--- snapshot-1781439664+++ snapshot-1781595499@@ -21,16 +21,16 @@ * News view full archive - * 08:05 Manga Up! Global Adds Venus in December, Paranormal Agent Adashino Manga - * 08:00 Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc's 3rd Trailer Reveals October 2 Debut - * 05:04 The Ogre's Bride Anime's New Video Unveils Theme Songs, More Staff, July 4 Debut - * 03:34 Sakanaction's 'Kaiju' Song Wins Song of the Year at Music Awards Japan 2026 - * 02:36 Sparks of Tomorrow Anime Reveals New Promo Video, 5 More Cast Members - * Jun 13 Atelier Karia Game Streams First-Look Video - * Jun 13 Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game Posts Story Trailer - * Jun 13 Kill Blue Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa - * Jun 13 Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan Anime's Ads Reveal Theme Song Artists, July 4 Debut - * Jun 13 Girls' Last Tour Manga Gets Prologue Manga Series on June 26 + * 02:34 Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Kazuhiro Yamaji, Tōru Nara + * Jun 15 1st U.S. Store for Ghibli Goods Opens as Pop-Up in Southern California + * Jun 15 The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Anime's New VIdeo Unveils ReoNa's Ending Song + * Jun 15 Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game's Trailer Previews Demo + * Jun 15 'Harlequin Original' Magazine Ends Publication + * Jun 15 TV Asahi Announces New Short Anime Programming Block 'PicoAni' + * Jun 15 Fox Corporation to Acquire Roku + * Jun 15 HIDIVE to Stream I'm Dating a Dark Summoner Anime + * Jun 15 2025 Spy×Family Stage Musical Gets Paid Streaming Outside Japan With English Subtitles + * Jun 15 Liar Game Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama as Nearco * Convention reports view full archive @@ -42,26 +42,27 @@ * Interest view full archive + * Jun 15 Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly, Wistoria: Wand & Sword Start Crossover Week With Flying Cats + * Jun 15 Exclusive: 3rd American Manga Awards Announces Nominees + * Jun 14 One Piece's Luffy Joins NBA Champions, New York Knicks * Jun 13 Star Detective Precure! Anime Asks Fans to Figure Out Cure Eclair's Secret Identity * Jun 12 The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Screenings Offer Leap Counter as (Temporary) Arm Tattoos * Jun 12 Naoki Urasawa 'Animates' New Rodrigo y Gabriela Music Video 'Monster' * Jun 10 Star Detective Precure! Anime Announces Detective Conan Collaboration Merchandise - * Jun 9 Happy Rock Day (& Lock Day) From Around the Anime World - * Jun 9 Gundam Crosses Over With Sgt. Frog in Latest Film & New Art - * Jun 8 Manga Creator Masaki Ando, Voice Actor Honoka Kuroki Announce Their Marriage * Press Releases view full archive - * Jun 13 Ikumi Hasegawa Joins Kill Blue's Cast As Mermaid Queen Mai Otohime - * Jun 12 Ize Press Licenses BL Webcomic Love So Pure for Print Publication - * Jun 12 Yen Press Ends the Year with Fifteen Additional Debuts - * Jun 12 The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles Game to Officially Release on June 15 - * Jun 12 Grand Summoners x Solo Leveling Now Available in Many Territories Worldwide - * Jun 12 Anime India Delhi Ends on a High Note, Delivering an Unforgettable Celebration for Over 43,000 Anime Enthusiasts + * 02:08 Akiba Lost Joins Steam Next Fest Today + * Jun 15 Anime Herald Magazine Issue 2 Article List Revealed + * Jun 15 “The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System” Releases Exclusive US Key Visual, Epic Second Main PV + * Jun 15 A One Night Stand Leads to Laughs with Fantasy Rom-Com “I'm Dating a Dark Summoner” — This October on HIDIVE + * Jun 15 Dr. Stone Drops into Fortnite with Newly Launched Crunchyroll Anime Island + * Jun 15 Anime NYC, Japan Society Announce Nominees for Third Annual American Manga Awards Views * Features view full archive + * Jun 15 Mastering Accents in Witch Hat Atelier with the English Dub Cast * Jun 12 Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, June 3-9 * Jun 12 Creating Visual Spectacle in Nippon Sangoku with Director Kazuaki Terasawa * Jun 11 Hands-On Preview: You Can't Play Stranger Than Heaven Like a Yakuza Game @@ -70,10 +71,11 @@ * Jun 8 The Astronaut Who Loves Anime * Jun 6 Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2026, May 27-June 2 * Jun 5 Finding My Own Stand at Shibuya's THE★JOJO WORLD Store - * Jun 3 Hololive's Nerissa Ravencroft Talks about Frieren, Naruto, and Her Family Streams * Reviews view full archive + * Jun 15 Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope Anime Review + * Jun 14 Red River Omnibus 2-5 Manga Review * Jun 13 Dara-san of Reiwa Volume 1-3 Manga Review * Jun 12 Reform with No Wasted Draws - The Legend of Koizumi Volume 1 Manga Review * Jun 11 Dandelion Anime Series Review @@ -81,15 +83,13 @@ * Jun 9 Yoshi and the Mysterious Book Game Review * Jun 8 A Returner's Magic Should Be Special Volumes 4-6 K-Comic Review * Jun 7 Alien Nine Blu-ray Review - * Jun 6 Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You Mini-Episode Cut Anime Review - * Jun 5 Saved By the Ice Cold Prince's Embrace Chapters 1-19 Manga Review * Columns view full archive + * Jun 15 Answerman - What's Actually Happening at Kadokawa? + * Jun 15 This Week in Mobile Games - Seeking Summer Smartphone Succor * Jun 12 This Week in Games - Summer Showcase Slamfest - Save Room For Aincrad * Jun 11 This Week in Anime - Movie Night Madness - * Jun 1 Answerman - All Killer, No Filler and The One Piece Question - * Jun 1 This Week in Mobile Games - Nevertheless, it's Everness * Newtype... view full archive @@ -186,25 +186,27 @@ * Daily Streaming Reviews - * Akane-banashi #10 + * Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring #10-12 + * Akane-banashi #11 * Always a Catch! #11 * Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke #9 - * Daemons of the Shadow Realm #10 - * Dorohedoro Season 2 #11 + * Daemons of the Shadow Realm #11 * Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE #35 * Go For It, Nakamura-kun!! #12 - * Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA #9 + * Hundred Scenes of AWAJIMA #10 * Isekai Office Worker: The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter #13 * MAO #9 * MARRIAGETOXIN #10 - * Needy Girl Overdose #10 + * Needy Girl Overdose #11 + * Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun #9-11 * One Piece (2026-) #1165 * Ramparts of Ice #11 * Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Season 4 #10 * Rooster Fighter #12 * Snowball Earth #11 * The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King #9-10 - * Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 #10 + * Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 4 #11 + * Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 #8-10 * Witch Hat Atelier #11 Encyclopedia @@ -322,9 +324,9 @@ — Archives — - Monster's Naoki Urasawa to Launch New Manga Series on August 12 - - Creator of Yawara, Master Keaton, 20th Century Boys, Pluto, Billy Bat starts Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu + CLAMP's xxxHOLiC: Rei Manga Teases Plan for 'Final Battle' + + CLAMP launched xxxHOLiC sequel manga in 2013 « » Filters @@ -336,15 +338,183 @@ Grid View with Images news + Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Kazuhiro Yamaji, Tōru Nara + + Jun 16, 02:34 anime + 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... + news + + 1st U.S. Store for Ghibli Goods Opens as Pop-Up in Southern California + + Jun 15, 20:14 merch + Pop-up opens on June 23-December 31 in Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance ― Viz announced on Monday that Donguri Republic, the store chain in Japan which carries official merchandise from Studio Ghibli and other studios, is opening its first pop-up store in the United States. The store will open at the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, California and will run from June 23 to December 31. The pop-u... + news + 1 comment + + The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Anime's New VIdeo Unveils ReoNa's Ending Song + + Jun 15, 19:48 + 1 comment + anime + Series airing for half year debuts on July 2 ― The staff for the television anime of Brocco Lee's manga adaptation of Nekoko's The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System ( Tsuihō Sareta Tensei Jū Kishi wa Game Chishiki de Musō Suru ) light novel series announced in its second full promotional video on Tuesday that ReoNa is performing the ending theme song "Lv. 1 Shokugyō: Ningen" (Level 1 Occ... + news + 1 comment + + Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game's Trailer Previews Demo + + Jun 15, 18:00 + 1 comment + games + Playable demo launches on PS5, Xbox X|S, and PC on Monday with 5 missions ― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a demo trailer for Echoes of Aincrad , the new action RPG based on Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online franchise, on Monday. The demo launches on Monday, and it includes five missions and the different weapon types. The game is set in the world of Aincrad, the setting of the or... + news + + 'Harlequin Original' Magazine Ends Publication + + Jun 15, 17:00 industry + Magazine originally launched as Monthly HQ Comic in 2008 ― The Japanese arm of the Canadian romance publisher Harlequin Enterprises announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that its monthly Harlequin Original magazine has ended its publication with this year's July issue, which shipped on June 11. The company will continue to publish titles under the Harlequin Comic label in print and