Crunchyroll will stream same-day English dubs for the anime adaptation of Matsuri Akai’s My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s light novel series. In addition, the English dub cast and crew for My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s was also revealed.
English Dub Episode 1 Cast
Akira voiced by Austin Tindle
Saran voiced by James Cheek
Daisuke voiced by Matt Holmes
Gilles voiced by Kieran Flitton
Higuchi voiced by Erin Kelly Noble
Hitman voiced by Gerardo Davila
Honda voiced by Rebecca Danae
King voiced by Brian Mathis
Kyosuke voiced by Garret Storms
Lia voiced by Dani Chambers
Miko voiced by Henri Sudy
Minotaur voiced by Brad Foster
Mori voiced by Tom Aglio
Oka voiced by Wyatt Baker
Princess voiced by Corey Pettit
Rintaro voiced by Matthew Elkins
Shiori voiced by Taylor Murphy
Steward voiced by R Bruce Elliott
Tomoya voiced by Ciarán Strange
Tsukasa voiced by Mark Allen Jr.
Watabe voiced by Eduardo Vildasol
Yajima voiced by Rissa Mazzuca
Yuki voiced by Monica Flatley
English Dub Episode 1 Crew
Voice Director: Jad Saxton
Producer: Susie Nixon
Adaptation: Audrey Drak Rigg
Mixer: Andrew Tipps
Engineer: Tina Son
My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s premieres on October 6, and the anime will air on TV Tokyo, BS Fuji, Animax, and other channels in Japan. Crunchyroll will stream the series outside Japan.
VESPERBELL performs the opening theme song “Issen (Flash of Light).” BONNIE PINK performs the ending theme song “Like Gravity.”
The Japanese cast includes:
Takeo Ōtsuka as Akira Oda
Saku Mizuno as Amelia Rosequartz
Sanae Kobayashi as Yoru
Konomi Tamura as Lia Lagoon
Junichi Suwabe as Saran Mithray
Ayato Morinaga as Tsukasa Satō
Masaaki Mizunaka as Kyosuke Asahina
Nobuyoshi Habara directs the anime at Sunrise, while Kunihiko Okada handles the series scripts. Hirona Okada and Kaori Saito handle the character design, while Satoshi Igarashi composes the music. Masahiro Yamane is the main animator for the series and will also handle the monster design.
Additional staff members include:
Sub-Character Design: Yu Chen Jiang
Prop Design: Kazutaka Ema
3D CG: Kanemori Yasuda
Art Director: Akira Suzuki
Color Design: Yūki Mori
Compositing Director of Photography: Akihiro Takahashi
Editing: Emi Onodera
Sound Director: Hiroto Morishita
Sound Production: Kanon
Lastly, Seven Seas Entertainment publishes the light novel series in English and describes it as follows:
When Akira’s class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers–but while one of them is lucky enough to become a true Hero, Akira becomes a mere Assassin. However, against all odds, the Assassin just might be the most powerful role of all! Harboring doubts about the king’s intentions, Akira uses his newfound strength as a master of the shadows to uncover the secrets and conspiracies of the crown.
Sucker Punch and PlayStation have released a new video for Ghost of Yōtei, called “Wander in Watanabe Mode.” The mode showcases the previously revealed Watanabe mode for the game, which is available now for PlayStation 5.
Watanabe mode is based on Shinichirō Watanabe, the director of anime such as Samurai Champloo, Cowboy Bebop, and Lazarus. Much like Samurai Champloo, the mode adds a lo-fi soundtrack which plays during exploration and combat. The soundtrack for the mode is available now on various music streaming services. Check out the Ghost of Yōtei “Wander in Watanabe Mode” video below:
Ghost of Yōtei is available now on the PlayStation Store for $69.99. Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Sony:
Set aside the order of the Edo period.
Become a different kind of ghost and witness a bold new story set against the stunning backdrop of northern Japan’s rugged landscapes.
Taking place 300 years after the critically acclaimed Ghost of Tsushima, this standalone experience follows a haunted, lone mercenary named Atsu in the 1600s. Thirsty for revenge, she sets out to hunt down those who killed her family many years prior.
