The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Premieres on April 3

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The staff of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 has announced the anime’s April 3 premiere. New episodes of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 will air on Fridays starting April 3 at 10:30 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 main key visual
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Chihiro Kumano is directing The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 at project No.9. Keiichirō Ōchi was in charge of the series scripts, and Takayuki Noguchi adapted Hanekoto’s original character designs for animation, and Moe Hyūga composed the music.

The cast of the anime includes:

  • Manaka Iwami as Mahiru Shiina
  • Taito Ban as Amane Fujimiya
  • Taku Yashiro as Itsuki Akasawa
  • Haruka Shiraishi as Chitose Shirakawa

All twelve episodes for The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 1 are available on Crunchyroll. Each episode is approximately 25 minutes.

Saekisan launched the story of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten in December 2018. Suzu Yūki launched the manga adaptation of the light novel series in January 2022. 

Lastly, the manga adaptation is available on Manga UP!, and the series is described as follows:

Fujimiya Amane, a high school student, lives by himself in his apartment. Next to him lives Shiina Mahiru, the prettiest girl at school. Someone who everyone calls “an angel.” They never really talk, but when Amane lends Mahiru his umbrella on a rainy day, their relationship starts to blossom.

Before long Mahiru finds out that Amane neglects his cooking and cleaning, and she feels obligated to step in. Although they have zero interest in one another, they slowly find themselves growing closer…

This is the bittersweet love story of a young man and his beautiful, sharp-tongued neighbor.

The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows Season 2 Announced

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The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows Season 2

Shochiku has announced that The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows Season 2 is currently in the works. A new trailer and visual for The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows Season 2 were revealed during the GA FES 2026 event.

The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows Season 2
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The first season of The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows premiered on April 3, 2025. Crunchyroll is currently streaming the anime with English dubs and subtitles.

Bokula performed the first season’s opening theme song “Light Maker,” and sorato performed the ending theme song “Tsuki ni Negau (To Wish Upon the Moon).” 

The main cast of the anime includes:

  • Yuki Nakashima as Krishna
  • Taku Yashiro as Zonde
  • Masaaki Mizunaka as Aston
  • Shōgo Sakata as Zenos
  • Miharu Hanai as Lily
  • Yōko Hikasa as Carmilla
  • Anna Nagase as Zophia

Joe Yoshizaki directed the first season of The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows at Makaria Inc. Taika Miyagi was in charge of scripts, while Denpuougi and Yoshihiro Sawada handled character design. Harumi Fuuki is the music composer, while Hiroto Morishita is the sound director.

Here’s an overview of the novel series, via Crunchyroll:

Banished as “useless,” Zenos, a self-taught healer from the slums, turns despair into defiance and opens a secret clinic in the city’s shadows. With unlicensed, unmatched magic, he cures, comforts, and rights wrongs, quietly becoming a legend. But as his power grows, even the royal palace takes notice. Can he buck the odds and heal a world that cast him aside?

Love Through a Prism Anime Shares New Sneak Peek

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Saras Rajpal
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Love Through a Prism

Netflix has released a new sneak peek for the upcoming anime, Love Through a Prism. The series will premiere on the streaming service on January 15. 

The sneak peek showcases Saint Thomas Art Academy, one of the key settings for the anime. It also highlights two major characters: Dorothy and Lili. Check out the full sneak peek for Love Through a Prism below:

WIT Studio is animating the anime series, which is being directed by Kazuto Nakazawa. Chilli Beans performs the theme song “star flower.”

Additional staff members include:

  • Second Director: Tetsuya Takahashi
  • Third Director: Saki Fujii
  • Written by: Yoko Kamio, Saki Fujii
  • Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Yasuko Takahashi
  • Sub-character Design/Chief Animation Director: Aiko Minowa
  • Color Designer: Hanami Tanaka
  • Background Supervisor: Yusuke Takeda (Bamboo)
  • Compositing Director: Keisuke Nozawa
  • Editing: Chika Ishii
  • Music: Naoki “naotyu-” Chiba
  • Sound Director: Tohru Kanegae
  • Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
  • Animation Producer: Keita Yoshinobu

The cast of the anime includes: 

  • Atsumi Tanezaki as Lili Ichijoin
  • Koki Uchiyama as Kit Church
  • Yuki Kaji as Shinnosuke Kobayakawa
  • Megumi Han as Dorothy Brown
  • Yohei Azakami as Joffrey O’Brien
  • Shogo Sakata as Peter Anthony
  • Sumire Uesaka as Catherine Astor
  • Akari Kito as Sakura Kobayakawa
  • Hochu Otsuka as Charles Brant
  • Yuhko Kaida as Take Ichijoin
  • Junichi Suwabe as Richard Church

“This is the story of Lili, who blazes through her time with love, courage and romance,” Kamio said in a press release. “In our society where it is becoming difficult to talk about hopes and dreams, and where common things we take for granted are fading away, I hope this series can be a light for those who watch it.”

Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie Part 1 Reveals Opening Theme Artist

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Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie Part 1 Reveals Opening Theme Artist

Kyoto Animation has revealed the artist who will perform the opening theme for Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie Part 1. The film will premiere in 200 theaters across Japan on April 24. 

TRUE, the artist behind the opening themes for Sound! Euphonium The Movie – Our Promise: A Brand New Day and Sound! Euphonium: Ensemble Contest Arc, will perform the opening track for the upcoming film. The movie will mark the first part of the Sound! Euphonium The Final Movie project. 

The anime’s cast includes:

  • Tomoyo Kurosawa as Kumiko Oumae
  • Ayaka Asai as Hazuki Kato
  • Moe Toyota as Sapphire Kawashima
  • Chika Anzai as Reina Kousaka
  • Haruka Tomatsu as Mayu Kuroe
  • Haruki Ishiya as Shuuichi Tsukamoto
  • Ayaka Ōhashi as Tsubame Kamaya
  • Sora Amamiya as Kanade Hisaishi
  • Ayaka Nanase as Mirei Suzuki
  • Misaki Kuno as Satsuki Suzuki
  • Shimba Tsuchiya as Motomu Tsukinaga
  • Shiori Sugiura as Ririka Kenzaki
  • Shiina Natsukawa as Suzume Kamaya
  • Ayane Matsuda as Yayoi Kamiishi
  • Momoka Terasawa as Kaho Hariya
  • Emiri Suyama as Sari Yoshii
  • Takahiro Sakurai as Noboru Taki

Taichi Ogawa directs the anime, and Tatsuya Ishihara is the chief director. Jukki Hanada is in charge of the script and series composition. Shoko Ikeda and Kazumi Ikeda are character designers, and Ikeda is also the chief animation director. Akito Matsuda composes the music at Lantis and Heart Company, with music cooperation by Senzoku Gakuen College of Music.

Additional staff members include:

  • Instrument Design: Hiroyuki Takahashi
  • Instrument Animation Director: Minoru Ōta, Nobuaki Maruki
  • Art Director: Mutsuo Shinohara
  • Color Design: Akiyo Takeda
  • Director of Photography: Kazuya Takao
  • 3D Director: Rin Yamamoto
  • Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
  • Performance Cooperation: Progressive! Wind Orchestra
  • Brass Band Supervision: Masahiro Ōwada
  • Production: Sound! Production Committee 2024
  • Distributor: Shochiku Co. Ltd.

The Sound! Euphonium anime first premiered in 2015, and its latest season, Sound! Euphonium 3, premiered on April 7, 2024. The third season ran for 13 episodes, which covered Kumiko’s third year in high school. Crunchyroll is currently streaming all three seasons of Sound! Euphonium with English subs outside of Japan. 

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

Spring in the first year of high school. Kumiko, a member of the brass band in junior high school, visits the high school brass band club with classmates Hazuki and Sapphire. There, she comes across Reina, her former classmate from junior high. Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko can’t make up her mind. She recollects her experience with Reina at a competition in junior high school.

HoloType: Treasure Zombie Island Announced for PC via Steam

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HoloType: Treasure Zombie Island Announced for PC via Steam

BeXide has announced HoloType: Treasure Zombie Island, a new typing game for PC via Steam. The release date has not yet been announced. 

The game features multiple characters from hololive, such as the protagonist, Houshou Marine. It is unlikely to release on other platforms. BeXide has made multiple other games based on the same characters, such as hololive Treasure Mountain and hololive Goro Goro Mountain. The developers, holo Indie, have also worked on similar games like Holoidle, HoloParade, and the aforementioned titles from BeXide. The Steam page describes HoloType: Treasure Zombie Island as follows:

Houshou Marine sets sail again, this time with typing!

Due to Crazy Ollie’s mischief, the captain’s precious treasure has transformed into “Treasure Zombies”! Can the captain recover her original, adorable treasure? A typing game like no other, filled with Hololive’s most memorable lines! It begins now!

How to Play

The basic operation is a “typing game” where you type the characters displayed on the screen with your keyboard.

In each stage, the selected Hololive member and their companions will appear as “Treasure Zombies.” Type the displayed “memorable Hololive lines” with your keyboard and heal the Treasure Zombies! At the end of each stage, a powerful boss will appear! Conquer their chaotic, memorable lines and reclaim your precious treasure!

