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This Week in Anime - Are These Yuri Anime Poisonous?
Christopher and Sylvia go on a yuri deep dive to uncover that dangerous age that can make yuri romance so appealing. Starting with the toxic queens in Dear Brother to the new era in I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day
― Christopher and Sylvia go on a yuri deep dive to uncover that dangerous age that can make yuri romance so appealing. Starting with the toxic queens in Dear Brother to the new era ...
Splatoon Raiders Game Review
As the first single-player-focused entry in the franchise, Splatoon Raiders hopes to bring in a new player base, but it may have lost some of its identity in the process.
― Splatoon was always a series that I had a fleeting interest in. With each new entry, I'd play it for a week or two before never coming back again. Granted, it's mainly because I'm not a multiplayer person, not because the games we...
Exploring the Character Dynamics Between Ritsu and the Band in BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA
It's official! As of the sixth episode of BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA, Ritsu will be joining her childhood friend Arale and the other members of MewType in the band. It was a rocky road to get here, and there is no doubt that everything from now on will also not be smooth sailing. Ritsu is, after all, leaving behind an extremely dangerous dynamic with her previous group Fairy Bouquet and chief series antagonist Viola.
The Archduke's Adopted Saint Volume 1 K-Comics Review
It's a good thing that the book opens with a “chapter 0” that shows readers that things will, in fact, get better, because Dinah's life is pretty bleak.
― By this point in pop culture, we've all read about or watched time loops. The usual method for handling them (with, of course, some exceptions) is that the looping party eventually uses their knowledge to break the cycle or just becomes inured to t...
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...
Rhythm Heaven Groove Game Review
Is Rhythm Heaven Groove the best game in the series? No, but it's one heck of a runner-up.
― Rhythm Heaven Groove is a return to the Rhythm Heaven games of old—i.e., Rhythm Tengoku, Rhythm Heaven, and Rhythm Heaven Fever. Gone is the attempt at story in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, and instead you simply work your way up columns of mini-games, clearing each to unlock the next. Rhythm Heaven Groove is massi...
The Ribbon Hero Anime Film Review
Stylish, well-choreographed, and featuring some excellent new character designs by Kei Mochizuki, there's nothing out there that looks quite like this film.
― It's hard to overstate the lasting influence of Osamu Tezuka's The Princess Knight. With the manga published between 1953–56 and an anime that aired from 1967–68, it's widely considered a foundational title for all things shojo, magical girl, a...
This Week in Mobile Games - Cold Comforts
It's super-sized column as Josh catches us up on the latest summer updates, from Genshin Impact and Heaven Burns Red to Fate/Grand Order and Suikoden Star Leap!
― This week's This Week in Mobile Games is being sponsored again by our friends at Grand Summoners!Hello, and welcome once more to the latest installment of the column! With everything happening and set to happen in mobile games over the next...
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Volumes 17-20 Manga Review
Most of the misfits never even considered that there’d be a thirteenth member of the class, and that’s just how Soi Purson wants it.
― Sharp-eyed readers (and anime viewers) already knew that there was a thirteenth student in the Misfit Class. It makes sense even if you didn't spot the sleepy-eyed, bob-haired demon in the background: everything important in this series plays with the numbers thirteen...
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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...
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...
Live-Action Tengu no Daidokoro Season 3 Reveals More Cast, October 1 Debut
Hinata Hiiragi, Shūji Okui, Jōji Kunihiro, Yuno Nagao join returning cast members
― BS-TBS revealed a new visual, cast members, and the October 1 premiere date for the third season of the live-action series based on Ai Tanaka's Tengu no Daidokoro (Tengu's Kitchen) manga on Friday. The new cast members include Robin Furuya (top row leftmost in image above) as Jiu Atago, Hinata Hiiragi (top row center ...
Hell Mode Anime Season 2 Unveils More Cast
Yuuki Sanpei, Yasuyuki Kase, Kō Bonkobara, Satoshi Tsuruoka, Takaaki Torashima, Shinya Takahashi join cast
― The official website for the television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing (Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru) light novel series unveiled more cast members for the se...
McDonald's Offers One Piece x SpongeBob SquarePants Happy Meals Around the World
Monkey D. SquarePants is looking for the One Piece in a pineapple under the sea.
― The One Piece franchise announced on Thursday that it is collaborating with the popular American animated series SpongeBob SquarePants for a McDonald's Happy Meal in multiple territories around the world. The One Piece x SpongeBob SquarePants Happy Meal will be available this month, though at different times depending ...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Café Opens in Chicago
Demon Slayer's entertainment district moves to the Windy City for a limited time
― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise opened its latest café in the heart of Chicago on August 8. The new cafe will let fans “step into the world” of the anime series and enjoy exclusive menu items along with merchandise. The menu features four appetizers, five entrees, four original drinks, and two desserts. A ...
Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter Manga Goes on Hiatus for Half a Year
Manga returns in spring 2027
― The 44th chapter of Ichi Yukishiro's Skull Dragon's Precious Daughter (Hone Dragon no Manamusume) manga announced on July 14 that the series will go on hiatus for half a year and will return in spring 2027. Yukishiro noted in the announcement that they had been accumulating stress over a long time. They added that despite their editor reducing page counts and lightening...
Battle in 5 Seconds Goes on Hiatus Due to Author's Poor Health
Miyakokasiwa diagnosed with depression
― Shogakukan's Manga ONE app announced on Thursday that Miyakokasiwa's Battle in 5 Seconds (Deatte 5-byō de Battle) manga (a remake of Saizō Harawata's original series) is going on hiatus. In a written message, Miyakokasiwa stated that they have been struggling with poor health for some time, but it had reached a point in June where drawing manga has become diff...
Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games ‒ Episode 6
Not since Naruto and Sasuke have I seen a more obvious rivals-to-lovers pairing as Aya and Mio.
Duel Masters GT Manga's 3rd Part Launches
5th part of Duel Masters LOST manga also reveals "Shitsuraku no Duel" title
― Hiroki Kikuzuma and Daisuke Kawasaki launched the third part of their Duel Masters GT manga on Shogakukan's Weekly CoroCoro Comic manga website on Wednesday. The new manga is titled Duel Masters GT3 -Glitch of the Twin heart-.The September issue of Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine also revealed on Wednesday that...
Screenings of New Akira Print Begin in UK on Friday
First screenings will be in London's BFI Southbank, followed by screenings at selected cinemas elsewhere
― A new 35mm print of Katsuhiro Otomo's classic 1988 film Akira will be reissued in UK cinemas from Friday, starting with London's BFI South Bank. According to Anime Limited, this is the first new print of the film created in decades. It present the film in its original 1.85:1 aspect ratio with st...
This Week in Anime - Are These Yuri Anime Poisonous?
Christopher and Sylvia go on a yuri deep dive to uncover that dangerous age that can make yuri romance so appealing. Starting with the toxic queens in Dear Brother to the new era in I Want To Love You Till Your Dying Day
― Christopher and Sylvia go on a yuri deep dive to uncover that dangerous age that can make yuri romance so appealing. Starting with the toxic queens in Dear Brother to the new era ...
Kei Yose's The Villainess Speaks Not Light Novels Get Manga Adaptation
Manga by artist Ryū Miduki launched on Wednesday
― Overlap's Comic Gardo website launched on Wednesday the manga adaptation of Kei Yose's The Villainess Speaks Not (Akuyaku Reijō wa Shaberimasen) novel by artist Ryū Miduki. J-Novel Club releases the novel series in English digitally, and describes the story: They tried to silence her, but she doesn't need a voice to twist the odds in her favor. When ...
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Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You #6 [rate]
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Pokémon Bank App Ends Service in February 2027
Pokémon will no longer be transferable from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon Home after February 25
― The Pokémon Company International announced on Thursday that the Pokémon Bank Nintendo 3DS app on February 25, 2027, at 10:00 p.m. EST, two days before the franchise's annual Pokémon Day. Players have until that date to transfer Pokémon from Pokémon Bank to the newer cloud storage service Pokémon Home for Swi...
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Kaiju Girl Caramelise #7 [rate]
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Dae-geon Jung's Novel Rapids Gets Webtoon Adaptation
Novel follows 17-year-old classmates Dodam, Haesol as their friendship develops into romance
― Publisher Minumsa revealed on August 5 that Rapids, a Korean novel by Dae-geon Jung, is set to expand into other forms of media, with a webtoon adaptation and a screen adaptation now confirmed. The novel has surpassed 400,000 copies in cumulative sales following a surge in popularity among readers in their...
Com2uS Pushes Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint Game to 2028
Com2uS 1st announced game in March 2025, game was previously scheduled for 2027 release
― Com2uS, a Korean gaming company, has delayed its Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint game to 2028, a year later than the 2027 window the company had previously pointed to in May, according to its second-quarter 2026 earnings presentation released on August 12. The updated materials list the title — developed by Offbe...
Splatoon Raiders Game Review
As the first single-player-focused entry in the franchise, Splatoon Raiders hopes to bring in a new player base, but it may have lost some of its identity in the process.
― Splatoon was always a series that I had a fleeting interest in. With each new entry, I'd play it for a week or two before never coming back again. Granted, it's mainly because I'm not a multiplayer person, not because the games we...
