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Kadokawa Releases Statement Regarding Reports of Sony in Talks to Acquire Company
― Kadokawa released a statement on Wednesday in response to Reuters' report that Sony is in talks to acquire Kadokawa. The company stated that although there have been some articles regarding the acquisition, this information has not been announced. Kadokawa confirmed that it received an initial latter of inten...
Darwin Incident Anime Unveils Teaser Visual, Staff
― The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident (Darwin Jihen) manga unveiled a teaser visual and staff: Naokatsu Tsuda (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) is directing the anime at Bellnox Films. Katsuichi Nakayama (Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time) is the series director. Shinichi Inotsume (PERSONA 5 the Ani...
Anime NYC Expands to 4 Days for 2025 Event
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Tuesday that the 2025 event will take place at the Javits Center on August 21 to 24, expanding to a four-day event (Thursday to Sunday) for the first time. ✨ Exciting News for Anime NYC 2025! ✨Anime NYC is expanding from 3 days to 4 days for an even bigger celebration! For the first time,...
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses' Koume Fujichika Launches New Manga on December 11
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Square Enix's Monthly Gangan Joker magazine revealed on Wednesday that manga author Koume Fujichika will launch a new manga titled Daiakutō Shōnen (The Great Villainous Boy) on Square Enix's Manga UP! web manga site and app on December 11. The manga's story teases of a boy who thinks everyt...
Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Game Delayed to Spring 2025
― The staff for the Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra smartphone game announced on Wednesday that the game's release has been delayed to spring 2025. The game's staff stated that they have revised their development schedule to "ensure even higher quality in the final game." The game was first slated for release this year. The game will also be a...
Pokémon Company Streams 8th New Pokétoon Episode
― The official YouTube channel of The Pokémon Company started streaming a new 17-minute Pokétoon episode titled "Osana Najimi no Carbou" (Childhood Friend Charcadet), on Wednesday. The new short stars Yuki Sakakihara as Charcadet 1 (Armarouge), Yumiri Hanamori as Charcadet 2 (Ceruledge), and Sōma Saitō as the trai...
Make a Girl Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song by Eve
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for 3D animator Genshō Yasuda's first anime feature film Make a Girl posted its full trailer and main visual on Wednesday. The trailer video confirms and previews the theme song "Hana Hoshi" (Flower Star) by Eve. Eve created the new song specifically for the film. The film will premiere in Japan on January...
The Share House's Secret Rule Anime Shorts Series Reveals Key Visual, Cast, January 5 Debut
― Suiseisha revealed the key visual, cast, and January 5 debut for the AnimeFesta anime adaptation of OUMA's The Share House's Secret Rule ("1-funkan Dake Iretemo Ii yo…" Share House no Himitsu Rule.) manga on Wednesday. The cast includes: Ryota Ochi as Mame Bozu Satomi Miura as Momoka Hanao...
Star Wars: Visions Project Gets Volume 3 in 2025
― Disney and Lucasfilm announced at the 2024 Disney Asia-Pacific Content Showcase on Wednesday that the Star Wars: Visions project will have "Volume 3" next year. The third volume will feature nine animated shorts from nine animation studios in Japan. Returning studios from the first volume include Kamikaze Douga, Kinema Citrus...
Film Actor, The Boy and the Heron's Granduncle Voice Actor Shohei Hino Dies
― NHK reported on Wednesday that Japanese actor Shohei Hino died in his home on November 14. He was 75. According to Hino's agency, he took a break from his 14-year-long bicycling travel show Nippon Jūdan Kokoro Tabi (A Heart's Journey Across Japan) in April, to focus on treatment after his chronic back pain worsened, but his heal...
Anne of Green Gables Novels Get New Anime by Answer Studio Next Spring
― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime Anne Shirley, an adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables novel series. The new anime will premiere in April 2025 on NHK's E-Tele channel. Answer Studio is in charge of animation production. The first novel is set in the lat...
Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG Gets Mobile Version
― Square Enix announced Final Fantasy XIV Mobile, a new version of its Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG for iOS and Android devices, on Wednesday. Lightspeed Studios is developing the game, with the game officially licensed from and supervised by Square Enix. Final Fantasy XIV producer and director Naoki Yoshida ...
2024 Nintama Rantaro Anime Film Casts Toshihiko Seki as Tenki
― The official website for Gekijо̄-ban Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyо̄ no Gunshi (Nintama Rantaro the Movie: The Dokutake Ninja Team's Strongest Strategist), the first anime film in the Nintama Rantaro anime franchise in 13 years, revealed a new visual for the film on Wednesday. The visual shows the Ha Class instructor Hansuk...
HIDIVE Confirms Insomniacs After School Anime's English Dub Cast
― HIDIVE confirmed the English dub cast for the television anime of Makoto Ojiro's Insomniacs After School (Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia) manga on Tuesday. The dub debuted last week. The English dub stars: Adam Gibbs As Ganta Jad Saxton as Isaki Olivia Swasey as Anamizu Sean Patrick Judge as Dad Christie Guidry as Ganta's Mom Brandon Hearnsberger as Haida...
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict's English Dub Debuts in U.S. on November 23
― Viz announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that the English dub for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 - The Conflict will premiere in the United States this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. EST. Episodes 27-30 will all come out on Saturday, with new episodes of the dub being released every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. EST. The English dub is already available on Dis...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's 'Future Saga Chapter 2' DLC Launches on November 21
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Tuesday that it will release the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game's "FUTURE SAGA Chapter 2" DLC on Thursday. Jiren (Full Power, Ultra Supervillain), God of Destruction Belmod, and Goku (Mini) will join the game as playable characters. New skills, parallel quests, costumes, accessories, and loading...
The Vampires Next Door's Ryoko Takabatake Launches New Manga on November 22
― This year's 23rd issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga author Ryoko Takabatake will launch a new manga titled Mōsō Land Escape (Delusional Land Escape) on Futabasha's Web Action manga website on Friday. Takabatake's The Vampires Next Door (Tonari no Vampire-san) manga launched on the YouTube manga magazine MANGAPOLO ZER...
Merman in My Tub's Itokichi Launches New Manga
― This year's 23rd issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga creator Itokichi will launch a new manga titled Oni no Katekyo ni Narimashita. (I Became the Ogre's Home Tutor) in Futabasha's Web Action manga website on December 6. Itokichi launched the Merman in My Tub (Orenchi no Furo Jijō)...
Shūzō Oshimi's 'Hiromi' 1-Shot Manga Ends, to Launch New 1-Shot in Spring
― This year's 23rd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original magazine published on Wednesday the second and final part of Shūzō Oshimi's "Hiromi" one-shot story. The story is part of Oshimi's "Zaiaku Yomikiri Series!?" (Sinful One-Shot Series!?), which launched in the magazine on November 5. The magazine will publish the one-shot series' new s...
Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again's Kagiri Araido Launches New Manga on December 17
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alunna, a supplemental magazine for Comic Flapper magazine, revealed on Monday that manga author Kagiri Araido will launch a new manga titled Dungeon Band in the magazine's January 2025 issue on December 17. The manga centers on the girls band Mayonnaise, who gets zero live audience when they perform. The band ask...