The week of November 9 to 16, 2025 was one of the busiest anime weeks of the year, filled with a staggering number of announcements across streaming, cinema, manga, conventions, merchandise, and creator news. As the industry approaches the year’s final release window, production studios, streaming giants, and global fan communities collectively delivered a flood of new information—making this period a landmark moment for anime worldwide.
📺 Major Worldwide Anime Announcements
This week brought several high-profile announcements that reshaped the winter and spring 2026 anime lineup. Fans around the world witnessed major developments concerning some of the industry’s biggest franchises.
🔥 My Hero Academia Final Season – Climactic Episodes Begin This Month
The biggest highlight of the week came from the My Hero Academia franchise.
The Final Season moves into its emotional climax in late November, with promotional campaigns stressing that this phase will be the “most intense, emotionally shattering arc” animated so far.
- New promotional visuals were released, featuring Deku, Bakugo, Shigaraki, and All Might.
- The cast teased “multiple farewell moments,” sparking viral discussions on social platforms.
- Streaming platforms across the US, UK, Japan, and Southeast Asia confirmed subtitles and dubs will roll out weekly.
🕵️♂️ Spy x Family Season 3 & To Your Eternity Season 3 – Returning Favorites
Both fan-favorite franchises returned with new seasons:
Spy x Family Season 3
- Crunchyroll and Netflix continued releasing episodes worldwide.
- Critics praised the season for balancing humour with higher-stakes family drama.
- Merchandise collaborations in Japan featured Anya with winter-themed outfits.
To Your Eternity Season 3
- Season 3 premiered with darker story arcs, expanding the series’ lore.
- Fans appreciated the improved animation quality compared to previous seasons.
📢 New Adaptations Announced Across Streaming Platforms
The week saw several “quiet” but exciting adaptation announcements:
- Romance comedy slice-of-life titles were picked up by Crunchyroll and Netflix.
- Dark fantasy survival anime entered development, based on popular digital comics.
- Webtoon-based adaptations continued trending, reflecting 2025’s media convergence.
Notably, many announcements came from Korean studios collaborating with Japanese and American production teams—a growing cross-border trend.
🎬 Worldwide Film Releases, Screenings & Theater Events
🎥 Jujutsu Kaisen – “Execution Compilation Film” Opens #1 in UK & Ireland
To prepare for Season 3, Toho Studios released a special recap film in UK and Irish theaters:
- Debuted at #1 at the UK weekend box office.
- Included exclusive Season 3 preview scenes not yet available online.
- Fans praised the remastered visual effects and new soundtrack recordings.
This marks the growing theatrical dominance of anime in Western markets.
🟥 Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” Set for Japan Release (Nov 21)
One of the most anticipated films of 2025, Scarlet—a Hamlet-inspired epic adventure directed by Mamoru Hosoda—finalized its Japan release schedule:
- Japanese theatrical release: Nov 21, 2025
- Global release planned for late December–January
- Early press screenings described it as Hosoda’s “most emotionally ambitious film since Wolf Children.”
🍃 Toritsukare Otoko – Musical Anime Film
Shin-Ei Animation’s experimental musical fantasy film received its global marketing push:
- Features an eccentric narrative told entirely through songs.
- Fans in Asia and Europe praised its surreal humor and art style.
- Scheduled for additional festival screenings through early 2026.
🪓 Chainsaw Man – Eight Short-Film Anthology
A special anthology of eight short films inspired by Chainsaw Man launched this month:
- Multiple directors participated, offering unique interpretations.
- One short went viral for featuring a completely silent narrative approach.
- Limited screenings were held across Osaka, Tokyo, and Singapore.
🏰 Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – Special London Screening
A free screening of the highly awaited Infinity Castle episodes was announced for London (Nov 25), generating massive hype in the West.
Fans expect this event to be the starting point of worldwide pre-release screenings similar to Mugen Train’s 2020 global rollout.
📚 Manga, Webtoon & Publishing Highlights
The manga industry delivered exciting updates this week across Japan, Korea, and global digital platforms.
📗 New Manga Launches – emaqi’s Works Return
Popular indie manga creator emaqi released two new works:
- Delinquents Can’t Cut Cake – a comedy slice-of-life series
- Magic, Me and My Big Master! – a fantasy adventure manga
Both titles received positive early reviews for their quirky art style.
