I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime Reveals Ending Theme Song

By
Douglas
-
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand

Ahead of the anime’s July 2026 premiere, the staff of the upcoming anime adaptation of Ezogingitune and illustrator DeeCHA’s I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand light novel series announced that MEISHOHIKOKAI will perform the ending theme song “Ari Kitari na Nichijō to Kōun na Hibi e (Onwards to Ordinary and Fortunate Days).” 

I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand anime teaser visual
© Ezogingitune, SB Creative/KOKOORE Partners

The anime’s cast includes:

  • Gakuto Kajiwara as Luck
  • Toshiyuki Morikawa as Erik
  • Tsuyoshi Koyama as Golan
  • Yui Ishikawa as Celliss Morton
  • Mayu Sagara as Sia Wolcott
  • M.A.O as Luccira
  • Yurie Kozakai as Milca
  • Wakana Maruoka as Arone
  • Yuuki Terui as Ario
  • Akari Miyazaki as Ginny

Hiroyuki Kanbe (Viper’s Creed) directs the I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand anime at studio Gekkō. Mitsutaka Hirota (Edens Zero) is handling the series composition, and Majiro (Macross Delta) is the character designer.

Additional staff members include:

  • Chief Animation Director: Majiro
  • Color Design: Akira Nagasaka
  • Art Director: Bihou, Inc.
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Taiki Okutani
  • Offline Editing: Yumika Okazaki
  • Online Editing: Ryōtarō Date
  • Sound Director: Ryō Tanaka
  • Music: Tomotaka Ōsumi

The web novel series began in June 2018. Chaco Abeno and Kitsune Tennōji launched the manga adaptation on Square Enix’s Manga UP! service in August 2019.

Square Enix and Comikey are publishing the manga in English. Here’s a story synopsis, via Square Enix:

With no other options, Luck makes the choice to hold the line against the unending demonic hordes alone, to make sure his comrades can escape with their lives. However, through a combination of fortune, skill, and ingenuity, he holds that line for ten straight years, eventually coming out on top single handedly. Now he has to tackle the dilemma of how to occupy himself in a world where he holds a myriad of roles: that of a legend, that of a veteran, and that of a brand new face.

The Ogre’s Bride Anime Trailer Reveals More Cast Members

By
Douglas
-
The Ogre's Bride

The staff of the upcoming anime adaptation of Kureha’s The Ogre’s Bride (Oni no Hanayome) light novels revealed three additional cast members in their brand new trailer.

Newly announced cast members include:

  • Taito Ban as Takamichi Araki
  • Nobunaga Shimazaki as Ouga Kiyama
  • Aya Endō as Sakurako Kiyama

The cast members include:

  • Saori Hayami as Yuzu Shinonome
  • Yūichirō Umehara as Reiya Kiryuin
  • Momoka Terasawa as Sou
  • Miyu Kobashi as Ao
  • Manaka Iwami as Karin Shinonome
  • Ryōta Ōsaka as Yōta Kogetsu
  • Sayaka Senbongi as Tōko
  • Natsuki Hanae as Tōkichi Nekota

Kazuhito Ōmiya is directing the anime at Colored Pencil Animation Japan. Yumi Kamakura is handling the series composition, while Hikari Tanaka is designing the characters. Masaru Yokoyama is composing the music.

© クレハ・富樫じゅん・スターツ出版／「鬼の花嫁」製作委員会

Kureha first released the light novel series on Starts Publishing’s Novema! Platform in 2019. Jun Togashi launched the manga adaptation in December 2021 on Starts Publishing’s Noicomi magazine. Together, the light novel series and its manga adaptation have over 5.8 million copies in circulation.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the series via MyAnimeList:

“You’re the bride I’ve been searching for all this time.”

A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their “bride.” The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi.

Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn’t take things anymore, a man appeared before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen… and he’s calling her his wife?!

“Just be quiet and let me hold you.” The most powerful, “cold-hearted” ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?!

From Overshadowed to Overpowered Anime Reveals Ending Theme Song

By
Douglas
-
From Overshadowed to Overpowered

The staff for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kentarou’s From Overshadowed to Overpowered manga has revealed that TrySail will perform the anime’s ending theme song “Dōkei (Aspiration).” From Overshadowed to Overpowered is set to premiere this July.

