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Laid-Back Camp Anime Gets 4th Season

The official X/Twitter account for the Laid-Back Camp franchise announced on Saturday that the anime will get a fourth season.

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Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard Anime's New Video Unveils Opening Song, January 6 Debut

The staff for the anime of the Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard smartphone game debuted the anime's third promotional video during the streamed "Mahō Tsukai no Yakusoku - Promise of Wizard 5th Anniversary Special" on Saturday. The video unveiled the anime's opening theme song as well as its January 6 premiere.

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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Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun Anime's 2nd Season Reveals January 12 TV Debut in New Video

The official website for the second season of the anime adaptation of Iro Aida's Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) manga revealed the new season's "The Three Clock Keepers" promotional video on Saturday. The video reveals the show's January 12 debut.

Yen Press is releasing the manga, and it describes the story:

"Hanako-san, Hanako-san...are you there?"

At Kamome Academy, rumors abound about the school's Seven Mysteries, one of which is Hanako-san. Said to occupy the third stall of the third floor girls' bathroom in the old school building, Hanako-san grants any wish when summoned. Nene Yashiro, an occult-loving high school girl who dreams of romance, ventures into this haunted bathroom...but the Hanako-san she meets there is nothing like she imagined! Kamome Academy's Hanako-san...is a boy!

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'Go For It, Nakamura!' Anime Reveals Main Cast in 1st Promo Video

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Syundei's Go for It, Nakamura! (Ganbare! Nakamura-kun!!) boys-love manga revealed the show's first promotional video on Saturday. The video reveals the anime's main cast.

Seven Seas licensed the romantic comedy manga, and it describes the story:

Nakamura is a shy boy who falls in love at first sight with one of his classmates–his dreamy high school classmate, Hirose. But there's a problem: they haven't met yet. And Nakamura is a total klutz who might bungle things before they even begin!

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UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- Anime Reveals January 11 TV Debut in New Trailer

The Animate Girls Festival 2024 event on Saturday revealed a new promotional video and the January 11 debut for UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-, the second season of the UniteUp! television anime for Sony Music's "next dimensional idol project" UniteUp!. The video previews the season's opening theme song "Uni:Birth" by the project's cast.

Crunchyroll describes the series:

"I'm going to be an idol...?"

Akira Kiyose is a high school student who loves to sing.
His songs were published to a video sharing site as the internet singer "KIKUNOYU".
One day, he is scouted by the entertainment agency "sMiLea Production" after they hear his singing voice.
The agency was established to nurture up-and-coming idols by the legendary idol duo "Anela" after they suddenly retired.
Akira forms a group with Banri Naoe and Chihiro Isuzugawa, who were also scouted.
The three online singers are inspired by the idols "LEGIT" and "JAXX/JAXX", also belonging to the same agency, and aim to make their idol debut with their own thoughts and feelings in mind...!

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Oblivion Battery Baseball Anime Gets 2nd Season

Kadokawa revealed in an announcement video on Sunday that the television anime of Eko Mikawa's Oblivion Battery (Bōkyaku Battery) baseball manga will get a second season.

The baseball manga follows Haruka, a strong pitcher praised as perfect, and Kei, a skilled catcher known as the "General" who has lost his memory due to amnesia. The talented pair were hard to defeat in junior high, and they crushed other players' dreams. They both enroll in the no-name Kotesashi High School in Tokyo, where they encounter other baseball players who had quit after losing to Haruka and Kei.

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Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Project Gets 'Japan's 1st Interactive Film' on February 21

The "Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- in AGF2024" event announced on Sunday that the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- project will spawn a film that will open on February 21, 2025. The cast described the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- film as "Japan's first interactive film."

According to the announcement, the story of the film, including the winner of the Third Division Rap Battle onscreen, can be different at each screening. The storyline will change depending on the realtime polling of the audience members via their smartphones.

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I Left My A-Rank Party Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 11 Debut

In a promotional video, Bandai Namco Filmworks announced more cast and staff members and the January 11 premiere for the television anime of Kōsuke Unagi's I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! (A-Rank Party o Ridatsu Shita Ore wa, Moto Oshiego-tachi to Meikyū Shinbu o Mezasu.) light novel series on Tuesday. The video also previews the opening theme song "Enter" by Rei (the stage name, as a solo artist, of Kazuma Kawamura from the J-pop group The Rampage from Exile Tribe).

Kodansha USA Publishing releases Yūri's manga adaptation digitally, and describes the story:

As far as adventuring goes, supporting your party is a thankless job—even more so if you're just a lowly red mage like Yuke Feldio. So, when he gets fed up with his A-rank party of total a-holes, he ditches them for some former students—a trio of girls who just looove his company. Thing is, to conquer the world's greatest dungeon and achieve his dream, he'll have to teach these cuties a thing or two…and he may just learn there's more potential within him (and them) then he ever knew.

