News
— Archives —
Filters
All
Southeast Asia
•
Anime
Manga
Novels
Games
Music
Merch
Events
Industry
People
Live-Action
Korean
Text-only Compact View
Text-only List View
Text-only Grid View
List View with Images
Grid View with Images
Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Series Gets Film Co-Written, Helmed by Lead Actor
January 10 film starring Yutaka Matsushige follows October 4 omnibus series with different main characters
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga announced on Wednesday the series is getting a film directed and co-written by the lead actor Yutaka Matsushige on January 10. Yoshihiro Taguchi co-wrote the scree...
Ascendance of a Bookworm Light Novels Get Stage Musical
Stage play runs in Tokyo from October 4-14, Osaka from November 2-3
― TO Books announced on Wednesday that Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō - Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) "biblia fantasy" light novel series will get its first musical stage play adaptation titled Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erande Iraremasen (Ascendance of a B...
New Blue Exorcist Anime Debuts Rin Okumura Character Trailer
Nobuhiko Okamoto voices Rin Okumura in new character trailer
― Aniplex began streaming a new character trailer on Saturday for Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga (Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen) introducing protagonist Rin Okumura. The anime stars Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rin Okumura and Jun Fukuyama as Yukio Okumura. The cast includes:
Ayahi Takagaki as Kuro
Daisuke Ono as Arthur A. Angel
Eri Kitamura...
Novelist Otsuichi Co-Directs generAIdoscope, Omnibus Film Produced Entirely With Generative AI
2024 film also features One Cut of the Dead cinematographer Takeshi Sone, Bloody Chainsaw Girl's Hiroki Yamaguchi
― REALCOFFEE ENTERTAINMENT revealed generAIdoscope, a full-length original omnibus movie project completely made with generative AI, in a teaser trailer on Wednesday. The film is slated to screen in Japanese theaters this year, with Hirotaka Adachi (who uses the pen name Otsuichi as a nov...
Samurai Sensei's Esusuke Croe Launches New Manga on August 7
Croe to launch Taimado: Time Slipper Omotenashi Madoguchi manga about hospitality desk for "Time Slippers"
― The August issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine revealed on July 5 that Esusuke Croe will launch a new manga titled Taimado: Time Slipper Omotenashi Madoguchi (Taimado: Time Slipper Hospitality Desk), in the magazine's next issue on August 7. The manga centers on the newly established ...
Otakon Hosts Voice Actors Shinnosuke Tachibana, Koki Uchiyama
Blue Lock voice actors attend August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Monday that it will host voice actors Shinnosuke Tachibana (pictured at right) and Koki Uchiyama. Tachibana has voiced characters such as Aoshi Tokimitsu in Blue Lock, Yuki in the Idolish7 series,
Morisuke Yaku in Haikyu!!, Mey Mey in Wonderful Precure!, and Nils Nielsen in Gundam Build Fighters. Uchiyama has...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 24-30
Luigi's Mansion 2 HD debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 24-30 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwLuigi's Mansion 2 HD Nintendo June 27 88,425 88,425 2NSwAnimal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 8,977 7,815,790 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 7,473 5,884,212 4PS5Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Edition FromSoftware June 21 6,993 ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 24-30
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc finale episode earned 6.4% rating
― The first live-action film adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga aired on NTV on Friday, June 28 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.8% rating. The debut episode of the new live-action series of Osamu Tezuka's Black Jack manga aired on Sunday, June 30 at 9:00 p.m. on TV Asahi and earned a 10.3% rating. The last epi...
My Hero Academia TV Anime Reveals New Opening, Ending Themes for 7th Season
Yuuri, Zarame perform new themes
― Toho Animation revealed the new opening and ending theme song sequences on Saturday for the seventh season of the My Hero Academia anime. Yuuri performs the new opening theme song "Curtain Call" and Zarame performs the new ending theme song "Rokutōsei" (Class 6 Star). The seventh season of the My Hero Academia television anime debuted on April 6, starting with a fou...
Girls Band Cry Cast Members Mirei, Natsu Go on Hiatus Due to Health
Remaining 3 main cast members will continue performing
― The official website for Toei Animation's original anime Girls Band Cry announced on Friday that cast members Mirei and Natsu are going on a temporary hiatus due to health reasons. The remaining three main cast members — Rina, Yuri, and Syuri — will continue performing. The website explained that Mirei and Natsu, who perform as Subaru Awa and T...
Exclusive: Dark Horse to Release Gunsmith Cats Manga in New Omnibus Edition
New omnibus edition of Kenichi Sonoda's manga will debut in February 2025
― Dark Horse Comics announced on Friday that it will release Kenichi Sonoda's Gunsmith Cats manga in a new omnibus edition. The new edition will feature lettering and retouching by Studio Cutie. Dark Horse describes the manga: This series is a non-stop, action-packed, nostalgia-filled love letter to those buddy cop blockbuster ...
