The weekly Japanese television animation ratings for the week of July 13 through July 19 featured several special broadcasts across the major networks. Leading the week was “The Kingdom -Shin to Ō Ki to Shogun to-” one night special, which commemorated the latest Kingdom live-action film. The program aired on […]

The official website for the stage plays of Gege Akutami‘s Jujutsu Kaisen manga announced on Monday a new stage play titled Butai Jujutsu Kaisen -Shibuya Jihen Zenpen- (Stage Jujutsu Kaisen -Shibuya Incident Part 1-), which will run on November 14-23 at Shibuya LOVEZ in Tokyo, and on November 28-29 at Sky Theater MBS in Osaka. […]

Image via Naver Webtoon’s website © Naver Webtoon The live-action Korean Netflix series Spooky in Love has received an official webtoon adaptation. The webtoon launched on Naver Webtoon on July 17 and updates weekly. An international rollout across seven countries is also planned for mid-August. Based on the 2011 film […]

Image via live-action Kingdom films’ X/Twitter © 原泰久／集英社 © 2026映画「キングダム」製作委員会 Kingdom: Tamashii no Kessen (Decisive Battle of the Soul), the fifth live-action film based on Yasuhisa Hara‘s Kingdom manga, ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 993,000 tickets and earned 1,584,148,300 yen (about US$9.67 million) in its […]

Sony Pictures Entertainment began streaming on Thursday a new official trailer for the new live-action reboot of CAPCOM‘s Resident Evil survival horror game franchise. The video features the film’s star Austin Abrams as Bryan: Image via Resident Evil film’s X/Twitter account © 2026 SONY PICTURES DIGITAL PRODUCTIONS INC. The film […]

The official website for the live-action film of Coffee‘s Wandance manga revealed character videos and character visuals for four new cast members on Wednesday.  Kira Yamaguchi as On Miyao Image via Live-action Wandance film’s X/Twitter account ©珈琲／講談社　©2026映画『ワンダンス』製作委員会 Ran Mazzel as Iori Itsukushima Image via Live-action Wandance film’s X/Twitter account ©珈琲／講談社　©2026映画『ワンダンス』製作委員会 […]

Netflix announced on Thursday that it is developing a new live-action series based on Hitoshi Iwaaki‘s Parasyte (Kiseiju) manga. The new series, titled Parasyte: Tamiya, will stream on Netflix globally in 2027. Image via Netflix ©岩明均／講談社 The anime is based on the character of Ryoko Tamiya, a key character in […]

The official website for the live-action film of Ryō Nakama‘s High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku (Kōkōsei Kazoku) manga revealed 12 new cast members for the film on Thursday. Image via High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku live-action film’s website © 仲間りょう／集英社 ©2026 映画「高校生家族」製作委員会 The new cast members include: Masaya Kimura as […]

The official YouTube channel for the live-action film based on Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura‘s BLUE LOCK soccer manga streamed footage of the entrance exam in a new video on Wednesday. The video features the insert song “twilight” by Fukase. <span class=”fr-mk” style=”display: none;”>&nbsp;</span> Image via BLUE LOCK live-action film’s […]