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SMEJ, Aniplex, Palworld Game Developer Establish Palworld Entertainment
New joint venture to develop Palworld IP outside of game
― Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc. announced on Wednesday that it and its subsidiary Aniplex, along with Palworld game developer Pocketpair, have established a new joint venture named Palworld Entertainment. The venture aims to expand and develop "new business" for the Palworld game, as well as develop the intellectual property's reach, lice...
JO1 Member Shōya Kimata Guest Stars in Tōsōchū: The Great Mission Anime
Musician guest stars in show beginning July 14
― The staff for Tōsōchū: The Great Mission, an anime inspired by the Fuji TV game show run for money Tōsōchū (known as Run for the Money in English), revealed on Wednesday that JO1 member Shōya Kimata will guest star as scientist Dupont beginning July 14. Kimura will join the show in Mission64. The musician will also appear in Tōsōchū: The Movie, a live-...
Live-Action Saint Young Men Film's Teaser Assembles 'Super Saint Holy Men'
Toho will open film on December 20
― The staff for Saint Oniisan The Movie ~Holy Men vs Akuma Gundan~ (Holy Men vs Demon Army), the first live-action film of Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga, began streaming a teaser trailer for the movie on Wednesday. The teaser shows Jesus and Buddha turning into the "Super Saint Holy Men" superheroes to battle the demons. The comedy manga im...
Astra TV Awards Launch 'Best Anime Series' Category for 2024 Show
Blue Eye Samurai, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Ninja Kamui among nominees in new category
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) revealed the nominees for the 2024 Astra TV Awards, including the new "Best Anime Series" category. The nominees in the new category are:
Blue Eye Samurai (Netflix)
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (CrunchyRoll)
Ni...
A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Anime Reveals 6 More Cast Members
Ryōta Suzuki, Reo Tanie, Akari Kitō, Hana Ayasaka, Shun Horie, Ryota Iwasaki join October anime
― The official website for the television anime of Mai Tanaka's A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! (Yōkai Gakkō no Sensei Hajimemashita!) manga announced six more cast members between July 4 and July 9: Ryōta Suzuki as Mikoto Sano Reo Tanie as Mamekichi Maizuka Akari Kitō as Beniko Zashiki Hana Ayasaka a...
Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Anime Film Runs Over 2 Hours Long
― Producer Kazufumi Kikushima revealed during a press conference on Sunday that Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom (Gekijō-ban Overlord Sei Ōkoku-hen) — the new film project for the Overlord anime — is over two hours long. The Sunday press conference, and the "Crunchyroll Presents Kadokawa Anime" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday, also previewed the film's first eight minutes. The film will open with regula...
GungHo Online Entertainment Reveals Disney Pixel RPG for Smartphones
Game slated for this year in 18 countries
― The Japanese game developer GungHo Online Entertainment announced a new smartphone game titled Disney Pixel RPG on Monday. The free-to-play game (with in-app purchases) is slated for iOS and Android devices this year in 18 countries and regions, and it will support the English, Japanese, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese (Traditional) la...
Grand Blue Dreaming Manga Goes on Hiatus, Inspires Stage Play for 10th Anniversary
Manga slated to return on August 7 with stage play to run on November 13-17
― The August issue of Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine announced on Friday that Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming comedy manga did not publish a new chapter, due to Inoue's poor health. The magazine stated that Inoue is already recovering, and the manga is scheduled to return in the next issue on Augu...
Kimi ni Todoke Season 3's 2nd Trailer Unveils Opening Song, August 1 Debut
Artist imase performs opening theme 'et cetera'
― Netflix debuted the second official trailer for the third television anime season of Karuho Shiina's Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You manga on Tuesday. The trailer announces and previews imase's opening theme song "et cetera," and it also announces the season's August 1 premiere worldwide on Netflix. The new cast members are: Miyuki Sawashiro as Ayane ...
Live-Action Alita: Battle Angel Producer Jon Landau Dies at 63
Landau produced director James Cameron's films, including Titanic, Avatar
― Film producer Jon Landau died on July 5 due to cancer. He was 63. Landau is best known as a producer for some of director James Cameron's best known and most successful films, including Titanic and Avatar. He and Cameron co-produced Alita: Battle Angel, Robert Rodriguez's 2019 live-action Hollywood film adaptation of Yukito K...
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Season 2 Posts Trailer for 2nd Theatrical Film
2nd film runs from August 23 to September 12
― The official website for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, began streaming a trailer for the second season's second theatrical film on Monday. Before the television premiere of the second season in fall, the anime is screening in theaters in Japan as three films. The first film is running ...
