Crunchyroll Manga Adds Series from Publisher Titan Books

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Soul Kiwami
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Crunchyroll Manga Titan Books

Crunchyroll has announced a partnership with publisher Titan Books to bring over 20 manga series to the Crunchyroll Manga app and add-on for subscribers. The new manga series from Titan Books on Crunchyroll Manga include ATOM: The Beginning, Kamen Rider Kuuga, and much more. 

Here’s the full list of newly added titles:

  • ATOM: The Beginning
  • Burst Angel
  • Corpse Blade
  • Cosmic Censorship
  • Dopeman
  • Farewell, My Odin
  • Gamma Draconis
  • Hen Kai Pan
  • Kamen Rider Kuuga
  • My Name Is Zero
  • Outsiders
  • Ryuko
  • Shadows of Kyoto
  • Sherlock
  • Somali and the Forest Spirit
  • Speed Grapher
  • Sword of the Titans
  • The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch
  • The Godless World of Onee-Chan
  • The Great Yokai War: Guardians
  • The Poetry of Ran
  • Toxic Super Beasts
  • Villain Actor
  • Welcome to Ghost Mansion
  • Working for God in a Godless World
  • Yan

Crunchyroll Manga is available now for iOS, Android, and web browsers in the U.S. and Canada. The service offers hundreds of titles from AlphaPolis, COMPASS, Square Enix, VIZ Media, and Yen Press, with additional partners like Shueisha, J-Novel Club, ThirdlineNEXT, and highstone to follow with more titles in the future.

Crunchyroll Ultimate Fan subscribers ($15.99/month) can enjoy Crunchyroll Manga at no extra cost, along with additional benefits like 15% off select products, Crunchyroll Game Vault, and more. All tiers include unlimited ad-free reading across mobile, tablet, and web, along with the ability to download chapters for offline reading, toggle light or dark mode, view full 2-page spreads, and build a personalized reading list with curated recommendations.

Lastly, existing Crunchyroll subscribers can add Crunchyroll Manga starting at:

  • Crunchyroll Fan subscription + Manga – $11.99 USD / $15.49 CAD per month (includes Manga add-on at $4.00 USD / $5.50 CAD)
  • Crunchyroll Mega Fan subscription + Manga – $15.49 USD / $17.49 CAD per month (includes Manga add-on at $3.50 USD / $5.00 CAD)

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Reveals Trailer for Cheer Screenings

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Chainsaw Man - The Movie Reze Arc cheer screenings

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc received a new “Cheer Screening Tutorial” trailer in preparation for the upcoming cheer screenings on November 14 in Japan. In the trailer, Beam, voiced by Natsuki Hanae, walks viewers through what they should and shouldn’t do during cheer screenings for Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.

What’s more, a new gift will be available at screenings of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc. The gift is a new Polaroid-style art card by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, featuring a “what if” photo of Denji and Reze together as normal high school students. 

Chainsaw Man - The Movie Reze Arc screening gift

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc opened on September 19 in Japan and September 24 internationally. The movie opened with early theatrical screenings on October 22 in the U.S, followed by the premiere on October 24 in the U.S. and Canada with English dubs and English subs with Japanese voice-overs.

The cast and staff includes:

Cast

  • Kikunosuke Toya as Denji
  • Reina Ueda as Reze
  • Tomori Kusunoki as Makima
  • Shiori Izawa as Pochita
  • Shogo Sakata as Aki Hayakawa
  • Fairouz Ai as Power

Staff

  • Original Story: Tatsuki Fujimoto
  • Director: Tatsuya Yoshihara
  • Screenwriter: Hiroshi Seko
  • Character Designer: Kazutaka Sugiyama
  • Assistant Director: Masato Nakazono
  • Sub Character Designer: Souta Yamazaki, Shun
  • Main Animator: Shoichi
  • Action Animation Director: Sota Shigetsugu
  • Art Director: Yusuke Takeda
  • Color Designer: Naomi Nakano
  • Color Script: Riku
  • Editor: Masato Yoshitake
  • Music: Kensuke Ushio
  • Distribution: TOHO
  • Production: MAPPA

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc original soundtrack -summer’s end- by composer kensuke ushio is currently available now digital music distribution services, including Spotify. What’s more, Kenshi Yonezu will release an exclusive vinyl edition for the opening and ending theme songs of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, “IRIS OUT” and “JANE DOE feat. Hikaru Utada.” Pre-orders are available now at participating retailers.

