TVSumireko Ogawa’s dream of becoming a novelist is reinvigorated with new rumors of mystical incidents. Now a clerk at a bookstore, she enlists her young coworker, Ren Adashino, to investigate urban legends, black magic, and ghost stories across the city. Sumireko has a knack for triggering magical events, and Ren has a dark secret of his own. Will they survive their investigation unscathed? (Source: Crunchyroll)
TVAfter performing a song at her school’s opening ceremony, musician Yori Asanagi receives an apparent love confession from freshman Himari Kino. But just as Yori decides she wants to return Himari’s feelings, Himari reveals that she did not “love” her, but “admires” her! But you can’t unring a bell once struck, and Yori is determined to make Himari fall for her, not just her music. Will their hearts ever beat as one, or will their love fall out of tune? (Source: HIDIVE)
TVWith the new school year comes a new homeroom, new classmates, and a new desk for the timid Komura. But any trepidation he might've felt quickly dissipates when he catches sight of Mie, his new seat neighbor. Apt to quietly blurt out the most random things, the quirky Mie wears thick glasses that accentuate her lovely eyes, making Komura’s heart skip a beat! Unfortunately, Mie is pathologically forgetful and can never seem to remember to bring her glasses to class. It's not all bad, though! Her resulting squinty, mean-girl face sends Komura’s heart into overdrive too! While Komura is keen to help out and share his textbooks with Mie, will his heart give out from the almost daily strain of being up close and personal with his crush?! (Source: Square Enix)
OVAA mysterious boy with a mysterious power helps a nomad girl and her grandfather stand up against an approaching construction company that's impeding on their land.
TVSatou is a high school boy in love with his best friend Hime, an unearthly beauty from another realm. So when she moves back to her home world to get married, Satou doesn’t think twice—he follows her and crashes the wedding. Then, after a kiss from Hime, he suddenly becomes the new groom! But here, Hime is a Ring Princess and her husband is destined to be the Ring King: a hero of immense power. (Source: Crunchyroll)
TVRokudou’s miserable days of being picked on have taken a major turn with a new ability that’s made him the target of every delinquent girl’s affection. The source? A mysterious scroll from his late grandfather, an unusual inheritance to say the least. Now he’s in a romantic panic full of nonstop madness with every bad girl he comes in contact with. Will he ever catch a break? (Source: Crunchyroll)
TV"I know! I'll become a monk!" Akagami Akemitsu has spent his days and nights absorbed in studying and part-time work in an effort to distance himself from his family, which is notorious as a household of philanderers. One day, he falls in love at first sight with a girl named Aoba Yuzuki, and suddenly he's constantly drowning in worldly desires. Hoping to fight back against his genes and live a more stoic life, he enters a temple... only to find out that it's a convent filled with gorgeous girls! So begins a new rom-com about the temple life of three adorable triplets and two beautiful freeloaders! (Source: Crunchyroll)
MUSICThe 2023 animated music video from McDonald's: a special mashup called Tirori Mix featuring the songs "Odo" by Ado and "PAKU" by asmi, along with the sounds of a McDonald's fryer chime as the backing beat. The mashup was mixed and arranged by Giga and Teddyloid.
TVYuki Tanaka is a VTuber at Live-On, one of Japan’s largest VTuber companies, as the polite and ladylike Awayuki Kokorone. One day, she forgets to end the stream, and viewers see her real personality—irreverent, improper, and prone to imbibing after a long day. Yuki is surprised to find that her accident caused her rankings to multiply, so she doubles down and gets to work. She’ll be a star yet! (Source: Crunchyroll)
TVA dog trainer is a job that connects dogs and people. An indecisive young man, Miyu Samura, met Shinichiro Niwa, a miracle-working dog trainer, while walking the dog of his ex-girlfriend. The accidental encounter will greatly change Miyu's life! This is a story about the growth of a new dog trainer! (Source: ComicWalker)
TVHaruka Asahina is a 16 year old high school boy racing F4 cars while staying at Komaki Motors, an auto-body shop in Shizuoka prefecture. Komaki Motors is a family-run shop that regularly competes in F4 with the team comprised of: owner Futoshi Komaki who is also a mechanic, his son Kotarou Komaki, and now Haruka Asahina. Because this is a family-run business, they receive no support usually from any major manufacturers. Haruka Asahina boldly confronts the top teams head-on to get the attention of these revered companies in hopes of making it to the podium himself. (Source: Crunchyroll)
MUSICMusic video made and directed by Kurashina Takafumi for the song Billimillion by Yuuri. The music video consists of a flipbook style animation made up of 1644 hand drawn pages.
