Anime & Manga Release Watch

Why this is recommended

Knowing where a series streams, that a volume ships this week, that a figure preorder closes Friday or that a film has a one-week theatrical run is the whole hobby, and a service price change is real money.

What the Tab covers

Who it is for

The tens of millions of American anime and manga fans, and the parents keeping up with what their kids watch.

When it runs

Licensing news breaks at Japanese business hours and simulcast schedules confirm midweek

Scope

Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HIDIVE, Prime Video and Ani-One; Viz, Kodansha, Yen Press, Seven Seas, Dark Horse and Square Enix; Manga Plus and Shonen Jump; season announcements, simulcasts and delays, licenses and availability, volume releases, service prices and catalog removals, theatrical and event screenings, Good Smile, Bandai Spirits, Kotobukiya and Funko preorders, convention, creator and studio news; English-speaking fans

Suggested task

The objective your Tab starts with. You can edit every line of it once the Tab is yours.

Season announcements, simulcast schedules and delays, new licenses and where to stream, manga and light novel volume releases and English licensing, service price and catalog changes at Crunchyroll and the others, theatrical releases and event screenings, figure and collectible preorders with deadlines and convention and creator event news, with the title or service first.

Track anime and manga for English-speaking fans. Report only confirmed, source-backed items from the last 7 days: new season announcements, premiere dates, simulcast schedules and delays; licensing and streaming availability changes at Crunchyroll, Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HIDIVE, Prime Video and Ani-One; English manga and light novel volume releases and new licenses from Viz, Kodansha, Yen Press, Seven Seas, Dark Horse and Square Enix, and digital app changes at Manga Plus and Shonen Jump; service price, plan and catalog removal changes; theatrical and event screenings with dates; figure and collectible preorders from Good Smile, Bandai Spirits, Kotobukiya and Funko with deadlines; and convention, creator and studio news. Prefer studio, publisher and service announcements, Anime News Network and established fan reporting; ignore rumors and unverified leaks. Put the title or service first in the title with the date. Use high severity for a major series premiere date, a service price change, or a preorder closing within 5 days. Return no more than 8 findings. Push each as a finding with a title, a two-sentence summary, sections for what is happening, where to watch or buy, the date, and the source link. If nothing qualifies, push nothing and submit the run receipt.