Category: Anime || Manga

Legendary Japanese artist Yoshitaka Amano appeared as a featured guest at Anime Expo 2026. Famous for his critical role in shaping character designs for countless video game franchises, including Final Fantasy, Amano drew great attention at the convention, where he and his team discussed his new eponymous company Yoshitaka Amano Inc. and his upcoming animation project,…

Netflix has released a new trailer for the upcoming two-part LEGO One Piece animated special during Anime NYC 2026. It will begin streaming on the service starting on September 29, 2026.   A key visual of the special was also released on One Piece Netflix’s official X/Twitter account.  The LEGO One Piece special was produced by…

Mad Cave Studios’ Nakama Press imprint will be publishing the Ace of the Diamond baseball manga series in a 3-in-1 English print omnibus format. The print release was first reported by Anime News Network last week.  The first paperback omnibus volume will be released on March 23, 2027 and is now available for pre-order on…

Crunchyroll has announced the acquisition and North American theatrical dates for upcoming The Irregular at Magic High School THE MOVIE -Yotsuba Succession Arc- anime film. It premiered in Japanese theaters earlier this year on May 8, 2026.   Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will screen the anime film in the U.S. and Canada for three days…

Japan is currently in the early hours of August 21 at the time of writing, and one of the light novels going on sale this date is a romantic comedy featuring a teenage boy and a girl who, barring any twists, is apparently a parallel world’s version of himself. It’s titled Heikosekai no Jibun ga…

The Aniplex YouTube channel has released a trailer for “A(E)LIENS,” one of the three anime shorts from the upcoming CloverWorks-produced GROTESQQQUE anthology film. The premise of “A(E)LIENS” features an alien girl called Elie, who comes to Earth as a goodwill ambassador and looks for “friends” while accompanied by the space bureau’s Kento Kunihara, Her experience…

Kyoto Animation has unveiled an animated trailer for the Sogen no Kagayaki novel, which is published under the studio’s KA Esuma Bunko label. Uno Nakata storyboarded the unit directed the commercial, which depicts a tender interaction between main characters Tao Constable and Benjamin Lawrence. Nakata is also one of the two key animators, the other…

Mobile operator NTT Docomo has announced the impending shutdown of English-translated manga platform MANGA MIRAI, which launched in March 2025, “in light of the current business environment.”  Functions like membership signups and new manga purchases, as well as the offering of the app, have been suspended as of August 19, 7PM PT. The end of…

A key visual and 2027 broadcast start date have been revealed for the Necromancer Isekai: How I Went from Abandoned Villager to the Emperor TV anime. ©NAZUNA MIKI,KAITO SHIBANO/SHUEISHA,NECROMANCER ISEKAI PROJECT Necromancer Isekai (Mukuwarenakatta Murabito A, Kizoku ni Hirowarete Dekiaisareru Ue ni, Jitsu wa Motteita Densetsu-kyuu no Kami Skill mo Kakusei shita) is based on…

The upcoming second season of Disney’s Twisted-Wonderland The Animation, Episode of Savanaclaw, has released a teaser trailer. The season is scheduled to premiere in December and will be streamed exclusively on Disney+. The trailer features the new character, Yuka Hirasaki, the main character who appears in the Disney’s Twisted-Wonderland ~Episode of Savanaclaw~ manga adaptation. Ai…