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My Awkward Senpai Chapters 1-104 Manga Review
What starts as comedic social awkwardness soon becomes an example of someone that is a workaholic and plagued by a deep fear of emotional dependency.
― I always find it at least a little bit funny when a series portrays an incredibly capable person in a field that requires a lot of social interaction only for the twist to be that they actually have no social skills whatsoever. Maybe there are some pe...
Fire Force Volumes 1-10 Manga Review
Fire Force has so many other positive aspects that it seems absurd that the author should want to torpedo his chances of a wider audience by so prominently featuring such prurient, out-of-place fan-service.
― Man's fascination with fire dates back to the primeval ages. Fire on demand was one of the very first technologies, and its transformative effects, once harnessed, led directly towards the machi...
10Dance Live-Action Movie Review
Worlds collide on the dance floor as two men with the same name learn how each other moves
― The movie begins with Shinya Suzuki. He is a ladies' man, a laid-back yanki of a dancer. Half Cuban, half Japanese, he longs for his island home. He lives in a tropical enclave in Japan, but is outwardly uninterested in dancing on the international stage. For reasons he cannot identify, he finds himself const...
This Week in Games - Live In Y○ur W×rld, △I Plays □urs
Jean-Karlo remembers David Rosen and looks forward to some new visual novels.
― Welcome back, folks! You'll notice I had a review for The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizons go live yesterday. I've long bemoaned my lack of exposure to Falcom's games, outside of playing a lot of Dragon Slayer on GameBoy in middle school; I've been thoroughly convinced. Just a shame about Falcom's dalliances w...
Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows Game Review
Despite its clear ups and downs, Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows is well worth the asking price of $15.
― Since its release, Elden Ring Nightreign has had more than a few major updates. From harder versions of each boss (which basically add an entire new phase to each fight) to a new way of playing that not only increases the difficulty the more you win but also doubles the amount of chara...
This Week in Anime - Top of the Bookwalker Charts
Lucas and Chris explore BookWalker 's rankings of their top titles and attempt to make it make sense.
― Lucas and Chris explore Bookwalker's rankings of their top titles and attempt to make it make sense. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Chris Lucas, we must stay re...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Game Review
The beginning of the end of the Trails saga sets off for the only worthy setting: space!
― Falcom's Trails series represents a truly massive epic in the making: twelve RPGs produced over the course of 20 years that tell the ongoing story of personal, political, and industrial change in a fictional world. After 20 years, the series is making the jump to its final frontier: space. Being a Trails neophy...
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Firefly Wedding Manga Gets TV Anime by David Production in October
Urusei Yatsura's Takahiro Kamei helms anime with designs by Your Lie in April's Yukiko Aikei
― A website opened on Monday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Oreko Tachibana's Firefly Wedding manga will premiere on the Fuji TV network this October. Takahiro Kamei (2022-2024's Urusei Yatsura) is directing the anime at david production, and Yukiko Aikei (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, ...
Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers Novels Get TV Anime
Isle Osaki's story of minor goddess uniting with RPG player from our world
― The "Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2026 Part I" livestream event announced on Sunday that a television anime adaptation of Isle Osaki's Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers (Shinja Zero no Megami-sama to Hajimeru Isekai Kōryaku or Clear the world like a game with the zero believers godde...
Warner Bros. Announces Scooby-Doo! Gokko Shorts
Shorts to premiere in 2027
― Warner Bros. announced at an event in Brazil in November 2025 that it is producing Scooby-Doo! Gokko, which it described as a short anime premiering in 2027. The shorts will be based on the Scooby-Doo mystery comedy franchise, and will center on the characters Scooby and Shaggy.Scooby-Doo! Gokko is similar to Warner Bros. Japan's Tom & Jerry Gokko short anime based on the...
Pui Pui Molcar Director Tomoki Misato, WIT Studio Reveal Candy Caries Original Stop-Motion TV Anime, April Debut
Candy Caries first revealed as stop-motion promotional video in 2021
― Pui Pui Molcar stop-motion television series director Tomoki Misato and WIT Studio announced on Thursday the original television anime Candy Caries, which will debut in April, and also revealed a teaser visual and promotional video. Misato and Wit Studio are credited for the original work. Misato is also directing the anime at TOR...
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories #1 [rate]
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My Awkward Senpai Chapters 1-104 Manga Review
What starts as comedic social awkwardness soon becomes an example of someone that is a workaholic and plagued by a deep fear of emotional dependency.
― I always find it at least a little bit funny when a series portrays an incredibly capable person in a field that requires a lot of social interaction only for the twist to be that they actually have no social skills whatsoever. Maybe there are some pe...