Delico's Nursery Anime Adds Ai Kayano, Shinichirō Miki to Cast
Series to debut on August 7
― Aniplex revealed two more cast members on Friday for Delico's Nursery, a television anime based on Kenichi Suemitsu's TRUMP 2009 stage play. The new cast includes Ai Kayano as Frieda Delico (pictured left in image below) and Shinichirō Miki as Klaus (pictured right). The anime's debut on August 7 is a delay from its originally planned July debut. The channels will instea...
Ohayō! Unko-sensei Comedy Anime Debuts on July 26
Staff also revealed
― CBC TV announced on Friday that the television anime series of shorts of Yūsaku Furuya and Teruaki Mizuno's Ohayō! Unko-sensei (Good Morning Mr. Poop!) comedy manga based on Bunkyōsha's Unko Kanji Drill (Poop Kanji Drill) educational textbook series will debut in the channel's weekday Chant! program on July 26, and will air within the program on Fridays. Shōei Ishioka and Ryō Ta...
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Fighting Game's Trailer Reveals Feitan
Game launches for PS5, Switch, Steam this year
― Arc System Works revealed at Japan Expo on Friday that Feitan will be a playable character in Bushiroad Games and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga. The game will release for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam this year. Other playable characters include Gon, Ki...
I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime Reveals New Cast in 2nd Teaser Video
Yui Ogura joins cast for 2nd season debuting in 2025
― The official website for Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita ~Sono Ni~ (I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2), the second season of the television anime 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 ...
ATRI -My Dear Moments- Anime's 3rd Promo Video Previews 22/7's Ending Theme
1st episode preview also streamed for series debuting on Saturday
― Aniplex began streaming a third promotional video and a first episode preview on Friday for the anime of Aniplex.exe's ATRI: My Dear Moments visual novel. The promotional video previews idol group 22/7's ending theme song "YES to NO no Aida ni" (Between YES and NO). The anime will premiere in July 13 on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, ...
Live-Action Cosmetic Playlover Show's Short Trailer Streamed
Gaku Oshida, Yūichi Nakamura, Ayano Kudo join cast for series debuting on August 5
― NBC Universal Asia began streaming a 30-second trailer on Friday for the live-action series adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover manga. The show's X/Twitter account also revealed three more cast members (character name spellings unconfirmed): Gaku Oshida as Tenjin Sahashi Yūichi Nakamura as Tanouchi Aya...
Chinese-Animated Series 'A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized' Reveals More Japanese Cast, October Debut for 2nd Season
Yui Ishikawa, Iori Noguchi join cast
― The official website for the Chinese-animated series adaptation of Kaisei Enomoto's A Herbivorous Dragon of 5,000 Years Gets Unfairly Villainized (Yowai 5000-nen no Sōshoku Dragon, Iware Naki Jaryū Nintei) novel series revealed more cast members on Friday for the Japanese dub cast of the show's second season. The website also revealed the second season will debu...
Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 Remake Game Releases on October 24
Koei Tecmo America releases new trailer
― Koei Tecmo America and developer Kou Shibusawa announced on Friday that the Romance of the Three Kingdoms 8 REMAKE strategy game will release on October 24 in English digitally for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Windows PC via Steam. The companies revealed a new trailer for the game. The game will release on the same day in Europe and Japa...
Rent-A-Girlfriend Franchise Gets 1st Adventure Game
PS4, Switch game with original story releases this year
― MAGES. announced on Friday that Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga and anime are inspiring an adventure game that will release for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 this year. The game is titled Kanojo, Okarishimasu: Suiheisen to Mizugi no Kanojo (Rent-A-Girlfriend: The Girl of the Horizon and a Swimsuit). Pre-orde...
Duel Masters LOST Net Anime Debuts on October 4
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Friday that the net anime based on Shigenobu Matsumoto and Yō Kanebayashi's Duel Masters LOST Tsuioku no Suishō (Duel Masters LOST: Crystal of Remembrance) manga, part of the Duel Masters LOST project, will debut on October 4 on the Duel Masters YouTube channel. J.C. Staff is producing the anime. Shotaro Uzawa stars as ...
AKB48 Idols' Sailor Zombie Project Listed With Anime Plans
High school horror project had spawned live-action series, manga, arcade game in 2014
― Amazon's Japanese branch is listing a new edition of Isshin Inudou and Jiji & Pinch's manga adaptation of the AKB48 idol group's Sailor Zombie project for a July 29 release. The listing teases that "an anime adaptation is launching!!?" The "high school zombie horror" project began as a 12-episode live-action serie...
Arc System Works Announces New Double Dragon Revive Game for 2025
Trailer posted for game on PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam
― Arc System Works announced on Thursday that it will release the new Double Dragon Revive game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC (via Steam) next year. Arc System Works previously ported the Double Dragon Advance and Super Double Dragon games on modern systems last November, followed by the Double Dragon Collection o...
