Arunava Ghosh 
On this 12/05/2025, 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!
“Heroine? Saint? No, I’m an All-Works Maid (And Proud of It)!” TV anime adaptation announced, studio: EMT Squared!
The announcement did not reveal when the anime will air.
[Cast]
Melody (CV: Yume Miyamoto)
Luciana (CV: Rumi Okubo)
โ Synopsis โ
โI will become the worldโs most wonderful maid!โ With her skirt fluttering in black and white, the girl shouted. Her name is Melody. A reincarnated former Japanese girl, she now pursues her dream in her new life, working as an all-purpose maid for a poor countโs family in the kingdom of Thรฉolas. When she makes it, even cheap tea turns into a luxury brew, and a dilapidated mansion is quickly restored to new! Cleaning, serving, hunting, DIYโleave it all to her and her powerful magic.
Unbeknownst to Melody, this world is actually an otome game, and she is the most powerful and invincible heroine, the saint! Yet, she remains oblivious to this fact. Romance with handsome men? Attacks by the Demon Lord? Work comes first!
A fantasy of misunderstood work that unknowingly shatters destiny!
“From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman” episode 12 is indicated as the last broadcast in Japanese TV listings.
โ Synopsis โ
Beryl Gardenant, a middle-aged swordsman running a dojo in the backwaters, lives a quiet life, until Allucia, former student and Commander of the Royal Order of Knights, appears! Berylโs life is about to change dramatically! City life. Old students. New friends and formidable foes. Itโs all too much. But after years of training, he has mad skills, and heโs been dubbed โthe backwater swordmaster.โ
“I’m the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!” episode 12 is indicated as the last broadcast in Japanese TV listings.
โ Synopsis โ
After a life of honesty left him betrayed, Liam is reborn into a vast interstellar empire with one goal: be the galaxyโs worst evil lord. But no matter how hard he tries to be a tyrant, his โwickedโ plans keep backfiring into peace, prosperity, and adoring fans. Galactic chaos, magic, and mecha await in this hilariously misconstructed tale of a villain who canโt help but to impress.
“The Beginning After the End” episode 12 is indicated as the last broadcast in Japanese TV listings.
The current run has been referred to as “Season 1” in Japan.
As of writing, details beyond Season 1 have not been announced.
โ Synopsis โ
After a mysterious death, King Grey is reborn as Arthur Leywin on the magical continent of Dicathen. Although he enters his second life as a baby, his previous wisdom remains. He begins to master magic and forge his own path as the years go by, seeking to correct the mistakes of his past life.
“The Brilliant Healer’s New Life in the Shadows” TV anime new story visual unveiled! Makaria is animating the ongoing 12-episode series.
โ Synopsis โ
Banished as โuseless,โ Zenos, a self-taught healer from the slums, turns despair into defiance and opens a secret clinic in the cityโs shadows. With unlicensed, unmatched magic, he cures, comforts, and rights wrongs, quietly becoming a legend. But as his power grows, even the royal palace takes notice. Can he buck the odds and heal a world that cast him aside?
“From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman” ongoing TV anime new PV released! Passione and Hayabusa Film are animating the 12-episode series which releases every Saturday.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใPV4:
[Additional cast]
Rose Marblehart (CV: Ai Kayano)
Gatoga Lazorne (CV: Hidenobu Kiuchi)
โ Synopsis โ
Beryl Gardenant, a middle-aged swordsman running a dojo in the backwaters, lives a quiet life, until Allucia, former student and Commander of the Royal Order of Knights, appears! Berylโs life is about to change dramatically! City life. Old students. New friends and formidable foes. Itโs all too much. But after years of training, he has mad skills, and heโs been dubbed โthe backwater swordmaster.โ
“Observation Records of My Fiancรฉe: The Misadventures of a Self-Proclaimed Villainess” TV anime adaptation announced for 2026, studio: Ashi Production!
[Staff]
ใปDirector: Junichi Yamamoto
ใปCharacter Design: Miki Matsumoto
ใปSeries Composition / Script: Akiko Inoue
โ Synopsis โ
Exceptionally gifted to his own detriment, Prince Cecil had always found life effortlessly mundane. One ordinary day, his life took an unexpected turn when he became engaged to Miss Bertia, the Chancellorโs daughter. This engagement, however, was anything but typical.
โPrince Cecil! I must confess โ I am the villain of this story!โ Bertiaโs declaration was startling. She claimed to have memories of her former life, where she had been the antagonist in a โOtome gameโ. Her lofty ambition was to excel as a villainess and thus have her engagement annulled. However, despite her plans for various misdeeds, her attempts have always been unsuccessful.
Is her fiancรฉ, who aspires to master villainous finesse, simply misguided in his endeavours?
