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Strawberry Prince Member Jel's Toi-san Anime Film's Trailer Highlights Characters

Matenrou comedy duo member Antony plays "live-action Jel" in scene in film ― The official website for Toi-san wa Seishun Shitai! "Baka to SmaPho to Romance to" (Toi-san Wants to Live in Her Youth! "A Fool, a Smartphone, and Romance"), the anime film of boy band Strawberry Prince member Jel's Toi-san short video series, began streaming a trailer for the film on Saturday. The trailer highlights the cha...
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Princession Orchestra Anime Streams 1st 2 Episodes With English Subtitles

Anime premiered on April 6 ― The official YouTube channel for the original anime Princession Orchestra began streaming the anime's first episode with English subtitles on Friday. This is the anime's English debut. The second episode is also available. The episodes are available only in the United States. The anime premiered on April 6, and airs on Sundays at 9:00 a.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. ...
daily briefs

The Last Blossom Anime Film Opens in Japan on October 10

A panel at Anime Expo on Friday for director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film The Last Blossom (Housenka) revealed the film will open in Japan on October 10. The film screened in the Feature Film Competition at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival last month. A preview of the film was part of the Work in Progress lineup in last year's Annecy Film...
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Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity Anime to Debut in 2026

New visual also revealed ― A panel for the Bleach franchise at Anime Expo on Friday revealed that the anime's fourth part, titled BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity, will debut in 2026 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The panel also revealed a new visual. BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity will be the final season of the anime. Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Confl...
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N LITE's 'Afro-Anime' Film MFINDA Casts Jaden Smith as Kozo

Also: NBA MVP Joel Embiid's Miniature Géant company to co-produce companion documentary for film ― Multimedia company N LITE announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that actor and musician Jaden Smith will voice the character Kozo in its MFINDA "AFRIME" or "afro-anime." N LITE previously showed the character art for Kozo earlier this year in February. N LITE added that Smith is also an exe...
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Garena Free Fire Anime Unveils Trailer, Visual, Staff

Ken Takahashi directs anime adaptation of game at Candy Box ― Kadokawa and Singaporean game developer and publisher Garena unveiled on Saturday a trailer, visual, and staff for their anime adaptation of Garena's Garena Free Fire battle royale shooting game. The trailer previews the theme song, which is a reimagining of a signature melody from the game: The visual depicts Kelly, the protagonist who un...
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N LITE Plans Remake of Tezuka's Jungle Emperor Leo Anime

Tezuka's manga ran in 1950 to 1954, inspired numerous TV anime, film adaptations ― Christiano Terry from multimedia company N LITE announced at NLITE's panel at Anime Expo on Friday that the company is working on a remake of Osamu Tezuka's Jungle Emperor Leo/Kimba the White Lion. N LITE did not mention the format of the remake, and which part of the story it will tackle (the numerous anime adaptation...
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run Anime Reveals Main Staff

Golden Wind co-directors Yasuhiro Kimura, Hideya Takahashi to direct anime ― The JoJo's Bizarre Adventure panel at Anime Expo on Friday revealed the main staff for the anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 7: Steel Ball Run manga. The panel also revealed a new illustration drawn by Daisuke Tsumagari. A global livestream event on September 23 will reveal more information f...
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Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Anime's Trailer Reveals New Staff, Crunchyroll Stream

Tomoya Kitagawa takes over as director, Daiki Harashina as assistant director ― Crunchyroll's Anime Expo 2025 panel for the television anime season of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga revealed a new trailer for the anime's second season on Friday, and also revealed that Crunchyroll will stream the second season worldwide outside of Asia (but incl...
convention

Final Fantasy XIV's Yoshi-P Reveals the Anime, Movies, and Games That Have Influenced Him the Most

Surprising absolutely no one who has played Final Fantasy XIV, Berserk and Gundam were among them. ― During Anime Expo 2025, Final Fantasy XIV/Final Fantasy XVI producer Naoki Yoshida (known affetionatly as Yoshi-P by fans) hosted a panel to reveal what his biggest influences were growing up. These included everything from TV shows and anime to movies and video games. He broke down his panel into 7 d...
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Eisen Flügel Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Visual

A-1 Pictures produces film based on novels ― A-1 Pictures unveiled during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday a new trailer and visual for the Eisen Flügel theatrical anime film: Gen Urobuchi is credited with the original story, and Seiji Mizushima is the chief director of the film at A-1 Pictures. Daizen Komatsuda is the director, Keigo Sasaki is adapting Takashi Takeuchi of TYPE-MOON's original chara...

