Manga adaptation debuted in September 2021 The 37th issue of Hakusensha 's Young Animal Zero magazine on Saturday published the final chapter of Nobuhisa Tsuruoka 's manga of Nozomi Ginyoku 's The Skeleton Enchanted by the Cursed Blade: The Greatest Demon Lord, Who Conquers the Dungeon and Commands an Invincible Army ( Yōtō ni Miirareshi Skeleton ~Meikyū wo Shihai, Muteki no Gunzei wo Hikiiru "Saikyо̄" no Ken Maо̄) story. Yen Press publishes the manga in English and des

Show runs in Osaka from January 23-25, Tokyo from January 29-February 1 The official X (formerly Twitter ) account for the musical adaptations of the Code Geass franchise announced on October 31 the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - Seido ni Jyunzuru Kishi 2 ( Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion - A Knight who Follows His Beliefs 2) musical. The show will run in Osaka from January 23-25 and in Tokyo from January 29-February 1. The cast includes new and returning cast

Series follows everyday life of cool older man who secretly loves small, cute things LIDEN FILMS announced on Saturday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Tsutomu 's Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki. (Older Men Like Cute Things) manga. The anime will debut in 2026. Tsutomu drew a teaser visual to announce the anime. The anime was announced in front of the Animate Ikebukuro main store on Saturday, featuring the character "Pugtaro" from the manga. The mascot w

Satoshi Hino joins cast, YOASOBI 's theme songs previewed The Animate Girls Festival special stage panel for the anime of late manga creator Hisaya Nakajo 's Hana-Kimi manga debuted a new promotional video on Saturday. The video announces one more cast member, more of the staff, and the anime's January 4 premiere. The video also previews the ending theme song "Baby" and opening theme song "Adrena" — both by YOASOBI . Satoshi Hino joins the cast as Makoto Kagurazaka. The

Harumi voices Yukine Indō 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 Momo Harumi is voicing Yukine Indō, a  second-year student whose fighting prowess is unrivaled in her school year (despite not doing well in the classroom itself and frequently being seen eating or sleeping). Ryōta Suzuki plays the lead character Shinigami Yashiro, and Akari Kitō plays Aki

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake debuts in top 3 spots Japan's Game Ranking: October 27-November 2 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1 NSw Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Square Enix October 30 232,250 232,250 2 PS5 Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Square Enix October 30 96,812 96,812 3 NSw 2 Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Square Enix October 30 84,456 84,456 4 NSw Pokémon Legends: Z-A Nintendo October 16 82,182 1,150,583 5 NSw 2 Mario Ka

My Hero Academia earns 3.7% rating, Tougen Anki earns 2.2% rating The live-action film of Tomohiro Yokomaku and Taishi Mori 's Radiation House manga aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, November 1 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 5.9% rating. Makoto Shinkai 's The Garden of Words anime film aired on Fuji TV on Friday, October 31 at 12:45 a.m., and it earned a 0.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV November 2 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 6.9

Yū Kajii 's manga adaptation of Ibarakino 's story launched in January Manga UP! Global announced on Sunday it has added author Ibarakino and illustrator Yū Kajii 's The Noble Unlocker's Ascendancy ( Ore Dake Status Open Dekiru Ken: Ore Dake Status Kakunin Dekire Sekai de Cheat Skill mo S-kyū Item mo Erabi-hōdai ) manga to its service in English. Manga UP! Global describes the story: Born into a noble family of master swordsmen, fifteen-year-old Hiraku Mato was destined t

Reports state more than 100 workers in U.S., UK could be impacted In a presentation on Thursday on its earnings for the six-month period ending on September 30, 2025, Square Enix disclosed to investors that the company will be laying off employees in its North American and European publishing operations as part of restructuring of its overseas organizations. The restructuring will involve closing overseas development studios and shifting toward consolidating development func

Award-winning manga about 65-year-old amateur filmmaker launched in October 2020 The December issue of  Akita Shoten 's Mystery Bonita magazine published the final chapter of  John Tarachine 's Credits Roll Into The Sea ( Umi ga Hashiru Endroll ) manga on Thursday. The magazine will publish a spinoff chapter in the February issue in early January. The manga's ninth volume will be the  final volume. The manga centers on a 65-year-old woman named Umiko, who is grieving the r

