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The official website for the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved anime feature film has posted a special video featuring a version of the ending theme song "Bokutachi no Hibi" ("Our Days") sung by Kanna Kamui (CV: Maria Naganawa), one of the main characters of the anime. The song was originally sung by veteran enka singer Sachiko Kobayashi. This version features Kanna's lovely, soothing singing voice, and the clip is filled with her memorable scenes from the TV series and the film. "Bokutachi no Hibi" Kanna ver. Special Video This Kanna version of "Bokutachi no Hibi" is included in the "Complete Musical Woks" album released in Japan on June 27. "Complete Musical Works" CD jacket Related: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved Anime Movie Opening, Ending Theme Song Music Videos Streamed Following the two-season TV anime in 2017 and 2021, the...

The official website for the Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid anime revealed a new footage on June 1, 2025, for the upcoming theatrical film, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants To Be Loved.

The latest video, titled “Parent & Child,” focuses on the complex relationship between Kanna and her father, Kimun Kamui, while also exploring Kanna and Miss Kobayashi’s feelings toward him.

The movie is set to release in Japan on June 27, 2025.

Tatsuya Ishihara directs the film at Kyoto Animation. He previously worked on the anime’s second season. The voice cast from the anime too will be reprising their roles in the movie.

Mutsumi Tamura will return as Kobayashi, Yuki Kuwahara will voice Tohru, and Maria Naganawa will once again voice Kanna.

Fumihiko Tachiki and Nobunaga Shimazaki will voice new characters Kimun Kamui and Azard in the movie. Additionally, Shiori Sugiora will replace Tomomi Mineuchi as Illulu’s Va.

The official website of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants To Be Loved revealed a new trailer for the movie on April 2, 2024, previewing its ending theme song.

Sachiko Kobayashi is performing the Ed for the movie, titled Bokutachi no Hibi. Kobayashi stated that the song’s main theme was “universal love” and it aimed to encapsulate the efforts people make to understand each other and bridge their differences.

The movie is set to release in Japan on June 27, 2025. Check out the new trailer below:

In addition to the ending theme song, the official website also revealed that artist kotringo’s Negaigoto will serve as the insert song of the movie.

The upcoming film will be directed by Tatsuya Ishihara at Kyoto Animation. He previously worked on the anime’s second season. The voice cast from the anime too will be reprising their roles in the movie.

Mutsumi Tamura will return as Kobayashi,...

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid has been one of the most popular works in its genre for years now. This quirky reverse isekai comedy has a very devoted fandom and that is why it shouldn’t surprise us that people are still interested in the future of the franchise.

With the original manga still ongoing, there is more material to adapt. And while the anime series is on a hiatus now, we know that a tie-in film titled Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved is going to be released later this year.

A proper trailer for the movie has been released and aside from some new scenes from the movie, the trailer also revealed the ending song for the movie.

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Before we continue, here is the trailer for you to enjoy:

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The fight for what Kanna wants comes to a head on June 27 in the first theatrical outing for the anime adaptation of the coolkyousinnjya dragon-life series Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid . Tonight, the first full trailer for the Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved anime film was released, revealing and previewing the ending theme song and announcing the insert song. Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved Main Trailer Enka singer Sachiko Kobayashi, who was at the forefront of Dragon Maid’s April Fools fun this year, will perform the ending theme, "Bokutachi no Hibi.” Maria Naganawa, as Kanna, will also perform a version of the song for the soundtrack. Kotringo, who provided the music in seasons one and two of the TV anime, will perform the insert song, “Negaigoto.” Related: Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Film Reveals New Key Visual,...

Episode 10 of golf-centric sports series Sorairo Utility will be welcoming a new cast member. Get ready to meet Hina Yoarashi, voiced by Maria Naganawa! Anime fans may recognize Naganawa from her previous roles, including Kanna in Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid and Cure Wonderful in Wonderful Precure! She will make her debut as Hina, a genius high school golfer, in episode 10. Sorairo Utility Episode 10 Preview Related: Sorairo Utility Anime Takes Swing at Creditless Opening, Ending Videos Hina Yoarashi character art Related: Sorairo Utility Anime Teams up with Birdie Wing for Mini-Anime Collab Kengo Saito directs and provides character designs at animation studio Yostar Pictures, joined by scriptwriters Yu Sato, Aya Satsuki and Aki Mizuki. You can watch the original Ova on Crunchyroll . The new Sorairo Utility anime is currently available to stream on Hidive, which describes the series like so: High schooler Minami Aoba has no strengths or aspirations and...

