The staff of the TV anime adaptation for Masakuni Igarashi’s Tune In to the Midnight Heart manga series confirmed that the anime will continue with a second season. A new music video featuring the insert song “Yonagi” was also released alongside a cast comment video celebrating the announcement of Tune In to the Midnight Heart Season 2 and a visual by Igarashi.
For the first season, Suisei Hoshimachi performs the opening theme song “Tsuki ni Mukatte Ute (Attack Toward the Moon).” Soala performs the ending theme song “Koe no Kiseki (Trails of Voices).”
The anime’s main cast includes:
Momoko Seto as Rikka Inohana
Rumi Okubo as Nene Himekawa
Sayumi Suzushiro as Iko Kirino
Miku Itō as Shinobu Uzuki
Hana Kanazawa as Lemon Ando
Yūki Wakai as Aiko
Nao Tōyama as Ao Hyakusai
Masayuki Takahashi directs the anime at Gekkō, Yukie Sugawara handles series scripts, and Tomoyuki Shitaya is the character designer.
Igarashi launched the manga in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in September 2023. Kodansha’s K MANGA service publishes the manga digitally in English.
Lastly, here’s an overview, via Kodansha:
When Arisu Yamabuki was all alone in bed at night, he was able to find solace in the voice of a radio host who went by “Apollo.” However, one day, she simply stopped broadcasting without any explanation. Years then passed, and Arisu is now a second-year high-schooler. He makes it his mission to search for Apollo, as there is something he wants to tell her. He doesn’t know what she looks like, or even what her real name is, but he manages to get some leads on her in his school’s broadcasting club. That’s where he meets four girls who all dream to get a job where they can make full use of their voices! Just who is Apollo, and how will those four’s dreams pan out?
Sanrio and Sunblink have announced the all-new City Town DLC for Hello Kitty Island Adventure, launching on April 16. In City Town, Hello Kitty Island Adventure players will be able to set up new shops with Sanrio friends like Kuromi, My Sweet Piano, and Tuxedosam, and new friend U*SA*HA*NA will also make her in-game debut with the customizable Imagination Cafe.
U*SA*HA*NA will show players around City Town, make new friends, and lend a hand renovating the player’s Imagination Cafe. There are 35 unlockable friendship levels with U*SA*HA*NA with a boatload of rewards. City Town itself is a new region more than 30 hours of adventure and more than 90 quests.
City Town also features seven new shops, including a plushie boutique, blooming orchards and an arcade. There will also be new visitors, including U*SA*HA*NA’s friends Pannya-chan, Buppyu-kun, Wanwa-chan, Sora-kun and Nyako-chan. Players can prepare cozy apartments inside the Rainbow Tower to welcome them, and there will also be a mysterious cameo guest.
Hello Kitty Island Adventure Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is available now in the Nintendo eShop for $49.99. Nintendo Switch users can upgrade to the Nintendo Switch 2 version with an “Upgrade Pack” for $9.99. Hello Kitty Island Adventure Nintendo Switch 2 Edition features higher frame rates, smoother and cleaner visuals with a higher resolution, CameraPlay with GameChat, and Joy-Con 2 mouse controls.
Final Weapon previously reviewed Hello Kitty Island Adventure and gave it a 4/5 score, noting that “it’s the perfect tropical vacation for anyone searching for that next cozy adventure. While I did run into some technical issues on Nintendo Switch, they were minor enough that most players will not be phased by them. If you are looking for a new cozy game to play daily in 2025, Hello Kitty Island Adventure should be at the top of your list.”
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is now available for Apple Arcade, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam.
The Pokémon Company has announced that Pokémon Champions will release for Nintendo Switch and Nintendo Switch 2 on April 8. Additionally, it has released a new overview trailer for the upcoming game.
The trailer outlines Champions‘ compatibility with Pokémon HOME, the different modes such as casual, ranked, and private battles, and the different ways in which you can unlock new Pokémon and upgrade them. Certain Pokémon, such as Mega Meganium, Mega Emboar, and Mega Feraligatr, will possess never-before-seen abilities.
At launch, the game will be free-to-start. However, you can purchase the Pokémon Champions+ Starter Pack to get increased box space, battle themes from the Pokémon: Let’s Go games, 30 teammate tickets, and 50 training tickets. Check out the overview trailer for Pokémon Champions below:
Pokémon Champions will release for both Switch and Switch 2 on April 8. It will launch for iOS and Android in summer 2026. Lastly, here’s a description of Pokémon Champions via the Nintendo eShop:
Bringing Pokémon Battles to Everyone!
Battle with Pokémon against other players in the Pokémon Champions game! These battles use familiar mechanics from previous Pokémon series games such as Pokémon types, abilities, and moves, enabling the rich and varied battle strategies you may already know and love.
