Moonlight Peaks Releases on July 7

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Saras Rajpal
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Moonlight Peaks Releases on July 7

XSEED Games has announced that Moonlight Peaks will release on July 7. The game will release on Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam and Google Play Games.

XSEED also released a new trailer, confirming the release date. Check out the latest trailer for Moonlight Peaks below:

The Steam page describes Moonlight Peaks as follows:

Experience life as a vampire in a magical town full of werewolves, witches, mermaids, and more! In this heartwarming, supernatural life-sim, you will raise mystical crops, learn spell-casting and potion-making, and befriend – or even romance – the locals. And at the same time, show your skeptical father that a life of compassion is possible – even for the undead.

Settle down in your family’s abandoned homestead and make it your own. Build your farm with magic crops and livestock, customize your cottage with gothic style, and make friends with other creatures of the night. Embrace immortality and unlock ancient abilities, all in the name of a more bountiful harvest. Unravel the mysteries of the seven families that inhabit Moonlight Peaks and bring a bit of light back to this spooky settlement. Just remember to be back in your coffin before the sun comes up!

Customize your perfect vampire persona and build relationships with the people of Moonlight Peaks to learn more about the town’s history. Uncover the secrets of the seven families who dwell there – and maybe even find your “tomb” love from any of the two dozen romanceable characters in the process.

Design your cozy gothic homestead, turning a forgotten farm into the ideal sanctuary. Obtain new tools and develop your property to grow even more enchanted crops and raise magical livestock.

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

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Soul Kiwami
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4

A new trailer for the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 anime has been released, revealing the opening theme song “Esoragoto (Unrealistic)” by Eir Aoi and ending theme song “Katsubō (Craving)” by CiON. In addition to the trailer, a new key visual for That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 was revealed.

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 key visual
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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 4 will premiere on April 3 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV’s “Friday Anime Night” programming block. The anime will air for five cours, with the first two cours airing consecutively. As previously announced, Miho Okasaki will be reprising her role as Rimuru Tempest, the protagonist of the series. 8-bit will be animating the fourth season.

The first season of the anime premiered in October 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the anime, and FUNimation Entertainment streamed an English dub. Followed by the second season in 2021 and the third season in April 2024. The second anime film, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea, opened on February 27 in Japan, with the North American premiere set for May 1. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Crunchyroll will screen the film in theaters.

The entire series is available on Crunchyroll and is described as follows:

Corporate worker Mikami Satoru is stabbed by a random killer, and is reborn to an alternate world. But he turns out to be reborn a slime! Thrown into this new world with the name Rimuru, he begins his quest to create a world that’s welcoming to all races.

Aniplex and Kadokawa Announce ‘Animec’ Joint Venture

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Aniplex and Kadokawa Announce 'Animec' Joint Venture

Aniplex and Kadokawa have announced a new joint venture, titled Animec. The new initiative focuses on the distribution of anime films.

A press release from Kadokawa describes Animec:

The company name ‘Animec’ is a combination of ‘Anime’ and ‘Cinema.’ It embodies our philosophy of delivering the charm of anime films to fans and contributing to the further development of the industry.

Animec will specialize in the distribution and promotion of anime films, aiming to co-create value with fans, content holders, theater operators, and all other stakeholders involved in the creative process. From nationwide theatrical releases to special screenings of TV anime series, Animec will maximize the value and appeal of each work through optimal release strategies. Working alongside the KADOKAWA Group and the Sony Group, Animec is committed to delivering even more captivating anime film experiences to an even broader audience of fans.

In 2025, Crunchyroll and Kadokawa announced that Qzil.la is adapting Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice into an anime, titled Sekiro: No Defeat. The anime will premiere exclusively on Crunchyroll in 2026. Lastly, the staff and the cast of the Sekiro: No Defeat anime is as follows:

Staff

  • Director: Kenichi Kutsuna
  • Screenwriter: Takuya Satou
  • Character Designer: Takahiro Kishida
  • Deputy Director: Shunsuke Fukui
  • Chief Animation Director: Kaito Moki
  • Action Animation Director: Takashi Mukoda
  • Art Director: Yuji Kaneko
  • Color Designer: Azusa Sasaki
  • Cinematographer: Keisuke Nozawa
  • Editor: Yoshinori Murakami
  • Sound Director: Yasushi Nagura
  • Composer: Shuta Hasunuma
  • Produced by: ARCH
  • Production Company: Qzil.la

Cast

  • Wolf: Daisuke Namikawa
  • Kuro / The Divine Heir: Miyuki Satou
  • Genichiro Ashina: Kenjiro Tsuda

Release that Witch Donghua Series is Now Streaming on Crunchyroll

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Soul Kiwami
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Release that Witch donghua series

Crunchyroll has announced that the Release that Witch donghua series is now streaming worldwide, excluding Japan, China, and Korea. New episodes of Release that Witch will air on a weekly basis with English subtitles on Crunchyroll.com, with eight episodes expected to release in total at 10:00 a.m. PST / 1:00 p.m. EST on Mondays. 

