Kadokawa has announced that a new TV anime adaptation of the 07th Expansion’s Higurashi: When They Cry series has been greenlit for production. A new teaser trailer and visual for the Higurashi: When They Cry anime were released to celebrate the TV anime’s 20th anniversary.
The first TV anime series for Higurashi: When They Cry premiered in 2006 and aired for 26 episodes. When They Cry II: Solutions followed up with 24 episodes in 2007. The anime would go on to receive multiple releases from Geneon Entertainment, Funimation, and Sentai Filmworks while 07th Expansion continued to release new entries in the series, including the now-offline Higurashi: When They Cry Mei.
One of the latest releases in the series is Higurashi Origin, an upgraded version of Higurashi: When They Cry with new features and adjustments for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. The visual novel includes an “Origin” reading mode, sprite switching, the Mehagashi chapter from Higurashi: When They Cry Hou+ with new voice acting and sprites, and more. Lines for the visual novel have been recorded for the new Origin reading mode, allowing for a more cohesive experience.
The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Byū’s Let’s Go Kaikigumimanga series have revealed the anime’s opening theme song and a new cast member. Idol group SWEET STEADY performs the opening theme song “Kimi ga Waruindakara ne (‘Cuz It’s Creepy, Right?),” while Uketsu performs the ending theme song “Iwashite ne? (May You Curse Me?).” Kana Hanazawa joins the cast as Yukinko.
The Let’s Go Kaikigumi anime will run on TBS and 27 affiliated channels, starting July 5 at 4:30 p.m. JST.
Tasuku Hatanaka voices the unnamed protagonist alongside Ruriko Aoki as Mechako and Shigeru Chiba as the narrator. Mayumi Shintani joins the cast as Cursed Doll.
Yutaka Hirata directs the anime at C-Station, Mutsumi Ito is supervising and writing the series scripts, and Yoshimitsu Yamashita is the character designer. Uketsu, an article writer on the Omocoro web service and author The Strange House novel and manga, is working on the anime’s production. Uketsu is also credited for the ending theme song.
Additional staff members include:
Color Design: Taeko Mizuno
Art Director: Yoshimi Umino
Director of Photography: Misaki Horiuchi
Sound Director: Kōhei Yoshida
Sound Production: HALF H・P STUDIO
Music: Akiyuki Tateyama
Lastly, Byū serialized the manga on the Omocoro web service from 2018 to 2024. Here’s an overview of the manga series, via MangaDex:
Mechako, a young girl who has lost her status and enthusiasm because she has lost sight of what “fear” is, happens to meet an uncommonly fearful man.
She decides to use this as an opportunity to regain her former glory.
The man ends up cooperating with her, and she gets involved in all sorts of yokai mayhem.
Bushiroad and BanG Dream!‘s virtual girl band Mugendai Mewtype (YumeMita) have revealed the opening theme song for the BanG Dream! YUME∞MITAanime. Mugendai Mewtype perform the opening theme song “Kore wa Boku-tachi no Seizon no Arasuji (Our Survival), written by Unison Square Garden member Tomoya Tabuchi. A new promotional video and creditless opening animation also preview the theme song.
The first three episodes of BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 2 at 11:00 p.m. JST, followed by BS NTV at 11:30 p.m. JST and Sun TV at 24:30 JST.
The Mugendai Mewtype virtual girl band consists of vocalist Arale Nakamachi, guitarists Nonoka Miyanaga and Ritsu Minetsuki, Miyako Fuji on keyboard, and the band’s DJ and manipulator Yuno Sengoku.
Tomomi Umetsu is directing the anime at NICHICALINE, SANZIGEN’s new studio brand, with Hiroshi Morita as assistant director. Midori Gotō oversees the series scripts and writes the scripts alongside Akiko Waba, Yotsuji Haibuchi, and Hitomi Ogawa. Osamu Nobusawa and Mochipuyo are the character designers, and PHYZ is producing the anime’s music.
Additional staff members include:
Animation Character Design: Takuya Chanohara, Yuka Yamori
Art Directors: Satoshi Tokushige, Shinpei Tokushige
Art Setting: Satoshi Tokushige, Keiji Ueda, Shinpei Tokushige
Color Key Artist: Mana Watanabe
Compositing Director of Photography: Keisuke Watabe
studio ENGI’s new Ghost Concert: missing Songs anime is quite a wonderful enigma, and it’s one that Symphogear fans should definitely tune into! Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the Ghost Concert: missing Songsanime, including the weekly schedule, release dates and timing for new episodes, and much more.
