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Bocchi the Rock Manga Resumes Serialization – News

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Series had gone on hiatus due to creator Aki Hamaji‘s health


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Image courtesy of Yen Press
Image courtesy of Yen Press

The official website Houbunsha‘s Manga Time Kirara Max magazine announced on Tuesday that the four-panel manga Bocchi the Rock! will resume in the magazine’s next issue.

The manga had continued its hiatus so that its creator Aki Hamaji could focus on recuperation from an unspecified health condition. In a personal message, Hamaji added that she had been in poor health for several months and emphasized that the health condition is a physical one, not a mental one. The series had already been on a break in December, but the magazine had planned to resume the manga this month before making this new announcement.

Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story:

Bocchi finally takes the stage in English, and she’s brought her best friend— crippling anxiety! Hitori Goto just wants to make friends, but the thought of approaching a stranger on her own makes her so nervous that she’s spent the entirety of middle school teaching herself how to shred on the guitar—to moderately successful (albeit anonymous) YouTube fame—in the hopes of seeming cool enough for someone else to reach out to her instead. After bringing her guitar to school provokes zero interest, Hitori’s just about ready to shrivel up and die…which is when Nijika Ijichi comes across her moping in a playground and begs her to fill in for her band’s flaky guitarist for their first-ever live performance! It’s like her wish came true…but does this most antisocial of introverts have what it takes to perform in front of real people?!

Hamaji launched the Bocchi the Rock! manga in Houbunsha‘s Manga Time Kirara Max magazine in December 2017, and the series is ongoing. Houbunsha shipped the eighth compiled book volume on November 27. Yen Press shipped the seventh volume on November 11.

Source: Manga Time Kirara Max


Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC. Yen Press, BookWalker Global, and J-Novel Club are subsidiaries of KWE.


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

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August 8 marks International Cat Day around the world. The International Fund for Animal Welfare created the day in 2002 to raise awareness for cats. Today, the unofficial holiday is run by International Cat Care, which strives to improve the health and welfare of domestic cats. The anime and manga worlds are doing their part to celebrate the holiday with greetings and more:


ANGYAMAN (Red Cat Ramen)

International Cat Day


Kamen Rider

International Cat Day


Medalist


🐈⛸️✨
International Cat Day



Yūsuke Nakamura

I am International Cat Day.

I’m also International Cat Day


Manabu Nii


International Cat Day 🐾
Takina: “Thanks for… the ears?”



Nontan

Have you read it?


Masami Ōbari


International Cat Day
A distinctive shot from my opening animation sequences
A kitty that embodies “that dazzling thing from the upper left”🐱✨



Ocha-ken

Let’s pretend to be cats and relax~🐈


Oyoneko Boonyan


Today is International Cat Day
We’d love to do something for cats through Oyoyo😺



Red Cat Ramen


\\  \  /  //
 Today, August 8 is
🐈International Cat Day🐈‍⬛ 
//  /  \  \\
May all the cats around the world be happy✨
Please share your favorite photo 📸🐾 too!!
Red Cat Ramen Season 2”
Premieres in January 2027🍜



Rui (Usagi no Tsumori no Katatsumuri)

International Cat Day


Umi Sakurai (A Man and His Cat)


Toady, August 8, is International Cat Day meow🐱🐱🐱❗️❗️
I’ll make everyone in the world happy with my fluffiness, meow✨



Sega

SEGA & cat


Shikaruneko


Today is International Cat Day!
Today is “World Cat Day”!
May all the cats around the world live in happiness!!
To all you cat owners out there, show off your beloved cats in the comments section!🐾
Comic: Panel 1: Apparently today is International Cat Day
Panel 2: So, please spend the day playing with cats❤️
Panel 3: Hey! Not all day long! People have busy lives, after all…
Panel 4: Look, look❤️



SNK

Today is International Cat Day 🐈


Did we miss any International Cat Day 2026 greetings? Feel free to let us know in our forums or by email!


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Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. Season 2 Casts Yusuke Shirai – News

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The official website of Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc., the television anime based on Sekka Iwata and Yū Aoki‘s Magilumiere Co. Ltd. (Kabushikigaisha Magilumière) manga, announced on Sunday a new cast member for the second season.

Yusuke Shirai plays Shō Manao, a mysterious, but gentle man without a past or history.

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Image via Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime’s website

Viz Media and MANGA Plus release the manga in English, and Viz Media describes the magical girl workplace story:

Kana Sakuragi is an excellent candidate for the job. Any job! She’s motivated and organized, and has a fantastic memory. So why has she interviewed at over 15 companies without receiving a single offer? She’s trying to keep a positive attitude, but it seems like her bad luck is only getting worse when a monster crashes her latest interview. As havoc ensues, she finds herself helping the magical girl who comes to their rescue and ends up with more than just her life in return. Meet the newest magical girl at Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc.!

The previously announced cast members for the new season are:

Riki Fukushima (Beyblade the Movie: Fierce Battle, Skate-Leading Stars) is the new director of the anime at J.C.STAFF. Michiko Yokote (Prison School, RIN-NE) is the new script supervisor, Masahiro Fujii is returning as the character designer, and Makoto Miyazaki is returning to compose the music.

New staff members for the new season include assistant director Hiroyasu Oda (Delico’s Nursery, Honey Lemon Soda episode director), sound director Yoshikazu Iwanami (Ajin, Ghost in the Shell Arise), art director Shun Yoshii (background art for 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, One-Punch Man season 3), CG director Shunsuke Kasuga (Honey Lemon Soda 3D director), and editor Yūji Kondō (Fate/strange Fake, Sword Art Online: Alicization). First season’s episode color coordinator Asuka Hino is now the new season’s color key artist, and Yūsuke Noguchi, who worked on compositing and cinematography (also known as “photography”) on episodes of the first season, has been promoted to the new season’s compositing director of photography.

VTuber Marine Houshou performs the new ending theme song “BooooM!!!”

syudou×Yūsei Yagi (FANTASTICS) perform the opening theme song “Latte Magic.” 

The new season premiered on NTV on July 4 at 24:55 JST (effectively July 5 at 12:55 a.m.).

The first season of the anime aired in Japan from October to December 2024. Amazon Prime Video streamed the anime globally.

Writer Iwata and artist Aoki launched the manga on Shueisha‘s Shonen Jump+ service in October 2021, and ended the manga in its 160th chapter in July 2025. The 18th and final volume shipped on September 4.

Sources: Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime’s websiteComic Natalie

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Voice Actor Rika Kinugawa Announces Marriage – Interest

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Rika Kinugawa, the voice actress behind Zombie Land Saga‘s Yūgiri and other roles, announced on Saturday that she had gotten married. Kinugawa stated she married a non-celebrity and thanked her fans and supporters. “My husband is a non-celebrity who wholeheartedly supports my free-spiritedness with both firmness and great kindness.”

As of press time, Kinugawa’s announcement has received 21,000 likes and over 640 replies, most of which are congratulations from her fans and colleagues. Fellow Zombie Land Saga cast member Minami Tanaka (Lily Hoshikawa) replied to the announcement saying, “Kinu-chan!!! Seriously, congratulations…!! Every single word in your letter made me cry…! I hope you’ll be happy together for a long, long time!!!”

Kinugawa has appeared in Ascendance of a Bookworm as Corinna, The Great Cleric as Lummina, Orange as Takako Chino, and Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin as Kokorowa Hime, among others. Her agency lists her full résumé.

Sources: Rika Kinugawa‘s X/Twitter account, Minami Tanaka‘s X/Twitter account, Tokyo Actor’s Consumer’s Cooperative Society via Comic Natalie


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