The Super Mario Galaxy Movie opened at #1 in Japan with roughly $11 million while Kyoto Animation's Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie Part 1 debuted at #4 on 77,000 tickets sold.
Aniplex teased a brand-new original Sword Art Online film at the close of the April 29 Yuna First Live concert stream, with full production details set for July.
Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino and shojo manga pioneer Machiko Satonaka are among the recipients of Japan's Spring 2026 Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon.
Toei Animation's World Trigger REBOOT Project has unveiled its first teaser for the Black Trigger Capture Arc, with director Morio Hatano, composer Hiroyuki Yoshino and the original lead voice cast all returning.
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You Season 3 will premiere on July 5, 2026, with a new key visual showcasing all 17 girlfriends.
Yuki Tabata's Black Clover has ended with chapter 392 in the Spring 2026 issue of Jump GIGA, closing an 11-year run with the final Asta versus Yuno Wizard King battle.
MAPPA's Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc began streaming worldwide on Crunchyroll on April 30, anchoring the platform's Ani-May 2026 lineup.
Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Part 1 has crossed 1 trillion won (roughly 117.9 billion yen) at the global box office, becoming the first Japanese film to clear the 100-billion-yen worldwide mark.
The Quintessential Quintuplets franchise unveiled two new anime projects at a Tokyo fan event: a TV series adapting the Four Seasons sequel novels and an OVA covering unanimated manga chapters.
Bug Films' Witch Hat Atelier claimed the top spot in the Spring 2026 weekly anime ranking for the first time, ending Re:ZERO Season 4's three-week reign at number one.
Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man Volume 20 debuted at number one on Circana BookScan's March 2026 US adult graphic novel chart, with manga claiming 19 of the top 20 slots.
Studio 4C's romantic comedy anime feature ChaO has pulled in US$112,217 across its North American opening week, a modest but steady debut for the mermaid-themed original film.
Reviewers give Hideaki Sorachi's seven-episode Netflix series Dandelion mixed-to-positive marks, praising its emotional core and lead duo while flagging Studio NAZ's uneven humor, clunky exposition, and tonal whiplash.
Dwarf Studios' wooden-puppet samurai stop-motion feature Hidari and Takayuki Hirao's Wasted Chef will screen at the Cannes Annecy Animation Showcase on May 17.
One Piece Chapter 1180, titled 'Omen,' finally reveals the nature of Imu's Devil Fruit and positions the imprisoned Loki as Elbaf's last line of defense.
Shueisha will publish the 100th and final chapter of LINK and Savan's World's End Harem: Fantasia on April 26, closing the sword-and-sorcery spinoff after roughly seven years of serialization.
Dorohedoro season 2 has opened to a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score, with reviewers praising MAPPA's upgraded 3DCG, sharper action choreography and the show's unapologetic gore after a six-year wait.
Hideaki Sorachi ends his seven-year post-Gintama silence with Class 2-B Hero Destroyerz, a 66-page lead color debut in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 21.
Pokemon Horizons launches its eighth arc, Wonder Voyage, on May 22, introducing a new female trainer with a Ditto companion and tie-ins to Pokemon GO, UNITE and Sleep.
Two episodes into Re:Zero season 4, reviewers agree Subaru is sharper, faster, and more tactical in the Augria Sand Dunes arc — even as some worry his deaths are losing their sting.
GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment have unveiled a seven-film Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 slate for US theatres, running June through October with Ponyo, Princess Mononoke in 4K and a 25th-anniversary Spirited Away.
Tokyo MX has dismissed representative director and chairman Hiroshi Date after an internal investigation concluded he engaged in power harassment, with his director resignation taking effect April 30.
Anime Limited's 4K restoration of Akira opened at number five on the UK-Ireland box office with GBP881,306 from 412 sites, beating all of the film's prior re-releases combined.
Composer Evan Call will join the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and London Voices at OVO Arena Wembley on May 21 for a 90-minute Frieren: Beyond Journey's End concert.