Takarazuka Revue’s celebrated all-female theater company will bring Akumi Agitogi and Tsukiho Tsukioka’s My Happy Marriage light novels to the stage, with Flower Troupe performances in Hyōgo and Tokyo.
Yoshio Obara, a recording engineer and sound mixer whose anime credits include Summer Wars and Neon Genesis Evangelion, died on October 28.
Crunchyroll added an English dub for the first season of Gunma-chan last Wednesday. The television anime is based on Gunma Prefecture's mascot.
Kōhei Kadowaki and NOTHING NEW's anime film We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin) won the Kau Ka Hōkū (Shooting Star) Award on Sunday at the 46th Hawai'i International Film Festival in Waikiki.
The new Nippon Anime Awards aims to build a lasting anime award that represents Japan. Its launch was announced during Tokyo Anime Next.
Voice actor Ryūji Nakagi died of pneumonia on October 20 at age 89. His credits included Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl, Master Keaton and The Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Writer Toshimichi Uzō and artist Yuitsu will launch I Want to Kill My Bride in a Dungeon (Yome wo Dungeon de Koroshitai) on Shogakukan's Manga ONE platform on Tuesday.
The Bloodthirsty Bride Devours the King will receive a television anime in 2027. Its dark romantic fantasy follows a princess with vampiric powers whose arranged marriage is threatened by her attraction to her husband's blood.
TOMOO will sing "Fūmizekka," the ending theme for Hirayasumi. The television anime will debut in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General.
Hello! Pikmin has released its first two episodes, with another due later this month and monthly installments starting in December. Nintendo also previewed additions to Pikmin 4 and Pikmin Bloom.
Sazae-san led the listed animated programs on Japanese television for October 19–25 with an average household rating of 7.9%, followed by Detective Conan at 6.0%.
Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock! manga is getting a film in 2027. It will adapt a special prologue about Seika, Nijika Ijichi's older sister.
Charisma will premiere on TBS and 27 other affiliate channels on January 7. A separate short anime series arrives on November 4, while Shinnosuke Tachibana and Tomohiro Ōno join the television anime's cast.
The staff of Thunder 3 announced a second season for 2027. Manga creator Yuki Ikeda drew an illustration to mark the announcement.
Chiikawa fell to No. 2 in its 10th weekend, while Star Detective Precure! held No. 3 in its second. Cosmic Princess Kaguya! dropped to No. 10 following its theatrical return.
TV Asahi will air the Indian-animated Obocchama-kun Reborn in Japan in 2027. The series adapts previously unused manga stories and adds new stories supervised by creator Yoshinori Kobayashi.
Crunchyroll announced more fall 2026 anime, including Super Psychic Policeman Chojo and Dandivine. It is also streaming Detective Conan’s first new two-hour special in 10 years.
The official X/Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Yuri Kitayama and Riv’s light novels announced a third season on Wednesday.
Salami Studios announced Monday that it is closing after more than 30 years. Its recent projects included Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners and the upcoming Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners 2.
Viz Media announced a new limited Naruto television anime. An October 10 New York Comic Con panel will reveal details; its connection to four episodes delayed in 2023 remains unclear.
Viz Media released a teaser, key visual and cast details for Hirayasumi. The anime premieres on NHK General in Japan in January 2027.
Noriyuki Higashiyama and Akira Abe will leave Smile Up when their terms expire, with new leadership taking over October 1. The board cited future legal proceedings and decisions.
Yoshitoshi ABe’s Despera project will get a manga in 2027. Chiaki J. Konaka said its setting and era will change and clarified that it has no connection to Serial Experiments Lain.
Japan Society will host the U.S. premiere of Grotesqqque on October 8 with CloverWorks and Aniplex of America. The omnibus anime film features three stories with different worldviews.
The staff of Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation III announced that its second cours will premiere in 2027. The season covers the Eris Training Arc and began the Chaos Breaker arc with episode eight on August 16.
A Studio Ghibli marathon starts at 11 p.m. on Saturday November 28 at London’s Prince Charles Cinema. Viewers under 18 must stay with a parent or guardian aged 18 or older throughout.
MIXI announced Mera×Death: The Unusual Love Between Me and the Grim Reaper, a new Monster Strike anime premiering January 5, 2027, in Japan on television and streaming services.
Crunchyroll announced a same-day English dub for the Overgeared anime and revealed its cast and crew. The series adapts REDICE STUDIO’s South Korean webtoon.
Muse India began releasing the Hindi dub of The God of High School on YouTube on Sunday, with one episode streaming daily.
Crunchyroll will stream Sekiro: No Defeat in India in January 2027. The eight-episode adaptation of FromSoftware's game expands and restructures the anime film.
Shin Seiki GPX Cyber Formula ASURADA will screen in Japan from February 19, 2027, alongside a remastered compilation. The short directly follows 1998’s Future GPX Cyber Formula Sin.
Ani-One Asia announced that it will stream Reincarnated as a Sword’s second season in India and 30 other markets.