“Finale” film to open in theaters in Japan on October 16 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-12/rascal-does-not-dream-of-a-dear-friend-film-unveils-tomoe-koga-visual/.236320
Government aims to triple overseas market for anime, games, manga in less than 10 years Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-12/japan-aims-to-increase-anime-overseas-market-to-6-trillion-yen-by-2033/.236216
Bang Zoom! produces dub for anime that premiered on Saturday Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-12/kill-blue-anime-gets-same-day-english-dub/.236308
Anime based on Kana Akatsuki’s light novel series premiered on March 28 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-11/agents-of-the-four-seasons-dance-of-spring-anime-english-dub-premieres-on-april-11/.236296
Hana Hishikawa, Saho Shirasu, Chiharu, Miyari Nemoto star in series that debuted on Sunday Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-11/ichijoma-mankitsu-gurashi-anime-reveals-cast/.236306
Kuwata previously announced for opening theme song Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-11/keisuke-kuwata-also-performs-akane-banashi-anime-ending-song/.236301
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 4 premiere ranks at #4, One Piece resumes at #6, Ascendance of a Bookworm Part 3 at #7 Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-11/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-march-30-april-5/.236268
Film sets new 1st day record for franchise Source: https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-04-11/detective-conan-fallen-angel-of-the-highway-anime-film-earns-1.13-billion-yen-on-opening-day/.236293