Streaming Announcements
- HIDIVE Adds Toka Gettan: The Moonlight Lady Returns Anime
- HIDIVE to Stream Farming Life in Another World, Ippon! again Anime
- The Girl From the Other Side Anime Gets English Dub
- Tomo-chan is a Girl Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub on January 4
- Crunchyroll Streams Fate/Grand Order Stage Play on December 31
New Anime
New Manga/Novel
TV/OVA Release Dates
- Mahō Shōjo Magical Destroyers Anime’s 1st Promo Video Reveals Theme Song Artists, April 2023 Debut
- Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War Anime’s Video Announces Return in July
Special Events
- TATSUKI’s Hentatsu Anime Airs ‘New Year’s Eve Specialty Edition’
- Director confirms no important announcement this year
Series Ending
- Love of Kill Manga Ends on January 14
- Hiro Mashima’s Edens Zero Manga Enters Final Arc
- Sakuya Kuroda’s Rich Police Cash Manga Ends in 9th Volume
Delays
- KanColle Season 2 Anime’s 6th Episode Delayed to January 19
- Megaton Musashi Anime Delays Final 5 Episodes to February Due to COVID-19
- Uncle From Another World Anime Delays 13th Episode Due to COVID-19
- Hunter x Hunter Manga Goes Back on Hiatus
Misc
- Dropkick on My Devil! Anime’s Crowdfunding Campaign Reaches 200% of Goal
- Cat Sh*t One Anime Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Fund Blu-ray 3D HD Release, BD/DVD Re-release
- Kenji Studio Launches Kickstarter Campaigns for English Releases of Santa Company Anime Films, Manga
- Seven Seas States Amazon in Europe Has Stopped Purchasing its Titles
- Pokémon Company Sues Company Advertising ‘PokéWorld’ NFT Game
- Pinocchio Star Finn Wolfhard, Director Guillermo del Toro Discuss Chainsaw Man Anime in Video
- Kodansha’s Evening Magazine Ends Publication in February After 22 Years
- Studio Pierrot Founder Yūji Nunokawa Passes Away
- Online Petition to Redo Chainsaw Man Anime Gets 2,000 Signatures
- One-Punch Man Anime Twitter Account Warns of Misinformation
- Supreme Court of Texas Denies Petition to Review Vic Mignogna’s Lawsuit
Right Stuf Top 10 Best Sellers of the Week
- Bluray
- Mushoku Tensei Jobless Reincarnation Season 1 Part 2 Blu-Ray/DVD
- Attack On Titan The Final Season Part 2 Limited Edition Blu-Ray/DVD
- Crusher Joe The Movie Blu-Ray
- Dear Brother Blu-Ray
- Girls Und Panzer Das Finale Part 3 Blu-Ray
- Lupin The 3rd The Mystery Of Mamo Blu-Ray
- Yu Yu Hakusho 30th Anniversary Box Set Blu-Ray
- Lupin The 3rd Part I Blu-Ray
- Guilty Crown Complete Series Essentials Blu-Ray
- Qwaser Of Stigmata Complete Series Blu-Ray
- Manga
- DVD
- Shuffle Complete Series DVD SAVE Edition
- Golden Boy DVD
- Ghost Stories Complete Collection DVD
- Ghost Hound Collection 1 DVD
- Welcome To Pia Carrot! 2 DX DVD
- CLAMP Double Feature DVD SAVE Edition
- Rurouni Kenshin New Kyoto Arc DVD
- One Piece Collection 2 DVD
- Gatchaman Collector’s Edition Box 2 DVD
- DNA Squared Complete Collection (TV + OVA) DVD
Top Stories of 2022
January
- 10 years since Bandai Entertainment shut down
- Akira Film Easter Egg Hints at Artist’s Exasperation With the Workload
- Rumiko Takahashi’s Urusei Yatsura Manga Gets New TV Anime in 2022
- AMC Networks Acquires Sentai Holdings, Sentai Filmworks, HIDIVE
- Cinedigm to Acquire AsianCrush, RetroCrush’s Owner Digital Media Rights
- Adult Swim, Cartoon Network’s Viewership Falls Over 25% in 2021
- Viz Media, Manga Plus Also Do Not Publish 75th Chapter of Ayakashi Triangle Manga
- Viz Teases “Exciting” Shonen Jump Announcement, Then Clarifies It’s Not NFTs
- Final Fantasy VII Tifa Pornography Interrupts Italian Senate Meeting
- Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime Film Opens in U.S., Canada on March 18
- Niigata Government Blames ‘Girl Running With Toast’ Anime Trope For Decline in Rice Consumption
- YouTuber SuedeBlade received court complaint from ShoPro (Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions) for like $700 because of their Pokemon “reviews.”
