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A new character visual has been unveiled for the upcoming second season of Chained Soldier, highlighting the leader of the fifth squad, Yakumo Ezo. The second season is expected to premiere in Japan in January 2026.  ©Takahiro,Yohei Takemura /SHUEISHA, Chained Soldier2 Production Consortium A voice actress for Yakumo has not yet been announced, as of…

The newly released second episode of Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle marked the debut of the youth anime’s attractive opening and ending animations, and the former is now up in non-credit form on the KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel. Ciao Nekotomi (OSHI NO KO Season 1 assistant director and Season 2 co-assistant director) is credited with…

Joining the growing popularity of webtoons, or manhwa, is Ink Pop’s first translated manhwa: My Life As An Internet Novel, written by Yu Hani-Ryeo and illustrated by A Hyeon. My Life As An Internet Novel, also known as Inso’s Law, has been my favorite webtoon since I first read it a long time ago. It…

A main trailer and main visual have been released for the All You Need Is Kill anime film. A January 9, 2026 JST release date was also revealed. The new trailer, beyond providing a proper look at the movie’s time-loop alien invasion scenario and the relationship between the looping warrior Rita and the systems engineer…

The Yowaki MAX Reijo Nanoni, Ratsuwan Konyakusha-sama no Moke ni Notteshimatta light novel series is getting a TV anime adaptation.  Miku Ito is Pia Rockwell, a count’s daughter and the villainess of an otome game. The protagonist is reincarnated as Pia and, being too timid to face Pia’s fate of being deported, tries to annul…

The upcoming Labyrinth (Meikan no Shiori) anime film has received a main trailer and a visual. The former includes a preview of the newly announced Atarashii Gakko! theme song “Sailor, Sail On.” It was also revealed that Sho Hayami, Maya Sakamoto, and Tomokazu Sugita are part of the cast. ©『迷宮のしおり』製作委員会 Labyrinth is set for a January 1,…

The Sakamoto Days live-action movie has received a second “super teaser” video, which shows not just young Sakamoto, but his partner Shin Asakura gunning down their opponents with flair.  Asakura is being played by Fumiya Takahashi, who was Ryuji “Yuka-chan” Ayukawa in the Blue Period live-action film. A visual for Shin was also released. (C)鈴木祐斗／集英社　(C)2026映画「SAKAMOTO…

Manga Mavericks Books announced that it has licensed two new manga titles during its panel at New York Comic Con 2025: the 1980s manga series Sinbad and the indie manga Horon of the Closed Country. Both titles will be added to its print and digital catalog in 2026.  Here are the details on the new…

A new trailer has been released for the Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc anime film, which features the insert song by Japanese metal band Maximum the Hormone “Hawatari Nioku Centi (Zentai Suitei 70% Kaikin edit).” The film was released in Japanese theaters on September 19, 2025 and has grossed a total of 897…

A new trailer has been revealed for the upcoming The Idolmaster Million Live! ~Itsuka, Mannaka de~ OVA, which will be released on Blu-ray disc in Japan on March 27, 2026. The trailer also announced that pre-orders for the OVA will be available from October 11, 2025 to January 22, 2026. Shinya Watada (Gundam Build Divers, The…