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I Want You To Make a Disgusted Face and Show Me Your Underwear Season 1-3 Anime Series Review
There’s just enough novelty in Show Me Your Panties While You Give Me That Disgusted Look! to make it feel interesting, and I wouldn’t be shocked if it got a fourth, fifth, or even sixth season.
― Show Me Your Panties While You Give Me That Disgusted Look! or I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face Returns, beginning in the third season, is one of those works that's more interested i...
This Week in Games - An Interview with Shoon T, Director of Rain98
This week, we dive into the new version of RPG Maker, celebrate some of our favorite LGBTQ characters in Japanese games, and have an interview with Rain98's Soon T.
― Welcome back, folks! I cannot claim any genuine, deeply-set interest in sports outside of semi-ironic memes (go Birds), but I've had the World Cup in my periphery. While soccer/football has led to many an altercation in the past (rememb...
Anime Expo 2026 KADOKAWA Booth Exhibit, Merchandise, Panel, and Autograph Session, Details Revealed!
June 19, 2026 (Friday) – Tokyo, Japan: KADOKAWA CORPORATION has officially announced its lineup of booth exhibits, exclusive merchandise, panels, and autograph sessions for Anime Expo 2026. The convention, North America's largest celebration of anime and Japanese culture, will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2nd to July 5th, 2026.Fans can stay up to date by visiting the o...
This Week in Anime - Basketball Anime is a Slam Dunk
Lucas and Coop honor the Knicks' historic win by looking at some of the best basketball that anime has to offer.
― Lucas and Coop honor the Knicks' historic win by looking at some of the best basketball that anime and manga has to offer. Crunchyroll streams Slam Dunk, Kuroko's Basketball, and Left-Hand Layup. Netflix streams Slam Dunk, The First Slam Dunk, and Kuroko's Basketball. Deep 3 manga Avail...
Devil May Cry Season 2 Anime Review
This season is far more concerned with exploring its trio of main characters than it is political commentary.
― Beyond the action and adventure of the first season, Devil May Cry was largely an allegory for the war on terror. Refugees were persecuted for no other reason than their place of birth, and in the end, terrorist attacks were used as justification for a foreign invasion. While this aspect of...
Uncanny Counter Season 1 Live-Action Series Review
For evil spirits and the fighters who counter them, death isn’t the end of the story; it’s just the start of a new chapter.
― As a child, So Mun (Jo Byeong-kyu) lost his parents in a horrible car accident. With a disabled left leg as a reminder, So is now living with his grandparents and is a target of bullying and abuse at school. With his friends, Woong-min (Kim Eun-soo) and Ju-yeon (Lee Ji-won), S...
Silent Hill: Townfall Returns to Frightening First-Person Horror
Silent Hill: Townfall left me with more questions than answers, but in a good way. I'm really intrigued by the game's Scottish setting and cultural background.
― The Silent Hill franchise is going through something of a renaissance right now. With Bloober Team knocking it out of the park with an excellent remake of Silent Hill 2 and NeoBards taking the series back to its Japanese roots with Silent Hi...
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Volumes 1-7 Manga Review
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked is a frothy confection of a series, and consuming it a little at a time will help to allow its sweetness to come through.
― It's a story that's been around for millennia: a girl is thrust into a terrible situation after her mother's death, when her father remarries and her new stepmother and stepsisters resent her for the crime of merely existing. Sometimes...
This Week in Anime - Touhou Fever Forever
This week in anime, Chris and Sylvia discuss the long lasting impact of Touhou on the gaming world, manga world, and beyond.
― This week in anime, Chris and Sylvia discuss the long lasting impact of Touhou on the gaming world, manga world, and beyond. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussio...
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MAPPA Reveals Jimoto Saiko! Anime For Release on Netflix
Anime based on usagi's manga centers on girls who live in hometown filled with violence, drugs, poverty
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed that it is producing an anime adaptation of usagi's Jimoto Saiko! (Hometown is the Best!) manga that will stream on Netflix worldwide. The video features aiko's song "milk." The anime's staff includes: Director: Tokio ...
MAPPA Produces Beat & Motion Anime Debuting on Netflix in 2027
Main staff, cast, trailer revealed
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed that MAPPA is producing the anime adaptation of Naoki Fujita's Beat & Motion manga that will debut on Netflix in 2027. The announcement revealed a teaser visual, first trailer, full staff, and two main cast members. The anime's staff includes: Director: Yuki Komada Series Composition, S...
Writer Jirō Sugiura, Artist Umemaru's The Fake Alchemist Manga Gets TV Anime
Animation studio Passione to produce series
― Kadokawa announced the television anime adaptation of storywriter Jirō Sugiura and artist Umemaru's The Fake Alchemist (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) manga, and revealed a commemorative trailer and teaser visual on Thursday. Passione is animating the series. Kadokawa describes the story:As an indie hit that became a legendary sensation, surpassing 1 million...
Actress Daveigh Chase Dies at 35
Chase played Chihiro in Spirited Away, Lilo in Lilo and Stitch, Samara in The Ring
― TMZ reported on Wednesday that actress Daveigh Chase died on Tuesday, according to her boyfriend Roy Hernandez. The website stated that Chase had died due to meningitis and a blood infection, which caused septic issues. She was 35. Chase voiced Chihiro in Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away anime film in 2001 and Lilo in D...
Just Like Mona Lisa Manga Gets TV Anime by SHAFT
1st trailer, main cast to be unveiled at AnimagiC panel on August 1
― CyberAgent announced on Wednesday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's Just Like Mona Lisa (Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e.) manga. SHAFT is animating the television anime.Yoshimura drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement.The announcement noted that the manga will have ...
Kiki's Delivery Service Novels Get Live-Action TV Series from BBC Studios, Wheel in Motion, Kadokawa
Irena Brignull to write series of 10 1/2-hour episodes
― BBC Studios Kids & Family annonunced on Monday that it is partnering with U.K. production company Wheel in Motion and Kadokawa to develop a live-action television series based on Eiko Kadono's Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyūbin) 6-volume novels. The companies are planning to create 10 half-hour episodes based on the first novel volume. ...
Pinkfong's Bebefinn Franchise to Get Amazon Kids+ Original Animated Series
Series will incorporate existing popular songs from Bebefinn franchise, newly produced original tracks
― Korean-based entertainment company The Pinkfong Company announced on June 15 it has partnered with Amazon's Amazon Kids+ to produce a new original animated series based on its Bebefinn franchise. Titled The Big Book of Bebefinn, the series will be developed as an Amazon Kids+ Original, marking th...
Korea Hosts International Task Force Meeting to Combat Global Piracy
Discussions also covered ongoing international investigations under Interpol's “Stop Online Piracy” initiative
― South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) convened an international enforcement meeting on June 9 in Seoul to strengthen global cooperation against copyright infringement targeting K-content. The “2026 International Copyright Protection Enforcement Conference,” held at ...
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Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk #11 [rate]
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The Cat and the Dragon Anime's 2nd Video Announces More Cast, Theme Songs, June 27 Net Debut
Natsuki Hanae, Yōji Ueda, more join cast with songs by yorushika's suis, shallm
― The official website for the television anime of Amara's Neko to Ryū (The Cat and the Dragon) novels presented the anime's second promotional video and a new key visual on Saturday. The video announces five more cast members and the June 27 streaming premiere for the anime, and it also announces and previews the theme s...
I Want You To Make a Disgusted Face and Show Me Your Underwear Season 1-3 Anime Series Review
There’s just enough novelty in Show Me Your Panties While You Give Me That Disgusted Look! to make it feel interesting, and I wouldn’t be shocked if it got a fourth, fifth, or even sixth season.
― Show Me Your Panties While You Give Me That Disgusted Look! or I Want You To Show Me Your Panties With a Disgusted Face Returns, beginning in the third season, is one of those works that's more interested i...
Korean Politician Calls for Debate on Educational Rights Protection Bureau After Watching Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Teach You A Lesson
The live-action series topped Netflix's non-English TV rankings for 2 straight weeks since its debut on June 5
― Gyeonggi Province superintendent-elect Min-seok Ahn, a five-term lawmaker, called for a public debate on establishing an “Educational Rights Protection Bureau” after watching Netflix's webtoon-based live-action series Teach You A Lesson. Ahn, who was elected in the June 3 election as a me...
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Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken #12 [rate]
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Drops of God #11 [rate]
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Chainsaw Man Anime Gets Smartphone Game With Opening Animation by MAPPA
Maximum the Hormone performs song for opening sequence
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed that the Chainsaw Man anime is getting a smartphone game. The game will feature an opening animated sequence by MAPPA featuring Maximum the Hormone's song "All the Lynch!! All the Mince!!" MAPPA is streaming the animated sequence. The game has an official English X/T...
Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers Anime's 2nd Part Previews Ending Theme in New Video
Show's 2nd part debuts on July 7
― The staff for Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers, the new sequel anime of the Yoroiden Samurai Troopers series, revealed a second promotional video on Friday for the anime's second cours (quarter of a year). The video previews the ending theme song. The anime's second part will debut on July 7. Dannie May performs the new opening theme song "Bad Idenshi" (Bad Gene), an...
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Snowball Earth #12 [rate]
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Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten #12 [rate]
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 17th Season on July 12
Theme of new season is "decision"
― The staff of the Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories television anime announced on Friday that the anime is getting a 17th season that will air on the TV Tokyo channel starting on July 12. The theme for this season is "decision." Cast members in the new season include: Kanji Tsuda, Tomoko Oishi, Satoko Tsuchiya, Ryo Shinoda, Ray Shirakawa, Toshimasa Niiro, Miu Miyak...
New Ahare! Meisaku-kun Anime's Latest Video Unveils Theme Song, July 5 Debut
Frederic band performs "Nonsense Nonsense" theme
― The staff for the new Ahare! Meisaku-kun television anime presented a promotional video and key visual on Friday. The video announces and previews the theme song "Nonsense Nonsense" by the band Frederic, and it also announces the new anime's July 5 premiere. The new five-minute anime shorts will premiere on the TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouc...
This Week in Games - An Interview with Shoon T, Director of Rain98
This week, we dive into the new version of RPG Maker, celebrate some of our favorite LGBTQ characters in Japanese games, and have an interview with Rain98's Soon T.
― Welcome back, folks! I cannot claim any genuine, deeply-set interest in sports outside of semi-ironic memes (go Birds), but I've had the World Cup in my periphery. While soccer/football has led to many an altercation in the past (rememb...
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime #11 [rate]
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A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even TV Anime Reveals More Cast
Asami Seto, Kenji Akabane join cast for anime debuting on July 6
― The staff for the television anime of Metabo Hagure's A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires (Buchigire Reijō wa Hōfuku wo Chikaimashita. Madōsho no Chikara de Sokoku wo Tataki Tsubushimasu) light novel series revealed two more cast members on Friday. The new cast includes Asami Seto a...
Dorohedoro Anime's 3rd Season Reveals Teaser Video
Anime's 2nd season debuted on April 1 after a delay
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed a teaser video for the third anime season based on Q Hayashida's Dorohedoro manga. The second season debuted on April 1 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT) on various platforms "almost simultaneously worldwide." Crunchyroll is streaming the second season, and it is now strea...
Hell Mode Anime Season 2 Announces Another Cast Member, Ending Song Artists
Yui Horie voices summoned beast Maria, ChoQMay performs "Firetail" ending song
― The staff for the television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series announced another cast member and the ending theme song for the second seaso...
MAPPA Reveals Jimoto Saiko! Anime For Release on Netflix
Anime based on usagi's manga centers on girls who live in hometown filled with violence, drugs, poverty
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed that it is producing an anime adaptation of usagi's Jimoto Saiko! (Hometown is the Best!) manga that will stream on Netflix worldwide. The video features aiko's song "milk." The anime's staff includes: Director: Tokio ...
Chainsaw Man Assassins Arc Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils Staff
Reze Arc's Tatsuya Yoshihara directs next arc
― The anime studio MAPPA presented the second teaser for the Chainsaw Man Assassins Arc anime during its live-streamed "15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" event on Friday. The teaser confirms the main staff. Tatsuya Yoshihara is returning from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc to direct the next anime at MAPPA. The updated staff includes: Scripts: Hiroshi S...
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An Observation Log of My Fiancée Who Calls Herself a Villainess #12 [rate]
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New Ranma 1/2 Anime's Season 3 Previewed in 2nd Trailer
Next season streams on Netflix in October
― The anime studio MAPPA presented a second trailer for the third season in the new anime based on Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga on Friday. Kōnosuke Uda is again directing the anime at MAPPA. The third season will have mainly returning cast and staff members. Returning chief animation directors Yoshiko Saitō and Kōsuke Kawamura will be joined by Riko Kan...