- Final Fantasy VII 25th Anniversary
February
- Mangasplaining Podcast Launches Newsletter With English Releases of Okinawa, ‘These Days’ Manga
- Otakon 2022 Event to Require COVID-19 Vaccination, Masks
- Yu-Gi-Oh! TCG Finally Surpasses Magic: The Gathering’s Search Term Popularity in U.S.
- Netflix’s Live-Action One Piece Series Begins Filming
- Eiichiro Oda Requested One Piece Film Red To Give “Important Role to a Female Character”
- Monica Rial, Jamie Marchi Launch Podcast About Vic Mignogna Defamation Case
- Chihayafuru Manga Ends with 49th Volume
- EarthBound/EarthBound Beginnings Games Are Now Available on Switch Online Service
- Live a Live RPG Gets Switch ‘HD-2D’ Remake on July 22
- Attack on Titan “Do you think genocide is cool?” poll
- Paramount Plans 3rd Sonic the Hedgehog Film, Live-Action Series About Knuckles
- BookWalker Global to Remove Series from Sol Press/Panty Press on February 21
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Anime Film to Open in N. America This Summer
- CDC Study on COVID-19: ‘Evidence of Widespread Transmission Was Not Identified’ at Anime NYC
- Capcom Announces Street Fighter 6 Game (Ryu’s dick)
- Yaoi Paddle Kickstarter Aims to Revitalize Anime Fandom History
March
- Grand Jury Advances 8 Felony Charges Against Former Jujutsu Kaisen Manga Translator Stefan Koza, Trial Set for June
- EVO 2022 Tournament Will Not Include Super Smash Bros. Game
- ICv2 Report: U.S. Manga Sales More than Doubled in 2021
- Anime Studio White Fox Apologizes For Alleged Gender Discriminatory Hiring Practices
- MangaPlaza Digital Service Launches, Offers Free Trial to U.S. Audience
- Funimation’s Anime Content Heads to Crunchyroll
- Azuki Has Raised $500K from Y Combinator!
- Voice Actor, ADR Director Daman Mills Accused of Sexual Misconduct
- Man Who Used U.S. COVID Relief Loan To Buy Pokémon Card Sentenced To Prison
- The New Best-Selling TV Anime (Uma Musume 2)
- Tokyo Mew Mew Artist Mia Ikumi Passes Away Due to Hemorrhage
- Gainax’s Wings of Honneamise Film Gets 4K Remaster With Theatrical Screenings
- Adult Swim to Produce 2 New FLCL Seasons, Housing Complex C Anime
- Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Film Delayed Due to Toei Animation Hack
- Sol Press: Company ‘Can No Longer Provide Refunds’
- Inio Asano’s Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction Manga Gets Anime
- Baki Hanma Anime Gets 2nd Season
- Crunchyroll to Remove Food Wars!, Akame Ga Kill, BanG Dream!, Girls und Panzer, No Game No Life, More Anime
- Crunchyroll to Halt Ad-Supported Streaming Starting With Spring 2022 Season
April
- Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Anime Reveals Franchise’s 1st ‘Female Hero’ in Main Series
- Court Hands Suspended Sentence to Please Tell Me! Galko-chan Creator Kenya Suzuki
- Netflix: More Than Half of Members Globally Watched ‘Anime’ Last Year
- New Jersey’s AnimeNEXT Cancels 2022 Event Due to Issues with Convention Center
- E3 Game Show Cancels 2022 Event
- BookLive Suspends Ranking of Kings Manga’s English Release for Retranslation
- The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup Anime Casts Tomokazu Seki as Entire Greek Team
- Crunchyroll pushes towards ending remote recording
- Dark Horse to Publish 1st Berserk Manga Volume Since Kentarou Miura’s Passing in November
- ‘SPY X FAMILY CANCELLED’ TRENDS WORLDWIDE AS ANIME FANS DISPUTE VIRAL TIKTOK
- Squidward Recommendation Helps Erotic Manga Dick Fight Island Trend on Twitter
- Netflix Considers Low-Cost Streaming Tier With Ads, After 1st Drop in Subscribers in a Decade
May
- Crunchyroll Launches 1st Italian Dubs With The Rising of the Shield Hero, My Dress-Up Darling, Ranking of Kings Anime
- Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Film Becomes 15th Highest-Earning Film Ever in Japan
- Rica Matsumoto Says She Earned No Royalties From Iconic Japanese Pokémon Theme Song
- Anime Central 2022 Reverses Mask Policy, No Longer Requires COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test