Live-Action Natsume Arata no Kekkon Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Song
Olivia Rodrigo's 2023 song "Vampire" serves as theme song for serial killer suspense film
― The official website for the live-action film of Tarō Nogizaka's Natsume Arata no Kekkon (Arata Natsume's Marriage) manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Tuesday. The trailer reveals more cast members, and also reveals and previews the film's theme song "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo. Yūta Hiraoka a...
Chocolate Inc., Kassen, WACHAJACK Establish STUDIO DOTOU, Which Enters Business Partnership with Pony Canyon
STUDIO DOTOU, Pony Canyon partnership to start with KILLTUBE anime film project
― Japanese company CHOCOLATE Inc. (live-action film Mondays: See You "This" Week!, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Total Concentration exhibition, production and publicity for Dark Gathering anime), VFX studio Kassen Inc. (live-action Yu Yu Hakusho VFX), and concept artist group WACHAJACK (Resident Evil: Infinite Darknes...
'Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru.'s' Yayū Murata Launches New Manga
Unjō ni Utaite, Kimi wo Matsu manga launches on July 12
― The July 19 issue of Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine revealed last Friday that Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru. creator Yayū Murata will launch a new series Unjō ni Utaite, Kimi wo Matsu (Singing Above the Clouds, I Wait for You) in the magazine's next issue on July 12. The story revolves around the sudden disappearance of a masked artist wi...
Haro Aso's Sex-chan Manga Ends With 3rd Volume
Manga launched in December 2022, inspired live-action series in August 2023
― The third and final compiled book volume of Haro Aso, Mano Sakamoto, and Tatsunari Iota's Sex-chan manga released on July 1. The manga is an omnibus story about the sexual lives of women. The manga's first story focuses on Fumie, a woman who lives an active and uninhibited sex life, but whose number of partners has diminish...
Masahiro Anbe's Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu Manga Ends in 3 Chapters
Squid Girl author launched comedy manga in 2016
― This year's 30th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on June 27 that Masahiro Anbe's Atsumare! Fushigi Kenkyū-bu (Assemble! Mystery Research Club) manga will end in three chapters. The 31st issue published the first of these final three chapters on July 4. If there are no delays, the manga will end on July 18. The manga ce...
Kagiri Araido's Undertaker Manga Ends
Manga from author of Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again launched in August 2023
― The August issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine published the final chapter of Kagiri Araido's Undertaker manga last Friday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on August 16. The manga centers on the seemingly childlike Hiromu Sugisawa, and the elder Rōta Daidōji. Both are employed as Und...
Live-Action Cosmetic Playlover Series Reveals 3 New Cast
Shunta Sono, Nozomi Seina, Tomoki Yonemura join cast of August 5 TV series
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the live-action series adaptation of Sachi Narashima's Cosmetic Playlover manga revealed three new cast members on Monday: Shunta Sono as Atsushi Nanjō Nozomi Seina as Chief Harada Tomoki Yonemura as Taichi Harukawa The series will premiere on Fuji TV on August 5 at 26:55 JST (ef...
Tanuko Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for Osamu Tezuka TV Specials Anthology
Box set includes Bander Book, Marine Express, Fumoon, Bremen 4, Prime Rose, Baggy, Border Planet, Boku no Son Goku
― French company Tanuko launched a crowdfunding campaign on Kiss Kiss Bank Bank for a Blu-ray Disc box set anthology of Osamu Tezuka's television specials. The box set will include the following anime: One-Million Year Trip: Bander Book Undersea Super Train: Marine Express
Fumoon
Bremen...
Odex Film Festival Runs in Philippines on July 10-16
27th Detective Conan film, 1st Bocchi the Rock! compilation film, 2024 Doraemon film to screen
― Odex announced last week that it will hold its Odex Film Festival in SM Cinema venues in the Philippines from this Wednesday, July 10 to next Tuesday, July 16. The new films in the festival that have not yet been screened in the Philippines include: Detective Conan: The Million-Dollar Pentagram
Bocchi th...
Rock Band Fujifabric Suspends Activities in February 2025
Keyboardist Daisuke Kanazawa decides to leave band
― Japanese rock band Fujifabric announced on their official website on July 3 that the band will suspend their activities in February 2025, after keyboardist Daisuke Kanazawa (center in image right) informed other members that he wants to leave the band. The announcement was made in the midst of the band's 20th anniversary this year. The band stated ...
Takuma Morishige Launches New My Neighbor Seki Serialization
Original manga ended in 2017, inspired anime in 2014
― The August issue of Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine revealed on Friday that Takuma Morishige's My Neighbor Seki (Tonari no Seki-kun) manga will get a new serialization starting in the September issue on August 5. Morishige began My Neighbor Seki in Comic Flapper in October 2010, and 10th compiled book volume shipped in Japan in March 2017...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era Anime Film Opens in Hong Kong on August 1
Film opened in Japan on May 24 at #2
― Medialink's Hong Kong YouTube channel began streaming an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer for Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era), the new anime film in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, last Friday. The trailer reveals that Medialink will open the film in Hong Kong on August 1. The film opene...
