The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration Anime Reveals Two New Cast Members

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The Duke's Son Claims He Won't Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration

The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of writer Kei Misawa and artist Natsu Mizuno’s The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration (“Kimi o Koi Suru Ki wa Nai” to Itta Jiki Kōshaku-sama ga Nazeka Dekiai Shitekimasu) manga announced two new cast members.

The new cast members for The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration include:

  • Daisuke Namikawa as Lucas Eukrainen

  • Mariko Kouda as Sofia Eukrainen

Previously announced cast members include:

  • Yui Ishikawa as Elsa Eukrainen
  • Sōma Saitō as Julius Royus
  • Kaito Ishikawa as Jarmo Parnilla
  • Chika Anzai as Serafiina Parnilla
  • Hibiku Yamamura as Rebeka Rikkonen
  • Junya Enoki as Hannes Eukrainen
  • Ryōhei Kimura as Aleksis Josef Ralt
  • Ryōta Suzuki as Jere Ekrous

Hitoyuki Matsui is directing the anime at Zero-G and Grass with Kaoru Suzuki credited for planning technical direction. Tomoko Konparu is handling the series scripts, while Yūko Yahiro is in charge of character design. MICHIRU is composing the music. Saber Links is working on sound production.

Misawa and Mizuno launched the manga series on the BookLive digital bookstore in February 2021. Flex Comix publishes the manga series in print, and the fifth compiled book volume will launch on March 13. Flex Comix also publishes the manga in English on digital platforms, such as Amazon.

Lastly, Flex Comix describes The Duke’s Son Claims He Won’t Love Me Yet Showers Me with Adoration as follows:

Elsa, the daughter of a fallen aristocrat, receives news.
It was a marriage proposal from Julius, a very elite nobleman.
Elsa is wondering,” Why would such a distinguished man marry me”?
But after the wedding, Julius, who had been kind and gentle up to that point, changed completely!

In a cold voice, he tells her, ”I have no intention of loving you.”

Warhorse Studios Announces New Kingdom Come Game and Middle-Earth RPG

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Saras Rajpal
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Warhorse Studios Announces New Kingdom Come Game and Middle-Earth RPG

Warhorse Studios has announced that it is developing a new “adventure” in the Kingdom Come series and an RPG based on the world of Middle-Earth. The developer will reveal more about both “when the time is right.”

Check out the announcement post confirming Warhorse Studios’ next games below:

The announcement comes just a few hours after Embracer Group, the owner of Warhorse Studios, revealed that it will split off into two new companies. Fellowship Entertainment, one of the two companies, will be in charge of cultivating new IP under its banner. Alongside Lord of the Rings, the other franchises it will handle include Darksiders, Dead Island, Metro, Tomb Raider, and more. The new projects for Warhorse Studios come fresh off of the success of its last game, Kingdom Come Deliverance II. The game of the year nominee has sold over 4 million copies, bringing the series to a total of over 10 million units sold. 

Additionally, the game’s Steam page describes it as follows:

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II is a thrilling Action RPG, set amid the chaos of a civil war in 15th Century Bohemia.

You are Henry of Skalitz – an ordinary man doing extraordinary things – caught in a gripping tale of revenge, betrayal and discovery as he embarks on an epic journey, ‘from a humble blacksmith’s forge to the court of Kings’, as he searches for purpose in this beautiful but brutal medieval world.

From bustling city streets to lush forests, discover this open-world Medieval Europe through an unforgettable adventure filled with action, thrill and wonder.

Lastly, Kingdom Come Deliverance II is available now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. 

Embracer Group Splitting Into Two New Companies

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Saras Rajpal
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Embracer Group Splitting Into Two New Companies

Embracer Group has announced that it is splitting into two separate companies in 2027: Embracer and Fellowship Entertainment. Fellowship Entertainment will focus on the various IP properties under its banner. 

