Issues found with power imbalances in contract negotiations, low compensation, order cancellations The Japan Fair Trade Commission published on December 24 its results of a survey it conducted into the business environments for the anime and film industries. For anime, the Japan FTC studied the transactions between production companies and primary contractors, between primary contractors and subcontractors, and between production companies and freelancers, and identified prob

Series now spans nearly 600 episodes, has attracted 3.7 million subscribers After more than a decade of serialization, Lookism has crossed a major milestone, surpassing 1 billion views on WEBTOON 's English-language platform, WEBTOON announced on Wednesday. The long-running series, created by Taejun Pak , first launched in 2014 and has grown into one of the platform's most influential titles, now spanning nearly 600 episodes and attracting 3.7 million subscribers. WEBTOON co

Access to game ends on February 27 The official X (formerly Twitter ) account for One-Punch Man : World, Perfect World's online multiplayer action game based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata 's One-Punch Man manga, announced on Monday that the game will end its service on February 27. Premium currency purchases ended on Monday, along with new account creation. The company also removed the app from all app stores and closed the community Discord server. Players with premium currenc

Series debuted on Wednesday in Japan Kodansha 's K Manga service announced on X (formerly Twitter ) on Tuesday that it has licensed Kouji Seo 's Umine the Island Inn ( Ano Shima no Umine-sō ) manga for simulpub. The first chapter is available to read now. K MANGA describes the story: A new series from Kouji Seo, the creator of The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses ! Unemployed 19-year-old Kazuma has been summoned to Asagiri Island, rumored to be home to long lost pirate treasu

Tom Aglio , Corinne Sudberg , Monica Flatley , more star in dub on Wednesday Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the English dub for Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None , the television anime of storywriter Itsuki Togami and illustrator Yuri Kisaragi 's Yūsha Party o Oidasareta Kiyō Binbō  (The Jack of All Trades Was Kicked Out of the Hero's Party) light novel series, on Wednesday. The English dub stars: Tom Aglio as Orhun Corinne Sudberg as Sel

Card game slated for simultaneous worldwide release in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese The " Cardfight!! Vanguard 15th Anniversary: Bushiroad New Year Announcements 2026" event announced with a teaser promotional video on Monday that Pocketpair's Palworld game is getting an official trading card game that will launch on July 30.  The card game is planned for a simultaneous worldwide release on July 30 with two trial decks and a booster pack, and it will be available i

Hikaru Satō helms anime at IMAGICA Infos / Imageworks Studio Animation ID announced on Tuesday that the webtoon adaptation of Renkinō 's Monster Eater ( Mamonogurai no Bōkensha ) light novel series is itself receiving a television "light anime" adaptation. The light anime will premiere in April on the Tokyo MX channel. The company also revealed the anime's teaser promotional video, key visual, and main staff. Hikaru Satō is directing the anime at IMAGICA Infos and Imagewor

2026 mobile/PC game, 10th anniversary event, exhibit, audio drama, song box also announced The " KonoSuba – God’s blessing on this wonderful world!! Anime 10th Anniversary Livestream" confirmed on Tuesday that the franchise 's previously announced sequel anime is a fourth television anime season. The staff also commemorated the anime's 10th anniversary with a new visual and announced a new mobile/PC game, as well as an upcoming anniversary event, exhibition, audio drama, an

Free-to-play features new soccer coach protagonist Level 5 and Aiming (Dragon Quest Tact) have announced a new game in the Inazuma Eleven franchise titled Inazuma Eleven : Cross for smartphones. Level 5 streamed a teaser promotional video as well as a livestream that reveals more details about the game: A closed beta test will begin on January 29 in Japan. Inazuma Eleven : Cross will be free-to-play with in-app purchases. The game will feature a new protagonist and an ori

Series' 2nd season premieres on Apple TV on February 27 Apple TV (formerly Apple TV+ ) and Legendary Entertainment began streaming on Tuesday a teaser trailer for the second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters , Legendary Entertainment's series featuring "Godzilla and the Titans." The second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will premiere on Apple TV on February 27. New episodes will debut on Fridays. Kurt Russell will return as Lee Shaw. Amber Midthunder (Prey

