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Akane-banashi Volumes 4-6 Manga Review
How does Akane fare in her debut as a true working woman in the rakugo world? Spoiler: Badly.
― Volume four is where I truly fell in love with Akane-banashi, for one specific reason: Issho Arakawa. As much as I love Akane as a protagonist and have grown to love her growth and journey over the run of the series, Issho is equally important and valuable to the strength of the series for how unique a “vi...
Dramatic Road: the origin of wind Game Review
Dramatic Road isn't just a modern-day Fire Emblem. It's specifically a high school delinquent saga inspired by classics like Bari Bari Densetsu.
― Dramatic Road: the origin of wind has a brilliant high concept: it's a Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG set in modern-day Kanagawa rather than medieval times. Every archetype you remember from those games is therefore remixed. Archers are tennis players; arm...
Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 4 Anime Series Review
What makes this final batch of episodes so strong is that almost everybody gets a moment to shine or a moment of introspection.
― It's wild how far Pokémon Horizons has come. This final batch of episodes feels like the climax of this time skip and the entire Pokémon Horizons series. While some things are glossed over or could've received more focus, I genuinely believe this might be one of the strong...
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...
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Kōta Kawae's Nue's Exorcist Manga Gets TV Anime in Summer 2027
Kaito Miura, Saori Ōnishi, Sayumi Suzushiro star in Studio Hibari anime
― The Jump Press livestream on Monday announced that Kōta Kawae's Nue's Exorcist (Nue no Onmyōji) manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut in summer 2027 on TV Asahi, and also revealed the teaser video, teaser visual, main cast, and main staff members.Hiroyuki Hashimoto (Classroom of the Elite, Laidbackers, ...
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...
Black Summoner Manga Ends With 200th Chapter
Gin Ammo's adaptation of writer Doufu Mayoi, illustrator Kurogin's light novels launched in 2018
― Overlap's Comic Gardo website published in advance the third and last part of the 200th and final chapter of Gin Ammo's Black Summoner (Kuro no Shōkanshi) manga, the adaptation of Doufu Mayoi and Kurogin's light novel series of the same title, on Tuesday.J-Novel Club has licensed both the novels and the...
Hirayasumi Anime Promises a Cute Slice of Ordinary Life
Keigo Shinzō's award-winning manga's soft line work and rounded designs, along with the watercolor backgrounds of its cover art, translate perfectly to animation.
― When the Japan Society announced it would be screening “a preview version” of the first episode of Hirayasumi “still undergoing finishing touches,” my mind leapt to the legendary work-in-progress screening of Beauty and the Beast at the 1...
Glacier Bay License Oedo-chan of Moguraya, A Vase of Life, Faraway Blue, More Manga
Also: All I Can Do, The Dovecote Express
― Glacier Bay Books announced on Sunday the following new manga licenses: Title: Oedo-chan of Moguraya
Author: Serata Naminami
Summary: A heartwarming errand-running manga of Edo... Oedo-chan works at Moguraya with Captain.
Captain is a mole, and Oedo-chan is a stray cat. The world can be so big, so cruel and mysterious.
But Oedo-chan is a hard worker, she isn...
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Dark Machine the Animation #1 [rate]
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The Importance and Influence of Global Manga is Not Slowing Down!
Yuta Momiyama of Manga Plus, Nobuhiko Muranaka of Manga Up, and Yuta Hiraoka of K Manga answered questions about the growing global interest in Japanese manga.
― As an art form and commercial product, manga's influence has continued to grow beyond Japan. This influence has grown worldwide, despite global releases of chapters and volumes for manga often lagging behind the original Japanese releases. H...
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Red River #15 [rate]
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Hands-on With Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force GX Special
This revamped release of Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force GX comes with added scenes, updated animation, and English voice acting.