Rick and Morty: The Anime's Trailer Confirms August 15 Debut, Bilingual Casts
English-subtitled version with Japanese audio premieres on August 17
― The Adult Swimn programming block began streaming the official trailer for the Rick and Morty: The Anime series on Thursday. The trailer confirms that the series will premiere with an English dub in the block on Thursday, August 15 at midnight. The English-subtitled version with Japanese audio will then premiere on Saturday, Augus...
Servamp Manga's Finale Slated for December 13 With 1 More Volume Added
24th & final volume to ship on December 27, followed by art book, guidebook, more
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine confirmed on Friday that the finale of Strike Tanaka's Servamp manga will run in the magazine's January 2025 issue on December 13. Kadokawa will publish the manga's 24th and final compiled book volume on December 27. In addition, Kadokawa will publish the mang...
Look Back Anime Film Rises to #1, 3rd Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Film Opens at #7
2024 Anpanman film drops to #2, Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era back in top 10
― The anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga rose from #2 to #1 in its second week at the Japanese box office. The film sold 129,900 tickets from Friday to Sunday to earn 221,734,700 yen (about US$1.37 million), and has sold a total of 360,000 tickets to earn a tota...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Reveals Original Villain Characters & Cast, IMAX, MX4D, 4DX, Dolby Cinema Screenings
Original manga creator Kōhei Horikoshi draws "Gorrini Family" villains for film
― The official website for My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, revealed on Thursday the original villain characters and cast for the film, created by original manga creator Kōhei Horikoshi. The film's staff also revealed in a new...
No Longer Allowed in Another World Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Inori Minase, Chafūrin, Jun Fukuyama join cast for show's 2nd episode
― The staff for the television anime of Hiroshi Noda and Takahiro Wakamatsu's No Longer Allowed In Another World (Isekai Shikkaku) manga revealed three more cast members for the series on Thursday. The three characters will debut in the second episode. |◤━━━━━━━━━━ 第二話より登場 新キャスト情報を公開━━━━━━━━━━━◢|シャルロット CV:#水瀬いのりトマス CV:#茶風林オットー CV...
Haigakura Anime Reveals 4 More Cast
Rie Kugimiya, Mutsumi Tamura, Ayumu Murase, Gakuto Kajiwara join cast of fall anime
― The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Takayama's Haigakura manga revealed four more cast on Thursday. The newly announced cast are: Rie Kugimiya as Kaka Mutsumi Tamura as Ryū Ayumu Murase as Heikan Gakuto Kajiwara as Hōryūsei The anime will premiere this fall. Previously announced cast includes: T...
Live-Action French Cat's Eye Series Reveals Trailer
8-episode series will star Constance Labbé, Camille Lou, Claire Romain
― French channel TF1 revealed the trailer on Wednesday for the live-action French series of Tsukasa Hojo's Cat's Eye manga. The series is titled Cat's Eyes. Vous les attendiez, elles sont là ! Découvrez les premières images de 𝘾𝙖𝙩'𝙨 𝙀𝙮𝙚𝙨 🎬🔥La série événement, bientôt sur TF1 et TF1+ ✨ pic.twitter.com/5RiYDxYDzI— TF1 (@TF1) July 10...
Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi TV Anime Casts Yui Horie, Ayumi Mano
Series debuts in October
― The official website for the television anime of Yuzuki Akasaka's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard) novel revealed two more cast members on Thursday. Yui Horie as Minami Suzuki (pictured left below), Kurumi's teacher who looks like a girl, and Ayumi Mano as Maki Kumil (pictured right), a reliable roommate T...
Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Cast, More Staff, October Debut
Yū Sasahara, Shūichirō Umeda star in romantic comedy anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Maedakun's Puniru wa Kawaii Slime (Puniru is a Cute Slime) web manga series revealed on Thursday the anime's first promotional video, teaser visual, main cast, additional staff, and October premiere. The anime's main cast are: Yū Sasahara as Puniru Shūichirō Umeda as Kotarō The new...
King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1 Film's Trailer Streamed
SePTENTRION performs theme song for August 16 film
― The staff of the King of Prism anime franchise revealed the main trailer on Thursday for King of Prism: Dramatic Prism.1, the new theatrical anime in the franchise. The video also reveals and previews SePTENTRION's theme song "Link World." The film will open in Japan on August 16. The film will reorganize the King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars theatr...
Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms TV Anime's Character Video, Teaser Video Reveal 2025 Debut, Main Cast
Anime stars Yū Serizawa, Ryōta Iwasaki
― The official website for the television anime of Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) manga revealed the show's teaser promotional video as well as the first character video for Mona on Thursday. Both videos reveal the show's 2025 debut. The videos also reveal the two main cast members: Yū Seriz...
