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Homura: The Crimson Warriors Visual Novel Launches in West on March 31
Idea Factory International announced Homura: The Crimson Warriors visual novel will launch in English for Nintendo Switch on March 31, 2026. The historical fantasy otome game featu…
Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ Net Anime Reveals Opening Theme in Main Promo Video
The official website for Duel Masters LOST ~Bōkyaku no Taiyō~ anime revealed the main promotional video on January 16, 2026, previewing Kashitarō Itō's opening theme "Aya…
Bushiroad Reveals Zero Rise Basketball Project With TV Anime, Stage Play
Bushiroad announced the ZERO RISE cross-media project featuring a television anime and stage play on January 12, 2026. The story follows youths expelled from basketball who fight f…
The Case Book of Arne Anime Posts New Video, Visual
The official website for The Case Book of Arne television anime unveiled the second promotional video and second key visual on January 6, 2026. The anime premiered on January 6 at …
Amazon Prime Video Adds Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded Anime
Amazon Prime Video adds all 10 episodes of Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded on January 6, 2026. The series is the first Monster Strike anime to premiere on broadcast television, …
Netflix Adds Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope Anime
Netflix adds first 12 episodes of Pokémon Horizons: Season 3—Rising Hope on January 6, 2026. The season features a time skip, evolved Pokémon, new rival Ult, and Roy's Mega Lu…
Crunchyroll Adds Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers, The Case Book of Arne, Fureru., More Anime
Crunchyroll announces new Winter 2026 anime additions including Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers, The Case Book of Arne, Champignon Witch, Scum of the Brave, Oedo Fire Slayer, Yamish…
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Movie 2 Announces More Cast, Insert Song Artists
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea announces new cast members including Hinatazaka46 idols Nao Kosaka and Kaho Fujishima, plus insert songs by Saori Ōn…
Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Has New Chapter in the Works, Live-Action Series Debuts Spring 2026
Manga artist Eiji Hashimoto teases new one-shot work for Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem manga. The series ended in 2023, but a new chapter is in development. Live-action adaptation …
Scarlet, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc, DAN DA DAN Nominated for 2026 Annie Awards
The 53rd Annual Annie Awards nominations announced January 5, 2026 feature multiple anime projects including Mamoru Hosoda's Scarlet, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc movie, DAN DA DAN,…
Kazuhiko Morita Launches New Manga HOLE UP GAMERS
Kazuhiko Morita debuts new manga HOLE UP GAMERS on Kadokawa's Young Ace Up! website on January 14, 2026. Story follows bringing holed up gamers who have abandoned reality to l…
Chie Shinkyū Launches New Manga
Chie Shinkyū debuts new manga Mitsuko-chan no Second Recipe (Mitsuko's Second Recipe) on Comic Zenon platform on December 26, 2025. Story follows illustrator Mitsuko Aikawa an…
Moriarty the Patriot's Ryōsuke Takeuchi Launches New Manga
Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Masaru Miyokawa launch new manga Ao no Kotae (Ao's Solution) in Jump SQ. magazine on February 4, 2026. The teenage spy action story follows a high school …
Detective Conan Anime Unveils New Opening Song by B'z
Rock band B'z performs new opening theme song "Heaven Knows" for Detective Conan anime, debuting January 10, 2026. The announcement includes a key visual for the ser…
Crunchyroll Reveals My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 Same-Day English Dub Debut, Cast
Crunchyroll announces same-day English dub for My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 2 premiering Monday, January 5, 2026. Cast includes Jack Broadbent as Koichi, Macy Anne Johnson a…
I Lost My Adventurer's License Light Novels Get TV Anime
I Lost My Adventurer's License light novel series receives TV anime adaptation. Announced at GA FES 2026. Story follows Douglas, a former legendary spellcaster, and Rabi, a cu…
Usamaru Furuya to Launch New Manga This Spring
Usamaru Furuya announces new manga launching this spring 2026. Story takes place 100 years in the past. Follows completion of Bokutachi no Shinjū series in October 2025.