Compete in Ranked Battles against players from all over the world*, or try Casual Battles for some easygoing fun. You can also have Private Battles with just your friends and family.
Pokémon Champions will be compatible with Pokémon HOME, the cloud service for the Nintendo Switch system and mobile devices. That means, in addition to the Pokémon partners available in Pokémon Champions, you can also team up with certain Pokémon brought over from past Pokémon series games and Pokémon GO.
The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Minoru Toyoda’s Draw This, Then Die! (Kore Kaite Shine) manga revealed the anime’s second teaser promotional video, new visual, and additional cast members.
Hiroaki Akagi, known for his work on The Dangers in My Heart, directs the anime series at Shin-Ei Animation. Hiroko Fukuda oversees the series scripts and writes the scripts along with Aki Itami and Kanichi Katō. Takekazu Segawa is the character designer.
Additional staff includes:
Color Key Artist: Kumiko Yanagisawa
Art Director: Reiji Kasuga
Compositing Director of Photography: Shigemitsu Hamao
Editing: Aya Hida
Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi (MIRACLE BUS)
Sound Director: Tatsuhiro Amano
Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
Previously announced cast members include:
Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi
Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima
Saya Hitomi as Kokoro Fujimori
Kanon Fujimura as Sachi Akafuku
Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū
Toyoda (Love Roma) launched the manga in Shogakukan’s Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine in November 2021. The series is also available on Sunday Webry. What’s more, the eighth volume shipped on October 10, 2025.
Lastly, here’s an overview of Kore Kaite Shine, via MyAnimeList:
Ai Yasumi, a first-year high school student living on Izu-Oshima, loves manga more than anything. When she learns that her long-admired, yet long-inactive, favorite manga artist Hoshi no Rei will be exhibiting at COMITIA, she sets off on a journey to Tokyo.
What she doesn’t expect, however, is that a fateful encounter at the event will change her life forever.
“How does one become a manga artist?” Ai steps into the world of manga creation—a path she thought she understood, yet knows so little about. This is the story of a girl taking her first steps down the road to becoming a mangaka.
Epic Games has announced that it has laid off 1,000 employees from the company due to a “downturn in Fortnite engagement.” Additionally, it has also announced that several Fortnite modes will go offline in the coming weeks and months.
In a statement, Tim Sweeney explains that the decision is due to the company “spending significantly more than [its] making.” He also states that Epic has struggled to deliver consistently great experiences in each season of Fortnite, and the numerous industry-wide challenges also factored in to the layoff. Sweeney emphasizes that the layoffs have nothing to do with AI. Further, he elaborates on the company’s next steps:
“What we now need to do is clear: build awesome Fortnite experiences with fresh seasonal content, gameplay, story, and live events; accelerate developer tools with greater stability and capability as we evolve from Unreal Engine 5 and UEFN to Unreal Engine 6. And we’ll be kicking off the next generation of Epic with huge launch plans towards the end of the year.”
Epic Games also announced that Fortnite Ballistic and Festival Battle Stage will go offline on April 16. In October 2026, Fortnite Rocket Racing will also go offline. The layoffs come just a few weeks after Epic raised the prices of Fortnite V-Bucks. The new prices are as follows:
Pack
Previous
New
With Epic Rewards
$8.99 Pack
1,000 V-Bucks
800 V-Bucks
+$1.79 back
$22.99 Pack
2,800 V-Bucks
2,400 V-Bucks
+$4.59 back
$36.99 Pack
5,000 V-Bucks
4,500 V-Bucks
+$7.39 back
$89.99 Pack
13,500 V-Bucks
12,500 V-Bucks
+$17.99 back
Exact Amount Pack
~$0.50* for 50 V-Bucks
$0.99* for 50 V-Bucks
Lastly, Fortnite is available now on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, iOS, Android, and PC.
The boys-love genre gets its time to shine with a high-quality anime adaptation of Yatsuki Wakatsu and illustrator Kikka Ohashi’s The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter light novel series. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter, including release dates for new episodes and the weekly schedule.
In Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter, protagonist Seiichirou Kondou gets caught up in a summoning ritual and is transported to a parallel world called Romany Kingdom. He demands a job and joins the Royal Accounting Department, and after nearly being poisoned to dead, Seiichirou entrusts himself to the “Ice Prince” Aresh, the captain of the Third Royal Order.
Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter will release on Tuesdays at 7:30 a.m. PT / 10:30 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter will have a total of12 episodes this seasonwith English subtitles.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter (subject to change):
Episode 1 – January 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – January 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – January 20 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – January 27 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – February 3 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – February 10 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – February 17 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – February 24 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – March 3 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – March 10 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – March 17 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – March 24 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter 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
Kobore
Win Morisaki
Kobore performs the opening theme song “Magic” and Win Morisaki performs the ending theme song “Back to Back.”
