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    Location-Based Entertainment from Global Hit Anime Franchise to Kick-Off on Opening Day of NYCC 2025 and Will Run Through November 30Source: Toei Animation Inc. press release Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Photo courtesy of Toei Animation. ©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, TOEI ANIMATION Legendary studio Toei Animation and Mercer Labs, Museum of Art and Technology, are proud to unveil ONE PIECE x MERCER LABS, a groundbreaking immersive exhibition celebrating the iconic ONE PIECE anime franchise. Taking place at Mercer Labs (21 Dey Street, Manhattan), this highly anticipated experience will open to the public on Thursday, October 9, 2025, and run through Sunday, November 30, 2025. Prior to its official opening, a private preview of ONE PIECE x MERCER LABS will be held on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 for invited guests and media. Based on the globally beloved and best selling manga of all time created by Eiichiro Oda and

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    Photo courtesy of Iconic Releasing. © 2000 The Battle Royale Production Committee Source: Iconic Events Releasing Official Site: https://www.iconicreleasing.com/events/battle-royale/tickets/Special Thanks to Erik Jansen (MediaLab)   Photo courtesy of Iconic Releasing. © 2000 The Battle Royale Production Committee. Iconic Events Releasing, a company specializing in distributing limited-engagement theatrical events to movie theaters, in partnership with Lionsgate, celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the acclaimed Japanese horror-thriller BATTLE ROYALE ( バトル・ロワイアル, ,Batoru Rowaiaru, 2000) with a special series of 4K theatrical-cut screenings set for October across North America. A rare interview with Kenta Fukasaku, BATTLE ROYALE screenwriter and the son of the movie’s director Kinji Fukasaku, will also be presented. For the 25th anniversary, Battle Royale will be presented with a crisp new 4K restoration that delivers all the onscreen action with stunning updated resolution. Catch the BATTLE ROYALE trailer at: https://youtu.be/AbmmkiiqD5c Tickets are on sale

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    64th Japan Professional Golf Senior Championship, Featuring a Special Appearance from Ultraman!Source: Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, Inc. Official Site: https://www.tsuburayafields-ultramancup.com/   Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS The 64th Japan Professional Golf Senior Championship TSUBURAYA FIELDS HOLDINGS ULTRAMAN CUP (sponsored by the Japan Professional Golf Association and specially sponsored by TSUBURAYA FIELDS HOLDINGS, boasting a total prize purse of ¥50 million) will be held from September 25th to 28th, 2025. This tournament, which commenced in 1962 and is now celebrating its 64th anniversary, is a major event on the domestic senior tour designed to crown Japan’s top senior professional golfer. Similar to last year, it will take place at the Eagle Point Golf Club (Ami-cho, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture). As part of the “Ultra Series 60th Anniversary Project,” which commenced in July this year, Ultraman will make a special appearance at the Eagle Point

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    Photo courtesy of Comscore. Source: Comscore Special Thanks to Paul Dergarabedian Sony Reports Crunchyroll/Sony Pictures’ DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編, Gekijō-ban `Kimetsu no Yaiba' Mugen-jō Hen) once again took the top spot at the North American box office in its second of release. For the weekend of September 19-21, 2025,  the movie earned $17.3 million from 3,342 locations for a PTA of $5,177 and a domestic cume through Sunday of $104.730 million. After opening at #1 internationally, this weekend  saw DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE drop to the 2nd spot with a take of $44.565 million (behind Chinese title 73” which made $121.202 million).  The colossal worldwide total stands over $665.830 million. Crunchyroll/Sony markets delivered $36 million. The film expanded to German-speaking and French-speaking markets and set new records as the #1 anime opening of all time across each new territory. France debuted

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    Photo courtesy of Comscore. Source: Comscore Special Thanks to Paul Dergarabedian Sony Reports Crunchyroll/Sony Pictures’ DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編, Gekijō-ban `Kimetsu no Yaiba' Mugen-jō Hen) took the top spot at the North American box office for the weekend of September 12-14, 2025.  The movie earned an impressive $70 million from 3,315 locations for a PTA of $21,116. The numbers were announced by the theatrical measurement service, Comscore. As the trusted official standard for real-time worldwide box office reporting, Comscore provides the only theater-level reporting in the world.  The film continues its meteoric run as it sets a new mark for the biggest anime opening of all time with a $132.1 million weekend as Crunchyroll/Sony expanded into North America and 49 international markets to push the studio’s global take to $177.8 million. In North America, it bumped last week's top movie, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES, to 2nd place, and

