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Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Volumes 2-6 Light Novel Review
Reborn into a game world with no understanding of the rules, Melody Wave becomes the perfect maid and whips the game into tiptop shape while making the perfect cup of tea.
― One must begin this series with a pure heart, willing to accept anything. And should one attain that state before beginning, Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It!) will reward the reader time and time again....
Ghost Dating Simulation Season 1 K-Comic Review
Ghost Dating Simulation is, in all fairness, kind of schlocky. But it's also compulsively readable and tries to use its genre to its advantage.
― At first, this sounds like a story we've all seen a thousand times before: a disillusioned young man tries his hand at being a gaming streamer, ends up getting pulled into a game, and is immediately surrounded by a bevy of lovely ladies. I went into Ghost D...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 20-26
After Dorohedoro and Iruma-kun, it's One Piece's turn to keep Witch Hat Atelier just shy of first place. Meanwhile in the cumulative, Nippon Sangoku overtakes Akane-banashi by a hair's breadth!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep ...
Hotel Inhumans Anime Series Review
While I enjoyed my time spent at Hotel Inhumans, it undoubtedly has room for improvement going forward.
― Despite my initial disappointment in discovering that Hotel Inhumans was not, in fact, all about a gang of creepy monster-folks all living together under one roof, I was immediately intrigued with what the show is actually about, which is a series of episodic stories all dealing with various kill...
This Week in Games - Quests of Mana
Mana fans, rejoice! The beloved and beleaguered franchise has some good news for English-language fans!
― Welcome back, folks! I've been keeping up with the first .hack//GU game in my spare time, and it's... disappointing me some. I love the .hack games' conceit of your party members being other players, making some of them unavailable during certain stretches of the game. But in the GU titles, this ...
NieR: Orchestra Concert Ticket Giveaway!
A new concert tour centered around the music of NieR:Automata is coming soon, and ANN has some tickets to give away!
― NieR:Automata was met with near universal praise when it released back in 2017, lauded for its writing, iconic characters, and of course, its exceptional music. With 10 million copies sold, and the game's 10th anniversary on the horizon, creator Yoko Taro and his team have been cele...
MAO Volume 24 Manga Review
Stuck in Natsuno's eye, Daigo never really had the same chance to move on from the bad old days like the rest of the Goko Clan remnants.
― As a young man once said, life comes at you fast. Sometimes that means you don't have time to stop and really process what's coming your way. For Nanoka, that means that she has to keep moving forward, Natsuno's death notwithstanding. After all, there's still the ...
This Week in Anime - Girls in Boyland
It's becoming more common for girls to be the protagonists of shounen manga. Sylvia and Chris discuss why that's a good thing.
― It's becoming more common for girls to be the protagonists of shounen manga. Sylvia and Chris discuss why that's a good thing. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discu...
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Paradox Live The Animation Gets Film Project by Studio GRAPH77
29 characters in 9 teams to appear, including ones who were not in TV anime
― The "Paradox Live Dope Show 2026" event announced this weekend that the Paradox Live The Animation series will have an upcoming film project. According to the teaser above, Studio GRAPH77 (Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26's "Shikaku") is producing the film project. Nine teams with 29 characters will appear, including the characters w...
The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring Adult Dōjin Manga Gets TV Anime
Claimed to be the 1st adult dōjin manga to get TV anime directly without having separate commercial version
― Artist Puuzaki Puuna (also known as Puu no Puupuupuu or Zeroshiki Kōichi) announced on Friday that their adult dōjin manga The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring (Hitozukiai ga Nigate na Mibōjin no Yuki Onna-san to Noroi no Yubiwa) is inspiring a television anime adaptation. Puuzaki Puuna cla...
Scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki Dies
Kawasaki wrote scripts for Blade of the Immortal, Silent Möbius, Sakura Wars, more anime
― Screenwriter Takao Koyama posted on X/Twitter on Thursday that scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki had died on January 23. He was 60. Kawasaki was born on November 17, 1965. Kawasaki had written scripts for numerous anime, including Blade of the Immortal, Ryoko's Case File, Silent Möbius, After War Gundam X, and Sak...
Comic Publisher Dark Horse's Workers Form Union
Dark Horse Workers United seeks to negotiate pay, workplace democracy, commitment to creator-owned comics
― Employees at Dark Horse Comics and its retail store Things From Another World have formed a union on Wednesday named Dark Horse Workers United, affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union is seeking "equitable pay, workplace democracy, and a continued commitment to cr...
Korean Occult Film Exhuma Inspires Maengjong Spinoff Webtoon
Webtoon centers on high school years of film characters Ha-rim, Bong-gil
― Naver Webtoon launched a new horror-occult webtoon titled Maengjong on May 30. Maengjong is a spin-off of the hit Korean occult film Exhuma, which drew over 10 million moviegoers and sparked a resurgence of interest in the genre. The webtoon centers on the high school years of shaman Ha-rim and Bong-gil — two characters who l...
