Anime Recap — Oct 23

The Apothecary Diaries Releases Newest Seasonal Visual Highlighting Sweet Osmanthus

The Apothecary Diaries Releases Newest Seasonal Visual Highlighting Sweet Osmanthus

### Synopsis
The latest seasonal visual has been released for The Apothecary Diaries anime series, highlighting the sweet osamanthus flower plant. The newly released seasonal visual also showcases Jinshi observing a sparring match between the shirtless Basen and Lihaku.  ©日向夏・イマジカインフォス/「薬屋のひとりごと」製作委員会 It was recently announced that the third season of The Apothecary Diaries will be released in two split cours, with cour one premiering in October 2026 and cour two following in April 2027. An anime film with an original story from author Natsu Hyuga will be released in-between them in December 2026. Plans for more The Apothecary Diaries anime were announced in July, following the end of the second season. The first season premiered in 2023, while the sequel second season began airing in January 2025. Both were previously consecutive-cour series.  The second season featured some returning staff from the first season. Norihiro Naganuma (Season 1 director and series screenwriter) was credited as chief director and screenwriter, with Akinori Fudesaka (Season 1 assistant director) as director, Ko Nakagawa (Season 1 Episode 6, 13, and 19 storyboard artist and director, Episode 24 director) as assistant director, Yukiko Nakatani as character designer, Misato Aida as color designer, Katsumi Takao as background art director, and Mayo Suzuki (The Apothecary Diaries project PV) as compositing director. TOHO animation STUDIO and OLM are in charge of the second season’s animation production.  Satoru Kosaki (Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song-), Kevin Penkin (Made in Abyss), and Alisa Okehazama (The God of High School) served as the music composers.  Meanwhile, the main voice cast is headlined by Aoi Yuki as Maomao…

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Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Compilation Film Unveils New IMAX Visual

Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution Compilation Film Unveils New IMAX Visual

### Synopsis
A new IMAX visual has been unveiled for the upcoming Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution compilation anime film, which will be screened in Japanese IMAX theaters in addition to regular theater showings. The compilation film will begin screening in Japan on November 7, 2025, while GKIDS will begin screening it in North America starting December 5, 2025.   ©芥見下々/集英社・呪術廻戦製作委員会 Crunchyroll and Sony announced plans to screen the compilation anime film in “select international regions” this past 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 includes 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 is in charge of the animation production.  The anime’s first season and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 were…

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