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[Editor's Picks] Sentenced to Be a Hero Stands Out in a Crowded January 2026 Anime with Exceptional Early Acclaim

The Winter 2026 anime season, which began airing in January, is packed with heavyweight titles. Alongside h...

Firefly Wedding Gets TV Anime Adaptation This October by david production: A Mad Love Story Between an Assassin and a Noble Lady

Firefly Wedding is set to receive a television anime adaptation produced by david production, with the seri...

Demon Slayer Misses Out on Golden Globe for Best Animated Film as “KPop Demon Hunters” Takes the Prize

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Arc Chapter One missed Best Animated Film at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, whe...

Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2 Confirmed for July Broadcast, Teaser PV and Key Visual Released

Skeleton Knight in Another World Season 2 has been officially confirmed to air in July, marking the long aw...

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End: Kazuhiko Inoue’s Performance as the Hero of the South Is “Too Incredible,” Cast Reacts in Awe

Kazuhiko Inoue shocks the cast with his powerful performance as the Hero of the South in Frieren: Beyond Jo...

Frieren Season 2 Reveals Hero of the South Footage, Kazuhiko Inoue Cast as Voice Actor Says It Was a Difficult Role

Frieren Season 2 unveils new footage of the Hero of the South as Kazuhiko Inoue joins the cast and reflects...

The Darwin Incident Episode 2 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Charlie Becomes Isolated at School

The story and preview images for Episode 2 of the TV anime The Darwin Incident have been revealed. This ep...

Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy Episode 2 Story & Preview Cuts Released

The story and preview images for Episode 2 of the TV anime Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy have been revealed...

TRIGUN STARGAZE Episode 1 Airs With TARAKO’s Voice Despite Her Passing, Zazie Role to Be Taken Over by Minami Takayama

TRIGUN STARGAZE Episode 1 aired with TARAKO’s voice performance as Zazie the Beast, honoring her legacy bef...

Purple Protagonist Precure Debuts for the First Time in 23rd Series: Star Detective Precure Reveals Cure Answer and Full Charac...

The popular anime franchise Precure, broadcast on ABC TV and TV Asahi every Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. Jap...

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 Confirmed for July 2026 Broadcast, Teaser Visual Revealed and New Mobile Game An...

Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 has been officially confirmed to air in July 2026, marking t...

Tune In to the Midnight Heart Episode 2 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Arisu Hears Rikka’s Singing Voice

The story and preview images for Episode 2 of the TV anime Tune In to the Midnight Heart have been revealed...

Tis Time for "Torture," Princess Episode 13 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Basketball by Magical Invitation

The story and preview images for Episode 13 of the TV anime ’Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess have been rev...

Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Episode 2 Story & Preview Cuts Released: SCRAP BUILDING

The story and preview images for Episode 2 of the TV anime Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table hav...

The Ramparts of Ice Anime Premieres April 2 as Key Visual and First PV Capture a Fleeting Page of Youth

The television anime The Ramparts of Ice is set to premiere on April 2, airing every Thursday at 11:56 p.m....

In the Clear Moonlit Dusk Episode 1 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Prince Meets Prince

The story and preview images for Episode 1 of the TV anime In the Clear Moonlit Dusk have been revealed. Th...

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 Reveals Purson Soi’s Voice Actor After 6 Years, Setsuo Ito Joins Cast With New PV

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 4 has officially revealed a long awaited casting announcement, co...

You and Idol Pretty Cure Episode 47 Story & Preview Stills Released: Why Does Darkine Want to Plunge the World Into Darkness?

Episode47 of You and Idol Pretty Cure, the 22nd installment in the Pretty Cure anime series, has released i...

New Film “Godzilla Minus Zero” Set for Worldwide Release on November 3, With New Visual and Staff Revealed

Godzilla Minus Zero has officially been set for release on November 3, known as Godzilla Day, marking the a...

Attack on Titan Voice Cast Reunites After a Year to Cry “Dedicate Your Hearts!” Yuki Kaji Says “I will fight and fight”

Attack on Titan voice actors reunited in Tokyo for the revival screening, with Yuki Kaji declaring his reso...