Trillion Game Anime Reveals 3rd Character Video, 2 More Cast Members
Takaya Hashi, Masaaki Mizunaka join cast of October anime
― Kadokawa revealed the third character promotional video for the television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryōichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga on Thursday. The video features the character Kirika Kokuryu, voiced by M.A.O. The anime's staff will release character videos for five consecutive weeks. The staff also revealed two more cast member...
Live-Action Densetsu no Head Shō Series Reveals 3 More Cast, Main Visual, July 19 Debut
Naoko Iijima, Karma, Moe Yuki join cast
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series of Takeshi Natsuhara and Takashi Hamori's Densetsu no Head Sho manga revealed on Tuesday the show's main visual, three more cast, and its July 19 premiere. The newly announced cast are: Naoko Iijima as Beniko Ijūin (center in image above), Shō's grandmother and the first president of the "La...
Aqua Timez Band Reunites for 20th Anniversary
Bleach, Naruto Shippūden theme song artist resumes band activities in 2025
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Japanese band Aqua Timez announced on Thursday that the band will reunite for their 20th anniversary, and will start band activities again in 2025, including the release of a new single and a live concert. Aqua Timez、再結成します。#AquaTimez#AquaTimez再結成#AquaTimez20th#teamAQUA pic.twitte...
Kunihiko Ikuhara Directs 'Reading in the Dark' Play with Main Illustration by Asumiko Nakamura
Play runs at Rikkoukai Hall from October 31-November 3
― Revolutionary Girl Utena director Kunihiko Ikuhara announced on X/Twitter on Thursday that he will write and direct a Rodoku-geki (Reading Theater) play titled "Ikuni Produce Reading in the Dark Shunkin no Sasuke" with the main illustration by Classmates artist Asumiko Nakamura. The play will run at the Rikkoukai Hall from October 31-November 3...
Nintendo Teases 'Emio' Project in Video
― Nintendo began streaming a short video on Wednesday to tease a project with the word "Emio" (in Japanese the kanji used to write Emio means "smiling man"). The video below features a disclaimer that it contains scenes that some viewers may find disturbing. The video (rated M and PEGI 18 for mature audiences) features a person in a trench coat with a bag on their head. The Nintendo UK video above a...
Kadokawa Acquires Anime Studio Doga Kobo
Oshi no Ko, New Game! studio was founded in 1973
― Kadokawa announced on Thursday that it has acquired anime studio Doga Kobo and will make it a subsidiary of the conglomerate. Doga Kobo was founded in July 1973, and the company has 62 employees as of June. The company produced the Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night anime to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The anime debuted on April 6. Doga Kobo has a...
The Share House's Secret Rule Manga Gets TV Anime by AnimeFesta
OUMA's story of man who trades housework for 'fun' with 2 housemates
― Suiseisha announced on Thursday that OUMA's The Share House's Secret Rule ("1-funkan Dake Iretemo Ii yo…" Share House no Himitsu Rule.) manga is inspiring an anime by AnimeFesta. OUMA presented a message to celebrate the anime news: Even though this title might have finished being serialized, I can't believe it is going to be an a...
Mizuki Takano's Ja no Michi Manga Ends on August 7
Manga launched in May 2023
― The August issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine revealed on Friday that Mizuki Takano's Ja no Michi (The Snake's Path) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on August 7. The manga centers on two friends Momo and Tatsu. When Momo lost his way and encountered dangerous snakes in the mountain as a kid, it was Tatsu who rescued him. After the incident, Tatsu bec...
Seven Seas Licenses No Spicy Romance Allowed!, The Elf Sisters Can't Wait for the Night, 3 More Manga, 1 Light Novel
Also licensed: ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeating the Demon King, the Hero Cheats on His Wife With a Warrior Woman Who Lost Her Husband, Wet Dream Aquarium, Blood Night Market, The Obsessed Mage and His Beloved Statue Bride: She Cannot Resist His Seductive Voice
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Masakazu Ooi and Inomaru's ISEKAI AFFAIR: 10 Years After Defeati...
Boichi, Roswell Hosoki to Launch Sake no Hosomichi ~Collab & Remake~ Manga on July 12
New series is part of 30th anniversary for Hosoki's Sake no Hosomichi manga
― The 2,910th issue of Nihonbungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku magazine announced on Friday that Roswell Hosoki and Boichi will launch the Sake no Hosomichi ~Collab & Remake~ manga in the magazine's next issue on July 12. The new manga remakes select stories from Hosoki's original Sake no Hosomichi manga as part of the earlier m...
Disney+ Streams Macross Frontier, Macross Delta Anime in U.K.
Series not currently streaming on U.S. Disney+, Hulu
―
The U.K. version of the Disney+ platform is now streaming the Macross Frontier and Macross Delta anime series. Both series are available in subtitled versions only. As of Wednesday, neither series is available on Disney+ or Hulu in the United States. The official Macross website announced in March that the "Star" brand of Disney+ will stream num...
