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Netflix Adds Makoto Shinkai's Suzume Film https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/netflix-adds-makoto-shinkai-suzume-film/.209588 Film streams in 169 countries, including U.S., Japan

All-Male Precure Stage Play Gets Sequel https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/all-male-precure-stage-play-gets-sequel/.209587 Main cast/staff return for sequel in February-March 2025

Elevator Orite Hidari: Five to Nine Next Door Spinoff Manga Ends in Next Chapter https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/elevator-orite-hidari-five-to-nine-next-door-spinoff-manga-ends-in-next-chapter/.209570 Spinoff manga launched in 2020

Pokémon Horizons Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members for 'Terastal Debut' Arc https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/pokemon-horizons-anime-reveals-4-more-cast-members-for-terastal-debut-arc/.209582 New arc debuts on April 12

Highspeed Étoile Original Anime Gets Smartphone Puzzle Game https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/highspeed-etoile-original-anime-gets-smartphone-puzzle-game/.209581 BlazeCircuit Studio develops game slated for release this year

Front Mission 2: Remake Game Releases for PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC on April 30 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/front-mission-2-remake-game-releases-for-ps5-ps4-xbox-one-xbox-series-x-s-pc-on-april-30/.209580 Remake released on Switch on October 5

Kurayukaba, Kuramerukagari Anime Films Reveal Final Trailers https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/kurayukaba-kuramerukagari-anime-films-reveal-final-trailers/.209556 Both films open on April 12

The Detective is Already Dead Gets Spinoff Novel About Charlotte https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/the-detective-is-already-dead-gets-spinoff-novel-about-charlotte/.209572 Spinoff novel ships on May 24

Shadows House Manga Goes on 1-Month Hiatus https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/shadows-house-manga-goes-on-1-month-hiatus/.209568 Creator duo so-ma-to take hiatus to draw illustrations for local art exhibit

Rascal Does Not Dream Novel Series Enters Final Arc https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-05/rascal-does-not-dream-novel-series-enters-final-arc/.209575 14th, 15th novels ship in August, October with drama CDs

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Film's Trailer Reveals Japanese Dub Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-film-trailer-reveals-japanese-dub-cast/.209561 Godzilla Minus One wins at 2024 Critics Choice Super Awards

The Boy and the Heron Film Tops Chinese Box Office in 1st 2 Days https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/the-boy-and-the-heron-film-tops-chinese-box-office-in-1st-2-days/.209560 Film earned about US$35.2 million in China after opening on Wednesday

Opus Colors Original Anime Gets Stage Play Adaptation, Reveals Main Cast in Costume https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/opus-colors-original-anime-gets-stage-play-adaptation-reveals-main-cast-in-costume/.209553 Stage play to run from May 10-19 in Tokyo

Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless Game Gets New Version on July 25 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/disgaea-7-vows-of-the-virtueless-game-gets-new-version-on-july-25/.209557 Updated Switch, PS5, PS4 game includes all DLC, new content

Manga Up! Global Adds Only My Undesirable Translation Talent Can Change the World Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/manga-up-global-adds-only-my-undesirable-translation-talent-can-change-the-world-manga/.209417 Hakuto Aono, Hajime Kanadome, Tomoyuki Maru's manga launches in English

Tsukasa Tanimai's Teogonia Novels Get TV Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/tsukasa-tanimai-teogonia-novels-get-tv-anime/.209554 Fantasy series follows struggle of boy living in harsh world

Return to Shironagasu Island Game's Planned Manga Canceled https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/return-to-shironagasu-island-game-planned-manga-canceled/.209539 Manga was slated to debut sometime this year

Asmik Ace Reorganizes, Combines Live-Action & Anime Departments https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/asmik-ace-reorganizes-combines-live-action-and-anime-departments/.209535 Reorganization puts film business division, rights business division together

Dragon's Dogma 2 Game Sells 2.5 Million Copies https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/dragon-dogma-2-game-sells-2.5-million-copies/.209531 Game launched on March 22 for PS5, Xbox X|S, PC via Steam

Hiroshi Takahashi's Crows/Worst Manga Franchise Gets Smartphone Game https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/hiroshi-takahashi-crows-worst-manga-franchise-gets-smartphone-game/.209536 Game launches on iOS on April 10, features original story, characters

Shinkalion Change the World Anime Reveals 2 More Cast, Robots https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/shinkalion-change-the-world-anime-reveals-2-more-cast-robots/.209550 Natsumi Fujiwara, Masumi Tazawa join cast of April 7 anime

Sci-fi Novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto Dies at 68 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/sci-fi-novelist-hiroshi-yamamoto-dies-at-68/.209547 Yamamoto's works include Project Piano, The Stories of Ibis, MM9 novels

Live-Action Hen na Ie Stays at #1, 1st Haikyu!! Final Film at #2 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-04/live-action-hen-na-ie-stays-at-no.1-1st-haikyu-final-film-at-no.2/.209454 2024 Doraemon film stays at #3

Live-Action Ikoku Nikki Film Reveals New Trailer Featuring Toaka's Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/live-action-ikoku-nikki-film-reveals-new-trailer-featuring-toaka-song/.209533 Suzume singer creates song for film opening on June 7

Rainbow Days Creator Minami Mizuno's Koi o Shiranai Boku-tachi wa Manga Gets Live-Action Film https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/rainbow-days-creator-minami-mizuno-koi-o-shiranai-boku-tachi-wa-manga-gets-live-action-film/.209532 Naniwa Danshi's Ryusei Onishi stars in school romance