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Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- #1 [rate]
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The Daily Life of a Part-time Torturer #2 [rate]
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Ikoku Nikki #2 [rate]
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Firefly Wedding Manga Gets TV Anime by David Production in October
Urusei Yatsura's Takahiro Kamei helms anime with designs by Your Lie in April's Yukiko Aikei
― A website opened on Monday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Oreko Tachibana's Firefly Wedding manga will premiere on the Fuji TV network this October. Takahiro Kamei (2022-2024's Urusei Yatsura) is directing the anime at david production, and Yukiko Aikei (Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere, ...
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Hell's Paradise #1 [rate]
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #14 [rate]
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Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I'll Obtain Ultimate Power #2 [rate]
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The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom #1 [rate]
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Kunon the Sorcerer Can See #3 [rate]
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Hana-Kimi #3 [rate]
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Gnosia ‒ Episode 13
I suppose any shakeup of the status quo is going to be a relief, both for the audience and our heroes.
Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2's New Video Reveals New, Returning Staff & July Debut
Director Katsumi Ono, Aura Studio, Norwegian singer PelleK return for new season
― The "Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2026 Part 1" livestream event on Sunday revealed the teaser promotional video, a new key visual, the new and returning staff members, and the July premiere for the second television anime season based on Ennki Hakari's Skeleton Knight in Another World (Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, ...
Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers Novels Get TV Anime
Isle Osaki's story of minor goddess uniting with RPG player from our world
― The "Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2026 Part I" livestream event announced on Sunday that a television anime adaptation of Isle Osaki's Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers (Shinja Zero no Megami-sama to Hajimeru Isekai Kōryaku or Clear the world like a game with the zero believers godde...
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Kaya-chan Isn't Scary #1 [rate]
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Webtoon-Based Cashero Live-Action Series Tops Neflix's Global Non-English Shows Chart
Series recorded 6.1 million views during week of December 29 - January 4
― The Netflix series Cashero continues to gain momentum in its second week of release, climbing to No. 1 on the platform's Global Top 10 Non-English TV Shows list for the week of December 29 through January 4. The webtoon-based series, which follows a working-class hero whose superpowers increase in proportion to the money he s...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End 2nd Season Anime's Promo Video Reveals Mrs. Green Apple's Opening Theme
Kazuhiko Inoue joins cast for new season debuting on January 16
― TOHO animation started streaming the main promotional video on Sunday for the second season of the television anime of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (Sōsō no Frieren) manga. The video reveals and previews Mrs. Green Apple's opening theme song "lulu." The below video has English subtitles that can be to...
Amazon Prime Video Streams High School! Kimengumi Anime
Anime debuted in Japan on January 9
― Amazon Prime Video in North America started streaming the first episode of the new television anime of Motoei Shinzawa's High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga on Friday. The anime debuted in Japan on January 9 and airs on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block on Fridays at 11:30 p.m.The gag comedy centers on a group of five idiosyncratic, wa...
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You and I Are Polar Opposites #1 [rate]
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Solo Leveling: Ragnarok Webtoon Season 2 Ends as Artist JIN Enlists for Military Service
Season 3 will continue with a different artist
― Season 2 of Solo Leveling: Ragnarok has officially concluded following the announcement that its artist JIN will be enlisting for South Korea's mandatory military service. JIN confirmed the news in an episode published on January 7 on Kakao Webtoon, telling readers that season 2 would be his final contribution to the series before he begins his servic...
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In the Clear Moonlit Dusk #1 [rate]
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Star Detective Precure! Anime Unveils Main Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artists, February 1 Debut
Hikari Senga, Kaede Hondo, Nao Tōyama star as new Precure characters
― The official website for Star Detective Precure! (Meitantei Precure!), the 23rd main anime entry in the Precure franchise, opened on Sunday and revealed the anime's main cast, staff, theme songs, commercial video, and February 1 debut. The anime centers on Anna Akechi, a second year middle school student who lives in Makoto Mirai ...
Naver Webtoon Halts Serialization of Web Novel After Plagiarism Admission
Author acknowledges series was published without securing formal license
― Naver Webtoon has suspended the serialization of The Warring States: Becoming Qin Shi Huang's Right Hand Man on Munpia, a web novel platform under Naver Webtoon, after its author admitted to plagiarism, the company confirmed on January 4. The web novel The Warring States: Becoming Qin Shi Huang's Right Hand Man, which had bee...
Code Vein II Game Reveals Trailer Highlighting The Blinded Resurgence Offspring
Game launches for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam on January 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America revealed a trailer on Friday for Code Vein II, the sequel to the Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game, highlighting the boss character The Blinded Resurgence Offspring. The game will launch on January 30 (January 29 in Japan) for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The company...