Tatsuki Fujimoto's 'Look Back' Anime Film Opens in Hong Kong on August 29
Film opened at #2 in Japan on June 28
― Southeast Asian film distributor Encore Films began streaming an English- and Chinese-subtitled trailer for the anime film of Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto's "Look Back" one-shot manga last week. The trailer reveals the film's August 29 opening date in Hong Kong. The film opened in theaters in Japan on June 28. The film ranked #2 in terms of ticket sale...
Moriarty the Patriot Manga Returns with Part 2 on December 4
Manga's 1st part ended in December 2022
― The August issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Thursday that the second part of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's main Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga will start serialization in the magazine's January 2025 issue, which will release on December 4. The manga's first part ended with the "Valley of Fellows" arc, named after Sir ...
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Launches 20th Anniversary Project With TV Version of 1st 2 Films
Lyrical Selection re-edit of 1st 2 films airs in October
― The official website for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise announced on Monday that the franchise is launching a 20th anniversary project, with the first project being titled Lyrical Selection, a television edit version of the franchise's Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 1st and Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha the Movie 2nd A's anime...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Composer Yuki Hayashi
My Hero Academia composer attends August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that the convention is hosting composer Yuki Hayashi at this year's event. Hayashi began his career composing music for competitive rhythmic dance. His notable works include My Hero Academia, Haikyu!!, One Piece Film: Gold, Dragon Quest: The Adventure Of Dai, Death Parade, Gundam Build Fighters,...
Otakon 2024 Hosts Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Voice Actors, Producer
Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada, Takuma Kishida attend August 2-4 convention
― The staff for Otakon 2024 announced on Thursday that the convention is hosting Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse voice actors Kikunosuke Toya, Aino Shimada, and producer Takuma Kishida. Toya voices Donny in the Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse anime. His other notable roles include Denji in ...
A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring Anime Reveals Same Day English Dub, Cast
2 episodes of English dub premiere on July 7
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Crunchyroll is streaming the English dub for the first two episodes of the television anime adaptation of Shizuru Minazuki's A Journey Through Another World: Raising Kids While Adventuring (Isekai Yururi Kikō: Kosodate Shinagara Bōkensha Shimasu) light novel series on Sunday, the same day as it premieres in Japan. The English dub cast includes: Matt Shi...
Rusty Rabbit Game Reveals Gameplay Videos, English Dub Voice for Main Character
English voice of Kazuma Kiryu from Like a Dragon Yong Yea plays Stamp
― NetEase Games unveiled during its Anime Expo panel on Sunday a new gameplay trailer for it and Nitroplus' new Rusty Rabbit side-scrolling game. Producer Yuichiro Saito, script writer who is credited for the original concept Gen Urobuchi (Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica) , and main character Stamp's voice actor Takaya Kuroda...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Casts Masaya Matsukaze, Reveals New Ending Song
New credit-less ending video features 'Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku' ending song by ASOBI Doumei
― The staff for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga revealed a new cast member on Sunday and started streaming a new credit-less ending video. The video features ASOBI Doumei's new ending theme song "Kekkon Kōshin Kyoku" (Wedding March Song) for the anime...
Princession Orchestra Original Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video
Azusa Aoi, Yuri Fujimoto, Azusa Tachibana sing new takes on insert songs for each episode in 2025 anime
― King Amusement Creative debuted the first full promotional video for the original anime Princession Orchestra during its Anime Expo panel on Friday. The anime's official YouTube channel then began streaming the video on Sunday. King Amusement Creative revealed during Friday's panel that unlike o...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, New & Returning Staff for 2nd Season
Yuki Komada directs new season at LIDEN FILMS
― The "Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran Kaimaku-sen" (Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Upheaval Opening Match) special event on Sunday revealed the first promotional video for Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Kyoto Dōran (Kyoto Upheaval), the continuation of the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki'...
Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Season II Anime Casts Rie Takahashi, Reveals Tanabata Visual
Anime premieres on Wednesday
― Kadokawa revealed a new cast member and a special tanabata visual for the second season for the television anime of Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series on Sunday. Rie Takahashi joins the cast as Vichyssoise Alek Hydra, an inquisitor who judges crimi...
Special Kid Factory Anime Unveils 1st Trailer
Sabikui Bisco, ID: INVADED team reunite at NAZ for anime
― The Anime Expo 2024 panel for studio NAZ' upcoming original anime Special Kid Factory unveiled a new trailer for the anime on Saturday. The anime was previously slated to debut in 2023. The panel did not reveal the new release date for the anime. The panel revealed that the anime is being co-produced with Kasagi Labo. The company describes t...
