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GENCO Streams 1st Minute From Rintarō's Short About Director Sadao Yamanaka
Short debuted at Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival 2023, before opening in Tokyo this Saturday
― GENCO began streaming the opening one-minute scene from the "Yamanaka Sadao ni Sasageru Manga Eiga 'Nezumikozō Jirokichi'" ("Manga Cinema Dedicated to Sadao Yamanaka 'NEZUMIKOZO JIROKICHI'") film short by director Rintaro (Galaxy Express 999, Metropolis) on Thursday. The 24-minute short is Rintaro's f...
Live-Action Gannibal Season 2's Teaser Unveils March 19 Premiere
Season 1 premiered in 2022
― The official YouTube channel of Disney+ Japan started streaming the teaser trailer for the second live-action season adapting Masaaki Ninomiya's Gannibal horror manga on Thursday. The teaser revealed ithe season's March 19 premiere. Disney+ Japan also revealed the series' key visual: The first season's cast and staff are returning for the second one. Yuuya Yagira stars as...
Sung Hoo Park's Original Anime Series Bullet/Bullet Reveals Summer Debut in Teaser
Anime also reveals staff, with Hidetaka Tenjin as mechanical designer
― Disney unveiled an early teaser video and teaser visual for director Sung Hoo Park's original anime series Bullet/Bullet during its 2024 Disney APAC Content Showcase in Singapore on Thursday. The trailer reveals that Disney+ will stream the anime exclusively in summer 2025. Disney also revealed the anime's other main staff member...
Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye Manga Gets New Anime on Disney+ in 2025
Anime's teaser features Ado cover of Anri's "Cat's Eye" opening song for 1983 anime
― Disney announced during its 2024 Disney APAC Content Showcase in Singapore on Thursday that it is producing a new anime adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga that will debut exclusively on Disney+ in 2025. The Disney+ YouTube channel is streaming a teaser video for the new anime. The teaser features singer Ad...
Twisted Wonderland Anime Unveils Staff, 3-Season Run, October 2025 Debut
Yumeta Company, Graphinica adapt game's manga for Heartslabyul, Savanaclaw, Octavinelle dorms
― The Twisted Wonderland the Animation project will premiere on Disney+ in October 2025 and run for three seasons. The seasons will adapt the original smartphone game's accompanying manga under the titles Episode of Heartslabyul, Episode of Savanaclaw, and Episode of Octavinelle. Takahiro Natori (ARIA The BE...
Seven Seas Licenses Himegasaki Sakurako Is a Hot Mess & Adored By an Elite Officer: Could This Be Love? Manga, 12 Kingdoms Novels, 7 More Titles
Also licensed: Two Guys at the Vet Clinic, I'll Forget You Starting Today, Senpai!, Qualia the Purple audiobook, ROLL OVER AND DIE: I Will Fight for an Ordinary Life with My Love and Cursed Sword! audiobook, more
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Himegasaki Sakurako Is a Hot Mess
Creator(s): Kosuke Yasuda
Release Date: June 2025 (volume 1)
Summary: Who wouldn't have ...
Live-Action Cells at Work! Film's Clips Contrast Healthy, Unhealthy Bodies
Film opens on December 13
― The staff for the live-action film of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! (Hataraku Saibō) manga unveiled two new videos for the film on Thursday. The first clip below shows the healthy high schooler Niko, as her red blood cells deliver oxygen, her white blood cells and killer T cells protect her from bacteria and disease, and her body pumps adrenaline, endorphins, and dopamine...
Live-Action A Girl and Her Guard Dog Film Reveals New Trailer
New visual unveiled for film opening in theaters on March 14
― The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Hatsuharu's A Girl & Her Guard Dog (Ojō to Banken-kun) manga revealed a new trailer and teaser visual on Thursday. The film opens in theaters on March 14. The film stars Riko Fukumoto as Isaku and SixTONES idol group member Jesse as Keiya. Keiichi Kobayashi is directing the film. Yо̄suke Ma...
New The Rose of Versailles Anime Film's Main Trailer Reveals Theme Song by Ayaka
Video previews 'Versailles' theme song, features narration by actress Hitomi Kuroki
― The staff for the new anime film of Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles manga started streaming the film's main trailer video, featuring narration by actress Hitomi Kuroki, on Thursday. The video also reveals and previews the theme song "Versailles" by Ayaka. The film will open on January 31. The film stars: Miyuk...
Live-Action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Film's Japanese Dub Trailer Reveals Toshiyuki Morikawa as Shadow
Aoi Yūki voices Maria, Koichi Yamadera voices Gerald
― Paramount Japan began streaming a Japanese-dubbed trailer for the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film on Tuesday. The trailer reveals the Japanese-dubbed voices for Shadow and Maria. Toshiyuki Morikawa will play Shadow and Aoi Yūki will play Maria. Morikawa often serves as the Japanese dub voice for Keanu Reeves, who voices the character in Eng...