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Gets New 10-Episode Anime Series on Netflix

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners to feature new standalone story from world of Cyberpunk 2077 ― Studio Trigger revealed at a panel for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime at Anime Expo on Friday that a Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 anime is in production. Ichigo Kanno from Studio Trigger drew the below poster. Kai Ikarashi (who was a storyboard artist, animation director, animator, and prop designer for the first seri...
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Crunchyroll to Stream IDOLiSH7 1st Beat Compilation Films

2-part film compilation of 1st IDOLiSH7 season opens in Japan on October 3, December 5 ― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that both parts for the theatrical film compilation of the first IDOLiSH7 season will stream on Crunchyroll. The first part will open in Japan on October 3, and the second will premiere on December 5. The first television anime based on the ...
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Pokémon Franchise Streams 2 Summer Anime Shorts

Boy, researcher embark on adventures with Morpeko, Chimchar ― The Pokémon anime began streaming "Morpeko" to Hajime no Otekake" (The First Outing With Morpeko), the first of two shorts in the "Pokémon to Kakeru Natsu Monogatari" (Summer Stories of Running With Pokémon) project for children and their families during summer vacation on Friday. The shorts depict two people embarking on their own adventu...
convention

NBCUniversal Delivers Laughs with Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota World Premiere

Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota's first episode put a smile on my face that just wouldn't go away. ― Producer Genta Ozaki took the stage alongside host Kwok-Wai Hanson at NBCUniversal Japan's world premiere of Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota at Anime Expo. Having worked at the company for about two years, Ozaki took the time to discuss some of NBCUniversal's anime productions, a...
convention

Bandai Namco Filmworks Pulls All the Stops for Gundam Rising Panel

Despite a late start, Bandai's GQuuuuuuX panel was full of excitement. ― The highly anticipated panel for Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX opened to a welcoming Anime Expo Day 1 at the Peacock Theater. As an out-of-the-convention-center panel, there were understandable technical troubles. For a three hour panel with a movie screening, a Q&A, freebies, and a concert, the panel felt like a standalone event...
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A Star Brighter Than The Sun First Episode Impressions from Anime Expo 2025

Not only does this anime check off a lot of boxes that I look for in a good solid romance, but it's also just filled with so much heart. ― A good romance can be hard to make sometimes because a lot of them are presented the same way. Often you have a shy girl looking up to a popular boy and them needing to learn to come into their own. I watch so many shows exactly like that yet I was far from bored ...
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'There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her' Novels, Manga Get TV Anime

Romantic comedy fantasy series centers on man reincarnated as demon lord's underling, falls in love with priest ― Futabasha announced on Friday that Suisei's Yūsha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Itanode, Kokuhaku Shite Mita (There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her) light novel series and Kairi's manga adaptation are getting a television anime series. Kairi's manga adaptation is...
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The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom Light Novels Get Anime

Punichan's story of being reincarnated as otome game's villainess, only to be wooed by neighboring country's prince ― Kadokawa's B's-Log Bunko imprint announced on Friday that an anime adaptation of Punichan's light novel series The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom (Akuyaku Reijō wa Ringoku no Ōtaishi ni Dekiai Sareru) has been green-lit. More information on the anime will b...
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CloverWorks' Original Anime Film Grotesqqque Reveals 2026 Debut in New Video

Film from director Atsushi Nishigori to feature 3 stories with different worldviews ― Anime studio CloverWorks revealed at Anime Expo on Thursday that its original anime film Grotesqqque (previously titled Grotesque) will open in 2026. The studio also revealed a new video for the project. Atsushi Nishigori (The IDOLM@STER, DARLING in the FRANXX) is directing the film. The film will be an omnibus film...
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'Let's Play' Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Reveals More Cast, Staff, October Premiere

Shimba Tsuchiya, Yuichi Nakamura, Tomokazu Sugita join cast ― Crunchyroll unveiled a new teaser trailer for studio OLM's anime adaptation of Leeanne M. Krecic's (also known as "Mongie") Let's Play web comic on Thursday. The video reveals more cast, a new staff member, and the anime's October 2025 premiere. The new cast members include: Shimba Tsuchiya as Marshall Law Yuichi Nakamura as Charles Jones ...
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To Your Eternity Season 3 Anime Reveals Visual, More Cast

Aya Uchida, Fukushi Ochiai, Chiharu Sawashiro, Aoi Koga, Shouto Kashii join cast ― The official website for the television anime of Yoshitoki Ōima's To Your Eternity (Fumetsu no Anata e) manga revealed more cast members and a new visual for the anime's third season on Friday. The new cast members include: Aya Uchida as Hanna Fukushi Ochiai as Tamaki Kazumu Chiharu Sawashiro as Senba Suzuhiko Aoi Koga...