📙 Witch Hat Atelier – New Manga Novel (Nov 21)
The beloved fantasy series announced:
- A new full-length manga novel releasing on Nov 21
- Celebration of 7 million copies in global circulation
- A new art exhibition in Tokyo featuring original sketches
📲 Webtoons & Adaptations
- I Am a Sinner, a hit Korean crime noir webtoon, confirmed a live-action adaptation deal with a major global streaming service.
- Webtoon publishers reported a rising trend in gritty crime stories getting screen adaptations.
- Cross-media projects saw a noticeable boom at this month’s conventions.
🎪 Global Festivals, Conventions & Events
The week of Nov 9–16 was packed with conventions across Asia, Europe, and North America.
🇯🇵 Japan – Exhibition & Festival Circuit
Japan hosted multiple events simultaneously:
🕹 DigiGame Expo (Akihabara)
- Focused on indie games, visual novels, VTuber tech, and AI-based media tools.
- Anime studios showcased behind-the-scenes production software.
🔥 TAMASHII Nation Figure Festival
- Showcased new figures from One Piece, Dragon Ball, Haikyuu!!, Gundam, and more.
- Limited-edition figures sold out within hours.
🧠 AI Anime Festival
- Introduced AI tools used in animation workflows.
- Workshops included AI-assisted storyboarding and in-between frame automation.
🎴 Yu-Gi-Oh! Exhibition Tour
- Showcased rare cards, original manga panels, and anniversary collections.
🌍 Europe & North America
🇺🇸 WasabiCon PDX 2025 – Canceled
A surprising update: The Portland event—originally scheduled for spring 2025—was officially canceled due to organizational issues. Fans expressed disappointment as WasabiCon had been growing rapidly over the past three years.
🇬🇧 UK Anime Screenings
- Exclusive premieres and limited-edition theatrical runs (JJK, Zombieland Saga 4DX).
- Light novel publishers hosted author Q&A sessions.
🇮🇳 India – Major Upcoming December Conventions (Preview)
While the India-focused details will come in Part 2, the global segment acknowledges:
- Major conventions are lined up for Delhi and Bangalore in December.
- November conventions in Kolkata and Mumbai witnessed record footfall.
🎙 Industry, Creator, & Community News
This week also brought emotional moments and important historical discoveries.
🕊 Anime Community Mourns Industry Legends
Tatsuya Nagamine
Director known for One Piece, Dragon Ball Super, and Heartcatch Precure, passed away.
Tributes poured in from fans, Toei staff, and international creators.
Lee Weaver
Voice actor for G.I. Joe and Crying Freeman passed away in the US.
Tchéky Karyo
The live-action film star associated with multiple manga adaptations also passed away, leading to global condolences.
These losses created a reflective mood within the anime community worldwide.
📁 Isao Takahata’s Unproduced Scripts Discovered
A historic highlight:
Several previously unknown scripts by late Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata were discovered in the Ghibli archives.
- Researchers revealed early concept drafts similar to Heidi and Grave of the Fireflies.
- Discussions began on whether these could inspire future Ghibli projects.
Anime historians marked this as “one of the most important archival discoveries” of the decade.
🛍 Collaborations, Merchandise & Collectibles
November is peak merchandise season, and the industry capitalized on it.
🎁 Mega Collaborations for November
Collaborations featured global brands releasing themed collections:
- Death Note
- Tokyo Ghoul
- Naruto
- Demon Slayer
- Kaiju No. 8
These collections appeared in:
- Japanese hobby stores
- American anime retailers
- European pop-up shops
- Online global marketplaces
Special edition products included:
- Limited-run statues
- Winter clothing lines
- LED posters
- Manga box sets
- Themed accessories
🧸 Tamashii Nations – Exclusive Figure Drops
This year’s festival revealed:
- New One Piece Egghead Arc figures
- Dragon Ball Super ultra-grade collectibles
- Gundam metallic-limited editions
- Haikyuu!! dynamic pose figures
Collectors described November as “wallet-breaking month.”
📡 Streaming & Localization Boost
Streaming platforms worldwide pushed new dubbed and subtitled releases:
Sub/Dub Expansions Included:
- One Punch Man Season 3
- My Hero Academia Final Season
- Ranma 1/2 Season 2
- Twisted Wonderland Series
- Detective Conan Collection 2
Japanese, English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Hindi, Tamil, and Indonesian dubs rolled out in different regions.
