Shingo Yamashita 's feature-length directorial debut film debuts on January 22 Netflix began streaming on Tuesday an English-subtitled trailer for Shingo Yamashita 's Cosmic Princess Kaguya! ( Chō Kaguya-hime! ) anime film , and it reveals and previews the song "Watashiha Watashinokotoga Suki" ("I like who I am") performed by Yūko Natsuyoshi as Kaguya and composed by HoneyWorks , and the theme song "Ex-Otogibanashi" ("Ex-Fairy Tale") performed by Saori Hayami as Yachiyo a

English-subbed trailer streamed for new Lupin III movie GKIDS announced on Tuesday that it will screen Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: The Immortal Bloodline ( Lupin the IIIrd The Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku ), the new feature-length film in the Lupin III franchise , in theaters in the U.S. on January 4-6. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer: GKIDS describes the film's story: After fending off a series of skilled assassins, gentleman thief Lupin III and his band

Lucario's 2nd Mega Evolution debuts in "Mega Dimension" DLC on December 10 The Official Pokémon YouTube Channel began streaming on Tuesday two videos for the Pokémon Legends Z-A game . The first video announces a new second Mega Evolution for Lucario, Mega Lucario Z, who will debut with the "Mega Dimension" DLC . The second video reveals that players can now obtain the Mewtwonite X and Mewtwonite Y stones via Mystery Gift in the base game. The stones unlock an extra side m

Rock band performs "Honto" song for February 27 film The staff for the 2026  Doraemon   film ,  Eiga Doraemon: Shin Nobita no Kaitei Kiganjō  ( Doraemon  the Movie: New  Nobita and the Castle of the Undersea Devil ), started streaming a new trailer on Sunday. The video announces and previews the film's theme song "Honto" by rock band sumika . The film's staff also revealed the main visual on November 21: The film will premiere in Japan on February 27.  Shōya Chiba will voic

May Tachibana , Mao Shōji , Haruna Fukushima , Hika Tsukishiro star in 2026 anime based on Tetsudō Musume characters The "Hatachi dayo! Tetsudō Musume" (We're 20! Railway Girls) 20th anniversary livestream for the Tetsudō Musume (Railway Girls) characters revealed the main cast for the original television anime based on the characters,  Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume ,on Sunday. The anime will star: May Tachibana as Misaki Sata Mao Shōji as Kodama Orihara Haruna Fukus

Game launches for PS5, PS4, Switch 2, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam worldwide on February 12 Sega Asia revealed new trailers on November 21 for Yakuza 3 & Dark Ties, its remake of the Yakuza 3 game along with the new standalone Dark Ties title, previewing the Life at Morning Glory gameplay and Kanda Damage Control mode for each title respectively. Life at Morning Glory Trailer Kanda Damage Control The two games will launch for PlayStation 5,PlayStation4, Nintendo Switch 2,

6th stage play features double cast Shōgo Sakamoto , Fū Takahashi as Tanjirō Kamado The first 2026 issue of Shueisha 's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that  Koyoharu Gotouge 's  Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga will get a sixth stage play adaptation titled Butai Kimetsu no Yaiba Sono Roku Hashira Geiko, adapting the "Hashira Training Arc," in June 2026. The new stage play will star Shōgo Sakamoto (returning from previous Entertainment District Arc" and

Yūichirō Umehara , Kappei Yamaguchi , Tetsu Inada , Kazuhiro Yamaji , Hiroki Tōchi join cast of March 20 film The first 2026 issue of Shueisha 's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed five new cast members for the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan  ( Assassination Classroom  the Movie: Everybody's Time) anime  film on Monday. The newly announced cast are: Yūichirō Umehara as Seeker Kappei Yamaguchi as Futoshi Tetsu Inada as Sengoku Kazuhiro Yamaji as Mario Hiro

Arslan author now recuperating in nursing facility, but still continues to write Hiroaki Adachi , the head of the Wright Staff company which manages the business affairs of The Legend of the Galactic Heroes and The Heroic Legend of Arslan novelist Yoshiki Tanaka , reported on Sunday that Tanaka had suffered a debilitating cerebral hemorrhage exactly one year ago on November 30, 2024. Tanaka had collapsed that day and was rushed to a hospital. The author has been focusing o

Crunchyroll streams English dub for 13 episodes of anime's 1st season Crunchyroll began streaming all 13 episodes of the television anime of Tsukikage and Chyko 's Let This Grieving Soul Retire! ( Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu ) light novel series on Friday. Crunchyroll will start streaming the second season weekly with an English dub in December. The dub cast includes: Aaron Dismuke as Krai  Tia Ballard  as Tino  Tri