TVThe anime will adapt the "Countermeasures Committee" arc. The city's academies are divided into their own districts and are considered mostly independent. The General Student Council acts as governing board to manage the academies as a whole. However, the group's ability to govern has come to halt since the mysterious disappearance of the General Student Council president. Countless issues have begun to surface throughout Kivotos in the absence of the president's leadership. To avoid disaster, the General Student Council requests assistance from the Federal Investigation Club, otherwise known as Schale. In fact, Schale is the city's newest club and the last to be approved before the president's disappearance. To accomplish its task, Schale relies on the guidance of a Sensei who can help them resolve the incidents around Kivotos. (Students are required to carry personal weapons and smart phones! Get a taste of the military action, love, and friendship the Academy City has to offer!) (Source: Anime News Network, Nexon, edited)
MUSICMusic video for the song RUDE LOSE DANCE by Minami . Note: The song featured in this music video was also used as the opening theme for the anime Shuumatsu no Valkyrie II.
MUSICMusic video for the song Never Fear by Mao Abe. Note: The song featured in this music video also serves as the ending theme for the anime Ningen Fushin no Boukensha-tachi ga Sekai wo Sukuu you desu.
ONAAn Ensemble Stars! anime project about the Five Eccentrics and (Past) fine units in the war era of the Ensemble Stars! mobile game. The anime is based on the "Element" story during the "Reminiscence＊Gathering of the Three Magicians" event from the game. (Source: Anime News Network, edited) Note: The entire anime received an advanced screening on April 2 at the Tokyo Garden Theater.
ONATogether as "Uchuu Seifuku", Ecchan, Sapphi, Rocco, and Moffan are aiming to become the number one idol group in the universe by performing at the Space Budokan! However, every time a few minutes before the live performance is about to start, a problem breaks out! Note: An original short anime exclusive on the streaming service DMM TV.
ONALast summer. Friends. And Kaiju. In the summer of 1989, sixth graders Boko, Joe, and Junichi are on their last summer vacation as elementary school students. As if to cut through their daily routine, a monster named Gyaos suddenly attacks Tokyo. The four are petrified in midst of a town turned to ruins. As Gyaos sets its sight on them, a huge turtle-shaped kaiju appears in front of the boys. Its name is Gamera. Despite its injuries, Gamera fights Gyaos with all its might. This would only mark the beginning of the boys' "Summer of Kaiju". (Source: KADOKAWA)
ONAThe anime takes place in the "smart city" envisioned by Kyocera. In the short, people express themselves through hashtags on aerial displays. Yume, who lacks self-confidence, tries to come up with a special hashtag, known as a "rare tag." Minoru, her senior, has multiple "rare tags." (Source: Anime News Network)
MOVIESailor Moon battles Shadow Galactica, an enemy threatening her friends in order to rule the universe. Can she protect her loved ones and persevere? (Source: Netflix Anime)
MOVIEThe film is set in Obake Town, a town where everything can change into something else. Anpanman and the others receive an invitation to the town's Bakeru Carnival, where those skilled at transforming can use their skills to entertain people. However, a resident of the town named Dororin is unskilled at transforming, and is unable to enjoy the Carnival from the bottom of his heart. He has a chance meeting with Cream Panda and strike up a friendship. Together, they venture into a forest in search of the Black Cape, said to hold the world's greatest powers of transformation. But Baikinman is also after the cloak for its power that will allow him to rule Obake Town. Now it is up to Anpanman, Cream Panda, and Dororin to protect the town. (Source: Anime News Network)
ONAAs "an experimental initiative to help ease the anime industry's labor shortage without improving working conditions" Netflix Anime Creators Base partnered with WIT Studio and AI character platform rinna to produce an anime short titled "The Dog & The Boy", using image generation technology for all of its backgrounds. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)
OVAA Nepalese boy, Surya, finds a crane with a letter requesting help. His search to find the letter’s writer takes him to a mysterious Himalayan kingdom.
TVWitches once blessed the human race with wisdom and peace. But the Redia Empire's "Gear Expansion" brought about a culture of science that far surpassed magic, and witches were viewed as enemies impeding the progress of civilization. Thus began the witch hunts. One human named Adonis, who was raised by a witch named Chloe, swears revenge against the human race that took his beloved mentor from him. What salvation can be found at the end of a bloodbath fueled by utter despair? (Source: Crunchyroll)
MUSICMusic video directed by Rabbit MACHINE for the song Telepath by Yorushika. Note: The song featured in this music video also serves as the opening theme for the anime Ooyukiumi no Kaina.
