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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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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. ...
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...
Every Little Thing Duo Performs Vampire Dormitory TV Anime's Ending Song
The official Twitter account for the television anime of Ema Toyama's Vampire Dormitory manga revealed on Saturday that pop rock duo Every Little Thing will perform the anime's theme song "Mata Ashita" *See You Tomorrow." The anime will debut on TOKYO MX and BS Nippon TV on April 7 at 11:30 p.m. JST. It will also run on AT-X from April 8 and on MBS from April 9. Crunchyroll will stream the anime i...
Hyakushō Kizoku TV Anime's 2nd Season Premieres This Fall
― The Tokyo MX booth at AnimeJapan 2024 on Saturday revealed that the second season of the television anime adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble) will premiere in fall 2024. The first season of the anime premiered on the Tokyo MX channel in July 2023. Each episode was four minutes long. The eighth volume of the manga bundled all 12 aired episodes o...
CoMix Wave Films Teases New Work by 'Rookie Director'
CoMix Wave Films' booth at Anime Japan 2024 is teasing a new anime project by a "rookie director," along with a teaser illustration. The booth did not reveal any other new information. CoMix Wave Films is best known for producing and distributing the anime films of director Makoto Shinkai, beginning from his first film Voices of a Distant Star, until his recent popular hits your name., Weathering ...
Nanare Hananare TV Anime Premieres in July
― The Anici booth at AnimeJapan announced on Saturday that P.A. Works and DMM.com's original television anime Nanare Hananare will premiere in July. The anime stars: Rika Nakagawa as Kanta Misora
Yuki Nakashima as Suzuha Obunai
Rarisa Tago Takeda as Anna Aveiro
Manaka Iwami as Nodoka Ōtani
Moe Kahara as Shion Tanizaki
Miku Itō as Megumi Kaionji The original coming-of-age story anime depicts the vari...
2nd Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Film Delayed to May 24
― The official website for the two-part anime film adaptation of Inio Asano's Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction manga announced on Monday that the staff have delayed the second film's opening from April 19 to May 24 in order to improve the film's quality. The site also revealed a new visual for the second film. The first film will open this Friday. Lilas Ikuta (also known as "Ikura") voices mai...
A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero Anime Unveils July Debut
The official website for A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero, the television anime of Kaito's Mob kara Hajimaru Tansaku Eiyūtan light novel series, revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS NTV in July. The light novels' story centers on Kaito Takagi, a high school student with a mob character and low status. He's an ordinary explorer who hunts slimes everyday in dung...
The Boy and the Heron Film's English Dub Opens in Japan on March 20
― Toho announced on Monday that it will screen the English dub of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) in Japan on March 20. The Boy and the Heron film won Best Animated Feature Film in the 96th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday. This is Miyazaki's second film to win after Spirited Away in 2003. He also received nominations for Howl...
'Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included' Anime Reveals March 30 Streaming Debut, 1 Week Before TV
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The official website for the television anime of matoba's Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (One Room, Hi Atari Futsū, Tenshi Tsuki.) manga announced that the anime will exclusively begin streaming in Japan on the ABEMA service on March 30, one week before its television premiere. The anime will then premiere on Tokyo MX on April 6 at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT), on BS NTV later that...
The Irregular at Magic High School Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on April 5
― The official website for the third television season of the The irregular at magic high school anime revealed on Friday that the series will premiere on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 on April 5 at 11:30 p.m. The show will also air on TV Aichi, MBS, an AT-X. The show will have an advanced screening event on March 31. The season's new cast members include Kikunosuke Toya as Minoru Kudou, ...
Date A Live V Anime Premieres on April 10
The official website for the Date A Live V television anime announced on Tuesday that the series will premiere on April 10 at 11:30 p.m. JST on AT-X. The anime will then air on Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS Kyoto, and Sun TV. The show will also stream on d Anime Store. The anime features a returning cast and staff. The new cast includes Aya Endo as Mio Takamiya, a beautiful young girl who is a mysterious e...
KessCo to Release One Piece, Digimon Tabletop Games
― Los Angeles-based game company KessCo announced on Thursday that it has entered into a licensing deal with Toei Animation on the 25th anniversary of the One Piece and Digimon franchises. The company will release tabletop games based on both franchises as well as a collection of "outdoor spring/summer toys" between 2024 and 2025. The Egg Head Arc of the One Piece anime debuted on January 7. The new...
