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Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- Premieres to Huge Success: ¥600 Million ($3.8M) in 3 Days

The highly anticipated theatrical cut of the latest Mobile Suit Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX...

Manga 'Mission: Yozakura Family' Concludes After 5.5 Years; Final Volume to Release in March

The popular manga Mission: Yozakura Family concluded its run in the 8th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, releas...

The Fable Returns! Third Arc "The Third Secret" Begins Serialization in March

The third installment of the popular manga series The Fable, titled The Fable: The Third Secret, will begin...

Okitsura Episode 4: Story & Preview Images Released

The story and preview stills for Episode 4 of the TV anime "Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, b...

MBS Anime Fes 2025 DAY 2: A Star-Studded Celebration Featuring Attack on Titan, One Piece, and More

On January 19, the second day of MBS Anime Fes 2025 took place at the Kobe World Memorial Hall, dazzling fa...

MBS Anime Fes 2025 DAY 1: A Night of Surprises with the Cast of Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle

On January 18, the highly anticipated MBS Anime Fes 2025 kicked off at the Kobe World Memorial Hall, markin...

Stage Play "Spirited Away" to Be Performed in China: Largest Japanese-Language Theatrical Production Overseas

On January 20, Toho announced that the stage adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki's critically acclaimed animated f...

TV Anime The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei Set to Air in April 2025 with New Cast Announced

The anime The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei airs in April 2025! Shinnosuke Tachibana, Shuya Nish...

Kamen Rider × Super Sentai "Super Hero Festival" Paid Streaming Tickets On Sale, Event-Exclusive Merchandise Also Available Online

The annual “Super Hero Festival KAMEN RIDER × SUPER SENTAI LIVE & SHOW 2025,” a musical extravaganza combin...

Manga 'Wataten!' to Conclude in 3 Chapters After 8.5 Years of Serialization

It was announced on January 18 that the manga Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me (Japanese: 私に天使が舞い...

My Melody Turns 50: Is She a Bunny? Is Pink Popular Only in Japan?

Celebrating her 50th anniversary this year, My Melody's birthday falls on January 18. Known for her soft pi...

Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Theatrical Release Confirmed in North America

The latest installment in the Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX (GQuax), marks the first collabor...

[Boonboomger] Bakuage 45: "Enemies of the Earth" Story – Boonboom Stops Moving...

Bakuage Sentai Boonboomger (Airing every Sunday at 9:30 AM on TV Asahi) will broadcast episode45, "Enemies ...

Kamen Rider Gavv Episode 19 "The Secret Bittersweet Flavor of Pudding" Story: What Is Valen’s True Goal?

The episode19 of Kamen Rider Gavv titled "The Secret Bittersweet Flavor of Pudding" will air on January 19 ...

Takeshi Kusao Replaces Toru Furuya as Tōru Amuro in Detective Conan

It was announced on January 18 that Takeshi Kusao will succeed Toru Furuya as the voice of Toru Amuro in th...

New 'Lycoris Recoil' Anime: Six Short Movies Depicting Daily Life at Café Lycoris Recoil

Key visuals have been unveiled for the new short movie series, Lycoris Recoil: Friends are Thieves of Time,...

[Precure] "Wonderful Precure!" Air Episode 49 Story and Scene Previews Released

The latest preview and scene cuts for Episode 49 of Wandaful Precure!, the 21st installment in the Precure ...

My Happy Marriage Episode 16 (Season 2 EP3) Story and Preview Revealed

The second season of the TV anime My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) is set to begin airing ...

"I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic" Episode 3 Story and Scene Stills Released

The story and scene stills from Episode 3, "Liam Becomes an Adventurer," of I'm a Noble on the Brink of Rui...

2025 Manga to Anime Ranking: 47 Nominees Revealed Including Miss Downer Wants to Play and Girl Meets Rock!

The world’s largest anime event, AnimeJapan 2025, will take place on March 22-23 at Tokyo Big Sight. This y...