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Nights with a Cat Season 3 Unveils 3rd Video, More Cast, Theme Song, December 4 Debut

The staff for the anime of Kyuryu Z's Nights with a Cat (Yoru wa Neko to Issho) manga unveiled on Friday the third promotional video, more cast members, theme song, and December 4 premiere for the third season.

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

When Fuuta comes home tired at night, all he wants to do is spend time with his new cat. All the mysterious habits and mannerisms of house cats are carefully reproduced in this relaxed and cute comedy about living with an adorable furball!

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Kaiju No. 8 Anime's 1st Season Compilation Film, New Original Episode Screen on March 28 for 3 Weeks

The official website for the television anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga revealed on Friday that the compilation of the first season and the new original episode "Hoshina's Day Off" will screen together in 32 theaters in Japan for three weeks only starting on March 28. The website unveiled a visual for the compilation film with a section for "Hoshina's Day Off" in the bottom left corner

Viz Media is releasing the manga in English digitally and physically. Shueisha also publishes the manga digitally on its MANGA Plus service under the title Monster #8, and it describes the story:

A man working a job far removed from his childhood dreams gets wrapped up in an unexpected situation…! Becoming a monster, he aims once again to fulfill his lifelong dream…!

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Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master" Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, More Cast, Opening Theme Artists

The staff for the television anime adaptation of Hanyuu and Air Matsukoto's Hazure Skill "Kinomi Master": Skill no Mi (Tabetara Shinu) wo Mugen ni Taberareru Yо̄ ni Natta Ken ni Tsuite (Useless Skill "Nut Master": How I Gained the Ability to Eat Unlimited Skill Fruits [Without Dying]) manga, based on Hanyuu's original novels of the same name, revealed the show's debut information, more cast, more staff, and opening theme song artist on Thursday in the show's first promotional video.

The series will debut on TV on January 7 at 11:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, before airing later that evening on BS Fuji and MBS. However, ABEMA will stream the anime one week before the series airs on TV.[/quoe]

The fantasy story follows a boy named Light, who wants to be the greatest adventurer. He and his friend Lena eat skill fruits, which results in death if eaten more than once. Lena gains the Sword Saint skill and quickly becomes an S-rank adventurer, while Light gets the useless Nut Master skill, which only helps for nut farming. One day, Light accidentally eats a second skill fruit. However, instead of dying, he gains a second skill, Sword Saint.

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Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 Releases Chapter 3 Teaser Trailer, Visual

Today, November 22 (in Japan), the opening day of the second chapter's theatrical screenings, the official website for the Space Battleship Yamato remake anime series released a teaser trailer for "Gunjou no Asteroid" (literally means "Asteroid of the Ultramarine Blue), the third chapter of its latest installment, Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199.

The clip confirms that the third of the new seven-chapter series (consisting of 26 episodes) will start its theatrical screenings in Japan on April 11, 2025.

Crunchyroll describes Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 3199 as such:

In 2207, two years after Gamilas and Iscandar vanished, a colossal object, the “Grand Reverse” appears, effortlessly breaching Earth’s defenses. Swarms of troops and multi-legged tanks swiftly conquer Earth’s capital city. Amidst the chaos, the old Yamato crew receives a secret order and now begins a voyage for unseen dimensions while humanity’s fate hangs in the balance.

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'Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf!' Anime Reveals TV Debut on January 10

Toei is currently previewing on YouTube an upcoming main promotional video for the anime based on Suzuki Makishima's Welcome to Japan, Ms. Elf! (Nihon e Yōkoso Elf-san.) light novels, which reveals that the anime will debut on January 10.

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From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Unveils 1st Trailer, Key Visual

Ahead of an April 2025 broadcast debut, the official website and accounts for From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman today released the fantasy adventure anime's first full trailer and key visual, with the former also introducing two additional cast members.

J-Novel Club publishes an official English version of the light novels and describes the story:

Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is a sword instructor at his dojo in a rural, backwater village. In his younger years, he dreamed of glory as a master swordsman, but those days are long behind him. Out of the blue, he receives a visit from a famous former pupil who brings him world-shattering news—he’s been appointed as a special instructor for the knights of the Liberion Order! With his life now turned upside down, Beryl travels to the capital and reunites with some of his former students: elite knights, an ace wizard, and even an adventurer who’s attained the highest guild rank possible. But why do they all want his tutelage?! As far as he’s concerned, they clearly don’t need him anymore. Can Beryl live up to his new position? And will he ever get a moment’s peace away from his adoring students?!

