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Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Film Slated for March 19, 2027
Entertainment news website Variety reported on Tuesday that Paramount Pictures is planning to release the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 4 sequel film on March 19, 2027. Variety reported a day before the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film's release that Paramount Pictures is producing a Sonic the Hedgehog 4 sequel film, which was initially announced for a spring 2027 release. The film earned US$60,102,146 ...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT January Bestseller List
Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early January. The 24th volume of Jujutsu Kaisen ranked at #6 and the first volume of Berserk Deluxe ranked at #11. The 107th volume of One Piece ranked at #8 in December's list. The first volume of Kagurabachi ranked at #9 in the same month. T...
Lunar Remastered Collection Game Launches Physically, Digitally on April 18
GungHo Online Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will release Lunar Remastered Collection, a remastered edition of Game Arts' Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete and LUNAR 2: Eternal Blue Complete, physically and digitally on April 18 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Physical editions, which include reversible covers with special art from character designer Tos...
Music Awards Japan Reveals Award Categories, Date, Venue for Inaugural Event
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced on Thursday that it will host the inaugural Music Awards Japan on May 21 and May 22 at the ROHM Theater in Kyoto. The major award categories will be Song Of The Year, Album Of The Year, Artist Of The Year, New Artist Of The Year, Top Global Hit From Japan, and Best Song Asia. The event is intended to honor the bes...
Tokyopop Enters Publishing Partnership with Mattel to Release Hot Wheels, Barbie Graphic Novels
― Tokyopop announced on Thursday that it is entering a publishing partnership with toy company Mattel to develop original manga-style graphic novels based on Mattel's Hot Wheels and Barbie brands. The graphic novels will be for children ages eight to 12 and will debut in print in 2026. Tokyopop announced in May a multi-year sales and distribution agreement with Penguin Random House Publisher Service...
Ankoku Delta Manga to End on January 13
Series debuted on Shonen Jump+ on March 11
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform reported in chapter 34 of Alpa's Ankoku Delta manga on Monday that the series will end with the next chapter on January 13. Manga Plus publishes the series digitally in English and describes the story:
In the otherworldly city of Delta, its grotesque residents sustain themselves by consuming human energy...! This gritty, a...
NieR:Automata Game Crosses 9 Million in Shipments, Downloads
The NieR franchise's official X/Twitter account announced on Friday that the Square Enix and Platinum Games' NieR:Automata action role-playing game has crossed 9 million in shipments and digital sales. The game reached 8 million in shipments and digital sales in February. It had exceeded 7.5 million in April 2023. The NieR:Automata sequel shipped for PS4 in Japan in February 2017, followed by Nort...
Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga Anime to Premiere on TV on January 4
― The staff for the Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga, the second cours of the Blue Exorcist franchise's new anime announced its premiere date on Sunday. The new episodes will premiere on January 4 at 24:30 (effectively, January 5 at 12:30 a.m.) on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV before running on other channels. The franchise's new anime has two cours (quarter of a year). The first cours ...
'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime's 2nd Season Debuts in April 2025
― The staff for the television anime of Tow Ubukata's Bye Bye, Earth novel revealed on Friday that the second season will debut in April 2025. The second season will feature a returning staff. The first season premiered on WOWOW on July 12 and on BS NTV on July 13. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. Yasuto Nishikata (The Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky, Hortensia Saga, Ki...
Kodansha Confirms 2nd Season for Skip & Loafer Anime, With Crunchyroll to Stream (Updated)
The official website for the television anime of Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Skip to Loafer) manga officially announced the second season of the anime on Friday. Takamatsu also drew the below illustration to celebrate the second season's announcement. In addition, Crunchyroll announced on the same day that it will stream the second season. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga di...
My Dress-Up Darling Sequel TV Anime Confirmed for 2025 (Updated)
― Update: The official website for the anime confirmed on Friday that the sequel will debut in 2025. The site also revealed a teaser visual. Amazon Japan's listing for the first 2025 issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine is now showing a image of the front cover. According to the image, the sequel to the television anime of Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Sur...
Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill Season 2 Premieres in 2025
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Ren Eguchi and illustrator Masa's Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill (Tondemo Skill de Isekai Hōrō Meshi) light novel series announced on Sunday that the anime's second season will premiere in 2025. The first anime season premiered by streaming exclusively in Japan on Amazon Prime Video and Hikari TV on Janua...
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...
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....
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 ...
