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Dark Horse Licenses Pandania's 'Cthulhu Cat' Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-31/dark-horse-licenses-pandania-cthulhu-cat-manga/.207037 Zack Davisson translates manga, with release slated for September 17

Kuso Miso Technique Manga's Shin Yaranai ka Anime Streams Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-31/kuso-miso-technique-manga-shin-yaranai-ka-anime-streams-trailer/.207056 OVA ships on April 1

An Archdemon's Dilemma - How to Love Your Elf Bride Anime's Main Trailer Reveals More Cast & Staff, Opening Song, April Debut https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-31/an-archdemon-dilemma-how-to-love-your-elf-bride-anime-main-trailer-reveals-more-cast-and-staff-/.207048 Hana Hishikawa, Kishō Taniyama, Akane Misaka, Ayasa Itō, Tetsu Inada join cast; Toshiyuki Morikawa narrates

New Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf Anime Streams 2nd Promo Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-31/new-spice-and-wolf-merchant-meets-the-wise-wolf-anime-streams-2nd-promo-video/.207047 Anime premieres in April

Unnamed Memory Anime Unveils 3rd 'Scenery Visual,' Ayako Kawasumi in Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-31/unnamed-memory-anime-unveils-3rd-scenery-visual-ayako-kawasumi-in-cast/.207045 Kawasumi plays 'Witch of the Forbidden Forest' Lucrezia

Acro Trip Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Cast, More Staff https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-31/acro-trip-anime-teaser-video-reveals-cast-more-staff/.207011 Miku Itō confirmed as protagonist Chizuko Date, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Inori Minase, Kengo Kawanishi also star in 2024 Voil anime

Given: Hiiragi mix Film Opens in Taiwan on April 3 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-31/given-hiiragi-mix-film-opens-in-taiwan-on-april-3/.207043 1st of 2 franchise sequel films opened in Japan last week

Live-Action RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi TV Series Reveals Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-30/live-action-root-route-of-odd-taxi-tv-series-reveals-cast/.207035 Series premieres on TV Tokyo in April

Live-Action The Great Passage Series Reveals More Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-30/live-action-the-great-passage-series-reveals-more-cast/.207036 Series premieres on February 18

Liz Takayama's Parallel World Pharmacy Light Novel Series Ends in 10th Volume https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-30/liz-takayama-parallel-world-pharmacy-light-novel-series-ends-in-10th-volume/.207009 Manga adaptation continues with reconstructed story

Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween Manga Ends, Detective Conan: Magician of the Silver Sky Manga Launches in February https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-30/detective-conan-the-bride-of-halloween-manga-ends-detective-conan-magician-of-the-silver-sky-manga-/.207006 Also: Gosho Aoyama hints at new serialization of Magic Kaito manga on April 10

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Animated Series, The Super Mario Bros. Movie Nominated for ACE Eddie Awards https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-30/scott-pilgrim-takes-off-animated-series-the-super-mario-bros-movie-nominated-for-ace-eddie-awards/.206985 ACE nominates Keisuke Yanagi's "Ramona Rents a Video" for Best Edited Animated Series

Fate/Stay Night Game Gets Remastered Version on Switch, PC Worldwide in 2024 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-30/fate-stay-night-game-gets-remastered-version-on-switch-pc-worldwide-in-2024/.207023 Trailers streamed for game commemorating 20th anniversary

'Go, Go, Loser Ranger!' Anime Reveals 4 Cast Members https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/go-go-loser-ranger-anime-reveals-4-cast-members/.207004 Hiroyuki Yoshino, Rika Nagae, Azumi Waki, Fumihiko Tachiki play lower ranked Rangers

Gundam SEED FREEDOM Opens at #1 in Japan, Live-Action Golden Kamuy Drops to #2 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/gundam-seed-freedom-opens-at-no.1-in-japan-live-action-golden-kamuy-drops-to-no.2/.207002 Eiga Given: Hiiragi mix opens at #1 in mini-theater ranking

GKIDS Offers Blue Giant Anime Film on Blu-ray, Digitally on April 30 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/gkids-offers-blue-giant-anime-film-on-blu-ray-digitally-on-april-30/.207003 BD release includes Hiromi Uehara Q&A

