Category: Anime || Manga

Variety has reported that a live-action adaptation of the Samurai Champloo historical samurai TV anime series is in development from Tomorrow Studios, with original director Shinichiro Watanabe being attached to the project in an undisclosed role.  According to Variety, the live-action project is still in its early development stages and has not yet been pitched…

A second trailer, new cast member, and main theme songs have been unveiled for the upcoming second season of Ace of the Diamond Act II. The second season is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on April 5, 2026.  The newly released trailer for Ace of the Diamond Act II Season 2 highlights the opening…

The latest trailer has been revealed for the upcoming Candy Caries stop-motion TV anime series, which highlights the show’s main theme song. The anime will air in Japan on April 15, 2026 on TBS’s Yoru no Brunch variety program. Japanese four-member girl group IS:SUE is singing the anime’s main theme song “Telepathy,” which is highlighted…

A new visual has been released for the ongoing Wash It All Away TV anime series, spotlighting the lead heroine Wakana Kinme dressed in a yukata with a colorful sky of fireworks. The anime began broadcasting in Japan on January 5, 2026.  ©Mitsuru Hattori/SQUARE ENIX,Kinishite Committee Kenta Onishi (Even Given the Worthless “Appraiser” Class, I’m…

Japanese four-piece band Ryokuoushoku Shakai’s “Riding the wind” single is now available on music streaming platforms, which serves as the theme song of the L’étoile de Paris en Fleur anime film. The upcoming anime film (also known in Japanese as Paris ni Saku L’etoile) is set to premiere in Japan on March 13, 2026.  A…

A “Cho Ten-chan” main visual and a nearly two-minute main trailer for the NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD TV anime have been released. The latter displays more of the story’s glitter and darkness, and also includes a snippet of the newly announced ending theme song “Levitation” by Tatsuya Kitani. It was also revealed that the anime will…

The Megami “Isekai Tensei Nani ni Naritai desu ka” Ore “Yusha no Rokkotsu de” TV anime has received a main trailer and key visual. An April 7, 25:59 JST (effectively April 8 at 1:59 JST) broadcast start date was also revealed. Additionally, it was announced that the ending song is “Nan nan desuka?” by shalim….

The “yakuza-psychic” manga J M from Hinamatsuri‘s Masao Ohtake is getting an anime. The premise features a fearsome assassin who ends up switching bodies with a girl.  Image source: @hartamanga The manga debuted in May 2023 as the first serialized title on Harta’s Harta Alternative website. The seventh volume will be released on March 13, 2026…

Kodansha USA has revealed the addition of several more manga series for its Kodansha Print Club program this spring. The latest titles were previously only available in digital format, but will now be available in print.  Some of the new manga series joining the Kodansha Print Club include MF Ghost, Tokyo Tarareba Girls Returns 2,…

A teaser trailer for the upcoming Red River TV anime has dropped, along with the reveals of the show’s July broadcast premiere, lead cast, and opening theme song. Mirai Tachibana is voicing Yuri, the protagonist who finds herself transported to the ancient Middle East. Opposite her is Wataru Kato as Kail, a prince of the…