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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 20-26
The Apothecary Diaries 2nd season earns 3.5% rating, Wonderful Precure! finale earns 2.6% rating
― The second Tokyo Revengers 2 live-action film aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, January 25 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 4.4% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV January 26 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 8.5 Detective Conan NTV January 25 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.4 Chibi Maruko-...
Bandai Namco Opens Its 1st U.S. 'Interactive' Store in New York on February 28
Bandai Namco Cross Store at Brooklyn's Japan Village to feature 10 areas for different brands
― Bandai Namco Amusement America will open its first "Bandai Namco Cross Store" in Brooklyn, New York on February 28. The store will be the company's first "interactive retail experience store" in the United States and will be located at Japan Village, 52 35th Street, Floor 2, Brooklyn, NY 11232. The store w...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, January 20-26
Dynasty Warriors: Origins PS5 version ranks at #3
― Japan's Game Ranking: January 20-26 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwDonkey Kong Country Returns HD Nintendo January 16 35,256 142,349 2NSwSuper Mario Party Jamboree Nintendo October 17, 2024 18,444 1,139,854 3PS5Dynasty Warriors: Origins Koei Tecmo Games January 17 17,391 81,196 4NSwEnder Magnolia: Bloom in th...
Blue Miburo Anime Reveals 5 More Cast Members, New Visual
New cast members appear on anime's 17th episode on February 8
― The staff for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's Blue Miburo (Ao no Miburo) manga revealed on Saturday five new cast members for the series' second cours (quarter of a year). Their characters will appear on the anime's 17th episode on February 8. The staff also revealed a new visual for the anime's "all-out battle." The newly anno...
Dr. Stone's Boichi, World's End Harem's Kotaro Shono, More Launch Manga on Jump+ in February
Handsome Must Die manga creator Astra Ashima also launches new manga
― Shueisha revealed on Saturday a new slate of five manga that will debut on its Shonen Jump+ service in February, including a new manga by Boichi (Dr. Stone, Sun-Ken Rock, Origin). The manga is titled The Marshal King, and is billed as a "new Western." The manga will debut on February 7. Shueisha's Manga Plus service also announced...
You and Idol Precure Anime's Baton Pass Video Posted With English Subtitles
22nd main Precure anime begins streaming outside Japan on Saturday
― Toei Animation posted an English-subtitled video that passes the proverbial baton from the Wonderful Precure! anime's lead Cure Wonderful to the You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪) anime's lead, Cure Idol. The same video debuted without English subtitles after the Wonderful Precure! finale last Sunday. Toei Animation has b...
Extended Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods U.K. Cinema Release Listed Online
Odeon cinema website lists release on March 1, in both dubbed and subtitled editions
― The Odeon cinema website is listing the Extended version of Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (Dragon Ball Z: Kami to Kami) for a release on March 1, in both dubbed and subtitled editions. The film is described on the Odeon site as follows: "Fans of Dragon Ball Z, one of the most successful anime brands of all time, wi...
No. 6 Novels Get Sequel After 14 Years
No. 6 Saikai launches on May 28
― Writer Atsuko Asano and illustrator Hinoki Kino's No. 6 novels are getting a sequel after 14 years titled No. 6 Saikai (Reunion) on May 28 with illustrator toi8. The story takes place two years after the original end. Kodansha published the first novel volume of No. 6 in 2003, and the ninth and final novel in 2011. The novels inspired an 11-episode television anime s...
J-Novel Club Reveals 4 Light Novels, 4 Manga Getting Print Releases This Summer
Gushing Over Magical Girls, Campfire Cooking in Another World, Isekai Tensei, Making Magic, more get print releases
― J-Novel Club announced on Friday that it will release four light novel series and four manga series in print starting this summer. The new print light novel series include: Title: Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill
Author(s): Ren Eguchi with illustrations by Masa R...
RPG Maker WITH Software's Trailer Reveals PS5/PS4 Demo
Software launches for PS5/PS4 on February 21
― NIS America began streaming on Friday a trailer for release RPG Maker WITH, Gotcha Gotcha Games' new software in its RPG Maker series, and it reveals that a demo has launched for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The software will launch for PS5 and PS4 on February 21. Both versions will be cross-compatible with the Nintendo Switch release. NIS America re...
Anime Milwaukee to Host Voice Actor Nozomu Sasaki
Voice of Yu Yu Hakusho's Yusuke, Akira's Tetsuo, Death Note's Mello attends event on March 7-9
― The Anime Milwaukee (AMKE) event announced on Friday that it will host voice actor Nozomu Sasaki at this year's event. Sasaki has performed numerous roles, including Yu Yu Hakusho's Yusuke, Akira's Tetsuo, Monster's Johan Liebert, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes' Julian Mintz, Cardcaptor Sakura's Eriol,...
Ado, Yoasobi, Atarashii Gakkō! Perform at Concert in Los Angeles in March
Singers perform at Peacock Theater on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. PST
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced on Wednesday that Ado, Yoasobi, and Atarashii Gakkō! will perform at the "matsuri '25: Japanese Music Experience" on March 16 at 7:30 p.m. PST. The show will take place at the Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, California, and tickets are on sale on the ven...
