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Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Anime Premieres on October 3

From Kickstarter campaign to the big time, the official website and accounts for the upcoming Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms anime today announced that the series will begin airing from October 3 at 24:30 JST (effectively October 4 at 0:30) in Japan.

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Frierern was one of my favorite recent anime. Happy 1st anniversary, they better announce a second season!

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Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku Anime Premieres on October 4

The official X/Twitter account for the television anime of Kōji Shinasaka's Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku manga announced on Friday that the series will premiere on October 4 at 2:23 a.m. (effectively, October 5) on MBS and TBS before airing on other networks.

P ony Canyon describes the anime:

Money, women, organs. Kei, a high school boy, frequents the underground mahjong parlor teeming with desires, earning him the moniker 'K of Ice' in the underworld due to his cold-hearted strategy and stylish gameplay. Rumors also circulate that he keeps a girl at his home.

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Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR Compilation Film Opens on November 29

Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Friday that the compilation film for the Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR (Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror-) anime will open in Japan on November 29 and will have a three-week limited engagement in 30 theaters. The compilation film will be 89 minutes long.

The "story no one knows about a girl everyone knows" reimagines Yoshiko Tsushima, the school idol afflicted with chūnibyō (adolescent delusions of grandeur) in Love Live! Sunshine!!, as a fortune-telling girl. The story is set in Numazu, a scenic harbor town surrounded by the sea and mountains. Ever since she was little, the girl Yohane has never fit in, and has always felt apart from everyone in town. Her aspirations and true place in this world lie elsewhere. The story follows this girl who can't follow rules as she journeys through this wondrous world.

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Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7 Anime Reveals Theme Songs, Promo Video, October 7 Debut

The staff of Natsume Yūjin-Chō Shichi, the seventh season for the anime franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, revealed a new promotional video and the theme song artists on Friday. Hinata Kashiwagi will perform the opening theme song "Alca," and Toshiki Kondō will perform the ending theme song "Komari Warai" (Troubled Laugh). The below video also reveals the show's October 7 debut.

The anime seasons and Midorikawa's original manga revolve around Natsume, a boy who has been able to see yōkai since he was little. Unfortunately, humans shun him, and there is not much fondness between him and yōkai either. One day, he inherits a Yūjin-Chō ("Book of Friends") from his grandmother. The book is actually full of contracts that his grandmother made to trap yōkai. As one yōkai after another shows up, Natsume tries to release or help them — even while many of them seek vengeance on him.

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You are Ms. servant Anime's 2nd Teaser Video Reveals October 5 Debut

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the television anime of Shotan's You are Ms. servant (Kimi wa Meido-sama.) manga revealed the anime's second teaser promotional video on Friday. The video reveals that the series will debut on October 5 on TV Asahi network's “NUMAnimation” programming block. The show will also air on BS Asahi and AT-X.

Shogakukan Asia publishes the manga in English and describes the story:

This is the story of a maid who is all alone in the world, but who finally finds a family.

Told from young that her only worth is as a killer, Yuki had known nothing else except cold efficiency and following orders. Now that she has a chance to leave her past behind, she arrives at the doorstep of Hitoyoshi Yokoya, asking to be employed… as a maid?! Thus begins the journey of a former assassin learning what it means to be ‘normal’!

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I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons TV Anime's Teaser Promo Video Streamed

The official website for the television anime of Izumi Sawano's I Want to Escape from Princess Lessons (Kisaki Kyōiku kara Nigetai Watashi) light novel series revealed on Friday a teaser promotional video.

The anime will debut in 2025, and stars Haruka Shiraishi as Leticia and Jun Fukuyama as Clarke.

J-Novel Club has licensed the novel series and the manga adaptation, and it describes the story:

Duchess Leticia Dorman has been betrothed to Crown Prince Clarke since age seven. She was once a rambunctious and free-spirited child, but the strict education she's receiving to make her a fit future princess has really put a cramp in her lifestyle. Her only hope is that the prince might someday take an interest in someone else—so when Clarke shows up to a royal ball with an unknown woman at his side, Lettie is overcome with delight, presuming her dream has come true and her engagement has been broken off!

She wastes no time retreating to an easygoing countryside life, but her newfound peace is cut short when the prince shows up and claims she's still his fiancée! Clarke is determined to win Lettie over and marry her, while Lettie is determined to resist his charms and escape! Who will emerge victorious in this heart-pounding battle of wills?

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Acro Trip Anime Reveals More Cast, October 2 Premiere

Happinet revealed a new key visual, cast members, and the October 2 premiere date for the television anime of Yone Sawata's Acro Trip manga on Friday.

The comedy centers on Chizuko Date, an otaku girl who lives in a city in Niigata Prefecture. Chizuko is obsessed with Berry Blossom, the magical girl who protects the city. However, Chroma — the leader of the local evil organization Fossa Magna — is inept and weak, so hardly anyone else cares about Berry Blossom and Chroma's frequent battles anymore. Chizuko vows to shine a light on the magical girl's exploits — and this fervent desire takes this seemingly shy middle school girl down a dark path filled with strange folks ...

