New on Blu-ray: THE APOTHECARY DIARIES Season 1 (SteelBook)

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Product Description: Kidnapped and made a servant in the royal palace, Maomao’s apothecary skills catch the eye of a handsome official—who tasks her with tasting food for poison. But when a curse is said to have killed the emperor’s child, she’ll use her talents to find the truth.

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TRAPPED IN A DATING SIM Season 2 Trailers, Clips, Images & Posters

The second season of the anime series "Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games Is Tough for Mobs" has premiered on July 8, 2026 on Crunchyroll. The show is based on the Japanese light novel series written by Yomu Mishima and illustrated by Monda.

Kazuya Miura ("Unnamed Memory") returns to direct at studio ENGI, with series composition by Kenta Ihara ("Sentenced to Be a Hero"), character designs and chief animation direction by Masahiko Suzuki ("I'm the Evil Lord of an Intergalactic Empire!") and music by Kana Hashiguchi and Sho Aratame.

The opening theme song is "Jinsei Endroll" ("Life's Ending Credits") performed by Ando, while the ending theme song is "Ashita wa Ashita no Que Sera Sera" ("Tomorrow is Tomorrow's Que Sera Sera") performed by Meishohikokai. The voice cast includes Takeo Otsuka, Kana Ichinose, Akira Ishida, Ayane Sakura and Kenichi Suzumura.

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THE EXILED HEAVY KNIGHT KNOWS HOW TO GAME THE SYSTEM Anime Series Trailers, Clips, Images and Posters

"The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System" is a new anime series based on the Japanese light novel series written by Nekoko and illustrated by Jaian. A manga adaptation illustrated by Lee Brocco began serialization on Kodansha's YanMaga Web manga website and app in February 2022, before being transferred to the Weekly Young Magazine in September 2024.

The anime is directed by Katsumasa Yokomine ("Momentary Lily") under supervising director Shingo Suzuki at studio GoHands, with character designs by Takayuki Uchida ("The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses"). The series will run for two consecutive cours.

For the first cours, the opening theme song is "Awake" performed by Spyair, while the ending theme song is "Lv. 1 Shokugyō: Ningen" ("Level 1 Occupation: Human"), performed by Reona. The voice cast includes Takeo Otsuka, Shion Wakayama, Natsuko Abe, Kentaro Tone, Miyuri Shimabukuro and Katsumi Fukuhara.

"The Exiled Heavy Knight Knows How to Game the System" premiered on July 2, 2026 and streams on Crunchyroll.

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LIAR GAME Anime Series Trailer, Clips, Images and Posters

"Liar Game" is a new anime series based on the manga written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani, which was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from February 2005 to January 2015.

The anime is directed by Yuzo Sato ("Kaiji: The Ultimate Survivor") at studio MADHOUSE, with Tatsuhiko Urahata ("Hajime no Ippo") writing series composition and scripts, Kei Tsuchiya ("TRILLION GAME") handling character designs, and Yugo Kanno ("PLUTO") composing the music.

The opening and ending theme songs are "Bubble" performed by Yorushika and "Asahi" by Lucky Kilimanjaro, respectively. The voice cast includes Saya Hitomi, Takeo Otsuka, Nobuo Tobita, Kazuhiro Nakaya and Yoji Ueda. The English dub features Reshel Mae, Nick Huber, Paul T. Taylor, Randy Pearlman, James Larabee, Katie Otten and Stephen E. Moellering.

"Liar Game" premiered on April 7, 2026 and also streams on Crunchyroll.

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MY STATUS AS AN ASSASSIN OBVIOUSLY EXCEEDS THE HERO'S Anime Series Trailers, Clips, Images and Posters

"My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's" is a new anime series based on the Japanese light novel series written by Matsuri Akai and illustrated by Tōzai. A manga adaptation illustrated by Hiroyuki Aigamo began serialization on Overlap's Comic Gardo website in July 2018. The total circulation of the entire series (including both print and digital) exceeds 1.5 million copies. Seven Seas Entertainment releases an English-language version of both the light novel and manga editions.

Nobuyoshi Habara directs at animation studio Sunrise. Kunihiko Okada ("Yowamushi Pedal") provides the series composition, Hirona Okada ("Gundam Build Metaverse") and Kaoru Saito ("Mobile Suit Gundam the Witch from Mercury") provide the character designs, Rihiro Yamane ("The Brave Express Might Gaine") provides the monster designs and Satoshi Igarashi ("TOKYO LOGIC") provides the music.

The opening theme song is "Issen" ("Flash") performed by Japanese virtual duo VESPERBELL, while the ending song "Like Gravity" is performed by Japanese singer-songwriter BONNIE PINK.

The voice cast includes Takeo Otsuka, Saku Mizuno, Sanae Kobayashi, Konomi Tamura, Junichi Suwabe, Ayato Morinaga and Masaaki Mizunaka. The English dub features Austin Tindle, James Cheek, Matt Holmes, Kieran Flitton, Erin Kelly Noble, Gerardo Davila, Rebecca Danae, Brian Mathis and Garret Storms.

"My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero's" premiered on October 7, 2025 and streams on Crunchyroll worldwide.

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THE CONCIERGE (2023) - Anime Film New on Blu-ray

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Product Description: Concierge-in-training Akino is learning that clientele of the Hokkyoku Department Store can be a little wild. From the furry to the feathered, each animal customer has needs that must be met. But with a gentle push, she’ll confidently serve with a smile!

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THE GORILLA GOD'S GO-TO GIRL Anime Series Trailer, Clips, Images and Posters

"The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl" is a new anime series based on the fantasy web novel series of the same name written by Shirohi. The show is directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki ("Chillin’ in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King's Army") for studio Kachigarasu. Hitomi Amemiya ("A Condition Called Love") handles composition, with character designs by Sakae Shibuya ("Deaimon: Recipe for Happiness") and music by Seima Iwahashi ("Quality Assurance in Another World").

The opening theme song is "Illuminate" by Shugo Nakamura, while the ending theme song is "Serendipity" by Megumi Ogata. The voice cast includes Kanna Nakamura, Takeo Otsuka, Reiji Kawashima, Takuma Nagatsuka, Shugo Nakamura and Shun'ichi Toki.

The series premiered in Japan on April 6, 2025, and is also streaming worldwide on Crunchyrolll. The English dub started streaming from Sunday, April 20, and it features Tia Ballard, Aiden Call, Kevin D. Thelwell, Landon McDonald, Sean Hennigan, Francine Gonzalez and Marcus D. Stimac.

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