by voice actress Mayumi Tanaka, who voices protagonist Luffy in the One Piece anime. The event revealed a vid...
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Anime Gets 20th Anniversary Remaster
Remsatered version premieres on TV Tokyo in Japan in April 2025
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime revealed on Saturday that the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime will have a remastered version that will air on TV Tokyo in April 2025 to celebrate the anime's 20th anniversary. The remastered version is officially titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monster GX 20th Remaster. Crunchyroll previously ...
Koei Tecmo, Bandai Namco Reveal Kingdom Hadō Smartphone Game
Strategy simulation game based on Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga will host closed beta test
― Koei Tecmo Games and Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Saturday that they are developing the Kingdom Hadō (Kingdom Military Rule) strategy simulation game for iOS and Android, based on of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga. The game is accepting applications for a closed beta test until January 2. The game's...
Red Cat Ramen Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season starring Kenjiro Tsuda debuted on July 4
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed that the anime adaptation of ANGYAMAN's Red Cat Ramen (Ramen Akaneko) manga is getting a second season. ANGYAMAN drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement. The first season premiered on July 4 on TBS and 28 other channels and had 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. The ...
New Moriarty the Patriot Musical Slated for May, June 2025
Shōgo Suzuki, Ryō Hirano reprise roles as William James Moriarty, Sherlock Holmes
― The official website for the stage musicals of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga revealed on Saturday a new musical will run in Tokyo and Kyoto in May and June 2025. The new musical will be a reprise of the The British Empire's Scandal musical that was the second mus...
Jujutsu Kaisen Anime Reveals May 30 Debut for Season 2 Arc's Compilation Film, Visual for 'Culling Game' Arc
New visual revealed for compilation film
― The Jump Festa '25 event on Saturday revealed that compilation film of the "Hidden Inventory / Premature Death" ("Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu") arc from the second season of the Jujutsu Kaisen television anime will open in Japan on May 30. The event also revealed a key visual for the film. Additionally, the event revealed a "super teaser visual" for the anime's upco...
The ANN Aftershow - What's Your Anime Character Arc?
Lynzee and James share their Crunchyroll Anime Arcs from the app's end-of-the-year feature! Plus, we're discussing the SECRET LEVEL show on Amazon Prime and the latest episode of DAN DA DAN.
― What's Your Anime Character Arc? Lynzee and James share their Crunchyroll Anime Arcs from the app's end-of-the-year feature! Plus, we're discussing the SECRET LEVEL show on Amazon Prime and the latest episode ...
Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan: The Ultimate Battles Franchise Gets 2nd TV Anime in April
Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan: The Ultimate Tournament adds marine creatures, dragons to island setting
― Gakken's children's book series Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan is inspiring a second television anime, Sai-Kyo-Oh! Zukan: The Ultimate Tournament, which will premiere next April on the TV Tokyo channel and its affiliates. The setting of the new anime is "Sai-Kyō-Jima" (The Ultimate Island), a mysterious isolated island w...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 15-21
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Blue Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati Saga anime; Blend-S, Re:Anima manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Amagi Brilliant Park Complete Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 December 17 Attack on Titan Season 1 BDCite Crunchyroll US$69.98 December 17 Attack on Titan Season 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Crunchyroll US$69.98 December 17 Attack...
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The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians #12 [rate]
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Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Dec 10-16
Natsume takes the top spot this week, bringing it neck-to-neck with Orb for second place in the cumulative. Negative Positive Angler is also doing well, displacing Ranma½ in the previously entrenched cumulative top 8.
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the ...
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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II #12 [rate]
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Dragon Ball Daima #11 [rate]
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Fukushi Ochiai Joins Cast of Dragon Ball Daima Anime as Majin Duu
Character appears in 11th episode
― The official website for the Dragon Ball Daima anime announced on Friday that Fukushi Ochiai has joined the cast of the anime as Majin Duu. The character appeared in the 11th episode on Friday. Ochiai commented: It's a dream come true to finally be in "Dragon Ball". As a child, I dreamed of being in the same world as Goku, fighting with or against him. When I got t...
Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms ‒ SERIES FINALE
I’ll repeat myself again – Mecha-Ude is a great show, but would have been even better at twice the length.
Genshō Yasuda Directs 2 More Moana 2 Anime Shorts
Shorts feature songs by Matangi, Maui
― Director Genshō Yasuda and his studio Yasuda Gensho Studio by Xenotoon released two more Disney-approved anime shorts on Friday for the Moana 2 animated film. The shorts feature Japanese-dubbed songs from the film. The first short below features Sonim's song "Mayoe" (the "Get Lost" song in English) for the character Matangi, and the second short features Matsuy...