Maximum The Hormone performs the the insert song “Hawatari Nioku Centi [2-hundred-million-Centimeter-long-blades] (70% Unlocked edit).”

Lastly, here’s a story synopsis for the film, via TOHO:

Denji became “Chainsaw Man,” a boy with a devil’s heart, and is now part of Special Division 4’s devil hunters. After a date with Makima, the woman of his dreams, Denji takes shelter from the rain. There he meets Reze, a girl who works in a café.

My Hero Academia Final Season Anime Gets ‘Climax Battle’ Trailer

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Soul Kiwami
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My Hero Academia Final Season Climax Battle trailer

As My Hero Academia Final Season draws closer to its conclusion, TOHO animation released the anime’s “Climax Battle” trailer to preview the last few upcoming episodes. In addition, the Climax Battle trailer for My Hero Academia Final Season is streaming on both YouTube and TikTok.

Crunchyroll is streaming My Hero Academia Final Season in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia.

Porno Graffitti performs the opening theme song “THE REVO,” and Bump of Chicken performs the ending theme song “I,”. 

The staff of My Hero Academia Final Season includes chief director Kenji Nagasaki, director Naomi Nakayama, script supervisor Yōsuke Kuroda, character designers Yoshihiko Umakoshi and Hitomi Odashima, composer Yuki Hayashi, and studio BONES.

The cast includes Daiki Yamashita as Izuku Midoriya, Akio Ōtsuka as All For One, Hiroshi Kamiya as All For One (young man), Kenta Miyake as All Might, and Kōki Uchiyama as Tomura Shigaraki, just to name a few.

My Hero Academia Final Season visual
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Lastly, here’s an overview of the final season, via Crunchyroll:

Deku and the heroes are plunged into a final battle against villains across Japan. Deku, by fully unleashing One For All Quirks, faces off against Shigaraki. A young and refreshed All For One faces Armored All Might, Quirkless in his powered armor suit. Will Deku be able to bring the story of how they all became the greatest heroes to its finale? Or will everything be destroyed?!

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Series Gets New Lineup Website and Logo

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Soul Kiwami
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Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm lineup website

Bandai Namco has launched a new lineup website and logo for the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series. The new Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm website highlights each title’s content and features. In addition, the website also denotes whether each Ultimate Ninja Storm title covers the story of Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden, or Boruto.

New Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm logo
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In December 2024, Bandai Namco and CyberConnect2 announced the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm series reached 30 million copies sold, achieving one of the highest sales milestones for a Bandai Namco franchise ever. The updated sales figure includes physical shipments and digital copies sold for every Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm entry.

The latest entry in the series is Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections, which is available now on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. Final Weapon reviewed Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections and gave it a 2.5/5 score, noting that the title “ultimately falls short of the lofty goals many had for it.” 

What’s more, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm made its way to Android and iOS for the first time on September 25, 2024 for $12.99. Although the mobile version lacks online battles, the game includes several new features, including auto-saves, casual and manual battle modes, new battle assists (casual-only), improved controls for battles and free movement, a new retry feature for missions, and improved mini-game UI and tutorials.

Scenes From Awajima Anime Reveals New Cast Member and Key Visual

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Soul Kiwami
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Kadokawa has updated its official website for the TV anime adaptation of Takako Shimura’s Scenes From Awajima (Awajima Hyakkei) manga series, confirming Ai Kayano is joining the cast as character Ryōko Ueda. A new key visual for Scenes From Awajima was also revealed.

Scenes From Awajima anime key visual
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In Scenes From Awajima, Ryōko was a classmate and childhood friend of Kinue, before jealousy and admiration toward her caused Ryōko to enroll at a different high school.

