Manga author NON, known for series like Hare Kon (Harem Marriage) and Delivery Cinderella, has another series on the way to English-speaking audiences this year. Dark Horse Manga announced plans to release NON’s murder mystery manga Adabana, with the first of three paperback volumes set …Read more »
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 »
With Undead Unluck, Mission: Yozakura Family, and now Hakutaku all leaving the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, there’s room for a new contender. And this week, one came in swinging… or should that be kicking? Embers is a new title written Kei Kuramazaki and illustrated by former Blue Lock …Read more »
Ken Akamatsu’s digital service Manga Library Z (a.k.a. Manga Toshokan Z) is turning to crowdfunding as a possible way to return. Otaku USA readers might recall that the manga site, which legally offered free and rare online manga, shuttered in November because Western credit card …Read more »
There is another twist in the case of Shinji Aoba, the convicted Kyoto Animation arsonist who was sentenced to the death penalty for murdering 36 people and injuring 32 more. Aoba and his legal team appealed the death sentence after he received it last year, …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 »
Valentine’s Day is 10 days away, and couples who are Ghibli fans can find a great date spot at Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory. Tokyo’s Shirohige’s Cream Puff Factory is a bakery dedicated to Ghibli, and it’s made a special Jiji and Lily dessert just for …Read more »
Having things like shows, video games or books leak online is a growing problem, and it just happened to the whole Assassin’s Creed Shadows official art book. It’s partly in the news for being leaked, and partly in the news for where it was leaked: a …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 »
Tomohito Oda’s hit manga Komi Can’t Communicate recently finished serialization, coming to a close on Chapter 499. While Chapter 500—a bonus print chapter—will technically be the final one, this marks the official end of Shoko Komi’s journey. And as far as we’re concerned, it’s a perfect …Read more »
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