Manga
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals Sets October 6 Return
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Finals will resume on October 6, with chapters arriving on Tuesdays. The manga paused after chapter 100 in May.
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Despera Manga Set for 2027 After Anime Project’s Long Delay
Yoshitoshi ABe’s Despera project will get a manga in 2027. Chiaki J. Konaka said its setting and era will change and clarified that it has no connection to Serial Experiments Lain.
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Blocked Webtoon Piracy Sites Keep Returning at New Addresses in South Korea
Replacement sites accounted for 16,390, or 67.5%, of South Korea’s copyright-related access-blocking requests from 2023 through August 2026. Authorities referred no infringement cases for investigation.
Games
Liar Game Anime Confirmed for a Second Season
Liar Game will return for a second season, its official website announced Tuesday. The first season aired for six months without breaks.
Manga
Manga UP! Global Releases Eight More Manga in English
Manga UP! Global added eight English-language manga over the past two weeks, including 25 Years in a Dungeon: A Suspicious Man Returns as a Dungeon Streamer! and Wolf Boy’s Secret.
Manga
Toptoon Operator Adopts Ankey AX Name as It Broadens AI Business
Topco Media, which operates Toptoon and Novelpia, has renamed itself Ankey AX Co., Ltd. The company plans to expand AI content built around its webtoon properties.
Manga
Tetsuya Chiba Pauses Hinemosu Notari Nikki to Focus on Recovery
Tetsuya Chiba's autobiographical manga Hinemosu Notari Nikki is going on hiatus because of his poor health. Chiba said severe summer heat may have contributed and asked readers for patience while he recovers.
Manga
Sankaku Head Sets October 1 Launch for Umaru-chan 100
Sankaku Head announced Umaru-chan 100 during a Saturday Niconico livestream. The new entry in the Himouto! Umaru-chan manga series launches October 1.
Anime
Grotesqqque Sets October 8 U.S. Premiere in New York
Japan Society will host the U.S. premiere of Grotesqqque on October 8 with CloverWorks and Aniplex of America. The omnibus anime film features three stories with different worldviews.
Anime
Mushoku Tensei Season 3 Sets Second Part for 2027
The staff of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III announced that its second cours will premiere in 2027. The season covers the Eris Training Arc and began the Chaos Breaker arc with episode eight on August 16.
Manga
Destroy All Humans Magic: The Gathering Manga Returns With Four-Chapter Miniseries
Katsura Ise and Takuma Yokota will launch a short miniseries following their Magic: The Gathering manga. The four chapters will appear irregularly, starting October 26.
Anime
London’s Prince Charles Cinema Sets Overnight Ghibli Marathon for November 28
A Studio Ghibli marathon starts at 11 p.m. on Saturday November 28 at London’s Prince Charles Cinema. Viewers under 18 must stay with a parent or guardian aged 18 or older throughout.
Manga
Mr. Mallow Blue: After The Rain Will Conclude With Its Next Chapter
Akaza Samamiya announced on X on Saturday that Mr. Mallow Blue: After The Rain will end with its next chapter. The side story follows the completed Mr. Mallow Blue manga.
Manga
Shinya Murata and Daichi Matsuse Debut Fantasy Ninja Manga Shinoblade
Shinya Murata writes and storyboards Shinoblade SHINOBI BLADE, with art by Daichi Matsuse. The story follows a powerful female ninja transported to another world at the moment of her death.
Manga
One Peace Books Sets English Release for My Life Turned Around Manga
One Peace Books will publish Ei Ikaguchi’s My Life Turned Around manga in English. The adaptation draws on D and Higeneko’s light novel series, which won two awards in the 9th Kakuyomu Web Novel Contest.
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New Monster Strike Anime Mera×Death Sets January 5 Premiere
MIXI announced Mera×Death: The Unusual Love Between Me and the Grim Reaper, a new Monster Strike anime premiering January 5, 2027, in Japan on television and streaming services.
Manga
Hiroya Oku Reveals He Created Thunder 3 as Yuki Ikeda
Hiroya Oku confirmed that he created Thunder 3 under the pen name Yuki Ikeda to preserve a first-chapter surprise for new readers.
Anime
Crunchyroll Sets September 27 Same-Day English Dub for Overgeared Anime
Crunchyroll announced a same-day English dub for the Overgeared anime and revealed its cast and crew. The series adapts REDICE STUDIO’s South Korean webtoon.
Anime
The God of High School Gets Daily Hindi-Dubbed Episodes on Muse India
Muse India began releasing the Hindi dub of The God of High School on YouTube on Sunday, with one episode streaming daily.
Manga
Chizu Kamikō’s Saint Melia and Knight of the Millennial Kingdom Manga Concludes
Chizu Kamikō’s Saint Melia and Knight of the Millennial Kingdom ended Friday on KadoComi. The series began on Young Ace Up in 2021.
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Sekiro: No Defeat Gets Eight-Episode Crunchyroll Release in India
Crunchyroll will stream Sekiro: No Defeat in India in January 2027. The eight-episode adaptation of FromSoftware's game expands and restructures the anime film.
Anime
Cyber Formula’s ASURADA Sequel Short Sets February 2027 Screenings in Japan
Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula ASURADA will screen in Japan from February 19, 2027, alongside a remastered compilation. The short directly follows 1998’s Future GPX Cyber Formula Sin.
Anime
Ani-One Asia Picks Up Reincarnated as a Sword Season 2 for India
Ani-One Asia announced that it will stream Reincarnated as a Sword’s second season in India and 30 other markets.
Games
Bandai Namco Shares 16-Minute Ace Combat 8 Opening Trailer
Bandai Namco Entertainment America released a 16-minute opening cinematic for Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve. The game launches October 2, with its Deluxe Edition arriving September 29.
Anime
Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal Sets 2027 Debut With New Teaser
A teaser released Saturday on the official Code Geass YouTube channel confirmed a 2027 premiere for Code Geass Star Chaser Aspal.
Manga
Glacier Bay Books Brings Eight Manga to Sweet Shop
Eight Glacier Bay Books manga are now available on Sweet Shop. The publisher announced the additions on BlueSky on Friday and confirmed plans to bring more titles to the platform.
Anime
Odeon Sets October 10 Double Feature for Two Gundam Hathaway Films
Odeon cinemas will screen Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway and The Sorcery of Nymph Circe on Saturday, October 10. Nineteen locations are currently listed.
Industry
Crunchyroll Adds November Titles to U.K. Home Release Schedule
Crunchyroll announced additional U.K. home releases for November, including The Apothecary Diaries Season 1 on Blu-ray Steelbook on November 9.
Anime
Draw This, Then Die! Confirmed for a Second Season
Draw This, Then Die! will return for a second season, its official website announced Saturday. The first season ended Friday with episode 12.
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Crunchyroll Adds One Piece Episodes 1–325 for Viewers in India
Crunchyroll announced Thursday that One Piece’s first 325 episodes are now available in India. The service also streams the Elbaph arc, which debuted on April 5.
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Japanese Film Festival India Sets Two-Day Anime Lineup in New Delhi
JFF announced its New Delhi schedule, with anime screenings across two auditoriums on October 3–4. Audi 1 is ticketed except for Perfect Blue and GHOST IN THE SHELL; all Audi 5 screenings are free.
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Where is the Elf Teacher's Toilet? Set for TV Anime Adaptation
Kadokawa announced a television anime adaptation of Chizuna Nakajima's Where is the Elf Teacher's Toilet? The manga follows Eruru, an elf trainee teacher from another world who can only relieve herself in a lush forest.