"Chainsaw Man" creator Tatsuki Fujimoto recomends Slice of Life Youth Drama "Home at the Horizon" by Watabe Taiyo Youth Drama set in a public bathhouse in a seaside town about a loner high school boy and his unexpected half-brother, the illegitimate son of his late father. Eng Release Manga Plus

"Akatsuki no Yona" by Mizuho Kusanagi will officially END on Dec 19, 2025!

"The Apothecary Diaries - Kusuriya no Hitorigoto" TV ANIME SEASON 3 + MOVIE ANNOUNCED! Season 3: 2 Cours (Oct 2026 + April 2027) Movie: Dec 2026 (With Completely Original Story by Author Natsu Hyuuga) Image © Imagica Infos, Natsu Hyuuga, "Kusuriya no Hitorigoto" Production Committee

"March Comes in Like a Lion" by Chica Umino will END with the next volume 19! Human Drama about an introvert teenage Shogi player who lost his family early is struggling with the challanges of life and loneliness while gradually bonding with a three-sister household. (Sangatsu no Lion)

"The Summer Hikaru Died" ANIME SEASON 2 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED! BL Horror Mystery about two boys, close friends living in a rural village. One day one of them is replaced by "something else" which only looks like him. Image © Kadokawa, Mokumoku Ren, "The Summer Hikaru Died" Production Committee

"Grand Blue" ANIME SEASON 3 OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED! New Season in Palau (outside Japan)! Diving Club Campus Comedy about the unhinged members of an University Diving Club and their wild drinking adventures. Image © Kodansha, Kenji Inoue, Kimitake Yoshioka, "Grand Blue 2" Production Committee

Shrine Maiden Romcom "Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister" has ENDED today after 4.5 years of serialization! Final Volume 22 will be out on Oct 17! Romcom by Naito Marcey about a teenage boy bonding with three shrine maiden sisters to save their shrine. (Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi)

"Liar Game" ANIME ADAPTATION OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED Air Date: 2026 Animation Studio: Madhouse Chief Director: Yuzo Sato Director: Asami Kawano Mind Games Thriller by Shinobu Kaitani about a naive college girl & conman duo in a twisted game where they manipulate & lie to their opponents to win money

"Billy Bat" by "Monster" creator Naoki Urasawa is getting an ENGLISH RELEASE! Publisher Kana is listing the 1st Volume in English for June 2nd, 2026! Conspiracy Thriller about a mysterious bat connecting various historical incidents from Adolf Hitler to the Ku-Klux Clan, from JFK to Jesus Christ.

"The Beginning After The End" creator TurtleMe announced a New Fantasy Work titled "Soul Forged" starting Nov 7 on Tapas. "The Beginning After The End" Novel will end on August 22. Image © TurtleMe, Tapas

Akane Banashi" TV ANIME Announced Air Date: 2026 Animation Studio: Zexcs Director: Ayumu Watanabe (Witch Hat Atelier) Youth Artist Drama about a teenage girl determined to reach the top in the world of Rakugo, the traditional japanese art of telling entertaining stories. youtu.be/qVmUVrYDGys?...

"Akane Banashi" TV ANIME CONFIRMED via a (now deleted) banner on a Shueisha website. Cover & Lead Color in next Jump issue too! Coming-of-Age Artist Drama by Takamasa Moue & Yuuki Suenaga about a teenage girl aspiring to become a skilled Rakugo performer - the art of telling entertaining stories.

"Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Madness" vol 1 Official Prequel Manga by Asano & Bartosz Sztybor about the origins of the two siblings Pilar & Rebecca.

"Vinland Saga" has ENDED today after 20 years of serialization! Final Volume 29 will be released on Sep 22, 2025. Historical Viking Drama by Makoto Yukimura set in 11th Century Europe about a young man joining the Viking group of his father's killer to get his revenge.

"Land of the Lustrous - Houseki no Kuni" by Haruko Ichikawa won the prestigious Seiun Sci-Fi Literature Award in the Manga Category! The series has already won the 45th Japanese SF Award earlier this year.

