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Acclaimed animation director Masaaki Yuasa has announced the establishment of his new animation studio, ame pippin, marking his return to the industry after a three-year hiatus. The studio, officially launched on February 18, brings together key industry players, including Asmik Ace, Aniplex, and CoMix Wave Films, as strategic partners. Yuasa, known for his distinctive and innovative approach to animation, has previously directed critically acclaimed works such as Mind Game, Yojouhan Shinwa Tai... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/VY8xe7l

The official website for the new television anime adaptation of Gosho Aoyama's Yaiba manga announced a pair of additional cast on Tuesday. The anime is scheduled to premiere on April 5 every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV. Voice actors Isshin Chiba (Tekken) and Kousuke Echigoya (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020)) are joining the cast as Kagetora and Shounosuke, respectively. Takahiro Hasui (Mob Psycho 100 III) helms the anime at Wit Studio. Touko Machida (Isekai Nonbi... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/K7eRnqb

TMS Entertainment opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Matsuri Akai's Ansatsusha de Aru Ore no Status ga Yuusha yori mo Akiraka ni Tsuyoi no da ga (My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's) on Tuesday and revealed the main cast, staff, teaser visual, and a teaser promo. The anime is scheduled to premiere in October 2025. Voice actors Takeo Ootsuka (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) and Saku Mizuno (Bocchi the Rock!) are starring as Akira Oda and Amelia Ros... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/qW1upsH

WWWave Corporation's Deregula animation label announced an anime adaptation of Chinjao Girl and Tama Nogami's Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan Chuuhai no Aji ga Shite (Married Women's Lips Taste Like Canned Chuuhai) manga on Monday, scheduled to premiere in 2025. Original artist Nogami drew a commemorative illustration (pictured). Chinjao Girl and Nogami began serializing the adult romance manga in Young Magazine Web in February 2021. Kodansha published the 20th volume on December 19... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/BwYz9RM

A fourth season for Toaru Kagaku no Railgun (A Certain Scientific Railgun) was announced at the Dengeki Bunko New Year Super Appreciation Winter Festival Online 2025 on Monday. Tatsuyuki Nagai (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans) is returning to direct the fourth season at J.C.Staff. Kiyotaka Haimura (Toaru Kagaku no Accelerator) is once again credited for the original character design. Voice actresses Rina Satou (Akiba Meido Sensou), Satomi Arai (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), A... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/RTk3rjU

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yomu Mishima's Ore wa Seikan Kokka no Akutoku Ryoushu! (I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!) light novel revealed a pair of additional cast, theme songs, and a second promotional video on Sunday. The anime is scheduled to premiere on April 6 at 2:00 a.m. on ABC TV and TV Asahi's ANiMAZiNG!!! timeslot. Cast Yasushi: Shinichiro Miki (Bleach) Brian: Youji Ueda (Sousou no Frieren) Goaz: Tetsu Inada (Jigokuraku) Idol... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/4TCUtpu

The official website of the television anime adaptation of Nana Nanana's Danjo no Yuujou wa Seiritsu suru? (Iya, Shinai!!) (Can a Boy and Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, It Can't!!)) light novel revealed additional cast, staff, and first promotional video. The anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2025. Cast Shinji Makishima: Kou Bonkobara (Blue Lock vs. U-20 Japan) Hibari Inuzuka: Masaaki Mizunaka (Tokyo Revengers) Sakura Natsume: Hisako Kanemoto (Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun) Staff Sound... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/fqpsmbM

The Kessoku Bando ZEPP TOUR 2024 "We will" announced a second season for the Bocchi the Rock! television anime on Saturday. The official website also revealed the main staff, a teaser illustration (pictured) by new character designer Keito Oda, and a teaser promo. Yuusuke Yamamoto (Bocchi the Rock! assistant director) is replacing Keiichirou Saitou (Sousou no Frieren) as the director of the new season at CloverWorks. Erika Yoshida (Kami no Tou) is returning as the scriptwriter. Keito O... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/xMN2mPu

The official X (formely Twitter) account of the Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu. (Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table) television anime revealed the main staff and a character visual (pictured) on Saturday. The anime series adapting Yuushi Ukai's action suspense light novel will begin airing in January 2026. Staff Director: Souta Ueno (Gimai Seikatsu) Series Composition: Rintarou Ikeda (Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia) Character Design: Eri Osada (Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/RY30xOw