Gundam Card Game Launches on December 8 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston
"Gundam Card Game Edition Beta" slated for January 2025 with full release that year
― Bandai announced on Wednesday that Gundam Card Game, a new trading card game based on the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, will launch on December 8 at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Press, influencers, and retailers at the world premiere event can play the game before the North American launch of the "Gundam ...
Attack on Titan Finale Compilation Film Drops to #2 in Japanese Box Office
Live-action Mr. Yano's ordinary days debuts at #5
― Attack on Titan The Movie: THE LAST ATTACK, a compilation of Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS, dropped from #1 to #2 in the Japanese box office in its second weekend. The film sold 125,000 tickets from Friday through Sunday earning 179,339,820 yen (about US$1.15 million), and has sold a total of 380,000 tickets, earning a cumulative t...
Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket App Earns US$100 Million
Game launched on October 30
― The Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket app earned over US$100 million in its first two weeks of release, according to a report by Pocketgamer using AppMagic estimates. Total earnings reached US$120.8 million as of November 17. The app launched for iOS and Android devices on October 30. The app allows users to open two free digital booster packs for the Pokémon Trading Car...
Voice Actor, Director Dan Hennessey Dies at 83
Directed X-Men: The Animated Series, dubs of Slam Dunk, Power Stone, Saint Seiya
― Voice actor and ADR director Dan Hennessey died in 2024. TMZ reported that he died on November 13 at home in his sleep from complications associated with Parkinson's disease. He was 83. Within anime, Hennessey was the ADR voice director for the dubs of Air Master, Slam Dunk, Power Stone, Saint Seiya, and Interlude. Hen...
Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Game's Trailer Reveals New Characters, November 21 Release for Shibuya Incident DLC
Mei Mei, Naobito Zen'in, Choso, Ultimate Mechamaru join game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed in a new trailer for the Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash (Jujutsu Kaisen Senka Sōran) game on Wednesday that Mei Mei, Naobito Zen'in, and Choso will join as playable characters in the Shibuya Incident DLC on Thursday. The paid DLC will also include the scenario for the arc of the same name. Ultimate Mechama...
Netflix Streams Pokémon Horizons Anime's 2nd Season on February 7
English trailer streamed for Pokémon Horizons: The Series—The Search for Laqua
― The Pokémon Company announced on Wednesday that the second season of the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will premiere on Netflix on February 7, 2025. The season is titled Pokémon Horizons: The Series—The Search for Laqua. The company streamed an English trailer: The Pokémon Company had originally announced that the a...
Kadokawa Issues Statement on Sony's Reported Talks to Acquire Company
Kadokawa has received initial letter of intent, but no decision has been made at this time
― Kadokawa released a statement on Wednesday in response to Reuters' report that Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa. The company stated that although there have been some articles regarding the acquisition, this information has not been announced. Kadokawa confirmed that it received an initial letter of inten...
Darwin Incident Anime Unveils Teaser Visual, Staff
Naokatsu Tsuda directs anime at Bellnox Films
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident (Darwin Jihen) manga unveiled a teaser visual and staff: Naokatsu Tsuda (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is directing the anime at Bellnox Films. Katsuichi Nakayama (Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time) is the series director. Shinichi Inotsume (PERSONA 5 the Ani...
Anime NYC Expands to 4 Days for 2025 Event
2025 event to take place on August 21-24 (Thursday-Sunday) at Javits Center
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Tuesday that the 2025 event will take place at the Javits Center on August 21 to 24, expanding to a four-day event (Thursday to Sunday) for the first time. ✨ Exciting News for Anime NYC 2025! ✨Anime NYC is expanding from 3 days to 4 days for an even bigger celebration! For the first time,...
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses' Koume Fujichika Launches New Manga on December 11
Daiakutō Shōnen manga follows boy aspiring to be baddest villain
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Wednesday that manga author Koume Fujichika will launch a new manga titled Daiakutō Shōnen (The Great Villainous Boy) on Square Enix's Manga UP! web manga site and app on December 11. The manga's story teases of a boy who thinks everyt...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game Delayed to Spring 2025
Smartphone/PC game initially slated for this year
― The staff for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game announced on Wednesday that the game's release has been delayed to spring 2025. The game's staff stated that they have revised their development schedule to "ensure even higher quality in the final game." The game was first slated for release this year. The game will also be a...
Pokémon Company Streams 8th New Pokétoon Episode
Yuki Sakakihara, Yumiri Hanamori, Sōma Saitō star in 17-minute Charcadet-themed episode
― The official YouTube channel of The Pokémon Company started streaming a new 17-minute Pokétoon episode titled "Osana Najimi no Carbou" (Childhood Friend Charcadet), on Wednesday. The new short stars Yuki Sakakihara as Charcadet 1 (Armarouge), Yumiri Hanamori as Charcadet 2 (Ceruledge), and Sōma Saitō as the trai...
