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Japan-China Int'l Animation Film Festival to be Held in Japan in May 2026, Will Have AI Animation Category
Festival is accepting entries from February 2 to March 8, held from May 28 to May 31
― The staff of the Japan-China International Animation Film Festival (JCIAFF) announced on Friday that they will host its inaugural festival from May 28 through May 31 at Tokorozawa Sakura Town, Kadokawa Musashino Museum, and T-Joy Emi Terrace Tokorozawa, as well as in other locations in Saitama. The festival will be...
Detective Conan Anime Gets 1st 2-Hour Special in 10 Years, Streams Trailer for 'Episode Zero' Special
Anime gets episode collabs with J-League, Birdman Rally; gets new ending theme on January 10; concert in April-May
― The staff of the Detective Conan anime announced on Saturday several projects to commemorate the anime's 30th anniversary. The anime is getting its first new two-hour special in 10 years, since the Detective Conan - Episode One: The Great Detective Turned Small special in 2016. The new...
Ringing in the Holidays with NePoLaBo Live re:VISION Holoearth Live
Come spend the holidays with NePoLaBo of hololive!
― It really is impressive seeing how Vtuber groups and companies will find new ways to innovate. Live concerts have always felt like impressive major events, and they've been popping up more frequently around the world. However, hololive has created a means for us to experience their concerts firsthand from the comfort of our own homes, no expensive ...
The Pokémon Company India Details its Events at IIT Bombay Techfest 2025
Pokemon drone shows featured Pikuchu in kurta and saree while Pokémon parade featured Pikuchu dressed as Santa
― The Pokémon Company held the first-ever Pokémon drone shows in the country at IIT Bombay's Techfest on December 22, December 23, and December 24. The company shared images of the drone shows and other activities. The 29th edition of IIT Bombay's college festival took place from December 22...
Japanese Film Festival India Reveals Ahmedabad, Kochi, Kolkata Schedules
Akira, live-action Teasing Master Takagi-san film screen in Ahmedabad, Kochi from January 9-11; both films screen in Kolkata from January 23-25
― The Japanese Film Festival India (JFF) announced its schedules for Ahmedabad, Kochi, and Kolkata. The festival will run in PVR, Acropolis, Ahmedabad and PVR, Lulu Mall, Kochi from January 9 through January 11. Both festivals will screen the Akira anime film...
Sozo Postpones AFA Hong Kong Convention
Organizer Sozo still finalizing new dates for event originally scheduled for February 14-15
― Singaporean events company Sozo, the organizer of the Anime Festival Asia conventions, announced on Friday that it has postponed the Hong Kong event for Anime Festival Asia, with no new date announced. The statement noted that Sozo is currently finalizing a new date for the event. The event was originally sc...
Blue Box Creator Koji Miura Made Rare Public Appearance at Jump Festa (Sort of)
… In a plush Chinatsu Kano costume
― Blue Box manga creator Koji Miura confirmed on Sunday that she made an appearance at Jump Festa 2026 earlier that day. Miura stated that she appeared on stage during a 1:40 p.m. greeting segment — only she was dressed in a kigurumi (plush costume) of Blue Box character Chinatsu Kano. Miura added that the Blue Box cast who attended the event were just as surprised ...
IIT Bombay Techfest Hosts Pokémon Drone Show on December 22-24
Entry for first-ever Pokémon drone shows in country close at 4:00 p.m. IST
― The official Indian Instagram account for Pokémon announced on Friday that IIT Bombay's Techfest will host the first-ever Pokémon drone shows in the country on December 22, December 23, and December 24 at 9:00 p.m. IST. Entry for the show closes at 4:00 p.m. IST. The 29th edition of IIT Bombay's college festival takes place ...
Moriarty the Patriot Gets New Stage Musical in June-July 2026
Anime to have 5th anniversary event on February 15
― The Jump Festa '26 event on Saturday confirmed a new stage musical of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi's Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga. The new musical is a reprise of the first "A Study in Scarlet," musical, and will run from June 27 through July 19 at The Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo. The event revealed a new commercial for the mu...
Manga Is An Art Of Its Own! at The National Museum of Asian Art – Guimet
The manga exhibit, which runs from November 19th through March 9th, takes pieces of the permanent collections and tells the story of manga’s origins in from comic strips and scrolls to kamishibai and commercial books in Japan.
― While in Paris for (the amazing! wonderful!) Y/CON 11, my wife encountered a poster in the subway for a manga exhibit that had just opened. At the same time, manga journalist...
Evangelion Franchise Gets New 13-Minute 30th Anniversary Anime
Short to screen at "Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion" event on February 21-23
― The "Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion" festival, the first festival event for the Neon Genesis Evangelion franchise, will screen the world premiere of a new anime short for the franchise titled "Evangelion Hōsō 30 Shūnen Kinen Tokubetsu Kōgyō" ("Evangelion Broadcast 30th Anniversary Special Scr...
Celebrate 40 Years of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's Angel's Egg at the Limited Time Exhibition
The Angel's Egg 40th Anniversary Exhibition may be on the smaller side of anime related exhibitions, however, it's rare seeing an original Yoshitaka Amano piece, let alone a recently drawn one.
