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The ANN Aftershow - Shin's Sad Backstory Revealed in Sakamoto Days
Sakamoto Days wraps up a mini-arc all about Shin and the secret behind his psychic powers. There's also a new conspiracy cooking in Apothecary Diaries when the Empress Dowager asks Maomao for a favor!
― Shin's Sad Backstory Revealed in Sakamoto Days Sakamoto Days wraps up a mini-arc all about Shin and the secret behind his psychic powers. There's also a new conspiracy cooking in Apothecary Diaries w...
Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>> Anime Series Review
There could be an isekai out there where this series is a fantastic over-the-top comedy in the vein of Haven’t You Heard I’m Sakamoto? But instead, we got yet another generic adventure anime.
― There's no way you didn't notice it: even in a world full of anime with long titles that double as a basic plot synopsis, Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of ...
Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms Anime Series Review
I won't say that I was disappointed watching Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, but I was expecting a little bit more than what was given.
― We've been spoiled on good slice-of-life and romantic comedy anime haven't we? As one of my favorite anime genres, I sometimes feel torn. I have been more forgiving of the tired and expected genre tropes, but I do genuinely love it when writers can take ...
This Week in Anime - Anime Date Night
Lucas and Chris give their advice on what anime to watch (and not watch!) with your significant other.
― Lucas and Chris give their advice on what anime to watch with your significant other. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. RWBY is available on YouTube.
Spy x Fa...
Summer Pockets Writer, Director On The Hardest Things About Turning a Game into an Anime
“This is kind of bad to say, but there are some works that just can't be adapted [into an anime].”
― During the “'Summer Pockets' Staff Talk Stage by Production Works Gallery”at Anime Japan 2025, game writer Kai and the upcoming anime adaptation director Tomoki Kobayashi spoke a bit about the troubles of turning a game into an anime. The Summer Pockets anime is based on the 2018 Key visual novel of t...
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime Series Review
Protagonist Haruaki Abe is the worst thing about this series.
― Sometimes a series' greatest detriment is the very character meant to be our window into its world. That's one hundred percent the case with A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School. Protagonist Haruaki Abe is the worst thing about the twenty-four-episode show. Not only is he screechy and whiny, he's also got a uniform fetish that the plot tr...
Hajime no Ippo: Rising Anime Series Review
The show may not be perfect and we may not get another Hajime no Ippo anime but this is a great note to end it on.
― I was a little disappointed with the second season of Hajime no Ippo for taking the focus away from our main character and putting it almost exclusively on the messy, drawn-out nature of the larger boxing world. Hajime no Ippo: Rising scales back that scope, which initially sounds like...
Your Anime Rankings - Best of Winter 2025
Ending the season with a strong episode, The Apothecary Diaries turns the tables on Orb at the very last minute. Check out what else moved up or down in the final ranking of the Winter 2024 season!
― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season,
based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews
and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. K...
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Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi Manga Gets TV Anime
Daiji Iwanaga directs anime of Takuma Yokota's manga at Zero-G
― A new official website opened on Tuesday to announce that Takuma Yokota's Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi (Story of the Useless Public Morals Committeeman and the High School Girl With Inappropriate Skirt Length) manga is getting a television anime. Daiji Iwanaga (The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window) is...
Keigo Higashino's Kusunoki no Bannin Novel Gets Anime Film in 2026
Sword Art Online director Tomohiko Ito helms film at A-1 Pictures
― Flag Pictures announced on Tuesday the anime film adaptation of Keigo Higashino's Kusunoki no Bannin (The Camphorwood Custodian) novel, which will premiere in 2026. Sword Art Online and ERASED director Tomohiko Ito is directing the film at A-1 Pictures. Aniplex will distribute the film. The film's super teaser visual was also reveale...
Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season premiered last July
― The "Tsuwabuki High School Literature Club's Extracurricular Activity" event of the Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines! anime announced on Sunday that the anime will receive a second season. The first season of the anime adaptation of Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Ooisugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novel series premiered in July 2024. Crunchy...
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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves Game's Character Trailer Reveals Hokutomaru
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC on April 24
― SNK streamed a character trailer for its new fighting game Fatal Fury City of the Wolves on Thursday, revealing Hotarumaru as a playable character. Caleb Yen and Junya Enoki voice the character in English and Japanese, respectively. English Trailer Japanese Trailer The game is also adding professional soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo and real-life...
