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Games Strikingly Similar to One Piece Pulled From My Nintendo Store in Japan
Red Fables' Pirate Anime Quest: One Boys' Journey, A Piece of Island Love & Pirate Anime Quest: One Girls' Journey, A Piece of Island Love pulled ― Livedoor News reported on Wednesday that the Nintendo Switch games Pirate Anime Quest: One Boys' Journey, A Piece of Island Love and Pirate Anime Quest: One Girls' Journey, A Piece of Island Love by Red Fables have been removed from the Japanese My Ninte...
Ghibli Co-Founder Isao Takahata's Exhibition to Open in June
Exhibition marks what would have been 90th birthday of legendary director ― Studio Ghibli announced the "Takahata Isao Exhibition: The Man Who Planted Japanese Animation" on March 27. The exhibition commemorates what would have been the 90th birthday of the studio's late co-founder and the 80th anniversary of World War II's end. It will take place at Tokyo's Azabudai Hills Gallery between June 27 to ...
Studio Khara Announces Evangelion 30th Anniversary Festival
3-day event slated for next February ― The anime and live-action studio Khara confirmed its "Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion" festival on May 17. The event will take place at the Yokohama Arena on February 21 to 23, 2026. It will feature an exhibition area, a stage area, merchandise, and other content, and the creators at Studio Khara are directing the event's spatial and layout design...
Sega Announces Racing Around the World Campaign With Red Bull
It's the fastest race of them all. ― Sega announced that its popular Sonic the Hedgehog character has partnered with energy drink and extreme sports brand Red Bull for a “high-octane year of Racing around the world.” The announcement features a two-and-a-half-minute video of Sonic racing Red Bull high-speed stunt driver Brandon Semenuk: Sega's press release notes this is the Sonic Team's brand campa...
All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025
Solo Leveling wins 9 awards including Anime of the Year ― The Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony streamed worldwide on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. EST) on the company's YouTube and Twitch channels. Fans cast a record 51 million votes worldwide for this year's awards. The 10 most engaged countries in this year's voting were (in alphabetical order): Brazil, Canada, Chile, , , India, ...
Unexpected Frontrunner in Sanrio Character Ranking 2025
Will Cinnamoroll be dethroned after 5 years? ― Popular character brand Sanrio announced the second interim results for its Sanrio Character Ranking 2025 contest on May 13. Leading the votes is Pompompurin in first place, followed by Cinnamoroll in second and Pochacco in third. The fourth and fifth place spots are currently held by Kuromi and Hello Kitty. The Sanrio Character Ranking 2025 website list...
Crunchyroll Research: Over Half of Gen Z Globally Are Anime Fans
Study with National Research Group: anime's fandom in ages 13-28 rivals Beyoncé's, NBA's ― On May 20, anime streaming platform Crunchyroll and the National Research Group (NRG) released a study examining anime and its fandom. Titled “How Anime Became a Worldwide Cultural Force," the study surveyed 29,000 "general entertainment consumers" between ages 13 to 54 from the United States, United Kingdom, I...
Voice Actor Kosuke Kuwano Announces Marriage
Voice of My Hero Academia's Yuga Aoyama marries partner outside entertainment ― Kosuke Kuwano, the voice actor of My Hero Academia's Yuga Aoyama, announced on Friday that he had gotten married. The voice actor thanked his fans and colleagues and noted his wife is a non-celebrity. To everyone, Thank you for your continued . I would like to announce that I, Kosuke Kuwano, have married a non-cel...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino to Speak at Space Business Conference
Director to give presentation at International Space Business Conference Spacetide 2025 on July 8 ― Mobile Suit Gundam creator and director Yoshiyuki Tomino will speak at the Spacetide Foundation's Space Business Conference Spacetide 2025 on July 8. The “Questioning the possibility of realizing the 'Universal Century (U.C.)' and the value of space business” seminar will examine how close we are to th...
Pokémon Fossil Exhibition Comes to Chicago's Field Museum in May 2026
Exhibit featuring Pokémon models alongside actual fossils opens on May 22, 2026 ― Praise Helix! The official website for the Pokémon franchise announced last week that it is bringing the Pokémon Fossil Museum to Chicago's Field Museum on May 22, 2026. This is the North American debut of the Pokémon Fossil Museum, which is an exhibition that compares fossil Pokémon like Omastar and Aerodactyl to real-...
Universal Studios Japan Details Spy X Family, Apothecary Diaries Attractions
Solve mysteries with SPY×FAMILY & The Apothecary Diaries characters ― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) offered more details in mid-May on the SPY×FAMILY and The Apothecary Diaries summer attractions. Both will feature a park rally (where visitors hopscotch from one location to another throughout the park on a quest), and SPY×FAMILY will also have an XR ride and story ride. All activities and ri...
Voice Actor Haruka Tomatsu Announces Birth of 2nd Child
Voice of Sword Art Online's Asuna Yuki announced 2nd child with birthday cake photo ― On Wednesday, voice actor Haruka Tomatsu announced she had given birth to her second child on her blog. The voice actor stated, "…Even though there were some hectic moments because the birth came earlier than expected, I've forgotten all about it because of the lack of sleep, fun, and discoveries I've made every day...
Detective Conan, Mission Impossible Films Release Collaboration Video, Visual
Visual on display at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Hit Vision, Ikebukuro Parco Hit Vision ― The official X (formerly Twitter) for the Detective Conan films revealed a collaboration visual for Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, and Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning on May 13. The visual features ...
