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The previously announced Chainsaw Man: The Reze Arc movie revealed the second trailer and a 2025 premiere date in Japan. The information was announced during the Jump Festa ’25 stage, along with two “contrasting” visuals. Reina Ueda was cast as Reze last year. Studio MAPPA is animating the movie and the staff includes: Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara Screenwriter: Hiroshi Seko Character Designer: Kazutaka Sugiyama Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono Sub Character Designer: Souta Yamazaki, Shun Main Animator: Shoichi Action Animation Director: Sota Shigetsugu Devil Designer: Riki Matsuura, Kiyotaka Oshiyama Costume Designer: Aya Yamamoto Art Director: Yusuke Takeda Color Designer: Naomi Nakano Color Script: Riku 3DCG Director: Daiki Watanabe, Masahiro Tamai Compositing Director: Teppei Ito Editor: Masato Yoshitake Music: Kensuke Ushio Distribution: TOHO Studio MAPPA animated the first season of the Chainsaw Man adaptation under Ryu Nakayama’s direction. Nakayama has since started his own animation studio. Kazutaka Sugiyama is the character designer, with Kiyotaka Oshiyama, who is credited for creature designs. Kensuke Ushio is composing the music. The main cast includes: Kikunosuke Toya as Denji Tomori Kusunoki as Makima Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa Fairouz Ai as Power Mariya Ise as Himeno Kenjiro Tsuda as Kishibe Karin Takahashi as Kobeni Higashiyama Taku Yashiro as Hirokazu Arai Shiori Izawa as Pochita The manga has been split into two parts: the second part has been ongoing since July 2023. MangaPLUS app is publishing it in English: all chapters are available to read for free while using the app. Viz Media is in charge of physical releases and describes the plot as: Denji’s a poor young man who’ll do anything for money, even hunting down devils with his pet devil Pochita. He’s a simple man with simple dreams, drowning under a mountain of debt. But his sad life gets turned upside down one day when he’s betrayed by someone he trusts. Now with the power of a devil inside him, Denji’s become a whole new man—Chainsaw Man! MAPPA channel describes the plot of The Reze Arc movie as: Denji became “Chainsaw Man”, a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War (TYBW) revealed the first preview images and synopsis for the finale of Part 3, which will premiere as a double-episode next Saturday on December 28. It will continue after the conclusion of Bazz-B’s fight against Haschwalth. Haschwalth will now doubt Uryu, and you can see their confrontation at the end of the season’s look back video. The final scene also revealed the preview images: BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War (TYBW) Part 3 Finale Preview Images – Uryu and Haschwalth Synopsis: Shinigami and Quincy. Ichigo and Uryu. Resolve and pride— The story progresses beyond farewell, heading toward the conclusion of conflict. Uryu, who had shot Renji and returned to the Wahrwelt (Vaalweld), is approached by Jugram Haschwalth, who seems different than before. Meanwhile, the Shinigami, placing their trust in the path opened by Kyoraku, rush toward the main hall of the Wahrwelt. Blocking their way is Gerard Valkyrie. Despite being put at a disadvantage against the relentless attacks from the captains of the Gotei 13, Gerard remains composed, declaring that miracles only awaken in moments of dire crisis. At the same time, Ichigo, Orihime, and Chad are pushed to the brink of spiritual particle poisoning by the abilities of Askin Nakk Le Vaar. With Yoruichi Shihoin stepping in to battle Askin, Ichigo presses forward. Everything converges into one. At the end of the fierce, relentless battle, what will Ichigo’s eyes see? BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 3 -The Conflict- is the third of four parts of the new anime. It premiered on October 5, topping our weekly rankings 7/12 times. PIERROT FILMS, the new brand of Pierrot’s second studio, is animating. The new adaptation has had a lot of original content, with Tite Kubo saying that Part 4 will have even more. The key staff for the anime includes Hikaru Murata as the director, Tomohisa Taguchi and Masaki Hiramatsu in charge of the series composition, Masashi Kudo as the character designer, and Shiro Sagisu as the music composer. Chief animation directors include Yukio Hasegawa, Sei Komatsubara, Masashi Kudo, and Kumiko Takayanagi. BLEACH: Rebirth of Souls game is coming on March 21, 2025, with the latest trailer featuring Shigekuni Yamamoto.

Tamura Mutsumi has joined the ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Season 2 voice cast as Sakura Heartlock. Together with Mutsumi, Haruka Shiraishi, who voices the main character Princess was also present at the panel to deliver the announcements. Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Season 2 cast Mutusmi Tamura as Sakura Heartlock The first season premiered in January 2024 and it has a total of 12 episodes. Studio Pine Jam animated the first season with Yoko Kanamori as the director. Kazuyuki Fudeyazu is doing the series composition. Satoshi Furuhashi and Toshiya Kono are the character designers and Masaru Yokoyama is composing the music. The cast includes: Haruka Shiraishi as Princess Chikahiro Kobayashi as Excalibur Shizuka Ito as Torture Tortura Tessho Genda as Hell-Lord ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess is based on a manga written by Robinson Haruhara and illustrated by Hirakei. It has been serialized on the Shonen Jump+ manga website since April 2019. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime and they describe it as follows: As the war between the Imperial Army and Hellhorde rages on, the Princess, despite being armed with her mythical sword Excalibur, is captured and imprisoned. What kind of torture does she face at the hands of the chief demon interrogator? Fluffy fresh-baked toast! Hot, steaming ramen! Oh, the humanity! Can the Princess withstand these tormenting treats and keep her kingdom’s secrets safe?