'Fall in Love, You False Angels' Anime's Teaser Announces Staff at MAPPA
Yasutomo Okamoto helms 2027 anime
― The anime studio MAPPA announced during its live-streamed "15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" event on Friday that it is producing the 2027 television anime of Coco Uzuki's Fall in Love, You False Angels (Koiseyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo) manga. A teaser promotional video announced the staff: ‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ‧ ୨୧ ‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ‧ 『#恋せよまやかし天使ども』⠀ ✧₊ ティザーPV ₊✧‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ‧ ┈ ...
MAPPA Produces Beat & Motion Anime Debuting on Netflix in 2027
Main staff, cast, trailer revealed
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed that MAPPA is producing the anime adaptation of Naoki Fujita's Beat & Motion manga that will debut on Netflix in 2027. The announcement revealed a teaser visual, first trailer, full staff, and two main cast members. The anime's staff includes: Director: Yuki Komada Series Composition, S...
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4: The Culling Game Part 2 Anime Reveals Teaser Video
Takeru Sato to direct new season
― The "MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Reveal" livestream event on Friday revealed a teaser video for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 4: The Culling Game Part 2, the fourth season of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime. The video states the anime is in production but does not give a release window. The event also revealed that Takeru Sato (assistant director for the third season) will be th...
Kana Nishino Performs Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 Anime's New Opening Theme Song
Video previews new theme song for anime's 2nd of 2 cours
― 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, revealed the anime's next opening theme song in a video preview on Friday. Kana Nishino is performing th...
'Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her' TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals July 6 Debut
harmoe performs ending theme song
― The official website for Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her — the television anime of Yu Hibari and illustrator Siso's Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken (The Neat and Beautiful Girl at My New School Was My Childhood Friend Who I Used to Play With Who I Thought was a Boy, or Tenbin for short) light nov...
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Anime Reveals More Cast in Main Promo Video
Yumiri Hanamori, Taku Yashiro, more join cast for series debuting on July 7
― 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 more cast and the main promotional video on Friday. The below video previews both the opening and ending theme songs. The new cast includes:Yumiri Hanamori as Hana I...
Victoria of Many Faces Anime Reveals Short Promo Video Highlighting Victoria, Jeffrey
Series debuts on July 7, will have online advanced screening on June 27
― 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 a new short "Victoria and Jeffrey version" promotional video on Friday. The anime will host an online advanced screening program on June 27 at 3:00 p.m. JST (2:00 a.m. E...
The Frontier Lord Begins with Zero Subjects Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, More Cast, Early Debut on Prime Video
Minami Tsuda, Takuma Terashima, more join cast for anime debuting online on July 3 before TV debut on July 10
― 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 third promotional video on Friday, along with more cast members. The new cast includes (name romanizations are not c...
20th Anniversary Sgt. Frog Film Reveals Opening Scene
New 20th anniversary anime film project to open in Japan on June 26
― The official Youtube channel for Shin Gekijōban ☆ Keroro Gunsō Fukkatsu Shite Sokkō Chikyū Metsubō no Kiki de Arimasu! (New Sgt. Frog the Movie: The Earth Is in Mortal Peril as Soon as We Come Back!), the new 20th anniversary anime film project, began streaming its opening scene on Friday. The scene is reminiscent of the original a...
Rich Girl Caretaker TV Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, More Cast
Kentarō Kumagai joins cast as Katsuya Taishō
― The official website for the anime adaptation of author Yusaku Sakaishi and illustrator Sakura Miwabe's Rich Girl Caretaker (Saijo no Osewa) light novel series revealed the show's second promotional video and more cast on Friday Kentarō Kumagai joins the cast as Katsuya Taishō. The anime will debut on July 4 late at night (effectively, July 5) at 2:38 a....
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Announces 5 More Cast Members
Shihō Harumi, Sōma Santoki, Yūsuke Hirayama, Tōru Nomaguchi, Maho Nonami join cast
― The official website for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga announced cast members for five characters who shape the life journey of the main character Yoichi Isagi on Friday. The new cast members include: Shihō Harumi (upper left in image above) as Hirotoshi B...
Snowball Earth Clashes With Godzilla in Crossover Art
Has Godzilla awoken from the Oxygen Destroyer to wreak havoc on the snow-covered Earth?
― The Snowball Earth franchise announced a special collaboration with the Godzilla franchise on Thursday, with an illustration of Snowball Earth's autonomous robot Yukio fighting the icon of Japanese monsters. The illustration's title logo “Godzilla vs. Snowball Earth” pays homage to the Godzilla vs. films from Go...
Kagurabachi Anime Casts Tomokazu Seki as Kunishige
Seki plays protagonist Chihiro's father in anime premiering next April
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga revealed on Friday that Tomokazu Seki is joining the anime's cast as Kunishige Rokuhira, the protagonist Chihiro's father. Viz Media's Shonen Jump service and Shueisha's Manga Plus service are releasing the Kagurabachi manga digitally...
Red River Anime's New Video Previews Hiroki Nanami's Opening Song
Hiroki Nanami performs "Akatsuki no Sora" opening song
― The official website for the television anime of Chie Shinohara's Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) shōjo manga began streaming the full promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Akatsuki no Sora" (Dawn Sky) by Hiroki Nanami. Viz Media describes the manga's first volume: Yuri, a pretty...
Cardcaptor Sakura Gets New Smartphone Game on June 25
Cardcaptor Sakura: Omoide no Kagi allows players to collect digital characters, set them up in room dioramas
― KaraQ unveiled Cardcaptor Sakura: Omoide no Kagi (Key of Memories), a new smartphone game for the Cardcaptor Sakura franchise, on Thursday. The free-to-play game (with in-app purchases) will launch on June 25. In the game, players can collect digital miniatures of various characters from th...
Kagami Games to Release My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀), 'Please Praise the SR Girls!', Arcana Alchemia, More Games in English
Also: GIKEI: The Genpei War Chronicles, Sakura, Moyu -as the Night's, Reincarnation-
― Kagami Games announced on Thursday that it will release the following games in English: Studio Ubai Trans' My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀) (Chinmai Kyuuketsuki no Ojou-sama ni Towareta Ore wa, Nyotaika Saserarete Juujun na Imouto Maid ni Choukyou Sareteshimau Sou Desu) in 2026 (also in Chinese) Moonstone Cherry...
2026 Crayon Shin-chan Film Casts FRUITS ZIPPER Idols Runa Nakagawa, Noel Hayase
Both voice guest roles in July 31 film
― The official website for Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon (Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Super Strange! My Yōkai Monster Vacation), the 33rd 2D anime film in the Crayon Shin-chan series, revealed on Friday that singers Runa Nakagawa and Noel Hayase from the idol group Fruits Zipper will have guest roles in the upcoming film. The announceme...
