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Hey Anime Social fam! We’ve got exciting news for all you anime lovers, gamers, and pop culture connoisseurs — Respawn Otaku has officially launched as our sister site, and it’s ready to level up your fandom experience. This site is more gaming driven then anime. 🌌 What is Respawn Otaku?Respawn Otaku is a vibrant new space where anime meets gaming, nostalgia collides with innovation, and every fan gets a seat at the table. Whether you're grinding through JRPGs, bingeing seasonal anime, or deep-diving into character lore, Respawn Otaku is built for you. 🧠 Why “Respawn”?Because fandom never dies—it respawns. This site is a tribute to resilience, creativity, and the joy of rediscovering what we love. It’s a place to reboot, reconnect, and reimagine your favorite worlds with fellow otaku. 🔗 How It Connects to Anime SocialThink of Respawn Otaku as Anime Social’s adventurous sibling—same heart, new quests. While Anime Social continues to thrive as a creative community, Respawn Otaku expands the universe with: 🎮 Game-focused forums and discussions 📺 Anime deep-dives and character spotlights 🧩 Pop culture mashups and fan theories 💬 Integrated Discord for real-time hangouts 🛠️ Custom emojis, avatars, and themed events 🚀 Join the RespawnWe’re inviting all Anime Social members to check out Respawn Otaku, explore its unique vibe, and help shape its future. Your voice, your creativity, and your fandom are what make these spaces thrive. 👉 Visit Respawn Otaku Now Let’s respawn together. 💥 Want me to tailor this for a specific forum section or add visual flair like banners or emoji packs? I can help you build out the full launch experience. View full article

In today’s digital landscape, community engagement thrives on flexibility. Traditional forums offer structured, searchable discussions, while Discord delivers real-time interaction and vibrant social energy. When used together, these platforms can amplify each other’s strengths and create a seamless experience for members. Whether you're a forum owner looking to modernize or a Discord admin seeking deeper content organization, here’s how to make the most of both worlds. 🏛️ Why Forums Still MatterBefore diving into Discord integration, it’s worth recognizing what forums do best: Long-form content & archives: Forums are ideal for detailed guides, tutorials, and discussions that need to be referenced over time. Searchability & SEO: Forum threads are indexed by search engines, making your community discoverable. Structured categories: Forums allow for granular organization, helping users find relevant topics easily. Moderation transparency: Forum logs and public mod actions offer clarity and accountability. 🔊 Why Discord Is a Game-ChangerDiscord brings a different kind of magic to the table: Instant communication: Real-time chat fosters spontaneous conversations and quick support. Voice & video: Great for events, hangouts, and collaborative sessions. Bots & automation: Custom bots can handle moderation, welcome messages, and even sync with your forum. Roles & permissions: Tailor access and identity with flair, from VIPs to contributors. 🔗 How Forum Owners Can Use DiscordHere’s how to strategically integrate Discord into your forum ecosystem: 1. Create a Companion ServerUse Discord as a social lounge or help desk for your forum. Channels can mirror forum categories (e.g., #general-discussion, #tech-help). 2. Drive Engagement with EventsHost live Q&As, game nights, or anime watch parties to build camaraderie. Promote these events on your forum to boost cross-platform traffic. 3. Use Bots to Bridge PlatformsSet up bots that notify Discord when new forum posts go live. Allow users to link their forum accounts to Discord for role syncing or badges. 4. Offer Real-Time SupportCreate a #support channel where mods can quickly assist users. Link to forum guides or FAQs for deeper help. 🔁 How Discord Communities Can Benefit from ForumsIf you’re starting with Discord, adding a forum can elevate your community’s depth: 1. Archive Valuable DiscussionsMove insightful Discord threads to the forum for long-term visibility. Encourage users to write guides or reviews based on chat conversations. 2. Create a Knowledge HubUse the forum for tutorials, modding resources, or fan theories. Tag and categorize content for easy navigation. 3. Enable Asynchronous CollaborationForums are perfect for slow-burn projects like fan fiction, game development, or design critiques. Discord can be the brainstorming space; the forum becomes the polished showcase. 🧠 Pro Tips for Seamless IntegrationUnified branding: Use consistent visuals, naming, and tone across both platforms. Cross-promotion: Pin forum links in Discord and embed Discord widgets on your forum homepage. Community roles: Reward active forum contributors with special Discord roles—and vice versa. Feedback loops: Use Discord polls to shape forum content, and forum threads to recap Discord events. 🚀 Final ThoughtsDiscord and forums aren’t rivals—they’re allies. By combining the immediacy of chat with the permanence of structured discussion, you can build a community that’s both lively and lasting. Whether you're reviving an old forum or launching a new Discord server, the key is to let each platform do what it does best—and connect them in ways that feel natural to your members. Have you tried integrating Discord with your forum? Share your tips and success stories below!

