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Episodes 1158-1159 – One Piece (2026-)

© Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, Toei Animation
Episode 1158 is a great action-adventure episode. I know I’ve harped on this many times over the years, and you’re all probably getting weary of it. It needs to be said: this is the classic silly pirate adventure story that I fell in love with all those years ago. Goofball antics of a silly cartoon crew in a whimsical land of oversized critters and strange environments. Here are the bug-riders and the giant cats and the castles made of toy blocks and all the things that make One Piece itself. I love the big plot and all the drama and what have you, and I know it’s coming again soon, but what a refreshing return to form it is to see the Straw Hats run around and have fun. For the moment (and I’m current on the manga, so I know it’s only for the moment), this could be basically any random island adventure the crew has been on post-timeskip, with a few crew members subtracted off course. This fairy tale silliness and timeless adventure quality warms my heart.
Episode 1159 kicks things into animation overdrive. Iscat, fleeing from the “Sun God” continues, and sparks several absolutely jaw-dropping cuts of animation. It’s hard to even know where to begin! Zoro and Sanji are tearing apart the net to escape, and in keeping with the classic feel of this arc thus far. Despite how incredible the animation looks, at its core its still the two bickering goofuses protecting their captain and crew from outrageous threats. I will never grow tired of it.
There’s also the gigantic pair of spectacular spectacles in the form of the bomb blast and the storm strike. Usopp shoots a missile that manifests in a mushroom of model-mauling mayhem as Megabloks are moved mightily by the megaton. Nami’s storm-call with Zeus is so, so good, the Toei team finding that great balance of jaw-dropping fury along with the careful build-up of tension before Nami calls down the thunder. Even aside from the animation, Usopp flipping out while Nami has a calm smile is a classic comedy beat.
Lastly, there’s Luffy’s shattering of the mirror and wall beyond. I’ve been reading and reviewing this series for many years now, and I’ve seen a lot of big punches in my day. I can’t definitively say whether this is one of the all-timers, but on a scale of 1 to big punch: this is a beeg pawnch. Looks amazing, Luffy smirking at the camera as he does the impossible. That’s the good stuff. The kind of thing that gets the whole crowd to stomp their feet and cheer.
One Piece is so good.
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‘Mairimashita! Iruma-kun’ Anime Movie Announced

The Mairimashita! Iruma-kun (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun) special event “Devils Party 2” announced an anime movie project for the franchise on Sunday. The official website also revealed an announcement image (pictured above) and announcement promo.
Produced by Bandai Namco Pictures, the first season aired in 23 episodes in Fall 2019. The second and third seasons ran for 21 episodes in Spring 2021 and Fall 2022, respectively. The 24-episode fourth season premiered on April 4 and concluded on September 26. Crunchyroll simulcast the television anime series with subtitles worldwide, excluding Asia.
A television anime adaptation of the spin-off manga Mairimashita! Iruma-kun: if Episode of Mafia was announced for a January 2027 premiere.
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun adapts Osamu Nishi‘s demon comedy manga, which began serializing in Weekly Shounen Champion in March 2017. Akita Shoten released the 50th volume on September 8. The series has over 20 million cumulative copies of its volumes in circulation.
Kodansha USA licensed the manga in English in July 2022 and published the 21th volume on August 4. The 22th volume is scheduled for an October 6 release.
Announcement
Official site: https://www.nhk-character.com/chara/iruma/
Official X: @nep_irumakun
Source: Moca News
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We Are Aliens Film, Eri Short Anime, Candy Caries Win at Ottawa Int’l Animation Festival – News

