Konami announced The Prince of Tennis: Sweet School Festival 0-40 and more… and The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival eternal passion, remasters of PlayStation 2 otome visual novelsThe Prince of Tennis: Gakuensai no Ouji-sama and The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival. These new remasters will be available for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC via Steam (2) with Japanese language support only at the time of this writing.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the remasters, translated by Gematsu:
Remastered versions of The Prince of Tennis romance visual novels The Prince of Tennis: Gakuensai no Ouji-sama and The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival.
The Prince of Tennis: Gakuensai no Ouji-sama first launched for PlayStation 2 in December 2005, followed by its sequel The Prince of Tennis: Motto Gakuensai no Ouji-sama for DS in February 2010.
The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival – Sanroku no Mystic first launched for PlayStation 2 in December 2006, followed by The Prince of Tennis: Doki Doki Survival – Umibe no Secret in January 2007, and compilation The Prince of Tennis: Gyutto! Doki Doki Survival – Umi to Yama no Love Passion for DS in July 2011.
Now, 20 years after the games’ original releases, the long-awaited remastered versions are finally on the way.
These long-desired romance visual novels let you build romantic relationships with characters from The Prince of Tennis.
The romanceable characters and fully voiced scenarios remain unchanged, but the remastered versions feature newly illustrated stills. Players can freely switch between the old stills for nostalgia and the new stills to see a different side of their favorite characters.
Further details including the release dates, features, and brand-new key visuals will be announced at a later date.
The “ABEMA Anime Festival 2025 supported by Comic C’moA” event revealed two new cast members for the TV anime adaptation of Kocha Agasawa’s You and I Are Polar Opposites manga series. Miyuri Shimabukuro and Wataru Katō are joining the cast of You and I Are Polar Opposites as Azuma and Taira, respectively.
Azuma
Taira
The previously announced cast of You and I Are Polar Opposites includes:
Sayumi Suzushiro as Suzuki
Shogo Sakata as Tani
Yuna Taniguchi as Watanabe
Konatsu Hirabayashi as Sato
Anji Iwata as Yamada
You and I Are Polar Opposites will be streaming on Crunchyroll starting in January 2026. The series is being produced by Lapin Track with Takakazu Nagatomo as director. Teruko Utsumi is handling the series composition. tofubeats is the composer, and Naho Kozono is the sub-character designer and chief animation director alongside Sayuri Sakimoto.
Agasawa launched the manga series on Shonen Jump+ in May 2022, and it ran until November 2024. Manga Plus and VIZ Media publish the series in English. Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Manga Plus:
Suzuki, an energetic girl who can’t help but follow the crowd, finds herself drawn to Tani, a quiet boy who can easily speak his mind. Enter: the serialization of a hit one-shot! A story for anyone who wants to enjoy love! This down-to-earth, relatable rom-com is ready to pull at your heartstrings!
A beautiful woman named Fuji befriends an intriguing creature posing as a dog in With You and the Rain. As their friendship blossoms this season, Final Weapon has everything you need to know to follow along with With You and the Rain, including the weekly schedule and release dates for all episodes.
On a very rainy day, Fuji decides to take the cute creature home after being unable to resist such an offer. The creature has some quirky charm, and the With You and the Rain anime focuses on their heartwarming adventure together.
With You and the Rain Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time, Schedule and Episodes
ⒸKo Nikaido, KODANSHA/With You and the Rain Project
New With You and the Rain episodes will premiere on Saturdays at 11:00 a.m. PDT / 2:00 p.m. EDT on Crunchyroll. The anime will be streaming with English subs first, followed by same-day English dubs at 3:00 p.m. PDT / 6:00 p.m. EDT. 12 episodes are expected to air this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for With You and the Rain (subject to change):
Episode 1 – July 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – July 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – July 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – July 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – August 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – August 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – August 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – August 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – August 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – September 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – September 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – September 20 – OUT NOW
New episodes of With You and the Rain will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
English Sub
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 11:00 a.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 12:00 p.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 1:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 2:00 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 5:00 p.m.
English Dub
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 3:00 p.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 4:00 p.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 5:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 6:00 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 10:00 p.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Mamiko Suzuki performs the opening theme song “Ame to (Rain and),” and Kei Sugawara performs the ending theme song “filled” for With You and the Rain.
