Manga
Mizuki Hoshino Pauses I Love You by Force Majeure Manga Over Health
Mizuki Hoshino announced Friday that I Love You by Force Majeure will go on hiatus because of poor health. The creator will announce its return later.
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Anime
Saka Mikami to Meet Fans at New York’s Kodansha House in October
Kodansha USA Publishing will host The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity creator Saka Mikami in New York City on October 10–11. Lottery applications for the Q&A and signings open September 3 and close September 10.
Games
AUGUST Plans Uta Macross Revival With Offline Play for Next Spring
AUGUST Inc. announced a rebuilt Uta Macross rhythm game for next spring, with offline play and redesigned controls. Its standard edition will include 50 songs, with more content planned as DLC.
Anime
Fort Worth’s Modern Film Festival Sets Six Anime Screenings for September
The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth announced six anime screenings for Modern Film Festival 2026, including ChaO and The Last Blossom. The festival runs September 18–20.
Manga
Hope You're Happy, Lemon Manga to Conclude on September 13
Mizuki Kishikawa announced that Hope You're Happy, Lemon will finish with its next chapter on September 13. The manga debuted on Shonen Jump+ in October 2023.
Games
Persona 4 Revival Reveals Kanji Voice Actor Daman Mills in New Character Video
Atlus released Persona 4 Revival character videos featuring Kanji, Yosuke, Chie, and Yukiko. Daman Mills will play Kanji as part of a new English voice cast.
Anime
Wandance Stage Adaptation Set for Tokyo in March 2027
Coffee's Wandance manga will become a stage play running March 19–28, 2027, at Tokyo's MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives Box1000. Ensemble dancer auditions are planned for fall.
Anime
Muse India Launches Ragna Crimson Hindi Dub on YouTube
Muse India began streaming the Hindi dub of Ragna Crimson on Saturday. The anime debuted in September 2023 and also streams on Amazon's MX Player and JioHotstar.
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Anime India Acknowledges Operational Problems After Mumbai Vendors Raise Complaints
Anime India acknowledged operational issues after Mumbai Artist Alley vendors alleged missing amenities, poor communication and prohibited AI art sales. Organizers pledged improvements and stricter checks on AI use.
Games
Imagineer Opens Global Pre-Registration for Medabots S
Imagineer announced a worldwide release for Medabots S and opened pre-registration. The game first launched in Japan as Medarot S: Unlimited Nova in January 2020.
Manga
Kana Moves Inio Asano’s Before Dawn and the End of the World to March 4
Abrams ComicArts’ Kana imprint has postponed Inio Asano’s Before Dawn and the End of the World from November to March 4.
Anime
Star Detective Precure! Film Reveals More Future Forms and Pochitan Light Trailer
The Star Detective Precure! film unveiled a Pochitan Miracle Light trailer and exclusive future forms for three more Cures. The movie opens in Japan on September 18.
Anime
Grow Up Show Unveils Trailer and Visual as Circus Collection Arc Begins
Grow Up Show: Sunflower Circus released a promotional video and key visual for its Circus Collection arc, which began with episode 10 on Saturday.
Manga
Boichi’s The Marshal King Returns From Hiatus With Chapter 28
The Marshal King resumed Friday on Shonen Jump+ with chapter 28 after going on hiatus in December. Its next chapter arrives September 11.
Anime
New Case Closed Special Will Invite Viewers to Identify the Culprit
Case Closed announced an original anime special that will ask viewers to deduce the culprit, a franchise first. A separate special, The Counterfeit Case of Ultra 30, will air September 25.
Live-ActionAnime
Ha-young Will Not Return for The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Season 2
Ha-young has left The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call season 2 following controversy over her family history. She played nurse Jang-mi Cheon in the first season.
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My Father's Table Adaptation Heads to South Korean Cinemas on September 9
My Father's Table, based on Gorita's Father's Home Meal webtoon, opens in South Korean theaters on September 9. The adaptation will also be available on Lezhin Snack.
Anime
Netflix Increases Monthly Prices Across UK Subscription Plans
Netflix raised UK subscription prices on Friday, September 3, with monthly increases across its Standard with Ads, Standard and Premium plans.
Anime
Romelia War Chronicle Adds 14 Actors to TV Anime Cast
Romelia War Chronicle has announced 14 additional cast members. The anime will run for two cours, following a July 31 world premiere at this year's Otakon.
Anime
The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring Sets September 11 Streaming Debut
The Shy Snow Woman and the Cursed Ring will stream on AnimeFesta and OceanVeil on September 11. Staff also released a promotional video previewing Hitomi Suzune's opening song, “Choux Cream.”
Games
NIS America Sets 2027 Western Release for The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster
NIS America will bring The Grimm Reapress and the Drearytale Monster to the West in 2027 on four platforms. The adventure follows Mono as she searches for a way to cure her sister’s disease.
EventsAnime
Tokyo Anime Award Festival Closes After 13 Editions
The Tokyo Anime Award Festival announced Friday that it ended its events in March. Its final edition, TAAF 2026, ran March 13–16.
Anime
Muse India Launches Hindi Dub of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
Muse India began uploading JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable in Hindi on Wednesday, with daily episodes at 8:00 p.m. IST. The channel also launched daily Tamil and Telugu uploads of Skeleton Knight in Another World’s first season.
Anime
New Votoms Film Pair Casts Miyuki Sawashiro and Mabuki Andou
The two new Armored Trooper Votoms films revealed their cast, character designs, and a 30-second trailer on Friday. Miyuki Sawashiro voices Ash Vamps, while Mabuki Andou plays Maki Stauffenberg.
Manga
MEEN and Kyoo-seok Choi’s Crocodile Webtoon Launches September 5
Crocodile follows a man freed after serving 10 years for murder whose plans for a quiet life change when his victim’s wife asks him to protect her son.
MangaIndustryAnime
Naver Ventures Invests in Baobab Studios, Sets WEBTOON Collaboration
Naver Ventures announced a strategic investment in 10-time Emmy winner Baobab Studios. The partnership also brings Baobab and WEBTOON together on SHINE, with a print graphic novel planned through First Second Books.
GamesManga
Guardians of the Video Game Film Sets October Release in South Korea
LOCUS Animation Studio announced an October theatrical release across South Korea for Guardians of the Video Game. Gasfard's original webtoon ran from 2014 to 2021 and has reached 340 million views worldwide.
Anime
Niina Hanamiya Joins The Elusive Samurai Season 2 as Mima
Niina Hanamiya will voice Mima in The Elusive Samurai’s second season, staff announced Friday. The season began airing on July 17.
Anime
My Girlfriend's Friend Anime Adds Two Cast Members, Sets October 4 Premiere
My Girlfriend's Friend premieres on Tokyo MX on October 4, with BS11 and AnimeFesta releases to follow. Riho Sugiyama joins as Miyuki, and Ryōka Yuzuki voices Kaori's mother.
Anime
Raccoon Dog and Fox TV Anime Reveals Voice Cast in New Promo
Frontier Works released a promotional video with the first footage and voice cast for Raccoon Dog and Fox. The TV anime marks the franchise’s 10th anniversary.
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Live-Action Look Back Shares New Clip of Kyōmoto and Fujino Making Manga
The live-action Look Back film released a clip showing Kyōmoto and Fujino creating manga together. Aju Makita and Natsuki Deguchi play the two aspiring artists.
Games
Konami Shows Project Zircon Gameplay in New Teaser
Konami unveiled a gameplay teaser for Project Zircon during Thursday’s Konami Press Start livestream. The project began as a cross-media web3 initiative in September 2023.