Apple, Naver WEBTOON Launch 'Made on iPad' Campaign With Top Webtoon Creators
Participants include ELECEED creators Jeho Son, ZHENA
― Apple has partnered with Naver WEBTOON to launch the “Made on iPad” campaign, featuring 10 popular Korean webtoon creators, the companies announced on December 22. The campaign highlights how tools such as the iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, and professional drawing apps like Clip Studio function as core creative partners. Participating artists wil...
Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Teases Fist of the North Star Collaboration
The villainous fighters in the City of the Wolves are already dead
― Popular fighting game Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves teased a collaboration with massively popular anime and manga series Fist of the North Star on Friday. At just over 20 seconds, the teaser video features what appears to be Fist of the North Star protagonist Kenshirō's left leg and the familiar effect of Kenshirō's special maneuv...
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files Game Streams System Trailer
Game launches for PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S on February 26
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming a system trailer for the No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files game, the latest entry in Kōtarō Uchikoshi's AI: The Somnium Files series, on Friday. The game will launch for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S in North America and Europe on February 26. The release will have p...
100 Meters Anime Film Reaches Netflix Global Top 10 for Non-English Films
Netflix Tudum lists film at #6 on list with 15 million views for debut week
― GKIDS and Netflix announced on Thursday that the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga is in Netflix's global top 10 for non-English films. The film ranked #6 from the week between December 29 and January 4, garnering 15,000,000 views. The film ranked in the top 10 films overall for the week in Hong Kong, Japan, ...
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! Anime Film Previews Meeting in New Sneak Peek Video
Film streams on Netflix on January 22
― Netflix streamed a new video for Shingo Yamashita's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (Chō Kaguya-hime!) anime film on Saturday showing the meeting between Iroha and Kaguya. (The below video has multiple subtitle languages and multiple audio languages available.)
Netflix will stream the film on January 22.Netflix describes the film's story:Tsukuyomi is a virtual realm w...
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SI-VIS: The Sound of Heroes #14 [rate]
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You and Idol Precure♪ #47 [rate]
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Trigun Stargaze Anime Recasts Zazie the Beast
Minami Takayama replaces late voice actress TARAKO
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Trigun Stargaze anime announced on Saturday that Minami Takayama has replaced the late voice actress TARAKO in the role of Zazie the Beast. The staff also announced that TARAKO had recorded dialogue for the first episode of the series prior to her death.Tarako died in March 2024 at the age of 63. Th...
Live-Action 10Dance Film Nominated for GLAAD Award
Awards ceremony set for March 5
― The GLAAD Media Awards announced on Wednesday that the live-action film of Satoh Inoue's 10Dance boys-love manga is nominated for an award in the Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV category this year.The 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will honor its winners in a ceremony in Los Angeles on March 5.The 10 Dance film premiered on Netflix on December 18. The film ranked ...
Manga Mavericks Licenses Koukoku Brothers' Divine Messengers and Demonic Guardians, Banjo Saitou's Vegetable Sandwich Manga
Divine Messengers and Demonic Guardians debuts in April, Vegetable Sandwich debuts in September
― Manga Mavericks Books, the new publishing division of the Manga Mavericks website and podcast, announced two new licensed titles during its panel at Anime Los Angeles on Saturday. Manga Mavericks will release both series in 2026. Title: Divine Messengers and Demonic Guardians volume 1
Creator: Koukoku Br...
Uta no Prince-sama Dolce Vita, Uta no Prince-sama Shining Live Games Stream Teasers
Games in development for Switch
― The staff for the Uta no Prince-sama franchise streamed new teaser videos for the Nintendo Switch versions of the Uta no Prince-sama♪ Dolce Vita game and KLab's Utano Princesama Shining Live smartphone game on Saturday.Uta no Prince-sama♪ Dolce Vita teaser Utano Princesama Shining Live teaser Uta no Prince-sama♪ Dolce Vita was originally in development for the PlaySt...
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High School! Kimengumi #1 [rate]
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Fire Force Volumes 1-10 Manga Review
Fire Force has so many other positive aspects that it seems absurd that the author should want to torpedo his chances of a wider audience by so prominently featuring such prurient, out-of-place fan-service.
― Man's fascination with fire dates back to the primeval ages. Fire on demand was one of the very first technologies, and its transformative effects, once harnessed, led directly towards the machi...
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Scum of the Brave #1 [rate]
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Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider #14 [rate]
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Gnosia #13 [rate]
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To Your Eternity #13 [rate]
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A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans #1 [rate]
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Dead Account #1 [rate]
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Trigun Stargaze #1 [rate]
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Sentenced to Be a Hero #2 [rate]
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Anime Unveils Season 3's July Debut, New Game App
Gree Entertainment, Asobimo to launch 3D battle RPG this year
― The staff for the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime announced with a teaser visual on Saturday that the third season will premiere in July. The staff also announced a new smartphone game, Mushoku Tensei - Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu: Chronicle of Echoes (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Chronicle of Echoes). The "serious alt...
