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“JUJUTSU KAISEN Movie: Hidden Inventory/Premature Death” compilation film main trailer released! Screening in Japan begins on May 30.
【ＮＥＷ！】Main Trailer:
[Theme song]
“Where Our Blue Is (Acoustic ver.)” by Tatsuya Kitani
– Synopsis –
This is the innocent spring that the two strongest lost forever.
Itadori Yuji took Ryomen Sukuna into his own body in June 2018. Okkotsu Yuta freed Orimoto Rika from her curse in December 2017. And now it’s spring 2006. Gojo Satoru and Geto Suguru, two peerless jujutsu sorcerers from Jujutsu High, have been given two missions by Tengen, an immortal known as the cornerstone of the jujutsu community.
One mission is the escorting and erasure of the “Star Plasma Vessel”, Amanai Riko, the girl chosen as the best match to merge with Tengen. So the two of them set out on their escort mission in order to keep the jujutsu community going, but an assassin calling himself Fushiguro interferes in an attempt to assassinate the Star Plasma Vessel.
The pasts of Gojo and Geto, the ones who would later be known as the most powerful jujutsu sorcerer and the most evil curse user, are about to be revealed…
“The Mononoke Lecture Logs of Chuzenji-sensei: He Just Solves All the Mysteries” TV anime new PV released! 100studio is animating the series which begins on April 7 [Mon].
【ＮＥＷ！】PV2:
– Synopsis –
This story takes place before the exorcist Kyogokudo opened up a used bookstore…
Our setting is in Tokyo in 1948, just right after the war. Kanna Kusakabe had just become a second-year at a high school when she meets the new language teacher, Akihiko Chuzenji.
Mysterious supernatural things keep happening around Kanna. Once again today, Kanna is going to open the doors to the library prep room to seek help from the surly Chuzenji-sensei who is waiting inside.
A high school supernatural mystery featuring the unlikely duo between a teacher and a high school girl is about to begin!
“Classroom of the Elite: Year 2” (Season 4) teaser PV released! As with previous seasons, Lerche is the studio.
【ＮＥＷ！】Teaser PV:
– Synopsis –
As Ayanokouji and his classmates begin their second year at the Advanced Nurturing High School, they’re greeted by a fresh gauntlet of exams and a fresh batch of rather unique first-year students. They’ll have to get to know each other quickly, because the first special exam pairs the first-years with the second-years on a written test—with only the second-years facing expulsion if their team performs poorly! Worse yet? It seems one of the new first-years is also from the White Room. Can Ayanokouji avoid expulsion while sussing out the identity of this hidden foe?
“Chained Soldier” Season 2 key visual & 2026 debut revealed! Studios Passione and Hayabusa Film are replacing Seven Arcs as the studio.
[Season 2 staff excerpt]
・Director: Masafumi Tamura
・Series Composition: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
・Script: Yasuhiro Nakanishi, Ohine Ezaki, Takahiro Nagase, Keita Kano
・Character Design: Keiya Nakano
・Art Director: Shino Ohara
・Music: KOHTA YAMAMOTO
– Synopsis –
Two supernatural forces appeared simultaneously on Earth: entrances to another dimension known as Mato, and Peaches, resources that give unique abilities to women. From the Mato come Yomotsu Shuuki, dangerous monsters that leave destruction in their wake. The government’s Anti-demon Corps stands against these creatures, employing women empowered by Peaches to face the monstrous threat. Yuuki Wakura watches these forces clash from a distance, but when he unexpectedly runs afoul of a Yomotsu Shuuki, he’s rescued by Kyouka Uzen, the chief of the Seventh Unit of the Anti-demon Corp—and she sees something in him that could turn the tide of the monster incursion. Yuki holds the unique power to make Peaches more effective, but he’ll have to become Kyoka’s willing slave to join the fight against the Yomotsu Shuuki and save the world.
“Black Butler -Emerald Witch Arc-” TV anime main PV released! Broadcasting begins on April 5 [Sat]. Crunchyroll will stream the series and has confirmed an English dub.
【ＮＥＷ！】Main PV:
– Synopsis –
At the Queen’s behest, the 13-year-old earl Ciel Phantomhive and his loyal demon butler, Sebastian Michaelis, leave the gritty underworld of nineteenth-century England and venture to the south of Germany to investigate a series of mysterious deaths. Legend has it, those who enter the Werewolves’ Forest are destined to be cursed, but Ciel and Sebastian press on to uncover the truth.
“Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi.” TV anime PV & July debut revealed! P.A. Works is animating the series.
【ＮＥＷ！】PV:
– Synopsis –
The series follows Yu Ayase who the Mikadono family takes in after the death of his mother, a popular actor. Already struggling with living up to his mother’s legacy, now Ayase is surrounded by three prodigy sisters: actor Kazuki, martial artist Nico and Shogi player Miwa. The three girls start to develop feelings for Ayase and hijinks ensues.
“Tojima Tanzaburo Wants to Be a Kamen Rider” anime visual & PV released! It was also revealed that the anime is scheduled for this year and LIDENFILMS is the studio.
【ＮＥＷ！】PV 1:
[Cast]
Tojima Tanzaburo (CV: Katsuyuki Konishi)
[Staff]
Director: Takahiro Ikezoe
Script: Toko Machida
Character Design: Cindy H. Yamauchi
Music: TeddyLoid
“Sentenced to Be a Hero” TV anime key visual, PV, and October debut revealed! Studio KAI is animating the series.
【ＮＥＷ！】PV:
[Staff excerpt]
Director: Hiroyuki Takashima
Series Composition / Script: Kenta Ihara
Assistant Director / Creature Design: Yoshitake Nakakoji
Character Design: Takeru Noda
Music: Shunsuke Takizawa
– Synopsis –
Heroism—a punishment for only the worst criminals. Those sentenced to the fate of a hero are forced to fight at the front lines against the demon king’s army—and if they die, all they can expect is to be revived and continue the battle. But when their leader, convicted of killing a goddess, meets another goddess himself, the contract they forge may be enough to change the world…
