Tag: Anime

Coming Soon! Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025 on Blu-ray in 2026

Seventeen years after its TV debut, Macross Frontier continues to dazzle—and Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025 won’t be forgotten, with a blu-ray to show the largest concert in franchise history with new extras and exclusive artwork. The following is just a sneak peak at what’s being packaged up!

Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025Any fan of Macross will say this franchise is an institution. Whether you’re a fan of the original, or its later iterations, it’s always the music that’s the draw. Whether that’s with Minmei for Firebomber, the talents who can save the galaxy with their voice says something that’s universal. With the upcoming release of Macross Frontier Galaxy Live, those fans who couldn’t experience the concert for real can check out the taped edition.

Even after more than a decade, the franchise continues to reframe its own spectacle, and this latest news is no exception. With another major live release on the horizon—and timed perfectly with a pair of character birthdays—it’s clear this galaxy-spanning fandom shows no signs of slowing down.

From The Press Release

Macross Frontier Galaxy Live☆Final 2025 will arrive on Blu-ray on April 29, 2026. The two-day concert, held July 26–27, 2025 at K Arena Yokohama, drew 38,000 attendees—making it the largest live event in Macross history.

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Autumn Animated Series Guide and Beyond. What’s Best to Watch and What’s Best to Avoid

Late 2025’s slate of cartoons mixes fairy-tale mysteries, anime eco-adventures, and Afrofuturist visions. A few sparkle, some stumble, but each animated series reminds us what’s ripe for storytelling.

Autumn 2025 animated series guideWhen the autumn slate of television programming for youths is in full gear, just what we enjoy watching isn’t always going to be offered on the big three—Amazon Prime, Netflix or Hulu. There’s some great animated series in the world of streaming rather than network for obvious reasons. Luckily, the last stretch of 2025 has a few curious newcomers and oddball experiments worth watching—or at least watching for. Some shimmer with potential, others… less so (Armorsaurs, we’re side-eyeing you). As to be fair for Devil May Cry, they deserve honourable mention despite having started in Spring than Fall.

The Sisters Grimm (Apple TV+)
October 3

The Sisters Grimm animated series posterA darkly charming fairy-tale mystery that balances heart and humour, The Sisters Grimm is Titmouse Inc.’s spin on Michael Buckley’s novels. Here, Sabrina and Daphne get suddenly orphaned when their parents disappear. They go live with their grandmother and when they learn there is more to their dad than meets the eye, what they do next is hardly surprising. They must navigate challenges of looking out for each other in a world where fairy tales are real!

Smart writing, lush design, and a tone that doesn’t talk down to its audience—it’s Apple’s most confident foray into youth fantasy since Wolfwalkers. And if you’ve seen DreamWorks Curses! you’ll recognise the storytelling model used too!

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From Summer to Fall, Top Spooky Anime Picks For Halloween

Read on to find that we’ve been preparing since Summer for this Top Spooky Anime picks list!

Labrynth TalesAutumn’s creeping in and the anime leaves are turning — which means it’s the perfect time for a dive into something mysterious, uncanny, or just a little weird. This Top Spooky Anime picks list is not full-on horror (we’ll save the jump scares for later), as some of it began early in the Summer. However, since some folks began planning even then, what this list considers are our top spooky anime picks while daylight is still lingering on the horizon during those late nights.

Crunchyroll’s Fall slate is here, and what I present is a cumulation of what started over the heat wave to the cooling. What’s offered here are a list of lightly eerie picks that mix guilty-pleasure romcoms with monstrous appetites, ghostly whodunits, and one final-season epic that feels like a superhero reckoning. Please click the titles to go to each show’s launch or announcement page for trailers, cast lists, and exact premiere dates.

Dan Da Dan Season 2

Dan Da Dan Collector's Edition Blu-ray cover Top Spooky Anime
Season One is available to purchase on Amazon USA

Premiered July 3, 2025

If you haven’t seen part one, now is the time! Either online or with the physical release, what you’ll find here is a mix of yokai and aliens. These groups collide in an outrageous battle that twists the rules of the supernatural. The series balances its chaotic energy with moments of absurd comedy and genuine creepiness. It’s the perfect gateway anime for those transitioning from summer thrills to autumn chills.

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Dog Days of Animated Wonders: 8 Streaming Picks to Beat the Heat

There are various ways to pine away during the last few days of this summer season. What we offer is a list of our favourite picks to peck the last dog days of animated wonders with ease.

Inu to Neko anime characters relaxing on a summer map background — playful scene capturing the Dog Days of Animated Wonders theme.This long weekend marks the Dog Days of Animated Wonders, with Netflix, Shout! Studios, and Crunchyroll offering escapes tailor-made for summer. If you’re skipping a last-minute vacation, the sun might feel more like an opponent than a friend.