― I've been a fan of Yu-Gi-Oh! for as long as I can remember. Of the various eras and gameplay changes that the franchise has gone through, I'm the most nostalgic for the original Duel Monsters and Yu-Gi-Oh! GX era. So I was very happy to hear that there was going to be a revamped rel...
Manga Creator Masako Watanabe Dies at 97
Watanabe's works include Glass Castle, Hitori Matsuri, Himegoto
― The X/Twitter account for manga creator Masako Watanabe announced on Tuesday that Watanabe died on October 3 at 12:38 a.m. JST. She was 97. Watanabe was born in Tokyo on May 16, 1929. She debuted in 1952 with the story "Suama-chan." She launched the Himegoto manga in 2020 at the age of 91. Watanabe specialized in shojo and josei during...
Here U Are's First Two Episodes Are All About Being Out and Proud
This is a boys' love romance about two vastly different university students who are carrying a lot of emotional baggage.
― Everyone is carrying baggage that informs their attitude or behavior. That theme seems to be at the heart of Here U Are, a boys' love romance about university students who are processing a lot of external events. The series feels pretty typical, focusing on two young men with ver...
Akane-banashi Volumes 4-6 Manga Review
How does Akane fare in her debut as a true working woman in the rakugo world? Spoiler: Badly.
― Volume four is where I truly fell in love with Akane-banashi, for one specific reason: Issho Arakawa. As much as I love Akane as a protagonist and have grown to love her growth and journey over the run of the series, Issho is equally important and valuable to the strength of the series for how unique a “vi...
The Fable Season 2 TV Anime Reveals More Cast, January 9 Premiere
Takanori Hoshino, Koichi Yamadera, Hiroyuki Yoshino, more join cast
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga announced on Wednesday six cast members and the January 9 premiere for the anime's second season. The website also unveiled a visual: The newly announced cast includes (pictured above from left to right): Takanori Hoshino as Azami Koichi ...
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The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life #2 [rate]
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Shangri-La Frontier Pulls No Punches in Season Three's First Two Episodes!
Season two ended in an awkward spot, right before a tournament began, so I appreciate the fact that season three is jumping right into the action.
― At New York Comic Con 2026, Crunchyroll premiered the first two episodes of the highly anticipated third season of Shangri-La Frontier, a show about gamers playing video games. While there is a lot of lore and foreshadowing about some of the inner workin...
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Super Psychic Policeman Chojo #2 [rate]
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Rakuen Tsuihō -Expelled from Paradise- Kokoro no Resonance Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song
Theme song by TeddyLoid feat. Ayane Sakura (as Gabriel), Nagi Inoue (from Nogizaka46)
― The official website for Rakuen Tsuihō -Expelled from Paradise- Kokoro no Resonance (Heart's Resonance), the all-new feature-length anime film sequel to the Expelled from Paradise film, began streaming on Tuesday a trailer, and it reveals and previews the theme song "Beyond the Night" by TeddyLoid feat. Ayane Saku...
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Battle Spirits [Re] Zekkai no Kū #2 [rate]
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Suikoden: The Anime #2 [rate]
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Dengeki Daisy's Emotionally Gripping Premiere Has Some Crazy Directorial Choices
The whole thing felt so surreal. I thought I was watching an AMV from the mid-2000s.
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In an era where technology is making it very difficult for people to feel like they are developing true human connections, Dengeki Daisy is a series that puts a little bit of a twist on that idea. A young girl named Teru recently lost her brother, but he left behind a cell phone with access to something called Dai...
Talent Agency Intention Announces Dissolution on March 31, 2027
Company to end operation due to owner Kenichi Suzumura's adjustment disorder
― Talent agency Intention announced on Tuesday its dissolution on March 31, 2027 due to its owner Kenichi Suzumura's previously disclosed adjustment disorder. The company stated that Suzumura's doctor has diagnosed that his condition will not improve as long as he continues to be involved in management, so Suzumura made the ...
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The Cold Sato-san is Only Sweet to Me #2 [rate]
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Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story's First Episode Asks “What Does Murder in a Children's Story Look Like?”