Like a Dragon/Yakuza Stage Play Reveals Main Cast, August Debut
Show runs from August 21-30 featuring top characters from last year's popularity poll
― The staff for the Like a Dragon/Yakuza game's planned stage play announced on Tuesday the play will run in Tokyo from August 21-30 under the title Butai Ryu ga Gotoku: Kamurochō Hakkenden (Like a Dragon Stage: Kamurochō Hakkenden).The cast includes:Yūya Uno as Kazuma KiryūShuji Kikuchi as Goro MajimaHaruto Sakurab...
Sakuyama Chocojiro Chocolate Biscuits Gets Short Anime Series
New episodes debut every Friday
― Shoei Delicy announced on Friday its Sakuyama Chocojiro chocolate biscuits will get an anime series in the form of shorts on YouTube. The first 10 episodes launched on the same day. Chorojiro is the monkey mascot of the chocolate cream-filled biscuit. He lives on the Chocodale mountain and becomes obsessed with the biscuits after a human child gives him one to try. C...
Sakura Wars Game Franchise Gets 3rd Stage Play Adaptation
Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi runs in Tokyo from September 18-27
― Sega's Shin Sakura Taisen game is getting a new stage play adaptation titled Shin Sakura Taisen the Stage: Seiden Tsurugi (New Sakura Wars the Stage: Tale of Truth Tsurugi), which will run at Theater Sun Mall in Tokyo from September 18 - 27. Yūri Ōta stars as Asagi Tо̄dо̄.Haruki Iwata plays Shirahime Okita.Chihaya Yoshi...
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Ingoku Danchi: Deviant's Apartment Complex #9 [rate]
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Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! Volumes 2-6 Light Novel Review
Reborn into a game world with no understanding of the rules, Melody Wave becomes the perfect maid and whips the game into tiptop shape while making the perfect cup of tea.
― One must begin this series with a pure heart, willing to accept anything. And should one attain that state before beginning, Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It!) will reward the reader time and time again....
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One Piece #1164 [rate]
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Food Diary of Miss Maid #10 [rate]
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One Piece Cheers Japan's Samurai Blue Ahead of FIFA World Cup
One Piece & the Samurai Blue live up to camaraderie, grit, & victory with their NAKAMAAAAA!
― At midnight on Monday, the One Piece franchise posted a collaboration video with the Japan national football team, popularly known as Samurai Blue. The video features several memorable scenes from the One Piece manga series with images of the Samurai Blue across the years. The video ends with an illustratio...
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Ghost Concert: missing Songs #9 [rate]
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Anime Expo Hosts World Premieres of Black Torch, Magic Knight Rayearth Anime
Also: Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE producer Shohei Sakakibara, scenario writer Kazutaka Kodaka attend July 2-5 convention
― The staff of Anime Expo 2026 revealed on Friday that the event will host the world premieres of: The television anime of Tsuyoshi Takaki's Black Torch manga. The new anime based on CLAMP's Magic Knight Rayearth manga with guest Rie Takahashi. Additionally, Master Detect...
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess' Manga's Robinson Haruhara, We Never Learn's Taishi Tsutsui Launch New Manga
Haruhara, Tsutsui to launch Animal Signal bishōjo animal comedy in Shonen Jump on June 8
― This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that writer Robinson Haruhara (Tis Time for "Torture," Princess) and artist Taishi Tsutsui (We Never Learn) will launch a new manga titled Animal Signal in the magazine's next issue on June 8. Haruhara is writing the story, and...
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Do You Like Big Girls? #9 [rate]
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Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch #8 [rate]
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Fanfare / Ponent Mon to Reprint Manga From Jiro Taniguchi, Others
Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary, late Kiriko Nananan's Blue to also get reprints in English
― The ComicsBeat news website reported on Friday that Fanfare/Ponent Mon will reprint the following manga by the late Jiro Taniguchi: The Summit of the Gods Quest for the Missing Girl The Ice Wanderer and Other Stories The company will also reprint in English Hideo Azuma's Disappearance Diary and the late K...
MediaOCD to Release Restored HD Vampire Princess Miyu Anime on BD on its Website Only on September 8
Limited release will feature completely blank cover due to approval issues
― AnimEigo and MediaOCD announced on Thursday they will release the restored HD Blu-ray Disc of the 1988-1989 four-episode OVA adaptation of Narumi Kakinouchi's Vampire Princess Miyu manga "on or before" September 8, only on MediaOCD's website. MediaOCD explained it sent the packaging for the anime to Japan for approvals, but ...
