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Today’s Anime News Network Roundup
Going for the Gold! Our Favorite Sports Anime
The 2026 Winter Olympics are underway in beautiful Italy, but it’s not just pro athletes racing for the finishing line; anime has its own sports stars, too.
New Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Anime Confirms More Cast, Ending Song
Yuna Ogata, Akinari Sato, Yukana confirmed in cast with ending theme by Hina Aoki
Live-Action Blue Lock Film Casts Shunya Asano, Yuki Sakurai, Yuki Kura
Film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Yūsuke Nomura’s manga debuts this summer
SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table TV Anime Reveals More Cast, 'Golden Bath' Promo Video
Haruka Oribe, Sumire Morohoshi join cast for ongoing series
Singer-Songwriter tuki. Perfroms Opening Theme for Snowball Earth Anime
Series debuts on April 3
Starry Sky Game Franchise's 'Spring' Game, Fan Disc Get Switch Release in Japan on May 28
Port of PS Vita collection includes main Spring game, fan disc
Yakuza/Like a Dragon Franchise's Crossover Live-Action Series With Nihon Tōitsu Debuts on February 10
3-episode series debuts all at once on Amazon Prime Video
Birushana: Winds of Fate Fan Disc Game Launches in English on May 26
Game’s physical Standard Edition includes bonus trading cards
Konami's Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027 Game Launches This Summer
Shohei Ohtani introduces game in video
Neon Posts English-Subtitled Trailer for Exit 8 Live-Action Film
Film opens in N. America on April 10
Sailor Moon: Shining Theater Dinner Show Reveals Visual, Cast, April 4 Debut
Show debuts at Shinagawa Prince Hotel’s Club eX in Tokyo
Konami Releases Ganbare Goemon Game Collection on July 2
Game releases for PS5, Switch, PC via Steam in Japan
Seattle Mariners Baseball Team Holds 2nd One Piece Night on March 31
This time, fans get One Piece/Mariners jerseys
The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a New Life Novels Get TV Anime
P.A. Works animates Asa Rokushima’s fantasy novels
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun Manga Gets New Spinoff Manga in March
Konisuke draws new series about Boku-Alliance’s Iruma, Lied, Purson
End of today’s Anime News Network roundup.
