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Manga Up! Global App Adds Majisawa's How to Feed a Delinquent Boy Manga
Manga launched in Square Enix's Big Gangan in July 2024
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global app added Majisawa's How to Feed a Delinquent Boy (Furyō Shōnen ni Meshi o Kuwasu) manga on Thursday. Manga Up! describes the story:
Yuri Moriyama is a 27-year-old sales rep who thought she had it all—a successful career and a blissful domestic life making meals for her fiancé of five years. But her happiness cra...
Villains Are Destined to Die Webtoon Ends, Gets TV Anime
Writer Gwon Gyeoeul, artist SUOL's series centers on otome game's villainess trying to avoid death ending
― Kakao's Piccoma online manga and novel service announced on Sunday the end of the main story and the television anime adaptation of writer Gwon Gyeoeul and artist SUOL's Villains Are Destined to Die (Akuyaku no Ending wa Shi nomi) webtoon. The Tapas service describes the story: This game's got ...
Star Detective Precure! Film's New Video Reveals Cast for Guest Characters
Akari Kitō, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kōki Uchiyama join cast of film opening on September 18
― The staff for Eiga Meitantei Precure! Fushigi na Niwa to Futari no Himitsu (Star Detective Precure! The Movie: The Mysterious Garden and the Secret of 2 People) — the film for Star Detective Precure!, the 23rd main anime entry in the Precure franchise — announced the cast for the three film-original characters i...
Happy International Cat Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Cyberpunk 2077, Pragmata, Inherit the Winds, Black Torch, Akira Failing in Love, Kodansha, Kojima Production, & more!
― If Cat Day in Japan on February 22 wasn't enough, Japan gets a second dedicated day to celebrate cats with International Cat Day on August 8. While Cat Day in Japan is primarily a wordplay on the number two (ni) in Japanese sounding like a cat's meow (nyan), International ...
Happy International Cat Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Medalist, Kamen Rider, Sega, Manabu Nii, Masami Obari, Red Cat Ramen, Yusuke Nakamura, & more!
― August 8 marks International Cat Day around the world. The International Fund for Animal Welfare created the day in 2002 to raise awareness for cats. Today, the unofficial holiday is run by International Cat Care, which strives to improve the health and welfare of domestic cats. The anime and ma...
Voice Actor Rika Kinugawa Announces Marriage
Voice of Zombie Land Saga's Yūgiri announced her marriage
― Rika Kinugawa, the voice actress behind Zombie Land Saga's Yūgiri and other roles, announced on Saturday that she had gotten married. Kinugawa stated she married a non-celebrity and thanked her fans and supporters. “My husband is a non-celebrity who wholeheartedly supports my free-spiritedness with both firmness and great kindness.” As of p...
Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 Casts Yusuke Shirai
Shirai plays mysterious Shō Manao
― The official website of Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., the television anime based on Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki's Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Kabushikigaisha Magilumière) manga, announced on Sunday a new cast member for the second season.Yusuke Shirai plays Shō Manao, a mysterious, but gentle man without a past or history.Viz Media and MANGA Plus release the manga in Engli...
Even the Student Council Has its Holes! Anime Casts Yumi Uchiyama
Uchiyama voices homeroom teacher Satomi Hiratsuka
― The staff for the television anime of Muchimaro's Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! (Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!) four-panel manga revealed the character promotional video, character visual, and cast for the character Satomi Hiratsuka on Saturday. Yumi Uchiyama voices this homeroom teacher for a first-year high school class.
Seven Seas publish...
Yoshiki, Pokémon Donate to Kumamoto Earthquake Relief
Yoshiki also donates to wildfire relief in France, Spain
― The Pokémon Company and Japanese musician Yoshiki announced donations to support relief for the July 28 Kumamoto earthquake last week. The Pokémon company said it had donated a total of 100 million yen (about US$630,000) to Kumamoto Prefecture, the Japanese Red Cross Society, and other organizations aiding in the relief efforts of the earthq...
PuniRunes Puni 4 Anime Season to Premiere on October 4
― The official website for the anime of Takara Tomy's PuniRunes toyline announced on Saturday that the fourth anime season, PuniRunes Puni 4, will premiere on October 4 at 9:15 a.m. (October 3 at 8:15 p.m. EDT). The website also presented the new season's main visual and teased that the season's story is set in "Puni School." Unlike other digital pets that you can raise, the PuniRunes toys also have...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 2-8
Rooster Fighter anime; Crescent Moon Marching, Girl Meets Rock!, The Princess Groom manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Rooster Fighter Limited Edition BDAnimeNewsNetwork Viz Media US$109.98 August 4 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Black Clover Graphic Novel (GN) 37Please Viz Media US$11.99 August 4 Blue Box GN 21Cite Viz Media US$1...
His Majesty the Demon King's Housekeeper Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga's final chapter publishes in October
― The September issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess magazine announced on Thursday that writer Saiko Wadori and artist Mika Kajiyama's His Majesty the Demon King's Housekeeper (Maō Heika no Osōji-gakari) manga will end in its next chapter in the magazine's November issue in October. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes ...
