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Precure 5</i> Episodes 1-24 Anime Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T00:00:00+08:00">May 15, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224277">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">With a good first half to a seminal series, this is likely to appeal to classic magical girl fans in general, even if you’ve never watched a Precure series before.</span> <span class="full">― In the history of Precure, Yes! Precure 5 is particularly important. This fourth series, which introduces the third set of Cures, is the first to feature more than two officially-named Cures (Shiny Luminous doesn't have “Cure” in her tit...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article224369 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gI6/cms/this-week-in-anime/224369/chris9.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224369">3 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-05-13/.224369" data-track="id=187028&from=HP.A"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-05-13/.224369" data-track="id=187028&from=HP.A">This Week in Anime - Keeping it Professional</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T02:00:00+08:00">May 14, 02:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224369">3 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Chris and Coop discuss writing about "fun" viewing in a professional capacity.</span> <span class="full">― Chris and Coop discuss writing about "fun" viewing in a professional capacity. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop Chris, it's been ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article224257 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gEI/cms/review/224257/imanoble.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224257">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/im-a-noble-on-the-brink-of-ruin-so-i-might-as-well-try-mastering-magic/anime-series/.224257" data-track="id=186920&from=HP.A"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/im-a-noble-on-the-brink-of-ruin-so-i-might-as-well-try-mastering-magic/anime-series/.224257" data-track="id=186920&from=HP.A"><cite>I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T00:00:00+08:00">May 14, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224257">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The plot is unoriginal, the characters forgettable, and the storytelling itself is bound and determined to keep things as void of narrative tension as possible.</span> <span class="full">― I'll be the first to admit that it's generally in bad taste to compare one work of fiction to another while reviewing it. 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Whether alone, in pairs, or with their pets, young women traversing a ruined world have carved a niche in science fiction manga and anime, perhaps relying on the juxtap...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article224126 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gF9/cms/review/224126/devil-may-cry.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224126">58 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/devil-may-cry-animated-series/.224126" data-track="id=186753&from=HP.A"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/devil-may-cry-animated-series/.224126" data-track="id=186753&from=HP.A"><cite>Devil May Cry</cite> Animated Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T00:00:00+08:00">May 12, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224126">58 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Rather than doing just the bare minimum with fun fights and explosive action, <cite>Devil May Cry</cite> also explores concepts like xenophobia, religious zealotry, and the difficulty of accepting when you are wrong.</span> <span class="full">― The Devil May Cry game series has built itself on over-the-top action, demonic invasions, and pithy one-liners. Netflix's Devil May Cry certainly does the same. However, unlike the 2007 anime serie...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <a class="more" href="/feature/">More Features »</a> <a class="more" href="/column/">More Columns »</a> <a class="more" href="/review/">More Reviews »</a> </div> <div id="topfeed" class=""> <h2 class="section-title">Top News</h2> <div class="mainfeed-section herald-boxes never-filter"> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224403 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gB4/cms/news.8/224403/android1.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224403">12 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android-manga-gets-short-tv-anime/.224403" data-track="id=187014&from=HP.TF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android-manga-gets-short-tv-anime/.224403" data-track="id=187014&from=HP.TF"><cite>Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?</cite> Manga Gets Short TV Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T17:58:17+08:00">May 13, 17:58</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224403">12 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">WWWave's Deregula label adapts Yakinikuteishoku's yuri manga</span> <span class="full">― WWWave's Deregula label announced on Tuesday the short television anime adaptation of Yakinikuteishoku's <cite>Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?</cite> (<cite>Android wa Keiken Ninzū ni Hairimasu ka??</cite>) manga, and revealed its key visual. Yakinikuteishoku also drew an illustration and posted a special comment to celebrate the manga's an...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224367 news novels anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gG3/cms/news.8/224367/observation-records.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224367">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/observation-records-of-my-fiancee-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.224367" data-track="id=186968&from=HP.TF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/observation-records-of-my-fiancee-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.224367" data-track="id=186968&from=HP.TF"><cite>Observation Records of My Fiancée</cite> Light Novels Get TV Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T16:13:11+08:00">May 12, 16:13</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224367">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Junichi Yamamoto directs anime at Ashi Productions</span> <span class="full">― A website opened on Monday to announce that author Shiki and illustrator Wan Hachipisu's <cite>Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess</cite> (<cite>Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku</cite>) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2026. Junichi Yamamoto (Anyway, I'm Fal...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224364 news novels anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gMB/cms/news.7/211862/heroinesaintln-img.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224364">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/heroine-saint-no-im-an-all-works-maid-light-novels-get-tv-anime-by-emt-squared/.224364" data-track="id=186964&from=HP.TF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/heroine-saint-no-im-an-all-works-maid-light-novels-get-tv-anime-by-emt-squared/.224364" data-track="id=186964&from=HP.TF"><cite>'Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!'</cite> Light Novels Get TV Anime by EMT Squared</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T13:47:33+08:00">May 12, 13:47</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224364">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Yume Miyamoto, Rumi Okubo star in anime adaptation of Atekichi's light novel series</span> <span class="full">― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Atekichi and Yukiko's <cite>Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!</cite> (<cite>Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (ko)!</cite>) light novel series, and revealed the teaser visual, main cast, and its animation production by EMT Squared. ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> <div class="mainfeed-day" data-day="2025-05-15" data-prevday="2025-05-14"> <h2 class="section-title"><time datetime="2025-05-15">Thursday, May 15</time></h2> <div class="mainfeed-section herald-boxes"> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224445 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gIH/cms/news.7/207619/tsuri.jpg.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/shintaro-mugiwara-starts-new-baseball-manga/.224445" data-track="id=187045&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/shintaro-mugiwara-starts-new-baseball-manga/.224445" data-track="id=187045&from=HP.MF">Shintarō Mugiwara Starts New Baseball Manga</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T06:00:00+08:00">May 15, 06:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Wan!</cite> debuts on June 2</span> <span class="full">― The June issue of Shogakukan's <cite>Monthly Corocoro Comic</cite> magazine announced on Thursday that Shintarō Mugiwara will launch a new baseball series titled <cite>Wan!</cite> in the <cite>Weekly Corocoro Comic</cite> magazine on June 2. The magazine teases a story about a genius baseball player who gets reincarnated as a dog. "Wan" is an onomatopoeia for a dog's bark. Mugiwara ended <cite>Tsuri Spirits</cite> (Fishing Spir...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224421 news anime manga novels games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHK/cms/news.8/224421/dr-mashirito-ultimate-manga-techniques.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-11-17/.224421" data-track="id=187048&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-may-11-17/.224421" data-track="id=187048&from=HP.MF">North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 11-17</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T05:00:00+08:00">May 15, 05:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Nobody's Boy Remi, Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Season 3</cite> anime; <cite>Dr. Mashirito's Ultimate Manga Techniques, Snow Angel</cite> books ship</span> <span class="full">― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date <cite>Nobody's Boy Remi</cite> BDPlease AnimEigo US$69.95 May 13 <cite>Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun</cite> Season 3 BDPlease Crunchyroll US$69.98 May 13 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date <cite>Diary of ...</cite></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-daily-briefs preview-only" data-topics="article224447 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-daily-briefs"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gH7/cms/news.6/193246/hanako.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-daily-briefs"> daily briefs </div> </div> <a href="/daily-briefs/2025-05-14/toilet-bound-hanako-kun-2-anime-sequel-airs-on-july-6/.224447" data-track="id=187049&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/daily-briefs/2025-05-14/toilet-bound-hanako-kun-2-anime-sequel-airs-on-july-6/.224447" data-track="id=187049&from=HP.MF"><cite>Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun 2</cite> Anime Sequel Airs on July 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T04:47:42+08:00">May 15, 04:47</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"> The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's <cite>Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun</cite> (<cite>Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun</cite>) manga announced the sequel will premiere on TBS and its affiliates on July 6, and will air on Sundays at 4:30 p.m. JST. The anime's second season premiered on January 12. Crunchyroll streamed the new season as it aired in Japan, and also streams an English dub. Yōhei...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside survey t-weekly-ranking" data-topics="article224446 survey anime"> <div class="category-line survey t-weekly-ranking"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gDN/cms/weekly-ranking/224446/spring2025-montage-w6.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category survey t-weekly-ranking"> your score </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224446">5 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/weekly-ranking/2025/spring/.224446" data-track="id=187046&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/weekly-ranking/2025/spring/.224446" data-track="id=187046&from=HP.MF">Your Anime Rankings - Best of Spring 2025, Apr 1-May 12</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T04:16:00+08:00">May 15, 04:16</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224446">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Now resuming your regularly scheduled weekly rankings, with <cite>Anne Shirley</cite> and <cite>The Apothecary</cite> facing off for first place of the Spring 2025 season!</span> <span class="full">― Let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season, based on the polls you can find in our Daily Streaming Reviews and on the Your Score page with the latest simulcasts. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how peo...