Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki Anime Premieres in October 2026

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Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki

The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Tsutomu’s Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki (The Middle-Aged Man Loves Cute Things) manga confirmed the anime’s October 2026 premiere in a new trailer. The cast and staff of the Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki anime were also announced.

The cast includes:

  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Mitsutaka Oji
  • Miyu Tomita as Pugtaro
  • Fūka Izumi as Bosskichi
  • Yurie Funato as Anne
  • Asami Tano as Carrie
  • Hinata Satō as Greapy

Tomoe Makino is directing the anime at studio LIDEN FILMS. Yū Satō is in charge of series compositions, and Tomomi Kimura is the character designer. Takamasa Nakakuki is the art director, Akira Hashigami is the color key artist, Tomoya Hosaka is the director of photography, and Kiyomi Yamada is the editor. Fumihiko Ōtera is the sound director, Arisa Okehazama is the composer, and Magic Capsule is credited for sound production. YTE is credited for music production, and FUTOKOROGATANA is credited for music production assistance.

The Ojisan wa Kawaii Mono ga Osuki manga series is being serialized on Flex Comics’ COMIC Polaris website since 2017. Thus far, 11 compiled book volumes of the manga have been released as of February 14, 2025. The series inspired a five-episode TV drama series, which premiered on Japanese TV networks in August 2020.

Lastly, here’s an overview of the manga, via MangaDex:

Handsome and hardworking manager Oji has a secret. He is obsessed with “cute characters”! But… he can’t exactly tell his subordinates that—(><)! A comedy centered around this “uncle’s secret,” which depicts the daily struggles of how he gets by in the world with his love of cute things. Where will manager Oji go tomorrow?!

Magilumiere Magical Girls Season 2 Reveals New Cast Members and Opening Theme Song

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Magilumiere Magical Girls Season 2

The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Sekka Iwata and Yu Aoki’s Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga series revealed two new cast members and the opening theme song for Magilumiere Magical Girls Season 2. syudou×Yūsei Yagi (FANTASTICS) performs the opening theme song “Latte Magic.”

The new cast members include: 

  • Manaka Iwami as Sakae Tōnomori
  • Masaya Fukunishi as Hibiki Yamimori

Previously announced new cast members include: 

  • Sayumi Watabe as Iroha Akasaka
  • Mariko Higashiuchi as Hitomi Koshigaya
  • Kōsuke Gotō as Commissioner Koshigaya
  • Taketora voices President Manda

VTuber Marine Houshou performs the ending theme song “BooooM!!!”

Riki Fukushima directs the second season at J.C.STAFF. Michiko Yokote is the new script supervisor, Masahiro Fujii returns as chief animation director, and Makoto Miyazaki is the anime’s composer once more.

The new staff members include: 

  • Assistant Director: Hiroyasu Oda
  • Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
  • CG Director: Shunsuke Kasuga
  • Color Key Artist: Asuka Hino
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Yūsuke Noguchi

Magilumiere Magical Girls Season 2 will premiere on NTV on July 4 at 24:55 / July 5 at 12:55 a.m. JST.

Magilumiere Magical Girls Season 2
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Iwata and Aoki initially began the Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga series in 2021. Shueisha publishes the series, with digital distribution on Manga Plus and Shonen Jump+. VIZ Media releases the series in North America and describes it as follows:

Kana Sakuragi is an excellent candidate for the job. Any job! She’s motivated and organized, and has a fantastic memory. So why has she interviewed at over 15 companies without receiving a single offer? She’s trying to keep a positive attitude, but it seems like her bad luck is only getting worse when a monster crashes her latest interview.

As havoc ensues, she finds herself helping the magical girl who comes to their rescue and ends up with more than just her life in return. Meet the newest magical girl at Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.!

MAO Anime Reveals Cour 2 Opening Theme Song by Former V6 Members

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The staff for the TV anime adaptation of Rumiko Takahashi’s MAO manga series revealed that boy group 20th Century, formerly V6, will perform the new opening theme song “Bokura ga Uwagaki suru Sekai (The World We Overwrite)” for cour 2. Former V6 members Masayuki Sakamoto, Hiroshi Nagano, and Yoshihiko Inohara are back to perform the MAO cour 2 theme song nearly 26 years after V6 performed the opening theme song  “CHANGE THE WORLD” for the InuYasha anime.