    (L-R) Aleks Le, Stephen Fu, Johnny Yong Bosch, Erika Harlacher, Christine Marie Cabanos, Bryce Papenbrook, Griffin Burns, Zach Aguilar, Erik Scott Kimerer, Jonah Scott, Alejandro Saab, Zeno Robinson, Kira Buckland, Doug Erholtz, Clifford Chapin, Lucien Dodge, Rebecca Wang, Kaiji Tang, Ray Chase, Abby Trott, Brianna Knickerbocker and Adam McArthur attend the Los Angeles premiere of DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE Castle English Dub at the TCL Chinese Theatre on September 9, 2025. Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Aniplex. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

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    (L-R) Aleks Le, Stephen Fu, Johnny Yong Bosch, Erika Harlacher, Christine Marie Cabanos, Bryce Papenbrook, Griffin Burns, Zach Aguilar, Erik Scott Kimerer, Jonah Scott, Alejandro Saab, Zeno Robinson, Kira Buckland, Doug Erholtz, Clifford Chapin, Lucien Dodge, Rebecca Wang, Kaiji Tang, Ray Chase, Abby Trott, Brianna Knickerbocker and Adam McArthur attend the Los Angeles premiere of DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE Castle English Dub at the TCL Chinese Theatre on September 9, 2025. Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Aniplex. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable Source: Crunchyroll press releaseSpecial Thanks to Hannah Kim (L-R) Rahul Purini (President, Crunchyroll), Channing Tatum and Ravi Ahuja (President and CEO, SPE) attend the Los Angeles premiere. Photo by Randy Shropshire/Getty Images for Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Aniplex. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable The Los Angeles Premiere of DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY

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    Photo courtesy of Shinjuku Ward. TM & © TOHO CO. Source: Shinjuku Ward press release Official Site: https://furusato-shinjuku.jp/godzilla2025/ Shinjuku City (Mayor: Kenichi Yoshizumi) has launched a collaboration project with Godzilla for the hometown tax donation program starting in September  2025. This follows last year's initiative and highlights the connection between the city and Godzilla, who serves as a Shinjuku Tourism Ambassador. The project features numerous original collaborative rewards, including  textiles and posters utilizing the traditional techniques of the city's two major local industries—the dyeing and the printing/bookbinding industry—as well as food products manufactured and processed within the city.   Photo courtesy of Shinjuku Ward. TM & © TOHO CO. ♦Collaboration Overview Collaboration Period: Monday, September 1 - Wednesday, December 31, 2025 How to Apply: Vist the Shinjuku Ward Hometown Tax Donation Special Website   Photo courtesy of Shinjuku Ward. TM &

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: https://60th.m-78.jp/ As announced last weekend on SciFi Japan, on Tuesday, August 26, 2025, Ultraman appeared for the ceremonial first pitch and related events at Dodger Stadium, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Before the 7:10pm (PST) game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, Dodgers fans and attendees were treated to a photo session with Ultraman and his longtime foe Alien Baltan at Center Field Plaza. Fans formed a long line, eager to meet and take photos with the iconic Tsuburaya Productions characters. At the ceremonial first pitch, as Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Chairman and Group CEO of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, was about to head to the mound with Ultraman, Alien Baltan unexpectedly barged in. Just when it seemed like a huge brawl was about to break out, Ultraman executed a perfect shoulder against Alien

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    30-second spot for the Godzillafest convention in San Francisco, coming September 19-21, 2025 to the Holiday Inn - Golden Gateway (1500 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA 94109).   Official Site: https://www.godzillafest.com/ Official Facebook:    / sfgodzillafest   Official Instagram:    / sfgodzillafest   Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. © 1997 Madhouse Source: GKIDS Special Thanks to Rae D'Agnillo   GKIDS, the acclaimed producer and distributor of award-winning animation from around the world, announced out of their panel at Anime NYC that it is bringing PERFECT BLUE (パーフェクトブルー, Pāfekuto Burū, 1997), the legendary first film from the late auteur director Satoshi Kon to cinemas nationwide in a gorgeous new 4K restoration. PERFECT BLUE comes to cinemas nationwide starting October 3, 2025. PERFECT BLUE is the debut feature from the legendary director Satoshi Kon (PAPRIKA, MILLENIUM ACTRESS, TOKYO GODFATHERS). The groundbreaking feature is singular in its impact throughout the film world at large, and its influence can still be felt today. PERFECT BLUE has been hailed as one of the best animated features of all time and is only one of a handful of projects the late Satoshi Kon directed before