My Hero Academia Season 8 will air during the Fall 2025 season. The announcement was made during the series’ stage at Jump Festa ’25. An anime adaption for the franchise’s spin-off series My Hero Academia: Vigilantes was also announced along with a trailer and key visual reveal. Vigilantes will air in April 2025. The upcoming season will be the last one of the anime with studio BONES continuing to handle the animation production. Season 7 received positive reviews after it finished airing in early October. The manga by Kohei Horikoshi concluded in August. Horikoshi later announced that he is currently working on a new manga based on recent My Hero Academia events. “I feel really lucky over the success of My Hero Academia,” said Horikoshi. “So I know there’s a lot of pressure around my next move. I’m planning to start a new manga as soon as I possibly can.” The recent film My Hero Academia: You’re Next became the highest-grossing film of the series with over $32.1 million earned at the worldwide box office. The other three films include My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018), My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019), and My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission (2021). Crunchyroll is streaming My Hero Academia with English subtitles and dubbed and describes the plot as: Izuku has dreamt of being a hero all his life—a lofty goal for anyone, but especially challenging for a kid with no superpowers. That’s right, in a world where eighty percent of the population has some kind of super-powered “quirk,” Izuku was unlucky enough to be born completely normal. But that’s not enough to stop him from enrolling in one of the world’s most prestigious hero academies.

An anime adaptation of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes was officially announced during Jump Festa ’25. The series will begin airing in April 2025. A new trailer and key visual were also revealed as part of the announcement. Check out both below: Studio BONES will animate the series. The following is the main staff: Director: Kenichi Suzuki Series Composition: Yosuke Kuroda Character Design: Takahiko Yoshida Music: Yuki Hayashi, Shogo Yamashiro, Yuki Furuhashi Art Director: Yukihiro Watanabe Color Design: Haruko Nobori Director of Photography: Yingying Zhang 3DCG Director: Mizuki Sasaki Sound Director: Masafumi Mima Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose My Hero Academia Season 8‘s air date for Fall 2025 was also announced as part of the series’ stage event. Vigilantes is a spin-off series that also serves as the prequel to the original My Hero Academia story written and illustrated by Kohei Horikoshi. The My Hero Academia: Vigilantes anime adaptation will mark the franchise’s sixth anime project following the main series and four original movies. My Hero Academia Season 8 is set to release in 2025 and will mark the final instalment in the main anime series. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes is written by Hideyuki Furuhashi with illustrations by Betten Court and original concept by Horikoshi. The manga began serialization in Jump GIGA in 2018 until it was later transferred to Shonen Jump+ the same year. The series came to an end in July 2022 with chapter 126 (Volume 15). VIZ Media licensed the series in English and has published all 15 volumes as well. VIZ Media describes the first volume of My Hero Academia: Vigilantes as such: Koichi Haimawari couldn’t make the cut to become an official hero, so he uses his modest Quirk to do good deeds in his spare time. Then one day a fateful encounter with some local thugs leads him to team up with two other unlikely heroes. None of them really know what they’re doing, but they’ve got the courage—or foolishness—to try. But they soon discover fighting evil takes more than just being brave…

The new Ranma 1/2 anime officially has Season 2 in production, as announced after today’s episode. Studio MAPPA is animating, and an announcement trailer has been released for the sequel. A special illustration by the anime’s character designer Hiromi Taniguchi was also released to commemorate the announcement. Ranma 1/2 Season 2 Announcement Illustration by Hiromi Taniguchi Most of the original voice cast from the original returned, with new additions including Akio Otsuka as Soun Tendo (replacing Ryusuke Obayashi, Cho as Genma Saotome (replacing Kenichi Ogata) and Kenichi Ogata as Narrator (replacing Tadashi Nakamura, who passed away in 2019). The Ranma 1/2 staff includes: Director: Konosuke Uda Series Composition: Kimiko Ueno Character Designer: Hiromi Taniguchi Chief Animation Director: Hiromi Taniguchi, Tsuyoshi Yoshioka, Yoshiko Saito, Nao Otsu Lead Animators: Nao Naito, Rie Aoki POP Artwork: Minami Kitamura Art Director: Chihiro Okawa Color Designer: Yukiko Kakita Compositing Director: Atushi Kano Editing: Keisuke Yanagi Sound Director: Konosuke Uda Sound Effects: Takuya Hasegawa Music Selection: Makiko Chihara Sound Production: dugout Inc. Music: Kaoru Wada Production Planning: Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. Rumiko Takahashi began the Ranma 1/2 manga as her third major series (following URUSEI YATSURA and Maison Ikkoku) in August 1987. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine until March 1996. VIZ Media licensed it in English. The manga was previously adapted into two anime series by Studio Deen: Ranma 1/2 and Ranma 1/2 Nettohen. The two anime together ran for a total of 161 episodes from 1989 to 1992. In addition, the series also got 12 OVAs and three films. A live-action TV special was released in 2011. The story Ranma and Genma Saotome, a father-son duo who end up falling in a cursed lake and getting cursed. Ranma’s curse has him turning into a girl every time he is splashed with cold water (and reverting when splashed with warm water), while his father turns into a panda under the same conditions. The fact that Ranma is set to marry Akane complicates this further, as she is does not end up liking her fiance at their first meeting.