digital. T... + news + + TV Asahi Announces New Short Anime Programming Block 'PicoAni' + + Jun 15, 16:00 anime + New short anime block will debut 4 new anime in October 2026, January 2027 ― TV Asahi announced its new short anime programming block "PicoAni" on Monday, and revealed its lineup of titles, including Koupen-chan , Sirotan , Pop Pap Polters , Momomo! Ninimo , and Josemaru .Koupen-chan, the short television anime based on Rurutea's illustrations of the character of the same name, is currently airing on TV A... + news + 9 comments + + Fox Corporation to Acquire Roku + + Jun 15, 15:01 + 9 comments + industry + Transaction to close in 1st half of 2027 ― Fox Corporation and Roku, Inc. announced on Monday that they have entered into a definitive agreement for Fox to acquire Roku for US$160.00 per share, in a combination of cash (US$96.00 per share) and FOX Class A common stock (0.9693 shares), for about US$22 billion in enterprise value. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027. Through ... + news + 3 comments + + HIDIVE to Stream I'm Dating a Dark Summoner Anime + + Jun 15, 12:30 + 3 comments + anime + Anime premieres in October ― HIDIVE announced on Monday that it will stream the short anime of Shaoh's I'm Dating a Dark Summoner ( Dark Summoner to Dekiteiru ) manga beginning this October for the fall 2026 season. The anime will premiere in October. The main cast members are: Rei Takano as Amona Yūki Nishiyama as Roni Hōden Tei Senmai as Imp Seiya Miyajima (Umayon, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico)... + news + + 2025 Spy×Family Stage Musical Gets Paid Streaming Outside Japan With English Subtitles + + Jun 15, 12:15 live-action + Stream on July 6 features play's Nagoya run from December last year ― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the stage musical based on Tatsuya Endō's SPY×FAMILY manga announced on Monday that the play's Nagoya run on December 29-30 last year will stream outside Japan with English subtitles on July 6. Performance replay will be available from July 7-20.Ticket sales for the stream started on Mo... + news + + Liar Game Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama as Nearco + + Jun 15, 12:11 anime + Nearco appeared in 11th episode on Monday ― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Kaitani's Liar Game manga announced on Tuesday that Jun Fukuyama plays Nearco, who oversees the "Contraband Game." The game and character appeared in the 11th episode on Monday: The anime premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on April 6 at 24:00 (effectively April 7 at 12:00 a.m.). The ani... + news + + School of Horns' Mito Aoi Launches New Manga + + Jun 15, 11:15 manga + Aoi, Meza Tōno launch Koko ni Fukuen Flag ga Tatteimasu manga ― Manga creators Mito Aoi and Meza Tōno launched a new manga titled Koko ni Fukuen Flag ga Tatteimasu ( Here is the flag of reconciliation. ) in Kodansha's Comic Days app on June 6. Tōno is writing the story, and Aoi is drawing the art.The manga centers on Marina and Haruto, who married each other at 22 but divorced soon after, largely due t... + news + + Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film's Trailer Previews Song by Tōko Kirishima + + Jun 15, 11:02 anime + Video previews "Turn the World Upside Down" for October 16 film ― The official website for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream ( Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, began streaming the film's main trailer on Monday. The video previews the song "Turn the World Upside Down" by ... + news + + Ameku M.D.'s Mikito Chinen Launches New Manga + + Jun 15, 10:15 manga + Prometheus Taisen launched on June 10 ― Mikito Chinen launched a new series with artist Kiyo Hasui on Kadokawa's ComicWalker platform titled Prometheus Taisen (Prometheus War) on Wednesday.The story is set in the year 2045, after a calamity has struck humanity. Monsters dubbed "insects" descended from the sky and have since invaded major capital cities of the world. Ten years later, humanity is fight... + news + + Jun Nishikawa's Maken no Deshi wa Munō de Saikyō! Manga Adaptation Ends + + Jun 15, 09:15 manga novels + Manga adaptation launched in 2021 ― Square Enix's Manga Up! platform published the final chapter of Jun Nishikawa's manga adaptation of Sametarō Fukada's Maken no Deshi wa Munō de Saikyō! Eiyū-ryū no Shugyō de Bannō ni Naretanode, Saikyō o Mezashimasu (The Demon Sword Disciple is Incompetent and the Strongest! I Will Aim for the Top After Becoming All-Powerful Through Hero Training) novels on Saturda... + news + + SuBLime Licenses 2 New Manga for Physical, Digital Release + + Jun 15, 08:15 manga + Mayuharu's Bursting with Love , Fumi Tsuyuhisa's Palace of the Omega: A Snowflower's Tale for release early 