GeeXPlus' New GeeXProductions Division Produces Gigguk's Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- Anime Short Movie

Film opens in Tokyo in August, before debuting on Gigguk's YouTube channel ― GeeXPlus, Dwango and Kadokawa's internet influencer talent agency subsidiary, announced during its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it has founded the GeeXProductions IP division, which is producing anime YouTuber and influencer Gigguk's anime short film Bâan -The Boundaries of Adulthood- (Bâan -Otona no Kyōkai-). The anime...

Science Saru's The Ghost in the Shell TV Anime Unveils 2nd Teaser, Title Logo

Hajime Sorayama designed logo for 2026 anime ― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Thursday during its panel at Anime Expo for The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai The Ghost in the Shell), Science Saru's new The Ghost in the Shell television anime series, the second teaser video and the logo designed by artist Hajime Sorayama ("Sexy Robot" series, Aerosmoth's Just Push Play album cover): A producer ...
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Call of the Night Season 2 Anime Casts Tomokazu Sugita, Reveals Creepy Nuts Ending Song

Sugita plays LG character in 2nd season; Creepy Nuts perform ending song "Nemure" ― The official website for the television anime of Kotoyama's Call of the Night (Yofukashi no Uta) manga revealed a new cast member and the ending theme song artist for the anime's second season on Friday. Tomokazu Sugita joins the cast as LG, a follower of Midori Kohakobe. The site also announced that Creepy Nuts will ...
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Aniplex USA to Release 'Clockwork Girl' Episode of Virgin Punk Original Anime Theatrically

English-subtitled trailer unveiled for Yasuomi Umetsu, SHAFT anime ― Aniplex of America announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that it will hold a theatrical release for "Clockwork Girl," the first story in director Yasuomi Umetsu and animation studio SHAFT's Virgin Punk original anime series. Aniplex of America did not announce an opening date for the anime, but did stream the below En...

Junji Ito Crimson Anime Announced With Theme Song by Yumi Matsutōya (Updated)

Music video of Matsutōya's theme song "Karasu Ageha" also revealed ― A panel at the Japan Expo 2025 event in Paris, France on Thursday announced that a new anime based on horror manga artist Junji Ito's various stories titled Junji Ito Crimson is in the works. Singer Yumi Matsutōya will perform the new anime's theme song "Karasu Ageha." A music video of the theme song was also released, featuring ill...
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Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Anime Reveals Kenshi Yonezu's Theme Song in Trailer

Film opens in U.S., U.K. on October 29 ― MAPPA's panel at Anime Expo on Thursday revealed a new trailer and the theme song information for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga. Kenshi Yonezu is returning to the franchise to perform the film's theme song "IRIS OUT." Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has acquired worldwide theatrica...

GATE Anime Gets Sequel Based on 'Season 2' Novels

Studio M2 animates GATE 2: Tides of Conflict anime centered on JMSDF in fantasy world ― Anime platform Oshi announced on Thursday that the television anime of Takumi Yanai's Gate: Jiei-tai Ka no Chi ni te, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land) light novel series will have a sequel titled GATE 2: Tides of Conflict, which will be based on the novel series' "Seas...
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Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet Anime Film Announces Main Cast

Film stars Mana Ashida as Scarlet, Masaki Okada as Hijiri ― The official website for Studio Chizu and director Mamoru Hosoda's new anime film Scarlet (Hateshi naki Scarlet in Japanese, literally "Scarlet Without Limits") announced on Friday that the film will star Mana Ashida as Scarlet and Masaki Okada as Hijiri. The website also unveiled a new visual featuring the two characters: The film will open...
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime's Blu-ray Disc Set Ships on October 28

