The News Thread (for news that does not need a thread)

[Ian Wolf]

BBC reporting on Demon Slayer Infinity Castle.

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle: Tanjiro actor blown away by success

Zach Aguilar, who voices main character Tanjiro, says Infinity Castle is a "cultural phenomenon".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[zrdb]

I watched the first 2 seasons of Rise Of The Shield Hero and gave up on it while Redo Of Healer was as mean spirited a series as I've ever watched.

 

[Ian Wolf]

Currently listening to a Patreon-exclusive episode of the QI podcast "No Such Thing as a Fish", and anime was brought up. This is partly because they were talking about Dandadan, which given that one of the hosts Dan Schreiber talks a lot about the supernatural, was very fitting.

 

[Ian Wolf]

There is an article about Studio Ghibli in the FT. The website has a paywall however.

Client Challenge

 

[sniper_samurai]

There is an article about Studio Ghibli in the FT. The website has a paywall however.

Client Challenge

It would be a shame if that wall was torn down.

Anime’s unsung and insatiable pioneer

archived 10 Oct 2025 06:49:53 UTC

archive.is

 

[Geriatric hedgehog]

It's good to see Takahata, whose work I've easily enjoyed the most out of the Ghibli catalogue, being recognised for his role. I always assumed, rightly or wrongly, that he wasn't that fussed about an the attention being directed towards Miyazaki though heh

 

[sniper_samurai]

Rayearth getting a new adaptation next year.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979133139634020807

 

[Girls with Guns]

And I just bought the two CE sets for MKR less than a year ago, haven't watched it yet, and now a new adaptation is coming!

 

[Ian Wolf]

The Big Issue has highlighted the fact that the new Pokemon game features hostile architecture.

Pokémon Legends Z-A features anti-homeless hostile architecture

Pokémon Legends Z-A has sparked conversation on social media over anti-homeless benches in the Nintendo game's Lumiose City.

www.bigissue.com

 

[Dragon Slayer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1979506463451251152

 

[zappi]

Dorohedoro S2 in Spring 2026 (yay!) on Netflix (boo!). Yuichiro Hayashi directing at MAPPA

'Dorohedoro' Season 2 on Netflix: Spring 2026 Release Confirmed

A second season of Dorohedoro is coming to Netflix in Sprin 2026.

www.whats-on-netflix.com

 

[Dragon Slayer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1980925439456817529

 

[Ian Wolf]

Some anime studios have unknowingly been employing people who turned out to be North Korean agents.

North Korean agents in Japan’s anime industry part of sophisticated sanctions evasion

A cross-border sanctions monitoring effort between Japan and 10 other countries has sounded the alarm on North Korea’s sanctions evasion tactics in a detailed report.

www.japantimes.co.jp

 

[Anj]

Hey all
Does anyone know which cinemas might be showing Jujutsu Kaisen Execution? When I search it keeps coming back with the other one that was out in July. It's supposed to be released in a couple of weeks in the UK

 

[Ian Wolf]

The Guardian not that keen on the Chainsaw Man film.

Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc review – gore-soaked demonic anime squats in the manopshere

Tatsuki Fujimoto’s coming-of-age saga continues with a surreal encounter with a chainsaw-wielding demon living in a teenager’s soul

www.theguardian.com

 

[Dragon Slayer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1983086082033103040

 

[sniper_samurai]

One Piece is taking another break before changing production schedule to only run for 2 split cours per year.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1983160636679786887

 

[Cold Cobra]

Many years overdue, One Piece's pacing has been pretty poor for at least a decade... or two.

 

[sniper_samurai]

Many years overdue, One Piece's pacing has been pretty poor for at least a decade... or two.

Yeah, the episodes have barely been 7 minutes a lot of the time when you strip away the OP, recap, Gol D intro and the preview.

 

[Ian Wolf]

Super Sentai: Japanese series that inspired Power Rangers reportedly ending

The franchise is the inspiration for many other superhero shows that have aired in Asia.

www.bbc.co.uk