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The Anime Backlog - Princess Tutu
Lynzee takes on one of the esteemed magical girl classics to see if this is a real fairy tale or a shadowplay.
― Happy holidays Loggers, I hope your celebration preparations aren't stressing you out too much. Everyone has their own traditions, whether it's Black Friday shopping, decorating sugar cookies, hitching up lights on the roof, or, in my case, seeing a seasonal show. While there are some exc...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Dec 3-9
In the weekly ranking Danmachi grabs the first spot, and in the cumulative we see the first change in 5 weeks as Bleach climbs above Blue Box and Ranma ½. Discover what else is moving in the rankings.
― 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 latest simulcasts...
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Anime Series Review
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? is an anime with a captivating story hook and characters hampered by a substandard presentation.
― Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? is an anime with an excellent mystery at its core. Kai finds himself in a post-apocalyptic version of his world (at least when it comes to the state of humanity). Yet explanations are hard to come by. Is he in a parall...
This Week in Games - Mai, Now Buy
Mai Shiranui is coming to Street Fighter 6! Jean-Karlo takes a look at her design changes over the years (with specific measurements).
― Welcome back, folks! For folks who haven't kept up with me at BlueSky, I've teased a little something-something that I've decided to gift myself for the holidays. I make sure I don't make This Week in Games the "Here's What I Bought This Week" column, but this is so...
Interstella 5555 - The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem 4K "Remaster" Review
Do you remember that story about the fresco that was “restored” by an amateur who clearly had no idea what she was doing? That's exactly what this “remaster” is.
― To say this supposed 4K remaster of one of my favorite movies of all time leaves me with mixed feelings would be an understatement. My initial excitement at hearing this one-of-a-kind collaboration between Daft Punk and their childhood her...
This Week in Anime - Is GQuuuuuuX Gundam's FLCL?
With the announcement of GQuuuuuuX and its creative team, Coop and Chris take a look at FLCL and ponder what the two series might have in common.
― With the announcement of GQuuuuuuX and its creative team, Coop and Chris take a look at FLCL and ponder what the two series might have in common. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime ...
Are You Crazy? Volumes 1-2 Novel Review
Are You Crazy? isn’t the most polished series Editio has published (although the translation quality remains excellent), but it is both one of the shorter ones and a good read.
― If you're feeling worn out from isekai novels, I can't blame you. Nearly every permutation of the genre has graced our reading and watching habits for quite some time now, and even the most steadfast fans could easily feel l...
The ANN Aftershow - The DAN DA DAN Episode Where Everyone's Naked
Clothes are mostly optional as the DAN DA DAN crew fight aliens at school! What happens when they all merge into one super-evil entity?!
― The DAN DA DAN Episode Where Everyone's Naked Clothes are mostly optional as the Dan Da Dan crew fight aliens at school! What happens when they all merge into one super-evil entity?! The views and opinions expressed in the After Show belong solely to the show's p...
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible Anime Series Review
This is one of those shows that feels like it's better than it has any right to be. It drags out overused plot contrivances but then uses them perfectly as tools to explore the characters on a deeper level.
― The Ossan Newbie Adventurer is split into two distinct arcs. The first follows Rick as he attempts to get his F-rank adventurer's license. This arc is all about introducing Rick, the world, and ...
This Week in Anime - Middle Earth, Circa 1978
Before the new The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film comes out, Steve and Lucas take a trip back to 1978 to talk about the original animated version.
― Before the new The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film comes out, Steve and Lucas take a trip back to 1978 to talk about the original animated version. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the particip...
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Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon Witch Manga Gets TV Anime
Magic fantasy manga from creator of Gakuen Alice launched in October 2019
― Hakusensha announced on Friday that Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon no Majo (Champignon Witch) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Higuchi drew a celebratory image for the announcement. Higuchi launched the manga on Hakusensha's Manga Park app in October 2019. Hakusensha will publish the sixth volume on December 20...
See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Rent-A-Girlfriend's Kazuomi Koga directs anime at Atelier Pontdarc
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday that Shinichirou Nariie's See You Tomorrow at the Food Court (Food Court de, Mata Ashita) manga will get a television anime adaptation that will debut in 2025. Kazuomi Koga (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) is directing the anime at Atelier Pontdarc. Jukki Hanada (Sound! Euphonium, Love ...
Cygames Reveals Original TV Anime Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show Slated for 2025 Debut
Anime about young live streamers stars Riho Sugiyama, Nana Usumi, Manaka Iwami
― A website opened on Thursday and revealed Cygames' original television anime titled Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show, which will premiere in 2025. The website also revealed the anime's main staff, cast, teaser visual, and promotional video. The anime stars: Riho Sugiyama as Miko Kurono Nana Usumi as Kanna Kagurazak...
Raccoon Rascal Anime Gets New Araiguma Calcal-dan TV Spinoff
2025 TV anime stars Junya Enoki, Taku Yashiro, Kenshō Ono, Yōhei Azakami, Kenjirō Tsuda
― Nippon Animation announced on Thursday that it is producing a new television anime spinoff of the Raccoon Rascal (Araiguma Rascal) franchise titled Araiguma Calcal-dan (Raccoon Calcal Force) that will premiere next year. The tagline on the teaser visual reads, "A half-century after the enduring masterpiece, they...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime Gets BD Release in N. America, Latin America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Japan
Japanese BD to release on May 28 with English audio, subtitles
― The staff of the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime revealed details about a Blu-ray Disc release for the anime in North America, Latin America, Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand on Friday. Aniplex of America will release the series on Blu-ray Disc in North America and Latin America in 2025. Anime Limited and Plaion Pictures...
The Anime Backlog - Princess Tutu
Lynzee takes on one of the esteemed magical girl classics to see if this is a real fairy tale or a shadowplay.
― Happy holidays Loggers, I hope your celebration preparations aren't stressing you out too much. Everyone has their own traditions, whether it's Black Friday shopping, decorating sugar cookies, hitching up lights on the roof, or, in my case, seeing a seasonal show. While there are some exc...
Pro Soccer Player Takefusa Kubo Guest Stars in Doraemon Anime's New Year Special 2024
Spain's Real Sociedad soccer team player Kubo appears in special on December 31
― TV Asahi revealed on Saturday that professional soccer player Takefusa Kubo will appear in this year's New Year's Eve 1-Hour Special for the Doreamon anime on December 31. Kubo plays for Spain's Real Sociedad soccer team. The New Year's Eve special will feature four stories "Toshikoshi wa Spain de" (New Year's Eve in Sp...