Spike Chunsoft to Release Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid in English for Switch, Steam on August 6
Demo for Switch launches on July 30
― Spike Chunsoft, Inc. announced during the "Spike Chunsoft, Inc. Official Panel 2024" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will release the Natsu-Mon: 20th Century Summer Kid (Natsu-Mon! 20-seiki no Natsuyasumi) game as a digital download for Nintendo Switch and Steam in North America and Europe on August 6. A demo for Switch will be available starting on July...
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Plus Game Gets Physical Limited Edition for Steam
Pre-orders for limited edition begin in early fall
― Spike Chunsoft, Inc. announced during the "Spike Chunsoft, Inc. Official Panel 2024" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that the "Plus" version of it and Too Kyo Games' Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game will get a physical limited edition for Steam in North America and Europe on October...
AX Cinema Nights Reveals 2024-2025 Slate With Plans to Screen Ninja Scroll, Metropolis, More
Paprika, Cowboy Bebop, Babymetal Legend-43 The Movie films screen through 2024-2025
― Iconic Events Releasing and Anime Expo announced on Saturday that they are partnering to screen anime films in over 500 cinema locations in the U.S. starting in September for the latest installment of AX Cinema Nights. The event will screen Ninja Scroll for the 30th anniversary of the theatrical release. The film w...
Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact Fighting Game's Trailer Reveals Chrollo
game will reveal more info during Japan Expo in Paris from July 11-14
― Arc System Works revealed at the "ARC Live Special Edition" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that Chrollo will be a playable character in Bushiroad Games and Eighting's Hunter x Hunter Nen x Impact 2D 3v3 fighting game based on Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga. The game will release for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, an...
Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes Fighting Game's Uzuki Reveal Trailer Streamed
Character to get trial at EVO 2024 event
― Arc System Works streamed an Uzuki reveal trailer at the "ARC Live Special Edition" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday for Under Night In-Birth II Sys:Celes, the newest installment in French Bread's original Under Night In-Birth 2D fighting game series. The character will have a trial at the EVO 2024 event. The game released on PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Ni...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict Anime Reveals October Premiere, Opening, Ending Theme Songs, Key Visual
Six Lounge, Suisoh perform theme songs
― Aniplex revealed a new teaser trailer for the Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict anime on Sunday, along with a key visual, and the opening and ending artists. The company also announced during the "BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Conflict Panel - Presented by VIZ Media" panel at Anime Expo the third cours will debut in October 2024. T...
'Demon Lord, Retry! R' Anime Reveals October Debut, Promo Video, Crunchyroll Streaming
New key visual also revealed
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the anime adaptation of Kurone Kanzaki and Amaru Minotake's sequel manga Demon Lord, Retry! R, when it debuts in October. Crunchyroll also revealed a new promo video for the anime. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, ...
Crunchyroll to Stream The Apothecary Diaries Anime's 2nd Season
Tanabata festival visual audio drama video unveiled
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the second season for the anime of Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent Sta...
Omniscient Reader Manhwa Gets TV Anime
Crunchyroll revealed anime at Anime Expo on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that author singNsong, artist Sleepy-C, and adaptor UMI's Omniscient Reader (also translated as Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint) manhwa is getting a television anime adaptation. The event also revealed a visual. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America...
Crunchyroll to Stream Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii TV Anime
New visual unveiled for October anime
― Crunchyroll announced during its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Asuka Konishi's Yakuza Fiancé: Raise wa Tanin ga Ii manga. The company unveiled a visual: The company also streamed a video clip during the panel. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa...
Crunchyroll to Stream Natsume's Book of Friends Anime's 7th Season
7th season debuts in fall 2024
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream Natsume Yūjin-Chō Shichi, the seventh season for the anime franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, in fall 2024. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle E...
Crunchyroll to Stream Delico's Nursery Anime
Anime begins streaming on August 7
― Crunchyroll announced during its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it will stream Delico's Nursery, a television anime based on Kenichi Suemitsu's TRUMP 2009 stage play, starting on August 7. The anime's debut on August 7 is a delay from its originally planned July debut. The channels will instead air four special programs for the anime once a week starting on Ju...
Fire Force Anime's 3rd/Final Season Debuts in April 2025 With 2nd Part Airing in January 2026
Crunchyroll to stream both parts
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that the third season of the Fire Force anime will be the final season with two split-cours (quarters of a year). The first part of the final season will premiere in April 2025, and the second part will debut in January 2026. The company unveiled a trailer during the panel as well as a visual: Crunchy...
Crunchyroll to Stream BLUELOCK Season 2 Anime
New season debuts on October 5
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The anime will debut on October 5, and will...
Crunchyroll to Stream 'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Anime
Anime debuts in January 2025
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda. or KoiShima) manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The anime debut...
