The Last Blossom (CATERPILLAR), an original anime feature film from ODDTAXI creators Baku Kinoshita and Kazuya Konomoto, is slated to premiere in Japan in Fall 2025, with its world debut set for the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025 as part of its Feature Film Competition lineup. Produced by CLAP Animation Studio, the film represents […]

With the upcoming Cygames x Kentucky Derby partnership, Japan’s famed horse girls are coming to the US! The recently announced partnership will happen on May 2 and 3 at the 151 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky. Cygames X Kentucky Derby Partnership Details As part of the partnership, Cygames is sponsoring the ‘Unbridled Sidney […]

Following a Pokémon leak from last year, Nintendo of America has asked the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California to issue a subpoena to Discord, which would identify GameFreakOUT, a user within the FreakLeak server. The subpoena was filed on April 18 and granted on April 21. Discord now has until May […]

This month’s issue of Monthly Afternoon was released without a new chapter of Vinland Sagawith series creator Makoto Yukimura apologizing for the unexpected hiatus. The author took to social media to explain the absence, clarifying that he is healthy and that he will keep doing his best. His full post on X reads: “I sincerely […]

The Apothecary Diaries revealed a special visual for April, featuring Maomao and Jinshi enjoying a picnic by the cherry blossoms. This follows the franchise’s traditional releases of monthly/seasonal visuals on the 22nd day (Nekoneko Day) of each month. The previous Nekoneko Day visuals included: The Apothecary Diaries – April Visual Featuring Maomao and Jinshi Enjoying […]

Yu-gi-oh released Episode 1 of the new anime short series titled Yu-Gi-Oh CARD GAME THE CHRONICLES. The series focuses on ‘the short stories that lie within the cards,’ and new episodes will be released monthly on the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG YouTube channel. KONAMI’s in-house studio, KONAMI Animation, in charge of the animation. The first episode is […]

Nintendo has confirmed that interest in its upcoming console, the Nintendo Switch 2, has dramatically exceeded the company’s expectations and that there won’t be enough units at launch in Japan. As of April 23, more than 2.2 million applications were submitted in Japan through the company’s official My Nintendo Store lottery system, a figure that […]

The preview images and staff for Wind Breaker Season 2 Episode 4 were revealed on Wednesday. The new episode titled “Senior’s Teachings” will be released on April 24. Crunchyroll is streaming the Wind Breaker anime series with English subtitles. Check out the preview images below: ALSO READ:Wind Breaker Season 2 English DubWind Breaker Season 1 Review […]

Anime distributor AnimEigo, in partnership with parent company MediaOCD, has announced the upcoming Blu-ray release of Nobody’s Boy Remia 51-episode anime series making its high-definition home media debut on May 11. The release marks the inaugural title under AnimEigo’s newly launched Ruined Childhood imprint, which aims to spotlight darker, emotionally complex depictions of youth. Originally […]

Ghost of Yotei (Ghost of Yōtei) game has revealed a new trailer, along with an October 2, 2025 release date. The game was announced last September as sort of a spiritual sequel to the popular Ghost of Tsushima. The Standard Edition will cost $69.99, while the Digital Deluxe Edition will go for $79.99. Pre-orders will open […]