The anime’s cast members include:

  • Shūichirō Umeda as Ephtal
  • Reo Osanai as Anastasia
  • Haruka Shiraishi as Marin
  • Hiroki Tōchi as Ephtal (as a sage and old man)
  • Ayaka Fukuhara as young Ephtal (as a youth)
  • Emiri Katō as Iria
  • Daisuke Hirakawa as Fraser

Hisashi Ishii is directing the From Overshadowed to Overpowered anime at EMT Squared, with Deko Akao handling the series’ scripts. Hideki Furukawa will be in charge of character design.

Kentarou first launched the manga in Square Enix’s Manga UP! website in September 2019. Square Enix published the manga’s eighth compiled book volume in June 2025.

Lastly, here’s an overview of From Overshadowed to Overpowered via Comickey, who releases the manga in English:

Ephtal is reincarnated as a human, coming from modern Earth. In this new world where magic is real, he decides to devote the entirety of his lifein the pursuit of magic. Despite his efforts, though, he discovers that he isabsolutely talentless in magic, and breathed his last in anguish….But it isn’t the end for him just yet! He reincarnates once again bearing the same name, Ephtal, 400 years later. Having retained his knowledge and power, he steels his resolve and once again sets his sights for the peak of magic!

HIDARI Stop-Motion Feature Film Casts Keanu Reeves

By
Saras Rajpal
-
HIDARI Stop-Motion Feature Film Casts Keanu Reeves

Dwarf studios, the staff behind the upcoming stop-motion anime film HIDARI, has announced that Keanu Reeves will star as the movie’s protagonist. Masashi Kawamura will direct the film and Noriko Matsumoto will produce it.

HIDARI adapts a pilot short film from 2023 of the same name. Reportedly, the full feature film will be completed in 2029 and will release in English and Japanese. Keanu Reeves will play the role of Jingoro Hidari. Hidari is a real-life sculptor who, many speculated, lost his right arm in battle, hence his last name. The film is based on these theories. Check out the original HIDARI short film below:

The film’s website describes its story as follows:

The story is set in Japan during the Edo period, where real historical figures and events intertwine with original characters to tell the tale of one man’s revenge. Jingoro, a master craftsman of his time, is drawn into a conspiracy at the reconstruction site of Edo Castle, where he loses his mentor, the woman he loves, and even his own right arm.

Barely surviving the ordeal, Jingoro transforms himself into an instrument of vengeance. In place of his lost arm, he forges a prosthetic weapon. The tools once held in his hand to carve wood are reborn as weapons made to destroy. Accompanied by his companion, the Sleeping Cat, Jingoro sets out on a journey of revenge, only to find himself entangled in an even greater conspiracy.

Power struggles swirl within the shogunate. Mechanical soldiers close in. Edo Castle itself begins to transform. As everything around him threatens to consume him, something within Jingoro also begins to quietly change.

Fire Emblem Heroes Special Heroes: First Festival Event Goes Live on May 18

By
Saras Rajpal
-
Fire Emblem Heroes Special Heroes: First Festival Event Goes Live on May 18

Nintendo has announced that a new summoning event, titled Special Heroes: First Festival, will release for Fire Emblem Heroes on May 18. The event features characters with wedding themed cosmetics. 

The event features Peony, who is voiced by Ryan Bartley, Eir, voiced by Xanthe Hyunh, Reginn, voiced by Megan Shipman, and Ash, voiced by Lily Emil Lammers. All of the previously stated heroes initially debuted in Fire Emblem Heroes itself. The event also features a Paralogue Story, also named First Festival, which features some of the aforementioned characters. The event will last until June 17, 2026. Check out the trailer showcasing the Special Heroes: First Festival event for Fire Emblem Heroes below:

Fire Emblem Heroes is available now for Android via Google Play and iOS via App Store worldwide. The former describes it as follows:

Fight battles customized for touch screens and on-the-go play. Summon characters from across the Fire Emblem universe. Develop your Heroes’ skills, and take them to new heights. This is your adventure—a Fire Emblem that’s like nothing you’ve seen before!

The game features an ongoing, original story where new characters and dozens upon dozens of battle-tested Heroes from across the Fire Emblem universe meet.

Take part in strategic turn-based battles streamlined for on-the-go play with maps that fit in the palm of your hand! You’ll need to think hard about the advantages and disadvantages of each Hero’s weapon…and even evaluate the map itself as you battle. Lead your army with easy touch-and-drag controls, including the ability to attack by simply swiping an ally over an enemy.

Witch on the Holy Night Film Reveals Main Cast Members

By
Soul Kiwami
-
Witch on the Holy Night

Aniplex and ufotable have revealed the main cast for the Witch on the Holy Night anime film, which are all returning cast members from the visual novel.

