Minister Hwi-young Chae acknowledges limitations of S. Korea's recently implemented emergency site-blocking system South Korea's Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) Hwi-young Chae pledged on May 28 to pursue copyright offenders “to the very end,” vowing to track and apprehend perpetrators of webtoon piracy regardless of their location or nationality. Speaking at a policy advisory meeting on the webtoon industry in Seoul, Chae specifically addressed the operator of

2nd season premiered on May 12 Netflix announced on Thursday that the animated series of CAPCOM's Devil May Cry video game franchise is getting a third and final season. Showrunner Adi Shankar stated that the series' seasons parallel Dante's Divine Comedy and make up the "Force Edge Saga:" "For those of you who have been paying attention to the episode names, I have been showing you the structure the entire time. This was always Dante's Divine Comedy with guns and a red coat.

Series casts Ryūsei Nakao as Sasaran, Hiiro Ishibashi as Euini The staff for the television anime of Kamome Shirahama's Witch Hat Atelier manga announced two additional cast members on Monday. They appear in the 10th and 11th episodes on June 8 and June 15, respectively. Ryūsei Nakaoas SasaranHiiro Ishibashias Euini The manga's story centers on Coco, a girl who lives in a little village, and who has always dreamed of becoming a wizard. But being born without magical aptitude

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3, Snowball Earth exit top 10 Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 17 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.1 Detective Conan NTV May 16 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.5 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV May 17 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.1 Doraemon TV Asahi May 16 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 2.9 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi May 16 (Sat) 16:30 30 min. 2.9 One Piece Fuji TV May 17 (Sun) 23:15 30 min. 2.5 Star Detect

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 return to top 10 Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 24 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV May 23 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.2 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV May 24 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 4.7 One Piece Fuji TV May 24 (Sun) 23:15 30 min. 2.7 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 NTV May 22 (Fri) 23:00 30 min. 2.6 Doraemon TV Asahi May 23 (Sat) 17:00 30 min.

Ryōta Suzuki, Kazuya Ichijō, Yūko Kaida, Junya Enoki, more join anime's cast The official website for LIDEN FILMS' television anime of Hitoshi Iwaaki's Historie manga unveiled on Monday the anime's first promotional video, second teaser visual, and 11 cast members. It was announced earlier that Nobunaga Shimazaki will star in the series as protagonist Eumenes. Additional newly announced cast members are: Ryōta Suzuki as Hieronymous, Eumenes' older brother Kazuya Ichijō as Hie

Game first announced in 2014, canceled following lead developer Hiroshi Iuchi's resignation Game developer M2 and the company's Representative Director Naoki Horii announced on Sunday that the development of M2's Ubusuna shooting game has been canceled, following the resignation of game creator Hiroshi Iuchi (Ikaruga, Radiant Silvergun), the lead of the team developing the game. M2 stated that Iuchi resigned due to "difficult circumstances," and they have reached an agreemen

Story follows young girl who loses everything during political upheaval Korean news outlet JTBC reported on Friday that a live-action film adaptation of the webtoon Purge List (Salsaengbu) is in development. The outlet also confirmed the lead cast featuring Woo-sung Jung, Sung-il Jung, and Ha-joon Wi. The webtoon is a hard-boiled action period work rooted in real historical figures, and follows a young girl named Ihwa, who loses everything during political upheaval. She embar

16 manga including Gachiakuta, Dandadan, One Piece, Witch Hat Atelier, Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer, The Summer Hikaru Died, My Dress-Up Darling also rank on list The 29th volume of Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for April. This month's list featured 16 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 #4 — Kei Urana's Gachiakuta volume 1 #5 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #6

Company already has U-NEXT, self-described as Japan's biggest streamer The multi-sector company U-NEXT Holdings announced on Monday that its board of directors decided to acquire the anime studio GoHands as a wholly owned subsidiary. The acquisition via a transfer of stocks will go into effect on June 1. Through this acquisition, U-NEXT Holdings aims to integrate U-NEXT (formerly GyaO! NEXT, self-described as Japan's biggest streaming platform) with the high-quality animation

FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY'S band performs "Natsuko" opening song The official website for the television anime of Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka's Grand Blue Dreaming manga presented the key visual and opening theme song's artists for the third season on Sunday, to celebrate "Scuba Diving Day" in Japan. (The date 5/24 can be read as "Go" for 5, "to" for 2, and "Shi" or "Sea" for 4, making the wordplay "Go to Sea.") The FUNKY MONKEY BΛBY'S band is performing the new opening theme s