This Week in Games - Santa Kamiya Got Us That Dog We Wanted For Christmas
The Okami sequel is finally happening! Jean-Karlo looks at some exciting announcements out of the Game Awards this week!
― Welcome back, folks! In between wrapping up some of the quests in Xenoblade Chronicles 3, I've actually given Path to Nowhere a look—and not a moment too soon, because Eleven (that character I was obsessed with) has her event rerun active through the 24th. Also, Aisno (the compan...
Attack on Titan Finale Compilation Film Screens in N. America on February 10
Film screens in February/March in select international theaters
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will screen Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation of Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, in North American theaters for one-day-only on February 10. The film will stream in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub. The company streamed a "Seismograp...
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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. #12 [rate]
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Hyakushō Kizoku Anime Gets 3rd Season
Anime of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga ended 2nd season on Friday
― The official website for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble) announced on Friday that the show is getting a third season. The final episode of the second season aired on Friday. The first season of the anime premiered on the Tokyo MX channel in July 2023. Each ...
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime Gets 2nd Season
12th, final episode aired on Friday
― The official website for the anime of Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga announced on Friday that the series is getting a second season. Aoki drew a visual to commemorate the announcement: The 12th and final episode aired on Friday. The anime premiered in Japan on October 4 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV's "Friday Anime Night" block. Amazon Prime Vide...
Best New K-Comics to Read: December 2024
Winter is the perfect time to snuggle in and do some reading. So, let's take a look at what Webtoon, Manta, Tapas, and Lezhin have to offer.
― It's the holiday season, that inescapable time of year when you can't avoid their mention even if you don't participate in the major festivals! For some of us, that means it's the perfect time to snuggle in and do some reading. Luckily for everyone, the major ...
Martial Arts Webtoon Return of the Blossoming Blade Takes Top Spot in KOCCA Survey
Lookism lost #1 spot in survey for 1st time in 4 years
― Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) announced on Monday that Return of the Blossoming Blade, the martial arts webtoon, has emerged as the most popular title among South Korean webtoon readers. In the "2024 Comics & Webtoon User Survey," which polled 3,448 webtoon readers, Return of the Blossoming Blade claimed the top spot for most-read webt...
Kotobukiya's Arcanadea Figure Series Gets TV Anime
Franchise takes place in near future where new energy is discovered, leading to rapid technological development
― The official X/Twitter account for Kotobukiya's Arcanadea bishōjo plastic model series revealed on Friday that the series is inspiring a television anime adaptation that will air on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The announcement did not reveal any other information. The plastic model serie...
Betrothed to My Sister's Ex TV Anime Reveals July 2025 Debut, Main Cast in 1st Promo Video
Takayuki Kitagawa directs anime at LandQ Studios
― The official website of the television anime adaptation of Tobirano's Zutaboro Reijō wa Ane no Moto Konyakusha ni Dekiai Sareru novels revealed on Friday the anime will debut in July 2025. The website also revealed the main staff and cast, the first promotional video, and a visual. The video also confirms the anime's English title as Betrothed to My ...
'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime's 2nd Season Debuts in April 2025
― The staff for the television anime of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel revealed on Friday that the second season will debut in April 2025. The second season will feature a returning staff. The first season premiered on WOWOW on July 12 and on BS NTV on July 13. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. Yasuto Nishikata (The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky, Hortensia Saga, Ki...
Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl Anime's Teaser Video Streamed
Series starring Sally Amaki, Shōya Chiba debuts in July 2025
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday a teaser video for Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl, the television anime adaptation of Hirokazu Yasuhara's Game Center Shо̄jo to Ibunka Kо̄ryū manga. The anime will debut in July 2025, and stars Sally Amaki as Lily Baker and Shōya Chiba as Renji Kusakabe. Toshihiro Kikuchi (Bungo Stray Dogs Wan!, Pseu...
Trillion Game Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals New Theme Song Artists, More Cast for 2nd Half
Lynn, Kenjirō Tsuda, more join cast
― Kadokawa revealed a third promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryōichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga. The video reveals more cast members, and the new opening and ending theme song artists for the show's second cours (quarter of a year), which will start on January 9. Rock musician Hiroji Miyamoto is performing the new ope...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Prison Lab Manga in English
Kantetsu, Chiho Minase's manga inspired net anime on Anime Beans app in 2018
― AI localization company Orange Inc. added Kantetsu and Chiho Minase's Prison Lab (Kangoku Jikken: Prison Lab) manga to its "emaqi" e-bookstore service during the week of December 20. The company describes the manga:
On the last day of summer break, Aito Eyama, a high school student crushed by relentless bullying, receives ...
