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Mr. Osomatsu , the ongoing TV anime spin-off that re-imagines the six brothers from Osomatsu-kun as fully grown failsons, is returning to Japanese TV for a fourth season on TV Tokyo and other stations beginning in July 2025, and now a new teaser image (above) and teaser trailer (below) have been revealed for the series. Crunchyroll currently streams the three previous seasons as well as the Mr. Osomatsu movie. Mr. Osomatsu Season 4 Teaser Trailer Related: Mr. Osomatsu TV Anime Gets 4th Season Based on the original work by Fujio Akatsuka, Yoshinori Odaka directs the fourth season of the TV anime at animation studio Pierrot Films. Shu Matsubara provides the series composition and Eiji Abiko provides the characters designs. Crunchyroll describes Mr. Osomatsu : Mr. Osomatsu is based off of the gag manga series Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka, and ran from 1962 to 1969. The series features a set of sextuplets, the Matsuno brothers, with...

In a move to enhance their anime production, Pierrot Films has announced a strategic partnership with Asahi Production.

The agreement, signed on Oct 11, 2024, aims to establish a system for producing high-quality animation works by leveraging the strengths of both companies.

In their press release, Pierrot Films noted that despite the growth in number of TV anime that are being produced every year (approximately 300 since 2015), there was also a visible demand for higher quality productions from the audiences.

Recognizing this need, Pierrot Films and Asahi Production have agreed to collaborate to meet these expectations and maintain consistency in quality.

Under the agreement, Pierrot, known for its extensive experience in long-running anime series, will combine its production expertise with Asahi Production’s technological skills including photography and CGI.

Asahi Production, founded in 1973, began as a company specializing in shooting techniques for animation and has since grown to handle all aspects of the animation process,...

A certain meme sprung to mind when I awoke to last week’s double-whammy of old-school anime remake news. It’s that panel from a Watchmen comic where Dr. Manhattan sits pensively in isolation on the surface of Mars and is usually made to lament how time is a flat circle, a recent example of which remarked on Ghostbusters and Dune competing at the box office in three separate instances since 1984. Anime is hardly different from other mediums when it comes to rebooting or remaking older material for newer audiences, though it's arguably been slower to dig deeper for inspirations. In the last couple of years, we’ve mostly seen updates of adaptations that originate from the early 2000s or late '90s like Fruits Basket , Trigun , Shaman King , Spice and Wolf , Bartender , Tokyo Mew Mew , Forest of Piano , Orphen and so forth. A few recent exceptions include Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai...

The rambunctious family of sextuplets are back with the series announcing tonight that a fourth season of the Mr. Osomatsu TV anime is in production. Based on the manga of the same name by Fujio Akatsuka, all the voice actors for the Osomatsu brother will be returning for their iconic roles. To celebrate the announcement, a teaser visual by season three and film’s character designer and chief animation direction Eiji Abiko was released (above) featuring the boy’s sweaters all neatly piled up together. Related: It's a Dog's Life in Matsuinu TV Anime Trailer Other details, such as more returning staff, broadcast and more, are yet to be announced as of writing. The first three seasons of Mr. Osomatsu , as well as the movie, are available to stream on Crunchyroll, who describes the series as such: Mr. Osomatsu is based off of the gag manga series Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka,...

The official website for the Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction anime adaptation project, based on manga artist Inio Asano's work of the same name, announced today that the release date of its second part has been delayed to May 24, 2024. Following the first part that is scheduled to open in Japan on March 22, the second part was originally set to release on April 19. The reason for the postponement is explained as "to deliver a work that better meets the expectations of our customers." Advance tickets already purchased can still be used on the new release date. Meanwhile, a poster visual for the second part has been revealed. Short trailer for the new release date Related: Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Film Releases Main Trailer Featuring Theme Songs As Inio Asano's fourth serialized work, Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction ran for 100 chapters in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine from...

The numbers are in! A new trailer and visual released today announced that upcoming action-comedy anime Viral Hit will premiere in Japan on April 10 at 24:55 Jst (effectively April 11 at 0:55). The below trailer also previews the series' opening and ending theme songs, "Wild Boy" by MA55IVE The Rampage and "Viral Hack" by Crab Kani Club, respectively. Key Visual The anime's main cast is as follows: Kota Shimura voiced by Satoshi Niwa (Haraol in Helck ) Toru "Kanegon" Kaneko voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist ) Aki Yashio voiced by Fairouz Ai (Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean ) Kaho Asamiya voiced by Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa Ackermann in Attack on Titan ) Hamaken voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi (Makoto Suzuki in Tokyo Revengers ) Reo Shinjo voiced by Kaito Ishikawa (Tenya Iida in My Hero Academia ) Rumi Meguro voiced by Yoshino Aoyama (Hitori Gotoh in Bocchi The Rock! ) Tatsuya Ogi...

Earlier this month, we announced that the hard-hitting Webtoon Viral Hit would be punching is way into the spring 2024 anime season—as well as streaming here on Crunchyroll! Today, we've got a roster of nine voice actors lending their talents to the upcoming series. Note that all casting announcements were made in conjunction with Japanese character names: From left to right: Top Row Kota Shimura: Satoshi Niwa (Haraol in Helck ) Toru "Kanegon" Kaneko : Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist ) Aki Yashio: Fairouz Ai (Jolyne Cujoh in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean ) Middle Row Kaho Asamiya: Yui Ishikawa (Mikasa Ackermann in Attack on Titan ) Hamaken: Shunsuke Takeuchi (Makoto Suzuki in Tokyo Revengers ) Reo Shinjo: Kaito Ishikawa (Tenya Iida in My Hero Academia ) Bottom Row Rumi Meguro: Yoshino Aoyama (Hitori Gotoh in Bocchi The Rock! ) Tatsuya Ogi: Yuichi Nakamura (Karamatsu in Mr. Osomatsu ) Tou-kei: Tomokazu Sugita (Apocalypse in Undead Unluck...