Anime Expo 2026 KADOKAWA Booth Exhibit, Merchandise, Panel, and Autograph Session, Details Revealed!
June 19, 2026 (Friday) – Tokyo, Japan: KADOKAWA CORPORATION has officially announced its lineup of booth exhibits, exclusive merchandise, panels, and autograph sessions for Anime Expo 2026. The convention, North America's largest celebration of anime and Japanese culture, will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center from July 2nd to July 5th, 2026.Fans can stay up to date by visiting the o...
You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2's 3rd English-Subtitled Trailer Unveils Ending Song
Mega Shinnosuke performs "Unmei no Kimi" ending song
― The staff for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku) presented the second season's third trailer with English subtitles on Friday. The trailer reveals and previews the anime's ending theme song "Unmei no Kimi" ("You are the one") by Mega Shinnosuke. MANGA Plus publish...
You are Ms. Servant Manga Resumes After 4 Months
Manga publishes new chapter on June 21
― Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website announced on Sunday that Shotan's You are Ms. Servant (Kimi wa Meido-sama.) manga will resume serialization on June 21, signaling the series' return after four months. The series last published a new chapter on February 8. Shogakukan Asia publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
This is the story of a maid...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Reveals Promo Video, Visual, Theme Song Artists for 2nd Part
Daoko, Azusa Tadokoro perform theme songs for 2nd part of 4th season
― The staff for the fourth That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) anime season revealed on Friday a new promotional video, visual, and theme song artists for the second part: Daoko performs the new opening theme song "TACTIC," and Azusa Tadokoro performs the new ending theme song "Hymnal." The staff...
WATATEN!'s Nanatsu Mukunoki Launches Barikyari JK Mone-senpai Manga on July 16
New manga centers on 2 adult women
― The August issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine revealed on Wednesday that Nanatsu Mukunoki will launch a new manga titled Barikyari JK Mone-senpai (Mone-senpai The Career Woman High Schooler) in the magazine's next issue on July 16. The manga centers on two adult women, a career-focused office worker and a manga creator, trying to figure out their own w...
Kingdom Manga Gets Special Magazine on August 19
Magazine commemorating manga's 20th anniversary features new art, poster, poll results, interview
― This year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Shueisha will publish a special magazine for Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga titled Kingdom Magazine on August 19, as part of the manga's 20th anniversary.The magazine will have new art from Hara featured on the cover, and...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 14-20
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing anime; Assassin's Creed Shadows: Tales of Iga, Gladiator Battle Life manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Assassination Classroom: The Complete Series BDPlease Crunchyroll US$89.98 June 16 Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition BDCite Crunchyroll US$74.98 June 16 Colorful Stage! T...
This Week in Anime - Basketball Anime is a Slam Dunk
Lucas and Coop honor the Knicks' historic win by looking at some of the best basketball that anime has to offer.
― Lucas and Coop honor the Knicks' historic win by looking at some of the best basketball that anime and manga has to offer. Crunchyroll streams Slam Dunk, Kuroko's Basketball, and Left-Hand Layup. Netflix streams Slam Dunk, The First Slam Dunk, and Kuroko's Basketball. Deep 3 manga Avail...
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Killed Again, Mr. Detective? #12 [rate]
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Haibara's Teenage New Game+ #12 [rate]
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Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA #11 [rate]
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emaqi Adds Shrine of the Morning Mist, Resignation Agency: The Worker's Last Resort, More Manga
Also: Do You Like Painfully Awkward Women?, An Elf, a Motorcycle, and an Imperial Geographic Surveyor and…
― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Thursday that it will release the following manga titles in English on its e-bookstore service "emaqi" on the following dates: Title: I Was Banished From My Clan for Sleeping Too Much and Dumped in a Forest, but While I Was Napping the Monsters ...
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 ‒ SEASON FINALE
To become what he needs to be, Subaru has to first strip away the self-loathing and doubt. He needs to restart from zero.
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Petals of Reincarnation #12 [rate]
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My Hero Academia: All's Justice Game Gets Switch 2 Version With New Minigame Mode
Game launches for Switch 2 on September 4
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will release its My Hero Academia: All's Justice game on Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4 (September 3 in Japan). The Switch 2 version will feature a new "Minigame" mode, which includes a collaboration minigame with Pac-Man. The game will also allow online battles via GameShare using GameChat. The com...
Devil May Cry Season 2 Anime Review
This season is far more concerned with exploring its trio of main characters than it is political commentary.
― Beyond the action and adventure of the first season, Devil May Cry was largely an allegory for the war on terror. Refugees were persecuted for no other reason than their place of birth, and in the end, terrorist attacks were used as justification for a foreign invasion. While this aspect of...
Webtoon Artist Reports Revenue Tripling After Piracy Site Shutdown
Hyunwook: “I didn't expect much impact since my work wasn't even on the [pirate] site, but my paid revenue ended up rising about three times"
― A Korean webtoon artist went viral after revealing that their revenue nearly tripled following the shutdown of a major illegal piracy site, highlighting the ongoing impact of webtoon piracy on creators' earnings. Webtoon creator Hyun-wook Park (pen name Hyun...
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Kirio Fan Club #12 [rate]
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Bandai Announces New Naruto Card Game
New TCG debuts at Gen Con from July 30-August 2 before launching worldwide in 2027
― Bandai Card Games announced on Thursday the Naruto Card Game, a new trading card game based on the Naruto series. The game will debut with tutorial sessions at this year's Gen Con event from July 30-August 2 in Indianapolis, before launching worldwide in 2027. The company streamed a trailer, which reveals that more i...
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Ramparts of Ice #12 [rate]
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Corrector Yui Manga Creator Keiko Okamoto Dies
Okamoto died on May 6 due to cerebral hemorrhage
― The official X/Twitter accounts for manga creator Keiko Okamoto and Comic Maomao revealed on Wednesday that Okamoto died on May 6 due to a cerebral hemorrhage. Okamoto's relatives posted the announcement on her account. Okamoto had recently started the Ochikobore Hoketsu Reijо̄ wa Tsumetai Kо̄shaku kara Nigedashitai (The Dropout Substitute Daughter W...
2026 World Webtoon Awards Opens Reader Nominations
Nominations for main awards will run from June 15 to July 24 through event's official website
― Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) have opened nominations for the 2026 World Webtoon Awards, marking a shift toward reader-driven selection and the introduction of prize money for the first time. Nominations for the main awards will run fr...