The cast includes:
Saori Hayami as Fuji
Yuna Kamakura as Mimi
Satomi Satō as Ren
Yuzu Yumoto as Krause Ella Kii
Anna Mugiho as You (Kimi)
Yōji Ueda as Tatsuo
Mie Sonozaki as Michiko
Kikunosuke Toya as Teru
Yumiri Hanamori as Wako
Rin Chafu as Mr. Veterinarian
Shūhei Sakaguchi as Hiura
Mitsuho Kambe as Hojo
Yume Miyamoto as Arata
Lesprit is producing and animating the new anime series, with Tomohiro Tsukimisato as the director. Touko Machida is in charge of the series scripts, and Ayano Ōwada is designing the anime’s characters.
Where Can I Watch With You and the Rain?
ⒸKo Nikaido, KODANSHA/With You and the Rain Project
Kō Nikaido launched the With You and the Rain manga in Weekly Young Magazine in August 2020, and the series is still ongoing. The series surpassed 500,000 copies in circulation in August 2024.
Lastly, here’s a brief story synopsis for the manga series, via Kodansha USA Publishing:
If it looks like a dog and acts like a dog and insists it’s a dog, it’s…a dog? Probably? She adopted it anyway, and her life with this “dog” will never be boring!
Bandai Namco released a new trailer for Digimon Story Time Stranger featuring the theme song “wherever you are” by reche. The Digimon Story Time Stranger “Anime Song Pack” DLC was also revealed, and it will be available right when the game launches.
The Anime Song Pack includes the following tracks for Digimon Story Time Stranger:
Bandai Namco also announced a collaboration between Digimon Story Time Stranger and The Idolmaster to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Idolmaster series. A collaboration T-short featuring a new illustration of The Idolmaster character Haruka Amami will be available in Digimon Story Time Stranger.
Digimon Story Time Stranger launches October 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam 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. Pre-orders are now available in the PlayStation Store, and various editions will be sold at the Bandai Namco Store, including an exclusive Collector’s Edition.
During Digimon Expo ’25, the staff of the Digimon Beatbreak anime released the final trailer featuring the opening theme song “Mad Pulse” by MADKID. Fans at the event also saw aworld premiere screening of the Digimon Beatbreak anime.
Hulu announced that the Digimon Beatbreak anime will be streaming on the service. Digimon Beatbreak will start streaming on October 5 on Hulu.
Ai Tomioka performs the ending theme song “beat up.”
The Digimon Beatbreak cast includes:
Miyu Irino as Tomorō Tenma
Megumi Han as Gekkomon
Tomoyo Kurosawa as Reina Sakuya
Mutsumi Tamura as Pristimon
Arisa Sekine as Makoto Kuonji
Misaki Kuno as Chiropmon
Yohei Azakami as Kyo Sawashiro
Daiki Hamano as Murasamemon
The staff of Digimon Beatbreak includes:
Original Concept: Akiyoshi Hongo
Music: Alisa Okehazama
Series Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto
Series Composition: Ryota Yamaguchi
Character Design: Takahiro Kojima
Digimon Design: Kenji Watanabe
Animation Digimon Design: Akihiro Asanuma
Art Director: Ayaka Jin
Color Designer: Sayoko Yokoyama
CG Director: Yusuke Ozone
Compositing Director: Tomoyuki Ishiyama
Editing: Eiichi Nishimura
Production: Fuji Television Network, Yomiko Advertising and Toei Animation
Lastly, here’s a story synopsis of the anime, via Bandai:
“e-Pulse,” which is generated by human thoughts and emotions, was used as the energy source for the Al support device “Sapotama.” Behind this remarkable development, a terrifying monster appear. Digimon are living beings that evolve by consuming e-pulse. Tomorō Tenma is drawn into an extraordinary experience after meeting Gekkomon, who suddenly appears from his Sapotama. While living together with Kyo Sawashiro and other members of the bounty hunting team “Golden Dawn,” Tomorō renews his resolve. What new future will be forged by humans and Digimon?
Allen may not be the court sorcerer he wanted to be, but he will be able to light up a girl’s future in the Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter anime. As Allen begins his new tutor gig, Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter, including the weekly schedule and release dates for all episodes.