Headhunted to Another World Anime Premieres on TV on January 6, Streams Early on January 1
The official X/Twitter account for the anime of Benigashira and Muramitsu's Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! (Salaryman ga Isekai ni Ittara Shitennō ni Natta Hanashi) manga revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on January 6 at 11:30 p.m. JST before airing on BS11 and AT-X. The anime will debut early on the ABEMA and d anime store streaming services, st...
Sato Itō's Chihiro-kun Only Has Eyes For Me Manga Ends on December 27
The January 2025 issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Wednesday that Sato Itō's Chihiro-kun Only Has Eyes For Me (Chihiro-kun wa, Atashi Holic.) manga will end in the February issue on December 27. Kodansha USA Publishing releases the manga digitally and describes the story:
It's not every day that a guy tells you you're his muse and to strip down while you're just minding your own...
Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suishō Anime's Sequel Debuts on December 21
The official website for the anime of Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's manga Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ (Duel Masters LOST: Reaper of the Moon) posted a new visual on Friday. The visual announces that the anime will premiere on the franchise's "DuelTube" channel on YouTube and other venues on December 21. Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ is the sequel manga to Matsumoto a...
'Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!' Anime Reveals TV Debut on January 10
― Toei is currently previewing on YouTube an upcoming main promotional video for the anime based on Suzuki Makishima's Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (Nihon e Yōkoso Elf-san.) light novels, which reveals that the anime will debut on January 10. The main promotional video will release on November 28 at 6:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. EST). The description on this video states that the anime will debut on AT-X o...
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Game's Dragon Ball Daima DLC Launches in 2025
The official X/Twitter account for Dragon Ball games announced on Friday that the "DAIMA - Adventure Through The Demon Realm Part 1" DLC, featuring content based on the new Dragon Ball Daima anime series, will launch in 2025. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot launched in January 2020 in both Japan and in the West. The game is available for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. Bandai Na...
Live-Action Alice in Borderland Season 3 Debuts on Netflix in 2025
― Netflix revealed on Monday that the third live-action season based on Haro Aso's Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Alice) manga will debut in 2025. Lead cast members Kento Yamazaki (live-action Kingdom, Orange, Hyouka, Your Lie in April) and Tao Tsuchiya (Sing a Bit of Harmony, live-action Orange, Rurouni Kenshin), as well as director Shinsuke Satō (live-action Bleach, Kingdom films; Oblivion ...
Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film Reveals New Poster
The live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film revealed a new poster on Monday. The poster features Sonic, Shadow, Tails, Knuckles, Dr. Eggman, and a new character from the trailer. Keanu Reeves is joining the cast as Shadow the Hedgehog. Jim Carrey will reprise his role as Dr. Robotnik for the third film. IGN additionally reported that Krysten Ritter, Alyla Browne, James Wolk, Sofia Pernas, Cristo Fer...
My Hero Academia, Berserk, More Manga Rank on NYT November Bestseller List (Updated)
― Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia, Kentarō Miura's Berserk Deluxe, Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8, Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man, and Katsura Ise and Takuma Yokota's Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early November. The manga on this month's list include: #8 — Kohei...
AnimEigo Releases Time of Eve Anime's BD on December 10
AnimEigo announced on Wednesday that it will release the Time of Eve film and ONA on Blu-ray Disc on December 10. Time of Eve originally debuted as a 6-episode series in 2008 and was later recut into a feature film in 2010. Both versions of the story are available in English and Japanese in the release, along with a bonus interview with creator Yasuhiro Yoshiura. The release will include NYAV Post...
Genshin Impact Game Launches for Xbox Series X|S on November 20
― Chinese developer HoYoverse announced on Friday that its Genshin Impact game will launch for Xbox Series X|S and Xbox Cloud Gaming on November 20 alongside the game's Version 5.2 patch. Game Pass Ultimate members will receive a recurring bonus for the game. HoYoverse (formerly MiHoYo) launched the free-to-play Genshin Impact game worldwide in September 2020. The game is available on iOS, Android, ...
RPG Maker WITH Software Launches for PS4, PS5 on February 21
NIS America announced on Thursday that it will release RPG Maker WITH, Gotcha Gotcha Games' new software in its RPG Maker series, for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on February 21, 2025. Both versions will be cross-compatible with the Nintendo Switch release. NIS America released the software in the West for Switch on October 11. The software launched for Switch in Japan on April 11. The new soft...
