Anime Recap — Oct 18

VIZ Media Licenses The Marshal King, Cocoon, Hima-Ten!, Taika’s Reason & More Titles for Summer 2026 Release

VIZ Media Licenses The Marshal King, Cocoon, Hima-Ten!, Taika’s Reason & More Titles for Summer 2026 Release

### Synopsis
VIZ Media has announced several new license acquisitions today for release throughout Summer 2026, which includes several new manga, novels, and more books.  Some of the newly licensed titles include manga such as Alice in Borderland Retry, Hima-Ten!, cocoon, and Taika’s Reason, among others.  Here are the details on VIZ’s upcoming new licenses:  Manga  Alice in Borderland Retry Story and Art: Haro Aso Synopsis:  The official sequel to the action-packed manga adapted into a hit Netflix show  Now with a baby on the way, Arisu has built a new life with the past behind him. However, Borderland isn’t done with him.  Daydream Darling Story and Art: Io Sakisaka Synopsis:  From the best-selling creator of Ao Haru Ride comes a series about first love, courage, and the blurring of fantasy and reality. Sou feels like Iroha’s dream come true, until her secret surfaces. The Marshal King  Story and Art: Boichi Synopsis:  A two-fisted tale about desperadoes and the marshals who hunt them! High-octane adventure in the American Wild West as imagined by the genius illustrator Boichi, the artist of Dr. Stone and One Piece: Ace’s Story! Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi Story and Art: Shoichi Usui Synopsis:  Kiyoshi Harai is the world’s strongest exorcist — and its most awkward one! Equally afraid of fighting demons and making new friends, can Kiyoshi ever reach his full potential? Cocoon Story and Art: Machiko Kyo The manga inspired a TV anime film from animation studio Sasayuri in March 2025.  Synopsis:  Based on a true story. San and her friends are recruited as assistant nurses in WWII…

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Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Compilation Film Features Hitsujibungaku Ending Theme in Latest Trailer

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Compilation Film Features Hitsujibungaku Ending Theme in Latest Trailer

### Synopsis
The latest trailer for the Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution anime compilation film has been released, featuring Hitsujibungaku’s ending theme song “more than words” from the TV anime’s second season. The compilation will begin screening in Japan on November 7, 2025, while GKIDS will begin screening it in North America starting December 5, 2025.   Crunchyroll and Sony announced plans to screen the compilation anime film in “select international regions” earlier this October. The company stated that it will premiere the compilation in the U.K. and Ireland on November 14, 2025. It will also be released in other regions in EMEA, Latin America, and APAC . Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution is a compilation of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2’s “Shibuya Incident Arc” and the first two episodes of Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1, before it premieres in Japan in January 2026. It is also known in Japan as (Gekijouban Jujutsu Kaisen “Shibuya Jihen Tokubetsu Henshuban” x “Shimetsu Kaiyu Senko Joei.”) Jujutsu Kaisen’s third season staff consisted of Shota Goshozono (Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 director) as director, Hiroshi Seko (since Season 1) as series screenwriter and scriptwriter, Yosuke Yajima (new) and Hiromi Niwa (new) as character designers, Yosuke Takada (new) as assistant director, Teppei Ito (since Season 1) as compositing director, Eiko Matsushima (since Season 2) as color designer, Junichi Higashi (since Jujutsu Kaisen 0) as background art director, and Yoshimasa Terui (since Season 1, solo credit since Season 2) as music composer. MAPPA was in charge of the animation production.  The anime’s first season and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 were directed by…

### What’s going on
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### Key details
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– Names and staff as noted in the article

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