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A brand-new trailer released for There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! today revealed the upcoming yuri comedy anime's theme songs and a July 7 at 1:00 Jst Japanese broadcast date. Nanaoakari ( Happy Sugar Life Op) performs "Muri Muri Evolution" for the opening song and Philosophy no Dance ( Mashle: Magic And Muscles Ed) performs "Mayocchauwa" for the ending song. The below key visual was also unveiled. There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless… Trailer There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover! Unless… Key Visual The cast of There's No Freaking Way I'll Be Your Lover! Unless… is as follows, with Mayu Sagara joining the list as Haruna Amaori: Renako Amaori voiced by Kanna Nakamura Mai Oduka voiced by Saori Onishi Ajisai Sena voiced by Yukari Anzai Satsuki Koto voiced by Kana Ichinose Kaho Koyanagi voiced by Takako Tanaka Related: There's No Freaking Way I'll be Your Lover!

A brand-new trailer released for the I'm Living With an Otaku Neet Kunoichi?! anime today previews Mayu Sagara as Kira Ventor and Yurie Kozakai as Kurena Ventor for the first time ahead of their debut in the second cour commencing on April 5 . The comedy series began airing in Japan on January 4. I'm Living With an Otaku Neet Kunoichi?! Trailer 3 Related: I'm Living With an Otaku Neet Kunoichi?! Anime Reveals Cour 2 Key Visual, Cast Based on the manga by Kotatsu, Hisashi Saito ( The Testament of Sister New Devil ) directs I'm Living with an Otaku Neet Kunoichi!? at studio Quad, with Takashi Aoshima ( My Deer Friend Nokotan ) on series composition, Masahiko Suzuki ( Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs ) on character designs and Cmjk on music. Hidive simulcasts the anime and describes the story: In order to protect an ordinary businessman, Tsukasa Atsumi, from demons,...

The official anime website and accounts for I'm Living With an Otaku Neet Kunoichi?! today unveiled a new key visual and two incoming cast members before the comedy series' second cour commences on April 5. Mayu Sagara and Yurie Kozakai will voice Kira Ventor and Kurena Ventor, respectively, who appear at the top of the visual below. Furthermore, it was also revealed that the new ending song will be "Darashinai Everyday" by main cast members Hinaki Yano, Fairouz Ai, Saya Aizawa and Hina Kino as their characters. I'm Living with an Otaku Neet Kunoichi!? Cour 2 Key Visual Related: I'm Living with an Otaku Neet Kunoichi!? TV Anime Reveals New Key Art Based on the manga by Kotatsu, Hisashi Saito ( The Testament of Sister New Devil ) directs I'm Living with an Otaku Neet Kunoichi!? at studio Quad, with series composition by Takashi Aoshima ( My Deer Friend Nokotan ), character designs by Masahiko Suzuki...

The official website and accounts for The Catcher in the Ballpark! today announced that the sports comedy anime will begin airing in Japan in April 2025 . Furthermore, it was revealed Sara will be voiced by Mayu Sagara (Kasumi in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol ). Fairouz Ai and Satoshi Inomata lead the series' cast as Ruriko and Murata, respectively. Related: The Catcher in the Ballpark! Anime Casts Kentaro Tone and Ko Bonkobara Based on the manga by Tatsuro Suga, Junichi Kitamura ( Fluffy Paradise ) directs The Catcher in the Ballpark! anime at studio Emt Squared, with series composition by Shigeru Murakoshi ( I Parry Everything ), character designs by Fumio Iida and music by Monaca ( Shangri-La Frontier ). The anime's official website describes the story (translated): "Am I your type, Onii-san~?" One day at a baseball stadium, a gyaru selling beer approaches!? But she's actually a super innocent and kind-hearted girl…♡ The setting is a pro-league baseball stadium!

The Love Live! franchise's official YouTube channel has started streaming a music video for "Eikyu hours" ("Eternal Hours"), a new song by the Love Live! Sunshine!! series' nine-member voice actor unit Aqours . It will be featured as the theme song for the unit's upcoming final solo concert, titled "Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Final LoveLive! ~Eikyu stage~." This is Aqours' second live-action music video following " Dreamy Color " released in May 2021. Aqours "Eikyu hours" Music Video The CD single of "Eikyu hours" is set to release in Japan on December 18, 2024. The bonus Blu-ray disc of its first press limited edition includes the music video for the title track. While their final solo concert's schedule has yet to be announced, the CD single comes with an advance entry coupon for the concert ticket. "Eikyu hours" CD single jacket Related: Love Live! Series Members Aika Kobayashi, Mayu Sagara and Sayuri Date on the Anime...

A teaser website opened today announced that the multi-faceted Love Live! franchise, which boasts anime, manga, video games, novels, music and more, is adding a brand-new medium to its repertoire in "New Year 2025": an official trading card game! Furthermore, 5% of proceeds from the first booster pack shipment will be donated to the Noto Pensinula earthquake relief fund. Further details about the game were not revealed at the time of reporting. Related: Love Live! Series Members Aika Kobayashi, Mayu Sagara and Sayuri Date on the Anime’s 12 Year Legacy Crunchyroll streams a comprehensive range of Love Live! anime, including Love Live! School Idol Project , Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club , Nijiyon Animation , Yohane The Parhelion -Sunshine in the Mirror and the most recent Love Live! Superstar!! series, which is heading into its third season this October . The latter is described like so: The first students have arrived at Yuigaoka Girls’ High School,...

In a new trailer released at AnimeJapan 2024 today, the fantasy anime A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero announced the additions of Azumi Waki as Haruka Katsuragi — the protagonist's childhood friend — and Mayu Sagara (Kasumi in Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club ) as Lucelia — a foul-mouthed devil servant — to the series' cast ahead of a July 2024 broadcast. They join previously announced leads Yuya Hozumi (Kaito) and Kana Hanazawa (Sylphy). Haruka Katsuragi Lucelia Related: A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero TV Anime Sets 2024 Premiere with First Visual, Trailer Based on the light novels by Kaisho and Almic, Tomoki Kobayashi will direct A Nobody's Way Up to an Exploration Hero is at studio Gekkou, with series composition by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, character designs by Shoko Yasuda and music by Keiji Inai. As previously reported , the story follows Kaito Takagi, an ordinary high school student who works part-time exploring...

The official website of AnimeJapan 2024 revealed the line-ups for its main stages, Red, Blue and Green, on Jan 19, 2024.

AnimeJapan 2024 will take place at Tokyo Big Sight on March 23-24, 2024.

An overview of the stages can be viewed below:

Red & Green Stage: Closed stage with assigned seating. Entry requires both an entrance ticket and a stage viewing ticket. Blue Stage: Open stage with assigned seating for seated viewing near the stage front. Entry requires both an entrance ticket and a stage viewing ticket. Limited free viewing at the rear due to space constraints.

Check out the complete timetable of AnimeJapan 2024 stages below:

Red Stage AnimeJapan 2024 Line-up: Date: March 23, 2024 Timings (Jst)Event NameMembers attending09:15 – 09:50Suicide Squad ISEKAIAnna Nagase, Yuuichirou Umehara, Reigo Yamaguchi, Jun Fukuyama and more10:25 – 11:00Mushoku Tensei: Jobless ReincarnationYumi Uchiyama, Tomokazu Sugita, Ai Kayano, Yuuki Takada, Yuiko Ohara11:35 – 12:10i☆Ris the Movie – Full Energy!