― 40 years ago, in 1985, two visionary artists in the anime and video game industries, director Mamoru Oshii and artist Yoshitaka Amano, partnered for the experimental post-apocalyptic science-fantasy origina...
Male Staffer for HKT48 Idol Group Treated After Being Stabbed
Members at group's office near incident took shelter safely
― The official website for HKT48, a Fukuoka-based idol group tied to the AKB48 group, reported on Sunday that a male staff member for the group is being treated at a hospital for a non-life-threatening injury after being stabbed. The incident occurred earlier in the day at the Boss E•zo Fukuoka complex, which houses the idol group's 17Live H...
EVO, EVO Japan Fighting Game Tournaments Reveal Dates, Game Lineup for 2026
EVO 2026 takes place in Las Vegas on June 26-28, EVO Japan in Tokyo on May 1-3
― The Evolution Championship Series (EVO) fighting game tournament revealed the tournament dates and game lineups for both its Las Vegas and Japan tournaments during a live stream on Tuesday.Introducing the complete tournament lineup for #Evo2026. pic.twitter.com/j6QuyoXJFq— Evo (@Evo) December 10, 2025 The Las Vegas-based...
One Piece Creator, Sanji Voice Actor Present Jack Sparrow Curtain Mural to Johnny Depp
Depp: “I just want to cover myself in it”
― American actor Johnny Depp received the unlikeliest of gifts during his appearance at Tokyo Comic Con 2025 on Sunday. While onstage for his celebrity panel, the actor was given a noren (short split curtain for entrances) featuring his Pirates of the Caribbean character Jack Sparrow — as drawn by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. Voice actor Hiroaki Hirata pre...
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film, Kpop Demon Hunters Receive Golden Globes Nominations
Both nominated for Best Motion Picture - Animated
― The Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the nominees for the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, received a nomination in the Best Motion Picture - Animated category. Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans' ...
Code Geass Franchise Reveals New Anime & Manga, Rozé of the Recapture TV Airing, More for 20th Anniversary
New anime work titled Code Geass Hoshi Oi no Aspal; manga project by Tomofumi Ogasawara in collaboration with Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
― The "Code Geass Project 'To 20th' Event" on Sunday revealed several projects for the Code Geass franchise's 20th anniversary, including an all-new anime, a new manga collaboration with Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and the television broadcast of Code Geass: Rozé of the R...
The Colors Within Anime Nominated for Seattle Film Critics Society Awards
Film nominated for Best Animated Film; 2025 SFCS Awards to be held on December 15
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The Seattle Film Critics Society (SFCS) announced on Friday it has nominated The Colors Within (Kimi no Iro), the latest anime feature film by Science SARU and director Naoko Yamada, for Best Animated Film for the 2025 SFCS Awards. Other nominees include Arco, KPop Demon Hunters, Little Amélie or the Character of Rai...
My Melody & Kuromi Stop-Motion Animated Series Wins Best Animation at AACA 2025
Grand Awards Gala took place December 4
― The My Melody & Kuromi stop-motion animation series won the Best Animation award at Singapore's 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards on Thursday. The awards are part of the Singapore Media Festival. The awards celebrate works from Australia, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Phil...
A Guest's Eye View of Y/CON 11
This Paris convention celebrating Boys' Love and Yuri is just one more great reason to visit France!
― Y/CON is France's Yaoi and Yuri convention, held in Paris in November, with smaller satellite event in spring or summer as their staffing and schedule allow. Folks I know who have attended, often comment that there is much more BL than Yuri (and the answer to why that is, is both simple and complex...
Japanese Film Festival India Reveals Hyderabad, Pune, Bengaluru, Mumbai Schedules
Akira, live-action Teasing Master Takagi-san film screen in Hyderabad, Pune on December 12-14; both films screen in Bengaluru, Mumbai on December 19-21
― The Japanese Film Festival India (JFF) announced its schedules for Hyderabad and Pune on Monday and schedules for Bengaluru and Mumbai on Tuesday. The festival will run at PVR, Next Galleria Panjagutta, Hyderabad and PVR, Kopa Mall, Pune from Decemb...
Kadokawa Acquires Anime Festival Asia Organizer Sozo
Sozo is now Kadokawa's consolidated subsidiary
― Kadokawa and Singaporean events company Sozo Pte. Ltd. both announced on Tuesday that Kadokawa has acquired Sozo, with Sozo now becoming a consolidated subsidiary of Kadokawa. Neither company disclosed the sale price of the shares. Sozo's current management structure will remain unchangedSozo organizes the Anime Festival Asia conventions, which take pl...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Orchestra Concert Will Take Place in London in May 2026
Concert will take place at OVO Arena Wembley on May 21 2026, presales and general sale begin this week
― Live Nation Entertainment has announced in a press release that there will be a live orchestra concert based on Frieren: Beyond Journey's End in London's OVO Arena Wembley on Thursday May 21 2026. It will feature a personal appearance from the composer Evan Call. The event will be at 7.30 p.m., wi...
2025 Astra Film Awards Nominates Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Anime
KPop Demon Hunters also nominated for Best Animated Feature
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The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra Film Awards on Tuesday. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza Returns, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle trilogy, and KPop Demon...
