HIDIVE Showcases Spring Seasonal Lineup at Anime Boston 2026, Acquires Kirio Fan Club
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HIDIVE has unveiled its Spring 2026 seasonal anime lineup that it will showcase at the upcoming Anime Boston 2026 convention. This year’s Anime Boston will run from April 3, 2026 to April 5, 2026. The streaming service’s three-day programming schedule will include early previews of shows such as Petals of Reincarnation, Farming Life in Another World 2, The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Season 2 and Yowayowa Sensei. HIDIVE also announced that it has licensed the upcoming Kirio Fan Club TV anime series as part of its Spring 2026 seasonal simulcast lineup. It describes the show’s main premise as: Aimi and Nami don’t have much in common, with one glaring exception: Kirio, the boy they both have a crush on! The battle to prove who loves him more has begun, leading to such deep philosophical questions as, “Would you still love him if he had farts that broke the sound barrier?” and the classic “Would you still love him if he was a worm?” But as the girls’ friendship deepens, they find themselves wondering if their shot at love is as important as their hilarious and heartwarming friendship. © Chikyu no Osakana Ponchan, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha/ Kirio Fan Club Anime Production Committee HIDIVE’s full schedule of events (times listed in Eastern Standard Time) are as follows: Friday, April 3, 2026 HIDIVE Presents The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie Encore Screening 12:00 PM — 2:00 PM Hynes Convention Center Second Floor — Video Room 210 HIDIVE Presents The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess…
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Patlabor EZY File 1 Reveals Trailer and Visual
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A trailer and key visual for Patlabor EZY File 1, the first of the new three-part Patlabor anime, have been released. These come with the announcement of hololive VTuber Mori Calliope as Patlabor EZY‘s opening song artist and voice actor Mariko Nagai (The Idolmaster Shiny Colors‘ Juri Saijo) as the ending song artist. The opening song’s title is “Reimei Compass,” while the ending song is “Baton.” © HEADGEAR / 機動警察パトレイバー EZY製作委員会 Patlabor EZY File 1 will begin screening in Japan on May 15 (JST). The other two parts will follow on August 14 (JST) and March 2027. Production was announced in 2017, and a pilot film was released in 2022. The anime takes place in 2030s Japan, where the move towards AI automation is causing the Labor mechs to become relics of the past. Despite the changing times, Special Vehicle Section 2 continues its role as guardians, now with the new AV-98Plus Ingram to assist them against crimes involving new technology. Patlabor was conceived by the creative unit HEADGEAR, whose members include Yutaka Izubuchi, Kazunori Ito, Masami Yuki, Akemi Takada, and Mamoru Oshii. The science fiction franchise, which is described by the official website as being a pioneer of the media-mix approach, began in the 80s with the Patlabor The Mobile Police: The Early Days OVA series and a manga. More anime, including a TV series, three movies, and a new OVA series, came afterwards. 2016 saw the release of the Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot short. Patlabor novels exist as well. Crunchyroll describes the Patlabor Special Edition Blu-ray, which includes the TV series, OVAs, and…
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