Crunchyroll Streams You and Idol Precure Anime
22nd main Precure anime begins streaming on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪), the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, for the winter 2025 season. The anime will begin streaming on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. EST in North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The company strea...
Narumi Kakinouchi, Toshiki Hirano Launch New Vampire Princess Miyu-Yui Manga
Miyu/Yui meet for 1st time in new manga in Vampire Princess Miyu franchise
― SB Creative's GA Bunko began publishing Vampire Princess Miyu-Yui (stylized as Vampire Princess Miyui), manga creator and animator Narumi Kakinouchi and anime director Toshiki Hirano's (birth name Toshihiro Hirano) new manga installment in the Vampire Princess Miyu franchise, on Friday. Kakinouchi is drawing the manga. Hiran...
Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc Season 2 Anime Casts Nobunaga Shimazaki
Shimazaki plays Pentagon in 15th episode on Sunday
― The official website for the Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc (Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Hen) anime revealed on Friday that Nobunaga Shimazaki will play Pentagon in the 15th episode on Sunday. The season premiered on CBC, TBS, and 26 other affiliated channels throughout Japan on January 12. It also runs on BS11 and Animax, and streams internationall...
I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince 2nd Season Anime Reveals 2 New Cast, July Premiere
Manaka Iwami, Minami Tsuda join 2nd season's cast
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Saturday that the second season for the television anime of Kenkyo na Circle's I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince So I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability (Tensei Shitara Dainana Ōji Datta no de, Kimamani Majutsu o Kiwamemasu) light novel series will premiere in July, and also revealed a teaser visual ...
ATRI: My Dear Moments Manga Ends With 5th Volume
Manga adaptation of visual novel launched in October 2022
― Kadokawa is listing the fifth compiled book volume of Jako's manga adaptation of Aniplex.exe's ATRI: My Dear Moments game as the final volume. The volume will ship on March 10. Jako launched the manga in Kadokawa's Comptiq magazine in October 2022. Aniplex.exe describes ATRI -My Dear Moments-: Ikaruga Natsuki, a boy who lost his mother and h...
Ryuta Amazume's Jofū Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga about sex industry aimed at women launched in December 2021
― This year's third issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine revealed on January 24 that Ryuta Amazume's Jofū manga will end in two chapters. The manga's next chapter will appear in the magazine's fifth issue on February 28. If there are no further delays, the manga will end on March 14. The manga centers on the the sex industry aim...
Zombie Land Saga Anime Film Reveals Title, 2025 Debut in Video
Film is titled Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise
― The staff for the Zombie Land Saga anime film project revealed on Friday the film will open in 2025. The film is titled Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise (Dream Galactic Paradise). MAPPA, Avex Pictures, and Cygames' Zombie Land Saga anime premiered in October 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the 12-episode series as it aired, and Funimation streamed ...
Kōcha Agasawa's The Ramparts of Ice Manga Gets TV Anime
Webtoon from creator of You and I Are Polar Opposites originally serialized from 2020-2022
― Shueisha announced on Friday that Kōcha Agasawa's Koori no Jyōheki (The Ramparts of Ice or Ice Castle Wall) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Agasawa drew an illustration to celebrate the news. The manga originally serialized as a webtoon on the LINE Manga app from January 2020 to April 2022. Sh...
Once Upon a Witch's Death Anime Reveals Main Promo Video, April 1 TV Debut, More Cast
Maaya Sakamoto performs opening theme song
― The staff for the television anime of Saka and Chorefuji's Once Upon a Witch's Death (Aru Majo ga Shinu Made: Owari no Kotoba to Hajimari no Namida) light novel series revealed the show's main promo video, theme song information, more cast, and April 1 television debut on Friday. Maaya Sakamoto will perform the show's opening theme song "Drops," as heard i...
Look Back, Frieren Win TAAF's Top Awards
Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kiyotaka Oshiyama, Evan Call, more win individual awards
― The Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) announced the winners of its Animation of the Year awards for works and individuals on Friday. Frieren: Beyond Journey's End won the television category and Look Back won the animated film category. The winners of the individual awards are as follows: Original Work/Screenplay Category: H...
Fuse Wants to End That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Novels This Year
Fuse originally planned to end story with 22nd volume, but decided to continue story
― The afterword in the 22nd volume of author Fuse and artist Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) light novel series revealed on Thursday that Fuse would like to end the novel series sometime this year. Fuse originally planned to end the story with the 22nd volume, but e...
Animated Devil May Cry Series Reveals Opening Sequence Video, April 3 Debut
Studio Mir animates series streaming on Netflix
― Netflix revealed the opening sequence video on Friday for the upcoming animated series of Capcom's Devil May Cry video game franchise. The video features Limp Bizkit's song "Rollin'." The video also announces the show's April 3 debut. Adi Shankar and Alex Larsen (Yasuke) completed writing the scripts for the first season of the series as of November 2...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime Posts Video for Delayed Episodes 12-15
Delayed episodes premiere in February, March
― The official website for the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? franchise began streaming a new promotional video on Friday for the delayed episodes 12 through 15 of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V, the show's fifth season. The anime's 12th and 13th episodes will stream first, streaming on Abema Premium on February 7. T...