The cast includes:
Kent Itō as Seiichirō Kondō
Tomoaki Maeno as Aresh Indrak
Seiichirō Yamashita as Norbert
Hiroki Tōchi as Kamil
Tomohiro Yamaguchi as Julius
Yuna Kamakura as Yua Shiraishi
Takaaki Torashima as Ist
Yūki Ono as Siegvold
Win Morisaki as Ciro
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Orjef
Shiori Izawa as Selio
Shinji Ishihara directs the anime at Studio DEEN, with Yoshiko Nakamura overseeing the series composition. Akira Yamada serves as assistant director, while Maki Fujii is handling the character design. Megumi Ōhashi is composing the music, and Nippon Columbia is producing the music.
Where Can I Watch Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter?
Crunchyroll will stream the Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and Indian Subcontinent. In Japan, the anime will premiere on the AT-X channel.
What is Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter About?
Yatsuki launched the light novel series in February 2019. Lastly, Yen Press releases the manga and light novel in English and describes it as follows:
One day, twenty-nine-year-old accountant Seiichirou Kondou is accidentally transported to another world. As compensation, the Romany Kingdom promises to take care of all his living expenses, but the workaholic Seiichirou still asks for a job.
Once he’s placed in the Royal Accounting Department, he starts whipping his lackadaisical colleagues into shape. But when he gets in over his head and nearly dies from overwork, the handsome Commander Aresh steps in to save him, and the two develop a unique physical relationship…as a form of medical treatment?!
When a popular radio host stops broadcasting her show all of a sudden, a young man makes it his mission to search for her in the anime adaptation for Masakuni Igarashi’s Tune In to the Midnight Heart manga series. As the search unfolds, Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Tune In to the Midnight Heart, including release dates for new episodes and the weekly schedule.
In Tune In to the Midnight Heart, years have passed since Apollo stopped broadcasting her show. Protagonist and second-year high school student Arisu Yamabuki is determined to find her, but he doesn’t even know what she looks like or what her real name is. However, he manages to find leads in the school’s broadcasting club, where four girls with bright dreams await him.
Tune In to the Midnight Heart Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of Tune In to the Midnight Heartwill release on Tuesdays at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Tune In to the Midnight Heart will have a total of12 episodes this seasonwith English subtitles and an English dub.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Tune In to the Midnight Heart (subject to change):
Episode 1 – January 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – January 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – January 20 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – January 27 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – February 3 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – February 10 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – February 17 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – February 24 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – March 3 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – March 10 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – March 17 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – March 24 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Tune In to the Midnight Heart 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
Suisei Hoshimachi
Soala
Suisei Hoshimachi performs the opening theme song “Tsuki ni Mukatte Ute (Attack Toward the Moon).” Soala performs the ending theme song “Koe no Kiseki (Trails of Voices).”
The Japanese main cast includes:
Momoko Seto as Rikka Inohana
Rumi Okubo as Nene Himekawa
Sayumi Suzushiro as Iko Kirino
Miku Itō as Shinobu Uzuki
Hana Kanazawa as Lemon Ando
Yūki Wakai as Aiko
Nao Tōyama as Ao Hyakusai
Masayuki Takahashi directs the anime at Gekkō, Yukie Sugawara handles series scripts, and Tomoyuki Shitaya is the character designer.
Crunchyroll is streaming the Tune In to the Midnight Heart anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on Kansai TV, Fuji TV, and BS Asahi channels, along with various streaming services.
What is Tune In to the Midnight Heart About?
Igarashi launched the manga in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in September 2023. Kodansha’s K MANGA service publishes the manga digitally in English.
Lastly, here’s an overview, via Kodansha:
When Arisu Yamabuki was all alone in bed at night, he was able to find solace in the voice of a radio host who went by “Apollo.” However, one day, she simply stopped broadcasting without any explanation. Years then passed, and Arisu is now a second-year high-schooler. He makes it his mission to search for Apollo, as there is something he wants to tell her. He doesn’t know what she looks like, or even what her real name is, but he manages to get some leads on her in his school’s broadcasting club. That’s where he meets four girls who all dream to get a job where they can make full use of their voices! Just who is Apollo, and how will those four’s dreams pan out?
Square Enix has released the original soundtrack for the newly launched free-to-play 3v3 team boss arena game Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy on Amazon Music, Apple Music, and other music distribution services. Featuring original tracks and arranged fan-favorites, the original soundtrack of Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy was composed by Final Fantasy XIV and Final Fantasy XIV sound team member Takafumi Imamura.
Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy is now available for Android via Google Play Store and iOS via App Store. Fans can expect six new characters in the two months after launch (April to May 2026): Onion Knight, Iroha, Firion, Balthier, Rikku and Clive Rosfield.
Here’s an overview of the new title, via Square Enix:
Warriors from the Final Fantasy (FF) series assemble in modern-day Tokyo to save the world from destruction in Dissidia Duellum Final Fantasy.