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Machiko Kyou's Cocoon manga announced the main cast and staff on Friday. The anime is scheduled to premiere with an early broadcast in March 2025 on BS-NHK and begin the main broadcast in August 2025 on NHK-G. Actresses Hikari Mitsushima (One Piece Film: Gold) and Marika Itou are starring as Mayu and San, respectively. Yukimitsu Ina (Yojouhan Time Machine Blues animation director, Heike Monogatari key animation) is directing the a... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/ujYWl1b

The official X (formely Twitter) account of the Ballpark de Tsukamaete! (The Catcher in the Ballpark!) television anime unveiled a pair of additional cast members on Friday. The anime series adapting Tatsurou Suga's sports comedy manga will premiere in April 2025 on TV Tokyo and AT-X. Cast Sara: Mayu Sagara (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai) Kisa Kondou: Wakana Kuramochi (Liar Liar) Retsuto Mitsui: Kazuhiro Nakaya (Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers) Junichi Kitamura (Isekai d... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/acemCKj

The official website of the Kijin Gentoushou (Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentoushou) television anime revealed additional staff, ending theme, and the first promotional video on Wednesday. The anime series, which was previously scheduled for Summer 2024, will air in two consecutive cours, debuting with a one-hour special on March 31 at 9:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, followed by MBS, and BS Fuji. Staff Prop Design: Tomokazu Sugimura (Uchuu Senkan Tiramisù mechanical design) Art Design: Tadas... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/I4CjRiO

The official website of the Your Forma anime series revealed additional cast, opening theme, key visual (pictured), and a promotional video on Tuesday. The television anime adapting Mareho Kikuishi's mystery sci-fi light novel will air on April 2 at 11:45 p.m. on TV Asahi's new programming block IMAnimation W. Cast Bigga: Nao Touyama (Yuru Camp△) Totoki: Aya Endou (Macross F) Fokine: Nobuhiko Okamoto (Boku no Hero Academia) Darya: Ayaka Nanase (Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata) Lex... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/P8JuLgR

The official website of the Miru: Watashi no Mirai (Miru: Paths to My Future) anime unveiled the production staff for each of its five episodes on Wednesday. Produced by Yanmar Holdings Co. Ltd. (Yanmar), the anthology will air beginning in April 2025. Episode 079: Stardust Memory Director: Norio Kashima (Blue Lock episode director) Script: Yasushi Hirano (Hunter x Hunter (2011)) CG Director: Tatsuya Kouno (Vandread) Character Design: Sumakidori (Cherry Mahou Mini Gekijou episode director) Char... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/KnctIPQ

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Sakaku Hishikawa's Isshun de Chiryou shiteita noni Yakutatazu to Tsuihou sareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer toshite Tanoshiku Ikiru (The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows) light novel unveiled additional cast, opening theme, and the first promotional video on Tuesday. The anime is scheduled to premiere on April 3 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX and BS11, followed by Sun TV and KBS Kyoto. Cast Krishna: Yuki Nakashima (Gimai... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/wRmPt3B

NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan opened an official website for the television anime adaptation of Firehead's Yasei no Last Boss ga Arawareta! (A Wild Last Boss Appeared!) light novel on Monday and revealed the main cast, staff, teaser visual (pictured), and a teaser promo. The anime is scheduled to start airing in October 2025. Voice actresses Ami Koshimizu (Kill la Kill) and Yuri Usui are starring as Ruphas Mafahl and Dina, respectively. Staff Director: Yuuya Horiuchi (Nijiyon Animation)... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/6QOrVgu

Publishing company Shueisha opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Kazune Kawahara's Taiyou yori mo Mabushii Hoshi (A Star Brighter Than the Sun) manga on Monday and revealed an illustration (pictured) drawn by Kawahara to commemorate the announcement. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025. Kawahara (Ore Monogatari!!) began serializing the school romance manga in June 2021 in the Bessatsu Margaret magazine. Shueisha shipped the tenth volume on November 25. The... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/ys1vLbt