Shinichiro Watanabe Shares His Thoughts on Lazarus and the Anime Industry At The Japan Society
Attendees also got a look at his part of The Edge of Time compellation film, A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot.
― LeSean Thomas put it best at the Japan Society in New York. The place held a few events in November revolving around creators. While the convention scene is important, there is only so much ground that can be covered in a limited conventional panel setting. The Japan Society allowed Thomas ...
KOCCA Hosts Content IP Market With Expanded Focus on Webtoon IP
Event highlights how webtoons are increasingly adapted into games, live-action series, films
― The Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism hosted the "Content IP Market 2025" event from November 25 to 27 at COEX in Seoul, bringing together webtoons, characters, story, and entertainment companies to explore global licensing and adaptation opportunities. N...
Japanese Artists' Concerts, Musical Events Canceled in China Amid Political Tensions
LisAni! Shanghai event canceled; Bandai Namco Festival cancels stages; Ayumi Hamasaki, KAF, SID, Kokia, more cancel concerts
― Several Japanese music artists and Japanese music-themed events have canceled concerts and other events in China in the last 24 hours, amid rising political tension between Japan and China. The anime music magazine LisAni! has canceled its "LisAni! LIVE Shanghai 2025" concert...
Japanese Musical Acts Kanapon, Nanometer Perform at Konnichiwa Japan in New Delhi on December 13-14
Event takes place at Select Citywalk Saket, New Delhi
― The Instagram account for the Konnichiwa Japan event announced on November 4 that Japanese musician Kanapon and idol group Nanometer will perform at this year's event. The event will take place Select Citywalk Saket, New Delhi on December 13 and December 14. Both artists performed in India earlier this year at the Japan Habba 2025 event on Janua...
Anime India Hosts Haikyu!! Director, Weathering With You Animator Susumu Mitsunaka as Guest
The Boy and the Heron, Chihayafuru key animator attends event taking place at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan, Kolkata on February 14-15
― The Instagram account of the Anime India convention announced on Wednesday that Susumu Mitsunaka (Haikyu!! director, Weathering With You key animator) will attend the event as a guest. Anime India will host the upcoming event at Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan, Kolkata on Feb...
Anime Dub Actors At MCM Comic Con Birmingham From Friday To Sunday
Matthew David Rudd, Caitlin Glass, Christine Marie Cabanos and Mela Lee will also appear in Friday panel at 1.15 p.m., also appearing for photos and autographs through the event
― MCM Comic Con Birmingham will run from Friday November 28 to Sunday November 30, with several anime dub actors attending. They are the Jujustu Kaisen dub actor Matthew David Rudd (pictured right), who voices Panda; Caitlin ...
Akari Yura Performs at Anime India Convention in February
The Beginning After The End, Catch Me at the Ballpark! voice actress performs as musical act at event taking place on February 14-15
― The Instagram account of the Anime India convention announced on Monday that voice actor Akari Yura (The Beginning After The End, Catch Me at the Ballpark!) will perform as a musical act at the convention's "Live House" concert. Anime India will host the upcoming even...
Free Online Talk on Animator Yasuo Otsuka on Tuesday
Places must be booked online, talk is from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
― Places are still available for an online talk on the animator Yasuo Otsuka on Tuesday November 25 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. It is hosted by the Japan Foundation. The talk is free but it must be booked at the above link. The talk will be given by Professor Seiji Kanoh, who is a scholar of Japanese film and animation, and the author of the Japan...
KOCCA Expands Support for Webtoon-Based Games
Google Play supports overseas marketing, platform promotion; Naver Webtoon provides IP
― The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) outlined the achievements of the second phase of the Global Webtoon Games program and discussed plans for a third phase during G-STAR 2025 at BEXCO in Busan on November 14. The initiative, run in partnership with Google Pla...
Zipangu Music Festival Brings Ado, 'Atarashii Gakkō!,' More Japanese Artists to Los Angeles
Event on May 16 also hosts Chanmina, Hana, MAN WITH A MISSION, Yuki Chiba, 10-Feet
― The Hollywood Reporter reported on Friday that Goldenvoice and Cloud Nine will host a new one-day music festival Zipangu at Brookside at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California on May 16, 2026. Ado will headline the event, while it will also host Atarashii Gakkō!, Chanmina, Hana, MAN WITH A MISSION, Yuki Chiba, and ...
My Daughter is a Zombie Film Wins Top Audience Award at Blue Dragon Film Awards
Webtoon-based feature was nominated in 7 major categories
― The live-action film My Daughter is a Zombie, based on the webtoon of the same name, won the Top Audience Award at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards on the November 19. Blue Dragon Film Awards, often compared to the Oscars in South Korea, are one of the country's most prestigious film honors. Established in 1963 and known for spotlighting bo...
Kodansha House Returned to New York with Ghost in the Shell, BLUE LOCK, More Manga
Visitors could experience the iconic building-leap scene from the Ghost in the Shell movie in first-person perspective.
― Kodansha returned once again to New York City to present a fun, casual experience for manga fans. Despite renting out a different building from last year, Kodansha House still brings the same chill, laid-back vibes with a few noticeable additions. Admission was still free, and de...
