Princession Orchestra Anime Casts Akari Kitō and Miku Itō

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Princession Orchestra

A new promotional video for the Princession Orchestra original anime series features the new opening theme song “Future Session” by Orcheria and reveals two new cast members. Akari Kitō and Miku Itō join the cast of Princession Orchestra as Flower Knight Cynthia and Flower Knight Purity, respectively.

Orcheria also performs the ending theme song “Oneness Harmony.”

The new Princession Orchestra original anime series premiered on April 6 at 9:00 a.m. JST on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels. The series will air in four cours, or parts.

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The staff and cast of the Princession Orchestra anime includes:

Staff

  • Original Work: UNISON
  • Sponsor: Takara Tomy
  • Original Plan: Akifumi Kaneko
  • Executive Producer: Noriyasu Agematsu
  • Director: Shin Ōnuma
  • Studio: SILVER LINK
  • Writer: Manta Aisora
  • Character Designer: Yukiko Akiyama
  • Original Designs: Mari Shimazaki
  • Composer: Elements Garden

Cast

  • Azusa Aoi as Minamo Sorano / Princess Ripple (blue hair)
  • Yuri Fujimoto as Kagari Sakibe / Princess Zeal (pink hair)
  • Azusa Tachibana as Kagase Ichijō / Princess Meteor (green hair)
  • Hiro Shimono as Nabiiyu
  • Chiaki Kobayashi as Callisto (Snatch band member)
  • Shōya Chiba as Giita (Snatch band member)
  • Junya Enoki as Besu (Snatch band member)
  • Shunsuke Takeuchi as Doran (Snatch band member)
  • Satoshi Hino as Seishirō Sorano
  • Yoshino Nanjō as Yōko Sorano
  • Yūki Wakai as Riku Sorano
  • Hikari Aimura as Natsu Hinomoto
  • Kana Hanazawa as White Queen

In the first half, Orcheria performed the opening theme song “Zettai Utahime Sengen! (I Declare Myself a Total Diva!).”

A Wild Last Boss Appeared! Black-Winged Survivor is Now Available, Launch Trailer Released

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A Wild Last Boss Appeared Black-Winged Survivor key art

SUNSOFT and Rocket Studio have released “aggressive arena shooter” A Wild Last Boss Appeared Black-Winged Survivor for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. The PC (Steam) version of Wild Last Boss Appeared Black-Winged Survivor will launch on October 6.

Check out the launch trailer below:

The TV anime of Firehead and YahaKo’s A Wild Last Boss Appeared! light novel series premiered on September 27, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series.

Yuka Nagase performs the ending theme song “Migi Hidari (Right and Left).” The anime’s opening theme song is “Level wo Agete Butsuri de Naguru” by Kishida Kyōdan & The Akeboshi Rockets. 

The cast of the A Wild Last Boss Appeared! anime includes:

  • Ami Koshimizu as Lufas Maphaahl
  • Yuri Usui as Dina
  • Yukina Shutō as Aries
  • Hisako Tōjō as Libra
  • Naoya Uchida as Aigokeros
  • Mika Kanai as Parthenos
  • Kokoro Omori as Virgo
  • Shunsuke Takeuchi as Sword King Alioth
  • Tomoaki Maeno as Wise King Megrez
  • Daisuke Hirakawa as Sky King Merak
  • Satomi Akesaka as Vampire Princess Benetnasch
  • Shō Hayami as Demon King Orm
  • Miyu Irino as Mars
  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Jupiter
  • Shun Horie as Southern Cross Sei

Yūya Horiuchi directs A Wild Last Boss Appeared! anime at studio Wao World, and WOWMAX is producing it. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu oversees the series scripts, Maiko Ebisawa is the character designer, and Takashi Kobayashi and Shōta Ueno are the sub-character designers.

Additional staff members for the anime series include:

  • Color Design: Tomoko Kohioki
  • Art Director: Yukari Yasuda
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Norimasa Teramoto
  • Editing: Rina Koguchi
  • Sound Director: Sōichirō Kubo
  • Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
  • Music: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND

Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- Gets New Official Trailer and 10th Anniversary Visual

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A new official trailer and visual for the Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- compilation film were released. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- premieres on October 31 in theaters in Japan alongside a new short film titled Makuai no Kusabi. 

Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans 10th Anniversary visual
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Kengo Kawanishi returns as Mikazuki Augus alongside Yoshimasa Hosoya as Orga Itsuka. Original director Tatsuyuki Nagai returns to direct the movie and new short film. 

Other returning staff members include:

  • Screenplay: Mari Okada
  • Original Character Design: Yū Itō
  • Character Design: Michinori Chiba
  • Mechanical Design: Naohiro Washio, Kanetake Ebikawa
  • Prop Design: Kenji Teraoka
  • Chief Mechanical Animator: Hiroshi Arisawa
  • Art Design: Nobuhito Sue
  • Art Director: Ayu Kawamoto, Eiji Wakamatsu
  • Color Design: Kazuko Kikuchi
  • 3D Director: Yoshimasa Yamazaki
  • Director of Photography: Haruhi Gotō
  • Editor: Ayako Tan
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
  • Music: Masaru Yokoyama
  • Producer/Distributor: Bandai Namco Filmworks
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- is part of a new 10th anniversary project. The film is a reformatted and re-edited version of all 12 episodes originally distributed via the Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans G ​smartphone app. A release in North America is also planned.

The original broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans premiered in October 2015 in Japan. The anime aired for two seasons spanning 50 episodes. Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans is streaming on Crunchyroll with English dubs and subs.

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

The Earth Sphere had lost its previous governing structure, and a new world was created under new systems of government. While a temporary peace had arrived, the seeds of a new conflict were being sown in the Mars Sphere, far away from Earth.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Reveals New Key Visual and PV

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The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2

TOHO Animation released a new promotional video and key visual for The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2, which will premiere in April 2026. The new PV and key visual for The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 celebrates Angel’s Day on October 4 in Japan.

The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 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.

Lastly, the manga adaptation is available on Manga UP! 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.

Digimon Pop-Up Store Coming to London and Birmingham

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Digimon Pop-Up Store Coming to London and Birmingham

Bandai Namco has announced that a Digimon Pop-Up Store will be available at the Bandai Namco Cross Stores in both London and Birmingham. Anyone visiting or living in the UK can check out the stores from October 3 to November 30. 

The Digimon Pop-Up Store will be present at two different Bandai Namco Cross Stores. The first is at Camden Street, London, while the second is at New Street, Birmingham. The stores are open just in time for the recent release of Digimon Beatbreak and Digimon Story Time Stranger. Check out the announcement post from Bandai Namco, confirming the opening of the Digimon Pop-Up Store in both London and Birmingham, below:

Digimon Story Time Stranger launches October 3 worldwide for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC with Japanese and English voice overs. A free demo of Digimon Story Time Stranger is available now on all platforms featuring the opening sequence and save data transfers to the full game. The game will receive collaboration in-game T-shirts featuring various Bandai Namco IPs, including Tekken 8, Tales of Arise, and Taiko no Tatsujin. The “Anime Song Pack” DLC will also be available.

Final Weapon reviewed Digimon Story Time Stranger and gave it a 4.5/5 score, noting that the game is “the boldest entry in the franchise to date, delivering a thrilling narrative, stunning environments, and over 450 Digimon to collect. Its deep combat system, expansive quality-of-life improvements, and superb English voice acting elevate it alongside the best RPGs of the year. Minor issues aside, this is the definitive Digimon experience fans have been waiting for.”

WWE 2K25 ‘John Cena Farewell Tour Edition Pack’ Releases on October 16

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WWE 2K25 'John Cena Farewell Tour Edition Pack' Releases on October 16
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2K has announced that it will add the the “John Cena Farewell Tour Edition Pack” to WWE 2K25 on October 16. The pack will add multiple John Cena variants, as well as two new characters. 

The contents of the “John Cena Farewell Tour Edition Pack” are as follows:

  • John Cena (WrestleMania 41)
  • John Cena ’04 (Dr. of Thuganomics)
  • Brock Lesnar
  • Ron Cena
  • Five Cena Farewell Tour T-Shirts (cosmetic)

Check out the trailer showcasing the upcoming pack for WWE 2K25 below:

WWE 2K25 is available now on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The PlayStation Store describes the game as follows:

RULE BEYOND THE RING

In a franchise first, step outside the ropes and onto The Island for PS5®—an immersive, WWE-themed world filled with epic arenas, challenges, and live events. Fight to join the Bloodline with “The Original Tribal Chief” Roman Reigns, as you upgrade and customize your MySUPERSTAR through multiple storyline chapters.