Described as the next entry in the “song battle series” following the Symphogear franchise, Ghost Concert: missing Songs takes fans to 2045 in a near-future world where singing is forbidden. Humans don’t play instruments or create music, either. When high school student Seria Alba hears someone singing on her day out, it obviously alarms her. As she approaches the song’s source, she discovers that the one singing the song is Cleopatra herself, who came from a different world.
Ghost Concert: missing Songs Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Ghost Concert: missing Songsepisodes will release on Sundays at 8:30 a.m. PT / 11:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs. Ghost Concert: missing Songs will feature 12 episodes in total.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Ghost Concert: missing Songs episodes (subject to change):
Episode 1 – April 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – April 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – April 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – April 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – May 3 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – May 10 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – May 17 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – May 24 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – May 31 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – June 7 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – June 14 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – June 21 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Ghost Concert: missing Songs will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Pacific Daylight Time: 8:30 a.m. PDT
Mountain Daylight Time: 9:30 a.m. MDT
Central Daylight Time: 10:30 a.m. CDT
Eastern Daylight Time: 11:30 a.m. EDT
Greenwich Mean Time: 3:30 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Minori Fujidera performs the opening theme song “Gokkon REQUIEMER,” and Minako Kotobuki performs the ending theme song “Ibara no Michi.”
The main cast stars Minori Fujidera as Seria Aiba and Rina Hidaka as Cleopatra.
Additional cast members include:
Nao Ojika as Kaede Saionji
Miyuki Sakurai as Syuri Murayama
Yuri An as Rui Ichikawa
Satomi Satō as Riku Aoki
Satoshi Hino as Setsutei
Miyu Irino as Yōtetsu
Emiri Suyama as MiucS
Noriyasu Agematsu is credited with the original story. UNISON / Project MiucS is credited for the original work. Masato Jinbo directs the anime at ENGI and oversees the series scripts, and Masaaki Uikawa is the character designer. Junpei Fujita, Seima Kondō, and Daisuke Horikawa compose the music at Elements Garden / Heart Company.
Crunchyroll will stream the Ghost Concert: missing Songs anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. In Japan, the anime will air on Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, Kansai TV, and other channels.
What is Ghost Concert: missing Songs About?
The anime takes place in the year 2045 in a world where songs have been banned. Instead of humans playing instruments and creating music, the “MiucS” music app handles its creation. One day, high school student Seria Aiba goes out with friends one day and overhears someone singing, which is prohibited. She finds out that the one singing is the “Great Ghost” of Cleopatra, who appeared from outside Seria’s world.
The staff of Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 – The Calamity have announced the anime’s TV premiere is set for July 25 on TV Tokyo and other affiliate networks. The anime’s opening and ending theme songs were also revealed alongside a key visual.
jo0ji performs the opening theme song “I-BULL” by jo0ji, and 9Lana performs the ending theme song “Rasen.”
Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War Part 4 – The Calamity is expected to run for at least 13 episodes, with a grand one-hour grand finale. This will be the final part of the ongoing Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War anime series. Fans can catch up on the series on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney Plus internationally.
As previously announced, the special U.S. premiere event will feature subtitled and English-dubbed versions of all three episodes at participating theaters. What’s more, the screenings include an exclusive behind‑the‑scenes interview with Bleach creator Tite Kubo and chief series director Tomohisa Taguchi and series director Hikaru Murata about the production.
In addition, Bandai Namco has announced Bleach Mirrors High, a new mobile game for Android and iOS. More details will be revealed in summer 2026. Fans can follow the game’s official account on X (formerly Twitter), and the official website is now live.
The wait is over and the beloved Digimonanime is back with the all-new Digimon Beatbreak series, with Gekkomon being the starring Digimon. As the Digital World unravels, Final Weapon has all the information you need to keep up with Digimon Beatbreak, including the release dates and weekly schedule for new episodes.
In Digimon Beatbreak, protagonist Tomoro Tenma lives in a world where emotions and thoughts are used as e-Pulse—fuel that powers AI devices called Sapotama. Society begins to fracture when Digimon begin materializing from Sapotama. Tomoro meets Gekkomon when it appears on his device, and he ends up joining Glowing Dawn, a secret team investigating rogue Digimon and the dark truth of the AI system.
