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The World Is Dancing ‒ Episode 7
One of the most critical events in Oniyasha's story has been rendered entirely unintelligible to viewers who don't speak fluent Japanese, and that is simply unacceptable.
Persona 4 Revival Game Introduces New Features in Trailer
New features include fully voiced events, Send Flying, new music, Baton Pass, Prime Time Meter
― Atlus revealed a new trailer on Tuesday for Persona 4 Revival, a remake of its original 2008 role-playing game, introducing five new features for the upcoming game. New features include fully voiced events, the Send Flying battle feature, new music from composer Ryota Kozuka, the Baton Pass feature, and t...
Iron Wok Jan! ‒ Episode 6
A cloud hangs over Akiyama from the moment he and Sawada walk onto the culinary battlefield.
Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things Manga Listed to End in 13th Volume
13th volume ships on October 15
― Retailers are listing the 13th compiled book volume of Tsutomu's Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. (Older Men Like Cute Things) manga as the final volume. The volume ships on October 15. The manga centers on Mitsutaka Oji, a 40-year-old man who by all appearances is attractive and cool and is excellent at his job. However, he has a secret: he absolutely loves small and...
Ghost in the Shell ‒ Episode 6
This is the same woman who executes criminals extrajudicially, her eyes glowing red with rage.
Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! Light Novels Listed to End With 13th Volume
13th volume ships on October 15
― Retailers are listing the 13th volume of Honobonoru500's Flung into a New World? Time to Lift the 200-Year Curse! (Isekai ni Otosareta...Jōka wa Kihon!) light novel series as the final volume. The novel ships on October 15. J-Novel Club publishes the novels in English and describes the story: Akira Tennou—an unremarkable thirty-five-year-old janitor—has got a lot to...
Daemons of the Shadow Realm ‒ Episode 18
Something tells me Asuma is more puppet master than hapless victim in all this.
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Opens at #8
Chiikawa anime film back at #1
― 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, rose from #2 to #1 in its third weekend. The film sold 1.147 million tickets and earned 1,698,950,000 yen (about US$10.65 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 6,777,844,100 yen (...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III ‒ Episode 7
When it comes down to it, this entire half-cour so far has been about one thing in a meta-sense: tying up loose ends.
Makoto Fukami, Shūsaku Namikawa's Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru Manga Ends
Manga based on board game launched on March 28
― Shogakukan's web manga site Coro Coro Comic published in advance the final chapter of writer Makoto Fukami and artist Shūsaku Namikawa's Chōgen Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru (Transcending Limit Market Heroes: Menko Reverser Kakeru) manga. The final chapter will be free to read on the website on August 22. The story is set in a world where heroe...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level Manga Ends With 19th Volume
Manga adaptation debuted in June 2017
― The 18th compiled book volume of Yusuke Shiba's manga adaptation of Kisetsu Morita's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita) light novel series revealed on Monday that the series will end with the next volume.Crunchyroll describes the story of the anime:An at-home comedy ...
Hideki Mori's Queen of Bijah Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Manga launched in 2021
― The September issue of LEED Publishing's Comic Ran Twins magazine announced on Wednesday that Hideki Mori's Bijah no Joō (Queen of Bijah) manga will end in three chapters. The manga's story is set in 1258 A.D., when a detachment of the Mongol Empire army laid siege to a small city on the Persian plateau called Bijah. The city, with just a population of 5,000, seems to inevita...
Red River ‒ Episode 6
Zannanza makes it incredibly easy for Nakia to use him.
Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea Game Delays Release to October 15
Game previously announced for September 24 on Switch 2, Switch, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC
― Natsume announced on Wednesday that Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea, the latest game in its Harvest Moon farming sim franchise, is launching on October 15, a delay from its previously announced September 24 release date. The game launches for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC v...
BookWalker Expands Catalog with Crossed Hearts Titles
Series include You're Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun!, OctoPiece, Afternoon Tea for Two, more
― Kadokawa's BookWalker Global store announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with Crossed Hearts to expand its catalog with the publisher's titles.Chapters for the following titles are available for purchase at launch:Mai Ando's You're Way Too Cheeky, Chigaya-kun!Mitomo Sasako's OctoPieceDodo's The Abandon...
Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen Musical Reveals October 15 Premiere, Lead Sophia Anne Caruso
Live-action One Piece actress stars in show at The Night Egg in New York City
― The American stage musical adaptation of Moyoco Anno's Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen (Bikachō Shinshi Kaikoroku) manga will premiere for the general public in New York City off Broadway on October 15. The show will run at The Night Egg, a new theater in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood that is named after the French brothe...
Character Designer Takashi Okazaki Wins Emmy for Star Wars: Visions' 'The Duel: Payback' Anime Short
Okazaki won award for juried category "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation"
― The Television Academy today announced on Wednesday the winners for juried categories in the 78th Annual Emmy Awards. Character designer Takashi Okazaki won an award for "Outstanding Individual Achievement In Animation" for his work on "The Duel: Payback" anime short in the Star Wars: Visions Volume 3 anthology ...
Crunchyroll to Stream in Select Cars Through Appning by FORVIA (Updated)
Collaboration launches on BMW, Mini vehicles
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it is collaborating with the automotive apps distribution platform Appning by FORVIA to enable its service to stream in select vehicles in North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, India, and Australia. The collaboration will launch on BMW and MINI vehicles, then will expand across BMW Group vehicles and over 40 ...
Studio Chromato, Studio Colorido, Shingo Yamashita Produce New Pokémon Short About Wartortle
POKÉTOON short is titled "Wartortle and the Ongoing Summer"
― The Pokémon Company began streaming a new "POKÉTOON" anime short on Wednesday. The short is titled "Kameil to Natsu no Tsuzuku" (Wartortle and the Ongoing Summer). The short follows a boy named Rikuto who visits his grandmother on an island at the end of summer. There, he meets a Wartortle. Shingo Yamashita (Cosmic Princess Kaguya!) direct...
Chainsmoker Cat Anime Casts Yumi Hara
Hara voices Yani Neko's mother Shizue Satō in 7th episode on Thursday
― The staff for the television anime of Nyan Nyan Factory's Chainsmoker Cat (Yanineko) manga announced on Wednesday that Yumi Hara will join the anime's cast as Yani Neko's mother Shizue Satō. The character will appear in the anime's seventh episode on Thursday. Seven Seas is releasing the manga in English, and it describes this co...
Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime Reveals VTuber Tsunomaki Watame as Opening Song Artist
The staff for the television anime of Umikaze Minamino's Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden (Kyōran Reijō Nia Liston: Byōjaku Reijō ni Tenseishita Kami-goroshi no Bujin no Kareinaru Musō Roku) light novel series revealed on Tuesday that VTuber Tsunomaki Watame will perform the anime's opening theme song "Respawn!!" The anime's staff also revealed a new "situation visual." The anime will debut on Oct...
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life Anime's New Action Promo Video Reveals More Staff
"Action promotional video" streamed for series debuting in October
― The website for the television anime of Gyōmuyōmochi's manga adaptation of Asa Rokushima's Tsuihō Sareta Cheat Fuyo Majutsushi wa Kimamana Second Life o Ōka Suru. (The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life or Chi-Fuyo for short) novels started streaming an "action promotional video" and revealed more staff on Wednesday. The...
Inherit the Winds TV Anime Casts Takeo Ōtsuka
Ōtsuka plays Yamanaka Keisuke in January 2027 series
― The official X/Twitter account for the original television anime project Inherit the Winds (Kaze wo Tsugumono) announced on Wednesday that Takeo Ōtsuka will play Yamanaka Keisuke (historical Japanese characters' names are rendered family name first here):The anime takes place in the Bakumatsu era in Kyoto. A solider who has lost his memories is a...
Live-Action Can You Kiss Me First? Series Unveils More Cast
Tsubasa Kiizu, Riko Kawase, Yoshiki Kanemaru, Kōya Matsuda, 4 more join cast
― The official website for the live-action series of Yamayade's Can You Kiss Me First? (Omae no Hou kara Kiss Shitekure yo) boys' love manga unveiled a new visual and cast members for the series on Wednesday.The new cast members include (Note: Character name romanizations not official):(Top row, left to right in image above)...
