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The Ogre's Bride Anime Series Review
Yuzu seems passive, but she's really a survivor stumbling her way into the light.
― The Cinderella fairy tale often draws knee-jerk reactions about passive heroines. Even some of her arguably more passive fairy tale sisters, like Snow White or Sleeping Beauty, are afforded more grace than the woman who rises from the ashes to become a princess. She's painted as the ultimate in passivity, a girl who w...
GROTESQQQUE Anime Film Review
Atsushi Nishigori’s three-part anthology film crams all his otaku obsessions into a feast of wild eye candy.
― At the U.S. premiere of GROTESQQQUE at New York's Japan Society, director Atsushi Nishigori warned the audience it might be hard to connect the different segments of this anthology feature. The one overriding theme, he explained, is “things I like” — whether that's cute girls, monsters, mech...
Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon - Classic HD Switch 2 Review
Torneko's Mystery Dungeon is not a game that is a roguelike; it is a game that is like Rogue - and that distinction is more than mere semantics.
― Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon - Classic HD is a great classic game held back by curiosities surrounding its release. The facts of the matter are quite simple. This is a rerelease of the 1993 original, the first time it has been released in...
This Week in Games - Golden Oldies
A major Fire Emblem anniversary and the release of Dead of Brain are among the big topics this week!
― Welcome back, folks! I don't pay much attention to Star Wars, being that it's never really been my thing. But the outright adulation that's been going around for Star Wars: Galactic Racer has my attention. Apparently, ex-Burnout devs worked on the game, which in and of itself ought to be encourageme...
All of Us Are Dead Creator Dong-geun Joo Talks Zombies, Adaptations, and His Global Fans
Joo spoke with Anime News Network about his debut, the influences behind his work, the Netflix adaptation, and his latest series, Adonai.
― Dong-geun Joo, the creator of the popular webtoon All of Us Are Dead, visited Los Angeles to participate in an event at the Korean Culture Center Los Angeles celebrating Korean webtoons on September 11. Joo made his debut in 2009 with All of Us Are Dead, which w...
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 Anime Series Review
It’s a clever, entertaining, optimistic show that deserves an audience.
― During a season that boasted the long-awaited return of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha after an eleven-year absence from our screens, and with an unexpected revival of Magical Princess Minky Momo (after 32 years!) announced as an upcoming fall 2026 OVA, the second season of the delightful Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. seems to ha...
Muramasa: Revenant Blades is the Definitive Remaster You've Been Waiting For
Muramasa is back and looking better than ever—literally.
― 2009 saw the release of Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the Nintendo Wii. Born from the mind of Vanillaware's George Kamitani (Dragon's Crown, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Unicorn Overlord), this 2D metroidvania beat 'em up is set in a folklore-inspired feudal Japan and contains some absolutely wonderful colorful artwork. The upcoming Muramasa: Rev...
DRAGON QUEST XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age - Definitive Edition Game Review
An already beautiful game and a spectacular RPG... hobbled by Square Enix's bad business decisions.
― Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age was already a beautiful game and a spectacular RPG. While it was eventually brought to the Nintendo Switch, it was with some compromise. Understandably, fans have waited a while for a "better" version that didn't compromise the visuals so much. The good news ...
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Naruto Gets Crossover Anime With Ninku Franchise
Boruto, Ninku director Noriyuki Abe directs crossover series
― The "NA RUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con announced on Saturday more information about the new television anime "limited" series teased last month. The new anime is a crossover anime with Koji Kiriyama's Ninku ninja manga titled NARUTO×NINKŪ.The panel explained that Ninku inspired Masashi Kishimoto to create Naruto, and as t...
Dr. Stone TV Anime Gets Terraforming Sequel
Based on story in 27th manga volume
― The "Stone Fes. 2026" event announced on Saturday that production has been green-lit on Dr. Stone Terraforming, a sequel to the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi's Dr. Stone manga. The new anime will adapt the "Terraforming" sequel story, set after the main story, from the 27th manga volume. The first television anime premiered in July 2019. Crunch...
How I Became King by Eating Monsters Novels Get TV Anime by White Fox in 2027
Series centers on prince who secretly hunts, eats monsters to avoid assassination
― Anime studio WHITE FOX announced on Friday it is producing a television anime adaptation of Daken's How I Became King by Eating Monsters (Monster no Niku wo Kutteitara Ōi ni Tsuita Ken) light novel series. The anime will debut in 2027. Original novel illustrator Shiba and manga artist Karin Suzuragi both drew illustra...
