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Series, studios, and the wider world of anime and manga.
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Manga Mirai Service Shuts Down
Users can transfer purchased titles to NTT Solmare's MangaPlaza or request refunds
Code Vein II Game's 'Mask of Idris' DLC Debuts on September 9
DLC previewed in teaser
Haikyū!! Anime's 'Bakemono-tachi' Special Unveils Teaser, Key Visual
2nd Haikyū!! anime film also reveals key visual
'Umayuru Full Gate!' Short Anime Announced for September 2026
The official website for the Uma Musume: Pretty Derby franchise announced a new short anime, titled Umayuru Full Gate!, on Saturday. The short anime, produced by AtoriE, will premiere in September 2026 on the official Uma Musume YouTube Channel PakaTube!. Uma Musume: Pretty Derby originally aired in 13 episodes from production studio P.A. Works in Spring 2018. The fourth and final Blu-ray volume bundled three special episodesin December that year. The second season by Studio Kai aired in 13 epi...
J-Novel Club Licenses 10 Light Novels, 1 Manga
Company also reveals 5 print releases
Ize Press Announces Whale Star, Solo Leveling Releases at Anime NYC
Company to release Solo Leveling Ragnarok novel in English; Solo Leveling comic, novel, audiobook in Spanish
Yen Press Reveals 9 New Licenses Including Übel Blatt II, The Gray Exorcist, Seal My Lips With a Kiss Manga
New light novel licenses include: The Witch's Conviction, The Beast's Redemption; 'Cause I'm Freedom!
Duel Masters Lost: Danzai no Shōnen Anime Reveals October 9 Debut
Visual, returning staff revealed
Even the Student Council Has its Holes! TV Anime Reveals October 3 Debut in Main Promo Video
More staff, opening theme artist also announced
'Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!' Reveals Additional Staff, Opening Theme, First Promo
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Maro Muchi's Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru! (There Is Also a Hole in the Student Organization!) manga revealed additional staff, the opening theme, and first promotional video on Saturday. The anime series is scheduled to premiere on October 4 at 12.30 a.m. on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV. Staff Main Animator: Kay Yu (Make Heroine ga Oosugiru!), Konaming, Asari Oki, mockingbird (Seishun Buta Yarou wa Randoseru Girl no Yume...
Tokyopop Licenses 2 New Manhwa for 2027 Release
Additional details on 2 manhwa, including exact release dates, will be announced later
Tokyopop Announces 7 New Manga Licenses Including Garagarapon
And Then, She Became Mina; SIX: Paths of Horror ; more manga also licensed
Fate/strange Fake TV Anime Confirms New Season
Visual revealed for new season
'Fate/strange Fake' New Season Announced
The Fate/strange Fake stage at Anime NYC 2026 announced that a new season is in production and revealed a teaser visual (pictured) on Friday. A-1 Pictures produced an anime special, subtitled as Whispers of Dawn aired in July 2023 at Anime Expo 2023, followed by the first season airing in Winter 2026. Crunchyroll simulcasted the anime with multiple subtitles and an English dub. The text—Fake/states night—was originally placed as an April Fools joke on Narita's homepage, present...
Kodansha USA Licenses Trapped on Tape!, Announces Print Release for Hajime no Ippo: Fighting Spirit! Manga
Also: Kodansha Print Club releases for How to Grill Our Love , Abe-kun's Got Me Now
Omoi Licenses Love Is the Sweetest Journey Manga, Adds Titan Manga Titles
Also: Scholastic's Graphix to release A Snow Fox at the Northern Fort manga in print
Mahjong Pros Licenses Snap Call Kirinji, Riichi Mahjong 101 Manga
Both launch digitally/physically in January 2027
Manga Mavericks Books Licenses Midnight Robot, 'Arai-kun & Haruma-senpai' Manga
Midnight Robot launches in May 2027, Arai-kun & Haruma-senpai in December 2026
Seven Seas Licenses My Lips are Being Targeted, Scarlet Thirst, Synchronicity Obsession, More Manga/Novels
Also: I Wish it Had Just Been Love , The Duke's Daughter Must Seduce the Demon King... But the Demon King's a Girl?! , more
Expelled from Paradise Visual Novel's Teaser Trailer Reveals November 26 Release
Expelled from Paradise -The Stellar Angel- launches for Switch, Steam
Dark Horse to Release Vampire Hunter D: Rose Princess Manga, Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood Comic
Vampire Hunter D: Fortress of Blood comic debuts on December 16; Saiko Takaki's Vampire Hunter D: Rose Princess manga's English translation launches in March 2027
Yen Press Licenses The Goblin Samurai, My Crush's Crush Manga
The Boy and the Beast , Rise of the Lowborn light novels also get audiobooks
Kana Licenses Children of the Afterlife, Happy at Home, 4 More Manga
Company to also release Good Morning Leon, Why We Fall in Love, Pumpkin Night, Soon the Fog Clears in English in 2027
'Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu 2nd Season' Reveals New Staff, First Promo
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yu So-nan and Uk-jakga's Kikansha no Mahou wa Tokubetsu desu (A Returner's Magic Should Be Special) manhwa revealed new staff and the first promotional video for its second season on Friday. The anime will air in October 2026 every Thursday at 12.45 a.m. on Fuji TV's +Ultra programming block. Staff Director: Taishi Kawaguchi (Kowloon Generic Romance episode director) Series Composition, Script: Takamitsu Kouno (Saikyou no...