Japanese Government Criticizes U.S. President Trump's Use of Naruto Imagery
Economic security minister: “[We] should exercise extreme caution to avoid situations where the reputation of a work is damaged by its use in a manner contrary to the rights holders' intent”
― U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account posted a video using likenesses of the manga and anime franchise Naruto on June 6, and Japan's Minister of State for Economic Security, Science and Technology...
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Kujima: Why Sing, When You Can Warble? #11 [rate]
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'Got Dropped Into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work' Webtoon Breaks Record on KakaoPage Launch
Webtoon achieved platform's highest-ever hourly, daily transaction revenue for newly released title
― The webtoon adaptation of Kakao Entertainment's flagship IP Got Dropped Into a Ghost Story, Still Gotta Work set record-breaking performance metrics on the day of its launch on KakaoPage on June 5. According to the company, the webtoon achieved the platform's highest-ever hourly and daily transactio...
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Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King #11 [rate]
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MAO Anime Announces 2nd Part Opening Song by Boy Group 20th Century
Former V6 members perform new MAO opening song "Bokura ga Uwagaki suru Sekai," 26 years after "CHANGE THE WORLD" opening song for Inuyasha anime
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Thursday that boy group 20th Century (formerly V6) will perform the new opening theme song "Bokura ga Uwagaki suru Sekai" (The World We Overwrite) for the second cours (quarters of a year) of Sunrise's television anime ba...
Crunchyroll Plans to Expand to Taiwan, S. Korea
Taiwan localization slated to begin this summer, with S. Korea following later in the year
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Tuesday that Crunchyroll plans to expand to Taiwan and South Korea, with localization slated to begin in Taiwan this summer, and in South Korea later in the year. Crunchyroll president Rahul Purini made the announcement during the APOS conference in Bali, Indone...
2nd Live-Action Mr. Osomatsu Film Debuts at #3, New Version of Milky☆Subway Film at #9 in Japan
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie ranks at #4 in its 8th weekend
― The second film in the series of live-action Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) films opened in Japan at #3. The film sold 141,000 tickets and earned 218,240,200 yen (about US$1.35 million) in its first three days.Ae! Group also performs the film's theme song "Dekoboko Life" (Rough Life).Taisuke Kawamura (live-action Kuragehime, live-action Nodam...
The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Theme Songs
Redhair Rosy performs "license" opening song, Inner Journey band performs "Owaranai Yoru no Mamori-kata" ending song
― The official website for the television anime of Tōwa's The World's Strongest Rearguard - Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker (Sekai Saikyō no Kōei: Meikyūkoku no Shinjin Tansakusha) light novel series started streaming the anime's second promotional video on Thursday. The video reveal...
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo Anime's Video Reveals Cast
Yūsuke Kobayashi, Riko Aono, Maria Naganawa, Daisuke Ono, Toshiya Miyata, more join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Shun Numa's Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (Chōjun Chōjō Senpai) manga unveiled a new promotional video and visual for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's cast. The cast includes: Yūsuke Kobayashi as Meguru Chojo Riko Aono as Nao Ippongi Maria Na...
Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff, October TV Debut
Kazuyuki Okitsu, Miyu Tomita, Fūka Izumi, Yurie Funato, Asami Tano, Hinata Satō join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Tsutomu's Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. (Older Men Like Cute Things) manga began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's cast, staff, and October television debut. The cast includes:Kazuyuki Okitsu as Mitsutaka ...
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 Anime Reveals New Video, Opening Song, 2 New Cast Members
Manaka Iwami, Masaya Fukunishi join cast, syudou×Yusei Yagi (FANTASTICS) perform "Latte Magic" opening for July 4 anime
― The official website of Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., the television anime based on Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere) manga, revealed a new 30-second promotional video, and two new cast members for the second season on Thursday. The vid...
Animation Studios Sunrise, Shaft Tease 1st Anime Collaboration
Countdown launched for anime's reveal on June 23
― Animation studios Sunrise and SHAFT launched an official X (formerly Twitter) account titled "Sunrise x Shaft New Anime" on Thursday, kicking off a countdown until the anime's official reveal on June 23 at 24:30 JST (effectively June 24 at 12:30 a.m.). The X account will post countdown updates over the next days leading up to the reveal, beginning wi...
Writer Jirō Sugiura, Artist Umemaru's The Fake Alchemist Manga Gets TV Anime
Animation studio Passione to produce series
― Kadokawa announced the television anime adaptation of storywriter Jirō Sugiura and artist Umemaru's The Fake Alchemist (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) manga, and revealed a commemorative trailer and teaser visual on Thursday. Passione is animating the series. Kadokawa describes the story:As an indie hit that became a legendary sensation, surpassing 1 million...
The Reincarnated Elf Left on a Journey to Master His Magic and With His Extra Lifespan Became a Living Legend TV Anime Unveils Teaser Video, Main Cast, Staff, 2027 Debut
Daiki Yamashita, Hana Hishikawa star in Studio Palette anime
― Asmik Ace revealed on Thursday the teaser promo video, teaser visual, main cast, staff, and 2027 debut for the television anime adaptation of Monshō Sakakibara's Majutsu o Kiwamete Tabi ni Deta Tensei Elf, Moteamashita Jumyō de Ikeru Densetsu to Naru (Tensei Elf for short) light novel series. Asmik Ace also revealed the anime's tentative ...
Mebius Dust Anime Announces 6 More Cast Members
Hiroshi Tsuchida, Ryōhei Shioguchi, Ryō Hirohashi, Yūki Kuwahara, Mari Hino, Hiromichi Tezuka join cast
― The official website for Mebius Dust, Dōga Kōbō's original television anime based on Hajime Shinagawa's story of the same title, announced more cast members for the anime on Thursday: Hiroshi Tsuchida as Shippo Marimo, a flower shop's mascot and de facto head Ryōhei Shioguchi as Tenrō, the flower...
Sega Unveils Sonic Figure With Actual DNA for 35th Anniversary
Yes, this figure contains (synthetic) DNA sequences tied to Sonic's unique characteristics
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Japanese video game developer Sega unveiled quite possibly the oddest figure on Tuesday: the Sonic the Hedgehog DNA figure. The figure celebrates the franchise's 35th anniversary and contains actual synthetic DNA within. Lom Baby, "a science collective composed of artists, engineers, scientists and other mem...
New Live-Action GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Series Streams Trailer
New visual also posted
― The staff for the new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga unveiled a 90-second trailer for the series on Thursday. The series' official website also unveiled a new visual for the series.❬❰ 90秒 予告解禁❱❭ 7/20(月・祝) よる10時スタート🏫鬼塚英吉 52歳まだイチ教師やってます！令和時代における“グレートティーチャー” とは？￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣#ドラマGTO#反町隆史 pic.twitter.com/Vungm02EOU— GTO【7月期月10ドラマ】 (...