The Remarried Empress Webtoon Gets TV Anime From TROYCA in 2027
Yoko Hikasa, Ryōhei Kimura, Tomoaki Maeno, Reina Ueda star in Alphatart, HereLee, SUMPUL's romantic fantasy
― Crunchyroll announced at New York Comic Con on Thursday a television anime adaptation of HereLee and SUMPUL's webtoon The Remarried Empress. (The webtoon is itself based on Alphatart's original web novel.) TROYCA is animating the project for broadcast next year. The main cast members are: Yok...
JH's The Boxer Webtoon Gets TV Anime
New Japanese anime studio breccia, Korean animation studio Studio Jemi to animated series
― Crunchyroll announced at its panel at New York Comic Con on Thursday that JH's The Boxer webtoon is getting a television anime adaptation from new Japanese anime studio breccia and Korean animation studio Studio Jemi. breccia is a new anime studio founded by Kinema Citrus founding member and producer Muneki Og...
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Aoashi #2 [rate]
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i☆Ris Voice Actress Idol Unit to Disband at End of 2027
Group also marks 15th anniversary next year
― The official website for the i☆Ris voice actress idol unit announced on Sunday that the group will end its activities at the end of 2027, which also marks the group's 15th anniversary. The announcement explained that all members and their staff have been discussing the future of the group and of each individual member since last year, and have come to th...
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Naruto's Penultimate Villain Madara Inspires Song by Rapper Eminem
There is no Divine Tree involved with the new collab with EZ Mil, Hideyoshi, Madara's voice Neil Kaplan
― Marshall Mathers (the American rapper better known as Eminem) dropped a shocking track on Friday — a song based on the Naruto manga and anime's penultimate villain, Madara Uchiha. The “MADARA (feat. Neil Kaplan & Hideyoshi)” song is a collaboration between Eminem and Filipino rapper Ezekiel "EZ M...
Yasuki Tanaka's Ghost Fixers Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga from Summer Time Rendering author launched in March 2024.
― The 99th chapter of Yasuki Tanaka's Ghost Fixers manga on the Shonen Jump+ platform revealed on Friday the manga is ending in its next chapter. While the final page of the 99th chapter incorrectly states the next and final chapter will launch on October 9, it will instead launch on October 16 according to Manga Plus. Tanaka launched th...
Boichi's The Marshal King Manga Ends on October 16
Manga resumed after 9-month hiatus on September 4
― Boichi's The Marshal King manga revealed in its 33rd chapter on Friday that it will end in the next chapter on October 16.The manga went on hiatus in December and resumed on September 4.Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:A two-fisted tale about desperadoes and the marshals who hunt them! High-octane adventure in...
Marvel, Kadokawa Launch 5 New Manga as Part of Partnership
Manga about Iron Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Gwen, Deadpool, Venom launched on Sunday
― Marvel announced at its "Marvel Comics: House of Ideas" panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday more details about the five manga launching as part of its partnership with Kadokawa. Marvel's executive editor of Asia originals C.B. Cebulski, Kadokawa chief editor Kenta Matsui, and Kadokawa comics editor Naofumi Mashino...
Yuriten Exhibit Cancels 10th Anniversary Event After Artists Criticize Its AI Use
Organizers: Contractor used AI-generated imagery for planned Tokyo event
― The organizers of the Yuriten (Yuri Fair) exhibition announced on Sunday that they have canceled the first of Yuriten's planned 10th anniversary events next weekend, after yuri manga creators criticized the event's use of AI-generated imagery in promotional material. The "Yuriten 10th Anniversary Restart Campaign in Ikebukuro"...
The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure Film Streams Video Highlighting Jinshi, Maomao
Film to reveal new character videos for next 3 days
― TOHO Animation began streaming a character trailer on Saturday for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bо̄hi no Hihо̄), the upcoming film for the anime based on Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series. The trailer highlights Jinshi and Maomao. TOHO Animat...
SSS-Class Revival Hunter Anime Reveals 8 More Cast, 2nd Promo Video, Ending Theme Artists
Toshiki Masuda, Megumi Han, Shunsuke Sakuya, more join cast for January series
― The official website for the television anime of writer Sinnoa's SSS-Class Revival Hunter web novel and adaptor Neida and artist Bill K's webtoon revealed more cast, the anime's second promotional video, and the ending theme song artists on Sunday. The anime had screened at New York Comic Con on Saturday evening. The web...
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Also Streams on Hulu in U.S. on October 11
Crunchyroll to stream anime on October 11, Netflix on October 17
― Hulu announced on Friday that it will stream the Dragon Ball Super: Beerus television anime series in the United States on October 11. The series will begin airing on the Fuji TV channel and its affiliates on October 11 at 11:15 p.m. JST (10:15 a.m. EDT), taking over the timeslot of the One Piece anime, which aired its last episode fo...