2027 ― Viz Media's SuBLime imprint for boys-love manga announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday that it has licensed Mayuharu's Bursting with Love manga, and Fumi Tsuyuhisa's Palace of the Omega: A Snowflower's Tale manga for English digital and physical release in early 2027. Title: Bursting... + news + + Splatoon Raiders Game Gets Manga on July 15 + + Jun 15, 07:15 games manga + Splatoon , Splatoon 3: Splatlands manga artist Sankichi Hinodeya works on new manga ― The July issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Monday that Splatoon Raiders , a new single-player spinoff game in its Splatoon series, will get a manga in the magazine's next issue on July 15. Sankichi Hinodeya, the writer and artist for the Splatoon and Splatoon 3: Splatlands manga, will also wo... + news + 1 comment + + Sasaki and Peeps 2nd Season Anime Reveals October Debut, More Returning Staff in New Promo Video + + Jun 15, 06:12 + 1 comment + anime + 1st season's episode, assistant director Yūshi Ibe now helms new season at SILVER LINK. ― Kadokawa revealed on Monday a new promotional video, new visual, additional returning staff members, and the October debut for the second season of the television anime of writer Buncololi and illustrator Kantoku's Sasaki and Peeps ( Sasaki and Pichan ) novels. First season episode and assistant director Yūshi Ibe... + news + + The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles Browser Game Launches + + Jun 15, 04:19 games + Browser game is playable on smartphone, tablet, PC ― Online gaming platform G123 launched its The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles browser game based on author Hyuganatsu and illustrator Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries ( Kusuriya no Hitorigoto ) light novel series on Sunday. The company streamed a video for the release. In the simulation game, players train Maomao and take on various cases ar... + news + 7 comments + + Black Clover Anime Season 2 Unveils Director, October TV Debut + + Jun 14, 23:58 + 7 comments + anime + Ayataka Tanemura returns as director from last 1st season episodes, Sword of the Wizard King film ― TV Tokyo announced on Monday that the second anime season based on Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga will premiere on TV Tokyo in October. TV Tokyo also announced that Ayataka Tanemura, the director of episodes 153-170 of the first Black Clover anime and the film Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King , ... + news + + Within the Villainess Anime Casts Ayane Sakura as Star Maiden + + Jun 14, 23:35 anime + Sakura plays in-story otome game's heroine, who also has reincarnated soul within her ― Kadokawa presented a new "heroine" promotional video and another teaser visual for the television anime of author Makiburo and illustrator Mai Murasaki's Within the Villainess ( Akuyaku Reijō no Naka no Hito ) light novel series and Nazuna Shiraume's manga adaptation on Monday. The video announces that Ayane Sakura ... + news + + Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 1-7 + + Jun 14, 12:05 anime animation live-action + Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 earns 3.2%, Demon Slayer rebroadcast earns 2.3% ― The 2022 live-action film based on the Mr. Osomatsu ( Osomatsu-san ) anime aired on TV Tokyo on Saturday, June 6 at 11:40 a.m. and it earned a 0.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV June 7 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.7 Detective Conan NTV June 6 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.1 Chibi Maru... + news + + Kikori Morino's Shōkan Skill wo Keishōshita node Kiwamete Miyō to Omoimasu! Manga Ends + + Jun 14, 11:05 manga + Manga launched in November 2024 ― Bushiroad Works' Comic Growl (formerly Comic Bushiroad Web) manga website published the second and final part of the final chapter of Kikori Morino's Shōkan Skill wo Keishōshita node Kiwamete Miyō to Omoimasu! ~Mofumofu Mahō Seibutsu to Isekai Life wo Mankitsu-chū~ (I've Inherited Summoning Skills, So I'm Going to Try to Master Them! ~Enjoying Life in Another World w... + news + 4 comments + + Kickstarter to Launch for Princess Ai Manga's 20th Anniversary Collection + + Jun 14, 10:05 + 4 comments + manga + New edition to include manga's original trilogy, "rare vault material," extras ― 247 Comics is launching a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for a 20th Anniversary Collection of Misaho Kujiradou's Princess Ai manga. The new edition will include the manga's original trilogy, "rare vault material," and extras. 