Ryōko Ueda
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Scenes From Awajima premieres in April 2026. The cast of the anime includes Niina Nakabayashi as Wakana Tabata and Yō Taichi as Kinue Takehara.

Morio Asaka directs the anime at Madhouse. Kunihiko Hamada is the character designer, and Yasuhiro Nakanishi is in charge of series scripts. Hideki Nakamura is the art director, Junko Sakai is the compositing director of photography, and Takahiro Obata is the music composer.

Shimura launched the manga in Ohta Publishing’s PocoPoco website in July 2011, before moving to Ohta Web Comic in July 2016. The manga went into a hiatus in 2019 and resumed with a monthly serialization in in January 2022. After another hiatus from August 2022 to November 2023, the manga resumed and later ended in March 2024. Ohta Publishing released the manga’s fifth and final compiled book volume in May 2024.

Yen Press will release the first volume on January 20, 2026. Here’s an overview of the series, via Yen Press:

Awajima Opera School—where countless girls from across the country flock in hopes of one day standing on the big stage. As they work toward achieving their dreams of stardom, their time at Awajima is filled with as much friendship and admiration as competition and jealousy. The precious feelings of girls who are at once both classmates and rivals, tenderly captured in the portraits of an ensemble cast!

You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Anime Reveals Ending Theme Song, Key Visual and Protagonist Cast Member

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Soul Kiwami
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The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Shinya Misu’s You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! (Osananajimi to wa LoveCom ni Naranai) manga released a new promotional video, revealing the ending theme song “Amanojaku (Contrarian)” by Hikari Codama. The promotional video also confirms that Takehiro Urao voices protagonist Yonosuke Sakai in You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends!, and the full staff was revealed.

You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! key visual
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Satoshi Kuwabara directs the anime at Tezuka Productions. Mitsutaka Hirota supervises the series scripts and writes them with Mayumi Morita. Reina Iwasaki designs the characters. CyberAgent is producing the anime.

Additional staff members include:

  • Art Director: Masami Saito
  • Color Key Artist: Yumi Aburaya
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Shunya Kimura
  • Editing: Wataru Uchida
  • Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
  • Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion

You Can’t Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! premieres in January 2026 on TV Tokyo, AT-X, and BS NTV. Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime worldwide, excluding Asia.

The previously announced cast includes:

  • Rin Kusumi as Shio Minamo
  • Yū Serizawa as Akari Hiodoshi
  • Sae Hiratsuka as Runa Tsukimi
  • Haru Hinata as Yūki Yamamoto

Misu released the original manga series on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket website in March 2022.

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

Eeyuu, a high school boy, has a problem! Shio and Akari, his two childhood friends who go to the same high school, are too cute! They have no intentions, but if they find out that he is the only one looking at them sexually now that they’ve grown up… it would be so embarrassing! On the other hand, the two childhood friends also have their own secrets…? It’s too tantalizing!! Complicated! But childhood friends are the best! A sweet, impatient, and twisted love triangle romantic comedy.

Needy Streamer Overload Anime Announced, Premieres in April 2026

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Soul Kiwami
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Needy Streamer Overload anime

Aniplex has announced a new TV anime adaptation of WSS playground and Xemono’s Needy Streamer Overload game will premiere in April 2026. The first official trailer and key visual for the Needy Streamer Overload anime were revealed alongside the main staff working on the project.

Needy Streamer Overload key visual
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There will be an advanced screening of the theatrical version of Needy Streamer Overload with special edits of the TV anime episodes. The screening will be held at Theatre Shinjuku in Tokyo and Theatre Umeda in Osaka.

Masaoki Nakajima directs the anime at Yostar Pictures. Needy Streamer Overload scenario writer nyalra returns and is credited for the original idea, scenario, and supervision. Ohisashiburi is credited for the original character design, and Kenji Saikai, Akari Takei, and Umito Shimizu are the main character designers.