Blue Exorcist Creator Kazue Katō Draws Moana 2 Fan Art
See the iconic Disney character in the style of Blue Exorcist ― Blue Exorcist creator Kazue Kato posted an illustration of Moana 2 characters Moana, Maui, Heihei, Pua, and Kuto on her X (formerly Twitter) on May 13. Included in the background of the illustration appears to be characters Loto, Moni, and Kele. As of press time Kato has received seven replies, over 1,000 reposts, and just under ...
Super Sentai Fans Vote for Their Favorites on 50th Anniversary
Which team won the coveted top spot? ― On Saturday, the NHK BS channel revealed the results of the Zen Super Sentai Dai Tōhyō (All Super Sentai Grand Vote) poll for Super Sentai fans' favorites on the live-action franchise's 50th anniversary. The poll was split into three categories: Sentai series (of 50), Sentai hero (of 300), and Sentai robot (of 160). The top spots of the respective categories ar...
Final Fantasy Artist Tetsuya Nomura Addresses Magic: The Gathering's Sephiroth Card Art
Line up both Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER & Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel to see combined “original illustration” ― Celebrated Final Fantasy artist Tetsuya Nomura released a statement regarding his contribution to the forthcoming Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy collaboration set last Monday. Nomura said, “I actually drew [Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER and Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel] so that they would joi...
One Piece Meets the Real World in New Chopper's Project
See the One Piece character Tony Tony Chopper living in our world ― Popular manga and anime series One Piece launched CHOPPER's, a new project envisioning Straw Hat Pirate member Tony Tony Chopper in our world, on Wednesday. The first update shows a chibi version of the character sitting with a backpack, and the second features a short video of the character walking onto the screen and bowing. View t...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Has Subtle Cameo in Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Get your Tomino dollars at Side 6 ― Japanese watchers couldn't help but notice a surprise appearance of Gundam franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino in the sixth Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux episode on Thursday. At about the 14-minute mark, the episode features a personal safe with several stacks of bills inside. What fans noticed, though, was the face on the bill appears to be a young, bearded Tomino. ...
Transformers Tease New Evangelion Collaboration
Zoids collaboration also teased for Evangelion's 30th anniversary ― Takara Tomy teased a new collaboration between the Transformers toys and the popular anime franchise Evangelion at the Shizuoka Hobby Show 2025 on Wednesday. The crossover will be part of the toy maker's Synergenex brand for collaborations, in celebration of Evangelion's 30th anniversary. The only peek of what's to come is a silhouet...
Magic: The Gathering Teases Still More Final Fantasy Cards
PAX East's MTG FF Debut Showcase offered latest glimpse on Saturday ― On Saturday, Wizards of the Coast revealed several new cards for the forthcoming Magic: The Gathering (MTG) Final Fantasy collaboration set. The "Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Debut Showcase" at PAX East previewed the cards. The event also debuted the trailer for the collaboration set. The nearly hour-and-a-half show and the ...
Bleach Anime Reveals Star Wars: Andor Collaboration Visual
May the Force Bankai with you ― The Japanese X (formerly Twitter) s for the Star Wars and Bleach franchises revealed a set of collaboration visuals on Tuesday. The theme for the visual is "Fighting for a cause" and "Rise up with hope!" They feature Star Wars: Andor character Cassian Andor and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War character Uryu Ishida. The visuals are very similar, with slight varia...
Demon Slayer Staff Addresses Infinity Castle Film's Trailer Leak
"Filming a movie inside a theater is a crime under the Law for Prevention of Unauthorized Recording of Films" ― The official X (formerly Twitter) for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise issued a statement in Japanese on Sunday about a leaked trailer for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film, and repeated the statement in English on Tuesday. Theaters in Japa...
Voice Actor Yui Ishikawa Announces Birth of 1st Baby
Voice of Attack on Titan's Mikasa announces birth with her newborn's footprint ― Voice actor Yui Ishikawa announced on her X (formerly Twitter) on Sunday, Mother's Day, that she had given birth to her first child. The voice actor included a handwritten message with a footprint of her child to her fans, ers, and colleagues with the post. いつも応援してくださっている皆さまへ、ご報告です。 pic.twitter.com/Q1kQlGE...
Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Resident Evil, Laid-Back Camp, Granblue Fantasy, Chibi Maruko-chan, Fukushi Ochiai, Kodansha, & more! ― Much like Children's Day 2025, Mother's Day in Japan also lands on an auspicious day in its old six-day lunar calendar. So, with some good luck in the air, let's celebrate the holiday with messages from around the anime and manga world. BonoBono 本日、5月11日は #母の日💐大好きなおかあさんへ日頃の感謝を伝えてみませんか？#ぼの...
Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Pokémon, Dragon Quest, Gegege no Kitaro, I.Cinnamoroll, If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die, ITARU KINOSHITA, Sega, Tamashii Nation, & more! ― Mothers come in all sorts of forms. From the women who raised us in the home to those who nurtured us outside of the home, we have more mothers that we may think. So, let's honor all our mothers this Mother's Day with some spe...
Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring My Hero Academia, Naruto, Ghost in the Shell, Metal Gear, The Beginning After the End, Tomoki Izumi, Tsuburaya Productions, & more! ― Right after Japan celebrated the healthy growth of children with Children's Day on May 5, Japan and other countries are taking May 11 to celebrate our mothers: Ghost in the Shell #母の日 💐母のような素子のエピソードをぜひご覧ください👀#MothersDay 💐Please check out the episode where Mot...
Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Dragon Ball, Doraemon, Gudetama, Mononoke, Raccoon Rascal, Rilakkuma, Suikoden, & more! ― May 11 marks Mother's Day, and people in Japan generally celebrate the holiday by giving their mothers a carnation. And all the children in the anime and manga worlds are sending their mothers a carnation and message of thanks: Doraemon 今日は #母の日💐みんなはどんな方法でお母さんに感謝の気持ちを伝えるのかな♪https://t.co/FdBmz4rqbS pic....
Line Friends Opens New Retail Store at Universal CityWalk Hollywood
Store features collaborative collections with NBC Universal brands ― LINE FRIENDS opened a new retail store, LINE FRIENDS SQUARE, at Universal CityWalk Hollywood on April 25. The store features exclusive BT21 merchandise, original LINE FRIENDS character products, K-pop-related items, and collaborative collections with NBC Universal brands. The Universal CityWalk Hollywood location marks LINE FRIENDS...
Mission: Impossible Star Tom Cruise, Director Christopher McQuarrie Pose at Ghibli Museum
Their mission, should they choose to accept it: Enjoy the Ghibli Museum ― The Mission: Impossible franchise's official Japanese Instagram shared a photo of star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie posing with the giant Totoro plush at the Ghibli Museum on Wednesday. The museum itself subsequently reposted the photo. Cruise, McQuarrie, and several Mission: Impossible – The Final Rec...
Dragon Ball Manga Set Marks 40th Anniversary With Variant Covers by 42 Jump Legends
One Piece, Naruto, Slam Dunk, Demon Slayer, Bleach, JoJo's creators pay homage to Akira Toriyama ― On Friday, Shueisha announced a new 42-volume box set of the late Akria Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga series in celebration of the manga's 40th anniversary. All the volumes will come with double covers, including variants “featuring gorgeous illustrations from 42 talented artists!” The artists are (by v...
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Inspires Model Alton Mason's Outfit to Met Gala
He, Alton Mason, has a dream! ― On Monday, American actor, model, and dancer Alton Mason appeared at the Met Gala in an outfit inspired by Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind's main character Giorno Giovanna. Mason confirmed his outfit's inspiration with American fashion outlet Teen Vogue saying, “I have a favorite anime, it's called Jojo['s Bizarre Adventure], and this is an ode to it. Giorno Gio...
Japanese Rap/Hip-Hop Group Dos Monos Collaborates with Junji Ito, Nobutaka Yoda, Naoyuki Asano
Group's new EP features cover art by horror manga icon Junji Ito, teaser animated by Yoda, Asano ― Japanese rap and hip-hop group Dos Monos revealed on Wednesday that it is collaborating with horror manga icon Junji Ito and veteran animators Nobutaka Yoda and Naoyuki Asano for its new EP Dos Moons. Ito created the cover art for the EP. Yoda and Asano directed the teaser movie, which is available on D...
Magic: The Gathering Game Reveals Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Card
Cards revealed on Final Fantasy VII character's birthday ― The official X (formerly Twitter) for the Final Fantasy franchise revealed on Saturday two variants of Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart card for the forthcoming collaboration with popular collectable card game Magic: The Gathering (MTG). The standard version of the card will be available in the “Limit Break” Commander Deck and a bord...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Doraemon, Genshin Impact, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Nogizaka 46's Nagi Inoue, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun, more ― Children's Day in Japan lands on an auspicious day in its old six-day lunar calendar. So, with some good luck in the air, let's celebrate the holiday with messages from around the anime and manga world: Azusa Banjo (I Think I Turned My Chi...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Kaleido Star, Cinnamoroll, Rilakkuma, Tezuka Productions, Fukushi Ochiai, Higasa Akai, Kodansha, Once Upon a Witch's Death, Suu Morishita, more ― Tango no Sekku is not a day where people tango in Japan, but rather celebrate the healthy growth of children. The anime and manga world is full of messages for parents and children across the world: Cinnamoroll (Sanrio) すくすくすく・・・！ pic.twitter.com/...
Shoko Nakagawa Announces Pregnancy on Birthday
The multi-talent's wish to have a child has finally come true. ― Multi-talent Shoko Nakagawa announced on her website and social media that she is pregnant on Monday — which happens to be Children's Day and her 40th birthday. “Shokotan” revealed the news with a handwritten letter to her fans, ers, and colleagues: To everyone who always s me To all the people who have taken care of me ...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Pokémon, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Oshi no Ko, Dragon Quest, Mononoke, My Happy Marriage, more ― Children's Day falls at the end of the long Japanese holiday season known as Golden Week. The week starts with Showa Day on April 29, Constitution Memorial Day on May 3, Greenery Day on May 4, and ends on Children's Day on May 5. Japanese creatives lump the holidays into one massive celebration, espe...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring My Hero Academia, Spy x Family, Frieren, Sonic, Like a Dragon more ― On May 5, people in Japan celebrate Children's Day (also known as Tango no Sekku) by hoisting koi-no-bori carp windsocks, displaying samurai dolls or miniature samurai armor sets, eating kashiwa mochi sweets, and celebrating the health and growth of children. The anime and manga world is full of well wishes to children to ...