SAG-AFTRA Lists Voice Actor Michael Donovan's Death
Donovan voiced Ryoga in Ranma ½, Master Roshi in Dragon Ball
― The digital summer issue of 2026 SAG-AFTRA's quarterly magazine is listing that Canadian voice actor Michael Donovan (listed as Michael David Donovan) had died on March 4. His fellow voice actor Ian James Corlett made a post about Donovan's death after he had learned about it from the magazine. He was 72 in March, and would have turned 73...
Teki Yatsuda's Myther Manga to End
Yatsuda has submitted manga's final chapter
― Manga author Teki Yatsuda announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account that they have submitted the final chapter of their Myther manga on Tuesday. Yatsuda did not state when the final chapter will be published. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and will publish the manga's first volume in English on January 19, 2027. The company describes the...
Anime NYC Holds Panels for Big West/Macross, English Dub Premieres of Go Forward. Anime, 27th Detective Conan Film
Macross panel includes screening of Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walkūre film
― The Anime NYC convention announced over the past week that it will host a panel for Big West and the Macross franchise, as well as a premiere screening for SkySet Entertainment's English dub for the Go Forward. (Massugu ni Ikō) television anime. The event will also host the world premiere screening for the English...
Gotham Group to Develop Film, TV Adaptations of Viz Media's Original Properties
Agreement focuses on Viz Originals graphic novel line, RWBY franchise
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thursday that Viz Media and the Gotham Group have signed an agreement for the Gotham Group to develop film and television adaptations based on Viz Media's original properties, including titles from its Viz Originals graphic novels and the RWBY franchise that it had acquired.The RWBY...
Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Cast, Staff, January 2027 Premiere
Takashi Matsuyama, Satoshi Inomata, Yukari Anzai, Ayasa Itō, Sumire Morohoshi join cast
― The official website for the television anime of author Ryōsen Takami and illustrator Ririnra's Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki (Isekai Tensei Sōdōki) light novel series revealed on Friday the first promotional video, key visual, cast, staff, and January 2027 premiere. The newly announced cast includes...
Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- Anime Film Gets IMAX Screenings
Film opens in theaters, IMAX on August 28
― The official website for 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, announced on Friday that the film will get IMAX screenings in Japan on August 28, the same day it opens in theaters. The website...
Romelia War Chronicle Anime's Trailer Reveals Additional Cast, October 2026 Premiere
Series casts Shoya Chiba, Gakuto Kajiwara, Shun Horie, Ryunosuke Watanuki
― The staff for the television anime of Ryō Ariyama's Romelia War Chronicle: Even After Defeating the Demon King, Humanity Still Seems Doomed, So I Formed a Military Force (Romelia Senki: Maō o Taoshita Ato mo Jinrui Yabasō Dakara Guntai Soshiki Shita) light novel series revealed on Friday a new trailer, additional cast, and Oc...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, July 27-August 2
Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3, The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch make list
― This week's episode of the new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa's GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga aired on Fuji TV on Monday, July 27 at 10:00 p.m. and earned a 4.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV August 2 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.0 Detective Conan NTV Augu...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 27-August 2
Nippon Ichi's Village in the Shade Switch 2 version debuts at #3, Switch Version at #7, PS5 version at #11
― Japan's Game Ranking: July 27-August 2 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSw 2 Splatoon Raiders Nintendo July 23 73,542 548,226 2NSw Rhythm Heaven Groove Nintendo July 2 59,884 734,476 3NSw 2 Village in the Shade Nippon Ichi Software July 30 21,965 21,965 4NS...
Live-Action 'Chotto Matō yo, Harutora-kun' BL Series' Trailer Previews Ending Song
Chihiro performs ending theme song "Honeyy" for August 13 show
― MBS presented a new trailer for the live-action series of Amekiri's Chotto Matō yo, Harutora-kun (Wait a second, Harutora-kun) boys-love manga on Friday. The trailer reveals and previews the series' ending theme song "Honeyy" by Chihiro. The story follows mask-wearing high schooler Sui, who becomes the target of bullying after it is re...
Shingo Natsume, Madhouse's ghost – end of night Original Anime Film Unveils Teaser, Cast
Mayu Hotta, Issei Takahashi play film's leads
― The official website for ghost – end of night (ghost/yoru no hate), Shingo Natsume and Madhouse's new theatrical anime project, unveiled a new teaser trailer for the anime film on Friday. The teaser reveals the film's two lead cast members. The main cast members include: Mayu Hotta as Neekei Issei Takahashi as Masu (Character name romanization not offi...
Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Cast, Theme Song
Video previews theme song "Chain of the Abyss" by Kevin Penkin feat. Mori Calliope
― The staff of Made in Abyss: Mezameru Shinpi (Made in Abyss: Awakening Mystery), the first film in the new Made in Abyss anime film trilogy, unveiled on Friday a new trailer and cast members. The video reveals and previews the theme song "Chain of the Abyss" by the series' composer Kevin Penkin feat. Mori Calliope. Th...
2026 Crayon Shin-chan Film Opens at #3
Chiikawa anime film drops to #2, 5th live-action Kingdom film to #5
― 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 #1 to #2 in its second weekend. The film sold 766,000 tickets and earned 1,072,085,100 yen (about US$6.79 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total o...
