A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Anime Adaptation Announced

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Kadokawa announced a TV anime adaptation of VTuber Kurusu Natsume’s A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (Jingai Kyōshitsu no Ningen-girai Kyōshi: Hitoma-sensei, Watashi-tachi ni Ningen o Oshiete Kuremasu ka……?) light novel series will premiere in January 2026. A new promotional video and teaser visual were revealed alongside the main cast and staff.

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The anime’s cast includes:

  • Toshiki Masuda as Rei Hitoma
  • Sora Amamiya as Kyōka Minazuki
  • Saori Ōnishi as Isaki Ōgami
  • Maria Naganawa as Sui Usami
  • Rui Tanabe as Tobari Haneda

Akira Iwanaga directs the anime at studio asread. Katsuhiko Takayama is in charge of series scripts, and Maiko Okada is designing the characters.

Additional staff members include:

  • Sub-Character Designers: Hidetsugu Hirayama, Kanako Watanabe, Chika Kojima
  • Art Director: Yoh Fujisawa
  • Color Key Artist: Chisato Shioda
  • Prop Design: Hara Yoshikazu
  • Art Setting: Junko Nagasawa
  • 3D Director: Yūta Nagaoka
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Kenji Takehara
  • Editing: Junichi Itou
  • Sound Director: Tomohiko Yaginuma
  • Sound Production: Zack Promotion
  • Music: Makoto Miyazaki
  • Music Production: Pony Canyon

Here’s a synopsis of the light novel series, via Yen Press:

I’m Rei Hitoma, a self-professed misanthrope, thanks to some past trauma. Just when I thought my new teaching job in the mountains would provide a chill, rejuvenating environment, it turns out that this school is actually for demi-humans who want to become full-fledged human beings! There’s a mermaid, a werewolf, a rabbit, and a bird…all of whom are now my charges. It’s my duty to teach them about humankind—and maybe in the process, I’ll learn a few things myself. This isn’t an alternate world or a case of reincarnation. It’s just the story of a teacher at a somewhat peculiar school, and his students who are striving to become human.

Jujutsu Kaisen Gets New Mojuro Spinoff Manga

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2025’s 41st Weekly Shonen Jump issue revealed that the new Mojuro / Modulo manga by Jujutsu Kaisen manga creator Gege Akutami and Cipher Academy manga illustrator Yuji Iwasaki is a spinoff of Jujutsu Kaisen.

Jujutsu Kaisen – Mojuro is a fixed short-term manga that will be roughly three volumes long and serialized for half a year “as long as the manga is not canceled,” according to Akutami. The first chapter of Mojuro is 54 pages long with a color opening page, and it’s available in English on VIZ Media and Manga Plus as Jujutsu Kaisen – Modulo.

What’s more, several projects for the Jujutsu Kaisen franchise were announced. Firstly, horror novelist Yumeaki Hirayama is penning a new spinoff novel. An exhibition for Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 will be held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City in Tokyo from December 5-29, and a “Juju Fes” event will be held in 2026. Moreover, Jujutsu Kaisen Phantom Parade will get a new original story on September 23. 

The Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution compilation film is coming to theaters in North America on December 5 with Japanese voice-overs and English dubs. The film is a compilation of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2’s Shibuya Incident Arc with the first two episodes of Season 3, which premieres in January 2026 on Crunchyroll.

The Japanese voice cast includes:

  • Junya Enoki as Yuji Itadori
  • Yuma Uchida as Megumi Fushiguro
  • Daisuke Namikawa as Choso
  • Megumi Ogata as Yuta Okkotsu

The anime’s staff includes:

  • Director: Shota Goshozono
  • Series Composition and Script Writer: Hiroshi Seko
  • Character Design: Yosuke Yajima and Hiromi Niwa
  • Deputy Director: Yosuke Takada
  • Art Director: Junichi Higashi
  • Color Design: Eiko Matsushima
  • CG Producer: Yusuke Tannawa
  • 3DCG Director: Daisuke Ishikawa (Monster’s Egg)
  • Director of Photography: Teppei Ito
  • Editor: Keisuke Yanagi
  • Music: Yoshimasa Terui
  • Music Producer: Yoshiki Kobayashi
  • Sound Director: Yasunori Ebina
  • Sound Production: dugout
  • Animation Studio: MAPPA

BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA Anime Series Announced, Premieres in 2026

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BanG Dream!‘s virtual girl band Mugendai Mewtype, also known as YumeMita, announced the new BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA anime will premiere in 2026. SANZIGEN’s new studio brand, Nichigaline, is producing BanG Dream! YUME∞MITA with music by PHYZ. Nichigaline also animated the music video for YumeMita’s new song “Tuning.”

