Crunchyroll & AnimeJapan Announce Winners of The 2026 New Creator Awards
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Crunchyroll and AnimeJapan have announced the winners of the New Creator Awards. The seven winning anime short films are now streaming on Crunchyroll in more than 200 countries and territories, and will also be available in Japan on Niconiko Douga and dAnime. The winners of the 2026 New Creator Awards are: Grand Prix / AnimeJapan Special Award — POLICE MEN • Created by Yui Hara, alongside Hinata Udo, Woohee, China Kin, Rakuki Chen, Hiroto Tsujinaka, and Sumihiro Nomura. Synopsis: A human dramedy set in Kyoto about three police officers with very different personalities who sometimes work together and sometimes butt heads as they run toward the shared goal of catching the bad guy. Crunchyroll Award / AnimeJapan Special Award — One with the City • Created by Raiki Murao, alongside Aydin Isla, Sara Amano, Shuma Ikeda, Nanami Ishida, Yume Ito, Marin Inaguma, Sora Imai, Koki Imoto, Sara Ota, Aoto Okada, Kodai Kawashima, Sara Kawamura, Yota Kida, Koharu Kuniyasu, Atsuhiro Ima, Yu Sasaki, Kanon Sato, Haruka Sato, Shosei Takeo, Yuto Tsutsui, Satoshi Deguchi, Akiho Togo, Shun Toyota, Yumi Nishiwaki, Yusuke Hayashi, Haruka Higashi, Ayano Matsui, Kaito Mikami, Yuya Mizuno, Norika Mochizuki, Haruna Mori, Asahi Yamada, Sayo Yoshito, Noemi Wada, Yuzuki Arai, Yuto Inagaki, Miku Goto, Itsuki Shibata, Sawaki Chiba, and Ren Umeki. Synopsis: Day-to-day life in Aichi is peaceful, and there are people behind that peace who keep its cities safe. The moment they put on the uniform, they transform from “the protected” to “the protectors.” This short animation shows the police officers who support the safety and future of the…
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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman II Debuts New Trailer
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A new trailer has been released for the upcoming From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Ⅱ TV anime series during NBC Universal Japan’s AnimeJapan 2026 stage event. The second season is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan in July 2026 and will exclusively stream on Prime Video in several countries and territories. Akio Kazumi (Fist of the Blue Sky Re: Genesis) is directing the second season, returning alongside Kunihiko Okada (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy) as series composer, and Satsuki Hayasaka (The Demon Sword Master of Excalibur Academy co-character designer) as character designer and chief animation director. YAMATOWORKS is credited with the 3D production on the series. Passione and Hayabusa Film are in charge of the animation production. Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars: • Hiroaki Hirata as Beryl Gardinant • Nao Toyama as Allusia • Hitomi Ueda as Selna Lysandra • Yuki Hirose as Curuni Crueciel • Hinaki Yano as Ficelle Harbeller • Chiwa Saito as Lucy Diamond • Kaito Ishikawa as Henblitz NBC Universal’s English synopsis for the second season is described as: Now serving as a special instructor for the knightly order and guardian to orphans, he was gradually settling into life in the capital. Yet the world around him refused to grant Beryl peace- At the educational institution devoted to the study of magic. In his hometown, where walls to overcome loom large. In the border marquisate overlooking the frontier. In foreign lands swirling with intrigue. The first season of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman premiered on April 6, 2025…
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Fate/strange Fake Drops New Visual With the Words “To Be Continued”
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Following the release of its 13th and final episode, the Fate/strange Fake TV anime has received a third key visual and a commercial that confirm that this is just an end, rather than the end. No further details were revealed about the continuation. ©Ryohgo Narita,TYPE-MOON/KADOKAWA/FSFPC Fate/strange Fake is an adaptation of the light novel series written by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Shizuki Morii. Crunchyroll describes the synopsis as such: In a Holy Grail War, Mages (Masters) and their Heroic Spirits (Servants) fight for the control of the Holy Grail—an omnipotent wish-granting device said to fulfill any desire. Years have passed since the end of the Fifth Holy Grail War in Japan. Now, signs portend the emergence of a new Holy Grail in the western American city of Snowfield. Sure enough, Masters and Servants begin to gather… A missing Servant class… Impossible Servant summonings… A nation shrouded in secrecy… And a city created as a battleground. In the face of such irregularities, the Holy Grail War is twisted and driven into the depth of madness. Let the curtain rise on a masquerade of humans and heroes, made to dance upon the stage of a false Holy Grail. The anime began its regular TV broadcast on January 3, 2026 (JST) with the re-airing of the Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- TV special and the series’ first episode. Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- was originally released in 2023, after a delay from its intended premiere at Fate Project New Year’s Eve TV Special 2022. Meanwhile, the TV anime’s first episode made its initial debut in…
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