With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess Season 2 Premieres on October 1

With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess Season 2 Premieres on October 1

The official website for the With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess anime adaptation has announced that season 2 will premiere on October 1. A new key visual and returning cast members have also been revealed. 

Tomoaki Maeno will return as Prince Sarid, Minami Tsuda returns as Diana Peridot, while Reiō Tsuchida returns as Luis Riston. They join the following cast members:

  • Asami Seto as Rua
  • Sōma Saitō as Sven
  • Momo Asakura as Arianne
  • Kazuki Ura as Garrett
  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Cezee

Check out the new key visual for With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess season 2 below:

With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess Key Visual

Saya Fukase will direct the anime at IMAGICA Infos / Imageworks Studio. Yūichi Imaizumi is the sound director, Hiroki Nozaki and Airi Kobayashi handle sound effects, onoken is the music composer, and Kazuya Takahashi oversees the production.

SORAJIMA and Aminohada’s With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess vertical-scrolling webtoon is available to read via Pocket Comics. Pocket Comics describes the series as follows:

Rua is a saintess candidate who possesses the power of healing. But her ability had one flaw: she could only heal others by transferring their wounds onto herself. Because of this, others bullied her, calling her the “Fallen Saintess.” But it didn’t bother Rua because her best friend Arianne always stood up for her.

One day, Rua’s crush, Commander Garrett, was on the brink of death from a beast attack. Rua healed him, which left her on the verge of death. When she woke up, she learned that all the credit was given to Arianne, and she finally saw her best friend’s true color. Devastated, Rua is lost and helpless when the second prince appears in front of her with a tempting offer. What would happen to Rua as she begins her new life as a villainess?

The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune Anime Premieres in 2027

The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune Anime Premieres in 2027

The staff of the upcoming anime adaptation of The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune has announced that it will premiere in 2027. A new key visual and members of the staff and cast have also been revealed. 

Shōya Chiba will star in the anime, and also performs the anime’s image song “Luck Out.” She wrote the lyrics for the theme. Shigetaka Ikeda will direct the anime, Aki Mizuki is in charge of series composition and the screenpla, Yumiko Hara and Yūki Osada are designing the characters, and East Fish Studio is in charge of animation production. Check out the new key visual for The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune below:

The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune Key Visual

Fukufuku began serializing the ongoing story of The Strongest Man, Born From Misfortune in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in November 2020. Starts Publishing releases print volumes of the series with illustrations by Nakabayashi. Nakabayashi launched the manga adaptation in Starts Publishing’s Comic Glast online manga magazine on the Novema website in October 2021. MangaPlaza releases the manga digitally in English. 

Here’s an overview of the manga, via MangaPlaza:

“Fortune and Misfortune are two sides of the same coin?! Reverse any adversary and cease redemption!!” Siegbert is reborn after an unfortunate accident in his previous life. His new family is warm and welcoming… so much so it seems as though he may no longer be an unlucky person. In this world, he can finally live a quiet, peaceful life… or so he thought. It seems that he actually holds an insanely high luck stat in this new world…? “Every chance is a manifestation of good fortune. If you can cease the chances, your wishes shall be granted…” Conquering each “chance” granted by his good fortune, will he now cease redemption on the generational legacy this family has yet to fulfill?!

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Release Dates, Schedule and Episodes

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class episodes

A class outcast makes quite a pretty friend in his class in the exciting and wholesome anime adaptation of Takata’s I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class light novel series! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the anime.

In the story of I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class focuses on Maki Maehara, who gains the attention of everyone in class after befriending Umi Asanagi—the second-prettiest girl of the school. He’s convinced that she’s out of his league, but as their friendship grows, Maki begins to question whether there’s more than what’s on the surface. 

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class schedule
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New episodes of I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class will release on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. PT / 10:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class will feature 12 episodes in total.

