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The official website for the Amagami SS anime series announced on August 27 that the anime's original theme song artist azusa will perform and appear at the upcoming 15th anniversary event. Singer-songwriter azusa provided the two opening theme songs for the TV anime first season Amagami SS , and the opening and ending theme songs for the TV anime second season Amagami SS+ . All four songs ranked in the top 30 of Oricon's weekly single charts. Azusa announced her retirement from musical activities in November 2013 . She wrote on her personal blog at the time, "I want to finish the current stage as 'azusa' for the time being, and am going to start walking toward the next stage.

All 12 episodes of the second season of Grand Blue anime were leaked online on BitTorrent sites just one day after the anime’s official premiere on July 7.

The leaked episodes are reportedly only available in 480p resolution and do not contain any visible watermarks or timestamps. The leak also included the season’s final episode, which confirmed production of a third season.

The origin of the leak has not yet been identified.

Someone just leaked the entire season 2 of "Grand Blue"

Theyconfirm a "Grand Blue" season 3 production decision too

Japanese streaming companies really need to work on their security.

— Manga Mogura Re (Anime & Manga News) (@MangaMoguraRE) July 8, 2025

This is not the first time a major anime project has been leaked ahead of release. The first six episodes of the upcoming Dandadan anime, produced by Science Saru, were leaked online months before its official debut.

The same leak incident had affected several other titles as well,...

Amagami is a dating simulation game for PlayStation2 developed and published by Enterbrain. The original PS2 game was released in Japan in March 2009, and two TV anime series based on the game, titled Amagami SS and Amagami SS+ plus , aired in 2010 and 2012, respectively. To celebrate the anime series' 15th anniversary, a special event is set to be held at Pacifico Yokohama Conference Center Main Hall on December 28, 2025. The event will feature all the eight voice actors who played the heroine and sister characters in the series. Even during the anime's original broadcast period, the voice cast members of the heroine never gathered together at an event. On the day of the event, the world of Amagami SS will be recalled with fans through a reading play by the cast and their talk sessions. The voice cast members who are confirmed to join the event include: Kaori Nazuka (Tsukasa Ayatsuji) Shizuka Ito...

The official website of Grand Blue revealed a new trailer for the anime’s second season on April 7, 2025.

The trailer previews the ending theme song “Hadaka de Dotsukiai feat. May’n,” performed by hip-hop artist Seamo.

Grand Blue season 2 will start airing on July 7, 2025.

Season 2 will continue the story after Iori completes a diving course in Okinawa. The plot kicks off when Iori returns home and receives a letter from his younger sister, Shiori.

Zero-g, the studio behind Season 1, will return for Season 2, this time teaming up with Liber.

Shinji Takamatsu will reprise his role as director, scriptwriter, and sound director, with Hideoki Kusama serving as the character designer and chief animation director.

Key cast members, including Yuma Uchida as Iori, Ryohei Kimura as Kohei Imamura, Hiroki Yasumoto as Shinji Tokita, Katsuyuki Konishi as Ryujiro Kotobuki, Chika Anzai as Chisa Kotegawa, Maaya Uchida as Nanaka Kotegawa, Takuya Eguchi as Hajime Nojima,...

The official website of Grand Blue announced that the anime’s second season will be released on July 7, 2025.

Returning to perform the opening theme is Japanese reggae group Shonan no Kaze, known for their work on the first season’s opening song, Grand Blue.

This time, they will be joined by the dance vocal unit Atarashii Gakko! for the new theme song, Seishun Towa (Eternal Youth).

Season 2 will continue the story after Iori completes a diving course in Okinawa. The plot kicks off when Iori returns home and receives a letter from his younger sister, Shiori.

Zero-g, the studio behind Season 1, will return for Season 2, this time teaming up with Liber.

Shinji Takamatsu will reprise his role as director, scriptwriter, and sound director, with Hideoki Kusama serving as the character designer and chief animation director.

Key cast members, including Yuma Uchida as Iori, Ryohei Kimura as Kohei Imamura, Hiroki Yasumoto as Shinji Tokita,...

Grand Blue has unveiled three new characters along with their voice cast for the second season of the anime on Feb 2, 2025.

Checkout the details for the newly announced characters and cast below:

Aya Yamane as Sakurako Busujima

“I’m Aki Yamane, and I’ll be playing Sakurako Busujima! Every recording session is so much fun that it’s hard not to laugh—it truly captures the energy of the anime. Outside the recording booth, there are always plenty of drinks, snacks, and merchandise, and I’m amazed by how lively the atmosphere is. I’ll do my best to bring fans the best Sakurako possible! Please look forward to it! Cheers!!“

Sumire Morohoshi as Shiori Kitahara

“I’m Sumire Morohoshi, and I’ll be playing Shiori Kitahara. It was an absolute blast to jump into this laughter-filled, high-energy team alongside Shiori. I put my all into the role, making sure...

