License Announcements
- Cross Infinite World Announces 4 New Light Novel Licenses, 2 Audiobooks
- Light Novels
- Audiobooks
- Yen Press Licenses Honobu Yonezawa’s Award-Winning Black Dungeon Castle Novel
Streaming Announcements
- Crunchyroll Adds Liz and the Blue Bird, Maquia, Isekai Quartet: Another World, The Wonderland, Penguin Highway, More Anime Films
- Crunchyroll Announces Release Schedule for Winter 2023 Anime Season
New Anime
- Kyūri Yamada’s AI no Idenshi Sci-Fi Manga Gets TV Anime at Madhouse
- 2.5 Dimensional Seduction Manga Gets TV Anime
- Nijisanji VTuber Duo ChroNoiR Get Short Anime
- Jokaku Gattai Oshirobots Project Gets Short Anime Directed by Masami Obari
- Spy×Family Anime Gets 2nd Season, Film in 2023
New Manga/Novel
- You’re Under Arrest Manga Gets 1st New Chapter in 3 Decades on December 23
- Junji Ito Launches New Short Manga Series in February
TV/OVA Release Dates
- ONIMAI: I’m Now Your Sister! Anime’s 2nd Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 5 Debut
- Lupin III vs. Cat’s Eye Anime’s Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, January 27 Amazon Debut
- Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 2’s Video Reveals More Cast, Opening Song, January 14 Premiere
- New Sorcerous Stabber Orphen Anime’s Season 3 Unveils More Cast, Theme Songs, January 18 Debut in Video
- Tokyo Revengers: Christmas Showdown Anime Announces Ending Song Artists, January 7 Debut
- Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible Anime’s 2nd Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 10 Debut
- Heat the Pig Liver Anime Reveals Main Cast, Visual, 2023 Premiere
- Golden Kamuy Anime’s 4th Season Restarts in April 2023 With 1st Episode
- Assassin Anime Buddy Daddies’ Reveals Character Promo Video, January 6 Premiere
- Demon Slayer Anime’s Swordsmith Village Arc Premieres in April With 1-Hour TV Special (Updated)
- Oshi no Ko Anime Reveals Teaser, Cast, April 2023 TV Debut
- Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who’s in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he’s about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense!
- Technoroid Overmind Anime Premieres on January 4
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s 1st Part Ends on December 26 With 1-Hour Special
- Jujutsu Kaisen Anime’s 2nd Season Character Intro Video Reveals July 2023 Debut
- BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. Season 2’s 2nd Video Unveils January 11 Debut
- Dr. Stone: New World Anime’s New Promo Video Confirms April 2023 Debut (Updated)
- Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Reveals New Key Visual, Promo Video, April 2023 Premiere
Film Release Dates
- GKIDS Releases Giovanni’s Island Anime Film on BD, Digitally on February 21
- Crunchyroll Releases Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume Film Outside Asia Starting on April 12
- Hayao Miyazaki’s How Do You Live? Film Opens in Japan on July 14, 2023
- Studio Ponoc’s The Imaginary Film Opens in Winter 2023
Series Ending
- Suzuhito Yasuda’s Yozakura Quartet Manga Enters Final Arc
- Debuted 2006
- Children of the Whales Manga Ends Serialization in Next Chapter
- Debuted 2013
- Adachi and Shimamura Novel Series Ends With 12th Volume
- Space Brothers Manga is in Final Stage With Ending Planned ‘Soon’
- Gege Akutami Hints at Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Ending ‘Probably’ Within 1 Year
Delays
- Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Anime’s 1st Part Ends on January 8 Due to Special Programming
- Fate/Strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn- TV Anime Special Delayed From December 31
- Cutie and the Beast Manga Resumes After 11-Month Hiatus
- Black Clover Manga Takes 2-Week Break Due to Production Circumstances
- My Hero Academia Manga Takes 1-Week Hiatus Due to Creator’s Health
Sales
- The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie Earns Estimated US$502,000 in 1st 3 Days in the U.S.
- Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume Becomes #16 All-Time Top Anime Film in Japan
Misc
- Lupin III Won’t Bother Stealing Your McDonald’s
- Crunchyroll: Some Home Video Releases May Be Unavailable While SKUs Refresh
- Vendor Hospitalized After Anime NYC Accident, GoFundMe Campaign Underway
- Hideaki Anno’s Legendary Gundam Doujinshi Gets Reprint at Comiket 101
- Inu-Oh, Drifting Home, ‘Goodbye, Don Glees!’ Confirmed Eligible for Oscars
- Right Stuf President, Co-Founder Shawne Klecker Leaves Right Stuf/Crunchyroll
- Bandai Namco, Dragon Ball’s Akira Toriyama Tease SAND LAND Project
- Akira Toriyama’s SAND LAND Manga Gets Screen Adaptation in 2023
- HIDIVE: Some Temporarily Unavailable Series Expected to Return to HIDIVE in Early 2023
- Crunchyroll Awards Changes Up Categories for 2023
- FromSoftware Announces Armored Core VI Game for 2023
- Elden Ring Wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022
- Penguin Random House CEO Resigns Following Unsuccessful Attempted Acquisition of Simon & Schuster
- Ken Akamatsu Says Japan’s Controversial Invoice System Can’t Be Stopped
- Singer Ichiro Mizuki Passes Away at 74
- Ichiro Mizuki’s Last Recorded Performance to Air on January 3
- Jump Festa ’23 Event on December 17-18 to Feature Livestreams Worldwide, in English for 1st Time
- My Hero Academia Collab Launches in Fortnite on December 16
- Inu-Oh Anime Film Receives Golden Globes Nomination
- Netflix to Produce Hollywood Live-Action My Hero Academia Film with Writer Joby Harold
- Viz Media Raises Shonen Jump Service’s Subscription Price to US$2.99
- Local Manga Localization Company Struggles to Settle Debts By December 31 Deadline
- Locke the Superman Manga Creator Yuki Hijiri Passes Away at 72
- One Piece Film Red Original Character Uta to Appear in One Piece TV Anime on Christmas
- Vic Mignogna flashes junk during podcast
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- High School DxD HERO Season 4 Blu-Ray/DVD
- Spice And Wolf Complete Series Classics Blu-Ray
- Sword Art Online The Movie Progressive Aria Of A Starless Night Limited Edition Blu-Ray
- Jujutsu Kaisen Season 1 Part 1 Limited Edition Blu-Ray
- Amagami SS And Amagami SS+ Complete Collection Blu-Ray
- Recovery Of An MMO Junkie Essentials Blu-Ray
- Bikini Warriors Essentials Blu-Ray
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- Manga
- Haikyu!! Manga Volume 1
- Haikyu!! Manga Volume 19
- Chainsaw Man Manga Volume 5
- Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Manga Volume 5
- Haikyu!! Manga Volume 20
- Haikyu!! Manga Volume 14
- Haikyu!! Manga Volume 21
- Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Manga Volume 1
- Frieren Beyond Journey’s End Manga Volume 6
- Haikyu!! Manga Volume 2
- DVD
- Le Chevalier D’Eon Complete Series DVD SAVE Edition
- Strawberry Marshmallow TV Collection DVD
- Trigun Complete Series DVD Anime Classics
- One Piece Collection 25 DVD Uncut
- Golden Boy DVD
- Witch Hunter Robin Complete Series DVD
- Den-Noh Coil Collection 2 DVD
- A Lull In The Sea Set 2 DVD
- A Lull In The Sea Set 1 DVD
- Haikyu!! Season 1 Collection 2 DVD