Make a Girl Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song by Eve
Eve performs "Hana Hoshi" theme for January 31 film
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for 3D animator Genshō Yasuda's first anime feature film Make a Girl posted its full trailer and main visual on Wednesday. The trailer video confirms and previews the theme song "Hana Hoshi" (Flower Star) by Eve. Eve created the new song specifically for the film. The film will premiere in Japan on January...
The Share House's Secret Rule Anime Shorts Series Reveals Key Visual, Cast, January 5 Debut
Ryota Ochi, Satomi Miura, Hikaru Isshiki cast in story of man who trades housework for "fun" with 2 housemates
― Suiseisha revealed the key visual, cast, and January 5 debut for the AnimeFesta anime adaptation of OUMA's The Share House's Secret Rule ("1-funkan Dake Iretemo Ii yo…" Share House no Himitsu Rule.) manga on Wednesday. The cast includes: Ryota Ochi as Mame Bozu Satomi Miura as Momoka Hanao...
Star Wars: Visions Project Gets Volume 3 in 2025
Volume to feature 9 shorts from new, returning Japanese animation studios
― Disney and Lucasfilm announced at the 2024 Disney Asia-Pacific Content Showcase on Wednesday that the Star Wars: Visions project will have "Volume 3" next year. The third volume will feature nine animated shorts from nine animation studios in Japan. Returning studios from the first volume include Kamikaze Douga, Kinema Citrus...
Film Actor, The Boy and the Heron's Granduncle Voice Actor Shohei Hino Dies
Actor hosted cycling travel show Nippon Jūdan Kokoro Tabi for 14 years
― NHK reported on Wednesday that Japanese actor Shohei Hino died in his home on November 14. He was 75. According to Hino's agency, he took a break from his 14-year-long bicycling travel show Nippon Jūdan Kokoro Tabi (A Heart's Journey Across Japan) in April, to focus on treatment after his chronic back pain worsened, but his heal...
Anne of Green Gables Novels Get New Anime by Answer Studio Next Spring
New Anne Shirley anime to cover Anne's bond with Matthew & Marilla, romance with GIlbert
― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime Anne Shirley, an adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables novel series. The new anime will premiere in April 2025 on NHK's E-Tele channel. Answer Studio is in charge of animation production. The first novel is set in the lat...
Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG Gets Mobile Version
Lightspeed Studios develops game, with planned playtests & launch in China before global release
― Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIV Mobile, a new version of its Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG for iOS and Android devices, on Wednesday. Lightspeed Studios is developing the game, with the game officially licensed from and supervised by Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida ...
2024 Nintama Rantaro Anime Film Casts Toshihiko Seki as Tenki
Seki voices strategist in addition to reprising Hansuke Doi role
― The official website for Gekijо̄-ban Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyо̄ no Gunshi (Nintama Rantaro the Movie: The Dokutake Ninja Team's Strongest Strategist), the first anime film in the Nintama Rantaro anime franchise in 13 years, revealed a new visual for the film on Wednesday. The visual shows the Ha Class instructor Hansuk...
HIDIVE Confirms Insomniacs After School Anime's English Dub Cast
Adam Gibbs, Jad Saxton, Olivia Swasey star in dub
― HIDIVE confirmed the English dub cast for the television anime of Makoto Ojiro's Insomniacs After School (Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia) manga on Tuesday. The dub debuted last week. The English dub stars: Adam Gibbs As Ganta
Jad Saxton as Isaki
Olivia Swasey as Anamizu
Sean Patrick Judge as Dad
Christie Guidry as Ganta's Mom
Brandon Hearnsberger as Haida...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict's English Dub Debuts in U.S. on November 23
New dub episodes to debut every Saturday
― Viz announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the English dub for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict will premiere in the United States this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. EST. Episodes 27-30 will all come out on Saturday, with new episodes of the dub being released every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. EST. The English dub is already available on Dis...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's 'Future Saga Chapter 2' DLC Launches on November 21
Also: Dragon Ball: The Breakers game adds Gamma 1, Gamma 2
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Tuesday that it will release the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game's "FUTURE SAGA Chapter 2" DLC on Thursday. Jiren (Full Power, Ultra Supervillain), God of Destruction Belmod, and Goku (Mini) will join the game as playable characters. New skills, parallel quests, costumes, accessories, and loading...
The Vampires Next Door's Ryoko Takabatake Launches New Manga on November 22
Takabatake to launch Mōsō Land Escape manga
― This year's 23rd issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga author Ryoko Takabatake will launch a new manga titled Mōsō Land Escape (Delusional Land Escape) on Futabasha's Web Action manga website on Friday. Takabatake's The Vampires Next Door (Tonari no Vampire-san) manga launched on the YouTube manga magazine MANGAPOLO ZER...
