Director Takao Kato returns at Studio Mother with promoted head writer Daisuke Ōhigashi The official website for the television anime of Miraijin A 's (also known as Jinei Mirai's) As a Reincarnated Aristocrat, I'll Use My Appraisal Skill to Rise in the World ( Tensei Kizoku Kantei Sukiru de Nariagaru - Jakushō Ryōchi o Uketsuidanode, Yūshūna Jinzai o Fuyashite Itara, Saikyō Ryōchi ni Natteta ) light novel series revealed on Tuesday the first promotional video, first k

Saudi company acquired 32,186,900 CAPCOM shares or 6.04%, an increase from 5.03% Electronic Gaming Development Company (EGDC), an investment company wholly owned by Saudi Arabian organization MiSK Foundation (Mohammed bin Salman Foundation), submitted another Large Shareholding Report to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau on April 6. The report stated that EGDC's stake in the game company CAPCOM has increased from 5.03% to 6.04% or from 26,788,500 shares to 32,186,900 shares.

Game launches for Switch on April 16 Nintendo streamed a new trailer for Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, the latest game in the Tomodachi Life series, to introduce part-time jobs and new characters on Monday. The game will launch forNintendoSwitch on April 16. A demo launched on March 25. The demo allows players to create up to three Mii characters, and progress can transfer to the full game at launch. Players who try out the demo will also receive a hamster costume in a

Company added over 6,000 Kodansha titles to its catalog in August Digital reading and distribution platform GlobalComix announced on Tuesday that it is adding over 1,500 new Kodansha titles to Gold members' libraries at no additional cost. Notable titles include: Tokyo Revengers The Drops of God Shugo Chara! FAIRY TAIL The Seven Deadly Sins BLAME! Parasyte Your Lie in April The company added more than 500 volumes of manga from Kodansha's library in English on August 21, av

Season titled One Piece : The Battle of Alabasta Netflix announced on Tuesday that the third live-action season based on Eiichiro Oda 's One Piece manga will premiere in 2027 under the name One Piece : The Battle of Alabasta. The third season has previously cast Cole Escola as Bon Clay, Xolo Maridueña as Portgas D. Ace, Awdo Awdo as Mr. 1, and Daisy Head (Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Shadow and Bone) as Miss Doublefinger. Ian Stokes and Joe Tracz are

Film opens in U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland on May 1 Crunchyroll revealed on Tuesday the English dub trailer and cast for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea ( Gekijō-ban Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Sōkai no Namida-hen ), the second anime film in the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ( Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken ) franchise : The English dub, which features returning members, stars: Allegra Clark as Yura Ryan Reynolds a

RB Media oversees production; 1st volume slated for release this year J-Novel Club announced at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release an English audiobook adaptation for Hyuganatsu 's The Apothecary Diaries ( Kusuriya no Hitorigoto ) light novel series. Audiobook publisher RB Media is overseeing production of the audiobook. The first volume is slated for release later this year. Hyuganatsu is attending Anime Boston this weekend. Hyuganatsu began serializing the s

Tomokazu Sugita , Ayumu Murase join cast with new songs by ClariS , w.o.d. The staff for the television anime of writer Rocket Shokai and artist Nakashima723 's Scum of the Brave ( Yūsha no Kuzu ) manga presented its third main promotional video and third main visual on Saturday. The video announces two more cast members and the new theme songs for the anime's second cours (quarter of the year), which starts on April 11. The newly announced cast members are: Tomokazu Sug

Anime based on Sakura Kurihara 's Kimi o Tsumugu manga streams on YouTube in May German publisher Dokico announced on Saturday that Sakura Kurihara 's Let Me Fix You ( Kimi o Tsumugu ) yuri manga is getting a short anime. The anime will stream on YouTube in late May. Dokico is contributing to the project in collaboration with Europe-based animation studio Buta Productions . The company shared a commemorative illustration from original creator Kurihara: Ani is directing t

Fumihiko Tachiki , Hiroaki Hirata , Shizuka Itō , Yumiko Konatsu , Ryōta Iwasaki join cast The staff of the anime of writer Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue 's Akane-banashi manga announced five more cast members this weekend. The staff also began streaming the anime's opening sequence without onscreen credits: The newly announced cast members are: Fumihiko Tachiki as Zenshō Arakawa Hiroaki Hirata as Ikken Arakawa Shizuka Itō as Masaki Ōsaki Yumiko Konatsu a