Neko Oji: The Guy That Got Reincarnated as a Cat Anime Unveils Cast
Takahiro Kameoka, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Seki, Kenjiro Tsuda star in October anime
― The staff for the television anime of Yajima's Neko ni Tensei Shita Ojisan (Neko Oji: The Guy that got Reincarnated as a Cat) web manga revealed the main cast for the upcoming anime on Wednesday. The anime stars (top row, left to right):
Takahiro Kameoka as Oji-san
Kana Hanazawa as Pun-chan, the cat that Oji-san rei...
B-Project Ryūsei*Fantasia Visual Novel Previews Gameplay in New Trailer
English physical version ships for Switch on July 26, digital version launches on July 15
― PQube began streaming a new gameplay trailer for B-PROJECT Ryūsei*Fantasia (B-PROJECT Shooting Star*Fantasia), the first console game in the B-PROJECT idol franchise, on Tuesday. The game launches digitally in English for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on July 15. The physical version of the game will ship f...
Crunchyroll Hosts LiSA, One Piece Concerts at Comic-Con in San Diego
J-pop star LiSA on July 26, One Piece with San Diego Philharmonic Orchestra on July 27
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that Japanese pop star LiSA will perform in its "Crunchyroll Concert Series" at Comic-Con International in San Diego on July 26. In addition, Toei Animation and Crunchyroll will also bring the "One Piece 25th Anniversary: Symphonic Voyage," performed by the San Diego Philharmoni...
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime's Teaser Reveals Jun Fukuyama in Cast
Fukuyama plays Hyakki Academy's principal
― The official website for the television anime of Mai Tanaka's A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! (Yōkai Gakkō no Sensei Hajimemashita!) manga revealed the anime's teaser promotional video and a new cast member on Wednesday. The anime casts Jun Fukuyama as the principal of Hyakki Academy: Previously announced cast includes: Ryōta Suzuki as Mikoto Sano
Reo ...
Makoto Takatsu's Migratory Birds & Snail Manga Gets TV Anime, Returns from Hiatus
Manga about two people sleeping, traveling in car launched in 2019
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Makoto Takatsu's Wataridori to Katatsumuri (Migratory birds & Snail) manga, revealed that it will get a television anime adaptation, and also announced the manga's return from its four-year hiatus, on Wednesday. Takatsu also drew an illustration to celebrate the manga's return and anime ...
Jamnime Matsuri in Thailand Screens trapezium, A Few Moments of Cheers, i☆Ris the Movie
Thai anime film distributor Japan Anime Movie (JAM) Thailand revealed last week that its Jamnime Matsuri for anime films will screen the trapezium, A Few Moments of Cheers, and i☆Ris the Movie -Full Energy!!- films for the first time in Thailand. It will also screen the older films Tokyo Godfathers, Summer Wars, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky, Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno, ...
Takara Tomy's PuniRunes Anime Gets 2nd Season in October
1st season ran from October 2022 to March 2023
― Takara Tomy announced on Wednesday that the anime of its PuniRunes toyline will have a second season that will premiere on TV Tokyo and affiliated channels in October. The new season will introduce the character Tomorun. The first season ran on TV Tokyo and TV Osaka from October 2022 to March 2023. Unlike other digital pets that you can raise, the Puni...
SMEJ, Aniplex, Palworld Game Developer Establish Palworld Entertainment
New joint venture to develop Palworld IP outside of game
― Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. announced on Wednesday that it and its subsidiary Aniplex, along with Palworld game developer Pocketpair, have established a new joint venture named Palworld Entertainment. The venture aims to expand and develop "new business" for the Palworld game, as well as develop the intellectual property's reach, lice...
JO1 Member Shōya Kimata Guest Stars in Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Anime
Musician guest stars in show beginning July 14
― The staff for Tōsōchū: The Great Mission, an anime inspired by the Fuji TV game show run for money Tōsōchū (known as Run for the Money in English), revealed on Wednesday that JO1 member Shōya Kimata will guest star as scientist Dupont beginning July 14. Kimura will join the show in Mission64. The musician will also appear in Tōsōchū: The Movie, a live-...
Live-Action Saint Young Men Film's Teaser Assembles 'Super Saint Holy Men'
Toho will open film on December 20
― The staff for Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gundan~ (Holy Men vs Demon Army), the first live-action film of Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga, began streaming a teaser trailer for the movie on Wednesday. The teaser shows Jesus and Buddha turning into the "Super Saint Holy Men" superheroes to battle the demons. The comedy manga im...
Astra TV Awards Launch 'Best Anime Series' Category for 2024 Show
Blue Eye Samurai, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Ninja Kamui among nominees in new category
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) revealed the nominees for the 2024 Astra TV Awards, including the new "Best Anime Series" category. The nominees in the new category are:
Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix)
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (CrunchyRoll)
Ni...