Pre-orders open on August 26 ― Aniplex of America announced on Thursday during its panel at Anime Expo that it will release the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners anime on a complete Blu-ray Disc set in North America on October 28. Pre-orders open on August 26. The limited edition will include a new jacket illustration (pictured in first visual below), a booklet, a book of the storyboard of episode 10, a two-yea...
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Monogatari Off & Monster Season Anime Gets New Episode

Teaser visual also revealed ― The official website for the MONOGATARI Series: OFF & MONSTER Season anime announced on Thursday that it will get a new episode, and revealed a special video and the teaser visual. The anime's staff also started streaming a "next episode preview" video, featuring "DJ Nadeko x Bro. Yotsugi:" Franchise veteran Akiyuki Simbo is again serving as chief director and Midori Yos...
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Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian 2nd Season Anime Debuts in 2026

1st teaser visual also revealed ― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that the second anime season of writer Sunsunsun and artsit Momoco's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian (Tokidoki Bosotto Russia-go de Dereru Tonari no Alya-san) light novel series will premiere in 2026, and also revealed the new staff and first teaser visual. Hiroshi Haraguchi, the first season's episode 4 director, will dire...
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20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Anime Is Film Next Summer

Live-action Gintama's Yūichi Fukuda supervises, pens script for new film ― Bandai Namco Pictures unveiled a teaser trailer for the new 20th anniversary anime project for the Sgt. Frog franchise on Wednesday. The teaser reveals that the project will be a new anime film that will open in summer 2026. Yūichi Fukuda (live-action Gintama, Saint Young Men, HK/Hentai Kamen) is the supervising director and s...
ep. review

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes ‒ SEASON FINALE

I hope the next season will be stronger with all the teases about quirk experiments and a new villain.
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Aniplex Teases 4 Cast Members for Unannounced 2025 TV Anime

Ai Kayano, Kenichi Suzumura, Sōma Saitō, Fairouz Ai to star in anime to be announced on July 5 ― Aniplex revealed in advance on Wednesday the cast for a new anime that will air this year. A 60-second television commercial will announce the anime's title on the Tokyo MX channel on July 5 at 11:28 p.m. JST (10:28 a.m. EDT). The cast for the new anime includes (from left to right in the image above) Ai ...
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New Golden Kamuy Blu-ray Anime Reveals 3 Cast Members With Ad

Kōichi Yamadera, Kotono Mitsuishi, Ikue Ōtani star in anime bundled with spinoff novel ― The official website for the Golden Kamuy anime revealed the cast for the new Blu-ray Disc anime bundled with Golden Kamuy: Tsurumi Tokushirō no Shukugan (Golden Kamuy: Tokushirō Tsurumi's Aspiration), the first official spinoff novel based on Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga, on Wednesday. The site also posted a...
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Shoji Kawamori's New, Original Film Unveils Labyrinth Title, Staff, January 2026 Opening

Macross co-creator helms Meikyū no Shiori film about girl trapped in her smartphone's labyrinth ― The official website for Shōji Kawamori's new and original animation film opened on Wednesday and revealed the title Meikyū no Shiori (Labyrinth, or literally Shori of the Labyrinth). The website also revealed the teaser video, teaser visual, and the film's January 2026 opening. The film centers on Shior...

Crunchyroll to Stream Mr. Osomatsu Season 4, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime Season 2, Tougen Anki Anime

Uglymug, Epicfighter, Yamishibai season 15 also stream ― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Mr. Osomatsu season 4, Puniru is a Kawaii Slime season 2, Tougen Anki, Uglymug, Epicfighter, and Yamishibai season 15. Crunchyroll's stream for the fourth season of the Mr. Osomatsu anime will debut on July 8 at 10:00 a.m. PDT. The stream will be available in North America, Central Americ...
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Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl Anime's Short Video Previews Ending Song

Sally Amaki as Lily Baker performs ending song "Amusing Flavor" ― The official website of Cultural Exchange With a Game Centre Girl, the television anime of Hirokazu Yasuhara's Game Center Shо̄jo to Ibunka Kо̄ryū manga, started streaming a short promotional video on Tuesday. The video previews the anime's ending theme song "Amusing Flavor" by the character Lily Baker, as voiced by Sally Amaki. The an...
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Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express CG Anime Casts Yukari Tamura

Tamura also sings as famous idol Minami Minase in anime premiering on Thursday ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of animator Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway), a sequel to his Milky☆Highway CG anime short, revealed on Tuesday that Yukari Tamura will voice Minami Minase, a famous idol, in the anime. The anime's staff posted a video of the...
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Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power Anime's Teaser Reveals Staff, 2026 Debut

Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four's Michio Fukuda helms series at CompTown ― Pony Canyon revealed the first teaser promotional video, key visual, main staff, and the 2026 premiere for the television anime of Nazuna Miki's Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power (Kizoku Tensei: Megumareta Umare kara Saikyō no Chikara o Eru) light novel series, on Tuesday....
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The Summer Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll

Welcome to the Summer Anime Preview Guide! We're kicking off July with Welcome to the Outcast's Restaurant, Hell Teacher, Reborn as a Vending Machine Season 2, New Saga, Onmyo Kaiten, and Clevatess! ― Welcome to Anime News Network's Summer 2025 Anime Preview Guide sponsored by Crunchyroll! Here's how it goes: our team of critics writes up their impressions instantly, to be posted here as they go alo...
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Witch Watch ‒ Episode 13

With how much of a violent bad boy he is, you might be asking how Wolf fits into the show's usual comedy, and the answer is: beautifully.
ep. review

One Piece ‒ Episode 1134

Kuma’s flashback illustrates one of the many unique strengths that this series has over others: the ability to hint at an idea and wait to deliver on it for decades.
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Arcanadea TV Anime's Super Teaser Unveils Kaede Hondo as Lumitea

Hondo originally voices character in short video version of franchise's 4-panel manga ― The staff for the television anime of Kotobukiya's Arcanadea bishōjo plastic model series started streaming the anime's earrly "super teaser promotional video" on Tuesday. The video announces that Kaede Hondo will continue to voice the character Lumitea in the anime. Hondo voices the character in the short video v...
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Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Delayed to January 2026

Anime originally slated for October premiere ― Kadokawa announced on Tuesday that the television anime of Rocket Shokai's Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 (Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku) light novel series will be delayed to January 2026, and will have a 60-minute special as its first episode. The anime will also hold a special livestream t...
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The Dangers in My Heart Compilation Film's Teaser Reveals February 2026 Opening

The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie will have sneak peek at Anime Expo panel on July 4 ― TV Asahi unveiled a new visual and teaser trailer for the compilation film of the television anime of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga on Tuesday. The teaser reveals the film's title as The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, as well as its February 13, 2026 opening date in...
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ Novels Have Anime in the Works

Series inspired vertical comic adaptation June 2023 ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Hobby Japan's HJ Bunko imprint announced on Tuesday that Kazuki Amamiya's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ (Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game) light novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. J-Novel Club publishes the series in English and describes the story: We all have embarrassing memor...
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Eleceed Webtoon Gets TV Anime in 2026 at DandeLion Animation Studio

Honey Lemon Soda's Hiroshi Nishikiori directs anime; anime will have panel at AX on July 6 ― Amuse Creative Studio announced on Tuesday that the webtoon series ELECEED is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. Author Jeho Son (Noblesse) and artist ZHENA shared a congratulatory message and illustration, respectively. Son stated: It feels like a dream to finally share the news that ELECEED is g...
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The Best Anime of Spring 2025

The spring season seemed quiet if it weren't for the enormous mecha in the room. Check our the ANN reviewer team's picks for the best anime of spring! ― The spring season seemed quiet if it weren't for the enormous mecha in the room. Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux dominated conversations week-to-week as Evangelion and Shin Godzilla director Hideaki Anno penned scripts alongside Utena's Yōji Enokido fo...
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RetroCrush Acquires Streaming Rights for Rinkai! Anime, Adds Terror in Resonance, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0

Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 available for streaming now ― Cineverse's RetroCrush streaming service announced in the last week it has acquired exclusive streaming rights to the Rinkai! project's anime series. The service will begin streaming the anime in fall. The service also added the Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 anime on Friday and will add the Terror in Resonance anime in the future. Rinkai! premiered on April 9 o...
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Boys-Love Light Anime Label Balloon Launches with TV Anime in 2026

Label to adapt Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! isekai story ― Publishing and anime production company Imagica Infos announced on Sunday it has joined with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), Cybird, and Blue Rights to form the boys love label Balloon. The label's first project is a "light anime" adaptation of Tenma Asahi's Saioshi no Gikei Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to ...