Shigekatsu Ihara Launches New Money Wolf Manga
Yūki Fukahori writes story for business battle manga
― Manga creators Yūki Fukahori and Shigekatsu Ihara launched a new manga titled Money Wolf on Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic website on Tuesday. Fukahori writes the manga, and Ihara draws the art. The manga is set in a business school named Hyakuokuman Academy, a school for businessmen of the future that tasks its students to battle it out with...
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Fighting Game Releases in Summer 2025
Game was previously slated for this year before delay
― The official website for Bushiroad Games and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga revealed on Friday the game will release in summer 2025. The game will release for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The game was originally slated to release this year, but ...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Director Naoki Hamaguchi Has Request For Modders Before PC Launch
“We ask modders not to create or install anything offensive or inappropriate”
― Epic Games' website posted an interview with Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's director Naoki Hamaguchi on December 13. As the company's X (formerly Twitter) account later noted, the interview comes just in time for the game's launch on PC via the Steam and the Epic Games Store on January 23. PC gamers can finally play what ma...
Summer Pockets Anime Reveals April 2025 TV Premiere, Clean Title Sequence
Franchise also gets manga spinoff
― The official website for the television anime of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on television in April 2025. The site also unveiled the anime's clean opening title sequence, featuring the opening theme song "ALKA TALE" by Konomi Suzuki. The site also announced that the franchise will have a manga spinof...
Kodansha Confirms 2nd Season for Skip & Loafer Anime, With Crunchyroll to Stream (Updated)
The official website for the television anime of Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Skip to Loafer) manga officially announced the second season of the anime on Friday. Takamatsu also drew the below illustration to celebrate the second season's announcement. In addition, Crunchyroll announced on the same day that it will stream the second season. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga di...
Yandere Dark Elf Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, April 2025 TV Premiere
Minami Takahashi, Rie Kawamura, Kyouka Maruyama, Ayumi Mano, Hinako Takahashi star in anime
― WWWave Corporation unveiled the new promotional video and visual for television anime of Nakanosora's Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World! (Chotto Dake Ai ga Omoi Dark Elf ga Isekai Kara Oikakete Kita) manga on Friday. The video reveals the cast members and April 2025 television pr...
My Happy Marriage Season 2's Clean Ending Credits Sequence Posted
Anime premieres on January 6
― Kadokawa unveiled the clean ending credits sequence for the second television anime season based on Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series on Friday. The ending theme song "Tsukikage Okuri" (Moonlight Sending) by Kashitarō Itō features in the ending sequence. The series will debut on January 6 on Tokyo M...
Odekake Kozame Anime Film Reveals Full Title, New Cast, Staff, Summer 2025 Premiere in Teaser Video
Megumi Han, Misaki Kuno joins Kana Hanazawa in Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi film
― Kadokawa revealed the title Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi (Film Little Shark's Outings: The City's Friend), for the new anime film of Penguin Box's Odekake Kozame (Little Shark's Outings) manga, on Friday. Kadokawa also revealed the film's first key visual, teaser promotional video, new cast, staff...
The ANN Aftershow - DAN DA DAN's Secret Best Boy Finally Arrives!
This is a Jiji appreciation podcast, even if he only appears for five minutes in this week's episode of DAN DA DAN. Plus the ANN Reader's Choice Award Nominations are open, one of the saddest manga is getting an anime, and a new teaser for the Demon Slayer movie.
― DAN DA DAN's Secret Best Boy Finally Arrives! This is a Jiji appreciation podcast, even if he only appears for five minutes in this week...
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Game's English Dub Trailer Reveals Cast
Matt Mercer reprises role as Majima; Samoa Joe, Maya Tuttle, more join cast
― Sega began streaming a new English-dubbed trailer on Thursday for Ryu ga Gotoku Studio's Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (Ryū ga Gotoku 8 Gaiden: Pirates in Hawaii) game, and it reveals the English cast. Matt Mercer reprises his role as Majima. The rest of the dub cast is new, including James Kirkland, who replaces R...