KPop Demon Hunters: Invited to Thanksgiving Parade, Denied in UK Religious School
HUNTR/X singers will also perform Grammy-nominated song “Golden” in Macy parade
― The folks behind the hit film Kpop Demon Hunters confirmed on Monday that balloons based on Kpop Demon Hunters characters Derpy and Sussie will appear at the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. They posted a video of the Derpy and Sussie balloons being blown up and a practice run for the parade. The video is set to th...
Attack on Titan Concert Reveals 2026 U.S. Tour Dates
Orchestral concert for Attack on Titan anime franchise's soundtrack will tour 18 locations in February-March
― The staff of "Attack on Titan: Beyond The Walls World Tour" announced on Friday its United States dates for 2026. Tickets for all of the locations in the tour are on sale on its website. The orchestral concert for the Attack on Titan anime franchise's soundtrack will tour 18 locations: Ft La...
Daejeon Hosts 2025 University Webtoon Championship
November 14-16 event features exhibition of student works from webtoon departments across Korea
― The Korean city of Daejeon announced on November 11 that it will host the 2025 University Webtoon Championship at the Daejeon e-Sports Arena from November 14 to 16. The event features an exhibition of student works from webtoon departments across the country, with 48 outstanding pieces selected for awar...
The Horizon Webtoon Wins Award at Italy's Lucca Comics & Games
Eisner-nominated work follows young boy who meets girl in sea of dead bodies
― Webtoon The Horizon, created by Ji-hoon Jeong (penname JH), has been honored with the Yellow Kid “Book of the Year” award at Italy's Lucca Comics & Games festival, webtoon company Ultra Media announced on November 14. Lucca Comics & Games is one of Europe's largest comic and gaming events, held annually since 1966. The Ho...
Media Factory's Light Novel Imprint Makes Fall Event Online-Only After Threats
Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table world premiere screening canceled
― MF Bunko J, the light novel imprint of Kadokawa's brand company Media Factory, announced on Thursday that its MF Bunko J Natsu no Gakuensai 2025 (MF Bunko J Autumn School Festival 2025) event will be online-only because multiple violent threats were made against performers and attendees at a stage event at Ikebukuro Suns...
AFA Singapore Screens World Premieres of An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29, Fire Force Anime's Final Run
Convention also hosts world premiere of Release that Witch Chinese animation series
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will screen the world premieres of the first two episodes of the second half of the final season of the Fire Force anime, and the first episode of An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 (The Daily Life of a Single 29-Year-Old Adventurer) anime at the Anime Festival Asia conv...
Anime Singers Will Appear at Hyper Japan in Manchester From Friday to Sunday
Appearances from Aya Hirano (Saturday), Yoh Kamiyama (Friday) and Miyuna (Sunday)
― The Hyper Japan festival, which runs in Manchester from this Friday to Sunday, will feature appearances from the singer Yoh Kamiyama on Friday, the singer-actress Aya Hirano on Saturday and the singer Miyuna on Sunday. The venue will be the Manchester Central Convention Complex (details). The festival will feature a s...
Nicolas Roye Cancels Appearance at MCM Comic Con Birmingham
Jujutsu Kaisen dub actor will not be able to attend event at NEC Birmingham from November 28 to 30
― MCM Comic Con Birmingham has announced on its X/Twitter feed that the anime dub actor Nicolas Roye, who voices Toji and Junpei in Jujustsu Kaisen, will no longer be able to attend the upcoming event, running from November 28 to 30 at the NEC Birmingham. However, Roye's fellow Jujustu Kaisen dub actor ...
Shōji Kawamori to Appear at AFA Singapore
Kawamori to present his new Labyrinth film at AFA Singapore on November 30
― Film distributor Abnormal Studios announced revealed on Thursday that anime director and mechanical designer Shōji Kawamori will attend Anime Festival Asia in Singapore on November 30. Kawamori will present his original animation film Labyrinth (Meikyū no Shiori) at the convention on November 30 as part of the convention's f...
Persona Music Experience Comes to America
Persona Live 2026: Awakening concerts slated to host full cast from Japan
― Japanese video game publisher Atlus announced on Tuesday that its popular game series Persona will hold its first "Persona Music Experience" concerts in the United States. Titled Persona Live 2026: Awakening, the concerts will be at the Dolby Theater in Hollywood at 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, 2026. Due t...
Japan Foundation UK Will Hold Free Online Talk on Animator Yasuo Otsuka on November 25
Talk at 1 p.m,, tickets free but must be reserved in advance
― The Japan Foundation will host an online talk on the animator Yasuo Otsuka on Tuesday November 25 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. The talk is free but it must be booked at the above link. The talk will be given by Professor Seiji Kanoh, who is a scholar of Japanese film and animation, and the author of the Japanese books The Complete Works of Miyaz...
Nodwin Gaming Shares Some Scenes from Hyderabad Comic Con 2025
Comic Con India will hit 8 cities this year, the newest one being Guwahati on November 22-23
― Comic Con India hosted its first event of the convention season over the past weekend in Hyderabad while DreamHack India celebrated its sixth anniversary. NODWIN Gaming shared some scenes from the convention that took place at the Hitex Exhibition Center from October 31 through November 2. IMG cosplayer-at-...