The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All Manga Gets English Release https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/the-guy-she-was-interested-in-wasnt-a-guy-at-all-manga-gets-english-release/.209529 Series began as web comic on Twitter in 2022

Yū Yabuuchi Launches New Uesugi-kun wa Onna no Ko wo Yametai Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/yu-yabuuchi-launches-new-uesugi-kun-wa-onna-no-ko-wo-yametai-manga/.209495 Romantic comedy launches in Ciao in April

North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 31-April 6 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/north-american-anime-manga-releases-march-31-april-6/.209463 Black Bullet anime; Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You: Soulmate, Bless manga ship

Kyoto Police Arrests Man in 20s for Nintendo Threat Messages Incident from 2023 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/kyoto-police-arrests-man-in-20s-for-nintendo-threat-messages-incident-from-2023/.209512 Suspect allegedly sent threat messages through Nintendo website's inquiry form

Kishidashiki's The Sword of the Titans Manga Listed to End With 3rd Volume https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/kishidashiki-the-sword-of-the-titans-manga-listed-to-end-with-3rd-volume/.209496 3rd volume slated for May 9 release

Crunchyroll Reveals More Streaming Anime for Spring, Multiple Profiles https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/crunchyroll-reveals-more-streaming-anime-for-spring-multiple-profiles/.209523 A Salad Bowl of Eccentrics, Highspeed Étoile, Tonari no Yōkai-san, more

Sengoku Youko Anime's 2nd Part Airs in July https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/sengoku-youko-anime-2nd-part-airs-in-july/.209520 2nd part to begin Thousand Demons Chaos Arc

My Hero Academia Tops 100 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/my-hero-academia-tops-100-million-copies-in-circulation-worldwide/.209519 Manga's 40th volume shipped on Thursday

Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Visual, August Premiere https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/kimi-ni-todoke-3rd-season-anime-reveals-1st-promo-video-visual-august-premiere/.209517 Netflix debuts 3rd season worldwide in August

Magic Kaito Manga Begins New Series for Detective Conan's 30th Anniversary https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/magic-kaito-manga-begins-new-series-for-detective-conan-30th-anniversary/.209497 Series last published new chapter in 2017

Class of Heroes 1 & 2 Games Get HD Remaster Release on April 26 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/class-of-heroes-1-and-2-games-get-hd-remaster-release-on-april-26/.209508 Remaster games available for PS5, Switch, Steam

Mikito Chinen's Ameku Takao's Detective Karte Novels Get TV Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/mikito-chinen-ameku-takao-detective-karte-novels-get-tv-anime/.209511 Haruhi's Noizi Ito illustrates novels of doctor solving murders, medical mysteries

A Few Moments of Cheers Anime Film's Trailer Unveils More Cast & Staff, Theme Song, June 14 Debut https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/a-few-moments-of-cheers-anime-film-trailer-unveils-more-cast-and-staff-theme-song-june-14-debut/.209507 Yūma Uchida, Fūka Izumi join cast; Frederic performs theme song 'Cyan'

Attack on Titan's Hajime Isayama, Voice Actor Yūki Kaji Create Manga 1-Shot https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-03/attack-on-titan-hajime-isayama-voice-actor-yuki-kaji-create-manga-1-shot/.209501 Isayama, Kaji seek artist to draw manga debuting this summer

Captain Tsubasa Manga's Story to Continue in Storyboard Form https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/captain-tsubasa-manga-story-to-continue-in-storyboard-form/.209499 Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun gets new arc as storyboards

Ningen Kaishūsha Manga Ends With 12th Volume https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/ningen-kaishusha-manga-ends-with-12th-volume/.209494 Series launched in 2012, ends with volume 12 on May 24

Shout! Studios to Release Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning Anime Film's on BD, Digital Platforms on June 11 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/shout-studios-to-release-digimon-adventure-02-the-beginning-anime-film-on-bd-digital-platforms-on-/.209492 Movie gets BD/DVD Combo Pack with Digimon card

Hideyasu Takahashi Launches New Mysterious Joker Manga on April 15 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/hideyasu-takahashi-launches-new-mysterious-joker-manga-on-april-15/.209483 Kaitō Joker Encore manga launches as part of Mysterious Joker anime's 10th anniversary celebration

Natsuhiko Kyōgoku's Kōsetsu Hyaku Monogatari Novel Series Ends in Next Volume in June https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/natsuhiko-kyogoku-kosetsu-hyaku-monogatari-novel-series-ends-in-next-volume-in-june/.209473 Series' final novel Owari no Kōsetsu Hyaku Monogatari slated for release on June 19

Crows Gaiden Housenka Manga Enters Final Arc https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/crows-gaiden-housenka-manga-enters-final-arc/.209466 Spinoff series launched in 2017

Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Light Novels Enter Final Arc in April, End in May https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/hakata-tonkotsu-ramens-light-novels-enter-final-arc-in-april-end-in-may/.209465 Novel series launched in 2014

Crunchyroll Streams My Hero Academia Season 7 on May 4, Compilation Special on April 6 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/crunchyroll-streams-my-hero-academia-season-7-on-may-4-compilation-special-on-april-6/.209487 4-episode My Hero Academia Memories special recaps series

Phantom of the Kill Smartphone Game Ends Service https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-01/phantom-of-the-kill-smartphone-game-ends-service/.209464 Global service ended in 2018

TO Books Launches English Corona EX Manga Site With Machine Translation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/to-books-launches-english-corona-ex-manga-site-with-machine-translation/.209468 Fukatsu's The Swordwoman With Curse manga posted using Google Translate

Netflix Adds GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/netflix-adds-gto-great-teacher-onizuka-anime/.209481 Anime streams in N. America with both English sub/dub