What would happen if Little Red Riding Hood was accused of murder?
― What would happen if Little Red Riding Hood was accused of murder? That's a question I never thought I would ever have to ask myself, but that is basically the premise of this first episode of Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story, which had its world premiere at New York Comic Con. When the episode first starts, it's framed in a very ...
The Coppersmith's Bride Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
namo launched manga in May 2020, published in English by J-Novel Club
― Manga creator namo reported on social media last Friday that their manga The Coppersmith's Bride (Cuprum no Hanayome) will end in three chapters, including the upcoming chapter in this month's issue of Kadokawa's Harta magazine on October 15. If there are no delays, the manga will end in December.J-Novel Club is releasing the man...
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Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden #2 [rate]
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The Heroic Tale of the Villainous Prince's Hirosaki Launches New Manga
Saijaku Maō no Shinimodori Saiseitan manga launched on October 7
― Writer Hare Tori and manga artist Hirosaki launched a new manga titled Saijaku Maō no Shinimodori Saiseitan (The Tale of the Rebirth of the Weakest Demon Lord and His Return by Death) in Hero's Inc.'s HERO'S Web (formerly Comiplex) manga website on October 7.The manga centers on Krom, the second Demon Lord who is weaker than even the ...
SSS-Class Revival Hunter Was The Worst Premiere I Saw at NYCC 2026
There is a right way to do edgy, over-the-top power fantasies but this definitely isn't it.
― SSS-Class Revival Hunter is a series that feels like it is taking some of the most interesting elements of other standard wish fulfillment series, and presenting them in one of the most obtuse ways possible. The story follows a young man named Gongja whose overwhelming character trait is that he is jealous o...
Dragon Ball Super's NYCC Panel Brings the Show's Voice Actors and a (Not Exactly) New Episode
Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is basically a recut of the original Dragon Ball Super series with better animation.
― Dragon Ball is back… again! Dragon Ball Super: Beerus is very interesting, as it is basically a reanimated cut of the original Dragon Ball Super series, but this time it is recut with better animation. Despite the fact that the franchise is retreading very similar ground, that did not sto...
Voice Actor Manaka Iwami Announces Marriage, Birth of 1st Child
Voice of Oshi no Ko's Akane Kurokawa married partner outside industry
― Manaka Iwami, the voice of Oshi no Ko's Akane Kurokawa and other anime roles, announced on Tuesday that she had gotten married and had given birth to her first child. The voice actor made the initial announcement during her weekly radio program, Iwami Manaka no Radio Tekuteku (Manaka Iwami's Radio Walk), followed by a handwritte...
Junji Itō's 'The Hanging Balloons' Short Manga Gets Thai Film
Toei, Thailand's 13 Studio to co-produce film by Thai director Taweewat Wantha
― Toei announced on Tuesday that it and Thai production company 13 Studio are producing a feature-length, Thai-language film adaptation of Junji Itō's "Kubitsuri Kikyū" ("The Hanging Balloons") horror short story. Thai director Taweewat Wantha (Death Whisperer 2, Tha Rae: The Exorcist, upcoming film Dawn of Soengsang) is d...
Hirayasumi Anime Announces 5 More Cast Members
Daisuke Namikawa, Yōko Hikasa, Yume Miyamoto, Yūichirō Umehara join cast with TV announcer Yūko Naitō narrating
― The staff for the television anime of Keigo Shinzō's Hirayasumi manga (a co-production with Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd and Production +h.) announced five more cast members on Tuesday. The newly announced cast members are (image above from left to right):Daisuke Namikawa as H...
Attack on Titan Musical Starts World Tour in Singapore Next April
Musical last ran in Tokyo, Osaka in January 2023, as well as in New York in October 2024
― Attack on Titan: The Musical, the stage musical based on Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga, announced on Tuesday that the musical will go on a world tour that will begin with a run at the Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands in Singapore from April 15 to May 2, 2027. The tour will announce more dates at a later...