Osaka's Bizarre Expo 2025 Mascot Inspires Equally Bizarre Monster Hunter Goods
But will the Rathoalos Myaku-Myaku appear in any Monster Hunter game as a monster or armor variant?
― Video game producer Capcom unveiled on March 24 a set of Monster Hunter collaboration merchandise items for Expo 2025, the World Expo opening this month in Osaka. The items include a Monster Hunter x Kobe Fugetsudo Gaufre-fre can set, Rathoalos Myaku-Myaku plushie, Khezu Myaku-Myaku Ver. CFB Standar...
Train Depot Popularized by Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Film Deals With Rise in Trespassing
Tenryu Hamanako Railroad: There are set hours when you can tour the depot
― Tenryu Hamanako Railroad stated on April 2 that it is having issues with trespassers at the Tenryu Futamata Station Turn Table & Rail Museum. Trespassing has become a daily incident and an issue for the company. The company explained that there are tour hours for the depot and people should refrain from visiting outside of to...
A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, January 2026 Debut
Sōma Saitō, Yūichirō Umehara star in isekai fantasy anime from SynergySP
― The official website for the television anime of Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation (Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume) light novel series unveiled the anime's teaser promotional video and visual on Thursday. The teaser reveals the anime's main cast, staff, and January 2026 premiere. The light novel illustrator ...
Live-Action A Side Character's Love Story Film Unveils Main Cast, Early Summer 2026 Debut
Hiyori Sakurada, Taisei Kido plays main characters Nobuko Tanaka, Hiroki Irie
― The staff for the live-action film adaptation of Akane Tamura's A Side Character's Love Story (Mobuko no Koi) manga revealed the film's two main cast members and early summer 2026 opening on Thursday. Hiyori Sakurada (Twilight, live-action Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A, Rent-A-Girlfriend, left in image below) plays No...
Terraformars Manga Goes on Hiatus Until Summer
Manga returned from 4-year hiatus in April 2024
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga's Terraformars manga will go back on hiatus, and will return with its next chapter this summer. The manga recently returned from a four-year hiatus in April 2024. Prior to that return, the manga was on indefinite hiatus since Dece...
Live-Action My Special One Film's Trailer Unveils Theme Song
Cast members perform theme "YOU ARE SPECiAL" with lyrics by manga's Momoko Kōda
― The staff for the live-action film of Momoko Kōda's My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu) manga revealed its full trailer on Thursday, along with a new key visual and the theme song. The cast members perform the theme song "YOU ARE SPECiAL" as the in-universe boy idol group LiKE LEGEND. Kōda personally wrote the song's lyr...
The ANN Aftershow - Shin's Sad Backstory Revealed in Sakamoto Days
Sakamoto Days wraps up a mini-arc all about Shin and the secret behind his psychic powers. There's also a new conspiracy cooking in Apothecary Diaries when the Empress Dowager asks Maomao for a favor!
― Shin's Sad Backstory Revealed in Sakamoto Days Sakamoto Days wraps up a mini-arc all about Shin and the secret behind his psychic powers. There's also a new conspiracy cooking in Apothecary Diaries w...
Kamitsubaki Studio Releases Motorbike Travel Game Girls Made Pudding
Game launched on Wednesday
― Kamitsubaki Studio launched the Girls Made Pudding game for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on Wednesday. The company describes the game: "When there's nobody there to see you, you disappear." In Girls Made Pudding, two girls tour a series of towns that people have disappeared from. Follow them on the road as they find out the mysteries of this world. Players take on the...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 6-12
Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers, Princess Principal: Crown Handler anime; Kaiju No. 8: B-Side, The God-Slaying Demon King manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Boin: Big Boob Lectures 1 & 2 BD (adult)Please Kitty Media US$29.99 April 8 A Certain Scientific Railgun T BDCite Crunchyroll US$49.98 April 8 Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 S...
Astro Bot Game Wins Multiple BAFTA Awards
Yoko Shimomura, Metaphor: ReFantazio also honored
― The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) honored Team Asobi and Sony Interactive Entertainment's Astro Bot game with multiple awards, including best game, at the BAFTA Games Awards on Tuesday. The game also took home prizes for best animation, audio achievement, family game, and game design. The show awarded composer Yoko Shimomura w...
Fantasy Life i Game Previews Woodcutter Job in 15-Minute Gameplay Video
Game launches on May 21 for PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, Switch, PC via Steam
― Level 5 started streaming a 15-minute "Woodcutter Life" gameplay video for the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time game on Tuesday. The game will launch on May 21 on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The game was initially slated for 2023, before getting a delay to last summer, ...
Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>> Anime Series Review
There could be an isekai out there where this series is a fantastic over-the-top comedy in the vein of Haven’t You Heard I’m Sakamoto? But instead, we got yet another generic adventure anime.
― There's no way you didn't notice it: even in a world full of anime with long titles that double as a basic plot synopsis, Bogus Skill <<fruitmaster>> ~About that time I became able to eat unlimited numbers of ...
Gang King's Daiju Yanauchi Launches New Manga on April 21
New manga Batsu centers on corporate worker whose peaceful life is upended by incident
― This year's ninth issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Bull magazine revealed on Monday that Daiju Yanauchi will launch a new manga titled Batsu (Punishment) in the magazine's next issue on April 21. The manga will serialize new chapters monthly (despite the magazine releasing two new issues every month). The mang...
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Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos Game's PC Version Launches on April 30
Idea Factory International announced on Wednesday that it will release the motorcycle action game Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos for PC via Steam on April 30 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The game launched physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in the West on January 28. The game has a "Magazine Edition" that includes the physical game (digital for PC), an artbook, poster se...
No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files Game's Video Clip Previews Story (Updated)
Game launches for Switch, Switch 2, PC on July 25
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming a video clip for No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files game, a new entry in the Kōtarō Uchikoshi's AI: The Somnium Files series, and it previews the story. Update: Spike Chunsoft also streamed an English-dubbed version: The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam on Jul...
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My Happy Marriage Series Reveals New Anime in Production Following 2nd Season Finale
2nd season ended on Wednesday
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that a new anime is in production for Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka's My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series. The announcement follows the broadcast of the 13th and final episode for the second television anime season. The staff shared a promotional video and visual: The 13th episode for the second seas...
Jiro Matsumoto Resumes beautiful place Manga in June
Manga's latest chapter was published on February 14
― Hero's web comic site Comiplex announced on Tuesday that Jiro Matsumoto's beautiful place manga will resume serialization in June. Matsumoto launched the manga on Comiplex in April 2021, and Hero's Inc. published the latest chapter on February 14. Hero's Inc. published the manga's third compiled book volume on March 28. The gun-action manga follow...
Shin Ikki Tousen Manga Returns From Hiatus
Manga has been on hiatus since last year
― This year's ninth issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Bull magazine revealed on Monday that Yuji Shiozaki's Shin Ikki Tousen manga will resume in the magazine's next issue on April 21. The manga has been on hiatus since 2024. Shiozaki's original Ikki Tousen manga centers around Hakufu Sonsaku, a high school student who possesses a magatama that allows her to...
Harukana Receive's Nyoijizai Launches New Manga About Corporate Sports Team
Cinderella Athletes follows elite businessman taking charge of neglected sports team
― Manga creator Nyoijizai launched a new manga titled Cinderella Athletes in Kodansha's Comic Days manga app on Tuesday. The manga centers on Keisuke Kaneda, an elite businessman who picked the wrong side in a corporate power struggle in his company, and is forced to abandon his dreams of an easy white-collar life. H...
Suzuhito Yasuda's Yozakura Quartet Manga Ends in Next Volume
Series launched in 2006 & inspired 2 TV anime, 2 OVA series
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The 33rd volume of Suzuhito Yasuda's Yozakura Quartet manga announced on Wednesday that the series will end in the next volume. The series entered the final arc in December 2022. The manga launched in 2006 in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the series:
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My Nintendo Store Sets Restrictions on Switch 2 Pre-Orders in Japan
Only active Nintendo Switch Online account holders can pre-order multi-language Switch 2 in Japan
― Nintendo revealed last week the preorder lottery details in Japan for its recently announced Nintendo Switch 2 console. Lottery pre-orders for the new console will begin on April 24 in retailers and online stores across Japan. However, these consoles at general retail outlets will only support Japanese...
Days With My Stepsister Author: 2nd Anime Season Has Not Been Green-Lit
Ghost Mikawa: "My company can't make decisions like confirming a second season of the TV anime"
― Days With My Stepsister author Ghost Mikawa clarified on X (formerly Twitter) on April 2 that a second season of the Days With My Stepsister television anime has not been green-lit. The novelist saw other social media posts stating a second season of the anime series has been announced, and noted that th...