Why Are Gundam Seed FREEDOM's Cockpits Full of Buttons? Blame the Designer's Touch-Screen Car
Takuya Io: “I really like the touch screen controls in Gundam Unicorn because they look cool! But after trying a touch screen …” ― Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom mechanical designer Takuya Io revealed on March 10 why the cockpits in the film were laden with physical buttons. On social media, the designer said he felt inconvenienced after purchasing a vehicle with a touch-screen air-conditioning uni...
Hatsune Miku Holds Daily Concerts in Gundam Metaverse
Vocaloid idol performs short sets of iconic theme songs ― Hatsune Miku's official blog reported on April 25 that the Vocaloid idol is performing daily concerts in the Gundam Metaverse app. The post notes the concerts are free of charge and run daily from April 23 to May 18 at 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. Japan Time (2:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EDT). The set list includes “Tobe! Gundam” (the first Mobile Su...
Shoko Nakagawa Celebrates Early Birthday with Dragon Quest Creator
Mother-daughter voice actors Keiko Han & Megumi Han also celebrated Shokotan's 40th ― Multi-talent Shoko Nakagawa reported on Thursday she celebrated an early birthday with some famous friends. In attendance at Nakagawa's small party were Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii and mother-daughter voice actors Keiko Han and Megumi Han. Yay! I got to celebrate🎉 my birthday early surrounded by all the people I...
Voice Actor Chinami Hashimoto Announces Marriage
Voice of Princess Connect! Re:Dive's Eriko celebrates news with fans, fellow cast ― Voice actor Chinami Hashimoto announced on Thursday that she had gotten married. The voice actor offered a message to his fans and ers: 結婚のご報告です🕊️ pic.twitter.com/XVKtyViRpz— 橋本ちなみ (@chinami_hsmt) May 1, 2025 Marriage announcement.🕊️ To everyone, Thank you for your warm . I am happy to announce...
Sailor Moon Opening Plays as Baseball Star Shohei Ohtani's Walk-Up Song
L.A. Dodgers DH went from stand to Sailor Senshi for 1st home run as a dad ― Baseball star Shohei Ohtani walked up to home plate to the Sailor Moon anime's opening theme song “Moonlight Densetsu” by Dali and Manish during the Los Angeles Dodgers' April 29 game. Ohtani's wife Mamiko Tanaka personally selected the song; Monday's game against the Miami Marlins was the Dodgers' Women's Night, so the...
Overwatch 2 Game Unveils Gundam Wing Collaboration
Dress 4 Overwatch 2 characters as Wing Gundam Zero EW, Gundam Epyon, Tallgeese, Gundam Deathscythe Hell ― Popular first-person shooter game Overwatch 2 confirmed it is collaborating with Mobile Suit Gundam Wing for the anime series' 30th anniversary on Monday. The collaboration began on April 29 and features Legendary skins of the Wing Gundam Zero (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz), Gundam Epyo...
Oshi's no Ko's April Fool's Joke is Real: Kana Arima is a Green Pepper Ambassador
Kana Arima returns to her Miyazaki roots for Greensaurus bell peppers ― It's real! The staff for the Oshi no Ko anime announced on Monday that a collaboration between character Kana Arima and the mascot for the Miyazaki Prefecture brand Greensaurus bell peppers has come to fruition. 80 people can win collaboration acrylic stands and pin badges between May 1 and 31. Those who wish to participate must ...
Touken Ranbu Online Now Has an Official Beer
Partnership celebrates Touken Ranbu Online and Rise & Wine Brewing's shared 10th anniversary ― Japanese beer and wine brewing company Rise & Wine Brewing Co. announced it is partnering with online collectable card game Touken Ranbu Online on April 25. The brewer states the partnership celebrates Touken Ranbu Online and Rise & Wine Brewing Co.'s shared 10th anniversary. It will feature three beer var...
Deflect Rain With Gundam Shield Umbrellas
Or be a rebel & get the Zaku II or Gouf shield umbrella ― The Gundam.info portal site revealed a new set of Gundam-themed umbrellas released on Bandai last Friday. The umbrellas are based on the shields of the RX-78-2 Gundam, MS-06 Zaku II, MS-06 Zaku II Char Custom, and MS-07 Gouf mobile suits from Mobile Suit Gundam, and the beam shield of the ZGMF/A-262B Strike Freedom Gundam Type II from ...
Luffy to Throw 1st Pitch on Boston Red Sox x One Piece Theme Day
Ceremonial pitch is a 1st in One Piece's 25+-year history ― The Boston Red Sox baseball team announced on Monday that One Piece lead character Monkey D. Luffy will throw the ceremonial first pitch for the One Piece Theme Day game at Fenway Park on May 3. According to the Red Sox, the ceremonial pitch is a first for the One Piece franchise. The first pitch is set to take place at 4:10 p.m on May 3. Th...
Pokémon Center Releases Life-Size Eeveeloution Plush Dolls
Starting with Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, & Flareon ― The Pokémon website revealed on April 18 that a new life-sized Eevee plush doll would go on sale. The new life-sized Eevee plush went on sale on the online Pokémon Center store on April 24 at 10:00 a.m. Japan Time and in-stores on April 26. The Pokémon Center online store lists the plush at 36 centimeters high, 41 centimeters wide, and 25.5 centimet...
