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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
"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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
1st U.S. Store for Ghibli Goods Opens as Pop-Up in Southern California
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...
The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Anime's New Video Unveils ReoNa's Ending Song
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...
Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game's Trailer Previews Demo
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...
'Harlequin Original' Magazine Ends Publication
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...
TV Asahi Announces New Short Anime Programming Block 'PicoAni'
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...
Fox Corporation to Acquire Roku
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 ...
HIDIVE to Stream I'm Dating a Dark Summoner 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)...
2025 Spy×Family Stage Musical Gets Paid Streaming Outside Japan With English Subtitles
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...
Liar Game Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama as Nearco
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...
School of Horns' Mito Aoi Launches New 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...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend Film's Trailer Previews Song by Tōko Kirishima
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 ...
Ameku M.D.'s Mikito Chinen Launches New 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...
Jun Nishikawa's Maken no Deshi wa Munō de Saikyō! Manga Adaptation Ends
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...
SuBLime Licenses 2 New Manga for Physical, Digital Release
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...
Splatoon Raiders Game Gets Manga on July 15
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...
Sasaki and Peeps 2nd Season Anime Reveals October Debut, More Returning Staff in New Promo Video
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...
The Apothecary Diaries Palace Chronicles Browser Game Launches
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...
Black Clover Anime Season 2 Unveils Director, October TV Debut
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, ...
Within the Villainess Anime Casts Ayane Sakura as Star Maiden
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 ...
CLAMP's xxxHOLiC: Rei Manga Teases Plan for 'Final Battle'
CLAMP launched xxxHOLiC sequel manga in 2013
― This year's 29th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine teased on Monday that Watanuki, the protagonist of CLAMP's xxxHOLiC: Rei manga, is planning a strategy for the "final battle."xxxHOLiC: Rei is the latest manga in CLAMP's xxxHOLiC series, and it launched in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2013 after an initial delay. The series went on hiatus in Jul...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 1-7
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...
Kikori Morino's Shōkan Skill wo Keishōshita node Kiwamete Miyō to Omoimasu! Manga Ends
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...
Kickstarter to Launch for Princess Ai Manga's 20th Anniversary Collection
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...
K Manga Adds Onijoroku's Twisted Devotion 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...
Manga Up! Global Adds Venus in December, Paranormal Agent Adashino 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...
Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc's 3rd Trailer Reveals October 2 Debut
Exclusive worldwide streaming on Disney+ outside China also confirmed
― The staff for Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc (Tokyo 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...
The Ogre's Bride Anime's New Video Unveils Theme Songs, More Staff, July 4 Debut
ClariS perform "Hitokoto" opening, Ikusaburō Yamazaki performs "Shinboshi" ending
― The staff for the television anime of Kureha's The Ogre's Bride (Oni no Hanayome) light novel series presented the anime's full promotional video and a new key visual on Sunday. The video announces and previews the anime's theme songs, and it also announces additional staff members and the July 4 premiere for the anim...
Sakanaction's 'Kaiju' Song Wins Song of the Year at Music Awards Japan 2026
Mrs. Green Apple wins Artist of the Year for 2nd straight year; Kenshi Yonezu's "IRIS OUT" wins multiple awards
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced the major award winners during the Grand Ceremony of its Music Awards Japan event on Saturday. The awards event launched last year. The major award winners are: Artist of the Year Mrs. Green Apple Song of...
Sparks of Tomorrow Anime Reveals New Promo Video, 5 More Cast Members
New visual also revealed for series debuting worldwide on Netflix on July 5
― The staff for the television anime of Hiro Yūki's Sparks of Tomorrow (20 Seiki Denki Mokuroku) novel revealed a pre-broadcast promotional video on Sunday. The staff also revealed a new visual and more cast.The new cast includes:Hiroshi Yanaka as Jinemon Momokawa, Inako's fatherMayumi Asano as Naeko Momokawa, Inako's mother...
Atelier Karia Game Streams First-Look Video
Game launches on Switch 2, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC via Steam in early 2027
― Koei Tecmo debuted a 10-minute-long first-look video for Atelier Karia: The Night Kingdom & the Guide of Memories, a new game in its Atelier franchise, on Friday. The trailer introduces the game's characters, concept, systems including the "meal system," and more.The company describes the game:Reawaken the past, savor the present....
Sword Art Online's Echoes of Aincrad Game Posts Story Trailer
Game launches on July 10, after demo rolls out on June 16
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a second story trailer for Echoes of Aincrad, the new action RPG based on Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online franchise, on Thursday. A demo version of the game will be available on June 16. The game is set in the world of Aincrad, the setting of the original story's eponymous in-story virtual MMO Swor...
Kill Blue Anime Casts Ikumi Hasegawa
Hasegawa voices marine sports prodigy Mai Otohime with dual shy & bold sides
― The staff for the television anime of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga announced on Saturday that kumi Hasegawa is joining the cast as Mai Otohime, a marine sports prodigy (known as the "Mermaid Queen") with both a shy, petite "Chibi-hime" side and a bold "Gyaru-hime" side. The staff also presented a new key visual:Viz...
Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan Anime's Ads Reveal Theme Song Artists, July 4 Debut
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...
Girls' Last Tour Manga Gets Prologue Manga Series on June 26
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...
Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 Light Novel Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for May 2026
Novel adaptations of anime films Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway rank 2nd & 3rd
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Light Novel Ranking for May 2026 on June 4. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from May 4 to May 31. The fourth volume of writer Shogo Kinugasa and illustrator Shunsaku Tomose's Classroom of the Elite: Year 3 light ...