Here’s the schedule and timing for new episodes of the Release that Witch donghua:

  • Episode 1 – March 2 at 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Episode 2 – March 9 at 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Episode 3 – March 16 at 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Episode 4 – March 23 at 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Episode 5 – March 30 at 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Episode 6 – April 6 at 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Episode 7 – April 13 at 10:00 a.m. PST
  • Episode 8 – April 20 at 10:00 a.m. PST

Lastly, here’s an overview of the donghua, via Crunchyroll:

Modern man Cheng Yan unexpectedly dies and his soul travels to a medieval European-style otherworldly continent, becoming Roland, the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Graycastle. This playboy prince saves the witch Anna at an execution scene and is shocked to discover that magic really exists in this medieval-style otherworld.

When Anna, as a witch, displays her magical skills, Roland realizes that magic can replace some modern technology, so he formulates a “great development of magical industry” plan. Thus, in an era where everyone hates witches, the independent Roland begins to recruit witches, using their magic to transform Border Town and improve the lives of himself and the locals.

In addition to using magic to develop industry, Roland also introduces modern business ideas to Border Town. Under Roland’s leadership, people manufacture firearms, and Roland gains public support. As the number of witches in Roland’s camp increases, the magical industry continues to improve. At the same time, Roland will face battles with great families and other princes and princesses.

As his territory expands, Roland successfully creates a harmonious coexistence between witches and ordinary people, gradually bringing the western territory of Graycastle and even the entire kingdom under his rule, and slowly uncovering the secrets of the devil race and the Witch Empire.

Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi Anime Premieres on April 6

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Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi anime

A new trailer for the TV anime adaptation of Takuma Yokota’s Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi manga was released, confirming the anime’s April 6 premiere on Tokyo MX and BS Asahi. The anime’s new cast members, opening and ending theme songs, and a new key visual were also revealed. 

Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi key visual
© 横田卓馬・講談社／ポンコツ風紀委員とスカート丈が不適切なJKの話製作委員

The new cast members for the anime include: 

  • Yūko Kaida as Nadeshiko Yamato
  • Tetsu Inada as Kaoru Kogori

osage performs the opening theme song “Hitorigoto (Monologue),” and Me Minor performs the ending theme song “Heya to Garakuta to Watashi (My Room, Junk, & Me).”

The main cast includes:

  • Junya Enoki as Tōgo Sakuradaimon
  • Riko Akechi as Poemu Kohinata
  • Hayato Dojima as Yū Izubuchi
  • Jun Fukuyama as Seiichi Tsukishima
  • Yuina Itō as Motoko Akina

Daiji Iwanaga directs the Ponkotsu Fūkiin to Skirt Take ga Futekisetsu na JK no Hanashi  anime at Zero-G. Yō Himuro is the character designer, Masahiro Yokotani supervises the series scripts and writes the scripts with Takahito Ōnishi, and Yō Himuro is the chief animation director and character designer. Kanki Iwamoto, Hisashi Tenkyū, Takashi Toriyama, and Yoshiaki Kitazume are the music composers.

Additional staff members include:

  • Costume, Prop, 2D Designs: Haruya Sasaki Aiko Yamaguchi Asako Ooshige
  • 3D CG Director: Tomohiko Kan
  • Color Key Artist: Akira Hashigami
  • Art Director: Risa Wakabayashi
  • Art Setting: Kiya Hirayoshi
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Naoyuki Katō
  • Editing: Masaki Utsunomiya
  • Sound Production: Saber Links
  • Sound Director: Masahiro Takata
  • Music Producer: Takuya Ōhama
  • Music Director: Satoshi Hōno
  • Music Production: AQUA ARIS

MangaDex describes the manga series as follows:

Sakuradaimon is the school’s prefect. A prefect is a student who is authorized to enforce discipline. As a prefect, he’s supposed to be a role model to other students, but unfortunately he’s not perfect. Kohinata is one of the people who Sakuradaimon has tried to discipline into wearing appropriate school attire, but she has thus far been disobedient.

Rooster Fighter Anime Gets a Second English Subbed Trailer

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Soul Kiwami
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Rooster Fighter English subbed trailer

VIZ Media has released a new English subbed trailer for the TV anime adaptation of Shu Sakuratani’s Rooster Fighter manga featuring the opening theme song “What’s a Hero?” by DARUMA Rollin’.

