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Odekake Kozame Anime About Young Shark Gets New Series

The official Twitter account for the anime of Penguin Box's Odekake Kozame (Little Shark's Outings) manga announced on Friday that the manga will get a new anime series.

The previous anime series debuted on YouTube last August, and its 60th and final episode streamed on Friday. The final episode revealed the new series following its end. The anime also aired on television.

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2.5 Dimensional Seduction TV Anime Reveals New Visual, Theme Song Artists, July 5 Debut

The official website for the television anime of Yū Hashimoto's 2.5 Dimensional Seduction (2.5 Jigen no Lilysa) manga revealed a new visual on Friday, along with the show's July 5 debut. The site also revealed that Meichan will perform the opening theme song "Shutter Chance," and voice actresses Kaori Maeda and Akari Kitō as their characters will perform the ending theme song "Watch Me" for the show's first half.

The anime will air for two consecutive cours (quarters of a year) for a half-year run.

Seven Seas licensed the manga as part of its Ghost Ship imprint, and it describes the story:

“I have no interest in real girls!” So claims Okumura, the president of the school's manga club. He's your typical otaku, obsessed with a sexy (fictional) 2D manga character known as Lilliel. Then the new school year starts, and a (real!) 3D girl named Lilysa whose passion is cosplay joins the club. Lilysa convinces Okumura to become her photographer--and guess who her favorite manga character is? Not only that, but Lilysa is into modeling the fetishy stuff! The boundaries between 2D and 3D start to blur as this hot-blooded romantic comedy unfolds.

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Harinezumi no Luchika Picture Books Get Short Anime

Kodansha launched a new project named "Animehon" on Friday that aims to adapt Japanese picture books ("e-hon") into animated commercials or web shorts. The first installment of the project is a three-minute short anime adaptation of writer Yūko Kanno and illustrator Yōko Kitami's Harinezumi no Luchika (Luchika the Hedgehog) picture book series.

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Yoshimi Sato's Kakushite! Makina-san!! Risque Manga About Android Girl Gets 2025 TV Anime

Futabasha revealed on Friday that Yoshimi Sato's Kakushite! Makina-san!! (Hide! Makina-san!) manga is inspiring a television anime that will premiere next year. Futabasha unveiled a teaser visual for the anime.

The risque romantic comedy manga's story centers on Eita, an introvert mecha otaku high schooler who has a crush on the school's most popular girl Makina. When Eita finds Makina at her doorstep, he is flustered, and even more so when Makina reveals her secret: that she is a "sexaroid" robot designed for pleasure, and she is asking Eita to conduct some repairs on her discreetly. While Makina immediately tries to make a move on Eita physically, Eita struggles to contain himself, while also hiding her secret.

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Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Anime Previews 2nd Part in Trailer, Visual

The staff for the four-part Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (originally titled Gode Geass: Z of the Recapture, or Dakkan no Zetto) anime project revealed a trailer and a visual on Saturday for the second part in the project. The below video previews MIYAVI's opening theme song "Running In My Head."

The anime's first part premiered in Japan on Friday. The second part will premiere on June 7, the third part on July 5, and the fourth part on August 2. The anime will also start streaming exclusively worldwide on Disney+'s "Star" brand in late June.

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Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms Manga Gets TV Anime

A website opened on Monday to announce the television anime adaptation of Ran Kuze's Medaka Kuroiwa is Impervious to My Charms (Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai) manga. The website also revealed the anime's staff, teaser visual, and a promotional video.

Kodansha USA Publishing publishes the manga in English digitally and physically. The company describes the story:

Mona is the cutest girl in school, and she knows it. In fact, she's worked hard to make her high school debut successful. But no matter what she does, she can't seem to catch the eye of stone-cold stoic Medaka Kuroiwa—but she's not about to give up that easy. Medaka, on the other hand, has been raised at a temple and was told to never become close to women. Who will win in this heated battle of wills?

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Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup Manga Gets TV Anime This Fall

Publisher Tokuma Shoten announced on Monday that Kimama Aoboshi's Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup manga is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere this fall.

The heartwarming story centers on a Mushroom Pup who is one day born in the yard of picture book author Hotaru Yuyami. It wags its tail just like a dog, but it's unknown if it's a dog or a mushroom. It draws pictures where it shouldn't, and always wants to eat Hotaru's takoyaki.

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The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Anime's 2nd Video Unveils More Cast, July 9 Debut

The official website for The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies, the television anime of late creator Cocoa Fujiwara's Katsute Mahō Shōjo to Aku wa Tekitai Shiteita. manga, revealed six new cast members and a third promotional video for the anime on Monday. The video reveals the anime's July 9 premiere date.

Yen Press announced in February that it has licensed the manga and will start releasing it in August. The company describes the story:

She's a magical girl, sworn to fight for peace, love, and justice. He's a lieutenant, born into a military family that serves an evil empire. And yet, it was love at first sight...From Inu x Boku S.S. creator Cocoa Fujiwara comes a four-panel comic about hostile enemies who won't kill (and love) each other!

