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BookWalker Global Store Lists English Release for The Theater of Haruhi Suzumiya Light Novel on November 29 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/bookwalker-global-store-lists-english-release-for-the-theater-of-haruhi-suzumiya-light-novel-on-/.216362 Worldwide simultaneous release planned for series' 1st new volume in 4 years

Kadokawa Announces Wordless World Manga Contest https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/kadokawa-announces-wordless-world-manga-contest/.216359 Winners get support from manga editors, chance at manga serialization in Japan

Giga, Teddyloid Produce Pokémon Horizons Anime's New Ending Theme Song with Lyricist DECO*27 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/giga-teddyloid-produce-pokemon-horizons-anime-new-ending-theme-song-with-lyricist-deco-27/.216357 New "Rayquaza Rising" arc starts on October 11

I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2 Anime Reveals Character Video for Rosalie https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/ive-been-killing-slimes-for-300-years-and-maxed-out-my-level-2-anime-reveals-character-video-for-/.216356 Riho Sugiyama voices character for new season debuting in 2025

Palworld Game Launches for PS5 in Japan https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/palworld-game-launches-for-ps5-in-japan/.216346 Game launched for 68 countries, territories outside Japan on September 25

Future Folktales 2 Animated Series Reveals November 3 Debut in Japan in New Videos https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/future-folktales-2-animated-series-reveals-november-3-debut-in-japan-in-new-videos/.216343 Staff, cast also revealed for collaboration series between Toei Animation, Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions

Wizardry Variants Daphne RPG Launches for iOS, Android on October 15 in Japanese, English https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/wizardry-variants-daphne-rpg-launches-for-ios-android-on-october-15-in-japanese-english/.216342 3D dungeon RPG also planned for Steam release in the future

Ōhashi Hirai's The Days of Diamond Manga Extends Hiatus to October 31 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/ohashi-hirai-the-days-of-diamond-manga-extends-hiatus-to-october-31/.216329 Manga went on hiatus on September 5, originally slated to return on October 3

Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Film's Trailer Reveals New Cast Member Yoo Jae-myung https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/live-action-solitary-gourmet-film-trailer-reveals-new-cast-member-yoo-jae-myung/.216330 Film opens in Japan on January 10

Bananya Around the World Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song, October 21 Debut https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/bananya-around-the-world-anime-video-reveals-more-cast-theme-song-october-21-debut/.216332 Akira Ishida narrates anime; BPM15Q performs "Across Universe" theme

Orange Inc.'s e-Bookstore Service emaqi Adds Matorism: Case Files of a Narcotics Agent, Millennium Family, More Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-04/orange-inc.s-e-bookstore-service-emaqi-adds-matorism-case-files-of-a-narcotics-agent-millennium-/.216321 Also: The Vampire Dies in No Time, Match Monde

Netflix to Stream Dragon Ball Daima Anime in Asia on October 14, Globally on October 18 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/netflix-to-stream-dragon-ball-daima-anime-in-asia-on-october-14-globally-on-october-18/.216333 Crunchyroll also streams anime on October 11, with English dub screening in U.S. theaters on November 10-12

The Barbarian's Bride Fantasy Comedy Manga Gets 2025 TV Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/the-barbarian-bride-fantasy-comedy-manga-gets-2025-tv-anime/.216331 Manga about barbarian leader who defeats knight but asks for hand in marriage

AnimEigo Licenses Nasu: Summer in Andalusia Anime Film for March Release https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/animeigo-licenses-nasu-summer-in-andalusia-anime-film-for-march-release/.216326 AnimEigo to also release new 2-disc set for Bubblegum Crisis with lossless audio, bonus content

Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League Anime Film Reveals Cast, Visual for Joker, Harley https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/batman-ninja-vs-yakuza-league-anime-film-reveals-cast-visual-for-joker-harley/.216310 Wataru Takagi, Rie Kugimiya reprise roles from Batman Ninja for upcoming film

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero Game Streams 'Ignite the Spark' Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/dragon-ball-sparking-zero-game-streams-ignite-the-spark-trailer/.216322 Game featuring 182-character roster launches on October 11

Star Fruit Books Licenses Toshihiro Ono's Yadokari: The Shell Machine God, Yoiyu's When Pink Rain Falls 3 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/star-fruit-books-licenses-toshihiro-ono-yadokari-the-shell-machine-god-yoiyu-when-pink-rain-falls-3/.216319 Company to release Yadokari in 2025, When Pink Rain Falls 3: Under The Mistletoe for holiday season

