Operator of Newtoki announced all affiliated platforms would cease operations One of South Korea's largest illegal webtoon distribution sites, Newtoki, has abruptly shut down its services just weeks before the government rolls out a new rapid blocking system targeting copyright infringement. According to industry sources on April 27, the operator of Newtoki announced that all affiliated platforms — including Manatoki (for Japanese manga) and Booktoki (for web novels) — would

TV anime of sequel novel, OVA of previously unanimated manga chapters “The Quintessential Quintuplets Special Event 2026 in Toyota Arena Tokyo” announced on Saturday both a new television anime based on the Gotōbun no Hanayome: Shunkashūtō (The Quintessential Quintuplets: The Four Seasons) sequel novel series, and a new original video anime based on the manga chapters that have yet to be animated. The new television anime adapts Hajime Asano's sequel novel series under the fu

"I am a hero too" anime short adapts manga short in Ultra Age fan book A manga short story that My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi drew for the My Hero Academia Fan Book: Ultra Age is inspiring a short anime. The anime short "I am a hero too" will debut this summer. My Hero Academia Fan Book: Ultra Age went on sale exactly one year earlier, to the day. "I am a hero too" is the second short anime based on a My Hero Academia manga short, after the "More" short that aired

Yūki Wakai voices Saint Arrows Academy's team leader The staff for the television anime of Tetsuhiro Koshita's Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga announced information on the anime's ending theme song and another cast member on Saturday. The voice acting idol unit i☆Ris is performing the ending theme song "Welcome to Azatosa World." Yūki Wakai voices Peiko Nikaidō, the leader of Saint Arrows Academy's team: While the originalHonō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei dodgeball manga center

New story takes place in same universe as Under the Oak Tree Kakao Entertainment announced on April 29 it will release a webtoon adaptation of The Forgotten Meadows, a new web novel by Suji Kim, on May 5 via Kakao Page and Kakao Webtoon. The project has drawn attention as the latest work from Kim, the author behind the global hit Under the Oak Tree, which became the first Korean web novel to enter The New York Times Best Seller list. The new story shares the same universe, fu

Webtoon tells story of exiled crown prince, assassin tasked to kill him Korean webtoon and web novel production company Kidari Studio revealed on April 28 it is moving forward with its latest webtoon adaptation for the newly launched short-form video platform Lezhin Snack with a live-action adaptation of the Wild Eyes webtoon. The short-form adaptation completed filming on April 16, and the project has now entered post-production. The story of the webtoon reads: Court lady Ka

Asuma Kagemori appeared in episode 5 The staff for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's Daemons of the Shadow Realm (Yomi no Tsugai) manga confirmed on Sunday that Akira Ishida is playing Asuma Kagemori. Asuma is the second-born son of the Kagemori family, and he appeared in episode 5 on Saturday. The animepremieredon theTokyo MX,BS11,Gunma TV, andTochigi TVchannels on April 4 at 11:30 p.m. (10:30 a.m. EDT). It is also running onHTBHokkaido TV, Aomori Broadcasting,Miyagi

Sword Art Online, Slayers, The Familiar of Zero also teased for original webcomics LINE Digital Frontier, part of WEBTOON Entertainment, has announced the launch of Studio White, a new webcomic production label created in collaboration with Kadokawa and RedIce Studio. The new studio will focus on adapting well-known Japanese intellectual properties into original webcomics for global audiences, to be distributed exclusively on WEBTOON platforms. Studio White will debut with a

Shion Wakayama, Tomoyo Kurosawa voice new magical girls Shichōka, Selma Therese Aniplex started streaming on Thursday the third full trailer for Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising- (Gekijōban Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica: Walpurgis no Kaiten), the official sequel to the Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion film. The trailer revealed two new magical girls and their voice cast. The trailer also announced additional new and returning staff m

Zach Cregger's film opens on September 18 Sony Pictures Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a trailer for the new live-action reboot of CAPCOM's Resident Evil survival horror game franchise: The film will open in theaters on September 18. The film stars Austin Abrams (Weapons, Euphoria, Wolfs) as Bryan. The cast also includes Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser (Richard Jewell, Black Bird, The Fantastic Four: First Steps). Zach Cregger (Barbarian, Weapons) di