Happy Sports Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Jujutsu Kaisen, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Resident Evil, Slam Dunk, Square Enix, Doraemon, Jōji Nakata, & more!
― It's time to break out the old ball and glove, toss the pigskin, shoot some hoops, go for a run, and even eat bread dangling on a string for Japan's Sports Day. Our favorite anime and manga characters are doing all those for the national holiday (formerly known as Physical ...
The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure Film's New Video Unveils Kajadan Pirates' Cast
Kenshō Ono, Ryōta Takeuchi, Jirō Saitō join cast
― TOHO Animation began streaming a character trailer for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bо̄hi no Hihо̄), the upcoming anime film based on Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series, on Tuesday. The trailer highlights the Kajadan river pirates, and reveals th...
Happy Sports Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Naruto, Final Fantasy, Dan Da Dan, Takopi's Original Sin, Sega, Chibi Maruko-chan, Warner Bros. Japan, & more!
― October 12 marks Sports Day in Japan. Originally known as Physical Education Day, the holiday started as a celebration of the opening of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. (Yes, those Olympics actually started in October.) Today, people around Japan celebrate with sports activities ...
Killing Bites Manga Publishes 1st Part of Final Chapter
Kazasa Sumita, Shinya Murata debuted manga in March 2017
― Hero's Inc published the first part for the final chapter of Kazasa Sumita and writer Shinya Murata's Killing Bites manga on Friday. Sentai Filmworks licensed the television anime adaptation of the manga, and it describes the story: By the time Yuya Nomoto discovers his so-called friends have duped him into a clandestine plot to kidnap a high...
Heavy Metal Band Lovebites Suspend Live Performances for 2027
Band will continue to work on new music, projects during that year
― Japanese female heavy metal band Lovebites announced on Friday that they are suspending live performances in 2027. They are not taking a break, and they will continue work on new music, as well as do individual projects and activities. They are also planning future releases and other projects. The band plan to return with live perfo...
Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix Manga's Future Arc Gets Stage Play in February
Hi no Tori Mirai-hen ZEROMDISTANCE opens in Tokyo from February 6-8
― Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix (Hi no Tori) manga is inspiring another stage play that will run at Sakura Hall in Shibuya Cultural Centre Owada in Tokyo from February 6-8. The play Hi no Tori Mirai-hen ZEROMDISTANCE (Phoenix Future Arc ZEROMDISTANCE) adapts the manga's "Future" arc. The play stars Jutta Yuki as Masato, Narumi Yasuda as the...
Texas' Kawacon Anime, Gaming Convention Ends After 5 Years
Last Kawacon took place on July 3-5 at Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX
― The Facebook page and Instagram account for the Kawacon anime and gaming convention announced on Saturday that the convention will cease operations for the foreseeable future. The fifth and last Kawacon was held on July 3-5 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, TX. The staff of the con...
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'Killed Again, Mr. Detective?' Manga's Inaba Launches New Manga
Nukedashi romantic comedy manga launches on October 26
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed last Friday that manga creator Inaba will launch a new manga titled Nukedashi ~Renai Kinshi no Kotō de Ore wa Ajin Joshi to Chome Chome Suru~ (Break Free ~Doing This and That With Demi-Human Girls on a Lonely Island Where Romance is Forbidden) in this year's 37th issue of Kad...
Erica Sakurazawa Launches New Manga on November 6
Sakurazawa to launch Watashi no Manga (Mayoi) Michi manga featuring behind-the-scenes essays from "that era"
― The November issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine announced on Thursday that manga creator Erica Sakurazawa will launch a new manga titled Watashi no Manga (Mayoi) Michi (My [Lost] Road to Manga) in the magazine's next issue on November 6. The manga will feature behind-the-scenes essays ...