Here are the release dates and schedule for I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class episodes (subject to change):

  • Episode 1 – April 7 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 2 – April 14 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 3 – April 21 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 4 – April 28 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 5 – May 5 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 6 – May 12 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 7 – May 19 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 8 – May 26 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 9 – June 2 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 10 – June 9 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 11 – June 16 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 12 – June 23 – OUT NOW

New episodes of I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class will premiere at the following times (subject to change):

  • Pacific Daylight Time: 7:30 a.m. PDT
  • Mountain Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. MDT
  • Central Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. CDT
  • Eastern Daylight Time: 10:30 a.m. EDT
  • Greenwich Mean Time: 2:30 p.m. GMT

OP/ED, Cast and Staff

reGretGirl performs the opening theme song “Submarine Youth,” and Koresawa performs the ending theme song “Zutto Ichiban ni Shitene.” 

  • Yūko Kaida as Masaki Maehara
  • Shizuka Itō as Sora Asanagi
  • Minami Tsuda as Miki Yagisawa

Starting April 7, I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class will begin airing on Tuesdays at 11:30 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX.

The main cast includes:

  • Haruki Ishiya as Maki Maehara
  • Manaka Iwami as Umi Asanagi
  • Sayumi Suzushiro as Yū Amami
  • Ikumi Hasegawa as Nina Nitta

Hideki Tachibana directs the anime at CONNECT, with Keiichirō Ōchi overseeing and writing the series scripts. Shoko Takimoto is the anime’s character designer.

Additional staff members include:

  • Assistant Director: Takumi Shibata
  • Costume Design: Kana Hayashi
  • Chief Animation Directors: Shoko Takimoto, Kana Hayashi
  • Art Director: Michiko Morokuma
  • Background Studio: Studio TENJIN
  • Color Design: Erika Tsukino
  • 3D Director: Takeshi Saitō
  • 3DCG Studio: WIRED
  • Director of Photography: Takashi Yanagida
  • Photography Studio: EXPLOSION
  • Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
  • Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
  • Music: Ruka Kawada, Yayoi Sekimukai, Shūhei Mutsuki
  • Editing: Maki Sendo
  • Editing Studio: REAL-T

Where Can I Watch I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class?

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class key visual
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Crunchyroll is streaming the I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class anime worldwide, excluding Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan. In Japan, the anime will be airing on the Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, and BS Asahi channels, along with various streaming services. 

What is I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class About?

Takata launched the I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class series in November 2020 in Kadokawa’s Kakuyomu website. Kadokawa’s Sneaker Bunko imprint began publishing the novel series in print in December 2021, and Rin Ono launched the manga adaptation in Comic Alive+ in 2022.

Yen Press is publishing the manga adaptation in English. Lastly, here’s an overview of the story from Yen Press.

Maki Maehara is always on his own at school. He has no friends or hobbies others share, and he doesn’t expect the upcoming academic year to be any different, even surrounded by new faces. And six months later, it seems like he was right—until he runs into his popular classmate Umi Asanagi at a video store! Always at the center of attention and called the “second prettiest in class” by the boys, Asanagi’s from a totally different world. But it turns out the two have more overlapping interests than just the B-grade movies they came to check out…and Asanagi asks Maehara to be her friend!

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Release Dates, Schedule and Episodes

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love episodes

The incredible love story of Harunadon’s Even a Replica Can Fall in Love light novel series comes to fans around the world with a stunning new anime series that will captivate hearts and minds this spring! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Even a Replica Can Fall in Love, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the anime.

The story of Even a Replica Can Fall in Love focuses on the Nao, a replica of Sunao Aikawa. Over the years, Nao lives as Sunao and goes to school while Sunao stays at home. As time goes on, Nao falls in love with Akiya Sanada, who is unaware that Nao is just a replica. What does a replica even mean in this case, and how is this possible? The story of Even a Replica Can Fall in Love delves into Nao and her story, and hopefully, a happy ending. 

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love episodes
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New Even a Replica Can Fall in Love episodes will release on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. PT / 10:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. Even a Replica Can Fall in Love will feature 13 episodes in total.