Portland's WasabiCon PDX 2025 Event Canceled
Staff state event's postponement created challenges, leading to cancellation
― The WasabiCon PDX 2025 pop culture convention announced on X/Twitter on October 27 that the event is canceled, and the overall convention is "on hiatus." The post explained that this summer, the event's dates were moved to coincide with Portland Pride, which "proved to be challenging in ways [the staff] weren't prepared fo...
Anime Singers Yoh Kamiyama, Aya Hirano and Miyuna Will Appear At Hyper Japan Manchester in November
Singer Yoh Kamiyama will appear on Friday November 14, singer-actress Aya Hirano on Saturday November 15, and singer Miyuna on Sunday November 16
― The Hyper Japan festival, which will run in Manchester in November, will feature appearances from the singer Yoh Kamiyama, the singer-actress Aya Hirano and the singer Miyuna. The venue will be the Manchester Central Convention Complex (details). The fest...
World Webtoon Festival Attracts More Than 200,000 Visitors
Festival held on October 19-22 brought together creators, companies, fans
― The 2025 World Webtoon Festival event held from October 19 to 22 in Seoul attracted about 210,000 visitors. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) organized the event and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA) hosted the event, which aimed to solidify South Korea's status as the birthplace of webtoons and to s...
Universal Studio Japan Issues Warning After Risqué Halloween Cosplay Photos
USJ: “To ensure the safety & security of our guests, we ask that you cooperate with our rules & etiquette”
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) issued a statement for guests attending its Halloween Horror Nights event last Friday. The park's management said it welcomes guests dressed in a variety of costumes but asked those participating in Halloween Horror Nights to “cooperate with our rules and etiquet...
Caitlin Glass Will Appear at MCM Birmingham Comic Con in November
Dub actress for Winry in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood will appear as well as dub actors Nicolas Roye, Matthew David Rudd, Christine Marie Cabanos and Mela Lee
― The event production company Reedpop has announced that the anime dub actor Caitlin Glass will be appearing at MCM Birmingham Comic Con, which will run from November 28 to 30 at the NEC Birmingham. Glass's anime roles include Winry in Ful...
LeSean Thomas' Film Discussion Series for Japan Society to Host Cowboy Bebop, Lazarus Director Shinichiro Watanabe
Watanabe joins LeSean Thomas, Justin Leach to discuss animation, hold public screenings
― Japan Society announced on Thursday the Foreign Exchange 2025: Cross-Cultural Conversations with Anime Visionaries film and discussion series that will take place in its location at New York City on November 17-22. Creator and director LeSean Thomas (Yasuke, Cannon Busters) and producer Justin Leach (Star Wars V...
Atlanta's MomoCon to Host U.S. Debut of Wonder Festival Event for Figures, Models, Garage Kits
Convention to take place from May 21-24, 2026 in Atlanta, GA
― The staff of the Atlanta-based MomoCon convention announced on Monday that it will host the U.S. debut of Japan's Wonder Festival event for figures, models, and garage kits. The event will feature exhibitions by international figure and model manufacturers, sales and shows from creators, collectibles, and other exhibits. Wonder Festival w...
Godzilla Takes Over Haneda Airport
The King of Monsters will be the first and last thing Japan's visitors see
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Godzilla franchise announced on Friday that the King of Monsters will take over Haneda Airport's international Terminal 3. The post teased that the "massive new monument dedicated to the King of the Monsters" will be erected as part of the Haneda Godzilla Global Project, and ...
FanimeCon Announces Dedicated Dōjinshi Event for 2026
Manga Ichiba event to focus on sales of self-published comics
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for San Jose's FanimeCon event announced on Friday it will launch Manga Ichiba, an event for artists who make and sell self-published comics and other materials (known as dōjinshi in Japanese), in 2026. The organizers claim the new event will be North America's first event of its kind for English...
New Mario Float to Debut in Macy's Thanksgiving Parade
Goku, Luffy, and Pikachu & Eevee floats return
― Nintendo of America announced on Friday that the Super Mario Bros. title character Mario will appear at the 99th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade®. Mario's appearance at the annual event celebrates the franchise's 40th anniversary. (Mario first appeared in Donkey Kong in 1981, four years before the first Super Mario Bros. game.) Along with Nintendo's ico...
WEBTOON Ent. Makes 1st Appearance at LightBox Expo This Weekend
WEBTOON hosts panels featuring editors, producers behind Lore Olympus, The Mafia Nanny, unOrdinary
― WEBTOON is making its debut at LightBox Expo 2025, which is being held from October 24-26 at the Pasadena Convention Center in California. At the event, WEBTOON is hosting a lineup of creator- and editor-led panels aimed at helping both aspiring and professional artists expand their opportunities in ...
Mirae's Antique Shop Wins Grand Prize at 2025 World Webtoon Awards
Jury President's Award was presented to Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
― The 2025 World Webtoon Awards, now in its second year, celebrated the best webtoon creations from around the world, strengthening Korea's position as the birthplace of webtoons. Roughly 1,400 titles competed for this year's honors, while 26 were nominated in September. At the awards ceremony held on October 22 at Lotte Cinema Wo...