Blue Exorcist: Blue Night Saga revealed a new visual ahead of the premiere on January 4. The anime will also have a stage at Jump Festa on Sunday. Studio VOLN is animating the new installments of the Blue Exorcist franchise, including the Beyond the Snow saga. Daisuke Yoshida is directing the Beyond the Snow Saga with Yurie Ohigashi as the character designer and chief animation director. Toshiya Ono is in charge of the series composition. Hiroyuki Sawano and Kohta Yamamoto are composing the music. Blue Exorcist anime is based on a manga by Kazue Katou. It started serialization in the Jump Square magazine in 2009 and received an anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures that premiered in the Spring of 2011. The first season ended with an arc that was anime-original. Season 2 titled Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga aired in the Winter of 2017 season. It ignored the anime-only arc from the prequel and continued to adapt the manga’s storyline. A side-story titled Blue Exorcist: Kuro’s Trip Away From Home debuted as a DVD special in 2011. The second season also has a two-episode OVA. In 2011, the franchise also received a movie; another side-story animated by A-1 Pictures. The main cast for the anime series includes: Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rin Okumura Jun Fukuyama as Yukio Okumura Kana Hanazawa as Shiemi Moriyama Eri Kitamura as Izumo Kamiki Kazuya Nakai as Ryuji Suguro Hiroshi Kamiya as Memphisto Pheles Kouji Yusa as Renzo Shima Yuki Kaji as Konekomaru Miwa Ono Daisuke as Arthur Auguste Angel Crunchyroll is streaming the anime.

DAN DA DAN Season 2 revealed the first trailer showing off Jiji’s transformation earlier today, and the video has already exceeded 2 million views in just about 7 hours. The season ended with quite the cliffhanger after Evil Eye’s appearance, so it will be interesting to see what exactly will happen in the cursed house. The trailer currently has over 1.2m views on X (formerly Twitter), 640k views on the Japanese YouTube upload, with another 310k over on the English one. Studio Science SARU is animating the show, with Fuga Yamashiro as the director. Hiroshi Seko in charge of the series composition and Naoyuki Onda as the character designer. Both Crunchyroll and Netflix are streaming the first season of the anime, and they both confirmed that they will stream the sequel. The main Japanese voice cast consists of: Natsuki Hanae as Jin ‘Jiji’ Enjoji Shion Wakayama as Momo Ayase Natsuki Hanae as Ken ‘Okarun’ Takakura Nana Mizuki as Seiko Ayase Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo-Granny Kazuya Nakai as Serpoian Alien Ayane Sakura as Aira Shiratori The DAN DA DAN Season 2 key visual was revealed after the Episode 12 finale on Thursday, and you can check that out below as well. Yukinobu Tatsu writes and draws the DAN DA DAN manga, which began serialization on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ service in 2021. The story follows a high school girl Momo and her classmate Ken Takakura. Momo comes from a family of spirit mediums, while Ken is a follower of the occult. After their challenge went wrong, Ken (now known as Okarun) got cursed and ended up with yokai powers. They then met Aira who also ended up cursed, with Jiji being the latest addition to the gang (and it seems there’s a pattern there). The anime topped has frequently ranked near the very top of our weekly rankings, topping them twice. We had to chance to interview both the Japanese and English voice cast members of DAN DA DAN. From the Japanese cast, we spoke with Shion Wakayama, the voice of Momo. Also present was the show’s director Fuga Yamashiro. As for the English members, we spoke to both Abby Trott and AJ Beckles, who voice Momo and Okarun, respectively.

Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise the Shadow- anime has unveiled its main trailer, revealing a January4 premiere date and featuring the ending theme song by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure. The first two episodes were already released as part of the ReAwakening movie, which began showing in theaters in. Studio A-1 Pictures is once again handling the animation, with Crunchyroll the anime Japan. LiSA performs the opening theme songReR” with Felix Stray Kids, which is also featured in the new trailer alongside the ending song “UN-APEX.” The trailer is available for viewing below. The Solo Leveling Season 2 anime staff includes: Director: Shunsuke Nakashige Series Composition: Noboru Kimura Character Designer: Tomoko Sudo Sub-Character Designer: Chiaki Kozumi Monster Designer: Hirotaka Takuda Prop Design: Soutarou Shiraishi Action Director: Yoshihiro Kanno, Hirokatsu Maruyama Main Animator: Takafumi Tori, Kaito Hashimoto, Hajime Nakagawa Art Director: Yasuhiro Okumura Color Design: Naomi Nakano Director of Photography: Daichi Iseki CG Director: Toshitaka Morioka Motion Graphics: Hiromu Oshiro (Production I.G.) Editing: Yuji Kondo Sound Director: Ryo Tanaka Music: Hiroyuki Sawano Animation Production: A-1 Pictures The anime is based on the "Solo Leveling" webtoon by Chugong and DUBU from REDICE Studio, which was adapted by h-goon. Crunchyroll is currently streaming the first season. The story follows the world weakest hunter, Sung Jinwoo, as he discovers a way to up in a world where it is otherwise impossible and begins to grow. He now has a game-like leveling interface, acquiring for completing quests from the System. Solo Leveling" was voted the most anticipated anime of Winter 2024, and it also won Best New Anime at the Winter 2024 Anime Awards. Season 1 ran for 12 episodes from January to April 2024, with the main staff consisting of Shunsuke Nakashige as the director, Tomoko Sudo as the character designer, Kevin Pen as the music composer, and Noboru Kimura in charge of the series composition. Solo Leveling anime voice cast: Taito Ban/Aleks Le as Sung Jinwoo Genta Nakamura/Justin Briner as Yoo Jinho Reina Ueda/Michelle Rojas as Cha Hae-in Daisuke Hirakawa/Ian Sinclair as Choi Jong-in Hiroki Touchi/Christopher R. Sabat as Baek Yoonho Banjo Ginga/Kent Williams as Go Gunhee Makoto Furukawa/SungWon Cho as Woo Jinchul Haruna Mikawa/Rebecca Wang as Sung Jinah Dani Chambers as Lee Joohee The Solo Leveling -ReAwakening- movie premiered in North American theaters on December 6. Additionally, our spoiler-free review is available for viewing. Source (Anime Corner)

TO BE HERO X has unveiled its second trailer and key visual, announcing a worldwide release set for April 2025. The series is co-produced by Aniplex, Bilibili, and BeDream, with animation by Studio LAN and Paper Plane Animation. It serves as a sequel to the 2016 series TO BE HERO. The main cast of TO BE HERO X includes: Natsuki Hanae as Nice Nobunaga Shimazaki as E-Soul Koichi Yamadera as Ahu Inori Minase as Lucky Cyan Ayane Sakura as Loli Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Little Johnny Yuichi Nakamura as Ghostblade Koki Uchiyama as Dragon Boy Kana Hanazawa as Queen Mamoru Miyano as X Please refer to the new key visual below. Li Haoling, founder of Haoliners Animation League and director of Link Click, will be directing TO BE HERO X. Hiroyuki Sawano is composing the music. The official synopsis for the series is as follows: In this world, heroes are created by people’s trust, and the hero who gains the most trust is known as X. People’s trust can be quantified through data, and these values are reflected on everyone’s wrist. By gaining enough trust points, an ordinary person can possess superpowers and become a superhero who saves the world However, the constantly changing trust values make the path of a hero full of uncertainties… Source (Anime Corner)

The DAN DA DAN anime unveiled its first trailer at today's Festa stage, attended by the main cast. A sequel was announced following the final episode, which aired this week. The second season is set to premiere in July 2025 and will stream on Netflix worldwide. Abelora will join Fuugaashiro as the director. Read our origianl article Dan Da Dan Announces Season 2 for July 2025 - Anime News The theme songs feature "Otonoke" by Creepy Nuts as the opening and "TAIDADA" by ZUTOMAYO as the ending. The DAN DA DAN anime was dubbed in English, and the cast includes: Shion Wakayama / Abby Trott as Momo Natsuki Hanae / AJ Beckles as Okarun Nana Mizuki / Kari Wahlgren as Seiko Ayane Sakura / Lisa Reimold as Aira Kaito Ishikawa / Aleks Lee as Jiji Kazuya Nakai / Benjamin Diskin as Serpoians Mayumi Tanaka / Barbara Goodson as Turbo Granny Although the licensed as DAN DA DAN, the officially licensed title for the manga is a single word Dandadan. The, created by Yukinobu Ryu, is currently serialized on the Shonen Jump platform and is being published in English by VIZ Media. Source (Anime Corner)