Merman in My Tub's Itokichi Launches New Manga
Oni no Katekyo ni Narimashita. manga launches on Web Action website on December 6
― This year's 23rd issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga creator Itokichi will launch a new manga titled Oni no Katekyo ni Narimashita. (I Became the Ogre's Home Tutor) in Futabasha's Web Action manga website on December 6. Itokichi launched the Merman in My Tub (Orenchi no Furo Jijō)...
Shūzō Oshimi's 'Hiromi' 1-Shot Manga Ends, to Launch New 1-Shot in Spring
1-shot stories part of Oshimi's "Zaiaku Yomikiri Series!?"
― This year's 23rd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine published on Wednesday the second and final part of Shūzō Oshimi's "Hiromi" one-shot story. The story is part of Oshimi's "Zaiaku Yomikiri Series!?" (Sinful One-Shot Series!?), which launched in the magazine on November 5. The magazine will publish the one-shot series' new s...
Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again's Kagiri Araido Launches New Manga on December 17
Araido to launch girls band manga Dungeon Band
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alunna, a supplemental magazine for Comic Flapper magazine, revealed on Monday that manga author Kagiri Araido will launch a new manga titled Dungeon Band in the magazine's January 2025 issue on December 17. The manga centers on the girls band Mayonnaise, who gets zero live audience when they perform. The band ask...
Manga Up! Global Adds The Elf and the Hunter's Item Atelier Manga in English
Umetarō Aoi launched manga in 2018
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service added Umetarō Aoi's The Elf and the Hunter's Item Atelier (Elf to Shuryōshi no Item Kōbō) manga in English on Wednesday. The company describes the story:
An elven craftsman Magritte runs an atelier in the forest with Yura, a beloved human hunter in her exclusive employ. Though their lifespans and races differ, they live and w...
Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō Anime Casts Rikka Ihara
Live-action film actress makes voice acting debut
― The television anime based on author Reiko Hiroshima and illustrator jyajya's children's novel series Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō revealed on Tuesday that Rikka Ihara will join the cast in episode 140 as a girl named Megumi, who goes on a date with the episode's protagonist. The episode airs on December 6 and serves as Ihara's voice acting debut. Ih...
'There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless...' Yuri Comedy Novels Get TV Anime Next July
Kanna Nakamura, Saori Onishi, Yukari Anzai star in series by studio MOTHER
― Anime distributor Remow announced on Tuesday that Teren Mikami's There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... (Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! Muri Janakatta!? or WATANARE) yuri romantic comedy novel series is inspiring a television anime that will premiere in July 2025. The cast includes: Kanna...
Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link Smartphone Game Delayed Indefinitely
Game initially slated for this year
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link smartphone game announced on Tuesday that its 2024 release window has been delayed indefinitely. The game's staff will announce more details at a later date. While preparing for the launch of "KINGDOM HEARTS Missing-Link", we have made the difficult decision to delay the relea...
Shin Godzilla Co-Director Shinji Higuchi Directs The Bullet Train Remake for Netflix
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi to star in remake of 1975 Shinkansen Daibakuha film
― Netflix Japan announced on Tuesday that Shin Godzilla film co-director Shinji Higuchi's next project is a remake of the 1975 Japanese action thriller Shinkansen Daibakuha. (The 1975 film's overseas titles included The Bullet Train and Super Express 109, while the remake uses the English translation Bullet Train Explosion.) Higuch...
Astro Boy, Howl's Moving Castle Lyricist Shuntarō Tanigawa Dies at 92
Writer won 1989 American Book Award, penned The Phoenix: Chapter of Dawn screenplay
― Kyodo News reported on Tuesday that prolific writer Shuntarō Tanigawa has died of old age at 92. The writer died on the November 13, and his close relatives held a private funeral led by his oldest son Kensaku as the chief mourner. Tanigawa was born in Tokyo, and his father was Japanese philosopher Tetsuzō Tanikawa...
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 Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan October List
15 manga including Berserk, 'Destroy All Humans. They Can't Be Regenerated. A Magic: The Gathering Manga,' Uzumaki, more make list
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The 39th volume of Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for October. This month's list featured 15 manga volumes, including: #1 — Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 39
#2 — Kentarou Miura's ...
The Game Awards 2024 Reveals Nominees
Astro Bot, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFantazio nominated
― The Game Awards announced its list of 2024 nominees on Monday. The nominees for Game of the Year include Team Asobi and Sony Interactive Entertainment's Astro Bot; FromSoftware and Bandai Namco's Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree; Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Rebirth; and Studio Zero, Atlus, and...
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Grimmjow
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC in early 2025
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday a new English character trailer for Bleach: Rebirth of Souls, a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer introduces the abilities of Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez: Bandai Namco will release the...
