Anime News

If you enjoyed last year’s Rilakkuma and Kaoru Netflix original series (like me.), well you’re in for a treat: Netflix Anime Festival 2020 has announced that the lovable bear Rilakkuma is set to receive a new series.

Get ready to PLUS ULTRA... from your smartphones as Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed an official smartphone game for hit shounen series My Hero Academia. The game is officially titled My Hero Academia Ultra Impact and is described as a “Hero quirks bursting battle RPG”.

A special live-streamed event entitled Kimetsu TV: Mugen Train Opening Special revealed an all-new promo video for the record-breaking Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train film. In case you skipped the title, this promo video is full of spoilers, so watch at your own risk.

The love war between the two geniuses continues, as a third season was officially announced for hit romcom anime series Kaguya-sama: Love is War. The announcement, made during a special event on Sunday, also revealed that the series will be getting an OVA set for a 2021 release.

iOS users can now read their favorite manga on the go as Mangamo officially announced this week that the manga subscription app is now available worldwide for iOS devices. Only Japan, China, and Korea do not have access to the app.

As expected, the debut week of Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit has taken over the recent Japanese Video Game rankings from October 12 to 18. The game has sold 79,918 copies on its first week alone. Second place is Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

There is more to look forward to in The Promised Neverland series as it was announced on their official Twitter account that the popular franchise is getting a fourth novel. The novel is titled Yaksoku no Neverland: Omoide no Film-tachi (The Promised Neverland: The Films of Memories).

It was announced this week by Nintendo that they will be releasing an updated version of the first-ever Fire Emblem game titled Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & The Blade of Light on December 4 for the Nintendo Switch.

  It seems there is more reason to get the PlayStation 5 after all Crunchyroll recently announced this week that their anime streaming platform will be available for the upcoming PlayStation 5. Aside from this, Sony Interactive Entertainment Phil Rosenberg also announced other popular streaming platforms like Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, Apple TV, Disney+, Twitch, Amazon Prime, and more will also be available in the console as well.

Japanese publisher Wani Books has announced that they will be launching a manga adaptation of the popular BL (boys’ love) novel series 2gether by Thai author JittiRain. The manga adaptation will be illustrated by Hiromasa Okujima, who has also worked on other BL titles such as Bad Boys, Happy Home (Dousei Yankee Akamatsu Seven).