Press Releases - August 2025
2025 [2064] Sunday, Aug 31, 2025 [3] The Deadliest Assassin Returns to Class in Kill Blue Anime Adaptation (13:26 ) Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 Shares New Teaser Trailer During Anime's Live-Streamed 5th Anniversary Special (13:22 ) GKIDS Acquires North American Theatrical Rights to Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, Shibuya Incident x The Culling Game Begins, GKIDS to Release the Theatrical Feature December 5 (10:49 ) Saturday, Aug 30, 2025 [1] Crush Colossal Kaiju in Kaiju No. 8 The Game, Available Now on Mobile Worldwide (23:00 ) Friday, Aug 29, 2025 [7] Dive into Adventure with The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross 'Fantastic Summer Vacation' Update (17:01 ) Pre-orders Now Available for Koei Tecmo's JRPG Atelier Resleriana: The Red Alchemist & The White Guardian (17:00 ) Crunchyroll Home Entertainment Release Schedule September to October (07:47 ) The Rhythm Game "Pastel☆Parade" is out Today on Steam (06:53 ) “Nande?” from majiko's Upcoming EP Golden Junkie Is Now Available with Its Music Video (03:20 ) Nao Toyama Secures Both Opening and Ending Themes for Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi: Ni (02:58 ) Tennenouji's Lucky Dog 1 Launches on MangaGamer and Steam (01:19 ) Thursday, Aug 28, 2025 [7] GKIDS Announces Kenji Iwaisawa's '100 Meters' In Theaters Nationwide October 12 (17:02 ) An All-Star List of Anime Mechs and Heroes Clash In Super Robot Wars Y, Now Available For Consoles and PC (17:01 ) Renewed Action-RPG Classic, Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta, Exclusively Coming to Nintendo Switch™ in Early 2026 (17:00 ) Funbag Fantasy 4 Coming to MangaGamer and Steam September 25th (01:09 ) 'Lovejuiced! -Hi Neighbor, Meet Gamer.-' Coming to Steam (01:08 ) Bunny's Rent-a-Mom Agency Coming to Steam (01:08 ) Shinsei Galverse Releases Soundtrack Produced by ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo), Featuring Hyperpop Artist KAMIYA (01:08 ) Wednesday, Aug 27, 2025 [13] AnimEigo Announces Episode 7 of Ongoing Documentary Series – The Anime Business (21:43 ) Save Real, Virtual Worlds in Varlet, a High School RPG, Now Available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PC (15:39 ) Gachiakuta Original Anime Series Soundtrack EP Featuring Music by Taku Iwasaki (15:33 ) Yoshiki to be First Japanese Artist to Perform at Hegra, World Heritage Site in Alula, Saudi Arabia (15:27 ) Marvelous USA Launches Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, Bringing Breezy Living to Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC (15:24 ) Konami Cross Media NY Announces Nike x Yu-Gi-Oh! Collaboration (15:17 ) BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! EN Launches Crossover With 【OSHI NO KO】 (15:14 ) Death Note Killer Within Introduces Two New Roles in Its New DLC (06:11 ) Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate Kaho Shibuya DLC Releases on September 4th (06:11 ) Square Enix Announces Final Fantasy XIV Online Fan Festivals for 2026 (06:10 ) Miryokucon Brings Anime Celebration to Baltimore This Weekend (01:48 ) Kadokawa Greenlights Publication Project for Popular Honeyfeed Title 'Why Kill? When Witches Can Be Tentacled!' is Officially Moving Toward Print Release in Japan (01:48 ) New Fall all Anime Washes Ashore! 『Room of Guilty Pleasure』 Exclusive Early Streaming Only on OceanVeil (00:00 ) Tuesday, Aug 26, 2025 [3] Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution is Out Now on Steam (14:02 ) Shinobi: Art of Vengeance Unleashes New Trailer Ahead of Official August 29th Launch (13:58 ) Two Chainsaw Man Films Coming Exclusively to Crunchyroll this September (13:54 ) Monday, Aug 25, 2025 [8] Tokyopop Announces Three Titles Win 2025 Chill Chill BL Manga Awards (15:01 ) Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds Ultimate Kaho Shibuya DLC Release Date Confirmed (14:53 ) Heavenly Host Elementary School Beckons; XSEED Games Announces Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack for Nintendo Switch, Releasing in 2025 (14:50 ) An Unconventional Santa Claus Action Series by Paru Itagaki and Science SARU: A Hero Emerges in a World of Excessive Child Protection Amid a Super-Declining Birthrate (13:57 ) Maaya Sakamoto's 'Maaya's Best Song' Top 15 Results Have Been Released; Plus, Maaya's 30th Anniversary Best Album M30 ~Your Best~ Coming October 22 (04:33 ) 9 Years of Kodansha USA Publishing on Book Walker Global: Up to 90% Off Bestsellers (03:00 ) Azuki Makes Young Magazine English Special Edition Available for Free to All Users (00:41 ) The Hit Slow-Life Fantasy 'Farming Life in Another World' Returns; Anime Farming Life in Another World 2 Set to Air in 2026 (00:41 ) Sunday, Aug 24, 2025 [4] MangaGamer Announces Two New Licenses and Limited Edition Umineko Merchandise (01:41 ) Yen Press Springs in with Twelve New Licenses (01:41 ) Crunchyroll Shares First Visual for 'Fire Force' Season 3 Part 2 Ahead of Series Finale, New World Premiere Trailer for 'Let's Play,' and Announces Several Series Acquisitions at Anime NYC 2025 (01:41 ) Take a Lesson in Living Life With The Dark Horse Debut of 'The Credits Roll into the Sea' (01:40 ) Saturday, Aug 23, 2025 [2] AnimEigo Secures the Home Media Rights for Osamu Tezuka's Anime Fantasy Adventure A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose (09:02 ) Seven Seas Licenses 19 New Releases at Anime NYC 2025 (09:01 ) Friday, Aug 22, 2025 [7] Netmarble Announces September 4 Global Launch Date For Its New AFK RPG The King Of Fighters AFK (17:00 ) Sentai November Home Video Releases (08:19 ) Kana Announces Thrilling English Release of Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki's Manga Masterpiece Billy Bat Coming Summer 2026 (08:17 ) Niuhi Making Global Manga at Comitia (08:16 ) Band-Maid Announces New EP 'Scooooop,' Out October 22 (08:15 ) Demo for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Now Live on PS5 and Steam (08:14 ) HYBE Webnovels Coming to Print Q4 2025 (04:21 ) Thursday, Aug 21, 2025 [3] Kadokawa World Entertainment Announces Ryoko Kui Exhibition & 'Delicious in Dungeon' Exhibition Coming in New York (09:00 ) Puzzles Galore: Another Eden: The Cat Beyond Time and Space Releases Serial Story Content: An Ode to Origin (05:58 ) KAF Shares New Single “Unraveling” from Kamitsubaki City Under Construction (05:55 ) Wednesday, Aug 20, 2025 [15] HyperMegaTech! Announces Super Micro Keychain Gamer Collection (19:00 ) First-Ever AMI Awards to Celebrate Best of Anime and Manga — Coming in 2026 (18:30 ) Connect with Niuhi at Anime NYC (18:00 ) Yu Suzuki, ININ Games Announce Shenmue III Enhanced, Officially Unveiling at Gamescom 2025 + (15:30 ) 9 Years of Kodansha USA Publishing on Book Walker Global: Up to 90% Off Bestsellers (15:27 ) Breathing New Life into Games Through Power of Language, Mie Translation Services to Exhibit at Tokyo Game Show 2025 —Experience Thrill and Excitement of Game Localization— (15:23 ) First-Ever AMI Awards to Celebrate the Best of Anime and Manga — Coming in 2026 (12:00 ) Final Fantasy XIV Online X Monster Hunter Wilds Collaboration Announced During Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2025 (09:00 ) Naoki Prize-Winning Author Shogo Imamura's Hit Novel TV Anime 'Oedo Fire Slayer-The Legend of Phoenix-' to be Broadcast in January 2026; Gorgeous Cast Members Unveiled (09:00 ) gamescom 2025: Free Demo for Solo and Co-op Play for Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion on All Platforms; See the High Drama and High-speed Action in New Video Fresh from Opening Night Live (02:24 ) Hidive Reveals Renamed Fantasy Series 'My Gift Lvl 9999 Unlimited Gacha' as Part of Its Upcoming Fall 2025 Simulcast Line-Up (02:24 ) Global Gaming Hit 'Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice' to be Reborn as New Anime on Crunchyroll in 2026 (02:24 ) Legends Collide as Pac-Man and Sonic Team Up in Pac-Man Wirld 2 Re-Pac Collaboration DLC (02:23 ) Sega® Releases New Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds ™ Pac-Man Themed Trailer (02:23 ) Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle New Trailer