Novelist Yoko Tateno, best known for The Political Marriage of Imperial Princess Sveta: The Strongest Princess Wants to Marry the Second Prince, Not the Crown Prince, passed away on January 17. The announcement was made via Piccoma’s official X account. Addressing the loss, Piccoma released a statement: “Yoko Tateno, who penned stories for Piccoma Novels, passed away on January 17, 2026. Ever since the inaugural Piccoma Novels Awards, she has been a powerful driving force behind the contest, bringing her work to the world with immense passion.” The tribute continued, “Beginning with her masterpiece, The Political Marriage of Imperial Princess…
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The television anime *Aoashi Season 2* is officially set to broadcast every Sunday starting October 4 on NHK E-Tele. Alongside this announcement, a teaser visual and promotional video have been unveiled. The visual depicts the protagonist, Ashito Aoi, standing resolutely atop a soccer notebook that symbolizes his brand of “thinking soccer,” celebrating his recent promotion to the A-Team. Fans are left to anticipate how Ashito’s ongoing evolution and challenges will shine on this new stage. The next arena is the Premier League—the A-Team arc finally begins! The promotional video captures Ashito and his peers stepping into this new environment with…
An anime adaptation has been green-lit for Junket Bank, Ikko Tanaka’s high-stakes gambling battle manga featuring bankers and gamblers, currently serialized in Weekly Young Jump. The broadcast is slated to begin in October. A new key visual, along with the main staff and cast, has also been unveiled. Banks are places where the most money-obsessed individuals in the country gather. Faced with massive, meticulously managed sums of cash, someone had a thought: a bank could be the ultimate gambling den. Akira Mitarai, a rookie banker, is suddenly transferred to an unfamiliar department—the Special Duties Division. Guided by his new boss,…
To commemorate the release of the second compiled volume of the manga Subaru and Suisei, the series was featured with a center color spread in the 15th issue of Young Magazine, which hit stands today, the 9th. Alongside this celebration, a selection of pages from the latest chapter has been officially unveiled, showcasing intense racing action right from the opening sequence. Serving as the successor to Initial D and MF Ghost, Subaru and Suisei follows two distinct protagonists whose destinies are rapidly set into motion. A young man named Subaru Kudo (written with the kanji for “comet”) appears before the…
The tenth seasonal visual, themed around “Cherry Blossom Viewing,” has been unveiled for the upcoming TV anime *Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court*, which is set to begin broadcasting this July. The illustration depicts Reirin and Keigetsu enjoying the cherry blossoms under trees in full bloom, capturing the two girls after their fateful body swap. About *Though I Am an Inept Villainess* **Synopsis** The Maiden Court is a palace where princesses from five noble families are gathered to be trained as the crown prince’s future consort. Reirin, a maiden of…
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On the 6th, manga artist Bkub Okawa—best known for Pop Team Epic—updated his X account with a brand-new illustration of Dark Magician Girl from the hit series Yu-Gi-Oh!. The iconic character has recently been a hot topic among fans, spurred by her appearance on the “Dark Magic Curtain” card artwork in a newly released Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card game pack. Likely inspired by this recent buzz, Okawa shared a drawing depicting Dark Magician Girl leaping out of a book. The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is based on the original manga by Kazuki Takahashi, which was serialized in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. The story…
The first character promotional video, highlighting Seria Aiba (voiced by Minori Fujidera), has been released for the upcoming TV anime Ghost Concert: missing Songs. The series is set to premiere on April 5 across several networks, including TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, Kansai TV, CBC TV, and WOWOW. Seria is a high school student with a passion for history who lives in an apartment overlooking Mount Tsukuba. Since childhood, she has possessed the unique ability to both see and physically touch spirits. About the TV Anime Ghost Concert: missing Songs Billed as a new song-battle franchise following in the footsteps of…
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Hakusensha announced on the 3rd that the English edition of the hit manga Berserk (Original Creator: Kentaro Miura, Art: Studio Gaga, Supervisor: Kouji Mori) has surpassed 10 million copies sold. To celebrate this milestone, the North American publisher Dark Horse Comics released a commemorative short video on social media. Berserk is an epic dark fantasy set in a world of swords, magic, and monsters. It follows the protagonist, Guts, as he grows and battles grotesque creatures. The series began serialization in Monthly Animal House in 1989 before transferring to Young Animal. It was adapted into a television anime from 1997…