Donkey Kong Bananza DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC will Host Monthly Events

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Donkey Kong Bananza monthly events

Nintendo announced the Donkey Kong Bananza will host monthly in-game events with its DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC on Nintendo Switch 2. The first event, dubbed “Chip Fever,” will be held from October 28 at 1:00 a.m. PDT / 4:00 a.m. EDT to November 3 at 11:59 p.m. PDT / November 4 at 2:59 a.m. EDT in Donkey Kong Bananza DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC.

During these new events in the DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC, Donkey Kong Bananza players can take on a special challenge with fixed conditions, including the Emerald Perks that can be obtained and Banandium Gems. By achieving target scores, players will be rewarded with character statues and Banandium Chips, which can be exchanged for standard statues. In Chip Fever, players can earn statues of Enguarde and Kong Bananza.

Kong Bananza statue
Enguarde statue

Nintendo released the Donkey Kong Bananza DK Island & Emerald Rush DLC on September 12 with a new explorable area and new challenges for existing layers. The release was followed up by the version 2.0.1 update, which fixed numerous issues in the game. For example, the update fixed a disc reward for collecting all the balloons in Bananza Rehearsal and remedied some issues involving Pauline’s shout voices. 

Lastly, Final Weapon reviewed Donkey Kong Bananza and gave it a 4.5 out of 5 score, stating that the game is “an immaculate return to 3D for DK. Bananza offers creativity seen in very few games in our industry have achieved. Each Layer is expertly crafted, Donkey Kong is endlessly fun to control, and the narrative is surprisingly great. While the general lack of difficulty, especially with bosses, leaves a bit to be desired, Donkey Kong Bananza is one of my favorite Nintendo games of the last decade. Let’s just hope this marks a new era of consistent Donkey Kong games.”

Wandance English Dub Begins Streaming in November on Hulu

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Wandance English dub

Reuben Lack, the senior manager of English dubbing at Disney, confirmed the English dub for the TV anime adaptation of Coffee’s Wandance hip-hop dance manga will be streaming on Hulu in the U.S. this November. The English dub for Wandance is already streaming on Disney+ in other countries.

The English dub cast includes: 

  • Kieran Regan as Kaboku
  • Merit Leighton as Wanda

The English dub crew includes:

  • Director: Anthony Bowling
  • English Script Adaptation: Madeleine Morris
  • Producer: Reuben Lack
  • Dub Production: Iyuno Media Group

Wandance premiered first on October 8 for TV Asahi and affiliated channels, followed by Disney+ Star on October 9, AT-X on October 10 and BS Asahi on October 11. The anime is also streaming on various platforms in Japan, including Amazon Prime Video, d Anime Store, DMM TV, J:COM STREAM, milplus, TELASA, Lemino, Fuji TV On Demand, Bandai Channel, Nico Nico Channel, Google TV, YouTube, Happy! Douga, OnGen Movie, MOVIEFULL, MOVIEFULL Plus, Video Market, music.jp, and Kantele Doga.

Cast and Staff

Yaffle performs the insert song “Kujira (feat. Sahnya),” BE:FIRST performs the opening theme song “Stare In Wonder,” and ELSEE performs the ending theme song “Wonderous.”

Michiya Katō directs the anime, writes the scripts, and handles visual effects at Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics. Dancer, choreographer, and singer RIEHATA is the anime’s dance producer.

Additional staff members include: 

  • Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Satoshi Tasaki, Taiki Imamura
  • 3D CG Director: Yūki Akiyama, Tomohisa Shitara
  • Motion Capture Supervisor: Rei Sugimoto
  • Art Director: Youichi Watanabe
  • Art Design: Hideki Satō
  • Color Key Artist: Manami Sasa
  • Video Production: Kanna Iida
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Daichi Iseki
  • Editing: Kashiko Kimura
  • Sound Director: Shōji Hata
  • Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
  • Background Music: Naoki Chiba (naotyu-)
  • Music Producer: Kōhei Chida, Sayaka Konno

The Japanese cast includes: 