Here are the release dates and schedule for Even a Replica Can Fall in Love episodes (subject to change):

  • Episode 1 – April 7 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 2 – April 14 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 3 – April 21 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 4 – April 28 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 5 – May 5 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 6 – May 12 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 7 – May 19 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 8 – May 26 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 9 – June 2 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 10 – June 9 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 11 – June 16 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 12 – June 23 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 13 – June 30

New episodes of Even a Replica Can Fall in Love will premiere at the following times (subject to change):

  • Pacific Daylight Time: 7:30 a.m. PDT
  • Mountain Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. MDT
  • Central Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. CDT
  • Eastern Daylight Time: 10:30 a.m. EDT
  • Greenwich Mean Time: 2:30 p.m. GMT

OP/ED, Cast and Staff

shytaupe performs the opening theme song “Refrain,” and asmi performs the ending theme song “Awa.”

The cast includes:

  • Sumire Moroshi as Sunao Aikawa
  • Ryota Suzuki as Akiya Sanada
  • Yuki Takada as Ritsuko Hironaka
  • Kaori Nazuka as Suzumi Mori
  • Jun Fukuyama as Jun Mochizuki
  • Rina Hidaka as Kozue Sato
  • Shugo Nakamura as Haruka Yoshii

Ryuichi Kimura, known for his work on A Galaxy Next Door, is directing the Even a Replica Can Fall in Love anime at Voil. Tomoko Shinozuka is handling the series scripts and is also writing them with Misaki Morie. Eiji Abiko is designing the characters.

Additional staff members include: 

  • Art Director: Miwa Kawasaki
  • Art Design: Tomoyasu Fujise
  • Color Design: Makiko Doi
  • Prop Design: Eriko Kubokawa
  • Director of Photography: Shinji Tonsho
  • Editing: Emi Onodera
  • Sound Director: Ryuichi Kimura
  • Music: Kanako Hara
  • Music Production: KADOKAWA

Where Can I Watch Even a Replica Can Fall in Love?

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love main key visual
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Crunchyroll is streaming Even a Replica Can Fall in Love worldwide, excluding Japan and China. In Japan, the anime is airing on AT-X, BS11, Tokyo MX, Shizuoka Asahi TV, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, and Sun TV.

What is Even a Replica Can Fall in Love About?

The anime is a based on Harunadon’s Even a Replica Can Fall in Love light novel series and the manga adaptation by Momose Hanada. 

Yen Press publishes the novel series in English and describes Nao’s inner turmoil:

When she doesn’t feel well, when there’s a test, when she doesn’t want to go to school… I take her place. I’m her replica. I’m not meant for anything else. But that changed when I fell in love. I wear my hair up so the boy I fell for knows it’s me. We skip school and promise to meet again tomorrow, and every day after. I’m her replica. Everything about me is borrowed and empty, but my heart is mine.

MARRIAGETOXIN Anime Release Dates, Schedule and Episodes

MARRIAGETOXIN anime episodes

Shueisha and BONES Film are treating fans to an exciting and deadly assassin-focused anime adaptation of Joumyaku and Mizuki Yoda’s popular MARRIAGETOXIN manga series this spring! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about MARRIAGETOXIN, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the anime.

The story of MARRIAGTOXIN focuses on Hikaru Gero, the heir to the Gero family of the powerful and influential Five Great Families. Hikaru lives in the underworld as an elite assassin, but pressure from his sister pushes him into the limelight to find a bride and produce an heir. Hikaru asks marriage swindler Mei Kinosaki to find such a bride for him, but this still presents quite a challenge for him as he balances his day and night lives.

MARRIAGETOXIN Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule

MARRIAGETOXIN anime schedule
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New MARRIAGETOXIN episodes will release on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. PT / 10:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs and an English dub. MARRIAGETOXIN will feature 13 episodes in total.

Here are the release dates and schedule for MARRIAGETOXIN episodes (subject to change):

  • Episode 1 – April 7 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 2 – April 14 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 3 – April 21 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 4 – April 28 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 5 – May 5 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 6 – May 12 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 7 – May 19 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 8 – May 26 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 9 – June 2 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 10 – June 9 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 11 – June 16 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 12 – June 23 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 13 – June 30

New episodes of MARRIAGETOXIN will premiere at the following times (subject to change):

  • Pacific Daylight Time: 7:30 a.m. PDT
  • Mountain Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. MDT
  • Central Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. CDT
  • Eastern Daylight Time: 10:30 a.m. EDT
  • Greenwich Mean Time: 2:30 p.m. GMT

OP/ED, Cast and Staff

Yurina Hirate performs opening theme song “Kill or Kiss,” and singer-songwriter AKASAKI will perform the ending theme song “Shake Na Baby.” 