2nd Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 Anime Film Streams 1st 9 Minutes
Film opens on Friday
― The staff for Yamato yo Towa ni: Rebel 3199 (Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199), the latest project in the Space Battleship Yamato remakes, began streaming the first nine minutes of the second film, "Sekijitsu no Shutsugeki" (The Assault of the Burning Sun): The second film will open on Friday, and participating theaters will offer a special limited edition Blu-ray Disc of the film...
Haigakura Anime Postpones 8th Episode Indefinitely
Anime will rebroadcast 1st 6 episodes weekly starting on November 25
― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga announced on Monday that the eighth episode and onward have been delayed because the staff decided that it needs more time to maintain the series' quality. Starting on November 25, the anime will rebroadcast the first six episodes weekly. The broad...
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime Unveils 7 More Cast Members
Kentarō Itō, Shigeru Chiba, Yūya Hirose, more join cast
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance), the second season of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga, confirmed on Monday the cast for more characters that appeared starting in the 31st episode on November ...
Patora Fuyuhara's In Another World With My Smartphone Novel Ends
635th, 636th final chapters published on Shōsetsuka ni Narō on Monday
― Writer Patora Fuyuhara posted the final two chapters and a "prologue" of their In Another World With My Smartphone (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.) novel series on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website on Monday. Fuyuhara also posted on their X/Twitter account about the novel series' final chapters, and thanked all the readers for the...
Ryo Hiromatsu's 'Uglymug, Epicfighter' Novel Gets TV Anime
Junichi Suwabe stars in White Fox production
― A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Ryo Hiromatsu's Busamen Gachi Fighter (Uglymug, Epicfighter) novel. The website also announced that Junichi Suwabe will voice the protagonist Shigeru Yoshioka, and also revealed the anime's main staff and teaser visual. Egg Firm is producing the anime, and White Fox is in charge of...
TV Anime of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura Manga Confirmed
Kiss HIm, Not Me's Hiroshi Ishiodori directs anime at Brain's Base
― An official website opened on Monday to confirm a television anime adaptation of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura (The Banned Mole, or The Banned Mogura) manga. Kodansha's listing for the manga's eighth volume had previously listed the manga with an anime. The anime will debut in July 2025. Hiroshi Ishiodori (Kiss Him, Not Me; Peach...
Live-Action TV Series Anpan Reveals More Cast
Series inspired by Anpanman creator Takashi Yanase, wife's life story premieres in spring next year
― NHK revealed on Monday five more cast members for Anpan, the newest entry in its six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise. The new live-action weekday morning series is inspired by the life story of Anpanman manga creator Takash...
Ghost Cat Anzu Earns US$158,229 in U.S. Opening
Also: Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom has earned US$1.5 million, Transformers One has earned US$59 million
― The Numbers and Box Office Mojo websites are listing Shinei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' Ghost Cat Anzu 2D-animated film with earning an estimated US$158,229 in its opening weekend in the U.S. box office. The film earned an estimated US$51,295 on Friday, US$56,430 on Saturday, and US$...
Young Gangan Magazine to Launch 4 New Manga Including My Dress-Up Darling Spinoff
Shinichi Fukuda, Choboraunyopomi's Bisque Doll de chu♥︎ spinoff manga launches on December 20; also new manga from Ume Matsutake & Komikan Matsumoto, Haru Hisakawa
― This year's 23rd issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine revealed four new manga series on Friday, which will launch in the magazine's upcoming issues. Writer Ume Matsutake and artist Komikan Matsumoto will launch the Tamagawa-san D...
Viz Media Releases ONE, Kiyoto Shitara's Bug Ego Manga in English Digitally
Manga began serialization in Ultra Jump on October 19
― Viz Media announced on Friday that it will release ONE (One-Punch Man, Mob Psycho 100) and Kiyoto Shitara's Bug Ego manga in English via its Shonen Jump service starting on Monday. Viz Media describes the manga:
“Life hacks” take on a whole new meaning when two students exploit glitches that distort reality! ONE and Shitara published the manga'...
8-Bit Big Band's Arrangement of Persona 5 Track Nominated for Grammy
"Last Surprise" battle theme nominated for "Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals"
― The official website for the 2025 Grammy Awards announced on Friday that it has nominated 8-Bit Big Band's arrangement of Shoji Meguro's "Last Surprise" battle theme music for the Persona 5 game for the category of "Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals" for its 65th awards ceremony. The other nominees in the ...
Yū Maeda's Cells at Work! Muscle Spinoff Manga Ends in 5th Volume
Final volume slated for spring 2025
― The fourth compiled book volume of Yū Maeda's Hataraku Saibō Muscle (Cells at Work! Muscle) spinoff manga announced on October 22 that the manga will end in its fifth volume, which is slated for next spring. Maeda launched the spinoff manga of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! manga on Kodansha's Morning two manga website in February 2023. Kodansha published the man...