TOHO animation started streaming the main promotional video on Sunday for the second season of the television anime of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe 's Frieren: Beyond Journey's End ( Sōsō no Frieren ) manga. The video reveals and previews Mrs. Green Apple 's opening theme song "lulu." The below video has English subtitles that can be toggled on. The staff also revealed that Kazuhiko Inoue will voice the Southern Hero. The second season will debut on January 16on  NT

Series recorded 6.1 million views during week of December 29 - January 4 The Netflix series Cashero continues to gain momentum in its second week of release, climbing to No. 1 on the platform's Global Top 10 Non-English TV Shows list for the week of December 29 through January 4. The webtoon-based series, which follows a working-class hero whose superpowers increase in proportion to the money he spends, recorded 6.1 million views during the week. The show ranked in the Top 1

Isle Osaki 's story of minor goddess uniting with RPG player from our world The "Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2026 Part I" livestream event announced on Sunday that a television anime adaptation of Isle Osaki 's Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers ( Shinja Zero no Megami-sama to Hajimeru Isekai Kōryaku or Clear the world like a game with the zero believers goddess ) light novel series has been green-lit. The novel series' illustrator

Director Katsumi Ono , Aura Studio , Norwegian singer PelleK return for new season The "Overlap Bunko All-Star Gathering Special 2026 Part 1" livestream event on Sunday revealed the teaser promotional video, a new key visual, the new and returning staff members, and the July premiere for the second television anime season based on Ennki Hakari 's Skeleton Knight in Another World  ( Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechū  or Skeleton Knight, going out to the paral

Urusei Yatsura 's Takahiro Kamei helms anime with designs by Your Lie in April 's Yukiko Aikei A website opened on Monday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Oreko Tachibana 's Firefly Wedding manga will premiere on the Fuji TV network this October. Takahiro Kamei (2022-2024's Urusei Yatsura ) is directing the anime at david production , and Yukiko Aikei ( Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere , Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop , Your Lie in April ) is designing th

Character will debut in early spring 2026 CAPCOM began streaming a DLC character teaser trailer highlighting Alex for its Street Fighter 6 game on Friday. The character will debut in early spring 2026. The game added Sagat on August 5, the first character in the Year 3 Character Pass. C. Viper, the second character in the Year 3 Character Pass, debuted on October 15. Ingrid will debut in late spring 2026. The first character in the Year 2 Character Pass, M. Bison, debuted

Rina Kawaguchi , Satsuki Shiina , Seena Hoshiki voice new streamer unit created for anime The website for the television anime of WSS (Why So Serious) Playground and Xemono's Needy Streamer Overload game (Needy Girl Overdose in Japanese) announced the cast members for Karamazov, a new streamer unit that was created specifically for the anime, on Saturday. The site also announced the anime's theatrical screening run will start on March 6 before its television premiere. The

Fluffy alien creatures to also get more merchandise, their own May event The " IDOLiSH7 10th Anniversary Event 'A10TiON PLEASE!!!!'" announced on Saturday that the IDOLiSH7 franchise 's Mofmof mini characters are launching their own new Mofmof Parade (or MofPara for short) project. The project includes a stop-motion anime titled Koma-Dori Mofmof Parade (Stop-Motion Mofmof Parade or KomaMof for short), as well as more merchandise. Mofmof are fluffy creatures who live on a

Gree Entertainment , Asobimo to launch 3D battle RPG this year The staff for the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime announced with a teaser visual on Saturday that the third season will premiere in July. The staff also announced a new smartphone game, Mushoku Tensei - Isekai Ittara Honki Dasu : Chronicle of Echoes (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Chronicle of Echoes). The "serious alternate-world x 3D battle role-playing game" will be free-to-play (with in-

Sakuma voices homeroom teacher for series debuting on January 11 The staff for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa 's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites ( Seihantaina Kimi to Boku ) revealed on Friday that television producer Nobuyuki Sakuma will voice the homeroom teacher for the main characters Suzuki and Tani. Sakuma stated he is a fan of the original work. The series will debut on January 11 on MBS , TBS , and their affiliates, and will air on Sunday