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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, August 19-25 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-august-19-25/.214971 My Neighbor Totoro aired on August 23, earned 13.4% rating

Manga Plus to Release All Shonen Jump+ 1-Shots Simultaneously in English https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/manga-plus-to-release-all-shonen-jump-1-shots-simultaneously-in-english/.214976 1st 1-shot in new initiative from MUGISUKE available now

Trillion Game Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October Debut https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/trillion-game-anime-2nd-promo-video-reveals-more-cast-october-debut/.214978 Theme song artists, new visual also revealed

Singer-Songwriter Riria. Performs New Ranma 1/2 Anime's Ending Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/singer-songwriter-riria-performs-new-ranma-1-2-anime-ending-song/.214980 Artist penned song to depict Ranma, Akane's bickering relationship

Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October 6 Debut https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/puniru-wa-kawaii-slime-anime-2nd-promo-video-reveals-more-cast-october-6-debut/.214979 New visual also revealed

Voice Actress Yui Ninomiya to Gradually Resume Activities https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/voice-actress-yui-ninomiya-to-gradually-resume-activities/.214974 Actress suspended activities in February due to poor health

Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX CG Anime Film Previewed in Teaser Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/pui-pui-molcar-the-movie-molmax-cg-anime-film-previewed-in-teaser-video/.214973 Film opens in Japan on November 29

Haruhi Suzumiya's 1st New Light Novel Volume in 4 Years Releases on November 29 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-31/haruhi-suzumiya-1st-new-light-novel-volume-in-4-years-releases-on-november-29/.214972 Worldwide simultaneous release planned, currently unclear if release will include languages other than Japanese

North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 25-31 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/north-american-anime-manga-releases-august-25-31/.214789 Hell's Paradise, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition anime; Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi, Someone's Girlfriend manga ship

Guilty Gear Strive Game Gets Switch Version https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/guilty-gear-strive-game-gets-switch-version/.214961 Switch version featuring 28 characters launches on January 23

2nd Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Anime Film Streams 2nd Teaser Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/2nd-be-forever-yamato-rebel-3199-anime-film-streams-2nd-teaser-video/.214957 2nd film opens on November 22 with home video release on January 29

Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku Anime Premieres on October 4 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2024-08-30/tohai-ura-rate-mahjong-tohai-roku-anime-premieres-on-october-4/.214955 The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Kōji Shinasaka's Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku manga announced on Friday that the series...

Live-Action Tomie Film Gets New Blu-ray Disc Release in West on November 19 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/live-action-tomie-film-gets-new-blu-ray-disc-release-in-west-on-november-19/.214954 Film based on Junji Ito's Tomie gets 1st BD release outside of Japan

I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime Reveals 2nd Key Visual, Azusa's Character Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/ive-been-killing-slimes-for-300-years-and-maxed-out-my-level-2-anime-reveals-2nd-key-visual-azusa-/.214952 New season debuts in 2025

I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons TV Anime's Teaser Promo Video Streamed https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/i-want-to-escape-from-princess-lessons-tv-anime-teaser-promo-video-streamed/.214944 Series starring Haruka Shiraishi, Jun Fukuyama debuts in 2025

Mayonaka Punch Original Anime Casts Manaka Iwami https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/mayonaka-punch-original-anime-casts-manaka-iwami/.214939 Iwami plays Masaki's sister Sakura in 9th episode airing on September 2

Acro Trip Anime Reveals More Cast, October 2 Premiere https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/acro-trip-anime-reveals-more-cast-october-2-premiere/.214929 Takehito Koyasu, Kōichi Sōma, Yūji Kameyama join cast

Crunchyroll States it Remains 'Fully Committed' to Dirty Pair Anime BD Release https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-30/crunchyroll-states-it-remains-fully-committed-to-dirty-pair-anime-bd-release/.214935 Kickstarter-funded project is in post-production, but delayed, with new updates on project status promised every 2-4 weeks

Whisper Me a Love Song Anime Delays Blu-ray Discs by 4 Months https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/whisper-me-a-love-song-anime-delays-blu-ray-discs-by-4-months/.214927 BDs to now ship in January-April 2025, delayed from original September-December 2024 window

My Dress-Up Darling Manga Gets Live-Action Series in October https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/my-dress-up-darling-manga-gets-live-action-series-in-october/.214926 Child of Kamiari Month's Riko Nagase, My Girlfriend's Child's Kōta Nomura star

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Smartphone Game Ends Service https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/final-fantasy-brave-exvius-smartphone-game-ends-service/.214921 Game ends service on October 30

My Hero Academia: You're Next Film Reveals New Dub Cast Members, Poster https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/my-hero-academia-youre-next-film-reveals-new-dub-cast-members-poster/.214920 Christopher R. Sabat, Mauricio Ortiz-Segura, Kayli Mills voice new characters

I Parry Everything Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/i-parry-everything-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast-trailer/.214918 Sean Patrick Judge, Annie Wild, Adam Noble, more star in dub on Thursday

Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard Anime Unveils 2nd Teaser Video, Visual https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/maho-tsukai-no-yakusoku-promise-of-wizard-anime-unveils-2nd-teaser-video-visual/.214914 Anime debuts in January 2025

Cultural Exchange With Game Center Girl Manga Gets Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/cultural-exchange-with-game-center-girl-manga-gets-anime/.214915 Hirokazu Yasuhara's manga follows arcade worker who exchanges diaries with British girl

Matsuki Ugatsu's The Hollow Regalia Manga Ends https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/matsuki-ugatsu-the-hollow-regalia-manga-ends/.214817 Adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's light novel series launched in 2022

Perfect Propose BL Mini-Series Gets Compilation Film on October 25 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/perfect-propose-bl-mini-series-gets-compilation-film-on-october-25/.214897 6-episode mini-series debuted on February 2 earlier this year