Jujutsu Kaisen Cursed Clash Game Shows Baseball Mini-Game in New Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/jujutsu-kaisen-cursed-clash-game-shows-baseball-mini-game-in-new-trailer/.207001 Game launches on February 2

Dragon Quest Builders Game Gets PC Release on February 13 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/dragon-quest-builders-game-gets-pc-release-on-february-13/.206994 PC via Steam version includes "Terra Incognita" DLC

11 Arrested for Creating Fake Accounts to Buy Over 2,000 Game Consoles for Resale in Japan https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/11-arrested-for-creating-fake-accounts-to-buy-over-2000-game-consoles-for-resale-in-japan/.206979 Game console units' total amount estimated to 85 million yen

He's Expecting's Eri Sakai Launches Manga Based on Natsuo Kirino Novel https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/he-expecting-eri-sakai-launches-manga-based-on-natsuo-kirino-novel/.206960 Tsubame wa Modotte Konai manga launches on February 28

My Hero Academia Anime's 4th Film Reveals Trailer, Visual, Title, August 2 Premiere https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/my-hero-academia-anime-4th-film-reveals-trailer-visual-title-august-2-premiere/.206990 Tensai Okamura directs My Hero Academia: You're Next at BONES

Akiwo Yasaka, Yu Aikawa's The Dark Maid Dominates! Manga Ends on February 28 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/akiwo-yasaka-yu-aikawa-the-dark-maid-dominates-manga-ends-on-february-28/.206950 Manga launched in May 2022

SPYxANYA: Operation Memories Life-Sim Game's Trailer Reveals June 27 Release for Switch, PS4, PS5 in Southeast Asia; PS4, PS5 in Japan https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/spyxanya-operation-memories-life-sim-game-trailer-reveals-june-27-release-for-switch-ps4-ps5-in-/.206977 Steam release date "to be announced"

Ryō Kotohira's I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World Spinoff Light Novels Get Manga Adaptation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/ryo-kotohira-i-got-a-cheat-skill-in-another-world-spinoff-light-novels-get-manga-adaptation/.206941 Miinosuke Seo to launch "Girls Side" manga adaptation in spring

Twin Engine Establishes Nagomi Studio With Producer Fumio Kaneko https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/twin-engine-establishes-nagomi-studio-with-producer-fumio-kaneko/.206976 Animators Satoru Fujimoto, Tōru Imanishi are board members on new studio

Sexy Tanaka-san, Sand Chronicles Manga Creator Hinako Ashihara Dies in Apparent Suicide https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/sexy-tanaka-san-sand-chronicles-manga-creator-hinako-ashihara-dies-in-apparent-suicide/.206978 Manga creator had been reported missing on Sunday

The Boy and the Heron Surpasses Pokémon the Movie 2000 to Become 3rd Highest-Earning Anime Film in N. America https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/the-boy-and-the-heron-surpasses-pokemon-the-movie-2000-to-become-3rd-highest-earning-anime-film-in-/.206967 Film's total U.S. earnings estimated at US$44,237,878 as of Sunday

Gundam SEED FREEDOM Film Sets Franchise Record With 1.06 Billion Yen in 1st 3 Days https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/gundam-seed-freedom-film-sets-franchise-record-with-1.06-billion-yen-in-1st-3-days/.206963 Film has sold 630,000 tickets, double the previous record holder, Gundam: Hathaway

Dragon Ball Daima Anime's Trailer Highlights Goku https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-29/dragon-ball-daima-anime-trailer-highlights-goku/.206961 Series premieres in fall 2024

Godzilla Minus One Film Earns More Than US$100 Million Globally https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/godzilla-minus-one-film-earns-more-than-usd100-million-globally/.206959 Film has earned US$55 million in the United States

Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Game Reveals 'Goku's Next Journey' DLC https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/dragon-ball-z-kakarot-game-reveals-goku-next-journey-dlc/.206958 New DLC launches in February, adds Uub

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game's Trailer Highlights Goku, Vegeta's Rivalry https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/dragon-ball-sparking-zero-game-trailer-highlights-goku-vegeta-rivalry/.206956 Trailer reveals 1st 24 playable characters

Chiho Saitō Ends Kaguyaden Manga, Starts New Manga on June 28 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/chiho-saito-ends-kaguyaden-manga-starts-new-manga-on-june-28/.206945 Saitō to also publish Torikae Baya 1-shot on March 28

