Manga artist Kazuya Minekura has announced her intention to conclude her long-running Wild Adapter manga series with its eighth compiled volume. The declaration was made via her official X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday, August 8, 2025, coinciding with the manga’s return from a significant nine-year hiatus. Wild Adapter Resumes After Nine-Year Hiatus The announcement
Last Gasp has officially licensed Suehiro Maruo’s manga adaptation of Edogawa Rampo’s classic short story, The Caterpillar, slated for release…
The popular One Piece: Heroines novel series, which delves into standalone adventures of the beloved female characters from Eiichiro Oda’s iconic franchise, is officially receiving an anime adaptation. The announcement, accompanied by a new key visual featuring Nami and Robin, was made during the recent ONE PIECE DAY ’25 event. Penned by Jun Esaka with
The critically acclaimed and commercially successful anime film The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of GeGeGe (known in Japan as Kitaro Tanjou: GeGeGe no Nazo) is set to receive a stage play adaptation, scheduled to perform across Japan in early 2026. The announcement has generated significant buzz, bringing the dark fantasy prequel to the GeGeGe
The highly anticipated television anime adaptation of Sai Naekawa’s “This Monster Wants to Eat Me” (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga is officially set to premiere on October 2, 2025, and has revealed its opening theme song in a new main trailer. The series, a dark yuri horror story, also confirmed that its U.S.
Otakon 2025, Washington D.C. – Digital manga platform and publisher Azuki announced at its Otakon 2025 panel today the immediate addition of four new indie manga series to its growing catalog. The new titles, which include ALTERNATIVE[SELF LINER NOTE], BONDS, Zigoku’s Foreman, and Treime, are now available for subscribers on Azuki’s iOS, Android, and web
Discotek Media, a prominent North American anime distributor, has revealed a substantial new slate of acquisitions during its Industry Extravaganza panel at Otakon 2025 on August 9, 2025. The announcements captivated fans with highly anticipated titles such as Naoki Urasawa’s psychological thriller Monster, the classic sports anime Shin Aim for the Ace, and the sci-fi
AnimEigo announced at its industry panel at Otakon 2025 that it will release the anime titles Hotori: Simply Wishing for Hope and Alien Nine on Blu-ray in 2026. These releases mark the first North American home video availability for Hotori and a highly anticipated return for Alien Nine, which has long been out of print.
Fans of the long-running One Piece anime are eagerly anticipating the next installment, with Episode 1138 set to continue the thrilling events unfolding on Egghead Island. This upcoming episode promises to delve deeper into the aftermath of Bartholomew Kuma’s pivotal actions and the escalating conflict involving Saint Jaygarcia Saturn. When and Where to Watch One
As of the current date, specific, comprehensive official Japanese television viewership rankings for the week of July 28 to August 3, 2025, are not yet widely disseminated in English-language media. Official TV ratings in Japan are typically compiled by agencies such as Video Research, often focusing on the Kanto region and not immediately made public