Record-Breaking 87,000 Attendees at "Anisama" — 116 Artists from 50 Acts Performed 181 Songs Over 3 Days

The world’s largest anisong live event, Animelo Summer Live 2025 “ThanXX!” (commonly known as Anisama), was...

Girl Meets Rock! Unveils Promo Visuals Inspired by Kenshi Yonezu’s “Umi to Sanshouo”

To commemorate the September 4 release of Volume 8 of Girl Meets Rock!, promotional visuals inspired by Ken...

Joe Hisaishi Scores His First Hollywood Film A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, Out in Japan Dec. 19

Composer Joe Hisaishi takes on his first Hollywood film with A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, set to open in J...

Tales of Wedding Rings Season 2 Premieres October 4 with Akari Kito Performing ED Theme

The second season of the anime Tales of Wedding Rings will premiere on October 4 on TOKYO MX and other netw...

Aimer’s “Zankyosanka” Surpasses 500 Million Streams for the First Time on Oricon Rankings

Aimer’s single “Zankyosanka” has officially surpassed 500 million cumulative streams on the Oricon Weekly S...

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Anime MV for Insert Song “From the Aquarium City” Now Streaming

An animated music video (MV) for the insert song “From the Aquarium City” from the TV anime Mobile Suit Gun...

Ado Performs Opening Theme “MAGIC” for New Cat's Eye Anime Streaming on Disney+ from Sept 26

A new opening theme for the upcoming fully reanimated Cat's Eye anime has been announced.

Ookami Mio’s My Sparkle Debuts at No.1 on Oricon Weekly Album Ranking with 16,000 Copies Sold

VTuber Ookami Mio’s latest album My Sparkle debuted at No.1 on the Oricon Weekly Album Ranking, announced o...

SUMMER SONIC BANGKOK 2025 Concludes with Two Days of Global Performances, Featuring Creepy Nuts, Snow Man, BABYMETAL

SUMMER SONIC BANGKOK 2025 took place on August 23 and 24 at IMPACT Challenger Hall in Bangkok, attracting t...

LiSA Performs Demon Slayer's New Theme Live for the First Time at Yuki Kajiura’s Tour Finale

On August 24, composer Yuki Kajiura concluded her national tour Yuki Kajiura LIVE vol.#21 60 Songs at Omiya...

Aniplex Online Fest 2025 Set for September 13: Voice Actors, Artists, and Featured Works Announced! Sakurazaka46’s Rina Matsuda...

Aniplex Online Fest 2025 streams Sept 13 with anime news and live performances. Sakurazaka46’s Rina Matsuda...

YOSHIKI Reflects on Dandadan Controversy, Reveals Positive Talks With Producer

On August 22, YOSHIKI held a press conference at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo to announce a special concert in Sau...

[Full Statement] Dandadan Anime Apologizes for Music Controversy in Episode 18, Confirms Talks With YOSHIKI

On August 22, the official X account for the anime Dandadan released a statement apologizing for a controve...

Hitsujibungaku × Shaun the Sheep × and ST Launch 2nd Collaboration With Made-to-Order Winter Items

Japanese rock band Hitsujibungaku has teamed up with Shaun the Sheep and and ST for their second triple col...

AiNA THE END × Dandadan “On The Way” Collaboration MV Released, Teasing September 5

A collaboration music video featuring AiNA THE END’s second opening theme “On The Way” and the TV anime Dan...

Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada’s Rare Two-Shot Draws Attention with Chainsaw Man ED Theme

Kenshi Yonezu and Hikaru Utada have collaborated on the ending theme "JANE DOE" for Chainsaw Man – The Movi...

Haikyu!! x Hikari Are Join JUMP MV Series Vol. 42

The 42nd entry in the “JUMP MV” series will feature a collaboration between Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate a...

Captain Pikachu Makes Surprise Appearance at ME:I Concert in Yokohama with Special Collaboration Performance [Spoilers]

Captain Pikachu joined ME:I’s Yokohama arena tour stop for a surprise performance of “Ready GO” from Pokémo...

My Hero Academia Final Season OP Theme by PornoGraffitti Revealed After 9 Years, Featuring Deku vs. Shigaraki in New Main PV

PornoGraffitti performs the OP “THE REVO” for My Hero Academia Final Season, with a new PV highlighting Dek...

ANISAMA FRIENDS Perform “Butter-Fly” in One Take on THE FIRST TAKE, Featuring angela, Masayoshi Oishi, Masami Okui, TrySail, an...

ANISAMA FRIENDS perform “Butter-Fly” from Digimon Adventure in a powerful one-take on THE FIRST TAKE for An...