Adult Swim Ends Toonami Rewind Block
2-hour Friday block debuted with Sailor Moon, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Naruto on May 31
― Adult Swim's Toonami programming block announced on Thursday that it is retiring its Toonami Rewind block at the end of the year. Toonami will continue to air on Saturdays nights. Toonami's Facebook page stated: We just wanted to say thank you to everyone who watched Toonami Rewind, and let you know that it will be re...
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Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- #36 [rate]
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Trillion Game #13 [rate]
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V ‒ Episode 11
Although Cassandra says at the beginning of this episode that the wind will blow in Hestia Familia's favor, it's hard to see how.
Variety: Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Gets Sequel
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 scheduled for spring 2027
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Thursday that Paramount Pictures is producing a sequel to the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film. Sonic the Hedgehog 4 is scheduled for a spring 2027 release. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 opens on Friday. Keanu Reeves joins the cast as Shadow the Hedgehog. Jim Carrey reprises his role as Dr. Robotnik for the th...
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Good Bye, Dragon Life #12 [rate]
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TOHO to Acquire 19.7% of Shares of Studio Orange
Companies collaborated on Land of the Lustrous, Beastars, Trigun Stampede anime
― Studio Orange announced on Tuesday that Japanese entertainment company TOHO plans to acquire 19.7% of shares of Orange on January 17. Through the acquisition, both companies aim to improve quality of their works, secure human resources both inside and outside Japan, and expand their studios. The companies did not reveal...
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms #12 [rate]
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Memories Game's Trailer Reveals Frieren Collaboration (Updated)
"Octagram and the Millennium Mage Part 1" begins on Friday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a trailer for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: ISEKAI Memories (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Maō to Ryū no Kenkoku-tan, literally That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Saga of How the Demon Lord and Dragon Founded a Nation) smartphone game, and it reveals a collaborati...
Übel Blatt – Episodes 1-2 Review (Premiere Screening)
Übel Blatt feels like an anime from a different era, like a throwback to turn-of-the-millennium dark fantasy stories like Claymore and Berserk.
― These first two episodes of Übel Blatt do very little regarding hand-holding. We're given some brief on-screen text about the mission of the 14 warriors and are shown the brutal murder of Ascheriit—the last of the four who actually completed their mission—a...
Aldnoah.Zero Anime Gets Theatrical Compilation Screening With New Episode 24.5 on February 28
Video streamed for Aldnoah.Zero (Re+) compilation anime
― The official X/Twitter account for the Aldnoah.Zero anime announced on Friday that Aldnoah.Zero (Re+), a compilation of the television anime with a new episode titled "EP 24.5 Ame no Danshō -The Penultimate Truth-" (EP 24.5 Fragment of Rain -The Penultimate Truth-), will screen for a limited time in theaters in Japan starting on February 28, 2...
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365 Days to the Wedding #12 [rate]
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DAN DA DAN Anime Gets 2nd Season in July 2025
Crunchyroll to stream 2nd season
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that the television anime of Yukinobu Tatsu's DAN DA DAN "paranormal mystery battle & romantic comedy" manga is getting a second season in July 2025. The service will stream the second season. The company also unveiled a visual: The 12th and final episode airs on Friday (effectively, Thursday). The series premiered in Japan on Octob...
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DAN DA DAN #12 [rate]
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Live-Action One Piece Season 2's Luffy Actor Iñaki Godoy Interviews Eiichiro Oda in English-Subbed Video
Iñaki Godoy interviews series creator in Japanese
― Netflix streamed a new video for the second live-action season of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga on Thursday. In the English-subtitled video, Iñaki Godoy, who stars as Luffy in the live-action series, interviews Oda in Japanese. The two discuss Oda's first time on set, Luffy, and the next season: The second season adds Joe Tracz (Percy Jackson and t...
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Blue Box #12 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - The Great Anime Holiday Gift Exchange (Part Two)
It's Lucas and Steve's turn to unwrap their backlog anime presents! Will what they find be trash, treasure, or an exciting combination of the two?
― It's Lucas and Steve's turn to unwrap their presents! Will what they find be trash, treasure, or an exciting combination of the two? Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network...
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Negative Positive Angler #12 [rate]
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I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History ‒ Episode 12
Being confronted with the idea that you're subconsciously mind controlling all of your friends and they don't actually like you is one hell of a thing to have sprung on you.
