Heaven Burns Red Main Story Enters Final Chapter
The announcement confirms the main story's end is planned and in motion, with the game itself continuing beyond it.
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Suikoden Star Leap Sets August 7 Launch in Japan
The announcement locks in a concrete Japanese release date for the new Suikoden entry, with the international launch still unannounced.
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Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her Light Novels End With 11th Volume
The light novel source material has now concluded, giving the ongoing anime adaptation a complete story to draw from.
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Kochikame Gets New One-Shot and Anime for 50th Anniversary
The 50th anniversary brings a new one-shot, a new anime with a new cast, and a multi-platform video game, expanding the Kochikame franchise across media simultaneously.
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To Love-Ru Gets New One-Shot for 20th Anniversary
The one-shot brings To Love-Ru back for its 20th anniversary with a color opening in Jump Giga, alongside a Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs anniversary story.
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The Girl Past the Filters Manga Ends on August 25
The series ends after a run that began in April 2022, while Yen Press's English edition is still in its early volumes.
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Draw This, Then Die! Anime Casts Anna Nagase as Loups Garous
The casting fills out the Comitia scene, the same event where Ai finally meets her idol Yasuno-sensei, giving that encounter a second creator voice.
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Can You Kiss Me First? BL Manga Gets Live-Action Series This Fall
The adaptation brings Yamayade's office romance to live action with a Fuji TV broadcast and streaming slot, while Seven Seas begins releasing the manga in September.
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Forza Horizon 6 Cultural Advisor Details Making of Japan With Daily Life at CEDEC 2026
Playground Games hired a cultural consultant for the first time in the series, a shift that followed the previous installment making the need for such a role clear.
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Masami Yuki Draws Second New Patlabor One-Shot Manga
Yuki, a Headgear member who drew the original Patlabor manga, is continuing to produce new one-shot stories for the franchise in 2026.
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Shozen Anime Unveils First Trailer, April 2027 Premiere
The simultaneous Japanese release of the manhua on RaiComi suggests the anime is being positioned to build a domestic readership for a Chinese property, a pattern that could influence how future bilibili Manga titles are localized.
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Discotek Announces Digimon Frontier, Lupin III: Part II, Toradora! Blu-ray Releases
The announcement confirms a broad slate of catalog titles, including a long-requested Toradora! Blu-ray with dub and extras, and a complete SD Blu-ray set of all 155 Lupin III: Part II episodes.
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Dark Gathering Manga Takes One-Month Break, Returns in October Issue
The one-month hiatus pauses the supernatural manga just after its 20th compiled volume shipped on July 3, with the anime's second season still upcoming.
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Super Robot Wars Z II: Hakai-hen Gets Remaster, Super Robot Wars Y Adds DLC
The remaster revives a 2011 PSP title while the current Super Robot Wars Y continues to receive post-launch support, showing Bandai Namco is maintaining both the series' legacy and its newest entry.
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Firefly Wedding Anime Sets October 9 Debut, Adds Cast and Ending Theme
The announcement locks in the premiere date and broadcast slot for the adaptation of Oreko Tachibana's manga, while expanding the cast and confirming the ending theme.
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Nano List Webtoon Gets Animated Adaptation Premiering August 17
The adaptation marks a genre shift for Studio Gale, known for family animation, and brings the popular webtoon to screens with no North American streaming platform announced yet.
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High School Queen Live-Action Series Confirms Lead Cast for 2027 TVING Premiere
Each of the three leads carries two roles, one in the Joseon era and one in the present, which is the structural hook of the adaptation.
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Crunchyroll Streams That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Tears of the Azure Sea Film
The streaming release brings the second Slime film to global audiences after its theatrical run, expanding access beyond cinemas.
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FX Fighter Kurumi-chan TV Anime Sets October Debut, Adds Cast
The October debut and full cast reveal confirm the FX Fighter Kurumi-chan adaptation is on track for the fall season, with Passione directing.
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Crunchyroll Adds Six New Anime and Sound! Euphonium Dub
The announcement locks in a slate of fall 2026 and early 2027 simulcasts, with Eleceed pushed to early 2027 and Uncle's Obsession with Cute Things set for an October 4 debut.
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Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! Anime Casts Shizuka Ishigami as Arisu Terui
The reveal adds Arisu Terui to the student council lineup as the anime heads toward its October premiere, with the production team now fully assembled.
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SuBLime Licenses Three New Boys-Love Manga for 2027
The announcement, made on Yaoi Day, adds three new titles to SuBLime's 2027 slate, including works from established creators like Ogeretsu Tanaka.
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Witch on the Holy Night Film Reveals Double Visual, Game Smartphone Version
The same-day release of the smartphone version and the film ties the game's availability directly to the film's opening, giving new audiences a direct path to the source material.
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OpenAI Rebuts Apple Lawsuit, Says It Would Have Explained If Asked
Apple's request for expedited discovery signals the case is expanding from individual allegations to implicate OpenAI as a whole, potentially affecting its AI device development.
GIGAZINE, GameBusiness.jp