Takeshi Konomi launched sequel in 2009, one decade after original manga's debut Manga creator Takeshi Konomi confirmed on Sunday that The New Prince of Tennis ( Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama ) manga will end in six more chapters. Konomi launched The New Prince of Tennis sequel manga in Shueisha 's Jump Square magazine in 2009. Shueisha published the manga's 46th compiled book volume on January 5. Konomi announced last July that he had planned to end the serialization of The N

Yūko Kaida , Shinshū Fuji , Misa Watanabe , Yūya Uchida , Jin Urayama join cast A new promotional video for the television anime of Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto 's The Drops of God ( Kami no Shizuku ) manga unveiled more cast members, two- cours (quarters of the year) run, and the April 10 premiere date for the anime on Saturday. The staff also posted a new key visual: Yūko Kaida plays Ryōko Kiryū, a lawyer overseeing the inheritance dispute. Shinshū Fuji plays Shirō Fu

New trailer previews opening song "Hidane" by Tatsuya Kitani Amazon Prime Video announced on Tuesday that it will distribute and stream Nippon Sangoku The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun , the television anime of Ikka Matsuki 's Nippon Sangoku manga, beginning on April 5 in over 240 countries and territories. Amazon Prime Video will be the exclusive distributor for the anime outside of Japan. Amazon Prime Video revealed a new trailer for the anime, revealing that Tatsuya

Director of several Cardfight!! Vanguard anime had been battling illness Animation studio Kinema Citrus announced on Tuesday that the Gift-o'-Animation studio's founder and former president Satoshi Mori has died on February 20 after battling an illness for some time. Mori's family also posted an announcement of his death on Tuesday, and thanked all those who have supported Mori. Mori foundedGift-o'-Animationin 2015 and served as its first president. He had produced sever

Corpse Party: Blood Covered manga ended in 2012 Square Enix 's Manga UP! Global service added writer Nozomu Amaike and artist Kenichi Kisaragi 's Local Farmer Kills Dragon, Outs Himself as The Strongest in the Land! manga on Tuesday, and writer Makoto Kedōin and Toshimi Shinomiya 's Corpse Party: Blood Covered manga on Wednesday. Manga UP! Global describes the Local Farmer Kills Dragon, Outs Himself as The Strongest in the Land! manga: After being expelled from his guild

Marukido to launch PAX Kōfuku Kanri Kyoku manga The April issue of Kodansha 's Afternoon magazine revealed on Wednesday that Maki Marukido will launch a new manga titled PAX Kōfuku Kanri Kyoku (PAX Happiness Management Bureau) in the magazine's next issue on March 25.  The manga is set in future Japan, where companies are managed by a system that educates people about happiness, under the National Happiness Management Act, also called the "PAX System." An employee from the

EVO 2026 will be held at Las Vegas Convention Center West Hall on June 26 to 28 The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) fighting game tournament's website announced on Tuesday Saudi-owned RTS acquired EVO from Nodwin Gaming. Nodwin Gaming will "continue to work with Evo with a focus on leveraging its expertise in emerging markets." RTS was founded in 2021, and Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) acquired RTS in September 2025. QIC is also the company that is planning the Dragon

Yoshiyuki Tomino directed 54-episode series that aired in 1984 Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it and Distribution Solutions will release the Heavy Metal L-Gaim anime on Blu-ray Disc on May 12. The release will feature Japanese audio and English subtitles and retails for US$99.98. Sentai Filmworks describes the series: In 1984, fresh from the creation of the legendary MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM , director Yoshiyuki Tomino teamed with the young designer who would late

Company was founded in 2006, was acquired by SIE in 2021 Bloomberg reported on Thursday that Sony is shutting down the game development studio Bluepoint Games in March, with roughly 70 employees losing their jobs. A PlayStation spokesperson told Bloomberg the choice was made "following a recent business review." Bluepoint Games and SIE Japan Studio's remake of FromSoftware 's Demon's Souls game shipped as a launch title for the PlayStation 5 in November 2020. The PlaySta

Staff cites online posts, emails threatening companies tied to event aimed at girls The staff for Himitsu no AiPri (Secret AiPri), the fifth main project in TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S and syn Sophia 's Pretty Series game and anime franchise aimed at girls, announced on Saturday morning that the project's "Ring Ring Live in Osaka" concert event has been cancelled. The event would have started just hours later at 2:30 p.m. The project's website explained that the staff confirmed o

Kikuko Inoue , Fūka Izumi , Show Hayami , Noriaki Sugiyama , Maki Kawase , Shinnosuke Tokudome play cats The official website for the television anime of Amara 's Neko to Ryū ( The Cat and the Dragon ) novels celebrated "Cat Day" on Sunday by presenting its first "pick-up" promotional video and visual. The video announces six more cast members. (February 22 or 2/22 is unofficially Cat Day in Japan since "2" can be read as a wordplay on nyan , the Japanese word for "meow.")

