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Seven Seas Announces I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms Audiobook and More
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsJoseph LusterApr 30, 2026

Seven Seas Announces I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms Audiobook and More

This week’s batch of Seven Seas Entertainment licenses arrived on Wednesday, this time with a pair of audiobooks and five new manga titles on the horizon. Audiobooks include I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms and My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now My Flirty Underclassman Won’t Leave Me Alone , the first installments of which are due out in June and July, respectively. Read on for more on those and a bunch of upcoming manga. I Wish I Could Meet You Again on the Hill Where That Flower Blooms Audiobook - Siren Imprint by Natsue Shiomi, with narration by Mirai Jun...

Chainsaw Man Arcs in Order (So Far)
CRUNCHYROLLGuidesBriana LawrenceApr 30, 2026

Chainsaw Man Arcs in Order (So Far)

Based on the manga by Tatsuki Fujimoto, the Chainsaw Man anime is a bombastic shonen series that is as over-the-top as it is deeply emotional. Standing amongst shonen giants like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba , JUJUTSU KAISEN , Attack on Titan and ONE PIECE , Chainsaw Man manages to stand out as it takes us through Denji’s life. Whether you’re a longtime fan of the Chainsaw Man manga who has found themselves out of manga chapters to read , an anime fan looking for a rewatch, or this is your first time exploring this world, our Chainsaw Man watch order will help guide you through the Devil-inf...

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Film Teaser Trailer Debuts
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsJoseph LusterApr 30, 2026

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Film Teaser Trailer Debuts

The cinematic side of Resident Evil heads back for another reboot this September, this time with Barbarian and Weapons director Zach Cregger at the helm, and now the first teaser trailer is here. Cregger directed the new spin on Capcom’s survival-horror series and also wrote it alongside Shay Hatten. The results are an original story set on the periphery, as everyman protagonist Bryan (Austin Abrams) finds himself facing off against the horrors of T-Virus monstrosities in a doomed nightmare of a city. Check out a brief look at what’s in store for theaters starting September 18: Resident Evil T...

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Manga Final Volume Launches with MAPPA-Animated Trailer
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsJoseph LusterApr 30, 2026

Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Manga Final Volume Launches with MAPPA-Animated Trailer

Last month saw the release of the final chapter of the Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo manga, which comes from creator Gege Akutami and artist Yuji Iwasaki ( Cipher Academy ). Now that it’s May 1 in Japan, the third and final collected volume is officially out in the wild, and with it comes a trailer featuring animation by JUJUTSU KAISEN anime studio MAPPA. JUJUTSU KAISEN key animator Shun Miyakawa directed and storyboarded the trailer, with character design and chief animation direction by Sota Yamazaki, who also worked as chief animation director, among other roles, on episodes of the main series. Juj...

Tomb Raider King Animated Series Introduces Its Protagonist in 1st Character Trailer
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsLiam DempseyApr 30, 2026

Tomb Raider King Animated Series Introduces Its Protagonist in 1st Character Trailer

A character trailer introducing protagonist Jooheon Suh, known as Ryoga Goriki in Japanese, was released for the South Korean animated adaptation of SAN.G's Tomb Raider King web novel series before its July 2026 broadcast today. Tomb Raider King Animated Series Character Trailer — Ryoga Goriki/Jooheon Suh The confirmed Japanese cast of Tomb Raider King is as follows: Ryoga Goriki/Jooheon Suh voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya (Doppo in Bungo Stray Dogs ) Irene Holton voiced by Saori Hayami (Yori in SPY x FAMILY ) Taisei Oogawara/Taejoon Kwono voiced by Junichi Suwabe (Sukuna in JUJUTSU KAISEN ) Kotaro...

Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht Rising- Anime Film Reveals 2 New Magical Girls in New Trailer
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsDaryl HardingApr 30, 2026

Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht Rising- Anime Film Reveals 2 New Magical Girls in New Trailer

The night of Walpurgisnacht Rising is soon upon us with the release of the fourth Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime film in August this year. The franchise's official accounts released the third short trailer for the movie tonight, introducing two more magical girls to the Witchy fray and announcing their voice actors. Puella Magi Madoka Magica -Walpurgisnacht Rising- Anime Film Third Trailer Joining the world of Madoka Magica for -Walpurgisnacht Rising- are Shion Wakayama (Momo Ayase in DAN DA DAN ) as Choka Shi (on the left) and Tomoyo Kurosawa (Kumiko Omae in Sound! Euphonium ) as Selma There...

Link Click Donghua Reveals New Season 3 Release Date in 5th Anniversary Video
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsLiam DempseyApr 30, 2026

Link Click Donghua Reveals New Season 3 Release Date in 5th Anniversary Video

Chinese streaming service bilibili celebrated five years since sci-fi donghua Link Click debuted on April 30, 2021, with the release of an anniversary video that concludes with a preview of the upcoming third season and a new "Summer 2026" premiere date. Part One was originally slated to release in October 2026 . Director Haolin stated during a previous presentation that the full series will be 24 episodes, with the second part hopefully releasing in 2027. Link Click 5th Anniversary Video Link Click 5th Anniversary Visual Crunchyroll streams every episode of Link Click to date and describes th...

[Alexandros] Shares Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken Opening Song Anime Music Video
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsMikikazu KomatsuApr 30, 2026

[Alexandros] Shares Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken Opening Song Anime Music Video

The official YouTube channel for Japanese rock band [Alexandros] started streaming a special anime music video for their latest digital single song, "Hallelujah," which is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2026 TV anime Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken . The collaborative music video combines the audio of "Hallelujah" with footage from the anime's previous and upcoming episodes. [Alexandros] "Hallelujah" Anime Music Video Fist of the North Star: Hokuto no Ken Creditless Opening Video The four-member rock band [Alexandros] made their major debut from UniversalJ in March 2015...

SIX LOUNGE Releases The Beginning After the End Season 2 Anime Opening Song Music Video
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsMikikazu KomatsuApr 30, 2026

SIX LOUNGE Releases The Beginning After the End Season 2 Anime Opening Song Music Video

The three-piece Japanese rock band SIX LOUNGE released their new digital single song "Sayonara jyanai hou ga ii" ("Better than goodbye") on April 29 and simultaneously posted the song's music video on their official YouTube channel . The refreshing rock tune is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2026 TV anime The Beginning After the End Season 2 . SIX LOUNGE "Sayonara jyanai hou ga ii" Music Video The Beginning After the End Season 2 Creditless Opening Video SIX LOUNGE, a rock ‘n’ roll band that sings in Japanese, was formed in Oita in 2012, centered around guitarist and vocalist...

Takashi Sorimachi Returns in New GTO Live-Action Drama Series After 28 Years
CRUNCHYROLLLatest NewsMikikazu KomatsuApr 30, 2026

Takashi Sorimachi Returns in New GTO Live-Action Drama Series After 28 Years

The official website for Japanese TV station Kansai TV announced that a new live-action TV drama series inspired by Tooru Fujisawa's GTO ( Great Teacher Onizuka ) manga is set to premiere in Japan on July 20, 2026 . Takashi Sorimachi, who played the protagonist Eikichi Onizuka in the manga's first live-action drama series in 1998, is confirmed to reprise his role after 28 years. Fujisawa's original GTO manga ran in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine from 1996 to 2002, for a total of 25 tankobon volumes. The first live-action TV drama series starring Sorimachi aired for 12 episodes from July to ...