Live-Action Light Shop Adaptation Boosts Viewership of Original Webtoon by 1,870%
Author Kangfull's Moving webtoon also sees rise in viewership
― Hulu original series Light Shop is gaining traction, bringing renewed attention to its original webtoon. Kakao Entertainment announced on Wednesday that the viewership for the webtoon on Kakao Webtoon and Kakao Page surged 187 times from pre-release levels between December 3, the show's premiere date, and December 15. Revenue from the w...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V #11 [rate]
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merryhachi's It's All Your Fault Manga Nears End
Manga from Love to Lie Angle author launched in June 2022
― The January 2025 issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that merryhachi's It's All Your Fault (Zenbu Kimi no Sei da) manga is nearing its end. Yen Press licensed the manga, and will release it in sometime between February and March 2025. Yen Press describes the manga: Shiho is a troublemaking otaku aiming to create the ...
Tasokare Hotel Anime Reveals January 3 Net Debut
Anime to stream in over 100 countries, territories
― The staff for the television anime of SEEC's Tasokare Hotel mobile game revealed on Thursday the anime's streaming premiere on January 3 at 11:30 p.m. JST (9:30 a.m. EST), ahead of its January 8 television premiere. The anime will stream on Prime Video, It's Anime YouTube channel, Tubi, Plex App, Anime Onegai, TVING, bilibili, and Anime Key in over...
Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Remake Game's Announcement Trailer Reveals Fall 2025 Release
Game to have simultaneous worldwide release for Switch, PS5, Steam
― GungHo Online Entertainment started streaming the announcement trailer for Nihon Falcom's Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter (Sora no Kiseki the 1st) game, the remake of the original The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky game, on Wednesday. The video revealed the game's simultaneous worldwide fall 2025 release for the Nintendo Switch, ...
Nihon Falcom Reveals Ys X: Proud Nordics Game for Release in 2025
Game will be updated version of Ys X: Nordics RPG
― Nihon Falcom announced Ys X: Proud Nordics, an updated version of its Ys X: Nordics game, on Thursday. The game will launch in 2025. Nihon Falcom did not reveal the platforms for the game. The game will feature new story and adventure elements. Ys X: Nordics is the latest entry in Nihon Falcom's Ys role-playing game series. The game launched in Japa...
McDonald's Japan Reveals Evangelion Collaboration
Eat the Big Mac Shinji.
― The McDonald's Japan X (formerly Twitter) account revealed its collaboration with Evangelion on December 19. The initial post by the fast food chain showcased three transformable Evangelion toys. A follow up post included a 30-second commercial featuring the toys and footage from the anime franchise with new dialog by Megumi Ogata, Megumi Hayashibara, Yuko Miyamura, Kotono ...
Live-Action Under Ninja Film Reveals More Cast
Soma Santoki, Reiya Masaki, Maru Nouchi, Kou Maehara, Hinami Mori join cast; Kenjirō Tsuda voices mysterious Under Ninja character
― The official website for the live-action film of Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja manga revealed new cast members on Thursday. The newly announced cast are: Soma Santoki as Azuma (left in image below)
Reiya Masaki as Noheji (right in image below) Maru Nouchi as Satō (right ...
Sony Becomes Largest Shareholder in Kadokawa in January
Company to hold nearly 10% of shares after buying 12 million new shares for about 50 billion yen
― Sony and Kadokawa announced on Thursday that the two companies are forming a "strategic capital and business alliance" that will see Sony becoming Kadokawa's largest shareholder, holding approximately 10% of its shares, as of January 7. Sony will acquire 12,054,100 new Kadokawa shares for 49,976,298,600...
Aquarion: Myth of Emotions Anime Reveals 'Kako Shinwa Arc,' New Cast in New Promo Video
Junya Enoki, Yui Ishikawa, Nao Tōyama, Ryōta Ōsaka, Shiori Kawabata, M.A.O join cast for anime's arc
― The staff for Aquarion: Myth of Emotions (Sōsei no Aquarion: Myth of Emotions), the upcoming fourth anime in the Aquarion franchise, revealed the promotional video and new cast for the anime's "Kako Shinwa-hen" (Past Myths Arc), on Thursday. The arc tells of past myths depicting the world 12,000 yea...
Kodansha Lists Skip & Loafer Anime With 2nd Season
1st anime adaptation of Misaki Takamatsu's manga premiered in April 2023
― Kodansha's website for its Afternoon magazine lists the cover of the magazine's upcoming February 2025 issue, which reveals that the television anime of Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Skip to Loafer) manga will have a second season. The issue will ship on December 24. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga digita...
Takanori Nishikawa Recreates Iconic T.M.Revolution-Era 'Hot Limit' Suit at Twice the Age
Parco department store also recreates “Hot Limit” music video 27 years later
― The Japanese department store chain Parco revealed their semi-annual sale ad campaign featuring singer Takanori Nishikawa on December 17. In a post by the Parco X (formerly Twitter) account, the department store announced it has partnered with Nishikawa for a “hot new commercial” for their Grand Bazaar sale. The post's vi...