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth, Death end re;Quest Code Z Games' Western Releases Canceled
Games' contents "do not comply with Nintendo Guidelines"
― Idea Factory International (IFI) announced on Friday that it has canceled the releases of Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation, Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth3 V Generation, and Death end re;Quest: Code Z games for Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe as originally planned because ...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Fall 2024, Dec 3-9
In the weekly ranking Danmachi grabs the first spot, and in the cumulative we see the first change in 5 weeks as Bleach climbs above Blue Box and Ranma ½. Discover what else is moving in the rankings.
― 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 latest simulcasts...
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The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians #11 [rate]
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The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors #11 [rate]
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Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Winter 2025 Season
The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, Dr. Stone Science Future, Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-, more
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it is streaming the following anime (dub languages streaming at later date in parentheses) for the winter 2025 season: December 31 Fate/strange Fake January 1 Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective (Ameku Takao's Detective Karte, English) Grisaia Phantom Trigger...
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How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer #11 [rate]
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Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II #11 [rate]
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Magical Girl Raising Project Restart Anime Reveals Cast, Staff
Yoshino Nanjō, Reina Kondo, Fairouz Ai, Honoka Inoue, Jenya, M.A.O, more star
― A fan event for the anime adaptation of Asari Endō's Magical Girl Raising Project Restart light novel announced the cast and staff on Friday. The anime stars: Yoshino Nanjō as Pfle Reina Kondo as Shadow Gale Fairouz Ai as Masked Wonder Honoka Inoue as Pechka Jenya as Nonako Miyokata M.A.O as Rionetta Mariya Ise as Clantai...
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? Anime Series Review
Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? is an anime with a captivating story hook and characters hampered by a substandard presentation.
― Why Does Nobody Remember Me in This World? is an anime with an excellent mystery at its core. Kai finds himself in a post-apocalyptic version of his world (at least when it comes to the state of humanity). Yet explanations are hard to come by. Is he in a parall...
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Dragon Ball Daima #10 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Mai, Now Buy
Mai Shiranui is coming to Street Fighter 6! Jean-Karlo takes a look at her design changes over the years (with specific measurements).
― Welcome back, folks! For folks who haven't kept up with me at BlueSky, I've teased a little something-something that I've decided to gift myself for the holidays. I make sure I don't make This Week in Games the "Here's What I Bought This Week" column, but this is so...
2.5 Dimensional Seduction Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season's final episode aired on Friday
― The staff of the television anime of Yū Hashimoto's 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2.5 Jigen no Lilysa) manga announced on Friday that the series is getting a second season. More information will be announced the series' official website and X/Twitter account. The website unveiled a visual: The first season's 24th and final episode aired on the same day. A spe...
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Magilumiere Co. Ltd. #11 [rate]
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Naver Webtoon to Release Collection of Mobile Games Based on Its Flagship Titles
Naver Webtoon to extend its content to gaming world
― Nanobit, a Stillfront Group studio, announced on Thursday it has partnered with Naver Webtoon, Korea's largest webtoon platform, to develop free-to-play mobile games based on popular webtoons. The games will target global audiences and expand webtoon content into interactive entertainment. Stillfront is a Sweden-based global games company that dev...
DAN DA DAN ‒ Episode 11
Jiji is essentially the Paul Atreides of Being Too Cringe to Live, and Yet Too Inhumanly Stupid to Die.
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2.5 Dimensional Seduction #24 [rate]
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JOJODAY Event 'Connecting Past and Future' of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Anime to be Held on April 12
Warner Bros. Japan previews Jump Festa '25 booth for franchise
― Warner Bros. Japan revealed on Friday that it will host "JOJODAY," a fan event that will "connect the past and future" of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime based on Hirohiko Araki's manga, on April 12, 2025. The event will be held in Tokyo, and guests will include Kazuyuki Okitsu (Jonathan Joestar), Daisuke Ono (Jōtarō Kūjō), and Junic...
Masaaki Endoh, Mamoru Miyano Perform Themes for Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Anime's 2nd Season
New season debuts on January 12
― The official website for the Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen) anime revealed on Friday the theme song artists for the show's second season. Masaaki Endoh is performing the opening theme song "Kinnikuman Hero." Mamoru Miyano is performing the ending theme song "29" (pronounced "Niku"). APAZZI is writing, composing, and arranging both son...
Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA's Lazarus Anime Reveals Theme Songs, Visual
Kamasi Washington, The Boo Radleys perform themes for anime debuting next year
― The official X/Twitter account for Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese), the new original anime for Toonami with Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) and animation studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan The Final Season), revealed a new visual and the show's theme song informatio...
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness Manga Launches, Dark Horse to Release in Print in English
Manga to also get release in 6 other languages
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that it has launched a manga based on the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime titled Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness on the Comic Alive+ website. The manga will also get a release in seven other languages aside from Japanese, including English. Dark Horse will release the manga in English in paperback format. The manga is also gett...
Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon Witch Manga Gets TV Anime
Magic fantasy manga from creator of Gakuen Alice launched in October 2019
― Hakusensha announced on Friday that Tachibana Higuchi's Champignon no Majo (Champignon Witch) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Higuchi drew a celebratory image for the announcement. Higuchi launched the manga on Hakusensha's Manga Park app in October 2019. Hakusensha will publish the sixth volume on December 20...
See You Tomorrow at the Food Court Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Rent-A-Girlfriend's Kazuomi Koga directs anime at Atelier Pontdarc
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday that Shinichirou Nariie's See You Tomorrow at the Food Court (Food Court de, Mata Ashita) manga will get a television anime adaptation that will debut in 2025. Kazuomi Koga (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) is directing the anime at Atelier Pontdarc. Jukki Hanada (Sound! Euphonium, Love ...
Gorilla no Kami Kara Kago Sareta Reijō wa Ōritsu Kishidan de Kawaiigareru TV Anime's Teaser Promo Video Streamed
Series about girl blessed by Gorilla God premieres in April 2025
― Kadokawa revealed a teaser promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Mika Kamisu's manga adaptation of Shirohi's Gorilla no Kami Kara Kago Sareta Reijō wa Ōritsu Kishidan de Kawaigareru (The Lady Blessed by the Gorilla God Is Adored by the Royal Knights) novel series. The anime will debut in April 2025. The anime will st...
Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. Game Launches for PC on January 28
Promo video, character videos streamed; open beta available until December 17
― Sega announced on Friday that it is releasing Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O., a new version of its Virtua Fighter 5 3D fighting game, on PC via Steam on January 28. The company also revealed a promotional video and several character videos for the game. An open beta test for the game launched on Friday, and will last until Dec...
