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Kazuma Miki, Son of Team Rocket's James VA Shinichiro Miki, Debuts in Pokémon: “Was That James?!” Pokémon Fans Stunned

Kazuma Miki, son of James voice actor Shinichiro Miki, debuts in Pokémon Horizons as Snake of the Kune-kune...

Witch Watch Episode 7 Story & Preview Stills Revealed: Nico and Kanshi launch a channel

The story and preview images of Episode 7 of Witch Watch have been revealed. The series will premiere in Ja...

Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho Episode 8 Story and Preview Images Released: Jinta slays a crying demon

The story and preview images for Episode 8 of Kijin Gentosho have been revealed. This episode will air in J...

Anime LAZARUS Episode 7 Story and Preview Images Revealed: Lazarus visits sunken islands hiding Skinner’s secret.

The story and preview images for Episode 7 of LAZARUS, produced by MAPPA, have been revealed. With Shinichi...

Kakushite! Makina-san!! Episode 7 Story & Preview Images Released: Makina vs. Mimika?! A mecha otaku's rescue mission

The story and preview images for Episode 7 of Kakushite! Makina-san!! (Makina-san's a Love Bot?!) have been...

My Hero Academia: Vigilantes Episode 7 Story and Release Date Update: Koichi’s college credits are in danger! A sharp senior na...

The Episode 7 of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, the spin-off anime series set to premiere on May 19, has bee...

DEATH NOTE The Musical Returns After 5 Years This November — Light Yagami Played by Seishiro Kato & Ao Watanabe, Ryuk by Kenji ...

A brand-new production of DEATH NOTE The Musical has been announced for November 2025, marking its first st...

New Manga “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury — Youth Frontier” Debuts with Character Art of Guell, Elan, and Shaddiq i...

The official spinoff manga Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury — Youth Frontier begins serialization...

BLEACH Event Features “Kurohitsugi Pudding” Requiring Full Incantation—Fans Say, “Let Sho Hayami Order It!”

The immersive event BLEACH WORLD is set to run from June 13 (Fri) to July 27 (Sun) at Bandai Namco Cross St...

Blue Lock Stage Play 4th STAGE Kicks Off in Tokyo – Ryohei Takenaka Urges Fans to “Watch It Like a Match”

The highly anticipated Blue Lock stage play 4th STAGE officially opened on May 15 at THEATER MILANO-Za in T...

Latest: Japan Weekly Light Novel Sales Ranking As of May 19 2025 Announced by Oricon

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly Light Novel ranking for the week of May 19 2025.

Latest: Japan Weekly Manga Sales Ranking As of May 19 2025 Announced by Oricon

Oricon (Japanese research organization) released its weekly manga ranking for the week of May 19 2025.

Kaijin Fugeki Volume 4 Released with Special Illustration Card Celebrating Oh!great’s 30th Anniversary – Manga Surpasses 200,00...

The fourth volume of the manga Kaijin Fugeki was officially released on May 16. Fans who purchase the new v...

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: Issey Takahashi Unleashes “Heaven’s Door” in Italian in New Movie Clip from ‘The Confessional’

In Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: The Confessional, the live-action film adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s B...

Four New Kishibe Rohan Books Released in Succession: 'Kishibe Rohan Jump' Features Novel "Kushagara" and Episode 'At a Confessi...

Starting May 16, four related books from the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan manga series will be released consecu...

Call of the Night Season 2 Premieres July 4 on Noitamina; Maaya Uchida Joins as Haru Nanakusa

Call of the Night Season 2 premieres July 4 on Noitamina, introducing Haru Nanakusa voiced by Maaya Uchida ...

Ace of Diamond act II Returns After 6 Years with Second Season Set for 2026 Broadcast

Popular baseball anime Ace of Diamond act II will return with its long-awaited sequel, titled Ace of Diamon...

Catch Me at the Ballpark! Episode 8 Story & Preview Released: What Unexpected Incident Struck Ruriko in the Stadium Breeze?

The story and advance scene cuts for episode 8 of Catch Me at the Ballpark! have been released. The episode...

[Interview] A “Gundam” That Doesn't Fight: The Vision Behind Osaka Expo’s Sole IP Pavilion Promoting Peace Through Mobile Suits

At Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai—where companies from across industries gather under the theme “Designing Future ...

New Anime Tensei Soshu no Hadotan Premieres on Fuji TV × bilibili’s “B8station” This July – A Majestic Chinese Fantasy Featurin...

Tensei Soshu no Hadotan: Subete wo Nomikomu Sakana to Haiagaru will begin airing this July on the anime pro...