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Acro Trip Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals October Premiere https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-25/acro-trip-anime-main-promo-video-reveals-october-premiere/.210158 Miku Itō, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Inori Minase, Kengo Kawanishi star in Voil anime

Studio Ponoc's The Imaginary Anime Film Premieres on Netflix on July 5 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-25/studio-ponoc-the-imaginary-anime-film-premieres-on-netflix-on-july-5/.210191 Film premiered in Japan on December 15

Man in 20s Indicted for Nintendo Threat Messages Incident from 2023 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/man-in-20s-indicted-for-nintendo-threat-messages-incident-from-2023/.210170 Civil servant from Ibaraki was arrested on April 3

North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 21-27 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-21-27/.210133 Monogatari Final Season, Otaku Elf anime; A Brief Moment of Ichika, Soseki Natsume's Kokoro manga ship

Voltage Brings VolKoi Romance Comics to MangaPlaza Digitally in English https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/voltage-brings-volkoi-romance-comics-to-mangaplaza-digitally-in-english/.210105 Oops, I Said Yes!: Kunihiro Kasai, My Last First Kiss: Ayato Hidaka, more

Sand Land Game's Trailer Previews English Dub https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/sand-land-game-trailer-previews-english-dub/.210169 Game launches on April 26 for PS4, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC

Voice Actor Takaaki Seki Dies at 54 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/voice-actor-takaaki-seki-dies-at-54/.210172 Seki voiced Shutaro Kiba in Mōryō no Hako, Zhang Fei in Sōten Kōro

Magical Circle Guru-Guru Manga Gets 1st Online RPG https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/magical-circle-guru-guru-manga-gets-1st-online-rpg/.210154 Turn-based battle game launches on Friday

Netflix Streams Live-Action Golden Kamuy Film on May 19 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/netflix-streams-live-action-golden-kamuy-film-on-may-19/.210165 Film opened in Japan on January 19

Crunchyroll Unveils Viral Hit, Date A Live V, Konosuba 3 Anime's English Dub Casts, April 24 Release https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/crunchyroll-unveils-viral-hit-date-a-live-v-konosuba-3-anime-english-dub-casts-april-24-release/.210134 All 3 anime's English dubs premiere on Wednesday

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko's Inui to Tatsumi: Siberia Shuppei Hishi- Manga Ends on May 24 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/yoshikazu-yasuhiko-inui-to-tatsumi-siberia-shuppei-hishi-manga-ends-on-may-24/.210123 Yasuhiko's "final new series" launched in 2018

Netflix Streams New Episodes for Pokémon Horizons Anime on May 10 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2024-04-24/netflix-streams-new-episodes-for-pokemon-horizons-anime-on-may-10/.210163 Netflix confirmed on Wednesday that the second part of the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime will begin streaming on May 10. The Pokémon Company had originally...

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Game's Trailer Previews New Modes https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/super-monkey-ball-banana-rumble-game-trailer-previews-new-modes/.210161 Race, Banana Hunt, Ba-BOOM!, Gold Rush, Robo Smash

Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard Anime Reveals Cast, Staff https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/maho-tsukai-no-yakusoku-promise-of-wizard-anime-reveals-cast-staff/.210160 Voice actors reprise roles from smartphone game

Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/haikyu-the-dumpster-battle-film-english-subtitled-trailer-streamed/.210148 Crunchyroll screens film in N. America on May 31

My Oni Girl Anime Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Song Artists https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/my-oni-girl-anime-film-trailer-reveals-more-cast-song-artists/.210156 Zutto Mayonaka de Iinoni. (ZUTOMAYO) performs insert song 'Blues in the Closet,' theme song 'Uso Janai'

The Strongest Magician in the Demon Lord's Army was a Human Anime Reveals More Cast Members https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-24/the-strongest-magician-in-the-demon-lord-army-was-a-human-anime-reveals-more-cast-members/.210125 Manatsu Murakami, Yumi Uchiyama, Chō join cast of July anime