As Allen continued his job search, he received an unexpected offer to become the private tutor of the duke’s daughter in Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter. It turns out that the girl can’t use magic at all, and Allen wants to figure out why that’s the case. Allen’s unconventional lessons may hold the all-important key, however.
Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter episodes will release on Saturdays at 10:00 a.m. PDT / 1:00 p.m. EDT on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subs and same-day English dubs. Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter is expected to have 12 episodes this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter (subject to change):
Episode 1 – June 28 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – July 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – July 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – July 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4.5 (Recap) – July 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – August 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – August 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – August 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – August 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – August 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – September 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – September 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – September 20 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 10:00 a.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 11:00 a.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 12:00 p.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 1:00 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 5:00 p.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Ami Maeshima
Miho Okasaki
Ami Maeshima performs opening theme song “Wish for you,” and Miho Okasaki performs the ending theme song “Shōjo no Susume (A Girl’s Advice).”
The cast and staff for the series includes:
Cast
Yūto Uemura as Allen
Hime Sawada as Tina
Kyōka Moriya as Elly
Ikumi Hasegawa as Lydia
Inori Minase as Stella
Ayako Kawasumi as Lisa Leinster
Tatsumaru Tachibana as Richard Leinster
Saya Horigome as Anna
Toshiya Miyata as Gerard Wainwright
Staff
Director: Nobuyoshi Nagayama
Studio: Studio Blanc
Assistant Director: Kazuya Ishiguri
Series Scripts: Megumi Shimizu
Character Designer: Akiko Toyoda
Composer: Kei Haneoka
Where Can I Watch Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter?
The Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter anime is streaming on Crunchyroll in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is streaming on the ABEMA and d Anime Store services, and the anime is airing on the Tokyo MX and BS11 channels.
What is Private Tutor to the Duke’s Daughter About?
Lastly, J-Novel Club describes the story of the novel series as follows:
After failing the final exam for his dream job at the royal court, promising young sorcerer Allen wants nothing more than to retreat to a simple life in the countryside. Unfortunately for him, he can’t even afford the train fare! His only solution is to get a job, but his one lead is anything but modest—Duke Howard, one of the kingdom’s most powerful nobles, needs a private tutor for his daughter Tina.
Despite her academic brilliance, Tina is incapable of casting even a single spell. To make matters worse, entrance exams for the prestigious Royal Academy are fast approaching, and magical aptitude is mandatory! Can Allen use his unique brand of spellcasting to help Tina overcome her magical impairment, a mystery that not even the kingdom’s finest sorcerers have been able to solve? And does her father, the duke, even want him to?
After three long years of waiting, Marin Kitagawa and Wakana Gojo’s relationship will finally be explored deeper in My Dress-Up Darling Season 2. The duo will be making plenty of new friends in My Dress-Up Darling Season 2, and Final Weapon has everything you need to know about anime’s release dates, schedule, and the exact time each episode airs.
In My Dress-Up Darling Season 2, Marin is bound to share some amazing and revealing cosplays for Wakana. It’s bound to be exciting as they make more cosplay friends, but as the trailers have shown, the two will grow more and more intimate as the season goes on. This season of My Dress-Up Darling is one that fans won’t want to miss.
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 will premiere on Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. PDT / 12:30 p.m. EDT on Crunchyroll. The anime will be streaming with English subs first, followed by English dubs at a later date and time. 12 episodes are expected to air this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 (subject to change):
Episode 13 – July 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 14 – July 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 15 – July 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 16 – July 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 17 – August 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 18 – August 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 19 – August 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 20 – August 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 21 – August 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 22 – September 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 23 – September 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 24 – September 20 – OUT NOW
New episodes of My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 9:30 a.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 10:30 a.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 11:30 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 12:30 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 4:30 p.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Spira Spica
PiKi
Spira Spica will perform the opening theme song “Ao to Kirameki.” PiKi, a new group comprised of FRUITS ZIPPER member Karen Matsumoto and Cutie Street member Haruka Sakuraba, performs the ending theme song “Kawaii Kaiwai.”