The companies under Fellowship Entertainment’s stewardship will include 4A Games, Crystal Dynamics, Dambuster Studios, Dark Horse Media, Eidos-Montréal, Fishlabs, Flying Wild Hog Studios, Gunfire Games, Middle-earth Enterprises, Redoctane Games, and Warhorse Studios. Some of the franchises they will handle are Darksiders, Dead Island, Metro, Lord of the Rings, Tomb Raider, and more. Additionally, according to Lars Wingefors, chair of the board of Embracer Group, Fellowship Entertainment will explore working with partners to cultivate some of their lesser-known IPs. 

Specifically, he stated the following: “Apart from the largest IPs we will more actively be exploring external partnership around our roster of other well-known IPs such as Saints Row, Legacy of Kain, Deus Ex, Red Faction, The Mask, Thief, TimeSplitters, amongst many others.” This statement comes years after Embracer Group shut down the studio behind TimeSplitters and cancelled a new Deus Ex game that was in development. 

In 2024, Embracer split its assets across three standalone companies. These companies were “Asmodee Group,” “Coffee Stain & Friends,” and “Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends.” Embracer separated Asmodee from itself in February 2025. Afterwards, Coffee Stain was also spun-off from its parent company, and now, Middle-earth Enterprises & Friends, now named Fellowship Entertainment, follows the same fate as its fellow studios. The only studios still remaining under the core Embracer company are Aspyr, Beamdog, CrazyLabs, Deca, Demiurge, DPI Merchandising, Limited Run Games, Milestone, Plaion Partners and Pictures, THQ Nordic (including 35 studios and subsidiaries), Tripwire, and Vertigo Games.

PlayStation State of Play Announced for June 2

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Saras Rajpal
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PlayStation State of Play Announced for June 2

PlayStation has announced that it will hold a new State of Play event on Tuesday, June 2, at 2 PM PDT, 5 PM EDT, and 10 PM GMT. The showcase will last 60+ minutes and open with an extended look at Marvel’s Wolverine before it releases on September 15. 

The event will feature “updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals from top studios around the world,” which will likely include both third and first-party titles. Additionally, in the United States, the showcase will be available to watch at Alamo Drafthouse locations nationwide. Speculation has already begun to run rampant as people are hoping for a new look at Intergalactic: The Heretic Project, the next entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy, or a return of a classic IP. Only time will tell what the upcoming State of Play will show off to the world. 

Recently, PlayStation Studio Business CEO Herman Hulst stated internally that it will no longer release PlayStation 5 single-player games on other platforms. The announcement comes a few months after Bloomberg initially reported early discussions of this new initiative for Sony.  Online games such as Marvel Tokōn: Fighting Souls and Marathon will still release on multiple platforms, including PC.

However, it appears that Ghost of Yōtei and SAROS will no longer release for other platforms. Further, it is now evident that Marvel’s Wolverine, the previously released God of War: Sons of Sparta, and the upcoming God of War remakes will also not be available on PC, Xbox, or Nintendo Switch. The reason for the decision is currently unknown. Lastly, as of today, PlayStation has increased the price of the PlayStation Plus subscription service for new member. Prices for 1-month subscriptions will start at $10.99 USD / €9.99 EUR / £7.99 GBP, while 3-month subscription prices will start at $27.99 USD / €27.99 EUR / £21.99 GBP. 

Neptunia Unlimited Opening Movie Revealed

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Soul Kiwami
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Neptunia Unlimited opening movie

Compile Heart has revealed the opening movie for Neptunia Unlimited, the next mainline entry in the long-running Neptunia RPG series. The Neptunia Unlimited opening movie features the theme song “Yuusei no Singularity” with vocals and lyrics by nao. YOFFY composed and arranged the song.

Neptunia Unlimited will release on August 27 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The game costs 8,580 yen, and the PlayStation 4 version is digital-only. Further, a Neptunia Unlimited Limited Edition will cost 19,800 yen and feature the physical game, a special box with packaging illustration by Tsunako, premium art book, soundtrack CD, the Season Pass, and a Divine Cross promotional card.