A remaster of the anime Yui-Oh Duel Monsters GX has been announced for April 2025, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX th Remaster. KENN who played Judai Yuki the anime, left following comment: "Thanks to the support of everyone, I have been able to continuously engage with the role Judai Yuki for almost half life. The more experience I gain, the more I realize the incredible talent of the staff and cast I worked with back then. Congratulations on the broadcast of the remastered version. Gatcha! That was a fun duel!" Yu-Gi- Duel Monsters GX th Remaster Visual The original anime series ran for 180 episodes from October 2004 to March 2008. Studio Gallop was responsible for the animation. The voice cast included: KENN as Judai Yuki Taiki Matsuno as Jun Manjoume Sanae Kobayashi as Asuka Tenjouin Masami Suzuki as Shou Marufuji Hiroshi Shimono as Tyranno Kenzan Shunsuke Kazama as Yami Yuugi Kenjiro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba Shunsuke Kazama as Yugi Mutou Takeshi Maeda as Ryo Marufuji Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters GX is the second anime series in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, following the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters. It is set years after the events of the original series, with GX focusing on a new cast of characters while maintaining connections to the original Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. Source (Anime Corner)

SPY x FAMILY Season 3 revealed an October release date at today’s Jump Festa ’25 event, attended by the main stage. Kazuaki Shimada, the character designer for the anime, drew an illustration to commemorate the news. Season 3 ofY x FAMILY anime was announced during the SPY x FAMILY ANIME EXTRA M event with a teaser visual drawn by Kazuaki Shimada. Art director Yuni Yoshida conceptualized the design. SPY x is based on a manga by Tatsuya Endo. The manga series spawned anime adaptation in 2022: the first cour aired in the Spring 2022 anime season the second the fall of the same year. WIT Studio and Cloverworks animated the series. The franchise also produced an anime original movie titled SPY x FAMILY Code: WHITE that premiered late last year in JapanCrunchyroll is streaming theY x FAMILY anime and describes the as: World peace is stake, and secret agent must undertake most difficult mission—pretend to be a man. Posing as a loving husband and father, he will infiltrate an elite school to get close to a high-profile politician He has the perfect cover, except his wife is a deadly assassin, and neither knows each other’s identity. But someone does—his adopted daughter, who is a telepath. Source (Anime Corner)

The Gintama spin-off anime, 3-Z's Ginpachi-sensei, unveiled a new trailer at the Jump Festa '25 stage. The anime, which was previously confirmed for an October 2025 release, will be animated by Studio Bandai Namco Pictures. The spin-off novel by Tomohito Osaki will have Makoto Moriwaki as the chief director and Natsumi Higashida as director. Their main voice cast is returning and includes: Tomokazu Sugita as Gintoki Sakata Rie Kugimiya as Kagura Daisuke Sakaguchi as Shinpachi Shimura Class 3-Z’s Ginpachi-sensei – Anime Visual The staff for Class 3-Z’s Ginpachi-sensei includes Kazuyuki Fudeyasu as the character designer, Shinji Takeuchi as the chief animation director, and Audio Highs handling the music. The anime previously confirmed a 2025 premiere a teaser trailer. Tomoh Osaki began the spin-off novel in 2006, with the final volume, Volume 8, releasing in 2018. Hideaki Sorachi wrote and illustrated the original Gama manga, which first ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 2003 to 2018, and then in their Jump Giga until February 2019. Gintama was animated by Sunrise until Season 4, at which point Bandai Namco Pictures took over. The anime comprises a total of 367 episodes, along with numerous OVAs, movies, games, novels, and specials. The latest installment was Gintama: The Very Final movie, which premiered in 2021. The Gintama On Theater 2D project also announced a double-feature movie adaptation for the Shinsengumi Crisis and Kabukicho Four Devas arcs, scheduled to premiere in February 2025. VIZ Media licensed the manga in English as Gin Tama, while Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. The story follows Gintoki Sakata, a legendary samurai with a sweet tooth who now handles odd jobs. Together with his new friends, he embarks on numerous wacky adventures while confronting his past and saving the world on the side. Source (Anime Corner)

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Season 2 anime unveiled its first trailer at the ongoing Jump Festa '25 event. The anime is set to premiere in January 2026. Studio MAPPA will once again handle the animation. Crunchyroll has also confirmed that they will be streaming the anime. Studio MAPPA animated the first season of Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku, which aired for 13 episodes from to July 2023. Kaori Mak served as the director, with Koji Hisaki as the character and Yoshiaki Dewa as the music composer. Akira Kinda handled the composition. The main voice cast for the anime includes: Chiaki Kobayashi as Gabimaru Yumiri Hanamori as Sagiri Asaemon Yamada Kensho Ono as Toma Asaemon Yamada Aoi Ichikawa as Fuchi Asaemon Yamada Rie Takahashi as Yuzuriha Ryohei Kimura as Chobe Aza Tetsu Inada as Gantetsusai Tamiya Mamiko Noto as Yui (Gabimaru’s Wife) Yuji Kaku wrote and illustrated the Hell’s Paradise manga, which was serialized from 2018 to 2021 on the Shonen Jump+ platform. Viz Media licensed the manga in English, while Crunchyroll streams the anime. The anime revealed its final visual at last year’s Jump Festa. The story follows Gabimaru, a shinobi who was known as the strongest in Iwagakure. He became a death row convict due to his desire to leave the lifestyle, and was then sent to an island to find the Elixir of Life as a means to gain acquittal and be reunited with his wife. As he arrives the island and meets the other death row convicts, he quickly learns that the island is far from normal and that survival will be difficult, let alone finding the elixir. Source (Anime Corner)