Manga Plus Adds Simulpub of Sango Honda's Finding the Invisible Star Manga
Manga launched on Shonen Jump+ service on Thursday
― Shueisha's MANGA Plus service started on Thursday the simulpub of Sango Honda's new manga titled Finding the Invisible Star (Nanatōsei o Mitsukete), which launched on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ service on the same day. MANGA Plus describes the story:Set in 2001, Naka, a young factory worker, has just one thing to look forward to each week: his Saturda...
Nintendo Switch 2 Sells Over 23 Million Units
Switch 2 sells 3.82 million units in fiscal year's 1st quarter for total of 23.68 million as of June 30
― Nintendo revealed on Thursday the first quarter financial results for its current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2027. The Nintendo Switch 2 system has sold 23.68 million units as of June 30. The console sold 3.82 million units so far in this fiscal year, which started on April 1. The Nintendo S...
Kindergarten Wars Anime Casts Sumire Morohoshi
Morohoshi plays Una in spring 2027 series
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Yū Chiba's Kindergarten WARS (Yōchien Wars) manga revealed on Thursday that Sumire Morohoshi will play Una, kindergarten teacher for the Violet class who is said to be the strongest. The anime will debut in spring 2027. The anime stars: Atsumi Tanezaki as RitaKentarō Kumagai as DougHitomi Ohwada as ...
Giant Ojō-sama TV Anime Reveals Visual, Staff, January 2027 Premiere
Hiroshi Ikehata directs anime of Nikumura Q's manga at Tatsunoko Production
― An official website opened on Friday for the television anime of Nikumura Q's Giant Ojō-sama (Giant Young Lady) manga, and it revealed the main staff, visual, and January 2027 premiere. Hiroshi Ikehata (WITCH WATCH) is directing the anime at Tatsunoko Production. Katsuya Oshima is serving as assistant director. Hajime Mitsu...
Destiny Unchain Online Novels/Manga Get TV Anime
K MANGA publishes Yachimoto's manga of resn's original story in English
― A new official X/Twitter account opened on Friday to announce that author resn and artist Yachimoto's Destiny Unchain Online: How I became the Crimson Devil (Destiny Unchain Online ~Kyūketsuki Shōjo to Natte, Yagate "Aka no Maō" to Yobareru Yō ni Narimashita~) novels and Yachimoto's manga adaptation are inspiring a television a...
Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun Film Streams Opening Sequence
Film opens in Japan on September 11
― Kadokawa started streaming the opening sequence for the Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun: Ukkari Detekita Uchūjin o Sagase! (Space Academy: Find the Aliens Who Accidentally Came Out!) film based on Yūji Nishimura's web manga Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun (Space Academy) on Thursday. The film will open in theaters on September 11. The film's story centers on space pilot trai...
Dara-san of Reiwa Anime Streams Creditless Video for Special Ending Song for 'Gun Valsey's Theme'
Masaaki Endoh performed special ending for 6th episode on Thursday
― The staff for the television anime of Haruomi Tomotsuka's Dara-san of Reiwa (Reiwa no Dara-san) manga streamed on Thursday a noncredit video for the special ending theme song "Gun Valsey's Theme" by Masaaki Endoh for the sixth episode, which aired on the same day. REIRIE perform the anime's normal ending theme song "Hinatabocchi." T...
Shueisha Launches Manga Million Digital Platform Worldwide With Titles in 100+ Languages
Application has over 1 million pages of translated manga from 400 titles including ONE PIECE, Naruto, Bleach, Demon Slayer, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kingdom, Oshi No Ko, Nana, more
― Shueisha announced on Thursday it has launched its global digital manga platform Manga Million in over 100 languages including English, Chinese, Hindi, Arabic, Spanish, French, Turkish, Tagalog, Korean, Polish, and others. The pl...
From Overshadowed to Overpowered Anime Reveals 3 New Cast Members
Shinichirō Kamio, Rina Kawaguchi, Hiroki Takahashi join anime's cast in episode 7
― The staff for the anime of Kentarou's From Overshadowed to Overpowered (Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bōkenroku ;or The Failed Sage's Academy Domination) manga revealed three new cast members for characters who will appear in the anime's seventh episode on Thursday. Shinichirō...
Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine's Print Circulation Falls Below 1 Million Copies for 1st Time
Japan Magazine Publishers Association: No more magazines in Japan above 1 million in circulation
― The Japan Magazine Publishers Association (JMPA) reported on Wednesday that print circulation for Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine fell to an average of 985,000 copies from April to June this year, marking the first time the magazine has fallen below 1 million copies in circulation for a given qua...
Seven Seas Licenses 7 New Manga
Titles include Wandmaker of the Ruined World, Influencer Hero, The Kaiju Autopsy, more
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced the following licenses on Wednesday: Title: Wandmaker of the Ruined World (Hōkai Sekai no Mahōzue Shokunin) manga
Creator(s): Hagane Kurodome (original novel), Nori Kazato (manga), Kayahara (novel artist)
Release Date: May 2027 (volume 1)Summary: When a global blackout wipes out...
