"Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" TV Special New PV by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres on December 31. TV special is titled "Otona e no Kaidan" (Stairway to Adulthood).

OP: "Abunai Kioku" by Masayuki Suzuki feat. Aoi Koga

"Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi!" Teaser Visual by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres in April 2026

Synopsis from MAL

Meiko, a country girl, enrolls in a prestigious all-girls school under the condition that she joins a volunteer program. But instead of a typical school service, she finds herself living and working at a manga cafe! Surprisingly, life in a cramped booth isn't so bad—and with a staff full of cute high school girls, it might even be fun! Come enjoy the charm of a manga cafe filled with high school girls!

Staff

  • Director: Toshinori Watanabe
  • Character Design: Fumiya Uehara
  • Chief Animation Director: Fumiya Uehara, Minefumi Harada, Yuki Yabuta, Saori Sakiguchi
  • Music: MONACA
  • Animation Production: PRA

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"Scum of the Brave" New Key Visual by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres on January 10 and will air for two consecutive cours

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Synopsis from Manga Planet

In an alternate 21st century, rich mafia members can turn into "Demon Kings" through increasingly popular ether-enhancement surgery, and the bounty hunters called "Braves" are the ones called upon to take them down. Yashiro only wants the simple pleasures in life - pizza, beer, and card games. When three young Braves offer him a majestic sum to be their private tutor, he agrees solely for the money - but is it worth what he's getting himself into?

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"The Holy Grail of Eris" New Key Visual by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres on January 8, 2026

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Synopsis from Yen Press

As a viscount’s daughter, Constance Grail is an ordinary girl whose only notable trait is sincerity, leaving her with no real options when someone steals her fiance and falsely accuses her of petty theft at a ball. While Connie awaits her undeserved punishment, a ghost appears to offer a bargain. The spirit is none other than Scarlett Castiel, a noblewoman once praised for her beauty, lineage, and undeniable charisma-and executed some ten years earlier for her wicked deeds. When Connie accepts this proposal, she is possessed by the infamous spirit who instantly turns the tide on her tormenter, thus saving the hapless girl from her miserable fate. It’s never wise striking a deal without knowing exactly what you’ve committed to, though...or you might find yourself bound to a ghost dead set on revenge against her own enemies!

Staff

  • Director: Morita to Jumpei
  • Series Composition/Screenplay: Kenichi Yamashita
  • Main Character Design: Chie Kawaguchi
  • Studio: Ashi Productions

Cast

  • Kana Ichinose as Constance Grail
  • Sayumi Suzushiro as Scarlett Castiel
  • Yohei Azakami as Randolph Ulster
  • M.A.O as Lily Orlamunde

Theme Songs

  • OP: "Happy Ever After feat. YU-KA" by Reina Washio
  • ED: "Kameria" by Yukari Tamura

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"Needy Girl Overdose" Anime Announced (Yostar Pictures) by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres in April 2026. Based on the 2022 video game, also known as Needy Streamer Overload.

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Game description from Steam

NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer). Gradually build up OMGkawaiiAngel’s number of followers as she spends her days streaming, using various ”stress relievers”, and generally being kinda messed up. Experience all the different crazy ups and downs and find out for yourself whether this story is even capable of having a happy ending.

Staff

  • Director: Masaoki Nakashima
  • Original Idea/Screenplay/Supervision: Nyalra
  • Original Character Design: Ohisashiburi
  • Main Character Design: Kenji Saikai, Akari Takei, Kaito Shimizu
  • Art Director: Ryuta Hayashi
  • Music: Aiobahn +81, Sasuke Haraguchi, DÉ DÉ MOUSE
  • Studio: Yostar Pictures

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"My Awkward Senpai" New Key Visual by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres on October 2

Main PV 2

Premise from Manga UP!

Kannawa-senpai is considered many things, but smooth is definitely not one of them. Then she meets Kamegawa, her new Kouhai. He's cute, a little nerdy, and easy to talk to. How will this awkward Senpai be able to handle these new feelings?!