Kumarba Kids' Anime Premieres on April 6
― The staff of the television anime based on the Kumarba animation YouTube channel for kids revealed on Saturday that the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo and other channels on April 6. The anime will air within the eeny meeny miney mo program that airs on Saturdays starting at 7:00 a.m. The cast from the YouTube channel will reprise their roles in the anime, including Fairouz Ai as Kumarba, Mai Satō...
'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' TV Anime Confirmed
Kodansha confirmed the television anime for Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda. or KoiShima) manga on Thursday. Mitsui drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Mizuha's seventeenth birthday is the pits. Her parents totally forgot, and the senpai she ...
'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Shōjo Manga Listed With TV Anime
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the artist group CLAMP posted the cover for the April issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine on Monday. The image of the magazine (which will ship on Friday) indicates that a television anime adaptation of Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda. or KoiShima) manga has been green-lit. Kodansha USA Publishing is r...
'Tadaima, Okaeri' BL Anime Premieres on April 8
― The official website for the television anime of Ichi Ichikawa's Tadaima, Okaeri (I'm Home, Welcome Back) boys-love manga announced on Sunday that the anime will premiere on April 8. The anime will debut on the Tokyo MX channel on that day at 24:30 (effectively, April 9 at 12:30 a.m. or April 8 at 11:30 a.m. EDT), and it will also run on MBS, BS NTV, and Animax. The manga's story tells the daily l...
Laid-Back Camp Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on April 4
― The cast for the third anime season of Laid-Back Camp based on Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga announced during an advanced screening Saturday that the season will debut on April 4. The animation studio is changing from C-Station to 8-Bit. Shin Tosaka (Infinite Stratos 2) is the new director, and Masafumi Sugiura (Uma Musume Pretty Derby) is now in charge of series composition...
Sword of the Demon Hunter TV Anime Premieres in Summer
― Amazon is showing a preview of the cover of the final issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine, which reveals that the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho novel series will premiere this summer. The issue will ship on Saturday. Nakanishi published the first novel volume, titled Suihō no Hibi (Days of Nothing), in June 2019 with art by Tamaki. The ser...
Love Live! Superstar!! Anime Season 3 Slated for October
The final performance of the "Love Live! Superstar!! Liella! 5th Love Live! ~Twinkle Triangle" concerts announced on Sunday that the third Love Live! Superstar!! anime season will premere in October on the NHK E Tele (NHK Educational TV) channel. The first season of the Love Live! Superstar!! television anime premiered on NHK Educational in July 2021 and aired for 12 episodes. Funimation streamed ...
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin-Hen Anime Premieres in July
The official website for the upcoming Kinnikuman Perfect Origin-Hen (Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc) anime announced on Friday that the anime will premiere in July on CBC, TBS, and 26 other affiliated networks. The anime will run in a new "Agaru Anime" programming block, which will air every Sunday at 11:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EDT) with t...
Sk8 the Infinity OVA Reveals 1st Visual
The official twitter account for the Sk8 the Infinity anime project revealed the first visual for the new original video anime (OVA) for the franchise. The main staff from the first season that aired in January 2021 is returning for the OVA. Hiroko Utsumi (Banana Fish, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club, Free! Eternal Summer) is returning to direct the original anime at BONES, and Ichiro Okouchi (Code Geas...
Space Brothers Author: Anime Planned to Continue After Manga Ends
― Manga creator Chūya Koyama revealed during his appearance on the Odoru! Sanma Goten show on Tuesday that the anime adaptation of his Space Brothers (Uchū Kyōdai) manga is planned to continue after the manga ends. He explained during the program that the previous anime had caught up with the manga at the time. Koyama previously revealed in January 2022 that he planned to start the final arc of the ...