Blazblue: CentralFiction Fighting Game Gets Release on PS5
PS5 version will have rollback netcode, cross-play with PC, 4 new text languages
― Arc System Works Europe revealed on Saturday that its Blazblue: CentralFiction fighting game will get a release on the PlayStation 5. The PS5 version will include rollback netcode, cross-play with PC, four new text languages (French, Italian, German, and Spanish), and new features in Training Mode. BLAZBLUE CENTRALFIC...
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Star Detective Precure! #37 [rate]
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Japanese Studio Creative Freaks to Lead Production on Sentinel 6 Anime Executive Produced by NBA, NFL Players Michael Carter-Williams, Jamaal Williams
"Afro-futurist sci-fi adventure" series planned to have 11-12 episodes
― The Hollywood Reporter entertainment news website reported on Saturday that former NBA player Michael Carter-Williams and NFL player Jamaal Williams will executive produce Sentinel 6, an "Afro-futurist sci-fi adventure anime." The outlet stated Creative Freaks, a Kyoto-based background art studio, is "leading the production" on ...
One-Punch Man Season 3 Anime's 2nd Part Reveals January 2027 Debut in Video
JAM Project returns to perform new opening theme
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed in a new trailer on Sunday that the second cours (quarter of a year) of the third anime season based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One Punch Man manga will debut in January 2027.Viz Media is streaming an English-subtitled version of the trailer.Both videos reveal that JAM Project is returning to perform the opening theme ...
Naruto Mobile Game to Get Worldwide Release; Naruto Card Game Reveals Demo, Release Dates
Studio Pierrot produces trailer for card game, launching officially in June 2027
― The "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con announced on Saturday that the Naruto Mobile game, currently only available in Mainland China, will get a worldwide release. More details will be revealed at the Jump Festa '27 event, which will take place on December 19-20.The original game launched in Mainland Ch...
Masashi Kishimoto to Launch New Naruto Manga
More details to be revealed at Jump Festa '27 event on December 19-20
― The "NARUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con announced on Saturday that Masashi Kishimoto will launch a new manga in his Naruto franchise. The below video teases the title as Naruto Shadow Rising. More details will be revealed at the Jump Festa '27 event, which will take place on December 19-20.Kishimoto launched the Na...
Naruto Gets Crossover Anime With Ninku Franchise
Boruto, Ninku director Noriyuki Abe directs crossover series
― The "NA RUTO: What's Next?" panel at New York Comic Con announced on Saturday more information about the new television anime "limited" series teased last month. The new anime is a crossover anime with Koji Kiriyama's Ninku ninja manga titled NARUTO×NINKŪ.The panel explained that Ninku inspired Masashi Kishimoto to create Naruto, and as t...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 21-27
Derby Stallion 2 debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 21-27 Source: Famitsu
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Magic Repo Man #2 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 14-20
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Switch 2 game debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 14-20 Source: Famitsu
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Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! #2 [rate]
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Magical Explorer #3 [rate]
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Ranma ½ #2 [rate]
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The Ogre's Bride Anime Series Review
Yuzu seems passive, but she's really a survivor stumbling her way into the light.
― The Cinderella fairy tale often draws knee-jerk reactions about passive heroines. Even some of her arguably more passive fairy tale sisters, like Snow White or Sleeping Beauty, are afforded more grace than the woman who rises from the ashes to become a princess. She's painted as the ultimate in passivity, a girl who w...
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Vertex Force #2 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 21-27
Detective Conan: The Counterfeit Crime Case of Ultra 30 special earns 8.6% rating
― The finale of a marathon re-airing of the 10th season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on TV Tokyo on Monday, September 21 at 5:50 p.m., and it earned a 5.1% rating. A similar marathon re-airing of season 2 aired on TV Tokyo on Wednesday, September 23 at 5:50 p.m., and it earned a 4.7% rating. The Ei...
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The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom #2 [rate]
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#I’m Looking For a Zombie #2 [rate]
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Black Clover #172 [rate]
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A Wild Last Boss Appeared! #3 [rate]
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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, September 14-20
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 earns 3.1% rating
― A marathon re-airing of the 10th season of the live-action A Solitary Gourmet series aired on TV Tokyo on Tuesday, September 15 at 6:20 p.m., and it earned a 4.5% rating. The Fortune Favors Lady Nikuko anime film aired on NHK Educational on Sunday, September 20 at 3:30 p.m. and it earned a 0.8% rating. The television ratings above a...