Nukitashi Visual Novel Game Gets Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/nukitashi-visual-novel-game-gets-anime/.206953 Moe Game Award winner offered on Steam with manga in Ultra Jump

Manga UP! Global Adds Takahashi-san is Listening Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/manga-up-global-adds-takahashi-san-is-listening-manga/.206902 8-volume manga ran from 2013-2017, Crunchyroll previously released series in English

Soloist in a Cage's Shiro Moriya Launches New Manga on February 3 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/soloist-in-a-cage-shiro-moriya-launches-new-manga-on-february-3/.206921 Sci-fi suspense manga Astro Baby centers on cannibalistic pandemic

Haikyu!! Manga Gets New 1-Shot on February 5 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/haikyu-manga-gets-new-1-shot-on-february-5/.206922 New 1-shot to tell "different angle" to Karasuno High vs. Nekoma High showdown

The Fable TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Half-Year Continuous Run Starting in April https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/the-fable-tv-anime-reveals-main-cast-half-year-continuous-run-starting-in-april/.206917 Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kenjiro Tsuda, Miyuki Sawashiro, more star in series

Isekai Tensei: Recruited to Another World Novels Listed as Ending in 16th Volume https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/isekai-tensei-recruited-to-another-world-novels-listed-as-ending-in-16th-volume/.206940 J-Novel Club releases fantasy series in English

Trapped in a Dating Sim Novels to End in 13th Volume in March https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/trapped-in-a-dating-sim-novels-to-end-in-13th-volume-in-march/.206939 Novels inspired TV anime in April 2022 with 2nd season planned

The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Posts Character Video for Miyuki Shiba https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/the-irregular-at-magic-high-school-season-3-posts-character-video-for-miyuki-shiba/.206948 Fans can take magic high school 'entrance exam' to win student ID cards

The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases Anime Reveals April Debut, More Cast in Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/the-banished-former-hero-lives-as-he-pleases-anime-reveals-april-debut-more-cast-in-video/.206935 Shōta Aoi performs opening theme song

A Channel's bb Kuroda Launches New Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/a-channel-bb-kuroda-launches-new-manga/.206937 Kuroda launches Yashiro no Maō manga about demon supporting overworked office employee, on Monday

Wonderful Precure! Anime Casts Satsumi Matsuda, Reina Ueda https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/wonderful-precure-anime-casts-satsumi-matsuda-reina-ueda/.206946 Matsuda, Ueda to voice Cure Nyamii, Cure Lilian in February 4 Precure anime

Acquire Reveals March 8 Release for Ancient Weapon Holly Dungeon-Crawler Game in New Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/acquire-reveals-march-8-release-for-ancient-weapon-holly-dungeon-crawler-game-in-new-video/.206944 Demo available now on Steam; game launches for PS4, PS5, Switch, Steam

Airi Mori's Oreimo: Kuroneko if Manga Ends https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/airi-mori-oreimo-kuroneko-if-manga-ends/.206942 Manga exploring alternate ending launched in 2021

Gundam SEED FREEDOM Anime Film Earns 770 Million Yen in 1st 2 Days https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/gundam-seed-freedom-anime-film-earns-770-million-yen-in-1st-2-days/.206943 Film is planned to open in 56 countries, territories

Emi Motoi Replaces Keiko Yamamoto as Yamada in Chibi Maruko-chan Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-28/emi-motoi-replaces-keiko-yamamoto-as-yamada-in-chibi-maruko-chan-anime/.206938 Yamamoto stepped down from role after episode that aired on December 17

Shinya Komatsu's Afternoon Yawns, Henry Yoshitaka Kiyama's The Four Immigrants Manga, Moto Hagio Win Angoulême Awards https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-27/shinya-komatsu-afternoon-yawns-henry-yoshitaka-kiyama-the-four-immigrants-manga-moto-hagio-win-/.206918 Festival held Master Classes, exhibitions by Moto Hagio, Hiroaki Samura

Japan's Video Game Rankings, January 15-21 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-27/japan-video-game-rankings-january-15-21/.206888 Marvel's Spider-Man 2 at #1, Another Code: Recollection debuts at #4