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224423 news games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gIP/cms/news.8/224423/_steam_en.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/despera-drops-otome-game-gets-steam-release/.224423" data-track="id=187042&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/despera-drops-otome-game-gets-steam-release/.224423" data-track="id=187042&from=HP.MF"><cite>Despera Drops</cite> Otome Game Gets Steam Release</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T04:00:00+08:00">May 15, 04:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Game launches for PC via Steam on May 27</span> <span class="full">― Japanese game publisher D3PUBLISHER announced on Tuesday that it will bring otome game <cite>Despera Drops</cite> to PC via Steam on May 27. The company describes the game: In the summer of 2028, Mika Amamine, studying abroad at a university in Bologna, Italy, visits Rome for a short trip with friends to celebrate the end of exams. However, during that trip, she encounte...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224444 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gH5/cms/news.8/224444/sonic.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/yuki-imada-launches-new-sonic-the-hedgehog-manga/.224444" data-track="id=187044&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/yuki-imada-launches-new-sonic-the-hedgehog-manga/.224444" data-track="id=187044&from=HP.MF">Yūki Imada Launches New <cite>Sonic the Hedgehog</cite> Manga</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T03:00:00+08:00">May 15, 03:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Sonic to Yūki no Tsurugi</cite> debuts on June 13</span> <span class="full">― The June issue of Shogakukan's <cite>Monthly CoroCoro Comic</cite> magazine announced on Thursday that Yūki Imada will launch a new <cite>Sonic the Hedgehog</cite> manga titled <cite>Sonic to Yūki no Tsurugi</cite> (Sonic and the Blade of Courage) in the next issue on June 13. Imada ended the <cite>Shadow the Hedgehog</cite> manga on February 1. Imada launched the manga in <cite>Monthly Coro Coro Comics</cite> in Septem...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224424 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gI5/cms/news.8/224424/kiminokatanagaorerumade.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/inoue-kimi-no-katana-ga-oreru-made-romantic-comedy-manga-ends/.224424" data-track="id=187041&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/inoue-kimi-no-katana-ga-oreru-made-romantic-comedy-manga-ends/.224424" data-track="id=187041&from=HP.MF">Inoue's <cite>Kimi no Katana ga Oreru Made</cite> Romantic Comedy Manga Ends</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T02:00:00+08:00">May 15, 02:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Manga from <cite>The Duke of Death and His Maid</cite> creator launched in May 2023</span> <span class="full">― The 54th chapter of Inoue's <cite>Kimi no Katana ga Oreru Made - Tsukimiya Matsuri no Koigataki</cite> (Until Your Sword Breaks - Matsuri Tsukimiya's Romantic Troubles) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with the next chapter. The romantic comedy manga is set during the Bakumatsu period, the closing years of the Tokugawa shogu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224441 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gF5/cms/episode-review.4/224441/aharen-1-.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224441">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/aharen-san-wa-hakarenai-season-2/episode-6/.224441" data-track="id=187040&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/aharen-san-wa-hakarenai-season-2/episode-6/.224441" data-track="id=187040&from=HP.MF">Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Season 2 ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T01:30:00+08:00">May 15, 01:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224441">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Aharen’s siblings aren’t the only ones feeling especially grateful for her this week.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A33779-841783376.1741167600.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-09#ep33779-7" data-track="id=23609&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-09#ep33779-7" data-track="id=23609&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T01:25:00+08:00">May 15, 01:25</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The Beginning After The End #7<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-09#ep33779-7">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224437 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gC8/youtube/KIROV2GQWQ8.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224437">3 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/hidive-to-stream-call-of-the-night-season-2-anime/.224437" data-track="id=187039&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/hidive-to-stream-call-of-the-night-season-2-anime/.224437" data-track="id=187039&from=HP.MF">HIDIVE to Stream <cite>Call of the Night</cite> Season 2 Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T00:54:58+08:00">May 15, 00:54</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224437">3 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Anime's 2nd season debuts in July</span> <span class="full">― HIDIVE announced on Wednesday that it will stream the second season for the television anime of Kotoyama's <cite>Call of the Night</cite> (<cite>Yofukashi no Uta</cite>) manga for the summer 2025 season. The company will also screen a sneak peek at the first half of the season's second episode at Anime Expo on July 5 at 5:45 p.m. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer: The new se...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224436 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gI2/cms/news.8/224436/shueisha-seinen-award.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224436">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/shueisha-reveals-details-for-2025-seinen-manga-newcomer-award/.224436" data-track="id=187038&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/shueisha-reveals-details-for-2025-seinen-manga-newcomer-award/.224436" data-track="id=187038&from=HP.MF">Shueisha Reveals Details for 2025 Seinen Manga Newcomer Award</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T00:31:24+08:00">May 15, 00:31</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224436">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Aka Akasaka, Toshio Sako, Satoru Noda, Yasuhisa Hara, ONE judge newcomers' works in 10 categories</span> <span class="full">― Shueisha announced on Thursday details for this year's Shueisha Seinen Manga Newcomer Award. The award aims to find the best newcomer for Seinen (young adult males) from Shueisha's <cite>Weekly Young Jump</cite>, <cite>Ultra Jump</cite>, and <cite>Grand Jump</cite> magazines, as well as its web manga site Tonari no Young Jump. There are 10 ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article224277 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gI5/cms/review/224277/ypc5.jpg.webp.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224277">5 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/yes-precure-5/episodes-1/.224277" data-track="id=186979&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/yes-precure-5/episodes-1/.224277" data-track="id=186979&from=HP.MF"><i>Yes! Precure 5</i> Episodes 1-24 Anime Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T00:00:00+08:00">May 15, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224277">5 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">With a good first half to a seminal series, this is likely to appeal to classic magical girl fans in general, even if you’ve never watched a Precure series before.</span> <span class="full">― In the history of Precure, Yes! Precure 5 is particularly important. This fourth series, which introduces the third set of Cures, is the first to feature more than two officially-named Cures (Shiny Luminous doesn't have “Cure” in her tit...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224433 news games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGG/cms/news.8/224433/enix.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224433">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/square-enix-tbs-tv-collaborate-to-develop-new-original-ip-game/.224433" data-track="id=187036&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/square-enix-tbs-tv-collaborate-to-develop-new-original-ip-game/.224433" data-track="id=187036&from=HP.MF">Square Enix, TBS TV Collaborate to Develop New, Original IP Game</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-15T00:00:00+08:00">May 15, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224433">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Game targeted for domestic, overseas markets</span> <span class="full">― Square Enix and TBS TV announced on Wednesday their collaboration to develop a new and original IP (intellectual property) game. The two companies stated that they will bring together their experiences and strengths that they have cultivated in their own fields to deliver a new gaming experience in Japan and overseas. There were no other game details rev...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> <div class="mainfeed-day" data-day="2025-05-14" data-prevday="2025-05-13"> <h2 class="section-title"><time datetime="2025-05-14">Wednesday, May 14</time></h2> <div class="mainfeed-section herald-boxes"> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224435 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gED/cms/episode-review.4/224435/machu-freakout.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224435">140 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux/episode-6/.224435" data-track="id=187037&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux/episode-6/.224435" data-track="id=187037&from=HP.MF">Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T23:30:00+08:00">May 14, 23:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224435">140 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Machu's struggles may be universal, but the story is becoming increasingly reliant on the viewer’s assumed knowledge of Gundam canon to do the heavy lifting.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gK7/encyc/A33787-1613501411.1741265565.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33787-7" data-track="id=23608&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33787-7" data-track="id=23608&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T23:30:00+08:00">May 14, 23:30</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold To Another Kingdom #7<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33787-7">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224422 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gJ2/cms/news.8/224422/gqrt0ugbyaebbh.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/viz-media-manga-plus-licenses-yuki-kawaguchi-otr-of-the-flame-manga/.224422" data-track="id=187035&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/viz-media-manga-plus-licenses-yuki-kawaguchi-otr-of-the-flame-manga/.224422" data-track="id=187035&from=HP.MF">Viz Media, Manga Plus Licenses Yuki Kawaguchi's <cite>Otr of the Flame</cite> Manga</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T23:00:00+08:00">May 14, 23:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Series debuted on May 11</span> <span class="full">― Viz Media and Shueisha's Manga Plus licensed Yuki Kawaguchi's <cite>Otr of the Flame</cite> manga for release in English. Manga Plus describes the story: The world is encased in winter due to the advances of the Ice Kingdom. Kind-hearted Otr, who dreams of being a warrior like his dad, has been entrusted with keeping the fires burning as a cook in the fortress. But when the fortress is ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGA/encyc/A29054-769453760.1734442359.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep29054-7" data-track="id=23607&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep29054-7" data-track="id=23607&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T22:45:00+08:00">May 14, 22:45</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Your Forma #7<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep29054-7">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A33069-3852821542.1722585820.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33069-7" data-track="id=23606&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33069-7" data-track="id=23606&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T22:30:00+08:00">May 14, 22:30</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Please Put Them On, Takamine-san! #7<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33069-7">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224427 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gJB/cms/news.8/224427/rank1.