A new Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast – anime movie and GANSO! BanG Dream Chan mini anime series are also coming soon. The mini anime premieres October 2 on the official BanG Dream YouTube channel. The series will run for a year and air each Thursday for a total of 52 episodes.

All 13 episodes of Ave Mujica – The Die is Cast – are streaming on Crunchyroll with English subs. Ave Mujica performs the opening theme song “KiLLKiSS,” which is composed and arranged by Daisuke Hasegawa with lyrics by Diggy-MO’. The opening theme song is streaming now on Spotify.

Studio SANZIGEN produced the anime with Koudai Kakimoto as director. Yuniko Ayana serves as script writer and supervisor.

The voice cast of Ave Mujica includes: 

  • Kanon Takao as Sakiko Togawa/Oblivionis
  • Akane Yonezawa as Nyamu Yuutenji/Amoris
  • Yuzuki Watase as Mutsumi Wakaba/Mortis
  • Mei Okada as Umiri Yahata/Timoris
  • Rico Sasaki as Uika Misumi/Doloris

Lastly, here’s a story synopsis:

“Will you give me the rest of your life?”

After losing everything in a single night, Sakiko Togawa reaches out toward an even deeper abyss, one that will drag everyone around her down as well.

Gathering the lives of girls burdened with their own troubles and desires, Sakiko raises the curtain on a perfect masquerade.

“Welcome to the world of Ave Mujica.”

On a stage where sorrow, death, fear, love—even the solace of forgetting—are stripped away, will their masks be torn off and shatter into oblivion, or will they…

Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 Premieres in 2026

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Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2

The staff of Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 announced the anime will premiere in 2026. To celebrate the announcement, Azur Lane Slow Ahead! Season 2 character designer and chief animation director Nana Mori drew a new illustration.

Shunji Maki directs the anime this season at CANDY BOX. Yū Satō writes the series scripts with Hotaru Asafuji. Nana Mori is the character designer and chief animation director for the second season. Fūga Hatori is the music composer, and Masanori Tsuchiya is the sound director.

The cast of the anime includes: 

Cast

  • Nozomi Yamane as Javelin
  • Yō Taichi as Ayanami
  • Maria Naganawa as Laffey
  • Rika Abe as Z23
  • Sumire Uesaka as Akashi
  • Minami Takahashi as Baltimore
  • Ayane Sakura as Prinz Eugen

Previously, the April Fools Day Azur Lane Bisoku Tensei! promotional video was released as a sneak peek of Azur Lane Bisoku Zenshin! Season 2, which was announced in September 2023. The first season is streaming on Crunchyroll under the English title Azur Lane: Slow Ahead!.

Lastly, Azur Lane is available now for Android and iOS, and the Google Play/App Store pages describe it as follows:

Azur Lane features an interactive combat system that combines the best of strategy and 2D shooter games. Players must command a flotilla, divided into two parts: the Vanguard Fleet and the Main Fleet. While the Vanguard is responsible for striking and clearing operations, the Main Fleet must focus on fire support and dealing damage to enemy ships. Strategy is key, and players must build their fleets carefully to succeed on the high seas. Players can strengthen their fleets from the base via the Academy and Dorms, where they can earn experience points, buy items from the shop, or improve their skills in the Classroom.

Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Season 2 Reveals 4 Cast Members for Episode 10

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Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Season 2 episode 10 cast members

The staff of Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Season 2 has confirmed four new cast members for episode 10 (episode 22 overall). These new cast members for Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Season 2 include:

  • Kikuko Inoue as Ōka Kirara
  • Hiro Shimono as Teru Kirara
  • Honoka Inoue as Maika Kirara
  • Aoi Yūki as Dōru (or Doll) Saotome

Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Season 2 premiered on July 6 on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels. The opening theme song is “Brun-Brun” by Puniru, who is voiced by Yū Sasahara. Moreover, Sumire Uesaka joins the cast as Gelee, a girl who calls herself “the perfect AI.” 

Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Season 2 key visual
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The Puniru wa Kawaii Slime anime premiered on October 6, 2024 on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. Risa Shimizu plays the role of Mami Kirara, alongside Yu Sasahara as Puniru, Junya Enoki as Yūsuke Nanpa, Yumiri Hanamori as Alice Okanega, and Shuichiro Umeda as Kotaro Kawaii.

The anime’s staff includes the following:

  • Director: Yūshi Ibe
  • Studio: TOHO Animation
  • Series Scripts: Michiko Yokote
  • Sub-Character Designer: Character Designer
  • Script: Michiko Yokote, Miharu Hirami, Rintarou Ikeda
  • Art Director: Miu Miyamoto
  • Color Design: Asami Kitsukawa
  • Director of Photography: Haruka Gotō
  • Editing: Misaki Enokida
  • Music: Izumi Mori
  • Sound Director: Yuji Tange
  • Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation

Crunchyroll describes the anime as follows:

The story of Puniru wa Kawaii Slime follows the daily adventures of Kotaro, a young boy, and Puniru, the slime he created when he was in elementary school. For the last seven years, Kotaro and Puniru have been great friends, but now that he’s a second year student at junior high, Kotaro has discovered that Puniru can take on the shape of a beautiful and free-spirited girl, and her wild behavior causes him no end of trouble.

Blue Orchestra Season 2 Anime Reveals Opening Theme Song

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Blue Orchestra anime

The official website for the Blue Orchestra Season 2 anime announced that band Galileo Galilei will perform the opening theme song “Amadeus.” Blue Orchestra Season 2 premieres on October 5, and the anime will air for 21 episodes on the NHK Educational channel.

Blue Orchestra Season 2 key visual
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Seiji Kishi directed the first season at Nippon Animation. Jun Sakata was the production supervisor and chief producer. Additionally, Yuuko Kakihara wrote the series scripts, and Kazuaki Morita was the character designer. Staff for the second season have not been confirmed yet.

Makoto Akui launched the Blue Orchestra manga series in the MANGA One app by Shogakukan in 2017. The manga quickly rose in popularity and even won the Best Shonen Manga award at the 68th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2023. The first season of the anime series premiered on April 9, 2023 and aired for 24 episodes.

Here’s an overview of the series from publisher Elex Media, via Anime News Network:

In the fall of his third and final year of middle school, Hajime Aono, a violin prodigy, stopped playing violin for his own personal reasons. But it was also that year when he got to know a girl who told him about a high school with a prestigious school orchestra. Suddenly, the gears in the clock of Aono’s life began to turn again. This is the story of a youth drama that brings forth the harmony between music and the heart!

Assassination Classroom Anime is Getting a New Film on March 20, 2026

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Assassination Classroom 2026

2025’s 41st Weekly Shonen Jump issue announced Assassination Classroom anime series is getting a new anime film titled Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody’s Time (Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu Minna no Jikan) in celebration of the anime’s 10th anniversary. The new anime film opens on March 20, 2026 in Japan.

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Assassination Classroom the Movie: Everybody’s Time features a full collection of episodes that were left out from the anime due to time constraints. Author Yūsei Matsui notes that the new Assassination Classroom film also continues the main story of the anime.

Yūsei Matsui’s Assassination Classroom manga ran from 2012 to 2016 in Weekly Shonen Jump. A 22-episode anime adaptation aired in 2015, followed by a second season with 25 episodes in 2016. Crunchyroll is streaming the first and second seasons with English dubs and subs. The anime movie adaptation, Assassination Classroom the Movie: 365 Days, opened in Japanese theaters in November 2016. 

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

Forget about homework and pop quizzes. The students of Class 3E have a far more important assignment: kill their teacher before the end of the year! A tentacle-d sensei that moves at Mach 20 is out to conquer the classroom after destroying seventy percent of the moon. In addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, the murderous monster behind the lectern will teach his students everything he knows about the assassination game. Should some eager beaver prove to be a quick study in killing, he or she will save Earth from extinction – and collect a hefty reward.

Crunchyroll to Stream Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle LA Red Carpet Premiere

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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle LA Red Carpet Premiere

Crunchyroll announced the company will be streaming the Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle Los Angeles red carpet premiere on September 9 at 5:15 p.m. PDT / 8:15 p.m. EDT on YouTube and Twitch. Fans can expect interviews with the movie’s voice cast, celebrity guests and more during the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle LA premiere.