Genshō Yasuda Produces 2nd Theatrical Anime Film, Opens in 2027
Preview image for film features assassin girl character from Yasuda's earlier independent shorts
― The official website for 3D animator Genshō Yasuda's first anime feature film Make a Girl revealed on Friday that Yasuda is making another feature-length theatrical anime that will open in 2027. The preview image seen below features an assassin girl that has featured in a number of Yasuda's prior indepe...
New The Rose of Versailles Anime Film Reveals 8 Additional Cast
Sora Tokui, Minami Tanaka, Atsushi Tamaru, Daiki Yamashita, more cast revealed on film's Friday opening day
― The staff for the new anime film of Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles manga revealed eight additional cast members, and started streaming a promotional video highlighting Hans Axel von Fersen, on Friday. The newly announced cast are (image above from top left to bottom right): Sora Tokui ...
More U.K. Cinema Screens Added for Naoko Yamada's The Colors Within
Film opens in U.K. cinemas on Friday
― Anime Limited has announced that more screens have been added for the upcoming UK cinema release of The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), the new anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, The Heike Story, A Silent Voice). The film's release is from Friday January 31, in both dubbed and subtitled versions. The dub features Libby Rue, Kylie ...
GKIDS to Release Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars, Wolf Children Films on 4K UHD
Summer Wars on April 1, Wolf Children on August 5
― GKIDS announced on Tuesday that it and Shout! Studios will release Mamoru Hosoda's Summer Wars and Wolf Children anime films on 4K UHD Steelbooks on April 1 and August 5, respectively. Both films will also get updated Blu-ray Disc and digital download releases on the same days. GKIDS acquired the North American distribution rights to Hosoda's The Gi...
Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle Top Japan's Box Office in 2024
Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General, SPY×FAMILY Code: White, more rank in top 10
― Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Bunka Tsūshinsha's top 10 highest-earning domestic and foreign films for 2024 last month. The domestic list consists of six anime films, one live-action film based on a manga, and two films based on novels. The lists and earnings are current as of December...
Slayers Series Gets New Short Story Collection
Slayers Spirit: О̄ji to О̄jo to Dragon to debuts on March 19
― Slayers light novel series' illustrator Rui Araizumi announced on X/Twitter on Thursday that the Slayers series is getting its first new short story collection in about 13 years. The collection titled Slayers Spirit: О̄ji to О̄jo to Dragon to (Prince, Princess, and Dragon) will include four new short stories, and it will debut on March 19...
Macross: Shooting Insight Launches Digitally in West on February 7 Following Delay
PS5, PS4, Switch versions originally scheduled for December 6
― Red Art Games announced on Wednesday that it will release Bushiroad's Macross: Shooting Insight game digitally for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe on February 7, a delay from the originally scheduled December 6 release. A physical release is still planned for the future. The company had annou...
The Catcher in the Ballpark! Anime Casts Kentarō Tone, Kō Bonkobara
Series casts Tone as Dennis, Bonkobara as Brian
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Tatsurō Suga's The Catcher in the Ballpark! (Ballpark de Tsukamaete!) manga revealed on Thursday that the series has cast Kentarō Tone as Dennis (pictured below on left), a former Major League baseball player from Chicago who now plays third base for the Motor Suns, and Kō Bonkobara...
Frontier Works' New Game Brand Kawaiinium Releases Tayutama -Kiss on my Deity- Visual Novel Remaster This Spring
Game's HD remaster to launch for Switch, PC via Steam
― Frontier Works launched on January 24 its new game brand Kawaiinium, and announced that it will digitally release an HD remaster of Lump of Sugar's Tayutama -Kiss on my Deity- visual novel for the Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, slated for a simultaneous global release this spring. Pre-order for the game's limited Steam Deluxe edition (Japan o...
Itaewon Class Webtoon Gets Stage Musical Adaptation in Japan
Tony Award-nominated composer Helen Park composes music for musical
― Kakao Entertainment announced on January 22 that the global hit webtoon Itaewon Class will debut as a stage musical at Brillia Hall in Tokyo, Japan, in June. This marks the first-ever musical adaptation of the series and follows its successful adaptations into live-action in South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. Starring Japanese idol a...
Nintendo's eStore in Japan to Stop Accepting Credit Cards Issued Overseas, Paypal Accounts Opened Overseas in March
Company asks customers to use other payment methods such as credit cards issued in Japan
― Nintendo announced on Thursday that its Nintendo eShop and My Nintendo Store in Japan will no longer accept payments made with credit cards issued overseas, and PayPal accounts that were opened overseas starting on March 25, to "prevent fraudulent use." Nintendo asks customers who previously used credit cards o...