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A Tale of the Secret Saint #3 [rate]
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Romelia War Chronicle #2 [rate]
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Dr. Stone TV Anime Gets Terraforming Sequel
Based on story in 27th manga volume
― The "Stone Fes. 2026" event announced on Saturday that production has been green-lit on Dr. Stone Terraforming, a sequel to the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi's Dr. Stone manga. The new anime will adapt the "Terraforming" sequel story, set after the main story, from the 27th manga volume. The first television anime premiered in July 2019. Crunch...
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Detective Conan #1216 [rate]
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The Vermilion Mask #1 [rate]
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Millennium Family TV Anime Casts Taihi Kimura
Kimura voices 3rd son Noel
― The staff for the television anime of Sho Kasugai's Millennium Family (Odoru Sennen Kazoku) manga announced on Saturday that Taihi Kimura voices Noel, the third son of the Benfield family.The anime will air on TBS and other stations.The anime will star: Rikuya Yasuda as Theo
Katsuyuki Konishi as Hayden
Ryōta Suzuki as HugoLynn as Eve
Masato Jinbo (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma...
'I am the only one who is not attacked in the world filled with zombies' TV Anime's Main Promo Video Previews Theme Songs
Rikako Ito, Marie Miyake join cast; RetBear, Itsuka▶ perform theme songs
― The official website for the television anime of Rokuro Uraji's I am the only one who is not attacked in the world filled with zombies. (Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai) novel series revealed the show's main promotional video, key visual, additional cast, and theme song information on Saturday. RetBear perfor...
To Love-ru's Kentaro Yabuki Draws Nami Card for One Piece Card Game
Nami gets that slightly lewd Yabuki touch
― The One Piece franchise announced on Monday that To Love-ru manga artist Kentaro Yabuki is providing an illustration for the One Piece Card Game. Yabuki is drawing One Piece character Nami for the "One Piece Heroines Edition vol.2 [EB-05]" booster set (the game's second extra booster set) on October 31. The card will come in two variations: The One Piece's ...
Tom Cruise, Alejandro González Iñárritu Enjoy MAPPA Anniversary Exhibit
Jujutsu Kaisen/Yuri!!! on Ice designer presents Digger star & director with art of Cruise
― The MAPPA Expo 15th Anniversary exhibition shared photos of Digger star Tom Cruise (Top Gun, The Last Samurai, A Few Good Men) and director Alejandro González Iñárritu (Babel, Birdman, The Revenant) visiting the exhibition on social media on Friday. Veteran character designer and key animator Tadashi Hiramatsu...
Billy Bat Manga Wins Harvey Award
Series had competed against Land, My Gorilla Family, Miss Ruki, more works for Best Manga award
― The Harvey Awards, which honor outstanding work in comics and sequential art, announced the winners for this year's awards on Friday at New York Comic Con. Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Billy Bat manga, released by Abrams ComicArts' Kana imprint, won the award for Best Manga. Kristi Iwashiro tran...
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Keroro Gunsō ☆ #2 [rate]
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GROTESQQQUE Anime Film Review
Atsushi Nishigori’s three-part anthology film crams all his otaku obsessions into a feast of wild eye candy.
― At the U.S. premiere of GROTESQQQUE at New York's Japan Society, director Atsushi Nishigori warned the audience it might be hard to connect the different segments of this anthology feature. The one overriding theme, he explained, is “things I like” — whether that's cute girls, monsters, mech...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 4-10
Devil Survivor 2: The Animation anime; The Apothecary Diaries: Xiaolan's Story, My Journey to Her, Blue Lock Full Color Selection manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Devil Survivor 2: The Animation BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 October 6 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, R...
Yen Press Licenses Fate/strange Fake, Kino's Journey, Spice and Wolf Diner: Gourmet Exploration, More Manga/Novels
Also: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars, Dungeon Master: Creating a Hot Spring Dungeon, more
― Yen Press announced the following licenses at New York Comic Con on Friday: Title: The Girls Adrift Among the Stars light novels
Authors: Yuiko Agarizaki, Fuwan Sono (illustration)
Summary: AN INTERGALACTIC VOYAGE FOR A PLANET TO CALL HOME A horse-drawn carriage races across the cosmos. Or rather, a spaceshi...
Ize Press Announces Print Editions of Regas, Eat Before You Go Webtoons
Regas BL series centers on crown prince whose power comes at the cost of his sanity; Eat Before You Go follows hero who returns to earth after defeating demon lord
― Ize Press announced two new Korean webtoon titles, Regas and Eat Before You Go, at the Yen Press Industry Panel at New York Comic Con on Friday. Regas, illustrated by Daengmeong and adapted by Lee kkeut from the original story by samk, ...