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime Reveals 6 More Cast Members
Ryōta Suzuki, Reo Tanie, Akari Kitō, Hana Ayasaka, Shun Horie, Ryota Iwasaki join October anime
― The official website for the television anime of Mai Tanaka's A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! (Yōkai Gakkō no Sensei Hajimemashita!) manga announced six more cast members between July 4 and July 9: Ryōta Suzuki as Mikoto Sano Reo Tanie as Mamekichi Maizuka Akari Kitō as Beniko Zashiki Hana Ayasaka a...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film Runs Over 2 Hours Long
Producer Kazufumi Kikushima revealed during a press conference on Sunday that Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijō-ban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen) — the new film project for the Overlord anime — is over two hours long. The Sunday press conference, and the "Crunchyroll Presents Kadokawa Anime" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday, also previewed the film's first eight minutes. The film will open with regula...
GungHo Online Entertainment Reveals Disney Pixel RPG for Smartphones
Game slated for this year in 18 countries
― The Japanese game developer GungHo Online Entertainment announced a new smartphone game titled Disney Pixel RPG on Monday. The free-to-play game (with in-app purchases) is slated for iOS and Android devices this year in 18 countries and regions, and it will support the English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese (Traditional) la...
Grand Blue Dreaming Manga Goes on Hiatus, Inspires Stage Play for 10th Anniversary
Manga slated to return on August 7 with stage play to run on November 13-17
― The August issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine announced on Friday that Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming comedy manga did not publish a new chapter, due to Inoue's poor health. The magazine stated that Inoue is already recovering, and the manga is scheduled to return in the next issue on Augu...
Kimi ni Todoke Season 3's 2nd Trailer Unveils Opening Song, August 1 Debut
Artist imase performs opening theme 'et cetera'
― Netflix debuted the second official trailer for the third television anime season of Karuho Shiina's Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You manga on Tuesday. The trailer announces and previews imase's opening theme song "et cetera," and it also announces the season's August 1 premiere worldwide on Netflix. The new cast members are: Miyuki Sawashiro as Ayane ...
Live-Action Alita: Battle Angel Producer Jon Landau Dies at 63
Landau produced director James Cameron's films, including Titanic, Avatar
― Film producer Jon Landau died on July 5 due to cancer. He was 63. Landau is best known as a producer for some of director James Cameron's best known and most successful films, including Titanic and Avatar. He and Cameron co-produced Alita: Battle Angel, Robert Rodriguez's 2019 live-action Hollywood film adaptation of Yukito K...
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Season 2 Posts Trailer for 2nd Theatrical Film
2nd film runs from August 23 to September 12
― The official website for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, began streaming a trailer for the second season's second theatrical film on Monday. Before the television premiere of the second season in fall, the anime is screening in theaters in Japan as three films. The first film is running ...
Live-Action Natsume Arata no Kekkon Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Song
Olivia Rodrigo's 2023 song "Vampire" serves as theme song for serial killer suspense film
― The official website for the live-action film of Tarō Nogizaka's Natsume Arata no Kekkon (Arata Natsume's Marriage) manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Tuesday. The trailer reveals more cast members, and also reveals and previews the film's theme song "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo. Yūta Hiraoka a...
Chocolate Inc., Kassen, WACHAJACK Establish STUDIO DOTOU, Which Enters Business Partnership with Pony Canyon
STUDIO DOTOU, Pony Canyon partnership to start with KILLTUBE anime film project
― Japanese company CHOCOLATE Inc. (live-action film Mondays: See You "This" Week!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Total Concentration exhibition, production and publicity for Dark Gathering anime), VFX studio Kassen Inc. (live-action Yu Yu Hakusho VFX), and concept artist group WACHAJACK (Resident Evil: Infinite Darknes...
'Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru.'s' Yayū Murata Launches New Manga
Unjō ni Utaite, Kimi wo Matsu manga launches on July 12
― The July 19 issue of Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine revealed last Friday that Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru. creator Yayū Murata will launch a new series Unjō ni Utaite, Kimi wo Matsu (Singing Above the Clouds, I Wait for You) in the magazine's next issue on July 12. The story revolves around the sudden disappearance of a masked artist wi...
Haro Aso's Sex-chan Manga Ends With 3rd Volume
Manga launched in December 2022, inspired live-action series in August 2023
― The third and final compiled book volume of Haro Aso, Mano Sakamoto, and Tatsunari Iota's Sex-chan manga released on July 1. The manga is an omnibus story about the sexual lives of women. The manga's first story focuses on Fumie, a woman who lives an active and uninhibited sex life, but whose number of partners has diminish...
