Tappytoon was also recognized as Webby Honoree in Best Visual Design Contents First announced on Wednesday that its global webtoon platform Tappytoon has won the Webby People's Voice Award in the Entertainment, Sports & Events category (Apps, Software & Immersive) at the 30th Annual Webby Awards. Often referred to as the “Oscars of the Internet,” the Webby Awards are presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. The People's Voice Award is determined by

Main characters, CUTIE STREET perform theme songs for new arc starting on May 22 The staff of the Pokémon: Horizons anime revealed on Friday a new character and theme songs for the new "Wonder Voyage" arc. The protagonists' voice actresses Minori Suzuki (as Liko) and Yuka Terasaki (as Roy) perform the new opening theme song "Sekai Tsunagare," produced by HoneyWorks. CUTIE STREET perform the new ending theme song "Cute na Kyūtai." The arc introduces Navi, a girl from Lumiose C

Mo-suke Mattaku's Inuta: My Canine Classmate manga launched on Saturday Square Enix's Manga UP! Global added in English Shō Asahina's It's Not Easy Being Cute ("Kawaii" wa, Tokidoki Kurushii.) manga on Wednesday, Tetsuya Tashiro's Slasher Maidens (Kaijin Reijō) manga on Thursday, and Mo-suke Mattaku's Inuta: My Canine Classmate (Inuta-san) manga on Saturday. Manga UP! describes It's Not Easy Being Cute: College student Himesaki Nozomi was a girl who took her beauty into her o

Nippon Ichi Software's Kyо̄ran Makaism launches for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PC NIS America announced on Friday that it will release Nippon Ichi Software's Disgaea Mayhem (Kyо̄ran Makaism) game in the West as a spinoff in its Disgaea franchise for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam on July 23. The company streamed a release date announcement trailer: There will be a Limited Edition that includes a collector's box, "The Art of Mayhem" artbook, He

Yoshidamaru debuted manga in April 2025 Kodansha's K MANGA platform announced on Thursday that it has added Yoshidamaru's DIG IT volleyball manga in English as a simulpub title. K MANGA describes the story: Gaku is the son of former Japanese national volleyball star Kei Shishiya. Through middle school, he's played as his team's ace hitter, though part of him wonders if that's a title he earned, or one he was simply given. One day, Kei meets Noboru, a generational volleyball t

Trailer streamed for game's 8.0 expansion Square Enix announced on Friday at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2026 in Anaheim event the next expansion for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG, which is titled "Evercold" and will launch in January 2027. The company streamed a trailer for the new 8.0 expansion: Final Fantasy XIV Fan Fest Livestream The game's director and producer Naoki Yoshida (also known as Yoshi-P) revealed in the event's keynote speech that "Evercold" w

Hetalia manga franchise takes break Manga creator Hidekaz Himaruya announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday the Hetalia World Stars Gangsta manga ended on Thursday. He also announced the Hetalia manga franchise overall will take a break for Himaruya to work on compiled book volumes and prepare for future projects. Hetalia World Stars Gangsta is an alternate universe set in the Hetalia World Stars series. The manga launched on Shonen Jump+ in February 2024. Shueisha ship

Both dubs debuted on Thursday Crunchyroll began streaming the English dubs for The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King and Rent-A-Girlfriend season 5 anime on Thursday. The English dub cast for the television anime of Noriaki Kotoba's The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King (Hime Kishi wa Barbaroi no Yome) manga includes: Madeleine Norton as Serafina Cris George as Veor Lexi Nieto as Cersei Sean Letourneau as Sidius The dub staff includes: Producer: Samantha Herek Adapt

Pokémon Pokopia stays at #1 for 6 weeks straight; Starfield debuts at #3 Japan's Game Ranking: April 6-12 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1 NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 23,738 890,909 2 NSw 2 Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 7,238 2,895,712 3 PS5 Starfield Bethesda Softworks April 8 5,368 5,368 4 NSw Minecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 4,094 4,186,601 5 NSw Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 3,831 8,4

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 stays at #4, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 also stays at #7 The Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback film aired on NTV on Friday, April 10 at 9:00 p.m. and it earned an 8.5% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 12 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.3 Detective Conan NTV April 11 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.9 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV April 12 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.2 That Time I Got Reincarn