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 ‒ Episode 9
Kiriwo’s return doesn’t mean anything good for our heroes.
Paradox Live The Animation Gets Film Project by Studio GRAPH77
29 characters in 9 teams to appear, including ones who were not in TV anime
― The "Paradox Live Dope Show 2026" event announced this weekend that the Paradox Live The Animation series will have an upcoming film project. According to the teaser above, Studio GRAPH77 (Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26's "Shikaku") is producing the film project. Nine teams with 29 characters will appear, including the characters w...
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Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun #9 [rate]
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'Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!' Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Songs, June 24 Early Streaming
Yūki Ono, Shun Horie, Shūgo Nakamura join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Atekichi and Yukiko's Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! (Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (ko)!) light novel series revealed the anime's main promotional video, main visual, additional cast members, and June 24 advance streaming before its July 1 television debut in Jap...
Amu Meguro's Midori Loves My Sister Manga Gets Live-Action Film on December 4
timelesz member Masaki Hashimoto, actress Runa Nakajima star in film
― A website opened on Sunday to announce a live-action film adaptation of Amu Meguro's Midori Loves My Sister (Onē-chan no Midori-kun or literally My Sister's Midori-kun) manga, which will open in Japan on December 4. The film has the English title My Sister's Boyfriend, and stars timelesz idol group member Masaki Hashimoto (live-ac...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm Anime Unveils Additional Cast Members
Yū Shimamura, Hayato Fujii, Ayumu Murase, Ako Mayama, Shigeru Chiba join anime's cast
― The staff for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga revealed five new cast members on Sunday.Yū Shimamura as Natsuki Kurotani (right in image below), Hayato Fujii as Fuyuki Kurotani (left) Ayumu Murase as BlacklistAko Mayama and Shigeru Chiba will voice Tenaga ...
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season #9 [rate]
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Chainsmoker Cat TV Anime Reveals Main Trailer, Theme Song Artists, More Staff Members
Rock band Wasureranneyo performs "Nanmonee" opening song, Necry Talkie performs "Kemuri to Blue" ending song
― The staff for the television anime of Nyan Nyan Factory's Chainsmoker Cat (Yanineko) manga revealed the anime's main promotional video, theme songs, and additional staff members on Sunday. The promo video previews the opening theme song "Nanmonee" by rock band Wasureranneyo. Necry Talkie wil...
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Mission: Yozakura Family #8 [rate]
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Wistoria: Wand and Sword #8 [rate]
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Wasted Chef Anime Film Reveals Teaser Trailer, Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by Aero05 launches on June 4
― The official website for director Takayuki Hirao's (Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene) Wasted Chef anime film project opened on Sunday and revealed its teaser trailer, and manga adaptation, which will launch in Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine on June 4. Aero05 will draw the manga adaptation. Takayuki Hirao, animation studio CLAP, character designer Shingo Adach...
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Rooster Fighter #12 [rate]
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Death Stranding's Norman Reedus Watches Chainsaw Man on Hideo Kojima's Recommendation
Reedus also names whose super power he would like wield
― American actor Norman Reedus (Sam Porter Bridges in Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding games, Daryl Dixon in Walking Dead) has been taking in Hong Kong Comic Con this weekend, and GQ Hong Kong magazine asked him if he was personally into anime. Reedus responded, “There's Chainsaw Man, which Hideo Kojima told me about. He said it was his favorite....
Perfect Addiction 'Light Anime' Reveals Promo Video
Anime based on Kaoruko Miyama's boys-love manga will premiere in July
― The official website for the "light anime" adaptation of Kaoruko Miyama's Perfect Addiction boys-love manga revealed a promotional video on Wednesday. The anime will premiere in July.The anime stars Yōhei Azakami as Akihito Kuji (left in image at right), and Sōma Saitō as Sae Takatsuki.Akashi Uozumi is directing the anime at Imag...
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DIGIMON BEATBREAK #33 [rate]
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Star Detective Precure! #18 [rate]
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MAO #9 [rate]
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Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! #8 [rate]
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Scum of the Brave #20 [rate]
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Snowball Earth ‒ Episodes 8-9
At least I can say this time around the CG wasn’t the only thing wrong with this episode.
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Kusunoki's Garden of Gods #9 [rate]
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Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring #10 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 18-24
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 return to top 10
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 24 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV May 23 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.2 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV May 24 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 4.7 One Piece Fuji TV May 24 (Sun) 23:15 30 min. 2.7 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3...
Ghost Dating Simulation Season 1 K-Comic Review
Ghost Dating Simulation is, in all fairness, kind of schlocky. But it's also compulsively readable and tries to use its genre to its advantage.
― At first, this sounds like a story we've all seen a thousand times before: a disillusioned young man tries his hand at being a gaming streamer, ends up getting pulled into a game, and is immediately surrounded by a bevy of lovely ladies. I went into Ghost D...
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Akane-banashi #9 [rate]
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm #9 [rate]
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Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy #9 [rate]
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Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE ‒ Episode 33
At this point, the viewer has little choice but to shrug, and assume that Senku basically has access to unlimited resources now.
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Needy Girl Overdose #9 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 11-17
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3, Snowball Earth exit top 10
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 17 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.1 Detective Conan NTV May 16 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.5 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV May 17 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.1 Doraemon TV Asahi May 16 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 2.9 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi May 16 (Sat...
Dorohedoro Season 2 ‒ SEASON FINALE
Dorohedoro can rip your heart out when it wants to, and it will be sure to grab a mittful of your entrails while it's in there.
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Kill Blue #8 [rate]
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Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! ‒ Episode 10
This episode is all about enjoying the little moments, because what might look boring in our day-to-day life could hold tremendous emotional meaning to others.
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Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage #10 [rate]
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Singer adieu Performs Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime's New Ending Song
Satoko Shibata penned Moka Kamishiraishi's song, to be heard in anime's 2nd half
― The staff for Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke, the new television anime of Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō - Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) light novel series, announced the anime's next ending theme song on Saturday. Moka Kamishiraishi, th...
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Yowayowa Sensei #8 [rate]
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The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King ‒ Episode 8
So much of this episode looks…not good.
Halca Performs Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Anime's Ending Song
Anime reveals new collaboration with Street Fighter 6 game
― The staff for the television anime of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai) manga revealed on Saturday halca will perform the ending theme song "New Game."The staff also announced a new collaboration with Street Fighter 6. The staff had first announced a collaboration betw...
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Detective Conan #1202 [rate]
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'Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta' Anime Reveals October Debut, More Cast
1st promo video, main staff also revealed
― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that the television anime of Hiro Oda's Yowaki MAX Reijō nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Kake ni Notte Shimatta (Even Though She's a Timid Young Lady to the Max, She Agreed to Her Shrewd Fiancé's Bet) light novel series will debut in October. The company also revealed the show's first promotional video, main staff, and mor...
New Kaiju No. 8 Anime Short Unveils Story, Staff, Fall Debut
Kaiju No. 8: Relax spinoff's Kizuku Watanabe conceives "Narumi's Week at Work" story
― The staff for the new anime short of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga presented its main visual on Saturday and announced its story, staff, returning lead cast member, and premiere this fall. Kizuku Watanabe, the creator of the Kaiju No. 8: Relax spinoff manga, conceived the story of the "Narumi's Week at Work" ...
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Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun #9 [rate]
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Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #8 [rate]
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CloverWorks' Original Omnibus Anime Film Grotesqqque Reveals 14 Cast Members
Kana Ichinose, Maaya Uchida, Rie Kugimiya, 4 members of Nogizaka46, more star in film opening this year
― Anime studio CloverWorks revealed on Saturday the cast and characters for its original anime film Grotesqqque (previously titled Grotesque). Cloverworks revealed the cast and character names, but did not state which person was voicing which character. The cast includes (from left to right in top ...
Dragon Quest Fan Is Literally Counting Down to XII's Release
Just one more game to complete a Dragon Quest wall clock
― A Dragon Quest fan who simply goes by the name "Pu" is patiently waiting for the 12th installment of the game franchise, and unlike most of us, is doing something about it. On April 20, Pu posted a photo of a wall clock, with the hour marks replaced with the mainline Dragon Quest game boxes. 今日エアコンの清掃業者さんが来てくれたんだけど、玄関入ってから『ドラクエ好きなんですねー』リビング入っ...
New Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA Opens in Theaters in Japan on November 13
Fairy Princess Minky Momo series director Kunihiko Yuyama draws illustration for character's birthday
― The official website for Mahō no Princess Minky Momo Akogare no Yume e Magokoro no Duo (Fairy Princess Minky Momo A Duo of Sincerity Toward a Dream of Longing), the new original video anime (OVA) of the Fairy Princess Minky Momo magical girl anime franchise, revealed on Saturday the film will open ...
San Francisco Giants Host Pokémon Worlds Night on August 27
Pokémon opens World Championship weekend by going out to the ballpark
― The Pokémon franchise and San Francisco Giants baseball team announced on Thursday that Pokémon is taking over Oracle Park for Pokémon Worlds Night on August 27, on the eve of this year's Pokémon World Championships in the City by the Bay. Fans who purchased the Special Event Tickets will receive Pokémon Worlds-themed Giants jers...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 20-26
After Dorohedoro and Iruma-kun, it's One Piece's turn to keep Witch Hat Atelier just shy of first place. Meanwhile in the cumulative, Nippon Sangoku overtakes Akane-banashi by a hair's breadth!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep ...
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Rilakkuma #9 [rate]
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 24-30
From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! anime; Every Adventure Needs a Weapon!, Love from the Tip of the Tongue, The Scum Laugh manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date From Bureaucrat to Villainess: Dad's Been Reincarnated! BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 May 26 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Adventure ...
Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo Plans to Reopen in September After March Stabbing Incident
Store worker was stabbed inside store on March 26
― The official website for the Pokémon Center retail chain announced on Friday that the Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo will reopen around September. The Pokémon Center Mega Tokyo store and the nearby Pikachu Sweets café inside Ikebukuro's Sunshine City shopping complex remain temporarily closed, after a worker was stabbed inside the store on the evening of...
Deadline: Hotaru's Way Gets U.S. Live-Action Series from Unapologetic Projects
Satoru Hiura debuted manga in 2004
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Unapologetic Projects is working on a U.S. live-action series adaptation of Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way (Hotaru no Hikari - It's Only Little Light in My Life) manga. Deadline wrote a summary: Hotaru is a polished executive assistant who spends her days in red bottoms and blazers and her nights in dirty sw...
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk #8 [rate]
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Inazuma Eleven Cross Game Launches for iOS, Android on June 9
Level 5 and Aiming announced at the Inazuma Eleven: Grand Strategy Showcase on Friday that the Inazuma Eleven: Cross game will launch for iOS and Android on June 9. The Japan National Team 2026 Project will feature new commemorative artwork and add Mark Evans (Mamoru Endo in Japanese) and Jude Sharp (Yuto Kido in Japanese) wearing Japan's national team uniform to the game. Level 5 also revealed th...
Hotel Inhumans Anime Series Review
While I enjoyed my time spent at Hotel Inhumans, it undoubtedly has room for improvement going forward.
― Despite my initial disappointment in discovering that Hotel Inhumans was not, in fact, all about a gang of creepy monster-folks all living together under one roof, I was immediately intrigued with what the show is actually about, which is a series of episodic stories all dealing with various kill...
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Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken #9 [rate]
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Drops of God #8 [rate]
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One Piece TV Anime's Elbaph Arc Reveals Trailer, Cast for Knights of God
Series casts Sumire Uesaka, Hiroki Yasumoto, Shinnosuke Tachibana
― The official X/Twitter account for the One Piece anime revealed on Friday a video and the cast members for the Knights of God: The newly announced cast members are: Sumire Uesaka as Gunko Hiroki Yasumoto as Sommers Shinnosuke Tachibana as Killingham Kenjiro Tsuda was previously confirmed to play Shamrock. The Elbaph arc debuted in Ja...
Dokodemo Young Champion Digital Manga Magazine Ends Publication
Magazine became too large for digital storefronts, all manga move to YanChan Web service
― The editorial staff of Akita Shoten's Dokodemo Young Champion digital manga magazine announced in the magazine's June issue (seen right) on Tuesday that the magazine will cease publication, and the June issue is the magazine's final issue. The editorial staff noted the magazine started out as a 300-page digital...
Manga UP! Global Adds Karino Takatsu's Owl Night Manga
Takatsu debuted manga in May 2021
― Manga UP! Global launched in English on Friday Karino Takatsu's Owl Night manga. The company describes the story:
When 20-year-old college student Eichi Usaki makes up his mind to visit the nightlife district, he gets a mysterious solicitation! Confused, he's taken to a strange Club called the Owl Night, where both men and women work...? Takatsu debuted the manga i...
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Snowball Earth #9 [rate]
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Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #9 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Quests of Mana
Mana fans, rejoice! The beloved and beleaguered franchise has some good news for English-language fans!
― Welcome back, folks! I've been keeping up with the first .hack//GU game in my spare time, and it's... disappointing me some. I love the .hack games' conceit of your party members being other players, making some of them unavailable during certain stretches of the game. But in the GU titles, this ...
Exclusive: Abrams ComicArts' Kana Shares Preview Pages for Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat Manga
Kana releases 1st volume in English on June 2
― Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint shared on Friday preview pages for its release of Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat manga. IMG billy-bat-19.jpg
Image courtesy of Kana © Naoki Urasawa / N Wood Studio, Takashi Nagasaki, 2009
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #8 [rate]
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K Manga Adds Ema Toyama's A Thousand Years Behind the Veil Manga
Aika, Meshiko Iida's The Tale of How My Cheap, Stingy Sister-in-Law Lost It All also added
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Thursday that it has added Ema Toyama's A Thousand Years Behind the Veil (Sen-nen no Hanayome) manga and Aika and Meshiko Iida's The Tale of How My Cheap, Stingy Sister-in-Law Lost It All (Sekokechi Gimai ga Subete o Ushinatta Hanashi) manga in English. Florin E is tra...
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess #9 [rate]
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Code Geass Franchise Gets New Smartphone Game This Year
Code Geass Knightmare Survivor "survivor action" game will be free to play
― Game developer JORO announced on Friday it is developing the Code Geass Knightmare Survivor game for iOS and Android, slated for release this year. Pre-registration is available now. 【#コードギアス 新作ゲーム始動‼】スマホ向け新作サバイバーアクション『コードギアス ナイトメア・サバイバー』2026年、配信決定！本日より事前登録の受付を開始いたしました。――終わらない戦場を 駆け抜け、抗え。▼公式HPはこちらhttps://t.co/kgoRYJ0Wqi#ギアサバ...
Magical Explorer Anime Casts Saori Ōnishi
New teaser visual also revealed for anime debuting this fall
― The official website for the television anime of Iris and Noboru Kannatsuki's Magical Explorer light novel series revealed a new cast member and a new visual on Friday. Saori Ōnishi will play Yukine Mizumori. The character is pictured at right in the below new teaser visual. The anime will debut this fall, and will star Nobunaga Shimazaki...
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects Anime Reveals Theme Songs, July 10 Debut in Video
5 more cast members also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Fuurou's The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects (Ryōmin 0-nin Start no Henkyō Ryōshu-sama) light novel series revealed a second promotional video on Friday, along with the show's July 10 debut, more cast, and the opening and ending theme song artists. Japanese-Korean pop-rock band Crown Head performs the opening...
Victoria of Many Faces Anime Reveals 8 More Cast Members
Daisuke Ono, Makoto Furukawa, Megumi Han, more join cast for anime debuting in July
― The staff for the television anime of writer Syuu and illustrator Nanna Fujimi's Victoria of Many Faces (Tefuda ga Ōme no Victoria) light novel series revealed eight more cast members on Friday. The new cast members include: Kenji Nojima as Lancome Daisuke Ono as Edward Asher Saeko Akiho as Yolana Haynes Hiroshi Yan...
Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, July 4 Debut
THE JET BOY BANGERZ, WOLF HOWL HARMONY perform theme songs
― The staff for the television anime of Hiroshi Shiibashi's Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen (Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto) manga revealed on Friday the theme song artists, additional cast members, and July 4 debut. THE JET BOY BANGERZ will perform the opening theme song "Budding," and WOLF HOWL HARMONY will perform the ending theme song "Koko ni ...
The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring Adult Dōjin Manga Gets TV Anime
Claimed to be the 1st adult dōjin manga to get TV anime directly without having separate commercial version
― Artist Puuzaki Puuna (also known as Puu no Puupuupuu or Zeroshiki Kōichi) announced on Friday that their adult dōjin manga The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring (Hitozukiai ga Nigate na Mibōjin no Yuki Onna-san to Noroi no Yubiwa) is inspiring a television anime adaptation. Puuzaki Puuna cla...
Frieren Transforms into Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring
Crossover art celebrates Osaka exhibition of 17th Century Dutch masterpieces
― The Frieren: Beyond Journey's End franchise and the "Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring: Dutch Masterpieces of the 17th Century" exhibition revealed a collaboration illustration on Wednesday. The illustration features the manga and anime's title character Frieren as Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer's masterpiece Girl with a...
Jiro Taniguchi's A Distant Neighborhood Manga Gets New Live-Action Film on October 9
Ryōhei Ōtani, Tōri Oikawa both play protagonist Hiroshi in time-travel human drama
― BARCOS announced on Friday that it is producing a new live-action film adaptation of the late Jiro Taniguchi's A Distant Neighborhood (Harukana Machi e) manga that will open in Japan on October 9. Ryōhei Ōtani (live-action Golden Kamuy, The Full-Time Wife Escapist) plays protagonist Hiroshi as an adult in his 40s, ...
Macross F Designer Risa Ebata Draws Skating Gold Medalist Alysa Liu
Alysa Liu is ready to be crowned the next Miss Macross
― Crunchyroll released an illustration of Olympic gold medal figure skater Alysa Liu by Macross Frontier character designer Risa Ebata on Thursday. Crunchyroll captioned the art piece, “[Alysa Liu] is a main character no matter where she goes. To celebrate Alysa's passion for anime, MACROSS character designer and illustrator Risa Ebata created th...
'Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer' Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Super Eight's You Yokoyama, Nagisa Sekimizu star in July 1 suspense story about unlikely duo
― Fuji TV announced on Friday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Kon Iguchi and Yūji Nakamura's Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer (Konya mo Serial Killer to Machiawase) manga. The television series will premiere in the "Suidora Eleven" programming block on Kansai TV and other Fu...
Scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki Dies
Kawasaki wrote scripts for Blade of the Immortal, Silent Möbius, Sakura Wars, more anime
― Screenwriter Takao Koyama posted on X/Twitter on Thursday that scriptwriter Hiroyuki Kawasaki had died on January 23. He was 60. Kawasaki was born on November 17, 1965. Kawasaki had written scripts for numerous anime, including Blade of the Immortal, Ryoko's Case File, Silent Möbius, After War Gundam X, and Sak...
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Killed Again, Mr. Detective? #9 [rate]
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GKIDS Screens Adolescence of Utena Anime Film in U.S. Theaters on June 21-22
Film for Revolutionary Girl Utena series debuted in 1999
― GKIDS announced on Thursday that it has acquired the North American theatrical rights for Adolescence of Utena, the 1999 anime film for the Revolutionary Girl Utena series, and it will screen the movie in Japanese with English subtitles in U.S. theaters on June 21-22. Tickets are on sale. The company streamed a trailer: GKIDS describes the st...
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ #9 [rate]
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Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA #8 [rate]
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NieR: Orchestra Concert Ticket Giveaway!
A new concert tour centered around the music of NieR:Automata is coming soon, and ANN has some tickets to give away!
― NieR:Automata was met with near universal praise when it released back in 2017, lauded for its writing, iconic characters, and of course, its exceptional music. With 10 million copies sold, and the game's 10th anniversary on the horizon, creator Yoko Taro and his team have been cele...
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Petals of Reincarnation #9 [rate]
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MAO Volume 24 Manga Review
Stuck in Natsuno's eye, Daigo never really had the same chance to move on from the bad old days like the rest of the Goko Clan remnants.
― As a young man once said, life comes at you fast. Sometimes that means you don't have time to stop and really process what's coming your way. For Nanoka, that means that she has to keep moving forward, Natsuno's death notwithstanding. After all, there's still the ...
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Kirio Fan Club #9 [rate]
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Ramparts of Ice #9 [rate]
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Takeshobo to Release Melt in Your Color, My Father's Lover, More Manga Digitally in English
Takeshobo also releases Tamaji Ura's Don't Stop Even If I Say So
― Publisher Takeshobo announced on Thursday that it will launch the following manga in English: Title: Melt in Your Color
Creator: hitomi
Release Date: May 29
Summary: Hojo, a motorcycle courier, picks up a delivery order and goes to an apartment, where he
meets Aranami, a popular novelist. Hojo happens to witness Aranami's male partner...
Tomb Raider King Korean-Animated Series Reveals New Character Videos, July 8 Debut
Series gets "world premiere" screening in Tokyo with simultaneous stream of cast stage greeting
― Kadokawa revealed the July 8 debut for the Korean-animated adaptation of artist 3B2S, storywriter Yuns (REDICE STUDIO), original storywriter SAN.G, and character designer P-crush's Tomb Raider King webtoon on Thursday. Kadokawa has also recently released two new character promotional videos for the serie...
Detective Conan, Star Detective Precure! Anime Preview Crossover Episodes in Trailer
Star Detective Precure! episode with Conan airs on May 31, Detective Conan episode with Cure Answer airs on June 6
― The official YouTube channel for the Detective Conan anime began streaming on Thursday a promotional video for the upcoming collaboration crossover episodes with the Star Detective Precure! anime: The 18th episode of Star Detective Precure!, titled "Meitantei no Assemble" (Great Detect...
This Week in Anime - Girls in Boyland
It's becoming more common for girls to be the protagonists of shounen manga. Sylvia and Chris discuss why that's a good thing.
― It's becoming more common for girls to be the protagonists of shounen manga. Sylvia and Chris discuss why that's a good thing. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discu...
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Dr. Stone: Science Future #33 [rate]
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Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? #8 [rate]
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Kindergarten Wars Anime Casts Tetsu Inada
Inada to voice Gordon in series debuting next year
― The staff for the television anime of Yū Chiba's Kindergarten WARS (Yōchien Wars) manga revealed on Thursday a new cast member. Tetsu Inada will voice the character Gordon, Black Kindergarten's vice-principal and school nurse.The anime will debut in spring 2027.The anime stars:Atsumi Tanezaki as RitaKentarō Kumagai as DougHitomi Ohwada as HanaSatos...
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Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King #8 [rate]
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Gachiakuta Stage Play Cancels Performances After Rudo Actor Gets Injured
Actor Hikaru Imamaki injured his leg during Tuesday's performance; Ryota Kamiya replaces Imamaki for rest of play's run
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Kei Urana's Gachiakuta manga announced on Wednesday that it canceled the Wednesday and Thursday performances, after lead actor Hikaru Imamaki, who portrays Rudo, injured his leg during the play's Tuesday evening performance. Im...
Always a Catch! ‒ Episode 9
Mimi’s role is to circumvent the impending angst storm by just being there for someone who needs her.
Yū Shimizu's Howling Blaze Fantasy Light Novels Get Manga
koko draws manga launching on June 26
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yū Shimizu's Howling Blaze: Sōen no Kenshi to Fushi no Majo (Howling Blaze: The Funeral Flame Blade & The Immortal Witch) light novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation by koko that will launch in the magazine's next issue on June 26.The fantasy manga's story is set in a world bein...
Yu Hibari's 'Kokō na Kanojo to, Kanojo no Heya de Shiteru Koto' Light Novel Gets Manga
Mugiko launches manga on June 27
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yu Hibari's Kokō na Kanojo to, Kanojo no Heya de Shiteru Koto light novel is inspiring a manga adaptation by Mugiko that will launch in the magazine's next issue on June 27.The novel centers on two opposites: the beautiful ice queen Kotori Nabata, and the introverted Takumi Hashio. Though c...
Kei Takano's Dōtei Dakedo Akuyaku Kizoku ni Tensei Shita no de Harem o Tsukuru Isekai Story Gets Manga
pastime774 launches manga on June 26
― The July issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Rex magazine revealed on Wednesday that pastime774 will launch a manga adaptation of Kei Takano's Dōtei Dakedo Akuyaku Kizoku ni Tensei Shita no de Harem o Tsukuru... Hazu Datta no ni Nazeka Sekai o Sukuu Seijin ni Nattemashita (Namida) (I'm a Virgin that Reincarnated as an Evil Aristocrat, So I'm Making a Harem... Or At Leas...
Comic Publisher Dark Horse's Workers Form Union
Dark Horse Workers United seeks to negotiate pay, workplace democracy, commitment to creator-owned comics
― Employees at Dark Horse Comics and its retail store Things From Another World have formed a union on Wednesday named Dark Horse Workers United, affiliated with the Communications Workers of America (CWA). The union is seeking "equitable pay, workplace democracy, and a continued commitment to cr...
Astra Awards Nominate Witch Hat Atelier, Dandelion, Sakamoto Days, JoJo Part 7, MAO, Rooster Fighter for Best Anime
Anjali Kunapaneni, Patrick Seitz, Joshua Waters also nominated for voice over categories
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced their nominees for the 2026 Astra TV Awards on Wednesday. The nominees for Best Anime Series include:DandelionMAORooster FighterSakamoto DaysSTEEL BALL RUN JoJo's Bizarre AdventureWitch Hat Atelier Anjali ...
Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Hiroki Yasumoto as Cyborg 005
Yasumoto voices Geronimo Junior in upcoming summer series
― The staff of Ishimori Production's Cyborg 009: Nemesis, a new anime based on Shōtarō Ishinomori's Cyborg 009 manga, revealed on Thursday that Hiroki Yasumoto is joining the anime's cast as Cyborg 005/Geronimo Junior.The story follows a global organization known as Black Ghost, which seeks to lock the world into eternal war. Black Ghost captu...
Sou Hamayumiba's Dropout Idol Fruit Tart Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Series launched in 2015, inspired anime adaptation in 2020
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine announced on Thursday that Sou Hamayumiba's Dropout Idol Fruit Tart (Ochikobore Fruit Tart) manga will end in three chapters. Houbunsha will publish the manga's final chapter in Manga Time Kirara Carat's September issue, which it will release in July. To com...
Immersive Pokémon Trainer Experience to Launch in Europe in Spring 2027
Mitsui Fudosan collaborates with Canadian studio Moment Factory to develop immersive experience
― Real estate firm Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with Canadian multimedia studio Moment Factory and The Pokémon Company International to develop location-based entertainment and immersive entertainment based on the Pokémon franchise. The immersive experience, which...
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Drops to #2 in Japan in 5th Weekend
Detective Conan: Highway no Datenshi drops to #4
― The Super Mario Galaxy Movie — Nintendo, Illumination, and Universal Pictures' sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie — dropped back from #1 to #2 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 203,000 tickets and earned 276,962,830 yen (about US$1.73 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4.94 million tickets and earned a cumulative total...
Holostars Announces Departure of Several VTubers
Hanasaki Miyabi, Kishido Temma, Arurandeisu, Minase Rio host their final streams in June 8-25
― Popular VTuber talent agency Cover Corp. announced on Tuesday that several of its members will end their streaming activities under the Holostars brand. Hanasaki Miyabi, Kishido Temma, Rikka, Arurandeisu, Minase Rio, and Kageyama Shien will host their final streams on June 8, June 8, June 9, June 10, June...