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2026

Crunchyroll to stream series worldwide excluding Asia ― Toho Animation announced on Monday the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga will get a second season in 2026. The company made the announcement following the airing of the final episode of season 1. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide out...
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'Goodbye, Lara' Anime's Video Reveals Hana Hishikawa as Lara

New visual, character visual for Lara also unveiled ― Kadokawa unveiled a new teaser visual and promotional video for the Goodbye, Lara (Sayonara Lara) original anime on Tuesday. The video reveals that Hana Hishikawa will play the titular character Lara and the series will air in 2026. Kadokawa also unveiled a visual of Lara (seen below). Goodbye, Lara tells a tale similar to Hans Christian Andersen'...
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To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 13

There are things Loli could do to make herself less stereotypically cute, but she doesn't want to compromise herself to become a hero.
ep. review

Go! Go! Loser Ranger! Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE

Please, Yostar Pictures, just let this show die. I'll read the manga, I promise. You don't need to hold Fighter D and his friends hostage anymore.
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Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ SERIES FINALE

In a show full of mysteries (the most important of which have all been – mostly – satisfyingly resolved), the most enduring mystery is Kujirai B herself.
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Kana Hanazawa on Becoming Echika in Your Forma

We sat down with prolific voice actor Kana Hanazawa to discuss what draws her to investigative science fiction stories, how she crafted her role, and the appeal of Your Forma. ― Kana Hanazawa is no stranger to playing tough women in science fiction series. She previously starred as Akane Tsunemori in Psycho-Pass, a role not dissimilar to her current work as Echika, the protagonist of Your Forma. We ...
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Lazarus ‒ SERIES FINALE

I doubt it will take very much time before the entire world agrees to collectively shrug its shoulders and pretend that this misbegotten anime never existed in the first place.
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Twin Engine, Straight Edge's 'Anime de Sekai e' Literary Contest Announces Winners

Puri's [Watashi no Ofuru de Waruin dakedo] to Okaa-sama (Heroine) ni Torimaki o Oshitsukerare, Totsuida Henkyō demo Yome Atsukai Saremasen ga, Okage de Jiyū ni Ikiraremasu! story wins grand prize ― Twin Engine and Straight Edge's "Anime de Sekai e! Shōsetsu Taishō" (literally: Anime to the World! Novel Prize, titled "Aniseka Novel Award" for short) literary award announced its winners on Monday. Puri...
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Given The Movie: To the Sea Anime Streams on Crunchyroll

2nd of 2 franchise sequel films streams in N. America, Central America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, CIS ― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added Eiga Given: Umi e (Given The Movie: To the Sea), the second film in the two-part sequel anime film project based on Natsuki Kizu's Given manga. The anime is streaming in North America, Central America, South America, Europe...

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen Anime Gets 2nd Season

1st season aired in July 2023 ― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series announced on Monday that the anime will have a second season. Suzunosuke drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement....
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Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Series Review

This story about an improbably cheerful witch under a deadly curse is hampered by dull early episodes and a cliffhanger which may not be resolved, but it's still enjoyable and worthwhile. ― In Hayao Miyazaki's Kiki's Delivery Service, the plucky title witch no sooner turned thirteen than she left home to make a living in a faraway town. Kiki, though, had it easy compared to Meg Raspberry, the heroine...
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Yaiba: Samurai Legend ‒ Episode 13

While I'm not excited to return to monster of the week shenanigans, this is a good example of that formula firing on all cylinders.
ep. review

Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc ‒ SEASON FINALE

Nothing says “I’m a demon masquerading as a butler” like those torture devices he crams in Sieglinde and Wolfram’s mouths.
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Anne Shirley ‒ Episode 13

There are only ten more chapters in Anne of Avonlea, and I don’t expect Anne Shirley to take more than two episodes to wrap it up.
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Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Anime Unveils 2nd Promo Video, Additional Cast

Akira Sekine joins cast of July 6 anime ― Happinet revealed the second promotional video and additional cast for the television anime of Fehu Kazuno's Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin (Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku) isekai fantasy light novel on Sunday. The video previews the ending theme song "more than W" by ...
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The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 ‒ Episode 47

Loulan always knew it had to end this way.
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Roll Over and Die TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Key Visual

Ayaka Nanase plays Flum Apricot in anime premiering in 2026 ― The staff of the television anime based on writer kiki and illustrator Kinta's ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! (“Omae Gotoki ga Maō ni Kateru to Omou na” to Yūsha Party o Tsuihō Sareta node, Ōto de Kimama ni Kurashitai) light novel series revealed the anime's promotional video, cast, and ...

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