Hina Suguta as Marin Kitagawa
Shōya Ishige as Wakana Gojō
Akira Sekine as Rune Yamauchi
Atsumi Tanezaki as Sajuna Inui
Atsushi Ono as Kaoru Gojō
Hina Yomiya as Shinju Inui
Rarisa Tago Takeda as Nowa Sugaya
Shūichi Uchida as Kensei Morita
Yuka Amemiya as Daia Yahiro
Ayumu Murase as Amane Himeno
Shōhei Komatsu as Shiki Kashiwagi
Keisuke Shinohara directs the anime at CloverWorks. Yoriko Tomita returns to oversee the series scripts, and Kazumasa Ishida is the character designer. Ishida, Jun Yamazaki, and Yohei Yaegashi are the chief animation directors. Yūsuke Yamamoto is the assistant director, and Takeshi Nakatsuka is the music composer.
My Dress-Up Darling Season 2 is streaming on Crunchyroll worldwide excluding Japan, China, Korea and Mongolia. In Japan, the anime will air on the Tokyo MX, BS11, Tochigi TV, and Gunma TV channels.
What is My Dress-Up Darling About?
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series via Crunchyroll:
Wakana Gojo is a high school boy who aspires to become a kashirashi — a master craftsman who creates traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Although he’s enthusiastic about the craft, he’s unaware of the latest trends and struggles to fit in with his class. The popular kids — especially one girl, Marin Kitagawa — seem to live in a completely different world.
That all changes one day when she shares an unexpected secret with him, and their completely different worlds collide.
The popular Rascal Does Not Dream anime series is finally back with its newest entry, Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus. Before a certain Santa Claus-costume wearing girl appears, Final Weapon has everything you need to know about Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus, including the weekly schedule and release dates for each episode.
The Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime adapts the “University Student Arc” of Hajime Kamoshida’s light novel series. As Sakuta Azusagawa carries on his college life, he encounters another mysterious, unseeable girl in a Santa Claus costume. The girl’s name is Toko Kirishima, and she comes into Sakuta’s life when he’s already taken.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus episodes will premiere on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. PDT / 12:00 p.m. EDT on Crunchyroll. The anime will be streaming with English subs first, followed by English dubs at a later date and time. 12 to 13 episodes are expected to air this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus (subject to change):
Episode 1 – July 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – July 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – July 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – July 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – August 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – August 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – August 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – August 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – August 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – September 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – September 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – September 20 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 9:00 a.m.
Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 10:00 a.m.
Central Daylight Time (CDT): 11:00 a.m.
Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 12:00 p.m.
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 4:00 p.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
Conton Candy
Conton Candy performs the opening theme song “Snowdrop.” The ending theme song “Suiheisen wa Boku no Furukizu (The Horizon Is My Old Wound)” is performed by the voice cast members for Uzuki Hirokawa, Ikumi Akagi, Sara Himeji, and Tōko Kirishima.
The staff and cast of the Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime series includes:
Staff
Original Work: Hajime Kamoshida (“Seishun Buta Yaro” series published by Dengeki Bunko)
Original Illustration: Keji Mizoguchi
Director: Soichi Masui
Series Composition: Masahiro Yokotani
Character Design: Satomi Tamura
Prop Design: Kota Michishita
Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa
Art Supervisor: Satoshi Okubo
Art Director: Hirofumi Sakagami
Color Design: Asuka Yokota
3D Directors: Kengo Oda, Hazuki Tanaka
Director of Photography: Xiaomu Yang
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
Editor: Akinori Mishima
Music: fox capture plan
Animation Production: CloverWorks
Produced by: AOBUTA Project
Cast
Sakuta Azusagawa: Kaito Ishikawa
Mai Sakurajima: Asami Seto
Uzuki Hirokawa: Sora Amamiya
Ikumi Akagi: Aya Yamane
Sara Himeji: Konomi Kohara
Miori Mito: Manaka Iwami
Miniskirt Santa: Reina Ueda
Kaede Azusagawa: Yurika Kubo
Tomoe Koga: Nao Toyama
Rio Futaba: Atsumi Tanezaki
Nodoka Toyohama: Maaya Uchida
Shoko Makinohara: Inori Minase
Konomi Kohara as Sara Himeji
Manaka Iwami as Miori Mitō
Where Can I Watch Rascal Does Not Dream of SantaClaus?
Rascal Does Not Dream of SantaClaus will stream on Crunchyroll in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, India, and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime will air on Tokyo MX, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, BS11, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation TV, Mētele, and AT-X.