Himitsu - Top Secret Live-Action Series Confirmed (Updated)
― The December issue of Hakusensha's Melody magazine confirmed the live-action series of Reiko Shimizu's Himitsu - Top Secret manga on Monday. The magazine will reveal more details about the series in its February 2025 issue on December 26. In addition, the Himitsu Season 0 (Himitsu - The Top Secret season 0) spinoff manga will feature on the front cover of the magazine's next issue, and will also h...
Yen Press to Release The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel Physically/Digitally on November 29
Yen Press confirmed on Friday that it will release The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekijō), the new volume in Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, digitally in English on November 29. The publisher also revealed that it will ship a physical version at a later date. As listed on Kadokawa's BookWalker Global store, Andrew Cunningham is translating the novel. The X...
Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion Game Delayed to 2025
Horror game originally scheduled for fall 2024
― XSEED Games and Marvelous announced on Wednesday that they have delayed the release of Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion, MAGES. and Team GrisGris' sequel to the Corpse Party horror game, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in the West from this fall to 2025. The game will also launch in Japan in 2025. The game will get a physical "...
Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suishō Sequel Anime Debuts This Winter
The November issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comic magazine revealed on Tuesday that the anime adaptation of Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's manga Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ (Duel Masters LOST: Reaper of the Moon) will debut this winter. Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~ is the sequel manga to Matsumoto and Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suishō (Duel Masters L...
Taito Milestones 3 Game Collection Slated for December 10 in West
Game publisher ININ announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday that Taito Milestones 3, the third installment of the Taito Milestones game collection series, will debut digitally for Nintendo Switch in the West on December 10. The game will launch in Japan on November 28. The third game collection will include the following classic Taito games from the late 1980s and early 1990s: Bubble Bobble
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Chainsaw Man, Trigun, More Manga Rank on NYT October Bestseller List
― The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early October featured four manga, including: #2 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 16
#6 — Yasuhiro Nightow's Trigun Deluxe
#7 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23
#13 — Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe volume 1 Last month's list included Jujutsu Kaisen, Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, and Berserk Deluxe. Addi...
Nintendo Announces Playtest for New Nintendo Switch Online Service; Calls for Participants
Nintendo of America announced on Thursday that it will perform a test called Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program from October 23 at 6:00 p.m. PDT (9:00 p.m. EDT) to November 5 at 4:59 p.m. PST (7:59 p.m. EST), to test a new feature for Nintendo Switch's Nintendo Switch Online service. The company recruited users who have an active Nintendo Switch Online + Pack membership to participate in the...
Megazone 23 Trilogy's AnimEigo Blu-ray Disc Reissue Slated for November 12
― AnimEigo confirmed on Wednesday that its Blu-ray Disc reissue of the Megazone 23 anime trilogy is rescheduled for November 12, after previously listing a November 10 date. The new release will include the complete trilogy along with additional features such as:
Original ADV Films commentary track
ADV Films' English dub
UK dub for Megazone 23 Part III
Commentary track with illustrator Gaku Miyao a...
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos Game Launches in West on January 28
Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that the motorcycle action game Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos will launch physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in the West on January 28, 2025. The game will get a "Magazine Edition" that includes the physical game, an artbook, poster set, sticker set, official soundtack, reversible cover sleeve, exclusive tradin...
Kei Saikawa, Akira Takahashi's Hero Organization Manga Enters Semi-Weekly Release Schedule
― Master Grape manga illustrator Akira Takahashi announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday that the Hero Organization manga's release schedule will change to three continuous weeks with a one week break beginning with chapter 5 on October 20. Kei Saikawa writes the story for the series. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story: In a near-future where humanity stands on t...
Original Resident Evil 3: Nemesis Game Launches for PC via GOG on September 25
GOG and Capcom announced on Monday that the Resident Evil 3: Nemesis game will launch on PC via GOG on Wednesday. GOG added a bundle with the PC versions of the original Resident Evil, Resident Evil 2, and Resident Evil 3: Nemesis games in June. Players get access to the first two games on purchase, while they get access to Resident Evil 3 when it launches on the platform. Resident Evil 2 launched...
AnimEigo Ships Bubblegum Crash Anime's Blu-ray Disc on January 21
AnimEigo announced on Monday that it will release the HD remaster version of the Bubblegum Crash anime on Blu-ray Disc on January 21, 2025. Episodes 1 and 3 will have an AstroRes upscale, and episode 2 will feature a new film scan. The company is also releasing the anime on video-on-demand. The three-episode original video anime (OVA) is a sequel to the Bubblegum Crisis anime, and it debuted in 19...