"Hirayasumi" ANIME ADAPTATION OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED! Animation Studio: Production +h (Dedede Demons Destruction) Live-Action Drama Announced too! Slice of Life Drama about an aimless man inheriting a small house where he starts living with his art student cousin. Image © Shogakukan, Shinzo Keigo

"Cyborg 009" NEW ANIME "Cyborg 009 Nemesis" Officially Announced! More details will be revealed at a late date! Shotaro Ishinomori's classic Sci-Fi Action Manga is celebrating its 61th Anniversary. Image © Akita Shoten, Shotaro Ishinomori, Ishimori Pro (Anime Title Visual)

"Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You" ANIME ADAPTATION OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED! Air Date: 2026 Age-Gap Romcom by Jinushi about an office worker longing for the cute konbini clerk while being completely oblivious that it's the same girl he has smoking breaks with. Image © Square Enix, Jinushi

"Demon Slayer - Kimetsu no Yaiba" by Gotouge Koyoharu has staggering 200 Million Copies in Circulation WORLDWIDE

Girls Love "Yuri is my Job!" will RESUME on August 18, 2025! Manga was on hiatus since June 2024 due to the health of author Miman GL Romance about a teenage girl who starts working at a theme cafe where she & the other girls are tasked to act like students from a classic all-girls private school.

"Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Walpurgisnacht: Rising" ANIME MOVIE NEW TRAILER! Release Date revealed to be in February 2026! Animation Studio: SHAFT Sequel Anime Movie to "Rebellion" (Walpurgis no Kaiten) youtu.be/iJazbGwBh-E?...

"Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Walpurgisnacht: Rising" Anime Movie New Key Visual Reveal! -Release in February 2026- Animation Studio: SHAFT Sequel Anime Movie to "Rebellion" (Walpurgis no Kaiten) Image © Magica Quartet, Aniplex Madoka Project

"Frieren - Beyond Journey's End" Manga RETURNS on July 23! Anime Season 2 will air in Jan 2026. Melancholic Fantasy by Abe Tsukasa & Yamada Kanehito about a near immortal elf mage who has barely aged after decades while her trusted party camerades all became old men or passed away at some point.

"Wind Breaker" Webtoon by Yongseok Jo has unfortuntely been cancelled due to recent tracing allegations.

"Kino's Journey" BIG PROJECT ANNOUNCED! To celebrate the series 25th anniversary big projects will be announced over the next 6 months! In addition "Kino no Tabi" LN volume 24 will be released on Sep 10, 2025!

'THE APOTHECARY DIARIES' Anime Sequel announced! Image © Imagica Infos, Natsu Hyuuga, "Kusuriya no Hitorigoto" Production Committee

"Sugar Sugar Rune" NEW ANIME ADAPTATION ANNOUNCED by "Evangelion" Studio Khara Based on the Magical Girl Manga by Moyocco Anno about two witch girls competing in winning over the hearts of boys. (Merci ActuJosei for the info) Image © Kodansha, Moyocco Anno

"Monogatari" Anime Series is teasing a NEW ANNOUNCEMENT COMING TOMORROW related to "Off Season & "Monster Season" Image © Kodansha, Nisioisin, Aniplex, SHAFT

"Magilumiere Co. Ltd." will END with the next chapter on July 9! Anime Season 2 Announced Magical Girl Action by Aoki Yu & Sekka Iwata about a girl joining a start-up company which is employing magical girls. Eng Release Manga Plus (Kabushiki gaisha Magilumiere)

Several new anime will start this week including some long-awaited new series! Any you are particularly excited about? Are there shows you feel like people don't really talk about enough yet?

Original Mermaid Fantasy TV ANIME "Goodbye, Lara" TRAILER REVEAL! Date: 2026 Animation Studio: Kinema Citrus Director: Takushi Koide Based on Andersen's "Little Mermaid" about a mermaid girl who wishes to become human and is reborn in modern Japan. youtu.be/T16XFXJvcgo?...

Original Mermaid Fantasy TV ANIME "Goodbye, Lara" VISUAL REVEAL! Date: 2026 Studio: Kinema Citrus Director: Takushi Koide Based on Andersen's "Little Mermaid" about a mermaid girl who wishes to become human and is reborn in modern Japan Image © Kinema Citrus, "Sayonara Lara" Production Committee

Netflix has revealed its Anime schedule for next week and there is no "Kaoru Hana" episode listed. Japanese release is on July 5 so as it stands, there doesn't seem to be a simulcast on Netflix. Image © Kodansha, Saka Mikami, "Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku" Production Committee

Sci-Fi Yuri "ALIENS" vol 1 by Watanuki Hiroya Girls Love about an alien woman demoted to the backwater planet Earth where she crashes with her space ship & meets a sex android and reluctantly accepts her help. The start of a weird cohabitation life between a grumpy alien woman & a clumsy sex robot.

