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A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Anime Series Review
In an anime landscape where video game isekai are standard issue, A Wild Last Boss Appeared! is easily one of the more ambitious—and certainly better animated—such titles.
― We never technically learn the name of the protagonist of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! (henceforth WLB). In fact, we only catch brief glimpses of what he actually looks like. Still, we do learn that he's one of the all-time best pl...
Answerman - How many light novels that got official publication originated on Narou?
What does the Narou-to-anime pipeline actually look like? Jerome has answers.
― A reader asks asks: “How many light novels that receive an 'official' publication originate on the Shōtetsuka ni Narō (“Narou”( web-publishing platform)?” First off, what the hell is Narou? It's short for Shōsetusuka ni Narō, the massive Japanese website where amateur authors publish free web novels. The English translat...
Drops of God Season 2 Live-Action Series Review
Sometimes the only way to save something you love is to destroy it utterly. Sometimes, destroying what you love doesn't save anything at all.
― Drops of God, Season 2, has some of the absolute finest acting I have ever seen. Which is both wonderful and devastating, as this sequel to the live-action television series on Apple TV is a difficult and very tightly wound sequel to the live-action televisio...
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...
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Bushiroad Reveals Zero Rise Basketball Project With TV Anime, Stage Play
Stage play runs on May 2-17 in Tokyo
― The "Cardfight!! Vanguard 15th Anniversary: Bushiroad New Year Announcements 2026" event announced on Monday that Bushiroad's ZERO RISE cross-media project will have a television anime, as well as a stage play on May 2-17 at the Hikōsen Theater in Tokyo. The project also presented its animation and character promotional videos, and announced its cast members who...
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...
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)...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Final Fantasy, Dragon Ball, Square-Enix, Magical Princess Minky Momo, Sakamoto Days, Noriko Hidaka, & more!
― As part of the Coming of Age ceremonies throughout Japan, young adults dress in formal hakama (ceremonial trousers), western-style suits, and kimono. To express their individuality, some young adult men dress as stereotypical delinquents with regent hairstyles and ride motorcycles. ...
Bushiroad Announces Weiß Schwarz Online Game
Game launches for Switch, PC via Steam in fall 2026
― The official YouTube channel for Bushiroad's Weiß Schwarz card game announced in a new video on Monday that a Weiß Schwarz Online game will launch for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam this fall. The game is a competitive online version of the trading card game and will include a ranking system. There will be a Weiß version of the game and a Schwar...
Happy Coming of Age Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Naruto, Dragon Quest, Inuyasha, Gnosia, Sega, Kodansha, Televi-kun, & more!
― Every year on the second Monday of January, Japan celebrates its newest adults with Coming of Age Day. Traditionally, the day honored those who turned 20 in the previous calendar year or school year. However, a new law went into effect in 2022 that lowered the age of maturity to 18. Regardless, some people still w...
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'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess #13 [rate]
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MAPPA Animates New Video for Cardfight!! Vanguard Franchise's 15th Anniversary
Video features theme song XY performed by Roselia
― Bushiroad unveiled a new anime video on Monday to celebrate the Cardfight!! Vanguard franchise's 15th anniversary. The video features the theme song XV performed by Roselia.Mappa animated the video with other studios, Hiroko Komatsu (animation director on Attack on Titan The Final Season, Banana Fish) handled the storyboards and technical direction....
Firefly Wedding Manga Ends, Gets Spinoff Stories
2-part "Koi to Doku" spinoff story starts on February 2, 5-chapter "Hotaru no Yomeiri Gaiden -Hitokiri to Yōdō-" story starts on April 6
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE platform published the final chapter of Oreco Tachibana's Firefly Wedding (Hotaru no Yomeiri) manga for early access on Monday. The final chapter will get an official release on February 2. Manga ONE also announced that the manga will get sp...
