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Amazon Prime Video Adds Look Back Anime Film Globally on November 7
Director Kiyotaka Oshiyama draws new visual for announcement
― Amazon Prime Video announced on Tuesday that it will add anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga worldwide on November 7 (or November 8 in Asia due to timezone differences). The film's director Kiyotaka Oshiyama drew the below visual for the announcement The film opened in theaters in Japan on June...
11th Shimajirō Anime Film Opens Next March
Eiga Shimajirō Shimajirō to Yūki no Uta's teaser streamed
― Benesse Corporation announced on Tuesdayt hat its Shimajirō franchise will release its 11th anime film, Eiga Shimajirō Shimajirō to Yūki no Uta (Shimajirō the Movie: Shimajirō and the Song of Courage), in March 2025. Tomohiro Kawamura returns from Shimajirō to Sora Tobu Fune and Eiga Shimajirō Miracle-jima no Nanairo Carnation to direct the ...
Lupin III: Part II & Ultraman Singer Noboru Kimura Dies at 72
Singer known for theme songs for Barefoot Gen, Thunderbirds 2086
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Noboru Kimura announced on Monday that the singer-songwriter died in mid-October. He was 72. The account stated Kimura had been undergoing medical treatment. The account express gratitude to the fans of the singer, who also performed under the name Harry Kimura. The singer was known for h...
Tokyo Override Animation Reveals Cast, New Visual, November 21 Debut
Fairouz Ai, Ryota Takeuchi, Tomoaki Maeno, Mariya Ise, more star in Thailand-based RiFF Studio's show on Netflix
― Netflix revealed the cast, a new key visual, and the November 21 premiere date for the Tokyo Override animated series on Monday. The cast includes:
(Top row, left to right in image above) Fairouz Ai as Kai
Ryota Takeuchi as Hugo
Tomoaki Maeno as Spoke
Mariya Ise as Watari (Bottom row, le...
Misao Inagaki Launches New Manga About Horror YouTuber Omagatoki Film on November 18
Inagaki to launch Omagatoki FILM Mienai Mono ga Mieru Toki manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Kadokawa's Comic Alunna, a supplemental magazine for Comic Flapper magazine, revealed on October 17 that Misao Inagaki will launch a new manga titled Omagatoki FILM Mienai Mono ga Mieru Toki (Omagatoki FILM: The Moment When the Invisible Things Become Visible) in the magazine's next issue o...
Samurai Harem's Yuu Minamoto Launches New Manga
Watashi-tachi wa Kakechigatteiru debuted on October 17
― Yuu Minamoto debuted a new series Watashi-tachi wa Kakechigatteiru (We're at Odds with Each Other) on Akita Shoten's Champion Cross platform on October 17. The story follows the shy and elegant "Idomu" Takaku, who becomes interested in his beautiful classmate Hazuki Shinohara, who sits beside him in class. She seems to keep everyone else at a d...
K Manga Expands into Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore
Company stated plans to expand into more territories in future
― Kodansha's K Manga service announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the platform is now available in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. The company also stated it hoped to expand into more territories soon. Kodansha Ltd. launched its manga distribution service K Manga for Android, iOS and browsers exclusively in the...
One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga Anime Postponed to November 3 Due to World Series
Edited 21-episode anime to feature reshot scenes of series' Fish-Man Island arc
― The official X/Twitter account for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Monday that the first episode of the abridged 21-episode "One Piece Log: Fish-Man Island Saga" anime, a special edited version of the Fish-Man Island arc, has been postponed from October 27 to November 3 due to the live broadcast of the Major...
The Irregular at Magic High School Novels' 19th Volume Gets Manga on November 18
Ichijō Masaki Tenkō-hen manga covers Ichijō's temporary transfer to First High School
― The November issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine revealed last Friday that Hazumi Takeda will launch a manga adaptation of the 19th novel volume of Tsutomu Satou's The Irregular at Magic High School light novel series in the magazine's next issue on November 18. The manga is titled Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: I...
Kosaku Shima Manga to Be Revised After Depicting Man Paid to Protest Against U.S. Base
Creator Kenshi Hirokane, editors apologize for depiction in story set in Okinawa
― Kodansha's Morning magazine, manga creator Kenshi Hirokane, and the editorial department issued an apology on Monday for the latest chapter of Hirokane's Shagai Torishimariyaku Shima Kōsaku (Outside Director Kōsaku Shima) manga published last Thursday in the magazine's 46th issue. In the chapter, with regards to a new ...
Kōji Miura's Blue Box Manga Gets Novel Adaptation on December 4
Miura, Nanao write Ao no Hako Prologue novel
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kōji Miura's Blue Box manga will get a novel adaptation titled Ao no Hako Prologue (Blue Box Prologue), slated for release on December 4. Miura and Nanao are writing the novel, which will include stories about the characters before the manga's main story. Miura first...