Tsuyokute New Saga Anime Reveals July Premiere, More Cast, New Staff in 1st Promo Video
Kaori Maeda, Hiroki Yasumoto, Riho Sugiyama, Rie Hikisaka, Tetsu Inada join cast; Naoki Mizusawa replaces director Norikazu Ishigooka
― The official website for the television anime of Masayuki Abe's Tsuyokute New Saga (New Saga Plus, a wordplay on the Japanese term for replay mode) light novel series revealed on Thursday the anime's key visual, additional cast, new staff, and first promotional video...
Piczle Cross: Rune Factory Game's Trailer Reveals February 20 Release
Rainy Frog announced logic puzzle game in September 2024
― Rainy Frog began streaming a trailer for it and Score Studios' Piczle Cross: Rune Factory game on Thursday. The trailer reveals the game's February 20 release date for the Switch and PC via Steam. Rainy Frog announced the game in September 2024. The game will support English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chin...
Cat in a Hot Girls' Dorm's Haruki Launches New Manga on March 26
Watashi to Aishō Ii Hito, Imasen ka? manga to run in Grand Jump Mecha
― The February issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump Mecha magazine announced on Wednesday Haruki will launch a new series Watashi to Aishō Ii Hito, Imasen ka? (Is There Anyone Who is a Good Match for Me?) in the April issue of the magazine on March 26. The series revolves around a dating app where women literally and figuratively bare it...
Seven Seas Licenses Breathless Time Traveler Novel, Werewolves Going Crazy Over Me Webtoon, 4 More Titles
Also licensed: Cupid is Struck by Lightning, Rebel Hero: I Will Use My Skills to Control the Scheming Princess's Heart and Body
― Seven Seas announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Breathless Time Traveler novel
Creator(s): Yuyuko Takemiya
Release Date: September 2025 (Airship imprint)
Summary: Kannami Rara is addicted to social media and idolizes Ariana Grande—in other words, she's you...
Hana-Doll*: Reinterpretation of Flowering Anime's Video Reveals Opening Song, April 9 TV Premiere
Anime features Anthos opening song "Clockwork Flowers," ending song "Fall leaves after fall"
― The official website for Hana-Doll*: Reinterpretation of Flowering, television anime for MOVIC's Hana Doll* franchise, began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Clockwork Flowers" by in-story idol group Anthos, and also ...
Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Film Stays at #1 for 2nd Weekend
Live-action Under Ninja film debuts at #3, live-action Cells at Work! stays at #4
― The Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- anime film stayed at #1 in its second weekend in the Japanese box office. The film sold 306,000 tickets and earned 527,562,300 yen (about US$3.41 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 850,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,432,794,300 yen ...
Live-Action Nemurubaka Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, March 20 Opening
Yūna Taira performs theme song "Nemurubaka" as her character Ruka Kujirai
― The official website for the live-action film of Masakazu Ishiguro's Nemurubaka manga unveiled a new trailer and poster visual for the film on Thursday. The trailer reveals and previews the film's theme song "Nemurubaka" by Yūna Taira as her character Ruka Kujirai, and also revealed the film's March 20 opening. Ishiguro co-wr...
The First Slam Dunk U.K. Steelbook Edition Listed on Zavvi Website
Steelbook of basketball film will be released on March 10, along with already-announced Collector's and standard editions from Anime Limited
― The Zavvi retail website is listing an online-exclusive Steelbook edition of the film The First Slam Dunk, which is described on the site as "very limited." It will include the sports film on both 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs, and has a release date of March 10. T...
Crunchyroll Updates U.K. Home Release Schedule Into April
Newly announced titles include The Apothecary Diaries, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You, the second season of Spy x Family and Shangri-La Frontier
― Crunchyroll has updated its UK home releases into April. Newly scheduled titles include the first two volumes of The Apothecary Diaries (February 24, pictured left, and April 21), the first season of The 100 Girlfri...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 26-February 1
The Apothecary Diaries, The Dangers in My Heart anime; Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards, Home Sweet Home manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 Part 1 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 January 28 The Dangers in My Heart Season 2 BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 January 28 Ninja Scroll BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$24.98 January 28 Print...
The New Prince of Tennis Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
Sequel series debuted in 2009
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Jump Square magazine announced on Wednesday that Takeshi Konomi's The New Prince of Tennis manga will not publish a new chapter in the March issue on February 4. Konomi serialized The Prince of Tennis manga's original run in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1999 to 2008. The manga follows middle schoo...
World Trigger Manga Continues Hiatus
Series to return on March 4
― The official X/Twitter account for Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga announced on Monday that the manga's break will continue due to the artist's health. Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine will not publish a new chapter in the March issue on February 4, and will instead publish the chapter in the April issue on March 4. The series took a break from the February issue on J...
Kindergarten Wars Manga Enters Final Arc, Announces 8-Week Break
Series returns on March 27
― Yu Chiba announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday that the Kindergarten Wars manga is entering its final arc, the "America" arc. Additionally, the manga will also take a break until March 27 as the artist is experiencing back pain. Shueisha's MANGA Plus website publishes the Kindergarten WARS manga digitally. Yen Press will publish the manga's first volume physicall...
