That’s a lot of Jujutsu Kaisen. The popular Shonen Jump manga, which just ended its six-year run, now has over 100 million copies in circulation. Impressive. The manga by Gege Akutami kicked off in the pages of Shonen Jump on March 5, 2018 and soon …Read more »
Grand Blue Dreaming, the anime adaptation of the manga by Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka, is getting a second season. That news was celebrated with a new piece of key art and a fun illustration by Yoshioka. Returning are key staff members including director and …Read more »
Under Ninja, the action-comedy manga from Kengo Hanazawa (I Am a Hero) is getting a live-action film, and the movie just revealed a couple of the film’s stars, posters and a teaser trailer. The film is set to hit screens in Japan on January 24, …Read more »
The theatrical anime adaptation of the manga Me & Roboco will hit Japanese screens on April 18, 2025. The film was initially set for a winter 2024 release. Me & Roboco creator Shuhei Miyazaki commented that the delay will allow for “ultra fighting miracle bomber …Read more »
My Happy Marriage is back. The anime series based on the light novel series by Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka is returning for a second season in January 2025. That’s the word from a new teaser for the series. We’ve also got a fresh piece …Read more »
5 Centimeters Per Second, the Makoto Shinkai anime from 2007, is getting a live-action film adaptation in Japan. The film will be released in fall 2025. The movie will star Hokuto Matsumura, a member of the group SixTONES, who played Sota in Shinkai’s film Suzume. …Read more »
We learned a few months ago that an anime adaptation of the Key/Visual Arts novel Summer Pockets was on the way. Now we’ve got a fresh look at that adaptation thanks to a new promo video. We’ve also got some deets on the opening and …Read more »
Nice news for fans of the ‘90s classic Macross 7: the band Fire Bomber will perform its first solo live concerts in 13 years next February. The band will appear at Toyosu Pit in Tokyo on February 21 and 22, 2025. The concerts are timed …Read more »
Kirio Fanclub, the manga by Ponchan Chikyu no Osakana about two high school girls who have a crush on the same classmate, is getting both live-action and anime adaptations. That’s the word from the author, who posted on X to deliver the news with a …Read more »
Taro Kono (or Kono Taro, to use the name order Kono prefers) is Japan’s digital transformation minister and one of the many members of the LDP vying to become Japan’s next prime minister. At a press conference this week, Kono said some interesting stuff about …Read more »
Romelia Senki (A History of the Romelia), a series of light novels by Ryo Ariyama, is getting anime-ified. The series, which has been running since 2019, is about a countess who possesses a power called Grace that bestows good luck. After her fiancé breaks off …Read more »
Ruri no Hoseki (Ruri’s Jewels), a manga about a pair of mineral and jewel enthusiasts by Keiichiro Shibuya, is getting a TV anime adaptation. The manga by Shibuya (who has a master’s degree in mineralogy) is about a high school student named Ruri who loves …Read more »
Leviathan, a CG anime series from Qubic and Orange, just revealed its first trailer. The series, which is set for release on Netflix in 2025, is directed by Christophe Ferreria, known for his character design and animation work on films and series like Napping Princess, …Read more »
The second season of The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse hits Japanese screens October 6. Now we’ve got a fresh look at the upcoming season thanks to a new piece of key art and promo video. The video previews the new opening …Read more »
Last week, we learned the upcoming anime Magilumiere Co. Ltd. is set to start airing on October 4. Now we’ve got a fresh look at the series thanks to a new trailer. The new action-packed trailer shows the staff of Magilumiere Co. Ltd., including new …Read more »
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