Alterna Vvelt -Blue Exorcist Another Story- Smartphone Game Gets Delayed to 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/alterna-vvelt-blue-exorcist-another-story-smartphone-game-gets-delayed-to-2025/.214908 Game first slated for release this summer

Studio Trigger Teases Transformers 40th Anniversary Promo Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/studio-trigger-teases-transformers-40th-anniversary-promo-video/.214906 Transformers animated series first aired in September 1984

Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Anime Reveals New Visual, Cast Member https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-29/mecha-ude-mechanical-arms-anime-reveals-new-visual-cast-member/.214898 Kappei Yamaguchi joins cast as Kagami Group founder Yakumo

Witchy Pretty Cure!!: MIRAI DAYS Anime Reveals Visual, Staff, Theme Song Artist https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/witchy-pretty-cure-mirai-days-anime-reveals-visual-staff-theme-song-artist/.214896 Power of Hope: Precure Full Bloom's Takayuki Hamana directs anime at Toei Animation, Studio Deen

Cross Infinite World Licenses Ayakashi and the Fairy Tales We Tell Ourselves, How I Became King by Eating Monsters More Light Novels https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/cross-infinite-world-licenses-ayakashi-and-the-fairy-tales-we-tell-ourselves-how-i-became-king-by-/.214885 Also: How I Swapped Places with the Villainess, Beat Up Her Fiancé, and Found True Love, The Frugal Priestess ...

Blue Miburo Anime's Teaser Video Reveals, Previews Opening Theme Song by SPYAIR https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/blue-miburo-anime-teaser-video-reveals-previews-opening-theme-song-by-spyair/.214886 SPYAIR perform opening theme "Ao" for October 12 anime

'Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen' Manga Gets Epilogue Chapter https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/bungo-stray-dogs-dazai-chuuya-age-fifteen-manga-gets-epilogue-chapter/.214798 Manga's final volume ships on October 4

Kemonomichi Manga by Konosuba's Akatsuki Ends https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/kemonomichi-manga-by-konosuba-akatsuki-ends/.214795 Manga launched in 2016, inspired 2019 TV anime

The Tales of Marielle Clarac Artist Alaskapan Launches New Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/the-tales-of-marielle-clarac-artist-alaskapan-launches-new-manga/.214846 Niemiko launches on September 28

Oshi no Ko Manga Gets Stage Play for '2.5D Stage Play' Arc https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/oshi-no-ko-manga-gets-stage-play-for-2.5d-stage-play-arc/.214883 Stage play opens in December; anime of same arc gets recap episode on September 4

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime Film Trilogy's Trailer Previews Group's Dance Scenes https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/love-live-nijigasaki-high-school-idol-club-anime-film-trilogy-trailer-previews-group-dance-scenes/.214882 1st film in finale trilogy opens on September 6

Shy Anime Season 2 Casts Megumi Ogata https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/shy-anime-season-2-casts-megumi-ogata/.214869 Ogata plays Ai's sword Muku Shintō

Dragon Quest Monsters: The Dark Prince Game Gets PC, Mobile Versions on September 11 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/dragon-quest-monsters-the-dark-prince-game-gets-pc-mobile-versions-on-september-11/.214793 New releases to include all DLC from Switch version

Saiyuki Reload Blast Manga Returns After 5 Years on September 28 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/saiyuki-reload-blast-manga-returns-after-5-years-on-september-28/.214876 Final series in Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki story launched in 2009

Wonderful Precure! The Movie Casts Kana Hanazawa, Kenta Miyake https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/wonderful-precure-the-movie-casts-kana-hanazawa-kenta-miyake/.214871 Hanazawa as game creator prodigy, Miyake as raccoon-dog boss in September 13 film

Blue Protocol Game to End Service Next January, With Release in the West Canceled https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/blue-protocol-game-to-end-service-next-january-with-release-in-the-west-canceled/.214859 Game was once planned for release with Amazon Games

Quality Assurance in Another World Anime Casts Yū Kobayashi https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/quality-assurance-in-another-world-anime-casts-yu-kobayashi/.214858 Kobayashi plays Gaydle starting in episode 9 on Friday

Cygames Pictures Unveils Original TV Anime Apocalypse Hotel https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-28/cygames-pictures-unveils-original-tv-anime-apocalypse-hotel/.214857 Zombie Land Saga's Shigeru Murakoshi oversees 2025 story about hotel in post-apocalyptic Ginza

Hyakushō Kizoku Season 2 Reveals October 4 Debut, Ending Song Artist https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-27/hyakusho-kizoku-season-2-reveals-october-4-debut-ending-song-artist/.214854 Singer-songwriter sanetii performs ending song 'Chōaizoku'

'Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru.' Anime Reveals More Cast, Opening Song Artists https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-27/tsuma-shogakusei-ni-naru-anime-reveals-more-cast-opening-song-artists/.214853 Sachiko Kojima, Mutsuki Iwanaka join cast; pachae performs opening song 'Ai no Reunion'

Doraemon Dorayaki Shop Story Game Debuts for Switch in English, Japanese https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-27/doraemon-dorayaki-shop-story-game-debuts-for-switch-in-english-japanese/.214851 Kairosoft' releases game about running sweets shop with Doraemon

The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- Game's Trailer Unveils April 24 Launch in Japan https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-27/the-hundred-line-last-defense-academy-game-trailer-unveils-april-24-launch-in-japan/.214850 Danganronpa creators develop game for Switch, Steam

'Tokimeki Memorial: forever with you' Game Gets Switch Remake in 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-08-27/tokimeki-memorial-forever-with-you-game-gets-switch-remake-in-2025/.214848 Tokimeki Memorial: forever with you Emotional game features new illustrations