Treasure Collection Room

The treasures you collect can be displayed and played with in the captain’s room. Collecting more treasures doubles the fun! Gather as many treasures as possible and create your own unique collection room!

Lastly, HoloType: Treasure Zombie Island will release at some point in the future on PC via Steam. 

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Producer Shares New Message

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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales Producer Shares New Message

The producer of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales has shared a new message to commemorate the new year. The game will release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam in 2026. 

The message, posted on Square Enix’s Twitter/X account, states the following:

“Happy New Year! This is Naofumi Matsushita, Producer of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales. This year finally marks the release of the game. We are planning to launch it across multiple platforms, so please look forward to more information in the coming months.

We would also like to sincerely thank everyone, both in Japan and overseas, for the many positive responses we received last year to the early demo for Nintendo Switch 2. The entire development team is currently making final adjustments with full dedication as we work toward completion. Thank you for your continued support!”

Update: The developers also released a new art piece of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales commemorating the New Year, which you can check out below:

Recently, as mentioned in the message, a free demo of The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales released on Nintendo Switch 2. Players had until September 30 to complete the demo’s survey. It contains the game’s prologue chapter. Here’s an overview of the game, via the Nintendo eShop:

In a corner of a continent overrun with beast tribes, the Kingdom of Huther is humanity’s sole bastion, kept safe by a magic barrier.

After the discovery of heretofore unknown ruins, the adventurer Elliot and his fairy sidekick Faie brave the dangers outside the kingdom on a journey spanning not only the continent, but its thousand-year history.

Open new paths as you explore this untamed continent and reveal the world’s mysterious history. Enjoy intuitive and rewarding action-based battle with a healthy dose of strategic support abilities from a fairy.

Herein are intertwined the fates of one adventurer and one fairy. It is time to unravel the threads of history.

2025 Steam Awards Winners Revealed

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Soul Kiwami
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Hollow Knight Silksong

Valve has revealed the winners of the 2025 Steam Awards, with Hollow Knight: Silksong taking home the Game of the Year Award. Fans had the chance to vote for their favorite games for the 2025 Steam Awards from December 18, 2025, to January 3, 2026. 

The 2025 Steam Awards winners include: 

  • Game of the Year Award – Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • VR Game of the Year Award – The Midnight Walk
  • Labor of Love Award – Baldur’s Gate 3
  • Best Game on Steam Deck Award – Hades II
  • Better With Friends Award – PEAK
  • Outstanding Visual Style Award – Silent Hill f
  • Most Innovative Gameplay Award – ARC Raiders
  • Best Game You Suck At Award – Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Best Soundtrack Award – Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Best Game with Outstanding Story Award – Dispatch
  • Sit Back and Relax Award – RV There Yet?

Valve will be sending physical Steam Award trophies to the developers’ offices, and a virtual trophy will be displayed on the game’s home page. 

Fans of Hollow Knight: Silksong can also look forward to the new “Sea of Sorrow” expansion in 2026 for free, featuring new areas, bosses, tools, and much more. In addition, Hollow Knight Nintendo Switch 2 Edition will be released in 2026 with all the updates and enhancements that Hollow Knight: Silksong received, including high frame-rate modes, higher resolutions, and additional graphical effects.

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance Anime Reveals New Trailer, Visual and Cast

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Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance anime

The Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha staff released a new trailer and key visual for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance anime, which will premiere in July 2026. The trailer features the song “Never Surrender” by Nana Mizuki, and several cast members for Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance were revealed. 

Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance main key visual
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The anime’s cast includes:

  • Yukari Tamura as Nanoha Takamachi
  • Nana Mizuki as Fate T. Harlaown
  • Kana Ueda as Hayate Yagami
  • Azusa Tachibana as Shiina Kuze
  • Rina Hidaka as Setsuna Kuze 
  • Asaki Yuikawa as Towa Yorumi 
  • Chiharu as Shiori Aizawa
  • Aika Kobayashi as Yuuna Kitamori
  • Ayasa Itō as Aoi Niina
  • Hina Aoki as Yuzu Kodera

The manga adaptation entered serialization in Kodansha’s Wednesday Sirius service on April 16, 2025. Creator Masaki Tsuzuki is writing the original story concept for the anime and manga series, and original character designer Shuichi Kawakami is drawing the art. Moreover, Takayuki Hamana returns as the director of the new anime at studio Seven Arcs. Issei Aragaki is the character designer and chief animation director.