The cast of Witch on the Holy Night includes:

  • Haruka Tomatsu as Aoko Aozaki

  • Yūsuke Kobayashi as Soujyuro Sizuki

  • Kana Hanazawa as Alice Kuonji

Witch on the Holy Night will premiere later this year in theaters in Japan. Studio ufotable is responsible for the animation of the film, which was featured in ufotable’s “future projects” reel. The studio has a long-standing relationship with TYPE-MOON, being responsible for the production of Fate/Zero, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel movie trilogy, and 8 the Garden of Sinners films. Alongside their TYPE-MOON works, the company is also known for their work on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

Witch on the Holy Night key visual
©奈須きのこ・TYPE-MOON / アニプレックス・ノーツ・ufotable

The Witch on the Holy Night visual novel released on December 8, 2022 worldwide for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. A Steam version was released one year later on December 14, 2023. This localized version of Witch on the Holy Night includes full voice acting, HD visuals, and remastered audio. English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese are all supported. 

Following the game’s release, Witch on the Holy Night creator Kinoko Nasu stated that he’d write he will write a sequel one day “no matter what form it takes.” In the past, Nasu stated that he would like to tackle two sequels.

Stranger Than Heaven Xbox Presents Showcase Exceeds 8 Million Views, One of Xbox’s Most Viewed Streams of All Time

By
Soul Kiwami
-
Stranger Than Heaven Xbox Presents

The “Xbox Presents: A Special Look at Stranger Than Heaven” stream has attracted a lot of attention this weekend, as the showcase itself surpassed 8 million views. This makes the Stranger Than Heaven Xbox Presents showcase one of Xbox’s most viewed streams of all time on YouTube, ahead of Xbox’s E3 2017 showcase.

Stranger Than Heaven launches this winter for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam, and the game will be available day one with Xbox Game Pass. The story stars Makoto Daito (VA: Yu Shirota), a young Japanese-American boy from San Francisco who searches for a better life by heading to a ship bound for Japan. After being caught by Orpheus (VA: Snoop Dogg), Makoto heads to Japan and becoming his sidekick, allowing him to learn the tools of the underworld trades. Makoto is joined by an older boy named Yu Shinjo (VA: Dean Fujioka), who is an ambitious and contentious fellow who forms a bond with Makoto.

Stranger Than Heaven takes place over five stages or acts in the following cities:

  • Kokura, Fukuoka (1915)
  • Kure, Hiroshima (1929)
  • Minami, Osaka – (1943)
  • Atami, Shizuoka – (1951)
  • Kamurocho, Shinjuku – (1965)

As a showman, Makoto can hone into various sounds and tunes on the streets to gain inspiration for original compositions. He can handle his promotion and manage performances, and he’s assisted by Takashi, who is voiced by Satoshi Fujihara from Official Hige Dandism. Tori Kelly is also part of the cast as Suzy, and she performs the theme song alongside singer-songwriter Ado, Fujihara, and Snoop Dogg.

Stranger Than Heaven features a new combat system where players can perform attacks with the triggers and bumper buttons, each of which are tied to Makoto’s left arm, right arm, left leg, and right leg, respectively. There’s a visceral feel to combat that places emphasize on Makoto’s hard strikes, which can be charged and unleashed on opponents.

BLUELOCK-Inspired U.S. Football Talent Camp Established

By
Saras Rajpal
-
BLUELOCK-Inspired U.S. Football Talent Camp Established

The Japan Football Association has established a BLUELOCK-inspired U.S. talent camp designed to find players of Japanese heritage living overseas. The program is known as FUTURE CAMP. 

The new international scouting and development initiative is designed to “identify promising football talent of Japanese heritage living overseas and connect them with Japan’s elite player development pathway.” It will provide selected youth athletes with opportunities to train and be evaluated by JFA coaches. These evaluations will be through training sessions, match play, and physical and technical assessments. Organizers say the initiative is “designed to strengthen connections with players who hold Japanese nationality, have at least one Japanese parent, or may be eligible for Japanese nationality in the future.”

Tsuneyasu Miyamoto, president of the Japan Football Association and former captain of the Japan national team, said the following about the announcement: “Football is becoming borderless, and the era when Japanese players develop solely within Japan is over. We hope this initiative will help us connect with talented players around the world and support their growth within Japanese football.”