17 manga including Gachiakuta , Dandadan , Demon Slayer , The Summer Hikaru Died , Frieren, One Piece , more 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 February. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #1 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 #3 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 1 #4 — Kei Urana 's Gachiakuta volume 1 #5 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kais

Miyamoto voices gossip magazine reporter Jigokumimi no Usa in episode 30 on April 26 The staff for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira 's Mission: Yozakura Family ( Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen ) manga announced on Sunday that Yume Miyamoto is joining the second season's cast as Jigokumimi no Usa, a reporter for the underground gossip magazine Spyday . They have exceptional hearing and communication abilities, and can extract information from a target for the magazine. The

Company stated longtime payment processor partner terminated its account without warning in late 2025 The founder and CEO of adult manga publisher FAKKU announced in a statement on Saturday it is looking into adding more payment methods for users in the midst of its ongoing discussions with payment processors. It is investigating implementing crypto, pre-paid cards, and a dedicated point system. The platform will also reinstate comments and reviews on the website in a limite

19 manga including Jujutsu Kaisen , Gachiakuta , One Piece , Dragon Ball Super , Demon Slayer , Steel Ball Run , The Summer Hikaru Died also rank on list The 20th volume of Tatsuki Fujimoto 's Chainsaw Man manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for March. This month's list featured 19 manga volumes, including: #1 — Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 20 #2 — Gege Akutami 's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 29 #3 — Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen

Convention takes place from August 20 through August 23 at Javits Convention Center The X (formerly Twitter ) account for the Anime NYC event announced on Thursday that actor Mackenyu will attend the event as a guest. It announced on Wednesday that actor Tetsuo Kurata will attend the event as a guest. Author Eiko Kadono will also attend the event as a guest of honor. Previously announced guests include director Mokochan ( The Ghost in the Shell ), editor Shihei Lin ( Bl

Hana Hishikawa , Saho Shirasu , Chiharu, Miyari Nemoto star in series that debuted on Sunday The staff for the television anime of Hisamakumako 's Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi! (Living Life to the Fullest in a Tiny One-Tatami-Mat-Sized Room) manga announced on Sunday the main cast for the series. Hana Hishikawa as the protagonist Meiko Morita Saho Shirasu as Rie Amamiya Chiharu as Marika Suzuki Miyari Nemoto as Neo Nakano Additional cast members include (from left to right in

Anime based on Kana Akatsuki 's light novel series premiered on March 28 Crunchyroll began streaming the English dub of the television anime of Kana Akatsuki 's Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring novel series on Saturday. It revealed the English dub cast for the anime: Celeste Perez as Hinagiku Marisa Duran as Sakura Alejandro Saab as Rosei Christopher Wehkamp as Itecho Alexis Tipton as Ruri Hayden Daviau as Ayame Emi Lo as Nadeshiko Lee George as

Kuwata previously announced for opening theme song The staff for the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue 's Akane-banashi manga confirmed on Sunday that Keisuke Kuwata is performing the ending theme song "AKANE On My Mind ~ Manjū Kowai" for the series. Kuwata also performs the opening theme song "Hitotarashi," and he wrote the lyrics and music for the both songs specifically for the anime. TV Asahi describes the story: "With only your voice and bod

Pokémon Pokopia stays at #1 for 5 weeks straight Japan's Game Ranking: March 30-April 5 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1 NSw 2 Pokémon Pokopia Nintendo March 5 45,484 867,171 2 NSw 2 Mario Kart World Nintendo June 5, 2025 8,131 2,888,474 3 NSw Minecraft Nippon Microsoft June 21, 2018 5,186 4,182,507 4 NSw Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection CAPCOM March 27 4,956 23,194 5 NSw Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo March 20, 2020 4,710 8,

My Classmate James centers on girl who finds it hard to speak; Princess of Desert Rain centers on girl with hidden powers Manga UP! Global added yutaka 's My Classmate James ( Tonari no Seki no James-kun ) manga on Saturday. It added author Syuu and artist Umi to Shima 's Princess of Desert Rain: Once a Mage, Now a Farmer's Daughter ( Sabaku no Kuni no Amefurashi-hime ) manga on Sunday. Manga UP! describes My Classmate James : Mutsumi has always struggled to express he