247 Comics has not yet announced a launch date for the campaign. The Kickstarter page describ... + news + + K Manga Adds Onijoroku's Twisted Devotion Manga + + Jun 14, 09:05 manga + Onijoroku launched manga in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine magazine on December 9 ― K Manga released Onijoroku's Twisted Devotion manga in English on Monday. K Manga describes the story: Delinquent Tanaka is feared by all and nicknamed the Mad Dog. He fought every day, and rumors and whispers about him filled the school halls. That is, until a gloomy-looking, ordinary girl in glasses suddenly ap... + news + Manga Up! Global Adds Venus in December, Paranormal Agent Adashino Manga Jun 14, 08:05 manga The Morose Mononokean manga creator Kiri Wazawa launched Paranormal Agent Adashino in 2024 ― Manga Up! Global released Haru Ogawa's Venus in December manga in English on Thursday and Kiri Wazawa's Paranormal Agent Adashino manga in English on Friday. Manga Up! describes Venus in December : When 29-year-old illustrator Kei quits his job to rethink his future, his editor friend gives him a bizarre reque... news + 1 comment Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc's 3rd Trailer Reveals October 2 Debut - Jun 14, 08:00 anime + Jun 14, 08:00 + 1 comment + anime Exclusive worldwide streaming on Disney+ outside China also confirmed ― The staff for Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc (T okyo Revengers: Santen Sensō-hen ), the latest arc of the Tokyo Revengers anime, presented its third trailer on Sunday. The video announces the arc's October 2 premiere, and it also confirms that the arc will stream worldwide (excluding China) exclusively on Disney+. The... news @@ -392,12 +562,12 @@ Jun 13, 11:15 anime NOMELON NOLEMON performs opening song "Yurari Yureru," Aooo performs ending song "DAYS!" ― Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, and Psyde Kick Studio presented the second set of television commercials and a new main visual for their original anime project Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan (Grow Up Show: The Sunflower Circus Troupe) on Saturday. The commercials announced and previewed the NOMELON NOLEMON duo's o... news - 4 comments + 5 comments Girls' Last Tour Manga Gets Prologue Manga Series on June 26 Jun 13, 09:21 - 4 comments + 5 comments manga Tsukumizu to launch Kaisō Toshi Danpen-Shū short stories about Megacity before the end ― Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga web service announced on Saturday that Tsukumizu will launch the Kaisō Toshi Danpen-Shū (A Collection of Fragments From Megacity) manga series on June 26. The collection of short stories serves as a prologue to Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour (Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō) manga. The title ci... news @@ -470,12 +640,12 @@ manga novels Also: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Asfi , Mafia , more ― Yen Press announced on Friday that it has licensed eight manga, six novel series, and one box set for release in December 2026. Title: Witches Can't Be Collared manga Creators: Makuei, Yuri Yumemi (original story), Wata (character design) Summary: The Las Lilte Empire, with boundless magic power at t... news - 13 comments + 16 comments Viz Media to Release Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, Detective Conan, Slam Dunk Deluxe Edition, Junji Ito: Dissection, More Manga Jun 12, 12:55 - 13 comments + 16 comments manga Also: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Over Heaven novel, #Gal x Gal Yuri , WITCHRIV , Takemitsu Zamurai , Sins ― Viz Media announced on Friday that it has licensed the following manga and novels for print in English for release in spring 2027 (with one in fall 2027): Title: Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo (also known as Jujutsu Kaisen ≡ ) Creators: Gege Akutami (story), Yuji Iwasaki (art) Summary: 68 years after the Cul... news @@ -554,6 +724,15 @@ anime Kenshō Ono performs "Bokura" song (as Ryūnosuke Akutagawa) ― Kadokawa presented the main promotional video for Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2 , the second season anime based on Kanaineko's Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! ( Bungō Stray Dogs: Woof! ) spinoff manga for the Bungo Stray Dogs franchise, on Friday. The video announces and previews the ending theme song "Bokura ~Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Ver.