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Hana-Kimi #20 [rate]
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Chainsmoker Cat #7 [rate]
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Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System #7 [rate]
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Record of Lodoss War: Queen of Death Webtoon Launches in English
Webtoon launched in English, other languages on July 31 across LINE Manga, ebookjapan, global WEBTOON platforms in 150+ countries, regions
― KADOKAWA announced on August 4 the global release of Record of Lodoss War: Queen of Death, the first webtoon from Studio White, a joint production studio established by KADOKAWA, LINE Digital Frontier, and REDICE STUDIO. The webtoon launched in English and othe...
Manga Up! Global Adds Transmigrated to the Northern Frontier Manga
You Midorikawa's manga adaptation recently ended in April
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service has added You Midorikawa's Transmigrated to the Northern Frontier (Tensei-saki wa Kita no Henkyō Deshita ga Seirei no Okage de Kekkō Kaiteki Desu: Rakuen Mezashite Shuryō Kaitaku Tokidoki Sauna) manga, the adaptation of Fuurou's light novel series with the same title, on Friday. Manga UP! Global describ...
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Mebius Dust #6 [rate]
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From Overshadowed to Overpowered #8 [rate]
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One Piece novel Zoro Tops Oricon's Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026
Heaven Official's Blessing novel's 6th volume ranked 2nd, 9th volume of Too Many Losing Heroines! ranks 3rd
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Light Novel Ranking for July 2026 on August 6. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from June 29 to August 2. Writer Jun Esaka and artist Nakamaru's ONE PIECE novel ZORO ranked at #1 with 47,965 copies. Shueisha published the n...
OceanVeil Adds Yomu's Miru Tights Short Anime Series
Series debuted streaming in May 2019
― WWWave Corporation's anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Tuesday that it is adding the Miru Tights web anime on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. EDT. OceanVeil describes the anime:Created by legendary illustrator Yom, famous for their obsessive, hyper-realistic depiction of pantyhose aesthetics, Miru Tights is an unashamed celebration of legwear in all its glor...
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BanG Dream! Yume∞Mita #9 [rate]
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One Piece Manga Tops Oricon's Monthly Comic Ranking for July 2026
One Piece volume 115 sold over 1 million copies, Hunter X Hunter volume 39 ranks 2nd
― Oricon Inc. announced its Monthly Comic Ranking for July 2026 on August 6. The data tracks estimated print sales at retail outlets across Japan from June 29 to August 2. The 115th volume of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga ranked at #1 selling 1,020,422 copies. The volume shipped in Japan on July 3. The One Piece man...
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Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2 #7 [rate]
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Dara-san of Reiwa #7 [rate]
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From Overshadowed to Overpowered Anime Casts Sora Amamiya
Amamiya plays Anastasia's older sister Tatiana in next week's episode
― The staff for the anime of Kentarou's From Overshadowed to Overpowered (Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bōkenroku) manga revealed on Thursday that the anime has cast Sora Amamiya as the character Tatiana, Anastasia's older sister. The character will appear in the anime's eighth episode on A...
Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Main Cast, Staff, April 2027 Debut
Gen Sato, Kenichirō Matsuda, Kenyū Horiuchi star in Fugaku anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of artist Kyōtarō Azuma and author Yōsuke Nakamaru's Tenkaichi: The Greatest Warrior Under the Rising Sun (Tenkaichi: Nihon Saikyō Bugeisha Ketteisen) manga opened on Thursday and revealed the anime's teaser promotional video, teaser visual, main cast and staff members, and Apri...
YOASOBI Holds Concert in Singapore in February 2027
Singapore concert will be part of duo's Asian tour starting later this year
― Singaporean events organizer Sozo announced on Wednesday that J-pop group YOASOBI will hold a concert at Singapore's National Stadium on February 20, 2027 as part of the duo's "Yoasobi Asia 10-City Dome & Stadium Tour Chōwakusei - Super Planet" concert tour. Singapore will be the only venue for the tour in Southeast Asia.Th...
Houston Man Charged For Terroristic Threat Over Anime
Man allegedly left threatening voicemail to Governor's Office to "unlock my f—ing anime"
― A man from Houston, Texas has been charged with a third-degree felony count of terroristic threat against a public servant after allegedly leaving a profanity-ridden voicemail to the Governor's Office related to anime. According to the local KXAN station, the voicemail stated (profanity has been partially redac...
Toei Animation Marks 70th Anniversary With Special Video
Relive 70 years of classics and fan favorites
― Toei Animation turned 70 on July 31, and the animation studio released a special video to celebrate the anniversary. The video offers a retrospective on Toei Animation's history and works, decade by decade: Toei Animation also opened a 70th anniversary website with a comprehensive history of the studio's productions and a message from its president Kats...