Dramatic Road: the origin of wind Game Review
Dramatic Road isn't just a modern-day Fire Emblem. It's specifically a high school delinquent saga inspired by classics like Bari Bari Densetsu.
― Dramatic Road: the origin of wind has a brilliant high concept: it's a Fire Emblem-style strategy RPG set in modern-day Kanagawa rather than medieval times. Every archetype you remember from those games is therefore remixed. Archers are tennis players; arm...
Blue Thermal's Kana Ozawa Announces New Manga
Ozawa to launch new manga Ao Sansan in December
― Manga creator Kana Ozawa announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Thursday a new manga titled Ao Sansan (Blue Brilliance), which will start serialization in December. Other details such as the manga's publication medium will be revealed at a later date. Ozawa stated that the manga is a new story that they have been developing for the past fe...
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Psyren #2 [rate]
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Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 28-October 4
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 28-October 4 Source: Famitsu
Spy×Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, Witch Hat Atelier Manga Rank on NYT October Bestseller List
― The 16th volume of Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family manga ranked at #6 on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early October. The manga on this month's list include: #6 — Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 16 #10 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #15 — Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier: Grimoire Edition hardcover volume 2 The first volume of Jujutsu ...
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So What's Wrong with Getting Reborn as a Goblin? #3 [rate]
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Hello, I Am a Witch and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion! #2 [rate]
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Kōta Kawae's Nue's Exorcist Manga Gets TV Anime in Summer 2027
Kaito Miura, Saori Ōnishi, Sayumi Suzushiro star in Studio Hibari anime
― The Jump Press livestream on Monday announced that Kōta Kawae's Nue's Exorcist (Nue no Onmyōji) manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will debut in summer 2027 on TV Asahi, and also revealed the teaser video, teaser visual, main cast, and main staff members.Hiroyuki Hashimoto (Classroom of the Elite, Laidbackers, ...
Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Game Reveals Year 2 Roadmap; Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond Short Film Reveals Debut Date
Sonic the Hedgehog: Memories and Beyond 35th anniversary short film's trailer reveals November 12 debut
― Sega revealed on Friday a roadmap for Year Two of its Sonic Racing CrossWorlds game. Year Two will launch on November 3 and the company streamed a video showcasing the new updates. Year Two will launch with "Duel Mode," a Gadget System upgrade, two new characters Bayonetta and Aigis, and two new ...
Tekken 8 Game Reveals Roger Jr.'s November 11 Early Access Release in Gameplay Trailer
Video also previews Season 3 character Yūjirō Hanma
― Bandai Namco Entertainment started streaming the gameplay reveal trailer for Roger Jr., one of the characters for the Tekken 8 fighting game's Season 3, on Sunday. The character will be available for early access on November 11, and will launch officially on November 16. The video also previews the in-game model for another Season 3 character Yūji...
5th Girls und Panzer das Finale Film Streams 10-Minute Opening Video
Film opened in Japan on Friday
― Bandai Namco Filmworks started streaming on Saturday the first 10 minutes of the fifth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series. The fifth film of Girls und Panzer das Finale opened in Japan on Friday. The film is screening in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D, in addition to normal screenings. This marks the first time the film series is pl...
Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls Game Reveals Full Roster for Year 1 DLC
DLC includes Thor (Jane Foster), Venom, Jubilee, previously announced Phoenix Cyclops
― The staff for PlayStation Studios, Arc System Works, and Marvel Games' Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls 4v4 tag team fighter game revealed in a new video on Sunday Thor (Jane Foster) as the second DLC character included in the "Year 1 Character & Stage Pass" in winter 2027. The video also introduces the game's first g...
Fatal Fury City of the Wolves Game Streams Trailer for Tekken 8 DLC Character Reina Joining Game in December
SNK also streams trailers for Tokyo Revengers DLC characters Mikey, Draken joining on October 22
― SNK began streaming on Saturday a DLC character trailer for Reina from the TEKKEN 8 fighting game that will join its Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game in December. SNK also released on Thursday DLC character trailers for Manjiro "Mikey" Sano and Ken "Draken" Ryuguji from the Tokyo Revengers an...