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Unveils More Cast, Staff, April Debut in Teaser Video
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand anime reveals new cast members M.A.O and Yurie Kozakai, additional staff, and April 2026 debut in teaser video. Studio Gekkō anim…
TRUE Performs Theme for Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 1 Anime
TRUE performs theme song "ToCoda" for Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie Part 1. Film opens in Japan on April 24, 2026 in 200 theaters. TRUE has performed themes for all pr…
Love Through a Prism Anime's Sneak Peek Video Introduces Academy
Netflix streams sneak peek video for Love Through a Prism anime introducing Saint Thomas Art Academy. Original series from Yōko Kamio and Wit Studio debuts January 15, 2026.
Naoki Serizawa's Tokyo Death Race Manga Ends
Naoki Serizawa's Tokyo Death Race manga concludes on January 2, 2026. The futuristic brutal death race series launched in December 2024 on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app.…
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film Ranks as #7 Film Worldwide in 2025
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle film ranks #7 worldwide in 2025 with US$718.5 million. Also #3 animated film globally and #2 animated film in U.S. Multiple anime films rank in top 10…
Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Franchise Surpasses 150 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
Jujutsu Kaisen manga franchise surpasses 150 million copies in circulation worldwide. Milestone announced December 20, 2025. Season 3 premieres January 8, 2026.
Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, Same-Day Release for Sentenced to Be a Hero Anime
Crunchyroll reveals English dub cast for Sentenced to Be a Hero anime with David Matranga and Emi Lo. English dub debuts January 3, 2026, same day as Japanese broadcast. 60-minute …
Chainsaw Man Anime Film Drops to #8, Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Drops to #10
Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc surpasses 10 billion yen milestone. Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai remains highest-earning anime film worldwide. Both films drop in…
Historie Manga Gets TV Anime by LIDEN FILMS
Historie manga by Parasyte creator Hitoshi Iwaaki gets TV anime adaptation by LIDEN FILMS. Historical epic follows Eumenes, who becomes Alexander the Great's secretary and arm…
5th Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Unveils Main Visual, Trailer
Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film 5 Hakunetsu no Ginga Taisen unveils main visual by Nobuteru Yūki and trailer. Film opens in Japan on February 20, 2026. Covers episodes 15-18 of …
World Trigger Manga Takes Another 1-Issue Break
World Trigger manga takes one-issue break due to author Daisuke Ashihara's poor health. Manga returns in Jump SQ. March 2026 issue shipping February 4, 2026. Anime Reboot Proj…
Dungeon Sherpa Manga Ends in 15th Volume
Dungeon Sherpa: The Labyrinth Guide manga concludes with 15th volume shipping January 8, 2026. Series by Sei Kamo, Akira Tōsaka, and Ryūta Fuse debuted in February 2020. K MANGA pu…
Rokudo's Bad Girls' Yūji Nakamura Launches New Manga on January 15
Yūji Nakamura (Rokudo's Bad Girls) launches new manga Hanzō to Jūsan-nin no Kunoichi-tachi in Weekly Shōnen Champion on January 15, 2026. Story follows war orphan Hanzō battli…
Japanese Streaming Service ABEMA Launches Project for Indie Animators
ABEMA announces Project PRISMation, a new initiative for independent animators to create original anime pilot films. First three works premiere January 16-30, 2026. Public submissi…
The Moon on a Rainy Night TV Anime Reveals Visual, Main Staff
REMOW announces main staff and teaser visual for The Moon on a Rainy Night TV anime. Tomoe Makino directs at CompTown, Shogo Yasukawa handles series composition, Ayumi Nishibata de…
Tsugaru Toba's Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits Manga Adaptation Ends in January
Tsugaru Toba's manga adaptation of Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits concludes with final chapter in Monthly Shonen Sirius on January 26, 2026. Final volume 11 ships F…
Asobi Asobase's Rin Suzukawa, Writer Jun Esaka Each Launch New Manga in January