Manga Up! Adds Learning to Love My Cat-like Classmate Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/manga-up-adds-learning-to-love-my-cat-like-classmate-manga/.216314 Akinoko debuted manga on X/Twitter before its serialization in Big Gangan

Jacksonville's WasabiCon Hosts Voice Actor Mitsuaki Madono at 2024 Event https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/jacksonville-wasabicon-hosts-voice-actor-mitsuaki-madono-at-2024-event/.216280 Event takes place from October 11-13

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Fulland of Water and Light Game Releases for Switch, Steam on February 27 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/is-it-wrong-to-try-to-pick-up-girls-in-a-dungeon-fulland-of-water-and-light-game-releases-for-/.216312 Game releases in Japanese, English; 2nd promo video streamed

Saika Fushimi Plans to Resume Magician Who Rose From Failure Manga in Spring 2025 After Cancer Battle https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/saika-fushimi-plans-to-resume-magician-who-rose-from-failure-manga-in-spring-2025-after-cancer-/.216311 Artist reveals cancer is in remission

Okaimono Panda! Anime's Commercial Reveals Show's November 6 Debut, Previews Theme Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/okaimono-panda-anime-commercial-reveals-show-november-6-debut-previews-theme-song/.216307 New visual also revealed

Nintendo Adds F-Zero - GP Legend, F-Zero Climax Games to Switch Online Library https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/nintendo-adds-f-zero-gp-legend-f-zero-climax-games-to-switch-online-library/.216283 F-Zero Climax debuts in N. America on October 11

One Piece Anime Celebrates 25th Anniversary With 'One Piece Fan Letter' Special https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-03/one-piece-anime-celebrates-25th-anniversary-with-one-piece-fan-letter-special/.216286 Special based on One Piece novel Mugiwara Stories short story collection premieres on October 20

Seven Seas Licenses Cat Man, Lion Hearts, The Trapped Former Villainess Wants to Escape from the Sadistic Prince, 3 Other Titles https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/seven-seas-licenses-cat-man-lion-hearts-the-trapped-former-villainess-wants-to-escape-from-the-/.216282 Also licensed: PUNKS TRIANGLE, I'm in Love with the Older Girl Next Door, Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentōshō a ...

Kalafina Music Trio Reunite for January Anniversary Concert https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/kalafina-music-trio-reunite-for-january-anniversary-concert/.216285 Trio's founder, former composer Yuki Kajiura not involved with reunion concert

Krafton's PUBG Studios Agrees to Develop Palworld Mobile Game https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/krafton-pubg-studios-agrees-to-develop-palworld-mobile-game/.216254 Original game launched on Steam, Xbox Series X|S & One on January 19, on PS5 on September 24 except in Japan

Live-Action Voltron Film Casts Daniel Quinn-Toye for Filming This Fall https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/live-action-voltron-film-casts-daniel-quinn-toye-for-filming-this-fall/.216284 Hollywood Reporter: Red Notice's Rawson Marshall Thurber helms film's Australian shoot

Tower of God Season 2 Anime Unveils Creditless Video for New Opening/Ending Songs (Updated) https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/tower-of-god-season-2-anime-unveils-creditless-video-for-new-opening-ending-songs/.216249 Stray Kids perform new opening/ending theme song "Falling Up" for anime's 2nd part

Assassination Classroom Manga Under Review in South Carolina School District https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/assassination-classroom-manga-under-review-in-south-carolina-school-district/.216247 Horry County Schools temporarily removes manga from school libraries during review process

Studio BONES Spins Off Production Department as New Company BONES FILM https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/studio-bones-spins-off-production-department-as-new-company-bones-film/.216251 BONES founder, president Masahiko Minami, Yoshihiro Oyabu are representative directors

Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Anime Streams Creditless Opening Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/let-this-grieving-soul-retire-anime-streams-creditless-opening-video/.216258 Lezel performs opening in anime that premiered on Tuesday

Pokémon Company Streams New Pokétoon Shorts by Studio Colorido, ZEXCS https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/pokemon-company-streams-new-poketoon-shorts-by-studio-colorido-zexcs/.216263 New Pokétoon episodes started streaming on September 18

