Anime
Seventh Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Gets Main Trailer and Visual
Bandai Namco Filmworks released the main trailer and visual for the seventh Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 film on Friday. Character designer Nobuteru Yūki drew the visual.
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MangaAnime
The Failure at God School Set for TV Anime Adaptation
The Failure at God School manga is getting a television anime. A new official website announced the adaptation on Friday and released a visual.
Anime
Discotek Opens November Preorders for Digimon, Patlabor and More
Discotek announced Wednesday that 20 titles are available to preorder for November release, including Digimon Tamers, Patlabor and Pani Poni Dash!
Anime
Bless Anime Adds Nobuhiko Okamoto as Ginga Yoyogi
Nobuhiko Okamoto will voice Ginga Yoyogi in the television anime of Yukino Sonoyama's Bless manga. Tomohiro Ōno and Chiyuki Miura lead the cast as Aia Udagawa and Jun Sumisaki.
Anime
Bread Thief Anime Adds Atsumi Tanezaki and Kana Hanazawa in Second Promo
Kadokawa released a second promotional video for Bread Thief, revealing Atsumi Tanezaki and Kana Hanazawa’s roles. The preview features Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s ending theme, “Pang Pang Pang.”
Anime
Tamala 2030 Sets Simultaneous U.S. and Japan Release for January 22
Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark will open in Japan and the United States on January 22. Returning duo K. and kuno wrote, directed, and composed the sequel to Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space.
Anime
Sumire Uesaka Withdraws From KyoMAF 2026 Following Threatening Emails
Sumire Uesaka’s KyoMAF 2026 appearances were canceled after her agency received threats of kidnapping and murder. Voice Kit has filed a police complaint and requested an investigation.
Live-ActionAnime
Chiikawa Holds Japan’s Box Office Lead as Live-Action Look Back Debuts Fifth
Chiikawa’s first anime film led Japan’s box office for an eighth weekend, reaching 14.67 billion yen and becoming the year’s biggest film in Japan. Live-action Look Back debuted at #5.
Anime
Terranigma Returns on January 14, 2027, With Modern Console and PC Release
Clear River Games will release Terranigma on January 14, 2027, for Switch 2, Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. A new trailer previews quality-of-life updates.
Anime
BookWalker Adds Four Mahjong Pros Publishing Titles
BookWalker Global announced a partnership with Mahjong Pros Publishing on Tuesday and added four of the imprint's titles that day.
MangaAnime
Saburouta to Adapt Goodbye, Lara Anime Into Manga
Goodbye, Lara will receive a manga adaptation by Saburouta. Crunchyroll streams the Kinema Citrus original anime as it airs and also offers an English dub.
IndustryAnime
Crunchyroll Sets Fall 2026 Anime Streaming Dates
Crunchyroll announced its fall 2026 streaming schedule on Tuesday, including The Apothecary Diaries Season 3 and Black Clover Season 2. Listed dubs will arrive later.
Anime
Beyblade X Sets October 9 YouTube Debut for Bey Kingdom Arc
The Beyblade franchise announced that Beyblade X's “Bey Kingdom Arc” will premiere on YouTube on October 9 and released a new visual.
Anime
Reborn as a Space Mercenary Reveals Main Promo, Two More Cast Members and Key Visual
Reborn as a Space Mercenary released its main promotional video, previewing FLOW's opening song “Unstoppable,” alongside two cast announcements and a key visual.
Live-ActionAnime
Live-Action Look Back Earns Venice Student Jury’s UNIMED Prize
The live-action adaptation of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back won the UNIMED Award at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. Director Hirokazu Kore-eda accepted the prize at Sala Laguna.
Anime
Ranma 1/2 Season 3 Shares New Promo Previewing Theme Songs
The third season of the new Ranma 1/2 anime released its third promotional video Monday, previewing songs by Fumino and Yuika. An October 3 advance screening will feature three voice actors.