Vermeil in Gold Manga Artist Yōko Umezu Dies
Umezu died on July 7 due to ischemic stroke
― The editors for Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine announced on Wednesday that manga artist Yōko Umezu had died on July 7 due to cerebral infarction (ischemic stroke). The magazine's editors stated that a private funeral was held, attended only by close relatives. The editors also announced that Vermeil in Gold (Kinsō no Vermeil: Gakeppuchi Maju...
Happy Mountain Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Encouragement of Climb, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Muv-Luv Alternative, I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class, Gakuen Idolmaster, Kojima Production, Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku, Let's Make a Mug Too, Sega Sound Team, & more!
― With the addition of Mountain Day as a national holiday in 2016, the Japanese people have almost achieved the ...
Tank Chair Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, Song Artists, October 4 Debut
Yurina Amami, Gen Sato join anime's cast
― Bandai Namco Filmworks presented the main promotional video, key visual, additional cast and staff members, theme song artists, and October 4 premiere for the television anime of Manabu Yashiro's Tank Chair manga on Wednesday. The video announces and previews the opening theme song "DALALA" by reggae-punk band SiM. Musical artist Daoko is performing the endi...
Happy Mountain Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Pokémon, Pragmata, Dara-san of Reiwa, Takopi's Original Sin, Kamiina Botan, & more!
― August 11 marks Mountain Day, the newest national holiday in Japan. The country enacted the first Mountain Day in 2016 for people to enjoy and thank mountains for their blessings. However, the holiday also lands close to the unofficial Obon, or honoring of ancestral spirits, holiday season in Japan. As suc...
Crunchyroll to Release Makoto Shinkai's New Film Globally, Excluding Most of Asia
Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures to co-distribute film in territories outside Asia, as well as in India
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has acquired most of the worldwide distribution rights to Makoto Shinkai's new feature film. The distribution rights exclude almost all of Asia, but do include India. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures will co-distribute the film. Crunchyroll did not reveal details a...
Riddle Kamimura Ends Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu Manga
Manga adaptation of Hisumi's story launched in June 2023
― Riddle Kamimura released the 26th and final chapter of the manga adaptation of Hisumi's Mikiri Kara Hajimeru Garyū Kenjutsu (Self-Taught Swordsmanship That Begins With Giving Up) light novel series last Friday.The fantasy story centers on Rio, who lives in a border town. To protect himself, he signs up for swordsmanship lessons in the town's ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series Mousetrap Premieres on Netflix on August 28
Series follows reclusive novelist Moon-jae, whose life is turned upside down by "Field Mouse"
― Netflix will premiere its new mystery thriller series Mousetrap, based on the webtoon Field Mouse, on August 28. The company also unveiled the poster and English-subtitled teaser trailer: The series follows reclusive novelist Moon-jae, whose life is turned upside down by a mysterious figure known only as "...
Tonari no Seki no Fukami-kun ga Idol ni Naru Kamo Shirenai Manga Ends in Next Chapter
Manga about high school girl idol audition otaku launched in September 2025
― The September issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine announced on Wednesday that Haruno Aoyama and Haruka Chizu's Tonari no Seki no Fukami-kun ga Idol ni Naru Kamo Shirenai (Fukami-kun, the Guy Sitting Next to Me, Might Become an Idol) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on September 11. The manga centers on...
Bunny Drop's Yumi Unita Launches New Manga in September
New manga is titled Heights Nanten ~2-mei-sama Gentei Desu~
― The September issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine revealed last Friday that Yumi Unita will launch a new manga titled Heights Nanten ~2-mei-sama Gentei Desu~ in the magazine's next issue on September 8.新連載のお知らせ『ハイツ南天〜2名様限定です〜』フィール・ヤングで次号から始まります発売中の9月号に予告カットが載ってます（モノクロカットも） pic.twitter.com/JARtckv3g0— 宇仁田ゆみ (@unita_y) August 10, 2026 U...
