The 2025 Japanese House of Councillors election took place yesterday, and ahead of this some manga creators expressed concerns about language used by political party Sanseito related to anime, manga and games. Sanseito, a new party with the slogan “Japanese First,” listed its policy measures …Read more »
I Parry Everything season 2 is officially a go! The staff behind the anime based on Nabeshiki and Kawaguchi’s I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I’m the Strongest? I’m Not Even an Adventurer Yet! light novels confirmed plans to continue the series with a …Read more »
With an October 6 premiere on the horizon, the first full trailer is here for the Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love! anime. The series—which adapts the manga by mamakari—is due to start its broadcast on October 6, and you can preview some footage along with a …Read more »
An anime adaptation has officially been revealed for age-gap romantic-comedy manga Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You. An official website and X (formerly Twitter) account are now live for the TV anime, which is based on the manga by Jinushi. Details are light, but we …Read more »
A new teaser trailer has arrived for the fourth Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199, which opens in cinemas in Japan on October 10. This one puts the spotlight on Desler’s return and Legendra ship captain Ram, so check out the latest look at the series …Read more »
With all the big new anime coming out this summer, you may have missed a little show called Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express. And if so, we can’t blame you. It’s a short CG subject tucked away on its own YouTube channel. It’s also the …Read more »
100 Meters (Hyakuemu), the upcoming film from On-Gaku: Our Sound director Kenji Iwaisawa, has just revealed its official poster, trailer and details of its theme song. The theme song for the film is called “Rashisa,” and it’s performed by Official Hige Dandism. You can hear …Read more »
Yuhiro Tsujitsugu’s Snowball Earth manga is the latest to get an anime! The adaptation was announced along with the opening of an official website, heralding a 2026 premiere on NTV in Japan. Munehisa Sakai (ZOMBIE LAND SAGA) directs, with Takeshi Iwata (The iDOLM@STER Shiny Colors) …Read more »
The long-awaited One-Punch Man season 3 anime is bringing back a heavy-hitter for its opening song. The official website and social accounts announced that legendary rock band JAM Project will be back once again, following up performances of “THE HERO” for season 1 and “Seijaku …Read more »
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s, the upcoming anime adaptation of the light novels by Matsuri Akai, is set for screens this October. Now we’ve got a new look at the series thanks to a fresh trailer that previews the opening song, …Read more »
A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace, the upcoming anime adaptation of the manga by Kuzushiro, has just revealed its first official promo video. Alongside the video comes some new cast announcements and news on the ending theme song. New additions to the cast include: Yū Kobayashi …Read more »
The movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle will hit American theaters on September 12, but it will be on the Japanese big screen a lot sooner. With the movie set to release on Friday, July 18 in its homeland, the ads and promotions …Read more »
“Vortex,” the opening theme song for Shinichiro Watanabe’s anime Lazarus, has received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Awards! Specifically, it’s in the running for “Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.” It’s competing against the main title themes for the shows Dept. Q, Dune: Prophecy, …Read more »
A release date is officially in place for My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON, which will wrap up the anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s superhero saga this fall. The timing has been narrowed down to an October 4 premiere, and you can see the new visual …Read more »
The light novel series Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods (a.k.a. Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei in Japanese) by Enju is getting an anime adaptation that’s set to premiere next year. We don’t have a trailer yet, but we do have three special visuals. First off is the …Read more »
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