Additional staff members include:

  • Art Director: Ryūta Hayashi
  • 3DCG Artists: Kaoru Marumoto, Yume Sakai, Daisuke Katano
  • Color Setting: Naoto Kondō
  • 3DCG Animation Production: CHOTOTU
  • Visual Effects Design: Tailor Animation
  • Editing: Keisuke Yanagi, ACE
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Jiann Horng Wu
  • Music: Aiobahn +81, Sasuke Haraguchi, DÉ DÉ MOUSE
  • Sound Director: Fumiyuki Go
  • Sound Effects: Rei Ueno
  • Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
  • Production Supervision: Ryōsuke Inagaki
  • Original Work: WSS playground

Previously, publisher WSS Playground has released spinoff typing game Needy Streamer Overload: Typing of The Net for PC via Steam. Additionally, a Needy Streamer Overload Digital Deluxe Edition “Internet Angel Pack” was released featuring both games, a digital artbook, two soundtracks, and access to the spinoff Petit Game Collection Vol. 1.

Lastly, Needy Streamer Overload is available now for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam worldwide.

Lycoris Recoil Anime Series Gets New Good Friends Day Illustration

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Lycoris Recoil anime series

The staff of the Lycoris Recoil anime series have released a new illustration celebrating Good Friends Day on November 10. The release of the illustration reminded fans that a new Lycoris Recoil anime project is in the works, but no further details were revealed yet.

Lycoris Recoil Good Friends Day illustration
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The latest anime in the series is Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time, which follows up after the first Lycoris Recoil anime. The anime covers six original short stories that focus on the daily lives of Lycoris Recoil’s characters at Café LycoReco, and fans around the world can watch this new anime without needing a subscription.

Staff members for the Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time anime include:

  • Episode 1:
    • Script: Shingo Adachi
    • Storyboard/Technical Director: Takashi Sakuma
  • Episode 2:
    • Storyboard Script: Imigimuru
    • Storyboard: Shingo Adachi
    • Technical Director: Tsuyoshi Tobita
  • Episode 3:
    • Script: Shū Mori
    • Storyboard/Technical Director: Kōta Mori
  • Episode 4:
    • Script: Yoshikazu Tominaga
    • Storyboard/Technical Director: Takayuki Kikuchi
  • Episode 5:
    • Script: Ken Yamamoto
    • Storyboard/Technical Director: Motoki Nakanishi
  • Episode 6:
    • Script: Shingo Adachi
    • Storyboard/Technical Director: Masayuki Sakoi

The Lycoris Recoil: Friends are thieves of time anime is streaming on Crunchyroll and Aniplex’s English and Japanese YouTube channels. On Crunchyroll, the anime is streaming on North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and CIS. Fans can also catch up on the original Lycoris Recoil anime on Crunchyroll as well.

Here’s an overview of Lycoris Recoil, via Crunchyroll:

For these peaceful days――there’s a secret behind it all. A secret organization that prevents crimes: “DA – Direct Attack”. And their group of all-girl agents: “Lycoris”. This peaceful everyday life is all thanks to these young girls. The elite Chisato Nishikigi is the strongest Lycoris agent of all time. Alongside is Takina Inoue, the talented but mysterious Lycoris. They work together at one of its branches–Café LycoReco. Here, the orders this café takes range from coffee and sweets to childcare, shopping, teaching Japanese to foreign students, etc. It’s mostly tasks unbefitting of Lycoris. The free-spirited and optimistic pacifist, Chisato. And the cool-headed and efficient Takina. The chaotic everyday lives of this mismatched duo begin!

Halo Infinite Final Major Content Update Revealed, Multiple New Halo Titles in Development

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Halo Infinite Final Major Content Update Revealed, Multiple New Halo Titles in Development

Halo Studios have announced the final major content update for Halo Infinite, titled Operation: Infinite, which will release on November 18. The last update is due to Halo Studios having “multiple Halo titles in development” and needing “our whole team’s combined focus to deliver new experiences with the same passion and care that our community has given us.”

According to the Halo Waypoint website, Operation: Infinite will add 2x Progression Updates, 2x Career Rank Progress, and 2x Spartan Point Rewards. The free Operation Pass will add the Serpin armor set, Seeker armor set, and Adamant armor set. The Premium Operation Pass adds the Artificer armor set, the Seedwarden armor set, the Kobold armor set, the Phoenix armor set, and the First Vanguard armor set. 

