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Tank Chair Anime’s New Video Unveils More Cast & Staff, Song Artists, October 4 Debut – News

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Bandai Namco Filmworks presented the main promotional video, key visual, additional cast and staff members, theme song artists, and October 4 premiere for the television anime of Manabu Yashiro‘s Tank Chair manga on Wednesday. The video announces and previews the opening theme song “DALALA” by reggae-punk band SiM. Musical artist Daoko is performing the ending theme song ‘SYNC.”


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The newly announced cast members are:

Yurina Amami as Dr. Radio, a genius scientist living in hiding in an abandoned radio tower

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Gen Sato as Uzu, a mysterious newcomer who joins the Class A of the “Academy”

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The visual for the character Sensei, an absolute ruler with unfathomable menace and overwhelming power, and the founder of the “Academy,” was also revealed:

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The additional staff members are:

The anime will premiere on October 4 on Tokyo MX at 11:00 p.m. JST (10:00 a.m/ EDT), then on BS11 at 24:30 JST (effectively October 5 at 12:30 a.m. JST). The anime will then air on the CBC channel on October 5, and on MBS on October 6.

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Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed the series, and it describes the story:

Shizuka takes on the most dangerous of assassin jobs, but she’s not the one doing the killing. Rather, it’s her brother, Nagi, a strong assassin who took a bullet to protect his sister, leaving him in a comatose state and having to use a wheelchair. However, Shizuka has figured out the key to waking her brother up: he must be faced with killing intent! Thus begins a violent journey of recovery, battling the most dangerous foes!

The anime stars:

Tadahiro Yoshihira (Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars) and Hiroaki Ando (Kaina of the Great Snow Sea, Ajin) are directing the anime and writing the scripts at Polygon Pictures. (Yoshihira is also supervising the overall series scripts.) Yūki Moriyama (Blame!) is designing the characters. Masaru Yokoyama (Mashle: Magic and Muscles, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) is composing the music. Kazuma Teshigahara (Kaina of the Great Snow Sea) is credited for production design.

Kodansha‘s K MANGA service is also publishing the series.

Yashiro debuted the manga on Kodansha‘s Magazine Pocket service in November 2022. The manga moved to Kodansha‘s Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine in November 2024. Kodansha published the manga’s 10th compiled book volume on March 26.

Source: Press release

Disclosure: Bandai Namco Filmworks Inc. (Sunrise) is a non-controlling, minority shareholder in Anime News Network Inc.

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Happy Mountain Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part II – Interest

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With the addition of Mountain Day as a national holiday in 2016, the Japanese people have almost achieved the trifecta of land-, sea-, and sky-based holidays. However, for now, Japanese people will have to make do with Marine and Mountain Day holidays on July 20 and August 11 respectively. This Mountain Day, the anime and manga worlds have climbed the peaks and sent out its holiday greetings:

Madoka Asahina



That’s it! I successfully summited Mount Fuji!
I really… made it…!
This is the highest point in Japan!
I’ve conquered Japan’s highest peak!!!🗻🗻


ATASHIn’CHI


Today is Mountain Day⛰️
My Mom and Dad on a Hike
(From Episode 214, “Mother and Father Go Hiking”)


Cinnamoroll


Have a good trip♪
When you get back, tell me exciting stories


Encouragement of Climb (Earth Star Entertainment)

“>⛰️ 　Yama no Susume 15th Anniversary　 ⛰️
Thank you for sharing countless landscapes with
　　us over the past 15 years.
　　Let’s keep exploring them together.
　Where should we go next…? How far should we go?
Come to think of it, I’m sure we can go anywhere.

Thanks to RobbiRobb for the tip!

Forza Horizon

What kind of scenery will we encounter next?

Gakuen Idolmaster


Today is Mountain Day🏔️
Hiro, China, and Ume seem to be having fun hiking♪


Heaven Burns Red


【Today, August 11, is Mountain Day⛰️】
We’ve carried out missions on numerous mountains in Heavnburns.
How will everyone spend today?
Please let us know!💫


I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class

I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class had a little fun featuring Umi Asanagi on Mountain Day as umi (海) means sea.