  • Kōki Uchiyama as Kaboku Kotani
  • Hina Yomiya as Hikari Wanda
  • Ayaka Suwa as On Miyao
  • Toshiki Masuda as Iori Itsukushima
  • Yūma Uchida as Gaku Kabeya
  • Yuu Hayashi as Usen Takumi
  • Chikahiro Kobayashi as Assei
  • Daiki Kobayashi as Hoto, Uyo, and Macchin
  • Junpei Baba as Seiya
  • Haruka Satō as Shiki Kanno
  • Haruka Terui as Aika Naitō
  • Rumi Ōkubo as Anna Itami
  • Keiko Manaka as Rame Tokiwa
  • Yui Watanabe as Hitomi Shimoda
  • Ayaka Nanase as Kona Ōkōuchi
  • Hana Tamegai as Sakura Kami
  • Rin Kusumi as Monme Hirai
  • Konomi Inagaki as Moa Mukogawa
  • Honoka Inoue as Miru Ōmori
  • Momoko Miyashiro as Yura NIkami
  • Kana Ogino as Aoi Date
  • Miyuki Wakayama as Kokoro Shimoda
  • Tsukino Chikasada as Rin Ishikawa
  • Momoka Ogizono as Sayaka Takada
  • Kanon Yulduz as Mora Kuroe
  • Masahiro Yamanaka as Ren
  • Tatsumaru Tachibana as Ogi
  • Shoma Uno as Chun
  • Toshiharu Yajima as Tatsuya
  • Junpei Baba as Uria
  • Seiyū Fujiwara as Kokoro

The Wandance dance cast includes:

  • KAITA as Kaboku Kotani
  • KANATA as Hikari Wanda
  • ReiNa as On Miyao
  • YOUTEE as Iori Itsukushima
  • YU-KI as Gaku Kabeya

In addition, the following music artists will be participating in the anime:

  • Yujin Aramaki
  • Alisa
  • Black Boboi
  • Daigo Sakuragi
  • FUNI
  • GZO
  • Hidetake Takayama
  • Jazztronik
  • JiN,Seann Bowe
  • Jua
  • Kaztake Takeuchi
  • Marcello Jonno
  • Michael Yano a.k.a ARK
  • MONJOE
  • RIEHATA
  • RIKKI
  • Sahnya
  • Scatman John
  • Shinichi Osawa
  • Shinichiro Murayama
  • Toru Ishikawa
  • URU
  • Weauxmaque
  • Wez Atras
  • Yaffle

Michiya Katō directs the series at Madhouse and Cyclone Graphics Inc. Coffee started writing the manga in 2019. Kodansha describes the series as follows:

Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not to draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get by with a stutter like his—why make things worse by standing out from the crowd? But then he sees another first-year, Hikari Wanda, dancing like no one is watching—or like she doesn’t care who sees her. It makes Kaboku wonder: Could he reach that same freedom? To find his way to Wanda, he does something he never thought he could: He joins the dance club. After all, every routine begins with a single step, right?

Join Kaboku and Wanda as they freestyle their way to life and love!

The Demon King’s Daughter is Too Kind!! Anime Premieres in January 2026

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The Demon Lord's Daughter is Too Kind

The staff of the anime adaptation of Yūya Sakamoto’s The Demon King’s Daughter Is Too Kind!! manga confirmed the anime’s January 2026 premiere. In addition, three new character trailers were released for The Demon King’s Daughter Is Too Kind!!, highlighting Dou, Jahi, and Ahriman.

The cast and staff for the anime include:

Cast

  • Misaki Kuno as Dou
  • Ayaka Ohashi as Jahi
  • Akio Otsuka as Ahriman
  • Shigeru Chiba as Narrator

Staff

  • Director: Masahiko Ōta
  • Studio: EMT Squared
  • Series’ Scripts: Takashi Aoshima
  • Character Designer: Yuki Nakano
  • Music: Yasuhiro Misawa

Yūya Sakamoto first released the manga on Hakusensha’s Manga Park app in May 2019, and it is now available on Hakusensha’s Young Animal website.

Lastly, here is an overview of the anime via the official website:

Although she was born a demon, Dou’s kindness knows no bounds. Her kindness is so great that it can gently heal even the most evil demons, violent monsters, human slaves, and their sworn enemies, the angels.

With his daughter in this state, the Demon King was worried and no longer had time to invade.

Seeing the Demon King’s suffering, Jahi, his aide, decides to make Dou into a fine demon and gives various trials. However, Jahi does not yet know that these trials will only increase Dou’s kindness..

