Category: Anime || Manga

Crunchyroll has announced that The Weeknd will join the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards as a celebrity presenter. The Grammy-winning artist will officially be presenting the award for Anime of the Year at the live ceremony in Tokyo on May 23, 2026. He joins a lineup of other celebrities and musical artists such as RZA, DANNA,…

Voice actor Yuichiro Umehara is joining the voice cast of the upcoming The Villager of Level 999 TV anime series. The anime will premiere in Japan in July 2026.   ©星月子猫・ふーみ/KADOKAWA/「LV999の村人」製作委員会 ©星月子猫・ふーみ/KADOKAWA/「LV999の村人」製作委員会 Umehara will voice the demon character Menou. He joins a previously announced voice cast that consists of:  • Satoshi Inomata as Koji Kagami •…

Bandai Namco Filmworks has unveiled an English dub trailer for the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe anime film, ahead of its U.S. theatrical release on May 15, 2026. The second entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway anime film trilogy was released in Japan on January 30, 2026. Shuko Murase is…

A new teaser trailer has been revealed for the upcoming sixth chapter of the Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 anime. The sixth chapter of the theatrical anime remake project is titled Aoi Meikyu and will premiere in Japan on June 26, 2026. Naomichi Yamato (Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!! assistant director) is directing the Star…

Titan Manga has released an exclusive preview of the front cover and art of Atom: The Beginning Volume 14. The upcoming 14th volume is scheduled to be released in bookstores, comic shops, and retailers on June 2, 2026.  The Atom: The Beginning manga series is written by Masami Yuki, with Astro Boy manga creator Osamu…

HOLOSTARS, a male VTuber group under hololive production operated by COVER Corp., announced upcoming changes to its management structure as part of efforts to “maintain long-term sustainability.” The changes are expected to affect several aspects of operations, including company-led projects, studio-based streams, new merchandise releases, and the production of original songs. Despite expanding its group…

An idol and streaming-themed mystery visual novel titled Red Chat Ritual – TSUMIMI TIME Idol Mystery (Tsumimi Jikan Kyo Oshii Hodo Aishiteru) has been announced for Steam. A music video for its theme song “Oshi Oshi Oshi Oshi Oshi Oshi Oshi Oshi Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane Kane,” performed by independent VTuber Kagura…

A main visual and second trailer for Gekijoban Mononoke Daisansho: Hebigami (Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 3: Snake God) have been released. The latter includes a snippet of the newly announced theme song “No Epilogue” by AiNA THE END.  Additionally, it was announced that Yukana and Eiji Takemoto are joining the cast. Takemoto is voicing  Saku Mizorogi, an…

Kodansha‘s K Manga has added the newly launched That Time I Got Reincarnated in PES manga as a simulpub title. There are two chapters at the time of writing. The manga by Kiminori Wakasugi is inspired by Konami’s eFootball, the successor to the Pro Evolution Soccer/Winning Eleven game series. It’s serialized on Magazine Pocket in Japan…

Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed five new manga and light novel series, which include Nono’s Phantom Shop and Building a Monster Girl Harem with Forbidden Science, as well as an audiobook adaptation for Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling.  Here are the details on Seven Seas’ latest licenses:  Manga My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now…