S and X: Confession of Therapist Manga Gets Live-Action Netflix Show in 2026
Kento Nakajima stars in Kisei Tada's story about sex therapist
― Netflix announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Kisei Tada's S to X ~Therapist Shimotori Ichito no Kokuhaku (S and X: Confession of Therapist) manga that will debut worldwide on the service later this year. Kento Nakajima (live-action Bad Boys J, Silver Spoon, Nisekoi) stars in the show as protagonis...
Inori Pens Sequel to I'm In Love With The Villainess Yuri Novels
"Furimukinasai, Watakushi ni!" debuts on January 26, focuses on Aleah
― Writer Inori revealed last week that her I'm in Love with the Villainess (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijō) story will have a sequel titled Furimukinasai, Watakushi ni! (Turn Your Gaze Toward Me!) that is set for release digitally with its first novel volume on January 26. Hanagata returns as the illustrator for the novel. The no...
'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Stage Play Replaces SKE48's Miyu Nakasaka
Idol's activities suspended due to inappropriate communications with manager
― The staff for the stage play of Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga announced on Thursday that Miyu Nakasaka will step down from the role of Yumeri Mizumori due to a suspension of her activities. SKE38 member Aina Suzuki will replace her in the...
All You Need Is Kill Anime Film Streams 'Invasion' Clip
Film opens in N. America on Friday
― GKIDS began streaming a clip titled "Invasion" 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 Monday. The clip shows the invasion of the monstrous creatures: The film will open in theaters in North America on Friday. GKIDS acquired the anime in multiple territories, inclu...
Yui Hanaka's Web Novel Gets Manga Adaptation
Jyanai Hō no Seijo to Yūsha ~Are, Watashitachi de Hontō ni Jyanai hō?~ manga adaptation launches on February 5
― This year's sixth issue of Akita Publishing's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine announced on Thursday that Yui Hanaka's Jyanai Hō no Seijo to Yūsha ~Are, Watashitachi de Hontō ni "Jyanai hō?"~ (The Not-Holy Saint and Not-Hero: Huh, Are We Really The "Not's"?) web novel will get a manga adapt...
Kabuo Launches Manga Adaptation of Renkinō's Web Novel
Inaka de Hajimeru Kyūkatsu Slow Life debuted last Thursday
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Akita Publishing's Champion Buzz digital outlet announced that Kabuo's new manga adaptation of Renkinō's Chotto Shigoto Yamete Jikka ni Kaeru ~Inaka de Hajimeru Kyūkatsu Slow Life (I'm Taking a Break from Work and Returning Home: Beginning My Slow Life Leisure Activities in the Countryside) web ...
The Essence of Being a Muse's Aya Fumino Launches New Manga on February 12
Fumino to launch Imawa no Kiwa no Femme Fatale manga about twisted love story
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine announced on Friday that Aya Fumino will launch a new manga titled Imawa no Kiwa no Femme Fatale (A Femme Fatale on the Brink of Death) in the magazine's next issue on February 12. The new manga is a twisted love story of a couple who met 10 years ago and insta...
What Winter 2026 Anime Should ANN Review?
It's time to vote for our Daily Streaming review coverage! What anime should we focus on this season?
Manga Research Company Comici Launches English Manga Platform
comici Manga offers titles from Bushiroad Works, Nihon Sha, Ohzora, Publishing, Fusosha
― Manga data science researcher Comici announced the launch of its global manga platform comici Manga on Thursday. The platform is an extension of its pre-existing Japanese ComiMaga platform, which offers titles from various publishers and titles from its Comic+ web magazine. comici Manga is available through web ...
Oscars Posts Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film's Behind-the-Scenes Video
Video highlights hand-drawn key animation, ufotable's production process
― The official YouTube channel for the Academy Awards began streaming an English-subtitled behind-the-scenes video for the first Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle anime film on Sunday. The video shows many of the key frame drawings for the film, and highlights the production pipeline for the film and ufotable projec...