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Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling #1 [rate]
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IDOLiSH7 Franchise's Mofmof Mini Characters Get Stop-Motion Anime
Fluffy alien creatures to also get more merchandise, their own May event
― The "IDOLiSH7 10th Anniversary Event 'A10TiON PLEASE!!!!'" announced on Saturday that the IDOLiSH7 franchise's Mofmof mini characters are launching their own new Mofmof Parade (or MofPara for short) project. The project includes a stop-motion anime titled Koma-Dori Mofmof Parade (Stop-Motion Mofmof Parade or KomaMof for short)...
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Needy Streamer Overload Anime Announces More Cast, March 6 Screening Run in Theaters
Rina Kawaguchi, Satsuki Shiina, Seena Hoshiki voice new streamer unit created for anime
― The website for the television anime of WSS (Why So Serious) Playground and Xemono's Needy Streamer Overload game (Needy Girl Overdose in Japanese) announced the cast members for Karamazov, a new streamer unit that was created specifically for the anime, on Saturday. The site also announced the anime's theatrica...
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, LoveR Kiss Endless Memories Games to Launch for Switch 2
Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP releases for Switch 2 on March 26; LoveR Kiss Endless Memories releases for Switch 2 on April 30
― Dragami Games announced on Thursday that it is releasing Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP, the remaster of filmmaker James Gunn and Gōichi Suda's (Suda51) Lollipop Chainsaw hack-and-slash game, in Japan for the Nintendo Switch 2 on March 26. The company also announced it is releasing the ...
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Blue Miburo #3 [rate]
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Street Fighter 6 Game Streams Teaser Trailer for DLC Character Alex
Character will debut in early spring 2026
― Capcom began streaming a DLC character teaser trailer highlighting Alex for its Street Fighter 6 game on Friday. The character will debut in early spring 2026. English version Japanese version The game added Sagat on August 5, the first character in the Year 3 Character Pass. C. Viper, the second character in the Year 3 Character Pass, debuted on October 15...
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Wins Honorary Award at Astra Film Awards
KPop Demon Hunters wins Best Animated Feature, Best VO Performance, Best Original Song
― The first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle anime film won the "Animation is Cinema" honorary award at the Hollywood Creative Alliance's (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) 9th Annual Astra Film Awards on Friday. The film was also nominated for Best Animated Feature, but lost to Kpop Demon H...
Kadokawa Releases The Fake Alchemist Manga in English Digitally
Digital release debuts before Yen Press' physical release in February
― Kadokawa revealed on Friday it will release storywriter Jirō Sugiura and artist Umemaru's The Fake Alchemist (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) manga digitally in English starting on January 22. The manga will be available on various digital retailers. Yen Press will release the manga in print starting on February 24, and it describes ...
Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline Anime Listed as Streaming on Amazon Prime Video on March 24 (Updated)
Film screened in U.S. theaters from January 4-6
― Amazon Prime Video in North America is listing that it will stream Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline (Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku), the new feature-length film in the Lupin III franchise, starting on March 24 at 12:00 a.m. EDT (March 23 at 9:00 p.m. PDT).ANN reached out to GKIDS to ask if the film would stream on any...
Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Kensuke Nishida's Jagaan Manga
14-volume supernatural horror manga ran from 2017-2021
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint announced on Friday it will release storywriter Muneyuki Kaneshiro and artist Kensuke Nishida's Jagaan manga starting in September 2026. 📖KANA ANNOUNCEMENT!🌃Get ready to embark on a horror filled, dark and supernatural journey with Jagaan!📚Volume 1 of Jagaan comes out September, 2026!#Manga #NewRelease #Horror #Ka...
AKB48 Group Manga's Artist Yōichirō Tanabe Apologizes for AI-Edited Photo of STU48 Idol
Idol Riko Kudō reacted negatively to Tanabe's post of edited image
― Manga artist Yōichirō Tanabe (Sashiko+48Group 4-Koma Gekijō YonPachi+, Dol Wota Never Die) issued an apology on Monday after posting an AI-edited image of STU48 idol group member Riko Kudō to his X (formerly Twitter) account on Saturday. Tanabe said, “I apologize sincerely for offending everyone due to my thoughtless post.” The art...
Setsuo Itō Joins Cast of 4th Season of 'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Anime
New season debuts in April
― The staff for the anime of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga revealed on Saturday that Setsuo Itō will voice Purson Soi, the Abnormal class's long-forgotten 13th classmate, in the anime's fourth season. The staff had revealed the character in a video last month.
The anime will debut in April 2026 on NHK Educational. Crunchyr...
