On this 23/04/2025, as usual, we bring you the latest and greatest in the world of anime. From fresh episode releases to new announcements, to exciting upcoming series, we’ve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out today’s updates below!
Aikatsu! × PriPara all-new collaboration film announced for this Fall: “Aikatsu! × PriPara THE MOVIE -Deai no Kiseki!-“
【ＮＥＷ！】Announcement PV:
[Cast]
Akari Ozora (CV: Shino Shimoji)
Laala Manaka (CV: Himika Akaneya)
[Staff]
・Director: Takahiro Okawa
・Scenario: Michihiro Tsuchiya
・Character Design: Hiroko Yaguchi, Shoji Hara
・Supervisor: Ryuichi Kimura, Makoto Moriwaki
・3DCG: Tatsunoko Production
・Planning / Production: BN Pictures
“A Star Brighter Than the Sun” TV anime teaser visual, teaser PV, and October debut revealed along with the series’ studio: Studio KAI!
【ＮＥＷ！】Teaser PV:
[Cast]
Sae Iwata (CV: Minori Fujidera)
Koki Kamishiro (CV: Yuki Ono)
[Staff excerpt]
・Director: Aya Kobayashi
・Series Composition: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
・Character Design: Jinfeng Zeng
・Music: Natsumi Tabuchi, Miki Sakurai
– Synopsis –
Sae has always been taller and stronger than the average girl. Koki used to be smaller and weaker than the average boy. But now that he’s in high school, he’s tall and super popular! Will their childhood friendship rekindle…and maybe develop into something more?
“Wandance” TV anime teaser visual & October debut revealed! MADHOUSE and CYCLONE GRAPHICS are animating the series which will stream on Disney platforms.
[Cast]
Kaboku Kotani (CV: Koki Uchiyama)
Hikari Wanda (CV: Hina Yomiya)
– Synopsis –
Kaboku Kotani is starting high school, and he plans to do what he’s always done: go along with his friends, keep quiet, and not draw too much attention to himself. After all, it’s hard enough to get by with a stutter like his—why make things worse by standing out from the crowd? But then he sees another first-year, Hikari Wanda, dancing like no one is watching—or like she doesn’t care who sees her. It makes Kaboku wonder: Could he reach that same freedom? To find his way to Wanda, he does something he never thought he could: He joins the dance club. After all, every routine begins with a single step, right? Join Kaboku and Wanda as they freestyle their way to life and love!
“Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon” Season 2 teaser visual, teaser PV, and July debut revealed! Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ are animating the series.
【ＮＥＷ！】Teaser PV:
[Staff]
🆕Director: Takashi Yamamoto
・Series Composition: Tatsuya Takahashi
🆕Character Design: Naoki Yamauchi, Takahiro Sakai
“Mechanical Marie” TV anime teaser visual, teaser PV, and Fall debut revealed along with the series’ studios: ZERO-G × Liber!
【ＮＥＷ！】Teaser PV:
[Cast]
Marie (CV: Nao Toyama)
Arthur (CV: Haruki Ishiya)
[Staff]
・Director: Junji Nishimura
・Series Composition: Mariko Kunisawa
・Character Design: Yoko Kikuchi
・Music: Yasuharu Takanashi & Johannes Nilsson
– Synopsis –
He was a boy. She was a robot. Well…not really. In all actuality, Marie is completely totally 100% human, but because her strange new employer seemingly despises humans, the powers-that-be are paying a handsome sum for her to pretend she’s the latest and greatest android while protecting said eccentric master from the seemingly endless attempts on his life. Which is fine, but, they forgot to mention one tiny seemingly insignificant detail-this dude absolutely dotes on inanimate objects like Marie can’t believe. She’s not sure what will kill her first, the assassins or his affections…?
“YOUR FORMA” anime Chapter 1 conclusion special visual released!
The series’ Japanese home video listings have also gone up revealing the series will be 13 episodes long. Geno Studio is animating the series.
– Synopsis –
In an alternate 2023, the Your Forma, a miraculous “smart thread” technology initially developed to treat a massive outbreak of viral encephalitis, has become an integral part of daily life. But these convenient devices come with an invasive drawback—they record every sight, sound, and even emotion their users experience.
For electronic investigator Echika Hieda, diving into peoples’ memories via the Your Forma and hunting for evidence to solve the toughest crimes is all part of a day’s work. The problem is, she’s so good at what she does that her assistants literally fry their brains trying to keep up with her. After putting one too many aides in the hospital, the top brass finally furnish Echika with a partner on her level, a brilliant yet cheeky android named Harold Lucraft. Does this unlikely duo have what it takes to resolve their mutual suspicions and avert a deadly technological infection from sweeping across the globe before it’s too late?
“HANA‐Doll* -Reinterpretation of Flowering-” OP & ED released! A-Real is animating the 12-episode series.
【ＮＥＷ！】OP:
♪ “Clockwork Flowers” sung by Anthos
↳ Lyrics by zakbee
↳ Music by zakbee, KAN TAKAHIKO
↳ Arranged by KAN TAKAHIKO
【ＮＥＷ！】ED:
♪ “Fall leaves after leaves fall” sung by Anthos
↳ Lyrics/Music/Arranged by INN
“The Too-Perfect Saint: Tossed Aside by My Fiancé and Sold to Another Kingdom” ED released! TROYCA is animating the 12-episode series.
【ＮＥＷ！】ED:
♪ “Sister” by WON
– Synopsis –
Philia Adenauer hails from a family renowned for producing Saints for generations in the Kingdom of Girtonia. Saints fight to protect humankind from monsters, and Philia underwent rigorous education and training to earn her title. After her fiancé, Julius, breaks off their engagement, Philia is sold to the kingdom of Parnacorta for resources. Will her homeland survive without her?!?
Original anime film “ChaO” additional cast announced! STUDIO4°C is animating the movie which releases theatrically in Japan on August 15.
Ryota Yamasato
Kavka Shishido
Yuichiro Umehara
Kenta Miyake
Ota Shunsei (OCTPATH)
Anna Tsuchiya
COOKIE!
【ＮＥＷ！】Character Introduction Movie:
– Synopsis –
A future society where humans and mermaids coexist. Stephen, an office worker, is suddenly proposed to by Chao, a princess of the mermaid kingdom! A 100% pure love story!
Original anime film “The Last Blossom” has revealed two teaser visuals, a teaser trailer, and the film’s Fall 2025 Japan theatrical debut! CLAP is animating the film.
【ＮＥＷ！】Teaser Trailer:
[Cast]
Kaoru Kobayashi
Junki Tozuka
Hikari Mitsushima
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Pierre Taki
[Staff]
Director / Character Design: Baku Kinoshita
Written by: Kazuya Konomoto
Planning / Production: CLAP
Music: cero (Shohei Takagi, Yu Arauchi, Tsubasa Hashimoto)
– Synopsis –
“What a pathetic life it’s been”
An elderly inmate serving a life sentence awaits a lonely death in his solitary cell—until a voice calls out to him.
It belongs to a balsam flower, Housenka, that speaks like a human.
Through their “conversation,” the old man begins to reflect on the life he’s led.