New MAO episodes release on Saturdays at 2:15 p.m. PT / 5:15 p.m. ET on Hulu.

Kis-My-Ft2 performed the first opening theme song “HEARTLOUD,” and TRUE performed the first ending theme song “Juai (Cursed Love).”

The cast of MAO includes:

  • Yūki Kaji as Mao
  • Natsumi Kawaida as Nanoka Kiba
  • Hiro Shimono as Hyakka
  • Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Kamon
  • Momoka Terasawa as Otoya
  • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shiranui
  • Motoko Kumai as Funa Uozumi
  • Yōko Hikasa as Tenko
  • Risa Shimizu as Sana
  • Reina Ueda as Yurako
  • Takashi Matsuyama as Byōki

The staff includes: 

  • Director: Teruo Sato
  • Series Script Supervisor: Yūko Kakihara
  • Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Yoshihito Hishinuma
  • Art Director: Hiroshi Katō, Izumi Hoki
  • Color Key Artist: Masumi Ōtsuka
  • CG Director: Tomohiro Fujie
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Akane Fushihara
  • Editing: Kazuhiro Nii
  • Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
  • Music: Shū Kanematsu

Takahashi launched the MAO manga in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine on May 8, 2019, and VIZ Media publishes the manga in English.

Here’s an overview of the manga’s first volume, via VIZ Media:

Nanoka passes through a portal into the Taisho era, where exorcist Mao reluctantly rescues her from the jaws of a grotesque yokai. When Nanoka gets back to the present, she discovers she has some new, incredible abilities. She returns to the past looking for answers, only to get caught up in Mao’s investigation of a series of gruesome murders. As her questions about herself multiply, Nanoka learns that Mao is cursed by a cat demon named Byoki—and so is his sword. If anyone but Mao attempts to wield it, they are doomed. But when Mao’s life is in jeopardy, Nanoka picks up his blade and swings!

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 Reveals Cour 2 Theme Songs and Key Visual

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The staff of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 released a new promotional video revealing the opening and ending theme songs for the second part, also known as cour 2. Daoko performs the new opening theme song “TACTIC,” and Azusa Tadokoro performs the new ending theme song “Hymnal.”

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New episodes of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 will release on Fridays at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. 

Eir Aoi performed the first opening theme song “Esoragoto (Unrealistic),” and CiON performed the first ending theme song “Katsubō (Craving).”

Miho Okasaki reprises her role as Rimuru Tempest, the protagonist of the series. 

The cast also includes:

  • Anzu Haruno as Ramiris
  • Asuna Tomari as Gobta
  • Chikahiro Kobayashi as Ranga
  • Daisuke Ono as Granbell Rosso
  • Hōchū Ōtsuka as Hakurō
  • Inori Minase as Mariabell Rosso
  • Kanehira Yamamoto as Rigurd
  • Lynn as Luminus Valentine
  • M.A.O as Shion
  • Makoto Furukawa as Benimaru
  • Manami Numakura as Hinata Sakaguchi
  • Megumi Toyoguchi as Raphael
  • Natsuki Hanae as Yuuki Kagurazaka
  • Rina Hidaka as Milim Nava
  • Sayaka Senbongi as Shuna
  • Takahiro Sakurai as Diablo
  • Takuya Eguchi as Sōei
  • Tomoaki Maeno as Veldora
  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Masayuki
  • Yutaka Aoyama as Gard Mjöllmile

Naokatsu Tsuda is directing the anime at studio 8bit. Hitomi Ogawa handles series composition, and R.O.N is the music composer. 

Additional staff members include:

  • Character Design: Ryōma Ebata
  • Art Director: Ayumi Satō
  • Chief Animation Directors: Hideki Yamazaki, Masayori Komine and Tomoko Itō
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
  • CGI Director: Hironori Morino
  • Director of Photography: Hiroshi Satō

Here’s an overview of the fourth season, via Crunchyroll:

Demon Lord Rimuru’s dream of creating an alliance between humans and monsters takes a step closer to being realized. As Tempest continues to prosper, Granville Rozzo and his granddaughter, Maribel Rozzo, clash with Demon Lord Rimuru over their plan to protect mankind by ruling over them. Meanwhile, in El Dorado, Demon Lord Leon works toward goals of his own. The awakening of a new Hero draws near!