Masahiro Anbe's Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Squid Girl author launched comedy manga in 2016
― This year's 30th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on June 27 that Masahiro Anbe's Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu (Assemble! Mystery Research Club) manga will end in three chapters. The 31st issue published the first of these final three chapters on July 4. If there are no delays, the manga will end on July 18. The manga ce...
Kagiri Araido's Undertaker Manga Ends
Manga from author of Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again launched in August 2023
― The August issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine published the final chapter of Kagiri Araido's Undertaker manga last Friday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on August 16. The manga centers on the seemingly childlike Hiromu Sugisawa, and the elder Rōta Daidōji. Both are employed as Und...
Live-Action Cosmetic Playlover Series Reveals 3 New Cast
Shunta Sono, Nozomi Seina, Tomoki Yonemura join cast of August 5 TV series
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover manga revealed three new cast members on Monday: Shunta Sono as Atsushi Nanjō Nozomi Seina as Chief Harada Tomoki Yonemura as Taichi Harukawa The series will premiere on Fuji TV on August 5 at 26:55 JST (ef...
Tanuko Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Osamu Tezuka TV Specials Anthology
Box set includes Bander Book, Marine Express, Fumoon, Bremen 4, Prime Rose, Baggy, Border Planet, Boku no Son Goku
― French company Tanuko launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kiss Kiss Bank Bank for a Blu-ray Disc box set anthology of Osamu Tezuka's television specials. The box set will include the following anime: One-Million Year Trip: Bander Book Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
Fumoon
Bremen...
Odex Film Festival Runs in Philippines on July 10-16
27th Detective Conan film, 1st Bocchi the Rock! compilation film, 2024 Doraemon film to screen
― Odex announced last week that it will hold its Odex Film Festival in SM Cinema venues in the Philippines from this Wednesday, July 10 to next Tuesday, July 16. The new films in the festival that have not yet been screened in the Philippines include: Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
Bocchi th...
Rock Band Fujifabric Suspends Activities in February 2025
Keyboardist Daisuke Kanazawa decides to leave band
― Japanese rock band Fujifabric announced on their official website on July 3 that the band will suspend their activities in February 2025, after keyboardist Daisuke Kanazawa (center in image right) informed other members that he wants to leave the band. The announcement was made in the midst of the band's 20th anniversary this year. The band stated ...
Takuma Morishige Resumes Serialization on My Neighbor Seki Manga (Updated)
Manga inspired anime in 2014
― The August issue of Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine revealed on Friday that Takuma Morishige's My Neighbor Seki (Tonari no Seki-kun) manga will resume serialization starting in the September issue on August 5. Morishige began My Neighbor Seki in Comic Flapper in October 2010, and 10th compiled book volume shipped in Japan in March 2017. Vertical Comics / Kodansh...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Opens in Hong Kong on August 1
Film opened in Japan on May 24 at #2
― Medialink's Hong Kong YouTube channel began streaming an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer for Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era), the new anime film in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, last Friday. The trailer reveals that Medialink will open the film in Hong Kong on August 1. The film opene...
Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Look Back' Anime Film Opens in Hong Kong on August 29
Film opened at #2 in Japan on June 28
― Southeast Asian film distributor Encore Films began streaming an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer for the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga last week. The trailer reveals the film's August 29 opening date in Hong Kong. The film opened in theaters in Japan on June 28. The film ranked #2 in terms of ticket sale...
Moriarty the Patriot Manga Returns with Part 2 on December 4
Manga's 1st part ended in December 2022
― The August issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Thursday that the second part of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's main Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga will start serialization in the magazine's January 2025 issue, which will release on December 4. The manga's first part ended with the "Valley of Fellows" arc, named after Sir ...
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Launches 20th Anniversary Project With TV Version of 1st 2 Films
Lyrical Selection re-edit of 1st 2 films airs in October
― The official website for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise announced on Monday that the franchise is launching a 20th anniversary project, with the first project being titled Lyrical Selection, a television edit version of the franchise's Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's anime...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Composer Yuki Hayashi
My Hero Academia composer attends August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that the convention is hosting composer Yuki Hayashi at this year's event. Hayashi began his career composing music for competitive rhythmic dance. His notable works include My Hero Academia, Haikyu!!, One Piece Film: Gold, Dragon Quest: The Adventure Of Dai, Death Parade, Gundam Build Fighters,...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Voice Actors, Producer
Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada, Takuma Kishida attend August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that the convention is hosting Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse voice actors Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada, and producer Takuma Kishida. Toya voices Donny in the Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse anime. His other notable roles include Denji in ...
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring Anime Reveals Same Day English Dub, Cast
2 episodes of English dub premiere on July 7
―
Crunchyroll is streaming the English dub for the first two episodes of the television anime adaptation of Shizuru Minazuki's A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (Isekai Yururi Kikō: Kosodate Shinagara Bōkensha Shimasu) light novel series on Sunday, the same day as it premieres in Japan. The English dub cast includes: Matt Shi...
