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SPY×FAMILY Confirms Season 4 and a New Film for 2027
SPY×FAMILY will return for a fourth anime season and a new film opening in Japan in 2027.
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Anime
Bride of the Barrier Master Shares Character Promos for Its Two Leads
New character videos introduce Hana Ichise and Saku Ichinomiya in the adaptation of Kureha's light novels. The anime premieres in January 2027 on Netflix and other platforms.
Anime
Minami-ke: Korekara Brings Back Its Cast for April 2027 Premiere
Minami-ke: Korekara premieres in April 2027. A new teaser reveals the returning cast and production staff for the franchise's first TV anime since 2013.
AnimeMusic
Harajuku Himegoto House Reveals TV Anime and Music Plans
Animate announced Harajuku Himegoto House, a multimedia project featuring a TV anime, music, and more. Its comedy follows an aspiring hitman who finds a cafe staffed by eccentric, fashion-forward assassins.
MusicAnime
Makoto Furukawa Writes and Sings One-Punch Man Season 3 Part 2 Ending
Makoto Furukawa will perform "Wakusei no Katasumi" for One-Punch Man season 3's second part, marking his first anime tie-in with self-written lyrics. The second part premieres in January 2027.
Anime
Gacha Girls Corps Sets January 7 Premiere, Adds Two ≒JOY Members
Gacha Girls Corps premieres January 7, 2027, with ≒JOY members Aimi Ozawa and Renon Esumi joining the cast as Miguel and Lennon.
Anime
Bless Anime Sets January 8 Premiere, Reveals Ending Song in New Trailer
Bless premieres January 8, 2027, on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. Its first full trailer previews HIKKA's ending theme "New Page," with Crunchyroll streaming outside Japan and China.
Anime
There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party Confirms Season 2
There Was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, So I Tried Confessing to Her has received the green light for a second season, with the main cast returning.
Anime
Everyone’s Darling Has a Secret Teaser Adds Three ≒JOY Cast Members
Everyone’s Darling Has a Secret revealed three cast members from ≒JOY and previewed Indigo Impulse’s ending theme, "Naritai Watashi," in a new teaser.
AnimeIndustry
ABEMA Picks Three Indie Anime Projects for Funded Pilots
ABEMA selected three finalists from Project PRISMation's first open call for independent animators. Each will receive funding for a short original anime pilot due next year or later, alongside development and worldwide audience support.
Live-ActionManga
Hana-Kimi Marks 30 Years With New TV Drama and First Stage Play
Hana-Kimi celebrates its 30th anniversary this winter with a new live-action NTV series and its first stage production. The drama premieres December 5, followed by performances in Osaka, Aichi, and Tokyo.
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Anime, Manga, Games and Books Arriving in North America November 1–7
North America's November 1–7 release schedule includes KPop Demon Hunters on 4K UHD and Blu-ray, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid steelbooks, new manga and novels, audiobooks and two video games.
Manga
Odd Taxi Manga Creator Takeichi Abaraya Launches Rematch With You in Late November
Takeichi Abaraya's Rematch With You launches on Akita Shoten's YanChan Web in late November 2026. A dōjin version debuted at Comitia in November 2025.
Anime
Paradox Live the Movie Set to Open in 2027
Paradox Live revealed an early teaser visual naming its upcoming film Paradox Live the Movie and confirming a 2027 opening. Studio GRAPH77 will produce the project, featuring nine teams and 29 characters.
Anime
Rainy Day Serenade Sets April 2027 TV Premiere, Names Lead Cast
A new teaser reveals the main cast and staff for Rainy Day Serenade. The TV anime arrives in April 2027, with Takashi Fujii directing at Tezuka Production.
Anime
Wound & Bandage Reveals MIYAVI Opening Theme in Full Trailer
Wound & Bandage has released a full promotional video and key visual, revealing more cast and staff. The trailer previews MIYAVI’s opening song, “Show Me All Your Pain.”
Anime
Laid-Back Camp Season 4 Sets April 2027 Premiere, Shares New Trailer
Laid-Back Camp’s fourth season arrives in April 2027. A new trailer and visual accompany fresh staff details, including FuRyu Pictures taking over animation production.
Anime
He Does a Body Good Anime Set for January 2027, With English Streaming on OceanVeil
He Does a Body Good will premiere in January 2027. WWWave Corporation's OceanVeil service will stream the anime in English.
Anime
Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight! TV Anime Set for January 2027
Rui Takatō's manga is heading to television in January 2027. The announcement revealed four cast members and the production team at Raiose.
Anime
Amahara's Fantasy Sex Comedy About a 33-Year-Old Knight Captain Gets an Anime
Amahara's 33 Years Old Single Girl Knight Captain is getting an anime from Digital Shokunin. The ongoing fantasy sex comedy follows knight captain Mail and her friends.
Anime
Ninja Skooler Shares Pilot Film, Still Images, and Theme Song
Makoto Kimura's BLUE RIGHTS unveiled a pilot film and images for Ninja Skooler on Friday and digitally released Takashi Iwami's featured song "Knots."
Games
PS5 Shipments Hit 97.9 Million in Sony's Latest Results
Sony reported 97.9 million lifetime PS5 shipments, including 2.6 million during July-September and 4.2 million so far this fiscal year. The update follows console and subscription price increases, while Sony plans to make all new PlayStation game releases digital only starting in January 2028.
Games
Switch 2 Hits 26.35 Million Sales as Mario Kart World Leads
Nintendo reported 26.35 million Switch 2 hardware sales and 73.21 million software sales through September 30. The console added 6.49 million units this fiscal year, while Mario Kart World topped its game rankings with 16.48 million copies.
Live-ActionManga
I'm Kodama Kawashiri Gets 25-Episode Live-Action Adaptation
Kodama Kawajiri's manga is getting a 25-episode live-action short series. Hulu streaming begins January 11, with episodes also airing on NTV's ZIP!
Games
Eternal Palace Sakura Arrives on Nintendo Switch and Steam
Shochiku confirmed Thursday that Eternal Palace Sakura launched Wednesday on Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam. The company also released a launch trailer.
Anime
Crunchyroll Sets November 12 Launch for Dragon Ball Super: Beerus Dubs
Crunchyroll will exclusively stream Dragon Ball Super: Beerus in English, Spanish, and Portuguese starting November 12 at 11:00 a.m. EST. The anime reworks Dragon Ball Super with new animation, revised scenes, and newly recorded dialogue.
Manga
Titan Manga Adds Five Titles to Its 2027 Release Lineup
Titan Manga announced five manga licenses on Thursday for its summer 2027 lineup, with release dates ranging from May 2 to August 3.
Industry
Good Smile Company to Restore Product Browsing on November 6 After Store Breach
Good Smile Company will partially reopen its online store for product browsing on November 6 after a data breach. The company outlined potential exposure involving payment cards and order information.
Manga
Lycoris Recoil Shorts to Receive Manga by Yasunori Bizen
Yasunori Bizen will adapt the six-episode Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time. shorts into manga. The announcement came Thursday, when Bizen's existing Lycoris Recoil adaptation ended.
Anime
The Dangers in My Heart Sets Third Season for April 2027
The third season of The Dangers in My Heart will premiere in April 2027. The anime’s official website announced the timing on Friday alongside a teaser video and visual.
Anime
OceanVeil Adds English Dub for Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!
OceanVeil launched the English dub of Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! on October 31. The service also simulcasts both versions with English subtitles.
Games
MAGES. to Reveal New Girls und Panzer Console Game on November 14
A new Girls und Panzer game from MAGES. will be announced on November 14. The franchise’s fifth das Finale film opened in Japan on October 9.