KADOKAWA CORPORATION is pleased to announce that the upcoming special episodes of the anime series My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) will officially premiere worldwide on Sunday, October 25, 2026 Japan Time, exclusively on Netflix. Along with this announcement, the official Main Trailer featuring the latest animated footage has been released. The newly released Main Trailer showcases heartwarming moments from Miyo and Kiyoka’s daily life as they prepare for their wedding, and reveals the opening theme song, “Shiawasede Namidagaderunowa.” performed by riria.

It's over. Thank god it's finally over. Even if this anime ends up getting a season 3 in the future, I won't be jumping on it straight away. I'm sorry, I literally do not give a damn about this series anymore, at least in anime format due to just how much I believe that Clevatess fell off during this season. So after this post goes live, expect me to start posting to…

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The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, the GoHands-animated adaptation of the Kodansha Young Magazine series with more than 5 million copies in circulation, today released the non-credit opening and ending videos for Part 2. Part 2 is now airing on Crunchyroll, with the opening theme “Rewrite the Answer” performed by Tokoyami Towa and the ending theme “Contemporary Dance” performed by PompadollS.

Over at AeschTunes, my music blog, I post reviews of anime theme songs. Now that the Summer 2026 season has officially ended, I'm sharing links to my reviews of theme songs from the season. The anime are listed in alphabetical order. For the series that have reviews for both the opening and ending themes, the opening theme is listed first.

GlobalComix today announced an expansion of its manga and manhwa catalog featuring titles from KADOKAWA and REDICE STUDIO. Arriving ahead of New York Comic Con, the newly announced slate brings established reader favorites, fast-growing series, and new stories from across Asia to the GlobalComix community. The KADOKAWA titles will come to GlobalComix through a distribution agreement with Dwango, while Riverse will bring three of REDICE STUDIO’s action-fantasy series to the platform.

MangaPlaza, one of the largest digital manga stores in the U.S., is celebrating The Ramparts of Ice Season 2, which begins airing on October 1, 2026, with a special campaign. From today through October 31, 2026, Chapters 1-49 will be free to read. Published by SHUEISHA, The Ramparts of Ice has 117 chapters and currently holds a 5.0 rating across more than 620 reader reviews.

Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. today announced that the GUNDAM SEED FREEDOM Screening & Talk Show will be held at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York on Sunday, October 11, 2026 and Monday, October 12, 2026. Both days feature a special screening of MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED FREEDOM in Japanese with English subtitles, and the October 11 program will also include a talk show with Kaori Shida, Planning Producer of…

Unrelated to this post, but Wordpress made the decision that the admin theme that I used to use, Sakura, is getting retired, which I had picked prior to their decision because it's pink and had a Japanese name, which I felt was the perfect aesthetic for me looking at my site. And unfortunately, I'm not really liking any of the themes that are left.

Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company MediaOCD have released the latest episode of The Anime Business on YouTube featuring an in-depth interview with Steve Alpert, who played a pivotal role in bringing director Hayao Miyazaki’s films to Western audiences as a former Senior Vice President at Tokuma Shoten and Director of Studio Ghibli's Overseas Business Division. The Anime Business Episode 20: Steve Alpert is available on the…

With over 16 million copies of the original light novel series in circulation worldwide, including digital editions, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- celebrates the 10th anniversary of its TV anime adaptation in 2026. Season 4 “The Recapture Arc” reached its finale with today’s broadcast. To coincide with the events of the final episode, a new epilogue visual has been revealed.

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The subtitled version of the first episode of AOASHI Season 2 is scheduled to begin streaming on Crunchyroll on October 4, 2026. Episode 1 Synopsis: “Starting Line” Tokyo City Esperion …

Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky is based on a light novel series written by Nanigashi Shima. The anime was produced by Makaria and directed by Joe Yoshizaki. It aired on Japanese television from July 6-September 21, 2026. As of this writing, the North American license for the Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky anime is held by Crunchyroll.

The subtitled version of Episode 14 of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System anime is scheduled to begin streaming on Crunchyroll on October 1, 2026. Episode 14 Synopsis Elymas and Ruche acquire Blacksteel equipment in the Centipede’s Gallery and hear the heavy footsteps of a super rare monster. They take on an overpowering foe in hopes of acquiring powerful materials greater than Blacksteel.

Leading global manga and anime producer VIZ Media in partnership with Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd. (ShoPro), today unveiled the key visual, first footage and lead voice cast for the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Keigo Shinzo’s award-winning manga Hirayasumi. The series will debut on NHK General TV in Japan in January 2027, with international streaming details to be announced. Production is handled by Production +h., the studio behind…

"Could you hold on a minute before you continue?"CONTENT WARNING: Contains a revelation made in the end of the episode that is likely intended to be something that drives the plot forward from here that you're likely supposed to go in blind to. In layman's terms, SPOILERS! Health update, in case anyone's curious: feeling better compared to the last one!

Manga Mavericks LLC, a new manga publisher serving North America, previews a diverse collection of new manga titles set for print and digital release in Fall 2026. Four brand-new titles are scheduled to debut, as well as print editions for three continuing titles that were previously only published digitally. The latest digital and/or print volumes for four additional continuing series also have been previewed.