Kodansha's K MANGA Service Now Available in Japan
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket service announced on X/Twitter on Wednesday that its K MANGA English manga service is now available in Japan. The service was previously available only in the United States until now. The service is available in Japan via both browser and an app. K MANGA launched as an app for iOS and Android in May 2023 with approximately 400 English titles including 60 simulpub titles....
Netflix Animation Teases 'New Story' in Cyberpunk's Night City
― Netflix streamed a new video on Thursday, teasing a "return" to the Night City setting of CD Projekt Red's Cyberpunk 2077 game. The description for the Japanese version of the video teases, "A new story in Night City begins." The video did not reveal any further details, including whether or not the project will be an anime, and whether or not it will be related to Studio Trigger's Cyberpunk: Edge...
Touhou Spell Carnival Game Launches in West on November 19
Physical release slated for December 3 in Europe
― Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that it will release Compile Heart and Sting's Touhou Spell Carnival game digitally and physically in North America on November 19 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4. In Europe, the game will debut digitally on the same day, while the physical version will launch on December 3. The g...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Spy x Family, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT September Bestseller List
― Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early September. Jujutsu Kaisen volume 23 ranked at #2, SPY x FAMILY volume 12 at #3, and Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #12. Additionally, the ninth volume of Chugong and DUBU's Solo Leveling Korean webcomic ran...
Demon Lord 2099 Anime Debuts on October 12
― The official website for the anime of author Daigo Murasaki and illustrator Kureta's Demon Lord 2099 (Maou 2099) light novel series revealed on Saturday that the series will debut on October 12. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, and BS11 on October 12 at 24:00 (effectively October 13 at 12:00 a.m.). The series will air later that night on MBS, on AT-X on October 13 at 10:30 p...
Anime Limited's Macross Zero Collector's Edition BD Pre-Orders Open
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that Anime Limited's planned Collector's Edition Blu-ray Disc release of the Macross Zero anime is now available for pre-order exclusively on the Crunchyroll Store, with a listed release date of February 10, 2025. The release includes English, French, and German subtitles, the "Macross Zero Zero" bonus footage, voice actor comments, promotional videos, commentary ...
Spike Chunsoft Announces Opening of US, UK, EU Online Stores
― Game developer Spike Chunsoft, Inc. announced on Monday the opening of its official online stores in the U.S., U.K., and E.U. The stores are now open for pre-orders for Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus Lucid-Noir Limited Edition for Steam. Availability of games will be dependent on region. As part of the launch, the U.S. store will have a limited sale of 10% off for purchases. Spike Chun...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict Anime Debuts on October 5
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict anime will debut on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on October 5 at 11:00 p.m. JST. Six Lounge performs the opening theme song "Kotoba ni Sezu Tomo" (Even if You Don't Say It) and Suisoh performs the ending theme song "Monochrome." The anime's first cours (...
Sasaki and Peeps Anime's 2nd Season Unveils New Visual
― The live-streamed "MF Bunko J Natsu no Gakuensai 2024" (MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2024) event on Sunday unveiled a new visual for the second season of the television anime of writer Buncololi and illustrator Kantoku's Sasaki and Peeps (Sasaki and Pichan) novels. The visual features the characters Otonari-san (voiced by Akari Kitō) and Abaddon (voiced by Mutsumi Tamura). Abaddon appeared in...
The Detective is Already Dead Season 2 Reveals 'Ultra Teaser Visual'
― The live-streamed "MF Bunko J Natsu no Gakuensai 2024" (MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2024) event on Sunday revealed an early "ultra teaser visual" for the second season of the television anime of Nigojū and Umibōzu's The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru.) light novel series. The anime's second season was first announced in July 2022. The anime's first season premiered with a...
Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku Anime Premieres on October 4
The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Kōji Shinasaka's Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku manga announced on Friday that the series will premiere on October 4 at 2:23 a.m. (effectively, October 5) on MBS and TBS before airing on other networks. Jun Hatori is directing the anime at EAST FISH STUDIO. Mariko Kunisawa is overseeing the series scripts, Sayaka Anesaki is designing t...