Aniplex Teases New Anime with 'M'
More details to come on Thursday
― Aniplex continues to tease its new anime works, and released an image of the letter "M" on its website on Tuesday. On Monday, Aniplex teased a new anime work with the codename "O" image on its website. Aniplex will reveal more details on January 18. Sources: Aniplex, Comic Natalie
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Anime Reveals Key Visual
― The television anime based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors browser game revealed on Saturday a new key visual. It also reaffirmed that it will debut on television in April. The anime will air on TV Tokyo, BS11 and BS Nippon TV. Before the television premiere, the 12-episode anime is screening in theaters as three films. The first film ran in Japan from October 27 throug...
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica Sequel TV Anime Slated for January 2025
― The Bushiroad New Year's Big Announcement 2024 event reported on Saturday that the previously announced BanG Dream! Ave Mujica sequel anime will premiere on television in January 2025. 【速報】TVアニメ「BanG Dream! Ave Mujica」の放送が2025年1月に決定🎊詳細は続報をお待ちください🌙#バンドリ #ブシ新春2024— バンドリ！ BanG Dream! 公式 (@bang_dream_info) January 6, 2024 Saturday's event also announced two compilation films of the earlier BanG Dream!...
Chained Soldier Anime Reveals January 4 Debut
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga revealed on Sunday that the anime will premiere in Japan on January 4. The show will air on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS-Asahi, and MBS. The series was previously slated to premiere this year. HIDIVE will str...
Classroom of the Elite Anime's 3rd Season Slated for January 3
Kadokawa announced on Saturday that the third season of the Classroom of the Elite anime will premiere on January 3. It will first premiere on the AT-X channel on that day at 10:30 p.m. (8:30 a.m. EDT), before running on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, Sun TV, TV Aichi, and KBS Kyoto. The anime was delayed from its slated 2023 premiere due to "various circumstances." Crunchyroll will stream the season as it air...
Pole Princess!! Anime Film to Get International Release
― Avex Pictures confirmed during its panel at Anime NYC on Friday that the upcoming anime film in its and Tatsunoko Production's original Pole Princess!! pole dancing anime will get an international release. The film will open in Japan on November 23. The movie's story centers on the "Pole Dance Japan Cup" competition, where protagonist Hinano Hoshikita and her friends will compete as the Galaxy Pri...
Sushio, Mai Yoneyama Return to Work on New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime Project
― Studio Trigger staff members confirmed at a panel for the studio at Anime NYC on Friday that both Sushio and Mai Yoneyama are returning to work on the new Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt anime project. Hiromi Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki Imaishi, and Shigeto Koyama attended the panel, and Yoneyama attended the end of the panel. Yoneyama worked as a key animator on the previous Panty & Stocking with Gart...
Sengoku Youko TV Anime Premieres on January 10
The official website for the television anime of Satoshi Mizukami's Sengoku Youko manga announced on Thursday that the anime will premiere on the Tokyo MX, ABC TV, and Nagoya TV channels on January 10, and on BS Asahi on January 12. It will air on Tokyo MX on Wednesdays at 24:00 (effectively, Thursdays at midnight JST or Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. EST). The anime will have two arcs — the "Yo Naoshi ...
Bocchi the Rock! Compilation Project Reveals Film Titles
― The official Twitter account for the Bocchi the Rock anime revealed the titles of the upcoming compilation films on Monday. The first film is titled Bocchi the Rock! Re: and will open in Japan in spring 2024, while the second film is titled Bocchi the Rock! Re:Re: and is currently slated for a summer release. The anime adapts Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga Bocchi the Rock!, which follows Hitori "B...
Monthly Mōsō Science Anime Reveals 2nd Visual, 2-Episode December 2 Advance Screening
The official website for the Monthly Mōsō Science (Gekkan Mōsō Kagaku) original television anime unveiled its second key visual on Tuesday. The anime's staff also announced the advance screening for the first two episodes on December 2 at the TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro in Tokyo. The anime will premiere in January. The original anime's story is set in a certain country in Most City, where the handsome ...
Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime Not Yet Confirmed for a 2025 Release (Updated)
― Update: The article originally listed a 2025 release date for the anime, but Kadokawa reached out to ANN, saying that the anime is not yet confirmed for a 2025 release. ANN's original article is shown below. Kadokawa revealed on Monday that the television anime adaptation of Rocket Shokai's Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004 (Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-...