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Please Excuse My Younger Brothers #14 [rate]
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Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon - Classic HD Switch 2 Review
Torneko's Mystery Dungeon is not a game that is a roguelike; it is a game that is like Rogue - and that distinction is more than mere semantics.
― Dragon Quest Heroes: Torneko's Mystery Dungeon - Classic HD is a great classic game held back by curiosities surrounding its release. The facts of the matter are quite simple. This is a rerelease of the 1993 original, the first time it has been released in...
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Firefly Wedding #1 [rate]
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Firefly Wedding Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation on TV in 2027
Anime adaptation debuted on Friday
― The official website for the television anime of Oreko Tachibana's Firefly Wedding (Hotaru no Yomeiri) manga announced on Saturday that the manga is getting a live-action adaptation on Fuji TV in 2027. The website streamed a video, but it is not available in the U.S. The anime adaptation debuted on Friday and airs on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block on Friday...
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A Certain Dark Item #1 [rate]
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This Week in Games - Golden Oldies
A major Fire Emblem anniversary and the release of Dead of Brain are among the big topics this week!
― Welcome back, folks! I don't pay much attention to Star Wars, being that it's never really been my thing. But the outright adulation that's been going around for Star Wars: Galactic Racer has my attention. Apparently, ex-Burnout devs worked on the game, which in and of itself ought to be encourageme...
All of Us Are Dead Creator Dong-geun Joo Talks Zombies, Adaptations, and His Global Fans
Joo spoke with Anime News Network about his debut, the influences behind his work, the Netflix adaptation, and his latest series, Adonai.
― Dong-geun Joo, the creator of the popular webtoon All of Us Are Dead, visited Los Angeles to participate in an event at the Korean Culture Center Los Angeles celebrating Korean webtoons on September 11. Joo made his debut in 2009 with All of Us Are Dead, which w...
Casshern R Manga Listed as Ending With 3rd Volume
Manga launched in 2023
― Retailers are listing the third compiled book volume of Satoshi Shiki's Casshern R manga — the adaptation of Tatsunoko Production's Shinzō Ningen Casshan original television anime — as the final volume. The volume will ship on December 18.The manga's story centers on Tetsuya Azuma, who transforms into Casshern to fight mankind's enemy Andro and his army.The manga first launch...
WEBTOON to Launch New Marvel Comics App in November
New app comes as Marvel Unlimited shuts down after 19 years in December
― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on October 5 it is partnering with Marvel to launch a new Marvel Comics app on November 16, offering digital access to Marvel's library of current and classic comics. Marvel has additionally announced that its Marvel Unlimited service, which launched in November 2007, will end service in Decembe...
The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong Horror Webtoon Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation
Series follows young woman who begins experiencing strange phenomena at an apartment complex in Seoul
― Horang's horror webtoon The Ghost of Bongcheon-Dong is being adapted into a live-action film. Lotte Entertainment announced on October 7 that Arin — a member of K-pop girl group OH MY GIRL — and Chan-young Yoon will star in the film. Production began on October 5. Based on Horang's short horror we...
Chiikawa Anime Film Drops to #4, Star Detective Precure! Film to #5 in Japan
Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising rejoins top 10 at #7
― Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu (Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island), the first anime film adaptation of Nagano's Chiikawa manga, dropped from #2 to #4 in its 11th weekend in Japan's box office from last Friday to Sunday. The film earned 178,447,600 yen (about US$1.12 million). The film has sold...
How I Became King by Eating Monsters Novels Get TV Anime by White Fox in 2027
Series centers on prince who secretly hunts, eats monsters to avoid assassination
― Anime studio WHITE FOX announced on Friday it is producing a television anime adaptation of Daken's How I Became King by Eating Monsters (Monster no Niku wo Kutteitara Ōi ni Tsuita Ken) light novel series. The anime will debut in 2027. Original novel illustrator Shiba and manga artist Karin Suzuragi both drew illustra...
Girls und Panzer Franchise Gets 2 New Games
GuP: All-Star Tank Carnival releases on Switch in 2027; GuP: Bokosuka Rush releases on smartphones
― D3Publisher and G Holdings each announced a new game for the Girls und Panzer franchise on Friday. D3Publisher is developing the Girls und Panzer: All-Star Tank Carnival game, while G Holdings is developing the Girls und Panzer: Bokosuka Rush game. D3 Publisher is streaming the below trailer for Girls...