Shōnen Hana to Yume Digital Magazine Ends Publication
Unfinished titles will move to Hana to Yume Web, Manga Park
― Hakusensha's Shōnen Hana to Yume, the digital sister magazine to Hana to Yume, published the 12th and final issue on Sunday. The magazine will cease publication. The magazine also revealed the fates of the unfinished titles. The following series will move publication to Hana to Yume Web:
Yū Tomofuji's Futatsu no Gespenster (Our Gespenster)...
Cardfight Vanguard Divinez 2nd Season's English Dub Premieres on October 25
Season premiered on July 6, ended in its 13th episode on October 12
― The CARDFIGHTVanguard franchise YouTube channel began streaming on Saturday a video for the English dub of Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Season 2, and it announces that the dub will premiere on October 25. Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Season 2 premiered on July 6 and ended in its 13th episode on October 12. The Cardfight!! Vanguard ...
Bleach: Rebirth of Souls Game's Character Trailer Previews Renji
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 Renji Abarai: Bandai Namco will release the game in ...
Crunchyroll Streams MF Ghost Anime's 2nd Season's English Dub Debuts, Reveals Cast
Season's dub debuted on Sunday with returning cast
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the second season of the television anime of Shuuichi Shigeno's MF Ghost manga on Sunday. The dub cast, which features returning members, includes: Kieran Flitton as Kanata Trisha Mellon as Ren Corey Phillips as Aiba Larry Brantley as Ogata Meg McClain as Sana Brandon Acosta as Sawatari Joel McDonald a...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Manga Gets TV Anime in 2025
Reina Ueda to voice protagonist Hinako Yaotose in Sai Naekawa's story
― A website opened on Monday to reveal that Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. The site posted a teaser trailer, visual, main cast, and staff for the anime. Naekawa also drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement: Reina Ueda v...
Look Back U.K. and Ireland Cinema Details (Updated)
Distributor K-Movie posts a list of the cinemas that will screen Look Back from this Friday
― Update - K-Movie has expanded its list of venues The distributor K-Movie has posted a list of UK and Ireland cinemas that will screen the film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga on its X/Twitter feed. This is a separate release from the November screenings of Look Back in t...
Yen Press Announces 16 Title Licenses, Ize Press Licenses 4 Titles
Also: Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint novel dated for July 2025; Ize Press licenses Semantic Error novel
― Yen Press made the following licensing announcements at its panel at New York Comic Con on Sunday. Title: The Summer Hikaru Died novel
Author(s): Mio Nukaga, original story and illustrations by Mokumokuren
Release Date: April 2025
Summary: The bond between Yoshiki and Hikaru is a welcome escape f...
Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- Film Posts Trailer, Poster Visual
Film screens from November 29-December 12 in Japan; December 6 in select U.S., Canada theaters
― The official website for the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa revealed the full trailer and main poster visual for Solo Leveling -ReAwakening-, a compilation film for the anime's first season and a preview of the first two episodes of Solo Leveling Se...
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime Casts Shōya Chiba
Chiba voices orphaned boy Eiji Mishima
― 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 that Shōya Chiba voices Eiji Mishima, a boy whose parents and older brother were killed by Shishio's ...
'Pass the Monster Meat, Milady!' Light Novels Get TV Anime Next Spring
Kanata Hoshi's story of monster meat-loving noble lady launched in 2019
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Kanata Hoshi's Pass the Monster Meat, Milady! (Akujiki Reijō to Kyōketsu Kōshaku: Sono Mamono, Watashi ga Oishiku Itadakimasu!) light novel series announced on Monday that the series will get a television anime adaptation in spring 2025. Kodansha USA Publishing releases the light no...
Puniru Is a Kawaii Slime Manga Gets Switch Game
Manga's anime adaptation debuted on October 6
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic announced on October 15 that Maedakun's Puniru is a Kawaii Slime (Puniru wa Kawaii Slime) manga is inspiring a game for the Nintendo Switch. The manga's official X (formerly Twitter) account posted images of the magazine's pages with various promotions for the manga on Saturday, including the gam...
Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Confirms 3 Characters' English, Japanese Casts
6-episode mini-series debuted on Netflix on October 17
― The New York Comic Con 2024 panel for the new animation project Mobile Suit Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance confirmed the English and Japanese cast members for three characters on Saturday. The newly announced cast members are: English Cast: Chris Parham
Japanese Cast: Hōchū Ohtsuka
as Rolph Ronet English Cast: Derrick Dover
Japanese Cast: Kyonos...
Suicide Notes Laid on the Table Manga Gets Live-Action Film on January 31
Live-action Tokyo Revengers' Tsutomu Hanabusa directs film based on thriller manga
― Square Enix confirmed on Monday that Toutarou Minami's Suicide Notes Laid on the Table (Isho, Kōkai.) manga is inspiring a live-action film that will open in Japan on January 31. Tsutomu Hanabusa (live-action Tokyo Revengers, BELA: Humanoid Monster, 3D Kanojo Real Girl) is directing the film off a script by Osamu Suz...
