Convention takes place from August 20 through August 23 at Javits Convention Center The X (formerly Twitter ) account for the Anime NYC event announced on Thursday that actor Mackenyu will attend the event as a guest. It announced on Wednesday that actor Tetsuo Kurata will attend the event as a guest. Author Eiko Kadono will also attend the event as a guest of honor. Previously announced guests include director Mokochan ( The Ghost in the Shell ), editor Shihei Lin ( Bl

Hana Hishikawa , Saho Shirasu , Chiharu, Miyari Nemoto star in series that debuted on Sunday The staff for the television anime of Hisamakumako 's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga announced on Sunday the main cast for the series. Hana Hishikawa as the protagonist Meiko Morita Saho Shirasu as Rie Amamiya Chiharu as Marika Suzuki Miyari Nemoto as Neo Nakano Additional cast members include (from left to right in

Anime based on Kana Akatsuki 's light novel series premiered on March 28 Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the television anime of Kana Akatsuki 's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series on Saturday. It revealed the English dub cast for the anime: Celeste Perez as Hinagiku Marisa Duran as Sakura  Alejandro Saab  as Rosei  Christopher Wehkamp as Itecho   Alexis Tipton  as Ruri  Hayden Daviau  as Ayame  Emi Lo  as Nadeshiko  Lee George  as 

Kuwata previously announced for opening theme song The staff for the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue 's Akane-banashi manga confirmed on Sunday that Keisuke Kuwata is performing the ending theme song "AKANE On My Mind ~ Manjū Kowai" for the series. Kuwata also performs the opening theme song "Hitotarashi," and he wrote the lyrics and music for the both songs specifically for the anime. TV Asahi describes the story: "With only your voice and bod

Pokémon Pokopia stays at #1 for 5 weeks straight Japan's Game Ranking: March 30-April 5 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1 NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 45,484 867,171 2 NSw 2 Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 8,131 2,888,474 3 NSw Minecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 5,186 4,182,507 4 NSw Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection CAPCOM March 27 4,956 23,194 5 NSw Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 4,710 8,

My Classmate James centers on girl who finds it hard to speak; Princess of Desert Rain centers on girl with hidden powers Manga UP! Global added yutaka 's My Classmate James ( Tonari no Seki no James-kun ) manga on Saturday. It added author Syuu and artist Umi to Shima 's Princess of Desert Rain: Once a Mage, Now a Farmer's Daughter ( Sabaku no Kuni no Amefurashi-hime ) manga on Sunday. Manga UP! describes My Classmate James : Mutsumi has always struggled to express he

Director Takao Kato returns at Studio Mother with promoted head writer Daisuke Ōhigashi The official website for the television  anime  of  Miraijin A 's (also known as Jinei Mirai's)  As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World  ( Tensei Kizoku Kantei Sukiru de Nariagaru - Jakushō Ryōchi o Uketsuidanode, Yūshūna Jinzai o Fuyashite Itara, Saikyō Ryōchi ni Natteta ) light novel series revealed on Tuesday the first promotional video, first k

Saudi company acquired 32,186,900 CAPCOM shares or 6.04%, an increase from 5.03% Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC), an investment company wholly owned by Saudi Arabian organization MiSK Foundation (Mohammed bin Salman Foundation), submitted another Large Shareholding Report to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau on April 6. The report stated that EGDC's stake in the game company CAPCOM has increased from 5.03% to 6.04% or from 26,788,500 shares to 32,186,900 shares.

Game launches for Switch on April 16 Nintendo streamed a new trailer for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the latest game in the Tomodachi Life series, to introduce part-time jobs and new characters on Monday. The game will launch forNintendoSwitch on April 16. A demo launched on March 25. The demo allows players to create up to three Mii characters, and progress can transfer to the full game at launch. Players who try out the demo will also receive a hamster costume in a

Company added over 6,000 Kodansha titles to its catalog in August Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Tuesday that it is adding over 1,500 new Kodansha titles to Gold members' libraries at no additional cost. Notable titles include: Tokyo Revengers The Drops of God Shugo Chara! FAIRY TAIL The Seven Deadly Sins BLAME! Parasyte Your Lie in April The company added more than 500 volumes of manga from Kodansha's library in English on August 21, av

Season titled One Piece : The Battle of Alabasta Netflix announced on Tuesday that the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda 's One Piece manga will premiere in 2027 under the name One Piece : The Battle of Alabasta. The third season has previously cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1, and Daisy Head (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Shadow and Bone) as Miss Doublefinger. Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz are

Film opens in U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland on May 1 Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday the English dub trailer and cast for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea ( Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen ), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ( Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken ) franchise : The English dub, which features returning members, stars: Allegra Clark as Yura Ryan Reynolds a

RB Media oversees production; 1st volume slated for release this year J-Novel Club announced at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release an English audiobook adaptation for Hyuganatsu 's The Apothecary Diaries ( Kusuriya no Hitorigoto ) light novel series. Audiobook publisher RB Media is overseeing production of the audiobook. The first volume is slated for release later this year. Hyuganatsu is attending Anime Boston this weekend. Hyuganatsu began serializing the s

Tomokazu Sugita , Ayumu Murase join cast with new songs by ClariS , w.o.d. The staff for the television anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723 's Scum of the Brave ( Yūsha no Kuzu ) manga presented its third main promotional video and third main visual on Saturday. The video announces two more cast members and the new theme songs for the anime's second cours (quarter of the year), which starts on April 11. The newly announced cast members are: Tomokazu Sug

Anime based on Sakura Kurihara 's Kimi o Tsumugu manga streams on YouTube in May German publisher Dokico announced on Saturday that Sakura Kurihara 's Let Me Fix You ( Kimi o Tsumugu ) yuri manga is getting a short anime. The anime will stream on YouTube in late May. Dokico is contributing to the project in collaboration with Europe-based animation studio Buta Productions . The company shared a commemorative illustration from original creator Kurihara: Ani is directing t

Fumihiko Tachiki , Hiroaki Hirata , Shizuka Itō , Yumiko Konatsu , Ryōta Iwasaki join cast The staff of the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue 's Akane-banashi manga announced five more cast members this weekend. The staff also began streaming the anime's opening sequence without onscreen credits: The newly announced cast members are: Fumihiko Tachiki as Zenshō Arakawa Hiroaki Hirata as Ikken Arakawa Shizuka Itō as Masaki Ōsaki Yumiko Konatsu a

Yūma Uchida , Kikunosuke Toya , Manaka Iwami , Maaya Uchida , Kaede Hondo star in Maho Film anime The official website for the anime of Tanba and Yuunagi 's The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne  ( Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō o Enjiru SS-Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishō-sen o Kage kara Shihai Suru ) light novel series opened on Tuesday and announced its television format and July premiere. The website also presented the anime's teaser visual, main ca

1st part ended on Tuesday following delay from December The official website for the television anime of Hiromu and raemz 's Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle ( Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka ) light novel series confirmed on Tuesday that the series' second cours (quarter of a year) will premiere in 2026. Following a delay from December, the 11th episode aired first on AT-X on Monday at 11:30 p.m., and then episodes 12 and 13 aired at once on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. All th

Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC game had many delays NIS America announced on Tuesday that it will release Granzella's R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos game in the West for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on June 18. The company streamed a trailer: There is a Limited Edition for Switch, PS4, and PS5. It includes the Deluxe Edition of the game, a two-disc soundtrack, conceptual art card set, Rwf-9A Arro Head acr

Oshiawase ni, Kekkonsha-sama. Watashi mo Watashi de, Shiawase ni Narimasu no de. artist Matsurika admits to imitation The editorial staff of Kodansha 's Monthly Shonen Magazine  announced on Tuesday that it has ended the serialization of Matsurika's Oshiawase ni, Kekkonsha-sama. Watashi mo Watashi de, Shiawase ni Narimasu no de. (Wishing you all the best, my fiancé. I'll be happy in my own way too.) manga, the adaptation of writer Gorogoromikan and artist HIROKAZU's light n