Soborou's Jukebox Manga Ends
Series debuted in August 2025
― Kodansha's Magazine Pocket platform published the final part of the final chapter of Soborou's Jukebox manga on August 1. The third compiled book volume will ship on September 16. The series follows the lives of the odd residents of the Jukebox dormitory, which include an angel, a demon, a wizard and apprentice, an amateur manga artist, and a genius Edo-era painter. S...
Live-Action Love is Better the Second Time Around Season 2 Series Reveals 3 New Cast Members, Opening Song in New Video
Motoki Fukami, boy band ICEx member Akune Haruse, Yūsuke Ōnuki join 2nd season as Takashi's ex-boyfriends
― 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 started streaming a new trailer video and r...
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Spinoff Prequel Casts Connie Nielsen, Stana Katic
Prequel series set in 1984 stars Wyatt Russell
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Connie Nielsen and Stana Katic are joining the cast for Apple TV's spinoff series to the Monarch: Legacy of Monsters series, part of Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment's "Monsterverse" franchise.Nexus Point News revealed the spinoff prequel series in November 2025, which will star Wyatt ...
Deadline: Live-Action Zelda Film Casts Sam Neill, Dichen Lachman, Yvonne Strahovski, Uli Latukefu
Deadline reports Lachman to play Impa, Latukefu to play Ganondorf
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported new cast members for the live-action The Legend of Zeldafilm on August 6 according to its sources, which include the late Sam Neill (the project reportedly concluded filming in April, prior to his death on July 13), Dichen Lachman as Impa, and Yvonne Strahovski as a "queen character." Dead...
You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 ‒ Episode 6
In a worse-written show, Azuma would be “fixing” Taira by getting him to learn how to love himself, but the only fix he really needs is escaping the orbit of his own brain.
Eren the Southpaw Manga Ends
Final volume ships on September 4
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ published the final chapter of the new serialization of Kappi and nifuni's Hidarikiki no Eren (Eren the Southpaw) manga on Wednesday. The 26th and final compiled book volume ships on September 4.Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:To those who couldn't become geniuses... A heart-wrenching drama of creators that...
This Week in Anime - The Unexpected Journey of Kenji Kamiyama
Director Kenji Kamiyama has worked on some of fiction's most storied franchises, from The Lord of the Rings to Star Wars to Blade Runner to Ghost in the Shell. Soon, he'll add Gundam to his list.
― Director Kenji Kamiyama has worked on some of fiction's most storied franchises, from The Lord of the Rings to Star Wars to Blade Runner to Ghost in the Shell. Soon, he'll add Gundam to his list. RetroCru...
Live-Action Series How Do We Relationship? Reveals 7 More Cast Members
Ayaka Konno, boy band ONE N' ONLY member Eiku Yamashita, Kasumi Yamaya, more join cast
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Tamifull's How Do We Relationship? (Tsukiatte Agete mo Ii ka na) manga unveiled the main visual and seven more cast members on Tuesday. The newly announced cast members are (from top left to bottom right in image above): Ayaka Konno as Yuria Washio, a new hire at...
Manga Mavericks Books Hosts Horon of The Closed Country Creator Sen at Anime NYC 2026
Anime NYC runs from August 20-23
― Manga Mavericks Books announced on Monday that it will host Horon of The Closed Country manga creator Sen at the Anime NYC 2026 event. The company will host autograph sessions for the author, along with a panel on August 21 at 3:30 p.m. EDT.Manga Mavericks publishes Horon of The Closed Country in English, and it describes the story:What the Forest Deity takes will n...
HIDIVE to Stream 'Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume' Anime With World Premiere Screening at Anime NYC on August 21
Anime premieres in October
― HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will stream Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume, the original television anime based on the Tetsudō Musume (Railway Girls) characters, for the fall 2027 season in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The anime's world premiere will screen at this year's Anime NYC event on August 21 at 12:15 p.m. EDT. The compa...
Nippon Ichi Software's Gobble Side-Scrolling Game Heads West in 2027
Action platformer about monster-eating scythe launches for Switch, Switch 2, PS5, PC
― NIS America announced on Tuesday that it will release Nippon Ichi Software's GOBBLE, a new side-scrolling game, in the West in 2027 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The action platformer's story is set in a world filled with terri...