Rock Band hitsujibungaku Go on West Coast U.S. Tour in April
Band to perform at San Diego, L.A., San Francisco, Portland
― Rock band hitsujibungaku announced on Wednesday that they will go on tour in the U.S., specifically cities in the West Coast, in April. The tour dates include: April 10 — San Diego, CA at the House of Blues
April 13 — Los Angeles, CA at the Echoplex
April 15 — San Francisco, CA at August Hall
April 16 — Portland, OR at Revolution Hall (Not...
Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku Anime Streams on Pony Canyon's YouTube Channel
English-subbed trailer streamed anime streaming on Thursday
― Pony Canyon announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming the television anime of Kōji Shinasaka's Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku manga on its official YouTube channel on Thursday. Pony Canyon added that "some regions may be unavailable." The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer: 🀄All Mahjong Fans! 🀄 ‘Tohai - Ura Rate Ma...
Naoki Shigeno's Ninja Girl & Samurai Master Manga Ends in 23rd Volume This Fall
Manga launched in 2008
― The 22nd compiled book volume of Naoki Shigeno's Nobunaga no Shinobi (Ninja Girl & Samurai Master) manga revealed on Wednesday that the series will end in its 23rd volume, slated for release this fall. The gag manga centers on a young female ninja named Chidori, whose dream is to help the Warring States-era warlord Oda Nobunaga to achieve his goals. Shigeno launched the manga...
Viz Media's X/Twitter Account Hacked
Viz's hacked account had posted about digital token
― Viz Media confirmed with ANN on Tuesday that its X/Twitter account has been hacked. The company added that the account is currently being rectified. Viz's X/Twitter account currently has a name that only consists of a period and no profile picture. Since Monday, the account has reposted several posts by the X/Twitter "Safety" and "Engineering" acc...
Live-Action Ya Boy Kongming! Film Reveals 12 More Returning Cast Members from TV Series
Koharu Sugawara, Ryūbi Miyase, Rikako Yagi, Mandy Sekiguchi, more reprise roles for April 25 film
― The official website for the live-action film for Yuto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa's Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Kōmei) manga revealed on Wednesday 12 cast members who will reprise their roles from the live-action television series. The newly announced returning cast includes (image above, from top left to bott...
Sony Interactive Entertainment Appoints Hideaki Nishino as President & CEO
Nishino was appointed CEO of SIE's Platform Business Group in 2024
― Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on Tuesday the appointment of Hideaki Nishino as SIE's president and CEO, effective on April 1. Additionally, Hiroki Totoki will step down from his position as SIE chairman to become president and CEO of Sony Group Corporation, and current SIE senior vice president for Finance of Corpor...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Confirms Returning Cast from Original Series
Kenta Miyake, Junichi Suwabe, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Akeno Watanabe, Masamichi Kitada reprise roles in April 7 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga confirmed on Wednesday five cast members who will reprise their roles in the series from the original My Hero Academia anim...
Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra Anime Unveils Main Cast, Visuals, 2025 Premiere
Series stars Toshiki Kumagai as Takuto, Tomori Kusunoki as Atou
― The staff for the television anime of Fehu Kazuno's Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin (Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku) isekai fantasy light novel series unveiled on Wednesday the main cast, visuals, and 2025 premiere. The anime stars:
Toshiki Kumag...
Live-Action Otonari Complex Series Reveals Trailer, More Cast
Manami Igashira, Kita Komagine, Ryōya Nagano, Kōya Matsudai, Mariya Nagao, more join cast
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Live-Action Kowloon Generic Romance Film Reveals More Cast, Summer Opening
Ryō Ryūsei, Shuntarō Yanagi, Minami Umezawa, Kotone Hanase, Figaro Tseng join cast
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the upcoming television anime and live-action film of Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance manga revealed more cast members and the summer opening for the live-action film on Wednesday. The new cast members include: Ryō Ryūsei (top row left) as Miyuki Hebinuma
Shuntarō ...
Street Fighter 6 Game Highlights Mai Shiranui in New Guide Video
Character joins game as playable character February 5
― The offiical YouTube channel for PlayStation revealed a new gameplay trailer for Mai Shiranui, the new DLC character for Capcom's Street Fighter 6 game, on Monday. The video reviews her moves and guides players on how to use her effectively. Mai Shiranui will join the cast of playable characters on February 5. Mai Shiranui is a crossover charact...
Asa Kuwayoshi's Haido! Manga Ends
Manga about 2 girls exploring abandoned roads launched in 2023
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Cune magazine published the final chapter of Asa Kuwayoshi's HAIDO! (Abandoned Roads) manga on Monday. The manga centers on a transfer student named Setsuna Yoshinaga and her classmate Ringo. With her quiet demeanor, Setsuna is called the "Snow Princess," but she bursts into a smile when she t...
Nazuna Miki, Ayame Inada's Rōgai Level Manga Ends
Final chapter published on Tuesday
― The X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's Manga Up! platform announced on Monday that Nazuna Miki and Ayame Inada's Rōgai Level manga will end with the final chapter on Wednesday. The story follows beleaguered salaryman Kato, who is pushed into an oncoming train by his abusive boss. He awakens to find he has been reincarnated into a fantasy world as Cain...
Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, Harvest Moon: Skytree Village Games Get Switch Bundle Release
"Cozy Bundle" containing both games, all DLC, slated for summer 2025
― Natsume announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that the Nintendo 3DS games Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley and Harvest Moon: Skytree Village will get a bundled Nintendo Switch release in summer 2025. Natsume's "Cozy Bundle" will contain all DLC, along with both games on one cartridge. Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley originally l...
Shinkalion Change the World Anime Ends with Episode 39
Final episode airs on February 2
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shinkalion Change the World, the new television anime of Takara Tomy's Shinkalion toy line, announced on Sunday that the series will end with episode 39 on February 2. The account also revealed a selection of eight popular episodes will air beginning on February 9. The anime premiered last April 7 on TV Tokyo and its aff...
Risumai's Cheat Skill 'Shisha Sosei' ga Kakusei Shite, Inishie no Maōgun o Fukkatsu Sasete Shimaimashita ~Daremo Shinasenai Saikyō Healer~ Manga Ends
Manga adaptation of Hanyuu's light novel series launched in 2020
― The March issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine published the final chapter of Risumai's manga adaptation of Hanyuu's Cheat Skill "Shisha Sosei" ga Kakusei Shite, Inishie no Maōgun o Fukkatsu Sasete Shimaimashita ~Daremo Shinasenai Saikyō Healer~ (I Accidentally Resurrected the Demon King's Ancient Army When I Learned the '...
Mitsubachi Miyuki's Cheeky Brat Manga Gets 'Wedding' Spinoff Chapter on April 25
23-volume school romance manga ended in 2021
― The March 1 issue of Hakusensha's The Hana to Yume magazine revealed on Monday that Mitsubachi Miyuki's Cheeky Brat (Namaiki Zakari.) manga is getting a side story chapter in the magazine's next issue on April 25. The new story will depict the wedding of Yuki and Naruse. Yen Press is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: I, Yuki, be...
Nao Sakai Launches New Manga
Mugi Kaoru Futari debuts on Tuesday
― Shonen Sunday editor Miyakawa announced on X (formerly Twitter) manga creator Nao Sakai is launching a new series Mugi Kaoru Futari (Wheat-Scented Two of Us) on the Sunday Webry platform on Tuesday. Sakai (Naisho no Kyōko Nee-san) launched a manga adaptation of the 22/7 anime on the Sunday Webry manga website in January 2020. The series concluded with the second ...
Nintendo Switch Online Adds Fatal Fury 2, Sutte Hakkun, Super Ninja Boy Games
Sutte Hakkun gets English release for 1st time
― Nintendo's X/Twitter account announced on Friday that Nintendo Switch Online has added the Fatal Fury 2, Sutte Hakkun, and Super Ninja Boy games. This is the first time Sutte Hakkun has released in English. The games are available with the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack at no additional cost. Super Ninja Boy launched in 1991, and Fatal Fury 2 de...
Rise of the Ronin Game's Trailer Reveals Steam Release on March 10
Game initially launched for PS5 in March 2024
― Koei Tecmo America started streaming on Monday an announcement trailer for Koei Tecmo Games' Team Ninja studio's Rise of the Ronin game, revealing a release for PC via Steam on March 10. Pre-orders for the game's Steam version have started. The game will have new PC features exclusive to the Steam version including: 8K resolution support
DirectX 12 Ulti...
Exclusive: Blood Blockade Battlefront Manga Gets Omnibus Release on July 15
1st omnibus volume includes 1st 3 volumes plus "E-Den of Master Fighters"
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Tuesday that it will release Yasuhiro Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront manga in an omnibus format in print on July 15. The first omnibus volume will include volumes 1-3 as well as "E-Den of Master Fighters," the first chapter of the fourth volume. Pre-orders are available from TFAW, Amazon, ...
Kyoto Animation Arson Suspect Withdraws Appeal, Death Sentence Confirmed
Suspect Shinji Aoba sentenced to death penalty in January 2024
― The Osaka High Court announced that Shinji Aoba, the suspect of the arson murder case that killed 36 people and wounded 32 others at Kyoto Animation, has withdrawn the appeal to his death sentence on Monday. With the withdrawal of the appeal, the trial has ended, and Aoba's death sentence is finalized. The Kyoto District Court handed do...
Clevatess Anime Reveals July Premiere
Kadokawa revealed an "episode visual" and the July premiere of the television anime of Yuji Iwahara's Clevatess -Majū no Ō to Akago to Shikabane no Yūsha- (Clevatess - The King of Magical Beasts, the Baby, and the Corpse Hero) manga on Tuesday. The episode visual features the moment baby Luna was born. The anime stars: Haruka Shiraishi as Alicia
Mutsumi Tamura as Clen
Yūichi Nakamura as Clevatess
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Kokumin Quiz Death Game Quiz Manga Gets Netflix Series
Series stars Takayuki Yamada
― Netflix Japan announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Reiichi Sugimoto and Shinichi Kato's Kokumin Quiz (National Quiz) manga starring Takayuki Yamada (live-action Densha Otoko's "Train Man," Bakuman.'s Akira Hattori, Gintama's Elizabeth). Netflix did not reveal the debut date for the series. Teruyuki Yoshida (live-action An Older Gu...