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I May Be a Guild Receptionist Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Theme Songs, January 10 Debut

Aniplex debuted the second promotional video for the anime of Mato Kousaka's I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time (Guild no Uketsuke Jō Desu ga, Zangyō wa Iyananode Boss o Solo Tōbatsu Shiyou to Omoimasu) light novel series on Saturday. The video announces and previews the theme songs, and it also announces the anime's January 10 premiere.

Yen Press licensed the light novel series and its manga adaptation for English publication, and it describes the story:

Alina Clover signed up to be a receptionist for the Adventurers Guild thinking it would be her ticket to the good life. Unfortunately, her dream gig turns into an overtime nightmare whenever adventurers get stuck clearing a dungeon. To save herself from paperwork, Alina takes to beating down monsters herself to solve the problem! Now she just needs to keep her activities a secret…

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New Yaiba Anime's 2nd Teaser Unveils More Cast, April 2025 Premiere

The official website for Shin Samurai-den YAIBA, the new television anime of Gōshō Aoyama's Yaiba manga, debuted its second teaser promotional video on Saturday. The new teaser announces two more cast members and the anime's April 2025 premiere.

The series follows the titular Yaiba Kurogane, a young samurai boy inspired by Miyamoto Musashi, the real-life swordsman who pioneered the Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū style of two-sword fighting and wrote The Book of Five Rings classic on military strategy.

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You and I Are Polar Opposites Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2026 by Lapin Track

A website opened on Monday to announce a television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku). Lapin Track will animate the project for a January 2026 premiere.

MANGA Plus publishes the series in English and describes the story:

Suzuki, an energetic girl who can't help but follow the crowd, finds herself drawn to Tani, a quiet boy who can easily speak his mind. Enter: the serialization of a hit one-shot! A story for anyone who wants to enjoy love! This down-to-earth, relatable rom-com is ready to pull at your heartstrings!

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Baban Baban Ban Vampire TV Anime Unveils Additional Cast, Visual, January 11 Premiere

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hiromasa Okujima's Baban Baban Ban Vampire manga unveiled on Monday additional cast, the second key visual, and January 11 premiere.

The BL (indicated here as standing for "Bloody Love Comedy") manga centers on a 450-year-old vampire named Ranmaru, working part-time at an old public bath. He desires the blood of an 18-year-old virgin, and so watches over the growth of 15-year-old Rihito, the son of the bathhouse owners, and tries to prevent him from losing his virginity.

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Shabake Novels Get TV Anime in 2025

Aniplex announced on Monday that Megumi Hatakenaka's Shabake historical fantasy novel series is inspiring a television anime series that will debut in 2025.

The novels' story is set in Edo, and centers on a sickly but kind-hearted young man, and the mysterious spirit that watches over him.

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The Dinner Table Detective Novels Get TV Anime in 2025

Shogakukan opened a website on Monday to announce that Tokuya Higashigawa's The Dinner Table Detective (Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de) novel series is getting a television anime that will debut in 2025.

The novels take place in Kunitachi in Tokyo, where Reiko Hōshō, daughter of the owner of the world-famous Hōshō Group, has become a rookie detective. Her boss is Inspector Kazamatsuri, the son of the owner of Kazamatsuri Motors. The two work to solve difficult cases. When tackling her cases, Reiko always consults her butler and driver Kageyama, who spouts harsh language insulting Reiko but always brilliantly manages to solve the case.

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Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi Anime Reveals April 2025 Debut, Teaser Video, Staff, More Cast

Kadokawa revealed the television format, April 2025 debut, key visual, teaser promotional video, more cast, and main staff on Monday for the anime adaptation of HundredBurger's Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi (A Ninja and Assassin Living Together) manga.

The comedy manga's story centers on Satoko, a naive kunoichi (female ninja), and Konoha, a high school girl assassin. Satoko escapes from the ninja village, meets Konoha, and they start living together a life full of danger and excitement.

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'Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You' Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Opening Song, January 9 TV Debut

The official website for the television anime of Haruka Mitsui's Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (Dōse, Koishite Shimaunda. or KoiShima) manga began streaming its second promotional video for the anime on Monday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Make It Count" by INI, and also reveals the anime's January 9 premiere date.

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

Mizuha's seventeenth birthday is the pits. Her parents totally forgot, and the senpai she likes isn't interested in her. But when her longtime childhood friend asks her out, Mizuha has to sort out what this change could mean…and all in the middle of a global pandemic!