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions Official Site: https://60th.m-78.jp/ Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya ward, Tokyo; President and CEO: Masayuki Nagatake) is pleased to announce that Ultraman will throw the ceremonial first pitch at Dodger Stadium, the home stadium of the Los Angeles Dodgers, on August 26, 202. Before the game begins, Ultraman will hold a photo session with fans inside the stadium. Then he take the mound with Hidetoshi Yamamoto, President and Group CEO of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings, and his longtime foe Alien Baltan to throw the first pitch. This event is a joint project between the Dodgers and Tsuburaya Fields Holdings' U.S. affiliate, TSUBURAYA FIELDS MEDIA & PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT, INC., and will also be promoted to media outlets within the U.S. Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the Ultraman series, and its appearance on the globally popular Major League Baseball stage marks a new step

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©2025 GKIDS, INC. Source: GKIDS Special Thanks to Joanna Michaels   GKIDS will be having two panels at this year’s New York Comic Con...  New York Comic Con October 9 - 12, 2025Javits Center (429 11th Ave, New York, NY 10001)   GKIDS Panels Photo courtesy of GKIDS. © Gege Akutami/Shueisha, JUJUTSU KAISEN Project Thu, Oct 9, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM What’s Next for JUJUTSU KAISEN Celebrating all aspects of the globally acclaimed anime, JUJUTSU KAISEN, join the voice cast of the acclaimed series as they dive in and discuss their roles in the JJK universe. NYCC fans will be some of the first to experience the next phase of JJK!   Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Hiroshi Sakurazaka / Shueisha, ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Project

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    Photo courtesy of Toho. ©2023 TOHO CO., LTD. Black and White Edition of Acclaimed Director Hideaki Anno and Co-Director Shinji Higuchi’s Beloved Entry to the Godzilla Universe   Source: GKIDSOfficial Site: https://gkids.com/films/shin-godzilla/ Special Thanks to Joanna Michaels and Jonah Keel   US theatrical poster. Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©2023 TOHO CO., LTD. On the heels of SHIN GODZILLA’s wildly successful nationwide release, GKIDS has announced it will bring the “ORTHOchromatic” edition of SHIN GODZILLA to select theaters for a limited time only. Tickets are on sale now and a new trailer was released today ahead the film’s arrival in theaters. SHIN GODZILLA:ORTHOchromatic (シン・ゴジラ:オルソ, Shin Gojira Oruso) comes to theaters for its first ever nationwide release August 31 in its original Japanese language with English subtitles.  In SHIN GODZILLA:ORTHOchromatic, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi’s 2016 feature is reborn in stunning black and white. Released in Japan in

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    Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will Bring the First Film of the Epic Trilogy to Movie Theatres in North America on September 12, 2025Source: CrunchyrollSpecial Thanks to Hannah Kim New Versus Visual (Shinobu & Doma). Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable This past weekend, Crunchyroll debuted a new versus poster featuring Shinobu and Doma for DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編, Gekijō-ban `Kimetsu no Yaiba' Mugen-jō Hen).  The first feature film in the three-part cinematic trilogy will come to IMAX and premium large format theatres in the United States and Canada on September 12, 2025, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment.  View the English subtitled trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPFeBxt7VXI  View the English dubbed trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mufPWqFMpmU    Film Synopsis Tanjiro Kamado – a

    Win the ULTRAMAN DECKER: The Complete Series + ULTRAMAN DECKER FINALE: JOURNEY TO BEYOND Blu-ray set. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. Series: ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN DECKER PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. Movie: ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN DECKER FILM PARTNERS

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    Win the ULTRAMAN DECKER: The Complete Series + ULTRAMAN DECKER FINALE: JOURNEY TO BEYOND Blu-ray set. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. Series: ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN DECKER PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. Movie: ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN DECKER FILM PARTNERS Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Spencer Kopp Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. Series: ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN DECKER PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. Movie: ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN DECKER FILM PARTNERS Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray set of ULTRAMAN DECKER: The Complete Series + ULTRAMAN DECKER FINALE: JOURNEY TO BEYOND. This 4-disc collection presents the 25 episode series and the feature film in Japanese with English subtitles, along with a 12-page booklet featuring hero character profiles, a main enemy & Kaiju guide, and episode synopses.  Also included is a playable card for the Ultraman Card Game. ULTRAMAN DECKER: The

    Tanjiro Kamado celebrates DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE night at Dodger Stadium. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Dodgers ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable

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    Tanjiro Kamado celebrates DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE night at Dodger Stadium. Photo courtesy of Los Angeles Dodgers ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable Source: Crunchyroll press releaseOfficial Site: demonslayer-movie.comSpecial Thanks to Lizzie Osterkamp Photo courtesy of Crunchyroll. ©Koyoharu Gotoge / SHUEISHA, Aniplex, ufotable The Los Angeles Dodgers celebrated the highly popular Japanese anime film DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE (劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限城編, Gekijō-ban `Kimetsu no Yaiba' Mugen-jō Hen) with a theme night for their Friday, August 15 home game with the San Diego Padres.  In attendance were DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA INFINITY CASTLE English dub cast members Aleks Le (Zenitsu Agatsuma), Abby Trott (Nezuko Kamado) and Zach Aguilar (Tanjiro Kamado). Aleks threw the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game.  The Los Angeles Dodgers themed night included a stadium-wide giveaway of co-branded hats as well

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    Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Mamoru Oshii/Yoshitaka Amano/Tokuma Shoten, Tokuma Japan Communications All Rights Reserved New 4K Restoration of Oshii’s Rarely Screened Early Feature Comes to Cinemas for 40th Anniversary in First Ever North American Nationwide Release Starting November 19 Source: GKIDSOfficial Site: https://gkids.com/films/angels-egg/ Special Thanks to Nicholas Kouvaris   Photo courtesy of GKIDS. ©Mamoru Oshii/Yoshitaka Amano/Tokuma Shoten, Tokuma Japan Communications All Rights Reserved GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation from around the world, announced it will bring Mamoru Oshii’s rarely screened early masterpiece ANGEL’S EGG to cinemas starting November 19. Forty years after the film’s original Japanese release, GKIDS is proud to present the all-new 4K restoration, which was supervised by director Oshii, in North American cinemas nationwide for the first time. First released directly to home video in 1985, the film was produced by Tokuma

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    Image courtesy of Academy Museum. ©2008 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, NDHDMT Source: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences press release   The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Museum will host the exhibition Studio Ghibli’s PONYO from February 14, 2026–January 10, 2027. Following the Academy Museum’s inaugural exhibition, Hayao Miyazaki in 2021, Studio Ghibli’s PONYO will celebrate Studio Ghibli and the many elements of the traditional hand-drawn animation processes used throughout the film PONYO (崖の上のポニョ, Gake no Ue no Ponyo, 2008). The magical water worlds, the unique flowing aesthetic of hand-painted drawings, and the film’s themes of transformation, human connections, and joy will be on full display. Visitors will be invited to explore the enchanting world of PONYO through hands-on experiences designed for all ages. These include an interactive animation table, where guests can create their own animated sequences, and a playful, immersive environment

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    New German Dubs for LORD OF MYSTERIES and More Anime Also Announced Source: Crunchyroll press release Crunchyroll, the ultimate destination for fans to enjoy anime globally, held its Crunchyroll Panel at AnimagiC 2025 on Saturday, August 2, at the Congress Center Rosengarten in Mannheim, Germany.  During the panel, several acquisitions of highly anticipated titles were announced that fans can look forward to in the near future:   Image courtesy of Crunchyroll. Series Title: MY STATUS AS AN ASSASSIN OBVIOUSLY EXCEEDS THE HERO’S Premieres: October 2025 Animation Studio: Sunrise (COWBOY BEBOP; INUYASHA; MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM WING) Synopsis: Akira Oda and his high school classmates are summoned to another world! While the other students are granted cheat abilities through the summoning, Akira merely gains the abilities of a mediocre “assassin.” However, his status soon surpasses “hero,” the strongest profession. After Akira

    Close up look at the model for the new G-Breaker Mechagodzilla from the GODZILLA THE RIDE: GREAT CLASH film attraction. Photo by Daisuke Ishizuka. © 2025 TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Close up look at the model for the new G-Breaker Mechagodzilla from the GODZILLA THE RIDE: GREAT CLASH film attraction. Photo by Daisuke Ishizuka. © 2025 TOHO CO., LTD. Authors: Daisuke Ishizuka and Keith Aiken Photographer: Daisuke Ishizuka Additional Material: Toho Co., Ltd., Seibuen Amusement Park, Yokohama Hakkeijima Co., Ltd.   Actress Riko Fukumoto and director Takashi Yamazaki talk to reporters about GODZILLA THE RIDE: GREAT CLASH. Photo by Daisuke Ishizuka. © 2025 TOHO CO., LTD. At 9:50 a.m., Thursday, July 31 (JST), Seibuen Amusement Park (Location: Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture; General Manager: Tomohiro Nishida) held an unveiling ceremony for their new attraction, "Godzilla The Ride: Great Clash" ( ゴジラ・ザ・ライド グレートクラッシュ, Gojira za Raido Gurēto Kurasshu), opening today. Seibuen Amusement Park is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, and 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Showa era. To commemorate these special occasions, Seibuen is hosting the “Showa

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