Exciting Developments in the Anime World The anime industry is buzzing with excitement as the "Dark Machine Project Presentation" livestream recently unveiled thrilling details about the upcoming series, Dark Machine the Animation . This original anime is based on the popular Dark Machine game and is set to premiere in 2026. The livestream revealed a teaser promotional video, key visuals, the main cast, and the full production staff. The Star-Studded Cast The anime will featu

Queen Bee returns to perform special's opening, ending songs The staff for the television  anime  of  Yoshifumi Tozuka 's Undead Unluck  manga unveiled a new visual and trailer video for the anime's one-hour  special on Monday. The video reveals the special's opening theme song "01" (the anime's first opening theme song), and its B-side track "02" as the ending theme song, both performed by Queen Bee . The special will  air on December 25 on  MBS and TBS and their affili

Google Play supports overseas marketing, platform promotion; Naver WEBTOON provides IP The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) outlined the achievements of the second phase of the Global Webtoon Games program and discussed plans for a third phase during G-STAR 2025 at BEXCO in Busan on November 14. The initiative, run in partnership with Google Play and Naver WEBTOON , is designed to help small- and mid-sized game studios

Colorful Stage!, 100 Meters , Dragon Heart , Lost in Starlight, KPop Demon Hunters also eligible The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the films eligible for consideration for the 2026 Oscars in the Animated Feature, International Feature, and Documentary Feature categories on Friday. Among the 35 titles eligible for the Animated Feature category, the anime films and Japanese media-related films are: Director Tatsuya Yoshihara and studio MAPPA 's Chainsaw

How My Cute Girlfriend and I Started a Love Story ; There, Beneath the Water ; more licensed Tokyopop announced 11 new manga licenses on Friday. All but one of new titles are part of the company's "Love Love" imprint. The company also confirmed the previously announced license Moyori Mori 's Bride of Ignat . The new licenses are: Title:A Nightingale Awaits the Blooming Love of Spring Author: Nayuta Nago Summary: A cheerful delinquent seeks fighting advice from his reformed-

My Hero Academia earns 3.3% rating; Wandance earns 2.4% rating Mamoru Hosoda 's The Boy and The Beast anime film aired on NTV on Friday, November 14 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV November 16 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.6 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV November 16 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.7 Detective Conan NTV November 15 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.7 My Hero Academia final season NTV November 15 (Sat) 17:30 3

Harumi voices Sara Kashiwagi Pendragon The staff for the television  anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723 's Scum of the Brave ( Yūsha no Kuzu ) manga announced on Saturday that Yumiri Hanamori is voicing Sara Kashiwagi Pendragon, a second-year student at the academy. Ryōta Suzuki   plays the lead character Shinigami Yashiro,   Akari Kitō plays Aki Jogamine, and Momo Harumi plays Yukine Indō. All three will appear at an advance screening of the anime o

Momotaro Dentetsu 2 debuts at #1 for Switch, #3 for Switch 2 Japan's Game Ranking: November 10-16 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1 NSw Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen Konami November 13 90,706 90,706 2 NSw 2 Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5 63,230 2,135,057 3 NSw 2 Momotaro Dentetsu 2: Anata no Machi mo Kitto Aru Higashi Nihon-hen + Nishi Nihon-hen Konami November 13 56,807 56,807 4 NSw

Ayane Sakura , Saori Hayami , Yoshino Aoyama , Sally Amaki star A screening of the 2014 anime film Expelled from Paradise debuted the third teaser trailer for Rakuen Tsuihō -Expelled from Paradise- Kokoro no Resonance (Heart's Resonance), the all-new feature-length anime film sequel , on Saturday. The new teaser announces the sequel's cast, additional staff members and November 13, 2026 opening date. The cast members are: Ayane Sakura as Gabriel Saori Hayami as Alma Yosh

Event on May 16 also hosts Chanmina , Hana, MAN WITH A MISSION , Yuki Chiba, 10-FEET The Hollywood Reporter reported on Friday that Goldenvoice and Cloud Nine will host a new one-day music festival Zipangu at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California on May 16, 2026. Ado will headline the event, while it will also host Atarashii Gakkō! , Chanmina , Hana, MAN WITH A MISSION , Yuki Chiba, and 10-FEET . The new event hopes to create “a new gateway for U.S. audience

