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'Demon Slayer' Hot Spring Collab Reveals Steamy ufotable Art
Events · May 19, 2026

'Demon Slayer' Hot Spring Collab Reveals Steamy ufotable Art

**A new Demon Slayer collaboration with Hakone's Yunessun hot spring resort has fans buzzing after ufotable unveiled original illustrations …

timelesz Pens Theme for Anime Film With 'Suzume' Star
Music · May 19, 2026

timelesz Pens Theme for Anime Film With 'Suzume' Star

**Idol group timelesz will perform the original theme song "Kienai Hanabi" for the anime film Kimi to Hanabi to Yakusoku to (君と花火と約束と), whic…

'Biblia Bookstore' Mystery Gets TV Anime at CloverWorks
Anime · May 19, 2026

'Biblia Bookstore' Mystery Gets TV Anime at CloverWorks

**En Mikami's beloved mystery novel series Biblia Koshodō no Jiken Techō (The Case Files of Biblia Bookstore) is getting a TV anime adaptati…

'Demon Slayer' Wins Japan's First Cinema Staff Awards
News · May 19, 2026

'Demon Slayer' Wins Japan's First Cinema Staff Awards

**Japan's inaugural Cinema Awards — voted on by over 3,000 theater staff nationwide — named Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle the best anime fil…

'Pompo' Director Unveils 'Wasted Chef' Anime at Cannes
Anime · May 19, 2026

'Pompo' Director Unveils 'Wasted Chef' Anime at Cannes

**Director Takayuki Hirao and the team behind Pompo the Cinéphile are reuniting for WASTED CHEF, an original anime that blends cooking and s…

'Thermae Romae Redux' Resumes After 8-Month Hiatus
Manga · May 19, 2026

'Thermae Romae Redux' Resumes After 8-Month Hiatus

**Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae Redux is back. The sequel manga returned to Shonen Jump+ on May 19 with Chapter 14 after roughly eight month…

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'Evangelion' 30th Anniversary Exhibit Heads to Nagoya
Events · May 19, 2026

'Evangelion' 30th Anniversary Exhibit Heads to Nagoya

**The touring Evangelion 30th anniversary exhibition ALL OF EVANGELION will arrive at Nagoya PARCO this fall, running from September through…

Classic 'Rurouni Kenshin' Anime, OVAs Hit Prime Video Japan
Anime · May 19, 2026

Classic 'Rurouni Kenshin' Anime, OVAs Hit Prime Video Japan

**The original 1996 Rurouni Kenshin TV anime and its acclaimed OVAs — Trust & Betrayal, Reflection, and New Kyoto Arc — are now streaming fo…

Kyoto Animation Sets 'Credits Roll Into the Sea' for 2027
Anime · May 19, 2026

Kyoto Animation Sets 'Credits Roll Into the Sea' for 2027

**Kyoto Animation is adapting John Tarachine's award-winning manga The Credits Roll into the Sea as a theatrical anime film, set for a 2027 …