A new trailer and additional cast members for the Witch Watch anime were unveiled during the series' panel at Jump Festa '25. The new cast members include Mikako Komatsu as Mas Yuri and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Tenryu Kiyomiya. "Witch Watch" is set premiere in April 202, with Bibury Animation Studios overseeing production. The initial trailer for the series was unveiled in August. Hiroshikehata is the director of the Witch Watch anime, with Masao Kawase serving as the assistant director. Deko Akao is responsible for the series composition, and Haruko Iizuka is in charge of character design. The main voice cast includes Rina Kawaguchi as Nico Wakatsuki Ryota Suzuki as Morihito Otogi Tomori Kusunoki as Nemu Miyao Kohei Amasaki as Kanshi Kazamatsuri Kaito Ishikawa as Keigo Megami Witch Watch Witch Watch, authored by Kenta Shinohara, began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2021 and has since released a total 183 chapters and 19 volumes. New simulpub chapters are every Sunday on both the official Shonen Jump and MANGAPlus apps. VIZ Media licensed the series in English in 2021 and has published the first 12 volumes digitally. As of December 2024, the Witch Watch manga has over 2 million copies in circulation. VIZ Media describes the plot of Witch Watch as follows: Morihito Otogi’s family descends from a long line of ogre familiars, and he possesses the inhuman strength to prove it. One day, his father informs him that he is to become the familiar of his childhood friend, the teenage witch Nico. He is to live under the same roof with her and protect her from any harm. Meanwhile, Nico is thrilled to live with the love of her life, even her crush is one-sided—Morihito is so serious about his duty to protect her that any romance will be an uphill battle. However, he has every reason to be serious, as Nico has a prophecy of doom hanging over head! Source (Anime Corner)

A trailer and additional cast members for Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Disturbance (Season 2) cour 2 were unveiled during the series' panel at Jump Festa '25. The new cast includes Junichi Suwabe as Usui Uonuma, Ayumu Murase as Kamatari Honjyou, Bin Shimada as Saizuchi, and Gakuto Kajiwara as Fuji. The trailer features the new opening theme "BURN" by yama x WurtS. Cour 2 will commence with episode 13 on January 9. A new visual was also revealed for the second cour featuring Shishio Makoto and the 10 swords: Please refer to our comprehensive coverage of the Jump Festa 2025 Announcements. Yuki Komada is the director for Rurouni Kenshin Season 2, with Yoshitaka Makino serving as the assistant director. Hideyuki Kurata and Kaoru Kurosaki have reprised their roles from the previous season, managing the series composition and script. The majority of the main staff for Rurouni Kenshin Season 2 are also returning to their previous roles. Character Design: Terumi Nishii (returning), Kazuo Watanabe Prop Design: Kosuge Kazuhisa (returning) Action Director: Kikuchi Katsunori (returning) Music: Yuu Takami (returning) Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya (returning) Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama (returning) Editing: Mai Hasegawa (returning) Art Director: Yukihiro Saitou (returning) Color Design: Aiko Shinohara (returning) Director of Photography: Junpei Takatsu (returning) 3DCGI Directors: Wataru Matsunaga (returning), Yasuaki Nakamori (returning) Series creator Nobuhiro Watsuki seems to be working on this season as a scenario supervisor, unlike the first season where he wasn’t listed on any production staff credits. The following is the current cast list for the upcoming season: Kenshin Himura – Souma Saitou Karou Kamiya – Rie Takahashi Sanosuke Sagara – Taku Yashiro Seijuurou Hiko – Yuuichi Nakamura Misao Makimachi – Aya Yamane Yahiko Myoujin – Makoto Koichi Hajime Saitou – Satoshi Hino Soujirou Seta – Daiki Yamashita Aoshi Shinomori – Yuuma Uchida Makoto Shishio – Makoto Furukawa Yumi Komagata – Haruka Tomatsu Anji Yukyuzan – Wataru Hatano Cho Sawagejo – Nobuhiko Okamoto Source (Anime Corner)

Attack on Titan: Last Attack movie is coming to North America on February 10, 2025, Crunchyroll reveals. The compilation of the final parts of the anime adaptation will be available in both dubbed and subbed versions and screen for one day only. The movie premiered in Japan earlier this year. A teaser video is now out: In addition, international dates were also revealed: February 6: Australia, New Zealand February 10: United States, Canada February 12: Finland February 13: Spain February 20: Denmark, The Netherlands February 21: Norway, Sweden February 25: Germany February 26: United Kingdom, Ireland March 1: France March 3: Italy The anime series Attack on Titan concluded its decade run last fall with an 85-minute special episode. The manga was first into an anime by WIT Studio in 2013. The second season premiered 2017, followed third season split into two parts. The first part in the summer of2018 and the second part began in 2019. Studio MAPPA took over the production for the fourth season, titled Attack on Titan Season, which airing in 202 and consisted of 16 episodes. After conclusion in March 2021, Part 2 was announced Attack on Titan Final Season Part 2 premiered in January 2022, followed by Attack on Titan The Final Season: The Final Chapters specials in March and November 2023 which fully adapted the main story. In August 2024, the Attack on Titan: Last Attack compilation movie was. Source (Anime Corner)