Revealed; Anime Set for October 2025 (02:23 ) Tuesday, Aug 19, 2025 [8] Com2uS Opens Steam Page for Tougen Anki: Crimson Inferno, Bolstering Preparations for Cross-Platform Play Support (20:00 ) Legends Collide as Pac-Man, Sonic Team Up in Pac-Man World 2 Re-Pac Collaboration DLC (19:44 ) Sega Releases New Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds Pac-Man Themed Trailer (19:41 ) AnimEigo Announces Blu-Ray Home Media Release of Metal Skin Panic Madox-01 (13:27 ) Two Worlds Collide in Tales of Xillia Remaster Coming This Fall (13:23 ) Jujutsu Kaisen Stars to Attend MCM Birmingham Comic Con this November (13:20 ) Hikaru Utada Announces Mine of Yours Vinyl Release on November 26, Featuring Three New Remixes Alongside Original Track (13:16 ) Anime Festival Asia Singapore 2025 Announces First Wave of I Love Anisong Music Festival Line-up (12:55 ) Monday, Aug 18, 2025 [3] Hatsune Miku × Aozogear 'Enjoy Outdoor Cooking' Collection Launches (13:22 ) ElleGarden Releases One Piece Opening Theme 'Carmine' Digitally, Reveals Jacket Visual (09:35 ) Tickets for the 'Bleach: Brave Souls 10th Anniversary Fest' are Now on Sale (09:35 ) Sunday, Aug 17, 2025 [1] AVIOT to Exhibit at Anime NYC 2025, the Largest Anime Convention on the U.S. East Coast (00:58 ) Friday, Aug 15, 2025 [8] Iwakura Aria is Out Now (17:04 ) Yen Press Enters the Season of Love with Ten New Licenses (17:03 ) Not Your Typical Reincarnation Story Leaps from Digital to Print (17:02 ) Puella Magi Madoka Magica Magia Exedra - New 5★ Kioku Holy Mami (17:01 ) Kodansha House Announces Legendary Creator Lineup Featuring Atsushi Ohkubo, Fujita, and Suu Morishita (17:00 ) KAF to Perform as Part of YouTube Music Weekend 2025 and Hold Livestream Show 'I Scream Live 4' This August (11:25 ) Webtoon Entertainment Announces 'Cursed Princess Club' and 'The Kiss Bet' Novelizations as Part of New Wattpad Webtoon Book Group Initiative to Novelize Hit Webcomics (11:25 ) Centimillimental Adds Extra Shows in Santiago & Mexico City for Upcoming World Tour (11:24 ) Thursday, Aug 14, 2025 [6] Hikaru Utada Joins Kenshi Yonezu for Ending Theme to Chainsaw Man Film (17:01 ) Celebrate 819 Haikyu!! Day With New UR Character Tetsuro Kuroo and Exciting Events in Haikyu!! Fly High This Weekend (17:00 ) Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris Hosts Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Art Exhibition (07:38 ) Last Cloudia x Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter Collaboration Event Announced (00:56 ) Cicada Communication Coming to Steam (00:56 ) Hidive Releases New Subtitled Teaser for 'Petals of Reincarnation' to Celebrate 2026 Broadcast Announcement (00:56 ) Wednesday, Aug 13, 2025 [7] Otakon 2025 Brings in 43,000 People (12:37 ) ELLEGARDEN Releases One Piece Opening Theme 'Carmine' Digitally, Reveals Jacket Visual (12:35 ) All Aboard the English Dub Ferry: 'Adam's Sweet Agony' Comes to OceanVeil (05:18 ) Next-Generation Virtual Esports Project Vspo! Announces First Original Album Vspo! Songs Collection 'DIAMOND in the ROUGH' with Jacket Art and Tracklist Revealed (02:41 ) Opening Theme Song for Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi: Ni is Masayoshi Oishi's 'Tooryanse' Sung by Nao Toyama (02:41 ) Heavenly Island Coming to Steam (02:41 ) AnimEigo Previews Upcoming Home Media Releases and Other Projects at Otakon 2025 (02:41 ) Tuesday, Aug 12, 2025 [5] The Seven Deadly Sins: Idle Adventure First Year Anniversary Celebration Begins Today (19:33 ) Channing Tatum Joins English Dub Cast Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle (14:33 ) Story of Seasons, The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland Celebrate Partnership with DLC pack (14:10 ) One Piece: Pirates Warriors 4 Character Pass 3 available now (13:54 ) Manga Mavericks Books Announces 2 New Manga Series at Otakon 2025 (01:51 ) Monday, Aug 11, 2025 [4] Tappytoon to Bring Official Merch Pop-Up 'Club JEM' to Anime NYC 2025 (19:53 ) Up, Up, Up and Away for Anime, Crunchyroll to Take Anime to the Skies with Launch on Deltaair Lines' Flights (14:30 ) World of Warships: Legends Celebrates 6th Anniversary with Birthday Content Update (14:27 ) One Piece Day'25 Showcased Immersive Exhibits, Surprise Appearances, the World Premiere of Exclusive Footage from the Live Action Series' 2nd Season (14:02 ) Sunday, Aug 10, 2025 [2] Lucy Returns: Figurama Collectors Unveils Limited Edition 1/4 Scale Elite Bust (01:51 ) Pre-Ordering Opens for Manga Planet's Boys' Love Titles Perfect Propose and Try & I Love You (01:51 ) Saturday, Aug 9, 2025 [1] Azuki Adds Four New Indie Manga from Manga Mavericks Books, Star Fruit Books (17:51 ) Friday, Aug 8, 2025 [2] This Raksha Bandhan, Celebrate the Unbreakable Bonds of Anime Siblings (16:32 ) Los Angeles Comic Con Welcomes Iconic Japanese Voiceover Talent for the First Time Ever (11:00 ) Thursday, Aug 7, 2025 [5] DAN DA DAN Season Two Crescendos Into Its Halfway Point (17:02 ) Seven Seas Launches Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells Audiobook for Siren Imprint (17:01 ) Seven Seas Launches The Most Notorious 'Talker' Runs the World's Greatest Clan Audiobook for Siren Imprint (17:00 ) 12 New Titles Full of Romance and Excitement, Including 'Wed to the Dead: Bound by a Ghost Marriage, Drawn to Love,' Will be Released Exclusively on Coolmic in August (01:20 ) Fermat Kitchen Acquired for North American Release (01:19 ) Wednesday, Aug 6, 2025 [5] New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt The Soundtrack On Sale September 24 (13:49 ) Nanami Urara Sets Hong Kong Alight in Her First-Ever Overseas Performance at Joy∞Stage 2025 (13:46 ) Centimillimental Shares New Album Cafuné, Preps For First-Ever World Tour (13:40 ) Let Memory Shine as Golden Light in Final Fantasy XIV Online Patch 7.3: The Promise of Tomorrow; Out Today (00:59 ) Wilnas Joins Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising Roster in Version 2.20 Update on Aug. 5 (00:59 ) Tuesday, Aug 5, 2025 [4] Shuten Order Launch Bonus for Steam Announced (14:09 ) ELLEGARDEN Chosen to Perform New Opening Theme Song for One Piece, Promotional Video Featuring Song Now Streaming (14:04 ) TurretGirls Launches August 25 with Railguns Blazing, Uniforms Tearing, Release Date Trailer Revealed (14:02 ) Tohoku's Beloved Character Zundamon Goes Global with 'Voiceger,' a Free 5-Language Text-to-Speech Software Released Today (13:57 ) Monday, Aug 4, 2025 [9] GKIDS To Release EVANGELION:1.11 YOU ARE (NOT) ALONE., EVANGELION:2.22 YOU CAN (NOT) ADVANCE. Acclaimed First & Second Installments of the 'Rebuild of Evangelion' Franchise, on Blu-Ray October 21 (14:22 ) Trio of Anime Films Head to Vue cinemas as Demon Slayer Tickets Drop Next Week (14:13 ) Koei Tecmo's Atelier Ryza Secret Trilogy Deluxe Pack to Release Nov. 13, 2025! (14:11 ) Moe Shop To Release Fourth EP EVO EVO on Aug. 8 (14:08 ) Koei Tecmo Announces the Dynasty Warriors 25th Anniversary Project, with New DLC, Classic Remaster Under Development (14:05 ) Akane-banashi TV Anime Adaptation In Production and Announced For 2026 (07:33 ) Manga Plus by Shueisha Launches 'First Read Free' in Indonesian This August (07:32 ) WurtS Releases 'Doukashiteru' Collaboration Music Video with DAN DA DAN (07:29 ) Nan Desu Kan 28, Event and Updated Information (00:28 ) Saturday, Aug 2, 2025 [2] Crunchyroll Announces Several Series Acquisitions at Animagic 2025: 'My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's,' 'This Monster Wants to Eat Me,' 'The Warrior Princess and the Barbaric King,' and More (14:29 ) Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley & Skytree Village is Available Now (06:24 ) Friday, Aug 1, 2025 [3] LEGO Sonic Dashes Into Sega's Sonic Speed Simulator on Roblox (17:00 ) Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle UK Cinema Tickets on Sale 15th August (07:30 ) Wizardry Variants Daphne Reaches 2 Million Downloads Worldwide (07:29 ) 2024 [2007] 2023 [1988] 2022 [1702] 2021 [1823] 2020 [1406] 2019 [1374] 2018 [1548] 2017 [1392] 2016 [1331] 2015 [1162] 2014 [1230] 2013 [1584] 2012 [1233] 2011 [1228] 2010 [1342] 2009 [1366] 2008 [1128] 2007 [1169] 2006 [834] 2005 [662] 2004 [564]