Utakata's Milk Chocolate Manga Ends on December 18
Final chapter runs in next Monthly G Fantasy issue
― The December issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine announced on Monday that Utakata's Milk Chocolate manga will end in the next issue on December 18. The manga is the magazine serialization version of a manga that Utakata already draws on their pixiv account. The story centers on Honoka, a girl who is friends with Kaede. She is going o...
Patapon Designer Hiroyuki Kotani to Release New Rhythm Game
Ratatan to launch in 2025 in collaboration with Kotani, Tokyo Virtual Theory
― Game Source Entertainment announced on Saturday it will publish developers TVT and Ratata Arts's Ratatan rhythm game for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC in 2025. The company featured a playable demo at the Game Source Entertainment booth at WePlay Expo 2024, which was part of the Shanghai Worl...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Savanaclaw Enters Hiatus
Series resumes on January 17
― The December issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine announced on Monday that Suzuka Oda's Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Comic: Episode of Savanaclaw, the second manga adaptation of the Disney Twisted-Wonderland smartphone game, is going on an immediate hiatus. The series will resume publication in the February issue on January 17. The series previously went ...
Haruhi Suzumiya Franchise's Crowdfunding Reaches Both Goals on Day 1
10 & 15 million yen goals reached for new song, video with 3D models of Haruhi, Mikuru, Nagato dancing
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series announced that the franchise's crowdfunding campaign, for a new song and an accompanying music video, has reached its two goals on its first day on Friday. The campaign launched on Friday, and will e...
Blue Box, Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Manga Get Full-Color Vertical-Scrolling Versions on Jump TOON
Sweet Life, 3 more manga also starting on Jump TOON
― This year's 51st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Shueisha's vertical-scrolling manga service Jump TOON will publish the vertical, full-color version of Kōji Miura's Blue Box manga, and Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga, starting in December. Jump TOON will launch Blue Box manga's vertical...
'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime Gets 4th Season (Updated)
3rd season premiered in 2022
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga announced in a video on Sunday that the anime will get a fourth season. The announcement coincides with the anime's fifth anniversary, and was first made at the "Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Anime Special Event Devi...
'Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi' Anime Unveils Lead Voice Minami Hinata in Video
Hinata plays protagonist Yū Ayase
― The official website for the television anime of Aya Hirakawa's Mikadono San Shimai wa Angai, Choroi (The Three Mikadono Sisters are Surprisingly Easy) romantic comedy manga revealed on Sunday in a cast announcement video that Minami Hinata is voicing the protagonist Yū Ayase. The video also teased that the cast member for Kazuki Mikadono will be revealed on Decemb...
Arpeggio of Blue Steel Manga, Takao-bu Spinoff Go on Hiatus Due to Artist's Broken Leg
Ark Performance just launched Kaiyō Gijutsu Sōgō Gakuin Takao-bu on Friday
― Kōichi Ishikawa, the storywriter and "No. 2" (Ni-gō) of the manga creator duo Ark Performance, confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that the duo's ongoing manga Arpeggio of Blue Steel (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio), and the recently launched Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Kaiyō Gijutsu Sōgō Gakuin Takao-bu (Arpeggio of Blue St...
Aniplex USA Streams Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime's English Dub Trailer
Crunchyroll began streaming English dub on October 24
― Aniplex of America released an English dub trailer on Saturday for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance), the second season of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga. Crunchyroll began streaming the dub on October 24. The company describes the season:
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Sony to Release Godzilla Minus One Director Takashi Yamazaki's 1st English-Language Film
Bad Robot's J.J. Abrams, Glen Zipper to also produce on Grandgear
― Sony won the bidding war to release Godzilla Minus One director Takashi Yamazaki's first English-language film Grandgear, Deadline reported on Friday. Yamazaki will write the original screenplay, direct, and produce. Bad Robot's J.J. Abrams and Glen Zipper will also produce the film. The plot of the film is currently unknown. The fi...
Koei Tecmo Announces Three Kingdoms HEROES Game for Apple Arcade
'Turn-based battle board game' will launch for Apple Arcade on January 9
― Koei Tecmo announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday that the Three Kingdoms HEROES game will launch on the Apple Arcade platform on January 9. The game features voiced generals across the Romance of the Three Kingdoms franchise in a "turn-based battle board game." The company describes the game: Drawing inspiration from t...
Assassination Classroom Manga Banned in South Carolina School District
Removal follows similar moves by other districts to remove series, including Sasaki and Miyano boys-love manga
― Horry County Schools, the school district serving Horry County in South Carolina, moved to remove Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga from its school libraries on Friday, after the mother of a ninth grader at Socastee High School complained to the district regarding the manga's co...
Atelier Yumia Game Previews Gameplay in New Video
Game launches for Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, Xbox One, PC via Steam on March 21
― Koei Tecmo and Gust's Atelier Yumia: The Alchemist of Memories & the Envisioned Land, the newest game in their Atelier series, streamed its second promotional video to preview the gameplay and antagonists on Saturday. The game will launch for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One,...
