Series starring Moo-yul Kim reveals new teaser video, poster Netflix confirmed on Thursday that its upcoming live-action series Teach You A Lesson will premiere on June 5, unveiling a teaser poster and trailer alongside the announcement. In the teaser trailer, scenes of classroom disruption, school violence, gambling, and even organized crime underscore the severity of the crisis. Hwa-jin Na reassures victims, saying, “Don't worry. We'll protect you,” as the bureau takes acti

Takahiro Sakurai, Nobuo Tobita, Mamiko Noto, Inori Minase, Hazuki Seto join anime's cast The staff for the television anime of Kazuto Mihara's The World Is Dancing manga revealed on Thursday the anime's main trailer, key visual, additional cast members, and July 2 debut. The trailer also reveals and previews the opening theme song "shusho" by Macaroni Empitsu. Newly announced cast members are: Takahiro Sakurai as Ashikaga Yoshimitsu Nobuo Tobita as Nijo Yoshimoto Mamiko Noto

Sairi Itō, comedy duo Mayurika join July 31 film's cast The official website for Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Kikikaikai! Ora no Yōkai Bake-shon (Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Super Strange! My Yōkai Monster Vacation), the 33rd 2D anime film in the Crayon Shin-chan series, revealed the film's three guest voice actors on Thursday. Sairi Itōas Yako, a nine-tailed fox yōkaiSakamoto (of the comedy duo Mayurika) as Squid Yōkai, first base player of the Edomae Sushies baseball team, which ch

Satō died of liver failure last month at 61 years old Anime studio NAGOMI revealed on Thursday that director and writer Tatsuo Satō died of liver failure on April 24. He was 61. NAGOMI added that Satō had been undergoing medical treatment for some time before his death. His family held a private funeral, and NAGOMI plans to hold a memorial ceremony at a later date. Satō was born in Kanagawa prefecture on July 7, 1964. After graduating from Waseda University he worked as an an

Film's new version screens in Japan in MX4D, 4DX, 2D formats The staff for Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway Kakueki Teisha Gekijō Iki (Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express: Local Train to the Theater), the re-edited film for Yōhei Kameyama's Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express (Ginga Tokkyū Milky☆Subway) anime, announced on Thursday that a new version of the film with added scenes will screen in Japan from June 12. The film's new version is titled Rinji Zōhatsu Milky☆Su

Adaptation of webtoon by Byeonduck is scheduled for release on May 28 exclusively on Lezhin Snack Lezhin Entertainment's short-form live-action series platform Lezhin Snack will premiere the Painter of the Night series in May. The company confirmed on May 4 that the adaptation of the hit webtoon by Byeonduck is scheduled for release on May 28 exclusively on Lezhin Snack. The series has drawn significant attention since its announcement last year, given the original's intense

Media entrepreneur founded CNN, Turner Network, more Media entrepreneur Ted Turner died on Wednesday at 87 after a prolonged battle with Lewy body dementia. Turner's official website announced the news on behalf of his family. There is a private family service planned and a public memorial to come at a later date. Turner was best known as the founder of CNN and the Turner Network, which includes Cartoon Network, TNT and TCM. He founded Cartoon Network in 1991 after purchasing

Manga's anime adaptation premieres in July The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on Thursday that Yuki Ikeda's Thunder 3 manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 5. The series entered its climax in January 2025, then went on hiatus in March that same year due to Ikeda's health. The manga returned from its hiatus in February. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story: Three ordinary schoolboys come into possession

Companies to co-supervise creative team Entertainment news website Variety reported on Tuesday that multimedia company N LITE is partnering with Kodansha to co-develop the serialized manga adaptation of its MFINDA "AFRIME" or "afro-anime." The series will debut in Kodansha's Biblio Sirius Magazine in 2026. The Biblio Sirius serialization is the beginning of the series' global rollout. The series serves as a prequel to the film following dual protagonists Nasambi and Odi throu

Also: Silent Hill, The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, Exit 8, One Piece, Street Fighter The Golden Trailer Awards — which recognize the year's most outstanding achievements in film marketing — announced its nominees on Tuesday. The 26th annual event nominated the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc film for "Best Foreign Animation/Family" and Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' animated film KPop Demon Hunters for "Best Animation/Family." Kpop Demon Hunters also got a nomination in th