Upcoming Talks On Studio Ghibli in Norwich, Coventry and Newcastle
Author Helen McCarthy will present lectures on "The Art of Studio Ghibli" in November and December
― The author Helen McCarthy will deliver lectures on "The Art History of Studio Ghibli" at three venues in November and December: at the Maddermarket Theatre in Norwich on Thursday November 27 at 7.30 p.m., doors open 7 p.m (tickets); at the Square One Bar in Coventry on Tuesday December 2 at 7.30 p.m.,...
Totoro Stage Play Extends London Performances to August 30 2026
Also new "Acorn Performances" with limited lower-priced tickets in Stalls and Circle
― The Royal Shakespeare Company website has announced that the current London West run of its stage adaptation of Studio Ghibli's and Hayao Miyazaki's 1988 film My Neighbor Totoro will be extended until August 30 2026. The same announcement also mentions there are new "Acorn performances," which offer tickets in the ...
Dragon Ball 40th Anniversary Fest Hosts Goku's Voice Masako Nozawa
Hironobu Kageyama to perform in special stage event
― The Dragon Ball franchise announced “Dragon Ball Genkidama Matsuri” (Dragon Ball Spirit Bomb Festival), a 40th anniversary festival at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture on January 25, 2026. Masako Nozawa, the voice of Son Goku, will appear for two stage events. Entry to the festival is free, but fans must enter a drawing for...
One Piece's Jolly Roger Spotted in Protests in United States, Madagascar
Madagascar president removed after protests, impeachment, military overthrow
― Protestors are hoisting One Piece colors in more countries, including the United States and Madagascar, this past month. The Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger flag appeared in several "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump's administration over the October 18-19 weekend in the United States. A Main St Daily News a...
The Mouth-Watering Delicious in Dungeon Exhibit Comes to NYC
The exhibit at the Chelsea Walls Gallery on 10th Street was inspired by a similar show in Japan and featured artwork spanning Kui's entire career thus far.
― Delicious in Dungeon was one of the breakout series of 2024, combining dungeon adventure with gourmet, locally-sourced meals. The arrival of an art exhibit centered on author Ryoko Kui in New York City was met with great excitement, and many fan...
Anime Festival Asia Returns to Hong Kong in February 2026 After 7 Years
1st AFA event in Hong Kong since 2019
― Singaporean events company Sozo announced on Saturday that its Anime Festival Asia (AFA) convention will return to Hong Kong with a new event at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on February 14 and 15, 2026.The convention previously held events in Hong Kong from 2017 to 2019, in collaboration with the C3 Japan Anime & Game Expo, making this the fir...
London MCM Comic Con Will Run From Next Friday To Sunday
Guests include DanDaDan director Fuga Yamashiro and Demon Slayer dub actors Zach Aguilar, Abby Trott and Griffin Burns
― The MCM Comic Con event in London, will run from Friday October 24 to Sunday October 26 at the ExCel Centre in the Docklands. Anime-related events will include an Anime Guest of Honour appearance by Fuga Yamashiro, director of Dan Da Dan. He will appear from 3.45 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. ...
Kodansha USA Holds NYC Book Signing, Talk, Film Screening for Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel Novel
Talk event, signing feature translator Yuki Tejima, with film screening of Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Wednesday that it is hosting a book launch event for its release of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel (Zoku Madogiwa no Totto-chan) novel in New York City, with a book talk event with the novel's translator...
Preparing for Anime's Greatest Race: The Steel Ball Run Cast Take the Stage
The voices of Johnny Joestar, Gyro Zeppeli, Diego Brando, Lucy Steel, and Steven Steel shared their excitement for the next installment of JoJo's!
― April 12, 2025, fans of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure waited with bated breath during the final JOJODAY 2025 announcement, “Total Distance: Roughly 6,000 km. Prize money: 50 million dollars. Humanity's first horse race across America. Steel Ball Run Jojo's Bi...
Haruhi Suzumiya's Real-Life School Opens to Public Before Merging With Another School
Aliens, time-travelers, espers: please go see Haruhi Suzumiya
― The staff for the Haruhi Suzumiya franchise reported on October 1 that Nishinomiya Kita High School, the alma mater of the novel series' author Nagaru Tanigawa and the model for the story's North High School, will hold an open campus event for locals and fans. The event will run on November 23 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. with four pr...
Mercer Labs in NYC Looks to Stimulate the Senses with One Piece Collab
One Piece is a franchise known to many, but the Mercer Labs team explained that the series also opens the door to inspire people, even in a passive way.
― One Piece is everywhere, but that shouldn't be surprising considering that it has more or less become one of the largest and most popular franchises on the planet. This has led to collaborations with sports teams, food brands, clothing brands, and...
Happy Sports Day From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Haruhi Suzumiya, Square-Enix, Rilakkuma, Like a Dragon, Chibi Maruko-chan, more!
― It's time to break out the old ball and glove, toss the pigskin, shoot some hoops, go for a run, and even eat bread dangling on a string for Japan's Sports Day. Our favorite anime and manga characters are doing just that for the national holiday (formerly known as Physical Education Day) on Monday: Chibi Maru...
Happy Sports Day From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring Frieren, Naruto, Kaiju No. 8, Doraemon, Medalist, George Nakata, more!