The official website for the Boku to Roboko (Me & Roboco) anime series revealed additional cast, character trailer, and a visual (pictured) for the anime movie on Monday. The movie is scheduled to premiere in Japanese theaters on April 18. Cast Roboko (Classic Battle World ver.): Mayumi Tanaka (One Piece) Roboko (Classic Sci-Fi Action World ver.): Shigeru Chiba (Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho) Roboko (Romantic Comedy World ver.): Sumire Uesaka (Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san) Roboko (Shouwa-era Gag Manga world v... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/geqAQ0H

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kouki Fuyutsuki's Kanpekisugite Kawaige ga Nai to Konyaku Haki sareta Seijo wa Ringoku ni Urareru (The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom) light novel revealed six additional cast members and a character promo on Sunday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2025 on TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, BS Asahi, and other stations. Cast Grace Martiras: Shuu Uchida (Yarinaoshi Reijou wa Ryuutei Heik... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/Ytoqh9e

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Keiichi Arawi's City manga revealed additional cast, staff, and a key visual (pictured) on Friday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in July 2025. Cast Tsurubishi Makabe: Yoshihisa Kawahara (Nichijou) Tatewaku Makabe: Miyu Irino (Koe no Katachi) Matsuri Makabe: Ayaka Nanase (Chiyu Mahou no Machigatta Tsukaikata) Eri Amakazari: Azusa Tadakoro (BanG Dream!) Riko Izumi: Yuu Wakui (Otonari ni Ginga) Staff Character Design, Chief Anima... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/r6UCo3L

Boichi, the manga artist behind Dr. Stone, began a new manga titled The Marshal King on the Shounen Jump+ web magazine on Friday. The action-packed Western tale took the top spot on the platform's Friday rankings, surpassing 500,000 views. Set in a lawless era dominated by outlaws, The Marshal King follows Jim Godspeed, the son of the legendary criminal M. Godspeed, who wielded a fabled "golden arm." After supposedly slaying his own father, Jim drags an enormous iron coffin conta... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/wHmdVjI

Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Norishiro-chan and Yukiji Setsuda's Kizetsu Yuusha to Ansatsu Hime (The Stunned Hero and the Assassin Princesses) manga on Friday, revealing the main cast, staff, two teaser visuals (pictured), and a teaser promo. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025. Cast Toto: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Vinland Saga Season 2) Ciel: Iori Saeki (Shokei Shoujo no Virgin Road) Anemone: Hitomi Ueda (Raise wa Tanin ga... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/7GrJgdU

The official website of the Mononoke anime movie project revealed five additional cast, the main visual (pictured), and a second trailer for the second movie, subtitled Dai ni Shou - Hinezumi (Chapter II - Fire Rat), on Thursday. The movie will premiere in Japanese theaters on March 14. Cast Sayo: Yukana (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) Katsunuma: Naomi Kusumi (Bleach: Sennen Kessen-hen) Fujimaki: Ryo Horikawa (Dragon Ball Z) Suikouin: Yoshiko Sakakibara (Psycho-Pass) Sachiko: Atsumi Tanezaki (... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/cFPE1wz

Publishing company Kadokawa announced an anime adaptation of Ryuuto's Mezametara Saikyou Soubi to Uchuusenmochi Datta node, Ikkodate Mezashite Youhei toshite Jiyuu ni Ikitai (Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!) light novel on Thursday. Ryuuto began penning the isekai sci-fi novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in February 2019. Kadokawa began printing the series under its Kadokawa Books label in July that year, featuring illustrations by Tetsuhiro... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/rLxRKUN

The official website of the Chuuzenji-sensei Mononoke Kougiroku: Sensei ga Nazo wo Hodoite Shimau kara. (The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries) television anime revealed additional cast and the ending theme on Wednesday. The anime series adapting Aki Shimizu's supernatural mystery manga will debut in April 2025 on TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo, and AT-X. Voice actresses Ai Furihata (Love Live! Sunshine!!) and Ai Kayano (Mushoku Tensei) are joining the cast a... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/OuHBm4Z

Hiro Fujiwara, best known for Kaichou wa Maid-sama! (Maid-sama!), has launched a new manga titled Neko ni Wagamama in the March issue of LaLa DX on Wednesday. Neko ni Wagamama follows Rin, a high school student who loves cats but suffers from cat allergy, and Tachibana, her cold and distant classmate, who mysteriously turns into a cat at night. When Rin discovers an exhausted cat at a shrine, she is surprised to find that she doesn't have an allergic reaction and decides to take it home. H... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/vj1OHyi