Here is an overview of the game from its official website, via Gematsu:

Story

It was the “first meteorite” that signaled the end of the world.

While everything was swallowed up in despair, only one remained—the Goddess Neptune—in the white void.

Guided by a mysterious voice, and with a number etched upon her cheek…

—The mark of another chance to face the end.

Neptune’s “Retry” activates, triggering a cycle of “Endings” and “Beginnings.”

Encounters with new allies and enemies…

Overcoming countless defeats, Neptune and company confront the “True End.”

To save the world from its impending doom, the Goddesses now soar into a new spacetime—!

Characters
      • Neptune / Purple Heart (voiced by Rie Tanaka)
      • Rouge / Red Heart (voiced by Hana Shimano)
      • Ciel / Blue Heart (voiced by Momoka Terasawa)
      • Anna and Lot / Eclipse Heart (voiced by Yukino Nishizono)
      • Noire / Black Heart (voiced by Asami Imai)
      • Blanc / White Heart (voiced by Kana Asumi)
      • Vert / Green Heart (voiced by Rina Satou)
Systems
      • Flying Goddesses – The Goddesses can take flight as they please! Enemies and mechanics unique to the skies will appear. Soar through the skies on a new adventure!
      • End Battles – In End Battles, every Goddess participates! The Goddesses take on an overwhelming battle against a colossal End Boss. By utilizing End Counter Skills, you can block the End Boss’ large-scale special attacks, as well as strike it with powerful attacks.

You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Manga is Ending in a Few Chapters

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Soul Kiwami
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You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends manga

Shinya Misu’s You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai) manga series will be ending in just three more chapters, according to the manga’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.

Shinya Misu released the original manga series on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket website in March 2022. Fans outside Japan can read the manga in English on K MANGA.

You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! is streaming now on Crunchyroll with English subtitles and an English dub.

HoneyWorks and cast members Rin Kusumi, Yū Serizawa, Sae Hiratsuka, and Yūki Yamamoto perform the opening theme song “I Love You♡.” Hikari Codama performs the ending theme song “Amanojaku (Contrarian).”

  • Takehiro Urao as Yonosuke Sakai
  • Rin Kusumi as Shio Minamo
  • Yū Serizawa as Akari Hiodoshi
  • Sae Hiratsuka as Runa Tsukimi
  • Haru Hinata as Yūki Yamamoto

Satoshi Kuwabara directs the anime at Tezuka Productions. Mitsutaka Hirota supervises the series scripts and writes them with Mayumi Morita. Reina Iwasaki designs the characters. CyberAgent is producing the anime.

Additional staff members include:

  • Art Director: Masami Saito
  • Color Key Artist: Yumi Aburaya
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Shunya Kimura
  • Editing: Wataru Uchida
  • Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
  • Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion

Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, courtesy of Crunchyroll:

Eeyuu, a high school boy, has a problem! Shio and Akari, his two childhood friends who go to the same high school, are too cute! They have no intentions, but if they find out that he is the only one looking at them sexually now that they’ve grown up… it would be so embarrassing! On the other hand, the two childhood friends also have their own secrets…? It’s too tantalizing!! Complicated! But childhood friends are the best! A sweet, impatient, and twisted love triangle romantic comedy.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten: Memorial Vacation Reveals Theme Song and Opening Movie

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Soul Kiwami
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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Memorial Vacation opening movie

MAGES. has revealed the opening movie for The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten: Memorial Vacation, the new visual novel based on Saekisan’s The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten light novel series. Manaka Iwami, the voice of Mahiru Shiina, performs the theme song “Kono Omoi, Anata E (These Feelings, to You).” Urara Amagasaki (solfa) wrote the lyrics, and Tooru Sakizaki (solfa) handled the composition. 

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten: Memorial Vacation will launch on July 23 for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 in Japan, and the Switch 2 version will be digital-only. The physical Standard Edition for Switch will cost 7,480 yen, and the Limited Edition costs 12,980 yen.