The Ramparts of Ice Anime Reveals April 2 Debut on Netflix in English-Subtitled Video
Series also debuts on TV in Japan on April 2
― Netflix revealed an English-subtitled trailer on Saturday for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's Koori no Jyōheki (The Ramparts of Ice or Ice Castle Wall) manga. The video reveals the anime will debut on Netflix globally on April 2 (April 3 in Japan). The anime will debut on TBS and 28 affiliate channels on April 2 at 11:56 p.m. in Japan, before str...
AnimEigo to Release Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope Anime Special With English Dub
SkySet Entertainment to produce English dub; physical release set for June
― AnimEigo announced at its panel at Anime Los Angeles on Friday that its release of the Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope (Hotori - Tada Saiwai o Koinegau) anime special will include an English dub. SkySet Entertainment is producing the dub. The dub stars: Sky Santacruz as Suzu Mana T. Johnson as Hotori Shimizu Jayme Mantos as ...
Godzilla Minus Zero Film Opens in Japan on November 3, in N. America on November 6
Takashi Yamazaki returns as director, screenwriter, FVX suypervisor
― GKIDS and Toho announced on Friday they will release Godzilla Minus Zero, the new Godzilla film from Godzilla Minus One's Takashi Yamazaki, in North America on November 6. Toho announced the film will open in Japan on November 3. This is the first time a Japan-produced Godzilla series film will open in Japan and in North America i...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 4-10
Oshi No Ko: Season 2 anime, Super Psychic Policeman Chojo manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Oshi No Ko: Season 2 Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 January 6 Oshi No Ko: Season 2 Collection Limited Edition Steelbook BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$129.98 January 6 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 365 Days to the Wedding Gra...
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film, Kpop Demon Hunters Receive Nominations at Producers Guild Awards
Both films nominated for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures
― The Producers Guild of America has nominated the producers of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle anime film and producer Michelle L.M. Wong for the KPop Demon Hunters animated film for Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures at the 37th Producers Guild Awards. Other films that ea...
Kodansha USA Licenses Kiss or Die Trying!, Fan/Girl x Call/Boy, 2 More Manga
Also: Rainy Day Serenade Omnibus, Mr. Vamp Is a Vampire
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Friday new print and digital releases for fall 2026: Title: Kiss or Die Trying! (Douse Shinunara Kiss Shitai!)
Author: Den Mitao
Summary: Kanemaru, an inveterate serial dater, takes an interest in Liu, a transfer student at his college who works at his favorite Chinese eatery. But just as Kanemaru works up ...
GungHo Online Appoints New CEO Kazuya Sakai, Current CEO Kazuki Morishita Steps Down
Kazumasa Takayama will replace Sakai as CFO on February 1
― GungHo Online Entertainment announced on Friday that its CEO, President, and Representative Director Kazuki Morishita is stepping down from his position on February 1. Current CFO, Director, and Executive General Manager of Finance Accounting Division Kazuya Sakai will become the new CEO, President, and Representative Director on the same da...
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10Dance Live-Action Movie Review
Worlds collide on the dance floor as two men with the same name learn how each other moves
― The movie begins with Shinya Suzuki. He is a ladies' man, a laid-back yanki of a dancer. Half Cuban, half Japanese, he longs for his island home. He lives in a tropical enclave in Japan, but is outwardly uninterested in dancing on the international stage. For reasons he cannot identify, he finds himself const...
Cygames Establishes Cygames AI Studio Subsidiary
Subsidiary to develop, provide access to AI technology
― Cygames announced on Friday that it has established Cygames AI Studio as a subsidiary to research, develop, and provide secure and efficient access to AI technology for game creators. The company aims to "show the industry what creative minds can do" with AI. The company founded Cygames AI Studio in December. Its office is in Shibuya in Tokyo. ...
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Hell Mode #1 [rate]
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Kakao Ent. Launches New Webtoon Umbilical by The Horizon's JH
New series follows 2 girls with opposing views on life
― Kakao Entertainment unveiled Umblical, a new webtoon by acclaimed creator Ji-hoon Jeong (pen name JH), last month. The work marks Jeong's first new series in three years since the conclusion of The Boxer. The series debuted exclusively on Kakao Page and Kakao Webtoon on December 30. Anticipation was high ahead of its release, following Jeong's...
This Week in Games - Live In Y○ur W×rld, △I Plays □urs
Jean-Karlo remembers David Rosen and looks forward to some new visual novels.
― Welcome back, folks! You'll notice I had a review for The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizons go live yesterday. I've long bemoaned my lack of exposure to Falcom's games, outside of playing a lot of Dragon Slayer on GameBoy in middle school; I've been thoroughly convinced. Just a shame about Falcom's dalliances w...
Sae-ron Kim's Final Film Based on Webtoon Set for February Release
High-teen romance film Every Day We adapts webtoon of same name
― The late actress Sae-ron Kim's final film, Every Day We, has officially confirmed its theatrical release for February, marking the last on-screen appearance of the actress. Every Day We is a high-teen romance adapted from the webtoon of the same name serialized on Kakao Page. The film captures the tenderness and emotional clarity of f...