Voice Actor Riho Iida Gives Birth — to Twins
Love Live's Rin Hoshizora voice announces birth with photo of fist-bumping ― Voice actor Riho Iida announced she had given birth to twins on Thursday. The voice actor reported she “gave birth to twins on a sunny day when the cherry blossoms were in full bloom.” Iida also included a photo of what appears to be her twins fist-bumping each other: ご報告です。桜が満開の、よく晴れた日に双子を出産しました。小さなふたりに毎日癒されながら、幸せな時間を過ごしてい...
After 34 Years, Paul Rudd Returns to Star in New Nintendo Switch 2 Ad
And he's still playing with power ― On Saturday, Nintendo of America began streaming a new commercial for its Nintendo Switch 2 system featuring actor Paul Rudd (Ant-Man, Clueless). The commercial is a callback to Rudd's 1991 appearance in a Super Nintendo commercial in a “long black duster, indie rock hair, and beaded necklace.” In the new ad, Rudd parodies the narration of the 1991 commerc...
To a Godzilla Foot Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Fleeing Bystander
Castem scans actual Godzilla film prop for hammer ― Japanese precision casting manufacturing company Castem announced on Tuesday that it has partnered with Toho to create a “Godzilla Hammer.” Castem notes the hammer is made from a 3D scan of a 2001 Godzilla foot used in filming. Castem did not specify from which Godzilla film the foot came from, but the Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monst...
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis Game's April Fool's Joke Becomes Reality
See your favorite Final Fantasy VII characters as Japanese high school students & teachers ― On Wednesday, the Square Enix YouTube channel released a new teaser for its mobile game Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis. Titled (roughly translated) “Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Event 'Ebakura [EveCri] Academy Seven -Fierce Fight Arc-' Teaser,” the video features Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis characters as...
Uma Musume's Cygames Partners With 151st Kentucky Derby
Will your favorite Uma Musume the race? ― Cygames, the producer and publisher of the Uma Musume franchise, announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with the Churchill Downs Racetrack for the 151st Kentucky Derby. During the "Unbridled Sidney Stakes Presented by Cygames" on Kentucky Oaks Day (May 2), the Cygames logo will adorn the starting gate, saddle towels of the contending horses, and sig...
Blizzard Entertainment Reveals Diablo x Berserk Crossover Event (Updated)
Do you have the Guts to take on the Diablo monsters and bosses? ― Blizzard Entertainment officially revealed a collaboration between its Diablo game and Kentarō Miura's Berserk manga on Tuesday. The collaboration will take place in both Diablo IV and Diablo Immortal. The Diablo IV collaboration will begin with the Berserk Reliquary event from May 6 at 1:00 p.m. EDT to June 3 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, and the...
New Golden Frieza Figure Costs a Startling 240,000 Yen
A price befitting Dragon Ball Z's iconic villain ― The Bandai site began accepting lottery entries on Friday for a new chance to buy Prime 1 Studio and MegaHouse's Mega Masterline Dragon Ball Super Golden Frieza figure. The random drawing ends on April 30, and Bandai will announce the winners on May 1 for shipping later that month. The figure's price is set at 242,000 yen (abo...
Wrestlers Kenny Omega, Adam Cole to Appear at PAX East for Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy
FF16's Clive Rosfield voice actor Ben Starr, MTG designer Gavin Verhey also appear ― AEW professional wrestler and executive vice president Kenny Omega (real name Tyson Smith) announced on Wednesday that he will appear at the annual PAX East convention for the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy debut showcase. Omega further said, “You know I had to be there since it's Final Fantasy, can't wait to ...
Overwatch 2 Teases Collaboration With Gundam Wing
The teaser image features what appears to be Overwatch's Mercy as Wing Gundam Zero EW ― On Friday, the Overwatch 2 game teased a collaboration with the Mobile Suit Gundam Wing anime. The teaser notes the collaboration is set to begin on April 29 and features an image and video of what appears to be Overwatch character Mercy as the Wing Gundam Zero EW. ／#オーバーウォッチ2 × #ガンダムW 30周年コラボ決定🎉＼4/29(火)【太平洋時間】より...
Popular Video Game Series Diablo Teases Collaboration With Berserk
The 2 dark fantasy worlds collide to make an even darker world. ― On Friday the Diablo Immortal YouTube channel released a teaser trailer for a forthcoming collaboration with Kentarou Miura's popular manga and anime franchise Berserk. The nearly 30-second trailer features a Diablo Barbarian-class character with a Berserk sacrificial brand fighting throngs of monsters with what appears to be Guts' Be...
Ghost in the Shell YouTube Channel to Host Concert Series
Japanese band Wonk will perform a set on April 19 at 9:00 p.m. JST ― Kodansha announced on Saturday that it will host “Deep Dive: online -Ghost in the Shell-,” a series of performances on the Ghost in the Shell YouTube channel starting later in the evening. Japanese band Wonk holds the first performance premiering on April 19 at 9:00 p.m. JST (8:00 a.m. EDT). The “Deep Dive: online -Ghost in the She...
Hirohiko Araki Draws New Art to Celebrate Steel Ball Run Anime News
The illustration debuted minutes after the next Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime was announced ― Hirohiko Araki, creator of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, released an original illustration of Steel Ball Run characters Jonny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli on Saturday. The art dropped minutes after the Steel Ball Run anime series announcement during the JOJODAY talk show. 荒木飛呂彦先生からジョジョ第7部『スティール・ボール・ラ...