Service adds 2 titles on Monday Square Enix's Manga UP! Global service added Marumikan's My Pampering Turned the Cool Goddess Into a Clumsy Spoiled Girl (Cool na Megami-sama to Issho ni Sundara, Amayakashi Sugite Ponkotsu ni Shite Shimatta Ken ni Tsuite) manga on Sunday, and writer Chiaki Kawamata and artist Kamui Fujiwara's Dragon Quest: The Mark of Erdrick (Dragon Quest Retsuden: Roto no Monshō) manga on Monday. Marumikan's My Pampering Turned the Cool Goddess Into a Clumsy

Group performs "Dōkei" ending theme for series debuting in July The staff for the anime of Kentarou's From Overshadowed to Overpowered (Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nidome no Tensei, S-Rank Cheat Majutsushi Bōkenroku) manga based on Arata Shiraishi's Rakudai Kenja no Gakuin Musō: Nido Tensei Shita Saikyō Kenja, 400-nen-go no Sekai o Maken de Musō light novel series announced on Sunday that the group TrySail is performing the anime's ending theme song "Dōkei" (Aspiration). Mu

Tomodachi Life stays at #1 for 3 weeks straight, SAROS for PS5 debuts at #7 Japan's Game Ranking: April 27-May 3 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1 NSw Tomodachi Life Nintendo April 16 150,374 894,312 2 NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 23,350 950,394 3 NSw 2 Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 8,538 2,914,917 4 PS5 Pragmata CAPCOM April 17 8,050 57,306 5 NSw Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi

Manga returns on May 25 This year's 25th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Takeru Hokazono's Kagurabachi manga is taking a one-issue break due to Hokazono's "sudden illness." The manga was originally scheduled to release a chapter in the magazine's 25th issue, and is still featured in the issue's postcard, since the correction was not made in time due to the printing process. The manga will return in the next issue on May 25. The manga t

Manga launched in January 2025, ended on Friday USA & Canada Ad by Net Marble • report • hide News Views New Anime Encyclopedia Forum My ANN About Login or Register NewsHaru Hisakawa's Takara Shimai Manga Ends, Gets English Release on Manga UP! posted on 2026-05-16 11:00 EDT by Crystalyn Hodgkins Manga launched in January 2025, ended on Friday This year's 11th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine published the last chapter on Friday of Haru Hisakawa's Takara Shimai ma

Company to also release Secret Affairs: Sweaty Midsummer Rut game, Beat Valkyrie Ixseal physically on USB MangaGamer announced on Friday that it will release the Umineko When They Cry game, Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku: Nekobako to Musō no Kōkyōkyoku (Umineko When They Cry Saku: Symphony of Catboxes and Dreams, or Umineko When They Cry - Saku), in the West. The company also licensed the Secret Affairs: Sweaty Midsummer Rut game and will release Beat Valkyrie Ixseal as a physi

Taito Ban, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Aya Endō join cast of July series The staff for the television anime of Kureha's The Ogre's Bride (Oni no Hanayome) light novel series revealed three more cast members in a new trailer on Saturday. The newly announced cast includes (left to right in image above): Taito Ban as Takamichi Araki Nobunaga Shimazaki as Ouga Kiyama Aya Endō as Sakurako Kiyama The anime will premiere in July 2026. The novel series is set in a Japan where humans and demo

Stop-motion series debuts on July 4 The staff for Japanese company CHOCOLATE Inc.'s CG anime film short "Babies of Bread" ("Pan no Aka-chan") announced on Saturday that the short will get a stop-motion television series on July 4. The staff streamed a promotional video: The series will air during theDoyō wa Nanisuru!?show on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. JST on KTV and theFuji TVnetwork. Haruka Ichikawa returns to direct, write the script, and plan the series at CHOCOLATE Inc. with

Shōya Chiba joins anime's cast as drama & film club director, screenwriter Arandō Tamura The staff for the television anime of Syundei's Go for It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga revealed on Monday that Shōya Chiba will join the anime's cast as Arandō Tamura, a director and screenwriter of Hoshimi High School's drama and film club. The character will appear in the anime's seventh episode on Wednesday. The anime premiered on theTokyo MX,Tochigi TV,Gunma TV