Crunchyroll to Stream Dr. Stone: Science Future Anime
Dr. Stone: Science Future will be 4th, final season
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will stream Dr. Stone: Science Future, the fourth and final season of the Dr. Stone anime. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS. The first cours of Dr. Stone: New World, the thir...
Idea Factory International Reveals Western Releases for Touhou Spell Carnival, Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos, More
Death end re;Quest: Code Z, Temirana, Battlefield Waltz games also head West
― Idea Factory International announced at its IFI Summer Festival event near Anime Expo on Saturday that it will bring Touhou Spell Carnival, Death end re;Quest: Code Z, Neptunia Riders VS Dogoos, Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights, and Battlefield Waltz to the West. Idea Factory International will release ...
Azuki Announces New Partnership With J-Novel Club, Adds 21 J-Novel Club Titles
Also adds 2 titles from Star Fruit Books, Mao Nakada's You're So Sloppy, Hotta-sensei
― Digital manga publisher Azuki announced at its Anime Expo 2024 panel on Saturday that it has partnered with J-Novel Club to distribute some of J-Novel Club's manga titles. Azuki also announced two new titles from Star Fruit Books, including grin grin grin by Sangatou, and Il Manga Milione by Tatsuya Ihara. Azuka ...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V Anime Reveals Key Visual at Anime Expo
― Warner Brothers revealed during the "Warner Bros. Japan Anime presents Danmachi series and more" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday a new key visual for the upcoming Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V anime. Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka V: Hōjō no Megami-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? V: Goddess of the Harvest Arc), the fifth season ...
My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Screens in U.S. Theaters on October 11
Film opens in Japan on August 2
― TOHO Animation announced during the "MY HERO ACADEMIA SPECIAL EVENT Hosted by TOHO animation" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday, TOHO International will bring My Hero Academia the Movie: You're Next (My Hero Academia: You're Next), the fourth anime film in the My Hero Academia franchise, to U.S. theaters on October 11. The film will be available with English subtitles...
Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc Anime Premieres in 2025
Black Butler: Public School Arc premiered on April 13
― Crunchyroll revealed on Saturday during the "Black Butler -Public School Arc-" panel at Anime Expo the new television anime of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga will adapt the Black Butler: Emerald Witch Arc in 2025. Crunchyroll will stream the series. Daisuke Ono and Maaya Sakamoto are reprising their respective roles as the butler and demon Se...
Uzumaki Anime Reveals English Cast
Abby Trott, Robbie Daymond, Cristina Vee, Doug Stone, Aaron LaPlante, Mona Marshall, Max Mittelman voice horror anime
― Production I.G. revealed the English voice cast for the anime of Junji Ito's Uzumaki horror manga during the "Production IG x WIT x Signal MD" panel at Anime Expo on Saturday. The voice cast includes:
Abby Trott as Kirie Goshima
Robbie Daymond as Shuichi Saito
Cristina Vee as Azami...
Blue Box TV Anime Unveils New Trailer, Key Visual (Updated)
Anime premieres in October
― The staff for the television anime of Kōji Miura's Blue Box (Ao no Hako) manga unveiled during its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday a new trailer and key visual (Click on the link if X/Twitter post does not load): ◩━━
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スペシャルムービーをぜひご覧ください！ #アニハコ は2024年10月より放送開始！✨(@aonohako_PR)July 6 The staff also streamed...
Shangri-La Frontier Season 2's Teaser Announces October 13 Debut
New season to also air for half year
― The staff for the television anime of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel revealed in a new teaser trailer, along with a new teaser visual, on Sunday that the second season will premiere on October 13. The teaser trailer notes that the new season will also run for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). The anime's first season premiered on October 1 on...
Pierrot Rebrands 2nd Studio as Pierrot Films
Both studios plan to work together to "[bring] the best out of each other"
― Anime studio Pierrot announced on Saturday that it rebranded its second studio to "Pierrot Films" in February 2024. The new branded studio has a motto of "make anime that wows." Pierrot stated it will continue to work closely with Pierrot films to "[bring] the best out of each other and ever evolving in tandem to deliver hig...
French-Japanese Film Ghost Cat Anzu's Video Reveals New Cast Member Ikue Ōtani
Film opens in Japan on July 19
― Toho Animation debuted a new special "Pi-Pi-chan" video on Saturday for Ghost Cat Anzu, Shin-Ei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' 2D-animated film. The staff also revealed that Ikue Otani will voice the forest fairies Pi-Pi-chan in the film. The characters appear in the new video. The film will open in Japan on July 19. The film stars: Mirai Moriyama as titular...
Garden of Remembrance Anime Short Unveils Main Visual
Avex Pictures revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday the main visual for Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance original anime short film. The film screened at the panel. GKIDS has licensed the short film. Yamada and Science SARU first previewed the anime at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in 2022 as part of the festival's Work in Progress track for ongoing productions. Yama...
