Witch Watch Gets 2nd Season - A second season of the Witch Watch TV anime has been announced. The first season was a two-cour show that premiered on April 6 JST. It adapts the fantasy rom-com manga by Kenta Shinohara. Season 1 was directed by Ikehata Hiroshi at Bibury Animation Studio. The lead cast members included Rina Kawaguchi as Nico Wakatsuki and Ryota Suzuki as Morihito Otogi. The anime can be found on platforms like Crunchyroll, Netflix, Bilibili, and iQIYI. The Witch Watch manga started serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump and has 23 volumes as of September 2025.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Releases New Trailer for Urdr Hunt Compilation Film - A new full trailer has been released for the Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urdr-Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- compilation film and Makuai no Kusabi anime short. Both the compilation film and short will be screened together as the former will premiere in Japan on October 31, 2025. A new key visual for Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans has also been released, marking the 10th anniversary of the anime series which first debuted on October 4, 2015.
In addition, a special event commemorating the anime’s 10th anniversary will be held at Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tachikawa City, Tokyo, on February 15, 2026. The event will feature voice actors Kengo Kawanishi, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Natsuki Hanae, Yuka Terasaki, and Hisako Kanemoto.
The Makuai no Kusabi anime short is set after the Arbrau election and sees the return of staff members such as director Tatsuyuki Nagai, writer Mari Okada (Iron Blooded Orphans series screenwriter), character designer Michinori Chiba, and mechanical designers Naohiro Washio and Kanetake Ebikawa. Kawanishi and Hosoya are reprising their roles as Mika and Orga, respectively. Rina Ikoma has also been cast as Wistario Afam in Urdr-Hunt.
It was first announced in July 2025 that Urdr-Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- compilation film and Makuai no Kusabi would commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Iron-Blooded Orphans anime. The original Urdr Hunt was a spin-off game which included anime footage. Twelve episodes were released via the now-defunct smartphone app Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans G, with the first debuting in 2022. An Urdr-Hunt animation project was previously announced in November 2023.
Meanwhile, the returning staff (unless stated otherwise) from Iron-Blooded Orphans working on Urdr-Hunt -Path of the little Challenger- includes Tatsuyuki Nagai as director, Michihiro Tsuchiya (previously a scriptwriter) as special compilation screenwriter and scriptwriter, Hajime Kamoshida (previously a scriptwriter, and was series composer on Urdr-Hunt) as series supervisor, Yu Ito as original character designer, Michinori Chiba as character designer, and Hiroshi Arisawa as chief mechanical animator. Sunrise is in charge of the animation production. The Iron-Blooded Orphans anime series premiered in 2015 and ended in 2017, lasting two seasons containing 50 total episodes.
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 Reveals Visual & Trailer - Next April’s The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2 has received a second trailer, also of teaser trailer length like the first trailer, and a new teaser visual. The former has various Amane and Mahiru moments walking hand-in-hand through the street, splashing each other in a pool, attending a festival together while the latter squarely focuses on Mahiru as she looks out the window of a train.
The first season of The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten aired from January to March 2023. The anime is based on the romantic comedy light novels written by Saeki-san, The light novel series, which is published under SB Creative’s GA Bunko label. started in 2019 and has 11 main volumes as of March 2025. For the first volume, current illustrator Hanekoto only drew the cover art while Hazano Watake drew the rest of the illustrations.
Synopsis
A HEAVENLY ENCOUNTER! Mahiru is a beautiful girl whose classmates all call her an “angel.” Not only is she a star athlete with perfect grades-she’s also drop-dead gorgeous. Amane‚ an average guy and self-admitted slob‚ has never thought much of the divine beauty‚ despite attending the same school. Everything changes‚ however‚ when he happens to see Mahiru sitting alone in a park during a rainstorm. Thus begins the strange relationship between this incredibly unlikely pair!
Watari-kun’s Is About to Collapse Unveils New 2nd Cour Visual - A new key visual and main opening sequence have been unveiled for the ongoing Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse TV anime series, which will begin its second cour with the 14th episode on October 3, 2025. The anime first premiered in Japan on July 5, 2025. The main opening theme for the anime’s second cour, highlighted in the opening sequence, is “Futari-bun” by shallm. Meanwhile, the second cour’s new ending theme is “Shippai Shinai Menhera no Sodate-kata” by Yurina Hirate.
Takashi Naoya (Übel Blatt, Tale of Wedding Rings) is directing the anime series, with Matsuo Asami (Übel Blatt) as assistant director, Tatsuya Takahashi (Übel Blatt) as series screenwriter, and Sachiko Yasuda (My Happy Marriage [co-credit in Season 2]) as character designer. Staple Entertainment is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars:
• Shuichiro Umeda as Naoto Wataru
• Yumika Yano as Satsuki Tachibana
• Yurie Igoma as Yukari Ishihara
• Megu Umezawa as Makine Umazawa
• Yoshiki Nakajima as Shigenobu Tokui
• Hinaki Yano as Suzushiro Watari
The anime is based on the romantic comedy drama manga by Naru Narumi. It ran in Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine from August 4, 2014 to June 4, 2015. The series later moved to Kodansha’s Monthly Young Magazine and resumed on November 20, 2015, where it was serialized until ending on September 20, 2023. Sixteen total tankobon volumes were released in Japan. Kodansha USA licensed the manga in 2019 for English digital release.
Synopsis
Naoto Watari lives solely for his little sister, Suzushiro, until his chaotic childhood friend, Satsuki, storms back into his life. Without uttering a single word, her very presence ignites buried memories and unravels his rigid routine. As tensions rise and secrets surface, Naoto’s devotion to Suzushiro clashes with unresolved pain, threatening to collapse his fragile world.