Kingdom Manga Tops Oricon's Monthly Comic Ranking for May 2026
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, Five Star Stories, Kagurabachi, Blue Box round out top 5
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Comic Ranking for May 2026 on June 4. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from May 4 to May 31. The 79th volume of Yasuhisa Hara's long-running Kingdom manga topped the chart, selling 356,559 copies. The volume shipped in Japan on May 19. Viz Media began...
'Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun' Season 4's 2nd Main Promo Video Reveals More Cast
Yūma Uchida, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Misato Matsuoka join cast
― The staff for the anime of Osamu Nishi's Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun) manga presented the second main promotional video and second main visual for the anime's ongoing fourth season on Saturday. The video announces three more cast members: Yūma Uchida as Leviathan Leiji, a grandson of one of the Three Greats ...
Tomb Raider King Animated Series' 2nd Video Unveils Ending Song, More Cast
QWER also performs ending song, Yūko Kaida joins cast as General Clark
― Kadokawa presented the second Japanese-language promotional video for the Korean-animated adaptation of artist 3B2S, storywriter Yuns (REDICE STUDIO), original storywriter SAN.G, and character designer P-crush's Tomb Raider King webtoon on Saturday. The video announces and previews the ending theme song "To Be Continued" by the ...
Live-Action Junji Ito Omnibus Series Unveils Teaser, Ending Song Artist, Anime Expo Premiere
South Korean musical act 10cm performs "The Darkest Night" ending song
― TV Tokyo presented the teaser video, a key visual, and more details for Strange -Ito Junji no Yoru mo Nemurenu Kimyō na Hanashi- (Strange -Junji Ito's Strange Stories for Sleepless Nights), the live-action omnibus series based on 13 manga stories by Junji Ito, on Saturday. 【ティザー映像解禁】𝟕/𝟑 (金)深夜𝟐𝟒:𝟏𝟐〜꒷꒦꒷꒷꒷꒦꒷꒦ #ストレンジ ꒷꒦꒷꒦꒷꒷꒷꒦-伊藤潤二の夜...
Disney Twisted-Wonderland Anime Nominated for N. American TV Critics' Awards
Live-action Drops of God, Last Samurai Standing series also nominated
― The Television Critics Association (TCA) announced the nominees for its 42nd Annual TCA Awards on Friday. Disney Twisted-Wonderland The Animation received a nod in the Outstanding Achievement in Family Programming category, where it is competing against Electric Bloom, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Phineas and Ferb, Stranger T...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 7-13
Alien Nine, Hotori: Simply Wishing For Hope anime; The Babe at My Back Has Her Eye on Me. I'm Done For., Let's Run an Inn on Dungeon Island! (In a World Ruled by Women) manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Alien Nine BDPlease AnimEigo US$29.95 June 9 Hotori: Simply Wishing For Hope BDCite AnimEigo US$19.95 June 9 Sailor Moon Crystal Seasons 1-3 Collection BDAnimeNew...
Scholastic's Graphix to Release Yusuke Saitoh's Chuck and the Girl Manga in English
Single volume launches on August 3, 2027
― Scholastic confirmed with ANN on Friday that its Graphix imprint is publishing Yusuke Saitoh's Chuck and the Girl slice-of-life manga in English. The company will release the manga's single volume in black and white in right-to-left format on August 3, 2027. The company describes the story:
Amy's life in Los Angeles is uprooted when she's packed off to Yokoh...
Ize Press to Release Love So Pure BL Webtoon in English Print in December 2026
Series has garnered more than 4.6 million views, establishing itself a notable title among global BL readers
― Ize Press announced on Friday it will publish the English-language print edition of the boys-love webtoon Love So Pure in December 2026, bringing the completed digital series to bookstores nationwide for the first time. The full-color paperback will feature the mature version of the story a...
Yen Press Licenses Witches Can't Be Collared, 'Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!', Yamada's Class Diary, More 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...
Viz Media to Release Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo, Detective Conan, Slam Dunk Deluxe Edition, Junji Ito: Dissection, More 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...
Alleged Operator of Webtoon Piracy Website Newtoki Extradited From Japan to S. Korea
Event marks 1st time Japan has extradited one of its own nationals to S. Korea under bilateral agreement
― The suspected operator behind Newtoki, one of South Korea's largest illegal webtoon distribution sites, was extradited from Japan to Korea, marking a major breakthrough in its efforts to combat global digital piracy. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced the 37-year-old s...
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Anime Casts Sumo Wrestlers Tamawashi, Tamashoho
Active sumo wrestlers from Mongolia discuss their anime voice acting debut in video
― CyberAgent revealed on Friday that Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia, the television anime of Tomato Soup's A Witch's Life in Mongol (Tenmaku no Jādūgar) manga, has cast Mongolian wrestlers Tamawashi and Tamashoho (full names Ichiro Tamawashi and Manpei Tamashoho) in the series. Both are active professional sumo wrestle...
Victoria of Many Faces Anime's New Short Promo Video Highlights Victoria, Nonna
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 Nonna" 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. EDT) that w...
Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto TV Anime Previews Opening Theme in 3rd Promo Video
Key visual also revealed for anime debuting on July 4
― The staff for the television anime of Hiroshi Shiibashi's Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto (Iwamoto-senpai no Suisen) manga began streaming the show's third promotional video on Friday. The video previews the opening theme song. The staff also revealed a key visual. The anime will debut on Tokyo MX on July 4 at 10:30 p.m. and then on Sun TV at 11...
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