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NOTHING NEW‘s We Are Aliens (Ware Ware wa Uchūjin) anime film, Honami Yano‘s Eri animated short, and Tomoki Misato and Wit Studio‘s original television anime Candy Caries were all awarded at the 50th Anniversary Awards Ceremony of the Ottawa International Animation Festival, on Saturday. We Are Aliens won the Grand Prize for Animated Feature, Eri won the Best Animated Short Award, and Candy Caries won at the Animation for Young Audiences 7+ Competition.
We Are Aliens opened in Japan on Friday. Kōhei Kadowaki directed the film. The film screened at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival on May 14, and screened in competition at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, which ran from June 21 to 27. Aside from the Ottawa International Film Festival (OIAF), the Melbourne International Film Festival (MIFF) and the New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) also screened the film. The film will screen in the “Japanese Animation Special: Masterpieces of Madness, Exhilarating Prospects 12+1” category of the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), which will take place on October 6-15.
Kadowaki, who created the second BEASTARS season’s ending sequence and music videos for YOASOBI, served as the film’s planner, scriptwriter, director, storyboard artist, and editor. Yaffle — who previously produced music for Fujii Kaze, Kenshi Yonezu, and others — composed the music. NOTHING NEW planned and produced the film, and French studio Miyu Productions (Ghost Cat Anzu, A New Dawn) collaborated on the production, after joining on the project in June 2025. adieu performs the film’s theme song “Sasakure” (Split).
Director Honami Yano describes Eri:
In a world where dairy cows must bear calves to survive, Eri, a Holstein, falls in love with another cow.
Her sighs linger through sleepless nights — will they find their way to the one she loves?
Yano (A Bite of Bone, ChromosomeSweetheart) wrote the script, animated, and directed the Japanese-French production Eri short. It is an adaptation of Kasumi Asakura’s 2008 Hoka ni Dare ga iru (Who Else is There?) novel. The short had its world premiere at the Directors’ Fortnight of the Cannes Film Festival held on May 14.

©Tomoki Misato/WIT STUDIO/トゥースフェアリーズ
The Candy Caries original television anime premiered within the Yoru no Brunch variety program on TBS on April 15. Amazon Prime Video streams the anime.
Misato (Pui Pui Molcar) and Wit Studio are credited for the original work. Misato is directing the series at TORUKU from WIT STUDIO. Kenshirō Morii (Anime-Gataris, Grand Blues!) serves as assistant director. Chiaki Nishiaka (The Ancient Magus’ Bride, Shinkalion Change the World) writes the script and Akari Saitō (Etotama, Spy×Family) edits the series. Keigo Hoashi (Summer Time Rendering, Dusk maiden of Amnesia) composes the music.
The Candy Caries anime is a slapstick comedy about Ame, a child who loves sweets, and the tooth decay that lives in her mouth called Caries. Caries lives a carefree life inside Ame’s mouth and even calls her “Mama,” and Ame’s body is always at Caries’ mercy.
Candy Caries was first revealed as a stop-motion anime promotional video in 2021 after Wit Studio had established a stop-motion studio with Misato in December 2020.
According to Misato, he used plastic board and acrylic for Candy Caries, and describes it as a semi three-dimensional animation that’s “flat like an illustration, but plump and thick.”
Source: Press release
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Millennium Family TV Anime Casts Lynn – News
The staff for the television anime of Sho Kasugai‘s Millennium Family (Odoru Sennen Kazoku) manga announced on Sunday that Lynn will voice the character Eve, the eldest daughter of the Benfield family.

©春日井晶・少年画報社/「踊る千年家族」製作委員会

©春日井晶・少年画報社/「踊る千年家族」製作委員会
The anime will air on TBS and other stations.
The anime will star:
- Rikuya Yasuda as Theo
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Hayden
- Ryōta Suzuki as Hugo
Masato Jinbo (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!/2wei Herz!/3rei!!, Chaos;Child, The Rising of The Shield Hero Season 2) is directing the anime at PartsCraft, and is also supervising the scripts. Hiroshi Yoneda (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow) is the character designer and chief animation director.
AI localization company Orange Inc.‘s e-bookstore service emaqi licensed the manga, and it describes the story:
Seven immortal siblings born in England possess humanity’s ultimate dream: eternal life. But their gift makes them targets for the criminal underworld, corrupt hospitals, and international military organizations!
After centuries apart, this extraordinary family reunites for a thrilling new chapter in their lives.
Kasugai launched the manga in Shōnengahōsha‘s Young King Ours magazine in March 2021. Shōnengahōsha released the manga’s ninth compiled book volume on July 30.
Source: Press release
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