Arunava Ghosh 
On this 27/02/2025, 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, weโve got you covered with everything happening in the anime world today. Check out todayโs updates below!
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“Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty” TV anime character visual/PV #2: Otoha (CV: Miyuri Shimabukuro)! Broadcasting begins in April, studio: BN Pictures.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใCharacter PV #2:
โ Synopsis โ
Ririsa Suzunomiya attends the prestigious โSakuragokoro Girlsโ Academy High School,โ a school where only the finest young ladies are allowed to enroll.
She strives to earn the academyโs most honorable and prestigious title, the โNoble Maiden,โ and is admired by those around her as a true lady. However, the truth is that she was a โformer commonerโ who joined the Suzunomiya family a year ago after her motherโs remarriage.
To meet her motherโs expectations, Ririsa suppresses her true feelings, abandons her love for rock music and the guitar, and acts as a perfect young lady. One day, she meets Otowa Kurogane, the idol of the academy, and by chance, witnesses Otowa playing the drumsโฆ
A young lady ร Rock!?
A youth rock anime where โtrue feelingsโ collide is about to begin!
Two-episode OVA “KONOSUBA -God’s blessing on this wonderful world! -BONUS STAGE-” main trailer released!
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใMain Trailer:
Both episodes release in a single Blu-ray / DVD volume in Japan on April 25.
Prior to the Blu-ray / DVD release, both episodes will screen theatrically in Japan for a limited time starting March 14.
โ Synopses โ
<Redstream Explosion!>
While Kazuma and his mates are having dinner at the guild, Luna, a receptionist, brings them a request. They need Megumin’s explosion spell to face a typhoon approaching the city of Axel. Yunyun and Wiz also decide to participate, and the morale of the adventurers soars! On the day of the decisive battle, Kazuma sees the adventurers preparing for battle, and is surprised to find that they were all…
<Beware of imposters!>
One winter day. While Kazuma was enjoying a grilled skewer at a food stall in the town of Axel, an adventurer approached him. The man said he was looking for an adventurer named โKazuma Sato.” In exchange for dinner, Kazuma told them the legend of โKazuma Sato,โ which moved the man and his party of three female adventurers to tears…
“A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace” TV anime teaser visual, teaser PV, and October debut revealed! Voil is animating the series.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใTeaser PV:
[Cast]
Nana Futami (CV: Yuko Natsuyoshi)
Kaede Sato (CV: Sora Amamiya)
Mizuki Hazama (CV: Miku Ito)
[Staff]
Director: Kaoru Suzuki
Series Composition: Mio Inoue
Character Design: Kana Miyai
Music: Kei Haneoka, Hironori Doi
“Secret AiPri Ring Arc” (Season 2) teaser visual, PV, and April 6 debut revealed!
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใPV:
[Theme songs]
OP: “Ring Ring Ring feat. Himari” by Pmarusama, Himari (CV: Minori Fujidera)
ED: “Himitsu no Fufufu” by Cho TokimekiโกSendenbu
[New cast members]
Eri Kitamura
Rio Tsuchiya
Rina Kawaguchi
Momoka Terasawa
Kirara Omori
Tatsuyuki Kobayashi
Nagisa Saito
Director Shinichiro Watanabe‘s new series “LAZARUS” premieres April 5 @ midnight on Toonami on Adult Swim, next day on Max!
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใTrailer:
Episodes in Japanese with English subtitles will debut in the U.S. on Adult Swim and Max 30 days after their English-language premiere.
โ Synopsis โ
The year is 2052 โ an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity prevails across the globe. The reason for this: mankind has been freed from sickness and pain. Nobel Prize winning neuroscientist Dr. Skinner has developed a miracle cure-all drug with no apparent drawbacks called Hapuna. Hapuna soon becomes ubiquitousโฆ and essential. However, soon after Hapuna is officially introduced, Dr. Skinner vanishes.
Three years later, the world has moved on. But Dr. Skinner has returned โ this time, as a harbinger of doom. Skinner announces that Hapuna has a short half-life. Everyone who has taken it will die approximately three years later. Death is coming for this sinful world โ and coming soon.
As a response to this threat, a special task force of 5 agents is gathered from across the world to save humanity from Skinnerโs plan. This group is called โLazarus.โ Can they find Skinner and develop a vaccine before time runs out?
“UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-” (Season 2) upcoming broadcast schedule:
ใปMarch 1: Special program part 1 (LEGIT๏ผJAXX/JAXX)
ใปMarch 8: Episode 8
ใปMarch 15: Episode 9
ใปMarch 22: Special program part 2 (PROTOSTAR๏ผUniteUp!)
ใปMarch 29: Episode 10
ใปApril 5: Episodes 11 & 12 (Season 2 finale)
“Mononoke the Movie: The Ashes of Rage” (trilogy Chapter 2) is listed with a length of 1 hour and 14 minutes. Chapter 2 releases theatrically in Japan on March 14.
Trailer:
“Pokรฉmon Concierge” is getting 4 new episodes exclusively on Netflix this September!
All 12 episodes of “Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.” are now available dubbed in multiple languages, including English, on Prime Video!
As announced after the Season 1 finale, Season 2 is confirmed.
โ Synopsis โ
Thereโs never a dull day at the office when youโre a magical girl!
Are you looking for something new? Something challenging? Something very highly paid? Exterminating monsters is an exciting, fast-paced field that will get you out from behind a desk and into the action. With over 500 magical girl companies now in operation, youโre sure to find a positionโand a uniformโthat fits. Start your career as a magical girl today!
Kana Sakuragi is an excellent candidate for the job. Any job! Sheโs motivated and organized, and has a fantastic memory. So why has she interviewed at over 15 companies without receiving a single offer? Sheโs trying to keep a positive attitude, but it seems like her bad luck is only getting worse when a monster crashes her latest interview. As havoc ensues, she finds herself helping the magical girl who comes to their rescue and ends up with more than just her life in return. Meet the newest magical girl at Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.!
“Duel Masters LOST ~Gekka no Shinigami~” is confirmed to be 4 episodes long.
In Japan, all episodes begin releasing sequentially on YouTube.
“Butt Detective the Movie: STAR AND MOON” final trailer released! The movie releases theatrically in Japan on March 20, listed length: 1 hour and 16 minutes.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใFinal Trailer:
