Manga Mavericks Books Licenses Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls & Ball & Chain Manga Series
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Manga Mavericks Books announced the licensing of two new manga series during its panel at Anime Boston, which will be released in the last quarter of 2026 and early 2027. The new manga titles include Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls and Ball & Chain. Here are the details on the new licenses: Oni & Dawn: Bakumatsu High School Girls © 2022 Ikuta Hana/TWO VIRGINS Co., Ltd. Story and Art: Hana Ikuta Release Date: October 2026 The manga series will be released in single volumes at A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size. Print pre-orders for the first volume are available here. Synopsis: Pack your bags and grab your sword, because class is now in session for this dramatic GL series. Somewhere in Japan, very special students have gathered at Koharu Girls’ High School. What makes them special, you ask? Sakamoto, Takasugi, Katsura, Katsu, Hijikata, Okita, Kondo… All these girls possess the souls of the great samurai from the Bakumatsu period! Living as teenage girls with their memories intact, they must navigate modern society, deal with messy historical baggage, and fight for love in a school that forbids romance. Ball & Chain © 2024 Qta Minami/MAGAZINE HOUSE Co., Ltd Story and Art: Minami Q-ta Release Date: March 2027 The manga series will be released in a 2-in-1 omnibus format at A5 (5.83″ x 8.27″) size. The first omnibus volume is now available for print pre-order here. The manga is also currently nominated for the 30th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Synopsis: “Maybe I could have chosen something different…” Keito is a…
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Interview: Halca on Passion for Creating Music, Memories, and Staying Cheerful
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Interview: Halca on Passion for Creating Music, Memories, and Staying Cheerful
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Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway Reveals New Trailer
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The Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway (Detective Conan:Highway no Datenshi) anime movie has received a pre-release trailer ahead of its April 10 premiere in Japan. The 29th Detective Conan film involves Conan and Miyuki Sawashiro‘s Chihaya Hagiwara facing the high tech motorcycle Lucifer and its mysterious rider. Detective Conan began with the manga by Gosho Aoyama. The manga (titled Case Closed by Viz Media) started serialization in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday in 1994 and will release its 108th volume in Japan on April 8, 2026. Viz Media describes the manga’s synopsis as such: Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intuition to solve mysteries that have left law enforcement officials baffled. Hot on the trail of a suspect, Jimmy is accosted from behind and fed a strange chemical which physically transforms him into a grade schooler! Taking on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa, he attempts to track down the people who did this to him. But until he finds a cure for his bizarre condition, Jimmy continues to help the police solve their toughest cases. The Detective Conan TV anime premiered in 1996, and the first anime film was released in 1997. Seven Detective Conan movies, including last year’s Detective Conan: One-eyed Flashback, are among the top 100 highest-grossing films in Japan. Staff • Director: Takahiro Hasui (Yaiba: Samurai Legend, Mob Psycho 100 III)• Scriptwriter: Takahiro Okura (Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween)• Music composer: Yugo Kanno (Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine) • Animation production studio: TMS Entertainment Source: TOHO Movie Channel
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J-Novel Club Announces The Apothecary Diaries Audiobook Adaptation for 2026 Release
