Category: Anime || Manga

Circus-themed original anime Grow Up Show has received its first trailer, a key visual, and a July 2026 broadcast start date. Its cast, as well as more staff credits, were also revealed. Tomoka Noda is voicing Mizuka Tsurumaki, a girl who finds herself with the Himawari Circus after collapsing by the road. Leading that circus…

Umamusume: Pretty Derby — Beginning of a New Era has been voted as the Anime Movie of the Year at the 12th Anime Trending Awards. The film earned a total of 15,269 votes, surpassing two other massively popular films in the category, Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, which finished second with 14,000 votes,…

In the dominant spirit of the horse in 2026, Umamusume: Cinderella Gray has been crowned Anime of the Year at the 12th Anime Trending Awards. The anime garnered a grand total of 11,721 votes to take the top spot among 21 nominees, beating The Apothecary Diaries Season 2, which placed second with 10,243 votes.  Congratulations…

Jinshi from The Apothecary Diaries and Jo Kitahara from Umamusume: Cinderella Gray placed first in the Boy of the Year and Supporting Boy of the Year categories at the 12th Anime Trending Awards. Jinshi led the Boy of the Year category with 12,393 votes, holding off a strong challenge from Ken Takakura of DAN DA…

For the second year in a row, Creepy Nuts takes a win in the 12th Anime Trending Awards by winning Opening Theme Song of the Year with their smooth theme for the second season of Call of the Night, “Mirage.” The winner for Ending Theme Song of the Year is the viral song “Kawaii Kaiwai”…

REMOW’s It’s Anime FAST channel is adding two new exclusive titles for streaming on the Samsung TV Plus service later this month: You Don’t Know Gunma Yet ～Reiwa Version～ and KANAGAWA ELVES. Both “light anime” series are currently available only to watch on Samsung TV Plus in North America on channel #3202.  The upcoming broadcast…

Crossed Hearts announced this week that it has licensed the yuri romance manga Afternoon Tea for Two for its Glam Beat! imprint. A release schedule for the manga will be announced at a later date.  The manga is written by Mei Fujimatsu and drawn by Satsuki Haru. It was first published as a doujinshi manga…

A second trailer for the Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart TV anime has been released. A Fall 2026 anime season broadcast premiere window was also revealed. Magical Girl Raising Project: Restart is the follow-up to 2016’s dark magical girl anime Magical Girl Raising Project. Like its predecessor, it’s based on the light novel series written by…

STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure’s first episode (known as the “1st STAGE”) premiered a few days ago, bringing us back into the world created by Hirohiko Araki and adapted by the team at David Production. Leading that team is director Yasuhiro Kimura, who answered our questions ahead of the series premiere in part one…

The first key visual for the Witch on the Holy Night anime film has been revealed, depicting the character Aoko Aozaki. The promotional material drop comes after last month’s new footage and 2026 Japanese release date announcement. ©奈須きのこ・TYPE-MOON / アニプレックス・ノーツ・ufotable Witch on the Holy Night (Mahotsukai no Yoru) is based on the visual novel by Type-Moon. Steam’s story description…