Audiences don't love classic shojo just because of the nostalgia factor. While that definitely plays into why some more notorious or madcap titles become cult classics, like Vampire Knight, there are many other shojo classics that still hold up to today. Newer anime audiences and viewers who only watched shonen anime could start these titles and enjoy everything they have to offer.

Classic shojo titles tell diverse stories, from enchanted, intergalactic magical girl journeys to contemporary coming-of-age stories about love and artistry. Some titles, like The Rose of Versailles, set the genre standards for historical anime. Others pushed at the boundaries of gender convention, and still have progressive storytelling merit today.

Maid Sama! Defines Romantic Comedy Usui & Misaki Have an Odd & Humorous Love Story

Few anime series capture a lighthearted sense of drama and goofiness quite like Maid Sama! It's by no means a prescriptive romance; but it doesn't try...

Classic shojo anime are near and dear to many fans' hearts. Many modern anime fans grew up with these classics, giving them a sense of nostalgia for the old anime adaptations of classic manga. These classics were meant to be enjoyed, with all their flaws and filler, and that was how anime fans appreciated them, even with many of their favorite stories ending on cliffhangers, because the manga had yet to conclude.

However, when the Fruits Basket remake was released, a new world of possibilities opened up for the world of shojo anime. Like Full Metal Alchemist Brotherhood that came before it, the Fruits Basket remake made fans consider the possibilities of their favorite childhood anime being remade. This feeling was only furthered when Tokyo Mew Mew received an anime remake. Now, anime fans are eager to see which of their favorite classic anime gets a proper remake. These ten...

Yakuza Fiance is a romantic crime drama anime following the events of Yoshino Somei getting forcibly engaged to the heir to the Miyama yakuza family. Yoshino and her new fiance, Kirishima, don't always get along. In fact, they began on fairly bad terms after getting to see Kirishima's true colors. However, Yoshino is determined to get her revenge on her fiance for all the struggles he put her through, no matter how much it ends up costing her.

Yakuza Fiance couldn't thrive without Yoshino's character carrying the action and plot on her shoulders. She's a strong, independent woman who is willing to work for the things she wants, even if it puts her in danger. She's an admirable character in the world of shojo who brings to mind fellow heroines, who stand bravely in the face of danger and shame.

Maid Sama!'s Misaki Ayuzawa Works to Get What She...

Shnen is one of the most popular genres in anime. It's a genre targeting boys and young men, featuring amazing fights, awesome world-building, and some of the best friendships around. While it might not seem so, friendships are huge in shnen anime. Most protagonists have a best friend they can rely on, helping to push them to new heights. Some of the best friendships in shnen aren't between the protagonist, but between two other characters who have each other's backs no matter what.

To be a good friendship in shnen, the two characters need to trust each other completely. They need to be able to rely on each other, and they also need to be able to push each other. A good friend knows their friend's limit, but also believes in them enough to help them surpass their limits too.

Kamina and Simon Gurren Lagann

Gurren Lagann

Cast Akio Suyama,...

Shojo manga and anime are marketed towards a young girl audience. Shojo stories tend to revolve around personal growth, friendship dynamics, and falling in love. Though shojo anime tends to have a certain set of tropes and themes, the stories are still quite varied.

Likewise, slice-of-life anime spans across many subgenres and demographics; it explores the daily lives of interesting characters who are often entering a new world or phase of life. Shojo combined with slice-of-life makes for a great story. Series like Ouran High School Host Club explore the school life and romances of elite students, and stories like My Happy Marriage tell the incremental story of a woman who enters an arranged marriage, slowly recovers from trauma, and falls in love for the first time.

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With shojo series like Skip And Loafer and Raven Of The Inner Palace, recent anime seasons have...

Sailor Moon is a classic shojo anime and manga that has delighted fans since it first came out. The series follows a Usagi Tsukino as she becomes the magical girl Sailor Moon and fights for all things good and just. The manga was a hit, spawning multiple anime, movies, live action adaptations, and even musicals.

Sailor Moon is a classic beloved by many anime fans, but it's not the only classic that left a mark on viewer's hearts. Several other anime released in the 90s and early 2000s have gone on to be hits near and dear to anime fans. If those fans need a reminder of what to watch next after finishing rewatching Sailor Moon yet again, here are a few other options.