Fight in 3-versus-3 battles where two teams fight monsters and clash in a race to defeat the powerful boss faster than the enemy team!
Legendary FF Characters
Fight as one of several legendary FF warriors like Warrior of Light, Cloud, Lightning, and more, and take on the role of either Melee, Ranged, Agile, or Support. Choose the character that matches your playstyle and work as a team to take on powerful monsters!
More characters will be added over a period of time.
Exhilarating Action
Acquire various abilities and unleash them in battle to gain the upper hand. Customize your loadout from an array of abilities, including numerous newly drawn illustrations by a stellar team of artists.
Easy-to-Learn Controls
Play with simple controls anywhere and on-the-go!
Change the control scheme to one that suits you best from various control settings.
Modern Story
Explore a new Dissidia story unfolding in modern-day Tokyo with Final Fantasy warriors brought to life with full Japanese voice acting and beautiful cel-shaded graphics. Get a glimpse into their daily lives and interactions with one another by watching chat messenger episodes.
Customization & Community
Show off your style by outfitting Final Fantasy characters in their original looks or new clothes fit to roam around the modern world! Collect original and arranged music tracks from your favorite FF games, edit your profile, chat with other players, and join the ultimate Final Fantasy community!
CFK and DeerFarm have opened the official Steam page for upcoming side-scrolling shoot ’em up Shikhondo: Blue Pieta. In addition, the voice cast of Shikhondo: Blue Pieta was also revealed.
Get the full details below, via the official Steam page:
Act 2 of Shikhondo unfolds atop a new stage
The darkness of the city and fantastical beasts of legend appear as formidable new enemies!
Enjoy the fierce struggle of our two protagonists, drawn in an unmatched style, as the passionate performances of the all-star vocal cast bring them to life!
Chase the shadows that lurk within the glorious city centers!
Set amongst meticulously drawn modern stages, including a big city, a theme park, a subway station, and more, the thrilling hunt of the Youkai begins, and you can’t let your guard down for a single instant!
A battlefield without limits, shaken to its core
Alongside the sense of immersion delivered through the overwhelmingly expanded scope of the battlefield, feel the tense action of drilling a hole through the brilliantly laid-out bullets!
On top of that, the game fully supports ultra-wide 32:9 monitors!
Shoot for the highest score with ‘Soul Collect!’
The more risk you take, the more powerful you become with the ‘Soul Collect’ system!
Avoid the enemies’ bullets by the slightest of margins to recharge your Soul Gauge, then unleash all the energy at once to turn the tide and reach the highest scores!
Shoot ’em up fun that anyone can enjoy!
Enjoy the challenge that best matches your skills as you get a taste of the diverse array of game modes packed into Shikhondo: Blue Pieta!
Arcade mode: A mode to enjoy the main story
Boss rush: An extreme series of battles against powerful enemies that won’t give a moment’s rest
Custom mode: A special experience allowing you to set your own conditions and challenge your limits
Characters
Grim Reaper (Voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa) – An ordinary college student buried under busy days, moving between the ordinary and extraordinary in her duties as a Death’s emissary trainee.
Vampire hunter (Voiced by Yoshino Aoyama) – Heir to a family of wizards with a long history. As payment for the powerful magic she inherited from her predecessors, time has stopped for her, and her body shows no sign of aging for all time.
Sister Maria, a Boss Character(voiced by Sayumi Suzushiro)
The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Ryūto and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima’s Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship! light novel series has confirmed the anime’s October 2026 premiere. A new teaser trailer also revealed the anime’s main cast and staff members.
Haruka Shiraishi as Serena, a noble’s daughter and military officer
Norihiko Nagahama directs the anime at Studio A-Cat. Takamitsu Kōno is in charge of the series scripts. Masami Sueoka is the character designer, Jin Aketagawa is the sound director, and Kenta Higashiohji is the music composer.
Ryūto began serializing the ongoing original story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let’s Become Novelists) website in February 2019. Kadokawa publishes the series in print with illustrations by Tetsuhiro Nabeshima. Kadokawa will publish the series’ 17th volume on May 9, and Seven Seas Entertainment will publish the 14th volume in English on January 13.
Shinichi Matsui launched the manga adaptation of the novel series on ComicWalker in November 2019. Kadokawa published the manga’s 11th compiled book volume on March 23.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Seven Seas Entertainment:
When Satou Takahiro is swept away from his ordinary life into the world of his favorite video game, a universe of space battles, interstellar colonies, and danger in the vastness of outer space awaits. Soon, he’s living as “Hiro” the mercenary, with a tricked-out spaceship and a babe on each arm! There are space pirates to fight, girls to rescue, and trouble to get into (and hopefully out of). Hiro is going to live his new life to the fullest!
