Category: Anime || Manga

Manga Mavericks Books announced the licensing of two new manga series during its panel at Anime Boston, which will be released in the last quarter of 2026 and early 2027. The new manga titles include Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls and Ball & Chain.  Here are the details on the new licenses: Oni…

J-Novel Club has announced that it will release an audiobook adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries light novel series. The audiobook was first announced during a panel at Anime Boston 2026, which was hosted by the publisher and series writer Hyuganatsu (who was a guest at the convention).   Audiobook publisher RB Media is overseeing production for…

The Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway (Detective Conan:Highway no Datenshi) anime movie has received a pre-release trailer ahead of its April 10 premiere in Japan. The 29th Detective Conan film involves Conan and Miyuki Sawashiro‘s Chihaya Hagiwara facing the high tech motorcycle Lucifer and its mysterious rider. Detective Conan began with the manga…

TOMY Company has announced the official launch of the Licca-chan fashion doll brand in North America, which includes several anime collaborations and the release of 10 exclusive dolls.  The new doll collection debuted in late March 2026 at select BoxLunch, HOT TOPIC, MINISO, animate Los Angeles / animate USA, and Gacha&Catch locations nationwide. It features…

Three new voice cast members have been announced for the Komekami! Girls TV anime series. The anime premiered in Japan on April 2, 2026.  The additional cast members include Noriko Hidaka as the Rice Goddess Queen, Ryuma Tanizawa as Demon King Zangi, and Yu Saito (from Japanese comedy duo Parachute Butai) as a priest of…

The upcoming Chainsmoker Cat TV anime has received a key visual featuring the titular cat girl and several other beastfolk, apparently having a gathering in an alley. It was also revealed that it will begin airing on July 2 at 24:30 JST (effectively July 3 at 00:30 AM JST). ©にゃんにゃんファクトリー・講談社／ヤニねこ製作委員会 Additionally, more cast members were…

VIZ Media has acquired the North American and international streaming rights for the Mao TV anime series. The anime will begin streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Latin America on April 4, 2026. It will also premiere in Japan on the same date and is slated to…

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten anime has launched a so-called Princess Project line of visuals. First is a Beauty and the Beast-themed visual. ©佐伯さん・SBクリエイティブ／アニメ「お隣の天使様」製作委員会 takasemaru (Violet Evergarden character designer, Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 co-character designer) posted on X/Twitter that she drew heroine Mahiru, while the visual’s backgrounds are by fellow Kyoto…

A new illustration and a trailer for Kyoto Animation‘s The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya anime have been released to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The former was drawn by the light novels’ illustrator Noizi Ito. ©2007、2008、2009 谷川 流・いとうのいぢ/SOS団 ©Nagaru Tanigawa, Noizi Ito/KADOKAWA Other recent 20th anniversary announcements include a music box, the start of pre-orders for…

A visual for My Hero Academia‘s post-finale special episode, “More,” has been released. © 堀越耕平／集英社・僕のヒーローアカデミア製作委員会 © K. Horikoshi / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Project A 10th anniversary visual drawn by one of the series’ character designer, Yoshihiko Umakoshi, was also revealed. © 堀越耕平／集英社・僕のヒーローアカデミア製作委員会 © K. Horikoshi / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Project Additionally, it was…