The Japanese cast includes:

  • Haruki Ishiya as Hikaru Gero
  • Shion Wakayama as Mei Kinosaki
  • Anna Nagase as Kyoko Himekawa
  • Mariya Ise as Shizuku Ushio
  • Asaki Yuikawa as Shiori Ureshino
  • Soma Saito as Genya Naruko
  • Hinano Shirahama as Kimie Arashiyama
  • Simba Tsuchiya as Piichi Nakagawa
  • Haruka Shiraishi as Akari Gero
  • Isamu Yusen as Toshiki Hanamaki

Motonobu Hori is directing the anime series. Kimiko Ueno is in charge of series composition and scripts, Kohei Tokuoka is the character designer and chief animation director, and Taisei Iwasaki and yuma yamaguchi are the music composers. BONES Animation is supervising the production by BONES Film and MARRIAGETOXIN Project.

Additional staff includes:

  • Sub Character Design: Yurika Sako
  • Costume Design: Kotono
  • Prop Design: Ayumi Nagaki, Ryo Hirata
  • Art Design: Toshiki Amata
  • Art: Bihou
  • Color Design: Hiroko Umezaki
  • Photography Director: Go Kanbayashi
  • 3DCG: SANZIGEN Inc.
  • CG Animation Director: Taiki Nagashima
  • Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
  • Sound Director: Haru Yamada
  • Sound Effects: Tomokazu Mii

The English dub cast includes:

  • Ethan Gallardo as Hikaru
  • Brittney Karbowski as Mei
  • Taylor Murphy as Akari
  • Marcus Stimac as Bug Master
  • Parker Gray as Tomohisa
  • Cody Savoie as Yosuke
  • Xan Cramer as Narrator

The English dub crew includes:

  • Voice Director: Lee George
  • Producer: Zach Bolton
  • Adaptation: Clayton Browning
  • Mixer: Matt Grounds
  • Engineer: Paola Guzman

Where Can I Watch MARRIAGETOXIN?

MARRIAGETOXIN main visual
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Crunchyroll is streaming the MARRIAGETOXIN anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on the “Ka-Anival!!” programming block on Kansai TV and Fuji TV.

What is MARRIAGETOXIN About?

Here’s an overview of the anime, courtesy of Shueisha:

For centuries, the deadly arts have been perfected by those known as the Masters. Among them, the Poison Masters of the Five Great Families hold the most fearsome power and influence. Hikaru Gero, heir to the Poison Masters’ Gero Family, has lived his entire life in the underworld, far removed from love or marriage.

But when the Gero Family head decrees that Hikaru’s sister must bear an heir to preserve the bloodline – by force if necessary – Hikaru resolves to protect her at all costs. It is then that Hikaru encounters Mei Kinosaki, a brilliant marriage swindler who becomes the target of his latest job. Realizing that the only way of solving the family succession problem and protecting his sister is through marriage, Hikaru impulsively asks Mei for help in finding a bride.

“That’s the first time anyone’s ever proposed like that.”

And so, with the cunning marriage swindler Mei as his advisor, elite assassin Hikaru embarks on the most challenging mission of his life: finding a wife!

Their goal: the ultimate marriage.

This is the world’s toughest mission for love, brought to you by the ultimate duo – an assassin and a marriage swindler!

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 ‘Welcome to West City’ Trailer Released

Bandai Namco has released a new trailer for Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 to highlight West City, the game’s central destination. Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 players can explore West City, discover fan-favorite and original characters, progress the main story, and much more. The latest trailer also has a lengthy look at gameplay footage.

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 launches in 2027 with cross-play on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. As previously announced, the new game will feature all-new original characters, along with those created and depicted by manga authors Akira Toriyama and Toyotarou. Toriyama was involved in the game’s development for six to seven years before his passing.

Before launch, there will be an official Dragon Ball Xenoverse 3 Road Tour across several U.S. cities with demos and merch giveaways.