'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Cast, Main Staff https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-02/anyway-im-falling-in-love-with-you-anime-1st-video-unveils-more-cast-main-staff/.216260 Yūto Uemura, Azusa Tadokoro join cast of Typhoon Graphics' January anime

SINce Memories: Off the Starry Sky Game Debuts in the West on October 23 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/since-memories-off-the-starry-sky-game-debuts-in-the-west-on-october-23/.216248 Game launched in Japan for Nintendo Switch, PS4 in 2021

Gen Urobuchi's Fate/Zero Novels Get Musical Stage Play in 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/gen-urobuchi-fate-zero-novels-get-musical-stage-play-in-2025/.216221 Moriarty the Patriot stage play's Hideyuki Nishimori writes, directs musical

Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom Stays at #2, Wonderful Precure! Jumps to #3 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/overlord-the-sacred-kingdom-stays-at-no.2-wonderful-precure-jumps-to-no.3/.216203 The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2 drops to #9, Eiga Given: Umi e stays at #2 in mini-theater

Shinkalion Change the World Gets New Manga Adaptation https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/shinkalion-change-the-world-gets-new-manga-adaptation/.216242 Naoto Tsushima illustrates October 1 series

Teikoku Databank: Anime Production Industry Grew 22% in 2023 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/teikoku-databank-anime-production-industry-grew-22-percent-in-2023/.216204 Anime production industry valued at 339 billion yen in 2023, expected to hold at 340 billion yen in 2024

Street Fighter 6 Game Reveals Darkstalkers Gala Fighting Pass https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/street-fighter-6-game-reveals-darkstalkers-gala-fighting-pass/.216201 Pass features in-game items from classic fighting game series

Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms TV Anime Streams Creditless Opening https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/mecha-ude-mechanical-arms-tv-anime-streams-creditless-opening/.216230 Setsuko of Kuhaku Gokko performs opening theme song for October 3 anime

Section Chief Kosaku Shima Manga Gets Short Live-Action Series on Social Media https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/section-chief-kosaku-shima-manga-gets-short-live-action-series-on-social-media/.216228 Akiyoshi Nakao stars in Kachō Shima Kōsaku no Tsubuyaki on October 7

Guilty Gear Strive: Dual Rulers Anime Confirm 2 More Cast Members https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/guilty-gear-strive-dual-rulers-anime-confirm-2-more-cast-members/.216225 Aya Suzaki, Megumi Han reprise roles from games

Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Anime Casts Kōsuke Echigoya, Shunsuke Takeuchi https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/puniru-wa-kawaii-slime-anime-casts-kosuke-echigoya-shunsuke-takeuchi/.216223 Echigoya plays Hone-chan, Takeuchi plays Gо̄-yan in October 6 series

Gundam: Requiem for Vengeance Animation Reveals Japanese Trailer, Dub Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/gundam-requiem-for-vengeance-animation-reveals-japanese-trailer-dub-cast/.216217 6-episode mini-series debuts on Netflix on October 17

The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries Manga Gets Anime in 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/the-mononoke-lecture-logs-of-chuzenji-sensei-he-just-solves-all-the-mysteries-manga-gets-anime-in-/.216220 Chihiro Kumano helms 100studio anime of Aki Shimizu's prequel of Natsuhiko Kyōgoku's novels

Ishura Season 2 Unveils 4 More Cast Members https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/ishura-season-2-unveils-4-more-cast-members/.216214 Kenshō Ono, Kikuko Inoue, Hikaru Midorikawa, Atsushi Ono join cast

2024 Nintama Rantaro Anime Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast, Naniwa Danshi's Theme Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/2024-nintama-rantaro-anime-film-trailer-reveals-more-cast-naniwa-danshi-theme-song/.216212 Video reveals, previews 'Arigatō Kokoro Kara' theme song

Pochars Short Anime's Promo Video Reveals CreepHyp's Theme Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/pochars-short-anime-promo-video-reveals-creephyp-theme-song/.216210 Band performs anime's 'Hoshi ni demo Negattero' theme

Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Anime's New Trailer Introduces Mamoru Miyano as Chibi Gigan https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-10-01/chibi-godzilla-raids-again-anime-new-trailer-introduces-mamoru-miyano-as-chibi-gigan/.216207 Miyano voices Chibi Gigan in anime's new episode on Wednesday