All the News and Reviews from New York Comic Con 2026
― Thursday, October 8 News Dark Horse to Release Gou Tanabe's The Outsider and Other Early Adaptations Collection Macross Frontier Anime's Blu-ray Disc Ships in 2027 Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Anime's Trailer Reveals Theatrical Release in Japan on January 15, N. America in February 2027 Here U Are Anime Reveals 2nd Teaser Trailer The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy at All Anime's 1st P...
Crunchyroll, HAYATE, LINE Digital Frontier Partner to Produce Anime of 'Around' 15 Webtoons
Crunchyroll to exclusively stream produced anime
― Crunchyroll announced at New York Comic Con on Thursday that it, HAYATE Inc., and WEBTOON Entertainment subsidiary LINE Digital Frontier have all partnered for co-productions "on potential anime adaptations of around 15 select titles" from WEBTOON, from the development stage. All the titles are available through LINE Digital Frontier's app, and inclu...
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The Lonely Snow Widow and the Cursed Ring #5 [rate]
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Comisma Enters Agreement With Akili International to Produce Live-Action Film of Zukyun x Bakyun Manga
Robby Monroe to direct, script film based on Teito Yuzuriha's manga
― Publishing company Comisma (ComicSmart, Inc.) announced on Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with London-based company Akili International to develop and produce an English live-action film of Teito Yuzuriha's Zukyun x Bakyun manga. Robby Monroe has been "engaged" to direct the film and pen the screenplay.Seven Seas En...
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STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure #4 [rate]
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Tokyo Revengers: War of the Three Titans Arc #2 [rate]
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Giant Street Fighter Arcade Cabinet Appears in New York's Times Square
Ken Masters actor Noah Centineo performs real-life Hell Wheel
― The Street Fighter movie's social media team posted a video of actor Noah Centineo (Ken Masters) performing a real-life Hell Wheel at Times Square in New York City on Thursday. The video was part of the upcoming film's promotional campaign, which featured a giant Street Fighter arcade cabinet at the square. The video included the caption...
My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, January Debut
Ai Kakuma, Seena Hoshiki, Hitomi Ueda, Azusa Tsujimori, Tomoyo Takayanagi, Miyu Tomita join cast
― The official website for the television anime of author Kennoji and artist R_ringo's My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! (Dōkyo Shiteiru Kensei no Onna Shishō ga Kawaisugite Mainichi Shiawase Desu) manga unveiled a teaser promotional video on Friday. The teaser announces the anime's cast and...
James Gunn, Big Sean Catch Up at Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum
Guardians of the Galaxy director, rapper were one-time neighbors
― American film director James Gunn (Lollipop Chainsaw, Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad, 2025's Superman) reported on Wednesday that he attended the inaugural Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum. Gunn posted a photo of himself with American rapper Big Sean (Sean Michale Leonard Anderson) at the event with the caption, “Always good...
Everyone's Darling Has a Secret Anime's 1st Teaser Previews Voice Cast
Crunchyroll streams April 2027 anime
― Crunchyroll unveiled a new teaser trailer for the television anime of Kashiko Amane's Everyone's Darling Has a Secret (Hōkago no Idol ni wa Himitsu ga Aru) manga on Thursday. The teaser shows the first footage of the anime and previews the voice cast. The anime's official website also streamed the teaser. (Crunchyroll's upload of the teaser has English subtitles...
Magical Buffs Anime's Trailer Unveils More Cast, LiSA's Opening Song, Early Netflix Streaming, January 4 TV Debut
TK (Ling Tosite Sigure) pens "Ecstatic Buffer" song
― Crunchyroll presented a new trailer and key visual for the television anime of Haka Tokura's Magical Buffs: The Support Caster is Stronger Than He Realized! light novel serie at New York Comic Con on Thursday. The trailer announces that LiSA is singing the opening theme song "Ecstatic Buffer," for which TK (Ling Tosite Sigure) wrote the lyrics, co...
J.C. Staff Animates Teenage Mercenary Webtoon for 2027 Broadcast
SAO: Alicization's Manabu Ono helms, writes anime with music by Hiroyuki Sawano
― Crunchyroll announced at New York Comic Con on Thursday that J.C. Staff is animating the previously announced adaptation of YC and Rakyeon's original webtoon Teenage Mercenary (Nyūgaku Yōhei in Japanese) for broadcast next year. Manabu Ono (Sword Art Online: Alicization, Dead Mount Death Play) is directing and overseein...