The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 is confirmed to have 12 episodes, as detailed in its Blu-ray and DVD release schedule. The home video will be released in three volumes, each containing four episodes. Volume 1, featuring Episodes 1 to 4, will be available on October 29, 2025. Volume 2, with Episodes 5 to 8, is set for November 26, 2025. The final volume, including Episodes 9 to 12, will be released on December 24, 2025. Both Blu-ray and DVD formats will be offered. Each volume comes packed with bonuses. Volume 1 features a newly drawn art jacket by the original character designer and anime staff, along with a special booklet containing an original novel by the series’ author, Aneko Yusagi. Additional bonuses include a creditless opening and episode previews for Episodes 1 to 4 in Volume 1, a creditless ending and previews for Episodes 5 to 8 in Volume 2, and a collection of promotional videos, commercials, and previews for Episodes 9 to 12 in Volume 3. The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4 – Anime Visual | Confirmed for 12 Episodes Studio Kinema Citrus is back to animate The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 4, with the anime recently unveiling its complete staff lineup and first trailer. View full article

My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON (Season 8) has revealed that a new teaser trailer will drop on June 16, celebrated as “Hero Day” in Japan. Studio BONES FILM is handling the animation, with Naomi Nakayama returning as the director. The anime has already confirmed an October 2025 release date, with Crunchyroll streaming it. An announcement image accompanies this news. My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON (Season 8) – New Teaser Trailer Set to Release on June 16 for “Hero Day” Excitement continues to build as the story approaches its thrilling conclusion. Recently, a new visual showcasing Armored All Might was unveiled, and the key art and teaser are available for fans to enjoy. Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia manga was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from July 2014 to its conclusion in August 2024, marking a decade-long journey. The finale was celebrated with special illustrations and messages. Studio BONES adapted the manga into an anime starting in 2016, which grew to include seven seasons, with the seventh season wrapping up on October 12, 2024. The franchise also boasts four anime films, the most recent being My Hero Academia: You’re Next, released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on February 19, 2025. This movie, based on an original story by Horikoshi, began streaming on Netflix and Crunchyroll on April 20. Fans can also look forward to the trailer for the next season and continue enjoying the My Hero Academia: Vigilantes spin-off anime, set five years before the main series. View full article

Netflix has confirmed that The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity will begin streaming internationally on July 13, 2025, with Netflix Japan premiering it earlier on July 5. A new visual and trailer were revealed last week. This release pattern is similar to Blue Box and SAKAMOTO DAYS, which also debuted on Netflix in Japan a week before their global release. Netflix Philippines shared the new trailer on Facebook with the caption: "They come from different worlds, but Rintaro and Kaoruko will beat the odds and stick together come what may. The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity arrives on Netflix July 13." The trailer’s official description only mentions "2025" for its arrival on the platform. Studio CloverWorks is handling the animation and is also working on My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 and Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus, both of which are scheduled to premiere on July 5 in Japan. Saka Mikami is the creator of the manga series The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku), which started on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket website and app in October 2021. As of this April, 16 volumes have been released, and Kodansha also publishes the series in English. The story centers on Rintaro, a second-year student at Chidori High, known as a school for boys with the worst grades, who helps out at his family’s patisserie. One day, he meets Kaoruko, a kind girl he quickly connects with. However, Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko goes to Kikyo Girls’ High, an elite school for wealthy families. As their bond deepens, they face challenges and schemes from classmates while trying to stay together. View full article