Astro Bot Wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024
Game also wins Best Family Game, Best Game Direction, Best Action/Adventure
― Team Asobi and Sony Interactive Entertainment's Astro Bot won Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024 event on Thursday. The game also won Best Family Game, Best Game Direction, and Best Action/Adventure. Other Japanese games or games based on Japanese franchises that won awards include: Best Fighting Game: Tekken 8
Best A...
Capcom, Hideki Kamiya Develops Sequel to Ōkami Game
PS2 classic debuted in 2006
― Capcom and Hideki Kamiya announced during The Game Awards on Thursday that they are developing a sequel to Clover Studio's Ōkami game, with Kamiya directing the game. The announcement did not reveal additional details. Kamiya directed the original Ōkami PlayStation 2 game, which released on the PlayStation 2 in 2006. Kamiya worked on the game on Capcom subsidiary Clover ...
Timothée Chalamet's Red-Carpet Accessory Is a Tusk Mammoth Beyblade
Time for the actor to let it rip at the premiere of Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown
― The Beyblade Instagram and X (formerly Twitter) accounts proudly noted on December 11 that actor Timothée Chalamet had a unique accessory at the premiere of the Bob Dylan biographical film A Complete Unknown: a Tusk Mammoth Beyblade. The Beyblade Instagram account included a short video featuring the Tusk Mammo...
Sega Unveils Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game
Game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC
― Sega unveiled the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game in a teaser trailer at The Game Awards on Thursday. The teaser does not reveal more details or a release date, but reveals that the game is planned for release on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbon One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Sega released the Team...
Gundam GQuuuuuuX Anime Posts Theatrical Trailer, Key Visual
Anime debuts with re-edited theatrical version on January 17
― The official Japanese website for the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (pronounced as “g-kwux”) television anime posted on Friday a theatrical trailer and key visual for the anime's advance screenings in theaters. A reedited version of some episodes will play first in theaters on January 17 as Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- The stor...
Nexon Reveals Dungeon & Fighter: Arad Game
New open world game in Dungeon & Fighter/Arad Senki franchise
― South Korea's Nexon game development company unveiled a new game titled Dungeon Fighter: Arad during The Game Awards on Thursday. The game is part of its Dungeon & Fighter (Arad Senki) game franchise. The video did not reveal the game's release date or platforms. Nexon previously announced in January 2023 that it is developing Project DW...
Double Dragon Revive Game's Trailer Reveals October 23 Launch
Game slated for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
― Arc System Works unveiled a new trailer for its new Double Dragon Revive game during The Game Awards on Thursday. The video reveals the game's October 23, 2025 release date. The game is slated for release on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam) . Arc System Works previously ported the Double Dragon Advance and Super Double D...
One Punch Man Season 3 Airs in 2025 to Mark Anime's 10th Anniversary
Promo video also announces music festival in September
― The third television anime season based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One Punch Man manga will premiere next year. The season is the first of "10 attacks" or projects celebrating the anime's 10th anniversary next year. The "attack" projects include: Anime season 3 premieres on TV in 2025 10th anniversary visual unveiled 10th anniversary promotiona...
Capcom Unveils Onimusha: Way of the Sword Game for 2026
New entry in Capcom's dark fantasy action franchise
― Capcom unveiled a new game for its Onimusha dark fantasy action game franchise titled Onimusha: Way of the Sword during The Game Awards on Thursday. The game is slated for 2026. CAPCOM debuted the Onimusha Sengoku-era survival action game series in 2001. The games in the series retell stories from the Sengoku era but with supernatural elements. Th...
Sega's Ryu ga Gotoku Studio Unveils 'Project Century' Game
Like a Dragon/Yakuza games' developers work on new game
― Sega and its Ryu ga Gotoku Studio revealed a new game with the development codename "Project Century" during The Game Awards on Thursday. The Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryū ga Gotoku 8) adventure role-playing game launched on January 26 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Windows and Steam. The game is ...
Tekken 8 Game Adds Final Fantasy XVI's Clive Rosfield on December 16
2nd season pass launches next spring
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during The Game Awards on Thursday that Clive Rosfield, the protagonist of Square Enix's Final Fantasy XVI game, will join the playable character roster of the Tekken 8 game on December 16. Tekken 8 launched for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on January 26. The game featured 32 characters at launch. The game...
Virtua Fighter Fighting Game Series Teases New Project
More details to be revealed later today
― Sega and its Ryu ga Gotoku Studio teased a new Virtua Fighter project during The Game Awards on Thursday. Sega and RGG Studio will reveal more details in a live stream later today. Sega released the first installment in its long-running Virtua Fighter series in arcades in 1993. The series is notable for its three-button punch/kick/block control system and pio...
Shadow of the Colossus, Ico's Fumito Ueda Teases New Game
Ueda's gen Design studio develops as-yet untitled game
― Game creator Fumito Ueda's gen Design game studio unveiled a new as-yet untitled game in development during The Game Awards on Thursday. The video appears to have the development codename "Project: Robot" for the game. The game teaser also has the logo for Epic Games. Fumito Ueda is best known for leading Team Ico, where he developed iconic gam...
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Debuts on PC on January 23
Game debuts on Steam, Epic Games Store
― Square Enix unveiled a new trailer for its Final Fantasy VII Rebirth game during The Game Awards on Thursday, revealing that the game will debut on Steam and Epic Games Store on PC on January 23. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth launched worldwide on February 29 earlier this year on two discs for PlayStation 5. Square Enix describes the game:
After escaping from the ...
Elden Ring Franchise Gets Nightreign Standalone Co-op Game
Game debuts on PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC in 2025
― Bandai Namco Entertainment and FromSoftware unveiled a new Elden Ring game titled Elden Ring: Nightreign during The Game Awards on Thursday. The Game Awards described the game as a standalone cooperative game that will debut on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox, and PC via Steam in 2025. FromSoftware launched Elden Ring for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xb...
Ninja Gaiden Franchise Gets New Ragebound Side-Scrolling Game
Game launches on PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC next summer
― Publisher Dotemu and developer The Game Kitchen unveiled Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, a new side-scrolling game in Koei Tecmo Games and Team Ninja's Ninja Gaiden franchise, during The Game Awards on Thursday. The game will launch on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and PC via Steam next summer. ...
Shenmue's Yu Suzuki Develops Steel Paws Mobile Game for Netflix
Game debuts on Netflix Games in 2025
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced a new game by Shenmue creator Yu Suzuki titled Steel Paws, which will debut on Netfflix Games for mobile devices in 2025. Shenmue creator Suzuki and YS-Net previously released a game titled Air Twister for iOS devices on Apple Arcade in 2022. Crunchyroll and Adult Swim announced their collaboration to produce Shenmue the Anim...