Mangamo Confirms License of Volumes 20-22 of Record of Ragnarok Manga
― Mangamo confirmed at its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed volumes 20-22 of Shinya Umemura, Azychika, and Takumi Fukui's Record of Ragnarok (Shūmatsu no Walküre) manga. Mangamo first announced its license of Record of Ragnarok in March 2022. The company has released 78 chapters on its app, up through the end of volume 19. All of the previous volumes of the manga are available ad...
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Season 2's New Visual Unveils October 4 TV Debut
The staff for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, debuted a key visual on Saturday. The visual announces that the season will premiere on television on October 4. Before the television premiere, the season has been screening in theaters in Japan as three films. The first film ran from July 5 to July 25, the second film is running from...
Macross: Shooting Insight Game Launches in West on December 6
Red Art Games announced on Wednesday that it will release Bushiroad's Macross: Shooting Insight game physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe on December 6. The game will get a Deluxe Edition with an artbook and acrylic stand, and a Special Edition with a steelcase, soundtrack, double-sided poster, and five coins. The game launched ...
One Piece, Berserk, Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Rank on NYT August Bestseller List
Eiichiro Oda's One Piece, Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe, and Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early August. One Piece volume 106 ranked at #4, Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #6, and Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 at #13. The 38th volume of My Hero Academia ranked at #2 on July's list. The 10th volume of Kaiju No. 8...
Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions Season 2 Anime Premieres on October 7
The official X/Twitter account for Ron Kamonohashi's Forbidden Deductions, the anime of Akira Amano's Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) manga, unveiled on Thursday that the show's second season will premiere on October 7 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and other networks. Yōhei Azakami returns as Ron Kamonohashi with Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as his antagonist Mylo Moriarty. Humbr...
Date A Live: Ren Dystopia Game Launches Worldwide on Steam on September 5
Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that it will release Date A Live: Ren Dystopia, a game based on Koushi Tachibana's Date A Live light novel series, worldwide on PC via Steam on September 5. The release will include two audio dramas ("Natsumi Encounter" and "Origami Friendship") and a short novel ("Ren Masques") exclusive to the Deluxe Edition. Compile Heart released the game in Sept...
Toei Animation Teases Girls Band Cry Announcement on English X/Twitter Account
― Toei Animation's official English X/Twitter account for North America, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand teased on Friday an upcoming announcement regarding its original anime Girls Band Cry. The below post asks fans to stay tuned and teases something is "coming soon." Something electrifying is coming 🤘🎸⚡ #StayTuned pic.twitter.com/cG9PVP9iV1— Toei Animation (@ToeiAnimation) August 2, 2024 ...
Rascal Does Not Dream Franchise's 'University Arc' Anime Premieres in 2025
The Aniplex x Kadokawa Anime Matsuri livestream event on Friday revealed that the anime adapting the "University Student Arc" of the Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series will premiere as a television anime in 2025 with the title Seishun Buta Yarō Santa Claus no Yume wo Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus). The announcement did not reveal any other information. Kadok...
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II Anime Premieres on October 4
The Aniplex x Kadokawa Anime Matsuri livestream event on Friday revealed that Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, the second season of the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online television anime, will premiere on October 4 on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11, and will premiere on October 5 on MBS and TV Aichi. Tomori Kusunoki is returning as the main lead Llenn. Other ...
Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku Switch Game Launches in West on September 5
Aksys Games confirmed that it will release Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku (Fitness Boxing feat. Hatsune Miku -Miku to Issho ni Exercise-), a new game in Imagineer's Fitness Boxing (Fit Boxing) series with Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku, for Nintendo Switch in the West on September 5. The game will feature 24 songs, including new special songs. There will also be an additional 30 tracks from the Fit...
Date A Live: Ren Dystopia Game Launches Worldwide on Steam in September
Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that it will release Date A Live: Ren Dystopia, a game based on Koushi Tachibana's Date A Live light novel series, worldwide on PC via Steam in September. The release will include two audio dramas ("Natsumi Encounter" and "Origami Friendship") and a short novel ("Ren Masques") exclusive to the Deluxe Edition. Compile Heart released the game in Septe...
Zoids Anime Teases 25th Anniversary Project
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takara Tomy's Zoids franchise teased on Wednesday a new 25th anniversary project for the Zoids: Chaotic Century anime, revealing a new visual and a new promotional video. The announcement did not reveal the nature of the project, but revealed that it would start in August. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ アニメ「ゾイド - ZOIDS -」 25TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT 特報 第２弾 2024年8月より順次ス...