Haikyu!! Quenches Thirst in Coca-Cola Japan's Aquarius Ad
Sports drink commercial features Haikyu!! character Shoyo Hinata ― Coca-Cola Japan debuted a set of four new commercials for its popular sports drink brand Aquarius, with two featuring Haikyu!! main character Shoyo Hinata, on Wednesday. The commercials are now streaming on the Coca-Cola Japan YouTube channel. The first commercial features Shoyo Hinata during volleyball practice and drinking Aquarius...
Gundam Designer Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Draws Sakura Miku
See Sakura Miku enjoying cherry blossoms at Hirosaki City ― The Hatsune Miku Official Blog announced on March 12 that Mobile Suit Gundam character designer and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin creator Yoshikazu Yasuhiko had drawn Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku as Sakura Miku for the HiroHako Spring Sightseeing Campaign. The piece depicts Sakura Miku carrying sweets by Hirosaki Castle in Hirosaki, Aomori Pr...
NHK Celebrates 50 Years of Super Sentai with New Poll
Vote for your favorite Sentai series, hero, robot ― The official X (formerly Twitter) for NHK BS revealed on March 29 that the Zen Super Sentai Dai Tohyo (All Super Sentai Grand Vote) poll will open on April 5. A video introducing the Super Sentai franchise aired on March 29. NHK BS 03/29 14:00 全スーパー戦隊大投票ＰＲ ４月５日投票スタート！ #nhkbs https://t.co/G7L1KBfTbH— NHK BS (@NHK_BS1) March 29, 2025 NHK BS 03...
Fuji TV Anime Reruns Also Air Without Corporate Sponsors
Reruns of Assassination Classroom, Call of the Night start with no corporate sponsors ― Anime News Network's Japan-based staff confirmed on Monday that reruns of Assassination Classroom and Call of the Night are also airing on Fuji TV without sponsors. ANN confirmed the commercials that did air during these reruns were predominantly for Fuji TV's in-house productions, including live-action series (H...
JOJODAY 2025 Announces JoJo Anime Series Episode Poll Results
Did your favorite episode rank? ― The JOJODAY pay-per-view event announced the results of the JoJo Anime Series Episode Poll on Sunday. The poll received over 50,390 votes with the results separated into six categories, one for each part: Battle Tendency, Phantom Blood, Stardust Crusaders, Diamond Is Unbreakable, Golden Wind, and Stone Ocean. While the first season of the anime franchise compiled Bat...
Detective Conan Anime Launches 30th Anniversary Project
The famous kid detective celebrates three decades onscreen in January 2026 ― The "Detective Conan Special Concert 2025" on Sunday revealed a special video, which announced the start of the "30 YEAR PROJECT" for the 30th anniversary of the Detective Conan television anime, in January 2026. The anniversary project's website also opened on Sunday, and it will offer more details later. The anniversary pr...
Former VR Kanojo Team Delays New Virtual Girlfriend Game Again
VR-Kanojo now slated for this Summer ― VR game maker Illumination announced on Thursday that it is once again delaying its virtual girlfriend simulator game VR-Kanojo (VRな彼女). The company states it is postponing the release until this summer “in order to further improve the quality of the game.” The push to further improve VR-Kanojo comes after Illumination received criticism regarding the visuals a...
Golgo 13 x The Amateur Forces in New Collaboration Poster
Do not stand before the world's greatest sniper & a CIA spy ― The 20th Century Fox Studios Japan website announced a collaboration between its new spy thriller film The Amateur and popular manga series Golgo 13 on Friday. The site highlights a collaboration film poster with the tagline “No matter what difficulties we face, we will accomplish our mission.” Each poster also features a separate sub-tagl...
Kindergartener Crayon Shin-Chan Is Now 25 in New Live-Action Commercials
See what the Nohara family are up to, 2 decades later ― The Crayon Shin-chan franchise announced on April 3 that it is collaborating with the Coca-Cola Japan's Yakan no Mugicha (Evening Barley Tea) brand for a series of “short movies," starting on April 9. The first three episodes launched on April 9, and two more episodes are slated for April 21. Shinnosuke “Shin-chan” Nohara is played by Fumiya Ta...
Detective Conan Stops by McDonald's Before Latest Film
Like the McRib, McDonald's Chicken Tatsuta rises like a phoenix at Japan in time for the next film ― On Thursday, McDonald's announced the return of the Chicken Tatsuta burger in Japan with a familiar face, Detective Conan. The burger will return to Japanese McDonald's restaurants, alongside the new Tartar Nanban Chicken Tatsuta variant, on April 16, as previewed in a 30-second "Golden Delicious" co...
Osaka's Bizarre Expo 2025 Mascot Inspires Equally Bizarre Monster Hunter Goods
But will the Rathoalos Myaku-Myaku appear in any Monster Hunter game as a monster or armor variant? ― Video game producer Capcom unveiled on March 24 a set of Monster Hunter collaboration merchandise items for Expo 2025, the World Expo opening this month in Osaka. The items include a Monster Hunter x Kobe Fugetsudo Gaufre-fre can set, Rathoalos Myaku-Myaku plushie, Khezu Myaku-Myaku Ver. CFB Standar...
Train Depot Popularized by Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Film Deals With Rise in Tresing
Tenryu Hamanako Railroad: There are set hours when you can tour the depot ― Tenryu Hamanako Railroad stated on April 2 that it is having issues with tresers at the Tenryu Futamata Station Turn Table & Rail Museum. Tresing has become a daily incident and an issue for the company. The company explained that there are tour hours for the depot and people should refrain from visiting outside of to...