Here’s the list of stops on the Road Tour:

  • July 10-12: Dream Con (Houston, TX)
  • July 18-19: Anime Impulse (Santa Clara, CA)
  • July 23-26: San Diego Wine & Culinary Center (San Diego, CA)
  • August 8: Head in the Clouds (Pasadena, CA)
  • August 22-23: Anime Impulse (Anaheim, CA)
  • September 18-20: Lost Lands (Legend Valley, OH)
  • October 3-4: King of Prussia Mall (King of Prussia, PA)
  • October 16-18: Mall of America Rotunda (Bloomington, MN)
  • November 14-15: Camp Flog Gnaw (Los Angeles, CA)
  • November 21-30: LA Auto Show (Los Angeles, CA)
  • December 18-20: Del Amo Mall (Carson, CA)

Fans can also look forward to Dragon Ball Super The Galactic Patrol, which will cover the events of the manga’s “Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc”. In this arc, Goku and Vegeta work together with the members of the Galactic Patrol, the peacekeepers of the galaxy, to battle against a new enemy, “Planet-Eater” Moro.

This fall, Toei Animation will release Dragon Ball Super Beerus, an enhanced version of the first arc of the Dragon Ball Super anime with improved animation and sound, redrawn cuts, and a “reconstructed narrative.”

I Want to End This Love Game Release Dates, Schedule and Episodes

I Want to End This Love Game episodes

Two childhood friends get perpetually stuck in battle over their own feelings for one another in the thrilling anime adaptation of Yūki Dōmoto’s I Want to End This Love Game manga! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about I Want to End This Love Game, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the anime.

The story of I Want to End This Love Game focuses on childhood friends Yukiya and Miku, who both share everything with each other except their feelings. They’ve been playing a “love game” since sixth grade, taking turns saying “I love you.” Whoever gets flustered first loses, but now they’re in high school and every feeling gets even more real. It’s clear that they’re ready to seal the deal, but who will confess their love first? The anime might hold the answers fans seek.

I Want to End This Love Game Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule

I Want to End This Love Game schedule
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New episodes of I Want to End This Love Game will release on Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs and an English dub. I Want to End This Love Game will feature 12 episodes in total.

Here are the release dates and schedule for I Want to End This Love Game (subject to change):

  • Episode 1 – April 14 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 2 – April 21 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 3 – April 28 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 4 – May 5 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 5 – May 12 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 6 – May 19 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 7 – May 26 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 8 – June 2 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 9 – June 9 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 10 – June 16 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 11 – June 23 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 12 – June 30

New episodes of I Want to End This Love Game will premiere at the following times (subject to change):

  • Pacific Daylight Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT
  • Mountain Daylight Time: 8:00 a.m. MDT
  • Central Daylight Time: 9:00 a.m. CDT
  • Eastern Daylight Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
  • Greenwich Mean Time: 2:00 p.m. GMT

OP/ED, Cast and Staff

CHICO with Honeyworks perform the opening theme song “Kimi no Sei de Aishiteru (It’s Your Fault that I Love You),” and PompadollS performs the ending theme song “Little World.”

The cast members include:

  • Kaito Ishikawa as Yukiya Asagi
  • Miku Itō as Wakana Asagi
  • Wakana Maruoka as Miku Sakura.
  • Wakana Maruoka as Wakana Asagi
  • Takehito Koyasu as Masaru Shinonome
  • Yui Ogura as Hinako Hanaba
  • Kaede Hondo as Natsuki Moegi

Azuma Tani is directing the I Want to End This Love Game anime at Felix Films. Keiichirō Ōchi writes and oversees the series scripts, Yūki Fukuchi is the character designer, and Akito Matsuda is the music composer. 

Additional staff members include:

  • Sub-character Designers: Ryōsuke Tanigawa, Tomokazu Sugimura
  • Prop Design: Tomokazu Sugimura
  • Art Director: Masanori Nishiyama
  • Color Design: Natsuko Ueno
  • 3D Director: Masaomi Suzuki
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Jun Kubota (Cyan)
  • Editing: Azuma Tani, Misaki Enokida
  • Sound Director: Satoshi Yano
  • Music Production: POPHOLIC
  • Music Cooperation: Myrica Music

Where Can I Watch I Want to End This Love Game?

