SAMANSA Adds Four Short Films for Second Week of August
The August 14 slate mixes an Oscar-winning animation with genre films, showing SAMANSA's continued push to offer varied short-form content beyond typical domestic VOD selections.
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My Sword Saint Master Is Too Cute to Live With! TV Anime Confirmed, Reveals Visual
The confirmation follows a Kadokawa listing that hinted at an anime, and the announcement comes as the manga's second volume ships and Seven Seas prepares an English release.
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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Season 2 Adds Kensho Ono, Sumire Uesaka
The new promo and cast additions arrive as the second season is already airing, filling out the Flumvelk family roles in the adaptation of Shigeru Sagazaki's light novel.
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GKIDS and Fathom Bring Castle in the Sky Back to U.S. Theaters for 40th Anniversary
The rerelease extends GKIDS and Fathom's ongoing series of Studio Ghibli theatrical engagements, giving audiences another chance to see the 1986 classic on the big screen.
Cartoon Brew
Pokemon Web Anime Kameil to, Natsu no Tsuzuki Premieres on YouTube
The short gives the middle evolution Kameil a rare solo spotlight, and it is the latest work from the team behind the Netflix film Super Kaguya-hime.
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Hikaru no Go Anime Gets Free All-Episode Marathon on ABEMA
The full-series free marathon gives a new generation direct access to the 2001-2003 anime that sparked the Heisei-era Go boom, without a subscription barrier.
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Short Anime Rakuraku Hanten to Stream on YouTube in September
Plott is expanding its YouTube distribution with a new short anime, Rakuraku Hanten, featuring a mafia-themed story and a notable cast including Tomokazu Seki.
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Tegami Bachi Marathon Broadcasts All 50 Episodes Free on ABEMA
The full Tegami Bachi TV run, which aired from 2009 to 2011, becomes freely available on ABEMA for the first time, with a four-day marathon schedule and a one-week free window after each broadcast.
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Hell Mode Season 2 Adds Six Cast Members
The new cast fills out Rosenheim's military and the demon ranks, expanding the second season's roster beyond the previously announced main characters.
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Shigeru Mizuki's White Flag Manga Gets Anime Special on NHK
The NHK Special broadcast pairs Mizuki's unverified account of a wartime surrender with documentary research, putting the manga's contested history directly into a factual program.
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ABEMA to Marathon Broadcast Aikatsu!, Tamagotchi!, Shugo Chara! for Free
The special groups three franchises that defined Heisei-era girls' anime, and the free one-week window after each broadcast makes the full runs accessible to a new generation of viewers on a major streaming platform.
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The Villager of Level 999 Anime Adds Yōji Ueda and Tetsu Inada
The casting announcement names the actors for two characters who will appear in the eighth episode, extending the show's roster as it approaches its second month on air.
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Demon Slayer Café Opens in Chicago
The Chicago café extends the Demon Slayer franchise's themed dining presence in the US, following the studio's earlier mocktail bar in Tokyo.
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Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Episode 6 Reaches EVO Japan
The episode uses the EVO Japan setting to contrast the open-entry structure of fighting game majors with the invitation-based system of other competitive scenes, grounding the anime's tournament arc in a real observation about the FGC.
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OceanVeil Adds Yomu's Miru Tights Short Anime Series
OceanVeil's addition brings the 2019 web anime, known for its hyper-realistic depiction of pantyhose, to a new streaming audience.
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This Week in Anime: Toxic Yuri Is a Matter of Perspective
The column frames toxic yuri as a subjective label, using I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day to show how emotional messiness can coexist with fluffiness in the genre.
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Toei Animation Marks 70th Anniversary With Retrospective Video
The anniversary retrospective and president's message frame the studio's 70-year catalog, from The White Snake to Star Detective Precure!, as groundwork for its next 30 years.
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From Overshadowed to Overpowered Anime Casts Sora Amamiya
The casting puts Amamiya in the role of Anastasia's older sister, a character set to surface in the anime's eighth episode on August 19.
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The World Is Dancing Episode 7 Review: The Untranslated Song Problem
The review identifies a localization failure where a critical plot moment in The World Is Dancing is presented without subtitles, leaving non-Japanese speaking viewers unable to follow the story's key satirical scene.
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Thunder 3 Episode 6 Review: The Small Three Stay Sidelined
The review argues Thunder 3's adaptation is failing its source material by padding out scenes and failing to make its characters or action engaging, suggesting the show is losing audience goodwill.
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Ghost in the Shell Episode 6 Review: Kusanagi's Cold Brutality
The review argues this episode is a superior adaptation of the manga chapter, with a colder, more brutal Kusanagi that the reviewer finds compelling.
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Daemons of the Shadow Realm Episode 18 Puts Asuma and Yuru in the Spotlight
The episode reframes Asuma as a possible puppet master rather than a victim, setting up a complex power play that could make him the arc's ultimate winner.
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Live-Action Blue Lock Film Opens at #8 in Japan
The live-action Blue Lock film's #8 opening places it behind the continued dominance of the Chiikawa anime film, which reclaimed the top spot in its third weekend.
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Chainsmoker Cat Anime Casts Yumi Hara as Yani's Mother
The casting adds a key family figure to the anime's cast, expanding the supporting roster as the series approaches its seventh episode.
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