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Netflix’s Live Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Drops Final Trailer Packed With Epic Action From Zoro’s Rampage to Wapol’s Munch Munch...

Netflix’s live action ONE PIECE Season 2 has unveiled its final trailer, showcasing epic action as the Stra...

Berserk English Edition Surpasses 10 Million Copies, Global Series Reaches 70 Million as Publisher Says Creator Kentaro Miura “...

The Berserk English edition has surpassed 10 million copies in circulation, marking a major milestone for t...

Shogakukan’s Manga ONE Reports New Author Appointment Issue and Establishes Independent Investigation Committee

Shogakukan reports a new Manga ONE author appointment issue, addressing The Counselor Through Years and Sta...

You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Episode 9 story & Preview Cuts Released: The Fourth Childhood Friend App...

The story and preview images for Episode 9 of the TV anime You Can't Be in a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Fr...

Gintama New Movie Surpasses ¥1 Billion at the Box Office as Hideaki Sorachi Jokes “I’ll be fine if I get half the box office” i...

The new Gintama movie has officially surpassed ¥1 billion at the box office, marking the strongest performa...

You and I Are Polar Opposites Episode 9 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Tani’s Birthday Museum Date

The story and preview images for Episode 9 of the TV anime You and I Are Polar Opposites have been reveale...

Sanrio Launches New Sports Brand “Sanrio Sports” with Golf Apparel and Accessories Debut

Sanrio has announced the launch of its new sports brand Sanrio Sports, beginning with a golf apparel and ac...

Kyoto Animation President Hideaki Hatta Dies at 76: Led the Studio Under the Motto “Creating Together”

Kyoto Animation President Hideaki Hatta has passed away at the age of 76. The acclaimed studio announced th...

Aniplex and KADOKAWA Establish ANIMEC: New Anime Film Distribution Company Launched Through Joint Investment

Aniplex and KADOKAWA have jointly established ANIMEC, a new anime film distribution company, marking a stra...

Journal With Witch Episode 10 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Asa Encouraged to Audition for School Live While Working on Her Ly...

The story and preview images for Episode 10 of the TV anime Journal With Witch (Ikoku Nikki) have been rele...

[Interview Part 2] Yorozuya’s Comedy Is Always Unpredictable: Tomokazu Sugita, Daisuke Sakaguchi and Rie Kugimiya Talk “Gintama...

Gintama returns with a completely new film as New Film Gintama Yoshiwara in Flames continues its theatrical...

The Darwin Incident Episode 9 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Charlie Picks Up Lucy’s Call, but Hears Rivera’s Voice Instead

The story and preview images for Episode 9 of the TV anime The Darwin Incident have been revealed. This ep...

Laid Back Camp Season 4 Set for 2027 Release with New Character Design by Ryuta Ura and Animation by FURYU Pictures

Laid Back Camp Season 4 has officially been announced for a 2027 broadcast, with a teaser visual and promot...

The Prince of Tennis Sequel Nears Its Finale: The New Prince of Tennis Has Six Chapters Remaining, Creator Takeshi Konomi Urges...

The New Prince of Tennis is officially heading toward its conclusion, with only six installments remaining ...

Japan Cartoonists Association Issues Statement on Sexual Misconduct by Manga Artist, Calls It an Industry Wide Issue

The Japan Cartoonists Association has released a statement regarding the Joujin Kamen controversy, describi...

Shogakukan Apologizes to Its Own Serialized Manga Artists Over “Joujin Kamen” Controversy, Admits Betrayal of Trust

Shogakukan has issued a new statement regarding the Joujin Kamen controversy, apologizing not only to reade...

Drops of God Anime Starring Kazuya Kamenashi Set for Two Consecutive Cours This April, New Cast and PV Revealed

The Drops of God anime is officially set to air for two consecutive cours beginning April 10, bringing the ...

Star Detective Precure Episode 5 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Mikuru Asked to Solve a Ghost Disturbance

The story and preview images for Episode 5 of Star Detective Precure! have been revealed. The episode is sc...

Zeikin de Katta Hon Manga Set for Live Action Drama and Anime Adaptations

Zeikin de Katta Hon is officially getting both a live action drama and an anime adaptation, bringing the po...

Fire Force Season 3 Sparks Buzz as “Mysterious Live Action Woman” Appears in Anime: The Making of Sumire Sugita and Her 100 Plu...

Fire Force Season 3 reveals how the mysterious live action woman Sumire Sugita was cast after 100 plus audi...