Ironmouse Joins Fortnite Battle Royale in Cute Sprite Form Along With 2 More Bleach Characters
VTuber introduced to massively popular battle royale game as collectable Sprite
― Epic Games announced on Tuesday that popular VTuber Ironmouse is joining its Fortnite Battle Royale game. However, the VTuber is not appearing as a player cosmetic, but as a collectable Sprite in the game's Chapter 7 Season 3 "Runners." A short video posted to the Fortnite X (formerly Twitter) account reveals the abilit...
Akumi Agitogi's The Emperor's Shaman Novels Get New Manga Adaptation
Yuru Sasara draws new manga adaptation launching on August 10
― This year's 17th issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine announced on Wednesday that Akumi Agitogi's The Emperor's Shaman (Kyūtei no Majinaishi) novels are getting a new manga series adaptation, which will launch on the Hana to Yume+ manga website on August 10. Yuru Sasara is drawing the new manga adaptation titled Kyūtei no Majinais...
Atari Katagiri, Makoto Kisaragi Launch New Romantic Drama Manga
Watashi-tachi no Koto wa Nanto Yobeba manga launched on Sunday
― Manga creators Atari Katagiri and Makoto Kisaragi launched the Watashi-tachi no Koto wa Nanto Yobeba (What Should We Call Our Relationship?) manga on Square Enix's Manga Up! service on Sunday. Katagiri is drawing the art and penning the story, and Kisaragi is in charge of composition.【新連載開始！】「わたしたちのことはなんと呼べば」原案・作画:@atari_katagiri構成:@mak...
Pokémon Company International Faces Lawsuit Because Former Executive Allegedly Hid Cameras in Bathrooms
Class-action lawsuit alleges that TCPI was negligent in training former engineering director Ben Tsai
― A woman under the anonymous name Jane Doe has sued The Pokémon Company International (TCPI), claiming that its former engineering director Ben Tsai has allegedly hidden cameras in various public bathrooms, including one in the company's U.S. office in Bellevue, WA. The class-action lawsuit alleges ...
Inherit the Winds TV Anime Casts Simba Tsuchiya
Tsuchiya plays Harada Sanosuke in January 2027 series
― The official X/Twitter account for the original television anime project Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono) revealed on Wednesday that Simba Tsuchiya will play Harada Sanosuke (historical Japanese characters' names are rendered family name first): The anime will premiere in January 2027 on the "Agaru Anime" programming block on CBC, TBS, and ...
New Ghost in the Shell Anime Reveals 2 Crossover Cast Members from Dominion Tank Police
Aya Hisakawa, Niina Kumagaya reprise roles as Puma Sisters
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced two new cast members and characters for The Ghost in the Shell (Kōkaku Kidōtai THE GHOST IN THE SHELL) television anime from Science SARU on Thursday. The Puma sisters, crossover characters reprising their roles from the New Dominion Tank Police anime based on Masamune Shirow's Dominion manga, appeared in th...
Re:ZERO Season 4 Anime's Trailer Previews Recapture Arc
"The Recapture Arc" begins on August 12
― The staff for the fourth Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- anime season began streaming on Wednesday a trailer for "The Recapture Arc," which will begin on August 12. The season will consist of 19 episodes divided into two arcs. The season debuted with "The Loss Arc" on April 8. Then, "The Recapture Arc" begins on August 12. Crunchyroll is streaming th...
New Kaiju No. 8 Anime Short's Trailer Reveals 4-Episode Run Starting on September 5
Visuals unveiled for Kafka's birthday, Defense Force Boot Camp in Tachikawa event
― The official website for the new "Narumi's Week at Work" ("Narumi no Heijitsu") anime short of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga began streaming a trailer, and it reveals that the anime will premiere on September 5 and will have four episodes. The episodes will launch on Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. JST on the TOHO Animat...
Chainsmoker Cat Anime Casts Yū Kobayashi
Kobayashi voices Penpen Neko in episode 6 on Thursday
― The staff of the television anime of Nyan Nyan Factory's Chainsmoker Cat (Yanineko) manga announced on Wednesday that Yū Kobayashi is joining the anime's cast as Penpen Neko. The character will appear in the anime's sixth episode on Thursday. Seven Seas is releasing the manga in English, and it describes this comedy set in a world where humans, ...
Josemaru Short Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils Lead Cast Member, More Staff
Riho Tsuda voices title character Josemaru
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television short anime of creator Inochi-ya's Josemaru character revealed the anime's second teaser promotional video and teaser visual, lead cast member, and additional staff members on Wednesday. Riho Tsuda voices the title character Josemaru.The newly announced staff members are:Planning: Yūya Ogawa, Hit...
Shōzen TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals April 2027 Debut
Rina Kawaguchi, Hiroshi Kamiya, more star in adaptation of Jiang Jia Meizi's Chinese manhua Shang Shan
― The staff for Shōzen, the television anime adaptation of Jiang Jia Meizi's Chinese manhua Shang Shan, revealed on Wednesday the anime's first promotional video and April 2027 premiere. Additionally, Micro Magazine's RaiComi website started releasing the manhua's Japanese version with the first twe...