― October 13 marks Sports Day in Japan. Originally known as Physical Education Day, the holiday was created to celebrate the opening of the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Today, people around Japan celebrate with sports activities and festivals. The anime and manga worlds are also engaging in their favorite sports. Doraemon...
New York Comic Con Hosts Kamudo, Legend of Zelda Manga Authors Akira Himekawa
Duo to talk about Kamudo at Viz's NYCC panel on Sunday
― Viz Media confirmed on Thursday that manga artist duo Akira Himekawa (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga) are at this year's New York Comic Con event. They have several autograph signings at the event, as well as an appearance at Viz's panel on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. EDT, during which they will talk about their manga Kamudo (Kaze no Kamu...
Visual Effects Society Names Godzilla, Ultraman's Eiji Tsuburaya to Hall of Fame
Pioneering special effects director worked on Godzilla, Rodan, Ultraman
― The Visual Effects Society announced on Wednesday that it will posthumously induct Japanese filmmaker and special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya into its Hall of Fame. The VES will also posthumously add Glenn Campbell and Mabel Normand into its Hall of Fame.The 2025 VES Honors Celebration will take place at Sony Pictures Image...
AFA Singapore Hosts ClariS Singer Trio as Musical Guests
Trio join other musical guests for convention concert
― Anime Festival Asia announced on Tuesday that it will host the singer trio ClariS as musical guests for its upcoming Singapore convention. ClariS had announced in January that the unit had restarted activities and had added two new members: Elly and Anna.One half of the previous duo, Karen, graduated from the unit at the end of the "ClariS Autum...
1st-Ever Solo Leveling Exhibition Opens in Seoul in November
Exhibition designed as immersive “level-up” experience
― The first-ever exhibition dedicated to the hit webtoon Solo Leveling will open in Seoul's Duex Hongdae venue on November 22 and will run until March 1, 2026. With more than 14.3 billion views worldwide, Solo Leveling is one of Korea's most successful webtoons. It follows the story of Jin-woo Sung, an E-rank hunter who awakens to become the wor...
Solo Leveling Exhibit Recreates Weapons, Elixir of Life Bottle in Steel
Items crafted with advanced POSCO technology unveiled at Pohang Steelers match
― POSCO, one of the biggest steel companies in the world, unveiled "real-life" versions of items from Solo Leveling on September 21. POSCO and the webtoon Solo Leveling have teamed up for the POSCOllection, a traveling exhibit showcasing three real-life recreations of iconic items from the series. POSCO crafted the items ...
Demon Slayer, KPop Demon Hunters Win Awards at Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle wins International Animation Award, KPop Demon Hunters director Maggie Kang wins Animation Award
― The Critics Choice Association announced the honorees of the 4th annual Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television on Wednesday. The association honored Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle - Akaza Sairai, the first film in the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu ...
Crunchyroll, AnimeJapan Partner to Offer New Award to Develop Young Anime Creators
Short film competition for animation students in Japan is aimed at discovery of new talent
― Streaming service Crunchyroll and the AnimeJapan event announced on Wednesday they are partnering to launch the New Creator Awards in Japan. The competition is aimed at nurturing and supporting the discovery of new anime creative talent. The competition is open to students in the field of animation, and short...
Realities Merge at the 'Art of Manga' Exhibit in San Francisco
Some of manga's most iconic images are currently on display at the de Young Museum—from Tetsuya Chiba to Eiichiro Oda.
― On its opening day, San Francisco's de Young Museum welcomed patrons to the first large-scale manga exhibit in North America. “Art of Manga” is a visual buffet for experts and newcomers alike, immersing visitors into the same plane as the very panels they see before their eyes. Fan...
Anime India Convention Hits Kolkata in February 2026
Previous event ran from August 22 through August 24 at NESCO BEC in Mumbai
― The Instagram account of the Anime India convention announced on Saturday that it will host its next event in Kolkata in February 2026. The convention took place from August 22 through August 24 at NESCO BEC in Mumbai. Director Tetsuro Araki attended the event as the "flagship guest." Voice actor Tsunko (D4DJ First Mix, D4DJ...
Tokyo Game Show Expands to 5 Days in 2026
263,101 attend this year's convention
― The opening ceremony of this year's Tokyo Game Show event announced on Thursday that the event will expand from four days to five next year. That includes two business days open to industry professionals as before, but now with three public days open to the general public. Next year's event will run from September 17 to September 21, which will be a public holi...
Smilegate Launches Game Development Event with Naver Webtoon
7 teams will receive gift certificates, opportunity to present their work at indie game exhibition
― Smilegate Future Lab, the educational arm for one of the biggest Korean gaming developers, announced on September 24 that it has begun recruiting creators for “Beaver Jam with Naver Webtoon,” a game development event where participants will create original games inspired by popular webtoon series. Th...
Teenage Mercenary Webtoon Creators to Attend NYCC in 1st U.S. Con Signing
WEBTOON also announces other guest creators attending event, panel lineup
― WEBTOON Entertainment will return to New York Comic Con, and it has revealed its schedule of panels, creator signings, and exclusive fan experiences. The creators of Teenage Mercenary, YC and Rakyeon, will make their first U.S. convention appearance at the event. Other WEBTOON featured guests include: Brent Bristol (Ordeal),...