McDonald's Japan Teases Evangelion Collaboration
McDonald's realizes now it was born to meet Evangelion
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for McDonald's Japan teased a collaboration with Evangelion on Wednesday. McDonald's Japan posted an image that reads "予告 (yokoku)," translated as "next time." pic.twitter.com/LytThTFktH— マクドナルド (@McDonaldsJapan) December 17, 2024 Although McDonald's Japan is referencing Evangelion's next episode/film p...
Mirage Queen vacances élégantes Anime Film's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, May 23 Opening
Yūga Yamato, Kazuki Katō, Yūma Uchida return from previous OVA; Cocomi plays new character Ilma
― The official website for the Mirage Queen vacances élégantes anime film unveiled its first promotional video and visual for the film on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's cast, staff, and May 23 opening date. Yūga Yamato, Kazuki Katō, and Yūma Uchida all reprise their roles from the earlier Mirage Q...
Sword Art Online Variant Showdown Smartphone Game Returns in Re-Release
Game launched in November 2022, but went down for extended maintenance to fix bugs in September 2023
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Wednesday that the Sword Art Online Variant Showdown smartphone game's re-release is now available. Bandai Namco Entertainment unveiled a new trailer for the re-release. The re-release features new mechanics and interface improvements, three-player cooperative...
'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Manga Gets Stage Musical
Show runs April 11-20 in Tokyo, April 25-27 in Aichi
― Yū Toyota announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that the Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga is inspiring a stage musical next April. CheriMaho The Musical will run from April 11 to April 20 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, and from April 25 to April 27 ...
The Blue Wolves of Mibu Manga Gets Stage Play Next April
Show to run April 11 - 20 in Tokyo, April 25 - 27 in Kyoto
― Tsuyoshi Yasuda's The Blue Wolves of Mibu (Ao no Miburo or Blue Miburo) manga is getting a stage play adaptation in April. The show will run from April 11 to April 20 at EX Theater Roppongi in Tokyo, and from April 25 to April 27 at the Kyoto Theater in Kyoto. The cast includes:
Tsubokura as Nio
Hayate Iijima as Okita Sōji
Rita Aizawa as Sa...
Oni-Goroshi Revenge Manga Gets Live-Action Film on Netflix
Toma Ikuta stars in February 27 film about man taking revenge on group that killed his family
― Amuse and Digital Frontier announced on Thursday that they are producing Demon City Oni-Goroshi, a live-action film adaptation of Masamichi Kawabe's Oni-Goroshi manga that will debut on Netflix worldwide on February 27. The revenge manga centers on Shūhei Sakata, accused of killing his wife and child, and ...
Saru Lock's Naoki Serizawa Launches New Manga
Serizawa launches Tokyo Death Race on Friday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app revealed on December 13 that Naoki Serizawa (Saru Lock) will launch a new manga titled Tokyo Death Race on the app on Friday. Magazine Pocket describes the new manga as a futuristic brutal death race where weapons are used. Serizawa and Akitsugi Mizumoto launched the ongoing Seih...
Kachō Hashimoto's Lucciola's Merchant Travelogue Manga Ends With 4th Volume
Hashimoto says that manga is ending due to "low sales"
― Manga creator Kachō Hashimoto announced on her X (formerly Twitter ) account on December 13 that her Lucciola's Merchant Travelogue (Lucciola to Makyō no Shōkan-in) manga will end with its fourth compiled book volume due to low sales. Kodansha's K Manga service publishes the manga in English, and it describes the series: The Mystic Frontier is ...
Mitsuchiyomaru, Yūki Satō's Jinrui-Shoku: Blight of Man Manga Ends on December 31
Suspense manga launched in February 2023
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website and app service published on Tuesday the 44th chapter of Mitsuchiyomaru and Yūki Satō's Jinrui-Shoku: Blight of Man manga, and revealed that the series will end in its next chapter on December 31. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
“You just die one day and turn into a m...
Live-Action Cells at Work! Film Opens at #1 With 845 Million Yen
Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō live-action film opens at #4 with 157 million yen
― The live-action film of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga ranked at #1 in the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. The film sold a total of 612,000 tickets and earned a total of 844,768,310 yen (about US$5.49 million) in its first three days. The film opened in Japan last Friday. The film has 4D...