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II Anime Reveals New Promo Video, ReoNa Opening Theme
Sequel series debuts in October
― Aniplex announced at a stage event at Anime Expo on Friday that Reona will perform the opening theme song "GG" for Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II, the second season of the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online television anime. The event also revealed a new promotional video. The anime will premiere in October. Tomori Kusunoki is returning ...
One Piece TV Anime's English Dub for Egghead Arc Debuts on August 27 on Microsoft Store, September 17 on Crunchyroll
1st dubbed batch includes episodes 1,086-1,096
― The panel at Anime Expo for Toei Animation and Crunchyroll's premiere for the English dub of the Egghead arc of the One Piece television anime revealed on Friday that the arc's dub will debut on August 27 on the Microsoft Store and on September 17 streaming on Crunchyroll. The first dubbed batch includes episodes 1,086-1,096. The arc is the latest arc...
Kuma to Publish Director Akasaka's Princely Training Course, Haberdashery Ginmokusei, More Manga
Denpa also reveals release of Diva's Little Nuns artbook series
― The Kuma boys' love (BL) publisher confirmed the following manga releases during its and Denpa's panel at Anime Expo on Friday: Title: Betrayer's Love Song (Uragirimono no Love Song)
Author: Mottosu Tonooka
Summary: The manga takes place in Italy in 19xx. The mafia must pick out a new leader and there are two candidates, but they've k...
Quality Assurance in Another World Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, 3rd Promo Video
English dub premieres on same day as anime's Japanese debut
― Crunchyroll revealed the English dub cast for the television anime of Masamichi Sato's Quality Assurance in Another World (Kono Sekai wa Fukanzen Sugiru) manga on Friday. The staff of the anime also began streaming its third promotional video on Saturday. The promotional video contains heavy spoilers. The English dub premiered on Friday an...
Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game's Video Previews Mr. Satan, Road Tour
Game "balance" will be accurate to series lore
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed during its panel at Anime Expo panel on Friday a trailer for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero, a new game in its Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi arena fighter franchise, and it previews the character Mr. Satan. Footage for Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero starts at about 1 hour and 4 minutes in video below: Chris Rager, Engl...
Bleach Gets New Bleach: Rebirth of Souls 3D Arena Fighting Game
Game's story, characters cover "Substitute Soul Reaper" to "Arrancar" arcs
― Bandai Namco Entertainment unveiled a new 3D arena fighting game for the Bleach franchise titled Bleach: Rebirth of Souls at its Anime Expo panel on Friday. Bandai Namco Entertainment described the game as focusing on "the sword fighting inherent to the series." The game will be available for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, X...
Übel Blatt Anime's Trailer Reveals New Cast, Main Staff, Winter 2025 Premiere
(Val x Love, Vermeil in Gold main staff reunite for Satelight, Staple Entertainment anime
― The Anime Expo 2024 panel for the television anime of Etorouji Shiono's Übel Blatt dark fantasy manga unveiled a new English-subtitled trailer for the anime on Friday. The trailer reveals a new cast member, the main staff, and the winter 2025 premiere date for the anime. Hina Tachibana joins the cast as Peepi...
Gundam Breaker 4 Game's Trailer Unveils Pac-Man Collaboration
Game launches on August 29
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America streamed a new gameplay trailer for the Gundam Breaker 4 game during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday, and it reveals that the game will have a collaboration with the Pac-Man franchise. There will be a maze arena based on Pac-Man with themed enemies, along with decals of the arcade character: There will be an Open Network Test for Nint...
Metaphor: ReFantazio Game's Story Trailer Streamed
Game launches for PS5/4, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam
― Atlus debuted a new story trailer on Friday at Anime Expo for Metaphor: ReFantazio, Atlus and Studio Zero's first full-scale fantasy role-playing game. Atlus will also host a story showcase livestream starting on Friday at 8:00 p.m. PDT (11:00 p.m. EDT). The game will launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam on...
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Game's Video Reveals More Characters, Theme Song Artist (Updated)
ReoNa performs theme song, Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale anime film's Yuna/Eiji join game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during its Anime Expo panel on Friday that ReoNa will perform the theme song "Our Song" for the Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream game. A new video also revealed that Yuna and Eiji from the Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale anime film will be in the game. The following ...
Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer
Video features Hiroyuki Sawano's "4eVR" soundtrack song
― Crunchyroll revealed a teaser trailer at Anime Expo on Friday for Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-, the second season of the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa. The below video features Hiroyuki Sawano's "4eVR" soundtrack song. Crunchyroll will stream the second season. The an...
The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse Season 2 Anime's Teaser Trailer Streamed
New season debuts in Japan on October 6
― TMS revealed a teaser trailer on Friday for the second season of the television anime of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse (Mokushiroku no Yon-kishi) sequel manga. The new season will debut on October 6, and will air on TBS and 27 other channels. The first season premiered in Japan on a newly created anime programming slot...