Koma-Dori Mofmof Parade Stop-Motion Anime Unveils Cast, Staff, January 2027 Debut
Kenshō Ono, KENN, Sōma Saitō, Yūya Hirose, more star in dwarf studios anime
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed on Wednesday the main cast and staff members, and January 2027 debut of Koma-Dori Mofmof Parade (Stop-Motion Mofmof Parade or KomaMof for short), the stop-motion anime of the IDOLiSH7 franchise's Mofmof mini characters' Mofmof Parade (or MofPara for short) project.The anime will star (all ima...
Voice Actor Afumi Hashi Announces Marriage
Voice of Uma Musume's Mejiro Ryan announces marriage with handwritten letter
― Afumi Hashi, the voice of the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise's Mejiro Ryan, announced on Tuesday that she had gotten married. Akesaka said in a statement posted online that she married a non-celebrity and thanked her fans and supporters: “Thanks to all of you, I have been able to lead a truly happy life as a voice acto...
Twin Engine, Bandai Partner for Manga, Animation, Merchandise Plans
Both to invest up to 4 billion yen into initiative
― Anime planning and production company Twin Engine (production for Vinland Saga, Dororo, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku) announced on Wednesday that it has entered into a strategic partnership with toy and merchandising company Bandai Co., Ltd., with the two companies planning to produce at least one new joint project. The companies' initiative will in...
Kohei Horikoshi Celebrates Latest My Hero Academia Short With New Art
Illustration features teenage Eri
― My Hero Academia manga creator Kohei Horikoshi released an illustration on Tuesday for the Japanese premiere of the "My Hero Academia: I am a Hero Too" short anime short. The illustration features a teenage Eri with the caption, “Now streaming! Awesome!” The illustration also shows Momo Yaoyorozu, Kyoka Jiro, Fumikage Tokoyami, Katsuki Bakugo, and Denki Kaminari. T...
Live-Action My Sister's Boyfriend Film's Teaser Announces More Cast
Rinka Kumada plays Sui's older sister Momo, Reo Matsumoto plays Sui's childhood friend Ayame
― The official website for My Sister's Boyfriend, the live-action film of Amu Meguro's Midori Loves My Sister (Onē-chan no Midori-kun or literally My Sister's Midori-kun) manga, presented a new teaser trailer and poster visual for the film on Wednesday. The teaser announces more cast members for the film. The...
My Happy Marriage Author Akumi Agitogi, Fiancée of the Wizard Manga Artist Masaki Kazuka Launch New Manga
Kazuka draws Miko to Yashayome manga adapted from Agitogi's unpublished story
― Kadokawa's B's-LOG COMIC online manga magazine published on July 24 Chapter 0 of a new manga titled Miko to Yashayome by author Akumi Agitogi (My Happy Marriage) and artist Masaki Kazuka (Fiancée of the Wizard). The manga starts serialization in the magazine on Wednesday. The manga is an adaptation of a story written by A...
Hashihime of the Old Book Town Developer's О̄e Game Gets Manga Adaptation
О̄e: Ariake-hen debuts in September
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace Magazine announced on Tuesday that Hashihime of the Old Book Town visual novel developer ADELTA's О̄e (Great Corruption) game will get a manga adaptation by Medamayaki titled О̄e: Ariake-hen (Great Corruption: Ariake Arc) in the October issue.The game follows a detective who is sent on a mysterious mission to attend the...
Sakamoto Days Manga Tops 18 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga announced on Tuesday that the manga has exceeded 18 million copies in circulation worldwide. Shueisha also published the manga's 28th compiled book volume on Tuesday. The manga announced in July that it is heading to its climax. The manga started its "final battle" in August 2025. Suzuki published a one-shot titled "S...
The Dangers in My Heart Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Norio Sakurai debuted manga in March 2018, which inspired TV anime in 2023
― The 196th chapter of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga revealed on Tuesday that the series will end in three chapters. The manga was also previously announced to end in its 14th compiled book volume. Sakurai launched the manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine in Ma...
Crunchyroll Adds English Dub for The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World Anime
Dub for January 2025 series debuts on Tuesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it is adding an English dub for the television anime of Umiharu's The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World manga. All 13 episodes debut in English on Tuesday. The dub staff includes director Caitlin Glass, producer Samantha Herek, script adapter James Cheek, mixer Matt Grounds, and engineer Jer...
Your Letter Webtoon Gets Stage Musical Adaptation
Play runs from September 16 to November 29 at Plus Theater in Seoul
― A stage musical adaptation of the webtoon Your Letter will premiere at Plus Theater in Seoul, running from September 16 to November 29. Soo-ah Kim is writing the the production, with Sang-ah Pyo serving as adaptor and director. Hye-joo Jeon, A-jin Lee, and Dan-i Kim have been cast in the lead role of Sori Lee. The webtoon's feature...
Netflix Adds 2nd Gundam Hathaway Film on August 31
English-dubbed trailer streamed for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe
― Netflix began streaming on Monday an English-dubbed trailer for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway - Circe no Majo), the second film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam Senkō no Hathaway) anime project, revealing that the film wil...
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Game's Video Reveals Story, Characters, Classes, Dungeons
Game launches for Switch 2 on September 17, gets prologue manga on September 4
― Nintendo began streaming on Tuesday a Direct livestream for Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, a new game in the Fire Emblem strategy RPG series, and it reveals the story, characters, classes, Free Time activities, and dungeons. The story revolves around the Heroic Games. There are four new heroes: Cai, a boy who wants to sav...