The official website for the Anne Shirley television anime series revealed additional staff, key visual, and a teaser promotional video on Wednesday. The anime is scheduled to broadcast for 24 episodes starting on April 5 at 6:25 p.m. on E-NHK. Staff Animation Director: Yuuji Watanabe (Lupin III: Part 5), Naoko Saitou (Suzume no Tojimari key animation) Art Director: Tadashi Kudou (Katanagatari) Color Design: Shiho Kuriki (City Hunter Movie: Tenshi no Namida) Director of Photography: Shinji Saito... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/QBGLty4

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hisaya Nakajo's Hanazakari no Kimitachi e (Hana-Kimi: For You in Full Blossom) manga revealed on Wednesday the main cast and a teaser visual. Cast Mizuki Ashiya: Aya Yamane (Megami no Café Terrace) Izumi Sano: Taku Yashiro (Domestic na Kanojo) Shuuichi Nakatsu: Kikunosuke Toya (Chainsaw Man) Nakajo serialized the romantic comedy manga in Hana to Yume from August 1996 to August 2004. Hakusensha published the 23rd and final vo... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/WzphTvO

Production company Happinet opened and official website for a television anime adaptation of Kyousuke Nishiki's Chanto Suenai Kyuuketsuki-chan (Vampire-chan Can't Suck Properly) manga on Tuesday. The website also revealed the main cast, staff, and a teaser visual. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025. Voice actors Minami Tanaka (Kakegurui) and Kensho Ono (ReLIFE) are starring as Luna Ishikawa and Tatsuta Ootori, respectively. Staff Director: Sayaka Yamai (Fantasy Bishoujo Juniku... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/fzQkPX6

The winners of the Anime of the Year categories from the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2025 (TAAF 2025) were announced on Friday. A panel of judges selected the winners from a pool of 417 titles that either screened, aired, or were distributed in Japan between October 1, 2023 and September 30, 2024, with 100 titles (80 television anime and 20 theatrical anime) ultimately in the running for the Anime of the Year awards. Grand Prize Look Back (Feature Film) Sousou no Frieren (Television Series) Anime... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/HIBPZNX

The official website of the Witch Watch television anime revealed eight supporting cast and a character promotional video on Monday. The anime is scheduled to air in two consecutive cours starting in April 2025 at 5:00 p.m. on MBS and TBS' 28 affiliate stations. Cast Ibara Ibu: Miyuki Sawashiro (Bakemonogatari) Yuzuru Kenmochi: Jun Fukuyama (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) Syrup: Rie Kugimiya (Gintama) Kuromitsu: Misaki Kuno (Lycoris Recoil) Riro Takumi: Noriko Hidaka (Ranma ½) Burst: Kenta Miya... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/F2aQeVp

The official website of the Kidou Senshi Gundam: GQuuuuuuX (Mobile Suit Gundam: GQuuuuuuX) television anime series announced additional cast on Sunday. Cast Anky: Mariya Ise (Chainsaw Man) Jesse: Yukitoshi Tokumoto (Hunter x Hunter (2011)) Pomeranian: Kousuke Echigoya (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibouken (2020)) Nab: Shouya Chiba (86) Kane: Yuusuke Nagano (The iDOLM@STER SideM) Halo: Rie Kugimiya (Fairy Tail) Sharia Bull: Shinji Kawada (Naruto) Xavier Olivette: Seiichirou Yamashita (Kage no Jitsuryok... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/0BcdDXP

Here are the North American anime, manga, and light novel releases for February. Week 1: February 4 - 10 Anime Releases Mato Seihei no Slave (Chained Soldier) Complete Collection Blu-ray One Piece Season 14 Voyage 2 Blu-ray + DVD [incl. episodes 904-916] Manga Releases 2.5-jigen no Ririsa (2.5 Dimensional Seduction) Vol.13 Akatsuki no Yona (Yona of the Dawn) Vol.43 Boruto: Two Blue Vortex Vol.1 Candy and Cigarettes Vol.11 Colette wa Shinu Koto ni Shita (Colette Decides to Die) Vol.2 Dandadan Vol... from News - MyAnimeList https://ift.tt/pqHW8oa