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One of my most anticipated upcoming anime series of the fall is You Are Ms. Servant . I could say it’s because it’s set to be directed by the experienced Ayume Watanabe Or because I want to see anime adaptations of comics published by Shogakukan continue to compete with Shueisha and its Shonen Jump giants. But then I would be lying. The real reason is that You Are Ms. Servant will feature the very first anime opening song composed and performed by the band Tricot. If you’re a fan of Japanese rock music, chances are Tricot is already one of your favorite bands. Since their founding in 2010 they’ve played across the world and released seven studio albums. Their music takes influence from local legends like Number Girl as well as American bands such as System of a Down. Some call them a “math rock” band but Tricot rejects the label.

Witch Hat Atelier's anime adaptation will be released in 2025 and will be produced by Bug Films. The anime will be directed by Ayumu Watanabe featuring character designs by Kairi Unabara. The trailer and key visual unveiled at Anime Expo reveal the anime has managed to maintain the series' whimsical tone and lovable designs.

Kamome Shirahama's popular fantasy series Witch Hat Atelier is being adapted into an anime which has finally received an official release window, a brand-new trailer, and a new key visual. First announced in 2022, news of Witch Hat Atelier's anime adaptation was met with plenty of excitement, and after a two-year-long wait, fans finally have a release date to look forward to.

According to an announcement on X, the anime adaptation of Witch Hat Atelier is expected to release in 2025 and will be produced by Bug Films, also known for producing Zom 100. The announcement was accompanied by a...

The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – a 2020 action RPG developed by Edelweiss for the Nintendo Switch, Playstation4, and PC – has released a main trailer featuring the opening theme song "Harebare!" (Bright and Clear) performed by two-member musical unit Ikimonogakari . It is also announced that the P.A.Woks-animated adaptation is set to premiere on the TV Tokyo Network on July 6, 2024. Masayuki Yoshiwara ( The Eccentric Family ) serves as director along with series composition writer Jukki Hanada ( Love Live! ), and six-member Japanese girl vocal group Little Glee Monster provides the ending theme "Origami." "Harebare! was newly written and composed by the unit's guitarist/pianist, Yoshiki Mizuno. The units says, "'Stronger, weaker, live through it.' The song is based on the image of a strong and vigorous life, with strength and weakness combined, just like ears of rice swaying in the wind under a clear sky.

While multiple Korean TV series have connected with global audiences, Japan’s production committees, terrestrial broadcasters and talent agencies have kept their TV industry tightly focused on a local market.

Anime and variety have long remained the Japanese TV industry’s best-known exports, while the premium end of the spectrum has largely escaped Japanese producers. That is despite multinational shows like Hulu’s “Shogun,” HBO’s “Tokyo Vice” and Netflix’s “House of Ninjas” underscoring the potentially substantial overseas interest in Japan-set live-action drama.

“House of the Owl,” set to begin airing on Disney+ and Hulu from next week, is both an outlier and a potential mold breaker.

A crime thriller about a behind-the-scenes political fixer and his chafing rivalry with his son, “House of the Owl” was conceived as a five-season ride along the lines of “House of Cards” or “Succession.” But overcoming the obstacles on the way to...

Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation is gunning to take the anime world by storm. With nearly 60 years since the Japanese TV channel aired Golden Bat in 1967, Yomiuri is launching a producing brand called ytv animation to cultivate anime and take it from Yomiuri TV’s base in Osaka to fans around the world. Yomiuri TV has been producing anime for nearly sixty years, with shows such as Space Brothers , Inuyasha , Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange and even the famous Detective Conan/Case Closed series under their producing belt. The new ytv animation brand is set to not only help promote their titles in Japan but also to overseas fans. The umbrella aims to directly talk to fans around the world through social media and in-person events, such as the Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange premiere at Anime Expo in Los Angeles last year. Related: The Blue Wolves of Mibu TV Anime Shares New Trailer Introducing Character Voices,...

Many of the best anime focus on pursuing a career. From office work to superstardom, quite a few anime protagonists' stories center around chasing success in their work life. Viewers who are or have been in the same position, whether hunting for a job or trying to excel after landing one, will often find their experiences highly relatable even if they aren't in the specific occupation depicted. The subgenre started gaining a foothold in the mid-to-late '90s with shows like Golden Boy and Great Teacher Onizuka. But it really began to hit its stride and achieve its current popularity in the early 2010s with comedies like Working!! and The Devil Is A Part-Timer!

While the primary aim of these shows is to entertain, like the best anime for beginners, many also teach viewers the ins and outs of various industries and how the reality of each job differs from popular belief.