Chainsmoker Cat Anime Casts Rina Honnizumi
Honnizumi plays title character's little sister Imoko
― The official website for the television anime of Nyan Nyan Factory's Chainsmoker Cat (Yanineko) manga announced on Thursday that Rina Honnizumi is joining the cast as Imoko, Yani Neko's little sister who is a model high school student. Seven Seas is releasing the manga in English, and it describes this comedy set in a world where humans, catgirl...
Babies of Bread Stop-Motion TV Anime's New Video Announces Cast
Ruka Yura, Riko Takayama, Nagiko Tsuji, Santena, Chika Tanabe, more join cast
― The official website for the stop-motion television anime based on Japanese company CHOCOLATE Inc.'s CG anime film short "Babies of Bread" ("Pan no Aka-chan") debuted the second promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video announces the cast for the anime.. The cast, which is composed mostly of comedians, includ...
Cyborg 009: Nemesis Reveals July 19 Net Debut
Anime's key visual also revealed
― The staff of Ishimori Production's Cyborg 009: Nemesis, a new anime based on Shōtarō Ishinomori's Cyborg 009 manga, revealed on Thursday the anime's key visual and July 19 debut. The anime will debut its three episodes on July 19 at 12:00 a.m. JST on ABEMA Premium, d Anime Store, U-NEXT, Anime Hōdai, Prime Video, DMM TV, and other streaming services in Japan. The st...
Street Fighter 6 Game Streams Yasmine Gameplay Trailer
Character joins Year 4 Character Pass on August 3
― The official Street Fighter YouTube channel streamed a new video to preview the DLC character Yasmine's gameplay in the Street Fighter 6 game on Wednesday:English Trailer
Japanese Trailer
The character will join the game on August 3 as part of the Year 4 Character Pass, which will also add Arjun, Bosch, and Final Fantasy VII's Tifa.The game added ...
Kagurabachi Manga Goes on Hiatus Until August
Manga went on 1-issue break in May due to author Takeru Hokazono's "sudden illness"
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga announced on Wednesday that the manga will go on hiatus, and will not publish new chapters starting from the 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on June 29. The manga's staff stated that Hokazono had expressed his inte...
'She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat' Manga Resumes After 2 Years
Series last published new chapter in June 2024
― Sakaomi Yuzaki's She Loves to Cook, and She Loves to Eat (Tsukuritai Onna to Tabetai Onna) manga resumed serialization on Kadokawa's ComicWalker platform on Friday with chapter 53 after two years on hiatus.The series last published a new chapter in June 2024.Yen Press is publishing the manga in English digitally and physically, and it describes the sto...
Seven Seas to Release Fluffy Café in Another World, Reborn as an Assassin's Apprentice Audiobooks, Skip and Loafer Box Set
Skip and Loafer manga gets 5-volume boxset in December
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release the following titles:Title: Fluffy Café in Another World audiobook
Creators: Punichan, Tobi
Release Date: July 16 (volume 1, Siren imprint)
Summary: Taichi Arima is your average office worker going through the motions of life until one fateful encounter with a mysterious white...
Former Kadokawa Chair Tsuguhiko Kadokawa Appeals Bribery Verdict, Sues Kadokawa President
Former board chairman seeking 20 million yen in damages for defamation
― Former Kadokawa chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa announced on Tuesday through The Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan (FCCJ) that he is appealing his guilty verdict in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics bribery case. The former chairman also filed a defamation lawsuit on Tuesday against Kadokawa company CEO Takeshi Natsuno and the company's i...
Hulu to Stream Inept Villainess, Mission: Yozakura Family Season 2 Dubs
Undead Unluck: Winter Arc also debuts English dub on Hulu on July 2
― Hulu is listing the Though I Am an Inept Villainess anime with a July 12 debut with both subtitles and an English dub, as well as an English dub for the second season of the Mission: Yozakura Family anime with a July 15 debut. In addition, TMS Entertainment USA announced on Tuesday that the Undead Unluck: Winter Arc (Undead Unluck...
MARRIAGETOXIN ‒ Episode 11
At this point. Kimie's increasingly diminishing presence in her own arc is downright criminal.
Actress Daveigh Chase Dies at 35
Chase played Chihiro in Spirited Away, Lilo in Lilo and Stitch, Samara in The Ring
― TMZ reported on Wednesday that actress Daveigh Chase died on Tuesday, according to her boyfriend Roy Hernandez. The website stated that Chase had died due to meningitis and a blood infection, which caused septic issues. She was 35. Chase voiced Chihiro in Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away anime film in 2001 and Lilo in D...
One Piece (2026-) ‒ Episode 1166
Perhaps my issue is that the Elbaph residents are a little one-note in this episode.
Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Summer 2026 Season
Black Torch, Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You, Tomb Raider King, Goodbye, Lara, more anime
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it is streaming the following anime (dub languages streaming at later date in parentheses) for the summer 2026 season: June 24 Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! (Thai) June 25 From Overshadowed to Overpowere...
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Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! #13 [rate]
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Beginning After The End #12 [rate]
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Uncanny Counter Season 1 Live-Action Series Review
For evil spirits and the fighters who counter them, death isn’t the end of the story; it’s just the start of a new chapter.
― As a child, So Mun (Jo Byeong-kyu) lost his parents in a horrible car accident. With a disabled left leg as a reminder, So is now living with his grandparents and is a target of bullying and abuse at school. With his friends, Woong-min (Kim Eun-soo) and Ju-yeon (Lee Ji-won), S...
K Manga Adds Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu Manga
Manga began Japanese serialization on Thursday after debuting in English
― Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Wednesday that it has added Daisaku Tsuru's Protocol Ryugu manga as a simulpub. The manga began its Japanese serialization and launched on the Kodansha's YanMaga Web website on Thursday. The manga was first featured in the special English issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine that w...
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Always a Catch! #12 [rate]
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Manga Up! Global Adds Haimiya Is Scary Cute Manga
Sumu Kamiyama debuted manga in November 2025
― Manga UP! Global announced that it has released Sumu Kamiyama's Haimiya Is Scary Cute (Haimiya-senpai wa Kowakute Kawaii) manga in English on Wednesday. The company describes the story:
At my high school, everyone fears Haimiya-senpai. With her sharp piercings, striking grey wolf-cut, and that brutally honest Kansai dialect, she has a reputation for bein...