Kaiju Decode: The Ring of Aidara Anime Reveals Cast Members, Trailer and Visual

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Kaiju Decode The Ring of Aidara

Tsuburaya Productions and Toei Animation released a new trailer for the upcoming Kaiju Decode: The Ring of Aidara CG anime, revealing the anime’s cast members. In addition, a new teaser visual for the anime was released.

Kaiju Decode The Ring of Aidara Coco visual
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The anime’s cast includes Aya Yamane as Maru and Karin Takahashi as Coco. Xenoblade Chronicles character designer Masatsugu Saitō is the character design for Coco, which is illustrated above in the teaser visual. Katsuie Shibata writes the screenplay, Masayuki Gotou is the monster designer, and Hollywood CG art director Sei Nakashima is the character designer for Maru.

The story of the Kaiju Decode: The Ring of Aidara anime takes place in Sakai in Japan’s Osaka prefecture, and the theme is centered around a story about kaiju and girls. The staff are aiming to release the project to a worldwide audience.

Kaiju Decode The Ring of Aidara key visual
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Previously, a full anime short for Kaiju Decode streamed in December 2021 on the Tsuburaya Imagination website, and a VR anime short titled Kaiju Decode: First Contact was released the same day for Meta Quest. These anime are are considered the “first part” of the overall Kaiju Decode project.

S/N directed the anime at Arect. Tetsuya Yamada was the scriptwriter, and Tadahiko Inoue was the music composer. The anime starred Nobunaga Shimazaki as Rei, Marika Kōno as Miru, Mayumi Shintani as Zora, and Aya Yamane as Real Rei. Lastly, Kōichi Noguchi and Masahiro Onda are the producers, and Nakashima is the character designer.

The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! Anime Premieres in April 2026

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A newly launched website confirms that a TV anime adaptation of Atekichi’s The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)! (Saikyō no Shokugyō wa Yūsha Demo Kenja Demo Naku Kantei-shi (Kari) Rashii Desu yo?) light novel series premieres in April 2026. The anime’s first promotional video and teaser visual were revealed alongside the announcement of the main cast and staff members.

The Strongest Job is Apparently Not a Hero or a Sage, but an Appraiser (Provisional)!
©2026あてきち・アルファポリス/鑑定士（仮）製作委員会

The anime’s cast includes:

  • Hisako Kanemoto as Hibiki Manabe
  • Shizuka Itō as Emalia
  • Kenta Miyake as Claude
  • Lamalfa Michelle Tateyama as Lilian
  • Yukina Shutō as Vene

Makoto Hoshino directs the anime at Studio Flad. Megumi Shimizu oversees and writes the series scripts, and Mihoko Ogawa and Yoshie Matsumoto are the anime’s character designers.

Atekichi’s light novel series was launched in March 2017 on the AlphaPolis website, and the first volume launched that same year with illustrations by Akira Shigaraki. The eighth volume will launch on October 22. Takeda launched the manga adaptation in August 2017 on the AlphaPolis website, and the manga’s 10th compiled book volume shipped on March 19.

Lastly, here’s a description of the anime by NBC Universal:

One day, Hibiki Manabe, an ordinary high school boy, is suddenly transported to a vast grassland in another world where monsters lurk. Wandering aimlessly through this fantasy world he’s never seen before, Hibiki suddenly realizes he has been given the skill of “Appraisal” and the occupation “Appraiser (provisional title)”… (Temporary)…!?

And so, with the guidance of Emalia, a blonde elf he met in the grasslands, Hibiki becomes an adventurer. Together with Claude, a cursed beastman, Lillian, a sage from the future, and Vene, a sacred white cat beast, he gradually grows stronger as he searches for a way to return to his original world.

Will he be able to return safely? And will the day come when she truly becomes the strongest, as the title suggests!?

Bleach Rebirth of Souls Reveals DLC Character Ichibe Hyosube

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Bleach Rebirth of Souls DLC character Ichibe Hyosube

Bandai Namco and Tamsoft have announced that Bleach Rebirth of Souls DLC character Ichibe Hyosube will launch on October 21 via early access for Season Pass owners. Bleach Rebirth of Souls DLC character Ichibe Hyosube will release on October 28 for the general public.

Bleach Rebirth of Souls DLC character Retsu Unohana was previously released on August 18 in early access for Season Pass owners and on August 25 for everyone else. The version 1.2.0 update was released alongside Unohana, and players can expect a balance patch to be released alongside Hyosube as well.