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Trillion Game Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October Debut

The television anime of Riichirou Inagaki and Ryōichi Ikegami's Trillion Game manga revealed the show's second promotional video, October 3 debut, new key visual, theme song artists, and more cast on Saturday.

The manga centers on the carefree Haru and the serious Gaku, two men who plot to earn a trillion dollars in order to afford anything they might ever want in the world. Haru is an eloquent, persuasive, and confident speaker, which allows him to be in anyone's good graces. Gaku is an awkward but highly skilled programmer. The two were schoolmates in middle school, and reunite when Gaku's application to a bank company is rejected.

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Puniru wa Kawaii Slime Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October 6 Debut

The official website] for the television anime adaptation of Maedakun's Puniru wa Kawaii Slime (Puniru is a Cute Slime) web manga series revealed the anime's second promotional video, more cast, new visual, and October 6 debut on Saturday.

The romantic comedy manga tells the story of Kotarō, who created a slime and named it Puniru. Seven years pass, and Puniru transforms into a beautiful young lady.

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Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX CG Anime Film Previewed in Teaser Video

TOHO began streaming a teaser video on Saturday for Pui Pui Molcar the Movie: MOLMAX, the all-new 3D CG anime film (as opposed to the stop-motion animation of the previous series) for Shinei Animation's Pui Pui Molcar stop-motion anime series.

The film will open in Japan on November 29.

The film's story begins with the emergence of the first high-tech molcar in Molcity, with drivers beginning to ride state-of-the-art AI-driven Molcars. Potato and friends get involved in a chase between a mysterious organization and a Molcar AI named Kanon, and are saved by a talented driver. Potato finds out that the driver is in search of his missing Molcar Dodge, and gets the idea to use Kanon's AI functionality to help with the search.

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Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 Anime Announced

The MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2024 event held in Japan today announced that a fourth season of the Classroom of the Elite anime is in production and will adapt the Year 2 sequel light novels.

A teaser visual was also unveiled. Additional details about the new series, such as release date and staff, were not confirmed at the time of writing.

Seven Seas Entertainment publishes an official English version of the Classroom of the Elite: Year 2 sequel novels and describes the story:

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?

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Tonbo! Season 2 Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, October 5 Debut

The staff for Tonbo!, the anime of Ken Kawasaki and Yū Furusawa's Oi! Tonbo (Hey! Tonbo) manga, unveiled more cast members (as well as new visuals for some returning characters), the theme song artists, and the October 5 premiere for the anime's second season.

The manga's story begins with Igarashi, who was disqualified as a pro golfer after a certain "incident" and thus moves to Kagoshima Prefecture's Tokara Islands to step out of the limelight. On these islands known as "Japan's last unexplored wilderness," he encounters a naive girl named Tonbo.

As it turns out, these supposedly unexplored islands have a homemade golf course, where Tonbo plays every day. She demonstrates genius-level prowess, playing every kind of shot with just one golf club, a 3-iron. Igarashi is amazed at Tonbo's talent, even as he harbors doubts about her only using a 3-iron. Yet, hidden deep in Tonbo's heart lies a painful, sad past ….

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2-Part Inazuma Eleven the Movie 2025 Anime Opens on December 27

A website opened on Sunday to announce the anime film project Inazuma Eleven the Movie 2025, which will open in Japan on December 27. The project is actually two films, Eiga Inazuma Eleven Sōshūhen: Densetsu no Kickoff (Inazuma Eleven Compilation Film: Legendary Kickoff) and Gekijōban Inazuma Eleven: Aratanaru Eiyū-tachi no Joshō (Inazuma Eleven the Movie: The New Heroes' Prologue).

The first half compiles the Inazuma Eleven: Football Frontier-Hen with an emphasis on the matches. The second half serves as a prologue to the franchise's latest game Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road. MAPPA is producing both the game's animated footage and the anime prologue film. The game's cast members reprise their roles in the prologue film.

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Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table Light Novels Get TV Anime

The live-streamed "MF Bunko J Natsu no Gakuensai 2024" (MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2024) event on Sunday revealed that writer Yūshi Ukai and artist Nekometal's Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table (Shibō Yūgi de Meshi o Kuu) light novel series will get a television anime adaptation. Rie Takahashi voiced the announcement video.

Yen Press licensed the light novel series and will release its second volume on October 29. The company describes the story:

Yuuki wakes up to find herself wearing a maid's uniform in a strange manor. After wandering into the dining room, she comes across five other girls, each in the exact same outfit. Soon, the girls learn that the manor is brimming with lethal weapons and an array of deadly traps…and that they can only escape by playing the most gruesome of games. As the terrifying truth sets in, each girl's face goes pale—except Yuuki's. Why? Because this isn't her first go-round. That's right—Yuuki is a professional death game player who lives off the prize money she collects from winning brutal killing competitions, and she's not about to let this chance pass her by.