It’s Mountain Day today, but
Umi🌊✨


Yori Katakura (Yakuza vs. Cat)


A while back, a friend who’s obsessed with murder mysteries invited me to climb the Mountains of Madness.
My father was a hiker, so I joined as a mountaineer.
I even got to draw some characters, and it was a ton of fun.⛰⛰⛰⛰⛰⛰


Kojima Production

Let’s Make a Mug Too


A mountain? Well, it’s a mountain…?…? Maybe☕︎
(The photo is from a June event)


Muv-Luv Alternative


Today is Mountian Day🏔️
When it comes to mountains in the Muv-Luv series, it’s Mount Tengen.
Many memorable scenes unfolded through the rescue efforts led by Takeshi and his team.
▼Click here for “Muv-Luv”!


Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku

Hiking in the Cool Mountains⛰

Sakuyama Chocojiro


＼ ☀️ Today is Mountain Day ☀️ ／
To celebrate Mountain Day, we’re giving you a special smartphone wallpaper!🎁
It’s a dazzling image featuring the blue sky stretching over Chocodale Mountain and Chocojiro’s silhouette from behind.🌻
Feel free to set it as your smartphone wallpaper♪


Sega Sound Team


📣Recommended Song!
August 11 is Mountain Day
So today, we’d like to recommend this song!
♪Red Hot Skull… for Red Mountain
Music by Jun Senoue
A fiery track that captures the scorching, magma-spewing mountain range of Red Mountain🌋
The hot weather is set to continue, so please take care of yourselves☀️


Spike Chunsoft


Today is Mountain Day🏞️
When you put on the rare Tengu’s Cape you get from the Mountain Pops…
It’s a short flight from the top of a high mountain!
☀Summer means Natsu-Mon Official site▼


Street Fighter 6


Today is Mountain Day🏔
So, here’s Sagat training in the mountains👇


Televi-Kun


Today is Mountain Day
It is a day established to “enjoy and thank mountains for their blessings,” and has been a national holiday since 2016.
In Kamen Rider Hibiki, in summer Hibiki retreats to the mountains for training to gain the power to become Hibiki Red!
In Episode 5 of Ultraman Blazer (aired August 5, 2023), the Mountain Monster Dorgo appears.


That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime


🏔️Today is Mountain Day🏔️
Don’t I look like a mountain…?🍙


Sirou Tunasima (Jinrōki Winvurga)

Mountain Day I made sure to draw Mount Fuji in the background, too ^^

Witchblade


✨🌄Today is Mountain Day🌄✨
Since it’s a holiday, spend a relaxing day with Masane.
You could cool off at the beach, or stay home and rewatch Witchblade!
(But be careful of the typhoon.)


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Crunchyroll to Release Makoto Shinkai’s New Film Globally, Excluding Most of Asia – News

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Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has acquired most of the worldwide distribution rights to Makoto Shinkai‘s new feature film. The distribution rights exclude almost all of Asia, but does include India. Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures will co-distribute the film.

Crunchyroll did not reveal details about Shinkai’s new film, including its title.

Shinkai stated on social media in November 2025 he has been working on a “new film” alongside “dependable companions,” adding that he could not yet formally announce the work.

Shinkai’s Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film opened in Japan at #1 in November 2022. The film opened in North America in April 2023. Crunchyroll screened the film in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub.

Suzume ranked at #1 on its opening day on many countries’ box office charts. It earned US$5,001,705 in its opening weekend in the U.S., and eventually earned over US$10 million in the country. It ended its theatrical run in Japan in May 2023 after earning 14.79 billion yen (about US$105.3 million) at the box office. Box Office Mojo lists the film with a current worldwide gross of US$221,184,739. Crunchyroll is currently streaming the film.