What is Rascal Does Not Dream of SantaClaus About?
Lastly, here’s an overview of the Rascal Does Not Dream of SantaClaus anime, via Aniplex:
After encountering various girls going through Puberty Syndrome, Sakuta Azusagawa’s high school days have come to a close, and he is now a university student.
He enrolls at a university in Kanazawa-hakkei alongside his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima, a nationally famed actress. Off campus, he stumbles upon an out-of-season miniskirt Santa.
“I’m surprised. So, you can see me.”
This is a phrase he’s heard somewhere before. This miniskirt Santa, who claims to be gifting Puberty Syndrome to people, tells Sakuta…
“My name… is Toko Kirishima.”
Precognitive dreams, an anonymous online singer, poltergeists buzzing on social media… A mysterious tale with enigmatic phenomenons surrounding girls with wavering hearts starts again.
Ahead of Tokyo Game Show 2025, Final Weapon had the opportunity to interview hololive Holo’s Hanafuda game designer Naoya Fujita about the game and its development. In our interview, Fujita also commented on possible new updates for Holo’s Hanafuda and player feedback from the demo before the full game’s launch.
Get the full interview below:
Could you please introduce yourself and your development roles for hololive Holo’s Hanafuda?
I’m Naoya Fujita, and I’m in charge of game design for hololive Holo’s Hanafuda. For this title, I also had some assistance from other experienced game designers at Gemdrops, Inc.
What were some of the initial ideas and concepts behind Holo’s Hanafuda?
The idea of Holo’s Hanafuda began from our CEO Yuichiro Kitao’s desire to make a game based on hanafuda, a type of playing card that has existed in Japan for hundreds of years. Yuichiro said he wanted to preserve the traditional rules as much as possible while also introducing new rules (Holo Awase) and charming characters, which is how we ended up collaborating with hololive.
What were your experiences like working with hololive on Holo’s Hanafuda?
It was truly a fun and exciting project. I am so grateful to all of the talented team members that made this game a reality.
Holo’s Hanafuda features Holo Awase, an all-new mode that combines classic hanafuda rules with the unique abilities of hololive character cards. Do players collect these cards over the course of playing Holo Awase and other modes in the full game?
Players do not collect the cards themselves, but rather can unlock achievements and titles for their multiplayer profiles by playing the game with different rulesets.
In Holo’s Hanafuda, players can create their own bento boxes and share them as gifts. What inspired the bento mode? And can players unlock rewards from spending time making bento boxes?
The idea for the bento-making was a combination of Gemdrops’ original ideas and wanting to add Japanese-style user-generated content to the game. Players can earn titles for their multiplayer profiles by creating and sharing certain numbers of bento boxes.
The Holo’s Hanafuda demo released this past May on Steam, and reception for the demo appears to be very positive. Heading into the game’s launch later this month, was there any feedback from the demo that you thought was valuable and worth noting?
We were so thankful for all the feedback we received from people who played the
demo, and we reviewed it all. We are currently incorporating that feedback, including adding more hanafuda features and making certain parts easier to understand.
Holo’s Hanafuda is expected to receive new DLC after launch. Will Holo’s Hanafuda also receive free post-launch updates with additional features or content?
The DLC is currently available, and we are considering the possibility of a free content update in the future.
Has the Holo’s Hanafuda team considered developing upgrades and/or optimizations for the Switch version now that Switch 2 is available?
Currently we are focused on the DLC and possible future updates, so at the moment we don’t have any plans for a Switch 2 version. However, we do always consider what fans ask for.
Is there anything else you would like to share?
hololive Holo’s Hanafuda will be exhibited at Tokyo Game Show later this month, and we plan to have both the base game and DLC available. Please feel free to stop by!
Keep an eye out for upcoming announcements regarding updates and the DLC!
hololive Holo’s Hanafuda is of course quite popular in Asia, but we were also thrilled that so many English-speaking hololive fans came to see the hololive STAGE World Tour ’25 -Synchronize! show at Anime NYC 2025 in August. We hope many more Western fans come to enjoy the game. Hanafuda is an easy yet profound card game, and also very fun!
