"In a world where words mean power, they risk all that they stand for".
 
The final Division Rap Battle begins. 48 different patterns, 16 new songs and 7 possible endings.
 
This film will be Japan's first-ever interactive movie, where the audience's choices will change the development and outcome of each screening. The story unfolds differently based on the audience’s decisions, offering an entirely new participatory cinematic experience.
 
(Source: Hypnosis Mic Youtube Channel, edited)

A final version of Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle-, a commemorative song and MV featuring all seven divisions, celebrating the recent announcement of the movie and the franchise's seven year history.

A new episode included as a bonus in the ASOBI STORE special edition Blu-ray box, focusing on the SHHis unit.

The critically-acclaimed series of animated shorts returns to Japan for a third installment in collaboration with nine anime studios. 

1) The Duel: Payback (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga x Anima) 
2) The Lost Ones (Hitoshi Haga, Kinema Citrus) 
3) The Ninth Jedi: Child of Hope (Kenji Kamiyama, Production I.G.) 
4) The Smuggler (Masahiko Ootsuka, Trigger) 
5) The Bounty Hunters (Junichi Yamamoto, Wit Studio) 
6) The Song of Four Wings (Hiroyasu Kobayashi, Project Studio Q) 
7) Bird of Paradise (Tadahiro Yoshihira, Polygon Pictures) 
8) Black (Shinya Ohira, David Production)

CGI shorts about famous Japanese comedian George Tokoro.

Direct continuation of the second season. Also labeled as episode 26-35.

Direct continuation of the first season. Also labeled as episode 16-25.

This 3D animated series for young children is based on the adventures of perky white kitten Non-tan. With his friends, fun-loving Tanuki, strong Bear, and the pink Rabbit triplets and his rival, Pig, he teaches children positive lessons about the beauty and wonder of life.
 
(Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

Music video for the song Hello Again, JoJo by Ayaka Hirahara that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program. The video was animated by Hans Bacher and Polygon Pictures.

The second season of The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors. 
Note: The series is having a three-part theatrical pre-screening in Japan starting in July 2024. Regular TV broadcast begins in Fall 2024. 
• Part 1 releasing theatrically on July 5, 2024. 
• Part 2 releasing theatrically on August 23, 2024. 
• Part 3 releasing theatrically on September 20, 2024.

Snorlax eats and sleeps, and Cubone is all alone.
How will the two interact? 
 
The series of shorts is apart of "Project Kabigon".
 
(Source: Pokemon Official Twitter, translated)

A mouthwatering mystery’s afoot, and Detective Pikachu is on the case. Tim’s flan has gone missing, and there aren’t many obvious suspects, but that’s not going to stop the world’s greatest Pokémon detective from taking the case. Can Detective Pikachu’s electrifying logic save the day—and Tim’s flan? 
(Source: Pokémon News, edited)

The producer of the 283 Production group brings together a whole new cast of idols to the stage!
 
(Source: Crunchyroll) 
Note: The series had a three-part theatrical pre-screening in Japan starting in October 2023. Regular TV broadcast begins in April 2024. 
• Part 1 releasing theatrically on October 27, 2023. 
• Part 2 releasing theatrically on November 24, 2023. 
• Part 3 releasing theatrically on January 5, 2024.

Kaina returns to the icy Canopy, unsure of what he should do next. He and Ririha have brought peace to Atland and Valghia through an alliance. Now supplies run low, and the people need answers. Kaina, Ririha, and their small party set out to cross the snow in search of the great orbital spire tree. This is the first step to saving their people. Join Kaina on an expedition to save mankind! 
(Source: Crunchyroll)

"The Mature Idol Project" 
The latest project proposed by Manpuku Etertainment productions, in a bid to revive the company. Experienced in the successes and failures of the business world, 6 middle-aged men now face the many hurdles of age and physical ability, whilst pursuing their goal to become idols. In an effort to prove that old dogs can learn new tricks, and that you can still learn to shine no matter your age. These middle-aged men, and the end of their ropes, are taking a stand! 

(Source: Fuji Creative)

After human experimentation turns Kisaragi into a cyborg, he finds himself pursued by multiple organizations: An undying coven of vampires bent on the conquest of Tokyo, and an immortal order of Knights, and a group of Yakuza, sworn to avenge the killing of their leader. 
"I might not have any reason to live, but that's no reason to let them kill me." 
Kisaragi will have to use his cyborg-body and his unique "blood", as well as anything else he can to make his big escape!!! 
(Source: Polygon Pictures)

A world blanketed in an endless and ever-growing ocean of snow. The people eke out a living, either huddled around the roots of enormous trees dotting the surface, or high in the canopy, which spreads over the planet's atmosphere. 
 
A chance meeting between Kaina, a youth from the canopy, and Liliha, a young woman from the surface, sets off a chain of events that will change the fate of the world. 
 
(Source: Polygon Pictures)

The distant future. After reaching its peak, Earth's population fell into decline. AI was developed to help preserve the species and manage the ecosystem; a grand experiment in human diversity. Through genetic engineering, a diverse array of peoples, including beastfolk, magical beings, and more, was created to live in a diverse city separated into walled "clusters". 
 
Each cluster developed a unique culture, befitting of the people that lived there. Their lives, and the system, is continually maintained by the AI to ensure survival. 
 
(Source: Polygon Pictures) 
Note: The first four episodes were streamed in Japan on March 1st, the second four episodes were streamed in Japan on March 22nd, the third four episodes were streamed on April 12th. The episodes were streamed two weeks ahead of the Japanese broadcast on Crunchyroll beginning on March 23, 2022. The regular TV broadcast started on April 7, 2022.

Music video for the song HUMAN LOST by m-flo featuring J. Balvin. 

Note: This music video served as an announcement for the then upcoming collaboration between m-flo and J. Balvin in the movie HUMAN LOST, where it originally screened as an ending theme song.

The third season of SHOW BY ROCK!!. 
 
Though she enjoys her peaceful life in the countryside, Howan dreams of music stardom, and gets the chance to achieve her dream when she passes the audition for a music competition in the big city. Meanwhile, the guitarist Himeko is equally passionate about music, but feels uncomfortable having been placed in a band with two other young artists. Under the glittering lights of Midi City, these two musicians will meet for the first time, and discover together what they could never reach alone. In this dazzling city of music, anyone can truly reach for the stars! 
(Source: Anime News Network)

A 3D animated film adaptation of Osamu Dazai’s “No Longer Human” novel
 
The year is 2036. A revolution in medical treatment has conquered death by means of internal nanomachines and the “Shell System”, yet only the richest can afford to partake.Yozo Oba isn’t the richest. Troubled by strange dreams, he flippantly joins his friend’s biker gang on an ill-fated incursion to “The Inside”, where society’s elite lives. This instigates a journey of terrifying discovery that will change Yozo’s life forever.

In the 19th century empire after the war, rose “mechanical boxing” which involved people who had had their bodies modified. Under his uncle’s tutelage, Levius, a lonely youth who lost his father in the war and whose mother is in a coma, enters the mechanical boxing scene.

The Quin Zaza airship sails the skies in pursuit of the deadliest (and tastiest) magical monsters in the blue: DRAGONS. While most people fear these scaly beasts, the crew of the Zaza specializes in bringing them down to earth to offer the world the medicine and food only dragons can provide. It’s a tough living, and the price for failure is all too often death, but the rewards for success are riches immeasurable — not to mention the most delicious cuisine around! 
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks) 
 
Note: All episodes premiered on Netflix on January 9, 2020, but aired weekly on TV.

Short CGI music video by George Tokoro featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

POLYGON PICTURES