The Remarried Empress Webtoon Gets TV Anime From TROYCA in 2027
Yoko Hikasa, Ryōhei Kimura, Tomoaki Maeno, Reina Ueda star in Alphatart, HereLee, SUMPUL's romantic fantasy
― Crunchyroll announced at New York Comic Con on Thursday a television anime adaptation of HereLee and SUMPUL's webtoon The Remarried Empress. (The webtoon is itself based on Alphatart's original web novel.) TROYCA is animating the project for broadcast next year. The main cast members are: Yok...
Ghost of Tsushima: Legends Anime Announces 2 Cast, Additional Staff Members, 2028 Delay
Mayumi Sako, Shinya Fukumatsu star; anime first announced to debut in 2027
― Crunchyroll revealed during its panel at New York Comic Con 2026 on Thursday the cast members, additional staff, and 2028 delay for the Ghost of Tsushima: Legends (Ghost of Tsushima: Kuroudo Kitan) anime series. The anime will star Mayumi Sako and Shinya Fukumatsu. Additional staff members include music composer Keiji Inai (...
JH's The Boxer Webtoon Gets TV Anime
New Japanese anime studio breccia, Korean animation studio Studio Jemi to animated series
― Crunchyroll announced at its panel at New York Comic Con on Thursday that JH's The Boxer webtoon is getting a television anime adaptation from new Japanese anime studio breccia and Korean animation studio Studio Jemi. breccia is a new anime studio founded by Kinema Citrus founding member and producer Muneki Og...
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film Screens in N. America on January 16-19
Madoka Magica recap films, Rebellion also get new single UHD BD release on October 15
― Aniplex of America and Fathom Entertainment revealed at New York Comic Con on Thursday that they will screen Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film, ...
Berserk of Gluttony 2nd Season Anime Reveals Teaser Video, New Director, Returning Cast & Staff
D.C.III ~Da Capo III~ director Kenichi Ishikura helms new season at ACGT
― The staff for the second season of the television anime of Ichika Isshiki and fame's Berserk of Gluttony (Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore Dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa Suru) light novel series revealed the teaser promotional video, and confirmed the returning cast and staff members, and new director, on Friday. Crunchyroll will str...
The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't A Guy at All Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals More Cast/Staff, January 8 Premiere
Series casts Kenjiro Tsuda, Tasuku Hatanaka, Yurina Amami, Fairouz Ai, Maiko Nomura
― Aniplex unveiled on Friday the first promotional video, more cast and staff, and January 8 premiere for the anime adaptation of Sumiko Arai's The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta) manga: Crunchyroll streamed an English-subtitled trailer at New York Comic Con: The n...
Here U Are Anime Reveals 2nd Teaser Trailer
Anime stars Yūki Inoue, Ryōta Suzuki
― Crunchyroll revealed during its panel at the New York Comic Con 2026 on Thursday the second teaser trailer for the anime adaptation of D JUN's Here U Are webtoon. The video features a score by the anime's musical composer and Japanese pianist Shinya Kiyozuka.Crunchyroll will stream the anime and describes the story:Yang Yu is a university upperclassman who's lov...
Gundam Seed Freedom Zero Prequel Anime's Trailer Reveals Theatrical Release in Japan on January 15, N. America in February 2027
Trailer confirms returning cast/staff
― A livestream for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM ZERO, the prequel to the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed FREEDOM anime film, unveiled on Friday a trailer, and it announces that the film will open in theaters in Japan on January 15 and in North America in February 2027. The cast (which features returning members) includes: Kenichi Suzumura as Shinn Asuka Maaya Sakamoto...
Macross Frontier Anime's Blu-ray Disc Ships in 2027
Big West to release Deluxe Edition in early Q2 2027
― Big West announced during its panel at this year's New York Comic Con event on Thursday that it will release the Blu-ray Disc for the Macross Frontier anime as a Deluxe Edition in the early second quarter of 2027. Pre-orders for the Deluxe Edition open in December at GKIDS in the U.S. and All the Anime/Anime Limited in the U.K. The company had als...
Dark Horse to Release Gou Tanabe's The Outsider and Other Early Adaptations Collection
Company to also release Martial War graphic novel by co-creators Hiroyuki Takei, Will Carter, Aidan White.
― Dark Horse announced during its panel at New York Comic Con 2026 on Thursday that it will release Gou Tanabe's The Outsider and Other Early Adaptations collection, with translation by Zack Davisson. The collection feature's Tanabe's manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Outsider story, and ...
Live-Action 5 Centimeters Per Second Film Screens in N. America on October 23
Film also gets home video release
― GKIDS announced on Thursdady that it will begin screening the live-action film of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second anime film in North American theaters on October 23. GKIDS will reveal details about a home video release later this year. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer: The film opened in Japan in October 2025, and ranked at #2 in its ope...