Nintendo Delays Switch 2 Pre-Orders in Canada to Align with U.S. Date
Switch 2 launch detailed hours before U.S. President Trump announced new import taxes
― Nintendo confirmed on Tuesday that pre-orders for its Switch 2 system in Canada has been delayed to align with its postponement of U.S. pre-orders. The June 5 launch date remains unchanged. The company announced on Friday that pre-orders for the system would be delayed in the United States from the initial April ...
Darling's Vanishing Act Manga Ends
Series launched in August 2024
― Shonen Jump+ revealed on Wednesday in the 18th chapter of Yadu's Darling's Vanishing Act manga that the series will end in the next chapter. Manga Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:
Darling is a carefree, cheerful, romantic, and flirtatious gentleman. The moment he appears, the fate of the underworld is set into rapid motion...! A fact its ...
Tokyopop Licenses The Little Bird Sleeps by The Sea, Fated Not to Meet, More Manga
Also: Merry Witches' Life, Kou Hirokawa's We're Not Cut Out To Be Lovers
― Tokyopop announced on Tuesday that it has licensed Yuu Minaduki's The Little Bird Sleeps by The Sea, Ei Eijou's Fated Not to Meet, Kou Hirokawa's We're Not Cut Out To Be Lovers, and Menota's Merry Witches' Life manga. Title: The Little Bird Sleeps by The Sea manga
Creator: Yuu Minaduki
Release Date: April 15
Summary: This hear...
Gundam GQuuuuuuX TV Anime Reveals English Cast for Same-Day Dub
Thea Saccoliti, Anairis Quiñones star
― Amazon Prime Video began streaming the same-day English dub for the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (pronounced as “g-kwux”) television anime on Tuesday, and its credits revealed the English cast. Thea Saccoliti as Amate Yuzuriha Anairis Q (Anairis Quiñones) as Nyaan
Ry McKeand as Xavier Olivette Fajer Kaisi as Challia Bull Cat Protano as Comoli Harcourt Alyson Le...
Hotaru's Way's Satoru Hiura Launches New Manga on May 8
Hiura to launch Binan to Kaneko manga about beauty and money
― The May issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine revealed on Tuesday that Satoru Hiura will launch a new manga titled Binan to Kaneko (A Handsome Man and Kaneko) in the magazine's next issue on May 8. The manga teases that one can change their future with beauty and money. Hiura's Saionji-san wa Kaji o Shinai (No domestic work for Ms. Sai...
Summer Pockets Anime's Main Manga Adaptation Launches in May
wogura draws Summer Pockets -Natsu no Takaramono- manga
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website announced on Tuesday Summer Pockets -Natsu no Takaramono- (Summer Pockets -Summer Treasures-), wogura's manga adaptation of the Summer Pockets television anime, which is also an adaptation of Visual Arts/Key's Summer Pockets visual novel. The manga will launch...
Illusion of Itehari Switch Game Launches in West in Fall
Game launched as Utakata no Uchronia in Japan in April 2024
― Aksys Games announced on Tuesday that it will release the Utakata no Uchronia game under the title Illusion of Itehari in the West for Nintendo Switch in fall. The Aksys Online Store will have an exclusive edition of the game that includes the original soundtrack CD. Aksys Games describes the story: Welcome to the renowned and prosperous u...
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Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms Anime Series Review
I won't say that I was disappointed watching Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms, but I was expecting a little bit more than what was given.
― We've been spoiled on good slice-of-life and romantic comedy anime haven't we? As one of my favorite anime genres, I sometimes feel torn. I have been more forgiving of the tired and expected genre tropes, but I do genuinely love it when writers can take ...
Elden Ring Nightreign Game's Character Trailer Previews Duchess
Duchess uses rapier, Restage ability in new standalone game on May 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Tuesday a character trailer for Elden Ring: Nightreign, the new standalone Elden Ring game, and it previews Duchess. Duchess starts with a rapier and has the Restage ability to force opponents to replay recent actions. Previously announced Nightfarer characters include Wylder, Guardia...
Sonic Rumble Game Launches on May 8 (Updated)
Mobile, PC game delayed from winter
― Sega announced on Tuesday that it will release Sonic Rumble, the battle royale mobile game for the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, for iOS, Android, and PC via Steam on May 8. Update: Sega streamed an announcement date trailer: The game was delayed from winter. The game features 32-player battle royale challenges. Players control toy versions of characters from thr...
