Lupin III Composer Yuji Ohno Dies at 84
Ohno's death closes a nearly fifty-year chapter on one of anime's most recognizable musical identities, a sound that defined Lupin III from 1977 onward and never cycled out.
Anime News Network, Niche Gamer
Katsuhiro Ōtomo Opens Feature Animation Studio Oval Gear
Ōtomo has not directed a feature since 2004, and a permanent studio signals a multi-project commitment rather than a single return.
Anime News Network, Niche Gamer
Kyoto Animation Will Adapt The Credits Roll Into the Sea as a 2027 Film
The project pairs a director known for emotionally restrained character work with a story about late-life reinvention through cinema, a subject Kyoto Animation has not tackled at feature length before.
Anime News Network, Anime Corner
GKIDS Sets Two-Night Theatrical Run for Tekkonkinkreet 4K Remaster
The remaster gives Tekkonkinkreet its first wide U.S. theatrical footprint two decades after its debut, at a moment when GKIDS and STUDIO4°C are releasing three of the studio's films in a single year.
Anime News Network, GKIDS
Yen Press Launches New Manga Imprint With Ryoko Kui Collection
The October launch pairs a proven hitmaker with a title already tapped for an anime adaptation by Rie Matsumoto, giving the unnamed imprint an immediate two-pronged push into both bookstore shelves and future multimedia visibility.
Yatta-Tachi, The Comics Journal
May 2026 Print Lineup Adds Lost in the Cloud and Voices in the Sea Foam
The month marks the English print debut of two webtoon-driven BL properties, Lost in the Cloud and The Reaper and The Waiting, showing how digital-first serials are claiming shelf space alongside magazine-originated manga.
Yatta-Tachi, Manga Bookshelf
Petals of Reincarnation Cast and Producer Discuss the Anime at Anime Boston
The interview captures early production details and character insights directly from the talent, at a moment when the anime is still rolling out its first arc.
Anime Herald
Sunrise Releases Gundam 50th Anniversary Prologue Short A Boy With Gundam
The short is not a pilot for a new series but a metafictional tribute to fandom itself, signaling that the Road to 50 campaign will foreground the audience's relationship with the franchise as much as the mecha.
Siliconera, Anime Trending
The One Piece Sets February 2027 Netflix Debut With Seven Episodes
The simultaneous seven-episode drop and the choice to stop at Baratie signal a seasonal structure that departs from both the ongoing Toei series and the binge model of the live-action adaptation.
Animehunch, Anime Atelier
NFL Draft Gets Anime Recommendations From a Cajun Uncle
The piece responds to a documented rise in NFL players openly discussing anime fandom, offering a curated entry point beyond the usual shounen titles.
Beneath the Tangles
US Book Reading Falls and Manga Sales Follow the Same Curve
The literacy data and the post-2020 manga sales chart point to the same structural headwind: a population that finds sustained reading harder to do.
Japan Powered
Re:Zero Season 4 Reopens the Question of Whether Subaru Is Flugel
The theory is no longer a fringe reading; the anime is now foregrounding the same clues the light novels laid down across multiple arcs.
Animehunch
Crunchyroll Plans Its Largest India Booth at Mumbai Comic Con 2026
The booth is Crunchyroll's largest on-ground anime activation in India, bringing Japanese guests and a professional dubbing setup directly to a Mumbai fan convention.
Animehunch
Nielsen Says Anime Fans Are High-Value, Underserved Consumers
The report quantifies what the industry has long suspected: anime fandom is a high-income, cross-platform behavioral identity, not a narrow content vertical.
Cartoon Brew
Go For It, Nakamura-kun Creator Syundei Leaves X After Harassment
The creator's exit shows how a popular anime adaptation can direct a wave of harassment at the original manga author.
Anime Feminist
Seiyu to Yoasobi Locks 2026 Host Roster With Seven New Pairings
The new pairings break up several long-standing duos and bring in a wave of younger talent, including a Best New Actor winner, signaling a generational refresh for a show that has been a staple of seiyu fandom since 2019.
Anime Atelier
Kadokawa Forms Subsidiary to Run Its U.S. Manga Spot Stores
The subsidiary structure signals that Kadokawa treats its U.S. stores as a permanent business line rather than a temporary marketing experiment, with a leader who shaped manga retail at two major bookstore chains now building a chain that deliberately targets areas other manga sellers have ignored.
Animenomics
Helen McCarthy Traces Manga's Global Journey in New Book
The interview maps how a single historian's career arc mirrors the English-language publishing shift from near-total absence of manga scholarship to a market where a mass-audience 'bible' is viable.
Anime By The Numbers
New Votoms Anime Confirms Staff and Two-Film Release
The rollout splits a new Votoms entry across two theatrical films, a structure that gives the franchise its first multi-part cinema release since the original 1980s run.
Anime News Network, Siliconera, Niche Gamer
The Ghost in the Shell Anime Sets July 7 Premiere With Third Promo Video
The Annecy premiere gives the series an international festival debut before its domestic broadcast, a scheduling choice that signals a coordinated global rollout even though no streaming home has been named.
Anime News Network, Siliconera, Niche Gamer
AniFem Podcast Wraps a Winter Season of Many Successes
The podcast's discussion provides a curated, feminist-critical look at which winter 2026 anime held up across a full season.
Anime Feminist
Sekiro Anime Sets Three-Week September Theatrical Run in Japan
The production committee felt it necessary to publicly rule out generative AI before the premiere, a rare preemptive statement that shows how sensitive audiences have become to the technology in anime production.
Anime News Network, Anime Corner, Niche Gamer
Studio Ghibli Wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award
The jury treated Ghibli's body of work as a form of public communication, not simply as cinema, the same framing that previously honored journalists and philosophers.
Anime News Network, Cartoon Brew
Kagurabachi TV Anime Confirmed for April 2027 With Cypic Directing
The adaptation pairs a fast-rising Jump title with a director whose action-animation credentials are being used explicitly as a marketing signal to the manga's readership.
Animehunch, AnimationXpress Anime, Anime Atelier