Digimon Beatbreak Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Digimon Beatbreakepisodes will release on Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. PT / 10:00 p.m. ET on Crunchyroll, followed by Hulu. Episodes will be released with English subs. Digimon Beatbreak is expected to have at least 49 episodes in total, but this total may change.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Digimon Beatbreak (subject to change):
Crunchyroll will be streaming the Digimon Beatbreak anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding Italy), Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS. Hulu is expected to stream the anime in the same regions, but access may vary. In Japan, the anime will air on Fuji TV and other channels.
Lastly, here’s a story synopsis of the anime, via Bandai:
“e-Pulse,” which is generated by human thoughts and emotions, was used as the energy source for the Al support device “Sapotama.” Behind this remarkable development, a terrifying monster appear. Digimon are living beings that evolve by consuming e-pulse. Tomoro Tenma is drawn into an extraordinary experience after meeting Gekkomon, who suddenly appears from his Sapotama. While living together with Kyo Sawashiro and other members of the bounty hunting team “Golden Dawn,” Tomoro renews his resolve. What new future will be forged by humans and Digimon?
The staff of the TV anime adaptation of nonco’s Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy manga confirmed that season 2 is now in production. To celebrate the announcement of Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy Season 2, a new illustration by character designer Akari Minagawa was released.
The Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy anime is streaming on Crunchyroll with English subs and an English dub.
Faulieu. performs the opening theme song “Hatsukoi Moment (First Love Moment),” and VTuber group Asagiri Kōkō performs the ending theme song “Pop, Snack, Junk na HUNNY.”
The cast of the anime includes:
Aoi Koga as Kanan
Seiichirō Yamashita as Yōji
Sayumi Suzushiro as Jeanne
Maki Kawase as Ami
Ayaka Nanase as Nadeko Masurao
Fūka Izumi as Milch Zebul
Hikaru Tōno as Miel Zebul
Yoshino Nanjō as Lilim Zebul
Yasushi Muroya directs the anime at Studio KAI, and Hisashi Isogawa is the assistant director. Rintarō Ikeda handles the series scripts, and Akari Minagawa is the character designer.
Additional staff members include:
Sub-Character Design: Chisa Shibata
Prop Design: Nana Koinuma
Art Director: Nobuaki Mihara
Art Setting: Studio Uni, Quun Plant
Color Key Artist: Mineyo Ōnishi
3D CG Director: Masanari Kira
Compositing Director of Photography: Shigeki Asakawa
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
Sound Effects: Rio Satō
Music: Shūhei Mutsuki
Music Production: King Records
Animation Producer: Hirokazu Shiba
nonco’s Mistress Kanan is Devilishly Easy manga was released in June 2022 on Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The story of the manga series focuses on Kanan, a demoness who infiltrates human society as a high school student to devour souls. A particular high school boy catches Kanan’s interest, but she quickly becomes her boyfriend and leaves her primary objective up in the air. With the prospect of her first love, Kanan’s relationship is filled with new experiences for her.
The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Yūki Suenaga and illustrator Takamasa Moue’s Akane-banashi manga confirmed that the series will continue with Akane-banashi Season 2. Akane-banashi Season 2 will premiere in January 2027, and to celebrate the announcement, character designer Kii Tanaka shared a new illustration.
The first season of Akane-banashi is streaming on YouTube in North America and South America, along with Netflix and other services around the world. Episodes are available with English subs and an English dub.
Multi-instrumentalist Keisuke Kuwata performs the opening theme song “Hitotarashi.”