Mashin Sōzōden Wataru Anime's New Video Unveils Ending Song by FANTASTICS
"Wataru to Kakaru" YouTube channel launches with 1st episode of short anime
― The staff for Mashin Sōzōden Wataru, the new television anime in Sunrise's Wataru franchise, began streaming a new promotional video on Friday, and it reveals that FANTASTICS will perform the ending theme song "Pocket." The official YouTube channel for "Wataru to Kakeru" (Wataru and Kakeru) is also launching on Friday at 5:...
Pac-Man Franchise Gets New Shadow Labyrinth Game Reimagining Setting
Game ships for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC in 2025
― Bandai Namco Entertainment unveiled a new game titled Shadow Labyrinth, a reimagining of its Pac-Man game, during the Game Awards on Thursday. Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game: As Swordsman No. 8, awoken by a floating yellow orb, PUCK, on a mysterious planet amidst relics of wars past, you are chosen to become the instrument of it...
Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii ‒ Episode 10
Every great mystery must have a parlor room scene; every heist story ends with an explanation of how they did it.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 8-14
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, Ya Boy Kongming! Road to Summer Sonia anime; Rainbows After Storms, Stomp, Kick, Love manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date One Piece Season 14 BD 1Please Crunchyroll US$44.98 December 10 Kaiji – Ultimate Survivor Season 1 BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$89.98 December 10 Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid BDPlease Aniplex o...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V ‒ Episode 10
I’m not sure anyone is convinced they can win this Game.
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Rurouni Kenshin -Kyoto Disturbance- #35 [rate]
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Trillion Game #12 [rate]
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Good Bye, Dragon Life #11 [rate]
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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms #11 [rate]
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Interstella 5555 - The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem 4K "Remaster" Review
Do you remember that story about the fresco that was “restored” by an amateur who clearly had no idea what she was doing? That's exactly what this “remaster” is.
― To say this supposed 4K remaster of one of my favorite movies of all time leaves me with mixed feelings would be an understatement. My initial excitement at hearing this one-of-a-kind collaboration between Daft Punk and their childhood her...
Hunter x Hunter Manga Gets 3rd Stage Play in May-June 2025
New stage play to feature manga's "Greed Island Arc"
― The official X/Twitter account for the stage plays of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter X Hunter manga revealed on Thursday its third stage play adaptation titled Hunter x Hunter The Stage 3, which will run in May 2025 at the The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo, and in June 2025 at the Sky Theater MBS in Osaka. The third stage play will feature the manga's "G....
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365 Days to the Wedding #11 [rate]
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DAN DA DAN #11 [rate]
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Star Fruit Books to Release Q-ta Minami's Birds of Passage, Yura Yura Manga in Spring/Summer 2025
Star Fruit Books revealed on Thursday that it will release Q-ta Minami's Birds of Passage and Yurayura manga in spring and summer 2025, respectively. The company had previously scheduled the manga for release last summer and in 2023 prior to that. Star Fruit Books licensed Minami's Below the Ceiling (Tenjō no Shita) manga for release in English in spring 2023. Shodensha launched the manga in a sin...
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Blue Box #11 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Is GQuuuuuuX Gundam's FLCL?
With the announcement of GQuuuuuuX and its creative team, Coop and Chris take a look at FLCL and ponder what the two series might have in common.
― With the announcement of GQuuuuuuX and its creative team, Coop and Chris take a look at FLCL and ponder what the two series might have in common. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime ...
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Full List of Top 2025 Manga
Top 20 for male, female readers include Girl Meets Rock!, Kagurabachi, Before You Go Extinct, Kirio Fanclub, more
― The 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook released the full lists of top manga series on Friday. The top 20 on its list of manga for male readers are: 1. Spacewalking With You by Inuhiko Doronoda (previously revealed)
2. Girl Meets Rock!...
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Loner Life in Another World #12 [rate]
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Negative Positive Angler #11 [rate]
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Live-Action Adaptation of Webtoon Love Revolution Premieres in Japan on January 11
Series to star Toa Shimasaki, Mizuki Yoshida, Ichiki Yamanaka
― The new live-action television series Renai Kakumei (Love Revolution), starring Toa Shimasaki from Lil Kansai, will premiere on January 11, 2025, during late-night programming on ABC TV in Japan. Based on the popular webtoon Love Revolution, which was previously adapted in Korea in 2020, the series follows high school student Rei Himeno...
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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V #10 [rate]
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Acro Trip ‒ SERIES FINALE
This isn't the worst note to end the season on, I guess, but I can imagine a lot of ways it could have gone better.
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film Gets MX4D, 4DX Screenings in Japan on January 10
Film had IMAX screenings in Japan 1 week before its regular screenings on September 13
― The staff of Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijō-ban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen), the new film project for the Overlord anime, announced on Monday that the film will get MX4D and 4DX screenings in Japan starting on January 10. The 4D screening will include clear stands of new illustrations of CZ2128 Delta and Neia b...
Cygames Reveals Original TV Anime Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show Slated for 2025 Debut
Anime about young live streamers stars Riho Sugiyama, Nana Usumi, Manaka Iwami
― A website opened on Thursday and revealed Cygames' original television anime titled Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show, which will premiere in 2025. The website also revealed the anime's main staff, cast, teaser visual, and promotional video. The anime stars: Riho Sugiyama as Miko Kurono Nana Usumi as Kanna Kagurazak...
Kakushite! Makina-san!! TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff
Tomoyo Takayanagi, Yō Taichi star in anime debuting next year
― The official website for the television anime of Yoshimi Sato's Kakushite! Makina-san!! (Hide! Makina-san!) manga revealed a key visual, main cast, and main staff on Thursday. The anime will star (character name romanizations are not confirmed): Tomoyo Takayanagi as Makina Agatsuma
Yō Taichi as Eita Akutsu
Yūki Kuwahara as Mimika Imose
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The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei TV Anime Reveals April 2025 Debut, Main Cast
Kaori Maeda, Katsuyuki Konishi star in supernatural mystery anime
― Pony Canyon revealed on Thursday that the television anime based on Aki Shimizu's The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries (Chūzenji-sensei Mononoke Kōgiroku: Sensei ga Nazo o Toite Shimaukara.), the spinoff manga and prequel to Natsuhiko Kyōgoku's Hyakki Yakō novel series, will debut in April 20...