Disney, WEBTOON Move Forward With New Digital Comics Platform
With agreements finalized, WEBTOON will proceed with building, operating platform
― The Walt Disney Company and WEBTOON Entertainment announced on Thursday they completed their previously announced strategic agreements, which includes Disney's approximately 2% equity investment in WEBTOON Entertainment and the plans to launch a new digital comics platform. With the agreements finalized, WEBTOON will...
You and I Are Polar Opposites Anime Casts TV Producer Nobuyuki Sakuma
Sakuma voices homeroom teacher for series debuting on January 11
― The staff for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku) revealed on Friday that television producer Nobuyuki Sakuma will voice the homeroom teacher for the main characters Suzuki and Tani. Sakuma stated he is a fan of the original work. The series will debut ...
Scum of the Brave TV Anime Previews Opening Theme in 2nd Promo Video
Series debuts on January 10
― The staff for the television anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723's Scum of the Brave (Yūsha no Kuzu) manga revealed the second promotional video on Friday. The video previews TOOBOE's opening theme song. The staff also revealed a broadcast celebration illustration from toi8. The anime will debut on NTV and its affiliated channels on January 10 at 24:55 ...
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table TV Anime Reveals More Cast, 'Scrap Building' Promo Video
Wakana Maruoka, Shion Wakayama, Rui Tanabe, Rio Tsuchiya join cast
― The staff of SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, the television anime of writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu) light novel series, revealed four more cast members on Friday. The staff also revealed a new "Scrap Building" game promotional...
TMS Entertainment Forms Partnership with Taiwan's R. Animation
Studios to collaborate on production, share production knowledge, techniques
― Japanese anime production company TMS Entertainment announced on Thursday that it has established a business partnership with Taiwanese animation studio R. Animation. The partnership is aimed at having both studios collaborate on anime production, as well as to share production knowledge and techniques.TMS Entertainment sa...
Warner Bros. Announces Scooby-Doo! Gokko Shorts
Shorts to premiere in 2027
― Warner Bros. announced at an event in Brazil in November 2025 that it is producing Scooby-Doo! Gokko, which it described as a short anime premiering in 2027. The shorts will be based on the Scooby-Doo mystery comedy franchise, and will center on the characters Scooby and Shaggy.Scooby-Doo! Gokko is similar to Warner Bros. Japan's Tom & Jerry Gokko short anime based on the...
Live-Action Chaser Game W Series Gets Sequel Film on May 15
Chaser Game W Suigyo no Majiwari continues story from 2nd season
― TV Tokyo announced on Friday that Chaser Game W, the second live-action series based on CyberConnect2 President and CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama's Chaser Game manga, is inspiring a live-action film titled Chaser Game W Suigyo no Majiwari (Chaser Game W Intimate Relationship) that will open on May 15. The film is a sequel to the second season...
Baki the Grappler Manga Gets 2nd Stage Play in July
Actor Yūgo Satō returns from 1st stage play as Baki Hanma
― Keisuke Itagaki's Baki The Grappler martial arts manga is inspiring a second stage play titled Baki THE GRAPPLER STAGE 2 -Saikyō Shikeishū-hen- (Baki THE GRAPPLER STAGE 2 -The Most Sinister Death Row Convict Arc-), that will run at the Shinjuku Face — a Tokyo venue used for martial arts events in recent years — from July 23-28. Yūgo Satō ret...
Company Apologizes for Uma Musume Plush Dolls Having 4 Ears
Company offers exchange or refund for plushies with 2 extra ears
― Gift, a Japanese producer of plush toys and other merchandise for anime, manga, and video games, issued a new apology on Wednesday after the discovery of defective Uma Musume Pretty Derby plush dolls sold during Comic Market 107. What was defective? Gift representative director Haruyuki Kaneko explained that the dolls of the Vivlos ch...
'Draw this, then die!' TV Anime Announces July Premiere
― The official website for the television anime of Minoru Toyoda's Draw this, then die! (Kore Kaite Shine) manga announced on Friday that the anime will premiere on NTV and its affiliated channels in July. Hiroaki Akagi (The Dangers in My Heart, Teasing Master Takagi-san) is directing the anime at Shin-Ei Animation. The manga is set in Izuōshima, an island 120 kilometers south of Tokyo. The story ce...
GKIDS Posts All You Need Is Kill Anime Film's Action Clip
Rita fights monsters in clip from film opening in N. America next Friday
― GKIDS began streaming a clip from Warner Bros. Japan and STUDIO4°C's anime of Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe's All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel on Thursday. The clip shows an action scene featuring Rita fighting monsters. The film will open in theaters in North America on January 16. GKIDS acquired the ...