Village in the Shade Game Launches for West on October 27
― NIS America announced in a trailer on Monday that it will launch Nippon Ichi Software's Hono Gurashi no Niwa game in the West under the title Village in the Shade on October 27 for Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam. The company also released a "Sunshine Version" of its trailer. Sunshine VersionThe game will receive a Limited Edition, which includes a collector's box, art b...
Tsutomu Nihei's Tower Dungeon Manga Tops 1 Million in Circulation Globally
― The official X/Twitter account for manga creator Tsutomu Nihei's editors announced on August 6 that Nihei's Tower Dungeon manga has over 1 million copies in circulation worldwide.Nihei launched the manga in Monthly Shonen Sirius in October 2023. Kodansha published the manga's sixth compiled book volume on March 9.Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and published the manga's fifth volume in ...
Phantom: Phantom of Inferno Game Slated for Steam on September 4
Game originally debuted in 2000
― Game developer Nitroplus' Nitro Origin label announced on August 7 its 2000 visual novel Phantom of Inferno will come to the Steam service under the title Phantom: Phantom Inferno on September 4. The game's contents will be the same as the 2013 PC port. The game will feature Japanese audio and support English, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese.The Steam page describes...
Seishun wa Sankakukei no Loop Manga to End in October
Series debuted in March 2025
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Dragon Age magazine announced on Friday that Kei Hozumi and Mito's Seishun wa Sankakukei no Loop (Youth is a Triangular Loop) manga will end in the next chapter in the November issue in October. (The manga will not run in the October cover-dated issue.) The series follows a love triangle between three childhood friends. Hozumi and Mito...
Steins;Gate Re:Boot Game's Xbox Series X|S Release Delayed to October 29
Xbox Series X|S release date now matches release date of other console versions in the West
― Spike Chunsoft announced on Tuesday that it has delayed the Xbox Series X|S version of MAGES.' Steins;Gate Re:Boot game from August 20 to October 29. Spike Chunsoft stated that it chose to delay the release to match the release date for the console version in the West.The game will launch in Japan on PlaySta...
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Casts Naoto Kobayashi
Kobayashi plays sacred wolf beast Garuvu who debuted in episode 6 on Monday
― The staff for the television anime of Ezogingitune and illustrator DeeCHA's I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Ittekara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita.) light novel series confirmed on Tuesday that the anime has cast Naoto Kobayashi as Garuvu, a sacred wolf bea...
Sonic the Hedgehog Teases Fortnite Season Collaboration
Sonic: “This new 'Fortnite' Zone feels oddly familiar …”
― The Sonic the Hedgehog franchise released a teaser trailer for the upcoming Fortnite Battle Royal Chapter 7 Season 4 “Override” on Monday. The teaser features Fortnite Battle Royale character Peely running on a Sonic the Hedgehog-inspired course. The video also teases an unknown character using the Sonic the Hedgehog Spin Dash collecting ring...
Rumiko Takahashi, Junji Ito Meet for Viz's Teatime for Two
And brainstorm a collaboration horror 1-chapter manga
― Viz Media released a new English-subtitled video on Saturday featuring legendary manga creator Rumiko Takahashi (Inuyasha, Ranma ½) and renowned horror manga creator Junji Ito (Tomie, Uzumaki). Titled “VIZ Teatime for Two with Rumiko Takahashi and Junji Ito," the two manga creators spoke about their impressions about each other, their works, wha...
Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Anime's Teaser Reveals Staff, 2027 TV Debut
Makoto Hoshino directs anime at Studio Flad, Wao World
― The official website for the anime of Naruki's Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent (Megane, Tokidoki, Yankee-kun) manga unveiled a new teaser promotional video and visuals for the anime on Tuesday. The teaser announces the main staff and the 2027 television premiere for the anime. Makoto Hoshino (DamePri Anime Caravan, Banished From the Hero's ...
