As Sorawo and Toriko get pulled into a mystery where a girl at Sorawo’s university is being stalked by ninja cats, they finally pick up a potential lead on Satsuki. Yet as they investigate her past at an Otherside research institute, the girls find more than they bargained for and end up in a fight for their lives.

Half-vampire assassin Kufa Vampir is tasked with investigating Melida Angel, a noble girl who is thought to be the product of an affair as she has not inherited her father’s magic. While he is meant to kill her, he instead bestows upon her his own mana, meaning that he must now protect Melida’s school life or risk them both being executed.

After the success of the first School Idol Festival, the girls of Nijigasaki High quickly move to put on its second iteration, but the sudden appearance of Zhong Lanzhu throws everything up in the air. Faced with an upstart rival who denies everything their club stands for, the girls are going to have to take their battle to the stage if they want to get Lanzhu to join them!

After seeing off the threat of Kankandara and sending the US Marines home, Sorawo and Toriko kick back and chill at the beach in Okinawa… or what should have been Okinawa as they once again find themselves slipping through to the Otherside, where nothing is ever as it seems!

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Toriko and Sorawo return to Station February to save what remains of the stranded US Marines, but with 5 km between them and their escape point filled with traps, glitches and monsters, will Sorawo and her mystical eye be able to get them out, or will they meet an untimely demise?

With Toriko missing, Sorawo and Kozakura plunge into the Otherside to search for her, but end up fighting for survival themselves as they have to face the alternate reality’s harsh swamps, forests and other things that go bump in the night, all while being followed by the mysterious Space-Time Man.

While the Asahigaoka girls’ summer adventure in Okinawa may be over, there’s still plenty of fun to be had before the holidays end, yet when they do, the new school term brings in some new faces as the girls discover both the highs and lows of growing up.

Love Live! returns with an all-new generation! Despite loving to sing, Kanon Shibuya struggles to perform in front of others and has given up on her dream of being a singer. Yet after bumping into idol enthusiast Keke Tang she might have another chance. Facing down stern student council president Ren Hazuki, the pair have to win an idol contest for Keke to form the school idol club, but with so little time and experience will they be able to make it, or will their idol dreams be dashed forever?

It’s the summer holidays and the kids of Asahigaoka are bored. The remedy? Suguru winning a 4-day trip to Okinawa in a lottery! Get ready to follow our cast on a life-changing adventure in this fun and cosy tropical film.

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In this coming-of-age romantic adventure, the young confectioner Anne Halford aims to become a Silver Sugar Master by competing at the Royal Candy Fair in Lewiston. With the pretty but dark warrior fairy Challe Fen Challe at her side, Anne sets off to face not just her rival Silver Sugar confectioners, but also the injustices and corruption that fill the world around her.

We return to the peaceful village of Asahigaoka in this strong and consistent follow-up where Renge, Hotaru, Natsumi and Komari continue to learn, laugh and grow through a variety of fun and engaging adventures in the Japanese countryside.