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/i-left-my-a-rank-party-anime-3rd-part-unveils-more-cast-new-ending-song-in-video/.224427" data-track="id=187034&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/i-left-my-a-rank-party-anime-3rd-part-unveils-more-cast-new-ending-song-in-video/.224427" data-track="id=187034&from=HP.MF"><cite>I Left My A-Rank Party</cite> Anime's 3rd Part Unveils More Cast, New Ending Song in Video</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T21:00:00+08:00">May 14, 21:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shūhei Sakaguchi, Natsumi Kawaida join cast; Yuki Tanaka returns for new ending song "Tapestry"</span> <span class="full">― Bandai Namco Filmworks Unveils a promotional video, key visual, and more cast members for the third part of the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-daily-briefs" data-topics="article224428 news animation"> <div class="category-line news t-daily-briefs"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gEC/cms/news.6/195434/super-mario-bros-movie.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-daily-briefs"> daily briefs </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224428">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/daily-briefs/2025-05-14/nbcuniversal-briefly-listed-super-mario-world-film-title/.224428" data-track="id=187033&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/daily-briefs/2025-05-14/nbcuniversal-briefly-listed-super-mario-world-film-title/.224428" data-track="id=187033&from=HP.MF">NBCUniversal Briefly Listed <cite>Super Mario World</cite> Film Title</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T18:37:55+08:00">May 14, 18:37</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224428">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="animation" href="/all/?topic=animation" target="intro-by-topic"> animation</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"></span> <span class="full">― The official website of the media conglomerate NBCUniversal posted an article about the highlights from its 2025 Upfront showcases on Tuesday. ("Upfronts" are the gatherings that American television networks host to preview the upcoming year's programming, so that marketers can buy advertising time in advance.) The article briefly listed the movie title <cite>Super Mario World</cite> among the 2025-26 film off...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224432 news games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHG/cms/news.8/218029/gamehearts.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224432">8 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/kingdom-hearts-missing-link-smartphone-game-development-canceled/.224432" data-track="id=187032&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/kingdom-hearts-missing-link-smartphone-game-development-canceled/.224432" data-track="id=187032&from=HP.MF"><cite>Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link</cite> Smartphone Game's Development Canceled</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T17:27:40+08:00">May 14, 17:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224432">8 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Kingdom Hearts IV is still in development</span> <span class="full">― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Square Enix's <cite>Kingdom Hearts Missing-Link</cite> smartphone game announced on Wednesday that the game's development has been canceled. The game's development team explains that they worked hard on developing and adjusting the game, but determined that it would be difficult to offer players a service that would be satis...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224412 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gP9/herald/187026/apocalypse-bringer-new-characters.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/apocalypse-bringer-mynoghra-anime-unveils-1st-promo-video-ending-theme-song-artist-more-cast/.224412" data-track="id=187026&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/apocalypse-bringer-mynoghra-anime-unveils-1st-promo-video-ending-theme-song-artist-more-cast/.224412" data-track="id=187026&from=HP.MF"><cite>Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra</cite> Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, Ending Theme Song Artist, More Cast</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T17:00:00+08:00">May 14, 17:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinji Kawada, Tomomichi Nishimura join cast</span> <span class="full">― The staff for the television anime of Fehu Kazuno's <cite>Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin</cite> (<cite>Isekai Mokushiroku Mynoghra: Hametsu no Bunmei de Hajimeru Sekai Seifuku</cite>) isekai fantasy light novel series unveiled the first promotional video, ending theme song artist, and more cast on Wednesday. The video previews the...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224426 news live-action"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gJ8/youtube/VKzbpeFLXTk.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/netflix-to-stream-live-action-cells-at-work-film-on-june-13/.224426" data-track="id=187031&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/netflix-to-stream-live-action-cells-at-work-film-on-june-13/.224426" data-track="id=187031&from=HP.MF">Netflix to Stream Live-Action <cite>Cells at Work!</cite> Film on June 13</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T14:01:53+08:00">May 14, 14:01</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="live-action" href="/all/?topic=live-action" target="intro-by-topic"> live-action</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Film premiered at #1 in Japan box office on December 13</span> <span class="full">― Netflix announced on Tuesday that the service will exclusively stream the live-action film of Akane Shimizu's <cite>Cells at Work!</cite> (<cite>Hataraku Saibō</cite>) manga starting on June 13, and started streaming an English-subtitled trailer of the film. The film opened in Japan on December 13 and ranked at #1. The film sold a total of 612,000 tickets and earned a ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224425 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHQ/youtube/b74tG79Dr94.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224425">10 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/bandai-namco-filmworks-posts-xabungle-experimental-video/.224425" data-track="id=187030&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-14/bandai-namco-filmworks-posts-xabungle-experimental-video/.224425" data-track="id=187030&from=HP.MF">Bandai Namco Filmworks Posts <cite>Xabungle</cite> 'Experimental Video'</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T12:43:54+08:00">May 14, 12:43</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224425">10 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Batman Ninja</cite> director Junpei Mizusaki helms video by Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kamikaze Douga</span> <span class="full">― Bandai Namco Filmworks (formerly Sunrise) began streaming "BLUE GALE XABUNGLE SIDE L" the "experimental video" by Sunrise Robot Laboratory on Wednesday. The video, based on Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1982 anime <cite>Blue Gale Xabungle</cite> anime, contains both old footage, as well as newly produced footage evoking (but not ex...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-interest" data-topics="article224406 interest industry"> <div class="category-line interest t-interest"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gJQ/cms/news.8/222021/infinitycastle.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-interest"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224406">6 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/interest/2025-05-13/demon-slayer-staff-addresses-infinity-castle-film-trailer-leak/.224406" data-track="id=187027&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interest/2025-05-13/demon-slayer-staff-addresses-infinity-castle-film-trailer-leak/.224406" data-track="id=187027&from=HP.MF"><cite>Demon Slayer</cite> Staff Addresses <cite>Infinity Castle</cite> Film's Trailer Leak</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T11:59:00+08:00">May 14, 11:59</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224406">6 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="industry" href="/all/?topic=industry" target="intro-by-topic"> industry</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">"Filming a movie inside a theater is a crime under the Law for Prevention of Unauthorized Recording of Films"</span> <span class="full">― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise issued a statement in Japanese on Sunday about a leaked trailer for the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle film, and repeated the statement in English on Tuesday. Theaters in Japa...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224409 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gI9/cms/news.8/224409/sakamoto1.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224409">3 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/sakamoto-days-anime-2nd-part-main-trailer-reveals-opening-song-july-14-premiere/.224409" data-track="id=187023&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/sakamoto-days-anime-2nd-part-main-trailer-reveals-opening-song-july-14-premiere/.224409" data-track="id=187023&from=HP.MF"><cite>Sakamoto Days</cite> Anime's 2nd Part Main Trailer Reveals Opening Song, July 14 Premiere</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T07:00:00+08:00">May 14, 07:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224409">3 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Rock band Kroi performs new opening song "Method"</span> <span class="full">― The staff of the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki's <cite>Sakamoto Days</cite> manga started streaming the main promotional video for the anime's second part on Wednesday. The video reveals the second part's July 14 premiere, and previews the opening theme song "Method" by rock band Kroi. The anime will also hold an advance screening of episodes 12 and 13 on Jun...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224420 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGA/cms/news.8/224420/azuki-enter-the-garden-episode-3-poster.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/tatsuyuki-tanaka-directs-3rd-episode-of-enter-the-garden-anime/.224420" data-track="id=187029&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/tatsuyuki-tanaka-directs-3rd-episode-of-enter-the-garden-anime/.224420" data-track="id=187029&from=HP.MF">Tatsuyuki Tanaka Directs 3rd Episode of <cite>Enter The Garden</cite> Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T04:10:14+08:00">May 14, 04:10</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tanaka also serves as character designer, scriptwriter</span> <span class="full">― Azuki, an anime-styled brand and NFT project (unrelated to the digital manga publisher Azuki), and Dentsu revealed on Tuesday that Tatsuyuki Tanaka (<cite>Tojin Kit</cite>, <cite>Digital Juice</cite>) will join the three-part anthology series <cite>Enter the Garden</cite> as the director, character designer, and scriptwriter for the upcoming third episode. The episode is set to prem...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A33406-1577764157.1742701248.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33406-6" data-track="id=23605&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33406-6" data-track="id=23605&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T03:00:00+08:00">May 14, 03:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Apocalypse Hotel #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep33406-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside column t-this-week-in-anime" data-topics="article224369 column anime"> <div class="category-line column t-this-week-in-anime"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gI6/cms/this-week-in-anime/224369/chris9.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category column t-this-week-in-anime"> column </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224369">3 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-05-13/.224369" data-track="id=187028&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/this-week-in-anime/2025-05-13/.224369" data-track="id=187028&from=HP.MF">This Week in Anime - Keeping it Professional</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T02:00:00+08:00">May 14, 02:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224369">3 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Chris and Coop discuss writing about "fun" viewing in a professional capacity.</span> <span class="full">― Chris and Coop discuss writing about "fun" viewing in a professional capacity. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network.Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead. @RiderStrike @BWProwl @LucasDeRuyter @vestenet Coop Chris, it's been ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gH0/encyc/A34125-1512501117.1742722443.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep34125-6" data-track="id=23604&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep34125-6" data-track="id=23604&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T00:30:00+08:00">May 14, 00:30</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep34125-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A34018-3275176197.1742713687.