Bleach Rebirth of Souls is available now for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. A Season Pass will be available with four DLC characters from Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War releasing over time. The Season Pass grants one week of early access for each new character, along with additional Soul Crystals.

Final Weapon previously reviewed Bleach Rebirth of Souls and gave it a 3.5 out of 5 score, noting that the game is “a love letter to the long-running Bleach anime with full English and Japanese voice-overs in a faithful recreation of the franchise’s long story. The game’s simple but engaging combat system combine the best elements from anime arena fighters and traditional fighting games for some intense and visually pleasing battles. However, the game’s lack of online features repeats the same mistakes of Bandai Namco’s past arena fighters, reducing some of the game’s replay value.”

Magical Girl Raising Project restart Anime Trailer Reveals Ending Theme Song

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Magical Girl Raising Project restart anime

The official website for the anime adaptation of Asari Endō’s Magical Girl Raising Project restart light novel series was updated with a new trailer, revealing the anime’s ending theme song and teaser visual. Daisy×Daisy performs the ending theme song “ReMind” for Magical Girl Raising Project restart.

Magical Girl Raising Project restart teaser visual
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Magical Girl Raising Project restart premieres in 2026 on Japanese TV networks. Minori Chihara performs the opening theme song “No tears here.” What’s more, Nao Tōyama returns from the original Magical Girl Raising Project anime as Snow White.

The cast of the Magical Girl Raising Project restart anime also includes: 

  • Yoshino Nanjō as Pfle
  • Reina Kondo as Shadow Gale
  • Fairouz Ai as Masked Wonder
  • Honoka Inoue as Pechka
  • Jenya as Nonako Miyokata
  • M.A.O as Rionetta
  • Mariya Ise as Clantail
  • Maaya Uchida as Magical Daisy
  • Hime Sawada as Nokko-chan
  • Akari Kitō as @Meow-Meow
  • Sayumi Suzushiro as Genopsyko Yumenoshima
  • Ami Koshimizu as Akane
  • Shiori Mikami as Melville
  • Maria Naganawa as Cherna Mouse
  • Miyu Tomita as Detec Bell
  • Aoi Yūki as Lapis Lazuline
  • Megumi Han as Keek

Hiroyuki Hashimoto returns from the original Magical Girl Raising Project anime as director, and Synergy SP is taking over animation duties. Takao Yoshioka is writing the series scripts, Masako Itou is designing the characters based on original designs by Maruino, and Satoki Iida returns as the anime’s sound director. 

Endō launched the original light novel series with Takarajimasha’s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! Bunko imprint in June 2012. The “restart” arc is covered in the light novel series’ second and third volumes. Yen Press publishes the novel series in English.

The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer Reveals Cast, Staff and Theme Songs

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The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer anime

The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Ippei Nara’s The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer manga revealed the anime’s cast and staff members, along with the theme songs and first promotional video. The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer will premiere in January 2026, and Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide, excluding Japan and China.

HoneyWorks feat. Hanon performs the opening theme song “Kimi ga Tomoshite Kureta Hikari o Ima,” and HoneyWorks feat. Kotoha performs the ending theme song “Kimi no Tonari Kūki ga Oishii.”

The cast includes:

  • Makoto Furukawa as Shinonome Hajime
  • Sayumi Suzushiro as Rirui
  • Shizuka Itō as Veronica
  • Yūki Kuwahara as Anyango
  • Tomohiro Ōno as Rishat
  • Yuna Ogata as Olive Carmen
  • Kaori Maeda as Natalie

Riki Fukushima directs the anime series and overseeing the series scripts at animation studio HORNETS. Yoshihiro Nagamori is the main character designer.

Additional cast members include:

  • Sub-Character Designer: Minoru Tanaka
  • Prop Design: Chiharu Nishimura
  • Art Director: Takumi Onitani
  • Art: Jack
  • Color Key Artist: Masao Ōba
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Ayumu Kaikiri
  • Cinematography: Studio Twinkle
  • Editing: Yoshiaki Kimura (IMAGICA)
  • Sound Director: Hiroto Morishita
  • Sound Effects: Yuji Furuya (Swara Pro)
  • Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
  • Music: Akinari Suzuki, Johannes Nilsson, Manami Takamoto (Team-MAX)
  • Music Production: Pony Canyon
The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer key visual
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Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, courtesy of Crunchyroll:

Having spent his childhood in the slums, Hajime Shinonome desperately sought strength to survive.