Though I Am an Inept Villainess Light Novels Enter Final Arc With 13th Volume
13th volume ships on September 30
― The official X/Twitter account for Ichijinsha's Ichijin Novels light novel label revealed on June 15 that Satsuki Nakamura's Though I Am an Inept Villainess (Futsutsuka na Akujo de wa Gozaimasu ga - Sūgū Chōso Torikae Den) light novel series will enter its final arc "Hoshi ni Negai o" (Wish Upon a Star) with the series' 13th light novel volume on September 30.Seven...
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia ‒ Episodes 5-7
The audience will have to decide for themselves where the pieces fall on the moral spectrum and if anyone can wholly be a hero in a time like this.
I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness Manga Ends
Series debuted in October 2023
― Comic Pash published the final chapter of Ichiho Katsura's manga adaptation of Sametarō Fukada's I'm Giving the Disgraced Noble Lady I Rescued a Crash Course in Naughtiness light novels last Thursday. Katsura drew an illustration to celebrate the conclusion. The 12th and final compiled book volume ships on September 4. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing Katsura's ma...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity ‒ Episode 3
What is the quintessential battle shonen protagonist if not single-minded?
Shinobi Undercover Manga Gets Novel
Shinobigoto A Day in the Life Birds novel listed with September 4 release
― Shueisha is listing a novel for Ippon Takegushi and Santa Mitarashi's Shinobi Undercover (Shinobigoto) manga titled Shinobigoto A Day in the Life Birds, with a slated release date of September 4. Kiyoko Hoshi is wiring the novel.Viz Media is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:Yodaka's worst nightmare c...
Goodbye, Lara ‒ Episode 6
Goodbye, Lara asks whether the pain is worth the price.
Socrates in Love's Kazumi Kazui Launches New Manga
Anata no Koto ga Ki ni Iranai manga launches on September 8
― The September issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine revealed last Friday that Kazumi Kazui will launch a new manga titled Anata no Koto ga Ki ni Iranai (I Do Not Fancy You) in the magazine's next issue on September 8. The manga will have a color opening page, and the first chapter will have 54 pages.The manga focuses on a girl who wan...
KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE ‒ Episodes 5-6
While Raimu's kaiju side can't fully escape its fraught history, the series still finds affecting and effective ways for her to proselytize about the power of makeup.
emaqi Service Adds New 7 Manga, 18 Viz Media Titles
Ironfist Chinmi, Searching for Skeletons, 5 more manga launch on service
― AI localization company Orange Inc. announced on Friday that its emaqi e-bookstore service is adding seven exclusive new titles this month. Six of the new titles will be available through its "emaqi Premium" monthly subscription service. Additionally, the service has added 18 VIZ Media titles to its "emaqi Premium" subscriptio...
K MANGA Adds Camp Master Extraordinaire
New chapters update on Wednesday
― K Manga added Yuno Yozakura and Ryōsuke Sano's Camp Master Extraordinaire (Isekai Gourmet Nariagari Musō: Yama ni Tsuihō Sareta node, Nonbiri Camp o Tanoshinde Itara Itsunomanika Tsuyoku Natteite, Ōkō Kizoku ya Jitsuryokusha-tachi ga Ore o Hōtte Oite Kuremasen. Ippō, Ore o Tsuihō Shita Kizoku-tachi wa Hametsu ga Hajimaru) as a simulpub title on August 5. New chapter...
Twin Engine, Bandai Launch New Manga Platform Bibibi Comic
33 titles available at launch
― Anime planning and production company Twin Engine launched a new manga platform called Bibibi Comic with Bandai Co., Ltd. as part of their previously announced strategic partnership. Users can read titles with free tickets after completing missions, as well as one free chapter every 23 hours. There are 33 titles are available at launch as of press time including Sayaka...
Sparks of Tomorrow ‒ Episode 6
It only took six episodes, but Sparks of Tomorrow is finally charged up and putting out a decent wattage!
HIDIVE Expands MBS Partnership, Licenses Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden Anime
HIDIVE to stream MBS' future programming simultaneously worldwide outside of Asia
― AMC Global Media announced on Monday that it will extend and expand the distribution agreement between its subsidiary Sentai Filmworks and Japan's Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) in a new multi-year deal. As part of the deal, HIDIVE will simulcast MBS' upcoming multi-year series line-up exclusively in the U.S., Ca...