You and I Are Polar Opposites TV Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub
Dub debuts on January 11
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream a same-day English dub for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku), starting on January 11. The English dub stars: Celeste Perez as Suzuki
Brandon Acosta as Tani
Van Barr Jr. as Yamada
Hannah Alyea as Watanabe
Cassie Ewulu as Satou
Sarah Roach...
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Anime Unveils Ending Theme Song, Visual
Creditless video streamed for jo0ji's ending theme song "Yoake no Uta"
― The official website for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1, the first part of the third season of the anime revealed on Friday that jo0ji performs the ending theme song "Yoake no Uta" (Song of Dawn). The website also unveiled a visual and the creditless videos for the ending theme and the opening theme song "AIZO"...
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar TV Anime, Fire Force Anime's Final Run Get Same-Day English Dubs
Both dubs debut on Friday
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that the television anime adaptation of HYBE and ENHYPEN's Dark Moon: The Blood Altar webtoon and the second and final cours (quarter of a year) of the Fire Force anime's third and final season will get same-day English dubs on Friday. The Engilsh dub Dark Moon: The Blood Altar stars: Elsie Lovelock as Sooha Kieran Flitton as Helio Will de...
Kodansha USA to Release Black Jack Deluxe Edition, Blue Lock Full Color Selection Manga
Both releases scheduled for this fall
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Thursday that it will release a 3-in-1 omnibus Deluxe Edition of Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack manga and a "Full Color Selection" of character-focused chapters from Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yusuke Nomura's Blue Lock manga this fall. The first Blue Lock Full Color Selection volume will focus on Yoichi Isagi, followed by the second ...
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Delays AiAi DLC, Streams Trailer for Pac-Man DLC
Pac-Man pack launched on Wednesday with Pac-Man Festival starting Thursday
― Sega began streaming on Wednesday a trailer for the Pac-Man DLC for the Sonic Racing CrossWorlds racing game. The DLC launched on Wednesday with Pac-Man, the four Ghosts, the Pac-Village track, and the Pac-Mobile. In addition, the Pac-Man Festival will take place in the game online starting on Thursday. The game's official X...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon Game Streams Opening Movie
Video features "Shiroisekai – Short Ver." by Falcom Sound Team jdk
― NIS America began streaming on Thursday the opening movie for The Legend of Heroes: Trails beyond the Horizon (The Legend of Heroes: Kai no Kiseki -Farewell, O Zemuria-) game, and it features the song "Shiroisekai – Short Ver." by Falcom Sound Team jdk. The game will launch on January 15 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayS...
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Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows Game Review
Despite its clear ups and downs, Elden Ring Nightreign The Forsaken Hollows is well worth the asking price of $15.
― Since its release, Elden Ring Nightreign has had more than a few major updates. From harder versions of each boss (which basically add an entire new phase to each fight) to a new way of playing that not only increases the difficulty the more you win but also doubles the amount of chara...
Mario Tennis Fever Game's Overview Trailer Previews New Modes, Characters, Fever Rackets
Game launches for Switch 2 on February 12
― Nintendo began streaming on Thursday an overview trailer for Mario Tennis Fever, a new game in the Mario Tennis series, and it previews the new modes, Fever Rackets, and characters - including Goomba, Nabbit, and Baby Waluigi. The video unveils new Forest Court, Pinball, and Racket Factory Matches, as well as the return of Ring Shot. The trailer also reveal...
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Nintendo Launches New 'My Mario' Products, Apps in U.S. on February 19
Shorts also stream on YouTube
― Nintendo unveiled on Thursday the U.S. launch for "My Mario," a new line of Mario-themed products aimed at young children. The products - which include picture books from Penguin Random House, building blocks, clothing for infants and toddlers, rattles, plush, and bath toys from Tomy - will be available at the Nintendo New York and Nintendo San Francisco stores on Febr...
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Live-Action Drops of God Series Season 2 Streams Trailer
Season premieres on January 21
― Apple TV began streaming on Thursday a trailer for the second season of Drops of God, an internationally co-produced, multilingual live-action television series of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga. The second season will premiere on January 21. A new episode will stream every week until March 11 for a total of eight episodes. The ...
This Week in Anime - Top of the Bookwalker Charts
Lucas and Chris explore BookWalker 's rankings of their top titles and attempt to make it make sense.
― Lucas and Chris explore Bookwalker's rankings of their top titles and attempt to make it make sense. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Chris Lucas, we must stay re...