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep34018-7" data-track="id=23603&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep34018-7" data-track="id=23603&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T00:30:00+08:00">May 14, 00:30</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Catch Me at the Ballpark! #7<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-08#ep34018-7">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article224257 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gEI/cms/review/224257/imanoble.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224257">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/im-a-noble-on-the-brink-of-ruin-so-i-might-as-well-try-mastering-magic/anime-series/.224257" data-track="id=186920&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/im-a-noble-on-the-brink-of-ruin-so-i-might-as-well-try-mastering-magic/anime-series/.224257" data-track="id=186920&from=HP.MF"><cite>I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, So I Might as Well Try Mastering Magic</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T00:00:00+08:00">May 14, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224257">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The plot is unoriginal, the characters forgettable, and the storytelling itself is bound and determined to keep things as void of narrative tension as possible.</span> <span class="full">― I'll be the first to admit that it's generally in bad taste to compare one work of fiction to another while reviewing it. After all, each is an individual work of art that has unique points, even if they use the same basic tropes or general...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224401 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gF6/cms/news.8/224401/side.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224401">3 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/ataru-falling-for-her-secret-side-manga-listed-to-end-in-7th-volume/.224401" data-track="id=187020&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/ataru-falling-for-her-secret-side-manga-listed-to-end-in-7th-volume/.224401" data-track="id=187020&from=HP.MF">Ataru's <cite>Falling for Her Secret Side</cite> Manga Listed to End in 7th Volume</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-14T00:00:00+08:00">May 14, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224401">3 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Manga adaptation of Gozennoryokucha's light novels launched in 2022</span> <span class="full">― Amazon is listing the seventh compiled book volume of Ataru's manga adaptation of Gozennoryokucha's <cite>Falling for Her Secret Side</cite> (<cite>Ore wa Shiranai Uchi ni Gakkō Ichi no Bishōjo o Kudoite Itarashii</cite>) light novel series as the final volume. The manga's sixth and seventh volume are both slated for release on July 11. Square Enix's Manga ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> <div class="mainfeed-day" data-day="2025-05-13" data-prevday="2025-05-12"> <h2 class="section-title"><time datetime="2025-05-13">Tuesday, May 13</time></h2> <div class="mainfeed-section herald-boxes"> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224129 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200g9C/cms/news.8/224129/673_.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224129">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/manga-up-global-adds-drawn-to-my-bad-boy-assistant-manga-in-english/.224129" data-track="id=186806&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/manga-up-global-adds-drawn-to-my-bad-boy-assistant-manga-in-english/.224129" data-track="id=186806&from=HP.MF">Manga Up! Global Adds <cite>Drawn to My Bad-Boy Assistant</cite> Manga in English</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T23:00:00+08:00">May 13, 23:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224129">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Akebi's manga launched in Square Enix's <cite>Gangan pixiv</cite> in February 2024</span> <span class="full">― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added Akebi's <cite>Drawn to My Bad-Boy Assistant</cite> (<cite>Yankee Assistant no Ashizawa-kun ni Koi o Shita</cite>) manga on Wednesday. Manga Up! describes its story: Josei manga creator Takoyaki Maru finds herself interested in someone she'd never expect—her assistant, Ashizawa-kun! In her eyes, he's excellent at his jo...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224393 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gU5/cms/news.8/224393/osananajimitamaranakudaisuki.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/ayano-natsume-osana-najimi-na-kimi-ga-tamaranaku-daisuki-manga-listed-to-end-with-2nd-volume/.224393" data-track="id=187019&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/ayano-natsume-osana-najimi-na-kimi-ga-tamaranaku-daisuki-manga-listed-to-end-with-2nd-volume/.224393" data-track="id=187019&from=HP.MF">Ayano Natsume's <cite>Osana Najimi na Kimi ga Tamaranaku Daisuki!</cite> Manga Listed to End With 2nd Volume</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T23:00:00+08:00">May 13, 23:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Manga launched in December 2024</span> <span class="full">― The second compiled book volume of Ayano Natsume's <cite>Osana Najimi na Kimi ga Tamaranaku Daisuki!</cite> (I Irresistibly Love You, My Childhood Friend!) manga is listed as the manga's final volume, and it will ship on July 11. The manga centers on first year high school student Asahi, who thinks the world of his childhood friend Kazune. Asahi cannot resist Kazune's cuteness an...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A32850-2081494913.1740834693.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep32850-7" data-track="id=23602&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep32850-7" data-track="id=23602&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T23:00:00+08:00">May 13, 23:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Once Upon a Witch's Death #7<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep32850-7">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A32099-2415159935.1741347223.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep32099-6" data-track="id=23601&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep32099-6" data-track="id=23601&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T22:00:00+08:00">May 13, 22:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">The Shiunji Family Children #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep32099-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224392 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGB/cms/episode-review.4/224392/bumpkin6.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224392">32 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman/episode-6/.224392" data-track="id=187018&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman/episode-6/.224392" data-track="id=187018&from=HP.MF">From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T20:30:00+08:00">May 13, 20:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224392">32 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Who doesn’t love a grueling, magically empowered sword duel in a church where warriors push themselves to the limit?</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224408 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200g15/cms/news.8/224408/vigilantes.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224408">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/my-hero-academia-vigilantes-anime-casts-asami-seto/.224408" data-track="id=187016&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/my-hero-academia-vigilantes-anime-casts-asami-seto/.224408" data-track="id=187016&from=HP.MF"><cite>My Hero Academia: Vigilantes</cite> Anime Casts Asami Seto</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T19:23:21+08:00">May 13, 19:23</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224408">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Seto voices university student Makoto Tsukauchi in upcoming episode 7</span> <span class="full">― The official website for the television anime of Hideyuki Furuhashi and Betten Court's <cite>My Hero Academia: Vigilantes</cite> (<cite>Vigilante: Boku no Hero Academia Illegals</cite>) manga announced on Tuesday that Asami Seto is joining the series' cast as Makoto Tsukauchi, Koichi's senior in college who is doing research on the hero system. The charac...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224407 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gK5/cms/news.8/224407/kimisen.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224407">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/our-last-crusade-or-the-rise-of-a-new-world-season-2-casts-yu-kobayashi/.224407" data-track="id=187015&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/our-last-crusade-or-the-rise-of-a-new-world-season-2-casts-yu-kobayashi/.224407" data-track="id=187015&from=HP.MF"><cite>Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World</cite> Season 2 Casts Yū Kobayashi</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T18:05:45+08:00">May 13, 18:05</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224407">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Kobayashi's witch character Grugell to appear in episode 6 on Thursday</span> <span class="full">― Kadokawa announced a new cast member for the second television anime season based on Kei Sazane and Ao Nekonabe's <cite>Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World</cite> (<cite>Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen</cite>) light novel series on Tuesday. Yū Kobayashi will be in the anime's sixth episode on Thursday as Grugell, ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224403 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gB4/cms/news.8/224403/android1.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224403">12 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android-manga-gets-short-tv-anime/.224403" data-track="id=187014&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/does-it-count-if-you-lose-your-virginity-to-an-android-manga-gets-short-tv-anime/.224403" data-track="id=187014&from=HP.MF"><cite>Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?</cite> Manga Gets Short TV Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T17:58:17+08:00">May 13, 17:58</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224403">12 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">WWWave's Deregula label adapts Yakinikuteishoku's yuri manga</span> <span class="full">― WWWave's Deregula label announced on Tuesday the short television anime adaptation of Yakinikuteishoku's <cite>Does It Count If You Lose Your Virginity to an Android?</cite> (<cite>Android wa Keiken Ninzū ni Hairimasu ka??</cite>) manga, and revealed its key visual. Yakinikuteishoku also drew an illustration and posted a special comment to celebrate the manga's an...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224404 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gIG/cms/news.8/224404/awajima.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224404">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/awajima-hyakkei-anime-teaser-unveils-staff-at-madhouse-2026-tv-debut/.224404" data-track="id=187013&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/awajima-hyakkei-anime-teaser-unveils-staff-at-madhouse-2026-tv-debut/.224404" data-track="id=187013&from=HP.MF"><cite>Awajima Hyakkei</cite> Anime's Teaser Unveils Staff at Madhouse, 2026 TV Debut</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T17:02:00+08:00">May 13, 17:02</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224404">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Chihayafuru's</cite> Morio Asaka directs anime at Madhouse</span> <span class="full">― Kadokawa unveiled the teaser visual, main staff, television format, and 2026 premiere for the anime of Takako Shimura's <cite>Awajima Hyakkei</cite> manga on Tuesday. Kadokawa also started streaming the anime's "ultra teaser" promotional video: Morio ASAKA (Chihayafuru, NANA, Galaxy Angel) is directing the anime at Madhouse. Kunihiko HAMADA (Cardcaptor Sakura:...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224402 local news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gIL/encyc/A32186-2077763773.1727774709.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/2024-nintama-rantaro-anime-film-opens-in-the-philippines-on-may-28/.224402" data-track="id=187011&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/2024-nintama-rantaro-anime-film-opens-in-the-philippines-on-may-28/.224402" data-track="id=187011&from=HP.MF">2024 <cite>Nintama Rantaro</cite> Anime Film Opens in the Philippines on May 28</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T16:30:00+08:00">May 13, 16:30</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <span class="PH" title="Philippines"></span> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Film opened in Japan on December 20</span> <span class="full">― Film distributor Encore Films announced on Thursday that it will open <cite>Nintama Rantaro: Invincible Master of the Dokutake Ninja</cite> (<cite>Gekijо̄-ban Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyо̄ no Gunshi</cite>), the first anime film in the <cite>Nintama Rantaro</cite> anime franchise in 13 years, in the Philippines on May 28. The film opened in Japan on December 20. It sold 198,000 tickets in...