Category: Anime || Manga

The ninth edition of the Animation is Film festival has announced its slate of animated films that will be screened at the event, including the anime films Cherry and Virgin and Ghost – End of Night. Both projects will screen as part of the “Competition Feature” category.  Ghost – End of Night is directed by…

Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island has made 15.84 billion yen (~US$100.5 million) in Japan, according to its official X/Twitter account. With its new gross, the first film in the popular mascot franchise has displaced Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram as the 16th highest-grossing film in the country, and is also the top-performing…

The Grand Blue Dreaming TV anime is set to return for a fourth season, per the anime’s official X/Twitter account. An announcement visual was also revealed:  ©井上堅二・吉岡公威・講談社／ぐらんぶる３製作委員会 Grand Blue Dreaming is based on the Kodansha-published manga written by Kenji Inoue and drawn by Kimitake Yoshioka. Kodansha USA describes the manga as such: After moving out on his own to a…

The upcoming Magic Knight Rayearth 2026 TV anime series has revealed a new trailer and cast ahead of its premiere. The series will premiere on October 7 and will run in 2 cours. The additional cast members are as follows: Mamiko Noto as Alcyone Ayumu Murase as Ascot Hitomi Ueda as Caldina Hiroki Yasumoto as…

REMOW has announced that the It’s Anime free ad-supported streaming television channel is now available across three platforms in North America: Pluto TV, Live TV on PS5 (available exclusively on PlayStation 5 consoles), and Prime Video.  The It’s Anime 24/7 FAST channel has been available on Live TV on PS5 since August 31, 2026, Prime…

Toho has announced the upcoming release of a special 10th anniversary version of Yuki Hayashi’s “You Say Run” song from the soundtrack of the My Hero Academia anime series.  Bones Film has unveiled a new illustration featuring Izuku Midoriya, which pays homage to the first season’s soundtrack album cover.  © K. Horikoshi / Shueisha, My…

A third teaser trailer and main theme song have been revealed for the upcoming second season of With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess. The second season of the “light anime” series will begin airing in Japan on October 1, 2026.   The second season’s theme song is “Kareinaru Revenger” by Juice=Juice, which is highlighted in the…

The Grand Blue Dreaming TV anime is set to return for a fourth season, per the anime’s official X/Twitter account. An announcement visual was also revealed:  ©井上堅二・吉岡公威・講談社／ぐらんぶる３製作委員会 Grand Blue Dreaming is based on the Kodansha-published manga written by Kenji Inoue and drawn by Kimitake Yoshioka. Kodansha USA describes the manga as such: After moving out on his own to a…

Tetsu Kariya and Akira Hanasaki’s long-running Oishinbo cooking manga series is receiving a new TV anime adaptation titled Shin Oishinbo. The new anime project was announced during a stage event at ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 celebrating Shin-Ei Animation’s 50th anniversary.  ＼　TVアニメ化決定！✨　／ 原点にして、頂点。“究極”の“食”アニメ　── ここに復活！ TVアニメ「新 美味しんぼ」詳細は後日発表します🍚 おたのしみに！https://t.co/rQL81dSJw4#新美味しんぼ pic.twitter.com/eaxomOoa25 — 美味しんぼ【公式】| YouTube配信中！ (@oishinbo_ch) September 19, 2026 A…

A trailer for the advanced theatrical preview of Inherit the Winds has been unveiled, along with the main theme songs of the upcoming TV anime series and a new voice cast member. The early theatrical preview screening will run for two weeks in Japan, starting on November 13, 2026, before its regular TV broadcast in…