Shinichiro Watanabe's original anime "Lazarus" has unveiled a new visual and details about the songs by Kamasi and The Boo Radleys. Kamasi Washington, an American saxist, will perform the opening song "V" for anime. He is also credited with composing the music for the series. The ending song, "Lazarus," will be performed by the English rock band The Boo Radleys. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025 on Adult Swim and will consist of 13 episodes. Studio MAPPA is responsible for the animation, with Sola Entertainment handling production. In addition to Shiniro Watanabe as the original creator and director, the Lazarus anime staff includes Akemi Hay as the character designer, Stahelski as the action supervisor, and Masato Matsaga as the animation producer. The music will composed by Bonobo, Kamasi Washington, and Points. The recently revealed trailer for the anime available for viewing below. Lazarus anime voice cast consists of: Mamoru Miyano as Axel Makoto Furukawa as Doug Maaya Uchida as Christine Yuma Uchida as Leland Manaka Iwami as Eleina Megumi Hayashibara as Hersch Akio Otsuka as Abel Koichi Yamadera as Dr. Skinner Adult Swim describes the story: The year is 2052 – an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this is that mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug called Hapuna, which has no apparent drawbacks. Hapuna soon becomes ubiquitous and essential. However, shortly after Hapuna is officially introduced, Dr. Skinner vanishes. Three years later, the world moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned, this time as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna a short half-life, and everyone who has taken it will approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world, and it is coming soon. In response to this threat, special task force of five agents gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinner’s plan. This group is called "Lazarus." Can they find Skin and develop a vaccine before time runs out? Source (Anime Corner)

HUNTER x HUNTER: NEN IMPACT, a2D, has announced a 2025 release date. The game's title isized asUNTER×HUNTER NEN×IMPACT, and it will be available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. It was originally scheduled for release this yearWe had the opportunity to play a demo at Tokyo Game Show earlier this year, and fans also have a chance to play it at this Jump Festa. Additionally, interviewed Tomoyasu Miyaki, Chief Operating of Bushiroad, one of the game's alongside Arc Works. We discussed the game's development, the challenges faced, and future. He emphasized their commitment respecting the IP and accurately representing all the Nen abilities. Yoshih Togashi has been the HUNTER xUNTER since March 1998. It is serialized inueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, having after a-year hiatus in October 2022. Since then, there have been irregular releases and it was confirmed that the manga would transition away from a weekly schedule in December 2022. Volume38 released September 4 in Japan, while Chapter 401 was in the WSJ magazine on October 7. The manga is on another break, with Togashi recently an update on its progressCrunchyroll streams the anime describing the: Gon a young boy residing on Whale Island, dreams of becoming a Hunter his father, who left when Gon was still young. Source (Anime Corner)

The Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel movie trilogy is now available for streaming on Crunchyroll. This trilogy adapts Heaven’s Feel, the third and final route of the Fate/stay night visual novel, focusing on Shiro's relationship with Sakura three: E-I – Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] I. presage flower E-II – Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] II. lost butterfly E-III – Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] III. spring song The first movie in the trilogy premiered in Japan on October 14, 2017, and arrived in United States in November of the same year The movie premiered in Japan on January 12,2019 followed by a9 in the United States. The third and final movie premiered in on August 15, 2020, and in the United States on November 18 of the same year All movies ranked first their opening weekends. The movies were directed byonori Sudo with character designs byay Tabata and Atsushi Ikariya, and music by Yuki Kajiura. The voice cast:Noriaki Sugiyama as Shiro Emiya Noriko Shitaya as Sakura Mato Ayako Kawasumi as Saber Kana Ueda as Rin Tohsaka Jouji Nakata as Kirei Kotomine Hiroshi Kamiya as Shinji Mato Mai Kadowaki as Illyasviel von Einzbern Miki Ito as Taiga Fujimura Tomokazu Seki as Archer Yu Asakawa as Rider Source (Anime Corner)