Netflix Streams 3rd Part for Pokémon Horizons: The Series on August 9
Netflix confirmed on Wednesday that the third part of the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will begin streaming on August 9. The Pokémon Company had originally announced that the anime would debut on Netflix in the U.S. on February 23, but the series debuted instead on March 7. The second part began streaming on May 10. The anime premiered in Japan in April 2023 with a one-hour first-episode spe...
Fantagraphics, MSX Publish Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy Manga on July 23
Fantagraphics and Mangasplaining Extra (MSX) will pubish the first volume of Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy manga on Tuesday. Mangasplaining began serializing the manga in the Mangasplaining Extra (MSX) newsletter last August. Paid subscribers to the newsletter can access the manga, and the company will occasionally offer chapters for free to all subscribers. Fantagraphics originally planned ...
Crunchyroll Removes Comments From News Articles, Anime Episodes
― Crunchyroll disabled the user comments section on its service, including in both its news articles and anime video pages, on July 8, saying that it "prioritize[s] creating a safe and respectful community environment," encouraging users to instead use its star rating system to express opinions. ANN can confirm the comments have been removed from newly posted news articles and anime episodes, as wel...
My Hero Academia, Kaiju No. 8, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT July Bestseller List
Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia, Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8, Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe, Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, and Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early July. The manga on this month's list includes: #2: Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 38
#5: Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 ...
Duel Masters LOST Net Anime Debuts on October 4
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Friday that the net anime based on Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suishō (Duel Masters LOST: Crystal of Remembrance) manga, part of the Duel Masters LOST project, will debut on October 4 on the Duel Masters YouTube channel. J.C. Staff is producing the anime. Shotaro Uzawa stars as ...
Nintendo Teases 'Emio' Project in Video
― Nintendo began streaming a short video on Wednesday to tease a project with the word "Emio" (in Japanese the kanji used to write Emio means "smiling man"). The video below features a disclaimer that it contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. The video (rated M and PEGI 18 for mature audiences) features a person in a trench coat with a bag on their head. The Nintendo UK video above a...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film Runs Over 2 Hours Long
Producer Kazufumi Kikushima revealed during a press conference on Sunday that Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijō-ban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen) — the new film project for the Overlord anime — is over two hours long. The Sunday press conference, and the "Crunchyroll Presents Kadokawa Anime" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday, also previewed the film's first eight minutes. The film will open with regula...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime Reveals Key Visual at Anime Expo
― Warner Brothers revealed during the "Warner Bros. Japan Anime presents Danmachi series and more" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday a new key visual for the upcoming Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V anime. Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka V: Hōjō no Megami-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V: Goddess of the Harvest Arc), the fifth season ...
Garden of Remembrance Anime Short Unveils Main Visual
Avex Pictures revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday the main visual for Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance original anime short film. The film screened at the panel. GKIDS has licensed the short film. Yamada and Science SARU first previewed the anime at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2022 as part of the festival's Work in Progress track for ongoing productions. Yama...
BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! TV Anime's Compilation Films Reveals Visual for 2nd Film
The official website for the two compilation films for the BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! anime revealed a new visual for the second compilation film on Wednesday. The first film, titled Haru no Hidamari, Mayoi Neko (A Sunny Spot in Spring, A Stray Cat), will open in early fall, and the second movie, titled Utau, Bokura ni Nareru Uta (Sing, the Song That Can Define Us), will follow in late fall. BanG ...
Beastars Anime's Final Season Premieres in December
Netflix announced on Thursday that the final anime season adapting Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS manga will debut with its first of two parts in December. The company posted a visual: The anime will be split across two cours (quarters of years) when it exclusively premieres on Netflix. The main cast is returning for the final season. Netflix previously listed the second part as "Coming Soon." Shinichi M...
Rainbow Rock Band Vocalist Ronnie Romero Guest Stars in Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Anime's Soundtrack
The official website for the upcoming Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc) anime revealed on Tuesday that vocalist Ronnie Romero (Rainbow and Michael Schenker Group rock bands, Beyblade Burst theme song Spanish-dub performance) is making a guest appearance in the Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc OST Introductio...
HIDIVE Delays Stream of Whisper Me a Love Song Anime's 10th Episode to Later on Same Day
HIDIVE announced on Friday that its stream of episode 10 for the television anime of Eku Takeshima's Whisper Me a Love Song (Sasayaku yō ni Koi wo Utau) manga has been delayed until later in the day at 10:30 p.m. EDT. The episode is still scheduled to air on its normal time in Japan on Saturday. The company had delayed episode 8 in a similar fashion earlier this month. The official website announc...