The Colors Within Anime Highlights Totsuko/Kimi's 1st Meeting in New English Dub Clip
Film opens in U.S. theaters on January 24
― GKIDS revealed on Wednesday a 2-minute clip for the English dub for The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), the latest anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada. The clip shows the first meeting between Totsuko and Kimi. The film will screen in U.S. theaters in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub on January 24. The Colors Wit...
Kei Sasuga's Tokyo R.I.P. Manga Ends
Ending wraps-up story that was not completed to Sasuga's satisfaction
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Kei Sasuga announced on X/Twitter on Friday that their Tokyo R.I.P. manga would end in its 22nd chapter published on Saturday. The manga creator stated that the ending is a wrap-up of the story that was not completed to their satisfaction. Sasuga launched the manga in DeNA's Manga Box app on March 23. The manga's second compiled...
Freedom Wars Remastered Game Streams Opening Movie
Game launches for Switch, PS5, PS4, PC via Steam on January 10
― PlayStation Japan streamed a new trailer on Wednesday for Bandai Namco's remaster of the Freedom Wars PlayStation Vita game Freedom Wars Remastered for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam. The game will launch for on January 10, 2025 (January 9 in Japan). Freedom Wars Remastered will feature 4K resolution, upg...
Manga Author Ayano Natsume Launches New Manga
Natsume launches Osana Najimi na Kimi ga Tamaranaku Daisuki! manga on Friday
― The January 2025 issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed on December 12 that Ayano Natsume (Lofty Flower, Fall for Me!!, image right) will launch in advance a new manga titled Osana Najimi na Kimi ga Tamaranaku Daisuki! (I Irresistibly Love You, My Childhood Friend!), on Square Enix's Gangan Online a...
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The Witch and the Knight Will Survive's Gonbe Shinkawa Launches New Manga
Shinkawa's new manga Uzono Shiniko Hōkoku launched on Monday
― Kadokawa's ComicWalker manga website published the first chapter of Gonbe Shinkawa's new manga titled Uzono Shiniko Hōkoku (Uzono Shiniko Report) on Monday. The manga is an adaptation of Bunkichi Majima's novel of the same title. Asahiro Kakashi is credited for the manga's name composition. The manga is about the informal investigation ca...
Mamoru Oshii's The Red Spectacles Movie Gets Manga
Hellhounds: Panzer Cops' Kamui Fujiwara returns to Oshii's Kerberos Saga
― Futabasha announced last Friday that Mamoru Oshii's The Red Spectacles (Akai Megane) live-action film is inspiring a manga adaptation by Kamui Fujiwara, which launched in Futabasha's Manga Action magazine on Tuesday. The Red Spectacles is one of the entries in Oshii's Kerberos Saga mixed media story, which he has been developi...
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Review
This year was already stacked to the brim with Sonic content but does the film close out the year on a strong note? I would have to say the answer to that question is a resounding yes!
― Sonic 3 was one of the most anticipated movies of the year for me. Not only were the previous films solid in their own right, but I was also curious to see how they would handle the second most, if not the most, popu...
K Manga Adds Miss Hikaru's Sparkling Proposal, Detached to Doting Manga, Ace of the Diamond Act II Side Story: Teito vs Ugumori Simulpub
Ace of the Diamond Act II Side Story: Teito vs Ugumori simulpub starts on December 25
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kodansha's K MANGA service added Hideki's Miss Hikaru's Sparkling Proposal (Kiraboshi Ojō-sama no Kyūkon) manga on Sunday. The service also added Seven Tsukishiro and Rila Kirishima's Detached to Doting: My Husband's Reincarnation Transformation (Zense Watashi ni Kyōmi...
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The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal #12 [rate]
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Pokémon's monpoké Brand Gets Short Anime Series in Japan on February 19
Reiko Yoshida writes script for short anime
― The official X/Twitter account for Pokémon's baby brand monpoké revealed on Wednesday that it will get a short anime series in Japan starting on February 19, and started streaming the music video of its theme song titled "Hajimemashite, Atsumeyō." (Nice to Meet You, Let's Gather Together.). The short anime will have 10 five-minute episodes that will strea...
Kowloon Generic Romance Anime Unveils Trailer, Cast, Staff, April 2025 Premiere (Updated)
Series casts Ryōtarō Okiayu, Taito Ban, Aoi Koga, Sayumi Suzushiro
― The official website for the television anime of Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga revealed a trailer, visual, cast, staff, and April 2025 premiere on Tuesday: The newly announced cast includes:
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Miyuki Hebinuma Taito Ban as Tao Gwen Aoi Koga as Yaomay Sayumi Suzushiro as Xiaohei Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Love Hi...