Limited Edition contents include the Standard Edition, two acrylic stands, four clear bookmarks, an original drama CD, and an original soundtrack CD. Digital copies will be sold for 6,380 yen, and a Digital Deluxe Edition will be available for 9,680 yen with the digital Standard Edition, the digital original soundtrack, and the digital version of the original drama CD.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten: Memorial Vacation

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 is currently airing in Japan and streaming on Crunchyroll. Chihiro Kumano is directing The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 at project No.9. Keiichirō Ōchi was in charge of the series scripts, and Takayuki Noguchi adapted Hanekoto’s original character designs for animation, and Moe Hyūga composed the music. 

Masayoshi Ōishi performs the opening theme song “Kimi wa Koibito (You are a Lover).”

The cast of the anime includes:

  • Manaka Iwami as Mahiru Shiina
  • Taito Ban as Amane Fujimiya
  • Taku Yashiro as Itsuki Akasawa
  • Haruka Shiraishi as Chitose Shirakawa

Saekisan launched the story of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten in December 2018. Suzu Yūki launched the manga adaptation of the light novel series in January 2022.

Lastly, the manga adaptation is available on Manga UP!, and the series is described as follows:

Fujimiya Amane, a high school student, lives by himself in his apartment. Next to him lives Shiina Mahiru, the prettiest girl at school. Someone who everyone calls “an angel.” They never really talk, but when Amane lends Mahiru his umbrella on a rainy day, their relationship starts to blossom.

Before long Mahiru finds out that Amane neglects his cooking and cleaning, and she feels obligated to step in. Although they have zero interest in one another, they slowly find themselves growing closer…

This is the bittersweet love story of a young man and his beautiful, sharp-tongued neighbor.

Realm of Ink Reveals Collaboration with BlazBlue Entropy Effect

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Soul Kiwami
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Realm of Ink BlazBlue Entropy Effect

4Divinity and Leap Studio have announced that Chinese folktale-inspired action roguelite game Realm of Ink is collaborating with BlazBlue Entropy Effect. BlazBlue Entropy Effect Stage 4 boss Oread will appear with a unique Ink Gem, exclusive Ink Pet skins, and new perks on launch day.

 

Realm of Ink is coming to Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S on May 26 alongside the version 1.0 update for the PC version. A free demo is available now for Xbox Series X|S via the Microsoft Store and PC via Steam.

Realm of Ink is available now in Steam Early Access. Here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

Realm of Ink is a fast-paced, ink-washed action roguelite where the line between fate and freedom blurs, and your very existence is written in the margins. As Red, players chase the Fox Demon only to discover they are trapped inside a narrative not of their making. The only escape is rebellion, cutting through enemies, illusions, and the story itself.

In this living manuscript, death is not defeat, it’s rebirth. Each run reshapes the narrative, unlocking new combat forms, supernatural abilities, and evolving “Story Relics” that rearrange themselves with every attempt. Along the way, players will confront four powerful bosses determined to keep them ink-bound, and encounter more than 20 mythical beings inspired by Chinese folklore.

With every slash, every revelation, and every rebirth, players inch closer to breaking the cycle and writing their own ending.

Key Features

      • Endless Cycles & Rebirth – Break free from prewritten fate as you unlock powerful new forms with each run. Harness the Fox Demon’s immortal abilities, battle through ever-shifting Story Relics, and face four unique bosses who guard the truth at the heart of the ink-bound world.
      • Creative, Fierce & Fluid Combat – Master 9 distinct combat forms and weapons, each offering unique playstyles. Equip 40+ elemental Ink Gems, including Tiger Ink, Venom Ink, and Dragon Ink, to forge devastating combos. Build deeper synergies with 200+ unlockable perks such as the Shadow Kite, Octagram Dart, Lock Charms, and the Lamp of Seven Stars.
      • Evolving Ink Pets – Fight alongside adorable-but-deadly Ink Pets, each capable of evolving into more than 15 unique forms depending on your Ink Gem combinations. These companions grow stronger as your story deepens.
      • A Vibrant Eastern Fantasy World – Explore four atmospheric realms inspired by Chinese folklore, battle over 20 mythic creatures, and uncover their hidden stories through dialogue, lore encounters, and affection-based interactions.

Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery Short Anime is Now Streaming in English

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Soul Kiwami
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Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery

The Pokémon Company has announced that the Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery short anime is now streaming in English on the official Pokémon YouTube channel. 

Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery initially premiered on February 27, 2025 during Pokémon Day. The anime focuses on Hana (VA: Riko Fukumoto), a girl that admires a Dragonite who serves as a postal worker. When she gets a letter addressed to no one, she sets out to find the sender alongside her Fuecoco. The sender is a boy named Rio, who wants to send the letter to his father in the Kanto region. With his father’s birthday approaching, it seems like he might not be able to receive the letter on time. 

CoMix Wave Films, the studio responsible for producing Makoto Shinkai’s films, produced  the Pokémon: Dragonite and the Special Delivery anime. Taku Kimura directed the anime, and Kentarō Nana wrote and supervised the script. Asuka Dokai is the character designer, Maho Aoki is the animation designer and director. Tasuku Watanabe is the art director of the anime. The anime’s theme song is “Kami Hikōki (Paper Airplane)” by suis from yorushika and Evan Call, composer of the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End anime.

Kirio Fan Club Anime Reveals Additional Cast Members

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Douglas
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Kirio Fan Club

The official website for the anime adaptation of Chikyu no Sakana Ponchan’s Kirio Fan Club manga revealed three additional cast members. The new cast members of Kirio Fan Club include Yōko Hikasa as young Kirio, Yui Kanari as Nozomi, and Yū Serizawa as Yua. The characters will all be making their appearance in episode 8, which airs on Thursday.

©Chikyu no Osakana Ponchan, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha/ Kirio Fan Club Anime Production Committee

The cast members include:

  • Yūya Hirose as Mitsuru Manda
  • Jin Ogasawara as Hayato Momose
  • Ayasa Itō as Satsuki Muraoka
  • Fūka Izumi as Seira Tashiro
  • Nene Hieda as Aimi Miyoshi
  • Shion Wakayama as Nami Sometani
  • Gakuto Kajiwara as Ken Kirio

Sō Toyama directs the Kirio Fan Club anime at SATELIGHT. Aya Satsuki oversees and writes the series scripts, and Nami Hayashi is the character designer.

Additional staff members include:

  • Main Key Animation: Kikuko Sadakata
  • Art Settings: Katsuhisa Takiguchi (Studio Tulip)
  • Art Director: Daisuke Suzuki (Studio Tulip)
  • Color Design: Haruko Nobori (Hiyori)
  • Director of Photography: Tsuyoshi Shimura
  • Editing: Shūji Matsumoto
  • Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama
  • Sound Production: Studio Sound Bee
  • Music: Tomoki Kikuya
  • Music Production: PONY CANYON

Chikyu no Sakana Ponchan launched the manga on Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha’s Comic Ruelle service in 2022, and the manga ran until August 2024. Kodansha USA Publishing will begin to release the manga in English starting in spring 2026. The anime premiered on April 2nd.

Lastly, here’s a synopsis of the story, via Kodansha:

What would you do if your crush had ear-splitting farts? For Aimi and Nami, the answer is to cry tears of joy for being able to pinpoint at a distance the object of their affections, Kirio, from a single toot. These are the kinds of deep, philosophical questions the two friends/rivals in romance pose to each other to prove their love for this boy who hardly seems to know they exist. That won’t stop them from conducting nightly rituals to entice him into their dreams, though, or listing out what exactly they like about him, down to the very last organ. But when push comes to shove, will they choose their hilarious friendship over a shot at love?

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