New U.K. Mushoku Tensei Blu-ray Released on Monday
Also season 6 of My Hero Academia, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, Wolf Girl & Black Prince, second season of Chaika the Coffin Princess and standard 4K One Piece Film Red
― On Monday October 22, Crunchyroll will release Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 Part 1 on both Blu-ray and DVD. The volume is described as follows: "After Eris' departure, Rudy wallows in depression until...
Kodansha USA Licenses As the Gods Will, India Calling Me Now, Sheeta's Little Big World, 7 More Manga
Also: A Curtain Call for You, You Can't Bluff the Sharp-Eyed Sister, My Instructor Won't Yield, Shoot Juliet Down, Nezumi's First Love, Before You Go Extinct
― Kodansha USA announced at New York Comic Con on Sunday eight new print releases and two new digital releases in English. In addition, the company announced it will release new volumes of the Blue Lock manga in print every month starting in Jul...
Gundam Franchise Plans Major Works Annually From 2025 Through 2029
New projects to celebrate 50th anniversary
― Naohiro Ogata, general manager of Bandai Namco Filmworks' Gundam department, said in an interview that 47News posted on Thursday that the company is planning major Gundam works annually from next year until the franchise's 50th anniversary, which will be in 2029. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the franchise. Ogata noted in particular the Hollywood...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, October 7-13
Final episode of 7th season of My Hero Academia, 1st episode of Dragon Ball Daima both earn 3.2%; Magilumiere Co. Ltd. debut earns 2.7%
― One Piece Film Red aired on Fuji TV on Sunday, October 13 at 7:00 p.m. JST and earned a 4.7% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV October 13 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.3 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV October 13 (Sun) 18:00 30 mi...
One Piece Manga Takes 2-Week Break So Creator Can Do Research
Manga resumes on November 11
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga will go on a two-week break for Oda to gather research. The manga will return in the magazine's 50th issue on November 11. Oda began serializing the One Piece manga in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 19, 1997, and it has been running since. Shueisha will p...
Kodansha to Publish Young Magazine USA Special Issue in August 2025
Publisher calls for submission of 1-chapter manga stories from Japanese creators
― This year's 47th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that it will publish a special edition of the magazine in the U.S. temporarily titled Young Magazine USA, slated for release in August 2025, as part of the magazine's 45th anniversary campaign. For the project, the magazine is looking for Jap...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 7-13
Metaphor: ReFantazio PS5 version debuts at #1, PS4 version at #4
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 7-13 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1PS5Metaphor: ReFantazio Atlus October 11 82,827 82,827 2PS5Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO Bandai Namco Entertainment October 10 63,922 63,922 3PS5Silent Hill 2 Konami October 8 29,374 29,374 4PS4Metaphor: ReFantazio Atlus October 11 25,...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom U.K. and Ireland Cinema Release Listed for November 8 Online
Currently listed at Odeon cinemas in both dubbed and subtitled formats
― UK and Ireland cinema screenings of Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijōban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen), the new film project for the Overlord anime, are being listed online for November 8. As of writing, the listings are for Odeon cinema venues, and both dubbed and subtitled screenings are listed. Crunchyroll will screen the film i...
2nd Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime Film's Teaser Announces Winter 2025 Debut
1st film in finale trilogy opened on September 6
― The official YouTube channel for the Love Live! series began streaming a teaser trailer for the second film of Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Kanketsu-hen, the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai) franchise's new anime film trilogy. The teaser announces that the film will ope...
Headhunted to Another World Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, January Debut
Takanori Hoshino, Nene Hieda, Chitose Morinaga, Ayami Tsukui join cast
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted the second promotional video and a new key visual 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 on Sunday. The video unveils four more cast...
Goblin Slayer Author Kumo Kagyu's Blade & Bastard Light Novels Get Anime
Light novel series launched in 2022
― DRECOM Media revealed that writer Kumo Kagyu and illustrator so-bin's Blade & Bastard light novel series will get an anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser promotional video and visual, on Sunday. The light novel's manga adaptation author Makoto Fugetsu drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement: J-Novel Club publishes the novel simultaneously with the J...
The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom Novels Get 2025 TV Anime
Yui Ishikawa stars in Troyca anime
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted a promotional video that announced a 2025 television anime of Kōki Fuyutsuki's The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom (Kanpeki Sugite Kawaigeganai to Konyaku Haki Sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru) light novel series. Seven Seas licensed the novel series a...
I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! Light Novels Get TV Anime Next April
Natsuki Hanae, Reina Ueda, Takehito Koyasu star in Quad anime
― The live-streamed "5th Overlap Bunko All-Star Roundup Special" debuted a teaser promotional video that announced that the television anime adaptation of Yomu Mishima's I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire! (Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryōshu!) light novel series will premiere next April. The anime stars: Natsuki Hanae as Liam ...