A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation Reveals New Key Visual - A new key visual and three more new cast members have been revealed for the upcoming A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan in January 2026. The three new cast members joining the series includes Tetsuya Kakihara as Eleven, Jun Fukuyama as Stud, and Daiki Yamashita as Judge. They join a main voice cast headlined by Soma Saito as Lizel and Yuichiro Umehara as Gil.
Kenta Noda (DUEL MASTERS! assistant director) is directing the anime series, with Yosuke Suzuki (Doraemon co-scriptwriter) as series screenwriter and Akito Fujiwara as character designer. SynergySP is in charge of the animation production, with assistance from Ascension.
The original adventure fantasy light novel series is written by Misaki and illustrated by Sando. It was first published under TO Books’ TO Bunko imprint on June 9, 2018 and has released 20 volumes as of April 2025, which includes two short story collections. A manga adaptation by Momochi was launched in December 2018, with the story composition credited to 8KEY and the original character designs to Sando.
Synopsis
When Lizel mysteriously finds himself in a city that bears odd similarities to his own but clearly isn’t, he quickly comes to terms with the unlikely truth: this is an entirely different world. Even so, laid-back Lizel isn’t the type to panic. He immediately sets out to learn more about this strange place, and to help him do so, hires a seasoned adventurer named Gil as his tour guide and protector.
Until he’s able to find a way home, Lizel figures this is a perfect opportunity to explore a new way of life adventuring as part of a guild. After all, he’s sure he’ll go home eventually might as well enjoy the otherworldly vacation for now!
Observation Records of My Fiancée Anime Reveals Lead Voice Actors - The lead voice actors of the Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess TV anime have been revealed to be Miyu Tomita and Yusuke Kobayashi. Tomita is playing main heroine Bertia, while Kobayashi is her fiancé Prince Cecil. Stills from the first episode, which premieres sometime in 2026, were also released.
Observation Records of My Fiancée: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess ((Jisho Akuyaku Reijo na Konyakusha no Kansatsu Kiroku) is based on the light novel series written by Shiki and illustrated by Wan Hachipisu.
Observation Records of My Fiancée started as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel. Two volumes of the light novels were released in 2017. Alphapolis publishes the series under the Regina Books label. There is a sequel series titled Jisho Akuyaku Reijo na Tsuma no Kansatsu Kiroku, and manga adaptations of both.
Synopsis
Exceptionally gifted to his own detriment, Prince Cecil had always found life effortlessly mundane. One ordinary day, his life took an unexpected turn when he became engaged to Miss Bertia, the Chancellor’s daughter. This engagement, however, was anything but typical.
“Prince Cecil! I must confess – I am the villain of this story!” Bertia’s declaration was startling. She claimed to have memories of her former life, where she had been the antagonist in a “Otome game”. Her lofty ambition was to excel as a villainess and thus have her engagement annulled. However, despite her plans for various misdeeds, her attempts have always been unsuccessful.
Is her fiancé, who aspires to master villainous finesse, simply misguided in his endeavours?
I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand Anime in 2026 - The I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand (Koko wa Ore ni Makasete Saki ni Ike to Itte kara 10-nen ga tattara Densetsu ni Natteita) light novel series is getting a 2026 TV anime.
Kakuto Kajiwara is starring as Luck, the titular last stand legend. Other announced cast members include Toshiyuki Morikawa as Eric and Tsuyoshi Koyama as Goran, Luck’s party members who are told to escape while he holds off the incoming demon hordes.
Gekkou is producing I Became a Legend After My 10 Year-Long Last Stand with Hiroyuki Kanbe (Oreimo) as director. The staff lineup also includes Mitsutaka Hirota (Days with My Stepsister) as series composer and Majiro (UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-) as character designer.
The light novel series began in 2019 under SB Creative’s GA Novel label and has seven volumes as of 2022. The books are penned by Ezogingitune, who first wrote the story as a web novel, and illustrated by DeeCHA.
Synopsis
With no other options, Luck makes the choice to hold the line against the unending demonic hordes alone, to make sure his comrades can escape with their lives. However, through a combination of fortune, skill, and ingenuity, he holds that line for ten straight years, eventually coming out on top singlehandedly. Now he has to tackle the dilemma of how to occupy himself in a world where he holds a myriad of roles: that of a legend, that of a veteran, and that of a brand new face.
Wind Breaker Live-Action Film Releases Main Trailer - The live-action Wind Breaker movie has received a main trailer, previewing plentiful melee action and the newly announced BE:FIRST theme song, “Stay Strong.” The live-action adaptation of Satoru Nii‘s manga is arriving in Japan on November 5 JST. Koshi Mizukami is protagonist Haruka Sakura, and Kentaro Hagiwara (Tokyo Ghoul and Blue Period live-action films) is the director. The manga started serialization on Magazine Pocket in 2021 and has 23 volumes as of September 2025.
Staff
• Director: Kentaro Hagiwara(Tokyo Ghoul and Blue Period live-action films)
• Scriptwriter: Yosuke Masaike (A Girl & Her Guard Dog live-action movie)
Cast
• Koshi Mizukami as Haruka Sakura
• Taisei Kido as Akihiko Nirei
• Keito Tsuna as Hayato Suo
• BE:FIRST’s JUNON as Kyotaro Sugishita
• Motoki Nakazawa as Toma Hiragi
• Shuhei Uesugi as Hajime Umemiya
Synopsis
Haruka Sakura wants nothing to do with weaklings he’s only interested in the strongest of the strong. He’s from Fuurin High School, a school of near-dropout degenerates known only for their brawling strength. And in a town known for its territorial disputes, Haruka’s got only one goal become the hero his town deserves.