Legendary's Live-Action Street Fighter Film Opens in March 2026
Entertainment news source Variety reported on Wednesday that Legendary Entertainment's planned live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM's Street Fighter fighting game series will open on March 20, 2026. Legendary Entertainment acquired the film and television rights to Street Fighter in April 2023, and will work with CAPCOM on future projects. Brothers Danny and Michael Philippou were initially slate...
Web3 Anime Brand Azuki Hires Steve Chung as COO
Los Angeles-based Web3 anime-styled brand Azuki announced on Thursday that it has hired former Fox and CJ ENM executive Steve Chung as its inaugural chief operating officer. Chung will also separately be a contributor involved with the launch of AnimeChain, a blockchain network for anime fans. With Chung, Azuki plans to "expand its presence in both the anime and entertainment industries." Chung wa...
Live-Action Horror Film Sayuri to Open on August 23
The staff for the live-action film of Rensuke Oshikiri's horror manga Sayuri revealed on Thursday that the film will open on August 23. In addition, the Oshikiri drew a new original illustration (seen below) for a postcard included with purchases of the film's MoviTicke Card, which will be available beginning on Friday. Ryōka Minamide plays the film's protagonist Norio, the eldest son of the Kamik...
Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk Manga Rank on NYT June Bestseller List
― Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man, Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, and Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early June. Chainsaw Man volume 15 ranked at #2, Jujutsu Kaisen volume 22 at #6, and Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #12. The 22nd volume of Jujutsu Kaisen ranked at #2 on May's list. The first volume of Berse...
The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human Anime Premieres on July 3
Happinet announced on Thursday that the television anime of Ryousuke Hata, original character designer Kuma, and manga artist Anajiro's Maō-gun Saikyō no Majutsushi wa Ningen Datta (The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human) manga will premiere on July 3 on the Tokyo MX channel at 10:00 p.m. JST. The anime will then premiere on BS Asahi on July 5, and on AT-X on July 7. Before it...
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring Anime Premieres on July 8
― The staff for the television anime adaptation of Shizuru Minazuki's A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (Isekai Yururi Kikō: Kosodate Shinagara Bōkensha Shimasu) light novel series announced on Saturday that the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on July 8 at 1:50 a.m. It will then premiere on TV Aichi, BS TV Tokyo, and AT-X on July 12, and on TV Hokkaido on July 13. Japan...
Undead Unluck Manga Takes 1-Issue Break Due to Author's Health
― The 26th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine did not publish a new chapter of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga as originally planed on Monday, due to the the author's poor health. The series will return in the 27th issue on June 3. Tozuka published the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump as a one-shot in January 2019, and then launched a serialized version in the magazine in January 202...
Sony to Launch Academy to 'Nurture Anime Creators in Global Markets'
― Sony Group Corporation announced on Thursday during its annual corporate strategy presentation that it will launch an academy to develop talent to create anime. The academy will aim to "[nurture] anime creators in global markets, mainly by Aniplex and Crunchyroll with collaboration from across the industry." Aniplex is a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan (SMEJ). Animation studios A-1 Pi...
Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Anime Debuts on Disney+ on June 21 as 12 Weekly Episodes
The official website for the Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (originally titled Code Geass: Z of the Recapture, or Dakkan no Zetto) anime announced on Friday that the anime's worldwide streaming will debut on June 21 as a 12-episode weekly series via Disney+'s "Star" brand. The anime's first part opened in theaters in Japan on May 10.The second part will open on June 7, the third part on July 5,...
Blue Archive Anime Debuts in N. America on May 24
The official English Twitter account for Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game announced on Wednesday that Blue Archive The Animation, the television anime adaptation of the game, will debut in North America with English subtitles this Friday at 12:00 a.m. UTC (Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EDT) on the franchise's official global YouTube channel. The anime premiered on TV Tokyo...
Yen Press to Hire Marketing & Publicity Manager
― Yen Press has announced that it is looking to hire a Marketing & Publicity Manager. The full-time position is hybrid-remote, and will pay US$65,000 to US$75,000 per year. Skills required include four to five years of marketing and publicity experience in the publishing industry, experience pitching to media and press, and experience in managing social media accounts in a professional setting, amon...