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

Nanoha Takamachi, an ordinary third-grader who enjoys spending time with her family and friends, rescues an injured ferret that she had dreamed about the night before. The next day, the ferret cries out to her telepathically, asking Nanoha to save him. The ferret reveals himself to be Yuuno Scrya, a mage from another world who is trying to collect the dangerous 21 Jewel Seeds that he accidentally scattered across the world. He enlists Nanoha’s help, gifting her the magical wand Raising Heart, and teaches her how to become a powerful mage.

Days later, after reclaiming a few of the Jewel Seeds, another mage appears: Fate Testarossa. Stronger than Nanoha, Fate refuses to divulge her reasons in trying to collect the Jewel Seeds. Nanoha senses a melancholy in her eyes, but Fate refuses to communicate.

Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Exceeds 150 Million Copies in Circulation

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Jujutsu Kaisen manga 150 million copies circulation

Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen manga series has surpassed 150 million copies in circulation, according to the franchise’s official X (formerly Twitter) account. A new graphic was released to celebrate Jujutsu Kaisen reaching 150 million manga copies in circulation as well.

Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 – The Culling Game Part 1 premieres January 8 with a double-episode premiere during the “Super Animeism Turbo” programming block on MBS, TBS, and affiliate channels. Crunchyroll will stream the anime with  

King Gnu performs the opening theme song “AIZO.”

The voice cast includes:

  • Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori
  • Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro
  • Daisuke Namikawa as Choso
  • Megumi Ogata as Yuta Okkotsu
  • Kōji Yusa as Naoya Zen’in
  • Yoshiko Sakakibara as Tengen and narrator
  • Kazuya Nakai as Kinji Hakari
  • Yuki Sakakihara as Kirara Hoshi
  • Tomokazu Sugita as Hiromi Higuruma
  • Satoshi Tsuruoka as Fumihiko Takaba
  • Yutaka Aoyama as Reggie Star
  • Neeko as Kogane

The staff includes:

  • Director: Shota Goshozono
  • Series Composition and Script Writer: Hiroshi Seko
  • Character Design: Yosuke Yajima and Hiromi Niwa
  • Deputy Director: Yosuke Takada
  • Art Director: Junichi Higashi
  • Color Design: Eiko Matsushima
  • CG Producer: Yusuke Tannawa
  • 3DCG Director: Daisuke Ishikawa (Monster’s Egg)
  • Director of Photography: Teppei Ito
  • Editor: Keisuke Yanagi
  • Music: Yoshimasa Terui
  • Music Producer: Yoshiki Kobayashi
  • Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
  • Sound Production: dugout
  • Animation Studio: MAPPA

What’s more, Starforge Systems launched its Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Limited Edition PC collection. The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 PC bundle ($2399.99) is the all-encompassing headliner of the collection with a custom PC, desk mat, and wall art. The new PC bundle includes an AMD RX 9070 XT 16GB GPU, AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU, and a custom UV printed case. The wall art and desk mat are available separately for $59.99 and $49.99 at starforgesystems.com, along with a PC case bundle.

Resident Evil Requiem Surpasses 4 Million Wishlists

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Resident Evil Requiem 4 million wishlists

Capcom has announced that Resident Evil Requiem surpassed 4 million wishlists across all platforms ahead of the game’s launch. A new Resident Evil Requiem graphic celebrating 4 million wishlists was also released on the franchise’s official X (formerly Twitter) account.

Resident Evil Requiem launches February 27, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam. This past June, Final Weapon had the opportunity to experience hands-off gameplay of Resident Evil Requiem at Summer Game Fest. During The Game Awards 2025, Capcom confirmed that iconic series protagonist Leon Kennedy is making his return as a playable character in Resident Evil Requiem.

A Resident Evil Requiem Deluxe Edition will be available with the Standard Edition ($69.99), a pack of five costumes, four weapon skins, two screen filters, two weapon charms, and much more. A Premium Steelbook Edition ($89.99) was also revealed featuring the full game, Deluxe Edition contents, and a limited-edition lenticular card.

A special edition Resident Evil Requiem Nintendo Switch 2 Pro Controller ($99.99) with designs from the game and a gunmetal-black finish will be available from Nintendo on launch day, and pre-orders are live in the My Nintendo Store. A Grace Resident Evil Requiem amiibo will launch in summer 2026.

Fans can also look forward to Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Resident Evil biohazard Gold Edition and Resident Evil Village Gold Edition, launching the same day as Resident Evil Requiem. A Resident Evil Generation Pack bundle, exclusive to Nintendo Switch 2, will include all three games. Pre-orders are available now for $89.99 in the Nintendo eShop.

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