Game launched worldwide on Wednesday Bushiroad released the opening animated sequence on Wednesday for the Hunter X Hunter Nen x Survivor "survival roguelike" game . Studio M2 animated the sequence. Takahiro Yoshimatsu was the chief animation director, and Takashi Muratani was the animation director. Yūki Morishita was the storyboard artist. Yuuta Hattori was the producer on the anime. The game launched worldwide on February 18 for iOS and Android. The game is free t

Game debuts on PC via Steam this year Arc System Works announced a new game titled Donutal on Thursday. The game will debut on PC via Steam this year in both English and Japanese. A demo is available now. The game takes place in 2206 and tasks players as a "Chief Xeno Inspector," screening aliens and selectively allowing Earth entry to aliens "who will advance Earth's future," while trying to deny entry to aliens "that could end the Earth." The gameplay is similar to the i

Otomate also reveals 4 new games, with 3 releasing for Switch Idea Factory 's Otomate brand unveiled a new video for Hakuōki Ibun: Berezinskii no Majo (Hakuōki Strange Tale: The Witch of Berezinski), the spinoff game for its Hakuōki otome game franchise , during its "Dessert de Otomate 2026" event on Sunday. The video reveals the game's August 27 release date. Otomate revealed the game in February 2024. The game will launch for the Switch. The game takes place during Napol

Anime about man who time travels to 7 years in the past debuts in April The website for the television anime of Kazuki Amamiya 's Haibara's Teenage New Game+ ( Haibara-kun no Tsuyokute Seishun New Game ) light novel series revealed two more cast members on Thursday. The new cast members includes: Ryōta Suzuki as Tatsuya Nagiura (left), a member of the basketball club and Natsuki's classmate Tomohiro Ōno as Reita Shiratori (right), a member of the soccer club who has been

Series starring Shōgo Sakata , Shinshū Fuji debuts in April The staff for the television anime adaptation of Enju 's Kusunoki's Garden of Gods ( Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei ) light novel series revealed on Thursday that Miyu Irino will perform the anime's opening theme song "Odoroki no Ko" (Child of Surprise). The song will serve as Irino's first anime theme song in his music career. Yuki Ozaki from rock band Galileo Galilei wote and composed the song. The anime will

Vocaloid producer, composer Orangestar produces, performs opening song "Petals feat. Kase ," ending song "Hana Ikada feat. Kase " Aniplex started streaming the main promotional video for the television  anime  of  Kana Akatsuki 's  Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's March 28 debut and  opening theme song "Petals feat. Kase " and the ending theme song "Hana Ikada feat. Kase," both produced and performed by vo

Demo launches on Wednesday Kodansha Game Labs revealed on Wednesday the first trailer for its new TrailRail game, which launches for PC via Steam in 2026. A demo launched on Wednesday. TheSteam page describes the game: Your chosen path is the key. "TrailRail" is a physics-based puzzle game that brings the trajectory of your movements to life. Make good use these materialized shapes to clear stages and unlock the mysteries of your origins and world. The game features 38 puzz

Immersive audio drama series debuted on Pocket FM on February 16 The Solo Leveling webtoon and web novel is continuing its cross-media expansion with the release of Season 2 of its immersive audio drama series, which debuted on February 16 exclusively on Pocket FM. The new season is produced in partnership with Soundist Entertainment and is available worldwide in English, giving fans another way to experience Jin-woo Sung's journey beyond web novel, webtoon, and anime format

Sugimoto, Miki appear in 7th episode on Thursday The staff of the television  anime  of  Rocket Shokai 's  Sentenced to Be a Hero: The Prison Records of Penal Hero Unit 9004  ( Yūsha-kei ni Shosu: Chōbatsu Yūsha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku ) light novel series revealed the cast for two new characters that appeared in the anime's seventh episode on Thursday. Yū Sugimoto as Shiji Bau Shinichirō Miki as Būjamu The anime debuted on January 3 at 10:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX , with a first e