Demon Lord 2099 Anime Airs in 2024
― Kadokawa revealed at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai Online 2023" livestream event on Saturday that the anime of author Daigo Murasaki and illustrator Kureta's Demon Lord 2099 (Maou 2099) light novel series will air in 2024. ══════════ #魔王2099 2024年｜放送決定！══════════🌐#ファンタジア文庫大感謝祭にて発表となりましたhttps://t.co/QKwQJZpO1rhttps://t.co/S99m1XlBRw pic.twitter.com/q65NVNOeeU— アニメ 魔王2099 公式｜2024年放送 (@2099_anim...
2nd Jujutsu Kaisen Stage Play Unveils New Visual of Cast in Costume
The official website for the stage plays of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga unveiled a new visual for the second stage play on Tuesday. The visual features Ryūji Satō (center in visual below), Kazuaki Yasue (right), and Nonoka Yamaguchi (left) in costume as their characters Yūji Itadori, Megumi Fushiguro, and Nobara Kugisaki, respectively. The second stage play will run in Hyogo and Tokyo from...
Adult Swim's Jason DeMarco: 'We Won't Be Making Any More' FLCL
Jason DeMarco — senior vice president in the anime and action series/longform department at Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and Cartoon Network Studios (CNS) — stated on Twitter on Friday that while Adult Swim "considers [FLCL: Grunge] and [FLCL: Shoegaze] ratings successes and is very happy with their performance," the company "won't be making any more." DeMarco thanked fans who helped make the two ...
The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor TV Anime Premieres in 2024
― Updated: The Twitter account stated the anime will premiere in 2024, not in January 2024 as this article previously stated. ANN regrets the error. The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Sarasa Nagase's The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor (Yarinaoshi Reijō wa Ryūtei Heika o Kōryaku-chū) novel series revealed on Friday that the anime will air on television in 2024. Cross...
Goro Taniguchi, Polygon Pictures' Bloody Escape Anime Film Opens in January 2024
― The official website for the original anime film Bloody Escape -Jigoku no Tōsōgeki- revealed on Thursday that the film will debut in Japan in January 2024. The film's announcement video teased a premise of "androids vs. vampires vs. yakuza." The film follows the android Kisaragi. He is being chased by an organization of immortal vampires who aim to conquer a divided Tokyo. The yakuza vow to avenge...
New Zenryoku Usagi Anime Premieres on October 7
The official website for the "Reiwa-era" anime project for Kei Ikeda's Zenryoku Usagi manga announced on Wednesday that the series will premiere on TV Saitama on October 7 at 5:55 p.m. JST before airing on TV Kanagawa and Chiba TV. The anime will also stream on DMM TV and d Anime Store on October 8. As previously announced, Atsushi Nigorikawa is directing the new anime at Rising Force, and Misa Mo...
Bungo Stray Dogs Season 5 Ends With 'To Be Continued'
The 11th and final episode for the fifth season of the anime based on Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs manga ended with the words "To Be Continued" on Wednesday. Technically, the episode's ending caption in Japanese mistakenly stated that the work was "finished," but the anime's official website addressed on Friday that the text was a mistake, and the text should indeed actually...
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime's 9th Episode Delayed on Some Streaming Services
The official website for the anime of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata's Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto) manga announced on Thursday that the anime's ninth episode will be delayed by 24 hours from Sunday to Monday on some streaming services due to production circumstances. The anime's ninth episode will still air during its regular schedule in Japan ...
Precure Franchise Gets New Anime Film in 2024
― Screenings of Eiga Precure All Stars F, the 20th anniversary film in the Precure All Stars crossover anime film series, revealed at the end of the film that a new Precure film will open in 2024. Eiga Precure All Stars F opened on Friday, and features all 77 Precure magical girls, from the franchise's first installment in Futari wa Pretty Cure, to the latest ongoing installment Soaring Sky! Precure...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Anime Premieres on October 6
The staff for the The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 television anime announced on Wednesday that the season will premiere on October 6 at 9:00 p.m. JST on AT-X before airing on other stations. The anime had its world premiere screening at Anime Expo earlier on July 3. The anime is also holding world tour premiere screenings in Paris and Austin in July; in Mannheim, Germany and Toronto in Augu...