Rin Suzukawa (Asobi Asobase) launches Galaxy Pū-chan Uchū no Hajikko de Konnichiwa full-color sci-fi comedy on January 4, 2026. Jun Esaka and Kine Usuto launch Yametai! corporate d…
K Manga Adds An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 in English
K MANGA announces English publication of Ippei Nara's An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 manga. TV anime adaptation premieres January 7, 2026 on AT-X, Crunchyroll stre…
Jujutsu Kaisen Compilation Film Opens in India on January 1
Jujutsu Kaisen Hidden Inventory / Premature Death compilation film opens in Indian theaters on January 1, 2026. Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution film and Season 3 The Culling Game Part 1 …
Samurai Deeper Kyo's Akimine Kamijyō to Launch The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride Novels' Short Manga Spinoff
Akimine Kamijyō (Samurai Deeper Kyo, Code:Breaker) launches four-chapter manga spinoff Sumekuni no Sōheki Kizumono no Hanayome Gaiden in Monthly Shonen Sirius on January 26, 2026. …
One-Punch Man Season 3's Part 2 Airs in 2027
Bandai Namco Filmworks announces One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 (Cour 2) will air in 2027. The second half continues the Monster Association Arc with the climactic Saitama vs. Garou…
Netflix to Stream 100 Meters Film, Shiboyugi Anime, More in India
Netflix India announces anime lineup: 100 Meters film (December 31), SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (January 7), and Cosmic Princess Kaguya! film (January …
Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- Anime's 2nd Video Unveils Porno Graffitti Opening Song
Oedo Fire Slayer -The Legend of Phoenix- anime second promotional video reveals opening theme "Hamidashi Gomen" by rock band Porno Graffitti. Historical firefighting acti…
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar TV Anime's New Video Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs
Dark Moon: The Blood Altar anime full promotional video reveals new cast members, second key visual, and theme songs. ENHYPEN performs opening "One In A Billion (Japanese Ver.…
Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon Manga Gets TV Anime by Kyoto Animation
Kyoto Animation announces TV anime adaptation of Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon manga. Announcement coincides with Ruri's birthday on December 28, 2025. Broadcast date TBA.
Detective Conan Anime Gets 1st 2-Hour Special in 10 Years, Streams Trailer for 'Episode Zero' Special
Detective Conan anime gets first new two-hour special in 10 years: "30-gō Satsujin Jiken" (#30 Murder Case). Episode "ZERO" special airs January 3, 2026. New en…
Oshi no Ko Season 3 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Chanmina's Opening Theme
Oshi no Ko Season 3 second promotional video reveals CHANMINA's opening theme "Test Me." New season debuts January 14, 2026. Mainstay Arc visual revealed. Crunchyrol…
Gnosia Anime Previews 2nd Part in Video
Gnosia anime previews second cours "Truth Arc" in new video. The Truth Arc starts January 10, 2026. New ending theme "Floor Killer" by Umeda Cypher.
Undead Unluck Anime Gets 2nd Season
Undead Unluck anime Season 2 production green-lit. Announced during one-hour Winter special on December 25, 2025. Manga author Yoshifumi Tozuka commemorates with illustration.
6th Kingdom Anime Series Gets Sequel
Kingdom anime 6th season sequel announced after finale. The sequel continues the Western Zhao Invasion Arc. Production staff from Season 6 returns.
Akane-banashi Anime Casts Akihisa Shiono
Akane-banashi anime casts Gekidan Exile actor Akihisa Shiono as Kaisei Arakawa. The rakugo anime premieres April 2026 on TV Asahi's IMAnimation block.
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia Anime's Teaser Reveals Staff, July Debut
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia anime premieres July 2026. Naoko Yamada serves as chief director, Abel Góngora directs at Science SARU. Teaser trailer and visual revealed.
The Irregular at Magic High School: Yotsuba Succession Arc Film's 1st Teaser Unveils May 8 Debut
The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE – Yotsuba Succession Arc – premieres May 8, 2026. First teaser trailer and key visual revealed. Jimmy Stone directs at 8-Bit studio.
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