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The IDOLM@STER franchise's official YouTube channel has started streaming a new trailer for the upcoming OVA episode from the THE IDOLM@STER Million Live! The trailer was also screened during the "THE IDOLM@STER 765 MILLIONSTARS HOTCHPOTCH FESTIV@L!! 2 DAY2" concert event held at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Prefecture on March 30.Following the announcement for the OVA, the clip continues to a conversation between 765 Production's Producer and office staff Misaki Aoba, which suggests the idols' new activities.

Voice actor and singer Maaya Sakamoto launched her debut's 30th anniversary project "MAAYA’s BEST SONG~Tell us your most favorite Maaya Sakamoto song~" today on March 31, her 45th birthday.Sakamoto made her professional singer debut with "Yakusoku wa Iranai" (TV anime The Vision of Escaflowne opening theme) from Victor Entertainment on April 24, 1996, releasing 35 singles and 11 original full albums to date.In this project, fans will be able to vote for their favorite songs among all the songs Sakamoto has released under her own name (i.e., songs she has sung as a character will not be included). Votes will be accepted from both Japan and abroad.

Ahead of a July 6, 2025 broadcast, the official accounts for CITY THE ANIMATION today announced the casting of Yu Miyazaki as manga artist Oni Kamaboko and Ryota Suzuki as his editor, Todoroki.

Love will be in the air this week as the anime adaptation of Daiki Ihara’s Koisuru One Piece ("One Piece in Love") spin-off gag manga starts on April 1 with all five episodes airing over consecutive days. Ahead of the first episode’s premiere tomorrow, more cast was announced for the series, which includes a range of voice actors that One Piece fans would be familiar with.Pictured above from left to right, the cast of Koisuru One Piece includes (original One Piece characters in parentheses):Yoshioka Sato voiced by Akari KitoBiology Club President voiced by Akira Ishida (Cavendish)Tsuchi voiced by Megumi Han (Otama)Toriko Kurono voiced by Takehito KoyasuNarration voiced by Mahito Ohba (Smoker)Haruka Kamatani (Looking for Magical Doremi) and Hazuki Omoya (One Piece Fan Letter Assistant Unit Director) direct Koisuru One Piece at Toei Animation with Hanao Iida (One Piece) drawing the character designs).

This August marks the debut of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, and with it we have some new playable challengers. The latest to get the trailer treatment is Genya Shinazugawa, who you can briefly see in action in the video below.Demon Slayer: The Hinokami Chronicles 2 Genya Trailer. Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is officially set to launch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam in North America and Europe on August 5.Crunchyroll streams both the TV anime series and Mugen Train Arc movie in both sub and dub formats, along with the latest Hashira Training Arc.

It’s now been just a few days over a month since Monster Hunter Wilds launched, and the latest entry managed to hit another major milestone. Wilds has scored 10 million units sold since its debut on February 28, making for a first-month sales record for Capcom.Next up for the game is the first free Title Update, which is scheduled to go live on April 4. The update will add the Bubble Fox Wyvern Mizutsune, additional challenges, the opening of the Grand Hub gathering area and more.As for what’s next, director Yuya Tokuda shared a letter outlining some of the upcoming plans.

Sony Pictures announced during their CinemaCon panel in Las Vegas today that the company has acquired worldwide theatrical rights, excluding Japan, for the upcoming Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc and will release the movie in the United States starting October 29, 2025. Other releases in 80 countries are scheduled to begin from September 24, 2025.The series previously announced during AnimeJapan 2025 that the movie will open on September 19 in Japan. Tatsuya Yoshihara, who previously directed the fourth and tenth episodes of the TV anime series and directed much of the Black Clover TV anime, directs the upcoming movie.

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Art World Tales, the 44th theatrical film from the Doraemon anime franchise, earned 435 million yen (2.9 million USD) on 358,000 admissions in its fourth weekend, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha. The gross was up 121 percent from the previous third weekend (likely relating to Japanese schools entering spring break last week) and enough to keep the film in first place for four consecutive weekends.Between 1998 and last year, five Doraemon movies that stayed at the top spot for more than four weekends — Nobita's Great Battle of the Mermaid King (2010 / 5 weekends), Nobita and the Island of Miracles—Animal Adventure (2012 / 5 weekends), Nobita's Space Heroes (2015 / 4 weekends), Nobita's Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (2019 / 6 weekends), and Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023 / 5 weekends).

