NHK’s beloved anime Ojarumaru and nature documentary series Darwin ga Kita! are crossing over in a special collaboration anime to celebrate Darwin ga Kita!’s 20th anniversary.
The Hirayasumi TV anime has announced five more voice cast members, including Daisuke Namikawa, Yōko Hikasa, Yume Miyamoto, Yūichirō Umehara, and TV announcer Yūko Naitō as narrator.
Weekly Japanese TV ratings for anime and related programming in the Kanto region, September 14–20, as compiled by Video Research.
The Horror Collector TV anime has announced three new cast members — Sae Hiratsuka, Ryōta Ōsaka, and Hana Hishikawa — alongside guest voice actors for its first three episodes. It premieres October 10
The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom anime adds Natsuki Hanae, Mitsuki Saiga, and Miyuri Shimabukuro to its cast, joining a series now streaming on Amazon Prime Video with an English dub.
NHK has announced that Tomohiro Hata will perform the theme song “Fragments” for the live-action adaptation of Yūki Kodama’s manga Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori, premiering October 26.
Viz Media has unveiled a teaser trailer, key visual, and voice cast for the Hirayasumi anime adaptation of Keigo Shinzō’s manga, set to premiere on NHK General in Japan in January 2027.
Viz Media and Japan Society will host the world premiere of the Hirayasumi anime on October 7, ahead of its January 2027 broadcast on NHK General in Japan.
The Horror Collector TV anime has unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual, confirming a 12-episode run premiering October 10 on NHK, along with its full cast and staff.
The Oshiri Tantei (Butt Detective) anime team has announced seven new weekly episodes kicking off on October 3, following the previous batch that debuted on April 4.
The official site for the Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi TV anime dropped its second trailer, revealing the opening theme “Sayonara wa Iwanai” by yama and several newly announced cast members.
NHK will re-air its “Ano Hito ni Aitai” special on animation director Kon Satoshi on August 22 at 5:40 a.m., just before the anniversary of his passing on August 24.
NHK will broadcast an anime special based on Shigeru Mizuki’s “Shiroi Hata” manga, titled “Iwo Jima no Shiroi Hata,” as part of its NHK Special documentary program on Sunday, August 16.
Kadokawa has begun streaming the opening sequence for the Uchū Nanchara Kotetsu-kun film, set to hit theaters on September 11.
NHK has announced that singer-songwriter Shikao Suga will write and perform both the opening and ending theme songs for the Horror Collector TV anime.
The theatrical anime “Look Back,” directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama from Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga, broadcasts on NHK Etele on July 25, 2026 at 8:00 p.m. JST.