Crunchyroll Adds The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Anime's English Dub, More Titles on Crunchyroll Manga
Crunchyroll Manga Adds 'Bocchi the Rock!' Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You, Tougen Anki, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun, 12 more manga
― Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the television anime of Saekisan's The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsu no Ma ni ka Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken) light novel series' second season last Thursday. Crunchyroll M...
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3 ‒ Episode 30
The intense struggles of assisting original series manga artist Yukiko Nozawa are more outlandish than anything Rentaro goes through with Momiji.
My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Casts Momoka Terasawa
Terasawa voices Koyuki Inari in 6th episode on Wednesday
― 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. Momoka Terasawa will voice Koyuki Inari, the eldest daughter o...
Though I Am an Inept Villainess ‒ Episode 5
Lady Macbeth said it best: “look like th’ innocent flower,/But be the serpent under’t.”
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 Anime Reveals Trailer, 3 Cast Members for 'Chaos Breaker' Arc
New arc begins on August 16
― The staff for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III, the third season of the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime, revealed on Monday a trailer and three more cast members for the "Chaos Breaker" arc, starting with the eighth episode on August 16: Rikiya Koyama as Perugius Dola Nanako Mori as Atoferatofe Rybak Ayumi Tsunematsu as Sylvaril of the Void The anime...
Pui Pui Molcar Anime Gets New 5th Anniversary Special
Tomoki Misato returns to direct new special
― The official website for Shinei Animation's Pui Pui Molcar stop-motion anime series announced on Monday that the franchise is getting a new special to commemorate its fifth anniversary. Creator Tomoki Misato is returning to direct for the franchise for the first time since the anime's first season. He is also writing the screenplay. The website unveiled a...
Patlabor EZY Anime's Trailer Reveals March 5 Opening, Cast for 'File 3' Movie
Patlabor the Case Files game's video reveals September 17 launch
― The official website for the Patlabor EZY anime project began streaming on Monday a teaser trailer for "File 3," the anime's third compilation film containing its seventh and eighth episodes. The video reveals the film's March 5 opening. The website also unveiled a visual and two cast members: Kaori Nazuka as Kaoru Mitarai Taku Yashir...
Reincarnation in the Game World Dan-Katsu Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, January 2027 Debut
Yūto Uemura voices protagonist Zephyrus in STUDIO MASSKET anime
― The official website for the television anime of Kaede Nishikigi's Reincarnation in the Game World Dan-Katsu: Game Addict Plays "Encouragement for Job Hunting in Dungeons" From a "New Game" (Game Sekai Tensei <Dan-Katsu> ~Gamer wa [Dungeon Shūkatsu no Susume] o <Hajime kara> Play Suru~) light novel series opened on Monday and revealed ...
Aito Aoyagi's 'Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story' Novel Gets TV Anime in 2027
Yume Miyamoto, Akira Sekine star in series directed by Itsurō Kawasaki at BENTEN Film
― A new official website opened on Monday to announce the television anime of Aito Aoyagi's Akazukin, Tabi no Tochū de Shitai to Deau (Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story, or literally Little Red Riding Hood Encounters a Dead Body During Her Journey.) novel, which will debut next year. The website also revealed the a...
Chiyo from The Elder Sister-Like One has been turned into a 1/6-scale figure! Pre-orders begin on Friday, July 17th!
The Elder Sister-Like One is an original manga series created by manga artist and illustrator Pochi Iida. Theis Chiya 1/6 Scale Figure is a recreation based on an original illustration drawn by Pochi Iida for Comic Market. She is sculpted with a bewitching expression as she shoots an upward glance that seems to beckon its viewer.
― The Elder Sister-Like One is an original manga series created by mang...
The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom Anime's Video Unveils Cast, October 3 Debut
Kengo Takanashi, Makoto Tanikawa, Haruki Ishiya, Satoshi Inomata, Kiyoto Mizuno, Taishi Murata, Reiji Kawashima to voice titular seven knights
― The official website for the television anime of Nao Iwamoto's Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi (The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom) manga unveiled on Monday the anime's first promotional video, main visual, cast members, and October 3 premier...
