Arunava Ghosh 
On this 17/05/2025, 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!
[Pokรฉmon Japan broadcast]
There will be no broadcast next week due to coverage of the 2025 World Table Tennis Championships.
“The Stunned Hero and the Assassin Princesses” TV anime heroine visual + heroine PV featuring Ciel (CV: Iori Saeki) released!
CONNECT is animating the series which begins in July.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใHeroine PV – Ciel:
[Ending theme singers]
Ciel (CV: Iori Saeki), Anemone (CV: Hitomi Ueda), Goa (CV: Haruka Shiraishi)
โ Synopsis โ
Toto’s skills as a hero are the real deal, but due to his extreme shyness, he’s unable to form a party and remains stuck in the beginner town. Then, suddenly, three beautiful women named Ciel, Anemone and Goa invite him to join their party!
Toto’s motivation is high when he embarks on his long-awaited adventure, but his companions are full of desire to kill him?!
This is a harem DEATH rom-com about an extremely shy hero who passes out in the mere presence of women, and the three women who try to kill him for their own purposes!!
JOEN is leading a project to produce anime adaptations of Shonen Jump+ one-shots with a different studio handling each adaptation!
[Participating studios]
Production I.G
WIT STUDIO
CONTRAIL
The announcement did not reveal any of the one-shots being adapted.
“SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary” TV anime Season 2 new visual & PV for <Winter Special – The Bonbon Chocolate Case> which begins with episode 8 (18 overall) next Saturday.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใPV 2:
โ Synopsis โ
Kobato decides to become an honest, humble citizen after enduring a bitter experience known as โwisdom work.โ He forms a pact with Osanai, his classmate with the same goal, and they plan to enter high school leading quiet lives. But for some reason, inexplicable events and disasters keep happening around them. Will Kobato and Osanai ever manage to live ordinary, peaceful lives?
Original TV anime “Food for the Soul” character PV featuring Nana โHoshi (CV: Saya โAizawa) released! P.A. Works is animating the series which airs on Saturdays.
ใ๏ผฎ๏ผฅ๏ผท๏ผใCharacter PV – Nana โHoshi:
โ Synopsis โ
Mako, a first-year university student living alone for the first time, finds solace in her love for cooking, recreating gourmet dishes in her small kitchen. Too shy to dine out by herself, her life takes a flavorful turn when she joins a foodie club. Alongside new friends, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, learning to savor not just food, but the joy of shared meals and laughter.