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle drops to #5, Live-action 5 Centimeters per Second drops to #6 Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc , the film based on the Reze Arc of Tatsuki Fujimoto 's Chainsaw Man manga, stayed at #1 in its seventh weekend at the Japanese box office from October 24-26. The film sold 294,000 tickets and earned 440,709,600 yen (about US$2.86 million) from Friday to Sunday. Counting Monday (which was the Culture Day holiday in Japan), the fil

Bonus episode included in 7th season's 5th Blu-ray, DVD volume Crunchyroll started streaming on Tuesday the bonus episode of  Natsume Yūjin-Chō Shichi , the seventh  season  of the anime franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa 's Natsume's Book of Friends  ( Natsume Yūjin-Chō ) manga. The episode is titled "The Outstretched Hand." The episode streams with English subtitles and an English dub . The bonus episode is included in the fifth Blu-ray and DVD volume of the seventh seaso

English dub available now HIDIVE revealed the cast for its English dub for the television anime of author Shichio Kuzu and illustrator Yumehito Ueda 's Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! ( Mushoku no Eiyū: Betsu ni Skill Nanka Iranakattan da ga ) novel series on Wednesday. The dub cast — under ADR Director John Swasey , ADR scriptwriter Kalin Black , English audio mixer Brent Marshall , and audio engineer Patrick Marrero — includes: Jack Stansbury as Are

Manga went on hiatus on April 10, originally planned to resume this summer The official X/Twitter account for Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga 's Terraformars manga announced on Tuesday that the manga still plans to resume from its current hiatus sometime before the end of the year. The manga went on hiatus on April 10, and was originally planned to resume this summer, before being delayed to fall, before this latest delay. The manga most recently returned from a four-year

Yuki Sakakihara , Yūki Shin , Yōko Hikasa join cast of January 6 anime The staff for the television  anime  of Game Magazine's  The Case Book of Arne  ( Arne no Jiken-bo ) mystery game revealed three new cast members on Thursday, in celebration of the game's eighth anniversary. Yuki Sakakihara as Zisye Yūki Shin as Nachzehrer Yōko Hikasa as Amy The anime will premiere on January 6 on  NTV and other channels at 25:29 JST (effectively, January 7 at 1:29 a.m. JST). It will

Tomokazu Sugita , Shōya Chiba , Marie Miyake join cast for anime debuting in January 2026 The official website for the television anime of writer Hamuo and illustrator Mo 's Hell Mode - The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing ( Hell Mode - Yarikomi Suki no Gamer wa Hai Settei no Isekai de Musō Suru ) light novel series revealed three new cast members on Thursday. The new cast includes (name romanization is not confirmed): Tomokazu Sugita as B

Yōko Hikasa , Kishō Taniyama , Shōgo Sakata join anime's cast The staff for the television  anime  of  Alto and Yuunagi 's The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest  ( Mikata ga Yowasugite Hojo Mahō ni Tesshiteita Kyūtei Mahōshi ) light novel series revealed the anime's second key visual and main promotional video, and three new cast members on Thursday.  The newly announced cast are:  Yōko Hikasa as Olivia Kishō Taniyama as Gloria Shōgo Sakata as Melea Di

Platform's 12-year run ends as competition in Korean webtoon industry continues to intensify KTOON , a Korean webtoon platform that launched in 2013 under the name Olleh Market Webtoon, will officially end its service on December 31, 2025. The company announced that the decision was made due to changes in the business environment. Starting November 1, new user registration and Berry (in-app currency) purchases will no longer be available, and users will be unable to use remai

Manga to end in 3 chapters; final volume ships on January 13 Amazon is listing the 20th compiled book volume of  Hiroshi Takahashi 's Jank Runk Family  manga as its final volume, which will ship on January 13. This year's 22nd issue of Akita Shoten 's  Young Champion  magazine also revealed on October 28 that the manga will end in three chapters with its final arc "Ningen VS Kurome Gundan-hen" (Human vs Kurome Army Corps arc). The manga is a crossover with the  OREN'S  manga

Original book depicts daily life of North Korean high school girl Eun-kyung's Diary, often referred to as the North Korean version of Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl, has been adapted into a webtoon and is available for free. The Institute of North Korean Studies (INKS) in South Korea announced that a webtoon depicting the daily life of a North Korean high school girl will be distributed through the institute's official website. The webtoon debuted on October 31. The p