The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash Anime Unveils New Visual, January 12 Debut
Aina Suzuki, Mutsumi Tamura star in Studio Massket anime
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Honobonoru500 and Nama's The Weakest Tamer Began a Journey to Pick Up Trash (Saijaku Tamer wa Gomihiroi no Tabi o Hajimemashita.) light novel series unveiled a new visual for the anime, as well as the anime's January 12 premiere date on Thursday. The anime will premiere on the Tokyo MX ...
Love Live! Superstar!! Anime Season 3 Slated for 2024
The final performance of the "Love Live! Superstar!! Liella! 4th Love Live! tour ~brand new Sparkle~" announced on Sunday that the third Love Live! Superstar!! anime season will air in 2024. Sunday's performance also announced that the group's fifth live concert tour will start in Fukuoka on January 20 and 21 before going to Tokyo on February 10 and 11. The first season of the Love Live! Superstar...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Film Reveals New Visual
― The Aniplex Online Fest 2023 livestream event on Sunday revealed a new visual for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, the second of two films in the sequel anime project for the Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series. The film will open in Japan on December 1. The sequel anime project adapts the eighth and ninth novels in the franchise: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister ...
'Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World' Anime's 2nd Season Delayed to 2024
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that the second season for the television anime of Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series is delayed to 2024. The anime was previously slated to air this year. The first season will re-air on BS11 starting on October 2. Crunchyroll will stream the new...
Dog Signal TV Anime Premieres on October 22
NHK revealed on Thursday that the television anime of Saya Miyauchi's Dog Signal manga will premiere on the e-tele (NHK Educational) channel on October 22 at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. EDT). Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Spy×Family, 1996 Rurouni Kenshin) is directing the anime. The manga centers on a rookie dog trainer named Miyu Samura. Miyu's ex-girlfriend left him with a dog that he didn't really know how to t...
Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Premieres on October 9
The official Twitter account for Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine announced on Friday that the television anime of Rasuko Ōkuma's Hoshikuzu Telepath (Stardust Telepath) manga will premiere on October 9 on AT-X at 9:00 p.m. JST. The series will then air on Tokyo MX at 10:00 p.m. JST, and then broadcast on other networks. The story follows a shy girl named Umika who is afraid of speaking with ...
Gintama Anime's 'Baragaki' Arc Also Gets Compilation Screenings on November 10
Bandai Namco Pictures announced on Monday that the "Baragaki" (Thorny) arc of the Gintama anime will also have compilation screenings. The "Gintama on Theater 2D: Baragaki-hen" compilation will open with a three-week limited engagement in Japanese theaters on November 10. The anime's X (formerly Twitter) account reports that the screenings will have "new bonus video content," but did not specify i...
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime's 7th Episode Delayed on Some Streaming Services
The official website for the anime of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata's Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto) manga announced on Thursday that the anime's seventh episode will be delayed by 24 hours from Sunday to Monday on some streaming services due to production circumstances. The services affected include Netflix, Hulu, and Crunchyroll. The anime's se...
MF Ghost Anime Debuts on October 1
The official Twitter account for the television anime of Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on October 1 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and RKB Mainichi Broadcasting. The anime will also air on Animax, TV Aichi, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, TV Setouchi, Tochigi TV, and YTV. Tomohito Naka (Initial D Legend 2: Racer, Initial D Legend 3: Dream, Sword Gai: The Anima...
I Shall Survive Using Potions Anime Schedules October 7 Premiere
― The official website for the television anime of FUNA's I Shall Survive Using Potions! (Potion-danomi de Ikinobimasu!) light novel series announced on Sunday that the anime will premiere on October 7 at 26:00 (effectively, October 8 at 2:00 a.m. or October 7 at 1:00 p.m. EDT). The anime will run in the "Animazing!!!" programming block on ABC TV and TV Asahi's 24-affiliate network and later on BS F...
Suzume Film Returns to Cinemas in Japan from September 20 to October 5
The official website of Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film announced on Thursday that the film will have a special "Okaeri Jōei" (Welcome Back Screening) in 100 theaters in Japan from September 20 until October 5. The special screening will commemorate the release of the film on Blu-ray Disc and DVD, also on September 20. The film's special screening scheduled on September 25 to 29 ...
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