The Chained Soldier manga is taking an unexpected break due to health issues affecting illustrator Yohei Takemura, with the series set to resume on June 14. Takemura announced the hiatus on his official X (formerly Twitter) account, apologizing for the break taking place on May 31 and confirming the return date.
As part of its tradition of commemorating character birthdays, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has marked the birthday of Kanao Tsuyuri on May 19, 2025, with a special illustration by studio ufotable. The studio recently revealed an illustration for Kyojuro Rengoku, while they’re also known for commemorating other important dates like Christmas, New Year, or Valentine’s Day.
DAN DA DAN Season 2 revealed a new action-packed trailer, teasing new battles and the opening theme song by AiNA THE END. The anime will first premiere in theaters as DAN DA DAN: Evil Eye in May/June, while the regular streaming will start on July 3.
The opening theme song is titled “On The Way”, and you can hear it in the trailer below.
Call of the Night Season 2 revealed a new key visual for the Cigarette Case arc, along with a July 4 premiere date and Maaya Uchida joining the voice cast. HIDIVE confirmed that the anime will arrive to the platform in July.
You can see the new key visual below.
All episodes on the popular anime piracy streaming site AnimeHeaven are inaccessible following DMCA action, with error messages reading, “Episode no longer available because DMCA trolls took down video server.” One Discord mod says it’s “unlikely” the videos will return, while another said this will presumably continue “forever.” According to Similarweb, AnimeHeaven had 11.6 million visits in April and 39.3 million over the last 3 months.
Toei Animation, known for One Piece, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon, and more, has updated its FY2025 (fiscal year 2025) presentation following backlash over the possibility that it was using artificial intelligence (AI) in its productions.
After its investment in the AI company Preferred Networks on April 30, Toei Animation had shared more details on the partnership’s aims in its financial results presentation on May 16, revealing it would “apply AI to various processes of animation production.“
Popular manga scanlation website MangaDex has responded after it was forced to remove “approximately 7,000 titles” in select languages following a series of DMCA takedown requests on or around May 16, 2025. It addressed several questions within the community, such as how takedown requests are handled and how the process for disputing a takedown request on MangaDex works.
Love Live! Nijigasaki Trilogy Movie Part 2 unveiled a new key visual on Sunday, featuring all the members and the film’s setting in Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. The movie is scheduled to premiere in Japanese theaters on November 7, 2025. An announcement visual and casual outfits for Shioriko Mifune, Setsuna Yuki, Karin Asaka, Ai Miyashita, Rina Tenoji, and Mia Taylor was revealed at Anime Japan 2025.
The upcoming Turkey: Time to Strike bowling anime revealed a new trailer on Sunday, featuring the opening song and a July 8, 2025, premiere date. The opening theme song, titled “Hyakunichisou,” will be performed by the Ikkokukan High School Bowling Club, Nagano Prefecture.
The upcoming Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus anime revealed a key visual and trailer featuring the ending theme song “Suiheisen wa Boku no Furukizu” by the characters Uzuki Hirokawa, Ikumi Akagi, Sara Himeji, and Toko Kirishima, and a July 5 premiere date. The trailer also features the anime’s opening theme song “Snowdrop” by Conton Candy.