Blue Archive Anime to Release in North America in 'Near Future'
― The official English Twitter account for Yostar and Nexon Games' Blue Archive smartphone role-playing game announced on Thursday that Blue Archive The Animation, the television anime adaptation of the game, will release in North America with English subtitles "in the near future." The anime premiered on TV Tokyo's new Sunday night anime programming block, and on its affiliates on April 7. The anim...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Goes on Another Hiatus
This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga will go on another hiatus starting in the magazine's 25th issue on May 15. The magazine did not reveal when the manga will resume serialization. The manga just returned in the magazine's combined 22nd and 23rd issue ...
Netflix Adds Sonic Mania Plus Game on iOS/Android on May 7
Netflix revealed on Tuesday that it has added Sega's Sonic Mania Plus game on iOS and Android devices through the Netflix Games service. Sega released the Sonic Mania game in August 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Sonic Mania Plus, an enhanced version, launched in July 2018. Sega released the Sonic Mania Adventures animated series in 2018 for free on Youtube. The series ...
Jujutsu Kaisen, Berserk Deluxe, Spy x Family Manga Rank on NYT May Bestseller List
Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen, Kentarou Miura's Berserk Deluxe, and Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early May. Jujutsu Kaisen volume 22 ranked at #2, Berserk Deluxe volume 1 at #8, and Spy x Family volume 11 at #13. The 11th volume of SPY x FAMILY ranked at #7 on April's list. The 37th volume of My Hero Aca...
Monogatari Series Anime Teases Thursday Countdown With Letter 'Y'
The official website for the Monogatari Series anime opened a page with a countdown and the letter "Y" on Wednesday. The countdown will end on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Japan Time (5:00 a.m. EDT). 伍月貮日拾捌時、来ル——。https://t.co/5PcCAMFWUO#物語シリーズ#物語oms pic.twitter.com/uvTvyPcrPw— 西尾維新アニメプロジェクト (@nisioisin_anime) May 1, 2024 Aniplex posted a similar countdown with the letters "O" and "M" in January, and then...
Netflix Streams New Episodes for Pokémon Horizons Anime on May 10
Netflix confirmed on Wednesday that the second part of the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will begin streaming on May 10. The Pokémon Company had originally announced that the anime would debut on Netflix in the U.S. on February 23, but the series debuted instead on March 7. The anime premiered in Japan in April 2023 with a one-hour first-episode special. The show airs on Fridays at 6:55 p.m. ...
Spy x Family, My Hero Academia, One Piece Manga Rank on NYT April Bestseller List
― Tatsuya Endō's SPY x FAMILY, Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia, and Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early April. SPY x FAMILY volume 11 ranked at #7, My Hero Academia volume 37 at #8, and One Piece volume 105 at #11. The 14th volume of Chainsaw Man ranked at #3 on March's list. The 20th volume of Dragon Ball ...
Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime's Visual Previews Main Characters' Updated Look
The official website for the television anime of Hiro Mashima and Atsuo Ueda's Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest sequel manga posted a new visual showing the main characters as they will appear in the anime. The anime will premiere in July. Tetsuya Kakihara, Aya Hirano, Rie Kugimiya, Yūichi Nakamura, Sayaka Ōhara, Satomi Satou, and Yui Horie all reprise their roles as Natsu Dragneel, Lucy Heartfilia, Ha...
New Character Teased for G Gundam Anime's 30th Anniversary
The streamed "Gundam Franchise 45th Anniversary Special" teased a "special project" for the 30th anniversary of the Mobile Fighter G Gundam anime on Sunday. During the special, the anime's lead voice actor Tomokazu Seki introduced a 30th anniversary logo and a hint of what is to come: illustrations in development for a new character. Seki qualified that he heard that there "may" be new development...
Disney CEO Bob Iger States Company Will Roll Out Password-Sharing Restrictions on Disney+ in June
― Disney CEO Bob Iger stated on Friday in an interview with CNBC that the company plans to roll out its password-sharing enforcement program for its streaming service Disney+ in June. Iger stated the rollout will initially start in "just a few countries in a few markets," and will "grow significantly with a full rollout in September." Iger had announced last August that Disney had planned to restric...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Game's Release Date Moved Up to June 14
Game updates Shin Megami Tensei V game with new storyline, locations, demons, choices
― Atlus revealed on March 20 the release of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, an updated version of its Shin Megami Tensei V game, will be moved up to June 14. The game was originally slated for release on June 21 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The upda...
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