Kujira Tokiwa's The Holy Grail of Eris Light Novels Get Anime
Kana Ichinose, Sayumi Suzushiro reprise roles from previous drama CD
― Drecom announced on Sunday that Kujira Tokiwa and Yuunagi's The Holy Grail of Eris (Eris no Seihai) light novel series will get an anime adaptation, and revealed a teaser promotional video and visual. The artist of the light novel's manga adaptation Hinase Momoyama drew an illustration to commemorate the anime announcement: S.Kosu...
Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey Manga Resumes After 2 Years
Series entered hiatus in July 2022
― Yuzuru Shimazaki's Ginga Tetsudo 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey (Galaxy Express 999 Another Story: Ultimate Journey) manga resumed serialization after two years in the December issue of Akita Publishing's Champion Red magazine on Saturday. The series is also featured on the issue's cover. The new chapter teased the start of the "final battle" between Tetsuro ...
Yen Press Adds 3 Manga, Announces Release of Collector's Edition of Spice & Wolf Manga
The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori, Spy Classroom 2nd Period, Bocchi the Rock! Side Story manga licensed
― Yen Press announced on X/Twitter on Saturday that it has licensed the following titles: NEW MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: The BS Situation of Tougetsu Umidori (manga)After receiving a request from a classmate, Umidori finds a girl in a cat hoodie on her doorstep! All sorts of strange matters follow, and...
Viz Media Licenses Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba: Samurai Legend Manga, Manga's Upcoming New TV Anime
Viz to release manga in print starting in July 2025
― Viz Media announced at New York Comic Con on Saturday that it has licensed the upcoming Yaiba: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA) television anime, as well as Gosho Aoyama's original Yaiba manga. Viz Media will start releasing the Yaiba: Samurai Legend manga in print in July 2025. The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai...
Viz Media Releases Akira Himekawa's Kamudo Manga Simultaneously in English
Fantasy manga was first announced in 2017
― Viz Media announced on Saturday at New York Comic Con that it is releasing manga artist duo Akira Himekawa's long-planned Kamudo (Kaze no Kamudo) manga simultaneously in English. Viz Media is streaming a video of the manga duo introducing the manga, as well as a manga trailer. The first two installments of the manga are available for free on the Viz Manga s...
Square Enix Licenses Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick, Bride of the Death God, Exquisite Blood: The Heretic Onmyoji, 2 More Manga
Mechanical Buddy Universe & 1.0, Holoearth Chronicles Side:E Yamato Phantasia, Soul Eater: Soul Art Encore! artbook also slated
― Square Enix announced the following manga licenses during its panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday: Title: Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick (Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō)
Author(s): Story by Chiaki Kawamata, Art by Kamui Fujiwara
Release Date: September 2025 (...
Rooster Fighter Anime Announces Cast Members
Kenta Miyake, Mariko Honda, Shiori Izawa star in anime
― Viz Media announced the cast for the upcoming anime of Shu Sakuratani's Rooster Fighter (Niwatori Fighter) manga on Saturday. The cast includes:
Kenta Miyake as Keiji
Mariko Honda as Elizabeth
Shiori Izawa as Piyoko Viz is the representative for the anime's worldwide streaming, television broadcast, electronic sell-through (EST), home video, an...
The Beginning After the End Webnovel/Webcomic Gets TV Anime by Studio A-Cat
Date A Live's Keitaro Motonaga directs series based on American webcomic
― A panel at New York Comic Con for TurtleMe's The Beginning After The End webnovel and its webcomic adaptation announced on Saturday that the franchise will get a television anime adaptation in 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide excluding Asia (but including India). The below video features the words "Season 1" a...
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance Anime's English Dub to Premiere on Crunchyroll on October 24
Anime season premiered in Japan on October 3
― Aniplex of America announced at the New York Comic Con on Saturday that the English dub 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, will premiere on Crunchyroll on October 24. The company describes the...
Dragon Ball Daima Anime Reveals 12 Cast Members for 'Mini' Versions of Characters
Mai Nakahara, Yūdai Mino, more voice characters
― The staff for the Dragon Ball Daima anime revealed 12 Japanese voice cast for the "Mini" versions of characters in the series: From left to right in top row: Mai Nakahara as Mini Bulma
Yūdai Mino as Mini Vegeta
Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Mini Piccolo
Aki Kanada as Mini Krillin
Ai Kakuma as Mini Chi-Chi
Nobuaki Kanemitsu as Mini Kame-Sennin (Master Roshi) F...
Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA's Lazarus Anime Reveals Visual, Main Cast
Mamoru Miyano, Makoto Furukawa, Maaya Uchida, more star in 2025 anime
― MAPPA revealed a visual and main cast on Saturday for Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese), the new original anime for Toonami with Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) and animation studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan The Final Season). MAPPA also revealed more staff. The anime will s...
Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon Manga Wins Harvey Award
Award winners were announced on Friday at New York Comic Con
― The organizers of the Harvey Awards, which honor outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the winners of this year's awards at New York Comic Con on Friday. Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon manga from English publisher Yen Press won the Best Manga category this year. WINNER of BEST MANGA Category for @HarveyAwards🏆Deliciou...
