"Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court" idol visual released to celebrate Good Oshi Day (November 4)

Costume design: Ei Ohitsuji

Mitsue Yamazaki is directing the anime at Doga Kobo for a 2026 debut.

Image © 中村颯希・​一迅社／​「ふつつかな悪女」​製作委員会

"The Obsessed" anime film new visual

Directed by Wataru Takahashi at Shin-Ei Animation, the film is now playing in Japan.

Image © 2001 いしいしんじ／​新潮社 © 2025 映画「トリツカレ男」​製作委員会

"JUJUTSU KAISEN The Culling Game Part 1" (Season 3) teaser visual and January 8 [Thu] debut revealed

[New cast member]
Naoya Zenin (CV: Koji Yusa)

Season 3 is directed by Shota Goshozono at MAPPA, and will stream on Crunchyroll as it airs.

Image © Gege Akutami/​Shueisha, JUJUTSU KAISEN Project

"Chained Soldier" Season 2 key visual unveiled

Directed by Masafumi Tamura at Passione and Hayabusa Film, Season 2 begins on January 8 [Thu] and will stream on HIDIVE.

Image © Takahiro,​Yohei Takemura /​SHUEISHA, Chained Soldier2 Production Consortium

"Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou" TV anime main visual, main PV, and January 4 [Sun] debut revealed:

https://youtu.be/adYllv555BE

[Theme song artists]
OP: GRANRODEO
ED: Takuma Terashima

[Staff excerpt]
・Director: Fumitoshi Oizaki
・Series Composition: Hitomi Amamiya
・Character Design: Sakae Shibuya
・Art Director: Seo-Gu Lee
・Music: Kenji Fujisawa (Team-MAX)
・Animation Production: diomedéa

Image © 次見やをら・​白泉社／​「拷問バイトくんの日常」​製作委員会

"Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou" TV anime main PV:

https://youtu.be/adYllv555BE

Goumon Baito-kun no Nichijou" TV anime additional cast:

Hera (CV: Kisho Taniyama)
Noe (CV: Rikuya Yasuda)

※ Character name spellings sourced from official merchandise.

Images © 次見やをら・​白泉社／​「拷問バイトくんの日常」​製作委員会

"Guilty Circle" has 3.3 million Copies in Circulation for Vols 1-18 including Digital!

Thriller about a man desperate for a girlfriend who enrolls in a Tokyo University where he finds a... quite unique uni club.

Dark Fantasy "Re Cervin" by "Hanebado!" creator Kousuke Hamada has 350 000 copies in circulation Worldwide!

Dark Fantasy Tale about a princess who lost her memories after her kingdom was invaded & destroyed and her mother murdered in the attack. Together with a man who claims to be her father - a king without a kingdom and a princess without her memories - they embark on an epic journey to deal with their loss.

"Undead Unluck" Anime Special NEW VISUAL REVEAL!

Air Date: Dec. 25, 2025 (1h Special)
Animation Studio: E&H Production

Director: Sung Hoo Park (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Battle Action about an unlucky girl and an immortal warrior fighting against a mysterious organization.

Image © Shueisha, Yoshifumi Tozuka, "Undead Unluck" Production Committee

"Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!" weekly Alma visual #6

Image © Nanateru/​KADOKAWA/​KAMISATO-YOBANE.lab

"UNDEAD UNLUCK" Winter arc 1-hour TV special main PV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCmNVtLsYzA

DARK MACHINE THE ANIMATION" TV anime key visual, teaser PV, and 2026 debut revealed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aCeMJm4vIA

This anime is part of the "DARK MACHINE" cross-media project which also includes a game for web3.

[Staff excerpt]
・Creative Producer: Goro Taniguchi
・Director: Kazumi Terada
・Series Composition & Script: Team Carbuncle (Takaaki Suzuki, Tatsuhiko Urahata, Atsuo Ishino, Satohito Sata)
・Character Design: Ko Yoshinari
・Lead Mech Designer: Hidetaka Tenjin
・Art Director: Hiromi Tateiwa, Yusuke Ikeda
・Music: SUGIZO
・Animation Production: Production +h.

Image © Project Carbuncle/ DARK MACHINE Committee

"Sentenced to Be a Hero" Labor Thanksgiving Day (November 23) visual

Broadcasting begins in January with a 1-hour special premiere, and Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs.

Hiroyuki Takashima is directing the anime at Studio KAI.

Image © 2024 Rocket Shokai/​KADOKAWA/​Project Sentenced to Be a Hero

"The Classroom of a Black Cat and a Witch" TV anime new PV, consecutive two cour length, and April 12 [Sun] debut revealed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJhshLlQs60

[Additional cast]
Jeanne Orion (CV: Kana Hanazawa)
Justice Libra (CV: Show Hayami)
Procyon (CV: Daisuke Hirakawa)

Naoyuki Tatsuwa is directing the anime at LIDENFILMS, adapting the manga by Yousuke Kaneda (author of "Boarding School Juliet").

[Introduction]
Spica Virgo is an apprentice witch, but can’t use any magic. She needs someone to be her master in order to get into the academy of her dreams, but she has no money and no connections. Suddenly, a mysterious talking black cat that can use magic appears before her!! Spica wants to learn magic, and the black cat wants his curse broken—goals on the same path. Therefore, a secret master-apprentice relationship was born! But the key to breaking the curse is kissing his…?! A clumsy witch and the teachings of a black cat—the magic academy fantasy starts here!!

“Kirio Fan Club" TV anime new key visual unveiled

Sou Toyama is directing the anime at Satelight for an April 2 [Thu].

[Introduction]
Dear Kirio-kun, I like you.
But I didn’t know…
That liking someone could be this painful.
I really, really like you, Kirio-kun.
I want to eat hamburgers with you.
I want to share an umbrella with you.
I want to smash plates together with you.
I want to go on a journey searching for every mole on your body.
I want the day I met you to be a national holiday.

Aimi and Nami, sharing their thoughts about the person they love—these are their precious moments together.

They thought these ordinary days would last forever.

But this chain of one-sided feelings is about to change their everyday life.

"BEASTARS Final Season" Part 2 (series finale) is now streaming, only on Netflix.

https://www.netflix.com/iq-en/title/81054847

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