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The live-action Mieruko-chan horror comedy film's clips show her eerie life at school and home!

The Sazae-san anime recasts its Ikura, Kaori, and Rika roles, after Reiko Katsura played them for decades:

The World Ends with You director Tatsuya Kando leaves Square Enix after 29 years working on Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and more:

[Review] There’s a sort of tragedy about Wolfram.

[Review] This is a movie drenched in color, from the verdant greenery of Seoul’s parkland to the warm reds and browns of its older buildings, not to mention the vibrant, sparkling starscapes and sunsets, many of which would make Makoto Shinkai proud.

[Review] While this isn’t the most exciting episode, it provides the show with a much-needed opportunity to slow down before the big showdown.

[Review] Matthew has always made sure that Anne feels loved and wanted. It’s the greatest gift that anyone could give her, and ultimately more important than any scholarship or academic honor.

Two of Shinobu Seguchi's manga — Shūjin Riku and Oedo Fire Slayer: The Legend of Phoenix — will get digital English releases this summer!

[Review] In Fire Force, it is impossible to separate the actions of a fate-ordained hero of legend from the barely coherent ramblings of a deeply traumatized idiot. I wouldn't have it any other way.

The Shark webtoon has seen over 200,000 views and an elevenfold increase in revenue since the live-action Shark: The Storm series debuted last month.

[Review] Almost everyone in this story is wearing a mask of one sort or another, and it's only now that some of those masks are being taken off – or in the case of Loulan, put back on.

Kaiju No. 8 season 2 reveals its July 19 premiere, plus the "Hoshina's Day Off" episode's July 5 broadcast and streaming as well as the upcoming game's story and new cast!

Tappytoon has launched a new feature called "Midnight Snack" to present bite-sized webtoon stories in genres like romance fantasy, BL, and GL.

The webtoon-based live-action series ONE: High School Heroes debuted in Korea on May 30, and stars Jung-ha Lee and Do-wan Kim.

Several Korean agencies will release a guidebook for the standard contract used in the comics and webtoon industries.

The Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show anime's main promotional video reveals more cast members, the theme songs, and its July 1 premiere!

An animated adaptation of the Acorn Culture Center webtoon began airing in South Korea on Sunday.

A South Korean court has sentenced the operator of the OKToon illegal webtoon site to 3 years in prison plus a forfeiture of about US$510,000.

Love Alarm artist Kye-young Chon has launched a new fantasy web novel that takes place in a world where individuals are assigned a gender through a ceremonial rite at age 10.

Disney+ Korea will release the Low Life live-action series in the latter half of this year, based on the webtoon series The Hooligans.

Crunchyroll announced 8 more licenses for shows debuting in July and October, including Clevatess, Rent-A-Girlfriend season 4, My Dress-Up Darling season 2, and more!

Orange Inc.'s e-bookstore service emaqi debuts an app version:

The Wandering Minstrel makes his card debut in two weeks!

The Tamagotchi Plaza game previews basic gameplay in a new trailer before its Switch/Switch 2 launch!

The Quintessential Quintuplets smartphone puzzle game ends service after five years and two console game ports:

The Japanese ad firm CyberAgent is partnering with the Chinese social media platform Weibo for marketing, as part of its global expansion plan for its anime:

Netflix revealed Chopper's appearance and voice actor for the new season of the live-action One Piece series, debuting next year!

[Review] If you had the ability to go back in time and relive one of the most difficult journeys of your life, what would you do differently?

MonsTABOO manga artist TALI launched a new manga in English on Thursday called MOON CIDERS, on the new digital manga platform NIUHI.

Employees at publisher Abrams Books and its manga/comics division Abrams ComicArts have voted to unionize.

General Manager of Baby manga creator Sachiko Takeuchi launched a new manga titled Kabukicho Karaoke Tenin Toshikuni-san on May 22.

[Review] The arresting visuals bring out the best of this battle. The adaptation turns the theatrics up to 11 with a slew of symbolism and a sizzling splash of color.

Mitsuru Hattori's Wash it All Away manga is getting a new side-story chapter on June 6. The manga originally ended in 2023.

Cells Not at Work! manga creator Moe Sugimoto will launch a new food-themed manga next month.

The Hotel Inhumans manga is nearing its end, with plans to end during the anime's broadcast. The anime is slated to premiere in July.

The Chibi Godzilla Raids Again anime gets a new TV series in July!

Several cast members of the Bad Girl anime have covered Glay's "Kanojo no 'Modern...'" song, previewed in a new promo video for the anime.

Hiroyuki Tamakoshi will resume the Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket manga next month. The manga went on hiatus in 2023 due to Tamakoshi's recovery from cancer.

Nintendo has outlined in a video the benefits that Nintendo Switch Online members will get for Switch 2.

Titan Manga has licensed J-ta Yamada's Eko Eko Azarak Reborn manga and will release it in English starting next April.

Blue Box is taking a one-issue break and will be back on June 9.

Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback fell to #2 last weekend at the Japanese box office, and the live-action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe film opened at #4.

Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 19-25: Fantasy Life i's Switch version debuted at #1 and the PS5 version debuted at #3.

Unexpected, or totally on brand?

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 19-25: The Apothecary Diaries returns and earns a 3․8% rating.

Anime News Network is coming to Anime Expo 2025! Join us for 3 panels from Day 1 to 3!

[Review] While everything about the tone of this screams that it is a gag anime with your typical magic reset button—it's clear by now that it's anything but.

The top 5 cumulative is nigh undefeatable, with those same series forming this week's top 5 as well. See how all your favorites fared in our weekly user rankings.

[Review] It's an odd miss for a series that's otherwise done pretty well with doling out drama in the previous few episodes, even more so given that rhythm is a key element of this episode!