Yūma Uchida , Kikunosuke Toya , Manaka Iwami , Maaya Uchida , Kaede Hondo star in Maho Film anime The official website for the anime of Tanba and Yuunagi 's The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne ( Saikyō Degarashi Ōji no Anyaku Teii Arasoi: Munō o Enjiru SS-Rank Ōji wa Kōi Keishō-sen o Kage kara Shihai Suru ) light novel series opened on Tuesday and announced its television format and July premiere. The website also presented the anime's teaser visual, main ca

1st part ended on Tuesday following delay from December The official website for the television anime of Hiromu and raemz 's Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle ( Chitose-kun wa Ramune Bin no Naka ) light novel series confirmed on Tuesday that the series' second cours (quarter of a year) will premiere in 2026. Following a delay from December, the 11th episode aired first on AT-X on Monday at 11:30 p.m., and then episodes 12 and 13 aired at once on Tuesday at 6:00 p.m. All th

Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, PC game had many delays NIS America announced on Tuesday that it will release Granzella's R-Type Tactics I • II Cosmos game in the West for Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on June 18. The company streamed a trailer: There is a Limited Edition for Switch, PS4, and PS5. It includes the Deluxe Edition of the game, a two-disc soundtrack, conceptual art card set, Rwf-9A Arro Head acr

Oshiawase ni, Kekkonsha-sama. Watashi mo Watashi de, Shiawase ni Narimasu no de. artist Matsurika admits to imitation The editorial staff of Kodansha 's Monthly Shonen Magazine announced on Tuesday that it has ended the serialization of Matsurika's Oshiawase ni, Kekkonsha-sama. Watashi mo Watashi de, Shiawase ni Narimasu no de. (Wishing you all the best, my fiancé. I'll be happy in my own way too.) manga, the adaptation of writer Gorogoromikan and artist HIROKAZU's light n

Program is designed to help creators scale their content globally while maintaining control over localization, distribution WEBTOON Entertainment announced on March 26 plans to introduce AI-powered localization tools as part of a unified global CANVAS platform, set to launch in spring 2026. The company's CANVAS platform is a self-publishing platform for indie creators. The new Translation Program will allow creators to translate and distribute their series across seven langu

Group ends activities with final live performance this winter Japanese girl group The World Standard (nicknamed Wasuta) announced on Friday that the group will end activities with its final live performance scheduled this winter. The announcement stated that they made the decision to end activities after numerous discussions regarding the future of the group and also its members. The World Standard group formed in 2015. The group's current members include Nanase Hirokawa ,

First stage play's Hiroki Miura, Akira Takano reprise role as Shin, Yuichiro Yamaguchi also returns as Ou Ki TOHO revealed on Monday that Yasuhisa Hara 's Kingdom manga is getting a second stage play adaptation titled Kingdom II -Keishō- ( Kingdom II -Inheritance-). The new stage play will run in August-September in Tokyo, in Osaka in September, and in Fukuoka in October. The play's staff also revealed teaser visuals featuring returning cast members Hiroki Miura and Aki

Company also adds Hiroumi Aoi 's The Beast King Ouma Reconquers the World manga Manga Up! Global added Hinomiya's Welcome to the Yandere Cafe (Yandere Cafe e Yōkoso) manga in English on Saturday. It added Hiroumi Aoi's The Beast King Ouma Reconquers the World (Kemono no Ō Ma no Sekai Reconquest) manga in English on Tuesday. Manga Up! describes Welcome to the Yandere Cafe: At a certain yandere cafe, customers can safely indulge in the fantasy of being the object of dangerousl

Final arc started on January 5 The official website for the anime of Satoru Noda 's Golden Kamuy manga revealed on Monday that the television anime's final arc will continue with the climactic "Runaway Train" arc this winter. The staff unveiled a visual: The anime's final season premiered on the Tokyo MX and BS11 channels on January 5, and it began streaming on Amazon Prime Video on the same day. Crunchyroll is streaming an English dub of the anime. The final arc lists a m

Mysterious "Fallen" entity threatens space station DEVA in November 13 sequel The AnimeJapan 2026 stage panel for Rakuen Tsuihō -Expelled from Paradise- Kokoro no Resonance (Heart's Resonance), the all-new feature-length anime film sequel to the Expelled from Paradise film, debuted the new film's fourth teaser trailer and fourth key visual on Sunday. The teaser introduces "Fallen," a mysterious entity threatening the space station DEVA: The cast members are: Ayane Sakura