Even on Disney Plus (availability varies by region), Summer Time Rendering pulls you into a sun-soaked island mystery, while on Crunchy Laid-Back Camp lets you enjoy the outdoors from the comfort of your couch. And this year, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time is returning in a 4K restoration to be released onto home video and getting theatrical screenings, just as the season winds down—making it the ideal end-of-summer watch.

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Mystery Inc. Has Plans To Return In Style in 2026! From Anime-Style Ghosts To A Darker Live-Action Origin Story.

From anime-inspired yokai to a darker live-action origin story, Mystery Inc. and the gang are gearing up for thrilling new adventures that we hope will air in 2026.

Mystery Inc. CompleteScooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang may be taking a brief break before their next adventure. The last series, Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?, wrapped in 2021, and since Velma exists in its own universe, fans—including me—are asking for a proper weekly series to enjoy. Three movies arrived in the past three years: Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog, Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!, and Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! The last one stood out, and I’d love to see more from that pairing.

Looking ahead, fans can expect an anime-inspired series set in Japan and a live-action origin story from Netflix. Details remain limited, but here’s what’s known.

Go-Go Mystery Machine – Scooby Hits Japan

Cartoon Network and Max have green-lit Go-Go Mystery Machine, an anime-styled Scooby-Doo adventure that sends Shaggy and Scooby across the Pacific. They’ll join a new team featuring Etsuko and Toshiro along with another mascot. Together, they’ll face Japanese monsters and yokai, blending folklore with the franchise’s familiar “unmask the villain” formula.

If you haven’t caught the GeGeGe no Kitaro reference, it’s because you haven’t explored this seminal work, which celebrates yokai culture at its fullest. It nods to Kitaro, a series that helped popularize yokai in Japanese media, signalling that this Scooby-Doo adventure draws on rich folklore rather than simply borrowing visual style.

The art direction leans heavily into Japanese influences, and fans online already call it “the Scooby-Doo anime we always wanted.” No premiere date is set, but industry watchers suggest late 2025, depending on production schedules.

Go-Go Mystery Machine

Netflix Live-Action Origins – A Darker Mystery Inc. (most likely in 2026)

Netflix has ordered an eight-episode live-action reimagining of Scooby-Doo’s origins. The story unfolds during the gang’s last summer at Camp Ruby-Spears, where Shaggy and Daphne discover a supernatural murder. This setup subtly echoes The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, where the focus was on these two characters—a connection that gives fans an Easter-egg-style nod. They’ll either adopt or meet Scoob, and some sources indicate he will appear as a puppy. He’ll be key to a greater mystery that brings Velma and newcomer Freddy into the investigation.

With no casting news and only a few months left in 2025, filming this year seems unlikely. Expect a release in late 2026 or 2027. Showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg excel at high-concept reboots, while executive producer Greg Berlanti (Riverdale) brings experience with teen drama and moody reinterpretations. With this team, viewers can expect a darker, more character-driven take. Rumours suggest a Stranger Things-style vibe, a fitting direction now that series has wrapped.

A New Era

From Japanese ghosts to Netflix’s summer-camp mystery, Scooby-Doo continues to show his versatility. A 2026 debut looks more realistic than anything this year. Warner Bros. rarely promotes smaller launches, so a surprise direct-to-video release around Halloween isn’t impossible. Regardless, what’s in progress suggests a strong future for this classic hound.

Sources:

Screen Rant – Scooby-Doo anime project
Reddit r/Scoobydoo – Go-Go Mystery Machine discussion
EW – Netflix live-action Scooby-Doo series
Vulture – They’re Riverdale-ing Scooby-Doo
The Sun – Netflix reboot announcement

Revisiting the Poignant Classic: Grave of the Fireflies on Home Video and Theatrical Presentation Coming Soon!

Fans of Studio Ghibli can look forward to a new limited edition Steelbook release of Grave of the Fireflies with special features, alongside a theatrical re-release opportunity.

Grave of the Fireflies Steelbook Edition
Available to order at Amazon USA

Release Date:
July 8, 2025

As Studio Ghibli’s catalogue of works continues to get new re-releases under the GKIDS label (distributed by Shout! Studios), some fans may well want to get the limited edition Steelbook edition that’s being released this week. But to truly appreciate this film directed by Isao Takahata, we recommend checking your local theatre listings for when Studio Ghibli Fest 2025 begins!

This annual event puts these films onto the silver screen where they should belong, and every year, the rotation of works are slightly different. While it’s very likely the digital version will be used over a 35mm film print, there’s no denying the power of this movie will leave many in tears. There’s no need to go into an extensive review, since what’s coming is a haunting look at a troublesome time about those Japanese people trying to survive during World War II.

Below, is a list about what’s notable in this release. Some folks opt to collect this studio’s works one at a time instead of buying it all in one go:

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