Category: Anime || Manga

Taihi Kimura is joining the voice cast of the upcoming Millennium Family TV anime series. A premiere date for the anime adaptation has not yet been announced.  © 春日井晶・少年画報社／「踊る千年家族」製作委員会 Kimura will voice Noel Benfield, who is the third son of the Benfield family. He is also voicing Chihiro Rokuhira in the upcoming Kagurabachi anime series…

Crunchyroll Manga is expanding its availability to more select English-speaking international countries that include the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.  The announcement was first made last week during the Crunchyroll Anime Future Forum in New York City, ahead of New York Comic Con 2026.   In…

GKIDS announced that the live-action film adaptation of 5 Centimeters Per Second will begin screening in North American theaters on October 23, 2026. A key visual and English-subtitled trailer of the film was also released.  ©2025 “5 Centimeters Per Second” FILM PARTNERS All rights reserved. The company first announced its acquisition of the live-action film…

Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki’s conspiracy thriller manga series Billy Bat has won Best Manga at the 2026 Harvey Awards.  The manga is published in English by Abrams ComicArts’ Kana imprint and translated by Kristi Iwashiro. It was first licensed by the publisher in August 2025 and released the first volume on June 2, 2026. …

Kaiju Works announced the launch of its limited edition “Scene Shot Collection” merchandise series for the ongoing second season of TOUGEN ANKI.   The collection includes merchandise such as a poster and T-shirt highlighting a specific shot in an episode. The merchandise will be available for purchase on a limited run of seven days from…

Part 3 of the Kagurabachi TV anime’s world tour will bring the starting 20 minutes of the upcoming show’s first episode to AFA Singapore, Seoul, and CCXP Brazil in São Paulo. The Singapore screening will take place on November 29, 4 PM to 5 PM SGT at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre. The…

A TV anime adaptation of the Nue’s Exorcist manga, which placed first in the Manga We Want to See Animated 2025 ranking, has been revealed with a summer 2027 broadcast start window, a teaser trailer, and a teaser visual. The anime is directed by Hiroyuki Hashimoto (Magical Girl Raising Project, Is the Order a Rabbit?)…

The upcoming Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- anime film will begin screening in U.S. theaters from January 16, 2027 to January 19, 2027. It will be released in both English subtitled and English dubbed formats, with tickets being available on December 11, 2026.  A special creator collaboration visual drawn by Australian-based illustrator…

The main ending theme song of Black Clover Season 2, “Yellow Brick Road,” which is performed by Japanese boy group ONE OR EIGHT, is now available on multiple music streaming platforms.  The new song comes from the group’s first EP album, EN-GÏNE, which was released on September 16, 2026. They previously performed at the Head…

Advertising group Dentsu has announced a strategic partnership giving its clients access to a broad selection of anime and manga intellectual property owned by Japanese publisher Kodansha in the Americas. Dentsu named Attack on Titan, Ghost in the Shell, and Blue Lock among the franchises covered. Under the agreement, Dentsu will act as the main…