Live-Action High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku Film Reveals More Cast
Yoshihiko Inohara, Onoe Matsuya, Shingo Yanagisawa, Naoto Takenaka more join cast of January 8 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Ryō Nakama's High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku (Kōkōsei Kazoku) manga announced seven more cast members for the film on Thursday.The newly announced cast members are (top row, left to right):
Yoshihiko Inohara as Tatsuya Aoyama
Onoe Matsuya as Tsuyosh...
McDonald's Teases Hello Kitty x Godzilla Crossover in U.S.
The King of Monsters has fused with Hello Kitty to create the world's cutest monster
― McDonald's streamed a teaser video for an upcoming collaboration with the popular Sanrio character Hello Kitty and the King of the Monsters, Godzilla, on Tuesday. The short video features Hello Kitty dressed in a Godzilla outfit swimming towards a boat carrying a Happy Meal box. View this post on Instagram A post s...
Thunder 3 ‒ Episode 6
Not even the presence of one of the cute cartoon kiddies is enough to rescue this abomination of an adaptation.
Altair: A Record of Battles' Kotono Katō Launches New Manga
Set Match! manga about girl in soft tennis club debuted with 2 chapters on August 7
― Manga creator Kotono Katō launched a new manga titled Set Match! in Kodansha's Comic Days app on August 7. The manga debuted with two chapters.短期連載をはじめます将国のアルタイルとは世界観の違うお話ですがよろしければ😊『セットマッチ！』カトウコトノ１話→https://t.co/28ciYf8H2Y pic.twitter.com/pQjPVnkKXX— カトウコトノ (@kato_kotono) August 7, 2026 The manga centers on Haruha, ...
Exploring the Character Dynamics Between Ritsu and the Band in BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA
It's official! As of the sixth episode of BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA, Ritsu will be joining her childhood friend Arale and the other members of MewType in the band. It was a rocky road to get here, and there is no doubt that everything from now on will also not be smooth sailing. Ritsu is, after all, leaving behind an extremely dangerous dynamic with her previous group Fairy Bouquet and chief series antagonist Viola.
One Piece (2026-) ‒ Episode 1173
Loki tries to make the big threat that it’s his freedom or they all go up in flames, but Luffy calls his bluffy with a big fluffy punchy.
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...
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Tomb Raider King #6 [rate]
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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 ...
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Thunder 3 #6 [rate]
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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 ...
The Archduke's Adopted Saint Volume 1 K-Comics Review
It's a good thing that the book opens with a “chapter 0” that shows readers that things will, in fact, get better, because Dinah's life is pretty bleak.
― By this point in pop culture, we've all read about or watched time loops. The usual method for handling them (with, of course, some exceptions) is that the looping party eventually uses their knowledge to break the cycle or just becomes inured to t...
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Villager of Level 999 #8 [rate]
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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...
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Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs #6 [rate]
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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman #6 [rate]
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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...
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Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)! #8 [rate]
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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...
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Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- #12 [rate]
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Saga of Tanya the Evil II #6 [rate]
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My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked #6 [rate]
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Clevatess #6 [rate]
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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...
Kadokawa to Release Makoto Shinkai's New Film in Indonesia
Kadokawa to work with Indonesian subsidiary Phoenix Gramedia for distribution, promotional activities
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that it will distribute Makoto Shinkai's new feature film in Indonesia. Kadokawa will work with its Indonesian subsidiary Phoenix Gramedia in the film's Indonesian distribution, as well as to conduct promotional activities for the film.Crunchyroll acquired most of th...
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...
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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...
Rhythm Heaven Groove Game Review
Is Rhythm Heaven Groove the best game in the series? No, but it's one heck of a runner-up.
― Rhythm Heaven Groove is a return to the Rhythm Heaven games of old—i.e., Rhythm Tengoku, Rhythm Heaven, and Rhythm Heaven Fever. Gone is the attempt at story in Rhythm Heaven Megamix, and instead you simply work your way up columns of mini-games, clearing each to unlock the next. Rhythm Heaven Groove is massi...
The Ribbon Hero Anime Film Review
Stylish, well-choreographed, and featuring some excellent new character designs by Kei Mochizuki, there's nothing out there that looks quite like this film.
― It's hard to overstate the lasting influence of Osamu Tezuka's The Princess Knight. With the manga published between 1953–56 and an anime that aired from 1967–68, it's widely considered a foundational title for all things shojo, magical girl, a...
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...
Gantz Creator Hiroya Oku Plans to Retire After Finishing Kanrekihime Manga
Oku: "To be honest, I just don't have the energy to keep drawing anymore."
― Manga creator Hiroya Oku (Gantz, Inuyashiki, GIGANT) revealed in an interview with Courrier Japon published on Tuesday that he plans to retire after he finishes his latest manga Kanrekihime (The Sweet Sixty Princess). In his interview, he said: "No, this is it. I've made up my mind. To be honest, I just don't have the energy...
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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...