New series follows ordinary high school student So-ah who begins having dreams about her past life Kakao Entertainment announced on November 19 that a sequel of the Bride of the Water God manhwa will begin serialization on Kakao Webtoon on November 29. Bride of the Water God tells the story of Habaek, the god of the river, and So-ah, a human woman offered to him as his bride. Created by author Mi Kyoung Yoon , the original series ran from 2006 to 2014 and enjoyed widespre

Netflix releases dubs in English, Spanish (Latam), Thai, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Hindi, Indonesian CyberAgent confirmed with ANN on Thursday that Netflix began streaming various dub tracks for the anime of Mokumokuren 's The Summer Hikaru Died ( Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu ) manga on October 31. Netflix's dubs are available in English, Spanish (Latam), Thai, Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, Italian, Spanish (Spain), Hindi, and Indone

Films were originally slated to open on December 6, 22 Chinese media outlets reported on Monday that the Chinese openings of the Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Chō Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers and live-action Cells at Work! films have been delayed from their respective December 6 and December 22 openings, with no new release dates announced yet. The delays come amid recent growing tensions between China and Japan, stemming from remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae

MAGES presents updated graphics MAGES announced on Tuesday that the release of its Steins;Gate Re:Boot game , a reboot of the original Steins;Gate game, will be delayed to 2026 to further enhance the game's quality. The company also presented preview images of the game's updated graphics that are currently in development. The game's characters have been revamped with redesigned clothing and accessories by character designer huke . The game's background graphics depict the

Rena Motomura , Natsuki Hanae star in anime as Coco, Qifrey The official website for the television  anime  of  Kamome Shirahama 's Witch Hat Atelier  manga started streaming the anime's teaser promotional video on Tuesday. The video reveals the anime's main cast, additional staff, and April 2026 premiere.  The anime will star:  Rena Motomura as Coco Natsuki Hanae as Qifrey The newly announced staff are: Assistant Director: Jun Shinohara Series Script Supervisor: Hiroshi S

M.A.O voices leader Jako Amano 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 "Omegumi" all-girl gang.  M.A.O will voice "Omegumi" leader Jako Amano: The cast for other members of Omegumi include (image above from second top left to bottom right): Kaoru Sakura as Maki Hidari Sachiko Okada as Ikue Sandanhara Marie Ōi as Desuko H

EXILE B HAPPY performs "Hope & Jump (feat. Crystal Kay )" opening theme The official website of  HOPPECHAN -Mystery of the Sun Kingdom and the Black-Cheek Team-  (Hoppe-chan ~Sun Ōkoku to Kuro Hoppe-dan no Himitsu~), the television anime  based on Sun Jewelry 's original character Hoppe-chan, posted the anime's first promotional video, more cast members, staff, and January premiere on Tuesday. The video announces and previews the opening theme song "Hope & Jump (feat. Crysta

More character designs also revealed Kadokawa revealed during MF Bunko J 's Fall School Festival 2025 special livestream on Sunday a teaser video for the second season of the television anime of Nigojū and Umibōzu 's The Detective Is Already Dead ( Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru. ) light novel series. The video reveals the second season will debut in July 2026. The event also revealed character designs for Scarlet and Mia, and revealed designs for Alicia, Siesta, and Nagisa Nats

LIN from MADKID performs opening theme; Rena Motomura , Inori Minase , more join cast Kadokawa revealed during MF Bunko J 's Fall School Festival 2025 special livestream on Sunday a new promotional video and five more cast members for SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table , the television anime of writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal 's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table ( Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu ) light novel series. The event also revea

1st season anime premiered in January 2024 Kadokawa revealed during MF Bunko J 's Fall School Festival 2025 special livestream on Sunday a new visual and the 2026 premiere for the second  season  of the television  anime  of writer  Buncololi and illustrator Kantoku 's Sasaki and Peeps  ( Sasaki and Pichan ) novels. The artist for the novels' manga adaptation Pureji Osho also drew an illustration to celebrate the anime's second season: The second season will have returning