Be Forever Yamato co-director, scriptwriter also co-directed Japanese side of Tora! Tora! Tora! war film

Well, the Fall 2026 anime season is just around the corner now, and I still haven't quite nailed down what exactly I'm doing. It's a combination of being a little underwhelmed by the season's offerings as of the time of this writing and figuring out exactly how much effort I'll be putting into covering the season. I'll be honest here and say that the Summer 2026 anime season took a lot out of me.

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KADOKAWA has officially released the teaser trailer for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of The Fake Alchemist. Written by Jiro Sugiura and illustrated by Umemaru (published by KADOKAWA/MFC), The Fake Alchemist originated as an indie sensation before going on to surpass 1 million copies in print for its commercial manga release, establishing itself as a groundbreaking landmark in the isekai fantasy genre.

Update: ugh, I feel worse compared to yesterday. Don't know if this will have any impacts on my writeups when it comes to what time they come out, but it may impact how long my writeups may end up being. As if they weren't short enough already. Before I even get into the plot of the episode, I'd like to discuss how this episode felt like the worst integration of CGI -- assuming it's CGI and not a technology that I dislike but refrain from making accusations about the usage of because I personally don't feel qualified enough to make these kinds of accusations -- because the building crashes we see in the fight between Vordin and Clevatess felt way too realistic compared to what we've seen in the series prior to this point.

KODANSHA will host KODANSHA HOUSE 2026, a pop-up event offering a dynamic, all-encompassing experience across KODANSHA’s diverse lineup of manga and anime. Returning to New York City for the third consecutive year, this year’s event will be held for 10 days from October 9 (Friday) to 18 (Sunday) EDT in the Hudson Yards neighborhood. Various booths including one dedicated to the 2026 hit anime…

The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System, the GoHands-animated adaptation of the Kodansha Young Magazine series with more than 5 million copies in circulation, today unveiled the key visual, main PV, theme songs and four additional cast members for Part 2, which continues streaming dubbed and subtitled on Crunchyroll this fall. The Part 2 opening theme is “Rewrite the Answer” by Tokoyami Towa, and the ending theme is “Contemporary Dance” by PompadollS.

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"Could you hold on a minute before you continue?"CONTENT WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 11 OF DETECTIVE CONAN. I don't think it's possible for me to discuss my opinions about this episode without covering the ending of the episode, which also involves me revealing who the culprit is. If you haven't watched Episode 11 yet, even if you haven't watched any other…

With fans from across the world who have journeyed together all these years, hololive marks its 10th anniversary with a special project - a TV anime adaptation. This anime adaptation announcement set social media platforms aflame with excitement and had fans guessing what the mysterious keyword “Odeholo” could possibly mean. During the special program on September 23rd’s livestream, the mysterious keyword “Odeholo” was revealed to be the abbreviated official anime title “Odekake hololive,” with the official English title “hololive: Let’s Head Out!”.

** SPOILER ALERT: This writeup contains MAJOR SPOILERS . If you haven't watched Episode 12 yet, please watch it first and come back to read this post afterwards. ** The episode opens with Koharu narrating from her point of view, going back to the nigh where she kissed Kakeru. We learn that after going back inside that night, she got lightheaded and passed out.

The subtitled version of Episode 13 of The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System anime is scheduled to begin streaming on Crunchyroll on September 24, 2026. Episode 13 Synopsis After defeating Malice and saying goodbye to the Edvaughn family, Elymas visits Lacoryna, the holy land of adventurers. He enters a new dungeon hoping to find Blacksteel equipment.

Ugh, I'm not feeling my best at the moment. Not only am I in that time of the month for me (though I've got it handled as of my previous simulcast writeup, as my cramps don't feel as bad compared to when I was doing my writeup that goes live on Thursdays), but I feel like I'm starting to come down with something.

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The Weeknd debuted an unreleased song sampling 'A Cruel Angel's Thesis' from anime series 'Neon Genesis Evangelion'

With the TV anime scheduled to start airing in Japan in January 2027, Bride of the Barrier Master is a popular superpower × Japanese-style romantic fantasy series that started as a light novel by Kureha, now boasting over 2.5 million copies in publication. On this occasion, we are pleased to announce the release of the 3rd teaser visual and teaser promotional video, as well as the scheduled streaming on Netflix and other platforms.

VIZ Media and Japan Society will host the first-ever public screening of Hirayasumi Episode 1 on October 7, 2026 in New York City, offering fans the first look at the highly anticipated anime ahead of its 2027 launch. The one-night event will also feature composer Kaori Sawada, producer Junichi Katsutani and VIZ Media’s Godswill Ugwa for a special discussion on bringing the acclaimed manga to the screen.

I really don't have much to say. I'm sick with COVID-19 for the very first time ever right now, so it's hard to do as much thinking as I would like. It seems like this is still on the milder side, but it still sucks. You know what's funny about this... I was working in a grocery store when the pandemic was officially declared in March 2020 and during the months before there was a vaccine, and I somehow never caught it until now.

MangaPlaza, one of the largest digital manga stores in the U.S., announced that two popular fantasy romance titles from Ichijinsha have been added to the platform. A promotional campaign will take place September 18 through October 1, 2026 to celebrate the exclusive addition of these titles, Three Days in the Life of a Lady Who Discovered She Was a Decoy After She Was Told It Was Love at First Sight…