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Tonchi Kataoka's Shūen no Majo to Sekai no Tabi Manga Ends in February
Series debuted in August 2024
― The February issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine announced on Thursday artist Tonchi Kataoka's Shūen no Majo to Sekai no Tabi (The Witch of the End and the World Journey) manga will end in the March issue on February 9.The story follows the world's most evil witch, Elena Morgana, who has finally caught up to humanity in the drawn-out war between the demon king...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon Game Review
The beginning of the end of the Trails saga sets off for the only worthy setting: space!
― Falcom's Trails series represents a truly massive epic in the making: twelve RPGs produced over the course of 20 years that tell the ongoing story of personal, political, and industrial change in a fictional world. After 20 years, the series is making the jump to its final frontier: space. Being a Trails neophy...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, December 22-28
Wandance finale ranks at #8, earns 2.1% rating
― The Kindly Lion, Mushi Production's 1970 anime film based on Takashi Yanase's picture book, aired on NHK Educational on Sunday, December 28 at 4:30 p.m., and it earned a 0.5% rating. A marathon re-airing of the fifth season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on TV Tokyo on Thursday, December 25 at 5:50 p.m., and earned a 4.4% rating. T...
Pui Pui Molcar Director Tomoki Misato, WIT Studio Reveal Candy Caries Original Stop-Motion TV Anime, April Debut
Candy Caries first revealed as stop-motion promotional video in 2021
― Pui Pui Molcar stop-motion television series director Tomoki Misato and WIT Studio announced on Thursday the original television anime Candy Caries, which will debut in April, and also revealed a teaser visual and promotional video. Misato and Wit Studio are credited for the original work. Misato is also directing the anime at TOR...
Deadpool: Samurai Manga Resumes on January 15
Series entered hiatus in October 2024
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform announced on Wednesday writer Sanshirō Kasama and artist Hikaru Uesugi's Deadpool: Samurai manga will resume serialization on January 15. The second season of the series will be free to read to celebrate the return.The series entered a hiatus in October 2024.The second "season" of De...
Duel Masters GT Manga's 2nd Part Launches, Duel Masters LOST Manga Gets 4th Part
Hiroki Kikuzumi, Daisuke Kawasaki's Duel Masters GT2 -Gate of the Teleport- manga launched on December 31
― Hiroki Kikuzuma and Daisuke Kawasaki launched the second part of their Duel Masters GT manga on the website for Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic magazine on December 31. The new manga was initially titled as Duel Masters GT2 -God of the Trickery-, but is listed on the website now with the tit...
The Dangers in My Heart Manga to End in 14th Volume
Manga launched in 2018; TV anime adaptation's compilation film opens in Japan on February 13
― The 13th compiled book volume of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will end in its next volume. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story:Ichikawa Kyotaro, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung o...
The Camphorwood Custodian Film Reveals More Cast, Bonus Text Story for Moviegoers
Original author Keigo Higashino writes story to be distributed exclusively to moviegoers
― The staff for the anime film of Keigo Higashino's The Camphorwood Custodian (Kusunoki no Bannin) novel revealed on Thursday five additional cast members and a new original text story that will be exclusively distributed to moviegoers. This is the first time that Higashino has written such a text story as a bonu...
Yō Ōizumi Performs Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- Anime's Ending Song
Ōizumi performs theme song "Kagerō" for January 11 anime
― The official website for the Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- television anime based on Hikuidori (Fire Eater), the first volume from Shōgo Imamura's Ushūboro Tobigumi historical novel series, revealed on Thursday that Yō Ōizumi will perform the anime's ending theme song "Kagerō" (Heat Haze). This is Ōizumi's first anime theme song.Th...
Live-Action Strobe Edge Series Season 2 Reveals New Cast, January 9 Debut
Live-action Blue Spring Ride series' Natsuki Deguchi, Kaito Sakurai reprise roles as Futaba Yoshioka, Kō Mabuchi in new season of Strobe Edge
― WOWOW revealed the main trailer and January 9 premiere for the second season of the live-action series of Io Sakisaka's Strobe Edge manga on Thursday. WOWOW also revealed that Natsuki Deguchi (left in below image) and Kaito Sakurai from the live-action series...
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Drops to #9, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Stays at #10 in Japan
4K remaster of Paprika ranked at #1 in mini theater rankings
― Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga, dropped from #8 to #9 in its 16th weekend. The film earned 91,658,400 yen (about US$584,500) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 6.65 million tickets, and has earned a total of 10,145,358,600 yen (about US$64.70 mil...
Kouji Seo Continues The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Manga With Irregular Serialization
Manga ended regular serialization in November 2025
― Manga creator Kouji Seo announced on his X/Twitter account on Wednesday that he will continue his The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Megami no Café Terrace) manga with an irregular serialization.新連載は始まりますが「女神のカフェテラス」も不定期で続きます😊 pic.twitter.com/CxhqZUUthi— 瀬尾公治 (@seokouji) January 7, 2026 The manga ended its regular serialization in November 2025. S...