Kyoto Animation’s upcoming anime, CITY THE ANIMATION, has dropped its second main trailer and confirmed exclusive streaming on Amazon Prime starting July 6. Directed by Taichi Ishidate, the anime also released a 30-second commercial recently. The series is based on CITY, a manga by Keiichi Arawi, the creator of Nichijou: My Ordinary Life. The theme songs were introduced in the first trailer, featuring “Hello” by Furui Riho as the opening and “LUCKY” by TOMOO as the ending. A preview of the opening song is included in the latest trailer. The main voice cast of CITY THE ANIMATION features Mikako Komatsu as Midori Nagumo, Aki Toyosaki as Nikura, and Yui Ishikawa as Wako Izumi, among others. Directed by Taichi Ishidate, the anime showcases character designs and chief animation direction by Tamami Tokuyama. The creative team also includes Kana Miyata for color design, Shiori Yamazaki for art direction, Hiroki Ueda for photography direction, Tatsunori Kase for CG direction, and Yota Tsuruoka for sound direction. The anime recently revealed the second key visual: Keiichi Arawi’s manga City was serialized in Kodansha’s Morning magazine from 2016 to 2021, concluding with 13 volumes. After a three-year break, it returned on December 24, 2024. The English version of the manga was licensed by Vertical Comics. The story revolves around Midori Nagumo, a broke college student trying to pay her rent in a city teeming with eccentric characters. With her landlady constantly on her case and her friend unwilling to help, Midori resorts to petty schemes and odd jobs, all while getting swept up in the city's chaotic adventures. View full article

The upcoming anime, See You Tomorrow at the Food Court, unveiled a key visual on Friday, along with its premiere date set for July 7. The visual showcases the main characters, Wada and Yamamoto. See You Tomorrow at the Food Court anime key visual Studio Atelier Pontdarc (No Longer Allowed in Another World, Uncle from Another World) is handling the animation, with Kazuomi Koga (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible) directing. Jukki Hanada (The Dangers in My Heart, Sound! Euphonium, Love Live! School Idol Project) is overseeing the series composition, while Kyuta Sakai (Steins;Gate, Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-) serves as character designer and chief animation director. Oisicle Melonpan performs the opening theme song “Mikansei ni Matataite,” featured in the previously released trailer. The voice cast includes: Hiyori Miyazaki as Wada Yoshino Aoyama as Yamamoto Saori Hayami as Saito Jun Fukuyama as Duke Abel The anime is adapted from a manga series by Shinichiro Nariie, which began in March 2020. Yen Press is releasing the manga in English and describes it as follows: Wada appears to be a quiet, wealthy girl, while Yamamoto comes off as a fearsome lone wolf to their classmates. However, Wada is secretly addicted to mobile games and has a love-hate obsession with a 2D character, while Yamamoto is fascinated by urban legends and devoted to her favorite YouTuber. Their not-so-secret daily ritual? Meeting at the food court after school to vent, laugh, and discover what makes each other tick! View full article