2K SHOWCASE: THE BLOODLINE’S DYNASTY

The all-new Showcase, hosted by “The Wiseman” Paul Heyman, celebrates one of the most historic family dynasties in wrestling. Relive legendary showdowns or dream matches between The Bloodline and WWE Superstars and Legends.

EXPANDED GAMEPLAY

Intergender wrestling makes its long-awaited debut in the WWE 2K franchise! Additional features include the return of chain wrestling, Underground and Bloodline Rules match types, barricade diving, and more.

MyGM GOES WORLDWIDE

Take your show on the road with MyGM, now featuring online multiplayer. Draft WWE Superstars and Legends to your show’s roster and lead your brand through multi-week seasons.

YOUR UNIVERSE, YOUR WAY

New upgrades give greater control over your Universe experience featuring commentary-driven promos with new cutscenes, branching choices, and multiple outcomes.

A UNIFIED MyRISE

Take control of your Superstar from the women’s or men’s divisions in a singular multi-gender MyRISE storyline where Bayley, Kevin Owens, and other Superstars infiltrate NXT in an attempt to take control of the entire WWE universe. Featuring new brawl environments, unlockable arenas, characters, and more—plus new ally storylines involving Jey Uso, Bianca Belair, and other WWE Superstars.

A ROSTER FOR THE AGES

WWE 2K25 brings you an unparalleled lineup of current Superstars, Legends and Hall of Famers. The 300+ stacked roster spans multiple generations and features Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Undertaker, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes, CM Punk, Jade Cargill, and more.

Hero Killer Webtoon is Getting an Animated Adaptation

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Korean webtoon production company Jaedam Media has signed a contract with France-based animation production company and streaming platform Animation Digital Network (ADN) to develop an animated adaptation of Kkulbeol and Beolkkul’s Hero Killer webtoon series. This agreement was finalized at the 2025 SPP International Content Market.

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Hero Killer first launched on February 24, 2021, and its available on Naver Webtoon in eight different countries, including United States, Japan, and France. Hero Killer is also available in English on WEBTOON, which has recorded 97.4 million views for the webtoon series on its platform as of October 3, 2025.

Here’s an overview of the webtoon, via WEBTOON’s website:

The world is in constant turmoil, with constant wars breaking out between Heroes and Villains. Gifted with supernatural abilities, one lone girl sets out on a bloody path for revenge against the injustices of the world she lives in. With the constant clashes between titans, no one is safe. If no one is willing to protect the innocent, who are the real heroes, and who are the real villains? What truly separates one from the other?

In addition, Jaedam Media is preparing live-action adaptations of various other webtoon titles, including the Lotto 1st Place Winner Goes to Work webtoon and web novel.

Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga Opening Movie Released

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Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga opening movie

Publisher refint/games has released the opening movie for Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga ahead of launch. The Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga opening movie highlights the game’s roster of characters from Nihon Falcom’s Ys and Trails franchises.

Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga will launch on October 10 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store in the west.  What’s more, a physical edition of Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga by Limited Run Games will be released after the digital launch on October 10. 

As previously announced Ys vs. Trails in the Sky: Alternative Saga will feature 4K support on applicable platforms, 60 FPS support, couch and online multiplayer, English and Japanese voice-overs. and much more. The game is based on the Geofront translation, and fans can expect rollback netcode.

The English voice cast includes: 

Yooka-Replaylee Physical Edition Launches on December 18

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Yooka-Replaylee physical

PM Studios and Playtonic Games announced the physical edition of Yooka-Replaylee for Nintendo Switch 2 (full game on cart), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S launches on December 18 worldwide for $49.99. The Yooka-Replaylee physical edition includes the game, a collectible game map poster, and an exclusive character sticker pack.

Yooka-Replaylee launches October 9 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC for $29.99 digitally. Owners of the original Yooka-Laylee may purchase the game at a discounted price of $20.99. 

Yooka-Replaylee will be available fully on the Nintendo Switch 2 cartridge, and pre-orders are available now for $69.99 CAD / $49.99 USD at Video Games Plus. Physical copies include various retail-exclusive goodies. 