BanG Dream! Franchise Gets New BanG Dream! Our Notes Mobile Game
Game introduces millsage, Ikka Dumb Rock! bands in 2026
― The official X/Twitter account for the BanG Dream! franchise announced on Monday a new mobile game for the franchise titled BanG Dream! Our Notes, scheduled for release in 2026. The game will introduce two new bands millsage and Ikka Dumb Rock!, in addition to the MyGO!!!!!, Ave Mujica, and Mugendai Mewtype bands. The band members of millsage ...
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Anime Series Review
In an anime landscape where video game isekai are standard issue, A Wild Last Boss Appeared! is easily one of the more ambitious—and certainly better animated—such titles.
― We never technically learn the name of the protagonist of A Wild Last Boss Appeared! (henceforth WLB). In fact, we only catch brief glimpses of what he actually looks like. Still, we do learn that he's one of the all-time best pl...
My Hero Academia: All's Justice Game Streams Opening Cinematic Trailer
Game launches for PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC on February 6
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming the opening cinematic trailer for My Hero Academia: All's Justice game on Monday. The fighting game centers around the manga's final battle, and for the first time on consoles, features all the students from Class 1-A with their final powers and techniques. The game includes Team Up Missions ...
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Game's Video Reveals January 15 Launch for Dragon Ball Daima Part 2 DLC
Game sells 10 million copies
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Monday a video to commemorate 10 million copies sold for the Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game, and it reveals that the "DAIMA - Adventure Through The Demon Realm Part 2" DLC featuring content based on the new Dragon Ball Daima anime series, will launch on Thursday. The video teases Super Saiyan 4 Goku and Third Eye Gomah: The new...
Answerman - How many light novels that got official publication originated on Narou?
What does the Narou-to-anime pipeline actually look like? Jerome has answers.
― A reader asks asks: “How many light novels that receive an 'official' publication originate on the Shōtetsuka ni Narō (“Narou”( web-publishing platform)?” First off, what the hell is Narou? It's short for Shōsetusuka ni Narō, the massive Japanese website where amateur authors publish free web novels. The English translat...
Live-Action One Piece Season 2 Unveils Teaser Trailer
One Piece: Into the Grand Line premieres on March 10
― Netflix began streaming on Monday a new teaser trailer for One Piece: Into the Grand Line, the second live-action season, based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The video previews the new cast and locations: The second season will premiere on Netflix on March 10, 2026. The second season began production in July 2024, and has wrapped up producti...
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You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! #2 [rate]
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Manga UP! Global Adds Love's Just an Act, I'll Become an Elegant Villainess!, 1 More Title
Also added: Ruby on the Cake: Feast of the Man-Eating Witches
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global service recently added three new manga, including: Chiyoko Origami's Love's Just an Act (Shibai to Yobu ni wa Koi Sugiru) manga on January 2Chizu Kamiko's manga adaptation of Shusui Hazuki's I'll Become an Elegant Villainess! (Kareinaru Akujo ni Naritai wa! Aisare Tensei Shōjo wa, Tanoshii Nidome no Jinsei ...
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Golden Kamuy #51 [rate]
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Exclusive: Titan Manga Details The Five Star Stories Manga's English Release
New English edition of Mamoru Nagano's science fantasy manga series ships on July 7
― Titan Manga announced on Monday that it and Newtype magazine will ship the English release of Mamoru Nagano's The Five Star Stories manga on July 7. The first volume is available for pre-order on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Books-A-Million in North America, and Forbidden Planet in the United Kingdom and Europe.Titan...
2025 ANN Readers' Choice Awards
The voting period is over, and it's time to announce the winners of this year's Readers' Choice Awards!
― The voting period is over, and it's time to announce the winners of this year's Readers' Choice Awards! First and foremost, we would like to thank the community for participating in this event.To start…Leading Woman of the Year: Maomao of The Apothecary DiariesOur favorite apothecary does it agai...