The shojo series The Ogre’s Bride (Oni no Hanayome) by Kureha is set to get a TV anime adaptation, as announced by Starts Publishing on June 9 (June 10 in Japan). Although no additional details about the anime were shared, it was revealed that the series has exceeded 5.8 million copies in circulation across its various adaptations. Check out the anime announcement visual and comments from the creators of the light novel and manga adaptations below. Oni no Hanayome series – Anime Announcement Visual The Ogre’s Bride marks its TV anime debut and surpasses 5.8 million copies in circulation with an exciting new promo video: Kureha, the author of the light novel series, shared: "Hello, my name is Kureha. 'The Ogre’s Bride' has officially been decided to become an anime! We are deeply grateful to everyone who has supported and collaborated with us. This story began as a short tale of about 20,000 characters, evolved into a published book, then a comic, and now an anime, all thanks to the incredible support from so many people. I am thrilled to finally share what I envisioned in my mind now brought to life on screen. Thank you so much for supporting Onihana, and we hope for your continued encouragement for Oni no Hanayome." Light novel illustrator Yu Shiroya also commented: "Congratulations on 'The Ogre’s Bride' becoming an anime! I am so excited to see my beloved Yuzu and Reiya, along with the other captivating characters, being brought to life with vibrant colors and personality. It has been an honor to contribute to such a significant project. I want to sincerely thank all the readers who have supported us, as well as Kureha-sensei, Togashi-sensei, and everyone involved in making this happen. We hope you will keep cheering for us!" Jun Togashi, the artist of the manga adaptation, shared, “Congratulations on the TV anime adaptation of The Ogre’s Bride! I’m so excited to see how Yuzu, Reiya, and the little ogres will come to life—how they’ll look, talk, and move. I deeply appreciate everyone who has been part of this project and all the readers who have supported me.” You can also take a look at Togashi’s celebratory artwork for Oni no Hanayome’s anime adaptation below. Oni no Hanayome (The Ogre’s Bride) by Kureha started as a short story on Start Publishing’s web novel platform, Novema, last updated on November 24, 2019. It was later fully rewritten on the platform, with its final update on May 24, 2020, before Starts Publishing released the first paperback volume on October 28 of the same year. The story is serialized on Starts Publishing’s noicomi manga platform, with the first volume released under the noicomi COMICS imprint on August 26, 2022. On the same day, the first paperback volume of the light novel’s sequel series, Oni no Hanayome: Newlyweds Arc, was also published. MangaPlaza publishes the English version of the manga as The Ogre’s Bride, describing it as a Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story. In this world, ayakashi and humans coexist, with the ayakashi occasionally choosing human women as their “brides,” granting them prosperity and unconditional love in return. Yuzu, constantly compared to her sister, who is married to a demon fox, is mistreated by her family. One day, when Yuzu feels at her lowest, a man—the most beautiful she has ever seen—appears before her on a bridge and calls her his wife. “Just be quiet and let me hold you,” he says, as the most powerful and “cold-hearted” ayakashi opens his heart to Yuzu. View full article

The anime "Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter" has released a new character trailer, focusing once again on the main heroine, Tina Howard. Produced by Studio Blanc, the series is set to debut on July 5. The male lead, Allen, had previously received his own character trailer. Tina is brought to life by Hime Sawada, who also had a special visual unveiled earlier. Her newest trailer is available to watch below. The voice cast for the Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter anime consists of: Yuto Uemura as Allen Hime Sawada as Tina Howard Kyoka Moriya as Ellie Walker Ikumi Hasegawa as Lydia Leinster Inori Minase as Stella Howard Ami Maeshima as Caren Miho Okasaki as Lynne Leinster Kana Hanazawa as Felicia Fosse The main staff for the anime includes: Director: Nobuyoshi Nagayama Script, Series Composition: Megumi Shimizu Character Design: Akiko Toyota Music: Kei Haneoka Animation Production: Studio Blanc After failing the court sorcerer exam, Allen faced the tough reality that he couldn't even afford to return to his hometown. While searching for a job, he received an offer to tutor a duke's daughter—Her Highness, the young princess. Though it seemed a little sketchy, he figured that, no matter how difficult she might be, she couldn’t be worse than the "albatross around his neck." However, to his surprise, he found a girl who couldn’t even manage the most basic elementary spells. Can Allen uncover the reason behind her magical block? His unique teaching methods might just hold the key to brightening her future. Riku Nanano is the author of the light novel series Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter. It debuted on the Kakuyomu website in October 2017 and was later picked up by Kadokawa, published under the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint starting December 2018, with illustrations by Cura. The series also has a manga adaptation, illustrated by Tamura Muto, which has been serialized in Shonen Ace Plus since September 2019. Both the light novel and manga have been licensed in English by J-Novel Club. View full article