The Japanese cast and staff of the Akane-banashi anime include:
Japanese Cast
Anna Nagase as Akane Sakurazaka
Takuya Eguchi as Karashi Nerimaya
Rie Takahashi as Hikaru Koragi
Jun Fukuyama as Shinta Arakawa (Toru Osaki)
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Maikeru Arakawa
Chiaki Kobayashi as Koguma Arakawa
Yohei Azakami as Kyoji Arakawa
Seiichiro Yamashita as Guriko Arakawa
Fumihiko Tachiki as Zenshō Arakawa
Hiroaki Hirata as Ikken Arakawa
Shizuka Itō as Masaki Ōsaki
Yumiko Konatsu as Saki Yoshino
Ryōta Iwasaki as Kimihisa Kashio
Hōchū Ōtsuka as Miroku Kashiwaya
Ryōtarō Okiayu as Shomei Tsubakiya
Hiroshi Naka as Enso Sanmeitei
Mutsumi Tamura as Urara Ransaika
Shinichirō Miki as Ryu’un Kenputei
Tomokazu Seki as Chocho Konjakutei
Staff
Original Work: Yuki Suenaga, Takamasa Moue
Director: Ayumu Watanabe
Assistant Director: Yu Harima
Series Composer: Michihiro Tsuchiya
Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Kii Tanaka
Sub Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Yasunari Nitta
Chief Animation Director: Hisashi Kagawa
Costume Design: Noriko Shimazawa
Prop Design: Yoshinori Iwanaga
Art Design: Shuhei Tada
Art: Takumi Sakurada
Color Design: Saori Goda
Photography Director: Yuta Nakamura
Editor: Kiyoshi Hirose
Sound Director: Noriyoshi Konuma
Music: Akio Izutsu
Rakugo Supervision: Kikuhiko Hayashiya
Animation Studio: ZEXCS
The English dub cast includes:
English Dub Cast
Abby Trott as Akane Osaki
Xander Mobus as Shinta Arakawa
Rebecca Wang as Masaki Osaki
Brook Chalmers as Shiguma Arakawa
Evan Michael Lee as Issho Arakawa
Rich Brown as Zensho Arakawa
Kirk Thornton as Ikken Arakawa/Yanagiya
Mona Marshall as Yoshino
Clifford Chapin as Kimihisa Kashio/Emcee and Riichi
Yūki Suenaga and Takamasa Moue launched the Akane-banashi manga in February 2022. Viz Media releases the manga in English and describes the story as follows:
Akane unintentionally stirs up a scandal when she’s discovered taking informal lessons from her father’s former teacher, Shiguma Arakawa. And she’s about to make even bigger waves because she is about to begin her first steps in climbing the ranks of a rakugo performer from zenza opening act to shin’uchi headliner is exchanging her secret lessons for formal training. But she’ll still have to finish high school and navigate her relationship with Shiguma’s existing apprentices, all while learning that becoming a stellar rakugoka takes much more than just being good at performing!
In a community Q&A on its website ahead of Halo: Campaign Evolved‘s release, Halo Studios revealed that a Microsoft account and Xbox gamertag will both be required in order to play the game. An account will be necessary for all aspects, including for local split-screen multiplayer. Additionally, players on PlayStation 5 will need two PlayStation accounts, alongside a Microsoft account, for split-screen.
Cross-platform multiplayer and progression are both allowed for via the Microsoft account. More specifics for each platform were included here:
XBOX Series X|S: If you’re playing split-screen on an XBOX console, the second player will also need a unique Microsoft account. If you want to play online co-op, you will need an active XBOX Game Pass subscription.
PlayStation 5: If you’re playing split-screen on PlayStation 5, both accounts will need to have PlayStation Plus and be linked to a Microsoft account. Having these active PlayStation Plus subscriptions will also provide access to online co-op play.
Steam: If you’re playing via Steam, you will need to link to a Microsoft account.
UPDATE: In a follow-up post, Halo Studios stated that it “incorrectly stated that PlayStation Plus is required for local co-op splitscreen play.” It notes that, while players will need a PlayStation account for local split-screen co-op, it does not require a PlayStation Plus account.
Halo Studios revealed other details in the Q&A, such as:
The limited Collector’s Editions of the game are sold out, with no plans to restock.
There is no dedicated Photo Mode or Theater Mode, though cinematic screenshots will be achievable with in-game options.
Halo Studios has no plans for additional content or a demo.
There are no assassination animations.
The Mark IV armor is not available outside the bonus missions. Additionally, Spartan customization will not be visible in cutscenes.
Kadokawa has released a new promotional video, key visual and two new cast members for the upcoming original anime Goodbye Lara (Sayonara Lara). The video previewed and revealed the anime’s ending theme song “Hearts Glow” by Hana Hope.
Takushi Koide is directing the series at Kinema Citrus, and Anna Kawahara is overseeing the series scripts. Shiori Tani is the character designer, and Yuma Yamaguchi is composing the music.
Once upon a time, there was a mermaid princess named Lara. She grew up surrounded by the love of her father, the King of the Sea, and her sisters. One day, Lala falls in love with a human prince who lives on land, a forbidden love that is not permitted in the world of mermaids. Nevertheless, Lara sets off to the surface, drinking the potion given to her by the witch Grace and transforming into a human.
However, it was a forbidden drug that would disappear like bubbles if he did not find “true love.” Although she was a mermaid princess, Lala longed for love with a human. However, her wish was not granted, and she turned into foam and disappeared into the sea. 200 years later, the mermaid princess Lara is reborn in Lake Biwa, this time to find true love.