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224391 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gYD/cms/news.8/224391/moonriver.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224391">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/norihiko-kurazono-ends-moon-river-o-watatte-manga/.224391" data-track="id=187012&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/norihiko-kurazono-ends-moon-river-o-watatte-manga/.224391" data-track="id=187012&from=HP.MF">Norihiko Kurazono Ends <cite>Moon River o Watatte</cite> Manga</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T16:12:52+08:00">May 13, 16:12</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224391">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Jiangshi X</cite> creator launched dystopian sci-fi manga last May</span> <span class="full">― Norihiko Kurazono's <cite>Moon River o Watatte</cite> manga ended on March 16. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on June 18. The dystopian science fiction manga centers on high school girl Manatsu, and the trouble she gets into when one of her casual photographs ends up showing something that should not be shown in their societ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224390 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200g3E/cms/news.6/200578/screen-shot-2023-07-24-at-14.04.04.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224390">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/final-boss-fake-out-the-protagonist-thinks-she-killed-me-so-now-im-free-manga-listed-to-end-in-/.224390" data-track="id=187010&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/final-boss-fake-out-the-protagonist-thinks-she-killed-me-so-now-im-free-manga-listed-to-end-in-/.224390" data-track="id=187010&from=HP.MF"><cite>Final Boss Fake-out: The Protagonist Thinks She Killed Me So Now I'm Free!</cite> Manga Listed to End in Volume 7</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T14:19:24+08:00">May 13, 14:19</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224390">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Manga adaptation launched in November 2020</span> <span class="full">― Amazon Japan is listing the seventh volume of Namiki Tsukiyama's manga adaptation of Mochimaru Sakaki's <cite>Final Boss Fake-out: The Protagonist Thinks She Killed Me So Now I'm Free!</cite> light novels as the final volume. The volume will ship on July 7. Comikey publishes the series in English and describes the story: A final boss becomes unstoppable with an RPG mo...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224389 news games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gBC/youtube/924r8JVpyqY.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224389">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/street-fighter-6-game-announces-get-ready-for-elena-fighting-pass/.224389" data-track="id=187003&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-13/street-fighter-6-game-announces-get-ready-for-elena-fighting-pass/.224389" data-track="id=187003&from=HP.MF"><cite>Street Fighter 6</cite> Game Announces 'Get Ready for Elena!' Fighting Pass</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T12:53:44+08:00">May 13, 12:53</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224389">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Elena joins Year 2 Character Pass on June 5</span> <span class="full">― Capcom revealed in a video on Monday the Get Ready for Elena! Fighting Pass, which includes Yun, Yang, Q, Remy, and Oro-inspired avatar gears. The pass also includes Elena's handstand emote and stickers featuring other fighters. The game will add Elena to the roster on June 5. Elena will be the fourth character in the game's Year 2 Character Pass. The <cite>Str...</cite></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224394 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gEU/cms/news.7/210588/angelsegg.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224394">6 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/4k-remaster-of-mamoru-oshii-angel-egg-anime-to-premiere-at-cannes/.224394" data-track="id=187002&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/4k-remaster-of-mamoru-oshii-angel-egg-anime-to-premiere-at-cannes/.224394" data-track="id=187002&from=HP.MF">4K Remaster of Mamoru Oshii's <cite>Angel's Egg</cite> Anime to Premiere at Cannes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T11:50:00+08:00">May 13, 11:50</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224394">6 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">40th anniversary remaster to screen at festival's Cinéma de la Plage on May 20</span> <span class="full">― The 78th Cannes International Film Festival announced on Thursday that it will screen the 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 anime <cite>Angel's Egg</cite> (<cite>Tenshi no Tamago</cite>) at the festival's Cinéma de la Plage on May 20. It will be the first screening of the 4K remaster in the world. The Cinéma de la Plage event...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-interest" data-topics="article224381 interest people"> <div class="category-line interest t-interest"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gH4/cms/interest.3/224381/ishikawa_yui_birth.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-interest"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224381">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/interest/2025-05-12/voice-actor-yui-ishikawa-announces-birth-of-1st-baby/.224381" data-track="id=186996&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interest/2025-05-12/voice-actor-yui-ishikawa-announces-birth-of-1st-baby/.224381" data-track="id=186996&from=HP.MF">Voice Actor Yui Ishikawa Announces Birth of 1st Baby</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T09:00:00+08:00">May 13, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224381">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Voice of <cite>Attack on Titan's</cite> Mikasa announces birth with her newborn's footprint</span> <span class="full">― Voice actor Yui Ishikawa announced on her X (formerly Twitter) account 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, supporters, 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...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224388 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHC/cms/news.8/224388/dress-up-darling.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224388">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/my-dress-up-darling-manga-spinoff-listed-with-1-volume/.224388" data-track="id=187001&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/my-dress-up-darling-manga-spinoff-listed-with-1-volume/.224388" data-track="id=187001&from=HP.MF"><cite>My Dress-Up Darling</cite> Manga's Spinoff Listed With 1 Volume</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T06:00:00+08:00">May 13, 06:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224388">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Volume ships on July 25</span> <span class="full">― Amazon Japan is listing the <cite>My Dress-Up Darling</cite> (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) spinoff manga <cite>Bisque Doll de chu♥︎</cite> (chu♥︎ with a Dress-Up Doll) as one complete compiled book volume, which will ship on July 25. The spinoff launched in Square Enix's <cite>Young Gangan</cite> magazine on December 20. The original manga ended on March 21, although it will receive a bonus chapter and an ep...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224386 news events"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gJO/cms/news.8/224386/gqwivgyxeaap8yy.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/anime-expo-hosts-mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-staff-naohiro-ogata-peach-pit-more/.224386" data-track="id=187000&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/anime-expo-hosts-mobile-suit-gundam-gquuuuuux-staff-naohiro-ogata-peach-pit-more/.224386" data-track="id=187000&from=HP.MF">Anime Expo Hosts <cite>Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX</cite> Staff, Naohiro Ogata, Peach-Pit, More</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T03:11:49+08:00">May 13, 03:11</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="events" href="/all/?topic=events" target="intro-by-topic"> events</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Event takes place in Los Angeles from July 3-6</span> <span class="full">― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced on Monday that it will host <cite>Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX</cite>'s creative team; including director Kazuya Tsurumaki, series composer Yōji Enokido, and voice actress Tomoyo Kurosawa; Bandai Namco Filmworks Naohiro Ogata; manga artist Peach-Pit; and director Kazuaki Kuribayashi. A special event for <cite>Mobile Suit Gunda...</cite></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224379 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGA/cms/episode-review.4/224379/gorilla-girl-6.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224379">42 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/gorilla-god-go-to-girl/episode-6/.224379" data-track="id=186998&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/gorilla-god-go-to-girl/episode-6/.224379" data-track="id=186998&from=HP.MF">Gorilla God's Go-To Girl ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T02:30:00+08:00">May 13, 02:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224379">42 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This episode feels like a throwback to the early days of fanfiction: we’ve got both the cabin fic <i>and</i> the blanket fic!</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224385 news novels"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gU2/cms/news.8/224385/dai-densetsu-no-yusha-no-densetsu.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224385">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/takaya-kagami-dai-densetsu-no-yusha-no-densetsu-sequel-light-novel-ends/.224385" data-track="id=186995&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/takaya-kagami-dai-densetsu-no-yusha-no-densetsu-sequel-light-novel-ends/.224385" data-track="id=186995&from=HP.MF">Takaya Kagami's <cite>Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu</cite> Sequel Light Novel Ends</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T02:00:00+08:00">May 13, 02:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224385">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">18th, final volume launches on May 20</span> <span class="full">― Kadokawa is listing that the 18th and final volume of Takaya Kagami and illustrator Saori Toyota's <cite>Dai Densetsu no Yūsha no Densetsu</cite> sequel light novel series will launch in Japan on May 20. Kadokawa published the novel series' most-recent 17th volume in October 2017, where it was announced that the series would end with its 18th volume. The novel had resumed s...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224383 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gH8/cms/news.8/224383/kenka-oji-san.jpg.webp.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224383">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/kakegurui-homura-kuwamoto-launches-new-manga/.224383" data-track="id=186994&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/kakegurui-homura-kuwamoto-launches-new-manga/.224383" data-track="id=186994&from=HP.MF"><cite>Kakegurui's</cite> Homura Kuwamoto Launches New Manga</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T01:00:00+08:00">May 13, 01:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224383">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Kenka Oji-san - Namo Naki Chūnen, Tsuyo Sugiru.</cite> launched on Sunday</span> <span class="full">― Homura Kawamoto (<cite>Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler</cite>) launched the <cite>Kenka Oji-san - Namo Naki Chūnen, Tsuyo Sugiru.</cite> (The Nameless Brawling Middle-Aged Man is Too Strong) manga on Kakao Japan's Piccoma service on Sunday. The story follows a seemingly ordinary man Fuyuo Shigaraki, who is divorced and has no money. He needs to earn three mil...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article224216 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gG9/cms/review/224216/color-of-the-end.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224216">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/the-color-of-the-end/mission-in-the-apocalypse/volume-1/.224216" data-track="id=186919&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/the-color-of-the-end/mission-in-the-apocalypse/volume-1/.224216" data-track="id=186919&from=HP.MF"><cite>The Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T00:00:00+08:00">May 13, 00:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224216">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><i>The Color of the End</i> is one of the stronger “girls after the apocalypse” manga out there, more bitter than sweet and filled to the brim with loneliness.