Crunchyroll Reveals October Debut for Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness Visual Novel, Trailer for My Hero Academia: Battleground Game
Company plans to have 35 game titles in its Game Vault by end of year
― Crunchyroll revealed at its industry panel at New York Comic Con on Friday that it will release the PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness visual novel as a Game Vault title later in October. The company will also release Moonstone Island as a Game Vault title in November. Game Vault titles are a free library of mobile games for Mega a...
ZENSHU. Anime's New Trailer Reveals January 2025 Debut, More Cast
Romi Park, Manaka Iwami, more join cast
― Crunchyroll premiered a new trailer for MAPPA's original television anime ZENSHU. at New York Comic Con on Friday. The video reveals that the anime will debut in January 2025. English-subtitled version Crunchyroll will stream the anime in January 2025 worldwide excluding Japan. The above video also reveals more cast: Romi Park as Justice
Manaka Iwami as Desti...
'Go For It, Nakamura!' Anime Reveals New Video, Staff, 2025 Debut, Crunchyroll Streaming
Pop Team Epic's Aoi Umeki directs anime at Drive
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Syundei's Go For It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga revealed a new video for the anime on Saturday. The video reveals the anime will debut in 2025. Crunchyroll additionally announced at New York Comic Con on Friday that it will stream the anime in 2025 in North America, ...
Crunchyroll to Stream OKITSURA, I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, High Card Special Episode Anime
Company also streams subtitled version of Dr. Stone: Science Future teaser video
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at New York Comic Con on Friday that it will stream the OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying; I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic; and HIGH CARD Special Episode "THE FLOWERS BLOOM" anime. T...
Welcome to Demon School Iruma-kun Spinoff Series Canceled
Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da to conclude in 22nd volume
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun series announced on Wednesday that Atsu Tsudanuma's spinoff series Makai no Shuyaku wa Wareware da (The Protagonist of the Demon World is Us) will end its serialization due to difficult circumstances relating to the reorganization of the "◯◯ no S...
Blue Miburo Anime to Run for Continuous Half Year
Series premieres on Saturday
― Comic Natalie reported on Saturday that the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's Blue Miburo (Ao no Miburo) will run for two consecutive cours (quarters of the year). The series will premiere on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (4:30 a.m. EDT) on the YTV and NTV channels, as well as on their affiliates. Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs. YTV screened the world premier...
Shinichiro Watanabe, MAPPA's Lazarus Anime Streams 1st Look Video
Anime scheduled to debut on Toonami in 2025
― Adult Swim began streaming a new English-subtitled first look video clip for Lazarus (Lazaro in Japanese), the new original anime for Toonami with Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Space Dandy) and animation studio MAPPA (Chainsaw Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan The Final Season), on Friday: The anime is scheduled for 2025. Senior ...
Yen Press to Release The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel Physically/Digitally on November 29
Yen Press confirmed on Friday that it will release The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekijō), the new volume in Nagaru Tanigawa's Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series, digitally in English on November 29. The publisher also revealed that it will ship a physical version at a later date. As listed on Kadokawa's BookWalker Global store, Andrew Cunningham is translating the novel. The X...
How Do We Relationship? Manga Ends in 14th Volume
Manga final volume slated for spring 2025
― The 13th compiled book volume of Tamifull's How Do We Relationship? (Tsukiatte Agetemo Iikana) revealed on Friday that the manga will end in its 14th volume, which is slated for release in spring 2025. Viz Media licensed the series, and it describes the story:
A romance of convenience between two college women soon becomes the real thing. Shy Miwa has alway...
You are Ms. servant Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, October 19 Debut
Trina Nishimura, Abi Kumar, Bruce Dubose, Claire Parry star
― Crunchyroll revealed on Friday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the television anime of Shotan's You are Ms. servant (Kimi wa Meido-sama.) manga on Saturday. The English cast includes: Trina Nishimura as Yuki
Abi Kumar as Hitoyoshi
Bruce Dubose as Mentor
Claire Parry as Hitoyoshi (Young)
Zac Loera as an additional voice Sha...
Anime Frontier Hosts Voice Actress Asuna Tomari, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime Staff
Hideki Yamazaki, Kōhei Eguchi, Shinichiro Narita attend December 6-8 event
― The staff for this year's Anime Frontier event announced on Thursday that it will host voice actress Asuna Tomari, who voices Gobta in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, among other roles. The event will also host That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime's chief animation producer Hideki Yamazaki, animation producer Kōh...
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Film Unveils Tapestry Artwork
Panel also teased theme song, Nausicaa influence for lead Gaia Wise
― A panel for the The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim anime film at New York Comic Con unveiled on Friday a tapestry artwork as well as a behind-the-scenes video on the making of the tapestry. (Click on small thumbnail below to view at full size.) IMG lotr-wotr-tapestry.jpg Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures / © 2024 ...
Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Blue Exorcist Anime to Air on Toonami
Also: Aniplex of America details releases for Rascal film, new Blue Exorcist anime
― Aniplex of America announced during the New York Comic Con event on Friday that Adult Swim's Toonami block will begin airing the first season of the television anime of Hajime Kōmoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga on November 9. Toonami will rebroadcast the first season of the Blue Exorcist television anime series...
Crystar Game Gets PS5 Version on February 27
Special digital edition includes artbook
― The official X/Twitter account for Furyu Corporation's Crystar game revealed on Friday that the game will get a PlayStation 5 release in Japan on February 27, 2025. The game will get a special digital edition that comes with a digital artbook. The PS5 version includes over 30 DLC costumes. Spike Chunsoft released the game in the West for the PlayStation 4 an...
Look Back Will Have U.K. and Ireland Cinema Release on Friday Next Week
K-Movie is distributing the film of Tatsuki Fujimoto's manga
― The distributor K-Movie has announced on its X/Twitter feed that it will release the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga in U.K. cinemas on Friday October 25. This is a separate release from the November screenings of Look Back in the Scotland Loves Anime festival in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Lond...
Live-Action Oshi no Ko's 5-Minute B-Komachi Stage Performance Scene Streamed
Series debuts on November 28, sequel film premieres on December 20
― The staff for the live-action adaptation of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga revealed a new video on Friday that previews the scene where the newly formed B-Komachi appears at the Japan Idol Festival 2023's Star Stage. The live-action Oshi no Ko series will debut on Amazon Prime worldwide on November 28 with eight e...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime Reveals Character Video for Pecora
Sequel series debuts in April 2025
― The official website for Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita ~Sono Ni~ (I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2), the second season of the television anime of Kisetsu Morita's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita) ligh...
Dr. Stone: Science Future Anime's 1st Part to Debut in January 2025
"Super teaser" promo video streamed for anime's final season
― Toho animation revealed on Friday that the first cours (quarter of a year) of Dr. Stone: Science Future, the fourth and final season of the Dr. Stone anime, will debut in January 2025. Toho animation is also streaming a "super teaser" promotional video for the anime. The anime will air for three cours with breaks in between. Crunchyroll w...
Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master" TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Cast, Staff, January 2025 Debut
Key visual also revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hanyuu and Air Matsukoto's Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master" ~Skill no Mi (Tabetara Shinu) wo Mugen ni Taberareru Yо̄ ni Natta Ken ni Tsuite~ (Useless Skill "Nut Master": How I Gained the Ability to Eat Unlimited Skill Fruits [Without Dying]) manga, based on Hanyuu's original novels of the same name, revealed the show's...
From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Casts Yūki Hirose
Series starring Hiroaki Hirata, Nao Tōyama, Hitomi Ueda will debut in April 2025
― The official website for the television anime of Shigeru Sagazaki's From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series revealed on Friday that Yūki Hirose will voice Curuni C...
Magic Maker ~Isekai Mahō no Tsukurikata~ Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals More Cast, January 2025 Debut
New visual, opening theme artist also revealed
― Kadokawa started streaming the main promotional video on Friday for the television anime adaptation of Kazuki Kaburagi's Magic Maker ~Isekai Mahō no Tsukurikata~ (How to Perform Alternate World Magic) light novel series. The video reveals the show's January 2025 debut on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, BS NTV, and AT-X. The staff also revealed more cast and a new ...
High Card Anime's 25th Episode Streams on November 5
Guest cast members include Hirofumi Nojima, Ryotaro Akazawa
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday that the 25th episode for the poker-themed High Card anime will debut for streaming in Japan on November 5. The episode is titled "THE FLOWERS BLOOM." The staff also revealed a new visual and guest cast. The anime will debut on November 5 at 9:00 p.m. JST on Kadokawa Anime's YouTube channel. A live-stream featur...
The Unaware Atelier Master Novels Get TV Anime in April 2025
Mikako Komatsu, Asami Seto, Minami Tanaka star in fantasy series
― Alphapolis announced on Friday that Yousuke Tokino's The Unaware Atelier Master (Kanchigai no Atelier Meister) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in April 2025. Hisashi Ishii (Rainy Cocoa in Hawaii, Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear) is directing the anime at EMT Squared. Deko Akao (Higehiro, Komi Can't C...
'I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic' Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, 1st Promo Video
Yūya Hirose, Ryūichi Kijima join cast of January anime
― The staff for the television anime of Nazuna Miki's I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic (Botsuraku Yotei no Kizoku dakedo, Hima datta kara Mahō wo Kiwamete Mita) light novel series unveiled more cast, staff, and the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The video reveals and previews the opening theme s...