Now, he enjoys a peaceful and carefree life as a resident adventurer of the Komai Village.

One day, during a quest, he ventured into a dungeon and finds a young girl being partially eaten by a weakest kind of monster, a slime!

The girl’s name was Lirui. Having been abandoned by her parents, she had no place to go and entered the dungeon alone in order to stay alive. Hajime couldn’t just leave her there, so he took her back to the village to live with him!

Tales of Xillia Remastered Graces the Cover of November 6 Famitsu Issue

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Tales of Xillia Remastered

Famitsu announced that Tales of Xillia Remastered will be featured on the November 6 issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine. Releasing on October 23 in Japan, the new Famitsu issue will feature interviews with the voice cast of Tales of Xillia Remastered and the game’s development team, including producer Yusuke Tomizawa. Jude voice actor Yuki Kaji and Milla voice actress Miyuki Sawashiro are among the interviewees.

Tales of Xillia Remastered launches on October 31 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. Along with previously released DLC, the remaster includes notable quality of life enhancements, including auto-save and early access to the Grade Shop. The game also features the Dual Raid Linear Motion Battle System, a real-time combat system that allows players to team up with allies to unleash devastating combo attacks and unlock special support skills to overwhelm foes.

Digital pre-orders for Tales of Xillia Remastered are available now on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam for $39.99. Pre-orders for the physical versions of Tales of Xillia Remastered for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5 are already available at the Bandai Namco Store. What’s more, pre-orders for the Tales of Xillia Remastered Digital Deluxe Edition are available for $59.99 featuring a digital artbook, 81-track digital soundtrack, Battle BGM Pack, and Super Growth Support Herb Set. All pre-orders include the Super Adventuring Assistance Set with Apple Gel x10, Orange Gel x10, Life Bottle x10, and Panacea Bottle x10.

In December 2024, producer Yusuke Tomizawa noted that Bandai Namco is planning more announcements for the franchise “fairly consistently.” This is due in part to Bandai Namco’s new “dedicated development line for remastered projects.” More announcements are expected in 2025 and 2026.

Telenet Fuku-Bukuro Collection Revealed for Switch

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Telenet Fuku-Bukuro

Edia announced Telenet Fuku-Bukuro, a collection of six PC Engine games originally developed and released by Telenet in the 1990s. Telenet Fuku-Bukuro will release on January 22, 2026, for Nintendo Switch in Japan, and copies will be sold for 8,580 yen (tax included).

Telenet Fuku-Bukuro includes the following games: 

  • Lady Phantom (November 29, 1991, PC Engine)
  • Travel Epule (September 4, 1992, PC Engine)
  • Dekoboko Densetsu (November 2, 1990, PC Engine)
  • Pop’n Magic (July 24, 1992, PC Engine)
  • Naritore (December 20, 1991, PC Engine)
  • High Grenadier (April 12, 1991, PC Engine)

Before then, Edia will release Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher for PC via Steam on November 10 featuring four classic shooters from Nihon Telenet/Wolf Team—Grenada, Avenger, Gaiares, and Psychic Storm. Alongside the games, Edia will release a Digital Soundtrack for $1.99 per title.

Telenet Shooting Collection Launcher players can buy the following four games for $4.99 each as individual DLCs:

  • Granada: A fast-paced, all-direction scrolling tank shooter. Players pilot the armored vehicle Granada, strategically fixing fire direction to overcome waves of enemies and massive bosses.
  • Avenger: A futuristic strategic helicopter shooter with mission-based branching scenarios and punishing difficulty. Pilot the cutting-edge combat chopper Avenger and reclaim the superweapon VOLOS.
  • Gaiares: An inventive shooter where players absorb enemy weapons and turn them into their own devastating arsenal. As the pilot, defend Earth against the invaders in a desperate fight for survival.
  • Psychic Storm: A two-player cooperative shooter packed with massive bosses, unique fighter transformations, and the ultimate “Psychic Storm” attack.

The Steam versions include a number of different enhancements and features, including customizable key configurations and rewind function, video filter and display settings, full Steam Input support, and Steam achievements for each game. 

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