Later this year, the BLUELOCK live-action film will release on August 7. The cast includes:

  • Fumiya Takahashi as Yoichi Isagi
  • Kaito Sakurai as Meguru Bachira
  • Kyōhei Takahashi as Hyoma Chigiri
  • Kōta Nomura as Rensuke Kunigami
  • Yuzu Aoki as Gurimu Igarashi
  • Shō Nishigaki as Asahi Naruhaya
  • Yūki Tachibana as Gin Gagamaru
  • Raizō Ishikawa as Jingo Raichi
  • Joey Iwanaga as Okuhito Iemon
  • Shunya Asano as Wataru Kuon
  • Yuki Sakurai as Yudai Imamura
  • Yūki Kura as Ryosuke Kira
  • Masataka Kubota as Jinpachi Ego

The live-action BLUELOCK film adaptation is being produced by CREDEUS for a release in summer 2026 in Japan. TOHO is distributing the film. Further, BLUELOCK Season 3 is currently in the works as the anime adaptation of the manga’s “Neo Egoist League” arc. 

Crunchyroll Announces New Blu-ray Releases for August 2026

By
Saras Rajpal
-
Crunchyroll Announces New Blu-ray Releases for August 2026

Crunchyroll has announced a new wave of Blu-ray physical editions of anime that it will release in August 2026. Some of the new releases include Dragon Ball Daima, Clevatess, Rent-a-Girlfriend season 4, and more. 

The Clevatess season 1 Blu-ray will release on August 18. The special features of the physical edition are as follows:

  • Making-of Chapter 1 Special Effects – Director’s Cut
  • Director’s Interview with Shinji Higuchi (Shin Godzilla)
  • Director’s Interview with Mamoru Oshii (Ghost in the Shell)
  • Behind-the-Scenes English Dub Recording
  • Promo Videos
  • Web Previews
  • Textless Opening and Ending Songs

One Piece Season 14 Voyage 10, which compiles episodes 1001–1012, will also arrive on August 18 in a Blu-ray and DVD combo pack. It will feature special commissioned box art and includes Barto’s Secret Room: Special Episode 1. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved – The Movie and Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 will release a little earlier on Blu-ray on August 11. Lastly, the previously announced Dragon Ball DAIMA will also elease on Blu-ray on August 11. 

Clevatess season 2 will premiere in July 2026. The cast members include:

  • Haruka Shiraishi as Alicia
  • Mutsumi Tamura as Clen
  • Yūichi Nakamura as Clevatess
  • Saya Aizawa as Luna
  • Shūichirō Umeda as Rei
  • Yurina Kikuchi as Mary Mary
  • Tatsumaru Tachibana as Andrew
  • Ryōta Suzuki as Tigel
  • Hiromu Mineta as Leon
  • Misaki Kuno as Sarasa
  • Kōtarō Nishiyama as Edison
  • Akira Sekine as Mirea
  • Shirō Sano as Romain

Kiyotaka Taguchi directs the anime at studio Lay-duce. Keigo Koyanagi returns to handle the series scripts, and Souichirou Sako is the character designer and chief animation director. Natsuko Kondou is the new sub-character designer and additional chief animation director. Nobuaki Nobusawa also returns as the music’s composer.

Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 Tickets Now Live

By
Saras Rajpal
-
Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 Tickets Now Live

Fathom Entertainment and GKIDS have announced that tickets for the annual Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 are now live. The events allows fans in both the United States and Canada to watch beloved movies from the studio in theaters. 

The movies that will be shown are Ponyo, My Neighbor Totoro, Tales from Earthsea, Only Yesterday, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, and Spirited Away. Each month will highlight a new film, giving fans plenty of chances to watch the aforementioned films in either dubbed or subbed formats. Tickets can be purchased via Fathom Entertainment‘s website. 

Last year, GKIDS and IMAX announced that it will be partnering to release 4K restorations films by Studio Ghibli in IMAX in 2026. The films will release in North America after the success of both The Boy and the Heron and Princess Mononoke in IMAX.

The new versions of the films will be overseen by Studio Ghibli’s Atsushi Okui, who has been with the company since 1993. Recently, he was the Director of Digital Imaging on The Boy and the Heron, the first film from Ghibli to launch in IMAX. In a statement, Rich Gelfond, CEO of IMAX, said the following:

“Studio Ghibli has long been synonymous with exceptional storytelling and a devoted global fanbase, and we’re ready to build on our strong foundation with the studio as we partner with GKIDS to bring some of its most celebrated titles to IMAX. As animation continues to thrive as a box office and cultural force, IMAX is poised to meet that demand at scale as the industry’s only truly global platform for cinema.”

1...134135136...3,697Page 135 of 3,697