2nd season's main visual, returning & new characters also revealed Kadokawa revealed on Sunday the main visual and July debut for Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! 2, the second season anime based on Kanaineko's Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! (Bungō Stray Dogs: Woof!) spinoff manga for the Bungo Stray Dogs franchise. Kadokawa also revealed the returning and new characters who will appear in the anime's second season. The returning and new characters appearing in the second season are: Ango Sakagu

13th volume ships in August The 12th volume of Hajime Inoryū and Shōta Itō's Lonely Deaths Lie Thick as Snow (Furitsumore Kodokuna Shi yo) manga announced on Thursday the series will end in the next volume in August. The series entered its final arc in the 11th volume, which shipped on December 23. Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and describes the story: A routine call regarding a burglary at an empty mansion leads cocky young police detective Jin Saeki to a grueso

5 main cast members, series director, head writer, character designer return The "Reboot Project" for the anime of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga presented its character designs in a new teaser video on Sunday. The project also announces its returning main cast and main staff. Morio Hatano is returning as the series director from the third and fourth anime seasons. Series script supervisor Hiroyuki Yoshino and character designer Toshihisa Kaiya are also back from the

Author cites busy schedule The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Saka Mikami's The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) manga announced on Wednesday the series will take a three-week break due to the author's busy schedule with preparations for the series and other projects. The manga will resume on May 14. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Chidori High is a boys' school that takes in the

Story of alien abandoning plans to invade Earth was featured as daily 4-panel manga during COVID-19 Japanese singer, actor, and former KAT-TUN boy band member Yūichi Nakamaru announced during the Okinawa International Culture Festival on Sunday that his original story Chikyū Daisuki! Kikkun is inspiring a short anime that will start airing every Wednesday within Tokyo MX's 5-ji ni Muchū! morning program in July. The anime will air for 52 two-minute episodes. The anime's cast

"Finale" film to open in theaters in Japan on October 16 The staff for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Dear Friend no Yume o Minai (Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dear Friend) film, the latest anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream (Seishun Buta Yarō or Aobuta) novel series, presented new "memorial visuals" featuring Mai Sakurajima and Kaede Azusagawa via videos on April 19 and 26. Mai Sakurajima memorial visual video Kaede Azusagawa memorial visual video To commemorate the "fina

Game launching for PS5, Switch 2, Steam on November 5 follows events of Crystar, Crymachina games FuRyu revealed during the Indie Live Expo showcase on Sunday that it is developing the CRYMELIGHT game as the latest installment in its CRY series of "dark bishōjo action" game series. The game is a roguelike that will launch on November 5 for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. A deluxe edition of the game includes six DLC items, a digital artbook, and a digital

Project, backed by budget of 39.9 billion won, will develop 4,909-square-meter complex Daejeon Metropolitan City has cleared a key administrative hurdle in its plan to build a large-scale webtoon industry hub, after its Webtoon IP Advanced Cluster Project passed a central government investment review with conditions. The approval from South Korea's Ministry of the Interior and Safety effectively recognizes the project's necessity, feasibility, and fiscal soundness, paving the

Webtoon is being adapted into 3D action roguelite game The video game adaptation of the hit webtoon The Player Who Can't Level Up released its first playable demo on Steam on Thursday. Tripearl Games is developing and Smilegate is publishing the 3D action roguelite game. The newly released demo offers players an early look at the game's core systems, including fast-paced combat, build-based progression, and replay-driven mechanics. Players take on the role of Ki-gyu Kim, a pr

Film opens on October 9 Bandai Namco Filmworks began streaming on Friday a teaser video for the fifth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series The film will open in Japan on October 9 in Dolby Cinema, Dolby Atmos, 4DX, and MX4D, in addition to normal screenings. This will mark the first time the film series is playing in Dolby Cinema. The Girls und Panzer television anime premiered in October 2012 and had 12 episodes. The Girls und Panzer der Film anime fi