Headhunted to Another World's Benigashira, Muramitsu Launch New Series
Saikyо̄ Shо̄kanshi wa Arasa Ossan manga launches on February 27
― The March issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine announced on Monday the Headhunted to Another World: From Salaryman to Big Four! creative team Benigashira and Muramitsu will launch a new series Saikyо̄ Shо̄kanshi wa Arasa Ossan (The Strongest Summoned Swordsman is an Around 30s Old Man) in the April issue on February 27. The story ...
Happy Science Organization's New Dragon Heart Film to Appear at AnimeJapan 2025 Ahead of May Release
Film by controversial religious organization stars Yusuke Kobayashi, Chinatsu Hirose
― The official website for the AnimeJapan convention is listing an exhibition for Dragon Heart - Adventures Beyond This World, a new film from controversial religious organization Happy Science (Kōfuku no Kagaku) that is slated to open in May. AnimeJapan describes the story:
Ryusuke is a junior high school student li...
The Colors Within Anime Earns US$378,022 in Opening Weekend in U.S.
Live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ranks #4 at box office earning US$226,096,131
― Box Office Mojo lists that The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), the latest anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada, ranked #16 and earned US$378,022 in its opening weekend in the United States. The film screened in 5570 theaters. The film earned US$150,545 on Friday, $127,144 on Saturday, and US$100,333 ...
Payment Method Provider Stripe to No Longer Work with Manga Planet Service
Stripe bans Manga Planet due to R18 content on subscription service
― Manga Planet announced last week that payment method provider Stripe will no longer make payments on Manga Planet due to R18 (Restricted 18+) content on the subscription service. Manga Planet's account with stripe was suspended and banned. Manga Planet Pass Holders (or "subscribers") will not get their Pass renewed. Users affected ...
Momoiro Clover Z Perform Theme for Gundam Arsenal Base Arcade Card Game's 'Forsquad' Season
"FORSQUAD SEASON:01" launches with Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX units in late February
― The official website for Mobile Suit Gundam Arsenal Base, the real-time strategy arcade card game in the Mobile Suit Gundam series, announced on Sunday that idol group Momoiro Clover Z will perform the theme song "Event Horizon" for the upcoming "FORSQUAD SEASON:01." The season will feature the special colored "Z...
Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos Game Gets PC Release in 2025
Game launches physically, digitally for PS4, PS5, Switch in West on Tuesday
― Idea Factory International announced on Monday that it will release the motorcycle action game Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos for PC via Steam in 2025. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The game launches physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in the West on Tuesday. The company...
ZENSHU. Anime Casts Mamoru Miyano
Miyano plays Ultimate Exister in 4th episode
― The staff for MAPPA's original television anime ZENSHU. revealed on Monday that Mamoru Miyano plays Ultimate Exister. The character appeared in the anime's fourth episode. The staff also began streaming the insert song "I Am Ultimate Exister" by Miyano as his character and Minori Suzuki as Memerun. The anime premiered on the TV Tokyo channel on January 5...
Bad Girl Anime Reveals Main Cast, Visual, July Premiere
Anime stars Azusa Tachibana, Niina Hanamiya, Misato Matsuoka, Miharu Hanai
― The official website and X/Twitter account for the anime of Nikumaru's Bad Girl manga revealed on Tuesday the main cast, visual, and July premiere. (Note: Although the anime's website states an April premiere in its announcement, the new visual shows a July premiere. Likewise, the X/Twitter account lists in both a post and i...
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Hisagi
3D arena fighting game slated for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC on March 21
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday an 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 Shuhei Hisagi: The game will launch on March 21. The game...
Free Makoto Shinkai Film Screenings at Japan House London from February to June (Updated)
5 Centimeters per Second screenings in February, Children Who Chase Lost Voices in March, The Garden of Words in April, Your Name in May and Weathering With You in June
― There will be a season of free screenings of Makoto Shinkai feature films at the Japan House London, near to High Street Kensington underground station. The season is called Beauty and Melancholy. Free tickets for the first film in ...
Webtoon Temp Worker in the Underworld to Begin Official Serialization After 10 Years on Amateur Platform
Official serialization will begin in April
― Naver Webtoon announced the official serialization of the webtoon Temp Worker in Underworld on January 15. After almost a decade and over 300 episodes on Naver Webtoon's amateur platform Best Challenge, Temp Worker in Underworld has been officially picked up for serialization. The series follows protagonist Do-Jin Lee, who encounters a grim reaper while s...
Super Technos World: River City & Arcade Classics Game Collection Launches on April 24 for PS5, Switch, PC via Steam
Collection includes 12 titles including River City Renegade, Downtown River City Baseball Story, more
― Arc System Works announced on Friday that it will release its Super Technos World: River City & Arcade Classics game collection for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on April 24. The collection will include 12 titles from developer Technos Japan. Arc System works released a trailer f...