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I Have a Crush at Work Anime's Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Songs, January 6 Debut

The official website for the television anime of Akamaru Enomoto's I Have a Crush at Work (Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, also known as Can You Keep a Secret?) unveiled the second promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The video announces more cast and staff members, plus it reveals and previews both Polkadot Stingray's opening theme song "Ano ne," and pachae's ending theme song "Futari Jime." It also announces the anime's January 6 premiere date.

Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga in February, and it describes the story:

Yui Mitsuya and Masugu Tateishi aren't just any coworkers—they totally have the hots for each other. His helpful yet humble attitude makes her giddy, and her cuteness leaves him grinning like a fool. Problem is, they're trying to keep their new relationship under wraps to avoid making things awkward at work. But seeing how they can't keep their hands off each other, they run the risk of spilling their little secret with each passing day at the office.

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New Zenryoku Usagi Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2025

The official website for the "Reiwa-era" anime project for Kei Ikeda's Zenryoku Usagi manga announced on Monday that the television anime will get a second season in 2025. The website also revealed the new season's key visual and the returning cast and staff. The announcement coincides with Japan's "Public Architecture Day" on November 11.

The gag comedy centers around hardworking construction builders — who happen to be rabbits — with the simple mottos "Give everything you've got in anything you do" and "Live with everything you've got."

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Bandai Namco Filmworks Releases 2nd Aura Battler Dunbine 'Experimental Video' With New Theme Song by MindaRyn

Bandai Namco Filmworks released on Thursday it and Kamikaze Douga's "AURA BATTLER DUNBINE SIDE R," the second of their "experimental videos" from the "Sunrise Robot Laboratory" that incorporate new footage for Yoshiyuki Tomino's 1983 anime Aura Battler Dunbine. The "SIDE R" video features new mecha and weapon designs, and the theme song "Remaining Story" by MindaRyn, which was specifically written for the video.

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'Please Put Them On, Takamine-san!' Anime Unveils Teasers, Cast, Staff, April Debut

Kadokawa revealed the main cast, staff, and April 2025 premiere for the television anime of Yūichi Hiiragi's Please Put Them On, Takamine-san! (Haite Kudasai, Takamine-san) manga on Wednesday.

Yen Press is releasing the manga in English, and describes the story:

Takane Takamine is the goddess of her high school. With perfect grades, athletic prowess, and unrivaled beauty, this student council president is the apple of everyone's eye-including Koushi Shirota, a below-average student with no friends or social prospects whatsoever. But he'll soon find out the secret behind Takamine's unbelievable success-her underwear! When she strips, she can undo any of her past actions, and now that Koushi knows, Takamine won't let him off so easy...

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Sakamoto Days Anime's Video Unveils Opening Song, January 11 Debut, 2-Part Run

The official website for the television anime of Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga unveiled the main promotional video and key visual for the anime on Wednesday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Hashire Sakamoto" (Run, Sakamoto), written specifically for the anime by singer-songwriter Vaundy. It also announces the anime's January 11 television premiere in Japan, and also reveals that the anime will run for two cours (quarters of a year), with the second cours premiering in July 2025.

Viz Media and MANGA Plus are publishing the manga in English digitally. MANGA Plus describes the manga:

Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villaines and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! the chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!

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Mashin Sōzōden Wataru Anime Reveals January 12 Debut in New Commercial

The staff for Mashin Sōzōden Wataru, the new television anime in Sunrise's Wataru franchise, revealed on Friday the show's January 12 television debut. The anime will air on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.

The staff additionally revealed that lol will perform the opening theme song "POP UP!" Additionally, the staff revealed a new commercial for the anime.

The project's story follows series protagonist Wataru, who goes to the world Sōkaizan in response to a call about an incident there. An evil presence shrouds the area, and the robot Ryūjinmaru's power has been sealed. Together with his friends Shibaraku, Toraō, and Himiko, Wataru begins a new journey.

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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin Anime Gets Sequel, Spinoff Game About Kokorowa, Smartphone Game

Developer Edelweiss announced on Thursday a sequel for the television anime adaptation of its side-scrolling action role-playing game Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin (Tensui no Sakuna Hime), a new spinoff game Sakuna Chronicles: Kokorowa and the Gears of Creation (Sakuna Hime Gaiden: Kokorowa to Sо̄sei no Haguruma), and a new smartphone game. XSEED and Marvelous Europe will publish the spinoff game in the West. The companies streamed an English-subtitled trailer for the game

XSEED Games released the game in English, and it describes the story:

Players take on the role of Sakuna, a proud yet lonely harvest goddess who is banished to a dangerous island with a group of outcast humans. Sakuna tames the island by defeating demons using farm tools as weapons while chaining attacks with her “celestial scarf,” a magical item that allows her to grapple distant enemies and platforms.