Lastly, the game’s Steam page describes it as follows:

About Yooka-Replaylee

Yooka-Replaylee is the definitive remastered and enhanced version of the 3D indie
platforming collectathon darling, Yooka-Laylee (2017), developed by key creative talent behind the Banjo-Kazooie and Donkey Kong Country games. New remixed challenges and old favorites await as you embark to explore the huge, beautiful open worlds as the lovable buddy-duo Yooka (the green one) and Laylee (the purple one) once more, all while backed by a beautiful orchestral soundtrack. Did we mention there is a map now? A shiny new currency? And tons of customization options? The favorite buddy duo has never moved, looked, or sounded better!

Corporate creep Capital B is on a quest to steal all the books in the world and turn them into cold hard cash. BUT the most powerful book in the universe is right under his crooked nose in the neighboring Shipwreck Creek, home to our adventurous buddy-duo, Yooka and Laylee! Seeing their prized book stolen pulls them into a wacky adventure across many fantastical & imaginative worlds, full of colorful characters and vault-loads of shiny collectibles.

Can you find all of the magical Pagies from their book and save the day?

Key Features
      • More Beautiful Than Ever – With an art and animations overhaul and enhanced
        performance and resolution, the favorite buddy duo has never looked or moved better. The original score from famed video game composers Grant Kirkhope (Banjo-Kazooie) and David Wise (Donkey Kong Country) returns but as a beautifully arranged orchestral score.
      • New and Improved Challenges – Improvements to existing in-game challenges and
        many entirely new challenges to discover and undertake! Now you can get lost in the game, not in the world! A brand-new world map and challenges tracker helps you know where you are and what needs to be done. Hooray! A new tweaked move set allows you to combine moves more fluidly while the new camera controls makes framing the action a breeze.
      • New Collectible Currency – Capital B’s inept minions have dropped their hard-earned coins all over the place. Collect the official currency of the Hivory Towers to spend on video games’ most beloved sentient vending machine.
      • Vendi Has Planty to Offer – Tonics are back with all new flavors! With the option to
        equip multiple game-changing enhancements, you can truly customize your playstyle. And as if that wasn’t enough, Vendi has new lines of merchandise for the modern fashionable adventurer.
      • Languages – English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Simplified Chinese, and Spanish in-game text.

Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse Reveals Cour 2 Key Visual

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Watari-kun's ***** is About to Collapse

A new key visual for the second cour of the anime adaptation of Naru Narumi’s Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse manga series was released. In addition to the key visual, the creditless opening sequence for Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse cour 2 was released.

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shallm performs the new opening theme song “Futari-bun (For Two),” and Yurina Hirate performs the new ending theme song “Shippai Shinai Menhera no Sodate-kata (How to Successfully Raise a Mentally Unstable Person).”

The first cour of Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse premiered July 4 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and other channels in Japan, followed by the second cour on October 3. Crunchyroll streams the anime as it airs in Japan, along with an English dub.

The Japanese cast includes: 

  • Shūichirō Umeda as Naoto Watari
  • Yumika Yano as Satsuki Tachibana
  • Yurie Igoma as Yukari Ishihara
  • Megu Umezawa as Makina Umezawa
  • Yoshiki Nakajima as Shigenobu Tokui
  • Hinaki Yano as Suzushiro Watari

The English dub cast includes:

  • Abi Kumar as Naoto
  • Kelly Greenshield as Ishihara
  • Sarah Roach as Satsuki
  • Jad Saxton as Suzu
  • Robin Clayton as Sukekiyo
  • Ariel Graham as Tamayo
  • Daryl Mayfield as Tokui
  • Nia Celeste as Naoto (Young)

Takashi Naoya directs the anime at Staple Entertainment, and Matsuo Asami is the assistant director. Tatsuya Takahashi is in charge of the series scripts alongside scriptwriter Tetsuya Yamada. Shōko Yasuda is the character designer, and she’s a co-chief animation director alongside Yukiyo Komito and Taeko Ōgi. Nonoka Suzuki designs the costumes, and Chie Yamazaki designs the props. 

Narumi’s Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse manga launched in August 2014 in Kadokawa’s Young Ace magazine, before moving serialization to Monthly Young Magazine in November 2015. The manga ended with the 16th and final volume in November 2023.

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