Fortnite Launches Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance: Red Vs Blue In-Game Event
Event allows 2 teams of up to 20 players each compete in combat to collect 200 MS Reactor Powers
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Friday that the company and Look North World have launched Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance: Red Vs Blue, an in-game event for the Fortnite game based on the animated Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance series. The company streamed a video for the event...
The IDOLM@STER Tours Game Launches in Arcades Next Spring
Game to feature Gakuen Idolm@ster characters in post-launch update
― Bandai Namco Amusement announced during The IDOLM@STER Tours stage event at Amusement Expo 2024 on Saturday that the game will formally launch in arcades across Japan in spring 2025. The company also announced that characters from the Gakuen Idolm@ster (Academy Idolm@ster) mobile game will join the game in an update post-launch. The...
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...
Beyblade X XONE Game Launches in English on Switch
Game launches digitally in English alongside Japanese release
― Beyblade X XONE, the newest game in the Beyblade franchise, launched in English on the Nintendo Switch eShop on Thursday alongside its Japanese release. The game launched for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in Japan on Thursday. The game includes a single-player mode with a new story and characters, as well as online multiplayer. Player...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, November 4-10
Magilumiere Co. Ltd. earns 2.4% rating, Dragon Ball Daima earns 2.8% rating
― This week's episode of the live-action series of Mayu Hinase's Hōkago Karte (After School Doctor) manga aired on NTV on Saturday, November 9 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 5.7% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV November 10 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 8.3 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV November...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, November 4-10
Mario & Luigi: Brothership debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: November 4-10 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwMario & Luigi: Brothership Nintendo November 7 63,441 63,441 2NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17 43,347 409,831 3NSwRomancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Square Enix October 24 6,729 91,742 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017...
Voice Actress Momo Asakura Launches Don't Make Me Like Itsuki-kun Manga
Magia Record, Kaguya-sama voice actress writes story for new age-gap romance manga
― Sony Music announced on Sunday that voice actress Momo Asakura is in charge of the original story for a new manga titled Don't Make Me Like Itsuki-kun (Suki ni Sasenai de Itsuki-kun) that launched on the GANMA! website on Sunday. Ayame Miyako is the illustrator and Rie Uehara (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Vampire Dormitory scr...
Oshi no Ko Writer Aka Akasaka to Launch New Manga Series Next Spring
Ajichika to illustrate series with composition by Aoi Kujira
― This year's 50th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Oshi no Ko writer Aka Akasaka is conceiving the original story for a new manga series launching in the magazine in Spring 2025. Record of Ragnarok artist Ajichika is drawing the series, and Aoi Kujira (Geek Circle Crisis) is composing the series' story. Th...
Himitsu no AiPri TV Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st event devoted entirely to anime slated for January 25
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The "Pretty Series Crossing Live 2024" event announced on Saturday that production on a second season of the Himitsu no AiPri (Secret AiPri) television anime has been green-lit. In addition, the first event entirely dedicated to Himitsu no AiPri will happen on January 25 at Tokyo's Bunkyo Civic Hall. The first season stars Minori Fujidera a...
Rakuen Tsuihō -Expelled from Paradise- Kokoro no Resonance Sequel Film Reveals 2026 Debut in Teaser Video
New key visual also revealed
― Aniplex revealed on Saturday a new key visual, teaser video, and 2026 debut for Rakuen Tsuihō -Expelled from Paradise- Kokoro no Resonance (Heart's Resonance), the all-new feature-length anime film sequel to the 2014 anime film Expelled from Paradise. While the original announcement of the film had featured the title Rakuen Tsuihō: Liberated from Paradise, this latest a...
Heaven Burns Red Game Launches in English for Smartphones, Windows
Jun Maeda's 1st completely new game in 13 years launched in Japan in February 2022
― Publisher Yostar Games released Jun Maeda's (Kanon, Air, Clannad, Angel Beats!) Heaven Burns Red game in English on Friday. The game is available on Google Play, the App Store, and Windows. Yostar Games had announced at Anime Expo its plans to release the game in English. The Heaven Burns Red game launched in Februar...
Sanrio to Stream I.Cinnamoroll Anime in English on YouTube
Series of shorts debuted in October 2023
― Sanrio's "Hello Kitty and Friends" YouTube channel revealed on Friday that the channel will stream the I.CINNAMOROLL Animation anime in English every Friday at 4:00 p.m. EST. It is unclear if the anime will have English subtitles or will be English dubbed, or when it will debut on the YouTube channel. The YouTube channel is streaming a trailer for the seires...