I Want to End This Love Game key visual
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Crunchyroll is streaming I Want to End This Love Game in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on the Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS Asahi, along with ABEMA, d Anime Store, and other streaming services.

What is I Want to End This Love Game About?

Dōmoto launched the manga series on the Sunday Webry website in 2021. Shogakukan publishes the manga series in Japan, and in the west, VIZ Media publishes the manga in English.

Lastly, here’s an description of the manga series, via VIZ Media:

After leaving behind his image as a quiet nerd, Yukiya’s ready to break hearts and take names with the ultimate high school glow-up. Well, he’s really just got one girl in his sights—his best friend, Miku! Using her favorite shojo manga as his weapon, he’s prepared to pin her to the wall and gaze at her with the perfect smolder! Will his advances get her heart racing? Or will Yukiya end up making a fool of himself?

The Ribbon Hero Anime Film Reveals New Cast Members and Theme Song

The staff of The Ribbon Hero, the new anime film adaptation based on Osamu Tezuka’s classic Princess Knight manga, has revealed new cast members and the film’s theme song “Reborn” by the Japanese/Korean group Girls Archives. A new trailer was also released on the anime’s website.

 

The new cast members of The Ribbon Hero include:

  • Seiran Kobayashi as Pine
  • Kōki Uchiyama as Velvet
  • Mayumi Shintani as Zirco

The Ribbon Hero will premiere on August 8, exclusively on Netflix.

As previously announced, Saya from comedy duo Lalande stars as Sapphire, which is her first-ever leading role in a feature‑length animated production.

The Ribbon Hero is directed by animator Yuki Igarashi in his first-ever feature-length anime film. What’s more, the character designs of The Ribbon Hero are being produced by Kei Mochizuki (Fate/Grand Order, Touken Ranbu) with character concept collaboration from Mai Yoneyama (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, LAZARUS). Kazunari Arakaki is the animation character designer, Cedric Herold is the art director, and anime studio OUTLINE produced the film. Satoru Kōsaki and Ryūichi Takada (Shangri-La Frontier) from MONACA are composing the anime’s music.

Additional staff members include:

  • Nergal Design: Okama
  • Art Director: Masanobu Nomura
  • Color Design: Natsumi Watabe
  • CG Director: Akine Nagamine
  • Compositing Director: Hikaru Fukuda
  • Editor: Junichi Uematsu
  • Sound Director: Keiichirō Miyoshi
  • Sound Production: TOHOKUSHINSHA FILM CORPORATION

“For this film, I poured in my respect for Osamu Tezuka, the creator of Princess Knight; for Ichizo Kobayashi of the Takarazuka Revue, which lies at the root of the work; and for the supreme, classic entertainment they brought into the world,” Igarashi previously told Netflix. “They also created their works while overcoming hardships such as infectious diseases and war, and those works became the very foundation of our culture. To everyone living in this era, I hope you enjoy this blood‑stirring, heart‑pounding piece of what I believe is ‘true’ mainstream entertainment.”

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 Release Dates, Schedule and Episodes

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen From Villainess to Savior Season 2 episodes

Pride Royal Ivy returns for another season befitting of her dark destiny in The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2, the continuation of the TV anime adaptation of Tenichi and Suzunosuke’s light novel series! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more about the anime.

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 sees Pride return as the villainess of her favorite game. She must either live up to her villainess destiny or change the world into something better, but deviating from the game’s script will bring some unexpected outcomes and consequences. With her own death looming at the end of the story, Pride will have to be resourceful to avoid a grizzly end.

The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule

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New episodes of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 will release on Tuesdays at 6:30 a.m. PT / 9:30 a.m. ET on HIDIVE. Episodes will be released with English subs. The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 will feature 12 episodes in total.