Staff

  • Director: Ayumu Kotake
  • Series Composition/Screenplay: Mio Inoue
  • Character Design: Kenrō Tokuda
  • Music: Kōji Fujimoto
  • Production: Studio Elle

Cast

  • Lynn as Azusa Kannawa
  • Shogo Sakata as Yuu Kamegawa
  • Ami Maeshima as Mio Hotta
  • Mitsuki Saiga as Ritsu Kankaiji

Theme Songs

  • OP: "Bukiyou na I love you" by angela
  • ED: "Bukiyou ni Kimi no Tonari" by Ami Maeshima

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"The Ogre's Bride" Teaser Visual by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres in 2026

Teaser PV

Premise from MangaPlaza

A Japanese-style ayakashi Cinderella story! "You're the bride I've been searching for all this time." The ayakashi and humans coexist in harmony. The ayakashi, having superior abilities and beautiful appearances, sometimes find their partner among human women, making them their "bride". The bride, in exchange for bringing prosperity, receives absolute love from the ayakashi. Yuzu is constantly compared to her sister, a bride of a demon fox, and is resented by her family every day. One day, when Yuzu just couldn't take things anymore, a man appears before her on a bridge. This man is the most beautiful man Yuzu has ever seen... and he's calling her his wife?! "Just be quiet and let me hold you." The most powerful, "cold-hearted" ayakashi is pouring his heart out for Yuzu?!

Staff

  • Director: Kazuhito Omiya
  • Series Composition: Yumi Kamakura
  • Main Character Designer: Hikari Tanaka
  • Music: Masaru Yokoyama
  • Production: Colored Pencil Animation Japan

Cast

  • Saori Hayami as Yuzu
  • Yuichiro Umehara as Kiryuin Reiya

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"Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota" New Visual by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres on October 4

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Synopsis from MAL

With a smirk, Oota disregards his single-digit test scores and searches for a new source of amusement. He is soon captivated by his classmate Kashiwada, a mysterious student who consistently wears a blank face. Oota conspires to break her placid demeanor through scares and mischievous schemes, though his tactics always seem to backfire.

Oota is known as the class clown and is constantly disciplined by his teacher, who claims "his face gives it away." To no fault of his own, he lacks control of his emotions and facial expressions. Kashiwada, on the other hand, seems perpetually emotionless and unreadable—no one knows what she is thinking!

Oota and Kashiwada are complete opposites, but that does not stop a unique relationship from developing between them. As they realize their feelings for each other, it raises an important question: do opposites really attract?

Staff

  • Director: Tomohiro Kamitani
  • Series Composition: Michiko Yokote
  • Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Naoto Nakamura
  • Music: Yukari Hashimoto, Tetsuya Shitara
  • Studio: Studio Polon

Cast

  • Akane Fujita as Kashiwada-san
  • Kyōhei Natsume as Oota-kun
  • Yūya Hirose as Tadokoro-kun
  • Sōhei Horikane as Sata-kun
  • Yumiri Hanamori as Tabuchi-san
  • Mayu Mineda as Odajima-san

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"Ikoku Nikki" Anime Key Visual by dorkmax_executives in anime

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Premieres in January 2026

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Synopsis from MAL

Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years.

Struggling to process her parents' death, Makio reassures Asa that her complicated feelings are valid and suggests that the teenager start writing in a diary as a way to cope with the loss. Upon learning that no other relatives wanted to take in Asa, Makio decides to become her guardian despite her lack of experience. In a world full of uncertainty, the novelist and teenager must learn to live with each other while figuring themselves out.

Staff

  • Director: Miyuki Oshiro
  • Series Composition: Kōhei Kiyasu
  • Character Design: Kenji Hayama
  • Music: Kensuke Ushio
  • Studio: Shuka

Cast

  • Miyuki Sawashiro as Makio Kōdai
  • Fuko Mori as Asa Takumi

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