My Nintendo Store Sets Restrictions on Switch 2 Pre-Orders in Japan
Only active Nintendo Switch Online holders can pre-order multi-language Switch 2 in Japan ― Nintendo revealed last week the preorder lottery details in Japan for its recently announced Nintendo Switch 2 console. Lottery pre-orders for the new console will begin on April 24 in retailers and online stores across Japan. However, these consoles at general retail outlets will only Japanese...
Days With My Stepsister Author: 2nd Anime Season Has Not Been Green-Lit
Ghost Mikawa: "My company can't make decisions like confirming a second season of the TV anime" ― Days With My Stepsister author Ghost Mikawa clarified on X (formerly Twitter) on April 2 that a second season of the Days With My Stepsister television anime has not been green-lit. The novelist saw other social media posts stating a second season of the anime series has been announced, and noted that th...
Sazae-san Anime Regains Corporate Sponsors to End 11-Week Drought
Other anime series on Fuji TV still suffering from fewer to no corporate sponsorships ― Anime News Network's Japan-based staff confirmed the April 6 episode of Sazae-san aired with two corporate sponsors, Geo and OIC Group. This is the first time that the long-running anime had corporate sponsors in nine weeks. (Some sponsors already began removing their ads a couple of weeks earlier in late January...
ufotable to Open Mocktail Bar Featuring Demon Slayer in Tokyo's Posh Ginza District
Demon Slayer's Hashira are waiting to serve you ― The anime company ufotable announced on Friday that it will open the ufotable Mocktail Bar Ginza this spring with a pre-opening in mid-April. A video teases Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira as staff at the mocktail bar. この春、ufotable Cafe・ufotable DINING・マチ★アソビCAFEに続く、ufotableプロデュースの新ブランド「ufotable MOCKTAIL BAR GINZA」が誕生します。 銀座にてみなさまのご来店をお待ちしております...
Webtoon-Based Mobile Game Tower of God: New World Collaborates with hololive
Special collaboration event launches on April 9 ― On April 1, Korean game developer and publisher Netmarble released a promotional video for Tower of God: New World, revealing an collaboration with hololive, the Japanese VTuber group. (The announcement is not an April Fool's Day joke despite the date of announcement, as Netmarble had been teasing the announcement since late March.) The newl...
1st-Ever Super Sentai Show Marks 50th Anniversary With Surprise Cast Reunion on Stage
All 5 Himitsu Sentai Gorenger return after 5 decades ― It's been officially 50 years of Super Sentai! The Theater G-Rosso in Tokyo hosted the "Himitsu Sentai Gorenger 50th Anniversary Secret Event" on Saturday, the exact 50th anniversary date of the first-ever Super Sentai series' premiere on April 5, 1975. The event for the franchise that spawned Power Rangers ended with a stunning s...
Gundam Wing Rings in 30th Anniversary With New Key Visual
Heero Yuy & Relena Peacecraft get all gussied up for the occasion ― The Mobile Suit Gundam Wing staff announced the launch of the anime's 30th anniversary project on April 1. A website debuted for news and announcements on the project, and it revealed the anniversary's new visual, featuring the characters Heero Yuy and Relena Peacecraft in formal attire. 『新機動戦記ガンダムＷ』30周年記念プロジェクト始動ドレスアップした #ヒイロ と #リリ...
Seriously, Kaleido Star's Staff & Cast Want a New Anime, Too
They hope the April 1 video is a small step to achieving bigger dreams ― The Kaleido Star anime's production team issued a statement on Wednesday after a massive fan response to a video posted the day before, on April Fool's Day: ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ ファンの皆様へ 大事なお知らせ◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢ぜひ、ご一読ください。今後も応援頂けますと幸いです。#カレイドスター https://t.co/SB37jnVXkE pic.twitter.com/9J9ynASj8O— 「カレイドスター」アニメ公式アカウント (@Kaleido_ani...
Code Geass x Pop Team Epic Collaboration Is No Joke
Lelouch vi Britannia commands you to watch the collaboration video ― The Code Geass franchise announced on Wednesday that its April Fool's Day joke of a Pop Team Epic collaboration is, in fact, real. The collaboration includes an online goods lottery from April 2 to May 1, LINE stamps, and an pop-up store. 【コラボ】エイプリルフールで発表した「ポプテピピック」×「コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ」が本当にコラボ決定！！コラボ記念動画はこちら→https://t.co/Y57r...
