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Netflix’s Live-Action ONE PIECE Season 2 Premieres Worldwide on March 10, 2026: The Grand Line Adventure Begins

Netflix’s live-action ONE PIECE Season 2 “INTO THE GRANDLINE” premieres worldwide on March 10, 2026, featur...

ONE PIECE Anime to Air Up to 26 Episodes in 2026: Fewer Broadcasts, 3-Month Hiatus from January to March, and the Elbaph Arc Be...

ONE PIECE anime to air up to 26 episodes in 2026, with a hiatus from January to March. The Elbaph Arc begin...

This Monster Wants to Eat Me Episode 5 Story & Preview Cuts Released: Hinako Realizes Miko’s True Identity

The story and preview images for Episode 5 of the TV anime This Monster Wants to Eat Me have been revealed....

[Interview Part2] Akira Ishida on Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle - Part 1 Akaza Returns: “I Am Akira Ishida, Not Akaza”

The film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle Arc Part 1: Akaza Returns is now showing in theat...

Dark Gathering Season 2 Announced: Yu Sasahara Delighted to Reunite with Fans—Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kana Hanazawa, and Rina Kawag...

Dark Gathering Season 2 is officially in production, set in Kyoto with even more terrifying spirits. Cast Y...

Detective Conan and MAJOR Creators Team Up to Draw Shohei Ohtani, Fans Say: “If This Went to Auction, It’d Fetch a Fortune!”

Detective Conan’s Gosho Aoyama and MAJOR’s Takuya Mitsuda draw Shohei Ohtani for SECOM’s “Home Defense Proj...

ONE PIECE Volume 113 Ad Sparks Buzz with Bold Copy: “This Man Is Not Shanks”

ONE PIECE Volume 113 ad featuring the tagline “This man is not Shanks” goes viral, teasing fans with a myst...

[Interview Part1] Akira Ishida on Portraying Akaza in Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle - Part 1 Akaza Returns — "I Wanted No One t...

The film Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle Arc Part 1: Akaza Returns is now playing in theat...

Demon Slayer: Akaza Returns Earns ¥37.1 B (≈$247 M) in 101 Days, Only ¥3.6 B (≈$24 M) Behind Mugen Train

The latest Demon Slayer film, Infinity Castle Arc Part 1 – Akaza Returns, has reached ¥37.1 billion (around...

Nogizaka46’s Nagi Inoue Stuns Fans with Reze Cosplay from Chainsaw Man: “Too Perfect to Be Real”

Nogizaka46 idol Nagi Inoue captivated fans by posting her Reze cosplay from Chainsaw Man on Instagram ahead...

Dating? USJ Unveils New Visual for The Apothecary Diaries Collaboration Featuring Maomao and Jinshi

Universal Studios Japan has released a new collaboration visual for the anime The Apothecary Diaries, showi...

‘The Royal Family’ x ‘Uma Musume’ Collaboration: Royal Hope Acrylic Stand and Keychain on Sale

The Sunday Theater drama The Royal Family has launched collaboration goods with Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, i...

Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc Surpasses ¥7.17 Billion ($47.8M) Box Office with New Visual Bonus Revealed

The anime film Chainsaw Man – Reze Arc has surpassed ¥7.17 billion ($47.8 million) at the Japanese box offi...

Sound! Euphonium: The Finale Part 1 to Premiere on April 24, 2026, in 200 Theaters Nationwide

Kyoto Animation has announced that Sound! Euphonium: The Finale Part 1, the concluding chapter of the belov...

[To Tokyo Visitors] Tokyo Police Announce Traffic Restrictions for President Trump’s Visit on October 27–29, 2025

The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has announced temporary traffic restrictions in the capital from O...

Junichi Okada’s IKUSAGAMI Premieres November 13 on Netflix – Hiroshi Abe Joins as Fearsome Swordsman Gentosai Okabe

Netflix has unveiled the main trailer and key visual for the original series IKUSAGAMI, starring Junichi Ok...

Undead Unluck Winter Arc Airs December 25 – Kensho Ono as Terror, Takehito Koyasu as Original UMA Balance

The Winter Arc of the TV anime Undead Unluck will air on December 25 across the MBS/TBS Network. The episod...

Gozyuger Episode 36 Story & Preview Released: A Deadly Game Where Everything Is at Stake

The latest Super Sentai series, No.1 Sentai Gozyuger, will premiere its episode 36 on October 26

Kamen Rider Zeztz Episode 8 Story and Preview stills released: The Next Mission Targets a Deadly Bioweapon

The seventh Reiwa-era Kamen Rider series, Kamen Rider Zeztz (airs Sundays at 9:30 AM on TV Asahi), will bro...

Volume 2 of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Novel to Be Released in Japan on December 18: Five Untold Stories Including Übel’s P...

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Novel Vol. 2 releases December 18, 2025, featuring five short stories includi...