Mangamania

Shinji Aoba, the man responsible for the devastating Kyoto Animation (KyoAni) arson attack in 2019, has submitted a withdrawal of his appeal, making it highly likely that his death sentence will be finalized. The Osaka High Court confirmed on January 28, 2025, that Aoba, filed the withdrawal notice on January 27. His legal team may […]

Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise From the Shadow- has released the preview for Episode 5 (Episode 17 overall). Sung Jinwoo became an S-Rank hunter last week, and he’s now ready to get even stronger by entering higher-level dungeons. Studio A-1 Pictures is animating, with 13 episodes confirmed for the season. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. The title […]

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Danmachi) Season 5 will release the Volume 2 Blu-ray on April 30, 2025, revealing the stunning cover illustration featuring Freya and Bell. This volume will conclude the fifth season, covering Episodes 10–15. The anime went on a break due to production issues and […]

VIZ Media is the latest victim of crypto scammers, with their X (formerly Twitter) account getting hacked and trying to trick people into investing funds in a scam coin. As is always the case in these situations, users should absolutely refrain from buying the coin or clicking any links as the owners work on getting […]

One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda has confirmed that the Weekly Shonen Jump Editorial Department's Junya Fukuda (JUJUTSU KAISEN, Black Clover) has succeeded Kaito Anayama as the series’ editor. Via VIZ’s The MsingerOda’s message in the latest WSJ 2025 Issue 9 reads, “I got a new editor! Thanks for everything, Anayama-san! Welcome to the team, Fukuda-san!” […]

Fuji Television Network, Inc. (Fuji TV) has announced the appointment of Kenji SHIMIZUthe legendary anime producer, as its new President and CEO. Shimizu is succeeding Hiroshi Minato, who resigned following the recent scandal involving Masahiro Nakai. The announcement was made at a press conference on January 27, where Fuji Media Holdings (FMH), the parent company […]

Bad Girl (stylized as BADGIRL) anime revealed the main voice cast and July 2025 release date, along with the first key visual. The anime was announced with a teaser visual in June 2024, with studio Bridge handling the animation. You can see the four characters in the first visual below. Bad Girl – First Anime […]

MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA, the global digital manga platform, is celebrating its 6th anniversary with creator interviews and a worldwide T-shirts giveaway. They are sharing interviews from 8 creators of their serialized manga, while fans can also enter a contest to win limited-edition T-shirts. The interviews are split into two parts. Part 1 was released […]

A special event for the Your Lie in April anime has been announced for the 10th anniversary of its conclusion. The event is titled “Mixa Animation Diary: TV Anime Your Lie in April” and will be held on March 16, 2025 at Tokyo’s Theater Mixa, while international fans will be able to follow it via streaming. […]