Yoshitaka Amano's ZAN Limited Anime Series Debuts 1st Trailer at Anime Expo on July 3
Final Fantasy artist Amano establishes Yoshitaka Amano Inc., expands "AMANO" exhibition
― Artist Yoshitaka Amano (Vampire Hunter D, Final Fantasy) announced on Wednesday that he has established the Los Angeles-based company Yoshitaka Amano Inc., which revealed that production has begun on ZAN, an anime based on his DEVA ZAN art. The project, which is now listed as a limited anime series, will debut i...
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Gals Can’t Be Kind to Otaku!? #11 [rate]
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Silent Hill: Townfall Returns to Frightening First-Person Horror
Silent Hill: Townfall left me with more questions than answers, but in a good way. I'm really intrigued by the game's Scottish setting and cultural background.
― The Silent Hill franchise is going through something of a renaissance right now. With Bloober Team knocking it out of the park with an excellent remake of Silent Hill 2 and NeoBards taking the series back to its Japanese roots with Silent Hi...
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Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon #11 [rate]
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- #11 [rate]
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Classroom of the Elite 4th Season: Second Year, First Semester #15 [rate]
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CloverWorks' Omnibus Anime Film Grotesqqque Reveals 35 Musical Contributors
-otoha-, Reol, Junna, Hashimero, more provide music for 2026 film
― Anime studio CloverWorks announced on Wednesday the 35 musical acts who are contributing to its original anime film Grotesqqque (previously titled Grotesque).The 35 musical acts are:ASCAAkkiMika IchinoseVaVaeba-otoha-Ken KamikitaKotoko Satō (from yutori)sabio/Futa TakamuraSEEKanon ShizakiAyato ShinozakiJunnaSuisōSuriiTaku InoueRyosuk...
Psyren Anime Streams 1st Teaser With Anime Footage
Anime premieres in October
― Anime distributor REMOW began streaming the second teaser promotional video for the television anime of Toshiaki Iwashiro's Psyren manga with subtitles in multiple languages on Wednesday. Although it is the anime's second teaser overall, it is the first one with animated footage.REMOW describes the anime:One day, high schooler Ageha Yoshina picks up a mysterious “red phon...
The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne Anime Unveils 2nd Video, Theme Songs, July 6 Debut
Dance-vocal group BUDDiiS performs "Script" opening song, idol group Kurawan performs "Suteki na Kanchigai" ending song
― The official website for the television anime of Tanba and Yuunagi's The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne (Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō o Enjiru SS-Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishō-sen o Kage kara Shihai Suru) light novel series unveiled on Wednesday the anim...
Trapped in a Dating Sim 2 Anime's New Video Reveals Theme Songs
Music unit Ando performs opening song, girl band MEISHOHIKOKAI performs ending song
― Kadokawa started streaming the second promotional video for the second television anime season based on Yomu Mishima's Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Otome Game Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu) light novel series on Wednesday. The video announces and previews the opening the...
Sazae-san Chief Director Hiromitsu Morita Dies
Morit began working on Sazae-san in 2005, became chief director in 2011
― Animator and director Hiromitsu Morita died on June 4.Animation studio Eiken announced of his death on Monday. The announcement did not mention the cause of his death, and it noted that Morita had voluntarily retired in March 2024.Morita joined the production of the long-running Sazae-san anime beginning with its 5,648th episod...
Just Like Mona Lisa Manga Gets TV Anime by SHAFT
1st trailer, main cast to be unveiled at AnimagiC panel on August 1
― CyberAgent announced on Wednesday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's Just Like Mona Lisa (Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e.) manga. SHAFT is animating the television anime.Yoshimura drew the below illustration to celebrate the anime's announcement.The announcement noted that the manga will have ...
Magic Repo Man Anime's Video Unveils Cast, More Staff, October TV Debut
Reiji Kawashima, Emiri Katō, Daiki Hamano, Akira Sekine, Yū Kobayashi join cast
― TV Asahi unveiled the first promotional video for the television anime of Masakichi and Shingou Iijima's Magic Repo Man: Dumped by My Party, I'll Cash In With a Cute Support Fairy to Become the Strongest!
(Kashita Maryoku wa [Ribo Harai] de Kyōsei Chōshū ~Yōzumi to Party Tsuihōsareta Ore wa, Kawaii Support Yōsei to Iss...
Yuruyuru Zukan Children's Books Get TV Anime in October
"Gentle" books tell facts, trivia about animals with "cute" art, 4-panel manga
― Publisher Gakken announced on Wednesday that its Yuruyuru Zukan (Gentle Picture Book) children's book series will have a television anime that will premiere within the Sunday program Animori! on TV Tokyo and 5 affiliated channels in October. The announcement noted that the anime will be in a "short format."The book serie...
Bandai Namco Filmworks Reveals 'Sunrise 50th Anniversary' Project Including 6 Short Film Projects (Updated)
"Mirai e no Kōro" short film project reveals 1st 2 short films "Dice with Demon," "Metafear"
― Bandai Namco Filmworks launched on Wednesday the "Sunrise 50th Anniversary" project to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Muteki Chōjin Zambot 3, the first work under the Sunrise brand, in 2027. The "Sunrise 50th Anniversary" project will run from 2026 to 2028. The project also revealed its key visual, and...
Live-Action 'Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer' Series' Trailer Reveals Theme Song
Super Eight performs "Saisaku" theme
― The official X/Twitter account for the live-action series of Kon Iguchi and Yūji Nakamura's Tonight, I Have a Date with a Serial Killer (Konya mo Serial Killer to Machiawase) manga began streaming a new trailer for the series on Wednesday. The trailer reveals and previews the series' theme song "Saisaku" (Second Blooming) by the idol group Super Eight (formerly ...
Isabella Bird in Wonderland - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan Manga Ends on September 15
Manga launched in January 2018, had bilingual ed
― The 135th issue of Kadokawa's Harta magazine revealed on Monday that Taiga Sassa's Isabella Bird in Wonderland - Unbeaten Tracks in Japan (Fushigi no Kuni no Bird) manga will end with its next chapter in the magazine's 137th issue on September 15.The manga entered its final arc in April 2024.The manga offers a look at Japanese culture from the eyes o...
MAO ‒ Episodes 10-11
Same, Otoya. Same.
Samurai Deeper Kyo's Akimine Kamijyō Launches New KILLER+SITTER Manga
KILLER+SITTER debuts on June 24
― Kodansha's Shonen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Akimine Kamijyō will launch a new series titled KILLER+SITTER in this year's 30th issue on June 24.The magazine teases the series as a "new era family drama" involving the strongest ex-soldier.Kamijyō launched a four-chapter spinoff manga of Midori Yūma's The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride (Kizumono no Hanayome)...
