Category: Anime || Manga

Manga Mavericks Books has announced distribution deals with Pathway Book Service and Gazelle Book Services Ltd.  Pathway Book Service is a specialized distributor and logistics provider that will manage comprehensive book fulfillment, warehousing, and retail distribution for Manga Mavericks Books’ growing print catalog. It services a broad range of national retailers including Barnes & Noble,…

A new trailer and key visual for the rakugo-themed TV anime Akane-banashi have been released. The former includes a preview of the newly announced opening song “HITOTARASHI” by Kuwata Keisuke. It was also revealed that the show will begin airing on April 4, and that the Akane-banashi Global YouTube channel will upload episodes for North…

The Onegai AiPri anime that was announced last month has now received a teaser trailer, key visual, and an April 5 broadcast start date, alongside other reveals. The new AiPri show sees teenager Inori Konomi (Hanaka Ogawa) moving to Onegai Town with the hopes of becoming an AiPri (Idol Princess). She meets the popular AiPri…

The second season of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior TV anime will begin airing on April 2. A key visual was released with the announcement. It was also revealed that Ryota Suzuki is joining the cast, and that the theme songs are “Ego” by RETRORIRON (opening) and “Tarareba” by Garakuta (ending). ©天壱・一迅社／ラス為2製作委員会2026…

CONTRAIL, the animation planning and production studio formed in 2019 to produce full-length movies directed by In This Corner of the World/Black Lagoon‘s Sunao Katabuchi, will be folded into MAPPA. It was originally an affiliated company of MAPPA‘s, with the latter’s president serving as CONTRAIL’s representative director. The news was first reported by Gamebiz, citing…

The official Twitter/X account and website for the upcoming Smoking Behind the Supermarket with You TV anime series announced the casting of voice actor Shinya Takahashi as Suzuki. The anime will premiere in Japan in July 2026, with the animation production being handled by Asahi Production.  ©地主／SQUARE ENIX・「ヤニすう」製作委員会 Takahashi joins a main voice cast that…

Crunchyroll has announced the North American theatrical premiere date for the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea anime film on May 1, 2025. It will be distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures in the U.S. and Canada and will be available in both Japanese with English…

Crunchyroll announced today that the first season of the OSHI NO KO TV anime series is now streaming on its platform, with the second season set to be added sometime this coming spring. The currently airing third season premiered in Japan on January 14, 2026.  The company is working in collaboration with partners, including HIDIVE….

Toy design and manufacturing company JAKKS Pacific has announced a partnership with Crunchyroll to design, manufacture, market, and sell an extensive line of toys, cosplay, and collectibles based on the service’s popular anime properties.  Under the new agreement, JAKKS Pacific will become one of the major U.S. manufacturers to distribute official Crunchyroll merchandise to market….

The Cosmic Princess Kaguya! anime movie, which opened in just 19 locations on February 20, has managed to place fifth in the February 20 to February 22 Japanese weekend box office ranking, reports Kogyo Tsushin. According to a press release, the film drew 148,067 moviegoers and made more than 291 million yen (~US$1.87 million) in…