Kemono Jihen Manga to End in 26th Volume After 10 Years
Series debuted in 2016
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The 25th volume of Shō Aimoto's Kemono Jihen manga announced on Tuesday that the series will end in the next volume. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the manga in English and describes the story: Inugami is a Tokyo detective who specializes in the occult. One day, answering a call to a remote village leads him to Dorotabo: a peculiar boy nicknamed after a yokai that haunts...
Super Robot Wars Z II: Hakai-hen Game's Remaster Teased for English Release
English title is Super Robot Wars Z II Ruination Remastered
― The YouTube channel for Bandai Namco Entertainment Southeast Asia began streaming an English version of the announcement video for the Super Robot Wars Z II: Hakai-hen remaster on Monday. The video teases that Bandai Namco Entertainment will release the game in English under the title Super Robot Wars Z II Ruination Remastered. Bandai Namc...
Kamome Maruyono's I Love Dokagui! Mochizuki-san Manga Gets TV Anime
Animation studio Passione produces anime
― TOHO animation announced on Tuesday that Kamome Maruyono's Dokagui Daisuki! Mochizuki-san (I Love Dokagui! Mochizuki-san) manga is receiving a television anime adaptation. Animation Studio Passione is producing the anime. TOHO revealed the anime adaptation at the end of a one-hour cooking video loop that started streaming on Tuesday. Maruyono also drew an il...
A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Season 2's New Video Unveils More Cast, Opening Song, October Debut
Ryōta Suzuki, Chiaki Takahashi, Yūichirō Umehara, more cast in 2nd season with more character designers assigned
― The official website for the television anime of Firehead and YahaKo's A Wild Last Boss Appeared! light novel series unveiled on Tuesday the second season anime's first promotional video, seven more cast members, returning and new staff members, and October premiere. The video also annou...
Mii-chan and Miss Yamada Staff Issue Statement After Backlash to Anime News
Critics assert anime will alienate those with intellectual, developmental disabilities
― The production committee for the Mii-chan and Miss Yamada anime issued a statement last week regarding criticism over the anime's announcement and how it might affect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The original manga depicts the title character Mii-chan exhibiting signs of intellectual ...
Super Psychic Policeman Chojo Anime Reveals October 6 TV Debut
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Shun Numa's Super Psychic Policeman Chojo (Chōjun Chōjō Senpai) manga announced on Tuesday that the anime will premiere on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and affiliated channels throughout Japan on October 6 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT).Viz Media and Shueisha's MANGA Plus service started publishing chapters of the manga simultaneously wi...
Pan Dorobō Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, Opening Song
Aki Toyosaki, Junichi Suwabe join cast; Suwabe, Ayaka Asai perform "Pan Dorobō no Uta" opening
― Kadokawa unveiled the first main promotional video and first main visual for the anime of Keiko Shibata's Pan Dorobō (Bread Thief) picture book on Tuesday. The video announces more cast and staff members, and also announces and previews the anime's opening theme song "Pan Dorobō no Uta" (Pan Dorobō Song) ...
Live-Action Love is Better the Second Time Around Season 2 Confirms 2 Returning Cast Members
Aloha Takamatsu, Junya Shiraishi return for 2nd season
― The official website for the live-action series of Keiko Kinoshita's Koi o Suru Nara Nidome ga Jōtō (falling in love for the second time, bring it on; the live-action series uses the English title Love is Better the Second Time Around) boys-love manga confirmed two more returning cast members for the series' second season on Tuesday. The site a...
Digimon Franchise Reveals Poll Winners for Best Episodes of 1st 4 Digimon Anime Series
Digimon fans worldwide rank their favorite episodes
― The Digimon franchise revealed on Saturday (known as Digimon Day because the events of the first season begin on August 1) the results of its “Sekai ga Erabu Digimon Anime 4 sakuhin Best Episode” (Best Episodes of 4 Digimon Anime Series World Poll) poll. The poll surveyed Digimon fans around the world for their favorite episodes from Digimon Adven...
Manga Plus Adds MikotoHako Manga
Shintaro Tengan's series launched simultaneously on Shonen Jump+
― Manga Plus added Shintaro Tengan's MikotoHako manga in English on Monday as a simulpub title. Manga Plus describes the story: Mikoto, a boy who lost his mother to a curse, and Hako, a girl whose face turned into a box. The two team up to exorcise evil spirits and solve the mystery of the box, but all they do is bicker...?! The series...
KAKERU Launches New Succubus Hunter Exex Manga in August
Succubus Hunter Exex debuts in Comic Heaven on August 31
― The September issue of Nihonbugeisha's Comic Heaven magazine announced last Friday that KAKERU will launch a new series titled Succubus Hunter Exex in the next issue on August 31.The magazine teases the series with the tagline: "In a Japan where the enemy is run rampant, the only unrivaled bond will change the world."KAKERU ended the Legend o...
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi Anime Streams Final Trailer
Limited anime series spinoff premieres on Wednesday
― The official YouTube channels for the Star Wars franchise and Disney+ began streaming on Monday the final trailer for Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi, the limited anime series spinoff from the Star Wars: Visions project. There are versions for the English dub and the Japanese dub with English subtitles. English Dub Japanese With Engli...