Sasaki and Miyano Manga Resumes Serialization This Spring
Also: Hirano and Kagiura spinoff manga starts monthly serialization
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine confirmed on January 15 that Shō Harusono's Sasaki and Miyano manga will resume serialization this spring. Additionally, Harusono's Hirano and Kagiura spinoff manga started its new schedule as a monthly serialization in the magazine on January 15. Harusono had first state...
Inori's Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted Light Novel Releases in English, More Languages on April 26
I'm in Love with the Villainess author launches new light novel with illustrations by Aonoshimo in Japanese, English, Spanish, and German
― Author Inori announced on X/Twitter on Friday that their Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted light novel will launch in Japanese, English, Spanish, and German on April 26 (the Spanish release is listed for a general April release). The novel will have...
Dragon Ball Z, Yu Yu Hakusho Producer Kenji Shimizu Becomes New Fuji TV President Amidst Scandal
Fuji TV president, Fuji Media Holdings chairman both resign after scandal centering on former SMAP member Masahiro Nakai
― Fuji TV announced in a press conference on Monday that its president Koichi Minato has stepped down, following a scandal centering on former SMAP member and TV host Masahiro Nakai. The new president replacing Minato is Kenji Shimizu, known for being a producer on such anime as Dr...
Live-Action TV Series Anpan Reveals Additional Cast, Staff, March 31 Premiere
Series to air for 130 episodes in 26 weeks
― NHK revealed on Monday the additional cast, staff, and March 31 premiere of Anpan, the newest entry in its six-decade-long Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu (Serialized TV Novel, also known as "Asadora" or Morning Drama) franchise. The series will air for 26 weeks, for a total of 130 episodes. NHK also revealed the series' "poster visual" featuring the protagonist N...
Takeru Kirishima Launches New Manga Adaptation
Sekigan Renkin Kenshi no Yarinaoshi Kitan manga debuts on February 26
― The March issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine announced on Friday Takeru Kirishima will launch a manga adaptation of Hakubi Kokutо̄'s Sekigan Renkin Kenshi no Yarinaoshi Kitan (Tale of the One-Eyed Alchemical Swordsman's Do-over) light novel series (pictured at right) in the April issue on February 26. The story take...
Shadows of Kyoto Artist Yumeya Launches New Manga With Writer Maya Miyazaki
Warui no wa Shakai da debuted on January 24
― Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon announced on Friday writer Maya Miyazaki and Shadows of Kyoto artist Yumeya and launched a new series Warui no wa Shakai da (It's Society's Fault) on the platform on the same day. The story revolves around a woman named Maki who meets a man named Tomonori. He often pays for her when they go out, but he also utters a strange ph...
Kyoichi Nanatsuki, Manyo Asahi's Tsukimonogakari Manga Ends
Manga launched in October 2022
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga app published the final part of the 17th chapter of Kyoichi Nanatsuki's Tsukimonogakari manga on Saturday. Nanatsuki revealed on their X (formerly Twitter) account that it is the final chapter of the manga. Manyo Asahi draws the manga. The manga's story is about a new police division known as the "7th Division," which handles supernatur...
Ririko Tsujita's Koi da no Ai da no Sequel Manga Ends on February 21
Also: Shichimi's Oshitai Shite Orimasu manga also ends on February 21
― The March issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed last Friday that Ririko Tsujita's Koi da no Ai da no ~Kimi wa Boku no Taiyō da~ sequel manga will end in the magazine's next issue on February 21. The issue additionally revealed that Shichimi's Oshitai Shite Orimasu manga will also end in the magazine's next issue. Koi da no...
You and Idol Precure Anime Unveils 2 New Cast Members
Yoshino Nanjō, Miharu Hanai join cast of February 2 series
― TV Asahi and Toei Animation revealed in an online press conference on Sunday two new cast members for You and Idol Precure♪ (Kimi to Idol Precure♪), the 22nd main anime entry in the Precure franchise. Yoshino Nanjō will play Puririn, who made a cameo in the January 26 episode of Wonderful Precure!. Miharu Hanai will play Meroron. The You an...
Live-Action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe: At a Confessional Film Reveals More Cast
Arata Iura, Tina Tamashiro, Shigeyuki Totsugi, Shunsuke Daitō join cast
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action film of "At a Confessional" ("Zangeshitsu"), the first-ever story in Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure spinoff manga Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai), revealed more cast members for the film on Monday. The new cast members include: Arata I...
AX Cinema Nights Adds 40th Anniversary Screening of Vampire Hunter D Anime
1985 anime to screen on April 9, 10, 13
― Iconic Events Releasing and Anime Expo are listing that their latest installment of the AX Cinema Nights program will also host a 40th anniversary screening of the Vampire Hunter D anime on April 9, 10, and 13. The program lists that tickets will go on sale on February 12. AX Cinema Nights describes the film: In the year 12,090 AD, technology and the supernat...
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