Eden of Witches Manga Ends in Next Chapter on August 12
Manga launched first in France in 2021, then in Harta in Japan in 2022
― The 135th issue of Kadokawa's Harta magazine revealed on Monday that Yumeji's Eden of Witches (Majo no Eden or L'Éden des sorcières) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 12.Abrams ComicArts publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:In a world devastated by humankind and forsaken by plants and an...
Witch Hat Atelier ‒ Episode 12
We are all our own worst enemies sometimes.
Persona 4 Revival Game Announces New English Voice Cast
Nazeeh Tarsha, Paul Castro Jr., Anne Yatco, Brianna Knickerbocker, Ari Thrash join cast of February 18 game
― Sega announced on Tuesday the English cast for Persona 4 Revival, a remake of its original 2008 role-playing game.Nazeeh Tarsha plays the Protagonist, previously voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch in the franchise.Paul Castro Jr. plays Yosuke Hanamura, previously voiced by Yuri Lowenthal in the seri...
Komi Can't Communicate Manga Gets New Chapter
1st new chapter since manga ended in January 2025 shows Tadano, Komi's college life
― The official X/Twitter account for Tomohito Oda's Komi Can't Communicate (Comi-san wa Comyushō desu.) manga announced on June 10 that the manga is getting a new chapter in year's 29th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine on Wednesday. The chapter shows Tadano and Komi's college life.This is the first ...
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke ‒ Episode 10
This is a noticeably lopsided episode with pacing choices I can't help but question, which is also marred by odd technical issues.
My Clueless First Friend's Taku Kawamura Launches New Manga on July 30
Kawamura to launch Roku-nensei to Shitai Koto romantic comedy manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on June 11 that Taku Kawamura will launch a new manga titled Roku-nensei to Shitai Koto (Things I Want to Do with a 6th Grader) in the magazine's 35th issue, which will ship on July 30. The romantic comedy manga tells the pure and ...
The World is Dancing Anime Streams Early on June 29 on Prime Video Japan
The official website for the television anime of Kazuto Mihara's The World Is Dancing manga announced on Tuesday that the series will start streaming on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on June 29 at 10:00 p.m. JST, ahead of its July 2 television broadcast. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto in Japan on July 2 at 10:00 p.m. JST, then on Sun TV at 24:00 JST (effectively, July 3 at 12 midnigh...
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My Ribdiculous Reincarnation #11 [rate]
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GKIDS to Screen Cocoon Wartime Anime on September 4
GKIDS to screen N. American premiere at July's JAPAN CUTS, release anime on home video
― GKIDS announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the North American rights to cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood (cocoon Aru Natsu no Shōjo-tachi Yori), the anime of Machiko Kyō's Cocoon manga. The company will begin screening the anime in theaters on September 4 in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English...
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Pardon the Intrusion, I’m Home! #11 [rate]
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My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Volumes 1-7 Manga Review
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked is a frothy confection of a series, and consuming it a little at a time will help to allow its sweetness to come through.
― It's a story that's been around for millennia: a girl is thrust into a terrible situation after her mother's death, when her father remarries and her new stepmother and stepsisters resent her for the crime of merely existing. Sometimes...
Death Note the Musical Announces Cast for London Run
Xander Pang, Colin Ryan, Stephanie Zaharis, Telly Leung, more star in London run from July 30-September 12
― The staff for Frank Wildhorn's Death Note the Musical, a stage version of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's supernatural manga Death Note, announced the full London cast on Tuesday. The cast includes: Xander Pang as Light Colin Ryan as L Stephanie Zaharis as Misa Amane Telly Leung as Ryuk Grace...
Kiki's Delivery Service Novels Get Live-Action TV Series from BBC Studios, Wheel in Motion, Kadokawa
Irena Brignull to write series of 10 1/2-hour episodes
― BBC Studios Kids & Family annonunced on Monday that it is partnering with U.K. production company Wheel in Motion and Kadokawa to develop a live-action television series based on Eiko Kadono's Kiki's Delivery Service (Majo no Takkyūbin) 6-volume novels. The companies are planning to create 10 half-hour episodes based on the first novel volume. ...
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Eren the Southpaw #11 [rate]
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Even a Replica Can Fall in Love #11 [rate]
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I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class #11 [rate]
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This Week in Anime - Touhou Fever Forever
This week in anime, Chris and Sylvia discuss the long lasting impact of Touhou on the gaming world, manga world, and beyond.
― This week in anime, Chris and Sylvia discuss the long lasting impact of Touhou on the gaming world, manga world, and beyond. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussio...
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MARRIAGETOXIN #11 [rate]
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I Want to End This Love Game #10 [rate]
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Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior #11 [rate]
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You Can Become a Hero in My Hero Academia's 10th Anniversary Video
Relive Izuku's 10-year journey to become the Number 1 Hero
― The My Hero Academia franchise released a special video to mark the anime's 10th anniversary on Tuesday. The “My Hero Academia The Animation 10th Anniversary PLUS ULTRA MOVIE 'You can be a Hero'” video follows the story's lead Izuku “Deku” Midoriya on his journey to become the Number 1 Hero. The video is set to My Hero Academia song “You S...
New Ghost in the Shell Anime's Prime Video Trailer Unveils July 7 Net Debut
Amazon Prime to exclusively stream series in over 240 countries excluding mainland China, Russia, Vietnam
― Bandai Namco Filmworks presented on Tuesday the Amazon Prime Video trailer and July 7 streaming premiere for Science SARU's The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL) television anime series. The anime will stream on Prime Video Japan starting on July 7 at 11:30 p.m. JST (10...
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime's Video Reveals Theme Songs, July 3 Debut
sajou no hana, MEISHOHIKOKAI perform opening, ending themes
― The staff for the television anime of Ezogingitune and illustrator DeeCHA's I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita.) light novel series presented a new promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The video announces the anime's July 3 premie...
Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Kazuhiro Yamaji, Tōru Nara
Yamaji, Nara voice Cyborgs' mentor, nanotech expert who modified Nemesis group
― The staff of Ishimori Production's Cyborg 009: Nemesis, a new anime based on Shōtarō Ishinomori's Cyborg 009 manga, revealed two new cast members on Tuesday. Kazuhiro Yamaji as Dr. Isaac Gilmore, a leading expert in bioengineering who became the father figure to Cyborg 009/Joe Shimamura and the other 00 Cyborgs Tōru Nara...