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The Days of Diamond Manga Returns in June – News

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6 hours ago

May 15, 2026

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Series entered hiatus on January 22

First volume cover of The Days of Diamond manga — Image via Amazon Japan

This year’s 24th issue of Shueisha‘s Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Ōhashi Hirai‘s The Days of Diamond (Diamond no Kōzai) manga will resume serialization in the 27th issue on June 4.

The series entered a hiatus on January 22.

The series recently returned from hiatus on September 18.

The manga went on an earlier hiatus on September 5, 2024 due to Hirai preparing to release the seventh compiled book volume. The manga was originally slated to resume on October 3, 2024, before delaying the return to October 31, 2024.

The manga previously went on hiatus in August 2024 due to personal reasons for Hirai, and returned at the end of that month.

MANGA Plus is releasing the manga digitally, and it describes the story:

“I was meant to play baseball!” Jiro Ayasegawa has a natural gift for sports, but life can be lonely at the top. He’s crushed other players’ dreams. Some have even given up their sport altogether because of him. Eventually, he encounters “The Bambies,” a low-level, local kids’ baseball team that plays purely for fun. Jiro signs up, thinking that he’s finally found an easy-going team to enjoy baseball with, until things take a sudden turn…

Hirai launched the manga in Young Jump in February 2023. Shueisha published the manga’s ninth compiled book volume on December 18.

Source: Weekly Young Jump issue 24

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Voice Actor Aoi Nagatsuki’s Agency Addresses Photos Taken, Posted Without Her Permission – Interest

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56 minutes ago

May 16, 2026

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Amuleto agency: “We have confirmed the images were taken and released without permission”

Japanese talent agency Amuleto released a statement on Wednesday regarding photos of voice actor Aoi Nagatsuki that were released online without her permission. Amuleto confirmed that the photos were of Nagatsuki and her friends. The agency further stated that the photos are a “violation of [Nagatsuki’s] privacy” and has confirmed other instances of people photographing and stalking the voice actor while she is in public. Amuleto also explicitly requested that people “refrain from posting about this matter based on excessive speculation or unsubstantiated rumors.”

Amuleto notes it will take legal actions if it confirms further instances of people photographing Nagatsuki in public, stalking the voice actor, or other harassing behaviors towards her or make or share “malicious social media posts.”

Nagatsuki is best known as the voice of Saki Hanami from Gakuen Idolm@ster. She has also appeared in A Love Too Captivating and Neko ni Naritai Tamagawa-kun. Her agency lists her full résumé.

Sources: Amuleto’s X/Twitter account, Amuleto, Oricon News

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‘Detective Conan’ Voice Actress Wakana Yamazaki Dies at 61

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2 hours ago

May 16, 2026

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Voice actress Wakana Yamazaki, known for playing Ran Mouri in Detective Conan, died on April 18 due to an illness. She was 61 years old. A funeral service was held by her close relatives.

Her talent agency Aoni Production announced in February that she would temporarily put her activities on hold to undergo medical treatment.

Yamazaki was born in Kanagawa prefecture in 1965, making her voice acting debut in 1990. In 1996, she began voicing Ran Mouri, the protagonist’s childhood friend and heroine in the television anime Detective Conan, a role she maintained for three decades.

Throughout her career, Yamazaki also voiced Meiko Akizuki in Marmalade Boy, Cooan in Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R, and Nene in the Sengoku Musou franchise. She also lent her voice to Nojiko in One Piece, reprising the character in One Piece Film: Strong World as well as the Episode of East Blue and Episode of Nami television specials.

Following the news of her passing, the production staff of Detective Conan and original manga creator Goushou Aoyama released memorial statements on the anime’s official website. The staff expressed their deep gratitude for Yamazaki’s immense dedication and contributions to the series for nearly three decades. “It is so sad that I can no longer hear that comfortable, reassuring, and gentle voice that was always naturally by our side,” Aoyama expressed.

The production staff also confirmed that voice actress Akemi Okamura, who had been filling in for the role since March 14, will permanently succeed Yamazaki as the voice of Ran Mouri moving forward.

For her contributions to the industry, Yamazaki received the Kei Tomiyama and Kazue Takahashi Award at the 19th Seiyuu Awards, sharing the honor with fellow voice actor Souichirou Hoshi. The award recognizes individuals who have actively worked to promote the voice acting profession across various media platforms.

Source: Mainichi Shimbun, Oricon News

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Cyborg 009: Nemesis Anime Casts Yūki Kaji as Joe Shimamura – News

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5 hours ago

May 16, 2026

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9 cast members for Nemesis group also revealed

The staff of Ishimori Production‘s Cyborg 009: Nemesis, a new anime based on Shōtarō Ishinomori‘s Cyborg 009 manga, revealed on Thursday that Yūki Kaji will play the anime’s main character Joe Shimamura, the first returning character announced for the anime.

Cyborg 009: Nemesis Joe/Yuki Kaji visual — Image courtesy of Point Set

The staff also unveiled the below visual for the Nemesis group of characters in the anime.

Cyborg 009: Nemesis visual — Image courtesy of Point Set

The anime’s website has also announced a new main cast member for the Nemesis group every week in the past two months. The cast members include (Note: Character name romanizations are not official):

Image courtesy of Point Set

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The anime will “stream” this summer.

Hideki Ambo is directing the anime at Arect. Atsuhiro Tomioka (Pokémon) and CHARATEX are writing the screenplay. sanorin is designing the characters.

Singer Kyoko from the rock band Barbee Boys performs the theme song “Taga Tame ni” (For Whom). The song was originally used for the 1979 Cyborg 009 television anime series. Ken Narita and Koorogi ’73 originally performed the song, and Ishinomori himself wrote the lyrics.

Ishinomori launched the original Cyborg 009 manga in Shōnengahōsha‘s Weekly King magazine in July 1964.

The story follows a global organization known as Black Ghost, which seeks to lock the world into eternal war. Black Ghost captures nine men and women and turns them into cyborg soldiers, but the cyborgs rebel and fight against Black Ghost.

The manga inspired television anime series in 1968, 1979, and 2001, as well as films in 1966, 1967, and 1980. More recently, the manga spawned the 009 Re:Cyborg movie in 2012 and the Cyborg 009 Call of Justice movie in 2016. The manga also inspired a crossover original video anime (OVA) with Devilman in 2015.

Tsuguo Okazaki launched the Cyborg 009 Bgooparts Delete manga based on Ishinomori’s original series in July 2019, and the manga ended in September 2022. Scriptwriter Masaki Tsuji (Cyborg 009 anime) and artist Masato Hayase (Genma Taisen, 8 Man vs Cyborg 009) launched a new manga titled Cyborg 009 Taiheiyō no Bōrei (Cyborg 009: Ghost of the Pacific) in April 2024.