"Frieren - Beyond Journey's End" Manga Comeback from Hiatus on July 2, 2025? Viz is currently listing a new "Frieren" chapter for July 2. The manga has been on hiatus since January 2025. Anime Season 2 will air in January 2026.

"Black Bullet" by Shiden Kanzaki might make a return soon! Dengeki Bunko Light Novel Label is teasing an Announcement soon with the words: "April 2014. The story will start to move a second time" April 2014 was the release month of the last "Black Bullet" volume. However nothing confirmed yet.

KAGUYA-SAMA: Love is War - The Stairway to Adulthood" TV ANIME SPECIAL OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED! More Infos TBA Image © Shueisha, Aka Akasaka, "Kaguya-sama" Anim"e Production Committee

"Vinland Saga" by Makoto Yukimura is scheduled to END on July 25, 2025 after 20 years of serialization. Historical Drama set in 11th Century Europe about a young man joining the Viking group of his fathers killer to get his revenge. But soon he finds himself involved in the successor war of England

"Ao Ashi" creator Yuugo Kobayashi will start a new Manga Series in Spring 2026 in Weekly Big Comic Spirits. "Ao Ashi" will end next Monday after 10 years. The popular football sports drama will have 40 Volumes in total. "Ao Ashi" Anime Season 2 is announced.

"Vinland Saga" might END with the next chapter on June 25! Creator Makoto Yukimura is invited guest of an event planned on July 19 at Rykkyo University where "Vinland Saga" is described as 'a work that reached its final chapter'. www.rikkyo.ac.jp/events/2025/...

"I Want To End This Love Game" TV ANIME OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED! Romcom about two childhood friends trying to embarass each other with a silly "I Love You" game where the one getting flustered loses. But maybe all this teasing is just to hide their true feelings. Image © Shogakukan, Doumoto Yuuki

Gay Boy Youth Drama "My Oh My, Atami-kun" vol 4 by Asa Tanuma Coming-of-Age Drama about a handsome teenage boy who keeps getting love confessions from girls almost daily (much to his dismay) because is actually gay and instead falls in love with the boys around him - maybe a bit too quickly.

1980s India Female Gangster Drama "Watch Your Back, Wolves" vol 1 by Inudoh Chie Historical Crime Drama set in 1983 Northern India. A cunning undercover police woman with a knack for words infiltrates the gang of a fearsome female bandit who seeks to take revenge for her husband's death.

"Sonny Boy" creator Shingo Natsume announced his FIRST ORIGINAL ANIME MOVIE: "Ghost"! Release Date: 2027 Animation Studio: Madhouse Fantasy Drama about a brave girl who wants to protect "the starry sky" facing the absurdities of the world. Image © Ghost Production Committee

"Call of the Night - Yofukashi no Uta" Manga will return with a new Arc (Paradise Arc) starting July 2 in Weekly Shonen Sunday.

"Kaiju No. 8" by Naoya Matsumoto will END in 2 chapters on Jump Plus!

"To Your Eternity" by "A Silent Voice" Yoshitoki Oima has ENDED today after 8 years of serialization! 25 Volumes in total! TV Anime Season 3 will air in October 2025. Fantasy Drama about a mysterious immortal being transcending time and space in different forms. (Fumetsu no Anata e)

"Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade" by Production I.G. celebrates its 25th Anniversary today! "Ghost in the Shell" filmmaker Mamoru Oshii wrote the screenplay & while reluctant to give up director role for this project, Hiroyuki Okiura proved to be a worthy choice who had an impressive directorial debut.

"The Summer Hikaru Died" ANIME NEW TRAILER! Release Date: July 5, 2025 Animation Studio: Cygames Pictures OP Song by Vaundy! Boys Love Mystery by Mokumoku Ren about two friends in a rural village. But one day one of them is replaced by "something else" youtu.be/ZBPRAQxfw_A?...

Fantasy Shoujo TV ANIME "Champignon Witch" TRAILER REVEAL! Air Date: Jan 2026 Animation Studio: Typhoon Graphics/Qqzil. la Witch Fantasy by "Gakuen Alice" creator Tachibana Higuchi' about a feared witch living alone in the woods until love strikes! m.youtube.com/watch?v=lBLp...