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RK Music announced on August 28 that virtual artist Cil will graduate and end activities on August 31, 2026, by mutual agreement after repeated discussions. Her X account will stop updates, while existing videos remain public, but streaming archives go private and memberships end. No graduation stream is planned, prioritizing her health. Cil had suspended activities in December 2025 due to adjustment disorder.
The staff for the Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden television anime revealed three new cast members on Wednesday. Taku Yashiro joins as Anzel, Yōko Hikasa as Fressa, and Satoshi Hino as Gandolf Rogen. The anime debuts October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, with HIDIVE streaming it as it airs.
The television anime adaptation of Muchimaro's four-panel manga Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! will premiere on October 3, 2026, as revealed in the main promotional video released on Saturday. The anime will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV. Sangatsu no Phantasia performs the opening theme song "Kaze no Naka wa Hashirukkya Inai," with lyrics by Noko and vocalist Mia, and composition by Noko. The series is directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa at Passione, with Ryo Imamura as character designer and chief animation director, and Masahiro Yokotani overseeing series scripts. The main cast includes Shogo Sakata as Ume Mizunoe, Haruka Shiraishi as Hisako Kotobuki, Miyu Tomita as Komaro Michinoku, Hiyori Kono as Tan Otori, Shizuka Ishigami as Arisu Terui, and Yumi Uchiyama as Satomi Hiratsuka. The manga, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2022, won the print category of the ninth Next Manga Awards in 2023. Seven Seas will ship the first English volume on September 8.
The staff for the Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden television anime announced that VTuber Tsunomaki Watame will perform the opening theme song "Respawn!!". The anime debuts on October 6 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and MBS, with HIDIVE streaming as it airs. A new situation visual was also revealed.
AMC Global Media announced on Monday that it will extend and expand the distribution agreement between its subsidiary Sentai Filmworks and Japan's Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS) in a new multi-year deal. HIDIVE will simulcast MBS's upcoming multi-year series lineup exclusively in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other markets outside of Asia. The expanded deal launches with the television anime of Umikaze Minamino's Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden light novel series as the first title. The anime will make its North American premiere at Anime NYC on August 26, ahead of its Japanese debut on October 6 on Tokyo MX at 9:25 p.m. JST, followed by BS NTV and MBS channels. Honoka Inoue stars as the titular Nia Liston. Motoki Nakanishi directs at KONAMI animation, with Haruta Segi as assistant director. Gigaemon Ichikawa handles series scripts, and Naoki Endo composes the music. HIDIVE President John Ledford called the agreement the service's largest content programming deal to date. The two companies first established their distribution partnership in March 2023. Additional titles in the new agreement have not yet been announced.
The anime adaptation of Muchimaro's four-panel manga Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! revealed on Saturday that Yumi Uchiyama voices Satomi Hiratsuka, the homeroom teacher for a first-year high school class. The announcement came with a character promotional video and visual. The series premieres in October.
The staff of the television anime of Muchimaro's Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! revealed the character promotional video, character visual, and cast for Arisu Terui on Saturday. Shizuka Ishigami will voice the character. The anime debuts in October. Shogo Sakata, Haruka Shiraishi, Miyu Tomita, and Hiyori Kono also star, with Naoyuki Tatsuwa directing at Passione.
The television anime adaptation of Umikaze Minamino's Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden light novel series will premiere on October 6 at 9:25 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX, followed by broadcasts on BS NTV and MBS. The announcement came with the first promotional video, a key visual, and three new cast members. Fūka Izumi joins as Rinokis Funk, Rina Honnizumi as Hildetora Altoir, and Rina Hidaka as Reliared Silver. Honoka Inoue stars as the titular Nia Liston. Motoki Nakanishi directs at KONAMI animation, with Haruta Segi as assistant director. Gigaemon Ichikawa handles series scripts, Yūki Itō and Kana Tosaoka design the characters, Naoki Endō composes the music, and Hiromi Kikuta directs the sound. The anime will hold an advance screening of its first three episodes on September 22 at esports TOKYO BAY studio. The light novel series launched on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in 2019 and ended there in 2021, with Hobby Japan publishing the novels from September 2022. The 11th volume was released on June 1.
The anime adaptation of Muchimaro's four-panel manga 'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!' has added two new cast members. Haruka Shiraishi will voice Hisako Kotobuki and Miyu Tomita will voice Komaro Michinoku. The series is set to premiere in October 2026, with Shōgo Sakata starring as protagonist Mizunoe Ume.
The television anime adaptation of Muchimaro's four-panel manga Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru! has cast Shōgo Sakata as protagonist Mizunoe Ume. The staff also announced an October premiere date. Naoyuki Tatsuwa directs at Passione, with Ryo Imamura on character design and Masahiro Yokotani handling series scripts.
Cover Corporation announced the first collaboration between US apparel brand Bandage Brigade and hololive English. The capsule collection features Justice branch talents Gigi Murin and Cecilia Immergreen. Pre-orders run from May 1 to May 31, 2026, with shipping limited to the US, Canada, and the UK.
Muchimaro's Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! manga is taking a break in Weekly Shōnen Magazine due to the artist's health, with a return scheduled for the 27th issue on June 3. The announcement noted Muchimaro's health is improving. The series, which launched in 2022, has 12 compiled volumes and is inspiring a television anime.