16+ hour, 23+ min ago  (314+ words) NBC Universal revealed on Saturday the second season of the television anime of Masakuni Igarashi's Tune In to the Midnight Heart (Mayonaka Heart Tune) manga will debut in 2027. NBC Universal also confirmed the mostly returning staff, and revealed more cast…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (171+ words) The son of actress and voice actress Yukiko Nikaido announced on Facebook on Friday that Nikaido died on July 3 of old age. She was 87. Nikaido's son Sōsuke Yagyū announced the news on the Facebook page of Yatsugatake Club, a Yamanashi-based…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (309+ words) The August issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine announced on Thursday Hiroshi Takashige and Tatsumi Hitomoji's manga THE LAST TERRAN from the special Young Magazine US English issue will launch as a series in the September issue on August 20. Takashige…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (800+ words) Kiyoshi Kurosawa's live-action film adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's The Samurai and the Prisoner (Kokurōjō) samurai historical mystery novel dropped from #4 to #5 in its fourth weekend. The film earned 56,289,900 yen (about US$347,200) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (128+ words) Retailers are listing Sae Kumanami's From Superfan to Stepsister (Oshi ga Ani ni Narimashita) manga to end with the 10th compiled book volume, which ships on September 18. Manga UP! Global publishes the series in English and describes the story: When my…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (422+ words) Mercedes and the Waning Moon Anime Reveals TV Format, 1st Promo Video, Cast & Staff Members, January 2027 Debut Anime News Network News Mercedes and the Waning Moon Anime Reveals TV Format, 1st Promo Video, Cast & Staff Members, January 2027 Debut Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (297+ words) Otakon Hosts Background Art Director Kazuki Higashiji Anime News Network News Otakon Hosts Background Art Director Kazuki Higashiji Higashiji has directed backgrounds for P.A. Works and other projects. He has worked on Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Maquia - When…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (184+ words) The staff for the TV anime of Hifumi's The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom (Yūkyū no Gusha Asley no, Kenja no Susume) novels unveiled on Sunday a teaser trailer, the cast, the staff, and the January 2027 premiere date. Crunchyroll will…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (207+ words) The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the late Sachiko Kiyono's Nontan children's books announced on Saturday the series will receive a new 3D CG-animated work to celebrate the 50th anniversary for the franchise. The franchise will also hold an interactive exhibit…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (255+ words) Kishimoto commented on the announcement: Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) is directing the film, and is also producing the film through his company Hisako alongside Jeyun Munford. Arad Productions' Avi Arad, Ari Arad, and…...