Here are the release dates and schedule for The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 episodes (subject to change):

  • Episode 1 – April 7 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 2 – April 14 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 3 – April 21 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 4 – April 28 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 5 – May 5 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 6 – May 12 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 7 – May 19 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 8 – May 26 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 9 – June 2 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 10 – June 9 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 11 – June 16 – OUT NOW
  • Episode 12 – June 23 – OUT NOW

New episodes of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 will premiere at the following times (subject to change):

  • Pacific Daylight Time: 6:30 a.m. PDT
  • Mountain Daylight Time: 7:30 a.m. MDT
  • Central Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. CDT
  • Eastern Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. EDT
  • Greenwich Mean Time: 1:30 p.m. GMT

OP/ED, Cast and Staff

Retroriron performs the opening theme song “Ego,” and Garakuta performs the ending theme song “What if.” 

The cast includes:

  • Fairouz Ai as Pride
  • Tomatsu as Tiara
  • Junichi Suwabe as Val
  • Junya Enoki as Arthur
  • Kōki Uchiyama as 15-year-old Stale
  • Haruka Tomatsu as Tiara
  • Junya Enoki as Arthur
  • Kōji Yusa as Gilbert
  • Junichi Suwabe as Val
  • Shinnosuke Tachibana as Leon
  • Hikaru Midorikawa as Cedric
  • Ryōta Suzuki as Harrison
  • Kikuko Inoue as Rosa
  • Toshiyuki Morikawa as Albert
  • M.A.O as Sefek
  • Shizuka Ishigami as Kemet

Norio Nitta directs the anime at OLM Team Yoshioka. Deko Akao is in charge of the series scripts, and Hitomi Kōno returns as the character designer. Hanae Nakamura, Tatsuhiko Saiki, Kanade Sakuma, Junko Nakajima, Misaki Tsuchida, Tsugumi Tanaka and Kaho Sawada are the music composers.

Where Can I Watch The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2?

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HIDIVE is streaming The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 in the U.S., U.K., and other select regions in the world. In Japan, the anime will air on the Tokyo MX, BS11, and MBS channels, along with various streaming services.

What is The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior?

Tenichi began serializing the original story of The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior in the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2018. The novel series is still ongoing, with Ichijinsha publishing the story in print with illustrations from Suzunosuke. Akiko Kawano’s ongoing manga adaptation began in June 2023 in Ichijinsha’s Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine.

Lastly, Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the light novel and manga series, describing it as follows:

Pride Royal Ivy is only eight years old when she realizes that she’s been reincarnated, destined to become the future wicked queen and final boss of an otome game. She’s got it all in this new life: razor-sharp wit, boss-tier powers, and influence over the kingdom as crown princess. Determined to sow despair and destruction across the land, she… Wait, what kind of a rotten future is that?! Princess Pride decides to drop the maniacal villainess plan and protect the male love interests instead, cheating her way to saving everyone she can! Will this final boss end up earning the adoration of her kingdom?

Hell Maiden Launches July 16 in Steam Early Access

AstralShift has announced that “infernal bullet hell deck-builder” RPG Hell Maiden will launch on July 16 in Steam Early Access with the game’s first two
Circles of Hell — Limbo and Lust. The subsequent seven Circles of Hell will be added over time in updates, which will also greatly expand the narrative of Hell Maiden.

The Steam Early Access version of Hell Maiden lets players rescue and befriend all four available Poets of Limbo, which each have their own pool of Weapon and Mod
cards to experiment with. Defeating each boss comes with an additional perk to aid in player’s later runs through the Circles of Hell.

Players will be able to interact with legendary historical figures, including Virgil, Horace, Homer and Ovid. The story will feature voice-acting with talent such as Diana Garnet as Dante and Phoebe Chan as both Virgil and Beatrice, along with “new and exciting collaborations.”

Hell Maiden will be available in Steam Early Access with a total of eight supported languages, including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, and Japanese.

What’s more, Hell Maiden will receive a new opening theme song by Japanese band Mili, titled “Not my Paradiso.” Mili produced all aspects of the opening theme song for Hell Maiden.

 

Mili’s resume includes songs and original soundtrack contributions for Honkai: Star Rail, Goblin Slayer, Limbus Company, ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, and Library of Ruina, to name a few.

Fans can try out the Hell Maiden demo on Steam, and the game’s official soundtrack is now streaming on YouTube. The Hell Maiden original soundtrack was composed by Skyleo.