Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast for Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life
The same-day English dub allows international audiences to watch the premiere simultaneously with the Japanese broadcast.
Anime News Network
Anime
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day Premiere Delivers Brutal Yuri With Emotional Depth
The premiere establishes a dark yuri story that uses violence and grief to explore humanity, offering a complex relationship between two girls with opposing views on their existence.
Anime Feminist
Anime Feminist Review Calls The World's Strongest Rearguard Forgettable
The review points out how the isekai genre continues to rely on tired tropes and problematic elements like slavery without offering compelling storytelling.
Anime Feminist
20001 An Earth Odyssey Short to Premiere at Fantasia on July 18
20001 An Earth Odyssey marks the debut original project from Salamander Pictures and represents Sakurai's deliberate shift from major IP-driven platforms to creator-driven short-form animation, a move that highlights the tension between streaming giants' risk aversion and the need for original content in anime.
Anime News Network, Cartoon Brew
Science Saru's Ghost in the Shell Is a Faithful Manga Adaptation
This adaptation breaks from the shadow of the 1995 film to offer a direct manga translation, a significant shift for the franchise.
Anime Feminist
Anime Veterans Reflect on Golden Age and Bet on Amano's ZAN at Expo Panel
The panel positioned ZAN as a project backed by industry legends who shaped mecha anime, while also offering a rare reflection on the toll of the medium's most celebrated era.
Anime News Network
Scissor Seven Universe Expands With HEIBAI Spin-Off, Movie, Game, and Publishing
The announcement marks AHAVERSE's shift from a single animated series to a coordinated multimedia franchise spanning film, games, publishing, and live events.
Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime
Red River Adaptation Debuts with Mixed Execution and Dated Themes
The faithful but rough premiere of Red River highlights the challenge of adapting a 1990s manga with dated content for a modern audience.
Anime Feminist
KADOKAWA and ABEMA Launch Free Anniversary Anime Streaming for 10 Titles
The selection spans anniversaries from 5 to 20 years, offering a broad retrospective of KADOKAWA's anime catalog from the mid-2000s to the early 2020s in a single free streaming event.
Anime Anime
City Hunter Collaboration Cafe Opens in Osaka on July 11
The cafe turns the series' iconic message board into an interactive menu item, extending the art exhibition's reach into a themed dining experience.
Denfaminicogamer
Wistoria: Wand and Sword Season 3 Announced After Season 2 Finale
After two seasons of setup, the series is expected to finally reach its central premise: the tower where the protagonist's childhood friend awaits.
ASCII.jp
Hideaki Nakano on Directing Wistoria Season Two: Consistency and Mood
Nakano's promotion and his emphasis on mood and visual consistency show how Wistoria's second season is being shaped by a director who prioritizes atmosphere and detail in Yoshihara's absence.
Anime News Network
Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle Second Cour Debuts in October With New Trailer
The second cour's October premiere follows a first cour that was repeatedly delayed and split across two seasons, raising questions about the production schedule's stability.
Anime News Network, Anime Corner
Touken Ranbu Ice Show Debuts With Key Visual and Skater Cast
The ice show expands the Touken Ranbu franchise into live skating performance, anchored by an Olympic medalist in an original role.
4Gamer.net
Oshi no Ko and ROUND1 Set Nationwide Collaboration Campaign
The collaboration extends Oshi no Ko's merchandising presence across ROUND1's nationwide network, offering a broad range of exclusive goods and activities for fans.
ASCII.jp
Konami Launches 'Yumeiro Pâtissière' Online Lottery
The lottery offers a new way for fans to obtain officially licensed Yumeiro Pâtissière merchandise through an online draw with no losing tickets.
ASCII.jp
Crunchyroll Debuts Same-Day English Dub for Goodbye, Lara
The same-day English dub reflects Crunchyroll's investment in original anime, offering the series to international audiences from its first episode.
Anime News Network
LV999 No Murabito Episode 3 Preview Arrives With Hikaru Midorikawa Casting
The series, based on a novel with over 4 million copies in print, continues its broadcast run with a new character voiced by a veteran actor, signaling steady production and audience engagement.
ASCII.jp
Armiger Entertainment Launches Kickstarter for Tenchi Galaxy Anime Pilot
The campaign marks a fan-driven effort to revive the Tenchi Muyo! franchise with the original director, using crowdfunding to bypass traditional studio greenlighting.
Anime News Network
Fantasia Int'l Film Fest Screens Grotesqqque, A New Dawn, cocoon Anime
The festival's lineup adds several anime premieres to the summer event, including the first public screening of CloverWorks' Grotesqqque and the Canadian debut of the cocoon adaptation.
Anime News Network
Thunder 3 Anime Premiere Delivers Multiverse Twist
The premiere's multiverse twist and celebrity endorsements highlight the adaptation's effort to preserve the manga's shocking narrative turn.
GIGAZINE
Firefly Wedding Anime Premiere Draws Full House at Anime Expo
The premiere's strong attendance and audience reaction signal that a dark historical romance with graphic violence can find a broad audience, building on David Production's recent successes.
Anime News Network
Mebius Dust First Impression: Reviewer Calls It a Favorite of the Season
The review positions Mebius Dust as a promising new superhero anime with a fast-paced narrative and character-driven appeal, drawing favorable comparisons to X-Men and My Hero Academia.
Beneath the Tangles
Bandai Namco Filmworks to Reveal New Gundam Anime at San Diego Comic-Con 2026
The reveal marks the latest major expansion of the Gundam franchise across film and television, following the recent releases of Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe and the television series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX.
Animehunch, OtakuKart Anime