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Kadokawa Co-Produces Anime for Garena Free Fire Battle Royale Shooter

Kadokawa and Singaporean game developer and publisher Garena announced on Monday that they are co-producing an anime adaptation of Garena's Garena Free Fire battle royale shooting game, with a Japanese studio handling the animation. Kadokawa's Kadokawa Qingyu subsidiary is the production manager.

The anime is planned to be broadcast and streamed worldwide.

Garena Free Fire is a third-person shooter game. Like other games in the battle royale genre, players are dropped into a large island alongside dozens of other players, collecting supplies and weapons as they go. The objective of the game is to be the last person standing, varying strategies between actively hunting down other players, or attempting to hide as other players eliminate each other.

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Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard Anime's 1st Video Reveals January 2025 Debut

The Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard smartphone game's "Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard ~Our Magical Party Wiz You!~ An Invitation to Walpurgis Night" event revealed the first promotional video, early teaser visual, and January 2025 premiere for the game's anime adaptation on Sunday. Character designer and chief animation director Nanami Higuchi drew the visual.

The game is set in a world where wizards and regular people coexist. The player is a "sage" who develops wizards to counter a "great disaster" that befalls the world every year (and forms deep bonds with them).

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The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses Season 2 Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals 'Family' Cast, July 4 Premiere

The official Twitter account for the anime of Kouji Seo's The Café Terrace and Its Goddesses (Megami no Café Terrace) manga revealed on Wednesday the first promotional video, visual, more cast, and July 4 premiere for the second season.

Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:

When Hayato's grandmother passed, he planned to sell her rundown café on the shore—not realizing that it was also home to five young women who call themselves her family?! Their desperation to keep the café open convinces Hayato to give it a shot...but even their best intentions might not be enough to make it work! And can he even work with these five unruly women? No matter what, he's got his work cut out for him! A fun new romcom by the author of Fuuka and Suzuka!

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I Parry Everything Anime Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Song Artists, July 4 Debut

The official website for the television anime of Nabeshiki and Kawaguchi's I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I'm the Strongest? I'm Not Even an Adventurer Yet! (Ore wa Subete o "Parry" Suru: Gyaku Kanchigai no Sekai Saikyō wa Bōken-sha ni Naritai) light novel series revealed on Tuesday the anime's key visual, additional cast and staff members, theme songs and their artists, and July 4 premiere.

J-Novel Club licensed both the light novels and the manga, and it describes the story:

The Kingdom of Clays faces a conflict that will shape the face of the continent for centuries to come...but Noor doesn't have a clue about any of that! Having freshly arrived at the royal capital after over a decade of rigorous, isolated training at his mountain home, he's dead set on achieving his childhood dream of becoming an adventurer, even if the only skills he possesses are useless ones. Sure, he can [Parry] thousands of swords in the span of a single breath, but everybody knows you need more than that if you want to be an adventurer! Our hero's road to making his dream come true will be long(?) and arduous(?)—but if there's one thing Noor's not afraid of, it's some good ol' fashioned hard work!

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Hisaya Nakajo's Hana-Kimi Shōjo Manga Gets Anime

Aniplex and Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that the late manga creator Hisaya Nakajo's Hana-Kimi manga is inspiring an anime. In addition, Crunchyroll announced that it will stream the anime when it premieres in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the CIS, and India. The announcement did not reveal the debut date, cast, staff, or format for the anime.

Viz Media describes Hana-Kimi:

Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has gotten herself to transfer to a high school in Japan...but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she's going to an all-guys' high school...and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they're more than classmates...they're roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates--and the school nurse--must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation...

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Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- Anime's Teaser Unveils Cast, Staff, 2025 TV Debut

Kadokawa unveiled a new teaser promotional video, teaser visual, cast, staff, and 2025 television premiere date for the anime of Kenta Ishizaka's Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- manga on Thursday.

The manga centers on Chika Suzugamori, a college student who has been shopping some manga pitches around to publishers ever since she won a rookie manga award, but keeps getting rejected. Just as she was about to lose hope in ever breaking into the manga industry, she decides on a whim to go traveling without any particular goal.

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ATASHIn'CHI Net Anime Reveals Title, 5-Episode Length, June 5 Debut

SC Digital announced on Wednesday that the new net anime for the ATASHIn'CHI franchise will stream the first of five episodes on June 5 at 6:30 p.m. (5:30 a.m. EDT) under the title ATASHIn'CHI Next.

Shinei Animation and AlphaBoat describe the anime's story:

ATASHIn'CHI ... describes the everyday life of the Tachibana family: Mother, who tries her best in everything she does despite her clumsiness; Father, who says little and insists on doing everything his way; Mikan, a high school romantic; and Yuzuhiko, who might appear to be emotionless at first glance but is quite naïve.