Her quest across Ezo will take her to unexplored lands as she seeks out a gang of six outlaws. Along the way, she’ll encounter far more than she could have wagered for at the journey’s outset. Help her find unlikely allies, forge lasting bonds and build a path towards healing and redemption.
Features
Feel the thrill of combat; the haptic feedback of the DualSense® wireless controller brings Atsu’s katana combat to your fingertips.
Master the bow and arrow or grappling hook, experience the excitement of battle, and explore various types of terrain – all accentuated by the DualSense wireless controller’s adaptive triggers.
Appreciate the power of the PlayStation5 console with lightning-fast load times rapidly transporting you to the beautiful surroundings of northern Japan.
Explore lush, vibrant environments rendered with stunning visuals, as Atsu travels through snowy ridges, fields of wildflowers and rocky terrain – amongst others.
Tempest 3D AudioTech: Immerse yourself in 1600s Japan as 3D spatial audio creates unique soundscapes all around you.
The second promotional video for One Punch Man Season 3 was released ahead of the anime’s premiere. One Punch Man Season 3 premieres October 5 at 11:45 p.m. JST (10:45 a.m. EDT) on the TV Tokyo, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, and TV Kyushu channels.
JAM Project and BABYMETAL perform the opening theme song “Get No Satisfied!”. Saitama voice actor Makoto Furukawa performs the ending theme song “Soko ni Aru Akari (The Light, That’s There).”
J.C. STAFF returns to animate the anime with Shinpei Nagai as director. Further, Chikashi Kubota (FLCL Progressive) is the character designer for the third season alongside Shinjiro Kuroda and Ryōsuke Shirakawa. Tomohiro Suzuki is in charge of series composition, and Makoto Miyazaki is the music composer.
Additional staff members include:
Art Director: Sakura Murakami
Color Designer: Mayumi Tanahashi
Director of Photography: Yuki Hirose
Editor: Masahiro Gotō
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Yūsuke Murata and ONE first launched the One Punch Manmanga in 2012. VIZ Media releases the series digitally and in print in English.
The first two seasons of the One Punch Man anime series are available to stream now on Crunchyroll and Netflix. Lastly, here’s an overview of the anime, via Crunchyroll:
Saitama started out being a hero just for fun. After three years of “special” training, he became so powerful that he can defeat opponents with a single punch. Now, alongside
Genos, his faithful cyborg disciple, Saitama is ready to begin his official duties as a professional hero working with the Hero Association.
However, the frequency of monster appearances is surging and it increasingly appears as if the Great Seer Madame Shibabawa’s prediction about the Earth’s doom is coming true. In the midst of this crisis, the “hero hunter” Garou makes his own appearance.
D3 Publisher and Yuke’s released a new gameplay trailer for third-person action shooter Full Metal Schoolgirl, highlighting augments. In Full Metal Schoolgirl, players can upgrade and customize the Machine Girls by using materials collected in battle and Cash Chats from livestream in-game.
Check out what augments are all about in the new Full Metal Schoolgirl trailer below:
Full Metal Schoolgirl launches on October 23 worldwide for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store. Digital pre-orders are now available on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch 2. Moreover, a Full Metal Schoolgirl Standard Edition will be sold for $49.99 featuring the Furball 3-Color Set accessory. A Deluxe Edition will be available for $64.99 with Standard Edition contents and the Don’t Mess with Me, Cat 3-Color Set.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the game, via Steam:
Story
In the year 2089, the United Federation of Japan is an industrial powerhouse, while also being one of the world’s leading countries in overtime work.
In this sickening future, the economy is booming and working 24 hours a day is considered virtuous.
The core of this country’s industry, economy, and social system are controlled by a single giant corporation.
The rampage of a fully mechanized schoolgirl
A fully armed cyborg heroine storms into a giant corporation and unleashes a relentless barrage of gunfire and sword action in this exhilarating cyborg schoolgirl action adventure. The feeling of immorality is irresistible when you break into an office and wreak havoc.