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- Infinity Castle heads to theaters in US and Canada on September 12. Early screenings will open in the US on September 9 at 7:00 p.m. local time for Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan subscribers.

The English dub cast includes:

  • Zach Aguilar as Tanjiro Kamado
  • Abby Trott as Nezuko Kamado
  • Aleks Le as Zenitsu Agatsuma
  • Bryce Papenbrook as Inosuke Hashibira
  • Brianna Knickerbocker as Kanao Tsuyuri
  • Zeno Robinson as Genya Shinazugawa
  • Johnny Yong Bosch as Giyu Tomioka
  • Ray Chase as Tengen Uzui 
  • Griffin Burns as Muichiro Tokito
  • Erika Harlacher as Shinobu Kocho
  • Kira Buckland as Mitsuri Kanroji
  • Erik Scott Kimerer as Obanai Iguro
  • Kaiji Tang as Sanemi Shinazugawa
  • Crispin Freeman as Gyomei Himejima
  • Lucien Dodge as Akaza (Upper Three)
  • Channing Tatum as Keizo 
  • Rebecca Wang as Koyuki

Haruo Sotozaki directed the film at studio ufotable. In addition, Akira Matsushima is the character designer and chief animation director. Further, Aimer performs the theme song “Taiyō ga Noboranai Sekai (A World Where the Sun Never Rises),” while LiSA performs the song “Zankoku no Yoru ni Kagayake (Shine in the Cruel Night).”

Lastly, Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 launched on August 5 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam for $59.99. Final Weapon reviewed Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2, noting it’s a great game that recaps the events leading to Infinity Castle.

My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha Anime Reveals Ending Theme Song by Nowlu

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My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha

The staff of the anime adaptation of Shisui Meikyou and tef’s My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha: Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon, I’m Out for Revenge! light novel series announced the anime’s ending theme song is “Shirogarasu” by Nowlu. The ending theme song was revealed at an advanced screening for the first three episodes of My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha at Shinjuku Piccadilly Cinema on September 7.

HIDIVE will stream the My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha anime when it premieres on October 3. The new anime series will stream in U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other overseas markets.

My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha’s cast includes:

  • Nina Tamaki as Light
  • Ikumi Hasegawa as Mei
  • Hana Hishikawa as Nazuna 
  • Shiori Izawa as Aoyuki
  • Ayumi Mano as Ellie
  • Yūko Natsuyoshi as Nemumu
  • Katsuya Miyamoto as Gold

Tei performs the opening theme song “Sen Yori Kaminari Ya, Sarariya Takaki.”

Katsushi Sakurabi directs the anime at J.C. STAFF, and Hiroshi Ohnogi is in charge of the series scripts. Yoshikazu Iwanami is the sound director, Yukie Suzuki is the character designer, and Ryō Takahashi is the music composer.

Additional staff includes:

  • Art Director: Yukiko Ashino
  • Color Design: Tomomi Andō
  • Compositing Director of Photography: Shingo Fukuyo
  • Editing: Maki Sendo
  • Sound Effects: Yasumasa Koyama
  • Music Production: Lantis

Shisui Meikyou launched the light novel series in April 2020, the 12th volume of the series was released on April 18. Takashi Ohmae released the manga adaptation in May 2021 on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket. Lastly, the novel and manga are available at J-Novel Club.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc to Feature Insert Song by Maximum The Hormone, Chainsaw Man – The Compilation is Now Streaming on Crunchyroll

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Chainsaw Man The Movie Reze Arc

The staff of Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc announced that “Hawatari Nioku Centi” [2-hundred-million-Centimeter-long-blades] (70% Unlocked edit) by Maximum The Heroine will be an insert song for the film. Previously, the 90-second version of the insert song by Maximum The Heroine was featured in episode 3 of Chainsaw Man, but a longer version was not released until now since the lyrics reference Reze from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc.

What’s more, Chainsaw Man – The Compilation is now streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll with two feature-length recap films covering the anime’s first season. The compilation films will also feature new content in the form of “Chainsaw Days,” an adaptation of the original manga’s bonus episodes.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc will screen in Japan on September 19. The movie premieres September 24 internationally and October 29 in the US.

Kenshi Yonezu performs the theme song “IRIS OUT” and ending theme song “JANE DOE” featuring Hikaru Utada.

The staff and cast include:

Cast

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

Staff

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

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

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

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