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Kōki Inō Takes Over Kanon Himeno Role in The Idolm@ster SideM
Kōki Inō will succeed Ayumu Murase as Kanon Himeno in The Idolm@ster SideM. His duties cover newly announced content and merchandise after August 28, plus an upcoming performance.
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Filmmaker Izuru Narushima Dies of Lung Cancer at 65
Award-winning director and screenwriter Izuru Narushima died of lung cancer on August 24 at 65, Kyodo reported Friday. The Japan Academy Prize Association also offered condolences Friday.
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Embracing Love Returns With New Serialization in Spring 2027
Youka Nitta will begin a new Embracing Love serialization in spring 2027. The creator thanked readers for requesting scenes set during breaks in the main story.
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Comic and Manga Letterer Dave Lanphear Dies From Diabetes Complications at 58
Dave Lanphear died on August 18 at age 58 from complications related to diabetes. The award-winning cartoonist and letterer worked on comics, manga, and television.
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Muse India Sets Hindi Dub Launches for Slime Season 4 and Iruma-kun Season 3
Muse India will stream Hindi dubs of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun season 3, starting August 29 and August 30, respectively.
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Arcanadea Anime Sets January 2027 Premiere, Announces Staff and Cast
The Arcanadea television anime revealed a teaser, its main staff and additional cast on Saturday. The adaptation of Kotobukiya's plastic model series will premiere in January 2027.
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Bleach Mirrors High Opens Pre-Registration, Releases Two Short Trailers
Pre-registration is now open for Bleach Mirrors High. The mobile game features customizable Soul Reapers, three-character teams and new characters designed by Tite Kubo.
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PuniRunes Season 4 Promo Introduces New Characters Voiced by Ganbareruya
A new PuniRunes season-four promo has been released. Comedy duo Ganbareruya will voice Sanrun and Tsukurun and serve as cheer captains for the new seasons.
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Roji’s Ao and Midori Manga Set for Live-Action TV Adaptation on October 5
Roji’s boys-love manga Ao and Midori is getting a live-action television series premiering October 5. The story follows two young men whose relationship develops over eight years.
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Anime, Manga, Games and Books Arriving in North America August 23–29
North America's August 23–29 release schedule includes Digimon Tamers on Blu-ray, new manga volumes, novels, audiobooks and four video games.
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Aardman’s Pokémon Stop-Motion Series Set for Disney+ and Disney XD in 2027
Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu will stream exclusively on Disney+ in 2027 and air on Disney XD. Pokémon and Aardman also released a teaser trailer.
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Yang Can't Live Alone Creator Plans Publisher Move and Revised Edition
sooncha says Yang Can't Live Alone will move to an unnamed company for a revised print and digital edition in Japan. The creator announced the move after publication on Manga UP! ended August 13.
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Rock Paper Landmine Live-Action Series Sets November 13 Global Prime Video Debut
Amazon Prime Video will launch Rock Paper Landmine worldwide on November 13. The live-action adaptation follows a gifted high school gamer who enters underground school competitions to save her best friend.
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Shō Aimoto Pauses Kemono Jihen Following Her Brother’s Death
Shō Aimoto announced a hiatus for Kemono Jihen after her brother died peacefully on August 15. The manga’s 25th volume revealed that the next volume will be its last.
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Atelier Resleriana to Shut Down Japanese Service on November 25
Koei Tecmo announced that Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator will end service in Japan on November 25 at 4:00 p.m. JST.
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Muse India Sets August 28 YouTube Launch for Chained Soldier Season 2
Muse India will begin releasing Chained Soldier’s second anime season on YouTube on August 28, with daily uploads. A third season is also planned.
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Donutal Sets September 3 Steam Launch, Releases Character Trailer
Arc System Works will release Donutal for PC via Steam on September 3, with Japan following on September 4. Players screen alien arrivals in an immigration simulation set in 2206.
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Crunchyroll Will End Nintendo Switch Service on October 30, 2026
Nintendo says Crunchyroll service on Switch will end October 30, 2026. Existing app users can continue watching until that date.
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Fairy Princess Minky Momo Adds Four Cast Members for New OVA
The new Fairy Princess Minky Momo OVA has announced Show Hayami, Kikuko Inoue, Kazuyuki Okitsu, and Mie Sonozaki as additional cast members.
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Bless Manga Heads to Prime Video With Ryūsei Ōnishi in Live-Action Lead
Yukino Sonoyama’s Bless will receive a live-action adaptation streaming exclusively worldwide on Amazon Prime Video next spring. Ryūsei Ōnishi will play Aia.
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The Margrave's Daughter and the Enemy Prince Concludes, With Iris Side Story Announced
An Ogura's The Margrave's Daughter and the Enemy Prince ended on July 11. Ogura also announced a side story centered on Iris.
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Shuu Katayama's Absurd Variety Shop Unreal Manga to End on Friday
Wings magazine's October issue will carry the final chapter of Shuu Katayama's Absurd Variety Shop Unreal on Friday. The manga launched in June 2022.
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My Crush’s Crush to Receive TV Anime Adaptation
Sekina Aoi and Ryō Tsuzura’s My Crush’s Crush is getting a television anime. Yen Press licenses the manga about a chain of unrequited crushes.
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Reawaken Man: The Red Gets September 30 Release Date in South Korea
Reawaken Man: The Red will open in South Korean theaters on September 30, staff announced Wednesday. The live-action film adapts Yongtaek Chae and Jaehan Kim’s webtoon Reawakened Man.
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Katsuyuki Konishi Joins Millennium Family Anime as Eldest Benfield Sibling
Katsuyuki Konishi will voice Hayden, the Benfield family's eldest sibling, in Millennium Family. The anime adapts Sho Kasugai's manga about seven immortal siblings.
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The Remarried Empress Live-Action Adaptation Premieres November 4
Disney+ announced a November 4 premiere for The Remarried Empress and released a teaser and character posters. The 10-episode romance fantasy adapts the web novel and webtoon.
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Live-Action Wandance Film Announces Character Dance Coaches and Soundtrack Lineup
The live-action Wandance film has named its character dance supervisors and revealed its full artist and song lineup. origami PRODUCTIONS and GuruConnect oversee the music.
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Danganronpa 2x2 Switch 2 Edition Moves to Game-Key Card Format
Spike Chunsoft will release Danganronpa 2x2 on Switch 2 as a game-key card instead of a full game card. The change leaves its early 2027 launch and pre-orders for other platforms unaffected.
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The World's Strongest Witch Reveals New Cast Member, Staff and Theme Songs
The World's Strongest Witch unveiled its main promotional video and visual on Thursday. The update introduced Yūto Uemura as Reinhardt Highwind, additional staff and theme songs by HoneyWorks feat. HaKoniwalily and Rokudenashi.
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Shun Numa and Yūshin Kuroki Team Up for New Manga Ura’s Report
Shun Numa will write the original story for Ura’s Report, with art by Yūshin Kuroki. The manga follows Ura Onigashima, a beautiful descendant of demons rumored to hide an unbelievable secret.
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Waka Sanada’s The Delinquent Girl Beside Me Suddenly Dyed Her Hair Black Manga Concludes
Waka Sanada’s manga adaptation of Teika’s light novels ended Wednesday in Monthly Shōnen Ace’s October issue. Its fourth and final volume ships November 25.
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The World Is Dancing English Dub Premieres Wednesday on HIDIVE
HIDIVE announced the English dub cast for The World Is Dancing on Wednesday, with the dub premiering that day. The story follows Oniyasha, the boy who would become Zeami.