A story of revenge against a giant exploitative enterprise
The enemy is the world’s largest corporation, Meternal Jobz. The cyborg corporate slaves known as the “Working Dead” who relentlessly fight as corporate warriors even to their death, block your path. They will attack you in droves, relying on their numbers. Show no mercy—scrap them all!
Close Quarters Combat in an ever-changing building
The battlefield is a 100-story skyscraper. The evil CEO awaits on the top floor. Each floor changes its structure every time you enter, and there is also a trap-like security system. Own the battlefield on each floor to reach the top.
Live-streamed battles!? Use the donations for upgrades!
Use materials and rewards obtained from defeating enemies to upgrade and customize your Machine Girl. The equipment and enhancement programs obtained from the Item Box, as well as pre-deployment modifications, include over 100 basic elements. Utilize these to face the challenge over and over again. Even if you feel powerless, remember that you are not alone…the viewers of your livestream are cheering you on. As the number of viewers increases, so does the support. Fund your upgrades with the donations that you receive.
Disgaea 5 Complete was one of my favorite Nintendo Switch games to play back when the console first launched in 2017, and flashing forward eight years later, a similar scenario is playing out with Disgaea 7 Complete on Nintendo Switch 2. Simply put, Disgaea 7 Complete is a very fun strategy RPG that kept me up for many hours during the night since it’s very hard to put down. Disgaea has always felt right at home on a portable device, but getting the most definitive version of what this franchise is all about makes it even more engaging that I could have imagined. That’s not to say that Disgaea 7 Complete is a perfect RPG, as it mostly meets and settles around the expectations I have for the series in 2025. Coming back to Disgaea with Disgaea 7 Complete is a real treat, however, as it offers some of the most fun strategy RPG mechanics in gaming right now.
Disgaea 7 Complete includes Disgaea 7: Vows of the Virtueless with all of its DLC and content in one convenient package, along with brand-new content and features. The story of the original Disgaea 7 is maintained, and it begins with a demon named Fuji, a rogue samurai who rejects the bushido tenets of the Hinomoto Netherworld Cluster. While up to no good, Fuji encounters Pirilika, a rich demon who is accompanied by a Prinny companion named Pii-chan. Pirilika wants to indulge in Hinomoto culture and seek out the Infernal Treasure weapons, but as Fuji quickly reveals, this Japanese-inspired world has fallen from grace under the rule of a mysterious villain named “Demmodore Opener.” In typical Disgaea fashion, the story and premise of the game is very whimsical, anime-inspired, and tropey, but this is to its strength. Like other Disgaea games, the comedy and audacity of it all is a fun layer over a rich story with serious undertones that develops as you progress the episodes.
Disgaea 7 Complete Sticks to the Formula
Disgaea‘s strategy RPG combat system is really straightforward—you take turns moving or removing allies on the grid while trying to take out all the enemies on the map. It’s no different in Disgaea 7 Complete. Characters have access to several skills, Special Moves and Evilities, which are special bonus effects and modifiers that can be learned through scrolls and toggled on characters of your choosing. Disgaea is also a stat-heavy game that can be played for hundreds of hours if you want outrageously overleveled and powerful allies, since there are many equipment pieces, Evilities, skills, character classes, and other ranking attributes to consider. You’ll have main characters like Fuji, Pirilika, Ceefore, and Yeyasu in your ranks as well, but also have the ability to recruit new allies with a desired class in mind and name them anything you want, for the most part.
Disgaea is a big numbers game in a way. You can get a lot of damage later on in the game by setting up attacks from your party and allowing them to string together in a combo. On top of this, you can lift and throw allies to get them out of danger or closer to an enemy, and enemies can also be thrown. If you throw a Prinny, they’ll explode, but you can always make more of them for a rather low cost. As you might surmise, Disgaea 7 Complete carries a lot of the core components of past Disgaea games, and there’s also a very low barrier to entry. The game’s hub, the Nethership, gives you all the resources to quickly get you up to speed on what makes Disgaea tick, if you need it. You also get tutorials as you play through the main story, all of which introduces mechanics that are explained quite well.
