GungHo announced a capital and business alliance with Sony Music Entertainment Japan on Friday. SME plans to acquire shares for 28,635,502,500 yen, with completion targeted by December 30.
The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune anime unveiled a promotional video, details on Siegbert and Gert, and an Abel Family illustration on Monday.
Ikkado Ito's The Long Summer of August 31 will receive a television anime from SHAFT and a live-action series. The manga's official X account announced both adaptations on Monday.
Pokémon: Wild Card will follow a Pokémon TCG player and his partner Mimikyu. Katsuhiko Kitada directs the CloverWorks film, with character designs by Akemi Hayashi.
All three episodes of the My Happy Marriage anime special will air and stream on October 25. M.A.O joins the cast as Kimio Nagaba, while Kashitarō Itō performs the ending theme.
BS TV Tokyo announced a 10th season of Wakako-zake. Its first two episodes were filmed at an Australian beach resort, marking the series’ first overseas setting and shoot.
Amyū announced on X on Sunday that Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life will conclude in three chapters. The manga began in August 2012.
Yumika Yano voices Rentarō’s newest girlfriend, Kishika Torotoro, in The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You season 3. The anime’s website confirmed her casting on Sunday.
TMS Anime announced a TV adaptation of the Baki spinoff about Retsu Kaioh’s reincarnation in another world. Eiji Mutsui draws the manga, with Keisuke Itagaki credited for the original concept and Sai Ihara for the story.
Kadokawa announced a February 19 opening for the Medalist anime film and released new promotional visuals and a teaser trailer. The story takes place after the television anime’s second season.
Sagrada Reset author Yutaka Kōno’s I Don’t Know How to Say Goodbye novels are getting a manga adaptation by Yukiko Seike. The manga debuts September 26 on Comic Days.
Helen McCarthy will present “The Art History of Studio Ghibli” in Exeter and Leicester, exploring the studio’s history and artistic inspirations.
Anime Limited will release the two Gurren Lagann films in a Collector’s Edition with 4K UHD and Blu-ray discs on Monday, August 31. A standard Blu-ray edition arrives the same day.
A worldwide trailer is out for Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu. Disney+ will stream the Aardman collaboration exclusively worldwide, with a 2027 debut planned.
Kōki Inō will succeed Ayumu Murase as Kanon Himeno in The Idolm@ster SideM. His duties cover newly announced content and merchandise after August 28, plus an upcoming performance.
Award-winning director and screenwriter Izuru Narushima died of lung cancer on August 24 at 65, Kyodo reported Friday. The Japan Academy Prize Association also offered condolences Friday.
Youka Nitta will begin a new Embracing Love serialization in spring 2027. The creator thanked readers for requesting scenes set during breaks in the main story.
Dave Lanphear died on August 18 at age 58 from complications related to diabetes. The award-winning cartoonist and letterer worked on comics, manga, and television.
Muse India will stream Hindi dubs of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun season 3, starting August 29 and August 30, respectively.
The Arcanadea television anime revealed a teaser, its main staff and additional cast on Saturday. The adaptation of Kotobukiya's plastic model series will premiere in January 2027.
Pre-registration is now open for Bleach Mirrors High. The mobile game features customizable Soul Reapers, three-character teams and new characters designed by Tite Kubo.
A new PuniRunes season-four promo has been released. Comedy duo Ganbareruya will voice Sanrun and Tsukurun and serve as cheer captains for the new seasons.
Roji’s boys-love manga Ao and Midori is getting a live-action television series premiering October 5. The story follows two young men whose relationship develops over eight years.
North America's August 23–29 release schedule includes Digimon Tamers on Blu-ray, new manga volumes, novels, audiobooks and four video games.
Pokémon Tales: The Misadventures of Sirfetch'd and Pichu will stream exclusively on Disney+ in 2027 and air on Disney XD. Pokémon and Aardman also released a teaser trailer.
sooncha says Yang Can't Live Alone will move to an unnamed company for a revised print and digital edition in Japan. The creator announced the move after publication on Manga UP! ended August 13.
Amazon Prime Video will launch Rock Paper Landmine worldwide on November 13. The live-action adaptation follows a gifted high school gamer who enters underground school competitions to save her best friend.
Shō Aimoto announced a hiatus for Kemono Jihen after her brother died peacefully on August 15. The manga’s 25th volume revealed that the next volume will be its last.
Koei Tecmo announced that Atelier Resleriana: Forgotten Alchemy and the Polar Night Liberator will end service in Japan on November 25 at 4:00 p.m. JST.
Muse India will begin releasing Chained Soldier’s second anime season on YouTube on August 28, with daily uploads. A third season is also planned.
Arc System Works will release Donutal for PC via Steam on September 3, with Japan following on September 4. Players screen alien arrivals in an immigration simulation set in 2206.
Nintendo says Crunchyroll service on Switch will end October 30, 2026. Existing app users can continue watching until that date.