WEBTOON to Present at Advertising Week New York 2025
Crunchyroll, Duolingo, Wavemaker to join panel on how brands can build authentic connections with fan communities
― WEBTOON announced on Thursday it will make its largest appearance to date at this year's Advertising Week New York, scheduled for October 6-9. The company will headline a panel discussion on October 6 at 2:10 p.m. EDT titled “The Power of Fandom: Unlocking Loyalty in an Era of Distract...
U.S. Homeland Security Posts Pokémon-Inspired Video, Card Images
Pokémon Company "was not involved" & "permission was not granted"
― The social media accounts of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) posted a video of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers detaining people, set to the tune of Pokémon's American theme song, on Tuesday. The posts' captions read, “Gotta Catch 'Em All,” in an caricature of Pokémon's slogan. Warning: The ...
Evangelion Anime Marks 30th Anniversary With Weekly Radio Show
Program will also stream on Amazon Music as a podcast
― The Evangelion franchise's website announced on Monday that it will mark the anime's 30th anniversary with a new radio program airing between October 4, 2025, and March 2026 on Tokyo FM and 37 other FM stations in Japan. FM EVA 30.0 will air on Saturday nights at 10:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EDT), and a podcast version of the program will exclusively s...
One Piece's Jolly Roger Flag Spreads to Protests in Nepal, Philippines, France
Gen Z protesters rally around flag to protest government corruption
― It started as a symbol for Indonesian protesters in August, and now the Jolly Roger flag of the One Piece manga and anime's Straw Hat Pirates has spread to protests in Nepal, the Philippines, and France. CNN reported on Saturday that Gen Z protesters in Nepal flew the Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger while protesting corruption in th...
Animation is Film Festival Screens Scarlet, All You Need Is Kill, ChaO, Chainsaw Man: Reze Arc
Scarlet, All You Need Is Kill, ChaO screen in competition
― GKIDS, Annecy International Animation Film Festival, and Variety's Animation is Film festival revealed on Wednesday that Mamoru Hosoda and Studio Chizu's Scarlet, Kenichiro Akimoto and Studio 4°C's All You Need Is Kill, and Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's ChaO will screen in competition at the festival. Scarlet is screening as the festival's ...
NYCC to Screen Trigun Stargaze Anime's World Premiere, You Can't Be In a Rom-Com with Your Childhood Friends! Anime's Early Preview
NYCC runs from October 9-12 in New York City
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Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday it will screen the world premiere of Trigun Stargaze, the previously announced "final phase" of the series set 2.5 years after the end of Trigun Stampede, at New York Comic Con on October 10 at 3:30 p.m. The first two episodes will screen. The company will screen an early preview of the first episode of the You Can't Be ...
100 Meters Anime, Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg 4K Remaster Screen at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles
Both films to screen at festival in October
― GKIDs announced on its Instagram account on Friday that the Beyond Fest at American Cinematheque 2025 event will screen the anime film of Uoto's 100 Meters (Hyakuemu) manga and the 4K remaster of Mamoru Oshii and Yoshitaka Amano's 1985 anime Angel's Egg (Tenshi no Tamago) in October. The event will screen the former's U.S. premiere on October 5 at 7:00 p....
Shin-chan Director Masakazu Hashimoto, CG Animator Takako Kanda Lead Seminar in New Delhi on September 15
Event takes place at Kamaladevi Complex, India International Complex, New Delhi at 10:00 a.m. IST
― The Embassy of Japan, Geek Pictures India, The Japan Foundation, and TV Asahi announced on Instagram on Tuesday that the organizations will host seminars featuring director Masakazu Hashimoto (Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden) and CG animator Takako Kanda (Attack on Titan Final Season THE...
Kyoto Animation to Announce New Anime on October 25
Kyoto Animation announced on Friday it will reveal a new anime project on October 25 during its "KyoAni no Sekai-ten" ("Meet the Worlds of KyoAni") event being held on October 25 and 26. The anime's main cast and staff will appear for the "Kyoto Animation 2026 New Work Announcement Stage" presentation on October 25 at 2:00 p.m. JST (1:00 a.m. EDT). The event will be held at the Miyako Messe event ...
Attack on Titan, Death Note Anime's Hindi Voice Actors Participate in Live-Dubbing Session at MMAJ on September 13
Session takes place at 5:45 p.m. IST; features VAs Akshay Joshi, Anubhav Rawat, Ayush Gaur, Nandini Mandal, Dino Sharma, Babla Kochhar
― Anime Times announced on Friday that it will host live-dubbing sessions with the Hindi voice cast of the Attack on Titan and Death Note anime at the "Mela Mela! Anime Japan!!" (MMAJ) event on September 13 at 5:45 p.m. IST. View this post on Instagram A post shared b...
2025 Webtoon Trend Conference to Spotlight Globalization of Webtoons
This year's theme of "Webtoons Go Global" will highlight global expansion of K-webtoons, their growing role in transmedia adaptations
― The “2025 Webtoon Trend Conference,” an event examining the current state and future of the webtoon industry, will be held on September 24 at 2:00 p.m. KST at the Webtoon Convergence Center in Bucheon. The Korea Manhwa Contents Agency (KOMACON) and Bucheon City will...
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