Yandere Dark Elf: She Chased Me All the Way From Another World TV anime… The voice cast includes the following members: Minami Takahashi as Mariabelle Character description: A dark elf with striking black hair and a model-like physique. Nicknamed “Belle,” she is deeply in love with Hinata, often causing trouble in her attempts to pursue him. Although she struggles with humans, her devotion to Hinata inspires her to diligently learn about the human world. Rie Kawamura as Hinata Sunohara Character description: A kind-hearted former hero who saved another world. Orphaned at a young age, Hinata now lives alone in a Tokyo apartment. His cooking skills are top-notch. When Belle suddenly arrives from another world, he decides to let her live with him. Kyoka Maruyama as Sakura Mochida Character description: Hinata’s classmate and admirer. Though she harbors feelings for him, she also grows fond of Belle, keeping her emotions private. An avid fan of anime and manga, particularly isekai fantasies. Ayumi Mano as Mei Character description: A cheerful demi-human girl who once adventured with Hinata in another world. She is the group’s mood-maker. Hinako Takahashi as Cecile Character description: A priestess who adventured alongside Hinata in another world. Serious by nature, she comes to the human world to retrieve Belle, who arrived without permission. You can see also the four girls on the new visual for the anime below. Yandere Dark Elf – First Anime Visual Yandere Dark Elf anime staff: Director: Toshikatsu Tokoro Series Composition: Yuki Takabayashi Character Design: Kazuhiko Tamura Color Design: Koichi Furukawa Art Design: Manami Koyama Photography Director: Yoshikazu Miyagawa Editing: Keisuke Yanagi Sound Director: Hajime Takakuwa Music: Chihiro Endo Produced by: Deregula Animation Production: Elias Production: WWWave Corporation The synopsis is described: Hinata Sunohara, a transported to another world, the Demon King alongside Mariabelle, May, and Cecil. With his role complete, he returns to his life in the human world. Or so he. A month later Mariabelle appears at his apartment, declaring her intent to be with him What follows is a sweet yet tumultuous reverse isek love comedy featuring Belle's slightly overbearing, Hinata'smate Sakura, and their unconventional cohabitation. The manga by Nakanosora has been serialized on Takeshobo's Web Comic Gamma Plus website since September 2021. third volume was released on September 6, which is when the was announced. Source (Anime Corner)

The second season of the TV Skip and Loafer is officially in development, with studio P.A. Works confirmed to be returning. celebratory illustration by the author has been released. Crunchyroll also confirmed that they will be streaming the sequel. Skip and Loa Season 2 Illustration Studio P.A. Works animated the series under the direction of Kotomiai. The first season aired from April to June 2023, comprising 12 episodes in total. The cast includes: Tomoyo Kurosawa as Mitsumi Iwakura Akinori Egoshi as Sosuke Shima Maaya Uchida as Yuzuki Marashige Yuka Terasaki as Mika Egashira Megumi Han as Makoto Kurume Mitsuki Saiga as Nao-chan Hikaru Tanaka as Mukai Tsukasa Ayumu Murase as Kento Yamada The anime is based on the manga by Misaki Takamatsu, which began serialization in 2018 in Kodansha's Afternoon magazine. Seven Seas Entertainment is licensing the manga in English. Crunchyroll is streaming the first season and describes the series as follows: This country girl is ready for the big city! Well, at least she thought she was. Mitsumi's dream is to attend a prestigious school and make the world a better place. But when she finally gets to, it turns out she isn't exactly prepared city life. Luckily, she runs into Shima, a sweet and handsome classmate becomes her friend! Can she make it in Tokyo with Shima her side? The anime was considered one of the biggest trends in the Spring 2023 season. Source (Anime Corner)

The sequel to My Dress-Up Darling has unveiled its teaser visual, additional information to disclosed in the future. The key staff from the first season will also be. The anime had previously confirmed a2025 release via the cover of Young Gangan magazine. Shinichi Fukuda writes the My Dress-Up Darling manga, which is published by Square Enix in both Japanese and English. Its anime adaptation began with a TV anime by CloverWorks. The 12-episode series aired in Winter 2022, with the voice cast including: Hina Suguta as Marin Kitagawa Shouya Ishige as Wakana Gojo Atsumi Tanezaki as Sajuna Inui Hina Youmiyama as Shinju Inui Atsushi Ono as Kaoru Gojo Nowa Sugaya as Larissa Tago Takeda Misaki Kuno as Liz Sakura Tange as Mirai Tengeji Akira Sekine as Rune Yusuke Shirai as Kaname Keisuke Shinohara is to direct the My Dress-Up Darling anime, with the rest of the main staff also returning. The series composition will be handled by Yoriko Tomita, character designs by Yusuke Yamamoto and Kazumasa Ishida, and music by Takeshi Nakatsuka. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. In our Winter 2022 Anime Awards, Dress-Up Darling was voted Best Anime, while Marin and Gojo were voted Best Girl and Best Boy of the season respectively. Hina Suguta also Best Female Seiyuu for her role as Marin. The narrative centers on Wakana Gojo, a high school student aspiring to become a kirashi, a master craftsman of Japaneseina dolls, much like his grandfather. He encounters Marin Kitagawa, one of the school's popular girls, enthusiasm lies cos. Consequently, Wakana creates exquisite costumes for Marin, as they navigate the season while gradually developing feelings for each other. , the franchise received TV drama adaptation this year. Source (Anime Corner)