This is not to say that Disgaea 7 Complete doesn’t stand on its own, however. The game has its own unique elements that really set it apart from the series, such as Jumbification and Hell Mode. In battle, you can build up the Rage Meter and unleash the Jumbify action to make your desired character massive and deal major damage across the map. In short, your character becomes a Kaiju-level threat, and they can also deal more damage against other Jumbified enemies vs what normal-sized units can dish out. On the other hand, Hell Mode can be used to unleash one of your Infernal Treasures after fulfilling certain conditions to fill the Hell Gauge. Your selected unit will gain notable power-ups by doing so, and in Disgaea 7 Complete, any unit can use Hell Mode after you meet certain conditions in the game. These elements make Disgaea feel even more outlandish and crazy than ever before, and I really enjoy using these mechanics when trying to see how fast I can finish a map for extra rewards by the end.
The Nethership is Your Nexus
Like the original game, the Nethership serves as your nexus into all the content that Disgaea 7 Complete has to offer. This includes Disgaea 7’s 25+ hour main game and Item World, which lets you select any item in your inventory and enter a randomly generated dungeon with tons of rewards and XP boosting opportunities. This is in addition to the Nethership’s Special Content Shop with all previously released DLC, alongside a slew of item and service shops that typically benefit you in RPGs, including the Juice Bar and Dark Assembly.
Juice Bar and Dark Assembly are quite notable since the former lets you distribute the XP you earn throughout your playtime to whichever units you see fit, while the latter is a voting mini-game where you use the Mana Points you earn in battle to propose an idea to a gathering of NPCs. By ideas, I mean temporary bonuses, gameplay modifiers, and even unlockables like a shop full of cheats and the Reincarnation system, which lets characters restart from level 1 to get increased base stats and retain useful skills. There’s more to Reincarnation, but for the sake of brevity, the game does a good job explaining it more in detail once you unlock it. The NPCs will vote Aye or Nay depending on their standing with you, so its up to you to get the best result possible.
Character recruitment, Ranked Battles, quests, and much more can also be found in the Nethership, so you’ll be spending a considerable amount of time checking out what’s new as you progress the game. I think Disgaea 7 Complete offers a satisfying gameplay loop for strategy RPG fans, as there’s both intricacy in the amount of gameplay-related features you have and the rewards you get as you play through story content and Item World. This is also true for the previous Disgaea games, but there’s just even more on top of that since there are DLC bonus stories and content tied to other Disgaea games. What’s more, the new content that’s available in Disgaea 7 Complete is somewhat substantial for new and returning players.
Going Further Beyond
The aforementioned Hell Mode being accessible to all characters is one of a few notable additions that are exclusive to Disgaea 7 Complete. Firstly, the story of Disgaea 7 continues in a new bonus story called “The Nethertime Support Force,” which picks up directly with Fuji and Pirilika after the events of the original game. In this story, the party heads to Netherworlds from previous entries in the series to search for answers behind the Infernal Treasures. I found this content to be really fascinating and fun, serving as a great epilogue while giving some more world-building for the Disgaea series. Completing this chapter unlocks Asagi, the game-hopping and recurring character throughout many of Nippon Ichi Software’s games.
After defeating the superboss Carnage Baal, you have the opportunity to face off against Rakshasa Baal, an insanely powerful new superboss that you must absolutely be prepared for. Fortunately, beating Carnage Baal unlocks a Dark Assembly bill that will grant uncapped stats for all your characters. Of course, you will need to be smart with how you level up and build out your strongest possible team, but those uncapped stats do help give you a fighting chance.
Disgaea 7 Complete marks the series’ debut on Nintendo Switch 2, and I think this version stuck its landing. The game offers Graphics and Performance modes, which is thankfully becoming a standard option in new Nintendo Switch 2 games. Typically, I don’t mind playing turn-based RPGs at 30 FPS since the games don’t necessarily require the utmost precision or timing, but I appreciate that Performance mode gives you 60 FPS that makes gameplay even more pleasing to the eye. I really couldn’t tell much of a visual difference between the Graphics and Performance modes, as both look really great in handheld and docked mode. All those performance issues from the original release of Disgaea 7 on Switch are just non-existent here.
