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  Image via Detective Conan films’ X/Twitter account©2025 青山剛昌／名探偵コナン製作委員会 Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 346,000 tickets for 516,244,100 yen (about US$3.56 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a … Read more

©Yana Toboso/SQUARE ENIX, Project Black Butler There’s a reason we learned about Finny’s past in this season. A creation of deranged scientists, Finny’s life in the underground laboratory shares some imagery with both Sieglinde’s magic workshop and the mysterious dungeon where Ciel was held in his past, and all three places and events seem to … Read more

The staff for Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Chō Karei! Shakunetsu no Kasukabe Dancers (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Super Magnificent! Scorching Kasukabe Dancers), the latest anime film in the Crayon Shin-chan series, announced on Thursday that it has cast the members of the Viking comedy duo as locals from India. Image via Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Chō Karei! … Read more

© 青山剛昌／小学館／真・侍伝YAIBA製作委員会 With how crazy last week’s episode got thanks to its presentation, I’m bummed out that this one feels like a downgrade. Visually, it’s strong but narratively feels like a set-up, as we’re introduced to a new character in the form of the legendary swordsman, Kojiro Sasaki. Given the show’s breakneck pacing, I’d be … Read more

Series will premiere in 2026 Image via Viki’s website © Rakuten Viki TVING, a Korean streaming platform, has officially announced that its original live-action series based on the webtoon Yumi’s Cells will return for a third season, with Go-eun Kim reprising her role as Yumi. The upcoming season will continue the “cell-stimulating” romance story, following … Read more

Also: Super Mario Party Jamboree Image via Dragon Ball franchise’s website © BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA, TOEI ANIMATION The 2025 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards nominated the Dragon Ball Daima anime in the “Favorite Cartoon” category and the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film in the “Favorite Movie” category. The awards also nominated the Transformers One animated film … Read more

How would you rate episode 7 ofAnne Shirley ? Community score: 4.5 ©アン・シャーリー製作委員会 Interestingly, after everything Anne Shirley has left out – Aunt Josephine, the liniment-flavored cake – it decided to show something that’s only mentioned but not shown in the book. (I’m choosing to believe based on the preview that we haven’t jumped from … Read more

Image via Crunchyroll © Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba, Kodansha, Kodansha USA Publishing Comic-Con International announced the nominees for this year’s Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards on Thursday. The following manga were nominated in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category: Yūna Hirasawa‘s My Journey to Her (Kodansha) is competing in the Best Digital Comic … Read more

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Fate/stay night Remastered game confirmed on Sunday the 2025 release of the Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED visual novel. The announcement first came in the pamphlet for the “Fate/stay night 20th Anniversary Concert Finale” on the same day. 【2025年発売】「#FateSN20th コンサート Finale」販売中のパンフレット内にて、Steam・Nintendo Switch向け「Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED」2025年発売決定を告知いたしました。今後の続報をお楽しみにお待ちください。 昨年公開した制作決定映像はこちら→https://t.co/89pflKc8kW#Fate pic.twitter.com/4nQmGjYFji — 【公式】「Fate/stay night … Read more