A premiere date is in place for The Catcher in the Ballpark!, the anime adaptation of Tatsuro Suga’s Ballpark de Tsukamaete! manga. According to the official website, the series is set to premiere this April. As previously reported, Fairouz Ai (Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: …Read more »
Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! is a light novel series by Ryuto and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima, and it’s also the latest to get an anime adaptation. Kadokawa announced anime plans this week, and while the company will be producing, …Read more »
A premiere date has been confirmed for the Anne Shirley anime, which will be the latest project to adapt the classic Ann of Green Gables novel series by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The series is set to premiere in Japan on April 5, and you can …Read more »
An anime adaptation was announced for Aya Hirakawa’s romantic comedy manga Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi back in July, eyeing a 2025 premiere window. Now a new cast addition is here to welcome Aoi Koga (Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-sama: Love is War) into the cast …Read more »
This April marks the premiere of The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries, which is based on the supernatural manga by Aki Shimizu. Ahead of that, the ending song performer has been revealed alongside a pair of cast additions. The …Read more »
A new character is debuting in episode 5 of the Dr. STONE SCIENCE FUTURE anime, and the voice cast member behind them has been revealed. Mariko Higashiuchi (Annabel in Drug Store in Another World – The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist) is getting in …Read more »
Originally announced back in May 2024, the anime adaptation of Hisaya Nakajo’s Hana-Kimi manga is closer than ever thanks to a new teaser trailer. The latest update on the anticipated series also includes the reveal of the main cast members, so let’s see who’s in …Read more »
A release month is in place for the second That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime anime film! Soukai no Namida-hen (Tears of the Blue Sea Arc) is officially set to open in Japanese theaters in February 2026, so fans have a full year …Read more »
Vampire-chan Can’t Suck Properly—known in Japan as Chanto Suenai Kyuketsuki-chan)—is a comedy manga by Kyosuke Nishiki, and it’s officially getting an anime adaptation. Plans for a TV anime were revealed for 2025 along with the commemorative illustration above, a teaser visual and the main cast …Read more »
With the Grisaia Phantom Trigger anime underway as part of the Winter 2025 season, it’s time to turn our attention toward a handful of new cast members. Three more voice actors were thrown into the mix, and you can see their designs along with who’s …Read more »
One of the results of anime’s popularity is the whole anime tourism industry, most of which takes place in Japan itself. Each year the Anime Tourism Association puts out a list of “Anime Pilgrimage Sites People Should Visit,” and 2025’s list was recently revealed. Let’s …Read more »
Sometimes you just have to ask yourself the question: “What if this story featured cats instead of people?” That’s a question pandania’s Neko Mukashibanashi (Cat Folk Tales) manga dares to both ask and answer. Now those answers will be on display in a different way …Read more »
The anime film take on upcoming TV series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX has proven to be a hit in Japan, and now more cast members have been revealed for the series. Among them are some familiar characters with updated casting, so let’s see who else …Read more »
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, REALLY Love You Season 2 is currently airing in Japan and streaming on Crunchyroll, and true to the title the heroines keep stacking up. The latest to get her own character visual is Mei Meido, who you …Read more »
Araiguma Calcal-dan (Raccoon Calcal Force), the upcoming spinoff of the 1977 anime Rascal the Raccoon, has revealed some fresh deets, including its premiere month, April. We’ve also got a fresh piece of key art and some cast details. Here’s who’s set to appear in Araiguma …Read more »
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