Disgaea 7 Complete is a Compelling Strategy RPG Package for New and Returning Fans
As a Disgaea fan that took a break from the series after hundreds of hours spent in Disgaea 5 Complete, I’m so glad to be back with Disgaea 7 Complete, even if the game didn’t do anything really groundbreaking or innovative. The fun main story, addictive and easy gameplay, soundtrack full of bangers and guitar riffs, and great content value of Disgaea 7 Complete make it one of my favorite games on Nintendo Switch 2 right now. If I had to pick on something for a gripe, the $69.99 MSRP is a little too steep, especially when there are a lot of big games coming out on Switch 2 soon. Regardless, Disgaea 7 Complete is great, and I definitely think it can be worth it if you were holding out like I was when Disgaea 7 was first announced.
AstralShift announced a playable demo of “infernal bullet hell deck-builder” RPG Hell Maiden will launch on October 13 for PC via Steam. In the Hell Maiden demo, players can explore the very Circle of Hell, Limbo, and clear out enemies with a total of 9 Weapon Cards and 17 Mod Cards to use in builds.
What’s more, the demo lets players progress through Limbo to challenge the Judge of Hell in a boss battle. They will also encounter the first Poet of Limbo, and saving the poet unlocks an additional 3 Weapon Cards and 8 Mod Cards. The demo will be available in seven different languages, including English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese and Japanese.
Serving as an original sequel to the classic Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, Hell Maiden will launch first in Steam Early Access, which will last “approximately an additional year, or more.” At launch of the Steam Early Access version, only two Circles of Hell will be available, but the subsequent seven will be added over time.
You can also read up on character profiles below:
AstralShift describes Hell Maiden as follows:
Fusing the horde survival genre with deck-building mechanics, Hell Maiden breathes new life into Dante’s Divine Comedy with an RPG where players collect, stack and merge a myriad of cards to build unique hands and decimate Hell’s toughest fiends. To conquer all 9 Circles of Hell, players will count with the help of the Poets of Limbo whose Blessings and Signature Weapons provide unique abilities, perks and ultimate attacks to mix and match and create unstoppable builds.
The “Night Ravens” perform the opening theme song “Piece of my world.”
The main cast includes:
Yōhei Azakami as protagonist Yūken Enma
Natsuki Hanae as Riddle Rosehearts
Seiichirō Yamashita as Ace Trappola
Chiaki Kobayashi as Deuce Spade
Ryōta Suzuki as Trey Clover
Tatsuyuki Kobayashi as Cater Diamond
Mitsuru Miyamoto as Dire Crowley
Noriaki Sugiyama as Grim
Kenyū Horiuchi as Dark Mirror
Kento Hama as Che’nya
The cast also includes:
Savanaclaw Dorm:
Yūichirō Umehara as Leona Kingscholar
Taito Ban as Jack Howl
Aoi Ichikawa as Ruggie Bucchi
Octavinelle Dorm:
Atsushi Tamaru as Azul Ashengrotto
Wataru Komada as Jade Leech
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Floyd Leech
Scarabia Dorm:
Kazuki Furuta as Kalim Al-Asim
Kaname Futaba as Jamil Viper
Pomefiore Dorm
Hiroki Aiba as Vil Schoenheit
Shimba Tsuchiya as Epel Felmier
Yōjirō Itokawa as Rook Hunt
Ignihyde Dorm
Kōki Uchiyama as Idia Shroud
Shōta Aoi as Ortho Shroud
Diasomnia Dorm
Kazuki Katōas Malleus Draconia
Hikaru Midorikawa as Lilia Vanrouge
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Silver
Haruki Ishiya as Sebek Zigvolt
Night Raven College Staff
Kento Itō as Divus Crewel
Rikiya Koyama as Mozus Trein
Ryōta Takeuchi as Ashton Vargas
Subaru Kimura as Sam
Takahiro Natori is the chief director and series script supervisor. Shin Katagai directs the anime at studios Yumeta Company and Graphinica, and Yoichi Kato is the main writer. Moreover, Hanaka Nakano and Akane Satō are the character designers.
