YOUNG LADIES DON'T PLAY FIGHTING GAMES Anime Series Trailers, Clips, Images and Posters

"Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games" is a new anime series based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eri Ejima, which has been serialized in Monthly Comic Flapper since January 2020, with nine volumes released in Japan to date. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes an official English version. The manga was previously adapted into a live-action web drama in May 2023

The anime is directed by Shota Ihata ("The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent") at Diomedéa, with Wataru Watari ("My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU" novel author) writing the series composition, Mayuko Matsumoto ("Parallel World Pharmacy") drawing the character designs and Kana Hashiguchi ("Magic Maker: How to Make Magic in Another World") composing the music. Footage of "Street Fighter 6" will be used as the main game for the series, replacing the manga's fictional fighting game "Iron Senpai 4".

The opening theme song is "Inochi Mijikashi Tai Suru Otome yo!" ("Life is Short, Fight Each Other, Maidens"), performed by Hanabie, while the ending theme song is "New Game", performed by Halca. The voice cast includes Ikumi Hasegawa, Kana Ichinose, Sayaka Senbongi, Shino Shimoji, Maria Naganawa, Yumiri Hanamori and Yohei Azakami.

"Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games" premiered on July 7, 2026 and streams on Crunchyroll.

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IRON WOK JAN! Anime Series Trailers, Clips, Images and Posters

"Iron Wok Jan" is a new anime series based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo, which was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion from 1995 to 2000, with 27 volumes published in Japan.

The anime is directed by Ei Aoki ("OVERTAKE!") at studio TROYCA, with series composition by Makoto Uezu ("KONOSUBA"), character designs and chief animation direction by Masako Matsumoto ("ALDNOAH.ZERO") and music by Tomoki Kikuya ("BOCCHI THE ROCK!").

The opening theme song is "Kaen" ("Fire Banquet"), performed by Genin wa Jibun ni Aru, while the ending theme song is "Naita Akuma" ("The Devil Who Cried"), performed by Emunimini.

The voice cast includes Kikunosuke Toya, Ikumi Hasegawa, Kohei Amasaki, Kenjiro Tsuda, M・A・O, Takahiro Sakurai, Taishi Murata, Yusuke Kobayashi, and Masuo Amada .

"Iron Wok Jan!" premiered on July 5, 2026 and streams on Crunchyroll.

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MY HERO ACADEMIA: VIGILANTES Season 2 Trailer, Clips, images and Posters

The second season of the anime series "My Hero Academia: Vigilantes" has premiered on January 5, 2026 and also streams on Crunchyroll. Based on the manga written by Hideyuki Furuhashi and illustrated by Betten Court, the show is directed by Kenichi Suzuki ("JoJo's Bizarre Adventure") at bones film, with series composition by Yosuke Kuroda ("My Hero Academia"), character designs by Takahiko Yoshida ("Cells at Work!") and music by Yuki Hayashi, Shogo Yamashira and Yuki Furuhashi.

The opening theme song is "Catch" performed by Surii, while the ending theme song is "Miss You" performed by shytaupe. The voice cast includes Shuichiro Umeda, Ikumi Hasegawa, Yasuhiro Mamiya, Sayaka Senbongi, Hinako Takahashi and Aasami Seto.

The English dub was released simultaneously on Crunchyroll on January 5, and it features Jack Broadbent, Macy Anne Johnson, Christopher Wehkamp, Kyle Hebert, Spencer Liles and Orion Pitts.

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CHITOSE IS IN THE RAMUNE BOTTLE Anime Series Trailers, Clips, Images and Posters

"Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle" is a new anime series based on the light novels by Hiromu and raemz. The series is directed by Yuji Tokuno ("Oshi no Ko") at studio feel., with series composition by Naruhisa Arakawa ("More than a Married Couple, but Not Lovers"), character designs by Sumie Kinoshita ("A Sister's All You Need") and scripts by Hiromu and Arakawa.

Shogakukan publishes the original light novels under their Gagaga Bunko imprint, and to date 9 volumes have been published in Japan. Square Enix also publishes a manga adaptation with artwork by Bobcat.

The opening theme song is "Liar" performed by Kucci, while Cidergirl performs the ending song "Kagero". The voice cast includes Shogo Sakata, Manaka Iwami, Hina Yomiya, Ikumi Hasegawa, Rumi Okubo and Chika Anzai.

"Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle" premiered on October 7, 2025 and streams on Crunchyroll.

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PRIVATE TUTOR TO THE DUKE'S DAUGHTER Anime Series Trailers, Clips, Images and Posters

"Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter" is a new anime series based on the fantasy light novel series of the same name written by Riku Nanano. The light novel series began publication in October 2017 on the Kakuyomu website, with a printed version featuring illustrations by cura releasing under the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint in December 2018 and 19 volumes published in Japan to date. A manga version illustrated by Tamura Muto also began in September 2019, with four volumes released so far. J-Novel Club publishes English language versions of both the light novels and the manga adaptation.

The anime is directed by Nobuyoshi Nagayama ("AYAKA") at Studio Blanc, with Kazuya Ishikura as assistant director, Megumi Shimizu ("Banished from the Hero's Party", "I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside") handling series composition, Akiko Toyoda ("Girlfriend, Girlfriend") on character designs, and Kei Haneoka ("Kaguya-sama: Love is War") writing the music.

The opening song is "Wish for you" by Ami Maeshima, and the closing theme song is "Shoujo no Susume" by miho Okasaki. The voice cast includes Yuto Uemura, Hime Sawada, Kyoka Moriya, Ikumi Hasegawa, Miho Okasaki, Inori Minase, Ami Maeshima and Kana Hanazaawa.

"Private Tutor to the Duke's Daughter" premiered in Japan on July 5, 2025, and is now streaming on Crunchyroll.

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CATCH ME AT THE BALLPARK! Anime Series Trailer, Images and Poster

"Catch Me at the Ballpark!" is a new anime series based on the Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuro Suga. The voice cast includes Ai Fairouz, Kou Bonkobara, Mami Fujita, Jun Fukuyama, Ikumi Hasegawa, Satoshi Inomata, Chiaki Kobayashi and Kentaro Kumegai. The anime series is streaming on Crunchyroll on Tuesdays starting April 1st.

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