- Anime Central 2022 to Require Masks in Certain Areas, Events
- Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Hunter x Hunter Manga’s Return (Updated)
- Digital Manga Service Azuki Licenses Mai Matsuda’s Hikaru in the Light! Manga
- Manga Publisher Seven Seas’ Workers Form Union
June
- Anime Expo 2022 Reinstates Proof of COVID-19 Vaccination or Negative Test Requirement
- Chainsaw Man Manga’s 2nd Part Launches on Shonen Jump+ on July 13
July
- Uzumaki Anime Gets Another Delay
- Macross Frontier, Macross Delta Anime Offered on Home Video Outside Japan
- Macross Plus, Macross II Anime Offered Overseas on Blu-ray Disc
- Right Stuf, Nozomi Ent. to Release Macross 7 on Home Video in N. America for 1st Time
- Yu-Gi-Oh Manga Creator Kazuki Takahashi Passes Away at 60
- French Politician Misidentifies PM Shinzo Abe’s Alleged Assassin as Game Creator Hideo Kojima
- Manga Creator Ken Akamatsu Wins Seat in Japan’s House of Councillors
- And Yet The Town Moves Manga Artist Says No Anime On the Horizon (Ironically, Heavenly Delusion did get an anime a few months later)
- Resident Evil Netflix Series Name Drops Deca-Dence Anime, Nyaa Torrent Site
- Booty Royale’s Rui Takatō Retires From Manga Industry
- Moto Hagio Inducted into Eisner Hall of Fame
- Mike Reynolds passed away
- Anime Matsuri Creates A New Dubbing Studio With Vic Mignogna
- Tatami Time Machine Blues Anime Launches on Disney+ in Japan on September 14
August
- Discotek Licenses Classic Urusei Yatsura Anime, City Hunter Films, More
- One Piece Manga Sets Guinness World Record With Over 500 Million Published
- Crunchyroll Purchases Anime Retailer Right Stuf
- French Dub Voice Actress on Classroom of the Elite Let Go Due to Fandub Connections
- 90s American Live-Action Sailor Moon Pilot Has Finally Gone Public
- Anime DVD/BD Market in Japan Shrank in 2022
September
- Netflix to Add 13 Anime Titles in Nippon TV Deal (Berserk)
- GONZO Launches Crowdfunding Campaign For Studio’s 30th Anniversary
- River City Ransom Game Creator Mitsuhiro Yoshida Passes Away
- Toby Fox Reacts To Sans Undertale’s Win Against Reigen As Ultimate Tumblr Sexyman
- Rose of Versailles Manga Gets New Anime Film
- Kyle McCarley May Not Star in Mob Psycho 100 III Anime Due to Disagreement with Crunchyroll about Union Dubs (Updated)
- Tubi TV Streams B’t X Anime, B’t X Neo OVA
October
- Golden Kamuy Penis Sizes Officially Ranked By Manga’s Creator
- Adult Swim Stops Streaming Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Shenmue, Fena Anime
- Viral One-Punch Man Mobile Game Ad Delivers Fistful of Cringe
- My Dress-Up Darling Manga Tops 7.5 Million in Circulation
- PLAION PICTURES’ Acquisition of Anime Limited is Confirmed (Updated)
- Gaming, Technology TV Channel G4 Shuts Down
November
- Kaguya-sama Creator Aka Akasaka Retires from Drawing Manga to Focus on Writing
- KADOKAWA Announces Acquisition of Anime News Network’s Media Business
- The Simpson’s Death Note Parody Episodes Garners 3.7 Million Viewers
- Bayonetta Voice Actress Hellena Taylor Disputes Claims in New Statement
- Crunchyroll Reveals Hime’s Quest Game Boy Color Adventure Game
- Voice Actor William Frederick Knight Passes Away
- Man Arrested For Selling Bootleg Copy of Dragon Ball Manga’s Debut Issue
December
- Locke the Superman Manga Creator Yuki Hijiri Passes Away at 72
- Local Manga Localization Company Struggles to Settle Debts By December 31 Deadline
- Viz Media Raises Shonen Jump Service’s Subscription Price to US$2.99
- Singer Ichiro Mizuki Passes Away at 74
- Penguin Random House CEO Resigns Following Unsuccessful Attempted Acquisition of Simon & Schuster
- HIDIVE: Some Temporarily Unavailable Series Expected to Return to HIDIVE in Early 2023
- Right Stuf President, Co-Founder Shawne Klecker Leaves Right Stuf/Crunchyroll
- Hideaki Anno’s Legendary Gundam Doujinshi Gets Reprint at Comiket 101
- Vendor Hospitalized After Anime NYC Accident, GoFundMe Campaign Underway
- Crunchyroll: Some Home Video Releases May Be Unavailable While SKUs Refresh
