North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 26-May 2
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Yandere Dark Elf anime; DOGGO, Grendizer U: The Inception, My Super-Cute Black Mage! manga ship
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Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus Blu-ray Box Set Arrives on July 6
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A complete Blu-ray box set of the Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime series will be released on July 6, 2026. The anime aired for 13 total episodes in Japan from July 2025 to September 2025. The box set will include three special booklets with exclusive artwork and two double-sized posters featuring characters from the series. ©2024 HAJIME KAMOSHIDA/KADOKAWA/AOBUTA Project The set also includes three region-free Blu-ray disks containing all 13 episodes, along with the textless opening and ending sequences. It has English and Japanese language options and English subtitles. The package illustration is created and designed by Rascal Does Not Dream light novel illustrator Keji Mizoguchi and anime series character designer Satomi Tamura. Crunchyroll streamed Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus in several countries and territories worldwide. It describes the main premise as: After encountering various girls going through Puberty Syndrome, Sakuta Azusagawa’s high school days have come to a close, and he is now a university student. He enrolls at a university in Kanazawa-hakkei alongside his girlfriend Mai Sakurajima, a nationally famed actress. Off campus, he stumbles upon an out-of-season miniskirt Santa. Precognitive dreams, an anonymous online singer, poltergeists buzzing on social media… A mysterious tale with enigmatic phenomenons surrounding girls with wavering hearts starts again. Puberty continues… The Blu-ray box set is available to pre-order exclusively on the Crunchyroll Store for US$111.98 (before tax and shipping). Sources: Rascal Does Not Dream Series Official English Twitter, Official Website
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OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM Announces 1st Concert Film Screening at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese 6 Theatres on May 17
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Japanese pop rock band OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM will be premiering their theatrical concert film OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM LIVE at STADIUM 2025 for the first time in the U.S. at Hollywood’s TCL Chinese 6 Theatres in Los Angeles, California on May 17, 2026. The concert film captures the band’s final performance of their first stadium tour “OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM LIVE at STADIUM 2025” at Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, which drew a total audience of around 250,000 people. Tickets for the screening are now available on Eventbrite. It will be screened in the Auditorium 1 room of the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres venue. All seats are general admission with unassigned seating and attendees will receive an exclusive sticker. OFFICIAL HIGE DANDISM has performed multiple theme songs for several anime titles such as SPY x FAMILY Season 1, the SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film, Tokyo Revengers, and Blue Box, among others. The band’s latest singles include “Elderflower” and “Stardust,” which have their own respective music videos and are now streaming on several music streaming platforms. Source: press release
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Attack on Titan: Symphony from Paradis Orcestral Concert to Perform in the Philippines
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Attack on Titan: Symphony from Paradis Orcestral Concert to Perform in the Philippines
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The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power Unveils 3rd Concept Visual Featuring Flora
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A third concept visual for The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power TV anime series has been unveiled, featuring the character Flora. The anime will premiere in Japan in July 2026. ©あーもんど/アース・スター エンターテイメント/ 無自覚聖女は今日も無意識に力を垂れ流す製作委員会 Previous character concept visuals have been released for the main heroine, Carolina, and Prince Edward. Mitsutaka Noshitani (The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party-) is directing the anime adaptation, with Toko Machida (7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy) as series composer, and Taihei Nagai (The Strongest Tank’s Labyrinth Raids -A Tank with a Rare 9999 Resistance Skill Got Kicked from the Hero’s Party-) as character designer. Magic Bus and Picante circus are in charge of the animation production. Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars Rie Takahashi as Carolina, Makoto Furukawa as Edward, and Haruka Shiraishi as Flora. The romance fantasy light novel series is written by Almond and illustrated by Yoshiro Ambe. It was published under Earth Star Entertainment’s Earth Star Luna imprint from June 16, 2021 to June 1, 2023 and released four total volumes in Japan. J-Novel Club licensed the light novels for English digital release in November 2023. The series began as a web novel on Shosetsuka ni Naro from 2020 to 2023. The light novels also inspired a manga adaptation by Yona Eto and is published digitally in English by J-Novel Club under the title The Oblivious Saint Can’t Contain Her Power: Disgraced No Longer, I’m Finding Happiness with the Prince! ©あーもんど/アース・スター…
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Honkai: Star Rail 'Run to Elation' Fun Run Arrives in the Philippines on May 3
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SM North EDSA announced that it is hosting the very first Honkai: Star Rail…
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