Ugoku! Neko Mukashibanashi (“Moving! Cat Folk Tales”), an upcoming web anime based on the four-panel manga by pandania that re-imagines classic folk tales and fairy tales with cats as the protagonists, has revealed its main staff as well as a piece of teaser art.

The official accounts for the DAN DA DAN series revealed today that Yukinobu Tatsu’s Shonen Jump manga has surpassed 10 million copies in print as the series is set to release its 19th volume on April 4 in Japan. To celebrate, a commemorative accolades trailer was released with footage from the series thus far. DAN DA DAN Accolades TrailerThe DAN DA DAN series announced in December 2024 during Jump Festa stage event that the series had surpassed 8 million copies in print.

Aya Hirano, best known as the voice of Haruhi in the Haruhi Suzumiya anime series, will release her first solo digital single in 11 years on May 10, 2025, titled “evolutions." The news was revealed during a livestream announcing the launch of the countdown for her debut's 20th anniversary project.Her official YouTube channel is now streaming a one-chorus preview video of the song.Aya Hirano "evolutions" One-Chorus Preview VideoHirano started solo singer activities with her debut single "Breakthrough" from Bandai Namco Music Live's Lantis label in March 2006, releasing 12 singles and three original albums to date. After the release of her last 12th single "Promise" in Japan in October 2013, she shifted her activities to musicals and other stage plays and was less active as a voice actor and solo singer."Evolutions” will release from the Lantis label, where Hirano began her music career as a solo artist in 2006.

April 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the premiere of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing. This series, a gateway anime for many fans of a certain age, has now kicked off its anniversary project—with art, an art book, an informative website and more.The key visual for the anniversary project features Heero Yuy and Relena Peacecraft all dressed up for the occasion: A 30th anniversary book titled Mobile Suit Gundam W & Endless Waltz Official Book -Operation 30th- will also be released later this year. The three-volume book will include storyboards, character art and other production material.

For more than 30 years, the Super Robot Wars series has brought together mecha and machines from across the world of anime and manga. This year, we get a new installment: Super Robot Wars Y, welcoming a slew of both new and returning units.The game's first teaser trailer is vague on actual storyline details, focusing instead on both collab and OG units coming to the game:Super Robot Wars Y Announcement TrailerThe first series and films to be announced for the game are:Combattler VAura Battler DunbineMobile Fighter G GundamMajestic PrinceCode Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrectionMacross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walküre (first appearance on console)Getter Robo Arc (first appearance on console)Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury Season 1 (first appearance in Super Robot Wars)More series and units will be announced in the near future.

The official YouTube channel for voice actor and singer Maaya Sakamoto began streaming a music video for her 36th CD single song "Drops," set to release in Japan on May 21. The electro tune is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2025 TV anime Once Upon a Witch’s Death.Yasuyuki Yamaguchi, who previously worked on the music videos for Sakamoto's fourth single "Hasiru" in 1998 and 34th single "Dakishimete" in 2024, again served as director.

Elden Ring takes a cooperative survival turn when the standalone Elden Ring Nightreign launches next month, and Bandai Namco is taking the time before that to introduce some of its Nightfarers. The latest preview focuses on Ironeye, a ranged specialist who’s a total beast with a bow.  Elden Ring Nightreign Ironeye TrailerElden Ring Nightreign hits PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam on May 30.

Japanese singer Hiroji Miyamoto (rock band Elephant Kashimashi vocalist) has released a music video for "over the top," the opening theme for the second cour of the TV anime TRILLION GAME. The song released digitally on January 10 as his first solo theme song work for a TV anime series.Hiroji Miyamoto "over the top" Music VideoTRILLION GAME Cour 2 Creditless Opening VideoMessage from Hiroji Miyamoto:The original manga TRILLION GAME had a tremendous impact on me. It is a man who believes in victory, who fights for victory.