</span> <span class="full">― “Girls after the apocalypse” has become a subgenre of post-apocalyptic fiction. Whether alone, in pairs, or with their pets, young women traversing a ruined world have carved a niche in science fiction manga and anime, perhaps relying on the juxtap...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A26687-3033375638.1742717337.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep26687-6" data-track="id=23599&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep26687-6" data-track="id=23599&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-13T00:00:00+08:00">May 13, 00:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">#COMPASS2.0 ANIMATION PROJECT #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-07#ep26687-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> <div class="mainfeed-day" data-day="2025-05-12" data-prevday="2025-05-11"> <h2 class="section-title"><time datetime="2025-05-12">Monday, May 12</time></h2> <div class="mainfeed-section herald-boxes"> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224362 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gIE/cms/episode-review.4/224362/tobeherox-6.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224362">42 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/to-be-hero-x/episode-6/.224362" data-track="id=186983&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/to-be-hero-x/episode-6/.224362" data-track="id=186983&from=HP.MF">To Be Hero X ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T23:30:00+08:00">May 12, 23:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224362">42 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Yang Cheng is Miles Morales to E-Soul's Peter Parker.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news preview-only" data-topics="article224382 news games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gEA/cms/news.8/224382/dbz-kakarot-db-daima-dlc.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/dragon-ball-z-kakarot-game-dragon-ball-daima-part-2-launches-in-january-march-2026/.224382" data-track="id=186986&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/dragon-ball-z-kakarot-game-dragon-ball-daima-part-2-launches-in-january-march-2026/.224382" data-track="id=186986&from=HP.MF"><cite>Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot</cite> Game's <cite>Dragon Ball Daima</cite> Part 2 Launches in January-March 2026</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T23:30:00+08:00">May 12, 23:30</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed on Monday that the "DAIMA - Adventure Through The Demon Realm Part 2" DLC for <cite>Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot</cite>, featuring content based on the new <cite>Dragon Ball Daima</cite> anime series, is slated for release in January-March 2026. The "DAIMA - Adventure Through The Demon Realm Part 1" DLC debuts on July 17. Players who purchase the DLC pack will get access to both parts as they...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A34226-4139058533.1737546610.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep34226-6" data-track="id=23600&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep34226-6" data-track="id=23600&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T23:15:00+08:00">May 12, 23:15</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">My Hero Academia: Vigilantes #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep34226-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gH4/encyc/A32853-1612552335.1742090419.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep32853-6" data-track="id=23598&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep32853-6" data-track="id=23598&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T23:00:00+08:00">May 12, 23:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Summer Pockets #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep32853-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A30817-1069029723.1715262058.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep30817-7" data-track="id=23597&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep30817-7" data-track="id=23597&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T23:00:00+08:00">May 12, 23:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Sword of the Demon Hunter #7<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep30817-7">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224378 news games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200g83/youtube/pv4Ur2VU8Eg.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224378">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/d.c-~da-capo~-re-tune-full-remake-game-trailer-reveals-switch-pc-launch-on-october-30/.224378" data-track="id=186985&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/d.c-~da-capo~-re-tune-full-remake-game-trailer-reveals-switch-pc-launch-on-october-30/.224378" data-track="id=186985&from=HP.MF"><cite>D.C. ~Da Capo~ Re:tune</cite> 'Full Remake' Game's Trailer Reveals Switch, PC Launch on October 30</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T22:55:27+08:00">May 12, 22:55</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224378">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Takuya Eguchi, Yukiyo Fujii, Rio Tsuchiya, Sakura Sakakura, Kotoko Sasaki join cast</span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for Bushrioad and CIRCUS' <cite>D.C. Re:tune ~Da Capo Re:tune~</cite> visual novel game, a "full remake" of the <cite>D.C. Da Capo</cite> game, revealed on Monday that the title will launch for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on October 30. A second promotional video revealed more cast members: The newly annou...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224357 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGC/cms/episode-review.4/224357/witch-watch-5-.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224357">23 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/witch-watch/episode-6/.224357" data-track="id=186982&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/witch-watch/episode-6/.224357" data-track="id=186982&from=HP.MF">Witch Watch ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T22:30:00+08:00">May 12, 22:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224357">23 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">While I would have been alright if we didn't see much progress with Morihito and Nico's relationship, it's great to see that the romance in this show can hit as well as its jokes.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224359 news korean live-action"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGF/cms/news.8/224359/gqufqzjbaaaom5b.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/webtoon-based-live-action-series-head-over-heels-to-premiere-in-june/.224359" data-track="id=186978&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/webtoon-based-live-action-series-head-over-heels-to-premiere-in-june/.224359" data-track="id=186978&from=HP.MF">Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series <cite>Head Over Heels</cite> to Premiere in June</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T22:15:00+08:00">May 12, 22:15</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="korean" href="/all/?topic=korean" target="intro-by-topic"> korean</a> <a topic="live-action" href="/all/?topic=live-action" target="intro-by-topic"> live-action</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">1st love story follows 18-year-old high school shaman</span> <span class="full">― The Korean television network tvN announced on Friday that its new series Head Over Heels will premiere in June. The series is based on the webtoon, Gyeonwoo and Fairy. The youthful first-love story follows 18-year-old high school shaman Seong-ah Park (played by Yi-hyun Jo), who defies fate to save Gyeon-woo Bae (played by Young-woo Choo), a bo...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224356 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHR/cms/episode-review.4/224356/kowloon-6.1.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224356">33 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/kowloon-generic-romance/episode-6/.224356" data-track="id=186981&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/kowloon-generic-romance/episode-6/.224356" data-track="id=186981&from=HP.MF">Kowloon Generic Romance ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T21:30:00+08:00">May 12, 21:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224356">33 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This episode is perhaps the most lore-dense the show has been so far.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A28365-2363384094.1740830545.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep28365-6" data-track="id=23596&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep28365-6" data-track="id=23596&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T21:30:00+08:00">May 12, 21:30</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep28365-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224360 news korean live-action"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gE6/cms/news.8/224360/screenshot-2025-05-12-200847.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/live-action-series-based-on-forest-of-humans-webtoon-confirmed/.224360" data-track="id=186976&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/live-action-series-based-on-forest-of-humans-webtoon-confirmed/.224360" data-track="id=186976&from=HP.MF">Live-Action Series Based on <i>Forest of Humans</i> Webtoon Confirmed</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T21:15:00+08:00">May 12, 21:15</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="korean" href="/all/?topic=korean" target="intro-by-topic"> korean</a> <a topic="live-action" href="/all/?topic=live-action" target="intro-by-topic"> live-action</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Dark thriller centers on correctional facility that gathers psychopathic serial killers for experimental purposes</span> <span class="full">― Korean business news outlet Money Today reported on May 8 that a live-action series based on the webtoon Forest of Humans is in production, and actress Ye-ji Seo is reportedly considering taking the lead role. Her agency, Sublime, confirmed on May 8 that she has received a casting offe...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box video t-video" data-topics="video anime"> <div class="category-line video t-video"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200/encyc/A33097-1970775357.1741343570.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category video t-video"> streaming now </div> </div> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep33097-6" data-track="id=23595&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep33097-6" data-track="id=23595&from=HP.MF">Watch & Rate Today's Episodes</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T21:15:00+08:00">May 12, 21:15</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Aharen-san wa Hakarenai #6<span> [<a class="streaming-now" href="/encyclopedia/anime/episodes/2025-05-06#ep33097-6">rate</a>]</span></span> <span class="full">― </span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box survey t-survey" data-topics="survey"> <div class="category-line survey t-survey"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gGC/herald/stock/survey/online-survey-icon-or-logo.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category survey t-survey"> survey </div> </div> <a href="/survey/977/" data-track="id=186984&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/survey/977/" data-track="id=186984&from=HP.MF">My Anime 3.0 Development Survey</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T20:44:03+08:00">May 12, 20:44</time> <span class="topics"> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">We've started working on a new my anime and we're looking for your input into what you'd like to see from it.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box reviews t-episode-review" data-topics="article224354 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-episode-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gG2/cms/episode-review.4/224354/lazarus-6.png.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-episode-review"> ep. review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224354">73 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/lazarus/episode-6/.224354" data-track="id=186980&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/lazarus/episode-6/.224354" data-track="id=186980&from=HP.MF">Lazarus ‒ Episode 6</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T20:30:00+08:00">May 12, 20:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224354">73 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">I will bet dollars to donuts that the show is going to hit the reset button yet again next week, and not one bit of this ludicrous farting around will have mattered at all.