~ (We – Ryūnosuke Akutaga... news + 10 comments + + Monster's Naoki Urasawa to Launch New Manga Series on August 12 + + Jun 11, 22:30 + 10 comments + manga + Creator of Yawara, Master Keaton, 20th Century Boys, Pluto, Billy Bat starts Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu ― The July issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Special (Big Comic Original Zōkan) magazine announced on Friday that Naoki Urasawa will launch the new manga series Saigo no Manga Kyōshitsu (The Final Manga Classroom) in the September issue on August 12. The announcement teased, "What's Urasawa tr... + news Snow Man Idol Kōji Mukai Makes Cameo in 2nd Live-Action Osomatsu Film @@ -841,207 +1020,6 @@ Jun 10, 02:39 games Update adds underwater exploration ― Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday that Pokémon Pokopia , its cozy-style life simulation crafting game for the Pokémon franchise, will offer paid Expansion Pass DLC, as well as a free update in August. The Expansion Pass DLC adds the Bubbly Basin town in August as part 1 of the pass, additional new features in late 2026 as part 2, a... - news - - Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star Anime's 2nd Part Reveals New Trailer, Theme Songs, July 6 Debut - - Jun 10, 02:22 anime - The Candellz, Itsuka▶ perform new opening, ending songs ― The official website for the short anime of Hiroshi Kurao's Elegy for the Henchmen: Fist of the North Star ( Hokuto no Ken: Ken'ō-gun Zako-tachi no Banka or Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh's Army Grunts ) spinoff manga revealed on Wednesday the promotional video, main visual, theme songs, and July 6 premiere of the anime's second part. T... - news - 3 comments - - Shigure Tokita to End No Gyaru in This Class Manga in Next Chapter - - Jun 10, 01:41 - 3 comments - manga - Series debuted in September 2024 ― Shigure Tokita confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday that the No Gyaru in This Class ( Kono Kurasu ni Gyaru wa Inai ) manga will end in the next chapter.Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:Mirei, a diligent honor student, longs for the flashy, fashionable ‘gyaru’ lifestyle she admires in manga. With newfound courage, she decides ... - news - 10 comments - - Star Fox Switch 2 Game Remake Launches Playable Demo - - Jun 10, 01:29 - 10 comments - games - Remake of Star Fox 64 launches on June 25 ― Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday that Star Fox, a remake of Star Fox 64 with new graphics, new art style, a multiplayer option, and other gameplay additions, would debut a playable demo later that day. The demo features a tutorial and one of the game's opening stages. The game will launch on Nintendo Switch 2 on June 25.... - news - 3 comments - - Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game Streams Animated Video by Masami Ōbari - - Jun 10, 01:11 - 3 comments - games - Game debuted in April 2025 ― SNK revealed on Monday an animated video for its Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves fighting game, teasing the appearance of a new character. The video credits Masami Ōbari (Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture, The King of Fighters XV, Battle Arena Toshinden) as the director, storyboarder, chief animation director, and creative producer, while Reiji Sakagami served as character d... - news - - yoruhashi Ends The Kingdoms of Ruin Manga - - Jun 10, 00:02 manga - Manga launched in 2019, final 15th volume to ship on July 9 ― Mag Garden's Mag Comi website published in advance the final chapter of yoruhashi's The Kingdoms of Ruin ( Hametsu no Ōkoku ) manga on Tuesday, and also announced that its 15th and final compiled book volume will ship on July 9. The final chapter will be free to read on the website on July 14. Seven Seas publishes the series in English and d... - news - - The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, October Debut - - Jun 9, 23:53 anime - Daiki Yamashita, Lynn, Yoshino Aoyama, Miyu Tomita, more star in P.A. Works show ― The website for the television anime of Gyōmuyōmochi's manga adaptation of Asa Rokushima's Tsuihō Sareta Cheat Fuyo Majutsushi wa Kimamana Second Life o Ōka Suru. ( The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life or Chi-Fuyo for short) novels unveiled a new teaser promotional video and visual on Wednesday. The teaser... - news - 2 comments - - Japanese Agency to Warn Kadokawa on Alleged Violations of Freelance Act - - Jun 9, 21:49 - 2 comments - industry - Company was supposedly late on payments to 100 freelance contractors for magazines ― The Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper reported on Monday that the Japan Fair Trade Commission intends to issue a recommendation to publisher and media company Kadokawa regarding suspected violations of Japan's Act on Ensuring Proper Transactions Involving Specified Entrusted Business Operators (often alternatively called the... - news - - GungHo Announces Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet Game for Switch 2 - - Jun 9, 21:17 games - Sequel game in development for Switch 2 next spring ― GungHo announced during the "Nintendo Direct livestream" on Tuesday it is developing Ninjala 2: The Uncharted Planet , a sequel to its 2020 free-to-play online Switch