Bandai Namco Pictures will present "Aikatsu! Memorial Stage," theatrical screenings of popular episodes from the TV anime Aikatsu!, at movie theaters in Japan from June 20, 2025, for a limited time of three weeks. The episodes will be re-edited for the screening, with bonus footage that can only be seen there.It will be announced at a later date which episodes will be screened, but the main visual released this time features Akari Ozora, the protagonist of the second half of the TV series, also known as the Akari Generation arc.

The official X (formerly Twitter) for GeGeGe no Kitaro: My Favorite GeGeGe Generation, an upcoming TV program to air selected episodes from past GeGeGe no Kitaro TV anime series, announced that enka singer Kiyoshi Hikawa will sing the ending theme song "Party of Monsters" for the program. The song will be released under the unit name "Hikawa Kiyoshi with t.komuro." J-pop artist and producer Tetsuya Komuro (TM Network, glove) serves as director by request from Hikawa. CD jacketThis is the third time Hikawa has performed a theme song for the GeGeGe no Kitaro anime series: First was the opening theme "GeGeGe no Kitaro" for the TV anime's sixth season in 2018-2020, followed by the third ending theme "Mienkeredomo Orundayo" for the same season."I am very happy to get the offer for the ending theme again this time," said Hikawa.

The upcoming anime adaptation of the Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai (In a World Full of Zombies I'm the Only One Who Doesn't Get Attacked) novel series, which was first announced in February last year, today revealed it will broadcast on Japanese television network AT-X in 2026.Further details about the production, such as cast and staff, are yet to be confirmed. The In a World Full of Zombies I'm the Only One Who Doesn't Get Attacked light novels are written by Rokuro Uraji, illustrated by Saburo and published in Japan by Frontier Works under their Nox Novels imprint.

The fight for what Kanna wants comes to a head on June 27 in the first theatrical outing for the anime adaptation of the coolkyousinnjya dragon-life series Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid. Tonight, the first full trailer for the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved anime film was released, revealing and previewing the ending theme song and announcing the insert song.Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved Main TrailerEnka singer Sachiko Kobayashi, who was at the forefront of Dragon Maid’s April Fools fun this year, will perform the ending theme, "Bokutachi no Hibi.” Maria Naganawa, as Kanna, will also perform a version of the song for the soundtrack. Kotringo, who provided the music in seasons one and two of the TV anime, will perform the insert song, “Negaigoto.”Tatsuya Ishihara (Sound!

The official YouTube channel for Japanese idol and anisong singer Serena Kozuki is now streaming a music video for "Ie de Yeah! tte Agetai ga," the opening theme for the spring 2025 TV anime Kakushite! Makina-san!!

Not all tears are bad, and we see this in action in Once Upon a Witch's Death. The sentimental new series is streaming as part of the spring season on Crunchyroll. To kick things off, we have a creditless version of the show's opening sequence.Check it out here, set to Maaya Sakamoto's new single, "Drops":Once Upon a Witch's Death Creditless OpeningCrunchyroll is currently streaming Once Upon a Witch's Death, described thus: Meg Raspberry is just an apprentice witch celebrating her 17th birthday.

Opening Day is here at last—for Catch Me at the Ballpark!, that is! The new spring sports series is now streaming on Crunchyroll. To celebrate, the beer girls of the series are dancing up a storm in a creditless ending sequence for the series.Check it out, set to ending song "Ballpark de Shake!

Umamusume: Cinderella Gray, an upcoming TV anime based on the manga written by Masafumi Sugiura and illustrated by Taiyou Kuzumi, has revealed a new character trailer for Berno Light (voiced by Momoko Seto), a teammate of Oguri Cap known for her good grades and sharp analytical skills. The series will broadcast in Japan on the Tokyo Broadcasting Network beginning on April 6.Umamusume: Cinderella Gray Berno Light Character TrailerPart of the Umamusume: Pretty Derby mixed media franchise created by Cygames, Shueisha publishes the original Umamusume: Cinderella Gray manga in their Weekly Young Jump manga magazine. Yuki Ito directs Umamusume: Cinderella Gray at animation studio CygamesPictures.