Love stories are foundational to anime, which is why it's no surprise that the best romance anime are also some of the best anime period. Whether it be understated and adult or loud and juvenile, romance anime are endlessly compelling and have a massive fan base for good reason. Even fans of straight-up action shonen series might want to give romance anime a try given how many solid series there are.

One advantage romance anime have over their more action-oriented counterparts is that a focus on characters is an absolute requirement. While a sci-fi or fantasy series might be able to get away with a forgettable cast of characters, a love story needs to pay extra attention to its characters or else the story will fall apart. It's this focus on characters connecting and growing together that end up defining the very best romance anime series.

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For most, the world of anime and manga is dominated by shonen series, typically action-focused storyies aimed primarily at a young male demographic (famed hits like Dragon Ball Z and even Death Note included). However, there are also anime and manga aimed at an older demographic, and that category is known as seinen.

So, what is seinen? "Seinen" is media aimed at older males in their late teens and 20s. In general, these series tend to star older protagonists, feature more explicit content, and deal with darker subject matter (though not all have to). While that male audience is the only real requirement to be seinen, the series can be enjoyed by anyone, and contains the variety to do exactly that. Below are ten of the absolute best seinen series available, offering great entry points into this diverse and underappreciated genre.

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As previously reported in October , the Wonderful Precure! TV anime plans to hold "Wonderful Precure! Kanshasai," a "thanksgiving" event to show gratitude to its devoted fans at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo on February 8 and 9, 2025. The event event consists of two performances on both days: "Family Performance" that opens in the afternoon and "Premium Performance" that starts in the evening. Bothe performances include a character show “Wonderful-na Undokai” ("Wonderful Sport Day") written by the anime's series composition writer, Yoshimi Narita, and a live stage performance by the three theme song singers. The "Premium Performance" for adult fans also includes a talk, live voice recording, and Q&a session by the four voice cast members. "Wonderful Precure! Kanshasai" Trailer Main visual Following various advance sales from December 1 to 19, general sales of the tickets will begin on December 22. Members scheduled to participate include: Maria Naganawa (Komugi Inukai / Cure Wonderful) Atsumi Tanezaki...

Himiko Toga is one of the beloved and intricately complex characters of My Hero Academia's League of Villains. She is known for her unique interest in the blood of those who have managed to win her affections, as well as her heartbreaking backstory. Like the other members of the League of Villains, she was outcast by a society that praised the perfect and rejected anything that fell out of normal appeal.

Leah Clark, the woman responsible for translating Togas complicated character into English, gives the performance of a lifetime as everyones favorite devilishly cute vampire girl. However, aside from Toga, Clark's career spans across many notable anime series, displaying the epic range of her voice-acting talents in numerous characters.

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During their 2025 anime lineup live stream, Kyoto Animation revealed that Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid franchise will be getting a new movie.

The movie is titled Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants To Be Loved, and will hit theatres in Japan in 2025.

A new key visual, featuring Kanna Kamui, and a new teaser were released along with the announcement. Check them out below.

The teaser essentially animates the key visual itself. However, the teaser ends with Kanna saying “Bye, bye Kobayashi.”

The upcoming film will be directed by Tatsuya Ishihara, who previously worked on the anime’s second season. The voice cast from the anime too will be reprising their roles in the movie.

Mutsumi Tamura will return as Kobayashi, Yuki Kuwahara will voice Tohru, and Maria Naganawa will once again voice Kanna.

Ishihara described the new movie as action-packed and emotional.

“Kanna, along with Kobayashi and Tohru,...