The Three Young-Men in Midnight Comedy Manga Gets New Live-Action Series, Film https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/the-three-young-men-in-midnight-comedy-manga-gets-new-live-action-series-film/.210140 New series debuts on May 24, film on August 30

trapezium Idol Anime Film's 1st 4 Minutes Streamed https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/trapezium-idol-anime-film-1st-4-minutes-streamed/.210135 Footage showcases theme song performed by Hoshimachi Suisei

New Live-Action Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Episode's Trailer Previews Italian Chef Tonio https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/new-live-action-thus-spoke-rohan-kishibe-episode-trailer-previews-italian-chef-tonio/.210139 Alfredo Chiarenza plays Tonio in episode debuting on May 5

Totoro Stage Play Moves to London's West End in March-November 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/totoro-stage-play-moves-to-london-west-end-in-march-november-2025/.210141 Producer Griselda Yorke: Play will 'have a life beyond the West End'

Live-Action Horror Film Sayuri Casts Ryōka Minamide as Protagonist Norio https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/live-action-horror-film-sayuri-casts-ryoka-minamide-as-protagonist-norio/.210138 Summer film adapts manga by Hi Score Girl's Rensuke Oshikiri

Ultraman: Rising CG Animated Film Premieres at Annecy on June 12 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/ultraman-rising-cg-animated-film-premieres-at-annecy-on-june-12/.210106 Film debuts at festival 2 days before June 14 streaming debut

Non Tamashima's My Boyfriend in Orange Manga Resumes on May 24 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/non-tamashima-my-boyfriend-in-orange-manga-resumes-on-may-24/.210121 Manga went on hiatus in 2022 due to Tamashima's expected childbirth

Yoshitoshi Shinomiya to Direct New Film A New Dawn for 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/yoshitoshi-shinomiya-to-direct-new-film-a-new-dawn-for-2025/.210127 Asmik Ace, France's Miyu Productions to produce film about fireworks factory

Rinkai! Women's Cycling Anime Adds 5 More Cast Members https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/rinkai-women-cycling-anime-adds-5-more-cast-members/.210122 Hinako Takahashi, Misato Murai, Minami Shinoda, Rena Maeda, Hiromi Kawakami join cast

HundredBurger's Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi Comedy Manga Gets Anime by Shaft https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/hundredburger-ninja-to-koroshiya-no-futarigurashi-comedy-manga-gets-anime-by-shaft/.210119 Manga about female ninja, high school girl assassin living together launched in 2021

Shin Megami Tensei Character Designer Kazuma Kaneko Leaves Atlus for Colopl https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-23/shin-megami-tensei-character-designer-kazuma-kaneko-leaves-atlus-for-colopl/.210102 Kaneko worked with Atlus for 35 years

Metaphor: ReFantazio RPG Reveals October 11 Launch in New Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/metaphor-refantazio-rpg-reveals-october-11-launch-in-new-trailer/.210103 Game launches for PS4, PS5, Xbox X|S, PC via Steam

Crunchyroll Announces Chillin' in Another World With Level 2 Super Cheat Powers Anime's English Dub Cast, Release Date https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/crunchyroll-announces-chillin-in-another-world-with-level-2-super-cheat-powers-anime-english-dub-/.210101 English dub premieres on Monday

YOASOBI Musical Duo Adds New York City, Boston Stops to U.S. Summer Tour https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/yoasobi-musical-duo-adds-new-york-city-boston-stops-to-u.s-summer-tour/.210099 Summer shows begin with Lollapalooza in Chicago, IL from August 1-4

Japan's Animation Home Video Sales Decrease Again by 8% in 2023 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/japan-animation-home-video-sales-decrease-again-by-8-percent-in-2023/.210097 Japanese home video sales down 0.4% from 2022

Former MAPPA Executive Establishes New Anime Planning Company https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/former-mappa-executive-establishes-new-anime-planning-company/.210096 Makoto Kimura's Blue Rights to produce TV anime, films, manga, novels, more

BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- Film Earns 463 Million Yen in 1st 3 Days, Ranks at #2 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/bluelock-episode-nagi-film-earns-463-million-yen-in-1st-3-days-ranks-at-no.2/.210094 Film sold 337,000 tickets

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Drops Again to #3 in 4th Weekend, SPY×FAMILY Code: White Film Debuts at #5 in U.S. Box Office https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-drops-again-to-no.3-in-4th-weekend-spy-family-code-white-film-debuts-/.210085 SPY×FAMILY Code: White earns US$4,875,000 in 1st weekend

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of Monster Nation Manga Ends Due to Artist's Health https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-the-ways-of-monster-nation-manga-ends-due-to-artist-health/.210070 Series launched in 2016

Baku Yumemakura's Garoden Novels Get Netflix Anime on May 23 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/baku-yumemakura-garoden-novels-get-netflix-anime-on-may-23/.210086 Ryōta Takeuchi stars as Jūzō Fujimaki in NAZ anime

Takako Shimura Launches New Manga in Weekly Big Comic Spirits https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/takako-shimura-launches-new-manga-in-weekly-big-comic-spirits/.210045 Sōiu Ie no Ko no Hanashi marks 4th new title from Wandering Son artist

Live-Action Trillion Game Film Reveals Teaser, Key Visual https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/live-action-trillion-game-film-reveals-teaser-key-visual/.210074 Film debuts in 2025

Embracer Group Reveals Plans to Split into 3 Companies https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-22/embracer-group-reveals-plans-to-split-into-3-companies/.210088 New "Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends" company to own Dark Horse, PLAION Pictures

Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori's Historical Manga PLINIVS Wins Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/mari-yamazaki-miki-tori-historical-manga-plinivs-wins-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize/.210080 Edo-era Kanda Gokura-chō Shokunin-Banashi, COVID-19-era Tsuyukusa Natsuko no Isshō, Comitia also win

Madoka Magica: Magia Exedra Smartphone Game Announced for 2024 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/madoka-magica-magia-exedra-smartphone-game-announced-for-2024/.210078 SINoALICE's Pokelabo, Magia Record's f4samurai develop game

Failure Frame Anime's 1st Video Unveils Cast, July Debut, Opening Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/failure-frame-anime-1st-video-unveils-cast-july-debut-opening-song/.210068 Ryōta Suzuki, Saki Miyashita, Ayami Tsukui, Ami Koshimizu star

Strawberry Prince Group's Strawberry School Festival!!!! Film Reveals July 19 Debut in Teaser https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/strawberry-prince-group-strawberry-school-festival-film-reveals-july-19-debut-in-teaser/.210067 LIDEN FILMS. animates origin story with members voicing themselves

Shadow Eliminators Manga Ends in Shonen Jump https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/shadow-eliminators-manga-ends-in-shonen-jump/.210043 Supernatural manga launched on December 4

Hikaru no Go Manga Gets Stage Play in July https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/hikaru-no-go-manga-gets-stage-play-in-july/.210044 Play runs at Sunshine Theater in Ikebukuro from July 5-14

Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Season 3 Streams 1st Promo Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/arifureta-from-commonplace-to-world-strongest-season-3-streams-1st-promo-video/.210066 New season to air this fall

Dear Sa-chan Romance Manga Gets Live-Action TV Show With Global Plans https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/dear-sa-chan-romance-manga-gets-live-action-tv-show-with-global-plans/.210062 Keito Kimura (FANTASTICS from EXILE TRIBE) stars as protagonist Kyōsuke Katagiri

Alto Yukimura's Pizzicato no Nemuru Mori Manga Goes on Hiatus https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/alto-yukimura-pizzicato-no-nemuru-mori-manga-goes-on-hiatus/.210050 Series from Colette Decides to Die manga creator launched in October 2022

"The Most Notorious 'Talker' Runs the World's Greatest Clan" Novels Gets TV Anime in October https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/the-most-notorious-talker-runs-the-world-greatest-clan-novels-gets-tv-anime-in-october/.210064 Daiki Yamashita, Yu Serizawa, Yousuke Omomo star in Felix Flim×GA-CREW anime