Amu Hinamori Wants the Power to Be Herself in Shugo Chara! Shugo Charas Help Amu Fulfill Her Dreams

Shugo Chara! is a magical shojo manga by...

The official X account of Grand Blue announced on Sep 29, 2024, that the anime is returning for a second season six years after the broadcast of season 1 in 2018.

Season 2 will continue the story after Iori completes a diving course in Okinawa. The plot kicks off when Iori returns home and receives a letter from his younger sister, Shiori.

A teaser image of the characters celebrating under the summer sky has been released alongside the announcement.

Zero-G, the studio behind Season 1, will return for Season 2, this time teaming up with Liber.

Shinji Takamatsu will reprise his role as director, scriptwriter, and sound director, with Hideoki Kusama serving as the character designer and chief animation director.

Key cast members, including Yuma Uchida as Iori, Ryohei Kimura as Kohei Imamura, Hiroki Yasumoto as Shinji Tokita, Katsuyuki Konishi as Ryujiro Kotobuki, Chika Anzai as Chisa Kotegawa, Maaya Uchida as Nanaka Kotegawa, Takuya Eguchi as Hajime Nojima,...

The best enemies-to-lovers anime excel at portraying one of the most beloved tropes among audiences. Not all couples begin with love at first sight any of them feel nothing but anger toward their future partner at first, until becoming closer makes them both realize that theyre more than what they appear.

Enemies-to-lovers stories, more than anything, adore love that's based on intense and passionate feelings and, eventually, fully cemented by deep trust and understanding. In some cases, the couples overcome years of bad blood to be with one another. Sometimes, no one knows you more intimately than your closest enemy.

Maid Sama! Based on the Manga by Hiro Fujiwara

Maid Sama!

Maid Sama! follows Misaki Ayuzawa, the strict student council president of a formerly all-boys school, who secretly works part-time at a maid caf. The show explores her struggles to maintain her tough image while balancing her hidden job and...

Earth Star Entertainment announced today that Shiro's Encourage of Climb (known as Yama no Susume in Japan), a mountaineering-themed popular manga series published from its Earth Star Comics magazine, has reached a cumulative one million copies in print. To commemorate this, a special celebration website opened today, September 12, the release day of the manga's latest 25th volume in Japan. The site is now streaming a celebratory video voiced by Yuka Iguchi (as Aoi Yukimura) and Kana Asumi (as Hinata Kuraue). Encourage of Climb has been serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star magazine (which was relaunched as a webcomic magazine of the same name in 2015) since August 2011 , and its TV anime adaptations aired for four seasons from 2013 to 2022. The announcement for the manga's reaching one million copies was already made on the magazine's official X (formerly Twitter) in August with a celebratory illustration by the author. The synopsis from...

365 Days to the Wedding , an upcoming TV anime based on the romantic comedy manga, has revealed a new trailer and six additional cast members. The series will broadcast in Japan beginning in October 2024. 365 Days to the Wedding Trailer The new cast members include: Asako Kurokawa voiced by Ami Koshimizu (Navarre Polar in Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- ) Asako Kurokawa character art Hiromi Gonda voiced by Fukushi Ochiai (Tatsu-nii in Snack Basue ) Hiromi Gonda character art Natsumi Komiya voiced by Kana Asumi (Shima in Yohane The Parhelion -Sunshine in the Mirror ) Natsumi Komiya character art Keisuke Itsuki voiced by Haruki Ishiya (Abel in Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence ) Keisuke Itsuki character art Susumu Shinshi voiced by Kentaro Tone (Tokita-kun in The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses ) Susumu Shinshi character art Jouji-san voiced by Jouji Nakata (Professor in Shangri-La Frontier ) Jouji-san character art Shogakukan serialized the original 365 Days to the Wedding manga...

During their Anime Lineup Presentation event at the Akiba Theatre in Tokyo today, Netflix unveiled their slate of Anime programming for 2019.

The new lineup is an expansion of their successful original Anime programming which includes Devilman Crybaby and B: the Beginning. Netflix announced that they would be revisiting some of the most beloved stories that many Anime fans already know and love, including Ultraman, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac.

The news comes after Netflix made their first-ever Asia showcase earlier this month where they announced the addition of Pacific Rim, Altered Carbon, Cagaster of an Insect Cage, Yasuke, and Trese to their anime slate. The slate continues Netflix’s global reach when it comes to original content, telling stories from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea.

Watch the trailers and read the full details of what was presented during today’s Tokyo event.

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