Thank you so much for your time, Naoya Fujita!
hololive Holo’s Hanafuda released on July 31 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC via Steam worldwide. The new “Hoshimachi Suisei & Tokoyami Towa Set” DLC launches on September 30 (JST) / September 29 (EDT / PDT).
The Holo’s Hanafuda Hoshimachi Suisei & Tokoyami Towa Set includes the following content:
The new DLC will be playable at the Gemdrops booth (Hall 5) during Tokyo Game Show 2025, which runs from September 25 to 28 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. There will be several exhibits at the booth, including the puppets and set pieces from the stop-motion animated opening. Fans can also expect a display of physical Holo’s Hanafuda cards manufactured by Nintendo.
After much anticipation, Kadokawa’s anime adaptation of Mokumokuren’s The Summer Hikaru Died series is finally here. The Summer Hikaru Died blends supernatural elements with slice-of-life for a can’t miss series, and Final Weapon has everything you need to know about anime’s weekly schedule and release timing.
In The Summer Hikaru Died, two best friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, live peacefully in a rural Japanese village. They grow up together and are basically inseparable until the day Hikaru comes back from the mountains. Hikaru is no longer himself, and something has taken over his body, memories, and feelings. Everything is about to change for Yoshiki.
The Summer Hikaru Died Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New episodes of The Summer Hikaru Died will premiere on Saturdays at 8:55 a.m. PDT / 11:55 a.m. EDT on Netflix. In Japan, the anime airs at 24:55 JST, or effectively 00:55 JST after midnight. Exact timing for releases outside Japan may vary, however. The anime will be streaming with English subs, and 12 episodes are expected to air this season.
Here are the release dates and schedule for The Summer Hikaru Died (subject to change):
Episode 1 – July 5 – OUT NOW
Episode 2 – July 12 – OUT NOW
Episode 3 – July 19 – OUT NOW
Episode 4 – July 26 – OUT NOW
Episode 5 – August 2 – OUT NOW
Episode 6 – August 9 – OUT NOW
Episode 7 – August 16 – OUT NOW
Episode 8 – August 23 – OUT NOW
Episode 9 – August 30 – OUT NOW
Episode 10 – September 6 – OUT NOW
Episode 11 – September 13 – OUT NOW
Episode 12 – September 20 – OUT NOW
New episodes of The Summer Hikaru Died will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
Vaundy performs “Saikai (Reunion),” the opening theme song for The Summer Hikaru Died. TOOBOE performs the ending theme song “you are my monster.”
The cast of The Summer Hikaru Died includes:
Chiaki Kobayashi as Yoshiki Tsujinaka
Shūichirō Umeda as Hikaru Indou
Yumiri Hanamori as Asako Yamagishi
Wakana Kowaka as Rie Kurebayashi
Chikahiro Kobayashi as Tanaka
Yoshiki Nakajima as Yūta Maki
Shion Wakayama as Yūki Tadokoro
The staff includes:
Original story: Based on the comic “The Summer Hikaru Died” by Mokumokuren originally serialized in the YOUNG ACE UP published by KADOKAWA Director/Series
Composition: Ryohei Takeshita
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Yuichi Takahashi
DORODORO Animator: Masanobu Hiraoka
Prop Design: Ryunosuke Oji
Sub Character Design: Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Seigan, Shoko Nagasawa
Art Setting: Shuhei Tada, Takeshi Takahashi, Yoshihiro Sono
The Summer Hikaru Died will be streaming on Netflix outside Japan. In Japan, The Summer Hikaru Died will air on the NTV channel and ABEMA streaming service.
What is The Summer Hikaru Died About?
Lastly, here’s a story synopsis for the TV anime:
In a certain village
Since their childhood, they have grown up together.
Yoshiki and Hikaru, childhood friends.
the sun shining down on them
the chirping sound of a crypto tympana facialis
Ice cream on the way home
Laughing over trivial things
One day in summer, no different from any other day
…… You’re not Hikaru after all, are you?
Half a year ago, Hikaru went missing in the mountains.
A week later, he came back on a whim.
The voice, the figure, the thing that looked like Hikaru
What was stirring inside…
“Hikaru is no longer with us. …… if that’s the case.”
Starting the days with “something” in the form of a friend,
The “same as usual” everyday life.
But at the same time…
Strange incidents begin to plague the village.