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes #15 [rate]
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Wash It All Away #2 [rate]
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Bushiroad Reveals Zero Rise Basketball Project With TV Anime, Stage Play
Stage play runs on May 2-17 in Tokyo
― The "Cardfight!! Vanguard 15th Anniversary: Bushiroad New Year Announcements 2026" event announced on Monday that Bushiroad's ZERO RISE cross-media project will have a television anime, as well as a stage play on May 2-17 at the Hikōsen Theater in Tokyo. The project also presented its animation and character promotional videos, and announced its cast members who...
To Your Eternity Season 3 ‒ Episode 13
In the end, the only one that will be able to truly save Mizuha is Mizuha herself.
BanG Dream! Ave Mujica Film Project Reveals prima aurora Title, Fall Opening
Film's teaser visual also revealed
― The official website for the BanG Dream! Ave Mujica anime film project opened on Monday and revealed its title BanG Dream! Ave Mujica prima aurora, teaser visual, and fall premiere.The BanG Dream! Ave Mujica television anime premiered in Japan in January 2025. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired. Bushiroad also previously announced the sequel television se...
Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight's Project Gets New Anime Sequel by Kinema Citrus
Starlight Project also marks 9th anniversary with exhibition early this summer
― The "Cardfight!! Vanguard 15th Anniversary: Bushiroad New Year Announcements 2026" event announced on Monday that a completely new animated sequel in the Starlight Project franchise is in production at Kinema Citrus. The franchise teased the production under the name "Someday, ___ will reach someone." The event also anno...
BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita Anime's 1st Video Unveils Full Staff, Summer Debut
BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage director Tomomi Umetsu helms new series at NICHICALINE
― The official website for BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita, a television anime inspired by BanG Dream! project's Mugendai Mewtype (also known as YumeMita) virtual girl band, unveiled on Monday the anime's first promotional video, key visual, full staff, and summer premiere on Tokyo MX and other channels. Tomomi Umetsu (BanG ...
Drops of God Season 2 Live-Action Series Review
Sometimes the only way to save something you love is to destroy it utterly. Sometimes, destroying what you love doesn't save anything at all.
― Drops of God, Season 2, has some of the absolute finest acting I have ever seen. Which is both wonderful and devastating, as this sequel to the live-action television series on Apple TV is a difficult and very tightly wound sequel to the live-action televisio...
Final Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime Film Opens Next Winter
New visual, story's return to Tokyo also revealed
― The official website for Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Kanketsu-hen finale trilogy announced on Monday that Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkōkai Kanketsu-hen Saishūshō, the third and final film in the trilogy, will open next winter. The site also revealed the below visual for the film.While the first and second film sa...
KPop Demon Hunters Wins Golden Globes for Best Animated Film, Song
Film's "Golden" wins in Best Original Song - Motion Picture category
― Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' animated film KPop Demon Hunters won the Best Motion Picture - Animated category at the 83rd Golden Globes Awards on Sunday. The film's "Golden" song also won the Best Original Song - Motion Picture category.Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon...
Live-Action Sakamoto Days Film Casts Mayū Yokota, Junki Tozuka
Yokota plays Lu Shaotang, Tozuka plays Heisuke Mashimo in April 29 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga announced two more cast members for the film on Monday. The film has cast Mayū Yokota (Oshi no Satsujin, Conveni Heroes) as Lu Shaotang (first image below), and Junki Tozuka (Kamen Rider Wizard, The Last Blossom, live-action Oshi no Ko, live-act...
2026 Doraemon Film Casts Airi Taira
20th Century Boys actress to voice soldier in February 27 film
― The staff for the 2026 Doraemon film, Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō (Doraemon the Movie: New Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil), announced on Monday that actress Airi Taira (20th Century Boys, Ju-on: The Final Curse) is not only the promotional ambassador for the film, but is also voicing a soldier in the story....
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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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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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Case Closed #1188 [rate]
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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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Fire Force #13 [rate]
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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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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...