High School! Kimengumi Comedy Manga Gets New TV Anime in January
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Tomokazu Seki, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Chiaki Kobayashi, Kikunosuke Toya star in modern remake
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BoxLunch & MAG.NET Partner to Release New Manga Merchandise in January 2026
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Pop culture specialty retailer BoxLunch has announced a new partnership with MAG.NET, a Japanese company specializing in manga and anime and entertainment properties. BoxLunch plans to launch a “curated selection” of merchandise from four popular manga series in January 2026, based on titles such as Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Inuyasha, Ranma 1/2, and Uzumaki. The company also teased further expansion of new merchandise and IP collaborations in the future. The partnership will see the creation of new merchandise inspired by manga artwork, which will be distributed across an immersive “shop-in-shop” build-out that will be featured across 10 select BoxLunch retail locations. In nationwide stores and e-commerce channels, customers will be able to purchase exclusively designed T-shirts, hats, and officially licensed manga volumes. BoxLunch’s new partnership with MAG.NET coincides with the former’s 10th anniversary. The company previously partnered with Crunchyroll on products and promotion of Jujutsu Kaisen and My Hero Academia merchandise at several BoxLunch locations. MAG.NET was established in June 2024 as a joint venture between Shogakukan and Marubeni Corporation. The company’s core mission is to “bridge creators and fans globally” and deliver “Japanese pop culture through official and authorized channels.” The BoxLunch x MAG.NET merchandise collection will be available online at BoxLunch’s official website and across all BoxLunch retail locations nationwide. Source: press release
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Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue Manga Gets Novel Adaptation
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Kill Ao Secret Report novel ships on December 4
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Black Jack – The Complete OVA Series Blu-ray Arrives on December 16
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AnimEigo and MediaOCD have announced that pre-orders for the home media Blu-ray release of Black Jack – The Complete OVA Series are now open, with the product slated to arrive on December 16, 2025. The new AnimEigo Blu-ray home media release presents all 12 OVA episodes in 1080p HD for the first time. The Blu-ray also features the following bonus features: • Commentary with director Osamu Dezaki (episodes 1, 6 and 10) • Interviews with Masao Maruyama, Akio Otsuka, Yuko Mizutani, and more • Original promotional materials from Japan and the U.S. • Includes original 4×3 SD versions of eps 1-7 The first ten Black Jack OVAs were directed by Dezaki, with Tezuka Productions handling the animation production. The OVA episodes were released between December 12, 1993 and July 25, 2000. Two new OVAs titled Black Jack Final were released in December 2011, which were helmed by different directors after Dezaki’s passing in April 2011. The original manga series by Osamu Tezuka was serialized in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion magazine from November 19,1973 to October 14, 1983. A total of 17 tankobon volumes were published in Japan. The manga was previously released in English in the U.S. by Vertical. Kodansha USA now publishes the manga in English. The manga also inspired several other TV anime adaptations, OVAs, anime films, and numerous prequel and spinoff manga titles. AnimEigo describes the main premise of the Black Jack OVAs as: When mysterious medical ailments strike, there is only one person to call: the mysterious Black Jack – an unlicensed doctor who can…
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 12-18
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Good Bye, Dragon Life, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 2 anime; Isekai Metaller, Makina-san’s a Love Bot?! manga ship
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Gachiakuta Highlights Amo Empool in Newest Character Trailer
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A new character trailer has been released for the ongoing Gachiakuta TV anime series, highlighting the dual personalities of the seemingly sweet Amo Empool. The anime first premiered in Japan on July 6, 2025 and will run for 24 total episodes. It began its second cour with the 14th episode on October 12, 2025. Fumihiko Suganuma (Train to the End of the World chief episode director, T.P Bon Episode 6 storyboard artist and director) is directing the anime series, with Hiroshi Seko (Wind Breaker, Jujutsu Kaisen) as series screenwriter, Satoshi Ishino (Godzilla Singular Point) as character designer and chief animation director, and Yoshino Matsumoto as sub character designer and chief animation director. BONES FILM (credited under Studio Bones at the time of announcement) is in charge of the animation production. Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars: • Aoi Ichikawa as Rudo • Katsuyuki Konishi as Enjin • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Zanka • Yumiri Hanamori as Riyo • Yuuki Shin as Jabber The anime is based on the dark fantasy action manga series by Kei Urana (with graffiti art by Hideyoshi Ando), which was first serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine on February 16, 2022. Sixteen tankobon volumes have been released as of June 2025, with a 17th volume expected to be published in Japan on November 17, 2025. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English. The manga was also a Shonen Category finalist in the 47th and 48th Kodansha Manga Award, respectively. © Kei Urana, Hideyoshi Andou and KODANSHA/ “GACHIAKUTA” Production Committee Crunchyroll is streaming Gachiakuta worldwide, and describes the…
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