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Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi Manga Gets TV Anime
Daiji Iwanaga directs anime of Takuma Yokota's manga at Zero-G
― A new official website opened on Tuesday to announce that Takuma Yokota's Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi (Story of the Useless Public Morals Committeeman and the High School Girl With Inappropriate Skirt Length) manga is getting a television anime. Daiji Iwanaga (The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window) is...
This Week in Anime - Anime Date Night
Lucas and Chris give their advice on what anime to watch (and not watch!) with your significant other.
― Lucas and Chris give their advice on what anime to watch with your significant other. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. RWBY is available on YouTube.
Spy x Fa...
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The Shiunji Family Children #1 [rate]
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Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Game Streams 2 Character Videos
Videos highlight Swordsmith Village Arc villains Gyokko, Hantengu
― Aniplex started streaming two new character introduction videos for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, the sequel game to the 2021 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - The Hinokami Chronicles game, on Monday. The videos highlight the characters Gyokko and Hantengu, two villains from the Swordsmith Village Arc. The...
Capcom Fighting Collection 2's Trailer Highlights Project Justice, Plasma Sword
Game collection debuts on May 16
― Capcom began streaming a trailer for Capcom Fighting Collection 2, which includes eight fighting games on Monday. The trailer highlights Project Justice and Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein, as well as some of the features included in the collection. Capcom Fighting Collection 2 will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on May 16....
Sazae-san Anime Regains Corporate Sponsors to End 11-Week Drought
Other anime series on Fuji TV still suffering from fewer to no corporate sponsorships
― Anime News Network's Japan-based staff confirmed the April 6 episode of Sazae-san aired with two corporate sponsors, Geo and OIC Group. This is the first time that the long-running anime had corporate sponsors in nine weeks. (Some sponsors already began removing their ads a couple of weeks earlier in late January...
Hakuoki SSL: Sweet School Life Game Gets Western Release for Switch
Pre-orders for physical edition open on April 10
― Eastasiasoft announced on Monday it will release Hakuōki SSL ~sweet school life~, the high school spinoff of the Hakuōki game franchise, in English for the Nintendo Switch in the fourth quarter of 2025. Pre-orders for the physical edition will open on April 10. The company describes the game: Hakuoki SSL ~Sweet School Life~ is a visual novel adventur...
A Quiet Place: Day One's Michael Sarnoski to Direct Death Stranding Film
Sarnoski will also write with Lars Knudsen, Ari Aster's Square Peg company joining as producer
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that director Michael Sarnoski (Pig, A Quiet Place: Day One) will write and direct the film adaptation of Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding game. Lars Knudsen and Ari Aster's Square Peg production company is also producing the film. Deadline also noted t...
ufotable to Open Mocktail Bar Featuring Demon Slayer in Tokyo's Posh Ginza District
Demon Slayer's Hashira are waiting to serve you
― The anime company ufotable announced on Friday that it will open the ufotable Mocktail Bar Ginza this spring with a pre-opening in mid-April. A video teases Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira as staff at the mocktail bar. この春、ufotable Cafe・ufotable DINING・マチ★アソビCAFEに続く、ufotableプロデュースの新ブランド「ufotable MOCKTAIL BAR GINZA」が誕生します。 銀座にてみなさまのご来店をお待ちしております...
Keigo Higashino's Kusunoki no Bannin Novel Gets Anime Film in 2026
Sword Art Online director Tomohiko Ito helms film at A-1 Pictures
― Flag Pictures announced on Tuesday the anime film adaptation of Keigo Higashino's Kusunoki no Bannin (The Camphorwood Custodian) novel, which will premiere in 2026. Sword Art Online and ERASED director Tomohiko Ito is directing the film at A-1 Pictures. Aniplex will distribute the film. The film's super teaser visual was also reveale...
Summer Pockets Writer, Director On The Hardest Things About Turning a Game into an Anime
“This is kind of bad to say, but there are some works that just can't be adapted [into an anime].”
― During the “'Summer Pockets' Staff Talk Stage by Production Works Gallery”at Anime Japan 2025, game writer Kai and the upcoming anime adaptation director Tomoki Kobayashi spoke a bit about the troubles of turning a game into an anime. The Summer Pockets anime is based on the 2018 Key visual novel of t...
Ohio's Ohayocon Announces 2026 Event Amid Legal Battle with Sekaicon
Court documents indicate legal proceedings may result in jury trial in May 2026
― Ohio-based anime convention Ohayocon announced plans to hold the 2026 event amid its court battle with the organizers of the new Ohio-based convention Sekaicon. The civil lawsuit, which was filed in January, is currently in the discovery phase with discussions ongoing. Ohayocon organizers sought a Temporary Restraining ...