The Rooster Fighter anime will premiere on March 14 during Adult Swim’s Toonami programming block at 12:00 a.m. EST (effectively March 15 at midnight). The next day, the Rooster Fighter anime will be streaming on Hulu in the U.S. and Disney+ around the world with English dubbed and English subbed options. On April 5, the anime will make its TV premiere in Japan.

The English dub cast includes:

  • Patrick Seitz as Keiji
  • Luci Christian as Elizabeth
  • Kimoy Lee as Piyoko
  • Robbie Daymond as Keisuke
  • Roger Rose as Morio

The Japanese cast includes:

  • Kenta Miyake as Keiji
  • Mariko Honda as Elizabeth
  • Shiori Izawa as Piyoko
  • Tomohiro Ono as Keisuke
  • Mitsuaki Kanuka as Morio
  • Yuko Kaida as Kugone
  • Natsumi Fujiwara as Hikari
  • Jun Kasama as Yuji
  • Akio Otsuka as Keizan
  • Hikaru Tono as Sara

The staff of the anime includes:

  • Director: Daisuke Suzuki
  • Series Composition: Hiroshi Seko
  • Producer: Joseph Chou
  • Animation Production: Sanzigen
  • Produced By: SOLA ENTERTAINMENT
  • Anime Production: VIZ Media, HERO’s

Shu Sakuratani’s Rooster Fighter manga made its debut on Hero’s Inc.’s Comiplex back in December 2020. 10 volumes of the manga have been released in Japan as of July 4, 2025. Lastly, VIZ Media licensed the Rooster Fighter manga in English and describes the story as follows:

The neighborhood cock of the walk is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry—cock-a-doodle-doo!

Katamari Damacy Official Art Print by Brosmind Now Available to Pre-Order

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Soul Kiwami
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Bandai Namco and creative duo Brosmind will release the Katamari Damacy Official Art Print, which is available to pre-order for one week only at the Bandai Namco Store until March 9 at 11:59 p.m. PST in the U.S. and Canada. The Katamari Damacy Official Art Print is printed on 18 x 24″ 9Mil Photopaper, with each print being signed with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

To celebrate pre-orders going live, the latest episode of the Bandai Namco UNPAC podcast is now available, where Brosmind, founded by brothers Juan and Alejandro Mingarro in Barcelona, discusses their work on the art print. There’s also a teaser for a new song that will be released in the upcoming DLC for Once Upon A KATAMARI.

Once Upon A KATAMARI is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Players who have save data from either Katamari Damacy REROLL or We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie can unlock a playable Young King in the game. 

The first Once Upon A KATAMARI DLC pack includes the five remix tracks as part of the Katamari Damacy Series Dance Dance Remixes, along with 10 accessories. A free update also added the Saki Hanami cosplay set for the Prince. The Katamari Damacy Series Neo Remixes DLC will adds five more remixes.

Final Weapon reviewed Once Upon a KATAMARI and gave it a 4/5 score, noting that the game is “a strong return to the series that every fan should experience. Everything that made the originals great is still here, along with a few new additions. Not all of them land perfectly, but none take away from the fun. While it’s on the shorter side, the game’s replayability and incredible soundtrack keep me coming back for more.”

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ●●’s Magic Mini Anime Episode 21 is Out Now

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Soul Kiwami
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Frieren Beyond Journey's End magic mini anime episode 21

TOHO animation is now streaming episode 21 of the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ●●’s Magic mini anime on YouTube. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ●●’s Magic episode 21 focuses on a intriguing exchange between Fern and Serie regarding “laundry magic.”

Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 is streaming with English subs and an English dub on Crunchyroll. The previous 20 episodes of Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End ●●’s Magic are streaming on YouTube, along with a “selected version” of the Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2 original soundtrack. 

Mrs. Green Apple performs the opening theme song “lulu,” and milet performs the ending theme song “The Story of Us” for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Season 2.

Tomoya Kitagawa directs the anime at Madhouse with support from Keiichirō Saitō. Daiki Harashina is the assistant director, and Tomohiro Suzuki handles series composition. Takasemaru, Keisuke Kojima, and Yuri Fujinaka are the character designers, Seiko Yoshioka is the concept artist, and Evan Call is the composer.