In their new 2025 lineup video narrated by Daisuke Ono (voice of Fafnir), beloved studio Kyoto Animation today announced that a Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid anime film subtitled "Samishi-gariya no Ryu" (officially translated as "A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved") will release sometime next year. A visual and a trailer were unveiled, teasing a story centered on the adorable Kanna. The visual's tagline reads, "Bye-bye, Kobayashi." Visual Related: Kyoto Animation’s Full Six-Minute Uji City Animation Posted After sweeping the anime scene in Winter 2017, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid returned for a second season in July 2021. The much-anticipated sequel was directed by Tatsuya Ishihara ( Sound! Euphonium ) at Kyoto Animation, with series composition by Yuka Yamada, character designs by Miku Kadowaki and music by Masumi Ito, Kenji Kondo and Kotringo. Ishihara returns to direct the new film. Mutsumi Tamura (Kanamori in Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! ) stars as the titular Kobayashi across the series,...

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You season 2 will premiere in January 2025. A new teaser visual was revealed with the announcement alongside voice actors for the new girlfriends. The comedic writing and direction of season 1 guarantees season 2 to be just as big a hit.

As divisive as harem anime might be, one of Crunchyrolls most recent examples of the genre, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, was nothing but a major hit. Fans and critics alike praised it for its writing and direction, and the confirmation of it receiving a second season was met with nothing but excitement.

100 Girlfriends is one of the best anime to come to Crunchyroll in recent years, and theres finally a confirmed release window for season 2. While a specific date hasnt been revealed yet, according to the animes X account, The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You...

As reported , with the latest 18th episode of the ongoing 21st installment Wonderful Precure! aired in Japan on June 2, Toei Animation's long-running Precure franchise finally reached a milestone of its 1,000th episode. The first episode of the first installment, Futari wa Precure/Pretty Cure , aired in Japan 20 years ago, on February 1, 2004. A 30-second celebratory video was broadcast at the beginning of the episode before the story began, and now also streams on the franchise's official YouTube channel . The clip narrated by Cure Wonderful (CV: Maria Naganawa) looks back at the franchise's 20-year history, introducing the series and characters of the past. The song featured in the clip is "Precure ~Eien no Tomodachi (2014 version)," the theme song for the 2014 film Precure All Stars NewStage3 Eternal Friends . In the end, Cure Black from Futari wa Precure and Futari wa Precure Max Heart and Cure Wonderful appear and thank viewers for reaching 1,000 episodes.

Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything with Low-Level Spells , an upcoming TV anime based on the series of dark fantasy isekai light novels, has revealed eight new cast members and the official ending theme song performers for the show. The series will broadcast in Japan on Tokyo Broadcasting System beginning on July 4, 2024, with an additional broadcast to follow on BS11 beginning on July 7, 2024. The new cast members include: Ayaka Togawa voiced by Karin Nanami Karin Nanami and Ayaka Togawa Takuto Kirihara voiced by Masaaki Mizunaka Masaaki Mizunaka and Takuto Kirihara Shougo Oyamada voiced by Kenn Kenn and Shougo Oyamada Kobato Kashima voiced by Maria Naganawa Maria Naganawa and Kobato Kashima Asagi Senjou voiced by Emi Hirayama Emi Hirayama and Asagi Senjou Tomohiro Yasui voiced by Daiki Yamashita Daiki Yamashita and Tomohiro Yasui Hijiri Takao voiced by Saori Hayami Saori Hayami and Hijiri Takao Itsuki Takao voiced by...

Wonderful PreCure, the latest installment in the Pretty Cure anime series being produced by Toei Animation, will feature a dog in the protagonist's role that can transform into a magical human girl.

The official Pretty Cure YouTube channel recently released a teaser trailer, seen below, for the 21st Pretty Cure anime TV series. Set to air on Feb. 2, 2024, Wonderful PreCure follows second-year middle school student Inukai Iroha, and her Papillon dog, Inukai Komugi, as they live peacefully in Animal Town. However, the tranquility between man and animal is threatened by a mysterious monster attack. To save the animals from being transformed into monsters, Komugi and her owner both transform into magical girls known as Pretty Cures.

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The highly anticipated third season of the popular anime series The Rising of the Shield Hero is set to make its debut, with a scheduled premiere at 9:00 Pm Jst on At-x, followed by broadcasts on other stations.

This announcement comes after the dark fantasy isekai series had its initial screening at Anime Expo on July 3, followed by a world tour premiere in various locations including Paris, Austin, Mannheim, and Toronto, which concluded in Tokyo on October 1, featuring the cast. A trailer for Season 3 has already been unveiled.

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