Anime Mojo

Good Smile Company dropped a major surprise on Friday with the announcement that illustrator neco's Heavily Armed High School Girls project is heading to television anime in 2027. The news comes with a teaser visual and promotional video spotlighting the character Ichi, giving fans their first real look at how the stylish, heavily armed girls will translate from static art and figures into animated action.

Crunchyroll is heading to Anime Expo 2026 with the streaming giant announcing a packed schedule of events that includes special panels and screenings for some of its biggest anime series, including Overgeared, Gachiakuta, and The Apothecary Diaries. Also listed on the schedule is "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Celebration," a special event that will look back on the theatrical release of Infinity Castle.

The Summer Hikaru Died is heading toward its conclusion. Creator Mokmok_ren (モクモクれん) took to X to announce that the serialization is now in its final stages. The post came in response to the official announcement from the "This Mystery is Amazing!" editorial team, which revealed that the youth horror manga will be the lead feature in the upcoming "This Horror is Amazing! 2026" edition, scheduled for release on June 15.

Solo Leveling is on the verge of making history on Crunchyroll. The manhwa-adapted series is now fewer than 1,000 user ratings away from becoming the first anime on the platform to cross the one-million-rating mark. This achievement would place it ahead of some of the biggest modern anime giants currently on the service, including One Piece (818,000 ratings), Jujutsu Kaisen (785,000 ratings), and Demon Slayer (746,000 ratings).

One-Punch Man artist Yūsuke Murata is under fire after replying to an English-language X post that included unverified images and a video clip of far-right activist Tommy Robinson. The original post claimed that Pakistanis make up 3 percent of the UK population but are responsible for 33 percent of child defects at birth. Murata responded in Japanese on Sunday, writing that the people in the images “have small heads, high noses, and thin lips. They look like the Moai statues.

The long wait is finally over for fans of The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World. A new official website launched on Friday confirmed that the television anime based on Nana Mikoshiba’s light novel series will return with a second season in October 2026. The announcement marks a significant step forward for the franchise after the first season premiered in January 2023 and left many viewers eager for more of Ray White’s story. Masahiro Takata is returning to direct the new season.

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is heading to Anime Expo 2026 for its biggest public update since the project was officially announced last year. The panel titled “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 — Welcome Back to Night City!” is scheduled for July 3 at 7:30 p.m. PT in the Crypto.com Arena. It will feature director Kai Ikarashi from Studio Trigger, showrunner and story writer Bartosz Sztybor from CD Projekt Red, executive producer Saya Elder, and host Danny Motta.

Jujutsu Kaisen continues its unstoppable run on the New York Times bestseller list. The 29th volume of Gege Akutami’s massively popular manga secured the #6 spot on the May Graphic Books and Manga chart, released in early May. The series did not stop there. Four other Jujutsu Kaisen volumes also made the list, proving the franchise’s enduring appeal more than six years after its debut. Joining Jujutsu Kaisen in the top 15 is the debut volume of Kei Urana’s Gachiakuta at #9.

There's perhaps no bigger mystery in anime right now than the streaming release of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie - Infinity Castle Arc Part 1. Released in theaters about a year ago, the anime blockbuster put up record-breaking box office numbers during its unprecedented theatrical run. But now fans are eagerly awaiting its arrival on streaming platforms.

The 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards delivered a major upset in one of the night’s most watched categories. Sung Jinwoo, the breakout protagonist of Solo Leveling, was dethroned as Best Main Character by Maomao from The Apothecary Diaries. The announcement came during the May 23 ceremony, and it marked the end of Jinwoo’s one-year reign at the top of the fan-voted list. Solo Leveling had an incredible run in 2025.