Manga Mavericks Books Announces Print & Digital Debut Date of Great Metal God One-Shot Manga
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Manga Mavericks Books has announced the digital and print debut dates of Iwakuni Kogyo’s sci-fi fairy tale one-shot manga Great Metal God. The 64-page one-shot will be released digitally on November 19, 2025, while a print edition of the manga will debut on December 16, 2025. Kogyo provided the following comments: I don’t think I can express how happy it makes me to have Great Metal God make its English debut. The theme of this work was born from the giant robots on TV and in manga that I grew up with as a child. I hope readers in North America enjoy it. An excerpt of the one-shot has also been provided by the publisher. Manga Mavericks Books describes the main premise of Great Metal God as: Jump into the cockpit of a sci-fi-like fairy tale of colossal proportions! In GREAT METAL GOD, an unknown steel visitor descends from the heavens, leaving destruction in its wake. Mankind’s struggles are in vain before the metal marauder, however, salvation comes from an unlikely source – an ancient ritual and a young girl’s resolve. Told almost completely without text, instead utilizing page after page of incredible artwork, readers will fall to their knees before the Great Metal God’s advent. Source: press release
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‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess Season 2 Reveals New Key Visual, Theme Songs & Janaury 12 Premiere
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A new key visual and main theme song artists have been revealed for the upcoming second season of ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess, which will begin broadcasting in Japan on January 12, 2025. ©春原ロビンソン・ひらけい／集英社・国王軍第三騎士団 New theme song artists have also been announced for season two. South Korean girl group ILLIT will perform the second season’s opening theme, while Japanese singer-songwriter Yuika will perform the ending theme. Yoko Kanamori is directing the second season, with Keichiro Ochi (The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten) as series screenwriter, Toshiya Kono as character designer, Masaaki Takiyama and Yo Natsuki (new) as sub-character designers, and Masaru Yokoyama as music composer. PINE JAM is in charge of the animation production. Yasuho Tamura, Shuhei Arita (new), Ayaka Kondo (Fate/Strange Fake co-animation director), and Akiko Kanai (new) are credited as food and prop designers. Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast includes: • Haruka Shiraishi as Princess • Chikahiro Kobayashi as the sword Ex • Shizuka Ito as Torture Tortura • Tessho Genda as the Hell-lord • Mutsumi Tamura as Sakura Heartlock The anime is based on the fantasy comedy manga series, written by Robinson Haruhara and illustrated by Hirakei. It began serialization in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ from April 4, 2019 to August 19, 2025. Eighteen tankobon volumes have been released as of November 2025. The manga has also been released in English digitally on Manga Plus. The first season of the anime series premiered in Japan in January 2024. Crunchyroll licensed the second season for streaming in select countries and territories. ©春原ロビンソン・ひらけい／集英社・国王軍第三騎士団 Crunchyroll streamed the first season…
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Hackers Claim Breach of Senior Employee Account at Viz Media
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Alleged hack claims to have stolen 250GB of data including e-mails, NDAs, employee credentials & personal info
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Live-Action One Piece Series Season 3 Casts Cole Escola as Bon Clay
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2nd season premieres on Netflix on March 10
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Russia Bans Access to MyAnimeList Website
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Ban related to LGBTQ+ content deemed “unlawful” for Russia
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Live-Action One Piece Series Season 2 Goes Behind-the-Scenes in Video
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Video features comments from main cast, footage from upcoming season
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