The cast includes: 

  • Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren
  • Chiaki Kobayashi as Stark
  • Kana Ichinose as Fern
  • Hiroki Tōchi as Heiter
  • Kazuhiko Inoue as Southern Hero
  • Nobuhiko Okamoto as Himmel
  • Yōji Ueda as Eisen
  • Kazuhiko Inoue as Southern Hero
Frieren Beyond Journey's End Season 2 Divine Revolte Arc key visual
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Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime adaptation of Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe’s manga, via Crunchyroll:

The mage Frieren defeated the Demon King alongside the hero Himmel’s party after a 10-year quest. Peace was restored to the kingdom. Because she is an elf, she is able to live over a thousand years. She promises Himmel and the others that she will be back to see them and then sets out on a journey by herself. Fifty years later, Frieren goes to visit Himmel and the others. She remained unchanged, but Himmel and the others have aged and only a little of their lives remain. Later, she witnesses Himmel’s death. Frieren is pained by her desire to have spent more time getting to know people. With that regret in her heart, she then goes on a journey to do just that. On her journey, she meets many people and many events await her.

ARMATUS Steam Next Fest Demo Has Been Extended Indefinitely

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Soul Kiwami
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Fiction and Counterplay Games have announced that the Steam Next Fest demo for upcoming third-person roguelite shooter ARMATUS has been extended indefinitely on PC via Steam. The developers want to give players more time to play the ARMATUS demo and get a feel of the combat system ahead of the game’s launch later this year. 

In the ARMATUS Steam Next Fest demo, players experience the weapons, upgrades, and abilities of the last supernatural warrior of an ancient order while fighting through the ruins of Paris, where demons lurk. Players will fight, die, and come back to life once more in order to find their favorite combination of weapons and gear, and at the end of the demo, players fight The Mounment, a vastly powerful demon.

ARMATUS will release in 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, and Nintendo Switch 2. Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:

ARMATUS is a third-person roguelite shooter set in the demon-infested ruins of Paris. As the last supernatural warrior of an ancient order, armed with powerful firearms and incredible celestial powers, scour the city in search of a lost gateway to heaven – the Sunless Gate.

HUMANITY’S TIME IS OVER

The world has ended. Demons overrun once busy streets as reality unravels. Collapse is inevitable. Sequestered behind holy wards, the last survivors believe themselves the only humans left alive. Their only hope is for you to carve a path through the chaos and find their salvation. But the broken pieces of Paris give way to increasingly demonic hellscapes inhabited by ever stronger and more grotesque monsters.

FIGHT. DIE. REPEAT.

Knowledge is a weapon, and death is never the end. Each run, wield your scythe and a gun of your choosing against brutal demons hellbent on your destruction. To overcome them, evolve your combat style with powerful celestial abilities and passive enhancements. Die and you will revive to fight again.

Fight, die, revive, and try again; Push forward to get farther each run and master your arsenal.

START STRONG, END GODLY

From the moment you step into the ruins, you are heavily armed and powerful. Yet you will keep gaining new powers until you have the tools to lay waste to your enemies. Find your favorite lethal combination of guns and powers, from SMGs and shotguns to holy fire and slow time, to truly obliterate everything standing in your way.

Will you grow strong enough to defeat the horrors of the Scoured Path?

Nacon Connect 2026 Event Has Been Postponed to May 2026

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Soul Kiwami
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NACON logo

NACON has postponed its Nacon Connect 2026 livestream event, originally set for March 4, to May 2026 on YouTube and Twitch. The Nacon Connect 2026 event was postponed after NACON filed for insolvency amid a rapid restructuring of the company

“Faced with a difficult economic environment for the company, we are choosing to focus our resources on upcoming releases and the development of our current games,” the message from NACON reads. “This period will allow us to polish our projects and prepare for a new NACON Connect to be held in May, which will showcase the work of our studios in the best possible way.”

Nacon Connect 2026 will put a spotlight on NACON’s future releases, including games like Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss, Endurance Motorsport Series, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, and Edge of Memories. There will be new information on NACON’s upcoming accessories as well. 

Previously, NACON and Eden Games released Gear.Club Unlimited 3, the latest racing game in the Gear.Club series, for Nintendo Switch 2 on February 19 for Nintendo Switch 2. The game is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam later in 2026. Those who haven’t purchased the Deluxe Edition or Standard Edition may do so in the Nintendo eShop.

Final Weapon reviewed Gear.Club Unlimited 3 and awarded it a 4/5 score, noting that it’s “a great racing game that takes advantage of the Switch 2 hardware to deliver a compelling, immersive, and satisfying experience with smooth gameplay. With a roster of more than 40 car models with 50 tracks across France and Japan, Gear.Club Unlimited 3 gives racing game fans a lot to play with in its content-rich story mode. Although there are a few graphical issues and some missing fan-favorite cars, the game is a great foundation for developer Eden Games to build off of.”

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