</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224375 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gN6/cms/news.7/217147/with-vengeance.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224375">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/with-vengeance-sincerely-your-broken-saintess-light-anime-debuts-in-july/.224375" data-track="id=186977&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/with-vengeance-sincerely-your-broken-saintess-light-anime-debuts-in-july/.224375" data-track="id=186977&from=HP.MF"><cite>'With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess'</cite> Light Anime Debuts in July</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T19:47:40+08:00">May 12, 19:47</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224375">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Asami Seto, Sōma Saitō star in Animation ID light anime</span> <span class="full">― Animation ID announced on May 2 that the light anime adaptation of SORAJIMA and Aminohada's <cite>With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess</cite> (<cite>Kizu Darake Seijo Yori Hōfuku wo Komete</cite>) vertical-scrolling webtoon will premiere in July. The anime will star: Asami Seto as Rua Sōma Saitō as Sven Momo Asakura as Arianne Kazuki Ura as Garrett Kazuyuki...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224368 news music"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gYE/cms/news.8/224368/llb.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224368">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/love-live-franchise-new-project-ikizu-live-love-live-bluebird-reveals-10-cast-and-characters-promo-/.224368" data-track="id=186974&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/love-live-franchise-new-project-ikizu-live-love-live-bluebird-reveals-10-cast-and-characters-promo-/.224368" data-track="id=186974&from=HP.MF">New <cite>Ikizu Live! Love Live! Bluebird</cite> Project Reveals 10 Cast & Characters in Video</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T18:36:11+08:00">May 12, 18:36</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224368">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="music" href="/all/?topic=music" target="intro-by-topic"> music</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Short dramas, live events, performances, more planned for project</span> <span class="full">― The <cite>Love Live!</cite> franchise revealed the key visual, promotional video, and the cast and characters for its <cite>Ikizu Live! Love Live! Bluebird</cite> project on Monday. The cast and characters for the project are: Honon Ayasaki as Polka Takahashi Rina Endō as Mai Azabu Seri Miyano as Akira Gotō Kokoro Fujino as Hanabi Komagata Aiha Sakano as Mira...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224372 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200g3C/cms/news.8/224372/juju-stroll.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224372">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/jujutsu-kaisen-season-2-compilation-film-to-include-new-juju-stroll-mini-anime/.224372" data-track="id=186973&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/jujutsu-kaisen-season-2-compilation-film-to-include-new-juju-stroll-mini-anime/.224372" data-track="id=186973&from=HP.MF"><cite>Jujutsu Kaisen</cite> Season 2 Compilation Film to Include New 'Juju Stroll' Mini Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T18:04:45+08:00">May 12, 18:04</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224372">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Mini anime to feature Satoru Gojō, Suguru Getō, Shoko Ieiri</span> <span class="full">― The staff of <cite>JUJUTSU KAISEN Hidden Inventory / Premature Death</cite>, the compilation film of the "Hidden Inventory / Premature Death" ("Kaigyoku/Gyokusetsu") arc from the second season of the <cite>Jujutsu Kaisen</cite> television anime, revealed on Monday the screening will include a new "Juju Stroll" ("Juju Sanpo") mini-anime. The mini-anime will feature ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224370 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gF2/cms/news.8/224370/unnamed-1.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224370">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-anime-reveals-more-cast-in-4th-promo-video/.224370" data-track="id=186972&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/from-old-country-bumpkin-to-master-swordsman-anime-reveals-more-cast-in-4th-promo-video/.224370" data-track="id=186972&from=HP.MF"><cite>From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman</cite> Anime Reveals More Cast in 4th Promo Video</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T17:34:47+08:00">May 12, 17:34</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224370">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Ai Kayano, Hidenobu Kiuchi join cast for ongoing series</span> <span class="full">― The staff for the television anime of Shigeru Sagazaki's <cite>From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman</cite> (Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru: Tada no Inaka no Kenjutsu Shihan Datta noni, Taisei Shita Deshitachi ga Ore o Hōttekurenai Ken) light novel series revealed the show's fourth promotional video on Monday. The staff also revealed more cast m...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224361 news live-action korean novels"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gDA/cms/news.8/224361/gptvoywbiaa4fl4.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/web-novel-based-korean-live-action-series-dear-hongrang-premieres-on-netflix-on-may-16/.224361" data-track="id=186971&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/web-novel-based-korean-live-action-series-dear-hongrang-premieres-on-netflix-on-may-16/.224361" data-track="id=186971&from=HP.MF">Web Novel-Based Korean Live-Action Series <cite>Dear Hongrang</cite> Premieres on Netflix on May 16</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T17:03:06+08:00">May 12, 17:03</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="live-action" href="/all/?topic=live-action" target="intro-by-topic"> live-action</a> <a topic="korean" href="/all/?topic=korean" target="intro-by-topic"> korean</a> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Official English-subtitled trailer, poster were also unveiled for mystery romance series</span> <span class="full">― Netflix announced on April 30 that the web novel-based mystery romance series Dear Hongrang will premiere on May 16. The service has released an official English-subtitled trailer and a poster. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, the series follows Hongrang (played by Jae-wook Lee), the long-lost son of the kingdom's l...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224363 news korean animation"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gE2/cms/news.8/224363/406a4c9d6761ab094936a2c46cf166f64aa02a33.webp.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224363">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/horror-romance-webtoon-red-fox-gets-animated-adaptation-premiering-on-laftel-on-may-19/.224363" data-track="id=186970&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/horror-romance-webtoon-red-fox-gets-animated-adaptation-premiering-on-laftel-on-may-19/.224363" data-track="id=186970&from=HP.MF">Horror-Romance Webtoon <cite>Red Fox</cite> Gets Animated Adaptation Premiering on LAFTEL on May 19</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T16:42:18+08:00">May 12, 16:42</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224363">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="korean" href="/all/?topic=korean" target="intro-by-topic"> korean</a> <a topic="animation" href="/all/?topic=animation" target="intro-by-topic"> animation</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Series follows red fox who feasts on livers of humans</span> <span class="full">― Korean streaming platform LAFTEL will launch an animated adaptation of the horror-romance webtoon Red Fox on May 19. The company recently unveiled a teaser video, which is age-restricted and only available to watch on YouTube. The story of Red Fox reads: Welcome to Ibana, a beautiful country also known as the red country. Here, lives the red fo...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224345 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200g93/cms/news.8/224345/blade.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224345">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/break-blade-yunosuke-yoshinaga-launches-new-manga/.224345" data-track="id=186969&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/break-blade-yunosuke-yoshinaga-launches-new-manga/.224345" data-track="id=186969&from=HP.MF"><cite>Break Blade's</cite> Yunosuke Yoshinaga Launches New Manga</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T16:23:30+08:00">May 12, 16:23</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224345">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Yoshinaga launches new action fantasy manga <cite>Mahō Kikai Ningen</cite> on July 9</span> <span class="full">― The 34th issue of Hakusensha's <cite>Young Animal Zero</cite> magazine revealed on Friday that Yunosuke Yoshinaga will launch a new manga titled <cite>Mahō Kikai Ningen</cite> (Magical Mechanical Human) in the magazine's next issue on July 9. The magazine teases the manga's action fantasy story set in a mysterious world. Yoshinaga's <cite>Break Blade</cite> (<cite>Broken ...</cite></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224367 news novels anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gG3/cms/news.8/224367/observation-records.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224367">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/observation-records-of-my-fiancee-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.224367" data-track="id=186968&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/observation-records-of-my-fiancee-light-novels-get-tv-anime/.224367" data-track="id=186968&from=HP.MF"><cite>Observation Records of My Fiancée</cite> Light Novels Get TV Anime</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T16:13:11+08:00">May 12, 16:13</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224367">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Junichi Yamamoto directs anime at Ashi Productions</span> <span class="full">― A website opened on Monday to announce that author Shiki and illustrator Wan Hachipisu's <cite>Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess</cite> (<cite>Jishō Akuyaku Reijō na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku</cite>) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2026. Junichi Yamamoto (Anyway, I'm Fal...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224365 news korean live-action"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gY5/cms/news.8/224365/28625f15b3c559dfcb70ad1617b26da9364edb9a.webp.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224365">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/live-action-adaptation-of-web-novel-webtoon-men-of-the-harem-confirmed/.224365" data-track="id=186967&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/live-action-adaptation-of-web-novel-webtoon-men-of-the-harem-confirmed/.224365" data-track="id=186967&from=HP.MF">Live-Action Adaptation of Web Novel, Webtoon <cite>Men of the Harem</cite> Confirmed</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T15:36:18+08:00">May 12, 15:36</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224365">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="korean" href="/all/?topic=korean" target="intro-by-topic"> korean</a> <a topic="live-action" href="/all/?topic=live-action" target="intro-by-topic"> live-action</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Former K-pop star Suzy considers taking lead role</span> <span class="full">― Korean entertainment media outlet OSEN exclusively reported on May 12 that Suzy, actress and former member of K-pop girl group Miss A, is currently reviewing an offer to star as the lead in an upcoming live-action adaptation of Men of the Harem. Based on the web novel by author Alphatart, who wrote The Remarried Empress, Men of the Harem is a palac...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224366 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gFJ/cms/news.8/223294/versus-01.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224366">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/versus-fall-in-love-you-false-angels-historie-win-49th-kodansha-manga-awards/.224366" data-track="id=186966&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/versus-fall-in-love-you-false-angels-historie-win-49th-kodansha-manga-awards/.224366" data-track="id=186966&from=HP.MF"><cite>Versus</cite>, <cite>'Fall in Love, You False Angels,'</cite> <cite>Historie</cite> Win 49th Kodansha Manga Awards</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T15:21:50+08:00">May 12, 15:21</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224366">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Versus</cite> wins Best Shōnen Manga, <cite>'Fall in Love, You False Angels'</cite> wins Best Shōjo Manga, <cite>Historie</cite> wins Best General Manga</span> <span class="full">― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced the winners for its 49th annual Manga Awards on Monday. Best Shōnen Manga Versus ONE, Kyōtarō Azuma, BOSE Other nominees included Wind Breaker, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, Kagurabachi, Orion's Board, and Fermat no Ryōri. Best Shōj...