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Today’s Anime News Network Roundup
The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife ‒ Episode 11
If the episode ended with the cut to black while our two leads were leaving the village, it would have been perfect.
Answerman – Hiding Behind Pen Names
How did the MangaONE scandal happen? Jerome explains.
Roll Over and Die ‒ Episode 11
The uncomfortable introduction leads nicely into the confrontation with Dein, and while this manifests as a literal battle, it is better understood as an ideological conflict.
Webtoon by Korean Dictator's Grandson Surpasses 67 Million Views on Social Media
Chun expressed gratitude to readers saying he felt “surprised and overwhelmed” by response
The Best Anime of Winter 2026
This winter season offered a bounty of viewing choices. How many anime did you watch this season, and what made your top 10?
Making 'Bad' Animation Beautiful: An Interview with ChaO Director Yasuhiro Aoki
“with ChaO, I just did what I wanted to do, and I’ve always liked looking at things from a different angle, and finding something different, and I think that’s what I’ve done.”
Fire Force Season 3 ‒ Episode 23
Fittingly, this climactic confrontation with Haumea is essentially the show’s big ‘Third Impact’ moment… though I think it may work better on paper than in execution.
Charisma TV Anime Unveils Main Staff, January 2027 Debut
Bad Girl‘s Jōji Furuta helms anime at Pierrot Films
Sentenced to Be a Hero ‒ Episode 11
The only real criticisms that I have are that it is so joyful it almost feels tonally out of step with the rest of the series.
Mages. to Launch The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Game on July 23
Game to launch for Switch, Switch 2
Dragon Quest X Game to Add AI Companion Character
Square Enix plans to use Google’s generative AI Gemini
Demons' Crest Anime Reveals Main Staff, Cast, 2026 Debut in Video
Series stars Haruka Shiraishi, Konomi Inagaki with production by Production I.G
Tomb Raider King Korean-Animated Series Reveals 2 New Japanese Dub Cast in Character Promo Video
Miyu Irino, Nobuhiko Okamoto joins Japanese dub cast of series airing in July
DanMachi: Astrea Record Spinoff Light Novels Get Manga
Karu Yoneshiro draws prequel manga launching on May 25
Dorohedoro Anime's 2nd Season Streams Creditless Opening, Ending Sequences
(K)NoW_NAME performs both “Zettai Must Danmen” opening, “Return to Head” ending songs for April 1 series
Guilty Gear -Strive- Game's 2.0 Update, Season 5 Launch on April 9
Also: new character trailer previews DLC character Jam Kuradoberi
Bandai Namco Announces Major DLC for Digimon Story Time Stranger, New Mobile Game Digimon UP
Digimon UP mobile game slated for release this year; Digimon Story Time Stranger major DLC launches in 2027
Kakao Entertainment, Naver Webtoon Win Civil Lawsuit Against Major Piracy Site Agitoon
Court accepted both companies’ claims of 1 billion won each
Netflix Unveils Main Trailer, Poster for Live-Action Bloodhounds Season 2
Trailer introduces Baek-jeong, ruthless operator behind global underground boxing league
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Anime Announces 3 New Cast Members for Final Episode
Hiroki Tōchi, Nana Mizuki, Yukihiro Nozuyama join cast on March 26
29th Ojarumaru Anime Series' Visual Reveals Kiyoshi Hikawa as Story Character
Hikawa performs anime’s new ending theme song “Tabi Degozansu Ojarumaru”
End of today’s Anime News Network roundup.