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 Anime Series Review
It’s a clever, entertaining, optimistic show that deserves an audience.
― During a season that boasted the long-awaited return of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha after an eleven-year absence from our screens, and with an unexpected revival of Magical Princess Minky Momo (after 32 years!) announced as an upcoming fall 2026 OVA, the second season of the delightful Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. seems to ha...
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Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume #1 [rate]
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The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System #15 [rate]
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shallm Perform Opening Theme Song for 'Now That We Draw' Anime
Vocalist lia's band wrote song for anime
― The official website for the television anime of Kyū Takahata and Yūji Kaba's Now That We Draw (Kakunaru Ue wa) manga announced on Thursday that vocalist lia's band shallm will perform the opening theme song "Kimiiro Hikari" (The Light of Your Color), specifically written for this anime. The anime will premiere in January 2027. Ayumu Murase and Sayumi Suzush...
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The Ramparts of Ice #16 [rate]
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'Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest' Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 2027 Premiere on Netflix
Tomohiro Ōno stars as Kei Miyama
― The official website for the television anime of Aki Irie's Go with the Clouds, North by Northwest (Hokuhokusei ni Kumo to Yuke) manga began streaming on Friday the first promotional video, and it reveals that Tomohiro Ōno will star as Kei Miyama. The website also unveiled a visual and the 2027 premiere on TBS with worldwide exclusive streaming on Netflix. Netflix s...
Crunchyroll Acquires The Apothecary Diaries Anime Film
The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure opens in Japan on December 11
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has acquired the North American and worldwide rights (excluding Asia but including India) to The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bо̄hi no Hihо̄), the upcoming film for the anime based on Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Ku...
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FX Fighter Kurumi-chan #2 [rate]
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Bless TV Anime Casts Yoshiki Nakajima
Nakajima vioces Joe Osaki in series debuting in January 2027
― The official website for the television anime of Yukino Sonoyama's Bless manga revealed in a character promotional video on Thursday that Yoshiki Nakajima will voice Joe Osaki in the series.The anime will debut in January 2027 and will air on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block.The anime will star: Tomohiro Ōno as Aia UdagawaChiyuki Miu...
The Vermilion Mask Anime's 2nd Part Debuts in April 2027
Anime's 1st part premieres on Saturday
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The official website for the anime of Dr.Poro and Nabana Naba's The Vermillion Mask (Shuiro no Kamen) manga announced on Thursday that the anime's second part will debut in April 2027 on the Yomiuri TV and NTV channels, and will air every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. JST. Yomiuri TV describes the anime: At the center of the story is Peru, a young apprentice mask mak...
Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, Main Cast, 2027 Debut
Kana Hanazawa, Kazuhiko Inoue star in Dōga Kōbō anime
― Kadokawa revealed the first main promotional video, main visual, main cast members, and 2027 debut for the television anime of Ichi Yukishiro's Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter (Hone Dragon no Manamusume) manga, on Thursday.The anime will star:Kana Hanazawa as Eve, a girl abandoned in the Forest of ScrapsKazuhiko Inoue as Nemu, the Skull Dragon ...
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The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World #1 [rate]
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Horror Collector Anime Adds 3 Cast Members
Sae Hiratsuka, Ryōta Ōsaka, Hana Hishikawa join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Midori Sato's Horror Collector (Kyōfu Collector) novel series revealed three new cast members for the anime on Thursday. The new cast members include: Sae Hiratsuka as Momo Ryōta Ōsaka as Raita Hana Hishikawa as Sachiko Konno The anime's staff also revealed the anime's guest cast for the first thre...
Crunchyroll Manga App Expands to U.K., Ireland, South Asia, ANZ
Crunchyroll also to be "easily accessible" in new dedicated anime hub on PS5 launching in spring
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that its Crunchyroll Manga app is now available in the United Kingdom, Ireland, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Australia, and New Zealand.Crunchyroll also announced that it will be "easily accessible" in a new dedicated anime hub for t...
Muramasa: Revenant Blades is the Definitive Remaster You've Been Waiting For
Muramasa is back and looking better than ever—literally.
― 2009 saw the release of Muramasa: The Demon Blade for the Nintendo Wii. Born from the mind of Vanillaware's George Kamitani (Dragon's Crown, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Unicorn Overlord), this 2D metroidvania beat 'em up is set in a folklore-inspired feudal Japan and contains some absolutely wonderful colorful artwork. The upcoming Muramasa: Rev...