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224364 news novels anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gMB/cms/news.7/211862/heroinesaintln-img.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224364">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/heroine-saint-no-im-an-all-works-maid-light-novels-get-tv-anime-by-emt-squared/.224364" data-track="id=186964&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/heroine-saint-no-im-an-all-works-maid-light-novels-get-tv-anime-by-emt-squared/.224364" data-track="id=186964&from=HP.MF"><cite>'Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!'</cite> Light Novels Get TV Anime by EMT Squared</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T13:47:33+08:00">May 12, 13:47</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224364">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="novels" href="/all/?topic=novels" target="intro-by-topic"> novels</a> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Yume Miyamoto, Rumi Okubo star in anime adaptation of Atekichi's light novel series</span> <span class="full">― A website opened on Wednesday to announce the television anime adaptation of Atekichi and Yukiko's <cite>Heroine? Saint? No, I'm an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!</cite> (<cite>Heroine? Seijo? Iie, All Works Maid desu (ko)!</cite>) light novel series, and revealed the teaser visual, main cast, and its animation production by EMT Squared. ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224343 news manga"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gA4/cms/news.3/163339/devil.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224343">3 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/the-devil-is-a-part-timer-manga-ends-with-24th-volume/.224343" data-track="id=186963&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-12/the-devil-is-a-part-timer-manga-ends-with-24th-volume/.224343" data-track="id=186963&from=HP.MF"><cite>The Devil Is a Part-Timer!</cite> Manga Ends With 24th Volume</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T12:10:58+08:00">May 12, 12:10</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224343">3 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Final volume slated for June 26</span> <span class="full">― Kadokawa is listing the 24th compiled book volume of Akio Hiiragi's manga adaptation of Satoshi Wagahara's <cite>The Devil Is a Part-Timer!</cite> light novel series as the final one. The volume will ship on June 26. Yen Press publishes both the original light novels and the manga adaptation, and it describes the story: After being soundly thrashed by the hero Emilia, the Devil K...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224340 news ai"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gFD/cms/news.8/224340/meti.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224340">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/japanese-ministry-unauthorized-use-of-voices-in-generative-ai-is-likely-illegal/.224340" data-track="id=186962&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/japanese-ministry-unauthorized-use-of-voices-in-generative-ai-is-likely-illegal/.224340" data-track="id=186962&from=HP.MF">Japanese Ministry: Unauthorized Use of Voices in Generative AI Is Likely Illegal</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T11:50:12+08:00">May 12, 11:50</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224340">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="ai" href="/all/?topic=ai" target="intro-by-topic"> ai</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">METI cites music videos & alarm clocks using AI trained on someone's voice without their permission</span> <span class="full">― Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) warns against the unauthorized use of generative AI and cited examples of using AI to generate voices based on real people that may violate Japan's Unfair Competition Prevention Act on Friday. METI cited posting videos of songs that use AI traine...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-interest" data-topics="article224353 interest just-for-fun"> <div class="category-line interest t-interest"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gEP/cms/interest.3/224353/gqof07cbcaa7ghi.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-interest"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224353">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-iv/.224353" data-track="id=186960&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-iv/.224353" data-track="id=186960&from=HP.MF">Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part IV</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T11:30:00+08:00">May 12, 11:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224353">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="just-for-fun" href="/all/?topic=just-for-fun" target="intro-by-topic"> just for fun</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Featuring <cite>Resident Evil, Laid-Back Camp, Granblue Fantasy, Chibi Maruko-chan,</cite> Fukushi Ochiai, Kodansha, & more!</span> <span class="full">― 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...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-interest" data-topics="article224352 interest just-for-fun"> <div class="category-line interest t-interest"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHC/cms/interest.3/224352/gqotin9wuaatc-z.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-interest"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224352">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-iii/.224352" data-track="id=186959&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-iii/.224352" data-track="id=186959&from=HP.MF">Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part III</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T11:00:00+08:00">May 12, 11:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224352">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="just-for-fun" href="/all/?topic=just-for-fun" target="intro-by-topic"> just for fun</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Featuring <cite>Pokémon, Dragon Quest, Gegege no Kitaro, I.Cinnamoroll, If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die,</cite> ITARU KINOSHITA, Sega, Tamashii Nation, & more!</span> <span class="full">― 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...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-interest" data-topics="article224349 interest just-for-fun"> <div class="category-line interest t-interest"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200g00/cms/interest.3/224349/gqoewomb0aacpjo.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-interest"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224349">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-ii/.224349" data-track="id=186957&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-ii/.224349" data-track="id=186957&from=HP.MF">Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part II</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T10:30:00+08:00">May 12, 10:30</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224349">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="just-for-fun" href="/all/?topic=just-for-fun" target="intro-by-topic"> just for fun</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Featuring <cite>My Hero Academia, Naruto, Ghost in the Shell, Metal Gear, The Beginning After the End,</cite> Tomoki Izumi, Tsuburaya Productions, & more!</span> <span class="full">― 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...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224358 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHH/cms/news.8/222137/a-gatherer-adventure-in-isekai-visual.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/a-gatherer-adventure-in-isekai-tv-anime-unveils-composer-october-debut/.224358" data-track="id=186958&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/a-gatherer-adventure-in-isekai-tv-anime-unveils-composer-october-debut/.224358" data-track="id=186958&from=HP.MF"><cite>A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai</cite> TV Anime Unveils Composer, October Debut</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T10:15:48+08:00">May 12, 10:15</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook"><cite>Precure's</cite> Hiroshi Takaki composes music in Tatsunoko/SynergySP production</span> <span class="full">― The staff for the television anime of Masuo Kinoko's <cite>A Gatherer's Adventure in Isekai</cite> (<cite>Sozai Saishuka no Isekai Ryokōki</cite>) light novel series announced on Monday its composer and October premiere. Hiroshi Takaki (Witchy Precure! and other Precure entries, AKB0048, Butt Detective) is composing the music. Alpha Manga publishes th...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box interest t-interest" data-topics="article224347 interest just-for-fun"> <div class="category-line interest t-interest"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gHJ/cms/interest.3/224347/gqovdaybgaa0bps.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category interest t-interest"> interest </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224347">2 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-i/.224347" data-track="id=186956&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/interest/2025-05-11/happy-mother-day-from-around-the-anime-world-part-i/.224347" data-track="id=186956&from=HP.MF">Happy Mother's Day From Around the Anime World, Part I</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T10:00:00+08:00">May 12, 10:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224347">2 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="just-for-fun" href="/all/?topic=just-for-fun" target="intro-by-topic"> just for fun</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Featuring <cite>Dragon Ball, Doraemon,</cite> Gudetama, <cite>Mononoke, Raccoon Rascal,</cite> Rilakkuma, <cite>Suikoden</cite>, & more!</span> <span class="full">― 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....</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224350 news games"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gQL/youtube/NnyE4tsQ3w8.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/virtua-fighter-5-r.e.v.o-game-unveils-multi-platform-release-1st-global-tournament/.224350" data-track="id=186955&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/virtua-fighter-5-r.e.v.o-game-unveils-multi-platform-release-1st-global-tournament/.224350" data-track="id=186955&from=HP.MF"><cite>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.</cite> Game Unveils Multi-Platform Release, 1st Global Tournament</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T09:00:09+08:00">May 12, 09:00</time> <span class="topics"> <a topic="games" href="/all/?topic=games" target="intro-by-topic"> games</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Wolf Hawkfield teased for separate new project</span> <span class="full">― The staff for <cite>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.</cite>, a new version of its <cite>Virtua Fighter 5</cite> 3D fighting game, announced during the "VF Direct 2025 SPRING" livestream on Sunday that it is adding new platforms for the game, as well as a global tournament. The company also teased a new project featuring Wolf Hawkfield. <cite>Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O.</cite> will get a multi-platfo...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box news t-news" data-topics="article224351 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" data-src="/thumbnails/crop348x200gG8/cms/news.8/224351/main-5.webp.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224351">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/the-unaware-atelier-master-anime-casts-ai-kakuma/.224351" data-track="id=186954&from=HP.MF"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-05-11/the-unaware-atelier-master-anime-casts-ai-kakuma/.224351" data-track="id=186954&from=HP.MF"><cite>The Unaware Atelier Master</cite> Anime Casts Ai Kakuma</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-05-12T08:49:53+08:00">May 12, 08:49</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/224351">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Akuri debuts in anime on May 18</span> <span class="full">― The official website for the television anime of Yōsuke Tokino's <cite>The Unaware Atelier Master</cite> (<cite>Kanchigai no Atelier Meister: Eiyū Party no Moto Zatsuyō-Gakari ga, Jitsu wa Sentō Igai ga SSS Rank Datta to Iu Yoku Aru Hanashi</cite>) light novel series announced on Sunday that Ai Kakuma is joining the cast. 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