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J-Novel Club has announced that it will release an audiobook adaptation of The Apothecary Diaries light novel series. The audiobook was first announced during a panel at Anime Boston 2026, which was hosted by the publisher and series writer Hyuganatsu (who was a guest at the convention). Audiobook publisher RB Media is overseeing production for the adaptation, with the first volume slated for release sometime in 2026. Additional updates will be made at future conventions and across the publisher’s social media channels as production continues. Toko Shino illustrates Hyuganatsu’s mystery drama light novel series, which was first published by Shufunotomo’s Hero Bunko imprint on August 29, 2014. Sixteen physical volumes have been released in Japan as of May 2025. Square Enix releases the light novels in English print. The series began as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in October 2011. It was later republished by Shufunotomo as a single volume under its Ray Books imprint. A manga adaptation by Nekokurage was released in May 2017. Another manga by Minoji Kurata titled The Apothecary Diaries: Maomao’s Notes on the Inner Palace was launched in August 2017 and was licensed by VIZ Media for English release. Crunchyroll is currently streaming both seasons of The Apothecary Diaries TV anime adaptation worldwide in select countries and territories. A split-cour third season will debut in Japan in October 2026 and an anime film will screen in Japanese theaters in December 2026. J-Novel Club publishes The Apothecary Diaries light novel series in English digitally. It describes the main synopsis as: In the East is a…
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Scum of the Brave Unveils 2nd Cour Visual, Trailer, Theme Songs & More Cast Members
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A new key visual, trailer, theme songs, and more cast members have been unveiled for the second cour of the ongoing Scum of the Brave TV anime series. The anime began broadcasting in Japan on January 10, 2026 and is airing for two consecutive cours. ©ナカシマ723／ロケット商会／リイド社・製作委員会のクズ The latest trailer showcases the show’s new theme songs, which include the opening theme “Revive” by ClariS and ending theme “NON-FICTION” by w.o.d. The new cast members include Tomokazu Sugita as Hijiri Ayashima (left) and Ayumu Murase as Lord Hazeru Seito (right). They join a main voice cast that is headlined by: • Ryota Suzuki as Shinigami Yashiro • Akari Kito as Aki Jogamine • Momo Harumi as Yukine Indo • Yumiri Hanamori as Saera Kashiwagi Pendragon Shinji Ushiro (Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro 2nd Attack) is directing the anime series, with Yoichi Kato as series composer and scriptwriter, and Rika Murakami as character designer. OLM is handling the animation production. The light novel series is written by Rocket Shokai (Sentenced to Be a Hero original author) and illustrated by Yuya Kusaka, and was first published under the KADOKAWA Books imprint on December 24, 2016. A new version with revisions and illustrations by toi8 from Shueisha was released this year. The series began as a Kakuyomu web novel in 2016. The light novel also inspired a manga adaptation by Nakashima723 in 2018, which was published digitally in English on the now-defunct Manga Planet service. ©ナカシマ723／ロケット商会／リイド社・製作委員会のクズ Crunchyroll is streaming Scum of the Brave in select countries and territories worldwide. It describes the main premise…
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Let Me Fix You Yuri Zombie Manga Gets Short Anime from International Studio Buta Productions
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The human x zombie yuri dojin manga Let Me Fix You (Kimi wo Tsumugu) is getting adapted into a short anime. It’ll drop on YouTube in late May. A commemorative illustration drawn by its director and character designer, the animator Ani, was released. There’s also another illustration from the manga’s creator Sakura Kurihara. Image source: @ButaProductionsImage source: @kimiwotsumugu The show’s production studio is Buta Productions, an International indie animation outfit founded in 2024 that has tackled subcontracting work for short- and long-form anime, in addition to producing content like the Salvus Aries otome game’s opening animation.and Otachan! Rabbit Season. The other production credits include: • In-between checker and color designer: badbrix • Background art director: Kam’ kamon • Director of photography: Xaryen • Animation producer: Federico Antonio “FAR” Russo (one of the studio’s founders, Salvus Aries opening co-animation producer) Let Me Fix You debuted in 2021 for Comic Market 99. A crowdfunding campaign for a physical English edition, launched by Blu Petal, started in March 2026 and has hit five of its six stretchgoals ahead of its April 11 conclusion. The Kickstarter page describes the manga like this: The story follows Tsumugi, a quiet, skilled seamstress who finds herself in the company of Chise—a girl who is not quite alive, yet not quite gone. As Tsumugi mends Chise’s physical form with careful stitches, a delicate bond forms between the living and the undead. It is a story about the labor of love, the beauty of the “broken,” and the lengths we go to for the people who make us feel whole. The Let Me…
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