WEBTOON Entertainment has launched its first “Global Drop” project with The Warrior’s Ballad, releasing the fantasy webtoon simultaneously in nine languages on September 19. Global Drop is a new initiative from the platform that releases highly anticipated new and returning…
Saisou’s My Tiny Senpai will end with its 14th volume next April. The author confirmed the finale on Monday in a reply to a fan on social media, rather than through a formal press release from the publisher. The series…
If you were hoping for a steady stream of new Chiikawa episodes this autumn, bad news: the show is taking a breather. The anime’s official website confirmed on Friday that regular broadcasts of new episodes are being put on hold…
The Chiikawa movie is still on top in Japan. Eiga Chiikawa: Ningyo no Shima no Himitsu (Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island) held the No. 1 spot in its ninth weekend, selling 643,000 tickets and earning 999 million…
Level-5 has issued a statement addressing the use of generative AI in some of the promotional videos shown during its “Vision 2026 II Dream” presentation. The company said it would upload revised versions of those videos, and it drew a…
Yomi Hirasaka, the light novelist behind Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends and A Sister’s All You Need., confirmed on September 13 that he has retired as a light novelist. The reason, he said, is not burnout or the reaction…
Mahō no Shimai Lulutto Lilly (Magical Sisters Lulutto Lilly) has a main trailer for its second cours, and a return date to match. Bandai Namco Filmworks released the video on Thursday, confirming the second part will debut on October 4…
The television anime of Chie Shinohara’s Red River (Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori) has unveiled the full promotional video and the main visual for its second part. Both arrived on Friday through the show’s official website, and the trailer…
Chizuna Nakajima’s comedy manga Elf-Sensei no Toire wa Doko Desu ka? — known in English as Where Is the Elf Teacher’s Toilet? — is getting a television anime adaptation. The announcement landed on Friday alongside a commemorative illustration drawn by…
Fairy Tail Re:Fantasia, Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail miniseries, will end in its next chapter. The announcement came in this year’s 43rd issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine, with the final chapter set for the 44th issue on September 30. The…
Snowball Earth has passed one million copies in circulation and is entering its final arc, author Yuhiro Tsujitsugu announced on X on Thursday. Tsujitsugu marked the milestone with a new illustration celebrating the series. Both pieces of news landed together,…
Katainaka no Ossan, Kensei ni Naru is getting a third season. The announcement came after the 12th and final episode of the second season aired on Thursday, with the official website also revealing an announcement visual. The series is known…