Princession Orchestra Anime Reveals Lyric Video for Azusa Tachibana's Character Princess Meteor
King Records, Aria Entertainment, Takara Tomy's original anime to premiere in 2025
― The official website for the original anime Princession Orchestra began streaming a lyric video on Thursday featuring Princess Meteor's (voiced by Azusa Tachibana) song "Gekkō It's ME!" The website released a video on November 28 for Princess Ripple and released a video last week for Princess Zeal. The project is for...
Araiguma Calcal-dan TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video Narrated by Masako Nozawa
Spinoff series of Racoon Rascal franchise debuts in 2025
― Nippon Animation revealed a teaser video on Thursday for the newly announced anime Araiguma Calcal-dan (Raccoon Calcal Force), which is a spinoff of the Raccoon Rascal (Araiguma Rascal) franchise. The video features narration by Masako Nozawa. The narration, which is also featured in text in the visual below right, reads: "A half-century afte...
Gou Tanabe's The Lovecraft's Phantom Manga Ends
Series launched on June 12
― The January issue of Kadokawa's Comic Beam magazine published the final chapter of Gou Tanabe's Lovecraft no Genei (The Lovecraft's Phantom) manga on Thursday. Kadokawa will release the manga in one compiled volume in February 2025. The series is based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft, with a focus on the recurring character Randolph Carter in H.P. Lovecraft's works that K...
Monolith Soft Now Owned 100% by Nintendo
Company's founders had held onto symbolic 4% share despite Nintendo acquisition in 2007
― Video game developer Monolith Soft lists on its website that it is now 100% owned by Nintendo. Nintendo had previously owned 96% of the company, with co-founders Hirohide Sugiura, Tetsuya Takahashi, and Yasuyuki Honne holding the remaining 4%. Although it is unclear exactly when Nintendo purchased the remaining ...
From Bureaucrat to Villainess Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song
Tomoyo Kurosawa, Takako Honda join cast; Cider Girl performs opening song
― The official website for From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated!, the television anime adaptation of Michiro Ueyama's Akuyaku Reijō Tensei Oji-san (The Middle-Aged Man that Reincarnated as a Villainess) manga, began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals more cast for the an...
Celebrate Christmas With Apothecary Diaries Cakes
The popular confection returns along with Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, more
― The official X/Twitter accounts for The Apothecary Diaries and confection maker Priroll announced the release of seven Apothecary Diaries Christmas cakes on November 5. The cakes were initially released in 2023 and are back in stock. Each pre-order also comes with a pin badge with the same character printe...
Hololive VTuber Houshou Marine Offers Collaboration Jewelry
The pirate is opening the vaults to her swag
― Japanese jewelry brand U-Treasure teased on November 1 that it is partnering with Hololive VTuber Houshou Marine for a line of collaboration jewelry: 【ホロライブ】/／ #宝鐘マリン × ユートレジャー コラボレーション企画が決定🏴☠️\＼ラインナップや発売日は後日発表いたします。お楽しみに…❣️#hololive #ホロライブ pic.twitter.com/Be9bkO84DD— U-TREASURE（ユートレジャー）公式 (@u_treasure_pr) November 1, 2024 【HoloLive】
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Raccoon Rascal Anime Gets New Araiguma Calcal-dan TV Spinoff
2025 TV anime stars Junya Enoki, Taku Yashiro, Kenshō Ono, Yōhei Azakami, Kenjirō Tsuda
― Nippon Animation announced on Thursday that it is producing a new television anime spinoff of the Raccoon Rascal (Araiguma Rascal) franchise titled Araiguma Calcal-dan (Raccoon Calcal Force) that will premiere next year. The tagline on the teaser visual reads, "A half-century after the enduring masterpiece, they...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection's Full List of Games Posted
Collection debuts on Switch, PC on February 27
― The Nintendo eShop page for Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection game is now showing the full list of games included in the collection. The list includes: Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories
Yu-Gi-Oh! Monster Capsule GB
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 4: Battle of Great Duelist
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dungeon...
KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 OVA Reveals March 14 Run in Theaters
2 Bonus Stage episodes offered on BD/DVD at theaters before April 25 retail release
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that the new original video anime (OVA) for the KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world! 3 anime is titled Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! 3 -Bonus Stage-. The OVA consists of two unaired episodes that will start a two-week theatrical screening run in Japan on March 14,...
Live-Action Cells at Work! Film's New Clip Highlights Platelets
Film opens in Japan on Friday
― The staff for the live-action film of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga revealed a new clip from the film on Thursday. The clip highlights the role of platelets (imagined, as in the manga and anime, as kindergarteners) in clotting to close a wound. The film will premiere in Japan on Friday. The film will have 4D (4DX and MX4D) and IMAX screenings in...
Live-Action Baban Baban Ban Vampire Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song
imase performs "Ii Yu da na 2025 imase x mabanua MIX" theme song for February 14 film
― The staff for the live-action film of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga revealed the theme song in its full trailer, as well as its main visual and its MoviTicke card design, on Thursday. The trailer previews the theme song "Ii Yu da na 2025 imase x mabanua MIX," which is imase's remix of a classic ...
Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General Manga Ends With 13th Volume
13th volume ships next summer
― The 12th volume of Jin's Precarious Woman Executive Miss Black General (Zannen Onna Kanbu Black General-san) manga revealed on Monday that the manga will end with its 13th volume, which is planned to ship in summer next year. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: It's not easy being a super-villainess when you're crushi...
K Manga Releases Uoyama's Opening the Door to Hinata-san's Heart Manga in English Digitally
Series ended in July 2023
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Uoyama's Opening the Door to Hinata-san's Heart (Hinata-san, Hoshino desu.) manga. The entire series is available on the platform in English now. Kodansha describes the story: Meet Misaki Hoshino, a first-year high schooler and the most reliable guy in his c...
Gazing at the Star Next Door Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Riko Fukumoto, Yusei Yagi star in summer 2025 film
― Ammitsu's Gazing at the Star Next Door (Tonari no Stella) manga will get a live-action film adaptation in summer 2025. Filming will take place from January to February. The series stars Riko Fukumoto as Chiaki (left in image below) and Yusei Yagi as Subaru (right). Ammitsu drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement. Hana Matsumoto (Oshi no ...
Tabekko Dōbutsu Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Key Visual, New Character
Pegasus introduced in new trailer for May 1 film
― The staff for the Tabekko Dōbutsu THE MOVIE film based on the Tabekko Dōbutsu brand of animal-shaped butter biscuits revealed a new key visual and teaser trailer on Thursday, which introduces the new character Pegasus. The film will screen on May 1, 2025 at Shinjuku Wald 9, along with other theaters throughout Japan. Hitoshi Takekiyo (After School Mi...