The Fake Alchemist Manga Gets Anime Adaptation

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The Fake Alchemist

Kadokawa has announced that Jirō Sugiura and artist Umemaru’s The Fake Alchemist (Nisemono no Renkinjutsushi) manga will be getting an anime adaptation. In addition, the staff of The Fake Alchemist revealed a commemorative trailer and teaser visual. Passione will be producing the anime.

To celebrate the occassion both Sugiura and Umemara also each drew special illustrations:

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©Jiro Sugiura, Umemaru/KADOKAWA/The Fake Alchemist Partners

Sugiura and Umemaru launched The Fake Alchemist manga on Kadokawa’s KadoComi website in June 2023. Kadokawa just released the manga’s fifth compiled book volume on February 20. Kadokawa is releasing the manga in English digitally. Yen Press releases the manga in print, with the second volume scheduled for release on June 23.

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

“Please help me, Master!”

One young man transported to another world. One young woman taken from home and put up for sale. One way forward: alchemy and a can-do attitude! Life’s tough in a dark fantasy world when you don’t have any combat powers. Life’s tougher when you’re a slave. But together—and with the right doses of analysis and patience—Paracelsus and Nora might just be able to make it work…!

Mebius Dust Anime Reveals Additional Cast Members

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Mebius Dust

The official website for Dōga Kōbō’s original television anime Mebius Dust has revealed six new cast members ahead of the anime’s July 9 premiere.

Newly announced cast members include:

  • Ryōhei Shioguchi as Tenrō
  • Hiroshi Tsuchida as Shippo Marimo
  • Ryō Hirohashi as Shirayuki
  • Yūki Kuwahara as Takara
  • Mari Hino as Kirara
  • Hiromichi Tezuka as Atsushi
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Previously announced cast members include:

  • Araki voiced by Yuto Takenaka
  • Stella voiced by Nene Hieda
  • Olga voiced by Haruka Satō
  • Taito Ban as Shōsei
  • Sōhei Horikane as Haruto
  • Aoi Ichikawa as Kai
  • Satsumi Matsuda as Kurusu
  • Maki Kawase as Dr. Yuda
  • Shiori Mikami as Spica
  • Ayaka Atsuchi as Suzaku
  • Ayaka Fukuhara as Kyōko
  • Tomohiro Ōno as Kei
  • Rina Honnizumi as Anzu
  • Hiroki Nakamura as Katsuki
  • Sayaka Senbongi as Maria

Tarou Iwasaki, known for his work on Baki the Grappler, is directing the anime at Dōga Kōbō and Yoriko Tomita handling the series scripts. Ai Tomioka will perform the ending theme song, “Dilemma,” while Leo Ieiri will perform the opening theme song, “Mebius.”

Additional staff members include:

  • Character Design: Hatsume Kojima
  • Sub-Character Design: Keiko Ichihara
  • Ramus Ability Design: Kyōko Nagata
  • Prop Design: Hiroyuki Ogura, Kyōko Nagata
  • Chief Animation Directors: Hatsume Kojima, Ken Itakura, Yū Kurihara, Atsushi Soga, Ai Motoya, Katsuhiro Kumagai
  • Action Animators: Keishi Hashimoto, Suen Wai Kwan
  • Art Director: Yōko Nakao
  • Art Setting: Rie Onodera
  • Color Design: Genta Makabe
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Seiichi Sugiura
  • Editor: Kashiko Kimura
  • Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
  • Sound Effects: Toshiya Wada
  • Music: DÉ DÉ MOUSE

Mebius Dust is the third anime produced from the winners of the Project Anima contest. The first story produced was the Sakugan anime, which premiered in October 2021. Fans can watch the anime on Crunchyroll. The second story to be granted an anime was The Story of the Girl Who Couldn’t Become a Wizard, which premiered in October 2024.

Lastly here’s a description of the Mebius Dust story via ASMIK Ace:

Araki, Stella, and Olga are high school students living in a cozy downtown neighborhood.
Playing games, visiting the bathhouse, and heading home – this is the story of their everyday lives… or is there more to it?

