Anime

The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls U149 is getting its first TV anime adaptation! The Idolm@ster is a multimedia franchise which began as a social game in 2011 and expanded into rhythm games, live concerts, manga, and anime. A spin-off to the game The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls, U149 is a web manga revolving around particularly young idols

Isekai anime My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! is officially heading to the big screen in 2023! In the new key visual released along with the announcement, protagonist Catarina leads a shoot from the director’s chair. Details on the upcoming film’s plot are yet to be revealed. Based on the

Fantasy anime Made in Abyss has revealed that its second season will premiere this July! Based on Akihito Tsukushi’s manga of the same name, Made in Abyss follows a young girl named Riko and her robot friend Reg as they explore a mysterious hole in the ground known as the Abyss. ©Akihito Tsukushi, Takeshobo/Made in

Inspired by Koji Oji’s light novel series High Speed, Free! began back in 2013 with a 12-episode anime series following the friendships and rivalries between a series of high school boys. The two-part Final Stroke film is billed as the franchise’s conclusion. ©Koji Oji, Kyoto Animation/Iwatobi Town Supporters Club

Popular anime Attack on Titan will return in 2023 with a third and final part for its last season! The big news was announced after the conclusion of Part 2, which aired from January 10 to April 4, 2022. Based on Hajime Isayama’s manga series, Attack on Titan takes place in a world in which

Welcome back to another week of figures! Let’s start off with some well-deserved thanks to all of you out there who entered our 5th figure photo contest, which ended on Thursday! No matter what genre or character, we’re always inspired by the love and creativity put into your photos. As we stated at the contest

Camping-themed anime Laid-Back Camp has released a new trailer and key visual for its upcoming film! In addition to a peek at the girls reuniting in adulthood to build a campsite, the trailer features the opening theme song, “Sun Is Coming Up” by Asaka. It was also revealed that the ending theme is “Mimoza” by

Cycling-themed anime Yowamushi Pedal has released a series of character visuals for its upcoming fifth season! The visuals include not only Sakamichi Onoda and other members of Sohoku High Bicycle Club, but also cyclists from Hakone Academy and Kyoto Fushimi High School. The full set can be viewed in the album below this article. Director

The visual features a mysterious young woman urging Luffy to quit being a pirate. Details about her identity and her role in the film are still unknown. Based on the phenomenally popular manga by Eiichiro Oda, One Piece follows the adventures of aspiring pirate Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as

The Witch from Mercury is not only the first Gundam TV anime in seven years, but also the first installment to feature a female protagonist. A prequel series titled Prologue is also set to be produced. Scheduled to air this summer, it will feature the Gundams Lfrith and Beguir-Beu, who will be available as Gunpla

Netflix’s upcoming One Piece live action drama has announced that Shanks will be played by Peter Gadiot! Gadiot is known for roles like James Valdez in Queen of the South, Mister Mxyzptlk in Supergirl, and Adam Martin in Yellowjackets. Based on Eiichiro Oda’s phenomenally popular manga, One Piece follows the adventures of aspiring pirate Monkey

Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie has released a second trailer for its April anime debut! [embedded content] The trailer also previews the anime’s opening theme, “Honey Jet Coaster” by Nasuo☆. The ending theme is “Route BLUE” by Yuki Nakashima. Adapted from Keigo Maki’s manga series, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie follows unlucky high school boy

Popular anime Date A Live has released a new trailer that features the Season 4 ending theme, “S.O.S” by sweet ARMS! [embedded content] Based on the light novel series written by Tachibana Koushi and illustrated by Tsunako, Date A Live follows high school boy Itsuka Shido, who proves unexpectedly irresistible to extraterrestrial spirits set on

Comedy manga The Quintessential Quintuplets’ upcoming anime film has unveiled a new trailer! [embedded content] Originally a manga series by Negi Haruba, The Quintessential Quintuplets follows Futaro Uesugi, a gifted but penniless student who is given a chance to improve his circumstances by becoming a private tutor to identical quintuplets with very different personalities. The

Isekai anime The Rising of the Shield Hero has revealed a new trailer and visual for its upcoming second season! [embedded content] The trailer features ending theme song “Yuzurenai” by Chiai Fujikawa, who also performed the ending theme for Season 1. Based on Aneko Yusagi’s light novel series, The Rising of the Shield Hero follows