OVAHenteko na Volunteer (Weird Volunteers) is a educational film produced and paid for by Kitakyushu City's Board of Education and Council for the Promotion of Outcast Issue Awareness. The story follows two second-year junior high girls who discover an old lady collapsed outside her home in rural Japan. After assisting her back inside, the two hear the old lady's harrowing life story and discover that she is illiterate. Shocked by this, the girls vow to volunteer their time to teach the old woman to read and write each day. (Source: Kineko Video, edited)
MOVIELao Wang is a middle-aged man. He works in a security department of a college which is located at a big school town. He lives a calm life. Xiao Wang is a freshman. He has a conflict with his roommate and is taken to the security department by his counselor. In a room of this foggy winter day, Lao Wang and Xiao Li are tasting the life of their own, and something unexpected is just about to happen... The school town is waiting quietly for the next day as it always be.
MUSICMusic video for the song Inochi Karagara by NILFRUITS. Note: There exists another version of the music video with slightly different visuals on niconico.
TVTanaka Taichi is just an ordinary 38-year-old who enjoys video games. He starts a new virtual reality multiplayer game called One More Free Life Online, naming his character Earth. Unlike his fellow players, he decides to master the most menial of skills in the game. He cooks the finest meals, overbrews complicated potions, and hunts monsters with handmade weapons. His fantasy life begins! (Source: Crunchyroll) Note: The first 2 episodes were exclusively shown as a world premiere during the Anime Messe Babelsberg 2023 in July as a part of a special Anime Panel.
MOVIEA new beginning with you, on this stage! A dream live performance by the top runners of the male idol world who competed for "BLACK or WHITE LIVE SHOWDOWN" will be held in May! IDOLiSH7, TRIGGER, Re:vale, and ŹOOĻ, 4 groups with various charms, will meet in one place, and the magnificent live entertainment will begin! Music will connect the times and people's feelings.Thus, I hope that this stage will be loved beyond time. (Source: Official IDOLiSH7 LIVE 4bit - BEYOND THE PERiOD site, translated)
MOVIED.S.O. agent Leon S. Kennedy is on a mission to rescue Dr. Antonio Taylor from kidnappers, when a mysterious woman thwarts his pursuit. Meanwhile, B.S.A.A. agent Chris Redfield is investigating a zombie outbreak in San Francisco, where the cause of the infection cannot be identified. The only thing the victims have in common is that they all visited Alcatraz Island recently. Following that clue, Chris and his team head to the island, where a new horror awaits them. (Source: Sony Pictures Entertainment)
MOVIEMarch begins, and there is only one month left in the third term. Sakuta Azusagawa is about to celebrate the graduation of his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima. As he waits for Mai at Shichirigahama beach, an elementary school-aged girl who looks like Mai did when she was a child actress appears in front of him. While reflecting on this mysterious encounter, he receives a phone call from his father. Kaede’s mother never came to terms with what happened to Kaede. Having been hospitalized for so long, their mother finally wants to see her daughter. To fulfill their mother’s wish, Sakuta makes the decision to meet face-to-face–something they haven’t done in a long time. He’s unable to hide his nervousness about all this. Never-before-seen scars begin to appear on Sakuta’s body. Could these be warning signs of a new type of puberty syndrome? (Source: Fathom Events)
TVIn a world where the Demon King has died, a host of demigods capable of felling him have inherited the world: a master fencer who can figure out how to take out their opponent with a single glance; a lancer so swift they can break the sound barrier; a wyvern rogue who fights with three legendary weapons at once; an all-powerful wizard who can speak thoughts into being; and an angelic assassin who deals instant death. Eager to attain the title of “One True Hero,” these champions each pursue challenges against formidable foes and spark conflicts themselves. The battle to determine the mightiest of the mighty begins. (Source: Yen Press)
ONAAn original short directed by Kazuaki Terasawa, animated by WIT STUDIO and assistance from studio Kafka. It tells the story of a young girl's growth through an encounter with a mysterious creature. (Source: Anime News Network, edited) Note: The short premiered in a preview screening event together with "Mahoutsukai no Yome SEASON 2" episode one at Tachikawa Cinema City's Cinema Two in Tokyo on March 11, 2023. The animation was later uploaded onto the FlyingDog YouTube channel March 18, 2023. It will be also included on the limited first edition version of JUNNA's 5th anniversary 3rd full album "Dear" (CD+Blu-ray) released on April 12, 2023.
ONAIn the anime, Kuromi is traveling the world, searching for her missing older sister Romina. Throughout her journey, she gains companions, but also brushes up against evil organizations. (Source: Anime News Network)