Additionally, Halo Studios released a thank you message after 4 years of Halo Infinite and the recent announcement of Halo Campaign Evolved: 

“As the Halo Studios team shifts focus to in-development projects such as Halo: Campaign Evolved, we’d like to thank our Halo Infinite players for years of steadfast support. It’s been a legendary run of Seasons, Events, Fractures, and Operations, with plenty of maps, modes, sandbox additions, Forge tool upgrades, and incredible memories along the way. None of those milestones would have been possible without the guidance and enthusiasm of our community.
Between the players lobbing stickies in matchmaking, the pros tearing up the Ranked leaderboards, and the Forgers expanding Halo’s multiplayer mythos with remarkable experiences, each and every Halo fan has helped to create this unforgettable moment. Thanks to your support, Halo Infinite features nearly endless ways to have fun, share Forge creations, and lay a Spartan smackdown on your friends.
Your excitement is the lodestar for our every effort. Whether you’re a long-time player, a recently returned Spartan, or a brand-new ally, we’re grateful to have you on our Fireteam. As we look ahead, your feedback will continue to help us refine our goals, in hopes of exceeding expectations and delivering the best Halo experiences possible. Throughout our day, we look to your suggestions, your art, and even your memes as constant reminders of our dual commitment to faithfully stewarding Halo’s legacy and forging its future.
Since formally announcing Halo: Campaign Evolved in October, we’ve been floored by the response from both longtime fans and Halo newcomers. We’re humbled by the trust you’ve placed in us, and we can’t wait to introduce new players to the iconic story of Halo: Combat Evolved for the first time in 2026.”

Halo Infinite is available now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Halo Campaign Evolved will release in 2026 on Xbox Series X|S, PC via Microsoft Store and Steam, and, for the first time ever, on PlayStation 5. 

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Pre-Load Times and PC Recommended Specs Revealed

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Saras Rajpal
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Pre-Load Times and PC Recommended Specs Revealed

Activision has revealed the pre-load times and PC recommended specs for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The game will release on November 14 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Windows, Battle.net, and Steam. 

Players can begin pre-loading the game on Steam at 9 AM PDT/12 PM EDT. Additionally, it will be available to play between 3 AM – 10 PM PDT on Xbox and PlayStation on November 13, and Battle.net and Steam at 9 AM PDT. The exact times at which Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will open up for players vary depending on the region you live in. Check out the image detailing each of the times that Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 will be playable below:

Additionally, Activision has also revealed the PC recommended specs for Black Ops 7. They are as follows:

Minimum
    • OS: Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
    • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 or Intel Core i5-6600
    • RAM: 8 GB
    • Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 470 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 / 1060 or Intel Arc A580
    • Video Memory: 3 GB
    • Storage Space: SSD with 115 GB available space at launch
Recommended
    • OS: Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
    • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X or Intel Core i7-6700K
    • RAM: 12 GB
    • Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 6600XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 or Intel Arc B580
    • Video Memory: 8 GB
    • Storage Space: SSD with 115 GB available space at launch
Competitive / Ultra 4k
    • OS: Windows 11 64 Bit (latest update)
    • CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel Core i7-10700K
    • RAM: 16 GB
    • Video Card: AMD Radeon RX 9070XT or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 / 5070
    • Video Memory: 16 GB
    • Storage Space: SSD with 115 GB available space at launch
Recommended Drivers 
    • AMD: 25.9.2
    • NVIDIA: 581.42
    • INTEL: 32.0.101.8132

Additionally, according to the game’s Steam page, “Black Ops 7 ships fully tuned for supported PC handhelds, including the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X. The developers enhanced UI legibility, scaled every screen for smaller displays, and optimized the game to deliver smooth performance without sacrificing image quality. With native control support, it’s easy to drop in and start playing right away.

Beenox is committed to handheld support and pushing quality, performance, and usability. Grab an Xbox Ally or your favorite supported handheld, hit Start, and take your adventure anywhere.”

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