Shiori Teshirogi Launches Manga Miniseries in September
Shiori Teshirogi draws art for Fushigiri Muichi manga, with story by younger brother Shōtarō Teshirogi
― The September issue of Akita Shoten's Mystery Bonita magazine announced on August 6 that manga creator Shiori Teshirogi and her younger brother and novelist Shōtarō Teshirogi will launch a four-chapter manga miniseries titled Fushigiri Muichi (Muichi the Slayer of Immortals) in the magazine's next...
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Confirms 3 More Cast Members
Boy band Fantastics member Yusei Yagi, actors Keisuke Watanabe, Omi Natsuki co-star in film
― The staff for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUE LOCK soccer manga confirmed three more cast members on Monday. The film's staff also announced that the film will screen in MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema starting on August 21. Additionally, cheering screenings (in which au...
Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi Manga Returns From Hiatus
Manga went on hiatus in January 2025
― Kodansha's Comic Days website posted on Friday a new chapter of Yuri Sonoda's Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi (Tsureneko Maruru to Hachi) manga, marking its return from hiatus. Sonoda added that the manga will take a slower pace than before, but promises to continue draw each chapter with care. Sonoda put the manga on hiatus in January 2025 due to health reasons...
The Promised Neverland Manga's New 1-Shot Debuts on August 24
36-page 1-shot's story is set after manga's main story
― This year's combined 37th and 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that the new bonus one-shot chapter for Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga will appear in the magazine's next issue on August 24. The 36-page one-shot is titled "War vs. Peace," and is set after the manga's main story...
'With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess' Season 2 Streams 2nd Teaser
2nd season premieres on October 1
― The official website for the second light anime season based on SORAJIMA and Aminohada's With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess (Kizu Darake Seijo Yori Hōfuku wo Komete) vertical-scrolling webtoon started streaming the anime's second teaser promotional video on Monday. Returning cast members from the first season include: Asami Seto as Rua
Sōma Saitō as Sv...
Sefure, Nana & Kaoru Manga Creator Ryuta Amazume Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
Amazume to take hiatus from commercial manga serialization
― Manga creator Ryuta Amazume announced on August 6 that they have been diagnosed with cancer. Amazume stated that they will undergo treatment and aim for a complete recovery. Amazume added that they will be going a hiatus from commercial manga serialization for a while. Amazume's Sefure manga recently ended serialization on July 27. Amazume...
Little Mouse's Red Vest Anime Gets 2nd Season on October 3
Kenjirō Tsuda, Mamiko Noto return as cast members
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Nakashiwo and Noriko Ueno's Little Mouse's Red Vest (Nezumi-kun no Chokki or literally, Nezumi-kun's Vest) picture book series announced on Monday that the anime will have a second season that will premiere on the NHK Educational channel on October 3 at 9:30 a.m. (October 2 at 8:30 p.m. EDT)...
Convenient Semi-Friend Manga's Finale Slated for September 9
Series launched in 2023
― Houbunsha announced on Friday that Minori Chigusa's Convenient Semi-Friend manga will reach its "grand finale" in the October issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine on September 9.Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: “What if we became friends with benefits…?” Suuna, a gloomy high school student, leaves home to live in a dorm. But when ...
Quality Assurance in Another World Manga Enters Hiatus
Masamichi Sato focuses on recovering from hernia
― Manga creator Masamichi Sato announced on Kodansha's Comic Days platform on Saturday that the Quality Assurance in Another World manga will go on an extended hiatus as they focus on recovering from being hospitalized for a hernia. The manga will return at a later date to be announced.Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the stor...
Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter Remake Game Streams New English Trailer
Game launches for PS5, Switch, Switch 2, PC via Steam on September 17
― Nihon Falcom and GungHo Online Entertainment streamed a new English-language trailer for Trails in the Sky 2nd Chapter (Sora no Kiseki the 2nd), the remake of the original The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC game, on Friday. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, Switch, Switch 2, and PC via Steam on September 17. Trails ...
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...
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