Adventure anime Golden Kamuy is set to return with Season 4 this October! The new season’s first official trailer previews some of the trials that Saichi and Asirpa will face. [embedded content] Based on Satoru Noda’s popular manga, Golden Kamuy is set is set in early 20th century Hokkaido and follows former soldier Saichi Sugimoto

The two films are based on the Progressive series, a floor-by-floor reboot of the original Sword Art Online light novel series penned by Reki Kawahara. The story jumps to Asuna’s point of view as she is forced to battle through all 100 floors of the immersive MMORPG world of Aincrad in order to escape. ©2020

Hello, hello, hello! That’s a hello for each of the months we’ve blown through this year, by the way. Now that April is almost here, we can expect some amazing sakura as the weather gets even warmer in Tokyo. But before we hit April, there’s just one thing we want to remind you of –

Romcom anime Teasing Master Takagi-san has revealed a new trailer for its first anime film! [embedded content] The trailer also features theme song “Hajimari no Natsu” by Yuiko Ohara, who performed the opening themes for Seasons 1 and 2, as well as the ending theme for Season 3. Adapted from Soichiro Yamamoto’s manga series, Teasing

Source: Netflix Anime Twitter Popular anime JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean will be back with Part 2 this fall! The anime’s next 12 episodes will premiere worldwide exclusively on Netflix. A new visual and a second trailer subtitled in English were also revealed. [embedded content] An ongoing manga series by Hirohiko Araki, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

Comedy anime Pop Team Epic is set to continue the chaos this October with Season 2! While the announcement didn’t include any new trailers or visuals, fans can look back to the original Season 2 announcement video, which features popular singer and voice actor Shouta Aoi. [embedded content] Pop Team Epic is a four-panel digital

Popular franchise The Prince of Tennis will be returning in July with its first TV anime in a decade! Titled New Prince of Tennis: U-17 World Cup, the upcoming series will follow Ryoma’s journey after facing the Genius 10 in the OVA that was released in 2014 and 2015. In addition to a key visual,

Sci-fi anime Dr. Stone has revealed that its TV special, Dr. Stone: Ryusui will air this July! Dr. Stone: Ryusui is centered around Ryusui Nanami, a new character who will be voiced by Ryota Suzuki ( Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Banished from the Hero’s Party ). In addition to character visuals for Ryusui, stills from

Hit fantasy anime Jujutsu Kaisen has revealed a new visual! The visual was unveiled to mark the upcoming rebroadcast of the first season in Japan, which will begin on April 3, 2022. Created by Gege Akutami, Jujutsu Kaisen follows Yuji, a high school boy who chooses to join the Occult Research Club, despite his exceptional

Idol game The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls is getting a collab hotel room at EJ Anime Hotel in Saitama Prefecture, Japan! Set to open on March 26, 2022, the room is themed around the unit Sexy Gals, which consists of three members: Yui Ohtsuki, Mika Jougasaki, and Rina Fujimoto. Guests will be able to take on

Parts 4 and 5 of the Gundam Reconguista in G compilation film series are now set to open on July 22 and August 5, 2022 respectively! A teaser video and visual were also revealed. [embedded content] Written and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, the franchise’s original creator, Gundam Reconguista in G takes place in the Regild

An original anime series that first aired in April 2014, Odd Taxi follows walrus taxi driver Odokawa, who was abandoned by his parents as a child and mostly keeps himself to himself. However, conversations with his passengers often involve him in strange mysteries, including the disappearance of a teenage girl. The upcoming film is billed

Upcoming anime film Sword Art Online Progressive: Kuraki Yuyami no Scherzo (Scherzo of a Dark Dusk) is now set to open in fall 2022! The newly released teaser visual features Asuna and Kirito rushing into battle. The upcoming film is a sequel to Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night, which hit Japanese

Upcoming anime film One Piece Film: Red has revealed battle outfits designed by original author Eiichiro Oda for the Straw Hat Pirates! Each outfit was created under the theme of “rock x pirates.” Oda is also credited for the film’s original story and the role of general producer. Goro Taniguchi ( Code Geass ) will

xxxHOLiC’s upcoming live action film has revealed a new trailer that showcases theme song “Habit” as performed by Sekai no Owari! [embedded content] A new set of publicity stills was also released. A popular manga series by CLAMP, xxxHOLiC follows high school boy Kimihiro Watanuki, who has the ability to see spirits, and a mysterious