PQube to Release Class of Heroes 3 Remaster, Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark, Death Match Love Comedy!, More Games in West
Also: K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut (Wisageni), Iwakura Aria
― PQube announced during its PQube Asia Showcase that it will release the following games in the West. The stream unveiled trailers: Class of Heroes 3 Remaster by ACQUIRE for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PC via Steam - 2025 Gal Guardians: Servants of the Dark by Inti Creates for Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox, PC via Steam - digital launch o...
Fairy Cat Artist Hisa Takano Announces New Manga
Taylor no Yūtsu debuts on January 10
― The first 2025 issue of Shonengahosha's Young King magazine revealed on Monday that Fairy Cat (pictured right) artist Hisa Takano will launch a new manga series Taylor no Yūtsu (Taylor's Melancholy) in the third issue on January 10. The series is a British buddy suspense series revolving around vampires operating in the shadows of the foggy city. Takano launched...
Makoto Isshiki Launches Forest of Piano Spinoff Manga on December 26
Totonou Oto: Mō Hitotsu no Piano no Mori spinoff manga tells story of Satoshi Mukai aiming for career in musical tuning
― The combined second and third 2025 issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that Makoto Isshiki will launch a new spinoff series of their Forest of Piano manga titled Totonou Oto: Mō Hitotsu no Piano no Mori (Refined Sound: Another Forest of Piano), in the magazin...
Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Streams Clip, New Animated Christmas Short
Keanu Reeves voices character in December 20 film
― Paramount Pictures began streaming a new animated Christmas short titled "A Very Sonic Christmas," as well as an exclusive clip from the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film on Wednesday, featuring the character Shadow the Hedgehog, as voiced by Keanu Reeves. "A Very Sonic Christmas" Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Clip David H. Brooks directed the short anim...
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KamiErabi GOD.app #23 [rate]
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Donkey Kong Country Returns HD Game Streams Overview Trailer
HD version of Wii game launches on January 16
― Nintendo began streaming on Wednesday an overview trailer for the HD version of the Nintendo Wii game Donkey Kong Country Returns for Nintendo Switch. The video previews the gameplay: The game will launch on January 16, and it will include the additional levels from the 3DS version. It will also feature 2-player local co-op. The original Donkey Kong Cou...
Unnamed Memory Season 2 Anime's Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs, January 7 Premiere
TRUE performs opening, Arika performs ending theme song
― Kadokawa unveiled on Wednesday a promotional video, theme song artists, and January 7 premiere for Unnamed Memory Act.2, the second season of the television anime of Kuji Furumiya's Unnamed Memory light novel. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song "Unsung ballad" by TRUE. Arika will perform the ending theme song "inclusion." Th...
Synduality Echo of Ada Game's Systems Overview Trailer Reveals Open Network Test
Open network test runs from December 12-19
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a systems overview trailer for its Synduality Echo of Ada game on Tuesday, and it revealed that there will be an open network test from December 12 at 6:00 a.m. EST to December 19 at 8:00 p.m. EST. The video also previewed gameplay, such as the game cycle, garage upgrades, Magus creation, Cradles, the Drifter Pass...
Are You Crazy? Volumes 1-2 Novel Review
Are You Crazy? isn’t the most polished series Editio has published (although the translation quality remains excellent), but it is both one of the shorter ones and a good read.
― If you're feeling worn out from isekai novels, I can't blame you. Nearly every permutation of the genre has graced our reading and watching habits for quite some time now, and even the most steadfast fans could easily feel l...
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The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Semifinal #11 [rate]
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Pokémon Collaborates with Wallace & Gromit Studio Aardman for Special Project in 2027
Video/visual unveiled
― The Pokémon Company International announced on Wednesday that it is collaborating with independent studio Aardman (Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep) for a special project in 2027. The Pokémon Company International revealed a video and visual: The companies will reveal more information in the future. Pokémon Concierge, the latest stop-motion animated series for the Pokémon fra...
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga ‒ Episode 6
Episode 7 of One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga is one of the best implementations of my least favorite trope.
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Sengoku Youko #33 [rate]
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Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 ‒ Episode 34
Let's be honest, Psyger-0 hasn't really been a character in the show despite being featured so prominently throughout it.
Netflix Streams My Happy Marriage Season 2 on January 6
Kadokawa confirmed on Wednesday that Netflix will begin streaming 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 January 6, the same day it premieres on TV in Japan. The series will debut on January 6 on Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and TV Aichi. The series will air on AT-X on January 7....
The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World Anime's Promo Video Reveals 5 Cast Members, January 12 Premiere
Video previews opening/ending theme songs
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday a promotional video, visual, five cast members, and January 12 premiere for the television anime of Koyoshi Nakayoshi's The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World (Sentai Red Isekai de Bōkensha ni Naru) manga. The video previews Hikaru Makishima's opening theme song "Cuz I," and Aya Uchida's ending theme song "Explos...
Ranma ½ ‒ Episode 10
It’s the fan-favorite Shampoo! She’s here! She’s cute! She’s unafraid to commit murder!
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The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor #10 [rate]
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Acro Trip #12 [rate]
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I'm a Behemoth Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, Ending Song, December 28 Net Debut
Maaya Uchida voices Alicia
― 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 unveiled the anime's second full promotional video on Wednesday. The video revealed a new cast memb...
Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- 'Interactive Film's' Trailer Reveals More Details, Opening Song
Film has 48 story routes, 16 new songs, 7 possible endings
― The staff for the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- movie, described as "Japan's first interactive film," started streaming a trailer on Wednesday. The video reveals and previews the film's opening theme song "Hypnosis Mic -Division Battle Anthem-+" by Division All Stars. The video also reveals that the interactive film will have 48 story ...
Dōjinshi Mail-Order Service pictSPACE to Halt Visa, Mastercard Payments on January 1
pictSPACE & sister service pictSQUARE feature BL, other genres
― Dōjin-only online shopping service pictSPACE announced on Tuesday that it will disallow Visa and Mastercard payments starting on January 1 at 12 midnight JST. The service explained that its payment service provider notified it that those two card brands can no longer be used. The policy change will affect payments for items ordered on p...
Dr. Stone: Science Future Anime's Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs, January 9 Debut
ALI performs "CASANOVA POSSE" opening, BREIMEN performs "Rolling Stone" ending
― The official website for the Dr. Stone anime unveiled the main promotional video for Dr. Stone: Science Future, the fourth and final season of the anime, on Wednesday. The video reveals the anime's January 9 premiere, the opening theme song "CASANOVA POSSE" by ALI, and the ending theme song "Rolling Stone" by BREIMEN. Th...