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The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor #11 [rate]
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I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Ending Theme Song
Miho Okasaki performs ending theme for series debuting on January 6
― Happinet revealed the second promotional video for the television anime of Nazuna Miki's I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima datta kara Mahō wo Kiwamete Mita) light novel series, on Wednesday. The video previews the anime's ending theme song "JOY!!" by Mih...
Cosplayer Moe Iori Introduces 'Full Version' of I'm a Behemoth Anime's 2nd Video
Moe Iori serves as ambassador for anime premiering on December 28
― The official website for the television anime of Nozomi Ginyoku's I'm a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl's Pet (S Rank Monster no “Behemoth” dakedo, Neko to Machigawarete Elf Musume no Pet Toshite Kurashitemasu) light novel series started streaming the "full version" or "see-through-the-ste...
Live-Action Alice-san Chi no Iroribata Series' Teaser Reveals Ending Song
Manato Funatsu performs "Aloe" ending song for January 7 series
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series adaptation of Bunta Kinami's Alice-san Chi no Iroribata (Beside the Hearth at Alice-san's House) manga revealed a teaser video on Wednesday. The video reveals and previews the ending theme song "Aloe" by Manato Funatsu. °｡⋱#アリスさんちの囲炉裏端 ⋰ ｡°／🎵エンディング主題歌 解禁 『アロエ』 / 舟津真翔＼...
Farmagia Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews sokoninaru's Ending Song (Updated)
Band performs "miss-dystopia" ending for January 10 anime
― The official website for the television anime based on Marvelous' monster-farming/action game Farmagia revealed on Wednesday the anime's second promotional video. The video previews the ending theme song "miss-dystopia" by sokoninaru. The anime will premiere on January 10 at 10:30 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX, and it will also air on other broadcast...
Nihon Falcom Founder Masayuki Katō Dies at 78
Chairperson also served as producer in company behind Ys, The Legend of Heroes, Trails games
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Nihon Falcom announced on Tuesday that its chairperson and founder Masayuki Katō died on Sunday. He had just stepped down from the company's board of directors on the same day. He was 78. A wake and funeral will be held for family and close relatives, who are not accepting gifts and messages at this time. ...
My Dress-Up Darling Sequel TV Anime Confirmed for 2025 (Updated)
― Update: The official website for the anime confirmed on Friday that the sequel will debut in 2025. The site also revealed a teaser visual. Amazon Japan's listing for the first 2025 issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine is now showing a image of the front cover. According to the image, the sequel to the television anime of Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Sur...
Dragon Quest Creator Yuji Horii Receives Commendation From Japan's Commissioner for Cultural Affairs
Honor presented for Horii's cultural contributions to Japan through games
― Dragon Quest series creator and game designer Yuji Horii reported on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Tuesday that the Commissioner for Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs has honored Horii for his cultural contributions to Japan through the Dragon Quest series and other titles. 名誉なことに文化庁長官から表彰していただきました。思えば40年ほど前、犯罪の原因にされた...
Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Unveils Character Video for Faust
Yoshiko Sakakibara voices character in 2025 series
― The staff for the television anime of Saka and Chorefuji's Once Upon a Witch's Death (Aru Majo ga Shinu Made: Owari no Kotoba to Hajimari no Namida) light novel series revealed the character promotional video for Faust (as voiced by Yoshiko Sakakibara) on Wednesday. The anime's staff previously revealed on December 13 the character promotional vide...
Princession Orchestra Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, April Debut
Hiro Shimono, Chiaki Kobayashi, Shōya Chiba, Junya Enoki, Shunsuke Takeuchi join anime's cast
― The official website for the original anime Princession Orchestra began streaming its second promotional video on Wednesday. The video reveals the anime's additional cast members, April premiere, and the opening theme song "Zettai Utahime Sengen!" (I Declare Myself a Total Diva!) performed by the musical u...
First Look: Yostar Games New Action-Adventure RPG, Stella Sora, Shows Off First Trailer
Explore the fantasy world of Nova in Stella Sora, the latest from the publisher of Heaven Burns Red, Arknights, and Azur Lane.
― Stella Sora, the brand-new anime-style action adventure RPG, releases its first trailer. Pre-registration is now open! Yostar has officially unveiled its new cross-platform RPG "Stella Sora" (PC / Android / iOS) today. The announcement also included an official trailer and ...