Inori's Homunculus Tears Yuri Novel Gets Manga by Ayster, Dokico
Manga gets simultaneous release in German, English, Japanese in January 2027
― German publisher Dokico announced on Saturday that Ayster will draw a manga adaptation of author Inori's Homunculus Tears: Alchemy for the Brokenhearted (Homunculus no Namida ~Kietai Kimi e no Renkinjutsu~) novel. Dokico will begin releasing the manga in German, English, and Japanese simultaneously in January 2027. 【announ...
Live-Action Renai Rubi no Tadashii Furikata Season 2 Reveals More Cast, October 29 Debut
Rina Komiyama, Takumi Bandō, Tamami Sakaguchi join cast
― The official website for the second season of the live-action series of Ogeretsu Tanaka's Renai Rubi no Tadashii Furikata (The Right Way to Write Love) boys-love manga revealed more cast members, the October 29 debut on Tokyo MX1, and a new visual for the second season on October 7.The new cast members include:Rina Komiyama (upper left in imag...
The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure Film's New Video Reveals Bi Clan's Cast
Nobuo Tobita, Kumiko Watanabe, Hirofumi Nojima join cast
― TOHO Animation began streaming a character trailer for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady's Treasure (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Bо̄hi no Hihо̄), the upcoming anime film based on Hyuganatsu and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series, on Monday. The trailer highlights the Bi clan, and announces the cas...
Kino's Journey Light Novel Duo Launch New Supernatural Novel Series
Writer Keiichi Sigsawa, illustrator Kouhaku Kuroboshi to launch Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyōryū Kitan~ on November 10
― Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko imprint announced on Friday that Kino's Journey light novel duo writer Keiichi Sigsawa and illustrator Kouhaku Kuroboshi will launch a new light novel series titled Drifted ~John Smith no Edo Hyōryū Kitan~ (Drifted ~Strange Tale of John Smith's Drifting in...
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I'm Dating a Dark Summoner #2 [rate]
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Pokémon Horizons: Season 3 - Rising Hope Part 4 Anime Series Review
What makes this final batch of episodes so strong is that almost everybody gets a moment to shine or a moment of introspection.
― It's wild how far Pokémon Horizons has come. This final batch of episodes feels like the climax of this time skip and the entire Pokémon Horizons series. While some things are glossed over or could've received more focus, I genuinely believe this might be one of the strong...
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From Far Away #2 [rate]
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Now That I Can Control Reality With A Mouse Cursor #2 [rate]
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Hotel Inhumans #2 [rate]
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As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill #3 [rate]
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Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers #1 [rate]
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Even Though I’m a Super Timid Noble Girl #2 [rate]
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Godzilla Minus Zero Film Streams Final Trailer
Sequel to Godzilla Minus One opens in Japan on November 3, N. America on November 6
― TOHO began streaming the final trailer for Godzilla Minus Zero, the new Godzilla film from Godzilla Minus One's Takashi Yamazaki, on Sunday. The sequel is set in 1949, two years after the Godzilla Minus One film's story. Min Tanaka (47 Ronin, live-action Rurouni Kenshin films) plays biologist Kanji Murakami. He join...
Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend TV Anime Unveils Main Cast, 2027 Debut
Rina Kawaguchi, Tomoya Itō star in series from feel. animation studio
― Kadokawa unveiled the first key visual, main cast members, and the 2027 premiere for the television anime of Enma Akiyama's Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend. (Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.) manga on Sunday. The anime will star:Rina Kawaguchi as Noa SaotomeTomoya Itō as Rihito ŌtsukaThe manga's story centers on Rihito Ōtsuka — a laid-ba...
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Ace of Diamond Act II Second Season #1 [rate]
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Mission: Yozakura Family #13 [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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...