The Reincarnated Elf Left on a Journey to Master His Magic and With His Extra Lifespan Became a Living Legend Anime Premieres in 2027

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The Reincarnated Elf Left on a Journey to Master His Magic and With His Extra Lifespan Became a Living Legend

ASMIK Ace just revealed the trailer, key visual, staff and cast details, and a 2027 premiere date for the upcoming anime adaptation of Monshō Sakakibara’s Majutsu o Kiwamete Tabi ni Deta Tensei Elf, Moteamashita Jumyō de Ikeru Densetsu to Naru light novel series. The studio also revealed the anime’s English title, The Reincarnated Elf Left on a Journey to Master His Magic and With His Extra Lifespan Became a Living Legend.

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The cast members include Daiki Yamashita who stars as Liese and Hana Hishikawa as Minori. Yuki Inaba, known for his woprk on Parasyte -the maxim-, is directing the anime at Studio Palette, and is also in charge of series scripts.

Sakakibara first released the story on the Kakuyomu website in 2021. Starts Publishing released one volume of the novel with illustrations by Hatori Kyoka in 2022. In 2023, Kanco launched the manga adaptation on Starts Publishing’s Novema website. The manga’s first compiled book volume was shipped in March 2024, and the sixth volume will ship on June 26.

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

Minoru Kido, age 30, cause of death: traffic accident. As a Japanese, I died without leaving any evidence of my life. At the time of my death, I was thinking, “Next time, I want to live a long life and leave behind some proof of my life,” when I was reincarnated as an elf with a life span of 1,000 years! That’s why I made a vow. I vowed that this time I would spend my whole life living in a way that would leave a mark on my life.

At the age of 20, I was able to use all of the healing magic that elves were originally equipped with at will. By the age of 30, I had mastered all attribute magic, and by the age of 100, I had deciphered all the ancient magic formulas. For the remaining 900 years of my life, all I have to do is run out of the Elven forest and become a warrior.

One day, I’ll be missed by a fledgling adventurer who will eventually be called a hero. Sometimes, a country is founded in my name. Sometimes, I was called the founder of magic and became an object of worship. This is the story of a reincarnated elf who roars his name into history as a living legend.

The World’s Strongest Rearguard – Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker Anime Trailer Reveals Theme Songs

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The World's Strongest Rearguard

Earlier today, the official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Tōwa’s The World’s Strongest Rearguard – Labyrinth Country’s Novice Seeker light novel series released a new promotional video. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song “license” which will be performed by Redhair Rosy, and the ending theme song “Owaranai Yoru no Mamori-kata” (How to Protect the Endless Night) by Inner Journey.

The cast and staff of The World’s Strongest Rearguard anime include:

  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Arihito
  • Aoi Koga as Theresia
  • Sakura Nakamura as Kyōka
  • Yui Ishikawa as Elitia
  • Saori Hayami as Suzuna
  • Kaede Hondo as Misaki
  • Kanon Takao as Madoka
  • Yuka Aisaka as Melissa

Yūji Yanase directs the anime at Maho Film. Deko Akao is in charge of series scripts, and Eriko Yanagimoto is the main character designer.

Tōwa launched the The World’s Strongest Rearguard novel on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website in April 2017. Kadokawa published the novel’s first volume, featuring illustrations by Kazabana, in November 2017.

In March 2018, Rikizo launched the manga adaptation on Kadokawa’s Comic Walker web manga site. Kadokawa published the first compiled book volume in September 2018. Yen Press also publishes the manga adaptation in English.

Yen Press licenses the manga and novel in English and describes it as follows:

Corporate slave Arihito Atobe’s death in a freak bus accident marks the beginning of his new life as a kind of adventurer called a Seeker. Reborn into a fantasy world, he settles into a previously unknown job class called “rearguard,” capable of providing his (all-female) party with critical attack, defense, and recovery support. And it comes with an added bonus: Simply being at the back of the party line increases his companions’ fondness for him! Freed from the shackles of corporate life, Arihito is eager to start fresh as a newly minted Seeker!

ATLUS Previews Persona 4 Revival in 19-Minute Broadcast

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Persona 4 Revival

SEGA and ATLUS hosted its Persona 4 Revival Broadcast on YouTube, highlighting the story, characters, battle system, and improvements of the highly anticipated RPG remake. Persona 4 Revival recreates the legendary Persona 4 Golden in a comprehensive remake featuring new fully voiced events and dialogue, a newly recorded and arranged soundtrack, and new features, such as the Prime Time gameplay mechanic. P-STUDIO Director Kazuhisa Wada also shared a message directly to fans in the Persona 4 Revival Broadcast.

