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Latest: Japan Weekly Manga Sales Ranking As of October 20 2025 Announced by Oricon

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly manga ranking for the week of October 20 2025.

Why Beyblade X Connects Generations, Genders, and Nations: From Toy to Global Language

Since its 1999 debut, Beyblade has shipped over 560 million units across 80 countries. The franchise’s firs...

Rie Takahashi and Yurie Ikoma Star in IDOLatry Manga PV Released with Volume 1

To celebrate the release of Volume 1 of the manga IDOLatry, currently serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine,...

Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet Exhibition Opens in Shibuya with Thought Experiment Collaboration

To celebrate the release of Mamoru Hosoda’s latest film Scarlet, NO MORE Inc. will host an immersive event ...

High School! Kimengumi Returns with a Modern Anime Remake Premiering January 2026 — Tomokazu Seki to Voice Rei Ichido

The 1980s hit High School! Kimengumi is back as a 2026 TV anime on Fuji TV’s Noitamina block, directed by K...

Zombie Land Saga: YumeGinga Paradise Collab Video Released: Gold Ship Becomes the PR Manager!?

Zombie Land Saga: YumeGinga Paradise teams up with Umamusume: Pretty Derby for a new collab video featuring...

Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse Episode 16 Story and Preview Images Revealed: Heartbroken by Yukari’s Rejection, Naoto...

The story and preview images for Episode 16 of the anime Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse have bee...

[Editor's Picks] Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Dominates Japan’s Box Office with Momentum Toward the 10-Billion-Yen Milestone, Earning...

Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc surpasses 5 billion yen at Japan’s box office. With Tatsuya Yoshihara’s acclaimed di...

Renako Enters Cosplay Closet in New Teaser for There’s No Freaking Way I’ll be Your Lover! Unless… Sequel

The latest teaser for Watanare: Next Shine! shows Renako Amaori being led into a cosplay room by Kaho Koyan...

Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Megumi Ogata and Kana Hanazawa Reflect on Their Roles — “Okkotsu Grows So Quickly” and “It Was Hard to Voice ...

Megumi Ogata and Kana Hanazawa discuss voicing Yuta and Rika in Jujutsu Kaisen 0, sharing insights on Okkot...

Hero Without a Class Episode 4 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Allele and Team Enter the Underground Dungeon

The story and preview images for Episode 4 of the TV anime Hero Without a Class: Who Even Needs Skills?! ha...

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Episode 3 Story & Preview Released: Bakugo is back!

The story and preview images for Episode 3 (overall Episode 162) of the TV anime My Hero Academia FINAL SEA...

Gachiakuta Episode 15 Story & Scene Previews Released: Rudo Faces the Raiders’ Boss Zodyl

The story and preview images for Episode 15 of the TV anime "Gachiakuta" have been revealed. The episode wi...

The Fourth Husband Wins at 2025 WORLD WEBTOON AWARDS — First Main Prize for a Japanese Creator

Chinami Akio’s webtoon The Fourth Husband, published on LINE Manga, has won a main award at the 2025 WORLD ...

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's Episode 3 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Akira Faces Death in the Servitu...

The story and preview images for Episode 3 of the TV anime My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the H...

Konami Cancels SILENT HILL f Soundtrack Release and Announces Refunds

Konami Digital Entertainment announced on October 16 that the planned release of the SILENT HILL f: ORIGINA...

Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Marks 5th Anniversary as Satoshi Hino Expresses Gratitude to Fans

Voice actor Satoshi Hino, known for portraying Kyojuro Rengoku in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, marked th...

Plarail x Evangelion Collaboration Announced: Operation Yashima Trains and Weapon-Inspired Models Launch on December 6

Takara Tomy announced a new Plarail collaboration with the Evangelion series to celebrate the anime’s 30th ...

Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A Launches Today for Switch and Switch 2 as Fans Celebrate with “Vacation for Pokémon”

Pokémon LEGENDS Z-A, the newest title in the Pokémon franchise, launches today, October 16, for Nintendo Sw...

Joe Hisaishi’s First Hollywood Project “A Big Bold Beautiful Journey” to Release Japan-Only Soundtrack on December 10

Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi joins his first Hollywood project with "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey," direc...