Hoshino voices GOLAN's leader Colonel in episode 7 on Friday The staff for Hokuto no Ken -Fist of the North Star-, the new anime of Tetsuo Hara's landmark manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken), announced on Wednesday that Takanori Hoshino has joined the anime's cast as Colonel, the leader of the fanatical militant group GOLAN. The character will appear in the anime's seventh episode on this weekend. The manga's story is set in a post-apocalyptic world. The story center

Original creator Jura draws commemorative illustration for 2026 anime Jura's Kanojo no Tomodachi (My Girlfriend's Friend) is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. Jura drew a commemorative illustration for the announcement: Jura debuted the manga in Kodansha's YanMaga Web in May 2021. Kodansha published the manga's sixth compiled book volume last October. The story follows high school boy Takeru, who has a girlfriend named Kaori. Kaori confessed her feelings to him a

Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 earns 2.7%, The Elusive Samurai 1st season rebroadcast earns 2.3% Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 26 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV April 25 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.6 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV April 26 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 4.5 Doraemon TV Asahi April 25 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 2.7 Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3: Adopted Daughter of an Archduke NTV April 25 (Sat) 17:30 30 min. 2.7 One Piece

Director Jason Andrew Cohn, Bread & Butter Films to launch Kickstarter campaign for feature-length documentary about Osamu Tezuka The Tezuka Productions YouTube channel began streaming on Friday the first trailer for the upcoming feature-length documentary on Osamu Tezuka titled Tezuka: God of Manga. The documentary project will have a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign that will begin on an as of yet unspecified date. Director Jason Andrew Cohn and the Bread & Butter Films pr

Kirio Fanclub, Yowayowa Sensei also receive dubs HIDIVE announced on Friday it will release English dubs for the the television anime of Petals of Reincarnation, the second season of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, the anime of Kirio Fan Club, and the television anime of Yowayowa Sensei. The release schedule is as follows: Petals of Reincarnation: May 13 The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior season 2: May 20 Kirio Fan Clu

Platform recorded approximately 86 million visits in March 2025 A coalition of major Korean webtoon platforms have successfully shut down one of the largest Spanish-language piracy sites, marking a significant milestone in global anti-piracy efforts. On April 27, Kakao Entertainment and Naver Webtoon announced that, together with member companies of the Copyright Overseas Promotion Association (COA) — including Lezhin Entertainment, RIDI, KidariStudio, Toomics, and Topco Medi

2012 anime centers on boy who starts new team after soccer club breaks up Crunchyroll began streaming all 39 episodes of the 2012 Galaxy Kickoff!! (Ginga e Kickoff!!) anime with Japanese audio and English subtitles on Friday. Crunchyroll describes the anime: When a soccer club breaks up due to a lack of players, one boy aims to start a new team, inspired by a girl who plays professionally. The series adapts Hiroto Kawabata's 2006 soccer novel Ginga no World Cup (Galactic Worl

Company says spin-off will allow each business unit to strengthen its expertise, operate more independently CJ ENM, one of the biggest entertainment conglomerates in Korea, is moving to spin off its webtoon production label Manhwa Family into a separate entity, as part of a broader strategy to focus on its core live-action content business. According to a regulatory filing on April 21, CJ ENM Studios, one of the production arms of CJ ENM, will carry out a physical split of it

Game to launch for PS5/4, Switch 2/Switch, Xbox One, PC via Steam Type-Moon announced on Saturday that it is developing the Melty Blood: Twi-Lumina 2D fighter game for release in early 2027 for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The game will have voiceover in Japanese only, and text available in: Japanese, English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French, and Portuguese. TYPE-MOON describ

Character launches in May as part of game's Season Pass 2 SNK revealed on Saturday that it will add Mr. Karate to the Fatal Fury City of the Wolves fighting game in May. The character is part of the game's Season Pass 2. English announcement trailer Japanese announcement trailer Kim Jae Hoon, the first DLC character for Season Pass 2, launched on January 22. Nightmare Geese launched on February 26, and Blue Mary debuted on March 26. Wolfgang Krauser debuted in the game on Apr