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Hotel Inhumans Season 2 Set for October Premiere: Hina Yomiya Cast as Shiba Kirihara, New Illustration by Creator Revealed

The anime Hotel Inhumans Season 2 will begin airing in October. It has also been announced that Hina Yomiya...

Star Detective Precure Episode 6 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Jett-senpai’s Mysterious Words “You Two Are Destined…”

The story and preview images for Episode 6 of Star Detective Precure! have been revealed. The episode is sc...

New Fern Visual Revealed for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 Blu ray Volume 2, Special Illustration Boards by Tsukasa Ab...

The Blu ray and DVD release of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 continues in Japan, and a brand new v...

Matsurika Kanriden TV Anime Set for January 2027, Rie Takahashi and Nobunaga Shimazaki Lead Cast; Voice Teaser Visual PV Released

Matsurika Kanriden TV anime will premiere in January 2027 with Rie Takahashi and Nobunaga Shimazaki starrin...

The World's Strongest Rearguard Anime Reveals First PV Featuring Yoshitsugu Matsuoka’s Voice as Arihito

The anime The World's Strongest Rearguard: Labyrinth Country's Novice Seeker has released its first promoti...

Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Episode 10 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Is There a Killer Among the Team? Yuki F...

The story and preview images for Episode 10 of the TV anime Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table ha...

Pokémon Horizons Episode 131 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Familiar Faces Gather as Friede Is Followed by a Suspicious Figure

The story and scene cuts for Episode 131 of Pokémon Horizons have been officially unveiled. This new episod...

Scum of the Brave Episode 9 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Yashiro Comes Up With a Plan After Being Asked for New Training

The story and preview images for Episode 9 of the TV anime Scum of the Brave have been revealed. This episo...

[Final] Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl Episode 8 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Ren Finally Explodes with Emotion After Seein...

The story and preview images for Episode 8 of the TV anime Ren Arisugawa Is Actually a Girl have been revea...

Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy Episode 10 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Aika Afraid of the Dark Visits Kota’s Room

The story and preview images for Episode 10 of the TV anime Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy have been reveale...

Latest ORICON Japan Weekly Light Novel Ranking Mar 9 2026

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly Light Novel ranking for the week of Mar 9 2026.

Latest ORICON Japan Weekly Manga Ranking Mar 9 2026

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly manga ranking for the week of Mar 9 2026.

Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 2 Reveals Main PV, Opening by ASH DA HERO and Ending by Shiyui

The TV anime Wistoria: Wand and Sword has released its main promotional video for Season 2, along with deta...

Hell’s Paradise Season 2 Episode 22 (S2EP9) Story & Preview Cuts Released: What Is the Astonishing Plan of the Tensen?

The story and preview images for Episode 22 (S2EP9) of the TV anime Hell’s Paradise have been revealed. Thi...

The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System Anime Reveals Main PV and Visual, Two Consecutive Cours Begin July 2

The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System anime will begin airing on July 2 on the TBS network’s...

Dr. STONE Final Season Cour 3 Reveals PV: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION Performs Opening Theme “Skins,” Seiichiro Yamashita Cast as SAI

The TV anime Dr. STONE has revealed the main visual and main promotional video for the final season Cour 3,...

KADOKAWA to Open Massive Anime Production Hub “Studio One Base” in Ikebukuro, Tokyo in Fall 2026

KADOKAWA announced plans to open a large scale anime production hub called Studio One Base in Ikebukuro, To...

Monthly Comic Garden Magazine Ends Publication After 11 Years, Serialized Works to Continue on Digital Platforms

Monthly Comic Garden magazine has announced that it will cease publication with its April 2026 issue releas...

Suikoden Anime Set for October Premiere as First Trailer Reveals 8 Additional Cast Members Including Taku Yashiro and Chika Anzai

The Suikoden anime has been confirmed to premiere in October. Along with the announcement, the first promot...

ONE PIECE Nami and Robin in Lingerie Revealed: Wacoal “Salute” Announces First Collaboration with ONE PIECE HEROINES

The ONE PIECE lingerie collaboration between Wacoal’s brand Salute and the anime project ONE PIECE HEROINES...