📆 Weekly Ongoing & Upcoming Episodes
The most consistent weekly releases included:
- Detective Conan (Case Closed) – new episodes each week
- One Piece – Egghead Arc (Part 2)
- Solo Camping for Two
- Daily Life of the Immortal King S5
- Tales of Wedding Rings S2
- Kingdom Season 6
Fans praised 2025 as “one of the best simulcast years in anime history.”
🌐 Cultural & Fandom Highlights
Black Clover 10th Anniversary
Special events across Japan celebrated:
- New anime season announcement
- Anniversary merchandise
- Fan giveaways
- Live-stream concerts
Local festival pop-ups
Musical anime screenings, anthology film marathons, and cosplay plazas in multiple cities kept the fandom buzzing all week.
🇮🇳 India Anime News Megareport
Regional Streaming, TV Schedules, Dubs, Conventions, Cinema Releases & Community Trends
India experienced one of its busiest anime weeks of the year, packed with streaming updates, theatrical screenings, new dub announcements, merchandise releases, and multi-city events that continue to prove the country’s explosive anime growth in 2025.
This section compiles every major India-specific anime update from Nov 9–16 across JioTV, Animax India, Crunchyroll, local conventions, fan communities, and theater circuits.
📺 India Streaming & Dub Updates (Nov 9–16, 2025)
🔥 Crunchyroll India – A Massive Week of Dub Releases
Crunchyroll continued its aggressive push to expand regional-language anime, dropping subtitles and dubs in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu across multiple series. This week’s highlights:
🔶 Major Seasonal Dubs
- Spy x Family Season 3 — Hindi dub scheduled for Nov 30
- One Punch Man Season 3 — Hindi dub set for Dec 15
- To Your Eternity Season 3 — weekly episodes with multilanguage subtitles
- Let’s Play — trending among Indian rom-com fans
- Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero — popular in comedy and isekai groups
- Isekai Quartet Season 3 — simulcast continued
🔷 Weekly Simuldub Releases (Hindi/Tamil/Telugu)
- The Wild Last Boss Appeared!
- Assassin Exceeds the Hero
- Campfire Cooking in Another World Season 2
- Hindi dub released Nov 12
- Tamil & Telugu dubs scheduled for Dec 3
- Mechanical Marie
- Tojima Wants to Be a Kamen Rider
- Haikyu!! TO THE TOP (Hindi) — Released Nov 6 and continued gaining traction in sports anime circles
🔶 My Hero Academia Season 7 Continues to Dominate
- MHA’s Indian region dubs maintain high viewership.
- New episodes topped weekly charts in Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi, and Bengaluru.
📡 Animax India + JioTV: India’s Most Accessible Anime TV Lineup
India’s anime boom is powered not only by streaming services but also by free TV distribution via Jio platforms. Animax India’s November programming was extremely strong.
🟦 Animax India November Releases
- The Faraway Paladin — Nov 1
- Fruits Basket Season 1 — Nov 10
- D.Gray-man — Nov 8
- My Isekai Life — Nov 14
- Reincarnated as a Sword — Scheduled for Nov 26
- Y School Heroes: The Movie — Continuing its run from Nov 7
Available on:
- JioTV
- Jio Set-Top Box
- Samsung TV Plus
The Animax-Jio deal made India one of the world’s cheapest countries to legally watch anime in HD.
🏴☠️ One Piece India Updates
One Piece fans in India remained highly active thanks to simultaneous streaming schedules and Crash Course recaps from creators.
📅 Weekly Episodes
- Episode 1149 aired Nov 9
- Episode 1150 aired Nov 16
After Toei’s earlier schedule reshuffle, India’s platforms aligned releases with Japan’s Simulcast cycle.
🏰 Special Screenings
Multiple cities hosted:
- Egghead Arc fan meet-ups
- Cosplay parties
- Chapter reading clubs (Bengaluru, Mumbai)
🎬 India Theatrical Anime Releases
🎭 Shinchan: Spicy Kasukabe Dancers — Releasing Late November
The new Shinchan film continued trending on social media due to its:
- Hindi, Tamil, Telugu dubbed launch
- Huge popularity among children and families
- Cross-promotion with PVR and INOX
🩸 Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle – Indian Cinema Run Strong
The Infinity Castle special episodes drew:
- Big turnouts in Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi, and Pune
- Multiple formats: Japanese, English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
- Many bookings sold out over weekends
Anime in Indian theaters has officially gone mainstream.