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Manga Gets Deluxe Edition
Kodansha USA's Deluxe Edition listed for August 12 release
― Kodansha USA announced on Monday that it is publishing a Deluxe Edition of Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Yatate's Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga. The hardcover edition features a faux leather debossed cover with a 7.5”x10” trim size. Kodansha USA is listing a fall release for the first volume, while its distributor Penguin Random Hous...
WEBTOON Entertainment to Join NAB Show 2025 Panel on Webcomics
Discussion topics will include the growth of fandoms across genres and the rise in webcomic and webnovel adaptations
― WEBTOON Entertainment announced on April 3 that it will participate in a panel discussion at NAB Show 2025 in Las Vegas, focusing on the role of webcomics in entertainment and IP development. The session, titled “Hollywood's IP Gold Mine: Comics, Fandoms and Creators Building New Wor...
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime Series Review
Protagonist Haruaki Abe is the worst thing about this series.
― Sometimes a series' greatest detriment is the very character meant to be our window into its world. That's one hundred percent the case with A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School. Protagonist Haruaki Abe is the worst thing about the twenty-four-episode show. Not only is he screechy and whiny, he's also got a uniform fetish that the plot tr...
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Anime Reveals Same-Day English Dub, Cast
Jack Broadbent, Jason Marnocha, Macy Anne Johnson, Joshua Waters star in dub debuting on Monday
― Crunchyroll announced that it is streaming a same-day English dub on Monday for the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's My Hero Academia: Vigilantes (Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals) manga. Dubbed episodes begin streaming during the 15 minute period following the episodes'...
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Princess Mononoke 4K Restoration Screening Crosses US$5.9 Million
Screening earns US$617,342 in 2nd week, crossing cumulative total of US$5,974,607
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The Box Office Mojo website reported that GKIDS' 4K restoration screening of Studio Ghibli's Princess Mononoke film has earned US$617,342 in its second week at the United States box office crossing a cumulative total of US$5,974,607. The film screened in 630 theaters earning US$175,414 on Friday, US$258,447 on Saturd...
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Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening Side-Scrolling Game Streams Anime Trailer
Game launches on August 26
― French game studio Microids started streaming the "Anime trailer" for Magic Pockets' Space Adventure Cobra - The Awakening side-scrolling game, based on the anime of Buichi Terasawa's Space Adventure Cobra manga, on Monday. The game will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com on ...
CITY The Animation Reveals 2 New Cast Members
Kazutomi Yamamoto, Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi join cast of July 6 series
― The staff for CITY The Animation, the television anime of Keiichi Arawi's CITY manga, revealed two new cast for its weekly cast announcement every Monday. This week's additional cast are: Kazutomi Yamamoto as Obaba, Mokumesei Manor's landlord Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Ii Hito (the Good Guy) The anime will premiere on July 6 on Tokyo MX at...
Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2024-2025
One Piece, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime top lists
― The May issue of The Tsukuru Shuppan's Tsukuru magazine published a chart on Monday listing the top 15 manga volumes for three major publishers — Kodansha, Shogakukan, and Shueisha — in the last 12 months based on first printings. The chart reflects the first print runs from volumes released between April 20...
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II Game Gets Manga Adaptation
Series to debut on May 2
― The May issue of MAG Garden Corporation's Monthly Comic Garden magazine revealed on Thursday Ena will launch a manga adaptation of Experience's Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II (Shinigami: Shibito Magire) game, the sequel to its Death Mark horror visual novel, in the magazine's June issue on May 2. Aksys Games released the game in February 2024 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switc...
49th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced
Wind Breaker, Versus, How I Met My Soulmate, Under Ninja, Historie, Spacewalking With You, more nominated
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the 16 nominees in three categories for its 48th annual Manga Awards on Monday. Kodansha will announce the winner for each category on May 12. Best Shōnen Manga Wind Breaker Satoru Nii The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (was also nominated in 2024 and ...
La Corda d'Oro's Yuki Kure Launches New Manga
Ayame-san Chi no Geshuku-nin manga launches on June 5
― The May issue of Hakusensha's LaLa DX magazine revealed on Friday that manga author Yuki Kure will launch a new manga titled Ayame-san Chi no Geshuku-nin (The Lodgers of Ayame's Family Lot), in the magazine's next issue on June 5. (The manga is previewed in the top half of the below image.) The manga's story centers on Megumi, a high school girl...