The Demons Are Planning Something Good Anime Cast, Staff, 2027 TV Debut
The adaptation of a comedy manga about demon lord's underlings devising traps for heroes, directed by Takuya Asaoka, is set for a 2027 TV debut.
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New Sword Art Online Film Integral Domain Announced for 2028
The film is the first original theatrical entry in the main Sword Art Online series since 2017's Ordinal Scale, and the first to directly continue the story after the Alicization arc, marking a new chapter for the franchise.
GAME Watch (Impress), Anime Anime
Anime Feminist Review Criticizes Exiled Heavy Knight Premiere for Overstimulating Visuals
The review suggests that the show's aggressive visual style may alienate viewers more than its generic premise.
Anime Feminist
BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA Opens with a Three-Episode Drop and a Vtuber-Like Debut
The three-episode drop and Vtuber-like debut format give BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA a distinct entry point into the franchise.
Anime Feminist
The Ogre's Bride Episode 1 Finds Its Weight in Trauma, Not Romance
The review argues the show earns its romantic fantasy by centering the protagonist's domestic trauma and her need for a safe mental refuge, a framing that justifies the otherwise familiar premise.
Anime Feminist
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Premiere Finds a Hero Out of Time
The premiere uses its time-skip premise to explore a hero's displacement rather than a power fantasy, offering a character-driven take on the isekai-adjacent genre.
Anime Feminist
Let's Go KAIKIGUMI! First Impression: A Promising Premise Undermined by Juvenile Humor
The first impression suggests the show has a strong comedic concept but may struggle to appeal beyond a niche audience due to its reliance on juvenile scatological humor.
Beneath the Tangles
Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her Delivers a Nostalgic Romcom Reunion
The anime's gentle, grounded approach to the childhood friends trope offers a refreshing start to a romcom season.
Beneath the Tangles
Crunchyroll Reveals Solo Leveling Movie, Ghost of Tsushima Characters at Anime Expo 2026
Crunchyroll used its biggest annual stage to lock in a multi-year pipeline of adaptations and sequels, signaling that the platform is betting heavily on game-to-anime properties and manhwa adaptations to sustain subscriber growth through 2027.
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One Piece Episode 1168 Delivers a Solid Entry With Big Fights and New Lore
The episode confirms that Shamrock is not an amnesia plot or evil clone but simply a brother Shanks never mentioned, and introduces a new, over-the-top power that fits the series' style.
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Detective Conan Leads Weekly Japanese TV Anime Ratings
The weekly chart shows the continued dominance of long-running family franchises in live viewership, with isekai titles like Ascendance of a Bookworm and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime holding steady in the mid-range.
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ANIVA to Handle Promotion Production for Isekai Kenō Seizonki
ANIVA's model aims to solve the structural issue of promotion being separated from production in anime, by designing consistent communication from the planning stage through release.
Real Sound Anime
Popee the Performer Gets First Theatrical Screening in Shibuya
The theatrical event brings the cult 2000 3DCG silent comedy to a big-screen audience for the first time, reviving a niche property that has maintained a dedicated following through its absurdist black humor.
Denfaminicogamer
Otakon 2026 Hosts Ayaka Fukuhara, Maki Terashima-Furuta
The guest list and policy shift signal Otakon's continued effort to balance industry presence with community creator space.
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Shiba Shigeo Gets His Own Patlabor Fan Magazine in August
With the third character-focused magazine in the series, Pia Co., Ltd. completes its trio of Patlabor EZY companion volumes, tying the new theatrical chapters to a collectible print product cycle.
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Serial Experiments Lain Gets Full-Episode Theater Screening in Tokyo This September
A quarter-century after its broadcast, Serial Experiments Lain still draws enough audience for a full-series theatrical run, paired with a fashion-brand collaboration that reinterprets the show's themes.
Denfaminicogamer
My Girlfriend's Friend TV Anime Reveals Teaser Video, More Staff Members
The new staff additions and teaser video confirm that production is on track for an October premiere, with WWWave Corporation's Deregula label handling the adaptation of Jura's ongoing manga.
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King Records Streams 7 Tatsuo Sato Works on YouTube as Memorial
The one-week streaming window, timed to Sato's birthday, turns a standard memorial into a focused retrospective of a director whose career spanned genre-defining sci-fi comedies and experimental shorts.
Cinema Today, Denfaminicogamer, Anime Anime
Theatrical Anime AKIRA to Be Rebroadcast on NHK E-TV July 18
The rebroadcast on a Saturday afternoon timeslot on NHK E-TV, following a late-night broadcast earlier in the year, suggests the broadcaster sees the film as having broad, family-friendly appeal rather than a niche late-night audience.
Denfaminicogamer, Anime Anime
Gundam Seed Freedom Nebuta Floats to Parade at Aomori Nebuta Festival
This is the first time the Gundam Festival Project has adapted a mecha design into a traditional nebuta float, blending a major anime IP with a UNESCO-recognized festival craft.
Cinema Today, Denfaminicogamer, Anime Anime
Chainsmoker Cat Episode 1 Review: A Deliberately Revolting Shitpost With Craft
The review positions Chainsmoker Cat as a self-confident, deliberately offensive work that will sharply divide audiences, but acknowledges its technical craft and a surprisingly relatable emotional breakdown.
Anime Feminist
Ghost in the Shell Anime Hacks Shibuya and Opens Amazon Store
The campaign combines a major station takeover with an e-commerce storefront, treating the series launch as a cross-promotional event rather than a simple streaming drop.
KAI-YOU
Toei Streams All 49 Episodes of Hell Teacher Nube for Free on YouTube
The free streaming gives a new audience access to the original series after the 2025 revival, and it is a rare full-series free release on YouTube from a major studio.
Denfaminicogamer
JoJo's Steel Ball Run Casts Tomokazu Sugita, Yoko Hikasa, Tomoaki Maeno
The casting of three major voice actors for key characters in the Steel Ball Run adaptation signals the production is moving into its most narrative-dense stretch.
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