Anime Recap — Jan 5

The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows Gets Season 2

The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows Gets Season 2

### Synopsis
The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows TV anime will have a second season. The first season premiered in April 2025. The anime is based on the light novel series is written by Sakaku Hishikawa and illustrated by Daburyu, with SB Creative publishing the books under its GA Novel label. J-Novel Club, which releases the light novels and their manga adaptation digitally in English, describes the light novels as such:  Life hasn’t been kind to Zenos. He was born in the slums, and his dirt-poor background has denied him almost every opportunity. After an encounter with a healer, he throws himself into studying to become one and finally catches a break when an adventurer invites Zenos into his party. Zenos is thrilled — so thrilled, in fact, that he’s willing to put up with his teammates treating him like garbage. They fail to appreciate his talents and ultimately kick him to the curb, claiming he’s outlived his usefulness to them.  Now bereft of money and out of options, Zenos decides to put his self-taught skills to use elsewhere and opens an underground clinic. Word quickly spreads about the brilliant healer working incredible magic in the city’s shadowy underbelly. Even the royal palace is taking notice… Can Zenos buck the odds and carve out a life for himself in a world that’s spit in his face? And can he save the lives of the patients who wind up on his doorstep in the process? ©菱川さかく・SBクリエイティブ/闇ヒーラー製作委員会 The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows light novel series debuted in 2021 and has eight volumes as…

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I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Releases Teaser Trailer, Starts in April

I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Releases Teaser Trailer, Starts in April

### Synopsis
The upcoming I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand TV anime has received a teaser trailer and an April 2026 premiere window. It was also announced that M.A.O is voicing Luccira, while Yurie Kozakai is Milca. I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10-nen ga Tattara Densetsu ni Natteita.) is based on the SB Creative-published light novel series written by Ezogingitune and illustrated by DeeCHA. There is a Square Enix-published manga from Chaco Abeno (art) and Kitsune Tennoji (storyboard composition), which MANGA Up! Global describes as such: With no other options, Luck makes the choice to hold the line against the unending demonic hordes alone, to make sure his comrades can escape with their lives. However, through a combination of fortune, skill, and ingenuity, he holds that line for ten straight years, eventually coming out on top singlehandedly. Now he has to tackle the dilemma of how to occupy himself in a world where he holds a myriad of roles: that of a legend, that of a veteran, and that of a brand new face. The light novel series began in 2019 under the GA Novel label and has seven volumes as of 2022. The story first debuted as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in 2018. Staff • Director: Hiroyuki Kanbe (Oreimo)• Series composer: Mitsutaka Hirota (Days with My Stepsister)• Character designer: Majiro (UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-)• Animation production: Gekkou  Cast • Kakuto Kajiwara as Luck• Toshiyuki Morikawa as Eric • Tsuyoshi Koyama as Goran• Yui Ishikawa as Celliss Morton• Mayu Sagara as Sia Wolcott Source: I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long…

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Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky Anime Gets Teaser and Visual, Premieres in July 2026

Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky Anime Gets Teaser and Visual, Premieres in July 2026

### Synopsis
The Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky TV anime has received a footage-less teaser trailer, a visual, and a July 2026 premiere window, as well as other reveals. Joe Yoshizaki (Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- 2, The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows) is directing the anime at Makaria, with Yuko Kakihara (The Apothecary Diaries, Blue Box) as series composer and Yoshihiro Sawada (The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows co-character designer) and Yuzuki Ishii as character designers. Meanwhile, the cast includes: • Miyu Irino as Kakeru Sorano (reprising role from the short recital)• Saori Hayami as Koharu Fuyutsuki (reprising role from the short recital)• Konomi Kohara as Yuko Hayase• Kohei Azakami as Ushio Narumi  Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky (Tomei na Yoru ni Kakeru Kimi to, Me ni Mienai Ko o Shita) is based on the 2023 light novel written by Nanigashi Shima, illustrated by raemz, and published by SB Creative under the GA Bunko label. Yen Press describes the book as such: On an April night in Tokyo, still too early for fireworks, university student Kakero Mano meets a woman named Koharu Fuyutsuki. She is a beautiful girl who stands out from the crowd, laughs a lot, and exudes a warmth that contrasts sharply with Kakero’s own introversion. But there was something Kakero didn’t know at first—she can’t see. Unlike Kakero, Koharu hasn’t given up on anything, even with her blindness. She attends university daily, shows interest in clubs, makes friends—and dreams of launching fireworks one day. Kakero wonders why, when she can’t see…

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Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Anime To Return With a Movie

Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina Anime To Return With a Movie

### Synopsis
The anime adventures of Elaina the witch will continue with a newly announced Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina movie. A comment from the light novels’ author Jogi Shiraishi on the anime’s website confirms that it is a sequel. A teaser video and an illustration from the books’ illustrator Azure were released with the announcement.  Last September, an illustration for the Fall 2020 Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina TV anime — which teased a new, Konomi Kohara-voiced character called Amnesia.at the end — was released ahead of the show’s fifth anniversary. It teased that “The journey continues… a new project is underway!” Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina follows the titular character as she journeys around the world, becoming involved with various people and situations in the process. The SB Creative-published light novel series began in 2016 under the GA Novel label and will release its 25th volume on March 14, 2026 JST. There are spin-offs, a manga, and an English release from Yen Press. ©Jougi Shiraishi/SB Creative Corp, Iluustration:Azure The TV anime was produced by C2C, with direction by Toshiyuki Kubooka (Shangri-la Frontier, Harukana Receive) and character designs from Takeshi Oda (Otaku Elf). The cast includes Kaede Hondo as Elaina, Kana Hanazawa as Elaina’s master Fran, Tomoyo Kurosawa as another young witch called Saya, and Yoko Hikasa as Saya’s master Sheila.  Muse Asia and Crunchyroll are streaming the anime, with the latter describing it as such: Inspired by her favorite book, Elaina ventures out to see the world, traveling from one country to another. Looking for new experiences, she’s confronted by humanity in all its…

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Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky TV Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, July Debut

Love Unseen Beneath the Clear Night Sky TV Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, July Debut

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Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami, Konomi Kohara, Yohei Azakami star in MAKARIA anime

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Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina Light Novels Get New Anime Film

Wandering Witch – The Journey of Elaina Light Novels Get New Anime Film

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Kaede Hondo returns to voice new dialogue for teaser

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