Rusty Rabbit Game Reveals Gameplay Videos, English Dub Voice for Main Character
English voice of Kazuma Kiryu from Like a Dragon Yong Yea plays Stamp
― NetEase Games unveiled during its Anime Expo panel on Sunday a new gameplay trailer for it and Nitroplus' new Rusty Rabbit side-scrolling game. Producer Yuichiro Saito, script writer who is credited for the original concept Gen Urobuchi (Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica) , and main character Stamp's voice actor Takaya Kuroda...
Minami-ke Manga Gets New Sequel TV Anime Series
5th TV anime will be 1st in at least 11 years
― The "Mixa Animation Diary 'Minami-ke' 20th Anniversary Tanabata Festival" event on Sunday revealed that Coharu Sakuraba's Minami-ke manga is getting a new sequel television anime series. The new anime will be the fifth television anime in the franchise. This will be the first new television anime in the franchise in at least 11 years, as the last anime ...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Casts Masaya Matsukaze, Reveals New Ending Song
New credit-less ending video features 'Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku' ending song by ASOBI Doumei
― The staff for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga revealed a new cast member on Sunday and started streaming a new credit-less ending video. The video features ASOBI Doumei's new ending theme song "Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku" (Wedding March Song) for the anime...
Princession Orchestra Original Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video
Azusa Aoi, Yuri Fujimoto, Azusa Tachibana sing new takes on insert songs for each episode in 2025 anime
― King Amusement Creative debuted the first full promotional video for the original anime Princession Orchestra during its Anime Expo panel on Friday. The anime's official YouTube channel then began streaming the video on Sunday. King Amusement Creative revealed during Friday's panel that unlike o...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, New & Returning Staff for 2nd Season
Yuki Komada directs new season at LIDEN FILMS
― The "Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran Kaimaku-sen" (Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Upheaval Opening Match) special event on Sunday revealed the first promotional video for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Kyoto Upheaval), the continuation of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki'...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song, September Opening
Film opens on IMAX on September 13, 1 week before September 20 regular screenings
― Kadokawa unveiled a new trailer on Sunday for Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijōban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen), the new film project for the Overlord anime. The trailer reveals that the film will open with regular screenings in Japan on September 20, but also revealed that the film will have IMAX screenings beginning o...
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season II Anime Casts Rie Takahashi, Reveals Tanabata Visual
Anime premieres on Wednesday
― Kadokawa revealed a new cast member and a special tanabata visual for the second season for the television anime of Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series on Sunday. Rie Takahashi joins the cast as Vichyssoise Alek Hydra, an inquisitor who judges crimi...
Special Kid Factory Anime Unveils 1st Trailer
Sabikui Bisco, ID: INVADED team reunite at NAZ for anime
― The Anime Expo 2024 panel for studio NAZ' upcoming original anime Special Kid Factory unveiled a new trailer for the anime on Saturday. The anime was previously slated to debut in 2023. The panel did not reveal the new release date for the anime. The panel revealed that the anime is being co-produced with Kasagi Labo. The company describes t...
Spike Chunsoft to Release Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid in English for Switch, Steam on August 6
Demo for Switch launches on July 30
― Spike Chunsoft, Inc. announced during the "Spike Chunsoft, Inc. Official Panel 2024" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will release the Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid (Natsu-Mon! 20-seiki no Natsuyasumi) game as a digital download for Nintendo Switch and Steam in North America and Europe on August 6. A demo for Switch will be available starting on July...
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus Game Gets Physical Limited Edition for Steam
Pre-orders for limited edition begin in early fall
― Spike Chunsoft, Inc. announced during the "Spike Chunsoft, Inc. Official Panel 2024" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that the "Plus" version of it and Too Kyo Games' Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game will get a physical limited edition for Steam in North America and Europe on October...
AX Cinema Nights Reveals 2024-2025 Slate With Plans to Screen Ninja Scroll, Metropolis, More
Paprika, Cowboy Bebop, Babymetal Legend-43 The Movie films screen through 2024-2025
― Iconic Events Releasing and Anime Expo announced on Saturday that they are partnering to screen anime films in over 500 cinema locations in the U.S. starting in September for the latest installment of AX Cinema Nights. The event will screen Ninja Scroll for the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release. The film w...
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Fighting Game's Trailer Reveals Chrollo
Game will reveal more info during Japan Expo in Paris from July 11-14
― Arc System Works revealed at the "ARC Live Special Edition" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that Chrollo will be a playable character in Bushiroad Games and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga. The game will release for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, an...
Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Fighting Game's Uzuki Reveal Trailer Streamed
Character to get trial at EVO 2024 event
― Arc System Works streamed an Uzuki reveal trailer at the "ARC Live Special Edition" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, the newest installment in French Bread's original Under Night In-Birth 2D fighting game series. The character will have a trial at the EVO 2024 event. The game released on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Ni...
For all articles, see the archives