Perhaps there’s more to “villains” than meets the eye…
Summoned by a magic mirror to Twisted Wonderland, a world altogether unlike your own, you arrive at Night Raven College, a prestigious arcane academy.
With nowhere else to go, you accept the masked headmaster’s hospitality and begin searching for a way home.
You quickly find that the students of this school are as talented as they are dysfunctional—bickering and competition are the perpetual order of the day.
Will you be able to work with them and eventually return from whence you came?
And what secrets lie within the villainous hearts of these students?
Bushiroad Games and WonderPlanet have announced Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Survivor, a new roguelite action game for Android and iOS. Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Survivor will launch in 2026 as a free-to-play title with in-app purchases, and a new teaser trailer was released alongside the opening of the game’s official website.
This is the first Hunter x Hunter survival roguelite.
This is an action game in which you control unique characters and fight against a horde of approaching enemies.
While the simple controls make it enjoyable for a wide range of players, it is also designed to be deep, requiring strategic decisions based on party formation and the combination of various skills.
Additionally, boss battles incorporate a variety of gimmicks to create the tense combat that is characteristic of Hunter x Hunter.
Bushiroad Games previously collaborated with Arc System Works and Eighting to release 3v3 fighting game Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact, which is available for PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The recent Season Pass trailer teased Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact DLC characters Phinks Magcub, Shizuku Murasaki and Zeno Zoldyck. Neferpitou is the first Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact DLC character launching this fall, followed by Phinks Magcub in winter 2025, Shizuku Murasaki in spring 2026, and Zeno Zoldyck in summer 2026.
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for author Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece staff confirmed that the manga is taking a 1-week hiatus from Weekly Shonen Jump due to health issues that Oda is currently facing. Originally planned to release in 2025’s 45th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, One Piece manga chapter 1162 will now release in the 46th issue on October 14 in Japan.
— ONE PIECE スタッフ【公式】/ Official (@Eiichiro_Staff) October 3, 2025
The One Piece manga has been serialized since July 1997, and its legendary run in Weekly Shonen Jump needs no further introduction. Currently, fans can read the One Piece manga weekly on VIZ Media and Manga Plus in English. One Piece manga chapter 1162 is set to release digitally on October 12.
The One Piece anime is airing on an evening timeslot, with new episodes premiering at 11:15 p.m. JST on Saturdays on Fuji TV and affiliate channels. Crunchyroll is streaming the long-running anime series in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Latin America.
In addition, a new “First Look” trailer for One Piece Season 2 was released by Netflix, and a third season of the live-action series is in the works. One Piece Season 2 will premieres in 2026 on Netflix. The season includes the debut of Mikaela Hoover as Straw Hat pirate Tony Tony Chopper. One Piece Season 3 is also being planned on Netflix.
TCL has launched its new TCL G64 Series, R84 Series, and R94 Series gaming monitors, along with its growing partnership with Call of Duty for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. Following Call of Duty NEXT, today’s announcement marks TCL’s entrance into the gaming monitor business in the U.S.
The partnership between TCL and Call of Duty enforces a commitment to gaming with new QD Mini-LED TVs and gaming monitors, along with premium sound bars. Designed as a cost-effective alternative to OLED displays, QD-Mini LED monitors bring enhanced depth and realism with the benefits that gamers expect, such as high refresh rate, VRR with adaptive sync and high resolution. This is in addition to strong black levels, fine shadow detail, and more clarity in dark scenes.
The new TCL 32″ G64 model is available now for $649 MSRP, and 27″ G64 Series, 32″ and 34″ R84 Series, and 27″ R94 Series release at a later date.
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27R94
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Read up on specifications of TCL’s new gaming monitors:
