Videos reveal Hyperspace Lumiose, donut chef Ansha, new Mega Evolutions The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel began streaming on Thursday three videos for the Pokémon Legends Z-A game , and they announce the December 10 release date for the "Mega Dimension" DLC . The first two trailers reveal Hyperspace Lumiose, a new area with different Pokémon not found in the base game, some of them over the normal maximum of level 100. The videos also introduce new donut chef Ansha and

Magazine had not updated website, social media for about 2 months ANN reached out to Otaku USA Magazine to check on its status since its website has not had any new articles since September 2, and it has suddenly been absent on social media for about two months. The company's customer service gave the following reply, revealing that Otaku USA Magazine is on a temporary hiatus as it is changing its schedule from four to two issues a year. Subsequently, the magazine's issues

Artist behind Video Girl Ai , DNA² , Tiger & Bunny adds it will take a while to regain his strength Manga artist  Masakazu Katsura reported on his X (formerly Twitter ) account on Tuesday that he recently had a major surgery, although he could not go into much detail on it. As a result, he has put all his work on hold except for previous projects (commissioned before the surgery), on which he still works slowly and steadily. Katsura added that it will take a while before he

Mario Kart World launch game sells 9.57 million units Nintendo revealed on Tuesday the second quarter financial results for its current fiscal year ending on March 31, 2026. The new Nintendo Switch 2 system has sold 10.36 million units as of September 30. Switch 2 software sales amount to 20.62 million units as of September 30, with the Mario Kart World launch game representing 9.57 million units, including bundle pack-ins. The new Donkey Kong Bananza 3D platformer game

Manga about adventures of Oshiri Tantei 's father launched in 2020 The staff for the  Butt Detective ( Oshiri Tantei ) anime announced on Tuesday, November 4 that Akihiro Sakuchi's Oshiri Dandy the Young (Butt Dandy the Young) manga will be adapted into anime within the  Butt Detective television anime, starting in April 2026. (November 4 is nicknamed "Ii Oshiri no Hi" or "Nice Butt Day" in Japan as a wordplay on the Japanese pronunciation of 11/4, and it is also the birthd

Kodansha Studios to produce live-action film, TV adaptations of Japanese manga, novels for global audience Publishing company Kodansha announced on Tuesday that it has established Kodansha Studios in Hollywood with award-winning Chinese director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) and film producer Nicolas Gonda. Zhao is serving as the new company's chief creative officer, and Gonda as president and chief operations officer.  Kodansha Studios is Kodansha's first company based in Hollywo

Nobuhiko Okamoto plays leader Yō Nihiruda The official website for the new television anime  of  Motoei Shinzawa 's High School! Kimengumi  (High School! Funny-Face Club) manga revealed on Tuesday the "leader visual" and cast for the "Bangumi" (literally "Program," a nod to how gangs are named in Japanese), a group of five delinquent students who have repeated a year in junior high school.  Nobuhiko Okamoto will voice Yō Nihiruda, the leader of the "Bangumi" group: The cast

Unison Square Garden performs anime's opening, ending songs The official website for the television  anime  of  Mika Yamamori 's In the Clear Moonlit Dusk  ( Uruwashi no Yoi no Tsuki ) manga started streaming the anime's first teaser promotional video with animated footage on Tuesday. The anime's staff also announced that Unison Square Garden , the rock band whose members are fans of Yamamori's works,  is creating both the opening theme song "Uruwashi" (Beautiful) and the en

New visuals for Ai, Aqua, Ruby, Kana Arima, Akane Kurokawa, MEMcho also presented A livestreamed event for the third Oshi no Ko anime season debuted the season's first full promotional video and main visual on Tuesday. The video (later streamed with English subtitles) announces and previews the ending theme song "Serenade" by natori , and it also announces the season's January 14 premiere date. In addition, the staff presented new character visuals for Ai, Aqua, Ruby, Kana A

Clips feature Cielo singing "Snowish" in-movie song, Giuseppe/Cielo's first meeting Bandai Namco Filmworks began streaming two new film clips for  The Obsessed , the musical anime  film  of  Shinji Ishii 's Toritsukare-otoko  (Obsessed Man) novel on Tuesday. The first clip features a part of the in-movie song "Snowish" performed by Cielo, as voiced by Hayato Kakizawa .  Awesome City Club  member  atagi produced the song. The second clip features Giuseppe and Cielo's first m

Doomed Megalopolis , Chu-Bra!! , Grenadier : The Beautiful Warrior , more WWWave Corporation 's new anime streaming platform OceanVeil announced on Monday that it is partnering with Media Blasters to release the following anime before the end of 2025. The following titles will stream in Japanese with English subtitles and an English dub : Doomed Megalopolis Chu-Bra!! Grenadier : The Beautiful Warrior (pictured right) Kite: Liberator Genshiken Green Green The following titl

Game launches on December 4 for Switch, Switch 2 Nintendo began streaming on Tuesday a gameplay trailer titled "Survive" for its Metroid Prime 4: Beyond game : The game will launch for December 4 for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2. The Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Switch 2 Edition allows mouse controls. In addition, players can adjust between 4K 60fps HDR for quality or 1080p 120fps HDR for performance. Samus will have psychic abilities and a new suit as she explores Pl

6th episode was originally scheduled for November 11 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 announced on Wednesday that the sixth episode has been delayed from November 11 to December 2 due to circumstances with production. The series will then air the seventh episode on December 7, the eighth episode on December 16, the ninth episode on December 23, and t

Cast performs 'Dear My Special Precious Marvelous Sweet Darlings' The staff for There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ~Next Shine~ , the sequel to the television anime of Teren Mikami 's There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless... ( Watashi ga Koibito ni Nareru Wake Naijan, Muri Muri! Muri Janakatta!? or WATANARE) yuri romantic comedy novel series, streamed a full trailer on Sunday. The trailer previews the main theme song "Dear My Special Preciou

Series stars Kaito Ishikawa , Miku Itō ; teaser visual also revealed The official website for the television anime of Yūki Dōmoto 's I Want to End This Love Game ( Aishiteru Game o Owarasetai ) manga revealed the anime's main cast, main staff, April 2026 debut, and teaser visual on Saturday. The anime will star Kaito Ishikawa as Yukiya Asagi (left below) and Miku Itō as Miku Sakura (right below). Azuma Tani ( Thermae Romae , Insufficient Direction , Waka Okami wa Shōgaku

Series debuted in December 2022 Aki Kusaka announced on X (formerly Twitter ) on Saturday the Dōse Nakunara Koi ga Ii (If I'm Going to Cry Anyway, Love is Fine) manga will end in four chapters, and in the 11th compiled book volume. The series follows high schooler Hodaka, who moves frequently due to her father's work. On the day of her high school entrance ceremony, she bumps into a boy wearing the same uniform. They both take the elevator when an incident occurs. Kusaka la

Story depicts 2 men's partnership, betrayal in lawless city filled with money, drugs, violence Korean entertainment media outlets confirmed on October 29 that a live-action adaptation of I Am a Sinner , based on the Kakao Webtoon series by author Imugi, is in the works. Actors Seo-joon Park and Tae-goo Um will lead the cast. Set in the 1980s, the crime noir series follows “Paeng-i,” a man who rises from a tragic past to dominate the underworld, and “Saeng-dak,” a ruthless sur

Jun Esaka pens novel containing 3 short stories Kodansha is listing that Kamome Shirahama 's Witch Hat Atelier manga is getting a novel titled Shōsetsu Tongari Bōshi no Atelier Special Stories that will ship on November 21. Jun Esaka ( One Piece novel HEROINES , Naruto: Sasuke's Story--The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust ) is writing the novel, with Shirahama credited with the original work. Shirahama also had complete supervision over the novel. The novel contains thre

Actor known for roles in La Femme Nikita film, The Missing series Entertainment news outlet Deadline reported on Friday that French actor Tchéky Karyo died on Friday of cancer. He was 72. Karyo played Detective Netah in the 1995 English live-action film based on Kazuo Koike and Ryōichi Ikegami 's Crying Freeman manga. Karyo was born in Turkey in 1953, and he and his family moved to France when he was young. He began acting in films in his late 20s. His breakthrough role ca

Staff state event's postponement created challenges, leading to cancellation The WasabiCon PDX 2025 pop culture convention announced on X/Twitter on October 27 that the event is canceled, and the overall convention is "on hiatus." The post explained that this summer, the event's dates were moved to coincide with Portland Pride, which "proved to be challenging in ways [the staff] weren't prepared for." Green Mustard Entertainment also explained that the move was not their choi