Crunchyroll Anime Awards Reveals 2025 Nominees
DAN DA DAN, Delicious in Dungeon, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, Kaiju No. 8, Solo Leveling, The Apothecary Diaries nominated for best anime ― It's that time again to vote and make your voice heard for anime! Crunchyroll announced the nominees for its 2025 Anime Awards on Thursday. The awards ceremony will take place in Tokyo on May 25, and there will be a global livestream. Fans can vote everyday un...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part V
Featuring My Hero Academia, Digimon, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, IDOLM@STER Million Live!, NieR, Ameku M.D., Chibi Godzilla, & more! ― While it's just April Fool's Day in much of the world, it's also the first workday for many recent college grads in Japan. The anime and manga worlds have mixed in some congratulations for these new hires among their jokes: Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective ラジ...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Dragon Ball, Blue Lock, Legend Of The Galactic Heroes, Mr. Osomatsu, Doraemon, Pop Team Epic, Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun, & more! ― As if April Fool's Day wasn't chaotic enough, April 1 is also the official start of the fiscal year in Japan. Between all the executive shuffling and dry stock transactions reports, workers let off steam with jokes like these: Blue Lock ＼🌾稲穂:新ゲームリリース🌾／ブルーロック『BLAZ...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Frieren, Oshi no Ko, Apothecary Diaries, Rose of Versailles, A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof, Nijisanji, & more! ― Besides April Fool's Day, April 1 marks the start of the Japanese school year — hence the school-themed pranks mixed in with the rest: A Ninja and an Assassin Under One Roof 🪄*･°: ｡ スピンオフ『忍者と殺し屋の魔法少女ぐらし』 制作決定！？ ｡ :ﾟ･*🪄TVアニメ『忍者と殺し屋のふたりぐらし』からまさかのスピンオフが制作決...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Dragon Quest, Palworld, FF7: Ever Crisis, Rilakkuma, Azur Lane, Go! Go! Loser Ranger!, The Big O, & more! ― The best April Fool's Day "jokes" are the ones that make us laugh on April 1 — then make us gasp on April 2 when we realize that's actually, legitimately real. Do you think of any this year's pranks are for real? 2.5 Dimensional Seduction ＼\ #のびのびののぴチャレンジ...
Happy April Fool's Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring One Piece, Re:Zero, Code Geass, 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, Kuroko's Basketball, Prince of Tennis, Kaleido Star, & more! ― It's April Fool's! Which means people making announcements you're not quite sure if they're real or not — like these from the anime and manga world: August-Soft 『夜明け前より瑠璃色な』発売20周年を記念して236,845,348/1スケールのアクリルスタンドの発売が決定いたしました。なんと月まで...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Makes (Once-in-a-Lifetime?) Appearance in PUBG Mobile
Take up your frying pan & get chomped by some mimics in the popular battle royale game ― The Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime and the Japanese version of the PUBG Mobile game teased a collaboration on Saturday. PUBG Mobile already ran a gift campaign in which five lucky winners who followed the and reposted the collaboration's teaser on social media would each get a 5,000-yen ($33...
Seattle Mariners to Hold One Piece Night
The Straw Hat Pirates are ing the Mariners?! ― Last Tuesday, Toei Animation announced that the One Piece anime series is partnering with the Seattle Mariners baseball team for a One Piece Night. The event will take place on April 8 at T-Mobile Park and feature the Mariners facing the Houston Astros in the first game in a three-game series. Seattle Mariners' ticket holders will receive a Mariner-...
OpenAI, GKIDS (Indirectly) Respond After Studio Ghibli-Style AI Kerfuffle
GKids re-releases Ghibli's Princess Mononoke in IMAX as OpenAI releases new image generator ― A United States district judge ruled on Thursday that The New York Times and several other newspaper groups can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft to restrict the two companies from using the newspapers' content to train chatbots like ChatGPT. In a statement following the ruling an...
Oita Airport Is Now Hello Kitty Airport (For 6 Months)
Get a double dose of Sanrio at the Oita Hello Kitty Airport & Harmonyland ― Sanrio theme park Harmonyland announced on March 17 that it has partnered with Oita Airport to rename the airport to “Oita Hello Kitty Airport.” Harmonyland notes "the warmest airport in the world" will take this moniker from April 13 to October 13, and Hello Kitty and other Sanrio characters will greet travelers to the pref...
YOASOBI, Voice Actor, YouTuber, & VTuber Discover 30 Years of PlayStation
Project: Memory Card realized with a new Yoasobi song, character voice Nanase Nishino, VTuber Usada Pekora, YouTube personality Kiyo ― Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan and Japanese pop duo Yoasobi celebrated three decades of PlayStation with a new commercial on March 21. It features the new song “Players” which Yoasobi based on the theme of "Memory of Play." The commercial follows the characters...
Anime World Offers Condolences After Voice Actor Yoko Kawanami's ing
Creators, artists, & fans came together for their farewells ― The anime world lost another prolific voice actor with the announcement of Yoko Kawanami's ing on March 27. She is best known for her roles as Coconna Vartia in Armored Trooper Votoms, Midori Norimaki (née Yamabuki) in Dr. Slump, Bulma's Mother in Dragon Ball, and Rumi Kishikawa in Marmalade Boy. Her work has touched the lives and hear...
The Apothecary Diaries Goes to Universal Studios Japan
The experience is set to open on July 1 ― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced on March 21 that the theme park is collaborating with the popular anime series The Apothecary Diaries. The attraction will open this summer, as teased with a new key visual: 🍃∴‥∵‥∴この夏、新たな物語の幕が上がる―― ∴‥∵‥∴🍃TVアニメ『 #薬屋のひとりごと 』× #USJ初コラボビジュアル公開✨本日放送のTVアニメ第二期も見逃すな！🔥詳細はこちらhttps://t.co/JvT3vdEBdu pic.twitter.com/aETpnHSlGx—...
Spy x Family's 1st VR/XR Coaster Ride to Debut at Universal Studios Japan
The experience is set to open on July 1 ― The Universal Studios Japan (USJ) theme park announced on Thursday it is collaborating with the popular anime series SPY×FAMILY. USJ will add the franchise's first VR/XR roller-coaster featuring a secret mission with the Forger family, a street ride featuring the students of Eden Academy, and “park rally” featuring a voice guide from the Forger family. 次のミッシ...
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