Yen Press Licenses Hereditary Triangle, Luciole Has a Dream, Blend-S, More Manga/Novels
Also: Be My Worst Nightmare!; Revenge Agent Hizumi-san; Stomp, Kick, Love
― Yen Press announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it has licensed the following manga and light novels for release in December. The company will also release the Sword Art Online abec Artworks New World artbook and 3-in-1 omnibus edition of Etorouji Shiono's Übel Blatt manga in December and a complete box set...
Alterna Vvelt -Blue Exorcist Another Story- Smartphone Game Confirms English Release
Game launches for iOS, Android this summer
― A stage presentation at the Anime Expo event on Friday confirmed that the Alterna Vvelt -Blue Exorcist Another Story- (Alterna Vvelt: Ao no Exorcist Gaiden) game for the Blue Exorcist franchise will get an English release. The game will release for iOS and Android this summer (the Japanese version also lists a Windows release). Pre-registration is now ava...
New Blue Exorcist Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual, Half-Year Run
Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga airs in October 2024, Blue Exorcist: The Blue Night Saga airs in January 2025
― A stage event at Anime Expo for the Blue Exorcist franchise on Friday revealed a new trailer and key visual for Ao no Exorcist: Yuki no Hate-hen, which will have the English title Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga. The below video features Reol's opening theme song "Re Rescue." Retur...
Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom VR Anime Reveals New Visual, Trailer, Fall Debut
New film will release for Meta Quest, will be set in Universal Century 0096
― Bandai Namco Filmworks revealed at Anime Expo on Friday a new key visual and trailer for it and virtual reality (VR) production company Atlas V's Mobile Suit Gundam Silver Phantom feature-length VR anime for Meta Quest. The anime will release this fall. Japanese Version English Version Shoko Nakagawa performs the film's th...
Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 Anime Reveals Opening Theme Artist, October Premiere
Void_Chords feat. MindaRyn perform new opening
― The official website for the third anime season of Ryo Shirakome's Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō) light novel series streamed the second promotional video following its panel at Anime Expo on Friday, and it reveals the season's October premiere. The video also reveals and previews the new opening...
Square Enix Manga & Books Reveals Spring 2025 Print Releases
Wash it All Away, The Otaku Love Connection, FFVII Rebirth Poster Collection, more slated
― Square Enix Manga & Books revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it will release the following manga and books in English between February to May 2025, including: Title: The Otaku Love Connection (Otaku mo Koi mo Rensa Suru)
Author(s): Chu Amairo
Release Date: February 2025
Description: A hila...
J-Novel Club Adds 8 Light Novels, 4 Manga
The Boy Who Ruled the Monsters, Lacey Longs for Freedom, Duchess in the Attic, more titles added
― J-Novel Club announced during its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it has licensed eight new light novel titles and four new manga titles. The light novel titles include: Title: The Boy Who Ruled the Monsters (Kaibutsu-tachi o Suberu Mono)
Author(s): Sin Guilty (writer), NAKAMURA 8 (illustrator)
Relea...
Aksys Releases 7'scarlet, Mistonia no Kibou, Utakata no Uchronia Games on Switch
7'scarlet debuts in spring 2025, Mistonia no Kibou, Utakata no Uchronia in 2025
― Aksys Games announced during its Anime Expo panel on Friday that it will release Otomate's 7'scarlet visual novel on the Switch in spring 2025. It also announced that it will release Otomate's Mistonia no Kibou -The Lost Delight- and LicoBiTs' Utakata no Uchronia games in 2025. Aksys Games describes 7'scarlet: Take on ...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II Game Gets English Release in Early 2025
NIS America streams launch trailer for The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak
― NIS America announced on Friday at Anime Expo it will release the The Legend of Heroes: Trails Through Daybreak II (The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki II -CRIMSON SiN-) game for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store, and GOG in English in early 2025. The game w...
BLUELOCK Season 2's 1st Promo Video Teases Satoshi Hino as Oliver Aiku
New season premieres on October 5
― The second television anime season based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura's BLUELOCK soccer manga debuted its first promotional video on Friday. The video previews Satoshi Hino's voice as Oliver Aiku for the first time. The season's new cast includes Satoshi Hino as Oliver Aiku (left below) and Akihisa Wakayama as Shūto Sendō (right). ||◤ ◥||🔥⚔TVシ...
Viz Media Acquires RWBY Series, Will Explore Production of New Chapters
Viz owns rights for future distribution, production, licensing, products following Rooster Teeth's closing
― Viz Media announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that it has acquired the RWBY series following Rooster Teeth shutting down. Viz Media owns the rights for future distribution, production, licensing, and consumer products. The company is exploring the production of new chapters in ...
