Splatoon Raiders Preview Shows a Single-Player Focus for the Series
The Splatoon franchise, long defined by its multiplayer, is pivoting to a full single-player campaign with exploration and treasure-hunting mechanics.
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Perfect Addiction Light Anime Premieres July 8
The July 8 premiere date gives the light anime a fixed slot after the manga's strong circulation of over 1.5 million copies, including digital sales.
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Anime News Network Names the Worst Anime of Spring 2026
The list reflects a consensus on which high-profile or long-running series failed to meet expectations this season, with Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 5 and Liar Game singled out for specific storytelling and adaptation flaws.
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New Studio Intelligent Animation Adapts 2 Tapas Webtoons Into Animated Series
The launch of Intelligent Animation marks a new studio built by veteran TV executives that openly integrates AI-assisted production tools while adapting popular webtoon IP for a dedicated microseries platform.
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Lumine Webtoon Gets Animated Series From Webtoon Productions and OuiDo! Productions
The adaptation of a 550-million-view webtoon into an animated series signals Webtoon Productions' continued push into animation production, with a high-profile showrunner attached.
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Bandai Namco Announces Tekken! Cartoon Project With Teaser Trailer
The Tekken! Cartoon project marks a new, lighter-toned animated adaptation of the fighting game franchise, distinct from the more serious Tekken: Bloodline series.
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The World's Strongest Witch Anime Adds Fairouz Ai, Honoka Inoue to Cast
The new cast additions fill key supporting roles in the guild and royal settings, rounding out the main ensemble ahead of the October premiere.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3 'Side Stories' DLC Launches With Rudy Chapter
The DLC rollout signals Capcom's post-launch content strategy for its latest turn-based RPG entry, starting with character-driven side stories rather than new monsters or regions.
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Victoria of Many Faces Anime Highlights 8 Characters in New Promo Video
The new promo and advanced screening mark the final promotional push before the series premiere next month.
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You, Fireworks, and Our Promise Film Clip Shows Protagonist Makoto Natsume
The clip gives the first sustained look at the lead character ahead of the July 17 theatrical release, which was already previewed at Cannes in May.
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Toei Animation's Eterna Brand Reveals Trailer for Foxing: Kitsuné-Tsuki Short
The trailer gives the first look at the first project from Toei Animation's Eterna brand, which the studio launched this year as a platform for original works and emerging talent.
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Akane Torikai's Bad Babies Don't Cry Manga Ends
The conclusion of Bad Babies Don't Cry closes Torikai's latest serialization after less than two years, following her previous work Sensei's Pious Lie and the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize-nominated Saturn Return.
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Masa Ichikawa to Launch New Joker Manga in Kodansha's Morning Magazine
The manga continues Morning magazine's collaboration with DC Comics, which previously produced three other DC-based manga series.
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Kindergarten Wars Anime Casts Mirei Kumagai as Mac
The casting of Kumagai adds a key supporting role to the already announced main cast, as the anime continues building toward its spring 2027 premiere.
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Seventh Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Film Gets Title, Visual, October 30 Premiere
The new title and visual confirm the final chapter of the Rebel 3199 film series, which has been releasing since July 2024, is on track for an October release.
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Akiko Higashimura Directs First Live-Action Series For Abema
Higashimura, best known for "Princess Jellyfish," is moving into live-action directing for the first time, taking full creative control over concept, script, and direction.
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Furyu's Anomalith Surpasses 40,000 Steam Wishlists, Tanaka Romeo Writes Short Story
The 40,000 wishlist count and the release of a Tanaka Romeo-penned short story suggest Furyu is building pre-release momentum for a title that has drawn attention for its liminal-space horror aesthetic and Showa retro setting.
Inside, Game Spark
Marriage Toxin Episode 12 Closes Arc With Uneven Action
The episode shows the series leaning harder into battle shonen tropes than its rom-com side, a balance the review says has made the arc feel uneven.
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Simoun Turns 20, Now Streaming on Darkroom
The series, long difficult to access legally, has finally found a streaming home during Pride Month, giving a new generation a chance to see a foundational queer anime.
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Spider-Man: Brand New Day Gets 7 Premium Format Screenings, First Shot For SCREENX Film
The absence of IMAX from the premium format lineup and the debut of the Shot For SCREENX process mark a shift in how major studio blockbusters prioritize theatrical presentation partnerships.
Eiga Natalie, Cinema Today
Inori Pens New Yuri Novel Poison for the Moon, Medicine for the Night
Inori's new series marks Dokico's first original light novel and expands the publisher's Yurico yuri imprint with a simultaneous multilingual release.
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Demons' Night Fever Gameplay Trailer Shows Speedrunning Simulation RPG
The trailer gives the first extended look at Niikawa's first original game since leaving Nippon Ichi Software, confirming a genre mashup built around repeated death and speedrunning.
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Naver Webtoon Launches Cuts Make App for Short-Form Animation
The app gives fans a copyright-safe way to make derivative animations from licensed webtoons, while creators get a new channel for audience engagement and traffic back to their original works.
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Black Torch Opening Video Released Featuring SiM Theme Song
The opening video release confirms the production is on schedule for its July premiere, and the full cast and staff details provide the clearest picture yet of how the adaptation will handle the complete five-volume manga run.
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