Anime
Yu-Gi-Oh! Releases Animated Promo for Kazuki Takahashi Art Exhibition
The official Yu-Gi-Oh! YouTube channel released a special animated video promoting an exhibition devoted to late manga creator Kazuki Takahashi.
MusicAnime
#I'm Looking For Zombie Sets October 3 Premiere, Adds Cast and Theme Songs
Kadokawa released a main trailer and visual for #I'm Looking For Zombie, announcing five more cast members and additional staff. Surii performs the opening theme, while cadode provides the ending.
Anime
Overgeared Unveils Third Trailer and Adds Yūki Murata, Yurika Hirayama to Cast
Overgeared released its third trailer and key visual on Sunday, alongside two cast additions. The trailer previews Re:name’s opening song “SATISFY” and TAO’s ending song “Ray of Emotion.”
Anime
My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 1 Gets UK Blu-ray Release on September 14
Crunchyroll will release My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Season 1 on Blu-ray with four art cards on Monday, September 14, in the UK.
EventsAnime
Anime India Sets First Hyderabad Convention for November 14-15
Anime India announced its first Hyderabad convention for November 14-15 at The Address Convention Centre, Narsingi, through its official Instagram account on Saturday.
Anime
Star Detective Precure! Movie Reveals Crossover Trailer With Two Earlier Teams
Two new trailers and a still introduce more of the Star Detective Precure! film. One trailer brings its heroines together with the You and Idol Precure♪ and Wonderful Precure! teams.
Anime
Bleach’s Final Part Moves Episodes 49 and 50 to Late October
Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity has postponed episodes 49 and 50 to October 19 and 26 at 24:00. The production committee says staff are improving the anime’s quality ahead of its climax.
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Netflix Confirms Production on Webtoon Adaptation Outback
Netflix confirmed production on Outback, starring Jun-Yeol Ryu, Kyung Hong, Ho-yeon Jung, Ji-an Won, and Justin H. Min. The mystery follows a man investigating his older sister’s sudden death in Australia. No release date is set.
Anime
Grotesqqque Unveils “Yoroshiku★Girl” Trailer and Three More Cast Members
Aniplex One Focus released a trailer for Grotesqqque’s “Yoroshiku★Girl” segment on Saturday. The footage also revealed Riho Sugiyama, Ayaka Ōhashi, and Yōko Hikasa as additional cast members.
Anime
Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Rising Unveils Trailer, Ume Aoki Visual and New Cast Member
Aniplex One Focus revealed a new trailer and Ume Aoki visual for Walpurgisnacht: Rising. Maaya Sakamoto voices Wasu, a mysterious upperclassman who resembles Homura.
Anime
Expelled from Paradise Sequel Unveils New Video, Confirms Rie Kugimiya’s Return
Aniplex One Focus revealed a new video for the Expelled from Paradise sequel and confirmed Rie Kugimiya will return as Angela Balzac.
Anime
Rilakkuma Short Anime Announces a Third Season
The Rilakkuma short anime announced its third season at the end of episode 24 on Saturday. The new season is titled Carefree, Well-Fed Days.
Anime
Naoko Yamada’s Kilkenny Masterclass Still Has Tickets Available
Tickets remain available for Kilkenny Animated in Kilkenny City, Ireland, including Naoko Yamada’s 90-minute masterclass on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Anime
Crunchyroll Sets January 2027 India Release for SSS-Class Revival Hunter
Crunchyroll will stream SSS-Class Revival Hunter in India in January 2027. The anime adapts the web novel and webtoon about a weak Hunter whose rare S-rank skill requires him to die.
Anime
Maaya Sakamoto Joins Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht: Rising as Mysterious Upperclassman
Maaya Sakamoto voices Wasu, an upperclassman who resembles Homura but whose true name and identity remain unknown, in Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht: Rising.
Anime
Sound! Euphonium Finale’s Second Film Debuts New Footage in Special Video
The staff released a special video with new footage from Sound! Euphonium, The Final Movie Part 2 on Friday, its Japanese opening day. The first film opened on April 24.