game, for the Nintendo Switch 2 next spring. The company describes the game:The Ninja Gum action of Ninjala is back, now with the series' first-ever open-world!In Ninjala 2: The Uncha... - news - - Hello Kitty Party Land Game Announced for Switch, Switch 2 on October 29 - - Jun 9, 21:06 games - Party game features over 160 Sanrio characters ― Bandai Namco announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday that Hello Kitty Party Land , a new party game featuring Sanrio characters, will launch for the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 on October 29. The game features over 40 mini-games, 160 Sanrio characters, 16 partner characters, and several board games for up to four players. Sunblink's ... - news - 3 comments - - Viz Media's Shonen Jump, Shueisha's Manga Plus Add Twilight Blade Manga - - Jun 9, 21:01 - 3 comments - manga - Chiyoko Maruume, Tokegoro launched supernatural action manga on Wednesday ― Manga creator Chiyoko Maruume and Tokegoro launched a new manga titled Twilight Blade ( Awai no Homura ) on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform on Wednesday, with Maruume writing the story and Tokegoro drawing the art. Both Viz Media's Shonen Jump service and Shueisha's Manga Plus service are publishing the manga digitally in Engl... - news - 1 comment - - GKIDS Screens The Last Blossom Film in U.S. Theaters on August 30-31 - - Jun 9, 20:54 - 1 comment - anime - ODDTAXI creators' film opened in theaters in Japan on October 10 ― GKIDS announced on Tuesday it will screen Baku Kinoshita and writer Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film The Last Blossom ( Housenka ) in the west on August 30-31.GKIDS describes the story:Former yakuza Akutsu is serving life in prison after a middling career in the underworld. On the night he lays dying in his cell, he reminisces wit... - news - 2 comments - - Kaiji Gets New Live-Action Film in January 2027 - - Jun 9, 20:08 - 2 comments - live-action - Tōya Satō returns to direct with Tatsuya Fujiwara reprising title role ― Toho Movies revealed in a early teaser trailer on Wednesday that Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Kaiji manga will receive a new live-action movie adaptation titled Kaiji: Jinsei Revenge Game (Kaiji: Life Revenge Game) on January 29. Tatsuya Fujiwara reprises his role as the titular character from the 2009 Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler film, 2... - news - - Nintendo Announces Nintendo Switch Sports Resort for Switch 2 With 12 Sports - - Jun 9, 17:00 games - Boxing, Table Tennis, Archery, Tennis, Volleyball, Bowling, Basketball, Golf, Thumb Wrestling, Skateboarding, Power Cruising, Prop Plane ― Nintendo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday the Nintendo Switch Sports Resort game, a sucessor to Wii Sports Resort , for release on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 22. The trailer previews the 12 motion-controlled sports: The livestream also f... - news - 12 comments - - Tales of Eternia Game Gets Remaster on October 16 - - Jun 9, 16:40 - 12 comments - games - Tales of Eternia Remastered launches on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC ― Bandai Namco announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday that its Tales of Eternia game is getting a remaster. Tales of Eternia Remastered will launch on October 16 for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The video features voiceover and th... - news - 2 comments - - Koei Tecmo Announces New Atelier Karia Game for Early 2027 - - Jun 9, 16:22 - 2 comments - games - Trailer streamed for game launching for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC ― Koei Tecmo announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday a new game in its Atelier franchise titled Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories . The game will launch in early 2027 worldwide for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The English-subtitled video previews the gam... - news - 1 comment - - Capcom Releases Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition for Switch 2 - - Jun 9, 16:00 - 1 comment - games - Game including DLC launches digitally on June 23 with physical release to come ― Capcom announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday that it will release Devil May Cry 5: Devil Hunter Edition for Nintendo Switch 2 digitally on June 23. The company revealed a trailer: Capcom Europe announced a physical edition shipping in Europe on August 28. The Switch 2 release includes the original ga... - news - - Metaphor: ReFantazio Game Gets Switch 2 Release on November 12 - - Jun 9, 15:42 games - Atlus, Studio Zero's game launched on PS4/5, Xbox X|S, PC in October 2024 ― Atlus and Studio Zero announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday that they will release their Metaphor: ReFantazio first full-scale fantasy role-playing game on Nintendo Switch 2 on November 12. The company unveiled a trailer: The game launched on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam... - news - 1 comment - - Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World Game's Trailer Reveals December 3 Release - - Jun 9, 15:34 - 1 comment - games - Game launches for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC ― Square Enix revealed during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday a trailer for Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World , and it announces that the game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam and Windows on December 3. The video previews gameplay, monsters, and characters, includ... - news - 10 comments - - Marvelous, Vanillaware Announce Muramasa: Revenant Blades Game - - Jun 9, 15:18 - 10 comments - games - Game launches for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PC in early 2027 ― Marvelous and Vanillaware announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday Muramasa: Revenant Blades , an enhanced edition of the Muramasa: Rebirth and Muramasa: The Demon Blade games. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam in early 2027. According to the company, this marks Vani... - news - 2 comments - - Vampire Survivors Developer poncle Announces New Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton Game - - Jun 9, 15:03 - 2 comments - games - Game launches for Switch 2, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC in 2026 ― Shueisha Games announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday Jujutsu Kaisen Rumble: Survivaton , poncle's new game in the Jujutsu Kaisen series with gameplay based on its Vampire Survivors title. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2026. The company unveiled a trailer: The s... - news - 1 comment - - Bandai Namco Announces One Piece: Grand Gourmet Cooking Management Simulation Game - - Jun 9, 14:48 - 1 comment - games - Kairosoft's game launches for Switch 2, Switch, PC, smartphones on October 23 ― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday One Piece: Grand Gourmet , a new cooking management simulation game in the One Piece series, by Kairosoft. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC via Steam, iOS, and Android on October 23. The company unveiled a t... - news - 2 comments - - FromSoftware's The Duskbloods Switch 2 Game Gets Closed Network Test in Summer - - Jun 9, 14:30 - 2 comments - games - Game launches exclusively for Switch 2 in 2026 ― FromSoftware revealed during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday a trailer for The Duskbloods PvPvE multiplayer action game, and it reveals that the game will get a Closed Network Test in summer 2026. The Duskbloods will launch exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2 in 2026. In the game, players control a Bloodsworn and fight enemies in the world usin... - news - - Tokyo-Based Developer Shapefarm's Orbitals Switch 2 Game Reveals September 3 Release in Trailer - - Jun 9, 14:00 games - 2-player co-op retro anime-inspired game launches exclusively for Switch 2 ― Tokyo-based developer Shapefarm unveiled during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday a trailer for its new two player cooperative game Orbitals , and it reveals the September 3 release. The video previews gameplay: The game will launch exclusively for Nintendo Switch 2. In the retro anime-inspired game, players are able ... - news - 2 comments - - Dragon's Dogma 2 Game Gets Switch 2 Version With New 'Dark Arisen' Expansion - - Jun 9, 13:30 - 2 comments - games - Game launches for Switch 2 on October 9, "Dark Arisen" expansion also launches for other systems ― Capcom announced during the Nintendo Direct livestream on Tuesday that it will release the Dragon's Dogma 2 sequel game on Nintendo Switch 2 on October 9. The Switch 2 release will include the base game and the new "Dark Arisen" expansion. Dragon's Dogma 2: Dark Arisen will also get new DLC expansion re... - news - 9 comments - - Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy Resonance HD-2D Offline Game Based on Final Fantasy Brave Exvius - - Jun 9, 13:09 - 9 comments - games - Also: Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster collection gets Switch 2 version on July 23 ― Square Enix announced during its Nintendo Direct livestream Final Fantasy Resonance , a new HD-2D offline title based on the first story arc of the defunct Final Fantasy Brave Exvius smartphone game. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, XBOX Series X|S, and PC via Steam and the Mi... For all articles, see the archives