🎡 Major Conventions, Festivals & Fandom Events in India
India’s anime community continues to grow faster than any other Asian country (outside Japan and South Korea). The week of Nov 9–16 was packed with events.
🎉 YAA Anime Fest 3.0 (Kolkata, Nov 8–9)
A two-day mega event featuring:
- Cosplay competitions
- Artist alleys
- Anime quizzes
- Japanese cultural workshops
- Gaming tournaments
- Merch booths with exclusive items (Demon Slayer, Naruto, One Piece, Kaiju No. 8)
Turnout exceeded expectations, drawing fans from:
- Kolkata
- Siliguri
- Bhubaneswar
- Ranchi
- Guwahati
🎪 Mumbai’s Anime India 2025 – Continued Impact
Although the main event concluded in August, its influence is still visible:
- Over 29,000+ visitors
- Appearances by creators linked to Attack on Titan, Pokémon, and Jujutsu Kaisen
- Workshops on anime storyboarding, character design, and VTubing
- Ongoing mini gatherings across the city
- Local artists gained huge online followings post-event
November saw continued pop-culture meetups and collaborative creator events.
🧑🤝🧑 Fandom Activities & Community Trends in India
🎮 Popular Fan Activities This Week
- Anime dumb charades
- Ayidol singing competitions
- Webtoon reading clubs
- Anime personality quizzes
- VTuber fan meet-ups
- Cosplay photography workshops
Cities with most activity:
- Mumbai
- Delhi
- Bangalore
- Hyderabad
- Chennai
- Kolkata
📱 Social Media Trends
Indian anime pages, including:
- Anime News India
- SastaOtaku
- Otaku Kafe India
…reported record engagement during:
- Spy x Family S3 debates
- One Punch Man S3 dub discussions
- Demon Slayer movie reactions
- One Piece Egghead Arc theories
🛒 Merchandise, Collectibles & Indian Market Highlights
The November merchandise wave hit Indian anime fans hard.
🔥 Most Popular Collectibles This Week
- Demon Slayer katana replicas
- Haikyuu!! character keychains
- Tokyo Ghoul hoodies
- Naruto action figures
- Kaiju No. 8 limited edition pins
- One Piece Egghead Arc posters
Conventions and online stores like:
- Redwolf
- Planet Anime
- ComicSense
- Anime Clone
…reported massive demand.
📊 India’s Anime Industry Growth (2024–2025)
India’s anime market expanded aggressively.
Key Statistics (as of Nov 2025):
- Audience Growth: India anime audience grew 32% year-on-year.
- Streaming Hours: JioTV + Crunchyroll saw a combined 114% surge in 2025.
- Cinema Market: 2025 is India’s highest-grossing year for anime films.
- Regional Dubs: Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu dubs increased accessibility dramatically.
- Conventions: Over 1.2 million attendees across all anime events in India this year.
India is now considered one of the Top 3 fastest-growing anime markets worldwide.
⏭ Coming Up in December 2025 — India & Global Anime Predictions
🇮🇳 India
- Delhi & Bangalore hosting major anime conventions
- Shinchan movie release weekend
- Spy x Family S3 Hindi dub
- More Crunchyroll Tamil/Telugu dubs
- Demon Slayer Infinity Castle may receive extended theatrical runs
🌍 Worldwide
- My Hero Academia Final Season emotional peak
- Mamoru Hosoda’s Scarlet (Japan Nov 21 → Global Dec)
- Black Clover anniversary announcements
- New Isekai Quartet season promotions
- Chainsaw Man Season 2 early teaser expected
📌 Conclusion – India’s Anime Explosion Reaches New Heights
From TV and streaming to theaters and conventions, India’s anime culture experienced one of its most active weeks ever. The country is now firmly integrated into global anime trends, with local-language dubs, cinema screenings, and massive festivals shaping India into a powerhouse in the anime world.
The week of November 9–16, 2025 stands as a milestone, confirming:
- Growing mainstream acceptance
- Strong fandom unity
- Increasing presence of anime in Indian pop culture
- Rapid industry investment
- Unprecedented accessibility of anime across languages
Anime has not only arrived in India—it has taken over.
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