Event highlights how webtoons are increasingly adapted into games, live-action series, films The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted the "Content IP Market 2025" event from November 25 to 27 at COEX in Seoul, bringing together webtoons, characters, story, and entertainment companies to explore global licensing and adaptation opportunities. Now in its fourth year, the fair positions webtoon IP as a core driver of intern

Itsuka, The Canbellz perform themes for comedy shorts premiering on January 5 The official website for the short anime of Hiroshi Kurao 's Fist of the North Star: Elegy of Ken-Oh's Army Grunts (Hokuto no Ken: Ken'ō-gun Zako-tachi no Banka) spinoff manga posted its first full promotional video, which previews the opening and ending theme songs, on Friday. Itsuka performs the opening theme "Blacker Co., Ltd." while The Canbellz performs the ending theme "Elegy of the Enemi

Creator Nimo Gotō looks forward to "new Everyday Host series" A fan appreciation festival event for the short anime of Nimo Gotō 's Everyday Host four-panel manga announced on Saturday that a sequel to the anime has been green-lit. The announcement did not specify the format or medium of the sequel, but Gotō said in comments about the news that he was looking forward to a "new Everyday Host series." The gag comedy about everyday life follows ex-businessman Sekiguchi, who

Creditless sequence streamed Sony Music announced on Sunday that hip-hop group Umeda Cypher will perform the new ending theme song "Floor Killer" for the television anime of game developer Petit Depotto 's Gnosia sci-fi social deduction RPG. The new ending was revealed in the show's eighth episode on Sunday. Aniplex is also streaming a creditless video for the new ending sequence. The anime debuted on October 11 on Tokyo MX , BS11 , Tochigi TV , Gunma TV , TV Aichi , MBS

Kurogane no Mabito manga about superpowered youths facing otherworldly invaders launches on December 25 The January 2026 issue of Shogakukan 's Shōnen Sunday S magazine revealed on Tuesday that Takashi Shiina will launch a new manga titled Kurogane no Mabito (Iron Denizens) in the magazine's next issue on December 25. The manga will have a color opening page, and will feature on the issue's front cover. The magazine teases the heroic saga about boys and girls with supernat

Final volume ships on January 7 Amazon and other retailers are listing the 17th volume of storywriter  Nekoko and illustrator NAJI yanagida 's Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling  ( Tensei Shitara Dragon no Tamago Datta: Saikyō Igai Mezasanee ) light novel series as its final volume. Square Enix will ship the final volume on January 7. Seven Seas Entertainment  is  releasing  both the light novel series and  RIO 's manga adaptation in English, and it describes the story: In

Performance to conclude anime's 30th anniversary festival on February 23 Flag Pictures announced on Tuesday the main cast, staff, and the Kabuki Kōkyōkyoku Dai Kyū-ban Evangelion (Kabuki Symphony No. 9 Evangelion ) title for the collaboration  project between Khara and  Shochiku for the  festival marking the  Evangelion   franchise 's 30th anniversary. The Kabuki performance will be held at the Stage Area of  the " EVANGELION :30+; 30th ANNIVERSARY OF  EVANGELION " festiva

Kana Hanazawa , Kaito Ishikawa , Haruki Ishiya play neighbors-turned-roomies in Tatsunoko anime Point Set announced on Tuesday that an anime adaptation of Watomura's Tadaima, Ojamasaremasu! (I'm Home, Sorry for the Intrusion!) manga will air next year, and also announced the main cast and staff. The announcement includes three linked teaser visuals for the anime's main characters: Kana Hanazawa as Rinko Nakama, lives in apartment 602 Kaito Ishikawa as Akito Satsuki, lives

Kōsuke Toriumi , Hiroki Yasumoto , Kenji Hamada join cast of January anime The official website for the television  anime  of Misaki's A Gentle Noble's Vacation Recommendation  ( Odayaka Kizoku no Kyūka no Susume ) light novel series announced three more cast members on Tuesday: Kōsuke Toriumi as Rei, a middle-aged noble who talks openly with anyone Hiroki Yasumoto as Shadow, the lord of the merchantile city Marqueid Kenji Hamada as Insy, Judge's grandfather The anime wil

Sequel series premieres next January The official YouTube channel for Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers , the new sequel anime of the Yoroiden Samurai Troopers series, began streaming the third short "special first look" video for the anime on Tuesday. The video teases all five main characters in combat. The anime will premiere in January 2026. The anime stars Hiiro Ishibashi as Gai,  Junya Enoki as Kaito Uesugi/Sōkyū no Kaito,  Ayumu Murase as Musashi Hōjō/Suiren no Musa