Anime of Yama Wayama's 'Captivated, by You' Manga Reveals Lead Cast
Kenshō Ono, Kōki Uchiyama play leads
― The staff for the television anime of Yama Wayama's Captivated, by You (Muchū sa, Kimi ni.) manga and Let's Go Karaoke! (Karaoke Iko!) manga revealed the main cast members for Captivated, by You on Wednesday. The main two cast members include: Kenshō Ono as Miyoshi Hayashi Kōki Uchiyama as Jōji Ema The original anime announcement stated both works are getting a ...
Crunchyroll Adds 2007 Yes! Precure 5 Anime to Catalog
Service previously added Precure franchise's 2015 Go! Princess Precure, 2016 Witchy Pretty Cure! series
― Crunchyroll added the Yes! Precure 5 anime to its catalog on Wednesday. Crunchyroll describes the anime's story:
Nozomi, a cheerful student in San Culmier Junior High, along with her friends Rin, Karen, Komachi and Urara transform into PreCure to fight against the wicked power, Nightmare. Fightin...
Pop Team Epic Creator Draws JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Jolyne
Author also drew Asuka Kazama from Tekken 8, Lin from Spirited Away
― Pop Team Epic creator Bkub Okawa shared fan art of Jolyne “JoJo” Cujoh, the titular character of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, on his X (formerly Twitter) account on December 3. The illustration is in the Pop Team Epic author's super-deformed art style and features Jolyne in what appears to be an original JoJo pose. Okawa ...
Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil Top 2025 Manga
Spacewalking With You, Tamaki & Amane lead lists, with full top 20 lists out on Friday
― The 2025 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook announced on Wednesday the #1 manga on its lists of the top manga series. The full guidebook, featuring the full top 20 lists, will release on Friday. The top manga on the list for male readers is Inuhiko Doronoda's Spacew...
Man Arrested for Selling Reprogramed Pokémon Cartridges With Monsters Unlocked
Cartridges allegedly advertised with "over 800 Pokémon"
― According to several Japanese news outlets, the Ishikawa Prefecture's Kanasawa-Naka Police Station arrested a 32-year old man for Violation of Unfair Competition Prevention Act on December 6. The Yomiuri Shimbun paper reported the man had reprogramed copies of Pokémon games, including Pokémon Sun on Nintendo 3DS. The suspect then allegedly so...
Ace of Diamond Act II Manga Gets Short Series Spinoff on December 25
New spinoff is titled Daiya no A Act II Gaiden Teitō vs. Ugumori
― The combined second and third 2025 issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Yūji Terajima will launch a short manga side story series for his Ace of Diamond Act II (Daiya no A Act II) manga titled Daiya no A Act II Gaiden Teitō vs. Ugumori in the magazine's next issue on December 25. Terajima launched the...
Live-Action My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 Film Reveals Guild Members
NOA, Rui Tsukishima, Mogura Suzuki, Mahiru Coda, Mizuki Kayashima, Ōshirō Maeda join March 28 film's cast
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action film of Mashiro's My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 (Yamada-kun to Lv999 no Koi wo Suru) manga announced the cast for the guild members on Wednesday. The series stars (top row, left to right):
NOA as Eita Sasaki
Rui Tsukishima as Runa Sa...
Live-Action Silent Service Sequel's Behind-The-Scenes Video Confirms September 26 Film Release
2 key visuals also posted
― The staff for the live-action project of Kaiji Kawaguchi's The Silent Service manga announced that the upcoming sequel is a film titled Chinmoku no kantai Hokkyoku-kai dai kaisen (The Silent Service: The Battle of the Arctic Ocean). The film from the returning main cast and staff will open in theaters on September 26. The staff also presented a behind-the-scenes promotiona...
The ANN Aftershow - The DAN DA DAN Episode Where Everyone's Naked
Clothes are mostly optional as the DAN DA DAN crew fight aliens at school! What happens when they all merge into one super-evil entity?!
― The DAN DA DAN Episode Where Everyone's Naked Clothes are mostly optional as the Dan Da Dan crew fight aliens at school! What happens when they all merge into one super-evil entity?! The views and opinions expressed in the After Show belong solely to the show's p...
Attack on Titan Finale Compilation Film Drops to #6, Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX to #9
Re-release of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro anime film drops off top 10
― Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation of Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, dropped from #4 to #6 in the Japanese box office in its fifth weekend. The film earned 65,695,280 yen (about US$434,400) from Friday through Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 1,074,348,980 yen (about US...
Elden Ring Become Lord Vertical-Scrolling Manga Ends With 2nd Volume
Volume releases on January 30
― Kadokawa's online store is listing the second volume of Hand Punch's Elden Ring Become Lord manga for release on January 30. The listing states that the manga ends with the volume. The vertical-scrolling webcomic adaptation of FromSoftware's Elden Ring game launched on March 29 on the Tatesc Comics website as well in several ebook stores in Japan. Kadokawa had released...
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Tasuketsu - Fate of the Majority #22 [rate]
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Saji Komori, Kana Masaya's Existential Unplugged Manga Ends on December 22
Comedy manga about philosopher turning to music to express himself launched on March 31
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website and app service published on Sunday the 17th chapter of Saji Komori and Kana Masaya's Existential Unplugged (Jitsuzon Unplugged) manga, and revealed that the series will end in its next chapter on December 22. Shueisha's MANGA Plus service publishes the manga in English digi...
One Piece, Kagurabachi Manga Rank on NYT December Bestseller List
Eiichiro Oda's One Piece and Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early December. The 107th volume of One Piece ranked at #8 and the first volume of Kagurabachi at #9. The 29th volume of My Hero Academia ranked at #8 in November's list. The first volume of Berserk Deluxe ranked at #9, the 11th volume of Kaiju no. 8 ...
HIDIVE to Stream FLOWER AND ASURA Anime
Anime premieres on January 7
― HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will stream the television anime of writer Ayano Takeda and artist Musshu's FLOWER AND ASURA (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku) manga for the winter 2025 season in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The anime will premiere on January 7 on the NTV channel at 25:29 JST (effectively, January 8 at 1:29 a.m. JST). I...
The Ossan Newbie Adventurer, Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party, Became Invincible Anime Series Review
This is one of those shows that feels like it's better than it has any right to be. It drags out overused plot contrivances but then uses them perfectly as tools to explore the characters on a deeper level.