Yang Can't Live Alone Manga Ends Publication
Creator sooncha is trying to get Square Enix to withdraw copyright, so they can continue manga another way
― sooncha revealed on X/Twitter on Monday that their Yang Can't Live Alone (Yang-senpai wa Hitori de Ikiteikenai) manga is ending publication on Square Enix's Manga Up! service. sooncha states that the cancelation was due to a breakdown in their relationship with Manga Up! The series will end on...
Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan 3 Game's Video Reveals December 10 Release
Trailer previews story, gameplay for PS5, Switch 2, Xbox X|S, PC game
― Koei Tecmo America announced in a new video for its Attack on Titan 3 game on Monday that the game will launch on December 10 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The trailer previews the game's story and gameplay: Trailer Full Stream The game will get a Digital Deluxe Edition with a digital ar...
Crunchyroll's Anime Nights to Screen Webtoon-Based Korean-Animated Film Your Letter on August 17
Film will also screen in Japan with Japanese dub on September 25
― Crunchyroll confirmed on Monday that the webtoon-based Korean-animated film Your Letter will join its Crunchyroll Anime Nights theatrical screening program. The film will screen in Korean with English subtitles in the U.S. and Canada for one night on August 17. Tickets went on sale on Monday. The film will also screen in Japan with a ...
'One Piece Day' Event Streams Worldwide on YouTube on August 22-23
Livestream to feature English version
― Bandai Namco Entertainment, Shueisha, and Toei Animation announced on Sunday that they will stream the "One Piece Day" event worldwide on YouTube on August 22-23. The stream will be available on August 22 from 6:15 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. JST (5:15 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. EDT) and on August 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. JST (from August 22 at 9:30 p.m. to August 23 at 5:...
Sega Establishes Subsidiary in Shanghai
Company aims to strengthen business in China through IP promotion, marketing activities
― Sega announced on Monday that it has established a subsidiary in Shanghai, China on June 12. With its new subsidiary Sega Shanghai, the company aims to strengthen its business foundation in China through promotion of its IP and content as well as marketing activities. The company also plans to better understand ...
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Casts Yō Taichi
Taichi joins anime's cast as Miya's classmate Riru Kazan
― NBC Universal revealed a new cast member for the television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked (Ibitte Konai Gibo to Gishi) manga (the Japanese manga and anime write the English title as: My mother-in-law and sister-in-law who don't bully me.) on Monday. Yō Taichi joins the anime's cast as Riru Kazan, Miya's classma...
HarperCollins to Release Saeko Himuro's Ocean Waves Novel in English
Novel that inspired Studio Ghibli's TV special releases in English on March 2, 2027
― HarperCollins is listing the late Saeko Himuro's Ocean Waves novel for release in English on March 2, 2027. Yui Kajita translated the novel. The novel will feature illustrations by Katsuya Kondo. HarperCollins describes the story:
After leaving his coastal hometown of Kochi for college in Tokyo, Taku Morisaki makes ...
'Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her' Light Novels End
11th & final volume shipped on July 31; novel series inspiring ongoing TV anime
― The 11th and final novel volume of Yu Hibari and illustrator Siso's Tenkō-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishōjo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken (The Neat and Beautiful Girl at My New School Was My Childhood Friend Who I Used to Play With Who I Thought was a Boy, or Tenbin for short) light nov...
Garena to Launch Palworld Online Mobile MMORPG This Year
Mobile game based on Pocketpair's Palworld IP
― Singaporean game developer and publisher Garena Online Private Limited announced on Monday it has officially licensed and is developing a new mobile MMORPG based on Pocketpair's Palworld IP (intellectual property) titled Palworld Online, which will launch this year. Garena describes Palworld Online:Enter a living open-world ecosystem where you can meet,...
'Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku' Live-Action Film's 2nd Trailer Reveals Theme Song by Radwimps
Radwimps performs "Yūzutsu" for film opening on October 9
― TOHO started streaming on Monday the second trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Yuu Nagira's Nanji, Hoshi no Gotoku (You Are Akin to the Stars) novel. The video reveals and previews the film's theme song "Yūzutsu" (Evening Star) by rock band Radwimps.The film's staff also revealed the poster visual, which now includes the film's a...
Suikoden Star Leap Game Reveals August 7 Release Date in Japan
Game releases for iOS, Android
― Konami announced on Monday that Suikoden: Star Leap (Gensō Suikoden: Star Leap), the upcoming game in the Suikoden series, will launch in Japan on August 7.Konami will release the game for iOS, Android, and PC via Steam, but the Japanese release will only be for iOS and Android starting on August 7.The game's English X/Twitter account has not yet announced the game's ...
Kami Nishio's 'Still You' from Young Magazine US Starts Serialization on August 24
Original 1-shot debuted in special Young Magazine US English issue
― Kodansha's YanMaga Web manga website announced on Saturday that Kami Nishio's "Still You" one-shot manga from the special Young Magazine US English issue will launch as a series on the website on August 24.The original one-shot centered on three high schoolers: Reo, Rui, and Momo. Reo and Rui, who are both guys, once shared a kiss o...
