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Announced back in October 2024 , the Rilakkuma short form TV anime revealed new information today including its main staff and a new piece of key art. The series will broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2026. The Rilakkuma TV anime is based on original work by San-x. Yoshimi Itazu and Yumi Kamakura direct the series at animation studio Production I.G, with Chie Morita on character designs and Kota Yokoseki, Yoshiya Ikeda and Mizuki Kanno providing the music. Rilakkuma key art Related: San-x's Mascot Character Rilakkuma Gets New Anime Adaptation Rilakkuma was previously adapted in 2019 into the stop-motion animation series Rilakkuma and Kaoru , which streams on Netflix. San-x describes the character of Rilakkuma...

The upcoming continuation of the decades-old Mashin Hero Wataru anime franchise, titled Mashin Sozoden Wataru and centered on a young adventurous "RyuTuber" aiming for stardom, announced today that the new series will begin airing on Japanese television starting January 12, 2025 at 17:30 Jst . The music group lol will also perform the opening theme song "Pop Up!" The Mashin Sozoden Wataru anime's cast includes: Ryunryun voiced by Rie Kugimiya Maro voiced by Megu Umezawa Kakeru Amabe voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki Wataru Hoshibe voiced by Mutsumi Tamura Ofurain voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi Mashin Ryujinmaru voiced by Tomokazu Sugita Related: Mashin Sozoden Wataru Anime Premieres in January 2025 Yumi Kamakura ( Inazuma Eleven Ares ) directs Mashin Sozoden Wataru at studio Bandai Namco Pictures, with series composition by Yoichi Kato ( Duel Masters!! ), character designs by Mayuko Nakano ( The Vampire Dies in No Time ) and Yoshinori Yumoto ( Daily Lives of High School Boys ) and music by Ryuichi Takada,...

The previously announced continuation of the decades-old Mashin Hero Wataru anime franchise, titled Mashin Sozoden Wataru , today announced that the new series will begin airing on Japanese television in January 2025 . A teaser trailer and visual, along with main cast members, production staff and character designs, were also revealed. Visual The anime's cast is as follows (from left to right): Ryunryun voiced by Rie Kugimiya Maro voiced by Megu Umezawa Kakeru Amabe voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki Wataru Hoshibe voiced by Mutsumi Tamura Ofurain voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi Mashin Sozoden Wataru character designs Tomokazu Sugita will voice Mashin Ryujinmaru, pictured top-center below. Designs were also revealed for, from left to right, Fujinmaru, Kirinmaru, Tenshomaru and Jugomaru. Mashin Sozoden Wataru robot designs Related: Original Anime Apocalypse Hotel Announced for 2025 Yumi Kamakura ( Inazuma Eleven Ares ) directs Mashin Sozoden Wataru at studio Bandai Namco Pictures, with series composition by Yoichi Kato ( Duel Masters!! ), character...

Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, The Elves and the Shoemaker, The Town Musicians of Bremen and Pied Piper of Hamelin: These six iconic Grimm Brothers fairy tales are getting a dark makeover from Wit Studio and design group Clamp in the anime anthology project The Grimm Variations . The six-episode series today released a new trailer and key visual at Netflix's AnimeJapan 2024 panel, giving a juicy taste of each episode before they hit the service on April 17 . Confirmed cast members include Misato Fukuen as Charlotte, Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Jakob and Kenji Nojima as Wilhelm. Related: Wit Studio and Clamp's The Grimm Variations Anime Premieres April 17 Each story is helmed by a different director, working with scriptwriter Michiko Yokote, character designer Naohiro Osugi and music composer Akira Miyagawa as follows: Episode 1, Cinderella: Yoko Kanamori Episode 2, Red Riding Hood: Yasuhiro Akamatsu ( Attack on Titan episode director) Episode...