Live-Action Atashino! Film's Trailer Reveals Insert Song
ChoQMay performs insert song "Cinnamon"
― The official website for the live-action film of Momoko Kōda's Atashino! (Mine!) manga began streaming a trailer for the film on Friday. The video previews the film's theme song "Break of Dawn" by INI, and also reveals and previews the film's insert song "Cinnamon" by ChoQMay. The film will open in Japan on November 8. The film stars former Hinatazaka46 idol ...
Crunchyroll Streams My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising Anime Film
Film opened in Japan in December 2019
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it is now streaming the My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising anime film in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Nordics, and the Caribbean. The anime is available with subtitles and dubs in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Crunchyroll describes the film: Class 1-A visit...
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica TV Anime Unveils January 2 Broadcast Debut in New Teaser Video
Series serves as sequel to BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! anime
― The official website for the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica sequel anime to the BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! anime revealed a second teaser trailer on Thursday, which reveals the show's January 2 debut. The anime will premiere on January 2 at 11:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX. The series will also air on BS NTV, Sun TV, TV Aichi, Hokkaido TV, Shizuoka Broadcas...
Live-Action Like a Dragon: Yakuza Series' New Video Highlights Main Cast
Series debuts on Amazon Prime Video in 2 batches on October 24, 31
― Amazon Prime Video unveiled a new "special video" for Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku ~Beyond the Game~,) a live-action series based on Sega's Like a Dragon (Ryū ga Gotoku) action game series, on Thursday. The video highlights the series' main cast. The six-episode series will debut on Amazon Prime Video in over 240 countries a...
Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Isekai Executioner: The Serial Killer in Another World, Suzuki Sensei Manga
2 manga added for week of October 18 new releases
― AI localization company Orange Inc. revealed on Friday two new manga releases for the week of October 18 for its new e-bookstore service "emaqi." Orange Inc. adds writer Ichigo Hitotsubu and artist Hiro's Isekai Executioner: The Serial Killer in Another World (Serial Killer: Isekai ni Oritatsu) manga and describes the story: In this suspenseful isek...
Live-Action Trillion Game Film's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Returning Cast
Kōsuke Suzuki, Kenjirō Tsuda, Terunosuke Takezai, Yoshitaka Hara, Akari Akase, Jun Kunimura return
― The official website for the upcoming live-action film of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga began streaming the second teaser trailer for the film on Friday. The teaser reveals cast members returning from the live-action series. The returning cast members include Kōsuke Suzuk...
Digimon Adventure Anime Gets Newly Animated 25th Anniversary Video Next March
Video to debut in global stream to end anime's anniversary celebrations
― The official Digimon Partners X (formerly Twitter) account announced on Friday that the franchise will conclude the 25th anniversary of the Digimon Adventure anime with a new promotional video titled "Digimon Adventure -Beyond-." The video will debut at the Digimon Con 2025 event streaming worldwide in late March, and will mark...
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Anime Film Reveals More Cast, Main Trailer
Ayane Sakura, Akio Otsuka, Romi Park, more join cast
― Warner Bros. Japan revealed the main trailer and more cast on Friday for Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League, Warner Bros. Japan's new Batman Ninja CG anime film. The newly announced cast are: Ayane Sakura as Green Lantern
Akio Otsuka as Aquaman
Nobuyuki Hiyama as The Flash
Romi Park as Wonder Woman
Kazuhiro Yamaji as Ra's al Ghul The anime will star:...
Alice in Wonderland Anime Gets DVD Release
1983 series gets DVD with English audio only on February 11
― Amazon is listing a DVD release for the 1983 Alice in Wonderland (Fushigi no Kuni no Alice) anime from Dreamscape Media for release on February 11, 2025. The release is listed with English as the only audio language. Dreamscape Media streamed a trailer in July: The original anime aired for 52 episodes from 1983-1984. Nippon Animation and A...
Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii Game's Trailer Reveals Earlier February 21 Release
Trailer previews naval combat, new/returning characters, story
― Sega began streaming a new trailer during the Xbox Partner Preview livestream on Thursday for Ryu ga Gotoku Studio's Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii (Ryū ga Gotoku 8 Gaiden: Pirates in Hawaii) game. The video reveals that the game will launch one week early on February 21, instead of February 28. In a second video, executive prod...
Konami Announces Edens Zero Action RPG for Consoles, PC in 2025
Trailer previews gameplay for Xbox Series X|S, PC title
― Konami announced during the Xbox Partner Preview livestream on Thursday a new action role-playing game based on Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero manga. The game will launch for Xbox Series X|S and PC in 2025. The video's description lists the game "is coming to consoles." The company streamed an announcement trailer that previews the gameplay: The ga...
BLUELOCK Season 2 Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, October 18 Debut
English dub features returning cast
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the English dub for BLUE LOCK vs. U-20 JAPAN, the second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga, on Friday. The English cast, which features returning members, includes: Ricco Fajardo as Isagi
Derick Snow as Ego
Matt Shipman as Rin
Drew Breedlove ...