Persona 4 Revival will launch on February 18, 2027 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Microsoft Store and Steam. Persona 4 Revival will be available on Xbox Game Pass on day one. Pre-orders for the Persona 4 Revival Collector’s Edition (console only) are available now at participating retailers. 

In Japan, there will be demo sessions for Persona 4 Revival on July 12 in Tokyo, Japan. The Persona 4 Revival demo features the beginning of the game and lasts around 30 minutes. Feedback from attendees will be collected and shared online sometime after the event ends. The demo sessions will take place on July 12 from 12:00 to 17:00 JST, and more details will be available on ATLUS’ Persona Channel website.

Persona 6 was announced for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Microsoft Store and Steam. ATLUS describes Persona 6 as “The highly anticipated next chapter of the iconic RPG series delivers a bold, new standalone story blending heartfelt daily life and new characters with pulse-pounding, supernatural adventure. Whether it’s your first Persona game or you’ve been here since the beginning, this one’s for you.“

BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 is Now Streaming on Netflix

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Netflix is now streaming all 12 episodes of BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2. To celebrate the premiere, TMS Entertainment is now streaming the creditless version of the BAKI-DOU: The Invincible Samurai Part 2 opening animation featuring the theme song “MUSASHI” by Chevon. 

What’s more, the “Bring It On BAKI-DOU! Experience the Showdown with the BAKI-DOU Team” panel will be held at Anime Expo 2026 on July 3 at 8:00 p.m. PDT in Room 408AB of the Los Angeles Convention Center. Panelists include Baki manga editor Yuki Yokoi from AKITASHOTEN and Takayoshi Aso, the producer of the BAKI-DOU anime at TMS Entertainment. The panel will be hosted by MC Andrew Alandy, and there will also be a “special live showdown” and audience activities with YouTuber and internet personality Logan Chitwood as Yujiro Hanma and Kaz Kobayashi, an actor and Japanese sword combat performer, as Musashi Miyamoto.

J SOUL BROTHERS III performs the ending theme song “KATANA.” 

The staff and cast of the anime includes:

Staff

  • Director: Toshiki Hirano
  • Series Composition: Tatsuhiko Urahata
  • Character Design: Shingo Ishikawa
  • Prop Design: Yasuhiro Moriki, Masahiro Sugiyama
  • Art Direction: Seiko Akashi, Sachiko Kigasawa
  • Background Art Seiko Akashi
  • Color Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
  • Director of Photography: Tatsuo Noguchi
  • Editing: Yuriko Sano
  • Sound Director: Yasuyuki Urakami
  • Sound Production: AUDIO PLANNING U
  • Sounds Effects: Masahiro Shoji (Fizz Sound Creation)
  • Music: Kenji Fujisawa (Team-MAX）
  • Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
  • Production: BAKI-DOU Production Committee

Cast

  • Baki Hanma: Nobunaga Shimazaki
  • Yujiro Hanma: Akio Otsuka
  • Musashi Miyamoto: Naoya Uchida
  • Sea King Retsu: Rikiya Koyama
  • Kaoru Hanayama: Takuya Eguchi
  • Doppo Orochi: Takayuki Sugo
  • Katsumi Orochi: Yoshihisa Kawahara
  • Goki Shibukawa: Bin Shimada
  • Jack Hammer: Kenta Miyake
  • John Horner: Tetsuo Kanao
  • Hitoshi Nonomura: Jin Domon
  • Sea Emperor Kaku: Kenichi Ogata
  • Chiharu Shiba: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
  • Kureha Shinogi: Ken Narita
  • Gaia: Ayumu Murase
  • Narration: Toru Furuya
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Final Weapon previously had the chance to learn more about what’s in store for Baki’s next chapter by interviewing Yuki Yokoi, the Assistant General Manager of the Business IP Department at Akita Shoten. Yokoi has worked closely with the Baki title and its creator, Keisuke Itagaki, and 2026 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for the franchise. Our interview delves into these topics, along with Yokoi’s experience working with Itagaki, the outlook on the Baki franchise from the Japanese fandom, Baki 35th anniversary plans, and much more.

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