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Happy Mountain Day 2026 From Around the Anime World, Part I – Interest

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August 11 marks Mountain Day, the newest national holiday in Japan. The country enacted the first Mountain Day in 2016 for people to enjoy and thank mountains for their blessings. However, the holiday also lands close to the unofficial Obon, or honoring of ancestral spirits, holiday season in Japan. As such, many Japanese people use the holiday to visit their hometowns before the start of Obon. While Mountain Day is a young holiday, the anime and manga worlds are all sending their greetings from the tops of mountains:

Bono Bono


Today, August 11, Is Mountain Day⛰️
Deep in the mountains, surrounded by nature
Where they’re going today?


Dara-san of Reiwa


⛰️Today is Mountain Day⛰️
What was the “thing” Hinata and Kaoru encountered in the mountains…?🐍


Dragon Quest


Today is Mountain Day🌿
This time, we went on an outing with the slime from the picture book Slime Pipipi✨
Where will everyone go on an adventure this summer?
Be sure to bring your favorite monster as your adventuring companion, too!✨


Kamiina Botan, Yoheru Sugata wa Yuri no Hana


⛰
Mountain Day


Licca-chan


Hey there♪
I’ve still got a mountain of homework to get through~☆
From workbooks to independent research projects,
and even book reports, there’s so much to do~!
Mountain Day


Like a Dragon


Today is “enjoy and thank mountains for their blessings” Mountain Day🏔
When you go hiking, make sure you’re fully equipped and well-prepared!🥾


Monster Hunter


The monster synonymous with Mountain Day is Floating Mountain Dragon Yama Tsukami”
Despite being wingless, it floats by storing large amounts of soil inside its body and gases emitted from decaying carcasses… It must smell awful 🤮


My Melody

We were just about to summit! And then I woke up from my dream…

Masami Ōbari

Why is it that, no matter the year, people get so excited about super robots posing with Mount Fuji in the background…?🤖🗻

Why is it that, no matter the year, people can’t get enough of “the image of a super robot shaking hands firmly with Mount Fuji in the background”…?🤖🤝🤖

Onakasuita (Chan-pen to Mama-pen no Heibon dakedo Shiawase na Hibi)


How to Spend Mountain Day
Illustration: Since it’s Mountain Day, I ate a bunch and made my belly look like a mountain.


Oyoneko Boonyan


Today is Mountain Day
It looks like Oyoyo is relaxing this week and enjoying summer to the fullest🍠
He’s out catching bugs with Nezumi-kun!


Pokémon

We’ll be waiting for you in Rocky Ridges🏔


Today is Mountain Day🔍
Of all the mountains that appeared in the Pokémon anime, Mount Pericarp, home of Laqua, stands out.
To restore the desolate Laqua to its the Pokémon Paradise, Pagogo (Terapagos), the black Rayquaza, and the white Zygarde (Perfect Form) decided to part ways with Lico, Roy, and Amethio.
Here’s hoping they’ll meet in Laqua again someday…!


Pragmata


Today is Mountain Day🏔
It looks like Diana is enjoying camping in the mountains.


Sanrio Puroland


August 11 (Tuesday, national holiday) is Mountain Day⛰️
It looks like Shiro-usa and Kuro-usa were making sweets🍩
Are they getting ready for a picnic?🧺


Shimajiro


I heard it’s Mountain Day🏔 today!
Want to go hiking together?


SNK


Today is Mountain Day🗻
The towering Mount Fuji in the background is breathtaking👏


Square Enix


【8/11 is Mountain Day】
Introducing Mountains Featured in Square Enix Titles
With the continuing intense summer heat, why not climb a mountain in games?🏔
1⃣ NieR: Replicant ver. 1.22
2⃣ Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
3⃣ Visions of Mana
4⃣ Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King


Suika Game


Today is Mountain Day🗻
It looks like everyone’s building a mountain…👀⁉️


Sumikko Gurashi


Today is Mountain Day
Be careful of the heat and have fun in the mountains!



It looks like they’re talking about their respective dreams✨
Mountain Day


Takopi’s Original Sin

Mountain Day (・ε・)

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