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Today’s Anime News Network Roundup
The World Standard/Wasuta Girl Group to End Activities
Group ends activities with final live performance this winter
Dead Account ‒ Episode 12
This is a lackadaisical ending of anti-climactic proportions.
WEBTOON Launches AI-Powered Localization Tools
Program is designed to help creators scale their content globally while maintaining control over localization, distribution
Fate/strange Fake ‒ Episode 13
To end this season, we return to the events of Fate/Zero and see how Altria’s lowest moment inspires Richard to reach for his highest.
LINE Gains Control of Kakao Games Following Stake Acquisition
Industry sources expect acquisition raises possibility of expanded use of LINE’s IP portfolio, including titles from LINE Manga
In Defense of Jujutsu Kaisen's Women (Yes, All of Them)
Every woman who appears in JJK has coherent motivations, a distinct personality, a narrative function beyond supporting male characters, and agency within her available screentime. They are not love interests. They are not damsels. They are not rewards. They are people the series takes seriously, which remains rare enough in shonen to be worth defending.
Roll Over and Die ‒ Episode 12
It’s frustrating when a finale arranges an intriguing pattern of dominoes without proving to the audience that it has the gumption and foresight to knock them over correctly.
The Year We Turned 29 Webtoon Confirmed for Live-Action Series
Romance story follows 3 women with same name navigating relationships, careers, personal challenges as they approach age 30
K Manga Adds The Laid-Off Cheat-Granting Mage Enjoys a Second Lease on Life, More Manga
Takuma Yokota’s The Klutzy Class Monitor and the Girl with the Short Skirt manga also launches on service
Nippon Sangoku Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members, Ending Song in 3rd Trailer
Kenyū Horiuchi, Shūichirō Umeda, Shunsuke Sakuya, Ayumu Murase join cast of series debuting on Amazon Prime Video on April 5
Comic Market Extended Back to 3 Days After 5 Years as 2-Day Event
Event returns to Tokyo Big Sight on December 29-31
1st Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle Film's Box Office Earnings in Japan Exceeds 40 Billion Yen
Film is 2nd in Japan to exceed 40 billion yen in earnings, after Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train
Glen Powell Voices Fox McCloud in The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
Film opens in U.S., U.K. on April 1
AnimeJapan Reports Record Attendance in 2026
156,000 attendees counted over 2 public days this past weekend
Cells at Work! Cat Manga Ends
Manga spinoff of Cells at Work launched in May 2023
Fate/strange Fake Novels' Final Volume Ships This Summer
Novel series launched in January 2015, inspired TV special, recently concluded TV anime
Manga Creator Rakko Dies Due to Heart Failure
Creator was best known for adult manga, particularly Suketto Sanjō!!, which inspired 2020 adult OVA
Anime Central Hosts 765PRO, Cinderella Girls Idols from The Idolm@ster
Asami Imai, Akiko Hasegawa, Yumi Hara, Ayaka Fukuhara, Ayaka Ohashi, Minami Tsuda to perform in concert
Full Metal Panic, Bayonetta Artists Host Live Drawing Sessions at AnimeJapan
Characters come to life at AnimeJapan 2026
Yaiba: Samurai Legend Season 2 Unveils Teaser Visual
The staff for YAIBA: Samurai Legend (Shin Samurai-den YAIBA), the new television anime of Detective Conan creator Gōshō Aoyama’s Yaiba manga, unveiled…
End of today’s Anime News Network roundup.