― The Ossan Newbie Adventurer is split into two distinct arcs. The first follows Rick as he attempts to get his F-rank adventurer's license. This arc is all about introducing Rick, the world, and ...
Kagurabachi Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan November List
17 manga including One Piece, Dandadan, Berserk, One-Punch Man, Chainsaw Man, Uzumaki, Demon Slayer make list
― The first volume of Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for November. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #1 — Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi volume 1
#3 — Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 107
#4 — Yukinob...
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7 ‒ Episode 10
Buckle up: it's once again Fujoshi Time because nobody stopped me last week.
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Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister #11 [rate]
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Mikanuji's Assorted Entanglements Manga to End in 10th Volume
Yuri anthology manga launched in 2017
― The ninth volume of Mikanuji's Assorted Entanglements (Fuzoroi no Renri) yuri anthology manga announced on Tuesday that it will end in its 10th volume. Yen Press licensed the manga and will release the seventh volume in English on February 18. Yen Press describes the story:
Discover a variety of stories about women's love, starting with Iori, a twenty-eight-yea...
Castlevania: Nocturne Animated Spinoff Series 2nd Season's Trailer Reveals January 16 Premiere
Season to have 8 25-minute episodes
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a trailer for the second season of Castlevania: Nocturne, the spinoff series of Frederator Studios' Castlevania animated show, and it reveals that the season will premiere on January 16. The season will have eight 25-minute episodes. The series premiered in September 2023. The series stars Richter Belmont (a descendant of the ori...
K Manga Adds Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~ Manga
Air Matsukoto's manga based on Hanyuu's novels inspires anime on January 7
― Kodansha's K MANGA service revealed on X (formerly Twitter ) on Monday that it has added Hanyuu and Air Matsukoto's Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of Skill Fruits (that kill you)~ (Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master" ~Skill no Mi (Tabetara Shinu) wo Mugen ni Taberareru Yо̄ ni Nat...
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I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History #11 [rate]
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You are Ms. Servant ‒ Episode 10
I’m so glad that this anime finally took a much-needed beat. I only wish the episode itself were better.
Gouten Hamada, Takeshi Sesimo's Shimazaki in the Land of Peace Manga Wins 8th Saito Takao Award
Other nominees included Before You Go Extinct, The Isekai Doctor, Shosen Hitogoto Desu kara: Toaru Bengoshi no Honne no Shigoto, Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte!
― The official website of Saito Production announced on Tuesday that Gouten Hamada and Takeshi Sesimo's Shimazaki in the Land of Peace (Heiwa no Kuni no Shimazaki e) manga is the winner of the 8th Saito Takao Award. The award ceremony will be held o...
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A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! #10 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Middle Earth, Circa 1978
Before the new The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film comes out, Steve and Lucas take a trip back to 1978 to talk about the original animated version.
― Before the new The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film comes out, Steve and Lucas take a trip back to 1978 to talk about the original animated version. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the particip...
'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Compilation Screenings Offer Manga Short
Bonus 4-page manga features original story
― The official website for the anime of Yū Toyota's Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga revealed on December 6 that a special book will be distributed in limited quantities in the first week of the anime's special compilation screenings. The special book includes a four-page ...
11th Shimajirō Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Cast, Theme Song, March 14 Debut
Fairouz Ai, Kōichi Yamadera, Ryōta Yamasato join cast
― The official website for Eiga Shimajirō Shimajirō to Yūki no Uta (Shimajirō the Movie: Shimajirō and the Song of Courage), the 11th anime film of Benesse Corporation's Shimajirō franchise, began streaming a trailer for the film on Tuesday. The trailer reveals the film's additional cast and March 14 opening date, and it reveals and previews the f...
Netflix Streams The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season 2 on January 30
English-subtitled trailer posted for 2nd season
― Netflix reposted the second promotional video for the second television anime season based on Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Mokushiroku no Yon-kishi) sequel manga on Monday. The video, this time with English subtitles, reveals that Netflix will begin streaming the second season on January 30. The new season deb...
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth ‒ Episode 11
Nowak is the scariest character of the year.
Squid Girl's Masahiro Anbe to Launch New Manga Series
New series to debut in Young Magazine
― Squid Girl artist Masahiro Anbe revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday that he is preparing to launch a new series soon. The account for manga artist job postings DAYS NEO also shared a posting for Anbe, looking for an assistant to help with a new series in Kodansha's Young Magazine. Anbe added that the series' launch date has already been decided, so he th...
Tasokare Hotel Anime's Trailer Reveals Ending Song, January 8 TV Debut
Anime to stream in over 100 territories on Amazon Prime Video, It's Anime, Tubi, Plex, others
― The staff for the television anime of SEEC's Tasokare Hotel mobile game debuted a new trailer on Tuesday. The trailer announces the anime's ending theme song "Twilight" by Rib, and the anime's January 8 television premiere date. Japanese version with subtitles (region-locked in Japan): Japanese version wit...
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Anime Casts Yurina Amami
Amami plays Akane Makino starting on episode 11 on Friday
― The official website for the anime of Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga announced on Tuesday that Yurina Amami will join the anime's cast as Akane Makino, a hardworking magical girl employee of the mid-sized company APDA Co., Ltd.. She gets on-the-job training at Magilumiere Co. Ltd., under the supervision of Kana. The cha...
GoHands' Momentary Lily Anime's 2nd Main Video Reveals Ending Song, January 2 Debut
miwa performs "Real" ending
― The official website for GoHands' original anime Momentary Lily started streaming the anime's second main promotional video on Tuesday. The vudei revealed the anime's January 2 premiere. The video also reveals and previews the ending theme song "Real" by miwa. The anime will premiere on January 2 on the Tokyo MX channel at 11:30 p.m. JST (9:30 p.m. EST), then on the U-NE...
The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Ending Song, January 9 TV Debut
Music unit Kiminone performs "Aikurafuto" ending
― The staff for the television anime of Umiharu's The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World manga (which itself adapts author Hifumi Asakura and illustrator Yamakawa's Arafō Otoko no Isekai Tsūhan Seikatsu light novel series) started streaming the anime's second full promotional video on Tuesday. The video anounces more staff memb...
Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, April Debut
Kikunosuke Toya, Sayumi Suzushiro star
― The staff for the television anime of Nana Nanana and Parum's Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! (Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, it Can't!!)) light novel series announced on Monday the April premiere date, as well as the cast and staff. The anime stars: Kikunosuke Toya as Yū Natsume Sayumi Suzushiro as Himari Inuzuka Youhei Suzuki (Million ...