How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, also known as The King of Darkness Another World Story: Slave Magic is a Japanese light novel series written by Yukiya Murasaki and illustrated by Takahiro Tsurusaki. The light novels are published in English by J-Novel Club. A manga adaptation by Naoto Fukuda has been running since 2015, and is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by Ajia-do Animation Works aired from July 5 to September 20, 2018. A second season by Tezuka Productions and Okuruto Noboru aired from April 9 to June 11, 2021.
The Seven Dedly Sins is an anime television series based on a Japanese fantasy manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. The series debuted on MBS, TBS and other JNN stations on October 5, 2014. The staff was revealed in the combined 36–37 issue of the year: animation production by A-1 Pictures, direction by Tensai Okamura, and written by Shōtarō Suga, with Keigo Sasaki providing character designs and Hiroyuki Sawano composing the music. The first opening theme song is "Netsujō no Spectrum" performed by Ikimono-gakari for the first 12 episodes, and the second opening theme song is "Seven Deadly Sins" performed by Man with a Mission. While the first ending theme song, titled "7-Seven", is a collaboration between Flow and Granrodeo, the second ending theme from episode thirteen onwards is "Season" which is performed by Alisa Takigawa.
Maesetsu!: Opening Act (まえせつ！) is an original Japanese anime television series co-animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ. The series aired from October to December 2020, while a manga adaptation by Hato Kannazuki was serialized from July 2020 to May 2021 in Monthly Comic Alive.
Moriarty the Patriot is a Japanese mystery manga series with storyboards by Ryosuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Hikaru Miyoshi, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes series. It focuses on Holmes' nemesis, William James Moriarty. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since August 2016, with its chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes as of February 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G aired from October 2020 to June 2021. In March 2023, a manga adaptation of the novel adaptations by Yōsuke Saita, titled Moriarty the Patriot: The Remains, began serialization in Jump Square.
The first season of the Golden Kamuy anime television series is based on Satoru Noda's manga series of the same name and adapts from the 1st volume to the 7th. The anime was announced in July 2017 in Weekly Young Jump. The series was directed by Hitoshi Nanba and written by Noboru Takagi, with music by Kenichiro Suehiro, art direction by Atsushi Morikawa, and CG direction by Yuuko Okumura and Yasutaka Hamada. Kenichi Ohnuki is adapting the character designs for animation, while Koji Watanabe designs firearms, Shinya Anasuma designs the props, and Ryō Sumiyoshi designs the animals. Like with the manga, Hiroshi Nakagawa, an Ainu language linguist from Chiba University, works on the anime as an Ainu language supervisor. The series premiered from April 9 to June 25, 2018, on Tokyo MX, ytv, STV, and BS11 and ran for 12 episodes. The series' opening theme is "Winding Road" performed by Man with a Mission while the ending theme is "Hibana" performed by The Sixth Lie.
The second season of the Golden Kamuy anime television series is based on Satoru Noda's manga series of the same name and adapts from the 8th volume to the 14th. At the conclusion of the first season broadcast, a second season was announced and aired from October 8 to December 24, 2018. The staff and cast returned to reprise their roles.
The third season of the Golden Kamuy anime television series is based on Satoru Noda's manga series of the same name and adapts from the 15th volume to the 20th. In July 2019, it was announced that the series would receive a third season. The staff and cast returned to reprise their roles. On March 13, 2020, it was announced that the third season would premiere in October 2020. The series premiered on October 5, 2020 and ran for 12 episodes. The opening theme is "Grey" by Fomare while the ending theme is "Yūsetsu" by The Sixth Lie.
Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. On December 15, 2019, it was announced that the series will receive a third season along with a new production staff. The season aired from April 6, 2020, to October 18, 2021. On March 30, 2020, Funimation announced that they will stream the third season in U.S., Canada, the U.K., and Ireland. On April 26, 2020, it was announced that after the fourth episode, the remaining episodes of the season would be delayed until further notice due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. On October 5, 2020, it was announced that weekly new episodes would resume April 5, 2021, starting from episode 1. On August 13, 2022, Funimation announced at 11:30 am Pacific Time, that the third season of the series would receive an English dub all 26 episodes.
The fourth season of the Golden Kamuy anime television series is based on Satoru Noda's manga series of the same name and adapts from the 21st volume to the beginning of the 25th volume. In December 2021, it was announced that the anime series would receive a fourth season. Brain's Base produced the season, replacing Geno Studio. Shizutaka Sugahara replaced Hitoshi Nanba as chief series director, while Takumi Yamakawa replaced Kenichi Ōnuki as character designer. Noboru Takagi returned to write the scripts. The season premiered on October 3, 2022.
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is a Japanese anime television series based on Rifujin na Magonote's light novel series of the same title. The series follows a jobless and hopeless man who dies after having a sad and reclusive life and reincarnates in a fantasy world while keeping his memories, determined to enjoy his second chance at life without regrets as Rudeus Greyrat. The first season of the anime series adapts the first six volumes of the light novels.
Kingdom is an anime adaptation of a manga series of the same title written and illustrated by Yasuhisa Hara. A fifth season was announced at the end of the fourth season. It was originally planned to premiere on January 7, 2024, but the premiere had been delayed by a week due to the channel coverage of the Noto earthquake.