Heaven Burns Red Game's Main Story Heads to Final Chapter
Game's main story to end with final chapter, but staff plan to continue game afterward
― The staff for Jun Maeda's (Kanon, Air, Clannad, Angel Beats!) Heaven Burns Red game announced the start of its 4.5th anniversary campaign on Sunday, which includes updates, and marks the beginning of the final chapter of the game's main story. In a post on the game's X (formerly Twitter) account, the game's produ...
My Boy, Gene Bride Author Hitomi Takano Launches New Manga
Takano launched Tomodachi kara de mo Ii desu ka manga on July 31
― Manga creator Hitomi Takano launched a new manga titled Tomodachi kara de mo Ii desu ka (Can we start as friends?) on Shinchosha's Comic Bunch Kai web manga magazine, on Friday. The manga centers on streaming company employee Sono Tajima, and Fukuoka local TV personality Koharu Shiraishi, who were friends in their student days. Back t...
Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka wa Wakaranai Anime Shorts Get 4th Season on August 7
Previous 3rd season ran from August-December 2025
― The "Yūshikisha Himitsu Kaigō ~Chaldea Gakuensai~" stage at the FGO Fes. 2026 event on Sunday announced that the Fate/Grand Order: Fujimaru Ritsuka wa Wakaranai (Fate/Grand Order: Ritsuka Fujimaru Doesn't Get It) anime shorts will get a fourth season, which will launch on August 7 within the "Club Chaldea FGO Radio Station" program at 9:00 p.m. JST....
Yamayade's Can You Kiss Me First? BL Manga Gets Live-Action Series This Fall
Series stars Jin Suzuki, Gaku Oshida
― Fuji TV announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Yamayade's Can You Kiss Me First? (Omae no Hou kara Kiss Shitekure yo) boys' love manga that will air on Fuji TV this fall, and will also stream on Fuji TV on Demand. The series will star Jin Suzuki (live-action Kimi ni Todoke, Teasing Master Takagi-san, left in image above) as U...
'Draw This, Then Die!' Anime Casts Anna Nagase
Nagase's character Loups Garous appears in episode 6 this week
― The official website for the television anime of Minoru Toyoda's Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) manga announced on Monday that Anna Nagase will join the anime's cast as Loups Garous (a pen name), a manga creator that Yasumi meets at Comitia. The character will appear in the anime's upcoming sixth episode this week.Seven Seas En...
Suzu Ōmi's The Girl Past the Filters Manga Ends on August 25
Manga about outcast high school boy with popular classmate who anonymously posts sexy pictures online launched in 2022
― The September issue of Coamix's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine announced on July 24 that Suzu Ōmi's The Girl Past the Filters (Filter Goshi no Kanojo) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 25. Yen Press licensed the manga and published the manga's second compiled boo...
To Love-Ru Manga Gets New 1-Shot for 20th Anniversary
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs manga marks 10th anniversary with 1-shot
― This year's 35th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on July 27 that Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasemi's To Love-Ru manga will get a new 25-page one-shot story in the Jump Giga seasonal magazine to celebrate the series' 20th anniversary. The summer issue ships on August 17 with a color opening manga for t...
Kochikame Manga Gets New 1-Shot Commemorating 50th Anniversary
Series ended in 2016
― This year's 36th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump Magazine published a new one-shot story for Osamu Akimoto's Kochikame manga to celebrate the series' 50th anniversary on Monday. The series is also receiving a new anime titled Shin Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (New Kochikame) as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations. The new anime will have a new...
Masami Yūki Draws 2nd New Patlabor 1-Shot Manga
1st new 1-shot story debuted on May 18
― This year's combined 36th and 37th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday that Masami Yūki will publish a second new one-shot story for the Patlabor franchise in the magazine's next issue on August 17. The same issue will also feature a joint interview between Yūki and producer (and Patlabor fan) Nobuyuki Sakuma, a collabor...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series High School Queen Confirms Lead Cast Ahead of 2027 Release
Production company confirms Se-jeong Kim, Hyun-sung Bae, Han-gyeol Jo will star in series
― Studio Dragon, the production company for the live-action adaptation of the webtoon High School Queen, confirmed on July 31 that Se-jeong Kim, Hyun-sung Bae, and Han-gyeol Jo will star in the series. The fantasy action romance is scheduled to premiere on TVING, a Korean streaming platform, in 2027. The series...
Nano List Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation Debuting on August 17
Project marks 1st animated adaptation of Nano List, 1st venture into sci-fi action genre for Korea-based Studio Gale
― The science-fiction action webtoon Nano List is receiving an animated adaptation, with the series set to premiere on TVING, a Korean streaming platform, on August 17. Based on the webtoon of the same name by Song-A Min, Nano List follows ordinary high school student Do-jin Ahn and N...
Chained Soldier TV Anime Gets 3rd Season
Anime's 12-episode 2nd season debuted on January 8
― The special event for the second season of the television anime of writer Takahiro and artist Yōhei Takemura's Chained Soldier (Mato Seihei no Slave or literally, Slave of the Magic Capital's Elite Troops) manga on Sunday announced that the series' third season is in the works, and revealed an announcement video and visual. The second season's char...
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