365 Days to the Wedding TV Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, More Cast, October Debut
More staff also revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Tamiki Wakaki's 365 Days to the Wedding (Kekkon Surutte, Hontō desu ka?: 365 Days To The Wedding) manga revealed a second promotional video, additional cast, more staff, and the show's October debut on Friday. The additional cast includes: Ami Koshimizu as Asako Kurokawa
Fukushi Ochiai as Hiromi Gonda
Kana Asumi as...
Jun Maeda's Heaven Burns Red Game Gets English Release
Jun Maeda's 1st completely new game in 13 years launched in Japan in February 2022
― Publisher Yostar Games announced at Anime Expo on Thursday that Jun Maeda's (Kanon, Air, Clannad, Angel Beats!) Heaven Burns Red smartphone and PC game will launch in English. The company streamed an English trailer for the game as well as launched an English website for the game. Yostar Games did not confirm the pl...
Shoji Kawamori Directs New Animated Film for 2025
Macross 'vision creator' also collaborates with AVIOT electronics maker, teases World Expo attraction
― Self-described "vision creator" Shoji Kawamori confirmed at his Q&A panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that he is directing a new animation film that is slated for a 2025 opening. He added that this film has not yet been announced in Japan. The planned 2025 opening is for Japan, but he hopes that peo...
The Idol@ster's Atsushi Nishogori Helms 'Grotesque' Film at CloverWorks for 2025
DARLING in the FRANXX director's film comes from JOEN company jointly established by Aniplex, CloverWorks, Wit Studio, Shueisha
― The CloverWorks Industry Panel at Anime Expo teased Grotesque, a new animation film from director Atsushi Nishigori (The IDOLM@STER, DARLING in the FRANXX) and the anime studio CloverWorks, on Thursday. The panel premiered a short teaser video and promised that more video...
GKIDS Licenses Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance Anime Short
GKIDS screens short at Anime Expo tomorrow
― GKIDS announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that it has licensed Naoko Yamada's Garden of Remembrance original anime short film. It will screen the film at Avex Pictures' Anime Expo panel on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PDT. GKIDS also confirmed it will release Yamada and Science SARU's The Colors Within feature film in theaters this fall. Yamada an...
Sekai Project Reveals 10th Anniversary Projects for Nekopara, Cabbage Soft's Amairo Chocolate 3 Game for Release This Year
Also: company to release vinyl soundtrack for Nie no Hakoniwa
― Sekai Project announced at its Anime Expo panel on Thursday that it is launching projects to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Nekopara series. The Nekopara franchise has sold 6 million units across the entire franchise, including games, manga, and anime. Sekai Project will launch a crowdfunding campaign to manufacture a new set of ...
Mangamo to Add Too Rotten for Romance, Fevered Nights, More Manga
Also: How Me and My Max Empathy Level Magical Beast Pals Built a Fantasy World Kingdom
― Mangamo revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that it will release three new manga on its service "soon." Amazia publishes all three manga in Japanese on its Manga Bang service. Title: Too Rotten For Romance (Renai Futekigosha)
Authors: Koharu Yukimura (author), Monika Niko (artist)
Summary: Uta is...
Ys X: Nordics Game Gets English Release on October 25
Game will release for PS5, PS4, Switch, Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG
― NIS America announced Thursday Ys X: Nordics, the latest entry in Nihon Falcom's Ys role-playing game series, will release in English on October 25 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG. The release will include Japanese and English audio, and English and French text. The P...
Witch Hat Atelier Anime Reveals Trailer, Main Staff, 2025 Premiere (Updated)
Ayumu Watanabe to direct, Hiroaki Kojima to produce anime at Bug Films
― The staff for the anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga showed a promotional video during its panel at Anime Expo on Thursday, and it reveals the main staff and 2025 premiere. The staff also unveiled a visual. Ayumu Watanabe (Ace Attorney, Doraemon films) is directing the anime at Bug Films. Hiroaki Kojima (animat...
New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime Slated for 2025
Staff talk video to be released later today
― The staff for the new Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt project announced in a video message at the Kadokawa Industry Panel at Anime Expo on Thursday that the new anime will air and stream in 2025. The staff members joked in the message that this means they have to deliver, and mused about how many episodes they have to make and in how many months left un...
BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! TV Anime's Compilation Films Reveals Visual for 2nd Film
The official website for the two compilation films for the BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! anime revealed a new visual for the second compilation film on Wednesday. The first film, titled Haru no Hidamari, Mayoi Neko (A Sunny Spot in Spring, A Stray Cat), will open in early fall, and the second movie, titled Utau, Bokura ni Nareru Uta (Sing, the Song That Can Define Us), will follow in late fall. BanG ...
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