The episode opens with the recap of the series' premise before launching into the opening credits. It was short, to the point, and kind of amusing. The actual story itself sees Akane playing a lottery drawing, trying to win a particular prize. Kasumi is accompanying her. Akane manages to win the prize, which is a stuffed pig. As they head home, they are ambushed by someone in a mask, declaring that Akane will be their hostage.

Since last week's list went live, the news came out that Crunchyroll is completely discontinuing its free streaming on December 31, 2025. While this doesn't personally affect me, as I pay for the site, I still feel this is yet another bad decision that they've made. As a paid subscriber for over a decade, I have to say that I've been quite disappointed at how downhill the site has gone, especially over the past five to six months.

Kaiju No. 8 THE GAME, co-produced by Akatsuki Games, TOHO, and Production I.G, has announced that after the debut of Santa Narumi, Akari Minase is dropping in just in time to deck the halls by bringing more than just holiday warmth to the game as the first ★5 Fire Attacker. New ★5 Character Akari Minase Pickup Character Trailer: Akari Minase…

New information regarding the release of upcoming singles “Kirei.” and “Wakaba no Koro,” the opening and ending theme songs for TV anime Kirei ni Shitemoraemasu ka, have been released. Kirei ni Shitemoraemasu ka, also known as “Wash It All Away” in English adaptations, will begin airing January 5, 2026. The original work by popular manga artist Mitsuru Hattori is a heartwarming series that follows a cleaning service based in Atami, Japan.

Maid To Skate started as maids-on-skateboards illustrations created by artist SUZUSHIRO that went viral across social media. The concept of those illustrations were adapted into this manga. Maid To Skate Written by: SUZUSHIRO Publisher: East Press Co., Ltd. English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: December 16, 2025 The main character is a maid named Benihana, who goes by Hana for short.

Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence is the 15th film released for the franchise. Detective Conan: Quarter of Silence Directed by: Yasuichiro Yamamoto and Kobun Shizuno Written by: Kazunari Kochi Starring: Minami Takayama, Kappei Yamaguchi, Rikiya Koyama, Wakana Yamazaki, Megumi Hayashibara, Yukiko Iwai, Ikue Ohtani, Wataru Takagi, Naoko Matsui, Kenichi Ogata, Kouki Miyata, Keiichi Nanba, Mayumi Iizuka, Toshihiko Seki Runtime: 109 minutes…

I'm listening to Christmas music while working on this post, as my parents have been neglecting to play it themselves, and I want to play Whamageddon! I absolutely did not have to mention this, but I'm just doing so because it's Christmas season and Christmas is cool. :] Anyway, in today's episode, Mizuki gets a stye and has to stay home from work.

Anime distributor AnimEigo delivers something special for anime fans with the home media release of A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose. The HD Blu-ray edition of the fantasy adventure feature film based on the manga by legendary creator Osamu Tezuka will debut on January 20, 2026. The release features a new English dub by the nascent dub studio, SkySet Entertainment.

The episode opens with Thomas Austin, the Eden College faculty member who was on the bus with Anya and the other kids during the busjacking, seeming like he's experiencing PTSD from the incident. We get a shot of a sheet of paper with Loid's contact information, and it was nice to see that Housemaster Henderson's mention of knowing a good psychiatrist and picturing Loid was more than just a visual gag for the previous episode.

The episode doesn't open with the recap of the series' premise. Instead, it goes straight into the story, with the Furinkan High School drama club asking Akane to be the lead in its upcoming play. At first, she steadfastly refuses, thinking that she's going to be cast in a untypical female role, like a ninja or something. However, when she finds out that they want her to be Juliet in a production of…