HIDIVE to Stream I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? Anime
Series debuts in January 2025
― HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it will stream the television anime of storyboarder Yakitomato and artist Kotatsu's I'm Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!? (NEET Kunoichi to Nazeka Dōsei Hajimemashita) manga for the winter 2025 season. The series will debut on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto in January 2025. The anime stars (character name romanizations not co...
Dragon Ball Daima Anime Confirms Stephanie Nadolny's Return as Young Goku in English, Aaron Dismuke as New Character Glorio
Nadolny played young Goku/Gohan in original Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball GT dubs
― The New York Comic Con panel for the Dragon Ball Daima anime series on Thursday confirmed that Stephanie Nadolny is reprising her role as young Goku from the original English dubs for the Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball GT anime. She also played young Gohan in Funimation's Dragon Ball Z dub. Colleen Clinkenbeard replaced Nadol...
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game Reveals Vegeta (Mini), Glorio DLC; Kakarot/Xenoverse 2 Games Add Goku (Mini)
Vegeta (Mini), Glorio to join Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero's 2nd DLC pack
― The Dragon Ball Daima panel at New York Comic Con on Thursday revealed that Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, the new game in the Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi arena fighter franchise, is adding Vegeta (Mini) and Glorio from the Dragon Ball Daima anime series as part of its second DLC pack. The panel also revealed the "DAIMA - A...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection Game Reveals 3 More Titles, February 27 Release
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Sacred Cards, Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction
― Konami announced on Thursday that it will release its Yu-Gi-Oh! Early Days Collection game for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam worldwide on February 27, 2025. The company also revealed that the collection will include the following games originally released for Game Boy Advance: Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Du...
Orlando's Universal Epic Universe Theme Park with New Super Nintendo World Attractions Opens on May 22
Orlando's Super Nintendo World to feature Donkey Kong Country area, Yoshi ride
― Universal Studios Orlando revealed on Thursday that it will open the Universal Epic Universe theme park, featuring its own Super Nintendo World with a new area based on the Donkey Kong Country (DKC) games, on May 22, 2025. Multi-day tickets and packages will go on sale on October 22. Universal Epic Universe opens May 22,...
Gonzo Reveals New Promo Video for 'SAMURAI cryptos' NFT/Blockchain Project
Animator Ai Yokoyama directs "SAMURAI RELIGION" video
― Animation studio GONZO revealed on Tuesday a new video for its "SAMURAI cryptos" blockchain and NFT project, titled "SAMURAI RELIGION." Ai Yokoyama (character design and chief animation director for Space Battleship Tiramisu series, character design and animation for Bayonetta: Bloody Fate film) directed the video and was also in charge of story...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Will Be Released in U.K. and Ireland Cinemas on Friday
Big-screen opening of fourth My Hero Academia film
― My Hero Academia: You're Next will be released in UK and Ireland cinemas on Friday October 18, screening in both subtitled and dubbed forms. My Hero Academia: You're Next is the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise. The film opened in Japan on August 2. It sold 608,500 tickets, and earned about 895 million yen (about US$6.16 million)...
Natsume's Book of Friends Art Director Yukihiro Shibutani Dies at 63
Shibutani also worked on Patlabor, Detective Conan, Kamichu, To Your Eternity, Archdemon's Dilemma, more
― Anime background artist, art director, and the GAKIproAstudio art studio's board director Yukihiro Shibutani died in a Tokyo hospital on September 15 due to a worsening chronic illness. He was 63. His close relatives held a private funeral. GAKIproAstudio's parent company Y.A.P. Ishigaki Product...
'Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!' TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, January 2025 Debut
New visual also revealed
― The official website for the anime based on Suzuki Makishima's Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (Nihon e Yōkoso Elf-san.) light novels revealed on Thursday that the show will debut in January 2025. The site also revealed additional cast, a visual, and theme song information. The new cast members include: Yumi Uchiyama as Wridra Rico Sasaki as Mewi Sasaki is also performing the op...
Guri to Gura Children's Book Author Rieko Nakagawa Dies at 89
Nakagawa wrote lyrics to songs for Ghibli's My Neighbor Totoro film
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Japanese publisher Fukuinkan Shoten announced on Thursday that author Rieko Nakagawa has died. NHK News Web reported that Nakagawa died on October 14. She was 89. 作家の中川李枝子さんがお亡くなりになりました。「ぐりとぐら」シリーズをはじめ、『いやいやえん』『そらいろのたね』『ももいろのきりん』など、数多くの楽しい作品を子どもたちに届けてくださいました。謹んでお悔やみ申し上げます。 pic.twitter.co...
Yama Wayama's Let's Go Karaoke!, 'Captivated, by You' Manga Both Get TV Anime
Asami Nakatani directs anime at Doga Kobo
― Manga creator Yama Wayama announced on Thursday that both her Captivated, by You (Muchū sa, Kimi ni.) manga and her Let's Go Karaoke! (Karaoke Iko!) manga will get a television anime adaptation. The announcement stated both works are getting a TV anime "at the same time." Asami Nakatani (Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR) is directing the anime a...
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