Kadokawa Lists Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody TV Anime With Sequel
1st anime debuted in January 2018
― Kadokawa's listing of the 18th volume Ayamegumu's manga adaptation of storywriter Hiro Ainana and character designer shri's Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody (Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyōsōkyoku) light novel series features a cover image that states that a sequel television anime is in production. The 18th volume will ship on December 9. The televi...
Live-Action Wakako-zake Series Gets 8th Season Premiering on January 8
Rina Takeda returns to star as Wakako
― BS TV Tokyo announced on Saturday that the live-action series based on Chie Shinkyū's Wakako-zake manga will get an eighth season that will debut on BS TV Tokyo and BS TV Tokyo 4K on January 8 at 24:00 (effectively January 9 at 12:00 a.m.). The show will stream on Lemino Premium. Rina Takeda will again star in the series. Directors for this season include Shinj...
Kodansha Lists Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura Manga With Anime Debuting in July 2025
Listing states Yūichi Nakamura will star as Momoyuki Mogura
― Kodansha's listing for the special edition of the eight volume of Natsumi Eguchi's Dekin no Mogura (The Banned Mole, or The Banned Mogura) manga features a cover of the volume that states an anime adaptation will be "broadcast" starting in July 2025. The cover also lists Yūichi Nakamura as starring in the anime as Momoyuki Mogura. The volu...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 10-16
The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 anime; Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece, My Kitten is a Picky Eater manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Afro Samurai - The Complete Series + Resurrection Season 2 BDCite Crunchyroll US$39.98 November 12 Megazone 23 - The Complete Trilogy BDPlease AnimEigo US$39.99 November 12 The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent ...
J-Novel Club Reveals 9 New Novel, 2 New Manga Licenses
From Villainess to Healer, Shannon Wants to Die! novels, more debut today on service
― J-Novel Club announced on Thursday that it has licensed nine new light novel and two manga titles. The light novel titles include: Title: From Villainess to Healer (Kaifukushoku no Akuyaku Reijō)
Author(s): Punichan (writer), Yoh Hihara (illustrator) Release Date: Launches today with Parts 1 and 2 of Volume 1
Summa...
Riviera: The Promised Land Game's HD Remaster Heads West on Switch on November 28
Game launched for PC on July 17
― Sting Entertainment will release the HD remastered version of its Riviera: The Promised Land (Riviera: Yakusoku No Chi Riviera) role-playing game for Nintendo Switch in the West on November 28. The game debuted in Japan last February for Switch, then got releases for iOS and Android devices on May 29. The game launched for PC via Steam worldwide on July 17. The remas...
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Film Streams Music Video for Theme Song
Paris Paloma performs song for December film
― Warner Bros. Pictures began streaming on Thursday a music video for The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film's theme song "The Rider," performed by Paris Paloma. Phoebe Gittins and David Long wrote the song. The video features footage from the film: The song is available on digital platforms. The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirri...
K Manga Adds Dungeon Sherpa: The Labyrinth Guide Manga
Manga based on novel series debuted in February 2020
― Kodansha's K MANGA service announced on Wednesday that it has added writer Sei Kamo, artist Akira Tosaka, and character designer Ryuta Fuse's Dungeon Sherpa: The Labyrinth Guide (Dungeon Sherpa: Meikyuu Michisaki Annainin) manga. K Manga describes the story:
Dungeon Sherpas serve as guides, leading the party through the dark intricate pathways of...
Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon Novels Get Anime
Shisui Meikyou debuted story in April 2020 with manga adaptation in May 2021
― Hobby Japan announced on Friday that Shisui Meikyou and tef's Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon: My Trusted Companions Tried to Kill Me, But Thanks to the Gift of an Unlimited Gacha I Got LVL 9999 Friends and Am Out For Revenge on My Former Party Members (Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gif...
The Moon on a Rainy Night Manga Gets TV Anime
Anime to be distributed worldwide in various countries
― Kodansha USA Publishing revealed on Friday that Kuzushiro's The Moon on a Rainy Night (Amayo no Tsuki) manga is getting a television anime. The anime will be distributed worldwide in various countries. Kuzushiro drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement: The staff also unveiled the anime's logo: Kodansha USA licensed the manga, and i...
IRIAM VTuber Livestreaming App Launches in U.S.
App launched in Japan in 2018
― Developer DeNA announced on Friday it has launched a beta version the VTuber-focused live-streaming app IRIAM in the U.S. for iOS and Android devices. The app includes key features such as the ability for fans to reward streamers with "star" currency and virtual gifts, "almost zero-latency," and special in-app events. The app is also optimized for streaming on mobile d...
Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel's Teaser Streamed
Teaser announced Gundam Seed FREEDOM film's prequel in theaters on November 1
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed anime began streaming the teaser for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM ZERO, the prequel to the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM anime film, on Friday. ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ 『#SEEDFREEDOM』前日譚『機動戦士ガンダムSEED FREEDOM ZERO』 🌱特報映像 🌱◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿...
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