LIDEN FILMS revealed the first promotional video and 11 cast members for the Historie anime adaptation, with Nobunaga Shimazaki leading as Eumenes in a January 2027 premiere.
Berserk chapter 384 arrives June 12 in Young Animal, followed by chapters 385 and 386 on June 26 and July 10, marking the series' first three consecutive releases in 14 years.
U-NEXT Holdings will make GoHands a wholly owned subsidiary effective June 1, marking the first time a domestic Japanese streaming platform has fully acquired an anime studio.
A second trailer for You and I Are Polar Opposites Season 2 confirms a July 5 premiere on MBS and TBS, with debut artist 7co performing the opening theme Nekojarashi.
GKIDS will screen a brand-new 4K remaster of Studio 4C's Tekkonkinkreet in North American theaters on May 31 and June 1 to celebrate the acclaimed anime film's 20th anniversary.
Takopi's Original Sin will receive a theatrical compilation film titled Thank You, See You Tomorrow, re-editing all six episodes with newly added scenes for cinemas.
Jujutsu Kaisen voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda has filed a lawsuit at Tokyo District Court against TikTok's operator over 188 AI-generated videos imitating his voice without authorization.
My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON won Anime of the Year and Gachiakuta swept three categories at the 10th Crunchyroll Anime Awards in Tokyo, with a record 73 million votes cast globally.
BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 will premiere all 12 episodes on Netflix worldwide on June 18, accompanied by a new main visual featuring Baki, Musashi Miyamoto, and the underground fighters.
Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway has crossed 11.9 billion yen with over 8.1 million admissions, making the franchise the first in Japanese cinema history to top 10 billion yen four years running.
The Ryoko Kui Exhibition featuring original Delicious in Dungeon artwork and three of her earlier manga series opens at Art Share L.A. on July 2 for a nearly month-long run.
K2 Pictures unveiled a theatrical anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Gigant manga and a Tezuka 100th anniversary musical film at the Cannes Film Festival, marking the company's first animated feature.
The Red River TV anime has revealed seven additional cast members and locked in a July 7 premiere on NTV's AnichU block.
Bocchi the Rock! will return to Manga Time Kirara Max on June 18 after creator Aki Hamaji's six-month hiatus for physical health recovery.
KADOKAWA reported a 51.3% operating profit decline for fiscal 2026, attributing the collapse to oversaturation of isekai and narou-kei titles across its publishing lineup.
The main trailer for Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 The Calamity dropped on May 19, showcasing extended Soul Reaper vs Quincy battles ahead of the July 2026 broadcast premiere.
Studio Bind revealed a new key visual for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3 featuring the Armored Dragon King Perugius, ahead of the anime's July 5 premiere on Tokyo MX.
Crunchyroll Japan's net profit fell 63% to 453 million yen for the fiscal year ending December 2025, even as the platform added four million subscribers globally.
Tubi has ordered Yokoso Scooby-Doo, the franchise's first original anime series, produced by Warner Bros. Animation with Japan's OLM handling animation duties.
The main trailer for Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 — The Calamity debuted on May 19, confirming a July 2026 broadcast and US theatrical screenings of the first three episodes from June 25 to 29.
Crunchyroll has reached 21 million paid subscribers worldwide, adding four million in a single year as global demand for anime continues to accelerate.
Keanu Reeves will voice legendary craftsman Jingoro Hidari in dwarf studios' full-length stop-motion samurai film Hidari, announced at the Cannes Film Festival with a 2029 target completion.
Nippon Sangoku has emerged as Spring 2026's sleeper hit with an 8.45 MAL score, critical acclaim for its political storytelling, and Kevin Penkin's scoring elevating it further.
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe earned $810K across 894 US screens in its opening weekend, marking the first Gundam film distributed directly by Bandai Namco Filmworks in North America.